Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Odds

"The Nine Allied Forces are now stationed on the north bank of the Hun River. Just now they were cooking and cooking. The fire is as dense as stars, and it can be seen from across the bank—" Wu Likan, who was in charge of reconnaissance, quickly reported to Nurhachi: "It is expected that they will break out of camp and march after they have had a full meal. According to the signal from our secret work, the coalition forces will cross Shajiling at night!" After listening to this report, Nurhachi unconsciously showed a strange smile on his face, and then told a guard beside him, "Go and tell everyone that we will set off to fight tomorrow morning-at five drums in the morning, everyone will be in the square." Gather and meet me!"

After giving the order, he got up and left immediately, walked straight into the room of his concubine Fu Cha, and without waiting for anyone to wait on him, he took off his clothes and shoes and went to sleep on the kang. The sleep was deep and deep. Xiang, after a short while, the shouts rose. Fucha's name is Gundai, and he has given birth to his fifth son, Mangurtai, and third daughter, Mangguji; , This time, he fell asleep with his head on his back, but he made the clever Gundai foolish. Although she is a woman, she has heard a lot of news about the invasion of the Nine Allied Forces by Nurhachi's side, and her anxiety is no less than that of a man; however, the enemy is already approaching, but Nurhachi does nothing Falling into a deep sleep, this reaction was beyond her expectations—walking around the room alone, the more anxious and flustered she became, finally, she gritted her teeth as if she had made up her mind, Sit on the edge of the kang and push Nurhachi hard to wake up.

"Master Belle, how can you still sleep? Nalinbulu and the nine coalition forces are already crossing the Shaji Ridge—" She eagerly pushed Nurhachi to wake him up, and said anxiously, "Master Baylor, are you out of control, or are you afraid? The Nine Allied Forces are approaching Jianzhou, where is the time to fall asleep?" ?” Nurhachi was woken up by her push, opened his eyes, and saw that her face was full of worry and anxiety. Hearing her words, she looked like she was about to cry. Subconsciously, he immediately stretched out his hand and patted her on the back to comfort her. , with a smile on his face, he said to her: "If a person's heart is disturbed, or fearful, even if he lies down, he can't fall asleep-do you think I seem to be disordered, or fearful?"

As he said that, he explained to her in a friendly manner: "It has been more than two years since Nalinbulu sent people to Jianzhou to blackmail the land - for more than two years, there is indeed a shadow in my heart." ; That's because I knew that this battle was bound to happen, but I didn't know when it would happen, so the whole atmosphere was suppressed in preparation and waiting, and I felt even more dull and uneasy; It's in front of me, tomorrow, I'm going to have a showdown with Nalinbulu's nine coalition forces. Compared with the fact that it's far away and I don't know when it will happen, it's like a stone has already fallen to the ground, and there is no suspense anymore Yet?"

Gundai murmured, "But—tomorrow's battle—" Nurhare smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I'm fully prepared!" After a pause, he held Gundai's shoulders and said, "I also believe that God will bless me—the cause of this war is that Ye He coveted the territory of my state, and I fought to protect the leaders ——Heaven will definitely shelter me and reject the invaders!" His words were full of self-confidence, but also carried an invisible force of persuasion. Hearing that Gundai finally broke through his tears and smiled, he nodded and said, "I'm relieved when Lord Baylor said that!"

However, his heart is not as broad and calm as Nurhachi's after all. Even though he said that, she still couldn't let go of her heart, and she couldn't sleep. The whole night, she kept her eyes open in a daze amidst Nurhachi's steady and even snoring until the east It's white. She hadn't slept all night, and when she got up to make up in the morning, there was a faint layer of haggardness between her brows; in contrast, Nurhachi, who had a full night's sleep, looked energetic, radiant, and full of vigor and vitality. The vitality of life overflows from the inside to the outside...

After breakfast, he walked to the square surrounded by guards; the sky was still dark, but his four younger brothers and five tiger generals were already fully armed and led their subordinate generals to wait in the square. In the square, all the cavalry and infantry were lined up outside the square. There were thousands of people in total, and the scene was very spectacular. After standing on the high platform, he accepted the cheers of the crowd: "Nurhachibeile has won the flag - a big victory over Yehe!" The cheers were repeated three times in a row. Nurhachi, who was standing tall against the morning wind, smiled and stretched out his arms, and the blood in his body was also surging. From the cheers of the crowd, he felt everyone's heart. The rising belief in victory—he felt gratified that his hard work over the past few days was not in vain. This personally trained team has become a steel-like force with high morale and strong confidence and will. It will definitely play a powerful role in a critical battle!

So, he raised his arms high and shouted to the crowd: "We fight for the state, and we fight for the future of all the Jurchens—" Then, he turned around, raised his head to the sky, and knelt down on one knee; everyone standing in the audience immediately followed him to make the same movement, raised his head to the sky, and knelt on one knee; after that, all the voices They all came to a stillness, the scene of thousands of people was silent, and everyone waited with bated breath. Nurhachi swears loudly to the sky: "The emperor and the land, the gods above and below - I, Jianzhou and Yehe, are originally in-laws, and we have never had a relationship. The people in my realm, everyone guards the land and lives in peace, self-sufficiency and self-sufficiency; but Yehe Come here to make grievances, gather troops, and invade our country; we will rise up and fight in order to protect the land and protect the country, and the sky will supervise it!"

