On April 25, Shengjing City.

The place where the Ming Dynasty, the most important place outside the pass in the past, is now completely different.

The countless Eight Banners flags floating around the city and the ugly money rat tails of soldiers, soldiers and civilians all show who its owner is.

In the Octagonal Hall, Huang Taiji, whose naked heads stood up straight and unhealthy, was angry, as if a lion whose territory had been violated by outsiders, staring at everyone with fierce eyes.

Outside the hall, a majestic man was waving his whip and whipping hard at the person kneeling down to him. The latter was naked, and his back was already covered in blood.

But the man endured the severe pain, and even if he was hit by a whip, he would tremble all over and didn't scream.

The several Mongolian and Han officers kneeling outside the hall were all silent at this moment, lying deeply on the ground, and no one dared to look up.

Huang Taiji, who was sitting high on the dragon throne, seemed not to hear the echoing whip sound, staring at everyone present. The officials and generals, mainly the two yellow flags, were all the same, lowering their heads deeply to show their taming. None of them dared to show their strange colors.

More than ten years have passed, and Huang Taiji is no longer the Huang Taiji who just inherited the throne. The fall of Amin, Mangourtai, the two major belles and Daishan's surrender made his existence unthreatened within the Qing Dynasty. The victory of wars and the continuous development and growth of Jianlu made him completely consolidate his authority.

Although he was eyeing the ministers present at this moment, he was actually distracted and didn't know what he was thinking. You can tell by looking at his hands and turning the ring in his hand.

The person kneeling on the ground was Tu Lai. When Niu Zhuang was defeated, he lost his troops and generals and lost his cousin Oboi. But although Tu Lai was so angry that he gritted his teeth, he really didn't dare to attack and attack again. The Zheng army's guns were sharp and not as fierce as flesh and blood.

After the news was sent to Shengjing, Huang Taiji was furious and immediately asked someone to pick him up, and then Nikan led the Niuzhuang troops.

Huang Taiji was not ready to kill Tu Lai. He had already been told all the details of the battle that day. Tu Lai's command did not make any mistakes, and it could even be said to be very good. If it were someone else, his brother was left on the battlefield and he was confused and didn't know what to do.

By then, the losses have been made and even if you kill someone, you will not be able to recover.

In the battle between Niuzhuang, Tu Laizhen made no mistakes. He didn't have a cannon in his hand? What he was wrong was just that he encountered a wrong opponent in a wrong place.

Zheng Zhilong!

For the first time, Huang Taiji remembered this name.

In his heart, Zheng Dalongtou was no longer a powerful local faction in the Ming Dynasty, and the three words "Fu Haiwang" are no longer a single symbol, but also a person who can fight, fight, have money, food and courage.

"There are so many talents in the Central Plains."

Huang Taiji was really not moved. One Hong Chengchou was already very powerful, and the other Zu Dashou had stopped him for a long time. Before the two of them could completely take it down, another Zheng Zhilong came out.

Huang Taiji was a little grateful to Tu Lai. Oboi, who was killed, was his cousin, and the two were close. He could endure the grief and ordered the withdrawal of the troops, and Tu Lai was a general.

But punishment still needs to be punished.

In the battle of Niuzhuang, the Qing army suffered heavy losses. What was even more annoying was that the Qing army could not even regain the body, so Zheng Zhilong cut off his head and asked for rewards. The picture was dependent on him and he had to punish him!

Including the losses of Yaozhou, Haizhou and Gaizhou, just one Zheng Zhilong led the troops north for only one month, which caused nearly a thousand soldiers to be lost in the Qing Dynasty. This is not counting as Baoyi Aha. Huang Taiji has not encountered such a severe failure for a long time, and this is the second Mao Wenlong and the Dongjiang Army.

It’s also a blessing that Niuzhuang’s fall has no effect on the Songjin war. Otherwise, Huang Taiji would have been unable to sit still in Shengjing.

"Tu Lai has let my hope down and wishes he could cut his head to relieve his anger. But if he remembers his past achievements, he will record his head. He will cut off his title and demoted him to a commoner, and have no household registration slave."

