Chapter 262: Negotiations
"The six forts of Kuandian were lost, only more than 3,000 people escaped from the 15,000 army, and the rest were either killed in battle or captured, Cao Wenzhao was seriously injured and rescued by his subordinates, and countless losses of ordnance, grain and grass, and nearly 20,000 military dependents were also captured by the Jurchens."
This was the first gift Ye Xun received on the morning of the first day of the new year, and after receiving the battle report, Ye Xun locked himself in the study and didn't see anyone.
The eight months have had ups and downs, but overall it has been smooth.
It was this kind of smoothness that made Ye Xun a little fluttery, and he didn't even take Huang Taiji in his eyes, and always felt that he was smarter than anyone in this era.
When reality hit Ye Xun like a slap in the face, Ye Xun finally came to his senses.
Thinking about it from another perspective, the occupation of the six forts of Kuandian is equivalent to completely curbing the development of the Jurchens, because Liaodong cannot enter, and Huang Taiji's eyes will inevitably turn to North Korea, and in order to ensure that the back road is unblocked, it is necessary to occupy the six forts of Kuandian again.
It's ridiculous, he actually believes that he has already mastered Huang Taiji, now that he thinks about it, he can stand out among Nurhachi's many sons, and his mind is comparable to ordinary people?
The six forts of Kuandian have been lost, and the fortifications built by the Ming army at the beginning are bound to be used by the Jurchens to resist the Ming army, so if you want to take back the six forts of Kuandian, I am afraid that you will pay a huge and even tragic price.
Liaodong is now the time to accumulate strength, if the loss is huge because of the gains and losses of a city, then the gains outweigh the losses.
When Ye Xun opened the door of the study, he found that the door was already full of military generals, and the most anxious was of course Cao Bianjiao.
"Father-in-law, let's fight! With your leadership, we will definitely be able to destroy Jiannu."
Cao Bianjiao's words can be said to represent the voices of all military generals, but Cheng Yu, Zhang Quan and other civil officials shook their heads slightly, obviously disapproving of fighting with the Jurchens at this time.
"Cao Bianjiao, you immediately lead the people of the headquarters to meet your uncle, remember to bring the best doctor, no matter how much it costs, I want General Cao to appear in front of me alive, but remember not to engage the Jurchens, this is a military order, you must not disobey"
Listening to Ye Xun's words, Cao Bianjiao was first overjoyed, and then said puzzledly: "Doesn't my father-in-law plan to start a war with Jiannu?" ”
Ye Xun's face sank, and he said, "Do what you should do, is this what you should ask?" Go down! ”
Cao Bianjiao was taken aback, thinking about it, when did Gonggong Ye suffer a loss? hurriedly gave a salute and fled.
"Alright, let's all go back!"
Hearing Ye Xun say this, the generals were stunned, and Li Guangrong couldn't help but say, "Father-in-law, are we just going to forget it?" ”
"Go back and train the army well, what to do, I will inform you when the time comes"
Ye Xun beckoned to Cheng Yu after speaking, then turned around and walked into the study again.
The generals' thoughts are similar to Cao Bianjiao's, since Ye Xun took charge of Liaodong, it seems that he has really not suffered the loss of the Jurchens, and now Ye Xun doesn't say it, but he must have made arrangements.
With this thought, everyone dispersed, and the generals were gearing up to prepare for a big battle, and the civilian officials also had to go back to prepare, and fighting was not only a matter for the generals.
Entering the study, Cheng Yu said directly: "Father-in-law is planning to negotiate with Huang Taiji?" ”
Ye Xun nodded and said, "I think Huang Taiji doesn't really want to go to war with us, what he wants is just the place of Kuandian, if my expectations are correct, Huang Taiji's envoy should already be on his way to Shenyang."
"My father-in-law can think like this, I am relieved, in fact, take a step back and say, Kuandian Liubao is not so important to us now, as long as we can manage Liaodong with peace of mind, in about five years, there is hope to eliminate the Jianzhou Jurchens"
Ye Xun smiled and shook his head, five years of Pingliao, someone once said this, but that person's fate was miserable.
"Help me write a plea, the little emperor's face still has to be given, otherwise the bird ministers in the court should be moths again"
Cheng Yu nodded and said, "What if the imperial court wants the father-in-law to deal with General Cao?" ”
For such a big defeat, someone must be held responsible, and Cao Wenzhao, as the commander of the six forts of Kuandian, no matter what the reason, he will not be able to escape the responsibility.
Ye Xun shook his head, but he didn't speak, he was deceived by Huang Taiji, how could he blame Cao Wenzhao? And if you want to hold accountable, I'm afraid there are many people who have to be held accountable.
But defeat is defeat, if there is no punishment at all, how can military discipline be serious?
Therefore, Ye Xun planned to demote Cao Wenzhao, hide it for a period of time, and then wait for this limelight.
As Ye Xun expected, Huang Taiji had indeed sent envoys, and this glorious task fell on Li Yongfang's head again.
After such a big incident, Li Yongfang felt a little ashamed of Ye Xun, but it seemed that he couldn't be blamed, because Huang Taiji was so well disguised, and when the news of the victory of the Six Castles of Kuandian reached Hetuala, not only him, but also many Baylor banner owners knew about it.
And what puzzled Li Yongfang the most was Huang Taiji's attitude, because Huang Taiji asked him to tell Ye Xun that he would release all the Ming prisoners of war and their families, and the only condition was that Ye Xun could no longer fight the idea of Kuandian Six Forts.
With Huang Taiji's understanding of Ye Xun, even if Ye Xun agrees now, he will definitely regret it in the future, so he asks Li Yongfang to sign a written thing with Ye Xun, so as not to make Ye Xun repay his debts in the future.
What makes Li Yongfang embarrassed is also this matter, what is the difference between signing such an agreement and betraying the country? It's strange that Ye Xun is willing to sign.
But if he can't sign it, it means that he can't complete the task assigned by Huang Taiji, and he can't pay it when he goes back!
Li Yongfang said before that he wanted to surprise Ye Xun, and the reason why he said this was because he had already found a target.
After Huang Taiji wiped out the Yehe tribe, he moved more than 40,000 Yehe tribes to Jianzhou, although these people have been disrupted and redistributed, but after all, it is impossible to completely disperse, and Jianzhou is already sparsely populated, so there are still many Yehe soldiers and civilians are assigned together.
If there was no Ye Xun in Liaodong, then nothing would have happened, but now it is different, Ye Hebu is already like a sea of hatred with Jianzhou, although Jin Taiji and Buyangu are dead, Ye He's hatred for Jianzhou has not subsided.
The person Li Yongfang was looking for was a small leader of the Yehe Division, and he was still an officer in the army.
It is conceivable that once Li Yongfang rebels against this person, it will definitely deal a heavy blow to Jianzhou, so that Li Yongfang can explain to Ye Xun.
Therefore, Li Yongfang can't leave Hetuara yet, and he must also complete the tasks assigned by Huang Taiji.
This Spring Festival in Shenyang this year, because of the defeat of Kuandian, it is destined to reduce a lot of fun, it turns out that the Ming army in Liaodong will still be defeated, and Ye Xun and Ye Gonggong are not omnipotent.
Under the impetus of well-intentioned people, some messy gossip began to spread quietly in the city, and there were even rumors that the Jurchen army would soon come over.
There are weak-willed people at any time, and on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, some people began to evacuate Shenyang...
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