Huang Taiji looked at the map and said: "Qing family, I plan to send troops to Sichuan and then to Huguang. However, as shown on the map, if you want to enter Huguang, you must pass through Yunyang. Have you been to Yunyang? Is it easy to attack there?"

"Although Yunyang is an important road, the city defense is much worse than that of Chang'an, Tongguan and other places. When the rogue bandits attacked Yunyang, it can be said that they were walking on plain ground. It is estimated that once the emperor's army arrived, the defenders there would

I guess I have to abandon the city and flee." Zhang Chongan said.

"It would be great if it could be like this. However, as the saying goes, be careful and sail the ship for thousands of years. We cannot be careless and must be careful everywhere. I have an idea. In a few days, I will send troops to Sichuan. I guess that

At that time, the people in Sichuan will definitely flee. You take your people, and I will allocate you three hundred warriors, disguised as Han people, and sneak into Yunyang City together to spread the power of my Eight Banners warriors and create panic in the city.

When our army really arrives, you will cooperate inside and outside, cooperate with the army, and capture Yunyang. This is a great achievement. If you can do it, I will protect you as the king." Huang Taiji said loudly.

"Thank you so much, Emperor. I will definitely give my best to you and die." Zhang Chongan quickly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed.

"Okay, you go down and get ready now, and we'll set off first tomorrow. We'll see you in Yunyang."

"Yes, Emperor."

Zhang Chongan set off first and headed for Yunyang. Huang Taiji was not idle either. The troops and horses of the brigade were packed up and began to move to Sichuan.

When entering Sichuan from Chang'an, the normal way is to walk through Hanzhong and enter Sichuan from there. Huang Taiji did not have the courage to walk through Ziwu Valley. The terrain there was narrow. Once the Ming army was ambushed, the cavalry could not deploy and would only be passively beaten. Therefore, he

I decided to take the main road. Head south to Ankang and then west to Hanzhong.

Go directly south. You can go to Jinzhou, and then go directly east to Yunyang, but there is one thing. The cavalry cannot walk on the road from An to Jinzhou. The entire Funiu Mountains are covered. The so-called infantry has to leave the horses when crossing the mountains.

Next. When Zhuge Liang left Qishan six times, he never mentioned where to go. The reason is very simple and not difficult enough.

The Tatars were not rogues, so they naturally did not want to go into the mountains and ravines. After some research, they could only follow the route Zhuge Liang took when he left Qishan, making a large circle to the west and heading to Hanzhong.

The army headed west and looted a lot along the way. But now it is more difficult to rob, and the people have already fled. When the rogues made trouble, Shaanxi was in a state of chaos. Many old and weak people died, and the remaining

Most of them were young and strong, with fast legs and feet. When I heard that the Tatars were attacking Chang'an, all those who could run ran away.

When the Tatars came to Tianshui, they didn't grab much. Instead, they were the defenders of Tianshui, presiding over the soldiers and people to defend the city. The Tatars attacked twice in a row, but failed to capture Tianshui. Huang Taiji was angry, so I attacked Chang'an.

If you don't come down, that's it. If I can't take your little Tianshui City, how can I have the dignity to attack Yunyang? This time it's all about military training. We must take Tianshui at any cost.

With Huang Taiji's death order, the Tatars will naturally attack the city with all their might. Tianshui City does not have many artillery, so it relies on rolling logs and rocks, bows and arrows, and boiling oil to defend it. The Tatars do not have many artillery on hand, that is, from Yan'an

The few cannons they brought were barely enough to attack the city, and their firepower was not very good.

Fortunately, Huang Taiji did not count on artillery. Their trick was to drive the people to attack the city, and let the people of the Ming Dynasty rush in front as cannon fodder, attacking day and night. After a few days, the city's defenders finally couldn't stand it anymore, and the Tatars

After several more attacks, the small Tianshui City was finally captured.

The Tatar generals generally suggested massacre of the city. After the province was saved, the Ming army insisted on defending, but Huang Taiji did not agree. This was not because he cherished the people and wanted to win people's hearts or something, but the road ahead was long and there were more cities to attack.

