Back to Daming to be a genius

Chapter 357 The death of the hero
"Report—!" The messenger of the Mangui Army rushed to Young Master Zhang's horse, knelt down on one knee, and clasped his fists and reported loudly: "Master Shaobao, three miles ahead of our vanguard army, we found the army behind the Jiannu Palace! From the banner Judging, the enemy army is the Ningyuan rebels Zu Dashou, He Kegang and Wu Xiang, the number is about [-] to [-]! General Mangui asked Master Shaobao to rest for a while, so that the main force can rest for a while. Within hours, the vanguard of our army will definitely defeat the rear army of the slaves!"

"Defeat the Jiannu rear army within an hour? Man Gui has also learned how to pick out the soft persimmons." Young Master Zhang smiled and ordered: "Go back immediately and tell General Man Gui that the Jiannu who were surrounded by us this time More often, there are chances to cut off their heads to save money, and the heads of Shan Zong’s lackeys are not very valuable, so there is no need to waste energy—suspend the attack and wait until I arrive.” The Mangui Army sent orders to go, and Young Master Zhang also Temporarily hand over the main force to Xiong Tingbi, and lead a team of light horses to the battlefield of Yaowang Temple.

When Qingqi arrived at the Yaowang Temple, Man Gui obediently obeyed Master Zhang's order and did not launch a strong attack immediately. He just stopped one mile away from the Shanzong rebels and waited in formation.Of course, the Shanzong rebels did not dare to take the initiative to attack Mangui after eating leopards - after all, Zu Dashou, He Kegang and Wu Xiang were all former comrades-in-arms of Mangui, and they knew that they were loyal to the Ming court The Mongolian man is in a hurry, what kind of terrible consequences will there be, so Zu Dashou and others did not dare to move, but the desperately terrified army formed a dense formation in the middle of the official road to stop the Ming army from pursuing the road, and at the same time secretly prayed I hope that Huang Taiji can keep his promise and send the Tabai army to reinforce the battlefield after the war, so some of the Shanzong rebels may still be able to return alive.

"Zhang Hao has come here." He Kegang's eyes were sharp, and he was the first to spot the arrival of the banner of Young Master Zhang.After the three Zu Dashou brothers saw this, they also became nervous together, and Zu Dashou hurriedly ordered in a low voice: "The order is passed on, everyone is ready to work hard, Zhang Haogu came here in person, he must have come to see us It's an old account." The two brothers Zu Dabi and Zu Dale nodded sadly, knowing that with Master Zhang's character of dominating the Han people, they would never forgive us traitors who betrayed the motherland and the nation.

To the surprise of the three Zu Dashou brothers, He Kegang and others, Master Zhang did not immediately command the whole army to seek revenge against them, but directly passed through Mangui's army and came straight to the front of the Shanzong rebel army , standing still two hundred steps away from the reach of the bow and arrow.After reining in the horse's head, Young Master Zhang scanned the formation of the Shanzong rebels from left to right, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Wu Xiang, get out of here! Liu Tianlu, Han Daxun, Cai You and Liu Zhenhua, then these bastards Lamb, get out of here!"

Those whose names were called by Young Master Zhang were of course the old generals who fought against Young Master Zhang in the bloody battle in Jinzhou back then, and all of them were Wu Xiang's subordinates, so after hearing Young Master Zhang's shout, several generals shook their bodies and subconsciously I want to say yes.But fearing that Zu Dashou's three brothers and He Kegang would be present, they didn't dare to respond, they just turned their attention to Wu Xiang, the general of Jinzhou, and waited for Wu Xiang's order.And Wu Xiang's face turned green and pale, and she turned her eyes timidly to her brother-in-law Zu Dashou. Zu Dashou understood, hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "You guys go, catch up on the old days, and delay for a while."

Wu Xiang seemed to be pardoned, so she quickly turned her head and pouted, leading the three generals whose names were called by Young Master Zhang, to the front of the formation, bowed their hands to Young Master Zhang, and respectfully said together: "The last general is waiting, and I will pay my respects to Master Zhang." Zhang Da The young master glanced at it, then asked again, "Where's Cai You? Could it be that this kid has forgotten about Zhang Qian, the Jinzhou soldier?"

