Now that time is pressing, Marin can only support it for one day at most, and after tomorrow, Jin's iron cavalry will be able to go south, and there is not much time left for Daming.

At this time, Li Xianzhong couldn't care about the face of his eldest brother, so he could only stubbornly, so he said: "Although the boy has been in the Li family for a short time, since the death of my uncle 20 years ago, the court still knows a little about my Li family's actions. It's just what Brother Fang said, but I don't dare to agree. ”

"If Juniper and Nurhachi are both defeated in this battle, then it is naturally the best policy for our Li family to preserve their strength and finally seize the fruits of victory."

"According to the intelligence, the corpses of the Ming army were all over the mountain, and it was clear that Juniper was a fiasco, and the strength of the Jianyu did not suffer much loss. Now there are no less than 60,000 people in Nurhachi's Eight Banners, if I can't weaken it in this battle, Liaodong will change the sky next, where is there a place for my Li family? ”

"Even if my Li family can get out of the way this time, my Li family can't run away from the responsibility of this defeat?

Regarding Li Xianzhong's remarks, Li Huaizhong was very disdainful, and directly interrupted and said: "He Du is a madman who is greedy for merit and is completely annihilated by Jian, what is the matter with my Li family?" Even if the imperial court investigates it, this "four-way march" is a strategy set by his Yang Hao, and our Southern Route Army will be reprimanded by the imperial court at most if the rescue is unfavorable. Besides, you haven't already brought back dozens of Tartar heads, and when the time comes, as long as we are trying to find a way to get a few hundred heads, it won't be in vain. ”

"Xianzhong, you are young and vigorous, we have experienced this kind of scene a lot, and at this time, the most important thing is to preserve the strength of my Li family."

At this time, Li Rubai, who was originally expressionless, finally showed a slight smile on his face, and it was obvious that he recognized Li Huaizhong's words.

After all, they never imagined that the Ming army would be defeated so simply and completely in the "Battle of Sarhu", and soon they would not even be able to keep the ancestral tomb of the Li family in Tieling, and even the Ming Dynasty would lose the entire Liaodong.

"Preserving the strength of the Li family", perhaps this is the real reason for the slow march of the Southern Route Army in history.

It seems that he has to change his strategy and put the interests of the Li family first.

Li Xianzhong said: "Of course, my Li family wants to preserve its strength, how can it be possible to fight hard with the main force of Jianyu." But just like the eldest brother said, we must at least cut off the heads of a batch of Tartars before we can give an account to the court. ”

"After all, Yang Jingluo's backstage is the head of the court, and if our army has never penetrated into the vicinity of Hetuala, it is likely that he will bite back. Don't forget, eldest brother, since my grandfather evacuated the border people from Kuandian Liubao, the rumors in the court that my Li family colluded with Jianyu have hardly stopped. ”

"Imagine if the other armies were defeated by Jianyu, but our army would make slow progress and retreat with all their bodies. It will definitely be impeached by the courtiers for our Li family's collusion and captivity. ”

When he heard the words "collusion with Jianyu", Li Rubai's face instantly became solemn.

He carefully looked at the righteous son in front of him, although Li Xianzhong has always been very talented in military affairs, but today's remarks really impressed him. Even he ignored this, after his father's death, the Li family had no backstage in the court, how to ensure that they were not settled by the court?

Watching the play on the sidelines, he finally couldn't help but speak: "I didn't expect Xianzhong to be able to see the affairs of the temple well, I am very relieved, so according to your meaning, how should we fight this battle?" ”

Seeing that Li Rubai was finally moved by what he said, Li Xianzhong hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and said: "Qiqi father, the child has three strategies for his father to decide." ”

"Now the main force of Jianyu is all in Salhu, although the Western Route Army has been defeated; However, Marin's Northern Route Army should have also arrived near Salhu, and Jianyu should now be in a decisive battle with our Northern Route Army. ”

"The best strategy is to gather all the 5,000 cavalry of the Southern Route Army and take the opportunity to attack Hetuala. If there are more troops left behind, we will take the opportunity to destroy the villages and strongholds around them, and cut off the heads of people to make up military achievements; If the forces are really empty, I will take Hetuara and burn it completely. ”

