Chapter 645 His opponent is Huang Taiji

The night was dark and I couldn't see my fingers. In the late lunar month, there was no moonlight or starlight. There were only dark clouds in the sky. During the day, many people found that the clouds were pressing very low, as if it was going to snow, but there was no falling. This feeling of depression made many people feel uncomfortable. After nightfall, the dark clouds locked all the moonlight and starlight, making the earth unable to see any light from the sky.

However, on this dark night, inside and outside of Dongjiabao, there were fires. Bright fires shone into the sky, and you could even see thick clouds. A large number of torches were burning constantly in the dark, making crackling sounds from time to time. In this quiet night, the sound of torches bursting was like some strange rhythm, which made the soldiers on both sides feel nervous.

In the fire, only patrol sentries passed by. You can vaguely see a fixed sentry. The soldiers on both sides who have been working hard for a day have basically rested. Today's battle is over, which does not mean that the war is about to end. Tomorrow's battle is coming. It is very necessary to seize every minute in the middle, take full rest, and maintain sufficient physical strength.

At this time, the only ones who could not close their eyes were the senior commanders of the warring sides. Whether they were temporarily winning or temporarily losing, tonight was destined to be a sleepless night. Especially Zhang Zhun and Huang Taiji. This battle was the first time the two of them face to face. Whether it was experience or lessons, there were too many things to summarize.

In the Dongjiabao, in the conference hall, Zhang Zhun was still paced silently. The battle summary meeting had ended, and the officers dispersed one after another. In the first battle with Huang Taiji, everyone summed up a lot of experiences and lessons, and the officers needed to hurry up and implement improvements. Zhang Zhun felt that he was not sleepy yet, so he continued to think about things in the conference hall.

In today's battle, there were not many casualties in the Hu Ben Army. A total of more than 50 people were sacrificed, and more than 200 were injured, basically all officers and soldiers from Dingzi Camp. The injured were mainly injured by the muskets of the traitors, a small number of them were killed by the red cannons of the Tartars, and a small number were shot by the Tartars' arrows.

Those dead traitors were not ruthless when they fought against their own people. These traitors were originally from the Ming army, and they were all afraid of death and did not dare to fight against the Tartars. After surrendering to the Tartars, they became brave and even fought against the Tiger Army with no chance. They were really fucking natural traitors!

According to rough statistics, the daytime battle killed and injured about 8,000 enemies. Now, outside Dongjiabao, there are enemies' corpses everywhere, lying everywhere, which is spectacular. Because the two sides confront each other and the weather is cold, Zhang Zhun is not ready to clean up the corpses. Everything will be discussed after the war is completely over.

After the battle, Zhang Zhun actually felt very regretful. This regret mainly comes from the quality of annihilation of the enemy. Most of the enemies who were killed were traitors and the second Tartars. The real Tartars were only more than 2,000 people. There were indeed a little fewer Tartars, and the Tiger Army no longer had a record of two thousand people.

It's not powerful, it's really not powerful. It would be great if all the people who came up were Tartars. If Huang Taiji lost 8,000 Tartars in one battle, he would have to die of heartache. Even if Huang Taiji retreated immediately, the Hu Ben Army would weaken at least the 8,000 new troops of the Great Jin Army. This would be very beneficial for future battles.

Zhang Zhun was a little worried that the Hu Ben Army was fighting so fiercely that Huang Taiji's second round of attacks would not be launched easily. If Huang Taiji left with his hands and ignored Dongjiabao, then his deployment would be in vain. He was careful and carefully deployed. It would be a little bad if he only caught two thousand Tartars.

Will Huang Taiji leave?

It's really hard to say about Zhang Zhun.

I believe that Huang Taiji would not care about the death of the traitors and the Korean vassal army. The only thing he might care about was the more than 2,000 Tartars. What is the weight of the more than 2,000 Tartar infantry in Huang Taiji's mind? Can Huang Taiji continue to stay in Dongjiabao? Zhang Zhun thought about it and felt that his spirit was getting stronger and stronger, and he was becoming more and more unwilling to sleep.

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"Is that over?"

Haoge muttered to himself in disbelief.

The sharp turn of the battlefield made Haoge not react in time. It was not until the battle ended that Haoge had to believe that the first wave of attacks of the Great Jin army had completely failed. The siege troops he sent out had basically been completely injured and the remaining troops retreated in shame.

