57. Chenghua plough court

At this time, Huang Taiji suddenly woke up to his dream of the Spring and Autumn Period to start with running for his life. When he figured out that it was the Yongwei battalion led by Huang Degong and Cao Wenzhao, he saw this black tiger-headed army rushing over like a whirlwind. The Cossack cavalry, who claimed to be the sons of the steppe, were ferocious, but in the face of such a well-trained and well-equipped cavalry corps, they were about to collapse at the touch of a button, and the formation had long since been scattered after several waves of charges, scurrying around like headless flies.

Tang Gu, who came to answer, was also not happy, and was blocked by Sun Chuanting using the Wuhan Iron and Steel car, and the royal army skillfully carried out cross-fire according to the tactics of two strikes, and the Jurchen cavalry fell in pieces in an instant like dry grass that was blown off by the wind.

As the saying goes, defeat is like a mountain, and the confusion in the rear and left flank of Huang Taiji quickly spread throughout the army, and he could not restrain the fleeing of the Rakshasa soldiers and Cossack cavalry. Seeing that the enemy's Chinese army was showing signs of loosening, Sun Chuanting ordered the artillery to open full fire, blowing up the enemy's cavalry phalanx.

This unexpected scene made Huang Taiji terrified, this can no longer be regarded as a war, but the Ming army is carrying out a one-sided massacre with absolute superiority. He once proudly believed that the Eight Banners were the bravest warriors on the grassland, and even if they could not conquer the cities of the Ming Dynasty head-on, they could still give the Ming army a powerful blow in the field.

In the face of such a tragic situation, he was desperate and never had the heart to regroup. At this moment, he especially understood why his father Khan would so happily agree to go to Beijing as a hostage, because they took the wrong path from the beginning, as courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, they enjoyed the grace of the imperial court for generations, and twice treacherously and the heavens and men were angry.

Trapped beasts are still fighting, let alone people! Although Huang Taiji was desperate but did not want to die, after a short period of confusion, he quickly gathered his men and ordered Tang Gu and Turge to open a gap from the north and flee to the northwest with the remnants.

This was beyond Sun Chuanting's expectations, so he had to order Huang Degong and Cao Wenzhao to turn around and pursue, while he surrounded the Rakshasas and Cossacks who had lost their direction, and constantly compressed their positions to trap them in a small space. According to the little emperor's wishes, he fired at these musketeers, and secretly observed their formations and tactics. To say that these expeditionary forces are still very capable of fighting, although the defeat is decided, there is still no intention of surrendering, using the limited terrain to quickly build fortifications, causing a lot of casualties to the Ming army.

Of course, this is mainly because Sun Chuanting did not want to eliminate them in one go, but played a game of cat and mouse, and sent the Royal Army to take turns to test his combat ability through actual combat.

After persisting like this for a month, the Rakshasas eventually ran out of ammunition and food, and could only send messengers to beg for peace talks. Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng personally came to the front of the battle to accept the surrender, looking at the skinny Rakshasa people and sighing, this group of old hairy people was so embarrassed, there was no aggression of the invaders at all.

For this group of international prisoners of war, Zhu Youxiao meant to disarm them all and escort them to Jinzhou and Ningyuan for custody, and several major leaders were sent to Beijing. These people never dreamed that the Ming army would treat them preferentially, not only did they not insult and scold, but they also treated them with courtesy. When they enter the majestic Forbidden City, they have nothing but reverence and worship in their hearts, and every palace here is more luxurious than the Kremlin.

When they saw that the Emperor of the Apocalypse, whom everyone respected, was actually a seventeen-year-old boy, their jaws almost fell to the ground in shock. You must know that at this time, Russia was in the reign of the Romanov dynasty, and Tsar Mikhail I was in the prime of life but had been frail and sickly, and his father Elder Filaret was the regent behind the scenes. The so-called no comparison, no harm, the gap between the two sides is clear at a glance.

Xiong Tingbi had long heard that the Rakshasa people were brutal and murderous, and said angrily:

"Holy Lord, this group of people has the blood of the Ming army and civilians on their hands, why bother to show them kindness. The old minister suggested that they should be dragged outside the noon gate immediately and beheaded to deter the foreigners in the Honglu Temple. ”

Zhu Youxiao's heart didn't want to break the bodies of these invaders into pieces, but at the moment he didn't want to tear his face with the Rakshasa and try to force these people to go back and persuade Mikhail to conclude a military alliance with the Ming Dynasty through coercion and inducement, and jointly send troops to attack the Dzungar Khanate and open up this ancient Silk Road.

