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Chapter 759 Exchange?

Huangtai Yoshimoto was scheduled to leave for Jinzhou on August [-] to command the army to fight Hong Chengchou, but on the eve of departure, he suddenly "violated the peace" and his specific manifestations were continuous nosebleeds and dizziness Dazzled and powerless.

In fact, this is Huang Taiji's old problem. Because there are many warriors in the court, although he also used Han officials such as Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo, they only served as secretaries of the inner court or officials of various yamen, and they still failed to enter the real court. Therefore, Huang Taiji has to do everything by himself, and eventually becomes sick from overwork.

In addition to the government and military affairs, the perennial excess is also a big incentive. In his life, he had 15 favorite concubines and 25 children. Even after suffering from epistaxis, he did not stop pampering the harem's favorite concubines. It can be seen that his body Things go downhill for a reason.

Now, the expedition is imminent, but he has a recurrence of epistaxis. The concubines in the harem and the princes and ministers of the dynasty prayed for him one after another. Effect.

Even Huang Taiji himself asked the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment, and took several herbal prescriptions, but he still bled profusely. He was so anxious that Prince Heshuo Zheng Jierhalang repeatedly urged the DPRK to send famous doctors to come for diagnosis and treatment, and demanded that the DPRK First provide the bamboo leek prescription.

Originally, August [-]th was a specially selected auspicious day for the expedition, but Huang Taiji's current appearance, how could he withstand the fatigue of the pommel horse, so he had to order the army to go first, and Huang Taiji tentatively decided to recuperate for three days before heading out.

But on the [-]th day, Huang Taiji's epistaxis did not improve, and he was still bleeding. Under the persuasion of the kings, Baylor and the ministers, it was postponed for another day.

Even on the [-]th, Huang Taiji's situation did not improve, but the military situation on the front line of Jinzhou was very urgent, and he could no longer postpone the departure date.

After all, in this battle of Jinzhou, in addition to the 15 elite reinforcements in Shengjing, he also recruited all men over the age of [-] from all over the country to go out. Now it can be said that there are troops from all over the Qing Dynasty gathering towards Jinzhou.

This battle has truly become a battle of national destiny between the Ming and Qing Dynasties!
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At the time of the Tianchen card, Huang Taiji led the accompanying kings, Baylor, and ministers out of the Fujin Gate in the east of Shengjingcheng, kneeled down three times and kowtowed nine times amidst the sound of horns, and then led three thousand guards. The Yala guards are ready to set off and march towards the front line of Jinzhou.

In addition to the Manchu, Mongolian kings, Baylor and Manchu ministers, doctors and shamans, he also brought the Korean king's eldest son Li and a group of North Korean entourages and servants with him.

The son of the Joseon Dynasty and the courtiers were taken hostage in Shengjing. Every time Huang Taiji held a large-scale hunting event or had a big war, he would order the son of the Joseon Dynasty and others to accompany him to show them the power of the Qing Dynasty and cultivate them. The idea of ​​being close to the Qing Dynasty is expected to completely deter the future king of North Korea.

This time, Huang Taiji went to a strategic decisive battle with the Ming army, and he wanted to take them with him. He was full of confidence in this battle, so how could he let go of this man who showed his outstanding martial arts to the future North Korean king Li and his servants? Chance.

In addition, Hai Lanzhu, Huang Taiji's most beloved concubine of Guanju Palace, was also the only concubine who was allowed to go out of the palace to see him off. Surrounded by the crowd, he returned to Shengjing City.

However, Huang Taiji's epistaxis was not healed, and his nose was still bleeding, but at any rate it was always slightly stronger than the previous few days.

However, the military situation was urgent and could no longer be delayed. Huang Taiji rode his horse galloping. When the nosebleed flowed, he used a bowl to catch the nosebleed while galloping on the horse. There is a pause.

Until this time, as the spirit began to recover, Huang Taiji's mood also seemed to be happy. In order to rush to the front line of Jinzhou as soon as possible, they traveled all the way overnight.

That night, the kings, Baylor, and ministers went to Huang Taiji's imperial tent to greet him as usual, and watched the shaman dance the mantra for Huang Taiji together, praying for health.

Then, all the talents entered the imperial tent and sat down in different shifts to discuss military affairs, the main content of which was the attack strategy against the Songshan Ming army.

Huang Taiji regained his spirits and looked radiant again, he first smiled and said: "I'm only afraid that the Ming army will quietly retreat from the pines and brocades when they hear that I'm coming to the front line of Jinzhou.

If you are blessed by God and the Ming army does not flee, I will surely lead you to a great victory over the Ming army, making you like a let go of a hound chasing a fleeing wild animal, chasing your horse and hunting you abundantly.

Don't look at the fact that the Ming army has a lot of people and horses, but they don't fight hard. Moreover, it is not easy to mobilize an army of tens of thousands. As long as you find a loophole, victory will be easy. I will not ask you to wait and work hard.

However, this time the battle against the Ming army under the city of Jinzhou, you must not disobey my emperor's order, and you must not miss the military, and you must remember it well! "

Dorobel Doduo, who was with him, played a message to him: "Your Majesty, please go slowly, let the ministers rush to the Jinzhou camp first, and help Prince Rui fight against the Ming army."

