Liu Zhaosun looked at Liu Xingzuo standing in front of him, not caring about the money rattail hanging on the back of his head, and said with joy:
"With the help of noble people today, I will conquer Hetuala and kill Huang Taiji!"
Since the Liaodong Incident, there have been as many benevolent and righteous people as there have been undercover traitors.
Among the many heroes who resisted the tyranny of the Later Jin Dynasty, Liu Xingzuo was undoubtedly the most dazzling one.
Liu Zhaosun was quite familiar with the legendary life of this family member in his previous life.
However, due to time constraints, the Kaiyuan Army was in danger of being wiped out at any time, so Liu Zhaosun was unable to introduce too much about this person.
To put it simply, Liu Xingzuo is a lone hero who abandoned money and turned to the bright side.
This person chose to give up his high-ranking official Houlu in Houjin, give up his whole family (all in Houjin), and run back to the Ming Dynasty alone to fight with Jiannu.
Later, because Yuan Keli resigned as governor of Dengzhou, and Mao Wenlong excluded and framed him, he was forced to leave Dengzhou. Later, Yongping was killed in battle, and his body was obtained by Huang Taiji.
In the third year of Chongzhen (1630), Huang Taiji dismembered Liu Xingzuo's body in public, disembowelled him, and his intestines flowed all over the floor [Note 1].
Minister Kuertang couldn't bear it and secretly collected Liu Xingzha's body, and was later killed for it [Note 2]. It can be seen that Huang Taiji hated Liu Xingzuo deeply.
But now, because of Liu Zhaosun's intervention, the fate of this lone hero will also change.
"Master Liu, the old slave was kind to me during his lifetime, but before the Battle of Hunhe, he started to go crazy. Later, he massacred in Shenyang. He was finally killed by General Liu. It was God's will! Huang Taiji had a relationship with me in his early years. Qiu, last year Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne of Khan, and I failed to persuade him to join him in time, so he became more and more jealous of him. I have nowhere to live in Houjin, and I don’t want to be associated with Jiannu anymore, so I specifically sought refuge in Kaiyuan! I hope Lord Liu will take you in!"
Liu Zhaosun helped Liu Xingzuo up and arranged for the guards to take him down to rest. Liu Xingzuo said anxiously:
"General Liu, the situation is critical. We hope we can make a decision as soon as possible! We have ordered to stop crossing the river. Huang Taiji is waiting for you to cross! He has been planning for this for half a year. This time you came from Kaiyuan and were invincible all the way. Didn't you ever suspect that it was Is it a plan to create slaves to lure the enemy?"
Most of the Liaodong officers in the Kaiyuan Army knew Liu Efu.
Kang Yingqian asked someone to check and it was confirmed that it was Liu Xingzuo himself.
The person is real, but whether the news is true or not needs further confirmation.
After all, the news that Liu Er came with is really terrible.
There are tens of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder buried under the Suzi River, there are more than 3,000 gunpowder soldiers in the city of Hetuala, and a large number of people in Liao Town are waiting on the outer battlefield...
Kang Ying wiped the sweat off his forehead and gritted his teeth and said:
"Marquis Ping Liao, this must be a trick sent by Huang Taiji to delay time. Don't ignore it and order the rest of the soldiers to cross the river immediately! If you don't let them, they will almost use their conspiracy!"
Everyone was lost in thought. Deng Changxiong had a gloomy face, looking at the 5,000 headquarters soldiers scattered across the river in front of him, and his body began to tremble involuntarily.
All the shield vehicles have been ashore. A flag team's soldiers huddled behind the huge shield vehicle and slowly advanced towards the main city of Hetuala. As they walked, they shot arrows and fired muskets from time to time. A few white smoke floated around the shield vehicle, like There are 1 clouds in the sky.
Those were the fire rifle soldiers deployed by Deng Changxiong's former 2,000 headquarters, and Yang Tong was among them.
