Chapter 660: A whole body is chaotic, Beizhili

Zhang Zhun was unwilling to give in, and Huang Taiji refused to give in, which was destined to be very difficult for negotiations. Zhang Zhun wanted to get more war horses and strengthen his own strength. Huang Taiji was absolutely unwilling to let Zhang Zhun get more war horses, which posed a greater threat to himself. This contradiction is originally irreconcilable and can only be resolved through war.

While Mo Yu and Yalai were constantly arguing, both sides were constantly accumulating troops and looking forward to another battle. During this period, the competition between the Hu Ben cavalry and the Tartar cavalry around Dongjiabao was quite fierce. Every day, the Hu Ben cavalry had 20 or 30 casualties, while the casualties of the Tartar cavalry were about 150 or 60.

The Huben Army cavalry adopted a sporadic attack method, and they specifically selected the taks' scattered cavalry to attack. If they could beat them, they would fight them and run away if they could not. This ability was originally the strength of the Taks, and the Taks used to deal with the Ming army in this way. But now, this ability was mastered by the Huben Army, and it was the Taks' cavalry to suffer losses. Relying on the long range of the Huben gun, the Huben Army cavalry did take a lot of advantages.

Unfortunately, the number of Taurus cavalry is large, and the parts of the Tiger Ben cavalry cannot hurt the muscles and bones of the Taurus cavalry at all. In particular, the Mongolian cavalry later replaced the Taurus cavalry and appeared around Dongjiabao, and started a sporadic battle with the Tiger Ben cavalry. As a result, the Tiger Ben cavalry mainly killed the Mongolian cavalry, which did not hurt the Jin army at all.

"Please do the trick!"

After listening to Mo Yu's report, Zhang Zhun said decisively.

We will do whatever we can make Huang Taiji uncomfortable.

Aren’t you worried that they will not be able to reincarnate? That will make you completely unable to reincarnate!

"You... don't tell your credit!"

When Yalai learned that Zhang Zhun had ordered the monk, he became angry and said angrily.

But Zhang Zhun didn't see him at all, so he continued to invite monks. There were not many temples in northern Zhili, so he went to Laoshan, Shandong to invite him. At this time, Li Jicheng just sent someone to take the head of the Tatars and exchange horses with Wu Sangui. As a result, Yalai happened to see it.

Yalai thought that the Hu Ben Army was really unwilling to negotiate, so he simply cut off all the heads of the Tartars, completely blocking the road. The Hu Ben Army's ruthlessness was really stronger than the Jin army. There was no way, Yalai had to give in. It would be best that Yalai agreed to give Zhang Zhun a total of 2,000 war horses and take away all the corpses outside the city.

"Two thousand... OK! Deal!"

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and agreed.

It is better to have two thousand war horses than to have them. Anyway, keeping the corpses of those Tartars is not very useful. Wu Sangui cannot digest too many Tartar heads. With Huang Taiji's personality, it is indeed unlikely to make too much concessions. Zhang Zhun can be sure that Huang Taiji now must be calculating how to avenge a single arrow.

As for the exchange between Dorgon, Duoduo, Kong Youde and others, there was no such thing as the following. Huang Taiji was obviously unwilling to hand over Fan Wencheng and others for their sake. There was no way. Huang Taiji is indeed in a dilemma now. If he had such a deal, his prestige would be gone, and the foundation of the ruling of the Great Jin Kingdom would be severely weakened. Zhang Zhun did not force it. It was always beneficial to hold Dorgon and Duoduo in his hand.

On the 26th day of the first lunar month, Mo Yu and Yalai, representing the Hu Ben Army and the Dajin Kingdom, reached an agreement on the exchange of corpses by war horses. The Dajin Kingdom used two thousand war horses to take away all the corpses outside the Dongjiabao city. The war horses were sent in advance. After receiving the war horses, the troops stationed in Dongjiabao were not allowed to shoot at the Dajin soldiers who came to carry the bodies. The same was true for other forts. Of course, the premise was that these Dajin soldiers did not carry any weapons.

"Ye Longxin, sent someone to tell Dorgon, saying that I hope to exchange him for Fan Wencheng, but Huang Taiji refused. If he wanted to go back, he would personally write a letter to Huang Taiji and persuade him to agree to my request. If Huang Taiji did not agree, he would have to stay in the Hu Ben Army forever."

