"... It turned out that Fei Yingdong abandoned his horse on the mountain and approached with 300 men armed with bows. The captive leader Nurhaci set up an ambush in the forest and thought he had a plan. Unexpectedly, a mantis stalked the cicada and an oriole followed, and Fei Yingdong shot and wounded Ba. There are dozens of Yala soldiers.
Fei Yingdong led his troops to advance, and the captive chieftain was nearly captured alive in a hurry. He injured his foot while trying to leave, but Fei Yanggu came back to help and was rescued.
Fei Yingdong still fought and wounded Anfei Yanggu in the side. After more than ten days, I heard that Ma Shenrong was injured by a hidden arrow. He fought for a long time until he fainted, and then stopped. The captive chiefs also fled.
At this time, the officers and soldiers captured 237 enemy heads and injured nearly a thousand enemies, which was a great victory. However, Shenrong fell into a coma due to blood loss. Fei Yingdong did not dare to advance without authorization, so he negotiated with us and retreated forty miles to set up camp for treatment. And report and hear. "
Li Chengliang held a battle report written in Chinese by Ma Chengxun's army, twisted his beard and pondered for a long time, then looked around the generals in the tent and asked slowly: "What do you think of this battle report?"
Grab, grab, grab. Zu Chengxun stroked his beard and said, "I will report mixed truth and falsehood to this battle."
"How can you see it?" Li Chengliang put down the battle report in his hand and asked again: "What do you think is true and what is false?"
Zu Chengxun thought deeply and said: "The above description of the battle situation may be believed to be true, but the so-called great victory must be false."
MiAOShy. "Oh?" Li Chengliang asked calmly: "Nurhachi and Anfei Yang were both injured, and the Jianzhou soldiers were killed and wounded more than a thousand people. Isn't this considered a great victory?"
Zu Chengxun couldn't help laughing: "Commander, it's just a battle merit of taking the head, but who believes the so-called 'injuring nearly a thousand enemies'? Who can prove it? Not to mention their 'or 'The words are so used that even I don't dare to express myself.
This is like when the Mongols came to attack the city. The general led his men and fired a bunch of arrows on the tower without thinking. Then he sent someone to tell the commander that he had injured more than a thousand Mongolian cavalry in this battle... I want to ask the commander. Will you reward the last general, or send someone to take him to Guangning to fight? "
Li Chengliang chuckled and said: "If the water is clear, there will be no fish. I can't turn a blind eye to these tricks of theirs. Even if the left and right military departments want to be partial, the rules are still there: if there is a head, it will be judged, if there is no leader, it will be judged." It’s just a few words of praise, no big deal.”
After a pause, he continued: "However, as a commander-in-chief, I still need to understand the exact casualties of Nurhachi's troops. Otherwise, how can I make a decision? Furthermore, what is the extent of Ma Chengxun's injuries? This battle report reveals He kept it secret and didn't make it clear. Can he still fight in the next battle? He has thousands of cavalry. Just because he took an arrow, are he planning to withdraw his troops? "
Zu Chengxun glanced at the other generals and did not continue.
Li Pinghu was a murderer on the battlefield, but when he was not on the battlefield, he rarely intervened in these discussions. At this time, he was watching his nose and heart, and look at that... he was almost asleep.
In the end, it was Li Rubai who spoke, and he said with a sarcastic tone: "Such things as arrows are common in battles with Jurchens. How many of our handsome men have never been hit by a cold arrow? How come he, Ma Chengxun, is so delicate that he can faint even if he is hit by an arrow? I think something is wrong with this, I am afraid that this guy is afraid of the enemy and avoids fighting."
Li Chengliang actually didn't believe Ma Chengxun at all when he said he was afraid of the enemy and avoided fighting. He even explained it lightly and said: "The battle report is just unknown. Who knows if he has injured any vital points such as the heart or throat? There are many Jurchen hunters in various tribes. , are all famous for their good archery. In the past, when officers and soldiers fought with them, the most killed or wounded were those caused by heavy arrows. Although Ma Chengxun suppressed Kaiyuan, this battle was his first battle with the Jurchens, so it would be a good thing to learn a lesson."
These words are what a commander should say to his subordinates and elders to juniors, but Li Chengliang continued: "Since Ma Chengxun was injured by the arrow and fainted, no matter whether his vitals were injured or not, he must have lost too much blood. Fake. From this point of view, it may be difficult for his troops to advance rapidly. The battle report also said that Nurhachi injured a foot. Although the seriousness is not known, I am afraid that he will have to withdraw to Hetuala for repairs..."
Li Rubai took over the conversation and said: "Commander, don't worry. If this is the case, it will be convenient for my four-pronged army to encircle and exterminate."
Li Chengliang glanced at his wife, said nothing, and then turned to look at Li Rumei.
