There is a saying in later generations that the Han dynasties in the past were beaten most of the time. They were beaten when they were weaker and lagging behind others, and they were still beaten when they were stronger and more advanced than others. Therefore, the Han people are peace-loving and do not move at all times. The border nomads and border barbarians who invaded the Han people were all cruel in nature.
This idea is very popular, which shows that many people see mountains as just mountains and water as just water. They are unwilling to use their brains to think independently.
If the Han people were just beaten, how on earth did they develop from one or two small tribes on the edge of the Yellow River to the masters of Kyushu? Is it possible that the best place to live in East Asia was obtained only by being beaten?
You "barbarians" will sing and I will come on stage. After thousands of years, many of those ethnic groups that were glorious in the past cannot even be identified, and they have completely disappeared in the long river of history. What happened?
I usually ask you: Can people rob if they are poor?
You definitely answer: Of course not.
But if you think about it carefully for a while, can you still answer so confidently?
No one wants to die, and no one can really face death calmly, especially a meaningless death.
De Biff said that under the plague, the dying people will rob the dying people, and the so-called contract will disappear at that moment. Only in the face of death will human nature be truly revealed. The Han people's understanding of "barbarians" is only "poor", but in fact, they are more than just poor? More often than not, they have to face death at any time.
Plague, disease, hunger, natural disasters, they seem to be unable to solve any of them.
They do not have mild and humid weather, either severe heat or severe cold; they are not lazy. Many historical records record that they will cultivate all the surrounding land into farmland, but the harvest is pitiful. They do not have advanced irrigation such as water-drainage trucks. Tools, and there are no iron farm tools like hoes and picks.
Because they did not master the iron smelting technology, and all iron utensils were not allowed to be traded most of the time, because the rulers of the Central Plains would doubt whether these "barbarians" would melt the iron utensils and turn them into weapons to attack themselves. Even if the trade is allowed, the prices of these iron farm tools are still silver. You can buy it or not. However, ginseng, mink, and deer antlers, which are more precious than iron farm tools, are haggled by shrewd Central Plains merchants. Some even cooperate with the government. When you enter the tribute market, they will be confiscated as "prohibited items." If you dare to talk back, you may even be labeled as a rebel. Not only will your items be lost, but your life will be lost.
The Mongols are like this, and the Jurchens are like this too.
The Han people should be fortunate that their ancestors were strong enough and civilized enough to not only occupy the best places for reproduction, but also to inherit the culture passed down from generation to generation, so that the vast majority of Han people at least do not have to pay for a piece of iron pot. If there is a war, you will not be discriminated against or bullied because of your bloodline.
As Gao Jingzhi mentioned to Huang Zhiting when he was in Guangxi: "Fish are in the water and forget about each other; birds fly on the wind and don't know the wind. Do you think these Yao people in the mountains live a simple and comfortable life? No, they They just don’t dare to contact the outside world, are afraid of being ridiculed, afraid of being bullied, and afraid of being hurt, so they keep hiding in the mountains and never dare to face the world head-on.”
Huang Zhiting asked him: "Is it their fault that they were suppressed by successive imperial courts and fled all the way to the mountains?"
Gao pragmatically replied: "Moths fly into the flames, and the moths are scorched by the fire. Don't say that misfortunes arise without a cause; fruits plant flowers, and flowers bear fruit. You must know that blessings have a cause. Although the world is big, it will eventually have its limit; although the soil is rich, it will eventually be exhausted. Every day Every nation wants to live a better life, but the world is limited. If you live better, there will be more tribesmen who also want to live a good life. Will you help?
If you don't help, you can only expand and seize land that originally belonged to others. So where do others go? Will you worry about them and not rob? Just like we cook sheep and slaughter cows, just to eat more fullly and eat better, but why should the cows and sheep deserve it? Would you worry about cattle and sheep and not eat them? "[Note: See Chapter 082 of the "Based on Guangxi" volume. Don't be a cold bird.]
Is it okay to rob someone just because they are poor?
Can't.
Because you are poor, so poor that you are on the verge of death, can you rob someone?
Can.
Because hunger is a greater truth than any morality.
Compared with hunger, death is the absolute truth.
No nation wants to live in war, at least the vast majority of people do not want to face war. Just like the Tumut, one of the most powerful tribes among the Mongols, they suppressed the Ming Dynasty and beat them up decades ago, but as long as the Ming Dynasty agrees to trade with them, they can in turn work for the Ming Dynasty - Chataiji is now in the Ming Dynasty. Ning Nannan helped Daming guard the material passage.
Regardless of Han people, Mongols, or Jurchens, what everyone pursues is just to survive. If they hope more, they just want to live a better life.
The same is true for Nikan Wailan, and the same is true for Nurhaci.
Bukulu, also known as Nikanwailan, was originally a small leader in the Suksahu tribe. His status came from money, and his money came from his active business with Ming people, so he recruited his subordinates and became a leader. The lord of Tulum - similar to the lord of the village or the lord of the city.