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and said lightly.

"Governor, what if he doesn't want to write a letter?"

Ye Longxin asked with some concern.

Zhang Zhun's approach was obviously to alienate Huang Taiji and Dorgon. Although the two were not very compatible in the past, they were half-brothers and were both senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom. They were definitely united in dealing with the Hu Ben Army. Now, Zhang Zhun did this on purpose, saying that they had to have gaps due to Fan Wencheng's affairs. However, Zhang Zhun's plan may not take effect. With Dorgon's intelligence, he could see through Zhang Zhun's ultimate goal at a glance.

"It doesn't matter if you don't want to write, it doesn't matter if you see through our purpose. If you send someone to make a splash, you will say that we are willing to exchange Dorgon for one, but Huang Taiji did not agree, so we don't care. Whoever likes Dorgon will exchange things. As long as the price is satisfactory, I will sell Dorgon to them."

Zhang Zhun said casually.

According to his estimate, with Dorgon's wisdom and his tricks, the other party should have seen it at a glance. However, it doesn't matter if he knows it, but Zhang Zhun wants such an effect. He wants everyone in the world to know that the conflict between Huang Taiji and Dorgon is concentrated on Fan Wencheng. In this way, it would be strange if Fan Wencheng lives without being worried. Other traitors must have a heart that is turbulent and anxious.

Dead traitor! Want to live a comfortable life? Dream!

As for the news that he wanted to sell Dorgon, he was just deliberately creating public opinion. There were only two people in the world who might pay for Dorgon, one was Huang Taiji, and the other was naturally Emperor Chongzhen. Since Huang Taiji was unwilling to redeem Dorgon with Fan Wencheng, it depends on whether Emperor Chongzhen was interesting. As long as Emperor Chongzhen’s price was appropriate, Zhang Zhun would not mind giving him Dorgon to him. How much is the price? 50,000 war horses are enough.

Why is the price so high? How can the price attract others' attention? Zhang Zhun's purpose is to make everyone in the world know that Dorgon was arrested by the Hu Ben Army in the hands of the Hu Ben Army. It is best that all the people, on the streets and alleys, use this matter as a topic of discussion after dinner.

I believe that the people of the people, especially those in Jiangnan, will definitely be discussing this matter enthusiastically. People who are far away from the battlefield like to talk about the situation on the battlefield the most. It is said that the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce will be held in March. If you don’t vigorously create public opinion at this time, how can you appear to be the wise and magical martial arts of the Hu Ben Army? It is invincible in the world?

Zhang Zhun also calculated that at that time, he would take Dorgon to Jiangnan for a walk, and let the people in Jiangnan see what the Tartars's Bell looked like. The gentry in Jiangnan had great opinions about themselves, and they thought they were not shocked or shocked.

"Sir, the battle report from Qingzhou City!"

During the negotiations, the war in Qingzhou City was almost over.

Obviously, the thousands of people in the inlaid blue flag commander of Abatai could not threaten Qingzhou City. The Hu Ben Army stationed four battalions in Qingzhou City, with six or seven thousand troops, with more troops than the Tartars. Therefore, after arriving in Qingzhou City, Abatai only tentatively swept the surroundings of Qingzhou City, prepared for attack, and then waited for the arrival of subsequent troops.

Huang Taiji's original plan was to ask Abatai to attack the vanguard, first test the movements of Qingzhou City, prepare for attack, and then wait for the arrival of the indigenous infantry and the Han army flag. According to Huang Taiji's estimate, it only takes two or three days to destroy Dongjiabao, catch or kill Zhang Zhun. The indigenous infantry and the Han army flag can quickly go south and continue to destroy Qingzhou City.

As a result, a small mistake was made in the plan, and Huang Taiji himself broke the battle in Dongjiabao. The subsequent troops did not follow up, so Abatai was alone and could not beat the enemy. He used cavalry to attack the city, but his strength was not enough. Moreover, Abatai's cavalry was not large, with only less than 5,000 people, and it was impossible to conquer Qingzhou City, which was heavily defended by the Hu Ben Army.

