In the military tent
Dorgon and Azig had hung up their spiritual flags, and many bannermen burst into tears. The body of Huang Taiji brought by Jierhalang was also placed in a makeshift coffin.
Fortunately, it is spring, so there is no need to worry about rotting after a few days.
However, Dorgon looked at Jierhalang at this moment, his eyes were inexplicably shocked, and he said: "Why is the emperor's body only...only the lower body?"
Just now, when everyone was looking at Huang Taiji's remains, they discovered this embarrassing fact.
Jierhalang looked painful and said: "At that time, the enemy's artillery fire was intensive, the entire battlefield was in a mess, and the body of the emperor's brother was not found."
Dorgon took a deep breath, but felt depressed in his heart.
At this moment, Azig stared at Jierhalang, kicked him to the ground, and said angrily: "Brother Emperor has ended up in such a miserable situation, do you still have the nerve to come back?"
Jierhalang's face was pale, and it was clear that he had not eaten for several days, although Dorgon did not mention Jierhalang's failure to protect him just now.
"If I hadn't brought the emperor back with me, I would have fought with the Han people long ago." Jierhalang said.
"That's enough!" Dorgon shouted, his face ashen.
At this moment, Fan Xiandou, Deng Changchun and other Han ministers had already hid aside and were watching what happened.
Dorgon said: "The Han people will definitely search for the emperor's head. We first send envoys to ask the Han people for the return of his head."
"How to send an envoy? The third brother was captured last time, and Shuo Tuo is still being detained in Han Dynasty." Azig asked with his eyes widened.
Dorgon said: "What should we do? How to bury it like this?"
Azig was speechless for a moment, but suddenly looked at Prince Zheng Jierharang fiercely.
Dorgon said in a deep voice: "Hurry up and inform Prince Li that the army will withdraw to Shengjing. We, the Jurchens, cannot bleed any more."
From the Wanqi with the blue flag, to the Wanqi with the yellow flag, and counting the two banners of the Han army, two elite troops were lost, with a total of more than 20,000 troops. At this moment, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was seriously weakened.
Azig was heartbroken for a moment and said nothing else.
Dorgon said: "Mr. Fan, I am worried that the Han army will take advantage of our army's defeat and send troops to sneak attack on our elite army. Does Mr. Fan have any good strategies to retreat from the enemy?"
Fan Xiandou was lowering his head and thinking about the future of the Qing Dynasty. When Azig called his name, he raised his eyes and looked at Dorgon and said: "Now that our army has become a mourning force, Your Majesty can allocate two troops to monitor Datong City. However, it is really not advisable to stay under Datong City for a long time, and we need to return to Shengjing quickly in the next few days."
Dorgon nodded and said solemnly, "What Mr. Fan said is true."
With that said, he looked at Azig and said, "Brother, if the Han army comes out of the city to attack, we must defeat them severely!"
Azig clasped his fists and said yes.
At this moment, Dorgon had a look of determination on his face, and he secretly thought, Brother Emperor, the Qing Dynasty will never be finished, and under his leadership, he will definitely take over the Central Plains.
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Datong City, General Military Office
In the official hall, Runan Hou Weiqi, Ezhe of Chahar Mongolia, and Cai Quan also learned about the victory in Ping'an Prefecture, and their faces could not hide their joy.
Cai Quan said excitedly: "After this battle, the Jurchens will no longer dare to be cruel."
E Zhe looked excited and said: "The two generals can take advantage of this battle to pursue the female main force and defeat them in one fell swoop!"
Wei Qi frowned and said: "No, the Jurchens at this moment are mourning soldiers. If our army attacks rashly, the Jurchens will easily be taken advantage of by the enemy."
This veteran martial artist has a more serious and cautious temperament.
Cai Quan nodded and said: "The Jurchens' combat power cannot be underestimated today."
E Zhe still advised: "You can defeat the Jurchen army in one fell swoop."
At this moment, the general's voice came from under the eaves: "Two generals, the general is back."
After traveling day and night, Jia Heng led thousands of cavalry troops and returned to Datong City.
"Let's go out to greet them," Wei Qi said.
After hearing the words, all the generals present stood up and went out to greet him.
