Chapter 499
On the top of the city, Hong Chengchou felt a stern after hearing Tang Tong's words.
Zhao Zamao can actually do such a thing as digging a ancestral grave.
The Manchu soldiers and relatives on the city were immediately angry. Someone shot at Tang Tong with one arrow, which was so shocked that Tang Tong quickly pulled his horse back and retreated a hundred steps away from the city wall.
Hong Chengchou's face was gloomy, just as Zhao Ming expected, and he could not accept such conditions.
If Chenyang is lost, the Qing Dynasty is handed over, and the Manchu ancestral temples and ancestral tombs fall into Zhao Zamao's hands, he will definitely die.
Therefore, Hong Chengchou could not accept such conditions. He could only save his life and official position by defending Chenyang and the tomb.
Tang Tong saw the angry Qing army on the top of the city and shot arrows at him, trying to shoot him to death at the city. He felt panic in his heart. He was anxious to leave the city and report to Zhao Ming, so he hurriedly shouted: "Hong Zhongtang, do you agree or not, give me a letter!"
Hong Chengchou looked at Tang Tong with murderous aura and replied coldly: "Tang Tong, you are a repetitive villain, the Qing Dynasty will not forgive you! You can tell Zhao Zamao that our church has invited Prince Korqin Wu Keshan, 100,000 Eastern Mongolian warriors, and will arrive soon. Our church will see if he captured Shengjing or was defeated by our church!"
After hearing Hong Chengchou's words, Tang Tong immediately pulled out his reins and galloped out of the city.
After observing the defense of Chenyang City for a while, Zhao Ming had led his generals back to the camp and studied Chenyang City and the two mausoleums in the east and north.
At this time, Tang Tong came in and everyone immediately glanced at him.
Zhao Ming asked: "What did Hong Zhe say?"
Tang Tong has now completely boarded the ship of Donghai Town. He adjusted his mentality and said angrily: "Reporting to the general, Hong Zhe not only rejected the general's conditions, but also threatened to send people to invite reinforcements from East Mongolia, claiming that Prince Korqin Wu Keshan would lead a 100,000 army to Chenyang for reinforcements."
"There are 100,000 soldiers in Eastern Mongolia?" Xie Qian questioned.
Han Zhaoxuan said: "This must be a bluff of Hong Thief!"
Eastern Mongolia sent up to 40,000 to 50,000 cavalry, and it was impossible for 100,000 people to rescue Chenyang.
Zhao Ming frowned and suddenly said, "Get the map!"
Gu Yanwu hurriedly asked the clerk to get the map and hang it in the tent. Zhao Ming walked up to see it, frowned immediately, and said for a while: "I actually forgot Korqin. Although it is unlikely that the Eastern Mongolian tribes will send 100,000 troops, Korqin is not far from Shenyang, so I must be careful!"
Korqin Mongolia and Manchus were married, and the Manchus and Mongolians were together. The coalition forces were approaching Shenyang. If Korqin received Hong Chengchou's request for help, he might not have sent troops to reinforce.
The Qing army in the pass is now unable to get out of the way, but the cavalry of the Korqin Mongolians can go south to reinforce.
After hearing Zhao Ming's words, everyone became serious. Gu Yanwu said in a deep voice: "If Korqin participated in the war, the situation would not be optimistic for us! It is already October now. If we cannot quickly defeat the Hong thief and seize Chenyang, once winter begins, the Korqin cavalry suddenly arrives, and it is impossible for the army to retreat to Lushun and North Korea!"
The coalition forces are not good at fighting outside the pass in winter. Once winter enters, the army will inevitably be in chaos. If the Korchin cavalry arrives at that time, the coalition forces may be defeated.
Zhao Ming stroked his short beard under his ear and narrowed his eyes, "Since that's the case, I can't wait. I will force Hong Zhe out of the city to fight decisively!"
After saying that, Zhao Ming waved his hand and greeted many soldiers and surrounded him in front of the sand table.
Zhao Ming looked at it for a while, then picked up the wooden strip and pointed at the sand table, "When I watched the Qing army defending, the city in Shenyang was strong, I would definitely not be able to fight in a short period of time, so I could only force Hong Chengchou to leave the city to fight a decisive battle. The Eastern Tombs and Zhaoling of the Qing Dynasty were one to the east of the city and the other to the north of the city, which was the place where Hong Chengchou must defend. Then the general attacked these two places and forced the Qing army to leave the city to fight a decisive battle."
Xie Qian and others nodded one after another, "How is the Grand Marshal going to make arrangements?"
Zhao Ming looked at the sand pan and said, "The army first moved its camp to the upper reaches of the Hunhe River, preparing to attack Dongling and Beiying, attract Hongzhe to get out of the city, and then feinted Dongling to attract Qing army. Finally, the main force attacked Beiling sideways, surrounded Hongzhe, and defeated Chenyang Qing army in one battle!"
Xie Qian asked in Wenyu: "Master, will Hong Thief see our intentions?"
Gu Yanwu said: "Commander Xie, the general is an open conspiracy. No one of the tombs of Nurhaci and Huang Taiji can be lost, and he can only be led by us!"
In Chenyang City, Hong Chengchou and many generals of the Qing Dynasty all looked solemn.
Han Dai said in a hatred: "Master Zhongtang, no matter what, Dongling and Zhaoling must not be lost. If the tombs of Taizu and Taizong cannot be preserved, the Qing Dynasty will be disgraced. What kind of face can we survive? We can only punish ourselves to thank Taizu's spirit."
Hong Chengchou originally wanted to defend Chenyang and wait for the Mongolian troops from the foreign vassals to come to support him.
The Qing army in Chenyang City, as long as they guarded for a month, dragged the war into the cold winter, and waited for the Korqin cavalry to arrive, he could turn defeat into victory and kill Zhao Zamao without leaving any armor.
But he did not expect that Zhao Zamao would threaten him with two tombs, forcing him to go out of the city to fight.
At this time, a Qing general hurriedly entered the festival hall, knelt on one knee, and reported: "Master Zhongtang, the enemy moved his camp eastward and headed towards the Dongling!"
Zhao Zamao did what he said, and the army moved the camp, obviously following what he said, giving up attacking Chenyang and taking Dongling and Beiling first.
Han Dai and others immediately said anxiously: "There are only three thousand flag guards in the Eastern Tomb, and we must provide reinforcements immediately!"
Hong Chengchou's face was gloomy. He knew that Zhao Zamao was forcing him to fight, but he had to follow Zhao Zamao's wishes and go out of the city to fight.
After all, Hong Chengchou could not hide in the city and watched Zhao Zamao really dig Nurhaci's tomb, and he could not afford such consequences.
The Manchu nobles were filled with righteous indignation. Hong Chengchou had a gloomy face and gritted his teeth for a while, saying, "I'll order the entire army to go out of the city to fight. If you send a fast horse, please be sure to ask Prince Korqin to send troops to help."
The east city of Chenyang was opened, and Hong Chengchou rode on his horse and stood by the road next to the city gate.
Qing cavalry ran out of the city with horses and horses, then Qing soldiers who resisted muskets on their shoulders, went out of the city in a row, and finally Manchu family members and coated slaves wearing various jackets and armor, holding war knives or bows and arrows, and hanging quiveres around their waists.
The army lined up in a long row, leaving the city one after another, and tens of thousands of people lowered their heads to march, silently and heavy in the atmosphere.
Hong Chengchou stood under the flag, and the afterglow of the setting sun spread to the earth. He looked at the people winding towards the east, and felt a sense of sadness in his heart.
Chapter completed!