Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 238 Wang Qi’s personal visit, Jurchen internal strife

The cold wind howled, sweeping across the vast land that was already barren and cold, as if it was about to freeze all living creatures.

The whole world is cold and dark.

Even the snowflakes are flying in the wind and frost, cutting people's cheeks painfully.

But Shenyang City on the Hunhe Plain seems to be accustomed to the wind and frost and still stands strong.

The news that the Ming army had destroyed Liaoyang City overnight made countless Jurchens panic all day long.

If it weren't for the fact that more than 30,000 Eight Banners soldiers and horses were still in the hands of Dai Shan and others, the entire city of Shenyang would have been in chaos and everyone would have fled.

Even Azig died in the battle in Liaoyang City. Tens of thousands of Jurchen troops were wiped out. Erden's cavalry army was defeated by the Ming army's giant bows and crossbows. Even he himself was cut off by the Ming army general. Head, the owl's head is on display.

Is innocence really about to fall?
  Countless people are nostalgic for the invincible Jianzhou Eight Banners during the Nurhaci era.

Do not!
  Everyone must be missing the time when Wang Qi didn't appear before.

Shenyang City, Government Hall.

The senior officials of Houjin gathered in the hall at this time, but no one said a word.

The atmosphere was extremely cold.

Cough cough! !
  After a while, Daishan's voice sounded in the hall:

"Three days ago, the Ming general Qin Erbao attacked Liaoyang City at night. Azig was killed in the battle at the top of the city. Erden led his army to fight but also died. The Zhenglan Banner had been destroyed by half, and the Xianghong Banner also fought. The damage was 70%, the war on the Western Front has been completely defeated, and the defense line can no longer hold."

"Two days ago, Ming general Cao Wenzhao led an army of more than 10,000 people to attack Dongzhou Fort, Fengji, and Fushun. Because our army had shrunk to Shenyang, there was little effective resistance at the outer fortresses and outposts, and they were all easily defeated. Break through, and at this point, the eastern defense line is defeated."

"One day ago, Ming general Lu Xiangsheng led more than a thousand Ming troops, combined with more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in the Horqin grassland, destroyed Changshan Pass and entered Liaodong. They attacked our Yulin Fort, Pinglu Fort, and the Puhe line. The northern front also declared a defeat."

"At present, it is a matter of life and death," Daishan continued, "We must also unite as one and sincerely, and we must not be divided and have differences of heart! How about that?"

Looking across the crowd, the Jurchen Prince seemed to want to see who would dare to stand up against him at this moment.

Being stared at by Daishan, Dorgon and Duduo all lowered their heads and did not dare to look back.

The Jurchen high-ranking generals Wei Qi, Erdan and others also bowed their heads.

It has always been said that before fighting against the outside world, one must first make peace with the inside!
  At this time, there can be no civil strife.

blah blah blah! ! !
  Daishan's eyes narrowed and he looked towards the source of the sound, and everyone else in the hall also looked at it.

"Well, at this time, without thinking about how to deal with the coming disaster, Prince Li is here saying these things that everyone knows. What does it mean?" Jierhalang opened his eyes and raised his eyebrows. , some are dissatisfied that Daishan is still talking nonsense at this time!
  Jilharang!

Prince Zheng, who is known for his fiery temper, finally stood up.

"Prince Zheng, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly," Dai Shanpi replied with a smile.

"You can't stick to one place. If you stick to Shenyang City, you will definitely die!" Jierhalang said: "At this time, we must boost our momentum! We cannot allow people to be suppressed in an isolated city and passively be beaten. In the ice and snow, we are waiting I can’t hold on for long!”

"But the Ming army can't hold on for long," Wei Qi said at this moment, wanting to refute Jierhalang's words.

After all, everyone here knows that the primary issue now is not whether they can defend the city, but unity. It cannot be said that before Wang Qi arrived, they all fell apart and began to attack and fight against each other.
  "Knowing that he can't hold on for long, why don't you fight?" Jilharang suddenly stood up and said, "With your head buried in the city and your butt exposed, waiting for the enemy to stab you through?"

"You, Prince Zheng" Wei Qi was scolded by Jierhalang, his face was sullen, but it was hard to get angry.

"We also support Prince Zheng's idea. Why do we always have to be passively beaten? Cavalry combat on the plains is what we are good at, but defending the city is our weakness. Why should I use my weakness to fight against the enemy's strengths?"

The senior Jurchens on the Jierhalang side also had Gushan, and the first-level generals stood up and agreed.

"I have seen the strength of the Ming army attacking Liaoyang City. We cannot match it." Wei Qi shook his head and spoke again, but his tone had become lower: "Then Erden ignored the dissuasion and led his cavalry to fight with the Ming Dynasty." A decisive battle is a recipe for death, now."

