Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 217 The Great Victory in Liaodong
"Where is Mangurtai?! Tell him to get out!"

In Fushun City, when Hu Erhan and others brought Nurhachi and Huang Taiji who were lying on the cart into the Zeng Ming army's garrison mansion, everyone started to curse like crazy.

In their view, the reason why the Jin army suffered such a serious loss was because of Mangurtai's failure to make an appointment or retreat without a fight.

Hu Erhan, Yang Guli and others cursed loudly, while Zhenglan Banner Jiala Ezhen, who stayed behind in Fushun City, led people forward, and then knelt on the ground and replied:
"Darhan, the Ming army gathered [-] troops at Yahu Pass, and the first pass was breached. After learning about it, my master led the troops to Xingjing!"

Darhan was Nurhachi's imperial seal to Hu Erhan, and when Hu Erhan heard that the first pass of Yahu Pass had been breached, he immediately understood why Mangurtai led the army to withdraw.

Hu Erhan naturally knew the importance of Xingjing to the Jin army, but he also knew that the Jin army lost so badly in this battle, and he had to find someone to take responsibility.

This time they entered Liao, not only did they fail to eat any part of the Ming army after the division, but they lost tens of thousands of troops. All this can only be blamed on Mang Gurtai.

"Cough-cough-"

Suddenly, at this time, Nurhachi, who was the first to be in a coma, woke up. When he woke up, his complexion was pale, and he was lying on the cart. He felt a little sensation in his thigh, but when he moved a little, he felt a sharp pain.

"Are you in Fushun..."

Nurhachi moved slightly, the pain in his legs made him break out in cold sweat, but he persisted in asking.

"Khan, I've arrived in Fushun, it's just..."

"Say!"

Hu Erhan and others didn't know what to say, and they didn't tell the truth until Nurhachi questioned them.

When Nurhachi heard that tens of thousands of soldiers and horses had been lost, and that the Yaful pass had been broken through the first pass, compared to the physical pain, the qi stagnation in his chest made him unable to breathe for a while.

At this time, he no longer has the energy to blame Mangurtai, because what Mangurtai did was right.

Hetuala is the old nest of the Jin army, not to mention the craftsmen and food, just if the Eight Banners family members there are captured and killed, it will be enough to make the Jin country fall apart.

Once Hetuala is breached, the Kingdom of Jin will follow in the footsteps of Beiyuan and become a nomadic tribe that cannot even make iron pots by itself.

"Where's Huang Taiji..." Nurhachi didn't give the first order, but asked about Huang Taiji's situation.

Regarding this, Hu Erhan looked at the cart next to him.

Nurhachi followed his gaze. On the two carts beside him, Huang Taiji's chest heaved and heaved. It could be seen that he was still alive, but judging from his face, he was seriously injured...

On the cart next to Huang Taiji, Du Du was already abnormally pale, and there were even some dark red and dark purple spots on some joints.

"Xian Ling, Mang Gurtai, and De Ge Lei, led everything in Hetuala, and retreated to Huifa City."

Nurhachi didn't have time to be sad. With his pale face and sweat all over his face, he said these words intermittently, and then ordered:

"Order Daishan to retreat to Tieling, and Yuetuo to station in Fushun."

"If the Ming army came to attack the city, they had to break down the city wall before they could withdraw."

"Daishan led the people, horses and livestock in Tieling and Kaiyuan to grab the grain immediately, and burned the grain that could not be harvested, and the army withdrew to Wuyewuwei..."

"Yue Tuo used Fushun, Sarhu City, Jiefan City and other cities to garrison and retreat successively, retreating to Huifa City..."

After talking about a lot of arrangements in one breath, Nurhachi was almost out of breath. After taking a few deep breaths in a row, he continued to face the pain, opened his eyes and said:
"Those who were seriously injured in this battle were all evacuated to Huifa City..."

"Khan, you don't need to talk about it, I understand how to do it." Hu Erhan responded uncomfortably, but Nurhachi glanced sideways at the unconscious Huang Taiji and said:

"If Huang Taiji wakes up, let him supervise the country temporarily, if he can't wake up, let Daishan supervise the country..."

"..."

After uttering Huang Taiji's order to become a state supervisor, the seriously injured Nurhachi closed his eyes, not wanting to say another word, but it was his last sentence that made the faces of everyone around him change drastically.

