Ming Empire

Chapter 19 Rescue Shengjing
Huang Taiji suddenly jumped up from his seat, rushed to Oboi in a few steps, grabbed Oboi's lapel, and asked sharply, "What did you say? The Ming army attacked Shengjing?"

This was something that Huang Taiji never dreamed of. He thought that the urgent report from Shengjing was the news that Hai Lanzhu was in critical condition or had died.Unexpectedly, it was news that the Ming army had attacked the capital of the Qing Dynasty and that Shengjing might have fallen.

Aobai had never seen Huang Taiji like this before, he was startled, but he still nodded vigorously.

The sergeant who delivered the emergency military report was also brought in immediately, and told the details to everyone in the tent.

It's just that these sergeants were just postmen at the post station, and they didn't know much about the specific situation of Shengjing. What they told repeatedly was that the Ming army was attacking Shengjing, and Shengjing sent out a signal for emergency rescue.

This news stunned everyone in the tent, no one could have imagined that a Ming army would detour hundreds of miles to attack Shengjing.All the people in the tent are important ministers of the Qing Dynasty, and they know that Shengjing's defense is weak.

The Qing Dynasty poured all its power into attacking Songshan and Jinzhou, and only a few thousand old and weak people stayed in Shengjing. If they were successfully attacked by the Ming army, it would not be difficult to understand.It's just that everyone is wondering, who is leading the troops, who has the ability to lead the army for hundreds of miles without being discovered, and may attack successfully?
Everyone in the tent knew that Hong Chengchou's eight generals, except for Cao Bianjiao's good ability, were all mobs, and they had to run away when fighting, but Cao Bianjiao was still in Songshan City, and just last night he led his army out of the city for a surprise attack.

Soon another group of people rushed out of the tent, conveying similar news, and explaining that the army had broken through the south gate and entered the city of Shengjing.

This news completely shattered everyone's luck. They thought of the disaster after the city was broken.

"This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible!" Huang Taiji, who had never been hit so hard, waved his arms and shouted like losing his mind, "We have 10,000+ horses in the Liaoxi Corridor, and North Korea is already a vassal state of our Qing Dynasty. , Mongols surrendered a long time ago, it is impossible for the Ming army to sneak attack Shengjing. It must be the Mongols, yes, it must be the Mongols disguised as the Ming army to attack Shengjing."

However, without waiting for others to say anything, Huang Taiji soon found out that his thinking was wrong. Most of the Mongols marched to Songshan, and Man Zhu Lixi, who stayed behind, was loyal to the Qing Dynasty, so it was impossible for him to do this.

"Your Majesty, if you don't know Mongols, it must be the Ming army." At this time Dorgon stepped out of the queue and said with great certainty: "The Ming army's Dongxie army has a good fighting capacity. This time they defeated Prince Su's men and horses. Zheng Lan The flag suffered heavy losses, and it is likely that a group of people took advantage of the chaos to break out of the siege of our Qing army and rush to Shengjing."

"Prince Rui's words are right," Yu Jun Wang Duoduo immediately stood up to echo Dorgon's words, "It is very likely that the Ming army took advantage of the chaos to break out of the siege and go directly to Shengjing. If there is no Prince Su defeat, there is no way this will happen.”

Hearing that Dorgon and Duoduo brothers took the opportunity to attack him, Hauge, who was still injured, jumped out immediately, and said angrily: "Prince Rui, King Yujun, when the troops you led met the Ming army and the Dongxie army, it was the same. The battle will be defeated. Huang Ama’s imperial soldiers encountered a surprise attack by the ASEAN Army, and they also suffered huge losses. Huang Ama, now is not the time to discuss right and wrong, we must rescue Shengjing as soon as possible.”

"Even if the Ming army took advantage of the chaos to break through, wouldn't there still be 3000 troops in Shengjing?" Huang Taiji still looked extremely dispirited, waving his arms and yelling at everyone, "Daishan is such a waste that even a city can't handle it." If I can’t keep it, I will kill him.”

In desperation, a mouthful of blood spurted out from Huang Taiji's mouth, and he collapsed.

When everyone saw it, they were even more frightened. They rushed forward to help Huang Taiji, and the imperial physician was quickly called in.

"Brother Fourteen, could it be that someone released water and secretly let the Ming army cross the border?" Taking advantage of the chaos, Duo Duo quietly asked Dorgon, "Otherwise, no matter how powerful the Ming army is, they will not be able to defeat our Qing army." encirclement."

While speaking, Duoduo's eyes fixed on Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, Li Yongfang, Tong Yangxing, Zhang Cunren and other Ming Dynasty surrenders.Duoduo's eyes were sharp enough, and Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi were all taken aback.

"Don't make random guesses," Dorgon whispered to Duo Duo: "The most important thing now is to rescue Shengjing quickly, encircle and wipe out this Ming army, and discuss other matters."

"However," Doduo, who has always had a dislike for the surrender, continued to argue, "If they are really traitors, then when the Ming army flees back, they can use their defense area to escape. What should we do?"

Dorgon seemed to be moved by Duo Duo's words. After thinking about it, he patted Duo Duo's shoulder and said softly, "Fifth Brother, don't worry."

Dodo knew what Dorgon meant, so he didn't say anything more.

After lying on the soft couch for a while, Huang Taiji's hemoptysis stopped, and he gradually calmed down. He called the sergeant in front of him again and asked, "Is it really the Ming army that attacked Shengjing?"

Of course, Huang Taiji got an affirmative answer.

