On the ninth day of March in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Chenshi.

Wu Sangui was wearing silver-white armor and looked ahead coldly, and behind him was the five thousand Guanning Iron Horseman.

The charge is about to begin, and the main purpose of this operation is to undermine the morale of the Eight Banners Army, and of course, it is also undesirable to be able to kill and injure as many sergeants as possible.

As a pioneer, Wu Sangui still made careful preparations, on the one hand, to ensure that his own casualties were minimized, and on the other hand, to ensure that he really hit the opponent's arrogance.

When it was really time to lead the troops to fight, Wu Sangui's momentum was by no means ordinary, making everyone under his command look up.

The herald came to Wu Sangui and whispered a few words.

Wu Sangui nodded and shouted loudly at the people behind him.

"Brothers, our Guanning Iron Cavalry is the most elite army, this time by the emperor's holy decree to attack the Houjin Tartars, we must kill the Houjin Tartars, I Wu Sangui and your brothers live and die together, strive to kill the enemy, and never retreat."

After a few simple words, Wu Sangui pulled out the steel knife on his waist and raised it to the sky, and everyone behind him pulled out the steel knife and raised it to the sky.

For a while, a bleak murderous aura spread.

Wu Sangui took the lead in charging forward, and the sergeant behind him followed the charge, and a rolling torrent headed towards the city of Jinzhou, as if it was about to swallow everything around him.

Wu Sangui only led five thousand Guanning iron cavalry to charge, and did not use foot soldiers, which was beyond everyone's expectations, of course, there were many general soldiers who thought that such an arrangement was appropriate, after all, the cavalry was highly mobile and came and went freely. The foot pawns are not so dashing, and once they are caught in a fight, it must be a tragic game.

The Han Eight Banner is the Yellow Banner Banner Lord Zu Zerun is in the barracks.

His life was not very good, Huang Taiji personally led a large army to attack Liaoxi this time, and it was his biological father Zu Dashou who was stationed in Jinzhou City, although Zu Dashou had announced that he had severed any relationship with Zu Zerun. But flesh and blood are connected, and the father-son relationship cannot be completely severed.

As one of the main forces of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, some of the sergeants were not able to participate in the battle of attacking the city of Jinzhou, and they have always been used as a garrison army, which made Zu Zerun aggrieved and helpless, he had already written several letters to his father Zu Dashou, but there was no response, as if this incident had not happened.

Zu Zerun knew that his father, Zu Dashou, would not surrender. After being by Zu Dashou's side for so many years, he knew his father's temper, but persuasion was arranged by Huang Taiji, and he had no choice but to do what he was asked to do. This shows that Zu Ze has already given him face, otherwise Zu Dashou will definitely reply and scold. It is not good-looking to be Huang Taiji like that, and his Zu Zerun is even more ashamed to see people.

In any case, Zu Zerun is a Han Chinese, and he used to be a general in the Ming army, and he was also a senior officer, after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty. There is always a trace of shame in my heart, especially when facing my former comrades.

It's a pity that Huang Taiji didn't give Zu Zerun face.

There were more than 20,000 people in Zhenghuang Banner, and Huang Taiji transferred more than 10,000 people to participate in the battle, leaving 8,000 people under the command of Zu Zerun, mainly to do a good job in the defense of the periphery of Jinzhou City. Such an arrangement is impossible for the Manchurian Eight Banners or even the Mengbaqi.

The Han people do not have much status in the Qing Dynasty, and the same is true for the arrangement of the Han Eight Banners, the Han Eight Banners are very different from the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian Eight Banners, the status of the flag owner cannot be very high, and it is impossible to directly determine the fate of the sergeants under his command, and its military salary is also the unified responsibility of the imperial court, not self-raised, and the Han Eight Banners that are now established are under the firm control of Huang Taiji, and the adjustment of the flag owner is also a matter of Huang Taiji's words.

In view of such a situation, Zu Zerun can only accept such an arrangement.

After Hong Chengchou led the Ming army to start galloping to aid Jinzhou City, Zu Zerun knew that the place where his sergeants were stationed had become the front line, and the task he undertook was probably more arduous than attacking the troops in Jinzhou City.

The sergeants of the Zhenghuang Banner, although most of them are composed of Han Chinese, are almost all Hans from Liaodong, and almost all of their officers and elite sergeants are drawn from the original Manchurian Eight Banners, which also makes the Zhenghuang Banner the most powerful in the Eight Banners of Khan, Zu Zerun can serve as the banner owner of the Zhenghuang Banner, he did not expect at all, he was grateful for the trust of Huang Taiji, and he was determined to serve the Qing Dynasty desperately.

