Nurhaci came to Liaodong this time under high pragmatic orders and came to accept a formal appointment. Of course, the appointed position was the Jianzhou Left Guard Commander that had been promised to him long ago.
However, taking office this time is a bit different from the past, because Gao Pragmatic asked to see the "military power" of Jianzhou Left Guard.
In Nurhachi's understanding, this sentence means to review the troops. However, Nurhaci's own family knew about his own affairs. He had just secured the cities of Tulum and Sarhu, and his own military strength was only five or six hundred people. Even with high pragmatic requirements, He did not dare to bring the entire army for review.
Firstly, he was afraid that the rear would be unstable and the newly surrendered people in Tulum City and Sarhu City would rise up to rebel against him. Secondly, he was also afraid that Gao Pragmatic would make an inexplicable move and catch him all in one go. Speaking of which, the Jurchens had always They don't understand what Ming Dynasty does. In their opinion, Ming Dynasty often hits at will without reason.
This is of course a misunderstanding. It is actually easy to analyze who the Ming Dynasty wants to fight, but these are political issues, not purely military issues. In fact, they are beyond Nurhaci’s understanding, so he has always been worried about what the Ming Dynasty will do. Not very supportive.
Therefore, Nurhaci and Shuerhaqi discussed and discussed, and finally decided to bring 300 elite soldiers to Kaiyuan.
In the view of Nurhachi and Shuerhaqi, this number allows Gao Futai to see that the new commander of Jianzhou Zuowei is well-mannered and has capable troops, without being too numerous to cause this The governor was in a nervous mood.
In fact, Nurhachi thought too much. Even if he brought all of his five or six hundred troops to Kaiyuan and brought them into Kaiyuan City, Gao Pragmatic would not be nervous at all.
Because Gao Pangshi did not come here alone, he brought three thousand foot soldiers - in fact, the armed servants of the Gao family changed their clothes, including one thousand foot soldiers and two thousand cavalry soldiers, and most of them participated Through the Battle of Liaonan.
In addition, Cao Yu also brought three thousand servants (leaving two thousand to guard Liaoyang). In terms of weapons and equipment, his servants were a little worse than the pragmatic Fu Biao, but he also had his advantages, that is, These people have extremely rich combat experience, almost all of them have been servants for about ten years, and have fought at least dozens of battles with Cao Yu, large and small.
Another advantage is that Cao Yu's servants are all locals from Liaodong, especially from northern Liaoning (as mentioned before, Cao Yu himself is from northern Liaoning). When he comes to Kaiyuan, he basically comes to his hometown - China People have always had traditional characteristics. Fighting in their hometown seems to have a combat bonus BUFF, and these people under him are no exception.
In this way, Gao Jingshi was in Kaiyuan, and he had six thousand servants who dared to fight. How could he be worried about Nurhaci, who was only in the eleventh year of Wanli? To make him feel dangerous, it would be no different than Nurhachi thirty years later.
However, Gao Pragmatic does not only need to guard against one Nurhaci. He has several forces to guard against, the most critical of which are Hadabele Menggebulu and Yehe Erbeile.
There is no need to say more about Ye He Erbeile, only Meng Gebulu. He was also summoned by Gao Jingshi to canonize him - his mother, Sister Wen, asked the Ming Dynasty to canonize him. Gao Jingshi agreed, this time saying that he would be with Nurhaci. appointment.
However, Menggebulu's status is higher than that of Nurhaci. He is the commander of the capital - because the Hada Department is unified, theoretically there is only one "supreme leader" Menggebulu.
Of course, theory is theory. In fact, there is also a power struggle within the Hada Department. In addition to Menggebulu, who has achieved the nominal supreme leadership with the support of his mother, Sister Wen, there are two other people with stronger strength.
Of these two people, one is Daishan, the son of former Beilerhuerhan (not Daishan, the second son of Nurhachi, but they should have the same name, but the wording was deliberately changed during translation), and the other is the successor of Wen Kang Gulu, the illegitimate son of Wangtai, my sister.
Although Kang Gulu adopted Sister Wen, the situation was just like how Zhongjin Hatun married Bahan Naji but did not ignore his previous son Butashri. Sister Wen also took care of herself first. His son, Kang Gulu will be considered second.
She told Kang Gulu that if she supported Kang Gulu to become Hadabel, Daishan would definitely not accept it, which would lead to Hada splitting immediately. In the current situation where Hada was already at a disadvantage in competing with Ye He, it would be tantamount to committing suicide. Seeking death.
So she suggested that her son Menggebulu be the Baylor, because Menggebulu was Daishan's uncle in terms of seniority. Under the Jurchen tradition of "younger sons keep their careers", Daishan had no reason to object to Menggebulu as a unitary. uncle.
Kang Gulu was convinced - this guy was actually just a scumbag, and his brain was not very good. He felt that he had already taken a big advantage by leaping from Meng Gebulu's brother to his stepfather, so It doesn't matter whether Baylor or not.
