The official road about three miles southwest of Dalinghe Fort in Liaodong Province is surrounded by endless wilderness on both sides. It is a flat river with dense weeds. There are occasionally one or two mounds and hills, but they are not high.
It was already two quarters of noon, and the sun was gradually beginning to move toward the west. But just ahead of the official road, there were two groups of people confronting each other. They were less than 200 steps away from each other.
There are eleven cavalrymen on horseback between the two armies. They are the surrender personnel sent by the Qing army. They are trying to persuade the soldiers of the Huwei camp of the Xuanfu army on the opposite side to surrender in front of the two armies.
Even when their own side was at a temporary disadvantage, the Qing army still maintained a superior attitude. It was obvious that they had won consecutive victories in many years of battles, especially the contempt for the Ming army that was deeply rooted in their bones.
As the commander of the Tiger Guard Battalion, Lin Fangping felt extremely calm at this time. He stopped everyone from following him, rode forward alone, and stopped only twenty steps away from the Qing army who came to persuade him to surrender.
At this moment, he was holding the rein in his left hand and not holding any weapon in his right hand. He was sitting on the horse very leisurely and asked loudly: "Who are you, who dares to persuade someone to become a slave?"
The upright Qing general opposite laughed for a while before replying: "I am a member of the imperial clan of the Qing Dynasty. I am in charge of Xihan from the Ministry of Industry. I have been ordered by the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty to persuade you to abandon the Ming Dynasty and join me. But If you save your life, there are high-ranking officials who will reward you with honors."
Lin Fangping then asked with a smile: "Hong Taipaer and others came to persuade X to surrender. What official position was promised to X?"
When Xihan heard him ask about the reward, his face became even brighter. He smiled and shouted: "My emperor appreciates your performance today very much. If you are willing to submit to our Qing Dynasty, you will be granted the title of Duke. King, it’s not impossible.
Don’t you know that when Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming returned from crossing the sea, my emperor not only greeted them in the countryside, but also immediately made them kings and still commanded their old troops?
According to this example, if you sincerely submit to the Qing Dynasty, you should immediately put down your arms and kneel down to greet the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Even if you are not made a king, you will at least be a first-class duke.
What’s even more rare is that you can still lead your old troops and serve your Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but you can only perform meritorious service in front of the battle, and you won’t be granted the title of king! "
"Hahaha……"
After hearing this, Lin Fangping couldn't help but laugh up to the sky. After a while, he stopped laughing, and under the gaze of Xihan and others opposite, he said loudly: "It's really ridiculous. I am a slave, and you dare to persuade someone to surrender." Shun, it’s really ridiculous!”
While Xihan was stunned, Lin Fangping continued to curse angrily: "I think that old slave Nurhaci was also a minister of our great Ming Dynasty. He was the commander of our Jianzhou Left Guards and was awarded the title of General Longhu.
However, he did not want to serve the king, but he secretly had the intention of rebellion. He entangled a group of villains, bullied the Jurchens from the surrounding tribes, and even used monstrous words to confuse the people and committed treason. He caused trouble in Liaodong, captured our city, massacred my people, and plundered. My money.
Such a treacherous and evil person, I wish I could catch him personally, so how could I surrender to him? It’s really ridiculous, ridiculous! "
The more Xihan listened, the more he felt something was wrong, but it was too late to say anything to stop him, and when he heard what happened later, his face became even more furious.
Just when Xihan was stunned all the way, Lin Fangping shouted again: "Xihan, listen carefully, a certain marshal has something to say to the slave chief Hongtai."
I saw him suddenly raising his right hand high and shouting: "Gentlemen, what did our marshal tell you to say?"
"Hong Tai made a clever plan. He lost his brothers and lost his troops. When someone comes to Shenyang City, he will steal his queen and four concubines!"
The roars of more than 300 soldiers from the Tiger Guard camp could be heard for miles away. They kept repeating this sentence again and again, one voice louder than the other, until the slave chief Huang Taiji's voice came. in the ears.
Suddenly, Lin Fangping's right hand fell suddenly, and all the soldiers behind him also stopped talking. But just when Xihan thought he had stopped, another shout came.
"Zhang Cheng of the Xuan Prefecture has something to tell the slave chief Hong Tai. Since he took charge of the army, he will first kill Yue Tuo'er, and then kill the slave king Duduo. On this day next year, he will march into Shenyang, capture the slave king Hong Tai, and rob the sea. Lanzhu makes me happy!"
This roar shocked the opposite Xi Han's jaw.
You must know that although Yue Tuo and Duo Duo were honored as Baylor and Princes in the Qing Dynasty, they were killed by Zhang Cheng, and this revenge must be avenged. However, although Huang Taiji felt distressed, he did not take it too seriously.
