Chapter 181
If a person is unlucky, his fart will hit his heel.
Wu Sangui understands this deeply.
When the civil servants found him, he knew something was wrong, but the problem was that there was no way. Those people were holding Wu Xiang's evidence, and as long as he didn't do what they asked, the Wu family would be gone.
Not only would Wu Xiang become a traitor, but even his uncle Zu Dashou would not let go of the Wu family. But the problem was that he really did not dare to offend Cheng Shijie because Wu Sangui had seen the true terror of Ning Haijun.
Before Cheng Shijie established Ning Haijun, Jiannu was the strongest army in the world. There is no doubt about this. But when Ning Haijun killed Jiannu, it was like chopping melons and vegetables, especially the artillery under Cheng Shijie's command. One shot killed dozens of people.
What's even more frightening is that Ning Haijun's artillery fires quickly and does not use an open flame to ignite the fuse, which is uncomfortable. Who has seen artillery fire faster than a firecracker?
Can a blunderbuss shoot faster than a bow and arrow?
But Cheng Shijie did it, and Cheng Shijie will be the brother-in-law of Emperor Chongzhen. If the current emperor offends Cheng Shijie, the rise of the Wu family will come to an abrupt end.
But the problem is that the consequences of not listening to the civil officials are equally serious. The difference is that if you offend Cheng Shijie, you will die immediately, and if you offend the civil officials, you will die in the future. The only difference is that you die early or die late.
He bewitched Zu Dabi and launched an attack on Jiannu. In fact, he had been thinking about how to fulfill the requirements of civil officials and give Huang Taiji a way out without offending Cheng Shijie.
However, before Wu Sangui could think of what to do, there was a loud bang from his helmet. The blow was so hard that it was like a heavy punch that made his whole body fall back. Thousands of gold and silver stars bloomed. Bleeding came from the nostrils.
Wu Sangui raised his hand with difficulty and touched his helmet. What he touched was a smooth arrow shaft, which was unusually thick. It was obviously an armor-piercing arrow. This armor-piercing heavy arrow hit his head and hit his scalp. If it missed, a big hole would appear in his head.
Although he didn't hit his head, the plan was uncomfortable.
After all, the force of the armor-piercing arrow was too great. The last light in Wu Sangui's eyes was swallowed up by darkness. His body tilted and fell off the horse. His horrified roar came from his ears, as if he had been hit in the lungs. It was squeezed out extremely violently, but to him it sounded like the sound of mosquitoes...
Finally, all sounds disappeared, and darkness and silence enveloped the entire battlefield...
Wu's army of more than 5,000 cavalry suddenly panicked.
Huang Taiji turned the Jurchens from a bandit gang into a real empire. He was a man of great talent and strategy, and his military skills were as good as gods. I don’t know how many generals fell into his hands. Although he suffered a loss at the hands of Cheng Shijie, the problem was that Cheng Shijie Reliance is not a military strategy, nor is it the use of soldiers and gods, but the crushing of science and technology.
It doesn't mean that Cheng Shijie is better than Huang Taiji in using troops.
However, Huang Taiji is really strong. He keenly discovered that the chaos on Wu Sangui's side was also his last chance. Huang Taiji was a tycoon. When it was time to play tricks, he sent his brothers, nephews, and slaves to the throne. Playing with it up and down in the palm of his hand, Huang Taiji didn't give up when it was time to fight.
He gritted his teeth, stabbed his beloved horse in the buttocks, then turned the horse's head, roared towards Wu's army with a saber and a spear.
Before Wu's army had time to pull Wu Sangui up from the ground, Huang Taiji rushed over. At this time, the Wu's cavalry was completely in disarray, but no one ran away or retreated, because Wu Sangui's life or death was unknown. Once Wu Sangui Without it, even if they ran back, they would still be dead.
Wu Xiang will never let them go.
What's more, Wu Sangui was also tricked by Jian Nu, so they could only fight hard.
Jiannu wanted to break out from the Wu Jiajun formation, but in order to snatch Wu Sangui back, the two sides broke out in a fierce melee. Arrows rained down, spears stabbed each other, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.
After more than a quarter of an hour of fighting, the Jiannu army burst into cheers: "Come out, rush out!"
Huang Taiji's front suddenly became empty, and he realized that the Wu clan's Guan Ning army in front of him was no longer there.
