A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 553

Lao Bai Niu: Thank you for the rewards and encouragement of authentic Zhijian book friends.Another: Returning to the book friend of Heroes Howling, I wrote Long Kong's article. In fact, the pseudonym Ye Feng is my true self. The old white cow is just a vest.

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"Selen, you are guilty!"

After a long time, after the whipping was over, Huang Taiji's gloomy voice could not be heard from above.

The whipped Mongolian tried his best to raise his head, revealing his high nose and deep eyes, slightly seductive face, it was the Zasak Selen of the Left Banner of Karaqin.

His distant ancestor of Karaqin was once a nomadic Ugusi people in the Central Asian grasslands. After moving eastward, he merged with Duoyan Wulianghai, so the people in the middle of the family have some Semu blood.

At this time, the sweat dripped from Selen's forehead, and the severe pain in his back after the whipping also distorted his expression.

He lay on the ground and kowtowed like garlic, while wailing: "Khan, great Bogda Khan, your slave, did not disturb the morale of the army, the slave is your loyal eagle dog, how dare you spread rumors, Wang Dou! One hundred thousand troops really came from beyond the Great Wall..."

There was a commotion among the Mongols below, and Huang Taiji's face became even more ugly. The Manchurian banner owner below looked at Selen with dissatisfaction and coldness in his eyes. Duoduo almost jumped up. Only Daishan and Dorgon Ruo Thoughtful.

Huang Taiji laughed angrily, and he said: "Listen, listen, he said it's not a rumor to confuse the crowd, if you say that Wang Dou has thousands of stragglers worrying outside the Great Wall, I believe it! But a hundred thousand troops, hehe, I think Do you know which general of the Ming Dynasty can have an army of [-]?"

Se Leng was stunned, he is brave but his brain is not very good, besides, he has not seen Wang Dou's [-] troops with his own eyes.

Huang Taiji said again: "You said, most of the thirteen Zhalan, 52 sumu and Dingkou of your banner were plundered by Wang Dou, and even the king's account was confiscated. You also said that staying behind in Sumu Zhang Jingba San'er, seeing Wang Dou's [-] troops outside the Great Wall with his own eyes, how did they become [-]?"

Huang Taiji also said: "I interrogated Basan more carefully, and finally he confessed to me that he didn't even see Wang Dou's five thousand troops outside the Great Wall. He only heard that the Ming cavalry was attacking, so he ran away. He doesn't know how many horses there are..."

Selen was even more speechless, dumbfounded. Huang Taiji looked at Selen with a sad expression: "Duke Zhen, do you know? My heart hurts. In the ninth year of Tiancong, you led [-] cavalry to formally surrender Daqing, I remember back then, I personally participated in the founding ceremony of the Harqin Left Wing Banner, conferred the title of hereditary Zhasak on you, made you the Duke of the state, and bestowed you with python robes. I also conferred the titles on all your brothers Nang, I have shown you great favor, but you..."

Selen suddenly wailed again: "Great Bogda Khan, your servant, you really didn't lie!"

He, Peng Peng, kowtowed vigorously, his forehead was dripping with blood, and he crawled forward, leaving long bloodstains behind.

Seeing his appearance, Zhasak of Mongolia and Taiwan and Kyrgyzstan couldn’t bear it. Zhasak of the Karaqin Right Wing Banner and Gulu Siqibu, the son of Duoluobei, wanted to step forward and intercede for Selen. Selen is also his uncle, and even his subordinate.

However, a Taiji behind him grabbed his arm vigorously, shook his head slowly, Gulu Siqibu's expression changed, finally sighed, and took back his steps.

Huang Taiji's expression became more gloomy, and he said gloomily, "Then do you have definite information?"

Selen stopped and shook his head in a daze.

Huang Taiji suddenly stood up, and shouted angrily: "No! You are just spreading rumors in the army, disturbing the morale of the army, Selen, you are really hopeless!"

He said bitterly: "Read out my will!"

Minister Ying Erdai came out and said respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

He glanced at Selen vaguely, quite displeased, Selen, a fool, was muttering everywhere at this critical juncture of the military situation, and he really had ulterior motives.

He unfolded a yellow silk imperial decree and read it aloud: "Bogda Khan of Great Mongolia, Imperial Decree of Emperor Kuan Wenrensheng of Qing Dynasty: Edict the bannermen of Manchu, Mongolian and Han, Gushan Ezhen, and the Mongolian kings, Baylor and Beizi of the foreign vassals. , Gong, Taiji, and Tabu Nang learned that Zasak Selen, the Left Wing Banner of Karaqin, was deeply favored. He had a noble rank, but he didn't know how to use it. He was guilty of opposing demons to confuse people. The crime was serious and he should be executed. I think Sereng came back in the past, he had a lot of military merits, and he was spared from death. Now he has taken away his title and household Wusumu, and ordered the second-class Tabunang Geerma to take charge of his subjects, and replace the left-wing banner Zasak..."