"I thank the emperor for his kindness." Tu Lai, who was lifted to the palace, shivered in pain, still knelt down and kowtowed to Huang Taiji to thank him. This calmed down a little of the anger in Huang Taiji's eyes.

"You all tell me, how should this Niuzhuang matter be resolved?" The latter is a water and land hub outside the pass. If it is not recaptured for a day, it will be uncomfortable for a day.

"Your Majesty, I think Zheng Zhilong should not be underestimated." Fan Wencheng said.

"Of course, we can't underestimate it. Tu Lai is not a mediocre general." Huang Taiji said in a deep voice, "Zheng Zhilong is located in the southern country and has many contacts with the Western barbarians. The Red-haired Kingdom does not cultivate literary virtues, but only relies on its sharp guns and cannons, and insists on forcing them. However, Zheng Zhilong can take charge of the Southeast Sea Trade. He is more powerful than the Red-haired Kingdom than Haitao, and defeats the Red-haired Kingdom repeatedly. The sharp guns and cannons under his subordinates are definitely not the rotten guns and waste cannons made by Chongzhen's children in the military battle that can explode with one shot and one shot."

"Now he is now entrenched in Niuzhuang, strangling my throat fortress. He holds the advantage of the local area and has water conservancy. Although it is small and strong, it is a big problem. I need to get rid of it."

Ying Erdai stepped forward and seized Fan Wencheng's words: "The emperor is wise. With the view of a slave, the mankind, Mongolian and Han oxen and Han people who came back will be severely punished first. Then he lit up the army, brought enough artillery, and killed Zheng Zhilong without leaving any chickens and dogs. He must catch the servant and tear him up to pieces."

"The Emperor. Lord Ying'erdai said very much. Niuzhuang is small and strong, and the enemy has the terrain. If you want to break Niuzhuang, it is not how many soldiers from the Eight Banners gather, but how they can suppress those people on the guns and cannons. However... Today, most of the artillery in the Qing Dynasty is on the Songjin front line. It may be difficult to suppress Zheng Zhilong's sharpness with the remaining artillery."

"It would be better for the emperor to surrender a decree to Songjin. The battle there has been finished. Why do we call a weapon vacant? We should quickly transfer a group of troops and horses to turn around. Find a place to cross from the upper reaches of the Liao River. The army can cross the river and gather with the troops on the east bank, and then come to Niuzhuang."

Fan Wencheng was Huang Taiji's confidant. Although he was a civil servant, he looked like a Confucian scholar, but he was actually of a magnificent physique. He was very much like a tiger general and was not afraid of the battle. In his early years, when he followed the army from Huang Taiji to invade the Central Plains, he rushed bravely, put on armor and led gunmen to kill many Ming troops.

After Huang Taiji heard about Tu Lai's defeat, he had already secretly found Fan Wencheng and several confidants in Ying'erdai discussed. The consensus was that Niuzhuang was not a trivial matter.

That place is very important and is very meaningful for the Qing Dynasty's guide to the south. But at least it is not necessary at the moment. They are given time to plan and do not rush for a moment.

Moreover, Zheng Zhilong has a lot of troops, and the sea route is smooth, the logistics supply is insufficient, and the retreat is endless, so the morale of the army will be stable. With the advantages of firearms and the terrain, the Eight Banners Army is brave and the strong attack will be too much loss. It is really not worth it.

It took at least seventeen or eighteen years for an Eight Banner soldier to be born to the battle with armor. But what about a bird gun soldier? He was a weak scholar with four bodies and incompetent. As long as he was given a bird gun, he could shoot and kill people after three or five days of training.

It’s not worth it for Huang Taiji to confront Niuzhuang.

Not to mention the soldiers mobilized by Liaoyang Energy in Shengjing are either the two Huangqi soldiers or the Mongolian and Han troops close to Huang Taiji. It is a pity for anyone who dies.

It is better to mobilize troops from the front line, especially the two white flag soldiers who are strong. Dorgon's three brothers are too strong. The number of Niulu in his hands is second only to Huang Taiji, and Haoge and his son.
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