"We've finally arrived, and we're finally safe this time."
Abata let out a long breath. After leaving Gubeikou, he entered the territory of the Qing Dynasty. Now his tens of thousands of troops were finally safe, and he no longer had to worry about the pursuit of the Ming army. And Abatai Tai's worried heart was finally relieved. He felt relaxed and even his condition was much better.
Since the withdrawal of troops from Jinan City, Abatai has been worried that the Ming army will concentrate its forces to attack him. Because this campaign lasted too long and suffered a heavy defeat at Jinan City, the morale of the Qing army was very low, and now they brought a large number of troops with them. With a large population, livestock, money and materials, etc., once the Ming army really attacked the Qing army with all its strength, it would be difficult for him to take care of it. Therefore, Abatai was also very worried. After he recovered a little, he forced his sick body to direct military affairs. , don’t dare to relax at all.
After entering Hebei, Abatai also found out that the Ming Dynasty sent the chief minister of the cabinet, Governor Zhou Yanru, and gathered Liu Zeqing, Tang Tong, Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong and other powerful generals, totaling more than 160,000 troops to garrison Tongzhou. Abatai was very worried. Zhi and Turg agreed to give up a batch of food and supplies when necessary to ensure the smooth retreat of the entire army.
However, to Abate's surprise, when the Qing army marched into the territory of Beizhili, they did not find any soldiers or generals from the Ming army to block it. When the Qing army crossed the Marco Polo Bridge, the battle of men and horses stretched for three meters. It was more than a hundred miles and lasted for eight days, which was also the most nervous moment for Abatai, but in the end he got through it safely and safely.
It turned out that Zhou Yanru was in Tongzhou City, and he kept the city closed from morning to night. Even if a general asked for orders to go out to fight, he was severely scolded by him. Finally, the Qing army successfully withdrew to Miyun. The Ming Dynasty's Miyun guard Bai Guangen Then he led thousands of troops to attack the Qing army. However, there were too few troops and they were rushed and killed by the Qing army. They were defeated and they no longer dared to fight. The Qing army took the opportunity to bypass Miyun and exit from Gubeikou. , entered the territory actually controlled by the Qing Dynasty. Then he relaxed and walked slowly. It was not until mid-May that the troops arrived in Shengjing.
On the way back to the army, the harvest of the Qing army's invasion of Guan was also clearly counted. In the end, they seized more than 10,000 taels of gold, more than 1,455,000 taels of silver, and 2,777 pearls. Twenty taels, a total of more than 37,200 pieces of various colors of silk and satin, more than 5,800 collars of satin and fur clothes, more than 400 animal skins such as mink, fox, leopard and tiger, and a captive population of more than 235,000. There are more than 253,000 camels, horses, mules, cattle, donkeys, and sheep in total. Although compared with another time and space, the harvest of the Qing army's raids and plundering was reduced by 30 to 40%, but overall It seems that they are not in the minority.
The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty Huang Taiji also ordered Prince Zheng Jierhalang and Prince Rui Dorgon to leave the capital for thirty miles to welcome Abate into the city as a reward for Abate.
However, the losses of the Qing army were not included in this dispatch of troops. A total of 35,873 troops were disbanded, of which 5,728 were Manchu Eight Banners armored soldiers and auxiliary troops; 8,433 Seventeen people were from the Eight Banners of the Han Army, 3,652 were from the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Army and the outer vassals, and the rest were servants, coats, domestic slaves, etc. who accompanied the army. Therefore, in the suburbs of Shengjing, many family members of the soldiers who welcomed the returning army heard that their relatives The tragic news caused a sudden burst of tears from the suburbs to the city.
And because many of the Manchu Eight Banners who died in the battle were Dorgun's white flags, there were more than 1,800 people in total, including more than 5,000 servants, prisoners, and domestic slaves. Although they were not seriously injured,
But the loss was not too small. Therefore, Dorgun's face was not good-looking, and it also made Abatai feel very uncomfortable.
Accompanied by Jilharang and Dorgon, Abatai and Turge entered the palace to give orders to Huang Taiji. They both knelt on the ground and apologized to Huang Taiji.
Huang Taiji first read the list of spoils and felt very satisfied. This batch of harvests could further enhance the national power of the Qing Dynasty. Although the loss was not small, Huang Taiji did not take it seriously and looked at His Highness kneeling there again.
Both of them were tanned and lost weight, and their faces were dusty and dusty, which showed the hard work of this expedition. Especially Abatai, whose face was sallow and sickly.
, so he felt pity in his heart, and personally came down from the throne and said: "Seventh brother, I killed ten thousand enemies and lost three thousand to myself. How can we not suffer any damage in the battle? Get up quickly." He said that he would kill Ah in person.
Batai helped him up, and then helped Turge up.
Although Huang Taiji expressed his favor to Abatai and called him seventh brother, Abatai did not dare to call him brother and brother, so he quickly kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Huang Taiji said again: "Seventh brother, I see that you look sick. I think it is because of the hard work and fatigue that you have become ill. You should go back to your home to have a good rest." Then Huang Taiji sent two more imperial doctors to see Ah.
Batai saw a doctor, and at the same time ordered Abatai to be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver as a reward.
There were more than ten Manchu and Han ministers in the hall, all of whom were currently important ministers around Huang Taiji. When they saw Huang Taiji's behavior, they all knew that this meant that the emperor had determined the nature of Abatai's expedition based on scriptures.
