Chapter 716 Huang Taiji's suggestion and real purpose

The rebels under Chen Qiyuan and Zheng Taijie both had more than 10,000 people. After occupying the northern part of the Kingdom of Korea, they used force to force many young and middle-aged people to join the rebels, further increasing the number of rebels. If they really launched an attack, the troops would not be so scarce. Therefore, the two of them acted quite large.

What the Tartars have to do seriously now is to prevent the North Korean rebels from turning their backs and attacking the Tartars. This is not impossible. If you think that the loyalty of the North Koreans can be trusted, the sun will come out from the west. What's more, Zhang Zhun has another order, that is, the head of one Tartar is atonement, and the head of two Tartars is a meritorious service. This order is also effective for the North Korean rebels.

"You two, I will remember you!"

Dundori said angrily.

He is not an idiot, so naturally he can see that the Korean rebels are trying to make excuses himself. However, he has no choice. If he completely turned against the Korean rebels at this critical moment, the Hu Ben Army would definitely take the opportunity to cover up and kill him. The only force on his hand is that he will definitely not be able to stop the attacks between the Korean rebels and the Hu Ben Army. What he needs to do now is to first protect Tieshan's territory and then wait for Chenyang's reinforcements.

The Tartars dare not come, and the Koreans dare not come, which is definitely beneficial to the Hu Ben Army. Seizing this gap, all the personnel of the Hu Ben Army have been involved in the intense construction of the bastion. Most of the parts needed for this bastion are made of cement steel bars in advance, and now they are hung down with gantry cranes and pulley sets and overlap each other.

After three days of work day and night, the prototype of the first bastion was basically formed. The city wall was more than five meters high. By this time, even if the Tartar reinforcements arrived and there was a bastion as a cover, the Hu Ben Army could resist for a long time.

In fact, the reinforcements of the Tatars have never appeared. It has been ten days since the Hu Ben Army occupied Pi Island to the Hu Ben Army landing in Tieshan Port and building a bastion, but the Tartars’ reinforcements have not appeared. According to Zhang Zhun’s estimate, the current Tartar slave chief may still be hesitating.

After Huang Taiji left Chenyang, the one who was in charge of Chenyang was Da Beile Daishan. Daishan was actually good at leading troops to fight. He led his army to fight himself and made many military achievements. It was only later that the Great Jin Dynasty needed someone to engage in internal affairs that he took over. After Huang Taiji left Chenyang, he handled military and political affairs alone.

However, Dai Shan actually did not have much military force. Huang Taiji took away more than 80% of the army of the Great Jin Kingdom this time. All the elite troops were completely in the hands of Huang Taiji. The remaining troops were basically second-rate troops of each banner. These second-rate troops were some stationed in Shenyang, some stationed in Deliying City, and some stationed in northern Korea.

Daishan dared not mobilize Chenyang's army easily. This is the base camp of the Great Jin Kingdom. All the wealth of the Great Jin Kingdom and all the families of the senior officials are here. If the Han people get up and cause trouble and do not have enough troops to suppress it, there will be a big problem. Moreover, Daishan has always been worried that the Hu Ben Army will take advantage of Huang Taiji's Nanluo opportunity to take the opportunity to attack Chenyang. Therefore, he was very concerned about the safety of Chenyang. The troops stationed in Chenyang could not be moved even if they were killed.

Dai Shan dared not easily mobilize the army of Deliying City. If the army of Deliying City is transferred away and the Hu Ben army lands in Jinzhouwei and other places, it will pose a more serious threat to Chenyang. It is very important to prevent the Hu Ben army from taking advantage of the opportunity of Huang Taiji Nanluo to raid Chenyang and Deliying City. Because the Great Jin army is stationed in Deliying City, it can monitor the surrounding areas of Jinzhouwei, Fuzhouwei and Gaizhouwei.

No matter where the Hu Ben Army goes ashore, it will be hit by the Deli Yingcheng Da Jin army and will never give them the opportunity to build a bastion on the shore. Tieshan, because the distance is too far, the Deli Yingcheng Da Jin army cannot maneuver quickly, which is the only flaw. However, for Chenyang, Tieshan is not the most deadly.

The location of Tieshan is of course important. Once cut off by the Huben Army, the Great Jin Kingdom's control over North Korea would be greatly reduced, or even lost North Korea. But relatively speaking, North Korea is not as important as Shenyang. Therefore, Daishan ordered the strengthening of defense in various places to prevent the Huben Army from luring the tiger out of the mountain and attacking the west. On the other hand, he sent someone to immediately notify Huang Taiji and ask Huang Taiji to decide whether to transfer troops back.

