"The prince needs to make plans early." Azalan persuaded softly.

"I think so too. I invite you to discuss this matter." Prince Yi nodded. Now that things are talking about other things, it is useless. We must consider the next problems as soon as possible.

The Ming Dynasty sent troops to North Korea not just as simple as the next vassal state. Taking down North Korea with the Ming Dynasty's always-off methods is the first step, and the next step is probably to take back Liaodong.

At present, the Qing Dynasty has lost the entire Central Plains, and even Shanxi, Guanzhong and Guizhou have fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty. The entire Qing Dynasty is still in the area outside the pass.

Prince Yi is Prince Yong's hardcore brother. Now Prince Yong is regent. His once unknown prince can not only appear openly, but has even been named Prince.

As a second only, we can see that the Regent Prince Yong valued him, whether it was to repay the kindness of his fourth brother or to the Qing Dynasty, he had to defend Liaodong no matter what.

"I'm afraid..." Azalan sighed with a frown.

Although Prince Yi has done a lot in Liaodong in the past two years, not only has he trained the elite Eight Banners New Army, but also stabilized the originally turbulent situation in Liaodong by using the people and materials he brought from North Korea. However, compared with the Ming Dynasty, Liaodong is much weaker. You should know that Liaodong was originally small in number and wide in land. Especially after the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, it brought all the elite troops to the pass, leaving only a small part in Liaodong.

During the Shunzhi Dynasty, Dorgon set up a willow border in Liaodong to prevent the people from entering Liaodong. The original intention was to regard Liaodong as the position of Longxing's hometown, attempting to use this method to control the Han population in Liaodong, and at the same time divide the entire Liaodong into private property of the Qing Dynasty.

Judging from the situation at that time, Dorgon's approach was not very problematic, but things changed. When the Ming Dynasty landed from Tianjin and directly attacked Beijing, the entire Qing court did not adopt the strategy of returning to Liaodong for the sake of the Central Plains. After all, once the Qing court did this, it would be equivalent to directly surrendering the entire Central Plains to the Ming Dynasty, which was absolutely impossible for the Qing court.

It is precisely because the Qing court moved westward and moved to Guanzhong. After the Ming Dynasty occupied Zhili, it was equivalent to isolating Liaodong and the Central Plains. The Qing court's exchanges with Liaodong could only pass through Mongolia and could no longer be as convenient as before.

At this point, the various disadvantages of Liaodong's insufficient population, insufficient productivity, and even insufficient military equipment were undoubtedly exposed. These problems could not be completely reversed in just two years. If he could be given ten or twenty years, Liaodong might become different, but how could the Ming Dynasty give the Qing Dynasty this opportunity? It is naturally impossible.

"According to the view of slaves, although the Ming Dynasty has occupied Seoul and Pyongyang, it is not that simple to completely quell the chaos in North Korea. After all, the Lee Dynasty of North Korea has been in North Korea for more than 300 years, and its power is deeply rooted, so it will take some time to fully grasp it."

Azalan thought for a while and spoke, Prince Yi sat and listened quietly, only to hear him continue: "The Chinese New Year is just now, and it will take March to melt in the north. As for the battle, it will be at least early April. With the control of North Korea, the prince will have more than three months."

Prince Yi nodded. Azalan said it was right. Winter military use is not that simple. Don’t think that the Ming Dynasty is so easy to fight North Korea, it is because of the chaos in the middle of the North. If North Korea did not have civil strife, no matter how strong the Ming Dynasty is, it would be impossible to fight to Seoul in such a short time.

Although the Korean soldiers are useless, soldiers are soldiers after all. If the entire North Korea really mobilizes and gathers a hundred thousand troops, there is no problem. These are more than 100,000 people! Not to mention soldiers, even if they drive 100,000 pigs to the battlefield, it will be enough for the Ming army to drink a pot. Thinking of this Prince Yi, he secretly hated North Korea for not fighting. If the North Koreans can compete, why would it be like this now?

"With Liaodong's military preparations, it may be even more difficult to block the Ming army's attacks on both sides. Especially in Shengjing, once the Ming army comes from Shanhaiguan and North Korea, Shengjing will be the first to be hit. Prince, how long do you think if war starts, how long can Shengjing last?"

Prince Yi thought for a while and sighed: "It's more than a month at most, maybe it's shorter."

Although Prince Yi was a royal family in the Qing Dynasty, he was a clear-headed person. Compared with Prince Cheng in Yunnan, he acted more steadily, especially after being defeated in Zhili, he was deeply moved by the way of using troops.

"The prince is worthy of being a good general of our dynasty and has a precise judgment on the situation."

"No need to say these words. If I am really as powerful as you said, why is the world like this?" Waving his hand, Prince Yi said: "Shengjing cannot be defended, I know this. Once the Ming army attacks Liaodong, if I fight with the Ming army in Shengjing, it will be a desperate situation."

Speaking of this, Prince Yi sighed and said, "I have considered it a little while before you come. If this situation really happens, the best way for me is to withdraw all the population and materials from Shengjing. Once evacuated, the area will be thrown to the Ming Dynasty. As for the Jilin General, it is probably the same. After all, North Korea is close to that side, and the Ming army attacked Jilin first from North Korea. In this way, there are only two places where we can go, one is Mongolia and the other is Heilongjiang."

"The prince thought that one would be better?" Azalan asked.

"Not very good." Prince Yi looked ugly and shook his head, "Going to Mongolia is like living under someone else's roof. Although I am in Manchu and Mongolia, those Mongolians are not easy to match. If I occupied the Central Plains and owned the four seas, the Mongols will naturally be obedient. But in this situation, how can I trust these Mongols? If I go there, maybe that day these Mongols will give my head to the Ming Dynasty for the sake of profit."

Prince Yi's words made Azalan agree. Although Prince Yi has Mongolian blood, he knows Mongolia better. Although the Mongolians have always advocated that Mongolia's mind is as broad as a grassland, and treating friends as close as brothers, all of these are nonsense.

Anyone who knows Mongolia knows that these Mongolians have never taken the so-called morality seriously, and they only have benefits in their hearts. Compared with the Qing Dynasty, they are the real barbarians. They can chat, laugh, drink and eat meat with you in a moment, and then they can cut off your head with a knife. How can such a person believe it?

Furthermore, where is Prince Yi’s mother clan? You should know where the three tribes of Mobei are now? The one who attacks the most ruthlessly is the Mongolians. Once they abandon Liaodong and go to Mongolia, Prince Yi can imagine what he will face.

"As for going to Heilongjiang, although it can be avoided for a while, it is even more difficult to survive than Shengjing, let alone raise soldiers. In the end, I am afraid that we will escape into the mountains and forests like savages, feed on plants and trees, and we will eventually be unable to escape the result of destruction."

Speaking of this, Prince Yi clenched his fists, and he denied these plans. What is in front of him is death if he fights, and if he doesn't fight, he will eventually die. Faced with such a dilemma, he was unable to make a decision for a while, so he could only place his hope on Azaran and see if he has any good solutions.

Azalan sat there, thinking silently, and didn't say anything for a long time. Just as Prince Yi couldn't help but was about to ask again, Azalan finally raised her head.

"Prince, the best way now is to delay for the time being and try to prevent the Ming army from sending troops."

"Procrastination? How is this possible? The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yicheng, has no friendship with me. Could it be that I sent someone to let him not send troops?" Prince Yi did not expect Azalan to answer this and immediately said disappointed.

"Why not?" What surprised Prince Yi was that Azalan suddenly asked this question.
Chapter completed!