The situation in western Liaoning is actually not optimistic. Judging from the numbers reported by Huang Taiji, there were also many casualties between the Jin army and the Mongolian cavalry. However, the casualties there were not losses in one battle, but in a series of sporadic battles. However, the accumulated amount was large, and these numbers were still considerable. In the long run, Huang Taiji and Mangourtai would definitely not be able to persevere. In fact, if there were no strong troops to support them, it would be good that they could persevere until the beginning of next spring.

Nurhaci has understood the battle until now. The biggest advantage of the White-Clothed Army is actually not their firearms, but their population resources. The Han people have an almost endless population, which can provide the White-Clothed Army with an almost unlimited reserve of troops. The White-Clothed Army's personnel losses in combat can be quickly compensated. Even if it is a loss of 100,000 or 80,000, it will take several months to make up for it. The training time for the firearms is also very short, and three months is enough. Combining these two advantages is a continuous stream of troops.

The reason why the Jin army was able to sweep across Liaodong was not only because of the incompetence of the Ming army in Liaodong, but more importantly because of the incompetence of the Ming Dynasty. The rule of the Ming Dynasty was completely corrupt, and to the extreme, there was no chance of life. Otherwise, as long as the Ming Dynasty still had a little vitality, the Jin army could not do this. What the Ming Dynasty had to do was actually very simple. It was only necessary to replace a slightly stronger commander in Liaodong to ensure the supply of money and food. For example, Sun Chengzong, for example, Xiong Tingbi.

As long as the commander with a little military knowledge, he knows how to use firearms and endless soldiers to consume the strength of the Jin army. Even if the five Ming armies consume one Jin army, the Jin army cannot afford to lose it. In the end, the Ming army will win. Because the Jin army itself has a weak foundation and cannot withstand any losses. Death is indeed not a big deal for the Ming army, and 30,000 to 50,000 yuan will die at will.

Xu Xingxia's battle this time was to look at this point and use the inconspicuous Yangguan Fort to greatly consume the strength of the Jin army. As a result, Nurhaci accidentally fell into the trap of the White Army. If there was a medicine for regret in this world, no matter how much the price it cost, Nurhaci would be willing to buy one. Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world. Now it is too late to regret.

"Xu Xingxia is cut into pieces!"

"A white-clothed army is cut into pieces!"

Nurhaci could only curse Xu Xingxia fiercely when there were no others.

For the future, Nurhaci's heart was actually dim. The military power of the Great Jin Kingdom was not particularly powerful at all. Especially in terms of the number of soldiers, it has always been a fatal bottleneck. When the Eight Banners were in full swing, the total force was only more than 40,000. Unless it was full, it would never exceed 50,000. The Ming army in Liaodong had a main force of 100,000, and other auxiliary forces were as many as 300,000. Therefore, the Great Jin army swept across Liaodong this time, which was actually a great part of luck.

Among them, the biggest luck component is that Yang Hao, the governor of Liaodong, was not from a military background and did not know how to command the military. The five-way siege strategy he deployed was actually full of loopholes. As a result, Nurhaci took advantage of loopholes. If it were someone else, such as Li Rubai, Liu Jing, etc., who were the supreme commander, were responsible for formulating combat plans and commanding the battlefield, would Nurhaci have such an opportunity? It is really hard to say.

In the Battle of Yangguanbao, the Great Jin army suffered such heavy losses. He didn't know what to do in the future. Who would have thought that the situation would turn so sharply? Nurhaci was not mentally prepared. Before, he was still thinking about how to better control the Liaodong region in his own hands. There is no doubt that after obtaining the territory of Liaodong, the future of the Great Jin Kingdom was full of light. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Liaodong had lost most of it, and the Great Jin Kingdom was going to fight for survival.

From a military strategy perspective, with the end of the battle of Yangguan Fort, the two large iron pliers of the White-Clothed Army against Liaoyang had quietly formed. The White-Clothed Army could launch an attack on Liaoyang at any time. It seemed that there was no point in the Great Jin Dynasty defending Liaoyang. Because the firearms of the White-Clothed Army were so fierce that they could easily destroy the city walls of Liaoyang City with cannons alone.

