Chapter 652: Destroy Bei Zhili!

Compared with Chongzhen's life, the two sides of the battle in Dongjiabao started in the morning, and it was noon in the blink of an eye, and it was afternoon in the blink of an eye. The snow stopped, the clouds dissipated, the sun came out, and the fighting became even more fierce.

Fierce battles are going on all the time. Under the personal supervision of Huang Taiji, a large number of Tartar elites, like madmen, pounced on the small Dongjiabao. At the same time, there were more Mongol cavalry, pounced on the other three strongholds of the Tiger Army. For a while, the entire Hejian Mansion seemed to be able to smell the strong smell of blood.

All kinds of gunshots, explosions, roars, screams, groans, filled the entire battlefield. The soldiers on both sides of the war could not hear in their ears what was being said. For them in the middle of the battlefield, everything around them has nothing to do with them. The small Dongjiabao has completely turned into a meat grinder, constantly devouring the lives of soldiers on both sides.

The Tartars kept rushing upward, constantly trying to set up the ladder, constantly trying to climb up the ladder, trying to seize the head of Dongjiabao. And the Tiger Ben army guarding Dongjiabao used the Tiger Ben Gun and ** Bao in their hands to fight back continuously and beat the Tartars.

Personnel on both sides are constantly falling. On the top of the city, under the walls, there were pools of blood everywhere. A large amount of blood flowed down the city, and in some of the gaps, even waterfalls were formed. Under the city wall outside Dongjiabao, huge blood puddles were formed, some of which were three feet deep.

The casualty figures on both sides are soaring. However, no one paid attention to this casualty figure. Whether it is Zhang Zhun or Huang Taiji, what they want is only Dongjiabao, not the number of casualties. At this moment, no one is more hard-hearted than their hearts.

Zhang Zhun has completely turned a blind eye to everything in front of him. The only thing he had to do now was to figure out how many people he still had, how much ammunition he had, and how long he could hold out. If he had time, he could still figure out how many people had died, how many more, and how long he could hold out.

The Tiger Ben army stationed in Dongjiabao has suffered more than 400 casualties. Such a casualty figure is unprecedented since the founding of the Tiger Ben Army. Most of the casualties were from the Dingzi battalion, and some were from the artillery of the Tiger Army. The arrows of the Tartars are still full of ferocity, and as long as they get the chance, they may be killed by arrows. The red-coated cannons of the Tartars also caused considerable casualties to the Tiger Ben Army. In addition, the accidental explosion of ** package is also an important factor.

How many people died in the Tartars, Zhang Zhun couldn't estimate. The battlefield was too chaotic, there were corpses of Tartars everywhere, and there were fallen horses everywhere. The wilderness around Dongjiabao has become a huge hell on earth, and a large number of tartars have been buried in this hell on earth. Zhang Zhun estimated that even if the battle was completely over, it would take at least a week to calculate the casualties of the Tartars more accurately.

What's more, in addition to Dongjiabao, Caojiabao, Liujiabao, and the Central Military Camp were all fierce battles, and there were also a large number of casualties. He could see from the clairvoyant mirror that the Mongol infantry was constantly attacking these three places, and the Mongol cavalry was also cruising nearby, constantly putting pressure on the Tiger Army. Outside all the strongholds of the Tiger Army, all of them were active figures of the enemy. In terms of numbers, the enemy was indeed several times larger than the Tiger Army.

The only thing that is certain is that the number of casualties in the Tartars will definitely be higher than that of the Tiger Army. Under the counterattack of the Tiger Ben army, the Tartars can be said to have fallen piece by piece. Well, it is certain that the current Huang Taiji must be very entangled in his heart. Huang Taiji was bent on taking Dongjiabao and catching himself. As a result, Dong Jiabao was like a fish bone, stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down, and his pain can be imagined.

Yes, at this moment, Huang Taiji is indeed very entangled in his heart. He made the greatest determination, vowed to take Dongjiabao, and vowed to catch Zhang Zhun. Therefore, for the casualties of the troops, at the beginning, he did not care. Seeing a large number of Dajin Army soldiers being killed around Dongjiabao, he didn't feel it at all. His only feeling was that he hoped to conquer Dongjiabao as soon as possible, catch Zhang Zhun, and then crush him to ashes.

