A whole night has passed since Li Rubai was poisoned, but the Ming army stationed in Qinghe Fort is still in chaos.
The deputy commander of the East Route Army, General He Shixian, said: "The sudden poisoning of the commander must be the work of spies in Jianzhou. The purpose is to delay the advance of our troops and ultimately destroy our plan of four-pronged encirclement and suppression. At this time, we can let The commander-in-chief continues to stay in Qinghe Fort to recuperate, and I, as the deputy commander, will lead the troops to continue attacking, so as not to ruin the plan of encircling Hetuala."
Although what He Shixian said was not unreasonable, it was obviously an attempt to seize the opportunity to seize power. Although Li Chengliang died, the Li family in Liaodong was no longer what it used to be. However, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. After all, the Li family has been in charge of Liaodong for forty years, and almost all the senior generals in Liao Town have been promoted by them.
At this time, everyone's eyes were turned to Yizhou General Li Huaizhong. Although the official position of the General was not very high, he was the eldest son of the coach Li Rubai after all, and his opinions at this time also represented Li Rubai.
Li Huaizhong, who was in his forties, had no experience in independently leading an army in battle, but as he came from a family of generals in Liaodong, it was naturally impossible for him to let He Shixian take the opportunity to seize military power, so he said: "Although the commander has been poisoned, his life is not serious. I believe it will be soon." He will recover soon. However, what General He said is not unreasonable. If our army remains on hold and misses the opportunity to fight, we will definitely be punished by the court."
"Why don't we let General He lead his five thousand troops and station them at Crow Falcon Pass in the east? This place is not far from Hetuala. It is also convenient for our army to meet other armies. It can be said that we can advance and retreat freely. I don't know what Supervisor Yan thinks. ?”
Yan Mingtai was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Wanli. The 46-year-old man now serves as the supervisor of the Southern Route Army as a minister of Liaodong. Although he is a civilian, he is one of the few people who knows the military among the supervisors; I have also been in Liaodong for a long time, and I know very well the thoughts of these Liao Town generals.
Although the slow progress of the Southern Route Army made him very worried, he knew very well that even with his own support, He Shixian would not be able to obtain command of the entire army. Li Huaizhong's proposal was relatively pertinent.
Then he said: "Then General Lao He will lead his troops to station at Crow Falcon Pass. Be careful and don't fall into the tricks of these captives. If there is any situation, our supervisory army will inform you in time."
Yan Mingtai's words disappointed He Shixian. Without the support of the supervisor, it would be difficult for him to obtain this command power. After receiving the order, he led his troops and set off for Crow Falcon Pass.
At this time, Li Xianzhong pounded some reed roots into juice and fed it to Li Rubai himself. In the Ming Dynasty, which ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, his actions undoubtedly won the favor of many Li family soldiers and generals.
Everyone praised him one after another: "The commander-in-chief really did not care for the young general in vain. This kind of filial piety is really rare."
Li Sanshun pointed to the head on the side and said: "Major General's search for the antidote for the commander was a narrow escape. We encountered a large number of Jianzhou Tatars besieging us. We cut off 39 heads and captured 1 A living person."
Everyone cursed: "This gang of Jianzhou Tatars not only poisoned the commander-in-chief, but also plotted against the young general to prevent us from finding an antidote for the commander-in-chief. It is really abominable. Once Hetuala is conquered, we must kill him." They were all cut into pieces!"
At this time, Li Xianzhong saw his father, Li Rubai, up close for the first time. He saw an old man with white hair lying on the bed. His face was gray, his lips were dark purple, and he obviously had some symptoms of poisoning. If it weren't for the hint of murderous aura between his brows, who would have thought that this wrinkled old man was actually the head coach of the Ming Dynasty's South Route Army.
Li Rubai is now 66 years old. Since the Korean War against Japanese invaders, he has been unemployed at home for nearly 20 years due to the suppression of the Li family by the Ming Dynasty. If Yang Hao didn't really have any generals available and wanted to use the Li family to suppress the generals in Liaodong, I'm afraid he would never have the chance to embark on a journey in this life.
In fact, it's not just Li Rubai. Liu Wei, the coach of the East Route Army, is also 61 years old. Although the birth dates of Du Song and Ma Lin are not recorded in the history books, based on their seniority, it is estimated that they are still a few years apart even if they are not 60. .
This illustrates a cruel reality. After the Ming Dynasty, which once had stars like clouds, experienced the "Three Great Conquests of Wanli", its famous generals have gradually withered, but not many outstanding young generals have emerged. If history does not change, then after the "Saar Hu", these last generals of the Ming Dynasty will also completely fall.
On Houjin's side, although Nurhaci is already 60 years old this year, they have a lot of second-generation generals, and most of them are in their twenties and thirties now. These people can still fight for Houjin for many years. ten years.
At this time, Daming was an old man just like Li Rubai. Facing a young and strong young man like Hou Jin, the situation was really not optimistic.
Soon after, Li Rubai's symptoms of poisoning basically disappeared. Although his body was still relatively weak, he could walk slowly.
He was also very happy when he learned that Li Xianzhong detoxified him. It seemed that his usual love for this boy was not in vain.
But the next news surprised him. The Ming army led by Du Song was probably wiped out near Saerhu.
He murmured to himself: "Crazy Du is dead. How is this possible? The West Route Army he led has a total of 30,000 people, and he is the most elite among the four groups."
When he saw Hazia, he had an incredible expression and said quickly: "Brother Dong, I haven't seen you for many years, but you are still so young?"
At this time, Li Xianzhong finally noticed Haziya who had taken off her mask. She was a face with a beautiful nose and cherry lips. Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, and her eyes were bright and deep, as clear as lake water. The high bridge of her nose was even more outlined. A noble temperament that makes people yearn for it.
This is a natural beauty, much better than those who had plastic surgery or beautification in later generations. Moreover, Hazia has a kind of boldness that is not found in women from the Han family. He can't help but look at Hazia more. Ichiban.
Li Xianzhong's appearance was naturally noticed by Hazia, who still had a little arrogance in her heart. After all, she really hasn't lost to anyone else in terms of looks, except of course her aunt, Dong Ge, the most beautiful Jurchen girl.
Hazia said: "Li Marshal, you are wrong. My aunt Dong Ge passed away three years ago. My name is Hazia."
At this time, Li Rubai realized that although the Haziya in front of her looked very similar to Brother Dong, she was still a little different after all.
In fact, he was also an admirer of Dong Ge at the beginning. Unfortunately, his father Li Chengliang thought that this girl was unknown and a beauty. Not only that, Li Chengliang also used Dong Ge to provoke a fight between Jianzhou Jurchens and Haixi Jurchens.
Brother Dong got engaged when he was 9 years old. He proposed to marry 8 times and failed 7 times. He didn’t marry to Mongolia until he was 33 years old. The Haixi Jurchens Huifa, Ula, and Hada all died because of Dong Ge; anyone who was engaged to them basically had no good end. Nurhachi also issued the most vicious curse because he could not get Dong Ge, and even failed to marry him. Brother Dong was also included in the "Seven Hatreds" of the Ming Dynasty.
But my father never expected that one of his domestic slaves, who was used to contain the Haixi Jurchen Nurhaci, would openly establish the "Later Jin" and declare war on the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, the Li family in Liaodong was no longer what it used to be, and was completely unable to suppress this rebellion.
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