"The middle strategy is that our army will set up an ambush on the east side of the Raven Pass, and the last general will lead more than 1,000 cavalry under his command to attract the Houjin cavalry left behind in Hetuara to the ambush circle. In this way, our army can eat the Tartars first, and the most important thing is that our army has penetrated deep into the vicinity of Hetuala, and it is this battle won on the territory of Jianzhou, but the lack of cooperation of friendly forces has not been able to expand the results of the battle, and the past can be explained in all aspects. ”

"As for the next strategy, Liu Wei of the Eastern Route Army is the farthest away, and there are Korean soldiers dragging his feet, so he definitely did not reach the vicinity of Hetuara at this time; We will first converge with the Eastern Route Army, and then seek an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with Jianlu, so that although we may not be able to win, at least we will not be easily eaten by Jianlu. ”

However, surprisingly, Li Rubai did not express his stance on these three strategies, but said to Li Huaizhong: "Huaizhong, you go down first, be sure to arrange the opening of the army properly, and don't make trouble." ”

After Li Huaizhong retreated, Li Rubai said: "Xianzhong has grown up after all, and there are some things that you should know." ”

"Actually, Ben Shuai's poisoning this time was not caused by the Tartars, and your eldest brother did not collude with Jianjun."

Li Rubai seemed very calm when he said this, but it still made Li Xianzhong feel very shocked. Although he had long suspected that his eldest brother Li Huaizhong might have a problem, he really didn't expect that this "poisoning incident" was actually a farce directed and staged by the Li family's father and son.

Then Li Rubai said: "My Li family in Liaodong has been favored by the emperor, although the imperial court has a lot of precautions against us, my Li family will never collude with Jianyu." ”

"What you said is not wrong, if the other routes are defeated, even if our Southern Route Army can be saved, it is absolutely impossible for my Li family to be left alone. My Liao Town is not in harmony with other towns, and my Southern Route Army does not want to be this bird. It's just that I didn't expect Juniper's Western Route Army to be defeated so quickly, and this matter is indeed a lack of consideration for my father and your eldest brother. ”

"Although Ma Lin is also the queen of the general, but this person has nothing to show for himself, and he can achieve the position of the general soldier all thanks to his father Yu Yin, and his ability is far inferior to Juniper, even if it is the Northern Route Army, it will not be spared."

"Do you know that there isn't a lot of time left for you to attack Hetuala, and the main force of the Jianyu should be able to move south soon."

Li Rubai's words made him impressed, although Li Chengliang was not as famous as Qi Jiguang, but the two could be compared in the Wanli Dynasty.

Li Chengliang had nine sons, all of whom were high-ranking officials at the level of general soldiers or generals, especially the eldest son Li Rusong, who personally participated in the pacification of Ningxia and the pacification of Korea, and won the trust of Emperor Wanli. The second son Li Rubai had a somewhat mediocre performance, although he also participated in many battles and made a lot of military achievements, but he lacked a dazzling performance, and in the end, the battle of Salhu left a stain.

Li Chengliang's nine sons are known as the "Nine Tiger Generals of the Li Family", but some people laugh at them as "one tiger and eight dogs", thinking that except for Li Rusong, the others are unbearable waste materials.

But in all fairness, in addition to Li Rusong, Li Ruzhang, Li Rumei and others are still quite talented, and Li Chengliang can be regarded as a successor, and they did not insult the lintel of the Li family in Liaodong.

In terms of today's performance, Li Rubai is by no means an ordinary person. The reason why his reputation is not obvious is mainly because of the light of his brother Li Rusong, who himself was also dismissed several times or resigned "due to illness" because the court was worried that the Li family was too powerful, so that he was idle for nearly 20 years. To a certain extent, it is precisely because of Li Rubai's self-sacrifice that the Li family has been fulfilled.

Then Li Rubai finally returned to the topic and said: "Xianzhong, it seems that you still don't know much about the terrain of Hetuala, your three strategies for marching seem to be very reasonable, but in fact, I am afraid that only one strategy is possible to achieve, and Liu Dadao thinks very highly of himself, and may not be willing to fight with our army." ”

Li Xianzhong looked at Li Rubai in surprise, he was just a keyboard warrior in his previous life, and these strategies were actually just the results of a group of keyboard warriors researched in the Tieba forum, and he thought it was very useful at the time. However, they really didn't inspect the terrain of Hetuala, and in the final analysis, they were just a group of Zhao Kuo who talked on paper, so they arched their hands and said: "Please also ask my father to teach me!" ”

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