The arrival of the secret mission from the Dachu Empire aroused a great reaction from the top officials of the Tumote Department.
The Tumut Tribe, formerly a famous tribe in Mongolia, was once the biggest external threat to the Ming Dynasty. Under the leadership of Anda Khan, it threatened the Ming Dynasty's border areas many times, causing headaches to the Ming Dynasty during the Zhengde and Jiajing periods. , but later the tribe gradually declined.
Many years ago, Lindan Khan of the Chahar Tribe tried to unify Monan Mongolia, during which he defeated Tumote and incorporated them.
However, some of the Tumut tribe people did not choose to obey, but chose to flee eastward, and finally took refuge with the Dongji people to protect themselves. These people were also called Dongtumote.
The remaining Tumut tribe was incorporated by Lin Dan Khan and continued to graze their cattle in Fengzhoutan. These people were called Xi Tumut.
However, with the rapid rise of the Eastern Captives, the Chahar tribe, the eldest, could no longer hold on. Naturally, the absorbed Xitumut tribe also retreated steadily. At one time, they even followed Lin Dan Khan and fled to Qinghai.
However, Lin Dan Khan died of illness in Qinghai not long after. The Chahar tribe and many of its vassal tribes were suddenly leaderless and had inconsistent internal opinions.
One of Lin Dan Khan's legacies, Su Tai and his son Ezhe from the Yehenala tribe, had a fierce quarrel with one of Lin Dan Khan's legacies, Namuzhong from the Borzigit tribe, and his posthumous son Abu Nai. Conflict broke out and the two groups finally parted ways.
As a result, the strength of the remnants of the Chahar tribe further declined, and they were eventually defeated one by one by the Eastern captives.
After these two remnants were defeated by the Eastern Captives and many of their leaders were captured, they had to surrender one after another to the Eastern Captives in order to survive.
As a result, the Eastern Captives completely conquered Monan Mongolia, and started multiple operations to bypass Mongolia and enter the customs to plunder North Zhili.
The Ming Dynasty's northern defense pressure suddenly increased by several levels.
It was also from this time that the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Eastern Captions completely changed the situation. The Ming Dynasty evolved from a strategic offensive to a strategic confrontation and then to a strategic defense. Northern Zhili was repeatedly plundered by the Eastern Captives and detoured to Mongolia.
During the process of the Eastern Banishers' conquest of Monan Mongolia, it was not considered peaceful, but they launched many wars.
Years of war resulted in very heavy casualties on both sides. Not only the main tribe of Chahar, but also the vassal of Xitumote suffered heavy losses.
Although they are currently forced to submit to the Dongji people, and many senior officials of Tumote have chosen to fully defect to the Dongji people, the hatred of the past has not been extinguished, and many people still want to take revenge.
It's just that in the past, they were not strong enough and had ideas but no ability.
But now, people from Da Chu are coming!
And at the beginning, the price was shouted out generously: tens of thousands of swords, bows and arrows and other weapons, as well as more than a thousand pairs of armor, enough to provide food for tens of thousands of soldiers and horses for a month.
Not counting this, there are also two thousand Yuannian style matchlock guns and twenty light field cannons!
The secret envoy of the Great Chu Empire said in an extremely calm tone: "Our Great Chu Empire is vast and rich in resources, and a few weapons and food and grass are nothing. As long as you work hard for the empire, you will have everything you need, whether it is glory, wealth, weapons, food and grass!"
"In the past, the overlord of the sea, the Zheng family, had 200,000 soldiers, more than 3,000 ships, and followers spread over thousands of miles of sea. However, they were still impressed by my emperor. He took the initiative to lead his troops to surrender. He was granted the title of Haibo and was awarded the title of rear admiral. Now he is I, the Vice Admiral of the Imperial Navy, command the large fleet to open up and expand the territory of the Empire and guard thousands of miles of sea territory."
"The Yarkands of the Western Regions surrendered to our empire the year before last. The emperor named their Khan the King of Turpan and gave them many guns and weapons. In the end, Yarkands relied on the guns, cannons, and food and grass donated by the empire to block the eastward advance of the Zhungeer tribe and ensure that The ancestral temple will not be lost."
"Before my envoy left Jinling, His Majesty issued an oral edict: Mongolia has been my Chinese land since ancient times, and the Mongolian herders have been my distant relatives in China since ancient times. If they submit, they should be treated equally and given surnames, submissions, and letters."
