Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 335 Why Surrender First
Forty thousand versus four thousand, Nurhaci still has the advantage.

Small tricks cannot stop the real power. Even if Yu Zigao trusts the Tianshu Camp he leads, he can only say that they will hold out for seven days.

The battle outside the city of Hada began.

Since Nurhaci had to create a new situation, he had to remove the nails in front of him first.

This is the key point!

Once this place was captured, the connection between the three tribes and the Ming border wall would be cut off.

After taking this place, the Ming army that advanced northward to the south of the Liaohe River would have to return to provide support to protect Kaiyuan.

If they came back to support, Khorchin would at least be able to sweep across Yehe first, and then join forces with the Jianzhou Jurchens to attack Kaiyuan from the east and north.

Kaiyuan cannot be lost.

Without Kaiyuan, the hinterland of Liaodong would be open to the Jianzhou Jurchens and Khorchin from the north.

So Nurhaci ordered a fierce attack, and Yu Zigao and Zhang Shenwu defended the place to the death.

Nurhaci looked quietly at the Hada mountain city in the distance.

He is very confident.

Because this was not the first time he had conquered the Hada mountain city.

Hada was the first Haixi Jurchen tribe he annexed.

This time, he not only had a lot of experience in attacking this small mountain city, but also had more and better-trained generals and soldiers than before.

The Great Jin Dynasty has been established, and future titles and prospects are waiting for them.

Nurhaci was very familiar with the general's flag over there.

Wasn’t it them who succeeded in the humiliating Hajj last year by launching a surprise attack on Duoyan?

"Hu Erhan, take it!"

He gave an order, and then looked at the general who had followed him in battles for many years: "The Ming army opposite is the most elite one under the command of the Great Ming Emperor. They are best at sneak attacks. Duoyan at the end of last year, Khorchin and Inner Khalkha at the beginning of this year, all suffered at their hands. The night is long and dreams are many. Since they have been arranged to defend the city, this is the best opportunity to annihilate them! With their heads, the remnants of Khorchin, Inner Khalkha and Kharachin will all sincerely submit to me, do you understand?"

"The soldiers of the Great Jin will definitely defeat the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty!" Huerhan accepted the order solemnly.

Nurhaci nodded and looked ahead with the same serious look.

In less than half an hour, the generals and soldiers who attacked in the first round suffered heavy losses.

It can be seen that most of the defenders here are indeed good fighters. Their accuracy with bows, crossbows, and muskets is a bit outrageous.

The surrendered general of the Ula tribe who was eager to serve as the vanguard was good at leading the charge, but he was shot off his horse by a single gunshot and then was shot several more times.

They were attacked last night, and today they encountered the same situation again during their first charge. Although the vanguard troops ordered to attack Hada City had no commander, they still had to move forward.

After all, everyone knew that it would be difficult to attack in one go, and the first batch of people were mostly used to consume the defenders, military supplies, and manpower...

As a result, facing the defenders with very high attack accuracy, this consumption rate does not seem optimistic.

So Nurhaci immediately decided to send out the real elite troops of Jianzhou headquarters to attack.

He was terrified: the night is long and dreams are many. These people are good at hiding their tracks and launching surprise attacks. They tried to sneak into the camp last night, so how could they not try to kill important people tonight?

Their attacks were continuous, as if they were planning to capture Hada City in one fell swoop today.

Fortunately, the west side of Hada Mountain City is only forty or fifty feet wide, so the attack surface is not large enough for those who can attack the city gate at the same time.

The other three sides all had to climb over steep mountains, which made movement slow and more difficult to attack.

"It's more important at night!" Yu Zigao looked at a captain under the Sanwanwei, "We must leave 500 fresh soldiers to rest well. We will hold on during the day! They are familiar with this place, and we must be on guard against sneak attacks from behind over the mountains at night!"

"Yes!" The captain gritted his teeth, "They also need to rest!"

"The first push is the best, the second is weaker, the third is exhausted! Today is the most important day, don't be stingy with gunpowder, bullets and arrows. Be ready for the reinforcements from Guangshun Pass. Don't march hastily, lest the tired soldiers collapse at the first blow. After all, there is a distance of dozens of miles. But they will definitely come, and we can replenish the military supplies by then!"

Yu Zigao shouted, "Thousands of people defending the city against tens of thousands, this has been done by countless people in all dynasties! Don't panic, don't be confused! Great Ming will win!"

