As the absolute master, Li Rusong told Nurhaci about this matter. He said that he would send the injured back, and then transfer those who could fight over. He also said that he would transfer 3,000 Jurchens, which shocked Nurhaci, but he couldn't ignore Li Rusong's words. He could only bite the bullet and write the transfer order to Li Rusong.
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Three days later, on the 17th day of the eleventh month, Xiao Ruxun received Li Rusong's report of victory on the morning of the 17th day of the eleventh month. After reading the report, Xiao Ruxun smiled and said to Yuan Huang, "Like I said, Deacon Yuan. Li Rusong really did take down Kaicheng, and the losses were not small at all. The Liaodong Han Cavalry lost 169 men, the Jurchen Cavalry 879 men, over a thousand dead, and over two thousand wounded. After this battle, the cavalry can no longer fight as an independent unit. They will need to rest for at least a month before they can recover their combat strength."
Yuan Huang received the report of victory and nodded his head, "Only you, Xiao Jixin, can think of such a plan to open the city without harming too many of my Han family's soldiers. You've caused so much harm to the Lady Enlightened. Aren't you afraid that they'll remember you?"
"Remember me? I still remember them! " Xiao Ruxun sneered, "I can wipe out the Jiannu and Haixi Jurchens with 50,000 soldiers, but it's not worth it. It's better to let them fight among themselves. If it's not necessary, I don't want to lose a large number of Han soldiers. Li Rusong also said that he would transfer 1,000 Eastern Han Cavalry of Liaodong and 3,000 Jurchens to Korea to replenish the troops. What do you think?"
"Why not?"
Yuan Huang smiled, stroking his beard.
"Well, I'll write a letter to Duke Song and ask him to transfer 1,000 Eastern Han Cavalry of Liaodong and 3,000 Jurchens to Korea. In addition, the former General of Liaodong, Zu Chengxun, will atone for his crime, and the Eastern Han Cavalry of Liaodong will be led by him."
Xiao Ruxun wrote as soon as he finished speaking. Yuan Huang was stunned for a moment. He shook his head and laughed, "Hsiao Jixin, you've learned bad things. You're also used to scheming against others."
"That's not a bad thing. I can only say that there's nothing I can do about it. I did it for the sake of Daming."
Xiao Ruxun quickly wrote the letter and sent it to Song Yingchang, who had just arrived in Yi Zhou.
At this time, Xiao Ruxun had already ordered the army to break camp, and the transport team formed by the North Koreans was also ready. Once news of Li Rusong's capture of Kaesong arrived, they would immediately break camp and move the main force of the army to Kaesong, turning Kaesong into their command post, and consolidating the recovered North Korean territory to the west of the Imjin River and north of Seoul.
On the morning of the 18th, Xiao Ruxun led the entire army to Kaesong. At the same time, he ordered the North Korean officials, led by Yoo Sung-Ryong, to immediately open up a food transport route to Kaesong. When they settled the food transport route and stabilized the food transport, he would start the decisive battle in Seoul.
When Li Rusong learned of this news, he gave a death order to Yoo Sung-Ryong and the other North Korean officials — prepare to open up the food transport route with all their might, and make way for the food transport at all costs. Anyone who disobeyed would be immediately removed from office and chased out of the court.
Due to the practical situation, coupled with the fact that they were exhausted from fighting Yin Doushou recently, they all tacitly gave up their banners and drums. They waited for Yoo Sung-Ryong to open up the food transport route, and waited for Xiao Ruxun to recover Seoul. Then, they would fight again.
On the morning of the 21st, when Xiao Ruxun's battle report finally arrived in Beijing, Xiao Ruxun led the army to Kaesong, which had been ravaged by the fire. After seeing the tragic state of Kaesong, he decisively ordered the army to cross Kaesong and set up camp on the east side of Kaesong.
After the destruction of Kaesong, there were still about 100,000 residents who had not left. However, they had no fixed residence and no food. Sooner or later, they would become a big problem. Therefore, Xiao Ruxun began to arrange for the army to gradually send these people to Pyongyang and hand them over to Yoo Sung-Ryong and the North Korean King Li Rusong, who was about to "return to the throne".
Kaesong was about to become a military city, and he could not let these people with unfathomable intentions remain to threaten the rear of the army.
Of course, before these things, there was still one very important thing to do.
Xiao Ruxun had promised that as long as Li Rusong took Kaesong, he would lead a horse for Li Rusong and escort him into the city. This kind of thing would not cost him anything, and it would also make Li Rusong willingly lead the Jurchen cavalry to go through fire and water. Why not?
Therefore, under the eyes of the army, Xiao Ruxun led a black horse and walked towards Li Rusong with a smile.
"General Li has made a great contribution in recovering Kaesong. This Governor is very pleased. General, please get on the horse. This Governor will personally lead the horse for General!"
Xiao Ruxun led the horse to Li Rusong. Li Rusong looked at the horse and then at the surrounding army and felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart. He walked forward with a majestic gait and flipped over the horse. Xiao Ruxun led the horse from the barracks into Kaesong, which could be considered as fulfilling Li Rusong's request.
Li Rusong was in a very good mood. There was no need to say anything else. Right now, he wanted to get drunk to celebrate.
"General Li has made a great contribution to our army by taking Kaesong. This Governor will record General Li's contribution. However, the cavalry has suffered heavy losses, and it will take some time to mobilize the new soldiers. During this time, let the cavalry rest more and wait for the new soldiers to arrive before setting out. What does General Li think?"
These days, Li Rusong had also been calculating the losses of his troops. He felt that he had been a bit too reckless. At that time, he had agreed to Xiao Ruxun's request in a moment of passion. Now that he thought about it, he realized that he had been a bit too careless and underestimated the tenacity of the Japanese pirates. Therefore, he took advantage of the situation and agreed, "Admiral is right. This General has the same intention."
"Mmm, that's good." Xiao Ruxun turned around and said with a smile, "General Li and General Tong have made a great contribution to my Daming. It's time for you to have a good rest. The next battle will probably take ten days to half a month. There's no hurry."
Li Rusong was just about to say something when Xiao Ruxun heard Li Rusong's stomach growl, which amused Xiao Ruxun. "Did General Li not have breakfast?"
Li Rusong rubbed his stomach awkwardly and nodded. "I haven't had time to eat yet."
"Guards!" Xiao Ruxun extended his hand to his bodyguard. The bodyguard handed two packages of oiled paper to Xiao Ruxun. Xiao Ruxun handed the two packages to Li Rusong and Nurhachi respectively.
"This is a new war meal that I made for the army when I was in Pyongyang. Try it and see how you feel."
Li Rusong and Nurhachi took the two oiled paper bags and opened them together. Inside was a big yellow flatbread, and the smell of oily wheat assaulted their nostrils. Immediately, their appetites were whetted.
There was nothing to worry about. The two of them immediately began to chew. After a mouthful of the flatbread, they felt that it was soft and crispy, very delicious, and with the salty taste of salt, it was actually very delicious. A mere flatbread could make them unable to stop eating. Nurhachi almost choked to death. Xiao Ruxun hurriedly handed the water bottle to the two of them with a smile. The two of them gulped down a few mouthfuls of water, and then began to chew again. The two large flatbread, which was as big as a face plate, went down their stomachs in no time. The two of them licked their lips as if they had not had enough.
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