Failure of the offensive was not a big deal. At the beginning, Haoge never thought that he would take down Dongjiabao in one attack. The problem was that this attack seemed to be victorious, and everyone had high expectations for it. Haoge himself thought he could really win the Dongjiabao in one go. Unexpectedly, at the last moment, the Hu Ben Army successfully turned the tables, defeating the Jin army and annihilated the entire army. This feeling of falling off the cliff was indeed too uncomfortable!

Haoge even had hallucinations, feeling that he had clearly sat on the sweat position, but was pulled down by someone and stepped on both feet. He looked around him in panic and felt that his subordinates looked a little weird, as if they were quietly peeking at his sweat position. This made Haoge's mood even more uncomfortable.

To be honest, Haoge has never lost a battle, nor has he not accepted the fact that he has not been defeated. Anyone who has been on the battlefield knows that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. Without a strong nerve, it is impossible to become a senior commander. The key is that the defeat came too suddenly and the change in the middle is too fast, so he cannot accept it.

Damn Zhang Zhun!

Damn Dongjiabao!

It is them who make themselves lose face!

The fat meat that was about to reach the mouth was snatched away by the Hu Benjun again.

Subconsciously, Haoge turned his head to look at his father. When he encountered a problem, his first reaction was of course to find his father. In his subconscious, in the Great Jin Kingdom, there was nothing his father could not solve. However, when he saw his father's gray face, Haoge became suspicious for the first time. Perhaps, Zhang Zhun gave his father a headache?

Huang Taiji did have some headaches.

After the battle, he also seemed to have knocked over the five flavor bottles, which were sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, and all kinds of flavors. He originally thought he could capture Dongjiabao in one fell swoop, catch Zhang Zhun, and completely solve the disaster, but unexpectedly, he would be suddenly cut in half at the most hopeful moment. He has just woken up now that his expectations are a bit too high. If Zhang Zhun was so easy to be caught, how could the Hu Ben Army be so arrogant? After all, he still didn't control it himself!

Compared to Haoge, Huang Taiji's inner bitterness was even stronger. Because his expectations for conquering Dongjiabao were stronger than Haoge. Logically speaking, Huang Taiji was also a man who had been through many battles. His desire for a certain stronghold, an enemy, or something could not be so strong. For a wise monarch, it is very necessary to maintain a normal mind. The problem is that this person is Zhang Zhun.

Huang Taiji hated Zhang Zhun from the bottom of his heart. If it weren't for this guy, the way forward of the Great Jin Kingdom would have been smooth sailing and would not have suffered any major setbacks. However, Zhang Zhun appeared. Look at what Zhang Zhun did to the Great Jin Kingdom? When he thought of this, Huang Taiji wanted to tear Zhang Zhun completely to pieces.

Dongjiabao is an excellent opportunity, an opportunity to tear Zhang Zhun apart. In the battle just now, it seemed that he was already in sight, and it seemed that he could almost catch Zhang Zhun. The hands of the Jin army had already firmly pinched Zhang Zhun's neck. As long as he persisted for a while, Zhang Zhun would be strangled to death. But unexpectedly, at the last moment, Zhang Zhun suddenly raised his knife and cut off the hands of the Jin army with one knife.

Slap in the face!

This is a naked slap in the face!

Thinking of what he said to Ajige, Huang Taiji felt that his cheek was hot and seemed to be burning. He was also a person who was face-loving and would not easily say what he had just said. But since he said it, he thought Ajige had no chance to turn around and could insult the other party to the fullest. Unexpectedly, the final result was that he was slapped in the face. Haoge was defeated, and Ajige's pressure was immediately relieved.

The whole audience was silent.

Everyone's eyes fell on Huang Taiji's face from time to time, looking forward to his decision. However, their eyes could not always fall on Huang Taiji's face, because if Huang Taiji thought he was ridiculing him, it would be over. Huang Taiji's words scolding Ajige just now were still in his ears. As the situation changed drastically, I believe that Huang Taiji's heart must be angry. At this time, no matter who makes him angry, the consequences will be very serious.

Not long after, Haoge shouted in a daunting manner: "Retreat."

In fact, he didn't need his order at all. The remaining defeated generals were withdrawn. The counting number was less than a thousand. Geng Zhongming did not come back, and he believed he was beaten to death. This most active traitor leader finally received punishment. What was surprising was that all the remaining defeated generals who came back lost their hearing. No matter what others said, they could not hear it, as if they were hit by a demon nightmare.

"Come them together first."

"Don't let them contact the outside world."

Haoge frowned and whispered to the people around him.