For one or two cities, driving the people to attack the city is the main method. Now a large number of prisoners are in Yan'an. There are not many people at hand. If the people in Ankang City are killed, the people in the city behind may not be afraid to surrender. On the contrary, there are still a large number of people missing.

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Huang Taiji saved these people, but everything in Tianshui City was robbed by him. Next, the Tatars invaded, and there were only a few small towns along the way. Some stubbornly defended, and some fled after hearing the news.

, the Tatars came to Yangping Pass.

Yangping Pass is known as the natural barrier of Hanzhong, and it is a barrier to defend Hanzhong, also known as Baima City. During the Three Kingdoms period, its reputation was extremely famous, but later, it gradually declined. The reason is that when the Mongols attacked Hanzhong, they fought a bloody battle at Yangping Pass, resulting in heavy casualties, but

In the end, Yangping Pass was conquered. The Mongols always hated city gates and wished they could tear down all the cities in the world. Therefore, after the Mongols captured Hanzhong, they did not repair Yangping Pass and even further destroyed it. By the Ming Dynasty,

Because the world is unified, there is the Great Wall outside, and Yangping Pass is far away from the capital, so we don't take too much care of it. As a result, it can't be called a dangerous pass at all now.

Huang Taiji thought that there would be a fierce battle when he arrived at Yangping Pass. What he didn't expect was that he didn't see a single enemy. Even Yangping Pass was not as majestic as he imagined. No one was guarding the pass, so naturally it was best.

The Tatars continued eastward and eventually came to Hanzhong and surrounded the city of Hanzhong. Huang Taiji first persuaded Hanzhong to surrender, but the Hanzhong defender was unwilling to surrender. He withdrew his troops from Yangping Pass with the purpose of defending Hanzhong.

Seeing that Hanzhong City refused to surrender, the Emperor Taiji was very angry and ordered an attack on the city. The Ming army defended firmly and the soldiers and the people were united. They were not afraid whether the Tatars drove the people to attack the city or shelled the city. The Tatars' artillery fire was limited, not even as good as Hanzhong's.

, after counting, it is difficult to shake Hanzhong even one bit.

Seeing that he couldn't attack for a long time, Huang Taiji lost the mood to continue the attack. With limited food and grass, who has the time to fight with you here. Anyway, he can go around and won't hit you. Huang Taiji gave the order to ignore Hanzhong City and continue to attack Hanzhong City.

East, go to Jinzhou. After passing Jinzhou, you will reach Yunyang. As long as you pass through Yunyang City, you will reach Xiangyang City in front of you.

Speaking of Yue Su, when the Tatars left Chang'an and marched westward to Tianshui, they received a report from Chang'an. Yue Suma concluded that the Tatars were going to Hanzhong, then passing through Jinzhou and attacking Yunyang. Although he had already ordered

On the Yunyang side, they prepared for battle and sent troops to reinforce. But Yue Su was still a little worried because the final decisive battle was here.

Yue Su ordered the warships to set sail. From the Yellow River, they entered the Wei River, which is in Shaanxi, not far from Chang'an. From the Wei River, they entered Shuangjiang. The two rivers can lead to Hanzhong. If they marched by water normally, Yue Su's army would even have to

Before the Tatars, they rushed to Hanzhong. However, Yue Su deliberately slowed down. He just sent someone to send an order to the Hanzhong garrison to remove the defenses at Yangping Pass and defend Hanzhong at all costs. Therefore, when the Tatars passed by

When we passed Yangping Pass, we did not encounter any defenders.

Seeing that they could not capture Hanzhong, the Tatars abandoned Hanzhong and headed for Jinzhou. Yue Su's navy then rushed to Hanzhong. Yue Su left Wu Rumeng's Shandong soldiers and horses behind and asked him to join Hanzhong's soldiers and horses to build Stone City. To the north of Stone City

Starting from Laojun Mountain, it is connected to Hanzhong City in the middle, south of Hanzhong City, to Shuangjiang. Build a stone city in the same way. The stone city does not need to be built in a square shape, it is actually a city wall. It must be thick enough and high enough to block this.

