Ma Wu had just received the silver when he saw his companions leaving with wine and meat, chatting and laughing. He hurriedly limped after them, calling out anxiously, "Brothers, wait a moment!"
Ma Chengfei glanced back and said jokingly, "You can't even sit down with chicken feathers stuck in your butt, and you're not even eating any wine or meat. Just find a place to lie down."
"No!" Ma Wu turned his head to look at the arrow, and shouted with a smile: "Brothers, tell me where you are going, and I will come to you after plucking the chicken feathers."
"Ha, you want to eat something ready-made? You wish." Someone else deliberately teased Ma Wu.
"Have a hen lay eggs? Hahahaha."
A group of desperadoes walked away, talking and laughing loudly, which made Ma Wu anxious and angry. He simply stopped and opened his mouth to curse.
At this time, Ma Chengfei's voice drifted over from afar, "At Zhang's Tavern, the meat is cooked for you. We won't open the pot until you're there."
Hehehehe, Ma Wu turned his anger into joy, grinned widely, laughed heartily, turned around and walked towards the military doctor's station.
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In the Jiannu camp outside the city, the old slave put down his whip in a rage. The officers kneeling in front of him were beaten badly, but they didn't dare to cry out.
Are you fools? You're chasing me without thinking. You're like rats, you'll just run into any hole you see...
These words had been repeated many times during the beating, and the old slave had no new words to say, so he could only glare at him fiercely.
"Father Khan, calm down." Huang Taiji stepped forward and helped the old slave to sit in a chair, saying, "The incident happened in a hurry, and the pursuit was difficult to stop. I also thought that the open city gates would give me a chance to capture the city. In my impulsiveness, I fell for the trick."
After a pause, Huang Taiji continued to persuade: "No one had expected that Wang Huazhen would be so insidious and cunning. Let them make meritorious contributions while they are serving their crimes, and forgive them for now!"
The old slave let out a heavy breath and waved his hands, like a swarm of flies, to shoo these idiots away, so as to avoid getting angry and annoyed just by seeing them.
Huang Taiji pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Father Khan, it is not a long-term strategy for our army to be stationed under a strong city."
Nurhaci raised his head and looked at his eighth son with an inquiring look, waiting for him to tell him what was in his mind.
Huang Taiji said: "Guangning and Youtunwei are two tough thorns. Our army must attack one of them. If we divide our forces, we will be weak and difficult to capture."
After a pause, Huang Taiji continued his analysis, "According to scout reports, the Ming army has abandoned all surrounding forts and strongholds, including Yizhouwei, Jinzhou, and Dalinghe. This makes it very difficult for our army to bypass Guangning City and Youtunwei and plunder."
Nurhaci nodded and said, "If there is no food along the way, our army will find it difficult to advance far."
In the historical Battle of Guangning, when Nurhaci entered Guangning City, Wang Huazhen had been running for two days.
The old slave also sent troops to chase after them. However, because Xiong Tingbi relocated the people and destroyed supplies, the Jiannu could not get supplies on the road. After chasing them for about 200 miles, they had to return.
In fact, this is also the weakness of the Jiannu. Food and supplies are limited, and if they cannot plunder, it will be difficult for them to carry out a protracted war.
However, in history, the Guanningjin Defense Line not only failed to prevent the Jiannu from bypassing the Great Wall and wreaking havoc in the capital, but also often served as a transport team, allowing the Jiannu to fight to support their war.
In the great victory of Ningyuan, the Jiannu failed to capture the city of Ningyuan, but they massacred people on Juehua Island and obtained countless supplies. They used the Liao land to support the Liao people, and allowed the Jiannu to rob people and food from time to time.
Therefore, the Ming army now abandoned all the forts and moved the people away, leaving only Guangning and Youtunwei as the two thorns, which put the Jiannu into an unfavorable situation.
"Li Yongfang also sent someone to report that the navy at sea was flying the flag of Jinzhen." Huang Taiji frowned and said, "Judging from the timing, this shouldn't be the case!"
"Hmm," the old servant nodded, and said, "I, too, find this strange. Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen acted too quickly, abandoning the entire fort and relocating the residents. Where did they get such courage? Aren't they afraid of punishment from the Ming court?"
Huang Taiji was also puzzled by this matter. If they had not acted so decisively, they could have just besieged the city and looted supplies from the surrounding forts and still been able to hold on.
"In your opinion, which city should our army attack with all its might?" The old slave looked at Huang Taiji and said, "In my estimation, no matter which one we attack, we will suffer considerable casualties."
Huang Taiji already had a plan in mind, but after some thought, he said, "My son, we should attack Guangning City aggressively. Although Youtunwei has more food, it is hard to predict how much we will get after we capture it. Moreover, it will be quite troublesome to transport the food across Guangning City."
They failed to snatch slaves to work for free, and there were few means of transportation, so the efficiency of land transportation was worrying; and judging from the recent performance of Guangning City, they would not easily allow the Jian slaves to withdraw safely in large and small vehicles.
Nurhaci understood and nodded slightly.
Guangning City had residents, and even though the Ming army burned down the warehouses and supplies when the city was captured, they were still able to loot a lot from the people's homes. As for the Han people in the city, the men were treated like two-legged cattle and horses, and the women were sold to the Mongols.
"Then transfer Daishan back and leave only Amin to monitor Youtunwei, and our army will attack with all our strength..." The old slave made a decision, but before he finished speaking, the personal soldiers outside the tent came in to report that a messenger had been sent from Fuzhou with an urgent message.
The old slave asked his personal guard to bring the messenger into the tent and open the urgent report to take a look. After reading it, the old slave just raised his eyebrows and handed the urgent report to Huang Taiji.
"The Ming navy's occupation of Changsheng Island is nothing," Nurhaci told the messenger. "I believe their landing is a feint, a harassment attempt to tie down my forces."
Don't do what the enemy wants you to do. This is simple common sense, don't you understand?
The messenger bowed and reported: "Khan, the Ming army's navy is large in number, and Fuzhou's troops are insufficient. If we are attacked, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist."
"The Ming navy may have many ships, but how many soldiers can possibly fight on land?" Nurhaci remained unconcerned and said, "It's just bluffing. There's no need to make a fuss."
Huang Taiji read the urgent report and although he felt something was amiss, he could not just believe it and weakened the troops attacking Guangning before attacking the city.
To be on the safe side, Huang Taiji suggested to Nurhaci: "Father Khan, I think we can take some precautions. We should transfer some of the garrisons in Gaizhou and Haizhou to reinforce Fuzhou."
Nurhaci thought about it, nodded in agreement, and sent messengers to Gai and Hai states with his orders.
At the same time, the old slave sent a message to the great prince Daishan, ordering him to lead his troops back from Youtunwei, leaving only Amin's flag to monitor the garrison.
Although the troops of the Banner are relatively small, they are all cavalry. Even if the defenders of Youtun City come out in full force, it won't do anything. Besides, the two places are not far apart, and they can arrive in the evening if they leave in the morning. I don't have too much to worry about.
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