It has been several days since the army reorganized from Pidao. The West Route Army has two battalions of nearly 6,000 tigers and fierce tigers as the main force, and more than 3,000 people from Kong Youde's Kongzi Battalion as the vanguard. They are more than 20 miles away from Zhenjiang Fort.
After resting for a day and replenishing food and grass, we set off towards Liaoyang.
However, when setting off, the entire West Route Army only carried three days' worth of military rations. After that, all military rations had to be transported by Zhenjiang Fort.
Both Yao Chunyong and Kong Youde knew the purpose of Jiang Wan's actions, but they couldn't bear the slightest resentment. After Yao Chunyong resisted Zhenjiang Fort, the first thing he did was to bring people to Jiang Wan's door.
Please forgive me.
Jiang Wan was able to let go of even Kong Youde, so naturally he wouldn't treat him too harshly. He just emphasized the importance of rescuing Liaoyang, beat him up moderately, and then the matter seemed to be over.
Of course, Yao Chunyong knew that things would not just go away like this. He wanted to ask for Jiang Wan's forgiveness and not to be blamed by Jiang Wan. Of course, he should behave well, otherwise, when he returned, he would not even know that he was
Can we still establish ourselves in Dongjiang Town?
Therefore, once the troops set off, he urged them to rush on their way. In such a world of ice and snow, an army composed mainly of infantry had to guard against the harassment of the Tartars and the severe cold weather. What can you count on?
How far can an army travel in one day?
On the first day, they walked more than forty miles. From the second day on, they moved forward more than ten miles every day. Yao Chunyong wanted to urge the soldiers and horses to move forward quickly, but Kong Youde's Kong Ziying camp was under pressure.
In front, he moved forward cautiously, but he couldn't get up faster even if he wanted to.
He sent people to Kong Ziying to urge him several times, but Kong Youde basically ignored his orders. Yao Chunyong, the commander of the West Route Army, wanted to suppress Kong Youde, but as long as Kong Youde still had his Kongzi Camp, he really couldn't do it.
However, after two days of being anxious, Kong Youde finally took action.
He took Kong Ziying with him, turned around and retreated towards the West Route Army Brigade.
Yao Chunyong was shocked. Kong Youde was too timid to fight to death. He was going to harm him. If he returned to Zhenjiang Fort like this, he and Kong Youde would never be able to save their heads. Jiang Wan gave them a chance and they would never do it again.
Give them a second time, and this time, they can chop off his head openly.
The angry Yao Chunyong almost led his men into Kong Youde's Kong Ziying with a fierce attitude. However, the oncoming Kong Youde turned back all his anger with just one sentence!
"Liaoyang is gone, Lu Xiangsheng died in battle, and his entire Tianxiong army was destroyed!"
"ah……"
Yao Chunyong's eyes widened and he started to tremble a little: "Are you sure this news is true? This is still one or two hundred miles away from Liaoyang?"
"I dare to talk nonsense about such a big thing!"
Kong Youde's face was gloomy: "My scouts have come into contact with the defeated troops who escaped from Liaoyang. The Tartars are coming towards our Zhenjiang Fort. If we go further, we will meet them head-on...
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"Shall we turn around?" Yao Chunyong swallowed hard. He didn't even need to ask how many Tatars were coming this way. Anyway, no matter how many Tatars there were, the one who could conquer Liaoyang was definitely not the one with thousands of people like him.
The army can deal with it.
"You're waiting to die if you don't leave!" Kong Youde also said in a bad tone: "The front team will change to the rear team. Don't mess up the rules. You lead the brigade and retreat to Zhenjiang Fort immediately. Remember, the news must arrive before our troops.
When the time comes, there are Tatars behind us, and the commander in front of us treats us as deserters!"
"That's for sure!"
Yao Chunyong glanced at Kong Youde and said with some worry: "How far away are the Tatars from us? Don't the scouts have a clear explanation?"
"It's a day's journey at most!" Kong Youde said: "Maybe it's fifty miles, maybe it's eighty miles, who knows for sure. Besides, don't forget, the Tatars have six legs, and we have two legs!"
"It's not too late, let's leave immediately!" Yao Chunyong nodded: "Then I'll leave it to you, brother!"
The entire West Route Army brigade almost turned around and retreated towards Zhenjiang Fort. Yao Chunyong did not conceal the news and directly spread the news to the army. At this time, the entire West Route Army brigade did not need anyone to urge them.
It was almost twice as fast as when they started. If it weren't for their physical exhaustion, they would have rushed back to Zhenjiang Fort day and night.
