Zheng Xiong is still recovering from his injuries here.
At the same time, Nahachu, who was far away in Liaodong, received Zheng Xiong's letter.
"I, Zheng Xiong, would like to express my gratitude to the Commander-in-Chief for coming here to fight a fair battle. In this battle, I have less than a hundred injured. I wonder if the Commander-in-Chief can fulfill his promise and surrender here."
"However, time waits for no one. I stayed at Yanmen for too long, and I have to go back to report on my duties. If I win this battle, I can only bring the defeated soldiers who were sent by the Taiwei to compete with me back to Tianfu."
"I can't wait for the Taiwei's reply. I dare to regret it. I hope that the Taiwei will fulfill his promise. If he comes to Yingtian Mansion in the future, I will definitely hold a banquet and have a drink with the Taiwei."
"Yours sincerely, Zheng Xiong!"
After reading Zheng Xiong's letter, Naha was very angry. He was still wondering if Gao Basi and Hong Boyan hadn't come back after so long. Maybe there was something unexpected on the road.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Xiong took him back to Yingtian Mansion.
If you lose the competition and forget about it, but you still take the person away, you don't have martial ethics.
If you don’t tell me the specific story, and you don’t know how it failed, how can you fulfill your promise?
After all, you have to know how you lost before you can formulate next policies.
In short, Nahachu was quite annoyed.
Zheng Xiong had already left, and there was no other choice but to call the personal guards.
"Come here, find some people to go to Yanmen to find out how the people I sent to compete that day lost. I want to know the specific process."
"As commanded."
After careful inquiring, Naha was not allowed to wait any longer, and the details of the day's competition were presented on Naha's desk in just two days.
"What's going on? It's only been two days and you've already finished investigating?"
"The Lieutenant doesn't know what happened that day. The champion general summoned all the merchants in Yanmen to watch the battle."
"Now it has spread on the grassland. If we inquire a little bit, we will find out what happened."
"It's not true. I went to ask elsewhere, which wasted two days."
"After summarizing, I found that the situation mentioned that day is very different, so I came to inform the Taiwei."
"That's good."
After hearing what he wanted to hear, and the personal guards confirming the authenticity of the intelligence, Naha no longer doubted it and took out the information compiled in front of him to read it.
A battle without any suspense appeared in front of Naha.
Due to the distance, the merchants watching the battle did not know the specific information of the battle.
I only know that the Ming army's three-axe attack left the Yuan army unable to fight back.
Combined with Zheng Xiong’s letters.
Zheng Xiong became the winner of this competition at the cost of only a hundred people from beginning to end.
Such a disproportionate battle made Nahachu take a deep breath.
I know that the Ming army is very strong, but it is really embarrassing that it is so strong.
The situation was grim, and Naha deduced from his mind the direction of the situation, if Lao Zhu came to attack.
Facing the Ming army, which had never suffered a defeat in its prime, he had no chance of winning with an army of hundreds of thousands.
If Zheng Xiong defends against danger, the thunderbolt thrown by the trebuchet in Zheng Xiong's competition will be even more incomprehensible.
The only feasible way is to use the mobility advantage of the cavalry to hide and seek with the Ming army.
But there is little chance of defeating the Ming army just like this.
The telescope of the Ming army is no longer a secret. Naha Chu has already known its existence through his own channels. Compared with the two, the chance of winning is still not high.
Only by going into the woods and fighting guerrillas with the Ming army can we have a chance to defeat the Ming army.
But if you do this, you are basically waiting to die. Even if you defeat the Ming army, you will not be easy.
After all, if you are used to living a good life and suddenly have a hard time, you don't have to think about it. The result of a sharp decline in military morale is that you will be scattered.
The fundamentals may not be maintained.
So this is a lose-lose approach.
And unlike history, the Battle of Mobei and the effective strength of Lin Yuan's army were basically wiped out, and Liaodong did not escape to be supplemented by the Yuan army.
Therefore, Liaodong's military strength has not been replenished in history, with a total of 200,000 troops.
Now with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses at his side, Naha Chu did not have enough courage to fight against Lao Zhu's army.
Thinking about it, the chances of winning are slim.
Seeing the final result, Naha sighed dejectedly and then said.
"Here comes someone with civil and military orders to discuss matters."
The civil and military personnel gathered in Jinshan rushed over after hearing Naha's order.
There was a lot of people in the hall. Naha was born in a high position. When everyone was almost gathered, he slowly spoke.
"I have called everyone here today because Liaodong has reached a critical moment."
"Both Emperor Shun and Zhaozong were captured by the Ming Dynasty emperor and imprisoned in Yingtian. We, Liaodong, are now like water without roots. Our reputation is not justified, and our survival can only happen overnight."
"A few months ago I sent to Yanmen to test, and the 5,000 troops and horses who were competing were defeated by the Ming army. This is what happened. I will read it to you."
After telling the story, Naha continued.
"You must have heard about the Ming Army's Sky-shaking Thunder. Close combat can determine the outcome of the battle, and now the same is true for long-distance attacks."
"There is no doubt about the offensive and defensive momentum. I have called you here to ask your opinions. You can speak freely. You will not be held accountable."
After listening to Nahachu's analysis, everyone actually understood the form and already knew Nahachu's attitude.
This decadent aura is undoubtedly biased toward surrender.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t say such sad things.
"Taiwei, the lower officials are not talented, but the Taiwei is the one who follows the lead."
Someone took the lead, and the rest also expressed their opinions to Naha. Anyway, you are the boss, and I will just follow you no matter what you decide.
"The situation is not something I can decide. We have hundreds of thousands of troops and a population of nearly one million in Liaodong. I can't watch them die."
"I have decided to surrender. Just tell me what you think."
Unexpected and reasonable.
Naha's surrender was a well-thought-out decision that must have been based on a combination of many factors.
There are still some stubborn people, but they are all reckless words, and Naha rejects them one by one.
It wasn't until a different opinion came out that Naha's eyes lit up and he showed a thoughtful expression.
"Taiwei, the Ming army has been fighting in all directions in recent years. From south to north, they are fighting all the way."
"According to my official opinion, it will not last long, and its food and grass logistics cannot support the needs of successive campaigns."
"This can be seen from the surrender documents sent repeatedly by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
"Perhaps they can win, but the price will be high and it will not shake the foundation."
"But there are benefits to surrendering now. Emperor Ming will definitely not treat me badly for the sake of his rule."
"You don't have to surrender completely just to surrender. The captain can test it out first."
"We, Liaodong, can return to the rule of Emperor Ming, but we, Liaodong, still remain independent. It is inevitable to separate ourselves from one side."
After thinking about it for a while, Naha rejected it.
"Forget it, this doesn't make any sense. Even if Emperor Ming is afraid of us, he can't afford weapons now."
"What if I'm ready in the future?"
"No emperor would like this kind of separatist regime with a different name."
"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty wouldn't tolerate it either."
"That's it! If the Ming Dynasty's envoy is still there, let him take the surrender document back."
After Naha finished speaking, he left, indicating the end of the meeting.
(End of chapter)
