This was indeed a very interesting question. In today's world where there were so many factions, how could there be a general who did not care about the faction's opinion and treated the whole army equally?
Not to mention others, his Liaodong army and Ji Town army could not be in the same pot. The contradiction between the two sides began from the time of Qi Jiguang. Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang appreciated each other in the early days, but the contradiction gradually expanded. Finally, the Southern Army's faction and the Liaodong Army's faction became hostile to each other, and the relationship between them was very bad.
The dispute between the north and the south and the dispute between the east and the west ran through China from beginning to end. It was not only limited to the faction's opinion in the army, but also the deep prejudice between the provincial armies. Therefore, it was difficult for the generals of each faction to cooperate with the generals of other factions in the war, and the generals and deputy generals of different backgrounds were bound to have conflicts.
Li Rusong wanted to know why Xiao Ruxun treated it as if he did not see it, as if he did not care about it at all. He seemed to treat the Liaodong Army that had offended him equally. He did not blame the Liaodong Army, nor did he discriminate against them. Moreover, he gave the Liaodong Army a lot of food.
Was there really a broad-minded general who could accept all kinds of things?
It had to be said that there was no first place in literature and no second place in martial arts. It was a tradition for scholars to despise each other, and it was also a tradition for martial artists to dislike each other. It was common for people to fight for credit or spoils of war with each other, and it could even be extended to factional disputes. It was really too common. Armies disliked each other and did not deal with each other. For the Emperor, this was not necessarily a bad thing.
Anyway, Li Rusong did not have a good attitude towards the major factions other than the Liaodong Army, and the relationship between the major factions and the Liaodong Army was not good. Therefore, he found it very strange when he saw Xiao Ruxun's way of doing things.
"Commander Li, the country has its laws, and the army has its military rules. All the problems and contradictions can be discussed and solved by military rules. We are all the Ming Dynasty Army, so why do we have to distinguish the ugly from the ugly? You don't like me, and I don't like you. You make things difficult for me, and I make things difficult for you. How can we win the war? "
Li Rusong shook his head.
"You can't say it like that, Commander. I can't hide my words, so I will say it directly. When we fought against the Japanese pirates, you took away all the tasks that belonged to the Liaodong Army. There were many people in the Liaodong Army who were dissatisfied with you, so they took away 80,000 of the 200,000 taels of silver.
My father and I used to suppress and compete with you, and after that, we did not cooperate with each other. You just punished the Liaodong Army with military rules, but did not retaliate by other means. Why? "
Xiao Ruxun looked at Li Rusong, amused. "So, you've been waiting for me to take revenge on you?"
"No, I don's Army army.. Li Rusong said honestly, "It's been so many years. Those who could take revenge but didn't and even spoke up for us are really few. I also know that troops all over the country don't like the Liaodong Army, but why are you an exception, Admiral?"
"Then it's fine if I take revenge on you? If I speak ill of you in the imperial court, ruin your reputation, and kill the Liaodong Army, not to mention whether I can succeed or not, if the Liaodong Army is gone, do I still want the land of Liaodong? Liaodong was the frontline against the Mongols and the Jurchens. If Liaodong was gone, wouldn't the capital be attacked from three sides?
Not to mention the loss of the country, if the Lady Zhenren called the Mongols to invade the pass, do you think the capital can be defended with just these capital soldiers? In those days, Daming still had Yu Qian and some soldiers from the capital who could fight. Now … other than a bunch of corrupt officials who only know how to fight among themselves, how many people can really do things? "
Xiao Ruxun let out a long sigh as he spoke.
"It's rare for the Liaodong Army to be able to fight. To be able to defend Liaodong and control the area outside the Great Wall, you, Li Rusong, are also a rare good general. For the sake of national affairs, my personal problems are nothing to you, Xiao Ruxun. I, Xiao Ruxun, am not a righteous person, but I will never do things that harm others without benefiting myself.
Therefore, you can rest assured, and please rest assured, Eunuch Li, that I have no intention of taking revenge on you. Now I only want to drive away the Northern Barbarians and restore the country. After that, there are still a lot of things waiting for us to do. Your 20,000 cavalrymen are the most important, just take good care of them! "
Xiao Ruxun patted Li Rusong's shoulder and turned to leave. After a few steps, he turned back.
"Right, I forgot to say, I hope you still remember the three iron rules I set when I was in Korea. Don't disturb the people, don't destroy the farmland and buildings without permission, and don't fight for the spoils of war. If you violate any of these, the military law will show no mercy. Does Commander Li remember?"
Hearing Xiao Ruxun's words, the memory of the water and fire cudgels hitting his body like raindrops reappeared. Li Rusong slightly didn't want to recall the tragic scene at that time.
"Remember, during the march, obey the Admiral's orders and don't dare to disobey."
"That's good. Alright, Commander Li, rest early today. We still have to go to war tomorrow, so be prepared."
After saying that, Xiao Ruxun turned and left.
"Dalang, what are you talking about with Xiao Ruxun?"
Nurhachi walked to Li Rusong's side from afar and looked at Li Rusong, who was standing still, a little strange.
Li Rusong sighed.
"Slave, do you believe that there are people in this world who won't abandon the public for personal reasons?"
Nurhachi was stunned, and then looked at Xiao Ruxun who was walking away.
"Dalang, you mean Xiao Ruxun?"
Li Rusong nodded, and then shook his head.
"I'm not sure, and I don't dare to believe easily. This world doesn't allow me to believe easily, but at least Xiao Ruxun is good at fighting and commanding. I have never doubted this. In this battle, I will do my best and strive to make a great contribution. Then, I will think about other things."
Hearing Li Rusong's words, Nurhachi's face didn't look very good.
What he was most worried about was that Li Rusong said that he was going to fight a bloody battle.
Those were his elites, his family, and his reliance! Without these warriors, how could he compete with Hessie for hegemony?
It would be good enough if he wasn't eaten by Hessie. At that time, he would have to return to the Li family to be Li Rusong's servants. Nurhachi, who finally got some freedom, was not willing to live like that.
How could he realize his ambition if he followed Li Rusong?
It was just that he really couldn't leave Li Rusong's protection now. Otherwise, let alone Hessie, some internal problems would make him worried.
Now the only thing that could comfort him was his sons who were growing up. His sons were very healthy, and there were a lot of them. This was something that he was gratified about.
This time, his eldest son, Chu Ying, and his second son, Dai Shan, would be accompanying the army. In the name of broadening their horizons, the truth was that he wanted to protect and train his two oldest and most outstanding sons at close range. He wanted to groom his own successors.
Jurchen's life was short, and he didn't know when he would die, so it was necessary to cultivate his heirs.
To be honest, although he was ambitious, he wanted to establish subordinates in Liaodong, make his tribe the most powerful tribe of Jurchen, and unify Jurchen, but at this moment, he really didn't think too much.
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