Chapter 645: His opponent is Huang Taiji

At night in the second half of the first month, there was no moonlight, no starlight, and only black clouds in the sky. During the day, many people find that the clouds are very low and low, as if it is going to snow, but it is not falling. This oppressive feeling makes many people feel uncomfortable. At night, the dark clouds lock in all the moonlight and starlight, so that the earth cannot see any light from the sky.

However, in this dark night, inside and outside Dongjiabao, there was a fire. The bright light of the fire hit the sky, and even thick clouds could be seen. A large number of torches, constantly burning in the dark night, made a crackling sound from time to time. In this silent night, the sound of torches bursting seemed to be some kind of strange rhythm, which made the soldiers on both sides can't help but feel nervous.

In the firelight, only patrolling sentinels passed by. Fixed sentries can still be faintly seen. The soldiers on both sides who had been tired for a day basically rested. The end of today's battle does not mean that the war is over. Tomorrow's battle is upon us again. It is very necessary to seize every minute in between, take adequate rest, and maintain sufficient physical strength.

At this time, only the senior commanders of the warring sides could not close their eyes. Whether it's a temporary win or a temporary loss, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. Especially Zhang Zhun and Huang Taiji. This battle was the first time the two collided face-to-face. Whether it's experience or lessons, there's so much to learn.

In Dongjiabao, in the conference hall, Zhang Zhun was still pacing back and forth silently. The battle summary meeting was over, and the officers dispersed one after another. In the first battle with Huang Taiji, everyone summed up a lot of experience and lessons, and the officers needed to seize the time to implement improvements. Zhang Zhun felt that he was not sleepy yet, so he continued to think about things in the conference hall.

In today's battle, the casualties of the Tiger Ben Army are not very many. In total, more than 50 people were killed, and more than 200 were wounded, basically all officers and soldiers from the Dingzi battalion. The wounded were mainly wounded by the traitors' muskets, a small number were killed and wounded by the Tartars' red-coated cannons, and a small number were shot by the Tartars' arrows.

Those dead traitors, when it comes to fighting, their own people are not soft at all. When these traitors turned out to be the Ming army, they were all greedy for life and afraid of death, and they did not dare to fight against the Tartars. After taking refuge in the Tartars, he became brave and fought against the Tiger Ben Army without his life. What a *** born traitor!

According to rough statistics, about 8,000 enemies were killed and wounded in the daytime battle. Now, outside Dongjiabao, there are enemy corpses everywhere, lying there horizontally and vertically, which is magnificent. Because of the confrontation between the two sides and the cold weather, Zhang Zhun was not ready to clean up the corpses. Let's wait until the war is over.

After the battle, Zhang Zhun actually felt very regretful. This regret mainly comes from the quality of the enemy's annihilation. Among the enemies killed, most of them were traitors and Ertars, and the real number of Tartars was only more than 2,000. There are only more than 2,000 Tartars, which is indeed a little less, and the Tiger Ben Army is no longer rare with a record of 2,000 people.

It's not powerful, it's really not powerful. If only all the Tartars that came up were good. If Huang Taiji lost 8,000 Tartars in a single battle, he would have to die of heartache. Even if Huang Taiji withdrew immediately, the Tiger Ben Army would at least weaken the 8,000-strong force of the Dajin Army. This is very advantageous for future battles.

Zhang Zhun was a little worried, the Tiger Ben Army fought so hard, I am afraid that the second round of Huang Taiji's attack will not be launched easily. If Huang Taiji threw his hands away and no longer paid attention to Dong Jiabao, then his deployment would be in vain. He was careful and well-arranged, and it would be too bad to catch only two thousand Tartars.

Will Huang Taiji leave with his hands?

Zhang Zhun is really hard to say.

It is believed that Huang Taiji does not care about the death of traitors and Korean servant soldiers at all. The only thing he could care about was the two thousand or so Tartars. More than 2,000 Tartar infantry, what kind of weight does it have in Huang Taiji's mind? Can Huang Taiji continue to stay in Dongjiabao? Zhang Zhun thought about it, and felt that his spirit was getting stronger and stronger, and he didn't want to sleep anymore.

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"Is that the end of it?"

Haug muttered in disbelief.

The battlefield took a sharp turn, so that Hauge never reacted in time. It wasn't until half a cup of tea after the battle was over that Hauge had to believe that the first wave of the Dajin Army's attack had completely failed. The siege troops he sent out had basically lost all the casualties, and the remnants had retreated in ashes.

