Han ride

Chapter 455 Pursuit
On the official road from Xuanfu to Beijing, Huang Taiji was leading an army towards Beijing. Huang Taiji ran all the way, and he didn't know how long he waited until he found that the horses under his crotch were panting heavily, so he stopped. When he got down, he looked back, but saw that the faces of the soldiers were exhausted. Soldiers like them lived in such a harsh place as Liaodong, and their physical fitness was no longer comparable to that of soldiers in the Central Plains. Already so exhausted, it can be seen that today's battle is crazy.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers are already exhausted, it's time to rest for a while." Ning Wan persuaded me from the side.Now that Fan Wencheng is not around, the only one who can persuade him is Ning Wan and me.

"Then let's rest for a while! Order the soldiers to bury the pot and cook, and go on the road quickly after eating." Huang Taiji shook his head. He held back the uneasiness in his heart and quickly ordered. Unable to resist Li Xin's attack, Li Xin will attack sooner or later.But it is also a fact that the soldiers are exhausted. If they don't rest, they will be chased and killed by Li Xin.

After receiving Huang Taiji's order, those Jiannu soldiers who had been running and fighting all day rolled off their horses and rested by the side of the road. Although these people were elite men, they were still human beings. There are times when you are tired.Those fire fighters didn't have such an opportunity, so they hurriedly buried their pots to cook.

Huang Taiji saw it, and there was a hint of anxiety in his eyes. He went up a nearby hill and looked northwest, hoping to see Dorgon leading the army.Unfortunately, nothing was seen at all.

"Your Majesty, if we are so tired, so must the army led by Li Xin. They also need to rest." Ning Wan and I persuaded.

"Hey! I didn't expect this battle to be fought like this. I didn't expect Chongzhen to be so strong. If I knew this, I shouldn't be too tight. Let Li Xin and Chongzhen fight to the death. This is all right, we defeated the Imperial Forest Army, It is tantamount to helping Li Xin destroy the last obstacle in front of him." Huang Taiji looked up to the sky and sighed.It doesn't matter if he is hunted down, but he helped the enemy accomplish a great event, which made Huang Taiji feel extremely disgusted.

"Nevertheless, it is not a simple matter for Li Xin to integrate the Central Plains." Ning Wan and I felt a little frustrated in my heart, but I still said: "The situation in the Central Plains is corrupt, Gao Yingxiang and other rebels are everywhere, and there are natural and man-made disasters. Wait, if Li Xin wants to draw his hand and deal with our Qing Dynasty, I am afraid it will take ten years. As long as we are out of the customs, there will be enough time to recover our strength and fight Li Xin decisively."

Huang Taiji nodded after hearing this, but this is also a matter. Li Xin obtained everything from Chongzhen, and similarly, he also inherited the mess left by Chongzhen.The internal and external troubles of the Central Plains are enough to make Li Xin toss for a long time, and he still has time.Having said that, his complexion immediately improved a lot.

"After I go back, I decided not to go south for ten years, and focus on managing Liaodong and the grasslands." Huang Taiji thought for a while and said, "In the future, Li Xin will definitely focus on the Central Plains. He won't take much care of the grasslands. We will continue to harass the grasslands, cooperate with those rebels in the Central Plains, and continue to erode Li Xin's strength, and sooner or later we will be able to eliminate Li Xin like Chongzhen."

"The emperor is holy." Ning said quickly after I listened.

"Go, go down, eat something, rest for a while, and continue on the road." Huang Taiji glanced down the mountain, only to see the smell of meat wafting down the mountain, knowing that dinner was about to be ready, he greeted Ning Wan and said to me.

"Urgent report, urgent report." Then when the two were about to go down the mountain, there were bursts of shrill shouts from the official road in the distance.Huang Taiji's complexion suddenly changed.There is a bad feeling in my heart.

"Your Majesty, Fourteen Baylor fought fiercely with Li Xin, and the entire army was wiped out. Fourteen Baylor was also killed by Li Xin. Now Li Xin is leading an army of [-] troops, and they are attacking our army. It is only a few dozen miles away from here. "The spy said loudly.