"The Ming Dynasty and Tsarist Russia were separated by thousands of miles and had never met each other in history, and I have ascertained that this conflict was entirely instigated by Huang Taiji, not the will of the monarchs and subjects of the two countries. I will release some of you and send an envoy to Moscow in the hope that the two countries will enter into a comprehensive strategic partnership. ”

For this new term, the people in the Imperial Palace are confused, but in fact, this is a reference to the diplomatic wisdom of New China. Strategic cooperation refers to the cooperation between the two countries in core fields such as military and science and technology, in addition to normal business exchanges and cultural exchanges.

The reason why Zhu Youxiao attached so much importance to Tsarist Russia was because he planned to enter the Eastern European continent through the springboard of Tsarist Russia after cleaning up the Japanese state in the east and the monkey soldiers in the south, and deal with Poland, France, Britain, etc. in the west, and deal with the Ottoman world tumor in the south.

When the Ming Dynasty dealt with these Rakshasa captives, Huang Taiji led the remnants around the Horqin grassland and once again bloodied the Borzigit tribes, taking all their wealth, livestock, and women for himself. For these inhumane barbarians, Zhu Youxiao ordered the slaughter of all the Jianzhou Jurchens to pay tribute to the souls of the victims and the heroic souls of the martyrs.

During the Chenghua period, Nurhachi's fifth ancestor Dong Shan bowed down to the Ming Dynasty and constantly asked for various rewards; On the other hand, they colluded with Mongolia and continued to burn, kill and loot on the frontiers of the Ming Dynasty. In the face of such a capricious and despicable villain, in the third year of Chenghua, Zhu Jianshen sent 50,000 troops to wash the Jianzhou Jurchens, destroyed their nests, eliminated their species, and killed more than 1,700 Dongshan people.

During the Wanli period, in order to deal with the Yehe Jurchens, Li Chengliang re-supported Nurhachi and connived at him to unify the northern Jurchens, and finally Nurhachi returned to his old business and openly rebelled against the Ming Dynasty again.

In the second year of the Apocalypse, Huang Taiji tore up the peace treaty that had not dried the ink, and lured the wolf into the house to harm his compatriots. The three rebellions of the Jianzhou Jurchens had made Zhu Youxiao give up the last trace of illusion and pity for them, and vowed to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots and never suffer in the future.

Of course, this matter also needed the participation of the Mongols, and he first ordered Jinyiwei to go to Gaoyang County to arrest Nurhachi and Daishan, Yuetuo, Dolgon, Duoduo and others, peel the last grass and send it to the Guanwai to warn other Jurchen tribes, and then hand over the rest of the family, slaves, and clansmen to Lin Dan for disposal.

At the beginning, Mang Gurtai attacked Chahanhot, and the concubines, princesses, and wives of the Chahar Department were not less ruined, and the men were almost slaughtered. Now that the captives of the Jianzhou Jurchens have fallen into their hands, death is the best relief, and a living life is better than death.

After doing these things, Zhu Youxiao ordered Lin Dan to lead the clan's strong drinking horses out of the customs and join forces with Li Ruzhen to enter Jianzhou Wei. At the same time, he ordered Li Rubai to go to North Korea to gather troops and cooperate with Sun Chuanting and Lin Dan's troops to carry out this protracted massacre. In short, he wants to completely exterminate this disgusting race through this battle.

For the slaughter order issued by the little emperor, many imperial historians in the court and the central government have expressed their opposition, believing that since the main force of Huang Taiji has been lost, it is no longer possible to plague Liaodong, and the butcher's knife should not be waved at the unarmed Jianyu.

Zhu Youxiao was extremely disgusted with these hypocrites who were full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and thought to himself why you didn't persuade them when Jianyu slaughtered Han people? I bought a watch last year, and now I'm pretending to be a good person. In addition to being angry, he decisively asked Wei Zhongxian to sort out these kinds of officials, not only listed them in the Donglin remnants, but also planted a charge of sympathy for the enemy.

Of course, there was a person Wei Zhongxian who didn't dare to move, and he ran to the Qinzheng Hall overnight to report:

"Long live the master of Qiqi, the servants have arranged manpower to monitor those officials who sympathize with Jianyu, but Lord Guozhang is also among them, and I ask Long Live Lord to decide."

After speaking, he lowered his head vigorously, for fear of making eye contact with the little emperor. After all, Zhang Guoji is Zhang Yan's father, and Zhang Yan is the wife of the little emperor, and she is obedient to her on weekdays. What's even worse is that she is very disgusted with these eunuchs interfering in politics, and often persuades the little emperor to rule the world with scholars, and also places a copy of "Zhao Gao's Biography" on the bedside as a warning.

