Starting in Saarhu, it is a bit difficult to make a comeback.

Chapter 24 Yan Mingtai died generously (please read the new chapter)

After reluctantly sending Haqiya away, Li Xianzhong found a Ye Bushou galloping towards him.

He stopped next to Li Xianzhong and said feebly: "Jianlu has seized the pass and is attacking Crow Falcon Pass at night. There are no less than [-] people."

After saying this, the man fell to the ground. Li Xianzhong quickly helped him up and shouted: "Brother, hold on."

Only then did he realize that Ye Bushou had been hit by several arrows in his back and had no breath.

While Li Xianzhong sent Liaodong cavalry to guard the outside of Qinghe Fort, he also blew the alarm horn.

Most people had just fallen asleep at this time, but the low sound of the horn seemed particularly penetrating in the silent night.

Yang Hao, who was fast asleep, was startled by the sudden sound of the trumpet. At this time, a soldier rushed in and said, "Oh no, tens of thousands of prisoners have been holding the pass all night, and the commander-in-chief has been asked to come and preside over it." Big picture.”

When Yang Hao rushed to the Chinese army's tent, all the generals had gathered, and even the seriously injured veteran Liu Wei had arrived.

Yang Hao quickly adjusted his armor and said, "How is the situation now?"

Li Xianzhong said: "Jianlu attacked Crow Falcon Pass overnight, with no less than [-] troops. Nurhachi should have left in full force. Time is running out, do you want the commander to make a quick decision?"

At this moment, Li Xianzhong wanted to scold his mother. If you, a fool, hadn't come to Qinghe Fort, I would have left the battlefield long ago. How could we be in the current situation?
Yang Hao didn't understand the situation at Crow Falcon Pass at all, so he had to ask: "General Soldier Li, do you know how the defense situation at Crow Falcon Pass is?"

Li Rubai said: "Commander, don't worry, General He Shixian's five thousand elite troops are already stationed at Crow Falcon Pass. General Mo expected that Jianlu would probably attack Crow Falcon Pass next, so he prepared a large amount of grain, grass, gunpowder and other materials there in advance. arms."

After hearing what Li Rubai said, Yang Hao's expression softened a lot and said, "So, Crow Falcon Pass will not be captured by Jianlu in a short time?"

At the moment, the military situation is raging, and Yang Hao is still wasting time talking about this, which really makes Li Xianzhong anxious.

He said: "Commander Qi, although Crow Falcon Pass can be defended, many parts of the Liaodong border wall have been damaged by the rebels. It is not difficult for them to bypass Crow Falcon Pass."

"The general is afraid of building captives and will attack Qinghe Fort. I also ask the commander to quickly formulate a strategy to defend against the enemy."

Yang Hao was also very upset at this time. If he had known better, he would not have come to Qinghe Fort to take this trip into the muddy water.

Now, I am in a dilemma.

Yang Hao said: "General Li is overly worried. Our army is secretly assembled in Qinghe Fort. Jianlu will not know the location of the main force of our army so quickly."

"Even if Jianlu divides his troops to attack Qinghe Fort, there will probably not be too many troops. Our army will catch him by surprise."

Then he cleared his throat and said: "I have decided to concentrate the main force in Qinghe Fort to attack the Jianlu. All generals must work together to ensure that this battle re-establishes the Jianlu, so that they no longer dare to covet our Ming Dynasty's territory."

Yang Hao thought that his impassioned statement would win applause from the crowd, but unexpectedly there were very few responders, not even Li Rubai and Liu Wei expressed support.

Helpless Li Xianzhong said: "The general went all the way from Shenyang to Qinghe Fort to reward the troops. Everyone knows that Qinghe Fort must be the target of their raid. Even if our army blocked the Jianlu here, they are all cavalry. At this moment in Shenyang He Liaoyang's troops are empty, if they attack with light troops, we may lose more than we gain."

All the generals were speechless. Yang Hao swaggered through the city, making his whereabouts known to everyone, and he actually expected to launch a surprise attack in Qinghe Fort and ambush Jianlu.

This is stupid fucking opening the door to stupidity, stupid as hell.

After coming back to his senses, Yang Hao finally returned to normal, and immediately arranged for Li Rubai's South Route Army to withdraw to Shenyang, and Liu Wei's East Route Army to withdraw to Liaoyang.

However, Crow Falcon Pass is too close to Qinghe Fort, so someone must cut off the rear.Otherwise, the two groups of troops would definitely be pursued by the Eight Banners cavalry and would not be able to withdraw smoothly.

Li Xianzhong stopped being pretentious and took the initiative to lead the four thousand cavalrymen of the Southern Route Army on the front line of Qinghe Fort to cover the retreat of the main force.

At this time, Yan Mingtai, the supervisor of the South Road, stood up and said: "Commander Qi, although General Li's cavalry can hold back Jianlu, if no one stays to defend Qinghe Fort, I'm afraid Jianlu will find me soon. The main force of the army has been transferred, and there is no guarantee that they will not split up their forces to pursue them. Our supervisory army is willing to lead 3000 troops to defend Qinghe Fort and cover the retreat of the army."

