Ming Dynasty: Starting from Liaodong Jiangmen

Chapter 68 Amin’s Dilemma
The 22nd day of the first month of the third year of Chongzhen.

Forty miles north of Funing is Jieling Pass.

Early in the morning, the rapid sound of gongs suddenly sounded throughout the city.

When the guard climbed up to the city and looked out into the distance, he was stunned and stunned.

On the distant horizon, densely packed bright flags suddenly appeared, all fluttering in the wind. The yellow dragon banner in the center was even more chilling.

Under the flag, there are countless horse teams of the Hou Jin Army pushing shield carts.

"Woooooo-"

The horn sounded urgently, and the tide-like Houjin army pushed the shield cart and charged towards Jialing Pass.

The guard's eyes were about to burst, and he knew that it was impossible to hold on.

His eyes rolled around, and after thinking about it, he actually dropped his saber, jumped off the city wall, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The Dongnu force was strong, so the general fled first. The thousands of defenders in Jieling Pass were also disorganized. The sound of swords and guns falling to the ground could not be heard. Many people rushed to take off their armor and fled into civilian houses for refuge.

Under such a situation, the Hou Jin Army encountered almost no obstruction and once again broke through the border wall.

In less than two sticks of incense, Jialing Pass fell.

Huang Taiji stood on Jialingguan City, and several long lines of Houjin armies were escorting the grain, cattle, sheep and other items looted from the pass, and they continued to enter Mongolia through Jialingguan.

At a glance, the convoys and horse teams transporting food supplies look like several giant pythons, stretching to the horizon.

At the other end of the horizon, there was also smoke and dust, and the second batch of people transporting supplies was returning from various places in Jifu.

Huang Taiji turned sideways slightly, his eyes moved slightly, but he didn't say much.

Behind him in the Jieling Pass, soldiers of the Hou Jin Army were looting everywhere. The screams of the residents in the city were mixed with the laughter of the Hou Jin Army, but this failed to make his expression change in any way.

Huang Taiji slowly took off his helmet, revealing his eagle-like eyes, and softly uttered a few words.

"Ben Khan will come back sooner or later."

A few days later, in Yongping Fucheng, the official residence was guarded.

Naturally, Amin didn't know that the war was no longer what it used to be. Huang Taiji was testing each other with Sun Chengzong's main force of the Liao army, and found that Changli could no longer be captured, so he immediately marched northward and broke through Jieling Pass on the 22nd of the first month.

The Ming army defenders at Jieling Pass abandoned the city and fled without a trace. Thousands of remaining defenders were either killed in battle or had their hair shaved off on the spot and became slaves.

The main forces of the remaining banners of the Hou Jin Army were divided into three layers under the arrangement of Huang Taiji, and returned to the country via Mongolia at the end of the first year.

But strangely, Amin's headquarters Xianglan Banner was not in any of the first-level retreat sequences. The order he received was completely opposite to the others, which was to defend the three cities of Yongping, Zunhua and Qian'an.

According to what Huang Taiji said in the edict, he would send reinforcements after returning to China. He would use these three cities as a springboard to occupy Jieling Pass. He could come and leave as he pleased, so as to form a pincer attack on Guan Ningjin. potential.

Ever since Amin received this order, he had been wondering what Huang Taiji was going to do.

The more Amin thought about this order, the more frightened he became. He felt that Huang Taiji was just a drunkard and had no intention of drinking.

The battle situation in Jifu has become obvious. Even people who don't understand military affairs know that staying in the pass at this time is definitely seeking death.

But Huang Taiji turned a blind eye and ran away with his main force and supplies. Before leaving, he left a message, telling Amin to defend the three cities.

Amin was not a fool. Although he didn't know what Huang Taiji was going to do, he knew that Yongping would never be able to stay in this situation.

These days, Amin has been restless and has been thinking about how to go back.

But the problem is that Huang Taiji's order was decided jointly by the ministers of Beile.

To withdraw at this time would be a crime of fleeing without a fight, enough to drink a pot of water.

