Chapter 573: Emperor Taiji

In the military tent where Wei Zheng was, after reading the good news sent by Sun Chengzong, Wang Feng, who was sitting in front of Wei Zheng, couldn't help but scold.

"Dashuai, this Huang Taiji is too cunning. He must have intended to end the battle by attacking the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi through Guò and allowing us to return for reinforcements. However, what he didn't expect was that not only did his goal not be achieved, but also lost almost 20,000 Houjin troops in vain. ”

Wei Zheng nodded and affirmed: "Huang Taiji is cunning is certain, if she is not cunning, it is impossible for her to develop the Houjin Kingdom into the current situation in such a short period of time, and she will not have the slightest room to fight back." ”

At the mention of the imperial court, the expression on Wang Feng's face was directly replaced by anger.

Without thinking about it, he said to Wei Zheng: "Dashuai, in my opinion, Huang Taiji's cunning is one thing, and the insidious and inaction of the imperial court is also the key...... This time the Liaodong fiasco, if it was not for the efforts of the imperial court, the strength of the Jin army in the future would never be able to attack Liaodong. ”

"There are also 20,000 Houjin troops in Shanxi, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court in Beizhili, not to mention too much, there should always be 50,000 people. However, with so many soldiers and horses, there was nothing to do in the face of the Houjin army, which had a strength of less than 20,000 troops. Seeing them attacking Shanxi, burning, killing and looting in Shanxi, they were indifferent. I really don't know, what does the imperial court do to eat, it raises so many troops, and if it doesn't fight the Houjin Tartars, what is it going to do, to fight our tiger and leopard army in internal fighting? ”

In the face of Wang Feng's complaints, Wei Zheng's calm face directly exuded a thick murderous aura.

After taking a deep breath, he affirmed to Wang Feng, who was full of anger: "The court is really disappointing, and Ben Shuai has been repeatedly. Again and again to help the imperial court. Not only can it not be exchanged for their understanding. Instead, it got their revenge, which is really chilling? ”

"This problem, this time we must loot. When I return to Shanxi, I will solve this problem and give a satisfactory explanation to the Liaodong Tiger and Leopard Army and the people of Liaodong. ”

"However, what we need to solve now is not this problem, but the post-Jinhuang Taiji. Judging from this good news, Huang Taiji, who confronted us. Must not be able to wait. I believe that after receiving this news, he Huang Taiji will definitely take action. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng's face was quickly covered with a thick expression of sternness.

Facing Wang Feng, he resolutely ordered: "General Wang, from now on, closely monitor every move of the Tartars, and report to me immediately if there is any situation." I have a hunch about this military confrontation between us and the Tartars. It will be over in a few days. ”

After receiving 20,000 troops from Shanxi, the Jin army was defeated. After the news of almost the total annihilation. Huang Taiji stayed alone in the military tent, not saying a word, and did not see anyone.

After reading the battle report in his hand again, Huang Taiji, who was tired from continuous hard work, couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Could it be that this Tiger and Leopard Army is destined to be a roadblock to the rise of the Jin Kingdom after me...... How can this be, isn't the Tiger and Leopard Army without troops in Shanxi, why is it still defeated, a full 20,000 soldiers, say no, there will be no more. ”

"Tiger and Leopard Army, Wei Zheng, are you destined to be the fierce rival of my Emperor Taiji......"

Speaking of this, a long sigh came directly from Huang Taiji's mouth. At the same time, with a tired face, he once again fell into deep thought.

And at this moment, a very terrible neighing of war horses suddenly entered the tent, awakening him from his contemplation.

You don't have to think about it to know that the neighing sound just now must have been made by the soldiers under his command slaughtering the wounded war horses on the battlefield as military rations.

As the food in the barracks became less and less, the domestic grain and grass had not yet been replenished. The Houjin army, which had tens of thousands of soldiers and tens of thousands of Han prisoners, had to slaughter the wounded horses in the army and supplement the shortage of military rations with horse meat.

Faced with the increasingly bad situation faced by the Houjin army, Huang Taiji had to retract his mind and shift his energy to the war in front of him.

After all, the battle that took place in Shanxi has ended, and the 20,000-strong Jin army has been wiped out. No matter how much you think about it, you can't bring them back to life.

But the tens of thousands of elite post-Jin troops in front of them are different.

It can be said that the tens of thousands of soldiers around him are already the last elite of the Houjin Kingdom, and they definitely can't afford to lose, and they can't afford to lose.

Therefore, Huang Taiji, who was awakened by the hissing sound, first thought was how to treat the tens of thousands of elites around him to Houjin, and ensure that Houjin's national strength was not damaged as much as possible.

"Do you really have to go that far......" After some contemplation, Huang Taiji, who was frowning, couldn't help but muttered to himself.

Then, a trace of unprecedented determination appeared on Huang Taiji's face.

Facing the door of the tent, he ordered loudly: "Find the military division and several generals immediately, and quickly come to Ben Khan's camp, Ben Khan has something important to announce......"

More than a dozen generals of the Houjin Army, who were full of anticipation, only stayed in the tent of the Huang Taiji Army for less than half an hour, and left in a hurry.

