Chapter 301 Bloodbath in Aisin, Ming Dynasty Heads East

The Jianzhou Jurchens were already tired from their roundabout attack. Most of the cavalry were still hungry, and even the horses were exhausted.

They thought it was a city that could be easily captured, but now they were extremely panicked when faced with the sudden appearance of thousands of heavy cavalry from the Ming Dynasty.

There was a strong anti-war sentiment within the Ming Dynasty, but the Jianzhou Jurchens were actually even more panicked.

They, the Jianzhou Jurchens, had already submitted to the powerful Ming Dynasty, and only under the protection of the Ming Dynasty did they escape the robbery and killing of the Haixi Jurchens, so no one felt that they could stand up to the Ming Dynasty.

Facing the aggressive Ming army, there were even voices of surrender within the Jianzhou Jurchens, but they only knew that they could not fight the powerful Ming Dynasty at all.

"Don't panic! Form a formation immediately!"

"Come back, come back quickly!"

"The Ming Dynasty is a bunch of cowards, what are you afraid of?"

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This already tired Jurchen army had no intention of fighting, and Tuo Yuanbao did not establish enough prestige, causing the leaders of two of the tribes to choose to lead their troops to flee.

After seeing the leaders of the two tribes fleeing with their troops, some other tribal leaders followed.

They were not stupid people. If they could unite and win the final victory, they could still give it a try.

It was just that the surprise attack did not achieve the expected effect. They had not yet completed the supply. Facing the well-equipped Ming heavy cavalry, they had only one way to go.

Even if they were willing to fight to the death now, it would be useless. They were facing the Ming Dynasty, which they had annexed. Although the Ming army had weakened, it was still like an ant trying to shake a tree.

"Retreat!"

Seeing the dark future, Dorkang led his troops away without hesitation.

Whether it was for the lives of their people or how their tribe would continue to survive in the desolate land in the future, there were enough reasons to preserve their strength.

As for the Aisin-Gioro family, their fate was actually doomed.

If there was a glimmer of hope earlier, the failure of this surprise attack had doomed the Aisin-Gioro family to destruction and become one of the families lost in the long river of history.

Even though the once glorious Golden Family almost died out, how could the small Aixinjuelu survive under the Ming Dynasty's chariot?

"Let's fight, we will definitely win!"

Tuo Yuanbao watched the tribal leaders lead their troops away, but he knew that as the next leader of the Aixinjuelu family, he could not escape, so he immediately led his people to fight.

"Form a formation! Charge!"

Tiexiangshan quickly formed a formation on the slope in front of the city, and then formed a formation to charge towards the chaotic Jurchens.

The battlefield of this era pays the most attention to military strength, battle formation and military tactics, and in the battle on the battlefield, the battle formation is actually the key to all victories.

The reason why the Qi family army was able to win one victory after another with low casualties was largely because they used the power of the battle formation to gain a huge advantage on the battlefield.

In fact, the situation where the two warring parties are left with only one soldier at the end of the battlefield is a product of film and television works. The real situation is that the loss of 20% to 30% of the combat power has already caused an army to disperse.

The 4,000 heavy cavalry of the Aegis Battalion formed a formation. Not to mention the Jurchen light cavalry that had already escaped, even the 40,000 chaotic Jurchen cavalry could be strangled.

Boom!

The twelve heavy artillery on the top of the city did not stop, and still exerted their terrifying killing power. One by one, lead bullets hit the chaotic formation of the Jurchen army fiercely.

Puff!

Puff!

Puff!

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One by one, lead bullets fell into the chaotic army, and blood flew when they hit the cavalry, and screamed in pain when they hit the horses, and the lead bullets with residual force left a pit.

The Jianzhou Jurchens had always been in awe of their master, the Ming Dynasty, but now facing such a terrifyingly lethal shell, they no longer had the courage to rebel against the Ming Dynasty.

"Meet the enemy! Meet the enemy quickly!"

Tuo Yuanbao's face was cut by the sand and stones of the bombardment. He just saw that his army was in chaos, and the 4,000 heavy cavalry and thousands of light cavalry of the Ming Dynasty were coming to kill him, so he shouted loudly.

