Chapter 616: Huang Taiji wants to go south in person

According to the Mongols who provided the black pills, it was best to have sex with a woman immediately after taking the black pills, but it was impossible for a large army to carry a woman, so Huang Taiji endured it every time. The secret of the black pill, within the Dajin Kingdom, is known to only a few people.

Probably thinking that the air inside the tent was too dull, Zilharang had to raise the curtain of the tent to let the cold wind from outside blow in and cool everyone's brains. As a result, Huang Taiji was blown by the cold wind and couldn't help but shiver. Zilharang had no choice but to lower the curtain again, and the air in the tent gradually became cloudy again.

In the mind of every slave chief, there was an incredible thought at this time. Azig turned out to be a defeat, and it was still a super defeat. It was so unexpected, so unexpected for everyone. Originally, Huang Taiji and Zilharang both believed that with the Azig Commander leading the Red Banner, they quickly went straight to Shandong, created a threat to Zhang Zhun, and laid a good foundation for the next move of the Dajin Army, which was no problem at all. As a result, in the most unlikely places, there are fatal problems.

Among the several Heshuobeile (the highest king of the Manchus, equivalent to the princes, basically the sons of Nurhachi) in the Dajin Kingdom, Azig's fighting level is still worthy of recognition. Azig has been fighting in the north and south since he was a child, and has accumulated a wealth of combat experience. Although Huang Taiji didn't like the three brothers very much, for the sake of the overall interests of the Dajin Kingdom, he often asked the three of them to lead troops to fight and go around to fight.

Judging from the results, Azig has indeed lived up to expectations and made remarkable achievements. After Amin and Mang Gultai and others, the only one who can stabilize Azig in terms of record is the talented Dolgon. Now, Azig has actually fought a big defeat! Moreover, Azig also took the initiative to give up the position of the flag owner of the Zhenghong Banner, which shows how serious this defeat is.

Sure enough, when Maubali talked about counting losses, there were no ten warriors of the Dajin Kingdom, and the sound of gasping cold air sounded again in the camp tent. Several slave chiefs looked at each other, feeling incredible. Ten cows, it's terrible. In the entire Zhenghong Banner, there are only twenty Niu Lu. The living forces of the Zhenghongqi have lost more than half, and the Zhenghongqi is tantamount to being completely crippled, and it is impossible to undertake any combat missions in the short term.

The entire Dajin Army, that is, more than 200 Niulu, had previously lost more than a dozen Niulu with positive white flags and inlaid white flags in Shandong, and several Niulu were besieged, as well as the sporadic forces lost along the coast, adding up to three or four Niulu. Now, it has lost ten bulls in Zhenghongqi. Unconsciously, Dajin Guo had already buried nearly thirty Niu Lu in Zhang Zhun's hands.

If this situation does not change, the more than 200 cattle owned by the Dajin Kingdom may be gone at any time. The shortage of manpower has always been the biggest problem plaguing Dajinguo. Therefore, at the time of the battle, Dajin Guo's loss to Niu Lu was very painful. Losing ten cattle at one time, it was painful to be cut meat.

Zilharang glanced at everyone, and said cautiously and solemnly: "This matter, no one must spread rumors, otherwise, it will be decided!" ”

Huang Taiji was reminded by Jierharang, and immediately nodded with a solemn expression, and said coldly: "Confidential matters, if anyone leaks them, they will be responsible." Maubali, you haven't told anyone about this, have you? ”

Maubali hurriedly said, "Don't dare." ”

Huang Taiji nodded, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and said slowly: "In this case, you have been with me for the past few days, and you don't want to go anywhere." ”

This is clearly an attempt to restrict Maubali's personal freedom. If he talks nonsense, it cannot be ruled out that Huang Taiji will take off his brain. In order to stabilize people's hearts, it is common to kill people and kill people. Of course, Maubali understood this, and hurriedly agreed respectfully.

Huang Taiji took a deep breath and looked solemn. The side effects of the black pill are slowly subsiding, and the refreshing effect is slowly showing. Now he feels that his spirit is very good, and the ideas in his mind are also very clear.

The information that Zhenghongqi lost the battle has now been completely digested by Huang Taiji. At first, Huang Taiji was indeed very shocked and very heartbroken. The loss of ten Niu Lu was too great for him to bear. However, he slowly got used to it. And, he discovered the other side of the story.

Azig's defeat was both a bad thing and a good thing for Huang Taiji himself. The bad thing is the overall strength of the Dajin Kingdom, which has suffered serious losses. Ten cow records, that's not easy to make up. The good thing is that Azig took the initiative to resign as the owner of the Zhenghongqi Banner, and he just happened to be able to firmly control the Zhenghongqi in his own hands.