However, from the heavy expressions on everyone's faces when they left Huang Taiji's military tent, it can be inferred that the decision Huang Taiji just made to everyone was not good news for them, the generals who held military power.

It was in the Tartar barracks that more and more soldiers began to realize that something was about to happen. Hundreds of Tartar heralds directly withdrew their horses and rushed out of the barracks and disappeared into the vast grassland.

Sending so many heralds at one time is absolutely unprecedented since the confrontation between the Tartars and the Tiger and Par Army.

Therefore, the Tartar heralds of several hundred people had just set out, and the guards, who were a few miles away, got the news.

After listening to the scout report, including Wei Zheng, everyone's first reaction was that Huang Taiji sent someone back to Houjin to move the rescue troops.

After all, his plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao had been shattered by the Tiger and Leopard Army who stayed behind in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. In this case, if Huang Taiji wanted to end the battle as much as possible, he could only continue to move troops to the country. Then, in a short period of time, a decisive battle with the Haw Par Army was held. Avoid this kind of protracted military confrontation, and completely drag the Houjin country, which is already empty of national strength, into the abyss.

Therefore, as soon as the scout's words were finished, Wang Feng said with an expectant expression: "Dashuai, it must be that Huang Taiji can't hold on...... I think we should be ready for a decisive battle with Huang Taiji right away. ”

"We have gathered almost most of the main forces of the Houjin Tartars opposite us, and if Huang Taiji continues to increase his troops, then the entire Houjin Kingdom's forces will all gather in front of us. As long as we win this decisive battle, then the Golden Tartar will be finished, and the entire outside the border will become the world of my tiger and leopard army......"

As soon as Wang Feng's words were finished, a cavalry division commander said with a hot face......

"If that's the case, then the entire grassland and war horses outside the pass will become my Tiger and Leopard Army's. From now on, our Tiger and Leopard Army will never worry about the matter of war horses, and we can form as many cavalry as we want......"

Just when everyone's faces showed expressions of approval and approval, Wei Zheng's brows furrowed.

At the beginning, Wei Zheng did have the same idea as Zhao Yun. However, when Zhao Yun said that if this decisive battle failed, Houjin would face the danger of losing the country, Wei Zheng directly overturned this idea in his heart.

In Wei Zheng's thoughts, Huang Taiji can lead Houjin to become strong step by step, and finally become a hero who enters the Central Plains, and he will definitely not be an impulsive person. Since he is not an impulsive person, he Huang Taiji will not return to bet on the national fortune of the entire Houjin Kingdom because of a decisive battle. Unless he Huang Taiji is full of confidence in this decisive battle and has the certainty of victory.

And the decisive battle in front of him, which seemed to be about to break out, obviously could not give his Emperor Taiji such a high chance of winning.

Under such circumstances, the idea of Huang Taiji betting on the national fortunes of the entire Houjin Kingdom and fighting a decisive battle with the Tiger and Leopard Army became less realistic.

However, if Huang Taiji was not preparing for a decisive battle with himself in order to move rescue troops, then what was the purpose of sending so many heralds back to Houjin at one time? In the absence of other information, Wei Zheng was puzzled.

At this moment, Wang Feng, who had a hot face, seemed to see the change in Wei Zheng's face, and asked directly.

"Dashuai, is there anything else?"

Without a concrete idea, Wei Zheng certainly wouldn't have dampened the morale of his soldiers because of one of his own inferences.

Therefore, under Wang Feng's gaze, Wei Zheng directly shook his head and denied: "There is no problem, whether he Emperor Taiji really intends to have a decisive battle with us, we must be prepared for a decisive battle......

"In addition, Commander Wang, we will further strengthen the surveillance of the Tartar military camp. If the Tartars are really going to move the rescuers, they must find out the specific strength of the Tartar rescuers. Only by knowing ourselves and knowing our opponents can we achieve victory in the decisive battle against the Tartars. ”

In the blink of an eye, five days passed.

To everyone's surprise, during these five days of anxious waiting, the Haw Par Army did not wait for the so-called rescue of the Tartars.

Just when Wei Zheng was in his heart, he was more and more convinced of his inference, and began to think about the true purpose of Huang Taiji. The Tartar, who had been keeping himself in the barracks all along, finally moved.

And this move is beyond everyone's imagination.

Huang Taiji, who has tens of thousands of elite cavalry riders, not only did not show the slightest idea of making a trick with the Tiger and Leopard Army, but unexpectedly revealed to the Tiger and Leopard Army that he was about to withdraw his troops.

Tens of thousands of elite cavalry drove out of the barracks directly, and began to retreat in front of the tiger and leopard army.

In the face of this sudden situation in front of him, Wei Zheng was in the military tent, except for Wei Zheng who sat in his seat without saying a word and thought about the problem, the other dozen subordinates were directly arguing about something?

"Great Marshal, the Tartar Emperor Taiji must have decided to retreat because he was afraid of his defeat. The last general thought that we should immediately send troops to pursue the Tartars and destroy them in their retreat. A division commander said with a face full of eagerness.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he was opposed by his colleagues.

"You can't pursue, there are many Tartar cavalry, and if we rush into pursuit, we will probably be bitten back by the Tartars." (To be continued......)