Chapter 557: There is a plan in the plan

Sanhe County, west of Beijing City, has now become a hell on earth. With the sound of smug laughter, the innocent people scattered were surrounded by the Jin army who were hiding from all over the place. As the steel knife rose and fell, countless heads fell, and as the bodies fell, blood had already flowed into the entire calm county, intertwined with the sky-sky fire, which seemed particularly miserable and terrifying.

Shortly after Zunhua was attacked and destroyed, news of the Jin people coming south quickly came, but the people here still could not escape this disaster, because most of them had only two feet and wanted to take some property. The vanguard of the Jin army was cavalry. Before they could leave, the Jin people had already arrived. There were only a hundred yamen runners in the city, and even the inspectors and soldiers were only two or three hundred. How could they be the enemy of thousands of Jin soldiers like wolves and tigers?

So in just a short while, the entire county town became the treasure of the Jin people. These Jin people had never really penetrated into the heart of the Central Plains. When they saw the homes of the people of Sanhe, they immediately turned red and no longer went straight to the capital. Instead, they began to burn, kill and loot. But there was a little valuable thing obtained by the Jin army, but women with some beauty could not escape the miserable end of being humiliated by the Jin people. The entire county town and surrounding villages were full of screams and laughter, which made people unbearable to see. When the Jin army finished venting their vent and snatched all the property they loved and left, the entire county town had become a dead city...

Such a situation happened in several cities north of Beijing, except for the city of Jizhou that was strong enough that the Jin people could not conquer in a short period of time. The defenders there were also scared by the sudden Jin army. Although there were tens of thousands of officers and soldiers inside, they did not dare to open the city to meet the enemy, and watched the people around them being massacred by the Jin army.

Huang Taiji and the central army were also plundering property everywhere. In the past, they had to spend a lot of effort to steal some things, and even had to fight with the Ming defenders in Liaodong for several times, paying a heavy price, but this was so easy, which made the Jin *** soldiers not have the intention to fight all the way to Beijing.

Although Huang Taiji was a little unhappy about this on the surface, his soldiers were already red. If he forced himself to stop him, he would probably be exploited by those who were interested. So he had to order someone to rob him for two days. After satisfying their slaughter, he ordered the army to rush to Beijing with all his strength.

Li Yan finally felt a little unbearable when he saw the people of his tribe suffering such a cruelty. However, when he thought that the Holy Church was destroyed by the Ming court, his father still had a life and death, he threw this unbearable aside. However, after seeing the Jin army's actions of not wanting to go straight to Beijing, he still came to see Huang Taiji: "Khan, we can't waste time. Although our surprise attack caught Ming Kingdom off guard, their garrison officers and soldiers in various places would come to rescue them soon. If they arrived one after another, it would be difficult for us to achieve the goal of winning Beijing in one fell swoop."

"Didn't you say that the officers and soldiers from all over the country are not worth worrying about except for the people from Liaodong? Why are you worried about it now?" Huang Taiji glanced at him sideways and said disapprovingly.

"The Khan Mingjian. Although the Ming army is not the enemy of the Dajin Jingqi in terms of combat power, the Ming army also has their strengths. They are a hundred times as many people as the Dahan's men. If they were allowed to arrive... Moreover, Beijing City, as the capital of the Ming Dynasty, is not so easy to take down. Dahan, it's better to send troops to Beijing City earlier!" Li Yan said hurriedly.

Knowing that he was right, Huang Taiji nodded slightly: "Ben Khan also knew that you were worried that we would not be able to break the city of Beijing before the reinforcements from all over the country arrived. But you can relax. The people led by Ben Khan this time were all the most elite troops in my Dajin, and now he is even more motivated. As long as I give orders, they can flatten me a mountain, let alone a city of Beijing. I have already issued an order and let them plunder for two days. Tomorrow morning, I will conquer my troops and kill them to Beijing and take over the country of Ming!"

Seeing that Huang Taiji was so sure, Li Yan, as an outsider, knew that his people were slight, so he could only sigh in his heart and stop talking. However, he believed in his heart that the Jin people were a group of stupid people who only valued immediate interests and could not make plans with him.

But is this really the case? No, everything is not what Li Yan thought. Huang Taiji was a hero of a generation, how could he be fascinated by such little interests in front of him? He could still tell which is more important, even the Ming Dynasty's country and that little wealth. The reason why he allowed his soldiers to plunder without attacking Beijing was his own consideration. Because he remembered very clearly that even the Oirats who had won the great victory with Tumu Fort could not take down Beijing in one go.

Such a few people, and even if the Ming Dynasty army was not damaged, it was impossible to take down the most solid and most stationed Beijing city. Even if he succeeded and took down Beijing city, he would not be able to defend the tens of thousands of people in his hands now, and he could not even leave with countless wealth here, because the king-serving troops from all over the Ming Dynasty would soon come. His real purpose this time was still in Liaodong, but not the cities and land there, but the people there!

