In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 186 The Qing Dynasty is in danger
If the western gateway of the entire Liaodong Corridor is Shanhaiguan, then the eastern gateway must definitely be Jinzhou.

Although the terrain in Jinzhou is not as dangerous as that near Shanhaiguan, with mountains and seas connected, one man is in charge of the pass, and ten thousand people are not allowed to open it, it still firmly guards the eastern entrance of the Liaodong Corridor.

The sea in the south and the mountains in the north are only about 100 miles apart. If Jinzhou City is not captured, it will be difficult for the army to bypass it directly.

Both Nurhachi and Huang Taiji after he ascended the throne wanted to capture Jinzhou, the gateway city of Liaodong. However, the Ming army not only stationed heavy troops in the city, but also continuously strengthened the city defenses for more than ten years, making it difficult to attack by force. Take it.

As for the inability to capture Jinzhou, in fact, Jiannu was strategically passive. The Ming army could rely on Jinzhou to advance, attack, retreat or defend.

On the contrary, Jiannu needed to deploy a defense line of two to three hundred miles on the open plains east of Jinzhou.

However, the right time and location are not as good as the harmony. Since the Battle of Dalinghe, the more than [-] Ming troops in Liaodong basically no longer dare to take the initiative. They only want to defend the city and ask the court for money and food.

However, since he decided to go around the grassland to attack the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji strengthened the defense in eastern Jinzhou just in case.

Not only did the two cities of Yizhou and Guangning be repaired, but they also learned from the Ming Dynasty's guard system, recruited a large number of Han people to camp around the two cities to defend the city, and even sent his cousin Qilharang to lead [-] blue banners to take charge. .

After Huang Taiji rushed out of Shengjing City under the escort of five hundred yellow flag warriors, he rode westward and rode straight to Guangning City.

Takuyan led [-] light cavalry in hot pursuit, but because he had already traveled two to three hundred miles, his horses were already tired, so he failed to catch up, allowing Huang Taiji to successfully escape to Guangning.

Huang Taiji was already suffering from illness, and his escape was bumpy and mentally trembling. Although he escaped to Guangning, before he could get off his horse, he spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell down, unconscious.

This made Qilharang, who had no idea what was going on and looked shocked, almost frightened to death.

"Your Majesty... Hurry!"

Everyone hurriedly carried Huang Taiji into the city for treatment. Only then did Qilharang grab an Eight Banners general and asked urgently: "Tell me, what's going on?"

He couldn't help but be calm. Looking at his posture, the emperor didn't look like he was here for inspection. Instead, he looked like he was being chased all the way and escaped. So he wondered if Daishan and Azig teamed up to take the opportunity to rebel?

"Prince Zheng, it's the Lin family army. They attacked Shengjing City and caught us off guard. We could only protect the emperor and escape..."

The Eight Banners general said with a sorrowful look on his face, and the other people who escaped seemed to have lost their souls.

Because almost all their wives, children, and children were left in the city.

"what?"

"how can that be?"

When Qilharang heard this, he almost fainted with shock. After a while, he calmed down and said anxiously: "Tell me, how many people in the Lin family army were in the sneak attack? Where is Azig? Didn't he go to rescue Horqin's tribe? Why did the Lin family army come to kill him instead?"

"Your Majesty, the Lin family's army that came to attack had about 2000 to [-] horses. The gang of thieves only came with [-] people at the beginning. They came wearing armor with yellow flags. They caught us off guard..."

The Eight Banners general quickly told what he knew about the situation.

After hearing this, Qilharang broke into a cold sweat on his back. Knowing that something was wrong, the Qing Dynasty might be in danger this time, he immediately ordered ten thousand cavalry to prepare to fight back to Shengjing.

At this time, Huang Taiji was also revived. Although he lost half his life and seemed to be more than ten years older, his life was safe for the time being. He heard that Qilharang was going to lead his troops back to Shengjing. , and immediately ordered people to rush to stop it.

"Brother..."

Qilharang is Nurhachi's nephew and Amin's sixth brother. Like Yue Tuo, he has been very close to Huang Taiji since childhood. It can be said that he has a better relationship than his brother Amin, otherwise he would not be named Heshuo. The prince asked him to guard such an important line of defense as Yizhou and Guangning. When he came to the bedroom and saw that Huang Taiji had woken up, Qilharang also breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Now that the main force of the Qing Dynasty has gone to the Ming Dynasty, Liaodong is empty, Azige and the [-] cavalry are probably finished, and now Shengjing has been lost in a sneak attack. If Bago has another three advantages and two disadvantages, then the Qing Dynasty will really be finished.

"Sixth brother, I'm fine, I won't die for the time being, cough cough..."

Huang Taiji waved his hands feebly, and his whole body seemed to have lost all energy, which showed how severe the blow to him was.

"Bago, you must hold on. Don't worry, I will definitely take Shengjing back..."

"No, Sixth Brother, these ten thousand cavalry in your hand must not be lost again. This time the Lin family army and the three tribes of Mobei came well prepared. If you go now, not only will you not be able to recapture Shengjing, but you may also take it back." I and these ten thousand warriors will join in..."

Huang Taiji quickly stopped him.

At this time Huang Taiji had completely calmed down.

He knew that it was simply unrealistic to recapture Shengjing by relying on the [-] cavalry and [-] Han soldiers from Yizhou and Guangning.

And once the Ming army knew about it and took the opportunity to launch a massive attack and invade Liaodong, the Qing Dynasty would be really in danger. Even if Dorgon and Yue Tuo returned with their armies, they might not be able to recapture Liaodong.

"But Brother Ba, are we just going to watch the Lin family's army killing people in Shengjing like this?"

Qilharang scratched his head and said with a painful expression.

