Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Captives

The dawn drives away the night, the morning light arrives at the end of the farewell, and the earth reappears light... The high-pitched and loud horn blew three times, and the bloody battle at night was over. The Maizhou army, which had won a great victory, carefully cleaned up the scene in the morning. The scene was littered with corpses, blood flowed into canals, and the frost on the ground at Ye Lai had turned ocher red, and the horses, saddle reins, weapons, and armor were all messed up all over the place, and the aftermath staff spent most of the day. , It wasn't until the water was clear that some clues were finally cleared up.

The captives have been gathered together, numbered and waiting to be escorted; the wounded soldiers are divided into two parts: light wounds and serious wounds; the lightly wounded only need to be treated with medicine and bandaged, and the seriously wounded need to be carried on a stretcher and then escorted to the nearest battlefield. Heijige and Zaka were treated and recuperated; the remnants and results of the battle were counted, and the statistics showed that in this battle, a total of 4,000 heads of nine coalition forces were killed, 3,000 horses were captured, and 1,000 armors were captured. There were also more than a thousand people who voluntarily surrendered—including Ulab Belzhambuthai, one of the leaders of the nine coalition forces.

Bu Zhantai was caught in the first ambush laid by Nurhachi when he broke through the encirclement and fled. His horse tripped over the rope, but the guards around him were all dispersed by the rebels, and no one came to rescue him. He fell to the ground, twisted his feet, and couldn't get up, but a soldier under He Heli rushed up and captured him; he was afraid of death, so he had to drop the weapon in his hand to express his surrender, but he wanted to save face He refused to reveal his identity and name, bowed his head silently to accept the bondage, and was taken by the soldier to the team of all the surrenderers waiting to be released.

However, at dawn, his identity could not be concealed; too many captives and descendants recognized him, and they cried out when they saw him, and the soldiers who captured him knew that they had made great contributions. Not long after, He Heli heard the news and hurried over in person; when he came to Bu Zhantai, he saw it with his own eyes, and it was true; Going forward, he untied Bu Zhantai with his own hands, and said in his mouth: "My subordinates don't recognize Taishan, and they didn't recognize you. You have been wronged. I will accompany you to see Nurhachibeile in person!"

On the contrary, Bu Zhantai was ashamed, lowered his head and said, "I am very grateful to the defeated general for not being killed. How dare I ask for anything else!" Seeing his reaction, He Heli felt several tangled complex emotions and a trace of pity for him; however, on the outside, he tried to hide these feelings as much as possible. He showed a friendly smile in an even more calm manner, and said kindly: "It is really a last resort for the two countries to go to war; but now that the war is over, no matter whether they win or lose, both sides should treat each other with courtesy—"

As he spoke, his tone and attitude became more sincere: "What's more, there is no deep hatred between Wula and Jianzhou. This time, the reason why he joined the ranks of the Nine Allied Forces was entirely at the instigation of Nalin Bulu. , not from the original intention of anyone in the Ula tribe; Nurhachibeile not only never meant to be hostile to the Ula tribe, but on the contrary very much hoped to get along well with the Ula tribe; taking advantage of this opportunity, you met him, just in time Eliminate the misunderstanding between the two parts, and resolve the festival provoked by Nalinbulu!"

He has a handsome appearance and a modest attitude, and his words are very touching; Bu Zhantai also knows that he is Nurhachi's eldest son-in-law, and what he said will not be false; Factor was a little scared, and couldn't bear to see Nurhachi; but he couldn't think of a better way to deal with himself; so he fell into repeated hesitation in his heart, and on the outside he bowed his head and remained silent for a long time. Fortunately, He Heli was very patient, and stood aside quietly waiting; finally, Buzhantai finished thinking, raised his head, and said timidly to He Heli: "I would like to see Nurhachibeile—but, let me Go and meet him!"

He Heli understood that he was a little bit suspicious after all, fearing that Nurhachi would not spare him his death, or that he would use his life to demand a large sum of land and property from the Ula tribe, so he felt uneasy; this is human nature, so he simply let him go. Bind his hands, and then take him to see Nurhachi. Nurhachi himself was still at the scene, comforting a few slightly injured soldiers in a temporary tent. Seeing that He Heli brought Bu Zhantai in, he didn't take it as a serious matter, so he continued to talk to each other. While the wounded soldiers were talking, they ordered the guards to take money and reward the wounded soldiers without even turning their heads.

