My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 159 I know Zhu Cilang is trying to trick me, but there is nothing I can do!
Abunai couldn't figure it out, so he decided to send someone to find out.

After a brief hesitation, Abunai handed the task over to his sister Qiqige!
One reason is that Qin Liangyu knew Qiqige.

Secondly, Qiqige had been with Zhu Cilang for several months and had an extraordinary status, so Qin Liangyu would not make things difficult for her.

As for why Abunai didn’t go himself?
This is because Abunai actually did not trust the Ming Dynasty from the bottom of his heart.

He also knew that his identity was special. As the only member of the Golden Family, he was now the spiritual pillar and core figure of Mongolia and the symbol of the entire Mongolian nation.

If he went there rashly and was detained by the Ming Dynasty instead, the whole of Mongolia would fall into chaos with no leader, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

If someone else were sent, Qin Liangyu might not pay any attention, so letting Qiqige go is the best choice!

After receiving Abunai's order, Qiqige rode on a fast horse without any hesitation and chased Qin Liangyu's army at lightning speed.

Because she also wanted to do something for her brother and country.

Because Qin Liangyu's army was a mixture of cavalry and infantry, the marching speed was not fast. After a while, Qiqige caught up with Qin Liangyu.

The scouts around knew Qiqige's identity, so they did not stop her and brought Qiqige to Qin Liangyu.

Then, Qin Liangyu waved her hand and the army stopped.

Qiqige pulled the reins, dismounted, and walked straight to Qin Liangyu, questioning her in a somewhat unfriendly tone:
"General Qin, what's going on? Didn't we agree to attack the Jiannu together? Why did you just hold your troops still?"

Qin Liangyu looked at the angry and emotional little girl in front of her, but her heart remained calm. On the surface, she pretended to sigh helplessly, and then patiently explained:

"Your Highness, you don't know! War horses are scarce in Xuanfu right now, and most of the soldiers are infantry."

"You know, infantry can't catch up with cavalry. If we rashly pursue them, not only will we fail to catch up, we might even fall into an enemy ambush."

"That's why I didn't order an attack just now!"

When Qiqige heard this, she looked carefully at Qin Liangyu's team.

Sure enough, most of the troops were white-pole soldiers holding spears and wearing armor.

Although these white-pole soldiers fought bravely, they were far inferior to the cavalry in terms of mobility. They were unable to pursue Dorgon's cavalry even though they wanted to.

Although there are cavalry, they only account for a small part.

For a moment, Qiqige didn't know what to say.

Qin Liangyu continued:

"Your Highness, please go back and tell your brother that I have urgently dispatched troops from other places."

"Once these reinforcements arrive, we will unite our forces and launch a full-scale attack on the Jiannu!"

After hearing what Qin Liangyu said, Qiqige was still a little dissatisfied, but she also knew that she was telling the truth and there was nothing she could do.

So she had no choice but to say goodbye to Qin Liangyu, then rode her warhorse and returned to report to Abunai with a heart full of loss.

At the same time, on the other side, Abunai was anxiously waiting for Qiqige's return.

He felt like an ant on a hot pan, restless.

Not long after, when he saw Qiqige coming back with a depressed look on her face, her heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

His intuition told him that something unexpected must have happened in the plan!
Immediately afterwards, Qiqige told Abunai everything Qin Liangyu had said.

After hearing this, Abunai was a little surprised at first, then he was silent for a long time, and the expression on his face became extremely solemn.

Because he always felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this matter?

For a moment, his mind was working rapidly, thinking about the current situation.

Suddenly, he seemed to have suddenly realized something, and an incredible look appeared on his face!
He finally figured it out!
It turns out that there was no such thing as joining forces in the beginning!
Some are just calculations!

He was plotted against by the Ming Dynasty!
Or to be more precise, he was tricked by Zhu Cilang!
For a moment, Abunai smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"I never expected this! This Ming Dynasty prince is so cunning and ruthless. I really underestimated him!"

When Qiqige heard this, she instantly looked confused, as if she didn't understand why Abunai would say such a thing.

Seeing this, Abunai explained:
"From the very beginning, there was no such thing as a joint force. All there was was Zhu Cilang's plan against us!"

"He has no intention of sending troops to join us in attacking Yizhou. He just wants to use this incident to make the Jiannu who are besieging Jinzhou split their forces to deal with us!"

"This will relieve the pressure on Jinzhou!"

"There was never even a leak of the plan, because this was originally Zhu Cilang's plan. We were deceived from the very beginning!"

When Qiqige heard this, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. She had never expected that this would be the outcome.

But then, she seemed to have thought of something and said quickly:

"That's not right! If that were the case, why did Qin Liangyu show up with the border troops from Xuanfu just now?"

