Han ride

Chapter 343 Who wins and who loses
"Father thinks so, and people in the imperial court naturally think so too." Zu Zerun said with a smile: "The imperial court will not be willing to hand over the capital's gate to Li Xin, but my child thinks that the imperial court will definitely make other compensations. .”

"Will the imperial court agree to this matter?" Zu Dashou walked up and down the hall, obviously unable to understand what Zu Zerun said.In his opinion, the imperial court will not offend Li Xin because of a general soldier.After all, there are still many places where the current court needs Li Xin.

"It will definitely." Zu Zerun said with confidence: "The affairs of Liaodong should be resolved by the Liaodong people themselves, and the same is true for Pidao. Li Xin's occupation of Pidao is not only a threat to Jiannu, but also he The navy can threaten the Shandong coast of the imperial court, and even reach the money and food places in the south. If such a place is handed over to Li Xin, how can the adults in the imperial court agree."

"Hey, if it weren't for the Liaodong incident, which is related to the safety of Jinzhou, my ancestor Dashou would not be able to do such a thing." Zu Dashou thought for a while and said: "Whether the imperial court will agree or not, we will do it." It’s good to support Phi Island’s preparations.”

"Father's words are true." When Zu Zerun heard this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The so-called support was just a show. From Jinzhou to Pidao, he didn't know how many places he had to pass, and whether he could reach the capital. is problematic.As for Phi Island, in Zu Zerun's view, although a Huanglong died, it would be very difficult for Jiannu to capture Phi Island.

Not to mention that Zu Dashou sent people to tell the imperial court quickly about Huanglong's suicide note, and he also asked Wu Xiang to do some activities in the capital.On Phi Island, blood has already dyed the entire sea red.The snow that was originally pure white covered the ice, and now there were countless corpses lying on it, either those of Jiannu or Phi Island soldiers.Many horses were injured by artillery fire and lay on the ice, but were soon frozen into ice sculptures.Some soldiers’ corpses were too late to be transported, and they were frozen after one night. Various expressions appeared on the faces of these soldiers, some were pain, some were ferocious, some were madness, some were fear, etc. All kinds of expressions appeared on the surface of the sea On the ground, it was indescribably weird, the cold wind blew past, making people shiver uncontrollably.

The shouts on the battlefield gradually became quieter. Zhao Guang was holding a silver gun. His body was originally covered in white fish scale armor, but now it was also stained with blood, and a trace of exhaustion appeared on his resolute face.Dorgon led the army to attack for ten days, and suffered countless casualties, but Phi Island also paid a high price. Now Phi Island has only 2000 men, even the cavalry.The gunpowder had already been exhausted, and Zhao Guang personally led the cavalry to launch an attack on the siege team, and then barely held Pidao.

"Although we have a lot of casualties, I believe that the number of Jiannu deaths is even greater." Zhang Cai's eyes are blood red, and although his thin body is covered with a thick layer, it can still be seen that he has lost a lot of weight. They are all deeply sunk in, only a trace of wisdom can't hide.

"In this way, they are going to withdraw their troops." Li Weiluan was a little excited when he heard that, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he couldn't help touching his left shoulder. It was injured during the battle. Although he was treated by a military doctor, his left arm still remained. I can't use my strength, and the pain is endless.Fortunately, it is winter, otherwise, there is still the possibility of the wound rotting.

"That's not necessarily true. Right now, it's up to Jiannu Huang Taiji's decision." Zhang Cai thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Hou Ye has dealt a heavy blow to Jiannu. If Huang Taiji wants to restore his reputation, he must have a victory. He is far away from Lord Hou, and with the heavy snow blocking the road, it is almost impossible to attack Lord Hou. In this way, he can only recover a little loss by attacking Phi Island. It's just that such casualties may not be acceptable to him. You guys Haven't you noticed that Dorgon's attack intensity has decreased a lot in the past two days?" After hearing this, the generals thought about it carefully and nodded.As the defending side, there are countless casualties, but as the attacking side, there are even more casualties.As the attacking slave building side, not only were there more casualties, but more importantly, most of the casualties were Dorgon's tribe. How could Dorgon cause too many casualties to his tribe?This is also the reason why the attack of slave soldiers has been much weaker recently.