The leader of Youtumut asked: "What about the grazing land? Can we still keep Fengzhou Beach?"
The secret envoy said: "Fengzhoutan is originally the territory of the empire, and the people of the empire are free to work and live legally in any territory of the empire, and Fengzhoutan is no exception!"
"The empire will be fully open to you!"
"There is no need to give special land for grazing, because you can go grazing wherever you want."
However, some people showed disdain: "Open it fully? That's nice to say, you guys obviously want to swallow us whole."
The secret envoy chuckled: "Now the empire wants you to become a part of the empire and a part of China!"
"Think about it, you are all prominent figures in your ministry, and your treatment will not be lower after you surrender. In the future, your children and grandchildren will be born in the prosperous Jinling City in the south of the Yangtze River. They will be able to enjoy the glory of civilization and top-notch medical resources as soon as they are born. and educational resources will be open for them.”
"When your son is a little older, he can go to the academy to study and understand science. If he studies literature, he can enter the Imperial Academy to govern the world. If he studies martial arts, he can enter the Military Academy and expand his territory."
"My daughter can also be trained to become a lady of the world, knowledgeable and courteous!"
"Your children's lives will become bright and beautiful because of your correct choices!"
Having said this, the emissary paused for a moment, then looked around: "Don't blame me for speaking poorly, because I strongly object to providing you with this kind of treatment!"
"Even in the empire, many people who want to live in the prosperous Jiangnan and enjoy the top medical and educational resources are unable to do so."
"But..." The secret envoy handed over to the south at this time: "My emperor is kind and willing to give you an opportunity, an opportunity to change your descendants. As a minister, I will act in accordance with the order unconditionally."
"Barbarians and civilization are all within the reach of your thoughts!"
"Finally, I would like to remind you that of the sixteen tribes in Monan, the empire will only choose one to accept!"
"The selected tribes will become part of the empire, and the unselected tribes will disappear into the dust of history."
"If you know something about history, especially the history of your ancestors, you will understand that when any Central Plains dynasty becomes powerful, it will attack the grassland, without exception for thousands of years!"
"The empire is a traditional dynasty that adheres to Zhou etiquette, so it is no exception!"
Threats, inducements, and an extremely arrogant attitude!
The attitude of this emissary made many senior officials of Tumut see it, and they all wanted to pull him out and kill him, but they really didn't have the courage.
There is no need for this!
Impulsiveness is absolutely unacceptable in the face of such military and national events. It is easy to say whether to submit to the Chu Empire or not, so if you refuse, you will refuse!
But if you directly kill all the envoys of the Chu Empire, it will directly trigger a war.
The Chu army has accumulated a large number of troops on the Xuanda front line, and there are also a lot of cavalry. If they really want to fight out, they will be able to reach Fengzhou Beach in a short time... They will not be able to stop them then.
The Tumote tribe is no longer the Tumute tribe during the Anda Khan period...
Now they are just a tribe with average strength.
However, they still have hatred and even ambition!
This kind of ambition will expand rapidly under the influence of the devil...
That night, when the top leaders of Tumut were having internal discussions, civil strife broke out, and they started fighting directly in the tent.
Screams filled the night sky, and blood stained the tents and the ground.
In the middle of the night, Boze, the former leader of the Tumut tribe and son of the fifth Shunyi King Omubu, was covered in blood. He walked out of the tent with a curled scimitar. Behind him, there were five people lying in a pool of blood. High-level Tumut!
Immediately afterwards, Boze urgently asked to see the secret envoy of the Great Chu Empire and expressed his willingness to lead his people to submit to the Great Chu Empire and become a part of the Great Chu Empire!
The secret envoy immediately accepted his surrender on behalf of the Great Chu Empire, and in accordance with the recruitment and surrender plan that had been finalized before the mission, he was conferred the title of Guihua Bo, Army Major General, and the young warriors of Xitumut's tribe were incorporated into the Sixth Cavalry Division. .
These are all established plans that have been finalized by the superiors. As long as the other party agrees to submit, they can be taken out directly.
Of course, the subsequent title conferment ceremony still needs to be completed in Jinling City. At the same time, the Army will send someone to formally confer the title on Bose.
