As an excellent commander, Huang Taiji understood one thing: that is, wars must rely on morale. If morale is not high, it will be impossible to win the war.

After Shuotuo escaped, although he died in battle, it caused a huge impact and shock to his army, causing an atmosphere of fear and failure to be shrouded in the entire army. If this atmosphere is not killed, this battle will not be fought at all.

Although Shuotuo was dead and could no longer punish him, Huang Taiji still deprived him of his title on the name of his reckless march, poor command, and misguided plan at the time of battle, and rewarded all his land and manor to the families of soldiers who died in battle. Shuotuo's sons were all ordered by him to join the army and serve as ordinary soldiers in the army, and to make meritorious contributions. Shuotuo's wives and concubines were all rewarded to meritorious soldiers.

There is one thing that makes him very embarrassed, that is, he wants to reward these to those who have made meritorious people, but since the Liaonan Incident, they have been beaten by the Ming army, and no one has made any contributions, and they don’t know who to reward them for a while.

However, Huang Taiji's approach greatly shocked people's hearts and made all these soldiers feel fearful and no longer dared to have any luck.

That is, they are soldiers, and there is only one destination for soldiers, that is, they go to the battlefield, and only one purpose is to go to the battlefield, or return with honor or die in the battlefield. This is their belief.

Huang Taiji once again summoned his important counselors to discuss this matter with them.

The sudden appearance and sudden rise of the Liu family army caught Jiannu and the others off guard, and what caught them even more off guard was that the Liu family army's novel combat methods, and the Liu family army and their wars were different from the traditional combat methods of the Ming army.

In the traditional way of combat, whether it is a war between the two armies or an offensive and defensive battle, they are very sure and can fight well. However, now the Ming army no longer fights face to face with them, but shoots them a hundred steps away.

Among the hundreds of steps, the only thing that the Jiannu army could harm the Ming army was the archers, but the Ming army was also equipped with archers. The Ming army's archers used crossbows with mechanisms. Their range was longer, their firing rate was faster, and they were more labor-saving, which made them not gain any advantage in the shooting process.

You should know that caving and shooting have always been their strengths. They have always suppressed the Ming army in this regard. In every large-scale battle, as long as both sides engage in a archery battle, they can win, but they actually lag behind the Ming army in terms of crossbows, which has made more people worry.

They are all veterans who have fought for many battles. No matter how worried they are, they have nothing to fear. Since the Liu family army has come, they must fight. Everyone understands one thing, that is, the importance of Liaonan to them. The Liu family army controls this area, which means that they are the biggest concerns of Jiannu. If they are not eliminated, they will have no way to manage Liaodong at all, and it is even more impossible to attack the Ming Dynasty or Mongolia and North Korea without any hesitation.

The Liu family army suddenly crossed the Bohai Sea and captured southern Liaoning, which indeed disrupted all Huang Taiji's deployment and made him very angry, so he made his army move again without hesitation and swept over.

Originally, the Liu family army sent a large number of cavalry to hunt Jiannu and Ye Bushu and other spies within dozens of miles. In the range battle between the two sides, the Liu family army had the upper hand, but with the arrival of the Huang Taiji army, they came overwhelmed. This big scene that was like a flood, crossed the road, and the camp tents were endless, making these cavalry dare not snatch their edges lightly. Their cavalry retreated through the Isthmus of Jinzhou and returned to their positions.

As for the current situation, Jiannu sent out a large army of nearly 50,000, with a number of people above the Liu family army. Seeing that the opponent was well prepared, the Liu family army decided to defend according to their fortification positions.

Now there is a problem between the two sides, that is, Huang Taiji is eager to seize Liaonan and drive away the Liu family army, but the Liu family army is not in a hurry. They can wait patiently here and fight here patiently.

If the imperial officials like Fu Zonglong or Wang Wenjie come here to preside over the battle, the first thing they do will be ordered to attack the enemy's tightly defended cities and fortresses, because they have to do more achievements to show the emperor. Only by capturing more cities of the enemy and fighting the enemy retreats step by step can they show their superiority and achievements. However, the Liu family army does not need to show themselves like this. As long as they defeat the enemy and defend southern Liaoning, they will win.

