Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 707
Houjin's advancing speed was astonishingly fast. While Yang Menglong was thinking hard about how to break the vicious circle of Houjin becoming more and more trapped and fatter, the army led by Dorgon and Daishan had already killed outside Jinzhou City.

This is the second time Jin has approached Jinzhou since the end of the Ningjin War, and there has been an interval of seven years.Standing on the city wall of Jinzhou and looking down, you can see large swaths of red and white banners fluttering, tens of thousands of golden warriors wrapped in the cold wind outside the pass, galloping back and forth with angry horses and strong bows. It is daunting, and there is no loud noise or threat. The fierce murderous aura on the countless Golden Armored Soldiers is enough to prove to the panic-stricken Guan Ning Army hiding behind the city wall that they are still the most powerful army on this land. No one can beat him!
The city gate of Jinzhou had been closed long ago, the corridors were blocked with sandbags and stone strips, and the firewood and food reserves in the city were also sufficient. Therefore, Zu Dashou was very calm about Houjin's bravado, leaning on the city plate to carefully identify Houjin's battle Qi, it was quickly concluded that it was Zhenghong Qi and Zhengbai Qi who came.I often deal with the Guanning Army, and the Xianghongqi, Zhenglanqi, and two yellow flags that made Guanningjun suffer a lot are not there. The Xianghongqi and Zhenglanqi were beaten by Yang Menglong last year, but the two yellow flags are not. It hurts the vitality, but that is the root of Huang Taiji's control of Houjin, and Huang Taiji dare not throw his own capital into a battle that is doomed to fail.Seeing this, he knew it in his heart, turned his head to look at Wu Sangui, and asked calmly: "Uncle Chang, what do you think?"

Wu Sangui said: "It's menacing, but it's nothing to be afraid of. They just can't chew Jinzhou!"

Zu Dashou said indifferently: "No one can touch Jinzhou."

Zu Kuan kept covering his shoulders and grinning his teeth. During the Battle of Shizipo, his shoulder was hit hard by the iron bone thrown by the rear golden cavalry, which hurt terribly.But this guy is very belligerent. Hearing this, he said excitedly, "Zu Shuai, Jiannu came with Zhengbai flag and Xianghong flag. We can definitely fight out of the city and beat them up hard!" He said, spitting Xingzi sprayed straight: "The last general is willing to lead the cavalry as the vanguard, break through the formation of Jiannu, and then take advantage of the momentum to cover up the main force. Even if they can't eat the two flags of Jiannu, at least let them throw down a couple of flags." A thousand heads!"

Zu Dashou waved his hand and said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple, let's see it first!"

Zu Kuan muttered: "Actually, Jiannu's cavalry is not very strong. As long as we concentrate our full strength, we can defeat them!"

What he said was the truth. Although the Hou Jin boasted "invincible riding and shooting" loudly, in fact it was the heavy infantry who fought the world. Before conquering the Mongolian tribes, their so-called cavalry was just a group of mounted infantry.Hou Jin repeatedly defeated the Ming army with few people, not relying on bullshit cavalry and shooting, but strong soldiers and sharp armor and the fierceness and tenacity honed in the biting cold wind of Baishan Blackwater, for example, their Sauron dead soldiers, After being shot like a hedgehog by the sharp arrows of the Ming army, they can still charge, smash into the formation of the Ming army, and then start killing... Of course, the Ming army's equipment is too poor, the generals are too bad, and there are a lot of civil servants holding back. The important reason is that almost all the favorable conditions have been taken by Houjin. It is really unreasonable not to win. "Invincible Riding and Shooting" can scare others, but Zu Kuan can't. In Daling River, he followed the iron cavalry of the Tianxiong Army to beat the golden cavalry of "Invincible Riding and Shooting" to a mess. More than 600 Houjin cavalry sent to the west, he knew what the so-called "riding and shooting invincible" is, and he got angry when he saw the Houjin cavalry showing off their power under the city of Jinzhou!
Dorgon squinted his eyes, looked at Jinzhou City with its gates closed, and then at the densely packed Ming army soldiers lined up on the city wall, as well as the black holed muzzles, and sighed: " Jinzhou City, Jinzhou City..."