However, what consequences would be if the Great Jin Dynasty gave up Liaoyang City? The gun of the white-clothed army would directly hit Hetuala's gate and drove them all into the deep mountains and forests. The Jurchens had to live a life of eating raw meat and drinking blood, fishing, hunting and hunting. It is estimated that many Jurchens could not accept this. They would not give up Liaoyang easily. Even if they died in Liaoyang, they would not want to go back to the deep mountains and forests to starve and suffer.

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On December night, the north wind whistled and the cold air hit. In the Fuzhou Acropolis, the original guard commander's residence was brightly lit. A large number of torches shone here as if they were daytime. Around the torches, there were a large number of Great Jin army whistle riders swimming. Seeing them vigilant and looking around at the moment, they knew that they were very nervous, as if they were afraid that something terrifying suddenly jumped out of the darkness.

Of course, there are not for lighting. And so many whistle cavalry are not for showing off one's identity. They did this entirely to prevent the attack of the White Army's squad. It is reported that the White Army sent several powerful squads to follow the butt of the Great Jin army, with ulterior motives. They specialize in assassinating officers of the Great Jin army, or specialize in fighting against the single or scattered Great Jin army. The Great Jin army, which is already a frightened bird, certainly had to deal with it carefully.

Nurhaci held an emergency military meeting in Fuzhou Guard, focusing on discussing whether to give up Liaoyang. Those attending the meeting were all senior officials of the Great Jin Dynasty and the Mongols. From the beginning of the meeting, everyone's morale seemed very low. After Nurhaci's opening remarks, the audience was silent and no one spoke.

This is a matter of no way. After such a heavy defeat, it would be strange if everyone is interested. However, from the faces of most people, they are unwilling to evacuate from Liaoyang. Also, the conditions in Liaoyang are much better than Hertuala. It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. This ancient teaching is also effective for the Jurchens. Life in Liaoyang is so comfortable, who would still be willing to go back to Hetuala, which is like a mountain valley?

The Mongols were also very depressed. They were actually not in the mood to attend Nurhaci's meeting. They were a little resentful. The resentment of the Great Jin Dynasty deceiving them. But now, their resentment no longer exists. I don't know what the future will be like. What's the use of resentment at this time? You killed all the Jin army and tied up Nurhaci to hang them. Can you escape the pursuit of the White Army?

In fact, the biggest purpose of today's meeting is not to review their own defeat, but to study what to do in the future. The crushing defeat of Yangguanbao is no longer possible to be restored, but to accept the cruel reality. From the perspective of the Great Jin army, they did nothing wrong. They have always fought like this. In the battle, they did their best. Those Niulu Zhangjing and those Jiashan Ezhen have all done their best and shed their last drop of blood. However, they still failed. This reason can only be attributed to the fact that the White-clothed Army is too powerful.

It is no longer possible to hold on to the Sheepguan Fort. What the Jin army has to do now is to look forward to see if there is still a chance to make a comeback and make a comeback. Whether to give up Liaoyang is a fundamental strategic direction that concerns the future. These are two completely different concepts. The strategic problems brought about by this are also completely different.

Not giving up Liaoyang means that they must continue to compete with the White-Clothed Army on the land of Liaodong. They need to continue to compete with the White-Clothed Army for Fuzhou Guards, Gaizhou Guards, and Haizhou Guards until Liaoyang, Chenyang and other places fall. The battle mode of this strategic will be very complicated. The Great Jin army must not only block and consume the White-Clothed Army in field battles, but also find ways to defend the city. They also need to find ways to consume the White-Clothed Army as much as possible in the battle to defend the city.

There is no doubt that judging from the current situation, it is somewhat pressure to do this. The main force of the Great Jin army has been severely weakened, and it is completely unknown whether it can still defeat the White-Clothed Army in the field. If the Great Jin army is also defeated by the White-Clothed Army in the field, then the strategy of sticking to Liaoyang will not have the chance to implement it.

