Of course, Turtle Bai was not the only one who escaped.
Kong Youde, who had taken refuge in Nurhaqi, had already returned to the camp under the protection of his guards and was sitting on his seat drinking tea!
Bai Bai looked at Kong Youde, who was still regarded as a guest by Nur Haqi, and felt dissatisfied. This man was just using his words. He talked a lot of nonsense before the war, about sinking the boat and fighting to make him think that Yu Yanyi did not have an ambush. , to be honest, at least one-third of the responsibility for this defeat is his!
While Turtle Bai was complaining, Kong Youde was also thinking about it. He had just joined Nur Ha Chi's staff and his foundation was unstable. He needed to make friends with Nur Ha Chi's important ministers.
Although this turtle worshiper looks a little stupid, he has extraordinary strength and is deeply trusted by Nur Haqi.
After such a huge defeat, Nur Ha Qi actually raised his board high and put it down gently, which shows that this person has a very important position in Nur Ha Qi's heart.
Regardless of Kong Youde's ability and intelligence, his ability to observe words and emotions is absolutely impressive.
Observing the expressions and movements of the two people, one can roughly guess Nur Haqia's psychology.
Therefore, Kong Youde, who had been silent on the side, stepped forward to admonish him: "Your Majesty, the blame for this defeat is not entirely due to General Turtle Bai. The villain failed to see through Yu Yanyi's trick, and was manipulated by him with his familiarity and location. An ambush has been set up. Please punish the prince and the villain together!"
Originally, Liebai was still complaining about Kong Youde and blaming Kong Youde, but now that Kong Youde said it, Liebai, who was still despising Kong Youde in his heart, was deeply moved.
Put yourself in his shoes, if it was Kong Youde who was unlucky now, and he was the one watching the show, he would never stand up and ask for a share of the blame.
Kong Youde's move also gave Nurhachi a good step forward. He didn't want to punish Turtle Bai in the first place.
Although Bietai suffered a defeat, his prestige was still there, and he was still the number one batulu of the Eight Banners whom he professed.
When Kong Youde said this, Nurhaqia naturally bowed to him with forbearance.
"Mr. Kong, please wake up!"
Nur Haqia stepped forward and helped Kong Youde, who was kneeling on the ground.
Although at this moment Hou Jin has occupied most of Youzhou and Jizhou, as well as a small half of Bingzhou.
But it is easy to conquer the world and govern the world, but it is not easy.
Originally, there was only Jianzhou in Houjin. Although the area was not small, it had a small population and not many cities. It could barely manage it by relying on the officials of Houjin and the unsuccessful scholars who had joined the Zhou Dynasty.
But after entering the Central Plains, the problem was discovered.
The manpower to govern counties and counties is far from enough. Although there are many scholars who have come to seek refuge, Nur Haqi also knows that most of these people are candidates who failed in the imperial examination, or are children of poor families in Guizhou who are poor and marginalized. .
That’s why I cherish the opportunity to come forward.
But these people do not represent the mainstream literati in the Central Plains.
Among the hundreds of schools of thought, the Mohist family is reclusive, the politicians and strategists have little ground for survival, and the Taoist family ignores worldly affairs.
Among the mainstream officials, Confucianism and Legalism were still the main ones.
Especially Confucian disciples, who value etiquette and law, look down upon foreign races outside China.
Therefore, it is difficult for someone with a background like Nur Haqa to get support.
At this time, Qizhou Confucius Mansion played a key role.
The master is the teacher of all generations, and the master said that he is the law of the world.
Kong Sheng not only had a high status among Confucianists, but also had a low status among other schools.
If he can get the support of the Confucius family, then Nurhaji can get the loyalty of more officials.
Nur Haqi needs enough prestige and reputation, and officials in the world who want to serve foreigners need a step up.
Therefore, the irreplaceability of Confucius House is reflected.
No matter who is competing in the world, they will ultimately need the support of the Confucius family.
So this time the Northern Sect of the Kong family asked Kong Youde to join the Later Jin Army as a representative of the Kong family.
The reputation and legacy of Kong Sheng destined the Kong family to be a wallflower.
Although it goes against the Confucian character, people with character either died during the invasion of foreigners a hundred years ago, or were unwilling to serve the foreigners, so they went south to Quzhou and established the Southern Sect of the Confucius family.
In the 19th year of the Yuan Dynasty, Taizu of Daqian issued an edict to investigate and determined that the then Nanzong Yanshenggong Kong Zhu was the orthodox saint. He then ordered Kong Zhu to enter the court and ordered him to return to Qufu to attack the title.
However, Kong Zhu, the leader of the Southern Sect, was unwilling to serve a foreign tribe. He refused to resign on the grounds that "the temple and tomb of his ancestors were in Qufu" and gave the title to his younger brother Kong Zhi of the Qufu tribe. Later, Confucius attacked Yan Shenggong and ended the embarrassing situation between the two sects. However, the northern and southern sects still worshiped in their own family temples and passed it down from generation to generation.