"Sixth brother, it's all Bage's fault this time. He underestimated Lin Rui and ended up in this situation. It's Bage who can't help you. But now, we can only hold on to Yizhou and Guangzhou. Ning must also hold on. As long as we wait until the fourteenth brother and Yue Tuo return, we will still have hope for the Qing Dynasty and a chance to make a comeback..."

Although the thought of all his sons and daughters and Hai Lanzhu falling in Shengjing City made his heart twist like a knife and he couldn't stop bleeding, Huang Taiji was a hero after all and knew how to choose, so he grabbed Qilharang's hand and bit it. Chu Ya explained.

"I understand, Bago, you have a good rest and recuperate. I will set up the defense line right away. The autumn harvest has just happened. This year's harvest is good. We still have [-] warriors and [-] Han soldiers. It is not a problem to hold on for a year and a half." Qilharang could only nod his head and no longer think about his wife and children in Shengjing City.

"Well! Sixth brother, the Qing Dynasty depends entirely on you now."

Huang Taiji held his hand and did not forget to encourage him at this time.When Takuyan returned to Shengjing, Lin Rui and his army finally arrived after a long journey.

"Okay, haha, Huang Ben, Takuyan, you did a great job this time, and you should be the first to take credit. As well as the brothers who participated in the sneak attack, everyone will be rewarded, hahaha..."

Lin Rui laughed so excitedly.

He originally just wanted to give it a try. After all, the success rate of sneak attacks on the city has always been low. Who would have thought that the two of them succeeded easily.

If the two of them had not successfully deceived the city, he would not have stormed Shengjing City. At most, he would have burned, killed, looted and wreaked havoc in Liaodong, and finally returned to Hetao.

At most, Jiannu's vitality would be severely damaged.

But now, by seizing Shengjing City, he can completely drive Jian Nu into a place of eternal destruction.

"Commander, we have all the people in the city under our control. There are almost 6 or [-] people, including the two sons of the pseudo-emperor Taiji and all the wives, concubines, and concubines, and not one of them has escaped."

Huang Ben couldn't wait to take credit.

"Oh? Okay, not bad, really well done..."

When Lin Rui heard this, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth again. They had robbed the Ming Dynasty three or four times before and after establishing slaves. This time they finally got a taste of this, and their lair was taken away, which made them feel really happy.

"It's a pity that Huang Taiji escaped. The general chased him all the way, but the horse was exhausted and couldn't catch up. I still ask the commander to punish him!"

Takuyan apologized with some regret.

He was indeed very unwilling to do so, and he caught up with them just a little bit. If they hadn't already traveled two to three hundred miles, Huang Taiji would never have been able to escape.

"Forget it, a bereaved dog can just run away. It's no big deal. A monk who can escape can't escape from the temple."

Hearing that Huang Taiji had escaped, although Lin Rui was extremely sorry, he could only wave his hands pretending not to care. After all, everything could not be perfect.

Immediately, everyone laughed heartily and surrounded Lin Rui as they entered the city and went straight to Huang Taiji's palace.

Jiannu's palace was built based on the Forbidden City. It was built in Nurhaci. After Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, he expanded it with his original Baylor Palace. It was not completed until the ninth year of Chongzhen.

After the completion, he couldn't wait to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

The palace can be roughly divided into two parts. One part is a complex of buildings mainly composed of Dazheng Hall and Ten King Pavilions, which were built by Nurhachi.

Part of it is the Daqing Gate, Chongzheng Hall, Phoenix Tower, Qingning Palace, Linzhi Palace, Guanju Palace, Yanqing Palace, Yongfu Palace and other buildings expanded by Huang Taiji.

Although it is also the layout of the front hall and the back palace, compared to the three main halls and the three back palaces in the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty, both in terms of scale and grandeur, it is much inferior.

Under the leadership of Huang Ben, everyone gathered around Lin Rui and went directly to the Dazheng Palace where major events were held.

"Commander, why don't you just proclaim yourself emperor!"

"Yes, Marshal, the palace and the dragon throne are ready-made."

"Yes, yes, the commander-in-chief should be the emperor..."

When everyone saw Lin Rui walking up to the high platform and stroking the glittering dragon chair, they immediately began to persuade him to come in.

The more they talked, the brighter their eyes became and the more excited they became. They looked anxious and expectant. Those who didn't know it thought they were going to be emperors.

Obviously, even if there were a group of illiterate military youths, caravan guards and Mongolian herdsmen standing in the hall, they all knew that once Lin Rui founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor, they would all be the founding heroes.

"Greetings to the emperor, long live the emperor!"

“Long live the Great Khan…long live long live long live!

When everyone saw Lin Rui sitting on the dragon chair, they all hurriedly lifted up the front of his armor, knelt down and worshiped loudly, but neither the posture nor the title were standardized or uniform at all. .

"Hey, it's too early to claim the title of emperor now. Let's see later. Get up!"

Lin Rui waved his hand, but he was not dazzled by the victory.

His power is now like that of a start-up company, which is in the period of rising and taking off. What is needed is to work hard, continue to expand the pie, and make persistent efforts, rather than directly listing dividends.

If he were a scholar, he might have tried to persuade him to come in again and again, giving a lot of reasons, but almost none of the people sitting here didn't have that level and knowledge, and they also obeyed Lin Rui's words, so everyone got up with some regrets. , not mentioning the matter of becoming emperor.

"Huang Ben, you are responsible for leading people to interrogate the prisoners in the city. You must find out the identities of everyone, hold them separately, and then count the seized materials."

"Takuyan, you lead all the cavalry to guard outside the city, and send out sentry cavalry to various places in Liaodong for reconnaissance!"

"It's handsome!"

The two of them responded quickly, and then immediately went down to work.

(End of this chapter)