I saw a large number of majestic and high-spirited Han troops marching in. The leader was a young man in a python suit riding a horse. He was wearing a dark red cloak and a sword on his waist. He was the Emperor of Han Dynasty. The Emperor's Sword given by the emperor.
Wei Qi looked steadily at the person coming, with a hint of complexity on his resolute face. He led a group of generals and said, "I have seen the general."
At this moment, Cai Quan stared at the young man closely, his tiger eyes under his thick eyebrows full of reverence, and said: "The last general has met the great general."
Jia Heng did not get off his horse and said, "Generals, please forgive me."
Without saying much, he led a group of generals into Datong Military Town.
After arriving at the commander's desk at the General Military Yamen, he sat down and looked at the generals below with a smile on his cold and dusty face, saying: "In the battle of Ping'an Prefecture, the slave chiefs were crowned, the enemy invaders were defeated, and the Jurchens have no intention of invading the south for the time being. However, there are still Hu bandits raging in Beiping Prefecture, is there any military information from Xie Zaiyi's department?"
Wei Qi looked excited and said: "Back to the general, Xuanhua has divided the cavalry army and General Xie Jing to go to Juyong Pass and storm the city. Juyong Pass should have been captured in the past few days."
After the Jurchens entered Juyong Pass, they left two thousand elites to guard the pass. Compared with the Han soldiers who left the pass unprepared, the Jurchens' two thousand elites only had one man to guard the pass. The two armies of Xie Jing and Jiang Zining, who were forced into Guancheng, fought fiercely. Although they suffered heavy casualties, they still refused to retreat.
However, Tong Tu Lai's Han army banner reinforced Juyong Pass, and the Jurchen troops defended the city with nearly 10,000 troops, but Xie Jing and others were unable to attack with force.
As for Xie Zaiyi himself, after leaving his lieutenant to guard Xuanhua, he found that Juyong Pass was easy to defend but difficult to attack, so he and Pang Shili took a detour to the pass in the north of Beiping Prefecture, reinforced the defense, and planned to surround the Jurchen troops.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said in a cold voice: "Jurchen Hauge, Yue Tuo and others have launched an army to plunder Beiping Mansion. We must try to retain Hauge's men."
Although we can't keep them, we can keep as much as we can, and we can't let the Jurchens leave calmly.
"The elite of the Jurchen headquarters outside the city have paid tribute. General, will our army take advantage of the situation to attack?" Cai Quan said.
Hearing this, E Zhe suddenly stood up, held his hands in greeting and said, "General, now that the Jurchens are weak, should we give them a fight and take advantage of the situation to defeat the Jurchens?"
Wei Qi said: "The Jurchens have now become mourning soldiers. The military book states that the mourning soldiers will win. In addition, our cavalry was much inferior to the Jurchens in field battles. It is better to be safe."
In fact, in the view of the old Marquis Wu, the previous results achieved by the Beijing camp were already considerable, and there was no need to take risks in a field battle with the Jurchens. Apart from Xuanhua City, which was won in a field battle, all other battles were fought with too many enemies. There are few attacks, and Ping'an Prefecture is more advantageous because of the cannons.
Jia Heng thought for a while and said: "The ability of the Jurchens to fight in the field should not be underestimated. Wait for three days. When the Jurchens' morale is low and sluggish, our army will take the opportunity to attack fiercely. We may be able to compete for all the merits. It is not appropriate to engage in a decisive battle outside the Jurchen city now." .”
The mourning soldiers are not always mourning soldiers. They usually survive the peak, and the rest is to beat up the lost dogs.
Of course, with the knowledge of Dorgon and the senior officials of the Qing Dynasty, they may not spend time with the Han army under the city. Some things should be planned as hard as possible and cannot be forced.
"The main thing is Peking. There are still a large number of Jurchen elites there. I plan to lead the army to Peking Mansion in person." Jia Heng said.
In fact, there are some delays, but Beiping Mansion is a crucial link in the reshaping of the entire northern defense line.
E Zhe looked generous and said: "General, my warriors are willing to be the vanguard and accompany the general on the expedition."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Let's take care of things here first. Once most of the Jurchen elites retreat, our Beijing camp cavalry will choose the front to test and attack."
Just after Jia Heng returned to Datong, the Han and Qing Dynasties had been attacking and defending Beiping Fucheng for six days.
