Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 446 Apocalypse's Third Northern Expedition

"Fleeing north with food? It's impossible!"

"I would rather die in battle than flee north!"

"The Ming army just showed their attitude a little, and we thought of running away. What if we really fight?"

"I can't escape!"

"Even if I stick to Odorun, I won't run away!"

As Zhu Youjian expected, all the nobles in the Kingdom of Jin are quarreling at this moment. The reason is that when Huang Taiji learned that Zhu Youjian was personally conscripting, and that both Shangzhi and the Eastern Army Governor's Mansion intended to attack, he actually proposed the idea of ​​fleeing north with his family. proposal.

Unsurprisingly, such a proposal was rejected by more than [-]% of the nobles of the Kingdom of Jin the moment it was put forward.

They knew what the north was like. With the current strength and numbers of the Kingdom of Jin moving north, half of the people might die on the way.

In the small Shangjing Imperial Palace, all the nobles of the Kingdom of Jin were filled with righteous indignation, but facing them, Huang Taiji sat calmly in his seat, while Nurhachi sat in a wheelchair and fell asleep like a candle before the wind.

After counting the number of people, he began to order that the banners that obey the order of Shangjingcheng should move closer to Shangjingcheng, and the army will hunt north on the first day of March.

People who agreed began to stand up in piles, and some people were even cursing one second, and then agreed the next second.

Huang Taiji's questions left everyone speechless, but he said flatly:

"The grain of the Ming army is about 500 million to 800 million shi."

He had already guessed that Huang Taiji would become Dajin's big sweat, because now only he could lead Dajin out of the predicament, and he himself actually supported Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji knew very well in his heart that he was not Zhu Youjian's opponent in the military, so he still wanted to ask Nurhachi to take action.

In other words, there are three days before Huang Taiji will take people to flee north, and they just learned.

"This is only the situation of the enemy and our armies, but don't forget, what is the situation of the Eight Banners..."

"Yes..." He didn't get a good answer from Nurhachi, which made Huang Taiji feel a little uncomfortable, but his face remained calm, and he didn't want everyone to think that he was helpless.

"There is still a way to survive, but there is no way to survive if you don't move..."

It's not that Zhu Youjian didn't ask people to build the stone fort, but that the stone fort of the Ming army couldn't be built so fast.

Its subordinates also have sixteen stone fortresses, which are stuck in various Beishan passes 100 miles to the northeast, but each stone fortress has only [-] people.

The Ming army had too many cannons, and they failed to crack the Ming army's artillery, so Huang Taiji's tactic of double-teaming the Ming army with two mountain fortresses was declared a failure.

The only thing they hoped for was that the long supply line would drag down the Ming army.

However, no matter how unwilling they are, there is nothing they can do.

Seven years later, the Jianzhou Eight Banners finally recovered to 6 people, but in fact, nearly 2 of them have never fought a tough battle.

This infrastructure capability was also able to fight in the history of the late Ming Dynasty. You must know that Sun Chengzong and the others have built it for ten years, and they have only built a stone fort in the west of Liaoning that is more than 400 miles away.

"I need the exact number of people within ten days, and everyone will leave for Beishou in twenty days!"

"It's just that I can't be sure about the future path, but you can try to form an alliance with Hutudun and move westward."

"Yes!" Hearing Huang Taiji's military order, everyone agreed very happily at the moment.

"In this battle, the Ming army mobilized the 33th Guards of the Shangzhi Army and the 18rd Battalion of the Eastern Army, with a total of 600 people, claiming to be 20."

If they followed the schedule, they estimated that it would take 20 days to arrive in Allen County. After 20 days, it would be March [-]th.

"Your Highness, what about us?" Li Yi, the commander of the Xiaocavalry Guards, asked Zhu Youjian, because right now they are carrying the Xiaoqiguards with four straight cavalry guards and thousands of cannons, and they can't move fast.

It just so happened that from the upper capital to the west there is an endless plain area, so without Huang Taiji reminding them, they can all think of how Zhu Youjian will fight.

Facing the encirclement and suppression of a legion with 19 family members, how long can Jin Guo last?

"In addition, according to the previous deployment of the Ming army, there are at least [-] cannons participating in this battle, at least [-] cavalry, [-] cavalry and infantry, and [-] gunners."

In just five days, the sentry cavalry who kept running brought an accurate information. The number of people from various ethnic groups participating in the northern hunting was more than 19 Jurchen, more than 33 Han, and seven Mongolians. More than [-] people, a total of nearly [-] people.