When Bo Ze shaved off his hair, had a big bald head, and put on the uniform of a general of the Da Chu Empire Army, he was relieved!
In fact, he had already been in contact with the Military Intelligence Department of the Army General Staff of the Chu Empire, and now he was just taking advantage of the emissary to officially launch it.
Boze, he is the son of the former leader of the Tumut tribe and the fifth generation king of Shunyi, Ermubu. Ermubu was defeated when he followed Lin Dan Khan to fight against the Eastern captives and was forced to submit to the Eastern captives, but he was always dissatisfied. of.
And Dongli was not at ease with him. Although he was initially granted a title, he soon found an excuse to revoke his title, deprived him of control over the Xitumute tribe, and supported others to control the power of Xitumute.
The regime of King Shunyi in the Tumut tribe was officially declared destroyed!
If there are no external changes, the Shunyi King's regime will be completely destroyed, and will be slowly and effectively controlled by the Eastern Captives in the future.
But with the rise of the Chu Empire, all this changed.
When the Da Chu Empire controlled the Xuanda line, it would be able to have direct contact with Xitumut. After all, not far north from the Xuanda line was the Fengzhoutan area where Tumut had controlled and lived since the days of Amada Khan.
In the past, a considerable part of the war horses that the Great Chu Empire obtained from the Mongolian grasslands through smuggling transactions were provided by the Tumote tribe.
During this process, the Tumut tribe had established a secret relationship with the Chu Empire, and the people leading these affairs were the Omubu father and his son.
However, the behavior of Ermubu and his son was quickly noticed by the Eastern captives. Last winter, the Eastern captives wanted to further strengthen their control over Monan Mongolia, mainly Xitumut near Xuanda, and avoid the Chu Empire's control of Infiltration of Situmot.
They sent people over and took away Omubu and his eldest son directly. They said they wanted him to go to Shenyang to enjoy life, but in fact they took him away and put him under house arrest, leaving only his second son Boze, who was in his twenties.
Boze doesn't want to follow in the footsteps of his father and brother. In recent months, he has been actively contacting the Great Chu Empire!
Even if it was to protect himself, he had to do something!
At the same time, he was also contacting other senior officials of the Tumut tribe, trying to win over others to support him directly, but it was not going well.
Among the top leaders of Tumut, more people are still happy to see the misfortune of Ermubu and his son!
If Omubu and his son were not unlucky, how could they come to power and take control?
Ever since, Boze took advantage of the opportunity when the emissary arrived and chose to take a desperate risk!
He directly launched an attack at a high-level meeting and killed several other high-level officials who opposed him and those who opposed surrendering to the Dachu Empire.
Immediately afterwards, the son of Omubu took control of this Mongolian tribe with a long history, and also gained recognition from the Great Chu Empire.
From this day on, Xitumut completely broke away from the Eastern captives and submitted to the Chu Empire.
And this kind of submission, just as the envoy of the Great Chu Empire said, is not the kind of submission similar to a vassal state, but a direct integration into the Great Chu Empire from beginning to end, becoming a part of the Great Chu Empire.
Boze himself was awarded the title of earl of the Great Chu Empire, the rank of Army Major General, and the commander of the Sixth Cavalry Division.
Others in the Tumut tribe will also become subjects of the Chu Empire.
From now on, they will be able to live freely in this country like other people of the Chu Empire!
A few days after Boze surrendered, the Second Army of Xuanda learned the news and immediately issued an order to recruit the Sixth Cavalry Division to be under the command of the Second Cavalry Corps. At the same time, officials from the Ministry of Military Affairs were dispatched to prepare for the Sixth Cavalry Division. Register the soldiers.
The subsequent Tumote soldiers of the Sixth Cavalry Division will enjoy the same treatment as other soldiers of the Dachu Empire Army.
When Boze saw a large amount of food, cloth, tea and other daily necessities transported from Xuanda, as well as the most important weapons such as swords, spears and even guns, he was relieved.
A few days ago, after killing other high-level officials, in order to convince the other middle- and lower-level leaders, Bose promised that he would be able to get a large amount of food, grass and weapons from the south so that he could live a good life.
And now, he didn't make a mistake!
At the same time, there is no need to worry about the tribe splitting.
