After entering the Xiaoice River period, the winter in the north became colder and colder every year, and it was already full of snow just after November. Huang Taiji believed that the Ming Dynasty would not send troops until at least the beginning of spring next year, so he ordered Tang Gu to bring only 20,000 horses to meet in the Liaodong area, and he himself led 40,000 elites wearing Cossack robes to assist in the attack on Yizhou.

In the face of the Rakshasa people's artillery fire, Rong Shi was stunned for more than two months, which made Huang Taiji very surprised. According to the information of Sun Degong and Bao Chengxian, he knew that the city was almost out of ammunition and food, and he really couldn't figure out why these sheep-like Han people had become so strong. However, Huang Taiji's goal was not Yizhou, and this setback did not discourage him, on the contrary, he already knew that the main force of the Ming Dynasty had crossed the Dalinghe Fort, and the forward troops were moving closer to Yizhou.

Faced with the upcoming competition between sandpiper and clam clam on stage, Huang Taiji thought that he was the fisherman who benefited from it. At this time, he had 60,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners, plus more than 10,000 Rakshasa musketeers and more than 7,000 Cossack cavalry, he was confident enough to capture Yizhou before the support of the Ming Dynasty's army, and then implement the strategy of encircling the point and sending reinforcements. Once the little emperor found out about his rebellion, he would help him get rid of Nurhachi and a few siblings who were vying for power, and then he could rewrite the "Seven Deadly Sins" of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong and openly oppose the imperial court in Liaodong.

Just as he was full of ambition to command the soldiers to attack the city, he found that the defenders on the city wall of Uiju no longer sent arrows, stones and bricks, etc., but kept splashing cold water, and from time to time stopped and smiled mockingly at him. Huang Taiji thought to himself that you can insult my personality, but you must not look down on my intelligence. Thinking that at the beginning of the year, he was forced to bend his knees to the Ming Dynasty in order to preserve his strength, and the resentment he suppressed in his heart finally broke out, and he personally went into battle to command the siege of the city, vowing to slaughter every living person in this city.

Under his leadership, the Eight Banners scrambled to climb the city wall along the ladder, but soon they found a very real problem, the city wall was slippery and could not go up at all. At this moment, Huang Taiji realized that today was not the Songkran Festival, and the reason why the people defending the city were sprinkling water was to take advantage of the cold weather to freeze the city wall into an ice barrier. Now it's not fun, since you can't climb the city wall, what are you fighting, the soldiers hurriedly retreated, and the angry Rakshasa soldiers who were responsible for the cover of artillery fire scolded loudly, and they didn't stop talking until the evening discussion.

There was a reason for the anger of the Rakshasas, when Huang Taiji lied to them that all the wealth of the Ming Dynasty outside the Guanguan was gathered in the city of Yizhou, and not only promised them that they would get at least a few hundred taels of gold per person after capturing the city, but also the vast land north of Heishui.

Under this temptation, they gathered an expeditionary force of more than 10,000 people in Yakusk, hoping to use advanced firearms to blast open the gate of the backward Eastern Empire. Now the city walls are frozen into popsicles, and the destruction of the city is even more foolish.

Looking at the angry Rakshasa people, Huang Taiji did not panic, and while appeasing these friendly troops with developed limbs and simple minds, he kept inquiring about the situation inside and outside the city. After two months of bloody battles, with heavy casualties in the city of Yizhou, and a shortage of food, grass and ammunition, he had already contacted Sun Degong and Bao Chengxian in the city, and decided to take Yizhou in one fell swoop. For the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty, he did not take it to heart, he proudly thought that the field war was the world of the Jurchens, and he could still advance and retreat freely in the vast grassland.

Just when he was bent on taking Yizhou to save face, 10,000 strange soldiers of Huang Degong and Cao Wenzhao had quietly appeared in the Alukorqin Banner, cutting off the escape route of the Rakshasas. At the same time, Qi Xingguo's special forces also traveled hundreds of miles in the snow, bypassing the defense lines of the Jianlu and Rakshasa people and quietly approaching Yizhou.

At this time, just after three o'clock, when people were sleepy and tired, a general proposed to rest in place and enter the city after dawn. Qi Xingguo knew that the soldiers were fast, and the spies in the city could open the city gate at any time. Moreover, resting under the noses of the enemy is too risky, even if these brocade-clothed guards are bold, but as a commander, they can't take it lightly, so they ordered their subordinates to stand by and take the opportunity to gather a few hundred households to discuss the next move.

"Generals, this thousand households have been secretly edicted to hoe and rape, and they must enter the city tonight. In order to prevent them from jumping over the wall, I first read out the commendation order, and then set up a banquet to entertain everyone. ”

When everyone heard that there were spies in the city, they were immediately filled with righteous indignation, and the prisoners were all mixed into rats crossing the street, and some people were willing to be lackeys for them.

Seeing this, Qi Xingguo continued:

"I'll lead people to rush under the city gate first, and you will keep up with the speed after you see the colorful fireworks, and you must not fight on the way, otherwise it will delay the plan of the saint."

After the reorganization of Jinyiwei, secret agents were placed in the large and small cities outside the pass, responsible for collecting evidence of the crimes of collaborating with enemy generals. It's not that Zuo Zhan doesn't trust the soldiers defending the city, but that the bane left by Li Chengliang is too big. At that time, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry did not get the benefits of Nurhachi, leaving the problem of collaborating with the enemy and smuggling, and everyone from the general army to the soldiers wanted to carry some private goods.

