Chapter 246 The Bloody Nature of the Literati

"The Karaqin Department is the closest ally of the Tartars, and it guards the entrance to Shenyang, as long as it attacks the Karaqin Department, it will definitely be able to hurt Huang Taiji. At that time, even if Huang Taiji is not in a hurry to return to the Houjin Nest, others will be flustered. ”

Zhou Dingshan thought for a while, raised his hand and said: "Inspector Sun, the younger generation doesn't understand a little, if we rashly make a move against the Karaqin Department, it will definitely alarm Lin Dan Khan, in case of a conflict with Lin Dan Khan, then our plan to attack Karaqin will not be blocked?" ”

Sun Chengzong glanced at Zhou Dingshan appreciatively, stroked his beard and said: "General Zhou's worries are right, if you fight the Karaqin Department, you can't get around Lin Dan Khan." Therefore, before this operation, the old man and the iron garrison had already sent envoys to meet Lin Dan Khan, and this time they attacked the Karaqin Department and the Later Jin Kingdom, and all the materials obtained belonged to Lin Dan Khan. For this reason, Lin Dan Khan agreed to borrow the road and attack the Karaqin tribe with us. ”

"What? All the benefits go to Lin Dan Khan, so aren't we working in vain? ”

There was an immediate exclamation in the field, since the establishment of Zhang Beijun's army, which time has not made a lot of war money, this time there is no benefit, all to Lin Dan Khan, no one will be satisfied.

Although Sun Chengzong is prestigious, he is not from Yunfu in the end, in this situation, Tiemo stood up, coughed twice and said angrily: "What are you tossing, crooked, is this what you have in your eyes?" As long as you can relieve the siege of Jingshi, hit the Tartars hard, and give Lin Dan Khan some benefits, why not? Hmph, besides, you think these benefits are for nothing? With the temperament of a Tartar, he always has to snatch it back from Lin Dan Khan afterwards. ”

"All the generals listen to the order, from now on, they will all obey the order of the general, who dares to question the order again, don't blame Lao Tzu for turning his face and not recognizing people!"

was yelled at by Tiemo, and a group of arrogant soldiers and fierce generals all put out the fire, and even Aqige, who was not afraid of heaven and earth, did not dare to blow up the stab.

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Since the Houjin soldiers and horses attacked the Santun camp, the imperial court ordered the soldiers and horses to be the queen, and the northern land was completely chaotic. It is also ridiculous to say that the first to react was not the border troops of Xuanfu and Datongfu, but the soldiers and horses of Shanxi. After receiving the imperial court's will, Zhang Honggong, the chief soldier of Shanxi, and Geng Ruqi, the governor of Shanxi, were the first to react, and the next day, Geng Ruqi and Zhang Honggong gathered more than 4,000 Shanxi soldiers and horses to enter Gyeonggi along the official road.

Geng Ruqi's initial plan was to enter the Beijing division first and let the imperial court see his loyalty, so along the way, Geng Ruqi and Zhang Honggong kept urging the soldiers and horses to speed up. It can be said that in addition to eating and sleeping, the rest of the time is in a hurry, which makes the soldiers complain and say everything in private.

At night, Zhang Honggong's lieutenant Li Beichuan rode past the camp on horseback and shouted: "Hurry up to eat and rest, and continue to hurry after two hours. ”

Not long after Li Beichuan left, an elderly soldier held a knife and scolded: "It's a begging, why do we have so many blind things in Shanxi?" They rode horses one by one, but they were not tired, we kept walking, and the pendulum of the two days was about to break. ”

"No, I can't even walk. That's it, the military salary owed to us before has not been settled yet, and the military salary is not paid, and we are desperately going to the capital to fight with the Tartars. ”

A young man touched his messy hair and complained depressedly: "It's been three years, I haven't saved any money, and I haven't even asked for an aunt now, so I really can't live this life." ”

"Hey, be quiet, let those people hear, do you want this head?" As he spoke, he saw Li Beichuan riding a horse to inspect again, and several people hurriedly lay down and pretended to sleep.

