Chapter 928: Recovering Guangning City scares many people

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When Ajige woke up, he found that all the soldiers of the Tiger Army were around him. They held muskets, and the shaky bayonets on the muskets were aimed at him. He looked around him and found a mess. His command was lying there in a row, with blood under his body, and it was obvious that he would not live long.

"I want to see Zhang Zhun."

Azig said with all his strength.

He could feel that his life had come to an end. Perhaps the only thing that supported him to wake up was his unyielding belief. He had not yet figured out what the Hu Ben Army was going to do to dig tunnels. Why did such drastic changes occur underground? He could see that half of the walls of Guangning City were gone.

"I am Zhang Zhun."

A young man in the crowd said lightly.

This young man was wearing a military uniform similar to a soldier, but he had no weapons on his body and no war. Ajige had seen him just now. However, he couldn't believe that this young man was actually Zhang Zhun.

"What are you doing in the tunnel?"

Aziger immediately asked his most concerned question.

"Build black gunpowder and then detonate."

Zhang Zhun said with a quiet expression and a straightforward voice.

"oh."

Azig suddenly realized.

Then, his body slowly became paralyzed and his eyes closed helplessly. After learning the answer to the question, he didn't have to die with his eyes open. However, everyone could see that he was unwilling to accept his failure. Unfortunately, he no longer had the opportunity to take revenge.

"Cut off Azig's head!"

"Passed in the first pass!"

Jerry Yang shouted the order.

The people in the pass, especially those in Northern Zhili, have endured so much suffering from the Tartars, and now they finally have the opportunity to be proud. After Ajige's head, there will definitely be more heads of Tartars who will be sent back to the mainland for exhibition.

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The news that the Hu Ben Army conquered Guangning City and killed Ajige quickly spread.

For the soldiers of the Hu Ben Army and the people in the area controlled by the Hu Ben Army, this is of course good news. Taking Guangning City means that the Hu Ben Army can directly enter Liaoyang and Shenyang. For the people under the Hu Ben Army, the Hu Ben Army in their minds is a victory in every battle. It is a foregone conclusion that they have won these two cities.

These days, the attack of the Hu Ben Army is like a destruction, which is dazzling and dazzling. The news of victory comes one after another. However, what ordinary people are most concerned about is the news of fighting the Tartars. Now, with such a great news coming, I believe that all places will hold a celebration of the best.

For the people of Northern Zhili, Ajige's award of the head is even more special. The three times of the Tartars made great losses to Northern Zhili, and many people of Northern Zhili lost their relatives to the Tatars. They hated the Tartars to the core. Now, Ajige, one of the slave chiefs, finally gave the head. This indeed reduced their anger a little. Then, they were more eagerly looking forward to the head of "Huang Taiji" in the near future.

For the Great Jin Dynasty, this was indeed fatal news. The importance of Guangning City is no longer needed to be emphasized. There is no need to explain Ajige's status too much. The loss of Guangning City and Ajige died. How serious is the consequences of this? Of course, the senior leaders of the Great Jin Dynasty are very clear.

However, when receiving the bad news, the reaction of the Great Jin Kingdom was very calm. It seemed that they had long noticed that such a result would be. In fact, they all knew that even if Ajige had great skills, he could not defend Guangning City under the fierce attack of the Hu Ben Army. The fall of Guangning City was only a matter of time.

As for why Guangning City fell so quickly, no one has pursued it. The one who stationed in Guangning City was Ajige, who had outstanding military achievements. With Ajige's ability, he could only stay in Guangning City for such a period of time. If someone else went up, he might be worse than Ajige. This fully shows that the Tiger Army's ability to attack is too strong.

Indeed, the Hu Ben Army conquered Guangning City so quickly, which brought great pressure to the senior leaders of the Great Jin Kingdom. They had to seriously consider whether they had the ability of Ajige. Especially Haoge, who was responsible for defending Liaoyang. In the past, Haoge once thought that the hard city of Liaoyang could stop the Hu Ben Army for three to five years. However, after the fall of Guangning City, Haoge's confidence was completely gone.

