Ming Zuo

Chapter 356

Zu Dashou is by no means an incompetent generation.

Years of fighting, and being a native, let him know the situation in Liaodong like the back of the back.

After hearing that Jin's army was only [-], he knew that there would definitely be Mongolians to help.

"Who is the leader?"

The scout immediately said: "The yellow dragon flag, it should be Huang Taiji who came in person."

Everyone present took a deep breath.

When Nurhaci died that year, everyone in Daming celebrated with each other, but they felt that there was one less rival.But Huang Taiji has proved to the world with his performance time and time again that he is more terrifying than his father.

It was heard that Huang Taiji personally led the army, and all the people present lost their will to fight.

Zu Zerun persuaded immediately.

"Father, let's withdraw, we can't hold back here."

Zu Kefa also thought the same way.

"We only need to withdraw to Jinzhou, and the Tartars will be helpless."

The rest of the generals were talking, without exception, all of them wanted to withdraw.

When Zu Dashou heard it, he couldn't help but be moved.

Of course he knew that the imperial court forced him to build Dalinghe City, but he had no other intentions.Coupled with the incident of Yuan Chonghuan back then, he was also disheartened by the court.

But just when he was hesitating, someone next to him shouted: "What do you mean? I joined the army, I have the grace of the emperor, and I have to abandon the city and lose land without a battle. Don't you know that the death penalty is inevitable?"

Everyone saw that the person who reprimanded was majestic and mighty, but He Kegang, the deputy general who built the city this time.

He didn't intend to retreat, but wanted to stand firm.

Liu Tianlu's face was ashen, and his grief and anger were difficult to calm down.

"He Zongrong, look, can you defend here? Once surrounded, the entire army and all the elders and elders in the city will die here."

He Kegang's face was upright and unmoved.

"This expedition was ordered by Your Majesty. How can you live up to His Majesty's high hopes if you don't return with all your efforts? If a man dies, he will die, so what is there to be afraid of?"

Zhang Cunren slapped the city wall with a slap and roared, "Which man is afraid of death? But this battle that he knows will be lost is still to be fought, so confused!"

He Kegang still did not give in.

"You don't need to say more, Commander Zu, if you want to withdraw, you can withdraw. He only knows the military orders like a mountain, and vows to live and die together with Dalinghe City."

Zu Dashou breathed fire in his heart, and his surface was calm.

He Kegang said it was easy, but in fact all his paths were blocked.

If he really retreated and He Kegang died in Dalinghe City, then waiting for him would definitely be a severe punishment from the imperial court.

Zu Dashou believed that Chongzhen, Qiu Hejia and Gao Qiqian were all waiting for this rightful opportunity.

At this moment, looking at the eager eyes of the soldiers and people in the city, Zu Dashou is so powerless.

"Send a letter to Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan for help."

In an instant, from nowhere, Ruoyouruowu's cries gradually sounded.

It was the desperate cry of tens of thousands of people in the entire city, but unfortunately the emperor in the Forbidden City could not hear it.

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On the second day of the eighth lunar month, Huang Taiji waited for Mongolian reinforcements by the Liaohe River. There were eight soldiers and horses from Horqin, Aru, Zarut, Bahrain, Aohan, Naiman, Karaqin and Tumut, totaling more than [-] horses and infantry. .

This time, a detail was deeply imprinted on everyone's heart.

The etiquette of the Mongolian Baylors when they met was completely different from before.

They first bowed twice from a distance, and once again when they got close to Huang Taiji, they finally bowed to Huang Taiji.

As for the other small tribes, Taiji and Tabu Nang (the descendants of Genghis Khan who married), they kneel three times and make three salutations.

This means that the Mongolian ministries have completely surrendered to Huang Taiji, and Jin's courtiers will be self-identified in the future.

After Huang Taiji and the Mongolian tribes were allied, all the troops and horses were divided into two groups.

Dege Lei, Yue Tuo, and Azige led the way from Yizhou, interspersed between Jinzhou and Dalinghe, to cut off the retreat of the Ming army in Dalinghe City.

Huang Taiji personally led the main force from Tuchang Road, took Guangning Avenue, and pressed against the city of Dalinghe.

He issued a strict order that the two troops and horses must meet under the city of Daling River on the sixth day of the eighth lunar month.

On the morning of the sixth day of the sixth day, Jin Dajun arrived at the city of Dalinghe at the same time.Not only that, but a Han man was caught in the south of the city and sent to Huang Taiji.

Caught what?

It was clearly the spies that Hou Jin had set up in ambush in advance.

This person informed Huang Taiji of all the generals, troops, and provisions in Dalinghe City.

Based on this, Huang Taiji formulated a plan to besiege the city and fight for aid.

Dalinghe City was only besieged but not attacked, and trenches were dug around the city.

Don't think that the army's soil work at that time was bad.