In this way, in addition to the besieged Zhengbai Banner and the inlaid White Flag, the other six flags in the Eight Banners of Manchuria were completely controlled by him. This is very beneficial to Huang Taiji's actions in the future. In the past time, Huang Taiji has been planning two things. The first is to organize the third southern strategy. The second is to establish a country and become an emperor.

When Nurhachi established the Dajin Kingdom, he did not claim the title of emperor, but continued to be called the king of Khan, and was called the Great Khan internally. When Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, he was no longer satisfied with the title of Great Khan. He worked hard to learn Han culture and wanted to take a step forward - to become the emperor. The heirloom jade seal brought back by Haoge and others from the Mongolian Naturalization City stimulated Huang Taiji's **. He wants to be emperor. With the heirloom jade seal, he felt that he was completely destined to return. He wants to be on an equal footing with the emperor of the Ming Kingdom.

When Huang Taiji was thinking about something, no one else in the camp dared to say anything. They all waited quietly, waiting for the decision that Huang Taiji was going to make. Zhenghongqi's fiasco this time, the consequences will definitely be very serious, and Huang Taiji must make decisive measures to deal with it. However, inside the tent, there seemed to be a ghost of a person wandering, always making their minds, unconsciously, suddenly slip aside.

This person is Zhang Zhun.

Speaking of Zhang Zhun's name, the slave chiefs here can be described as both familiar and unfamiliar, both hated and feared. This name, unconsciously, has become a poisonous snake wrapped around the body of the Dajin Kingdom, and is constantly devouring the lives of the warriors of the Dajin Kingdom.

Since Zhang Zhun came to the fore in Shandong, he has been unable to get along with Dajin Guo. In his hands, there are already at least thousands of lives of the warriors of the Great Golden Kingdom. As long as this person is mentioned, there is no one in the upper echelons of the Dajin Kingdom who does not hate him. However, hatred is hatred, but they have no way to take Zhang Zhun. So much so that later, the name Zhang Zhun became taboo in Dajin Kingdom, and no one was willing to mention it.

Maubali said that Azig was defeated at the hands of Zhang Zhun. Dolgon and Duoduo also failed in the hands of Zhang Zhun. I have to think that Zhang Zhun was not specially sent by God to deal with the three Dolgon brothers. You say, what a shrewd person Dolgon is, even Huang Taiji has to admire this person's wrist behind his back, but in the hands of Zhang Zhun, he was defeated so badly, and now he is still trapped in Dengzhou City. Calculating, Dorgon has been besieged for six months, and in such a long time, it is believed that Dorgon must be starving. Torture, it's really torture like never before.

Even Huang Taiji, who didn't like the three Dolgon brothers, had to have a ridiculous idea - could it be that Zhang Zhun and the three brothers Dolgon were really born nemesis? Thinking that he wanted to cut off Dolgon, it took a lot of effort, but he didn't finish it. Later, Dolgon relied on his own skills and slowly rose again, which made Huang Taiji deeply uneasy, but there was no good way to deal with Dorgon. Unexpectedly, when he was most depressed, Dolgon overturned in the gutter and was defeated by Zhang Zhun. When the news came, Huang Taiji felt that a big stone in his heart had landed, and he was a lot more relaxed.

However, what continued to happen later, Huang Taiji did not feel any lighthearted. Zhang Zhun launched continuous invasions along the coast of Liaodong, constantly consuming the vital strength of the Dajin Kingdom, causing the warriors of the Dajin Army to constantly suffer losses. It's just that Dajin has no water army, so there is no way to fight back. As a result, Huang Taiji could only endure helplessly, and deliberately prepared for the third southern strategy, wanting to level Zhang Zhun in one fell swoop. But unexpectedly, Zhang Zhun was not flattened, and Azig was beaten and disabled first.

"Azig must continue to be the flag bearer of the Red Banner."

After pondering for a moment, Huang Taiji said slowly.

The people around were slightly stunned, and even Maobali was a little surprised.

Azig fought a big defeat, and he had no face to see people, he himself took the initiative to resign from the position of the leader of the Zhenghong Banner, why did Huang Taiji keep it? Really...... Don't give it to you when you want it, and give it to you when you don't want it? Specifically disgusting Azig?

Actually, Huang Taiji really doesn't like Azig. Azig took the initiative to resign, and Huang Taiji couldn't ask for it. However, after weighing it again, Huang Taiji decided to keep Azig. Because, if Azig throws his hands like this and leaves, Huang Taiji will not be able to do it. It's not that he doesn't have a heart for Zhenghongqi, but now is definitely not the time to reach out and take Zhenghongqi.

