Huang Taiji is tall and fat, with a dark and red face. He uses too much force when speaking. His yellow teeth are open and closed, and his saliva is splashing. His face is trembling. The long money rat tail on the top of his head is constantly swinging back and forth. His slender eyes are...

Like a hawk, he stared at the group of people kneeling on the ground.

"Prince Li! Tell me first! I asked you to escort the grain and grass here that day. How did you explain to Lotto before leaving?!"

Huang Taiji's eyes swept around the group of people, and finally landed on an old man kneeling at the front.

The old man was dressed elegantly and luxuriously. He had never worn armor in the army. He wore a black fox fur hat on his head. He also had a lion's nose, a wide mouth, slender eyes, a mustache on his upper lip, and a goatee on his lower chin.

There is a vague resemblance to Huang Taiji.

But his figure is much thinner.

This person was none other than the original Great Beile Daishan. After Huang Taiji ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he made him the Prince of Ceremony.

Daishan was nine years older than Huang Taiji. He was already fifty-seven or eighteen years old. He looked older than his actual age, like a dry old man.

This time, the Tatar grain and grass camp north of Xiaoling River was burned down by a Ming army under the banner of "Ningyuan Advance Camp".

It stands to reason that at that time, Daishan had already led his army to escort a batch of grain and grass to the front line. This matter should have nothing to do with Daishan, Prince Li.

However, he had been in charge of the food camp before, and it was also because when he left the camp, he took away Bagara and Alihachaoha who had three thousand red flags, so the rear was empty and was occupied by that group.

The Ming army who made a sneak attack took advantage of the opportunity and entered.

To put it this way, the burning of the Tatar grain and grass camp was inseparable from him.

However, because the status of Prince Li was too high, no matter how Huang Taiji asked, no one dared to say anything.

Now Huang Taiji directly questioned Daishan face to face. The other kneeling princes and Belles all turned their attention to Daishan.

"The emperor asked me how I told Luo Tuo before leaving. I really don't know how to explain it. I was ordered to sit in the grain and grass camp and be responsible for the transportation of grain and grass. I have a lot of subordinates, a total of twelve cows! I was ordered to escort the grain and grass transportation.

, sent to Jinzhou, Songshan, Xingshan, and Tashan before the army. None of the above four cities have been sent. I will start with ten oxen. Each place will not be allocated two or three oxen. I will lead a group of Aha! Leave two

Niu Lu is rare!

"As for Lotto, I told him what I should tell him before leaving that day. Now that Lotto is dead, no matter what I say, it will be without proof. Therefore, it's okay not to say anything!

"However, I have given some thought to the other questions that the emperor asked. Ever since I heard about the incident at the Grain and Grass Camp last night, I have been wondering where this Ming army came from, and I am still puzzled. I received a detailed report this morning.

My talent suddenly became enlightened!

"I think that this Ming army can avoid the garrisons and ambushes arranged by the emperor in Tashan, Xingshan, Songshan, Jinzhou and other places. Then there is no other way except waterways to do so! Therefore, I guess

The Ming army must have taken the sea route and took a boat directly from Ningyuan to Songshan! Other than that, there is no other explanation!

"If your Majesty asks, where did this Ming army retreat after succeeding in the sneak attack? I think they must have retreated to the sea outside the mouth of Xiaoling River! Other than that, there is no other explanation!"

After Prince Li Daishan said these words, the people in the palace seemed to come to life in an instant. Some were a little stunned after hearing Daishan's words, some seemed to have enlightened after hearing Daishan's words, and some seemed to have understood something after hearing Daishan's words.

If you are kind, you can't help but nod your head frequently.

But no matter how the people in the palace behaved, Prince Li Daishan spoke clearly and clearly without being humble or overbearing, making people sound much more clear-headed and organized than Huang Taiji just now.

After listening to Daishan's words and looking at the performance of others, Huang Taiji also knew that the losses in the grain and grass camp were mainly due to the fact that there were too few elite Eight Banners soldiers left behind.

There were too few Eight Banners elites left behind in the grain and grass camp, mainly because there were not enough men and horses brought by Daishan from Shengjing. In the final analysis, he underestimated the enemy and was careless. It had little to do with Daishan's arrangements.

Upon thinking of this, Huang Taiji sat down slumped, then waved his hands and said to the group of people kneeling below: "Everyone, get up! I'm the one who lost my composure!"

After Huang Taiji said this, the people kneeling below stood up one after another, but no one dared to speak.

At this time, Huang Taiji said to the people around him again: "Give me a seat for Prince Li, Prince Wuying, Prince Raoyu, Prince Nikanbeile, and King Gongshun, King Huaishun, and King Zhishun! Sit down and talk!"

These people who were named quickly knelt down and saluted, and then took their seats on the two additional rows of chairs in the hall.

Although Huang Taiji did not deliberately arrange it, the people who sat down automatically formed a row of Manchu and Han people.

Prince Li of Daishan, Prince of Wuying Commandery Azige, Prince Raoyu Commandery Abatai, and Dorobelenikan sit in the row on the left; while "King of Gongshun" Kong Youde, "King of Huaishun" Geng Zhongming, and "King of Zhishun"

Shang Kexi, sitting in the row on the right.

