The dark clouds of war hang over the northern city of Lushun.
As the commander-in-chief, Chen Jisheng was the highest-ranking general in the city. Apart from the time he spent sitting in the Yamen, the rest of his time either went to inspect Jinghai Gate in the south or Weiwu Gate in the north.
As long as the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Character Banner left Lushun, he would not be able to rest at ease.
"Whose house is this?"
On the way to Weiwumen, Chen Jisheng pointed at a house passing by and asked.
The house was plain, with two large white lanterns hanging in front of the door, and the sound of a woman crying could be heard intermittently in the yard.
The soldier who was following him glanced at the plaque on the door and said, "It seems to be the residence of Shang Dusi. I heard that Shang Dusi failed to come back from Nancheng."
"Bad luck." Chen Jisheng urged his horse and hurried away from the door of the Shang family's house.
In his opinion, it was very untimely and unlucky to have people mourning at home when the war was approaching. However, Shang Kexi died in the Nancheng of Lushun, so it was hard for him to say anything harsh.
The soldiers hurriedly followed.
The news that the Tiger Character Banner sent troops to Lushunkou was sent back to Shenyang by the slave thieves in Jinzhou.
"Stupid, useless, idiot!"
Huang Taiji, who was sitting in the big seat, cursed loudly and pulled all the folded official documents on the table to the ground.
His whole face turned pale with anger.
"Master, calm down, don't get so angry over little things." Fan Wencheng, who was accompanying Wang on the drive, said comforting words at the side. He was curious about what happened that made the usually steady Dahan look like this.
After venting his anger, Huang Taiji felt a little better. He picked up the only folded book left on the table and said, "Sir, take a look for yourself. This is just sent from Jinzhou."
Fan Wencheng walked forward softly and slowly, bowed his waist and took the folded book with both hands, opened it in front of his eyes and read it quickly, then closed the folded book and placed it respectfully on the table.
The person took a few steps back and returned to his original position.
Then, he said: "I didn't expect that the Tiger Character Flag would become restless so quickly and began to attack Lushunkou. It's a pity that Jinzhou failed to take this opportunity to capture Nanguan Island. Otherwise, it could have waited for the Tiger Character Flag and the Ming Army. Both sides suffer losses, and we, Daikin, win Lushun in one fell swoop.”
"I didn't let you see this, look at how many people died up there!" Huang Taiji said in a dissatisfied tone.
Fan Wencheng looked calm when he heard this. He had read all the contents in the folded book, and naturally also saw the casualties in Jinzhou.
He said: "Master, do you feel sorry for the warriors who died in battle?"
"In the battle of Nanguan Island, Jinzhou lost nearly 200 Jurchen warriors. It would have been fine if this fool Nahai had taken Nanguan Island. But he did not take Nanguan Island, but he lost his troops and generals, which destroyed our majesty of Dajin. ." Huang Taiji said with an angry look.
As for the Han soldiers who suffered more casualties, he didn't even mention it.
For him, there were plenty of Han soldiers. The Ming Dynasty had no shortage of Han people. If all the Han soldiers died, they could still snatch some slaves back from the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the death of one Jurchen soldier would not make him feel as much as the death of one Jurchen soldier.
Fan Wencheng lowered his head and did not answer.
Nahai was a Jurchen and the son of Fei Yingdong, one of the five founding ministers of Dajin, and his surname, Gualjia, had a high status in Dajin.
Even if he is favored by the Great Khan now, he is still far behind Guarjia.
He is self-aware. In Huang Taiji's heart, Nahai is much more important than him, and he cannot even offend any Jurchen.
In Daijin, he knew that the status of the Han people could never be compared to that of the Jurchens.
"Mr. Fan, does he know why Ben Khan called Nahai a fool?" Huang Taiji asked Fan Wencheng.
Fan Wencheng shook his head.
Even if he had some guesses in his mind, he dared not say anything.
As long as Huang Taiji didn't really dislike Nahai and the Gualjia family, he would never express his own opinions on this matter.
Huang Taiji said to himself: "There is nothing wrong with Nahai's decision to take Nanguan Island when the tiger-character flag came to attack Port Arthur. The reason why Ben Khan wanted to scold him was because he couldn't see the form clearly and clearly knew how to seize Nanguan Island. It was no longer possible to go to Nanguan Island, but he still had to head against the southern wall, causing Daikin to lose hundreds of warriors. If it were not for the sake of his late Ama, Ben Khan would have had his head chopped off. "
"Nahai Beiyu may have mistaken the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Flag for the Ming army, and suffered a loss due to carelessness." Seeing that Huang Taiji was determined to spare Nahai, Fan Wencheng began to make excuses for Nahai's defeat.
Huang Taiji, who was sitting behind the table, tapped his fingers on the table and said, "I thought that the tiger-character flag only relied on sea ships to gain an advantage in front of Dajin. I didn't expect the tiger-character flag's soldiers. Horses can also threaten me, Dajin, on land.”
Dai Jin suffered a loss in front of Pidao, but in his opinion, it was because the Tiger Flag took advantage of the sea and could not do it on land.
But after the battle between Nahai and the Tiger Flag in Nanguan, he realized that the Tiger Flag was more difficult to deal with than the Ming army.
There are not many Han troops who have the courage to fight in the field with Dajin.
"There is no need to be alarmed, the Great Khan. There are only a few hundred Jurchen warriors in Nahaibeiyu in Jinzhou, and more of them are Han soldiers who defected from the Ming army. And if this tiger-character flag can gain a firm foothold in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, it will naturally have to It is more powerful than the Ming army. According to what I see, the tiger-character flag is only so powerful. When the Jin army arrives, it will immediately turn into a chicken and a dog, unable to fight." Fan Wencheng boasted.
He thought so too.
In his opinion, no matter it is the Ming Dynasty or the Tiger Flag, as long as it is a Han army, it cannot be the opponent of the Jin Dynasty.
If there is really a Han army that is more powerful than Dai Jin's army, wouldn't it prove that he was wrong to betray his ancestors and join Dai Jin.
"For Lushun, Dai Jin can't go to war for the time being." Huang Taiji shook his head gently.
If he could take advantage of the fact that both the Ming army and the Tiger Banner were harmed, and allow Dai Jin to easily capture Lushun, he wouldn't mind going to Lushun to plunder it, but if Dai Jin sent out a large army to attack Lushun, in his opinion, the gain would outweigh the losses.
He knew Daikin's weaknesses.
Daijin, which has no sea power, would not be of much use to Daijin even if it captured Lushun. Instead, it would have to be vigilant at all times against the Ming army in Dengzhou.
Fan Wencheng found that Huang Taiji was not that eager to win Lushun, so he asked: "Master, do you mean to give up Lushun for the time being?"
"Horqin has come to ask for help several times recently, saying that the Chahar tribe often invades their pastures. Ben Khan is planning to use troops on the grasslands this year. The matter of Lushun can be put aside for the time being and left to take action later." Huang Taiji said.
Lushun was an important port for the Ming Dynasty and was close to Dengzhou and Dagu.
It's not that Daikin cannot capture Lushun. After capturing Lushun, they will definitely recruit the Ming Navy to fight for Lushun repeatedly.
Therefore, in his opinion, taking Lushun would not only be of no benefit to Daikin, but would also involve Daikin's energy, and the forced occupation of Lushun would completely outweigh the gains.