The ditch dug by the Later Jin Army outside the Daling River City was [-] miles long, and it was still about three miles away from the city.Therefore, the artillery at the head of the city could not pose a threat at all, nor would it affect the progress of digging.

The trench was one zhang deep and one zhang wide, and a wall was built outside the ditch, and the wall was also one zhang high.There are also crenels on the top, which can facilitate the shooting of the guns and bows of the later Jin Army.

On the inner side of the wall, a trench was dug, five feet wide and seven feet five inches deep, covered with straw and soil, which acted as traps.

After the Jin army's camp completely surrounded Dalinghe City, there were also trenches outside the camp.

If there is a plane looking down from the sky at this time, you can see that Dalinghe City is like an insect, and those trenches are like cobwebs.

Insects were trapped in the web, and no matter how hard they struggled, it was impossible to break free.

It was not until the next day that the generals in Dalinghe City reacted, and Houjin changed his tactics.

Seeing that the trenches stretched infinitely on the earth, Zu Dashou's mood fell to the bottom.In desperation, he had to send a force to harass, hoping to delay the speed of the Jin army's excavation.

Later, the Jin army was well prepared, and under the sharp counterattack, they also captured the Dusi Wang Yanzuo who led the troops out of the city to fight.

In the days that followed, the two sides went back and forth between digging the trenches - probing - digging the trenches.And as the sun of the trenches has taken shape, even if the Ming army in the city wants to break through, they can't do it.

Their only hope is reinforcements.

On the fourth day of the eighth lunar month, Sun Chengzong, Qiu Hejia and Gao Qiqian who were in Shanhaiguan received a letter from Zu Dashou asking for help.

"The Donglu is coming fiercely. The Daling River City has not yet been built, and the ancestral army is running out of food and grass, so it is necessary to reinforce it as soon as possible. For this plan, we should mobilize all troops from Shanhaiguan to come to the rescue. Then I will send you to your majesty and ask the court to send reinforcements."

Sun Chengzong was very depressed.

He resigned and was beaten back by Chongzhen, and the reason made him vomit blood.

You see, Xu Ge is old and resigns. I couldn't bear it, so I had to agree.The teacher can't always be at this moment, let me care about one thing and lose the other, right?
Yes, Chongzhen used Huang Ping's strategy and successfully repelled Sun Chengzong's desire to quit.

If he failed to resign, Sun Chengzong did not lie down and still performed his duties faithfully.After receiving Zu Dashou's request for help, he prepared to send troops.

It's a pity that today's Daming never lacks hindsights.The one who played the best was sitting opposite him.

"Don't be in a hurry, the Daling River is hundreds of miles away. The situation is unknown. If you rashly send troops, there may be unforeseen disasters. If you want to be an official, you should send scouts first to detect them properly. to be appropriate."

Under Lao Cheng's prudent words and deeds, it is obvious that he is suspicious of Zu Dashou.

Sun Chengzong was in a rage, and said sternly: "The military affairs are in a hurry, and after a day's delay, the major affairs will go away. Qiu Zhongcheng must investigate."

Qiu Hejia is no longer hiding.

"In the second year, Zu Dashou had a grudge in his heart, and after that, he didn't take the imperial court in his eyes. How dare Mr. Ge dare to guarantee that he is loyal and loyal, and has nothing else to do?"

Sun Chengzong was dumbfounded.

He really can't guarantee it.

From this incident, we can see the harm of civil servants being handsome.

In such a desperate situation, if the coach is a soldier, naturally, regardless of the [-], the arrangement will be done first.

But Sun Chengzong is also a civil official after all, and he will also weigh the pros and cons.

Ask him to guarantee Zu Dashou with his life and reputation, and he retreated.

Successfully embarrassed Sun Chengzong, Qiu Hejia was so complacent, and simply took over.

"That being the case, Mr. Wu, let's dispatch a scout to Dalinghe first. We can deal with it if we can get the letter."

Wu Xiang stood aside and witnessed the confrontation of the big men with his own eyes. What he had in his heart was just endless sadness.

Zu Dashou is his relative, and he was really anxious when he learned that Zu Dashou was trapped in the Daling River.

However, as a military general, he is still a sudden upstart, and he is not qualified to do anything at all.

For now, the only plan is to get back the real information as soon as possible.

After receiving the order, Wu Xiang immediately dispatched dozens of scouts to go to the Daling River day and night.

At the same time, he also has his own little abacus and seizes the opportunity to speak.

"My lords, if the siege of the city is true, the soldiers from Shanhaiguan alone may not be able to do the job. I also ask you to make plans early and store up supplies, so that you can be safe."

The three Liaodong officials present all looked ugly, but no one responded.

Wu Xiang had a pool of bitter water at the tip of his heart, and was speechless, and finally had to retreat silently.

Looking at the cloudy northeast direction again, I can't help thinking slowly in my heart.In any case, in this accident, you can't be in danger.

As for Zu Dashou, who was trapped in Dalinghe City...

That is his dearest brother-in-law!
(End of this chapter)