On March 27, the fourth year of Tianming, the Great Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty, Nurhachi, held a meeting of five ministers in the palace of Hetuala Khan to discuss severe punishment for Zhen Amin in Gushan E, Xianglan Banner.
In the battle of Kaiyuan, the four banners of Houjin suffered heavy losses, especially the Xianglan Banner. More than half of the real barbarians in the banner were killed and wounded, almost all the Baoyi were killed, and all their armor, weapons, food, grass and equipment were lost, all of which were gained by the Ming army.
Daishan and Huang Taiji unanimously determined that the culprit of this defeat was Amin, the leader of the Xianglan Banner.
At that time, the east, west and south gates of Kaiyuan were all captured by the army. Only the blue banner at the north gate had not made progress. Not only that, because of Amin's incompetence, Zhengbai Banner was attacked by Ming army spearmen. Later, a group of Guangxi wolf soldiers appeared and delayed Zhengbai Banner from continuing to attack the city. In the end, Xiong Tingbi's reinforcements arrived in Kaiyuan, and Zhengbai Banner, Zhenghongqi and Zhenglanqi had to choose to withdraw their troops.
Except for Mang Gurtai who did not express his position, several big Beile unanimously demanded that Amin be abolished as the flag leader.
Senior officials of the Houjin Dynasty accused Amin, saying that during the Battle of Hunjiang, the Xianglan Banner army clearly had the opportunity to destroy Liu Zhaosun in one fell swoop, but Amin, in order to preserve his strength, let the tiger return to the mountain, leaving such a big trouble.
In this battle of Kaiyuan, Xianglan Banner failed to do its best and launched an all-out attack on the north gate. As a result, the Kaiyuan City now guarded by Liu Zhaosun became a strong barrier blocking the army of Hou Jin from going south. They bypassed this city to attack Liaoshen. , I don’t know how much money it will cost in terms of food and troops.
In short, Amin should bear all the blame for the Battle of Kaiyuan.
In fact, it was not only the senior Houjin officials who wanted Amin to die.
In the villages around Hetuala, every household had a soldier of Zhen Yijia killed in Kaiyuan.
The middle-level generals of Zhengbai Banner and Zhenghong Banner, who suffered heavy casualties among their subordinates, unanimously asked the Great Khan to execute the leader of Xianglan Banner. Even some Niuluerzhen of Xianglan Banner openly opposed Amin. Of course, someone was behind this.
In any case, in the face of fierce public opinion, under such circumstances, it is impossible for Nurhaci to keep the unlucky leader of the blue flag.
Although the Great Khan felt a certain amount of guilt towards Amin, compared to the will of most people, these guilts were so small that they could be ignored.
When Nurhaci founded the country and proclaimed himself Khan, he appointed five ministers to discuss state affairs and handle court proceedings. Of course, by the fourth year of Tianming, this year, this kind of five-minister political meeting has basically become a mere formality. The significance of its existence is only to announce the royal order of the Great Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty.
Historically, this five-minister political system, which was similar to a slave-tribal system, was replaced by the Eight-Baylor Council after the death of Nurhaci. Later, the Eight-King Council was abolished step by step by Huang Taiji, and the Later Jin Dynasty also gradually transitioned from a slavery regime to a peaceful one. Feudal bureaucracy like the Ming Dynasty.
On March 29, the fourth year of Tianming, after discussions with the five ministers E Yidu, Fei Yingdong, He Heli, Hu Erhan, and An Feiyanggu, a decision was finally made to depose the leader of Amin Xianglan Banner and confiscate Amin. All of Min's property, wives and concubines were demoted to ordinary Taiji, and he was temporarily given three oxen records, allowing him to perform meritorious services.
The position of leader of the Xianglan Banner was held by Jierhalang. Due to the heavy casualties suffered by the Xianglan Banner, the five ministers decided not to impose further punishment and would no longer confiscate Niulu and the other seven flags of the Xianglan Banner.
Not only that, Nurhachi also ordered the more than 20,000 people captured by the Zhenghong Banner, Zhengbai Banner, and Xianglan Banner around Kaiyuan (despite the disastrous defeat of the Xianglan Banner, the other three banners still had certain gains) to be divided into 8,000 people to supplement At the end of March, Jierhalang robbed more than a thousand Mongolian Dingkou from the Subudi tribe. Since then, the population of Xianglan Banner has barely recovered to about 20,000, nearly half of the pre-war level. Finally, it has barely managed to survive. Its status is the last among the Eight Banners.
Amin's two consecutive defeats in Hunjiang and Kaiyuan caused the morale of Xianglan Banner to fall to the bottom.
Under this circumstance, in order to reverse the unfavorable situation, eliminate dissidents, and prepare for the subsequent combat operations against the Haixi Jurchens, Jierhalang, who had ascended to the position of flag leader, immediately purged all the middle-level generals of the Xianglan Banner.
More than a dozen Niu Lu Ezhen were replaced. One Jiala Ezhen who had the closest relationship with Amin was soon executed for corruption.
