Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 135 Re-enactment of the Battle of Saarhu

Azig could no longer stand listening to the bragging of these Ming Dynasty civil servants, so he shouted directly: "Is this king just a three-year-old child? Now there is talk of a one-on-one battle before the battle. Could it be that he has seen too much of the Three Kingdoms? ?”

He himself belongs to the fierce type and has always been proud of it.However, he has never been singled out.When charging into battle, they are always escorted by personal guards.The so-called duel between generals is what he likes in "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Although he admires it very much, it doesn't mean that he is stupid. In what age is this, there is still talk of a one-on-one fight?
But who would have thought that after he finished speaking, Wang Dengku said to him: "Your Highness, it seems that this is really happening! The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and Li Zicheng's generals called Zhang Tianlin, the star of heaven, to fight in a one-on-one fight, and they defeated him with just one move That man was dismounted and captured alive!"

When Azig heard this, he was stunned.

If these civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were bragging on behalf of their emperor, then it was impossible for this Ming Dynasty man who had taken refuge in the Qing Dynasty to lie and gain the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige, right?
However, he still didn't believe that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, whom he had never heard of before, was so brave that he could single-handedly defeat a general in the bandit army.

No, even Fan Yongdou couldn't believe it after hearing this, so he directly asked Wang Dengku: "Where did this news come from? Have you seen it with your own eyes?"

"How is that possible!" Wang Dengku heard this and quickly explained, "This is what is being spread, and the imperial officers and soldiers also captured the strong pass guarded by the thief general, it must be correct, right?"

As soon as he heard this, Fan Yongdou understood and explained to Azig: "Your Highness, it is probably that the imperial court made up such rumors in order to save the unfavorable situation and make people believe that their emperor is brave and invincible!"

Having said this, he added: "Such methods are actually used when doing business. It's just to brag about something that is very good, so that the price can be higher."

Zhu Mintai heard this and couldn't help but sneered: "The frog in the well!"

The current emperor was at the top of the Xuanfu city, and kicked the former Xuanfu general soldier far away from the city. This was seen by many people here in Xuanfu. Such magical power can be faked!

When Fan Yongdou heard that the Xuanfu governor called him a frog in the well, he was furious. However, before he could say anything, he saw several people coming in a hurry. The leader was the obedient King Kong Youde. He seemed to have something urgent, so he held back his words. , dare not affect the business.

Kong Youde hurriedly arrived in front of Azig, and then reported with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, it is found that the emperor of the country is in Jin, with at least 4 or [-] horses around him."

In addition to the 1 people under Azige's command, the Eight Banners Manchuria and Eight Banners Mongolia are directly under his command. Kong Youde's command has more than 3000 people, Shen Zhixiang's command has 500 people, and the Tumut Left and Right Banners have about 2000 people. The total is less than [-]. .

In total, this troop strength is twice the difference.

However, when Azig heard this, he was not surprised but happy, and immediately asked: "Where is the Emperor of Ming in Jin?"

This is really a credit given to him by God!

If the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty could be captured, this would be a feat that no one in the Qing Dynasty had achieved. How could he be able to make his uncle the king?
In the original history, he entered Shaanxi along the Great Wall, and then left Henan, Huguang, and Jiangxi from Shaanxi. He repeatedly defeated Li Zicheng, killed Liu Zongmin, and captured Song Xiance; he also used Pingxi General to supervise the army to conquer Jiang Yu's rebellion in Datong.Feeling that he had made great contributions, he asked to be named uncle-king.

Kong Youde heard what he said and immediately replied: "There are different opinions, some say it is in the Taiyuan area in central Shanxi; some say it is in the Zhending area of ​​​​the capital; and some say that the emperor has led troops to Datong. "

At this point, he probably guessed what Azig wanted to do, so he quickly advised: "Your Highness, we have captured Xuanfu according to the plan. We should collect food and supplies as soon as possible, and then go south to attack Juyong Pass and join up with several other highnesses. That’s good!”

When Azig heard this, his eyes suddenly widened and he said, "What are you so anxious about? Go and find out where the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is."

Kong Youde felt helpless after hearing this.Although he is also a king, as a king, he is actually nothing in front of Azig.If he dared not listen to Azig, maybe Azig would be able to deal with him right away.

So he had no choice but to kneel down, chirp, and prepare to leave.