In six days, the Jurchens made several fierce attacks, digging tunnels and attacking from waterways, but they were all defeated by the city's defenders.
The Jurchens even occupied the city head several times at one time, but they were all recaptured by the generals in Beiping Prefecture.
Hauge was tall and tall, riding on a black horse. He was covered in light blue bubble nail armor. The feathers on his helmet were the same color as the blue sky above his head. At this moment, he looked at the head of Beiping City with a sinister expression. , said to Yue Tuan on the side: "Brother, this city is too high to attack, so we have to let these Han people consume the Han people's arrows."
At this moment, under the city of Beiping Fucheng, many old and weak women and children who had been driven from nearby counties such as Changping and Daxing were approaching the city under the coercion of the bannermen of the Jurchen headquarters.
But the arrows on the top of the city did not stop at all, and shot down.
In order to prevent the local soldiers and horses of Peking Dusi from firing arrows, Li Zan rotated into the soldiers and horses brought by Kang Hong, the admiral of Hebei.
Some civilians who could not withstand the miserable howls under the war city turned and ran away, but the Qing troops galloping back and forth on horseback drew their bows and shot them.
Yue Tuo looked stern and said in a deep voice: "Shandong's soldiers and horses should enter the city tonight. Beiping Fucheng cannot be taken. It has been delayed for too long."
Hauge didn't care much and said: "In the past few days, we have broken down several county towns. The regiment training in prefectures, counties and prefectures is much more fierce than the last resistance."
Because in the past, the Han army did not dare to go out of the city to fight in the field. Even the current Beijing camp would not rashly compete with the Jurchens face to face if they did not have an absolutely superior force.
Yue Tuo's eyes became a little more solemn and he said: "The Han people are different than before."
At this moment, a cavalryman in red clothes and armor came from behind, whipping up his whip, holding a triangular flag, shaking it vigorously, and shouted loudly: "Prince Li has an order. Retreat the troops at the cost of gold! Retreat the troops at the cost of gold!"
Prince Li Daishan has the highest seniority, senior qualifications, and is good at fighting. At this moment, he naturally has the highest command authority of the two red flags and the Zhenglan flag.
Yue Tuo glanced at the sky and was surprised, but he still ordered the deputy commander beside him to wave the flag and call the gold to withdraw his troops.
Hauge complained: "When did you withdraw your troops?"
But he didn't dare to disobey Daishan's order, so he had no choice but to drive away angrily.
As the Jurchen elite bannermen slowly retreated like a tide, the Chinese flags above the majestic and tall Beiping City in the distance sounded. The originally frightened Peiping Dusi soldiers and horses and the Han army breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the city of Beiping is high, it is not easy to defend because of its long walls. More than 100,000 Han troops and civilians have also suffered heavy casualties in the past few days, and it can be said that they are almost struggling to support themselves.
Li Zan looked at the soldiers of the Eight Banners who were slowly retreating below, and said: "The Jurchens have retreated. Let the troops rest for a while and prepare for the attack."
"Yes." The generals beside him looked at Li Zan with admiration.
On the other side, Hauge and Yue Tuo returned to the camp. Their expressions were stunned. Without him, they saw that Daishan had put on mourning clothes and tied a mourning belt on his forehead, while his eyes were on Adali and others who were aside. The general was also wearing linen and mourning, and his face was sad.
"Father, this?" Yue Tuan looked at the expression on his old father's face, vaguely aware of something, but he couldn't believe it.
Daishan's eyes were wet, and he burst into tears. He sighed: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has passed away."
The Jurchens also have an intelligence force, and they also use flying pigeons to send letters and communicate. This power is in the hands of Prince Rui Dorgon.
Yue Tuo and Hauge: "???"
Hauge's expression suddenly changed, his eyes widened in anger, and he said anxiously: "Uncle, my father has always been in good health, how could he pass away?"
Daishan's old face showed sadness, and he said: "The emperor immediately attacked the city of Datong and planned to attack Ping'an Prefecture to cut off the Han army's food route. But who would have thought... I heard that we were ambushed by the Han people, and they were prepared to prepare for it. Your Majesty Hit by cannon fire.”
At this point, Daishan couldn't bear to say any more.
Hauge's face was pale and dull for a long time. He cried bitterly and wailed: "Father, father, why are you so cruel to leave your son?"
