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Ding Keze pulled out the bunker of the Qing army on the other bank, killed all the more than 100 flag soldiers, and then took out a rocket and shot it into the sky. Updates are fast and ad-free.

The boats dragged the ropes to the opposite bank, the soldiers cut down the trees, and by daybreak a pontoon bridge had appeared over the Yalu River.

The 30,000-strong army marched out of the camp, and each soldier carried a roll of blankets and more than 20 catties of grain on his back, in addition to holding weapons, and advanced forward.

This way to Shenyang, there were no supplies along the way, and it was all up to the soldiers and vehicles to carry their own food.

The reason why Wang Yan wanted to leave the Qing army in the pass was because the outside of the pass was sparsely populated, the mountains and forests were all over, and more than 100,000 Manchu people were scattered in the forests and mountains outside the pass, and the Ming army could not find it, but they could suddenly gather together to attack the stronghold of the Ming Dynasty, and the cost of the Ming army's encirclement and suppression was too high.

An army of more than 30,000 people soon crossed the Yalu River, followed by a large number of Korean men pushing wheelbarrows.

North Korea lacks large livestock, so it has to rely on manpower to transport military rations, and most of the grain is eaten during transportation.

Xie Qian and Xia Wanchun rode horses and stood on the west bank, with an army of 30,000, wearing a single tasseled saucer helmet was the Ming army, and the one with a small harpoon on the helmet was the Korean army, and the army advanced to the east in a mighty way.

At this time, Xie Qian called Ding Keze and gave a few orders, and an elite Ming army of more than 2,000 people separated from the brigade under the leadership of the guide and headed for the direction of Xinbinbao.

When the Ming and Qing dynasties were tug-of-war outside the pass, the strategy of the Ming Dynasty was to rely on the city with artillery, relying on the joint defense of the cities and fortresses to defend against the Qing army, and the Qing army would inevitably destroy the city every time it attacked a city.

Dalinghe City was destroyed and built several times, and other cities outside the pass were also mostly destroyed by the Qing army.

The Qing army did this, mainly because they were strategically in an offensive position, plus they had a small population, mainly concentrated in Shenyang, and they didn't need those cities, but staying would allow the Ming army to occupy them again, and they would attack again in the coming year, so they simply destroyed them.

At present, there are not many well-preserved cities outside the Qing army, only Shenyang is the "Shengjing" of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so the city is the most complete and has been reinforced.

At present, the Manchu Qing Dynasty's troops are insufficient, and there are only more than 3,000 banner soldiers outside the pass, which are guarded by Gushan Ezhen Heluohui.

Of course, in addition to the flag soldiers, the Baoyi and flag slaves near Shenyang, as well as the old and weak women and children who are full of people, can all pick up weapons to fight.

Compared with the Manchus who entered the customs, the Manchus who remained outside the customs were not completely corrupted, and even women were able to shoot bows.

"Shengjing" is the capital of the Manchurians, most of the population outside the customs is concentrated here, there are more than 10,000 Manchurian people in the city, the old and weak, and more than 30,000 clothes and dependents.

In the grange outside the city, there are nearly 400,000 Liao people, almost all of whom are banner slaves and are the objects of oppression.

Because the main force of the Manchu people entered the customs, the consumption in Shenyang was greatly reduced, so the Manchus outside the customs were supported by these more than 400,000 Liao people, and they were still self-sufficient, and they did not need to be helped by the customs.

Of course, the situation of the Qing court has become worse and worse in recent years, and there is almost no provision for the outside of the Guan.

This situation did not change until the beginning of Jiang Xiang's rebellion. Although the supplies in the customs were tight, the Qing court still transported materials from time to time, and the city was also ordered to be strengthened again.

In addition to the materials transported by the government, many Manchu nobles in Beijing also transferred a lot of property outside the Guan.

Heluo will know that this is the regent's way back for the Qing Dynasty. He did not feel lazy, and ordered the city to be strengthened, and at the same time built dozens of warehouses large and small in the city, storing a large amount of grain and military materials.

These materials were related to whether the Manchus could gain a foothold after returning to Guanwai, and Heluo would be very cautious, but with the defeat of Dolgon's army, the situation facing the Qing Dynasty deteriorated seriously, and he found that even "Shengjing" was not safe.

