"Li? He looks similar to you?" Li Xingzhong stared into Li Shunzu's eyes and asked, "How similar are they?"
"Cha Binxun said they look very similar, especially the nose and eyes," Li Shunzu replied.
Li Xingzhong was silent for a while and then raised his head: "Do you think that person is Li Sizhong?"
Li Shunzu nodded: "Besides him, I really can't think of anyone else!"
Li Xingzhong was silent again.
Li Sizhong, courtesy name Kuiyang, was from Tieling, Liaodong.
He is a relative of Ningyuan Earl Li Chengliang.
Li Chengliang had four brothers.
The eldest is Li Chengliang, the second is Li Chengcai, the third is Li Chengshi, and the fourth is Li Chenglin.
Li Sizhong is the grandson of the second son Li Chengcai, and in terms of seniority, he is the grandson of Li Chengliang.
In the 46th year of Wanli's reign, Nurhaci captured Fushun.
Li Sizhong surrendered.
The following year, Nurhaci attacked Tieling.
After capturing the city, they massacred all the Li clan members in the city.
According to statistics, as many as twenty-four members of the Li clan were massacred.
Among them, there are four people in Li Chengliang's lineage, sixteen people in Li Chengcai's lineage, and four people in the other two branches together.
Nurhaci did not show mercy to Li Chengliang's descendants. Instead, Li Chengliang had already moved most of his clansmen to the capital, leaving only a small number in Tieling.
The most victims were from Li Chengcai's lineage.
Logically speaking, Li Sizhong is the grandson of Li Chengcai, and he has already surrendered. Nurhaci should show leniency to Li Chengcai's lineage.
But Nurhaci did the opposite and killed the most brutally and brutally those of Li Chengcai's lineage.
If it were someone else, they would have rebelled long ago after seeing their loved ones being killed.
But Li Sizhong didn't.
After learning that his relatives and friends had been killed, he not only did not turn against Nurhaci, but continued to serve the Jiannu and made military achievements. His merits were gradually promoted to the first-class male and a Yunqiwei.
The reason why Li Sizhong did this is because he suffers from Stockholm syndrome.
(Stockholm syndrome is also known as hostage syndrome. In one sentence, it means that the victim develops feelings for the perpetrator and even helps the perpetrator to continue committing crimes.)
"Second uncle, next time I meet Li Sizhong...what should I do?" Seeing that Li Xingzhong didn't say anything, Li Shunzu asked softly.
Li Xingzhong sighed: "People like Li Sizhong are no different from animals. Next time I see him, I must find a way to kill him."
Li Shunzu took a deep breath and answered solemnly: "Don't worry, uncle, I won't show mercy!"
"Well, go and have a rest. I still need to discuss with the Governor how to attack Ningyuan City."
"Yes." Li Shunzu bowed and left.
After Li Shunzu's figure completely disappeared from his sight, Li Xingzhong slowly withdrew his gaze and walked into the central army headquarters with firm steps.
All the generals gathered in the central military headquarters.
Wang Yongji, the governor of Pingliao, sat in the middle commander's seat.
Other generals and commanders were on the left and right.
Li Xingzhong bowed to Wang Yongji and apologized, "Please forgive me, Governor. I was delayed by something and came late."
"Ah," Wang Yongji shook his head, "I know that you were delayed because of discussing military information with Li Shunzu. What crime have you committed?"
"Thank you, Governor!" Li Xingzhong smiled and stood at the door of the military tent.
Seeing that everyone was present, Wang Yongji ordered someone to bring out a large box from the back.
After opening the box, more than ten large paper packages were revealed.
The paper bag was bulging and I had no idea what was inside.
Wang Yongji pointed to the paper package in the box and said to his personal soldiers: "Distribute this to everyone, one big package for each person."
Everyone present smiled happily upon seeing this.
Four bodyguards moved the boxes to the middle of the military tent and began distributing them to everyone.
Huang Degong was the first in line. After he took the paper package, he immediately took out a cigarette from it and sniffed it.
"Brother Huang, give me one!" Tang Tong reached out to Huang Degong for a cigarette.
"Go away, go away, you still ask me for cigarettes when you have them!" Huang Degong waved his hands vigorously and put the remaining cigarettes at his feet at a speed that made people jaw-dropping.
Gao Di and Wu Sangui were equally quick. They took a cigarette out of the paper bag and immediately put it between their ears.
Without Wang Yongji's permission, they didn't dare to smoke in the central military tent.
After all were sent, Wang Yongji said leisurely: "This is the tobacco sent from the capital by His Majesty. It is better than tea to wake you up and relieve fatigue. You must use it sparingly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the cigarettes!" The generals thanked at the same time.
"Okay, let's get down to business!" Wang Yongji put away his smile, "Ningyuan City is right in front of us. This morning, you and I went to the scene to check the terrain. Who has a plan to break into the city?"
The central military tent suddenly became quiet.
Everyone lowered their heads at the same time and remained silent.
This morning they disguised themselves as scouts and went to the south bank of the Ningyuan River to check the terrain and the deployment of Jiannu troops.
It would have been better if you hadn’t watched it, because after watching it everyone lost confidence.
The terrain has not changed compared to before.
The only variable is troop deployment.
The main force of the Jiannu had arrived outside the city of Ningyuan and set up camp on the north bank of the Ningyuan River.
Among them, the largest number of troops were deployed in the upper reaches of the Ningyuan River, followed by the lower reaches.
The least troops are deployed in the midstream.
It’s not that Hauge doesn’t have enough troops, but there is no need to deploy too many troops in the middle reaches.
The middle reaches of the river are within the range of the Red Cannon on the city wall. If the Ming army dared to cross the river, they would be counterattacked by the Eight Banners soldiers on the shore and bombarded by the city wall.
That's why he boasted that 60,000 soldiers and horses were enough.
With this kind of troop deployment, the Ming army had problems even crossing the river, let alone attacking the city.
The strength of Ningyuan City was far beyond their imagination.
Seeing that no one was talking, Wang Yongji began to call out names: "General Wu, you have guarded Ningyuan for more than ten years, and you know Ningyuan very well! Do you have a way to break the city?"
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