At this time, I saw a fast horse galloping to the city. Seeing Azig at the top of the city, he raised his face and shouted: "Master, I found that the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers were not gathered at night. There seems to be a lot of them." , has already fought against our army Tan Ma, and is somewhat unable to resist!"

Upon hearing this, Azig was a little surprised.

You know, Tan Ma is the elite in the army.The detective horses of the Qing army were the most elite in the army.In the past, when encountering Ming Dynasty Ye Busuo, one team of scout horses could chase and kill several groups of Ming Dynasty Ye Busuo.Unexpectedly, now, the front-line exploration horses could not withstand the Ming army and stopped at night?
As a veteran who is used to leading armies in battles, he immediately realized keenly that since Ming Guo Ye Bu Shuo was so brave and could kill his men Tan Ma could not resist. If nothing else, it should belong to the army led by the Emperor of Ming Guo. You won’t be charged at night, right?

Apart from this, he really couldn't think of any army in the Ming Dynasty that could be so powerful that it could not be closed at night!

Understanding this, he was not surprised but overjoyed. He immediately ordered more detective horses to be sent, and strictly ordered to find out whether the current Ming army was an army led by the Ming emperor himself?
Then, he looked at Kong Youde, Shen Zhixiang and others, and immediately ordered: "Send the order, gather the troops, gather and prepare for war!"

Under the military situation, no matter what Kong Youde and Shen Zhixiang thought, they had to take orders immediately and leave in a hurry.

In terms of issuing orders and prohibitions, at least the Jianlu army at this time can still do it.

Afterwards, Azig looked at several Ming officials and sneered immediately: "Take them down and lock them up first, and then I will tell them to be tough when I capture their emperor alive!"

"Cha!" After hearing this, his men pushed Zhu Mintai and others down to the top of the city.

When Shen Yixiao was walking down the city, he did not forget to turn around and look at the Jianlu, and sneered: "Thief, are you capable of a duel?"

When Zhu Mintai heard this, he immediately scolded him: "What kind of status does he have? How can he challenge His Majesty in a duel? Wouldn't it be an insult to His Majesty!"

"Ah, Mr. Zhongcheng is right, Meng Lang has been demoted!" After hearing this, Shen Yixiao apologized quickly and said, "He really doesn't deserve it!"

When Azig heard the conversation between the two Ming officials, he was so angry that he wanted to cut them into pieces immediately.But he finally held back, gritting his teeth, not knowing what he was thinking?
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Compared to Jianlu, Emperor Chongzhen had a clearer understanding of the enemy's situation.

After all, this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. When Jianlu broke through, many people fled, and naturally they took the news to various places.The imperial court did not accept the news all night long, and soon found out the news, and after checking it with their own methods, they reported it to Emperor Chongzhen of Yanghe.

"Report, the slave chief Aixinjueluo Azige led about 2 people to break through Zhangjiakou and are on their way to attack Xuanfu City."

"Report, someone saw that Fan Yongdou, a traitorous Shanxi merchant who escaped, was among the Jianlu army. Many fish who slipped through the pass went to join the Jianlu army."

"Report, our army encountered Jianlu raiding horses at Baiyangkou at night. Five people were killed and seven were injured. Three Jianlu were killed and two injured Jianlu were captured."

"Report, our army encountered the Jianlu raiders at Chaigou Fort at night. Three people were killed and eight were injured. Seven Jianlu were killed, five were injured and escaped, and three were captured."

"Reported that our army encountered a group of captives at Huai'an Guard at night. 15 people were killed and 19 were injured. 11 prisoners were killed, 18 were injured and escaped, and seven were captured."

"..."

On the imperial side, a large number of Ye Bu Shu were dispatched from the beginning. Therefore, the battle of the scout war obviously moved towards the Xuan Mansion.However, on Jianlu's side, no one sent more detective horses, and the confrontation between the two sides continued.

After the number of those who were injured and captured increased, they were also interrogated to find out more specific circumstances.

Emperor Chongzhen knew the specific strength of Azige and the movements of the Jianlu army.

Therefore, a military meeting was held immediately.Emperor Chongzhen was sitting on the main seat, with Fang Zhenghua standing next to him. At the desk on the other side was Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of Xuanda, and all the generals were standing in the hall.

Fang Zhenghua spoke up and explained what he had learned so far. Then he asked the generals on behalf of Emperor Chongzhen: "What do you think is the best strategy for fighting this battle?"

