Yue Tuo heard clearly and was stunned immediately. It was a bit hard for him to imagine, how could the Ming army directly cross Liaoyang to attack Shengjing? Is this crazy?
However, in the past few years, when they fought against the Ming army, was the Ming army crazy? Even if it seems to be a crazy and unorganized play, the final result can prove that it is not what it seems on the surface.
In this case, what was the Ming army's intention when they suddenly came to attack Shengjing this time?
Thinking of this, Yue Tuo came back to his senses and wanted to ask how many troops came from the Ming army?
However, in front of him, there was still the shadow of Tan Ma.
Seeing his appearance, his personal guards quickly reminded him: "Master, that Tan Ma has already gone to the palace to report!"
Upon hearing this, Yue Tuo ran away without saying a word and hurriedly chased in the direction of Chongzheng Hall.
When he arrived, those who were fighting for wild vegetables had just been driven out of Chongzheng Hall. Everyone's expressions were filled with panic, and there was no more quarreling over the wild vegetables. Seeing Yue Tuo coming, some people even forgot to salute.
Only a few members of Yue Tuo's banner quickly reminded them while saluting: "Master, the Ming army is coming to Shengjing!"
Yue Tuo ignored him at all and rushed directly into the Chongzheng Hall. He saw that Tan Ma was indeed inside and had just finished reporting to Dorgon. He didn't care and immediately asked: "Which Ming army is it? Who is the commander in chief? How many troops are there, and how many are the infantry and the cavalry?”
When Tan Ma heard this, he had no choice but to repeat: "Back to Your Highness, I only know that there are at least tens of thousands of cavalry. As for the rest, I don't know yet."
This was the first group of scouts who came to report the news, and it was impossible for them to come back after hearing clearly about the enemy's situation. Yue Tuo was also anxious and forgot about this.
When he heard this, he came to his senses and immediately said to Dorgon: "No matter what, it is time to strengthen the defense of Shengjing!"
In fact, Dorgon was about to issue such an order, but was interrupted by Yue Tuo. Upon hearing this, he immediately issued an order to strengthen the defense of Shengjing.
As soon as this order was passed down, many heads of Jianlu appeared on the top of Shenyang City. The city gates were closed, the suspension bridges were raised, and martial law began in the city.
Before these things were done, the ground in Shenyang City was felt trembling, and the thunderous sound of horse hooves rolled in from a distance.
At this time, the sun set in the west and dyed the clouds in the west red, turning them all into a fiery red.
Outside Shenyang City, a red torrent rolled in. When it met the blocking Shenyang City, it split into two sides and surrounded the city.
On the top of the city, Dorgon and Yue Tuo both had livid faces, observing the movements of the Ming army and distinguishing its strength.
The flag with the word "He" is the headquarters of He Renlong.
The flag with the word "tiger" is the headquarters of Tiger Dawei.
The flag with the character "Zhou" is the subordinate of Zhou Yuji.
The flag with the word "Wu" belongs to Wu Sangui.
"..."
Looking at the handsome flags, whether it was Dorgon or Yue Tuo, their expressions became very ugly, because they had already seen clearly that the famous generals from the Ming army were here. In other words, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty must have come.
The movement is so loud and menacing, it is going to destroy the Qing Dynasty!
"How could this happen? Why would the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty launch such a big offensive at this time?" Dorgon couldn't figure it out. His face turned pale and he murmured to himself, "Isn't the Ming Dynasty also without food? Why not anymore? Wait, even if you don’t wait until the autumn harvest, you can still wait until the Japanese army sends troops to Korea and then think about attacking the Qing Dynasty!"
Yue Tuo heard this and said angrily: "The Ming Kingdom has a vast land and abundant resources, how could there be no food? I should have thought of it earlier, I should have thought of it earlier. Also, we in the Qing Dynasty have internal support from the Ming Kingdom. You Forgot? The Emperor of the Ming Kingdom must have known about the alliance between the Japanese country and the Qing Dynasty, so he wanted to destroy our Qing Dynasty before the Japanese country attacked!"
After hearing his explanation, Dorgon was about to say something when he heard hurried footsteps behind him, and then a high-pitched voice rang out. He knew it was the voice of a chamberlain: "Your Highness, the Queen Mother is asking, maybe Guard Shengjing?"
Dorgon didn't need to turn around to know that Bumbutai was anxious and couldn't wait to send someone over to ask questions before he returned to the palace.
To be honest, at this moment, he really didn't want to deal with that woman!
However, there was no way to stabilize the morale of the army, so he had to turn around and pretend to be confident and said to the servant: "Shengjing City is tall and strong. It's not like the Ming army has never been here before, but have they captured Shengjing?"
He was referring to the last time Wu Sangui and Kong Youde led troops to steal the city. At that time, the troops were small, so they bluffed a lot, and then withdrew before the main force of Jianlu came back for reinforcements.
After sending away the annoying chamberlain, Dorgon suddenly looked outside the city in surprise and asked Yue Tuo: "Hey, why do you see that the Ming army outside the city seems to be advancing alone, and there is no trace of the infantry or chariot camp? "
Although at this time, it was already dark. But because of this, if there is a follow-up Ming army on the way, it will definitely have to light a torch. However, at the end of the east side, let alone the torch, there was no flame at all.
