When Huang Taiji heard Daishan's words, he couldn't believe it was true.
He felt that his throat was a little sweet and there was a hint of blood in his mouth.
Huang Taiji forced himself to say a word, but his tone changed.
"The Great Khan, Horqin and other Mongolian tribes sent people to inform us.
Haugebeile led 18,000 bannermen with yellow flags and 50,000 Mongolian cavalry, and they went to pursue Lin Dan Khan.
They met the Han people occupying the Hetao area.
I speculate that this army should be the army of Su He, the thief in yellow.
The army of thieves in yellow rescued Lin Dan Khan and clashed with Xianghuang Banner.
Lin Dan Khan's army has been crippled, and the army of the men in yellow only has 10,000 people.
Haugbeile felt that victory was in sight, so he led the Eight Banners with Yellow Flags to attack the Han army.
They encountered a powerful Han counterattack with firearms, and Xianghuang Banner's entire army was wiped out, with no one able to escape.
The Mongolian cavalry who escaped said that the yellow flag was completely covered by the artillery fire of the thieves in yellow.
When they saw the soldiers with yellow flags, half of them were gone in an instant.
Less than 3,000 Mongolian cavalry escaped."
Daishan repeated what he just reported.
He added: "Horqin and other Mongolian tribes are very dissatisfied with our war.
They lost more than 40,000 young men who were good at fighting and became weak on the grassland."
Huang Taiji heard Daishan confirm again that the news was correct.
His eyes became dull.
"Hauge, my good son, is gone.
More than 10,000 Eight Banners soldiers with a yellow flag were gone.
This makes every household of our Eight Banners wear filial piety.
We are at odds with the thieves in yellow."
Huang Taiji stared at Daishan with sharp eyes: "Da Beile, this matter must be kept secret, and don't make it public for the time being.
After the Eight Banners has suffered such a big blow, its morale will be very low, and it will take several big victories to turn it around."
Daishan said in a slow voice: "Great Khan, the Mongols have spread this news.
Now every household knows the news, and the families of the soldiers with yellow flags should have arranged their funeral halls."
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When Huang Taiji heard the news, he couldn't bear it anymore and spit out a mouthful of blood.
His body swayed and he fainted.
Xianghuang Banner was his direct descendant. After Xianghuang Banner was destroyed, his position was unstable.
The Mongols spread the news, and it must be his brothers who were up to something.
The attack on Daling River has failed, and the Xianghuang Banner was lost this time.
In the eyes of everyone in the Eight Banners, he is no longer a qualified Khan.
On the grassland, the Great Khan was unable to lead his tribe to victory. His life had begun to count down, and rebellion might occur at any time.
Daishan saw Huang Taiji vomiting blood and fainting, but his expression did not change.
He immediately called the doctor in and began to rescue Huang Taiji.
The doctors and guards carried Huang Taiji to his palace.
Daishan took the opportunity to pass on the news.
Soon, the flag owners of each of the eight banners and the powerful Baylor entered the palace.
Dorgon said: "Dear Belles, if the Great Khan is dying, we must make preparations early.
The Han people are too ferocious now. I only lost five Niulu in Daling River, so I withdrew my banner master.
Hauge directly destroyed the yellow flag, and he himself was killed on the battlefield.
Does the person who promotes him have to bear some responsibilities?"
Dorgon was very resentful, and Huang Taiji took advantage of his defeat in the last battle to reduce his power.
Many Baylors agree with Dorgon's statement.
Discussions allow Huang Taiji to take on more responsibilities.
Huang Taiji's last defeat at Dalinghe, and this time Xianghuang Banner's entire army was wiped out.
The authority he had accumulated before had been lost in one fell swoop.
Their consciousness was obvious and they elected a new Khan.
Daishan looked at the speeches of each Baylor, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
Talking about who will take on the role of Khan after Huang Taiji becomes seriously ill.
Many Baylors began to quarrel and no consensus was reached.
They all want to make the people close to them sweat.
But their power is about the same, and none of them can overwhelm or convince everyone.
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"Meet Fujin."
When the doctor saw Huang Taiji's Fujin arriving, he immediately bowed and saluted.
"Is there any way to help Dahan wake up as soon as possible?"
"Lord Fujin, Dahan is a symptom of fainting caused by extreme anger.
If you want Dahan to wake up as soon as possible, you can only use the medicine of tiger and wolf.
I have a prescription that can help you wake up from profuse sweating as soon as possible.
But in this way, the sweaty body will gradually collapse."
Dayu'er gritted her silver teeth and said: "We must wake up Dahan as soon as possible and take medicine!"
Her power is too low now, and her son Fulin is too young.
Once the Khan is replaced, her end will be miserable.
Huang Taiji must be allowed to take charge of the current situation.
Otherwise, if the Baylor gang reaches an agreement and elects a new Khan, and Huang Taiji wakes up again, it will be too late.
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Huang Taiji looked pale and walked out with the support of two eunuchs.
Amin Belle looked at Huang Taiji, his eyes full of hatred.
