After properly pacifying the Mongolian compatriots, the only hidden danger of the Ming Dynasty was Huang Taiji. Previously, he had hoped to defect to Tsarist Russia, but Alexei had formed an alliance with the Ming Dynasty, and he could only hide like a lone wolf in the middle of the Linhai Snow Plain. Due to the difficult conditions and the lack of hope, his followers continued to dwindle, and in order to avoid the pursuit of the Ming army stationed in Telin, he could only flee as far as the Xing'an Mountains north of the Heilongjiang River.

Even so, Huang Taiji was still worried, because the imperial court had already issued a document for sea fishing, and the local Tunguska savages and Rakshasas especially wanted to capture him in exchange for the title of second duke, which was a long-term meal ticket, not only could he enjoy the glory and wealth, but also future generations could inherit this honor.

According to Jin Yiwei's secret report, Zhu Youxiao knew that Huang Taiji was already a lost dog, but cutting grass to eradicate the roots, and eliminating evil needed to be exhausted, and it could not be regarded as a real victory if he did not cut off his head. The day after the conclusion of the treaty in Ulaanbaatar, he marched north with 30,000 royal troops and the Yongwei Battalion, and together with Qi Jin of Beihai and Chen Ce of Telin, he encircled and suppressed the remnants of Jianyu.

On Dongjin Mountain, Huang Taiji has already felt that winter is coming, and the temperature in Mobei will drop to more than minus 40 degrees after entering December, which is extremely cruel for human beings, and it is precisely because of this that he will choose to flee here to get a chance to breathe. At this time, he was no longer the high-spirited sweat on the Horqin grassland, his body was rickety, his face was haggard, and his eyes were full of despair for the future.

He had heard that the Ming Dynasty had established an alliance with the Mongol tribes of the Yellow Race, and that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was rushing at him with an elite Han Chinese army. The best thing for him to do was to keep running for his life, but this time he wasn't sure how many people around him would be willing to follow him to the end of the world.

In fact, his scruples were completely superfluous, because whether they lived or died, their head was equivalent to fifty taels of silver, which was a shortcut to making a fortune for others. Coupled with the lack of necessary food, cotton clothing, medicinal materials and other daily necessities, in less than a year, less than 20,000 people were left in the Jianjiao, and the entire tribe was lifeless. Hearing that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally led the troops to chase and suppress, they knew that the future was bleak, and the wild nature of the trapped beast was awakening, and they decided to choose to do the final duel for the sake of dignity.

However, at this time, the top of the Jianyu was still unprecedentedly united, and both Tanggu and Turg thought that hope should not be abandoned, and suggested secretly passing through the defense area of the Manjingwei and taking a boat to Sakhalin Island before the sea froze.

"Great Khan, even if the Ming Emperor does not come to pursue, it will be difficult for our grain and grass to survive this cold winter, rather than sit back and wait for death, it is better to move to Sakhalin Island at the mouth of the Heishui River. The minister has sent someone to investigate, and there are dense forests and many rivers, which are very suitable for us to rest and recuperate. ”

Huang Taiji had also considered this plan, but once he entered the island, it would be difficult to lead his subordinates out, which was tantamount to giving up the strategy of dominating Liaodong and becoming a chieftain in a corner of peace. Seeing that he was hesitating, Tang Gu continued to persuade:

"Don't worry about it anymore, the inhabitants of the island have submitted to my father Khan, we can take these domestic slaves and gain a foothold there, use the rich products to trade with the Japanese people in the south, in exchange for grain, cloth, birds, and cannons, and then return to Liaodong to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army when the army is strong."

Tang Gugu's words were very inspiring, which made Huang Taiji seem to see a bright future. In order to get rid of the encirclement of the Ming army in advance, he ordered to start migrating eastward overnight, and his eldest son Haoge led the forward to explore the way, and he and the generals pressed the formation in the Chinese army.

For Jianyu, this is a road to survival, and the future is bright and the process is difficult. Turg's intention to send people to spy on Sakhalin Island had already been learned by Chen Ce, and under the instruction of Zhu Youxiao, the Yehe Jurchens who had been ordered to join the army of Huang Taiji disguised themselves as residents of Sakhalin Island, deliberately exaggerating the richness of the place, and inducing Jianyu to make up his mind to cross the sea. At the same time, Huang Degong and Cao Wenzhao led the Yongwei battalion to bite the rear team of Huang Taiji tightly, and kept driving them to the direction of Telin. They are like predators who follow the flock, and if they find a lone one, they will immediately bite them to death, without any hesitation or mercy.

