Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 5: Lying on the salary and tasting the guts

Chapter 3 Social turmoil and turmoil

Section 1: Seeking Liao Shen

In late April of the forty-eighth year of Wanli (the fifth year of the Later Jin Heavenly Mandate), Hetuala.

After deciding on the strategy of conspiring to capture Liaoyang and Shenyang in order to preemptively attack the Ming Dynasty's defense in Liaodong, Nurhachi ordered all banners to send sentinels to Daming to inquire about military information and news. And these sentry agents sent by Jiannu, on the one hand, went to various parts of Liaodong to investigate the every move of Xiong Tingbi's department in Liaodong, and on the other hand, they tried their best to infiltrate the Guannei in order to listen to the internal situation of the Ming Dynasty, focusing on the situation of Emperor Wanli.

At the same time, Nurhachi also carried out a rectification of the soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners, and incorporated the wild Jurchens (Jiannu's collective name for Oroqen and other ethnic minorities such as Oroqen) who were captured from the deep mountains and old forests in Liaodong some time ago into the Eight Banners, which greatly enhanced the combat power of Jiannu, and made up for the losses in the previous battle of Sarhu, and even strengthened; In addition, Nurhachi also made special use of Li Yongfang and other traitors, not only allocated a large number of captured Han people to Li Yongfang's department to use them as soldiers and cannon fodder, but also used them heavily on traitors and literati such as Ning Wan and me. Nurhachi's move also made Li Yongfang, Ning Wan and other traitors grateful, completely forgetting their ancestors, and willingly, forgetting life and death to act as a traitor lackey for Jiannu, offering advice day and night.

After about half a month, the various sentinels sent by Jiannu returned to Hetuara one after another. As a result, Nurhachi once again convened the Eight Banners Banner Lords and the main civil and military ministers to discuss the next plan to attack the Ming.

Nurhachi swept everyone present with cold eyes, and said: "Banner masters, Baylor, according to the reports of various sentinels, the exact strength in Liu Yunwei's hands has now been determined, and his troops have reached more than 230,000, and Liu Yunwei is stationed in Tongzhou, which is directly under the north of the Ming Kingdom at this time, and is reorganizing the army and frantically building troops and accumulating grain and grass, and the strength of the Hanwei army is increasing day by day. In the face of such a threat, my Dajin can only continue to forge ahead, and before the next Ming State gathers a large army to attack, I will first capture most of Liaodong, and be invincible first! Do you have any thoughts on this? ”

Although everyone had roughly heard that Liu Yunwei was lying on his back and trying to make a comeback, which was not good for Dajin, and the strength of the Han Wei army was also extremely inflated almost instantly, everyone never expected that its strength had swelled to such a point. After listening to Nurhachi's words, everyone was terrified: This is more than 200,000 troops, and when the Han Wei army is formed, I am afraid that its combat power will not be the level of the Ming army at the time of Salhu, and they must be the elites who dare to fight. What does that mean? It means that Daikin will destroy the country in one war! It means that the Jianzhou clan will die in a battle!

Under the coercion of such a bleak prospect, under the pressure of the breath of death, all of them looked grim, and they were all thinking about how to prevent such a thing from happening; And Li Yongfang and Ning Wan and I racked their brains even more, as if the knife had been put on their necks, and they were making suggestions for their masters, after all, they had become traitors and had been committed to being slaves, so there was no turning back, and they could only go one way to the dark.

After being dull for a while, Li Yongfang spoke first and said: "Qi Great Khan, the last general thinks that the Ming State is now empty in treasury and has constant internal troubles, and it should be temporarily unable to levy a large army to attack; And after the Hanwei army is extremely inflated, it will definitely not be able to form an army in a short time. It takes a lot of time to raise huge salaries and train more than 200,000 troops, so I still have time to make some preparations. The last general suggested that our Dajin Iron Cavalry could take advantage of this opportunity to divide troops and break into the hinterland of Liaodong, and one could take the opportunity to annihilate the living force of the Ming army in Liaodong and weaken the defense of the Ming State; The two can capture a large number of people, loot a large amount of money and food, and prepare for future wars; Third, it can deter the Ming people and make them afraid of my Dajin. ”

Nurhachi was noncommittal when he heard this, but just motioned for Li Yongfang to sit down first, and did not say anything.

Huang Taiji saw it in his eyes and said with a smile: "Hehe, General Li's idea is good, but in this way, the Ming army will know that my Dajin is going to make a big move, then Xiong Tingbi is not a good kind, he will definitely try his best to strengthen the defense of Liaodong, and even if we can achieve some results, it will be difficult to capture important towns and expand our strength." This is contrary to the Great Khan's policy of expanding the territory and expanding the country's strength. ”

Hearing this, Li Yongfang hurriedly got up and admitted his mistake, Nurhachi smiled, and then asked, "Then the four beylers, you can talk about it." ”

Dai Shan saw that Huang Taiji was in the limelight, although his heart was sour, but he couldn't say anything, just sat on the side and looked at everything in front of him coldly.

