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

Chapter 5 The handsome father is not simple (please recommend new books)
Now that time is running out, Marin can only support it for one day at most. Hou Jin's cavalry will be able to go south tomorrow, and there is not much time left for Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Li Xianzhong could not care about his eldest brother's face, so he could only retaliate, so he said: "Although I have only been in the Li family for a short time, the court has some understanding of my Li family's actions since my uncle died 20 years ago. . But I don’t agree with what the elder brother said just now.”

"If Jun Jun and Nurhachi are both killed in this battle, then it is naturally the best policy for our Li family to preserve our strength and finally seize the fruits of victory."

"But according to the intelligence, there are corpses of the Ming army all over the mountains and plains. It is obvious that Juniper was a disastrous defeat, and Jianlu's strength did not suffer much. Now Nurhaci's Eight Banners have no less than 6 people. If I, the Ming Dynasty, cannot win this battle, If we weaken it, things will change in Liaodong, and where will there be room for my Li family?"

"Even if our Li family can escape unscathed this time, we, the Li family, can't escape the responsibility for the defeat?
Li Huaizhong was very disdainful of Li Xianzhong's remarks and interrupted directly: "He Madman Du was greedy for power and rushed in, and was wiped out by the Jianqi. What did he do to my Li family? Even if the court investigates him, this "four-pronged advance" is his Yang Haoding With the following strategy, our Southern Route Army failed in the rescue and was reprimanded by the court at most. Besides, you have not brought back dozens of Tatar heads. By then, we only need to find ways to get hundreds of heads, which will not be considered useless. Return with success.”

"Xianzhong, you are young and energetic. We have experienced this kind of scene many times. At this time, preserving the strength of my Li family is the most important thing."

At this time, Li Rubai, who was originally expressionless, finally showed a smile. It was obvious that he recognized Li Huaizhong's words.

After all, they never expected that the Ming army would be defeated so completely and completely in the "Battle of Sarhu". Soon even the Li family's ancestral graves in Tieling would not be able to be saved, and the Ming Dynasty would even lose the entire Liaodong.

"Preserving the strength of the Li family" may be the real reason for the slow advance of the Southern Route Army in history.

It seems that he must change his strategy and put the interests of the Li family first.

Li Xianzhong said: "Of course our Li family wants to preserve their strength. How can we go to fight with the main force of Jianlu. But as the eldest brother said, we must at least cut off a group of Tatar heads before we can explain to the court. .”

"After all, Yang Jinglue's backer was Fang Congzhe, the chief auxiliary of the dynasty. If our army had never gone deep into the vicinity of Hetuala, he would have probably bitten him back. Brother, please don't forget that since my grandfather evacuated the border residents from Kuandian Liubao, the court has Rumors about my Li family colluding with Jianlu have almost never stopped."

"Just imagine if the other armies were defeated by the Jianlu, but our army made slow progress and retreated unscathed. The court officials would definitely impeach our Li family for colluding with the Jianlu."

When he heard the words "Collude with the Jianlu", Li Rubai's face instantly became solemn.

He carefully looked at the adopted son in front of him. Although Li Xianzhong had always been very talented in the military, his remarks today really impressed him.Even I have ignored this. After the death of his father, the Li family has no backing in the court. How can they ensure that they will not be settled by the court's queen?
Watching the show on the side, he finally couldn't help but said: "I didn't expect Xianzhong to have a thorough understanding of the affairs of the temple. I'm very relieved. So according to your wishes, how should we fight this battle?"

Seeing that Li Rubai was finally persuaded by him, Li Xianzhong hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and said, "I'd like to inform my father, the boy has three strategies for the father to decide."

"Now the main force of Jianlu is in Sarhu. Although the West Route Army was defeated, Marin's North Route Army should have arrived near Sarhu. Jianlu should be fighting a decisive battle with our North Route Army now."

"The best strategy is to gather all the five thousand cavalry of the Southern Route Army and take the opportunity to attack Hetuala. If there are more Jianlu troops left behind, we can take the opportunity to destroy the surrounding village strongholds and behead people to collect military merit; if the troops are really strong When it is empty, I will conquer Hetuala and burn it to the ground.”