The Hu Ben Army's guard post was on guard nearby to prevent any attacks that the Tartars might have launched. However, as the days passed day by day, the Tartars did not appear. Not only did the Tartars' reinforcements not appear, but even the Tartars, who were originally stationed in Tieshan City, seemed to have no reaction. Dundoli kept huddled in Tieshan City and did not dare to come out easily.

"Sir, Huang Taiji has an envoy coming."

Suddenly, Zhang Zhun received a report from his subordinate that another envoy was coming from Huang Taiji. He couldn't help but wonder. Why did Huang Taiji send someone again? What exactly does this guy want to do? Is there something else that needs to be exchanged?

During this period, Huang Taiji led the Tartars to burn, kill, loot in Northern Zhili, doing all kinds of evil, but he did not forget to send envoys to the Hu Ben Army. While waving his butcher knife frantically, he did not forget to take other measures to obtain more benefits. The Hu Ben Army and the Tartars have become mortal enemies, and Huang Taiji is actually still intent on sending envoys. He is really a stern guy. If he goes backwards, Zhang Zhun will definitely not be able to do it.

"Let him in!"

Zhang Zhun said coldly.

Soon, Huang Taiji's envoy was brought up. Huang Taiji's envoy was Yalai, whom Zhang Zhun met last time. After the lesson last time, there were no Han people brought by Yalai this time, all of them were Manchus.

"Yalai, what's the matter?"

Zhang Zhun said coldly.

Yalai said in a regular manner: "Mr. Governor, I am under the order of the Grand Jin Kingdom. I will discuss a very important matter with Governor. I hope that Governor will put the overall situation first, put aside my personal grievances, and work together."

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "What's the matter? Tell me!"

Yalai said slowly: "The Lord of the Great Jin Kingdom is willing to join forces with the governor to capture the capital."

Wang Shide next to him was slightly shocked and stared at this guy named Yalai in surprise.

The Great Jin army and the Hu Ben army joined forces to attack the capital? Huang Taiji could think of it!

Zhang Zhun rolled his eyes and said coldly: "Oh? Such an attractive proposal?"

Yalai said in an orderly manner: "We Khan said that as long as we join forces and take over the capital, it will be easy to get rid of our control. After taking over the capital, our army will only have half of the capital, and the rest of the capital, as well as all the children and jade, etc., will all belong to the Governor. After conquering the capital, our army will withdraw from the Great Wall and vow not to cross the Great Wall to the south. By then, the entire northern country will be the Governor's territory."

Wang Shide swallowed quietly.

Damn, the Tartars' proposal seems really terrifying! If you don't mention any other factors, this is indeed the fastest way to expand your territory. The capital is the hub of the Ming Dynasty in the northern country. As long as you conquer the capital, the northern part of the Ming Dynasty will soon die. The Hu Ben Army can indeed take the opportunity to expand the territory and easily control the entire northern country. Conquer the capital and kill Chongzhen, the entire Ming Dynasty will fall into chaos. It will be much easier for the Hu Ben Army to unify the whole country.

The problem is that doing this is even better than Shi Jingtang. If he colluded with Jianlu to conquer the capital, this crime would probably be cursed by others in ten thousand years. Zhang Zhun himself would probably be nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever. What Zhang Zhun hated the most was a traitor. If he did this, he would be the biggest traitor in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Besides, it would be strange if Huang Taiji had such kindness. Just half of the property? That was a dream! The greed and viciousness of the Tartars were known to everyone. After conquering the capital, if Huang Taiji did not turn against him immediately, it would not be called Huang Taiji. Wang Shide could simply conclude that this was definitely a trap, a trap specifically targeting the Tiger Army.

As for the swearing that they will never cross the Great Wall from now on, it is all a trick to deceive children. If anyone believes it, he will definitely be a fool among fools. What does the Tartars have in Liaodong? There is nothing they need. Apart from looting, where can they get more supplies? From the Mongolian grasslands? Where are the Koreans? Don’t even think about it.

On the contrary, once Chongzhen and others were killed, the Ming Dynasty had no leader and fell into a state of division, and the Tatars were more likely to come in to burn, kill and loot. Even if the Hu Ben Army controlled the northern country, there were bandits in Shaanxi and a large area of ​​land in Jiangnan that needed troops to be deployed. What did the Tatars most hope for? Of course, there was a mess in the Ming Dynasty. Zhang Zhunke must not be fooled.

Zhang Zhun said lazily: "Oh? Is there such a good thing?"

Yalai said affirmatively: "As long as the governor joins hands with us, our army will restrain all the Ming army in the northern country and then cover the Hu Ben army to attack the capital. I believe that with the strength of the Hu Ben army, it should be no problem to concentrate on attacking the capital, right? The so-called three major camps of the Ming Dynasty in the capital are actually empty-handed, and those who are truly combat-capable will be at most 20,000 to 30,000 people."

