Huang Taiji sat on a stone, one hand on his face, his face was sinking like water, except for his eyes occasionally turning between his fingers, the whole person was like an ice sculpture, looking at the goat valley fort opposite. The guards next to him had been following him for a long time, knowing that the master's current expression meant that he was very unhappy now, and they all hid away from him, lest they provoke him and bring him unwarranted disasters to themselves, and they were cautious and did not dare to breathe.

At this time, it was already unitary time, the sun had already turned to the west, and it was starting to get late. It had been an hour since the battle, and in the time it had been, he had been sitting and looking at the humble castle opposite.

He had already sent someone to inspect the corpses of the Ming soldiers left behind, and found that these people were all quite strong soldiers, and the weapons they held were also very elite, which were completely different from the Ming officers and soldiers he met in Fushun City, who were yellow-skinned, armed with wooden sticks and rusty knives, and wearing tattered armor, and even the so-called "Liaodong elite" led by Zhang Chengyin was difficult to compare. Judging from the performance of the battle, these people are quite brave and strong warriors, and the degree of martial courage and strength is obviously higher than that of the ordinary armored bannermen in their own banners.

Among the eight banners, the strongest combat effectiveness is naturally the two yellow and inlaid yellow flags led by his father Nurhachi, but his positive white flag is privately considered to be a flag with the quality of soldiers on par with the two yellow flags, but the number of people is less than the two yellow flags. And the five Niu Lu he brought this time are the strongest guards in the banner, and everyone can fight against ordinary armored bannermen, and everyone can do it with one enemy and ten with a hard horse, which is definitely real kung fu.

However, the battle still resulted in 24 dead and 17 wounded. Although the enemy's casualties were several times this, this was not the result he wanted to see, in his opinion, his own strength was several times that of the enemy, his weapons were sharper than the enemy, his tactics were stronger than the enemy's, and his experience, training, organization, and discipline were all superior to the enemy's, and it was already very undesirable to have more than five casualties in this absolute superiority situation.

This is an army of elite warriors, and although they are still rusty in terms of tactics, they show amazing bravery. This is Yue Xiang's family unit, how many such soldiers are there in Qinghe? Keeping them until their training is mature will inevitably be the bane of the state.

There is also that damn Yue Xiang, forty percent of the casualties he didn't suffer were caused by him alone, including his own personal guards with knives, four of whom were killed and three were seriously injured. He wasn't a person who liked regrets, because he knew that regret didn't help things out. The first thing to consider now is how to find a solution to the situation at hand.

With the level of these people, they must be elite troops in the Ming army, and they will not be easily dispatched. So what does it mean to meet these people here? Did they deliberately wait for me here? It's not like it, if it really leaked the news, they should send a large army to ambush it, not just a few hundred people. This vicinity has been investigated, and there is no trace of the Ming army. So is it an encounter? What are they doing here, since the Fushun War, the Ming troops everywhere have not dared to leave their city half a step, what is the mission of this elite of the Ming army to appear here?

Is it related to the purpose of our trip? The thought crossed his mind. But he didn't know the purpose of this trip, and only Abahai knew the real situation, and he was just ordered by his father to lead the troops as a guard.

And now that Abahai has been captured, he will definitely not be able to escape the charge of dereliction of duty in his guards. The question of the original destination of the trip was now secondary, and the key was how to get Abahai out intact. But in the face of the walls of the Ming army, he felt powerless. The Jurchen Eight Banners were invincible in the field battle, but they were not very good at attacking the city. The city defense of the Ming army is not comparable to the simple walled walls of the Jurchen tribes, there is a complete set of tactics that have been perfected for hundreds of years, and most of the siege experience accumulated during the attack on the Jurchens in Haixi is to deal with such a city.

When conquering Fushun, it was still a surprise, mainly relying on internal response, plus the main general of the Ming army surrendered first. Otherwise, even if the city is captured, I don't know how many people will be killed or wounded.

And now, don't look at Goatyu Fort is not as good as Fushun City, the city wall is low, but I really can't do anything about it with my light-armed field cavalry. The other party has firearms to help, and he can't go up the wall or cross the ditch, so he can only be beaten outside the city. There are soldiers and guards who have been trained in siege and prepare long ladders, but almost all of his personal guards and five cattle are horsemen with the highest military salary, and they are dedicated to field charges, but they are not their forte.

Moreover, it can be estimated that the Ming army inside the city may be quite a few people when shooting under the city just now, and there are brave generals like Yue Xiang to supervise the formation, and then look at the city head as if a cannon has been set up and put on a rocket, and it is really difficult to have a chance of winning the frontal assault loss. These five Niu Lu's personal soldiers are the elite troops trained by their own elite who have concentrated on the elite of the banner, and they are his lifeblood, and he is really reluctant to spend them in this place.

