"Uh really," Dan Tiqing looked at the lost Mang Gurtai, "it's going to be dark, and it's inconvenient to march at night."
"You know what a shit, it's not safe to stay here at night." Mangguertai interrupted Dan Tiqing, and he waved his hand. "Eat first, pack things up when you're done, and rush back to Xipingbao overnight. "
The Jurchen soldiers eat very quickly, because they are marching, the soldiers are not allowed to drink horse milk wine.
The soldiers did not rest, and immediately began to pack the tent, food and other baggage.
There are too many tents. It used to be for 5,000 people. Now there are only more than 1,000 soldiers, so I can't take them away.
"Take as much as you can. The rest is set on fire and must not be left to the Ming army."
After Manggurtai issued the military order, he first ran to the northeast of Xipingbao, behind which was his remnant defeated general.
The remaining tents were stacked on top of each other and had been set alight by soldiers. To prevent rain, these tents were all soaked in butter or mutton oil and caught fire.
The flames rushed into the air, delaying the daytime for a moment.
The Ming army was under the city, harvesting the first level of the Jurchen soldiers, and gathered the uninjured horses. Du Wenhuan stood quietly at the head of the city. The sun and moon flag was flying over his shoulder. He was still annoyed that some Jurchen cavalry was removed from his Run away under the nose.
"Military seat, fire." The soldier pointed to the northeast.
Du Wenhuan looked in the direction of the soldiers' fingers. The fire had already burned half of the sky. "Is this the location of Mangguertai's big tent?"
"Yes, Army Seat, Mangguertai may have escaped. Should we chase after?"
"Catch up? He has already escaped, Jiannu Ma is fast, we can't catch up at all." Du Wenhuan turned his gaze to the city, "It's more serious to harvest these servants first."
The soldier was deeply sorry, but he knew that Du Wenhuan was right. Jiannu had already escaped, and the Ming army could not catch up. Besides, it was already dark. Who knew which direction Jiannu fled
Mangguertai marched hurriedly overnight and ran for more than a hundred miles. At dawn, Xipingbao was already in sight, but the soldiers were extremely exhausted.
"Master Belle, the Ming army didn't chase him at all, let the soldiers rest for a while!" Hulus chased Mang Gurtai with his horse.
"Hold on for a moment, return to Xipingbao and rest again!" Mangguertai understood that the soldiers had been fighting for a long time, and then ran for another night. Not only people, but also horses, they also reached the limit of fatigue. Once the soldiers stopped to rest. After the body relaxes, it is difficult to get nervous again in a short time. In case of a surprise attack by the Ming army, it would be dangerous.
It is safe to return to Xipingbao, which is protected by the city wall.
"Yes, Lord Belle." Hulus didn't dare to defy Mang Gultay's orders.
The cavalry slowed down slightly, but the cavalry always surpassed the infantry and ran for two more hours. At noon, Xipingbao finally appeared in front of them.
"Xipingbao!"
"Xipingbao is here!"
"We are finally safe!"
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The Jurchen soldiers yelled in excitement, and they urged the horses one by one, wanting to enter the city as soon as possible.
After entering Xipingbao, the soldiers all had a feast.
After eating beef and mutton and drinking mare's milk wine, the soldiers went to sleep in the barracks.
Mangguertai couldn't sleep.
Of his 9,000 soldiers, there are now less than 1,500. Guangning City has not been captured, but the casualties of the cavalry are more than 80%.
What annoyed him even more was that he had no idea how he was defeated by the Ming army.
Although he didn't want to admit it, Mangguertai knew very well in his heart that he had already lost, and it was a complete defeat.
"Jurchen is no more than ten thousand, and there is no one to beat ten thousand!"
Mang Gurtai began to wonder, who is making such a rumor
Yue Tuo had nearly 10,000 cavalry, and in the end only 300 remained. If it weren't for escaping quickly, I'm afraid that all his life would be lost in Guangning.