Wei Qi also stood up slowly and confronted Jierhalang: "How can I let Prince Zheng make the same mistake again?"

"You dare to insult me?" Jilharang was like a gunpowder keg, ready to explode. Wei Qi was ridiculed and immediately wanted to draw the knife from his waist. However, anyone who came to the temple had to remove his weapon. He touched it for a long time. , did not find the weapon, was already furious, picked up the teacup filled with hot tea on the table, and threw it in the direction of Wei Qi: "Die to me!"

boom! ! !
  The drinking and debauchery hurt his body, and Jierhalang's accuracy was a bit off. He threw the teacup, but Wei Qi dodged it sideways. It hit the pillar of the palace not far away, and the porcelain fragments flew and shattered all over the floor.

Immediately, the atmosphere in the entire hall became tense, as if they were going to fight each other on the spot in the next second.

It's just child's play in the court, but in fact, the big shots, without the power and prestige attached to them, are no different from the ordinary people in the market.

"Your Majesty, I don't know where Wang Qi is now. You have to lead troops to fight against the Ming army. What's the difference between that and risking death?" Wei Qi was also willing to risk his life at this moment. He cupped his hands in front of everyone and said, "What if it's Wang Han?" Here, I will certainly not let you, Prince, be so reckless!"

"Are you worthy of mentioning my uncle?" Jierhalang was furious. If he hadn't been caught by everyone, he would have gone up and tore Wei Qi into pieces immediately: "If the emperor's uncle was here, how could I, Dajin, end up like this? "

Jierhalang turned his head and said to Daishan, who was sitting there without saying a word: "What are you talking about Daishan? Is this the truth?"

"What? Lao Liu, what do you mean, do you want to go to Fuling and invite this old man out?"

Daishan stared at his cousin with an unkind expression, and his tone became dangerous: "Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, it's better that we still ignore the overall situation and go our own way. Don't blame me for not caring about others!"

"You" Jirharang was already furious: "Just because you control the three flags alone, you dare to kill me? A Jianzhou man can only die in battle, never a coward! Come and kill me! Come and kill me!" "

Crunch! ! !
  The armrests of the chair had been squeaked by Daishan, and one could imagine the anger in his heart.

The power of the atmosphere made Dorgon on the side tremble with fear.
  "Report!!!"

At this moment, a long shout came from outside the hall.

Interrupting the tense situation in the palace.

"What's the matter?" Dorgon stood up immediately after hearing the sound and waved to the outside of the hall: "Come in quickly!" Jierhalang sneered and glanced at Daishan before sitting back on his chair.

Daishan also suppressed his inner anger, exhaled heavily, and removed his hand from the armrest.

Seeing that the two people were no longer at war with each other, everyone in the palace felt relieved. If there was internal strife among the top leaders at this time, everything would be over.

"What's the military intelligence report?" Dai Shan looked at the guards kneeling in the hall with a cold face.

The guard held a scout report in his hand and raised it high above his head: "An hour ago, Fengji Fort scout reported that Wang Qi's army was suspected to have appeared in an area more than 30 miles south of Fengji Fort. There were only more than a hundred followers. The current situation I don’t know, so I don’t dare to act rashly, so I report to Shenyang City and ask King Baylor to make a decision.”

Traces of Wang Qi?
  A second ago, Daishan's expression was still cold. When the word "Wang Qi" came out, his pupils shrank suddenly, and a stream of cold air rushed from the soles of his feet to the sky.

With a bang, Daishan stood up too quickly and knocked over the chair behind him: "How to determine where Wang Qi's army is? Submit the detective report quickly!"

Before his servants could get it, Daishan had already stepped forward, taking three steps at a time and snatching the battle report from the guard's hand. He hurriedly opened it and looked down: More than a hundred personal guards were watching. It is a soldier with fine armor and uniforms, a veteran of hundreds of battles. It is divided into two groups: guard and patrol. The person in the middle is closely guarded in the central position. Without several times the number of soldiers, there is absolutely no guarantee of taking it down. The scout cavalry monitors several people from a distance. For an hour, the team marched all the way from the direction of Weining Camp to Fengji Fort. The team was slow and steady. In the middle, there were continuous detection reports coming from the northeast and west, and then they were sent out again. It was like a moving center.

"A security team of more than a hundred people?" Almost subconsciously, Daishan's breathing became a little rapid.

It is very possible that Wang Qi is right under his nose now, and he only has such a small-scale escort team around him!

God help me too?

But is there any fraud involved?

The next second, Daishan began to hesitate: Is this Wang Qi's plan to lure the enemy into sending troops?

How could Wang Qi, who is so smart and has perfect plans, make such a stupid mistake?

Putting yourself in danger?

