In fact, Nahachu himself had the same idea. It would be too dangerous for Jinshan to be occupied by the Ming army. Not only was the retreat cut off, but the army also relied on Jinshan City for food and grass. Now that Jinshan is occupied, naturally no more food and grass will come.
The existing food and grass in Tongliao can last for two months at most. In other words, if Jinshan is not recaptured, his army will last for two months at most.
Two months later, even if the Ming army does not attack, Naha's army will destroy itself.
Naha was naturally unwilling to face such a situation.
Seeing that his generals were all trying to recapture the Jinshan Mountain in unison, Naha yelled with all his strength: "Okay, the army will set off immediately to return to the army to recapture the Jinshan Mountain."
"yes!!!"
In an instant, the crowd in the golden tent was filled with anger.
Two days later, when Naha prepared his army, packed it up and prepared to set off.
Tan Ma came to report: "Report, Lieutenant, urgent military information. The Ming army has left Daning and is heading straight for Tongliao."
"What?" Nahachu stood up suddenly, with a hint of panic in his expression, and quickly disappeared.
All the generals under his command had expressions of disbelief on their faces, "The Ming army coming here at this time must have received the news that Jinshan was breached, otherwise they would have been camped step by step as before, and they would not have been able to rush in without any hesitation. However, How did they get the news about Jinshan?”
First, the Jinshan Ming Army suddenly appeared, and now Feng Sheng suddenly got the news. All this is completely unbelievable to Nahachu and others. He stationed troops in Tongliao to stop the Ming army from moving north, but how did the Ming army get around to Jinshan, and how did they deliver the news about Jinshan?
Li Zengzhi rushed quickly and slowly just to try his best to buy time. He did it. Although it was only one day in advance for Feng Sheng to get the news, it was enough.
The difference of a day is the distance between life and death.
Naha appeared now riding a tiger. He wanted to return to Jinshan, but he had to face the risk of being attacked from both sides by the Ming army. If we continue to garrison Tongliao, it is not a long-term solution. With the retreat route blocked and lack of food and grass, the entire army will collapse sooner or later.
One is to take a risk, and if you lose, you will die now. One is to save his life first, but he is drinking poison to quench his thirst.
How to choose makes everyone feel embarrassed.
The generals under his command also knew that this matter was difficult to decide, so they all looked at Nahachu.
"Taiwei, should you return to the army and retake Jinshan, or continue to guard this place. Please decide, Taiwei."
Is this Lieutenant here to make the decision? If this were normal, there would be no problem. But at this critical moment of life and death, I am determined that your uncle...
Nahachu suddenly waved his robe and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, let's discuss the matter in the golden tent."
Everyone gathered together in the golden tent. Some people wanted to return to Jinshan to fight with the Ming army.
"Taiwei, the general thinks that we should return to Jinshan. Jinshan only has tens of thousands of Ming troops, and they have just finished the battle and have not recovered their strength. It is a good time to take back Jinshan."
However, since some people are in favor, there will naturally be some who are against it.
"Hmph! It sounds nice. How to recapture Jinshan? You must know that although there are not many Ming soldiers, there are tens of thousands of them. And they also have fifty cannons. We want to seize the city under the bombardment of fifty cannons. Easier said than done?”
"Yes, or the general will say that it is better to garrison here than to return to Jinshan. This place is impregnable, and the city has abundant food and grass. The Ming army came from afar, and they will definitely not be able to bring much food and grass. If they persist for a month, maybe the Ming army will retreat."
"The Ming army can even pull artillery to Jinshan City. How do you expect them to not bring enough food and grass?"
"We all know that it is extremely difficult for the Ming army to supply supplies over thousands of miles. Perhaps it is because they brought cannons but could carry less food and grass?"
...
Everyone in the golden tent held their own opinions and refused to give in to each other. The noisy noise lasted from morning to noon, but no result was achieved.
In the end, it was Naha who made the final decision.
Continue to guard this place.
As someone said, since the Ming army brought so many cannons, Naha did not believe how much food and grass the Ming army could bring.
Seven days later, Feng Sheng led an army of 150,000 to Tongliao and surrounded the city.
In order to speed up his horse, Feng Sheng didn't even bring a cannon. He just brought some necessary baggage and rushed forward.
After besieging Tongliao, they made several tentative attacks.
However, Tongliao is indeed a strong city. Several tentative sieges were easily repelled by Nahachu.
Feng Sheng saw that it was difficult to break through the city with the troops he had, so he suspended the attack and temporarily surrounded the city.
Tongliao City became the place where the Ming army and Naha had a showdown.
But Naha Chu inside the city and the Ming army outside the city were completely opposite.
In the city, Naha was holding a banquet, drinking and chatting with his generals. It was very lively, and he had no worries about being besieged in the ancient city.
"General Jing Taiwei," a general stood up with a bowl of wine and said, "Today the Ming army attacked the city, and we were able to repel it even before they could climb up the city wall. General Yi Mo saw that this was just what happened to the Ming army. As long as We hold on, or they will withdraw soon."
Naha Deya picked up his drink with a smile on his face and responded to the general from afar. Apparently he thought so too. Not only Naha Chu, but also many people in this tent have this view.
However, it is not without a clear head.
"Lieutenant, I think we should not take it lightly." A man stood up, saluted Naha and said, "The Ming army is good at attacking and defending cities. Today's temporary setback does not mean anything. General Yimo will see , we should prepare in advance, pay attention to the movements of the Ming army, and find the right opportunity to fight out of the city. If we can fight back to the grassland, then the sky is high and the sky is wide for us to roam."
Naha's subordinates are all cavalry. The cavalry is best suited to exert its power on the grassland. As long as it can break out of the encirclement and return to the grassland, even the Ming army can only look forward to it.
On the contrary, putting cavalry in this city to defend the city is like tying a person's hands, overqualified and underused.
Nahachu just smiled and nodded, which was considered a response to him. But he didn't take his words to heart. Of course he could survive by retreating to the grassland. This was something Nahachu had known for a long time. However, he has been operating in Liaodong for many years. Once he retreats to the grassland, it means giving up everything in Liaohe River, Liaodong.
This is Naha's decades of hard work. How can you just say you don't want it?
Moreover, Naha was born as a Taiwei, so why can he set up a gold tent when traveling? It wasn't because he and Emperor Meng Yuan had long been apart from each other. If he retreats to the grassland now, his foundation will be lost and his strength will be greatly reduced. Will Emperor Meng Yuan settle accounts with him after he goes to the grassland?
