Seeing that Li Rusong wasn't eating, Nurhachi also felt that it was inappropriate.
"Dalang, there's going to be a war soon. No matter how worried you are about the old man, you have to eat. You haven't had a good meal for a few days. If you don't have a good rest, how will you have the energy to fight the Mongolians?"
Li Rusong smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Take this leg of lamb out and share it with the patrolling brothers. I can't eat anymore. Father is still in Zijing Pass. How can I have the appetite to eat these things …"
Li Rusong shook his head and let out a long sigh.
Nurhachi thought for a while and took out a dagger to cut off the most tender piece of meat from the leg of lamb. He sent it to Li Rusong.
"Dalang, you have to eat a little. Otherwise, when you see the old man, he will blame you for not taking care of your body. Fighting a war is a strenuous job. You can't do it without strength."
Li Rusong thought about it and agreed, so he took the piece of meat and forced himself to eat it bite by bite. Nurhachi was relieved to see this. He took the leg of lamb out and asked someone to distribute it to the soldiers on night watch, while he brought a pot of hot wine for Li Rusong to drink.
Li Rusong took the bowl and drank a mouthful of hot wine. He felt much warmer and more comfortable. He let out a sigh of relief and asked, "Nu 'er, do you think Xiao Ruxun really doesn't bear a grudge against me for fighting with him for the position of the chief commander? Doesn't he also bear a grudge against father for suppressing him?"
Nurhachi thought about it for a while.
"Dalang, I feel that this Xiao Ruxun probably doesn't bear a grudge against us. Otherwise, when we were in Korea, he had too many opportunities to suppress us. He even wanted to kill us with a borrowed knife. But he didn't do that. He didn't seem to have any special intentions towards us."
"Are you saying that Xiao Ruxun is really a rare person who is dedicated to the public?"
Nurhachi shook his head and said, "I don't know. I have never followed him. But now, Dalang, he is the admiral and has the power of the army. Moreover, he is deeply trusted by His Majesty Daming. His Majesty has given our command to him. I don't think we can offend him."
"Of course we can't offend him. However, I'm worried that he will harm me and my father. Although he has never done so, is there really such a magnanimous person in this world? There are many factions in the Ming Dynasty Army. How can he, a general from the northwest and stationed in the southwest, be so generous to people from Liaodong? "
Li Rusong still felt that something was not quite right.
Nurhachi also put himself in the shoes of the Liaodong people and said, "It's okay for northerners, especially those southerners. They don't like us. Since Xiao Ruxun is a northerner, he won't treat us too differently, right? In North Korea, he was fair to everyone. "
"North Korea is North Korea, and the situation is different. He still has Song Yingchang above him. Now, he has no one above him, and Wang Shiyang can't control him. Our 20,000 people and the 60,000 people from Zijing Pass are all under his control. If he wants to take revenge, it will be much easier."
Nurhachi didn't agree with Li Rusong. He always felt that Xiao Ruxun seemed to have no prejudice against Li Rusong, but he seemed to pay special attention to him. He didn't dare to say this to Li Rusong, in case it attracted Li Rusong's attention.
"But there is nothing we can do now. We can only let him do what he wants. The Mongolian attack is so fierce that he probably won't dare to cut off his own arm at this time. After all, to deal with the Mongolian cavalry, we still have to rely on us."
Li Rusong agreed with this. This time was different from the last time. Last time, he had more than 5,000 troops, but this time there were only 3,000. The enemy to deal with was much more difficult to deal with than the Japanese pirates. He had to rely on the Liaodong army, so Li Rusong felt that he was relatively safe.
"Then let's do it! Nu 'er, you also go to rest! We have to hurry tomorrow morning. "
Nurhachi nodded and said, "Yes!"
Just like that, the night passed peacefully. The next morning, at a quarter to five in the morning, the soldiers woke up on time to count the o 'clock. After counting the o' clock, it was time for breakfast. After breakfast, they were given a quarter of an hour to deal with their own problems. At exactly seven in the morning, the entire army took the oath and under Xiao Ruxun's lead, they set off towards Redbud Pass.
At first, nothing happened along the way. Everyone just hurried along and did not say anything. But at noon, when the whole army stopped for lunch near Fangshan, something happened.
It was not that something happened to Li Rusong's Liaodong cavalry, but the patrolling and defending rangers found a group of more than 100 Ming Army soldiers near the army's garrison in the Fangshan area.
Looking at the style of the military uniform, there was no doubt that they were soldiers from the capital camp. Their clothes were tattered, their faces were panicked, and their faces were charred. Among more than 100 people, only about 10 had weapons. Obviously, they were deserters.
After these people were found by the Liaodong rangers, they were driven to the place where Xiao Ruxun and Li Rusong were resting and eating. Xiao Ruxun was eating a lamb leg and drinking hot water when he heard the noise. Before he asked what was going on, Li Rusong stood up and got angry.
"During lunch break, the whole army should be silent! How dare anyone make noise? "
The leading cavalry quickly knelt down and saluted, "General, we are not making noise. We caught a group of deserters and brought them here!"
"Deserters?"
Li Rusong was stunned for a moment, "Where did these deserters come from? Are there deserters here? "
Xiao Ruxun felt that something was wrong, so he also stepped forward and said, "Bring them here and let me have a look."
"Yes!"
The leader of the cavalry waved his hand, and a group of Liaodong soldiers with long sabers took the more than 100 deserters from the capital camp who were disheveled and had charred faces.
Looking at their appearance and the style of their military uniforms, Xiao Ruxun knew that they were definitely soldiers from the capital camp, and it was very likely that they had escaped from Zijing Pass. He was suddenly a little worried that Zijing Pass would be lost!
"Where did you come from? Why are you here? "
Xiao Ruxun immediately became serious and asked nervously.
The more than 100 people knelt on the ground and looked at each other, as if they did not dare to speak.
Li Rusong could not hold back his temper. He stepped forward and kicked over a deserter. He pulled out his saber and placed it on his neck, asking fiercely, "Speak! If you don't speak, I will cut you! "
"Ah! No! No! General, please spare my life! I'll speak! I'll speak! We came out from Zijing Pass! "
Li Rusong was stunned for a moment, then he grabbed the deserter's collar and lifted him up forcefully.
"Zijing Pass?! Could it be that Redbud Pass had already been breached? Speak! What happened to Zijing Pass? What happened to General Li Chengliang?! Speak! If you don't speak, I will tear you apart!! "
Li Rusong's violent appearance was very shocking. Xiao Ruxun saw the soldier foaming at the mouth and immediately rushed forward to stop Li Rusong.
"General Li, don't panic. Ask first!"
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