Seeing Zu Dashou leading the cavalry troops away, Zu Dacheng turned around, looked around at his infantry troops, and said loudly to them: "Listen to me for a while, and make sure everyone is fine!"
Most of the infantry had heard the conversation between the two brothers just now, so they were not nervous and began to form formations following Zu Dacheng's command.
Not long after, the rumble of iron hoofbeats came from far and near.
Seeing the defensive phalanx formed by the Ming army across the road, the Jianlu cavalry who arrived first did not attack. They just sat on their horses and looked down at them, croaking.
Soon, Duduo came up, and Zu Dacheng naturally recognized him. Just when he was about to say hello, he saw Duduo giving an order, and hundreds of white-armored soldiers dismounted and began to form formations to attack.
The most powerful of Jianlu were the white-armored soldiers, but they were actually not cavalry, but heavy infantry on horseback. All of them have proficient combat skills, are tall and have long arms, and wear three layers of armor. It can be said that they are somewhat similar to those small humanoid tanks.
Zu Dacheng was a little anxious when he saw it. Why was this Duduo so stunned that he started to fight without saying a word?
So, he quickly walked out of the military formation and shouted to Duduo: "Prince Yu, I have something to say. I don't want to be your enemy!"
"But what crime do you deserve for sending troops to attack Haizhou?" Upon hearing this, Duduo sneered and asked, "Where is Zu Dashou? Where is Zu Dashou?"
"My eldest brother has not come out in the city!" Zu Dacheng heard this and quickly replied, "I also came out because of my difficulties. Prince Yu, please listen to my explanation...ah..."
Before he could finish his words, there was a scream, and he saw that several arrows had been shot in his face and body. It was impossible to survive like this.
Another common tactic used by the Manchu and Qing armies was to organize sharp archers to block enemy officers.
Throughout the history of the Qing Dynasty, many Ming generals were beheaded by the Qing army, which led to the collapse of the entire army. Originally, the most famous beheading in history was that of Zhang Xianzhong.
At this time, Zu Dacheng made up his mind that he would surrender to Jianlu as long as time wasted. Therefore, he subconsciously lacked defense against Jianlu. And because Duduo wanted to fight as soon as he came up, he was anxious and walked out of the military formation, which gave the Jianlu archers an opportunity to take advantage of him.
Seeing Zu Dacheng fall to the ground after being hit by an arrow, Duduo sneered, waved his hand, and the white-armored soldiers began to attack under the cover of the cavalry. On the Ming army side, Zu Dacheng was suddenly shot and killed, which also made them panic. Without any fighting spirit, they all surrendered.
After a while, Duduo interrogated Chuzu that Dashou was indeed there, but he just ran away with a thousand cavalry. So, he sent people to escort these infantry troops back to Jierhalang's army, and of course, they also took Zu Dacheng's head with them. Then, he personally led the Gungun Iron Cavalry and continued the pursuit.
Outside Haizhou City, the Han people were working under the supervision of supervisors again. Suddenly, the sound of horse hoofbeats was heard. Although they were already a little numb, they still looked up.
What they didn't expect was that the cavalry army that came was actually the Ming army. As a result, the supervisors began to run away again, while the Han people looked at each other in shock.
How is this going? Could it be that after returning, he couldn't bear it and wanted to rescue them?
Or maybe the Ming army wanted to launch a massive counterattack, so it appeared in Haizhou again and again?
…
No matter what, when people are in trouble, they often think of the bright side. In this way, they all slowly became happy. Could it be that I was saved and could escape the sea of suffering?
Many people lost their tools and ran towards the Ming army. However, before they could move, they saw that the Ming army did not stop and kept galloping away. This time, they were stupid again!
Watching this Ming army go away, some people reluctantly began to speculate.
"It seems like... they seem to be running for their lives!"
"It looks like he's in a panic!"
"..."
Sure enough, not long after, before the supervisor came back, they saw groups of Jianlu cavalry rolling in, chasing the fleeing Ming army.
Looking at this scene, some Han people suddenly sighed and said: "The imperial army is incompetent and has lost so many cities. I still think that the imperial army can fight back. It is such a wishful dream!"
"Yes, the Jianlu army is invincible, so how can the imperial army defeat it? Otherwise, we wouldn't be here!"
"..."
As they spoke, it could be heard that they were probably desperate for the imperial army. So much so that at this moment, no one escaped. They picked up the utensils they had left behind and started working as they should.
Their hearts are dead!
Two days later, Zu Dashou's troops who were fleeing met Dorgon's troops who were coming towards them. They had no way to escape and had no choice but to surrender. Then, he was escorted to Shengjing.
