Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 168 Escape
As soon as Huang Taiji and Duoduo saw Daankou, they were bombarded by the defenders of Daankou.

Huang Taiji turned around and said to Duoduo: "Duoduo, don't stop, let's rush straight over!"

Duduo nodded, waved his riding whip, sped up and rushed towards Da'ankou.

Jiannu's soldiers and horses, led by Huang Taiji and Duoduo, finally broke out of the Ming army's artillery fire area. However, before they could breathe a sigh of relief and show a smile of joy, they saw nearly a hundred Ming soldiers. Suddenly appearing behind the earthen siege of the Ming army's fortress, they lined up in two groups with muskets in hand. As soon as they showed up, they started shooting at Jian Nu.

The front row of Jiannu cavalry was immediately knocked off their horses by a volley from the Ming army, and then the second round of shooting from the Ming army came. Seeing that Huang Taiji was about to be shot, Duduo suddenly The prancing horse jumped forward, but the horizontal horse blocked Huang Taiji. In an instant, he was hit by several bullets and fell off the horse!
"Duduo!" Huang Taiji was horrified when he saw Duduo being shot and fell from his horse. Even if he stopped his horse, he jumped off the horse and rushed towards Duduo.

Seeing this, the Jiannu cavalry in the rear immediately rushed forward and stood in front of Huang Taiji and Duoduo.

Huang Taiji knelt on the ground and held Duduo in his arms. He saw that Duduo's face was pale, his body was full of blood holes, and his mouth was full of blood. He was speechless. Huang Taiji's face was filled with sadness, and he couldn't help but shed tears. Tears came.

Duduo couldn't care less about his sadness. He looked at Huang Taiji, his lips trembled, and he kept trying to think of something to say.

Although Huang Taiji was extremely sad, he also knew that Duoduo would not survive, not to mention that he was still on the battlefield, and it was impossible for him to take him out. A strong sense of powerlessness enveloped him.

Huang Taiji had no choice but to lower his head and put his ear close to Duduo's mouth to hear what else he wanted to say. However, he only heard one sentence: "Brother, run away quickly and leave me alone..." Then, he Even Duduo's breathing could not be heard.

Huang Taiji lowered his head and slowly looked at Duduo, who was already lifeless in his arms. Tears couldn't stop flowing from his eyes. He hugged Duduo tightly and closed his eyes tightly. He came here for a long time before reluctantly leaving. He let go of his hand, put Duoduo flat on the ground, stood up, got on his horse, and charged forward without looking back.

A mere hundred fire cannons, even if they fired continuously, could not stop the charge of thousands of cavalry. The number of troops guarding the fortress was less than a thousand, and they were quickly suppressed by Jiannu's offensive.

Jiannu immediately began to forcibly demolish the gaps in the Great Wall that had been repaired by the Ming army. Thousands of people worked together, and without much effort, they opened a gap in the Great Wall that had just been repaired and was not yet strong.

Afterwards, under the escort of the Jiannu cavalry, Huang Taiji led the remnants of the Zhengbai Banner to pass through the breach of the Great Wall, and rushed to the vast grassland outside the pass, and soon disappeared without a trace.

When Zhao led Jiao, Mangui, and Zu Dashou with their troops to Da'ankou, all that was left for them were the corpses of Jiannu soldiers everywhere and the breach in the Great Wall that had been torn apart again.

When Zhao Zhijiao saw this, he immediately became anxious and immediately rushed out to continue the pursuit. After all, he was responsible for garrisoning the Great Wall and intercepting Jiannu's retreat. Jiannu breached the Great Wall and escaped, so he could not escape responsibility.

Fortunately, Zu Dashou stopped him in time and dissuaded him: "Old Zhao, don't be impulsive. If there is an ambush by Jian Nu outside the pass, and you fall into their ambush again and lose your troops, you will have no way to explain to the emperor after you come back!"

Looking at the breach of the Great Wall, Man Gui gritted his teeth with hatred, "This Huang Taiji is really lucky!"

The matter has come to this, and we can only withdraw our troops. This battle is considered over, and it is time to return to the emperor.

Because during the battle between Zhao and the main force of the slave-building forces, many of the slave-building troops took advantage of the chaos to escape. These slave-building troops could not be left alone and allowed to cause chaos in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. To be cleaned up.

However, judging from the current situation, Jiannu's troops who fled halfway should not dare to stay here for a long time. Most of them will still find opportunities to escape outside the pass. If the emperor's previous military order is followed, no Jiannu can be allowed to live. The Great Wall has been released, so people still have to send people to defend the Great Wall.

