It was almost evening at this time, and Turg saw Duduo on horseback at the gate of Liaoyang City, preparing to go out.
He immediately rolled off the saddle and dismounted. Regardless of the inconvenience of wearing armor, he knelt down in front of Duduo's horse and reported in fear: "Master, the Ming army has launched a massive attack. There are no less than 50,000 troops, and the Hongyi artillery has just arrived."
There are as many as twenty or thirty gates."
He didn't mean to deceive Duduo. It was difficult to accurately estimate the number of enemy troops during the war. He could only make a rough guess. Generally speaking, generals who lost a city, or who lost a battle, would take the highest estimate.
Come and talk.
Duduo may not believe the previous messenger, but Turg's status is high enough, so he has to believe his words. Moreover, not long after the messenger arrived in Liaoyang, Turg fled back after losing the city, which shows that the Ming army's offensive was very fierce and their numbers were huge.
It’s not difficult to understand.
Duduo did not think that Turg would abandon the city and flee as soon as he saw the Ming army appearing outside the city. Although Duduo was young, he was also a battle-hardened man. Just look at the situation of the team that Turg brought back.
You can tell whether someone escaped after a bloody battle or not.
It was not a place to talk at the city gate, so Duduo immediately ordered the scouts to go out and detect the Ming army's movements. Then he closed the city gate tightly, dismissed the troops who were ready to go, returned to his yamen, and held a military meeting.
As soon as Duduo sat down, he immediately asked Turge about the specific situation of the Anshan Post War.
Turg immediately told Dodo what he saw, heard and felt in detail one by one, and the color on Dodo's face changed all the time.
Turge was also secretly surprised when he saw Duduo's appearance. As his master, he used to be fearless against the Ming army, had a bad temper, and was even more ruthless towards the Han people. Now when he heard the Ming army's massive attack, his face was filled with fear.
Eclipse, things are really changing and it’s hard to predict!
In fact, the more arrogant and domineering people were in the past, who despised the Ming army and did not take it seriously, the more they can realize how powerful the Ming army is now. In addition, Duduo has personally experienced the true power of the firearms army.
Now I heard that compared to last time, not only the number of people but also the firearms of the Ming army were even worse than last time. Only thirty Hongyi cannons were dispatched. How could it not change the color?
Chahan, the second prince of the Horqin tribe on the side, had no expression on his face when he heard this, his eyes flashed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
At this moment, the detective who had just been sent out came back, hurriedly broke into the Yamen, and reported in a panic: "Master, not far out of the city, I encountered the Ming army's vanguard. They were all musketeers, and their number was about
Around three thousand."
Duduo was shocked again. He didn't expect that the Ming army's offensive was so urgent and they would reach Liaoyang. He immediately stopped talking and hurriedly led his men to the head of Liaoyang city to observe the formation.
Sure enough, the Ming army outside the city were all fusiliers. They were dismounting and resting outside the shooting range. They were not afraid of a possible sudden attack by the Jin army in the city.
Duduo is also a discerning person, and he can tell at a glance that this Ming army is an elite force, not a rookie who is just entering the battlefield.
His heart sank. Fortunately, it was already dark, so the Ming army made no further moves, and no follow-up troops appeared.
Duduo frowned and returned to the Yamen. Without much time to think, he summoned his men again and began to give orders.
He first ordered his men and horses with the Xiangbai Banner to assemble overnight, and at the same time told Chahan: "My people with the Xiangbai Banner still have not withdrawn from the Liaoyang area. Ben Beile led the army to help them, and also went to Shengjing to ask for help. You lead
Hold the Mongolian Banner and Zhengbai Banners and the Han army to defend Liaoyang, waiting for the main force of Dajin to come and encircle and suppress the Ming army at the foot of Liaoyang City."
When Dodo said this, he was a little worried that Chahan would have objections, and was thinking of something else to say to appease him.
Unexpectedly, Chahan didn't have any objections. He shook the horse's hoof with both hands, knelt on one knee and said: "Tie!"
Duduo was stunned when he saw it, a little unbelievable that Chahan agreed without any opinions. He asked tentatively: "Do you have any requirements?"
"The slave and the Ming army have a sworn hatred. The slave wants nothing more than to kill a few more Ming soldiers. It would be best if the master can come back in time. Then the Ming army will be attacked from inside and outside and annihilated under the Liaoyang City.
"Chahan didn't get up, he was still kneeling there and replied.
"Okay, Liaoyang is a famous fortified city, even stronger than Shengjing, so I entrust it to you. I hope you can hold on for a little longer. Ben Beile has one very important thing to do when he returns to Shengjing this time.
.As long as we can succeed, when Ben Beile comes back, no matter whether we can defeat the Ming army or not, the siege of Liaoyang will be lifted!" Duduo nodded, satisfied with Chahan's answer, so he revealed a little more and reassured him again.
road.
Duduo did not lie to Chahan, but the two sides understood things differently. When he came to garrison Liaoyang, Duoduo had anticipated the Ming army's attack. He told him that if the Ming army was unstoppable, he would
Do as promised, solve their brother's crisis, and get revenge at the same time.
At midnight that night, Duduo quietly led his men and horses with white flags, a total of more than 10,000 people. The horses held bells and the men held sticks. They left the North City Gate and rushed to Shengjing overnight.
As for whether Liaoyang can be defended in the end, Duduo doesn't care much. If it can be defended, of course it is the best. If it cannot be defended, it will not matter much to what will happen next. The key is that with Dorgon about to
For things to go smoothly, you just need to have enough people and horses in hand.
What Duduo didn't know was that Chahan was standing at the top of the city, watching him lead the men and horses with white flags out of the city under the moonlight, but he just sneered in his heart.
There is no airtight wall in the world. At this time, Chahan had already understood one thing. The Ming army that went out of the fortress was deliberately driven away by Jianlu, which caused losses to his tribe. His purpose was to annex his tribe.
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If you really think about it, Jianlu, who was an ally, was actually the culprit of that disaster. Therefore, Chahan showed respect to Jianlu on the surface, but he had been waiting for this day in his heart.
Now in Liaoyang City, my own tribe has the largest number of soldiers and horses. It doesn't matter what the other Mongolian and Han troops think. I just have to proceed according to the plan.
However, Chahan did not take action immediately, because it was dark and some things were difficult to control. Besides, once the Jurchens left and the Ming army arrived outside Liaoyang City, it would be safe to take action.
By noon the next day, more than 5,000 Ming troops arrived. Of course, these were all cavalry, and the infantry did not arrive so quickly.
Chahan saw at the top of the city that the number of Ming troops was large enough, so he ordered a military meeting and summoned all other Mongolian leaders and Han army commanders to the Yamen of Jiuzhan Magpie Nest.
Then with an order, all the ambush troops came out and captured all the leaders who came in a hurry with worried faces.
Liaoyang, the strongest military town in Liaodong, fell into the hands of the Ming army without firing a shot.