In fact, Nurhaci is still quite clear about the situation.

The Ming army became stronger and stronger as they fought, from leaning against the city to taking the initiative. Even if the sharp weapons and equipment were not included, Nurhaci was shocked by such morale and spirit.

Of course, Nurhaci is not yet desperate. However, facing the Ming army's siege, pressing step by step, there is no way to reverse the situation.

There was a shortage of manpower, shortage of materials, and still money, but I couldn't buy it. Even if the Ming army just surrounded and did not attack, the Later Jin Dynasty could not hold on for much time in such a situation.

As the Ming army's desire to attack became stronger and the buffer zone between the two sides disappeared, the hope of Later Jin's rapid attack on Mongolian tribes or North Korea was also dashed.

Retracting the defense zone was originally a helpless move, but now it has become a turtle. The space for maneuvering is getting smaller and smaller, but the situation is getting worse and worse.

The reasons are not difficult to find, there is no help, no supplies, and insufficient troops. These are these three points.

The original hope of defeating each of the Ming army while they went deeper was obviously shattered by reality. The Ming army did attack in different ways, but its troops were quite strong, and it could be called a corps.

Nurhaci weighed the benefits and interests of the Ming army with excellent equipment and powerful firepower, and believed that it would be difficult to succeed without concentrating the Eight Banners.

Even if you deal with the weaker Dongjiang Town, without the Six Flags troops, you will have little chance of winning.

But the current situation is not as good as during the Battle of Sarhu. At that time, there was only Jianzhou. Although the Ming army attacked in different ways, the Later Jin army was dispatched in full swing and did not have to worry about the safety of the base.

Now, Liaoshen is within the attack range of the Ming army. Western Liao and waterways pose a threat to Liaoshen, making the Later Jin army have to keep troops to defend.

If you withdraw from Liaoshen and return to your old nest Jianzhou?

Nurhaci had thought about it, but this meant failure and a heavy blow to the hearts of the military and the people. If people were disintegrated, can they still compete with the Ming court in the future?

You know, even the Jurchens are not a monolithic part. Nurhaci was the Jurchen tribe who unified after years of conquest.

The unified Jurchen tribes were able to unite, one was to be frightened by the military force of the Jianzhou Jurchens, and the second was to gain benefits by following Nurhaci fighting with the Ming Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, the Later Jin Dynasty is a consortium of robber groups, and it also includes many Mongolians.

If there is no benefit, who will follow you. This is the simplest and simple truth. How could Nurhaci not understand?

But now there are no benefits. It is because it is a loss of troops and generals, and there is a shortage of materials. Who can't tell if it is forced to support it?

Therefore, Nurhaci had to mobilize and piece together a team of troops that could defeat a certain Ming army. As long as the situation was broken, the situation would change.

At that time, the number of Jurchens should be around 400,000 or 500,000. Xiong Tingbi once said in his memorial that "the slaves have changed their orders to the original state, and the number of soldiers is 100,000."

The Eight Banners are originally an organization that combines military and production functions. According to the Eight Banners system, "the children of the Eight Banners are all soldiers." If there is no special situation, they have the obligation to serve in the military.

Moreover, the Jurchens were almost all slave owners, and they each had their own slaves, which could also be regarded as military power. "If there were four or five slaves in the army, they all fought to go with them, just to loot property."

Therefore, it should be accurate to set the total force after the mobilization of the Later Jin Dynasty to be around 100,000. However, after several years of successive defeats and consumption, only 50,000 or 60,000 are truly brave.

In other words, the Eight Banners are still the backbone of the Later Jin Dynasty. Each banner has more or less, on average, only about 7,000.

On the other hand, the Ming army had already reached more than 8,000. If it was supplemented by sharp firearms, it would be hard to say that it would win if it was fought alone against the flag. Even if it was defeated, it would be enough to destroy several of Jiannu's teeth.

In western Liaoning, southern Liaoning, Liaodong, plus Dengzhen, Jinzhen and Jingying Flying Cavalry, naturalized Flying Cavalry, the total strength of the Ming army is no less than a dozen mixed-assets, which is almost twice that of the elite of the Eight Banners.

As for the miscellaneous mobilization of the Later Jin Dynasty, some Mongolians and domestic slaves, they had weak fighting will and were not opponents of the Ming army in terms of combat effectiveness.

Nurhaci also knew this. But now there is nothing we can do about it. It has reached the critical moment of life and death, and we must mobilize it in order to turn around.

He was upset and Nurhaci was flipping through the collected information. Some of these information were inquired about, and some were deliberately spread by Ming spies.

"After pacifying Liao, soldiers who retired from the country can receive a hundred acres of land, which will be exempted from tax for five years; the Liao people are exempted from tax for 50 acres of land, which will be exempted from tax for one year; the Liao people who participate in transportation and other pre-support work will be exempted from tax for two years..."

When Nurhaci saw this information, he couldn't help but gasp. The Ming Dynasty was also mobilizing, and ordinary people would definitely be moved by the conditions offered.

The so-called Liao people even include the entire Ming army ruling region and the Later Jin ruling region. With such generous conditions, will the Liao people hope that the Later Jin army will win?

Not only did he use the fields to win people's hearts, but he also rewarded the Jurchens. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was really willing to invest a lot of money!

Nurhaci frowned, as if he had seen the failed Jurchens, who were hunted down by fierce people with hoes and wooden sticks in Liaodong.

The Liao people in the ruling area were already restless, and even the Han army would take advantage of the defeat and fight back, right?

Nurhaci believed that when the end of his journey, not only the Han people, but also the unified Jurchen tribes would fall apart.

Yehenara, Hada tribe, Huifa tribe... They all flew at the time of the disaster, and it was not surprising at all.

"Father Khan." Dai Shan suddenly spoke, interrupting Nurhaci's thoughts, "The war is imminent, should we move the elderly, weak, women and children out of Liaoshen first?"

"No." Nurhaci's eyes flashed and he denied without thinking, "If such an arrangement is made, the morale of the army will be in chaos before the war. It is a place to die and live, how can we reserve a way out? If our army is defeated, the elderly, weak, women and children will only be temporarily at peace."

Dai Shan thought about it and said, "Father Khan said very well, I am confused."

Nurhaci pondered and said, "I concentrate my troops and suddenly launch a fierce attack on the enemy troops in southern Liaoning. What do you think?"

Dai Shan didn't think much and said, "The child also thought so. Although the enemy in southern Liaoning is powerful, Liaoshen must defend and face the big troubles that are directly at the heart of the heart must be eliminated."

It is very clear that Liaoshen will not give up, the elderly, weak, women and children will not move, and will not defeat the Ming army in southern Liaoning. The threat is too great.

Moreover, the Ming army in southern Liao Dynasty resisted the key points of the Later Jin ruling region, that is, the heart. If it is not eliminated, it will be difficult to use troops in other directions.

Nurhaci narrowed his eyes and finally made up his mind. The decisive battle between Liaoshen and Shenyang was either fighting in Liaoshen, and Haizhou Acropolis was a suitable battlefield.
Chapter completed!