Blood from Daming

Chapter 404

When Xue Polu woke up, it was already past Chen's hour. Xue Polu performed the Plum Blossom Magic Art once, and felt that the Qi and blood in his body were unobstructed, so he slowly withdrew his true energy, got out of bed and went to the front hall to have breakfast. Polu had breakfast.

Xue Polu asked, "Is there anything important last night?"

The soldiers replied: "Last night, the Tartars in the northern city made a surprise attack, but our Liaodong army has already beaten them back, and even burned half of the northern city of Liaoyang along the wind."

"Oh." Xue Polu asked, "Tell me what happened."

The soldiers said: "General, at the third watch, the Tartars in Beicheng launched an attack, but the troops of General Man and General Zhao were already prepared, and General Lu happened to be there. The soldiers also threw the combustible materials such as wood, grass, kerosene, etc. prepared in advance into the northern city, but last night the south wind was strong, and the northern city was burned badly, and now the Tartars in the northern city are still busy fighting the fire."

Xue Polu said: "Why didn't you wake me up for such a big matter?"

The soldier said: "When General Lu left, he ordered the general to rest well. After today, I don't know how much time I can sleep every day."

Xue Polu said: "Well, I see, you guys go down."

In the afternoon, Zuo Ming came to tell Xue Polu that Xue's army had recruited nearly 8000 people from the more than 2000 Liao people who followed him. The transport convoy worked, and more than 200 Liao people, the old, the weak, women and children, were also organized into 6000 square formations according to the army establishment.

Xue Polu said: "Xiao Mingzi, are you all ready?"

Zuo Ming said: "The team is ready, Second Uncle, the grenades and explosives are more than half consumed."

Xue Polu thought for a while and said: "Don't worry, Xiao Mingzi, it's up to you how to use it. I believe that there is no problem in fighting two battles on the way to Yizhou Prefecture. When we arrive at Yizhou Prefecture, we can use the remaining three thousand catties of gunpowder. Made into ammunition and dynamite packs."

At the time of application, Mao Yuanyi and Yu Anxing held a meeting. Xue Polu, Man Gui, Zhao Lediao and the generals of the Weisuo Army were all present. Mao Yuanyi and Yu Anxing jointly protected the seized gold and silver treasures and other valuables. When they got up, the 12 cattle, alpacas, and llamas were distributed among the battalions of the army.

Mao Yuanyi and Yu Anxing regretted that 30 shi of grain could only take away 2 shi. The remaining problem was whether to burn Liaoyang City and kill more than [-] prisoners of various ethnic groups who were imprisoned. The generals unanimously demanded that Liaoyang City be burned , Mao Yuanyi had no choice but to nod in agreement.

When it came time to discuss the execution of the more than 2 prisoners of various ethnic groups, Mao Yuanyi resolutely rejected the proposal of the generals, but took out a list of people who were executed, so this list was passed on by the generals. Xue Polu looked at the troublesome list of executed persons and thought it was very ridiculous.

Xue Polu glanced at it for a while, and the list said that there were: traitors Tong Zhenguo, Tong Jing, Zhao Cheng, Li Xiuyi, etc., 31 officials who wished to be court officials, and 390 seven people who were Congni scholars and businessmen.

Xue Polu asked, "Mr. Mao, how did you come up with this list?"

Mao Yuanyi smiled slightly and said: "Polu, the commander spent a lot of time asking his subordinates to find out the bottom line, and only then did they sort out these culprits."

Xue Polu asked: "What about those Jurchen, Mongol, and Korean people?"

Mao Yuanyi said sadly: "The lives and deaths of those people should be handled by each battalion on your own."

Xue Polu said: "Sir, what you mean is that the Liao people who thought they had their heads shaved too much were released like this."

Mao Yuanyi said: "These people are our compatriots. This commander really can't bear to kill them, so let's leave them a way out."

Xue Polu sighed and said: "Mr. Mao, let's not say that these people are helping the emperor to do evil for Jianlu, just because our Liaodong Army killed and set fire to Liaoyang City, destroyed these people's homes, and robbed them of their money and food. Everyone is now a deadly enemy. Well, if you let them go today, there will be endless troubles in the future."