"Shan, you're not feeling well, so you need to get more rest."
"Come here, Amin was rude to Ben Khan. He took away his Baylor status and demoted him to a commoner."
At this time, Huang Taiji must ensure his authority.
No matter who takes the lead, he will knock that person's arrogance down.
Huang Taiji still controls the strongest troops of the Eight Banners, and he also controls the palace guards.
When he gave this order, all the Baylors looked at Huang Taiji's fierce eyes, and no one dared to refute.
Outside the palace, bursts of crying and howling suddenly came from the crowd.
Huang Taiji asked the guards to check, what happened?
The guard came back soon and reported: "Reporting to the Great Khan, the families of soldiers and generals with yellow flags are kneeling outside the palace gate in mourning.
Let the Great Khan avenge their families."
Huang Taiji pointed to the outside of the palace door and shouted angrily: "Look, every household outside is crying in mourning now.
The power of the Han people is rising, and we must master how to deal with firearms.
If we don't think about solving this matter, sooner or later, all of us at the Eight Banners will disappear into thin air.
I will give up my position to you, you can solve this matter and lead the Eight Banners to glory again."
As soon as Huang Taiji said these words, all the Baylors lowered their heads.
Now they can't think of any way to fight against the Han people's firearms.
No one knows what happened to Haug that led to the annihilation of his entire army.
But Dorgon was crippled by the Han people, and many Eight Banners soldiers knew what they encountered?
The firearms of the Ming army were very powerful, and the Ming army could not defeat the thieves in yellow.
The thief in yellow is also famous for being good at firearms.
From this we can easily infer that the firearms of the thieves in yellow will be even more powerful.
Daishan saw that no one answered.
He could only ask bravely: "Excuse me, Khan, do you have any good way to solve this problem?"
Huang Taiji sighed and said: "There is no good way, but there is a stupid way.
The Han people are good at firearms, and we must also master firearms in order to defeat the Han people.
The officials of the Ming Dynasty were ignorant, and the soldiers were greedy for life and afraid of death. As long as we master firearms, we will be able to defeat the Ming Dynasty sooner or later.
The Ming army was not our enemy before, but now it can defeat us. This is the power of firearms.
We also need to master firearms, make muskets, and cannons.
As long as the Eight Banners have mastered firearms, they no longer need to fear the Han people's firearms."
Dorgon looked puzzled and asked, "The method mentioned by the Great Khan is indeed a good method.
We have no craftsmen who make firearms here.
We cannot invade the Ming Dynasty and rob the craftsmen who make firearms.
The firearms of the Ming army were also very powerful.
Attacking the Ming Dynasty is not a good choice until we have mastered the method of dealing with firearms."
Huang Taiji glanced at Dorgon and said firmly: "We must attack the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible. Now the news that Xianghuang Banner was surrounded and annihilated has not reached the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty now uses firearms, but does not pay enough attention to them.
According to the information sent by Shanxi merchants, there were not many firearms troops in the Ming Dynasty.
There were only two large-scale firearms troops, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Henan, and Sun Chuanting, the governor of Liaodong.
After the Ming Dynasty, more firearms troops will be formed.
At that time, if we tried to invade the Ming Dynasty again, we would suffer a greater blow.
We must take advantage of this time, when the Ming Dynasty is at its weakest, to attack the Ming Dynasty.
Rob the craftsmen who make firearms, and rob a lot of resources and slaves.
Let’s restore our lost population by plundering the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible.”
When many Baylor heard Huang Taiji's words, they were also a little moved.
By plundering a large number of slaves, they can distribute many slaves and increase their own strength.
What Huang Taiji said is right, we must demand changes now.
It is impossible to wait here in Liaodong. No matter how strong the Ming Dynasty becomes, they cannot stand still.
They can't just wait here, there are a large number of firearms craftsmen and skilled craftsmen joining them.
Huang Taiji looked at Dorgon and said: "Through the failure of the yellow flag, we can see that the Han people's firearms are very sharp.
The failure of the Battle of Dalinghe was not a crime of war.
Dorgon restored the Zhengbai Banner as the leader and led the Zhengbai Banner as the vanguard to attack Shandong.
As deputy generals, Azig and Yue Tuo followed the Zhengbai Banner."
Dorgon listened to Huang Taiji's orders.
This is the complete annihilation of the Xianghuang Banners, and they want to maintain the balance of the Eight Banners by consuming the other Eight Banners.
He could only accept this order and restore his power first.
If he had enough power just now and still controlled the Zhengbai Banner, the Great Khan would be his.
Dorgon immediately bowed and saluted, saying: "The last general will receive his order."
Huang Taiji and the Baylors reached an agreement to attack the Ming Dynasty.
The military system of Hou Jin Dynasty was immediately mobilized.
Huang Taiji had already prepared a battle plan.
Shanxi merchants, as their spies, have investigated all the situations in Ming Dynasty.
Huang Taiji knew the current distribution of firearms workshops in the Ming Dynasty, and the best workshops were in the capital.
