Chapter 2634 Gui Zijuan takes the firewood from the bottom of the cauldron and outflanks it in place
On the eighth day of November, He Renlong led 18,000 troops from Denglai Town to capture Hetuala.
To say it was a capture is an exaggeration. In fact, it was just a simple march.
The entire Hetuala is known as the capital of Jianzhou Jurchen. Although Nurhaci has led most of the Jianzhou nobles to be stationed in Shenyang, it is still nominally the capital of Dajin, but the defenders here have been drawn by Hu Erhan and only two are left. More than a thousand people.
Facing the incoming Zhou army, there was almost no psychological preparation. After a period of moderate resistance, the Jianzhou Army of more than 2,000 people was defeated and annihilated.
He Renlong also found it very boring. He originally thought he could make great gains in Hetuala, but there were only more than 2,000 Jiangzhou Army soldiers here, and they were not elite. They were defeated after a little resistance, and less than six people died in the battle. Hundreds, the vast majority were captured.
There are not many Jianzhou Jurchens left in Hetuala, only a few thousand, most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and most of the really strong ones have gone to Anlezhou, Tieling and Shenyang.
He Renlong was able to capture Hetuala in one fell swoop before E Yidu and Daishan. Although the gains were somewhat mediocre, this was also the capital of Jianzhou, so he could not escape this credit. He Renlong still felt comforted.
However, He Renlong is definitely not satisfied with this credit. If he wants to be promoted to Chief Soldier Officer in the future, he will have to accumulate a lot. But Daishan and Eyi are both coming here from Crow Falcon Pass. The best thing is to give them a head-on attack. Good opportunity.
On November 11, He Renlong, in addition to leaving 3,000 Zhou troops to garrison Hetuala, led 15,000 troops back west, and blocked E Yidu and Daishan who were about to return eastward outside Crow Falcon Pass. After the First World War, Mao Chenglu and Chen Jisheng's troops from Dongjiang Town, who were pursuing from the west, joined the battle group and attacked from both sides. They were all killed in the battle and Daishan was captured.
Nurhachi and He Heli received the news that Hetuala had been captured and Daishan's southern front army was defeated in Anle Prefecture.
At this moment, Nurhaci seemed to have aged suddenly.
He Heli murmured with difficulty for a long time, and finally said: "Great Khan, things have developed to this point, and we can only accept the reality..."
Nurhaci turned around with difficulty, "What do you want to say?"
“Once Hetuala is lost, we will not be able to go to the south. We will definitely not be able to defend Anle Prefecture. If we retreat, we will have to retreat to the A’ergan Mountain.”
He Heli felt bitter in his mouth. Aergan Mountain is more than 300 miles north of Zhenbei Fort. It can be regarded as the northern border of Jianzhou Jurchen, and it borders the original control area of savage Jurchen. To be honest, He Heli has only been there once. Maybe Nurhachi went there more in the early years, but it was considered the far north. There are probably no more than a thousand Jianzhou Jurchens living there now, and there are only more than a thousand Jurchens including the savage Jurchens.
"Algan Mountain?" Nurhaci muttered to himself with one hand on the table, "How many years have I not been there? I'm afraid it's been ten years? Do you remember the last time I went there? The savage women really refused to surrender and kept harassing us in the north. I just went there to take a look. Even I felt that it was too remote and cold. I didn’t expect that I could only retreat there now. Even when I first started, I felt that it was too remote and too cold. Isn't it worse? I, Nurhachi, have ended up in this situation?"
He Heli was speechless.
At this time, the voice of the guards came from outside the door: "The Great Khan, Fei Yingdong and Hu Erhan have entered the city, and Ba Beile and the others have also arrived."
Nurhachi and He Heli were both in high spirits. Nurhachi waved his hands repeatedly: "Let them in quickly."
Nurhachi, who has always been wise and courageous, is now a little bit out of reach. Should he stay in Anle Prefecture and wait for a change, or should he retreat to the Argan Mountain?
On the side of Anle Prefecture, there is a strong city, a logistical support, and a population, but once it is siege, I am afraid that there is really no way out.
Going to Algan Mountain, Nurhaci believed that it would be difficult for the Zhou army to go further north for hundreds of miles into the mountains, forests and grasslands. So as long as they retreated to the Algan Mountain area, they would be safe, but that also meant that Jianzhou Jurchens might It is really going to be reduced to a small tribe in the mountains. Even the remaining 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers cannot feed them at all. What do so many warriors rely on to survive?
They all go fishing and hunting to make a living, so what’s the difference between them and the savage Jurchens? In this case, someone may soon come to challenge the Jianzhou Jurchens. For example, the Inner Khalkha people in the west may just extend their hands here and act as the guardian of all mountains, forests and grasslands outside the areas controlled by the Great Zhou Dynasty. The overlord.
He Heli was also undecided. Fortunately, Hu Erhan, Fei Yingdong, and Huang Taiji all came. Finally, some people were gathered together to discuss the fate of the Jianzhou Jurchen in the future.
Shenyang City was abandoned by Jianzhou Jurchen in this way.
Most of the Jianzhou Jurchens took advantage of the chaos and ran north. Whether they were defeated soldiers or ordinary Jianzhou Jurchen herdsmen, they all ran north. However, there were also some Jurchens who were accustomed to settled life and were at a loss and did not know what was happening. Whatever happened, the Han people stayed in Shenyang city and suburbs.