If the Tatars want to come back, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Before the stone wall was built, heavy troops were sent to camp in front to prevent the Tatars from returning. Yue Su issued a death order. No matter what, the Tatars must be stopped. Otherwise, the fourth-rank officials, regardless of civil or military, would kill without mercy.

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The prefect of Hanzhong, the deputy general who defended the city, and Wu Rumeng were all dumbfounded. Then without saying anything else, they immediately got to work, allocating manpower to build Stone City. Yue Su continued to advance eastward along the river, at a very slow speed, always maintaining

Behind the Tatars. Not long after, Yue Su received news that Jinzhou had been lost, and the Tatars continued to march eastward to Yunyang. At this time, Yue Su accelerated his march and did not reach the Han River.

The Han River is fifty miles east of Yunyang. From here, Yue Su abandoned his boat and landed. Yue Su led an army of 30,000 people and rushed to Yunyang. Along the way, you can see mountains and mountains on both sides of Yunyang.

To the north of Yang is Sifang Mountain, which is directly connected to the Han River. To the south of Yunyang is Niutoushan, which is connected to Shennongjia. Surrounded by so many mountains, there is only one way to go to Yunyang. As long as Yunyang is defended, the Tatars will be the turtle in the urn. qng summary

Soldier Qin Liangyu came out of the city to greet him. Qin Liangyu was not young, but she was also dressed in military uniform and had a heroic appearance. Why did she come here? It was not because Lord Yue had sent people as soon as he expected that the Tatars would attack Yunyang.

Go to hongqng and call Qin Liangyu to help in the battle.

Qin Liangyu came all the way over Shennongjia. Fortunately, everyone is used to walking on the mountain roads in Sichuan, so he didn't think anything of it.

The soldiers and horses in Yunyang City were strong, and Yue Su was overjoyed. Suddenly he was rewarded. The Tatars arrived and before setting up camp, they drove the people to attack the city. The Ming army and horses were numerous and immediately began to guard. Yue Su, Qin Liangyu, and Lieutenant General Yunyang climbed to the city to observe the enemy's situation.

The Tatars are on the west side of Yunyang City. From here you can also see the surrounding terrain. There are mountains everywhere. Yunyang has nowhere to go. If you don’t want to abandon your horses, you have to attack the city with all your life. Therefore, as soon as the Tatars arrive

, he attacked the city first without even setting up a camp. It can be said that he violated a military taboo, but Huang Taiji couldn't control that much.

The people were in front, and the Tatars behind were rushing towards the city like water. The city's artillery, bows and arrows had long been prepared, and they were directly coming down to greet you. It didn't matter whether you were a commoner or a Tatar, as long as you got close, you would be shot and killed.

When Mr. Yue came here, he also brought a lot of cannons. While guarding the city, he arranged them in an orderly manner. At night, everything was arranged properly. In this short period of time, the Tatars had already launched three attacks, but they were all defeated.

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The morale of the Tatars slowly declined. The firepower of the Ming army intensified and the momentum became even louder. Everyone shouted loudly. "Death to the Tatars, charge if you have the guts!" "Come on! Come on!"

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Huang Taiji saw that it was difficult to succeed today, so he ordered the troops to retreat. They still did not set up camp at night. It was summer anyway, and the weather was not cold. He was ready to fight at any time.

While others seemed anxious, Huang Taiji still seemed very calm, because he still had a trump card. Zhang Chongan and three hundred Tatars had sneaked into the city. Maybe at some point, they would be able to cooperate with each other and attack Yunyang City.

However, what Huang Taiji never dreamed of was that early the next morning, the three hundred Tatars who were sent into the city had their heads cut off and hung in the city for public display.

