Chapter 788 Nurhaci’s Countermeasures in the E-Zijuan
Nurhaci’s heavy tone shocked everyone in the hall.
It can be seen that the Great Khan is extremely wary of Shuerhaqi and his son raising the flag in Heizhanmu.
Although there are only two to three thousand households, less than ten thousand people, attached to Shuerhaqi and his son now, you must know that when he first fled to Heizhanmu a few months ago, he could only rely on the protection of the Zhou army of Kaiyuan Guard. There were three to five hundred households of his close relatives, but now the number suddenly increased to more than two thousand households. Judging from this momentum, it is shocking.
"Great Khan, it is really annoying that Shulhaqi raised the flag of the Jianzhou Right Guard Commander in Heizhanmu, but his momentum may not be sustainable." Anfeyangu couldn't help but go out to salute, Then he said: "You can see that the farmers who followed him are basically escaped slaves and savages who fled from the wild places after he raised the flag. However, this number is limited after all. Look at the ten people now. Not even ten families could escape to his rule in half a month, and the Great Zhou Dynasty also strictly prohibited Han people from entering his territory to open up wasteland, so he was like this."
"Yes, there are two to three thousand households, and most of them are old, weak, women and children. The number of soldiers that can be recruited is one thousand, which is the limit. Moreover, most of them are untrained and lack horses and armor, so they are not enough to fight against us. There are many threats, but the only thing to worry about is the Kaiyuan Guards behind them. Zhao Shujiao is said to have surrendered to Governor Ji Liao. Although Shuerhaqi was a chess piece that Li Chengliang specially supported against us at that time, Feng Tang It was very easy to use, and now it is being supported vigorously. I estimate that Zhao Shujiao must have received a secret order from Feng Tang to absolutely ensure the safety of Shuerhaqi's troops. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why Kaiyuan Wei would brave the heavy snow and go out in the dark. To build a fort by tearing off wood,..." He Heli also interjected.
"Not only that, once Shuerhaqi and this fortress are established, it will undoubtedly form a response to the Ula tribe. They are not far away. If the Great Zhou Dynasty continues to increase its troops here, and we want to wipe out the Ula tribe in the future, we will We have to be on guard against reinforcements from Heizhanmu." Anfeyangu further added.
Kaiyuanwei suddenly established a fortress in Heizhanmu, which greatly shocked the Jurchens in Jianzhou. This was the first time in decades.
For decades, the Great Zhou Dynasty has been shrinking outside the pass, such as the abandoned Kuandian Six Forts, but now the Great Zhou Dynasty has built a fortress in Heizhanmu. Although the scale of this fortress is far from comparable to the Kuandian Six Forts, this It is undoubtedly an extremely dangerous trend.
This is the first time in recent decades that the Zhou Dynasty has set up a new fortress outside the border wall. Although Heishanmu is under the control of Shuerhaqi, with the little power of Shuerhaqi, Nurhachi can do it overnight Wipe them all out, but now if Da Zhou builds a fort there, it will be at the horns of Shuerhaqi, and then form a triangle with Tieling, the important town of Kaiyuan Guard behind it, and this will become a nail that is difficult to remove. .
Nurhaci’s brows were deep. He understood what the people below said, but what he wanted was how to deal with it, rather than analyzing the situation.
“Then we will allow the Zhou Dynasty’s fortress to be built?” Nurhaci became more and more anxious, “Eyidu, you say.”
Since the new governor of Ji Liao took office, a series of measures have made his originally smooth strategy difficult.
The Horqin people's repeated threats, the Chahar people's threats, the Yehe tribe's blatant provocation, and Shuerhaqi's rebellion, all these things happened one after another, leaving Nurhaci overwhelmed and unable to find a better solution. to cope.
Niugulu Eyidu is undoubtedly Nurhaci's most trusted general at the moment. Not only is Eyidu's calmness and sophistication in the military very satisfying to Nurhaci, but Eyidu is also generous, generous to others, and has almost no selfish thoughts, so Nurhaci has always trusted him.
It’s just that as Er Yidu got older and his health became worse than before, he basically no longer participated in the war affairs, but was more responsible for assisting Nurhaci in domestic affairs.
"Great Khan, I'm afraid we don't have many better countermeasures here in Heizhanmu in a short period of time, unless we officially start a war with Da Zhou immediately, but we are not fully prepared for this now. Our The strength is not enough yet.”
E Yidu actually also understood that Nurhachi did not want to break up with Zhou immediately. The current Jianzhou Jurchen did not have this strength.
"Then what should we do?" Nurhaci calmed down and calmed down. Being anxious would not help, and Nurhachi understood this.
“I think we need to first understand what our biggest weakness is so that we can do things in a targeted manner.”
E Yidu was very calm. Although he no longer participated in the war, after E Yidu focused more on domestic affairs, he was able to see more deeply the weaknesses and shortcomings of the Jurchens in Jianzhou.
The palace became increasingly quiet, and everyone knew that E Yidu's attitude often represented the Great Khan, or even the Great Khan's instructions.
"Our biggest problem is insufficient population. Insufficient population means insufficient soldiers, insufficient farmers to help us cultivate wasteland, and insufficient craftsmen to make iron weapons and armor. This will lead to a series of problems, including insufficient collection of food and fodder. , there is no herding horses and sheep for us, no one makes and repairs armors and weapons for us. In fact, the main purpose of our wanting to capture the Ula tribe is not only to be able to better face the Jurchens in the East China Sea, but also because the Ula tribe has tens of thousands. Households can be included in the population under our command, which can greatly enrich our Jurchen state."
