After listening to Guo Xiaowu's vivid description, Yang Zhen looked at Yang Zhan'ao and saw that Yang Zhan'ao nodded at Guo Xiaowu's description. He already knew in general who the Tatar leader was.

This is the unique advantage of time travellers.

Among the dignitaries of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Tatars, many people like to be on the front line in battle, but there is no one else who fits Guo Xiaowu's description except the current Tatar pseudo-emperor Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji was tall but unusually fat, to the point where he was unable to walk.

According to what Yang Zhen learned in later generations, this Huang Taiji probably suffered from severe hypertension, and his sudden death a few years later was probably caused by a sudden cerebral infarction during a period of great emotional ups and downs.

If he could persist in Liaodong until Huang Taiji's sudden death a few years later, then the Ming Dynasty might be able to usher in a turning point.

Although Yang Zhen thought of this, he would never put his hope on it. Instead, he thought that the Tatar leader who ordered the fire was Huang Taiji, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Huang Taiji is currently the most intelligent person on the Manchu and Qing side.

Compared with Daishan, Dorgon, Duduo, Azig, Abatai and other Tatar dignitaries, Huang Taiji's vision, resourcefulness and skill are much higher.

For Yang Zhen, although Huang Taiji was an ancient man, he was an extraordinary and unusual ancient man after all. Facing such a person, Yang Zhen did not dare to take it lightly.

If he met people like Daishan, Ajige, Abatai, or Duoduo, Yang Zhen could more or less predict what they would do, but for Huang Taiji, he had no such confidence.

For example, as far as the current situation is concerned, if Daishan is in charge of the army, then he is likely to give up the attack after setting a fire and feel that it is risky to attack the sand island, and instead send an army to monitor

He and the main force turned around and continued to attack Songshan.

If someone like Azig, Abatai or Duduo were in charge of the army, then even if they were aware of the hidden risks of attacking the island, they would probably command all the armies to attack desperately, regardless of casualties, until they were destroyed.

Destroy or drive into the sea.

But when the person in charge of the army on the opposite side was Huang Taiji, Yang Zhen had no way of judging.

Huang Taiji has both an extremely rational side and an extremely impulsive side.

So this time, he may put aside his own concerns, adopt the method of acting as a good deed, turn around and continue to attack Songshan, or he may be furious at the annihilation of Bush Xianchaoha's army with a yellow flag, and come to eliminate him at all costs

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In this way, Yang Zhen stood there and pondered for a long time. Until the rising sun shone the golden sunlight on the sandbank again, he was unable to draw a clear conclusion.

In the end, Yang Zhen simply stopped thinking about it, and instead decided to prepare for war first. Just like what he said before to calm people's hearts, as long as they are ready to fight, the Tatars will not come.

Let them die here when they come.

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Yang Zhen's guess was correct. The Tatar leader who Yang Zhan'ao and Guo Xiaowu took great risks to secretly observe while hiding in the reeds was none other than the Tatar pseudo-emperor Huang Taiji himself.

A long night passed, and Huang Taiji returned to the camp of the Queen's Palace, still feeling a dull pain deep in his heart.

The Garbush Xianchaoha of the Eight Banners of Manchuria was selected from the Bagala camp of each banner by his order. Each of them can be said to be the elite of the Eight Banners.

In a Manchurian Niulu, among the three hundred bannermen, a total of only three or five Garbush Xianchao were selected.

Since the establishment of the Bush Xian Chao Ha system, the selection ratio of Bush Xian Chao Ha to ordinary bannermen has basically remained at the ratio of one out of sixty.

Even in the Bajala camp, which was once the elite of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, not everyone is qualified to be selected as the Garbush Xianchaoha, and the selection ratio is still more than one out of three.

This time, Huang Taiji personally led a large army to besiege Songshan, Jinzhou. It has been more than two months, and the casualties are not unreasonable.

Especially during the two-day fierce attack on Songshan City, the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners Army, the Han Banner Army, and the God-Blessed Soldiers and God-Blessed Soldiers of King Sanshun suffered more than 3,000 casualties.

