Songshan, the central army's tent, and the Ming army's civil and military gathered together.

Hong Chengchou's eyes were deep, his face was gloomy, and his body was filled with decadence and frustration. He forced a smile and said to Zhang Ruoqi sitting next to him: "Zhang Jianjun, you already know the current situation of our army. Whether to advance or retreat, you have to make an idea. Let's talk about it first!"

Zhang Ruoqi laughed twice and hurriedly bowed: "Old Jiu (Hong Chengchou's courtesy name is Hengjiu), who is only a civilian, but only has a rough military knowledge. For such a military and national affairs, you should make an idea!"

After Zhang Ruoqi said this, the generals in the tent showed anger. Wu Sangui and Cao Bianjiao snorted coldly, their eyes full of contempt.

Hong Chengchou looked at Zhang Ruoqi's fat face and wanted to completely smash his pig face with one punch. At this time, he knew that he was just a rough military operation. Who was constantly urging the army to promote the army that day, which forced him to push most of the elites to the front line, resulting in the emptiness of the rear, allowing the Qing Dynasty to seize the opportunity and burn out the food and grass. He suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the situation is so important, life and death are at stake. It is not that he should pretend to be humble. At this time, no matter the size of the official position or the severity of the responsibilities, he should speak freely and contribute to our army. It is not that he would not say nothing, and he would not have to bear any responsibility in the future defeat of the army."

After saying that, Hong Chengchou glanced at Zhang Ruoqi. The latter's face was flushed and his expression was awkward.

At the side of Hong Chengchou, there was the Liaodong Governor Qiu Minyang. He was thin and had a clear face like a mountain. Seeing that everyone was silent, he stood up and said to the generals: "Everyone, since the war started, I have been responsible for the transfer of food and money. At present, the army's food and food will be at most for three months. Once it is completely exhausted, the morale of the army will be dispersed, and the 130,000 troops will be completely in desperate situation. I will first express my opinion here, and I will support all the 130,000 troops and advance north to Jinzhou to integrate with the troops of Zuo Governor. At that time, we will seek a decisive battle with the captives."

Wang Pu, the general of Datong, stood up and said with a strange smile on his face: "Governor Qiu, I admire your ambitions. But you said just now that our army's food and grass can only support the use of three months. The Zuo Governor has been trapped for more than a year, and the food and grass are even shorter than our army. The whole army burns my food and grass, which means that our army's retreat will be cut off. If our army advances to Jinzhou, but they adopt the delay tactics and do not fight with our army. In that case, the initiative in the war will be with the other party. When our army's food and grass are exhausted, it will inevitably be a bigger defeat."

Qiu Min raised his eyebrows slightly and said to Wang Pu: "General Wang, what do you mean!"

"Retreat, first withdraw to Ningyuan. After replenishing the food and grass, then head north to rescue Jinzhou."

Deputy General Zu Dale looked slightly angry and said, "We can retreat to Ningyuan, but what about the defenders of Jinzhou! My elder brother led his troops to stay in Jinzhou for more than a year, and the city had no food and grass. If you retreat from Songshan to Ningyuan at this time and then reorganize the troops, it will be difficult to complete it in a few months. When the city's destruction army is destroyed, who can take this responsibility?"

Wang Pu smiled faintly and said, "Deputy General Zu, I know that you have a deep brotherly relationship. But the current situation is like this. Can't you let the 130,000 army be buried with all the troops in Jinzhou?"

Zu Daleteng stood up, "Then do you mean you want to give up my elder brother completely?"

Wang Tingchen pressed Zu Dale down from his seat and said, "Don't worry, deputy general Zu. If our army really wants to abandon Zu Left Governor, we will not lead the eight generals and 130,000 troops to aid at the beginning. But what General Wang said is also a practical problem. Whether it is advancement or retreat, everything must be fully considered." Wang Tingchen was the general of Qiantun Guard. After the soldiers under the Liaodong General Liu Zhaogen were dismissed from fighting and refused to go forward, he took over as the new Liaodong General. He knew the general, understood the military strategy, and had a good relationship with the generals. He often played a coordinated and coordinated role in the entire army.

Cao Bianjiao looked cold and said, "I support Governor Qiu's opinion. If I can abandon Zulei Governor, which army of my Ming Dynasty cannot be abandoned? My Ming Dynasty fought against the Manchus. Isn't it because of the uneven military morale between them and each attempt to preserve their strength? At present, although the Manchus burned our army's food and grass, the food of the soldiers will be reduced by 30% every day, and it can last for at least half a year. Our arms are good at Manchus, and the whole army is facing desperate situations, and morale is also available. If you fight with the Manchus with all your might, you may not have any chance of winning. Moreover, the court will not completely ignore our 130,000 troops. Inside, we are; outside, with the court reinforcements, the unfavorable situation can also become a great victory."

Hong Chengchou nodded and turned to Wu Sangui and said, "General Wu, what do you mean!" Wu Sangui was General Ningyuan. During this time, he made many military achievements. He was the general who Hong Chengchou relied on the most, and his opinions were particularly important to Hong Chengchou.

Wu Sangui thought for a while, stood up and bowed to Hong Chengchou and said, "The Nine Old Masters, my subordinates thought that what General Cao said made sense, but he was a desperate bet. Once he failed, the consequences would be unimaginable. Now, the Manhuo has formed tens of thousands of troops and built a base on all sides. Even if we are one by one, when will we pull it out? My subordinates have been guarding Liaodong for a long time and know the combat power of the Manhuo army. At that time, we are likely not only not to be able to get along with my uncle, but also be completely forced into a desperate situation by the Manhuo family." The Wu family and the Zu family are both Liaodong clans, and Zu Dashou is Wu Sangui's uncle.

Zu Dale looked at Wu Sangui coldly and said, "Changbo, what do you mean?"

Wu Sangui looked sad and bowed to Zu Dale and said, "Second uncle, have you forgotten the old uncle's previous reminder? Before our army arrived, my uncle wrote to the nine elders, asking our army to act cautiously and never fall into the trap of the captives. Now that the military ration is short, I believe that even my uncle is here, I will definitely understand what we do. I support going back to Ningyuan first, and after the food and military supplies are fully replenished, we will rush to Jinzhou. Hasn't the court already transported 100,000 stones of grain to Ningyuan? If we seize the time to act, everything will be too late."
Chapter completed!