If the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had really personally conquered Liaodong, the army he would lead would definitely be more than 100,000. Otherwise, even if the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had the courage to come to Liaodong, the officials of the Ming Dynasty would definitely remonstrate with him.
When Dodo thought about this, he immediately thought of Dorgon in Tashan. With such a disparity in military strength, it goes without saying that Dorgon must be in danger. If nothing happened to him, it would have been impossible for Haizhou and Anshan Yibao to rush over eight hundred miles away.
So, this time, without waiting for Huang Taiji to read the memorial, he immediately asked the messenger: "How many troops have come from the Ming army? How is the battle situation? Do you know any news about Prince Tashan Rui?"
Huang Taiji can certainly think of any situation they can think of. At this time, he was actually more certain than others that the Ming army other than the Guan Ning Army must have arrived. Otherwise, even the Guan Ning Army would not be able to defeat Dorgon's troops in Tashan.
Before, I thought the Haizhou defender was exaggerating. But now it seems that not only was it not an exaggeration, but it was only reported what it saw, and it was too late to send a message about the subsequent arrival of the Ming army.
Thinking like this, Huang Taiji also became anxious. He didn't even bother to block the news anymore, and just asked Duduo wherever he wanted. He opened the memorial handed over by the yellow mantle as quickly as possible and read it quickly.
Just like the memorial in Haizhou, the prisoners of Anshan Post reported to Huang Taiji that four to five thousand Ming cavalry came at the pass. Most of them carried the heads of Qing people. Preliminary verification showed that they were from Tashan. The head of the Qing army.
After investigation, these Ming troops belong to the Hussars Battalion under the jurisdiction of the Royal Horse Supervisor of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Army must be invading in large numbers this time. When the infantry arrives, the Ming Army must be carrying heavy artillery. The Anshan Posthouse is in danger. Please ask Huang Taiji for help. Bian quickly sent reinforcements. Otherwise, if Anshan Posthouse falls, Liaoyang will be exposed to the Ming army's sight and will be directly attacked by the Ming army.
This time, after Huang Taiji read the memorial, he didn't crush it anymore. Instead, he looked at it again and calculated the situation in his mind. Suddenly, he was a little shocked.
I used to think that in terms of time, even if Dorgon of Tashan was defeated, the more than 10,000 Qing troops he led would definitely be able to persist for a long time. It is inferred from this point that Haizhou must be exaggerating.
However, looking at it now, this just proves that the Ming Dynasty probably used the main force of the Ming army in the country, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally led the army. Even if not, it was led by important ministers. There must be more than ten or two hundred thousand Ming troops. Only with absolute power can Dorgon's troops be defeated in a very short period of time. Therefore, the vanguard cavalry of the Ming army carried so many Qing heads.
And damn it, at this time, he had just led the main domestic force to Pyongyang. The hinterland of Liaodong was empty of troops, and there was no mobile force to reinforce the field battle. If towns and cities in various places just defend without reinforcements, with the strength and siege capabilities of the Ming army, it is really possible to seize a Qing city in sight...
When Huang Taiji thought about this, he suddenly panicked. At this time, he raised his head and happened to hear the messenger reply to Duduo's words: "Currently, there are only four to five thousand cavalry troops from the Ming Kingdom Hussars Battalion here in Anshan Posthouse, all coming from the direction of Haizhou. And most of them carried the heads of Qing warriors and threw them at the gate of Anshan Post Castle. There were at least three thousand of them. Preliminary verification showed that these were the heads of Prince Tashan Rui’s men!"
Hearing this, Duduo's face turned pale. There were so many heads, which was enough to show that Dorgon's troops in Tashan were defeated.
So, he immediately turned to look at Huang Taiji and found that Huang Taiji was looking up at the war in Pyongyang City.
Duduo didn't care about this. He was worried about Dorgon's safety and immediately reported to Huang Taiji: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty hussar battalions appeared one after another in Haizhou and Anshan Posthouse. It must be a large army dispatched. Even the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty The Royal Forest Army has all come out. Maybe the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally marched to Liaodong, and the number of troops he will lead will definitely not be small. The hinterland of Liaodong is in danger, and all the rescuers must be rescued. I am willing to be the vanguard and rush back to Liaodong day and night!"
The other Jianlu leaders listened and nodded. For them, the battle for Pyongyang suddenly became unimportant. In comparison, of course they are more concerned about the safety of their lair. If the old nest is lost, what's the use of conquering Pyongyang? Even further, it's useless to conquer the whole of North Korea!
