Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 1 Liaodong Shock

Chapter 4 Martyrdom in the Bloody Battle of the Tartars

Section 1 Building a City

Because Yang Hao divided more than 100,000 Ming troops into four routes, and the route of each route was long or short, the departure time of each army was not the same. On the day of the oath to go on the expedition, only the armies of the east and north routes, which were far away, set off first.

After Liu Yunwei led the Hanwei battalion to set off with Liu Ling, he called Wen Poyu over and said: "Poyu, after what I have seen and heard during this time, this battle can be said to be dangerous and abnormal, we must be extremely careful, the slightest negligence will be the end of defeat and death." Therefore, the matter of scouts is particularly important, you will spread all the night collection of your subordinates, expand the scope of exploration, and do not give Jiannu a chance to take advantage of it. ”

Wen Poyu said solemnly: "What the eldest brother said is that I will handle this matter personally!" ”

After Liu Yunwei finished arranging, he found Liu Ling again and said, "Grandfather, the situation in this battle is not very good, we must be very careful." ”

Liu Ling nodded and said, "Yunwei, you remember, I, Liu Ling, have fought in the south and north in my life, and have experienced countless hardships and dangers, and I have defeated many strong enemies. But this time in the battle of Jiannu, it is the first time that we have encountered such a sinister battle in terms of strength between the enemy and us. You have to remember that no matter what happens, you must focus on saving your life, because only when you are alive can you have a day of revenge and shame, and then you can go to the battlefield to drive out the Tartars! ”

After hearing this, Liu Yunwei's heart was like a heavy blow, and his grandfather, who had always refused to admit defeat, actually said such a thing when he was about to fight, and even let himself save his life at a critical time! Is this battle in danger?!

Without waiting for Liu Yunwei to ask again, Liu Ling took his family to inspect the marching array and rode away.

Liu Yunwei looked at his grandfather's figure, and his heart was unusually depressed.

The words are divided into two ends.

As early as after Nurhachi returned to Qinghe City, he led the main army back to Hetuala. Under the successive victories against the Ming Kingdom, the people and property captured by Jiannu were innumerable, and after all of them were concentrated in Hetuala, the small border city was almost overwhelmed.

At this time, Jiannu was like a beggar who was poor and helpless for several generations, hungry and cold, after sacrificing his life and gambling to rob a rich man who was sick in bed with an occasional cold, robbed a lot of gold and silver treasures, and suddenly became a nouveau riche, and was a little overwhelmed.

The reason why Nurhachi returned to Hetuara in a hurry is because of this: the people of the whole Jianzhou are deposited in the joy of victory, and they are all fascinated by mountains of grain, gold and silver, countless Han slaves and beauties.

The first thing Nurhachi did when he returned to Hetuara was to order that all the goods should be gathered together, and except for a part to be distributed to the meritorious soldiers, most of the rest should be transferred to the treasury to be used for the military expenses of the decisive battle that was about to begin, and no one was allowed to take it privately; As for the captured population, it was added to the flags according to the size of the merit and the loss of the situation, and no one was allowed to rob it without permission.

After dealing with the matter, Nurhachi said to Dai Shan, Huang Taiji and other banner lords and Baylor: "You must remember that no matter how good gold and silver are, you are no better than ambition, and no matter how beautiful you are, it will erode your mind. You must always be sober, always keep your war knives sharp, and be ready to attack the Ming Kingdom and slaughter the Han people at any time! ”

After that, Nurhachi said: "I have received news that Yang Hao, the Liaodong Jinglu of the Ming Kingdom, is preparing to march on February 21, and the target is directly aimed at Xingjing (Hetuala). If you have any ideas, tell us about them. ”

Dai Shan looked at Huang Taiji and did not speak. Since Yue Tuo was defeated and died, and the two red flags were hit hard, Dai Shan has reined in his edge, and he generally does not come out easily.

Dai Shan's expression Emperor Taiji saw it in his eyes, and he was proud in his heart: "Your days are numbered for this big Belle, it seems that Bemble is going to find a leader to help you!" ”

At this time, Azig said: "Great Khan, since we already know the date of the Ming army's departure, our army should set off in advance to grasp the opportunity and teach these Ming people a hard lesson!" ”

"How exactly how to fight, do you have a charter?"

"I, I, fight in formation!" Azig was momentarily speechless, and said vaguely.

Nurhachi scolded: "Stand down! I only know that bravery will be defeated, and you still have to experience more! ”

"The retainers obey." Azig touched his nose and sat back down.

Huang Taiji sneered in his heart, got up and said: "Qiyu Khan Ama, Erchen thinks that the Ming army is many but not refined, and my Dajin soldiers are elite and few people, so we should concentrate our forces and fight with the Ming army, first break its elite main force, and then destroy most of it, then this battle will be won." ”

"Well, Four Baylor still has some ideas." Nurhachi affirmed: "However, the distance from Hetuara to Shenyang is hundreds of miles, the battle is long, and now it is inconvenient to march in the wind and snow, so what can I do? ”

Huang Taiji lowered his head in contemplation and did not answer.

