Ma Xiaoquan nodded and said: "Brother Yuan's defensive tactics are certainly good, but after all, we only have more than 10,000 people. If we exclude the old, weak, sick and disabled who cannot be used, we can only reach less than 8,000 at most. There are also old, weak, sick and disabled people on Nurhachi's side.
But the number of people is always
Several times ours."
Yuan Chonghuan nodded and sighed: "Actually, I have no confidence in my heart, but if this battle is not fought, Nurhaci will laugh at me. There is no one in Ming Dynasty."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded. Although he knew that the Ningyuan battle ended with the victory of the defenders, that is, the Ming army, because the data device in his body was broken, Ma Xiaoquan had no way of figuring out how he won and how he defended Ningyuan City.
Proven.
Ma Xiaoquan lowered his head and sighed softly in his heart. Sometimes, it is not good to know the historical results in advance, especially knowing the results but not knowing the process is simply the worst of bad.
Raising his head, Ma Xiaoquan said to Yuan Chonghuan: "Brother Yuan, after these days of investigation, I have initially grasped the movements of the Jurchen spies in Ningyuan City."
"Oh, so fast?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly and said: "This is quick. Brother Yuan, please stop teasing me. Come with me. Let's find a place where no one is around to chat alone..."
...
In the past few months since he came to Ningyuan, what Ma Xiaoquan did most was to disguise himself as different people and hang out in Ningyuan City to get information.
Because he is familiar with Beijing movies, in most cases, Ma Xiaoquan plays the most important role as a war merchant from the capital.
War merchants are merchants who have no principles and no morals and rely solely on war to make a fortune. Such merchants exist no matter what era or country they are in.
Of course, in order to deceive others, the war merchant would not show up directly, but would find a few "agents" to handle business on his behalf.
Ma Xiaoquan, the war merchant pretending to be a war merchant, indeed followed the established plan and found several local people. Among them was the Ma Laojiu whom he met before.
Ma Laojiu didn't understand what Ma Xiaoquan wanted to do, but after making arrangements for the refugees who followed him, he hurriedly came to Ningyuan to seek refuge with Ma Xiaoquan.
After meeting Ma Xiaoquan, Ma Laojiu realized that what he said was true. Ma Xiaoquan was not only an official of the imperial court, but also a dignified deacon of the Imperial Guard, a second-rank super official.
Ma Lao Jiudun felt that he was in a meteoric rise. He had been working for more than thirty years and nearly forty years, and he had been waiting for this opportunity. As long as he could follow a powerful boss, he could get ahead in anything.
Ma Xiaoquan knew what Ma Laojiu was thinking, and he just happened to need such a subordinate who was fanatical and loyal to him. When he fell asleep on the pillow, the two just had a simple exchange, and Ma Xiaoquan told Ma Laojiu the plan of the war merchant.
listen.
Ma Laojiu also studied for several years. After hearing Ma Xiaoquan's plan, he felt deeply that the deacon was powerful. Without saying a word, he immediately agreed and was willing to be an agent.
In the days that followed, Ma Xiaoquan found several more local people as agents. Of course, these few of them did not know the inside story as much as Ma Laojiu.
After all, Ma Laojiu had read books and spoke eloquently. It took him a month to find out basically all the spies in Ningyuan City.
Ma Laojiu suggested that the Jurchen spies should be captured immediately without further delay, but Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and rejected his suggestion.
After calling Yuan Chonghuan, Ma Xiaoquan wanted to capture the Jurchen spies one by one on New Year's Eve, so that they would not cause panic among the residents in the city, and secondly, it would also improve the fighting momentum of the soldiers.
Yuan Chonghuan nodded, agreeing with Ma Xiaoquan's point of view.
...
The new year is approaching and the weather is unbearably cold.
That afternoon, Ma Xiaoquan wore a large cotton-padded jacket and walked along the paths of Ningyuan City.
After several months of investigation, Ma Xiaoquan has identified the location of the Jurchen spies.
I have to say that Nurhachi was very powerful. Eighty percent of the Jurchen spies he sent were Han. To put it simply, these Han people had been bribed by Nurhaci to become traitors.
Judging from Ma Laojiu's report, these traitors not only shouldered the task of spreading negative news in the city, but when the Jurchen army came over, they also secretly carried out sabotage and cooperated internally and externally.
Ma Xiaoquan informed Yuan Chonghuan of each spy's name and address. Yuan Chonghuan was furious after reading it.
Yuan Chonghuan didn't understand why some people who were fellow citizens of the Ming Dynasty preferred to be the lackeys of the Jurchens.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly and could not give an explanation. After all, in modern times, even during the Anti-Japanese War, there were a lot of lackeys and traitors.
...
Inside the Jurchen Army camp.
Nurhachi sat in the Khan's position with a sword and a golden horse, looking at the map in front of him with high spirits.
One of his generals looked at the happy expression of the Great Khan and suggested: "Great Khan, it is almost the New Year of the Han people, why don't we take advantage of this year to capture Ningyuan in one fell swoop?"
Nurhachi laughed, shook his head and said: "No, no, no, let them live a good life this year. Besides, the weather is not suitable for attacking the city. We are going to attack a small Ningyuan city with only 10,000 people."
,most
It only took two or three hours to win it."
Next to Nurhachi, the eighth elder brother Huang Taiji also suggested: "Father, let's attack the Han people during the New Year. Their defense must be weak, so I also suggested attacking Ningyuan on the New Year's Day."
Nurhachi chuckled: "You are all too anxious. Although Ningyuan's strategic location is important, it is only such a small city. Besides, our food and grass are not completely ready yet. Our Jurchen army can easily be destroyed.
Thousands of people are going to the battlefield, do you think you can do it just by talking? Huang Taiji, my father asked you, let you be in charge of food and grass, how are you prepared?"
"This... isn't ready yet."
Nurhachi smiled: "The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first. Although we have collected most of the food and grass in the border areas, compared with our number, it is still a little stretched. During this period, Father Khan needs you to take care of things."
Food and grass supplies, do you understand?"
Huang Taiji did not dare to neglect, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Father~"
...
Not long after Nurhaci gave the order to attack Ningyuan after the Lunar New Year, Yuan Chonghuan in Ningyuan City got the news.
Yuan Chonghuan informed Ma Xiaoquan of Nurhachi's decision and asked him to help analyze it.
Ma Xiaoquan said: "This news has not been spread outside, I'm afraid it is true, but we cannot neglect it. Although it is unlikely that the Jurchen army will come, it is possible that Nurhaci is cunning and sends one or two small teams to harass us.