After Lin Dan Khan conquered the Tumote tribe many years ago, the Tumute tribe split into two parts. A large number of Tumote people moved eastward and took refuge in the East. As a result, the strength of the Tumote tribe in Fengzhoutan was greatly affected. Big loss.
Now, Boze is actually worried that the tribe will split!
Fortunately, with the large amount of material assistance from the Dachu Empire, Bose quickly stabilized the hearts of the people in the tribe.
They have food and drink, not only to keep themselves fed while serving as soldiers, but also to receive military pay. This is very rare for herders, especially the lower class herdsmen, who have lived in poverty for a long time and are extremely short of daily necessities.
The recruitment work of the Sixth Cavalry Division was so smooth that countless young men from the Tumut tribe signed up to join the army without Bose even calling for it.
It can even be said that every qualified young person has signed up!
Not only them, but also the young men from several nearby small tribes who vassalized them also flocked here.
It's rare to be a soldier who has enough money to fight and still get paid.
In the past, the adults above had been giving orders, and they had to prepare their own food, horses, and weapons to fight for the lords.
Now, although you have to bring your own war horses, you don't need to bring weapons or anything, and you don't need to bring food. Moreover, you can still take care of yourself and even receive military pay.
Nothing like this has ever happened on the grassland!
Officials from the Ministry of Military Affairs and Government rushed over and selected the applicants again and again, but finally found that there were too many people...
As a result, the Ministry of Military Affairs urgently reported to Jinling to request for an increase in establishment, and at the same time accommodated 5,000 cavalry in the name of new barracks. Although these new barracks did not have establishment, they were actually organized directly according to the establishment of a cavalry division and were temporarily assigned to it. Under the command of the 2nd Cavalry Corps.
In this way, the Great Chu Empire recruited two cavalry divisions from Tumut and its affiliated tribes alone, with nearly 10,000 personnel!
What's more important is that the cavalry in these two cavalry divisions all provide their own horses, and most of them even bring more than three or even four or five horses to serve.
Mongolian cavalry, without three horses, you would be embarrassed to say you are Mongolian cavalry!
The cavalrymen of the Sixth Cavalry Division and the naturalized recruit battalion also need to undergo certain adaptive training, mainly to become familiar with the first-year-style matchlock guns and to cooperate with the cavalry artillery.
As for the specific tactics, they are naturally still the traditional cavalry and archer tactics.
Everyone is familiar with these things, so there is no need for any special tactical training. After all, when it comes to cavalry and shooting, everyone actually plays almost the same thing. This is true for the Mongolian cavalry, and the same is true for the previous Mingbian Army cavalry. Even the current East Riding Cavalry is similar.
Although the Chu army is trying to develop cuirassiers and hussars, in terms of quantity, musketeers and traditional mounted archers are the main force.
Generally speaking, the cavalry units and divisional cavalry in the Chu army are generally dragoons developed from half-baked mounted infantry.
The traditional professional cavalry who were good at riding and shooting were incorporated into each cavalry brigade. After receiving a large number of Ming army frontier cavalry, this model was also followed, so the current cavalry brigades in the Chu army , cavalry division, are all typical oriental traditional cavalry.
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Cavalry Divisions of the Third Army on the Jiliao front line, and the 4th and 5th Cavalry Divisions of the Second Army on the Xuanda front line are all this type of cavalry.
Therefore, the Chu Imperial Army also knows a lot about cavalry and archery, and this is even the current main combat method among the Chu Army’s cavalry.
As for the cuirassiers, there is currently only the Fourth Cuirassier Regiment of the Guards. It is also a cavalry of the Guards and has nothing to do with the army.
The hussars are currently only organized into four cavalry regiments, with a total of only more than 2,000 cavalry.
Because of their familiarity with cavalry and archers, the cavalry from the Sixth Cavalry Division and the naturalized new battalion can be smoothly integrated into the cavalry combat system of the Second Army.
A few days later, the Fourth Cavalry Division of the Second Group Army arrived for naturalization along with some artillery units and baggage troops that were separately transferred. The artillery troops and baggage troops were incorporated into the Sixth Cavalry Division and the naturalized recruit battalion to serve as Horse artillery and baggage troops.
Lieutenant General Zhao Hongshu, the core general of the empire's traditional cavalry, was ordered to serve as the commander of the Second Cavalry Corps under the Second Group Army. He was in charge of the Fourth Cavalry Division, the Sixth Cavalry Division, and the naturalized recruit battalion, totaling more than 10,000 cavalry.