"General Cai is already dead." Wu Xiang said in a low voice: "Twenty days ago, General Sun Chuanting attacked Ningyuan City. into the ground."

"Cai You still deserves some credit." Young Master Zhang sighed, and said, "I remember that in Jinzhou, he guarded the west gate under the command of Lao Tzu and killed many Jian slaves. Hacked to death the appearance of Jiannu Niulu who climbed up the city wall." After finishing speaking, Young Master Zhang raised his voice and shouted: "Pass down the order and let the army stationed in Ningyuan find Cai You's coffin so that he can bury it."

"Yes." Zhang Shitou clasped his fists in agreement, and quickly arranged for a fast horse to deliver the order.Over there, Wu Xiang and the other generals hurriedly cupped their hands and said, "Thank you so much, Sir Shaobao, Sir Shaobao will not forget the old love, and the general will be very grateful."

"It's good to know that I miss the old days." Young Master Zhang asked loudly: "I called you out today because there is something very strange, and I want to ask you—you all followed me from the dead man's pile back then. Why do you become a traitor now? You feel your conscience and answer me, what can I do to you? After the end of the Jinzhou War, which one of you did not receive a reward, and who did not get promoted? Especially you Wu Xiang, you entrusted me with your son Wu Sangui, I treat him like a brother, he is taller than you if he is not an official until the age of 20, and I plan to marry my younger sister to him, treat him and Is it the utmost benevolence and righteousness for you? Why are you so cruel to betray me? Betray the Ming court? Be a dog for Jiannu?"

"Your conscience!" Young Master Zhang suddenly raised his voice, and asked in a growl, "Have they all been eaten by dogs?"

I don't know if Wu Xiang, Liu Tianlu, Han Daxun and other generals are still a little bit shameless, or if Wu Xiang and the others know that they can't afford to offend Young Master Zhang, they all lower their heads in shame.After a long time, Liu Tianlu, Wu Xiang's deputy back then, half raised his head and murmured, "Master Zhang, we didn't intend to betray Daming on purpose. You also know, Mr. Zhang, that since you left with Master Gao, Yuan Chonghuan has As the governor of Liaodong, he is in charge of all military and civil affairs north of Shanhaiguan. Our wealth and life are all in his hands. Xiong Dushi and Liu Gonggong, the supervisor of the army, only listen to him and not to us. If we don’t listen Not only is his life in danger, but the lives of his family members are also in danger, so there is no way..."

Mustering up the courage to say this, Liu Tianlu was suddenly pulled by Liu Zhenhua, nuzui gestured to his back, Liu Tianlu looked back, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat - at some point, a group of archers from the Shanzong rebels had gone silent Standing behind them in a hurry, he stretched his bow and aimed his arrow at their vests.Young Master Zhang also noticed the movement, so he raised his voice and shouted: "Zu Dashou, if you really want me to kill 120 nine members of your family, then you can order to shoot arrows. If you still want to live, Tell your archers to go away immediately, this is your last chance! My patience is definitely not as good as you imagined!"

This time Changzu Dashou's face turned green and pale, and he wanted to yell at him, but he really didn't have the guts to ask the archery team to retreat. It was tantamount to telling Young Master Zhang that he was afraid of him. Yuan Chonghuan's confidants in the movie reported, and Huang Taiji and Yuan Chonghuan would definitely have doubts about him.After hesitating for a long time, Zu Dashou could only adopt a compromise, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Put down the bow and arrow, and stand by!" The Shanzong archery team followed the order, and Young Master Zhang snorted coldly, ignoring the complicated expression The three brothers Zu Dashou turned to Liu Tianlu and said, "Liu Tianlu, I know what you said, so I decided to forgive you."

