Chapter 438: Guanning Army's Third Choice, the Suspense of Jinzhou's Ownership
"Shanhai Pass and Ningyuan City have been captured by Li Dingguo himself, who led hundreds of thousands of Fuxing Army soldiers in a surprise attack at night?"
"The Guanning Army fully retreated to Jinzhou City?"
In a pavilion in the back garden of the city lord's mansion in Yizhou Weicheng, Dorgon, the leader of the Bordered White Banner, finished checking the urgent report in his hand and his face turned pale. "Why didn't Zu Dashou report it in time?"
"Is he going to regret it?"
"Now that they have lost Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan City, what use are they to the Guanning Army?"
For Dorgon, who was responsible for guarding the entire vast area of Guangningwei, this was absolutely devastating news.
Compared with Li Dingguo and the Fuxing Army, the original Guanning Army was not even on the same level.
With the rapid rise of the Fusion Army, even the entire Ming Dynasty is no longer as threatening as the Fusion Army to their Later Jin clan.
There is no need to think too much. It will be almost impossible to attack Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan City by force in the future once they fall into the hands of the Fuxing Army.
All the plans made by Huang Taiji over the years came to nothing in one day.
"Prince Rui!"
Gushan'e Zhenwu, who was sitting at the bottom, bowed with a red face and said angrily, "If Zu Dashou hadn't been procrastinating, saying that he wanted to surrender to the Qing Dynasty but was dragging his feet in action, this would have given Li Dingguo the opportunity!"
"If Ningyuan City and Shanhaiguan had been taken over by the Qing Dynasty ten days or half a month ago, there wouldn't be so many troubles!"
Over the years, the Later Jin clan has planted countless spies in various towns, fortresses, and military bunkers where the Guanning Army is stationed.
Now, with the area from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan City falling into the hands of the Fuxing Army, these spies have been almost completely wiped out!
Li Dingguo's Fuxing Army was completely different from any other force in history. They strictly implemented a policy of killing without mercy all foreigners in their jurisdiction.
According to the information just received, a major purge is underway in Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan City, which were recently captured by the Fuxing Army.
Whether it is the Mongols stranded in the city or the personnel of various forces in the Ming Dynasty, they will have no chance of survival.
Because there were enough Later Jin spies and traitors roaming around Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan City, they were able to pass on this urgent news in time.
But it won't be long before these people will be wiped out by the Restoration Army, and it is estimated that only one in a thousand will be able to escape.
"Pass the order down, the main force of the Bordered White Banner will assemble immediately and march south to Jinzhou!"
Dorgon could no longer sit still and immediately issued an order, "Shanhai Pass and Ningyuan have been lost, Jinzhou City must not fall into the hands of the Fuxing Army again!"
"Wu Bai!"
He shouted at the brave general of the Bordered White Banner, "Immediately inform the emperor of the military situation that Li Dingguo has personally led the Fuxing Army to the Guanning Defense Line, and have him dispatch the main force of the Plain White Banner stationed in Haizhou to come to the rescue and block Li Dingguo's intention to continue his eastward advance!"
"Hasn't the emperor been preparing to deal with Li Dingguo? Now that he has come to our doorstep, it is a good opportunity to save the Qing Dynasty from the pain of a long expedition and kill Li Dingguo in the Guanning area!"
As Prince Heshuo Rui of the Qing Dynasty, Dorgon was of course very clear about Huang Taiji's next plan.
Whether it was the founding of the Qing Dynasty or the expedition to Goguryeo to establish its prestige after the founding of the country, the ultimate goal was to eliminate Li Dingguo and the Fuxing Army, which was a real threat, as soon as possible.
Now that Li Dingguo personally led two large legions to Liaodong, it was undoubtedly exactly what Huang Taiji wanted.
In this way, not only will we not have to send troops on a long expedition at the end of this year, but we can also take the opportunity to eliminate Li Dingguo.
Once Li Dingguo himself died, the Fuxing Army would lose its backbone and would soon disappear.
As for whether Li Dingguo can be killed in Liaodong in one fell swoop, it depends on Huang Taiji's ability.
At least when it came to eliminating Li Dingguo, Dorgon and Huang Taiji were of one mind.
The Qing Dynasty wanted to replace the Ming Dynasty, and Li Dingguo was the biggest obstacle.
"Yes, Prince Rui!"
Wu Bai and several Gushan Ezhen of the Bordered White Banner immediately took the order and left.
As several trusted generals left, Dorgon sat back on the stone bench in the pavilion and closed his eyes in deep thought, "Wait for Duoduo to arrive and join me. When our two brothers' life-defining divine weapons, the Sun and Moon Wheel, are combined, we may be able to kill Li Dingguo in one fell swoop."
