Chapter 309: A clear path

(Recommended reading: "We must be optimistic about Mao Shoubei and Zu General in this battle, and we can't put the two of them in danger!"

After Mao Garrison and General Zu left to prepare for the battle, Li Hongyu groaned for a while and whispered to Man Gui that he didn't want anything to happen to these two people, otherwise things would become very troublesome.

Mao Shoubei's name is Mao Wenlong, he was originally a native of Qiantang County, Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang, in the thirty-third year of Wanli, the twenty-nine-year-old Mao Wenlong succeeded to his uncle in Anshan, Liaodong as his heir, and then was recommended by his uncle who was admitted to the Jinshi to serve under Li Chengliang.

In the same year, Mao Wenlong participated in the Liaodong Martial Arts, ranked sixth, and was awarded to 100 households, and made great achievements on the battlefield, and was successively promoted to the garrison of Qianzong.

Zu Jiang's general name is Zu Dashou, and his father is Zu Chengxun, the former deputy chief soldier of Liaodong, who was called into the army last year and was awarded the official position of general.

Originally, Mao Wenlong and Zu Dashou were not in Shenyang City, but Li Hongyu could transfer the two of them over and wanted to see the two characters who would dominate in Liaodong in the future.

Especially Mao Wenlong, the commander of Dongjiang Island, who created an important military town on the Dongjiang River and disturbed the peace in the rear of the Manchu Dynasty, is an important figure that Li Hongyu wants to see.

It's just that Mao Wenlong is a tragic figure, originally his Dongjiang Army and Yuan Chonghuan's Guanning Army, plus the Korean Army of the Korean Kingdom, were the three main armies of the Ming Dynasty against the Houjin in Liaodong, and the Houjin were firmly trapped in Liaodong.

It's a pity that Mao Wenlong and Yuan Chonghuan were not on good terms, and finally Yuan Chonghuan used the Shang Fang sword to kill Mao Wenlong, who also held the Shang Fang sword, which not only shocked the whole dynasty, but also broke the military balance in Liaodong, and the Ming Dynasty was in a passive position since then.

As for the contradiction between Mao Wenlong and Yuan Chonghuan, Li Hongyu is not clear, some of the information in later generations said that Mao Wenlong intended to join the enemy, some said that Mao Wenlong's tail was too big to fall, some said that Mao Wenlong wanted to blackmail the imperial court for personal gain, and some said that Mao Wenlong was deliberately killed by Yuan Chonghuan and so on.

Because he doesn't know the specific inside story of the grievances and entanglements between Mao Wenlong and Yuan Chonghuan, Li Hongyu is not easy to speculate on the rights and wrongs between the two at will, and it is even more impossible to remind Mao Wenlong to pay attention to having a good relationship with Yuan Chonghuan without a head, you must know that Yuan Chonghuan is now in Shaowu County, Fujian, and he can't fight with Liaodong.

Considering that the situation in Liaodong will become more and more unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty, Li Hongyu is ready to promote Zu Dashou and Mao Wenlong after careful consideration, hoping to do some of his meager efforts to help the Ming army in Liaodong, which is the only thing he can do now.

"Rest assured, Lord Governor, the humble post must be optimistic about the two of them." Man Gui saw that Li Hongyu was very concerned about Zu Dashou and Mao Wenlong, and couldn't help but feel quite puzzled in his heart, in his impression, this was the first time Li Hongyu had seen the two.

"You also have to pay attention to safety, and when the triumph comes, Ben Fu will personally hold a banquet for you to receive the wind." Li Hongyu knew that Man Gui was suspicious, but he couldn't explain the reason to him, so he commanded with a concerned expression.

"Governor Xie." Man Gui was suddenly moved in his heart when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed down to thank him, there are not many high-ranking officials like Li Hongyu who really love their subordinates, and the so-called success will be a thousand bones, and the higher the position, the more downspised the life of the official, and the more concerned about the interests of the officialdom.

Li Hongyu waved his hand to Man Gui, and Man Gui retreated to prepare, and he would lead the army to Sancha'er Fort early tomorrow morning.