"The longer the time drags on, the better it is for us." Sun Yinglong was very lucky. He fought fiercely for many days, but he was not injured.

"The longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us." Similar to Sun Yinglong, Dorgon's thoughts are similar, and he also understands the reason. Gauze, however, was wounded by sharp arrows in the chaos.Therefore, we can see the cruelty of this kind of war.

"Yeah, those who died were all our Zhengbaiqi people, but I didn't expect that a small Pidao would be so powerful and lose so many of our brothers." Duoduo was also very annoyed.

"Then it depends on our emperor's order." Dorgon snorted coldly.He has submitted letters three times in a row, but he still hasn't heard from Shengjing.This made Dorgon very distressed. He really wanted to capture Phi Island in front of him, and he also understood the importance of Phi Island, but he did not expect that Phi Island was so difficult to attack and swallowed so many soldiers. his strength.

"Your Majesty, hehe." Duo Duo thought for a while and shook his head. He and Dorgon are brothers, so they are naturally on the same line. No one knows better than him the grievances between Dorgon and Huang Taiji that's it.

"Phi Island cannot be attacked, we have suffered too many casualties." Dorgon finally made a decision, he stood up and said: "We lost a Dudu on Phi Island, but the Han people lost nothing, but a Huanglong It’s just that they lost a Huanglong, but they still have Zhao Guang. The Han people have many talents. If we rely on our Manchurians, we can’t wipe out the Han people and occupy the picturesque country of the Central Plains.” At this time, Dorgon finally felt the strength of the Han people place.

"Yeah, Zhao Guang is so difficult to deal with, let alone Li Xin who is above him." Duoduo also said a little discouraged.

"I don't know what those people in Shengjing are thinking. It's such a cold day that we are actually asked to attack Phi Island. This is to weaken our Niu Lu." Duoduo said dissatisfied.

"Yes or no, we don't need to do anything, just wait here! Just order the soldiers to attack every day." Dorgon snorted coldly: "Send someone on a flying horse to pass the letter to Shengjing, please the emperor make a decision!"

Shengjing, in the Phoenix Tower, Huang Taiji leaned against the white tiger skin, the white tiger skin was bright and clean, no wounds could be seen, this white tiger was extremely precious, it was rarely seen before, seeing one was extraordinary, and it was Hunting depends on weapons, and it is inevitable that there will be damage, but no scars can be seen on this white tiger's skin, and it is not easy to set off the white tiger's skin.

"Talk about it. The Fourteenth Baylor ordered people to write letters repeatedly, saying that Phi Island is difficult to attack, and the army has suffered countless casualties. They want to withdraw their troops and return to the court. Let's talk about it!"

Jierhalang and the others stopped talking. Everyone has seen Phi Island. They say Phi Island is difficult to attack. There may be some, but a [-] army attacked a Phi Island, but it turned into what it is now. Even Du Du is dead, who is Du Du, that is the son of Chu Ying back then, who almost became a profuse Khan, such a person actually died on a small skin island, but in this hall, was People rarely forget.

"Your Majesty, on the island of Pi, there is a base for Li Xin to contain my Dajin. At a certain time, he will send troops to our rear. Therefore, Li Xin strengthened the defense of Pi Island, making it difficult for Fourteen Baylor to attack, causing countless casualties. It's also possible." Fan Wencheng thought for a while and said.

"A small Phi Island has caused nearly 1 deaths in our army. Is Phi Island really so difficult to fight?" A sudden voice came over, and everyone looked at Hauge.

"Phi Island is difficult to attack, and I am also very surprised. For this reason, I lost a Baylor." Huang Taiji's face was gloomy, but if he looked closely, he could still see clearly. His eyes were calm, and he only listened to him. He said lightly: "The Han people only lost one Huanglong."

"Your majesty, I think that one yellow dragon is enough for our army to recover a lot of losses." After Ning Wan and I hesitated for a moment, Fang said: "The yellow dragon is insignificant, but to a certain extent, it can play a big role. .”

