"No, that's not right. Why is it so small? It shouldn't be. Does Houjin also have soldiers to settle the account?"
On the north bank of the Xiaoling River, Zhu Youjian, who had just returned to the camp after a day of fighting, knew something was wrong after hearing the victory report from Yuan Chonghuan and several jubilant generals of the Jiliao Army.
The number of beheadings and captures was too small, less than 6,000 together!
After all the victorious battles were fought like this, the Jin Army must have lost more than half of its troops, but how come the reported beheadings and captures now are less than 6,000? This number may not be complete, but based on Zhu Youjian's experience, it is estimated that the final number of beheadings and captures will not exceed 8,000... Coupled with the previous record in the Battle of the Ferry, it would be good if the number of beheadings and captures could exceed 9,000. The actual losses of the Jin Army will definitely be greater than this amount, but it will not be much greater, and it will certainly not exceed 15,000.
If Huang Taiji really led the army in Jinzhou, the number of the Jin army would not be less than 50,000, right? If you include the coated slaves accompanying the army, there are 60,000 to 70,000 people. And the loss is only fifteen thousand...it's obviously not right!
And when Zhu Youjian led the charge just now, he had already discovered that something was wrong - the resistance of the Hou Jin Army was too weak. Wherever Zhu Youjian's cavalry rushed, there was an avalanche, and there was no way to organize resistance. Moreover, Zhu Youjian also found that the depth of the Hou Jin Army was obviously not enough and it was easy to penetrate.
In addition, there were too few tents, vehicles and abandoned materials in the camp of the Hou Jin Army, which did not look like a camp for an army of 60,000 to 70,000 people.
All signs indicate that the post-Jin army here in Jinzhou is probably fake and not their main force!
Since the Hou Jin Army in Jinzhou is fake, then Huang Taiji who was shot just now is probably also fake!
So now the question is, the post-Jin army in Jinzhou is fake and Huang Taiji is fake, so where are the main force of the post-jin army and the real Huang Taiji?
...
"Long live Lord, I have already asked personally. Huang Taiji, the slave chief, is not in Jinzhou. Here in Jinzhou, Hauge and Amin are in charge. The one who was killed by Long Live Lord before was a member of the Eight Banners Han Army. Zhang Jing... This Zhang Jing looked too much like me, and I was too honest, so I was deceived by him!"
By the time Zhu Youjian had finished taking off his armor and changing clothes, Zukefa had already interrogated several senior Zhangjing-level prisoners and reported back to Zhu Youjian.
Every military has mechanisms to keep secrets and deceive people - sometimes if you want to deceive the enemy, you have to deceive your own people first. The lower-level soldiers of the Houjin Army in Jinzhou did not know that Huang Taiji was not there, nor did they know that the main force of the Houjin Army was not there. Even if they knew vaguely, they did not know it in detail.
Therefore, the information previously obtained from the soldiers of the Later Jin army captured in the Battle of Fukou are all contradictory. Some said that Huang Taiji came, some said that Huang Taiji did not come, and some said that the Later Jin army had 100,000 soldiers. , some say it is only 30,000 at most... And Zukefa is a guy who judges people by their appearance. When he saw Fan Wencai's good looks, he thought he was Huang Taiji!
And now that Zhu Youjian has captured many Niulu Zhangjing-level officers from the battlefield, these people know more, especially Zhang Jing, who was born in Xianglan Banner and Xianghuangqi, and they all know the true and false details of his family. Zhu Youjian asked Zukefa to torture them, and the information would be accurate.
"Are you honest?" Zhu Youjian frowned and stared at Zukefa for a while, which made Zukefa tremble with fright, and then the emperor snorted, "Since the fake Huang Taiji was killed, where is the real Huang Taiji? "
"Where is Huang Taiji..." Zu Kefa was stunned, "Oh, I forgot to ask, I will ask right away!"
Zhu Youjian waved his hand, "Hurry up and ask! By the way, bring me Yuan Chonghuan, your godfather Zu Dashou, and Zhao Lejiao!"
In fact, Zhu Youjian had already guessed where Huang Taiji was!
There are only two possibilities, one is in Jinzhou, and the other is in Jinlianchuan Grassland.
Now I'm not in Jinzhou, of course I'm in Jinlianchuan Grassland.
Therefore, Zhu Youjian did not wait for Zu Kefa to ask the reason, and started a military discussion with Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou, and Zhao Shujiao who hurriedly arrived. Before He Kegang returned, he was already on the verge of killing. Went to the northeast of Jinzhou City!
