After discussing the issue of sending troops, the entire Jinzhou and several surrounding cities began to become busy. Countless supplies, war horses, equipment, medicine, food and other supplies began to gather towards Jinzhou like a tide.

The assembly of tens of thousands of troops could not be concealed, especially in places like Jinzhou. The Qing Dynasty had deployed many spies, so they sent the news back to Shengjing almost immediately.

It was already late at night when the news was delivered to Shengjing Palace, but Huang Taiji did not dare to neglect at all and immediately sent someone to summon all the Beile and the important officials.

At the order of Huang Taiji, many eunuchs and palace maids who were originally asleep were also called up. The eunuchs ignited pots of charcoal fires and placed them in the imperial study. The palace maids boiled water and made tea, waiting for the arrival of various princes and princes.

An hour later, all the princes and princesses who were woken up late at night also came to the imperial study room.

But before they could shake off the snowflakes on their bodies, they were shocked by the sudden news.

"What... the Ming army has begun to assemble to launch an attack on our Shengjing? The Ming army is not crazy, right?" The person who spoke was not someone else, Dorgon, the current leader of the Zhengbai Banner.

Dorgon, who is eighteen this year, has grown up, with a slender figure and a horse-faced look, as he grows older, he becomes more and more like his old man Nurhaci.

"Yes, Your Majesty, could our spies make a mistake? How could the Ming army launch an attack in this snowy and snowy way? Could it be that they are all tired of living?"

Duoduo, the owner of the Inlaid White Banner, also looked disbelief. In this era of low productivity, winter is not the season for war, especially in Liaodong. A heavy snowfall can cause the temperature to drop by more than ten degrees, and maybe it can reduce a large army by nearly half. So if it were not forcing it, no one would have provoked a war in this season.

Huang Taiji shrank in a wide chair. More than a year has passed, and Huang Taiji has also undergone great changes.

He also seemed to be fatter and older. He was less than forty years old this year and his hair was mostly whiter. Coupled with the pain of losing his son, he became even colder and looked like a gloomy feeling.

Since it was night, he did not wear any dragon robe or regular clothes, but just wrapped in a thick bear skin. There was a brazier in front of him, and the raging charcoal fire made his face flash.

He didn't say anything, but just glanced at Daishan who was sitting in his lower right head.

Over the past year, Huang Taiji has changed a lot and has become more moody. For this period of time alone, there have been more than ten eunuchs and palace maids dragged out to death by him in the palace.

Therefore, when Huang Taiji saw this, Dai Shan was shocked. He quickly said, "Fourteen Bells, fifteen Bells are not the same. These information were sent by our spies lurking in Jinzhou overnight. Moreover, the mobilization of tens of thousands of troops is so great that it can be faked?

If the Ming army was bluffing, then the price they paid was too high?"

The people around him also nodded secretly. The old saying goes, "A cannon fires tens of thousands of taels of gold. The mobilization of tens of thousands of troops is no joke. The money and materials needed are gone. No matter how stupid the Ming army is, they will never do such stupid things.

In fact, Dorgon didn't understand this truth. He just said it only by him subconsciously. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "Even if the Ming army's mobilization is true, how can it be possible to take Shengjing with the tens of thousands of troops of the Liaodong Army?

You should know that our Shengjingguang has 50,000 Eight Banners troops stationed, not to mention that once the battle starts, we can mobilize tens of thousands of Manchu Eight Banners and Han Eight Banners to help. If one is not good, their tens of thousands of people will probably have to stay here.

Therefore, I really can’t think of why Sun Chengzong dared to provoke my Qing Dynasty?”

"Why?"

Huang Taiji snorted lightly, his eyes that had been slightly narrowed opened, revealing a sharp light.

"Of course it was based on the momentum of Yang Feng and Jiangning Army."

"Jiangning Army...Yang Feng?"

When everyone heard this, they all changed their expressions. Although there were many pots of charcoal fires burning in the imperial study room, everyone did not feel the slightest warmth, and only felt a chill rising from their backs.

The Jiangning Army and Yang Feng... these two terms have almost become a taboo in the Qing Dynasty and the opposition.

This is especially true for Huang Taiji. Over the past year, no one dared to propose this in front of him.

It would be fine if the important officials in the court were. If the eunuchs, palace maids or concubines in the palace, who would dare to mention these two names, what would await them would be beaten to death or being instigated to the cold palace.

"Yang...Is Yang Feng coming again?"

Although Dorgon's face also changed, he then forced himself to cheer up and said, "It just so happened that we have not been in vain for more than a year. The Jiangning Army used the firearms in our hands to show off their power to the warriors of our Qing Dynasty. Now we also have a firearm camp.

It would be fine if Yang Feng didn't come this time. If he came, he would just stay here together. If he could annihilate the Jiangning Army and the Liaodong Army, it would take less than a year for the entire Liaodong to fall into the hands of our Qing Dynasty. Then wouldn't we be able to drink horses and Central Plains?"

After hearing Dorgon's bold words, everyone rolled their eyes. It would be great if they really faced the Jiangning Army, and they could withstand the attack of the Jiangning Army. They also wanted to wipe out him and the Jiangning Army in one fell swoop. Do you feel so good about yourself?

But although I think so in my heart, I can't say that.

So everyone could only nod in agreement.

Huang Taiji's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a look of sarcastic and praise.

He slowly said, "The purpose of the Ming army is already very clear. They want to drive us out of Shengjing and even drive us to Hetuala. My dear friends, who do you want to return to Hetuala?"

Everyone couldn't help but peek at each other.

Although Manchus had only been moved out of Hertuala for only nine years, after enjoying the prosperity of Shengjing, no one was willing to return to Hetuala, a small and poor place.

When many people think of returning to the cold and broken place of Hetuala and starting their life hunting for fish again, they immediately feel that life is worse than death.

Abatai said coldly: "Your Majesty, this Shengjing City was the first khan with us, and now it has become our capital. If we retreat like this, what will we look like after our death in the future to meet Xianhan in the Nine Springs? Since the Ming army wants to take Shengjing, let them fill the moat with blood."

"Yes... we are in the city, and we must not give up the foundation left by the sweat first."

"good!"

Huang Taiji nodded with relief, "I feel very relieved to see that all the ministers have this determination. So from tomorrow on, you must start to actively prepare. Hoard food and grass, mobilize soldiers, and repair the city walls. All of these must be done within half a month. Can you do it?"
Chapter completed!