After the basic reorganization was completed, Lieutenant General Zhao Hongshu immediately followed the orders of the group army's top brass and led the Second Cavalry Army to advance northeastward, preparing to launch a war of conquest against other tribes in Monan Mongolia.
This military operation with cavalry as the core was temporarily planned by the Second Group Army, and its main purpose was not to conquer and unify Mongolia, but to shake the Eastern captives' control over Monan Mongolia and interrupt the Eastern capture of Mongolia. The possibility that the captors could obtain large amounts of cavalry assistance from Monan Mongolia.
It would be best to be able to contain some of the troops who captured the people from the East and march westward to Monan Mongolia. In this way, the pressure in the western direction of Liaoning would be even smaller.
In the end, it was to cooperate with the Third Army in the Liaoxi direction!
The battlefield in western Liaoning is the main battlefield that determines the outcome of the Chu Empire and the Qing Dynasty. The previous battlefield on the Liaodong Peninsula and the newly opened Monan Mongolian battlefield are all secondary battlefields.
When Zhao Hongshu led the Second Cavalry Army to quickly launch operations, unrest broke out in Monan Mongolia. The news that the Tumote tribe betrayed the Eastern Capture, surrendered to the Da Chu Empire, and coordinated with the Da Chu Empire to send troops to other tribes also quickly spread to Jinzhou!
Huang Taiji, who had just led a large number of troops to reinforce Jinzhou and prepare to deal with the crisis in the Western Liaoning Corridor, heard the news. He did not speak for a long time, and finally just sighed!
anger? Anger is of no use, all he has is helplessness.
The situation was so ruined that he felt increasingly powerless.
Over in the Liaoxi Corridor, the Chu thieves on the opposite side mobilized troops on a large scale with visible movements, and their strategic intention to advance eastward did not even bother to conceal it!
Well, there is no way to conceal the transfer of hundreds of thousands of grain, grass, ammunition and supplies. There is no need for any special spies. The Dongjiao people can easily tell the Chu army by sending a few spies over and squatting on those main roads for a few days. The transfers are extremely frequent.
And behind this kind of abnormal mobilization, it often means war!
After receiving news of the abnormal mobilization of the Chu army in western Liaoning, Huang Taiji rushed from Shenyang to Jinzhou and brought with him the few strategic reserves in his hands, 50,000 troops, some of which were the guards he had been holding on to, and some of them. Some were newly recruited raw girls, and some were simply forcibly recruited Koreans.
That's right, Huang Taiji, whose military strength was so tight, no longer cared about the quality of his troops, and even North Koreans were recruited as soldiers...
Nowadays, there are too many places where the Dongluo people need to use their troops!
On the Liaodong Peninsula, tens of thousands of Chu troops are stationed here, forcing the Dongji people to maintain at least 50,000 or 60,000 troops on the Liaodong Peninsula at all times, otherwise Gaizhou behind them will be destroyed in minutes, and Shenyang will not be preserved.
Then Gaizhou, the entrance to the Yalu River and other coastal areas also need to maintain a certain amount of troops to prepare for the Chu army's coastal landing. Although the troops in each of these places are not large, the coastline that needs to be defended is too long. The number of troops required is not small.
Adding up these directions, the more than 200,000 troops that were gathered together by kidnapping people from east to west are not enough...the only option is to continue to tap into internal forces and at the same time recruit troops from vassal countries.
On the Mongolian side, several tribes close to the Dongjiu people and directly controlled by the Dongjiu people could no longer squeeze out soldiers.
Otherwise, Huang Taiji would not have chosen to recruit troops from the Korean Peninsula. They were all forced.
This force was already tight enough, but now the Tumut tribe has rebelled again and colluded with the Chu barbarians to start a war in Monan Mongolia. Several neighboring tribes were attacked by them, and several of them even attacked the Chu barbarians. Under the attack of the army, he suddenly surrendered to the Chu Empire.
The situation in Monan Mongolia has undergone drastic changes!
An extremely unfriendly change to Dongdu!
At this time, whether it is rescue or suppression, Huang Taiji must make a decision quickly. Otherwise, Monan Mongolia will be lost before the Chu army comes from the Liaoxi Corridor.
