News of Ningyuan's fall reached Chenyang, and Xiaozhuang fainted directly.

The imperial doctor finally saved her, and Xiaozhuang's emotions completely collapsed, and she couldn't stop crying.

She also didn't care about her majesty and was not willing to take advantage of her, and she vented her emotions like a child.

The ministers dared not say a word.

This was the first time they saw the Empress Dowager so incompetent.

But it is no wonder that the Empress Dowager spent too much effort in Ningyuan City and even sent two important officials, Ebilong and Soetu, to garrison tens of thousands of troops.

One move lost, all your efforts were wasted.

There is a way that cannot be kept in one place, and cannot be kept in every place.

The Ming army had already taken Ningyuan and had a stronghold in Liaodong.

With this stronghold as a springboard, the Ming army could advance northward well.

Although there are Songshan, Xingshan, Jinzhou and other places, most of them cannot be defended.

If you didn't bite this breath, you would probably have to let it go.

In fact, although the Qing army was seriously injured, it did not completely lose its combat effectiveness.

After all, the main force of the Eight Banners of the Qing army was only 20%, and the remaining 70,000 to 80,000 people were still around 70,000.

The 70,000 to 80,000 Eight Banners soldiers are the security guarantee of the Qing royal family.

As long as they are in Liaodong, they will not be able to make a comeback.

But it is obvious that the Empress Dowager no longer has much confidence.

The successive failures made the Qing Dynasty filled with a decay from top to bottom.

Under this state, the Qing army could not fight hard battles.

But the current situation is that reality pushes you forward, forcing you to fall into the mud.

You have to fight if you don’t want to fight. If you don’t fight, you will be waiting to die.

Alas, I hope the Empress Dowager can get out of the haze as soon as possible. The Qing Dynasty cannot be without her. If the Empress Dowager falls, the Qing Dynasty will not be able to get up.

The atmosphere in Chenyang City is not very good. This is a signal transmitted from top to bottom. Everyone in the city is in danger.

Those who have financial resources are thinking about how to change the house and escape early.

After all, if the Ming army really fights, they will have no bargaining power as the defeated party.

If we can surrender to the Ming army in advance, the treatment will definitely be better than being forced to surrender when we were defeated.

As for what the Qing court would think, they didn't care at all.

Since ancient times, those who are capable have been in the country.

At the end of Chongzhen, the storm was in turmoil and the Zhu family was unstable. The people still shave their hair and change their clothes.

Now that the Zhu family has favored each other from heaven, luck has gained an absolute advantage.

In this case, it is normal for the people to turn to the Ming court.

Feng Shui takes turns, thirty years from Hedong to Hexi.

He Minghao, the richest man in Chenyang City, had the idea of ​​seeking refuge in the Ming court.

He called his son He Cunxu to chat in the room.

"Cunxu, now that the Qing court has lost its power, it is estimated that it will not last long in my father's opinion. It is said that Ningyuan has stationed 200,000 Ming troops. Soon they will set out and continue to move towards Jinzhou. I guess it will take less than a month to reach Chenyang."

"Hiss! So fast! My father, did Ming Jun step on the Hot Wheels?"

"No matter what, I am considering my father. If our He family wants to continue to survive, we must take the initiative to show goodwill to the Ming court."

"What my father said is, what do you mean?"

"Before Chenyang has not been ordered to be closed down by the Qing court, you should go to Jinzhou for your father. If you can meet the generals of the Ming army, bring us the intention of our willingness to surrender."

"Respect your order, your son will not let your father down."

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After receiving his father's order, He Cunxu immediately began to prepare for departure.

Since this matter should not be known to too many people, He Cunxu did not tell too much.

He only took a few of his relatives out of Chenyang City and drove his carriage along the official road towards Jinzhou.

"Young Master, where are we going?"

"Go to Jinzhou."

"Ah? Jinzhou, so far? Why are you going there?"

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, drive your carriage."

"Yes, it's the villain who talks too much."

Although it is already spring, there is still no vitality on the official roads in Liaodong.

I occasionally saw many refugees on the road, but fortunately they were not in groups.

Even so, He Cunxu still felt very scared.

If a refugee is extremely hungry, he will eat anything, and people are no exception.

A rich man who is as fat as him is fat in the eyes of refugees.

He Cunxu regretted that he did not bring too many guards.

But when I thought about bringing so many guards, I wouldn’t say that I would spend a lot of money, which was really eye-catching.

It seems that I can only be a little low-key.

Forget it, their luck shouldn't be so bad.

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Yu Qi and He Shouyi immediately led the navy to the north after taking Ningyuan.

They really hope to replicate the successful experience of Juehua Island. As long as they can find another island to settle down, and then cooperate with the main force of the Ming army to promote it, it should be no problem to win several cities.

Yu Qi and He Shouyi are full of confidence in this.

"General Yu, how do you think we are staying on Niutuo Island?"

He Shouyi looked at the map and analyzed: "Niutuo Island is north of Juehua Island, the size is similar to Juehua Island. It is close to land, which is very suitable for attack."

"There shouldn't be Tartars on this Niutuo Island?"

Yu Qi has had his last experience on Juehua Island and attaches great importance to this matter.

If there is really a Qing army or it is easy to attract the attention of the Qing army, you must prepare in advance.

"It shouldn't be. With Ningyuan's victory, the Tartars were probably scared. It's already good that they could defend Songshan, Xingshan and Jinzhou. How could they still have the energy to station Niutuo Island? Let's go with confidence."

"Okay, then go to Niutuo Island!"

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Three days later, the Ming army arrived at Niutuo Island.

Unlike Juehua Island, Niutuo Island has no pier, so it is obviously a relatively primitive island.

Fortunately, there is a harbor that is more suitable for mooring ships, and the Ming army did not spend too much energy on this.

It's just that things will be more troublesome after going to the island.

After all, almost no one has lived on the island, and things like barracks have to be built from scratch.

This is an urgent problem. There are problems with the soldiers who do not have barracks sleeping.

After discussing with He Shouyi, Yu Qi immediately decided to cut down trees in the nearby bushes to build a barracks.

The barracks cannot be built too simple, after all, they may have to live here for a few months or even a few months after this.

After the barracks are built, a village wall must be built.

This was to resist both the Qing army and the wild beasts.

After all, there must be wild animals on Niutu Island. If these wild animals go out to find food at night, the soldiers will be vulnerable to threats without any protection.

Yu Qi and He Shouyi are still responsible for the lives of the soldiers.

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It is related to their own vital interests, and the soldiers are very active and enthusiastic, and immediately devote themselves to the construction of the barracks.

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