Seeing that the cavalry of Wu's Guanning Army was cut through the army, the surviving cavalry of Wu's Guanning Army were desperately retreating to both sides, not daring to stop the attack.
Although the fight only lasted for less than half an hour, the Wu Jiajun also lost more than two thousand lives. The blood was almost drained. How could they still hold on?
The establishment of slaves is like a flood that bursts from a dam, surging out from the breach and is unstoppable!
Daishan, who was following Huang Taiji on the left, breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank God, I finally rushed out!"
Yue Tuo said with a bitter face: "This battle was too tragic. It is estimated that many Niu Lu were maimed."
Dai Shan smiled disapprovingly and said: "As long as we can bring these 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers back to Shenyang, it will all be worth it. It's not easy to die, so we have to find a way to enter the pass and snatch a group of Han women back to distribute to the warriors. In a few years, many more warriors will be born!”
Daishan said it very easily, but Huang Taiji couldn't laugh. After the Ming Dynasty achieved such a brilliant victory and had such a powerful army, the Ming Dynasty could still tolerate the Ming Dynasty treating their capital as their capital as before. Hunting grounds, do you want anything you want?
The Ming Dynasty could train a formidable Ning Navy. Wouldn't it be very simple to train one or two Ning Navy according to the same pattern?
What's more, if Dajin suffered such a heavy blow, North Korea, a walled country, would inevitably fall to the Ming Dynasty. With the strong ships and cannons of the Ming Dynasty blocking it, the possibility of Dajin crossing the Yalu River to conquer North Korea again was infinitely close to zero!
Mongolia, the ally that Hou Jin spent more than thirty years trying to win over, has now left. Eight thousand Mongolian cavalry defected to the Ming army. If the Ming Dynasty made another effort to pull Mongolia over, Dai Jin would be defeated. Completely isolated!
After all this, you still want to enter the border and rob? Just dream. But these Huang Taiji cannot be said. The most important thing now is morale, morale!
After finally opening a breakthrough, Jiannu, who was fighting fiercely with Ning Haijun, Dongjiang Army, and Zujia Army, broke away from these terrible enemies and retreated quickly.
Zu Dabi launched several attacks to try to repair the torn hole, but was beaten back by Jiannu.
At this time, the will of the slave army to survive has reached its peak. They are like a group of tigers breaking out of the cage. Anyone who dares to stand in front of them will be torn into pieces by them!
Hauge, covered in blood, ran over and said to Dorgon and Duoduo: "Uncle Fourteen, Uncle Fifteen, it's almost time. Let's retreat, otherwise Ming Gou will come up!"
"Withdraw."
Dorgon looked back at the Ming army that was approaching step by step. He gritted his teeth... After this battle, at least three to four thousand soldiers fell on the battlefield. These were not Mongolian cannon fodder, nor were they The clothes slave is a genuine Jurchen athlete!
With so many people dead, no one knows when they will be able to recover.
Dorgon's heart was filled with anger and hatred.
Seeing Huang Taiji break out, Fan Jingwen breathed a sigh of relief.
But the problem is that he became the sinner of Ming Dynasty and personally let go of Ming Dynasty's powerful enemy.
Different from the heaviness in Fan Jingwen's heart, all the officials of Wen Tiren's party were like a spring breeze. They had completed Wen Tiren's orders. When they returned to the capital, they would definitely be promoted and make a fortune.
After paying nearly a thousand casualties, Zu Dabi finally sealed the gap. But it was a pity that there were not many Jiannu left in the encirclement. There were only more than a thousand Jiannu. They were scarred and wearing heavy armor. , After fighting for so long, my physical strength has been almost exhausted. How can I still run?
Fu Zonglong was so angry that he stamped his feet.
Sun Chengzong seemed to have already predicted this outcome. Instead, he advised Fu Zonglong not to get angry and ruin his body.
"Mr. Sun Ge, how can I not be angry? They did it on purpose, right?"
Fu Zonglong angrily pointed at the Jian Nu in the encirclement and said: "Originally there was hope to annihilate all the Jian Nu, but now it's better, only these people are left!"