But he can't go back to mobilize reinforcements, and going back to mobilize troops will inevitably alarm Nurhachi, and it will be bad if things are exposed to him at that time. Even if they weren't alarmed, other ordinary flagmen might not be as loyal to them as their own guards, and they could keep their mouths shut. The news that the eldest concubine was once captured will definitely get out, and she will still end up ugly at that time.

It would be nice if he could make peace with the Ming army, but I don't know if the Ming army has this plan. has caught such an important person, but it is a great achievement, I don't know if Yue Xiang will let it go.

Just thinking about it, he saw a fast ride running from the mountain pass in the distance, which was the scout who entered the mountain. In the blink of an eye, he got closer, flew off the horse, and Huang Taiji's heart suddenly tightened when he saw his demeanor. By the time the scout had finished speaking, his eyes widened, his brow furrowed, and he stood up with a snort.

"What?! Is there such a thing?! He circled the ground twice with his hands behind his back, and his gaze fell on the opposite city.

Could it be them......

Above the city, Dong Mingchuan and Ma Gong saw a group of about 100 Jianzhou soldiers slowly approaching in a very loose formation from a distance. Seeing this, Ma Gong shouted: "The pigtail soldiers are up again!" Everyone, prepare! Quick, cannon! There was an immediate uproar at the head of the city, several gunners shook the cannon body, and the muzzle of the iron cannon of the Wolf Machine was slowly aimed at the Jurchen horse team approaching forward, and a family member went down the city and quickly ran into the inner fort to inform Yue Xiang.

Abahai's face lost his usual composure, and he looked at Yue Xiang's eyes as if he was looking at a monster.

It was unbelievable that this Han Chinese officer, whom he had met for the first time, could know so well about his situation. She was sure that she had never seen him before, but looking at his expression, it seemed as if she had known her for a long time. seems to have been paying attention to his every move by his side, and even knows about his personal relationship with Daishan.

Nurhachi is already a man in his sixties, although he still looks like a middle-aged man in the appearance of practicing martial arts all year round, but he must have fought in the killing field for more than 30 years, and when he was young, he climbed the ice and snow too hard and left a wound, and now he sometimes feels uncomfortable when he is old, especially when he feels that his body has begun to go downhill over the years.

The Jurchen atmosphere is not like that of the Han people, and the ethical concept is very weak. Lao Tzu died, and Lao Tzu's woman was inherited by his son; It was very common for the elder brother to die, and the sister-in-law to inherit the younger brother, so it can be said that this was the trend at that time. Like Nurhachi's second concubine, Fucha, who was originally his widowed cousin-in-law, gave birth to his son Manggutai, who is now the owner of the Blue Banner.

Therefore, Nurhachi once said in public that after he returned to the throne in the future, Abahai would be handed over to the care of the Great Bel Daishan, which in fact meant that Abahai would be left to him. And Dai Shan is the most powerful figure in the limelight at this time, and he is the only one other than Nurhachi who leads two banners (Zheng, inlaid with two red flags), and now the people in Jianzhou are privately wondering whether this khanate will be handed over to Dai Shan after the old Khan King returns to heaven.

With Abahai's shrewdness, it was natural to plan ahead, and Nurhachi's public reluctance to speak only strengthened her determination to hold on to the Great Belle. Although her three sons are very much loved by Nurhachi, and even said that they will give them the most powerful two Yellow Banner Niu Lu to command, but after all, the three of them are still young, Dai Shan's strength is strong, and they are highly respected by all the ministers.

In addition, compared with Nurhachi, Daishan is in his thirties, and it is the time when the male charm is at its strongest. The four Bellery Huang Taiji and Dai Shan are two representatives of different personalities, if Huang Tai Chi is like a piece of ice, then Dai Shan is a fire, and the burning enthusiasm can melt anyone.

With her current age, she is the age when she needs a strong male comfort, but unfortunately Nurhachi is already old, so Abahai secretly seduced Daishan, and with her beauty and charm, Daishan finally fell under her pomegranate skirt. The two secretly exchanged like glue, but these things were kept absolutely secret from Nurhachi, Nurhachi said so, but now that he is not dead, this kind of thing is a taboo thing after all.

But this secret, which no one could ever know, was unexpectedly revealed by Yue Xiang, and Abahai felt a chill creeping up her spine.

This man ...... Could it be a monster? There was absolutely no way he could have known such a thing......

This person is definitely not an ordinary Ming army officer, who is he? From his body, from his eyes, Abahai felt something different from ordinary people, and that feeling was indescribable, that is, he felt that he was different from others. She has psychic powers and is good at observing others, but she can't feel the feelings of ordinary humans from him.

Plus the woman named Xiaowan, she has the same abilities as herself. Could it be that she is also a member of the White Yang Sect?

Of course, Abahai knew what the White Yang Sect was, but she didn't tell Yue Xiang the truth. Because this has a lot to do with the purpose of her trip, and this matter is determined by Nurhachi and she is responsible for it, for the sake of the future she must do her best to complete it, in case she messes up with Nurhachi's ruthlessness and iron-faced selflessness, it is likely that she will fall out of favor............