Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 121 The chief slave plays chess
  Nurhachi's frame of honor arrived in Guangning City yesterday.

I don’t know whether it is a hidden physical illness caused by years of fighting or a sudden illness. Starting from this spring, the old slave has been feeling powerless day by day. His body and bones are suddenly much weaker than before. It is that sudden feeling of powerlessness, whether facing the enemy or Facing the deployment of his subordinates, or facing the court to the south.

As people get older, there are more and more complicated things on their minds.

After Huang Taiji's death, the old slave's condition worsened even more.

Who is the more suitable heir? How do Jurchens and Han people get along? Do the Eight Banners soldiers still have an advantage when facing artillery and city walls? Wang Qi. When will that young man who appears suddenly die in his own hands? A hundred years ago, could I have seen Hou Jin fully occupying Liaodong?
  All these incidents, combined together, gave Nurhachi a headache.

This time, he decided to attack in an all-out manner and occupy Liaodong, the Ming Dynasty. This was because Nurhaci wanted to take a chance before his end. If he won, he would severely damage the Ming Dynasty. If he lost, he would withdraw to Liaodong and develop with peace of mind.

As for who is the successor, this time the battle between Songshan Castle and Ningyuan City is the time to decide.

And the old slave also knows that the competition between Mang Gurtai and Daishan has become increasingly fierce. As for other Baylors, such as Azig, Dorgon, Duduo, Yue Tuo, Abatai and others, they are not still young. It’s just that he was not loved by Nurhachi in the first place and had long been excluded.

In the Guangning Palace.

"Cough cough cough!!!" The old slave was covered with white brocade silk and was half lying on a chair. His favorite concubine Yehra was taking care of him next to him.

"Dahan, do you want to tell the emperor to make another bowl of soup?" The concubine looked worried.

"Uh" Nurhachi waved his hand, ignoring the concubine's concern, but pointed to the memorial that had just been delivered on the table: "Get it."

Su Le, the personal guard, stepped forward after hearing the words and handed over the memorial.

Sitting on the recliner, eyes lowered, Nurhachi's old face still looked like a powerful emperor: "Is the Hehe ceremony here?"

"Your Majesty, I'm waiting outside the palace," Suler bowed and replied respectfully.

"Let him come in," Nurhachi said with a look. The concubine beside him immediately stood up, and then Yifu slowly stepped back.

Not long after, He Heli was taken into the main hall.

The entire palace was temporarily built and expanded. Its layout was originally the governor's office of Guangning City, so it was not grand. From the entrance to the main hall of He Heli, there was a distance of more than a hundred steps.

"Slave Heheli, please bow to the Holy One," Heheli, dressed in an indigo robe, knelt on the ground to say hello to Nurhaci.

"Give me a seat," the old slave waved his hand, and then threw the memorial in his hand on the table with a bang: "Give up the attack on Songshan Fort and head towards Ningyuan City instead. What do you think about this?"

"I think that if Ningyuan City can be captured within ten days, Songshan Fort will be within easy reach, and the entire Liaodong region will also change hands." He Heli had obviously done his homework and knew what Nurhachi wanted to ask when he came this time.

"Moreover, according to Tong Yangxing's investigation, Ningyuan City's defenders will never exceed 20,000 people, and most of them are old, weak, sick, and disabled. Their soldiers have been abandoned long ago. They have no actual combat power. As long as the strategy is appropriate, they can definitely be defeated!"

"But why am I always uneasy?" The old slave took a deep breath and tapped his fingers on the armrests of the chair, looking a little uneasy.

After fighting for half his life, he had not felt like this for a long, long time.

"Is it because of the reinforcements from the Southern Dynasty?" He Heli asked tentatively.

"In the southern court, fighting with wine and food is fine, but fighting outside is nothing more than local chickens and dogs." Nurhaci shook his head.

"Um," He Heli raised his eyebrows, looking puzzled: "What about Wang Qi, what the Great Khan is worried about?"

As soon as He Heli finished speaking, Nurhachi's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened.

"If there is no news from Wang Qi, I will feel restless!" That young man from the Southern Dynasty gave Nurhachi too much shock and pressure.

It seemed as if this young man appeared just to give himself a blow when Jianzhou was at its most glorious.