Some of the smaller firearms workshops are in Nanjing, which is at the same level as Nanjing, and also in Foshan, Guangdong.
There are three more firearms workshops in Jinan, Shandong, Wuchang, Huguang, and Kaifeng, Henan.
His target for this battle is Shandong.
Shandong is very close to the Great Wall. If they capture Shandong, they can return to Liaodong with huge supplies.
The last time he invaded the Ming Dynasty, the northern Zhili area had been completely plundered by them.
This place has not yet recovered its vitality, and only Shandong is the most suitable for plundering.
Huang Taiji sat in a carriage and commanded the army to fight.
His body has not fully recovered, but he must follow the army and firmly control the army in his hands.
Dorgon led 20,000 cavalry. They were familiar with the road. With the cooperation of Shanxi merchants, they used spies to open the door.
The Eight Banners soldiers regarded the Great Wall as if it were nothing and directly attacked the area inside the Pass.
The Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty under Dorgon captured many small towns along the way, and the Eight Banners soldiers looted the cities.
All the people were directly tied up and sent back to Liaodong as slaves.
All valuable things in the city were taken away.
They brought cattle, sheep, iron tools and grain to the Liaodong area.
Some antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and jewelry were sold directly to Shanxi merchants accompanying the army.
The army fought with overwhelming force all the way to the gates of Jinan City without encountering much resistance.
When Zhu Dadian, the governor of Shandong Province, saw this situation, he turned pale with fright and pretended to be calm.
Immediately write an inscription to inform the capital that Jinan is in danger.
He mobilized the people and commanded all the Ming troops in the city.
They were ordered not to leave the city, and they could only defend the city with Hongyi cannons and firearms.
There is a firearms workshop in the city, mainly providing firearms to Liaodong.
All the firearms in the workshop were requisitioned and used to defend the city.
Shandong in this era had not experienced the Kong Youde Rebellion and had a very deep foundation.
Dorgon immediately sent troops to trap Jinan City.
This time they attacked the Ming Dynasty, not only the real Eight Banners soldiers, but also many Mongolian Eight Banners and Han Eight Banners.
Dorgon sent the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty as a supervising team to command the Ming army that had entered the pass and surrendered, and began to attack Jinan City.
It is a waste to attack the city with cavalry. These Han Eight Banners and the surrendered Ming army are the best cannon fodder.
They are all slaves of the Eight Banners Master, and the Eight Banners Master treats them equally.
If these slaves perform meritorious service, they will be rewarded. If they are slack during the war, they will be executed immediately.
There were clear rewards and punishments in the Eight Banners Army. The combat effectiveness of these surrendered Ming troops was many times higher than what they had been in the Ming Dynasty.
Many cities along the way were captured by the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the troops of the Ming Dynasty.
Under the supervision of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, more than 30,000 Ming troops surrendered and began to attack Jinan City.
On the top of Jinan City, the Hongyi cannon opened fire immediately.
The powerful iron bullets immediately plowed out several bloody lines in the army.
The morale of the army collapsed, and the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty immediately took action and beheaded the soldiers who tried to escape.
They continued to launch a fierce attack on Jinan City.
On the top of Jinan City, Zhu Dadian saw the Eight Banners soldiers carrying ladders and had arrived at the foot of Jinan City.
They braved the hail of shotguns and tried to climb to the top of Jinan City.
"Grenade, attack."
Zhu Dadian read the newspaper about the thieves in yellow.
He did not agree with some of the thoughts of the thief in yellow.
But the thief in yellow is in newspapers, especially the newly released newspaper "Military Observation", which he must read every issue.
One issue of this newspaper introduced how to defend a small city when it was surrounded by chieftain soldiers.
Among them, the application of simple grenades in city defense was mentioned.
Zhu Dadian heard the news that the Eight Banners soldiers were attacking Shandong, and the Ming army in front could not hold it.
He immediately asked the firearms workshop to make a large number of grenades.
It is very simple to make a hand grenade by adding black powder to a thin iron shell and inserting a match rope.
The young men on top of the city who helped defend the city were able to light matches and throw down grenades.
It takes great courage to defend a city with a sword.
It doesn't take much courage to light a grenade.
Zhu Dadian saw that the Eight Banners soldiers approaching the city wall had been driven back by grenades.
He immediately stood up to encourage the young people.
"We must defend the city of Jinan. The Eight Banners soldiers are notorious. After they break the city, they will massacre the city.
For the sake of yourself and your family, everyone must defend Jinan City. There is sufficient food, grass and weapons in the city, so everyone must have confidence."
All the young people in Jinan City believed what Zhu Dadian said.
Shandong is very close to Liaodong, and it also received many Liao people who escaped.
The people here all know the brutal nature of the Eight Banners soldiers.
They held fast to the city and never wavered.
Dorgon saw that the Han banners attacked the city many times but failed to capture Jinan.
He immediately asked Huang Taiji for help, and if he delayed further, reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty would arrive.