Therefore, although the two major separatists within the Hada tribe were still alive and well, Menggebulu still accepted Gao Pragmatic's summons with great arrogance and came to Kaiyuan with a thousand soldiers and horses - even with so many people. He had high pragmatic requirements, and the official reason was exactly the same as Nurhachi's. It was said that he wanted to see the military might of the Hada tribe to ensure that the imperial court would confer people.
Due to their proximity, Menggebulu arrived in Kaiyuan on the same day as Nurhaci, although he set off later than Nurhaci. Then the two of them were summoned by Gao Pangshi - this summons was not a formal appointment, but an assignment of tasks.
According to Gao Pragmatic's order, Nurhaci's 300 men were asked to garrison directly in the city. Yang Yuan, the commander of Kaiyuan and other divisions, assigned them a separate garrison, while Menggebulu's 1,000 troops were arranged. Somewhere outside the city, they were stationed next to Cao Yu's three thousand servants.
Nurhachi and Menggebulu received orders to temporarily station themselves and wait for further instructions.
This "further instruction" was very clear in the minds of Nurhachi and Menggebulu. They both thought that this instruction must be "exhibited" on a certain day - that is, read.
It wasn't until the two Belles of Yehe and two thousand cavalry appeared at the gate of Kaiyuan City that Nurhachi felt that something was wrong.
Ye He and the two Belles enjoyed significantly less treatment than he and Menggebulu. The two Belles asked for the opening of the city at the foot of Kaiyuan City. As a result, Gao Pragmatic sent Kaiyuan soldiers to prepare Wang Yan to come forward and tell the two Belles that they had brought There were so many soldiers that Kaiyuan City could not accommodate them, so they were only allowed to bring a hundred soldiers each.
After some bargaining, the two Baylors finally entered the city with 150 soldiers each, totaling 300 people from both sides.
At this time, Nurhaci received "further instructions": all three hundred elite soldiers were ambushing near the main campus of Gulou, using the sound of Ming army cannons as a signal. Once the cannons were fired, they would rush into the main campus. "Anyone who is not wearing a mandarin duck uniform will be killed." No mercy!"
At the same time, Gao pragmatically dispatched troops and generals in front of Nurhachi: one thousand infantrymen of the Ming army in Fubiao, Liaodong, and thirty-two large and small artillery pieces were set up around the Drum Tower Campus, with the muzzles facing inward, ready to fight at any time; Fubiao's two thousand The cavalry were also hidden behind the Drum Tower, ready to "support" Nurhaci at any time; Kaiyuan General Yang Yuan, with 500 servants and 3,000 elite guards as the second echelon, guarded the gates of Kaiyuan.
In addition, Gao pragmatically ordered that Cao Yu, the deputy general of Liaodong, be the chief general, and Meng Gebulu be the deputy general, responsible for leading the three thousand servants and one thousand personal soldiers of their respective units to suppress the "rebellion" outside the city. At the same time, once the incident in the city is resolved first, the Fubiao cavalry in the city can also open the city at any time to join forces with them.
Rebellion outside the city? What rebellion is happening outside Kaiyuan City? This is simply a lice on the monk's head - obviously, only the 1,700 cavalry left by Ye He and Baylor outside the city may be regarded as "rebellious". As for the siege on the campus, the only targets targeted were Ye He, Baylor and his party.
Nurhaci was so shocked that his hands and feet went cold - Gao Futai's last task to test himself was to go to war with Ye He!
Unfortunately, he had just entered into a marriage agreement with Ye He a few months ago. Although Yang Jili's daughter was not yet officially married because she was still young, the engagement was already completed. Ye He even considered the "girlfriend" Nurhachi has been asked to bring him back to Hetuala!
Nurhachi wanted to refuse Gao Pragmatic's order, but he knew very well that he was not qualified to refuse at all.
Although his political ability was average, he still understood Gaofutai's military arrangements very clearly: a thousand Fubiao armed with thirty-two cannons were aiming at the main campus to surround him, and there were two thousand cavalry behind him who could kill at any time. Enter, this power is not to mention the 300 people brought in by Ye He and Baylor, even if the 300 people brought in by Nurhaci are added, they will still be defeated, because what is Gao Futai's goal? Level, you can tell by looking at the results of the Battle of Southern Liaoning, not to mention that Nurhachi also saw Fubiao's military might when he went to Liaoyang last time.
Not to mention, Yang Yuan and 3,500 people were guarding the city gates in the city.
Nurhaci knew Yang Yuan, the Kaiyuan general. Even under Li Chengliang, he was a first-class general. Nurhachi felt that he could not take down the 500 servants under him, not to mention that he only had 500 servants. If the city gate needs to be guarded, there is no need to mention it - he will definitely arrange for guards to guard the city gate, and he will bring 500 servants to support any dangerous place at any time.
