Due to the night attack, most of the Durhan did not have time to put on their armor, while the raiders were fully armoured, and most of the arrows they shot could not penetrate the armor, and they themselves were shot down by rows of arrows and lead bullets fired from the opposite side. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoBut behind them are women, children, wives and children, they have no way to retreat, they still rushed forward at the risk of death, and the two armies were quickly killed.

Ah Gui brought all the veterans, who had at least experienced several major battles, and they lined up in dense horizontal formations, pointed their spears forward, and with the help of horsepower, they stabbed the enemies in front of them to the ground in rows. The twelve-foot-long spear tore flesh apart, and screams rang out one after another. Agui saw with his own eyes that a Darhan man actually reached out to grab the spear that his own soldier stabbed, but he didn't want the spears used by these cavalrymen to be specially made, unlike the kind used by Mongolian herdsmen who only put an iron tip on a wooden pole, and its spear blade was three feet long, with blades on both sides, extremely sharp, and a three-foot long iron sleeve to avoid being cut off by knives and axes. The Darhan man grabbed the blade of his spear, and the blade slashed through his palm, cutting off half of his palm. The man screamed, let go of the tip of the spear, and jumped to the side, but was stabbed by the spear on the right, and then fell to the ground, blood splattered everywhere, a few drops splashed on Ah Gui's hand, and he could even feel the characteristic warmth of blood.

Ah Gui saw that the Durhan people would rather die than retreat, and the two sides were at a stalemate for a while, and several fierce enemies even grabbed their spears and dragged their men off their horses and twisted them together. He took the spear from his own soldier and stabbed his mount in the ass with his short knife, and the sore horse neighed and rushed over. Ah Gui casually shook off the short knife, raised his spear and struck left and right, and the servant behind him also followed, stretching his bow and shooting. Although the Durhan people resisted desperately, Ah Gui was dressed in iron armor, wearing an iron sash, and the horses under his crotch were tall and vigorous, covered with vests, and covered with iron.

Ah Gui smashed through the formation, turned the horse's head, and there were already more than ten arrows inserted in his body, but the armor was good, and he had never shot through, and he was stuck in the gap between the armor and the cowhide lining. He stretched out his hand and broke the arrow on his shoulder and back arm, shouted and killed it again, and the servant behind him saw this, and was even more courageous, and followed the rampage. The Durhan people couldn't support it, and they couldn't stand the enemy on their backs, and they were suddenly defeated.

After this round of charging and killing, the Chinese army under the command of Ah Gui had already defeated that part of the Durhans, but most of the cavalry had also lost their spears, which were easily broken or embedded in the enemy's bones during the impact, and it was difficult to pull them out for a while. By this time most of the fighting in the camp had ended, and seeing that the enemy had been defeated, some of the soldiers continued to pursue, while others jumped off their horses and searched for their own wounded and loot on the corpses of the enemy. Ah Gui jumped off the horse, drank two sips of water, found a stone and sat down, at this time he felt that he had no strength up and down and scattered, his mind was blank, his ears were buzzing, his hands and feet were trembling, he couldn't grasp things, with the help of his own soldiers, he took off his hood and untied his heavy armor, which was already sweaty and heavy, and there were a few blood stains. The soldiers on the side hurriedly helped him undress him, helped him clean his wounds, and bandaged them. At this time, his deputy came to him with an old man with unkempt hair and covered in blood: "General, he is the leader of the Durhan tribe!" ”

Ah Gui looked at the old man in front of him, the panic and fear had not disappeared from his face, and he asked the lieutenant general, "Is there anyone else?" ”

"He had three sons, all of whom died in the chaos!"

"Hmm!" Ah Gui didn't ask about the whereabouts of the chief's wife and daughter, he turned his head to look at the old man: "Do you know who we are?" ”

"Liu Cheng's eagle dog, Bogda Khan will not let you go!" The old man scolded angrily. Ah Gui nodded, and ordered the deputy general: "The leader's family is all beheaded, I don't want the floating wealth of livestock, you take a quarter, and the rest is rewarded to the meritorious soldiers, and everything that can't be taken is burned, and the troops will be withdrawn before noon tomorrow!" ”

"Yes, General!" The deputy general's face showed an excited look, Ah Gui's meaning was very clear, he didn't want livestock to float wealth, as a deputy general, a quarter was already quite a considerable wealth.

Gui nodded, but did not speak, he found a well-preserved tent, turned his head and fell asleep. When I woke up, I found that the sun had already risen, and the white clouds were gilded with gold, and the blue sky seemed to be within reach, if it weren't for the black smoke that was blown away and the cries of women and children, it was really impossible to believe what happened last night.