Abunai smiled bitterly and said:

"If I'm not mistaken, Qin Liangyu showed up only because she was worried that Dorgon would defeat us. If that happened, Dorgon would quickly rush back to Liaodong."

"This will disrupt their layout in Liaodong!"

"They just want us to hold back Dorgon's cavalry and then let us consume each other!"

After hearing these words, Qiqige's anger was instantly ignited.

She stood up and said angrily:
"Brother, since the Ming Dynasty is so untrustworthy, why don't we just tell Dorgon the truth?"

"Perhaps after Dorgon finds out, he will turn his attention to the Ming Dynasty and stop causing trouble for us."

However, after hearing what Qiqige said, Abunai immediately refused seriously:

"That's absolutely not allowed!"

Then he explained:

"You must know that the hatred between us and the Jiannu is irreconcilable. Over the years, they have burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of atrocities on our grasslands. I don't know how many of our people have died at their hands."

"So, no matter what, we must not bow to the Jiannu or reconcile!"

"This is not only an insult to myself, but a betrayal to our entire nation."

After a pause, Abunai continued:
"Besides, do you think Dorgon will believe these words?"

"Even if he knew, he would probably just think it was a ploy to confuse him!"

Qiqige was silent. She didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Abunai sighed again.

Because this time he was completely tricked by Zhu Cilang!

Whether passively or actively, he could only find a way to delay Dorgon's army.

So far, Mongolia’s current situation is actually very delicate, and it can even be said to be closely related to the Battle of Songjin.

If the Ming Dynasty lost the Battle of Songjin, the power of the Jiannu would become even stronger.

By then, not to mention anything else, he would definitely not be able to serve as the Great Khan of Mongolia, and might even become a prisoner of the Jiannu and be at their mercy.

Mongolia will be destroyed again!
Therefore, even for the future of Mongolia, the Ming Dynasty must win this time!

This means that even though he already knew that he had been tricked by Zhu Cilang, he could only crawl into the pit and lie there obediently.

To be honest, this feeling is humiliating!
But Abunai had no way
But Abunai is not a fool. He has already made up his mind that starting tomorrow, he will take all his tribesmen to station outside Xuanfu City.

This way, Dorgon could be attracted there as well.

At that time, if the two sides really break out into fighting again, Qin Liangyu will no longer be able to stand idly by.

Dorgon would also have some concerns and would not dare to attack rashly.

In this way, he was also able to delay Dorgon's army in disguise.
Although he had already thought of a countermeasure, when Abunai thought about being tricked by Zhu Cilang, he gnashed his teeth in hatred towards Zhu Cilang.

He swore secretly in his heart:
Zhu Cilang, just wait for me!

When I restore Mongolia to its peak, I will lead the Mongolian cavalry to settle accounts with you!
I want you to know that we Mongolians are not easy to bully!
It was obvious that Abunai was already imagining the scene of the Mongolian cavalry attacking the Ming Dynasty in the future.

But what he didn't know was that with the popularization of flintlock rifles, the Mongolian cavalry that he was proud of would eventually become worthless.

The future will be dominated by firearms!

All nomadic people will eventually become good at singing and dancing!
At the same time, the Jiannu rear.

Zheng Zhilong, with 10,000 Guanning cavalry, finally arrived in Liaodong after several days of sailing on the sea.

However, due to the soldiers' long-term tossing and turning on the sea, and the fact that the climate and environment here were very different from the places they were familiar with, some soldiers and horses showed symptoms of acclimatization.

Many soldiers even suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, and were so weak that they could not even stand steadily.

Some horses also became listless.

Seeing this, Cao Bianjiao knew that they were in no condition to fight, so he decisively ordered them to rest for three days.

However, in Zheng Zhilong's view, this was actually a normal phenomenon. Therefore, after arriving at the place, he arranged for military doctors to treat the soldiers and horses, prepare medicine for them, and take good care of them.

During this period, Huang Fei was not idle. He sent people to cultivate ports and cities, penetrate deep into the enemy's hinterland, and carefully explore every piece of terrain.

After some effort, Huang Fei finally drew a detailed map.

And gave the map to Cao Bianjiao.

Three days later, the Guanning Cavalry gradually recovered after rest.

They were all in high spirits and morale, like extremely sharp blades, rushing straight towards Shengjing!

Although the Ming navy had massacred people nearby before, the Ming navy was mostly composed of infantry and could not go deeper, so they could only massacre all the Jiannu within a radius of 100 miles.

But the Guanning Iron Cavalry is different. They are all heavy cavalry with strong mobility, and can go deeper into the rear of the Jiannu!
When the Jiannu people noticed the Guanning Cavalry's attack, they were immediately horrified. They never expected that the Guanning Cavalry, who were supposed to be on the Liaodong battlefield, would suddenly appear in their rear.

