Chapter 315: Cao Wenzhao's retreat
Fifty miles west of Huairen, Zhenghuang Banner camp.
Huang Taiji sat in the big tent with a pale face, and looked at the few people kneeling below without saying a word.
In the tent, the important ministers of the Dajin Kingdom gathered together, but no one dared to speak, only sat solemnly on both sides, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn.
The few people kneeling on the ground were Dai Shan, the main owner of the Zhenghong Banner who had just escaped, the Zhenghongqi Gushan Ezhen Ye Keshu, the Hongqi Banner Lord Yue Zhen, and several Jialazhangjing of the two red flags.
What they brought back was the news of the fiasco of the positive red flag and the red flag.
All the money and food they had looted, the prisoners, and the Aha they had brought with them, had all been lost.
The soldiers of the two red flags plus the Mongol soldiers, a total of 18,000 soldiers, and less than 6,000 escaped alive.
The remaining 12,000 soldiers can be imagined.
According to the report, Qinchuan only left the generals above Niu Lu Zhangjing, and the rest of the captured soldiers were all executed.
In other words, the 12,000 soldiers were almost dead.
Among them, there are nearly 10,000 flags.
They are all dead.
As soon as he thought of this, Huang Taiji subconsciously clenched his fists, and his teeth tightened.
Since Ta Khan Amanurhachi raised his army, they have never suffered such a crushing defeat since they were the elite of the Golden Eight Banners.
I have never killed so many banner men.
Whether it is the Haixi Jurchens, the Ming Kingdom, or the Mongolian tribes, no one has dared to kill the warriors of their Dajin Kingdom in a grand manner.
"Khan Amai, the one surnamed Qin has a large number of baggage and population, and the marching speed must be very slow, and the child is willing to lead a fine cavalry, day and night, to intercept him before he enters Ningwu Pass."
The young and vigorous Haoge suddenly broke the silence, patted his sleeves and knelt in front of Huang Taiji and said loudly.
Many of the ministers in the camp turned their heads in unison, and they all set their eyes on him.
"Nope."
Huang Taiji shook his head: "Qin Chuan is a cunning wolf, he will inevitably set up ambushes along the way, and riding lightly will only lead to the tiger's mouth." ”
"Khan Amai ......"
"Needless to say."
There was unwillingness in Haoge's eyes, but he didn't dare to contradict Huang Taiji, so he had to say "chirp", and then obediently retreated to the side.
Huang Taiji waved his hand, rubbed his somewhat sore jaws again, and asked downward, "Where is the Derge?" ”
"Qi Qi Great Khan, according to the news from yesterday, Ten Baylor has passed Hunyuan Prefecture, and it should not be far from Yingzhou."
"Well, let him speed up the march again, and be sure to rush to Shuozhou within three days."
"Then send orders to Azig and Dolgon, let them sweep away the areas of Fanzhi, Daizhou and Laoxian as soon as possible, and then garrison Laoxian, waiting for the opportunity to cross Yunzhong Mountain and attack Ningwu Pass from the east."
"Wow."
Huang Taiji took a deep breath, then stood up, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, this battle is related to the future national fortune of my Dajin Kingdom. ”
"Wow!"
Many of the generals in the camp knelt down in unison.
Huang Taiji waved his hand again: "Dai Shan, Yue Zhi, Shuo Zhi, Sakhalian, Ye Keshu, you and others have improper command and unfavorable use of troops, so that the elite of the two red flags have been lost, and they should be severely punished, but for the sake of you and others who have made great contributions to my Dajin country, I will only punish you for three months, and I hope you will take it as a warning." ”
"Xie Dahan Longn."
Yue Zhi and Shuo Zhi and the others hurriedly knelt on the ground, thanked them in unison, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Dai Shan took advantage of the opportunity to lie on the ground and sighed helplessly.
He knew that his positive red flag and inlaid red flag were completely abolished.
It won't be long before their father and son will gradually fade out of the power center of the Dajin Kingdom.
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Datong Town, the General Military Palace.
After listening to the report of his subordinates, Cao Wenzhao was so excited that he slapped the handrail and said "good" several times.
Cao Bianjiao on the side was also excited, and sighed again and again: "General Qin is really a famous general in the world, Xuanda and Da are full of holes, and the generals are afraid to go to war, only he has broken the Jiannu with his own strength, killed more than 10,000 people, and grabbed back a lot of money and food, so he deserves the word hero." ”
Cao Wenzhao also sighed: "Compared to General Qin, you and my uncle and nephew are ashamed of themselves." ”
"Uncle, in that battle some time ago, we waited for only 3,000 soldiers and horses, outnumbered, and the defeat was not unjust, but we were really willing to kill but had no power to return to the sky, if we also have the courage of General Qin, can recruit troops and buy horses, and collect money and food from large squires to pay for military salaries......"