Ah Gui captured many women and children, as well as some herdsmen, and although there were many cattle, sheep and horses, none of them had any fat. They slaughtered some sheep and cattle, feasted them on a full meal, and then retreated westward.

Shengjing, Yongfu Palace.

On the throne, Huang Taiji's face was ugly, and the Houjin nobles sitting on both sides were very well-informed, and most of them already knew the reason, and they all held their breath and did not dare to make a sound, so as not to become the object of the Great Khan to vent their anger. After about half a sound, Huang Taiji sighed and said in a sad tone: "You should all already know, right?" Seven days ago, Liu Cheng's soldiers raided the Durhan Department and killed all the men and women under the banner, as well as women, children, children, and livestock. At that time, the location of the Darhan Department was on the bank of the Noni River, and it was only six or seven hundred miles away from Shengjing. ”

The nobles looked at each other, but no one dared to answer, unlike the left wing that was broken by Liu Cheng last winter, the Durhan Banner is one of the four and ten banners of Horqin, as early as the fourth year of the Apocalypse (1624) Horqin leader and Nurhachi killed the white horse and black bull to sacrifice to the heavens, the two sides married and agreed, and the close relationship between the two sides was far from being comparable to the left-wing departments of Lin Dan Khan who moved west to join Houjin. Moreover, the people outside the fortress are sparsely populated, there are no city passes, and if the cavalry drives straight into the area for hundreds of miles, it will take less than five or six days, no wonder Huang Taiji is so shocked.

"Second brother, can you say something?" Huang Taiji's gaze turned to Dai Shan, who was sitting on his right hand, as one of the only two remaining in the "Four Great Baylors", Dai Shan's identity, qualifications, and prestige among the nobles can be called the first, but after being guarded against by Huang Taiji, he generally rarely speaks on this occasion, just as a foil. At this time, Huang Taiji actually asked him directly, and all the nobles felt a little surprised, and several of the most astute minds couldn't help but have such a thought: "Is the situation already bad enough to be in such a state?" ”

"This-" Judging from Dai Shan's expression, he obviously didn't expect Huang Taiji to suddenly ask him a question, so much so that he stammered a few times before replying: "Yes, you must send troops, you must send troops!" ”

A trace of unhappiness flashed across Huang Taiji's face, could it be that after losing Yue Tuo, the second brother would grow old like this? Although I have always been wary of it, it is too much for a living dead like this, right? Thinking of this, his gaze swept down, and when he saw Dolgon's face full of eagerness, he nodded to him: "Old Fourteen, can you tell me?" ”

"The second brother is right, he wants to send troops, but not now, all the banners are busy with agricultural affairs, and they can't draw too many soldiers. You should wait until the autumn to send troops to the west and eliminate the Liu thief in one fell swoop! ”

"Well, what about now?"

"Although it is impossible to draw a large army, it is still possible to draw fifteen dings from each Niu Lu of each banner, and there are more than seven or eight thousand people in total, who are stationed in shifts to protect the Horqin Department. The main force under Liu Thief's command are all Mongols, and it is impossible to advance eastward this season! ”

"Hmm!" Huang Taiji nodded, with a hint of relief on his face: "This method is good, since the idea is yours, then let you do it!" ”

"Yes, Great Khan!"

After the discussion, all the nobles and chieftains retreated, leaving only Huang Taiji alone. He sat on the throne, and the whole person was like a lifeless clay carved wooden sculpture, and the maids and eunuchs next to him did not dare to disturb him, but only dared to wait on the side. I don't know how long it took, the shadow of the eaves in front of the hall became longer and longer, and suddenly there was a sound of gentle footsteps behind the hall, Huang Taiji thought it was an attendant official, and said in a deep voice without looking back: "What is the matter for him to wait outside, let the widow be quiet here!" ”

The footsteps behind him stopped, and then a soft voice said, "Great Khan, it's me!" ”

"Concubine Zhuang?" Huang Taiji turned around in surprise, and saw Bu Mu Butai holding a tray with a tea cup on it, standing behind him, and hurriedly got up and said with a smile: "Why do you want to come in person, just let a palace maid send it?" ”

"Great Khan, I already know everything!" Concubine Zhuang put down the tray and handed over the teacup: "I heard the palace maid say that you have been sitting alone in the palace for a long time, what is the difficulty?" I'll bring some ginseng soup, and tell me about it while you drink it! Although you can't come up with any ideas, you can also make your heart ache when you sweat! ”

Huang Taiji took the teacup, took a sip of ginseng soup, considered the language, and said in a deep voice: "I plan to go west this autumn, attack Monan Mongolia and Xuanda Town, and fight Liu Cheng to the death. ”

"Are you doing this for our Korqin Division?"

