Blood from Daming

Chapter 391 Anshan
Xue Polu explained to Mao Yuanyi, Yu Anxing, Man Gui, and Zhao Liaojiao that they would be surrounded and wiped out by Jianlu when they attacked Liaoyang City. In Liaoyang, we will go to Yizhou Prefecture. In short, we will fight guerrilla warfare with Jianlu. If Liaodong and Jianzhou are so big, there will be no place for our East Route Army. If you support the general, the general will go to Hetuala, the old village of Nurhachi. You can even go around Changbai Mountain."

What Xue Polu said made Mao Yuanyi, Yu Anxing, Man Gui, and Zhao Srate teach them to burst into laughter. After Mao Yuanyi finished laughing, he asked: "Polu, please tell me how to break Liaoyang City, and how the large number of infantry and civilian men What about the horses?"

Xue Polu said: "Mr. Mao, breaking Liaoyang City is easy to say, that is to use explosives to blow up the city wall of Liaoyang City, and then our East Route Army will enter the city to burn, kill and loot. Naturally, we will ask Jianlu subjects for horses."

Mao Yuanyi was shocked by Xue Polu's words, and said to Xue Polu after a while, "I'm afraid it's not the right time to do this. Then our Daming Army is the same type of people as Jianlu."

Xue Polu said: "How the Jianlu dealt with our Daming people, our Daming officers and soldiers should deal with the Jianlu people. This is nothing more than blood for blood with violence for violence."

Mao Yuanyi, Yu Anxing, Man Gui, and Zhao Lijiao still couldn't accept Xue Polu's radical ideas for a while, but everyone still acquiesced to Xue Polu's statement. What to do with the Jianlu people at that time is to rely on themselves Conscience took care of it.

After the dawn of the next day, the officers and soldiers of the Liaodong East Route Army, who were slowly packing up their tents and supplies, began to advance towards Haizhou after the morning. Less than half the distance from Haizhou, the Liaodong East Route Army began to set up camp.

However, the cavalry team of the Liaodong East Route Army was not idle. The 2000 cavalry of the General Army of Mangui and the more than 300 cavalry of Xue Polu carried out a drag-net sweep of the site within 100 miles from Haizhou. At that time, the two groups of cavalry came back and beheaded more than [-] heads of Jianlu, and captured more than [-] Jianlu, as well as a group of cattle, sheep, mules and horses.

Mao Yuanyi was full of Gui.Xue Polu reported that the Jianlu within [-] miles away from the Liaodong East Route Army was basically killed. Although Mao Yuanyi knew that most of the Jianlu were ordinary people, the Jianlu's eyes, ears and vests were very few, but for the Liaodong East Route Army His only plan of action is to sacrifice these common people.

Among the more than 300 heads and more than 100 prisoners brought back, Xue Polu accounted for almost three times the number. Xue's army interrogated several prisoners who were considered important and obtained some information about Yizhou Prefecture and Liaoyang. The city and the Eight Banners built prisoners, and then the Xue family army killed all these prisoners and buried them deep.

After Man Gui learned about Xue Jiajun's killing of prisoners, after thinking about it, Man Gui ordered his subordinates to follow Xue Jiajun's example and kill all the captured Jian prisoners.

The Liaodong East Route Army, who fell asleep early, started to wake up before the fourth watch. After eating the breakfast made in advance by the Huotou Army, the Liaodong East Route Army took advantage of the white sky and set off to the north. After the daylight, the army was far away. After the Guchengtun.

Mao Yuanyi was very nervous about Xue Polu's crazy plan to attack Liaoyang City. In the carriage that Xue Polu gave Yu Anxingte, Mao Yuanyi and Yu Anxing were also discussing various possible situations in the capture of Liaoyang City.

Mao Yuanyi said: "Zhongqing, let's see how likely it is that Xue Polu's dangerous move to attack Liaoyang will succeed."

Yu Anxing twirled his beard and said, "Attack him by surprise. General Polu is well versed in the art of war. From Ben Fu's point of view, the odds of winning are pretty good."

Mao Yuanyi sighed: "It's a pity that Yuan Chonghuan and Xue Polu are both stubborn people. If the two of them can work together, there will be great things to do in Liaodong."

Yu Anxing remained silent, Mao Yuanyi and Yu Anxing heard the sound of knocking on the carriage door, so Yu Anxing ordered the driver to stop the carriage by the side of the road, and the person who knocked on the carriage door turned out to be inside the carriage, and it was Mao Yuanyi's relatives who came in. Captain.

The captain of the personal army took a look at Yu Anxing and hesitated to speak, Mao Yuanyi said: "This commander and Governor Yu are very close, you have something to say but it doesn't matter."

The captain of the personal army said a little excitedly: "Sir, General Man Gui and General Xue Can have surrounded more than 800 Jianlu soldiers and civilians near Guchengtun. General Man Gui couldn't bear to kill adult men with General Xue Can The rest were old, weak, women and children, and Han people with their heads shaved who were captured by Jian, but Xue Polu, in the name of helping to escort them, killed the remaining nearly five hundred Jurchen and Han people in a deep ditch."