He thought so with great confidence.
A few months ago, the brothers Dorgon and Dodo were hunting in Dajian Mountain, southwest of Yizhou City, and accidentally discovered a secret place.
With the help of a nine-section green jade bamboo, a high-quality acquired spiritual root obtained in the secret realm, the two green jade bamboo shoots produced quietly broke through to the early stage of level six.
The two brothers both have great luck and extraordinary talents. They have already mastered the art of gathering energy and concealing themselves to a superb level. Therefore, their breakthrough in cultivation has been unknown to outsiders until now.
But if he were to face Li Dingguo, this peerless genius, as long as he could surround and kill him, it would not be a big deal even if his true cultivation level was exposed.
Li Dingguo also has at least two extremely powerful divine artifacts on him. As long as he is killed, his two brothers will undoubtedly obtain the treasures he left behind, and their foundation will increase by at least twice.
With his extraordinary cultivation and super strong foundation, even if he were to face Huang Taiji head-on in the future, it would not be a big deal.
It is not impossible that Dorgon will replace Huang Taiji at that time.
Of course, this is just Dorgon's wishful thinking. The specific situation can only be implemented after he actually confronts Li Dingguo.
I have to say that Dorgon's idea of reaching the top overnight is a great one.
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"Uncle, have you really decided?"
Wu Sangui, who had just fled back to Jinzhou City with Zu Kuan and led 330,000 Guanning cavalrymen, looked at Zu Dashou in astonishment and said in shock, "We will neither surrender to Huang Taiji nor to Li Dingguo, but just abandon Jinzhou City and leave?"
"And after the troops left Dashengbao, they advanced westward along the Xiaoling River and the Daling River by land and water, heading straight for the unpredictable land west of the desert?"
To be honest, Wu Sangui could never have imagined that his uncle Zu Dashou would have such courage!
Is this a last-ditch effort?
"Yes, I have contacted your father Wu Xiang and asked him to lead the Wu family's family to go through Jielingkou and meet us in the Longshan area."
Zu Dashou looked solemn and said in a firm tone, "Some time ago, many generals of our Guanning Army came into contact with the Portuguese who followed Kong Youde to settle near Shengjing in Liaodong. From them, we learned that the vast area south of Moxi is still in a primitive and barbaric state."
"As long as our Guanning Army can reach there, we can easily conquer a territory that is no smaller than that of the Ming Dynasty."
"By then, it won't be impossible for us to establish a dynasty."
The reason why he was so courageous to make this bold decision was mainly because his younger brother Zu Dabi wanted to build a psychic cannon and had recently recruited a team of Portuguese with high salaries.
Under the inducement of a large sum of money offered by Zu Dabi, this group of Portuguese were willing to act as guides and accompany the Guanning Army directly to the wild area south of Moxi.
Although these Portuguese people had never been to the wild area south of the desert, they knew clearly that the primitive area was where the Indians lived. These Indians were lustful, timid, lazy, and had very low combat effectiveness, but they were very rich and occupied a huge land with abundant resources, like a big piece of fat meat.
With the fighting power of the Guanning Army, they could be conquered easily, and these Portuguese people could also make a fortune, and then happily return to the Western Continent to become wealthy men.
In order to ensure the interests of both parties, they even swore a blood oath to heaven and earth together with Zu Dashou's four brothers.
Even Zu Dashou could not resist the temptation of becoming a real emperor in the future.
Under the temptation of huge benefits, the Guanning Army quickly reached a consensus, and then waited for Wu Sangui and Zu Kuan to lead their troops back and put it into practice immediately.
"it is good!"
"That's how it should be!"
Wu Sangui and Zu Kuan, who originally did not want to go to Huang Taiji and serve him as a dog in such a humiliating way, were overjoyed after learning the details of the incident and agreed without delay.
Especially this guy Wu Sangui, all kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning, and he had already made a plan in an instant.
His ambition was much greater than anyone else in his family. This time, the Portuguese really helped him broaden his horizons and increase his knowledge.
At the same time, it also completely aroused his ambition.
The generals of the Guanning Army, who had reached a consensus, first marched out in unison, massacred the huge city of Jinzhou, and wiped out all the foreigners and spies from all sides.
This is a required operation.
Otherwise, if the news leaked out and Huang Taiji learned that their army was fleeing far away, it would inevitably add too many variables.
In order to raise enough supplies and goods, the Guanning Army soldiers even looted all the businesses in the city.
