My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 210 Jiannu can’t hold on any longer

With a golden sound of tinkling, the Ming army who was fighting in the hole in the city wall dropped their siege equipment on the spot and withdrew like a tide.

"General Soldier You, Jiannu has been prepared for a long time. There is a slope behind the city wall. It will be difficult for the army to deploy after attacking."

As Xian Deng's army tore them off, a man from Baihu with blood on his face came to Hou Shilu and others to report.

"The food is ready. Let the brothers go down and change clothes and have a good meal."

Hearing this, You Shigong waved his hand helplessly and asked these soldiers to take them down to rest after a bitter battle.

"Take the brothers down to rest. I will send someone to send them back to Shenyang later for repairs."

"Yes!"

Watching his soldiers go down to rest, You Shigong sighed.

These are the soldiers he personally brought from Yulin. If possible, he would not let these people fill the first front.

But there is no way, someone always has to make sacrifices.

Fortunately, after Xiong Tingbi rectified military discipline, everyone's pensions were issued in a timely manner, which will not let the brothers feel cold.

Moreover, those who die in battle first to the camp will receive three times the pension, and those who survive will be directly rewarded.

For example, Zhang Juzheng and Zu Dashou are both hereditary families.

The thousand hereditary households of Zhang Juzheng's ancestors were earned by ascending first.

The hereditary thousand households of Zu Dashou's ancestors were obtained by saving the heads of seventeen real prisoners.

As for letting people go down to change clothes and eat, it is an unspoken rule in the military.

The reason for eating is because before soldiers go to the battlefield, they will only eat a little something to fill their stomachs, and at most they will have a bowl of Zhuangxing wine. If you eat too much, you will not be able to show your strength on the battlefield.

And change clothes.

Fighting in battle, fighting for one's life.

When people are nervous, they will always poop and urinate. No one in the military would laugh at such things as pooping in their trouser pockets.

"Brother Hou, what should we do next?"

After his soldiers left, You Shigong looked at Hou Shilu and asked.

His soldiers made the first wave of attempts to see if they could capture Tieling City in one fell swoop.

But now, facts have proven that it is difficult to break in with relatively small losses.

"If one hit fails, then it will be wasted."

Seeing You Shigong's reluctance to give up his subordinates' names, Hou Shilu nodded to him.

He was also from Yulin Guard, and he was reluctant to part with it, so he said immediately.

"Anyway, Xiong Jinglue gave me enough gunpowder. I don't believe that I can't destroy Tieling City."

Ever since, a few days later.

"Are these Ming troops really here to recapture Tieling?"

Looking at the Ming army's camp outside the city, a haze appeared in Amin's mind as he stood on the top of the city.

From the day Tieling City was besieged, the Ming army continued to bombard the South Gate without stopping.

What do you want to do?

There is too much gunpowder, take it out and play with it?

Four gaps were blown out of the south city gate, but they still didn't attack the city.

"General Hou, we have been bombing for five days. When are we going to attack the city? Everyone is holding their breath."

Zhu Wanliang put his hands on his eyes. After looking at the city for a while, he turned to Hou Shilu and asked.

"Xiong Jing has given an order to bombard the city for seven days and then attack the city."

After hearing this, Hou Shilu, who was also looking at the city wall, put down his hands.

Before leaving, Xiong Tingbi gave him several action plans and asked him to act accordingly.

"Moreover, we got intelligence a few days ago that Jiannu wanted to give Tieling and Kaiyuan to the Inner Kharkkha tribes."

"Although we don't know what those Mongolians are thinking and whether they dare to send people to take over the city, for us, they are something we have to guard against."

With that said, Hou Shilu waved his hand, signaling the artillery battalion to continue the bombardment.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

As Hou Shilu waved his hand, the sound of artillery fire continued, and Tieling City was bombarded indiscriminately.

Of course, this situation was also reported back by spies from various forces who were concerned about the Ming Army's Northern Expedition.

In Fushun Station, in the town general's house, Xiong Tingbi was reading the military reports sent back from all parties.

Now in Liaodong, fire is being fired from all directions.

On the eastern front, Yang Hao assisted the man named Mao Wenlong in fighting a war of attrition with Jiannu around many forts such as Xin Dien and Damien.

On the northern front, Hou Shilu's army was bombarding Tieling.

As for his center line, he was fighting a tug-of-war with Jiannu's two yellow and two red flags around Fushun Pass.

Forty thousand troops are gathered at the Fushun Pass. Instead of fighting you, they build forts.

In the surrounding mountains, spies from both sides were already busy.

Either there are spies from Qiu Yang who have gone out today and have not returned, or tomorrow there are spies from Shizhu who will come back with Jiannu's head to collect the reward.

At this moment, the dense forest outside the pass has long been shrouded in the smell of blood, and it can be said that there is murderous intent at every step.

"It's already the seventh day. Isn't there any news from the Neikalkha tribes?"

