"If the Donglu want to avoid my edge, the method of competition will be changed to a battle drill between the border army and the Guards, and the leaders of the Mongolian tribes will be invited to watch, and their tribes can also be allowed to participate. I will have an alliance. In addition, if he If we want to move away, then the land he established as a state will be given to us for free. When the time comes, he will immediately set up counties here, relocate the refugees, organize households and divide the fields. Anyway, the fields he established the state on are all cultivated and have perfect water conservancy. If we divide the fields this year, we can collect taxes next year.”
Here in Liaoyang, when Yuan Keli, Sun Chuanting and other ministers who knew the military suggested that Nurhaci might take the initiative to move away from this place because of the gathering of Ming troops, Zhu Youxiao expressed his thoughts.
He had already considered this, otherwise, he would not have sent hundreds of thousands of elite troops to Liaodong so rashly.
You must know that it will cost a lot to mobilize so many troops.
After all, whether they are soldiers or horses, if they want to maintain their combat effectiveness, they must be well fed and need to mobilize a large amount of food.
Wang Zaijin, the governor of Jiliao who was good at regulating grain and grass, therefore came to the rescue to stop Zhu Youxiao from mobilizing elite soldiers from various towns to compete in Liaodong. The reason was that it would cost too much money and grain.
But Zhu Youxiao didn't listen.
Compared to weakening the power of the Donglu and establishing his prestige as an emperor among the border troops, spending more money and food is nothing.
Now after Zhu Youxiao said this, Xiong Tingbi thought deeply and said: "Your Majesty's strategy is a wise one. Save the land or save the people. He, Nurhaci, can only choose one, not both! However, from my perspective, he, Nurhachi, can't have both!" They will choose to save the land, because the Jurchens in Jianzhou are different from the Mongols. They have made farming their industry and regard the land of Jianzhou as their foundation. Now our army is approaching Liting. Even if Nurhaci wants to leave, the bannermen under him will not I won’t agree, otherwise, they won’t be stronger than the Mongolian tribes, because they are farming and cannot move easily.”
Zhu Youxiao nodded after listening. He had to admit that Xiong Tingbi knew the Donglu better. He did not analyze it purely from a military perspective. He had a very deep understanding of the Donglu.
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"Unless we can move into the pass, I, Dajin, have nowhere to go. Going in the direction of Ninggu Pagoda will undoubtedly lead to death. We are not Mongols. What we need is farmland, not pastureland. Pastureland is easy to find. Fertile land is difficult to cultivate. Even if we can move it to a place that is easy to cultivate, we will lose a lot of troops. In addition, even if we are willing, are the people below willing? Jianzhou is their home for generations! Let them go to Liao with this Khan They are willing to plunder and make a fortune, but if they leave their homeland and move to other places, they will abandon their Khan and become citizens of the Ming Dynasty! Even though rice is extremely expensive and goods are cut off, they still have not fled Jianzhou. That’s evident.”
Nurhachi indeed rejected the proposal of Mang Gurtai and Lin Ruichun, and did not decide to evacuate Jianzhou voluntarily. Moreover, for the first time, he gave a detailed explanation to the Baylor ministers around him.
"Father is wise!"
Mang Gurtai had no choice but to reply like this.
He has secretly defected to the Ming court, and is the highest-level member of Jinyiwei's secret development in Jiannu, and he himself has become Jinyiwei's eyes and ears in Donglu.
However, Mang Gurtai chose to betray his father, Khan Nurhachi, and seek refuge with the Ming Dynasty, and even served as the Ming Dynasty's eyes and ears. Naturally, there was no national pressure. Just like Liao generals Jin Guan and Zhang Cunren who defected to the Donglu, he did so only because the Ming Dynasty was now fighting against the Donglu. He was victorious in many battles, but he believed that he would have no future if he always rebelled against his father Khan, so he chose to betray Nurhaci and act as the eyes and ears of the Ming court. In addition, influenced by Confucianism, Mang Gurtai also instinctively He believed that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was indeed the orthodoxy of the world, and that his father Khan was indeed a rebel.