Although some Jurchen cavalry wanted to fight, more than half of them wanted to flee.

Puff!

Facing the obstruction of a Jurchen cavalry leader, he was killed by the fleeing Jurchen cavalry.

It can be seen that the Aisin-Gioro clan did not have absolute control over the Jurchen tribes, especially on the issue of rebellion against the Ming Dynasty.

Puff!

Tie Xiangshan led his troops into the chaotic army like a sharp blade, holding a long sword and killing the chaotic Jurchen cavalry. As the sword rose and fell, blood kept splashing.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

The heavy cavalry following Tie Xiangshan fought very bravely and were madly harvesting the lives of the Jurchen cavalry.

Although it cost a lot of silver to build heavy cavalry, the equipment of a single soldier was as high as 37 taels, and the daily maintenance was also a high number, but the combat power was terrifying.

"Stop the bombardment!"

Liaodong Censor Zhang Sui stood on the top of the city, but raised his hand to stop the bombardment.

The battle was now one-sided, so he didn't need to continue the bombardment, but he wanted to avoid accidentally hurting his own people. This time, he was ordered to stay here strictly, but he didn't expect the Jianzhou Jurchens to dare to attack Liyu Valley.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Jianzhou Jurchens put up a stubborn resistance, but their knives or arrows chopped or shot on the armor, sparks appeared one after another, and there was a constant sound of metal collision.

On the battlefield, this kind of feedback is undoubtedly fatal, but it is easy to be counterattacked by the opponent.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

The Shield Battalion lived up to the Ming Dynasty's investment in resources. Relying on the defensive power of its armor and the extremely sharp snow maple sword, it was frantically harvesting the lives of the Jurchen cavalry.

How could the Ming army be so strong?

Most of the Jianzhou Jurchens were fighting the Shield Battalion for the first time. Facing the heavy cavalry that condensed the crystallization of Chinese wisdom, they were completely at a disadvantage.

In fact, they originally had the strength to fight, but unfortunately the weather and terrain were not on their side. Instead, the Ming heavy cavalry took advantage of the terrain to play the advantage of close combat.

"Today is the day to make achievements, kill!"

Tie Xiangshan knew that the military merit mechanism had not been destroyed, and many soldiers wanted to gain military merit, so he immediately shouted to encourage morale.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

The Jianzhou Jurchens wearing animal clothes or cloth clothes had no strength to fight at all. In front of the absolute equipment advantage of the Shield Battalion, they were just like being chopped and cut.

"Let's retreat!"

Another tribal leader saw that the battle was one-sided and decided to withdraw without hesitation.

It can't be said that they are afraid of death, but the current Ming Dynasty is like a mountain pressing down on their heads. No matter how much they resist, it is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Instead of wasting the last soldier with the Ming army, it is better to choose to protect themselves and find a glimmer of hope in this vast borderland.

After all, their current equipment is too poor. The Ming Dynasty is their real father, and they always rely on the weapons and supplies of the Ming Dynasty.

"Kill!"

Tuo Yuanbao saw that the number of people on his side was getting smaller and smaller, but he knew that he had no way out at all, and he immediately took the initiative to kill the Ming army with a knife in anger.

Now they, the Aisin Gioro clan, chose to betray the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention that they had to keep Jianzhou, the land given by the Ming Dynasty, and only by fighting hard against the Ming Dynasty could they have a glimmer of hope.

He saw his subordinates fleeing one after another, but he knew that only by quickly killing Tiexiangshan could the situation be completely reversed, so he immediately raised his knife and rushed towards Tiexiangshan.

Puff!

Tuo Yuanbao was indeed a warrior, and he killed a heavy cavalryman with a single blow.

Under the cover of his personal guards, he finally came to Tiexiangshan a few feet away, suddenly increased his horse speed to break through the last line of defense, and then raised his waist knife to cut at Tiexiangshan's neck.

This blow seemed so fast and fierce that the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he had seen the dawn of turning the tide of the battle.

