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Chapter 840 Prince Yu Duoduo

Baimiaobao is located in Daughter Hebei, east of Xiaoling River, Jinzhou City is more than ten miles across Xiaoling River, Jinchang Fort is less than twenty miles to the northeast, and Yizhou City is forty miles to the north.

There are hills and hills all over the place. Although the Nuer River and Xiaoling River flow through, the soil structure is still mainly sandy loam. It is named because there is a large white temple outside the fort, which is called Baimiaozi for short.

But at this moment, the surrounding area of ​​Baimiao Castle is empty, only some wooden piles and stove pits are left on the ground, which shows that there were signs of human habitation here.

In a large courtyard to the north of the center of the fort, there are warriors in golden armor. They all have round waists and broad shoulders, with fleshy faces, and many of them have scars on their heads.

Behind the screen in the gate of the courtyard, the front of a lobby is even more heavily guarded. It is obvious that there are extremely important people in the lobby here.

"Dodo has already left?"

Although the voice was not loud, it was extremely majestic. Huang Taiji, the slave chief, was probably the only one in the Qing Dynasty.

"Return to Your Majesty, Prince Yu has led the warriors with white flags to take advantage of the moonlight to set off, and it is estimated that they will arrive outside Xingshan Castle tomorrow morning."

Minister of State and Household Affairs Ying Erdai replied softly to the slave chief Huang Taiji's question, and he continued: "Your Majesty, Prince Rui's side seems to be going quite smoothly. Today's battle alone has defeated the three battalions of the Ming army. .”

"The battalions of the Ming army that were defeated? How many troops were there?"

Huang Taiji was obviously not interested in defeating a few battalions, he was more concerned about which battalions of the Ming army and how many Ming troops were killed and dispersed.

Hearing this, Ying Erdai turned his head to look at Gang Lin, a scholar in the inner courtyard. Many military newspapers were sorted out by him and forwarded to Huang Taiji for preview. After seeing Gang Lin's understanding, he lightly lifted his robe and took a step forward .

After Ganglin saluted Huang Taiji first, he said: "Report to Your Majesty, Prince Rui reported back to the military newspaper that he successively defeated the Zuoyi Battalion, the Zhengbing Battalion, and the Zhengbing Battalion of Shanhai Town in the Ming Dynasty, with more than [-] battalions. soldiers and horses.

But during the pursuit, he was stopped by Wu Sangui, the commander of Ningyuan of the Ming Dynasty, and saw reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty rushing in. Even the Ming general Cao Bianjiao broke into Prince Rui's formation, so he failed to chase and wipe out the Ming army. "

"Oh!"

Huang Taiji seemed quite surprised, he asked: "Break into Prince Rui's formation? Cao Bianjiao, who would do that!"

When he asked the last sentence, his eyes turned to Zu Zerun, who participated in politics in the Ministry of War, and his eyes revealed the meaning of inquiry.

Seeing this, Zu Zerun hurried out of the line, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty Huizuo, Cao Bianjiao is the nephew of Cao Wenzhao, the former commander-in-chief. He also joined the army as a young man. He has been following his uncle Cao Wenzhao to suppress bandits in Shanshan, Henan and other places.

After his uncle died in ambush, Cao Bianjiao followed Hong Chengchou, the then governor of the three sides. It is said that he was very brave in front of the battle. , Only then did he get promoted to the post of general soldier. "

Zu Zerun spoke a little eagerly, and he couldn't help licking his lips as soon as the report was over.

Since he joined the slave bandits in the battle of Dalinghe, he was not implicated because of Zu Dashou's breach of contract, but was even more loved by Huang Taiji, who not only promoted him to take charge of the Ministry of War.

Furthermore, because he was a descendant of the Ming Dynasty, he was quite familiar with the generals of the Ming army stationed in Liaodong, and he was also instructed to investigate the information of the generals of the Ming Dynasty full-time, and secretly colluded with them.

And Zu Zerun is also very hardworking, but he never dares to neglect anything that Huang Taiji ordered, he seems to do his best more than serving his own father.

In fact, he is not the only one like this. Looking at the generals who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty over the years, which one is not loyal to Huang Taiji and works hard?

Among them is the reason why the Qing Dynasty clearly distinguishes rewards and punishments and cannot be fooled. It is also because everyone is trying their best to please the new master so as not to be persecuted and slaughtered.

But it also proves from another direction that Huang Taiji is extraordinary. In addition to knowing people and making good use of them, he is skilled in imperial affairs, and there is also his personal charm in it.

It is said that the barbarian Tartars of the Qing Dynasty were able to defeat the Ming Dynasty and the trespassers in the end, and then unify the whole of China. Almost half of the credit was due to the surrender of the Han generals and the defeat of the Han army.

At this moment, Huang Taiji seemed not very satisfied with Zu Zerun's reply, and said lightly: "Cao Bianjiao, how many soldiers and horses are under his command? How many infantry, how many cavalry? What are your hobbies? foundation?"

