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

Chapter 66 Yuan Yingtai launches an attack (please read the new chapter)
When Li Xianzhong and Yan Mingtai came to the Ministry of War, Liaodong Manager Yang Hao and Kaiyuan General Soldier Ma Lin had also arrived. In fact, the four of them were recruited by the Ministry of War.

Wang Keshou, the governor of Jiliao, only provided circumstantial evidence at the request of the chief assistant Fang Congzhe.

Wanli sent an order to the chief assistant of the cabinet, Fang Congzhe, Huang Jiashan, the Minister of War, and Liu Yijing, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, to work together to find out the whole story of the Liaodong War, as well as the merits and demerits of the Liaodong generals.

Although there was only one member of the Donglin Party, Yuan Yingtai, the right minister of the Ministry of War, was in charge of questioning this time.

The first person to be questioned was Ma Lin, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Route Army and the commander-in-chief of Kaiyuan.

The North Route Army led by Ma Lin had 1 Ming troops. In just one day, all three camps set up by Ma Lin near Shangjian Cliff were captured by the Jianlu. The North Route Army was defeated, and Ma Lin himself only led a few cavalry to escape. .

Marin cannot argue with this kind of defeat, so he will definitely be dealt with.

The reason why he was brought in was mainly to confirm the casualties of Jianlu, because Yang Hao stated in his report that the two northwest armies had annihilated about [-] Eight Banners.

Now that Juniper is dead, naturally he has to find Marin to find out the situation.

But to everyone's surprise, Marin also started to blame Juniper.

Ma Lin said: "Our troops marched into Sanchakou to join forces with Du Song of the West Route Army in accordance with Yang Jinglue's request. However, Jun Song underestimated the enemy and entered the Saarhu area in advance instead of advancing at the agreed time."

"The Juniper Division is the unit with the largest number of troops and the strongest combat power among our four-route Ming army this time. He was wiped out by the Jianlu at once, causing our northern route army to become a lonely army."

"The last general received the news that Jun Jun's entire army was annihilated in Sarhu late at night on the first day of March, so he immediately set up camp to defend against the Jianlu raid, and placed the accompanying vehicles outside the camp to form fortifications, along with Firearms Defense.”

"I thought that Jun Song's Western Route Army had 3 people. Even if it was defeated by Jianlu, it would always be able to rebuild the army. As a result, I encountered at least [-] of Jianlu's main force here. The enemy chiefs Nurhaci, Daishan, and Mang Gurtai and others took turns to attack, but our Northern Route Army could not withstand them."

Then Ma Lin choked up and said: "The troops from the Ye He tribe who were originally commanded by the Northern General did not arrive. Our Northern Route Army fought alone. The General's two sons, Ma Ran and Ma Yijin, were both killed in the battle. Most of the soldiers of the Route Army died in the battle, but the general finally managed to break through the encirclement after a hard fight and collected the defeated troops in Kaiyuan."

"My Ma family has a clear conscience towards the Ming Dynasty, and our general has tried his best."

I have to say that Marin's tearful accusation does sound somewhat reasonable.

His Northern Route Army was deceived by Juniper. He did not flee before the battle, but led his troops to resist desperately. However, he was outnumbered and only broke through at the last moment.

However, for Yuan Yingtai, whether Ma Lin is guilty or not is not the point. The point is that he wants to find Yang Hao's fault.

So he said: "Mr. Ma, according to what you said, the Juniper Department did not carry out effective killings against Jianlu at all, and the defeat of the Northern Route Army was mainly caused by this division of troops?"

Li Xianzhong cursed secretly: Damn, Yuan Yingtai, this is a typical trick to induce a confession.

But Marin wasn't stupid either. He could blame Juniper for his death, but he didn't want to offend Yang Hao and Fang Shoufu behind him, otherwise he would die faster.

So he said: "I haven't seen how many enemies Du Song wiped out. Anyway, Jianlu's main force of [-] besieged the North Route Army. Our army is really unable to withstand it."

"As for our army being besieged by the Jianlu, that was the result of Jun Jun's rash advance and has nothing to do with the strategy of dividing the troops."

Hearing what Ma Lin said, Yang Hao below finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Ma Lin was still very wise and did not drag himself into the water.

Seeing that Ma Lin didn't answer his question, Yuan Yingtai fortunately stopped questioning.

Originally, he wanted to use Ma Lin to find out that Yang Hao had falsely reported the number of enemy kills of the two northwest armies and Yang Hao's mistake in dividing the troops into four directions. As a result, Ma Lin, an old dog, just kept talking to himself and refused to answer any sensitive questions.