If the main force of the Manchurians can retreat outside the pass, there should be no big problem in holding Shengjing with 100,000 soldiers and horses, but he heard that there are less than 20,000 bannermen in the pass, so he knows that Shengjing can't hold it.

Therefore, he began to prepare to transfer a batch of supplies to the "Xingjing", the old nest of the Manchurians, so that in case the "Shengjing" could not be defended, they could still retreat to the mountains.

Ever since he heard that Dorgon had died in the defeated army, the Holo Society knew that the Manchurians could not stay in the pass.

In his opinion, the imperial court should be decided, and the news should be quickly retreated to the outside of the pass to strengthen the defense outside the pass, but after he wrote a suggestion, the court did not respond, and soon after, the news that the king of Yingjun and the king of Pingjun, who advocated the immediate abandonment of Beijing, was killed, and Duoduo was shown to the public by the violent corpse, made him dare not say a word again.

He was also a member of Dolgon's party, and most of the Rui Wang's faction in the Qing court was purged, so he did not dare to continue to maintain the same views as Lou Qin, so he could only wait anxiously.

At the head of the city, Heluohui looked into the distance with a melancholy gaze, and he hoped so much that the Qing troops in the pass would withdraw because he felt a huge threat, and this threat made it difficult for him to sleep.

After the restoration of Korea, the main forces of the Ming army and the Korean army were stationed on the Yalu River, which was like a sharp sword hanging above his head.

Nalan Mingzhu next to him said in a low voice: "Gushan, there are more than 10,000 people armed with clothes in the city, even if the Ming army kills from North Korea, we should still be able to fight." ”

He Luohui shook his head, "You don't understand, even if we can hold Shengjing, it's meaningless!" As long as the Ming army besieged for a period of time, the city would still be breached sooner or later. ”

"So what now?" Nalan Mingzhu frowned.

There was a look of resentment in Heluohui's eyes, "The key now is to concentrate our Manchurian forces, and we must be prepared to abandon Shengjing, once we are trapped in the city by the Ming army, it will be over!" ”

Nalan Mingzhu nodded and asked, "Is this the reason why Gushan is ready to transport Shengjing's money and grain to Xingjing?" ”

"Shengjing is a horse Pingchuan, close to the Ming army, we have no cavalry advantage, the Ming army is easy to trap us in the city, Xingjing is different, in the Changbai Mountain, the Ming army wants to attack first, it will lengthen the grain road, and second, even if they take Xingjing, it is impossible to garrison for a long time, and when they leave, I can recapture Xingjing."

The biggest difficulty for the Ming army to exterminate the Qing army outside the pass was that there was no supply outside the pass, and all the food was transported inside the pass. The Qing army's chances of victory lie in the fact that the Ming army ran out of food and withdrew on its own.

If the Qing army was surrounded in Shenyang, it was relatively easy for the Ming army to transport grain and grass, and they could also grow grain outside the city, but in Xingjing, it was different, where the mountains stretched, and it was difficult to enter, and the Ming army could not stay for much time.

"Then why don't we make preparations first, and take advantage of the fact that the Ming army has not moved, and quickly transport some grain to Xingjing! In this way, in the event of a large-scale attack by the Ming army, we can evacuate immediately! Nalan Mingzhu said.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty only gave full play to the advantages of the fishing and hunting people, wandering in the mountains and forests, in order to have a chance, if they were surrounded in the city, they would inevitably be defeated, and Nalan Mingzhu also figured this out.

"I'm about to do this, and that's what King Yingjun meant before." Speaking of this, Heluohui couldn't help but sigh.

Nalan Mingzhu was also silent, and the two stood at the head of the city for a while, and Mingzhu suddenly asked: "Gushan, has there been any movement on the North Korean side recently?" ”

Ha Luohui shook his head, "I sent a team of people to spy on North Korea, and there is no news yet." ”

Nalan Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief, "Then we will transfer the supplies, there is still some time!" ”

As the two were talking, a soldier rushed over and reported urgently: "Qiqi Gushan, Xingjing was attacked by the Ming army, and the person who asked for help had just arrived outside the eastern city." ”

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