Chapter 652: Destroy Northern Zhili!

Compared to Chongzhen's life like the years, the two sides of the Dongjiabao battle could not feel the flow of time. The battle started in the morning, and it was noon in the blink of an eye, and it was afternoon in the blink of an eye. The snow stopped, the clouds dissipated, the sun came out, and the battle became even more tragic.

Fierce battles were going on all the time. Under Huang Taiji's personal supervision, a large number of elite Tartars rushed to the small Dongjiabao like madmen. At the same time, more Mongolian cavalry rushed to the other three strongholds of the Hu Ben Army. For a moment, the entire Hejian Prefecture seemed to smell a strong smell of blood.

All kinds of gunfire sounds, explosions, roars, screams, and moans filled the entire battlefield. The soldiers on both sides could not hear their ears, and there was anyone talking. For them who were in the battlefield, everything around them had nothing to do with them. The small Dongjiabao had completely turned into a meat grinder, constantly devouring the lives of the soldiers on both sides.

The Tartars kept rushing up, trying to raise the ladder, and constantly trying to climb up the ladder, trying to seize the city of Dongjiabao. The Hu Ben Army guarding Dongjiabao used the Hu Ben gun and explosive pack in their hands to fight back continuously and attacked the Tartars.

The people on both sides were falling down. On the top of the city and under the city wall, there were pools of blood everywhere. A large amount of blood flowed down the city head, and even formed a waterfall in some gaps. Under the city wall outside Dongjiabao, huge blood pots were formed, and some blood pots were three feet deep.

The casualties on both sides are soaring. However, no one pays attention to this casualties. Whether it is Zhang Zhun or Huang Taiji, they only want Dongjiabao, not the casualties. At this moment, no one is more tidy than their hearts.

Zhang Zhun had completely turned a blind eye to all of this in front of him. The only thing he had to do now was to calculate how many people he had, how much ammunition he had, and how long he could last. If he had time, he could also think about how many people he had died, how many people he had, and how long he could last.

The Hu Ben Army stationed in Dongjiabao had more than 400 casualties. Such casualties have never been seen since the founding of the Hu Ben Army. Most of the casualties came from the Dingzi Camp, and some were from the Hu Ben Army artillery. The arrowheads of the Tatars were still very fierce, and as long as they were caught, they might be killed by arrows. The red-clothed cannons of the Tatars also caused considerable casualties to the Hu Ben Army. In addition, the accidental explosion of explosive packs is also an important factor.

Zhang Zhun probably couldn't count how many people died in the Tartars. The battlefield was too chaotic, with Tartars' corpses everywhere, and dead war horses everywhere. The fields around Dongjiabao have become huge hell on earth, and a large number of Tartars were buried in this hell on earth. Zhang Zhun estimated that even if the battle was completely over, it would take at least one week to accurately count the number of casualties of the Tartars.

What's more, in addition to Dongjiabao, there were fierce battles in Caojiabao, Liujiabao, and the Central Military Camp, and there were also a large number of casualties. From the Qianli Mile Mile, he could see that the Mongolian infantry continued to attack these three places, and the Mongolian cavalry was also cruising nearby, constantly putting pressure on the Hu Ben Army. Outside all the strongholds of the Hu Ben Army, there were all active figures of the enemy. In terms of number, the enemy was indeed several times that of the Hu Ben Army.

The only thing that is certain is that the number of casualties of the Tartars must be greater than that of the Hu Ben Army. Under the counterattack of the Hu Ben Army, the Tartars fell one by one. Well, it is also certain that Huang Taiji must be very entangled in his heart. Huang Taiji was determined to take down Dongjiabao and catch himself. As a result, Dongjiabao seemed to be like a fishbone, stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down, and his pain can be imagined.

