Chapter Sixty-Eight: Azig Who Has Repeatedly Performed in War
In the first month of the first year of Tiancong (1627), he and Erbel Amin attacked Korea and connected five cities.
In May, he followed Huang Taiji to crusade against the Ming Dynasty, and together with Mang Gurtai guarded the grain transportation of Tashan, defeating 20,000 Ming troops.
The army met in Jinzhou and approached Ningyuan, where more than 1,000 Ming troops camped and dug trenches and arranged firearms in front, but they were all annihilated by Azig.
The general army of the Ming Dynasty went out of the city to line up, and Huang Taiji wanted to attack, but you Baylor thought that it was too close to the city so it was not possible to attack, but Azig thought it was not necessary.
Huang Taiji supervised Azig to quickly attack the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty until the city, and everyone Baylor was ashamed, so he rushed forward to kill before he could put on his armor, and attacked the Ming Dynasty's infantry army, and most of the Ming army was killed and wounded.
In the second year of Tiancong (1628), Azig was stripped of his title for officiating at the wedding of his brother Duoduo, and was later restored to his original position.
In August of the third year of Tiancong (1629), he attacked Jinzhou, Ningyuan and other places together with Belezirharang, burned the grain accumulated in the Ming Dynasty, and captured 3,000 Ming troops.
In October, following Huang Taiji's three-way crusade against the Ming Dynasty, Azig and Belle Abatai led the left wing of the four banners and the Mongol army to attack Longjingguan (now Longjingguan Village, Hebei Province) at night, and destroyed the water pass at dawn, annihilating the reinforcements of Hanerzhuang (now Hanerzhuang Township, Hebei Province) deputy general Yi Ai and Hongshankou general Wang Zunchen who arrived after hearing the news, and entered the siege of Hanerzhuang, and the defender Li Feng surrendered.
In November, he conquered Hongshan Pass, marched to Zunhua, and attacked and killed Zhao Shujiao, the general soldier of Mingshan Customs. Approaching Beijing, Yuan Chonghuan, the Liao Governor of Ming Ji, and Zu Dashou, the general soldier of Liaodong, led 20,000 troops to the rescue, and the troops were stationed outside the Guangqu Gate, chasing the Ming army with Mang Gurtai and others, approaching the trench, and the Azig war horse was injured and died before retreating.
In December, he attacked Tongzhou with Abatai and went to Zhangjiawan; Then follow Huang Taiji to patrol Jizhou, encountered 5,000 reinforcements from Mingshan Customs, Azig and his contemporaries broke into the enemy formation, broke the Ming army, and Azig's war horse was wounded and died again.
In the fourth year of Tiancong (1630), and then followed the army to defeat the Ming, Azig was ordered to lead 20,000 people from Yizhou to Guangning with Dege and Yue Tuo, and join the Daling River.
When besieging Jinzhou at night, 6,000 Ming troops attacked the Azig military camp, and there was no one to see in the fog, and Azig was in full battle.
When the fog cleared, they attacked and captured one Ming guerrilla, more than 200 armor and horses. Huang Taiji personally comforted and gave the siege strategy.
Hearing that Ming had increased his troops, Huang Taiji ordered half of the Eight Banners Baya Lama soldiers of Yanggu to increase their troops. Zu Dashou's younger brother Zu Dabi chased the Qing army in the scout cavalry approached, Huang Taiji fought with armor, Azig galloped to, the Ming army rode out, Azig fought to repel the Ming army, and killed one of the Ming deputy generals.
Huang Taiji handed over the soldiers under his command to Azig, and the 40,000 rescuers of Zhang Chun, the Ming superintendent army, came, and fought in the Daling River, intercepted and killed most of the Ming army, and drove the Ming army north for forty miles.
In the sixth year of Tiancong (1632), he followed the army to attack Chahar, and Lin Dan Khan fled. Huang Taiji transferred his army to attack the Ming Dynasty, and ordered Azig to lead the left wing and Mongol soldiers to attack Datong and Xuanfu, and all the border property stored in Zhangjiakou of the Ming Dynasty was captured.
In March of the seventh year of Tiancong (1633), he built Tongyuan Fort (now Dandong, Liaoning) and led troops to garrison.
In May, together with Zilharang and Dudu, he greeted the Ming general Kong Youde and resisted the Ming Dongjiang general Huanglong and the Korean army.
In June, Huang Taiji asked the ministers which one to hit the Ming Dynasty, Korea, and Chahar first, and Azig said that he would attack the Ming Dynasty first, so he and Abatai attacked Shanhaiguan, and Huang Taiji issued an order to ask him not to march deeply, and Azig said: "I want to let the horses rest here and store food, but you Baylor will not obey." Huang Taiji said, "If you insist on not leaving, will you Baylor abandon yourself and leave?" ”