Huang Taiji got up and said: "Hui Khan Ama's words, Erchen is still the original proposition, I, Dajin, should first accumulate some strength, and send people to Liaoyang, Shenyang and other places to investigate. When the emperor of the Ming Kingdom returns to heaven, there will be a period of chaos in the Ming dynasty, and the Ming army in Liaodong will definitely have a fluctuating military spirit and flaws after learning that their emperor is dead; At that time, it was the time when Dajin sent troops to attack Ming and attack Liaoyang and Shenyang. As long as these two big cities are taken, my Dajin will greatly expand the living space, and the next wave of counteroffensive to defeat the Ming State in the future will be fully assured. ”

After finishing speaking, Nurhachi nodded slightly and said, "Sibeile is still so knowledgeable. ”

Azig on the side sneered and said, "Dare to ask Sibeile, when will the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom die?" What if he never dies, or if he suddenly recovers? Could it be that I, the Golden Iron Horse, have been waiting for nothing to do in Xingjing? ”

Obviously, Nurhachi was also worried about this, and looked at Huang Taiji again, wanting to hear what Huang Taiji had to say.

I saw Huang Taiji think for a moment and said: "Azigetaiji, according to the intelligence, the emperor of the Ming Kingdom is already terminally ill, and it is said that he will not wake up for eight days out of ten days!" If such a condition can be survived, it can only show one point, that is, the national fortune of the Ming Kingdom is endless, and it is the will of heaven. ”

Nurhachi also said approvingly: "The Han people have a saying that is very good: do your best, obey the destiny of heaven!" What I should do at this moment is to do my best! As for success or failure, that's up to God to decide. You must all be ready to go to war, once the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom returns to heaven, then the armies of all banners must be assembled immediately and stand by, without any delay! ”

Everyone said in unison: "The ministers (ministers) must do their best to be loyal to my gold!" ”

Nurhachi smiled with satisfaction and continued: "I know your loyalty, and with your assistance, I believe that my Dajin will be prosperous!" ”

Then Nurhachi asked again: "By the way, how to deal with Xiong Tingbi of the Liaodong Jinglu of the Ming Kingdom?" That's a hard bone, as long as Xiong Tingbi is still in Liaodong for a day, even if the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom returns to heaven, my Dajin also has the opportunity to capture Liaoyang and Shenyang, and it will still cost a great price! Is there any way to get rid of Xiong Tingbi? ”

At this time, Dai Shan got up and said: "Hui Khan Ama's words, as far as Erchen knows, that Xiong Tingbi has always been at odds with the civil officials of the Ming Kingdom, and I Dajin can send someone to investigate, and after understanding the specific situation, I will use a plan to get rid of Xiong Tingbi." ”

Nurhachi said, "It's okay, I'll leave this matter to Big Belle." ”

Dai Shan answered and sat back, continuing to be silent. Huang Taiji glanced at Dai Shan slightly, and sneered in his heart: "Do you think I won't know how to use it?" It is not difficult to get rid of Xiong Tingbi, but the difficult thing is to get rid of Xiong Tingbi before attacking Liaoyang and Shenyang, otherwise what is the point of using it! As long as there is Xiong Tingbi, it will be even more difficult for me to attack Liaoyang and Shenyang, and I don't understand this truth as a big Baylor, it seems that you are also confused! ”

At this moment, I only heard Nurhachi say: "Are there any difficulties in the armies of the flags? ”

Hearing this, Huang Taiji immediately got up and said, "Qiyu Khan Ama, there is something wrong with the sons." ”

"Say."

"Yes." Huang Taiji said in a deep voice: "Khan Ama, there is a great shortage of iron materials to make weapons and armor in the Erchen Banner, and some other medicinal materials and other materials are also in short supply, so I want to ask Khan Ama to support some." ”

Nurhachi couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and then asked the rest of the banner owners, "How is the situation in your banner?" ”

Dai Shan, Azig, Mang Gurtai, and Amin also nodded frequently, and said one after another: "The same is true in the Erchen (minister) banner. ”

Nurhachi's face suddenly looked a little unsightly, after all, the war was imminent, and even the pre-war policy had been well-intentioned and proper, just waiting for the sudden change in the Ming Kingdom, but the soldiers of the Eight Banners did not have enough iron and materials to build troops!

Nurha snorted coldly and said: "Now the country is also extremely difficult, then Xiong Tingbi strictly implements the embargo of iron and other materials in all parts of Liaodong, I have gold and silver goods stolen from Liaodong and can't buy anything, all kinds of war preparation materials are very short, I don't know if you have any good strategies to solve the current dilemma?" ”

Everyone looks at me, I look at you, all of them have no idea, and the atmosphere becomes a little dull for a while.

At this moment, Li Yongfang said with a flattering face: "Qi Qi Great Khan, the minister has a way!" ”