The next day, Zhang Honggong's urged soldiers and horses to continue on their way, but he never noticed that there was a negative aura in the army, which was very dangerous and could explode at any time. It's a pity that Zhang Honggong or Geng Ruqi only had to go to Beijing in their eyes, and they didn't pay attention to the changes in the sergeants and soldiers at all, which also laid a huge hidden danger for the future.

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In the Hanhai grassland, at this time, a large army was marching towards the east, they were mainly cavalry, half of them were holding cold weapons, and the other half were holding firearms. Behind the long procession, followed hundreds of carts, covered with canvas, no one knew what was on board.

The eastern part of the Hanhai Grassland originally belonged to the Yunfu forces, but was later taken away by Lin Dan Khan. This time, in order to force Huang Taiji to return to help and obtain Lin Dan Khan's support, Tiemo could only reach an agreement with Lin Dan Khan to temporarily recognize Lin Dan Khan's ownership of the eastern part of the Hanhai Grassland. It is precisely because of this that Lin Dan Khan let go of a road without hindrance.

In fact, everyone knows that this kind of cooperation is only temporary, and as long as there is a need in the future, this agreement will be torn at any time. But at least for now, Lin Dan Khan has a legitimate reason to occupy the eastern part of the Hanhai Grassland, which is enough, as for the future, it depends on their respective strength and skills.

At the beginning of November of the second year of Chongzhen, Tiemo and Sun Chengzong led the Yunfu Han and Mongolian coalition forces to the eastern part of the Hanhai grassland, and from here they could reach the Karaqin Department for three days to the east. Tiemo is already fast, but the Houjin soldiers and horses are faster than Tiemo.

After the main force of Zhao led the sect arrived at the Santun camp, the Houjin soldiers and horses, who had been holding their ground, suddenly launched a fierce attack on the Santun camp. Since the main force of the Houjin Army was outside the Santun camp, it was impossible for Zhu Guoyan to let Zhao Shujiao in at this time.

On the fourth day of November, the weather was getting colder, and Bulgatu, who was in charge of storming the Santun camp, suddenly turned south and attacked the city of Zunhua to the west of the Santun camp. At the same time, Huang Taiji, with Haoge as the vanguard, led two thousand cavalry with the Yellow Banner to rush to Zunhua from the flank. For a time, under the command of Huang Taiji, the main force of the Houjin army actually bypassed the Santun camp, and the target was Zunhua City.

It can be seen that Huang Taiji has made up his mind to capture Zunhua and attack the hinterland of Gyeonggi in the Ming Dynasty. And it was none other than the main cavalry of Zhao Sect's department that made Huang Taiji make up his mind. A few days ago, the reason why Huang Taiji ordered all the troops to stay still was to see the movements of the soldiers and horses in Liaodong. Zhao led the Shanhaiguan cavalry to the Santun camp, allowing Huang Taiji to make the final judgment.

Since Zhao led the troops to help, it must have been ordered by Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, which means that Yuan Chonghuan should lead the Guanning Iron Cavalry to aid the Beijing Division, instead of attacking the hinterland of Houjin. It can be said that the moment Zhao led the cavalry of the sect to arrive at the Santun camp, the big stone in Huang Taiji's heart really fell to the ground. Yuan Chonghuan didn't have the courage to attack the hinterland of Houjin, so he Emperor Taiji could rest assured and boldly deal with the Ming court. As for Guan Ning Tieqi, Huang Taiji was not worried, because he never thought about fighting Guan Ning Tieqi from the beginning.

The Houjin army suddenly bypassed the Santun camp, which was beyond everyone's expectations, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Houjin soldiers and horses were heading for Zhao Shujiao. Because Zhao Shujiao had to take care of the Santun camp, he had not had time to enter Zunhua City until now, and now he was stationed in the place between Zunhua and Santun camp. It can be said that the Houjin army did this and directly sandwiched the 4,000 cavalry taught by Zhao in the middle.

