Chapter 247 Yuan Chonghuan, who is bent on a decisive battle

Zunhua City has been occupied by Houjin soldiers and horses at this time, and the materials prepared before have been cheaper than Houjin soldiers and horses, and the Tartars after getting supplies are even more wolf-like. In contrast, Zhao led the soldiers and horses of the school to be in a different situation.

Maybe it's because Huang Taiji thinks that Zhao Shujiao is already in his pocket, and after getting the news, it will take a while for Yuan Chonghuan's 20,000 Guan Ning Iron Cavalry to rush over. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Huang Taiji ordered all troops and horses to rest for the time being, and did not start a night battle. However, Huang Taiji was still very cautious to deploy heavy troops in the west of Zunhua City, in his mind, if Zhao Shujiao wanted to break through, he could only break through to the west, as long as Zhao Shujiao dared to come, let him die faster.

Break out to the east? What's the point? Unless Zhao Shujiao doesn't want to live, Yuan Chonghuan's order is to garrison Zunhua City, gallop to the aid of the Beijing Division, and break through to the east.

However, this time, Huang Taiji was wrong, and Zhao Shujiao went against the norm and aimed the direction of the breakthrough at Funing in the northeast.

At night, the cool breeze made people shiver a little. Zhao Shujiao quietly gathered all the remnants of the army, and several lieutenants gathered around him, listening to his orders.

General Hu Peidong put his sword on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Lord Commander, what do you say?" Brothers, listen to you, the battle is on this, the responsibility is not yours, whether you can survive in the next depends on God's will. ”

Zhao Shujiao glanced at several generals, his mood was very heavy, and a trace of emotion appeared between his eyebrows. In the past two days, there have been heavy casualties, and even the supplies have been empty, but the brothers have not complained a word. The more this is the case, the more Zhao Shujiao feels sorry for these people, it is he who has brought these brothers to such a desperate situation. Perhaps, it is right to break through to the east, and how many brothers can survive is a few.

"Brothers, Ben will decide to break through to Funing, don't hide it from everyone, tonight is our last chance, after dawn, or when the Tartars react, even if we want to break through to the east, we have no chance. This battle, whether it is life or death, whether it can be successful or not, to be honest, Ben Jiang is not sure. Moreover, even if we can successfully break through, we will disobey the military order, and the court will be held accountable afterwards, and eighty percent will not survive. Brothers, you have to think about it! ”

Several generals looked gloomy, and after a moment of silence, Hu Peidong raised his eyebrows and said: "Hmph, Inspector Yuan let us go deep into Zunhua alone, and the main force has not arrived for a long time, which is clearly to send us to death." The imperial court wants to be held accountable, and it is also the first to hold Inspector Yuan accountable, in my opinion, if you resist the order, the court will be held accountable, that is also a later story, in short, survive from the hands of the Tartars first. ”

"Yes, General Hu is right, those who resist the order and don't disobey the order can't take care of it, it's better than dying in this place in vain. Lord General Soldier, just say how to fight, brothers listen to you, it's a dead end to stay here anyway, it's better to fight" Guerrilla General Bai Changhe clenched his hands into fists, and then punched into the soil.

Bai Changhe is not afraid of death, and when he started the day he joined the army, he tied his head to the belt of his trousers. When you fight on the battlefield, you have the consciousness of being killed. However, he did not want to die in vain. Now that the Santun camp has fallen and Zunhua City has fallen, it is meaningless for his troops and horses to stay here, and it is even more worthless to die.

Bai Changhe himself had some slight words about Yuan Chonghuan's orders, but there were some things he couldn't say, and Inspector Yuan was not something that he could judge. Is Inspector Yuan really so incompetent? No, maybe there are some personal reasons here, after all, the relationship between Inspector Yuan and Zhao Zongbing is not very good, and it is not a secret that the two sides have a holiday.

Seeing that everyone was unanimous, Zhao Shujiao frowned and began to assign tasks.

