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Chapter 32 Huang Taiji is chasing me (please read the new chapter)

After nearly two hours of hard work, Xianghongqi finally captured Qinghe Fort.

Yue Tuo knelt on the ground and said: "The red flag suffered heavy losses in this battle, and another 2000 people were lost. Do you still ask Amma to punish you?"

The Xianghong Banner was originally the third most popular flag among the Eight Banners, but in just one day, more than half of it was lost in Qinghe Fort. Only about 7500 of the 3700 people were left.

However, Shi Shan did not mean to blame him at this time. Yue Tuo fought very resolutely in this battle, especially in the end, he promptly ordered the army not to leave the city, which prevented the Ming army from taking advantage of the chaos to break out. This elite Ming army could be regarded as completely annihilated.

This Ming army was very powerful and extremely cunning. It was lucky that Xiang Hongqi was able to capture Qinghe Fort in time. If it really took until dark, things might change again.

Dai Shan helped Yue Tuo up and said: "The warriors with the red flag fought bravely to defeat the enemy, breached the Qinghe Fort, annihilated all the elites of the Ming army, and promoted the power of our Jin army. We should be rewarded, but how can we be punished?"

Daishan's words made Yue Tuo, who had lacked father's love since childhood, feel an inexplicable warmth.

Soon Nurhachi led the main force of the two yellow flags to Qinghe Fort.

Obviously, the cost of entering the customs this time was far beyond their imagination. Currently, Zhenglan Qi has lost 4 Niulu, Xiangbai Qi has lost 1 Niulu, and Xianghongqi has lost nearly 13 Niulu.

Although Qinghe Fort was captured and Qinghe Road was captured, the main force of the Ming army was not captured. It can be said that Hou Jin's strategic goal has been achieved.

Daishan said: "Reporting to the Great Khan, Qinghe Road has been raided by Dajin last year. There are not many people here that can be plundered. According to the existing intelligence analysis, the person who ambushed the Zhenglan Banner in the west of Qinghe Fort should be Ming The main cavalry of the army is probably the Liaodong cavalry of the Li family."

"Although the troops of the Three Banners of Zhenglan Banner and Two White Banners have already gone to pursue them, this Ming army is very powerful and there is no guarantee that things will not happen again. We should continue to march towards Shenyang. It would be best if we can encircle and suppress this Ming army; Even if we cannot eliminate him, I will suffer heavy losses in this battle, and we can only make up for it by plundering the population, livestock, and food near Shenyang, otherwise we may not be able to survive this winter."

Nurhaci still had concerns about an all-out attack on Ming's Liaodong hinterland.

The reason why he has been able to grow and develop over the past 30 years is actually the word "gou".

He kept pretending to be a grandson in front of Daming and Li Chengliang, and after so many years, he finally had enough strength to show off with Daming.

I thought that the battle of Sarhu could defeat the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop, at least shock the Ming Dynasty in a short period of time, giving me enough time to digest the fruits of victory.

Unexpectedly, the Ming Dynasty was like a centipede insect, but Li Rubai, who had always been cautious, took the initiative and caught him off guard.

The current casualties of the Eight Banners have shaken the foundation of Dajin. If the Ming Dynasty is further angered, there will still be a steady stream of troops from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty that can be transferred to Liaodong, but Dajin has almost no new soldiers to supplement.

Seeing that Nurhaci was still hesitant, Daishan continued: "Great Khan, there is no turning back when you shoot your bow. We, the Jin Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, are already fighting to the death! At present, we can only look at the present first. With the financial resources of the Ming Dynasty, we can't do anything in a short time. Gather an army to conquer us again.”

Historically, Nurhachi followed Li Yongfang's advice and did not go straight to Shenyang after annihilating three groups of Ming troops. Instead, he first captured the Kaiyuan Road and then annihilated Ye He to completely solve his worries.

At this time, Li Yongfang had been taken to Shenyang. In the end, Nurhaci listened to Daishan's advice and led the Zhenghong Banner and the Two Yellow Banners to continue north to Shenyang. The Xianghong Banner, which suffered more casualties, stayed near Qinghe Fort to rest and recuperate, while guarding the entire army. retreat.

On the other side, Mang Gurtai was tortured by the Ming army. One moment, there were iron thorns all over the ground, and the next moment, big trees cut down on both sides of the road blocked the road.

Zhenglan Qi chased the Ming army for several hours but failed to catch up. Now they can no longer figure out where they are now.

Looking at the crooked-necked pine tree next to the boulder in front of him, Mang Gurtai felt that he had seen it before.

