The commander-in-chief of the Sarhu garrison is called Mulima, with a yellow flag, and he comes from the Guarjia family.
This fellow is Obai's younger brother, and his fighting skills are quite satisfactory.
Historically, there are only two major military exploits he made for the Manchu Qing Dynasty. One is following the traitor Jin Shenghuan and seizing the entire territory of Jiangxi. The officers, soldiers and gentry of Jiangxi surrendered without any hard battle. The second is that
He led an army to conquer the remnants of Li Zicheng's troops, forced Li Laiheng to death, and then surrendered his troops.
Due to the repeated defeats of the Eight Banners Army, too many generals were killed or captured. Then there were internal fights, and a number of nobles were killed or imprisoned. The Eight Banners Army has been depleted in terms of generals.
People like Mulima actually became the mainstay of the Qing Dynasty.
Of course, Man Dahai is still alive now, but he just led the army away and didn't obey Dayu'er's orders very much.
"Your Highness, the enemy army is divided into three and is besieging the two acropolis. Our army should take the opportunity to attack their camp at night," said the deputy general Tuhai. "Otherwise, if we delay, the two acropolis will inevitably fall. When the enemy forces unite,
With our troops in one place, our army doesn’t even have a chance to leave the city to fight.”
Mulima said: "Don't act rashly, just stick to Sarhu and wait for reinforcements."
"Your Highness, this opportunity must not be missed, it will never come again!" Tu Hai urged.
Although Tuhai belongs to the Zhenghuang Banner, his origin is from the Huerha tribe of the savage Jurchen.
Many of his tribesmen have moved out, but those who stayed in the Heilongjiang Basin are now rebelling and seeking independence. These independent tribes are the main targets of the Eight Banners Army to arrest slaves.
Tu Haicai doesn't care about the life and death of his compatriots in Heilongjiang. Although he comes from the Barbarian Jurchens, he is deeply influenced by Confucian culture.
This guy is a standard cultural person. He started his career as a mid-level and high-level civil servant, and served as an attendant of the Academy of National History (a close official of the Manchu and Qing emperors). Because he was appreciated by Da Yu'er, he was promoted to internal secretary in just two or three years.
He became a bachelor of the Academy of Sciences, and then was promoted to a bachelor of the Hongwen Academy.
The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were not easy to separate. This cabinet minister actually came to Saarhu to serve as deputy commander.
Historically, this guy was also a man of neglect in both civil and military affairs. When he was the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, he was transferred to conquer the remnants of Li Zicheng. When he was the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, he was transferred to put down the Chahar Rebellion. Then he led troops to put down the Gansu Rebellion, and finally returned to the army.
He participated in quelling the rebellion of the Three Feudatories. After his death, he was given a posthumous gift to a first-class public servant, including the Manchu Ancestral Temple.
It's a pity that no matter how powerful he is, he is just a wild Jurchen, and cannot compare to a Jianzhou Jurchen like Mulima.
Mulima was unwilling to take the initiative. He knew that the Eight Banners Army at this time no longer had the combat effectiveness of a few years ago. Regardless of the political infighting in the Qing Dynasty and the Eight Banners Army's consecutive defeats, he only said that the military rations were insufficient.
It can explain the decline in the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Army.
The inspection of smuggling here was so strict that not even a grain of rice could be transported out of the Liao Great Wall, resulting in famine every year in the Manchu territory.
The nobles of the Eight Banners are still enjoying their wealth, but the soldiers of the Eight Banners are full and hungry.
How on earth can a soldier fight if he doesn't have enough to eat for a long time?
Mulima could only choose to defend. He was afraid that if he took the initiative to go out to fight in the city, he would collapse as soon as the fight started.
Tu Hai, a man of culture, patted his sleeves and knelt on one knee: "Your Highness, please select 500 warriors, and I will personally lead them to a night attack!"
"That's not necessary." Murima shook her head.
Different from the bravery of his brother Obai, Mulima has a more calm character. Moreover, even if 500 people succeed in a night attack, how much results can they achieve? It is just a slight boost to the morale of the army.