This time, Huang Taiji did not treat him as favorably as before, but scolded him when they met, saying that he had always treated his ancestors well, so why did he rebel repeatedly and become the enemy of the Qing Dynasty? I have already sent two letters to warn him, but still ignored him. Huang Taiji is not a fool. In order to show the power of the Qing Dynasty, he must be dealt with.
After a crackling speech, he beheaded the ancestral officials in the Jianlu army together with Zu Dashou in public. Even if Zu Dashou promised that he would never defect back to the Ming Dynasty, it would be useless.
So, unlike the original history, Zu Dashou died like this.
If he died in a fierce battle, he would be considered a hero, but he was executed by Huang Taiji after surrendering. Although Wu Sangui later reported that his uncle must have made up his mind and wanted to find an opportunity to escape, he was not cleared of his name in the end.
On the Tashan side, due to the lack of 3,000 elites, they were unable to stop Jierhalang's offensive in the end. Especially Jierhalang sent the infantrymen who were escorted by Duduo to the city to be beheaded, and also hung Zu Dacheng's The head level caused the morale in the city to collapse instantly.
On the second day of October in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Tashan, the barrier of Jinzhou, fell.
On the capital side, the news of the great victory of Port Arthur and the fall of Tashan arrived almost in tandem, almost at the same time.
This situation was beyond everyone's expectation.
"I didn't expect that Governor Lu silently captured Port Arthur and captured more than 300 Jianlu warships. It's really amazing!"
"In this way, our Ming Dynasty will form a two-sided attack on the Liaodong Jianlu, and there is a lot to do!"
"Yes, with the huge navy as the backing, my Ming Dynasty can firmly contain Jianlu from now on, and the pass should be safe!"
"..."
Regarding the Battle of Port Arthur, most officials, including the common people in the capital, could see the benefits of the occupation. Especially the naval battle, which was won without even a fight. This also made Zheng Zhilong's reputation suddenly brighter in the north. Even Zheng Chenggong also received a lot of respect.
Compared with the Battle of Port Arthur, the fall of Tashan has been somewhat overlooked. In the eyes of most people who don't understand military affairs, there is still a strong city of Jinzhou in Liaodong, but they just lost a pagoda mountain, so it's okay!
However, Hong Chengchou took the memorial to Emperor Chongzhen very seriously. He pointed out that the fall of Tashan not only caused Jinzhou to lose its barrier, but more importantly, Guan Ning lost the elite ancestral army, which had a great impact on the defense of the Ming army. He asked Emperor Chongzhen to send elites from the pass to fill the gaps in the ancestral army. Otherwise, Ning Jin would have no deterrent effect on Jianlu.
Emperor Chongzhen was very emotional after reading these memorials. I originally thought that Zu Dashou would be fine since he was so cunning. Unexpectedly, the ship capsized in the gutter, and lost his life. More importantly, an elite team was lost.
Speaking of which, this is also because I don't have enough eavesdropping seeds to spread in Liaodong. If there were more eavesdropping seed carriers like Turg, they would be well aware of Jianlu's actions, and this kind of thing wouldn't happen.
If possible, go to the front line in person and plant eavesdropping seeds on Jianlu wherever you can. In this case, it can be used on the Jianlu leader, and the effect will be great. But it is still unrealistic to go to the front line by myself now.
With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen took a step back and ordered He Renlong of the Hussars Battalion to lead three thousand cavalry troops to Jinzhou, Liaodong. On the one hand, it was to strengthen the defense of Jinzhou, and on the other hand, he was asked to capture as many soldiers as possible. Order Jianlu and send them to the capital.
On the Lushun side, Emperor Chongzhen also issued an imperial edict. If any Jianlu captured, those with higher status should be sent to the capital, except Turg, who would be released directly.
This is all that can be done at the moment. For now, the time is not yet ripe for Yujia to personally conquer Liaodong. At least Lu Xiangsheng needs to attack and attack Jianlu's national power to make Jianlu as weak as possible. Only in this way can he get twice the result with half the effort if he can personally conquer the country.
When Emperor Chongzhen responded to the Liao Dynasty, he established the Zhengbai Banner in Gushan'e, Zhenying Erdai, and King Zhishun Shang Kexi, and led his troops to Seoul. After hearing the news, the leader of North Korea, Li Zhu, knew that there was nothing good in the evil guest coming to his door, but he did not dare to show his dissatisfaction and led the North Korean ministers to welcome him three miles away from Seoul.
