To the south of Kaiyuan City is the pier of Jingan Fort.
Liu Zhaosun opened his big bow, slowly pulled up the bowstring, and raised his head to look quietly at the northeastern sky. In the sky, Hai Dongqing is chasing a lone wild goose. The eagle strikes the sky, moving like lightning.
The large-tip Kaiyuan Bow in Liu Zhaosun's hand is a family heirloom of Liu Wei and was left to him by his adoptive father.
The power of the bow can reach up to two stones, and the long arrows on the bow string are also specially made heavy iron arrows. On weekdays, Liu Zhaosun only used it to kill people, but he never thought that he would need a falcon today.
The black sea is green and the god is like lightning. Liu Zhaosun's murderous intention has been detected from a few miles away.
It chirped several times, leaving the wounded and wailing geese behind, passed through the netherworld, swooped down, and its sharp talons shot through the air and pointed directly at Liu Zhaosun's eyes.
Liu Zhaosun waited calmly, gently pressing his thumb on his middle finger, sweat soaking the copper finger.
The short Mr. Wang Qian looked at the guard blankly, not daring to express his anger.
The other people on the pier and the hanging building were all frightened by the aura of the raptor, with a look of horror on their faces. Only Jin Yinghe remained calm and coldly took out the bow and arrow from his back.
It is well known to the Liao people that Haidongqing can capture and kill swans in the air and kill wild wolves on the ground. He is known as the "God of Eagles".
Facing Haidongqing, ordinary hunters dare not take it lightly, because if they are not careful, they may be blinded by this raptor and kill them.
He was patrolling the Dunbao just fine, why did he provoke this raptor?
This... what is this Lord Guard doing?
"This eagle is the totem of Su Shen, and it is also a Jurchen sacred object. Kill it to boost the morale of our army!"
Before Liu Zhaosun could say anything, the angry Hai Dongqing was already above the pier, causing the chickens and ducks in the fort to scream.
Two heavy arrows, one after the other, made a sharp whistling sound, rushed out of the pier, went straight into the sky, and shot towards Hai Dongqing.
Just as he was about to hit the raptor, Hai Dongqing suddenly turned over and barely dodged a heavy arrow, but another arrow grazed its wings and knocked it over several times.
After a burst of angry chirping, the injured God of Eagles took advantage of the dusk and mist to escape towards the northeastern sky.
Liu Zhaosun looked at Hai Dongqing who was gradually going away, with a complicated expression in his eyes.
The injured Haidongqing escaped from Jingan Fort where the Ming army was densely packed, flew across the Songliao Plain, and finally flew into the vast Changbai Mountains.
Thousands of miles of cold sky for just one day
On the edge of Changbai Mountain, in the vast forest, a wild wolf smelled danger in the air, roared, and fled in panic.
Beyond the forest, across the sparkling blue Suzi River, the silent distant mountains shrouded in clouds and mist are looming, and a majestic mountain city appears in Haidongqing's field of vision.
The mist is rising in the king's land, the wind and clouds are unreachable, thousands of winding rivers are flowing, and hundreds of mountains are entangled.
On March 20th of the fourth year of Tianming in the Later Jin Dynasty, the capital city was Hetuala and the main office of the Khan Palace.
As the center of power in Hetuala and even the Great Jin Dynasty, the Khan Palace Yamen was an important place where the Great Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty managed state affairs, issued decrees, received envoys, and rewarded ministers of Baylor.
A month ago, when the Ming Dynasty threatened to use 470,000 Ming troops to advance from four directions, throw whips to cut off the flow, and flatten Hetuala, everyone was panicked, but Yingming Khan was not panicked at all. He summoned here The four Baylors and Han Chen discussed countermeasures and decided to "let him come in any way, I will only go all the way." The army of the Later Jin Dynasty finally killed Jun Jun and defeated Ma Lin, ending the old emperor Wanli's dream of clearing the caves and plowing the court.
After this battle, Hou Jin gained a huge harvest. Except for the Ming army on the East Route who managed to escape, the other three routes captured a total of 25,000 people, more than 20,000 mules and horses, and more than 10,000 guns and guns of various types (Taiwan) .
