Chapter 457 The Return of the World IV
"All men aged fourteen and above will be beheaded. Your Majesty has ordered that no women or children be killed."
Chen Cao does not kill women because he knows that even now, most of the soldiers in the army are unmarried, and after the Jiajing and Wanli generations of the Ming Dynasty, the population has dropped sharply, and he will also open up Korea and Ying in the future. In places such as Zhouzhou, population is the top priority. Men can be left alone, but women cannot.
At dawn, Chen Cao caught up with the Eight Banners family members who were more than ten miles outside Lulong. After a fierce battle, the accompanying troops wiped out all the Eight Banners cavalry guarding the family members. Only a dozen of them escaped towards Shanhaiguan.
"Your Majesty, the Tatar family is very wealthy. Even an ordinary bannerman has three or four cartloads of gold and silver." He said and handed a package to Chen Cao to look at: "This is the gold book that was just seized. It is a British public document." A few of them were from the former Duke’s residence.”
Not long after, Gao Chong, who was accompanying the army, came to Chen Cao on horseback and raised his hand to Chen Cao: "Your Majesty, it is very important for a thousand households of the puppet Han army to identify one person."
Gao Chong led the way, and a group of soldiers gathered under a high slope. Tents had been set up on the high slope, and the surroundings were quiet. This was in sharp contrast to the passing troops who were marching in a hurry.
Chen Cao went up to the high slopes and entered the tent. There was a young and beautiful woman sitting inside, dressed as a bannerman, and there were several trembling maids beside her.
As soon as he entered the tent, Gao Chong pointed to the beautiful woman who was sitting and said: "Your Majesty, it's her. The thousand households confessed, and the one he escorted was the pseudo-queen of the Jianzhou thief chief Huang Taiji. Those two are from the Eight Banners." , the remaining two are girls from our Han family."
"Woman Wu, tell me."
One of the two Han women who followed was a little trembling, but she still saluted: "I have met His Majesty the Emperor. This is the Queen of Huang Taiji..."
"I am from the Horqin tribe in Mongolia. I am a member of the Borjigit clan. I am called Bumbutai. I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. This is very polite."
Without any panic at all, Bumubutai even stole the conversation from the maid.
Chen Cao looked at her curiously, and then said: "Since you can be caught, the other women of Huang Taiji must be still among the prisoners, right? Or maybe the family members did not identify them on purpose."
As he said this, Chen Cao looked up and down Bumu Butai. This later generation's 'Da Yu'er' was indeed as beautiful as a flower, but Chen Cao also swallowed his saliva when he saw it, which actually made him a little upset.
"Xin Zhao," Chen Cao called out. When Xin Zhao walked in, he said, "How many women are there in Huang Taiji?"
Xin Zhao thought for a while and then said: "There are the eldest concubine Zhezhe, as well as Abahai and Namuzhong, the widows of Lin Danhan, who are also from the Borzigit clan; and Zha, the daughter of the Borzigit clan. Lute, the only one left is Bumbutai’s biological sister, Hailanzhu..."
After Chen Cao listened, the names of these people were familiar to him, so he nodded thoughtfully and said with a smile: "I heard that Huang Taiji is also a very womanizing person, otherwise he wouldn't be surrounded by beauties. Even Lin Dan He likes both Khan’s widow, which is enough to prove the beauty of those two people.”
As he spoke, Chen Cao looked at Bumbutai with a smile and said word by word: "Okay, I like it. I heard that Mongolia and Jianzhou have the habit of sharing women, although I can't share it with my men. Beautiful women, but it’s feasible for one person to win them all, I want them all.”
When Zhao Xin heard that Chen Cao wanted a woman, he immediately approached him in a familiar manner: "Your Majesty, I will go and torture those thousands of households. If it doesn't work, I will arrest a few important family members. I won't worry about identifying these people."
Chen Cao smiled, then waved his hand to stop Zhao Xin who was about to take action. He sat down opposite Bumbutai and said with a smile: "The fall of Horqin is a certainty. Your family will send you to Jianzhou." It’s also for the sake of making friends with people. I pride myself on my appearance and my extraordinary handsomeness. If you want to save Horqin, just be honest and obedient.”
Bumbutai was extremely smart, otherwise he would not have been proactively confessed, but it was also confirmed from the side that although she was beautiful, she was not ranked high among the women in Huangtaiji.
After listening to Chen Cao's words, Bumubutai had already made up his mind: "Is His Majesty the Emperor a man of words?"
"As the emperor of tomorrow, I have my say."
As he spoke, Bumbutai stared closely at Xin Zhao and Gao Chong. The two of them didn't know what was going on, but the cunning Zhao Xin immediately read something from Bumbutai's eyes and pulled Gao Chong out. tent.
Seeing the two of them going out, Bumbutai turned to look at the four maids behind him: "You go down and wait."
When only she and Chen Cao were left in the tent, Bumu Butai stood up and gave a Manchurian blessing salute to Chen Cao. Then he quickly took off his clothes and stood naked in front of Chen Cao. In front of him: "Your Majesty, please keep your promise. Horqin is willing to obey the orders of the Ming Emperor..."
Gao Chong came out of the tent and was pulled by Zhao Xin all the way down to Gaoban. He said: "This is not the time for you to compete for merit. You will be considered the abbot of the country in the future. Why, you still have to fight with us old brothers." Competing for credit?"