Around him, at this time, there are four people including Yang Guli, Hu Erhan, Abatai, and Jierhalang.

Among the four, Yang Guli was neutral because he had seen the end of Chu Ying and Dai Shan, so he did not easily stand in line.

Hu Erhan, Jierhalang, and Yue Tuo, who organized the retreat on the south bank of the Hun River, were all close to Huang Taiji, so they were very happy about Nurhachi's choice, but they still showed great sadness on their faces.

Except for these three people, the one with the biggest inner fluctuation is Abatai.

As the seventh son of Nurhachi, Abatai participated in the battle earlier than his younger brothers because of his age advantage, and made contributions earlier, so Nurhachi still thinks highly of him.

However, due to the humble status of her mother, she is only a Baylor at the moment, and the seats on weekdays are even lower than Zhuhe Shuo Baylor.

Seeing that his own Khan Ama would rather give the position of supervisor to Huang Taiji, who didn't know if he would survive, rather than say a word to him, Abatai's heart suddenly felt resentment.

It's just that Hu Erhan and others are here, he doesn't dare to get angry, so he can only hold his breath.

But Hu Erhan, after scanning the crowd, opened his mouth and said:

"The Great Khan and Jian Guo were injured, so we should send troops and horses to send them and the seriously injured soldiers to Huifa City first."

"Huifa City is more than [-] miles away from here. I am afraid that riding in a horse-drawn carriage will inevitably lead to bumps. In the situation of Da Khan and the Crown Prince, we must not move lightly. Let the medical craftsman accompany the carriage first."

"I personally accompanied Dahan and the others to Huifa City."

When Hu Erhan's words came out, Yang Guli didn't object, but nodded.

Seeing that the two ministers were like this, Abatai naturally couldn't say anything, so he could only nod along.

Taking the opportunity, Yang Guli also said:

"The slaves are going to count the casualties of the army. Abatai Belle, you will lead the soldiers and horses with two red flags to station in Saerhu City to prevent the Ming army from coming from the direction of Hetuala."

"Hmm..." Abatai nodded, and Hu Erhan also took the opportunity to say:
"The soldiers and horses in Sanyangyubao and other places can also retreat in advance. It will not do much to keep them there."

Hu Erhan's words won the approval of the three people, because after experiencing this disastrous defeat, they all knew that the Ming army was no longer the weak Ming army in Liaozhen.

The casualties of tens of thousands, or even tens of thousands of troops, were enough to cause the Kingdom of Jin to face an internal turmoil.

At this time, it is necessary to transfer all the soldiers and horses in unimportant places to important places, and then retreat in time to get out of the city.

For example, Fushun, a city that is very easy to conquer from the inside out, only needs to follow what my own sweat said just now, let the Ming army smash it with artillery, and then retreat.

To stick to it means to consume, and the Jin Army can't afford to consume it.

This is only a political defeat. If you want to talk about military affairs, then the loss in entering Liao this time can be said to be heavy, and such a loss will greatly motivate the soldiers of the Ming army.

The Ming army's "fear of gold" for several years will be completely cured because of this battle, but what about inside the Jin army?

After experiencing this battle, will the surviving soldiers and horses suffer from "phobia" from then on?
No one can guarantee it, so after making the arrangements, Hu Erhan and the others started to act separately, but while they were acting, some people were being hit hard...

"Rumble--"

The sound of rumbling horseshoes sounded in the dark night, and the Ming army on the south bank of the Hun River, which had rested for a quarter of an hour, launched a frontal charge again.

Seeing this, the Jin Army of the Zhenglan Banner immediately ordered the Han soldiers to guard with long spears, and then the headquarters led the broken soldiers of the Jin Army to take out their infantry bows and shoot on their backs.

Thousands of arrows fell like a torrential rain, and there were not a few people in the Ming army who were hit by arrows and went mad. However, all of this was not important to the soldiers of the Ming army.

What they care about is the head on Jianlu's shoulders!That head worth one hundred taels of silver!
"kill--"

The advance of the army and the charge of tens of thousands of cavalry was a suffocating horror for the Jin army whose number did not exceed [-].

The four cavalry guards and the Daning iron cavalry who acted as the main attackers raised their lances, forcibly withstood the blow of the four rounds of arrow rain from the step bow, and rushed to a distance of fifteen steps with their bodies full of arrows. In the next second, The trigger is pulled.