So he asked Jia La E Zhen beside him: "Have we been here before?"

In fact, they had not seen the Ming army's cavalry since they cleared the thorns. However, the thick snow on the ground could not hide the traces of the horses' march, so they looked for the horse's hoof prints and pursued them all the way.

Only then did he realize that he must have been led into a circular mountain road by the Ming army, and he was actually in the Rao Circle.

Just when he was hesitating whether to pursue him in the opposite direction, the sound of a large number of cavalry running was heard behind him.

It didn't take long before Huang Taiji and Du Du came over on war horses.

Seeing Du Du, Mang Gurtai said angrily: "What happened to your white flag? I was ambushed by the Ming army without even checking the battlefield carefully. As a result, I was ambushed again by them at the same place." "

Du Du really cheated Mang Gurtai in this matter, and he felt a little sorry.Huang Taiji quickly smoothed things over and said, "Du Du was also fooled by the Ming army and was led astray by their suspicious soldiers."

"Why is Sanbeile moving so slowly?"

Being asked by him, Mang Gurtai also felt ashamed and had no choice but to tell the story.

Among them, Huang Taiji's thinking was the sharpest, so he quickly asked someone to bring him a map.

After opening the sheepskin, Huang Taiji pointed to an intersection and said: "Sanbeile, the main force of the Ming army must have secretly moved northward at this point. This road leads to Shenyang."

Then Huang Taiji asked again: "How many people ambushed the Ming army with the blue flag?"

Mang Gurtai said: "I don't know the specific number of the Ming army. What blocked me on the mountain road was the Ming army's heavy armored cavalry. Both men and horses were wearing armor, numbering about five hundred. But the four Niu Lu who were behind me were It took less than a stick of incense to be killed by the Ming army."

Huang Taiji's face was solemn and he said: "It is impossible to eat your four Niu Lu in a short time without several times the strength. It seems that the number of the Ming army is not less than your blue flag. I just wonder why they didn't choose to continue the ambush. You, but let you waste time on this circular mountain road?"

Suddenly he realized that he might have been fooled. The Ming army was doing this simply to cover the retreat of his infantry.

The small Qinghe Fort can only accommodate a few thousand Ming troops at most, and intelligence said that Yang Hao was in Qinghe Fort to reward his troops. The main force of the Ming army should have retreated overnight.

Now that the snow is falling, the mountain roads are probably even more difficult to travel, and the infantry's marching speed may be much slower than usual. There should still be a chance.

So Huang Taiji decided to take the risk and go north to Shenyang to pursue the Ming army.

Du Du had the smallest number of troops and was of lower seniority, so he didn't dare to have any objections.

However, Mang Gurtai said: "The Great Khan only ordered us to move around Qinghe Road. It is already dark now. It is too risky to go deep into Shenyang alone. Should we ask the Great Khan for instructions first?"

Huang Taiji said: "The Han people have a saying that 'the generals will not accept military orders abroad'. The Great Khan ordered us to destroy the Ming army, but he did not specify the location. If Sanbeile is worried about the Great Khan's punishment, can he not go?"

Mang Gurtai was originally full of anger and had nowhere to vent his anger. How could he withstand Huang Taiji's provocation?

Soon the Three Banners marched towards Shenyang despite the heavy snow.

The days in March are still relatively short on the Liaodong Plain, especially on such blizzard days, when the sky darkens early.

Suddenly a loud arrow pierced the sky, leaving a long tail in the sky, and then a firework exploded in the sky.

Zha Huizu's face was a little gloomy, and it turned out to be red fireworks.I thought that the Tatars would give up the pursuit in such a blizzard, but I didn't expect that tens of thousands of Tatars would go north.

Fortunately, according to time calculation, the South Route Army should have arrived at Fengji Fort by now, and then moved away from the mountainous area. The road to Shenyang will be smooth, and it is too late for the Tatars to pursue them now.

Thinking of this, a contemptuous smile appeared on his face.

Soon a fast horse galloped over, and the man on the horse was Li Rubai's personal soldier Ma Laixi.

Ma Laixi asked anxiously: "Where is the young general?"

Zha Huizu said: "The Major General has led his troops to pass through Crow Falcon Pass. Leave me here to break up the rear. What happened to you in such a panic?"

Ma Laixi said: "Heavy snow has closed the mountains and the roads are difficult to travel, so our army's progress is slow. The road ahead has collapsed due to heavy snow, and the army has been blocked. We are reopening the road, which has been delayed for a long time. Commander, I hope you can do more." Delay the Tatars for a few hours."

When Zha Huizu heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

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