Zhao Hong led 100,000 troops, Huang Degong of the left army, and Cao Wenzhao of the right army, set off from Beijing to aid Liaodong. The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, the grain and grass are sufficient, and the fierce generals are like clouds. It has been a long time since the Ming Dynasty had such a strong army set off from Beijing.

The people of the capital watched along the road, the military was majestic, and the cheers and shouts were endless. This is the most simple national pride of the people, and in history, it will be destroyed by foreign invaders in the next few hundred years.

The young man has been away from home so far, looking for Liaodong and not knowing how many old friends are left, Zhao Hong has mixed feelings in his heart.

Along the way, I looked at the old grave in the barren grass on the side of the road, and I was afraid that it would be my old friend who was buried. After years of bloody battles in Liaodong, the imperial court won fewer and lost more, and I don't know how many Han sons and daughters died tragically under the Tartar knife.

The people of Liaodong have not seen so many troops come to help for a long time, and all along, because Liaodong can fight, the imperial court always mobilizes the soldiers and horses here to quell the rebellion.

Zhu Yousong had this confidence and sent troops everywhere because the Qinwang army in the south and southwest of the Yangtze River had all pledged allegiance to the new dynasty. What Zhu Yousong didn't expect the most was that Qian Qianyi, who had a grudge against him for killing his son, painstakingly recruited a group of soldiers and horses in Jiangnan, and went north to King Qin, but he also surrendered. Some people, in order to covet power, have really lost all laws.

After the Shanhaiguan, there are battlefields everywhere!

Jinzhou has been lost, and Ningyuan has become a lonely city, drowning in the bloody Hu Qi, fighting bloodily. Yuan Chonghuan Mangui, You Shilu, and Zu Dashou went out of the city to resist the enemy in order to defend Ningyuan. Huang Taiji Governor Daishan, Amin, Mang Gurtai, Azig and others attacked. The two sides set up a position under Ningyuan City, and the autumn wind in Liaodong was no less than the early winter in Guannei, and the cold wind was mixed with the smell of gunsmoke, stimulating the nerves of every soldier.

Yuan Chonghuan looks elegant, and at the age of forty, he is in the prime of life. Although he looks elegant, he can be regarded as a fierce general in Liaodong. Putting aside the later controversy, Yuan Chonghuan at this time was bent on guarding the country for the Ming Dynasty.

On Huang Taiji's side, the four Baylors are all perennial battles, and they are fierce and abnormal. At the time, people thought that the Tartars were good at cavalry, but in fact they were not. The warriors of the Jurchen tribe are famous for their foot combat and have a great reputation. Houjin is a member of the Jurchen tribe, and he is all drawing his sword in his hand at the moment, just waiting to fight.

The long knives in their hands were all sold to them by Shanxi Jin merchants, and they were made of fine iron. Even better than the weapons of the Ming army. Every time they entered the customs to loot, the looted property, and the women and children they captured were all sold to Jin merchants in exchange for iron tools and intelligence. This is a costless transaction, and all that is paid is burning, killing, and looting. However, it is full of brains raised by many Jin merchants in the border pass.

This point, Sun Chuanting passed by the county seat of Jinshang County, and he had already learned something, although he didn't know much, it was shocking. Now Sun Chuanting, as the secretary of the Ministry of War, has reported this discovery to Zhu Yousong.

The defenders of Shanhaiguan were reluctant to come to support Ningyuan, and in their opinion, the land outside the pass was not enough to defend. Only by retreating to Shanhaiguan is a good policy. But the soldiers were unwilling to abandon their homeland, which was the place where their ancestors had worked for generations, and the land under their feet, where the bones of their ancestors were buried, could not be easily discarded.

Holding the same idea as them, there are also Zhao Hong and Huang Degong and Cao Wenzhao. These three fierce generals are all Liao, how can they support the Shanhaiguan and let others wreak havoc on their hometowns.

Huang Taiji gave an order, and the Jurchens rushed over with a howl, and several Baylors rushed to the front. Yuan Chonghuan waved his hand gently, and Ning Yuan's few remaining artillery pieces spat out tongues of fire, hitting the cannonballs in the crowd that rushed into battle, the ground trembled, and the smoke of gunpowder rose everywhere. Flesh and blood flew everywhere where the bullet fell, and the other Jurchen soldiers were unconscious, wiped off the flesh and blood foam on their faces, and continued to charge.

Guan Ningbing raised his spears and braved the rain of arrows in the sky, fighting with this group of ghost-like Tartars rushing in one place. Ning Yuan's defenders are exhausted and alone, and they have fought so far, relying on their enthusiasm. But at this time, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners was not blown out. The noon battle lasted until dawn, the victory and defeat had been divided, and the Guan Ning army was just desperately persevering.

Huang Taiji smiled smugly, and said to his younger brother Dolgon: "Father Khan was beaten back by Yuan Chonghuan under Ningyuan City, I deeply regret it. Today is the day of revenge, and after a while, we captured Yuan Chonghuan alive, peeled off the skin and dissected the heart, and paid tribute to my father Khan. ”

Dorgon didn't say a word, he didn't like his brother. His father, Khan, liked him so much that he even made him an eight-year-old boy among the ranks of Heshuo Ezhen who participated in state politics. Later, Nurhachi died, and Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, and the first thing he did was to force his biological mother to be buried with him.

He didn't want to stay here, looking at Huang Taijizhi's complacent expression, he grabbed the horse's belly and said, "I'll go to the front and capture Yuan Chonghuan alive." ”

He is the flag owner of the white flag, and naturally has his own personal soldiers around him. With him, the horse flew into the formation.

Yuan Chonghuan's face was covered with soot, and now, he also knew that he had no power to return to the sky. said to Zu Dashou, who had a deep friendship: "Fuyu (Zu Dashou word Fuyu), today's events are just death." I am the main general, I want to defend Ningyuan, and the court will investigate it, and I will not be able to escape the blame. Unlike you, you can lead the troops to rush and flee to Shanhaiguan. ”

Zu Dashou's eyebrows were clustered, and he said with a sigh: "You are the governor of Liaodong, and it is a capital crime for me to leave you and escape." Hurry up and get on the horse, this battle will be lost, let's do our best. I escorted you to Shanhaiguan and then argued with the court, how could I not distinguish between right and wrong? It's the prince who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and the crime is not in the general, but in the handsome. ”

When Yuan Chonghuan was about to speak, there was a sudden commotion on the side.

Man Gui was covered in blood, and came over with a cruel smile and said, "Haha, it's finally here, we're saved!" ”

Yuan Chonghuan was confused and said, "What's coming?" ”

This is Zu Dashou also saw the situation in the south clearly, and said in surprise: "Reinforcements are coming!" It's our reinforcements! A black face is even more terrifying because of its distortion, but in Yuan Chonghuan's opinion, it looks very good, because that face is full of hope.

A large number of cavalrymen raised their guns to shoot on horses, which is the flintlock pistol of Ying'en Temple, which can be fired on horses.

Zu Dashou shouted: "Which brother is coming to reinforce it?" ”

Countless cavalry swarmed in, and this new force was so powerful that the Tartars, who had been fighting bloodily for a long time, rushed back one after another. A general poured out of the crowd, a black horse Xuanjia, and a spear. Although the years have made him no longer young, his face has not changed.

Already about Ning Jun shouted incredulously: "It's Zhao Hong!" Thousands of troops said that they were handsome, and the young general of Liaodong said Zhao Hong! It's Zhao Hong who is back! ”