Zhenghongqi lost the battle, and the impact was far-reaching, and there must be a series of things to deal with later. Anyone who cares knows that losing a war is not a problem, the key is how to deal with it after losing a war, and how hard to deal with it. Before the results of the processing come out, it is the most torturous. It's like a death row prisoner, and the days when he is waiting to be shot are the hardest. After being shot, he was fine.

Huang Taiji wants to let Azig continue to serve as the banner master of the Zhenghong Banner, and continue to let everyone in the Dajin Kingdom see Azig's defeat. This is very embarrassing for Azig. If Azig suddenly hid, escaped reality, and escaped everyone's verbal criticism, it would not have such an effect.

Zilharang quickly understood what Huang Taiji meant, and explained in detail: "Maobali, you heard clearly, King Khan did not agree to Azig's resignation. He is the banner owner of the Red Banner, and he has to take responsibility for the defeat. If everyone loses the battle and leaves it alone, won't the Dajin Kingdom become a plate of scattered sand? ”

This is very polite, and he directly criticizes Azig for picking a son. The Manchus speak relatively straight, and the wild boar skin used to hate the Han people going around in circles, and they didn't know what it meant after going around for most of the day. In fact, Zilharang is also qualified to say such things. Aside from his relationship with Huang Taiji, he is still Amin's younger brother. However, Zilharang doesn't even buy Amin, let alone you, Azig. To criticize you is to criticize you, even if Azig is here, he doesn't dare to refute anything.

However, for Maubali, it is indeed not a good thing for Azig to continue to serve as the banner owner of the Zhenghong Banner. Because, this is tantamount to hanging Azig for public display. The news of Azig's defeat will be known to more people. This is more uncomfortable for the face-loving Azig than killing him. And a series of processing procedures after losing the battle will also make Azig lose face.

In fact, Huang Taiji wanted Azig to be more uncomfortable than dead. He could not publicly execute Azig, otherwise it would cause unease among the other Manchurian nobles. However, it is completely possible to have Azig hang a sign of defeat and parade through the streets of Dajin Kingdom. And the people of Dajin really have little sympathy for those who lost the battle.

Maubali is not a stupid person, and gradually figured out the key to it, and said euphemistically: "Great Khan, the twelve beylers are physically and mentally exhausted, and I am afraid that they will not be able to serve as the banner master." For the sake of the future of Zhenghongqi, the Great Khan is also invited to choose another meritorious. ”

Huang Taiji said gently, "I will send a witch doctor to treat him." ”

Maubali also said: "Zhenghongqi has suffered heavy losses, and with the ability of the twelve beelers, I am afraid that it will not be able to recover. Please be gracious to the Great Khan and allow Zhenghong to return to Liaodong to rest and replenish the defects. ”

Huang Taiji still said quietly: "For the loss of the Zhenghong Banner, as well as the next action arrangement, the flag master meeting will naturally have proper arrangements." ”

Maubali didn't dare to say anything more. Besides, Huang Taiji has nothing good to say. It's true that he's Azig's henchman, and it's not wrong to speak for Azig, but if he wants to take his own life because of Azig, it's really bad.

If you want to talk about tricks and tricks, none of the ten Azig is Huang Taiji's opponent. This time, Azig lost the battle, but was retained by Huang Taiji, and everyone will definitely trample Azig under their feet when they feel Huang Taiji's "benevolent and broad" mind. Dolgon and Duoduo were trapped in Shandong, Azig lost the battle again, and the three Dolgon brothers can be said to have gone away.

When Maubali and the others left, only Zilharang and Huang Taiji were left in the tent. Zilharang rubbed his eyelids vigorously and smiled helplessly. He knew that his eyelids were jumping so badly, there must be nothing good about it. I didn't expect it to be such bad news. The loss of ten Niu Lu, even if it is Huang Taiji, is unbearable! There are two or three hundred cattle in Dajin Kingdom, ten at a time, ten at a time, and it will be tossed in a while.

Huang Taiji stood in front of the desk calmly, not moving. This action is the habitual action of Huang Taiji to think about problems. There are people who think about problems and like to walk around and pacing. What Huang Taiji likes is to stand quietly and solemnly. At this time, no one will disturb Huang Taiji. Otherwise, it's just finding sin.

"It's Zhang Zhun again!"

Suddenly, Huang Taiji scolded fiercely.

Since Huang Taiji spoke up, it means that he has finished thinking and returned to reality.

