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

Chapter 271 Blood Oath

Just as Huang Taiji expected, the sad news that Zhang Chun's entire army was annihilated crushed Zu Dashou, who was struggling so hard, and he finally couldn't hold on anymore.The most powerful support army was gone, and Dalinghe City was completely besieged, and they could hardly fly.As for the food, even Zu Dashou is almost out of food. As for those ordinary soldiers, they have been eating human flesh for nearly two months. The soldier with green eyes would have boiled his ancestors too!So as soon as it got dark, he quietly sent a special envoy out of the city to see Huang Taiji. Of course, He Kegang kept all this from him.

The ancestral army envoys strode into the king's tent with their heads held high.To Huang Taiji's surprise, this man was not as thin as he imagined, on the contrary he was ruddy and full of energy... It seems that his status in the Guan Ning Army is not low.The special envoy saluted to Huang Taiji: "I am the commander-in-chief of the ancestors, see King Khan!"

Huang Taiji said: "Please get up quickly." Someone helped him up, then let him sit down, and gave him a bowl of tea soup.When the military envoy saw the tea soup, he let out a grunt in his throat, picked it up and poured it into his stomach. He probably drank it up without even tasting the taste, and then licked the bowl with his tongue, looking endless aftertaste.Huang Taiji didn't care, and poured another bowl for him with his own hands.The military envoy drank three bowls in a row, burped his belly, rubbed his stomach, and finally stopped drinking. If he drank any more, his stomach would burst.Huang Taiji turned his head and said to Dai Shan: "Third brother, please go and make a pot of good tea. Ben Khan wants to have a heart-to-heart talk with the military envoy."

Daishan bowed and went down.

The military envoy stood up and knelt down and said gratefully: "Thank you, King Khan, for the generous gift!"

Huang Taiji waved his hand and said, "It's just a few drinks, nothing more."

The military envoy sighed: "In the eyes of ordinary people, a few cups of drinks are of course nothing, but to a group of people who haven't eaten a grain of rice in the past two months, they are no less than fine wine!"

Huang Taiji asked with concern: "Is the city really in dire straits?"

The military envoy said: "Human flesh is the food, bones and bones are cooked, and there is no cold clothes. Every day, many people die from the cold and hurt many people. It is extremely embarrassing!"

Huang Taiji frowned and asked: "To this extent, Zu Shuai can be regarded as worthy of the Ming court. Now that food is exhausted, why is he still unwilling to surrender?"

The military envoy said: "Zu Shuai is worried that he will end badly after surrendering! You must know that Zu Shuai has been a soldier all his life, and many Jurchen athletes were killed or injured by him. How can your army not have hatred? If your army breaks its promise after surrendering, you will I'll kill them all, don't we just die with peace! Instead of doing this, it's better to stick to the end, at least you can preserve your reputation!"

Huang Taiji's face turned serious, and he called a guard: "Go, invite Baylor, General Hanmeng, and Master Zhang!"

The guard went down.Not long after, Daishan, Manggurtai, Yuetuo, Dudu, Hauge, Dorgon, Duoduo, Azig, Jierhalang, Abatai, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo, Tong Yangxing, Bao Chengxian...these thunderous Manchu, Han, and Mongolian generals and civil officials were all present. Zhang Chun, Zhang Hongmo, Hu Daxian, Sun Gu, Zheng Bing and other Ming army generals who were captured on the north bank of the Xiaoling River yesterday were also brought here, and Wang Zhang It was packed.When everyone arrived, Huang Taiji got up, beckoned the military envoy to come to him, and introduced to everyone: "This is the military envoy of General Zu Dashouzu!"

The Man and Mongolia generals looked at each other with joy, and Mangurtai simply let out a burst of laughter.They all know what this means. In the past two months, Huang Taiji has sent many letters to persuade Zu Dashou to surrender, but Zu Dashou ignored him. Now that Zhang Chun was defeated, he not only sent military envoys, but also personally wrote The letter came, what does this mean?This shows that he can't hold on anymore, this protracted battle is finally coming to an end!Zhang Hongmo and the others looked a bit complicated. Zhang Chun looked like a puppet and didn’t respond. This stubborn old man has been like this since he was captured yesterday. No matter how Tai Chi treats him with sincerity, he doesn't care.However, his heart might not be so peaceful.

Huang Taiji continued: "According to the military envoy, Daling River City has been out of food for more than [-] days. Even the rats and sparrows have been eaten up. The living people have to eat human flesh and break bones for salary. It is really appalling. Khan was horrified when he heard this. Zu Shuai's loyalty and tenacity, everyone in Dajin, who does not admire him? Now that Dalinghe City has run out of food and supplies, there is no way to survive. Zu Shuai deliberately tried to save the lives of the soldiers. Turning fights with Ben Khan into jade soap, Ben Khan is not a bloodthirsty person, so naturally he has no reason to refuse. However, Zu Shuai seems to have misunderstood Da Jin, and he is worried that something will happen after he puts down his weapon, so Ben Khan called everyone over , I just want you to be a witness!"