After Taizu conquered the world, he wanted to let Nan Zong return to the north.
However, Nanzong had resigned from the title for many years and was unwilling to accept the title of Duke Yansheng, so Taizu gave up.
From the northern sect of Confucius, it became the orthodox Confucian sect.
So after receiving Kong Youde's allegiance, Nur Haqi was very excited.
This means that he has been half recognized by the Kong government. As long as he can maintain a firm foothold in the three northern states, more people will come to serve him.
This means that he is fully qualified to compete with Da Zhou!
After helping the two people on the ground, Nurha said, "Yu Yanyi is, after all, a bachelor of Wuying Palace, a genius in the world. He calculates his intentions without thinking. It is reasonable for you to lose. This small defeat is not a big deal." Totally bad."
Nurha opened his mouth and said, "Ever since we defeated the Longwu Army and Yulin Army in Tumubao, there has been an extremely bad atmosphere in the army, which is to despise the Zhou army. The short-term victory made them forget that Zhou The terror of the army!”
Of course, in the battle of Yao'er Ridge, someone revealed the marching route of the Zhou army's commander, General Zhao Xuanli of the Longwu Army, so Nur Haqi could ambush on Yao'er Ridge in advance.
It was also because of the strong bow and crossbow given by others that he was able to completely kill the leader of the Longwu Army.
The same goes for the Battle of Tumu Fort!
Most people in Houjin were convinced of Nurhaqa because he destroyed the two main forces of the Zhou army, Longwu Army and Yulin Army, in two battles.
Even Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Chen, the gods of war in the hearts of the Mohe people in Jianzhou, could not do this.
That's why Nur Haq was able to maintain his position after seizing power.
But he was more wary of Zhou Jun's true combat power than anyone else.
"Mr. Kong, I am good at cavalry fighting, but I am not good at siege fighting. I still need you to plan this matter for me!"
Kong Youde smiled and nodded, but he was complaining in his heart. He was a scholar, but he knew nothing about siege warfare!
However, this person was quick-witted and had an idea immediately.
"My lord, there is no need to worry! Although you are good at riding on horseback, there are people who know how to attack a city!"
Nur Haqia was not stupid, and he knew what Kong Youde meant after being slightly stunned.
There are righteous men who are loyal to the country, and there will naturally be traitors who are pioneers of thieves!
The Mohe people were not good at siege. In comparison, the Zhou people who took refuge in Nurhaya were naturally more suitable for siege battles.
The soldiers of several counties, led by the defenders, collectively surrendered to the Mohe people.
Compared with the soldiers and horses under Nurha Tooth, these people are naturally better at attacking cities.
"Mr. Kong is indeed very talented. I will order them to build the equipment for siege, and give them a chance to serve the new dynasty."
This is the art of language. They were obviously asked to rush to the front and serve as cannon fodder, but in the mouths of the superiors, it turned into an opportunity to serve the new dynasty and Nur Haqa's trust in them!
"Hahaha!"
There was a burst of wild laughter in the tent.
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Yancheng.
Prince Zhao's Mansion.
"Where did Nurha's teeth hit now!?"
Zhao Wang Zhu Kai, who was supposed to be seriously injured, was currently practicing his sword in the courtyard while questioning his cronies.
"Back to your lord! Now the counties and cities in Jizhou have completely fallen into the hands of Nurhaji. At this moment, Nurhaji is gathering an army to march towards Jinyang City."
"Yu Yanyi has established a line of defense in Jinyang, right?" Zhu Kai asked casually.
"Exactly! The great scholar Yu mobilized the Bei Cao army and Bei Man army from Jingchu and Chu states into Jinyang. He also gathered 60,000 defeated troops who escaped from Tumubao and transferred 20,000 Shenwu troops from Yue and Yang states. The total number of elite troops is 180,000."
"One hundred and eighty thousand!? This Yu Yanyi is really a talent. When I met him, he was just a small governor of Bingzhou. Now he is a scholar of Wuyingdian and a minister of the Ministry of War. Without this person, now Zhou Ting may not be able to escape! Respectable! Hateful!"
"Amitabha, Your Majesty, there is no need to worry! Although our plan has gone awry due to Yu Yanyi's intervention, it is still Your Majesty who will benefit from this matter!"
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
King Zhao's chief adviser, Monk Du Yan, dressed in black, comforted him.
The original plan of King Zhao and Du Yan was for Nurhaqi to station in the northern border. Zhou Ting did not dare to challenge the army due to the loss of troops. There was a high probability that the center would withdraw southward and return to its old capital, Jinling.
On the contrary, King Zhao's party members in Beijing will also add fuel to the flames and push the imperial center to make it difficult to evacuate.
Once this goal is achieved, the imperial court's prestige in the North will be greatly reduced.
King Zhao can also take this opportunity to regain the lost territory and occupy the northern border. At this point, he can face the southern court from a distance and compete with each other.
And Emperor Zhou was in poor health at the moment, and the road south was bumpy. If he died unfortunately, how could the new king fight against him? !