The solidity of Guangning City is definitely not inferior to that of Liaoyang. Ajige's skills are definitely not inferior to that of He Haoge. Ajige's all this result. How could he Haoge be better? In horror, Haoge even quietly suggested to Huang Taiji whether to give up Liaoyang and retreat to Hetuala.

His proposal for a great retreat was supported by many people. Many senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom felt that relying on the Jiancheng and the Tiger Ben Army to fight hard is not cost-effective. The Tiger Ben Army has such strong offensive ability. No matter how strong the Great Jin Army is, it is not as strong as the Tiger Ben Army! Instead of being beaten to death in the city, it is better to retreat with great strides. The vast sea leaps with fish and birds flying with high sky. The Great Jin Army can't hang itself in a town!

The one who agreed with Haoge's suggestions was Amin. Amin did not defend Lianshan Pass in the end. The hunters under his command were almost completely lost under the attack of the snipers of the Huben Army Pinzi Battalion. After the Sino-Korean coalition crossed Lianshan Pass, it was Liaoyang. After the fall of Guangning City, Amin also deeply felt that it was very difficult to confront the Huben Army like this. It was better to fight mobile operations.

However, is mobile combat really that good? It may not be possible. The combat effectiveness of the Hu Ben Army cavalry is not inferior to that of the Tartar cavalry. The Taurus cavalry may not be able to please the battle between the two sides in Liaodong. This has been fully reflected in the battle of Northern Zhili and the outer battles of Guangning City. The Great Jin cavalry and the Tiger Army cavalry fought one-on-one, and the Great Jin cavalry basically had no chance of winning.

The current situation is even worse than when he was in Northern Zhili. The cavalry and elite part of the Great Jin Army, except for Huang Taiji's own vanguard battalion, have all been injured and killed. Those who temporarily supplemented the warfare ability are incomparable to the previous Great Jin Army. In the same Niulu, the combat capability has been reduced by at least two levels compared to the previous ones.

On the contrary, the Huben Army cavalry is becoming more and more mature. Some of the Han people have a population, and as long as they have enough war horses, the Huben Army cavalry is endless. As the training time extends and with the enrichment of combat experience, the combat effectiveness of the Huben Army cavalry will only become stronger and stronger.

One is getting weaker and the other is getting stronger and stronger. The gap between the two is constantly widening. Although the top leaders of the Great Jin Kingdom are unwilling to admit this, this does exist. In the next battle, the Hu Ben cavalry will definitely be more difficult to deal with.

The Great Jin Kingdom also had a very fatal problem, that is, the safety of Hetuara. Without the obstruction of Liaoyang and Shenyang, the Hu Ben Army could directly attack Hetuara. Where is Hetuara? It is the place of dragon-rise in their Great Jin Kingdom! If the Tiger Army occupied Hetuara, it means that the Great Jin Kingdom would completely disappear.

Liaoyang can give up, Chenyang can also give up, but Hetuala cannot give up. Because Hetuala is the real nest of the Manchus. If even Hetuala is occupied by the Huben Army, the Manchus will really become a betrayal dog and have no place to stand.

Defense?

give up?

The senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom had a fierce debate over the issues of Liaoyang and Shenyang. The final result was that these two cities still had to be defended. No matter how much the price they paid, they had to defend these two cities. Because the Great Jin Kingdom had no way out.

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For the court, the Hu Ben Army conquered Guangning City, there were also mixed feelings and many thoughts, and I don’t know where to start. In general, it was mostly bitter. Emperor Chongzhen and the cabinet ministers were all worried secretly. The combat effectiveness of the Hu Ben Army was so strong, when would the imperial army deal with it?

The original plan of the court was to concentrate troops, eliminate the Shaanxi bandits, and then concentrate their forces to deal with Zhang Zhun. Now it seems that this plan has basically gone bankrupt. There is no movement among the Shaanxi bandits for the time being. However, the Hu Ben Army pressed step by step, and the territory controlled by the control became larger and larger, and the situation of the court was getting more and more difficult.