"Really?" Liu Tianlu was overwhelmed with surprise, blurting out only to realize that he had completely exposed his inner turmoil.Young Master Zhang smiled and said: "Of course it is true. When did I lie to you comrades who fought side by side?" Your Majesty, I also forgive your mistakes. When I come to the court in the future, I will try my best to beg the Emperor and Jiuqiantui to forgive you."

Wu Xiang and the others didn't dare to speak, but there was more or less a gleam of joy in their eyes.Young Master Zhang said slowly again: "But what I said earlier, what I forgive you now is what you did before. From now on, if you do anything that is sorry to the court or the people of Daming, I will forgive you." If I want to continue to forgive you, I'm afraid I can't find a reason. What should you do now, I believe you know clearly, right?"

Of course Wu Xiang, Liu Tianlu and the others understood. While hesitating, the three brothers Zu Dashou behind shouted, "Liu Huan, don't be stupid, your son and our nephew are still being held hostage by Khan Jin." Here, if you dare to do anything stupid, they will be finished!" "Liu Huan, don't believe Zhang Haogu's nonsense, he is famous for being mean and shameless, now you have been tricked into putting down your weapon, and you will come back again in the future." If you want to regret it, it's too late!" "Brother-in-law, come back quickly, Da Khan said that you can't listen to a word of Zhang Haogu!"

The words of the three brothers Zu Dashou calmed down Wu Xiang, who was beginning to waver, and subconsciously considered the possible consequences of returning to Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, the three generals Liu Tianlu, Han Daxun, and Liu Zhenhua did not have any psychological burden—they were neither the core of Shanzong Members, parents and family members are in the back of the Central Plains, so after the three generals exchanged glances, they suddenly dropped their weapons and rushed towards Young Master Zhang. Zu Dashou and others behind were shocked, and were about to order to shoot arrows to kill, but Young Master Zhang was the first He shouted: "Dare to shoot an arrow! One will not let you down!" Although the voice was not sharp, it was extremely thick and majestic. The three Zu Dashou brothers were shocked by the drink, and Liu Tianlu and the three generals took the opportunity to rush out of the range of the Shanzong army's bows and arrows , rushed to Young Master Zhang, rolled off the saddle, knelt down on both knees, and shouted together: "Master Zhang, the general is willing to surrender!"

"Very good, get up." Young Master Zhang nodded in satisfaction, then raised his head and shouted at Wu Xiang: "Wu Xiang, let me ask you one last question, will you come back? Let me tell you the truth, your eldest son Wu Sangui has been Never betrayed Da Ming, he has always been the captain of my Wolf Cavalry Squad, and also my future brother-in-law! He volunteered to go to sea to help my troop carrier deal with Jiannu Navy at a critical moment. It is estimated that he must have made a move by now! If you continue to persist in your obsession, even if you can temporarily escape your life and return to Jiannu, you can think about what the consequences will be!"

"Impossible!" Wu Xiang was taken aback, and shouted: "It is impossible for the eldest uncle to betray the suzerain. His pregnant wife is still in the hands of the suzerain, and is guarded by the eldest uncle's nemesis Zuo Liangyu. If there is any change in him, his wife and All unborn children are finished!"

"Hahahahahahaha...!" Young Master Zhang looked up to the sky and laughed loudly. Without Master Zhang's instructions, a man from the back of the Ming army had already flashed out and smiled at Wu Xiang: "General Wu, your son and I are deadly enemies, but That is already the old calendar of the past few years. Now your daughter-in-law and unborn grandson have been safely sent to the Ming army for protection, should you rest assured now?"

"Zuo Liangyu?!" The three brothers Wu Xiang and Zu Dashou exclaimed in shock.Zuo Liangyu laughed and replied: "That's right, it's the last general. General Wu and the three ancestor generals probably couldn't have dreamed of it. In fact, I was indeed Zhang Shaobao's insider sent to Ningyuan. I asked General Wu for help and wrote to tell me. The truth about you, I took the initiative to explain all the details in front of Yuan Chonghuan, and Yuan Chonghuan completely believed me and used me as a traitor."