Huang Taiji shook his head and said, "The purpose of marching and fighting is to defeat the enemy and win. The faster the better. If I have wings and can fly, I wish I could fly over directly. Why do you want me to walk slowly!"

After Huang Taiji's epistaxis eased a little, he marched even more hastily, advancing every day in a hurry.

Finally, at dusk on August [-]th, Huang Taiji and his party arrived at Wolong Mountain on the east side of Songshan Mountain. This mountain is less than a hundred feet high and is located in the southeast of Jinzhou City.

He planned to rest at Wolong Mountain for the night first, and cross the Xiaoling River tomorrow to go to the southern front line of Jinzhou City, and observe the formation of the Ming army with Prince Rui Dorgon and others.

After making the decision, he sent the inner court scholar Gang Lin and the scholar Luo Shuo to see Dorgon and Haoge, and conveyed his oral instructions: "I will arrive soon. You must restrain the warriors and strengthen the defenses everywhere. , I will make a decision after observing the Ming army's formation tomorrow!"

So Gang Lin and others set off on horseback overnight, heading for the Jinnan Qing army camp.

When the kings, Baylor, ministers and soldiers who besieged Jinzhou heard that the old Han Wang was coming in person, their courage suddenly increased, and everyone cheered.

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In the early hours of August [-]th, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao of the Ming Dynasty, did not know that Huang Taiji had arrived at the front line of Songjin. Although he had been directing the Ming army to attack northward for several days, he intended to join forces with Zu Dashou in Jinzhou City.

However, the Qing army relied on its strong camps and deep trenches, and it also had a lot of artillery. The Ming army attacked several times, and the ancestor Dashou in the city also went out of the city to attack many times, but he was still unable to break through the defense line of the Qing army.

After the previous war, the Qing army suffered heavy casualties in battle. In order to prevent the Ming army from dividing and attacking again, they voluntarily gave up some hilltop positions and concentrated their forces to besiege the southern and western moat defense lines of Jinzhou. They only firmly controlled Shimen Mountain and Huangtuling and other highlands.

Rufeng Mountain, Songshan Mountain, Maojiagou and other highlands have all been seized and garrisoned by the Ming army. The artillery battalions of various armies occupy the mountains and hills, while the infantry camps are located below the mountains, and the cavalry formed formations on the hillsides.

At the same time, the Mamatou Mountain in the southeast of Songshan Fortress and the coastal area of ​​Xiaoling River Estuary were also completely occupied by the Ming army, and these became the places where military rations were provided by sea.

Hong Chengchou sent Shanxi general Li Fuming to garrison here to protect the safety of food roads. Li Fuming suffered heavy losses in the previous war, and there were only less than 3000 standard battalion soldiers left under his command.

Because of the heavy responsibility of guarding the grain road, Hong Chengchou dispatched the soldiers and horses of Wang Jiaji, a general in Xingshan, to Li Fuming for control, so as to strengthen the defense of the Xiaoling River estuary station.

Even so, the number of troops is less than [-], which is still a little thin. The day before yesterday, Hong Chengchou transferred the former Yang Guozhu's subordinates to attack Kuang Yongzhong and Du Si Tang Xiancheng to Mamatou Mountain and Xiaoling River Estuary, and temporarily put them under the control of Li Fuming.

It turned out that after the previous war, Li Fuming's troops suffered the heaviest losses. In order to strengthen his own strength, he took a fancy to the Xuanzhen soldiers and horses left by Yang Guozhu, exhausted all the money he had with him, and finally got the acquiescence of all parties.

But he forgot one of the most important things, that is, whether the Xuanzhen general Guo Yingxian and the guerrillas He Zhenxiong, Kuang Yongzhong and others are willing to be restrained by him, and whether the soldiers of the Xuanzhen army are willing to be commanded by him, completely ignoring the parties involved Views.

In Li Fuming's heart, as long as the Governor Hong Chengchou, the Chief Army Zhang Ruoqi and others agree, as long as they are willing to support him, those young generals and soldiers in Xuan Town can still make a fool of themselves?
But he ignored one person, he seemed to have selectively forgotten the existence of Zhang Cheng, the deputy commander of Xuanzhen in Songshan, the commander of the Daming Rescue and Suppression Army.

Zhang Cheng was also unambiguous, he approached Zhang Ruoqi directly, and in addition to giving some gifts, he also promised to give him [-]% of the profit from selling Yunzhou cigarettes in the capital every year in the future, which would be used to manage the affairs of the court princes. cost.

This is not a small amount of money, and it is still a steady flow of income every year, no one will be indifferent.

What's more, Zhang Cheng also made it clear that making him restrain the Xuanzhen soldiers and horses left by Yang Guozhu is equivalent to the soldiers and horses of his own soldier Chen Xinjia, and it is also equivalent to the soldiers and horses of his commander Zhang Ruoqi himself. More right to speak.