Nurhachi continued: "Remember, Sibel, that you have to think through everything. I decided to set up a city at the junction with the Ming Liaodong Metropolitan Division, in case the horses and horses were to rest the army, what do you think? ”

Huang Taiji reacted the fastest and said: "Khan Ama is wise, so that our army can advance and retreat, and we will take the lead." ”

Dai Shan said: "What Khan Ama said is very reasonable, but the food required to build a new city is very large, but I am afraid that it will not be easy for the treasury to support." ”

After hearing this, Nurhachi felt a little unhappy in his heart, and said: "There are Han slaves in the city, let them go to build the city and work without food, and the cost is only wood, masonry and stone, how much can the treasury spend?" ”

Huang Taiji echoed: "What Khan Ama said is that even if it costs some money and food, he is not afraid, and then he can grab it from the Han people, so why care!" ”

Dai Shan's face was a little embarrassed, and he sat back and stopped talking.

"Then tell me where it is appropriate to build a city?" Nurhachi ignored Daishan and continued to ask.

Amin said: "The place where the city is built cannot be too far from Xingjing, otherwise the grain road will be too long, which will be unfavorable to our army; However, it can't be too close, otherwise the Ming army will gather and block the door of the house, and our army will have no room for maneuver. ”

Huang Taiji stared at the map carefully and said: "Khan Ama, Erchen thought that the new city should be built in Jilin Cliff (now east of Fushun City, Liaoning). This place is far from Xingjing in a moderate distance, and there are terrain advantages, it can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it can be garrisoned and defended, and it will be very beneficial to our army if you build a city here. ”

"Well, that's good." Nurhachi said appreciatively: "I am also the chosen Jilin Cliff. I was determined to build a new city here and strengthen the defenses to contain the Ming army's westward approach. ”

Nurhachi looked at the people present and said, "This matter will be the responsibility of the Great Beyler." ”

Dai Shan said: "Son, the order." ”

After Dai Shan's decree, more than 1,000 Han slaves were mobilized to step up the construction of the city, and most of the Han slaves who were sent to Jilin Cliff to build the city were dressed in single clothes, and they were doing heavy labor barefoot in the ice and snow. A month later, the new city of Jilin Cliff began to see the scale, and it could already be guarded by troops, and there were only more than 300 Han slaves left who participated in the construction of the city.

Nurhachi was very satisfied after inspecting it, and praised Dai Shan, and the emperor who saw it was jealous.

The 47th year of Wanli (the 4th year of the Later Jin Heavenly Mandate) February 25.

On the same day that the Ming army swore to go on the expedition, Nurhachi received news that because of the sudden arrival of heavy snowfall, the Ming army postponed the date of the expedition to this day. So Nurhachi once again convened the pre-war deliberations of the banner owners, Beyler, and Taiji.

Nurhachi said: "According to the detailed investigation, the Ming army has dispatched a total of 110,000 troops, including Yehebu and North Korean reinforcements, known as 200,000, which is not small, you must not take it lightly!" Whoever dares to underestimate the enemy and not listen to the dispatch, I will not tolerate it! ”

"The retainer (minion) obeys the order!"

Nurhachi continued: "This time, the Ming army divided its troops into four routes, trying to encircle Xingjing from all sides and destroy our Dajin in one battle. Hmph, it's just hubris! ”

Mang Gurtai said with a smile: "Although the Ming army has a lot of troops, it is not much more than us, and it is even divided into four routes, which is simply to send them to death!" Ha ha. ”

Huang Taiji also said: "This Liaodong Jingluo Yang Hao doesn't know if he understands military affairs, so he arranged it like this." ”

Nurhachi said: "That Yang Ho has also experienced the battle to aid Korea, and he can be regarded as having some knowledge. The reason why he adopted the four-way division of troops was nothing more than to divide the attack and make me lose sight of one and the other. However, Yang Hao did everything he could, but he still missed it. ”

Everyone was puzzled, not knowing what Yang Ho had missed.

At that time, the Ming army was extremely strong, and the Japanese army concentrated several times its strength to besiege a small number of Ming troops, and often could not win, and 10,000 Ming troops could beat more than 100,000 Japanese troops to flee in all directions, so it was not impossible for the Ming army at that time to dare to divide troops and break through; But what does the Ming army look like today? Just a flock of lambs! Still thinking about the way to divide and attack, is it really my big golden iron rider who is the dwarf of Nawa Island? Amusing! ”

"Haha, stupid!"

"The commander of the Ming army is here to send him to death."

A room full of Jiannu laughed wildly, as if victory was in sight.

After laughing, Huang Taiji asked, "Khan Ama, what is the strategy of our army?" ”

Nurhachi said: "The Ming army has their strategy, and I Dajin also has our tactics!" The east and north roads of the Ming army are dangerous, and the road is far away and cannot be reached, so it is advisable to defeat the soldiers on the road first. I decided to ignore the Ming Army's four-way army, depending on how many ways you come, I will only go all the way! Concentrate all the forces, break the four Ming armies one by one, and form an absolute superiority in strength on every battlefield! ”

"Khan Ama (Great Khan) is wise!"

From this day on, Jiannu successively abandoned Fushun City and Fushun Pass, and the armies of various banners gathered to Hetuala. In just three days, the army of 60,000 Jiannu gathered near Hetuala, ready to meet the Ming army.