Hearing this, Selen's face was ashamed, while his brother Ge Erma in the crowd showed a look of surprise, it was a pie in the sky, and he didn't expect a good thing to happen to him.

Yingerdai continued to read: "...Duoluo Beizi, Zasak Gulusiqibu, the right-wing banner of Karaqin, fulfilled his duties as a vassal, guarded the frontier, and I am very relieved. Now strengthen Rusiqibu The king of Doroduling County, rewarding households with five sumac trees, I hope you will be sincere and unswerving, don’t be lazy and don’t forget..."

While all the Mongols were mourning the death of the Selen Rabbit and the fox, they all looked at Gulu Siqibu with envious eyes. This kid will be crowned the king of the county.

Only Gulu Siqibu's heart is very complicated, he doesn't know what it's like, he has heard about the things on the grassland, but his city is relatively deep, he doesn't jump when he touches it like his uncle, and he is hidden when he comes out The provocative exterior is inside.

At this time, his high title of the county king was actually based on the blood and tears of Selen.

Huang Taiji listened to the reading coldly, seeing the effect of killing chickens to scare monkeys was remarkable, and the ministers were terrified, but there was a trace of sadness in his heart.

Selen is a simple and straightforward person, but what he said is actually quite good. The matter in the grassland is indeed very bad.

In August, some news spread to Jinzhou one after another, but was suppressed by Huang Taiji, thinking it was a trick of the Ming army.However, after entering September, there were more and more news on the grassland. The Mongolians of the Eight Banners and the Mongolians of the Outer Domain were in a panic, and it became more and more difficult for Huang Taiji to suppress it.

Especially this time, even the banner owner of Yiqi jumped out, and next time, can I still suppress it?
It seems that the battle of Jinzhou cannot be delayed, especially when the supply of food and grass is difficult.

According to his information, the army that Wang Dou forced from outside the Great Wall was more than [-] people, no matter where Wang Dou came from, the decisive battle had to be fought!

At this moment, Huang Taiji made up his mind!

With the imperial decree, Selen not only became a white man, but also a sinner, and several wolves-like warriors of Kabushixian dragged him out.

Selen struggled desperately, turning his head back as hard as he could, and screamed at Huang Taiji: "Great Khan, this servant really didn't lie, Wang Dou's army really came from outside the Great Wall..."

Until he was dragged out for a long time, his wailing voice still lingered and lingered in the house.

There was no sound in the room for a long time, and the old man, Badali, Prince of Horqin Tuxietu, coughed and came out and said: "Selen has been favored by the emperor, and he doesn't want to repay him. Instead, he acts as a rebel and helps the enemy. The emperor's thunderous punishment is really true." Great joy."

He must be the first to stand up among the ministers of the Outer Kingdom of Mongolia. The Horqin tribe has the deepest connection with Manchuria. Zhezhe, the daughter of Horqin Baylor Manggusi, is the Queen of the Qing Dynasty at this time, and Bumu, the daughter of Horqin Baylor Zhaisang. Butai, also known as Dayuer, is the concubine of Huang Taiji.

Manchurian women also married Horqin Mongols on a large scale, and the relationship between the two parties was extremely close. Among the Mongolian banners in the outer vassals, the Horqin tribe was the most loyal to the Qing Dynasty.

Badali stood up, and a tired young man had no choice but to stand up to express himself, that is, Prince Heshuo, Chahar Gulun Ezhe.

After his father Lin Dan Khan was defeated, he led the rest of his troops to surrender to Huang Taiji, and presented the jade seal of the Mongolian Yuan Emperor. Among the daughters, Princess Wenzhuang of Gulun married him as his wife.

In history, Ezhe died soon after the Battle of Jinzhou. The princess remarried his younger brother Abu Nai and gave birth to her son Burni.

At this time, Er Zhe was full of sickness, and it seemed that he was not far from death.

Both Badali and Ezhe came out, and the Zhasaks from the Outer Domain and Mongolia had to come out to express their opinions one by one.

Needless to say Geerma, who has just taken over Zasak, even Ombu Chuhuer from the Tumed Right Banner and Shanba from the Left Banner have to speak out even though they are worried about the grassland. An atmosphere of righteous indignation and united will.

After finishing their generous speeches, all the Mongols cast their bodies on the ground and raised their arms in unison and shouted: "Bogda Khan, Bogda Khan, you are a grassland eagle, and your broad mind is better than the vast starry sky. Bogda Khan, Bogda Khan, Geda Khan, your python whip with a silver handle cuts through the heavy sky, Bogda Khan, Bogda Khan, your hurricane-like iron cavalry smashes the journey of thousands of miles..."

