Chapter 57: Starlight, Bright Moon and Scorching Sun
Almost all the main troops of the Qing army fled at night. Although Huang Taiji was seriously ill, the weather in the pass was very different from that in Shengjing since he entered the pass, which caused unpredictable damage to his frail body. Along with this,
With the coming of hot summer, Manchurians could not bear the scorching heat, and Huang Taiji's life came to a long and short end.
But Tian Cong Khan knew very well that the bandits were the only powerful enemies competing with the Manchus for the world. Li Zicheng, Li Guo, Li Laiheng and other giant thieves were all rare opponents in this world. He could only destroy all these enemies while he was still alive.
Only then could Huang Taiji close his eyes with peace of mind and watch this new Manchu nation, truly created by him and his father, move towards a bright imperial future.
Huang Taiji braced himself for his illness and arranged this great drama on the bank of the Hutuo River. Li Laiheng's actions were all within his expectations, and he controlled the offensive strength of Shenzhou City more appropriately. Unknowingly,
The composition of the siege troops besieging Shenzhou City has been completely replaced by Han troops whose strength is unreliable.
The real elites of the Eight Banners, as well as those Guan Ning troops who were strong enough to fight, were secretly dispatched by Huang Taiji back to the camp to rest and recuperate. He had already sent Duduo to lead another group of troops along Hutuo.
The Yangcun River farther north moved westward. At about the same time that Li Laiheng and Liu Fangliang led their troops to reinforce Shenzhou, Duoduo's partial division actually marched parallel to Li Laiheng in the opposite direction.
The Eight Banners Army and the Dashun Army passed each other roughly in Wuji County, north of Jinzhou - of course, the distance between the shoulders was actually far enough for Li Laiheng to ignore the Qing army's actions, and also for Duduo not to see Li Laiheng.
The two sides moved forward blindly. Li Laiheng only encountered Tong Tu Lai and Tun Qi, avoided Nikan, and even luckily avoided Duduo. However, at the end of the day, they would still have a large-scale confrontation.
When Li Laiheng and Liu Fangliang successfully broke into Shenzhou City, when the Dashun defenders and the people in the city were immersed in fanatical cheers, Huang Taiji showed a confident smile that he was in control of the world, while the blood loss in his head increased, and his nose could not stop.
More blood was shed in the settlement.
That night, the Qing army's camp was under unprecedentedly tight security. Even on the eve of the decisive battle of Songjin, when Huang Taiji secretly rushed to the front line, the Qing army did not raise the level of security to the level it is today.
This was a desperate gamble that Huang Taiji made, determined to open up a brighter and more stable future for the Manchu people before his life came to an end.
Since Nurhachi raised his troops with the Seven Great Hate, what have the Manchus gained in the decades of war against Ming Dynasty?
They obtained the land, houses, livestock and all other properties of the Han people in Liao. They turned millions of Mongols, Hans, Koreans, and Saurons into their own slaves. They broke through the customs again and again.
During the looting, almost all the real wealth in North China of the Ming Dynasty was wiped out.
But in addition to these, the Manchurians have also received the deep-seated contempt and hostility of the Koreans. These Koreans, who are even more cowardly and weak than the Han people, may surrender now, but once the Manchus weaken, they will definitely assassinate them as quickly as possible.
A knife in the back.
There are also the Mongols. The Mongols have benefited a lot from their alliance with the Manchus, but are they really willing to settle for a second-class vassal status?
Even more deadly are the Han people. Even if the Manchus have established a foothold in Liaodong, there are still tens of millions of Han people in the pass who cannot be counted. Under the corrupt and inefficient rule of the Ming Dynasty, these people cannot resist the Manchus.
Shen attacked again and again, but when they were reunited by a new regime that emerged from the civil war, could the Manchus still afford such a big gamble?
Decades of war had wiped out the flesh and blood of a generation of Manchus. In order to restore the strength of the Manchu army, Huang Taiji searched for the embers of Zhushen in the white mountains and black waters time and time again. He even went as far as the north of Heilongjiang and as far as the North Sea, killing those Saurons.
Savages were also included in the Eight Banners Army.
But all this is just treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. As long as the war with the Han people is not over, as long as the Han people are not completely defeated and conquered, the Manchus will continue to bleed. How long can a new nation survive in a state of blood loss?
Now the Han people are re-arming at an unexpected speed. Their hands and feet seem to be tougher than the Sauron savages who grew up in the bitter cold land, and their courage is not inferior to the Manchus and Mongols.
Huang Taiji couldn't afford to wait any longer. He couldn't sit back and watch his life's work go to waste.
Can you bear to give up your long-cherished wish?
"Evacuate quickly!"