Unlike the battle on land, the Tatar Strait was quiet, and Huang Taiji did not know that at this time, the students of Ningbo Maritime Academy had already pulled anchor and set sail, and under the leadership of Shen Yourong and Nan Juyi, they passed through Pusan and Vladivostok and went straight to Telin, preparing to give Jianyu a half-crossing attack.

At this time, there were less than 20,000 people left, morale was sluggish, and the combat effectiveness was low, while the main force of the Ming army was as much as 80,000 and advanced firearms, and the two sides were not an order of magnitude at all. However, Zhu Youxiao still chose to mobilize the main force of the navy to go north despite his absolute superiority, which made people feel a bit of a murderer. Taking the opportunity of the discussion, Qi Jin, who was eager for meritorious service, said without complaints:

"Shengshang, Huang Taiji is already the end of the strong crossbow, how can the light of its fireflies compete with the sun and moon of the Ming Dynasty, and now the Holy Lord is once again driving in person, the soldiers are eager to fight, and the ministers have deployed heavy troops on the periphery of the Manjing Guard, and these grass cowards will not escape."

Qi Jin's thoughts, Zhu Youxiao already knew, he suffered a big loss from Yue Tuo in the mixed blood war back then, and he wanted to catch Huang Taiji alive to wash away the shame of the snow. To say that he is also a fierce general, he has followed Qi Jiguang to fight since he was a child, from a hundred households to a garrison, guerrilla, until he worked as a general, and later followed Liu Dadao to fight in Guanxi, took the lead in climbing the Goryeo city wall, and became the deputy commander-in-chief. Originally, he had resigned due to illness and recuperated in Dingyuan's hometown, but in the last years of Shenzong, Nurhachi was in turmoil, and he took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Liaodong and listen to orders under Xiong Tingbi's account.

For such talents, Zhu Youxiao has always taken special care of them, so he ordered him to go to Beihai to inspect and build Ziqing City. It's just that the symbolism of encircling and suppressing Huang Taiji is very important, and you can't act rashly without being 100% sure, so Zhu Youxiao still decided to follow the previous plan.

"Shaotang is well-planned and has the style of a general, but you have to obey the overall situation. I order you to mobilize all the defenders immediately, pretend to be light on the enemy, and flash a hole from the flank to let Huang Taiji pass. The city of Terin should be heavily guarded, and only the boats to cross the sea should be left for Jianyu by the river, so as to ensure that they can carry 5,000 people to the sea.

In this way, I will consider entrusting you with the task of capturing Huang Taiji, but if anything goes wrong in the process, I will also use your head to pay tribute to Qi Shaobao's spirit in the sky. ”

After listening to the first half of the paragraph, Qi Jin was still proud, and when Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt on the ground and replied categorically:

"Rest assured, the minister is willing to make a military order, if he allows Jianyu to climb the wall of Turin with one soldier and one soldier, the minister will cut off this head and apologize to the saint."

Looking at Qi Jin who was trembling, Zhu Youxiao knew that this was a loyal person, although he couldn't understand the truth that only by killing Huang Taiji could he deter those young people on the grassland, but because he had a patriotic heart and a heart for the people, this kind of person could not be entrusted with heavy responsibilities, but they must be given a good future and ending.

"Shaotang has this confidence in victory, and I am also deeply encouraged. The Qi family has been loyal to the imperial court for generations, and Qi Shaobao is powerful and at the border, I don't want you to be too eager for quick success, but to accumulate the reputation of your ancestors. Don't worry, Huang Taiji has long been a fish on the knife board, and I just want to play a game of cat and mouse with him.

