The Qing army attacked, and Huang Taiji personally commanded the troops to attack Liaodong.1,
Huang Taiji led his army to Yizhou City, accompanied by Duduo, Haoge, Abatai, Dudu and other bachelors from the three academies. Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng walked side by side. Along the way, they met the former
The wild grass has been turned into fertile fields, and green seedlings such as corn, sorghum, and millet have grown on the land. Smoke curls from the rows of newly built houses, and from time to time, the sounds of chickens, ducks, geese, and dogs can be heard. He raised his whip and pointed.
Those in the villages: "Prince Zheng has lived a good life."
Fan Wencheng suddenly sighed with emotion: "I would rather be a peace dog than a people in troubled times. When I, the Qing Dynasty, unified the whole country and brought swords and guns to Kuma and put them in the Nanshan Mountains, I would go back to the mountains and forests, where I had been plowing in the spring, working in the summer, harvesting in the autumn, and hiding in the winter.
peaceful days."
Huang Taiji smiled and said: "Mr. Wen Cheng, you are just thinking about it. If you really take control of the Central Plains in the future, you won't be able to put Nanshan's swords and guns into the treasury immediately. After the world is defeated, how to sit still is still an article.
Big article. This year, Bomu Bogor of the Sauron tribe did not come to the court. Zhasak Khan sent a lama to pay tribute and did not pay tribute to Jiubai. There were also ministers from the Central Plains such as Zhang Quan and Zhang Chun.
How much? Every time I think about this, I often feel as if I'm walking on thin ice."
Fan Wencheng frowned: "The emperor is able to be prepared for danger in times of peace, and to be as prudent as before. He is truly a wise king."
"I don't dare to act as a wise king. I just hope that I can keep the stall left by the late emperor." Huang Taiji was also a little proud, but he pretended to be humble.
"More than just defending? Your Majesty has carried forward the legacy of the late emperor and turned it into a great country. He is just waiting to take over the Central Plains."
Fan Wencheng had a special affection for Huang Taiji. For almost thirty years, the monarch and his ministers got along very harmoniously. Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng spent several times more time together than he did with Queen Zhezhe. Fan Wencheng was very fond of Huang Taiji.
Huang Taiji's admiration from the bottom of his heart, the kindness of knowing and meeting him, and his respect for the emperor turned into an act of dedication and dedication. He felt extremely lucky to meet a wise emperor in his lifetime: "Your Majesty, throughout the ages, how many people have cherished their talents but failed to recognize them.
In the end, they all died of old age, but Wen Cheng was able to meet the Ming Lord and accompany the king. Listen to the holy teachings and gain the emperor's unparalleled trust. This life is enough."
Huang Taiji's heart was also filled with excitement. He could tell that Fan Wencheng was not flattering, but speaking from his heart: "It is precisely because of the fate of you and me that the Qing Dynasty is what it is today."
"Your Majesty, you must not say that. I am just doing my best."
"Let these words be left to future generations. Oh, look, Jilharang and the others are here."
In Jilharang's camp, Huang Taiji and others were tasting the farm harvest, fried eggs with leeks and stewed pork with cabbage.
Huang Taiji was very interested: "If we can collect 1.8 million shi last autumn, we will solve a big problem."
Hauge has been reinstated as Prince Su due to his meritorious service. He has also taken charge of the household department again. He praised on the sidelines: "In this way, we not only save transportation funds, but also avoid a lot of labor pains. We achieve more with one stone."
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Huang Taiji shook his head and said: "The Ming army is not the same. They are still lucky. If they continue to fight like this, it will not take long before the Ming Dynasty's finances are ruined. Zu Chengzheng's suggestion of farming is really a good strategy to break an arm."
Abatai took a bite of scrambled eggs with chives and said: "It tastes great! It's strange, why can't you taste this delicious food in Shengjing City?"
Jierhalang smiled and said: "Then I will feed Rao Yubeile scrambled eggs with leeks every day. 1,"
Duduo also said on the side: "Why don't you eat Brother Qi into an egg?"
Everyone laughed.
Huang Taiji suddenly asked: "Prince Zheng, how are the people from the pass feeling?"
"Fortunately, I have food to eat and clothes to wear. They are very stable. Some people always have them."
Huang Taiji nodded: "It's said to be a military camp, but in fact it mainly depends on them. So we can't make them suffer too much, we can't starve them to death, we can't exhaust them to death, and we can't beat them to death. We must not separate their families, no
Women should find ways to match them with a woman so that they can have a family and put down roots."
Ji'erharang said: "Your Majesty, since the beginning of spring, there have been many internal refugees fleeing here, and all the ministers have been resettled. I wonder if this is appropriate?"
Huang Taiji frowned slightly: "How did they escape?"
"I asked about it. They are from the Malanzhuang area on the Yongping Prefecture side of the pass. Most of them are from Zhili."
