Zhu Youzhen didn't pay much attention to the problem of the Horqin Ministry, he still said with an indifferent attitude: "There is a Houjin country between the Horqin Ministry and us, and everything they can do has been done now, now that they have returned to the Jurchens, it is difficult for them to do anything more, so it is enough to maintain the current relationship with their leader."

As for those under the Korqin Ministry, if they are obedient, give them some preferential treatment. If you dare to stand up and make trouble, pick a few leaders and send them to Tangshan to dig coal, so that their minds will be sober.

In addition, find a few people who understand and inquire about the marriage relationship between the Horqin tribe and the Jurchens, the family situation between the leaders of the Horqin tribe, and other information..."

When Chongzhen was discussing with the generals of the army how to deal with the Houjin reinforcements, Huang Taiji was also convening the Jurchen relatives and nobles to discuss the culpability of the defeat of the Left Route Army.

Although the first to flee were the soldiers with yellow flags who guarded Zhuo Butai, Huang Taiji only lightly reprimanded them and let them go. Whether it is the Fei Yingdong family behind Zhuo Butai, or the yellow flag that has become his descendant, it is something that Huang Taiji cannot give up.

Since Huang Taiji was unwilling to investigate the responsibility of the soldiers with the Yellow Flag, the other Jurchen soldiers who had fled back and the Horqin soldiers such as Oba naturally could not be held accountable.

Under the guidance of Dai Shan and others, the responsibility for this failure was pointed to Chahara, Dudu, and Wunag. Chahara, as the minister of Zhenghongqi, is attached to Huang Taiji, so he is naturally the most targeted candidate for Daishan.

Needless to say, Du Du was naturally suspicious of everyone, and the soldiers with blue and yellow flags who fled back were all identified that if it wasn't for Du Du's reckless attack, they might not have suffered heavy losses, and the main force in the rear may have time to break through the interception of the Ming army on the east bank first, so as to smash the Ming army's attack in front and rear.

Of course, in the eyes of the Jurchens, recklessness and martial courage are actually not much different, attacking most enemies with a small number of troops, and losing is called recklessness; If you win, you will naturally be brave. However, according to the news brought back by the blue flag, Du Du had died on the battlefield, and for a dead man, everyone naturally had to be more tolerant, so in the end, the main responsibility for the defeat was not placed on him.

The last one is Wu Nag, the commander of the Left Army, who seems to be the most responsible. This veteran who has made many military exploits, because he returned to obedience earlier, is no different from the Jurchens in the eyes of these Jurchen generals.

Therefore, although there are people who put hats on him, there are also many voices that distinguish for him. However, despite the dispute, the responsibility for this defeat fell on the two men, Wunag and Chahara, or either of them.

No matter how you choose, the biggest loss is still Huang Taiji. He lost not only a general loyal to him, but also a right Mongol battalion loyal to him. The reason why Oba who fled back was ruled out of responsibility, in addition to the in-law relationship between the Horqin tribe and the Jurchen relatives and nobles, the thousands of people who fled back were mostly the Horqin tribe, which also made no one willing to offend a leader of the Horqin tribe who still had strength.

Chahara and Vunag, he can obviously only choose to keep one. As for which one should be kept, Huang Taiji is still hesitating. Wu Nag lost in the Ming army, life and death are unknown, if he dies, it is fine, if he is neither dead nor surrendered to the Ming army, today's act of putting the blame on Wu Nag may become a chilling move.

After hesitating for a long time, Huang Taiji decided to put aside the responsibility of discussing the defeat for the time being, and after stopping the quarrel among the generals, he said: "This war is not completely over, and it seems a bit too hasty to discuss who should be responsible for the defeat of the Left Route Army now, it is better to wait a few more days and wait for everything to come to light." ”

Before the people in the tent could react, Yue Tuo had already said: "What the Khan Lord said is right, the life and death of Wunag Gushan and Dudu Belle are now uncertain, what is the reason for the failure of the Left Route Army, we can't just listen to one side, right?" I think it would be better to postpone it for a few days, and wait until the news of Wunaggu Mountain and Dudubel is confirmed, and then we will discuss the responsibility for the failure. ”

Daizen's confidant Enke objected: "How can this be one-sided? Obabel, the War Governor Chahara, and the Yellow Banner soldiers all pointed out that Dudu Belle was reckless and rash, resulting in the defeat of the Ming army, thus exposing the flank of the Left Army to the Ming army, which obviously cannot be said that Dudu Beyler's decision had nothing to do with the defeat of the Left Army, right?

As for Wunagegu Mountain, first seized the military power of Obabel, and then did not carefully investigate the situation on the east bank of the Luan River, he ordered the army to cross the river, resulting in our army being ambushed by the Ming army. Even if he is now dead in battle, it can't clear up the wrong decision he made, which led to the defeat of the Left Army, right? ”

Seeing that the meeting was about to turn back to the situation of continuing to quarrel, Zilharang couldn't help but interrupt: "Looking at this weather, I'm afraid it will snow heavily in the near future.