"Prince Caili said just now that the Ming army that attacked my grain and grass camp may have come from the sea, and after retreating now, it may still be wandering in the open sea at the mouth of Xiaoling River. Your words have eliminated a lot of my confusion!

"However, whether what you said is correct or not, we still need to send troops to go and investigate in person to get the truth!

"It's just that the food and fodder of my army have been burned at the moment. With the food stored in each department, I am afraid that the expedition against the army led by me this time will not last any longer!"

Huang Taiji waited until the few people who had offered seats sat down, and immediately spoke in a gentle tone. At this moment, Huang Taiji seemed to have changed. The stormy wind and rain seemed to have become calm and sunny in an instant.

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"Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, and Shi Tingzhu! How long will it take for your God's Blessing Soldiers, God's Blessing Soldiers, and Wuzhen Chaoha Camp to capture Songshan?!"

Shi Tingzhu is a dark, muscular man with high cheekbones and deep eye sockets. He is standing among the crowd in the main hall. Although he is not qualified to be given a seat, the status of this old-fashioned traitor is not low. He is now in charge of the only one in the Eight Banners of Manchuria.

One artillery unit, the "Wuzhen Chaoha" battalion, is Aung Bang Zhangjing of the "Wuzhen Chaoha" battalion.

The reason why the "Wuzhen Chaoha" battalion is the only artillery unit among the Eight Banners of Manchuria is because up to now, the army of the "Sanshun King" still has its own banner number in name and does not belong to the

Which of the Eight Banners of Manchuria owns it, but directly takes orders from Huang Taiji.

Among them, the troops of Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were named "God Blessed Soldiers" by Huang Taiji.

Shang Kexi's army was given the title "Heavenly Helping Soldiers" by Huang Taiji.

However, the army of the new traitor "Sanshun King" and the Wuzhen Chaoha camp run by the old traitors Tong Yangxing, Shi Tingzhu and others were both Han military camps, and both were good at using firearms, so they were often juxtaposed and used together.

In this siege of Songshan, the Manchu Eight Banners army was mainly used to set up ambushes and provide reinforcements, while the army of the "Sanshun King" and the Manchu Tatar "Wuzhen Chaoha" battalion were used as the main force to attack Songshan City.

At the beginning, Huang Taiji took Azig, the king of Wuying County, as the vanguard and led the Tianyou soldiers and Tianzhu soldiers of the "Sanshun King". They used various artillery in the "Sanshun King" army, especially the twenty "Hongyi cannons",

Along the way, they were unstoppable, destroying more than a dozen forts and enemy towers on the outskirts of Jinzhou and Songshan, and killing thousands of Ming soldiers stationed at these forts and enemy towers.

However, they encountered a setback when they arrived at Jinzhou City. Jinzhou City was tall and solid, and there were "Red Yi Cannons" at the top of the city. King Sanshun's army did not dare to get too close, but when they were far away, the "Red Yi Cannons" they carried were powerful.

It's much smaller.

After failing to attack Jinzhou for a long time, Azig urged the army of "King Sanshun" to attack another city on the outskirts of Jinzhou - Songshan City.

They thought that if Jinzhou City could not be captured, it would be no problem to capture Songshan, so they came to capture Songshan.

But what they didn't expect was that Songshan City, which was much smaller than Jinzhou City, could not be defeated.

Because Jin Guofeng and Xia Chengde were stationed in Songshan City, there were also a large number of artillery, including several "Hongyi cannons" from the Ji Liao era of Yuan Chonghuan's commander.

The terrain of Songshan City is high, which greatly increases the range of artillery fire at the top of the city.

Although Azig himself didn't care about the casualties of others and kept urging the siege of the city, the army of "King Sanshun" was really overwhelmed and unable to attack.

Later, even Azig's red flag-bearing Bagala personally went into battle, and he also attacked the top of the city again and again, and was beaten down from the top of the city again and again.

Knowing that Jinzhou and Songshan could not be captured for a long time, Huang Taiji could not sit still in Shengjing City and personally led his army to the front of the army.

As soon as Huang Taiji arrived, he relieved Azig from his position as commander-in-chief and asked him to lead his army to the front lines around Tashan City to set up an ambush in preparation for the Ming Dynasty reinforcements coming from Ningyuan.

At the same time, Huang Taiji also brought his "Wuzhenchaoha" battalion from Shengjing, which was the "heavy artillery unit" built by the Eight Banners of Manchuria.

But the result is no different.

The so-called "Red Yi Cannon" brought by the "Wuzhen Chaoha" camp was imitated by the Manchus themselves. It was heavier, had a longer barrel, and a larger caliber, but its range was not as good as the "Red Cannon" from the "Sanshun King" camp.

"Barbarian artillery" can hit far.

In this way, after several attacks, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and now the Songshan offensive and defensive battle has become a stalemate.

If it were normal times, Huang Taiji could continue the siege, attacking the city while encircling the points and calling for reinforcements. Anyway, he had nothing else to do.

But now, Ningyuan's reinforcements have arrived, and their own food camp has been burned down. The strategic idea of ​​encircling the point for reinforcements seems to be in vain.
Chapter completed!