On the afternoon of 10 December, in front of the Houjin camp stationed in Shilipu, hundreds of Houjin soldiers were carefully carrying the wounded down from dozens of wagons.

The Mongols who found their relatives and friends immediately hugged the wounded and cried bitterly, while the Mongols who did not find their relatives and friends also looked depressed, and some people kept asking the soldiers who sent these wounded back whether the Ming army would send others back in addition to the wounded sent back.

Huang Taiji, who rushed to the gate of the camp after hearing the news, and a group of Jurchen relatives and nobles, looked at the chaotic situation in front of them, and their faces were quite ugly.

Dai Shan didn't care about the fight with Huang Taiji at this time, walked to his side and said with some anxiety: "It's not okay to go on like this, we must gather these wounded to take care of them, if they are dispersed to various battalions, the soldiers of each battalion will have the courage to continue fighting." ”

Huang Taiji nodded, and then called Yue Tuo, who was on duty in the camp, and ordered him to gather these wounded and settle them down. After the explanation, Huang Taiji and Dai Shan took these Jurchen relatives and nobles back to the Chinese army to discuss how to deal with it.

As soon as everyone entered the big tent and did not sit down, some people couldn't hold their breath, and some of them shouted angrily: "What should I do first?" We asked Morgen to negotiate peace, not to bring back these wounded, this is only the first batch, and it is said that there are at least four or five hundred wounded in the future. How many men and horses will we lose along the way to take them on the road..."

Huang Taiji frowned and interrupted him and said, "Enough, they are all soldiers who were wounded in the battle for my Houjin Kingdom, and the Ming people can treat them without blame, do we want to think about them dying?" If we do this, who will be willing to fight for our Houjin Kingdom in the future? ”

Although Huang Taiji's reprimand silenced the Jurchen relatives, they did not accept Huang Taiji's statement in their hearts, and soon someone whispered: "But after all, most of these wounded are Mongols, is it possible that we have to sacrifice the lives of the Jurchens in order to protect them?"

Moreover, most of the wounded sent back by the Ming people are seriously injured, and even if they survive by luck, they will be a waste, and it will be difficult for them to go to the battlefield in the future. Send these wounded back to Liaodong, and how will we settle them after they are healed? You can't all raise them up for rice. ”

Huang Taiji finally wanted to be angry, but Dai Shan stopped in front of him and reprimanded everyone: "The population of my Jurchen clan has not exceeded one million so far, if there is no help from the Mongol tribes, how can we fight against the Ming Kingdom, which has a population of trillions of people?" Even if he is as wise as his father Khan, he must try his best to win over the Korqin tribe as an ally and in-law. You just lived a comfortable life for a few days, and then you forgot the difficulties of your father and brother starting a business?

Since they were injured in the battle for our Houjin Kingdom, even if they are a waste person in the future, we must raise them. Otherwise, who will obey our orders and send men and horses to fight with us in the future? ”

Huang Taiji and Da Beile Daishan's successive statements finally made those young Jurchen relatives dare not complain anymore. Huang Taiji looked at Dai Shan, and then at the Jurchen relatives sitting below, and there was some contradiction in his heart.

Although the older generation of Jurchen relatives represented by Dai Shan tended to be conservative politically, and hoped to make peace with the Ming State externally, they only cared about maintaining their power and wealth internally. However, these noble generals, who grew up from the Jurchen weak childhood, were well aware of the limits of their own strength, and were always able to grasp the key points of the balance between the relationship between the Jurchens, the Mongols, and the Ming Kingdom.

And the younger generation of Jurchen relatives, when they grew up, were catching up with the period of rapid expansion of the Jurchen clan's power. Therefore, they all had a fearless attitude, believing that the strength of the Jurchens alone could conquer the two great enemies of the Ming Kingdom and the Mongols at the same time.

Although Nurhachi repeatedly defeated the Ming army and the Mongols, and occupied most of Liaodong to establish a state and become king, Liaodong was not an open and mature region, and after Nurhachi massacred the Han Chinese, the material production in this area was reduced to a point where it was difficult to be self-sufficient.

The Jurchens conquered most of Liaodong by force, and although their political status among the various ethnic groups in Liaodong rose, in terms of the enjoyment of life, the Jurchens did not improve much.

Even Nurhachi himself, the Heavenly Mandate Khan of the Later Jin Kingdom, his enjoyment in daily life was not as good as that of Li Chengliang, the general soldier of Liaodong back then. As for those bel bebes, naturally there is no need to mention.

Although these young Jurchen relatives and nobles had a noble status in the Later Jin Dynasty, their daily use was not as good as that of the ordinary Ming families in the Guannai, and the important official positions in the Later Jin Kingdom were held by those old people, so they were naturally dissatisfied. What's more, this so-called old is only relatively speaking, such as the four major Baylors in power, who are all around 3 or 40 years old, and none of them are more than 50, until they hand over power, at least after more than ten or twenty years, how can they endure it.

This is also the reason why Huang Taiji can be supported by many young Baylors. Because whether it is the internal political reform, the increase of official positions to place young people, or the national policy of external expansion, the new generation of Jurchen relatives and nobles have benefited.

But it can also be seen from today's events that these young people are too self-interested in their view, and even those Mongols who were born and died for the Later Jin Kingdom did not give up their own interests to help them.

Huang Taiji verbally supported Dai Shan's statement, but he also knew very well in his heart that although Dai Shan's words were good, he could not lose the support of these young people, after all, this is the foundation he used to build a new country.

