Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 119 Meet Nurhachi again

Near Liaoyang City, a Jianzhou Army was marching.

"Brother, I see that the soldiers of the Liaodong Army along the way are no longer as elite as when Mr. Li was here a few years ago." Nurhachi said to Shuerhaqi.

"Brother, the imperial court is now mobilizing all the elites to North Korea, and there must be a lot of elites in the Liaodong Army. So there are more old and weak soldiers left."

"The imperial court is also a little worried about our Jianzhou Department. This time when you come to the imperial army, you must fight bravely to kill the enemy and achieve military merit. I won't say anything else, but I will ask you to take care of my son Cui Ying. If If the Jianzhou Ministry cannot hold on, you will stay in the Ming Dynasty."

"Brother, it's not like this. Do you want to talk to the Yehe tribe again? Although we have been training troops, after all, there are many people in the Yehe tribe, and there are Mongolians as helpers. Our troops will fight with the cavalry. I really don’t have any confidence in my heart.”

"The matter has reached this point, and we have to take action. Looking at the situation in Liaodong now, the imperial court may not be able to intervene in the conflict between us and the Ye He family. If we can't win, Brother You still has other options. What I just said was the worst-case scenario, no matter what, you can just stay with the imperial army with peace of mind."

"Brother, the imperial court is already waiting for us. Why are there so many soldiers and horses from the imperial court?"

"This is perfectly normal. If the imperial court hadn't put so many troops in the open, it would have been ambushing the troops in secret. Now, isn't it great? Let's go up and pay a visit." Nurhaci rode his horse. forward.

Seeing this, Shuerhaqi also speeded up and followed.

Outside Liaoyang City, flags were fluttering, soldiers were dazzling, and the Ming army officers and soldiers were waiting in full formation.

Outside the main tent, Dong Yiyuan, Ma Gui, and Zhang Xiao were sitting side by side.

"Nurhaci, the governor of the founding state of the Ming Dynasty and General Longhu, paid a visit to Mr. Dong, Mr. Ma, and Zhang Shidu."

"Dudu Nu, you, like me, are a second-grade military attache of the imperial court. Why do you need to pay such a courtesy? Mr. Ma went to Korea to aid Korea under His Majesty's order. Zhang Shidu also went to Korea under His Majesty's order and was responsible for supervision. Rectify North Korea's military affairs. Governor Nu, how many people have you brought this time?" Dong Yiyuan said.

"Nurhaci's official title is a reward from His Majesty. All Jurchen tribes must be controlled by Mr. Dong of Liaodong, and Nurhaci dare not exceed it. This time I brought three thousand people here, but the Yehe tribe is aggressive, so I have to go back to guard the building. Zhoucheng. My younger brother Shuerhaqi led the troops to aid North Korea this time. My eldest son Chu Ying also stayed behind and led a thousand troops to aid North Korea in accordance with the imperial edict."

"Captain Nu, what kind of troops are the one thousand people you want to leave behind, and what are their combat strengths?" Ma Gui asked.

"Mr. Ma, these thousand people are all warriors who can go into battle and draw large bows. These people can ride horses, but the Jianzhou Department is really poor, so they only bring 300 war horses."

"That's all right. Don't worry, Governor Nu. These thousand people will be placed in the personal barracks."

"Thank you Mr. Ma for taking care of me."

Zhang Xiao looked at Nurhaci, whom he hadn't seen for the past two or three years, and felt that his murderous aura and power had increased a lot. It was true that power nourishes people. "I haven't seen you for several years, Governor Nu. Now that we see you again, we are so powerful." Zhang Xiao said.

"Nurhaci has been reading Zhang Shidu's books. Hearing that Zhang Shidu has done great things in the past two years, Nurhachi admires him very much."

"Captain Nu, I have a book to give to you. I hope you can always work hard to guard the border for the imperial court and make military exploits." Zhang Xiao took out a book and his entourage took it and handed it to Nurhaci.

""Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan"? Zhang Shidu is very interested. Nurhachi will be the imperial court guarding the border and suppressing those who disobey the king's orders."

After a while of pleasantries, Nurhaci declined the request to go to the city for a banquet, and hurried back with two thousand troops on the grounds that he wanted to defend Ye He's tribe.

At night, Dong Yiyuan called Ma Gui and Zhang Xiao over to discuss important matters together.

"Dong Zongbing, it seems that Nurhachi is still on guard against the imperial court. He left his brother and son with us, and he himself will not enter the city." Ma Gui said.

"I have no intention of holding a Hongmen Banquet. However, Nurhaci wrote several letters to the governor of Liaodong and me before, asking Liaodong Town to suppress Ye Hebu. I tried to prevaricate him several times, fearing that he would He is also a little dissatisfied with me. Moreover, among the Jurchen ministries, only the Jianzhou Ministry is willing to help send troops, and Dong is now hard to talk to." Dong Yiyuan said.

"It's not that the Jianzhou Ministry is dissatisfied. Nurhaci wrote to you and Governor Han mainly to test the court's attitude. If the court does not mediate, the Jianzhou Ministry will really start a fight with the Yehe Ministry. If the Jianzhou Ministry wins, it will be difficult for the imperial court to interfere in Jurchen affairs in the future. If it does not win, it can also be used to ask the imperial court to send troops for assistance. After all, the Ye He tribe took the initiative to invade the country, and the reason is on the side of the Jianzhou Ministry." Zhang Xiao analyzed.

"Dong Mou also knows all this, but now Dong Mou only has these ten thousand fighting troops left to mobilize, and he really doesn't have the energy to deal with the Jurchen conflict. It's best to fight it with the Jianzhou Department and the Ye He Department. If both parties suffer, it would be best if both parties apply to the imperial court for mediation. Anyway, I have reported the truth to the imperial court about the Jurchens’ activities. Let’s see what the imperial court decides.”

"There's no way, the North Korean side can't finish the fight, and the imperial court really doesn't have any spare troops now. If the location of Liaodong Town wasn't so important, maybe the imperial court would want to transfer troops from Liaodong Town."

"Zhang Shidu, to tell you the truth, if the imperial court recruits people from Dong again, Dong will really not be able to continue his job. By the way, General Ma, go and see the thousand troops left by Nurhachi. No, does it have combat capability? If it can fight, it will also be a help to the Korean War."

"This is also the first time for Mr. Ma to deal with the Jianzhou Jurchens, but looking at the appearance of those thousand people, they look like elite soldiers. This cannot be false. Mr. Ma just wants to ask Dong Zongbing, who left Shu Er to lead the team. Haqi, can we fight?" Ma Gui asked.

"Nurhachi's Thirteen Armors raised an army and unified the Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou within a few years. This was the territory that Nurhachi and Shuerhaqi brothers worked together to conquer. Although Shuerhaqi's prestige is not as good as that of his brother Nurhaci, After all, he is still good at fighting. And Nurhachi also kept his eldest son this time. No matter what, Nurhachi can't harm his own children. So these one thousand people should still be able to fight." Dong Yiyuan thought about it He replied after a while.

"That's good. This Japanese army is still holding on. When our army passes by, there will definitely be a hard fight. It's always a good thing to have more people." Ma Gui said.

(End of this chapter)