"Wu Xiang, should you believe my words now?" Young Master Zhang said slowly, "Your son Wu Sangui has returned to Daming after an uprising. You can decide for yourself whether you want to be buried with Jiannu or Return to Daming to enjoy the blessing of my son, it’s not early, and I don’t have much patience, come up with a decision for me.”

Looking at the triumphant young master Zhang Dashou and the tenant son Zuo Liangyu, the muscles on Wu Xiang's face twitched a few times, then he gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind. , you know the current situation, if I continue to follow you, I will only die worse, and I will definitely implicate you, so I decided to go back to the Ming army, are you willing to let me go? Or, would you like to come with me?"

The three Zu Dashou brothers did not dare to make a sound, they exchanged glances quietly, extremely hesitant.Over there, Young Master Zhang said calmly: "Zu Dashou, Zu Dabi, Zu Dale, and He Kegang, you are all smart people, why did Jiannu let you die, and why did you detain your sons?" Family members, I believe you all already know the reason. The current Jiannu is surrounded by my Ming army from north to south. I will give you a chance to redeem yourself, and it depends on whether you want it or not."

"Especially you, He Kegang." Young Master Zhang pointed again and added, "Although you and I have only met once, Zuo Liangyu has already reported to you that when Yuan Chonghuan decided to betray Daming and blatantly turned to Jiannu, you I once strongly opposed it. It was Yuan Chonghuan who made you drunk and shaved your hair to force you to surrender, so you were forced to go astray. Afterwards, Yuan Chonghuan distrusted you very much. It’s empty. Now I’m giving you a chance, I’m sure you won’t miss it, right?”

He Kegang was a little excited, and turned to look at the three Zu Dashou brothers. The three Zu Dashou brothers also turned to look at him. The numbers intersected. He Kegang's eyes were full of excitement and nervousness. The three Zu Dashou brothers were more complicated, both worried and doubtful. , as well as fear and a hint of pleading.After hesitating for a moment, Zu Dashou asked in a low voice: "Brother He, what are you going to do? You are the same as our three brothers, and different from Wu Xiang and the others. There is no backer to talk about, so let's go like this, if the court settles the score after autumn..."

He Kegang had a quick brainstorm, and then he remembered that Young Master Zhang might spare Wu Xiang, Liu Tianlu and others for the sake of Jiubu and Wu Sangui, but we have no relatives and no reason with Young Master Zhang. Once the court settles accounts after autumn, then we But I couldn't eat and walked away.At this time, Young Master Zhang laughed again, and said with a smile: "What? Are you afraid that the imperial court will settle accounts with you after Qiuhou? Well, good people will do it to the end, and I will give you another reassurance. General Wu Xiang, come here , take this edict of long live today and show it to General Zu and the others.”

As he spoke, Young Master Zhang winked, and Zhang Shitou immediately took out a scroll wrapped in yellow silk from his arms and held it over his head. Wu Xiang didn't dare to neglect, so he hurried over to take the scroll, and sent it back to Zu Dashou and others When Zu Dashou and others opened it and took a closer look, they found that it was indeed an imperial decree issued by Ming Xizong before Young Master Zhang went out. The decree was specially drawn up for the Shanzong rebels, and the content was very simple. Among them, with the exception of Yuan Chonghuan, all other Shanzong generals will be pardoned for capital crimes as long as they return to Daming after going astray.

"Several generals, I have some good news to tell you." Young Master Zhang said calmly: "As long as you are willing to surrender, then I can send envoys to contact Jiannu and ask them not to harm your family members. Cut off all possibilities of negotiating peace with them——Jiannu's current critical situation, I believe Huang Taiji dare not ignore the weight of my words."

