The way Xiao Ruxun stared at Nurhaci made Nurhaci very uncomfortable. He always felt that it was very strange, but he did not dare to resist and could only pretend that he did not see it.
He had thought many times that it was probably because he was not a Han that he was noticed by the Han generals of the Ming Army inside the pass. The Han generals of Liaodong were very familiar with Jurchen and even Mongolians. Even the Liaodong Army had Jurchen and Mongolians joining, and Nurhaci himself was a famous representative.
But in the eyes of the Han people inside the pass, it was not ordinary. It was because of curiosity, and there was no other meaning in it.
Nurhaci could only comfort himself in this way.
"I have received the kindness of the emperor. I will guard the border for Daming and stabilize it."
Nurhaci once again expressed his loyalty to Daming and to Li Rusong.
Xiao Ruxun laughed and nodded, "Good, good. This time General Tong sent 10,000 troops to help Daming. After the war, I will ask for a reward for General Tong! Naturally, I will also ask for a reward for the whole Liaodong Army. "
"I thank you, Admiral!"
Nurhaci hurriedly thanked him, but Li Rusong seemed to be a little unable to bear such a light and boring topic. He could not help but ask, "Admiral, when should we send troops?"
"Send troops? I have already ordered 3,000 troops to rush to Zijing Pass overnight. "
"This … Admiral, do you mean that we should also send troops immediately?"
Li Rusong immediately asked happily. He simply could not help but watch his father suffer, and he could not do anything about it. When he saw his seventy-year-old father braving the cold and leading a weak army to fight against the Mongolian cavaliers, he knew just how dangerous it was, and he felt incredibly anxious.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Ruxun shook his head.
"No, no, no. My troops are all infantry, and there are also cannoneers. They move slowly, so we have to set off in advance. Your cavalry can travel five hundred miles a day, and will arrive in two days at most. Why are you in a hurry? Rest tonight. After breakfast tomorrow morning, the whole army will set off again. "
"But Admiral, my father, he …"
Xiao Ruxun reached out to stop Li Rusong.
"General Li, you must have some basic trust in your esteemed father. You must know that your ability to fight was taught by your esteemed father. Your esteemed father has eaten more salt than you have eaten rice. If your esteemed father can't do anything, how can you think of a good plan to defeat the enemy?"
In the face of Xiao Ruxun's question, Li Rusong immediately replied.
"Admiral, I dare not say anything else, but in the three years I was in Liaodong, I never lost a battle! The Mongolian cavaliers might seem incredibly strong in the eyes of the trash from Xuan University, but to I, they were just trash! Let I do what the good-for-nothing Xuan can't do. It's as easy as taking something out of his pocket! "
Xiao Ruxun was puzzled.
"General Li, that's a hundred thousand! There are one hundred thousand Mongolian cavaliers, and General Li only has twenty thousand men under his command. This is not just a normal level of danger. "
"It's 200,000! Even I dares to charge forward! Those good-for-nothings from Xuan University can't even compare to their seventy-year-old fathers. Their hundreds of thousands of men are just decorations! They actually managed to easily invade the borders with one hundred thousand Mongolian cavaliers, and they even want to fight their way to the capital. Trash like that will not even last for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn in I's army! Even if I kill him, I'll only dirty I's blade! "
Li Rusong's expression was not just arrogant. This was not arrogance that came without reason or reason, but real confidence.
Li Rusong was very confident!
This confidence was naturally built on the foundation of his achievements. During his three years as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Army, Li Rusong beat up the Mongolians and Jurchens until they were completely submissive. When the Jurchens and Mongolians outside the pass saw the caravan that carried the Li Family's banner, they did not even dare to get close to it. This was definitely not a boast.
Perhaps Xiao Ruxun's achievements were very great, his achievements were great, and his title was also high, but Li Rusong was still the strongest general in Daming during this period of time. Even Xiao Ruxun himself did not think that he was as strong as Li Rusong. He relied on his strong personality to bring out an army that was completely different from most of the Ming Army.
Xiao Ruxun mainly relied on strict military rules and advanced weapons and tactics, as well as careful planning in advance, while Li Rusong mainly focused on speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness. He was good at long-distance raids and surprise attacks to catch the enemy off guard. He was also good at high-intensity large-scale and long-term field battles. His fighting strength was the best in East Asia.
It could be said that if he claimed to be the second strongest man in Daming, no one would dare to claim to be the first. Even Ma Gui did not dare to compete with him in terms of fierceness.
Not convinced? Come on then!
That was why Nurhachi was like a quail in front of him, shivering and unable to bring up any imposing manner. This was something that even his father could not do.
But the problem with Li Rusong was that he was too fierce. He could lead the army with his personal charm, but after him, there was no successor. The Liaodong Army soon declined, because there was no such fierce person in the Li family who could inherit Li Rusong's position.
Xiao Ruxun used military rules to govern the army. He used high-intensity training and rules and regulations to regulate the morale of the army. While establishing his prestige, he also paid attention to the rules and regulations, promoted officers according to the rules and regulations, and established a complete top-down system.
Such an army could be expanded or reduced, and could be divided into parts to fight on their own. Even without the command of Xiao Ruxun, they could fight independently according to the usual training rules and regulations. After Xiao Ruxun died, his successor could continue to lead the army according to the rules and regulations, and did not care too much about the personal prestige of the chief commander.
Xiao Ruxun himself had prestige, but he would also consider how the army would continue to exist if he was gone. The way Qi Jiguang led the army and the way Li Chengliang formed the army gave Xiao Ruxun a lot of inspiration.
From these deeds, Xiao Ruxun understood that an army that relied on the personal charisma of the general to form an army, an army that only listened to the orders of a single person, would never last long. An army that lasted for a long time could only listen to the orders of military law.
Therefore, after the death of Li Rusong, the Liaodong Army declined rapidly. After the death of Li Chengliang, the Liaodong Army completely declined. Decades after the death of Qi Jiguang, the Qi Family Army could still fight in Ji Town and shine in Korea. Without Qi Jiguang, the Qi Family Army was still the army that fought against the Japanese, but without the father and son of the Li family, the Liaodong Army no longer existed.
Xiao Ruxun constantly commanded the army to train and carry out special tasks, which was out of a little selfishness of a chief commander. He worried that the army would be rusty after being away from his command for too long and no longer listen to his orders. It was an unavoidable limitation determined by the brain that was determined by the ass.
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