"The middle strategy is to set up an ambush with our army to the east of Crow Falcon Pass. The general will lead more than a thousand cavalry under his command to attract the Houjin cavalry left behind in Hetuala to the ambush circle. In this way, our army can eat the Tatars first, and finally The important thing is that our army has penetrated deep into the vicinity of Hetuala, and we won this battle on the territory of Jianzhou. It was only the lack of cooperation from friendly forces that prevented us from expanding the results, and all aspects can be explained."

"As for what to do, Liu Wei of the Eastern Route Army has the longest journey, and the Korean soldiers are holding him back. He must not have reached the vicinity of Hetuala at this time. We should first join the Eastern Route Army and then look for an opportunity to fight Jianlu. Although we may not be able to win, But at least they won't be easily eaten by the Jianlu." However, unexpectedly, Li Rubai did not express his position on these three strategies, but said to Li Huaizhong: "Huaizhong, you go down first. Make sure to arrange the departure of the army properly. Don't There's going to be trouble."

After Li Huaizhong warned him to step back, Li Rubai said: "Xianzhong has grown up after all, and there are some things that you should still know."

"Actually, my handsome poisoning this time was not caused by the Tatars, and your eldest brother did not collude with the Tatars."

Li Rubai seemed very calm when he said this, but Li Xianzhong was still shocked.Although he had long suspected that his elder brother Li Huaizhong might have a problem, he really didn't expect that this "poisoning incident" was actually a farce directed and performed by the Li family and his son. Presumably the purpose was to have a reasonable excuse to delay the march.

Then Li Rubai said: "My Li family in Liaodong has been favored by the emperor. Although the court has taken a lot of precautions against us, my Li family will never collude with the rebels."

"You are right. If the other routes are defeated, even if our South Route Army can survive, our Li family will definitely not be able to survive alone. Our Liao Town is not in harmony with other towns, and our South Route Army does not want to be the one who stands out. . But I didn’t expect Jun Song’s Western Route Army to be defeated so quickly. This incident is indeed a result of my father and your eldest brother’s poor thinking.”

"Although Ma Lin is also the queen of the generals, he only has appearances. His ability to achieve the position of commander-in-chief is all due to the influence of his father. His ability is far inferior to that of Jun Jun. I am afraid that the Northern Route Army will not be spared."

"Do you know that there is not much time left for you to attack Hetuala. The main force of Jianlu should be able to go south soon."

Li Rubai's words made him look at him with admiration. Although Li Chengliang was not as famous as Qi Jiguang, the two were comparable in the Wanli Dynasty.

Li Chengliang had nine sons, all of whom were high-ranking officials at the level of general or general. Especially the eldest son Li Rusong, who personally participated in the battle to pacify Ningxia and the battle against the Japanese in Korea, and won the trust of Emperor Wanli.The second son Li Rubai's performance was somewhat mediocre. Although he participated in many battles and achieved many military exploits, he lacked outstanding performance. In the end, the battle of Salhu left a stain on his body.

Li Chengliang's nine sons were called the "Nine Tiger Generals of the Li Family", but some people joked that they were "one tiger and eight dogs" and believed that except for Li Rusong, the others were useless and could not be reused.

But to be fair, in addition to Li Rusong, Li Ruzhang, Li Rumei and others are still quite talented. Li Chengliang can also be regarded as a successor. They have not disgraced the lintel of the Li family in Liaodong.

As far as today's performance is concerned, Li Rubai is by no means an ordinary person.The main reason why his reputation is not prominent is that he was overshadowed by the glory of his brother Li Rusong. Because the court was worried that the Li family had too much power, he was dismissed from office several times or voluntarily resigned "due to illness", so that he was unemployed for nearly 20 years.To a certain extent, it was due to Li Rubai's self-sacrifice that the Li family was fulfilled.

Then Li Rubai finally returned to the topic and said: "Xianzhong, it seems that you still don't know the terrain of Hetuala very well. Your three strategies for marching seem to be very reasonable, but in fact, I am afraid that only one strategy is possible, and Liu Dadao He thinks too highly of himself that he may not be willing to join forces with our army to fight."

Li Xianzhong looked at Li Rubai in surprise. He was just a keyboard warrior in his previous life. These strategies were actually just the results of research by a group of keyboard warriors on the Tieba forum. He found them very useful at the time.However, they had never actually inspected the terrain of Hetuala. In the final analysis, they were just a group of Zhao Kuo who were talking about it on paper, so they handed over their hands and said, "Please give me some advice, Commander-in-Chief!"

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