Ashes

"Dorgon, if you are unhappy, you can say it." Huang Taiji looked anxious, expecting Dorgon to say something so that he could explain it to him.

But Dorgon just pulled his hand out with a cold face: "There is nothing unpleasant, you are overthinking."

Huang Taiji's hands were empty, and his heart was also empty. Looking at the empty hands, he didn't regain his senses for a long time.It is extremely difficult for Dorgon to confide in him.

With a long sigh, Huang Taiji withdrew his hand.

In the dull atmosphere, someone came to see him, and it was Sony.

Not long ago, Huang Taiji sent Sony to lead people to investigate Ningyuan City, and now he has brought back Ningyuan's defense information.

After listening to Sony's report, Huang Taiji ordered: "Please come over here, please."

"Khan, what are you?"

Huang Taiji looked in the direction of Ningyuan: "We will attack Ningyuan instead."

The Eight Banners Army was divided into two branches, a small part still surrounded Jinzhou, and a large force moved to Ningyuan and gathered under the city.

The frustration of the invincible attack on Jinzhou made everyone aggressive. The hot weather made the heavily armed soldiers restless. Beads of sweat rolled down Huang Taiji's face. He frowned and stared at the Ningyuan City.

Compared with Jinzhou, Ningyuan is more fortified, and the equipment on the city is more complete. The defenders are waiting for work and defending Ningyuan.

Dai Shan observed the situation, leaned closer to Huang Taiji and said, "The artillery in Ningyuan City is fully prepared, we must not get too close, we still have to proceed with caution."

"Father Khan, their people have left the city!" Hauge shouted, pointing to the city.

On the east side of Ningyuan City, a cavalry lined up outside the city. They did not go far, and stood against the wall under the city.Although their horses are not as fat and strong as those of the Eight Banners Army, the soldiers are full of energy and fighting spirit, and they look decent and majestic.This is the cavalry that was later called "Guanning Cavalry". At this moment, the commander-in-chief Man Gui is leading the cavalry to meet the Eight Banners cavalry.

Azig was disdainful, and volunteered: "Can you see the cavalry of the Han people? Let me take someone to trample them down."

"It's better to be more cautious." Dorgon glanced at Huang Taiji, "Yuan Chonghuan has never been able to hold out against us, so if he dares to send people out of the city this time, he must have some confidence."

Although Huang Taiji did not turn his gaze to him, he still listened to what he said, and repeatedly reminded himself not to rush for success: "Jirhalang, Yuetuo, Sahalian, you lead people to face their cavalry, Azig, Hauge, you harass the enemy from the north, lure them out of the city to pursue, and observe their movements."

Everyone kowtowed to take orders and left.

"Jierhalang." Huang Taiji was suddenly worried, and stopped him again.

"What else does Da Khan want?"

Huang Taiji couldn't tell what he was worried about, he just told him: "Be careful, don't underestimate the enemy."

"Yes."

It was still a difficult battle. The artillery on the city was so fierce that the Eight Banners Army could not get close to it. The cavalry army under the city fought against each other, and arrows flew like locusts.

From dawn to noon, the sound of killing was loud and never stopped. With the advantage of cannons, the cavalry of the Ming army defied the powerful enemy and fought to the death without retreating.

I'm afraid the loss is not worth the gain if the fight continues, it's better to stop as soon as possible, Dorgon saw that Huang Taiji's expression was serious, but he didn't intend to retreat, so he persuaded: "Khan, it's almost time, let's withdraw."

"Withdraw?" Huang Taiji was furious, "Ama failed to take down Ningyuan, and I failed to take down this time when I made a comeback, so I just withdrew my troops."

"We have harvested quite a lot this time. On the way back, we will pass through some unguarded castles and get some more rice grains. We are not at a loss."

"Wouldn't it make Yuan Chonghuan a joke to leave like this?"

"If more soldiers' lives are left here, wouldn't it make him even more complacent?"

Huang Taiji was not reconciled, he didn't expect it to be so difficult, especially the cavalry of the Ming army were brave and fearless, and they were able to fight on par with his elite soldiers of the Eight Banners.News of casualties continued to come, but Huang Taiji remained unmoved, and only wanted to take down the city, vent his anger, and avenge Nurhachi.

"Khan, what are you waiting for?" Dorgon said anxiously, "Before we came, you promised me not to be too impatient, just take it as soon as you see it."

Just as Huang Taiji was about to say something, Hauge rushed over with a panicked expression, and fell to his knees all of a sudden: "Father, Jierhalangbeile is injured!"

"What!" Huang Tai was shocked, and suddenly got up, "Where is he?"

Hauge pointed back: "It's in the back, it's already been carried over."

As soon as he heard that he was still being carried over, Huang Taiji's expression changed immediately, and he ran towards Haoge's way.

Dorgon grabbed him: "Don't go there! It's dangerous! Their cannons have a long range!"

Regardless of other people's obstruction, Huang Taiji pushed Dorgon away with a flick of his hand, and rushed over in three steps at a time.