Except for Fei Yangwu who could not move, almost all the other middle and high-level generals of Xianglan Banner were knocked down and replaced by Jierhalang's people.
The power struggle between the middle and high-level officials of Xianglan Banner soon spread to the lower-level bannermen.
However, the struggle for survival by the lower-level bannermen is more bloody and cruel. They often fight over a few acres of fields and a few coats. Killings can be seen everywhere, and Jierhalang does not stop these fights. Just keep them within certain limits.
With a large number of flag-bearing quotas vacated, Jierhalang, in order to gain more support in the shortest period of time, did not hesitate to promote Bao Yi to serve as flag-bearing officers, which is the so-called carrying the flag for Bao Yi.
In just one month, eighty or ninety coated aha among the Xilan Banners were promoted to become bannermen.
This caused quite a stir among other flag wrappers.
It was in this context that Cao Zhongqing, a brave and loyal soldier who was not afraid of death, became the master of raising the flag.
Cao Zhongqing now has five men under his command, including three men and two women. Niu Lu'erzhen also gave him thirty acres of land, two cattle, and a small courtyard.
In addition, Cao Zhongqing, as a bannerman of the Xianglan Banner, went out with the army every time and captured the money and women. Except for a small part that was handed over to Ben Niulu, most of the rest belonged to him.
This Bao Yi, who was born in a gangster, was hungry every day. He was almost beaten to death by Nanmanzi twice in Hunjiang and Kaiyuan. Master Lu Ezhen promoted him to become a bannerman, making him the backbone of Hou Jin's rule.
This further inspired Cao Zhongqing's strong fighting spirit.
From the moment he raised the flag, he forgot about the two tragic defeats in Hunjiang and Kaiyuan.
Now, as long as his master gives the order, he can attack Kaiyuan City at any time. Even if he has to fill in the trenches, he will not hesitate and work hard for his master.
For several days, he dreamed that he was attacking Liaoshen, and after a lot of effort, he finally conquered the city. Together with his master, he chased the Han people in the city and captured them all to wrap them up.
In early April, the morale of the Xianglan Banner, which was reorganized by the new flag leader Jierhalang, gradually recovered. In order to establish his authority, with the cooperation of Zhenghongqi, Jierhalang first found Su Budi to practice, and gave him a hard blow. He taught this loser in the Battle of Kaiyuan a lesson, killed hundreds of Mongolians, captured more than a thousand Mongolians, and added them to the coated Nikan.
After this battle, Jilharang's position in the Xianglan Banner was further consolidated, and his confidence greatly increased. He immediately prepared to continue attacking the Haixi Jurchens, eliminate Haixi Yehe, and let the two Baylors in the East and West City know about the sneak attack on Xianglan. What are the consequences of the flag.
After the Kaiyuan War, the war situation in Liaodong was in a stalemate. Although Nurhachi had discovered that the defenses in Kaiyuan City were empty, he had no determination to continue attacking the strong city for the time being. Compared with the rock-solid Kaiyuan, Haixi and Liaoshen were undoubtedly is a better goal.
Therefore, Jilharang's idea was quickly unanimously affirmed by the Great Khan and the other Beile. With the support of Nurhaci, the other seven banners sent food and troops to cooperate with the Xianglan Banner's revenge.
Huang Taiji suggested that the army of the Later Jin Dynasty no longer need to fight Liu Zhaosun to the death. They should only block Kaiyuan City, cut off the trade routes from Kaiyuan to the surrounding areas, and then continuously send out white-armored soldiers to burn their fields and crops, gradually turning Kaiyuan City into a It became a dead city.
The next actions of the Hou Jin Army should be easy first and then difficult. First conquer Yehe in Haixi, then besiege Liaoshen from the east and north, and then occupy Tieling. By then, Liu Zhaosun will truly die without a burial place.
Jilharang obeyed the words of several Baelor who helped him rise to power, at least on the surface.
In the fourth year of Tianming, in mid-April, after a short rest, Xianglan Banner immediately launched an offensive against Yehe in Haixi.
Haixi Yehe, who lost the cover of the Ming army and had no advantage in firearms, was defeated in the face of the attack of the Xianglan Banner army. Buyangu led only 3,000 elite cavalry out of the city to fight in the field, but was quickly defeated by the Houjin Fran machine gun. The 3,000 The cavalry scattered and fled.
Ye He in Haixi City was unfavorable in the battle, and Jintaishi and Buyangu defended the east and west cities respectively.
Jierha ordered Bao Yi Aha to fill the trench day and night, and pushed the shield cart to the bottom of Haixi City. Under the cover of the shield car, the Bao Yi Aha continued to dig the city wall. After two days of digging, the city wall finally collapsed.
Cao Zhongqing looked at the collapsed gap, picked up his heavy knife, crossed the ditch, and rushed towards Haixi City first. As he ran, he shouted to a skinny Bao Yi next to him:
"Quick! Follow your master, rush in, and kill all these Haixi barbarians. You can also raise the flag!"
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