"Fourteenth brother!" Huang Taiji only felt a heavy wound in his chest, and couldn't help crying bitterly. Although his brothers have been separated from each other these years, even though he knows that Dorgon has ambitions, it is his own brother after all. Among them, Dorgon is undoubtedly the one who helped him the most. Whether it is to mount a horse to kill the enemy or dismount to rule the people, he is skilled.It's a pity that such a person was actually killed by Li Xin.

"Li Xin, I swear to you that we will never give up." Huang Taiji raised his whip and pointed to the northwest and said loudly: "What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and prepare the army, I want to fight Li Xin to the death."

"No, Your Majesty, the soldiers are exhausted, how can they be Li Xin's opponents." Ning Wan and I said loudly.

"Huang Ama, we are exhausted, and the enemy is the same. They are also exhausted. Why don't you kill them now and fight them to the death? When the time comes, you won't know who loses!" The sheep had already smelled fragrant, but Li Xin actually killed it. This is why he is not allowed to eat!There are still such vicious people in the world, how can Hauge not be angry!
"Yes, yes, fight to the death with him." When Duo Duo heard that Dorgon had died in battle, his eyes turned red. , Now that my own father is dead in battle, how could he not take revenge.

"Your Majesty, if you are outside the customs, the slaves would also suggest a fight to the death with Li Xin, but now we are in the Central Plains. If you lose to Li Xin, Li Xin has nothing to do with him. He can recruit troops in the Central Plains, or even return to Shanxi." But we are different. The generals in the Central Plains will make trouble and attack us continuously. Even if we reach Shanhaiguan, will Wu Sangui let us go and even eat us. Your Majesty, you must not fight with us. Li Xin's decisive battle, Li Xin's army is exhausted now, we have left a lot of delicious food here, Li Xin's army will definitely stop. Let's go quickly." After Ning Wan, I said loudly: "What we need now is time. Your Majesty, the army will definitely stop. You can't stay here and fight Li Xin."

"Pass on my will, let's go." Huang Taiji only felt a rush of blood rushing up from his chest, and was forced down by him, with a gloomy expression, he got on his horse and walked towards Beijing.He also wanted to have a decisive battle with Li Xin like Dodo. Anyway, both sides are exhausted soldiers. If there is a real fight, I don't know who will have the last laugh!But Ning Wan reminded him that Li Xin can afford to lose, but Huang Taiji cannot afford to lose.So although it was a shame, Huang Taiji had to retreat.

"Your Majesty, it's these Han captives that have slowed us down a lot. It's better to kill them all so that we can go faster." Duoduo's eyes were red. At this time, what he wanted to do most was Killing, he wanted to kill all the Han people in front of him.

"No, keep them, let them drag Li Xin down. We don't care about these people's life or death, but Li Xin won't." Huang Taiji said coldly: "Go, go, let's go quickly. "Finally, Huang Taiji whipped his horse and disappeared into the darkness again.

In desperation, nearly [-] soldiers had to abandon all the food in front of them, hurriedly mounted their horses again, and galloped away into the distance, disappearing without a trace in a blink of an eye.

In the first battle of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji captured a large number of Han soldiers and bureaucrats. These people were treated like pigs and dogs for a day. Seeing that Jiannu let him go, although he was curious, these guys were already hungry. They turned their backs, and when they saw no one around, they rushed to the slave camp to snatch food.The scene was extremely chaotic, so chaotic that Li Xin didn't know it until he led the army.

"Hmph, what kind of people are these?" Li Xin rode on the dark clouds and stepped on the snow with a gloomy expression, looking at everything in front of him coldly, his eyes flickering with murderous intent.

"Your Majesty, these people are soldiers and officials who were captured in the Battle of Sangganhe." Zuo Liangyu said hastily.

"Hmph, it turns out that they are all incompetent people. My lord, these guys are really brave. They dare to snatch our food, why don't they just kill them all!" Gao Meng was also hungry for a long time, and originally wanted to eat He didn't expect that these food would fall into the hands of these captives, how could he bear it.