"Long live the Ming Dynasty!" What he needed to encourage were the Liaodong border troops who came to help him defend the place.

But what he said is also true.

Yu Zigao stared towards the south.

He not only wants to defend, but also wants to create winning opportunities as much as possible!
Tianshu Camp couldn't just passively defend the city. Although it was forced to do so due to the situation, as long as they could withstand the initial fierce attack and enter a stalemate, that would be the time for opportunity.

Within the Liaodong border wall, military orders were being transmitted and the border troops were either preparing to set out or already on their way to march as ordered.

The previous news from Jinzhou had already been received: the great victory at Laoha River, the great victory at Tashan, and Governor Yuan blocking the Khanate's army west of Dalingh River.

The imperial army is stepping up its siege. If they succeed, how rich and prosperous will that place be?

The 10,000 Beijing troops who had been ordered to move from Hulutao to the east were extremely covetous of the troops.

When Xiong Tingbi's military order arrived, half of them went to Fushun, and the other half, no longer worried that Jianzhou would find out, went straight to Liubao, Kuandian.

Gu Dali, as a guerrilla general, led 5,000 people to Fushun.

"If you're any slower, you might not be able to catch up!"

He is extremely optimistic.

Because he inherited the title of Marquis Zhenyuan, he was willing to go to the Beijing Camp like the Duke of Yingguo and others, so he went to the Beijing Camp to train troops that year.

Now he has a position as a guerrilla general. Not only has he been beaten by Li Chengliang for several years, but he also has a group of middle-level generals who he has made friends with over the years.

"Originally, His Majesty thought that we were more reliable, but in the end, it was all the fault of the Jianzhou Jurchen thieves, and the great credit was taken away by those brothers. If we don't wipe out Jianzhou, wouldn't it be a waste of our trip to Liaodong?" He continued to mutter, "Damn Nurhaci, this marquis will definitely massacre his lair!"

"...General, the Jianzhou Jurchens should not be underestimated. I thought they would attack Kuandian Liubao first and come with Korea, but I didn't expect them to go straight to Kaiyuan."

"We've spent so much time preparing in Dingliao for nothing! Damn it!"

Now, it is because the eastern defense line is so long that Nurhaci has exhausted all the troops.

Gu Dali cursed loudly, but he understood the situation in his heart.

Now we can only focus on defense and wait for the dust to settle in the west.

Otherwise, the entire Liaodong would be surrounded by enemies on all sides, and the military forces would always be stretched thin.

But once the dust settled in the west, the Ming Dynasty only needed to send a message to the north. Would Khorchin and Inner Khalkha still be so determined to take Hetao? Couldn't they go to Chahar?

Therefore, Gu Dali still felt that Jianzhou was already a trapped beast, and it was a stepping stone for him to advance to the title of Duke by accumulating merits!

Currently, all the pressure on the eastern front is borne by Yu Zigao, while on the western front, the pressure is given to all important civil and military officials.

The encirclement has been completed, but they still have to be contained here, they cannot relax, and they cannot leave.

"Damn it, is this your Khan?" Liu Jing had almost run his horse's legs off to get here, but now he couldn't kill anyone he wanted.

Bu Shitu felt complicated and worried: "What the Emperor promised..."

"How can this Marquis care about that?" Liu Jing cursed, "Is this guy delaying? Delaying until those damn Khalkha, Khorchin and Jianzhou Jurchens make some trouble?"

How could Bu Shitu answer him? Now he was actually looking forward to the Ming army taking action.

That night, the tribesmen sang grassland songs all night. It was not known whether the effect was too good or the Chahar tribe wanted to save itself, but the next day Lindan Batur directly surrendered, saying that he was willing to call the Ming Dynasty his fatherland and never offend again.

This made it impossible for Yuan Keli, Li Chengliang, Liu Jing and others to make their own decisions.

No matter what, it is the leader of a country who asks for surrender.

Killing those who surrender has many disadvantages. Whether or not the threat from the north can be completely resolved through negotiation should be decided by the emperor, the Privy Council and important officials in the court.

The key point is that he said he is willing to call Daming "Dad". Does Your Majesty want to hear this call? Are the important officials in the court happy to face this kind of reputation that will definitely be recorded in history?

So they continued to surround them and wait for the emperor to make a decision.

(End of this chapter)