These retreating guys have too strange expressions and may affect the morale of others. Therefore, they must not be allowed to walk around the barracks at will, let alone let them contact others, so as not to spread the nightmare. Under Haoge's order, these retreating defeated soldiers were all imprisoned like prisoners.

Haoge's approach inevitably aroused dissatisfaction among some people. No matter how it is said, the people who retreated are all warriors. Although they have not broken the city and have not completed their tasks, their courage is still commendable. You cannot treat them as slaves and prisoners just because they have not broken the city. If this is the case, who is willing to actively participate in the attack in the future?

Ajige wanted to speak but stopped. He felt that Haoge's approach was very wrong. As the head coach, how could he treat the warriors under his command like this? Isn't this disappointing more people? The morale of the army was originally defeated and the morale had been affected to a certain extent. Haoge took such inhuman measures, which would obviously further reduce the morale of the army. Without the morale of the army, the combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced!

However, when the words came to his mouth, Ajige shrank back. He knew very well that if he criticized Haoge at this time, it would be easy to cause Huang Taiji's anger and anger to fight back. How did Tian Feng die? The taste here is really confusing. Ajige doesn't want to die like Tian Feng, who is unknown.

"Let's rest tonight!"

"Each division continues to prepare and continues to attack tomorrow!"

Huang Taiji looked stern, glanced at everyone around him, and said coldly.

He wants to use new attacks to cover up the current failure. He wants to use more military actions to prove his strength. One or two defeats are nothing. The key is who can laugh to the end! He warned everyone around him with a stern look that you should not have any unfair intentions at this time, otherwise you will not be spared!

"Abide by the order!"

The slave chiefs around Huang Taiji answered loudly.

Whether it is sincere or not, they must answer loudly in the face of Huang Taiji's high pressure.

Back at his golden tent, Huang Taiji touched his head vigorously. His head started to hurt again. I don’t know when he started to get infected with a migraine, and no doctor could see the root of the disease. When it was tense, his headache would be on the offense. Every time it occurred, his mind was in chaos and he could not think of anything. It was so fatal.

Jirhalang next to him noticed something was wrong, so he hurriedly brought the black pills, brought clean water, and asked Huang Taiji to take the medicine. Huang Taiji swallowed the black pills, poured the clear water in big mouthfuls, and then breathed a strong breath. After a while, he stood in front of the desk like a statue again.

Huang Taiji felt that the side effects of the black pills seemed to be getting stronger and stronger. This had nothing to do with women. Even if there were women around him, they could meet his needs, and it was difficult to relieve all the side effects. Soon, Huang Taiji felt that his hands and feet seemed to have obvious numbness. Outsiders could not feel it, but he himself felt it very clearly.

The Mongolian prince said that he should not eat too much black pill. If he eats too much, his body's numbness will become more and more serious. However, in order to control the headache, Huang Taiji had to eat too much. The headache was too tormenting. In order to curb the headache, he no longer cared about the side effects of the black pill. Especially the failure of the first attack made his pressure heavier. He had to stay awake and keep vigorous energy at all times, but planned a new attack.

After half an hour, the headache that Huang Taiji felt gradually dissipated, and the feeling of wood in his body slowly faded away, and his mind was slowly recovering. During this period, Jirgalang received casualties reports from other troops. After sorting out a little, he reported to Huang Taiji.

After hearing this, Huang Taiji felt incredible: "There were five hundred cavalry dead in the Korqin tribe? What's wrong? Didn't I just let them monitor from afar and not go up to attack the Hu Ben Army's camp? Did they launch an attack?"

Jiergalang said: "The old prince said that the cavalry of the Huben Army fired guns at them from a long distance. If they chased after them, the cavalry of the Huben Army retreated into the camp so that the Mongolian cavalry could not catch them. If they were a little far away from the camp, the cavalry of the Huben Army chased them out again. The range of the muskets of the Huben Army was very long. When they saw the appearance of the Korqin cavalry, they kept firing. There were more than 500 casualties in sporadic places."

The old prince was Zaisanbuhe. Because he had a close relationship with both, Jirhalang privately called him the old prince. In the era of Lin Dankhan, Zaisanbuhe was indeed granted the title of prince. However, after surrendering to the Great Jin Kingdom, in order to avoid taboos, Zaisanbuhe took the initiative to remove the title of prince.