For a time, crying broke out in the military tent.
Several bannermen also prepared mourning clothes and waited for Hauge and Yue Tuan to change into them.
Hauge cried heartbreakingly, but it was more like howling dryly, and there were not many tears in his eyes.
Daishan sighed, stroked Hauge's trembling shoulders, and said, "Your father, a hero, created the current foundation. We must hold on to it."
He is over sixty years old. After this battle, he may not have the energy to take care of the Aixinjueluo clan. Can the successor lead the Qing Dynasty to take control of the Central Plains and avenge its previous humiliation?
Prince Rui is a capable person, but Hauge also has great military achievements, so he may not be convinced.
At this time, seeing that Hauge was mourning too much, everyone tried to persuade him.
Yue Tuan wiped away his tears at this moment and said, "Father, what should we do now?"
"Withdraw the troops! If we delay any longer, our troops and horses will be lost here." Daishan looked sad. At this point, Cang Sheng said: "Recently, Juyongguan has also been violently attacked by the Han army. This is what the Han army wants. To cut off our return, Tong Tulai and the others have already led troops to Juyongguan to respond."
Yue Tuo's eyes showed a trace of fear and said: "Father, Juyongguan is okay. Now if the Han army joins forces to encircle us, our army will be in danger. We cannot delay it any longer and we need to withdraw our troops as soon as possible."
The emperor died under Ping'an City, the army lost all its energy, and the war was a complete failure.
Daishan came to the screen where the map was hung, pointed to the location of Juyong Pass, and said in a loud voice: "We can't go back from here for the time being. We will leave the fortress from here, which is Qinglong Pass. Tong Tulu will attract the attention of the Han army for us. We need to do it as soon as possible." Walk."
Yue Tuo said: "But what should Tong Tulai and them do?"
"Looking at their fate, they have to cut off their tails to survive." Daishan closed his eyes and couldn't bear to say.
Yue Tuo and Hauge saw this and had no objections, so the matter was settled.
Daishan sighed and ordered: "The whole army is in peace, withdraw."
As the Jurchens hung up their white banners, they didn't even have time to clean up the camp. After Haoge led his troops, Daishan, Haoge, and Yue Tuo quickly marched towards Qinglong Pass.
Beiping Fucheng
The original Peking Dusi Yamen is now the Peiping Operational Strategy Office. Li Zan, a bachelor of Wuyingdian and the second assistant to the cabinet, is discussing the Jurchen withdrawal with the generals and local officials from the surrounding prefectures and counties of Beiping.
Because this place is still far away from Ping'an Prefecture, the great victory in front of Ping'an Prefecture has not yet reached Beiping Fucheng.
The city is falling into a tense and dignified atmosphere after being besieged for many days.
In particular, the Han people outside the city forcibly marched to attack the city for the Jurchens, which cast a bloody haze over this ancient northern capital.
"Mr. Ge, for some reason, the Jurchens hung up white flags in the camp and heard cries. They abandoned their baggage and plundered livestock and withdrew their troops towards the north." Zou Jing, Right Minister of the Ministry of War and Deputy Envoy of the Peking Parallel Camp Strategy , said.
Li Zan looked a little confused and asked, "Is the whole army in a state of disbelief?"
At this time, the head of the Military Intelligence Department, Qiu Liang, who was awarded the rank of Commander in Jinyi on the recommendation of Li Zan, said with an indifferent expression: "Mr. Ge, there has just been a message from Fei Ge in Datong, and Huang Taiji is leading the army. During the sneak attack on Ping'an Prefecture, the Pinglu general noticed it in advance, deployed heavy troops, and killed him with Hongyi cannon. Because of this, the Jurchens led the entire army in filial piety."
As the former envoy of Jinyi Town who had offended Jia Heng and was sent to the border town of Beiping, his views on Jia Heng, a young nobleman with great military exploits, were undoubtedly complicated.
When Li Zan heard this, he looked overjoyed and said in shock: "Is the slave chief Taiji dead?"
At this moment, the faces of all the generals sitting in the government office hall all changed, and their hearts were filled with disbelief.
Kang Hong stared at Qiu Liang and asked angrily: "The leader of the Jurchen Kingdom died under Ping'an Prefecture. Is it true?"