In the middle of the year, this is the time when people are most tired, due to the siege of the elite of Zhao Shujiao, Huang Taiji is also quite tired, especially Bulgatu. After Huang Taiji decided not to fight at night, Bulgatu had some dinner and found a place to fall asleep. I slept comfortably, but suddenly I was awakened by the noise outside.

Bulgatu rubbed his eyes, walked outside, and shouted, "What's going on up ahead? ”

"Taiji, it's the soldiers and horses of the Han people who are coming, and they are storming Lord Haoge's defense area, it seems that they want to break out!"

"Breakout?" Bulgatu grinned and sneered, "The trapped beast is still fighting, but it is just seeking death, it seems that the Great Khan is right, the Han people want to break through to the west." Tell our people to move closer to Lord Hauge's headquarters and destroy this Han tribe for me. ”

The two armies of Burgatu and Hauge were responsible for the defense of the west, and Zhao led the sect to break through to the west, which did not make Burgatu feel any pressure, but felt very excited. I've already tied my pockets, just waiting for the enemy to pounce on them. When Burgatu arrived with people, he saw that there were fires nearby, and there were fighting figures everywhere, and the attack of the Han people was very fierce, in order to kill a bloody road, these people were really like mad dogs.

Soon after, Burgatu saw a familiar face, the Shanhaiguan guerrilla general Bai Changhe. This person is the first fierce general under Zhao Shujiao, Bulgatu raised his eyebrows, and led people towards Bai Changhe.

The battle was very tragic, in order to break through the siege, almost everyone in Bai Changhe's department fought bravely, fearless of death, coupled with the chaos in the camp, Hauge and Bulgatu also suffered a lot of losses.

After half an hour of fierce fighting, Bai Changhe's subordinates finally showed fatigue, but Bulgatu always felt that something was wrong.

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The fierce battle in the west has attracted the attention of many people, including Huang Taiji. However, after Huang Taiji woke up, he has been sitting firmly in Diaoyutai, and in his opinion, the more fierce the Zhao Sect Department fights, the faster he will die.

When everyone's attention was drawn to the west, in the middle of the hour, the defense area in charge of Mang Gurtai suddenly came under fierce attack. Zhao Shujiao and Hu Peidong led various troops and horses to suddenly appear on the outskirts of Mang Gurtai's camp, first setting fire, and then attacking at all costs.

Since everyone thought that Zhao led the sect to break through to the west, the defense in the east was much looser, and there were not many defensive forces on this side. Mang Gurtai's reaction was not slow, he immediately asked Amin to transfer troops, but he never thought that Zhao Shujiao's premeditated attack would be so fierce. In just a quarter of an hour, Mang Gurtai's department was thrown into chaos. Since it was night, and there were sounds of fighting everywhere, Mang Gurtai couldn't figure out where was false and where was real. When Amin arrived with reinforcements, he found that the battle here had come to an end, and those who should have run had already run, and they would never be able to run away.

In this battle, Bai Changhe at the cost of 500 people, fought to the end, no one survived, under his control, Zhao Shujiao, Hu Peidong, Li Wanqing led the troops to successfully break through to the east. Even so, when Zhao led the sect into Funing City, there were less than a thousand remnants left in the department.

After dawn, Zhao Shujiao's body was not found, and Huang Taiji knew that Zhao Shujiao had escaped. Soon, the spies sent back the news, and when they heard that Zhao led the sect to break through to Funing City, Huang Taiji was shocked and angry. After planning for a long time, Zhao Shujiao was tricked. But what did Zhao teach to Funing? Waiting for the court to ask for the crime and cut off the head?

Huang Taiji is a proud person, he can't tolerate being tricked like this. But he is even more a rational person, and the top priority is not to destroy Zhao Rate, but to pass Zunhua City as soon as possible and enter the hinterland of Jinggi in the Ming Dynasty.