Therefore, the policies they adhere to here made Jiannu even more difficult. If the Liu family army was willing to leave the position and fight against them, they would be very happy to fight with the Liu family army. However, the Liu family army was not willing to fight with him at all. Instead, they hid in the position and held their positions under the protection of their cannons and archers. This made the Jiannu army a little bit a hedgehog and had no idea.

Originally, after Huang Taiji led his army, he was preparing to attack the Isthmus of Jinzhou. As long as he passed this position, they could directly attack the brigade. There was no danger in this area and could not resist the charge of his army. However, when he saw that so many red-clothed cannons and Folang machine cannons were deployed on the Ming army's position, he felt daunting.

What made Huang Taiji even more frightened was that when he was sleeping at night, the Ming army suddenly had a loud gunfire and kept firing. The sound of artillery came several miles away, which shocked him. He quickly sent a guard to ask why the artillery was fired? Because he knew that they did not organize an attack at all, and did not organize a large-scale attack. The Ming army fired artillery. Could it be that the Ming army dared to come out to challenge them and fight them?

If the Ming army dares to take the initiative to fight with them and run out to fight with them, this is exactly what they want. You must know that when both sides fight in the field or at night, he may not be afraid of the other party. This is when the Ming army's muskets and cannons are the least unable to exert their power.

Huang Taiji missed Kong Youde a little now, and Shang Kexi was so happy that these people were proficient in using cannons. If they were here, they could provide some advice, but these people were defeated, and the worst thing was Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming. They heard that they were captured alive, and then they were cut into pieces in front of thousands of people in Dengzhou.

This incident also caused a huge shock among Jiannu, especially now many Han people have defected to Jiannu, such as Ning Wanwo, Fan Wencheng, Li Yongfang, etc. These are all traitors who defected to Jiannu. They were originally doing a good job in Jiannu, and they all felt a little proud, and they felt that they had transformed themselves into a good master and had a better job. However, after seeing the fate of Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, they were so scared that their faces were pale. They also knew how miserable they would be if they fell into the hands of the Ming army.

There is also a rumor that Liu Bu, the general of the Ming army, was a very slutty man. He had nowhere to spend money, so he actually gave such a reward, which was to clearly mark all the civil and military officials and generals of Jiannu. If he could get the head of one of them, he could get several rewards. Not only were the benefactors and banner owners of Jiannu, but even the traitors such as Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo, and Li Yongfang were also on the list, and they would be beheaded if they got it.

Huang Taiji expressed disdain for Liu Bu's behavior. He also believed that the other party did this and helped them. The other party was so unethical and unruly rewarded to kill people, which made these people more loyal and united around him.

Huang Taiji told these people around him that after everyone was united in Jianzhou to conquer the world, they had no other way to go. When they returned to the Ming Dynasty, they could only end up being cut into pieces by thousands of knifes.

At this time, his guard officer hurriedly ran back to report, and he said, "This is the Ming army firing artillery."

Huang Taiji was a little surprised when he heard this, and he said, "The Ming army is shooting artillery. Are they launching an attack? Where are they attacking?"

As a result, his guard officer told him: "The Ming army did not attack. They just found something wrong, and then ordered the cannons to continue bombarding..."

This shocked and frightened Huang Taiji. You must know that when they were fighting with the Ming army, the artillery of the Ming army was very powerful, but they were also treasures of the Ming army. Each shell was very expensive. They only launched artillery fire and fire artillery when a large number of enemies surged up. But like the current Liu family army, they felt bad and found that it was inappropriate, and they would shoot artillery outside. They should have much money to dare to do this. How can they live?

This also means that the rumors that the Liu family army has very strong firepower are true. The other party is so generous that they use cannons to bombard them. Jiannu and the others dare not do this, and the Ming army is even more afraid to do this. Their dares to do this only means that they have sufficient ammunition reserves and are not short of money.

This made Huang Taiji completely uneasy. The opponent's guns were so many and powerful. If he ordered his elite troops to attack the opponent, he would be bombarded by the opponent's guns, how many casualties would be? He had seen the tragic situation of the Ming army's red cannons hitting their Jiannu's military formation with one shot and killing seventy or eighty people with one shot.
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