While they were fleeing in a panic, they hurriedly sent people to pass the news to Shengjing and Huang Taiji, and at the same time urgently summoned the surrounding troops, trying to organize a line of defense to resist the attack of the Guanning Iron Cavalry.

After all, according to the marching direction of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, they seem to be heading straight for Shengjing? You know, this is their capital!

If Shengjing is gone, then they will be finished!
However, this time Huang Taiji took almost all the able-bodied men with him to participate in the Battle of Songjin. Although there were some troops left in the rear, they were pitifully few.

They tried their best but could only put together a team of 2,000 people.

Most of these two thousand people are old, weak, sick and disabled, and their combat effectiveness is extremely low.

Using these troops to fight against the Guanning Iron Cavalry is obviously like hitting a rock with an egg, but these Jiannu people have no choice, because facing the Guanning Iron Cavalry, they have no way to escape and can only fight to the death!
Once the two sides engaged in battle, there was almost no suspense about the outcome.

This battle was simply a one-sided massacre.

The Guanning Iron Cavalry, with their superb riding skills and strong combat effectiveness, were unstoppable on the battlefield.

With just one charge, half of the Jiannu were wiped out immediately. The remaining half of the Jiannu were in a bad situation and were ready to escape.

But how could the Guanning Cavalry give them a chance to escape?
Then immediately chased after him
For a while, screams could not be heard.

In this way, the Guanning Iron Cavalry easily dealt with the two thousand Jiannu.

However, the Guanning Cavalry did not stop to collect heads.

Because they knew that the Ming navy in the rear was arriving as planned.

The two sides had already discussed the division of labor before. The Guanning Cavalry was responsible for charging into battle and slaughtering the Jiannu!

The Ming navy was responsible for harvesting heads, looting the treasures left behind by the Jiannu, and setting fire to the Jiannu camps after the battle, so that they could never make a comeback.

The distribution of military merits had already been agreed upon.

The Guanning Iron Cavalry accounted for 50%, and Zheng Zhilong and Huang Fei accounted for the remaining 50%.

Everyone felt that this distribution ratio was fair and reasonable and had no objections.

In this way, the feast of slaughter began to unfold behind the Jiannu
A few days later, Yongping Prefecture, which is Qinhuangdao in later generations.

An unprecedentedly large army of about 100,000 people set up camp here.

Looking into the distance, on the vast plain, tents are popping up like mushrooms after rain, like a vast sea of tents.

Soldiers were moving back and forth between the tents from time to time. Looking around, there were crowds of people, noisy voices, the sound of weapons clashing, and the neighing of horses intertwined together, forming a lively and magnificent scene.

And this army was the army led by Chongzhen himself.

But of course, when we say there are 100,000 people, half of them are responsible for logistical support, including farmers, laborers, baggage soldiers and other personnel.

They are indispensable to the army and are the core of ensuring the normal operation of the army.

The place where the army was stationed was about 600 miles away from the capital, and it took the army almost ten days to get here.

However, this is the normal marching speed.

After all, they only brought 15,000 cavalry this time, and the rest were infantry, so their speed could not be fast at all.

At this moment, Zhu Cilang was in the imperial camp.

He sat upright in front of a desk with several memorials placed on it. Zhu Cilang also had another memorial in his hand, and at this moment he was reading it carefully with a focused expression.

The memorial in his hand was submitted by Qin Liangyu, and the two on the desk were submitted by Hong Chengchou and Zheng Zhilong.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but these three memorials were delivered at the same time.

Qin Liangyu wrote in her memorial that Dorgon had led 20,000 cavalry to the Mongolian grasslands and had already engaged in a fierce battle with Abunai.

During this period, she also led a large army to assist, ensuring that Abunai would not be completely wiped out by Dorgon, while also consuming the manpower of both sides as much as possible.

But surprisingly, Abunai seemed to have noticed something and showed extraordinary wisdom.

In the following period, Abunai began to move his people and troops to a grassland near Xuanfu.

This place is only dozens of miles away from Xuanfu. Standing on the city wall of Xuanfu, you can even see Abunai’s army!

Xuanfu has high walls and tight defenses, and has always been a strategic location. Moreover, there are 20,000 border troops and 20,000 white-pole soldiers stationed around it.

This made Dorgon hesitant and he did not dare to launch a large-scale attack rashly.

After all, Dorgon was also afraid that Qin Liangyu would lead a large army to charge out when fighting with Abunai.

In this way, for the next period of time, although there were occasional conflicts between the two sides, most of them were small-scale battles.

But even so, the losses on the Mongolian side were not small.

But overall, their goal was achieved because Dorgon's troops were indeed firmly tied down.

After reading the memorial, a look of satisfaction flashed in Zhu Cilang's eyes.

Although there were some unexpected events, overall the plan went smoothly.

