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Anshan City was still not peaceful at night. The Ming army seemed to deliberately show off its artillery fire. Even at night, there were artillery bombardments from time to time. It was obvious that they did not intend to let Abatai of Anshan City have a good rest.

Such tactics of exhausting the enemy are common in siege battles. The siege side with superior military strength can continuously siege and harass the city day and night, making the defenders miserable.

In fact, it's not that Abata has never thought about counterattack, but even at night the Ming army camp is brightly lit, and during the day Abata clearly saw a cavalry of at least 5,000 people in the Ming army on standby, obviously just waiting.

He left the city to die, so Abatai could only endure it.

However, Anshan City was crumbling after being defeated in just one day. His Zhenglan Banner's 20,000 armored soldiers had already killed more than 3,000 people. Abatai felt that Anshan City was really difficult to defend.

Late at night, Abatai sat in his mansion with a sad face. He had already prepared words to ask Duduo and Mandahai for help. Otherwise, how long could Anshan City hold on?

Abatai was worried when a soldier came in and said, "Master, Mr. Li, Mr. Wang, and Mr. Han are here."

Abataxiang looked down upon these Han ministers. A group of scholars who could not survive in the Ming Dynasty came to the Qing Dynasty but were treated as treasures by Huang Taiji. What is this?

People in the Ming Dynasty look down on these people, but you still have to support them. Don't you think it's embarrassing?

But I have to mention that these Han people still have some skills. They may not be good at fighting, but they do a good job in managing the people, sorting out money and food, and implementing policies, which can save the Manchus a lot of energy.

Therefore, Abatai is quite satisfied with these Han people.

Although he didn't know why these Han people were here late at night, Abatai still planned to meet them.

Soon, these three Han people came in and greeted each other in a decent manner: "I have seen the prince.

Abata nodded. Although he was beaten by the Ming army during the day, Abata was still arrogant in front of these Han people: "What's the matter with your visit late at night?

The three people quickly said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Your Majesty fought bravely during the day and defeated the Ming army, but Your Majesty did not have enough troops to go out of the city to fight back, so I specially sent all the servants here to help Your Majesty defend the city.

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Abata's eyes lit up. Are these three people here to send troops to him?

As for why he fought bravely to defeat the Ming army, Abate didn't care. These scenes were over in words, but these people were willing to give him men, which was a good thing. It showed that the emperor had not done this in vain all these years.

Han people are good.

Seeing Abatai's face beaming with joy, the three men added, "We have contacted everyone in the city and are willing to provide the prince with five hundred men, and we can also provide the prince with another thirty thousand taels of silver to reward the army.

Abatai was even more satisfied. Five hundred people, thirty thousand taels of silver, these Han people still care about the Qing Dynasty.

"Okay, okay! You are all good officials of my Qing Dynasty! I will take note of you guys. If you defeat the Ming army in the future, I will personally take credit from you!"

Thank you, Your Majesty!

After watching these three people leave, Abatai also made a decision in his heart. With these five hundred people, he could hold on for a while, but now that these Han people were so loyal, he could not give up on Anshan City easily.

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What's more, Anshan City is now surrounded by 100,000 Ming troops. We still have to find a way to ask for help from Duduo and Mandahai.

After leaving the palace, the three people also whispered: "The people have been sent up, and the next step is to find a way to contact the king's master outside the city.

Yes, they have regarded themselves as loyal ministers who are in Cao's camp and whose hearts are in the Han Dynasty. They have made money in the Manchu Qing Dynasty for many years, but they are all loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

Soon, Abatai ordered to release several teams of men to ask for help from Duduo and Mandahai respectively. The rangers outside Anshan City also received the order and deliberately fought with these people before letting a few of them go.

But this night, Abatai's men were not the only ones who came out of Anshan City.

Yuan Chonghuan's camp soon had a few people who had shaved their heads, leaving only a handful of money rat tails on their heads.

