Chapter 77 Huang Taiji visits
"Go!Go!Go!..." A cramped sound of horse hooves ran from far to near.
Prince Zheng Jirgalang and Dorobel Dudodor turned around together and saw a Qing army messenger. These Manchus were really skilled in bows and horses, galloping rapidly all the way. When the messenger rushed to the near future, they hurriedly strangled the horses.
The war horse neighed and stood up. The messenger gently grabbed the reins, and then gently turned over and dismounted.
After dismounting, the commander knelt on one knee: "Prince Zheng, Dorobel, the emperor has an order to order your troops to station fifty miles outside Yizhou City, and not to act rashly."
Huang Taiji was indeed an old fox. Zhu Cilang's actions in Yizhou City were immediately discovered by Huang Taiji in time. When he learned that the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty was overjoyed when he was visiting the front line of Yizhou in person, he was overjoyed. This was simply the meat that was sent to his mouth.
He captured the crown prince and used this as a threat. The Ming Dynasty had to ask for money for land. But when Huang Taiji heard that Zhu Cilang had brought people to repair Yizhou City in less than a month, he was shocked again.
In less than a month, how could this be possible? The spy continued to say that the prince of the Ming Dynasty used a giant tree to make an exquisite skeleton. He used the skeleton to build the city walls so strong that it aroused Huang Taiji's alertness.
Why did the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty go to the front line of Yizhou? It is clearly here to die. Is the Ming army that stupid? No?
The answer is, unless there is a fraud.
Huang Taiji, who had always been cautious in using troops, felt something was wrong, so he hurriedly ordered the troops to inform Jiergalang and Duoduo. He told them not to act rashly and temporarily camped outside Yizhou City to watch.
Prince Zheng Jirgalang and Dorobel Dudodo heard that it was Huang Taiji's will, so he hurriedly dismounted and knelt down to receive the order. The messenger continued: "Prince Zheng, Dorobel, the emperor said that the prince of the Ming Dynasty was stationed in Yizhou City. The emperor ordered you and the two of you not to act rashly. The emperor has already led the army on the way to come. You and the two of you lead your troops to station fifty miles outside Yizhou City. The emperor has ordered you and you not to act rashly."
"I will obey the order!" Prince Zheng Jirgalang and Dorobel Dudodor saluted together.
Huang Taiji was here in person. It seemed that Zhu Cixuan, the fat piece of meat from Yizhou City, attracted him. That's right, this was the national crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. Capturing a prince was much more cost-effective than capturing several cities.
Zhu Cilang knew that Jiannu must have installed an insider in the city. This matter cannot be hidden. Even if Jiannu knew about repairing the city wall, it would be fine. However, the matter of testing artillery in the north of the city must not be revealed.
Therefore, when he was studying the Flowering Bulletin, Xia Dechao brought them all to those who were trustworthy and reliable. Fortunately, not many people knew about the Flowering Bulletin.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, the Crown Prince! Jiannu, Jiannu cavalry were found in the northwest direction!" A Ming general ran to the camp with a panic look on his face, full of fear.
At this moment, Zhu Cilang was sitting in the camp having tea with Li Shouyan, Cao Bianjiao and others. The Jiannu cavalry appeared, and all the generals in the camp were shocked.
Only Zhu Cixuan was still sitting there calmly: "What a panic? How much is it that Jiannu is worth? How many people know?"
Looking at the prince who seemed to be fine, the generals who stood up couldn't help but feel a fever. When they heard Jiannu came, they were panicked. Instead, the young crown prince was calm and composed. So, several people who had stood up sat down one after another.
"No, I don't know, they set up camp fifty miles away from the city and did not move forward."
Zhu Cilang was delighted. The big fish was caught and his face remained calm: "They are waiting for someone. As I expected, Huangtai will come soon."
Cao Bianjiao could no longer bear it, and suddenly stood up and bowed, "Your Highness, let General Mo take a cavalry to attack the enemy camp at night. He will definitely turn his military camp upside down!"
Cao Bianjiao is worthy of being a powerful general. When Jiannu came over, all the generals thought about how to protect themselves and how to guard the city walls tightly. Unexpectedly, Cao Bianjiao directly counterattacked and wanted to attack the enemy camp at night.
Zhu Cilang smiled and waved his hand: "Sit down and sit down General Cao. If you want to attack the enemy camp at night, Jiannu must be on guard. Follow me to fight, let's not do the business that loses money. Don't worry, wait. When Huangtai is coming, I will talk to him about the past."
Prince Zheng Jirgalang and Dorobel Dudodo did not dare to resist the order. They set up camp fifty miles northwest of Yizhou City in accordance with Huang Taiji's order.
They sent a few spies to ride horses under the Yizhou city wall. But they saw flags waving on the city wall, and the Ming army soldiers stood on the wall and waited for the battle. What a solid Yizhou city, the spies dared not put them for a long time, so they rode their horses and rushed back to the camp.
After Huang Taiji learned about the information from Yizhou, he hurriedly appointed Prince Rui Dorgon as the left-wing Wuying Prince Ajige as the right-wing, and traveled day and night, intending to surround Yizhou City and capture the Ming Dynasty's crown prince Zhu Cixuan alive.
Looking at the reasons for the Ming army's defeat in the Battle of Songjin, in addition to the fact that the army was too high and the bureaucratic group in the capital desperately urged Hong Chengchou to fight hastily, there were many reasons. The Ming army had extremely poor field combat capabilities at that time, and someone fled as soon as they fought.
In addition, the army gathered together with poor coordination ability, hastily responded and did not know how to grasp the opportunity, and the result of blindly fighting is often a crushing defeat.
At least, the military pay of the soldiers has been resolved. Except for the execution of the deserters in front of the formation, the whole family will be slaves and will never turn over. This military order is extremely effective, and it is also the coordination ability of the generals of the three armies. Zhu Cilang has seriously reminded Hong Chengchou that all soldiers who disobey the orders in front of the formation will be killed without any hesitation.
The cavalry's mobility played their advantage at this time. Just a few days after Prince Zheng Jirgalang and Dorobele Dododor camped outside Yizhou City, Huang Taiji's main force finally arrived at the front line.
At this time, the Qing army's power grew rapidly, and the Ming army in Yizhou City also began to get busy. Zhu Cilang personally climbed the city wall, and saw the chariots and horses outside the city, and countless Jiannu's cavalry looked like an ant colony from afar.
Huangtai ordered the three armies to encircle Yizhou City and the Eight Banners Cavalry slowly moved closer to Yizhou City. The facial contours of the Qing soldiers were clearly visible.
Because he knew that the Ming Dynasty prince was in the city, Huangtai arrogantly moved the Longbian Emperor Banner forward, he wanted to see this little prince who was ignorant of life and death. If he could persuade him to surrender, he would be the best. If he could persuade him to surrender, he would massacre the city. Let the prince see how powerful I was in the Qing Dynasty and scare him out of his courage.
Zhu Cixuan was not idle either: "Xia Dechao, bring out the iron guy we prepared."
Chapter completed!