The failure of the offensive was not a big deal. At the beginning, Hauge didn't think that he would take Dongjiabao with one attack. The problem is that this attack looks like it is going to be won, and everyone has high hopes for it, and Hauge himself thinks that he can really take Dongjiabao in one go. Unexpectedly, at the last moment, the Tiger Ben Army successfully turned the tables and defeated the Dajin Army and wiped out the entire army. This feeling of falling off a cliff is really unbearable!

Hauge even hallucinated, feeling that he had obviously sat on top of the sweat seat, but was pulled down by someone and stepped on his feet fiercely. He looked around him in fear, feeling that his subordinates all looked a little weird, as if they were quietly spying on his sweat position. This made Hauge's mood even more uncomfortable.

Frankly speaking, Hauge has not lost a battle, nor is it that he can't accept the fact that he has lost a battle. Anyone who has been on the battlefield knows that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. Without a strong nerve, it is simply impossible to become a senior commander. The point is that this defeat came too suddenly, and the change in the middle was too fast, and he couldn't accept it.

Damn Zhang Zhun!

Damn Dongjiabao!

It is they who have made themselves lose face!

The fat that was about to reach the mouth was snatched alive by the Tiger Ben Army.

Subconsciously, Hauge turned his head to look at his father. When he encountered a problem, his first reaction was, of course, to find his father. In his subconscious, in Dajin Kingdom, there is nothing that his father can't solve. However, when he saw his father's somewhat gray face, Hauge became suspicious for the first time. Perhaps, this Zhang Zhun gave his father a headache?

Huang Taiji did have some headaches.

After the battle, his heart also seemed to have knocked over the five-flavor bottle, sweet and sour, bitter, spicy and salty, all kinds of tastes. He originally thought that he could capture Dongjiabao in one fell swoop, catch Zhang Zhun, and completely solve this scourge, but he didn't expect that he would be suddenly beheaded at the most hopeful time. He has only now realized that his expectations are a little too high. If Zhang Zhun was so easy to be caught, how could the Tiger Benjun be so arrogant? Speaking of which, he didn't control it himself!

Compared with Haoge, the bitterness in Huang Taiji's heart is even stronger. Because, his expectations for conquering Dongjiabao are even stronger than Haoge. It stands to reason that Huang Taiji is also a person who has experienced a hundred battles, and his desire for a certain stronghold, an enemy, and a certain thing cannot be so strong. For a wise monarch, it is very necessary to maintain a calm mind. The problem is, this person is Zhang Zhun.

Huang Taiji hated Zhang Zhun from the bottom of his bones. If it weren't for this guy, the road ahead of Dajin Kingdom would have been smooth sailing, and it would not have suffered any major setbacks at all. However, Zhang Zhun appeared. Look at what Zhang Zhun has done to Dajin Kingdom? As soon as he thought of this, Huang Taiji couldn't wait to completely tear Zhang Zhun apart.

Dongjiabao is an excellent opportunity, an opportunity to tear Zhang Zhun apart. In the battle just now, it seemed that victory was already in sight, and it seemed that Zhang Zhun was almost caught. Dajin Jun's hands had already firmly pinched Zhang Zhun's neck. As long as he holds on for a moment, Zhang Zhun will be strangled to death. But unexpectedly, at the last moment, Zhang Zhun suddenly raised his knife and cut off Dajin Jun's hand with one sword.

Slap in the face!

This is a naked slap in the face!

Thinking of what he said to Azig, Huang Taiji felt that his cheeks were spicy, as if there was a fire burning. He is also a face-loving person, and it is easy not to say the same thing as before. But since he said it, he thinks that Azig has no chance to turn over, and he can insult the other party to his heart's content. Unexpectedly, the final result was that he was slapped in the face. Hauge was defeated, and the pressure on Azig was immediately relieved.

The audience was silent.

Everyone's eyes fell on Huang Taiji's face from time to time, looking forward to his decision. However, his eyes can't always fall on Huang Taiji's face, because Huang Taiji, who is angry, if he thinks he is laughing at him, it will be over. Huang Taiji's words of reprimanding Azig just now are still in his ears, and with the drastic changes in the situation, I believe that Huang Taiji's heart must be annoyed and angry. At this time, no matter who makes him angry, the consequences must be very serious.

I don't know how long it took Hauge to shout with difficulty: "Withdraw the troops." ”

In fact, there was no need for his orders at all, and the remnants of the defeated army were withdrawn. Counting the number of people, there are less than a thousand. Geng Zhongming did not come back, believing that he was killed. The most active traitor leader was finally punished. What is surprising is that all of these remnants of the defeated soldiers who came back have lost their hearing, no matter what others say, they can't hear it, as if they have been hit by a nightmare.