Most of the personal soldiers who had come to cover him had been lost, and now seeing Tuo Yuanbao slashing at the Daming general with all his strength, his eyes also flashed with excitement.

Tiexiangshan raised the long sword in his hand as if it was a nerve reaction, but he was the first to arrive, and immediately swung the sword to cut off Tuo Yuanbao's head without mercy.

Puff!

Tiexiangshan only felt that after he swung hard, he felt a warm splash on his face, and the young Jurchen leader who had just rushed over was beheaded by him.

As the first warrior of the Beijing Camp, he was not just a name. Facing a small Jurchen leader who came to kill him, he naturally took his blood easily, but there was not much sense of achievement on his face.

Tuo Yuanbao's head rolled to the ground, and then was kicked into the grass by the roaring warhorse, but his eyes were always wide open, as if he died with his eyes open.

"Is Tuo Yuanbao dead?"

"How... how is this possible?"

"Retreat, let's retreat quickly to save our lives!"

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The Jurchen cavalry saw their spiritual leader Tuo Yuanbao being easily killed by the Ming generals, and they immediately became afraid of fighting and chose to retreat.

"Kill! Kill all the Jurchens and restore our Jianzhou!"

Tie Xiangshan saw the Jurchen cavalry retreating like a tide, but he did not call back the troops, but raised the bloody long sword in his hand and shouted loudly.

Kill all the Jurchens and restore our Jianzhou!

This mighty voice went straight to the sky, and also sounded the horn to slaughter the Jurchen cavalry.

Kill!

Just when the battle here was not over, troops from three sides came to kill, but cut off all the retreat routes of Jianzhou Jurchen cavalry.

After the careful layout of the Ming Dynasty court, the western part of Jianzhou has already belonged to the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

The five cities are intertwined, but they have formed an integrated attack and defense. As early as when the Jianzhou Jurchens set foot here, Ye Bushou had already discovered the whereabouts of this cavalry, so the defenders of each city surrounded them at the first time.

The Ming Dynasty married Mongolia, and now the nine borders are in a stable and peaceful period, so this time the court transferred some troops from Datong, Xuanfu and Jizhou.

These border troops from the nine borders do not belong to the Eastern Expedition Army. They are mainly responsible for the defense of the newly built cities and are also responsible for annihilating the Jurchen cavalry that have fled here.

Even if there is no Aegis Battalion stationed here, relying on the elite of the nine borders, they can actually wipe out this Jurchen surprise force known as Ten Thousand Cavalry.

In the next few days, this Jurchen cavalry without supplies suffered heavy losses one after another.

At this point, Tuo Luo's surprise attack plan completely failed, and Tuo Luo's son Tuo Yuanbao was beheaded by Tiexiangshan, and the Aixinjueluo clan was one step closer to real destruction.

Xiyuan, by the Taiye Lake.

Zhu Youtang looked at the golden lake and liked the lake and mountain scenery at dusk. He sat quietly by the fishing pavilion and cast his hook, enjoying this leisurely fishing mood.

As the fish mark floated down, he quickly lifted the rod and a beautiful red carp jumped out of the water, forming a unique picture of the emperor fishing.

"Your Majesty, this red carp is so beautiful, I will raise this fish!" Liu Jin, who came forward to take the fish, saw the lively red carp and couldn't help but sigh.

Zhu Youtang put down the fishing rod in his hand, but he had noticed that Zheng Guozhong had been waiting for a long time.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest victory report from Liaodong!" Zheng Guozhong presented the just delivered report, and said happily.

Zhu Youtang seemed to be lying on the couch very lazily. He opened the report and saw the latest results of the Jianzhou war, and nodded secretly.

Wang Yue's way of cannibalization is the step-by-step strategy in the art of war, so it must force Tuo Luo to choose a surprise attack.

The biggest problem of Jianzhou Jurchen is that they are too weak. There are Haixi Jurchens in the north, and wild Jurchens in the east are ready to fight.

Originally, he was honestly holding on to the thigh of the Ming Dynasty and stealing the latest weapons from the Ming Dynasty. This was the only way out. However, although the Jianzhou Jurchens were attached to the Ming Dynasty, they were actually ungrateful.