Mao Yuanyi said angrily: "General Xue, what you did in Liaoyang City is already out of line. Liaoyang City is my hometown of Ming Dynasty. Now we are weak and can only abandon it, but our Liaodong Army can't imitate the inhuman massacre of Jianlu , if we do this, wouldn't we be doing the same as Jianlu?"

It was the first time that Xue Polu saw Mao Yuanyi angry, but Xue Polu said to Mao Yuanyi based on the young master's saying that the principle of cutting weeds must be eradicated: "Mr. Mao, your request will never be complied with."

Mao Yuanyi said: "You, Polu, you, you actually disobeyed orders."

Xue Polu said respectfully: "Mr. Mao will respect your talent and learning, but what you are doing is for the benefit of the country. If you don't agree, you will have to do it yourself."

Man Gui, Zhao Ledjiao, and the generals of the Weisuo Army also asked Mao Yuanyi to take back their orders. Mao Yuanyi looked at Yu Anxing helplessly and said, "Master Yu, what do you think?"

Yu Anxing said: "Zhisheng, there are many Liao people who are rebellious, and the Liao people who are loyal to me are all chosen. Let the generals handle things. Let them go. You and I only rescue the Jinglue Mansion. It’s enough that Yizhou government is in charge.”

Mao Yuanyi said: "Master Yu, after all, you still agree with Polu and the others to kill people."

Yu Anxing said: "Zhisheng, I don't want to talk about this matter at all."

Mao Yuanyi was so angry that he said: "General Man, General Zhao, please show your attitude, support this command or break the prisoner."

Man Gui said: "Sir, there is no one to support, the general just thinks that those Liao people who have been killed are the most evasive."

Mao Yuanyi bowed his head and muttered silently, Zhao Lediao said: "Mr. Mao, I still have official business to wait for. If we continue to go on like this, will we still be able to leave tonight? Why don't you just show your hands and vote for whom there are many people who support you? As for him."

Mao Yuanyi raised his head and looked at Zhao Ratejiao in surprise, Yu Anxing said, "Zhisheng, Zongbing Zhao has a good idea, let's deal with this matter quickly."

Mao Yuanyi shook her head at Yu Anxing and said, "Zhongqing, you, you, all right, let's show your hands and vote."

Sure enough, Man Gui, Zhao Lijiao and the generals of the Weisuo Army all raised their hands, but two generals of the Weisuo Army raised their hands a little slower, but Xue Polu did not raise their hands, but everyone knows his attitude However, for Xue Polu, whether to raise his hand or not is just a formality.

Afterwards, Xue Polu, Man Gui, Zhao led the teaching, and the generals of the Weisuo Army left Sizhi, the capital of Liaodong. Mao Yuanyi said: "Zhongqing, how can you allow Polu to behave mischievously? Become the mortal enemy of our Ming Dynasty."

Yu Anxing said: "Zhisheng, these Liao people all surrendered to the Jian captives, and killing them must not be wronged. Besides, the generals also have their reasons for killing these Liao people. We can't fight with the general for these Liao people. Let's go against each other."

Mao Yuanyi said: "Oh, if you kill it, you can kill it, but this Xue Polu is too murderous and unruly."

Yu Anxing smiled and said: "Zhisheng, Polu is already very good. Think about it, Yuan Ning didn't send food to Xue's army for about half a month, and Polu still forcibly suppressed the soldiers. For the first achievement, we have to think more about his strengths."

Mao Yuanyi said: "Yuan Chonghuan did too much to the Xue family army, and at the end he put our East Route Army together. Yuan Chonghuan didn't expect that he would complete the achievements of our East Route Army by doing so."

Yu Anxing said: "Xue Polu has the talent of a general. The so-called great talents have a bit of a bad temper. Let's accommodate him from the overall situation."

Mao Yuanyi smiled and said: "You, the students you mentioned understand that Polu is also for Daming's good, but Polu's handling methods are too violent, which is also very detrimental to his future development. In the final analysis, the students are too soft-hearted."

(End of this chapter)