Nurhaci marched into the eastern part of the grassland.
After Kaiyuan was destroyed, the situation in the eastern part of the grassland was bound to be turbulent.
So Amin set up a blue banner to plunder Tieling and the north of Shenyang, but Nurhaci led the main force from Kaiyuan to the grassland.
It is not easy to take the initiative to attack the main force of the Ming Dynasty and the big cities, but you can take the initiative to intervene in the grasslands.
Everything went as planned by Nurhachi, who easily defeated several small tribes that were enemies of the Kormi tribe, and deterred the Mongolian Khan Hu Duntu from influencing the eastern part of the grassland. Houjin became the strongest intervener in the eastern part of the grassland.
When they were about to join forces with their ally Kormi, news suddenly came that the Xianglan Banner had retreated.
Nurhachi frowned slightly, this was ten days earlier than expected...
"Tell Sibeile and Kormi to join forces, and the rest of the troops will return to Kaiyuan immediately."
"嗻!"
When they arrived at Kaiyuan, Nurhachi ignored Amin first, and instead sent Daishan to lead the two red flags, and continued eastward back to Hetunala, setting up sentry antlers to prevent the Ming army from suddenly attacking their home base.
Then quietly waited for Huang Taiji to return from the grassland.
Of course he would not do nothing after waiting for these few days. In fact, he had secretly contacted Jierhalang to learn about the true situation of the battle.
"What! We lost a full force of Jia La, and also killed a Niulu Erzhen."
Nurhachi was shocked. She originally thought that Amin would hit the wall later, and estimated that the maximum loss would be about 300 people per Niulu.
I never expected that the loss would be 5 times as many as 1,500 people!
He Shixian can't be so strong. He only has less than 2,000 elite servants who are more powerful...
This shows that other powerful Ming troops participated in the war to cause such heavy losses to Xianglan Banner.
"Do you know who set up the ambush?"
"Back to the Great Khan, my subordinates are incompetent and don't know that their flags and armors are the type of ordinary Ming army, and their accents are relatively unfamiliar."
This... is a bit unexpected. After asking for information again, I found a doubt point.
"He Shixian did not participate in the battle at the beginning, but only participated in the pursuit?"
"Yes, when He Shixian came out of Shenyang, the defeat of the entire army was determined. According to the request of the Great Khan, his subordinates immediately asked Amin to retreat. He Shixian chased all the way to Tieling and regained a lot of land and population, but he did not kill many of us."
Nurhaci looked even worse after hearing this, because this time He Shixian, the strongest, did not fight at all. It was the "mediocre" strong army that ambushed Xianglan Banner.
In the dead of winter, Jilharang was sweating profusely, his forehead was shiny, and Nurhachi could tell his mentality at a glance.
"Great Khan, do you want to severely punish Amin and his direct descendants?"
Jirhalang had a little bit of expectation, but he couldn't grasp Nurhaci's true thoughts at all, so he only dared to show fear and be careful to test.
"No need."
Of course Nurhaci knew what these people were thinking. He wanted to put Jierhalang and Amin at odds, so he secretly promised to give him the blue flag.
However, now is not the time, especially in front of a powerful enemy like the Ming Kingdom.
"Don't be impatient." Nurhaci was of course wary of Amin, but Amin was very powerful, especially good at robbing farmers, plundering food, and capturing slaves.
This ability is worth keeping.
This time, I'll start by hammering and chipping away at the power.
"Of course Ben Khan is very angry with Amin about this, and he will also ask Sanbeile to say some cruel words in the past two days. However, you can tell your closest confidants that victory or defeat is a common thing in military affairs, and Ben Khan will not blame everyone.
."
Jierhalang didn't understand a bit, but he was smart not because of his strategy, but because he was self-aware. He didn't understand what he shouldn't understand. He was as strong and wise as sweating profusely, and that was his own plan.
"嗻!"
A few days later, Sanbeile Manggurtai was so angry that he led his people to Xianglan Banner to question the defeat.
Amin knew very well that Mang Gurtai was brave and arrogant, and he should never confront someone head-on, so he was also furious at the Jia La Ezhen who had lost the battle.
After a few days like this, Amin followed Mang Gurtai and reprimanded his men. Xianglan Qizhong thought this was Nurhachi's intention and wanted to deal with the defeat severely.
But then, as Huang Taiji returned from the grassland, Nurhaci made a decision.
"The bravery of the Xianglan Banner is commendable. It fought to the death with several times the Ming army, and bravely broke through the encirclement to preserve the strength of the troops. Even a strong man like He Shixian was unable to pursue them. Except for one Jia La who was lying in the ambush, the other soldiers were not demoted and punished.
"
Huang Taiji personally led people to comfort the wounded soldiers with the blue flag. Everyone's hearts were broken, and the low morale was reversed.
Rumors circulated within Xianglan Banner that, not to mention Amin's defeat, he was too incapable of losing his temper with his subordinates. On the contrary, the Great Khan and Huang Taiji were quite wise.
All of this is of course Nurhaci's work to play with the morale of the army. He made Mang Gurtai and Huang Taiji play the bad side and the other bad. In addition, Jierhalang made secret moves, causing Amin to lose the battle and lose his composure.
Own.
Now is not the time to remove Amin. Instead, we can let him use some of his residual energy, so that the soldiers with the blue flag will feel that this Khan is very tolerant.
With a snap, Nurhachi broke the corner of the table. He was already very angry with Amin, but using some means would help Houjin.
"Mang Gurtai and Huang Taiji, do you understand Father Khan's operations? Can you learn these methods?"
There was no one in the big account, and he was talking to himself. Because the demonstration and inheritance to these two sons depended on their own observation and understanding.
As for Daishan, I have long disliked him...
Moreover, I always felt that there was something strange in his eyes.
...
"Daishan had an affair with Nurhaci's wife?"
"Hahahaha~"
The gossip Wang Hongyu said was interesting, and even Zhou Dunji, who is usually very serious, paid attention to it.
Daishan is Nurhachi's son. Although he is not the son of his first wife, if he really had an incestuous relationship with his first wife, that would be quite explosive news.
"Sure enough, he is a beast in every aspect. If the news spreads, it will definitely disturb the morale of the enemy's troops."
Zhou Dunji felt that combining this public opinion attack with the recent Battle of Shenyang North would definitely cause a lot of trouble for Jiannu.
"Brother, please don't be anxious. This news is just hearsay at the moment. Although it can dampen the morale of the Jiannu slaves at this time, it will only be of limited help to our army's general offensive, so it will be more effective at critical moments later."
Wang Hongyu has a brilliant plan, and it will definitely be better when used before the final battle than now.
What’s more, Daishan’s little gossip is just an appetizer, and Mang Gurtai’s super hot one~
The four great berels of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, two beasts and one defeated and incompetent, revealed their background at the critical moment, making Jiannu embarrassed and disgraced.
At present, only his eldest brother and him know about it. He also sent a message to Qin Ling who was investigating the information, asking her to pay attention to collecting these gossips from the forces hostile to the slave establishment on the grassland.
It is estimated that Nurhachi will launch a general offensive before Yuan Yingtai next year, so that they can never come back.