After the great victory, the Hou Jin Dynasty took advantage of the situation to occupy the middle and lower reaches of the Hunhe River and Qinghe River, and incorporated Kuandian and Qinghe Fort into its territory. It added a population of 120,000 and its power increased unprecedentedly. For a while, the Hou Jin army threatened Kaiyuan and Tieling. The tiger is eyeing Liaoyang and Shenyang.
At the same time, the Mongolian Aitu, Subuti and other tribes sent envoys to Hetuala to congratulate the Great Khan and to explore the reality of the Jurchens. After confirming the defeat of the Ming army and the great victory of Jianzhou, these grassland tribes Immediately taking advantage of the wallflower's advantage, he expressed his willingness to form an alliance to the senior Jin Dynasty to jointly deal with the Ming Dynasty.
Not only Mongolia in the east, but also Hu Duntu (Lin Dan Khan) and Chaohua (Zhurik Tuhunbatulu) in the west expressed their intention to form an alliance with Hou Jin.
Among them, Hu Duntu responded to the military operations of the Jin Army in Liaodong with practical actions. They repeatedly asked the Ming Emperor for money and food, threatening that if the Ming Dynasty did not give it, the Mongolian cavalry would attack the Ming Dynasty from the west, saying Maybe it was the earthen fortress of the Wanli Dynasty that blocked the pass, which made the old emperor Wanli gnash his teeth in anger.
After the Battle of Sarhu, there was an endless stream of envoys from all sides in the Yamen of the Khan Palace.
In addition to the Mongolians who were good at riding on the wall, Koreans, Japanese and even Ming people were also active in the Khan's palace.
For many days in a row, the wise Khan Nurhaci, who was kind-faced, willing to communicate, and friendly, sat on his imperial desk, opened his heart to various envoys, talked for a long time, and helped everyone resolve their doubts.
To those distant relatives in Liao Town, Yingming Khan said this:
If you fight, how can the arrows fired by our soldiers have eyes to recognize you? If you are hit by an arrow, you will die!
If you surrender, our troops will not enter the city, and your troops and civilians will be preserved!
Yingming Khan also cited the deeds of his Han son-in-law Li Yongfang and gave examples to the hesitant loyal officials in Liao Town to dispel their doubts:
If (you) surrender without fighting, you will not disturb the soldiers and civilians to whom you belong... Especially if you promote him, wouldn't it be beautiful if (the Great Khan marries you)?
For those representatives of local wealthy families who have not yet surrendered, Nurhaci said, don’t worry that your properties will become mine. You are all the subjects of the Great Khan and are all equal.
In short, the Jin army captured Liaodong not to kill people, but to liberate everyone.
Of course, the Great Khan also used words of intimidation and intimidation against certain forces.
For example, he warned the North Korean envoys who came secretly from Seoul to discuss peace that the Da Jin Zhusheng Warriors (Zhen Yi warriors) killed 5,000 Korean soldiers in the Hun River as punishment for the traitor Jiang Hongli (Jiang Hongli had promised to cooperate with the Hou Jin Dynasty) Defeat the Ming Dynasty), if North Korea dares to aid the Ming Dynasty again, Seoul will not be protected, and the Great Khan will personally cut off Li Hui's head and use it as a chamber pot.
In short, after Sarhu, under the various operations of Yingming Khan, the power of Houjin further expanded, and it was already able to occupy many places without losing a fight, and accepted many younger brothers.
The military and civilians in Daijin were also excited. Even the coated aha expressed their efforts to shine, feed more horses and chop firewood, and dedicate everything they had so that the masters could fully occupy Liaodong as soon as possible.
But today, the atmosphere in the Khan King's Hall was a bit solemn.
On the splendid royal desk, sat Nurhaci, the Great Khan of the Jin Kingdom. There were five seats under the royal desk. From west to east, sitting in sequence were the Lord of the Red Flag, Daishan, the Lord of the Inlaid Red Flag, and Huang Taiji, the Lord of the White Flag. , Du Du, the leader of the Xiangbai Banner, Mang Gurtai, the leader of the Zhenglan Banner, and Amin, the leader of the Xianglan Banner. In the back row stood two small banner leaders, Abatai and Derge.