Zhu Youxiao quietly looked at the powerful eunuch below, knowing that he was afraid of Zhang Yan, he felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, and pretended to be angry and said:

"This Tai Kangbo, I asked him to assist Huang Kezhang in managing Caoyun, and he cares about Liaodong's affairs. I will personally deal with this matter, and you will continue to monitor the rest of Donglin, and after finding evidence, you will immediately be arrested and imprisoned, and handed over to Jinyiwei for trial. ”

Since Ming Chengzu set up the East Detective Factory in the eighteenth year of Yongle, because the leader is a trusted eunuch, his power has always been greater than that of Jinyiwei, and the meeting of the same level is three points higher. Now Zuo Zhan deliberately elevates the status of Jinyiwei for three reasons.

First, the leader of Jinyiwei is the son of Qi Jiguang, and the Qi family is a loyal and good general who can definitely be relied on.

Second, Jin Yiwei participated in the previous Liaodong war, and was more familiar with specific affairs, and it was easier to deal with cases of collaborating with the enemy.

The third is to take the opportunity to suppress Dongchang, take back the power of the eunuch party, and strengthen the centralization of power.

The north roared, and the forest and snow fields were empty. Huang Taiji was hiding in a tent with Tang Gu, Turge and others, they were the first eagle dogs to follow Nurhachi's rebellion, and they knew that they were deeply guilty. The imperial court has issued a massacre order, and all the Jianzhou Jurchens will be abandoned in the wilderness, and they can only flee to the deep mountains and old forests to temporarily escape from the Ming Dynasty, Mongolia, Korea, and Yehe.

Relying on his military exploits, Turg once fought a bloody way to break out of the siege with Huang Taiji, and later married one of Nurhachi's daughters as a reward and became the concubine of the Jin Kingdom. Seeing that Huang Taiji couldn't make up his mind, he sighed and said stiffly:

"In the Battle of Uiju, our army was devastated, and it was no longer capable of facing it. It is better to raise the clan to go to the fishing area of the sea, where they can rebuild their homes and recuperate. ”

Tang Gu also wanted to migrate north, but he and Turg were mortal enemies, and after hearing this, he said sarcastically:

"Back then, the royal family of the Yuan Dynasty was served there by the Ming Dynasty general Lan Yu, what did the horse master mean? Moreover, our Jurchens are known for their bravery, and their subordinates suggested that they should fight with the Ming army in the area of Xing'anling and fight to break the net. ”

The two usually have deep grievances, and it is difficult to have the same opinions, so they can't help but quarrel in the big tent. Seeing this, Huang Taiji brushed his sleeves away, and when he returned to his tent, he saw Bumu Butai making the bed, and he was furious for a while. Regardless of the fact that Da Yu'er was only a nine-year-old girl, she stretched out two claws and walked in front of her gloomily. The girl's screams thrilled him, and only a woman could bring comfort to his situation.

Huang Taiji hesitated, but Lin Dan of the Chahar Department was not idle, inquiring around about his whereabouts, bent on regaining his beloved. Buyangu took advantage of his familiarity with the terrain to find out the hiding places of many Jiantu, and mercilessly cut off their heads to receive rewards from the Ming generals. After passing through Injo, Joseon obeyed the orders of the Ming Dynasty, and gave full play to his despicable character in Liaodong, wantonly slaughtering the Jurchens of various tribes and looting their property.

As for the two brothers, Li Rubai and Li Ruzhen, when Salhu fought bloodily, they were the only ones in the Ming Dynasty's four-way army who retreated, and they were suspected of collaborating with the enemy. In addition, in the past two years, most of the Liaodong iron cavalry has been transferred, and the remaining soldiers and horses have also been disarmed, and their strength is not as good as before. For the massacres of Mongolia and Korea, they could only turn a blind eye, and slowly confirmed the hatred that they did not share with the Jurchens, and finally broke off the relationship between Li Chengliang and Nurhachi's master and servant.

The massacre lasted for three years, and there was no more disgusting money rat tail in the world, and the funny melon skin hat and horse coat disappeared. In order to prevent Yehe, the Montenegrin Jurchen and the Tunguska from repeating Nurhachi's old path, the imperial court ordered all of them to be relocated to the Yalu River, and at the same time banned the Manchu language, banned the Manchu language, unified the teaching and learning of Central Plains culture, and used Confucian ethics to restrict their daily life.