Mang Gurtai wanted to talk so much nonsense with them, just call into the city, but thinking that Lao Ba is far smarter than himself, this arrangement naturally has his reasons, so he didn't dare to say more. watch.At this time, you should smile, just smile!

Everyone pricked up their ears and listened to the following.

Huang Taiji looked around at the generals and said: "Zu Shuai is a rare general. Even though he is an enemy and many Manchurian athletes were killed or injured by him, Ben Khan and the banner owners still admire him. After surrendering to Daikin, you will retaliate with grievances, what do you think should be done?"

Dorgon said with a smile: "As King Khan said, we all admire the bravery and tenacity of Zushuai and Zushuai's subordinates. If we can turn an enemy into a friend, we will be too happy. How can we hold grudges?" revenge!"

Yue Tuo said: "Exactly! Manchurian heroes, if they want to kill people, they kill soldiers against soldiers and generals on the battlefield. I, a Manchurian athlete, don't bother to do such shameful things as killing and surrendering!"

All the generals slapped their chests fiercely, expressing that they would never make life difficult for Zu Dashou.Huang Taiji waited for everyone to make a promise, and looked at the military envoy: "Can you rest assured?"

The military envoy gritted his teeth and said: "The sincerity of the generals, the villain has seen it! It's just that the lives of more than ten thousand soldiers are at stake, the villain has to be more cautious, and I also ask King Khan to swear a poisonous oath in front of everyone, so as to be safe." Zu Shuai's heart!"

Huang Taiji nodded: "This is natural." With a swipe, he pulled out the dagger, and swiped hard at his palm, blood spurted out immediately!Everyone was shocked: "King Khan!" Huang Taiji waved his hand to signal everyone's peace of mind, retracted the dagger, raised his bloody palm, and said loudly: "Ben Khan swears to Changshengtian in front of all your beloved generals: If the commander-in-chief returns to us!" , Ben Khan will perform three hugs with him. Whatever official position Zu Shuai holds in the Ming court, he also holds any official position in Dajin, and he will be promoted to the first rank! All soldiers who surrendered from Zu Shuai and below are not allowed to insult and kill anyone. If this Khan breaks his oath, he will be punished by heaven and earth, and the Longevity will testify!"

The Baylors looked at each other, drew out their daggers and slashed fiercely at their palms, then raised their bloody palms and shouted loudly: "I swear to the sky: if Zu Shuai returns, all Ming soldiers from Zu Shuai down will be regarded As a colleague, never insult or kill, if you violate this oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth, and the immortal will testify!"

Zhang Hongmo, Hu Daxian and the others were dumbfounded. Zhang Chun also raised his head in surprise, looking at the bloody palms, his lips moved slightly.People these days are still in awe of the heavens. Huang Taiji, as the master of the Houjin Eight Banners and the king of a country, even swears a blood oath to the heavens. No matter how suspicious people are, I am afraid they will be moved by him!Zhang Chun let out a low sigh in his heart, thanks to the people in power who wishful thinking think that Huang Taiji is just the leader of the barbarians, not worth mentioning, so underestimated the enemy, and faced such a formidable opponent, what else can he do except a disastrous defeat result?
The military envoy was stunned for a long time, and finally knelt down with a bang. He took out Zu Dashou's autographed letter from his sleeves, raised his hands above his head, and his voice was slightly trembling: "The sincerity of King Khan can be seen by the sun and the moon, and the villain can replace Guan Ning's army." More than ten thousand soldiers have thanked King Khan for not killing him! This is a personal letter from Commander-in-Chief Zu, please accept it!"

Huang Taiji helped him up, and said: "Military envoys don't need to be so polite." He took a cloth and wiped off the blood on his hands, took the letter and opened it, read it carefully, nodded, and said: "My ancestors Ben Khan already knows what Shuai is worried about, so I will write back, and Shi Zushuai has doubts in his heart." Someone brought paper and pen, swiped it in front of everyone, and then handed it to the military envoy with a seal.The military envoy took it, kowtowed three times respectfully, put it away carefully, got up, Huang Taiji sent two white armored soldiers to send him back to Dalinghe City, and asked him to bring some food. His actions moved the envoy to tears.

After the envoy left, Daishan complained to Huang Taiji: "King Khan, you are a body of ten thousand gold, how can you easily swear blood and cut yourself!"