In the 29th year of Wanli, the Great Khan established the four flags of yellow, white, red and blue. In the 43rd year of Wanli, in order to further divide the flag power and enhance the power of the Khan, he added the four flags of bordered yellow, bordered white, bordered red and bordered blue. .
Four years later, the Eight Banners system has been quite complete. Nurhaci leads the two most powerful banners, Zhenghuang and Xianghuang, and several other Beile rule each banner. Each banner controls and is independent of each other, and together they form the highest power center of the Later Jin Dynasty. .
Jurchens value the west, and there is a statue of the Sa god on the west wall of the main hall.
A shaman wearing a sacred hat, a sacred skirt, a bell on his waist, and holding a sacred sword and drum in his hand performed a shamanic ceremony in front of the Great Khan and the Belles to the original beat.
The Jurchens believe in shamans, especially the powerful.
Prayer ceremonies similar to today's have become popular in the Aixinjueluo family since the time of the fifth generation ancestor Dong Shan.
When all the Baylors were concentrating on listening to the shaman's oracle, Huang Taiji, who was sitting next to him, actually raised the corners of his mouth with a hint of disdain.
Huang Taiji has just turned twenty-seven this year and is the eighth son of Nurhaci.
Different from the rudeness and rudeness of other brothers, Huang Taiji has beautiful features, steady movements, and dignified manners, without any of the bad habits of the Jurchens.
He is keen on learning Chinese culture, and he is smart and smart. He never forgets what he hears and knows what he sees.
Unlike the other Baylor brothers, he could read.
Huang Taiji has participated in this kind of ceremony countless times since he can remember, and now he is getting more and more bored.
He didn't understand why the future and destiny of hundreds of thousands of people had to be divined by a crazy woman.
Although the final decision is made by living people (the Great Khan and several Baelors), these dancing shamans are really annoying.
"There can only be one voice for everyone to hear, not God,"
Huang Taiji thought silently in his heart.
The wind blew, and in the southeast corner of the hall, the Suolo pole made a low whine (a Jurchen sacred object).
The literate Baylor raised his head and looked at his enchanted brothers with a smile, and continued to think about Daikin's future.
"If I become the Great Khan, I must expel these monsters!"
The long shamanic ceremony was coming to an end. The shaman danced faster and faster, with a ferocious expression, and finally fell to the ground and passed out.
A moment later, he woke up again, his pupils dilated, and his fingers were scribbling in the wooden basin filled with sand. This simple physical movement seemed to have exhausted his life force.
After she passed out again, two Goshiha hurriedly came in and carried the woman down.
Huang Taiji seemed to have received amnesty, and turned to look at the several Belles.
Daishan was still unsatisfied. It was no wonder that Dabeile liked to watch shamanic rituals the most. He would only enjoy watching the shaman completely unconscious every time.
Mang Gurtai's expression was indifferent, his throat was crawling, as if he had something to say.
Du Du, the youngest, looked calm and looked down at the ground at his feet. He didn't know what he was thinking. He was the eldest son of the deposed prince Chu Ying. Like Shuerhaqi, Chu Ying was imprisoned and died by the Great Khan.
Erbeile Amin's face was full of panic, and he didn't know where to put his hands. He took off the jade ring on his finger, put it on, put it on and then took it off.
As usual, after the shamanic ceremony is over, only the Great Khan knows the outcome of the oracle.
Humans and gods go hand in hand, so the Baelors need to discuss it themselves first, then inform the Great Khan, and then combine the shaman's oracles to finally decide on a countermeasure.
At this moment, Ying Ming Khan on the imperial court was silent, only waiting for a few Baylors to discuss. Li Yongfang, Fan Wencheng and others were waiting outside the hall with excitement. For this extremely sacred occasion, they, the surrendered Han ministers, did not Those who are qualified to participate must wait until the masters are in doubt before they are qualified to make suggestions.
After being silent for an unknown length of time, Mang Gurtai, who was sitting next to Huang Taiji, finally spoke. His voice was strong and powerful, instantly penetrating the entire hall.