However, as time passed, Huang Taiji could not continue to calm down. The counterattack of the Tiger Ben Army was still as sharp as ever, and a large number of ** bags were thrown down, blowing up the Dajin Army under the city wall, and the flesh and blood flew sideways and shattered. No matter how many people go up, it is not enough for the Tiger Ben Army to bomb. In a short period of time, a large number of warriors of the Dajin Army fell.

When the sun began to move westward, Huang Taiji couldn't help but care. If it was the Ming army stationed at Dongjiabao, the casualties of the Dajin army would not be very large in these few hours. However, the Huben army stationed at Dongjiabao was the Tiger Army, and the casualties of the Dajin Army were very considerable. These few hours were enough time for the Tiger Army to ravage his troops.

Withdrawal.

It is time to withdraw.

In Huang Taiji's mind, such a thought came to mind.

The battle situation on the front line is very unfavorable to the Dajin Army, and there is no hope of conquering Dongjiabao for the time being. Although the number of the Dajin Army is quite large, the warriors of the Dajin Kingdom are indeed brave, but the Dajin Army lacks effective means of attacking fortifications. Using a ladder and a bow and arrow, you can't break through the defense of the Tiger Army. The more people who go up to the Dajin army, the more people die.

At this time, he must remain calm. As a superior person, we must measure the problem in all aspects. For example, a retreat can be described as a turnaround, or it can be said as an attack in the other direction. You can say whatever you want, but you can't admit that you are defeated and you have to retreat. Everyone knows that at this time, if you retreat, it is very likely that the whole army will be defeated. This will be a great harm to the prestige of the Dajin Kingdom.

In fact, to be precise, the Dajin Army was not defeated, but it was just unable to capture Zhang Zhun. Huang Taiji really wanted to catch Zhang Zhun and was willing to pay a certain price for it, but if he really couldn't catch it, there was no way. It is impossible for him to bury all the soldiers of the Dajin Kingdom here for the sake of one Zhang Zhun.

"How's it going?"

Huang Taiji asked Hauge calmly.

"We've had a lot of deaths......"

Hauge replied a little unwillingly.

Such a fierce battle shocked him a little. In the past, the battle of the Dajin Army, even if it was fierce, was not fierce to this extent. In the history of the conquest of the Dajin Kingdom, there has never been such a dead person. That's not called dead people at all, it's just a group of suicides! For the first time, Hauge felt that it was not a good thing for his subordinates to be too brave. knew that it was to be sent to death, but he also rushed up in disregard, and as a result, he was really killed.

"I want the casualty figures of each flag."

Huang Taiji said coldly.

"Oh, I have."

Hauge said hurriedly.

He had just received the approximate casualty figures from the flags, which had been counted an hour earlier. Mainly from Dongjiabao, excluding other places. More than 1,600 people were lost under the Yellow Flag, more than 3,200 under the Yellow Flag, more than 500 under the Blue Flag, more than 800 under the Blue Flag, more than 700 under the Red Flag, more than 4,300 under the Han Army Flag, and 1,600 from the Korean Servant Army.

It seems that the data is still a little far from the psychological bottom line of Huang Taiji. However, these are the data just now, and another hour has passed, who knows how much these numbers will have to increase? The guns of the Tiger Ben Army, they are desperately harvesting human lives! What's more, there are still figures from Dongjiabao, Liujiabao, and the Central Military Camp that have not been summarized?

"It seems that Zhang Zhun will not be able to be caught today."

Huang Taiji said slowly.

Faced with such a shocking casualty figure, Huang Taiji felt that he had reached the bottom line. He can't bury the entire Dajin Kingdom in order to catch Zhang Zhun. At this moment, he immediately made the decision to withdraw his troops. Come to Japan for a long time, let's fight Zhang Zhun in the future!