However, this Hai Lanzhu is different. She is Huang Taiji's heartthrob, his rival, and the only one, not one of them.
Now, the Ming army on the opposite side shouted so loudly in front of a large crowd of Qing officials and Baya soldiers, and still looked down upon the insults. What should they do?
He was thinking about this, but he did not look at Lin Fangping opposite him. Instead, he quietly turned back and looked towards the way he came from, as if he wanted to wait and see the change in Huang Taiji's expression.
But they are so far apart, fifty or sixty steps apart, so how can we see clearly?
At this moment, there was a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats. Xihan suddenly looked back and saw that the Ming army who had just been talking to him across from him was riding his horse slowly towards the east.
There were only ten Bajala warriors beside him. He watched the Ming army in front of him forming a formation and slowly retreating, but he no longer had the courage to pursue the enemy alone.
At this time, another burst of noise came from the army behind him. Upon hearing this, Xihan immediately led everyone to gallop back, and they were within a few dozen steps of each other in an instant.
Before he could dismount, he saw Jueluo Shuoerkun riding towards him and shouted: "Xihan is in charge, and the emperor wants the head of Minggou."
Xihan was stunned at first, but then he understood everything. It must have been the Ming army's shout just now, which must have stimulated Huang Taiji, and then he became really angry. He couldn't help but asked in surprise: "How about the emperor's holy body?"
Jueluo Shuo'erkun just replied: "The emperor has a nosebleed again, and he is waiting for you."
After he finished speaking, he hit his horse and galloped away, leading more than 200 Bagala warriors in hot pursuit eastward.
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In the main hall of the official hall of Dalinghe Castle, Huang Taiji said bitterly with a weak breath: "Zhang Cheng, I will make you look good!"
Xihan, Ebilong, Weng Adai and others who were waiting on the side were all frightened after hearing this. It seemed that Huang Taiji had never hated a person so much since he inherited the throne.
And he's the kind of person you can only hate, but there's nothing you can do about him!
It turned out that Weng Adai, the deputy commander of the Zhenglan Banner of Manchuria who was stationed at the Daling River Fort, learned that Huang Taiji was approaching the Daling River. He immediately ordered two hundred cavalry and went out of the city to meet him.
However, in a canyon three miles southwest of Dalinghe Fort, he was ambushed by the Ming army. At first, he thought it was a small group of Ming army sentry cavalry attacking, but after the encounter, he found out that it was an elite Ming army with no less than a hundred cavalry.
But when Weng Adai took it seriously, this Ming army always maintained a detached attitude from it, not willing to fight, and always fought and retreated.
This made Weng Adai very angry. Although the number of the Ming army in front of him was half less than his own, it was well-armored and the horses under its crotches were all fat and muscular.
Because Weng Adai only came out of the fort to meet Huang Taiji. He never thought that he would encounter the elites of the Ming army. Therefore, they all rode one person and one horse. In this way, they could not change horses, so they kept a distance from the Ming army and could not completely pursue them. Tangled up.
After chasing like this for a while, Weng Adai suddenly woke up and realized that this Ming army cavalry was delaying his troops and must have other intentions.
However, when he no longer paid attention to this Ming army and led the knights to the west to look for Huang Taiji, this Ming army came after him again, following his own rear and constantly harassing him, making him miserable.
In this way, by the time he led his troops to Huang Taiji's side, the battle here was completely over, and the Bagala guards around Huang Taiji suffered heavy casualties.
And he himself was so angry that he vomited two large mouthfuls of blood at the Ming army's last words, which caused the epistaxis to recur.
But the Ming army had already retreated arrogantly. Weng Adai and others had to welcome Huang Taiji back to Dalinghe Fort, and at the same time sent several groups of soldiers to capture the Ming soldiers to search for traces of the Ming army.
On the other hand, they hurriedly sent fast horses to the Zhenglan Banner camp on the bank of Xiaoling River to inform Prince Su of the situation on Hauge's side and asked him to send troops for support.
After all, nearly 300 of the 500 Bagala guards around Huang Taiji were killed or injured, and many generals were killed in the battle. It can be said that the losses were heavy. Although the number was not large, the severity was no less tragic. The battle where Duduo died at the foot of Changling Mountain.
Such as the internal minister, Chaopin Gongtazhan; the Baya Lajia Lazhangjing of the Xianghuang Banner, the right-hand member of the Ministry of War, and the political minister Chaohaer; the Zhenghuang Banner Baya Lajia Lazhangjing Zhangguli; the political minister of the Zhenghuang Banner Baya Lajia Zhangjing Buyan's son-in-law and others all died in this battle.
In addition, the ministers of the Military Academy, Niulu Zhangjing Afeni, Niulu Zhangjing Zhente, Niulu Zhangjing Maiquan, Fendebo Shikumudege and others also died in this battle and died on the battlefield.