"If you ask me, continue to chase Ye He. The Great Khan chopped off half of the body of leader Ye He. I asked my father Khan to allow me to lead the army. I will go to Haixi and chop off half of Buyangu's body! Bring it back to Hetu Allah!"
In the Battle of Hunjiang, the Xianglan Banner was severely damaged by the Ming army. Ye He's tribe took advantage of the fire and pursued Amin for dozens of miles. If not for Mang Gurtai's timely assistance, the consequences would have been disastrous. Zhenglan Banner also suffered some losses in the conflict. .
Mang Gurtai had a good relationship with Amin on weekdays, but Ye He killed more than a dozen bannermen and a Bagara. He was very angry. These days, he never thought about going to Haixi to take revenge.
Dabeile Daishan opened his eyes, nodded slightly to Mang Gurtai, and returned to reality from the shaman's dance.
"What Sanbeile said is wrong. The Yehe people are capricious. They can help Ming and Dajin. Now is the time to employ people. The Ming army in Hunjiang is very powerful. Look at Erbeile with a blue flag. What's it like! It's also hurting your Zhenglan Banner, so if you want to tell me, we still have to win over Ye He and deal with the Ming Dynasty,"
After Daishan finished speaking, he turned and looked at Huang Taiji, wanting to hear what the only literate Baylor had to say. Mang Gurtai looked angry, but he did not dare to openly contradict Daishan, so he had to vent his anger on Huang Taiji. .
"Lao Ba, every time the shaman communicates with the gods, you seem to have something on your mind and stare outside. Tell me, should we open the original or attack Ye He first this time?!"
Huang Taiji glanced at this arrogant and rude brother with contempt and turned his head to the other side.
Huang Taiji and Mang Gurtai have never dealt with each other. Apart from the fact that they are potential competitors for the Khan position, they are incompatible with each other in terms of temperament and personality.
Huang Taiji, who is gentle and quiet, is very disgusted with this reckless, selfish and cruel brother.
"I also agree with Da Beile's opinion. We will not attack Yehe for the time being and take advantage of the victory to march to Kaiyuan..."
Mang Gurtai interrupted Huang Taiji, and before his eighth brother could finish speaking, he turned around and asked Du Du.
"Little Belle, what about you?"
Du Du, who was wandering in his mind, was suddenly questioned by Mang Gurtai. His body shook involuntarily and he said quickly:
"I, I listen to what some uncles say..."
Mang Gurtai was reluctant and interrupted again:
"The Great Khan asked you to sit in the Khan King's Yamen to discuss matters. You have a seat here, so you have to speak. Why do you listen to uncle? If uncle is a nerd! You also listen to him?!"
As he spoke, Mang Gurtai glanced at Huang Taiji. His voice was so loud that even Li Yongfang outside the palace could hear him. Fushun frowned and sighed in a low voice: "Masters, it is important to be kind. ".
However, Mang Gurtai was obviously not prepared to be amicable. Before he came to the Khan Palace Yamen today, he got the news that Da Beile and Huang Taiji were going to continue the discussion with Beile and raise the old accounts from more than half a month ago, with the Hunjiang defeat. In the name of Xianglan Banner, he launched an attack on Zhenglan Banner and continued to suppress Amin, thereby weakening the power of Zhenglan Banner.
"Tell me! What do you think? Does Zheng Baiqi want to fight Ye He?"
Du Du knew that it would be perfunctory, so he pretended to be thoughtful for a while, raised his head and quickly glanced at his uncle Baylor, and finally said:
"I heard that the group of Southern Barbarians who attacked my second uncle at night all ran to Kaiyuan, gathered some soldiers and horses, and prepared to hold on there. If this group of Southern Barbarians is left alone, it will damage the power of our Dajin army, and Let Ming reinforcements gather in Liaodong, but it may not be beneficial to us, Dajin."
Mang Gurtai glared at Du Du and wanted to say something, but finally couldn't and returned to his seat bitterly.
Among the five Baylors sitting there, except for Erbeile Amin, the ratio was now three to one. Daishan, Huang Taiji, and Du Du all supported the attack on Kaiyuan, and only Mang Gurtai supported the attack on Ye He.