Now it's my turn, nine thousand cavalry, there are more than one thousand left unclearly, if it weren't for running back to Guangning overnight, and giving the Ming army another chance to attack, it might be possible to have three hundred people left.
He didn't dare to write to Huang Taiji for the time being. He had to find the reason for his defeat first, otherwise, Huang Taiji's hatred towards him would definitely not be easy to spare him like he did with Yue Tuo. His head was hurting, and he didn't think of any way. Under the stimulation of the mare's milk wine, he fell asleep groggyly.
When he woke up, it was already evening, and Mangguertai immediately summoned Hulus and Dan Tiqing.
In the presence of Dan Tiqing, Hulus once again accused Mangultai of “violating the military order and withdrawing without authorization, causing his soldiers to be alone and suffering heavy losses”.
Mang Gurtai asked Ming why he was punishing Dan Tiqing, and he was in trouble.
At that time, the targets of the Ming army's explosive bombs were Mang Gurtai and the cavalry around him. He patronized and fled, and there was no time to issue any military orders to Hurus and Dan Tiqing.
Dan Tiqing violated the military order and withdrew without authorization, but he retained more soldiers. Hulus strictly abide by the military order, but the soldiers suffered more casualties.
Regardless of the reason, those who violate the military order must be punished. Finally, Mang Gurtai reduced Dan Tiqing from Jia La Ezhen to Niu Lu Ezhen, which was regarded as punishment for him.
The total number of cavalry to which the three belonged was less than 1,500, which was not enough for one Jiala.
Mangguertai decided to transfer more than one hundred people from the soldiers in Xipingbao and join his army, which happened to form a Jiala, with Hulus as Jiala Ezhen.
"Master Baylor, the soldiers in the city are all people with white flags. Will Dorgon agree to Master Baylor's enlistment of his soldiers?" Dan Tiqing was deprived of his soldiers, and he was angry. Now it is Hulus again. As Jiala Erzhen, he deliberately presented some problems for Mang Gurtai.
"I don't care about that much, now it's important to defend Xipingbao." Dorgon is just a little Baylor from Dajin Country, and Mang Gurtai didn't pay attention to this newly grown brother at all.
"Yes, Lord Belle." Mang Gurtai has already made a decision, and Dan Tiqing has no choice. There are only a few soldiers in the city. If the Ming army comes to attack, it is not known whether Xiping Fort can be defended. In dealing with the Han people, the interests of all Jurchens are the same.
Mang Gurtai came up with another way to expand the soldiers: "Dantyqing, you choose three hundred fierce people from the Han people in the city to serve as soldiers to form a Niu Lu. This Niu Lu is a separate army, usually Responsible for guarding the city gate."
"Yes, Lord Belle." Dan Tiqing's voice suddenly brightened. Although it was still Niu Luzhen, his soldiers were alone in the army and no longer accepted Hulus's jurisdiction.
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Yuan Chonghuan reported the news that the heads of 3,962 Jurchen soldiers and the Zhenglan flag had been completely maimed, to Shanhaiguan Governor-General of Jiliao Sun Chengzong, and the completely numb Sun Chengzong, immediately sent back to the Ministry of War in the form of a military report.
When the military newspaper arrived at the capital, Zhu Youjian met with Huang Taiji's emissary Chasi Majin at the Huangji Hall.
Before Zhu Youjian met with Chasima Jin, the official minister Huang Liji and the military department Shangshu Li Chunye had met him separately, but he opened his mouth and insisted that the Ming army withdrew from Guangning, Jinzhou, and Ningyuan and returned to Shanhaiguan. No progress has been made in the negotiations.
Zhu Youjian became interested: Who is this Chasima Jin? There is such a big tone? So he summoned Chasmajin.
Under the guidance of the Ouchi guards, Chasma Jin stepped into the hall with his head up, and Zhu Youjian sat on the dragon chair, quietly looking at the emissary of Huang Taiji.