The rough and arrogant Azige had a tough style. He stood in front of the army on a tall horse and repeatedly urged the soldiers to march westward quickly. Wu Sangui, Gao Di, Liu Zeqing and other Ming army generals were all together with Hong Chengchou, and they all expressed their disapproval of the emperor.
Tai Chi's physical condition is full of curiosity. Everyone wants to know how long the Chongde Emperor can live? Where will world affairs develop in the future?
Of course there is another crucial question, where is Emperor Chongzhen? Is he in Huang Taiji’s military tent? Why has no one seen Emperor Chongzhen until now?
How will Huang Taiji deal with Emperor Chongzhen after this decisive battle?
Hong Chengchou signaled everyone to silence. He looked at the bright moon in the night sky and the dots of stars that filled the sky, and suddenly sighed:
"His Majesty Chongzhen is like the bright moon in the sky, illuminating the earth, sharing the beauty of the moon thousands of miles away. This is the magnificence of the Ming Emperor's grace. I remember that among the intruders, there were such stars as the stars in the sky, the stars in the middle, the stars in the sky, the stars in the sky, and the stars in the sky.
They are like the stars in the sky. If the clouds are dense, sometimes only the stars can be seen but not the moon. But after all, how can the brightness of the stars be as bright as that of the bright moon?"
Wu Sangui didn't know what he meant, but Liu Zeqing was a little impatient and urged: "Grand Master, Grand Master, where is His Majesty Chongzhen now? Who should we follow in the future to continue doing things? This Majesty here has a promise.
A lot, but we haven't gotten half of the benefits to this day. Could it be that the Qing Dynasty really doesn't know how to employ people? I don't think its luck will last long!"
Hong Chengchou reprimanded him very seriously: "Your Majesty's sacred writings and divine martial arts are not the same as those of Kublai Khan of the Yuan Dynasty. If others hear your words, they will lose their heads!"
I made it very clear, Your Majesty Chongzhen is like the bright moon. The bright moon can only be seen at night, but Your Majesty is the scorching sun. Only the brilliance of the scorching sun can give you glory and wealth during the day. A round of stars will rise to the sky in an instant, driving away the stars and the waning moon.
Whether it’s the stars in the sky or the bright moon that shines thousands of miles apart, they are all just marching ahead for the king.”
After that, Hong Chengchou rolled his sleeves and left. Liu Zeqing secretly spit, Wu Sangui quickly shook his head to stop him, and hurriedly persuaded several Ming army generals who were close to him, so that they must obey the deployment and arrangements of the Qing army.
, you must not act on impulse and leave your post without permission.
Liu Zeqing was slightly aggrieved. Although Hong Chengchou did not inform Huang Taiji, who was seriously ill, all these situations fell into Fan Wencheng's eyes.
Academician Fan silently wrote down this person, and then looked at the huge army between Hutuo River and Yangcun River that was advancing westward at an alarming speed. He couldn't help but be impressed by Huang Taiji's genius.
The Qing army was able to leave the Hutuo Camp so cleverly and calmly and rush westward to the battlefield of the decisive battle. It was by no means a whim of Huang Taiji, nor was it a miracle that could be accomplished overnight.
From the moment Huang Taiji decided to go south for a decisive battle and wipe out the main force of the intruders in one battle, everything at this time was already under Huang Taiji's preparation and planning.
He worked step by step, making comprehensive preparations and taking various preventive measures. It was not until Li Laiheng successfully broke into Shenzhou City that Huang Taiji was finally convinced that the tiger had entered the nest and the world would be cleared.
The Qing army left Jierhalang to lead 40,000 miscellaneous troops, pretending to be a large army, and continued to launch a painless siege offensive against Shenzhou City. The whole purpose was just to cover up Huang Taiji's westward advance.
There was no chaos among the troops of the Qing army, everything was so orderly.
After passing Jinzhou, Huang Taiji had caught up with Duduo's vanguard. He did not leave any troops to besiege Jinzhou. The Jinzhou defenders were not worth mentioning. Even if the Qing army was defeated, Huang Taiji was confident that he would not be defeated by Jinzhou defenders.
The army restrained him from retreating - not to mention that in his eyes, there was absolutely no room for defeat in this battle.
The most elite troops of the Qing army, 150,000, trampled on the land of Hebei, causing overwhelming smoke and dust. Looking down from the perspective of the sky, this was already an army that could change the terrain. What they experienced
The whole world is shaken by it.
After the Manchus approached Zhending, they continued to release news along the way that Shenzhou was under siege and were in danger. They also exaggerated their military strength a hundred times and kept putting up bulletin boards claiming to have a million troops. The purpose was undoubtedly to cause a fatal blow to the Shun army.