"Oh, there are countless general soldiers of the Han people. Huanglong's martial arts is not as good as Zhao Guang's, and he is not outstanding in marching and fighting. Such a person dies as soon as he dies. Even in the Ming Dynasty, he is nothing. Why is this person so important? " Daishan asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, who is Huanglong? He is the chief soldier of Dongjiang Town, who sits in Pidao. This person has already joined Li Xin, so Li Xin was able to enter the hinterland of our dynasty by virtue of landing on Pidao. Huanglong is here, Pidao is here, Li Xin You will have the opportunity to invade our hinterland and attack and harass our army. Now that this person is dead, it means that Dongjiang Town will be replaced by a general soldier. Your Majesty, how many Huanglongs exist among the Han people? How many people will follow Li Xin and help Li Xin contain us in the rear? So if Huanglong is dead, our goal will be achieved."

"Huh!" After hearing this, everyone in the hall started discussing.

After hearing this, Huang Taiji, who was sitting at the top, was also stunned, with a thoughtful look on his face.Obviously, he never thought that the death of a Huanglong would have such an effect.He glanced at Fan Wencheng.

"Yes, according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, if Huanglong dies, as long as Pidao is around, Emperor Chongzhen will naturally send someone to take over Pidao. And Pidao is what Li Xin must have, and Li Xin will not give up Pidao. The two may pose a threat." Fan Wencheng also nodded, and said: "As long as the general soldiers sent by Emperor Chongzhen are not people like Huang Long, they will not face Li Xin. As long as Phi Island is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, it is not Li Xin. In your hands, the war is won.”

"If you say that, we have won this war?" Hauge said with some dissatisfaction.Although he had cooperated with Dorgon, Dorgon lost the jade seal, which made him very dissatisfied, so the previous grievances surfaced again.

"It's a win." Fan Wencheng nodded and said.

"Mr. Fan, are you sure that the Chongzhen boy will help us and replace Phi Island with a general soldier?" Huang Taiji asked with some uncertainty: "I heard that the Chongzhen boy has been very kind to Li Xin recently, not only giving a lot Will he help us at this time?"

"The Chongzhen boy is the emperor, no matter how bad he is, he knows the importance of the country." Fan Wencheng stroked his beard proudly and said: "The Chongzhen boy is headstrong, and his heart is not very good. Li Xin now has 10,000+ soldiers, and his subordinates also I don’t know how many there are. I probably didn’t know the importance of this island before. I thought that Li Xin was just relying on the road of Pido. With a suspicious character, how could he let Li Xin occupy Phi Island at ease. Although Phi Island is in Liaodong, the Phi Island Navy can attack any sea area of ​​the Ming Dynasty, and even attack the sacred land in the south of the Ming Dynasty. Such a place , Chongzhen children will not let Li Xin control Phi Island."

"Yes, what we need is to drive Li Xin's forces out of Liaodong, and as long as Pi Dao is not in the hands of Li Xin, but in the hands of any Ming Dynasty general, we can take it back." Ning Wan and I also nodded and said: "So now that Fourteen Baylor has killed Huanglong, we have already won."

"That's a theory." Daishan thought for a moment, nodded and said.

"In this case, then order Dorgon to retreat." Huang Taiji slapped the dragon chair and said: "The Han people are powerful, and a small Phi Island will cost us our troops. This shows that we will not be able to invade the Central Plains in a short time. Now the biggest enemy is Li Xin. As long as we destroy Li Xin, we will be able to herd horses in the Central Plains. Even if our side defeats Li Xin, it will be a victory, but it will be a heavy loss. But if we deal with Li Xin together with the Ming Dynasty, we can easily win. Let Chongzhen Xiaoer fight Li Xin first!"

"That's right. Your majesty is wise." Fan Wencheng and others said loudly.

"After the beginning of spring, we will enter the Horqin Grassland." Huang Taiji stood up abruptly, and said to the crowd, "Now, all the banners should go back to rectify the troops, and there must be no mistakes."