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "Why is Huang Taiji so confident that he thinks I will agree to your proposal?"

Yalai said meaningfully: "Don't the Governor want to enter the capital and become the Supreme Lord of the Nine Five?"

Zhang Zhun said without any concealment: "I want to."

Yalai showed a sinister smile and said slowly and temptedly: "Since that's the case, why don't we cooperate?"

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said, "I will not cooperate with a group of robbers in order to take over the capital."

Yalai said disapprovingly: "We are robbers, and you are just bandits. Everyone is half a dozen, and no one is noble."

Zhang Zhun rolled his eyes again and said coldly: "What do you say?"

Yalai suddenly threw out a memorial and handed it to Zhang Zhun, saying lightly: "This is what we seized from the battlefield. Please see the Governor!"

Zhang Zhun said casually: "Wang Shide, I'm lying."

Wang Shide took over the memorial and read it out loudly.

The memorial was written by Gao Qiqian to Chongzhen, and then Chongzhen replied. In the memorial, Chongzhen clearly required Gao Qiqian to pay attention to preserving his strength so that he could avoid the power to avoid the south and eliminate Zhang Zhun. In the reply, Chongzhen did call Zhang Zhun a thief. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty also clearly pointed out that the Tartars looked cruel, but in fact they were still a mustard disease. Zhang Zhun, Li Zicheng and others were the real major concerns of the Ming Dynasty.

Yalai took the opportunity to say coldly: "It seems that in the mind of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, your weight is heavier than our Great Jin Dynasty! If Gao Qiqian had not tried to preserve his strength and passive defense, our army would not have attacked quickly and defeated him. Has the Governor not awakened yet? After all, our Great Jin Dynasty is an outsider and will not control this land. But the Governor is different. Governor, you have the strength and ability to become the new master of this land. As long as we join forces, we can achieve our goal faster."

Zhang Zhun said disapprovingly: "So what?"

Yalai said bluntly: "The Emperor of Ming is the enemy of both of us. Why can't we cooperate? Killing him will be good for all of us!"

Zhang Zhun's face suddenly changed and he said angrily: "Yalai! You broke into our Ming country, murdered, set fire, raped, and robbed. You even wanted me to cooperate with you? I will not cooperate with anyone, and I will not cooperate with a group of robbers! This is the internal affairs of our Ming people! When is it your turn to make trouble?"

He suddenly pointed at Yalai and said coldly: "Your Great Jin Kingdom is also part of the Ming Kingdom! Don't think that you can do whatever you want with some force now! You must pay a heavy price for your actions! I hereby advise you to put down your butcher knife and become a Buddha on the spot! If you are stubborn, just hide in the abyss forever!"

Yalai said disdainfully: "Thank you for your teachings by Governor! We, the Great Jin Kingdom, are aware of what we are doing, and we don't need the reminder of Governor! What do you think about the proposal of our king?"

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "I will take it down in the capital. You Jianlu don't need to intervene! You can go back wherever you come from!"

Yalai sighed slightly and said with some regret: "What a great opportunity! The Governor didn't catch it! What a pity, it's such a pity!"

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "Yalai, you don't have to spend time trying to provoke discord! Go back and tell Huang Taiji, and calculate it yourself! How many Han people he kills us, we will kill many Manchus in the future! He kills me one million, and I will kill you one million! I hope he can do it himself!"

Yalai laughed unscrupulously and said arrogantly: "Since that's the case, we'll wait for you!"

Zhang Zhun took a deep breath and shouted decisively: "Send out the guests!"

Wang Shide immediately posed as a show of guests.

Ya Lai Yang has gone.

A moment later, Wang Shide sent the guest back and said angrily: "Sir, why didn't you kill him? This guy is so arrogant! He actually dared to tell me that he followed a lord who doesn't know the general and does not understand the current affairs..."

Zhang Zhun sneered, glanced at Wang Shide, and said indifferently: "What are you doing to kill him? He is obviously here to stimulate us. It's just a dog of Huang Taiji. Killing him will also dirty my hands. If my guess is correct, Huang Taiji is a little difficult to make a living now, and he has to work hard to find new ways to solve the dilemma."

"He wanted to severely damage the Ming army, and the remaining Ming army was in the city. If he forced his attack, he would have to pay a greater price. He wanted to seek revenge on us, but he couldn't find a way. But he was unwilling to go back to Chenyang in such a shame. His purpose this time was basically not achieved, and he was cheated by us, causing heavy losses. He was so angry that he deliberately let Ya Lai stimulate us."

