Chapter 282: Strategizing
"The state of affairs is unclear, so don't act rashly." Nurhachi glanced at Daishan and Amin, who were asking for battle, and after a deep groan, he pressed his hand down to the two of them and motioned for them to sit down, and then said to everyone with a frown.
"Great Khan, could it be that the Yehe Ministry and the Khalkha Ministry have negotiated the conditions, so the Khalkha Ministry let them borrow the way?" Seeing Nurhachi's cautious attitude, Eye couldn't help but ask, if this is not the case, how could Yehebu dare to go to the grassland, and he would be attacked by the people of the Inner Khalkha Department on the way.
"Ben Khan always felt that this matter was very strange, and immediately sent someone to inquire about why the Yehbu had moved away, and why the Mongols were helping them." Nurhachi bowed his head slightly, and commanded in a deep voice, he didn't think that the Inner Khalkha Ministry would help the Yehe Department for no reason.
"Great Khan, since we have taken Kaiyuan, will the Ming army at Yaque Pass attack?" Everyone at the scene bowed their heads when they heard this, thinking that Nurhachi's words were reasonable, and a general remembered something and couldn't help but ask with some concern.
In recent times, the pressure on Du Du, who led the army to monitor Yaque Pass, has become more and more intense, and the Ming army in Yaque Pass not only often sends small cavalry troops to harass Houjin's territory, but also the Ming army in Yaque Pass has put on a posture of a big battle, which makes him feel worried.
Although Hetuara faced the threat of the Ming army at Yaque Pass, Nurhachi thought that the Ming army would not attack rashly, so he decided to concentrate his forces on Kaiyuan City and Tieling City first, and then free up his hands to deal with the Ming army at Yaque Pass after destroying Yehe's department.
"What is the Liaodong governor of the Ming Dynasty doing in Shenyang City now?" Nurhachi groaned for a moment when he heard this, and looked at one of the generals on the scene.
"Back to the Great Khan, according to the intelligence of Shenyang City, the governor of Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty still stays in the city, and often asks people to take the Shang Fang rewarded to him by the Ming Emperor to inspect the military affairs in the city, and now the morale of the Ming army in the city has recovered a lot."
Hearing this, the general hurriedly replied that he was in charge of handling the intelligence from Shenyang, so he was quite concerned about the governor of Liaodong, who frequently appeared in Shenyang City, and knew his every move.
"Before the governor of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty returns to Yaque Pass, the Ming army at Yaque Pass will not act rashly."
Nurhachi bowed his head slightly when he heard this, and said to everyone present, "The top priority is that our target is Tieling, if Yehebu leaves, then it will not be able to pose a threat to our rear, if you want to leave, just leave!" ”
"Great Khan, it is always a disaster for Yehebe to stay, it is better to take this opportunity to destroy them to get rid of future troubles." Hearing this, another general spoke, knowing that Nurhachi wanted to destroy Yehebu very much.
"There are 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers in the Yehe Ministry, and they must be on guard against us, plus the Nekhalkha Ministry, which has a vacillating attitude, it is better for us to cause less trouble now."
Nurhachi knew what the general meant, but he knew the priorities of the matter, if he wanted to destroy the Yehe tribe, he would have to send at least 20,000 people to pursue, which would lead to the lack of strength of the Houjin army in Kaiyuan City, and the new governor of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty was a belligerent stunned young man, who might raise the forces of Shenyang City to attack Kaiyuan after learning that Kaiyuan had been captured.
What is especially important is that Ye Hebu is now fleeing for his life, and once the Houjin army pursues him, he will definitely fight with him.
Yehebu is not a Ming army, it can be said that they are brothers with the same root and lineage, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Houjin army is equal, and they have all experienced the tempering of war between the white mountains and black waters, so if the fight starts, the Houjin army is bound to suffer heavy losses, this is not a scene that Nurhachi wants to see.
Besides, there are also Mongol soldiers from the Inner Khalkha Department watching from the sidelines, so in Nurhachi's opinion, it is not worth sending troops to chase after him now, and it can be said that the gains outweigh the losses.
After all, the biggest enemy of Houjin now is the Ming Dynasty, and he wants to accumulate strength to deal with the Ming army in Liaodong, so the personal grudge with Ye Hebu can only be put aside for the time being.
"Great Khan, it's okay for Ye Hebu to go, we will eradicate our worries without bloodshed." Seeing Nurhachi's decision not to pursue the fleeing Yehebu, a general said with a smile, Speaking of which, this is also a great thing for Houjin.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the war is urgent, Ben Khan will not hold a celebration banquet first, and will be rewarded with Tieling Ben Khan when he wins it." A smile appeared on Nurhachi's face when he heard this, and Yehebe's escape showed his fear of himself from the side, which would be of great benefit to subduing other tribes in the future.