"Brother Fu Yu, all generals, surrender, this is your last chance!" Wu Xiang sincerely said to Zu Dashou and others.Zu Dashou, the leader among them, hesitated for a long time, and the idea of ​​greed for life and fear of death finally prevailed, and he ordered tremblingly: "The order is passed on, the whole army will cut off the braids on their heads, put down their weapons, and surrender to Mr. Zhang Haogu. "

In 27 AD, at noon on October 260th, the tenth year of Ming Dynasty, the vanguard of the Ming army and the Shanzong rebels fought on the official road east of the Yaowang Temple in Ningyuan. Governor Zhang Haogu said in a few words before the battle that [-] generals and soldiers of the Shanzong rebel army put down their weapons together, cut off their pigtails and knelt down to surrender, and quickly accepted the reorganization of the Ming army and became the Ming army chasing and killing Jiannu Vanguard of defeated soldiers.The news spread to the Jiannu army, and the new Jiannu Khan Huang Taiji was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot. Although Fan Wencheng, the number one traitor, suggested that Huang Taiji kill the rebel family members to uphold the military prestige, Zhang Haogu had no choice but to send envoys to cut off all possible negotiations. Threatened, Huang Taiji considered again and again, and finally temporarily rejected Fan Wencheng's proposal.

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After recruiting the rebels from Ningyuan, in order to catch the main force of slave building and delay their withdrawal speed, and buy time for the construction of blocking fortifications in the Tashan position, Young Master Zhang decisively sent his troops northward to pursue and kill the main force of slave building.Although Tabai, who was in the second team at the back of the hall, tried his best to block the attack, the [-] Jiannu infantry in his hands were all second-rate auxiliary troops. Their combat effectiveness was weak and their morale was low. , It was even more desperate when they were rushing to kill. Under the ebb and flow, it only took more than an hour for Tabai's infantry to retreat across the board. Young Master Zhang did his best to drive the soldiers to the vanguard, and finally caught up with the sky when it was getting dark. In Laohetai, which is less than sixty miles away from Tashan, he caught up with the main force of slavery, forcing Huang Taiji to give up his plan to go north overnight, and let the army temporarily station at the foot of Longbei Mountain to rest overnight, so as not to be known as shameless. Young Master Zhang attacked at night.

When the army camped and lit the fire, the messy sound unexpectedly woke up Nurhachi, who had been in a coma for more than a day and a night. Huang Taiji, who was in a state of confusion, was overjoyed by the news, and rushed to Nurhachi with Fan Wencheng See you on the warm car.When he got to the car, he carefully lifted the thick fur curtain and saw that Nuerhachi had really woken up, and was still sitting in the car drinking milk fed by a beautiful maid kneeling on his knees. Seeing this scene, Huang Taiji was of course overjoyed, Fan Wen Cheng Ze screamed secretly, knowing that in a situation like Nuerhachi, he could miraculously sit up and drink porridge even when he was sick and injured.
"Old Ba, come in. Fan Wencheng, you come in too." Nuerhachi also noticed the arrival of his sons, and ordered in a weak voice.Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng quickly climbed into the car and knelt down in front of Nuerhachi, at the same time carefully covering the curtains of the car to prevent the snow and cold wind from blowing in and freezing the already extremely weak Nuerhachi.After Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng sat down, Nuerhachi pushed away the spoon brought by the maid and asked calmly, "How is the situation now? Report it truthfully."

"Back to Ama, my son is incompetent, it's terrible." With sobs, Huang Taiji recounted the current military situation, and specifically said that he had just received the sea battle report - most of the Ningyuan navy at sea had rebelled again. Not only did they not follow the order to stop the Ming army fleet, but they also escorted the Ming army fleet to Tashan for landing. Only Sun Zhongshou, who was lucky enough to fall into the water and survived, fled to Lianshan Bay and landed in Lianshan Bay with two sea boats driven by hard-core traitors. Only then brought bad news to Huang Taiji.After finally finishing speaking, tears flowed from Huang Taiji's eyes, and he sobbed and said, "Ama, Erhan is really useless, almost all of the Ningyuan army that was finally recruited have returned to Zhang Haogu's side. , became Zhang Haogu's vanguard in chasing and killing us..."