Xiong Tingbi stopped writing the memorial, looked at He Shixian and asked.

"The envoy sent has not returned yet."

Hearing this, He Shixian put down the iron pot of hot wine in his hand and said to Xiong Tingbi.

"I guess those Mongolians are still hesitant."

"Ugh."

Hearing this, Xiong Tingbi sighed, feeling a little sad about the next development.

Nearly 40,000 troops patrolled Tieling City. If this news reached the capital, the civil servants in the court would definitely be impeached.

"I hope your majesty can understand my strategy of knocking mountains and shaking tigers."

With this in mind, Xiong Tingbi put the memorial into the letter, sealed it with wax, and handed it to his attendants.

"Eight hundred miles urgent, sent to the capital."

"Yes!"

As the spies set off, Xiong Tingbi's memorial was sent to the capital.

But Liaodong will not just calm down.

Sarhu, inside the Jiannu camp.

The two yellow and two red flags each count casualties.

Walking in the camp, listening to the cold numbers reported to me by Eyidu and Anfeyangu, I then looked at the wounded soldiers who were groaning in pain.

Nurhaci was on the verge of tears at this time.

Xiong Tingbi's style of play can be called a rogue!

Instead of setting up a battle formation and fighting him head-on, we would build a stronghold on the road and wait for him to attack.

Okay, you don’t want to attack, right?

Then I will push the camp forward one mile tomorrow.

Twenty days later, Xiong Tingbi had pushed the army forward less than fifteen miles.

The wounded soldiers who were being treated were groaning in pain, which filled the entire Salhu with a depressed atmosphere.

Listening to the wails of the injured, Nurhaci didn't know why, but he missed Huang Taiji who was sitting in Damienbao.

In the previous episode, Huang Taiji led the two white flags and asked people to make dumplings, and the establishment was broken up.

Even if he punished Huang Taiji afterwards, he almost had Huang Taiji beaten to death in front of all the soldiers.

But in the end, Huang Taiji is still his proudest son.

And it's rare that Jurchens have quick minds.

But now, he couldn't let Huang Taiji come to see him.

One is that others are stationed at Damianbao to guard against the Ming army here and there.

One is to corrupt the two flags. If he shows preference for Huang Taiji, it will cause dissatisfaction among the people below.

Thinking this way, Nurhaci said to his followers.

"Let Zhu Beile and the five ministers who are still in Sarhu come to discuss the matter."

"Yes!" Nurhaci began to meditate as he sat down on the main seat in the hall.

Military failure will inevitably lead to political concessions.

Although Nurhaci couldn't explain the reason for this, he understood the reason.

His Great Jin Kingdom was a military group that was constantly winning, engaging in foreign wars, and plundering resources to meet its own needs.

His prestige does not come from his family, but is based on his repeated victories.

To the wild Jurchen, to Ye He, to Horqin, to the Ming Dynasty.

However, he now met a person who could defeat him, Xiong Tingbi.

Ever since Xiong Tingbi came to Liaodong, he has never won a major victory against the Ming army, not even once.

Some people had already complained about the disastrous defeat of the Two White Flags in the previous episode, but with his many years of prestige, he could barely suppress it.

But this time, he also needs to face another problem: the food can no longer sustain it.

He could suppress the impact of defeat, but he could not suppress the panic caused by lack of food.

Just when Nurhachi was letting his thoughts wander, many people who had been summoned also entered the hall.

After seeing the ceremony, the group of people remained silent and looked at Nurhaci who was sitting on it.

The Wolf King, even if he is injured, is still the Wolf King who rules the pack.

At this moment, the two yellow flags are still tightly held in Nurhachi's hands, and no one dares to make a mistake.

"Daishan, tell me what we should do next."

After being silent for a long time, looking at the faces of everyone present, Nurhachi finally looked at his eldest son and asked.

"Amma, in my opinion, we can no longer spend time with that bear barbarian here."

Looking up at Nurhaci, Daishan lowered his head and said.

"I don't know about the other flags, but the two red flags can only last until mid-May."

"is it?"

Hearing this, Nurhaci just nodded and did not express his opinion on this irresistible statement.

Not to mention his two red flags, the food of his two yellow flags can only last until the end of May.

Just like last year, Huang Taiji plundered North Korea and forced North Korea to pay tribute to some grain and grass. When he divided the spoils, he was given two more yellow flags.

"Great Khan, the Ming army only defends but does not attack, and with the advantage of artillery, it is difficult for the soldiers to attack their stronghold."

Seeing that Nurhaci was not angry, everyone in the hall also added.

"We also tried to imitate the Ming army in building a stronghold and defending it, but the Ming army relied on artillery to destroy the wall we had finally repaired. It was difficult to maintain a stalemate with the Ming army."

This is a problem of technological generation gap and terrain.

There are many dense forests outside Fushun Pass, making it difficult for the army to spread out.

The Ming army moved forward to build a stronghold. After the repairs were completed, they set up artillery to hold on. It was difficult for them to attack it.