Dai Shan's face was ashen, obviously the anger of losing hundreds of soldiers had not calmed down, and his tone was firm, he said: "The city is a strong city, but it's a pity that the defenders of the city are soft."

Dorgon said: "The only thing they can rely on is this thick city wall, but we have been unable to do anything with this city wall..." He shook his head.

A flesh-faced Jiala forehead was really unconvinced, and said: "Lord Baylor's words are wrong! If our army goes all out to attack, there is no city in the world that can stop us!"

Dorgon smiled bitterly: "Attack with all our strength... We probably don't need to attack a few cities before we have no troops." He shook his head, rode out of the battle, came to the foot of Jinzhou City, and said in a loud voice: "I am Dai Qing, the great king of Mergen. Baylor, we have been separated from Zu Shuai in Dalinghe for several years, and I really miss him very much, I wonder if Zu Shuai can show up and talk about his lovesickness?"

The Hou Jin soldiers let out a burst of triumphant laughter. They did not forget how embarrassing Zu Dashou was beaten by them in the Battle of Daling River. They all shouted in unison: "Zu Shuai, please show up and talk about lovesickness!"

The soldiers of the Ming army became extremely embarrassed, and turned their attention to Zu Dashou.

Zu Dashou walked over slowly, bowed his hands to Dorgon, and said in a deep voice: "Fourteen Baylor, are you here all right?"

Dorgon leaned on his horse and said, "It's okay... After a few years, Zu Shuai has aged a lot, but his majesty has not diminished, and he is even more awe-inspiring!"

Zu Dashou said: "Fourteen Baylor don't need to say such useless nonsense, if you have anything to say, just say it!"

Dorgon said with a smile: "I came to Jinzhou in the wind and snow this time, not for anything else, but just to ask Zushuai, can the agreement made four years ago still count?"

As soon as this remark came out, Zu Dashou suddenly changed color, and the soldiers of the Ming army were even more embarrassed.Four years ago when the city of Dalinghe was broken, Zu Dashou led his army to surrender and saved his life. Later, he falsely claimed that he wanted to open the gate of Jinzhou for Houjin, and he was able to return to Jinzhou with more than ten riders. Then... there was no more.It is great wisdom and courage for him to be able to play with old foxes like Huang Taiji in the palm of his hand, but defeating and surrendering is not a glorious thing. What embarrasses him the most is that his two sons Zu Zerun and Zu Ze Cheng is still receiving preferential treatment from Houjin, which has become a stain he can't erase.Although it was explained that Ting still relied heavily on him to guard Jinzhou, so he selectively forgot the fact that he had surrendered to Houjin. Guan Ning's army kept silent about it and never mentioned it, but this has become a scar in Zu Dashou's heart. This scar was torn open by Dorgon in public, which made him a little ashamed for a while.

Zu Kuan sternly shouted: "Jiannu is presumptuous!"

Dorgon laughed loudly and said: "It seems that Zushuai does not intend to fulfill the promise made back then. It doesn't matter, the emperor made a mistake. I didn't expect that heroes like Zushuai would also break their promises!"

Zu Kuan roared: "Shut up!" He clasped his fists at Zu Dashou, knelt down on one knee, and said, "Shuai Zu, the slave chieftain is rude and extremely arrogant. Please allow the last general to lead the troops out of the city to frustrate his efforts." Prestige, don't let them underestimate me, Guan Ningjun!"

Zu Dashou's lips moved, and before he could speak, Zu Dacheng sneered: "General Zu Shen, did you get carried away after winning a battle by chance and couldn't tell the difference between east and west? Jiannu is so easy to fight?"

Zu Kuan said: "Jiannu is not easy to fight, but our army is not soft. If you fight, you can win it!"

Zu Dacheng sneered: "Win the battle? You said it lightly! If Jiannu was so easy to fight, I don't know how many times he was wiped out, and it's your turn to show off?" Xiang Zu Dashou clasped his fist and said : "Brother, don't be impulsive! Our army was seriously injured in the battle of Daling River, and we haven't recovered yet. We went out of the city to fight Jiannu in the wilderness. We lost more than we won. Our army can't take the risk!"