No one wants to stay and wait to die, and the window for them to migrate is only the short forty days from the [-]th day of February to the [-]th day of March.

"4000 people can't defend the [-]-mile mountain range. Let Jinyiwei Feige in Shenyang send a letter to Guo Sangdai, asking him to send people to join forces with Shen Chaofeng, the commander of the Shence Guard, to garrison the [-]-mile mountain range."

"According to the news from the interlocutors, last year and a year, Yingzhou transported 600 million shi of grain to Liaodong, but the grain collected from Liaodong was basically not shipped out."

The sound of abuse rang out in the hall. Obviously, everyone was unwilling to move north, but at the same time, they also knew how much pressure the Ming army brought.

move north...

"Shut your stinky mouth!"

"Leave [-] cavalry to defend the civilian husbands, let them directly escort the artillery to the capital, and then order Cao Wenzhao to take the Shenwuwei and Lu Longwei from Taining Prefecture to the north to support Cao Bianjiao."

It is often difficult for small clans to recover their strength after being severely injured.

"Zhu Youjian wouldn't have thought that we would retreat without a fight, and there was still snow in the north. By the time he found out, you had already succeeded in hunting north."

This is only the south, the most troublesome thing is the west.

"Huang Taiji, from today onwards you will be the Great Khan of Dajin, and you will take the lead in the northward relocation of the tribe."

In other words, the 13 Mongolian and Han Jurchens have all become abandoned people.

"Jierhalang, do you want us to lie on the ice and snow in the north?"

"In this battle, Qi Wang Zhu Youjian personally sent 600 troops to Shangzhi. The generals included Cao Wenzhao who destroyed Duogan Mongolia, Cao Bianjiao who destroyed Japanese pirates, and Sun Shoufa, Cao Meng, and Guan Fumin. "

"The Ming army has mobilized 30 draft horses and rough horses in this battle, and that's not the total number. I think there will be more."

Whether it is the quality of individual soldiers or the quality of the legion, there is a big gap between this Golden Army Eight Banners and the Golden Army Eight Banners during the Sarhu Battle.

"My people know..."

The number of people left behind is far more than 12, and the number is more than 13.

"Time must be fast, without delay..."

In this way, in less than two years, Sun Shoufa also built over a hundred stone forts and some mountain cities responsible for the supply of the stone forts along the way, and reclaimed farmland in river valleys near the mountain cities to ensure local food supply.

Similarly, Guo Sangdai is also facing such a situation.

"Do you know how much food and supplies the Ming army has prepared?"

"Khan Ama?!"

Nurhachi couldn't think of a good solution. At his age, in this era, it is very rare for him to not be confused.

Similarly, Huang Taiji, who walked out of the hall, immediately gave an order to the banner owners of the Eight Banners: "The banner owners of each banner have counted the old and weak in their headquarters, and left the old and weak to defend the city to confuse the Ming army. Women, children and men are ready to hunt in the north."

"After going to the extreme north, go west, and then go south. It is best to go to the land in the river. Yelu Dashi fled to the river back then, so he had a chance to continue the country."

Thinking of these two words, all the nobles of the Kingdom of Jin felt bitter in their mouths.

Let Huang Taiji run away, then his arrangements for the past few years will be in vain.

"Have we repaired the city in the upper valley of the Blackwater River?!"

All the unwillingness turned into a sigh in the end, echoing in the hall.

He left 20 shimi for Nurhachi, and then began to let the Mongols drive the cattle and sheep northward, followed by grain trucks.

Now they have no hole cards to play, they are basically clear cards, but Zhu Youjian has a hole card that they may not know.

As for Sun Shoufa and Cao Meng, they are also the names of old acquaintances. Guan Fumin also shined in the Battle of Hetao, and there are almost all cavalry generals in the west.

Another fatal point exists between Ala Mountain City and Tuomuhe City, that is, the connection between the two subordinate stone fortresses. There are about [-] miles of mountain roads without stone fortresses to block them.

This scene is the same as the situation Chongzhen faced in history, but the only regret is that Chongzhen did not have Huang Taiji's determination and responsibility.

Fan Wencheng was silent when he opened his mouth, but it wasn't him who was silent, but all the nobles of the Kingdom of Jin.

"Khan, the year name can be named by Tian Cong..."

After all, Huang Taiji knelt down and bowed to Nurhachi sincerely, and Nurhachi glanced at him and at the crowd: "Back down."

"Who are the generals of the Ming army, do you know?"

Nurhachi's astonishing words caused uneasiness among everyone, especially Mangurtai and Azig, who reacted most violently.