Ji'er Harang's eyes flickered, as if he sensed Huang Taiji's meaning, so he quietly said tentatively: "Great Khan, should we take it easy?" Perhaps, it would be better if we took a different approach? “

This is a subtle reminder to Huang Taiji that the current offensive method is too monotonous, and it is simply unable to cause serious damage to the Tiger Ben army in Dongjiabao. On the contrary, the counterattack of the Tiger Ben Army seemed to be calculated, and every time they counterattacked, they would cause serious casualties to the Dajin Army.

It's too painful. Field warfare is the strength of the Dajin Army! It is undoubtedly wrong to continue to insist on attacking the fortifications when Zhang Zhun cannot be caught. Since it is wrong, find a way to correct it. For example, give up attacking fortifications and create opportunities for field battles.

"Order all troops, give up the attack!"

After pondering for a moment, Huang Taiji said obscurely.

"Good!"

Hauge hurried away.

Now he has the same bitterness in his heart, and he looks a little dazed and at a loss. The Dajin Army dispatched so many people, but they didn't take Dongjiabao, what should they do in the future? What will happen if the Dajin Army continues to fight with the Tiger Ben Army in the future? Tiger Benjun, how can it be so strong?

"Wait."

Huang Taiji suddenly shouted from behind.

Hauge hurried back, looking at his father suspiciously.

Huang Taiji's face was gloomy, as if he was considering something, and said slowly: "Don't continue to attack the infantry, let the cavalry find a gap to continue to consume the manpower of the Tiger Army." It is necessary to contain the Tiger Ben army in the stronghold and not let them come out. Field warfare is our strong point, and we can give full play to our strong point. ”

Hauge agreed.

Huang Taiji breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

In fact, letting the cavalry smoke cold, consume the manpower of the Tiger Army, and curb the actions of the Tiger Army is just for the face of the Dajin Kingdom, and it is actually not of much use. To be precise, this is telling the Tiger Ben Army that we are not willing to lose, the battle is not over yet, you should not be so arrogant.

At the same time, Huang Taiji also knew that around him, there must be a lot of spies staring at him with full attention. He must let these spies see that the Dajin Army has not let go and has not given up Dongjiabao. The Dajin army still has the strength to inflict a devastating blow on them if necessary.

"Withdrawal?"

"Good!"

Azig received the order and immediately ordered the withdrawal of the troops without thinking.

As a front-line commander, he was certainly well aware of the casualties of his troops. He has been fighting for many years, and he has never seen such a tragic battlefield. A stronghold like Dongjiabao cannot be taken down by relying on crowd tactics at all, and stratagems must be used. If the fight continues, the casualties of the Dajin army will be even worse. At this time, Huang Taiji decisively ordered a retreat, which was absolutely wise.

"Woooooooooooo

The low trumpet, echoing in the earth for a long time,

Hearing the surviving Tartars of the Bullhorn, they retreated one after another, out of hell on earth.

"My lord, the Tartars have withdrawn."

Yang Zixuan said to Zhang Zhun with a little regret.

"Huang Taiji is a smart person, he won't go to the end with a tendon."

Zhang Zhun said lightly.

He has no regrets for today's fight. Today, the Tartars left at least more than 10,000 corpses around Dongjiabao, and the Tiger Army basically achieved its goal. After all, the Tiger Army is completely passive, and can only wait for the Tartars to come to the door, but there is no way to take the initiative to go out and catch the Tartars. Huang Taiji won't be stupid and keep hitting the stone with his head, with such a result, it's basically okay.

At this time, Huang Taiji decisively ordered the withdrawal of troops, indicating that Huang Taiji must have other plans besides attacking Dongjiabao. If he loses all the Dajin army in Dongjiabao, the Dajin Kingdom will be finished. Which is more important, I believe that Huang Taiji will definitely be able to distinguish it.

"The cavalry of the Tartars, it seems that they still refuse to retreat?"

Suddenly, Yang Zixuan found something again, and said with some doubts.

"Leave them alone, they're all for show."

Zhang Zhun said disappreciably.

Yang Zixuan pondered for a long time, but still didn't understand.

