Volume 1: Birth! Seven time travelers Chapter 168 The So-called Seven Great Hates
Putting away the telescope in a flash, Jinyiwei General Zhu Hong turned around and said, "Master, we may be in trouble."
"Hmm?" A steady baritone voice sounded, "Are there Jiannu blocking the road ahead?"
"Yes, I just took a quick look and found that there are at least fifteen people behind the small hill ahead."
"Humph! I didn't expect that after the main force of the Jiannu fled, they would still leave so many Yebushou behind."
The two people in the conversation were Zhu Hong, a Jinyiwei who had been assigned to guard the crown prince since Zhu Youdong moved to Xinghua Palace. This man's ancestor was a military hero, and later he was given the surname Zhu, and his family had served in the Jinyiwei for generations.
The other one is of course Cheng Zongyu, the most powerful martial artist in the Ming Dynasty at that time.
As the saying goes, "Learn cultural relics and art, and sell them to the emperor", this is even more desirable for those who learn martial arts. When Yuan Keli found Cheng Zongyou more than two years ago, he escorted Yuan Keli all the way south without saying a word.
When he arrived in Nanjing, Zhu Youdong naturally invited him to join the Jinyiwei and be his personal bodyguard. Then, when the Henghaiwei was rebuilt, he was made the chief instructor of the guard. For a time, it was considered that everyone was put to good use.
According to Zhu Youdong's intention, Cheng Zongyou should stay by his side during this trip to the north. However, he took the initiative to say: Your Highness, I have been training for so many years, but I have never been on a real battlefield. Good martial arts can only be fully exerted in a life-and-death struggle. So, you should let me be a scout.
As a time traveler, Zhu Youdong attached great importance to intelligence and counter-espionage work. He knew that Nurhaci had been planning in Liaodong for many years. If he entered Liaodong, he would be afraid that no matter how he concealed the intelligence, it would be difficult to make Nurhaci blind. But in any case, he didn't want to be a blind man in Liaodong. Therefore, forming a capable and powerful scout team was in his plan. Since Cheng Zongyou had such a request, he allocated fifty Jinyiwei and asked Li Rubai from the Liaodong Army for one hundred elite men who had been working as night guards for a long time, and handed them over to Cheng Zongyou to lead.
Starting from Shanhaiguan, Cheng Zongyou's scout team always walked in the front, discovering and killing many spies from Jianzhou. Now, when Zhu Youdong's team arrived in Shenyang, his scout team naturally had to go forward to Fushun for reconnaissance.
On the night of the 20th, a team of ten led by Cheng Zongyou arrived in Fushun and witnessed the withdrawal of the Jianzhou Jurchen brigade from Fushun. Although it was extremely sad and infuriating to see the Han people in Fushun tied up with their hands, pulled into a long string, and forced to march eastward under the urging of whips and swords, everyone knew their mission and gritted their teeth and endured it.
On the morning of the 21st, the team, who had been freezing in the snow outside the city all night, entered the city and found that the entire city was empty except for the so-called Seven Great Hates posted everywhere. So Cheng Zongyou and others tore down some of the posters and prepared to retreat to Shenyang.
As a result, shortly after leaving the city, Zhu Hong, who had the best eyesight and was in charge of lookout for the entire team, discovered the Jurchen troops lying in ambush on a small hill in the distance.
This was of course left behind by Nurhaci: the wise Khan attached great importance to intelligence work. The army could withdraw, but it had to leave eyes to keep an eye on the enemy. Therefore, this time, the Jurchens left behind a total of five scout teams, totaling more than 100 people.
"The whole team stood guard secretly, with their pistols loaded, pretending that we hadn't noticed them, and moved forward quickly."
"yes!"
Just after Cheng Zongyou led his team about 400 meters westward, the Jurchen scouts lurking behind the hill also discovered the Ming scouts.
"Wei Qi Ezhen, the southern barbarians are coming."
"Humph! I finally got what I was waiting for. I said these southern barbarians would definitely come to Fushun to investigate, but it's ridiculous that Egit and his men didn't believe it and actually went west. Well, it's worth it that we have been guarding here for most of the night. Finally, we can avenge our brothers who died in Liaoxi. Get your bows and arrows ready."
Just when the distance between the two sides was less than 300 meters, Wei Qi just stood up and was about to shout the order to fire, but he heard a "bang" and a small hole quickly appeared on his forehead. Then, the 1.8-meter-tall man fell to the ground.
"Really?"
"Brothers, follow me and kill them."
"mighty!"
As Cheng Zongyou led the charge, the other nine Jinyiwei followed suit. After a brief panic, the other scouts on the Jurchen side also stood up, ready to shoot their bows and arrows first, and then draw their swords for close combat.
In the end, what greeted them was only a continuous "bang, bang, bang~~"
After the Jinyiwei had used up all the ammunition in their revolvers, only three Jurchen scouts were left standing.
Then, the Jinyiwei put their pistols on their belts and drew out their famous Embroidered Spring Swords.
However, as they rushed to the top of the hill, they only saw Cheng Zongyou moving left and right, with his Embroidered Spring Sword tumbling. Before everyone could get close, Cheng Zongyou had already killed all three Jurchen scouts.
