Ming Empire

Chapter 18 Your Majesty, Shengjing Express
At dawn, everything was settled, and the Ming army led by Cao Yue completely controlled the situation.

There used to be more than 3 Jian slaves living in Shengjing City. After the war broke out, more than 1 of them fled outside the city, and most of the remaining nearly 2 people died under the butcher knife of the Ming army or were burned by raging fires. die.

Almost all of the more than [-] slave-building youths have become unjust souls, and they will never have the chance to grow into brave warriors.

When the sun rose the next morning, the entire city of Shengjing had become a purgatory on earth.

"Blood feud must be avenged with blood, let Jiannu remember this disaster forever," Cao Yue said bitterly when he rode out of the palace full of energy and watched the tragedy he had created.Compared with the disasters suffered by the Han people, the bad things he did in Shengjing this time are really nothing.However, as a revolutionary soldier who grew up under the socialist red banner, the massacre was really not an order that Cao Yue could bear with his heart.

Women, children, and the elderly are innocent. This is what Cao Yue said to Zhezhe, Bumbutai, Hai Lanzhu and others last night. Of course, this is a lie on the scene.

He ordered all the old people to be let go, as well as women, children, and adult women, but their homes were destroyed. Cao Yue wanted to hurt Jiannu's vitality and Huang Taiji to death.

Inside the palace, the fire was still burning, and the Prince Baylor Mansion on both sides outside the palace was still burning. The thick black smoke was soaring, and it could be clearly seen dozens of miles away.Explosions were heard from time to time in the city. There were dozens of cannons in red clothes and countless ammunition in Shengjing City. Except for the part that he could take away, the others were destroyed.

The red cannon was blown up, as were all the buildings and gates in Shengjing City. Cao Yue was going to leave a piece of ruins to Huang Taiji.Cao Yue originally wanted to kill Daishan, but in the end he decided to save his life, and planned to bring him back to Songshan or Beijing as a spoil of war.

After dawn, the collection of treasures continued. Cao Yue listened to the opinions of Cao Jie and others, and planned to find a place to bury the property that could not be taken away. This would not only hurt Jiannu's vitality, but also give himself Leave a way out, and if you have a chance in the future, you can come to pick up these things again. This is a huge amount of property, at least the taxes of the Ming Dynasty for a few years.

Cao Yue also strictly ordered that the soldiers should not take a lot of property in private, and he set a limit.If you bring too many things, it will be inconvenient to move on the road, slow down your speed, and be easily caught up by Jiannu cavalry.If this is the case, it will be troublesome, after all, Liaodong is now the territory of Jiannu.

The women of Huang Taiji, including Queen Zhezhe, Bumbutai, Hai Lanzhu, Na Muzhong, etc., were driven out of the palace, and almost all of the palace was destroyed, making it difficult to live in.For a special purpose, Cao Yue did not kill them, but asked them to find a place outside the city.

The military barracks where the slaves were originally set up outside the city was the best place for them to live.

Cao Jie is very capable. In a day and a night, he buried all the property he got in a secret place.While other Ming army sergeants continued to destroy Shengjing City, chased and killed the fleeing Jiannu men, and made preparations for evacuation.

Cao Yue decided to evacuate Shengjing early in the morning and look for an opportunity to return to Songshan or pass.

Cao Yue also wrote a letter to Huang Taiji, telling Huang Taiji in detail what he had done in Shengjing City.

At night, Cao Yue stayed alone with Bumbutai, and he said to Bumbutai with a stern face: "Even if you don't believe it, I still want to tell you that you Manchus are hostile to us Hans, and you won the victory in the end." It must be us Han people. With 10,000+ Manchus, you are just dreaming of conquering nearly [-] million Han people. You are really daydreaming.”

"Your husband, Huang Taiji, his time is numbered. Maybe this year is his death date. After his death, your son Fulin may be the only one who can ascend to the Khan throne, and you are among the Manchus. Its influence will also increase day by day. Today I spare the lives of your mother and child, and return your son a complete body. I just hope that you can recognize the situation and stop being an enemy of me, Daming. In this way, you may be able to keep your Manchu people, otherwise your entire body The clan will disappear into the dust of history and will no longer exist. You think about it carefully, and when you understand it, send someone to contact me. If you continue to insist on fighting against me, Ming, this general will come again to take your lives."

The experience of the past few days has never been imagined in my dreams. I don’t know what kind of mentality to describe it. Bumbutai looked at this man who was destined to be unforgettable in her life with complicated eyes. what.

One thing Bumbutai was worried about was whether his aunt Zhezhe and other sisters would hold her grudges, and whether Huang Taiji would take his anger out on her after returning to Beijing.Because in the past two days, she did a lot of things according to Cao Yue's orders, and she told Cao Yue many things related to the Qing Dynasty's secrets.Because her son's life was in Cao Yue's hands, she had no choice.

Of course, Cao Yue also gave her a special feeling. She didn't know what kind of "feeling" she should have for this man, whether it was hatred, disgust, or something else.After staying alone with Cao Yue for a long time, and dragging her exhausted body back to bed with Fulin, she couldn't fall asleep anyway, and what Cao Yue said in the end were the last warning and threatening words in her ears.

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On the front line of Songshan, the camp of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.

Huang Taiji is calling a group of ministers to discuss matters in his big tent.

Dorgon, Prince Rui, Hauge, Prince Su, Duduo, King of Yujun, Azige, King of Wuying, Raoyubeile Abatai and other clans, as well as Dahai, Ganglin, Xifu, Sony and other important officials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty all went out of the list. Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, Li Yongfang, Tong Yangxing, Zhang Cunren and other Ming Dynasty surrenders were also in the tent.

