Needless to say, Lu Xiangsheng ran away with his men long ago.
When Huang Taiji heard the news, he became more and more certain. If no one had tipped off the news, how could Pyongyang and Guan Ning be so far apart from each other? How could they cooperate with each other? If the Ming army wanted to send a message through the Qing territory, it was impossible. They must have done it themselves!
No, it's not one of our own, but a traitor, eating inside and outside, or the Jinyiwei spy doing something good.
Thinking about these things, Huang Taiji felt so filled with hatred! As soon as his eyes flashed, he sent someone again to go to Jinzhou secretly.
After finishing these things, he still had to lead the army to Haizhou to appease the military and people of the Qing Dynasty. But at the same time, he was also thinking about Shengjing. Dorgon and Duduo both went to Shengjing. What were they going to do?
When the leader of the army left Zhenjiang Fort, Huang Taiji couldn't help but wonder, would the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty still be watching the joke in Jinzhou at this time? Do you want to lead the troops there to see if he is still there?
If he were here, he would try his best to consume all the food and supplies looted from North Korea, gather all the military power of the Qing Dynasty, and be sure to surround Jinzhou!
Obviously, Huang Taiji thought too much.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had already led Yongwei Battalion and Panshi Battalion back to the capital. When they were approaching the capital, the Hussars Battalion caught up with them. As a result, the number of people who originally left Beijing is now roughly the same as the number of people who returned to Beijing. It was as if I just went out for an outing and then came back. It was not at all like going to the dangerous Liaodong to fight the most ferocious enemy.
Emperor Chongzhen already knew everything about the situation in North Korea through the Class A eavesdropping seeds on Lu Xiangsheng. Knowing that his efforts to support Pyongyang were not in vain, and that he still retained the Dongjiang Army led by Lu Xiangsheng, he was still very happy.
Now that the war in Liaodong is over, all in all, the gains are still great.
The Tashan that Jianlu had planted under Jinzhou's nose was pulled out, and more than 10,000 Jianlu troops were wiped out at the same time. Even Jianlu's heads were thrown outside Jianlu's city. In this way, it would be impossible for Huang Taiji to conceal his defeat.
The battle of Tashan can be said to have had a great impact on the morale of the Ming and Qing Dynasties' military and people. Even if the news of Dorgon's capture was concealed by the Qing Dynasty, it would not change much.
As far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, the losses in the war in Pyongyang were greater.
Lu Xiangsheng initially took the initiative to attack the Jianlu camp outside the city, and the Ming soldiers suffered the heaviest casualties. Then they besieged the city with the main force of Jianlu, and withstood Jianlu's thunderous blow to Pyongyang, and suffered many casualties. As for Guan Ning's side, all the casualties were less than a fraction of those on Pyongyang's side and should be negligible.
After this war, the Dongjiang Army received preliminary information from eavesdropping sources. It was estimated that more than 1,000 people were killed and more than 2,500 people were injured. Nearly 1,000 of them will not be able to go to the battlefield in the future.
On the North Korean side, the losses are incalculable. After being invaded by the Jianlu army, they burned, killed, and looted. The losses in terms of population and materials were extremely heavy, and there is no accurate figure. However, in the Battle of Pyongyang, there is a preliminary estimate that the casualties were probably more than 5,000.
On the Jianlu side, the Tashan Jianlu army was completely wiped out. Outside Pyongyang, the Jianlu camp also suffered a lot when it was attacked by Lu Xiangsheng's troops. There were also losses during the siege. According to Lu Xiangsheng's estimate, the Jianlu casualties there were , all added up, at least about eight thousand.
In this way, in total, Mao estimated that he killed about 20,000 Jianlu troops in this war. Also, the Jianlu area with Haizhou as the center is very large, and the following days will be difficult, thanks to the Hussar Battalion.
On the way back to the capital, Emperor Chongzhen kept summarizing the information obtained from eavesdropping on the seeds, and he had a rough idea.
There are other people who eavesdrop on information from the Seed Department, such as Turg, Ying Erdai and others, but the harvest is not great. However, it can prove that after this battle, Jianlu's people were a little panicked. In Shengjing City, many Jianlu were worried about whether their relatives were okay?
By the way, I learned from the eavesdropping seeds on Dorgon that Dorgon was in trouble. He had just returned to Shengjing and had just entered the city. Many Jianlu came to ask about Tashan's situation.