The discussion of who is responsible for the defeat of the Left Army can be carried out at any time. But what to do next, I think we should decide as soon as possible.

According to the locals, in previous years, the middle to late lunar month is the time when the local snow begins to fall continuously, and a heavy snowfall will not stop for three or five days. Although the snow here is not as thick as in Shenyang and other places, it may be extremely difficult for a large group of people to walk.

If we don't get out of the customs as soon as possible, I'm afraid we will have to celebrate the New Year in the customs. With the current grain and grass reserves in the army, the men can probably last until the beginning of spring, but at least half of the horses and other livestock must be abandoned.

And even if the grain can last until the beginning of spring next year, we don't know where the grain and grass will be when we return? I think the Khan Lord is right, and the matter of condemnation might as well be put aside for a while.

Let's discuss it first, what is the next step is to attack the Santun camp city to capture the Ming Emperor and end this war? Or is it better to return to Shenyang before the heavy snow falls? ”

Zilharang's words immediately dispelled everyone's desire to compete for power, and even Dai Shan turned his gaze to Huang Taiji, waiting for his final decision.

Looking at the silence of the Jurchen relatives in the big tent, Huang Taiji naturally knew that these people just didn't want to take the initiative to propose to withdraw their troops. After all, the battle has been fought so far, and if the troops are not withdrawn, it is equivalent to taking this one-third of the Jurchen troops to gamble with God to see if they can break through the Santun camp city and take the Ming Emperor before the heavy snow falls.

The chances of winning this bet are slim to none. Even if they were like heavenly help, they really broke through the Santun camp city before the heavy snow fell, then it would only be necessary for the young emperor of the Ming Kingdom to be in the city. Judging from the performance of the Ming Emperor who still erected the Yellow Dragon Banner in the western camp after he ran away, this person does not seem to have the self-esteem of being the Ming Emperor at all.

It was impossible for Huang Taiji to take one-third of the Jurchen's troops to bet that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom really did not leave Santun Yingcheng this time. What's more, he didn't think that with his current morale and troops, he would be able to capture a city garrisoned by Emperor Ming, even if most of this city had been burned down.

However, Huang Taiji was also unwilling to advocate the withdrawal of the army by himself, and the current situation was not the same as the setback in front of the Ming army camp on the West Road. At that time, although the Houjin army was frustrated, they still had an advantage over the Ming army, and even if they retreated, it can be said that they retreated only after victory.

The reason why Huang Taiji attaches so much importance to the victory or defeat on the surface is also because he hopes to prove to the Mongols on the steppe that the Ming State has decayed through this war, and the Jin State is thriving. The Mongols on the steppe should submit or defect to the Later Jin Kingdom, and follow the Jurchens to attack the Ming Kingdom, which is the best option for the Mongols.

However, after the Houjin army broke through, the siege of the city and the siege of the camp suffered failure, and now even the field battle was won by the Ming army. The detour he strongly advocated not only failed to achieve the intended purpose. On the contrary, the Mongolian tribes who followed Houjin into the customs realized that the Ming Dynasty was not corrupted to the point where it could be bullied by foreign enemies at will, and once the Ming Dynasty was relieved, they who followed the Houjin to attack the Ming Dynasty would not end up very well.

Unable to achieve the purpose set before sending troops, Huang Taiji believed that he had lost the war. However, this defeat may have shaken the confidence of the Mongol tribes in the Later Jin state, but he would not allow this defeat to shake the political order he had established in the Later Jin state.

Therefore, he can agree to withdraw his troops, but he will never show his weakness in front of the Jurchen and large Baylors and take the initiative to propose the withdrawal of troops. Huang Taiji looked around at the expressions of everyone in the tent, he couldn't help but regret a little, he knew that he should have let Jierharang and Mang Gurtai swap, let Jilharang sit in the Zunhua camp, and let Mang Gurtai follow the army.

With his impatient character, I am afraid that without his temptation, he will be the first to speak out and advocate the withdrawal of the army. And now the people in the tent are either ready to see his jokes, or they are too slow to react to understand his psychology, so they dare not stand up for the idea of retiring from the army.

When Huang Taiji was still thinking about who should be chosen to open this mouth, the young Haoge couldn't help but break the silence in the tent, and said in a daze: "What is there to consider, since the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom is in the Santun Camp City, please ask Khan Ama for permission to let me be the vanguard, and tomorrow I will take down the Santun Camp City with the yellow flag, and take the Ming Emperor to Khan Ama." What does Khan Amma want him to do, and does he dare not do anything? ”

Haoge's words almost made Daishan pull off his beard, and everyone in the big tent also looked at Haoge with strange faces, not knowing what to say.

Huang Taiji finally couldn't be silent anymore, he suddenly straightened his face and scolded Haoge angrily: "We are here to discuss military affairs, and your uncle Baylor has not made a sound, what can you do if you come out?" Are you child's play when you fight? If you can take the Santun camp city with the yellow flag, I and you Baylor still need to be so embarrassed? Get out of here, sober up and come back, don't talk nonsense in front of you Baylor..."