An hour later, General Wu Wenjie arrived with 1,500 foot soldiers. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 After arriving at the station, Wu Wenjie complained that there were too many prisoners and supplies, and he couldn't bring them, and it was night, and he couldn't find the people, in addition to burying them on the spot, Wu Wenjie had to send 500 Ming troops to escort the prisoners and supplies back to Tieling first. You Shigong and Shen Jia were also helpless after understanding, and their troops were stretched, so they had to make do with it. After resting for an hour, the Ming army finished breakfast in the town and rushed to Kaiyuan.

It was already early afternoon when we arrived in Kaiyuan. The overnight rush made the Ming army a little sleepy, but driven by victory, the Ming army was in high spirits and high morale.

In the early hours of the morning, Kaiyuan City ushered in Yuetuo and Babutai, who were rushing north. In charge of the defense of Kaiyuan was Nurhachi's half-brother Bayara. Bayala rushed to hear the news, and was taken aback when he saw Yue Tuo, and knew that the advance of the Ming army had reached Kaiyuan dozens of miles away.

Kaiyuan belonged to the rear, and the number of troops was only 2,000 people, most of whom were old, weak, sick and disabled. Bayara, with a sad face, told Yue Tuo about the difficulty, and Yue Tuo dragged his sick body and handed over all the remaining 2,000 soldiers and horses to Bayara. Babutai was not good at military affairs, so he could only rely on his uncle Bayara, who guarded Kaiyuan. Bayara was known for fighting tough battles, and Yue Tuo desperately hoped that he could use Kaiyuan Castle to repel the Ming army. After the three of them discussed, the Eight Banners Army in the city soon moved around. At this time, the people in the city, the wealthy, and the Jurchen nobles did not know the situation outside the city. Bayara believed that the defense of the city was the business of the soldiers, and that the people knew the truth would only add to their annoyance, so he simply blocked the news of the defeat.

Bayala had been stationed in Kaiyuan for two years, and he had never seen the Ming army's artillery fire sharp. He still stubbornly believed that the Ming army was vulnerable in field warfare. Bayala ordered Yueto's 2,000 cavalry to be regrouped with the 2,000 foot soldiers in Kaiyuan City, and Bayala then went into battle with 3,000 soldiers.

Bayara's near-suicidal behavior frightened Babutai, and he grabbed Bayara's sleeve and refused to let go. Bayara said angrily: "Bastard, if you hadn't escaped from the battle in Tieling, how could Minggou have raided to Kaiyuan, you yourself are a coward without courage, don't think of others as you!" ”

After saying that, Bayara rode away angrily, and Babutai's face turned red, and he couldn't find an excuse to stop his uncle. As a last resort, Babutai had no choice but to look for Yue Tuo on the sickbed. Yue Tuo was shocked when he heard Bayara's thoughts, and tried to stop Bayara's actions, but as soon as he stood up, his face turned sallow, and his old injuries recurred.

Yue Tuo sighed suddenly, his face was extremely decadent, he pounded his chest and regretted that he shouldn't have done it in the first place. Babutai cautiously asked the reason, Yue Tuo said slowly: "In the past, the Great Khan once said that Bayala was reckless and aggressive, and he should not entrust the affairs of the military state to him, for several years, Bayala was only stationed in Kaiyuan, and the soldiers were only 2,000, just afraid that he would make a big mistake, who knows the end, but I inadvertently fulfilled this matter, and regretted that I should not have done it in the first place!" ”

Babutai was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "How is this good, Minggou has arrived in Kaiyuan, and if you retreat, you can only go to Liaoyuan or Mongolia." Babutai glanced at Yue Tuo with a complicated expression, but heard Yue Tuo say unhurriedly: "Let's go, Jurchen life is valuable, we will have hundreds of thousands of households when we are full, if we all die, what do we rely on to make a comeback, at least there is a chance to leave." ”

Babutai nodded, he completely agreed with Yue Tuo's opinion.

An hour later, the Eight Banners Army had 3,000 troops and marched two miles out of the city to resist the enemy. Shen Jia, who was shocked by the strange behavior of the Eight Banners Army, thought he was dreaming, and he pinched his arm, only then did he confirm that it was really pie in the sky. Shen Jia was not polite, he fired three rapid shots in a row, two of which hit the dense crowd. Looking at the smoke and dust rising in front of the enemy formation, Shen Jia was excited. Immediately after You Shigong's order, the Ming army rushed towards the Eight Banners Army like a bow and arrow. Shen Jia hesitated for a moment, but did not catch up with the front line, but fortunately, several battalions of the regiment were dismounted to fight, so they covered the assault vehicle to charge forward.