This time, the officers and men of the three armies braved the bitter cold weather to come to Mobei, and the extermination of Jianyu was only to deter the tribal leaders on the grassland, otherwise how could the newly established national alliance stand on its prestige? At the same time, I also want to use this to practice the tactics of coordinated operations on land and sea, so as to accumulate experience for the future strategy of fighting for hegemony in the oceans. ”

The north is cold, mixed with snowflakes the size of goose feathers, and the Heilongjiang River is vast. At this time, the river was already frozen, and Huang Taiji's men and horses quickly crossed to the opposite bank, found a breakthrough in the encirclement of the Telling defenders, and successfully arrived outside the city of Trin.

After several attempts, Huang Taiji knew that there was no time to capture the city, so he ordered his men to rush to the outer docks, wanting to hurry to Sakhalin Island while the sea was still not frozen. The problem is that this is only a small fishing port, except for a dozen warships, the rest are small fishing boats, which can barely carry 5,000 people across the sea at a time.

After months of running around, these bald pigtails saw that hope was at hand, and no one would miss the opportunity to board the ship, and for a while there were endless quarrels and even fights on the docks. Seeing this, Huang Taiji hurriedly came forward to quell the dispute, drove his horse to a high ground and shouted:

"You are all loyal and brave men who have followed Ben Khan all the way, and you are the last hope of the Jianzhou Jurchens, Ben Khan knows that you are very hard, as long as you pass this hurdle, we will be able to restore the glory of the Dajin Kingdom. For this reason, Ben Khan decided that Haug and Tang Gu would lead the vanguard troops and the old and weak women and children to board the ship, and the rest of the men would follow Ben Khan and the horse Turg together, and Ben Khan promised that they would return within seven days to pick up all the rest of the people. Whoever dares to incite trouble during this period, Hugh blames Ben Khan for ignoring his past feelings. ”

After speaking, Huang Taiji pulled out the sword in his waist and cut off the flagpole beside him, and the Daming Dragon Flag on it slowly fell. Seeing this, everyone gradually quieted down, and returned to their respective camps one after another to wait for orders. In the end, he is a generation of heroes, and he can always make the most correct choice for the organization. Seeing that the first group of clansmen sailed out of the port under the command of Hauge and Tang Gu and gradually disappeared from sight, he immediately ordered his subordinates to arrange a temporary defensive ring according to the terrain.

At the same time, Man Gui had already stayed here, Duoyan Sanwei and the Horqin warriors who had fled back came to the south side of Tellin, Qi Jin's Terling Wei appeared in the north, and Zhu Youxiao personally led Sun Chuanting, Qi Baoguo, Yu Dingbian, Huang Degong, Cao Wenzhao and other elite troops to arrive in front of Huang Taiji, and a fierce battle was ready to start.

Zhu Youxiao patted his horse and came to the position of Huang Taiji, and found that he was going to fight the trapped beasts, so he decisively ordered the army to stand by, and then pulled hundreds of Luzon cannons to the front, and immediately the opposite position fell into a sea of fire. He stood on the hillside with a dozen or so tribal leaders, expressionless in their admiration of the killing feast, all of whom were terrified, and he himself had mixed tastes. Thinking of the century-old humiliation of modern times, and the poverty and weakness of New China, he was glad that he was able to cross over to this most difficult era.

The snowflakes fell on the cold armor and took away the remaining warmth from him, but his heart was full of enthusiasm. Looking along the sea, the fleet of Shen Yourong and Nan Juyi in the narrow Tatar Strait has cut off the way of Hauge and Tang Gu, where there is a massacre without suspense, the heavy ironclad ships will rush the wooden ships to pieces, and the powerful artillery will devour the souls of this group of barbarians.

By the time Hauge fled back to shore with his own soldiers, Huang Taiji and his men fell into complete despair. The long night was long, and he had no intention of sleeping, Huang Taiji looked at the moon and stars and wanted to cry without tears, beat his chest and said:

"Heaven wants to kill my big gold, it's not the crime of Ben Khan!"

The soldiers around him fell one by one, and the despair was more terrible than death. Seeing his life's hard work burned, he remembered the happiness of riding horses on the grassland when he was a child, and maybe that was his best destination. Unlike Huang Taiji, Zhu Youxiao, as the winner, did not have a trace of joy, on the contrary, his face was heavy, as if he was mourning for these dead. The war is cruel, and it can even be said to be an organized massacre, which is a disaster for both sides, not to mention that the Jurchen people are also part of the Chinese nation, and this kind of cannibalism makes Zhu Youxiao happy.