Fortunately, Abatai seemed reckless, but in fact he was quite cautious. When he learned that Huang Taiji had failed in the battle at Dongjiabao, he immediately led his army to the north without stopping at all. The Hu Ben Army in Qingzhou City was all infantry, and he wanted to chase him, but he was also unable to do anything. The Dragon Cavalry Battalion, which assisted in the battle, did not expect that Abatai would run faster than a rabbit, and if he wanted to chase him, he could no longer catch up. In other words, even if Qingzhou City was safe and sound, Abatai himself suffered not much loss.

"Sir, the battle report from Jinan City!"

While Abatai arrived in Qingzhou City, Yuetuo also arrived near Jinan City.

Yuetuo was more careful and steady than Abatai. The speed of the march was slightly slower than Abatai, and the attack movement was also slightly slower than Abatai. As a result, he had just surrounded Jinan City and received news of Huang Taiji's defeat. Like Abatai, Yuetuo immediately gave up his control of Jinan City and immediately led his army back. The Hu Ben Army was all infantry, so of course he could not catch up, so he had to watch the Tartar cavalry retreat quickly. As a result, Jinan City was safe and sound, and there was not even much guns and cannons.

Faced with such a battle situation, Shandong Governor Zhu Dadian was going crazy. If he had known that Yue Tuo had just left with a fake shot, he would not have invited the Hu Ben Army to arrive. It is easy to invite the gods to send the gods to the gods! The Hu Ben Army would definitely not leave when he arrived in Jinan City. This great god was placed in Jinan City, which was equivalent to having countless nails pierced under his butt, and it would be strange if he could sit steadily.

If I had known that the Hu Ben Army would have beaten Huang Taiji in Hejian Prefecture, Zhu Dadian would not have let the Hu Ben Army enter Jinan City even if he had killed him. Now, Zhang Zhun not only got the money, but also planted the troops of the two battalions into Jinan City and formed the Jinan City Defense Army. Basically, half of Jinan City is, well, to be precise, more than 80% of the military affairs are the Hu Ben Army.

Jinan City fell into Zhang Zhun's hands. Most of the Shandong, except Yanzhou Prefecture, all other prefectures must listen to the Hu Ben Army. He, as the governor of Shandong, probably has done his best. Even if he doesn't, he will be undermined. Is it still his turn to say something? Of course, he can also make a passionate effort to cause trouble for Zhang Zhun. As for whether he will be beaten into a hornet's nest on the spot, it's hard to say.

"Appoint Peng Bo and Li Jiaxi to be nailed into Jinan City."

"If Zhu Dadian wants to do it, then do it."

"Order the Dragon Cavalry Camp to enter the vicinity of Jinan City!"

Zhang Zhun gave many orders in a cold look.

The development of the war in Shandong was a little different from Zhang Zhun's original estimate. In general, it was better than the original plan. I originally thought that the Tartars would definitely destroy all the three prefectures in eastern and western Shandong, and Qingzhou City and Jinan City would also have to go through the war. Unexpectedly, when Huang Taiji was defeated, Yue Tuo and Abatai immediately retreated, and they didn't even have time to kill and set fire. It seems that the Tartars are not very brave!

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is understandable. Who is Huang Taiji? He is the king of the Great Jin Kingdom. Under his leadership, the Great Jin Kingdom has not fought such a defeat in many years? It seems that he has never. Therefore, the sudden defeat of Dongjiabao will of course make the top leaders of the Tartars frightened. Even Huang Taiji was defeated, so how could the people below dare to fight?

When the news of the defeat came out, why are you not scared? They were alone and deep into the army. Once Huang Taiji could not withstand the pressure of the Hu Ben Army and was forced to retreat north, the Hu Ben Army advanced west from Hejian Prefecture, and with one knife in the waist, it would block them south of the Yellow River. At that time, the Hu Ben Army would come from multiple directions, and even using the sea of ​​people, they could flood them.

The Dongjiabao Battle was a swaying force and effectively affected the entire battle situation. It was probably not expected that Huang Taiji and Zhang Zhun did not expect this. In any case, the entire Shandong territory was saved after all. Only the place where the Tatars marched suffered some losses. Zhang Zhun was happy to see this result. If the three prefectures in eastern and western Shandong were destroyed, it would be troublesome to rebuild them.