"Commander, the general has something to say." Li Rumei cupped her hands and said: "Ma Chengxun is seriously injured, Cao Yu is cautious, and Yang Yuan has a long way to go. It is difficult for these three armies to pose an immediate threat to Nurhaci. Based on the general's estimation, the army If we follow this plan to encircle Hetuala, I am afraid it will take another seven or eight days. However, Nurhachi's foot injury was unknown in the battle report. Judging from his ability to escape in time, the injury should not be serious, or even just a sprain. Just feet.
In this way, he might be able to recover on the way back to Hetuala, which would only take a day or two, leaving five or six days to prepare for the defense. "
When Li Rumei said this, she seemed to have some unfinished thoughts. She simply stood up and walked to the standing map, pointed at the locations of Hetuala and the surrounding Ming army departments, and said: "My son... I still stick to my previous opinion, that is, Nurhachi He will not defend the isolated city, he will still take the initiative to send troops, strive to turn passivity into initiative, and reverse the dangerous situation of being surrounded by four directions."
Although Li Rumei obviously hadn't finished speaking, Li Rubai interrupted: "Why do you still think so? The current situation has shown that Nurhachi can't even defeat Ma Chengxun in the river valley, and the other three Which one can he defeat?
Yang Yuan is too far away and is a partial force. Even if Nurhaci wipes out all his troops, it will not change the overall situation. The only ones that fit your statement are Cao Yun's troops and our army headquarters. However, Cao Yu was cautious and his troops were elite. There were still two thousand Qi soldiers holding the battle line. What could Nurhaci do to defeat him? If he can't, who else can he attack? Go to Dashuai's headquarters? That's throwing yourself into a trap. "
Li Rumei glanced at her second brother and seemed hesitant to "talk back". Although Li Chengliang on the commander's seat lowered his eyes, he seemed to take in everything and said calmly: "During military discussions, all generals should speak freely."
Although these words are true, they are undoubtedly supportive of Li Rumei at this moment. Therefore, Li Rumei gave him and Li Rubai a fist salute, and continued: "Most of the younger brothers agree with what the second brother said, but the last sentence, I think otherwise.
Although Nurhachi's ambush on Ma Chengxun is not a success, no matter what, even if it was a fluke, at least Ma Chengxun's troops can no longer quickly attack Hetuala. This is always a fact, which means that Nurhachi can now attack Ma Chengxun first. The threat posed is temporarily eliminated.
For our army, it is not urgent to encircle Hetuala; for Nurhachi, it is urgent to break our army's encirclement. Therefore, our army can be cautious, but Nurhaci cannot waste a moment. The five or six days that my brother just mentioned are the key to the success or failure of Nurhaci's battle.
Therefore, I believe that the most important thing now is to prevent Nurhachi from taking risks. Cao Yun's troops were well defended and difficult to defeat in a hurry. Yang Yuan was far away and was a partial force. He tried to defeat but failed, and it was useless to defeat him. Nurhaci would not do such a useless thing. In this case, if he doesn't want to be slaughtered, the only way is to attack our department! "Grab, grip, grip."
Li Rubai sneered: "Just him? Ma Chengxun has three thousand people... Even if it's four thousand, he can't do anything to set up an ambush in advance. Now that we have eight thousand elite troops, he dares to attack the stone with an egg?"
Li Rumei frowned and said: "This is not about daring or daring, but because it is necessary. If you come, you can still fight to the death and survive in a desperate situation; if you don't come, you will be trapped in a dead end, and there is no reason to survive."
Li Rubai laughed, shook his head and said: "I don't think so, right? Now that he still has the strength in his hands, if he takes the initiative to ask for surrender, he will come to the commander's army in person to plead guilty. The commander will remember the old feelings of incense, and he will not be unable to do so. If you give it a try, wouldn't that be considered a way to survive? Moreover, given the commander's kindness, this way of survival is not more reliable than his desperate struggle to survive as a trapped beast?"
Li Rumei pondered for a while, but still shook his head slowly, and said: "I think it is difficult - if he successfully defeated Ma Chengxun, it is not impossible to do this, but since he has not defeated Ma Chengxun, he will not do this ”
The two brothers disagreed to such an extent that Li Chengliang still sat on the sidelines and refused to express his position.
Zu Chengxun was a little worried when he saw it, and couldn't help but interjected: "Where did Ziqing start talking about this? I think Zizhen's opinion is quite reasonable. He, Nurhachi, is so virtuous that he dares to touch the power of the commander-in-chief Huwei. , it would be better to surrender early, cede territory and seek peace.”
When he interrupted, before Li Rumei had time to speak, Li Pinghu, who seemed to be dozing off, suddenly said: "Nurhachi, this little bastard, hasn't suffered any big losses in recent years. Maybe his tail is in the sky. You I thought he didn’t dare to touch the handsome tiger, but I thought he might really be so brave.”
Then he added without hesitation: "I see, this little bastard is itchy now and needs to be taken care of. Only when it hurts him, or even becomes lame, can he calm down, just like... uh, then How can you say something so elegant?"