But if they don't withdraw, when the Liao army under Sun Chengzong and the reinforcements from Ma Shilong's towns in Zunhua join forces at the city, then they will use more than 1 blue flags to fight against the 10,000+ Ming army.If you think about it with your buttocks, it's impossible to win.

Jurchen is dissatisfied with ten thousand, full of ten thousand invincible?
They are the ones shouting to scare people. If there is a real war, who would use 1 people to attack 10,000+ people head-on? That is not brave, that is called a fool.

What's more, the more than 1 blue flags in Yongping City are all Amin's die-hard subordinates. Amin lost thousands of people in the battle of Luanhe, which was painful enough for Amin. There were casualties again, and Amin couldn't accept it.

In the main hall, Amin sat for a while, then stood up and paced back and forth.

There was more and more sweat on the forehead, and the whole person fell into a very anxious state.

"Er Beile, it's not good!"

Suddenly, a guard with a blue flag broke into the main hall, his face hurried.

"There is movement in the Ming army in the direction of Zunhua. Ma Shilong led tens of thousands of Ming troops to station troops under the city, built ladders and rushed chariots, and held military meetings for several days. It seems that the day of attacking the city is close at hand!"

"Okay, okay, I understand, get down here!"

Amin waved his hand, this news made him even more upset.

In the direction of Zunhua, the Ming army's movements were getting louder and louder.

With the recovery of Luanzhou and the victory of Changli, more and more Ming troops rushed to join the melee in Jifu, hoping to get the last piece of the pie before the Yisi Incident ended. At this time, almost taking action was a meritorious service. No one will hide it anymore.

In Zunhua City, there were only Amin's 1-strong headquarters with blue flags and more than [-] original Ming troops who surrendered. Although Ma Shilong's reinforcements from various towns were a ragtag group and far inferior to the Liao army, they had many ants that killed the elephants.

Amin knew very well that once Ma Shilong attacked the city, Zunhua would not be able to defend it.

Zunhua fell, and Yongping was next.

"This Huang Taiji, what kind of crow trouble has he caused!"

"I ran away with my people and left my blue flag to guard these three miserable places?"

"These cities have been robbed long ago. If you stay here, don't you want to die?"

Tunbulu, the commander of the Zhenglan Banner's guard, was Amin's confidant general. He was sitting in the garrison with several Baile generals of the Zhenglan Banner. He also looked sad and worried about his future.

Suddenly, Tunbulu seemed to think of something.

"Er Beile, I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not."

Amin was so anxious that he couldn't care less, so he immediately said: "If you fart, hurry up. If you delay for a few days, you won't be able to fart even if you want to!"

Tunbulu's eyes darkened, and he said: "Since staying in Yongping is the result of a joint discussion between the Great Khan, Sanbeile, Sibeile, and all the ministers, if we don't defend, we will probably die if we go back."

"Now we just have to pull as many people as possible into the water!"

Amin was stunned, and then asked: "What do you mean, who are you dragging into the water?"

Tunbulu said fiercely: "Second Beile forgot, Third Beile's son, Zhenghongqi Beile Sahanlian, received the Great Khan's order with us a few days ago. Now we haven't had time to evacuate, we have to keep Zhenghongqi!"

"No matter what the Great Khan and Sanbeile want to do, as long as we keep Saharian and Zheng Hongqi in Yongping, we are not afraid that they will not come back!"

Amin jumped up excitedly, walked quickly to Tun Bulu, and said repeatedly: "Tun Bulu, Tun Bulu, your study of the Three Kingdoms during this period has not been in vain. Now your brain is getting more and more complicated." We are getting closer to those Nikans in the Pass!"

"This is a very good idea. Regardless of whether Huang Taiji really wants to come back or not, Daishan can't do without his son and these thousands of red flag men, right?"

"Go quickly and bring someone to keep Sahalian for me!"

Tunbulu immediately stood up and raised his sword.

"Slave, please bring someone to intercept them!"

(End of this chapter)