Seeing Tong Tulai leaving, Shang Kexi immediately recruited his own soldiers, "Go and tell Gao Jinbiao and Hu Dezhi quickly, and let them be careful not to fall into Zhou Xian's trick. If you find something wrong, retreat immediately."

The personal soldiers took the order and left, leaving only his adviser Jin Guang and general Hu Shun on the scene.

"Lao Jin, do you think Zhou Xian can recover Liaodong?" Shang Kexi suddenly asked.

Jin Guang shook his head and said slowly: "It's hard to say. If it were before, Zhou Xian would definitely not be able to do so. But now the Qing Dynasty has entered the Central Plains, and the stalls are too large, so there will not be many troops to invest in Liaodong. However, Zhou Xian is different. He has reached peace with the Nanming, Longwu Army, and the Breaking Army. The only enemy he wants to deal with is the Qing Dynasty, and the troops he can call far exceed that of the Qing army in Liaodong. If the current situation continues, Gaizhou, Yingkou, Haizhou, and even Xiuyan City and Jianzhou will probably end up in the hands of the Liao army."

Shang Kexi said in a daze: "Jianzhou, that is the hometown of the Jurchens. Will Shengjing agree?"

Jin Guang smiled slightly and said, "The bitter and cold land is not a strategic place. Except for some old Jurchens who are still guarding there, who cares? There is a big chaos in Lin Qingye. I think that except for Hetuala, other places will be abandoned by Daishan sooner or later."

Seeing Shang Kexi silent, Jin Guang continued: "Prince, the student thinks you should move your eyes from the east to the west, especially from Jinzhou. I am afraid that those who decide to belong to Liaodong in the future will be there."

Shang Kexi looked up at the golden light, "Jinzhou?"

Jin Guang nodded, "Jinzhou is the throat of Liaodong and is the only place to pass from Liaodong to Shanhaiguan. If Zhou Xian wants to separate the connection between Liaodong and the Central Plains, he must take down Jinzhou. At present, he has more than 20,000 troops on Juehua Island, and his intention is very obvious, that is, he wants to gradually gain a foothold in western Liaoning. The reason why he has not taken much action there is because it is winter and the ships cannot provide enough support to the Liao army on Juehua Island. He is also worried that the Regent will send troops into Liaodong and attack Juehua Island through the ice, so he will take a defensive move. Once this winter passes, Zhou Xian will definitely attack western Liaoning."

Shang Kexi nodded gently, agreeing with what Jin Guang said in his heart, but he didn't think Dorgon would sit and watch Liaoxi fall into Zhou Xian's hands.

Seeing that Shang Kexi didn't care, Jin Guang reminded carefully: "Prince, once Zhou Xian and the Qing Dynasty go to war in western Liaoning, the Qing army will find it difficult to mobilize troops to reinforce southern Liaoning. At that time, we may have to face Zhou Xian ourselves."

Shang Kexi frowned and curled his lips, "Even now, we are not relying on us to resist Zhou Xian."

Jin Guang shook his head, "Prince, the situation at that time is completely different from now. We have long reported to the Regent for Zhou Xian's enlistment in Juehua Island. But so far, he has only sent three thousand soldiers to Ningyuan City, obviously not planning to recover Juehua Island in this winter. Even if he waits for the beginning of the next spring, he will definitely not send large-scale reinforcements. Students speculate that the Regent may want to use a few troops to restrain Zhou Xian's army in Liaodong, so that he can seize the entire world."

Shang Kexi was a little unbelievable, "You mean the Regent would abandon Liaodong? Is he willing to give up?"

Jin Guang smiled faintly and said, "What is Liaodong worth compared to the whole world? Apart from some Jurchens, who cares about this bitter and cold land? Prince, don't forget that the Han people in the Qing court are no less than the Jurchens at all. Although the last decision was the senior bannermen, the regent had to consider the opinions of the Han ministers. I believe that the Han ministers will definitely try their best to prevent the Qing Dynasty from returning to Liaodong, and prompt the regent to devote more troops to the war in the Central Plains."

Seeing Shang Kexi frowned and said nothing, Jin Guang continued: "Prince, if the Regent did that in the end, our army would definitely be pushed to the front to fight against the Liao army. Even if the Qing Dynasty finally won the world, there would probably be few of these old brothers who have followed you for many years."

Shang Kexi sighed and said helplessly: "What can we do in the game? Do you really think he can defeat the Qing Dynasty? Now it looks like a way out, and maybe it may be a dead end in the future. Besides, the Regent treats us well. He is already unfaithful to betray Ming and Qing Dynasty, and betrayal is unrighteous. Although the world is great, it is difficult for us to have a place to live. Alas, take one step at a time!"

Jin Guang shook his head, "Prince, if you really want to wait and see, you should maintain enough strength before the situation is clearer. Otherwise, neither Zhou Xian nor the Qing Dynasty will be able to tolerate you. In troubled times, holding troops in your hands is our greatest reliance."

Shang Kexi nodded, "I understand. Haven't you seen that I have been avoiding fighting with Zhou Xian now?"

Jin Guangdao: "This is not enough. The students think that our army should gradually withdraw the elites of Gaizhou City as much as possible and be prepared to give up Gaizhou."

Shang Kexi's face changed slightly, and she shook her head and said, "This is impossible."

Jin Guang sighed and said, "Prince, since the Qing Shui Division led by Li Rutai was defeated in North Korea, the entire ocean has been unique to Zhou Xian. All parts of the coastal areas of Liaodong, from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan, from Lushun to Dandong are within the scope of Zhou Xian's attack. Even if Gaizhou can withstand Zhou Xian's fierce attack, what about Yingkou and Panjin! If Zhou Xian landed on a boat from those two places, it will directly threaten the rear and flanks of our Gaizhou defenders. When the morale of the army is in chaos, can Gaizhou still defend it?"

Seeing that Shang Ke was moved with joy, Jin Guang continued: "The best way is to gradually withdraw the elite troops in the city while Zhou Xian has not launched a large-scale attack and retreat to Haizhou. Haizhou is open and can give full play to the advantages of our cavalry. Moreover, our army has been stationed in Haizhou for a long time, and the soldiers and soldiers are also in the local area, and the soldiers are determined to defend themselves. This also lengthens Zhou Xian's supply line, and our army can get reinforcements from Liaoyang at any time, making Zhou Xian dare not act rashly. Only in this way can we protect the troops in our hands."

Shang Kexi was silent for a long time, and finally nodded gently, "I'm going to consider this matter. We'll discuss it later. Let's wait and see today's war first!"

Jin Guang knew that he had already spoken to Shang Kexi, and stopped talking, but just hugged his fists.

At this time, a cavalry rushed over, turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee and said, "Gao, the two generals Hu have gathered a large army, please ask the prince for instructions."
Chapter completed!