A meritorious minister. Therefore, no one else said anything. Only Prince Rui Duoergun and Prince Yu Duoduo exchanged glances with each other, and they both saw dissatisfaction with Huang Taiji in each other's eyes.
In fact, this time the troops were dispatched, it was said that Abatai would not be the main general in any case. Among the four previous troop dispatches of the Qing Dynasty (including Houjin), the first two were led by Huang Taiji himself, and the third was led by Huang Taiji.
Duo Ergun is the main general, and the fourth time is Yue Tuo and Duo Ergun are jointly the main generals. Moreover, Duo Ergun is only thirty-one years old this year, in his prime, so no matter from which aspect, he is better than Abatai
He is suitable to be the commander-in-chief of this march. And even if Duoergun is not sent, there are Duduo, Haoge, Azig and others, and it will never be Abatai's turn.
In fact, Huang Taiji had another ulterior purpose in sending troops this time, which was to weaken the strength of Duoergun and Duoduo.
It turns out that Huang Taiji's succession to the throne was not very justifiable. He was not the successor designated by Nurhaci. It was just because Nurhaci died in too hasty and did not have time to designate a successor. Therefore, he could only choose between Daishan, Mang Gurtai, Amin and Huang Taiji.
One of the big Baylors was chosen to succeed, and then Huang Taiji was selected. At the beginning of Huang Taiji's succession, there was a strange situation where the four Baylors sat side by side. Later, Huang Taiji killed Mang Gurtai and
Amin and Daishan also clearly expressed their obedience to Huang Taiji, which stabilized Huang Taiji's throne.
Azig, Dorgun, and Duduo are three brothers born from the same mother. Their mother, Abahai of Uranala, was Nurhaci’s favorite concubine. Nurhachi liked Dorgun very much during his lifetime and gave him the title of fifteenth-century soldier from Zhenghuang Banner.
All the records were transferred to Duo Ergun's name. It is said that before his death, he wanted to appoint Duo Ergun to succeed him. However, Duo Ergun was still young at that time, only thirteen years old, and Duo Duo was even younger, only twelve years old.
Aged 18, Azig was only eighteen years old and could not control the overall situation. This allowed the four Baylors to take advantage of it.
But precisely because of this, after Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, he mainly focused on dealing with the other three Baylors. He was more kind to Azig, Duolgun, and Duduo, and also wanted to use them to contain the other three. Beile. Therefore, in the name of Nurhachi's will, he appointed Dorgun as the leader of the white flag and Duduo as the leader of the white flag.
When the three brothers Azig, Duolgun and Duduo grew up, they were all good at fighting and made many achievements. In addition, Huang Taiji deliberately supported them, so their strength became stronger and stronger. Moreover, they all They were born from the same mother, and they are very united with each other. So far, the two white flags have become the two most powerful flags among the Eight Banners, with a total of ninety-eight Niu Lu, and the two yellow flags controlled by Huang Taiji plus The total number of Zhenglan Banners owned by the eldest son Hauge is only 117 Niu Lu, making him the biggest threat to Huang Taiji.
Huang Taiji was already over fifty at this time, and he had to start thinking about the throne behind him. Now Huang Taiji had eight sons, but except for the eldest son Hauge, the other seven sons were all underage, and the oldest was also underage. Less than ten years old. Although Hauge has grown up and is brave and good at fighting, he has become a powerful arm of Huang Taiji and can take on big responsibilities. However, Hauge's mother is not of high status and is only a concubine of Huang Taiji. As the prince, Huang Taiji felt a little unwilling. If he appointed other princes, they would have to wait at least ten more years until they could take control of the situation. It was hard to say whether he could survive until that time.
Therefore, from now on, Huang Taiji will target the three brothers Azig, Duolgun, and Duduo, preparing to slowly weaken their strength. But these three brothers are also very alert, unlike Amin and Manggul. Tai was so domineering, and they were the sons of the late emperor's concubine, and they had made many military exploits for the Qing Dynasty. Huang Taiji couldn't find their fault for a while, and had no chance to take action, so he had to think of some crooked ideas from other aspects.
In the first two raids into the Pass, Huang Taiji sent Duo Ergun as the commander-in-chief, while Duo Duo and Azig both accompanied the army in the battle, hoping to use the Ming army to consume Erbai Banner's strength. However, the Ming army was really It was too vulnerable, and Duoergun, Duoduo, and Azig were indeed brave and good at using troops. As a result, after the second attack on Ming Dynasty, Erbaiqi's strength was not consumed much, but the three of them stood up because of it. For his many military exploits, Huang Taiji had no choice but to confer the titles of Duoergun, Duduo as prince, and Azige as county king.
This time, Huang Taiji also changed his approach. He did not send the three brothers Azig, Duolgun, and Duduo to lead the battle, but left them all in Shengjing. However, the consequence of this was that Hauge also had to stay. Come down, otherwise if these three brothers suddenly attack, Huang Taiji will not have a helper around him. But in this way, the only general who can lead the army on the expedition is Abatai.
At the same time, Huang Taiji recruited Niu Lu from Erbai Banner to fight, hoping to take some opportunities to consume Erbai Banner's strength. Although Duo Ergun knew it well, he did not dare to openly disobey Huang Taiji's orders. He could only remain stubborn. Be honest, pull out your men and horses and go out with Abate.