The huge city of Jinzhou, which used to be the smuggling base between the Guanning Army and the Tartars, was home to hundreds of large and small businesses from the interior of the country, with countless supplies of all kinds.
Since they had already decided to flee, the generals of the Guanning Army would certainly not show mercy. They were ruthless and unscrupulous, causing a bloody storm throughout the entire Jinzhou city.
This purge lasted for a whole day and night. In the originally crowded Jinzhou City, only the Guanning Army soldiers and their families were left, and the rest of the bystanders had been killed.
Either do nothing or do it to the extreme. These people from military families are not good people at all.
“Swoosh!”…
Not long after the Great Purge ended, several spirit pigeons flew into Jinzhou City.
"not good!"
After reviewing these urgent military situations, Zu Dashou immediately summoned all the generals and said hurriedly, "Dorgon, who is stationed in Yizhou, has led the main force of the Bordered White Banner army southward and is heading straight for our Jinzhou."
"This guy must be eager to take over Jinzhou!"
"Moreover, Cao Bianjiao, who captured Ningyuan City, has also completed the aftermath. He led his 300,000 troops to join the 300,000 main forces of the Fuxing Army Taotie Corps who had just arrived in Ningyuan City, and also headed straight for Jinzhou City!"
"These two enemies are expected to arrive outside Jinzhou's North City and West City respectively in two days. Our Guanning Army doesn't have much time left!"
"To be on the safe side, our army must leave Jinzhou City before tomorrow morning!"
"Otherwise, you won't be able to leave even if you want to!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar at the scene.
At this critical moment, no one dared to delay. Everyone immediately left separately and prepared to evacuate Jinzhou overnight.
It was not until the early hours of the next morning that Jinzhou's west gate opened wide, and teams of elite cavalry soldiers escorted large convoys that poured out of the city continuously, spreading over a distance of dozens of miles.
A large group of carriages and horses rushed straight to the north bank of the Xiaoling River, a hundred miles away, and joined a fleet of a hundred treasure ships waiting there. The soldiers helped more than one million family members board the ships, and then they moved along the Xiaoling River by both land and water and began a forced march towards Dashengbao in the northwest.
At this time, Dashengbao was still under the control of the Guanning Army, and yesterday, 50,000 elite cavalry led by Zu Dabi were dispatched to Dashengbao to carry out a secret cleanup operation.
This concerns one's own life and property, so it cannot be too serious.
As long as the army can safely leave Dashengbao, they will be free to fly as they please and basically out of danger.
As long as their luck is not too bad, it will not be a big deal for the Guanning Army soldiers to take a detour to the southwest of the Tianshan Mountains in Moxi.
After all, this Guanning Army has more than 600,000 elite soldiers with strong combat effectiveness, a large number of chariots and horses, and even treasure ships. Not an ordinary enemy would dare to attack them.
On the vast grassland, as long as you are careful and bypass the grassland area controlled by the Fuxing Army, you can reach the southwest of Tianshan Mountains without being noticed.
……
A day later, a large army arrived almost simultaneously at the deserted west gate and three hundred miles outside the north gate of Jinzhou City.
"Chirp..."
A huge white crane with a terrifying aura descended from the sky and landed in front of Cao Bianjiao. Its divine consciousness immediately conveyed the latest news to Cao Bianjiao.
"what?"
"Is Jinzhou already an empty city? Hundreds of thousands of Guanning troops and nearly two million people in the city have all disappeared?"
"And three hundred miles outside the north city, a group of hundreds of thousands of Tatar cavalry were spotted, charging towards Jinzhou City?"
Cao Bianjiao was shocked by the latest situation transmitted by his level 6 Lingling Bird mount. As a veteran of many battles, he immediately realized the crisis of the situation.
"Liu Zhiqing, lead the soldiers to speed up!"
"I will go ahead and enter Jinzhou City with Dabai immediately. After closing the city gates, we will do our best to stop the Tartar army!"
He quickly shouted to Liu Zhiqing, the deputy commander of the Pixiu Corps beside him, "You must move quickly. Once the Tartars start their military formation and attack, I will definitely not be able to stop them!"
"Also, immediately send a message to the commander-in-chief who is accompanying the Taotie Army, asking him to come and support me and set up the defense formation for Jinzhou!"
"Only in this way can we stop the hundreds of thousands of Tartar troops, and after our army has done a good job of defending the city, we can launch a counterattack and repel the enemy!"
After saying that, he leaped onto the back of his mount, the spiritual bird, the white crane, and flew with it at high speed towards Jinzhou City ahead.
The current military situation is urgent, and it is imperative to seize Jinzhou City before the Tartars.
(End of this chapter)
