"Master, is there any movement in the Later Jin camp, and it seems that it is secretly dispatching troops?" Yuan Chonghuan was thinking about the way out under the lamp. Suddenly, Zhao Rujiao, who was sweating profusely, broke in and reported urgently.

"What?" Yuan Chonghuan stood up suddenly, not caring about the crime of trespassing Zhao Rujiao, picked up his armor and said, "Let's go and go and have a look with me!"

Zhao Rujiao and other guards surrounded Yuan Chonghuan and hurriedly climbed up the city tower. Looking towards the Later Jin Camp, although the Later Jin Camp had basically turned off the lights, you could still vaguely see the blurry scene of the people in the camp moving.

"Have the scout of the reconnaissance returned?" Yuan Chonghuan felt something was wrong. Could it be that Huang Taiji wanted to attack the city at this time?

"Not yet, I should be back soon!" A guerrilla beside him looked at the rope that had been hanging under the city without any movement.

"Master, look!" Deputy General Zhu Mei pointed to a corner of the Later Jin Camp and said.

Yuan Chonghuan looked along his finger and seemed to see a military horse leaving the Later Jin army camp.

"Master, could it be that the Later Jin Dynasty withdrew its troops?" Governor He Yougang guessed.

"It's impossible. Later Jin has sufficient food and grass, and we have been besieging Ningyuan for twenty-six days. At this time, we will withdraw our troops and lose all our efforts? Huang Taiji will not be so stupid." Zhao Shujiao retorted with a clever personality.

"Look, they seem to be heading north!" Zhu Mei has been observing the Later Jin army marching in the dark.

Suddenly, the sky was covered with dark clouds. I could have seen blurry shadows with the help of telescopes and moonlight, but now I can't see anything. All the generals on the Ningyuan City Tower showed a frustrated look.

"To the north, that's the route back to Jinzhou and Liaoyang. Could it be that Mao Wenlong from Pi Island sneaked into Liaoyang?" He Yougang guessed this time. Mao Wenlong had sneaked into Liaoyang, but the big beller Daishan was waiting for him there. Mao Wenlong's army was not strong in combat. He often could not kill a soldier of the Eight Banners even if he won a battle, and it was several times lower than the enemy. It can be imagined that if it weren't for the Later Jin Dynasty, Mao Wenlong could not stay on Pi Island and spend money.

"It's possible, but even if Huang Taiji split half of his troops back to Liaoyang, as long as he left tens of thousands of troops to trap us, we will definitely lose." Zhao Rujiao was frightened by Huang Taiji's powerful combat power attack on Jinzhou by Huang Taiji's lightning. He is still scared and has a little fear and anxiety about Huang Taiji from his heart.

Yuan Chonghuan looked at the Hou Jin camp with a cold expression. He never said a word except for asking "Have the scouts returned?"

"Master, when we were united in resisting the Later Jin Dynasty, Zhao Lujiao said that our army would be defeated. Such words that shake the morale of the army are really unpredictable!" The supervisor Xing Shenyan has always been very dissatisfied with Zhao Lujiao's speculation. At this moment, Zhao Lujiao said such words that would be defeated. Now that there is such an opportunity to teach Zhao Lujiao a lesson, he will naturally refuse to let go.

Yuan Chonghuan knew that Zhao Lujiao didn't have much real material in his heart, but this subordinate was pretty good to him and did his best to do his job. He was also a human being, with all the feelings of ordinary people. Jinzhou fell, Dalinghe and other cities were all demolished by the Later Jin in the last Ningjin Battle. Before he had time to build it, Huang Taiji went south to surround Ningyuan after conquering Jinzhou. Zhao Lujiao had a great responsibility, but he couldn't blame him all. Who knew that the court would suddenly change? Who could have such a courage to quickly seize the opportunity after the defeat and conquered Jinzhou with lightning tactics. Many factors caused Jinzhou.

After the loss of the city, it was not his own responsibility, but also the loss of Jinzhou. Wu Xiang, the general of Jinzhou, thought so. In fact, he excused Zhao Lujiao. When he arrived in Ningyuan, he wanted to kill Zhao Lujiao because he was not considerate. In addition, he had to give an explanation to the court for the loss of Jinzhou, so he decided to kill Zhao Lujiao. Later, because Man Gui and others refused to give up their past grudges, he calmed down. It was easy to kill Zhao Lujiao. So, as for the captured Wu Xiang, killing Zhao Lujiao himself was equivalent to cutting off Wu Xiang's retreat? So, in response to the request of Man Gui and others, Zhao Lujiao was demoted to guerrilla and made meritorious service.

"Secretary Xing is right. Zhao Shujiao's disgusting remarks like this must not be tolerated. If they are circulated in the army, they will inevitably shake the morale of the army. Please ask the general of the general to investigate." said Du Wenhuan, general of Ningyuan.

"You, you..." Zhao Ruijiao stared at the generals beside him so angry that he couldn't speak.

"Okay, I know that you all expressed your thoughts in order to keep Ning Yuan. You can't be distracted at this time. Zhao Shujiao said this to shake the morale of the army. I will not protect him. However, when you are employed, I will tie him twenty military sticks first." Yuan Chonghuan calmly said the punishment decision.

Since the coach said so, Du Wenhuan and others, including Zhao Lujiao, naturally bowed and followed, at least there was no objection for the time being, and worked together to defend Ningyuan City.

"Master, fight, take advantage of the fact that there is still some food and grass. In a few days, we may not even have the strength to fight!" Zuo Fu, the general of Daling River, said with red eyes. In the dark, he was like a wild wolf who chose someone to eat. He was really cowardly. The city was demolished by the army of the Later Jin Dynasty. Before he could rebuild it, he was thrown away Jinzhou. He accepted more than a thousand remaining soldiers including Zhao Shujiao who escaped. Knowing that Daling River could not be defended at all. In order to reduce too many unnecessary casualties, the two of them joined forces to retreat to Ningyuan.