Zu Kuan said sharply: "Can't afford to take this risk? There is no risk in war! The less you dare to take risks, the less you dare to fight, and the less you dare to fight, the more you will not be able to win the battle! You are all afraid of the enemy like a tiger, okay, Kaesong asked me to kill him, and see how I can turn Jiannu Killer off his back!"

All the generals of the Guan Ning army shouted: "Shut up, you arrogant man!" Wu Sangui said even more nervously: "Uncle, don't be impulsive. The slave chief's provocative words are to provoke our army to leave the city. If we If the army really breaks out of the city, they will really be fooled by them!"

Zu Kuan stared at these generals with wide eyes, unable to speak: "You...you..."

Under the city, Dorgon was still provoking slowly: "It doesn't matter if Zu Shuai doesn't plan to fulfill the contract. Anyway, my King Khan didn't take the agreement four years ago to heart. With the bravery of my Dajin warrior, I can take Jinzhou at any time." Why do you need to borrow Zu Shuai’s hand to fetch it? Ben Baylor came here this time to say hello to Zu Shuai on behalf of King Khan, so that Zu Shuai should not worry about your two sons. They have already shaved their hair and changed their clothes in Shengjing. , I’m in a high position, I don’t want to think about Shu!" He smiled, bowed his hands to Zu Dashou, and said: "Okay, the words of King Khan have been brought, and it's time for Ben Baylor to return to his life, so farewell!"

Zu Dashou's face turned blue, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fourteen Baylor is leaving now? Don't you want to stay for a while?"

Dorgon said: "What's the difference between staying longer and less? Anyway, this city of Jinzhou, Ben Baylor, can come and leave whenever he wants!" After speaking, he laughed loudly and rode his horse back into the army formation.All the Hou Jinjia soldiers laughed wildly and began to retreat in a chaotic manner, completely ignoring Guan Ningjun.

Zu Kuan's eyes were about to bleed, and he roared angrily, "Zu Shuai, Jian Nu has insulted me too much, please let the last general lead hundreds of fine cavalry to fight out, to frustrate their spirit, otherwise they will treat my Guan Ning army as nothing! "

All the generals of the Guan Ning Army knelt down together: "Master Zu must never! Jiannu has many tricks, so we have to guard against them!"

Zu Kuan was so angry that he wanted to draw his sword and chop off these bastards: "Jiannu is full of tricks? Open your eyes and see, what kind of deceit can they do in this city of Jinzhou! Zu Shuai, Jiannu is extremely contemptuous, come out of the city Hit it, you will definitely win, don't miss this opportunity, never miss it!"

Zu Dacheng said sharply: "Shut up, you slave, what do you know!"

A group of generals were arguing on the city wall, while the officers and soldiers of the Guan Ning Army guarding the city looked at each other, as if they were watching a big drama.Generally speaking, the overwhelming majority are those who are against the war, and very few support the war. To put it bluntly, everyone is afraid of being beaten by Hou Jin. They are afraid that they will go out of the city to pursue and be ambushed, and eventually they will be defeated and their own family will be damaged. strength.Besides, Zu Kuan had already captured more than 600 heads, and Hou Jin withdrew them disheartenedly without even knocking a single piece of brick from the city wall of Jinzhou. An unprecedented victory of annihilating more than [-] enemies and beheading [-] levels, asking for credit and rewards from the court, these are all ready-made credits, why bother to take the risk of pursuing them?Zu Dashou pondered for a long time, helped Zu Kuan up, and said: "General Zu Shen is brave and good at fighting, and he is not afraid of strong enemies. There may be a murderous opportunity in ambush, so it is really inadvisable to attack rashly. Zu Shen will go back to heal the wound first, change a pair of armor, wait for the opportunity to appear, our army will attack the city again, and give Jiannu a little bit of strength!"

Zu Kuan's blood turned cold, and he made a grunt in his throat, but he wanted to speak but couldn't.Everyone doesn't want to fight this battle, so what's the use of his blood?He laughed miserably, saluted Zu Dashou, then punched heavily on the battlement, turned around and left!
Iron fists hit the battlements, blood spattered everywhere.

(End of this chapter)