The reason why this scene happened is that Zhang Chongan betrayed him. At first, Zhang Chongan planned to perform meritorious service in Yunyang and work together to capture the city. However, when Qin Liangyu and Yue Su's troops entered the city one after another, he realized that Huang Taiji had already

He has become a turtle in a urn, and there are only a few days left for his head to rise. It is impossible to capture Yunyang City by cooperating with the inside and the outside. There are no less than 80,000 soldiers and horses in Yunyang City, and the two men on hand are not enough to fill the gap between others.

Of course, he was unwilling to surrender like this. He was a Han Dynasty and had done many immoral things. After surrendering, he would not get any benefits. He might as well just hide quietly in the city and wait and see what happens. But

, he planned to wait and see what would happen. The three hundred Tatar soldiers who had sneaked in with him had no intention of waiting to see what happened. No matter how large the Ming army was, they planned to fight to the death. They even had to pull him. If Zhang Chongan didn't go, they would

Cut him first.

Zhang Chonganna had no choice but to give in and agree in advance. Now he also understood that he actually had no status in front of the Jurchens. At best, he was just a Jurchen. So, late at night, he took advantage of the absence of others.

Bei. Go to Yue Su to surrender and plead guilty.

Mr. Yue is also a righteous man, saying that bygones are bygones. As long as you tell the truth, the court will not care. You know, the court has let go of rebels like Zhang Xianzhong who have become emperors, let alone a little traitor like you.

The boss of Fengju, Hun Fengju, was supported by Huang Taiji. He specialized in inquiring about information within the Central Plains, and often gave gifts to some officials in Beijing to stabilize his family and prevent people from coming to make trouble. Don't look at it now

The gates are all closed, but the news can also be sent out by flying pigeons. Some time ago, he received a letter from Huang Taiji, asking him to go to the three gates, falsely open the city gate, seize the three gates, and then lure the Tatars

Entering the pass. Now, under the orders of Huang Taiji, I came to the city of Yunyang, preparing to cooperate with the inside and the outside to capture the city pass. Seeing that the Tatars were gone, they decided to abandon the secret and surrender to the light. The three hundred people who had sneaked in from the Tatars were at the Baiyun Inn. Sir

You can go and catch it.

This guy is really honest, and he tells the truth as to why he abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side. Of course, if he said that he suddenly had a conscience attack and found that the Tatars were completely unconscionable, Yue Su would not believe it.

After listening to his story, Yue Su nodded and said: "It is true that those who understand current affairs are heroes. You are also a person. The wind blows you both ways."

After saying this, he ordered people to go to the Baiyun Inn and tie up all the Tatars and Zhang Chongan's men there. All the Tatars had their heads hung on the top of the city for public display. Zhang Chongan's men were all detained. As for Zhang Chongan, Yue Su

He was only ordered to be temporarily imprisoned and await his fate.

However, from then on, Zhang Chongan no longer existed in the world, and no one knew where he had gone, whether he was alive or dead.

The next morning, Huang Taiji led the army to fight again. When he saw the heads of his own people hanging in the city, his head also buzzed. The plan of cooperating inside and outside was obviously frustrated, but Huang Taiji could not retreat because he had no way out.

But he left. Huang Taiji had no choice but to give the order to continue attacking the city at all costs.

The Tatars' little siege tactics had already been figured out by the Ming army. The siege equipment was ineffective, so they relied on the people of the Ming Dynasty as cannon fodder to mobilize the compassion of the Ming army. But Master Yue was in the city and ordered a fierce attack.

Who dares not to take action, as long as they are red-blooded, it doesn't matter which country you are from.

The two sides fought fiercely for ten days and ten nights, and the Tatar soldiers could not get even half a step past the thunder pool, and the food and grass gradually became unsustainable. However, what caused Huang Taiji's biggest headache was not that the food and grass could no longer support him, but that more and more soldiers were getting sick.

Yunyang is located at the junction of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Hubei. The climate is influenced by Sichuan and is also very humid. You need to eat more chili peppers to eliminate moisture from your body. Tatars don't know this, and they are from the Northeast, so they are even less adaptable to the climate here.
To be continued...