Liu Zhaosun looked calmly at the ice-covered Suzi River. The expression in his eyes kept changing. He tried hard to show the calmness of a commander, but the fine beads of sweat on his forehead betrayed him.
At this time, a group of civil servants and military generals around them were already quarreling.
"No more troops, withdraw the 5000 headquarters immediately!"
"We can't withdraw! If we withdraw the soldiers now, what will happen to the artillery and cavalry across the river? They only have 3,000 people in total. They are no match for the Eight Banners Army. There are so many artillery pieces, and they are given to Huang Taiji in vain? How can we defend Kaiyuan in the future?"
"Fushun's grain and grass are burned out, and our grain cannot support our retreat to Tieling. In the cold winter months, in the plains of Liaodong, do you know what the consequences will be if we retreat? It is a great defeat, the annihilation of the entire army!"
"It's better to go back and kill Zu Dashou first, he has food in his hands!"
"So what if Liao Town is destroyed? We are marching for hundreds of miles. Our morale is already low and our physical strength is exhausted. If Jiannu follows us, we will have nowhere to defend and lose the advantage of cavalry and artillery. How can we fight with them?"
"Don't expect Tieling Kaiyuan. If it is like what Liu Xingzuo said, Huang Taiji has a flintlock gun and a Jurchen, Yuan Chonghuan will definitely be defeated in Ye He, and he will only be defeated worse than us! Maybe now, Kaiyuan has already If Tieling is lost, Tieling will not be protected. Should we go back and wait to die..."
While everyone was arguing, they saw a sentry horse running from the west.
In full view of everyone, a rider covered in blood ran non-stop to the Suzi River.
Just as the guard was about to step forward to stop him, the rider rolled off his horse, struggled to get up from the ground, and said desperately:
"Fushun grain and grass... were burned by the rebels, and all the soldiers of the Third Banner Corps who stayed behind were killed..."
Everyone screamed in surprise, their faces turned ashen, and they looked up at Marquis Pingliao and said in unison:
"General Liu, give the order quickly, whether to advance or retreat!"
"Marquis Pingliao, please give me an idea, how about we take back Fushun!"
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"enough!"
Liu Zhaosun roared, and everyone finally became quiet.
Liu Zhaosun looked around and said calmly:
"If you advance, you will have a glimmer of hope; if you retreat, you will die without a burial place."
"But no more troops can be sent in from this section of the river!"
"This officer has ordered that the entire army cross the river on the ice of Suzi Bridge immediately! Each battalion will send an additional twenty auxiliary soldiers to repair the bridge, and a thousand soldiers will be left on each side of the east and west banks to guard the bridge. The bridge is still there!
"After crossing the river, attack Hetuala from all sides. The main attack is still at the west gate, luring the Jiannu fusiliers out of the city to fight. Five hundred soldiers were deployed to cover the advance of the artillery, and they came close to bombard the barbican. Our artillery was sharper than the Jiannu, so we could only Make sure the artillery is not lost, and you will definitely win! If this city is not breached within three hours, behead all the officers above the commander-in-chief!"
Before Liu Zhaosun could finish his words, there was an earth-shattering explosion in the distance, which almost shattered people's eardrums like thunder in the clear sky.
The ground on the riverbank trembled violently under their feet, and the soldiers waiting to cross the river involuntarily stepped back. Several horses were frightened, neighed, fled away, jumped onto the ice, and skidded on the ice.
"The river is broken!"
Note:
(1) "The thief was so angry that he dismantled the corpse, carried it back to his old camp, and cut open his chest and slit his intestines in front of a large crowd to vent his anger." Volume 4 of "Small Notes on Border Affairs" written by Zhou Wenyu of the Ming Dynasty, "The Facts of General Liu"
(2) "Undressing clothes and causing acne, Xing Zuo was ordered to be killed, and Kuertang returned to steal and collect the remains." In February of the seventh year of Tiancong, "Shangtang issued Kuertang with various crimes, and also discussed the crime of shielding Liu Xingzha. "On Death" "Manuscript of Qing History" Biography of Kultang
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