Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing Dynasty, raised an army with thirteen pairs of armor, marched south to the north, fought a hundred battles in Huangsha, fought for forty years, and finally unified the Jurchen departments, pacified the eastern Part of China, and established the Later Jin Dynasty in the forty-fourth year of the Ming Dynasty's Wanli Calendar, divided Liaodong, and established the Mandate of Heaven. After the Battle of Salhu, the capital was moved to Shenyang. Subsequently, it swept through Liaodong and captured more than seventy cities of the Ming Dynasty in Liao, laying a solid foundation for the Qing Dynasty to enter the Central Plains of Guanding. After the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, he was honored as the Qing Taizu and was honored as "Emperor Chengtian Guangyun Shengde Shen Gong Zhao ji Li Ji Ren Xiao Rui Wu Duan Yi Qin An Hongwen Dingye Gao Emperor".
Nurhaci's strategy, use of troops, and conquest are known to the world as capable, and history has highly praised him.
The "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty" said of him: "Tianxi Zhiyong, Divine Martial Arts" It is even said that the Battle of Salhu, which he commanded, was comparable to that of King Wu of Zhou.
The "Records of the Qing Taizu Dynasty" said: "Excellent martial arts, heroic and world-class, far-sighted, and using soldiers like gods" "Rejuvenate the country and open up the frontier to create a king base."
Later generations of literary heroes Jin Yong were convinced of this: "Since Genghis Khan, nurhaci, a military genius who has never appeared in the world for more than four hundred years. This commander, who used soldiers like gods, passed down a strict military system and discipline, making his warriors invincible in the world for the next two hundred years. ”
Yan Chongnian, an expert in Qing history, said: "In the sea of stars of the fifty-five ethnic minority historical figures in Our country, there are two of the brightest stars of national heroes - one is genghis Khan, the Ancestor of the Mongols, and the other is the Qing Taizu Nurhaci of the Manchus. The Qing Empire founded by Aisin Kyora Nurhaci was an outstanding politician, military figure and national hero in the history of our country. His name and achievements are not only recorded in Chinese historical records, but also in the annals of world history. He was active in the historical arena of the large family of Chinese reunification and multi-ethnicity, and he made ten achievements and four mistakes in his life. Nurhaci nurhaci is an outstanding politician and military figure in the history of the development of the Chinese nation. ”
However, after all, Nurhaci's prestige and career were based on bloody killings, and his actions, fierce and brutal, also made many people of insight full of humanistic feelings deeply resentful.
The famous historian Li Yaping was quite dismissive of the comments of Yan Chongnian and others.
In an interview with the media, Li Yaping frankly said that Nurhaci was only a "butcher leader of a bloodthirsty military killing and robbery group" and "a bandit leader of a large military slaughtering group," and his greatest "merit" was to "legitimize" robbery, murder, and rebellion, but "even to his death, he did not complete the transformation from a tribal chief to a politician." Not to mention the great statesmen." Li Yaping also said that praising a "murderous demon king" like Nurhaci as a great monarch violates the law of human development and progress. "Nurhaci was very good at fighting, but they encountered Ming dynasty troops who did not know how to fight against cavalry, and if they encountered the Spanish army that paid attention to the combination of hot and cold weapons and musket phalanxes, they would have died a hundred times."
The great historian Gu Cheng also said: "The rulers of the Qing court, from Nurhaci, Huang Taiji to Dolgun, are known for their fierceness and cruelty in the annals of history. ”
In a word, Nurhaci's "use of soldiers like gods" is not false, but it is also strong and cruel, and it does not blink when killing people.
So, how strong and cruel is Nurhaci? Let's look at a record in the Records of Emperor TaizuGao.
In September of the twelfth year of the Wanli Calendar, Nurhaci led an army to attack the city of Ongkolo. Nurhaci himself came to the front line, stood on the roof of the village hut outside the city, and arranged soldiers to set fire to the city tower. Fire burned and houses collapsed. The defender Orgoni Denggao unleashed a cold arrow on Nurhaci, and an arrow hit Nurhaci's helmet on the forehead, and the arrow was amazingly powerful, penetrating the helmet and shooting into the half finger of the forehead. Nurhaci shouted loudly, pulled out his arrow, and when he saw that the enemy was coming on horseback, he shot at the enemy from the smoke with the front he had pulled out, and the enemy fell in response. The blood on Nurhaci's forehead flowed from head to toe. Nurhaci was fighting himself. Another defender named Koro, riding on the flames and smoke, quietly approached Nurhaci, and suddenly shot an arrow, which hit Nurhaci's neck, and there was a sound, penetrating the protective body of the lock armor. Nurhaci gritted his teeth and drew the arrow, the arrow was hooked, and after the arrow was pulled out, it brought out a piece of flesh, and the blood gushed like a flood, and he almost fainted. Seeing that the situation was critical, the people braved the enemy's arrow rain to move closer to Nurhaci and climbed onto the roof to help Nurhaci retreat. Nurhaci stopped and said, "Don't wait, I'm afraid of the enemy's prying eyes, I should let you go." At that time, Nurhaci was covered in blood, his robe was soaked, he was holding the neck wound in one hand, and the longbow in the other, he slowly descended, under the cover of the generals, withdrew from the battlefield, abandoned the city and returned. After Nurhaci recovered from his wounds, he led his troops to capture the city of Ongcolo and captured Orgoni and Rocco, who had shot him. The crowd wanted to execute the two with arrows, and Nurhaci admired the bravery of the two warriors and intended to take them as subordinates. So he said, "Two enemies clash with each other, and they are determined to win." He shoots me for his Lord, and now he uses it for me, and he does not shoot the enemy for me. "Say it, personally untie the two people, and say good words to comfort." Orgoni and Rocco were finally moved to tears by this move and immediately expressed their willingness to submit. Nurhaci appointed the two men as Niu Lu Erzhen, each commanding three hundred brave men. Orgoni and Rocco fought bravely and made a great contribution to Nurhaci.
Cruel to others, but also cruel to themselves, but can turn enemies into friends, buy people's hearts, Nurhaci is worthy of a generation of fierce people who can achieve careers.