Faced with this series of questions, beads of sweat could not help but appear on Zu Zerun's forehead.

He said with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, this Cao Bianjiao was originally a famous general in the northwest, and he was only transferred to Jizhen in recent years to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Association. I know very little about him.

It is only known that there are more than ten thousand soldiers under his command, and cavalry account for about [-] to [-]%, at most not more than half of them.His hobbies are not obvious, and his ministers have not been able to find out.After Cao Bianjiao left his uncle, he has been following Hong Chengchou's command, and his background is only Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao. "

"Cough cough cough..."

Huang Taiji coughed loudly, and was noncommittal to Zu Zerun's memorial. After a while, he said: "Know your enemy and yourself, and you will be able to fight a hundred battles without danger! I have appointed you to specialize in investigating and assassinating the intelligence of the Ming army. It is because of my great trust in you. Vision It needs to be farther away, not just limited to Liaodong and Gyeonggi.”

He didn't seem to be feeling well, so he stopped panting after saying this.

After a while, he went on to say: "Whether it is Xuanda, Shaanxi, or the generals of the Ming army in Henan and Jiangnan, they must do their best to investigate and assassinate everything, and carefully investigate and visit them in case of emergencies.

Even those thieves and bandits who are running around cannot be ignored, and they must be grasped in detail. When necessary, they can also be contacted. If they can echo with me from a distance, it will be easier for Ming Dynasty to be overwhelmed by me. "

Huang Taiji's eyes suddenly brightened a lot, he looked at Zu Zerun, and continued: "Don't be afraid of using money, you can directly withdraw from the inner government for your needs here, and just report to me afterwards.

Although the news from Zhangjiakou is accurate and credible, the journey is far away and it is not timely. You still need to work hard on your side, and you can pull in a few more lines, so as to ensure that the source of news is reliable and timely. "

"Whoo!"

Zu Zerun was both relieved and moved in his heart. Regarding Huang Taiji's trust in him, he also decided to do his best to repay him.

Huang Taiji ignored him, took a sip of ginseng tea, turned his gaze to Prince Li Daishan, who was on the first place on the left, and asked softly, "Prince Li's two red flags, are you ready?"

"Cough cough!"

Dai Shan sat firmly in his big chair. He coughed twice, cleared his throat, and then clasped his fists and said, "King Hui Khan, the red flag is asking you to return, and he has occupied Dafu Fort. After dawn, you can go back to Dafu Castle." The troops marched southward and directly attacked Daxing Fort where the Southern Army was stationed.

Man Dahai has also crossed the Nvnv River with the inlaid red flag, and will set off in the morning, and go south to cooperate with Prince Yu to cut off the Ming army's grain road. "

Huang Taiji just nodded when he heard the words, his complexion was pale and his eyes were a little blurred, as if he was not in a good state.

"Cough cough cough..."

There was another violent cough, and everyone in the big tent showed panic.

"Sweaty..."

"King Khan..."

"His Majesty……"

"Quickly pass on to the medical officer... to the shaman..."

The people in the big tent immediately became a mess, some of them exclaimed, and some strode out of the tent to summon the accompanying medical officer, while the Manchu princes and generals went to seek the help of the shaman master.

Only Prince Li Daishan sat firmly in the chair, motionless, a sly look flashed across his kind and friendly face, and a flash of light flashed in his eyes.

He looked at Huang Taiji who was dripping with bright red nosebleeds on the throne, and fell into deep thought.

…………

Changling Mountain, at Maoshi, a wisp of white belly slowly emerged from the east, and I saw a wisp of wolf smoke rising from Daxing Fort and Dongqing Fort, followed by another burst of trumpets.

The sentinels of the Xuanfu army stationed here, in addition to immediately lighting the beacon fires in charge of their own side to warn the rear, they also banged the gongs.

The soldiers of each department and division immediately assembled urgently. They each followed their armor, and then the captain of the armor looked for the team's flag, and then they were assigned to each bureau, division, and department.

The leader of the Dushibu camp, Chen Zheng, looked excited. He strode quickly to a high platform at the waist of Changling Mountain, covered his brows with his hands, and stared.

However, the sky has just seen light, but it is vaguely invisible.

At this time, a guard rushed over and handed over an exquisite binoculars. After a while, Chen Zheng shouted loudly: "Five beacons and five cannons, there are more than ten thousand slaves. Good guy, the slaves are really fucking here!"

He then yelled again: "Zhao Ruliang, hurry up, send out the sentry immediately, hurry up!"

A tall figure under the high platform immediately received the order loudly. He led more than [-] horses and galloped quickly, leaving the camp quickly, leaving only a trail of smoke and dust.

Qianzong Tian Mingyu from the left, Song Shanquan from the middle, Zhou Ping from the right, Du Chungang from the left of the carriage, and others rushed over in a hurry.

On Wednesday, the one with a flat head said carelessly: "General, is Sao Dazi here?"

