Wu Sangui climbed to the top of the city, looked at the Jianlu camp in the distance, looked at the feeble Jianlu banners, and then turned back to smell the aroma of meat wafting in Shanhaiguan, with a look of pride on his face.

Just two years ago, he followed the governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou, to fight against Jianlu.

Hong Chengchou advocated the strategy of approaching slowly, setting up camp step by step, fighting and defending, but Emperor Chongzhen insisted on adopting the policy of quick battle and quick decision.

As a result, the 130,000-strong army was almost wiped out. Hong Chengchou and governor Qiu Minyang were captured, and the general Cao Bianjiao was killed. Zu Dashou led his troops to surrender.

The Ming Dynasty's Jinning defense line collapsed.

Wu Sangui led 30,000 remnant soldiers and ran for hundreds of miles, escaping back to Ningyuan, only to save his life.

Every time I think about this in the past two years, my heart is as sharp as a knife, and I feel terrified.

Wu Sangui knew that Chongzhen was mostly responsible for the defeat of the Battle of Songjin. However, he always remained silent as a minister does not speak of a king's fault.

I don't even dare to express any opinions.

now.

Watching Chongzhen strategize and annihilate 50,000 elite rebels and 90,000 invaders in three days, my heart was filled with shock.

Even if Hong Chengchou comes back and Sun Chuanting is resurrected, it will never be possible to achieve this level.

He even felt that this Chongzhen was a fake and a god possessing the emperor.

"Ah sneeze..."

Zhu Youjian, who was patrolling the camp, sneezed hard and rubbed his nose, thinking that it was Dorgon or Li Zicheng who was scolding him.

He walked up the city wall and saw Wu Sangui looking at the enemy camp at the top of the city from a distance. He sent someone to summon him to meet him.

"Your Majesty Wu Sangui, I'm here to greet you..." Wu Sangui shouted and knelt down.

"In the military camp, Wu Qing does not need to pay such a courtesy." Zhu Youjian stepped forward and reached out to support him, lifted him up with force, and continued, "Is that wig still comfortable?"

"My lord, thank you for your kindness!" Wu Sangui wanted to bow down again.

"Okay, okay. Wu Qing, tell me, should we attack now or at sunset?" Zhu Youjian suddenly asked.

Wu Sangui was startled and quickly organized his thoughts.

"A sudden attack out of the city may catch the captives by surprise, but once they are delayed, they may enter a cruel war of attrition.

But if we go in the afternoon, it will be difficult to annihilate them all in one battle." Wu Sangui said.

"What are Wu Qing's thoughts?" Zhu Youjian raised his eyelids and asked.

"I think it is best to attack at sunset." Wu Sangui paused and said firmly.

"Aren't you afraid that Jianlu could take a day off and fight against our army?" Zhu Youjian asked with a smile.

"Even if we attack the camp now, Jianlu can still fight hard! I still suggest to disperse the Jianlu instead of annihilating them all. To be honest, Guan Ning's army does not have this strength!"

"Well, I will consider this matter again. Is there any letter if you don't receive it at night?" Zhu Youjian asked again.

"Yes! No reward will be collected at night. Starting from last night, Jianlu has sent out reconnaissance cavalry, and there are arrangements hundreds of miles northeast." Wu Sangui had already investigated clearly.

It was precisely because Wu Sangui knew that Dorgon was about to retreat that he dared to attack. He could not only take advantage of the enemy's retreat to inflict heavy damage, but also achieve the great success of killing the enemy!

Zhu Youjian nodded after hearing this, "It seems that Jianlu is really going to escape. Then prepare your plan and tell it to the others during the military meeting."

"According to the order!" Wu Sangui was excited. Chongzhen clearly put himself in an important position by communicating with him about such an important matter before the military meeting.

It can make the emperor think about it all the time, and his career will be just around the corner.

Zhu Youjian didn't know Wu Sangui's psychological activities.

Originally, he met Wu Sangui by chance and chatted about the current situation, but he didn't expect that Wu Sangui could think of so many things.

Zhu Youjian inspected the city wall, visited the wounded camp, and went to the meeting hall amidst the cheers of the wounded soldiers.

