Blood from Daming

Chapter 560 Messenger

Man Gui led the Ming army back to Ningyuan City together with the cavalry of lieutenants You Shilu and Zu Dashou. The "Xue Family Army" suffered another three or four hundred soldiers. It's too bad, I asked all the soldiers of the "Xue Family Army", and some people saw Xue Bin changing the soldiers' armor in the chaos. As for whether he returned to Ningyuan City by himself, was captured by the Jian captives, or fled back to the pass, it is unknown. .

Taking advantage of Xue Bin's absence, Xue Zong took the opportunity to take Xue Jiu and Xue Shi to seize the military power of Xue Qingyi and Xue Bo. Fortunately, Xue Qingyi and Xue Bo were supported by Man Gui, General Xiao, and Guerrilla Liu. Failed to seize power, which made Yuan Chonghuan hate Xue Zong's incompetence, and also hated Man Gui.

On May 25th, Jianlu Gushan Erzhen Turge led [-] reinforcements from Shenyang to Jinzhou camp, and reported an uncertain news to Huang Taiji, with information from Niu Mao Village to Shenyang. The Eight Banners Tribes were massively attacked by the Ming army, and the losses are estimated to be very serious. Now the various banners are organizing counterattacks, and the detailed situation has not yet been obtained.

Huang Taiji was a little mad when he got the news, Dabeile Daishan and Erbeile Amin were also very worried, Huang Taiji secretly scolded the Ming army for being hateful, he had only been a big sweat for less than a year, and he only bullied Mongolia and North Korea, and it was eaten by the Mongolian army all the way, which dealt a big blow to its own prestige.

This time Huang Taiji dispatched troops to the Ningjin defense line in Liaodong, Ming Dynasty, apparently to avenge his father Khan Nurhachi, and secretly to improve the post-gold economy that was constantly impoverished and exhausted. The so-called economic improvement is to get rich by plundering Daming. The war in Liaodong improved his dominance in Houjin.

Erbeile Amin said: "Da Khan, it seems that Mao Wenlong from Dongjiang Town is playing tricks. He didn't uproot him last time, but now he jumped out and fanned the flames. Da Khan promised me to take my troops to the crusade. Mao Wenlong must be killed." No piece of armor left."

Originally, Huang Taiji was considering sending troops to conquer, but this person must not be Erbeile Amin. Erbeile Amin was ordered to lead an army to conquer North Korea at the beginning of the year. After the peace talks, Amin planned to station troops in North Korea for a long time on the pretext that he wanted to go to South Korea’s mountain city, the capital of North Korea, to see the beauties in the palace where Emperor Ming and the King of North Korea lived. Facing the unanimous opposition of other Baylor generals, including his own brother Jierharang, Amin was so angry that he wanted to stay, and he retreated to the west bank of the Yalu River after three days of plundering in North Korea.

Huang Taiji saw that his cousin Amin had the idea of ​​splitting and becoming self-reliant. This time he sent troops to take the opportunity to let Amin's brother Jierharang divide half of the soldiers and horses in the Xianglan Banner, thus weakening Amin's military strength and also Let Amin suffer and can't tell, now Amin is going to conquer Mao Wenlong, isn't this letting Aminlong swim in the sea? Huang Taiji dare not rest assured of his cousin who is used to conquering wars, so the idea of ​​sending troops that was just born suddenly disappeared. Disappeared.

Huang Taiji said: "Mao Wenlong always likes to swim and not fight. For us Dajin, it is just a disease of ringworm and scabies. Moreover, Mao Wenlong is extremely cunning. When our Dajin men and horses kill him, Mao Wenlong has already taken advantage of it and fled."

As soon as Amin heard it, he understood that Huang Taiji was clearly looking for an excuse not to let him lead the troops alone, but Amin was very hot-tempered, so he said: "Khan, Fenghuangcheng, Wudian, and Niumaozhai have been on the front line of North Korea for many times. After being harassed and attacked by the Ming army, the combat effectiveness of the banner people in the village has dropped very badly. If we ignore it and Mao Wenlong is as vicious as the Xue family army before, our Dajin Kingdom will suffer a lot."

Huang Taiji was very embarrassed by Amin's words, but what Amin said was reasonable, so Huang Taiji had no choice but to focus on Dabeile Daishan. He asked Huang Taiji to take it away. Fortunately, Huang Taiji still respected his elder brother very much on the surface, but Dai Shan neither wanted to speak for Huang Taiji, nor did he want to stand up for a reckless man like Amin, so he adopted the method of making peace.

Dabeile Daishan said: "Da Khan, Second Brother, Turge just said that there are Ming troops operating in Wudian and Niu Maozhai. We don't know if it is Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Army or how big the army is. How about waiting for the exact news from Shenyang to arrive before making any plans.”

Amin listened to Dai Shan's words, how could he follow Huang Taiji, so he hurried up to Dai Shan and said, "Brother, saving soldiers is like putting out a fire. Maybe it was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty who asked Mao Wenlong to send troops, and let Mao Wenlong be like Xue Polu of the Xue family army." That way, if we burned, killed and looted our Dajin rear area twice, the people of the Jianlu Eight Banners will lose confidence in us, the banner owners."

Huang Taiji remained silent with a livid face. Dai Shan looked at Huang Taiji and Amin and said, "Khan, what Amin said is also reasonable. Now our Eight Banners soldiers and horses have reached a stalemate with the Ming army in Ningyuan and Jinzhou. If you want to It is not easy to take down any of Ningyuan City and Jinzhou City. Is it possible to consider returning to Liaohe to stop the Dongjiang army from returning to Phi Island? When it comes time to fight Ningjin, it’s not up to our Dajin to decide.”