"Work, how to fight? At present, we have a total of 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses, but most of them are infantry, a small number of chariots and cavalry. With this little force, apart from defending the city and fighting with the elite cavalry of the Eight Banners, how can we fight this battle?" Zhao Rujiao retorted. Anyway, he was the only one who dared to say that now, and what he said was not unreasonable, and the generals could not make any refutation. He had no other words except saying that he shook the morale of the army.

Suddenly, the rope that hung down to the city moved three times.

"Here I'm back!" The guerrilla who answered Yuan Chonghuan just now said happily.

"Hurry, pull him up quickly, and never alarm the braided soldiers under the city!"

The guerrilla carefully with the help of several soldiers, slowly put the long rope up. It took a lot of effort to pull up the scout who was sent out to reconnaissance the enemy situation without disturbing the Later Golden Braided Soldiers.

"How is it? What's going on in the Later Jin army camp?" Yuan Chonghuan stepped forward and asked anxiously.

"I'm so cold, give me some hot water!" The scout closed his eyes tightly, his lips were already frozen and purple, and he kept trembling. Yuan Chonghuan quickly ordered someone to bring him a bowl of warm soup. After drinking it, he slowly opened his eyes. Seeing the Supreme Commander in front of him, he was so scared that he quickly struggled to stand up and kneel down for Yuan Chonghuan.

There were only three scouts sent down for the past twenty nights, and the other two were shot into hedgehogs when they were pulled up, and the one in front of them sat intact.

"What did you see in Huang Taiji's camp just now?"

"The young one changed their clothes and asked them to carry them in as dead people. The camp was very strict in defense. The young one secretly climbed out of the dead people. It was about 3:00,000 Later Jin cavalrymen set up camp and wrapped horse hooves in coarse cloth. They all drove from the east side of the camp to the north. The young one dared not follow and secretly ran back while they were changing defenses." The scout said it all in one breath.

"Ten thousand cavalry, covered with horse hooves, and banned sounds and fires, and headed north. What is Huang Taiji doing?" Yuan Chonghuan ordered people to take the scout down for good rewards, and said to himself.

"Master General, we have been cut off from the court for twenty-two days. Will the court make any moves and send a large army to rescue us?" Zhu Mei said.

"Even if the court sends a rescue army, it should come from the south. These 10,000 cavalrymen are heading north!" Zuo Fu frowned and disagreed with Zhu Mei's opinion.

Yuan Chonghuan was also wondering if the court had taken some action that forced Huang Taiji to distribute 10,000 elite troops to deal with it?

Now they are trapped in the city and don’t know what the situation is outside. Could it be that Man Gui didn’t listen to his orders and sent troops from Shanhaiguan to rescue him without authorization? If this is the case, then there is danger. Once the troops of Shanhaiguan are separated and the troops are empty, Huang Taiji will definitely take advantage of the situation. Huang Taiji sent all cavalry. If these 10,000 cavalrymen take a detour to attack Shanhaiguan, and if Shanhaiguan falls unexpectedly, then the nightmare of the Ming Dynasty has arrived. In comparison, what is Ning Yuan? Yuan Chonghuan was shocked and sweated. If Shanhaiguan falls into Huang Taiji's hands, it will be useless to defend Ning Yuan. Huang Taiji’s next step is to prepare for his troops and overlook the Central Plains!

In fact, Huang Taiji's strategy of fighting east and west has long been seen through by Yuan Chonghuan. Mao Wenlong is a small Dongjiang Island, with less than 20,000 troops and his combat effectiveness is even lower. If it weren't for the island, Huang Taiji would have no choice but to do anything to him, otherwise his 20,000 people would not be enough to get between his teeth. But the location of Dongjiang is indeed important. If there was a strong brigade stationed there and cooperated with the powerful navy, Huang Taiji would have some trouble if he wanted to go south. It's a pity that Mao Wenlong was not that material!

"How many cavalry can be gathered in the city?" Yuan Chonghuan suddenly asked.

"It can probably make up about 3,000." Xing Shenxing now manages military supplies and food, so he naturally knows the best how many horses there are in Ningyuan City to eat grass.

"Three thousand is three thousand, and I will pass the generals of this commander to select three thousand skilled soldiers to form an assault camp. The left assistant general is personally led by the left general Zhu Mei, the deputy general Sun Zushou, and You Shilu. Go out of the city early tomorrow morning to break through!" Yuan Chonghuan gave an order with a serious face.

"Master, why is this?" Zhao Rujiao was the first to ask, and the generals didn't understand this inexplicable general order.

Yuan Chonghuan sighed and said in a long sigh: "This commander Man Gui did not listen to the orders of this commander and general, and sent troops to Shanhaiguan to aid Ningyuan. In this way, Shanhaiguan was relatively empty. Huang Taiji sent a strategy to attack the east and west. His 10,000 elite cavalry were actually not going north, but turned south halfway and bypassed Mangui's reinforcements, with the goal of Shanhaiguan, the gateway to the Central Plains!"

After hearing this, the generals took a breath of cold air. After Yuan Chonghuan's explanation, the generals immediately realized it. After careful consideration, it was true. As soon as Shanhaiguan was lost, Ningyuan became an isolated city, and the gate of the Central Plains was also opened for Huang Taiji. The consequences were unimaginable. No wonder the general gave this order that made them confused, took out all the mobile power in the city, and burned the boat. It was already the moment of life and death. If these three thousand cavalry could not break out of the siege and inform Man Gui to withdraw the reinforcements, it would be a big deal.
Chapter completed!