Huang Taiji stood at the top, greeted the officials and cheered, his eyes were deep, it seemed that he was really a god in the mouth of the people, looking down on the mortals from above.

After a long time, Huang Taiji stopped the cheering of the crowd, and said calmly: "Since the five years of Chongde, Jinzhou has been besieged for two years, and now the army is in a stalemate, and the elites of the Ming Dynasty have gathered under the city. , let me gallop in the Qing Dynasty!"

He sneered and said, "Maybe Wang Dou forced some troops from outside the Great Wall, so what? I'll only go all the way! In the battle of Saerhu, Emperor Taizu Gao was not afraid of Ming soldiers. The emperor is on the throne, why should I be afraid?"

He stretched out his right hand slowly, with blue veins on it, and then he squeezed it hard: "Destroy the Songjin Ming army first, and then destroy the Grassland Ming army, let them lose all their strength!"

He looked at Jierhalang suddenly: "Prince Zheng, tell me how to fight the battle."

Jierhalang hurriedly said: "The servant obeys the order."

He took a deep breath, and then said: "Right now, my cavalry of the Qing Dynasty is facing the Ming army on the north bank of the Naughter River and on both sides of the Xiaoling River. The army is comparable, but overall, our army's combat power is stronger than theirs!"

From the beginning of the Battle of Liaodong, the Qing army seemed to suffer heavy casualties, but in fact a large part of them were handymen, especially after they were spread across the banners, it was even less obvious. Each banner had about hundreds of casualties, and the overall combat power was not lost. In terms of troop strength, Also quite sufficient.

Jierhalang pondered and said: "At present, the army is facing each other. If we want to fight the Ming army decisively, we need favorable terrain, which can accommodate my cavalry's galloping crowd."

He thought about it carefully: "The servant suggested that we should abandon Rufeng Mountain, abandon Daughter River Bank, and lead the Ming army into the hinterland."

He said: "In the west of Jinchang Castle, there are many mountains and fields, and the terrain is high and wide. If you go south, there is a large part of Pingchuan wilderness, which is suitable for my Qing cavalry to fight!"

After several setbacks, Hauge became more cautious. He interjected, "I'm afraid the Ming army won't be fooled and rush forward underestimating the enemy."

Huang Taiji looked at Lao Daishan suddenly, and said, "Prince Li, tell me."

The old immortal in Huang Taiji's eyes coughed, and said: "This is easy to handle. Our army abandons the area along the river and retreats into the hinterland. They only need to make a fierce attack on Jinzhou, and they will have to press forward and fight me decisively!"

Huang Taiji narrowed his eyes, and looked at Dorgon again: "Where is Prince Rui?"

Dorgon was angry in his heart, Huang Taiji was clearly suspicious of himself and the old generation, but whenever something happened, he had to wait for his own advice and squeeze the labor force to the greatest extent, which is really hateful!But the emperor had to answer when he had something to say, especially when he had killed chickens to scare monkeys just now.

He thought for a long time, and said: "The slave thinks that the plan of Prince Zheng and Prince Li is feasible."

He said: "Jinzhou is the weakness of the Ming army. They rescued thousands of miles away for the sake of the ancestor's birthday in the city? From the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, they could not tolerate the consequences of the city falling. , or the Ming army in Xiaolinghe, follow them!"

Everyone in the room, no matter Menghan, Gushan Ezhen, Taiji people, etc., were discussing in low voices, discussing the feasibility of this plan, Huang Taiji laughed even more, and he said loudly: "You and I have thought of a place. go!"

Then he turned gloomy again, and said coldly: "In the past two years, I have sent no less than a hundred letters of persuasion to capitulate, but the city remains unmoved, all my painstaking efforts are in vain!"

He stood up abruptly and said sharply: "Zu Dashou really doesn't know how to flatter him, does he really think that I can't take Jinzhou down?"

As soon as he got angry, in an instant, the room seemed to be shrouded in chill again, and all the officials were silent.

The Han army was facing the blue flag, Gushan's true ancestor Zerun trembled, he knelt down on the ground with a thud, walked out on his knees, and wailed: "I am guilty, I can't persuade my father to abandon the dark side and serve the Qing Dynasty, please punish the emperor." .”

Huang Taiji looked at him for a long time, and when Zu Zerun was dripping with cold sweat, he said lightly: "Zu Zerun, I know your loyalty, get up."

He said: "I just lament that the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, He De and He Neng, is worthy of Zu Dashou's service."

He waved his hand and said: "The key to this battle is Wang Dou's Jingbian army, as well as Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu and other new troops. The rest are Li Fuming, Zuo Guangxian, Ma Ke, Tang Tong and others are mediocre, oh , Wu Sangui also has some fighting power."

