Chapter 7: Jinzhou forcing peace (2)
After hearing the reports of Suksaha and Oboi, Yue Tuo immediately felt a cold sweat on his back and immediately ordered his 15,000 army to stop advancing. The Ming army had such a big move, and ordered the removal of Yuan Chonghuan and invited Amin Beile to negotiate. Unexpectedly, they were fooled by others, and even the detailed works in the Ming army could not be spread. It can be seen that the Ming court had been planning this operation for a long time. His 5,000 army was just passing by like this. Isn't it different from Suksaha and Oboi's iron cavalry? Of course, he ordered to stop advancing and send personal soldiers to report to Mangguertai in Liaoyang.
In fact, it cannot be blamed for the failure of the memorial work hidden in the Ming army, even if the news came out, the 35,000 troops under Xiong Tingbi were in a state of preparation for war, and then they could enter the war. The peace talks were not successful for a day, and they could not relax for a day. Therefore, as soon as Zhu Yinglong's secret order arrived, the plan began to operate. Starting from the eighth day of the March, all officers and soldiers were strictly prohibited from stepping out of the camp. Even if they received the news, they could not spread it. The war could only take a day and a night from preparation to the beginning. This is the benefit of being in a state of war readiness.
If Wu Sangui's special operations brigade had not been repeatedly made extraordinary achievements, I am afraid that this lightning sneak attack would have taken down Tashan. The three strategic highlands, Heishan and Xingshan, would have been the greatest result. Unexpectedly, they would have taken down Jinzhou in one go, and they would have defeated Huang Taiji five years ago. They had lost troops and generals, and suffered heavy losses. Nearly 60,000 to 70,000 elite soldiers, including more than 30,000 elite soldiers, Mongolian soldiers and a small number of Han soldiers, combined with no less than 40,000. Such a crushing defeat was enough to make Huang Taiji vomit blood.
In fact, when Huang Taiji received the first letter from Manguertai, his eyes turned dark and fell to the ground. He understood everything. He underestimated the unscathed son emperor of the Ming court. When three thousand elite Eight Banners Cavalry who rushed to Jinzhou were wiped out, the commander fled back alone, and he would not be able to afford to be sick. If it weren't for the careful care of the great concubine Jin Zhezhe, Zhu Yinglong would have really not seen this heroic opponent.
"Khan, according to my opinion, the Ming army can divide the troops to ambush the cavalry that I rescued may be either surrounded or fall into the hands of the Ming army!" Grand Secretary Xifu was summoned by Huang Taiji to give him advice. Fan Wencheng was demoted by him to raise horses, and there was only one Xifu left by his side. Xifu was still knowledgeable, but when it comes to strategy, it was far inferior to Fan Wencheng. At this time, Huang Taiji missed the Han minister who made great contributions to him. Fortunately, he did not kill him in anger, otherwise he would have no chance to use him now.
"What should I do now? Tell me." Huang Taiji coughed a few times, his face flushed, and he stared at Xifu tiredly.
"The Khan should mobilize a large army to retake Jinzhou and rescue Azigbele and his people." Xifu said excitedly. The Jin people have never suffered such a great defeat, which has never happened since Nurhaci's founding of the country. Although they lost 30,000 elite troops last time, they were first attacked by Minggou, and they must seize Jinzhou, and they still won.
"Who will I send to lead the army according to your wishes?" Huang Taiji also knew that after Jinzhou was defeated, his status would be questioned by his brothers who were dissatisfied with him. Although everyone on the surface of the political situation of the Later Jin Dynasty followed his orders, he actually had internal worries. Daishan and Manguertai had always been dissatisfied with him, especially all Belors knew that Nurhaci's heir was Dorgon before his death. Jinzhou was in his hands. Although his status was stable, once Jinzhou was lost, those tribe officials corrupted by wealth and comfortable life would inevitably put the responsibility for the war on him. In his heart, Huang Taiji wanted to fight more than anyone else, and if Jinzhou won, Jinzhou would return to his own hands. Naturally, these people had nothing to say. If they could not win, they would probably break out.
"The Great Beller is good at fighting bravely and good at fighting, and has many military achievements. He can be the commander. The Great Khan only needs to give him 50,000 elite troops, and he can definitely break the siege of Jinzhou and take back Jinzhou!" Xifu said in a statement.