Yes, Huang Taiji was really very entangled at this moment. He made the greatest decision and vowed to take down Dongjiabao and catch Zhang Zhun. Therefore, he didn't care about the casualties of the troops at the beginning. Seeing a large number of soldiers of the Great Jin army were killed around Dongjiabao, he had no feeling at all. His only feeling was that he hoped to conquer Dongjiabao as soon as possible, catch Zhang Zhun, and then crush him to ashes.

However, as time went by, Huang Taiji could not continue to calm down. The counterattack of the Hu Ben Army was still as sharp as ever. A large number of explosive packs were thrown down, shattering the Great Jin army under the city wall, with flesh and blood flying everywhere and fragmented. No matter how many people went up, it was not enough for the Tiger Army to bombard it. In a very short time, a large number of Great Jin army warriors fell.

When the sun began to go west, Huang Taiji had to worry about it. If the Ming army stationed at Dongjiabao, the Great Jin army would not have suffered much casualties during these few hours. However, the Tiger Ben army stationed at Dongjiabao, and the casualties of the Great Jin army were very considerable. These few hours were enough for the Tiger Ben army to ravage his troops to an extreme.

Withdraw troops.

The troops must be withdrawn.

Such thoughts emerged in Huang Taiji's mind.

The battle situation on the front line was very unfavorable to the Great Jin army, and there was no hope of conquering Dongjiabao for the time being. Although the Great Jin army had a large number of people, the warriors of the Great Jin Kingdom were indeed brave, but the Great Jin army lacked effective means of attack. Simply using ladders and bows and arrows, they could not break through the defense of the Tiger Army. The more people went up the Great Jin army, the more people died.

At this time, he must remain calm. Those who are superior must measure the problem in all aspects. For example, retreat can be said to be a turnaround or an attack in another direction. No matter how you say it, it is possible, but you cannot admit that you have been defeated and must retreat. Everyone knows that if you retreat at this time, if you retreat, you may be defeated in the entire army. This will be a great harm to the prestige of the Great Jin Kingdom.

In fact, to be precise, the Great Jin army was not defeated, but it was just that it could not capture Zhang Zhun. Huang Taiji really wanted to capture Zhang Zhun, and was willing to pay a certain price for this. However, if he really couldn't catch him, there was no way. He could not destroy all the Great Jin soldiers here for the sake of Zhang Zhun.

"How is the situation?"

Huang Taiji asked Haoge calmly.

“A lot of people died…”

Haoge's answer was a bit absent-minded.

Such a fierce battle shocked him a little. Even if the battles of the Great Jin army were fierce, they were not as fierce as this. There was no such death in the history of the Great Jin Dynasty's war. It was not called dead people at all, it was simply a group of suicides! For the first time, Haoge felt that it was not a good thing that was too brave under his command. Even though he knew it was a death sentence, he rushed up without hesitation, but he was really beaten to death.

"I want the casualties of each flag."

Huang Taiji said coldly.

"Oh, I have."

Haug said hurriedly.

He just received the approximate casualties sent by each flag, which was counted one hour ago. It was mainly Dongjiabao, not other places. Zhenghuang Banner lost more than 1,600 people, the Enanguine Yellow Banner lost more than 3,200 people, Zhenglan Banner lost more than 500 people, the Enanguine Blue Banner lost more than 800 people, the Enanguine Red Banner lost more than 700 people, the Han army lost more than 4,300 people, and the Korean minions lost 1,600 people.

It seems that the data is still a little far from Huang Taiji's psychological bottom line. However, these are the data just now, and another hour has passed. Who knows how much these numbers have to be increased? The guns and cannons of the Hu Ben Army are desperately harvesting lives! What's more, there are Dongjiabao, Liujiabao, and the Central Military Camp that have not been summarized?

"It seems that Zhang Zhun can't be caught today."

Huang Taiji said slowly.

Faced with such shocking casualties, Huang Taiji felt that he had reached the bottom line. He could not ruin the entire Jin Kingdom in order to capture Zhang Zhun. At this moment, he immediately made the determination to withdraw his troops. The future is long, so let's fight with Zhang Zhun again in the future!