The second shell accurately hit Bayara, who was in charge of the command, and the corpses that exploded on the spot could not be found. There was also the command flag that fell with Bayara, the commander of the Eight Banners, and the stunned soldiers of the Eight Banners looked at the bloody explosion scene, and their brains were in chaos. Soon, some people remembered the sharp firearms under Tieling City, and their faces suddenly turned like earth, and they threw away their weapons and turned to flee.

As soon as the main general died, the Eight Banners army array fell into chaos, and the Ming army was waving a big sword and roaring. The situation is extremely urgent and requires a decisive decision. The experienced generals of Niu Lu in the formation decisively ordered a retreat. But the reality is brutal and full of uncertainty. The main general is killed, the danger is imminent, and the retreat causes panic, which quickly leads to the collapse of the formation. The Niu Lu generals tried their best to restrain and tried to retreat to the city in an orderly manner. It's just that the efforts came to naught, and the cavalry of the Ming army pressed over like a sea of mountains, and with just one face, the Eight Banners Army was annihilated in the tide of the Ming army's attack.

Outside the city, the Eight Banners Army fell into complete chaos, and the haze of defeat quickly squeezed into the hearts of the Eight Banners. The 3,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners were isolated outside the moat, and they tried to escape back to the city, but the rampaging Ming army galloped through the flow of people, and countless soldiers of the Eight Banners fell in pools of blood everywhere. When the initial tension and panic disappeared, the Eight Banners regrouped and tried to find a companion to fight and retreat with the Ming army. The Ming cavalry was not numerous, and the experienced Eight Banners Army quickly realized this.

Just as the Eight Banners Army was trying to gain a foothold, Shen Jia rushed to the battlefield with a group. With the addition of foot soldiers and the use of grenades, the dense Eight Banners Army suffered lethal area damage. The hope of the retreat of the Eight Banners Army was completely extinguished by the Ming army, and the balance of victory gradually moved closer to the Ming army.

The defenders of Kaiyuan City found that the situation was not good, and did not wait for the army to return, so they directly closed the city gate, which cut off the retreat of the Eight Banners Army. Disappointment, fear, and screams in the face of despair, as well as the ubiquitous Ming army, outside the city of Kaiyuan was destined to become a sad place for the Eight Banners Army. Heads were tumbling down, corpses were everywhere, blood was pouring everywhere, and the smoke was everywhere, and the feet were on the muddy ground, bringing disgusting blood. The defenders on the city wall looked at the scene in front of them in horror, and breathed a cool breath in their hearts, when did Minggou become so powerful. The Kaiyuan defenders on the city walls were leaderless and uneasy, and people turned to look at them from time to time, trying to find hope and meaning in holding on.

The battle outside the city was coming to an end, and only the cavalry led by Yu Shili chased the deserters, and the rest of the Ming army turned their attention back to the city gates. Niu Dayong, the commander of the sixth battalion, volunteered and took the initiative to ask for battle, saying that he wanted to take the city gate quickly, Shen Jia praised the performance of the sixth battalion, and then handed over the task of breaking the city to Niu Dayong.

Half an hour later, under the organization of General Wu Wenjie, 1,000 foot soldiers pretended to attack the city. It was said that it was a siege, but in fact the Ming army did not even prepare siege equipment, they were just to cooperate with the six battalions to seize the city gate. Under the cover of Shen Jia's artillery fire, the soldiers of the sixth battalion holding shields, facing the rain of arrows, crossed the moat and ran to the dead corner of the city gate. After placing the explosives bag, the Ming army immediately dispersed. With two loud bangs, the city gate exploded and fell apart.

The Ming army was about to raid, but found that the golden crossbowmen were constantly shooting into the doorway, and the two Ming soldiers who were eager to charge were killed by arrows. The angry Ming army saw the opportunity and threw several grenades into the doorway, and the continuous explosions quickly wiped out the resistance of the defenders inside the doorway. With the smoke and dust rising, the Ming army swarmed up and quickly took control of the city gates. Wu Wenjie, who was watching the battle, was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered the foot soldiers to follow up, and soon the city gate hole was crowded by the rolling Ming army.

