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The Battle of Salhu was the last large-scale attack of the Ming army on Houjin, a strategic decisive battle between the Ming army and the Eight Banners of Manchuria, with the Ming army investing 110,000 troops and houjin investing all 60,000 soldiers. As the commander of this campaign, although Yang Ho had a passion for serving the country, he did not have Nurhaci's military talent. Yang Ho divided his troops into four routes and advanced towards Hetuala, but the disadvantage of the division was that the troops were insufficient. Nurhaci had fewer troops, and he followed the principle of "I will only go all the way." " of ideas.
(Battle of Salhu)
Nurhaci broke through the Various Ming Armies one by one with superior troops, the Manchu Qing was mainly cavalry, strong mobility, he fought the time difference, so that the four-way Ming army had no time to rescue each other, so that the number of Golden Cavalry on each road was more than that of the Ming Army. Later Jin Qiang's bow also played an important role, plus a large part of the Ming army's soldiers came from the south, did not adapt to the cold climate of Liaodong, and also suffered a big loss, and finally only Li Rubai's army withdrew, and the other three roads were almost completely destroyed. A thousand armies are easy to obtain, one will be difficult to find, and the commander will bear great responsibility for the victory or defeat of the war.
(Wanli Battle of Korea)
In the twenty-sixth year of the Wanli Calendar, Li Rusong died under the Tatar Iron Horse, and the Battle of Salhu occurred in the forty-seventh year of the Wanli Calendar. If Li Rusong was still alive, then it was definitely Li Rusong who commanded the Battle of Salhu, not Yang Ho, and Li Rusong's prestige and ability were unmatched at that time.
(Ming Army General Juniper)
In the three major marches of Wanli, Li Rusong helped Wanli win two wars, Li Rusong was the son of Li Chengliang, and the sentence of putting the door out of the tiger was established under Li Chengliang's door. Li Rusong is proficient in the art of war, he led a thousand armies at a young age, and like his father, he was born to fight, although he was unreasonable and unreasonable, he had no one in sight, but he was able to lead the troops to win the battle, so that people had to obey. Quelling the Ningxia rebellion made Li Rusong famous all over the world, which is why Li Rusong's prestige in the army was so high.
in Nurhaci
During the Wanli Korean War, Li Rusong was appointed to rebel against the commander-in-chief and was the supreme commander of the front line of the war. In the Battle of Pyongyang, Li Rusong used his military talents to the extreme. The Commander of the Japanese Army, Governor Konishi, suffered a heavy loss, the Japanese army suffered 25,000 people, more than 10,000 casualties, and a large number of Japanese troops were drowned by water and killed by Tiger Zun cannons. In the end, Li Rusong ordered the burning of the city, and the Japanese army became a roast meat on the iron plate, and the smell of burnt human flesh was heard dozens of miles away. The Battle of Pyongyang was a famous historical battle of infantry, cavalry, and firearms, which played out the prestige of the Ming Army, and these feats were all created by Li Rusong.
(Yang Ho)
If the Battle of Salhu was commanded by Li Rusong, then the ming army's chances of winning would be great, Liaodong was the place where Li Rusong grew up, and his familiarity with Houjin was also very high, he was good at multi-service coordination, and commanding cavalry was a good hand. If Li Rusong were in command, he would not divide his troops into four roads, but might divide his troops into two roads, one virtual and one real, and would not give Nurhaci a time difference. Li Rusong was well versed in the art of war, and would not give Nurhaci a chance to take advantage of it, and even if he could not win completely, he would certainly cause Nurhaci to suffer huge injuries.
Li Rusong, brave and powerful, cunning and cunning, as one of the most outstanding military generals in the Wanli period, Li Rusong deserved it. However, Li Rusong died on the battlefield at the age of fifty, and could no longer serve the country.
At the time of the Anti-Japanese War and Aid Korea, Yang Ho was only a general of Li Rusong, and later he lost several battles, Yang Ho was an old and good man, but he was not the material for fighting. The improper use of personnel by the imperial court, coupled with Yang Ho's command mistakes, in short, the Battle of Salhu was a failure, and Yang Ho was also imprisoned and executed. The fiasco at Salhu made the Ming army no longer able to rise up large-scale resistance, and could only focus on defense, and the Ming army fell into passivity from then on. References: History of the Ming Dynasty, Records of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty
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