After Duduo finished speaking, Huang Taiji did not answer immediately, but looked at the ongoing battle in Pyongyang, looking a little dazed.
At this time, Huang Taiji was very confused. Didn't he know that if Liaodong was lost, the Qing Dynasty would lose its foundation. Compared with Pyongyang, Liaodong is simply incomparable to the Qing Dynasty.
However, as the Qing Emperor, he had to consider everything. They have worked hard to arrange the battle of Pyongyang, and now the war has begun. If they withdraw their troops at this time, all their efforts will be in vain, and the Dongjiang Army will continue to become a thorn in the side of the Qing Dynasty. Next time, Lu Xiangsheng and the Qing Dynasty will be tempted to fight head-on. It's definitely not an easy thing.
Thinking about these things and watching the fierce battle in Pyongyang going on, Huang Taiji couldn't help but start to review whether he had scared himself a little just now. Subconsciously, he began to look for reasons to convince himself that Liaodong was not that critical, and he could wait until the Battle of Pyongyang was over before returning to Liaodong to resolve matters there.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally conquered Liaodong. Now that Liaodong is in danger, please return to the army to rescue him!" Duduo saw that Huang Taiji was silent, so he immediately asked again, "My brother is willing to be the vanguard and rush back to Liaodong day and night. Hold back the main force of the Ming army and the Emperor of Ming in Liaodong, and when His Majesty's main force arrives, destroy the Emperor of Ming in one fell swoop!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally conquered Liaodong. He must have strong troops and a fierce attack. We must be on guard and pay attention to it!" Yue Tuo also agreed.
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Hearing the chatter, Huang Taiji came to his senses. He was unwilling to withdraw his troops at this time, so he said to Duduo: "Is it true that the power of our Qing army is in vain? Just because of the Ming Dynasty Emperor , he dares to conquer Liaodong personally? Even if he dares to conquer Liaodong personally, can his ministers agree? It’s not like the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has never been captured before, so they are not afraid that the Chongzhen child will follow in the footsteps of their ancestors and be captured by the Qing Dynasty? "
At this point, he saw that Duduo seemed a little unconvinced and wanted to say more, so he further emphasized: "Furthermore, you know that the main force of my order is in North Korea, but how did the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty know about it? Even if someone tipped him off, But in terms of time, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had no time to react. In this case, for the Ming Dynasty, they did not know that the main force of the Qing Dynasty was conquering North Korea. How dare the Ming Dynasty dare to directly send troops to attack Liaodong? Could it be that the lessons they learned from the Battle of Salhu that year were not enough and they want to do it again?"
After these words were spoken, these Jianlu leaders couldn't help but fell silent. They had to admit that Huang Taiji was right.
Huang Taiji himself became more and more confident as he spoke, so he continued to speak loudly: "Furthermore, how many of the elites of the Ming Dynasty can compete with our Qing army? I also sent Jierharang and others. People commanded the tribes of the Mongolian grassland and attacked the long border of the Ming Dynasty. Where could the Ming Dynasty send troops to Liaodong?"
These Jianlu leaders were relieved by Huang Taiji. All these reasons were reasonable. From a logical point of view, it was absolutely impossible for the Ming Emperor to personally conquer the country. Since the emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not conduct the expedition himself, the military strength must be limited. It was more of an accident that the Ming cavalry would appear in places such as Haizhou and Anshan Yibao, and the Qing army would be defeated in Tashan.
Except for Duduo, who was worried about Dorgon and wanted to fight for it again, the other Jianlu leaders turned back to watch the battle in Pyongyang. As long as Liaodong is not too dangerous, destroying Pyongyang and then turning back to Liaodong will only delay one day or two days, which is acceptable.
Huang Taiji also noticed Duduo's appearance, and said firmly: "In this battle, the Dongjiang Army must be pulled out and Lu Xiangsheng must be killed. In this way, our Qing Dynasty will not have to worry about flanking." You don’t need to think too much, after this battle is over, I will return to Liaodong and teach the Ming army a lesson!”
After saying that, he no longer cared about Liaodong affairs, but buried his worries deep in his heart. He looked up at the top of Pyongyang City, feeling even more anxious in his heart, hoping that the war in Pyongyang would end immediately. Of course, the premise is to fight it down.
At this time, the war in Pyongyang was already very intense.