"Your Majesty?" Wei Qi stepped forward, nervously worried about gain and loss: "Is it really Wang Qi who came to Fengji Fort in person??"

"You guys should take a look, too," Dai Shan hesitantly handed the letter in his hand to Wei Qi, then turned around and sat down on the chair, thinking silently.

Not long after, the entire hall was buzzing with chaos.

Everyone expressed their opinions and thoughts.

"God help me! I will lead my troops out of the city right now. If I don't bring back Wang Qi's head, I will commit suicide in front of the imperial uncle's mausoleum!" Jierhalang was full of confidence and had already walked to the center of the hall and looked directly at Daishan. , quite a bit like forcing the palace: "Prince Li, what do you think?"

Just now, Daishan kept claiming that the overall situation was of paramount importance and that he could not easily lead his army out of the city to fight the Ming army. However, at this time, Wang Qi himself was so arrogant that he dared to visit Fengji Fort in person with only more than a hundred people. This made Daishan How to be decent?

Facing Ji'erharang's questioning, Daishan's face felt like he had been slapped hard, and it hurt.

"As I said before, the situation is unclear now, and the Ming army has already laid siege to the city in three directions. Don't take risks easily." Daishan finally shook his head: "If you really want to lead the army out of the city, you can only lead more than a thousand soldiers at most." Soldiers and horses.”

"Ha," Jierhalang grinned, revealing a row of black and yellow teeth, and the smile in his eyes became stronger: "Whatever you say is what you say, but what should I do if I come back victorious?"

"What do you want me to promise?" Daishan said with a gloomy face.

"When I return to the city, the blue flag, the red flag, and the white flag will all belong to me. They will all raise the three flags. The first place as the political king will also belong to me!" Things have reached this point, and the two sides have already been at odds. Jier Harang no longer wanted to maintain any dignity, and if he could really bring Wang Qi to his death, with such a great achievement, even if the emperor's uncle Nurhachi himself was still alive, he would still lead the horse and whip for him, right?

Everyone in the palace looked at each other in shock, and Jierhalang finally couldn't help but push the palace.
  "In the face of a formidable enemy, Prince Zheng is so impatient to seize power. When the time comes, people will be divided, mutual suspicion will arise, and the situation will be out of control. I would like to ask, what is Prince Zheng's intention?" Wei Qi is a close confidant of Dai Shan. We absolutely cannot tolerate anyone coveting the position of the king and minister at this time."

In particular, he wanted to lead his troops to attack and kill Wang Qi.

"As for the news that Wang Qi personally came to Fengji Fort, the general can also lead his troops out of the city to find out!"

Wei Qi bowed to Daishan, then stood up and said to Jierhalang, "I won't bother Prince Zheng to personally come forward in this matter."

"What the hell are you? A thing born and bred by a bitch. If I hadn't expanded my territory outside Aixinjueluo, you, a little slave fed by Fushun, would you be worthy enough to talk to me in the hall?" Jierhalang rolled up his sleeves and was about to step forward: "If I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know how to talk to the master!"

In the main hall, some people blocked the fight, some watched the excitement, some went outside to call for help, and some took three or four steps back for fear of blood splattering on themselves.

"Get the hell out of here!" Jilharang took three steps forward, and despite the obstruction of everyone, he still rushed in front of him and punched with all his strength, his rounded arms carrying a fierce punch.

There was a muffled bang.

Hit Wei Qi directly in the face.

The next second, in everyone's eyes, Wei Qi flew back.

There was a crash, a heavy sound, and the tables and chairs not far away were smashed into pieces.

Compared to Jierharang, Wei Qi's status was low. At this moment, he was punched and fell to the ground, and the right side of his face immediately swelled.

"Prince Zheng wants to fight. As a slave, you will admit it. As long as you can calm down today, it is worth beating the slave to death." Wei Qi stared at Jierharang, saying "slave" with murderous intent in his eyes. and anger has been filled to the brim.

"Things that don't know whether to live or die," Jierhalang could naturally see the murderous intent in Wei Qi's eyes, and stepped forward to continue his attack.

"That's enough!" Daishan had already stood up from the top position, and a group of guards had gathered around him: "! Send Prince Zheng back to the mansion to rest!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of personal guards came forward and surrounded Jierhalang.

"Haha," Jierhalang looked sideways at Daishan: "Daishan, are you going to take action now?"

"Send Prince Zheng away. You are not allowed to leave the prince's palace without the order of the minister of government!" Daishan ignored Jierhalang and waved his hand directly, asking his guards to escort him away.

"It will be too late to regret when you are deceived and the situation is irreversible." Jierhalang did not struggle too much. As a prince, he still has basic decency. He glanced around the crowd and finally His eyes fell on Dai Shan: "I will not watch you lead my Jurchen into the abyss step by step."

(End of this chapter)