The low profile of the North Korean monarchs and ministers did not win favor. They saw Ying Erdai riding on horseback and shouted coldly: "Li Zhu, do you know your guilt?"
It is impolite to call someone by name in person. And Li Zhu was the leader of North Korea, so he was even more humiliated.
However, after hearing this, the North Korean monarchs and ministers were angry, but no one dared to say anything.
Li Zhu felt bitter in his heart and could only lower his head and respond: "Gu has always been very respectful to the Qing Dynasty. In his previous request, he sent all the navy to help in the battle. I don't know what crime he committed?"
Hearing this, Ying Erdai didn't say anything, but Shang Kexi immediately shouted angrily: "The North Korean navy collapsed before the battle, and even wanted to surrender to the Ming army, saying that this matter is your order." of?"
Huang Taiji accepted Shang Kexi's statement. In fact, North Korea has always been obedient to the Manchus, and Huang Taiji has long been dissatisfied. Of course, he didn't even know Zheng Zhilong's reputation at sea, so he felt that it was very strange that the North Korean navy was defeated before fighting. There is no other possibility except that there is someone behind the scenes.
Although Shang Kexi was completely defeated in the naval battle, the fault was not with him. The most important thing was that Huang Taiji still wanted to use him. Therefore, he was not punished. He could still be his King Zhishun and come with Ying Erdai. North Korea, preparing to take over North Korea's shipyards.
At this time, as for Shang Kexi, when he came to investigate, he had to seize the opportunity first and pin all the charges on North Korea.
Li Zhu was stunned for a moment when he heard Shang Kexi asked. Would he collapse before fighting? Could it be said that the Ming army won?
When he came back to his senses, of course he immediately denied it: "This is absolutely not the case!"
"Your Majesty, may I ask for more details?" An official behind Li Zhu came out and bowed and asked, "I really cannot agree with what King Zhishun said."
Ying Erdai recognized him. Cui Mingji, the leader of North Korea, was leaning towards the Qing Dynasty, so he softened his expression slightly and said to Cui Mingji: "In the battle of Lushun Bay, the Ming Navy suddenly appeared. King Zhishun was thinking When the naval commanders fought, it was the North Korean navy that collapsed first and jumped into the sea to escape. And the commander Park Zhenyu also wanted to surrender to the Ming army, but King Jishun noticed and killed him!"
At this point, he remembered the purpose of coming here, so he changed the topic and said: "Even if there is no one behind the defeat of the naval battle, you, North Korea, cannot escape the blame. Now that the Qing Dynasty is in a passive situation, you, North Korea, must compensate us. clear!"
Listening to his words, it seemed that the Ming army had won a great victory, which made Jianlu feel very uncomfortable. Upon hearing this news, although it was not obvious, among the North Korean monarchs and ministers, Ying Erdai felt a little bit of schadenfreude.
Suddenly, he couldn't help but become furious. These North Korean monarchs and ministers are ignorant white-eyed wolves, but they still have their hearts set on the Ming Dynasty. They all deserve to die!
In fact, if I really want to say it, the previous Guanghaijun really wanted to be full of Qing Dynasty. It was also because of this that Injo's palace coup happened that year, which caused Lord Gwanghae's rebellion and made Lee Joon the king of Joseon.
But later, Li Jie surrendered to the Manchus again and again, sending food, troops, etc., all of them. They also arrested the hard-liners in the country and sent them to the Manchus for execution. Among the famous ones were Hong Yihan, Wu Daji, and Yin Ji, who were executed in Shengjing.
As a result, his own name was to support the Ming Dynasty and pave the way for gold. Therefore, Li Zhu surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, which naturally disappointed people. Later, during his reign, there were also one after another people who tried to overthrow him.
At this time, when Ying Erdai once again felt the closeness of the Korean people in their bones, he shouted sternly: "I heard that there was a man named Jin in North Korea who denounced the peace and refused to accept an official position in the Bingzi year, and did not welcome Zhaoxian who came back to visit his relatives. The prince even instigated Confucian scholars to oppose assisting troops to attack the Ming Dynasty. Is this possible? Who is this?"
After hearing this, the North Korean monarchs and ministers were silent for a while, and then Cui Mingji came out and replied: "Returning to the angel of the kingdom, this person's name is Jin Sangxian. Our king has already punished him by reducing his official position and demoting him to a commoner!"
Upon hearing this, Ying Erdai shouted in a cold voice with an unmistakable voice: "First, hand over this person. Second, your shipyard in North Korea will be taken over by King Zhishun, and you will fully cooperate with King Zhishun to build warships." .These two matters must be taken care of immediately without any mistakes!"
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