Since Li Rutai left Jinzhou, he ordered Gao Xinzhong to lead 100 cavalry to act as scouts in the front, and he led a large group of troops to move slowly behind. Since he was twelve years old, he had entered the palace to serve Nurhaci. His identity as a Han man made him suffer from all kinds of cold eyes and also taught him how to protect himself in difficult circumstances.

Bo Hetu was trapped in Lushun City, and Li Lutai was confused. He thought the best way was to give up Lushun and retreat to Jinzhou City to hold on. First find out the truth of the Ming army, wait for reinforcements to arrive before counterattacking. But there is always too much difference between ideas and reality. Bo Hetu was a man of Beizi, if he sat and watched the fall of Lushun City, what was waiting for him would be endless accountability. At that time, I am afraid that he would have to stay in this small place in Jinzhou for the rest of his life.

But if he sent troops and Bo Hetuo did not persist until reinforcements arrived, it would be his own business. Therefore, Li Lutai was not in a hurry along the way and was moving very slowly. On the surface, it was to prevent the Ming army from setting up an ambush, but in fact he prayed in his heart that Lushun City was captured by the Ming army. At that time, he could return to Jinzhou City naturally. Now, he no longer expects to completely defeat the Ming army with the force in his hands.

But the news came from the front was that the Ming army was only besieging Lushun City and did not launch a strong attack. This made Li Lutai feel some sorrow in his heart. Although he did not understand Mingjun's intention, he always felt that there seemed to be a pit ahead waiting for him to jump down, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

It started to rain in the sky, not too heavy, but it was fine and dense, and it was endless. It floated between the neck and the face, making people feel inexplicably cold.

Li Ruitai looked up at the sky and sighed silently in his heart. He looked at the slightly scattered queue and said to the left and right: "Let the front team be slower and the back team be faster. Now it is close to Lushun, everyone must reunite to prevent the Ming army from attacking."

He responded left and right, and Mercedes rang loudly to the front and back.

Gao Xinzhong took Aji back from the front and bowed to Li Rutai and said, "Master, Lushun City is thirty miles ahead, and the number of Ming army scouts is increasing. I just fought with us, and more than a dozen people died."

Li Lutai nodded, pondered for a moment, looked up and asked, "Xinzhong, please help me with the advice. What exactly does the Ming army want to do? Why do I feel that they have other plans!"

Gao Xinzhong was silent for a moment and said, "Master, I see that the current situation is a bit like the kind of surrounding and aid as mentioned in the military books. They deliberately surrounded Bo and Tobezi without attacking to attract our army to come for rescue. The real purpose was to defeat our army, and it would be easy to capture Lushun later. But what the slave couldn't understand was that the Ming army that participated in the war before was only 6,000, and had just experienced a big battle. In theory, their strength should not be enough to defeat our army. Moreover, the subordinates just discovered that the two thousand soldiers of the Ming army outside the northern city of Lushun had withdrawn from Lushun South Pass, as if we were deliberately letting us get along with Bo and Tobezi."

"What did you say? The Ming army withdrew?"

Gao Xinzhong nodded and said, "It's withdrawn. Moreover, the servant ordered people to carefully investigate the surroundings, but did not find any whereabouts of other Ming troops. There would be no ambush."

Li Ruitai's face became even more confusing, and his head began to swell again. At this time, he suddenly heard a mess in the back formation. He looked at him and saw two guards coming from behind with a blood-covered soldier. He flashed a little uneasy in his heart, slapped his horse back, and when he saw the person clearly, he was shocked. His tone trembled, "Ma San, what's going on, why are you here? Didn't I let you stay in Jinzhou?"

When Ma San saw Li Rutai, he cried loudly: "Second Young Master, the slave is useless, Jinzhou is lost."

Li Ruitai's head suddenly turned blank and he almost dizzy. The two personal soldiers rushed forward to support him. After a while, he pushed the two personal soldiers away, stepped forward, and grabbed Ma San and said, "You lost Jinzhou for me, how did you lose it? You bastard, idiot, and a bitch."

Ma San was already covered in wounds. After Li Shutai grabbed him, he grinned in pain, but he did not dare to argue.

Gao Xinzhong stepped forward and gently pulled Li Shutai, saying, "Master, this is not the time to get angry. Let's listen to what Brother Ma San said first! It is also helpful to help us figure out the reality of the Ming army."

Li Lutai gasped loudly. He looked at Gao Xinzhong, calmed down his emotions, glared at Ma San and said, "What's going on? Tell me in detail, and you must not miss it at all."

Ma San was still dizzy at this moment. He was already asleep that night. He suddenly heard a noise and realized that the Ming army had entered the city. He gathered all the soldiers in the mansion to resist, but only for a while, the whole army dispersed. He stole a horse and rushed out of the west gate. Later, he found that the Ming army did not leave the city to pursue, so he turned back and found that there were at least two thousand soldiers in the city from outside. He was a little surprised. He knew that the Ming army had entered from the north gate, so he explored the north again. He encountered a guard who escaped from a fortress near the coast, and only then did he know that the Ming army came ashore from the entrance of the garden.

Li Lutai's face changed drastically and he asked in surprise: "Do you think the number of Ming troops landing at Huayuankou is about 8,000?"

Ma San nodded and said, "That's what the guard said. If we add the attack on Jinzhou City, the total number of Ming troops should be around 10,000. And I heard from the guard that the guard attacked their fortresses were all cavalry, and there were a lot of them."

Gao Xinzhong asked, "Where is that guard!"

"Diet on the road."

Li Ruitai looked pale and looked at Gao Xinzhong and said, "It seems that we have been plotted by the Ming army. The Ming army in Denglai may have come out in full swing this time. They deliberately used their troops to show weakness and lure us to come. The fundamental purpose was to seize Jinzhou. At this time, our army was already under the attack of the two Ming army's houses. They had an absolute advantage in their troops. We will undoubtedly lose this battle."

Gao Xinzhong nodded and said, "Master, what should we do now?"

Li Rutai sighed and said, "There is a tiger in front and a wolf behind. What else can we do? The entire army quickly enters Lushun City, joins forces with his second uncle, and stands for help."

Gao Xinzhong was silent for a moment and said, "Master, I think this method is inappropriate. Lushun is not a big city. If the Ming army strives to attack, we will not be able to defend it. At this moment, leading the troops to enter will be equivalent to a wolf entering the tiger's mouth, without any benefit."

Li Rutai looked at Gao Xinzhong and said, "Then what you mean is..."
Chapter completed!