Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

North Korea.

Huang Taiji, who had already passed Xuanchuan and was about to attack Yizhou, was extremely angry when he learned that the Bordered Red Banner had been attacked and Shuotuo had been killed.

Because he thought of the possibility of an ambush, he sent two yellow flags to lead the charge and two white flags to the end. He also sent people to investigate carefully when passing through Xuanchuan.

Unexpectedly, Mao Wenlong and Xie San both let the two yellow flags pass, and when the red flag passed by, they launched a quick ambush.

Huang Taiji was extremely surprised by the combat effectiveness displayed by the Ming army in this battle.

Because he had never thought that a banner of soldiers would be defeated by the Ming army in a short period of time.

The fighting spirit and tactics shown by the Ming army made him realize that he could no longer treat the Ming army in the same way as before.

When he saw the fleeing soldiers of the Bordered Red Banner, he said angrily:
"How does Shuotuo lead his troops?"

"Where are the generals of the Red Banner?"

The soldiers who escaped knelt on the ground, and no one dared to speak.

After a long while, a Niulu Ezhen said:
"If anyone above stood up, he would be beaten to death."

"We didn't see who the enemy was, so we retreated in confusion."

The members of the sniper team were required to shoot high-value targets from the beginning. If a general stood up to organize the soldiers, they would naturally kill them as soon as possible.

As a result, the Red Banner was unable to organize a resistance and was defeated by the army led by Mao Wenlong.

The Red Banner officers also suffered heavy losses in this battle, and were almost crippled. This was also the reason why Mao Wenlong gave them two-tenths of their heads when he faced Xie San.

After Huang Taiji heard about the battle, he was angry and terrified because he felt that the Ming army's tactics were changing.

He was not afraid of simple sniping, as long as he was careful and prepared. However, the power of precise sniping combined with large-scale ambushes was far more powerful than that.

Now, after a few tests, the Dongjiang soldiers have gained combat power almost equal to that of the Eight Banners soldiers.

If the Ming army adopts this kind of tactics in the future, how can they fight against the Ming army in field battles?

If the generals step forward to lead the soldiers, they will be beaten to death. How can they lead the troops and defeat the Ming army?

This made him regret even more, and he felt that he should not have come to Korea. He should have made a desperate move and invaded the Ming Dynasty to interrupt this reform.

Now that the Ming army has absorbed the experience of the Korean War, the next time they go there, they will face such an army.

It can be said that Huang Taiji, a military genius, quickly noticed the changes in the Ming army.

The reason why Zhu Youjian and a group of Privy Council ministers chose to equip themselves with breech-loading muskets was that they were inspired by this battle and realized the power of precision shooting and ambush warfare.

The combination of the two gave the Ming Dynasty the ability to fight the Jianlu in the field in areas with rugged terrain.

As long as the Jianlu cavalry could not charge, the Ming army would take advantage of their range and shoot them to death easily.

If Huang Taiji wanted to go through the grassland to enter the pass again in the future, the hundreds of miles of mountains around the Great Wall would be his grave.

Since they failed to launch a sneak attack on the Great Wall this year, they will never have another chance in the future.

This was the reason why Huang Taiji felt more and more regretful and thought that he should not have come to North Korea.

What made him regret even more was that since entering Korea, the Eight Banners had lost more than 2,000 soldiers. This loss was greater than the loss during the attack on Dalinghe Fort, and it could even be said to be a serious injury.

For the Eight Banners, which had only 50,000 to 60,000 people, the loss of more than 3,000 people in the battles this year was more than half.

If there are further losses, he might even lose his position as the Khan.

This made him value the Bordered Red Banner even more. He suppressed his anger and said to the defeated soldiers of the Bordered Red Banner in a friendly manner:

"Where are the others from the Bordered Red Banner?"

"Why didn't you come here?"

They didn't know this either, but soon someone came to report that Daishan had led the Zhenghong Banner to gather the soldiers of the Xianghong Banner, and had also incorporated the defeated soldiers who had lost their generals into the Zhenghong Banner.

Huang Taiji became even more angry when he heard this. He never expected that Daishan would compete with him for military forces at this time.

This made him ask when Daishan came over:

"Why did the Grand Prince collect the Red Banner without asking for permission?"

"Are you planning to follow Amin's example and embezzle the troops from other flags?"

Although Daishan was of a mild disposition and usually supported Huang Taiji, he became a little angry when he heard this, sensing a strong sense of defensiveness.

This made him say unhappily:
"The Khan can gather the Yellow Banner that lost its leader, but I can't gather the Red Banner?"

"Let's take the soldiers back first. We can't afford any more casualties."

Huang Taiji finally reacted and realized that he was a little too anxious.

After all, the forces he directly controls now are the Zhenghuang Banner and the Xianghuang Banner. If the Xianghong Banner, which has always supported him, is controlled by Daishan, his position as the Khan will really be in danger.

Daishan's attitude now let him know that the Great Prince still supported him. After all, they both knew that after the death of Yuetuo and Shuotuo, the next person qualified to be the leader of the Red Banner would be Daishan's third son, Sahalian.

Like Yuetuo, this man was Huang Taiji's die-hard supporter. Moreover, because he was eager to learn etiquette, he also respected Daishan, and the relationship between father and son was very good.

Both of them could accept his appointment as the leader of the Red Banner.

With Sahalian as the bond, the alliance between Huang Taiji and Daishan remained very stable.

With this, he could still prevent the two white flags of the three brothers of Dorgon from having any disloyalty, and suppress the two blue flags. So Huang Taiji's attitude towards Daishan was naturally very good. There was still a tacit understanding between the two of them.

