The bloody sun of the Hunhe River finally fell, taking away not only the lives of the soldiers of the Qi family army and the Sichuan army, but also the last hope of the Ming Dynasty on the Liaodong battlefield of the Apocalypse Dynasty.

If He Shixian, the chief soldier in Shenyang City, did not attack rashly and waited for 40,000 reinforcements to arrive, there might be hope for the Ming Dynasty.

If the commanders Zhu Wanliang, Li Bingcheng and Jiang Bishi could obey Yuan Yingtai's command and lead the army to march alongside the veteran Chen Ce, the Battle of Hunhe might have another ending.

If they are not afraid of the enemy's cowardice in the future, they can rush up and fight the enemy when Jiannu is besieging Qi's army, and maybe they can force Jiannu to retreat to Shenyang City.

After the bloody battle of the Hunhe River, there was no ifs in Liaodong, because the strongest elite soldiers and the most brave generals of the Ming Dynasty died in this battle, and no one in Liaodong could stop the pace of Jiannu, at least at this time, Liaodong did not.

At this time, there may still be so many fierce generals in Liaodong who are not afraid of death, but they do not have qualified commanders, and their temporary commander Yuan Yingtai is only a pure civilian official, and he will not lead troops to fight at all.

Yuan Yingtai's substitution of Xiong Tingbi through Liaodong was also a helpless move, which was a helpless move for the Ming court and himself, because the eunuch party at this time was not mature enough, and they only had a temporary intention to get rid of Xiong Tingbi, whether it was Yao Zongwen or Wei Zhongxian, they did not carefully consider what happened after Xiong Tingbi was removed.

Yao Zongwen originally just wanted to make things difficult for Xiong Tingbi, and then blackmail some money, but he didn't expect this Xiong Tingbi to be so uninteresting, his idea of getting rid of Xiong Tingbi was angry, not premeditated.

As for Wei Zhongxian, it's even more fucked, he just wanted to get rid of Xiong Tingbi, who was supported by the Donglin Party, because he hated the Donglin Party, and it was purely a temporary idea, wanting to show his means.

To put it simply, I see that you have a good relationship with the Donglin Party, and if you are not happy, I will get rid of you, so as to warn other court officials, let their eyes brighten, don't follow the Donglin Party, hurry up and follow the Sprinkle family, otherwise, the Sprinkle family will kill you all!

At this time, he just killed and buried Xiong Tingbi, but he was not ready to be a successor.

Yuan Yingtai was driven from the governor of Liaodong to the acting governor of Liaodong, his position was not promoted, but his responsibilities changed, he was no longer a civilian official who was only in charge of civil affairs and logistics, and the military and politics were also pressed on his shoulders.

Yuan Yingtai, how to say it, he is a good hand in managing civil affairs, he used to control the water in Linzhang, he once built a canal in Hanoi, he once worked in Shandong for disaster relief, and tried his best to seek benefits for the people everywhere he went, and won the love of the people.

He is also very good at managing logistics, from the end of Wanli to the beginning of the Apocalypse, he was in Yongping as an envoy and was responsible for the supply of grain, grass and military supplies in Liaodong, and he could supply grain, grass, gunpowder, arrows and so on outside the customs in a timely manner, and was deeply trusted by Xiong Tingbi, so he was promoted to the governor of Liaodong.

Unfortunately, although he is shrewd and capable, his abilities are all in civilian positions, and the use of soldiers is not his forte, and he also has a shortcoming, that is, he is too generous and merciful, or he is a typical woman's kindness.

Strictly speaking, generosity and kindness are not a shortcoming, many times it is still an advantage, when governing civil affairs, be generous and merciful to the people, and the people will be blessed, but if you use generosity and kindness to govern the army, it will be over!

It is common sense that the army must be strictly enforced and disciplined strictly, otherwise, his subordinates will become a plate of loose sand.

If he has strict military discipline, does He Shixian dare to drink alcohol during the war, you dare to drink, and drag out a military stick directly to see if you still drink.

If he has strict military discipline, will Zhu Wanliang, Li Bingcheng, and Jiang Bishi dare to procrastinate, and if you dare to delay the military plane, you will directly drag it out and cut it, and see if you dare to disobey the yang and the yin.

It's a pity that his military discipline is not strict at all, the leading generals made mistakes, and even did not listen to his command, he did not punish at all, Zhu Wanliang, Li Bingcheng and Jiang Bi began to procrastinate, afraid of the enemy and cowardly, so that the Qi family army led by the veteran Chen Ce and the white pole soldiers of the Sichuan army were all wiped out, he was for the so-called unity, as if this had never happened, after these three guys fled back, he was still polite to them.

At this time, these generals didn't take him seriously, when Nurhachi led 50,000 elite soldiers to Liaoyang, he asked all walks of life to enter Liaoyang City to defend it, Zhu Wanliang, Li Bingcheng and Jiang Bi didn't pee on him, and went straight to join the other two general soldiers Hou Shilu and Liang Zhongshan to go to fight with Jiannu in five miles outside the city, but they were defeated and returned.