Soon, Huang Taiji threw Zhao Shujiao aside, and ordered the eight hundred Jin soldiers and horses to garrison Zunhua City, and the rest of the main force turned westward, and the troops pointed directly at Jizhou.

On the ninth day of November in the second year of Chongzhen, Yuan Chonghuan led the Guanning Iron Cavalry to finally cross Zunhua City, in order to rush to the aid of the Beijing Division, Yuan Chonghuan made a great determination, not only let Zhao lead the sect to aid Zunhua, but also led the generals Zu Dashou and He Kegang to bring out.

In fact, at this time, Yuan Chonghuan still had the last chance to contain the Houjin soldiers and horses, at this time the main force of Huang Taiji had already killed Jizhou, and there were not many soldiers and horses left in Zunhua and Santun camps. If Yuan Chonghuan recaptures the first line of Zunhua, Santunying, and Xifengkou at all costs, it will be equivalent to cutting off the back road of Houjin soldiers and horses, and it will definitely make Huang Taiji worried.

In this case, Huang Taiji either returned to the aid or was bent on plundering Gyeonggi, and then turned to Xuanfu and headed north into the Mongols, making a long detour back to his hometown.

But once you go home from Xuanfu, the situation is different, Xuanfu and Datong Mansion are hundreds of thousands of elites, especially in the north of Xuanfu, there are tens of thousands of Han and Mongolian iron horsemen in Yunfu, even if Huang Taiji can make a detour home in the end, it will definitely suffer heavy losses. Not to mention anything else, with the combat strength of the border armies of Xuanfu and Datongfu, eighty percent of the materials looted by the Tartars had to stay.

It's a pity that this opportunity to make Huang Taiji pay a heavy price was once again let go of Yuan Chonghuan. At this time, in Yuan Chonghuan's eyes, only Jingshi was left, and only Emperor Zhu Youzhen was left, and in his heart, the only way to make meritorious contributions and prove his loyalty was to find a place to fight to the death with the Tartars.

Thirty miles south of Zunhua City, the army temporarily rested, Zu Dashou frowned calmly, and supported the table with both hands, "Supervisor, now that the defense of Zunhua City is weak, why don't we capture Zunhua and Santun Camp, Tartar is likely to wave troops to help in order to ensure the back road." ”

Yuan Chonghuan thought for a while and shook his head vigorously, "No, that's just a possibility, what if the Tartars don't come back?" It's often inappropriate to do this, and now that the Tartars are rushing straight to the Beijing Division, our best way now is to enter Jizhou, and strive to contain the main force of the Tartars in Jizhou, and wait for reinforcements to arrive, and hit the Tartars hard. ”

Yuan Chonghuan is the Jiliao Governor, and Zu Dashou and He Kegang only have the power to suggest, not the power to decide, so they can only receive orders. However, Zu Dashou was very skeptical in his heart, would the Tartars really have a decisive battle with Guan Ning Tieqi in Jizhou City?

At least, Zu Dashou felt that if he was Huang Taiji, he would definitely not die in Jizhou City. Hit the grass valley, but there is no such grass valley, Jizhou City is difficult to fight, so why not bypass Jizhou?

On the tenth day of October, Yuan Chonghuan urged the soldiers and horses to go to Jizhou, and at the same time wrote to Emperor Chongzhen. It is hoped that Chongzhen can agree that the Guanning Iron Cavalry can enter Jizhou, and then allow the Guanning Iron Cavalry to block the Tartars in Jizhou City. I have to say that Chongzhen's military talent is really not very good, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all frightened by the Tartar buckle, and no one thought there was anything wrong with this official document.

So, from Chongzhen to the cabinet, he always agreed to Yuan Chonghuan's request. Guanning Iron Cavalry stationed in Jizhou, and it didn't take long for the five Niu Lu of Mang Gurtai's department to arrive at the city of Jizhou.