"Huang Ama, the most urgent task is to rescue the army quickly, so as not to give the Ming army a chance to escape. Maybe the Ming army has not captured Shengjing yet." Everyone else won the battle, but he was defeated. Time was full of anger, and he tried his best to win the opportunity in front of Huang Taiji, "My son is willing to lead the army to rescue Shengjing. Huang Ama, you continue to lead the army on the front line of Songshan. My son believes that the Ming army that attacked Shengjing only has a few thousand troops. My son will beat them."

After thinking for a while, Huang Taiji shook his head and rejected Hauge's suggestion, "No, I will personally lead the army back to rescue Shengjing."

After gesturing to the people around him to help him up, Huang Taiji also decisively issued an order, "I will personally lead the two yellow flags back to rescue Shengjing, and Prince Rui will be in charge of Songshan's military affairs. Before I issue any new orders, the Songshan Just besiege and not attack. Prince Su will be reinstated as prince from now on, Prince Su, Prince Yu, and Prince Wuying, you must obey Prince Rui's orders, otherwise the military law will be used."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Duduo and Azig ordered immediately.But Hauge was very reluctant to be placed under Dorgon's command, and he pleaded again: "Huang Ama, my son will lead Zhenglan Banner to accompany you back to Shengjing."

"No need," Huang Taiji shook his head, "The situation in Songshan is not optimistic. If our army withdraws on a large scale, it will definitely shake the morale of the army and make the Ming army aware. Hong Chengchou will not let go of this opportunity to counterattack. I believe in a surprise attack on Shengjing There are only a few thousand people in the Ming army, and if I lead two yellow flags back to help, we should be able to wipe out that Ming army and relieve the crisis in Shengjing."

As Huang Taiji said, he struggled to get up, and ordered the cronies of the Two Yellow Banners, such as Oboi, Tulai, Ebilong, Tazhan, to make preparations immediately and set off to rush back to Shengjing.

Huang Taiji was in poor health. During his time in Songshan, he often had blood dripping from his nose. After receiving the news of the attack on Shengjing, he was so angry that he coughed up blood.Huang Taiji knew that his physical condition did not allow long-distance running, and what he needed was a restful life, but the situation was urgent, and he was concerned about the safety of Shengjing City, and couldn't let go of the death of his beloved woman Hai Lanzhu, so he rushed back to Shengjing desperately, even Hand over all the military affairs of Songshan and the command of the 10,000+ army to Dorgon.

In fact, before that, Huang Taiji already wanted to return to Shengjing. Hai Lanzhu's poor health has always worried him, but the battle between Songshan and Jinzhou is delicate, and when one Ming army fled, the other Ming army took the opportunity to fight back , almost took away his royal account.Not knowing the Ming army's intentions, he dared not go back to Shengjing for fear of being tricked by the Ming army.But now that he received the urgent report of the attack on Shengjing, he immediately decided to lead the army back to the rescue.

It was night when Huang Taiji received the urgent report of the attack on Shengjing, he did not wait to set off the next day, but left Songshan overnight.Regardless of his own health, he ordered his subordinates to rush back to Shengjing without stopping.

Songshan is about [-] miles away from Shengjing, and Huang Taiji is going to arrive within two days or at most three days.When he left Songshan, he had already sent out an edict from the Qing emperor, ordering the nearby tribes to rescue Shengjing immediately.

"Hai Lanzhu, you must be safe," Huang Taiji, who was galloping on horseback, thought most of all about his concubine Hai Lanzhu's well-being.Compared with Hailanzhu's safety, Shengjing's safety was still a bit less important in Huang Taiji's mind.

The love of sons and daughters is better than the general trend of the world. For a generation of heroes, this is a bit difficult for people to understand.

After leaving Songshan and crossing the Xiaoling River, it was just dawn, and Huang Taiji insisted on continuing to march, regardless of the dissuasion of his cronies, let alone his hemoptysis again.Obai, Tulai, Ye Bilong, Ta Zhan and other cronies under him failed to dissuade them, so they had to follow Huang Taiji and rush northward.

When he arrived at the Daling River, Huang Taiji received an urgent report from Shengjing again, stating that the First Army disguised itself as a postman delivering an urgent military report, tricked the city gate into opening in the middle of the night, and broke through Shengjing.When the news came out, the Ming army that rushed into Shengjing City had already broken through the Daqing Gate and was attacking the palace.

Hearing this news, Huang Taiji fell off his horse in a rage and coughed up blood again.However, after waking up, he did not agree with his cronies to ask him to rest well. They led their troops to go back to rescue Shengjing to dissuade them, and insisted on leading the army back to rescue Shengjing in person.

Aobai, Tulai, Ye Bilong, Ta Zhan and others couldn't resist Huang Taiji's persistence, so they could only follow him.

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Cao Yue's trophies, several 10 taels of gold, more than 500 million taels of silver, and countless rare antiques were buried in a Zhuangzi about ten miles away from Shengjing City.

Ginseng and some treasures that can be carried with you, and those that will not encounter sexual troubles, are taken away.

On the evening of the second day after Shengjing was captured, after turning Shengjing into ruins, Cao Yue led more than a thousand troops and left quietly.

In this sneak attack on Shengjing, the troops led by Cao Yue only suffered less than 300 casualties, of which less than 80 were killed, and achieved brilliant results in destroying Shengjing City.This was something that no one thought of before the war, and Cao Yue was the same.

When he led his troops to leave the dilapidated Shengjing City, he looked at the still smoking ruined city, and said with great emotion: "Shengjing, the Shenyang of later generations, I, Cao Yue, will definitely come back, and then I will build a city such as Shengjing is a more magnificent city today, I believe that at that time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty would no longer exist.”

(End of this chapter)