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Chapter 174 Retreat

Dodo roared loudly.

Huang Taiji kept the three brothers in order to check and balance the other big Baylors and secure his position.

However, in order to make them obedient, beat them often.

Doduo was young and energetic, and had already felt unhappy.

"Duo Duo! Don't be disrespectful to the Great Khan!" Dorgon scolded, his tone stern.

The wall has ears.

Dorgon couldn't guarantee whether there were any shadows of Huang Taiji among the people around him.

Huang Taiji was already very afraid of them. If Huang Taiji knew their dissatisfaction and wanted to deal with them, their situation would be in danger.

"What kind of Khan is he! Father Khan intended to let you, Brother Fourteen, succeed you! It was Huang Taiji who joined forces with other Baylors to force our mother to be buried..."

"shut up!"

Dorgon slapped the table in front of him heavily.

"Duoduo! If you still recognize me as the fourteenth brother, you will never mention this matter again in the future!"

Whoa!
In the big tent, everyone knelt on the ground in unison, not daring to speak out.

Dorgon's eyes swept over everyone.

No one dared to look up at him.

They all knew that the words they heard were enough to bring them death.

In the end, Dorgon's face gradually softened.

"You are all my confidantes. Duoduo just made a slip of the tongue, I believe everyone will never go out and talk nonsense. Anyone who dares to talk nonsense is the sworn enemy of our two white flags!"

"Slave dare not!"

All the people brushed the tunnel together.

Dorgon had warned everyone, so he nodded, thought for a while, and ordered:
"Choose some from these prisoners of war and send them to Huang Taiji."

Huang Taiji's face still needs to be given.

But he, Dorgon, also wanted to let Huang Taiji know that he was not allowed to be kneaded at will.

To keep some prisoners of war, he also needs to understand the situation of the Ming army.

……

"Idiots! They're all a bunch of idiots!"

Chinese army tent.

Huang Taiji was furious and overturned the table.

At the entrance of the big tent, the guarding soldiers stood upright, not daring to speak out.

Khan was furious.

Moreover, it was a rage that had never been seen before.

Huang Taiji was really about to explode.

Ming Jun is too cunning.

The banner soldiers of the Han army infected with pimple disease who he poisoned and sent were sent back...

Those prisoners of war were divided into all directions and entered each banner.

By the time Huang Taiji reacted, it was already too late.

Huang Taiji heard that even the banner owners of each banner interrogated the prisoners in person.

He sent people to beg for prisoners of war, but instead hit a soft nail with several banner owners.

Each sent him some prisoners of war.

But Huang Taiji knew that they all kept some prisoners of war in the camp.

Huang Taiji felt his scalp go numb.

"Asshole! Do you think this is a good thing?"

This is a patient with pimple disease!

This time, it will completely explode in the entire army.

"How could the Ming army be so vicious? My eight-banner army, plus the Mongolian banner and the Han army banner, has nearly 20 troops! If the plague spreads, how many lives will die in vain!"

Huang Taiji felt cold all over.

I just feel that this Ming army general is really too vicious.

What made Huang Taiji even more troubled was that if he didn't tell the truth to the banners now, everyone would lie to him and let the prisoners of war who led the troops stay in the barracks, and the plague would explode soon.

At that time, the Eight Banners army will collapse without a fight.

When the pimple disease broke out, it didn't matter whether it was an ordinary soldier or a prince or aristocrat, even Huang Taiji would be very dangerous.

But if the truth was told to the banners, once the news spread, the morale of the army would immediately dissipate.

Don't talk about fighting, when the time comes, people will panic, and it will be over.

This time when Huang Taiji came out, he brought out all the elites of the Dajin Kingdom.

Once the plague spreads and the elite of the Great Jin Kingdom are wiped out, the consequences will be unimaginable!
"Is this Da Jin who is going to kill me?"

Huang Taiji was gloomy and in a dilemma.

Who would have thought that Lin Danhan, who had just driven away a few days ago, would fall into such a situation?
"retreat!"

Huang Taiji's expression quickly became resolute.

At this time, he must not have any hesitation, let alone be depressed.

If even he is depressed, Dajin Kingdom is really doomed!
It has become meaningless to continue besieging the Ming army here. If Guihua City cannot be defeated, the plague in their camp will be the first to break out.

Even if Huang Taiji didn't say anything, the news wouldn't be concealed for long.

At that time, there will be chaos in the camp, and if the Ming army takes the opportunity to attack and counterattack, they will be at risk of a disastrous defeat across the board.

