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Chapter 29: Vengeance must be repaid

In the Battle of Shunping, more than 2,000 Tatars were annihilated and the Tatar Beil Amin was shot and killed. This could be regarded as a great victory in the Ming Dynasty's war against the Jurchens.

After closing the city gate, Lu Xiangsheng began to mobilize troops and horses to consolidate the city defense. However, seeing that the Tatars had no intention of attacking the city, he summoned his generals to study the next step. Master Lu had more than 10,000 troops and horses.

This was his Tianxiong Army. Although the combat effectiveness of the Tianxiong Army was not as good as that of the Guan Ning Cavalry, at that time, its combat effectiveness was considered outstanding among the Ming Army.

At that time, the current military strength was obviously not enough to deal with the Tatars. Shunping is a small county, and the main force of the Tatars has not yet arrived. It is estimated that it will not be long before the Tatars launch a fierce attack. With this county

As a barrier, it's hard to say whether it can be defended.

The Tatars are accustomed to driving the people to attack the city. When attacking the city, if they do not take action against their compatriots, the people who rush up will inevitably disturb the defense of the city and allow the enemy to take the opportunity to attack the city. But if they attack, so many people will also

It consumes the poor defense materials in the city. In a small county town, there are not many defensive materials. In addition, the city is short and takes a little longer, and it will most likely not be defended.

Lu Xiangsheng was in trouble. He didn't know whether to leave now or stay. If he left, it would definitely be in vain. He fled to Baoding Prefecture. Baoding City has high walls and thick walls. The Tatars can attack the city. No matter what method they use, they have no siege weapons.

Under all circumstances, it is difficult to capture. By leaving, I doubt I can save my own strength, but what about the people in the city? I have killed so many Tatars. After the Tatars enter the city, they will definitely massacre the city. By then, it is estimated that not even one of the people in the city will be able to conquer it.

Can't survive.

It was inappropriate to leave. If he didn't leave, he would be in danger of being wiped out. Lu Xiangsheng really couldn't make a choice.

He summoned all his generals to the temporary command post for a meeting. He now explained his views, and then his generals expressed their opinions.

"Sir, the last general should leave for this reason." A general bowed and said: "Although we are officers and soldiers of the imperial court and have the responsibility to defend the territory, but we know that we will die, how can we wait here to die? We have already lost so much.

This is the county seat of our country, and there is no shortage of one like this. Furthermore, the emperor has also issued a decree, asking me to wait for King Qin to enter the capital. If we leave here and rush to the capital now, we are acting in accordance with the order, and there is nothing wrong with it."

Everyone is greedy for life and afraid of death. Although people will die in war, death can be done in any way. It is not cost-effective to stay in this small county and wait for death.

"Sir, the general believes that we should defend." A guerrilla general said: "General Zhang also said just now that we, as officers and soldiers of the imperial court, have the responsibility to defend the land and tranquilize the people. Now the city is full of civilians, they can leave

Abandoned, but they couldn't escape at that time. It really made people feel guilty to abandon them. So the general thought, we might as well stay, and immediately sent people to the capital to ask for help, and asked the imperial court to send troops to help, and cooperate inside and outside, even if

We cannot annihilate all the Tatars, but we can still destroy many."

"Hmph!" After hearing this, General Zhang, who had just suggested to leave, snorted coldly and said: "General Liu, aren't you fanciful? Over there in the capital, they are worried that the Tatars will attack, so how can they send troops to help, if the Tatars are gone?

It’s the cavalry. If soldiers and horses from Beijing arrive for reinforcements, what will happen if the Tatars attack the capital?”

"The city's defenses are so strong, with towering walls, and the Tatar cavalry has no wings, so it's impossible for them to fly into the city. With Beijing's city defenses guarded by 10,000 horses, even if the Tatars have 100,000 troops, they can't break into it.

"What's there to be afraid of?" the guerrilla general Liu said loudly.

"That's what it is said, and it's true, but the adults in Beijing don't think so. They only care about their own lives. When they heard the Tatars were attacking, their legs were so frightened that they couldn't possibly send troops to help us.

"Our names are not worth even a copper coin in their eyes. If we really stay here, we will die together. No reinforcements will come." General Zhang said loudly.

His words made the guerrilla general named Liu speechless. Indeed, in the eyes of the high-ranking officials in the court, his life might be no different than an ant. How could they send troops to reinforce him?

After hearing this, the other generals nodded repeatedly and turned to look at Lu Xiangsheng, wanting to see what Lord Lu meant.

Lu Xiangsheng understood that standing still and waiting for reinforcements was sheer nonsense. There was no way reinforcements would come. The Tatars have a strong desire for revenge. After so many people died in Shunping, they would definitely take revenge. But Mr. Lu really didn't want to.

By leaving like this, as the guerrilla general Liu said, he had the responsibility to defend the land and bring peace to the people. If he left like this, he would really be ashamed of the people of Shunping County.

After thinking for a while, Lu Xiangsheng said: "We have ten thousand troops, and there are tens of thousands of people who support us in the city. If we hold on to the city, we will not necessarily lose. The Tatars dare not stay in the Central Plains for too long, let alone

How long does it take to build a small county? The siege time will not exceed ten days at most. As long as the Tatars hold it for ten days, they will definitely move to plunder elsewhere. Give the court ten more days, and the court will gather more people and more troops.