Everything was going smoothly at first, but one of King Zhao's secret agents, Xu Jue, also took advantage of the situation and proposed moving south under the guise of astrology.
Unfortunately, before he could get confirmation, he was stopped by Yu Yanyi, and Xu Jue was dismissed from his post and expelled from the court.
You know, Xu Jue is an important chess piece.
Although this person has a low official position, he is in charge of the Qin Tianjian affairs.
Later, Yu Yanyi established a defense line in Jinyang, and became a confrontation with Hou Jin!
This completely disrupted King Zhao’s original plan.
However, King Zhao was not without profit. In this Tumu Fort defeat, although the Zhou army suffered heavy casualties, the number of casualties suffered in the defeat was several times higher.
King Zhao, who occupied several counties in Youzhou, gathered nearly 100,000 defeated troops.
After the defeat of Tumubao, the defeated troops were like headless flies.
The Mohe people's cavalry was very fast, so many of them chose to seek refuge in King Zhao's city nearby and continue to fight against Hou Jin.
King Zhao Zhu Kai also took advantage of the situation and gathered many defeated troops. Originally, King Zhao's guards and private soldiers plus the Zhou soldiers and horses controlled by him totaled about 130,000 people. The defeat of the Zhou army suddenly made the army King Zhao's power doubled.
King Zhao broke up these soldiers and reorganized them. He only needed to slowly digest them to completely control these people.
"Master, with the current situation, a plan is about to be devised!?"
King Zhao asked Du Yan, a monk who wanted to give him a white hat, for advice.
From the beginning, King Zhao knew the reason why the Buddhists headed by Du Yan helped him.
Taoism is the state religion of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The contemporary Zhenwu Taoist Zhang Sanfeng dominates the world, and the previous Beiming Taoist Bei Mingzi was half-lived in this world.
In such a situation, Buddhism has no way to counterattack Taoism.
The Three Martial Arts and One Sect's method of destroying Buddhism suppressed Buddhism so severely that they have not yet recovered.
He needs the supreme Ninety-Five Lords, and Buddhism needs a supreme being to support Buddhism and suppress Taoism.
The two sides hit it off immediately and are simply natural allies.
Shaolin, the ancestral court of Zen Buddhism, sent this eminent monk of the "Du" generation to assist King Zhao.
Originally, King Zhao was just being polite in a symbolic way, but after contacting him, he realized that this monk had millions of strategies in his mind, so he made him his chief adviser.
Du Yan lowered his eyebrows and said in an old voice slowly, "Your Highness, I have three strategies to deal with the current situation."
This is a common problem among counselors. Most counselors with some level of skill like to play this trick.
First, because the current situation is complex, there cannot be only one coping strategy. The counselor proposed three strategies of "up, middle, and down" to exhaust all possibilities.
The second is related to the positioning of counselors.
The key to a counselor is "plotting" rather than "judging". The final decision-making power still lies in the hands of the lord.
Of course, counselors use "upper, middle, lower" to distinguish between different strategies when proposing them, so as to indicate their own tendencies and to hand over the decision-making power to the superiors without taking the risk of unfavorable choices.
"Master, please speak!"
"The next best idea is to raise troops at this moment and join forces with Hou Jin. With Hou Jin's troops plus His Highness's army, even if Jinyang City has Yu Yanyi in charge, the probability of conquering Jinyang within one month is about 70%. Once Once Jinyang is captured, we will be able to march to the capital and destroy the center of the imperial court. At that time, His Highness can turn around and deal with Nurha's teeth!"
"However, with this strategy, the factors of Tiance's army in the north will be unstable, and if they join forces with Hou Jin Mohe to attack the king's army, they will definitely be despised by the people in the world, and His Highness's reputation will be ruined!"
"What about Zhongce?!"
"The middle strategy is to stand still and sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight! Your Highness can take this opportunity to train your troops and build ordnance. No matter who wins in Yanyi or Nur Haqa, your Highness can send troops to attack Nur from the rear. Hachi. If Nurhachi wins, His Highness can defeat the enemy chief and regain the lost territory. At that time, he can enter the capital with the momentum of great victory. With the gold from the defeat, he can turn the tide and restore the fallen prestige. His Highness will be enthroned at least 70% sure."
"And if Yu Yanyi wins, His Highness can also send troops to show his loyalty to the world. With such loyalty to the imperial court, with such military exploits, even if the imperial court is afraid of His Highness, they will not dare to take action rashly. They can also take advantage of the opportunity to reap some benefits! For example, Mohe Slaves and war horses! After the war, you can also ask for some rewards from the court!"
After hearing the middle strategy, King Zhao Zhu Kai was very moved. This strategy coincided with him, but why was this strategy just a middle strategy? !
Then King Zhao asked, "What about the best strategy?!"
"Send troops to establish a state, take advantage of Mohe's main force to gather in Bingzhou, plow the court, sweep the holes, and conquer the tribes!"