Huang Taiji smiled and said: "After fighting for so many years, I have suffered no matter how serious the injury is. This is nothing." Pulling a piece of white cloth to wrap up the wound, he said to everyone: "The reason why Zu Dashou would rather die than surrender is because I was frightened by Amin’s act of massacring the city in Guannei. Because of Amin’s impulsiveness, the battle of Dalinghe was exhausted for a long time, and how many Manchurian athletes were lost! You must firmly remember the oath you made today, Wan Mo will kill and surrender again at will, otherwise every city in the Ming Kingdom will stick to it like Dalinghe City, and I, Dajin, will never have a bright future!"

Everyone said in awe: "Follow King Khan's instruction!"

Huang Taiji's eyes fell on Zhang Chun who had been silent all the time, and said: "You all go down, Ben Khan has something to say to Mr. Zhang."

Everyone saluted respectfully and retreated, leaving only Huang Taiji and Zhang Chun in the huge king's tent.

Huang Taiji asked Zhang Chun to sit down and poured him a cup of hot tea with his own hands.For someone like Fan Wencheng, he would have been moved to the point of peeing all over his face, but Zhang Chun just looked on coldly, expressionless.Huang Taiji was annoyed and smiled bitterly: "Master Zhang, I respect your loyalty and cherish your talent. I have been sincerely sincere to you since you were captured, hoping that you can serve me, but you have always ignored me and called me Khan is so embarrassed. What do you want?"

Zhang Chun said calmly: "The general of the defeated army wants nothing but death."

Huang Taiji's face darkened: "Are you really not afraid that I will kill you and cut you into pieces?"

Zhang Chun said: "If you want to kill, then kill, why talk too much?"

Huang Taiji looked at him deeply and sighed: "It seems that Mr. Zhang is determined not to serve this Khan."

Zhang Chun said nothing.

Huang Taiji said: "Forget it, in the words of your Han people, a twisted melon is not sweet. Master Zhang insists on being a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and Ben Khan will not force it. Master Zhang will go back and have a good night's rest. Tomorrow, Ben Khan will send someone to Send Master Zhang back to Jinzhou."

Zhang Chun originally wanted to die, but when he heard that Huang Taiji was going to let him go, he was shocked. His eyes were like lightning, and he stared at Huang Taiji and asked, "What tricks do you want to play again?"

With a gentle smile, Huang Taiji picked up Zu Dashou's autographed letter and said, "Ben Khan just wants to ask Mr. Zhang for help to send this letter back to Jinzhou."

Zhang Chun was furious: "You have already won a great victory, but you still want to humiliate us like this. Mrs. Hong, you are going too far!"

Huang Taiji shook his head and said: "I want to tell Mr. Zhang some good news. The red-clothed flying army that was too late to join you has arrived in Jinzhou today, and they fought on Qingqi. They defeated me in the black forest. , smashed a Jiala in Zhenghongqi, and caused that Jiala to lose nearly [-] troops. The heavy casualties have never been seen since the outbreak of this battle!"

Zhang Chun was stunned and couldn't keep up with Huang Taiji's thinking.What does the Tianxiong Army’s defeat of Zheng Hongqi have to do with letting him go?However, when he heard that Tianxiong's army outnumbered the many and defeated Zhenghongqi's Jia La, a glimmer of hope ignited in his lifeless heart.In the Battle of Changshan, although his entire army was wiped out, Jiannu also suffered heavy losses, and the Tianxiong army was so powerful in field combat. If they took advantage of the situation and attacked, they might really be able to repel Jiannu and relieve the siege of Daling River!In any case, since the Tianxiong Army is here, he must do something. He can't do it while watching Zu Dashou surrender and the Ming Dynasty lose troops and territory again!
I want to go back, I want to tell Master Sun that Zu Dashou is about to surrender, I want Tianxiong Army to quickly reinforce Dalinghe City, and stop Zu Dashou's idea of ​​surrendering!
Zhang Chun didn't know that Huang Taiji had seen through his mind.Not only his thoughts, but also Sun Chengzong's thoughts and the possible reaction of the Ming army made him speculate on everything!Let Zhang Chun go back, use the news that Zu Dashou will die to force the Tianxiong Army to fight, and then annihilate this new army in the field. This is his next plan, follow the businessman back to Jinzhou, and force Zhang Chun to rush Just like going to war, it's all conspiracy.The last conspiracy had been successful, and Zhang Chun's [-]-strong army had been wiped out. As for whether it would succeed this time, he was only sixty percent sure.But for him, six points is enough. It is best if the Tianxiong Army comes to help. The Houjin Eight Banners' victory will once again add glory. If the Tianxiong Army hangs the exemption card, Zu Dashou will be demoted as a matter of course. He still won a great victory!
Unless the Tianxiong Army can defeat the [-] elite soldiers under his command in a field battle!
However, is this possible?

(End of this chapter)