"Bang bang bang-"

The sound of dense riding blunderbuss sounded, and the bullets flew out. After pulling the trigger, the cavalry in the front row immediately turned their horses and retreated.

At this moment, the Ming army spread out like a blooming flower on the other side, and retreated to the main formation. At the same time, the soldiers of the Jin army who were shot in the face fell one after another.

The infantry archers were trying their best to stand out, and at the same time the artillery of the Jin army also opened fire.

"Boom—"

Dozens of low-quality iron cannons fired shotguns, and a row of Ming army cavalry fell down, but the artillery only had one round, while the Ming army's offensive was endless.

Gradually, the reinforcements on the south bank of the Hun River, the Jianlu of the Zhenglan Banner and the false captives of the Han soldiers, also began to waver, and the already restless soldiers couldn't help but want to retreat.

"Don't panic! Raise your shield and shoot!"

Yue Tuo was commanding the army, but the Jin army was human after all. After shooting dozens of arrows in a row, the muscles of the arms and back were already sore, and the disadvantages of the archers were revealed at this moment.

At this moment, more than [-] Golden Army ships arrived at the south bank of the Hun River again, and Yue Tuo immediately commanded the defeated soldiers of the Two Yellow Banners to evacuate first.

The face-to-face confrontation of the Ming army also ended after a cup of tea. All the cavalry rode their horses and ran for a distance of one mile, got off their horses and reloaded their guns.

For He Shixian, Cao Wenzhao and other tens of thousands of cavalry who did not have guns, they took a rest after shooting arrows in the face.

"Duogan and Liaoying are resting in place, and the four cavalry guards and the three guards of Daning are ready to confront each other!"

Man Gui glanced at the battlefield ground in the distance. Under the light of the bonfires on both sides of the Jin army, there were thousands of fake prisoners of the Jin army and soldiers of the Ming army who fell in front of the formation, most of them were the corpses of the Jin army. The Ming army occupied only a small part.

"Blow the horn!"

Man Gui gave an order to the Tangqi behind him, and dozens of Tangqi continued to sound the horn to charge forward.

At this time, the two yellow flags left the shore and withdrew towards Fushun in the north. Seeing this, Yue Tuo of the Jin Army had no choice but to order:
"The army advances along the Hunhe River and retreats outside the pass!"

Fushun is an important pass of the Liaodong Great Wall. It is located on the commanding heights north of the Hunhe River Valley, so going east is uphill.

This kind of terrain is very beneficial to the infantry, but it is not a particularly big obstacle to the cavalry of the Ming army.

Man Gui didn't care about the retreat of the Jin army, he just ordered numbly, and repeatedly confronted the cavalry until the horses in the army began to foam at the mouth and died of exhaustion, then he gave the order to stop the confrontation.

The Jin army lost six miles of corpses, and finally succeeded in withdrawing from the Great Wall by virtue of the artillery at the juncture of Fushun and the disadvantage of the Ming army's lack of horsepower.

Seeing Yue Tuo retreating with his soldiers and horses, Man Gui also knew that the cavalry could not cross Fushun Pass, so he immediately ordered:
"Order the whole army, harvest the heads, and build up the corpses!"

Since the head has to be handed over to the imperial horse inspector for credit, it cannot be used as a base for viewing, but the corpse is also fine.

Under Man Gui's order, the iron cavalry of the Ming army began to dismount one after another, and across a mile of land, they made up for the Jin army lying on the ground and harvested their heads.

The corpses of the harvesters were stripped of their armor and clothes, leaving only a pair of trousers, and piled them up like sandbags.

He Shixian's troops had sufficient horse power, so they took on the task of collecting corpses along the way, wrapping the corpses of the Jin army along the way around their necks with a lasso, and dragged them towards this place.

Cao Wenzhao's soldiers and horses skillfully cut off the heads of Jianlu's corpses, while Man Gui's soldiers and horses were still doing the task of piling up corpses.

All of this was done under the watchful eyes of the Jin Army in Fushun Pass, but Yue Tuo, the commander in chief, dared not continue to leave the pass after he climbed to the top of the city.

"Send an order to Xiong Jinglue to send the Shenyang grain ship to bring enough soybeans, and then order someone to bring over the well-trained horses that Mr. Wang has built."