Huang Taiji's health is not good, he has been coughing up blood for the past few days, and his complexion looks very bad.The situation in the past few days, as well as the news from Shengjing made him very worried, and he couldn't eat or sleep well.

The news from Shengjing said that the beloved concubine Hai Lanzhu was in poor health, and it seemed that her time was numbered.Huang Taiji, who loved Hai Lanzhu so much, wished he could fly back to Shengjing immediately and be by her side.But the situation on the Songshan front was not optimistic, and he couldn't make up his mind to go back.

Because several generals of the Ming army fled without a fight, the Qing army finally won a complete victory, but the price paid was very high.

The Zhenglan Banner led by Hauge was almost destroyed, Hauge himself was also injured, and the two yellow flags also suffered heavy losses. These losses were unacceptable to Huang Taiji.Also, although the Ming army was defeated, Hong Chengchou in Songshan City and Zu Dashou in Jinzhou City were still fighting stubbornly.

What's more terrible is that the defense in Songshan City is very solid. The musketeers on the top of the city gave the attacking Qing army a huge lethality. After the Ming army escaped and attacked the city for two consecutive days, the Qing army suffered heavy losses. Nearly ten thousand soldiers Died under the guns of the Ming army.

Huang Taiji had no choice but to suspend the siege and continue to adopt siege tactics, trying to drain the morale of the Ming army, block all foreign aid that the Ming army could get, and trap the Ming army defending the city.

However, after the Ming army won several battles, instead of lowering their morale, their morale rose. Instead of standing still and waiting for reinforcements, they took the initiative to attack.At midnight last night, Cao Bianjiao led his army out of the city to attack. Although the Qing army was fully prepared, it still suffered huge losses, while the Ming army retreated to the city fully under the cover of the musketeers.

This scene made Huang Taiji understand that the Ming army trapped in Songshan City had no way out, and it would take a long time to break through Songshan City or trap the Ming army inside to death through siege.

In this war that lasted almost two years, the Jurchen Eight Banners had lost nearly [-] bannermen, and the Han Eight Banners and Mongolian Eight Banners suffered even greater losses. Although the Qing army lost fewer troops than the Ming army, the Ming army The war mobilization ability is several times that of the Qing Dynasty. The loss of tens of thousands of people is nothing to the Ming Dynasty with a total population of hundreds of millions, but the casualties of tens of thousands of bannermen are almost a disaster for the Qing Dynasty.Such a huge loss was completely unbearable for Huang Taiji.

After suffering such a heavy loss, Songshan City and Jinzhou City were still firmly controlled by the Ming army. Of course, Huang Taiji was unwilling to stop there, and he wanted to win the final victory no matter what.But if these two cities are not defeated for a day, this decisive battle that has lasted for more than a year cannot end.

Before the war was over, the consumption of military supplies was very large. Now it is a disaster year, and the heavy burden cannot be borne by the wealth of the Qing Dynasty.

Fortunately, when the Ming army fled, they left behind a large amount of food and supplies, and the food in Bijia Mountain was enough for the Qing army to use for a long time.

The battle situation was not very ideal, Huang Taiji was in a bad mood, and he was worried about Hai Lanzhu's illness, and he was listless all day long. He was deeply afraid that something would happen to Hai Lanzhu, and he felt a little bit like returning to his heart.

The imperial meeting was held today, and he hoped to discuss a good strategic plan.

The imperial meeting began, and Huang Taiji asked his ministers: "Has the letter of persuasion written by my relatives been shot into Songshan City?"

Duoduo, who was in charge of this matter, came out of the class and responded: "Go back to the emperor, we shot into the city yesterday."

"Has Hong Chengchou responded?"

Duoduo didn't answer, and the great scholar Ganglin on the side stepped forward hesitantly, and said, "Your Majesty, yes, but..."

Huang Taiji interrupted Gang Lin impatiently: "Submit the letter!"

"twitter!"

After reading the letter submitted by Gang Lin, Huang Taiji's face turned livid with anger. In the letter, Hong Chengchou scolded Manchu for nothing, and scolded him as well. Huang Taiji, who was in a bad mood, was so angry that he violently After swearing, he threw the letter away.

Dorgon didn't know Chinese characters, so he hurriedly asked Gang Lin what was said in the letter, but Gang Lin had no choice but to say something briefly.

"It's unreasonable!" Dorgon was furious, "Your Majesty, Hong Chengchou dared to insult our ancestors like this, and my brother will definitely smash him to pieces."

Prince Su Hauge also knew the content of the letter, his face was flushed with anger, and it was rare for him to share the same hatred with Dorgon: "Huang Ama, Hong Chengchou insulted my Jurchen ancestors with insulting words. Humiliate him, and cut him into pieces."

At this moment, there was a noise outside the tent, and everyone who was angrily denouncing Hong Chengchou stopped.

"What happened?" Huang Taiji's face changed slightly.

"Your Majesty, I'm going to take a look," Xiang Huangqi Mei Lezhangjingaoboi bowed and pleaded for orders before slamming his tent and leaving.

Soon, Oboi returned to the tent, with an anxious look on his knees, and played, "Your Majesty, urgent report from eight hundred miles away from Shengjing!"

"What?" Huang Taiji was startled, stood up abruptly, and shouted sharply, "What happened in Shengjing, tell me quickly!"

"The Ming army attacked Shengjing, Shengjing is in danger!"

"What?" Not only Huang Taiji, but everyone else turned pale from fright!
(End of this chapter)