Fu Zonglong actually didn't notice that his mood had changed dramatically. Even including the Jiannu in the circle, there were more than a thousand people. These Jiannu rear troops were mainly composed of Jiannu white-armored soldiers, Xibo people, and Sauron people. They were all heavy infantrymen who established slaves, and they were also the elite among the elite who established slaves.
Before Cheng Shijie came, the Ming army was able to annihilate these more than a thousand people, which was a greater victory than the Ningyuan victory. However, even Fu Zonglong could not bear to look at such a victory.
Sun Chengzong said: "The hearts of the people are scattered, the team is difficult to lead, and there is nothing Beiping can do!"
"I want to impeach Wu Sangui, impeach the Wu family, build slaves, and collaborate with the enemy and betray the country!"
"no!"
Cheng Shijie walked up to Fu Zonglong and said, "Master Fu, you can't do this yet!"
Fu Zonglong asked puzzledly: "Why?"
"If you impeach Wu Sangui, who will dare to fight against Jiannu in the future?"
Cheng Shijie was also very depressed. In any case, Wu Sangui was injured by the arrow. Cheng Shijie went to see his son. The injury he sustained was true. The arrow almost killed Wu Sangui. If Wu Sangui had not been in good physical condition, it would have been an ordinary person. Although this arrow did not hit the head, it was able to break the neck by relying on inertia.
What's more, out of the more than 5,000 Wu Clan's Guanning Army cavalry, less than 2,000 were left, more than half of whom were injured. In just over a quarter of an hour, they killed more than a thousand of the elite Jiannu Zhenghuang Banners.
It is said that an army in the feudal era would collapse if it suffered only one tenth of its casualties. If this theory is true, the Wu Jiajun has already performed exceptionally well. If the Wu Jiajun had fought so hard in the Battle of Daling River, the outcome of the Battle of Linghe would definitely have been different. rewrite.
Only now did Fu Zonglong realize that the Wu Jiajun's casualties were so heavy. If Jiannu's breakout was not blocked when more than half of the casualties were suffered, then the Wu Jiajun could not really be blamed.
In the Battle of Baliwan, the performance of Zu Dabi's men was no better than that of Wu Sangui's men. Huang Long spent his own life and could only barely survive.
Fu Zonglong sighed and said: "There are not many opportunities like this, what a pity!"
"It's not a pity!"
Cheng Shijie smiled faintly and said: "I have long judged that the combat effectiveness of Guan Ning Army and Dongjiang Army is far weaker than that of Jiannu. It is certain that they cannot stop Jiannu from breaking through. I have been prepared for it!"
Although Cheng Shijie would not let Fu Zonglong impeach Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui, no matter what he thought, he would not let him go easily.
While the Ming army was cleaning the battlefield, Cheng Shijie found Gao Qiqian: "Eunuch Gao!"
"General Cheng, what are your orders?"
“Father-in-law, what you said is really embarrassing to Cheng!”
Cheng Shijie said: "Eunuch Gao, do you want to make a fortune?"
"Whose house was raided?"
Gao Qiqian reaped the benefits by confiscating his home. As soon as Cheng Shijie mentioned the word "get rich", he immediately thought of confiscating his home.
Cheng Shijie said: "Wu Xiang!"
"This, is Wu Xiang guilty?"
"Whether you're guilty or not, isn't it your decision?"
Cheng Shijie said: "If you say he is guilty, he is guilty, and he is guilty even if he is not guilty. If you say he is not guilty, he is not guilty, and he is not guilty even if he is guilty!"
Gao Qiqian understood what Cheng Shijie meant, but hesitated and said, "Is Wu Xiang rich?"
"Father, this is simply a joke!"
Cheng Shijie smiled faintly and said: "Since the forty-sixth year of Wanli, the Liao salary has been collected, which is two to thirty million taels of silver. How much do you think Wu Xiang has in his hands? Even if half of it is lost, there are still ten to twenty million taels of silver!"
Gao Qiqian waved, and several imperial guards and eunuchs ran over: "Let's do it together!"
Huang Taiji no longer cares about the fact that there are more than a thousand elites who have not broken out of the encirclement. The most important thing now is to run as fast as possible and as far as possible before the Ming army can react. Save these Jurchen athletes who will fight for the rest of their lives!
When the sound of killing around them disappeared, the Jiannu soldiers were almost in tears. This battle was too painful. Thinking of those comrades who died in the encirclement of the Ming army, how could one not feel sad?
