"Wu Keshan, what's the matter with you? Didn't you go to Shenyang and Tieling to pursue a small number of Ming troops?"
Wu Keshan was still in shock. He finally calmed down after seeing Auba and Nurhachi. He took several breaths before saying: "We found the Ming army lurking in the mountains south of Tieling and several small fortresses. They were ambushed and defeated."
When Ao Ba heard this, he felt incredible. Shenyang and Tieling were both conquered by the Hou Jin Dynasty. How could these Ming troops be so powerful?
"how many people?"
"I don't know, I just heard the leader calling himself Zhang Shenwu of the Sichuan Army..."
"Holy shit!" The Jiannu soldiers who heard it almost fainted. Now this name was so loud in their ears that it could stop Jianzhou Jurchen children from crying.
Oppa's expression changed when he saw Hou Jin. Then he looked at Wu Keshan's miserable appearance and knew that he was facing a tough situation.
Next to Wu Keshan, Sony flashed past.
"Report to the Great Khan, Oba Khan, Zhang Shenwu has not many men, probably only 200, but a sudden attack in the dark and his men are very capable of fighting have caused such a huge loss."
Huang Taiji took advantage of the opportunity and said, "This is just a small group. The one who attacked Kormi here last night was the main force."
He sent his confidant Sony there just to play such a cooperative role, so that Oba would focus on these Ming troops instead of thinking about Liaoyang.
Nurhachi said with an extremely serious expression: "Oba Khan, your people were killed by the Ming army in a sneak attack. Don't you want to take revenge immediately?"
When Oppa was told this, he started to fall for it.
Nurhaci and Huang Taiji fooled around for a while, but Oba obeyed this time. He first took revenge on the small Ming army, got rid of these guys, and then besieged Liaoyang.
"Our scouts have discovered that these Ming troops have burned their camp supplies and are now retreating towards the Liaohe River. Let's all send troops to pursue them."
Oppa patted his chest and said, "Okay! I'll send 5,000 cavalry!"
Nurhaci also asked Huang Taiji and Mang Gurtai to pursue them together.
This time, because we have to cooperate with the Kormi tribe, it is logical that Huang Taiji will be the leader and Mang Gurtai will cooperate.
Not long after Zhengbai Banner, Zhenglan Banner and 5,000 Mongolian cavalry set off, another messenger came from the southeast to report.
After hearing this, Nurhaci burst out laughing.
Daishan asked: "Why is Father Khan laughing?"
"There is news from Liaoyang, the rumors in the city are very effective, and the blue flag is coming."
Nurhaci immediately ordered his troops to rest and recuperate as soon as possible, and soon the battle would continue in Liaohe or Liaoyang.
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Inside Liaoyang City.
Yuan Yingtai has been sending people to pay attention to the situation of his soldiers and horses.
As a result, it was discovered a day later that Zhao Shujiao was missing. When he checked again, his troops and horses were still there, but the auxiliary troops and the mules and horses outside the city were much less numerous.
"deserter!"
Yuan Yingtai immediately made the decision and decided on their fate.
This is the knowledge of officialdom. As long as the hat is slapped hard enough and the reputation is ruined, the other party can't wash it off even if they jump into the Yellow River.
Zhao led the district to be a warrior, and he was only a small general. He was supposed to kowtow and kneel when he met the county magistrate. Now he dared to directly disobey the order of this book.
I really don't take my officer seriously.
At this time, he immediately wrote to the court and reported Zhao Lijiao's "crime" to Donglin Qunxian.
With the pen of a civil servant and the knife of a murderer, a memorial capable of killing Zhao Shujiao was written in one hour. Donglin himself was in power in the court.
Killing this Zhao leader this time will establish his prestige and show that such a benevolent and honest person like me is not something that a martial artist can show off his face.
Just as I was sending off the memorial, there was an urgent military situation.
"what's the situation!"
Yuan Yingtai heard a variety of true and false news from scribes, scouts, generals, and wealthy households.
Some intelligence said that Nurhaci defeated the southern army and the enemy won a complete victory.
Some say that a traitor appeared in the Southern Army and led Nurhachi to completely cross the Hun River.
Others say that Xianglan Qi suddenly attacked...co
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There are only 20 miles left to the east of Liaoyang City.
Most of this is false news, fueled by rumors about female sex workers.
Yuan Yingtai suddenly panicked.
"The situation is not good. Let's first send troops to defeat Xianglan Banner and stabilize the morale of the army!"
At the same time, rumors began to appear in Liaoyang City. They were initially spread in some shops, restaurants, and markets around military camps, and gradually spread widely among Mongolia and Han people, with various contents.
"The southern army fought alone, was defeated by the Jurchens, and has fled westward."
"I heard that some generals saw hundreds of thousands of Jurchen troops besieging the city and knew they could not hold it, so they opened the city and surrendered in order to save their property and their troops."
"Building slaves, no. The Jurchens did not kill the people after entering the city. The Han and Mongolians can divide the land as long as they serve as their coats."
"The Southern Army was defeated and some people surrendered. They also told the Jurchens that there were not many defenders in Liaoyang and no one was willing to fight for the Ming Dynasty. As long as the Jurchen army besieged the city, it would be destroyed without attack."
"I heard that the border army and the southern army have enmity with the Mongols and want to kill the Mongolian army and the Mongols."
"Isn't that right? I heard that the Southern Army and the Border Army have been opposed to accepting Mongolian refugees, and even more so to allowing Mongolians to join the Ming Army."
"I also heard that the Liaodong generals have business relationships with most Mongolians. They are willing to accept Mongolian refugees and accept Mongolians to join the army."
"I heard that the 100,000 Jurchen army that occupied Shenyang has crossed the Hun River and is joining the 50,000 Horqin Mongolian army to move south."
Rumors spread more and more, and some Ming army generals realized that there was a problem. It must be that the slaves were using female cadres to spread rumors, causing chaos in the city.
Rumors are spreading in Liaoyang City, people are panicking, and more and more strangers have been coming in and out of the Mongolian army recently. Yuan Yingtai has not even gone to meetings with the leaders of the Mongolian army, and has sent them to patrol or go out of the city for reconnaissance.
In fact, this Mongolian army also had female cadres mixed in at that time. They were prepared in two ways. Their purpose was to respect the strong, and they would defect to whichever side was stronger.
They are well-informed about the battle in Hunhenan, and those profit-seeking businessmen will tell them the news at any time. They are still waiting and watching.
In such an unpredictable situation, they were very careful and remained neutral as soon as the rumors spread. They did not dare to go when Yuan Yingtai summoned him, for fear of being chopped down by ambushes, so they kept telling the news.
Patrol Commander Zhang Quan and Commander-in-Chief Liang Zhongshan came to listen to reports from their subordinates on various rumors in the city.
Zhang Quan advised Yuan Yingtai to control the entire city and kill those who spread rumors. Jing Lue personally led the elite troops to directly capture the Mongolian leaders, break their existing structure, reorganize and recruit these Mongolian soldiers.
Yuan Yingtai believed that these practices were contrary to benevolence and justice and completely rejected them.
A scout from the Ming Army learned through investigation and verified that the Xianglan Banner had indeed arrived 20 miles east of the city..z.br
Once this was confirmed, Yuan Yingtai believed that the other rumors were also true. When the Southern Army messenger reported the true situation not long after, he was skeptical.
Zhang Quan was furious and almost drew swords against Yuan Yingtai. However, the military situation was urgent and now we must fight against the enemy in unison.
Especially since the clear blue flag has arrived.
Whether to fight or to defend, you must make a good choice....co