On the night of October 30 of the second year of Chongzhen. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Huang Taiji led the Chinese army to Zunhua first and stationed five miles outside the city. Lian Zhan Lianjie did not let the calm Huang Taiji have a trace of conceit, but was extremely cautious about attacking Zunhua. He did not immediately send troops to attack Zunhua, but stopped and waited for the Azig army on the left flank, the Yuetuo army on the right flank, and several other armies led by Baylor that had been scattered at this time, preparing to wait for them to all arrive, and then raise the strength of the whole army to attack Zunhua, and strive for an overnight victory.

He did this for two reasons.

First, Zunhua is different from other cities, it is a fortified city with high walls and thick walls. In view of the lessons of the Battle of Jinning, he was very jealous of the Ming army's fortified city tactics. Although Dajin has been making a breakthrough since entering the Central Plains, he has never really fought a strong city, and he has no bottom in his heart. If Zunhua City can't go down in a fight, it will be a big blow to morale.

Second, and most importantly, the operation did not win the support of everyone in Daikin, especially two of the four great beylers, Dai Shan and Mang Gurtai, who had been vigorously opposed. These two people believed that the Dajin army was alone in the depths, and in the absence of backup, if the Ming army blocked the way out of the pass, it was likely to be surrounded and annihilated by the Ming army, which had the advantage of troops. Fortunately, Zhu Beile, led by Yue Tuo and Zierharang, supported Huang Taiji, and the two reluctantly agreed. But if this attack on Zunhua does not go well, these two people will definitely have to propose to withdraw their troops again, and I am afraid that there will be more people who support them at that time. He has just ascended the throne, and if he returns in vain this time, his prestige will inevitably be greatly damaged, and it will be difficult to fight with the four major Baylors in the future.

Therefore, in any case, it is necessary to wait until the great armies converge before discussing the siege.

On a small hill more than a mile away from the camp, four horses stood quietly.

Qin Shuhuai looked down the mountain, only to see one after another marching camp tents standing quietly under the moonlight, stretching for several miles, which was magnificent. There were sparks in the tents, and teams of Houjin soldiers walked back and forth vigilantly, patrolling non-stop, not letting go of any dead ends.

This was the first time he had seen the army encamped, and he was quite shocked for a while. I thought that this was only 20,000 people, and if it was an army of 200,000, I was afraid that the camp would have to be built endlessly. And this is just camping, if tens of thousands of troops are fighting, I am afraid it will be even more earth-shattering. Under this environment and atmosphere, no matter how loyal and kind people are on weekdays, they will be bloody, fanatical and bloodthirsty, and stimulate the most primitive animal nature, right?

Man, what a wonderful and terrible animal.

"Jiannu has indeed arrived at the city of Zunhua, and my lord is really like a god!" Li Jingting squeezed the reins of the horse tightly and said in disbelief.

According to his prediction, there are so many important passes and border cities on the front line of the Great Wall of Jizhen, and the imperial court has been working hard for many years, no matter how you say it, it can withstand ten days and eight days, but I didn't expect it to be taken down by Jiannu in just two or three days!

Meng Wei and Meng Hu, who came together, also had incredible expressions on their faces, and at the same time, their eyes were full of anger and worry. These two have always been Chongzhen's personal guards, and they followed Chongzhen as early as when he was still a king. After Chongzhen ascended the throne, they were responsible for defending the Taihe Palace, and they had a deep affection for Chongzhen. Therefore, when he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but pinch a cold sweat for Chongzhen and Daming in his heart.

Meng Hu gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, why don't we go and burn a few tents on it?"

With the cultivation of the four people, it is very possible to sneak in at night, burn down a few tents, and then retreat.

However, Meng Hu's reckless suggestion was immediately stopped by Meng Wei.

"Second brother, don't come nonsense, Lord Qin didn't bring us here to do such a child's play. ”

The veteran Meng Wei knew that Qin Shuhuai had brought his two brothers all the way here, and it was definitely not as simple as wanting to burn a few camp tents.

The three of them looked at Qin Shuhuai in unison, as if asking him what to do next.

Qin Shuhuai only looked at the camp intently and didn't say a word.

But I was silently reading it in my heart.

2nd day of November, 2nd day of November......

Meng Wei asked, "My lord, do you want to bring the brothers into Zunhua to help Lord Wang defend the city?"

Qin Shuhuai said slowly, "There is no need to defend the city, but you can give Lord Wang a reminder, I hope to help him guard for a day or two." ”

Historically, one of the important reasons why Zunhua City was breached by Houjin in one day was that there was Houjin Neiying in the city. One said that Neiying opened the city gates, and the other said that Neiying set fire to the city. However, there is such a passage in the Manchu record of this battle, saying that a soldier named Samuhatu with a white flag took the lead in climbing the city wall and led people to break through a gap, and Houjin was able to rush to the city wall and finally broke through the defense of Zunhua City.