Li Ruzhen, the third son of Li Chengliang and Li Ruzhen, who had been serving as a royal guard because of his father's influence in his early years and was transferred back to Liaodong not long ago, thought that he had gained a lot of literary talent in the capital. At this time, he rarely interjected: "Yidi are afraid of power and have no morality."
Li Pinghu slapped his thigh: "Ah, that's right, that's it! Third Young Master seems to have read quite well these past few years."
Li Ruzhen had a look on his face, and Qin Deyi on the side also smiled and said: "It's rare for Ping Hu to talk. In this case, the general also interjected: Nurhaci, let alone saying goodbye, must be very courageous. If you talk about him I definitely don’t dare to attack, I’m afraid I underestimated his courage.”
Seeing everyone starting to express their opinions, Li Xing also joked: "If this is true, if the general is Nurhachi and refuses to raise his hands to surrender, the general will really choose to go to the south road instead of the west road. That's the west road. Bian can't move fast anyway, and he is a good general and soldier, so he can just leave it there. There is no need to get into trouble.
Although the Marshal's southern route is the most powerful in the world, there is one disadvantage - we are also walking through a river valley, and like Ma Chengxun, the entire army is made up of cavalry, but there are just more artillery battalions. However, it is difficult for artillery battalions to be effective in field battles in river valleys. Therefore, since Nurhachi dared to ambush Ma Chengxun, he naturally also dared to ambush our troops. "
Seeing that the discussions in the army were gradually going against him, Li Rubai couldn't help but darken his face and said displeasedly: "You must not forget that Nurhaci did not gain anything from ambushing Ma Chengxun. The fault was not because of Ma Chengxun's own incompetence and that he was hit by a cold arrow. , Nurhachi may even have to be trapped there. Now the commander-in-chief is far beyond what Ma Chengxun can match. Nurhaci can’t even deal with Ma Chengxun, so how dare he seek death again? "
Li Ning, who is as famous as Li Pinghu, Li Xing, Qin Deyi and others, supported Li Rubai. He nodded and said: "The general agrees with the second young master. Since Nurhaci cannot win Ma Chengxun, then he is really at his wits end. The method of ambush in order to defeat the commander is really a way to seek death."
After he said this, Sun Shoulian also agreed. The subordinates were divided into two groups, each supporting Li Chengliang. It was time for him to express his stance.
However, just as Li Chengliang was about to speak, a messenger suddenly came from outside to report that Nurhaci had sent someone to surrender the order.
Li Rubai was overjoyed when he heard this and said with a smile: "Commander, you see, Nurhachi is still somewhat self-aware."
Li Chengliang was also quite happy in his heart, but he always liked his youngest son Li Rumei, and was always a little picky about his second son Rubai. He just nodded when he heard this, and then asked someone to invite the Jianzhou envoy in.
The envoy called himself Gagai and brought Nurhaci's letter of surrender and a handwritten letter to Li Chengliang.
Li Chengliang read them one by one and saw that the surrender form was written very humbly. He took full responsibility for his mistakes and never shied away from them. However, upon closer inspection, we found that Nurhachi had quietly changed his mind and said that these things were all because he had just taken up the post and was not yet familiar with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and did not deliberately violate them.
As for acknowledging mistakes and apologising, Nurhaci was very sincere and even stated that he would return the Jurchen territory that he had invaded in recent years and "abide by the left guard." At the same time, he also expressed that he would personally come to Li Chengliang's army to plead guilty. At the same time, he also opened the Hetuala Walled City and waited for Uncle Li to inspect.
In a nutshell, it means throwing yourself on the ground and letting others beat and scold you.
Li Chengliang thought for a while and felt that Nurhachi really had no better way. Because even if Nurhachi came to ambush him according to what his generals discussed just now, it actually makes no sense.
Firstly, Li Chengliang didn't think Nurhachi could do anything to him; secondly, even if Nurhaci caused a lot of casualties to himself, so what? If Daming wanted to crush him to death, it would be like crushing an ant to death. It wouldn't take much effort at all. In other words, Nurhachi will eventually be defeated, and it is only a matter of time before he breaks the law. Under this situation, no matter how hard Nurhaci struggled, it would be useless in the end.
Uncle Li felt relieved, twisted his beard and said reservedly: "Gagai, go back to your master and tell him that because of the old friendship between Jue Chang'an and his son, I can allow him to surrender this time, but what he promised Things cannot be discounted, and everything must be implemented. I will go to Hetuala to inspect it. He can prepare to withdraw from those lands, including those belonging to the Zhechen Department last time. He also has to check it out completely. Spit it out all over the floor...Do you understand all this?"
Ga Gai kowtowed respectfully and accepted the order in accordance with the Ming etiquette, and did not dare to say a word of refusal.
Li Chengliang was very proud, smiled contemptuously, waved his hand and said: "In that case, you can go back and recover."
As soon as Ga Gai left, all the generals, no matter which prince's opinion they supported just now, congratulated loudly: "The great commander is so powerful that no one dares to defy him!"
Li Chengliang laughed, stood up proudly, and went back to the back tent to rest.
