On the west bank of the Liao River, when Man Gui saw He Zhuo, his surprise arose instantly and then dissipated quickly.
The subordinates, who were taking a break after their journey, pretended to feed the horses around them, but in fact they peeked over from time to time.
After Mangui drove them away with a knife-like look, he asked Hezhuo with a bluster, "Aren't you staying at Sutai Fujin's place?"
He Zhuo folded his arms, as if Ma Xianglin was handing over military affairs, with a serious expression on his face: "Lin Danhan learned about your marching direction. At first he felt that he was being teased by Mrs. Zheng, but he was soon persuaded by my aunt and he figured it out.
, only by relying on the Ming army to defeat Nurhaci first, Chahar can unify all the Mongolian tribes. Lin Dan Khan allocated 3,000 personal guard cavalry and allowed my aunt to take them with her to join forces with her 2,000 elite troops in Ordol.
Soldiers, go and block Horqin's territory to prevent them from rushing to the aid of the Jianzhou people in the east."
After listening to this, Mangui leaned over to inspect the hooves of the two horses and said in a loud voice: "Are you here to report this military situation to General Ma? Just send a sentry from Chahar to tell you. You can come here yourself."
What to do?"
"Come to see you." He Zhuo's tone was obviously a bit softer.
Man Gui's hands fidgeting with the horse feed in the grain bag stopped. He did not expect He Zhuo to be so direct. The joy from a moment ago filled his chest again, but when he opened his mouth, his tone and meaning were still cold and hard.
"What do I have to see?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Mangui regretted them.
Mentally cursing, I have had too much coptis water in my mouth, and I can't say a single sweet word.
Sure enough, He Zhuo, who was just about to bend down to help him get another grain bag, suddenly stood up straight, his eyes slipped past the tip of his nose, facing the back like a door panel on the grass, and said coldly: "You always teach Dai Jun's baby a lesson
, Swords and arrows have no eyes, so this time, I came here to watch. If you are unlucky and are picked off by Bagala of Jianzhou, I have to lead people to snatch the body and transport it back to Xuanda for burial. Who
You saved my life in the first place."
"you……"
Mangui jumped up holding a piece of bean cake, stared at Hezhuo for a long time, and finally swallowed the four words "You cursed me" and replaced it with a dumbfounding sentence: "You speak Chinese really well now."
He Zhuo was angry and aggrieved.
Mrs. Zheng asked her to take some time to think about her sincerity. Now she has thought clearly that she does like Man Gui and believes that two strong and independent people can compete with General Ma and Fengyi.
Just like my elder sister, I still live a harmonious life.
Unexpectedly, Mangui came over excitedly and met her with this attitude.
He Zhuo then stopped being hot and cold and walked towards a group of knights dressed as Mongolians in the distance without looking back.
Ma Xianglin paced over.
Mangui covered up her embarrassment and asked: "Mr. Ma, um, who did He Zhuo bring?"
"They are all Jurchens from the Ye He tribe and dowry guards of Su Tai Fujin. They are also fluent in Mongolian. They are going to Kaiyuan Tieling with us."
Man Gui clicked his tongue and said, "Madam, are you asking the court to tell the court that after defeating the old chief this time, they will rush the Jianbu tribe to the north, pick out the Yehe tribe, and still be stationed in the old city of Yehe in the north of Kaiyuan?"
Ma Xianglin said openly and calmly: "It should be like this. The Yehe people are like us Shili natives. As long as the court does not treat us badly, we are willing to protect the border for the Ming Dynasty."
After Ma Xianglin finished speaking, he saw a flash of joy on Man Gui's face, and couldn't help joking: "Are you feeling comfortable when you heard that He Zhuo was going with him? You didn't coax your daughter-in-law well today, and you still had time to beat the old chief and the emperor.
Are you going to coax Huang Taiji during his time?"
Man Gui touched her nose nonchalantly and looked at He Zhuo who was surrounded by the Yehe tribe. The careless and rough look on his face disappeared and he murmured.
"Damn it, not to mention losing my life, even my arms and legs, I can't let Jian Nu get hurt. We still have to keep our body intact and live a happy life with He Zhuo."
Two hundred miles away, Jingan Fort.
Nurhaci looked at the five or six men kneeling on the ground with serious eyes.
Some of them were responsible for guarding Guangshun Pass, and some were responsible for guarding Jing'an Fort. They were all small leaders of the Ming army who had been bribed by Huang Taiji in advance.
Yesterday, after the Jin army demolished the city wall at the main gate of Guangshun Pass, Bagala climbed up the city on a ladder with great momentum. Seeing that the Jurchens were really powerful, the rebel general of the Ming army immediately took his twenty or thirty servants and went around to the south of the city pass.
Kill the guard and open the door.
This morning, Jingan Fort also repeated the scene at Guangshun Pass, and it was occupied by the Jin army not long after.
Huang Taiji was very proud. He boasted that he knew the art of war better than his father and other beile, especially for sieges. He knew that the advantages of the Jin army's horse charge and dismounted melee combat were not as good as those in the mountains, forests and plains where they could directly engage the enemy. Therefore, artillery
Bombing the city and ambushing traitors are both indispensable tactics.
At this moment, Huang Taiji told the Ming army spies who were working inside to tell Nurhachi their respective official positions one by one.
The old chief calmed down his ruthless expression and asked the guards at Jingan Fort: "Do you know how many troops Marin from Kaiyuan took with him to Shenyang?"
"Back to the Great Khan, I estimate that I have taken all the elite soldiers I can bring with me, because before the departure there, we even came here to mobilize 300 people."
"Are there artillery pieces in Kaiyuan City?"
The guard carefully raised his upper body and pointed at the Jin Army artillery not far away: "Hui Dahan, there are artillery. The thickness of the barrel is about the same as those, about five or six."
"so little?"
The suspicious Huang Taiji didn't quite believe it. Although Kaiyuan was not like Tieling, which was owned by Li Chengliang and his son for generations, the Ma family had a good fortune when they came from Xuanda Town. Didn't Ma Lin buy more cannons through Mao Wenlong?
Set up defenses at the top of the city?
The guards at Jingan Fort were a little nervous and hurriedly chatted with several other rebel generals before speaking to Huang Taiji in a positive tone again: "Sibeile, these brothers all went to Kaiyuan to ask for pay half a month ago.
It’s true that I didn’t see any new artillery. Marin’s servants are all cavalry and heavy infantry, and they don’t use firearms.”
Huang Taiji understood and said to Nurhachi: "Ama, it seems that this Marin can't learn from their own people as fast as our Daijin."
Nurhachi had obtained the military information he wanted, and stopped talking nonsense. He ordered the elites of each banner to replenish some dry food, then march for forty miles, and today they arrived at Kaiyuan City.
Two hours later, when the Jin army was responsible for encamping on the outside and taking care of some of the baggage bags, they heard the deafening sound of cannons. They thought it was their own small cannons and hit the Ming Dynasty city wall again.
It wasn't until a young Baoyi climbed up the slope and looked out that he exclaimed: "That's not right, the place where the iron lump exploded is far outside Kaiyuan City, in our own formation."
After hearing his words clearly, everyone looked for a higher place to take a look. After a while, one of them, an old Bao Yi who had participated in the Battle of Fushun, stared at him and said with certainty: "On Kaiyuan City,
It's much bigger than our small cannon, and it's the same as the one at the top of Fushun City that year. It's a powerful thing that can blast away half a cow with one stick!"