Then, he kowtowed his head and wished: "This battle is about the growth and decline of the two ministries. God bless me—may the enemy bow his head, our army will rise vigorously, the people will not leave the whip, the horse will not stumble, and we will win the battle! " After blessing, he immediately got on his horse and rushed out at the head of the horse, heading straight for Gule Mountain. Thousands of people followed him and galloped, and within half a day, the whole army arrived at Toksuo. Seeing that it was almost noon, Nurhachi ordered the whole army to dismount and rest. When all the soldiers had eaten dry food, drank water, and sat on the ground, he explained part of the military situation to the masses: "A few days ago, we Based on the information collected by Wu Likan, I have studied the direction and route of the enemy, and made arrangements in advance-I have sent several groups of elite soldiers to lie in ambush beside the enemy's advancing road, and to lay a trap on the Gaoling cliff. Rolling wooden stones are placed on the road, and horizontal wooden barriers are set up on the road along the canyon; these will have a great effect—"

Then, he explained to everyone the combat method of the battle in front of him: "The enemy's army is 30,000, and our side, except for the troops in ambush, now has a total of 5,000 troops who will fight with me-although the number is only the enemy's However, there is no need for everyone to worry. I have already formulated a winning strategy; Show up and take advantage of the dangers of the terrain to overcome the enemy; if the enemy soldiers are not tempted and do not come to attack, we will dismount and walk, line up from all sides, advance slowly, and then surprise us with surprise attacks!"

Then, he analyzed the enemy's situation: "Although the enemy army is large in number, it is composed of nine groups. Without overall combat training, they cannot be condensed like a plate of loose sand. It is difficult to fight. Cooperate and play as a whole; in this case, it is most suitable to use the method of "destroy each" to eliminate them - moreover, since the enemy army is scattered with nine parts, it will not have a strong centripetal force. It’s time to kill one or two bosses first, and break their morale, no matter how many people there are, they will soon collapse without fighting!” He has a well-thought-out plan, and he seems to be very calm when he instructs the strategy. It not only allows his subordinates to fully understand the combat plan he has drawn up, but also makes everyone understand more clearly about the projects they have to share: "The mountain roads in Gule Mountain are rugged and dangerous. Therefore, in this battle, the cavalry has little role to play. The main force must be placed on the infantry, while the cavalry is in ambush at the foot of the mountain, and is responsible for picking up the enemy's fleeing troops; It's important, the first line is guarded in dangerous places, and it will shoot after the rolling wood and stones are in charge, the second line has to cover the infantry attack, and the third line is also responsible for chasing down the enemy's defeated soldiers—" After the task was assigned, he got up on his horse and led the team to move on. When they reached the city-state of Zhaka City, Nai and Shan Tan, the two city guards of Zhaka City, had already led several followers to greet them. The two reported to him: "The enemy soldiers arrived at the city of Zaka at the third quarter of the hour and besieged for a while. Our army resisted bravely. The enemy soldiers did not gain any advantage after attacking for two hours. They retreated on their own initiative. Now turn to attack." Hezig City is gone!" After hearing this report, Nurhachi nodded slightly, and encouraged the two of them: "Very good, you defend the city and attack. After this battle is over, I will reward you!" Then he asked them: "How is the enemy's combat effectiveness?" Shan Tan pondered for a moment before summoning up the courage to answer him: "The number of people is very large. There are as many as five or six thousand people who came to besiege the city of Zaka. The whole army is united and resists to the death, there is another big reason, and that is the high and dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable—" The answer was very solid, and Nurhachi didn't feel unhappy when he heard it, but his heart inevitably felt heavier, and he fell into silence involuntarily. The disparity in the strength of the two sides is an undeniable fact—the total number of troops under his command is only 20,000, and part of the troops must be assigned to defend the cities and the city of Fearaben. Now the only ones who can go to battle are the 5,000 people led by him. Although he has the confidence to win, he is not ignorant of the facts; he must also consider that when the two armies confront each other, the enemy's "large number" may affect the morale of his own side; Thinking about countermeasures, he asked Shan Tan, "How long has the enemy been going to Heijige?" Shan Tan replied, "It's been two hours—" After speaking, he and Nai Hu accompanied Nurhachi to the tower, looked at Heizige City from a distance, saw that the flag on Heizige City was still flying in the sky, and the three of them felt relieved together: "The enemy hasn't taken advantage yet!" Therefore, Nurhaci immediately dispatched several fast riders to sneak into Heijige City to inquire about the news, and at the same time ordered the whole army to camp in Zhaka City to rest, while he went to visit with Ding Hu and Shan Tan. And the wounded soldiers. Before dark, the fast riders sent out came back to report to him: "Heizige City has not been captured, and the enemy has already begun to retreat!" Upon hearing the news, Nurhachi was overjoyed: "Great, defending Heizige City is very beneficial to our battle tomorrow!" Nalinbulu's nine coalition forces cannot attack Heijige, and they will definitely attack with all their strength tomorrow, and Heijige City is not far from Gule Mountain, so they want to lure Nalinbulu's army to Gule Mountain It's much easier; not to mention that Heijige City has not fallen, and our side has one less worry about the future... "Great--" He couldn't help but slapped the table heavily, causing the cups and plates on the table to rattle together, and his heart was also pounding with excitement: "Tomorrow, the guard Nalin Bulu is terrified—"