"Gather them together first."

"Don't let them come into contact with the outside world."

Hauge frowned and whispered to the people around him.

The demeanor of these retired guys is too weird, and it may affect the morale of others. Therefore, they must not be allowed to move around the barracks at will, let alone come into contact with other people, so as not to spread the nightmare. Under Hauge's orders, the retreating rout was held as prisoners.

Hauge's approach inevitably caused dissatisfaction among some people. In any case, those who retreat are warriors. Although they did not break the city and did not complete the task, their courage is still commendable, and you can't treat them as slaves and prisoners just because they did not break the city. If that's the case, who will want to take the initiative to participate in the offensive in the future?

Azig stopped talking. He felt that Hauge's approach was very wrong. As a coach, how can you treat your Warriors like this? Doesn't that chill more people? Originally, the troops had lost the battle, and their morale had been affected to a certain extent, and Hauge had adopted such inhuman methods, which would obviously further lower the morale of the troops. If the morale of the troops is not high, the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced!

However, when the words came to his lips, Azig shrank back. He knew very well that if he criticized Haoge at this time, it would be easy to provoke Huang Taiji's angry counterattack. How did Tian Feng die? The taste is so intriguing. Azig didn't want to die like Tian Feng.

"Rest tonight!"

"The divisions continue to prepare, and tomorrow the offensive will continue!"

Huang Taiji's expression was awe-inspiring, his eyes swept over everyone around him, and he said coldly.

He's going to use a new attack to cover up his current defeat. He wants to use more military operations to prove his strength. A two-game defeat is nothing, the key is who can have the last laugh! With awe-inspiring eyes, he warned everyone around him that you should not have any dissenting intentions at this time, otherwise, I will not spare you!

"Yes!"

The slave chiefs around Huang Taiji replied loudly.

Whether they were sincere or not, in the face of Huang Taiji's high pressure, they had to answer loudly.

Returning to his golden tent, Huang Taiji touched his skull vigorously. He felt his head start to hurt again. I don't know when he started to contract a serious disease like migraine, and he can't see the root cause of the disease. When it comes to tense moments, his headaches are about to attack, and every time he attacks, his mind is a chaos, and he can't think about anything, which is really terrible.

Zilharang, who was next to him, noticed that something was wrong, and hurriedly brought the black pill, and brought clean water, so that Huang Taiji could take the medicine. Huang Taiji swallowed the black pill, gulped down the water, and then breathed a sigh of relief. A moment later, he was standing like a statue in front of the desk.

Huang Taiji felt that the side effects of the black pill seemed to be getting stronger and stronger. This has nothing to do with women. Even if he has a woman by his side who can meet his needs, it is difficult to eliminate all the side effects. Soon, Huang Taiji felt that his hands and feet seemed to be in a state of obvious numbness. Outsiders can't feel it, but he himself feels it very clearly.

The Mongol prince said that this black pill should not be taken more. If you eat too much, the numbness of the body will become more and more serious. However, in order to control the headache, Huang Taiji had to eat more. The headache is too torturous. In order to curb the headache, he no longer cares about the side effects of the black pill. Especially the loss of the first attack, which made his pressure even heavier. He must always be sober and energetic, but he plans a new attack.

After half an hour, the headache that Huang Taiji felt gradually dissipated, and the feeling of wood in his whole body slowly faded, and his sanity was slowly recovering. During this time, Zilharang received reports of casualties from other units. He tidied up a little and reported to Huang Taiji.

After hearing this, Huang Taiji felt unbelievable and said: "The Horqin tribe actually killed five hundred cavalry? How? Didn't I just let them watch from afar, and not go up to attack the camp of the Tiger Army? Did they attack? ”

Zilharang said: "The old prince said that the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army fired their guns at them from a long distance. If they catch up, the cavalry of the Tiger Army will retreat into the camp, so that the Mongol cavalry will not be able to catch them. If they were a little farther away from the camp, the Tiger Ben cavalry chased them out again. The fire guns of the Tiger Ben Army had a long range, and when they saw the Horqin cavalry appear, they kept shooting. Sporadicly, there were more than 500 casualties. ”

The old prince is Zai Sangbu He, because the relationship with the two is very close, so in private, Jierharang calls him the old prince. In the era of Lin Dan Khan, Zai Sangbu He was indeed crowned as the prince. But after taking refuge in the Dajin Kingdom, in order to avoid secrecy, Zai Sangbu took the initiative to remove the title of the prince.