"This is an escape that risks life and death. I probably can't survive in my hometown. Now that they are here, of course they have to be resettled, but their interactions must be strictly controlled and they are not allowed to go out. Those who have to leave the village under special circumstances must have a way out.
If there are no roads, once they are discovered, they will be dealt with as if they were spies, and no spies from the Ming Dynasty can get in."
"Yes, my brother has remembered it."
Huang Taiji then ordered: "There are nearly 10,000 people in the Chahar tribe under Zu Dashou's tent. You can send a courageous Mongolian to sneak into Jinzhou City, try to meet their leader, and instigate them to rebel. If the rebellion is successful, you will be rewarded.
For three thousand taels of silver, he will be promoted to the third level."
Jirharang said hurriedly: "These Mongolians have been with Zu Dashou for almost ten years. Zu Dashou treated them with special courtesy. It will be difficult to instigate rebellion."
"The timing of using it is very important. If you use it too early, it will not only be ineffective, but you will also lose your life. Only when you use it in the best place can it be successful. Therefore, this person must be chosen well. If the rebellion is successful, there will be no need to attack hard.
I am waiting for your news. After the spies sneak into the city, they will immediately implement a siege."
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At the same time, Zu Dashou also realized the seriousness of the Qing army's farming, and he immediately reported the news to Hong Chengchou. At this time, Hong Chengchou was in Shanhaiguan to recruit troops inside the Pass and prepare grain and grass. After more than two months of inspection of the terrain outside the Pass,
, he already had a set of opinions on how to manage western Liaoning. He once said to the generals and staff: "The Jurchens are just good at riding and shooting. If we can curb their strengths, it will be easy to win."
The aides asked: "I wonder how Master Jinglue can suppress the Jurchen cavalry?"
Hong Chengchou smiled and did not answer, but secretly ordered the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau to build chariots and iron caltrops for trapping horses day and night.
He was surprised when he received Zu Dashou's letter: "If the Jurchens start farming in Yizhou, it will be like pushing the border to Shanhaiguan. This is not a big deal."
He immediately wrote back and ordered Zu Dashou to attack Yizhou and never let them succeed in farming in Yizhou.
When Zu Dashou received Hong Chengchou's letter, he sneered twice and threw it on the case. He thought to himself: "Hong Jinglue, Hong Jinglue, it seems that you don't know how powerful the Jurchens are. They are not chasing after you in Guanzhong."
The rogue bandits. The Jurchens are extremely invincible. It would be great if I could hold Jinzhou City, but why go out to attack and plunder? Wouldn't that be sending people into the tiger's mouth? Huang Taiji used his troops cunningly. Last time at the Zhonghou Station, if he hadn't suddenly fallen seriously ill,
Maybe I’ve lost my head now.” He made up his mind not to leave the city no matter what.
Zu Dashou accepted the lesson from Dalinghe. In recent years, he has stockpiled a large amount of grain and grass in the city. He has placed red cannons at Ningyuan Gate, Yong'an Gate, Guangshun Gate, Zhenbei Gate and the four corners of the city.
There are fire guns, continuous crossbows, and cauldrons for boiling water, and the city is covered with mines. In short, Yuan Chonghuan used all the city defense skills he had in the past. He believed that the entire Jinzhou City was impregnable and infallible. As long as Jinzhou City remained
. Huang Taiji could not even think of advancing even half a step towards Shanhaiguan.
Not carrying out the instructions of Lord Jinglue was disobeying the military order. He was thinking about how to find an excuse to write a reply to Lord Jinglue. As soon as he picked up the pen, he heard the report from the guard outside the door: "Sir, the smoke is billowing from the north of the city.
It seems like a large group of people are coming."
Zu Dashou was so shocked that his hand shook and the brush fell on the koan: "Here it comes, here it comes again."
He was really frightened by Huang Taiji. He had been captured once, and the center post was besieged again. What would happen this time? Suddenly, he felt that the defenses he had built over the past few years were in vain. As long as Huang Taiji tore them apart gently,
, he could tear it to pieces. He quickly climbed to the top of the city, and where the smoke was rolling, he could see the flags of the Eight Banners Soldiers very clearly. It was really like a forest of swords and guns, overwhelming, and you couldn't see the edge at a glance. I don't know how many there were.
Centaur. He subconsciously looked at the generals around him, and all of them looked frightened.
The Qing army stopped three miles away from the city and stopped moving forward. After leaving part of the army behind, the rest divided into east and west routes, running all the way to Ningyuan Gate in the east and Guangshun Gate in the west.
Zu Dashou immediately realized that Huang Taiji was going to repeat his old tricks. He wanted to turn Jinzhou into the second Daling River. Sure enough, by dusk, the four gates of Jinzhou City were filled with Qing troops, and Jinzhou City was surrounded.
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After Zu Dashou panicked for a while, he gradually calmed down. He summoned the generals to discuss: "It seems that Huang Taiji is using the old method to deal with us, but this time he made a wrong calculation. Jinzhou City has plenty of soldiers."
