Chapter 10 1. Raiders attacked at night, and Nurhaci captured Tulun City

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, due to government corruption, land was highly concentrated and taxes were heavy.Landlords and bureaucrats cruelly oppressed peasants, thus revealing the harbinger of destruction.At this time, the Jurchens began to rise, and they were divided into three tribes: Haixi, Jianzhou and Savage.After a turmoil, the three major tribes were finally unified by Meng Temu, settled in the upper reaches of the Suzi River, and built the city of Hetuala.Although this place is only twenty or thirty miles in radius, it is the Jianzhou Jurchens who gradually became stronger and stronger, and finally created a base that lasted 276 years in the Qing Dynasty!

Meng Temu's great-grandson is named Fuman.Fuman had six sons, and the fourth son was named Jue Chang'an.Among the six brothers, Jue Chang'an inherited his ancestors' inheritance and lived in Hetuala City.The other five sons of Fuman also built castles each to defend Hetuala in a ring shape, collectively called Ninggu Tabel.Jue Chang'an led the Baylors to defeat the neighboring tribes one by one, expanding the area under their jurisdiction.Later, Jue Chang'an gave birth to five more sons, the fourth son was called Takshi, who married Sitara's family.This Sitara family gave birth to a son who is both wise and brave, and he is Nurhachi.

In May of the 11th year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty sent Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief stationed in western Liaoning, to lure Nikanwailan, the lord of Tulun City, and joined forces to besiege the ancient city.The ancient city was in an emergency, and hurriedly sent people to Hetuala city for help. The city lord, Jue Chang'an, and his son Tu Keshi immediately led troops to the rescue.Nikan Wailan was cunning by nature, and used a trick of pretending to seek peace, pretending to retreat, and the people of Gulai City relaxed their vigilance against the outside world.At night, Nikan Wailan joined forces with the Ming army and returned suddenly, destroying the ancient city and killing all the people in the city.When Nurhachi heard the sad news of his grandfather and father being killed, he cried bitterly for a day. After calming down, he decided to avenge them.

When Nurhachi ran to the arsenal to check the weapons, he found that there were only thirteen pairs of armor left, and the rest were taken away by his grandfather and father to rescue Gucheng City.On the battlefield, armor is used to block arrows and knives. How can you fight without armor?Thinking of this, he felt a sudden sadness in his heart, and secretly said: "My relatives were killed by the wicked, as their descendants, they should take revenge. Armor is only for body protection, but it can't protect people's heart. Even without these thirteen sets of armor , I will still pay this revenge!"

Nurhaci put thirteen sets of armor on the low table in front of the tent, looked at the sad-faced uncles, uncles and brothers, and said: "People have passed away, we can't be immersed in grief forever. This Nikanwailan Even if the traitor dies hundreds of times, he still can’t let go of his hatred, why don’t we turn our grief into strength and find a way to lead our troops to kill this traitor!” "Tulun City is a big city with strong fortifications. Nikanwailan has colluded with the Ming army, and its strength is quite strong. If we rashly lead troops to attack, I'm afraid we won't have much chance of winning." One of his uncles said solemnly.

Nurhachi waved his hand and said, "I just thought about this. Nikan Wailan is at best a pawn of the Ming army. After capturing the ancient city, the Ming army's goal has been achieved, and he has little value to use. I suspect that the Ming army will definitely not support them at this time, and in terms of the strength of the defenders of Tulum City, our chances of winning are still very high." "So in your mind, do you want to lead troops to attack Tulum City?" "Now is an opportunity not to be missed. Nikanwailan has just returned to Tulum City after victory, and the soldiers have not fully adjusted. If my guess is correct, they are probably throwing a feast to celebrate the victory at this time. Defensively It's going to be very slack."

