Chu Ying knew what it meant for him to return to his hometown.
The news of the Jianzhou Jurchen attacking the Daqin army and being utterly defeated spread through the army. Everyone looked at Chu Ying with complicated expressions.
The adopted son of the Daqin Emperor, the father of Chu Ying and Chu Guihan, who was regarded as the future star, had actually attacked the Daqin army?
This was simply unthinkable.
Originally, everyone no longer saw Chu Ying as a Lady Zhenren. He tied his hair and wore a crown, and even took the courtesy name. He was more like a Han than a Han. Everyone saw him as a true comrade, and he also acknowledged himself as such.
But when this matter appeared, not only his comrades in the army, but even Chu Ying himself felt a crisis of self-recognition.
There was no doubt that he already saw himself as a Han, but his biological father did not just obediently serve as a vassal of the Daqin, but instead caused trouble. Wasn't this the behavior of dragging him down?
His adoptive father had already treated the Jianzhou Jurchen very well for his sake. This time, he sent troops to intervene to prevent the outbreak of war, but in the end, the Jianzhou Jurchen actually wanted to attack them!
This was simply a rebellion!
If the Northern Barbarians had done such a thing, Chu Ying was sure to be the first to take the lead and ask for war, wanting to flatten the Leaping Horse Plains. But this matter had happened to Chu Ying's biological father. This caused the originally angry army camp to become strangely quiet.
There were also many people who looked at Chu Ying with pity in their eyes.
Chu Ying even heard people discussing him in private, saying, "Marshal Chu is a good general, how did he end up with such a father?"
Chu Ying's emotions also erupted, and his heart was full of grievances.
I worked so hard to achieve this feat in the Han alone, and spent a great deal of effort to obtain the recognition of the Daqin Emperor. I was taken in as his adopted son and received such good treatment. I could have used this treatment to obtain better benefits for my clansmen, but at this time, not only did my clansmen not understand me, they even dragged me down.
This was simply a group of pig teammates!
On the way to Jianzhou, Chu Ying complained to his beloved wife, Madam Ma, several times about the troublesome people in Jianzhou, such as He Heli, Hu Erhan, An Feiyangu, and so on. They were all a group of people who liked to stir up trouble and did not know their place. They even took the initiative to attack Daqin.
He had wandered in the Daqin alone. He was a stranger in the Daqin. Was it easy for him to get to where he was today? It wasn't easy for him to gain the approval of the emperor's adoptive father. It wasn't easy for him to lead his clansmen to a better life, but in the end, his clansmen were actually holding him back!
Mrs. Ma was very worried after hearing that.
"They don't care about you at all. You are in a very bad situation now. If you don't handle this well and His Majesty gets angry, you will really be in danger. You …"
Madam Ma's face was full of worry as she held Chu Ying's hand tightly. Chu Ying also felt uncertain after hearing this.
After a while, Chu Ying gritted his teeth.
"A bunch of troublemakers. They must have bewitched father and made him do such a thing! They don't care about my feelings at all. They don't care about my life or death at all! They don't even think about how embarrassed I will be after they do such a thing!
If I had my way, when I get more military exploits and get more love from my adoptive father, I would be able to fight for more benefits for my clansmen. I could even bring my father and family to the capital to enjoy a happy retirement. Why would I have to suffer in a cold place like Liaodong? "
Chu Ying didn't like those people at all, whether in the past or the present, and of course in the future.
He made up his mind that he would make things clear with Nurhaci no matter what.
He must get rid of all those people who urged him to fight. Those people were his, Chu Ying's, death talismans!
However, Chu Ying didn't have a good understanding of the losses that this battle had brought to Nurhaci and the Jianzhou Guildwomen. Therefore, when Chu Ying returned to the Jianzhou Guildwomen and learned about the losses in this battle, he was also a little surprised. But when he thought that their opponents were the Battle Wolf Battalion, which mainly consisted of animals, he didn't find it strange.
Especially when He Heli, whom he had always disliked, was dead. When this happened, he felt a sense of relief.
In the battle of Hun River, Nurhaci lost tens of thousands of fresh troops. He lost his beloved general, son-in-law, close friend and hardcore supporter, He Heli, and also lost Hu Erhan, who dared to take the lead in battle. Two of his five favorite ministers died at once.
Anfeyangu and Fei Yingdong were badly injured. Only their foreheads were intact, but their troops died miserably. Only a few of them were left alive.
This was Nurhaci's most painful defeat since he started his army. It was a complete and utter defeat. There was nothing to make up for, and there was even the danger of capsizing.
Nurhaci's spirit was shattered in this battle, and it was even more so when he learned that He Heli and Hu Erhan had died on the battlefield. In particular, He Heli's death was a huge blow to Nurhaci. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted on the ground. He didn't wake up until three days later.
Fortunately, the coalition of the nine tribes had been defeated and couldn't make a comeback. The Qin Army didn't take advantage of the situation to pursue them. Instead, they stopped and returned to Fushun Pass. They even sent people to question why the Jianzhou Guildwomen took the initiative to attack the Qin Army. They said that if they didn't give an accurate answer, they would annihilate them.
When Nurhaci woke up, he was devastated. He almost mobilized all the troops of the Jianzhou Guildwomen to fight the Qin Army, but was stopped by Eyidu.
They couldn't defeat the Qin Army at their peak. If they attacked the Qin Army now that their forces were greatly damaged, what was the difference between courting death?
Actually, at that time, Nurhaci really wanted to die. But Eyidu took his sons as an example and said that if Nurhaci died, his children would be slaughtered by the Qin Army. Was that a situation he wanted to see?
Chu Ying was still in the capital, and he was the adopted son of the Qin Emperor. There was still a chance. There was really a chance.
Nurhaci forced himself to calm down and pondered for a day and a night.
He concluded that the Qin Army didn't want to completely annihilate him. Otherwise, they would definitely send troops to kill him when he was weak. Since they didn't come, it meant that his decision at that time was wrong. He was wrong to not listen to He Heli. If he didn't fight, the Qin Army would never attack him.
It was too late for him to regret. After crying, he sent someone to Fushun Pass to buy time. Then he would see if he could go to the capital to find Chu Ying to solve this matter.
As a result, the person sent to Fushun Pass met a messenger sent by Chu Ying, who said that Chu Ying was about to return. So the two of them sent the news to Nurhaci together. When Nurhaci learned about it, he felt a little relieved.
But this was not enough. The death of He Heli and Hu Erhan was an irreparable pain in his eyes. Especially He Heli, who was not only his good friend, confidant, son-in-law and confidant, but also his chief of staff.
Since Nurhaci started the war, many things were handled by him and He Heli. He Heli's ability to advise and make decisions were very strong. Without He Heli, Nurhaci felt like he had lost an arm and felt uncomfortable.
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