The loss of Monan Mongolia is not only the loss of land, but more importantly, the Eastern Capture Society loses the vital source of war horses and the cavalry of the Eight Banners of Mongolia.
This is something Dongdu cannot bear!
So, after learning the news, even though the situation was very bad, Huang Taiji still gathered more than 50,000 troops to attack Monan Mongolia.
It's just that this time's troop mobilization not only sent away some of the elite reinforcements he brought, but was also forced to mobilize elite troops from Liaohetao and Jinzhou.
The strength of the western Liaoning defense line has declined instead of increasing. Especially the Jinzhou front line, which is the strategic rear and has hoarded strategic reserves, can't even gather more than 10,000 elite troops.
As for the 23,000 Koreans...please...the reason why they haven't escaped yet is because Dongjiu Ren's sword is fast and sharp.
Huang Taiji recruited them here purely to use them as coolies to carry various supplies... Because Huang Taiji had already recruited a large number of young civilians who served as logistics as soldiers, and the number of logistics personnel was not sufficient. That's why young men were recruited from the Korean Peninsula.
The defense line in western Liaoning lacks troops, and Jinzhou lacks strategic reserves!
Under such a situation, Huang Taiji could only pray that the Chu army on the opposite side would not move so fast. It would be best to wait until the Monan Mongolian rebellion was directly suppressed before attacking the Liaoxi Corridor.
However... as the Chu Empire that single-handedly promoted the current situation, how could it be possible to let go of this opportunity!
In order to mobilize the enemy's troops, the Chu army has been busy since last year. Now it has finally opened up the situation, and its own troops have been well prepared. At the same time, winter and cold spring have passed, and now it is early summer!
All conditions for sending troops have been met!
On April 23rd of the sixth year of Chengshun, Zuo Yingzhe, commander of the Third Group Army of the Da Chu Empire, signed a combat order and ordered all units of the group army to officially send troops to western Liaoning in accordance with the scheduled combat plan!
On that day, the First Cavalry Corps, composed of three cavalry divisions belonging to the Third Army, had already taken the lead and left Shanhaiguan directly, acting as the vanguard of the entire army and heading towards the Guangning front line.
Subsequently, the Ninth Army, together with some directly affiliated troops of the Third Army, left Shanhaiguan and attacked Zhongqiansuo City in Guangning.
That's the Chu army's first strategic target!
At the same time, one and a half divisions of the Guards, plus the 4th Cuirassier Regiment, a total of more than 25,000 people, under the command of Qian Tai Zhongjing, marched eastward from a place about five kilometers north of Shanhaiguan!
The Eighth Army to the north of the Guards also marched eastward together!
Further north of the Eighth Army, there are several independent cavalry brigades, second-class divisions and other troops of the Sixth Army. These Sixth Army is the core of the Chu army, and they are also the many small fortresses that began to garrison the Eastern captives on the front line. An onslaught was launched.
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The Third Army of the Dachu Empire and the Guards, with more than 160,000 troops and hundreds of artillery pieces of various types, launched a fierce attack on the Dongjiu people on the opposite side on a front line dozens of kilometers wide!
For a time, the entire Liaoxi defense line, which had captured people from the east, was in panic!
Huang Taiji, who was sitting in Jinzhou, coordinating and commanding all fronts and coordinating the overall situation, heard that the western Liaoning front line was attacked by the Chu army. He was stunned when he was reading the memorial, and the brush in his hand slipped without realizing it!
After a while, I saw him saying in a seemingly calm but still panicked tone: "Calling the kings, Baylor, and ministers to discuss the affairs."
After waiting for others to go and deliver the order, Huang Taiji took several deep breaths and then touched his chest with his hand, trying to calm himself down again!
As an emperor, the backbone of the kings and ministers, he cannot be messed up and must be stable!
Just like when his father Nurhachi passed away, he cannot be chaotic and must remain absolutely calm to make the best judgment and choice!
But he found that this time he couldn't calm himself down after taking several deep breaths.
The heart covered by the right palm is beating fast and urgently!
Immediately afterwards, Huang Taiji's vision went dark and he fell to the ground!
The guard outside the door heard the noise and ran in quickly. When he saw Huang Taiji lying on the ground, he quickly shouted: "Someone is coming, someone is coming quickly..."