In other words, in order to eliminate Qing Jia Ni and Yang Ji Ni and the two thousand Yehe cavalry they brought this time, the Ming army mobilized more than 6,500 main servants alone, plus the guardsmen who defended the city. As well as other garrison troops under the jurisdiction of Kaiyuan Bingbei Road but not directly receiving orders, the total strength used is at least 10,000.
The art of war is as follows: ten sieges and five attacks. Now the Ming army's strength advantage is more than five times, and it also has a way to attack the unprepared... Nurhachi knows that unless Qing Jia Ni and Yang Ji Ni have wings growing on their backs this time, Come, otherwise you will never survive.
But Nurhaci felt that his luck was not much better than that of Ye He and the two Baylors: resisting was seeking death, and there was no chance of running away. He knew that this time he was on a pirate ship that was impossible to get off.
For the current plan, we can only follow Gao Futai's order and directly capture the two Baylors, Qing Jia Ni and Yang Ji Ni, in order to ensure his own life. Otherwise, let alone the commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard, he will not even be able to survive. They all have no choice but to die.
Nurhachi walked out of the camp worriedly and pragmatically. Shuerhaqi beside him quickly asked, "This is bad, Ahun. What should we do now?"
Nurhachi tried his best to calm down, looked around, and whispered: "Dou, you are the commander, second only to me. Can you tell me what you think?"
"What ideas can I have?" Shuerhaqi said with a wry smile: "Gao Futai is holding ginseng and deer antler in one hand and an iron gun and spear in the other. He asked me how to choose. Naturally, I chose ginseng and deer antler. Is it possible? Are you going to rush up and be beaten and killed? But the problem now is you, Ah Hun, you are Ye He's son-in-law. It's not just Ye He and the two Baylors who know about this matter. There are many people who know about it. Now If you side with the Ming army and help the Ming army kill Ye He and the two Belles, what will others think of you?"
Nurhachi said coldly: "It doesn't matter to me what other people think. The real trouble is whether our Jianzhou left guard can fight against Ye He after two Baylors died!"
Shuerhaqi said in astonishment: "What does Ahun mean by this?"
Nurhaci gritted his teeth and said: "This Gao Futai looks very elegant and easy-going, but unexpectedly he is very scheming. He is forcing me to become enemies with Ye He, and he is also a deadly enemy.
Dou, if I kill Ye He's two Beile today, Ye He's two new Beile in the future will definitely be their sons. Nikan said that the hatred of killing my father is irreconcilable, and Ye He will be able to tolerate me, Jianzhou Zuo, in the future. guard? Huh, I know the thoughts of these people best. If they are asked to seek revenge from the Ming Army, they may not have the courage, but if they come to us, I don't think they will be afraid. "
Shuerhaqi was speechless for a moment. He also knew the reason behind this. He also agreed with Nurhaci's judgment on Ye He's next actions - this is not surprising. Just like themselves, Mingmingzu and his father actually They died at the hands of Li Chengliang, but if they were asked to seek revenge against Li Chengliang, they would not dare to do so even if they were both bear-hearted and leopard-like.
Nurhachi and Shuerhaqi call themselves heroes. What they themselves dare not do, can they expect Ye He's two new Baylors to dare in the future? To be honest, it would be great if they really dared. Even if their troubles were taken over by Daming, Ye He's two new Belles would never do this unless their heads were filled with horse urine. They They will only blame their Aisin Gioro brothers for killing their father.
Shuerhaqi couldn't help but cursed: "Fuck grandma's bandy legs, you're really like a ghost! It's not like we Jianzhou people want to kill Ye He Erbeile, why do we have to pin this shit on our brothers?" "
Nurhaci sighed and shook his head: "You want to know why? Do you still remember Gao Futai's promise just now? Jianzhou originally had 500 imperial edicts, but due to many wars, more than 200 of them were lost. Now only There are only more than 270 sections, and there are still 230 gaps that need to be filled."
Shuerhaqi rolled his eyes and asked, "What does Ahun mean..."
"It's not my intention, it's Gao Futai's obvious intention." Nurhachi said: "The last time my two brothers went to Liaoyang, they were rewarded with thirty imperial decrees. They captured the city of Tulun and got twenty-five imperial decrees. They captured Sasha. Erhu received fifteen more edicts, and now there are seventy edicts in total. I think Gao Futai's intention is to use the remaining two hundred and thirty edicts as rewards..."
Shuerhaqi was shocked: "Give us so much?"
Nurhachi frowned: "What are you thinking? How could you give so much at once? These two hundred and thirty edicts are the rewards Gao Futai is holding now. If we want to take these rewards, we must obey him. As for the killing of Ye He and Baylor this time... Think about it, even without us, wouldn't Gao Futai be able to kill him himself? He just forced us to express our position and stand on his side. This 'credit', How many edicts do you think it’s worth?”
Shuerhaqi was immediately discouraged.
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PS: I am almost going crazy because the people in the community come to check the body temperature and register several times a day... We are not people returning to Wuhan. After asking, I found out that there are confirmed cases in the community next door, so the surrounding area is so nervous now.