It turned out that when I heard that the Tartars retreated, I felt very relieved when I heard that they had retreated. Some of the brave people even left Jinan City and other places and began to return to their hometowns. The Hu Ben Army cavalry of the Dragon Cavalry Camp also began to cruise near Dezhou. Basically, around Jinan Prefecture, the world of the Hu Ben Army was already under the Hu Ben Army.

Of course, there are both good sides in this matter and bad sides. The good side is said before, and Shandong is saved. The bad side is Abatai's Inlaid Blue Banner and Yuetuo's Zhenglan Banner. The strength is basically intact. The Hu Ben Army will continue to deal with them in the future battles. After they retreated to Northern Zhili and joined Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji's power was obviously enhanced.

Dengzhou City has been captured by the Hu Ben Army, Dorgon, Duoduo, Kong Youde and others have been captured alive, and the Jin army has no need to attack Shandong. Now Huang Taiji is all looking at Zhang Zhun. Dongjiabao is defeated, and the Jin army has suffered a lot, but it has not yet reached the point of severe damage to its vitality. With the retreat of the two generals Yuetuo and Abatai, and Ajige has reorganized the Zhenghong Banner, Huang Taiji's strength has improved quite a lot.

The news of the victory of the Dongjiabao Battle spread wildly, and the entire Shandong and even the southern part of northern Zhili were in full swing. Now the entire Shandong only knows the Hu Ben Army, but not the imperial army. Zhu Dadian knew that this was not good, but he could only helpless. The two princes in Jinan City were even more sad. They all felt that perhaps their days in Shandong should be over soon. Perhaps, just this year, they would be "gifted out of the country" by Zhang Zhun.

Compared with the joy of the people of Shandong, the people of Northern Zhili were relatively bad. In order to vent their dissatisfaction with the defeat of Dongjiabao, Huang Taiji ordered troops to loot. A large number of Tartar cavalry and Mongolian cavalry attacked all over the Hejian Prefecture, as well as nearby Baoding Prefecture, Zhending Prefecture, Daming Prefecture, Shunde Prefecture and other places. For a time, the entire Northern Zhili was in a panic.

The Ming army stationed in various parts of Northern Zhili were more effective than the Hu Ben Army. It was one heaven and one earth. Facing the crazy attacks of the Tartars, it was impossible to stop it. In just a few days, a large number of counties, villages and towns were slaughtered, a large number of people were killed, and a large amount of wealth was stolen. The entire southern part of Northern Zhili was filled with smoke of war and blood and tears.

On February 24th, the Tatars's Yellow Banner attacked Gaoyang (now Gaoyang County, Hebei Province). In Gaoyang City, there was a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Sun Chengzong, the teacher of Emperor Chongzhen, here. At that time, Sun Chengzong served as the governor of Liaodong and successfully blocked the Tatars' advance westward. This time, Haoge attacked Gaoyang, which was aimed at Sun Chengzong. If he could not kill Zhang Zhun, he would also kill Sun Chengzong.

As a result, after a day and night of fighting, the Tartars broke into the city. Sun Chengzong committed suicide, and all the more than 130 families were killed. The people in Gaoyang City were also slaughtered by the Tartars, and none of them survived. Haoge hated Zhang Zhun and Sun Chengzong, and blatantly ordered the massacre of the city, and ordered the dismemberment of Sun Chengzong's body into countless pieces. Then, Haoge led his army to crazily kill the nearby Baoding City.

Lu Xiangsheng, who came to support Gaoyang, was blocked by the Tartar cavalry and could not arrive in time. When he arrived at Gaoyang City, he only saw corpses everywhere. After Sun Chengzong committed suicide, he was still dismembered by the Tartars. Lu Xiangsheng sent people to collect them as much as possible, but in the end he could not collect them all, so he had to take the coffin and then send someone to report the bad news to the capital.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard the bad news, he was furious and removed Lu Xiangsheng from all his posts and was imprisoned and awaited trial. Hong Chengchou, who came north with Lu Xiangsheng, was also ordered to be demoted to the third level and be retained for future success. Later, Chongzhen ordered that Yang Sichang be replaced by Lu Xiangsheng and serve as prime minister of the five provinces.