Huang Taiji frowned and his fingers unconsciously hit the desk in front of him. He felt more and more that the situation was a little bad. Unexpectedly, even the Mongolian cavalry would be beaten to death and injured by the Hu Ben Army if they were only responsible for surveillance tasks, and so many casualties occurred.

The Hu Ben Army's muskets are indeed a little more powerful. Fortunately, the Hu Ben Army does not have red cannons. Otherwise, there would be no need to continue to fight this battle. Why are the Hu Ben Army's firearms so powerful? The equipment of the Ming Army in Liaodong is the best, and it is not that powerful? Where did Zhang Zhun get this powerful firearm?

Could it be that they bought it from Westerners? It seems that it is not right. There should be no such powerful firearms among Westerners. The Ming army in Liaodong basically has Western firearms. The earliest red-clothed cannon was bought by the Ming army from Westerners. If Westerners had even more powerful firearms, the Ming army would definitely buy them.

"Notify everyone to discuss the second attack!"

After pondering for a while, Huang Taiji said in high spirits.

At this time, the side effects of the black pills had completely passed, and Huang Taiji felt that he was full of fighting spirit again. These black pills had a huge advantage. Once the side effects were over, the whole person seemed to be reborn, full of energy, and had the energy to do anything. At this time, not to mention even Yushun, even if he swung his sword to kill the enemy, Huang Taiji would not hesitate at all.

When Jirgalang passed the order, the commanders from all sides arrived soon. However, after they arrived, except for meeting Huang Taiji, they sat down and stopped talking. For a moment, the atmosphere in the golden tent was solemn and quiet that it was a bit uneasy.

In addition to Yuetuo who went south to Jinan City, and Abatai who attacked Qingzhou City, other commanders of the Jin army have arrived. If it were other times, such a meeting would have been very active. The commanders from all sides must have compared how many Ming army he had killed, captured the population, plundered the wealth, and found the beauty. Unless Huang Taiji spoke, they would never stop showing off their enthusiasm.

However, this time, no one spoke. This time, the Jin army in Nanluo almost came out in full swing, but in Dongjiabao, it actually suffered two consecutive failures, which was incredible. This inevitably cast a thick shadow on Nanluo's plan. In the previous two times, the Jin army's losses were never so big. A few hundred people died, which was a heavy loss. However, this time, the Jin army's warriors lost more than 4,000.

Four thousand people! A total of more than a dozen Niulu! In a blink of an eye, more than a dozen Niulu were gone again! Such losses would be unbearable for anyone. Fortunately, the main casualties were the Han army flags and the Korean minions. Otherwise, the casualties of the warriors of the Jin army would be even more severe. If the daytime battles were all the Tartars, I'm afraid Huang Taiji would have ordered the withdrawal of his troops.

By this time, no one dared to despise Zhang Zhun or his Hu Ben Army. Yes, if Zhang Zhun had no strong strength in his hands, how could he make the Jin army so embarrassed? It would be lucky to say that once or twice, but then three times, four times or even more than ten times, it can only be said that it is strong strength.

The leaders of all Mongolian tribes were also in silence. This was the first time they witnessed the combat effectiveness of the Hu Ben Army with their own eyes. Their inner shock had not completely disappeared. The Hu Ben Army was indeed powerful. At the last critical moment, it suddenly turned the tables, causing great losses to the Jin army. Such a fierce counterattack was really terrible, and there was no time to adjust and deploy.

Only Ajige was in the most relaxed mood. He looked up at the top of the tent with his head held high, and even a sneer on the corner of his mouth. Haoge's attack was not going smoothly, which means that the Hu Ben Army's combat effectiveness was very strong. Since the Hu Ben Army's combat effectiveness was very strong, it means that the failure of Zhenghongqi before, the fault was not so serious. Since the failure of Zhenghongqi and the consequences were not so serious, then Ajige's responsibilities were naturally much lighter.

If you have to accept punishment if you lose the battle, then Haoge's defeat just now will also have to accept punishment. Obviously, Huang Taiji will not let Haoge bear the stain on being punished, so the punishment for Ajige cannot be very serious. Even if it is completely possible to let him Ajige continue to command the Zhenghong Banner.

Zhang Zhun's first counterattack caused Ajige to fall from heaven to hell and experienced the most painful moments in his life. Zhang Zhun's second counterattack gave Ajige a chance to survive. For a moment, Ajige didn't know whether to thank him or curse him. In the end, he decided to ignore this person. Because he knew very well that he and Zhang Zhun were not the same level of opponents at all. Other people's opponent was Huang Taiji, not him Ajige.
Chapter completed!