"Simple," Man Dahai stood up and said with his hands behind his back, "Li Xingzhong doesn't know that we have already captured Dalinghe Fort. In his mind, Dalinghe Fort is still in the hands of the Ming army, so I mean to start from this point."
"Tomorrow we will pretend to be in trouble and just hold on in the camp. We won't fight Li Xingzhong. The day after tomorrow morning we will quickly pack up and start retreating."
"On the surface we are retreating, but in fact we are splitting into two groups. One group is pretending to retreat, while the other is hiding in the city as an ambush."
"When Li Xingzhong learns that our army is retreating, he will definitely pursue us. If we attack from both sides, Li Xingzhong will surely be defeated!"
"As long as we defeat him, the Ming court's cavalry in Liaodong will lose at least half!"
"Whether it's for future wars or for the situation in the Qing Dynasty, this is good news!"
"Your Highness is wise, I admire you!" Wu Shoujin kowtowed to Man Dahai with a smile.
After getting up, Wu Shoujin thought of a question: "Your Majesty, do you think Ma Shiyao, the surrendered general of the Ming court, can be trusted?"
"What? Do you think he is a fake surrender?" Man Dahai looked at Wu Shoujin.
"I think this person has a bad face and is not really willing to surrender to the Qing Dynasty."
"Whether he is sincere or not, it is not convenient to touch him now." Man Dahai said cautiously.
"I am afraid that he will affect tomorrow's battle."
"This is indeed a problem," Man Dahai thought for a moment and said, "It's not difficult to solve the problem. Tomorrow, we can find a way to kill him in the chaos, and then disperse his subordinates and incorporate them into the Eight Banners Army. This way, we can replenish our troops without any worries."
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