"No, Khan Ama!"

"A bow from my son..."

Going further north, it is not the city under the direct control of the Ming army, but the city under the direct control of the Beishan Jurchen of Nu Ergan.

This process came little by little. By the time someone in Taining Prefecture was able to provide supplies for the Ming army, it would have been nine years since the apocalypse.

That is to say, from the ninth year of the apocalypse, the Ming army had the strength to build stone fortresses to the north.

Although four hundred miles of stone castles are missing right now, it is impossible for Zhu Youjian to blame them.

Even though he doesn't have Duo Gan Ying right now, he has a more powerful Shang Zhi.

After many crusades against Liaodong and the battle of Liaodong, in fact, after the battle of Liaodong, there were less than 15 males over the age of 5 in the Jin Army, and only more than 13 men over the age of 3000. .

"Three 10,000+ cattle and sheep, 60 stones of rice and wheat seem like a lot, but at most they can only be eaten for half a year. Even if Han craftsmen and Han soldiers are abandoned, they can only eat for one year."

"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. If we perish, then Zhu Youjian's next target is Mobei. Although Hutudun is greedy for money and ungrateful, he still has this vision."

If you stay, you must die. The Dongzhen Kingdom in the Mengjin War is the best example.

"North Kari..."

Nurhachi was in low spirits like a candle in the wind, facing Huang Taiji's gaze, he rarely opened his eyes and glanced at the court.

It seemed that there was no problem with his arrangement, except that under Liu Aita's internal response, the Jinyiwei hidden in Shangjing City ran directly towards Taining City.

"Only moved north..."

How to move, Huang Taiji had an idea in his mind, so he said to Nurhachi:
"I will count the old and the weak, women and children on the same day, take the Mongolian and Han Eight Banners to hunt north, and leave five months' food for you, Khan Ama."

In the past, there were Monan and Mobei to contain Daming, and now Monan has been taken back by Daming. Although Lin Danhan in Mobei has [-] to [-] Rangers, he is not successful after all.

If Huang Taiji wanted to hunt north, he didn't need to attack the stone fort, he could just pass through the four hundred miles of mountains and forests, and the Ming army had no ability to stop them.

"Please profusely set the year name..."

It's a pity that Nurhachi is already old now, and when he gets old, it's hard for him to be smart.

"No need." Huang Taiji didn't think about it, but stood up under Nurhachi's gaze: "The 16th year of the Mandate of Heaven is still used as the year name. If we can survive this year, it will not be too late to change the country name."

At the peak of the Jianzhou Eight Banners, there were a total of 10 horses, but this was the case of males over the age of 13.

But right now, after the Ming army's years of burning wasteland, many nobles in the Kingdom of Jin can feel that they are making progress.

Calculating carefully, it took him and Sun Shoufa two people to build stone fortresses, one east and one west, for about three years, but they have already built more than 300 stone forts scattered in the Nuergan Beishan area with a straight-line distance of [-] miles.

The Ming army has a city directly under the Ming army in the northwest, named Ala Mountain City, which is located between the valleys on the north bank of Heilongjiang. It is the location of Hailanpao in the late Qing Dynasty. The Ming army stationed Shence Guard here, with 600 people. And eight thousand people.

Just like right now, after confirming the thoughts of many nobles, Huang Taiji immediately turned his head to look at Nurhachi.

After all, Zhu Youjian turned to look at the carriage: "Li Dingguo, do you want to go to the capital with Gu Ce, or go slowly in a carriage?!"

Zhu Youjian once again went on a personal expedition, and this time the lineup was still luxurious. Cao Wenzhao and the others had fought against him and knew his bravery.

"Do you know how long the Ming army's supply line is? How long can they launch an expedition?"

As a staunch promoter of Huang Taiji's policy, Jierharang responded loudly to all the nobles of the Kingdom of Jin who retorted, but such a response was only met with abuse:

Jin Yiwei's report was over, but Zhu Youjian kept frowning. He briefly measured the map with his hands and a ruler, then put away the cloth ruler and said:

Even if this news is [-]% false, as long as it is true, it is worth his sending troops.

According to Fan Wencheng's words, the Ming army had [-] cavalry, [-] horse infantry, [-] gunners, and [-] cannons. In addition, there should be [-] cavalry guns, [-] infantry guns, and the remaining [-] short soldiers. They still have eight to twelve months of supplies.

Seeing the reluctance on their faces, Nurhachi knew it very well.