Nurhachi sat up, with the white side of his forehead cleanly shaved, his gray beard and hair tied into a braid hanging down the back of his head, with a golden pendant attached to the tail: "The battle in Ningyuan City can be won quickly! Ignore any of Wang Qi's plots! Send an order to capture Ningyuan City within ten days and tell Mang Gurtai and Daishan that whoever climbs the tower first will be the next King Khan!!"

"Your Majesty?" He Heli was shocked.

Is Dahan being too impatient?
  Is Wang Qi putting so much pressure?

"At the same time, Xiaoyu immediately ordered the Han slaves in Shenyang, Liaoyang, Gaizhou, Fuzhou, and Haizhou to strictly guard the Han slaves in various places. They were not allowed to leave at will and enter and leave the towns. Once discovered, all of them would be executed! Dispatch local guards and guard the traffic. Strengthen patrols on important roads. If there is any trouble, report it immediately without delay!" Nurhaci issued several orders in succession, and his anxiety was evident.

"I obey the order!" He Heli stood up and knelt on the ground, respectfully receiving the order.

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall. He Heli, who was kneeling on the ground, heard Tong Yangxing's voice ringing in his ears before he could get up.

"Slave Tong Yangxing pays homage to the Great Khan!" Tong Yangxing's voice was filled with excitement and urgency.

"Excuse me," the voice of the old slave who was half lying on top was still majestic.

He Heli stood up, and next to him was Tong Yangxing.

"Great Khan, there is news from the direction of Shenyang. The cavalry army deployed in Horqin Grassland suddenly appeared in Hetao Yiyi today. Its scouts were cruising about thirty miles away from Shenyang City, as if they were exploring the city's defenses." Tong Yangxing spoke very fast, as if he was What a big secret was discovered.

"Tell Alafonge not to pay attention to those Horqin people. Let them provoke or yell outside the city. Just don't send troops. When the incident in Ningyuan City is over and the troops return to the court, it will be time to destroy Horqin!" Nurhaci didn't care. Compared to the reaction just now, it was extremely peaceful.

"In addition, the spies released found that Horqin and a group of Ming soldiers had a brief meeting near the Daling River. After that, the Ming army disappeared." Tong Yangxing raised his head, his eyes flashing with excitement. Ray of Light: "I think this Ming army is most likely led by Wang Qi. If they go north with Horqin, they want to take the opportunity to sneak attack on our important town of Shenyang!"

"Wang Qi?" Nurhachi suddenly stood up, and the feeling of oldness and powerlessness on his body disappeared instantly, leaving only a fierce killing intent. The first Khan of the Hou Jin Dynasty stared at His Highness Tong Yangxing and said: "You mean, Near Shenyang, there may be Wang Qi’s shadow in Horqin’s unusual movements?”

"Otherwise, how could Yue Shan, with his mature temperament, send troops to help out? Unless Wang Qi himself is among them!" Tong Yangxing was extremely confident in his speculation.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! ! !
  After hearing Tong Yangxing's words, Nurhaci suddenly started coughing violently. The breath was so violent that it seemed like he was coughing out his heart, liver, spleen and lungs.

In the main hall, no one dared to speak to him for a long time.

"Do you think Wang Qi was building the plank road openly and secretly spending time in Chencang?" Nurhachi was still panting slightly, with one hand on the table, half side of his body, and his expression was slightly gloomy.

"It's very possible!" Tong Yangxing said firmly.

"Hahaha," Nurhaci's voice was low, with the hoarseness and ambiguity unique to an ancient man: "Wang Qi is young after all, and he is only one move away from me!"

"What does Khan mean?" Tong Yangxing and He Heli spoke together.

"Send all the troops of the two yellow flags and 30,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners to the battle of Ningyuan City. We will definitely capture Ningyuan this time. As long as the north of Shanhaiguan is in my hands, all Wang Qi's actions in Shenyang City will be like a clown!" Nurhaci The madness and bloodthirsty of the Jurchens are still deep in their hearts. They must not give in at this moment and let Wang Qi lead them. Otherwise, all the previous efforts will be in vain.

"In this case, wouldn't the Great Khan have no troops to protect him?" He Heli said, somewhat worried about Nurhachi's safety.

"I have more than a thousand elite guards, and Qing Ning is only a day's journey away from me. What are you worried about? Can Wang Qi come thousands of miles away from Shenyang City to kill me?" Nurhachi's face was extremely rosy because of his excitement: "This Once, Liaodong truly changes hands!"

(End of this chapter)