Although they also killed nearly 200 Ming troops in front of the formation, they were defeated in the end, and the defeat was without any suspense. It could even be said to be a complete defeat.
This is actually an important reason why Huang Taiji vomited blood!
You must know that the horse armors in the Qing army are already elite warriors, and the white-armored Baya La is the elite among the elite.
In this battle, 500 Bagala warriors of the Qing army fought against more than 400 cavalry of the Ming army. They were defeated so completely despite their superior strength. How could Huang Taiji accept this?
Especially after experiencing the fiasco at Changling Mountain, and facing such a blow again, I had worked hard for seventeen years and spent all my efforts to reach the current situation, where I could seize the Ming Dynasty.
But these successive disastrous defeats made him confused about the future of the Qing Dynasty. Could it be that the decades of hard work and blood put in by two generations of his father and his son ended just like this?
What kind of person is Zhang Cheng? Is he the nemesis specially arranged by God to prevent the rise of the Qing Dynasty?
In fact, the illness of Hai Lanzhu, the concubine of Guan Sui Palace, was just the straw that broke the camel's back.
Even without this incident, after Huang Taiji's defeat in Changling Mountain and the dilemma of the Jinzhou War, he was already close to mental and physical exhaustion. At this time, news came that Hai Lanzhu was seriously ill. As the only most important person in his life, how could he Teach him how to go see Sheng Jing for the last time.
Huang Taiji had hidden illnesses. Under the multiple blows of the defeat at Changling Mountain, the death of Duduo and Hailanzhu's serious illness, he vomited blood repeatedly. In addition, he suffered from epistaxis, which made his body extremely weak.
This time, they encountered an interception by the Ming army on their way back. Even though they had the advantage of strength, they were still defeated. This would have been something that would have been unimaginable in the past.
However, this time, it happened to Huang Taiji himself. Under his eyes, he could see everything that happened on the battlefield. It was not that the warriors were not brave or not desperate.
But this Ming army was indeed so strong that even Huang Taiji couldn't believe it.
In his memory, perhaps only the Ming army under Mao Wenlong of Pidao had such fighting courage, and only Zhang Pan of Lushun could be so brave.
In fact, if such a defeat happened to other Qing generals, Huang Taiji would only have to punish the leading princes and Baylors for failing to respond, and it would not have much impact on the overall situation.
Because in this case, everyone will think that it is not that the Ming army has become stronger, but that the leader is ineffective!
But today was different. After all, Huang Taiji was on the front line in this battle and could no longer let others suffer on his behalf. Moreover, in this battle, the Bagala warriors, who had the majority of the troops, were defeated by the Ming army.
No matter what, it can no longer be justified!
Huang Taiji knew in his heart that as long as the warriors of the Qing Dynasty agreed that the Ming army was cowardly and fearful of war, they would fight more bravely on the battlefield.
Under the situation of mutual decline and increase, the Ming army will become even more fearful of the Qing warriors. They will be frightened before the battle and sometimes flee before fighting. This is actually a psychological tactic.
But now, our most powerful Bajala warriors have been defeated by the Ming army, and they are still superior in strength. Once word spreads among the Qing army, it will inevitably have an impact on the morale of the army.
This is what worries Huang Taiji the most!
Therefore, in that situation, he ordered Chengzheng Xihan of the Ministry of Industry to lure the Ming army to surrender to him. What he thought was that if this powerful army could really surrender, not only would it not damage his own morale, but it would It was the morale of the Ming army that was severely hit.
But he never expected that this Ming army from Xuanfu not only refused to surrender, but also insulted him with such words. What Huang Taiji couldn't bear the most was that they also insulted his most beloved concubine Hailan of Guan Sui Palace. beads.
Unable to hold back the suppressed anger and resentment in his chest, he vomited two large mouthfuls of blood in front of everyone in front of the battle. However, the matter had reached this point, and it was useless to think about it. He could only try his best to remedy the situation.
Huang Taiji lay on the soft bed and asked in a weak voice: "Do you know how many people the Ming army has?"
Everyone in the palace looked at each other, not knowing how to reply for a moment. After a moment of silence, Xihan, Chengzheng of the Ministry of Industry, replied cautiously: "Reply to the emperor, there are hundreds of Youming riding to intercept the imperial chariot..."
"oh?"
Huang Taiji only listened to half of the sentence before he started to ask questions. This startled Xihan, but he reacted quickly and quickly changed his words: "... Ming is riding nearly a thousand people and has excellent armor and weapons, especially An iron cannon is far better than a three-eyed blunderbuss, and it is the sharpest when fired casually."
He paused slightly as he spoke and secretly observed Huang Taiji's expression.