The Han people never expected that less than two years after they changed from subjects of the Zhou Dynasty to subjects of Jianzhou, the Zhou Dynasty would fight back again, and in a crushing manner. This was so unexpected.
The few remaining Jurchens are the Haixi Jurchen tribes that were originally conquered by the Jianzhou Jurchens, such as the Hada tribe and the Ula tribe.
Some of them are Jurchens who have been deeply influenced by the Han people and have become Chinese, and there are also some Mongolians who moved from the grasslands of Eastern Mongolia.
They have become accustomed to this kind of settled life. They live a comfortable life by farming in the suburbs and working as cobblers, carpenters, blacksmiths and other service industries in the city. They can no longer accept the nomadic life of fishing, hunting and herding in the mountains and forests.
After a cursory look, Feng Ziying found that Shenyang City had not changed much. It was not much different from when Liaodong Town took control, except that the population was much smaller.
The impact of the war inevitably affected the development of the city. In the early days, when Liaodong lost Shenyang, many people retreated to Liaoyang, and the Jurchens entered instead. Now that the Great Zhou Dynasty regained Shenyang, the Jurchens fled in large numbers. This Over time, the population may be only one-third of what it was when Liaodong was under control.
The frontline troops are still massing in pursuit, and the various Jianzhou troops are still running away frantically.
At this time, Liu Dongyang gave full play to his mad dog-like biting skills. He stared at Nurhachi and He Heli's main force without letting go. He bypassed Shenyang from Baitapu and went straight through Puhe Suo, Yilu Suo and Fanhe Suo. Now The pursuit has reached the foot of Tieling Guard City.
It is said that Nurhachi has evacuated Tieling Acropolis, but the Jianzhou Jurchens are preparing to fight a battle in Tieling Acropolis, which is exactly what Liu Dongyang wants.
The biggest purpose of Liaodong now is to kill and destroy the Jianzhou Jurchens as much as possible. As long as they are willing to fight and don't run away all the way, Liu Dongyang is happy to see the results.
Sitting down in the residence of the commander of the guard post, Feng Ziying didn't have much thought to inspect the situation in the city.
It’s already this time, and no one who doesn’t know the current affairs is still stubbornly resisting at this time. After the chaos, calm gradually returned. Although it was still under military control, the situation in the city had stabilized.
"Ziying, I heard that Sajiala has surrendered?" Qingyue's voice came in accompanied by the rapid sound of leather boots. No one could come in without notification except Bushiya Mara.
"He was captured first, and he was still a little unruly. Later, he was taken to the Zhou army's camp to have a good look at our firearms and logistics supplies. He was so convinced that he surrendered." Feng Ziying smiled, "This guy is quite upright. People, to put it bluntly, Zhou Dynasty has such rich materials that are the most abundant in the world. Even if you use these things to buy them, you can buy all the Jurchens in Jianzhou. You Shilu asked him who to buy from, and he said that he can buy from anyone. , like the Jurchens from the East China Sea, the Jurchens from the West China Sea, if you can’t buy them, it’s like the Mongolians on the grassland. No one can resist the temptation. Just the tens of thousands of kilograms of iron can make people crazy..."
Feng Ziying relayed what You Shilu said with a smile on her lips.
Busiya Mara, who was dressed in a military uniform, came in with Zhezhe, who was also in a battle armor. She looked so heroic that it was impossible to tell that she was the mother of two children.
A pair of sword-shaped eyebrows pierced the temples, and the big eyes were as bright as a deep pool. Well, a pair of polished copper breastplates on the chest were buckled like a pair of large bowls. Because there was no outer coat, they looked even fuller and bigger.
Well, this is a bit like a lactating woman, except that Busia Mara has long passed the lactation period, but the pair of huge **** have been retained, becoming more majestic and terrifying, even the chess player has to commit suicide So ashamed.
Zhezhe on the side looked much more delicate. He also wore a suit of well-fitting leather armor and a bearskin hat with a sapphire inlaid in the center. He was brave and charming, and the smile at the corner of his mouth never faded. A pair of mandarin duck male and female daggers are stuck at the waist.
Bushiya Mara's eyes were deep and thoughtful, and she said thoughtfully: "Did you use this move to defeat Sajiala? The first Jurchen warrior in the East China Sea performed so poorly? He fell into submission with just a few supplies?"
"Busiya Mara, your words are a bit deceptive. Don't you know that the Jurchens from the East China Sea are poor and cramped? Besides, how much better are you from the Haixi Jurchens than the Jurchens from the East China Sea? If it weren't for your relationship with the Han people in recent years, There have been many exchanges and the trade between the two sides has continued to grow. I’m afraid you don’t dare to make lofty words here, right?”
Feng Ziying glanced at Busia Mara and felt that Busia Mara was a little distracted. "Besides, I think Sajiala is aware of current affairs. He knows that Jianzhou is about to be destroyed. How can he drag the entire Jurchen tribe in the East China Sea with him?" I'm afraid Nurhachi's personality charm is not that great, right? Besides, if you follow Dazhou, will Dazhou treat them badly? Aren't you Ye He tribe the best example?"
(End of this chapter)