When He Zan heard this, he immediately stepped out of the queue and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, our army is now more than twice as strong as the Jianlu, and they are elite. If we just attack them directly, we will definitely destroy the Jianlu!" "

Emperor Chongzhen did not comment, just looked at the generals in the hall.

Another commander-in-chief, He Zhen, came out and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, Jianlu must not know the reality of our army. It is better to send an army to fake defeat, attract Jianlu to pursue, and then ambush the army to attack. We will win a great victory!" "

It sounds like it's a bit smarter.

However, Emperor Chongzhen remained silent and continued to look at the generals in the hall.

Liu Jiuqing, the commander-in-chief, came out and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, every time the Jianlu invaders enter the pass, they burn, kill and loot, and the people suffer countless casualties. Now that the Jianlu have just entered the pass and are about to attack Xuanfu, why not Use all the main force, annihilate this group of rebels as soon as possible, and save more people!"

Ning Long heard this and immediately came out to agree.

Finally, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhou Yuji who was silent and asked, "What do Zhou Qing think?"

Zhou Yuji had actually been thinking about it. When the emperor asked him, he went out and said: "Your Majesty, the last general has fought against Jianlu. When Jianlu first entered the pass, his fighting spirit was usually the strongest, but when they wanted to When they retreated outside the pass, they often did not dare to fight to the death. Now that the Jianlu have just entered the pass, although our army is more powerful than the Jianlu, we cannot underestimate them."

Having said this, he paused and then immediately added: "The last general went to verify the situation of Ye Bushou's fighting and found that there were many firearms in the Jianlu army, and they were all sophisticated. In addition, according to the last general's knowledge, the former Dongjiang surrendered general Kong Youde's army is the most proficient in firearms, trained by Francois. Firearms are far more powerful than other weapons, so we must guard against them..."

Emperor Chongzhen knew this situation.

After Mao Wenlong was killed, the Ming army in Dongjiang Town went into civil strife.Later, Sun Yuanhua, who was good at imperial firearms, was sent to Shandong as governor of Denglai. He collected the troops of Kong Youde and others and hired the Portuguese in Macau to train them.

As a result, a mutiny broke out.Kong Youde and others took the army and the blacksmiths who made firearms in the army and sailed across the sea to surrender to Jianlu, which also led to Sun Yuanhua being executed in half.

Originally, Jianlu had a shortcoming in firearms, but Kong Youde's departure made up for Jianlu's shortcomings.Therefore, Huang Taiji, the emperor of Jianlu at that time, was very happy and granted him a royal title at once.To a certain extent, Jianlu did make clear rewards and punishments, and was very good at winning people's hearts.

However, Kong Youde's firearm was still a matchlock, and Emperor Chongzhen knew that the matchlock had many shortcomings and was far less useful than a flintlock gun.It's just that he didn't have time to take care of these things. He originally thought that when the squadron returned to Beijing this time, with the army in hand, he could distract himself from the weapons issues, but he didn't expect that Jianlu would invade immediately.

While he was thinking, Zhou Yuji was still there analyzing: "... As for setting up an ambush, it is easy to say, but it may not be possible to do. Every elite division must pay attention to the army's sentinels. How to avoid the ambush being discovered by the sentinels is very difficult. Disaster."

After saying this, he looked at Emperor Chongzhen, clasped his hands and said: "Jianlu is an elite division, and winning with strength is the norm in war. How to fight, please ask His Majesty's Holy Judgment, the general should do his best!"

Hearing this, the other generals came out together, clasping their hands and saying, "Your Majesty, please judge. The last general should do his best!"

Emperor Chongzhen had already thought about what they agreed to do. By this time, he had almost thought about it, so he turned serious and said in a deep voice: "The Jianlu invaded the pass in three groups. Once they merge into one group, their troops will be far superior." Our army is even more difficult to fight. In addition, the other two groups are raging in the capital area, and I don’t know how many lives have been lost. I decided to attack more and less, and first annihilate all the captives in Xuanfu as the combat goal. Then move to the capital area. Land, look for an opportunity to fight the other two groups of rebels again!"

He made a final decision on the principle of combat, that is, to be quick and to wipe out all the Jianlu on this road.