Huang Taiji could boldly guess that when the Ming army in Liaodong knew that the capital had encountered his attack, it would inevitably return to rescue the army, and they would not have any warning to save Beijing. At that time, they would set up an ambush on the road and catch them off guard. He believed that Li Yan said that only the Liaodong soldiers could fight, once the strongest army of the Ming Dynasty was severely damaged, it would be much easier for him to take down the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, it would be beneficial to him to severely damage the Liaodong defenders. They were originally alone and could open up the road to Liaodong, and they could advance and retreat freely, which was still very beneficial to preserving their own strength.

But Huang Taiji did not say this to Li Yan. He could see that the Han man who proposed such a clever plan for him was not really helping him. He just wanted to use his own hands to achieve his ulterior motives. Maybe when will this person become a disaster for Dajin? Since that is the case, why should he tell him clearly? Let him think Dajin is so short-sighted.

However, this does not mean that he will let go of Beijing. As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing City, in addition to its huge wealth that everyone coveted, it also symbolizes an important city of the Ming Dynasty. If it can be taken down, it will not even have to take it down. It will only make the people inside unable to move, and the blow to the Ming Dynasty and the morale of the Great Jin Dynasty are immeasurable. At the same time, Huang Taiji, whose Khan position has not yet been stabilized, also needs such a sensational battle to truly convince the soldiers under his command. This is also a key factor in his willingness to take the risk to the city of Beijing. It is precisely because of this that Huang Taiji made a completely different plan from the previous one.

Several generals he trusted, such as Amin and others, were already secretly sent by Huang Taiji to ambush on the only way to Liaodong to Beijing. As long as the troops from Liaodong arrived, they would be hit head-on. On the side of the capital, when all the surrounding counties were destroyed, they would also lead troops to attack the city, forcing the Liaodong defenders to come and die even more urgently! But the reality disappointed him. Obviously, the Ming army's intelligence was very fast. When he really conquered his troops and prepared to continue to move south, the small cities were empty and did not give the Jin people the opportunity to kill and establish their authority. In this way, the Jin army could only rush straight to Beijing City with all their might, so as to give the other parts of the Ming Dynasty a feeling that the capital was in danger.

Liaodong, Shanhaiguan. Zhao Rujiao walked back and forth in the hall for a long time and finally said, "I can't care about so much! Jiannu actually broke into the hinterland of my Ming Dynasty from other places, and the troops pointed directly at my Beijing city. We must not help but rescue." Half a day ago, he learned the bad news that the Jin people suddenly attacked the Central Plains from Zunhua in the north, which shocked all the soldiers in Shanhaiguan. Everyone was divided into two opinions, some supported sending troops to rescue, and some supported waiting for further news to come. After listening to everyone's statements, Zhao Rujiao, as the general of Shanhaiguan, finally made this decision.

"But General, Lord Yuan has not sent a military order yet. If you leave without permission, ignore the land in Shanhaiguan..." Although many people think that it is time to send troops to rescue the capital, those who know the conflict between Zhao and Yuan still reminded carefully. Indeed, if Yuan Chonghuan caught this excuse, Zhao Rujiao would be in trouble.

"It's time now, why are you still guarding Shanhaiguan? If the capital is really destroyed by the Jin people, we will have nothing to do if we keep the entire Liaodong. No need to say more, I have decided! The person who came, passed on my life and ordered three thousand people to guard the pass, and the other 10,000 people would follow me to rescue the capital!" Finally, Zhao Shujiao raised his eyebrows and shouted. After all, he was a man who had been a long-standing battle and knew how to seize opportunities and put great things first, so he would stick to his own opinions. At the same time, in his heart, he did not think that Yuan Chonghuan was such a despicable villain and would wear his own shoes on this matter.

"Subsidiary, please accept the order!" Everyone in the hall was inspired by Zhao Rushu and agreed loudly, and their original concerns were thrown aside.

In less than an hour, the soldiers in Shanhaiguan were ready and drove to the south under the leadership of Zhao Shujiao. Although there were only tens of thousands of people, Zhao Shujiao could no longer care about it. He could only mobilize the number of people at hand, hoping that after learning about the situation in the capital, Yuan Chonghuan could make a decision that was just like him and immediately lead people to rescue him.

Half a day after Zhao led his troops to the capital, Yuan Chonghuan in Jinzhou City also issued the same order. It was not until this time that he realized how vicious he had been. It turned out that the Jin people attacked Liaodong just to act in order to prevent themselves from caring about their real movements, and then suddenly appeared in Zunhua. At this time, he could no longer care about other things, and only wanted to rush the army to serve the king, hoping that the defenders in the capital could support him until he led his troops to come.

On the 25th day of the 12th lunar month, the Jin army rushed straight to Beijing, and the 30,000 Jin army actually launched an attack on Beijing, which had a population of millions and more than 100,000 troops. At the same time, Zhao Shujiao, who knew that the capital was "critical", ordered the entire army to rush to the road with all their might, and it was necessary to arrive at the capital before 26.