On the contrary, it was Bu Zhantai who walked a few steps because of his uneasiness in his heart. He even took a few steps ahead of He Heli. His behavior was out of order, which made He Shouli's heart tense, and rushed to catch up with Nurhachi on his behalf, pleading with Nurhachi: "Ulabel Bu Zhantai, I would like to surrender to our side, please belor for a loan!" Bu Zhantai himself kowtowed again and again to beg for orders: "Bu Zhantai was defeated and captured, and his life and death are all in Baylor's hands!" His heart was terrified, and his whole body couldn't stop trembling—although He Heli had explained to him Nurhachi's "lenient" principle in detail; Everything captured is the spoils of the victor, and if one of the chiefs is included, there is only one way to die. Instead, it is better for the soldiers to survive if they surrender; What's more, life and death are on the line, and he was sweating coldly thinking about it: "He Heli should not talk nonsense—but he is not Nurhachi after all—"

Especially when he thought of the tragic situation in which Buzhai of Yehe tribe was killed on the battlefield, his heart became more nervous, and he kowtowed more and more like garlic. However, just as he kowtowed a few times and was about to kowtow again and again, a big hand supported him and made him raise his head. He looked up, and tears almost burst out of his eyes... Nurhachi stood tall in front of him, his appearance was as mighty and fierce as on the battlefield, but his eyes no longer had the murderous look in the battlefield, but a pleasant expression—his heart that was tightly hanging suddenly loosened After falling down, the person was paralyzed as if he had collapsed.

Nurhachi looked at him, let out a sigh of relief and said, "The Nine Allied Forces sent troops to invade Jianzhou, and they were finally hated—" His tone was very calm, without any intense emotions, and he concluded his conversation very concisely - he said to Bu Zhantai: "I once heard a sentence from the elders: 'Kill a person The prestige of a person is far less than a person's way of life, so that he can be a man again, and what is taken away is far less than what is given to others; as a leader, if he is a hero, he must know this truth.' This sentence, I keep in mind In my heart, I am working hard to practice; I hope you understand the truth of this sentence!" Bu Zhantai's eyes became hot, and tears overflowed: "Your words make me too ashamed, I shouldn't want to get the land of Jianzhou—" Before he could speak, he was interrupted by Nurhachi waving his hand: "You just need to understand the truth!" As he said that, he personally untied Buzhantai, and said to He Heli: "You go down with Buzhantaibele to rest first, and we will head back to Feiala once the place is cleaned up!" Therefore, He Heli politely accompanied Bu Zhantai to retreat, and sent him to another camp to rest; however, within a short while after the two retreated, Nurhachi specially sent someone to bring He Heli back to him Come. He asked straight to the point: "Bu Zhantai was captured by your people, and he should have been your prisoner—why did you bring him to see me?" He Heli didn't expect that Nurhachi would ask him this question, so he subconsciously said what was in his heart: "When I knew that he was Ulabel Buzhantai, I wasn't going to treat and deal with him as an ordinary captive— —I think, in your heart, you don’t want to defeat which one, capture which Baylor, you will be a hero, it is a matter of air and majesty, and you will be satisfied with yourself; you must be thinking, which one you want to make All the people from top to bottom are sincerely convinced to join you, follow you, and do a great cause together. This is your goal——Take Buzhan Taibele as an example. Now, he is defeated and captured It is easy to do anything with him; if you change a mediocre person, you may kill him or humiliate him, just to have a good time. If you change a mediocre person, you may use him to exchange some land and property with Wu Labu ;However, with your actions, you will definitely treat him kindly, and the entire Ula tribe will belong to you!" He spoke a long series of words, Nurhachi first listened to him without saying a word, and after he finished speaking, he was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed "hahahaha", patted He Heli on the shoulder and said : "Okay-okay--I really didn't misread you!" In this way, He Heli understood, but his face turned red; he was slightly embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "Actually, I learned these ideas from you secretly after I came to Jianzhou— ——In the past, I was Minister Dong Ya, but I just inherited the inheritance of my ancestors, and I didn’t understand the principle of leading all the people; I thought that if I practiced my martial arts well, I would be able to obey others; there were no disputes among the people in the ministry , is a peaceful day; it was not until I came to Jianzhou that I learned the meaning of the word "leadership" from your words, deeds and actions, and then I knew what is the responsibility of a leader and what is the responsibility of the whole world. The future of the Jurchens, what is ideal—” When he said this, Nurhachi's feelings came. He pressed He Heli's shoulder, but his eyes moved to the distance; he seemed to be talking into the sky, but his tone was extremely firm: "Many years ago, what I had was just a dream; but After ten years of hard work, now, it is a concrete ideal—as long as people work hard, the ideal will definitely come true—in the future, I will lead all the Jurchens on a broad road! " However, as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately withdrew his gaze, returned to reality, and said to He Heli again: "You have handled the matter of Bu Zhantai very well—and, I have decided not only to Wula, but also to He Heli. Hada, Huifa, Mongolia, and even Yehe, should try their best to turn their enemies into allies after the battle is over!" Then, he nodded his head twice and said: "This time in the battle of Gule Mountain, our side defeated the crowd with few people and won a complete victory. It is certainly a glorious record; but a real hero is not only able to use force on the battlefield Defeating the enemy—as you said, my goal is to make all the ministries follow me and make a great cause together; this is the next thing after the battle is over!"

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