At this time, if Yuan Yingtai can take out the man's urine nature, be tough, and force these five general soldiers to lead the army into the city to defend it, maybe Liaoyang City will not fall, because their five general soldiers have 50,000 horses under their hands, and the loss of men and horses in a battle is less than 10,000, plus the defenders in the city, it is still 50,000 horses, 50,000 against 50,000, and if Jiannu can take Liaoyang, the first male city in Liaodong at that time, then Nurhachi is the god of war.

It's a pity that he is still a woman's kindness, and the five general soldiers are unwilling to lead the troops into the city, not only do he not scold or punish, but go out of the city to comfort them!

As a result, as soon as the Jiannu army rushed over, more than 40,000 people and horses under the five general soldiers were scattered at once, and only a few thousand people fled into the city, and the figures of the five general soldiers were gone!

Now Liaoyang City is in danger, Nurhachi waved his army to attack the city, Yuan Yingtai personally put on the battle, led the army to fight with Jiannu, but he did not have any experience in leading the army to fight, fight once and lose once, the defenders in the city are fighting less and less, the supervisor Gao Gao, Hu Yingdong and others also fled over the city wall, the people of Liaoyang City are scattered, and it is useless for him to insist.

He led the army to hold on for more than 20 days, he was already exhausted, and there were always Jiannu spies in the city who set fire to kill people, which made him exhausted and unable to defend anymore, and finally drew his sword on the city gate tower and killed himself, and Liaoyang City fell like this.

Zhang Bin said this, silent, Yuan Yingtai really doesn't know what to say about him, and I don't know how he reads this book, even if he can't lead the troops to fight, he should know that there can't be a woman's kindness on the battlefield!

Zhu Cihong was also silent for a long time before he asked weakly: "Master, is there really no room for mercy on the battlefield?" ”

Zhang Bin thought for a while, shook his head and said: "This can't be said like this, the so-called Ci Bu is mainly for the aspect of military discipline, military discipline must be strict, what should be beheaded, what should be punished, so that everyone can twist into a rope and fight with the enemy with all their might." As for other aspects, those who should be merciful should still be merciful, for example, the necessary comfort for the wounded soldiers should still be there, people abide by the law and fight with all their might, and if you are injured, if you ignore it, it will also affect the morale of the army. In short, military discipline must be severe, and as for other aspects, those who should be merciful should be merciful, and those who should be severe should be severe. “

Zhu Cihong nodded as if he didn't understand: "Master, is the loss of Liaoyang City because of the kindness of Yuan Yingtai's wife?" ”

Zhang Bin nodded affirmatively and said: "Yes, as the commander of the three armies, he should be responsible for the loss of Liaoyang City, however, the eunuch party deliberately spread rumors afterwards, telling right and wrong, saying that Yuan Yingtai's benevolence and taking in Mengyuan refugees are the main reasons for the loss of Shenyang and Liaoyang, which is a bit confusing." ”

Zhu Cihong asked puzzledly: "Why did Yuan Yingtai take in the Mengyuan refugees?" ”

Zhang Bin patiently explained: "Sometimes, this person cannot be divided by ethnic group, but should be divided by region, no matter what ethnic group is in my Ming Dynasty, it is my Ming people, Liaodong, Nuer Gandusi, Duoyan Sanwei Mengyuan people are also the people of the Ming Dynasty, you can't abandon them because they are Mengyuan people." ”

Zhu Cihong thought about it, and still asked puzzledly: "Master, didn't you just say that when he was defending the city, there were spies who killed people and set fire to the city, isn't this the reason for the fall of Liaoyang?" ”

Zhang Bin shook his head and said: "Sending spies into the city to make trouble, this is the most common trick to attack the city, there is nothing to make a fuss about, Yuan Yingtai's mistake is mainly because he did not command his men and horses, if he can force the five general soldiers to lead the army into the city to hold on, what do a few spies calculate, just catch and kill, what impact can it have, but if he does not accept Meng Yuan refugees into the city, it will have a big impact." ”

Zhu Cihong couldn't help but be surprised: "Ah, why is this? ”

Zhang Bin analyzed: "The three major battalions formed during the Yongle period of Chengzu, of which the three thousand battalions are all Mengyuan cavalry, most of the Mengyuan people in Liaodong are their clansmen, they have made a lot of contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and there are many people in the Liaodong Army who are descendants of Mengyuan, such as the general Mangui is a descendant of Mengyuan, and the descendants of Mengyuan in Guanning Iron Cavalry account for more than half. “

Zhu Cihong still nodded as if he didn't understand: "Oh, why do the eunuchs spread rumors like this?" “

Zhang Bin said disdainfully: "They want to put all the responsibility for the fall of Shenyang and Liaoyang on Yuan Yingtai, so as to cover up their ugly behavior of framing Xiong Tingbi." Yuan Yingtai was originally assisting Xiong Tingbi in managing logistics, and he managed logistics well, you forced the ducks to the shelves and forced people to lead the troops to fight, did this become Yuan Yingtai's fault? Also, when Xiong Tingbi was there, he beat Nurhachi, and as soon as he left, the situation in Liaodong turned around, Shenyang and Liaoyang fell one after another, and no matter how the eunuchs tried to hide it, they couldn't hide this fact. ”