As for Yehebu, unless he escapes into Shanhaiguan, there will be a big war between the two sides one day, and he will bring ruin to Yehebu.
"My lord, we saved Zheng Zhifan, the Kaiyuan magistrate who was chased and killed by a group of Jiannu." A few days later, when Li Hongyu was checking the map of Liaodong in his room, Man Gui walked in briskly and reported excitedly.
"He escaped!" Li Hongyu couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this, and was quite surprised by this, knowing that it was not easy to escape from Kaiyuan City, which was surrounded by the Houjin army.
Afterwards, Li Hongyu hurried to the living room in the front yard and went to see Zheng Zhifan.
In Hu's living room, Zheng Zhifan, who was covered in blood, with a few bandages on his body and unkempt hair, was gobbling up the food brought by his subordinates.
If it weren't for the fact that they fled to the territory of Yehebu with their families in a panic and happened to be rescued by Man Gui who went out to inspect, then they would have been killed by the Houjin soldiers who were chasing and killing.
"I wonder what this adult is called?" Seeing Li Hongyu wearing Mongolian clothes appear in front of him, Zheng Zhifan hurriedly put down the food in his hand, wiped the rice residue on his mouth, and then arched his hand to Li Hongyu and said, "The life-saving grace of the adults is in my heart, and if I have the opportunity, I will definitely repay it!" ”
"Did General Ma escape?" Li Hongyu knew that Zheng Zhifan regarded him as a Mongolian, and he didn't mind, so he asked in a deep voice.
"General Ma and the others died heroically, and only escaped under the desperate protection of the domestic servants." Zheng Zhifan naturally knew that the "General Ma" in Li Hongyu's mouth referred to Ma Lin, so his expression darkened and he said with a sad face.
Because he was so sad, Zheng Zhifan ignored that the young Mongolian nobleman in front of him could speak the Beijing dialect fluently.
"It's a pity, this official still wants to meet General Ma." Li Hongyu couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and then said to Zheng Zhifan, "Lord Zheng, don't be sad, since you escaped from the city, then you should cheer up and avenge General Ma and the people of Kaiyuan." ”
"I'm afraid I can't take revenge for this revenge, and the magistrate who is Kaiyuan can't live and die with Kaiyuan City, and the court won't let it go." Zheng Zhifan smiled bitterly and said in frustration, very little about the future.
According to historical records, after Kaiyuan City was breached by the Houjin army, the magistrate Zheng Zhifan led his family to flee from the north gate, although he was injured by an arrow but finally escaped from danger, but later he was arrested because of the fall of Kaiyuan and died in prison.
"If you can have this awareness, you should be ashamed and brave, otherwise you will not be able to raise your head for the rest of your life." Li Hongyu groaned for a while, looked at Zheng Zhifan and said in a deep voice.
On the way here, he had already figured out that Zheng Zhifan was escorting his family to escape from Kaiyuan City, and he didn't plan to survive, but he didn't expect that his luck was good, and he and his family killed a bloody way.
Compared with those generals who surrendered and betrayed the country, Li Hongyu felt that the crime committed by Zheng Zhifan was not unforgivable, after all, he broke through after the city was broken, in fact, there is nothing to blame, after all, it is not easy for Kaiyuan City to hold on to the city until the city is broken due to the lack of troops.
Therefore, Li Hongyu decided to give Zheng Zhifan a chance to make meritorious service for his crimes.
Zheng Zhifan was slightly stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at Li Hongyu in surprise, feeling that what Li Hongyu said was very intriguing.
And at this time, he finally noticed that the young Mongolian nobleman in front of him spoke fluent Beijing dialect, so he became curious about Li Hongyu's identity.
"Lord Zheng, this is Lord Li, the new governor of Liaodong." At this time, Man Gui, who was standing on the side, pointed out Li Hongyu's identity to Zheng Zhifan in a deep voice.
Li ...... Governor Lee? Zheng Zhifan was stunned when he heard this, looking at Li Hongyu dumbfounded, his mind was blank, he didn't expect to see Li Hongyu here anyway.
Although the Later Jin controlled the main road from Tieling to Fushun, the connection between Tieling and Kaiyuan and Shenyang was not broken, and information between the two sides could be transmitted through other roads.
Therefore, the soldiers and civilians of Tieling and Kaiyuan already knew about the new governor of Liaodong, and Zheng Zhifan thought that Li Hongyu would stay in Shenyang, where the city was high and thick, to supervise the war, and never imagined that Li Hongyu would appear here.