"I have seen His Majesty the Emperor Ming." Chasima Jin stroked his chest with his right hand, and bowed to Zhu Youjian to perform the courtesy of a Jurchen.
"Come on, sit down, serve tea." Zhu Youzhen just made a sound, but his body remained motionless.
The little eunuch brought Chasi Majin a seat, placed it under Zhu Youjian's head, soaked in fragrant tea, and then exited the hall.
Chasma Jin shook his broad robe, and sat down on the chair, his eyes fixed on Zhu Youjian: Is this Emperor of Ming Dynasty too young
Zhu Youjian was also staring at Chasmajin, like two roosters about to fight. Before the battle, both sides wanted to overwhelm their opponents from the momentum.
Chasmajin can't hold it anymore, and Zhu Youjian may end the conversation between the two sides under the pretext of "busy state affairs" at any time.
"His Majesty Ming, I have talked with your country's officials and military department Shangshu, but they have not agreed to the legitimate demands of the Great Golden State."
Zhu Youjian laughed and said, "Chasma Jin, they are just books, they can't do some things. Of course they can’t agree to it, so let’s tell me now, what are your requirements? Speak up and see if I can promise you."
Chasma Jin picked up the tea, took a sip, and peeked at Zhu Youzhen’s face, and found that Zhu Youzhen did not look angry, "Your Majesty Ming, our request is very simple, there are only three: first, Ming The army withdrew from Guangning, Jinzhou, and Ningyuan, and returned to Shanhaiguan; secondly, compensate Dajin Nation with 300,000 taels of silver; third, pay Dajin Nation’s grain with 500,000 shi."
Zhu Youjian laughed furiously. The Ming army won the battle. This is exactly like the war reparations after the defeat, but he remained silent, "Chasmajin, why are you making these demands?"
Chasi Ma Jin saw that Zhu Youjian was not angry, and he was happy. Could it be that this young emperor was frightened by the iron cavalry of the Great Golden Kingdom
He gave full play to the loud voice of Hong Zhong: "Your Majesty Ming, Dajin and Daming, with Shanhaiguan as the boundary, originally lived in harmony, but the Ming army passed Ningyuan and Jinzhou one after another, and even our Guangning was swallowed. Because the Ming army provoked the war and caused the Great Golden State to lose thousands of cavalry, so, Your Majesty the Emperor Ming, you must compensate us for the loss, so as not to hurt the peace of the two countries."
Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly: "Chasi Majin, who made the covenant with Shanhaiguan as the boundary? Why don't I know?"
Chasma Jin's dark old face was red, but soon disappeared: "Your Majesty Ming, although there is no covenant, the current situation is based on Shanhaiguan."
"Hahaha..." Zhu Youjian laughed at the sky and waved his hand: "Chasma Jin is old and has a bad memory. I remember that before you came to Daming, the current situation was that Daming had already occupied Guangning. The dividing line between the two countries is to the east and north of Quang Ninh."
"You..." Chasma Jin felt that Zhu Youjian was arrogant, but couldn't find any rebuttals for a while. He was about to beat the table and throw a teacup to gain time for thinking by "stiffening".
"Huh huh." Fu Xiaojian, the chief guard, stood behind Zhu Youjian. He held his arms in both hands and a long sword on his back. He looked like Yushu facing the wind, which was in sharp contrast to Chasi Majin's sturdiness. .
He found that Chasma Jin was going to be mad, and he hurriedly spoke to stop it. Fu Xiaojian estimated that if you really want to fight, he is not Zhu Youjian's opponent, but Chasmajin is a slave of the country, and it is not worth Zhu Youjian to do it himself.
Chasmajin glanced at Fu Xiaojian. The eyes under the two swords' eyebrows were already showing anger. He had to swallow and spit: "Your Majesty Ming, it is because of the provocation of the Ming army that unpleasant things happened. Jin and Daming originally faced each other across Shanhaiguan."