"Ben Khan considers it, consider it." Huang Taiji coughed and glanced at Xifu with a squint. He knew that Xifu's words were out of public interest, and he did not doubt his purpose at all, but Dai Shan knew that although he was very loyal to him on the surface, he actually had ulterior motives. Once the military power of the 50,000 army fell into his hands, it was probably not him who would attack Jinzhou, but Shengjing. He had to consider it carefully. Even if Dai Shan was in command, he would have to find a complete solution and firmly control it so that he could not do anything rebellious.
"Sweat, it's time for you to take medicine." Huang Taiji's great concubine came over with a bowl of freshly prepared soup, sat next to Huang Taiji, slowly leaned over, blew the black medicine soup that was still steaming on the spoon, and then delivered it to Huang Taiji's mouth, revealing a gentle smile.
Huang Taiji was moved and thought that his woman was most concerned about him. He reached out and grabbed Zhezhe's fair and tender hands and said, "Zhezhe, I'm sorry for you. I haven't found Yu'er yet. I guess she's gone."
"The Khan's national affairs are so busy, and I still remember this girl Yu'er, which really touched me." Zhezhe said with a hint of gratitude.
"Come on, sweat a lot, get the medicine soon." Zhezhe urged, "It's cold, the medicine will not work well."
Huang Taiji finished drinking the whole bowl of medicine soup under the service of Zhezhe. He seemed to remember something. He insisted on leaving the palace despite Zhezhe's obstruction, and he left the palace in a concealed manner. He brought a eunuch Su Tu, who was accompanying him, and two guards went out like this.
The place where Huang Taiji was going was not the family of Gonghou and Guiqi, but left Shengjing City and headed straight to Sancha Hema Farm. Fan Wencheng was demoted by Huang Taiji to raise horses.
With a "puff!", another piece of worn cotton wool flew out of Fan Wencheng's back. Seeing that there was a red bar on his thin back, it was heartbreaking. But he still endured the pain and bent down to grab the horses in the stable. He had been demoted here for half a year. For half a year, he had been whipped like this every day. He was a weak scholar and forced to survive. Thinking that he was a Grand Secretary at the time, Huang Taiji respected him as a teacher. The setting of this land today is really his own fault. Although he was unknown to him, he was fooled by a young boy and lost his reputation for life!
"You kids have caused us to lose the battle. If the kids had not given orders, they would save your life and make you live to this day. Your fucking kids are not qualified to bring a urinary to me!" A golden man dressed in a groom held a horse whip in his hand and whipped Fan Wencheng's back, cursing unscrupulously, and the onlookers laughed.
Huang Taiji was among the crowd watching, his face turned pale. He never thought that his subordinates would treat a hero who worked hard for their current life, discriminated against the Han people and regarded them as slaves. If this continues, even if he can enter the Central Plains, he will not be driven out of the Central Plains by the Han people again like the Yuan Empire back then. Huang Taiji knew it in his heart that he would rely on to conquer the Central Plains and conquer the Han people.
The Han people and the Later Jin tribes combined were less than one million, and the army was no more than two hundred thousand. How many Han people were there, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, and the army was more than one million. The current attitude of the Jin people towards the Han people may not be able to realize the great dream of the Later Jin to enter the Central Plains. Huang Taiji began to realize that killing could only conquer for a while, not for a lifetime. It was imperative to establish the Eight Banners of the Han people, improve the status of the Han people, and protect the benefits of the Han people who defected to him.
When the groom was about to whip the third whip, Huang Taiji could no longer bear it and signaled the guards beside him to rush forward, seized the whip from the groom's hand, and handed it to Huang Taiji.
"Since you like others so much, you can bring your urinals to you, then from today on, you will bring this Mr. Fan's urinals for the rest of your life. If you don't take them well, just whip them!" Huang Taiji took out the whip from the guards and waited for the groom coldly and said.
"Where are you from a dog? I dare to be a master!" The groom was really blind. Huang Taiji was not willing to show off, and he wore very ordinary clothes, just a little better than the groom. Nowadays, the life of the golden man is getting better and better. This ordinary groom also wore silk from the south. Moreover, the groom was still tall, and he was in charge of more than a dozen horse-raising pawns. When he saw that there were only four people on the other party, he actually ran to his own place to meddle in his idiots. Isn't this seeking death?
At this moment, when he turned his back to Fan Wencheng, he heard the familiar voice, and suddenly trembled all over. He slowly turned around, knelt in front of Huang Taiji with a thud, and cried loudly: "Shan, I deserve it, and I deserve it!"
The groom and a group of pawns were immediately frightened and pointed at Huang Taiji and stuttered: "You, you, are you a Khan?"