Dorgon was pushed almost to the ground by him, but he didn't care so much and followed.

Huang Taiji went up to the escort of Jierhalang, and saw him lying on a stretcher, his face was as pale as snow, his eyes were closed, his body was covered in blood, he was shot by an arrow in his shoulder and thigh, and he was seriously injured.

"Jierhalang?" Huang Taiji called him anxiously.

The weak Jierhalang heard someone calling him, opened his eyes with difficulty, saw that it was Huang Taiji, and immediately smiled, although his face was covered with blood and his smile was ugly at this time: "Profuse sweat."

"Don't panic, I'll send someone to heal you right away." Huang Taiji ordered to temporarily stop the attack while protecting him and retreating.

Jierhalang laughed and said, "Khan, don't panic, you just got hit by two arrows, it's fine."

"Stop talking, build up your strength." Huang Taiji said with a serious face, "I told you to be careful, why didn't you listen?"

"I still underestimate them, they are so good at fighting."

Dorgon on the side interjected, "You told him to stop talking, and you kept talking to him."

"I'm really fine." Jierharang said struggling for a while, as if he wanted to sit up to show that he was safe.

"Okay, don't move around!" Huang Taiji hurriedly held him down, "The arrow hasn't been pulled out yet, don't make the wound bigger and bigger."

Dorgon glanced at Jierharang, who was seriously injured, and then at the nervous Huang Taiji. He was always calm and calm, and he had never seen him so flustered, which was strange.Dorgon kept a cold face and followed beside him in silence.

Back at the camp, all the people were busy. There were people coming and going in Jierhalang's camp. Several doctors surrounded him to stop the bleeding and clean the wound. Pots of hot water were brought in and pots of bloody water were brought out.

Because of Huang Taiji's death order, the servants dared not fail to do their best, and because he was always present, the atmosphere couldn't be more dignified.

"It's inconvenient for them to do things while you're here, why don't you go back first." Dorgon, who was by his side, couldn't stand it, so he advised.

But Huang Taiji didn't listen at all: "Why am I hindering them from doing things? No, I have to watch here, otherwise I won't worry."

"Wouldn't it be the same to see him again after his wound is healed?"

"It's not the same!" Huang Taiji stared at the arrow that was taken out of Jierhalang's body, which was still covered with flesh and blood. He gritted his teeth and repeated, "It's not the same!"

Seeing his stubbornness, Dorgon had no choice but to shut up, always feeling that compared to the busy crowd and the worried Huang Taiji, he seemed out of place, a completely redundant person, standing beside him, his whole body was wrong.

Is Jierharang so important?

A little impatient in my heart, I obviously don't want to stay here, but I don't want to leave either.

After treating the wound, the doctor reported to Huang Taiji: "Khan, Jierhalang's wound has been properly bandaged. He has lost a lot of blood and needs rest."

Huang Taiji waved his hands and said, "You all go down." He walked to Jierhalang's bedside, and asked with concern, "How do you feel?"

Although Jierhalang's expression was extremely grim, he seemed to be in a stable condition: "I'm fine." He moved a bit, as if he was going to get up.

"Just lie down and talk."

"Where is Sakhalian? When I was hit by the arrow, I seemed to see that he was also injured."

"He's a minor injury, you don't have to worry about him."

Jierhalang reassured: "That's good."

"The doctor said you need to rest, how about sleeping for a while?"

"Well, okay, let me say one more thing. We have suffered too many casualties in this attack, so it is not appropriate to continue. It is better to retreat at the right time."

Dorgon raised his head in astonishment, staring at Huang Taiji to see his reaction.

Huang Taiji was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "Well, let's retreat."

Dorgon only felt a burst of anger rushing straight into his brain, and suddenly became dizzy, turned around angrily, and walked out of the camp.

How can you not be angry?Previously, he had been talking and persuading him for a long time, but he insisted on refusing. This Jierhalang was lying on the bed and said something sickly, but he agreed without thinking about it?

Dorgon was furious, could it be that what he said was not as important as Jierhalang's?

He also said that he valued himself, that he liked to discuss things with himself, and that when things came to an end, he spent all his time talking, didn't he just ignore him?

Ordinarily, it was a good thing that Huang Taiji agreed to retreat, but Dorgon couldn't be happy at all, his resentment and anger could not be vented, and his fists were clenched tightly.

At this moment, Azige happened to come over, saw Dorgon at the door, and asked, "Is the Great Khan inside?"

"Here, what are you doing?" Dorgon said angrily.

Azig wondered why he was so angry: "I'll ask Dahan about something."

"What's the matter? He's busy!"

According to Azige's temper, he would get angry when others stopped him to ask questions, but seeing that Dorgon seemed to be more angry than him, he was stunned by him: "I... just want to ask What to do next..."

"The troops are withdrawn!"

"Hey?"

"He said the troops were withdrawn! You don't need to fight!" Dorgon roared, ignoring Azig, and left in annoyance.

Azige froze in place, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He cursed at his back, "What are you shouting for? Have you eaten gunpowder?"