After all, their current location is only a hundred miles away from Zhenjiang Fort.
Kong Youde and their Kongzi camp stayed where they were.
When Hou Jin's vanguard troops approaching Zhenjiang Fort discovered the Ming army troops lying across the wilderness, they were shocked to find that this Ming army, which seemed to be well-equipped and capable, was actually
The flag was lowered at them.
Soon, Kong Youde was brought to Huang Taiji.
At this time, it was less than twelve hours before Yao Chunyong led his army to return to Zhenjiang Fort.
Huang Taiji was very curious about the Ming Army general in front of him. Soon, he saw that the Ming Army general in front of him was having a fight in his mind about which one of the generals in Dongjiang Town.
"You are Kong Youde! The general of Kong Ziying? It was you Panjiakou who killed my guerrilla general Fan Wencheng. I remember you!"
"At that time, General Mo was driven into a fight to the death by Dongjiang Zhenjiang Wan!" Kong Youde said with a look of shame on his face: "A battle to the death was a fight to the death. If General Mo was killed by the general under the Great Khan that day, now the General can't
Standing in front of the commander-in-chief!"
"That makes sense!" Huang Taiji nodded: "At that time, everyone was their own master, and I can't blame you. However, my army has not yet arrived at Zhenjiang Fort. You and others should have come to aid Liaoyang. Why did you immediately rush to see my army?
Just surrender, if you say you were frightened by the front of my army, I won’t believe it!”
"The Great Khan is a gifted man, and the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners are unparalleled in the world. The Liaoyang soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have many generals. In front of the Great Khan, they are just like chickens and dogs. How can I, Kong Youde, dare to resist the commander's elite soldiers?"
Kong Youde had a flattering look on his face: "It's just that those who understand current affairs are heroes!"
"You are Jiang Wan's confidant and favorite general!" Huang Taiji shook his head disapprovingly: "You have grown from a mere soldier in the army to a general commanding a battalion alone in just over a year. He knows you well.
Well, it's not bad, you dare to rebel against him, how do I know you won't rebel against me in the future?"
Huang Taiji looked at Kong Youde with a half-smile but not a smile: "Zu Dashou, who surrendered to the enemy in front of the battle, has already made me lose face. If you have Kong Youde again, I really have no place to put my face?"
"The Great Khan has a clear warning!" Kong Youde said solemnly: "In addition to those who know the current affairs are heroes, there is another reason that the Great Khan may not know!"
He didn't dare to show off in front of Huang Taiji, knowing that if he wanted to win the other party's trust, it was a matter of this moment, and people wouldn't have that much patience with him.
"Actually, Jiang Wan has a disobedient heart!"
"Ah?" This time, it was Huang Taiji's turn to be surprised.
"In October, the imperial court sent a military supervisor to Dongjiang Town. He was a young man who was not very brave, but he was lucky enough to be favored by the military supervisor. Therefore, he knew that the military supervisor came to Dongjiang Town with the order of our Ming Emperor.
, Our Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has actually had the intention to negotiate with you for a long time. He has repeatedly ordered Jiang Wan, the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, to negotiate with the Great Khan, but he was ignored by Jiang Wan. Now that the supervisor came to Dongjiang Town, it is even more...
He was imprisoned by Jiang Wan, and we and other officers and soldiers who originally wanted to go to the imperial court were driven by him to go to Liaoyang and fight to the death with the Khan's troops. Such evil intentions, a capricious villain with no king and no father, even if
He showed a small favor to me, Kong Youde, and if I don’t oppose him, who will I oppose?”
After saying so much in one breath, Kong Youde sounded as if if he didn't take this opportunity to finish these words, he would never have the chance to say them again. When he spoke, he looked at Huang Taiji's face and saw a frown on his face.
Without doubting his words, he finally relaxed a little bit from the tight string in his heart.
"You, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, want to send people to negotiate peace with me?" Huang Taiji pondered. This was the first time he heard the news, and he thought he had sent people to contact the Ming Dynasty, but there was a sound of shouting and killing.
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"It's absolutely true. This is what the Lord Supervisor told me personally. Our Lord Supervisor is sent from the palace!"
"This Jiang Wan is really a little bold!" Huang Taiji laughed: "He seems to be your emperor's confidant. At this time, he doesn't even listen to your emperor's orders. Is he going to rebel?"
"That's right!" Kong Youde said seriously: "If he rebels, and if I follow him, whether I am an enemy of the Great Khan or an enemy of the Ming Dynasty, I, Kong Youde, will not end well, let alone have any future.