"Change Jiao, be cautious, be cautious."
Before he could finish speaking, Cao Wenzhao's face changed and he hurriedly interrupted him.
Cao Bianjiao also realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he hurriedly closed his mouth and looked around.
Fortunately, there were only two uncles and nephews in this room.
Cao Wenzhao listened attentively, and after making sure that there was no movement outside the door, he walked to Cao Bianjiao's side, and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Bianjiao, you listen well, Qinchuan will undoubtedly be opposed, and it has occupied a corner of the northwest of Jin, the climate has been completed, and it will not be long before the world will become the trend of the Three Kingdoms." ”
"Oh?"
Cao Bianjiao frowned: "Is he really successful?" ”
"There is no doubt that although the northwest of Jin is a barren land, there is a barrier of Luliang Mountain in the south, an inner Great Wall defense line in the east, a natural danger of the Yellow River in the west, and a rich Hetao area in the north, which can be described as a dangerous place for soldiers, easy to defend and difficult to attack."
"If I'm not mistaken, next year, Qin Chuan will inevitably capture the Hetao."
"The Chahar Department has been broken by the Houjin, the remnants of Lin Dan Khan are struggling in the Qinghai area, and they are unable to return to the sky, and the Houjin troops are insufficient to garrison troops in the Hetao area for a long time, and now in the Hetao area, there are only a small number of troops from the Ordos Department and the Tumut Department, which will definitely not be able to stop the Guandi army in Qinchuan."
"Houjin is far away in Liaodong, and the distant water can't save the near fire, as long as Qin Chuan has a foothold in the Hetao area, and when he builds a strong city on the ruins of the Naturalized City, it will be difficult for Houjin to take it back."
"Today's Ming Dynasty is full of holes, the court is rotten, and the rogues are everywhere, just the Jiannu and the rogues, the court can't deal with it, and it's even more powerless to deal with Qin Chuan."
"Moreover, if Qin Chuan gains a firm foothold in the Hetao area, the imperial court is expected to turn a blind eye and let him contain Houjin in the Monan area."
"In this way, it has become the trend of the Three Kingdoms."
After hearing these words, Cao Bianjiao frowned and thought about it carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.
"Uncle, according to this, Qin Chuan may really be able to do the opposite."
Cao Wenzhao didn't answer, but paced slowly in the hall.
After a long time, he sighed inexplicably and said, "Bianjiao, do you still remember the document in the imperial court before the war?" ”
"Death to those who fall in the city!"
"Although Datong City has not fallen, Yingzhou, Hunyuan Prefecture, Lingqiu, Guangling and other places have all fallen, and the people in the city have died tragically under the sword of Jiannu, and I, the general soldier of Datong, cannot be blamed."
"After Huang Taiji withdraws from the army, the court will inevitably be held accountable, and when the time comes, you and I will inevitably be unable to escape its crimes...... On death and death. ”
"Today's emperors are never soft-hearted when they kill people, and the governor of Liaodong Yuan, Denglai Sun Futai and others are precedents."
Cao Bianjiao frowned, but did not speak, obviously mentally prepared.
"Ugh."
Cao Wenzhao sighed again, lowered his voice and said: "You and I have been fighting for half a lifetime, fighting for the court in the south and the north, the children of the Cao family who have died on the battlefield for the court over the years, two slaps can't be counted, last year, when the bandits were suppressed, your father also died in Xinzhou City, our Cao family is worthy of the court's kindness." ”
Speaking of this, Cao Wenzhao summoned Cao Bianjiao to his side, and said solemnly in a very low voice: "Listen, when Huang Taiji retires, you will go to Ningwuguan to walk around with General Qin, and the day the court surrenders is the day you switch to General Qin." ”
"From then on, you can take our Cao family disciples to fight the Tartars with him, eliminate Jiannu, and fulfill my long-cherished wish in this life for me."
Cao Bianjiao's face changed greatly: "Uncle......"
"You and General Qin have killed the enemy side by side, and they have also drunk together, and you know a thing or two about him, so I won't say much about the rest."
"Success and defeat, since ancient times, the history of the Qing Dynasty is only written by the winner, whether our Cao family is famous in history, or it will be remembered for thousands of years, it all depends on whether General Qin can succeed, so you have to do your best to help him dominate the world."
"Uncle, what about you?"
Cao Wenzhao lowered his eyes and sighed inexplicably: "I am also one of the nine-sided chief military officers of the Ming Dynasty. ”
"Uncle ......"
"Don't say it, you just have to remember what I just said."
Cao Bianjiao gritted his teeth, and suddenly knelt on the ground with a "poof", and kowtowed three times to Cao Wenzhao.