Everyone was taken aback when they heard the words, and looked at Huang Taiji's not majestic body, not only because Huang Taiji had planned a long time ago, but also because of Huang Taiji's decision to march into the Horqin Grassland.Jiannu also attacked Horqin in the past, but they just left with a fight, making Horqin submit to Jiannu. Now, according to Huang Taiji, I am afraid it is not as simple as submitting.

"Surrender is only temporary. They have their own army. Once something happens, they will still make trouble." Huang Taiji said quietly: "Only the people who belong to our Manchus are the right way." Although Huang Taiji's voice was very flat, but in the hall But it shocked everyone.Huang Taiji's mind has changed, not only to submit, but to rule.

After hearing this, Fan Wencheng nodded his head. Huang Taiji took advantage of the fact that after the failure of Dalinghe last time, the various Mongolian ministries went their separate ways and broke away from Jiannu, which greatly reduced Jiannu's strength.It caused Li Xin to sweep the grassland, and now Huang Taiji wants to take the Horqin tribe into his pocket, just to completely unify the grassland.When Li Xin ruled the various tribes, he not only included the tribes of these people, but also established the Yanhuang tribe, wiped out all the troops in these tribes, and included them under the rule of the Yanhuang tribe, so that other tribes would be very afraid even if they wanted to rebel. Disaster.

"Korqin?" Dai Shan and the others showed a little hesitation.

The relationship between the Horqin tribe and the Manchus is hard to say clearly. It has been entangled with the old Han Nurhachi. In the harem of Huang Taiji, it is unknown how many women are from the Horqin tribe, and even many princes such as Daishan In Baylor's back house, there are women from the Horqin tribe.It can be said that the Horqin tribe and the Manchus are closely related, and it is difficult to tell clearly.But now, Huang Taiji wanted to attack the Horqin tribe, and wanted to completely bring the Horqin tribe under the command of the Manchus and remove Horqin from the name. This made everyone unacceptable for a short time.

"The Horqin tribe must be brought under my Dajin's command. From now on, there will be no Horqin, no Chahar, and only one Dajin on the entire grassland." Fan Wencheng and other Han people understand the truth of this, They all agree.In the Central Plains, since Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, the emphasis was on Confucianism and great unification.Fan Wencheng and other Han people received Confucian education, and they didn't quite agree with the scattered tribal alliances on the grassland. The former Huang Taiji might not be able to solve this problem, or maybe he never thought about it at all.It's just that at this time, I have to think about this matter.

"The Horqin tribe must be included under my Dajin's command, and their army must also be disbanded. With an army, they have the possibility of raising troops." Huang Taiji glanced at everyone, and a sense of coercion permeated the crowd. Can't help lowering his head.

"The Great Jin Kingdom is so powerful that it is good to have the Horqin tribe under its command." Daishan was silent for a while, and said: "This is how it is to compete for the country. It is normal to see these things a lot. But will Li Xin know?" Agreeing to let us take Horqin into the bag is hard to say."

Everyone was silent for a while again, Li Xinxiong was just thinking about it, couldn't he see the position of the Horqin tribe?He had defeated Lin Danhan, and the next one would be the Horqin tribe. After the beginning of spring, when the snow melted, Li Xin might send troops northward to fight against Horqin.Hou Jin will face Li Xin face to face again.Does the entire Dajin Kingdom still have this confidence?

"Your Majesty, I think that Li Xin may not have time to deal with Horqin." Fan Wencheng said proudly, "Your Majesty, Li Xin has just defeated Lin Dan Khan, and he still needs time to digest the land he got. , how the remaining power can be used by Li Xin, and the various troubles of the Ming court, these are enough for Li Xin to deal with. I am afraid it will take half a year to a year. , his foundation is not stable, and it is rare to get the power of Lin Dan Khan. If he rashly attacks Horqin, his strength is not enough to protect his own gains. Therefore, I think that at this time, I, Dajin, will attack Horqin. This is the best time, by the time Li Xin reacts, we have digested the entire Horqin."

(End of this chapter)