Jiergalang's eyes flashed, as if he had noticed Huang Taiji's meaning, so he quietly said: "Da Khan, should we slow down? Perhaps, it would be better for us to change our approach?"

This is a vague reminder to Huang Taiji that the current attack method is too monotonous and cannot cause serious damage to the Hu Ben Army in Dongjiabao. On the contrary, the Hu Ben Army's counterattack seemed to be calculated, and each counterattack would cause serious casualties to the Jin army.

It is really painful to attack. Field battles are the strengths of the Jin army! It is undoubtedly wrong to continue to attack when it is unable to catch Zhang Zhun. Since it is wrong, we must find a way to correct it. For example, give up attacks and create opportunities for field battles.

"Tell all troops to give up the attack!"

After pondering for a while, Huang Taiji said obscenely.

"good!"

Haoge hurried away.

Now he is also bitter inside and a little confused and at a loss. The Jin army dispatched so many people but did not take down Dongjiabao. What will happen in the future? If the Jin army continues to fight with the Hu Ben Army in the future? Why is the Hu Ben Army so strong?

"etc."

Huang Taiji suddenly shouted from behind.

Haoge hurriedly turned back and looked at his father in confusion.

Huang Taiji's face was gloomy, as if he was considering something, and said slowly: "Don't continue the attack in the infantry, let the cavalry find loopholes to continue to consume the manpower of the Hu Ben Army. We must curb the Hu Ben Army in the stronghold and do not let them come out. Field battles are our strengths, and we are the strengths of the field battles."

Haoge agreed to go.

Huang Taiji breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

In fact, letting the cavalry suck cold jerseys, consuming the manpower of the Hu Ben Army, and curbing the actions of the Hu Ben Army is just for the face of the Great Jin Kingdom, and it is actually not very useful. To be precise, this is telling the Hu Ben Army that we are not willing to fail and the battle is not over yet. Don’t be so arrogant.

At the same time, Huang Taiji also knew that there must be many spies around him staring at him with all concentration. He must let all these spies see that the Jin army has not let go and has not given up on Dongjiabao. The Jin army still has the power to launch a devastating blow to them when necessary.

"Retreat?"

"good!"

Azig received the order and immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops without thinking.

As the front line commander, he was of course very clear about the casualties of the troops. He had been fighting for many years and had never seen such a tragic battlefield. A stronghold like Dongjiabao could not be taken down by relying on the tactics of the sea of ​​people, and had to use strategies. If he continued to fight, the casualties of the Jin army would be even more severe. It was definitely wise for Huang Taiji to decisively order the retreat at this time.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

The low ox horn echoed on the earth for a long time,

When the surviving Tartars heard the horns, they retreated one after another and escaped from the hell on earth.

"Sir, the Tartars have withdrew their troops."

Yang Zixuan said to Zhang Zhun with some regret.

"Huang Taiji is a smart person, he will not go to the end with just one's own will."

Zhang Zhun said lightly.

He had no regrets about today's battle. Today, the Tartars left at least 10,000 corpses around Dongjiabao, and the Hu Ben Army basically achieved its goal. After all, the Hu Ben Army was completely passive and could only wait for the Tartars to come, but could not take the initiative to go out and catch the Tartars. Huang Taiji would not foolishly use his head to hit the stone. Such a result would be basically OK.

At this time, Huang Taiji decisively ordered the withdrawal of troops, which showed that Huang Taiji must have other plans besides attacking Dongjiabao. If he lost all the Jin army in Dongjiabao, the Jin Kingdom would be over. I believe that Huang Taiji could definitely tell which one is more important.

"It seems that the cavalry of the Tartars still refuses to retreat?"

Suddenly, Yang Zixuan discovered something again and said in confusion.

"Don't worry about them, they are all pretending."

Zhang Zhun said disapprovingly.

