Chapter 277: Clouds in All Directions (2)
A cold wind blew, and Huang Taiji woke up from his contemplation, smiled to himself, turned to Maidali and said, "You should send someone to report back to your father, don't be anxious now." The Khan is in charge, and we have to wait for Jieyin. β
The words are subtle, but not vague. Nurhachi is still alive, who dares to publicize the operation behind it? And the premise of competing for the throne with the three brothers Azig and Dolgon is Nurhachi's funeral.
Maidali is the eldest son of Mang Gurtai, and if nothing else, he is the heir to the Lord of the Blue Banner. But since Mang Gurtai has lost the position of banner master, he has also been thrown aside, how can he not be resentful?
It's just that he understood and understood Huang Taiji's words.
If Nurhachi had determined the heir while he was still alive, he would have picked up his horse and given him another ride. What are the four major Baylors, no matter how resentful and dissatisfied, you have to hold back.
Moreover, now that the outcome of the Mingjin battle is undecided, we have to be more careful. It's too obvious, if Father Khan returns victoriously, will he still die?
"What Uncle Eighth said is extremely true." Maidali bowed and said, "Nephew, I'll send someone to report back to my father." β
Huang Taiji nodded lightly and said, "Be careful, the eldest concubine has a lot of eyes and ears, and you can't take it lightly." β
The eldest concubine Abahai was the biological mother of Azig, Dolgon, and Dordor, and the history books record that she was "jealous and changeable".
That is, this woman is not a fuel-efficient lamp. It is precisely because of her favor that the status of her three sons continues to rise, and there is a tendency to surpass the four Baylors.
You must know that Azig is already the owner of the white flag, and Dolgon has the most oxen, plus Nurhachi once said that after his death, the two yellow flags will be given to the two younger sons.
In this way, the strength of the three brothers is quite strong. Of course, Dorgon was only fourteen years old, and Dorgon was even younger, and his prestige was difficult to convince the public, especially the veterans who had fought for many years in the banner.
So, the big four Baylors who lost ground, yes, now there are only three left. If you can't unite as one, it's hard to compete with this little brother for the throne.
After reminding Maidali, Huang Taiji raised his head, as if he was talking to himself, and seemed to be talking to everyone present, "Dajin is in turmoil, and it is even more important to work together to tide over the difficulties." One must build on a firm foundation? This truth is not difficult to understand! β
Everyone agreed, the current situation is indeed very dangerous, and the words of Sibeile should come from the heart, right?
Indeed, Huang Taiji is not lying. But if you want to dig into his heart, I am afraid it is not so loyal. Otherwise, he would not have secretly hid here under the pretext of secret trade talks with North Korea.
This is not only the only way for Liao Shen to withdraw to Jianzhou, but also very close to his Zhengbai Banner, and the purpose of waiting and seeing the situation before making a decision should not be so hidden and difficult to guess.
Moreover, just because he did not stay in Shenyang and did not go out with his father Khan, it showed that he had a different heart.
Luo Xiujin, as Huang Taiji's henchman, of course knows a lot, and he also has a part in planning these actions.
But no matter how they strategized, Huang Taiji and Luo Xiujin both felt that even if this counterattack was won. But looking at the momentum of the Ming Kingdom, it is difficult for Houjin to resist the Ming Kingdom's all-out attack for a long time.
They are all countries, but the difference in size is too great, and the awakened Ming Kingdom is not something that less than a million Jurchens can contend with.
Even if it doesn't fight, it won't take a year or two just to besiege and blockade, and Houjin will be in chaos without a fight and fall into collapse.
Since it is such a pessimistic prediction, what other tricks does Huang Taiji have? In fact, no, in the face of absolute strength, any scheme seems a little ridiculous.
But Huang Taiji's thinking is different from Nurhachi's, he doesn't think that Liaoshen is a place that must be defended, let alone that it should be too cruel to the Liao, and that it should be trusted and used by the Han people and Han officials.
There were too few Jurchens, but there were still a large number of ruling Liao, that is, they were able to form a large number of Han armies to make up for the huge gap in manpower.
And in order to make the Han army combative, it is necessary to abolish the high-pressure policy against the Liao people in order to win the hearts and minds of the people. Although the outcome of this is difficult to estimate, is there any other way to do it now?
Historically, a year or two before Nurhachi's death, the Later Jin also ruled unstable because of the high-pressure policy and the indiscriminate killing of Han generals and officials, and the Liao rebellions came and went.
If Nurhachi lived for a few more years, Houjin might let the old slave collapse himself.
Therefore, no matter what kind of tricks Huang Taiji has, as long as the old slave is still alive, it is impossible to change. But he was not reconciled, and secretly made preparations, hoping to have the opportunity to implement his plan and bring Hou Jin back to life.
Luo Xiujin sighed secretly, he was optimistic about Huang Taiji, but he didn't have the opportunity to show it, it was a pity.
And himself, the outlook is bleak. He knows the fate of Sun Degong's family. As a traitor who betrayed his compatriots, he knew that if Houjin was destroyed, the Ming court would never let him go.
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It doesn't matter if it's a trapped beast or a fight, it's okay to take a step at a time, the decline of Houjin is irreversible, and many people can see it.
Among them, there is naturally the Inner Khalkha Five Divisions Alliance, the Zalut Department has firmly fallen to the Ming Kingdom, and the other four departments have also recognized the situation and dispatched men and horses to cooperate with the action, which is much more active than when the Korqin Department was crusaded.
In addition to the benefits that the Zalut Department had received last time, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom was not stingy, increased the share of the horse market, and gave each department a reward of two thousand oceans of silver.
That's right, 12,000 Mongolian cavalry was hired for 10,000 oceans, and such a deal was too cost-effective for Zhu Youxiao.
That's not all, Zhu Youxiao also set up a reward: rescue a Liao person, and add a reward; behead or capture a prisoner, and a reward of 20 or 30 yuan; And the property of the building that was plundered shall belong to every man.
"Long live the emperor is a little stingy." Nuke, the son of Ang'an, the leader of the Zalut tribe, and Hu Dawei and others came together, and they couldn't help but complain, "Isn't the head of Jiannu fifty taels, why has it been reduced by more than half?" β
Hu Dawei glanced at him and said, "Dare to say bad things about Long Live and be careful that I smoke you." β
Fierce as a tiger hurriedly played a round and said: "This time is different from the past, the Jiannu rivers are declining, and they are worthless." β
As he spoke, he turned around and pointed at the advancing Mongolian cavalry, and said with a smile: "Look, even if the reward is lowered, aren't the departments still very active?" The Zalut Department can send an extra thousand men, but they are very angry! β
Nuke scratched his head, honest man, he really can't refute the fierce tiger.
That's right, the Mongol tribes came to loot for the sake of getting rich. Whoever gives more people will be rewarded with more silver, but it is not without a rule on the number of people. If you open up hiring, you can more than double the number of people.
"This time, this timeβ" Nuke snorted, "maybe he was so active knowing that the old slave was leading his army south, and there was something to take advantage of." It wasn't like that last time, but we, the Zalut Ministry, are doing their best to help Ming. β
Hu Dawei smiled and said, "It may not be a good thing for the main force of Jiannu to leave Liaoshen. The few men and horses left behind must defend with all their strength and resist stubbornly against the city. If you want to attack the city, you have to rely on our Ming army. β
Nuke blinked and asked, "You are also a Mongol." β
"A certain is a Ming person, a guerrilla general of the Ming Dynasty." Hu Dawei puffed up his chest, "Long live the origin of the family." β
Fierce as a tiger smiled, and said proudly: "Me too." β