Although Chen Zheng had been looking forward to it for a long time, he was really excited in his heart, but he calmed down on the surface, and he said in a deep voice: "Everyone, go and prepare. Watching the beacon smoke, the slaves should be above ten thousand riders. Later, I am afraid it will be a battle." Fierce battle!"

He said solemnly to the crowd: "Everyone returns to headquarters, the whole army is on alert, we must stick to the Changling Mountain position, and live up to the commander's trust in us.

Swear to the death to guard the back road for our army, and guard the grain road! "

He roared angrily: "I am invincible, I swear to die as a war slave!"

Tian Mingyu, Song Shanquan, Zhou Zhouping, Du Chungang and other people, as well as the soldiers around Chen Zheng, also roared in response: "I am invincible, I swear to die as a slave!"

"...I am invincible... Swear to the death slave... Swear to the death slave..."

The roaring sound spread to the surrounding area in an instant, and then the roaring sounds came from everywhere in the entire Changling Mountain position. At the beginning, they still shouted one after another, but gradually they merged into one voice, resounding through the sky.

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Chen Zheng has also been promoted to the rank of guerrilla general at this moment, and he is an old man who followed Zhang Cheng when he served as king in Chongzhen for 11 years, and he was one of the four generals of the year.

But since Zhang Cheng left the town of Xuanbei, he has always been responsible for staying behind, although it fully reflects Zhang Cheng's trust in him.

However, for Chen Zheng, as a pure general, he should not have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield and display his ambitions in life. It is always a pity for Chen Zheng, let alone in the Xuanfu Army, which has always attached great importance to military exploits.

So this time, when the Xuanfu army went to aid Liaodong, he was the first battalion leader to take the initiative to ask for a fight.

But he never expected that he had just arrived in Liaodong, and before he entered the front line of Jinzhou, he would be placed by Zhang Cheng on this uninhabited Changling Mountain.

At the beginning, Chen Zheng could still keep in mind Zhang Cheng's words, and he was cautious every day, carefully checking and guarding, but he didn't see any traces of the Tartars and captives for a long time.

Especially when he learned that the aid of the king of Liao Dynasty, when he first arrived at the Songshan Fort, he fought a battle with the slaves at Shimen Mountain. Although he failed to capture Shimen Mountain in one fell swoop, he also killed the Tartars and suffered heavy losses.

Chen Zheng couldn't help but secretly anxious!
However, fortunately, he has become more and more convinced of Zhang Cheng. He believes that Zhang Cheng will never leave the main force of his battalion here for no reason, let alone a battalion of luggage vehicles. .

Therefore, when Chen Zheng calmed down, they dispatched sentry cavalry to scout out the enemy's situation every day, patrolled the important defensive positions, and waited for the arrival of the big battle that Zhang Cheng had mentioned.

He was also considerate of the soldiers under his command, so in the Dushi camp, although there were some complaints of dissatisfaction with staying here, they gradually disappeared under Chen Zheng's enlightenment and explanation.

But Chen Zheng is more and more supported by all the soldiers!
Under the orders of the chief general Chen Zheng and the generals of various ministries, they have been constantly repairing the defense lines of Changling Mountain, making the trenches deeper and the walls thicker and stronger.

Moreover, all the artillery pieces, no matter how big or small, have been test-fired, and the shooting range and shelling distance have been accurately grasped, and hidden marks have been set on the landing points of the cannons everywhere.

It can be said that everything is ready, just waiting for the arrival of the Tartar soldiers!

At this time, under the orders of the thousands, generals, and hundred chiefs of various ministries, the soldiers of the Dushibu Battalion also quickly entered the defense lines of the trenches and walls of Changling Mountain to stand by.

They are all ready for battle and full of confidence in victory!

Even the luggage soldiers and gunners stationed here on the left side of the luggage cart were also extremely excited. They had all fought against bandits in Henan before.

But it has never been fought against the Tartars, and during the period of stationing here, everyone talked about topics related to the Tartars every day.

From the ugly and ugly money rat tail of the Tartars to the initial rumors about the bravery and ferocity of the Tartars, everything was their topic, but in the end it became a competition.

They swear and swear that they will kill more Tartar soldiers than others, and even rush forward clamorously, beheading a few Tartar soldiers by themselves.

The soldiers and gunners of the Xuanfu army are different from the soldiers and gunners of other towns.

Because, in the Xuanfu army, they are fighters first, and then soldiers or gunners. It's just that the division of labor is different, and it doesn't mean that they are eliminated from the cavalry and infantry battalions.

Regardless of gun skills, gun skills and other combat skills, they also practice hard on weekdays.

The good food guarantee in the Xuanfu army, coupled with the characteristics of their work, in the carriage camp, there are all burly men with five big and three thick.

But boldness and honesty are not only the style of the Yicheying, but the style of the entire Xuanfu army!

"The Tartars are finally here!"

"Fuck, I've been waiting for him for a month, if he doesn't come again, our eyes will be callused..."

"Come on, let's call Sao Tartar to see how good we are..."

(End of this chapter)