Prince Yi can't stand it anymore.

With the Ming Dynasty pressing step by step in Liaodong, the Qing Dynasty's forces in Liaodong have retreated again and again, and have reached a point where they cannot retreat.

A few months ago, with the arrival of winter in the north, the Ming army repeated the same trick as last year, and began to stop squeezing the Qing Dynasty to the north, thus focusing on governing the local area. At the same time, as the Ming army continued to advance northward, the Ming immigration to Liaodong also slowly moved forward with the Ming army's advancement. This not only solved the Ming army's stability in the newly acquired territory, but also further forced the Qing Dynasty to compress its living space.

Faced with this situation, Prince Yi was powerless. He originally planned to avoid his edge and retreat to advance, use space to exchange for time, and rectify the troops in Liaodong. At the same time, he hoped that the Ming army in Liaodong would make mistakes during the advance north and find opportunities to counterattack in one fell swoop to break the Ming army's strategic plan.

Unfortunately, the Ming army did not give Prince Yi this opportunity at all. You should know that the highest commander on the battlefield in Liaodong was Dong Dashan. As the highest position and outstanding meritorious general of the Ming Dynasty, if Dong Dashan ranks second, no one would dare to rank first.

Dong Dashan has rich combat experience, experienced command methods, and a strong overall perspective. The deployment of Liaodong strategy was formulated by Dong Dashan. Although the steady and steady policy he adopted was a bit time-consuming, it is the most suitable for the Liaodong battlefield.

Facts have proved this. Dong Dashan did not leave any chance for his opponent. The Ming army was like a mountain that made the Qing army unable to breathe. It squeezed the living space of the Qing army little by little. If there was no accident, the Qing army would inevitably collapse when it marched north again next time.

In fact, there is no need to wait until the next time. After a difficult winter, Prince Yi can no longer support him. In this winter, countless soldiers and civilians in his hands were frozen to death and starved to death. Every day, the bodies that fell down due to lack of food or weather were buried.

Moreover, as the conditions became worse, Prince Yi could no longer control his troops. Just today, a troops came to report that another battalion of officers and soldiers fled south to the Ming army due to lack of food and grass and severe cold. What's more, the Qing army fleeing south was led by Qi Zuo. From this point of view, the collapse of his troops was already in front of him.

Songzhu, Musen, Toliu, Yongqian and others sat in Prince Yi's lower head, and everyone's face was extremely ugly, while Prince Yi, who was sitting in the upper head, had a frost.

"Prince, I have asked someone to catch the family of those dog slaves. Please tell me what to do about it." Seeing that everyone was not talking, the atmosphere was so serious that it was suffocating. Yongqian, who was young and energetic, couldn't help but speak.

The dog slave mentioned by Yongqian is naturally the people who fled south. After learning the news, Yong apologized and furious, he also ordered to arrest people. According to military law, defectors should be punished, not to mention that these people are still a man of people.

"Let it go." Prince Yi's voice sounded. At this moment, his voice was filled with indescribable fatigue and a hint of helplessness.

"Let me go?" Yongzheng almost thought he had heard it wrong, and his face was incredible. You should know that Prince Yi is extremely strict in governing the army. Not to mention such a big deal on weekdays, even ordinary deserters were not only executed directly after being arrested, but their family members also had to be held.

And now, Prince Yi is actually going to let these people go? Could it be that the sun comes out from the west?

"It's all released." Prince Yi waved his hand and said, "It's useless to do these things now. Even if they are killed, they can't change them. Moreover, if they do this, they will be implicated too much, and the soldier's heart will be unstable. If he practices this military law, he may cause a big problem."

Prince Yi's words made Tuoliu and others nodded slightly. Except for the youngest Yong Apologize, the rest of the people present were veterans. He was far more considerate of this situation than Yong Apologize.

At this time, killing people will not only not have any effect, but will also make other subordinates panic. This person's hearts are already dispersed. Once he is completely disappointed, he will still lead a team, and there will probably be more and more escapees in many days.

Although Yongjian was unwilling to accept it, he did not dare to violate Prince Yi's orders, so he could only respond helplessly. But at the same time, Yongjian also proposed that even if he did not kill these people, what should he do next? If this continues, more people will escape.

"Russia still refuses to help?" Prince Yi asked.

Song Zhu shook his head with an ugly expression: "Russia refuses to send troops to assist. As for the purchase of food and grass from them, these yellow-haired ghosts have also spoken out loud. The price is too high. Moreover, with the current financial resources, I am afraid I can't buy much food. Even if I have been in front of me this year, what should I do next year?"

Prince Yi actually knew this. What he asked was just a topic.

Prince Yi smiled bitterly and said, "I promise these yellow-haired ghosts to try to get the money and get food from Russia as soon as possible. However, the money is paid, but we must ensure that the food is in place immediately and there must be no mistakes."

"Prince! This is a lot of money! We don't have much foundation. If we give them all the gold and silver, in the future..."

Before Song Zhu finished speaking, Prince Yi raised his hand to stop him and continued to speak, asking back, "If there is no food and grass, how long can we last for now? If we continue like this, we may not be defeated in two months. Although this gold and silver are good things, it is better to replace it with food and save the extreme first. What do you think?"

Everyone looked at each other and finally nodded in agreement. After all, Prince Yi was right. Once the person was gone, what's the use of keeping the gold and silver? There is no way to care about the future in this situation. Now let's get through the difficulties in front of you.

"Song Zhu!"

"The slave is here!"

"I will give you a month to get the food back. What are you going to have?" Prince Yi asked with a look at Song Zhu.

Song Zhuqing couldn't help swallowing and nodded, "If you say it to the prince, I will definitely do it!"

"Okay!" Prince Yi clapped his hands and stood up.

His eyes glanced at everyone, and then said, "I have thought it through clearly that the Ming Dynasty is going to suffocate us to death. If we continue like this, we will end up with no burial place without a burial place. Now the only way to live is to turn this situation around. Liaodong cannot stay there. I have discussed with Korqin. When the food and grass arrive, we will abandon Liaodong and turn west, and then head south to Korqin."

"Prince...this..."
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