But something they could not imagine happened. They thought that the Jin army was all in Beijing, and now time is everything for them, so the Ming army did not even send out scouts who were exploring the way, but they were just rushing to the road. But who would have thought that there were nearly 20,000 Jin cavalry waiting for them in a vital place.

Amin took his cavalry and looked quietly at the clear dust ahead, with a trace of bloodthirsty light in his eyes. He had not really killed any more for many years. He had repeatedly lost troops and generals in Liaodong. Last year, he was unable to make great contributions because of the smooth progress in front of him, which made his status in Jin Kingdom, Shang Jungong. This time he would use the life of the Ming army that he bumped into before him to make people know him again.

Amin sat straight on the horse's back, and his hand had pulled out the sword that had followed him for many years and killed countless enemies from his waist. After estimating the position of the Ming army from his army, he finally waved the raised steel sword down: "Kill! Kill all these southern barbarians for me!"

"Roar! Roar!..." After his order, the 20,000 cavalry all shouted loudly, and then they all urged their horses to kill directly in the direction where the Ming army came, and blew up like a gust of wind.

At this time, the Ming army, who was in a hurry to go, had heard the shouts in front of him, and the faces of the unprepared soldiers changed a little. After dealing with the Jin army for a long time, the shouts before their charge were still quite familiar to the Liaodong army. Unexpectedly, the ambush of the Jin army would appear on the land of our Ming Dynasty, which made the military morale of the soldiers a little confused. Then they saw the dust rising from not far away, and the entire ground began to shake. It was the Jin cavalry that launched the charge.

Zhao Ruishu's heart suddenly sank. He knew that he had made a big mistake this time, but at this point, there was no way to retreat. The only way now is to bring the soldiers to meet him, otherwise if he was just attacked by the Jin army, the more than 10,000 troops under his command would completely collapse. "The whole army obeyed the order, and Jiannu just wanted to stop our army from rescuing the capital. Everyone rushed forward in one go and would definitely defeat them!" Zhao Ruishu shouted loudly.

After receiving the order from the General, the defenders of Shanhaiguan rushed forward desperately. Because they were in a hurry to rush, there were cavalry in front of them, and the cavalry was just right against the cavalry. However, the Jin army, which was also cavalry, was obviously much more powerful than the Ming army, and the Ming army still responded hastily and did not completely set up their formation. After being rushed by the thousands of the most elite vanguard troops of the Jin army, the Ming army's cavalry team could not hold on and collapsed!

Then, Amin brought the central army behind him to kill, shoot from a distance, and cut with a knife. After a few encounters, the Ming cavalry who had already fought on their own fell down. This is also because Zhao Shujiao had only a few hundred cavalrymen, which were the most elite Guanning Iron Cavalry in the Liaodong army, otherwise they could have been able to hold on for a while.

But the sacrifices of these cavalry were still valuable. Taking advantage of the moment when their brothers fought against the enemy in front, the infantry behind had already set up defensive formations. At this time, the Jin army had killed all the two thousand Ming cavalry and rushed straight to them. The Ming army immediately formed a multi-level defense system with muskets, crossbows and spears to resist.

In fact, Zhao Lujiao could see that when his troops were at a disadvantage, it was impossible for him to retreat safely. He only hoped that Yuan Chonghuan could come before his entire army was wiped out, so that his troops would not be sacrificed in vain.

Sure enough, after seeing the Ming army set up its formation, the Jin army also changed its attack strategy and no longer focused on rushing. Instead, it fully utilized the cavalry's own flexible maneuverability and kept wandering, and killed the Ming army when they discovered a flaw. In this way, the Ming army was completely controlled by the Jin army. In a short while, 30% of the horses were shot to the ground, and the formation began to show signs of collapse.

Amin, who had been fighting with the Ming army for a long time, soon noticed this. Of course, he would not miss this opportunity and immediately issued an order for the general attack. The Jin cavalry had long been impatient with guerrilla warfare. When he saw his superiors ordering all their strength to attack, he rushed up roaringly.

Intimidated by their momentum, the morale of the Ming army was even more unstable. Many people didn't even have time to pull the bows and arrows away, so they watched the Jin cavalry kill him, and then with a wave of their hand, their heads fell to the ground.

The defeat was like a mountain of defeat, and even if he wanted to retreat, Zhao Shujiao fought hard under the escort of his personal soldiers, but finally he was defeated because of his lack of strength. The main general was dismissed, and the Ming army was completely defeated, but the Jin army had no intention of letting them escape. The cavalry fought back and forth at a high speed, causing more than 10,000 Ming troops from Shanhaiguan to die from Zhao Shujiao. In this battle, the Jin army only lost more than 2,000 people, which was a big victory.

But Amin was not satisfied with this. He knew that with this Ming army, more people would appear later, so he could make great contributions. So after the battle, he ordered people to clean the battlefield quickly, bury the Ming army, and wait for the second group of troops to arrive. When they started cleaning the battlefield, it seemed that God was also helping them, and it seemed that God was also sad for these Ming heroes who died in battle. It started snowing the world and soon covered up the blood here...
Chapter completed!