When Huang Taiji heard what Azig said outside the hall, he stood up suddenly and shouted loudly: "Ajige, come in quickly, come in and talk..."
Not only Azig came in together, but also Gushan'er Zhenyanguli of Zhenghuang Banner, Nurhaci's tenth son Degelei, Nurhaci's eldest grandson Dudu, and Daishan's two sons Yue Tuo and Shuo Tuo. . These people were all Manchurian ministers and Baylor who followed Huang Taiji on the expedition and were stationed in Pingyan City.
The two brothers Dorgon and Duduo are not among them. They are currently responsible for besieging Kaiping City, so they are not in Pingyan City.
In addition, Dabeile Daishan also followed Huang Taiji on the expedition, and now leads 3,000 people stationed in Qingping Town, guarding the retreat route of the army and a large number of cattle and sheep snatched from the Alakzot households who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty for Huang Taiji.
Yang Guli, Dege Lei, Du Du, Yue Tuo and Shuo Tuo came to see Huang Taiji after hearing the news of Jinzhou's defeat. Azig was responsible for the security in the south of Pingyan City - in order to keep track of the movements of Concubine Wu Liangha's troops, Azig placed the rangers far away, dozens of miles north of the Luotuoshan Bastion. Outside.
Just now, Azig received a report that about 20,000 cavalrymen came from the grasslands to the south two days ago and set up camp under Luotuoshan City.
This is great news!
Didn't Huang Taiji come all the way from Shenyang to the Jinlianchuan Grassland just to defeat Zhu Youjian, the Mongolian noble concubine?
Only by defeating her can Hou Jin take over the Jinlianchuan Grassland. Only by capturing the Jinlianchuan Grassland could Hou Jin gain a firm foothold east of Qianli Pine Forest.
Moreover, Kaiping City and Jinlianchuan Grassland are of special symbolic significance to the Mongols. This is where Kublai Khan's Longxing Land and Yuan Shangdu were located!
It was precisely because of the special significance of Jinlianchuan Grassland and Kaiping City that Huang Taiji used the method of besieging Kaiping to call for reinforcements to deal with Concubine Wu Liangha.
But this noble concubine Wu Liangha avoided fighting for several months, hiding far away in Doluo Palace City, completely ignoring Huang Taiji's army that besieged Kaiping, and seemed not to care about the ownership of the Jinlianchuan grassland.
This made the Houjin generals who went on an expedition to the Jinlianchuan Grassland very anxious!
Although Huang Taiji looked calm and could eat and sleep well, his generals all knew that Huang Taiji's army could not stay in Jinlianchuan Grassland for a long time...unless they could defeat Concubine Wuliangha in Jinlianchuan Grassland. And captured Kaiping City.
Because most of the post-Jin army concentrated around Jinlianchuan Grassland and Dala Haizi are old Manchus who are not very good at generating, and they don't have much energy to invest in production. These people are here to fight, not to engage in production. It is impossible for them to persist for a long time by grazing and growing oats.
The cattle and sheep they were grazing were actually stolen. They were one-time sales, and those animals were tended by these Manchus and would be used up sooner or later. If you want to grab it again, it won't be that easy.
And the oats they planted didn't grow well either. It was just a small harvest from extensive planting, which was better than nothing.
Just when everyone thought that Concubine Wu Liangha was determined to become a "female Zhongda" who couldn't shrink from her body, this woman actually lost her temper and led 20,000 troops to the north!
"An army of 20,000...maybe there is a scam!" Huang Taiji laughed, "But I'm not afraid of her cheating, I'm afraid she won't come!"
Huang Taiji's self-confidence is not unreasonable. Can Zhuge Liang be afraid of Sima Yi's deception?
Moreover, Huang Taiji is still a "luxury version" of Zhuge Liang, one can match two Zhuge Liangs - his weight can match two Zhuge Liangs!
The eldest concubine Wu Liangha is a "younger version" of Sima Yi... She even challenged Zhu Youjian to a duel, and let Zhu Youjian capture her alive and become the eldest concubine. Her IQ is alarming. !
"Great Khan," Sony, who was sent by Hauge to report the defeat, was not as confident as Huang Taiji, "don't take it lightly! Wuliangha is certainly not a worry, but has Zhu Youjian already arrived in Wuliangha's army? This Zhu Youjian is braver than Chu Chongtong, more intelligent than Zhang Zifang, and his military skills are not inferior to those of the Marquis of Huaiyin!"
