Chapter XVI
The sound of the retreating soldiers echoed in the ears, and the corpses on the periphery of Siping Fort were covered in patches, and the blood flowed and drifted, but the city was still there, and the dragon flag of the Ming court was still floating there.
The capture of Siping Fort this time was a failure after all.
Mang Gurtai closed his eyes, he didn't want to see the retreating Manchurian Eight Banners.
"Why did you quit the army? This king will be able to capture Xiping Fort soon, as long as he holds on a little longer! Just hold on for a while!! Mang Gurtai opened his eyes again, his eyes almost crazy, he had lost nearly thirty percent of his troops, and he had taken out all his hole cards, as well as countless slaves.
However, Nurhachi's fluttering military order wiped out all his efforts.
Dai Shan and Amin captured Xixing Fort, and Huang Taiji captured Zhenwu Fort...... Only he was the most tenacious and fierce resistance and resistance in Siping Fort.
Although the Ming army had support from all sides, this was not a reason for Mang Gurtai to forgive himself.
"What about the Great Khan? I'm going to see the Great Khan! Mang Gurtai turned his horse's head and headed towards the Chinese military camp where Nurhachi was.
"Three Baylors, don't be reckless!" Fan Wencheng grabbed the reins of Mang Gurtai's mount and said eagerly: "Sibeile has gone to see the Great Khan. ”
"Huang Taiji!?" Mang Gurtai glared angrily: "This king is about to settle accounts with him!" How did the Ming army from the north come about? Why didn't he Huang Taiji appear on the frontal battlefield? ”
With that, Mang Gurtai pulled the reins and rode his horse towards the Chinese army that Nurhachi had already left.
This time, he must ask for an explanation!
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At this time, more than 30 miles south of Siping Fort, Xiong Tingbi stopped at the horse, looking at the wolf smoke and fire left by the enemy army in the distance, and was speechless for a while.
The siege of Siping was solved so easily?
Xiong Tingbi still couldn't believe it.
With his understanding of Jianzhou, even if he Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen led the army in person, he would not be able to enter Nurhachi's eyes.
said that if you want to break your Siping Fort and take you Guangning City, that is, you are more than seventy percent sure......
Xiong Tingbi thought silently: Dai Shan, Amin, Mang Gurtai and Huang Taiji, the four soldiers and horses, there must be something wrong along the way!
"Lord Jinglu, the Jianzhou army has fled away, this time the defense of our army won a big victory, the battle of Siping raised the prestige of our Ming army, it is a rare victory for our army after the battle of Salhu, when the time comes, it will be reported to the imperial court, Lord Jingluo can finally be ashamed in front of the emperor, the princes of the court, those annoying Donglin Party will also be settled." Xiong Tingbi sat down to join the army, and Gu Shenyan stepped forward at this moment to congratulate his immediate boss on the victory.
"This battle is not my work," Xiong Tingbi shook his head.
Han Chuming, the overseer, seemed to see Xiong Tingbi's thoughts: "That's not the work of his Liaodong governor Wang Huazhen!" ”
"Let's go into the city, go and ask him if Luo has always understood?" Xiong Tingbi actually has a little bit of caution, after all, before the battle of Siping Fort, he had already sent his general Liu Qu to Siping to garrison to assist Luo Cheng to defend the city, so no matter what, he Xiong Tingbi has such a co-ordination work...... The only thing that can't be determined now is who gave Jianzhou a fatal blow, so that Nurhachi felt that the gains of continuing to attack Siping Fort outweighed the losses, and then retreated!
Xiong Tingbi's eyes were deep: I hope that Liu Qu played a key role in it, then he will definitely be able to hold Xiong Tingbi in his hand!
At this time, Wang Huazhen of Guangning City had also received the good news that Jianzhou had withdrawn from the army, and Siping Fort still belonged to the Ming Dynasty.
"Hahahaha, God bless me Daming, God bless me Daming!" Wang Huazhen was very excited, and drove back and paced in the room, and now Gao Bangzuo, who is participating in politics on the side, and Jiang Chaodong, a staff member, also don't use a whip to catch a car - just patting the sycophants, and singing praises for Wang Huazhen.