They let out hoarse cheers and galvanized their horses to run away desperately. Behind them, crossbow arrows came like sand. Some people were hit by arrows and fell off their horses, but no one looked back. They couldn't care about their own lives. Who else was there? Are you in the mood to deal with those unlucky people?
Jiannu ran in front, and Ning navy cavalry, Guanning army cavalry, and Mongolian surrendered cavalry, and nearly 20,000 cavalry were chasing after Jiannu.
When the remnants of the Jiannu soldiers exhausted all their efforts and ran to the gate of Liaoyang City in one breath, the Jiannu soldiers looked behind them. Thank God, the Ming army did not catch up.
The sun was almost setting, which meant that they were safe and could at least have a peaceful sleep.
However, just when Huang Taiji wanted to call the city gate, suddenly, the big golden flags fluttering in the wind on Liaoyang City suddenly fell down.
"this……"
Huang Taiji told himself that this was an accident, this was a flag blown off by the wind, a small accident...
If nothing else, there will definitely be accidents.
More and more Jiannu flags were thrown down by the defenders on the city wall, and a black line appeared on the city wall, black clothes, black armor, black flags...
"Oops!"
Huang Taiji now understood that Guan Ning's army suddenly gave way to the gap just to let them see a way out and break out of the encirclement at all costs.
This was Cheng Shijie's plan. Cheng Shijie had long known that Guan Ningjun would do this because he jogged over here early, preparing to launch a thunderous blow after they broke away from Guan Ningjun.
In the encirclement, Jiannu still had hope. They would fight tooth and nail and fight against trapped animals. But when they ran to the foot of Liaoyang City, this Jiannu went to Beijing, the former capital.
When they see the former capital and current capital Liaoyang being captured by the Ning Navy, they can also severely damage the morale of the Jiannu soldiers and send them into panic.
Sometimes, psychological factors really matter.
It's like a man who is trying hard to support his family. He can bear one blow or two blows, but let him see the dawn of victory and let him know that he can be promoted to manager immediately and earn ten dollars a month. If the company fails, he will be desperate.
Seeing the black battle flag rising on Liaoyang City, looking at the cannons on the city wall making loud rumbling noises, and then looking at the earth-colored and trembling soldiers around them, many Houjin generals closed their eyes in pain and shouted. A lamentation: "It's over!"
"It's over!"
The desperate cries of the slave-building warriors and the cries of dismounting their horses burst out from the chests of these arrogant and arrogant slave-building warriors.
In fact, these troops were led by Chen Dayong who had set out from the Shuangcheng Guards on the shores of Meituo Lake long before the Baliwan decision, and even when Jiannu had just set out. They were all soldiers of the Shuangcheng Guards Management Committee.
Seeing Jian Nu coming to Liaoyang City in embarrassment, Chen Dayong made a hoarse voice from his chapped lips: "The Marshal really defeated Jian Nu and drove them to Liaoyang City. It's great. Our trip was not in vain." Run! Fire, blast the damn thing!"
The original plan of Chen Dayong's troops was to take advantage of the outpouring of Jiannu to attack Shenyang City, but then Cheng Shijie received intelligence from Shuo Tuo with a red flag, and Shenyang became an empty city.
The meaning of going to Shenyang City again is not great. It is just a symbolic accident. But unlike the farming people, once the slaves surrounded Shenyang, Chen Dayong's lone army would be in crisis.
Cheng Shijie temporarily changed his plan and asked Chen Dayong's troops to return to the vicinity of Liaoyang and wait for an opportunity to fight.
After Baiyintu passed through Liaoyang City and took away the few grains and grass in Liaoyang City, Chen Dayong's troops also took advantage of the night to sneak attack and captured Liaoyang City in one fell swoop.
It was not until Huang Taiji led his troops to defeat Liaoyang City that Chen Dayong followed the plan and sprinkled a pinch of salt on Jian Nu's wounds.
"Boom boom boom..."
The solid shells fired by the four Franco machine guns plowed four flesh-and-blood alleys in the Jiannu formation.
At this time, Huang Taiji's eyes were a little distracted, and he murmured to himself: "Fifth brother"
Daishan reminded in a low voice: "Lao Wu is gone!"
"Brother Seven!"
"Old Seven is gone too!" (actually just a prisoner)
"Tenth brother!"