"It's not that you are incompetent, it's that your opponent is too powerful." Nurhachi said in a weak voice, "I never imagined that Zhang Haogu would have the guts to allow the Ningyuan army that had betrayed him many times to surrender. Now our The situation is very bad, and it is not surprising that Ningyuan's grassroots troops fell to Zhang Haogu in order to survive."

"Ama, it's useless to be Khan." Huang Taiji cried with self-reproach: "Ama passed the position of Khan to me and the army to me, but I was defeated again and again and suffered heavy losses. Now the morale of the army is low. It has fallen to the point of almost collapse, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, the generals have no fighting spirit, what to do next, Erhan has no idea at all..." After finishing speaking, Huang Taiji finally couldn't help crying loudly, Fan Wencheng Tears rolled down my face too, and I knelt down in front of Nuerhachi and his son, weeping uncontrollably.

"Don't cry, we haven't completely lost yet." Nuerhachi comforted his son, and then said weakly: "It's useless to regret it now, and now that I am clear-headed, I will finally teach you two things. One way is to tell the whole army on the Tashan battlefield that only by fighting to the death with all their strength can they have the opportunity to return to their hometown in Liaodong and reunite with their families, parents, wives and children. Second, if there is no To break through, you can negotiate with Zhang Haogu. As long as he allows our army to return to Jianzhou, we can withdraw from Liaodong and return all the land in Liaodong to him. As long as you don’t want your life or the life of our army, you can agree. You have to learn from the barbarian’s Gou Jian, and Han Xin’s humiliation, as long as we save a little vitality, we still have the hope of making a comeback.”

"When necessary." Nuerhachi's voice became weaker and weaker, "You can also hand over my body to Zhang Haogu and the Manzi, in exchange for the Manzi to accept your surrender..."

"Ama, Erhan will never!" Huang Taiji replied weeping.Nuerhachi smiled miserably, and did not force his son to obey the order. At this time, Nuerhachi suddenly said: "Listen, there seems to be someone singing outside, it is the song of our Jurchen......"

Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng listened carefully, and sure enough, they heard a faint singing voice coming from the south. After listening to the content of the lyrics, Huang Taiji's face turned blue, and he roared angrily: ""Uleben"! This is the funeral of our Jurchens. The song I sang! Zhang Haogu, it must be this bastard again, deliberately trying to shake our morale! I want to tell our soldiers that we are doomed!"

"Wrong." Nuerhachi said calmly: "Zhang Haogu asked someone to sing it to me. You have lost several battles this day, and many prisoners must have fallen into Zhang Haogu's hands. I am sick. The serious and intractable news must not be hidden from his eyes... Heh, this little guy really has a heart."

"Ama, you'll be fine!" Huang Taiji shouted anxiously.Fan Wencheng also raised his head and said with a pale face: "Taishanghan, you are the real dragon emperor, and you will live forever..."

"Don't make noise, let me listen carefully." Nuerhachi waved his hand with difficulty, leaned against the wall of the carriage and closed his eyes slightly, listening carefully to the mournful funeral song from the south. He showed a peaceful look that he hadn't seen for a long time...

After a long time, after singing "Uleben", Nurhachi suddenly said in a low voice: "After I die, no mourning is allowed, and food and medicine are delivered to the car every day as usual. Don't let other people know that I am dead." , to shake... the morale of the army..."

"Ama, you will be fine." Huang Taiji replied with a sob.Nuerhachi didn't answer for a long time, the emperor was very shocked, and hurriedly put his hands under Nuerhachi's nose to test his breath, but found that Nuerhachi had already stopped breathing, and his body gradually became cold and stiff. It turned out that Nuerhachi just said something. After all, I have died...

"Ama——!"

"master------!"

After 27:[-] p.m. on November [-], [-] A.D., the tenth year of the Ming Dynasty, on the night of October [-], a generation of hero Aixinjueluo Nurhachi died of injuries and fled en route.However, Nurhachi, who started with thirteen sets of armor and conquered the great Liaodong country, left to his successor, Huang Taiji, a hopeless army with low morale, exhausted elites, and withered talents. The death knell of destruction also sounded the heavy first sound...

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