While Man Gui gave the order, he made a gesture of camping here, and so did He Shixian and Cao Wenzhao.

With the dispatch of Tangqi one by one, the camp was set up little by little, and the sky became brighter...

At the same time that a white belly appeared on the horizon, on the grassland on the south bank of the Hun River, in front of the Ming army camp, a hill made of corpses was exposed to the light.

All the corpses had their heads cut off, and the blood flowed out from the big mouth of the bowl to the Hun River, gradually staining one corner of it red, and the number of heads pickled by the Ming army with lime was even more impressive for He Shixian and others. People laughed from ear to ear.

Except for Man Gui and Cao Wenzhao, the whole army is happy, while Man Gui and Cao Wenzhao are waiting for Xiong Tingbi's arrival.

And when Xiong Tingbi led the army to the south bank of the Hun River, it was already Yinshi three quarters (03:45).

Looking at Fushun on the north bank of the Hun River, at this moment he can do nothing but say "set camp".

The only thing to be thankful for is the mountain of golden army heads, as well as the captured horses and armor.

The leaders of various places are counting, and after the counting is over, they are sent to Guangning.

Under the gallop of Tang Qi's galloping horse, the urgent documents sent for [-] miles were sent to Xiping Fort more than [-] miles away.

Four hours later, when the Ming army on the south bank of the Hun River had already begun to attack Fushun City, Zhu Youjian also successfully obtained a rough beheading estimate from the front line.

In the battle of Mangui, Cao Wenzhao, Nurhachi, and Huang Taiji, the Ming army beheaded more than [-] ranks in total.

After that, Nurhachi broke through and was blocked by Xiong Tingbi and others in Chaoyang Mountain. In the battle of Chaoyang Mountain, the Ming army beheaded more than [-] levels of the Jin army, and the specific number has not yet been calculated.

Afterwards, the Jin army broke through the encirclement and fled to the east in order to survive. The three soldiers led by Man Gui, He Shixian, and Cao Wenzhao led the cavalry to pursue them. They chased to the south bank of Fushun and beheaded more than [-] people.

Man Gui repeatedly confronted Yuetuo and Zhenglan Qi and other Jin troops, and beheaded more than a thousand real captives and more than [-] false captives.

All of this is the statistics obtained from several battles in the Liaoshen Plain. The total number of real captives is more than [-], the false captives are [-], and the total is [-]. , maybe higher...

Nurhachi's [-] troops entered Liao, and more than [-] people were directly killed on the battlefield, and perhaps not a few were injured.

There are more than [-] real captive heads, what kind of concept is this?
Historically, from the forty-sixth year of Wanli to the time before Jianlu entered the pass, for a total of [-] years, the total beheading of Jianlu by the Ming army was only more than [-] levels. grades.

This is only the gain of the Ming army after Nurhachi failed to enter the Liao Dynasty, and the next step is the highlight...

"Any news about Huang Taiji and Nurhachi?"

After closing the file, Zhu Youjian's eyes were as calm as a pool of water, and Lu Wenzhao, who was standing in front of him, also bowed and said:

"The former army has reported back, and it has been confirmed that Huang Taiji suffered serious injuries during the battle of Yingpan, and at one point could only lie on horseback."

"As for the battle at Chaoyang Mountain and the battle at Hunhe, it was too dark, and the Jin army didn't raise their torches, so I really couldn't see clearly..."

"..." Zhu Youjian was silent for a moment, with mixed feelings in his heart.

He was not sure whether Huang Taiji was dead or not, which made him a little uneasy.

Although as far as the current beheading is concerned, the Jin army has completely broken its spine, and the third and fourth armies of the Ming army are also heading towards Hetuala, but he is still worried.

Daming needs an extremely stable situation to deal with the subsequent internal turmoil. If Huang Taiji is alive, it will always be a disaster.

Although judging from the current military newspaper, almost all the two white flags were wiped out, and only a small number of people escaped. Huang Taiji had no leverage and strength to seek benefits within the Jin army, but Zhu Youjian still had to be on guard.

"The army continues to attack. By the end of July, I want to see the restoration of Liaodong, and all the stone fortresses in the Zhengtong period within a hundred miles of the Great Wall except Liaodong will be repaired and restored."

"Yes!"

Zhu Youjian gave the order, and Lu Wenzhao also responded honestly. After he gave the order, Zhu Youjian did not end the arrangement, but asked about things other than the restoration of Liao:
"How is the Ryukyu Mansion going?"