“… Big Baylor was right, but we couldn't let the Ming army send the wounded to us. If these wounded had followed the army, I don't think many of them would have been able to return to Shenyang alive.

Therefore, we need to have people inform Dolgon, and let Dolgon inform those Ming people, we hope that these wounded can be sent from Liaoxi to Shenyang through Shanhaiguan, instead of continuing to be sent here. If those Ming people insist on sending the wounded here, then delay it for a few days...

The order to retreat has been conveyed today, and our side expects to start evacuating in 3 days, leaving Dolgon to delay for five days. As long as we left, the Ming army naturally would not be able to send the wounded here. I believe that if the Akito wants to protect his reputation for benevolence, he should not refuse our advice. ”

Mr. Huang's suggestion won the support of most people, and it would be a disaster to rush with hundreds of immobile wounded in such weather. As long as they can avoid this trouble, everyone feels relieved. Even Dai Shan and others do not oppose this proposition.

Huang Taiji discussed with the others, and then decided to send Kurtang to follow Ahsan and the others back to Santun Camp City to convey this request to Dolgon. In order to prevent long nights and dreams, Ah Shan and other Jurchen soldiers who had just returned with the wounded had to embark on the journey immediately, which made these soldiers with white flags very dissatisfied.

That night, Dolgon met Kurtan, who was accompanied by Ahsan into the city, and Dolgon ordered Ahsan to return to the camp outside the city, while he took Kurtan to the backyard to discuss.

Accompanied by two Ming soldiers, Kurtang, who returned to the camp outside the city, was a little worried along the way, and when he was about to reach the west gate, he suddenly reined in his mount, turned his head and said to the Ming soldiers accompanying him: "I want to see your superiors, can you pass it on for me." ”

Although the Jurchen general's behavior was very strange, the two Ming soldiers who accompanied him only discussed a few words, and then led him to a small courtyard near the city gate, where he waited in the hall.

Half an hour later, a restless Ahsan finally waited for the arrival of a Ming army officer. The officer was not polite, and when he entered the house, he sat down on his hand, and the soldier behind him took the kettle from the stove at the door, poured him a cup of hot tea, and then stood aside.

The Ming army officer beckoned to Ahsan and said, "You want to see me, but do you have anything to say?" ”

While observing the officer's clothing, Ah Shan asked cautiously, "Who is this lord?" ”

Guan Shanhe took a sip of hot tea, looked at Ah Shan's expression, and said slowly: "I am a staff officer of the General Staff Headquarters, my surname is Guan Shanhe, you can call me Guan Staff Officer." If you have anything to say, you might as well tell me directly, and if I can't handle it, you can also report it to my superiors, or even directly to Your Majesty. ”

When stationed outside the city, Ah Shan, who had inquired about some things with the Ming army, knew that the staff headquarters of the Ming army seemed to be the Wen Pavilion next to the Ming Emperor, so he stepped forward and said: "The name of the criminal minister is Ah Shan, Ilgen Jue Luo, and he is currently the leader of the white flag. The purpose of asking to see your lordship..."

Ah Shan paused, took a deep breath and said, "The guilty minister hopes to defect to the Ming Dynasty, and I also ask your lord to inform His Majesty the Emperor on your behalf and allow the guilty minister to stay." ”

"Ahem, ahem." Guan Shanhe accidentally drank the tea, and suddenly coughed violently, he put down the cup, looked at Ah Shan with wide eyes, and asked with some disbelief: "You want to defect to Daming?" Why..."

In the flower hall in the Governor's Mansion, Zhu Youzhen also asked Li Hongyuan and Guan Shanhe curiously: "Zhengbai Banner Leader, this official position is not low, why did he defect to us, but at this time?" ”

Guan Shanhe glanced at Li Hongyuan on the side, and then stepped forward and said: "This person's father is Artash, who lives in Muxi, and raised his clan to take refuge in the early years of the old slave's army, so he entered the Zhenghuang Banner, and also married the old slave's daughter as his wife, which is quite trusted by the old slave.

However, after the death of the old slave, their brothers remained loyal to the Dolgon brothers. After Huang Taiji ascended the throne, he used his younger brother Adahai to sit on the imperial pocket of Taizu and whipped fifty. and for disobeying the orders of the superior, he hired the uncle of the country for the beylor Duoduo to be the daughter of Abutai, and was sentenced to death. Although Huang Taiji later forgave Adahai, he also seized Adahai's official position and confiscated half of Adahai's family property.

Adahai thought that Huang Taiji deliberately targeted the old department of Xian Khan, so he was dissatisfied, and after befriending a steward of a trading house in the four seas, he fled to China by boat from Yingkou with his family in August this year.

Because of the matter of his brother Adahai, Ahsan was also extremely panicked, lest he be implicated and questioned. In addition, after the two yellow flags were changed to two white flags, the generals of the two white flags were often bullied by the generals of the two yellow flags, so he moved the idea of escaping.

This time to escort Dolgon's peace talks, he felt that the opportunity was rare, so he moved his mind to defect to Daming. According to him, many of the Niulu soldiers he led were willing to defect to the Ming Dynasty with him.

For example, the general Yasun once swore to bury the old slave before his death, but after the old slave died, he repented, and now he is also panicked, for fear of being held accountable for his oath, and discussed with him several times about defecting to the Ming Dynasty..."