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Chapter 374: Dark Chess

On the Mojia Fort on the north bank of the Hun River, Huang Taiji's face was ashen and his hands were trembling slightly.

"Huang Ama, I lost my son Nan'an and deserved death!" Hauge fell in front of Huang Taiji and howled loudly.

Huang Taiji said in a deep voice: "Is this the only number of people left in the Three Banners?"

"Huang Ama, I am careless..."

Huang Taiji took a long breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said, "What's going on with the blood marks on your neck?"

Zhenglan Banner Baya Lahu Zhangjing Alzin said: "Back to the emperor, Prince Su wanted to commit suicide to apologize, but was stopped by his slaves..."

Huang Taiji shouted suddenly: "Why did you stop him? Why didn't you let him die!"

Alzin quickly knelt on the ground, but Haug was stunned. After staying for a few seconds, he suddenly pulled out his sword and was about to commit suicide, but was stopped again by Alzin and other generals.

Haug shouted: "Let me die, let me die!"

Huang Taiji snorted coldly: "I've taught you for so many years, but I haven't even been able to hold it for half an hour. What else can you do?"

After saying that, he didn't even look at the howling Haug, and impatiently waved his hand to be taken away.

Not long after, I heard that the Minister of Internal Affairs, Bi Bilong, rushed over and reported: "Your Majesty, the Chahar Tribe, Tumut, Ordos, and Urad Mongolian Zasaks have returned to Mongolia with their armies!"

"What!" Huang Taiji exclaimed, and then spit out a mouthful of blood, which frightened the ministers around him to scream and support him.

Huang Taiji only felt a sharp pain in his head, but now his heart hurt even more, another son-in-law ran away!

The pale Huang Taiji pushed away the people who were supporting him and said, "Where is Dorgon? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"

As early as when the Ming army broke through Liaoyang and marched towards Shengjing, Huang Taiji ordered all the troops to return for reinforcements. Dorgon's Zhengbai Banner, as the most capable force among the Eight Banners Army, naturally received special care from him.

However, Jierhalangdu, who was far away in Fuzhou, led his troops back and fought with the Ming army, but Dorgon still did not arrive.

Huang Taiji's eyes were extremely cold, and he said to Ye Bilong: "Send the order to Dorgon again and ask him to lead the army quickly. The front line is under his command, and the battle situation must not be delayed!"

Huang Taiji believes that he will come. Not only does Dorgon have great power, but also by blood, he is the son of Nurhaci. The old Khan's foundation is facing unprecedented dangers. Will Dorgon stand by and watch?

Up to now, Huang Taiji still feels that his people are more reliable, at least better than the Mongols. If there is a chance, he would not mind taking down Dorgon and taking away his military power...

However, the fourteenth brother that Huang Taiji was thinking about was repairing at Xinglong Fort, more than fifty miles away from him.

"Nan'an was defeated?" Dorgon said in shock.

Suksaha nodded and confirmed again: "The news from this slave is absolutely correct!"

Dorgon nodded, thought for a moment, then glanced at Suk Saha in front of him and asked: "Are you sure that old guy was poisoned?"

Suk Saha bowed and said: "I am sure that the news came from Musen, my master, who is hiding in the palace. There should be someone who wants to get rid of him..."

"Someone is also taking action? Who could it be?" Dorgon analyzed secretly.

If the old Daishan is not dead, there is no doubt that it is him, but Daishan has already crossed his legs, could it be Hauge?

Dorgon immediately ruled out this conjecture. Based on his many years of understanding of Hauge, this man did not have the brains, nor the courage, and there was no need. Huang Taiji intended to cultivate Hauge and already regarded him as a prince.

Suk Saha said: "Master, I heard that Cui has issued another order to you over there."

Dorgon smiled and said, "Don't worry, wait until they finish fighting."

He had already made plans. If the Qing Dynasty won this battle, he would immediately lead his troops to kill them and chase and defeat the fleeing Ming army.

If the Qing Dynasty were defeated, it wouldn't matter. He would replace Huang Taiji as the new emperor of the Qing Dynasty, move his people to Fushun, and reorganize the Eight Banners!

Regardless of victory or defeat in this battle, Huang Taiji's strength will be greatly weakened, and he will be completely unable to touch Dorgon.

At this time, Dorgon hated and loved Zhu Cixiang. If he hadn't fought in this battle of Liaodong, Dorgon would have had no chance of making a comeback, and would have only become worse and worse at the hands of Huang Taiji.

Then again, if it hadn't been for Zhu Cihong, his brother Azig would not have been imprisoned, his brother Duduo would not have died in the battle, and his power would not have collapsed.

...

On the north bank of the Hun River, the Eight Banners Han Army's Zhenghuang Banner Gushan'e Zhenzu Zerun inspected each camp in the banner with a stern face. This was the foundation for his livelihood.

He was the eldest son of Zu Dashou. Because of his father's arrogance, he was valued by Huang Taiji and was inexplicably named Han Jun Gushan Ezhen.

Zu Zerun, like other Han soldiers Gu Shanerzhen, worked hard to train his subordinates. He knew very well that only by mastering a strong army can he be strong and speak with weight.