With the current military strength of the court, it is already very difficult to maintain the existence of the court, let alone take the initiative to attack and find trouble for the Hu Ben Army. If the Hu Ben Army takes Guangning City, it will definitely march towards Liaoyang and Chenyang immediately. Once these two cities are taken down, the main force of the Hu Ben Army will turn around and attack the capital.

Thinking of this, the city patrol that Chongzhen originally planned was also cancelled. At this point, what's the use of city patrol? It's serious to retreat quickly. Guangning City, which the Tatars guarded, only blocked the Hu Ben Army for half a month, and the guard general was still a tough figure like Ajige. With the strength of the three major camps of the capital and the commander like Cao Huachun, how long can it last? I'm afraid Cao Huachun himself can't guarantee that he can hold on for half a month.

Emperor Chongzhen, who had firmly disapproved of moving the capital, was really moved this time. There was no way. The Hu Ben Army had such a strong ability to attack. If he didn't prepare in advance, it would be too late to do anything when the Hu Ben Army surrounded the capital. However, under such circumstances, where should the imperial court move the capital?

The first choice for moving the capital is obviously Nanjing. However, Nanjing is currently under the direct threat of the Hu Ben Army. If the capital is moved to Nanjing, the Hu Ben Army will soon attack again. With Nanjing's defensive ability, how long can it last? I'm afraid there will be problems in five days. Last time, a few years ago, when Zhang Zhun was not yet full of wings, he dared to provoke Nanjing City, let alone now?

In any case, Nanjing is definitely not the best choice. A new capital must avoid the edge of the Hu Ben Army as much as possible. So everyone started to find a new capital. Obviously, only Xi'an or Chengdu meet the conditions. Xi'an has Tongguan natural barriers, which should be able to block the Hu Ben Army for a period of time. However, from a long-term perspective, Chengdu is the best. The terrain in Shu is conducive to defense!

"Send all three princes to Chengdu!"

"The three beloved concubines should follow me to Chengdu!"

"I appoint Yang Sichang as the governor of Sichuan!"

...

A series of edicts were issued, and the court officially started to move the capital.

The gentry in the world has a very sensitive sense of smell. Although the relevant imperial edicts from the court were issued secretly, those with intentions soon knew it. Since those with intentions knew it, it was equivalent to the whole world knowing it.

This is a big deal. How big is it to move the capital in the court? Will the court move the capital before it is absolutely necessary? Obviously, the court has no way to fight against the Hu Ben Army. As a result, many gentry began to be disappointed with the court. The strong have always been like this. The court cannot do it, so they have to find another way out.

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For the Zheng family fleet on the coast of Fujian, the Hu Ben Army conquered Guangning City was not good news. After Zheng Chenggong was defeated, he was trained by his father and was banned from going out for three months. The eldest son of the Zheng family was so depressed. Hearing the news that the Hu Ben Army recovered Guangning City, the eldest son felt even more uncomfortable.

The Hu Ben Army's capture of Guangning City means that Liaoyang and Shenyang will soon be taken over, so that the Hu Ben Army will control the entire Northeast region. In other words, all the wood in the Northeast will fall into the control of the Hu Ben Army. With the large number of thousand-year-old trees in the Northeast and Zhang Zhun's strong financial resources, the warships of the Hu Ben Army's naval will definitely appear on the sea crazily. Zheng Zhilong felt a headache when he thought of the dense Hu Ben Army's naval battleships.

In Nanyang, the Zheng family fleet has always been difficult to get out of here. It is absolutely impossible to concentrate all the main forces of the fleet and go north to find trouble for Zhang Zhun. With Zheng Chenggong's lesson, Zheng Zhilong will not take risks anymore. Now the Zheng family can only take one step at a time.

News from Japan also made the Zheng family feel uncomfortable. There is news that the Huben Army has landed on Sado Island and is also sneaking in with Izuha and Muro near Sado Island, and I don’t know what to discuss. What is certain is that the things discussed by the Huben Army are definitely not conducive to the Zheng family. Otherwise, why wouldn’t the Huben Army start directly from Nagasaki and Hiroshima?