Poor Lu Xiangsheng, when he was clearing out the Shaanxi chaos army, he tried his best and worked hard to exhaust almost all his efforts for the court. As a result, the Shaanxi chaos army did not clean up and received an order to support the north. As a result, when he arrived in Northern Zhili, he fell into such a chaos again. In the end, he ended up like this.

According to the order of the Ministry of War, Lu Xiangsheng's troops were stationed in Zhending City (i.e. Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province), which is 400 miles away from Gaoyang. There are also a large number of Tartar cavalry activities nearby. As soon as the Ming army leaves the city, they will be intercepted by Tartar cavalry. The combat effectiveness of the Huguang army he commands is not as good as that of the Qin army, and the number of cavalry is insufficient. Where is the opponent of the Tartars in field war?

If the court really wants to solve Gaoyang's crisis, it should be to dispatch cavalry from the capital immediately, or to order Wu Sangui from Tianjin Wei to dispatch. There are no more Taurus cavalry around the capital, and even if the Taurus wants to intercept it, they will not be able to intercept it. As long as Wu Sangui and others arrive in time, they can still rescue Sun Chengzong. Unfortunately, the Ministry of War did not do this.

Why? The reason is very simple. No one dared to move the troops in the capital without the approval of Emperor Chongzhen. As for Tianjin Wei, where is Empress Yi'an still there? Wu Sangui was transferred. Who will protect the safety of Empress Yi'an? If Empress Yi'an is abducted by the Tartars and is insulted, wouldn't the people in the Ministry of War commit suicide and apologize?

Therefore, the failure to assist Gaoyang this time was not Lu Xiangsheng's fault. The Ministry of War, which has always been very good and has been criticized repeatedly, has no major responsibility this time. To be investigated, Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Yi'an should be investigated. Because of their relationship, the Ministry of War had to move left and right and send Lu Xiangsheng to the north to rescue Gaoyang. Unfortunately, Emperor Chongzhen only asked about the result and not the process, so he became a scapegoat.

"Oh! This Zhang Yan! It's really unlucky!"

"As soon as I went out, I killed two people, one was Sun Chengzong and the other was Lu Xiangsheng!"

When Zhang Zhun received the relevant information, he could only sigh helplessly.

If Zhang Yan was in front of him now, he would slap her. Don’t think that she was a woman, and you wouldn’t hit her. Look at what she did. If she hadn’t stayed in Tianjin and Wu Sangui’s cavalry, she could have been dispatched at any time to rescue Sun Chengzong. As long as Sun Chengzong did not die, Lu Xiangsheng would not be held accountable. As long as Sun Chengzong and Lu Xiangsheng were still there, the court still had some hope of surviving.

Now, Sun Chengzong is dead and Lu Xiang is exiled to prison. Who else can the court besides Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui? Not to mention villains like Yang Sichang. Well, there is also Sun Chuanting. But Sun Chuanting's wrist is too ruthless, just like a double-edged sword, which may cause damage to both one's own people and the enemy. If you don't use it well, this double-edged sword will stab yourself. In other words, Sun Chuanting is difficult to take on the heavy responsibility.

"Forget it, what am I worried about? Dogs take rats and meddling in other people's business. Chongzhen has tormented all his talents. Isn't it what the Hu Ben Army needs?"

Zhang Zhun suddenly shook his head and muttered to himself.

Zhang Zhun was indeed uncomfortable when he heard that Sun Chengzong committed suicide and Lu Xiangsheng was imprisoned. Although in terms of interests, the departure of these two people was beneficial to the Hu Ben Army. Perhaps, Lu Xiangsheng, Shi Kefa and others should not have ended like this. If Chongzhen had not been the emperor, they should have more places to display their talents.

On the 28th day of the first lunar month, the Hu Ben Army received two thousand war horses sent by Huang Taiji. In terms of the quality of the war horses, Huang Taiji did not make any mistakes. It was just the norm, not good or bad. After the old man Chen Guoxi looked carefully, he found no problems, so Zhang Zhun accepted them. So, the people sent by the Tatars also began to clean up the bodies outside Dongjiabao.
Chapter completed!