In the Battle of Liuhe, how did Ma Shilong perfectly interpret "stealing chickens and not eating rice"?

Ma Shilong was the chief commander of Shanhaiguan in Ming Dynasty, which was an important position, but he was not qualified. Ma Shilong is famous for his courage and foolhardiness. In the battle of Liuhe, due to his foolhardiness, the Ming army was defeated.

At that time, a surrendered general named Liu Bokun took several people to Ma Shilong to give him a message. The greatest enemy of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji, was in Yaozhou City ahead, with no guards around, only some old, weak and sick people. If the Ming army can capture Yaozhou at this time, the local Han people will also cooperate and kill Huang Taiji.

If you were a general defending an important pass, would you believe that a few people suddenly asked you to send troops? It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. Ma Shilong believes that this is a good opportunity for him to make contributions. If he can really defeat Huang Taiji, then he can reach the peak of his life.

Ma Shilong quickly deployed and divided into two groups, crossing the river from the upper reaches of Liuhe and heading for the lower reaches of Liuhe. At that time, there were no big boats in Liuhe Valley, so the army could only transport them by small fishing boats, and only a dozen people could be transported by one boat. It takes days and nights to transport all the teams.

Everyone knows that the key to the success of this surprise attack tactic is "the soldiers are expensive and fast", and Ma Shilong's team tossed back and forth in the upper and lower reaches of Liuhe for several days. People's Manchu Eight Banners Army is not blind, they will find out. When the Eight Banners found out, they didn't attack immediately, but echoed the fight. When Ma Shilong's troops crossed the river and marched in the direction of Yaozhou, some troops circled behind the Ming army, so please enter the urn.

After the Ming army entered the ambush circle of the Eight Banners Army, it was defeated and completely annihilated. Moreover, the retreat behind was blocked by Liuhe, which prevented you from crossing the river slowly, resulting in heavy losses for the Ming army. Therefore, Ma Shilong originally wanted to make contributions, but he was cheated by the other party and sent a lot of materials to his opponent. It's really "stealing chickens and not eating rice."