In addition, the general Guo Yingxian led the generals of Xuanzhen to the governor's office, and personally petitioned the governor of Jiliao Hong Chengchou, the governor of the army Zhang Ruoqi, the governor of Liaodong Qiu Minyang and other officials.

They made the most military exploits in the previous war, and suffered the most casualties. Even the chief general, General Zhenshuo, and Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanzhen, died for the country. They all expressed their willingness to accept the restraint of Zhang Cheng, the deputy commander in chief, to fight fiercely against the Tartars and avenge Yang Zhenshuai.

After such an operation, the matter of who should control the soldiers and horses in Xuanzhen becomes complicated. Logically speaking, Yang Guozhu could indeed control Zhang Cheng's Xuanbei Army when he was there. After all, Zhang Cheng's real job is still in Xuanfu. The deputy commander of the town.

According to this reasoning, now that Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town, has sacrificed his life for the country, Zhang Cheng is naturally the most respected among the generals who come to aid Xuanzhen. It is only natural for him to succeed Yang Guozhu in controlling Xuanzhen's soldiers and horses.

In fact, Hong Chengchou did not intend to hand over all the soldiers and horses aiding Liao in Xuanzhen to Zhang Cheng's control. Based on the information he had, although Zhang Cheng's troops were very powerful, he was a member of Chen Xinjia's own army. The Liaodong Front has many private contacts with Zhang Ruoqi.

Hong Chengchou was very worried. Zhang Cheng had nearly [-] horses and horses in the Liaoxuanbei Army this time, and the troops were well prepared, with many chariots and guns. They were also well drilled and their morale was high.

Today, if all the soldiers and horses left by Yang Guozhu near Wanxuan Town are under Zhang Cheng's control, then he will command [-] troops. Hong Chengchou fears that Zhang Cheng will become arrogant and arrogant because of his strong troops, and then he will work together with Zhang Ruoqi, which will not only make it difficult to lead Commanding, I am even more afraid of becoming my own pain.

But after this disturbance, even the generals of the Xuanbei Army were dissatisfied, and Zhang Ruoqi, the commander of the army, changed his attitude and strongly opposed the distribution of Xuanzhen's troops and horses to other generals for restraint, but Hong Chengchou had to consider his opinion.

Although Zhang Ruoqi may not be able to play a decisive role, but as the commander-in-chief sent by the emperor and the court, if this matter is not handled well, and the Liao affairs will be unfavorable in the future, I am afraid that Zhang Ruoqi will go to the table to impeach him, because the division of Xuanzhen's soldiers and horses will cause morale It was low that the Liao incident collapsed.

Moreover, Chen Jiugao, the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Battalion, and Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, also supported Zhang Cheng's control of Xuanzhen's troops. horse.

Wu Sangui only stared at Yang Guozhu's family and the cavalry of the Supervising Biao Battalion, he didn't like the remaining three battalions of infantry, but the cavalry was hard to train, and it was indeed rare.

However, seeing the current situation, he knew that it would be extremely difficult for outsiders to annex the Xuanzhen cavalry, and Zhang Cheng would never let go, so he made such a favor.

But there is one thing that is very strange, so many people come out to make troubles, but Zhang Cheng, who is the core of the matter, is bored in his own camp. He doesn't see anyone, and he doesn't come out to speak.

Hong Chengchou said this to Xie Sixin in private: "This son's scheming is so deep that it is comparable to others, and he is cunning and decisive, and he is decisive in killing. If he is allowed to grow, no one will be able to cure him in the future!"

Xie Sixin shook his head lightly, and said lightly: "The court should worry about the future. If there is a slight difference in the governor's decision now, the Liao affairs will be in danger."

In desperation, Hong Chengchou sent Xie Sixin to negotiate with Zhang Cheng. The final result was that Hong Chengchou, in the name of Jiliao Governor's Office, recommended Zhang Cheng to replace Yang Guozhu as the chief officer of Xuanfu Town.

The soldiers and horses in Xuanzhen are also all under the control of Zhang Cheng, but because Li Fuming is stationed at the Xiaolinghe ration station, the force is really weak.

With the approval of Zhang Cheng, the two infantry battalions of guerrilla Kuang Yongzhong and Dusi Tang Xiancheng in Xuanzhen were temporarily placed under the control of Shanxi General Li Fuming, and they were stationed at Mamatou Mountain and Xiaoling River Estuary to guard the safety of the food garrison.

This proposal can also be said to be based on military considerations, so Zhang Cheng did not refuse. After all, he has become the biggest beneficiary of this matter.

Not only did he fully control the Xuanzhen reinforcements brought by Yang Guozhu, but he was also recommended to take over as Xuanzhen's chief soldier. According to his judgment, at this critical period of the Liao Dynasty, it was also personally sponsored by Jiliao Governor Hong Chengchou, and the court and the emperor would most likely agree.

Even in exchange, he could not refuse to temporarily transfer two battalions of infantry to garrison Xiaoling River Estuary to guard the food road under Li Fuming's control.

It's just that Zhang Cheng agreed to send guerrilla Kuang Yongzhong and Du Si Tang Xiancheng two battalions of infantry to garrison Mamatou Mountain and Xiaoling River Estuary for another reason!
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