Not only did they flirt with Korea, but they also repeatedly robbed the border residents of the Ming Dynasty, and even robbed the population of the Ming Dynasty to farm for them.

If he had met a Confucian monarch who shared the blessing of peace, he might have allowed this ungrateful person to occupy Jianzhou, but unfortunately, he had met him now.

He had actually deployed the corresponding troops in advance in several important passes in the west of Jianzhou, and even built a new city. Liyu Valley was the pass that Jianzhou Jurchens were most likely to seize.

Although the results of this battle were somewhat lucky, they were also a reflection of the strength of the Ming Dynasty and the inevitable result of the Ming Dynasty's investment of so many resources.

As long as they continued to advance steadily, it would be a natural thing to seize the entire Jianzhou. As for the Aisin-Gioro family, they were destined to disappear in the long river of history.

Now seeing that the tens of thousands of cavalrymen who attacked Liyu Valley were almost completely wiped out by the border troops deployed by him, he knew that Tuo Luo had been seriously injured and was not far from the final decisive battle.

Tyrant!

When Zhu Youtang saw this result, he couldn't help but think of the evaluation of himself by the literati outside, with a hint of mockery at the corner of his mouth.

He didn't care about this kind of historical evaluation at all. For example, he was a wise ruler praised by the civil service group in the original historical trajectory, but what did he bring to China?

In addition to intensifying the annexation of land by the landlord class and making the civil service group the largest force under the imperial power, it did not bring substantial development opportunities to the country.

On the contrary, now, he strangled the white-eyed wolf Jianzhou Jurchen in the cradle, recovered Jianzhou and settled millions of disaster victims, and made Jianzhou a granary in the northeast.

Although some people now regard him as the Emperor Taizong who opened up the territory, he knows in his heart that he is not Zhu Di, and he will not follow Zhu Di's path.

Compared with opening up the territory, he actually pays more attention to resources and wants to transport overseas resources back to the Ming Dynasty.

Beauty is like jade, and the fragrance of tea is like a dream.

Han Youying knelt opposite as usual, making tea seriously, and her slender hands brought a cup of fragrant water to Zhu Youtang.

Now she is like the tea she personally handed over, ready for you to pick at any time.

Zhu Youtang handed the Tangbao in his hand to Liu Jin for filing, but there was not much joy on his face at this moment, and even a trace of loneliness flashed across his eyes.

"Your Majesty, you don't look very happy!" Han Youying noticed the change in Zhu Youtang's expression and said with concern.

Zhu Youtang picked up the teacup, but asked back: "Should I be happy?"

"Now the war is going well, shouldn't your majesty be happy?" Han Youying knew that the man in front of him was very politically wise, but asked back in confusion.

Zhu Youtang took a sip of tea and looked up at the slowly falling sunset: "This war has consumed too much national treasury, and my life will not be so good in the future!"

Because this time it is not only to defeat the Jianzhou Jurchens, but also to wipe out all the Jurchens, and to formally incorporate Jianzhou into the permanent territory of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to the investment of the Ministry of Works in building the city, the elite border troops of the Ming Dynasty were also transferred to Jianzhou, and even a large sum of money was spent to hire foreign tribes such as the Three Guards of Doyan.

Jianzhou Jurchens were not as rich as the Le Dynasty Palace, and the only return point was the fertile land.

However, the return of agriculture was actually very inefficient. The current investment is expected to reach two million taels, but it may take another three to five years to see the real effect.

"Since your majesty has chosen to do this, you must have been mentally prepared. I think your majesty has already thought of a good plan!" Han Youying looked at Zhu Youtang with her beautiful eyes, but she said with certainty.

Zhu Youtang found that the woman in front of him was both beautiful and very smart, and immediately drank the remaining tea: "If you don't advance, you will retreat! Since the return of Jianzhou is too slow, you can only look further, so the Eastern Expedition Army will still go east!"

"Your Majesty, after you recover Jianzhou, will you still conquer the wild Jurchens?" Han Youying's pretty face showed shock, and she said incredulously.