Chu Chongtong? Zhang Zifang? Huaiyin...Hou?
Huang Taiji, who was smarter than Zhuge, frowned slightly. This Sony took advantage of his extensive reading and talked about ancient people who were not very familiar to everyone!
Huang Taiji thought to himself: This Zhang Zifang seems to be Zhang Liang, and the Marquis of Huaiyin seems to be Han Xin, but who is "Chu Chongchong"? It's impossible to be better than Lu Bu, right?
"Don't be afraid!" Huang Taiji waved his hand, "Zhu Youjian relied on nothing but a little bit of bravery, including muskets and cannons. However, these two tricks are not easy to use on the grassland... There is no good officialdom on the grassland. , and Jinlianchuan Grassland is 800 miles away from Beijing. In a hurry, too big cannons cannot be pulled over. At most, there are a few 3-pound cannons and some tiger squatting cannons. And our army now has many Hongyi cannons. There is also the Tiger Crouching Cannon, which will definitely far surpass Zhu Youjian in terms of the number of artillery pieces.
As for the fire cannons... Although our army does not have turtle dove cannons, there is nothing to fear as long as the artillery can gain the upper hand. No matter how powerful a fire gun is, can it still be stronger than a cannon?
And this battle started on the grassland after all...the strength of the cavalry is still the key to victory! My Daikin cavalry is invincible in the world! "
It turns out that Huang Taiji still has a trump card, and his trump card is the Hongyi Cannon!
This Hongyi cannon is very heavy, and it is not easy to transport it from Shenyang to the Jinlianchuan grassland - it is more than 1,300 miles, and there is no official way. Transporting three or five cannons is already exhausting, and in the previous battle to attack Kaipingcheng There was also damage, so it was impossible to pose much of a threat to Imperial Concubine Wu Liangha's army.
However, the Hongyi artillery unit of Hou Jin Dynasty is different from the artillery of the Ming Army. The artillery of the Ming Army is only used, not built. And Hou Jin's artillery must not only be able to use it, but also be able to build it.
Otherwise, who would make cannons for them? The Later Jin Dynasty was no better than the Ming Dynasty, with a complete range of handicraft industries, including professionals in cannon making, gunpowder making, and gunpowder making. There are only a few people in Houjin, they all have one specialty and many abilities!
So this ability came in handy in the Battle of Jinlianchuan Grassland. Huang Taiji brought a lot of bronze with him when he sent out troops. After arriving outside Kaiping City, he asked Tong Yangxing to open a gun factory and cast cannons on the spot. No one else could cast cannons on the battlefield.
Although it sounds a bit exaggerated, the gunners under Tong Yangxing have cast no less than 20 red barbarian cannons these days, which is not a small number.
After hearing Huang Taiji say that he could have an advantage in the number of cannons, Sony stopped talking and stood aside with an expression of admiration.
Huang Taiji said: "Instruct all the banners to prepare for the expedition... As soon as Wu Liangha's army leaves Luotuo City, we will set off!
First the siege of Kaiping was relieved, and then 1,000 people were left to guard Yancheng. The remaining 14,000 people followed me to attack Wuliangha's troops halfway. Fight her to the death! "
Huang Taiji's trump card is cannons, but his weakness is the small number of people. There are only 15,000 people in Jinlianchuan Grassland. Therefore, we can only break the siege of Kaiping and concentrate our forces to fight.
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"Long live Lord, why are you here too?"
In Luotuoshan City, Concubine Siqintu, who had not seen Zhu Youjian for a long time, shouted in surprise.
Because Zhu Youjian came to Luotuoshan City with Concubine Wu Liangha without saying anything.
Sony really guessed it! Zhu Youjian really arrived in the army of the noble concubine Wu Liangha - and brought 5,000 cavalry!
The Great Tomorrow looked a little tired - he had been running around here and there during this period, and he didn't take a good rest. He was indeed a little tired.
However, at this moment, he still smiled and entered the government office lobby in Luotuoshan City with Concubine Wu Liangha.
"Sister Siqintu, hurry up and prepare the food, wine and bathing tax, and then wait for the Long Live Lord to bathe and change clothes." Concubine Wu Liangha has always been the leader of several Mongolian concubines, and now she gave the order without hesitation.
Concubine Siqintu asked: "Long live my lord, concubine... How many days do you want to stay in Luotuoshan City? Please arrange supplies."
Zhu Youjian smiled and said: "No need to bother, we will set off the day after tomorrow, Siqintu, you will also set off with the formation this time!"