Moreover, as Abunai's army moved closer to Xuanfu, Dorgon certainly had no doubts about the Mongolian and Ming forces joining forces to attack Yizhou. This was also a good thing!
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Cilang picked up Hong Chengchou's memorial.

In his memorial, Hong Chengchou mentioned that the Jiannu had become more cautious in their actions since the division of their troops.

They no longer dared to provoke the Ming army as they did in the past, and Liaodong temporarily showed a relatively stable situation.

When Zhu Cilang saw this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, because he knew that this kind of peace would soon be broken.

After all, if nothing unexpected happens, Huang Taiji should know about the Ming Navy soon.

Afterwards, Zhu Cilang picked up Zheng Zhilong's memorial.

In his memorial, Zheng Zhilong said that he had arrived at the rear of the Jiannu army with 10,000 Guanning cavalry, and after resting, he would start the next plan.

In addition, he also briefly explained the construction progress of the port and the city.

Overall, Zhu Cilang was very satisfied with the current situation because everything was under his planning and control.

Suddenly at this moment, a somewhat dissatisfied voice sounded beside him.

"What does it say?"

The person who spoke was none other than Chongzhen!

At this moment, Chongzhen was looking at Zhu Cilang with a helpless and dissatisfied look.

The reason was simple: Chongzhen also wanted to see what was said in these memorials.

However, there was an agreement between father and son that Chongzhen was not allowed to interfere in military affairs, so these memorials were naturally reviewed by Zhu Cilang first.

As for Chongzhen, he could only watch helplessly from the sidelines.

When Zhu Cilang heard this, he smiled helplessly and then handed all three memorials to Chongzhen.

Chongzhen was not polite and took the memorial and started to read it.

Soon, a smile gradually appeared on his face.

After a while, Chongzhen finished reading the three memorials, with a smile on his face. Then he suddenly thought of something and said happily:
"Based on the timing, Huang Taiji must have already learned of the annihilation of the Jiannu navy. I wonder what his reaction would be?"

Zhu Cilang responded with a smile:
"I don't know how Huang Taiji will react, but I think he'll probably be so angry that he'll vomit blood, right?"

After saying this, the father and son looked at each other and smiled, both feeling extremely happy.

In fact, Zhu Cilang guessed right.
Because at this moment, the Liaodong battlefield.

A very special "uninvited guest" came to Huang Taiji's tent.

This man was dressed in rags, his clothes stained with blood, as if he had gone through countless hardships and tribulations.

He looked pale and thin, with sunken cheeks and high cheekbones, and he looked extremely weak.

There was a dirty and messy braid hanging behind her head.

At first glance, he looks like a completely destitute Jiannu beggar!

However, his true identity is not so simple. He is actually Aisin Gioro Abai's personal soldier and also a guerrilla general of the Jiannu navy.

Earlier, patrol soldiers discovered him during a routine check outside the camp.

At first, the soldiers thought he was just an ordinary beggar and were about to drive him away.

As they approached, the beggar used up his last bit of strength, grabbed the corner of the soldier's clothes, and said in a hoarse but extremely urgent voice:
"I have an urgent military report. It's extremely urgent. Take me to see His Majesty!"

When the soldiers saw this, they were shocked. Knowing that the matter was serious, they did not dare to delay for a moment and hurriedly and carefully brought the beggar to Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji recognized the beggar's true identity at a glance because he had seen him with Abai before.

For a moment, Huang Taiji suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart, and felt that something was wrong.

But at this time the beggar had already fainted and was unable to answer Huang Taiji's questions at all.

So Huang Taiji hurriedly asked someone to bring a bowl of ginseng soup and fed it to him personally.

After drinking a bowl of ginseng soup, the beggar finally came to his senses, and then he told Huang Taiji in detail the news that the Jiannu navy was completely annihilated.

When Huang Taiji heard the news, he was struck by lightning and felt like the sky was falling!
He never imagined that the Ming Dynasty would send Huang Fei and Zheng Zhilong to join forces to deal with their navy, and that their navy had been completely wiped out!

If nothing unexpected happened, Kong Youde and his brother Abai would have been killed by the Ming army!
Also killed were all the Jiannu navy!

You know, since he ascended the throne, there has never been such a tragic failure!

This immediately made Huang Taiji furious, his face twisted with anger and his teeth chattering!

Huang Taiji suppressed the rage that burned like a raging fire in his heart and shouted anxiously to the guards beside him:
"Go quickly and call everyone here without wasting a moment!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Taiji felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if a sharp blade had pierced his heart.

Immediately afterwards, a mouthful of blood gushed out of his mouth uncontrollably.

Blood splattered on the carpet at his feet, forming shocking blood flowers.

Then, Huang Taiji's eyes went dark and he fell straight back.
(End of this chapter)