Chapter 260: Huang Taiji, who wants to follow the Ming Dynasty to reform the Eight Banners
Just as the two armies returned to a state of confrontation for a short time, the thoughts in Huang Taiji's mind came flooding back, and he finally made up his mind secretly: "Reform the Eight Banners!" Follow the example of the Great Ming! β
ββThe Han slave army was incorporated into the command of the Jurchen Eight Banners, which was just an expedient measure to quench the thirst of Wangmei, and after returning to Shenyang, he first used great perseverance and great skill to overcome all difficulties and dangers, set up the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and won the hearts of the Han people.
Not only that, but also to conquer Mongolia in the west and set up the Mongolian Eight Banners!
Eastern Expedition to Korea, although it is impossible to set up the Eight Banners of Korea, after all, this group of sticks is okay to brag, and the war has never been reliable, and there is no golden honor of the ancestors of the Mongolian people to learn from.
But at the very least, it can make them dare not move, and not wreak havoc on the side.
Thinking of this, Huang Taiji took a deep breath, then his gaze became calm, and he fell on Ah Shan, who was in the middle of the battle and was still angry.
In fact, as early as when Zhao led the sect to Jinzhou, and avoided Ah Shan's eyes and ears, and launched a brazen surprise attack on the simple camp built with red flags outside Yong'an Gate, Huang Taiji also happened to lead the army back from Ningyuan.
On the way, Man Gui, who was urgently transferred back from Qiantun by Yuan Chonghuan, led Yuan Chonghuan to transfer all the 5,000 Guanning iron horsemen allocated to him, plus 3,000 under his own command.
A full 8,000 Guanning iron horsemen quickly tiptoed on Huang Taiji on the way to withdraw the army, and then followed him step by step, like an escort and a surveillance.
Seeing this, Huang Taiji naturally would not let him get his wish.
But after trying to turn around and attack a few times, they were all repelled by Man Gui.
tried to set up an ambush along the way, but the ambush soldiers were almost dumpled by the Guanning Iron Cavalry.
At this point, Huang Taiji finally had to admit that he had scoffed at the Guanning scout.
Its battlefield reconnaissance ability has directly caught up with the Jurchen scouts, and in this Guanningjin defense line, which can be called the home battle, it is naturally like a fish in water, even better.
And when the Jurchen scouts worked hard to find out that the commander of this pure Guanning iron cavalry was not Yuan Chonghuan, but the Mongolian warrior Man Gui, who ranked first in the Guanning army.
Huang Taiji finally gave up these common tactics, and he also gave up his almost demonic plan to attack Ning Yuan again.
Because he knew very well that it was almost impossible to capture Ning Yuan, which was guarded by Yuan Chonghuan himself.
Coincidentally, to deal with the Mongolian warriors known as the "charging general" in Mangui, there is no other way than to set up a battle and do his mother's work.
And if you want to kill him in a frontal battle, you must have an absolute superiority in strength, otherwise it will be impossible.
Therefore, Huang Taiji had no choice but to turn a blind eye to Man Gui's follow.
The two of them led their armies one after the other, and almost at the same time, they both arrived in Jinzhou.
At this point, Huang Taiji, the Great Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty who personally conquered the Ming Dynasty, and his three Baylors, Ashan, Manggutai and Azig, once again joined forces outside Jinzhou City.
The three major commanders of the Guanning Army, Zu Dashou, Zhao Shujiao, and Man Gui, also gathered together again to join Jinzhou.
The torrential rain finally stopped, only the muffled thunder rolled, and the aftermath lingered.
The confrontation lasted almost as long as the fight between the two sides, and in the process, both sides made mental measurements.
Although the Jurchens still have a large military advantage, they also have to face up to the changes that are quietly taking place in this war.
Even though Huang Taiji regarded this expedition as his first personal expedition, which was related to his supreme glory as the Great Khan of the Jurchen clan, he still had to admit that the balance of victory had quietly tilted in favor of the Guanning army.
In particular, when Zhao Shujiao led the Guanning Iron Cavalry of Songxing Erbao to attack blatantly, Ah Shan did not notice it for various reasons, so he not only missed the opportunity to ambush halfway, but caught the other party off guard.
When Zhao led the sect into a bitter battle, Zu Dashou personally led the Guanning iron cavalry in Jinzhou City, resolutely went out of the city to assault, and after the assault was completed, he turned his back to the city and lined up, but the Jurchen iron cavalry could not enter.
When Man Gui Shi Shi followed the two yellow flags led by Huang Taiji, but the Jurchen warriors who had been looking forward to this countless times, they could not swallow one mouthful, but they had to be on guard against his eight thousand pure cavalry from time to time, when they suddenly attacked.
This kind of quietness has quietly but inevitably become inevitable.
However, how could Huang Taiji be willing to fail?
In other words, how could he be willing to retreat without even a step?
After all, Huang Taiji waved his hand and handed over a cavalry with a yellow flag to Azig, and strictly ordered him to immediately charge the Guanning Iron Cavalry under Jinzhou City.
How could Man Gui sit idly by and respond immediately.
Under the interception of the No. 2 Mongolian personal guard, Azig, who was on the front of the battle for the first time, fought bravely under the desperate protection of the personal guards, but he was still stopped halfway and could not advance an inch.