"In this battle, the Lord sat in Guangning, coordinated the overall situation, first sent troops to support Siping Fort, and another letter asked Xiong Tingbi to send troops to contain the left wing army of Jianzhou, and then sent Qi Bingzhong to give the final blow to the Jianzhou army, so that the chieftain knew that my Ming army was invincible, so he could only throw away his armor and flee in a hurry!"
In a moment, Wang Huazhen finally stood up and calmed down her excitement a little.
"The only thing that makes this commander puzzled now is that he doesn't know which way the Ming army came down from the northern battlefield in the end, the cavalry army that fell from the sky gave Jianzhou a fatal blow at a critical moment, and the governor must ask the court for merit and reward the commander of this army!" Wang Huazhen pointed out the key points of the battle from the report that came back and showed it to Gao Bangzuo and Jiang Chaodong.
"It stands to reason that this person should be the guard of Siping Fort, and he was sent to Xixing and Zhenwu to rescue, and found that Siping was in danger halfway, and turned back to rescue." Gao Bangzuo, who participated in politics, also analyzed the key and continued: "But no matter who it is, it is the rescue that has been completed under the command of the governor! This also confirms the wisdom and wisdom of the Governor's policy of leveling Liao! ”
To survive in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, the first priority to abide by is to always praise the superiors and always follow the chief official!
Only in this way can you rise fast and walk steadily.
Gao Bangzo clearly knows this.
"Your Excellency, the guard of honor and the horses are ready! It's time to go. ”
When the three of them were talking, the voice of the guards sounded outside the door, the battle of Siping was won, and Wang Huazhen, as the governor of Liaodong, was bound to go to reward him, and at the same time firmly grasped the credit in his hands.
Another important reason: Xiong Tingbi had arrived outside Siping Fort, which made Wang Huazhen a little nervous...... In case this great achievement is taken up by Xiong Tingbi, then the two sides will not die.
"Okay, let's go!" Wang Huazhen straightened out the red court clothes and walked out with Gao Bangzuo and Jiang Chaodong.
Not long after, the honor guard of the governor of Liaodong went towards Siping Fort.
The sun has risen to the highest point, and the land of Liaodong, which has been cold for a long time, is bathed in warm and warm light.
Outside Siping Fort, the Ming army has begun to clean up the battlefield, completely wipe out the undead Jiannu, strip away all the valuable objects of the dead Jiannu, and then throw the corpses into the fire as fuel for the earth......
"The last general Luo has always led all the generals and soldiers of Siping Fort to welcome Lord Jingluo!!" Luo always had blood-colored bandages wrapped around his chest and arms, as if he was saluting Xiong Tingbi.
Behind him, Luo Ping, the commander of the vanguard battalion, Zhai Chang, the garrison of Guangning, and Deng Chang, the envoy of Sipingbao, led the remnants of his subordinates to welcome Xiong Tingbi's arrival.
"Thank you for your hard work," Xiong Tingbi had already turned over and dismounted when Luo Cheng and the others were just about to salute, and quickly stepped forward to help people up one by one.
Shangguan treats meritorious people, grasps people's hearts, shows generosity, and subdues the tribe, which is very familiar: "You don't need to see the courtesy, you should bow down for you in this scripture!" ”
Xiong Tingbi intimately draped his carry-on body on Luo Yiyi: "This scripture will be written to the imperial court, and I will reward you for your performance!" This victory, you have always made a great achievement! ”
As he spoke, Xiong Tingbi had already used his eyes to look for Liu Qu's figure in the crowd: "Where is Liu Qu?" Why don't you see him come out to me? ”
"If you return to the scriptures," Luo always replied: "Liu Qu and Sun Degong led more than 10,000 people to Zhenwu Fort to support, and the more than 1,000 cavalry that were killed from the north have always been the handiwork of Liu Qu and Sun Degong!" ”
"Hahaha!! It has long been said in this scripture that more than 1,000 cavalry in the north this time is the key to breaking the formation! Whoever is the main general, who is the first person to contribute to this great victory! When Xiong Tingbi heard that Liu Qu led the army north, he immediately wanted to give credit to the generals in the north......
If Liu Qu is the first to make contributions, then as his superior, is he not using people properly?
"Report!!" At this moment, the guards came to report: "The reinforcements from the north have returned victorious!" ”