Another reason why Mang Gurtai was able to be developed by Jin Yiwei into the eyes and ears of the Ming court was that he, Huang Taiji, had always had conflicts, and he was the one who was not liked by Nurhaci. Therefore, he knew that if Nurhachi was not around in the future, his position would also be gone. It will be him, and he might as well choose another branch now.
Now Nurhaci still adopts Huang Taiji's opinion, which naturally makes him disappointed again.
"Father Khan still has to fight against the imperial court! Let's listen to Lao Ba. Everyone knows that the imperial court today is no longer what it used to be. If we evacuate early, we will suffer a lot of losses, but at least there will be a chance to come back. But if you stay here and don’t leave, it’s very likely that you will be completely wiped out by the imperial court!”
After Mang Gurtai returned to his room, he said angrily to his confidant Hu Erjun.
Hu Erjun said: "Lord Beile, please calm down! No matter what the Great Khan chooses, Da Jin has no way out now, and his destiny is still in the Ming Dynasty. It is better to tell the court about this now, in order to beg for forgiveness from the court in the future, and to get A full-time official."
Mang Gurtai nodded.
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"Your Majesty, a secret message came from Donglu. Nurhachi did not decide to evacuate, but instead stood firm in various strongholds."
Tian Ergeng reports on Zhu You's school report.
Zhu Youxiao laughed because of this and said: "As Xiong Aiqing expected, this Nurhachi is not a Mongolian after all!"
With that said, Zhu Youxiao ordered: "Now that all the elites of the towns on the nine sides and the guards' battalions have arrived, I will immediately pass on my order to assemble in Liaoyang for my inspection and prepare to march to Jianzhou. Liting hunting!"
"yes!"
this day.
Outside the city of Liaoyang under the bright sun, banners covered the sky. Ming troops wearing mandarin duck war robes and fiery red cotton armor were densely packed in the fields, like a fire burning across the earth, as if they were going to devour everything.
Zhu Youxiao rode his horse into the center of the Ming army's camp, escorted by a group of strong and powerful generals.
At this time, he was also wearing a military uniform. Because he was a little older, he had been exercising and learning martial arts all year round, and he already had a beard on his upper lip, so he looked quite majestic.
All the soldiers looked at him and the golden flag with the word "明" behind him, with expressions of reverence on their faces.
Most of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had never seen the emperor. But now, the image of the mighty emperor seemed to be engraved in their minds all of a sudden, making them start to respect him at this moment.
"The Ming army is mighty!"
Zhu Youxiao whipped his horse and shouted.
"Long live your Majesty!"
Immediately afterwards, the sound of landslides and ground cracks came rolling in.
It wasn't until Zhu Youxiao finished reviewing the troops on horseback that he stopped shouting, returned to his high platform, and ordered Xiong Tingbi: "Preach the decree, beat the drums, and all the armies will go out to hunt!"
Not long after.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
It was as if the earth had become a heart and began to beat rhythmically.
But the Ming army, which could not be seen to the side, turned around in unison, drew their swords, and held their spears horizontally.
Suddenly, silver light suddenly appeared on the fiery red earth, sparkling like stars.
The cavalry went away first, like sharp arrows off the string, bending forward like snakes, and pierced everywhere in Jianzhou.
The infantry formed a dense formation, with spears like a forest and firearms as dense as canine teeth, and they pushed towards Jianzhou in a crushing manner.
"Report! The Jiefan Village area was attacked by a large number of Ming troops! The Ming troops killed my serfs and destroyed my farmland!"
"Report! The Gule Village area was attacked by a large number of Ming troops! The Ming troops killed my serfs and destroyed my farmland!"
"Report! The Ma'er Dunzhai area was attacked by a large number of Ming troops! The Ming troops killed my serfs and destroyed my farmland!"
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"Report! A large number of Ming troops were found outside the city of Hetuala! The Ming troops killed my serfs and destroyed my farmland!"
At this time, many urgent reports also reached Nurhachi's ears.
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