Chapter 509: One head atones for sins, two heads make merit

Sun Xin not only knows tomb robbers, but also has guest-starred as a fortune teller. He is good at speaking, and has a lotus flower, and can even be resurrected by the dead. According to the news of the Huangxian War, it is natural that it is not difficult to spread some rumors, especially those that the general public likes to see. Since someone is responsible for publishing rumors and adding fuel to the fire, it is normal that rumors in Liaodong are flying all over the sky.

Most of the soldiers of the Hu Ben Army were not cultured, and the Tartars were also not cultured, and they were even more uncultured than the Hu Ben Army. People without culture often tended to believe in statements like gods, even slave chiefs. Sun Xin's rumors were created against this point, and they became more and more mysterious, making the Tartars believe it more and more. The lies were repeated a thousand times and became the truth. Such a famous saying also applies to the Tartars.

When the Tartars were defeated in Huang County, many slave chiefs believed that they were the result of offending the Dragon King of the Sea. With the spread of these rumors, more people believed in it. For a long time, Tartars were tigers on land and were not suitable for survival on the ocean. The gods they believed in were afraid of the sea. Without the blessing of the gods, Tartars had no combat power on the sea.

At the beginning, Dorgon strongly advocated the inducement of Dongjiang Town and stepping directly onto the ground in Shandong. From a strategic perspective, it was undoubtedly correct. However, Dorgon did not consider the influence of the Sea Dragon King. To be precise, he did not consider the particularity of naval warfare. He felt that from the map, the distance between Liaodong and Shandong Peninsula was the size of a finger. The Tartars were extremely brave. How could such a small distance stop the fearless Jin army? As long as the obstacle of Dongjiang Town was moved away, the Tartars would have no problem entering Shandong.

As a result, the Tartars suffered a great defeat in Huangxian shortly after occupying Dengzhou City. However, this is not the most deadly. The most deadly thing is that the Tartars in Dengzhou City cannot move forward or retreat, and are completely trapped in Dengzhou City. This is equivalent to an announcement that all Tartars, including Dorgon and Duoduo, have no life. There are rumors that this is the revenge of the Dragon King of the Sea.

The Hu Ben Navy cut off the relationship between Liaodong and Shandong, which indeed added very powerful evidence to the statement of the Sea Dragon King. In fact, most of the Tartars were completely unclear about what happened on the sea between Liaodong and Shandong. The rumors about the Sea Dragon King were naturally believed to be true.

Huang Taiji of course knew about this. Half a month after the Hu Ben Navy entered the Bohai Bay area, Huang Taiji knew exactly what happened there. However, in order to avoid unnecessary panic, Huang Taiji finally decided to prohibit blocking the matter. He would rather the Tartars below believe in the statement of the Sea Dragon King than clarify that it was the Tiger Army Navy that appeared here, putting the Tartars in a state of doom.

If the actual situation is expressed, it will only cause the morale of the Tartars to be even more severe. Because if the Tartars fail in the hands of the gods, it will not have much impact on morale. However, if the failure is in the hands of the Ming people, most Tartars will not be able to stand it. In this way, the statement about the Sea Dragon King will become even more crazier.

"Sea Dragon King?"

Zhang Zhun couldn't help but feel a little funny.

The Tartars had a lot of imagination, and they actually thought of the Sea Dragon King.

At this time, Zhang Zhun certainly would not have thought that the statement of the Sea Dragon King was closely related to Sun Xin of Maoyansi.

"What's going on with the reinforcements of the Tartars?"

After a slight pause, Zhang Zhun continued to ask.

"Some of the people of Zhengbai Banner and Inlaid White Banner were worried that Huang Taiji would take the opportunity to get rid of these two banners. If their banner owner really died in Dengzhou City, their future life would be miserable. They were very likely to be adjusted to other banners and become vassals of others. Therefore, they privately discussed to rescue Dorgon and Duoduo two slave chiefs."

Luo Kai said tactfully.