No matter how much military morale is boosted, it will only remain the same unless the soldiers can be fed every day.
"Your Majesty, it's not good!"
Just as the two were talking, there was a sudden loud noise from the west, and then a soldier came to report: "Your Majesty, the Western Acropolis has fallen!"
The Western Acropolis of Sarhu was forcibly blasted open by artillery, and it only lasted three days before the city wall collapsed.
Mulima and Tuhai were helpless and silently went to the outer city wall to observe the movements of the Datong army with telescopes.
The Datong Army in the west of the city raised the hot air balloon again, but did not come directly to attack the main city.
Some of them continued to stay in the west, and some of them bypassed Sarhu Mountain and went to the east to join Lu Xiangsheng's troops.
As for the artillery, all the artillery was transferred to Lu Xiangsheng's place, and the same tactics were repeated to force the East Guard City to collapse.
The next day, the roar of artillery sounded in the East Guards City of Sarhu. This time, before the city wall collapsed, the defenders surrendered directly and opened the city gate to welcome the Datong Army.
The Manchu reinforcements were still nowhere to be seen.
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Meihekou (Meihekou City).
This was originally the territory of the Haixi Jurchen Huifa Tribe, but was annexed by Nurhaci by force. In the past two years, the remaining tribesmen of the Huifa Tribe, after the Yehe Tribe successfully became independent, also declared independence from the Manchu rule.
Unfortunately, this place was too far away from the Datong Army and too close to the Manchu territory, so the uprising was brutally suppressed.
Daishan and Dorgon died of illness one after another, and Da Yu'er took full control of the power. Man Dahai chose to lead his troops away and took the land of Huifa Department as his private territory.
Just when the Datong army was besieging Sarhu, several fast horses galloped to the mouth of the Meihei River.
"Did that evil woman send someone here?" Mandahai sneered.
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The second son, Leng Saiyi, said: "Father, I'm here to deliver an edict and reward you. I guess the Nanmanzi have sent out troops."
The conflict between Daishan, Mandahai and his son, and Dayu'er is very simple. It is that the strength of the two blue flags they control has not been greatly damaged, which seriously threatens the status of the royal family.
Zhao Han used another tactic to divorce, saying that he would only accept the surrender of Daishan and Mandahai, and the rest of the Tatars would be beheaded even if they surrendered.
This clumsy strategy actually worked wonders. It gave Dayu'er and the Manchu nobles a perfect excuse to divide military power between the two blue banners and prevent the Eight Banners from becoming dominant.
Of course, Mandahai was not willing to do good deeds on behalf of others. They believed that they had made meritorious deeds, and they had never heard of people who had made meritorious deeds and were sent away to be recorded.
While Dai Shan was alive, Dayu'er didn't dare to take action.
As soon as Daishan died, Dayu'er found an excuse to let Jieshu inherit Daishan's title of Prince Li. Jieshu was Daishan's grandson and Mandahai's nephew, and he split directly from the Two Blue Banners.
Mandahai was furious because of this, and he didn't bother to talk nonsense with Dayu'er. He directly took his troops away and ran to the mouth of Meihei River to seize control.
"Emperor Fengtian Chengyun makes this announcement: Prince Aixinjueluo Mandahai of Shuncheng County. He has been fighting for many years and has made many military exploits... He is specially named Prince Li. I appreciate this!" The eunuch said with a smile, "Prince Li, please accept the order.
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Mandahai was originally in a happy mood, but after receiving the imperial edict, he suddenly became furious.
The hereditary and irreplaceable ****, Prince Li is ranked first, and he is the one who should inherit it.
Unexpectedly, the imperial edict actually said "Prince Li".
Rites and principles are both called Duoluo in Manchu, which actually means the same thing, but Dayu'er is playing tricks on the Chinese.