By giving other places ten days, they will have more time to consolidate the city defenses or escape for their lives. To say the least, even if we are defeated, it can be said that we died a worthy death, worthy of the emperor and worthy of the people in the city.

Therefore, I think it is better for us to unite as one, hold on to the city, and fight the Tatars to the death!"

He was the leader of the army. He said he wanted to fight, and his reasons could not be refuted. His generals looked at each other a few times, and finally bowed together and said: "I am willing to defend the city with you!"

Lu Xiangsheng's analysis is correct. The disciples do not want to spend too much time on one city or one place because they also want to use the least time to grab the most things. Generally speaking, if they cannot capture a city in three or two days, they will

Evacuate. But what Lu Xiangsheng didn't know was that the leading general who died in Shunping City was one of the three major bele of the Tatars. This was a huge blow to the Tatars. It would be shameless not to avenge Amin.

Even though Huang Taiji didn't like A Min very much, he still wanted to live up to his reputation, especially now that A Min was dead. If he didn't avenge him, Huang Taiji seemed to be embarrassed to sit in this position anymore.

The news that Amin had been ambushed soon spread to the rear army. When Huang Taiji heard that Amin had gone back, he was happy at first, then shed tears and burst into tears. While crying, Huang Taiji beat his chest hard.

"Amin Ahui...how could this happen...Ben Khan still relies on you for assistance...how could you tell me so early...how can I be worthy of Shuerhaqi Erchik...Amin..."

Ahun means elder brother in Manchu, and Eqike means uncle in Manchu. Amin is the son of Shuerhaqi, Nurhaci’s younger brother. Shuerhaqi worked hard with his brother Nurhaci in his early years and established a strong reputation.

He had great military exploits, but when he was fighting with the Ula tribe, he led his troops to hide aside and did not take action, which angered Nurhachi. But the reason why he did not go into battle was because his wife was Ula Belle's sister, and he didn't want to

Destroy in-law relationships.

Because of this incident, Nurhachi deprived Shuerhaqi of his right to command the army and excluded him from the leadership. In fact, to put it bluntly, it was a lie to punish him for not fighting before the battle, but it was true that he wanted to get all the rights into his own hands.

It was an excuse. Shuerhaci's status plummeted from then on. In desperation, he took his sons to go elsewhere and set up a new branch. At that time, Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, was not dead, and he didn't want to see Nurhachi being too powerful, so he immediately

He promoted Shuerhaqi to the imperial court and appointed Shuerhaqi as the leader of the Jianzhou Right Guards. This was the highest official position established by the Ming Dynasty among the ethnic minorities in Liaodong.

Nurhaci saw that something was wrong. If time went on, the Jurchen forces that had just gathered would inevitably be divided. So, he first warned his brother, but when Shuerhaqi refused to listen, he led his troops to suddenly attack and killed Shuerhaqi.

His two sons Altong'a and Zasaktu, when he wanted to kill Amin, because of Daishan and others' plea, he reluctantly spared Amin's life and adopted him by his side. And Shuerhaqi

, and out of concern for brotherhood, Nurhachi spared his life and just imprisoned him to death.

By the side of the Great Khan of Destiny, Amin repeatedly made military exploits, and the Jurchens put their military exploits first, so Amin gradually gained status and became the banner leader of the Xilan Banner and one of the four major Baylors. After the death of Nurhachi, Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne.

, Amin seemed very arrogant, and Huang Taiji's position at this time was not particularly stable. In addition, Amin was very prestigious in the army, so he had no choice but to accommodate.

Now that Amin is dead, it's too late for Huang Taiji to be happy. He cries, just to show off.

"Amin, this Khan will definitely avenge you! Pass on this Khan's military order, and the whole army will set off, speed up, and rush to Shunping County!"

The Manchu and Mongolian cavalry are currently marching to Tang County, which is only a hundred miles away. With the speed of the cavalry, they will arrive in a few hours. However, as tens of thousands of prisoners are being remanded, it is not bad to cover sixty miles in one day.

Huang Taiji showed his eagerness to avenge Amin, and ordered Yue Tuo to lead 10,000 people, escorting the prisoners behind, and drove as usual. He took the other troops and rushed to Shunping County with all his strength. Revenge for Amin was only superficial.

, but it is necessary to eliminate the people who killed Amin. The Jurchens must retaliate. If Amin dies, Huang Taiji will not avenge him immediately. After he returns, he will really have no way to explain to his tribe.

They hurried on a starry night, and arrived outside Shunping City at dawn. Huang Taiji did not attack the city immediately, but first divided his troops to surround the four gates. He wanted to massacre the city this time, and no one in the city could escape. The main force

There are five thousand men and horses blocking the south gate, east gate, west gate, and north gate each. It is expected that with the combat effectiveness of the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry, if the people in the city want to escape, five thousand men will be enough. Moreover, the cavalry is highly mobile.

Wherever there is a surprise, there is still time to send reinforcements.
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