"Yours

You mean, your masters are all loyal ministers?" Yuan Chonghuan looked at these money rat tails.

"Sir, our master endured the humiliation and lurked in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, just to wait for Master Wang to arrive so that he could serve him." The person who came here was sincere and sincere, and he almost regarded their master as some kind of hero.

Yes, when Master Wang arrives, he immediately becomes a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty who endures humiliation and bear heavy burdens. When Master Wang arrives, he becomes a good minister of the Qing Dynasty.

Yuan Chonghuan didn't pay attention. He looked at the letters presented by these people and said thoughtfully: "Speaking of which, I don't need you very much. After all, once my king's artillery fire is fully unleashed, Anshan City will be destroyed in less than half an hour.

Beat it to rubble.

But since your master wants to surrender, I am still willing to give your master a chance.

"Go back and tell your master that I will not attack the city with all my strength in the next few days. I will give them a chance to find ways to take over the city gate, and at the same time bump into Abatai to ask for help. Since you are going to surrender, you must have a letter of surrender, right?

These people looked at each other, nodded and quickly retreated.

In the early morning of the next day, the Ming army attacked the city as usual, with still fierce artillery, but the intensity of the siege was completely different. On the side of Abatai's responsibility, the Ming army attacked the city extremely fiercely, but those Han people

Where the minister is in charge, the siege of the city is done with loud gunfire, but in reality it is a small fight.

After another day passed like this, after the city's defenders were exhausted, the three men dressed up and staggered to find Abatai. Abatai saw that the Han ministers were all in rags and had their faces blown away by the artillery fire.

The sky was gray and black, and I couldn't help but sigh. How long can this Anshan City last?

And these three people also said: "Your Highness, we can't go on like this. Although Anshan City can be defended, but now that the Ming army is mainly attacking our Anshan City, we must ask for some reinforcements from the other two princes. It is still possible to cooperate inside and outside."

Defeat the Ming army, otherwise if we only defend the city, are the two princes going to kill Zhenglan Banner and just sit back and watch Anshan City fall?

Abatai lost more than a thousand people today. This was because Yuan Chonghuan deliberately lowered the intensity of the siege to give Abatai some breathing time, but Abatai could no longer hold on.

Nearly 5,000 men were lost in two days. Zhenglan Banner's total total only had 20,000 soldiers, and these were the troops that the Zhenglan Banner had scraped together in the past few years.

Without these young men, the Zhenglan Flag will be gone. What will I, the prince who owns the flag, have left?

There was no one to protect him while he was escaping.

With the thought coming together, Abatai did not hesitate any longer, and immediately wrote several letters in blood and asked people to send them out to Duduo and Mandahai at night.

Duduo, who was in Liaoyang, naturally received Abatai's letter asking for help. He looked at the messenger who rushed out with half his life, and then looked at what Abatai said in the letter about the hundreds of thousands of Ming troops attacking the city.

, the artillery fire area was fierce, Anshan City was in danger, and Duduo also hesitated.

It is true that he holds 40,000 people in his hands, but these 40,000 people are the only mobile force of the Qing Dynasty in the Liaoyang area. If he goes to rescue Abatai, it is better to rescue him, but if he cannot rescue him, he will fall into trouble again.

What should I do if I get in?

But if we don't save it, and we sit back and watch Abatai's Zhenglan Banner be destroyed, or even let Abatai, the leader of the Zhenglan Banner, die in Anshan City, it will be a huge blow to the current Qing Dynasty.

When hesitating, Duo Feng decided to go to those Han counselors and ask them to come up with ideas.

As Huang Taiji favored Han people as his confidants, these Manchu princes and Prince Baylor also found several Han people to serve as advisors.

Not to mention, these Han people are really smart. They help their masters fight against political opponents to collect money, enclose land, seize cattle, sheep and horses, and steal slaves. They are good hands.

Otherwise, how could the Eight Banners gather 180,000 people now? Didn't these people try their best to recruit and recruit all kinds of strong men?