Fan Wencheng took a deep breath of the fresh air after the rain, and said in Huang Taiji's ear: "Great Khan, while the victory is not scored, withdraw the troops." β
Huang Taiji Huoran looked at Fan Wencheng, his eyes as sharp as a predatory falcon.
Fan Wencheng's eyes were clear, and he looked back at Huang Taiji calmly and fearlessly.
"Good for you, a minion, you actually disturbed the morale of the army when you were in battle! It's time to chop! Huang Taiji pointed to the sword and shouted angrily.
Fan Wencheng bowed to him in the standard Ming Confucian manner, then prostrate himself on the muddy ground, pressing his face tightly into the rain-soaked ground, without saying a word.
Huang Taiji whipped him on his thin back, and said coldly: "Then after I return to Shenyang, I will clean up your damn minion!" Herald two red flags! Collect the troops! β
"Wow!"
The herald did what he said, and the standard-bearer was finally able to sacrifice the order flag in his arms, and he was unwilling and relieved, showing the military order that represented the retreat of the two red flags in the summer breeze that would blow the command flag to hunt.
"Collect the troops, while the victory is not scored, Big Baylor."
At the same time, a noble general with a red flag knelt behind Ah Shan's side and loudly persuaded him.
Ah Shan almost turned around and looked at him in a rage, but he immediately said, "The Great Khan has returned." β
Ah Shan was startled, turned his head as if he felt something, and saw Huang Taiji standing on a high slope, looking at him expressionlessly.
Behind him, the Jurchen flag, which represented the retreat, was fluttering in the wind.
"That'...... Let us withdraw. Ah Shan said softly.
Now that the Great Khan has returned, he, as the Great Belle, has finally been able to unload the burden of a thousand catties on his shoulders, who told him to do everything possible to climb to that position?
No matter what the outcome of this war will be, he thinks that his efforts and results in this battle are enough to be worthy of Houjin, the Eight Banners, Tiancong Khan, and even more worthy of the Heavenly Mandate Khan who is in the spirit of heaven.
So, without saying a word, he turned around and retreated like the sea at low tide, with two red flags.
Huang Taiji looked at his almost chaotic way of retreating, and there was no unhappiness in his heart, but with a wave of his hand, he personally pressed the formation, ordered the whole army of the two yellow flags, and slowly pressed towards the Guanning Iron Cavalry who was about to pounce outside Yong'an Gate.
Fan Wencheng bounced up vigorously from the muddy ground like a prawn, ignoring the muddy water on his face, stepped on a war horse, took a few minions of his own family, and roared and rushed into the battle circle between Man Ah Er and Azig.
At that moment, he couldn't see the slightest thin and weak scholar, but like a stray dog who had been hungry for a long time and suddenly found food, and the dog barked in his mouth: "Let the slave die for the Great Khan!" β
Huang Taiji heard it, and caught a glimpse of his thin back out of the corner of his eye, snorted lightly, flicked his fingers, and let the two white-armored guards beside him, each with three Niu Lu's cavalry, chase after him first.
Seeing this, Man Gui, who was forming a containment trend against Huang Taiji, tacitly chuckled, waved his hand and sent Yang Guozhu and Cao Bianjiao, each with a thousand-man cavalry team, to intercept it.
At the same time, he also ordered Man Ah Er, who had gradually gained an advantage, to slowly withdraw from the battle circle.
Azig seized the opportunity, immediately fought out of the stalemate battle circle, and ran back to Huang Taiji's side, his childish face was full of gratitude, but his heart was panicked and full of palpitations.
Man Ah Er did not return to Man Gui immediately, but led his subordinates who had won a small victory, and quickly completed the whole team in a trot.
Then, he brazenly approached Yang Guozhu and Cao Bianjiao, and formed a flanking attack on the two yellow flag cavalry who had already rushed to a stone's throw away.
After a rain of arrows and iron sand bullets, the two sides collided together.
All of a sudden, the roar of men and the neighing of horses rang out.
There are strong horses that are crushed by the force of the impact, and there are strong knights who are slashed backwards with swords by stronger enemies.
A burst of hedging, staggered by.
Even if the enemy's cavalry team was mixed with many extremely elite white-armored cavalry, they all had their own injuries and gains, and they were basically equal, and no one took advantage of them.
Seeing that the Guanning Iron Cavalry with the Mongols as the tone of Man Ah Er, he brazenly attacked him.
Fan Wencheng, whose muddy water on his face had been washed clean by blood, roared tragically, and took the lead in launching the second charge with an indomitable attitude.
Not to be outdone, Yang Guozhu and Cao Bianjiao once again bravely attacked, and vowed to cut down the dog slave who was obviously a traitor.
So, the two main generals, one left and one right, struck Fan Wencheng at the same time.
In such a highly targeted killing, Fan's minions were quickly killed, and Fan Wencheng's situation was also precarious.
Seeing that he was about to succeed, Yang Guozhu even simulated the scene of cutting off the head of this dog minion with a knife in his hand, but he didn't want to kill two teams of white-armored cavalry from the side.
One team stopped Cao Yang and the others, and the other team escorted Fan Wencheng to kill the cavalry formation led by the two, and quickly moved closer to Huang Taiji's army.
The angry Cao Bianjiao and Yang Guozhu, with the help of Man Ah Er, forced this team of fierce white-armored cavalry with superb riding skills to fall off their horses.