In the past few days, the Ming army has been victorious, and its morale has been high. The recruits who shy back in the past are all ready to rush in now, lest they fall behind. Listening to wave after wave of earth-shattering shouts of killing, the defenders' faces were as earthy as they were panicked. There were only 1,000 defenders in the city, and everyone knew it. In the face of the menacing Ming army, the soldiers of the Eight Banners no longer had the intention of fighting, and everyone began to look for opportunities to escape. Soon this trend spread to the officers, and finally even the officers of the Eight Banners, who were in charge of defending the city, began to flee. The Eight Banners Army, which had lost its sense of resistance, was completely reduced to a piece of scattered sand. The defense of Kaiyuan City was in vain, and the Ming army completely took the victory into their own hands.

The north gate had already been opened, and the two hundred and eight banners led by Babutai escorted Yue Tuo to flee in a hurry in the direction of Liaoyuan. The city was in chaos, and the Ming army, with high morale, took the opportunity to seize Kaiyuan.

On the full moon night of August 15, after an exhausting battle and purge, the Ming army captured nearly 1,500 soldiers of the Eight Banners, in addition to countless beheadings. Before this huge victory, You Shigong was still dissatisfied, he felt that a big victory like this should destroy the opponent's entire army, and there should be no fish that slipped through the net. Shen Jia smiled and did not speak, the history of this time and space will definitely remember this moment, just today, the Kaiyuan that has been under fall for two years has been recovered, this is a day worth celebrating. Even if nearly a thousand Eight Banners fled, they were already frightened and could no longer threaten Kaiyuan in the short term.

Kaiyuan is an important stronghold to support Tieling, the Mongol tribe, since the capture of the Houjin, it is more vigorously excavated waterways, additional city walls, military facilities and material reserves in the city are very complete. When Wu Wenjie, You Shigong, and Shen Jia opened the granary to inspect, they were shocked by the large amount of grain stored. A small border town, but there are nearly 100,000 loads of grain, Shen Jia feels that he has made a lot of money. The three of them quietly withdrew, and came to the treasury again, and found that Houjin had looted no less than 200,000 taels of gold and silver.

The official in charge of the guard told the three that these were the assets of Houjin to buy horses, cattle tendons and other materials from the Mongolian tribes, and they had planned to buy them from the Horqin grassland before the snow, but now they did not expect to fall into the hands of the Ming army. You Shigong laughed, patted Shen Jia's shoulder, and left quietly.

Shen Jia's whole army was mobilized, and the political commissars of each battalion led the army to investigate the Jurchen nobles in the city, and for those big families who had committed many crimes, they were directly killed, and their wives and daughters were punished as slaves and transported to Tieling. At the same time, Shen Jia ordered the confiscation of the assets of other Jurchen nobles, except for the basic rations, all other fines and confiscations, and those who dared to resist were immediately killed on the spot. Shen Jia asked He Chun to lead the team and release all the slaves in the city, most of whom were Han Chinese, but also some ethnic minorities. Shen Jia gave each of them ten catties of food to temporarily settle down.

On the second day, Shen Jia gathered all the carpenters in the city and began to make carts. Shen Jia didn't forget to loot all the means of transportation in the city. The priority to be transported away was gold and silver, and with the battalion as a unit, Shen Jia organized a large number of people to carry supplies to Tieling. For a time, the official road from Kaiyuan to Tieling was full of Ming troops, and the team was vast and mighty, traveling for dozens of miles.

Shen Jia stayed in Kaiyuan City for three days and won the praise of the local Han people. The most important reason for this is that Shen Jia distributed 20 catties of grain to each Hermes-Epitek. The cow's hair comes from the cow, and most of this grain comes from the confiscation income of the Jurchen nobles, Shen Jia pays very little, but he gains a lot, such as the nickname "Bloody Hand Butcher" given by the Jurchens behind his back.

On the execution ground of Kaiyuan City, after a simple trial, countless heads were cut off in the past few days, and the blood and water did not dry up for three consecutive days, which caused the people in the city to avoid it.

Through a bloody high-pressure policy, the Jurchen nobles in Kaiyuan City were uprooted. Just when the people in the city were paying attention to Shen Shoubei's next move, Shen Jia suddenly distributed five catties of food to those ethnic minority people who were living at the bottom of the life, including the innocent and poor Jurchens. This food is not much, but it is expensive to treat everyone equally, and Kaiyuan City, which lasted three days of bloody slaughter, finally ushered in a new chapter.

Three days later, when Shen Jia was unscrupulously attacking the Jurchen aristocracy, bribing the poor Jurchens from the lower classes, and strengthening the position of the Han people, Hou Shilu, the chief soldier of Ningxia, suddenly arrived in Kaiyuan with 8,000 foot soldiers and came to change the garrison of Shen Fu, who had been fighting for many days.