At noon, Bulgatu led Horqin's 2,000 cavalry to attack first, and then Hauge, Mang Gurtai and others also joined the battle group. Facing so many wolf-like Houjin soldiers and horses at once, Zhao Shujiao was under great pressure. But Zhao Shujiao can only carry it hard, if he collapses, Zunhua will definitely not be protected. Zunhua City is the last line of defense to block the Houjin soldiers and horses outside the hinterland of Gyeonggi, once Zunhua City is not protected, the hinterland of Gyeonggi of the Ming Dynasty will inevitably suffer from the Houjin horseshoe.

Since the start of the war, Zhao Shujiao has been struggling to support, and in the middle of the war, the governor Wang Yuanya sent someone to send a message to let Zhao Shujiao hold on for another half a day, and soon Wang Yuanya will gather a part of the soldiers and horses to come to help. It can be said that Wang Yuanya's letter is a shot in the arm and gives Zhao Shujiao great hope.

On the fifth day of the first month of November, just after the hour, Zunhua City was not as quiet as usual, on the contrary, life was noisy, full of torches and busy people. Outside Zunhua City, Zhao led the troops to lead the golden soldiers and horses after the bloody battle, and Wang Yuanya in the city was not idle, he tried his best to organize young people and materials. Wang Yuanya is a pure scholar, in the past, he also looked down on those martial artists, but now, he also understands that he must help Zhao Shujiao as much as possible, Zhao Shujiao, this elite cavalry, is definitely the last hope of Zunhua City. If Zhao Shujiao is defeated, it will be difficult to block the iron hooves of Houjin soldiers and horses with the strength of Zunhua City alone.

When it is ugly, the cool breeze is blowing, and in late autumn and early winter, the weather is cold. Wang Yuanya was wrapped in thick clothes, stood on the side of the road and shouted loudly, "Hurry up, you must arrive before tomorrow, General Zhao's troops are insufficient and need help." ”

"Hey, Lord Governor, most of the people we organized are young and strong officials and guards, and they may not be able to help much."

"Don't talk nonsense, it will definitely be useful if you go, even if you let Zhao Zongbing's people rest for half an hour, that's good. According to the news from outside the city, the Tartars are now about to become mad dogs, and if it weren't for the darkness, they probably wouldn't have retreated. Now that nearly half of Mr. Zhao's troops have been lost, they can't resist for long, and as for the reinforcements from the imperial court, they don't know when they will arrive. ”

Wang Yuanya let out a long sigh, and looked helplessly into the distance with a pair of cloudy eyes. Since taking office, he has never felt this kind of pressure, and when the Tartars attacked, he found that the sage books he had read before were useless, and he could really rely on Zhao Shujiao to teach these vulgar martial artists. At this moment, Wang Yuanya felt a lot less contempt in her heart, if she could survive this battle, she would definitely talk to Zhao Shujiao and be a pair of good friends.

Suddenly, a flash of fire appeared in the field of vision, and the fire became wider and wider, and finally half of the sky was red. Along with the fire, there was a chaotic shouting and screaming.

Wang Yuanya was shocked, and hurriedly asked the county next to her, "What's the matter?"

County Cheng Yucheng also looked confused, but soon a guard hurriedly ran over, "Oh no, Governor Wang..... Someone attacked the city gate guards and opened the south gate, and now the Tartars have entered the city. There are more and more Tartars, and the brothers can't stop it, Lord Governor, while the north gate is still there, you can withdraw quickly......"

"What?" Wang Yuanya was stunned for a moment, how could this be? Zhao Shujiao's place did not collapse, but Zunhua was attacked first. Wang Yuanya felt a sense of powerlessness all over her body, and at the same time she was deeply unwilling and angry.