Unlike King Sanshun and others, he had his own circle, and it was because of his father Zu's birthday that Zu Zerun was often jealous of the Manchus. He had no friends here and lived inexplicably all day long.

In the Battle of Liaodong, the Eight Banners Army retreated thousands of miles from Jinzhou to Shengjing, and from Xiaoling River to Hun River. Zu Zerun's Zhenghuang Banner also suffered a big blow.

Even the Manchu soldiers were fighting tooth and nail, and they, the two Tatars, were naturally the first to bear the brunt.

Zu Zerun sighed, not knowing whether Shengjing could be saved and whether the Qing Dynasty could survive. If not, it would not matter. The foundation of the ancestral family would not be affected, and he would only be sacrificed.

The ancestral family was divided into two, one in the Ming Dynasty and the other in the Qing Dynasty. Whichever side won would not affect the family inheritance, which made Zu Zerun feel better...

"Master Zu doesn't look too optimistic, would you like to have a drink?"

A voice came, interrupting Zu Zerun's thoughts.

He looked back and saw Zhao Guangliang, Jia La Zhang Jing in the flag, walking over carrying two jugs of wine.

Zhao Guangliang was also a soldier. He was a good wielder of firecrackers. He was also an expert on firearms and was familiar with all firearms in the army. He had made many achievements in the past few years, especially a few months ago when he killed a Tianwu.

Military Camp Chief.

The heads of the Tianwu Army were the most valuable, let alone those at the battalion general level. Zhao Guangliang was promoted several levels in a row, reaching Jia La Zhang Jing.

He is currently the fastest-promoted among the Eight Banners Han Army. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming tried to recruit him to their respective banners several times. Zu Zerun naturally refused to let go of this general in his banner.

"I usually see you rarely drink, why are you so upbeat today?"

Zu Zerun said with a chuckle as a result of the wine pot, he was quite kind to this new general, and the two of them had a good relationship in private.

Zhao Guangliang shook his head and said: "What kind of elegance is this? I'm afraid I'll never drink again in this life!"

Zu Zerun whispered: "You don't have a good opinion of the Qing Dynasty so much?"

Zhao Guangliang smiled and said: "Brother Zu, do you want to hear the truth?"

Zu Zerun took a sip of wine, waved his hands to ask left and right to step back, and then said: "Tell me about it!"

Zhao Guangliang came up and said: "It's not that I'm not optimistic, it's that I will definitely lose!"

Seeing the surprise on Zu Zerun's face, he added: "I heard that the emperor has returned to Shengjing. Doesn't he mean to run away?"

Zu Zerun lowered his voice and shouted: "Zhao Guangliang, you are so presumptuous!"

Zhao Guangliang said calmly: "There is nothing presumptuous about it. The Qing Dynasty was defeated, so we just voted for the Ming Dynasty!"

Zu Zerun quickly glanced around and shouted: "Why do you dare to say anything?"

"Besides, that's where we voted from. If we voted back again, wouldn't it be capricious? It would be Sanchen who said something bad!"

Zhao Guangliang raised the wine bottle in his hand, touched it with him, and said with a smile: "Brother Zu, I'm not even afraid. You are afraid of being a bird. Isn't there someone from your ancestral family over there?"

Zu Zerun was worried that this guy was sent by Huang Taiji to test him. After all, this was an extraordinary period. He said solemnly: "My father has severed the father-son relationship with me long ago. The Ming ancestral family and I are enemies. On the battlefield,

I've never been soft on you!"

"But Marshal Zu misses you very much!" Zhao Guangliang smiled and took out a letter painted with wax and handed it to him.

Zu Zerun was shocked after reading it. This letter was actually the handwriting of his biological father, Zu Dashou, and the mantra was the same. The letter was full of children, so what? This was what Zu Dashou liked to say when he taught him many years ago.

those words.

"What do you mean? Are you from over there?" Zu Zerun turned pale with horror and asked in a low voice, as if he were a thief when he asked, while holding the hilt of the sword with his right hand.

Zhao Guangliang didn't take it seriously and gave him a "you know" look.

Zu Zerun's eyes widened with disbelief on his face. He really didn't expect that the old man he had been with for several years was actually...

This kid is actually from over there, here to instigate rebellion? How awesome is Ming’s intelligence!

Zhao Guangliang was not in a hurry and continued to drink from the wine bottle alone, giving him enough time to relax.

After a moment, he solemnly said: "Brother Zu, you have to think twice. If you miss this opportunity, there will be no turning back!"

Zu Zerun didn't know that it was very difficult to stop the Ming army from crossing the river now that the war had reached this point. What's more, he didn't have a good impression of the Eight Banners. He was captured during the Battle of Daling River.

These past few years have been very confusing.

Seeing that the Ming army was about to attack the north bank, his Han army flag would definitely bear the brunt and he would die without knowing how. Now that he was saved from a desperate situation, Zu Zerun was already moved.

He slowly retracted his right hand holding the sword and asked tentatively: "Can His Highness the Crown Prince tolerate me? I heard that he hates evil, especially those of us..."

Zhao Guangliang comforted him and said: "There is news from above that His Highness once said that as long as you knock out Kong Youde's artillery array, you can lose the merit and the merit will be counted separately."
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