Huang Taiji frowned, and his fingers unconsciously tapped on the desk in front of him. He felt more and more that the situation was not good. Unexpectedly, even the Mongolian cavalry was only responsible for the monitoring task, and they would be killed and wounded by the Tiger Ben army, and there would be so many casualties.

The fire gun of the Tiger Ben Army is indeed a little more powerful. Fortunately, the Tiger Army did not have a redcoat cannon. Otherwise, there is no need to continue this battle at all. Why are the firearms of the Tiger Ben Army so powerful? The equipment of the Ming Army in Liaodong is the best, and I haven't seen it so powerful? Where did this Zhang Zhun get his powerful firearms?

Did you buy it from a Westerner? It doesn't seem right. Westerners don't have such powerful firearms. The firearms of Westerners are basically available to the Ming army in Liaodong. The earliest red-coated cannons were bought by the Ming army from Westerners. If the Westerners had more powerful firearms in their hands, the Ming army would definitely buy them.

"Inform everyone, let's discuss a second attack!"

After a moment of silence, Huang Taiji said energetically.

At this time, the side effects of the black pill had completely passed, and Huang Taiji felt that he was full of fighting spirit again. These black pills have a huge benefit, once the side effects have passed, the whole person seems to be reborn, energetic, and energetic. At this time, not to mention that even the royal girl, even if she personally wielded the sword to kill the enemy, Huang Taiji would not have the slightest hesitation.

Zilharang sent the order, and the commanders of all parties soon arrived. However, after they arrived, except to see Huang Taiji, after sitting down, they did not speak again. For a while, the atmosphere in the golden tent was solemn and a little unsettling.

In addition to Yue Tuo, who went south to Jinan City, and Abatai, who attacked Qingzhou City, the other commanders of the Dajin Army have arrived. If it were a different time, such a meeting would have been very active. The bosses of all parties must be comparing how many Ming soldiers they killed, how many people they caught, how much wealth they looted, and how many beauties they found. Unless Huang Taiji speaks, they will never stop showing off when they are full of interest.

However, this time, no one spoke. This time, the Dajin Army almost poured out of the nest, but in Dongjiabao, it actually suffered two defeats in a row, which is incredible. This inevitably cast a thick shadow over Nanluo's plan. In the first two Southern Strategies, the losses of the Dajin Army have never been so large. Hundreds of people died, and that was already a heavy loss. However, this time, the loss of the warriors of the Dajin Army has exceeded 4,000 people.

Four thousand! A dozen cow records! In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen Niu Lu were gone! Such a loss is difficult for anyone to bear. Fortunately, it was mainly the Han Army Banner and the Korean Servant Army that suffered casualties, otherwise, the casualties of the Daejin Army warriors would have been even worse. If it were a battle during the day, all the losses would be Tartars, and I am afraid that Huang Taiji would have to order the withdrawal of the army.

By this time, no one would dare to despise Zhang Zhun and his Tiger Army. Yes, if Zhang Zhun doesn't have strong strength in his hands, how can he make the Dajin Army so embarrassed? If you want to say that once or twice is lucky, those three, four, or even more than ten times can only be said to be strong strength.

The leaders of all the Mongol tribes were also silent. It was the first time they had witnessed the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Army, and the shock in their hearts had not completely dissipated. The Tiger Ben Army was really powerful, and at the last critical moment, it suddenly turned the tables, causing the Dajin Army to suffer great losses. Such a fierce counterattack was really terrifying, and there was no time to adjust the deployment at all.

Only Azig was in the most relaxed mood. He looked up at the top of the tent, and there was even a slight sneer on his lips. Hauge's attack did not go well, indicating that the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Ben Army was very strong. Since the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Ben Army is very strong, it shows that the defeat before the Zhenghong Banner is not so serious. Since the consequences of Zhenghong's failure are not so serious, then Azig's responsibility is naturally much lighter.

If you lose the battle, you will be punished, and then Hauge's defeat just now will also be punished. Obviously, Huang Taiji will not let Haoge bear the stain of being punished, so the punishment of his Azig cannot be very serious. Even, it is entirely possible for him Azig to continue to command the Zhenghong Banner.

Zhang Zhun's first counterattack caused Azig to fall from heaven to hell and experience the most painful moment of his life. Zhang Zhun's second counterattack gave Azig another chance to survive. For a moment, Azig didn't know whether to thank him or curse him. In the end, he decided to ignore the man. Because, he is very self-aware and finds that he and Zhang Zhun are not opponents of the same grade at all. The opponent of others is Huang Taiji, not him Azig.