Chapter 18: Only use the emperor as bait

All the generals around him had already turned into stone.

Where can such a tyrannical person exist? !

Even the overlord of Chu who left a lasting legacy in history, and even Lu Fengxian from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, I don’t know how far behind he is! That big iron cone is a murder weapon. With one blow, it can cause mountains to collapse and the earth to break apart!

That steel-like body is indeed copper skin and iron bones. No matter how the Tatar opened his bow to fight back, a few scattered arrows landed on him, as if they were shot on ten layers of cowhide, and were bounced away without any damage.

After all the characters came to their senses, Zhao Yu had already jumped down from the mountain with the big iron cone on his shoulders and ran straight to the right.

The thousand cavalry on the left could only hold up half a stick of incense under Zhao Yu's iron cone!

Only a few dozen people could escape with their lives. The rest all died.

The left and right sides are actually not too far apart. There is only one artillery array in the middle, and the distance is only about twenty feet. Therefore, Zhao Yu's demon-like figure chopping melons and vegetables is not invisible on the right side.

The Tatar cavalry on the right rushed down the mountain and achieved some results. However, Hong Chengchou issued a death order and paid for it with human lives, but he still blocked this cavalry group.

Seeing Zhao Yu carrying the iron awl, he arrived close in ten steps. The morale of the soldiers of the Ming army was immediately boosted, and they shouted for peace!

The God of War is coming!

The Tatars were in uproar.

Where did Zhao Yu have time to pause? He swung the iron awl and smashed it violently, causing the Tatar cavalry to run like a wolf, not knowing why.

At this time, the sound of ringing gold came from the mountain.

Hearing this, the Tatars were about to retreat in a hurry.

Zhao Yu turned a deaf ear and hurried up to him. With a few more blows, he knocked the Tatars off their backs.

In the end, more than a hundred riders escaped.

Zhao Yu shook the iron awl in his hand, causing pieces of flesh and blood to fall out, but he did not continue to pursue him. He put an iron cone on the ground and looked at Hong Chengchou with his eyes.

At this time, Hong Chengchou's face was red. Seeing that Zhao Yu had almost killed two thousand cavalry, he felt very relieved and knew that the opportunity could not be missed. He quickly called to the left and right: "Let the two wings go around the mountain while the central army attacks the mountain!"

Then the shouts of killing got louder.

By this time, the morale of the Ming army was different from before. Even though firearms are gradually replacing swords, guns, bows and arrows, on the battlefield, the role of powerful generals charging into battle is not very important. But Zhao Yu is an extraordinary general.

That is the God of War!

With one big iron awl, one man could kill two thousand Tatar cavalrymen and turn them upside down in just one stick of incense! Isn't the existence of such characters enough to boost morale? !

The Ming army, who was afraid of the Tatars, discovered that the Tatars were also made of flesh and blood and were beaten into pulp. Having such a war-god-like figure in the army is full of courage!

"kill!"

An army of 50,000 men, with 10,000 men on each side, mainly cavalry, marched around the mountain. The Chinese army numbered 30,000, mostly infantry, and they immediately attacked the mountain with a shout of death.

At this time, on that mountain.

Huang Taiji's face turned pale.

The demon god, the executioner who defeated Azig's eight thousand army, was indeed in the Ming army's formation!

Pity his two thousand elite cavalry, the best of the two yellow flags, in just a moment, they were broken in the hands of that devil! What I got back was less than one Niu Lu.

"withdraw!"

This word popped out from between Huang Taiji's teeth.

He was afraid.

The demon was so ferocious that the two thousand fine cavalry were also chopping melons and vegetables. He only has three thousand fine knights left by his side now. If the demon god catches up with him, how can he still survive? !

If you don’t leave now, when will you wait?

Amidst the sound of horses' hooves, there was a burst of fear and panic. Even Huang Taiji's commander had no time to deal with it, so he fled in panic.

At the foot of the mountain, Zhao Yu did not follow the army to attack the mountain. Instead, he and Hong Chengchou walked sideways on the flat ground and around the mountain with a group of soldiers.

Zhao Yu knew Hong Chengchou's strategies and tactics well. The purpose was simply to drive Huang Taiji all the way to the gate of Jinzhou City and then kill him.

Outside Jinzhou City, facing Songshan, there are nearly 50,000 troops. Just when he was about to kill Huang Taiji in front of thousands of troops, he shocked the hearts of the people and caused the Tatar army to be confused and completed his victory in one battle.

Hong Chengchou called for a cart to carry Zhao Yu's iron cone, and also brought a horse and asked Zhao Yu to accompany him.

This attitude is a step further than before.

Zhao Yu never refuses anyone who comes, and stays by Hong Chengchou's side. He doesn't even talk about changing, he just keeps his energy up.

Along the way, Hong Chengchou said: "The Tatars have a total army of only 60,000. At Azige, Zhao Zhuangshi defeated 8,000, and here another 2,000 were defeated. The Tatars still have at most 50,000."

Zhao Yu nodded: "It's probably not as good as that. I also killed two or three thousand people outside Jinzhou."

Hong Chengchou couldn't help but said: "The might of a strong man!"

He added: "According to the investigation at night, the slave chief deployed about 20,000 troops and horses on the line facing Songshan from Jinzhou. They were led by Jierhalang and Dudu. Huang Taiji became a frightened bird and would definitely send someone to report the news. Ask Jierhalang and Du Du for help. With Huang Taiji's identity, these two people will definitely come to help in person."

Zhao Yu couldn't help but nodded: "Does the Superintendent mean to kill these two people as well?"

Hong Chengchou smiled, that's exactly what he meant.

If you only kill one Huang Taiji, there is no guarantee that you will be able to defeat the Tatars even in front of ten thousand troops. Therefore, he set his sights on important Tatar generals.

