Without waiting for these people to ask questions, Huang Taiji continued:
"The Ming army's formation was both offensive and defensive, calm and undisturbed. The combination of firearms and bows and crossbows made it impossible to break through with fierce attacks."
"The generals of the Ming army dare to take the initiative to fight and fight in close combat with our Eight Banners warriors. The Ming army has a backbone and will not be defeated in a short time."
"Under such circumstances, even if our three banners join forces to attack, we will still have to pay a certain price in casualties. We are not sure of defeating this Ming army yet."
"And the Xiong Manzi in Shenyang will definitely send troops to rescue them. Will we, Dajin, have to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army by then?"
"Don't forget the intention and purpose of our sending troops this time. Don't fight this kind of battle that will injure the enemy a thousand times and cause eight hundred losses to yourself."
"What Master Baylor taught me is that slaves are eager for quick success!"
"Go back to Laozhai. Now let's see if the little emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty will make peace!"
The reason why Huang Taiji withdrew his troops was not because he felt that the Ming army was too strong and he was afraid of it, but because he did not want his soldiers under the White Flag to suffer too many casualties.
The army is his foundation and the most critical support for him to win the throne in the future. If there are too many casualties, he will not be able to win the throne.
Zhao was in full swing with his teachings, but Jiannu suddenly withdrew from the battlefield, leaving him confused.
But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was normal. Jiannu was extremely cunning. Once he couldn't gain any advantage, he would not continue to fight with you. This was a way to preserve his strength.
"General, are you going to send Ye Bushou to follow the slave-building army?"
Because they had already been raided once, the generals of the Ming army were naturally on guard.
"No need, Jian Nu will not fight back. Pass the general's order and return to Shenyang immediately. I will report this war to Taitai."
After briefly counting the battle damage and cleaning the battlefield, Zhao led the Ming army to Shenyang.
When Xiong Tingbi learned that Jian Nu had suddenly launched a wave of attacks, he was furious. He felt that he had been tricked by the old slave, and immediately skinned the Jia La messenger.
In fact, this was also Lao Nu's mistake. He originally wanted to let Huang Taiji make a surprise attack and win a battle before sending a messenger to negotiate peace.
Unexpectedly, Fan Wencheng, who was responsible for organizing this matter, would make a mistake and completely reverse the order.
As a result, this Jia La E Zhen, who had a high status in Jianzhou, was treated like a pig and dog by Xiong Tingbi, and his skin was immediately skinned, and his head was hung on the city gate.
When the old slave learned about this, he scolded Fan Wencheng so hard that if he hadn't been kept useful, Fan Wencheng would have been buried with him.
When the old slave's letter of peace and Xiong Tingbi's report were sent to the capital in a six-hundred-mile rush, it made all the ministers uneasy.
This is a big deal. After this news came back, the Ming court became more united than ever in decades. Officials no longer impeached and attacked each other, and the fight for power between various parties also stopped.
"Your Majesty, I, the old slave, are asking for peace. We, the Ming Dynasty, should seize this opportunity to strike a truce with the old slave, reorganize our Ming Dynasty's border defense and army in Liaodong, and build a straight road as soon as possible."
"Therefore, the minister's opinions can be reconciled, but they cannot be easily reconciled. I, the Ming Dynasty, should take the initiative and control them in the palm of my hand!"
Wang Zaijin, as the Minister of War, was the first to express his attitude, and the left and right ministers of the Ministry of War did not object, obviously agreeing with their superior's view.
However, except for the Ministry of War, most officials from the other six ministries did not agree with Wang Zaijin's remarks.
"Da Sima's words are really hurting the country. Could it be that he accepted a bribe from the old slave, or did he discuss it with the Xiong Manzi and want to imitate Li Chengliang and support the bandits to respect themselves?"
Li Jinxian, the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, started to criticize Wang Zaijin unceremoniously. He first accused Wang Zaijin of collaborating with the enemy and raising bandits, which can be described as cruel and ruthless.
The reason why Li Jinxian dared to retaliate so harshly was because he had already figured out the emperor. The emperor could not tolerate such things as collaborating with the enemy and raising bandits.
Otherwise, even if he borrowed ten of his courage, he would not dare to confront this famous man with a very high status and real power in front of the emperor and so many officials.
The reason why he wanted to do this was also very simple, because he had different opinions and ideas, so he had to suppress Wang Zaijin's opinion of negotiating peace.
"Your Majesty, I am afraid that I am at the end of my rope when I come here to seek peace. Therefore, I will never agree to any peace negotiation."
"We, the Ming Dynasty, will launch a massive military expedition at this time to put an end to the slave troubles in one fell swoop and restore peace and stability to Liaodong!"
"I absolutely dare not agree with the Grand Sima's opinion and negotiate peace with the old slave!"
"The old slave killed countless people of the Ming Dynasty and caused countless disasters. The common people of North Korea and other minority ethnic groups also suffered greatly!"
"Your Majesty is still young and may not be familiar with the Yehe Jurchen tribe. I think the Yehe tribe is very loyal to our Ming Dynasty. When our Ming Dynasty conquered Jianzhou, we spared no effort to help our Ming Dynasty!"
"Even for the sake of the innocent souls of the Ye He tribe who are loyal to our Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty will never negotiate a peace with Jian Nu. If you really negotiate a peace, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of everyone in the world!"
"The old slave has committed serious crimes. As the Son of Heaven and the co-owner of the world, Your Majesty should eliminate this scourge for the people of the world!"
Things like wearing hats and moral kidnapping are just trivial matters for them civil servants, and they are even better at it.
Although Wang Zaijin does not have the fiery temper of Xiong Tingbi, he is not a very kind person. If Li Jinxian dares to insult him, he will naturally not be polite.
He glared sideways and yelled:
"I think you took the bribe from that old slave and wanted to go before His Majesty to make slanderous remarks and harm my Ming Dynasty soldiers outside the pass, right?"
"The old slave's situation is not good. Does it mean that my situation in Ming Dynasty is very good?"
"Hundreds of thousands of people outside the customs have left their homes and fled everywhere because of the war. Shouldn't the imperial court first appease them and rebuild their homes?"
"Shouldn't Fushun, Tieling, Kaiyuan and other towns destroyed by the Jiannu slaves be repaired?"
"The national treasury is extremely empty with no food or silver. Where will the food and salary expenses for this large army come from to conquer the slaves? Can't you just rely on your words?"
This sentence hits the key point. The situation of the old slaves is worrying. The Ming Dynasty is also in chaos. Not to mention the two natural disasters in Shandong and Shaanxi, there are countless people who have been displaced.
The current state treasury cannot support such a large war. The most important thing right now is to appease the people and restore their vitality.
However, except for the Ministry of War and the Cabinet, most of the other officials were not in favor of negotiating peace. They were all trying their best to persuade the emperor to send troops to defeat the Jiensu in one fell swoop.