But there was no battle like this "Battle of Xiaolinghekou", where the whole army of Garbush Xianchaoha, selected by a single banner, was wiped out in just one battle.

These people who died were not the bannermen of the Han army, the Eight Banners of Mongolia, or some God-blessed soldiers, but the most elite Garbush Xianchao of the Shangsan Banners owned by Huang Taiji!

Azig certainly wouldn't care about this result, nor would Abatai. Even Prince Li Daishan only gave a few words of comfort in an understatement. In fact, he didn't feel distressed at all, but Huang Taiji couldn't care less and couldn't help but feel distressed!

This morning, Huang Taiji woke up extremely early. He took several imperial guards and accompanying ministers and stood on a high platform outside the main hall of the Empress' Palace, looking eastward with a solemn face as he kept looking at the thick smoke filling the sky in the east.

Say nothing.

The thick smoke formed by the burning reeds on the seaside drifted over with the wind and choked the mouth and nose. The falling vegetation ash fell on the ground and body like raindrops.

But none of the few Manchu dignitaries who were accompanying him dared to speak. They all knew that Huang Taiji was furious yesterday evening and was in an extremely bad mood, fearing that he would offend his master at this juncture.

After a long time, Huang Taiji let out a long sigh and murmured: "Do you think I am feeling sorry for the more than four hundred Bush Xians under the command of Arsalan? No, no, there are more than four hundred Bush Xians.

Chaoha is my elite choice with the yellow flag in Manchuria. It is indeed not worth it to die like this, by firearms! However, I am not that intolerant and will not worry about such a small loss!"

After saying these words, Huang Taiji slowly turned around. His big black and red face was expressionless, making it impossible to see any joy, anger, sorrow or joy.

Huang Taiji turned around and looked at the close and confidants who were accompanying him one by one, and then continued: "It has been more than two months since I left Shengjing and came here! Before I left, Concubine Chen's body was

No, I caught a cold, I don’t know how I am doing now, and I don’t know if I feel better?”

While Huang Taiji was talking like this, he looked in the direction of Songshan City. He didn't know whether he was talking to himself or asking his close relatives.

However, he did not wait for his close ministers to understand what he meant, and then immediately said the result of his thinking over and over last night:

"Is this Zu Dashou a confused person or a sensible person? Speaking of which, people's hearts are really unpredictable! But no matter what, he is indeed a figure outside Shanhaiguan!

"I besieged Jinzhou and Songshan for more than two months, and he was able to withstand the pressure of the Southern Emperor and officials and refused to come to the rescue! This determination and heart really make me look at him with admiration again!"

Having said this, Huang Taiji's eyes fell on the ministers who were accompanying him again, sighed, and then said: "Now that the matter has come to this, it will be of no use for me to continue to command the army and stay here! If their army does not come,

Even if we occupy one or two of their cities, the gains outweigh the losses, so what’s the point?!

"Tu Lai, in a moment you will go to the front of the Songshan Army in person to Prince Li, King Gongshun, King Huaishun, and King Zhishun to convey my will! Just say - I told them not to be stingy with artillery fire today and continue to bombard Songshan with me.

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"In addition, you want to convey my decree to Prince Li alone. Just say that this afternoon, I will withdraw the troops and return to Shengjing first! Ask him to lead the remaining three armies to withdraw their troops together early tomorrow morning!

"

After Huang Taiji said this, he seemed to have made up his mind, and his mood improved a little.

He looked at a tall man about forty years old and continued: "Tu Lai, after you have met Prince Li, there is no need to come back here again! Go directly to Tashan and Xingshan Army to pass on the order to call Prince Wuying, Rao

Prince Yu will withdraw his troops together after nightfall today, and must arrive in front of the Songshan Army before early tomorrow morning to listen to Prince Houli’s dispatch and command!"

The man who was called Tu Lai by Huang Taiji, after hearing what Huang Taiji said, he immediately shook his horseshoe sleeves, knelt down on one knee and shouted: "嗻!"
Chapter completed!