In other words, Nikan Wailan was actually a subordinate of Takshi.
Now that Nurhaci has inherited the position of Takshi, Nikan Wailan should be Nurhaci's subordinate.
But this subordinate now seems to have the support of the Ming Dynasty. Jianzhou is leaderless, with Wang Gao and Atai as the right guards, and Jue Chang'an and Tak Shi as the left guards died unexpectedly. Who can stop Nikan Wailan's edge?
It seemed that there was not, so Nikan Wailan sent a letter to Nurhachi, asking him to follow him.
But Nurhachi asked someone to reply to Nikan Wailan: "You are my father's subordinate, that is, my subordinate, and now you have asked me to submit to you. Is there anyone in the world who can live for a hundred years?"
Many historical records record this, praising Nurhachi, saying that he avenged his father, started the army with hatred, was not afraid of force, and was wise and courageous.
But in fact, what many people mainly feel is Nurhachi's bravery, not his wisdom. However, the fact is that his answer is actually more wisdom than bravery.
Why?
Nurhachi is the commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard. This is an official position recognized (and about to be recognized) by the Ming Dynasty. Although Nikan Wailan is powerful now, he does not have a formal official position in the Ming Dynasty, and is at best a "temporary worker."
Under this circumstance, if Nikan Wailan wanted to truly become the leader of the state, he needed the formal recognition of the Ming court, not the secret recognition of some big bosses in Liaodong.
He must have a correct name before he can speak fluently.
As for Nurhachi, he was the nominal leader of Nikan Wailan. Although many people in the Sukosa Hu tribe surrendered to Nikan Wailan, it was due to the situation, because Li Chengliang only valued Nikan Wailan. In their hearts, Still have ideas.
At this moment, if Nikan Wailan really wants to replace Aixinjueluo and become the leader of the left guard of Jianzhou, or even the so-called "Lord of Manchuria", then he should make every effort to kill Nurhaci as soon as possible, because Nurhachi will not die for a day. , he couldn't be justified for a day.
In turn, Nurhaci must kill Nikan Wailan to prove that he is the true leader of the Jianzhou Left Guard.
There are no two days in the sky, and the people have no two masters. The Jianzhou Zuowei cannot accommodate two leaders, and the Ming Dynasty does not need a mere Jianzhou Zuowei to be divided into two parts.
Nurhaci saw through the truth earlier than Nikan Wailan. His only hesitation now is that Gao Pragmatic asked him to wait, saying that he had merit and gave it to him, and this merit would make it justifiable for him to inherit the position.
But now there is a problem, Li Dun refuses to accept it.
This incident made Nurhachi realize that Nikanwailan was not only the enemy who killed his ancestors and father, but also his biggest stumbling block. If he did not kill him, he would not only be unable to survive morally, but also politically would not be able to win the support of his tribe - ——People will not support a person who cannot even avenge his ancestors and fathers.
He told his understanding to his only younger brother, Shuerhaqi, who he could absolutely trust. Shuerhaqi decisively expressed his support: "What Bukulu relies on is only Uncle Li's approval, but Ahun, your command Even if it was Gao Futai's promise, as long as we can deal with Bukulu before Gao Futai gives us the task he mentioned, I don't think Gao Futai will go back on his word."
"Can we deal with Bukulu before then?" Nurhachi asked with a stern expression.
Shuerhaqi puffed up his chest and said: "If nothing else, the city of Tulum has not yet been placed in my little brother's eyes!"
Nurhachi suddenly laughed, patted Shuerhaqi on the shoulder and said: "I have a plan..."
The next day, Nurhachi gathered his men and announced that he would take revenge - not for Li Chengliang, but for Nikan Wailan.
As expected, as soon as Nurhaci's banner of revenge was launched, several city lords and village owners in Sukosahu who had not submitted to Nikanwailan took the initiative to find Nurhaci and expressed their willingness to join him in the crusade against Nikanwailan. Several people agreed to attack the city of Tulum, Nikanwailan's home base, together in a few days.
While they were preparing, a person came to the residence of Nomina, the lord of Salhu City.
There are often people like this in historical records and various romances. The two armies are about to go to war. Suddenly, someone comes to the opponent's coach to whisper. This kind of person is a lobbyist.
Today's lobbyist has a rather special identity. He is the fourth son of Nurhachi's third uncle, named Longdun.
Long Dun first found Nomina's younger brother Naqada, looking extremely excited.
"Brother, do you know that you are about to be in disaster!"
When Naqada saw Long Dun's expression and heard Long Dun's words, he immediately panicked and hurriedly asked why.
Long Dun then slowly said: "Now the Ming Dynasty will help Lord Bukulu, help Bukulu build the city in Jiaban, and let him be the leader of our Jianzhou, not to mention the Hada tribe will also help him. The situation has already With things like this, why are you brothers still surrendering to Nurhachi? Isn’t this looking for death?”
When Naqada heard it, it made sense!