Huang Taiji died, but Dorgon was still there. But if all the Tatar generals died, it would really be a mess.

Seeing that Zhao Yu heard what he meant, Hong Chengchou said: "Exactly. The Tatar emperor is dead. Although it can frighten the Tatar army's morale, it cannot guarantee that it will be fully effective. I sincerely ask the strong men to kill the generals, seize the flag, and kill all the Tatar generals!" "

Zhao Yu heard this and asked: "Are the Tatar generals all relatives of Huang Taiji?"

Hong Chengchou was startled and nodded: "Exactly. The top Tatars are all descendants of the slave chief brothers Nurhaci and Shuerhaci."

"good!"

Zhao Yu secretly thought that since they are all relatives, they are qualified to pay homage to their parents' spirits in heaven, so he agreed and said, "I will obey the command of the supervisor."

Hong Chengchou was completely relieved.

With such a strategic weapon, even if the Ming army is unable to use it, it still has a good chance of winning!

So he said: "I have been stationed all night and deployed on the road from Songshan to Jinzhou to detect the military situation at any time. I want to join the army and cannot leave without permission. I am afraid that Najier Harang and Du Du will come to meet Huang Taiji early." , but my army was too late to catch up, so I bothered the strong men to go ahead. I sent my own soldiers to lead the way, and there were no messages or reports along the way all night long."

Zhao Yu is capable of everything.

Hong Chengchou summoned the commander of his troops and ordered him to lead 500 cavalry to clear the way for Zhao Yu.

So Zhao Yu took the first step and headed towards Jinzhou.

...

Huang Taiji was indeed a frightened bird.

Zhao Yu's ferocity has made him frightened. Although there are three thousand fine knights around him, he doesn't feel safe at all. So he sent light cavalry and fast horses to Jierhalang to send a message and ordered him to lead his troops to respond.

While shaking off the riding whip, there was a crackling sound, and a group of cavalry retreated in panic as if there was a ghost behind them.

After all, the Huangtaiji road was close, unlike the Ming army's cavalry which had to go around hills, so it was not stopped. He walked straight onto the road, setting off billowing smoke and dust, rushing endlessly in the night.

Huang Taiji was riding on horseback, his heart churning. Not only was he confused and frightened, he was also in poor health, and the bumps on his horse were quite unbearable.

But when I think of the Demon God, I feel like a light is shining on my back, and I dare not take a break.

In a matter of seconds, several riders came towards us from a distance. Huang Taiji was startled and quickly put people on alert. When he got closer, he saw that it was the Qingqi he had sent to ask for help.

The few cavalrymen came forward to report the news. They only said that Jierhalang and Dudu led 10,000 cavalry to come to the rescue, and they were almost there.

Sure enough, the ground was shaking and rumbling more and more.

After seeing the banners of Jierhalang and Dudu, Huang Taiji finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He quickly galloped his horse to meet us, and said with lingering fear: "Hurry back to camp and defend the ground!"

Jierhalang and Du Du were surprised to see Huang Taiji in such a mess that even Luan Jia was not there. The Qingqi who called for help earlier said that there was a devil who was extremely powerful. They don't quite believe it yet.

Even with Hauge's experience, they still don't believe it. They are all confident and violent characters. How can I believe that there are people more violent than them? What's more, he is still a weak Han barbarian?

At this time, they didn’t know about Azig yet.

Huang Taiji unavoidably disturbed the morale of the army and did not kill Azig immediately. The news of the army's defeat spread widely among the army.

Jierhalang and the others came up to meet him. Before they could get off their horses and kneel down, they heard what Huang Taiji said and found that Huang Taiji's face looked frightened.

Is this still the Qing emperor who was determined to be in the Central Plains and always confident?

All kinds of confusion flashed through his mind, but he also knew that it was important to protect the emperor, so he quickly gathered Huang Taiji in the middle, and ordered the front team to become the rear team, and the rear team to become the front team, and turned their horses' heads back to the camp.

At this moment, a loud shout came from behind: "Where is the Tatar Emperor?"

This sound was like thunder.

Jierhalang and Dudu heard the sound and quickly looked back, and saw in the night, one person carrying a big guy on his back, striding to catch up!

As soon as Huang Taiji and his three thousand elite soldiers with yellow flags saw the man, they knew who it was and immediately became commotion.

"Walk!"

Huang Taiji shouted: "Go quickly, the devil is coming!"

In panic, he had to run away.

When Jierhalang and Dudu saw it, their hearts suddenly sank.

But they looked at each other and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, go first, we will stop this thief!"

He also said to the left and right: "Leave three thousand cavalry, and the rest will protect the emperor. Return to the Jinzhou camp as soon as possible!"

Then they separated three thousand soldiers and horses, and the two of them marched forward to meet him.

Huang Taiji was frightened, but the two of them happened to have a plan in mind. If they stopped the thief, it would be tantamount to saving Huang Taiji's life, which would be a great achievement.

So they didn't give in, and they all came to kill the person who caught up.

This person is not none other than Zhao Yu!

Zhao Yu came all the way with Hong Chengchou's five hundred soldiers. Along the way, there were scouts who kept reporting Huang Taiji's whereabouts at night.

But seeing Huang Taiji running fast, Zhao Yu was afraid that he would just run away, so he asked Hong Chengchou's 500 soldiers to follow him. He picked up the iron awl himself and strode to catch up.

From a distance, he saw a group of people and horses approaching Huang Taiji's three thousand elite cavalry. Zhao Yu knew that Hong Chengchou was not wrong.

Where to wait now? Just shout out loud!

When they saw two generals in golden armor and golden helmets, they separated a group of cavalry and charged towards them.

Zhao Yu was not polite to him. He picked up the iron awl and smashed it with a bang.