Of course, there are also benefits of sticking to Liaoyang. This benefit is that the Great Jin army can obtain supplies on the spot, collect Han army flags on the spot as cannon fodder, and can also narrow the connection with the Mongolian Korqin tribe. Mongolian cavalry from the Korqin grassland can go south to Liaoyang directly to support the Great Jin Dynasty's battle. If Liaoyang is abandoned, there will be no such convenience. Once the relationship between the Mongols and the Great Jin Dynasty is broken, they can only fight on their own.

If Liaoyang is abandoned, it means that the Great Jin army will go back to the white mountains and black waters near Hetuara, and play hide-and-seek with the White Army in the deep mountains and forests. This is another way of fighting. This way of fighting is similar to hunting. The only difference is that the Great Jin army will become prey, and the White Army will become hunters. It is hard to say whether the prey can jump out of the hunter's control. There is no way out for prey, but the hunters have it.

Moreover, the number of hunters will increase and eventually reach an amazing level. Ten hunters may illegally round up one prey, but what about twenty hunters? Thirty hunters? No matter how powerful the prey is, they cannot escape so many hunters! In the end, the prey will still be caught, and there is almost no possibility of escape.

The biggest disadvantage of giving up Liaoyang is that the various materials and wealth seized by the Jin army have no chance to be used at all. If they want to withdraw Hetuala, so many materials and so much wealth will not be able to be transported back. Many wealth and materials will not be used even if they are transported back. What can the deep mountains, old forests, white mountains and black waters, gold, silver and jewelry, etc. do? They will only bring misfortune to themselves.

At that time, what was the biggest motivation for Nurhaci to rebel against Ming Dynasty? Was it really for revenge? Of course not! The original purpose of the Great Jin army was purely to loot, loot materials, loot wealth, and loot women. The Great Jin country had nothing and was poor and was in poverty. If they wanted to grow and grow, they could only take the exam. Now, they had all this. But in a blink of an eye, they had to give it up again. How could this be possible! It would be better to kill them than to hand over the wealth and women they had obtained to the White Army.

"I advocate to defend Liaoyang." Amin finally spoke.

Du Du also nodded and expressed his agreement. The other senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement. Therefore, the entire military meeting ended with Amin's words. The Great Jin army finally decided to stick to Liaoyang.

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"This is a good thing!"

Xu Xingxia said with a relaxed expression and smiled.

When Xu Xingxia learned that the Jin army finally decided to stick to Liaoyang, he finally let go of his heart. Nurhaci, Nurhaci, was still a little greedy for money after all. It seems that no matter what kind of hero is, it is difficult for him to control himself in the face of money and beauty.

Nurhaci was reluctant to let go of all kinds of wealth plundered by the Jin army, the beautiful women he couldn't let go of, the glory and wealth of Liaoyang, and finally made the decision to stick to Liaoyang. However, he forgot one thing, the more he couldn't let go, the more he was about to lose.

"Chi Hu, I will leave the war in the Liaodong region to you." Xu Xingxia said solemnly.

"I understand! My subordinates will do their best! Nurhaci, he will definitely be trapped in Liaoyang City!" Chi Hu said confidently.

According to Xu Xingxia's arrangement, Lin Dacheng will lead Xiong Qu army to land in Jinzhouwei, clean up all the remnants of the Dajin Army and the Ming Army in Liaodong, and completely control the southern Liaoning region in the hands of the White Army. The new Liaodong and western Liaoning Regional Management Committee is under construction. Once the construction is completed, they will take over the administrative and economic affairs of Liaodong and western Liaoning. As for the military aspects, Chi Hu will be fully responsible.

As for Xu Xingxia himself... The Battle of Yangguanbao is over, and Xu Xingxia should go back to attend the wedding. By the way, the bride Zhu Yilan has been in Ningxia City for several days. The guests who are preparing to attend the wedding are all looking forward to the autumn water and looking at it. If he doesn't go back yet, many guests will probably have to leave early. Unfortunately, the two places are far apart. It is estimated that he will return from the Liaodong region and it will probably be the New Year next year.

However, it is also a good thing to officially get married in the New Year. New Year is a new atmosphere! Every New Year, the White Army will take a new step. Next year, the first year of Taichang, is of course no exception. Perhaps, the White Army will achieve more results next year!
Chapter completed!