Another quiet night came, but the passive slave Hachi was furious tonight, and even killed two slaves with his own hands to vent his anger.
The Xianghong Banner was defeated, the two banner leaders, Yue Tuo and Shuo Tuo, were missing, and the two Ming armies had already formed an encirclement.
The situation of Dajin is over, and it is still difficult to defeat the Ming army.
He only had the Zhenghuang Banner and Zhenghong Banner left in his hands, but only more than ten thousand soldiers and horses. Even if Huang Taiji attacked the rear of the Ming army as expected, it would be difficult to change the situation.
Fan Wencheng, Li Yongfang, Ning Wan and other Han people also feel more and more that their lives are not long.
Even though Nuerhachi was furious and killing people to vent his anger, in order to survive, they still went to Nuerhachi's camp to give advice.
"Great Khan, you can no longer hesitate. You must make a decision quickly. Otherwise, at dawn tomorrow, the two Ming armies will attack the city of Hetuala at the same time. There is a huge disparity in strength, and the Ming army will never be able to defend it with the help of artillery.
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"Zhu Ming has a saying that if we keep the green mountains alive, we won't be afraid of running out of firewood. If we retreat in time now, we can still save these more than 10,000 soldiers and horses so that we can make a comeback."
"As long as the Great Khan is still there, Dajin is still there, and there is still hope for Dajin. It will not be too late to settle accounts with Zhu Ming when he regains his strength in the future."
No matter how angry Nuerhachi was, no matter how humiliated he felt, the situation was stronger than the others. At the moment, he had to accept the advice of these three Han people whom he had always treated like pigs and dogs.
In fact, after he received the report of the defeat of Xianghongqi, he came up with the idea of a full retreat. However, he personally formulated the strategy for the decisive battle with the Ming army, but now he was beaten and fled. How could he keep his face?
Li Yongfang and others risked their lives to persuade him, but it gave him a step towards the past that he could still see.
At this moment, he really wanted to curse God. He had been dormant and observing for more than twenty years, and he saw Zhu Ming's fortunes declining, and he looked like he was in ruins.
But why did the situation completely reverse in just over two years, and Zhu Ming gained momentum again? Could it be that God wanted him to die?
Nuerhachi no longer had the high spirits he had when he rebelled and founded the country. Continuous military defeats made him, who was in his sixties, much older in a short period of time.
All this was naturally seen by a group of slaves. Dajin, which had prospered for a while and dominated Liaodong, was probably about to perish.
After a long while, the decadent slave Hachi let out a long sigh and finally gave in.
"Send an order to Daishan to evacuate the city of Hetuala immediately and rendezvous with Ben Khan. Early tomorrow morning, the entire army will head south to attack North Korea."
"Send fast cavalry to quickly notify Huang Taiji and order him to evacuate to North Korea as quickly as possible. We must protect the troops and horses of Zhengbai Banner."
"I will make arrangements now."
He Heli, one of the five minions, immediately accepted the order and left.
After he left, the whole camp was silent again. Even the people who always regarded Han people as pigs and dogs no longer wanted to beat and scold Li Yongfang.
When Li Yongfang and others saw that Nuerhachi had finally given the order to withdraw the troops, they were relieved. Their lives were saved for the time being.
Unfortunately, what they didn't know was that the Ming army did not only attack in two ways.
The Ming Dynasty's allied forces, which set out from North Korea and Pidao, joined forces on the Yalu River. Under the leadership of Mao Wenlong, they went all the way north, which was smoother than Xiong Tingbi's Northern Route Army.
Since Mao Wenlong established his foothold in Phi Island, he has frequently attacked and harassed the slaves, which made the slaves extremely distressed. In the end, they had to abandon a large area close to Phi Island and North Korea.
This also directly led to Mao Wenlong's northward march, which was unimpeded and reached Niumao Village, the rear area of Jiannu.
Niumaozhai is located east of Hetuala and north of North Korea, right in the middle.
Although it was attacked only once last year by Mao Wenlong's Zhenjiang Army, it was still relatively safe at this time.
The old, young, women, and children who were slaves, as well as tens of thousands of Han craftsmen, and a large amount of materials, money, and food were all here.
The defenders consisted of more than 2,000 men with yellow flags who had no fighting ability at all. Most of them were men over fourteen and fifty years old, not even a young man.
Mao Wenlong was always cautious in using his troops in wars, and was especially good at conducting pre-war reconnaissance. Otherwise, he would not have been able to fight guerrillas for so long, leaving Jiannu helpless.
The Ming Dynasty coalition forces under his command numbered nearly 20,000 people. Although 5,000 people were left to garrison military forts and dangerous places, he still had 13,000 people.
In terms of military strength, they had an absolutely overwhelming advantage. Unfortunately, Mao Wenlong did not know the specific situation of establishing slaves.
They had to be sent out in batches at night to explore the surrounding area and the specific situation of the slaves in Niumao Village.
As the eldest adopted son, Mao Chenglu commanded Mao Wenlong's personal soldiers and a group of adopted children and grandchildren. Mao Wenlong naturally entrusted him with such important matters.
He had never let his adoptive father down, and he quickly investigated the situation of slave establishment in the village.
"Father, we have found out everything. There are mostly women and children in the village. The children have captured a few slaves. According to what they said, it seems that the battle situation on the front line is unfavorable. Boar Skin asked them all to evacuate here and prepare to flee to North Korea."
"Haier has also personally observed it. There are only a thousand or so slave soldiers, and few of them are wearing armor. It should be correct."
"There are no signs of Jian Nu's ambush in the surrounding area."
"Father, why don't you give your son three thousand elite soldiers to lead the battle? Father will coordinate the encirclement from behind, and he will definitely be able to wipe out the slaves in one battle. This is a great achievement. If you capture one or two sons and grandsons of wild boar skins, you will have glory and wealth before your eyes.
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Mao Chenglu was quite excited, but Mao Wenlong had different ideas.
Since he independently led the army in Phi Island, he has been feeling refreshed. Money, food and supplies have been supplied by sea. From time to time, he can go to North Korea to extort money, and his life is very happy.
The most important thing is that he can also act as a middleman, selling rare beast furs and precious medicinal materials to the customs, and selling food to North Korea, making a lot of money.
Although Qi Jin is the supervisor, as long as he doesn't go too far and turns a blind eye, Yuan Keli will have no control over him across the sea.
And all this was because the emperor wanted to rely on him to share the pressure for Liaoshen.
If Jiannu was wiped out, would he still be able to live so freely and happily on Pi Island? Mao Wenlong fell into deep thought. He wanted to think clearly about his future before making plans.
Seeing that he remained silent, Mao Chenglu understood his adoptive father's thoughts and shut his mouth with great understanding. After all, they were father and son, sharing weal and woe.
Naturally, the ideas of Mao Wenlong and his son could not be hidden from Qi Jin. At such a critical moment, he, the supervisor, must play his role.
"If General Mao has any ideas, you might as well tell them and let everyone listen."
Qi Jin's words brought Mao Wenlong back from his thoughts instantly, and he coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.
As for what he was thinking, it was naturally impossible for him to tell Qi Jin.