In the Kingdom of Jin seven years ago, the [-] cavalry infantry were still defeated by multiples of the Ming army. At that time, the Ming army's combat strength was at the level of the ordinary Ming army except for the four cavalry guards.

"For the rest of the troops, let Sun Shoufa and Cao Meng lead the troops to attack Shangjing City, and we will then arrive at Shangjing City."

Daishan knelt down to Huang Taiji, this action made Yue Tuo and others behind him stunned, and Fan Wencheng also said quickly:

Dai Shan, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke, and when he spoke, the court, who was still scolding, immediately began to fall down.

The Ming Dynasty has been advancing steadily northward since the end of the North Sweep in the sixth year of Apocalypse, from Daning Mansion and Duoyan Mansion to Kaiping Mansion, Taining Mansion, and Fuyu Mansion.

You must know that lunatic He Shixian dared to charge and kill more than 2 Jin troops out of the city with [-] servants, and right now, even He Shixian has tens of thousands of cavalry under him, and You Shigong is not bad.

"Let's hunt north."

There are not many opportunities for the Jin army, and Huang Taiji's proposal is already the best strategy to preserve them.

"What will happen after one year? Are you sure that we will still have food after one year?!"

For a time, the entire Kingdom of Jin was mobilized, and men and women of all ethnic groups over 45 years old were asked to stay in the city to confuse the Ming army.

"In addition, tell Cao Bianjiao that after arriving at Ala Mountain City with the two guards, order them to support the Shence Guards in the Four Hundred Li Mountain Range first, and let him lead the Tiance Guards and Habayashi Guards to go south along the north bank of the Heishui River, and attack Jianlu from head to tail. "

How could he be willing to stay and wait to die?It's just that the bitter cold in the north, in his current situation, is a dead end.

"Shence Guard has 600 people stationed in Shibao, and only 4000 people can maneuver."

"Then send an order to Jingcheng, You Shigong, Xiong Tingbi, and Sun Yingyuan from Yidonghe City and Jianzhou County."

As soon as Zhu Youjian's words fell, Li Dingguo jumped out of the carriage, tied the hem of his clothes between his belts, his sleeves were tied up, and he was about to move:
"Naturally, we will ride to the capital with His Highness!"

Facing the same danger, Huang Taiji wanted to make a comeback, while Chongzhen wanted to find someone to take the blame.

He's not worried about the tufts because after mid-March the snow melts and there's tufts to collect everywhere.

"If you don't go, how can we go?!"

Such a move naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of some Haixi, Donghai, and savage Jurchens who were earlier. For a while, all the villages raised their flags to rebel, but Huang Taiji had no time to take care of them at the moment.

As vanguard officers, the two will definitely pose a fatal threat to the defense line in the southern part of the Kingdom of Jin.

To put it bluntly, it is to divide the troops, divide the Shangzhi twelve infantry guards into two, one part will attack with the Shangzhi four cavalry guards, and the remaining part will be used to defend the Heishui River and various mountain passes.

"Someone has to stay behind...I will stay with the old and the weak, and you will move north with everyone, including Han craftsmen and people from the Fourth Han Battalion."

The map was unfolded, and with the topographical map, Zhu Youjian quickly found the target.

Perhaps seeing the gap in supplies between the two sides, Huang Taiji decided to move north.

This city is Tumuhe City, and there are some subordinate stone fortresses in the [-]-mile mountain pass around it, but each stone fortress has at most a hundred people stationed there.

Zhu Youjian launched the Northern Expedition hastily, and had no time to check whether Liu Aita's information was correct.

For him, Jianlu couldn't eat any of them, even if it was false news, he would have to fight.

But when all of them withdrew, leaving only Nurhachi and two attendants in the hall, Nurhachi still grasped the handguards on both sides of the wheelchair unwillingly.

"Leave the clan and Hanmeng old and weak. I calculated that there are 12 of them, and station them in various places. You and the others retreat early, before the winter snow melts."

"Decree to the three ministries, those who have prepared their supplies, do not need to report back, and the army will march north!"

Those who stayed behind must die, and few people would be willing to stay. Nurhachi knew this, so knowing that he would die no matter how he walked, he chose to stay by himself.

"Do you know how many troops the Ming army has?"

Cement was transported from Daning Prefecture to the north, or people from Liaodong and Beizhili were migrated to the north to reach the location of Ala Mountain City, and the length of the road was nearly [-] miles.

"These 19 soldiers and horses, 30 draft horses and poor horses should be allocated to 50 civilian husbands. If people eat horses and chew them, 500 million shi rice and wheat are enough for them to feed for eight to twelve months."