Of course, Zheng Zhifan didn't think that Man Gui was lying to him, because he didn't have the slightest value of being deceived.
"Lord Zheng, this official can give you a chance to make meritorious contributions, I wonder if you are willing?" Li Hongyu looked at Zheng Zhifan, who looked at him with a stunned expression, and asked quietly.
"The lower official is willing, please make it clear." Zheng Zhifan came back to his senses when he heard this, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and replied, Li Hongyu is going to pull him, if he falls into the well, he will definitely die.
"You recuperate for a few days first, this official needs you to go to Tieling and explain some things to Yu Chengming." Li Hongyu looked at Zheng Zhifan and said with a serious expression, "If there is a change on the road, what you know will rot in your stomach and you can't let anyone know." ”
"Xia Guan understands!" When Zheng Zhifan heard this, he immediately understood that Li Hongyu had something important to tell him to do, and hurriedly nodded.
Li Hongyu comforted Zheng Zhifan and left, Zheng Zhifan's mood suddenly brightened, and a hanging heart finally let go, as long as he made a meritorious service this time, it would be enough to offset his guilt of fleeing Kaiyuan City without permission.
Kaiyuan Castle.
"Great Khan, the governor of Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty has left Shenyang, and under the escort of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, he went to Yaque Pass, and the 10,000 reinforcements rushed over by the Ming Dynasty were also taken away by him."
At noon that day, while Nurhachi was eating, one of the guards hurried into the door, knelt on one knee and reported in a deep voice.
"It seems that this stunned young man wants to take advantage of Ben Khan's expedition to attack Hetuala!" Nurhachi's brows suddenly frowned slightly when he heard this, and he said with a sneer in his mouth.
If you add those 10,000 reinforcements, the strength of Yaque Pass will be as high as 50,000, including the elite of the Ming army such as the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, as well as the soldiers in the original Liaodong region, plus the main force of the Ming army from other places, the situation in Hetuara suddenly became extremely critical.
"Summons the ministers to come to the meeting." Nurhachi still had the mind to eat now, and after a long silence, he commanded, and then got up and went to the wing room, looking at the map hanging in the side room, his brows furrowed tightly.
It is already late June, which is the hottest time of the year in Liaodong, and the soldiers of the Ming army who have been transferred from other places will be more adapted to the weather in Liaodong.
In addition, after the defeat in the Battle of Sarhu, the Ming army will definitely be cautious and will no longer make mistakes alone, which greatly reduces the advantage of the Jin army after the two sides fight.
Soon, the four major Baylors and the ministers rushed over, and after learning that the governor of Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty led the army to Yaque Pass, they all discussed it in private, and they all thought that it was going to Hetuala.
"Hetuara is the capital of my great gold, and there is no room for loss, and Ben Khan will personally return to the town." After everyone expressed their opinions and discussed, Nurhachi gave an order in a deep voice, and said with an expressionless face, "Dai Shan and Huang Taiji stayed, led an army of 20,000, and attacked Tieling as planned. ”
"Your Ministers obey." Hearing this, Dai Shan and Huang Taiji hurriedly got up and leaned over to Nurhachi and replied.
"Don't, act steadily, don't be in a hurry." Nurhachi was a little worried about you, and couldn't help but tell Daishan and Huang Taiji, for fear that the two of them would have a mess.
"Don't worry, the Great Khan knows how to do it, and he will definitely take down Tieling." Hearing this, Dai Shan reached out and smashed his chest, and replied solemnly.
"Hmm." Nurhachi breathed a sigh of relief a little, if it wasn't for the fact that Hetuala was crucial to Houjin, then he would definitely have to capture Tieling first and then go back to rescue Hetuala.
I have to say that the new governor of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty made Nurhachi unpredictable, and now he actually gave up Tieling'er to lead the army to Yaque Pass, which gave Nurhachi a lot of psychological pressure, after all, young people are very scary when they are impulsive.
Early the next morning, Nurhachi led his army back to Hetuara to meet the challenge of the Ming army of Yaqueguan, and Dai Shan and Huang Taiji became the chief and deputy commanders of the attack on Tieling.
At this time, Dai Shan and Huang Taiji would never have expected that Tieling, which was originally thought to be within easy reach by the two, was a hot potato.
For no other reason, the two would never have thought that because Li Hongyu was angered by the slaughter of the people of Kaiyuan, they would not let Houjin easily get Tieling.
This means that Tieling will become another hell on earth in Liaodong after Salhu, and the two will have an extremely tragic war with Li Hongyu here, and many lives will inevitably remain in Tieling forever.
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