On the other hand, the Ming army lit torches at the four gates of Shengjing City, and the flames were blazing, lighting up Shengjing almost for free.
"Don't forget, in the battle of Guihua City, the Ming cavalry also advanced alone." Yue Tuo reminded Dorgon, who was a little relieved, with a serious face.
Dorgon listened and nodded, as if responding to Yue Tuo's words, but what he said next expressed a different point of view: "How can Guihua City be the same as this time? The Ming cavalry outside the city suddenly As of now, although there is no news from Liaoyang, one thing is certain, Liaoyang is definitely still in the hands of the Qing Dynasty."
Having said this, he paused and then added: "Liaoyang has 30,000 troops, and its military strength is not much worse than that of Shengjing. Even if they cannot defeat the Ming army, they can at least maintain a stalemate for a while."
Dorgon said, while pointing to the Ming cavalry who were still making a lot of noise outside the city, he continued: "These cavalry abandoned their food and baggage and rushed forward with light cavalry. If this is not what I expected, they must have set off directly from Anshan Posthouse. , rushing nearly two hundred miles a day. Maybe they thought they could replenish food and grass supplies on the spot outside Shengjing at this time, so they had the courage to do this! "
Generally speaking, there will be no single arms fighting. Whether it is an infantry army, a car camp, or a cavalry army, they must cooperate with each other to fight. Otherwise, if we only have cavalry, we will not be able to attack the fortress; if we only have infantry, we will be beaten to death by the cavalry; if we only have car camps, we will run out of ammunition and food one day.
So Yue Tuo became confused and immediately asked Dorgon: "The Ming cavalry suddenly arrived outside the city and was unable to attack the city. Could it be that they were waiting for their infantry and chariot camps to conquer Liaoyang before coming to Shenglong?" Meeting in Beijing? The purpose of doing this is just to prevent us from escaping?"
"It's very possible!" Dorgon nodded and said, "Besides this, I can't think of any other possibility. If we just let this cavalry attack the city, even though there are more than 20,000, don't even think about it. Defeat Shengjing!"
When he said this, he was decisive and obviously very confident.
Having said this, he continued his analysis: "As for Liaoyang, if the Ming army wants to capture it, I believe that with the strength of Prince Yu, they can hold on for at least ten days and a half. The food and grass will not be exhausted, and the Ming army will not collapse." It’s impossible to knock down the Liaoyang City Wall!”
After finishing speaking, suddenly, a name flashed in Dorgon's mind. After hesitating for a moment, he added: "Even if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally directed the attack on Liaoyang, it would take at least five or six days to defeat it. ? After all, even if there are 30,000 pigs, it will take a lot of time just to let the Ming army kill them!"
After hearing this, Yue Tuo did not answer immediately. After thinking for a while, he still frowned and said: "I always feel that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty must know everything about me again, and this sudden action must have been well thought out. I’ll fight again. I don’t know why, but I always feel... I always feel that the Qing Dynasty is going to die!"
That is, Yue Tuo dared to say such treasonous thoughts in front of others. Anyone else would definitely be punished.
After Dorgon heard this, he immediately felt his right eyelid jump, and it jumped very hard. He was definitely no less afraid of the Ming Emperor than Yue Tuo.
However, he cannot be the same as Yue Tuo. Otherwise, he thinks so, then the Qing Dynasty is really going to die!
Therefore, Dorgon immediately retorted: "Or as you said, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty knew that the Japanese were coming, so he had to advance and wanted to deal with the Qing Dynasty before the Japanese army arrived. This time, he said Maybe it’s just a matter of trying to catch a duck. Otherwise, when the Qing Dynasty and the Japanese country unite, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will definitely not be able to take advantage of it!"
I have to say that this is also a possibility and cannot be ruled out!
However, Yue Tuo still couldn't be optimistic. He sighed and suddenly asked: "The Ming army is just outside the city. How many days can the food in Shengjing City last?"
Hearing this, Dorgon turned his head and looked back outside the city, staring at the movements of the Ming army. After a while, he suddenly said coldly: "I bet that the Ming army will not attack the city. The food in the city will not be destroyed." We still have to save money, except that the soldiers on duty are well fed, everything else remains the same as before!"
After he finished speaking, a ferocious expression appeared on his face, and he said in a hateful voice: "I don't believe it. How much food can these Ming troops bring outside the city? How many days can they spend outside Shengjing City?"
As soon as he finished speaking, before Yue Tuo had time to respond to his words, he heard the sound of heavy footsteps and the sound of armor clashing behind him.
When the two of them heard the movement, they both turned around and saw the commander of the guards, Obai, who had been guarding the palace, coming over.
Seeing the two of them turning their heads to look, he said to the two princes: "According to the Queen Mother's decree, look at the movements of the Ming army outside the city!"
Hearing this, Dorgon was very dissatisfied. Obviously, Bumbutai didn't believe what he said before, and was still worried, so he sent Obai over.
However, although he was dissatisfied, he still wanted to give Bumbutai some face in front of others, so he was not angry.
Oboi didn't care what happened to Dorgon and Yue Tuo, so he went to watch the formation. After a while, he suddenly said: "The Ming army is coming. They must be exhausted. They can definitely steal the camp tonight!"
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