When they imitated the Ming army in building a stronghold, the Ming army's artillery could easily blow up their stronghold.

Pure bullying.

"But if we withdraw now, we will go to Kaiyuan."

Just when everyone in the hall was silent, Anfei Yanggu, another man in charge of military affairs in the Later Jin Dynasty, spoke up.

"Didn't I give the order beforehand to take everything that I can take away to Ye He's tribe?"

After hearing what Anfeyangu said, the person responsible for managing civil affairs retorted, and then looked at Nurha Equator.

"Great Khan, we failed to grab enough food in the previous battle. In this fierce battle outside the Fushun Pass, it was Xiong Tingbi who took the initiative to regain the lost territory and dragged us here. Now the rations of each army will be exhausted. , if we encounter another severe drought like last year, I’m afraid we will be in trouble.”

"Several cities in Kaiyuan, Tieling, will be lost if they are lost. As long as the people are still there, I, Daikin, will still have a chance to turn around."

"Now, we have to find a way to get enough food."

"My son also thinks it's time to retreat. Let's retreat here and let Amin and Mang Gurtai retreat back."

Looking at Nurhachi who was still silent, Daishan added in a timely manner.

"Inside the pass is Mingren's territory, and they have the upper hand. But outside the pass is our world. If Xiong Tingbi dares to chase him out, we can give them another defeat in Saarhu."

"No matter how Xiong Tingbi can build a stronghold, he can still build it all the way to the old stronghold."

Hearing Daishan's words, everyone present felt relieved.

The Battle of Saarhu, the glorious moment of Daijin.

They were defeated one by one and the three armies of the Ming Army were completely annihilated.

Moreover, Daishan's words revealed the key to their victory over the Ming army - terrain.

There are plains in the pass, and Mingren is more familiar with the terrain. They are fighting away from home and suffer a lot.

But it's different outside the customs.

The mountains and valleys outside the pass belong to the native slaves like them.

One is that the Ming troops in Liaodong are all guest troops and are not familiar with the terrain outside the pass.

Another is that the rugged mountain roads simply cannot carry out large-scale legion operations.

If the people of Ming Dynasty wanted to attack them, they could only choose to divide their forces and attack each other.

After listening to Daishan's words, Nurhaci was silent for a long time and then nodded.

"Withdraw troops!"

"I obey the Khan's orders!"

When Nurhachi finally said the order, everyone present stood up quickly and responded in unison.

To withdraw the troops, of course, it is not just an order to have everyone swarm behind.

That's called a rout.

After letting the other three banners distribute some of their military rations and come out, Nurhaci ordered Daishan to lead the Zhenghong Banner to guard Sarhu.

As for himself, he took the other three flags and withdrew towards Laozhai.

I can’t afford it, I really can’t afford it.

Of course, although the Jian slaves withdrew, they still made some arrangements.

For example, some strong men who had been hanging out in the mountains all year round were left to Daishan as spies to continue fighting with the Ming army in the deep mountains and old forests, giving the Ming army the illusion that Jiannu was about to launch a massive attack.

In the barracks of Shizhu Baiganbing, Qin Minping was counting the injuries of his soldiers.

"Fifteen more people failed to come back?"

Qin Minping frowned when he heard the report of the loss of soldiers.

In the past few days, the casualties of soldiers who went out to check sentries suddenly increased. Could it be that Jiannu was going to launch a large-scale attack and start pulling out nails?

With this in mind, Qin Minping walked towards the commander's tent.

If something goes wrong, there must be a monster. This matter needs to be reported to Xiong Tingbi.

When Qin Minping came to the commander's tent, he was stopped by Xiong Tingbi's pacesetter.

"Master Jinglue is meeting with the envoy from Neikalkha. I hope General Qin will wait for a moment."

The pacesetter looked at the lean Qin Minping and said politely.

"nothing."

Hearing this, Qin Minping followed the other party towards the tent on the side.

"But the Nei Khalkha people came to ask for benefits?"

"Ah."

Hearing this, the pacesetter nodded, agreeing with the other party's view.

At the same time, in the commander's tent, Xiong Tingbi was sitting on the main seat.

At this moment, although he was happy in his heart, his face was full of anger.

Looking at the Zai Sai messenger standing below, Xiong Tingbi said sharply.

"I asked for thirty thousand taels when I opened my mouth. You are so bold!"

"Previously, Jiannu wanted to give the Tieling and Kaiyuan to our Inner Khalkha tribes. I think Xiong Jinglue also knew about it."

Seeing Xiong Tingbi's anger at this moment, Zaisai's envoy also felt guilty and lowered his head.

"However, our alliance leader knew that the mutual trade with Ming Dynasty in Tieling was not easy to win, and did not want to anger the country, so we did not respond to Jiannu."

"But our life is really difficult this year, so I would like to ask the manager to be merciful and give me more money from the mutual market."

(End of this chapter)