Almost without a word, Mang Gurtai launched a fierce attack on Jizhou City as soon as he came up, and the result can be imagined, in this battle, Mang Gurtai's five Niu Lu were beaten by Guanning Iron Cavalry and fled through the city defense, if it weren't for Mang Gurtai's big life, this Houjin Belle would have died under Jizhou City.

Mang Gurtai suffered a big loss in Jizhou City, and immediately stopped the advance of Houjin soldiers and horses. Huang Taiji ordered all the troops to be stationed outside Jizhou City, and for a while, no one on either side dared to move lightly.

This kind of result is exactly what Yuan Chonghuan wants, as long as the Tartars dare to attack Jizhou, they will definitely have no return. Relying on Jizhou City, Yuan Chonghuan is full of confidence. A few days passed, and the Houjin soldiers and horses did not launch another attack.

Gradually, Zu Dashou and He Kegang felt that something was wrong, and even Yuan Chonghuan felt that it was abnormal. Spies were sent to investigate carefully, and it didn't take long to bring back a shocking piece of news.

Yuan Chonghuan and others were all deceived by Huang Taiji, and at this time, the Houjin camp was empty except for patrolling and guarding outside. The main force of the Tartars had already bypassed from the north to the west of Jizhou. At this moment, Yuan Chonghuan was directly stunned, and his plan to rely on Jizhou City to give the Tartars a head-on blow was completely failed. At this time, Yuan Chonghuan found that the Tartar had bypassed Jizhou, and he didn't have any ruts at all.

After Huang Taiji successfully deceived Yuan Chonghuan, bypassed Jizhou, and went straight to Pinggu, two days later, Jin soldiers and horses ravaged Pinggu, Sanhe, Xianghe, Wuqing and other places, the eastern part of the Beijing division was tragically looted, and the local people were killed and injured heavily.

The Tartars finally began to wreak havoc in the hinterland of the Beijing Division, and the people of the Ming Dynasty also suffered heavy disasters, and at this time, the Ming court really felt the horror of the Tartars. Similarly, there are many complaints among the people. After all, the Ming Dynasty raised so many Liaodong soldiers and horses with millions of taels of silver every year, but in the end, the Tartars ran to the hinterland of Gyeonggi to loot.

Sanhe, Xianghe and other places, there are many big families, this time, none of them were spared, under the heavy losses, who will appease their anger?

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The Tatars had already plundered the hinterland of Gyeonggi, and Yuan Chonghuan once again carried out his original plan, and he led the Guanning Iron Cavalry into Hexi.

Hexi Wu is located in the southwest of Sanhe, southeast of Tongzhou, in Yuan Chonghuan's mind, as long as the Tartars dare to open the state alive and enter Sanhe, they can send troops to block. At this time, Huang Taiji led the main force to plunder the eastern part of the Beijing Division, and made a lot of money, and the army happened to come to the vicinity of Tongzhou.

Huang Taiji was not stupid, he quickly saw through Yuan Chonghuan's plan. So, he temporarily changed his route and did not attack the rich Tongzhou, but directly bypassed it and went straight to the city of Beijing.

This time, Yuan Chonghuan's eyes widened again, and he found that the fist he had prepared hit directly into the air, and there was nowhere to vent the anger in his stomach.

Just when Yuan Chonghuan was most angry, he received a letter from Sun Chengzong. The letter was written by Sun Chengzong a long time ago, and in the letter, Sun Chengzong suggested that Yuan Chonghuan take advantage of the fact that the Tartars did not arrive in Beijing, and try his best to fight with the Tartars, even if he cut off some of the Tartars and then exterminated them.

However, this suggestion seemed stupid to Yuan Chonghuan. What is the point of not exterminating the main force of the Tartars, just fighting fiercely?

As a result, Sun Chengzong's last suggestion was abandoned by Yuan Chonghuan.

How did Yuan Chonghuan know that what he gave up was not Sun Chengzong's suggestion, but the last chance to save himself.