"My dear friends, how did you rest last night?" Zhu Youjian asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty is so gracious, I will sleep soundly."

"Okay! You've all eaten and slept well. Then, dear friends, please express your opinions on the issue of building captives outside the city. Let's have a brainstorm first!"

Several ministers looked at me and I looked at you. None of them knew what brainstorming meant, and they didn't know how to speak.

Zhu Youjian took a look at it, patted his forehead, and said: "Oh, the meaning of brainstorming is that everyone can talk freely and talk about whatever comes to mind. We don't care whether we are right or wrong, and we don't argue. We just talk about our thoughts. In the end, we can summarize."

"Can the military discussion be so absurd?" Most ministers murmured in their hearts, but Chongzhen said so, and they could only do so.

This is not only awe of the imperial power, but also the worship of Chongzhen.

Soon, Ni Yuanlu put forward his own opinions on the tactics to annihilate the Jianlu outside the city.

Ling Yiqu compared the strength and armaments of both sides.

Shi Bangyao rarely seconded the proposal and raised several major difficulties for Jianlu.

Fan Jingwen avoided Jianlu and gave a long speech on the battle to recapture the capital and the subsequent disposal.

Li Yutian and Wu Sangui launched their respective statements at the time of the attack on the camp.

After an hour, everyone gradually stopped talking and silently recalled everyone's thoughts and suggestions during the military discussion, with surprised expressions on their faces.

This brainstorming is so amazing.

Not only did he suddenly discover a lot of things that he had ignored, but some unsolved questions also had vague answers. At the same time, many pieces of information and ideas from different fields were also blended together...

"Your Majesty, I am a man of God!"

Li Yutian admired him in his heart.

Zhu Youjian sorted out everyone's thoughts and made a summary. Seeing that no one raised any other questions, he began to issue military orders.

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At noon, the sun was shining brightly, and the Jianlu camp looked calm from the outside, with no movement at all. But inside, everyone was nervously packing up their weapons.

Because the regent gave the order to break camp and retreat to Jinzhou at midnight tonight.

No matter it was the Manchu Banner, the Mongolian Banner or the Han Banner, they all felt that they had saved their lives. Although they did not dare to show it, they were all quietly organizing supplies.

Facing the iron wall of Shanhaiguan, everyone lost confidence.

Dorgon had no choice.

The Qing army never brought much food and grass when entering the customs; they only robbed the Ming soldiers and civilians along the way.

This time they suffered a huge defeat and it was impossible to seize food and grass. Even if all the army's food and grass were gathered together, they would not be able to collect enough for three days.

If we don't withdraw, the whole army may really be wiped out.

In the large tent of the Jianlu Chinese Army, Oboi and other generals lined up weakly on both sides. They had experienced battles for a long time and knew that this would be the last military meeting before the evacuation, and that the regent would issue the final military order.

Dorgon's injury was more painful than yesterday, but he cheered up and said slowly:

"Although our army is concealed, I believe that Chongzhen in Shanhaiguan has guessed that we will evacuate tonight, and there is a high possibility that he will launch a surprise attack at sunset, turning our retreat into a rout.

Once the Ming army enters the camp, our army will never be able to recover.

The generals must do a good job of protection, but if the Ming army comes to attack, they must be blocked outside the camp gate."

"Hey." The generals lowered their eyelids and promised in a low voice.

"Look at how powerless you are! What are you talking about? I, the warrior of the Qing Dynasty, will never be defeated!" Dorgon roared.

The generals were startled and suddenly realized their sluggish spirit. Is this still the same self as before? Is he still the heroic Qing general?

"Go tell the soldiers that we are not retreating! We are returning to Jinzhou to recharge our batteries and fight back against the Ming Dynasty!" Dorgon endured the severe pain, stood up forcibly, raised his right fist, and roared loudly!

"Recharge your batteries! Counterattack against the Ming Dynasty!"

"Recharge your batteries! Counterattack against the Ming Dynasty!"

The generals finally cheered up and shouted in unison.

"Boom boom boom..."
Chapter completed!