"... It turned out that Fei Yingdong abandoned his horse on the mountain and approached with 300 men armed with bows. The captive leader Nurhachi 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 rush in, 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 continued to fight and wounded An Fei Yanggu in the ribs. After more than ten rounds, he heard that Ma Shenrong had been wounded by a hidden arrow. He fought for a long time until he fainted and then stopped. The captive chief also fled away.
At that time, the officers and soldiers captured 237 enemy heads and wounded nearly a thousand enemies, which was a great victory. However, the soldiers suffered from blood loss and fell into a coma. Fei Yingdong did not dare to advance without permission, so he negotiated with us and retreated forty miles to camp for treatment.
.And report and hear about it.”
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?"
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."
"Oh?" Li Chengliang asked calmly: "Nurhachi and Anfei Yang were all 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... Let me ask the commander.
Will you reward the last general, or send someone to capture him and 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 their tricks. 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, it’s no big deal.”
After a pause, he continued: "However, as a commander-in-chief, I still need to understand the exact casualties of Nurhaci's troops, otherwise how can I make a decision? Furthermore, what is the extent of Ma Chengxun's injuries? This battle report reveals
He is secretive and has not made it clear whether he can 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 up, and he said with a mocking 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 about this, I am afraid that this guy is afraid of the enemy and avoids fighting."
Li Chengliang actually didn't believe Ma Chengxun's words because he was afraid of the enemy and avoided fighting. He even explained it lightly and said: "The battle report is unknown. Who knows if he has injured his heart, throat or other vital parts? There are many Jurchen hunters from various tribes.
, are both famous for being good at shooting. In the past, when officers and soldiers fought with them, they were said to be the most killed or injured 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 were what a commander should say to his subordinates, and what an elder should say to a junior. However, Li Chengliang continued: "Ma Chengxun was injured by an arrow and fainted. Regardless of whether the vital part was injured or not, he must have lost too much blood.
Judging from this, it may be difficult for his troops to advance quickly. 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 destroy you."
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. Now it is difficult for these three armies to pose an immediate threat to Nurhachi. Based on the general's estimation, the army
If we plan to encircle Hetuala according to this plan, I am afraid it will take seven or eight days. However, Nurhaci's foot injury is 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 may be able to recover on the way back to Hetuala, which will only take a day or two, leaving five or six days to prepare for 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, but will still take the initiative to send troops, trying 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 Nurhaci can't even defeat Ma Chengxun who has no advantage in the river valley. 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 match your statement are Cao Yu's headquarters and our army headquarters. However, Cao Yu is cautious in nature, and his troops are also elite, and there are two thousand Qi's troops.
How can Nurhaci defeat him in the battle? If he can't, then who else can he attack? Or attack the commander's headquarters? That would be throwing himself 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."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although this statement itself is correct, at this moment, it is undoubtedly supporting Li Rumei. Therefore, Li Rumei gave him and Li Rubai a fist salute, and continued: "
Most of the younger brother agreed with what the second brother said, except for the last sentence, which he thought was different.
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 by it is temporarily eliminated.
For our army, it is not urgent to encircle and suppress Hetuala; for Nurhaci, it is urgent to break the encirclement of our army. Therefore, all departments of our army can be cautious, but Nurhaci cannot delay for a moment. The five or six days that the younger brother just mentioned
, is the key to determining the success or failure of Nurhachi's battle.
Therefore, I believe that the most important thing now is to prevent Nurhachi from taking risks. Cao Yun's troops are well defended and difficult to defeat in a hurry. Yang Yuan has a long way to go and is a partial force. If he wants to defeat him, he will not be able to defeat it. If it is defeated, it will be useless. Nurhaci will not do this useless thing.
Worker. In this case, if he doesn’t want to let himself be slaughtered, the only way is to attack our unit!"
Li Rubai sneered: "Just him? Ma Chengxun has 3,000 people... Even if it's 4,000, he can't do anything if he sets up an ambush in advance. Now that we have 8,000 elite troops, he dares to attack the stone with an egg?"
Li Rumei frowned and said: "This is not about daring or daring, but 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 love of the past, and it will not be impossible for him to do so.
If you give it a try, wouldn't that be considered a way to survive? Besides, given the commander's kindness, this way of survival is no more reliable than his desperate struggle to survive as a cornered 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
Already."
The two brothers disagreed to such an extent that Li Chengliang still stood aside 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 (Li Rumei) start talking about this? I think Zizhen (Li Rubai)'s opinion is quite reasonable. How can he, Nurhaci, be so virtuous?
If you dare to touch the might of the commander-in-chief, it is better to surrender early and cede territory for 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, has not suffered any big losses in recent years. Maybe his tail is raised to the sky. You
I thought he didn’t dare to touch the handsome man, but I thought he might really be so brave.”
Then he added with unsatisfied meaning: "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 do you say it in such a polite way?"
In his early years, Li Ruzhen, the third son of Li Chengliang, who had been serving as a royal guard because of his father's influence, was transferred back to Liaodong not long ago. He thought that he had gained a lot of literary talent in the capital. At this time, he rarely interjected: "Yi Di 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: Nurhachi, 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.
Marshal, although this southern road is the most powerful force in the world, there is one thing that is quite disadvantageous - we are also walking through a river valley, and like Ma Chengxun, the entire army is cavalry, but there are more artillery battalions. But the artillery battalions
It is difficult to be effective in a field battle in a river valley, so Nurhaci dared to ambush Ma Chengxun, so naturally he 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 that Ma Chengxun was incompetent and was hit by a cold arrow.
, Nurhachi might even have to suffer there. Now the commander-in-chief is far beyond what Ma Chengxun can match. Nurhachi 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. His 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 Nurhachi had sent someone to surrender the order.
Li Rubai was overjoyed when he heard this and said with a smile: "Commander, you see, Nurhaci is 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. Hearing this, he just nodded, and then asked someone to invite the Jianzhou envoy in.
The envoy called himself Gagai and brought a letter of surrender from Nurhaci 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 all the mistakes he had made without a word of shirk. However, after a closer look, he found that Nurhaci had quietly changed the concept and only said that these things were all because of
He took office not long ago and was not yet familiar with the Ming Dynasty's laws, so he did not deliberately violate them.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! 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
He also said that he would personally come to Li Chengliang's army to plead guilty, and at the same time he also opened the Hetuala Walled City to wait for Uncle Li's inspection.
In a nutshell, it means throwing yourself on the ground and letting others beat and scold you.
Li Chengliang thought about it and felt that Nurhaci really had no better way. Because even if according to what his generals had just discussed, it would actually be meaningless for Nurhachi to come and ambush him.
Firstly, Li Chengliang didn’t think Nurhaci could do anything to him; secondly, even if Nurhachi had caused a lot of casualties to himself, so what? If Ming Dynasty wanted to crush him to death, it would be like trampling to death an ant, and it wouldn’t take any effort at all.
How much strength. In other words, Nurhachi will eventually be defeated, and it is only a matter of time before he can break through the sky. In this case, no matter how hard Nurhachi struggles, it will be useless in the end.
Uncle Li felt relieved, twisted his beard and said reservedly: "Gagai, go back and report to your master. Tell him that I, thinking of the past friendship between Jue Chang'an and his son, can allow him to surrender this time, but what he promised is
But things cannot be compromised, and everything must be implemented in a practical manner. I will go to Hetuala to inspect it, and he can prepare to withdraw from those lands, including those belonging to the Zhechen Department last time. He also has to inspect it, 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 young master'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.