Chapter 652
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Nurhaci had his own ideas and plans. As the leader of tens of thousands of soldiers and the leader of hundreds of thousands of people, he could not simply fight for the Li Family or the Daming Dynasty. Even if Li Rusong forced him to do so, he still had his own ideas.
Now that Xiao Ruxun, the person who could suppress Li Rusong, had appeared, Nurhaci saw a new goal and hope. He dreamed of breaking free from the cage, so naturally he would think of using Xiao Ruxun's power to make a difference.
Abiding by Xiao Ruxun's orders, doing things according to Xiao Ruxun's orders, doing their best to do good deeds, letting his son follow by Xiao Ruxun's side to build a good impression, this was the best way to submit.
So Nurhaci did not hide his tracks. He swaggered all the way to Yanghe City and looked at the Northern Barbarians who were ready for battle. Without hesitation, he ordered his subordinates to strip the 300 women in front of them and have sex with them.
Then he tortured them to death, packed their heads, and sent someone to tell them, "If you don't leave, you will end up like them!"
This made the Northern Barbarians mad. When had they ever been treated like this? When had they ever been humiliated like this?
Immediately, some people charged over to seek revenge. Their numbers were small. Nurhaci and a few cavalrymen with good archery skills shot a dozen of them off their horses. This angered the Northern Invaders. A large group of Northern Invaders rushed forward without any hesitation. Nurhaci saw that the situation was not good and immediately retreated with his men.
The leader of the Northern Barbarians was not a fool. After the initial period of anger, he immediately realized there was something fishy. He immediately stopped his subordinates from chasing. No matter how angry his subordinates were, they were not allowed to pursue. They guarded the place they were stationed and even began to arrange for their men to return north.
Nurhaci and his men ran for a while and found no pursuers. When they came back and found no one was chasing them, they realized their plan had failed. Just as they were feeling depressed, Anfeyangu suggested, "Why don't we just rush over and kill them? If they don't chase us, we'll continue to fight. At worst, we'll fight during the day or at night. No matter what, we must completely infuriate them!"
Nurhaci thought it was a good idea. He would be a fool not to take advantage of such an opportunity. So he immediately ordered 300 cavalrymen to follow him and fight as a guerrilla. The Northern Invaders did not expect this group of people to return and even more arrogantly launch an attack. Before they could react, a patrol of 200 people had already been killed.
"They have already fought in front of us and insulted us like that. Should we continue to tolerate it?!"
The pro-war faction within the Northern Barbarians gradually gained the upper hand. They were very dissatisfied with the conservative attitude of their leader and repeatedly asked him to attack. The leader had no choice but to approve the charge of 5,000 men. Nurhaci and his men saw that things were not going well and immediately began to run for their lives.
After running for half a day, the other party was still in hot pursuit. When they reached the entrance of a valley, Nurhaci was surprised to find that there were Ming Army cavalrymen stationed here. The leader was Li Rumei.
"Why are you here?"
Nurhaci asked in surprise.
"The governor asked me to come. Are the Northern Barbarians here? How many? "
Li Rumei asked.
"Should be more than 5,000. Not all of them are here. I don't know how many tens of thousands of them are here. I feel that it will not be less than the number outside Datong City. These Northern Barbarians are very cautious. I have already humiliated them to such an extent and only sent 5,000. They should be testing our military strength and are worried that we will ambush them."
Nurhaci replied.
Li Rumei's eyes were instantly filled with amazement. "The governor is indeed prophetic! He said that if the Northern Barbarians have any brains, they will definitely send a probing force to chase us first to test if we have an ambush or how many troops they have. They will definitely not come here directly. That's why he wants us to lose the battle here. "
"Ah?"
Nurhaci was stunned. "Lose the battle?"
Li Rumei nodded. "This is called luring the enemy in. The governor said that I can only lose the battle and not win. Otherwise, he will punish me. Go back quickly, the governor has other tasks for you."
Nurhaci was stunned for a moment and quickly nodded. "Yes! I got it! "
Nurhaci ran away with his men. Li Rumei actually only had 1,000 cavalrymen with her. Her purpose was not to ambush them but to pretend to ambush them and lose the battle. Not long after Nurhaci ran away, the cavalry came to report that they had seen a group of Northern Barbarians cavalry quickly chasing them. They were moving very quickly.
Li Rumei immediately ordered the entire army to get ready. They pulled up the barricades that had been prepared beforehand and set up all kinds of traps. The entire army held their bows and arrows and prepared to shoot. They were ready to fight hand to hand and escape quickly after the battle.
Sometimes, deliberately losing the battle was much more difficult than winning the battle. It was a test of a general's ability to lead troops. Before Li Rumei set off, he was pulled away by Li Rusong and told him not to let the cat out of the bag.
When the Northern Barbarians cavalry came close to the valley, they were suddenly hit by a large number of traps. More than a hundred people in the vanguard were thrown into a mess and suffered heavy casualties. When Li Rumei discovered that the vanguard of the Northern Barbarians had fallen into a trap, he immediately led his troops out. After killing a few dozen vanguards who had not died, the main army also arrived.
Li Rumei immediately ordered the entire army to shoot. Hundreds of arrows smashed into the crowd of Northern Barbarians, killing many people and horses. The majority of the army was also blocked by the barricades on the narrow road.
Li Rumei took the opportunity to rush into the middle of the barricades to provoke them. She picked up a dying Northern Barbarian on her spear and threw him out. This angered the leader of the Northern Barbarians. He did not want his men to follow him and rushed forward to fight Li Rumei.
Li Rumei pretended to be weak. After a few dozen rounds of fighting, he pretended to be out of strength. With a feint, he turned and ran. Before he left, he even shot two rounds of arrows and killed many people. The furious leader of the Northern Barbarians immediately ordered his men to dismantle the barricades and immediately chase after them.
Li Rumei suddenly led the cavalry back in the valley and fought with the Northern Barbarians for a while. Both sides suffered dozens of casualties. Li Rumei pretended that he could not defeat the Northern Barbarians and ran back. The cavalry followed him and ran to the entrance of the valley. Another group of Ming Army cavalry appeared. It was none other than his brother, Li Rubai.
Li Rubai also brought a thousand cavalry and pulled his troops to wait at the entrance of the valley. When Li Rumei came, the two brothers nodded in tacit understanding and returned to the army to kill their way over.
The Northern Barbarians saw that the two groups of cavalry had joined forces to kill their way over. Their military strength had multiplied and they were slightly hesitant. After exchanging blows, they realized that the Ming Army was really difficult to deal with. Both sides fought for a while and both sides suffered losses. After that, the Ming Army was the first to retreat. The Northern Barbarians saw that they had defeated the Ming Army and tried to chase after them.
After passing through the valley, there was a small piece of flat land. There was Ma Hu waiting with a group of cavalry. When they saw Li Rumei and Li Rubai coming, they all understood.
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