"Although the Ula tribe is still standing in front of us leading to the Jurchen tribes in the East China Sea, the strength of the Ula tribe has been greatly damaged. There is not much left to interfere with our recruitment of the Jurchen tribes in the East China Sea. A few days ago, I was ordered by the Great Khan to recruit Oji. Department, and also achieved some results,..."
"..., the Woji tribe is too scattered. There are twenty or thirty tribes, and four or five tribes in the south have expressed their willingness to surrender to the Great Khan and provide soldiers for the Great Khan. Of course, we need to bear everything from armor to weapons. At the same time, we also need to provide ironware, salt, cloth and other materials to the various tribes. However, we are not enough of these materials ourselves and need to exchange them from Dazhou. Therefore, for now, we cannot completely turn against Dazhou. ."
This is also the biggest problem that the Jurchens in Jianzhou now have. There is no population and insufficient food. Once the soldiers are lost, it is difficult to make up for it. But the population can only be obtained through conquest, but now neither the Ula tribe nor the Yehe tribe can use war to solve it. Shuerhaqi was still poaching, and the Horqin people were frightened by the Zhou and Chahar people. The situation suddenly reversed, which gave Nurhaci a huge headache.
"Then what should we do now? E Yidu, please don't show off, just tell me!" Chu Ying was very dissatisfied with this old guy's reliance on his old age. He often acted like a fool in front of his father, and felt that he would never be able to live without him. .
Neither his forehead nor his forehead moved, he just glanced at the other party coldly.
Chu Ying is the eldest son of the Great Khan and cannot break up with him yet, but Eyidu also knows that Anfei Yanggu, Fei Yingdong, He Heli and others are extremely dissatisfied with Chu Ying, thinking that he is rude and rude and has a headstrong and manic personality. , not suitable for taking over the sweat position.
It's just that the Shuerhaqi rebellion has just happened. It is really difficult for the Jurchen Jurchens in Jianzhou to have internal strife again, and Dahan is in good health. It's not yet time to come up and read the songbook on a donkey - we'll see.
"Chu Ying, please be patient and wait until you have finished speaking." Nurhaci first scolded Chu Ying.
They all nodded, "In addition to the population problem, the situation around our Jianzhou Jurchens has also changed. It turns out that the Zhou people basically don't care about things outside the border wall, or at most they reprimand them verbally or with decrees. But we did what we did, and even Li Chengliang was helpless. Huifa and Hada are the best examples. But after the new governor of Jiliao came, there were some changes. Not only did he threaten to send troops, but he also After putting on a good show, Zhao Shujiao and Jun Song both acted as lackeys..."
"Now the governor has not only provided a large amount of supplies to the Yehe tribe and the Chahar people, but also received some assistance from the Shuerhaqi and Ula tribes. And if we want to get these things from Dazhou, we must not only exchange them, but also It has been repeatedly restricted, so this situation is terrible and needs to be improved.”
Hearing these words, everyone here felt a little heavy. A year ago, the situation was very good, but a year later, it suddenly reversed. This can't help but make people have some doubts. The Jianzhou Jurchens are still far from being the hegemons. The situation outside the customs.
"E Yidu, then we have to change these situations from two aspects. On the one hand, we need to continue to gain population, and on the other hand, we need to change the surrounding situation. However, these are closely related to the Great Zhou Dynasty and are not easy to handle." Daishan Couldn't help but interject.
“It’s true that it’s hard to handle, but you still have to do it even if it’s not easy to handle. You have to try anyway, otherwise, why don’t you just sit back and wait for death?” They all nodded.
"E Yidu, please tell me how we should do it." Nurhaci saw that the generals in the palace were gradually unified, and then gave E Yidu a signal.
"First, to replenish the population, on the one hand, continue to send envoys to the Jurchens in the East China Sea to lobby and persuade. Of course, we must give them benefits. These savages only value salt, iron, cloth and tea. We must find a way to exchange these from the Zhou Dynasty. It would take more, but we can do it; on the other hand, please ask the Great Khan to give an order to recruit and attract Han people to come to our area to reclaim the wasteland, and we can give them better treatment and conditions, otherwise these people will not come,..."
"Second, handle the relationship with the surrounding areas well. For the Horqin people, we must continue to win over, and marriage is the best way; for the Chahar people, Lin Danhan must have some ideas as he grows up, and we can find a way I think there is a lot to be done to form an alliance with them and destroy the peaceful relationship between them and the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is said that Lin Dan Khan has always been interested in restoring the glory of his golden family in its heyday. This is a good thing for us. Once the Chahar people move west When he goes south, we will support him and help him..."
"…, the war against the Yehe tribe and the Ula tribe is still unswerving, but the war I am talking about is not a full-scale war, but a small-scale harassment, which forces them to have no more energy to stabilize the situation, especially the Ula tribe. After these few years of war, they are already in quite a difficult situation. As long as we go to war completely, Zhou Dazhou will not get involved too deeply..."
Nurhachi was very satisfied. This was something he and E Yi had already discussed, but E Yi had also made comprehensive improvements and extensions, making the entire strategy more comprehensive and detailed. Even Chu Ying nodded his head.
“We can show weakness to the Zhou Dynasty and maintain good relations so that we can expand trade and exchange our medicinal materials, furs, and horses for their salt, iron, cloth, and tea. At the same time, we can also bribe their officials and generals...”
“Third, it is about the new governor of Jiliao...”
Before E Yidu finished speaking, Nurhachi interrupted the other party, "E Yidu, we will discuss this matter again, so we won't talk about it here."
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(End of this chapter)