, it can last for a year. As for the defense, it is an iron wall. If he dares to attack, he will never come back. Hong Jinglue is mobilizing a large army inside the pass and will soon move outside the pass. By then, we will fight inside and outside the pass.
If you attack from a flank, you will definitely defeat the Qing troops. You must appease the soldiers and not panic. Anyone who makes noise and spreads rumors for no reason to disturb the morale of the army will be punished according to military law."
According to Jierhalang's siege strategy, the defenses were changed every three months. The first batch had expired, and the second batch was Duduo's turn. After all, he was still very young, full of vigor and vitality, and he was quite disapproving of such a siege.
After a few days of siege, he became impatient. He wished he could immediately organize his troops to rush forward and capture Jinzhou City. He was patrolling the camp when the people shouting from the top to the bottom of the city. After listening for a while, he had an idea and ordered his bodyguard Suna to
Haidao: "Send an order to each battalion, and each battalion selects two people with loud voices to come to the big tent to meet."
An hour later, a total of sixteen people were selected. Duduo looked at them. They all had broad shoulders, big heads, and stupid heads. He laughed secretly in his heart: "Do you know what the king asked you to do?"
A Mongolian soldier shook his head: "I don't know."
When Duduo heard this, he smiled and said, "What a great voice."
"Your Majesty, when my servant is tending sheep at home, even if I shout at the top of my lungs, the wolves will not dare to come forward."
Duduo patted him on the shoulder: "Then shout a few times for me."
"My lord, you all have to cover your ears."
Duduo smiled and said: "Just shout, how about the red cannon? We didn't even cover our ears."
"That's different. The sound of the red cannon is crisp, but my muffled sound spreads farther and is more deafening."
"Okay, just shout."
"Your Majesty, please listen." I saw him mention Dantian Qi: Ah! Ah! Ah! After shouting three times in a row, all the iron tools in the big tent were shaken and the dust on the ground floated.
When I got up, people's ears felt numb.
Duduo waved his hand: "Stop, stop! Okay, enough, enough. Have you all tried it?"
Sunahai said: "My lord, I have tried them all, and they are almost the same."
"I give you a task. Go to the city and shout something. Sunahai will tell you in a moment. Shout well and loudly. I will reward you when the time comes."
The next day, the sixteen men were divided into four groups, one for each city gate, and each group was divided into two groups. They chose the high ground closest to the city, holding trumpets made of thin wooden boards: "General Zu, surrender quickly.
Well, your sons, nephews, and generals are all in the Qing Dynasty. They all miss you very much and are looking forward to your early surrender. Yuan Dutang was beheaded alive by Chongzhen. Last year, Chongzhen executed thirty-six generals at once.
Member, you will not end well, sooner or later you will be killed by him. Is such a foolish king worth working for him?"
"You have food and grass, but do you have firewood? When the firewood is gone, what will you burn? Are you going to burn thighs? Are you going to burn human bones like in the Daling River?"
These loud voices carried far away, and the soldiers on the city heard them clearly. When they first started shouting, the people on the city could still shout at each other a few times, but then they couldn't shout to the people below the city, and there was no movement.
When Duduo saw this posture, he said: "Just shouting is not enough, we need to be serious. Control the red cannon well and hit it when you see the opportunity."
After shouting and banging, the hearts of the Ming soldiers were really aroused. However, the outsiders did not know what was going on inside the city. Duduo still felt that it was not enough, and he was anxious to go back and forth in the big tent day by day.
There was still no movement from the Ming army in the city, and all the soldiers could not keep their composure. Abatai got a jar of wine from somewhere, and secretly invited Duduo, Haoge, Dudu, Shuotuo, Yekeshu and others to come.
Drinking in the tent to relieve boredom.
After drinking, Shuotuo said: "Your Majesty is really evil. He knows how to siege. This is not about hunting wild boars. He has surrounded the Daling River and then besieged Jinzhou. Why can't we have a happy fight? I'm not boasting.
, if you let me take the lead, we will definitely capture Jinzhou City in less than three days."
Although Abatai was older, he was even more hasty. He raised his neck and drank half of the bowl of wine. Then he threw the bowl on the table and yelled: "What kind of fight is this? If you continue to surround yourself like this
If you go down there, you will be suffocated to death."
Hauge was also a little impatient. He held the wine bowl and said to himself: "Yes, if the siege continues like this, when will it end? If the food in the city is really enough to last two years, we will continue to siege for two years."
It won’t work.”
Everyone was talking about it, but Duduo said: "It's useless what you said. How dare you disobey the emperor's decision? We have to be patient and encircle, and besiege well, but we can change the method of encirclement."
Well."
Everyone heard something in his words: "What's the alternative?" Duduo lowered his voice and repeated his idea. Abatai was the first to agree: "Okay, don't delay things, I think it will work."
Hauge laughed: "Uncle Fifteen has a lot of clever ideas."