"Presumptuous." Although Li Xin's face was gloomy, after hearing Gao Meng's words, he still couldn't help scolding them angrily. Although these people were prisoners, they were also defeated and captured. Maybe they didn't contribute much in the war, but But they are Han people, Li Xin is now the king of Han in the court, how can he kill these people.He knew that this was the trouble Huang Taiji had left for him, if he couldn't solve these people, he shouldn't think about continuing to pursue Huang Taiji.

"Zuo Liangyu, beat the drums. Even if you eat, you have to follow the rules. How can you look like this? A general is a general, a soldier is a soldier, and an official is an official. This is what the army of the Ming Dynasty looks like." Li Xin said loudly: "After the three-way drum, those who cannot stand in line will be beheaded."

"Yes." Zuo Liangyu was also awed by Li Xin's murderous intent, and hurriedly ordered someone to beat the drum.

Some of the captives saw Li Xin's army come to kill them. Although they were wearing black armor, they looked like Han Chinese. They carried the banner of the Ming army. Although they were worried, they didn't care. Rumbling, another group of soldiers shouted loudly around the remnants of the defeated soldiers, only then did they realize that it was the arrival of the Northern Conscript Army, and some people followed Zuo Liangyu's command and stood up beside the official road.But there are still some people who are still fighting for food.Even some officials didn't look at Li Xin as if they were still yelling.

"With such an army, how can the late emperor be undefeated?" Wang Chengen watched clearly, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.At this moment, he is wearing a python robe and a black gauze on his head. He is almost the same as in the palace. He is just riding on a horse with a slightly hunched back. With the death of Chongzhen, his energy and spirit are almost exhausted. They are the children of Chongzhen.

"After the three-way drum, anyone who still fails to act in accordance with the military order will be executed." After the three-way drum, Li Xin glanced at the official road in front of him, and found that there were still people robbing food. He ordered suddenly.

"Yes. Hehe, watch me clean up these messes." Gao Meng looked grim, and looked at the crowd coldly. It was these guys in front of him that caused him to have not eaten until now. What's more, he was born in the Northern Army and looked down on these things from the bottom of his heart. guy.Of course there are those sanctimonious officials.

"Li Xin, I'm Chen Mingxia from the court, you can't arrest me." A civil servant who was eating chicken legs said loudly.He has a resolute face, and he looks righteous.

"The little thing is so presumptuous in front of this king, don't you know the order that this king gave?" Li Xin glanced at everyone coldly, and said with a sneer: "Don't say it's a little In this matter, even if it is the assistant minister of the imperial court, as long as he violates the order of the king, the king will kill him if he wants. Therefore, I am afraid that in the near future, they will also surrender to build slaves!"

"You?" After Chen Mingxia heard this, there was a hint of anger in his eyes, but it was more of terror. It was really like what Li Xin said, if Li Xin didn't come, Chen Mingxia really had plans to join Jiannu. He even knew that he was not the only one who had such a plan.

"Why, did this king make it right?" Li Xin looked at everyone coldly. There were dozens of civil servants who followed Chongzhen on the expedition. They were just a little loyal, not as good as Wang Yingxiong and the others who were already in the chaos. He died in the middle of the war, and other civil servants leaned forward for fear of death and did not dare to commit suicide, so they were captured by Jiannu one after another.Knowing that all the imperial guards were slaughtered by Jiannu, they had other thoughts in their minds, but at this time they were chased and killed by Li Xin, these people's thoughts would naturally disappear without a trace, but the idea was born, so at this time When Li Xin said it, he naturally became angry from embarrassment and roared loudly.

"Li Xin, you're talking nonsense, I'm going to read the sage's article and serve the country loyally, so how can I go to join the slaves?" Chen Mingxia retorted loudly.

"If you were really loyal to the Ming Dynasty, you should have learned from Lu Xiangsheng long ago and fought to your death. He is a civil servant, and you are also a civil servant. If he is capable of fighting and dying, why can't you?" Li Xin waved his hand and said, "I Han people have you. Such a civil servant is simply a disgrace. Kill him. Anyone who violates the king's military order will be punished."