Zhao led the sect to send some people to stay at Da'ankou, and also sent more people to Longjingkou and Xifengkou. Then he took the prisoners of war and went with Mangui and Zu Dashou to the camp south of Santun camp to face the saint.

Because Huang Taiji escaped, Zhao Lejiao, Man Gui, and Zu Dashou all looked worried and uneasy. When they saw Zhu Tianqi, they all knelt down and apologized in unison.

After Zhu Tianqi listened to the report of the three of them, he was indeed a little disappointed, but Zhu Tianqi did not blame the three of them for this. At least now it seems that the Eight Banners soldiers who built slaves have been almost completely wiped out by their own side. Although Huang Taiji left He took it off, but what he brought back was only a few thousand soldiers and horses.

With this small force, if he wants to restore his strength, it may not be possible in a short time. His subsequent plan to regain Liaodong should not be greatly affected.

All in all, the war to encircle and suppress the slaves was generally successful, and it could be considered that it had achieved the desired effect at the beginning.

Thinking of this, Zhu Tianqi showed a warm smile, and stepped forward to help the three of them up: "Three generals, get up quickly!"

Zhao Shujiao, Man Gui, and Zu Dashou were all surprised when they heard this. They even wondered if their ears were broken. It was fine that the emperor did not blame them. He was so courteous to the corporal and came to help him up in person. Already?

Of course, when Zhu Tianqi helped them, he was not really helping them. The emperor usually extended his hands to show his support to the generals and ministers. Generally speaking, the generals and ministers were sensible and would stand up to express gratitude.

However, the three of them were now a little confused and confused about the situation. When they were stunned, the situation became a bit embarrassing. If they didn't get up, Zhu Tianqi could only stand in front of them with his arms spread out and his butt stuck out.

Fortunately, the three of them were not fools, and they quickly came to their senses. Although the three of them did not know which song the emperor was singing to them, they still knew that they had to cooperate with the emperor quickly, and they could not let the emperor lose his face. .

So he had to stand up in a hurry and saluted Zhu Tianqi in unison: "I don't dare!" Seeing that they finally stood up, Zhu Tianqi hurriedly laughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment, and then said : "Generals, don't blame yourself too much. Although the slave chief Huang Taiji had a chance to escape, the Eight Banners soldiers who established the slaves have been completely annihilated by our army. Huang Taiji will not be in trouble without his army, and he will not be able to stop our tomorrow's army from regaining Liaodong. !

This is all thanks to the generals. After the class teacher returns to the court, I will definitely reward the generals for their merits and reward the three armies! "

Although Zhao Shujiao, Man Gui, Zu Dashou and others were still a little worried, since the emperor said so, they were naturally happy to support them. They saluted in unison and said: "We all rely on the emperor's divine power and his miraculous calculations. Planning and planning should be the top priority. The emperor will praise you unreasonably, but you will be ashamed to accept it!"

In fact, compared to Zhao Shujiao, Man Gui, and Zu Dashou, the three people standing behind them, You Shiwei, Hou Shilu, and Ma Dengyun, felt even more embarrassed. Zhao Shujiao, Man Gui, and Zu Dashou Although he failed to catch Huang Taiji, he was sure to win every battle anyway. He chased Jiannu all over the world and captured Jiannu's three big Belles!
On the other hand, they themselves are almost always defeated in every battle. They have been rubbed on the ground by Jiannu. They have not won a single battle since the beginning of the war. Exposed to Jiannu, putting the emperor in danger...

Therefore, if even Zhao Lejiao, Man Gui, and Zu Dashou felt guilty and took the initiative to confess to the emperor, they should even more apologize to the emperor.

Fortunately, the emperor did not hold them accountable for the previous events, nor did he reveal a trace of dissatisfaction. Instead, he treated them equally and said a lot of words of praise, making the three of them feel ashamed and grateful, and even It almost brought tears to my eyes.

In fact, Zhu Tianqi is not too kind to be so tolerant to You Shiwei, Hou Shilu and Ma Dengyun. He can only understand the difficulties of the three of them. Knowing that the previous things cannot be entirely blamed on their incompetence, they It's not that I don't try my best, it's because the objective conditions don't allow it!
The three of them led ordinary Ming army troops. The Ming army has long been rotten to the core over the years. It has been suffering for many years. Both combat effectiveness and military discipline are very poor. It is natural that they cannot defeat the Eight Banners soldiers who established slaves. This was also what Zhu Tianqi had expected.