Previously, Huang Taiji accepted the peace talks, and Zuo Zhan had already concluded that this was his delaying strategy, so on the surface he withdrew the army to show his sincerity, but secretly let a large number of officers lurk. A few days ago, the envoy of Huang Taiji entered the city to talk secretly with Sun Degong and Bao Chengxian, and promised that as long as they should cooperate with each other to take Yizhou, they would send their two sisters to become the concubines of Dajin Kingdom.

With such a big temptation, the two of them were naturally tempted and had been looking for an opportunity to open the city gate. Of course, their conspiracy had already been discovered by Jinyiwei, and Zuo Zhan decided to drag Huang Taiji's soldiers and horses with a plan, and at the same time ordered people to secretly watch out for Sun Degong and Bao Chengxian.

When he touched the city gate, Qi Xingguo ordered his subordinates to light colorful fireworks, and then carried the lantern and shook it up and down three times before extinguishing it. This is a unique code within Jinyiwei, so Qi Xingguo and the others entered the city smoothly and rushed to Rong Shiyan's mansion non-stop.

These people have been surrounded for more than two months, and they have long decided to die for the country, and the appearance of Qi Xingguo made their eyes shine, as if they saw life. Because Qi Xingguo had the aura of Qincha, Rong Shiyan summoned all the generals to the Shuaifu to greet him, one was to give him a face, and the other was to use this to cheer everyone up.

Sun Degong and Bao Chengxian knew that something was wrong, but they didn't realize that their conspiracy was exposed, so they took dozens of personal soldiers to prevent accidents.

Qi Xingguo saw that the two protagonists had arrived, and said calmly:

"Respect the Holy Lord's edict, the general soldier of Ziyi Prefecture Rong Shi guarded the border pass alone, resisted the enemy and made meritorious contributions, and was crowned as the Marquis of Saibei, commanding the soldiers and horses of Jinzhou, Yizhou, and Guangning. Sun Degong and Bao Chengxian assisted in defending the city, and took the lead in repelling foreign enemies many times, and were named the commander-in-chief of Yizhou and Guangning. Chin this! ”

For this sudden reward, Rong Shiyan bowed three times and bowed nine times to thank God. The ancient generals were named marquis based on the number of enemies killed, and the difficulty coefficient was very large. Now that he was named the Marquis of Saibei just by sticking to the city, he was more excited than grateful.

On the contrary, Sun Degong and Bao Chengxian were full of resentment. The two were generals under Yang Hao, and they were demoted after the defeat of Salhu in the 47th year of Wanli, and Sun Chengzong besieged Mang Gurtai in Yizhou last year, and they did not work. Huang Taiji keenly discovered the two of them and the mustard of the imperial court, so he made a bloody promise to recruit as a concubine, and of course they would not give up such an opportunity to ascend to the sky. Now it is only the general army of a city, how can it satisfy their appetite.

Under the instruction of Qi Xingguo, Rong Shiyan immediately held a feast to thank the saint for his grace and boost the morale of the defenders. Sun Degong and Bao Chengxian received the reward in public, but it was inevitable that they were a little vain, and they got carried away in the compliments of the generals, and their vigilance was lax for a while.

Seeing this, Qi Xingguo picked up the wine glass, pretended to be drunk and congratulated Sun Degong on his ascension, then walked to the middle of the hall with his shoulders around him, deliberately dropped the wine glass in his hand on the ground, and suddenly pulled out a dagger and cut his throat while he was unprepared. The others took Bao Chengxian and took care of it together with their own soldiers.

Everyone was stunned by such a change, and Rong Shiyan gasped even more. Qi Xingguo patted him on the shoulder, unhurriedly took out a holy decree, and read it aloud:

"Sun Degong and Bao Chengxian treasoned and defected to the enemy, intending to sacrifice Yizhou and Quang Ninh to Jianyu. Today, there are letters from both sides as evidence, and the evidence is conclusive, and it is necessary to immediately correct the law and destroy the three clans, so as to comfort the hearts of the soldiers who defend the city. ”

After speaking, Qi Xingguo pulled out his sword and cut off Bao Chengxian's head.

There is a vigorous hoeing in the city, but Huang Taiji outside the city is looking forward to it like a little daughter-in-law. Seeing that the east wanted to know, Huang Taiji began to have a trace of worry. According to the agreement, Sun Degong and Bao Chengxian will open the door to dedicate the city at the end of the year, but now the city is quiet, as if they have not woken up from their sleep.

Huang Taiji couldn't have imagined that these two miscellaneous pieces had already been subdued, let alone admit the fact that the conspiracy had been revealed, and he had to fight again for the sake of dignity. He had already obtained the city defense map of Uiju, and found the weak link in the defense by analyzing the deployment of troops, and as soon as the sky was faint, he ordered the Rakshasas to carry out artillery bombardment, and then personally led his subordinates and Cossack cavalry to carry out a fierce attack.

Rong Shiyan was prepared for the change of the enemy, not only changed the defensive deployment, but also mobilized the people of the whole city overnight to help defend the city. He knew that the more frantic the enemy was, the more likely it was to be a last-ditch attempt, and he did not hesitate to go into battle shirtless to boost morale, and both the attackers and defenders fought with corpses and heavy casualties. Fortunately, Qi Xingguo fully inherited his Lao Tzu's military talent, calmly commanded the battle, and turned danger into disaster many times.

According to Huang Taiji's plan, if he can take Yizhou in advance, the Rakshasa people will inevitably defend the city, and then he will hide in the Liaohe camp and watch the Ming army and the Rakshasa people fight. Even if the Rakshasas are defeated in the future, they will have to defect to themselves due to the cut off of the back road, which is simply a tiger for the Eight Banners soldiers who are already galloping on the grassland. In the face of the questioning of the Ming Dynasty, he could completely die and not admit it, and once the little emperor killed the hostages in anger, he could openly confront the Ming Dynasty in the name of revenge.