Qiu Liang said: "Admiral Kang, this is a letter sent by a flying pigeon from the guard of Jinyi Mansion. I think it cannot be false."
While everyone in the hall was discussing noisily and enthusiastically, a general suddenly came from outside and said loudly: "Mr. Ge, Admiral Lu's troops have arrived."
After several days of traveling, Shandong Admiral Lu Qi finally led 30,000 troops to Peiping for reinforcements.
Li Zan looked gloomy and snorted coldly.
According to the footsteps, Lu Qi moved so slowly, so neglecting the military affairs and delaying the military aircraft.
Not long after, Shandong Admiral Lu Qi entered the palace from the outside, saluted Li Zan behind the case and said, "Your Majesty, Lu Qi, has met Mr. Ge."
Li Zan looked at Lu Qi and said coldly: "Why is Admiral Lu so late?"
When Lu Qi heard the words, he felt the unkindness in his tone, and felt a sense of fear in his heart. He cupped his hands and said: "Old Ge, since I received the military order from Mr. Ge, I have been traveling day and night, rushing to help, but the road to Shandong is far away, and we have to prepare food and grass. No, I'm late, I didn't mean to delay, and I hope Mr. Ge will forgive me."
Li Zan said coldly: "If Shandong's cavalry is marching day and night, it shouldn't be so late. Once the city of Beiping is defeated, the entire north will be defenseless. Does Admiral Lu know the benefits?"
Lu Qi bowed and held his hands in his arms, pleading guilty: "I am guilty of this."
Since Mr. Yang Ge retired from office and retired to seclusion, he no longer has a backer in the court, so he has to endure it.
Li Zan glanced at Lu Qi coldly and was silent for a long time. Just when Lu Qi saw sweat on his forehead, he said coldly: "Sit down first. Now the Jurchen slave chieftain was defeated in Ping'an Province. The slave chieftain was killed by the general. , the bandits withdrew their troops and returned north."
Lu Qi heard this and said in surprise: "The general won the battle in Ping'an Prefecture?"
On the way, he heard that Marquis Yongning had won a victory in Monan, and then news came from Xuanhua. Unexpectedly, he had won another great victory and killed the slave chieftain.
But at this time, Li Zan said: "Since the captives have returned to the north, can Admiral Lu dare to lead the troops in pursuit and pursue the fleeing Jurchen soldiers?"
Lu Qi's expression suddenly changed and she said urgently: "Mr. Li Ge, the elite Jurchens are incomparable in combat power and it is difficult to pursue them."
Li Zan looked gloomy and was silent for a while.
In fact, what Lu Qi said has some truth to it.
The soldiers and horses in Shandong, Hebei and other places can defend the city, but if they pursue them, they will be defeated by the enemy.
But Li Zan was inevitably a little unwilling. After allowing the enemy to plunder and plunder, how could the majesty of the Han Dynasty remain?
Li Zan glanced at the generals below and asked: "Isn't there a hero in the capital of Peiping who dares to pursue us in the land of Yanzhao?"
At this time, Kang Hong, the admiral of Hebei Province, stood behind him, a young general with fair skin and impressive equipment. He raised his hands and said, "The last general is willing to lead three thousand cavalry in pursuit."
Li Zan looked at the young man and asked in surprise: "What do you call this young general?"
"The last general, Cao, turned into a dragon and is now a guerrilla in the army." The young general said with firm eyes under his sword-shaped brows and cupped his hands.
At this time, Kang Hong smiled and said: "Mr. Ge, this General Cao is the nephew of Cao Wenzhao, the deputy commander-in-chief of Yulin. Now he is under the command of his subordinates. He is young and shapeless for a while."
After saying that, he reprimanded: "With all the generals here, where is your turn to pursue the enemy as a small guerrilla?"
Chasing the Jurchens is not fun. If you lose, you will be unhappy. Now that the Jurchens have left Beiping Mansion, there is no need to cause trouble.
Li Zan said with admiration in his eyes: "As a disciple of the general, I can lead the troops in pursuit, but three thousand cavalry is too few. This pavilion will allocate three thousand from the army guard. You can go with six thousand cavalry to pursue."
Cao Bianjiao clasped his fists and responded to the order.
(End of chapter)
