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Volume 1: Young People¡¯s Struggle for Loyalty Chapter 408: The Struggle for Advancement and Retreat

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    "I think we should immediately send an elite force of 5,000 people to completely deal with this Yu Ren. Yue Tuo must have underestimated the enemy to be defeated by him." Mang Gurtai said first.  Nurhachi turned to Daishan.  "What do you think?" Daishan stood up, "I have an unshirkable responsibility for Yue Tuo's defeat. But I know this kid Yue Tuo very well. To say that he underestimates the enemy is absolutely impossible. He is very  He has been fighting with me everywhere since he was three years old. No matter what kind of enemy he faces, he will quickly defeat the enemy with the strongest force and give full play to the advantages of our Jurchen cavalry. This Yu Ren can kill a thousand of our elite cavalry, and there must be more than just that.  Thousands of rabble-rousers. My guess is that he has at least 30,000 elite soldiers." The meaning of Daishan's words is obvious. He is refuting Mang Gurtai's accusation of Yue Tuo's personal command errors and attributing the defeat to Yu Ren.  powerful.  Of course Nurhaci understood the implication of his two sons.  But he did not comment, but turned his attention to Sibeile Huang Taiji.  Although Huang Taiji ranks fourth among the four Baylors, Nurhaci actually values ??him the most.  "What do you think, Lao Ba?" Huang Taiji stood up, glanced at Daishan first, and then said, "I think the key right now is not to discuss how to fight back Yu Ren, let alone the cause of Yue Tuo's failure. Right now, it's important for us  The most important thing is to seize the opportunity to go east and conquer Shanhaiguan in one fell swoop. Only by conquering Shanhaiguan can we Jurchens really have a chance to compete with the Ming Dynasty." Mang Gurtai laughed, "I think you are attacking.  You will be so happy after winning two battles! Do you know how big Ming Dynasty is and how many people there are? If you want to compete with Ming Dynasty, we Jurchens will not have more than 300,000 sons.  People? 130 million. With our familiarity with the terrain of Liaodong, we can seize some of their sheep, cattle and women. If we want to go to the pass to compete with them, we will die.  I don¡¯t know anything. If someone opens a bag, all of us 100,000 people may be reimbursed. If someone loses 100,000 yuan, it¡¯s just a drop in the bucket. If we lose 100,000 yuan, it will be wiped out.¡±  Hearing the word "annihilate clusters", the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.  In fact, he also has the same thoughts as Huang Taiji.  In fact, this kind of thinking was not there from the beginning.  In the past, he really didn't have this idea.  Even when he released the Seven Great Hatreds and declared war on Ming Dynasty, he had no intention of competing with Ming Dynasty for the world.  But as the wars have been won one after another in the past few years, his ambition has become bigger and bigger.  He gradually felt that no one in the world could be his opponent and stop him from marching eastward to Shanhaiguan.  But Yue Tuo's tragic defeat made his originally determined heart begin to waver a little.  Nurhaci was very aware of Yu Ren's strength. Although he claimed to have three thousand men and horses, in Nurhachi's eyes, these three thousand men were just a ragtag group of people. In terms of combat effectiveness, he believed that these three thousand men would never be stronger than the Jurchen cavalry.  A team of two hundred people.  But this Yu Ren, with his team of three thousand and two hundred cavalry, whose combat effectiveness was not very high, managed to kill Yue Tuo's thousand elite cavalry.  This made Nurhachi begin to believe Daishan's previous speculation: Yu Ren definitely had more than 3,000 men in his hands. If he wanted to kill a thousand of their elites, even the elite divisions of the Ming Dynasty would not be able to do it without 30,000 people.  Is this really a trick of the Ming army, which wants to use the east to attract its own army, and then concentrate its forces to attack its home base from the west?  Although this idea came to mind, Nurhaci still didn¡¯t quite believe it.  The reason is actually very simple. First of all, it had not been two months since Zhenjiang Fort was lost. Even if Ming Dynasty wanted to mobilize troops there, it could not be done so quickly. Secondly, the intelligence he placed in Ming Dynasty¡¯s internal agents told him that Yu Ren had not been affected.  Emperor Tianqi's important use, the soldiers and horses used to capture Zhenjiang here were mainly his own private armed forces.  Although Nurhachi began to doubt Yu Ren's true military strength, he had not wavered in his determination to advance eastward, but he did not want to say this himself.  Therefore, he set his sights on Huang Taiji.  "Lao Ba, what do you think?" Huang Taiji took a step forward and said loudly, "I think what Fifth Brother said is wrong. Yes, the Han people are indeed hundreds of times more numerous than us. However, they are like a group of people on our land in Liaodong.  Sheep, but we are a pack of wolves. No matter how many sheep there are, they will eventually become food for the wolves. As for Yu Ren, this is not the first time we have fought against the Ming army.  