Therefore, Zhu Tianqi did not have high expectations for these three troops. He only used them to engage in human wave tactics and relied entirely on their superiority in strength to intercept the troops besieging the Jiannu. To really deal with the Jiannu, they had to use Guan Ning's cavalry is the main one.

Zhu Tianqi waved his hand to tell them not to be polite, and then continued: "But what happens after Ben returns to the court will have to wait until he returns. There is still some finishing work to be done."

Having said this, Zhu Tianqi looked at Zhao Lijiao, Man Gui and Zu Dashou, "There is one more thing about establishing slaves that puzzles me very much. I need three generals to help me uncover the mystery!"

The three people hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted: "What are your orders from the emperor? The general will definitely go through fire and water, no matter how hard he dies!"

After hearing what the three of them said, Zhu Tianqi couldn't help but smile and wave his hands. Then he raised his chin to a guard in the tent. The guard immediately understood and walked out of the tent quickly.

Zhu Tianqi then said with a smile: "I don't need you to help me fight with people this time. I just want you to help me identify a person's identity."

When Zhu Tianqi saw that Zhao Lijiao, Man Gui and Zu Dashou all looked puzzled, he did not show off and explained directly: "Didn't Jiannu send a group of troops to attack my camp before? I see According to the color of the flag, the incoming troops should be soldiers and horses of the Jiannu Xiangbai Banner.

However, the Jiannu general who was killed by me does not seem to be Dorgon, the leader of Jiannu's white flag. Of course, I have never seen Dorgon, and I don't know what Dorgon's face and appearance are. looks.

But I still know some information about the slave-building generals. Logically speaking, this Dorgon should be a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old. However, this slave-building general wearing armor with a white flag is actually A man in his 30s!

Therefore, I am very curious about the identity of this man, and I also want to know why Jiannu sent someone to pretend to be the flag owner of the white flag, or that other flag owners temporarily exchanged flag colors with the white flag. In short, they did this There must be some special reason and purpose!

You have been dealing with Jiannu for so many years, and you are very familiar with Jiannu's generals and flag masters, so I plan to ask you to help me identify this person's identity, and also to speculate on Jiannu's conspiracy! "

After Zhu Tianqi finished speaking, the Jin Yiwei also carried the body of the Jiannu general into the tent. After a certain amount of cleaning, the body was no longer as bloody as when he was just killed by Zhu Tianqi.

The Jin Yiwei placed the stretcher in the middle of the tent, and Zhao led Jiao, Man Gui, and Zu Dashou stepped forward. As the Jin Yiwei lifted up the white cloth covering the body, the three of them could see clearly the person's face. Face, but just this one glance, the three of them suddenly turned pale with shock, their faces were full of horror and doubt.

Seeing the reactions of the three of them, Zhu Tianqi couldn't help but frown, and asked doubtfully: "What's wrong? Do you recognize this person?"

Pointing to the dead body on the ground, Zhao Ratejiao opened his mouth several times before finally speaking, stammering, "This, this man, this is Huang Taiji!"

"What?!" When Zhu Tianqi heard this, he was shocked. He lowered his head and glanced at the corpse on the ground, and then looked at Zhao Shujiao and the three of them again, "You said he is Huang Taiji?! Are you sure?! "

Zhao Shujiao still couldn't speak clearly, but he kept nodding his head: "Yes, yes, it's definitely him!"

Man Gui and Zu Dashou had the same reaction. Neither of them recovered from the shock, they just nodded along with Zhao Shutiao!

Zhu Tianqi was even more confused now, and couldn't help but mutter to himself: "But why did Huang Taiji wear armor with a white flag and pretend to be Dorgon himself to sneak attack on my camp?"

At this time, Zhao Zhijiao finally calmed down a little, and suddenly realized: "No wonder Huang Taiji didn't have anyone to protect him when I fought with Jiannu, while Daishan and Amin fought tooth and nail to protect Hao. Ge, it turns out that Huang Taiji is a fake, Daishan and Amin naturally know that Huang Taiji is dead, so they want to take Huang Taiji's eldest son Hauge back to succeed him!"

After listening to Zhao Lijiao's words, Mangui and Zu Dashou suddenly came to their senses and said, "This makes sense. No wonder the soldiers with white flags who went to attack the camp had just fled back, and all the army of Jiannu came towards them. They retreated in the direction of Da'ankou and wanted to escape outside the pass. It turned out that they had learned about the death of the slave chief Huang Taiji, so they planned to withdraw their troops!"

After listening to what they said, Zhu Tianqi suddenly felt that the mystery in his heart was gradually solved!
(End of this chapter)