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Thousands of Miles Against the Current Chapter 141: Defeat is Determined

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    Although gold and silver treasures are highly coveted and can be used as money to do many things, they also have certain limitations.  ¡Ì¨NFor example, when you are trekking in the desert and are extremely thirsty, would you rather have a pot of water by your side, or carry a sparkling diamond agate on your back?  Whether they are Mongols or Manchus, grasslands or Liaodong, they all have a common characteristic, which is the lack of food and supplies.  Therefore, they wanted to plunder and trade in order to obtain daily necessities including food. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????:???????? When there was a lot of gold and silver and little food in Liaodong, large-scale famines broke out, especially when there was no supply of materials from the Central Plains.  But it was soon alleviated by Yuan Chonghuan's foolish use of food and materials and the profit-seeking behavior of a large number of traitorous businessmen.  The Manchu Qing Dynasty who retreated outside the Pass are now facing the same problem. They only care about enjoying the blessings in the Central Plains. Liaodong is almost deserted, and the Ming army did not give them time to adjust and recuperate.  Among the items looted, there were a lot of gold and silver treasures, but not a lot of food.  If it was the Ming court, they could naturally use their money to buy overseas. However, the Manchus could only look at their gold and silver treasures, unable to eat them, unable to wear them, and had no place to spend them if they wanted to. They were like waste.  No, it's not waste. They can also use the money to exchange supplies with the Mongolian tribes, or to bribe them.  But the Mongolian tribes are not rich either. The Ming court's trading restrictions are very strict, and even allies like the Chahar tribe are not open to trade, let alone tribes like them who are far away and whose attitudes are unclear.  .  The principle of the Ming Dynasty is also very simple. If you want to trade, go to the Tartars. Twenty real barbarian heads can be exchanged for a transaction certificate to carry out a batch of trade, and the supplied tea, cotton, grain, ironware, and porcelain  The supplies have fixed quantities and the prices are very reasonable.  And for the Mongolian tribes who are still helping the Manchu Qing Dynasty.  For example, Horqin and other tribes, the Ming court also had rewards.  Fifty heads for a certificate, or twenty live prisoners.  The decline of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was irreversible. The support of the Ming court and the temptation of market transactions made the rebel Qing forces headed by the Chahar tribe grow stronger and stronger.  They may still be a little afraid of the Manchu Eight Banners cavalry, but they took advantage of the victory to pursue the Horqin and Tumote tribes who had attached themselves to the Qing.  Although on the surface they are allies of the Ming army.  But Burney has his own ambitions and will not completely obey the Ming court.  After completing the breakthrough in Yizhou, he fulfilled Mingting's request, but refused to advance towards Jinzhou.  After a short rest, Burni led the coalition forces to attack Tamaki Ranch (now Zhangwu County), attack the remnants of the Horqin and Tumut tribes, and continue to complete his great cause of unifying Mongolia.  At the same time, Burney also played a little trick.  He sent a secret envoy to Shenyang, hoping to take advantage of the embarrassment of the Qing Dynasty to negotiate terms and obtain the imperial seal.  ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ Jinzhou¡¯s attack came out of the blue. Although the battle was still fierce, the outcome seemed to be certain.  The troops of the Ming army marched lightly along the Daling River and arrived at the city of Daling River almost at the same time as the reinforcements sent by the Qing army in Jinzhou.  It is a pity that the main force of the Qing army in Jinzhou was restrained and attracted, and the first batch of emergency reinforcements were not large in number. Daling River City has been repeatedly demolished and rebuilt in history.  Already dilapidated.  Three or four thousand Qing troops could not withstand the fierce attack of the Ming army, which had an absolute advantage, and retreated.  Some of them fled back to Jinzhou.  Part of them fled to Shenyang via Heishan and Guangning.  After the Ming army occupied Dalinghe City, they immediately dug trenches and used the remaining bricks and stones of the city to build fortifications, completely blocking the Jinzhou Qing army's retreat route to Shenyang.  In this way, apart from desperately trying to open the passage, the Jinzhou Qing army only had to go north to Yizhou.  Let¡¯s go back to Mongolia and go back to Shenyang through Liaohetao.  When the bad news came, the Qing army in Jinzhou was panicked. The generals were arguing and the soldiers were resigned to their fate.  There is no need to fight, the battle has been lost in terms of morale.  In fact, the shadow of failure has long been shrouded, and the cutoff of the retreat makes failure certain.  The Ming army in front of them was already unable to withstand it. The defense of the Empress Palace was broken through by the Eastward Regiment. The emergency defense line deployed at Xiaoling River was in danger. The Ming army on the other side of the Nuer River had added reinforcements and was looking for a breakthrough point along the river to build a pontoon bridge.  With one, two, and three blows, the Jinzhou Qing army was unable to cope with this continuous pressure and could only struggle to support it. What they most hoped for was that Shenyang issued a retreat order and quickly left the place where they were about to be defeated.  The last straw, or the desperate news, completely destroyed the Qing army's will and confidence to resist.  Even most generals opposed breaking out of Daling River City and wanted to take the long way back to Shenyang from Yizhou.  Despite all the precautions, we still can¡¯t resist the sudden attack from the sea!  Orha's face was expressionless, but his heart was cold, and his ears were filled with the arguments of the officers.  "The enemy who occupied Dalinghe City moved so quickly. They must be lightly armed and have low firepower. Our army mobilized artillery and concentrated its efforts to attack."?, there is great hope for success.  " "Even if you are lightly armed, you still have muskets. Can you easily break through a strict phalanx?  Mobilizing artillery is even more of a joke. Are the enemies on the opposite side dead, just watching us drag the artillery and retreat safely?  " "Retreating from Uiju is also a breakthrough.  The movements of the Chahar rebels are unknown. Aren't there also Ming troops among them?  The way back is far and unpredictable.  " "This won't work, that won't work, just wait here to die?"  Can Shengjing still send reinforcements? Can the friendly forces in Gaizhou withdraw?  " "It's definitely not possible to stick to it.  Not to mention whether there are reinforcements, how long can this tiny city last based on the enemy's strength and firepower alone?  " Orha knew in his heart that this battle could not be fought. Whether heading north or east, while there is still a glimmer of hope, a decision must be made quickly. Breaking out to the east is a bad idea, blocking the Ming army in front and behind  Under the pressure of the situation, they just fell into a tighter siege. And the general was right. The artillery was now a burden and could not be easily transported to the east for breakout operations, nor could it be dragged all the way back to Shengjing.  Retreating early is better, but retreating late will lead to unexpected disasters. With the mobility advantage of many horses, the Ming army should be unable to catch up. As for the Chahar rebels, are they worse than the Ming army?  Can you deal with it? Now is not the time to be brave. Even if you are forced to fight to the death, even if you can kill the Ming army with more losses than yourself, it is not a long-term plan. Erha knows that he must make this determination and must do his best.  It is possible that the vitality of many people can be preserved. The war must be dragged on before variables may occur. And what this variable will be, Orha does not know. He just desperately hopes that it will appear and give the Manchu people a chance to breathe.  ¡­¡­¡­(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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