Seeing Zhu Youjian asking about things outside Liaodong, Lu Wenzhao quickly responded:

"Since the beginning of this year, Fujian, Guangdong and other places have encountered Longhang (typhoon), and floods have occurred. The price of rice has risen from [-] yuan per stone in February to [-] yuan per stone."

"The price of rice is too expensive, so more people moved to Ryukyu Prefecture."

"As of June [-]th, Ryukyu Mansion currently has more than [-] households, more than [-] people, more than [-] cattle, more than [-] horses, and more than [-] acres of land..."

Lu Wenzhao replied honestly, and Zhu Youjian nodded in satisfaction after listening.

Compared with the land of Liaodong, the reclamation of Ryukyu Mansion is indeed too easy.

Coupled with the large number of people, it is not surprising that the Yumajian produces food, farm tools and livestock at such a speed.

Rubbing the center of his brows, Zhu Youjian got up and said:

"Tell Huanglong that he doesn't have to worry about the food issue, and let me develop the Ryukyu Mansion first."

"Yes!" Lu Wenzhao responded, but quickly said tentatively:

"Your Highness, I don't understand that in Guangdong, there are still a lot of land that can be cultivated. It's just that the people don't have enough money and food to cultivate."

"Why don't you do Ryukyu in Guangdong, maybe you can reclaim millions of acres of arable land..."

Regarding Lu Wenzhao's confusion, Zhu Youjian could only explain:
"Guangdong is different from Ryukyu. Although Guangdong has a large area, it has many mountains and few plains."

"In terms of the difficulty of reclamation, it is no less difficult than Yungui, not to mention the places that can be reclaimed. Most of them have already been reclaimed. Instead of wasting energy, it is better to move to Ryukyu."

What Zhu Youjian said was straightforward but practical.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the amount of arable land in Guangdong was only over [-] million mu, but the population was over [-] million, and the per capita arable land was less than [-] mu.

In the late Ming Dynasty, according to Zhu Youjian's memory, the arable land in Guangdong had reached more than [-] million mu, but the population had at least doubled, but the per capita arable land area still did not exceed three mu.

The peak of Guangdong's cultivated land, in Zhu Youjian's memory, has never exceeded [-] million mu, and it sounds easy to use more than [-] million mu of land to feed [-] million people, but if it is true, Apocalypse, During the reign of Chongzhen, there would not be many times of great hunger in Guangdong.

Instead of wasting energy on other places that are difficult to cultivate, it is better to relocate the people directly.

Jiangxi, Huguang, Fujian, Zhejiang, Nanzhili...

The population of these five provinces was as high as [-] million during the Hongwu period, and even if the population is only doubled now, there are still more than [-] million people.

Solving their food problem in the event of an imminent natural disaster is what Zhu Youjian needs to consider.

Although the drought broke out in the five provinces a few years later than in the north, the time left for Zhu Youjian was only about ten years.

In ten years, more than half of the [-] million population must be diluted out. In this place, there are only Nanyang and overseas feudal lords...

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian looked at Lu Wenzhao, brought the topic back to Liaodong, and said:

"The old slave's battle in Liaodong is the first victory for me in the Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty! Report the matter to the emperor immediately!"

"In addition, transfer [-] taels of silver to the Artillery Factory and Tianjin Shipyard, and then send a message to Huanglong, planning to expand the three guards of the navy to seven guards in the Ryukyu Prefecture. At the same time, tell Li Ruolian, the Fusi of Beizhen, to investigate Nanyang for me. news..."

"Your Highness..." Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Lu Wenzhao first responded, and then said:
"The battle to revive the Liao Dynasty is not over yet. Is it too early to inquire about Nanyang news?"

When Lu Wenzhao's words were spoken, Zhu Youjian snorted slightly, and then responded:
"In the land of Nanyang, there are only tens of thousands of Western barbarians, why should we care about it? Just dispatching navy soldiers and horses, they can be wiped out, which is considered..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian recalled the massacres of the Han people in Nanyang by the Dutch and the Spaniards in history in the past [-] years, and he couldn't help emphasizing:

"It can also be regarded as revenge for the tens of thousands of Ming people who died in Lu Song in the [-]st year of Wanli..."

(End of this chapter)