Japan is the monopoly market of the Zheng family, and it is certainly not a good thing to join the Hu Ben Army. However, it is difficult for the Zheng family to completely cut off the infiltration of the Hu Ben Army into Japan. Because the Hu Ben Army was in eastern Japan. But there, the control ability of the Tokugawa Shogunate was relatively weak. Without the Tokugawa Shogunate's army, it would be difficult for the Zheng family fleet to deal with the Hu Ben Army!

The only way is to instigate the Tokugawa Shogunate to declare war on the two daimyos of Ioda and Muro. While the Tiger Army had not yet established a stable foothold in Japan, they were driven into the sea and completely cut off the Tiger Army's idea. However, even Zheng Zhilong himself knew that the Tokugawa Shogunate's army might not be the opponent of the Tiger Army. At that time, the Japanese army could not even defeat the Ming army, and they still wanted to fight the Tiger Army that was several times stronger than the Ming army?

"This Zhang Zhun!"

"It's very difficult to deal with!"

Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but sigh to the sky.

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For the gentry and people in Jiangnan, the Hu Ben Army conquered Guangning City was also mixed. What was happy was that the hidden dangers of the Tartars were eliminated and they would never hear the cruel behavior of the Tartars again. What was worried was that the Hu Ben Army was coming. Of course, those who had such worrying thoughts were all the landlords in Jiangnan. Ordinary people could only raise their hands and feet to welcome the arrival of the Hu Ben Army.

The Juntian Ling is indeed a difficult threshold for the landlords in Jiangnan. A considerable number of people and their families have more than tens of thousands of acres of land. According to the Juntian Ling, losses are inevitable... However, no matter how difficult this threshold is, they must step out. Their own heads will not be harder than those of the Tartars. The Hu Ben Army can even cut off Ajige's heads, but who can't cut off his heads?

This effect was unexpected by Zhang Zhun. He did not expect that he would destroy the Tartars in Guangning City, but scare all the gentry in Jiangnan. Some gentry who tried to disobey the Tiger Army did not dare to have any delusions.

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After conquering Guangning City, the Hu Ben Army had not stopped attacking. After a short stay in Guangning City, the large army of the Hu Ben Army marched towards Liaoyang. For a moment, the ground in Liaodong began to shake again.

The Qinglong Legion and Mo Ru's artillery battalion were a large army of thousands, and with the cover of three cavalry battalions, it was an army of more than 10,000 people. All the troops set up their formations and marched towards Liaoyang in a mighty manner. Along the way, there were free slaves, beating drums and drums to welcome the arrival of the Hu Ben Army. It was really a huge momentum and full of energy.

The Sino-Korean coalition forces set out from Phoenix City also approached Liaoyang. After a hard battle, the Sino-Korean coalition forces commanded by Lu Xiangsheng and others successfully captured Lianshan Pass, forcing Amin to retreat towards Liaoyang. Under the guidance of Ma Yi, the Sino-Korean coalition forces continued to approach Liaoyang.

After both the east and west armies approached Liaoyang, Yuetuo, who had originally retreated to Haizhou Guard, had to retreat to Liaoyang. So, Zhou Yanyu, Li Yang and others who went north from Gaizhou Guard also approached Liaoyang. By the end of May, the three armies of the Hu Ben Army completed the encirclement of Liaoyang.

At this time, the five thousand elite cavalry from the Aotel tribe, the three thousand elite cavalry from the Tumote tribe, and the three thousand elite cavalry from the Halashen tribe all came to Liaodong one after another and joined the battle against the Tartars. In addition to the three cavalry battalions of the Hu Ben Army, there were a total of nearly 20,000 cavalry. For a time, the surrounding areas of Liaoyang were very lively.

The desperate cavalry tried to force the Hu Ben cavalry to retreat. The Hu Ben cavalry held the principle of eliminating one Tartar and reducing one Tartar, and attacked the vitality of the Tatar cavalry as much as possible. Around Liaoyang, sporadic gunfire kept coming.
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