Those whose relatives are in Tashan want Dorgon to give an explanation. Maybe one or two of them don't have the guts to go to Dorgon's house to demand an explanation. However, there are now more than 10,000 troops, and there are at least about 7,000 Jianzhou Jurchens who set off from Shengjing. Once so many relatives gathered together, they were no longer afraid of Dorgon, the defeated general. Fortunately, these people did not dare to attack Dorgon's house, otherwise, there would have been a good show.
It can be said that Emperor Chongzhen was not lonely at all on his return journey. It felt really good to watch the information fed back from the eavesdropping seeds every day, and to watch the army of Jianlu being transferred back and forth by himself.
Based on this, he also understood a truth. As the saying goes, before troops and horses move, food and fodder must go first. He felt that after this sentence, there should be another sentence, that is, before food and fodder go first, you must know yourself and your enemy.
News is so important. If anyone dares to say that this golden finger is not strong, I will slap him in the face! Emperor Chongzhen thought happily.
Just like that, while walking, by accident, I returned to the capital.
On the capital side, it was heard that Emperor Chongzhen, who had led an expedition to Liaodong, had returned with his army. Suddenly, the whole city was in a commotion.
There had been good news before, saying that the emperor's personal expedition had killed more than 10,000 captives in just one day. This is a big victory! It is estimated that the carts pulling the head have to line up for several miles. It is said that the slave chief Aixinjueluo Dorgon was also captured alive. I don’t know what this man looked like. The emperor didn’t mind if he beat this man to death on the street of hoeing. He would definitely end up with a pulp!
Thinking like this, not only the queen and the prince led the civil and military officials to welcome the capital, but also the people of the capital followed, wanting to see for the first time whether the wise and powerful emperor was more handsome now. Already? How many miles will the heads of those prisoners of war be lined up...
Back in the capital, Emperor Chongzhen was not in the middle, but wearing armor and riding a horse at the front.
Seeing the yellow umbrella symbolizing the emperor from a distance, the queen and the prince knelt down first. All the civil and military officials and people in the capital also knelt down and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is welcome to triumph. Long live my emperor, long live! Long live!"
Even the Ming soldiers at the end of the army could hear the sound of this momentum clearly.
Upon hearing this, the soldiers who had accompanied the emperor on his last expedition began to brag to those around him who had not accompanied him on the expedition. They say that the emperor is wise and powerful, and every time he comes back with his chariot, there is such a loud noise, or that the sound is louder and there are more people every time.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was in front. When he saw countless people kneeling down, he calmly got off his horse and strode to the front. He smiled and stretched out his hand to help Queen Zhou, and at the same time said to the others: " Let’s all get flat!”
When the prince and others saw it, they stood up one after another, and everyone's face was filled with smiles. When they looked at Emperor Chongzhen, they all had admiration on their faces. This is not because of his status as emperor, but because of Emperor Chongzhen's achievements.
Before Empress Zhou had time to say anything, she heard Emperor Chongzhen continue to say to him with a smile: "It is common for me to go on a personal expedition and return victoriously. Don't make it so grand in the future. Just do whatever you have to do. Do you understand?" ?”
"..." Queen Zhou was stunned when she heard this.
"..." Behind her, Xue Guoguan, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, other cabinet ministers, and the six ministers and nine ministers who could hear the emperor's voice nearby were all stunned.
"..."
It can almost be said that everyone who heard the emperor's words was stunned.
What did the emperor just say? Does it mean that it is common for the imperial commander to go to war in person and return victoriously, and then let people like himself do whatever they should do, and not to mobilize troops like this? Did you hear this correctly?
This...this...is the emperor too confident?
Of course, some ministers also thought that the emperor's personal expedition took just one day to strategize and cleverly destroyed more than 10,000 captives in Tashan. With this ability, it seems to be true. After being tested by facts, winning the battle should be Is this a common thing?
Of course Emperor Chongzhen saw their natural or unnatural expressions of surprise, and he didn't take it seriously. At the moment, they didn't believe it was okay. Anyway, when they came back from winning more battles, they would know that they were not bragging.
Putting this matter aside, Emperor Chongzhen simply asked a few questions about the affairs in the court, and then drove back to the palace.