The only thing to do is to retreat the troops first, and when they are in a safe zone, make the plague known to the public, and then find a way to stabilize the morale of the troops.

Only when the morale of the army is stable can we make other plans.

"Send the order, retreat!"

With Huang Taiji's order, Zhenghuang Qi immediately began to sort out the camp.

"Father Khan, what's going on? Why did you suddenly withdraw the army?"

Hauge was wearing a yellow flag. He was the eldest son of Huang Taiji, so he naturally dared not disobey his father Khan's orders, but he couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Don't ask! Withdraw your troops first! I will naturally tell you the reason later." Huang Taiji said.

"Yes, Father Khan." Hauge could only agree.

However, Hauge was easy to deal with, but other banner owners were not so easy to deal with.

The order to retreat was conveyed, and all the flags suddenly boiled.

Soon, all the major banner owners gathered in the big tent of Huang Taiji's central army.

"Khan, why do you want to retreat?"

"Yeah, Khan! It was you who said back then that you couldn't retreat, that you wanted to take down Guihua City at all costs, and wiped out this Ming army! Now you are the one who says you want to retreat! What exactly do you want?"

"If you want to retreat, why don't you retreat sooner? Our two red flags are almost wiped out. You want us to retreat now. What is your intention, Huang Taiji?"

"..."

Several banner owners, Baylor, have been troubled by the war for the past few days, and each one of them is on fire!

Now, Huang Taiji suddenly asked everyone to retreat during this period, and they all exploded at once.

Some of them wanted to retreat, and they didn't want to fight anymore.

The key is that until now, the losses of each banner are too great!

This loss must be borne by someone.

"The incident happened suddenly! This incident is related to our national destiny. There is no time to explain anything. You must return to the camp immediately, supervise the army, and prepare to withdraw." Huang Taiji said.

"Does the Khan not treat us as human beings? At least give us a reason to withdraw our troops?" Yue Tuo said.

Huang Taiji glanced at Yue Tuo with displeasure.

"Yue Tuo, what is your identity? How dare you question the Great Khan? The Great Khan has already said, withdraw the troops first, now is not the time to say more! Do you want to plot rebellion?"

Jierhalang drew out his knife and glared at Yuetuo angrily.

Jierhalang is the owner of the Xianglan Banner. After Huang Taiji came to power, he adopted a strategy to abolish Amin and supported the obedient Jierhalang to come to power.

He had always listened to Huang Taiji's words and was very obedient. After being supported as the banner owner, he was grateful for Huang Taiji's kindness and obeyed Huang Taiji's orders.

Now seeing Yue Tuo questioning Huang Taiji in public, he immediately lost his temper.

Hauge also stared at Yuetuo.

"Yue Tuo, don't hesitate to admit your mistake to Da Khan!"

Daishan couldn't bear to see his son suffer, so he scolded him.

He was talking about admitting mistakes, not confessing guilt.

The attitude was obvious, Yue Tuo bowed his head, hoping that Huang Taiji would step down, otherwise, he would not agree.

"That's it!"

Huang Taiji waved his hand.

If there was a commotion, among the eight banners, he could absolutely mobilize only the two yellow banners, plus Jierhalang's inlaid blue banner.

This force is stronger than the two white flags of the Dorgon brothers, let alone the two red flags of Daishan and his son.

But if the opponent is pushed into a hurry, if the opponent's four flags unite, Huang Taiji will not be able to bear it.

What's more, now that there are internal and external troubles, it is not the time to split again.

"Brothers, this is a life-and-death moment for our Dajin. After you go back, you should leave the camp immediately without any hesitation. Daishan, Yuetuo, after you two red flags are in charge, I will send you another ten Mongolian cows. No killing Enemy, just delay the enemy for two hours!"

Huang Taiji's tone was beyond doubt.

There was a flash of anger on Daishan's face.

The loss of their two red flags was already serious, and if it is broken again, it is unknown how many more people will die!
He still wanted to argue with reason, but Yue Tuo had already agreed and winked at him.

Daishan could only forcefully suppress his anger, and then agreed.

Coming out of the big tent of the Chinese army, Dai Shan immediately asked angrily:
"Yue Tuo, what exactly do you mean? You are the one who questioned Huang Taiji! Stop me, and you are the one who promises to end!"

"Father! I doubt Huang Taiji because the sudden withdrawal of troops now is not good for our Dajin Kingdom!
We have paid such a high price, and now, this Ming army is besieged here, and they will probably run out of food in a short time.As long as we continue to siege, victory must belong to us.