"Old Ten is gone too!"
The anger and despair in Huang Taiji's heart made his eyes blood red, his face distorted, and his chest was filled with disgust. He suddenly threw away the riding crop, covered his chest, and bent down under the load. He only heard a "pop" and a bloody arrow. It spurted out of his mouth.
King Houjin Khan, who was talented, brave and resourceful, and whose expression did not change when the mountains collapsed before his eyes, actually vomited blood in front of the two armies.
Seeing Huang Taiji vomiting blood, all the slave generals were shocked.
Fan Wencheng, with quick eyesight and quick hands, held Huang Taiji up and shouted in horror: "King Khan, King Khan, what's wrong with you?"
Dorgon also rushed over and pinched the person: "King Khan, don't scare us, wake up!"
Huang Taiji looked really scary now. His mouth was full of blood, his face was pale, he was breathless, his lips were trembling and he couldn't even speak.
The army of hundreds of thousands was suddenly wiped out by sixty or seventy thousand. This blow was too great for him. It made his heart twist like a knife and he just wanted to roar!
Duduo said angrily: "What are we waiting for? Rush up and kill all these bright dogs to avenge the tragic deaths of the soldiers!"
Jilharang gritted his teeth: "Yes, kill all these bright dogs and avenge the tragic deaths of the soldiers!"
The Jiannu army roared loudly: "Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!"
Each Jiannu's eyes were blood red, and his howling sounds were like wild beasts, which was very terrifying.
At this time, Dorgon looked at Daishan and said, "Second brother, what do you think we should do now?"
Huang Taiji vomited blood and fell into a coma. Hauge's prestige was not enough to convince the public. The person who could take charge was naturally the second son of the emperor, Daishan, who could take charge temporarily.
However, when he heard Dorgon asking Daishan to take charge, he knew that Dorgon was preparing to act like a monster again.
Once Daishan temporarily exercises the power of King Khan, there will inevitably be cracks in the political alliance between him and Daishan in the future.
Huang Taiji is worthy of being a hero of his generation. He is decisive in killing. After weighing the gains and losses, he quickly made a decision... There is no point in fighting Ning Haijun here. Anyway, he will lose his face to his grandma's house, so there is no need to pretend to be ruthless. Tough money.
"Send... this Khan... King Khan orders the whole army to retreat!"
Daishan looked at Huang Taiji and said with some reluctance: "King Khan!"
"King Khan doesn't want to say it a second time!"
Huang Taiji slowly closed his eyes.
Duduo shouted in disbelief: "Retreat? Just let these bright dogs go like this?"
Huang Taiji said: "Withdraw! I don't want to do it a second time!"
Dorgon pulled Duduo and told him to shut up.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this new Ming army is not easy to mess with. Maybe it is an army separated by Cheng Shijie. If they have the same combat effectiveness as Ning Haijun, even if they are weak, Dajin will fight them head-on. If so, there will inevitably be heavy casualties. Once Cheng Shijie catches up, there will be no way.
The Bordered Red Flag, the True Blue Flag, and the Bordered Blue Flag were all crippled. His two white flags were far inferior to these flags. If they were to fight such a tough battle, it would definitely be nerve-wracking.
Strength is everything these days. Since Huang Taiji doesn't want to fight anymore, it would be stupid for Duduo to insist on going out and fight to the death with the Ming army, and end up with heavy casualties for himself!
Watching the retreat of Jiannu, Chen Dayong felt very sorry. Liaoyang City was not like Tongguan, Hangu Pass, Yanmen Pass and Shanhaiguan Pass, which were the only way for the army to pass.
Liaoyang City, like Lushun City, is a north-south city with a "Zhao Ri" shape. If it were summer, they could indeed block Jiannu, but the problem was that it was winter now.
Although the terrain was very unfavorable, Chen Dayong, like Cheng Shijie, never knew what it meant to give up when things were good. He led more than 4,000 Shuangcheng Guards to attack Jiannu.
Some exhausted Xibo and Sauron people did not follow Jiannu all the way to the dark side. In their eyes, they took refuge in Jiannu in order to survive, and surrendered to the Ming army in order to survive.
"I surrender, we surrender!"
With the surrender of the Xibes and the Saurons, the Jiannu allies lost one, no, two.
(End of chapter)