So, after much thought, I decided to choose the Lord Ming to serve!"
"You are truly a hero!"
Huang Taiji nodded: "However, since you have suffered the loss of Zu Dashou, it is not because you asked me to surrender that I will accept you. There are thousands of people in your Kongzi camp, so why not be the vanguard of my army and knock down the gate for me in Zhenjiang?"
Castle!"
"The general has had this intention for a long time!" Kong Youde replied loudly: "I, Kong Youde, know the tactics of Jiang Wan's armies very well. If the Khan's soldiers and horses come into contact with him, I'm afraid they will suffer a loss if they don't pay attention. Treat me
Practice for the Great Khan the tactics of his Zhenjiang Fort soldiers and horses, and it will be easy for the Great Khan to capture him again!"
"good!"
Huang Taiji praised: "I will send troops to supervise the battle. If General Kong really fights to the death and makes meritorious deeds, I will never be reluctant to be a high-ranking official with a generous salary. I am waiting for good news about General Kong!"
After Kong Youde left, Daishan, who had been silent next to Huang Taiji, suddenly spoke: "People in the Ming Dynasty are unreliable, especially those who look dignified..."
"I know that he is unreliable, and he also knows that I know that he is unreliable, so I asked him to meet his former master!"
Huang Taiji smiled: "They are just a group of surrendered soldiers. If he really dares to fight for us, after the battle, if he is not dead, he can just be stuffed into the Han army flag. If he is dead, you can also try Zhenjiang Bao Jiangwan
It’s always good to have a good quality and less damage to our son!”
"As long as the big man knows what he's doing!"
"However, it was the first time I heard what this person just revealed that the Ming Emperor wanted to ask for peace!" Huang Taiji pondered, "Now, the west and north of Jinzhou are already ours. If the Ming Dynasty
The emperor wants to negotiate peace, what can he negotiate for?"
"It's nothing more than money, food, and women in exchange for us not to beat him anymore!" Daishan said disapprovingly: "They occupy such a good place, but they are a bunch of cowards. If we want these things, we can get them ourselves.
That’s it, is there any need to negotiate peace with them?”
"That's right!" Huang Taiji disagreed with Dai Shan's opinion, but he didn't refute it much: "The little emperor of the Ming Dynasty really has that intention in this matter. Let's discuss it later. Since Liaoyang has been taken, Dongjiang Town can take care of it.
Clean it up!"
"I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with!" Dai Shan may be a little arrogant, but he is definitely not stupid: "While we are taking Liaoyang, seize Kuandian and Fengcheng. The Ming army in Dongjiang Town still has fighting strength.
They are not Liaoyang. They are alone in Liaoyang and have nowhere to escape. But if they really can't defeat them and retreat to North Korea and Pidao, we can't waste time with them!"
"One dozen first!"
Huang Taiji waved his hand disapprovingly: "If you can't eat him, you have to beat him up to make him remember a little bit. Our city pass is not that good. Whatever he eats, I will spit it out!"
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"Okay, I get it!"
Daishan nodded: "Great Khan, please lead your troops back to Beijing and leave me the soldiers and horses of the Mengba Banner, plus the soldiers and horses of my headquarters, it will be enough!"
"I also leave Azige and Amin's soldiers and horses to you!" Huang Taiji said: "On the occasion of a great victory, it is not appropriate for me to scold them, but you tell them that they are very dissatisfied to me!"
Daishan nodded slowly, and smiled bitterly when he thought of the two guys who didn't know where they were now.
In Zhenjiang Fort, the news sent back from the West Route Army was delivered to Jiang Wan almost immediately, and under Jiang Wan's order, the entire Zhenjiang Fort entered a state of combat readiness almost immediately.
All the people outside the fort evacuated into Zhenjiang Fort. All the houses outside the fort were burned and destroyed, and all the wells were filled up. The walls were fortified and the wilderness was truly cleared.
And after this year of construction, after all the felling and quarrying done by Zhenjiang Fort, within more than ten miles of Zhenjiang Fort, even the wood for the Tartar army to camp could not be found, let alone the big stones used for the trebuchets.
Blocked.
All the soldiers and horses of the West Route Army were stationed in all the hiding holes on the city wall connecting the four auxiliary forts. Jiang Wan did not put them into the four auxiliary forts and let them supplement the military strength on the city wall.
The people in the city also began to send defense equipment to the city wall under the orders of the army, and watered and froze the walls outside the city.
The entire Zhenjiang Fort is like a frightened hedgehog, with its spines spread out, waiting solemnly for the enemy to attack.