The Eight Banners division system corresponding to the Jurchen tribe is also the form of the Jurchen army. Each banner guards one city gate of Shenyang City, and the Eight Banners guard eight city gates.

It's just that Li Mu didn't know that there are actually nine gates in Shenyang City, and the other one is where Nurhachi's palace is located. It was not abolished when Shenyang City was expanded, and it was still preserved.

However, this city gate in the Nurhachi period has long since lost its practical effect. Li Mu let Guan Ning's iron cavalry encircle Shenyang City, which can be regarded as an indirect solution to this neglected problem.

Guan Ning's iron cavalry besieged six city gates, and the other two city gates were reserved for wolf cavalry guards. The main attack tonight was the wolf cavalry guards under Li Mu's command.

After flicking his whip, Li Mu continued, "Man Gui told your Guan Ning cavalry to cheer me up tonight. After entering the city, I will allow them to ride their horses for three days."

The greatest king of the Mongols, the founder of the Golden Family, Genghis Khan once said that the fastest thing he can do is to suppress the rebels, defeat the enemy, root them out, and take everything they have.

Make their married women howl and weep, ride their smooth-backed steeds, use the bellies of their fair concubines as pajamas and cushions, gaze and kiss their rosy cheeks, suck their pink Sweet lips, this is the greatest joy of a man.

Although Genghis Khan died on the woman's belly in the end, it is said that he died on the princess of Xixia.

This also proves a problem.

Most of the ancient armies had the tradition of allowing soldiers to indulge in the city for a few days after a successful siege, especially the nomads. Otherwise, the nomads would not be able to have too high combat effectiveness only by relying on a loose army system.

Desire is the source of nomads' terrible fighting power.

The Jurchens were able to rise. To put it bluntly, it was because of this desire from nomadic tribes that Nurhachi was able to start with thirteen pieces of armor.

This order is Li Mu's inflicting the Jurchens on the common people of Daming, and turning them around for them to enjoy themselves.

There is no way, Li Mu is such a typical guy who is not of my race, and his heart must be different. Unless the alien race has fully integrated into the Han nationality, for him, there is nothing he cannot kill.

As an ancient army, after killing, hostility will fill the body of the soldiers, and the mind will become simple and tyrannical, and they can only follow the desire deep in their hearts.

At this time, women are the best vent, allowing the soldiers who have been slaughtered to recover their former sanity as quickly as possible.

Li Mu believed that without this order, with the military discipline of Guan Ning's iron cavalry, after the capture of Shenyang City, there would be no incidents of rape and humiliation of women.

He would not issue such an order in the past, but today is different, and it is a different matter to treat the Jurchens.

"Is it inappropriate, my lord?" Man Gui, who was about to go down and give orders, stopped. Daming's army had never done this before, at least the Liaodong frontier army he knew would not do this.

"It doesn't matter." Li Mu knocked on his horsewhip and said, "The Jurchens will do such things every time they invade our border town of Daming. Today, I'm just retaliating with an eye."

The Jurchens not only do this to the border towns of the Ming Dynasty, but when the Jurchens take over the Central Plains, the scenes and the misery they have done will unfold on the land of the Central Plains. Ten villages and nine empty places will not hear a dog barking for a hundred miles , thousands of miles uninhabited.

The events recorded in history one by one, let Li Mu vividly remember now.

The so-called prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong is just an illusion that the population of the Central Plains has been greatly reduced due to famine and war, as well as massacres by the Jurchens.

A piece of hair-shaving order was issued, and the heads of many Han men rolled to the ground. A money mouse insulted the Han family style, with both arms and horseshoe sleeves, and they have been called slaves for 300 years.

He didn't dare to forget, and he couldn't forget, adhering to the principle that no matter what he did, he had to pay the price. From now on, it was time for the Jurchens to pay the price for the crimes they committed.

It is impossible to tell Man Gui about these things, and there is no need to say that as a superior, you only need to give an order, and there is no need to explain anything to your subordinates, especially soldiers.

However, Li Mu was not so indifferent that even the Han people in the city were included.

"Man Gui, after entering the city, Guan Ning's iron cavalry can ride a horse for three days, but one thing must be kept in mind, that is, women of the Han family cannot move a single hair, and anyone who dares to move will be punished by cutting!"

The tone was indifferent, without any vitality, expressing the firmness of this order to Man Gui.

Li Mu, who was riding on the horse, changed his voice, and continued, "However, those Han family members whose heart is devoted to the Jurchens don't have to worry about it. These Han family members do not belong to the people of Ming Dynasty, and naturally they are not within the scope of protection of this throne."

There is no need for Fan Wencheng and his like to care about life and death. It is impossible for him to protect those Han subjects who have taken refuge in the Jurchens. This order protects only the Han people who were plundered by the Jurchens, and those Han people who became the Jurchens' cattle and horses.