Zhang Zhun slowly explained: "The casualties of the Tartars today are very large, and both strength and morale have been seriously affected. Believing this, not only can we feel it, but the imperial court should soon know about it. The cavalry of the Tartars is making a show for the spies of the imperial court. ”

"Huang Taiji wants to use the illusion of continuing to fight to cover up his losses and maintain the morale of his troops. If he withdraws in a gloomy manner and does not act at all, everyone will think that he has lost the battle. However, when he did this, it only showed that the attack did not go well, and he did not lose the battle. ”

Yang Zixuan said suspiciously: "He can't take Dongjiabao, isn't he still defeated?" ”

Zhang Zhun shook his head lightly and said slowly: "To be precise, it's not a defeat, it's just that it didn't achieve its goal." Although we annihilated a lot of Tartars in this battle, the Tartars also learned to behave. From now on, the Tartars will definitely not fight us again. From now on, we are going to prepare for a field war with the Tartars. ”

Yang Zixuan nodded as if he didn't understand.

Whether it is a defeat or not, let's not talk about it for the time being, anyway, as long as the Tartars are bled out, the goal will be achieved. As for the field battle, with the strength of the Tiger Army, there will always be a chance to fight against the Tartars in the future. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the cavalry of the Ming army once drove the invincible Mongolian cavalry to the depths of the desert. The cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army will definitely be able to surpass their predecessors.

"Great Khan, our casualties are heavy."

Azig retreated from the front and said with a little frustration.

"I know."

Huang Taiji said expressionlessly.

Azig wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't.

The Dajin Army dispatched such a powerful force, but in the end it was unable to catch Zhang Zhun, which made the high-level of the Dajin Kingdom feel very uncomfortable. I can't catch such a good opportunity, and if I want to catch this bastard in the future, I'm afraid it's even more difficult! Dongjiabao, Dongjiabao, it's really evil.

Regarding Huang Taiji's decisive withdrawal of troops, everyone still raised their hands and feet in favor. Huang Taiji's decision is indeed too timely. Although the casualties of the flags were large, fortunately, the foundation is still there. As long as they don't continue to attack the fortifications and fight in the field, they are still somewhat sure.

Only the Mongols who were present were not a taste in their hearts. Due to the small number of troops involved in the attack, they suffered more fierce counterattacks from the Tiger Army, and as a result, the troops involved in the attack were almost completely killed and wounded. Compared with the Dajin army, the casualties of the Mongols were obviously more heavy. The benefits were not reaped, but the front teeth were knocked out, and it was strange that the leaders of the Mongolian tribes could be happy.

"Great Khan, shall we withdraw our troops?"

After a moment of silence, Azig continued.

"Nope! No withdrawal! ”

Huang Taiji said coldly.

He waved the horsewhip in his hand vigorously, and shouted vigorously: "Azig, you immediately go back and lead the Zhenghong Banner, strengthen the monitoring of the Ming army, and prevent them from making any changes." ”

Azig agreed.

Huang Taiji's words naturally let him continue to be in charge of Zhenghongqi. This is different from the previous superficial control. Because of the failure of the attack on Dongjiabao, Huang Taiji revoked the punishment of Azig. In other words, he is still the master of the banner and does not need to accept accountability for his failures. Even Huang Taiji himself couldn't take Dongjiabao by himself, so what responsibility did he have for Azig?

Hauge looked at his father and said with a little doubt: "Father Khan, I ......"

Huang Taiji waved his horsewhip vigorously, and said awe-inspiringly: "You immediately gather the elites of all departments, search everywhere, and turn Beizhili into a blank land." Take everything you can. Everything that cannot be taken away, whether it is people or things, is destroyed! ”

Hauge's eyes flashed fiercely, and he went viciously.

Huang Taiji continued: "Warriors of the Mongols! Now is your time to celebrate! From now on, you are free to do whatever you want! Burn, kill, loot, do whatever you want! I'll give you half a month to enjoy it! ”

All the Mongols immediately shouted excitedly.

It was such an order that they were most looking forward to.

Huang Taiji is about to vent his anger. The anger could not be vented on the body of the Tiger Benjun, only on the people of the Ming Kingdom. Who called the Ming court weak and bullied, and could not do anything? You Zhang Zhun is trying to use Beizhili to rise, I will destroy all of Beizhili first!