I have also thought about it. With their strength, the only way to annihilate a thousand of our elites is to lure our troops into a pre-designed trap. Otherwise, even if there are 50,000 people, it will not be possible. Therefore, I  I think the reason why Yue Tuo was defeated so miserably must be because he was hit by Yu?'s trap.  And Yu Ren¡¯s trap can only be used in the Zhenjiang area he captured. It is impossible to use this method in Liaoyang.  Therefore, I think we don¡¯t need to worry about Liaoyang¡¯s safety at all.  Because it is impossible for Yu Ren to dare to go to Liaoyang to stir up trouble.  And now, Wang Huazhen's 100,000 men in the east have just been defeated by us, and the Ming army is now frightened.  This is the best time for us to break through Shanhaiguan and capture the Ming Dynasty's sheep.  Dahan must not hesitate!  " Mang Gurtai sneered, "You are always so confident.  Since you think that the Jurchens are wolves and the Han people are sheep, then why was Yue Tuo, the wolf, eaten by Yu Ren, the sheep?  " "That was just an accident.  Yu Ren may indeed have some tricks.  But he was not trusted by the Ming emperor, otherwise he would not have led a surprise attack on Zhenjiang Fort with only a few hundred people.  He only has three thousand people in his hands. No matter how good he is, what can he do?  Can he still fight to Liaoyang?  "When we break through Shanhaiguan and drive the Ming emperor out of Beijing, we will send a force of 5,000 cavalry back to Zhenjiang.  By then, all the problems in Liaoxi will naturally be solved.  If we return in large numbers just because this little thief made some noise, wouldn't we be chasing their intentions and missing the best opportunity to fight?  " Nurhaci looked at Daishan. "What do you think?  " Dai Shan glanced at Huang Taiji. "I think what Lao Ba said is reasonable.  Although Yue Tuo was defeated by Yu Ren.  But this Yu Ren would never dare to go to our Liaoyang.  Even if he really had 50,000 people, he would not dare to go to Liaoyang.  Shanhaiguan has always been a high pass and a deep pool, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.  At present, the Ming army has suffered a new defeat and has lost all morale. This is the best time for us to attack Shanhaiguan. If we do not advance in time, it will be difficult to attack Shanhaiguan again after the Ming army has slowed down.  " After hearing Daishan's words, Nurhachi finally made up his mind. "Okay, everyone will go back to camp to prepare. We will set off at 10 o'clock tomorrow to send troops to Shanhaiguan.  " The Jurchen army advanced very quickly to the east. Unfortunately, they rested in Guangning City for a few days and already missed the best opportunity to fight. By the time they left Guangning and set foot on the Liaodong Corridor, Xiong Tingbi had basically completed  The Jurchen army marched eastward for only one day and then stopped. They found nothing, and even firewood was not easy to find at night, and it was freezing cold.  The castles and houses in the villages below were also deliberately knocked down. Although it was only one day, hundreds of Jurchen cavalry were already suffering from frostbite, and Shanhaiguan was still a hundred miles away. On this day, Nurhachi sat on his horse and raised his eyes.  Looking from afar, he saw nothing but desolation in the distance. He couldn't help but hesitate again. "They say the Ming Dynasty was prosperous and prosperous, but why do we see nothing but desolation when we come east?"  On this day, we walked nearly a hundred miles, but we didn't find even a sheep.  If this continues, even if we capture Shanhaiguan and occupy the territory of the Han people, what use will it be!  What use do we need these barren mountains and forests!  " Huang Taiji couldn't help but become anxious after hearing this. "Father, Khan.  You must not be fooled by the tricks of the Han people!  They must have known they couldn't defeat us, so they deliberately hid all the people and animals here.  So that we can think that there is nothing in front of us and retreat on our own initiative.  Father Khan, now is the best time to capture Shanhaiguan, and Shanhaiguan is the last line of defense in the pass where we send troops.  Even if we capture Shanhaiguan and get nothing, we can always send troops to Ming Dynasty from here in the future to plunder whatever we want.  " Before Huang Taiji finished speaking, Mang Gurtai jumped out. "Lao Ba, I said, can you stop being so wishful thinking!  You always think of how wealthy the Han people are.  But we saw nothing along the way.  So what if we are inside the Pass, can we still be as wealthy as Liaodong?  I don¡¯t think Beijing is necessarily bigger than Liaoyang.  Not to mention other places.  Can we really get what we want by breaking through Shanhaiguan?  What's more, Shanhaiguan is not that easy to capture.  We have already captured Guangning City. The hundreds of miles ahead are barren and there is no point in taking it.  I think it is better to return to Liaoyang earlier to avoid frostbite to our Jurchen warriors.  " Huang Taiji was about to retort when suddenly a messenger from afar rushed over. " Report to the Great Khan.  A hundred thousand Han troops have surrounded Liaoyang City.  "
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