Da Khan is going to retreat now, which is really confusing!I agree with the Empress Dowager because of the overall situation.

Now that the Great Khan has decided to retreat, there are always people who want to be the last ones.It is impossible for the two yellow flags of the Great Khan to be in the rear.

He also intends to win over the three Dorgon brothers to contain us, and if he thinks about it, he will not let the two white flags back.

Zhenglan Banner has been abolished.The Xianglan Banner has always been the confidant of the Great Khan... In the end, it can only be us!
It is precisely because we have suffered heavy losses this time that we cannot tolerate infighting any more!
Furthermore, this Ming army is only good at positional warfare. If they dare to chase us, if we suddenly counterattack in the wild, it is not certain who will win! "

Yue Tuo looked very unconvinced.

Fighting against this Ming army, he always felt too aggrieved, and the strength of the clansmen was not fully displayed, which made him very unhappy.

Daishan sighed heavily.

My son knows it himself.

This son is straightforward by nature and easily offends people verbally, but he has a lot of affection for Jianzhou Jurchen and Dajin Kingdom, and he has a big picture.

Just offended Huang Taiji verbally, and immediately agreed to sacrifice the interests of the two red flags to break the heir... This kind of thing can only be done by Yue Tuo.

Just like before, Yue Tuo persuaded him to support Huang Taiji as a great sweater, which was considered a meritorious service.

But after Huang Taiji ascended the throne, Yue Tuo was convicted many times in language, which made Huang Taiji unhappy...

Dai Shan has long seen that Huang Taiji intends to abolish the Yuetuo Banner Lord.

With emotion in their hearts, the two returned to the camp and arranged for people to leave the camp.

……

Guihua city position.

The Eight Banners army retreated with great fanfare, and Zhao Cheng naturally got the information immediately.

"Huang Taiji is about to escape!"

Zhao Cheng reacted immediately.

"My lord, we can't let them run away like this! These Tartars have been chasing us for so long, if they want to run away now, that's impossible!"

"Yes! My lord, we can't let them escape!"

"My lord, give the order! Hurry up and hunt them down!"

"..."

Niu Dali and the others had louder voices.

"Don't worry! Of course it's impossible to let them escape! However, you can't chase them blindly."

Zhao Cheng paced with his arms behind his back, thinking for a while.

"First of all, Guihua City was built by us with hard work, and some people must be left behind."

As soon as these words were uttered, the audience suddenly fell silent.

Including Niu Dali, several young generals all lowered their heads, not daring to make eye contact with Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng saw it and was happy.

"Aren't you all very active? Why are you all bowing your heads now? Niu Dali..."

"do not!"

Niu Dali shuddered, and suddenly raised his head, with a pleading expression on his face.

"My lord, please don't let me stay behind! Finally, there is a chance to hunt down the Tartars. There are so many Tartars... If you let me stay behind, I will die of depression."

"I didn't tell you to stay behind."

Zhao Cheng rolled his eyes.

"Besides, staying behind is also an arduous task. Maybe the Tartars will come back! We must leave someone who can take care of himself."

"Then I don't want to either." Niu Dali lowered his head and muttered, "I just want to follow my lord."

"All right!"

Zhao Cheng nodded.

"You recruit 700 people, one with three horses, ready to go out with me. Li Erdan, the rest of the people will be handed over to you to command, and you will be responsible for staying behind!"

A look of frustration flashed across Li Erdan's face, but he quickly stood to attention, saluted and agreed.

"Don't underestimate the work of staying behind. I'm not just talking casually. The Tartars may really come back with their carbine. Even if they don't come back with the whole army, they will send some cavalry back.

So, you must keep your spirits up.Guihua City must not be allowed to fall.

In addition, while we are away, the construction of Guihua City must be stepped up.Let these prisoners of war work hard.

If there are any herdsmen who want to come to seek refuge, they will accept them, give them two meals, and let them work. "

Zhao Cheng earnestly urged.

If Guihua City is to be built, population is the most important thing.

Zhao Cheng plans to turn around and move some of the population from the mainland.

The population of the surrounding grassland tribes should also be attracted as much as possible.

Without too much delay, Zhao Cheng left enough supplies and weapons, led 700 people, and chased in the direction of the Eight Banners army's retreat.

The last ones were some Mongolian cavalrymen.

The Qiangdi army had one man and three horses, and they were much faster than the Mongolian cavalry. As they were getting closer and closer, they heard three cannon shots.

(End of this chapter)