Da Yu'er had no choice. In order to separate the two blue flags, he had already made Man Dahai's nephew inherit the Prince of Li. There was no way he could go back on his word and start over again. He could only choose the difference between Chinese and come up with a Prince of Li, while the Manchu text was exactly the same.
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Man Dahai threw the imperial edict back to the eunuch and sneered: "I have little education. I have never heard of Prince Li, only Prince Li. It is a ritual based on etiquette and law, not a ritual based on principles!"
The eunuch then said: "My lord, don't be anxious, there is still a second imperial edict."
The second imperial edict was to restore Mandahai's status as minister of political affairs, and at the same time, he was appointed Grand Master and Crown Prince Grand Master. The old land of the Haixi Jurchen Huifa Department was officially given to Mandahai as a fief.
Mandahai fell into deep thought and did not express his position immediately.
After a long time, he asked: "Did the Nanmanzi send troops?"
The eunuch suddenly cried and said: "The barbarians have surrounded Sarhu, and the capital is in panic. Now only the prince can calm the army. Please lead the troops to take charge of the overall situation quickly!"
"You go to rest first and let me think about it." Mandahai said.
The eunuch was immediately taken away, and Leng Saiyi said: "Amma, there is an idiom among the Han people, which is called the lips are dead and the teeth are cold. If Salhu is lost, Hetuala will not be protected. If Hetuala is lost, we will be the next to be beaten. Unless
Please surrender to the Nanmanzi, otherwise we must send troops to rescue you this time!"
Mandahai sighed and said: "I understand this truth, but I'm afraid that after this battle, the evil woman will come again to kill the donkey."
Leng Saiyi said: "If we lose this battle, there will be no future. If we win this battle, Amma will have the power of victory. How can I be afraid of that evil woman? Even if Amma ascends the throne and becomes emperor, the little emperor can only meditate.
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As soon as these words came out, Mandahai's thoughts suddenly became clear.
Dayu'er's attack on Mandahai and his son was mainly to balance the forces of all parties. The two blue flags accounted for more than 70% of the remaining main forces of the Eight Banners Army. A single dominant force could kill the emperor at any time.
Man Dahai and his son did not usurp power, firstly because of the resistance from the Eight Banners nobles, and secondly because Daishan was old and did not want to rebel.
There is no need to think too much now. As long as he can lead the troops to repel the Datong Army, no one will dare to object to Man Dahai usurping the throne and proclaiming himself emperor. Everything is a matter of course.
Mandahai immediately said: "It is not advisable to delay the troops. I will immediately lead the cavalry to help Sarhu. You can catch up with the remaining troops as soon as possible!"
Mandahai's eldest son Chang Adai has been killed by the Datong army, and now only his second son Leng Saiyi is still useful.
After the father and son discussed it, Mandahai led the cavalry troops and rushed towards the front line at full speed. Leng Saiyi summoned the infantry and ordered the requisition of grain and grass, and rushed towards Sarhu.
Leng Saiyi only led his troops to march for more than ten miles when he received news from the rear: "Beizi, the Nanmanzi are coming from the northwest!"
To the northwest is the territory of the Yehe tribe.
At this moment, Wang Tingchen and his cavalry division had detoured southward from the edge of the grassland. They met up with the soldiers of the Yehe tribe on the way, and gathered the Huifa tribe and other Haixi Jurchen tribesmen along the way, and headed towards the lair of Mandahai.
The main battlefield on the Sarhu side is full of mountains and rivers, and the cavalry division is of little use. It is better to attack and outflank the Mandahai side.
Leng Saiyi was shocked and said to his soldiers: "Hurry up and chase my Amma and let him come back with the cavalry!"
After sending someone to deliver the message, Leng Saiyi immediately led the infantry home. His whole family was at the mouth of the Meihe River, and all his belongings were stored there. There are the ruins of Zhaosan City in the Liao Kingdom, and Mandahai is based on this.
, and even built a simple city, intending to operate it as a core base.
The Datong Army had many soldiers, and not only the cavalry division was engaged in running attacks, but Yang Zhenqing's independent regiment was also conducting surprise attacks.