Zhou Yuji and others knew the holy will and began to discuss the battle plan according to Emperor Chongzhen's wishes.Soon, the army set off, and Emperor Chongzhen personally led the army towards Xuanfu.

This battle is a bit similar to the Battle of Saarhu.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty had more troops than the Jianlu troops, but they divided the attack into four directions. As a result, the main force of the Jianlu forces was gathered by Ye Zhupi, and they were defeated one by one with superior force on a single road.

Generally speaking, the battle layout this time was not fancy. Instead, the army formed a crescent march formation, reaching along the Great Wall in the north and the Yanghe River in the south, advancing eastward together.The two ends come out forward, clearly telling the enemy that this is a big net, and it is covered.

Of course, in front of the army, there were countless nights of waiting to screen the battlefield and at the same time inquire about the enemy's situation; the same was true for Jianlu, who sent a large number of scouts and horses to try to find out the reality of the Ming army.

However, this is within the customs anyway.The local armies that had been dispersed before the Xuanfu territory was established were regrouped after the arrival of Emperor Chongzhen's main force, and served as auxiliary troops for the larger army, increasing the thickness of the military formation.

On Azige's side, it was not until the imperial army approached Xuanfu City that they roughly understood the current situation of the enemy.

Therefore, Kong Youde and others immediately started admonishing Azig.

Kong Youde said earnestly: "Your Highness, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty clearly wants to rely on the superiority of his troops to surround us. It would be better to withdraw all the troops from the pass while there is still a chance!"

On the Xuanfu City side, you can either go north out of Zhangjiakou to the outside of the pass, go south through Juyong Pass to Changping, or go west to Datong.

Now the Ming army is attacking from the west, and Juyongguan is still in the hands of the Ming army. Therefore, if the Qing army wants to escape from the encirclement, it can only return the way it came.

However, this was simply an insult to Azig.

When he led his troops into the pass to plunder, he not only returned with a full load, but he also put up a sign for the Ming army who followed, saying "all troops are exempted from sending", which was a utter mockery of the Ming army.

Now he was asked to face the attack of the Ming army and escape from the pass in despair. How could this be possible for his temper? It would be strange if he could agree immediately!

Shen Zhixiang also followed Kong Youde and persuaded: "Your Highness, from the current scout battle, it is obvious that the Ming army is an elite army. Now that the number of troops is more than double ours, it is better to withdraw first and detour to Miyun to join the troops led by other His Highnesses. Army, let’s fight again!”

Azig didn't like hearing this either.He was someone who swore to be an uncle. How could he just go back and join the other prince, Baelor?Then he still has the nerve to raise his uncle's request?

Aixinjueluo Shuosei, who was just 15 years old and was the fifth son of Huang Taiji, was fighting with Azig. At this time, when he heard the two Han generals shouting to run away first, he couldn't help but sneered: "I am the oldest. The Qing Dynasty is invincible, one is as good as five, why are there so few troops?"

He and Zhu Cixiang were of the same age, and he was born in the prime of life during the Qing Dynasty. He had heard too much about how the Qing army chased the Ming army, and at his age, it was even more impossible for him to accept a battle without a fight. Regarding the matter of escaping, Azige couldn't help but speak first before waiting for him to speak.

Although Shuosei's mother, Yehenala, was given by Huang Taiji to the former internal minister Zhan Tuxietu as his wife.Later, Zhan Tuxietu was killed by a tiger while hunting, and remarried to Dalhu, the captain of Qingche Commandery of Xianghuang Banner.But no matter what, he is still Huang Taiji's son, even if he is not even a county king at this time, but when faced with his questioning, neither Kong Youde, the obedient king, nor Shen Zhixiang, the Xushun Duke, dared to argue with him .

If you dare to face these Jurchen nobles and question their fighting power, you will definitely not have a good life later.

Azig himself also made up his mind, and immediately ordered to assemble the army to fight the Ming army. At the end, he sneered: "Watch, don't let those Ming dog officers in the prison die, I will let them Look, what kind of unparalleled magic is their unparalleled emperor!"

Fan Yongdou was entrusted with the important task of being responsible for affairs in Xuanfu City. After hearing this, he quickly agreed and did not dare to violate it.

Although those officials of the Ming Dynasty were only imprisoned, it was no problem for Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku and others to seek revenge and beat them and torture them.

Subsequently, Azig led the army to march westward.

(End of this chapter)