Unexpectedly, Marin, a general, had so many twists and turns, and his words were so flawless.

How could he have imagined that Marin was originally a man of letters.

Ma Lin originally wanted to enter the official career through the imperial examination, but he failed several times. Fortunately, he became the general soldier directly due to his father Ma Fang's relationship.

Even though Ma Lin has been in the army for so many years, he has never fought in a big battle. This time he directly commanded an army to fight against the Jianlu. It was also the first time for him to get into a sedan chair as a big girl.

He was able to stay calm in the face of danger and set up camp on the spot to resist, which was considered good. At least he didn't run away directly.

It's just that he lacked actual combat experience, misjudged the power of the firecrackers, and encountered the main force of the Jianlu, so he was beaten violently.Yuan Yingtai thought about how Ma Lin was an old man in the world after all, and it was indeed difficult to deal with him.

Since the old one can't do it, let's break through from the young one.

Among the four, only Li Xianzhong is the youngest, and he probably has little experience.

So he started to ask Li Xianzhong.

The Donglin Party did not do less homework this time. Li Xianzhong's record was too incredible, so they believed from the beginning that the Li family had colluded with Yang Hao to falsely claim military merit.

But the more they investigated, the more disappointed they became. Almost all the records reported by Li Xianzhong were corroborated by their heads, and the several enemy chiefs captured and killed were also the best proof.

Only the two ambushes on Qinghe Road were unable to provide heads, but this could not shake his record at all.

It was Li Xianzhong's outstanding contribution that gave Yang Hao the confidence to turn defeat into victory.

However, hard work paid off, and through investigation they still discovered some clues.

So he said: "Li Shen will go deep into the enemy's rear twice, rebuild the captives, and gain a lot. It can be said that Li Shen will turn the tide of the Liaodong War, and our Ming Dynasty will not be defeated. Yuan Mou admires it very much."

Yuan Yingtai's words made Li Xianzhong alert. Shouldn't this guy be causing trouble for him? Why did he praise him for coming instead?

The so-called abnormal must have a demon.

So Li Xianzhong said: "This time our Ming Dynasty won a great victory in Liaodong, and it was all thanks to His Majesty's wisdom and force in controlling the overall situation; Fang Shoufu, Huang Benbing and others raised troops, money and food to support the Liaodong battle; Yang Jinglue and Governor Wang and others strategized and decided on the strategy of entering the army; The commander-in-chief Li Rubai made a decisive decision and marched resolutely; and his soldiers sacrificed their lives and fought bloody battles against the Tatars."

"The last general was just executing the general's orders and won by luck. He didn't dare to claim the merits of God for himself. Shilang Yuan was ridiculous!"

Li Xianzhong's words shocked everyone. This guy is not simple. He flattered everyone, and you can't say anything wrong with him.

It can be said that several court officials present were elated.

It turned out to be a great victory, everyone contributed, and no one was left behind.

These Donglin Party members are all looking for trouble here. At this moment, Fang Congzhe and others looked at Liu Yijing with a hint of resentment in their eyes.

Originally, Yuan Yingtai praised Li Xianzhong in order to induce him to compete with Yang Hao for credit. Since this guy "doesn't drink a toast but has to drink as a fine", then he won't be polite.

So he changed his tone and said: "Since General Li Shen is not greedy for merit, why did he lie about being beheaded? Let me ask you, what happened to the four thousand Jianzhou auxiliary soldiers who raided the Jianzhou village in Hetuala and killed them? What's going on?"

Li Xianzhong thought to himself that what was supposed to come would eventually come. Fortunately, Yan Mingtai reminded him just now.

So he said: "I led my troops deep into Hetuala, raided the Jianzhou Walled City and beheaded [-] people. I wonder what the problem is with the heads as evidence?"

Yuan Yingtai snorted coldly and said: "These heads are all old and weak. There are no auxiliary soldiers. This is obviously a false report of military exploits. Do you know the crime?"

Li Xianzhong said: "All the people in the captives are soldiers, and everyone holds weapons to fight with our army. Just because they are old and weak, the auxiliary soldiers are reported to the last general. If they are young and strong, they are reported to the fighting soldiers. Is there anything wrong with this?"

Yuan Yingtai said: "Isn't that what General Li said in the Qinghebao camp that night?"

Soon he took out a confession and said: "General Li's actual words are, how can these old and weak people be regarded as military merits?"

"Then you took the hint from Liaodong Manager Yang Hao and reported it as military merit. Is this true?"

After Yuan Yingtai came up with this trump card, Yang Hao started to panic. He had indeed instructed Li Xianzhong to make false reports in the first place, but he didn't expect that these Donglin Party members would now get the evidence directly.

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