"Withdraw, where to withdraw? Further west is my Daming Jingshi, you let the official withdraw, what should I do with Zunhua? What about General Zhao outside the city? Wang Yuanya didn't know where the strength and ruthlessness came from, she took two steps forward, snatched the knife from the guard's hand, and then looked at Yu Cheng, "Yu Xiancheng, organize all the manpower, the fundamental official will go to Nancheng, today either drive the Tartar out, or the official will die here, if the Tartar wants to Zunhua City, he has to step on the corpse of the official." ”

Wang Yuanya's sudden bloody nature infected many people. Yu Cheng and many gentry consciously organized, and they came to the streets and alleys to resist the attack of the Houjin soldiers and horses.

But at this moment, their blood and courage are destined to be in vain.

The fire and blood covered the entire Zunhua city, and at the end of the day, the Houjin soldiers and horses occupied the entire Zunhua, and the governor Wang Yuanya, together with more than a dozen officials and gentry, died in the streets.

The fall of Zunhua City left Zhao Shujiao's back to the Houjin soldiers and horses. Houjin Belle Yue only rested for half an hour, and then pounced on Zhao Shujiao's back from the direction of Zunhua City. Now Zhao led the sect to meet the enemy on three sides, and there was only one last way left to go, that is, to go to the Santun camp, join forces with Zhu Guoyan, and then break through.

But no one expected that God was joking, and he would cut off Zhao Shujiao's last hope.

Zunhua City fell into the hands of Houjin, which meant that Santunying, Funing and other places were cut off from Jingshi and became lone soldiers. Zhu Guoyan didn't think about dying in the Santun camp, he saw that the soldiers and horses of Houjin were busy besieging Zhao Shujiao, so he secretly opened the gate of the Santun camp and fled to the northwest.

As a result, Zhao Shujiao was completely surrounded by Houjin soldiers and horses.

Huang Taiji knew the name of Zhao Shujiao, Zhao Shujiao was a fierce general in Liaodong, and Huang Taiji intended to kill Zhao Shujiao, so he ordered to surround Zhao Shujiao.

At this point, Zhao Shujiao has already embraced the heart of death. When night fell, the stars were full, and there was a dead silence in the camp, Zhao Shujiao leaned against a broken willow tree, his clothes were tattered, his beard was unkempt, his helmet had long been lost, and his long hair was like a grass blown by the wind.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that my Zhao Shujiao would die here......"

Looking up at the stars, Zhao Shujiao was unwilling. Wang Yuanya lost Zunhua City, but this literati fought to the end to the death, but that Zhu Guoyan actually abandoned the Santun camp. If it weren't for the Santun camp falling into the hands of the Tartars so easily, why wouldn't there be no way out at all?

The wind is as cold as a steel knife.

There was a sound of footsteps, and Zhao Shujiao turned his head violently, and a trace of bitterness swayed at the corner of his mouth.

"It's you!"

Li Wanqing sat next to him, untied the strong bow on his back, put it in the crook of his leg, gasped for a few breaths, and said with a wry smile: "Chief Zhao, do you remember what Inspector Sun said?" Let's go to Funing, at the moment, the Tartars are preventing us from going to Beijing, most of the troops are in the west, and we still have a chance to break through in the direction of Funing. ”

"To Funing? That Inspector Yuan ......"

"Mr. Zhao, you are confused, you will not be subject to the order of the monarch outside. I believe that as long as Inspector Yuan knows the situation here, he can understand it! ”

Li Wanqing squinted his eyes, and there was a hint of disdain in his tone. The so-called Inspector Yuan is really disappointing, the Jurchens are detained, and they actually want to let Zhao Shujiao drag the Tartars in Zunhua City. Inspector Yuan, Inspector Yuan, always think about how to do it, but other people may not come according to your ideas.

This time, if it weren't for the Tartars' bent on annihilating Zhao Shuojiao, it is estimated that they would have already marched into the hinterland of Gyeonggi to rob.