"Although your analysis is very reasonable, but having said that," one of his uncles pointed to the thirteen sets of armor on the low table, "Armor is what you need most when fighting on the battlefield. Without armor, a soldier's vitals will be fully exposed. It was given to the enemy. And our problems are not limited to these, counting all of us now, there are less than a hundred people. The difference in strength, have you ever thought about it?" "Armor is of course important as a protective equipment, and the number of people is also an important factor in determining success or failure. But these are not the most fundamental. The key to victory or failure in a war lies in the use of morale and tactics. If we can defeat the enemy when the enemy is defenseless, Surprise soldiers attacked at night, the warriors we have now are enough to break through the city of Tulun, and cut off the head of the traitor Nikanwailan. Please, uncles and brothers, let me take the warriors to attack the city. I promise to use In less than one night, the city of Tulun can be taken down, and the owner of the city, Nikan Wailan, can be killed to avenge my grandfather and father." Nurhachi knelt down after speaking.

The crowd was moved by Nurhachi, and Nurhachi raided the city of Tulun overnight with only dozens of daredevils. After Nikanwailan captured the ancient city by tricks, he looted a large amount of gold and silver treasures and moved them back to Tulun city.At this time, a large banquet is being held to celebrate the victory. Nikan Wailan raised his wine glass and said to his subordinates: "I wanted to kill Jue Chang'an a long time ago, this guy is too ignorant, and because he has some power, he doesn't take me seriously, now kill Jue Chang'an It's time for those guys in Hetuala City to restrain themselves."

His military adviser said: "The city lord is wise, this battle has completely shattered their prestige. Even if they have tens of thousands of soldiers, they will be afraid that we will join hands with the Ming army and dare not send troops easily. Taking advantage of this good backing, we Why don't you take Hetuala City and the surrounding Ninggu Tabele together, so that the entire Changbai Mountain region is undoubtedly the most powerful city lord." Nikan Wailan laughed loudly and said: "What the military advisor said is very true, and I was also thinking about it. Killing Jue Chang'an and capturing Guyi City is just the beginning..."

"The city lord should not take it lightly." Deputy city lord Nicholas came over and said, "People living in Changbai Mountain have such a characteristic, that is, revenge will be revenge. Now that the ancient city is destroyed, the city lord of Hetuala city Kill them, they will definitely not let it go, and they will take action in a short time. It is even possible to lead troops to attack us tonight, we should take precautions early." "Haha... The deputy city lord's words are serious. They are seriously injured now, and the rest of them will not exceed a hundred people. Even if they eat the guts of a leopard, they dare not come here tonight. Now we fight Victory, the whole army should congratulate, come... come... hurry to the table, let's drink three cups." Saying this, Nikan Wailan dragged Nicholas into the table.