In this case, it doesn't matter whether Erbeile Amin speaks or not. However, several Baile still looked at him in unison out of respect or sympathy.
After the defeat in Hunjiang, Amin led the Xianglan Banner back to Hetuala. It was also at the yamen of the Khan Palace that Amin was criticized by all the banner leaders, and everyone surrounded him and criticized him for several days.
In the Battle of Saarhu, Hou Jin won a great victory. The men and horses of each banner made great gains. Zhenghuang Banner and Zhenghong Banner chopped off Jun Jun's head. Several other banners captured countless Ming troops. Only Xianglan Banner was beaten by the Ming army in Hunjiang River. After a meal, although more than a thousand armored soldiers were lost in total, it was a great shame and humiliation for the entire Eight Banners.
It should be noted that Dajin has never suffered such a disastrous defeat since Lao Khan raised his army. Niu Lu'erzhen alone was captured by the Ming army several times.
And everyone later learned that the group of Nanbarbarians who wounded Xianglan Banner turned out to be the weakest of the four armies of the Ming Army, the East Route Army led by Liu Wei.
Not only did this army have a small number of troops, but they also lacked firearms. The most intolerable thing was that Da Beiledaishan also placed North Korean spies in this army.
Even so, Xianglan Banner was still defeated by the Ming army, and finally collapsed in the Hunjiang River, leaving thousands of corpses and fleeing hastily.
If it weren't for Mang Gurtai's help, Erbeile might not be able to discuss matters with everyone here today.
Mang Gurtai interceded for Amin, insisting that the Xianglan Banner killed at least tens of thousands of Ming troops in the Hunjiang River, and had to evacuate because of Ye He's sudden appearance. Later, the Great Khan sent people to Hunjiang to inspect the battlefield, but only found thousands of beheaded corpses of Hou Jin soldiers. There were not a single corpse of the Ming army, and even their burial place could not be found.
Nurhachi didn't want to punish Amin too much. Ever since he tortured his brother Shuerhaqi to death, he always felt a little guilty towards his nephew Amin. However, this time the Xianglan Banner and the Zhenglan Banner united to deceive him, but it was a huge blow. Khan couldn't tolerate it.
So Amin was punished with seven niulu and distributed among the other banners. Erbeile's two personal assistants, Ge Shiha, were also executed in public for not protecting the Lord.
After this incident, the gap between Xianglan Banner, which was originally the weakest, and the other banners became even greater.
After returning to Hetuala, Amin became depressed and began to think about many things. Now when he dreams at night, he will never dream about the beautiful Bolkijit or other women.
Several of the Geshiha around him left, and there were really not many Niu Luer who were willing to continue to follow Erbeile.
Amin knew that Daishan and Huangtaiji wanted to eat Xianglanqi. These people were like evil wolves, looking at your wounds and bleeding, they would bite you.
When several Belles spoke just now, Amin had been silent. He was not interested in the Yehe people and had been thinking about how to attack the original source.
Mang Gurtai only lost a dozen soldiers, and if he didn't fight back, he would soon lose his position as the leader of the blue flag.
Seeing that everyone wanted him to speak, Amin's frustrated expression changed slightly.
"I want to kill all these Ming troops, I want to kill Liu Zhaosun! Great Khan!"
Amin suddenly sat up from the chair, knelt down in front of the imperial cabinet, walked forward on his knees, and said excitedly:
"Let me take the blue-flag warriors to Kaiyuan! This time I will not embarrass Dajin again! I will kill Liu Zhaosun! Kill all the Southern Barbarians!"
Several Belles looked at the emotional Amin. Daishan and Huangtaiji exchanged glances. Huangtaiji pointed at his head, implying that the cousin's mental state was not stable. Daishan smiled and nodded.
Mang Gurtai was suddenly stabbed in the back by his allies, and was laughed at by Daishan and others. He sat there angrily and said nothing.
The youngest Du Du looked at Amin who was kneeling in front of the Khan with admiration. The expression in his eyes changed. He wondered if he was thinking of his father who was also tortured to death by the Khan.
Everyone waited silently, waiting for Old Khan to speak.