In this relaxed atmosphere, the prince was not old and was a little curious. He looked left and right, but couldn't see what he wanted to see. He couldn't help but asked Emperor Chongzhen: "Father, are you the leader of the captives?" Where is the grade? Erchen even made a bet with his classmates on how long it would be!"
Others were a little curious when they heard this, because they didn't see a carload of heads in the long army. Therefore, after the prince asked, they immediately pricked up their ears and listened attentively.
Emperor Chongzhen was stunned for a moment by the question. When he came to his senses, he said with a smile: "Why bring so many dead heads back? I asked the soldiers of the Hussars Battalion to throw them back to the Liaodong Jianlu."
"..." The prince was a little surprised when he heard it, and couldn't help but immediately replied: "Of course it's to show off military exploits, that's the head of a Jianlu!"
Even if he was young, he had heard too much about how powerful Jianlu was, how cruel he was, etc. After all, after he was born, Jianlu invaded the capital area repeatedly, and it was difficult not to hear about it.
After hearing this, Queen Zhou nodded slightly. That would be of great benefit to the emperor's prestige by wiping out tens of thousands of captives and showing off his military exploits. Even a young prince can know this. But why didn't the emperor understand this and didn't take the head back, but instead threw it back to Jianlu?
When other courtiers were listening, they saw Emperor Chongzhen showing a hint of disdain, but he still said to the prince with a smile: "What is there to brag about about military exploits? Such a trivial matter is not worth mentioning. Wait. One day, I will regain the entire Liaodong. At that time, I will worship the Ancestral Temple and show off once!"
"..." When Queen Zhou and other ministers heard this, they were immediately speechless. It turned out that the emperor had such an idea, so he threw the 10,000 heads back to Jianlu instead of bringing the capital?
The prince's reaction was different from theirs. Many little stars suddenly appeared in his eyes. After a slight surprise, he opened his mouth slightly and said with admiration: "Father is so awesome! Where is Aisin Gioro Dorgon? Could it be that he Are you not qualified to offer sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple?"
"Haha, yes." After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen stepped forward, touched his head, and said with a smile, "It's just a fake prince of Jianlu. There are many of them in Jianlu. Such people still sacrifice to the Ancestral Temple. He is not qualified enough. One day, I will arrest the puppet emperor Jianlu, and it will not be too late to sacrifice him to the Ancestral Temple. As for Dorgon, I put him back and asked him to take my message back."
"Father, what's the message?" After hearing this, the prince quickly asked curiously.
Empress Zhou was repeatedly surprised by Emperor Chongzhen's words. When she came to her senses, she didn't expect that the prince would ask such a question. She felt a little inappropriate, so she wanted to make up for it, saying that the prince was still young and did not want to care about the emperor's affairs.
But it was obvious that Emperor Chongzhen was not angry, but said with a smile: "Let him go back and tell Jianlu the puppet emperor that unless he surrenders unconditionally, I will make him regret it."
The explanation is almost complete here. Emperor Chongzhen did not stay any longer and prepared to drive back to the palace.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a horse suddenly came galloping from a distance. The rumble of horse hooves seemed a bit noticeable.
Everyone turned around and saw that it was the urgent messenger from Eight Hundred Miles, and they were all surprised. It turned out to be the eight-hundred-mile express. Could it be that something major happened somewhere?
To be honest, Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised. Could it be another major natural disaster?
He had previously made a decree that if a major disaster occurred in various parts of the Ming Dynasty and it could not be solved locally alone, it must be reported to the capital as soon as possible. Depending on the level, up to 800 miles can be used to expedite the message.
Just like that, everyone outside the capital city temporarily turned their attention away from the emperor. They watched the messenger galloping towards him and wondered in their hearts what happened.
The most important people of the Ming Dynasty, such as the emperor and the empress, were all here, so it was naturally impossible for the messenger to resist directly.
Immediately, a guard in Jinyi came over from a distance and intercepted the courier to verify his identity and ask about the situation.
After checking that it was correct, he immediately came to Emperor Chongzhen with his messenger.
As he got closer, he could see that the messenger was dripping with sweat and looked very tired. You can tell at a glance that he was running with all his strength.
What kind of natural disaster could it be? Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but think that it had better not be a plague.
At this time, what he fears most is the plague. Even if he travels through time, there is basically no good way to do it!
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