Amin felt a little better after hearing Daishan's words, but Huang Taiji was upset again. After a long time, you Daishan is trying to please both sides. Alas, Huang Taiji thought that you will be a double-faced person when the time comes, it's not that Huang Taiji doesn't want to send troops Rescue, mainly because I don't want to send Amin to lead troops to rescue.

Huang Taiji was silent for a while and said: "Erbeile, Ben Khan thinks that the Ning Jin battle is at a critical moment, and it is really inappropriate to divide the troops. We will wait for the exact news from Shengjing to make further calculations. As for the Ning Jin Ming army, our Dajin can strengthen the negotiation." Offensive, even if we can’t get something on the battlefield, we Daikin will get it on the negotiating table.”

Next, Huang Taiji stepped up his negotiation offensive with Liaodong governor Yuan Chonghuan. On May 27, Tian Conghan Huang Taiji led the officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners, including Dabeile Daishan, Erbeile Amin, and Gushan Erzhen Turge, to Ningyuan. Jianlu Bellezierharang, Azig, Yuetuo, Haoge and others who besieged Ningyuan City gathered together and surrounded Ningyuan City like an iron barrel.

Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong, led the commander-in-chief Mangui, the commander-in-chief Sun Zushou, the deputy general Xu Dingguo, the deputy general You Shilu, and the deputy general Zu Dashou. More than 3 Ming troops went to the city to wait in full force. Haogou used chariots as a battalion, and listed firearms to guard Jianlu. However, the Jin army retreated slowly after the early Jianlu Belezirharang, Azig, Yuetuo, and Haoge. The backside of the hill stopped.

The Ming army was very confused, and its generals Man Gui, Zu Dashou, Wu Xiang, etc. asked Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong, to fight. Yuan Chonghuan strictly ordered the officers and soldiers of Ningyuan City not to go out of the city to fight in order to take advantage of the opportunity of cavalry to take advantage of the Jianlu elite cavalry to wipe out the Ming army outside the city.

While Yuan Chonghuan was dealing with the generals, Jianlu from a distance sent envoys to Dading Gate in the north of Ningyuan City under the banner of peace talks. Most of the generals on the tower of Dading Gate recognized him as a traitor. Liu Xingzhi, the younger brother of Liu Xingzuo (Jianlu calls him Liu Aita), this Liu Xingzhi is almost a professional negotiator in Jianlu.

Liu Xingzhi's elder brother is Liu Xingzuo, and there is another younger brother named Liu Xingxian. Among the three brothers, Liu Xingzuo, the elder brother, is the most popular with Jianlu. He served under Daishan's subordinates. He participated in the battle of attacking the Ming Dynasty and advancing to Liaoyang and Shenyang. High officials of the Han people.

Yuan Chonghuan ordered the soldiers of the Ming army to put down the hanging baskets, and used the hanging baskets to pull Liu Xingzhi up to the tower of Dadingmen Gate. Liu Xingzhi quickly greeted Yuan Chonghuan and other Ming army officials and generals. Yes, you came to Ningyuan City, what kind of idea are you planning?"

Liu Xingzhi laughed and said: "General Zu, the villain was also sent by God to ease the suffering of the two swordsmen and come here to be a peacemaker."

Man Gui on the side said angrily: "Grandma, you are a traitor, your Grandpa Man slashed at you."

Yuan Chonghuan, governor of Liaodong, quickly stopped him and said: "General Manchu must not be rude. There is a saying that the two countries should not behead envoys when they fight each other. Envoy Liu Gui, please go to the tower to talk."

Afterwards, Yuan Chonghuan took Liu Xingzhi into the Dadingmen tower for a talk. Yuan Chonghuan retreated to the left and right, and said to Liu Xingzhi, the envoy of Jiancap, "Envoy Liu, what is the reason for the captive chief Huang Taiji to send you to Ningyuan City?"

Liu Xingzhi said: "Master Yuan, Huang Taiji sent a villain to persuade him to surrender. If he is willing, he will naturally be the leader of the Hou Jin Han officials. If he does not surrender, Huang Taiji will prepare to attack Ningyuan City. Ladder cards, firearms, and siege equipment are all ready, and there will be fierce battles tomorrow."

Yuan Chonghuan said with anger on his face, "Envoy Liu, did Huang Taiji ask you to talk nonsense?"

Liu Xingzhi said: "Huang Taiji said that if Mr. Yuan is unwilling to surrender, the two sides can negotiate a peace. Huang Taiji's request for territory is the area east of the Sancha River, and the areas of Ning and Jin to the west of the Sancha River belong to Daming. If Master Yuan agrees, Hou Jin will immediately withdraw his army, and Hou Jin and Daming will become brothers."

Yuan Chonghuan heard this negotiation condition and knew that Huang Taiji's request was not high. The area east of the Sancha River was actually no longer under the control of the Ming army, but those places were still the territory of the Ming Dynasty in name. If he agreed According to Huang Taiji's peace negotiation conditions, the Yizhou, Guangning, and Liaohe Xipingbao lines obtained by the imperial court through negotiations were ceded to Jianlu.

If I agree to the condition of Jianlu and let the Jianlu troops withdraw from the Ningjin defense line, I believe that the court officials and the people of Ming Dynasty will not let me go. It is possible to order a prison or even impose death, which is a serious crime of destroying a family.

(End of this chapter)