Yang Zixuan thought about it for a long time, but still didn't understand.

Zhang Zhun slowly explained: "The Tartars suffered a lot today, and both strength and morale were seriously affected. I believe this, not only can we feel that the court should know soon. The Tartars' cavalry are acting as a show for the spies in the court."

"Huang Taiji wanted to use the illusion of continuing to fight to cover up his losses and maintain the morale of the troops. If he retreated in shame and did not act at all, everyone would think that he had lost the battle. However, his actions like this only mean that the attack was not going smoothly, and it was not a defeat."

Yang Zixuan said in confusion: "He can't take Dongjiabao, isn't he defeated the battle?"

Zhang Zhun shook his head gently and said slowly: "To be precise, it's not a defeat, it's just that the goal has not been achieved. Although our battle has annihilated many Tartars, the Tartars have learned their lessons. From now on, the Tartars will definitely not attack us again. From now on, we must prepare to fight against the Tartars in a field."

Yang Zixuan nodded in a vague way.

Whether it is a defeat, let’s not talk about it. Anyway, as long as the Tartars are bleeding, the goal will be achieved. As for field battles, with the strength of the Tiger Army, there will always be a chance to fight against the Tartars in the future. The Ming cavalry at the beginning of the founding of the country once drove the arrogant Mongolian cavalry to the depths of the desert. The Tiger Army cavalry can definitely surpass their predecessors.

"Khan, we have suffered heavy casualties."

Azig retreated from the front line and said a little depressed.

"I know."

Huang Taiji said expressionlessly.

Azig wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

The Great Jin army dispatched such powerful troops but could not capture Zhang Zhun in the end, which made the senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom feel very uncomfortable. Even if they can’t catch such a good opportunity, it’s probably even more difficult to catch this bastard in the future! Dongjiabao, Dongjiabao, is really evil.

Everyone agreed with Huang Taiji's decisive withdrawal. Huang Taiji's decision was indeed too timely. Although the casualties of each flag were very large, the foundation was still there. As long as they did not continue to attack and fight in the field, they were still confident.

Only the Mongols present felt uncomfortable. Because there were not many troops involved in the attack, they suffered a more violent counterattack from the Hu Ben Army. As a result, the troops involved in the attack almost suffered all casualties. Compared with the Great Jin Army, the Mongol casualties were obviously even heavier. The benefits were not obtained, but they knocked off the front teeth. It would be strange if the leaders of various Mongolian tribes were happy.

"Khan, are we withdrawing our troops?"

After pondering for a while, Azig said again.

"No! No withdrawal!"

Huang Taiji said coldly.

He waved the whip on his hand vigorously and shouted vigorously: "Ajig, go back immediately to lead the Zhenghong Banner, strengthen surveillance of the Ming army, and prevent them from any abnormal movements."

Ajige agreed to go.

Huang Taiji's words naturally made him continue to take charge of the Zhenghong Banner. This control is different from the previous ones. Because of the failure to attack Dongjiabao, Huang Taiji revoked the punishment of Ajige. In other words, he is still the leader of the banner and no longer needs to accept the accountability of failure. Even Huang Taiji himself could not take down Dongjiabao. What responsibilities does Ajige have?

Haoge looked at his father and said in a little puzzled manner: "Father Khan, I..."

Huang Taiji waved his whip hard and said sternly: "You immediately gather the elite troops of all departments and search everywhere, turning the Northern Zhili into a white land. All the things that can be taken away will be destroyed. All the things that cannot be taken away, whether it is people or things!"

Haoge's eyes showed fierce light and went away fiercely.

Huang Taiji continued: "Mongolian warriors! Now is your time to celebrate! From now on, you can move freely and do everything you like to do! Burn, kill, loot, and do whatever you want! I will give you half a month to enjoy it!"

All the Mongolians suddenly screamed in excitement.

What they most look forward to is such an order.
Chapter completed!