Zilharang said suspiciously: "Why did this Zhang Zhun suddenly come to Hejian Mansion?" ”

Huang Taiji said angrily: "Ghost knows! I also just found out that Zhang Zhun was actually in Hejian Mansion! ”

Zilharang frowned and said, "Azig was also careless and fell for Zhang Zhun. I've always felt that something strange about this is something that doesn't make sense. Why did Zhang Zhun come to Beizhili? Why was Azig able to be deceived? Azig has twenty Niu Lu in his hands, and his strength is not weak, but he was actually defeated ten Niu Lu in one go, no matter how you think about it, you can't think it's possible? The red flags are all cavalry, even if they can't be beaten, can't they run? ”

Huang Taiji was furious, and said stupidly: "Dolgon didn't expect that he would be trapped and die in Shandong!" The result? I suspect he's going to starve to death! This Zhang Zhun is also cunning. Azig usually fights well, but as soon as he met Zhang Zhun, he became like a pig's head. ”

Zilharang frowned and said, "Ah Hun, today's plan is to find a way to figure out Zhang Zhun's details first." I can't figure it out, Zhang Zhun doesn't stay in Shandong, what is he doing in Beizhili? Is it for the Ming court? Or is it coming for us? ”

Huang Taiji was also secretly distressed. Zilharang's question is actually his question. He also couldn't understand what was the purpose of Zhang Zhun staying in Shandong and running to Hejian Mansion in Beizhili? It would be too weird to say that it was coming for the Dajin Army. This matter, no matter how you look at it, is strange, and it is no wonder that Azig will fall for the scheme, it is really too evil.

Thinking of this, Huang Taiji couldn't help but secretly rejoice, fortunately it was Azig who took the lead in going south, but he ran headlong into Zhang Zhun's gun. If Hauge had been the first to go south, it would have been Hauge who had hit the muzzle of the gun. If Haoge is defeated, Huang Taiji will definitely have even more heartache. Azig was defeated, and Huang Taiji's own position became more stable. If Hauge were defeated, it would be counterproductive.

The fine cultivation system of the Dajin Kingdom is very developed in the capital. Most of the confidential information of the Ming Imperial Court can be accurately known by Huang Taiji. But on the side of the Tiger Army, it is very imperfect. So far, Huang Taiji does not have a lot of information about Zhang Zhun. For Zhang Zhun's accurate whereabouts, it is impossible to quickly grasp them.

Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, winning all battles, Huang Taiji believes in this sentence very much. Therefore, he has always attached great importance to the perfection of the detailed work system. Every time the Dajin Army strategized south, it was actually based on intelligence that knew everything about the inside of the Ming Kingdom. How many troops are in the Ming Kingdom, where are they stationed, which commander is the commander, what strengths and weaknesses are there, and whether there is any possibility of persuasion to surrender, Huang Taiji is very clear.

is the only one who is facing the Tiger Benjun, and his eyes are completely black, and he doesn't know anything. However, he cannot blame the incompetence. The rise of Zhang Zhun and the Tiger Ben Army is too fast, too weird, and too unexpected. Rao is Huang Taiji himself grasped the fine work, and he could not establish a perfect fine work system in the controlled territory of the Tiger Ben Army in such a short period of time.

In addition, in the area controlled by the Tiger Ben Army, there was also a little bit that made Huang Taiji very annoyed. It is difficult to buy valuable information with money. The officials of the Tiger Ben Army are very afraid of receiving money. It's not that they don't want to collect money, it's that they don't dare to collect it. If they send money to them, there is a good chance that they will be arrested by the Tiger Army's counter-espionage system, and even the relevant officials will be dealt with seriously. Over time, the people of the Tiger Ben Army did not dare to contact the details of the Dajin Kingdom at all.

The Tiger Ben Army has specially established intelligence agencies such as the Maoyan Division and the Intelligence Department, which are not only responsible for spying on intelligence, but also responsible for clearing the details of the Dajin Kingdom. They infiltrated the interior of the Dajin Kingdom's fine work and lured the Dajin Kingdom's fine work to take the bait. This kind of action makes it very dangerous for the fine work to lurk in. If you're not careful, you could be lost forever.

After the Battle of Huangxian, Huang Taiji sent at least three or four hundred fine workers to Zhang Zhun's control area through various channels. As a result, less than 10% of those who survived. The amount of information that can be sent back on time every month is very small, and the value is even less. Such a result, of course, led to Huang Taiji's relatively loose grasp of Zhang Zhun's situation.

For example, Zhang Zhun's actions in Hejian Mansion were completely unknown to Huang Taiji. Zilharang was right, Zhang Zhun must have premeditated in Hejian Mansion. Otherwise, with Azig's ability, even if he can't beat it, he can escape. As a result, Azig lost half of his troops. One can imagine how vicious Zhang Zhun's trap will be.