"Li Xin, you traitor, you, you are going to die." Along with Chen Mingxia and other Ming Dynasty officials, they were all captured by Li Xin at this moment. When did these officials receive such treatment? Although in the past, Officials of the Ming Dynasty often suffered court rods, but in the Chongzhen Dynasty, they were not. Officials were still treated very politely.Li Xin actually wanted to kill these people, how could these people not make trouble!
"I don't even know what will happen to me in the future, so how do you know?" After Li Xin heard this, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said: "A person like you, that is, the late emperor, still saves your life, otherwise If it were, I would have dragged you out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded a long time ago. The reason why the late emperor was forced to conquest himself was because of a waste like you. If the lonely king didn’t kill you, how could he be worthy of the late emperor. Pull him down and behead him.”

Li Xin's voice was so loud that it shocked the three armies. There was silence at the scene, and no one dared to speak loudly. They could only look at Li Xin with fearful eyes.On the side of the official road, there were bursts of screams, followed by bursts of exclamations.

"Oh, it was really killed. The court ordered the official to be killed so simply. The King of Han is really daring."

"He is a Han, and he is the leader of the Northern Army. Now that the world is so big, who dares to be presumptuous in front of the King of Han, stand up quickly, stand up, so as not to be like that man, be pulled out and beheaded, when the time comes There is no place to cry."

When the soldiers below saw that Li Xin was so fierce, they even killed the high officials of the imperial court if they wanted to, and they didn't even show any kindness, and no one dared to object. There were countless soldiers, and they also had an aura, which made Li Xin nod secretly. These Imperial Forest Army may not be able to fight, but it is still possible to put on airs like this, and this will lead to the trend of elite soldiers.

"Shang Kexi, Wang Fuchen, this team will be handed over to you, follow behind the army, and march towards Beijing after eating." Li Xin ordered lightly. It is definitely impossible for these soldiers to go to the battlefield now. The army trained by the Northern Army will only be the same as the previous Ming army on the battlefield, without any combat effectiveness.

After Li Xin's bloody suppression, order was restored on both sides of the official road, and the food left by the slaves became free dinners for the Northern Army. At this time, the Northern Army was hungry and hungry. How could such a good opportunity be passed up!

An hour later, the North Zheng army finished eating. Of course, those captured soldiers of the Ming army were in the back. This is the difference between the soldiers conquering the North and the captured soldiers. The army continued to set off, chasing Jiannu overnight.

"Your Majesty, in this dark night, the lights are hard to distinguish. Jiannu ambushed on both sides. What should we do to attack our army?" Zhang Cai said quickly after hearing about it.

"This king is also worried about this, but at this time, Jiannu must be heading for the city of Beijing. You know those people in the court. Once you know that the emperor has passed away and Jiannu's army is approaching the city, I'm afraid these guys will not stick to it. The city of Beijing will even cause chaos, causing Jiannu to take the opportunity to attack the city, and our army will suffer even more losses." Li Xin shook his head and said.

"Then let Wen Tiren come forward, let the spies in Beijing contact Wen Tiren immediately, let Wen Tiren stay in Beijing temporarily, and no one is allowed to leave the city without the king's order. Otherwise, he will be punished as treason." Zhang Caiquan said: "March in the dark, Students still disagree."

"Will Wen Tiren be able to suppress it?" Li Xin thought for a while and said suspiciously.

"He must be able to hold on, otherwise, when Wang Shang enters the city of Beijing, he will be useless. An old fox like Wen Tiren can clearly divide the benefits." Zhang Cai said with certainty.

"Our family still controls Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and we can help Mr. Wen when necessary." Wang Chengen said quickly, fearing that after the fall of Beijing, Chongzhen's wife and son would be harmed by Jiannu.

"That's great. Hurry up and use the carrier pigeon to contact Cao Sanxi and ask him to meet Wen Tiren overnight, so that Wen Tiren can get ready." Li Xin thought for a while, nodded, and hurriedly ordered.

(End of this chapter)