The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 204 Don’t panic when I call you my dear

The seventeen-year-old leader of the Bordered White Banner knelt before Marquis Ping Liao.

The rat-tail braid on the back of Ajige's head had been cut off, leaving only a tuft of short hair on the back of his head, making him look very much like the ghost-fire boy in later generations.

When Ajige saw Ping Liaohou, he spoke incoherently:

"I have admired the clothing and costumes of the Ming Dynasty since I was young!
I am a citizen of the Ming Dynasty when I am alive, and I will be the soul of the Ming Dynasty when I die!
If it weren't for the pressure from this old slave and Huang Taiji, I would have already surrendered to the Celestial Empire!"

Ajige pointed to the sky and cursed:
"You idiot, you have a rat's tail!

Damn the Eight Banners! Damn the Later Jin!

The Zhushen warriors of the immortal Banban!
"I love the Ming Dynasty! It is my honor to be the Ming Dynasty's dog!"

Liu Zhaosun looked gloomy as the guards were beheading the Later Jin prisoners.

Sen Ti, accompanied by a group of instructors, threw over a dozen pickaxes, pointed at the iron-hard ground, and shouted at the Jian slaves:
"One pit per person, dig!"

Ajige and several Goshaha worked hard to dig a hole.

Liu Zhaosun remained silent and didn't say anything.

The hole was finally dug.

Dongguanzi ordered:

"One person, one pit! Jump in!"

"Don't kill me, I am willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty!"

"I love the Ming Dynasty!"

Driven by a strong desire to survive, the young man from Jianzhou twisted his buttocks and sang Liao folk songs in front of everyone, indicating that Jianzhou also belonged to the Ming Dynasty.

"I will sing Liaodong songs!"

"In the first watch, jump over the flower wall!
Don't be nervous when I call you my dear!

Standing under the eaves, looking around carefully!

The slave's face turned yellow with embarrassment!
There's knocking on the window frame during the second watch!

Don't call me "my dear" so loudly!

Go downstairs and open the door, and you will be welcomed by a smiling face!
She grabbed her husband's hand and called out "husband, husband" several times with a cough and a cough.

At three o'clock in the morning, we two entered the embroidery room and got on the bed.

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Zhang Chao tried hard to hold back his laughter, his face turning red.

Liu Zhaosun got goose bumps all over his body and interrupted loudly:

"Enough!! Stop!"

This colorful Liaodong tune, paired with the Ajige Tartar dialect, sounds too Cao Dan.

The young prince immediately interrupted the performance.

Liu Zhaosun let out a long sigh and looked at the Jianzhou artist who was delayed by Huang Taiji, and said seriously:

"You sang very well. Don't sing again. I am very pleased that the leader of the Bordered White Banner has turned from evil to good. Stand up!"

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Ajige witnessed with his own eyes that the two red flags were defeated by the Kaiyuan army, all the artillery on the city walls were blown up by the Kaiyuan army, and all the musketeers of Wuzhenhachao were killed or wounded.

He had to start considering the fate of the Bordered White Banner.

Huang Taiji planned to use the two white flags as reserve forces to support the two red flags and assist Abatai in encircling and annihilating the Kaiyuan army when necessary.

The Khan of the Great Jin Dynasty thought that the Kaiyuan army suffered heavy casualties after crossing the river, the artillery could not keep up, and the main force did not dare to advance. The musketeer Wuzhenhachao came forward and dealt a fatal blow to the opponent.

This, of course, is just Huang Taiji's wishful thinking.

Underestimate the opponent's strength and overestimate your own strength.

Hitting the jackpot is one of Huang Taiji’s habits.

In the original history, in the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji ignored the opposition and bypassed Jizhou to enter the pass to plunder the Ming Dynasty, and was very successful.

However, in front of Liu Zhaosun, Huang Taiji's probability of success by luck was infinitely close to zero.

The Later Jin's strategy of luring the enemy deep into their territory not only failed to inflict heavy damage on the Kaiyuan army, but also exposed their own strength prematurely.

Realizing that the power of the Later Jin Dynasty was expanding rapidly, Liu Zhaosun had to take a fatal action against Jianzhou. He was willing to risk a disastrous defeat and come to Hetuala to fight a decisive battle with Huang Taiji.

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Judging from the current battlefield situation, it is no longer a matter of the Later Jin army encircling and annihilating the Kaiyuan army.

Liu Zhaosun will sweep the land and plow the country today to complete the devastating blow to the Later Jin.

Ajige and Huang Taiji had an average relationship.

After Huang Taiji ascended the throne, he devoted himself to expanding the power of Han officials and weakening the power of the Eight Banners.

He adopted a policy of suppression against several beiles, except for Daishan, who helped him to the throne.

As the eldest of the three brothers of Dorgon, Ajige posed the greatest threat to Huang Taiji's throne and naturally received special attention from the Khan.

Ajige and Dudu were close friends. When he saw that the former leader of the Bordered White Banner came to persuade him to surrender unharmed, he began to consider the future of the Bordered White Banner.

Huang Taiji clearly wanted him dead, so he couldn't blame himself. "I deserve to die. I listened to that bastard Huang Taiji's instigation and stubbornly resisted the army, delaying Ping Liaohou's recovery of Liaodong."

Although he had jumped out of the pit, Ajige was still frightened.

Liu Zhaosun said lovingly:

"Everyone fights for their own master. The leader of the Bordered White Banner, please stand up."

Pei Dahu stepped forward and picked up the short and strong Ajige.

Ajige was one year older than Dudu, was the twelfth son of Nurhaci, and was a brother of Dorgon Dodo.

Historically, this young prince conquered cities and territories after the Qing army entered the pass, and made great military achievements for the Qing Dynasty.