Mao Yuanyi didn't speak after hearing this, and the captain of the guard exited the carriage knowingly, and then Mao Yuanyi continued on the road in the carriage that Yu Anxing was riding in. After a long time, Mao Yuanyi said: "Zhongqing, Xue Polu killed too much."

Yu Anxing said: "To stop life, people who are not of our race must have a different heart. Our attack on Liaoyang City is highly confidential. It is understandable for General Xue to act cheaply."

Although Yu Anxing defended Xue Polu, in fact, he didn't fully approve of Xue Polu's behavior in his heart, but Yu Anxing felt that he couldn't think of a better way except to kill these Jianlu people and shave their heads. to deal with these people.

Mao Yuanyi said: "What Xue Polu did is not unreasonable, but our Ming Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and we have the responsibility to educate the barbarians and uncivilize the people. But if our Ming army officers and soldiers chew and kill like this, aren't we the same as Jianlu Yet."

Yu Anxing said: "Although General Polu is violent, his original intention is for the good of Ming Dynasty. It may not be a good thing for Jianlu to taste the feeling of being slaughtered by others."

Mao Yuanyi said: "No, the commander should talk about him at noon."

Yu Anxing persuaded: "Zhisheng, the responsibilities of Polu and the others are heavy, so we should not put more pressure on them, otherwise our Daming army will not be able to break Liaoyang City just by taking a trip into the city, so these things will be let The military generals are going to solve it, and we civil servants are just strategizing."

Mao Yuanyi sighed: "Let's leave it at that for the time being. After entering Liaoyang City, the commander should have a good talk with Polu."

When it was getting late, Mao Yuanyi and Yu Anxing got the news that the striker had taken Anshan Station. Mao Yuanyi and Yu Anxing couldn't believe that Mangui and Xue Polu took down Anshan, the important military town of Jianlu, so easily. post.

However, Mao Yuanyi and Yu Anxing heard what Xue Polu and the messenger sent by Man Gui suddenly realized that the surprise attack by the Ming army had succeeded.

It turned out that Mangui, Xue Polu and the others cleared the Jianlu's rangers all the way. When they arrived at Anshan Station, the Ming army hadn't moved yet. Man Gui proposed to attack Anshan Post Fort after dark, but Xue Polu believed that no matter it was daytime or Attack Anshan Post Fort at night, relying on the high walls of Anshan Post Fort, it is likely to form a stalemate. Even if Anshan Post Fort is won, it will inevitably be discovered by the Jianlu of Liaoyang City, losing the suddenness of the next attack on Liaoyang The city will bring great difficulties.

So Xue Polu proposed the idea of ​​attacking Anshan Post Fort. According to the information obtained by Xue Jiajun, Babutai, the ninth son of Nurhaci, the guard of Anshan Post Fort, did not return to Anshan Post Fort after he established Shenyang as his capital. Xue Polu got a message from the captives. In addition to Babutai taking away a group of Jian captives, several hundred people from Anshan Yibao were transferred away a while ago, probably two Niulu, but the exact whereabouts are unknown.

Anshan Post Fort used to be a barrier to defend Liaoyang City. With the decline of Liaoyang City's status, the importance of Anshan Post Fort is relatively less. Therefore, Anshan Post Fort has been in a state of being deployed. It is now more than Anshan Post Fort. Troop strength dropped by about half.

In the end, Xue Polu discussed with Man Gui about attacking Anshan Yibao. Man Gui was dubious after hearing Xue Polu's plan. It was Xue Polu who enlightened Man Gui. If the sneak attack was unsuccessful, he would take it by force. The Ming army took a stroll outside Liaoyang city, and believed that the Jian captives would not even be able to fall asleep.

After Man Gui agreed to Xue Polu's crazy plan, he fanned out his 7000 troops around Anshan Post Fort far away, and encircled the entire Anshan Post Fort. In principle, no Tartars would slip through the net.

Just when Anshan Post Fort was about to close the gate, a group of Niulu Banner soldiers with brightly armored inlaid blue flags came to the southwest gate of Anshan Post Fort. It may be that Anshan Post Fort has been in peace for a long time, and the Ming army never took the initiative to attack. Passing through the territory of the Kingdom of Jin, seeing Amin Baylor’s bordered blue flag coming again, the guards knew that Amin Baylor’s temper was hot, and they didn’t dare to wear small shoes for the bordered blue flag’s bannerman, so they had to obediently wait for the bordered blue flag When the troops arrived, it never occurred to them that the troops with the inlaid blue flags were faked by the Ming army.

However, at a distance of an arrow from Anshan Post Fort, the guard of Anshan Post Fort still ordered the fake Xianglan Banner troops to stop advancing, and only Niu Lu, who led the team, was allowed to step forward to inspect the official documents and seals. Niu Luerzhen led two men towards the gate of Anshan Post Castle.

When the fake Niu Luezhen came to the gate of Anshan Post Fort, Niu Lu Ezhen, who was in charge of guarding Anshan Post Fort, reached out to ask for official documents and seals from the side of the Xianglan Banner, and said in his mouth: "This arrow owner , why does it look like this?"

(End of this chapter)