As he spoke, he bowed to Nurhachi: "Respect Khan Ama as Destiny Khan, please Destiny Khan show me how we should deal with the Ming army's invasion now."

That is to say, in the case of pure warfare, the Jin Kingdom will run out of food in seven months, while the Ming army can last for eight to twelve months.

Knowing that Huang Taiji didn't plan to fight in the joint battle, he wanted to take advantage of the snow and try to escape, Zhu Youjian hurriedly got off the carriage, walked on the Horqin Grassland in this era, and came to Xiaoqi who hurriedly opened the map In front of the commander of the guard.

They have already moved north once, and finally settled down, and now they are going to move north again, and they are still moving to a place like the extreme north, they are not willing to...

Facing Huang Taiji's questioning, 72-year-old Nurhachi racked his brains and could only say one sentence: "Retreat to the northwest and hunt north along the north bank of the Heishui River."

"Yes..." Hearing this, everyone retreated one after another, even Huang Taiji got up and exited the hall.

Nurhachi officially passed on the throne, and Huang Taiji immediately knelt down when he heard the words: "Your minister accepts the decree!"

In contrast, the Kingdom of Jin had only 11 Mongolian cavalry, [-] Jianzhou horse infantry, and [-] Han infantry gunners, with a total strength of [-] troops, and only less than [-] bird guns, [-] low-quality iron cannons, and It is only enough to feed the whole country for seven months.

"The Governor's Mansion of the Eastern Army dispatched [-] troops, Xiong Tingbi as the supervisor, Sun Yingyuan as the general who conquered the North, He Shixian, the left vanguard officer, You Shigong, the right vanguard officer, Yuan Yingtai, the general manager of the rear army, Zu Dashou, the commander-in-chief of the left army, and the commander-in-chief of the right army. Soldier Wu Xiang, rear army commander Mao Wenlong, Chinese army commander Zhao led the teaching..."

Huang Taiji's sudden opening made everyone a little silent.

"This battle of the Ming army is to determine the fate of the universe and completely destroy my Dajin. You, Baylor, you must be careful..."

"The relocation is not that scary. We have already stored 60 shi rice and wheat, and there are more than 30 cattle and sheep. Before the Ming army encircled us and moved north, everything would be in time."

Zhu Youjian turned his head and calmly asked the Jinyiwei who came to pass the letter, and the other party responded quickly: "As soon as Cao Zongbing and the others learned about it, they ordered the cavalry of Tiance and Yubayashi to set off from Taining Mansion and go first. Rush to the aid of Ala Mountain City."

Although there are now [-] more Mongolian cavalry and [-] Han infantry, the overall strength of the Jin Kingdom is not as good as that of the Jin Kingdom seven years ago.

"Did Sun Shoufa and Cao Wenzhao get the news?"

"In addition, Sun Zongbing ordered Cao Bianjiao, who was stationed in Alun County in the far north, to command the two guards Baotao Guard and Yingyang Guard Ma Chi to help Ala Mountain City, and ordered the Shence Guard of Ala Mountain City to deploy defenses to the Sibaili Mountain Pass. "

They are not worried about their own death, but the Khan position, but he will inherit the Khan position next.

After these forty days, if they have not succeeded in hunting north, then after March [-], the snow in Nuergan will melt in large quantities, and the encirclement of the Ming army will only happen overnight.

Under such circumstances, Huang Taiji grasped everyone's pain points, calmly opened his eyes, and asked everyone:
"Do you know how many draft horses and slave horses there are in the Ming army?"

As he spoke, he looked at Fan Wencheng who was not far away, and Fan Wencheng stepped forward and said:

"Let's move north..."

The sudden passing of the throne left everyone dumbfounded, only Daishan remained calm.

When Zhu Youjian got the news, it was February 28th, and he was located in Taizhou County, Fuyu Prefecture, [-] miles away from Taining City, and [-] miles away from Alun County in the north. .

When he said this, there was an inexplicable excitement in his eyes, the same as when Zhu Youjian led the army to put down the White Lotus Sect rebellion for the first time.

Seeing him like this, Zhu Youjian also rolled up his clothes and tied them around his waist, turned around and looked at the vast northern grassland, feeling an indescribable feeling in his heart.

It seems that the arrangement for many years finally has an answer, so his spirit that has been suppressed all these years is rejuvenated. His eyes seem to have crossed the vast northern grassland, and saw the Shangjing City standing beside the Songhua River thousands of miles away:

"Then let's go to Shangjing first, and meet Nurhachi, a dog with a broken spine!"

(End of this chapter)