He immediately found his eldest brother Nomina and told him the whole story. He was indeed a brother. Nomina also woke up from a dream and immediately said that I, Sarhu City, would not participate in the attack on Tulum City.
This is not good news for Nurhachi. Sarhu's withdrawal has made his already disadvantaged military strength even worse. People think that Nurhachi will die out.
The battle seemed to be lost before it was even fought.
After hearing the news, Nikan Wailan breathed a sigh of relief, and happily continued to prepare the New Year's goods to be sent to Tieling - this was for Li Chengliang, but Li Chengliang himself was far away in western Liaoning, and Nikan Wailan could not deliver it there. So they were always sent to Li Chengliang's hometown in Tieling.
However, unexpectedly, Nurhachi did not give up his troops. He suddenly came to Tumen City with nearly a hundred troops, plus some city lords and village lords who helped out. The total army was more than 200 people, with about fifty or sixty pieces of armor.
Nikan Wailan originally had more than 300 subordinates. Of course, his strength is nothing compared to that of the Ming Dynasty. But in fact, he can still crush Nurhaci at this time. However, there are two serious problems now: First, he did not advance in advance. After summoning his subordinates, more than fifty people were just dispatched to escort the new year's goods to Tieling, and these people also took away most of the armor owned by Nikan Wailan;
Second, Nikan Wailan made his fortune by doing business and did not know how to fight. In the past, he always followed Li Chengliang's army, but Li Chengliang's department did not look down on his strength at all and almost never let him participate in battles. Therefore, he has no combat experience at all, and certainly no experience in commanding operations.
Therefore, when he quietly took a look at the Nurha Red Army arrayed outside the city, he immediately made a decision: abandon the city and escape.
So Nikan Wailan fled directly to Jiaban City.
Well……
This was the first battle in Nurhachi's life, and he won without a fight. Shulhaqi, Anfeyangu and others who were eager to try were both excited and disappointed.
Excited because I won; disappointed because I won without fighting.
Forget it, you should celebrate when you win, so everyone went to the city to celebrate their victory. And that night, the Lord of Sarhu City, Nomina, came. At first, everyone thought that this guy was here to admit his mistakes, but Nurhaci even thought about it, to show his commanding demeanor and not to argue with him.
Unexpectedly, an accident happened, and Nomina seemed to have a bad temper.
"You cannot invade the two cities in the Hunhe tribe; I have always had a grudge against the two cities to the east, so you can defeat them and give them to me. Otherwise, don't expect to get my support in the future!"
A person who not only has no merit but also collaborates with the enemy in battle has the nerve to point out all kinds of things. This Nomina is not only arrogant but also thick-skinned, but these are not fatal in fact. What is fatal is that his IQ seems to be lower than his EQ.
Nurhachi not only agreed to Nomina's request, but the two also agreed to attack Nomina's enemies together.
After the two sides met, Nurhaci proposed: This city has never had any grudges with me. I am here to help you on this trip. You should send troops first.
Nomina refused: No.
This answer is very smart. You don’t have to lose a single soldier. You can let others do the work for you. After the work is done, the harvest will be returned to you. What a good strategy. There is also a possibility that the fisherman will benefit from the snipe and the clam, and wait for Nurhachi to send troops. After fighting with others and losing both sides, he took care of himself again.
Just when Nomina's IQ seemed to have developed by leaps and bounds, Nurhaci suggested that I could attack first, but since I am the one to attack first, the current siege equipment is not enough, and you can't stand behind. No, you might as well lend it to us first.
This time, Nomina felt that Nurhaci’s request was reasonable, so she gave it with a wave of her hand.
Then, Nomina and his men, who handed over their weapons, watched helplessly as Nurhachi's soldiers rushed towards them.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao and secretly adopted Jia Xu's strategy. In the name of a shortage of transport vehicles, he put weapons and armor on his soldiers and suddenly launched an attack when passing by the gate of Cao Cao's army. In this battle, Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin and His beloved general Dian Wei died in battle.
Considering that Commander Nurhaci loves to read "Three Kingdoms", there is reason to suspect that he learned this skill from here.
The difference is that Cao Cao was a tiger taking a nap that time, but Nomina will never become a tiger in his life, and more importantly, Nomina does not have the opportunity to review his mistakes like Cao Cao.
Seeing this scene, Nomina was stunned and asked blankly: "Nurhaci, what does this mean?"
Before he could finish his words, Shuerhaqi slashed the idiot off his horse with a sharp sword.
Now, Nurhachi's battle to establish his power has come to an end successfully, and he can wait peacefully and wait for Gao Futai to make great contributions to him.
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After all, Nurhachi is just a supporting character, so I can save a lot of dialogue and so on. Besides... the historical records themselves are also very sparse. If I play too much on my own, I might go off track.
By the way, Ye Xianggao was mentioned in the previous chapter. In addition to the fact that this person will have a role in the future, there are two reasons: first, he was born in the same year as Nurhaci, so by the way; second, he is going to be a director this year (the eleventh year of Wanli). I got Jinshi, so I’ll mention it first.