It turned out that when Dorgon and Duoduo went south, Huang Taiji detained some of the main forces of the Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner through his own power for some reasons that could not be explained publicly. As the Great Khan of the Great Jin Kingdom, Huang Taiji had such power, and Dorgon and Duoduo could not openly refuse. Therefore, all the Niulu of the Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner did not go south. At least about twenty Niulu were left in Liaodong.

Dorgon was very smart. He knew why Huang Taiji detained these Niulu. Therefore, he placed a large number of his confidants in the Niulu left behind. When it comes to buying people's hearts, Dorgon's ability was not inferior to Huang Taiji. Therefore, most of the Niulu Zhangjing, the Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner, were loyal to Dorgon and Duoduo.

In other words, Dorgon has a relatively good say in the remaining Niulu. Even if he fights directly with Huang Taiji, it will not be too inferior. After all, the Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner are both amulets left by Nurhaci to Dorgon and Duoduo brothers. Even Huang Taiji is not easy to do too much. Otherwise, it may cause uneasiness among other banner owners.

At the beginning, Dorgon went south with a smooth flow and a happy spring breeze. The more than 20 Niulus who went south had enough troops. Therefore, Huang Taiji and Dorgon's competition for these Niulus was not so fierce for the time being. However, now, Dorgon and Duoduo are trapped in Dengzhou City. The whereabouts of these Niulus have become the focus.

There is no doubt that deep in Huang Taiji's heart, he definitely hoped that Dorgon and Dodo would not come back, and would preferably die in Dengzhou City. Then, he appointed a new banner owner to the Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner. In this way, the Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner were in his hands. With the help of these two banners, it would be absolutely no problem for him to inherit the Khan throne a hundred years later.

However, as a whole, Huang Taiji's heart was actually very contradictory. He did want to take the opportunity to get rid of Dorgon and Duoduo and remove the obstacles to Haoge's succession. However, Dorgon and Duoduo were the sons of Nurhaci after all, and had a noble status. If they were to sit and watch the two die in Dengzhou City, the morale of the entire Jin Dynasty would be greatly affected. Other banner owners were worried about repeating the same mistakes and would definitely be very cautious when dealing with Huang Taiji in the future, which Huang Taiji would definitely not want to see.

Besides, for the Ming Dynasty, the deaths of Dorgon and Dodo were definitely the best propaganda material. Through unremitting efforts, the Great Jin Dynasty finally collapsed the will of most people in the Ming Dynasty. If the news of two Beile being killed suddenly came out, the spirit of Ming Dynasty's resistance would definitely increase a little more. This would be very unfavorable for the subsequent battles of the Tartars.

At present, Huang Taiji is plotting to publicly claim to be emperor and on an equal footing with the Emperor of Ming. He needs internal and external conditions to support him. Therefore, Huang Taiji definitely does not want Dorgon and Duoduo to die in battle at this time. However, it is not easy to rescue the two. After careful consideration, Huang Taiji sent the orders to Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner, and was waiting for a standby. Such orders seemed very heavy and no one could pick on anything.

However, such a heavy order is not a good thing for Dorgon and Dodo, who were trapped in Dengzhou City. The longer the time goes, the more miserable their situation in Dengzhou City will be. Not to mention anything else, food alone is a huge problem. The remaining 2,000 Tartars and nearly 10,000 rebels all consumed food. The reserved food in Dengzhou City cannot last for a long time. Maybe it will eventually be a pampered person. Therefore, some Tartars who were loyal to Dorgon decided to go south without waiting for Huang Taiji's order.

These Tartars did not have a clear understanding of the situation outside the world. They thought that with their passion, they tried to cross the Bohai Bay and appeared in Dengzhou City to help Dorgon and Duoduo. They believed that they could break through the blockade of the Hu Ben Army Navy and successfully achieve their goals.

Luo Kai and others used the Tartars' courage but not strategy to plan this operation smoothly. Those Tartars who were drowned in the water probably wouldn't know until their death that they did not "accidentally" encounter with the Tiger Army Navy, but fell into a trap carefully planned by others.

"What are your concerns?"