Nicholas shook his head, his expression was a little ugly, and an ominous premonition filled his heart. At this time, Nurhachi had led nearly a hundred warriors to approach Tulun City on horseback. The cold wind was howling, and the clothes on their bodies "slapped" sounded.But they didn't feel the slightest bit of chill when they came here under the cover of night, and the warriors and war horses who ran for a long distance were covered with a layer of murderous aura.The sound of galloping horseshoes echoed in the quiet night near the city of Tulum from far to near. Most of the soldiers defending the city of Tulum were drunk and unconscious.Only a few are still awake. At this time, a soldier defending the city suddenly heard a rush of horseshoes, and hurriedly slapped the drunken soldier beside him and said: "Wake up quickly, there are enemy soldiers attacking outside the city." The drunk soldier lowered his head and glanced down the city. It was dark night, where was anyone? "I'm afraid you've drank too much, you're all soldiers, don't always make a fuss." At this time, nearly a hundred warriors led by Nurhaci had already reined in their horses under the city of Tulun, and they began to attack the city with all their strength as soon as he gave an order.It is not victory that is on the minds of the warriors, but death.They were not afraid of death. When they set off, they were all moved by Nurhachi's pride, and they all came with the determination to die.However, dozens of people in the area wanted to break through such a strong city, and they really didn't dare to think about it.All you can do is to chop off the heads of a few more enemies before you die in battle, which can be regarded as loyalty. Nurhachi glanced at the quiet city of Tulun, and ordered the warriors behind him to stand still, screaming for killing with all their strength, and declaring his name, shouting to avenge the dead ancestors. "Didn't we wake up the enemy by shouting like that? We came for a surprise attack!" Shuerhaqi, the younger brother who was following him, was frightened by Nurhachi's actions. "If you don't wake them up, who will open the city gate for us?" Nurha didn't turn his head back, and just ordered them to shout loudly. "Why did they open the city gate?" Shuerhaqi still didn't understand. "Just because they know we have less than a hundred of us." "The confrontation between the two armies is not good for us!" Nurhachi didn't answer his younger brother's words, but just pulled out his shining saber, and shouted to the subordinates behind him: "Warriors, rush in with me as soon as the city gate opens." The defenders on Tulun City were awakened by the shouts of killing from below the city, and hurriedly reported to the city lord, Nikanwailan.Nicholas said at this time: "I told the city owner a long time ago that precautions should be strengthened during this period, but now, they have already attacked the city." He pointed to the drunken soldiers and said: "It's still time How to fight? The city lord should be careful and send soldiers to guard the city gates and not fight until dawn, it will not be too late to fight again." Nikan Wailan laughed and said: "You are being too cautious. I know the strength of Nurhaci best. Excluding the part that we wiped out, there are less than a hundred of them left. With our current strength, we can easily defeat them. .Actually, I want to persuade them. They insist on hitting the knife's edge by themselves, so I have no choice but to fulfill them." Nikan Wailan, who was still drunk, led thousands of defenders with the same blurred eyes, and walked towards the city gate in a mighty manner.Dozens of warriors outside the city were ready for the final fight, drawing their knives out of their sheaths one by one, staring closely at the thick city gate.The soldiers on the city saw the city lord personally leading the troops, so they hurried down to the city and opened the city gate.The clumsy city gate had just opened half way, and before Nikan Wailan inside had time to see the enemies outside the city clearly, Nurhachi was the first to charge over on horseback, followed by dozens of warriors who were determined to die.The sound of galloping horseshoes made Nikan Wailan startled, and hurriedly turned around and got into the team.However, his soldiers were not so lucky.I thought that there were not many enemies coming, so there were only a few dozen people, and I would wipe them all out when I left the city.But I didn't expect that the city gate was less than half opened, and my city lord disappeared. Before I figured out what was going on, I saw the enemy rushing to kill.When he saw everything in front of him clearly, the enemy's saber had already swung to his head.Seeing that the person in front was hacked to death, the people behind hurriedly wanted to turn around and escape for their lives, but the people further behind didn't know what happened in front, and stood there to block the chance of escape.So, regardless of who is our own and who is the enemy, the one in the middle draws his sword and cuts off the people behind who stand in the way, and the ones behind turn around and run away when they see this scene.Those who were close to the city gate wanted to close the city gate again, but before they had time to exert their strength, they were already ghosts under the knife. Nurhachi led the warriors under his command as if they were living like dragons and tigers, killing everyone they met and beheading their heads.They chopped melons and chopped vegetables and rushed to kill thousands of defenders.It didn't take long for the shouts of killing in the city of Tulun to gradually quiet down. The soldiers defending the city fled to the death, and the rest obediently became prisoners.Nurhachi searched the whole city with several subordinates, but they did not see Nikanwailan.It turned out that when Nikan Wailan saw something was wrong, he turned around and fled back home when he was not prepared.When Nurhachi was killing the enemy with all his strength, he had already escaped from Tulun City with his family, and now it may be too late to catch up. Nurhachi couldn't catch up, so he withdrew his troops and returned to Tulun City, ordering that those who surrendered should not die.After hearing this order, the soldiers and civilians inside and outside the city all surrendered one after another.Nurhachi won a complete victory and finally succeeded in surprise attacking Tulun City. With less than a hundred soldiers and only thirteen lieutenants, Nurhachi was able to capture a city with thousands of defenders. It cannot but be said to be a miracle in a war. This miracle has nothing to do with his extraordinary courage and clever mind. are inseparable.In the pre-battle analysis, he was able to see clearly the weaknesses of the seemingly powerful enemy, and took advantage of the gaps that the enemy neglected to guard against after a big victory, and sent surprise troops to attack at night.When the soldiers approached the city, they wisely turned the quiet night attack into a bluff feint, and boldly exposed their own strength, allowing the enemy to open the city gate by themselves.When the city gate is opened, before the enemy sees himself clearly, launch a surprise attack, killing the enemy by surprise.The grasp of the fighter is just right, and every nuance reflects Nurhachi's wit and courage.After reading it today, we also admire it.