Jierhalang reminded: "Liu Zhaoji, Cao Bianjiao, and Wang Tingchen also need to be cautious."

Huang Taiji hummed: "I have my own arrangements for the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty deployed in Xingshan."

He said: "The most important thing in a decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty is how to hold back Wang Dou and other soldiers and horses. Do you have a good strategy?"

Everyone in the room looked at Gegushan Ezhen of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, and Kim Zidian, the minister of North Korea.

Looking at these people, Hauge and Dodo showed disdain, and Dodo cursed even more loudly: "A bunch of idiots are wasting their money. It's really useless to go to the battlefield."

He yelled and scolded unscrupulously, mercilessly, all the Mongolian Gushan foreheads, and the foreign Mongolian ministers all showed expressions of gloating. Since the 12th year of Chongzhen, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty has become more and more serious about the Han army flag, and they have already been aggrieved At this time, Duoduo gave them a sigh of relief.

Duoduo is young and energetic, regardless of Chinese, Mongolian, and Manchu, he will swear at mothers, swear words, and talk endlessly. Facing Duoduo's scolding, Jin Zidian seems to have fallen asleep. He didn't dare to refute, and only cast his complaining eyes on Kong Youde.

Only Rao Yubei Le Abatai is still a staunch supporter of gunpowder. He stood up to defend the banner of the Han army: "Your Majesty, who can fight against the Jingbian army but the Han army?" The Battle of Ridge also had an outstanding performance. Although there is a daughter, He Xiaozuo, it should not be too demanding. I have thought about it, as long as there is a suitable terrain for the Han army to fight, the Wuzhenhachao Artillery Battalion, together with the gunmen of the Han Army , can still play a huge combat power.”

Huang Taiji remained motionless, and said lightly: "King Shun."

Kong Youde hurriedly went out. After the battle with the artillery camp of the Jingbian Army that day, he was lost for a long time. The emperor was eagerly looking forward to it and spent a lot of money. In the end, he scored a record of one finger against one finger, which greatly disappointed all parties in the Qing camp. His status in the emperor's heart plummeted.

After the artillery battle that day, his artillery battalion suffered a lot of losses. Fortunately, most of the gunners and artillery are still there, and they still have combat effectiveness.

During the period of being a man with his tail between his legs, Kong Youde also thought a lot about how to regain the favor of the emperor, he thought hard and prepared a variety of plans.

Duoduo's words were harsh and he scolded him like a son. Although he was annoyed, he didn't have the guts to confront the Manchurian Banner Master.

Only Abatai's righteous deed made him tearful, and after he came out, he said loudly: "My Majesty, I have thought about it. To deal with the artillery of the Jingbian army, the only way to deal with the artillery of the Jingbian army is to use your own strengths to attack the other's weaknesses. Only then can we win a big victory!"

He explained: "The shortcoming of the artillery of the Jingbian army is the range. Why did our artillery battalion shoot at them at close range? We can fire from a distance and repeat the victory of Huangtuling."

Huang Taiji said indifferently: "What if they use earthen trucks to cover?"

Kong Youde said: "As Rao Yu Baylor said, our Han army can choose suitable combat terrain, and let their earthen vehicles be useless."

He said: "I have thought about it, from Yangxingtun occupied by the Ming army to Yijialing, Sujiagou, Songjiagou and other places, the ground is undulating, potholes, and there are many fields and ravines. Cars can't be pushed at all, even if they can pass through certain places, it will lose the meaning of covering the army, they are marching in the formation, and my artillery bombards them, and it will definitely hit Wang Dou and the others hard!"

Huang Taiji groaned, it was rare that Kong Youde had thought of a good way to win, his expression could not help but eased a lot, the rest of them also discussed, and they all felt that Kong Youde's method was feasible.

Ji Erhalang said: "The Han army is deployed in Yijialing and other places to deal with Wangdou and other artillery formations. My iron cavalry is deployed in the south and east of Jinchang Fort. The terrain is flat and can attack the people of the Ming Dynasty. cavalry."

Lao Daishan added: "Because of the terrain, the Ming army can't deploy cavalry at Yijialing and other places. They can only deploy infantry there, right into the Han army's large formation."

Huang Taiji thought of a question: "Jingbian army and other earth-carriage chariots can't carry out, and you can't, too. Face to face, can the bird-gun formation of the Han army defeat Wang Dou's bird-gun formation?"

For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Kong Youde. Kong Youde's expression changed, and he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Serving the Great Qing, I will die. I also decided to push out all the small red cannons in the artillery battalion. and shoot at them."

Huang Taiji smiled and said: "Very well, it is commendable to be respectful to Wang Zhongyong, I will wait and see."

(End of this chapter)