In this way, it should be more likely that Nei should set fire, otherwise there is no need for Houjin to attack the city wall.

Although this is only a historical record, it may not be entirely correct, and even if it is correct, the world may not happen exactly as it is recorded in history. But because the northern beggars took refuge in Houjin, Qin Shuhuai thought that it was very possible that there were northern beggars in Zunhua City.

Therefore, it is necessary to remind Wang Yuanya, the governor of Zunhua. If you can let him guard the city for two more days and kill a few more Houjin soldiers because of this, it will be worth it.

At this time, a group of Houjin cavalry patrolled under the hill.

Qin Shuhuai then turned his horse's head and left, heading towards Zunhua City. Seeing this, Meng Wei and the others immediately followed. When the four of them ran out of two or three miles, more than fifty brocade-clothed guards who were hiding nearby also followed.

A group of people immediately rushed to the city of Zunhua.

Zunhua City has been completely under martial law, and the soldiers at the head of the city saw a cavalry rushing towards them, and immediately blew the alarm horn, and dozens of archers immediately poked their heads out of the battlements and aimed their bows at them.

In addition, there were many square openings in the walls under the battlements, and the firearms inside also stretched out the birds.

"Whoever comes, the same name!" shouted the first lieutenant at the head of the city.

Li Jingting shouted, "Qin Shuhuai, a thousand households of Jinyi Wei, has come to visit Lord Wang, please allow you to enter the city." ”

The lieutenant was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Do you have a voucher or a book?"

Qin Shuhuai took out the Jinyi Wei Qianhu token from his bosom and threw it lightly, and threw it on the city wall more than ten meters high. The lieutenant took it and looked at it, and said, "Wait a minute, everybody. Then he handed the token to a soldier beside him, and after some instructions, the soldier immediately ran down the wall.

After waiting for about a stick of incense, I heard the shouting from the city tower, "Lord Wang has an order, because Jiannu is coming, the whole city is under martial law, and no one is allowed to enter." Lord Qin, please Haihan in extraordinary times. The king said that when the battle was over, he would personally come to the door to plead guilty. ”

The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty have always disliked Jinyiwei, and it is estimated that Wang Yuanya, the governor of Zunhua, was afraid that Jinyiwei would come to arrest people or meddle in the battle, and did not want to make trouble, so he refused to let him in. And legally speaking, it is also justified for him to do this, after all, he is the commander of the city, and the Jinyi guard is not responsible for fighting.

Qin Shuhuai said in his heart, after this battle, your Wang Yuanya will die, and you will come to the door to ask for a fart.

However, he still said, "In this case, please tell Lord Wang that there is a Jiannu in Zunhua City, please be sure to take precautions." ”

The captain of the city said, "Thank you for reminding me, I will tell you later." ”

Qin Shuhuai thought to himself, since Wang Yuanya hates Jinyiwei, I'm afraid she won't take what she says seriously. Anyway, there were such self-righteous civil officials in the late Ming Dynasty, and they just did their best.

I came to Zunhua this time, not to help him defend the city, but to have more important things to do.

Save people, save 4,000 people, plus a general, this is the purpose of my own coming!

Thinking of this, he turned his horse's head and ran in the direction of Santun Camp.

Santunying is located in the northeast of Zunhua, and the two places are about 100 miles apart. These two places rely on each other and are the "dual core" of Jizhen's defense. Now that the outer cities and key passes of the two places have all been lost, the "dual core" has been completely exposed to Houjin's sight.

In the early morning of the first day of November, Qin Shuhuai led everyone to Chenjiagou, about 50 miles away from Santun Camp.

Starting from noon on the 28th, they ran for three days and three nights in a row, and at this time they were already sleepy and tired, so Qin Shuhuai ordered the brigade to enter a forest to rest first.

And he took Li Jingting, Meng Wei and Meng Hu to the highest hill near Chenjiagou. Looking down from the hill, you can see a flat official road, which comes from the vicinity of Hanerzhuang and can lead directly to Zunhua City.

Qin Shuhuai took the inaccurate map and looked at it, and said in his heart, there is this official road nearby, they should pass by here, right?

On the official road, Han people who fled passed one after another. These people were either driving horse-drawn carts, donkey carts, or pushing wheelbarrows, or carrying heavy burdens on their shoulders, dragging their families and rushing to Zunhua in a panic. Along the way, the cries of children, the shouts of women, and the shouts of men are intertwined, and it is indeed a poignant scene.

The four of them looked at the fleeing crowd on the official road in silence, and their faces were all like frost. Because they know very well that Zunhua will fall, and these people are embarking on a road of no return.

But he was powerless to help.

Qin Shuhuai's fists were clenched, his eyes were about to split, he had never suffered so much in his life as he did now.

Save 4,000 elites, or save these innocent people?

He closed his eyes, trying not to think about the obvious answer.

Not far away, a group of cavalry monsters screamed and killed. They all have rat-tailed pigtails on the back of their heads!