After a moment of silence, Zilharang said tentatively, "Why don't you let Haoge go to Hejian Mansion to have a look?" ”

Huang Taiji squinted at him and said with a strange expression: "You have confidence in Haoge?" ”

Zilharang smiled helplessly, not daring to answer.

Even the closest people have some things that cannot be said, especially when it comes to the issue of the heir to the Khan's throne, and Zilharang will not say much other than to express his support for any decision of Huang Taiji. The topic of the heir to the throne was too sensitive, and Zilharang didn't want to get caught up in it. Judging from the experience of the Han people, no matter how great the hero, once involved in this sensitive issue, he will die without a place to be buried.

In fact, Huang Taiji really likes Haoge very much, and after a hundred years, he will definitely pass on the throne to him. However, Huang Taiji is also very clear about Haoge's military command ability. Compared to Dolgon, Azig, Yueto and others, Haug is still too far behind. Azig was beaten so badly by Zhang Zhun, will Hauge go again and continue to be beaten?

After a moment of silence, Zilharang said, "Then, let Yueto go with Abatai?" The two of them are brave and calm, adjusting each other, even if Zhang Zhun has any traps, he can't help the two of them. ”

Huang Taiji said awe-inspiringly: "No need. After the Chinese New Year, I personally led the army south to deal with Zhang Zhun. ”

Zilharang was taken aback, and said suspiciously, "Do you need to go in person?" ”

Huang Taiji said solemnly: "Yes!" Much needed! Not only do I have to go to the Yellow Flag, but I also have to use all the power of the Eight Banners! ”

Zilharang said with some concern: "This ...... It's good to let Yue Tuo lead the army, right? On the side of the Kyoshi...... You're not sitting here......"

Huang Taiji suddenly smiled deeply, and said disdainfully: "Jingshi? You're overthinking. What do you think Chongzhen will react to if I go south to deal with Zhang Zhun? ”

Zilharang said thoughtfully: "Sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight." ”

The news of Zhang Zhun and the discord between the Ming court has never been a secret, and the tiger army is even shouting slogans to rebel, constantly preaching the idea of overthrowing the Ming court, and the high-level of the Dajin State of course also knows. The Ming court also tried to suppress Zhang Zhun in every possible way and clean up Zhang Zhun, but it didn't have enough strength.

Huang Taiji nodded and said coldly: "That's right, Chongzhen will definitely sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!" ”

Zilharang frowned and said, "That...... You don't need to go out in person! ”

Huang Taiji said bitterly: "Zhang Zhun is too much of a threat to our Dajin Kingdom, his navy has completely strangled our throats, and it also seriously threatens the stability of North Korea. His strength is growing very fast, and if we don't eliminate him as soon as possible, he will be an even greater threat to us in the future! It is necessary to destroy the enemy immediately, immediately, immediately! ”

He used three words in a row, showing the urgency of eliminating Zhang Zhun. In fact, Huang Taiji is by no means easy to talk about. A very important purpose of the Dajin Army's southern strategy this time is to completely eliminate Zhang Zhun. This scourge is too great a threat to the Dajin Kingdom. Zhang Zhun's shots became more and more ferocious, annihilating more than ten Niu Lu of the Dajin Army every time. With such a rate of loss, where can the Dajin Army, which has a small population, afford it?

Zilharang said cautiously: "That...... Do you want me to find someone to repair a book and quietly send it to the Ming court? Let's just say that this is a grudge between our Dajin Kingdom and Zhang Zhun, and ask them not to interfere. Or even in some places, quietly give us a little convenience? ”

Huang Taiji said affirmatively: "Yes!" It's best to send the letter out tomorrow! You can go a little deeper, just say that our Dajin Army is willing to help the Ming court and eradicate the scourge of Zhang Zhun. However, when it comes to food, grass and other supplies, we need some help. ”

Zilharang said slowly, "I think the Ming Imperial Court should be happy to hear our suggestion. ”

Huang Taiji said coldly: "The Ming court has a good face, this matter cannot be made public, and it must be done in secret." If it is made public, the Ming court will not cooperate with us in death. Remember, be secret, and find the right person. We just need to get the benefits, and we can put the rest aside. ”

Zilharang said cautiously, "Do you have any other commands?" ”

Huang Taiji pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "You help me convey three orders." First, the order is to withdraw the red flag to Huairou rectification. Second, leave for Huairou tomorrow immediately. Third, inform the commanders of all armies that on the fifth day of the first lunar month next year, they will come to Huairou to see me. ”