Therefore, these banner princes still have great trust in these counselors. After all, they all share weal and woe. What will happen to them once they kill a few counselors?

Upon hearing Duduo's summons, these counselors hurried over and quickly reached an agreement: they must be saved, and they could not just sit back and watch Abatai die in Anshan City.

My lord, you are a pillar of the Qing Dynasty. You are trusted by the emperor and are stationed in Liaoyang with an army of 40,000. What the emperor wants is for you to coordinate the land of Liaoyang."

Now the Prince of England is trapped in Anshan. Whether Anshan can be defended is irrelevant, but the 20,000 Zhenglan Banner soldiers cannot just die. Without the help of the 20,000 Zhenglan Banners, how long can the prince and his family alone defend Liaoyang?"

What's more, the prince and Prince Ying are at loggerheads. If they sit back and ignore the situation, it may make other princes suspicious. If the prince wants to get support from other princes, it will not be easy.

Moreover, Your Majesty, during this trip, you can cooperate with Prince Ying inside and outside, severely attack the arrogance of the Ming army, and increase the prestige of our Qing Dynasty. Even if we cannot defend Anshan City, we can also recruit Prince Ying and Zhenglan Banner to help Prince Ying defend the city.

ah."

"Besides, Prince Zheng of Benxi may have received a letter asking for help from Prince Ying. When the time comes, the army should cooperate with others, and the Ming army will undoubtedly be defeated.

The words of these counselors made Duduo also want to rescue Abatai. Indeed, in any case, Abatai is the British prince of the Qing Dynasty and has 20,000 soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner of the Qing Dynasty.

, Anshan City can be lost, but Zhenglan Banner cannot be lost.

After making up his mind, Duduo on the one hand ordered the mobilization of troops and horses to prepare for the rescue of Abatai. On the other hand, he also communicated with Prince Zheng Mandahai of Benxi to see if the two families would contribute to the rescue of Abate in Anshan.

Abate.

In fact, Duduo also made a decision. If Mandahai did not send troops, he would go outside Anshan City for a walk. Even if he could not be rescued, at least he would have done his best.

Soon, Duduo and Mandahai got in touch, and both sides received letters asking for help from Abatai. At first, there was one letter a day, then two letters a day, and even blood letters came out, which was enough to show the danger of the situation in Anshan City.

, Abate has been cornered.

Duduo and Mandahai also decided to rescue Abatai. The two parties agreed that Duduo would send 20,000 troops and Mandahai would send 10,000 troops. The two families would work together to rescue Abatai.

Duo Feng, who brought 10,000 Mongolian soldiers with blue flags and 10,000 Mongolian soldiers, quickly sent out troops. Before leaving, the counselors kept urging Duduo to be careful. If nothing could be done, he would come back quickly and at least be happy with Prince Zheng of Benxi.

Dahai can still respond to each other from afar, and the battle of Liaoyang can continue.

These counselors were so considerate of themselves, which made Duduo extremely happy. They were indeed good ministers of the Qing Dynasty. He did not forget to go to their homes several times to enjoy the service of their wives and concubines, and to sow the fruits for them.

Of course, when Dodo left, he did not notice the private eye contact between his close advisors.

Soon, the news was delivered to the Ming army camp by flying pigeons.

Zhang Haogu couldn't help but laugh when he received the news. They still couldn't hold it back and gathered together.

With the sound of rumbling drums, Cao Wenzhao, Yuan Chonghuan, Sun Yuanhua and others arrived. Zhang Haogu handed over the secret message: "A secret message came from the Liaoyang Jinyi Guards, Duduo sent troops.

Everyone couldn't help but beam with joy when they heard this. They had worked hard to restrain themselves in the past few days. They had to ensure the intensity of the siege to make Abatai feel that he might be finished at any time, but also had to be cautious for fear of breaking Anshan City, but it was really frustrating.

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To be continued...