"Your submission to me proves that the Later Jin Dynasty is doomed. I will not treat you unfairly. I said so last year."

Liu Zhaosun looked past Ajige and looked at the black tiger flag fluttering in the distance under the city of Hetuala. The 2,000th headquarters soldier was breaking into the city.

"Liaodong belongs to everyone, not just the Han people. The Mongols and Jurchens also have a share. After all, you once lived here. However, Nurhaci and Huang Taiji slaughtered tens of millions of Han people for their own selfish reasons. This is against the will of heaven, and I will not let them go. Nurhaci was killed in the bloody battle of Hunhe. In this battle, I will kill Huang Taiji. If the Bordered White Banner sincerely surrenders, I will spare the lives of all the soldiers and give them a chance to survive."

What Liu Zhaosun meant by "giving them a way to survive" was actually arranging these Zhenyi armored soldiers to go to various mines to mine.

After working so hard in the pitch-black pit, only a few people can survive.

This was the way out that Ping Liaohou gave to the surrendered Later Jin soldiers.

Of course, there is no bargaining power for Ajige now.

Liu Zhaosun suddenly remembered something and added:
"If you two have the courage, you can persuade Huang Taiji to surrender on my behalf. I will also give him a chance to live and let him go to the north to fight against the Rakshasa demons. Last year in Kaiyuan, General Qiao accidentally injured Huang Taiji's eye. Every time I think of this, I am heartbroken. The Kaiyuan army's firearms are sharp. I am afraid that this time his other eye will be damaged as well. If that really happens, it would be too much."

Listening to Liu Zhaosun's serious nonsense, Kang Yingqian and others tried hard not to laugh out loud.

The two surrendered flag leaders looked pale, especially Ajige, who was worried that Ping Liaohou would bury him alive again if they had a disagreement.

Ping Liaohou appears to be amiable on the surface, but he is actually more cold-blooded and cruel than the short man (Sen Ti).

Ajige was also worried that Ping Liaohou would send him to Hetuala as a lobbyist to persuade Huang Taiji to surrender.

Based on his understanding of Huang Taiji, this brother was cunning by nature and had a conciliatory policy towards the Han people. However, he was cruel and ruthless to the Jianzhou Jurchens, who were of the same origin and bloodline, and killed them all.

Since Huang Taiji came to power, he has killed or imprisoned no less than a hundred high-ranking officials of the Later Jin Dynasty.

If he really went to Hetuala to lobby, Huang Taiji would execute the young Beile without hesitation.

Liu Zhaosun did not force it and patted Ajige on the shoulder:

"Don't worry, Huang Taiji will send someone to negotiate with me, and you will act as the middleman. If the talks go well, you can stay in Jianzhou and assist the new Khan. If the talks don't go well..."

Liu Zhaosun looked at Dongguanzi without saying anything.

Ajige was terrified.

He looked back at Dudu, full of jealousy.

Ping Liaohou promised Dudu that after Huang Taiji was defeated, he would let Dudu succeed as the Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty.

Ajige complained that he surrendered too late. If he had submitted to Ping Liaohou during the bloody battle of Hunhe, the position of Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty would never have been his younger brother Dudu's turn.

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The siege of Hetuala West City, two miles away from Liu Zhaosun, has entered its final stages.

The artillery of the city wall was destroyed, the defenders lost the ability to effectively attack the Kaiyuan soldiers, and the city was completely under the threat of enemy artillery.

The soldiers of the Zhengbai Banner who were stationed in Wengcheng did not dare to climb up to the top of the city wall to fight.

The two yellow flags that came in a hurry to reinforce were also standing far away. The armored soldiers looked at the city engulfed in flames in a daze.

Bayala urged them repeatedly, and after killing more than a dozen people in a row, the Zhenyi soldiers reluctantly climbed towards the ruined city wall.

Not far ahead, in front of the moat separated by a wall, shield carts crossed the moat and escorted the Kaiyuan soldiers to the foot of the city wall.

Dozens of ladders were leaning against the city wall at the same time. The sword and shield soldiers bit their one-handed swords and climbed up the ladders with both hands until they reached the same level as the top of the city wall, and then jumped down.

The Zhengbai Banner led by Huang Taiji was stationed on the city wall, and reinforcements from the two yellow banners were also arriving in a steady stream.

The wolf-tooth rams were all blown up by artillery fire, and the walls were covered with boiling gold liquid from the shells, emitting a disgusting stench.

"The Tartars haven't yet reached the city walls to defend them. Once you're there, form groups of five into a small Three Talents formation and immediately charge towards the city walls."

"Don't stay on the city wall, don't worry about the wounded Hou Jin soldiers, rush forward quickly, we will have artillery fire later, how can we complain if we are killed by our own people!"

Flag captain Cheng Liang stood at the bottom of the ladder and shouted loudly. He patted Yang Tong on the back and signaled him to climb the city wall quickly.

Yang Tong nodded, put a one-handed knife on his waist, picked up his beloved flintlock gun, climbed the ladder with one hand, and quickly reached the top of the city wall.

A large vat was smashed by a four-pound cannon, and boiling manure was spilled everywhere. Yang Tong felt like he had broken into a pigsty.

With a cry of "ah", he tried hard to swallow back the filth he had vomited out.

There were rubble and broken wood among the manure and water, as well as some charred corpses of Later Jin soldiers. Faint shouts and screams could be heard in the distance.

Yang Tong drew his sword, jumped from the ladder onto the corpse of a Later Jin musketeer, stepped on the corpse and rolled behind the battlement.

Three Kaiyuan warriors gathered near the battlement: a spearman, a sword and shieldman, and a halberd and maceman.

Together with Yang Tong, the musketeer, they could almost form a mandarin duck formation.

(End of this chapter)