The roar of artillery, the firing of firearms, the vibrating of bowstrings, as well as the shouts of death and screams, all rang out together. Every moment, someone fell to the ground after being hit by an arrow, wailing after being shot, or being smashed to pieces by iron bullets, unable to even scream.
Finally, a catapult was pushed close enough, and a large group of captives immediately became busy, shouting to fix the catapult, and then moved to carry stone bombs, preparing to throw stone bombs at the city head.
However, there was a roar from the top of the city, and in the blink of an eye, an iron bullet had been fired first, hitting the fixed catapult in the middle. With a "crash", the catapult immediately fell into pieces and scattered on the ground. The busy Jianlu below immediately There were screams and many people were injured.
However, there were too many catapults. At this moment, another catapult was fixed, the second, the third, and more and more catapults were fixed and prepared to drop bombs. Although the artillery on the city head tried their best to disperse these catapults, it was simply impossible to disperse so many catapults in a short period of time.
Finally, the first stone bullet the size of a millstone roared towards Pyongyang City. Unfortunately, it only hit the city walls of Pyongyang and did not touch the city walls at all. However, when the boulder hit the ground, the sound it made was still shocking.
Huang Taiji saw another catapult firing a stone bomb at the top of Pyongyang City, and it happened to hit the crenel. Suddenly, the crenel was like mud, and a big hole was hit. The surrounding Ming troops were The flying rocks hit him, causing immediate death and injury.
"Okay!" Huang Taiji couldn't help shouting excitedly when he saw it. Then, he saw a stone bullet flying over the city wall and hitting the city.
After a brief glance, Huang Taiji couldn't wait to issue an order for the siege troops to attack.
So, Jianlu, who had been waiting for orders, carried the ladder and immediately ran to Pyongyang City without saying a word.
I have to say that Jianlu at this time was indeed quite elite. In an ordinary army, while one's side is still using catapults to hit the city, a few people have the courage to charge at this time. However, when Huang Taiji's order came, they immediately launched a charge without any hesitation. It can be seen that the order prohibiting this is at least implemented well.
At the same time, Huang Taiji also sent a message to the catapult, asking them to extend the bombing, which could prevent accidental damage to some extent.
At this time, the defense on top of the city was not completely suppressed by Jianlu, and the two sides still fought back and forth. Letting the siege troops board the city at this time will have to suffer a lot of casualties.
However, Huang Taiji was so impatient that he wanted to take Pyongyang immediately and return to Liaodong. Therefore, he accepted that he would have to bear more losses.
However, his attack on the city regardless of casualties did put a lot of pressure on the Ming and Korean troops on top of the city. While dealing with Jianlu's long-range troops, now they also have to defend against Jianlu's attack on the city, making it even more difficult to defend the city.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng had already moved from the arrow tower. Once Jianlu's catapults start dropping bombs, the archery tower will be one of the main targets.
He was on the battlement, protected by his personal guards, staring at the movement outside the city, his brows furrowed. Jianlu's madness was beyond his expectation.
No matter what, Jianlu's morale for this first siege of the city is at its peak, and they must not be allowed to succeed. They must attack hard to push back this first wave of siege.
With this thought in mind, Lu Xiangsheng immediately ordered: "Order the city to send ten thousand enemies to the city. Once the troops board the city, they will immediately surrender ten thousand enemies!"
This enemy of ten thousand people was given by Emperor Chongzhen when Zheng Zhilong went to the capital last time and was created by the War and War Bureau. The Dongjiang Army also imitated and built some. However, because if an enemy of ten thousand people is to be powerful enough, it will consume a lot of gunpowder and other ingredients such as arsenic. The Dongjiang Army does not have many reserves for an enemy of ten thousand people.
Although Lu Xiangsheng brought Pyongyang, he originally thought that these tens of thousands of enemies would be used at the most critical moment. However, I didn't expect Jianlu's first siege to be so fierce. At this time, he didn't care whether there would be tens of thousands of enemies to use in the future. He had to pass the current level first.
After the order was given, Lu Xiangsheng continued to observe the battle situation outside the city. Finally, he suddenly had a doubt: "Jianlu's attack on the city regardless of casualties is a bit contrary to common sense!"
Thinking this, Lu Xiangsheng raised his head and looked towards the distance, where the puppet emperor Jianlu was. He was really a little confused, wondering what the pseudo-emperor was thinking?
When he looked up, he was immediately surprised. Although the distance was a bit far, it was broad daylight. He was a marksman and his eyesight was naturally good. He saw two riders, several hundred feet apart, galloping towards the Jianlu puppet emperor, one behind the other.
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