After receiving Huang Taiji's order, Zu Zerun thought for a long time, he didn't understand why Huang Taiji would arrange it like this, it should be said that the Eight Banners Army that participated in the battle in western Liaoning, in addition to the brave Eight Banners, even if it was the Yellow Banner among the Eight Banners of Khan, with such a main force of troops guarding the periphery, it was unreasonable, and now Hong Chengchou led the Ming army to aid Jinzhou City, and this place has become the most cutting-edge position, and Huang Taiji should attach great importance to it.

Just when Zu Zerun was puzzled, Huang Taiji issued an order again, asking Zu Zerun to be vigilant and ready to meet the attack of the Ming army at any time.

When Huang Taiji issued this order, he still did not emphasize other matters, such as sending Manchu nobles to command, or sending reinforcements over.

By this time, Zu Zerun understood that Huang Taiji asked him to command the battle alone to resist the attack of the Ming army.

It's a lot of trust, but it's also a lot of pressure.

After receiving Huang Taiji's order, Zu Zerun personally repelled Hou to go to Rushangang and other places to investigate, and asked the scouts to take great risks, and must find out the stationing of the Ming army, and when it will be attacked, whether it is a large-scale attack, or harassment by small forces, etc.

Zu Zerun himself began to redeploy the 8,000 sergeants, placing the most elite 3,000 cavalry in the middle of the barracks, with 2,000 foot soldiers in front of the barracks and 3,000 sergeants in the flanks and rear of the barracks.

The intention of this arrangement is also very obvious, that is, a typical defensive combat method, since Huang Taiji did not ask Zu Zerun to lead the army to take the initiative to attack, then defensive operations must be taken.

Zu Zerun decided to resist the attack of the Ming army with 2,000 foot soldiers, with 3,000 cavalry as the main force of the counterattack against the Ming army, and the other 3,000 sergeants as the general reserve.

Of course, Zu Zerun's thinking is also very thorough, the barracks are not big, and the three-way people arranged are actually very close to each other, this is to prevent the Ming army from launching a large-scale attack, and the number of people has reached a certain level, so the eight thousand sergeants must be put into the battle at the same time, and there can be no reservations, otherwise it will be a disaster for the army.

Zu Zerun paid more attention to the intelligence detected by the scouts, the Ming army has been stationed in Rushan Gang for a period of time, but it has not launched a large-scale offensive for a long time, and even a small-scale temptation does not exist, which makes Zu Zerun wonder, does it mean that the army is cowardly, but if it is cowardice, why would it go to Rushan Gang.

Zu Zerun reported his suspicions to Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji didn't have any attitude.

As a last resort, Zu Zerun made an analysis, then the Ming army would either be reluctant to rush to the aid of Jinzhou City, or they were afraid of the courage of the Eight Banners Army.

After making these analyses, Zu Zerun's confidence was greatly increased, and he again made adjustments to his previous deployment, increasing the number of sergeants directly in front of the barracks to 3,000, the number of sergeants participating in the charge to 4,000, and only 1,000 in the back.

Just after Zu Zerun made such an adjustment, Huang Taiji's words came again and approved Zu Zerun's arrangement.

Huang Taiji has long been prepared, he knows very well that Zu Zerun is a fierce general, in terms of ability, not inferior to Azig and others, but Zu Zerun is a Han Chinese, there is always a certain inferiority complex in his heart, when he fights on the battlefield, it is impossible to do his best, and if he wants to eliminate Zu Zerun's peculiar psychology, it is definitely not something that can be said in a few words.

When the Qing Dynasty was established, the Han princes who were canonized, only Shang Kexi remained, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were all killed, in order to be able to encircle more Han people, or to encourage more Ming troops to surrender to the Great Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji and decided to canonize a group of Han princes again after the battle of Liaoxi, Zu Zerun is one of the Han people that Huang Taiji is ready to canonize.

This time the opportunity is very good, as long as Zu Zerun leads the soldiers of the Zhenghuang Banner in the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and stops the attack of the Ming army, he can justifiably obtain the title.

It is precisely because of the importance of Zu Zerun that Huang Taiji has taken extraordinary measures, first to suppress Zu Zerun to see if he can withstand the blow, and secondly, let Zu Zerun face the complex situation alone and make the necessary judgments.

The Eight Banners of Khan were firmly controlled by Huang Taiji, which greatly enhanced the strength of Huang Taiji, and made the status of the Great Qing Kingdom more stable and pivotal.

After Hong Chengchou led the Ming army from Ningyuan, Huang Taiji barely slept well, he always paid attention to the movements of the Ming army, and paid more attention to the situation of Dolgon, Duoduo and Abatai and others, which was related to the life and death of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji could not take it lightly, but the actions of the Zheng family army in southern Liaoning became a thorn in Huang Taiji's heart.

At the same time as Zu Zerun adjusted the deployment of the sergeants, Huang Taiji also made a large-scale adjustment to the army, and the direction of the main attack of the army under his command was all concentrated in the south of Jinzhou City. (To be continued......)