Zhu Youjian glanced at these three people first, and they all looked like they had picked up treasures!
"My lords," Zhu Youjian said, "I have asked Zukefa to find out clearly that the Huang Taiji who was shot to death in front of the slave army camp today was not real, but a fake!"
Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou, and Zhao Lejiao were not too surprised when they heard this. Apparently, they had realized that the slave thieves in Jinzhou were no longer the main force.
But even if he is not the main force, this battle in Jinzhou has been a complete victory!
The current number of captures and prisoners is 8,000, and it will increase even more in the next two days! Moreover, there are many slave thieves who ran into Jinzhou... They are also a dead end!
It is estimated that in the end, 15,000 to 20,000 slave thieves will be eliminated, and there will be three or four thousand real slaves among them!
Such a victory is unprecedented since the defeat of Saerhu!
"Long live my lord," Yuan Chonghuan said, "even if the person killed is not the real Huang Taiji, we still have a great victory... After this defeat, the slave thieves will definitely be severely weakened. We can expect peace and stability in five years!"
Another five years... Zhu Youjian said in his heart: In the first year of Chongzhen, you said that it would be Ping Liao in five years. Now it has been six years since Chongzhen. Why are you still Ping Liao in five years? Six years plus five years, wouldn’t it be eleven years?
"We will discuss it later in a few years," Zhu Youjian said. "Now let's discuss the siege of Jinzhou first."
"Siege of Jinzhou?" Yuan Chonghuan was stunned, "Why besiege Jinzhou? Long live my lord, if the cannon you used to kill the fake Huang Taiji this morning was used to bombard Jinzhou, it would be easy to destroy the city!"
This Governor Yuan is still familiar with artillery, and he can see at a glance how powerful the scapegoat is. As long as the black pot cannon is placed under the Jinzhou City, fires at close range, and continuously uses explosive shells to hit targets in the city, it is not a problem to destroy the city.
"Long live my Lord," Zu Dashou also spoke, "As far as I know, the person guarding Jinzhou is Beile Amin, the leader of the slave bandit Xianglan Banner...Although he is Huang Taiji's cousin, his biological father Shu Erhaqi, together with his brothers Altong'a and Zasaktu, were all killed by Nurhachi because they opposed Nurhaci's rebellion. He and Nurhaci had a blood feud, so following Huang Taiji was a last resort.
Moreover, in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, when the slaves attacked North Korea, Amin, as the coach, still wanted to stand on his own in North Korea, which shows that his people and his clan are not on the same side as Huang Taiji. Now Amin is trapped in a tight siege and has no way out. If the court is willing to appease him, he will definitely repent and abandon the dark side for the bright side! "
"But I don't want him to repent now!" Zhu Youjian said, "Amin has recognized the thief as his father for so many years, he might as well recognize him for a few more days! You must surround Jinzhou for me first... Be sure to keep it tight To be tightly surrounded, we need to dig long trenches, build earthen walls, build forts, and deploy artillery. We must besiege everything and everything must be safe.
In addition, Xiaolingheyi, Liushui Fort, Dasheng Fort, Damao Fort, Dalinghe Fort and other castles outside Jinzhou have all been captured by me. They must be carefully defended, and the territory of the front and rear garrison in Yingzhou must also be occupied!
I want to surround Jinzhou to wait for Huang Taiji! "
Zhao Shujiao frowned and said: "Long live my lord...Although the method of besieging Jinzhou to attack and aid the enemy is clever, Huang Taiji is probably in Kaiping now...wait for him to get the news that Jinzhou is besieged, and then rush back to Shenyang , it will be almost the middle of winter when we gather the army again. We have so many soldiers and horses, just waiting here all the time? Your Majesty has also been stationed at the foot of Jinzhou City? "
Zhu Youjian smiled: "I still have something to do... I got a report from Shanxi a few days ago, saying that the army of the intruders Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai has arrived in Datong. I have to go and destroy it myself, so I have to leave Jinzhou. Here in Jinzhou I will leave the military affairs to you first!
Yuan Chonghuan! "
"I'm here!"
Zhu Youjian said: "I will not take back the Shangfang sword I gave you... I order you to supervise the battle in Jinzhou under my banner and surround Amin."
"I accept the decree!"
"General Zhao, General Zu!" Zhu Youjian said again, "I am seeking a quick victory in this western expedition and urgently need elite soldiers, but I don't have enough elite soldiers on hand. Please lend me half of your servants first... .I will return it to you after I finish beating the intruder!"