Wang Shide suddenly realized and said, "I just said, Yalai, this guy, is like a mad dog today, and is so arrogant in front of us. It turns out that their doomsday is coming soon, and they have to jump over the wall."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "If I were Huang Taiji, I would be in a dilemma at this time. When I retreated, neither Dorgon nor Dodo was rescued. His troops still suffered a lot of losses. After returning, it would definitely be difficult to explain. This time, Nanluo was indeed in vain. Even if he attacked Gao Qiqian, he could not make up for the huge losses."

"But if we don't retreat, we stayed in Northern Zhili, and the nights were long and dreams were too long, the Tartars' psychology would gradually change. If people stayed outside for a long time, they would definitely miss home. Besides, if we occupied Tieshan, Huang Taiji would have to withdraw. If the main force of the Tartars did not retreat, we could let go in North Korea."

Wang Shide said thoughtfully: "My lord means that Huang Taiji is likely to withdraw his troops in the short term? April or May?"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said coldly: "It was probably April. He asked Yalai to come and proposed to attack the capital with us. In fact, he wanted to paralyze us and make us mistakenly think that he would stay in Beizhili for a longer time. In fact, he should be preparing for a retreat now. However, before retreating, he will definitely go crazy again."

Wang Shide hurriedly asked, "What should we do?"

Zhang Zhun took a deep breath again, calmed down his emotions, and said slowly: "Put the list and calculate the total account, is our style! Please let someone calculate and see how many of us the Tartars killed. In the future, we will slowly settle it in Shenyang! At the same time, order all the troops on the front line to be prepared to attack!"

Wang Shide immediately turned around and went.

...

By March 14th, the prototype of the three ridges had been basically completed. The area of ​​these three ridges was not large, but the walls were very strong and quite high. The walls of the ridges were all over ten meters in the shortest place. This means that the height of a full three-story building is already an insurmountable obstacle compared to the cavalry of the Tartars.

A large number of irregular steel bars were inserted into the north of the basin. The function of these steel bars was of course to slow down the attack of the Tatar cavalry. Once the Tatar cavalry was galloping at high speed, they would inevitably have their heads and blood, and their intestines and stomachs. The existence of these steel bars seriously curbed the mobility of the Tatar cavalry. It would be impossible for the Tatar cavalry to quickly approach the basin.

At this point, even if the Tartars attacked, it would have to pay a huge price. However, the Tartars' large troops still did not appear. Information showed that neither the Tartars in Tieshan nor the Tartars in the city had any signs of mobilization. On the contrary, the officers and soldiers of the Huben Army Pinzhang arrived at Tieshan on this day.

"Sir, report to Pinzi Camp!"

Zhang Lingyun, the commander of the Pinzi Camp, came to Zhang Zhun and reported loudly.

"Okay! Thank you for your hard work!"

Zhang Zhun said enthusiastically.

The arrival of the Pinzi Camp marked the official establishment of the Hu Ben Army on the coast of Tieshan. It will soon become a joint command center for the Ming army and the Korean royal army. Learning that the Hu Ben Army had established a firm foothold in Tieshan, Fengpingjun Li Jue had set off from Seoul and came to Tieshan to inspect the combat preparations on site and discuss specific matters of joint operations.

The Pinzi Battalion commanded by Zhang Lingyun has a total of five assistants and twenty-five squads, not counting officers and auxiliary troops, but a total of 1,250 soldiers. They are stationed in three bastions. Such troops rely on the strong fortifications of the bastion to withstand the crazy attacks of thousands of Tartar cavalry.

With a battalion of Hu Ben Army and the assistance of the navy, the three bastions will be continuously improved and will eventually surpass Dongjiabao and become a solid military fortress. In other words, the nails of the Hu Ben Army in Tieshan were deeply attacked, and it was basically impossible for the Tartars to pull them out. Even if Huang Taiji returned to Liaodong, he had to carefully consider whether to launch an attack on these three bastions.

It was certainly not good to be pierced by nails. When he learned that the Hu Ben Army had built a military fortress on the coast of Tieshan, Dai Shan was anxiously unable to sleep well for several nights. Of course, he understood very well what the next step of the Hu Ben Army would be to build a military fortress here. However, he had only so many troops in his hands, and he was really powerless.

On March 16th, Zhang Zhun left Tieshan with confidence.

He needs to go back to Dongjiabao. Huang Taiji's actions in Northern Zhili were getting bigger and bigger. If he didn't find a way to curb it, he didn't know what he would do. Huang Taiji's proposal reminded Zhang Zhun. If Chongzhen could not hold on in the capital, what would the Hu Ben Army do to quickly take over the capital and prevent the Tartars from succeeding. The wealth and children's treasures in the capital were also in the hands of the Tartars, it would be a pity.
Chapter completed!