All the generals present looked at the civil servant with admiration, knowing that staying at this time would be tantamount to death.After all, Crow Falcon Pass was a dangerous pass, and Li Rubai also left a large number of firearms and supplies to He Shixian.

Qinghe Fort was attacked by Jianlu last year, but it was just an ordinary garrison and could not stop Jianlu at all.

Li Xianzhong was also moved by Yan Mingtai's behavior. In history, the Ming Dynasty was indeed badly beaten by Hou Jin in the "Battle of Saarhu", but 310 civil and military officers and more than 4 soldiers were killed in the battle. Even in the face of desperate situation, they Nor did he surrender to Jianlu.

Yesterday, there was Jiang Wanhua, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, who launched a suicidal charge, and today there was Yan Mingtai, the South Road Supervisor who took the initiative to cut off his troops and died generously. The Ming Dynasty did not lack loyal ministers and good generals, and they should not become the objects of ridicule by future generations of "keyboard warriors."

Li Xianzhong knew that this Yan Mingtai was not a simple person. In the future, he would serve as governor of Shuntian and governor of Jiliao;In the seventh year of Tianqi (1627), he was awarded the title of Shaoshi.

Now that I have overdrawn all the "God's perspective" of "Battle of Salhu", what will happen next is no longer predictable for me as a "keyboard warrior".

Maybe this Yan Mingtai can really bring surprises.Yang Hao was also very moved and said: "Jianjun Yan, if you have any requests, just make them. I will try my best to satisfy you."

Sure enough, Yan Mingtai's next actions proved to everyone that he was not planning to stay and die.

Yan Mingtai said: "I want to select three thousand soldiers from Yizhou General Li Huaizhong to help me defend the city!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Li Rubai in surprise.The men and horses under Li Huaizhong are the elite troops of the Li family, and one thousand of the heavy armored infantry are also the servants of the Li family.

There is an unwritten rule in the Ming Dynasty army. Even a superior officer will not transfer his subordinates' servants to be commanded by others.

Yan Mingtai smiled and said: "Of course I don't want the Li family's servants, but I hope you can leave me 500 fire guns."

After Li Rubai agreed, Yang Hao said: "Okay, I promise you, do you have any other requirements?"

Yan Mingtai said: "These three thousand brothers staying with me at Qinghe Fort will have a narrow escape from death. Do you dare to ask the commander for a piece of life money for them?"

Everyone had stayed to fight against the Jianlu captives, so it was only human nature to ask for more money, so Yang Hao asked, "How much do you want?"

Yan Mingtai said: "If we die in battle, we will be compensated by the court; if we hold off Jianlu and survive by luck, I hope the commander-in-chief can reward the surviving people with 100 taels of silver each."

"Of course, if Jianlu hadn't attacked Qinghe Fort, I wouldn't have asked Commander-in-Chief for this 'life money'."

100 taels per person, 3000 people is 30 taels. Although not many people will survive in the end, even if 300 people survive, it will cost 3 taels of silver.

Faced with such a huge expense, Yang Hao fell into hesitation.

Li Xianzhong was shocked and thought that Yan Mingtai was so powerful.

These 100 taels are to stimulate these soldiers' desire to survive.

In this way, they will definitely not go all out to die, but will do everything possible to find a way to defend Qinghe Fort. After all, as long as they persist, they will have 100 taels.

From the perspective of future generations, this Yan Mingtai is definitely a master of pie painting.

You obviously can’t eat this cake, but you see it so real.

He made everyone believe that they stayed not to die, but to get an opportunity to make a fortune. This was deceiving people into dying.

Li Xianzhong said: "These soldiers have served my Li family for many years. How can you ask Yang Jinglue to give you money? Don't worry, Supervisor Yan. I, the Li family, promise you."

Li Rubai immediately realized that this was just a "favor". How could these people survive?

Don't miss this opportunity to win people's hearts.

So he said: "Xianzhong is right, this money comes from the Li family!"

At this time, Li Xianzhong was completely convinced by Yan Jianjun's methods. As expected, the future Governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty and the Minister of War were a man who knew the military.

With a mere promise, the three thousand soldiers who stayed behind were instantly as if they had been given a shot of blood.

Now these 3000 people vividly embody the words "united as one".

The eyes of these soldiers were bright, and they worked hard to carry stones, rolling logs and other tools to defend the city.

It can be seen that they are not afraid of Jianlu at all now, but they all have expectant eyes.

Sometimes Li Xianzhong even wondered whether Yan Mingtai had plotted against him.

How could he, a young general of the Li family, ignore the three thousand soldiers who had fought with the Li family for many years?

I originally thought I just met a "bronze", but ended up meeting a "king".

If Yan Mingtai can hold on to Qinghe Fort, he will have even more room for improvement.

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　Thanks to the support of brothers, today the new book ranking has improved by 2 places, already 28.However, something unexpected happened. I did not receive the second round of recommended short sites today.It seems that the scholar underestimated the degree of involution of history.

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