"Your Excellency, what is the matter with summoning the lowly office in the middle of the night?" Soon after Man Gui left, Jin Taishi hurried over, and after entering the door, he asked with some puzzlement, it seems that there is no urgent military affairs worthy of Li Hongyu summoning him late at night during this time.

"Jin Beiler, the Jiannu of Sancha'er Fort attacked the villages under my jurisdiction of Shenyang and took away more than 1,000 people, Benfu decided to teach them a lesson, recapture Sancha'er Fort, and rescue the people who were taken captive."

Li Hongyu motioned for Jin Taishi to sit down, and then said in an orderly manner, "In order to enable our army to enter Sancha'er Fort smoothly, Ben Fu hopes that Jin Beile can send troops to help. ”

"If the governor has anything to say, he will do it." A look of surprise flashed on Jin Taishi's face, he didn't expect that the Houjin army in Sancha'er Fort would dare to launch an attack during the prisoner exchange, so he nodded to Li Hongyu and replied in a deep voice.

"After the Battle of Sarhu, the Jiannu soldiers began to be arrogant and despised our Liaodong Ming army, and Benfu decided to use this to teach them a lesson.

Li Hongyu's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he said to Jin Taishi, "You send two or three hundred people to sneak into the city pretending to be reinforcements from Jiannu Tieling, open the city gate at night and let the officials and soldiers who are ambushed outside the city enter the city, and the inside and outside should work together to destroy the Jiannu of Sancha'er Fort!" ”

"Obedience." Jin Taishi did not hesitate at all, and immediately agreed in a deep voice, as long as it could hit Nurhachi, he was willing to do it.

Another member of the Yeh tribe, Belebyangu, had already led a group of Yeh soldiers to Ningyuan at the end of August to settle the Yeh people who had arrived there.

Li Hongyu did not break his promise, and had already transferred the materials worth 100,000 taels of silver promised by Emperor Wanli from Guannei to Ningyuan and handed them over to Yehebu in batches, so that Yehebu could settle down in Ningyuan.

Today, there are still more than 2,000 Yehe soldiers left in Shenyang City, including hundreds of seriously injured people, who have been carefully treated in Shenyang City, like the wounded of the Ming army, and are now gradually recovering.

This made Jin Taishi and Buyangu grateful to Li Hongyu, unlike other Ming officials, Li Hongyu treated Ye Hebing and the Ming army equally, Ye Hebing was included in the establishment of the Ming army, and he could get the corresponding military supplies and materials so that he would no longer have to raise them by himself, which greatly reduced the burden on Ye He's department.

In this way, it also invisibly made Ye Hebu have a stronger and stronger dependence on Daming, which is very important for Ye Hebu to integrate into Daming.

Shortly after the Battle of Tieling, the Mongol soldiers of the Inner Khalkha Division had already led two divisions of soldiers, including the lightly wounded, north to return to the territory, while the seriously wounded were left in Shenyang for treatment and cared for by Bahat.

Since the territory of the Uziyat Department where Bahat is located is in the grassland west of Quang Ninh, Bahat can enter the grassland from Guangning at that time, unlike Ang An and Zai Sai, who have to go north through Kaiyuan to return to the territory, so they naturally have to rush back before Nurhachi leads the army to move the capital.

Bahat and Jintaishi could not leave until the imperial court's reward for the Battle of Tieling had come down, and given the heroic performance of the Yehe soldiers and the Mongol soldiers in the Battle of Tieling, the Wanli Emperor must have rewarded them with a thank you.

"Kimbellor, how's the people looking?"

Although they are all in Shenyang City, Li Hongyu is usually busy with official business, so it is not easy to see Jin Taishi, so since Jin Taishi is here today, he happens to have something to ask him, so he asked his subordinates to bring hot tea to Jin Taishi and asked.

"Lord Hui Governor, I found two people from those captives who met the requirements of the Lord, both of whom were from our Haixi Jurchens, one from the Ula Department and the other from the Hada Ministry."

