The entire Jianzhou city was divided into three parts, the outer city, and the inner city. There was a wooden fence in the inner city, and inside the fence was the residence of the commander of the Jianzhou guards, Nurhaci. There were more than a hundred households in the inner city, all of them Nurhaci's relatives.
The nobles of the two banners lived in the outer city, and there were more than 400 households outside the city, all soldiers of the two banners.
There were two large mansions inside the fence, one belonged to the commander of the Jianzhou guards, and the other belonged to Nurhaci's younger brother, Shuerhatu.
At this time, the atmosphere in the meeting hall inside the fence was somewhat solemn.
Shuerhatu sat at the lower seat, and below him sat Nurhaci's trusted subordinates.
Sitting at the very front was Eidu, from the Niuhuru clan, and Nurhaci's trusted general.
Many people in later generations did not know much about Eidu, but there was a ruthless person in the Niuhuru clan, and that was Heshen.
Eidu's acquaintance with Nurhaci was also a legendary story.
Nurhaci passed by Jiamu Coral Village, and stayed at Mutuna's house for a short while, and had a very congenial conversation with Eidu.
Eidu admired Nurhaci's leadership, and told his aunt that he wanted to go out with Nurhaci to explore the world.
He said, "A real man living in the world must do something spectacular, and must not be mediocre.
This time, I will not do anything that will make things difficult for aunt, please rest assured. "
So the nineteen-year-old Eidu left with the twenty-two-year-old Nurhaci.
With this departure, Eyidu was never separated from Nurhaci for the rest of his life. He guarded Nurhaci and became Nurhaci's most capable general.
He Heli, a member of the Dong 'e Clan, was sitting in the lower seat of Eyidu.
Among his descendants, there was a concubine known as Concubine Donge, the one who made Emperor Shunzhi become a nun.
As for Dong Xiaowan, a Han Chinese, who would later come up with a farfetched explanation, that was pure nonsense.
Dong Xiaowan was one of the eight beauties of Qinhuai, and one of the famous Daming prostitutes.
Below He Heli was Anfeyanggu, from the Juercha clan.
In addition to these three, there was another young man, Fei Yingdong, from the Guar Jia tribe. His father was the chief of the Suwan tribe, Sorgo. His tribe had lived in the Suwan region for generations.
Fei Yingdong had practiced martial arts since he was a child. He was brave and skilled in horsemanship and archery. Four years ago, Sorgo led Fei Yingdong's 500 households to pledge allegiance to Nurhaci. He was the leader of the generals under Nurhaci.
The atmosphere in the room was very heavy. Nurhachi said with a sullen face, "The Daming has mobilized a large number of troops to Liaodong. If I am not wrong, they are going to attack the three tribes of Duo Yan."
"What should we do now? I want to hear your thoughts."
The strategy that had been set before was very simple, and the strategic goal for this year was also very clear. That was to attack east and capture the Yalu River Road.
After clearing the Yalu River Road, they continued eastward.
They would fight their way to Changbai Mountain, then take down the East Sea Tribe, and completely unify the east.
Originally, these strategies had been prepared, but now that the Daming had done this, Nurhaci was a little scared. He really had no way to arm wrestle with the Daming.
In the past two years, the Ming Army had become stronger and stronger. They were not to be trifled with. In addition, the 100,000 troops from Jing City were in Shenyang, so it was natural for Nurhaci to be worried.
Although the Ming Army might not pay attention to him, what if his actions provoked the Daming?
"I don't think this matter has much to do with us!"
Nurhaci's younger brother, Shuerhaqi, said directly, "The Daming is here to attack the three tribes of Duo Yan. Let's continue to attack east. Why should we care about what they do? Will they come and attack us?"
"Big Brother is still the commander of the Jianzhou Guards. They have no reason to attack us."
He Heli glanced at Shuerhaqi and said, "I agree with Second Beilei. The Daming did not ask us to send troops. Let's continue to fight."
Er Yidu shook his head and said directly, "I don't think it's appropriate."
Everyone's eyes were focused on Er Yidu, waiting for him to continue.
"No matter what the Daming thinks, I think the Khan should lead the troops to help."
Er Yidu's expression was very serious. "The Daming caused such a big movement this time. It will not be a small battle."
"If the Khan leads the troops to help, it can show the Khan's loyalty."
"At this time, the Daming's attitude towards the Khan is very important."
Although he was called the Khan in the 15th year of Wanli, Nurhaci was still the commander of the Daming Jianzhou Guards. Although this position was a bit empty, Nurhaci was indeed the commander of the Jianzhou Guards.
When the Daming started the battle, Nurhaci did not go to help. Instead, he expanded his territory east.
If the Daming did not care, it would be fine. But if he did, there would be trouble.
"I also think the Khan should lead the troops to help!"
At this time, Anfeyangu also said, "In Liaodong, there are many people who don't like us."
"It's true that the Khan is trusted by Li Chengliang, but it's not certain what other people will think."
"This time, the Great Ming Dynasty sent Xu Wenbi, the Duke of Dingguo, and Qi Jiguang, the Duke of Dingbei, to Liaodong. Let's not talk about Xu Wenbi. This person is greedy and short-sighted. Coupled with Li Chengliang's trust in the Khan, there should be no problem."
"But this Qi Jiguang, the Duke of Beiding, is hard to say. Once we are targeted by him, we will be in big trouble."
"The current Emperor of the Daming is not a simple character. Although he is young, he is very skillful and has always been very tough on outsiders. If we are not careful, we will be destroyed."
Shurhaqi saw that two people opposed him, and his face became a little ugly, but he did not say anything.
He knew that Eyidu and Anfeyangu's words made sense.
Nurhachi sighed. "Compared to advancing eastward, it is indeed more appropriate to bring troops to assist in the war. Even if we can't advance eastward this year, we can still do it next year. But once something happens to the Great Ming Dynasty, we will be in big trouble."
"I will lead the Red Flag Army to help. Shurhaqi, you will lead the Black Flag Army to guard against the attack of the East Sea Division."
Just like that, the policy of helping in the war was finalized. Nurhachi led his people to Jinzhou.
Forbidden City, Wenhua Hall.
Zhu Yijun sat in the hall, looking at the huge map hanging in front of him, his face expressionless.
Now that things had come to this point, it actually had little to do with him.
With the current speed of information transmission, it was impossible for Zhu Yijun to command the war.
The three armies were fighting, and all he could do was listen to the news. The other things had nothing to do with him.
"Imperial Majesty, the Ministry of Rites just sent news that Lady Zhongshun and Duke Zhongshun's envoys have arrived. They will have a chance to enter the capital in a few days!" Zhang Jing stood below and bowed.
It was good news that Sanniangzi and her son, Buta, were coming.
In fact, it was not a good time for Sanniangzi to enter the capital. Previously, Zhu Yijun had asked Sanniangzi to come to the capital mainly to appease her and bring Tsetseg's parents and brother to the capital to teach Sanniangzi and Buta a lesson for their impoliteness.
Now that the war in Liaodong had started, it would seem that Zhu Yijun had asked Sanniangzi and Buta to come to the capital to guard against Wala.