Huang Taiji looked at him coldly and said, "How could Ben Khan be a big sweat? Ben Khan should be a Han dog!"
The Maf's legs suddenly became weak and he knelt down. He was so scared that he kept kowtowing: "Slave should die, the great kid will spare your life, the great kid will save your life!"
Huang Taiji changed his face and walked up with a pleasant face to help Fan Wencheng up. He had not seen him for half a year and was full of energy. Fan Wencheng, who was in his prime, had fine lines on his forehead and gray temples. When he thought of his past achievements, he couldn't help feeling guilty and said, "Your dear, you have suffered. I shouldn't have sent you here at the beginning!"
"Shan!" Fan Wencheng burst into tears. In his heart, Huang Taiji was definitely not a sage, but Fan Wencheng still admired his mind and strategy very much. Otherwise, while he was disappointed with the Ming Dynasty, he would not recommend himself to serve the Later Jin Dynasty.
"Okay, Ben Khan is here to pick you up. Ben Khan has restored all your official positions and has been granted the title of Grand Secretary of Chongde Hall." Huang Taiji said slowly.
"The great khan's kindness is to be punished by him." Fan Wencheng was extremely excited and knelt down and kowtowed.
"I am facing a problem now, Xiandou needs to help Ben Khan!" Huang Taiji once again helped Fan Wencheng up and said earnestly.
"Khan, this place is not a place to speak, so it's better to go to my residence and talk again!" Fan Wencheng quickly interrupted Huang Taiji and continued to say.
Huang Taiji nodded and followed Fan Wencheng to his residence not far away. As for the groom and a bunch of horsemen, they knelt down to Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng again to come to the horse farm, and they pardoned him on the grounds that "those who don't know will not be guilty." However, the groom took the urinal for Fan Wencheng for the rest of his life until he gave Fan Wencheng the end.
Fan Wen's residence was very simple, and it was made of mud, but it was clean and refreshing, which made Huang Taiji feel respectful to Fan Wencheng. Such a person confirmed the old saying, "How can the world be wiped out if a room is not swept!" Huang Taiji came suddenly. Unless Fan Wencheng has the ability to predict the future and can prepare in advance, this is obviously impossible. Just look at the neatly arranged books and the spotless tables that were cleaned up, you can see a person's character. Huang Taiji suddenly felt that he was coming this time was too right. If you don't need such a person, who should I use?
"Xiandou, it doesn't matter if the whip on your back is up?" Huang Taiji sat down and asked with concern.
"It doesn't matter if you are tired and sweating, you're used to it!" Fan Wencheng grinned.
"It's really inappropriate for them to treat you like this!" Huang Taiji was furious as soon as he heard this.
"Stop sweating, calm down the anger. They have treated me well enough. If it weren't for the verbal order to save my life, I'm afraid I would have gone with the sweat first." Fan Wencheng said hurriedly.
"Then my dear, how can I deal with those people?"
"Those who don't know are not guilty, they know that they are wrong. Let's just let this matter go. Kuang Chen is fine, nothing big happens." Fan Wencheng smiled bitterly. I don't know how much such a thing happened in the Jin Dynasty every day. Today, Huang Taiji still dealt with his tribe members for his Han people. What would the upper nobles of the Jin Dynasty, Beile, and Taiji, think?
Huang Taiji lowered his head and pondered for a while, and had already understood what Fan Wencheng thought. He was very moved and said, "Ben Khan knows your hard work, and Ben Khan will compensate you in the future."
"Thank you, Khan!"
"Ben Khan is here today. First, I want my dear to go back to assist Ben Khan. Second, Ben Khan intends to make an announcement again. I want to hear your opinions. You can say whatever you want to say today, without any scruples."
Although Fan Wencheng was demoted to the horse, he was still very concerned about the political situation of the Later Jin Dynasty. It was no accident that Huang Taiji suddenly came to him to enter the court. He had already guessed some clues, especially Huang Taiji's face was pale, as if he was seriously ill. This was very unusual. You should know that Huang Taiji was skilled in bows and horses, and had very few martial arts. Even if he was sick, he would not come to him with illness when nothing big happened. Therefore, he concluded that something big had happened and that it was a big impact, so he expressed the vague guess in his heart and said, "I guess that Jinzhou may have fallen into the hands of the Ming court now."
"Ah, how did you know?" Huang Taiji looked at Fan Wencheng with horror, and said in a cold sweat.
"Guess." Fan Wencheng calmly said two words.
"How could I guess? Please teach me?" Huang Taiji was very excited.
Chapter completed!