Hearing this, Jin Taishi's spirit suddenly perked up, and he looked at Li Hongyu with some excitement and said, "Both of them have a blood feud with the slave chief, and they should be used by adults." ”

"Where did they come from?" Li Hongyu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and then looked at Jin Taishi with a concerned expression, this matter is very important, it is related to his future layout in Houjin, so there is no room for error.

"Rest assured, Lord Governor, both of them are absolutely reliable, and they have relatives who have fled to our Yehebu." Hearing this, Jin Taishi nodded again and again, "The two of them have signed the life and death documents, and they are willing to serve the Ming Dynasty and get rid of those rebellions in Jianzhou." ”

"That's good." Li Hongyu was a little relieved when he heard this, and after a deep groan, he said, "You go and make arrangements, Benfu wants to see them alone." ”

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to the lowly office." Jin Taishi smiled and agreed, he knew that Li Hongyu wanted to send spies to Houjin, so he decided to help him, so that he could better deal with Dinurhachi and Houjin.

"Kimbellor, have you ever thought about the future of Yehbe?" Li Hongyu took two sips of the teacup, and after a turn, Yu Feng turned to Jin Taishi.

Although Ning Yuan is a completely unfamiliar place for Ye Hebu, this means that Ye Hebu has to change his previous way of life to adapt to the new environment.

"The emperor has given us so much land, let the people learn to farm." The look on Jin Taishi's face darkened, and he smiled at Li Hongyu and said, his tone was a little dignified, if it wasn't for the fact that he had to leave his hometown.

"Ning Yuan is too comfortable, it is difficult to make achievements there, if you want to make a difference to deal with Jiannu, Ben Fu has a suggestion." Seeing that Jin Taishi's mood became a little depressed, Li Hongyu said after a deep groan.

"Oh?" When Jin Taishi heard this, he immediately became interested, and after bowing his hand to Li Hongyu, he said, "Please show me." ”

"Lin Dan Khan intends to revive the Mongol Khanate, so Benfu is ready to suggest that he go west to conquer the Warats in Moxi and reproduce the glory of the Mongol Khanate!"

Li Hongyu put down the teacup in his hand, got up and walked to the map of the Ming Dynasty on the wall on the side, pointed to the northwest and said, "There are many local tribes occupied by the Warat people, and the people are fierce, if they can be used by your Yehe tribe, then you won't have to worry about not being able to deal with Jiannu in the future!" ”

"Expedition to the West?" Jin Taishi walked up to Li Hongyu's side, looking at the large area of Li Hongyu's finger with a surprised expression, for him, the territory of the Moxiwarat people was completely strange and distant.

"The Warats have been at odds with the Tatars to which Lindan Khan's ancestors belonged more than two hundred years ago, which eventually led to the division of the Mongol Khanate, and Lindan Khan definitely wanted to conquer the Warats."

Li Hongyu bowed slightly, looked at Jin Taishi solemnly and said, "If Lin Dan Khan transfers troops, then the Khalkha Department will bear the brunt, and Benfu has already discussed with Zhuolik Tuhong Khan, and then the Khalkha Department will lead the army westward to avoid the attack of Lin Dan Khan and Jiannu." ”

"At that time, the Benfu will persuade the emperor to let the officials and troops in the northwest fight with the Mongols to eliminate the border troubles that have been plaguing the northwest." As he spoke, Li Hongyu stretched out his hand and pressed it on the territory of the Northwest Warat people, and said with a serious expression, "If you Ye He want to destroy Jianzhou, then this will be the land of your Nirvana!" ”

"The Land of Nirvana?" Jin Taishi's eyes were full of doubts, and he became more and more unable to guess Li Hongyu's intention to instigate Lin Dan Khan's expedition to the west.

Then, Jin Taishi also looked at the map, his brows furrowed slightly, from Li Hongyu's previous words, he vaguely felt that Li Hongyu seemed to point out the way for Ye Hebu's future, to be honest, he and Buyangu didn't know what to do in the future.

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