Chapter 678 Discovery of Huang Taiji(2/2)
"This... Emperor Jiannu is too fat. Is he Huang Taiji..."
When they saw the dead fat man lying in the coffin, the soldiers of the Ming army and several civil servants in Liaodong felt unbelievable. It was so disappointing that Emperor Jiannu looked like a bear.
Zhu Cixi said calmly:
"It is indeed Huang Taiji. It seems that he has been dead for several days. When the soldiers were cleaning the battlefield, they were sold and buried together with the corpses of the slaves!"
After a while, Qiu Mingyang, Zhou Yuji and others reacted. They hurriedly knelt down in front of Emperor Shenwu and said in unison:
"Congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to your Majesty, Huang Taiji has died suddenly, and the destruction of Jiannu is just around the corner..."
When the soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield heard that Huang Taiji had died suddenly, they immediately raised their weapons and shouted in unison:
"The Ming army is mighty..."
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Zu Kuan was being treated when he suddenly heard the sound of Huang Taiji's sudden death. He hurriedly called a servant to inquire. After learning the situation, he immediately asked two servants to help him kneel down and kowtow in front of Zu Dashou's body:
"Commander, Huang Taiji has died in Rufeng Mountain. Now his body has been abandoned by Dorgon in front of the battle. You can rest in peace..."
Zu Kuan was originally just a leader of the servants around Zu Dashou. Due to his repeated military exploits in Liaodong and the rogue bandits, Zu Kuan rose through the ranks and was now a deputy general.
He knew very well that all of this came from Zu Dashou's promotion. If Zu Dashou was greedy for merit and did not report it, he would still be the leader of the servants.
He was loyal to Zu Dashou, he was equally loyal to Ming Dynasty, and he even worshiped Emperor Shenwu...
The battle to stop Dorgon was extremely fierce. Many Ming soldiers were killed and thousands were injured. The soldiers felt very heavy.
But after learning the news of Huang Taiji's sudden death, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became heated. Ordinary soldiers ran around to tell each other, and the Liaodong Army and Guan Ning Army even hugged each other, crying and laughing at the same time...
Zhu Cixiang stood on a high ground and looked around. Seeing the scenes of Liaodong soldiers crying and laughing, he was not happy at all, and even felt a little regretful.
This tragic battle was directed by him. If he really wanted to kill Dorgon, the Liaodong Army would never have paid such heavy casualties.
The Dragon Camp of the Longteng Army and the Dragon Camp of the Huben Army formed their formations again, with the Liaodong Army and the Guanning Army providing support. Dorgon basically had no way to escape. No matter how brave the white-armored soldiers were, they would all die under the gunfire of the Protectorate Army.
Zhu Cixiang wanted to attack the Liaodong warlords and take the opportunity to weaken Guan Ning's army. He also wanted to test Zu Dashou's loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. He also wanted to see if Wu Sangui escaped.
He knew very well the combat effectiveness of Jiannu Zhengbai Banner. Guan Ning's army without firearms could not stop Dorgon from breaking through. If Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou wanted to preserve their strength, they would definitely not fight tooth and nail.
The situation after the war was similar to what Zhu Cihong had imagined. Liu Zhaoji fought to the death and Wu Sangui escaped in order to preserve his strength, regardless of Zu Dashou and Dorgon's breakout.
The only thing that surprised Zhu Cixiang was Zu Dashou. He did not expect that Zu Dashou would take the lead in this battle and eventually die on the battlefield.
Thinking about the history that Zu Dashou did not say a word after surrendering to the slaves, and did not make suggestions for the slaves or lead troops to fight like the traitors such as Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou, it shows that Zu Dashou still had some conscience in his heart.
After thinking for a long time, Zhu Cixi finally sighed.
He had already decided in his heart that regardless of whether Zu Dashou died in battle intentionally to save his people, Zhu Cixiang decided to spare the descendants of his ancestors who had not yet surrendered and became slaves.
Seeing that the emperor was almost unhappy, Zhou Yuji came to Zhu Cixiang without saying a word. He didn't know why Emperor Shenwu was still depressed when it was such a good thing that Huang Taiji died suddenly.
It wasn't until Emperor Shenwu looked at him that Zhou Yuji held his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, what are the arrangements for the soldiers who died in battle?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Cixiang immediately looked around, then pointed to a high slope not far away and said:
"In order to avoid being submerged by the river, they were all buried on a high slope. The spiritual tablets were brought back to the capital and entered into the Zhonghun Temple. The pensions for all soldiers killed and injured were doubled."
"According to the order!"
Zhou Yuji walked a few steps, then suddenly stopped and asked:
"Your Majesty, please tell me how to deal with Huang Taiji's body!"
"The body has rotted and cannot be brought back to the capital. The head is chopped off and the body is thrown into a mass grave and buried. They like to fight, so they let him stay with his slaves forever..."
"According to the order!"
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"Rumble..."
After fighting his way through Guan Ning's army and successfully breaking through, Dorgon originally thought he had escaped and ascended to heaven.
Unexpectedly, less than ten miles away, two Ming troops suddenly appeared in front and blocked their retreat and escape. It was obvious that they had been ambushing them here.
Before Dorgon could react, more than a hundred field artillery bombarded Jiannu fiercely. The artillery was loaded with shotguns, causing more than 500 Jiannu casualties in an instant, including more than a hundred white-armored soldiers.
"Rumble..."
The shield had been abandoned during the breakout. Now the Jiannu slaves had no way to defend themselves against the Ming army's bombardment. They could only fall down one by one with the sound of the artillery... I like the Ming Dynasty, and the heyday began with the prince supervising the country. Please collect it: (www.sodu777.
Chapter completed!