"No!" Huang Taiji shook his head: "At least not all, I, the Bogda Chechen Khan, am not only from the Jurchens, but also from the Mongols and the Han people of Liaodong." The Horqin Department was the first to form an alliance with our Dajin. If Dajin is compared to a house, the Horqin people are a pillar of the house, without which the house would be unstable, even if it does not collapse. Speaking of this, Huang Taiji sighed and said: "It's all because I didn't take precautions against this Liu Cheng, now it seems that he is really our great enemy!" ”

"No, Great Khan, you can't be blamed for this!" Concubine Zhuang said in a low voice: "I can only blame this Liu Cheng for developing too fast!" ”

"yes, it's too fast!" Huang Taiji nodded: "My father Khan lost his father and ancestor in the eleventh year of Wanli, and raised troops with thirteen pairs of armor, and it was not until the sixteenth year of Wanli that he unified the five Jurchen divisions of Jianzhou; In September of the twenty-first year of Wanli, the nine allied forces were broken, Bu Zhai was beheaded, and Bu Zhantai was captured, and he could have taken the opportunity to destroy the two departments of Ula and Yehe, and unify the Haixi Jurchens, but unfortunately there was a Ming State on the side, so he had to be released to Bu Zhantai, waiting for a good opportunity; And this wait is another fourteen years, and it is not until the thirty-fifth year of Wanli that he can be taught again; After eight years of hard fighting, it seemed that it was about to be successful, but the Ming State came forward to mediate, and his father Khan had to temporarily withdraw his troops, and it was not until after the Battle of Sarhu that the Yehe tribe was completely wiped out and the Jurchen tribes were unified. From the beginning of the army, it took Father Khan thirty-six years to unify the Jurchens and start the grass industry. And this Liu Chengcai has spent five or six years to dominate the land of Monan, and this speed is like divine help! ”

Concubine Zhuang saw Huang Taiji's decadent expression, and hurriedly comforted: "Great Khan, it can't be compared like this, my father Khan has the constraints of the Ming Kingdom, but this Liu Cheng has the help of the Ming Kingdom, the difference between this is big!" ”

Huang Taiji didn't speak, but seeing that his face was gloomy, obviously he didn't listen to his wife's words, Concubine Zhuang comforted again: "Great Khan, although Liu Cheng is powerful, but after all, he has only been working for a few years, and most of the soldiers under his command are rabble, where can he compare with the elite gathered by your command for decades?" It will definitely be able to decide the battle in one battle. ”

Huang Taiji shook his head: "Concubine Zhuang, you don't understand. I'm not worried about fighting Liu Cheng in the field, but I'm afraid he won't give me a chance to fight to the death on the battlefield. ”

"Why do you say that?"

"I see this person using soldiers, never pay attention to the courage of flesh and blood, in order to suppress people with great power, he also knows that I am a lot of gold to face the enemy, and he is autocratic, how can he fight me to the death on the battlefield?" Speaking of this, Huang Taiji stood up and said in a low voice: "I have a hunch that Liu Cheng will definitely do something before the autumn to make it impossible for me to go all out to the west. ”

Tsushima Strait.

"Lord Lin, look, it's Tsushima Island over there!" Taylor pointed to the gray shadows that were gradually rising from the horizon and said in a deep voice, "Further east are Togijima and Iki Island, and further east is Shikoku Island in Japan!" ”

Lin looked in the direction of Taylor's finger, and the two stood on the stern, with a vast cloudless blue sky above them, and on the left, the gray rock wall plunged almost vertically into the sea, which was the end of the Korean Peninsula, the Northeast Asian continent, deep into the Pacific Ocean; On the right-hand side, there are the Japanese archipelago. Directly in front of the bow, the current became so strong that white splashes on both sides of the bow. Hayashi felt the coolness of the soft southeast wind on his cheeks, and the birds flew in a long, loose formation from the Japanese archipelago toward the Korean Peninsula. With the help of the southeast wind blowing from the Pacific Ocean to the East Asian continent, these agile and agile creatures soared easily and unhurriedly, and it took a long time to flap their wings, looking like a flock of paper kites from a distance. Lin Heshui looked at these birds with envy and sighed: "Hey, it would be nice if we had wings like them, and we could reach our destination quickly!" ”

"Lord Lin, we also have our wings!" Taylor pointed to the sail below, and he slyly squeezed his eyes into the water: "Can you tell me the real destination of this voyage now?" (To be continued.) )