However, the attitudes of Amin, the leader of the Bordered Blue Banner, and Manggurtai, the leader of the Plain Blue Banner, who came later, were not very good. Amin said sarcastically:
"I thought the Khan was so powerful, but I didn't expect to be ambushed as well."

Manggurtai also grumbled, thinking that Shuotuo was useless.

The attitudes of the two angered Huang Taiji and Daishan. Daishan, who was gentle in character, couldn't help but quarrel with Manggurtai.

Fortunately, Huang Taiji knew that they had not yet crossed the Yalu River and stopped the conflict.

Then they tried to attack Yizhou, but after realizing that the defenders there had many firearms, they temporarily retreated.

They wanted to evacuate and did not want to waste their troops in Yizhou unnecessarily.

Two days later, the three Dorgon brothers arrived with two white flags, and with them were 100,000 slaves.

Although they lost some of their harvest in a hurry, Huang Taiji and his companions did not care about the loss at this time. They just wanted to cross the Yalu River and return with their harvest.

The Han soldiers led by Li Yongfang also escorted the Korean slaves under the two white flags. Huang Taiji ordered them to explore the ice surface suitable for crossing and build a floating bridge on it.

Manggurtai grumbled again, thinking Huang Taiji was too cautious. According to his idea, he could just lead the troops across the ice, why bother to build a new pontoon bridge?
Huang Taiji scolded him:
"If we don't build a floating bridge, what will happen if the Ming army in Yizhou City comes out and bombards the ice with artillery?"

"Are we going to let all our men fall into the Yalu River?"

Manggurtai had nothing to say and followed Huang Taiji's arrangements, leading his soldiers to watch the Han soldiers build a pontoon bridge.

After the pontoon bridge was built, he led the Zhenglan Banner and was the first to cross it.

After confirming that there was no ambush on the other side of the river, Huang Taiji led the two yellow flag soldiers and crossed the river.

Then came the two red flags led by Daishan, the blue flag led by Amin, and the Mongolian soldiers.

The two white flags led by the three Dorgon brothers were still escorting the slaves behind them, driving them to the other side.

These Korean slaves burst into tears when they saw that they were about to be taken back to their homeland. They knew that once they crossed the Yalu River, they would most likely never have the chance to return in this lifetime.

For a while, the Yalu River was filled with deafening cries, which made the Ming army in Yizhou City feel a little bit unbearable.

Chen Zizhuang wanted to order an attack, saving as many as possible, but Li Jiucheng said coldly:
"no!"

"We cannot send troops without the order from Marshal Mao."

"It is most important to defend Yizhou City. Be careful of the Jianlu coming to attack us."

Then, they watched as the two white flags drove the Korean slaves across the Yalu River little by little, and the number of Jianlu left on the east bank gradually decreased.

At this time, the largest force on the east bank of the Yalu River was the Han soldiers led by Li Yongfang and his father-in-law, Abatai, who had six Niulu under his command.

They had been patrolling the surroundings to guard against an attack by the Ming army on Yizhou City.

Just as Abatai stepped onto the pontoon bridge and prepared to cross the river, there was a sudden "boom" and the pontoon bridge was blown apart in the middle.

Even holes appeared on the ice, and it seemed impossible to pass through.

This surprised him. He wondered when the Ming army buried the gunpowder here.

Then I saw some Han soldiers suddenly tied red scarves on their arms and rushed over shouting.

This made him shout:

"Han soldiers rebelled!"

"Han soldiers rebelled!"

"Kill them for me!"

He angrily ordered his men to put down the rebellion immediately.

However, before the soldiers who were suppressing the rebellion could move, a cannon shot was fired from the east of Yizhou City. About 20,000 Ming troops came out of the valley.

These were the soldiers from Dongjiang Town led by Mao Wenlong. After an ambush in Xuanchuan, they had been hiding in the mountains and forests east of Dongjiang Territory.

Yang Yufan and Li Jiucheng, who were guarding Yizhou, also led their troops out of the city at this time. His troops were equipped with more firearms, and after the two armies joined forces, they were already quite powerful.

However, there was more to it. From the plain in the south, an army also came. The big flag with the Chinese character "Hong" flying on it indicated that the commander of this army was Hong Chengchou.

After Jianlu returned north, he recovered cities in the south and now has gathered 40,000 to 50,000 Korean troops. There are also 300 imperial cavalry led by Cao Bianjiao, a Jurchen Niulu led by Liu Xingzuo, and 1,000 land warriors led by Zheng Zhihu to help.

Although the fighting power of this group of troops was not as good as that of the Ming army, their momentum was even greater. In addition, there were 10,000 well-trained Korean musketeers, so it could be said that they had some strength.

Hong Chengchou looked at the more than 4,000 Han soldiers and nearly 2,000 Jianlu soldiers left on the east bank of the Yalu River with great pride, and said to his left and right:

"Two thousand Jianlu heads, if you capture them, you can be conferred the title of Viscount."

"As for Abatai, His Majesty ordered a reward according to the standards of the four young princes."

"Whoever can kill this man will also be awarded the title of Viscount!"

This was the reward offered by Zhu Youjian after he learned that Abatai was in Korea.

Although it was unlikely that Huang Taiji would let Abatai take charge of the Bordered Yellow Banner, he had to be on guard. He would rather see Huang Taiji let someone else take charge of the Bordered Yellow Banner.

Therefore, he, who was responsible for hunting down Liu Xingzuo and Cui Nanyi, was deliberately left behind by the Ming army and was therefore left last to cross the river.

Now, together with Li Yongfang's Han soldiers, they are trapped on the east bank of the Yalu River. (End of this chapter)