In Shenyang city, he only cares about these Han people who are cattle and horses. The life and death of other people are not his concern.

"Here." Man Gui took the order, lightly rode his horse down the slope, and went to order Guan Ning's iron cavalry to immediately encircle Shenyang City.

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Under Man Gui's order, the [-] Guan Ning cavalry got off their horses and found sackcloth to wrap the four iron hooves of the horses, so as not to make too much noise when they approached Shenyang City, causing an alarm before they approached. The guards of Shenyang City.

After tying up the horseshoes, the [-] Guanning iron cavalry scattered and quietly headed towards Shenyang City three miles away. According to the order, they encircled the six city gates and blocked all the Jurchens who wanted to break out of the encirclement when they attacked.

After Man Gui saw that Guan Ning's cavalry was acting according to the order, he turned around and returned to the slope, and said back: "My lord, Guan Ning's cavalry has already set off according to the order, and it is estimated that in an hour, the encirclement of Shenyang City will be completed." .”

"Well, very good." Li Mu nodded after listening to Man Gui's report. Seeing that it was still early, he pointed at Shenyang City in front of him with his horsewhip and said, "Man Gui, how long do you think the wolf cavalry guards under my command will take?" , can you take down the two city gates in front?"

Man Gui lowered his head and thought for a while and said, "My lord, if Shenyang City is really as your lord said, the final general thinks that Shenyang City can be broken before dawn by taking advantage of the dark night and using a surprise attack, considering the disadvantage of wolf cavalry guards as cavalry."

In order not to annoy Li Mu, Man Gui shortened the time a lot. If the truth is true, it would be a miracle that he could take Shenyang City in two days without the help of infantry and siege weapons, only cavalry.

After all, this Shenyang City was not the Shenyang Zhongwei of Ming Dynasty, but the capital of the Jurchens.

"Why don't we make another bet?" Li Mu didn't agree or refute, but wanted to make a bet with Man Gui again.

Will Man Gui be fooled?

No, definitely not, no matter how much the bet is made, Man Gui feels that it is a sure-to-lose outcome, and now he still owes a head, and he doesn't have a second head to bet on.

Hearing that he bet again, he quickly shook his head and said: "The last general won't bet, the last general won't lose his head to your lord."

"Haha." Li Mu laughed, looking at Man Gui's appearance, it seemed impossible to be fooled again, let him relieve his boredom, and then talked about other things.

"Man Gui, are you married yet?"

"Returning to my lord, the last general has been defending the Jurchen invasion in Liaodong for the past few years, and he is still in the military camp. Where did he get the time to marry a wife?" Man Gui replied truthfully, curious, not knowing that this man from the capital in front of him My lord, how could he care about his private affairs.

"Really?" Li Mu raised his eyebrows, he admired Man Gui very much, otherwise he wouldn't just ask this guy to come to Shenyang City.

Man Gui was also a loyal minister and fierce general in history, but it was a pity that he died for Daming in the battle to defend the capital.

"Have you seen the Shenyang City in front?" Thinking of the ending of Man Gui, Li Mu pointed to the Shenyang City in the distance and said, "That fellow Huang Taiji is not in the city now, but is taking most of the Jurchen army to fight Chaha Well, there are only a few Jurchen troops guarding this city, most of the rest are Jurchen women and children, and there are many concubines of Jurchen nobles. When Shenyang City is broken, I will find you some beauties of Jurchen nobles. How about granting you a concubine?"

"At the end of the day, I would like to thank you for your reward." Man Guili leaned forward immediately and said.

Li Mu joked with a smile: "However, the Jurchen beauty given to you is not for you to raise as the main wife, just be a concubine, and the main wife is suitable for us Han girls, gentle, and housekeeping."

Man Gui quickly replied: "The general will understand."

"Mangui, Mangui, this surname is rare among Chinese surnames." Li Mu asked curiously, remembering that it was also difficult to make a conclusion about Mangui's family origin in history.

"My lord, the ancestor of the last general was a Mongolian. The surname of the last general came from his ancestors. Man Gui's mother was a Han woman." Man Gui explained that his ancestors can be traced back as far as the Yuan Dynasty. From the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the present, people have lived in Hebei for generations, and it is not known how much Mongolian blood they still have.

After the mystery was solved, Li Mu nodded and suggested: "Why don't you wait until you return to Daming territory this time, and I invite the Queen Mother to give you a national surname?"

In ancient times, bestowing a country's surname was a great honor and favor given by the royal family to its courtiers.

Hearing that Li Mu was going to give a national surname to the imperial court, which was never imagined, Man Gui said a little excitedly: "My lord, Man Gui has not made an inch of merit, so I dare not accept this honor."

"That's right." Li Mu thought that Man Gui didn't want to change his surname, so he didn't force it too much. In addition, after more than ten years, he still doesn't know which surname is the national surname. Let's talk about it later when there is a chance.

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