"Master is really amazing!"
"Haha, today I finally put all my knowledge into practice ." Cheng Zongyou, who felt relieved, said this, but his face tensed: "Everyone, five of you will clean up the ammunition residue in the pistols, and five of you will cut off the heads. After that, we will retreat quickly."
"yes!"
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"The wise Khan of the Jin dynasty, who nurtured many nations, said to the heavens and the earth: My grandfather never harmed a blade of grass or an inch of land on the border of the Ming dynasty. The Ming dynasty provoked a quarrel on the border without any reason and harmed my grandfather. This is the first hatred... Our country has always been docile and has never done anything wrong. Suddenly, they sent the commander Xiao Bozhi, wearing a dragon robe and jade belt, to show off his power, speak foul language, and humiliate us in every way. This is the so-called seventh hatred... The bullying is really severe and it is unbearable. For this reason, I am conquering them."
On the night of December 22, 1611, Cheng Zongyou led a team of Jinyiwei back to Shenyang, bringing with him the "Seven Great Grievances" that they had uncovered from the empty city of Fushun.
Zhu Youdong therefore summoned all the generals to a meeting the next day to appreciate the wonderful article.
The meaning of this article from beginning to end is actually one: We are extremely humble and submissive to the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty keeps bullying and humiliating us. So we can no longer tolerate it and have no choice but to attack the Ming Dynasty.
This style cannot even be called a manifesto. Therefore, he was naturally ridiculed by the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty.
"Hey, he is a barbarian after all. Nurhaci is not dead yet, so he should think of his posthumous title first."
"Hahahaha, this is a small matter. But Dusi Xiao, you see, among the seven great hatreds, you are the only one with a name and surname among all of us here. This is incredible, incredible."
"Hehehe, if I hadn't done this, how would you have known the evil ambitions of the Jiannu? Hey, I, Old Xiao, have made a fortune by being able to go down in history with this article."
After everyone burst into laughter, Zhu Youdong knocked on the table and said, "Everyone, I have a few things to report to you."
"Your Highness, please give your instructions."
"First, all troops will temporarily stop advancing and station in Shenyang. Wait for my order on when to set out. During the stationing period, you will have to take turns to exercise every day unless there is heavy snow. Mr. Yuan will distribute the rotation roster for guarding the city, guarding the city, and exercising to everyone later. Please follow the order."
"Yes, I will take your orders."
"Secondly, all units must strictly implement intelligence concealment and be highly vigilant against the infiltration of Jiannu spies. Heavy troops must be deployed to guard granaries, ammunition depots and other places. Except for my Jinyiwei and scout teams, anyone who dares to leave Shenyang to the east, no matter which tribe they are from, will be killed without mercy! When my Master Cheng was withdrawing from Fushun, he defeated three teams of Jurchen scouts along the way and only lost one person. This fully shows that Jiannu spies are extremely rampant. I don't want to hear reports of granaries being burned, ammunition depots being detonated, and food being poisoned. If a general's place of responsibility goes wrong, I may have to kill people again."
"I will follow your highness's orders."
"Third, officer exchanges. A small number of officers from various guerrilla units or below the rank of 1,000 households will exchange positions and get acquainted with soldiers from other military towns. Mr. Yuan will also be responsible for issuing exchange forms later.
Fourthly, all the military commanders and officers above the rank of flag in each military garrison must indicate their official positions on their chests. Well, most of the soldiers in our army are illiterate, so I use bars and five stars to mark them. During this period, each unit should let all the soldiers under its command remember the ranks of officers represented by these marks. In the upcoming war, it will definitely be a joint operation of multiple military garrisons. In case the organization is messed up or an officer is killed, the other soldiers will be temporarily organized together with the highest-ranking officer on the scene as the leader to continue the battle.
Fifth, the whole army should practice listening to the sound and understanding the order and following the flag. Mr. Yuan and Mr. Xiong of mine have reorganized a set of order transmission methods based on the order transmission system of the military garrisons in the past of the Ming Dynasty. The most important thing for the whole army in the past two months is to understand this set of methods. Again, the scale of the upcoming battle will definitely be very large, and no one can control it all. If the whole army cannot unify the order, our army will encounter great difficulties. "
"Your Highness is very thoughtful. I admire you."
"Well." Zhu Youdong stood up, looked at his generals with a sharp gaze and said, "Everyone, as famous generals, you are all very clear about the problems exposed on the march along the way to Shanhaiguan. If you go directly to the battlefield without solving these problems, even if you can win, it will only be a miserable victory. Therefore, our army will be stationed in Shenyang for a period of time. During the stationing period, you don't have to worry about the food and wages. My Xinghua Palace will feed this army for another year according to the standards of the past few days. And Nurhaci..." When he said this, Zhu Youdong's face turned into sarcasm: "The so-called Eight Banners of Jiannu is a system of soldiers in the civilians. Although it is impossible to farm in the winter, in this winter, hunting in the mountains, repairing houses, etc., each family of Jiannu also needs strong labor. And now, the strong labor of the entire Jiannu clan is forced to gather together to be ready for war... So, Nurhaci will either be unable to bear the attack, or wait until we go to fight him! But in any case, he will not have an easy winter!"