After listening to Luo Kai's full story, Zhang Zhun's face was obviously a little gloomy and he said slowly word by word. In fact, he really disliked the people of the Dengzhou Navy. When the Tartars were strong, they defected to the Tartars. When the Tiger Army was strong, they wanted to defect to the Tiger Army. Such a fence-bearing gangster was absolutely not needed.

"I just hope that the adults can let us go and not pursue our treason. From then on, we will be peaceful and honest, never join the army again, and never work hard for anyone."

Luo Kai knew that the opera meat had arrived and hurriedly said. He also felt that Zhang Zhun was unwilling to let them join the Hu Ben Army. As for the reason, he certainly probably got it. No one likes the slaves of the three surnames, and Zhang Zhun is the same.

"It is not difficult to let you live a life. You hope to stop joining the army, no longer work hard for anyone, and live a stable life. However, there is one condition."

Zhang Zhun said in contemplation.

"Sir, please tell me."

Luo Kai tried his best to resist his uneasy mood and asked expectantly.

"For exchange for the heads of the Tartars! As long as one head of the Tartars, you can forgive your sins of treason. If there are two heads of the Tartars, it is considered to be a meritorious service. For example, there were about one hundred and fifty people on your boat just now. There were about 70 people in total. If you were to share the same, each of them had two heads of the Tartars. Therefore, I can not only forgive your crimes, but also reward you according to the head of a Tartar."

"I will also reward you with how much money the imperial court used to reward you. The fifty taels of the head of a Tartar are enough for you to settle a family in Laizhou Prefecture or Dengzhou Prefecture and live a stable life. If you are unwilling to settle in Dengzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture, you can find another place, or even settle abroad."

Zhang Zhun said in an orderly manner, with no special look on his face. In fact, Zhang Zhun didn't like the conditions he proposed. It was definitely not Zhang Zhun's original intention to let go of these traitors. However, Reason told him that he had to dig out all these people from the Tartars. If Luo Kai's request was rejected, it would be equivalent to pushing them back to the Tartars' arms and strengthening the Tartars' strength in vain. Reason finally defeated Zhang Zhun's emotions.

"Thank you so much."

Luo Kai was overjoyed and said in a somewhat excited tone.

His tentative plan was finally successful, and he received Zhang Zhun's affirmation and agreement. In this way, the rebels had a way out and could live a stable life. There was no doubt that this greatly accelerated their idea of ​​getting rid of the Tartars.

"You can tell all those who have defected to the Tartars that as long as they are willing to exchange the Tartars' heads for their sins, they can be forgiven and meritorious. One head of one head of one is forgiven, and two heads of two are making meritorious. It is that simple."

Zhang Zhun said with a cold expression.

"Sir, I will definitely bring your words."

Luo Kai tried hard to suppress his excitement and said calmly.

Zhang Zhun was indeed a responsible person and gave a positive answer in a very short time.

Luo Kai believed that Zhang Zhun would not go back on his word. Since he clearly stated that it would be a foregone conclusion to implement such a policy. Those rebels who wanted to make a mistake finally had a bright path. They were actually very clear that with their day and day, it would be impossible to join the Hu Ben Army. The Hu Ben Army would not believe in their personality. Therefore, their extravagant desire was to take off their military uniforms and live a peaceful and stable life.

Of course, it is not easy to finally achieve such a bright road. There are tens of thousands of rebels who defected to the Tartars. According to the policy of one head atonement and two heads to make meritorious contributions, if all rebels alone would need at least tens of thousands of Tartar heads. If everyone wants to make meritorious contributions and want to get fifty taels of silver, the Tartars' heads may have to be close to 100,000. The entire population of the Tartars is only hundreds of thousands. If tens of thousands of Tartars' heads were killed, it would be strange if the Tartars were not seriously injured. In fact, if the rebels really killed the 100,000 strong men of the Tartars, the Tartars would have been destroyed long ago.

With his heels, you can think that if the Tartars learn about such a policy, they will certainly be cautious about all rebels. Any sensitive actions of the rebels can lead to the Tartars taking decisive and bloody measures. Conflicts and fights between the two sides, or even unilateral massacre, are inevitable. Once the seeds of doubt are planted, it is very difficult to eliminate them.
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