Chapter 2127: Breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat
Chapter 2127: Burning everything down
Chen Baxian would rebel, which is both reasonable and unexpected.
The reason why Chen Baxian surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty was because he was sidelined by the Liaodong family headed by Gao Qiu and Cai Jing. He was forced to do something out of desperation, which was not his original intention at all.
Moreover, after the surrender, the Liaodong family not only put all the infamy on Chen Baxian, not only making Chen Baxian infamous, but also left him no rights at all, and encouraged the Qing generals to humiliate Chen Baxian again and again, trying to
He committed suicide and never suffered any further consequences.
Even ordinary people might not be able to endure this kind of experience, let alone a hero like Chen Baxian?
The reason why Chen Baxian's rebellion was unexpected is because Chen Baxian no longer has any rights, and the Liaodong family still strictly monitors him. Rebellion is tantamount to asking for death.
What everyone in the Manchu camp did not expect was that Chen Baxian not only rebelled, but also won over a group of people and burned the Qing army's precious ships and supplies.
Then another question arises, how did Chen Baxian achieve this step? The reason is very simple, Hei Bingtai was behind him.
Before the war between the Qin and Qing dynasties began, the two major espionage organizations, Heibingtai and Nianganchu, had already used Youzhou as the battlefield for their game.
Whether it was assassination, instigation of rebellion, or exploration of secrets, in order to severely damage Fu Fang, the two major espionage organizations used all possible means, and Chen Baxian naturally became one of Heibingtai's targets.
Although Chen Baxian no longer had military power at this time, he was once the king of Chen after all, and he still had some influence in the surrender of Chen's army. Moreover, he also hated the Manchu and Liaodong families very much. It can be said that as long as they win over, they will definitely succeed.
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Naturally, Hei Bingtai would not let go of such a perfect chess piece.
Black Bingtai sent spy Mo Ya to secretly contact Chen Baxian, but what Mo Ya didn't expect was that he didn't even reveal his identity. Chen Baxian had already guessed his identity, and then decisively chose to defect to the Qin State, and also
A series of counterinsurgency plans were proposed.
The situation of the Chen Army is indeed a bit special. They were initially loyal to Gongsun Xuanyuan, but were forced to defect after Gongsun Shu rebelled. Later, Chen Baxian united with the Liaodong family to launch a coup, and the army changed its allegiance to Chen Baxian, and then was pulled by the Liaodong family to join Manchuria.
clear.
In just one year, Chen's army changed hands four times. How loyal can such an army be?
If the Qing Dynasty continues to be strong, Chen Jun will naturally not dare to make any changes, but once the Qing army is at a disadvantage, they will never be buried with the Qing army.
Chen Baxian is full of confidence in this regard.
As the situation in Youzhou became more and more critical, the Manchu Qing Dynasty naturally did not care about Chen Baxian, and Chen Baxian took this opportunity to contact his old troops.
Just when the Qin army gained a decisive advantage and the army crossed Yanshan in one fell swoop, Chen Baxian led three generals who had betrayed him, and a total of three battalions of 3,000 soldiers defected together.
The reason why only three generals were recruited was because Chen's army had poor combat effectiveness and low morale. It would not be an exaggeration to say that letting such an army go to the front line to fight against the tiger and wolf Qin army who were armed to the teeth.
Nurhachi didn't care about Chen Jun's life or death, but he couldn't let Chen Jun affect the morale of the Qing army, so he ordered the surrendered troops to guard western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning. He only transferred three battalions of Chen Jun's elites who were relatively capable, and all the captains of these three battalions were killed by Chen Ba.
Instigated to rebel.
After successfully instigating the rebellion, Chen Baxian took advantage of the fact that the Qing army was unprepared for him and attacked decisively at the right time, burning down the Qing army's newly built port, as well as grain, grass, and ships in one fell swoop.
In Nurhachi's eyes, Chen Baxian was just a loser. He spared his life in a moment of kindness, so it was okay for him to be ungrateful. How dare he come back to bite him at such a critical moment? And he succeeded.
Naturally, Nurhachi was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted. He woke up a day later and the fire at the port had been put out.
"Your Majesty, there are only 8,000 shi of food and grass left out of 100,000 shi. As for the ships..."
Wanyan Honglie was a little hesitant, but Nurhachi sighed softly and said: "Let's be honest, how many ships are left?"
"Eighteen small boats."
"What?" All the generals exclaimed.
It doesn't matter if the food and grass are burned. After all, the decisive battle is about to begin and the food and grass will no longer be used, but the ship cannot be burned.
These ships can transport food, and naturally they can also take people back. However, the Qing army is now trapped in Youbeiping, unable to advance or retreat, and the Qin army is difficult to defeat, so they can only count on these ships to escape.
Now that Chen Baxian had burned down only Shiba Sou, their hope was dashed. After all, how many people could Shiba Sou send away?
If they want to leave, it will be for the higher-ups. No matter how they turn, it won't be their turn.
At this thought, the middle-level generals cursed angrily, almost wishing to eat Chen Baxian alive.
"Damn Chen Baxian, I should have killed him directly from the beginning."
"Kill Chen Baxian, be sure to kill Chen Baxian, and let him know the consequences of betraying the Qing Dynasty."
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After venting, everyone's eyes were focused on Nurhachi.
There are only eighteen ships left, and Nurhachi has the final say as to who can leave and who should stay.
Nurhazi understood what the generals meant. After being silent for a while, he raised his head, with a ruthless look in his eyes, and said indifferently: "Come here, burn the remaining 18 search ships and all the food and grass for me."
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"What? No, absolutely no."
Chu Ying was shocked when he heard this and was the first to jump out to stop him. After all, as a prince, he could definitely get on the ship and escape back to Liaoxi. Now that it was burned, he couldn't even go back.
All the generals were also stunned by Nurhachi's decision, and after realizing it, they quickly followed Chu Ying in opposing it.
"Your Majesty, we can't burn it. We must burn it."
"Yes, Your Majesty, if the ship is burned, how will Your Majesty and my brothers go back?"
"Your Majesty's body of gold cannot be left behind."
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Nurhachi ignored everyone's dissuasion. After taking a deep breath, he said in a deep voice: "You can go back after defeating the Qin army."
"But……"
Chu Ying was anxious and prepared to persuade him, but Nurhaci did not give him a chance to speak.
"That's enough. I have given up my will. This time I will follow the example of the Overlord, cut off hope and burn all boats. Only in this way can I defeat the Qin army."
Nurhachi's eyes were full of determination and he shouted: "Burn."
"twitter."
The eighteen ships that survived were burned by Nurhachi.
Sticking to the force, Yang Dayan, Jin Wushu and other high-ranking military officials watched helplessly as the ship turned into ashes, with complex expressions in their eyes.
Even if there were only eighteen ships left, they and the senior officials could definitely evacuate by boat, but no one expected that Nurhachi would have the courage to burn the boat.
Now even Nurhachi is not leaving. If they don't want to die, they will naturally have to stay and fight.