Xin Zhao didn't say anything, but made a gesture with his mouth. Gao Chong turned around and found that all four maids in the tent had walked out, and then stood guard not far below the tent.
Before Gao Chong could speak, waves of women's moans could be heard from the top to the bottom of the mountain. Gao Chong was shocked. Now Zhao Xin said: "We can't hear this, let's go quickly."
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The news that the family members were captured reached Shanhaiguan around the afternoon, but Huang Taiji was not in the mood to care about this matter at all. Starting from Chenshi, the Ming army arrived at Shanhaiguan City and began a fierce attack on the city.
But due to good luck, the heavy rain at night showed no signs of stopping until now, which also prevented the artillery on both sides from firing.
However, what Huang Taiji never expected was that Chen Cao specially mobilized 20 field guns for Weng Linzhi to deal with this situation. The Shenwu guns filled with ammunition could not be used under heavy rain and had to be abandoned in Guangning. Avant-garde.
Accompanied by the rumbling of cannons and thunder, explosions echoed on the Shanhaiguan Pass. The shattered city walls and rubble flew, and the Han army flags guarding the city howled to the sky.
In this kind of weather, flintlock rifles can still be used, and even a division of Weng Linzhi's headquarters is equipped with rifles. The combat effectiveness rises sharply in front of the Qing army, which can only be beaten passively in rainy days.
"This is not the way to go. Your Majesty, I ask your Majesty to break out of the Great Wall at Yiyuankou immediately, go north to Yingzhou, and after entering Hetao, retreat directly to the territory of Duoyan Sanwei."
"here?"
Ning Wan knew what Huang Taiji meant, so he said, "Beizinikan has done a great job. It's time to be crowned king."
The elite Eight Banners are about to evacuate and head north to Hetao...
After coming out of the general military office, Nikan, who had been named Prince Jingjin, didn't even expect to come so quickly. However, this prince was not so good, and the condition was that he and his people would guard Shanhaiguan.
This is the main route from the Central Plains to the outside of the pass. There is also a lot of baggage and equipment. There are a total of 15,000 people in the pass. It is not a problem to fight to the death for two or three months. Moreover, Nikan himself has left 5,000 cavalrymen of the Eight Banners. , which can be regarded as a huge support. Huang Taiji did not have high requirements and insisted on holding on for a month, and then withdrew north to Hetao.
Yildeng was also promoted from Gushan Ezhen to Dorobeizi, and assisted Nikan in guarding Shanhaiguan.
The elite troops of the Eight Banners combined totaled nearly 50,000 people, plus two Mongolian troops with 100,000 troops. It was more than enough to break out with 150,000 troops. This was also Ning Wan's plan. He originally planned to stay in Shanhaiguan, but was Huang Taiji insisted on taking him away, after all, now was the time for his real use.
...
The weather outside the pass was unpredictable. Previously it was a sunny day, but after the two armies started fighting, it became cloudy. Halfway through the battle, it rained heavily, and there were even thunder and lightning, making both sides of the battlefield feel that the armor they wore was particularly strenuous.
"King Su, it seems that the Ming army and Chahar's cavalry are no less numerous than us. The general recommends leaving the battlefield as soon as possible and breaking out towards Yingzhou."
Hauge broke out from the Malanyu Great Wall. After riding for only an hour, he encountered the coalition forces led by You Shiwei and Ezhe in Huizhouwei. The two sides immediately started fighting around Chahan Loop. Originally, Hauge thought that the Ming cavalry With their low combat power, they were definitely no match for them, but they never expected that this Ming army cavalry was not weak in combat power. There were countless Mongolian cavalry behind them. Hauge, who realized that something was wrong, led his men to fight with You in the Hanhetao area. Shiwei went around and was chased all the way to Hala Hetao, west of Daning Dusi.
A war broke out again between the two sides, and the fighting lasted until midnight. Suddenly there was heavy rain, thunder and lightning, and then both sides began to withdraw their troops from the battlefield.
Angbang Zhangjing Chu Litai said again: "King Su, I will lead a team to cover King Su's retreat. May the eternal heaven protect King Su during this trip."
Hauge felt warm in his heart and said seriously: "Chu Litai, if this king can return safely, don't worry, all your heirs will be granted the title of Dorobeizi."
"General, I would like to thank King Su..."
In the midst of the heavy rain, the two sides, who had just rested for just a moment, took action again amidst a burst of horn sounds, and the deafening shouts of death were lost in the thunder and rain.
After two hours of fighting, Chu Litai finally fell in a pool of blood. The Hauge army he protected with his life still did not escape. Although they left the battlefield, they were still discovered by You Shiwei, who led the cavalry towards Yingzhou. direction and chased away.
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As the commander of the first battalion of the Han Army Flag, Li Ruzhen was currently executing the order just issued by Huang Taiji, using his unit as the vanguard to clear the way for the army behind.
Li Shaojin's expression was ugly. He had just had a big argument with his eldest brother Li Sizhong, which involved the question of whether to be loyal. As a result, he was severely scolded by Li Sizhong.
Li Ruzhen was also getting older. At nearly sixty years old, he felt that riding a horse was extremely strenuous. After the two brothers finished arguing, Li Sizhong left without waiting for Li Ruzhen to speak. Li Shaojin turned to look at Li Ruzhen. After a while, Then he knelt down and said, "This is my bow, father, please take care..."
