Chapter 935 1024 Siege

"Mange, Mange, no good, Jianzhou Wang Gao came to us with his men.

In a luxurious mansion in the center of Jing'an Fort, a subordinate hurriedly ran in and knelt down to a middle-aged man inside to report.

"Wang Gao, why did he come to us?"

The middle-aged man said slightly surprised.

"I think they were defeated by the Ming army and fled to us.

There were only a dozen guards around him, and several of them were injured, like bereaved dogs. "

That subordinate seems to have read Chinese books, and he can actually use idioms to his leader. He is obviously not an ordinary subordinate.

"If he was defeated by the Ming army, would there be any pursuers from the Ming court behind him?"

The middle-aged man asked with a frown.

“This is not clear yet, the villain didn’t see it.

But Man Ge, since Wang Gao has fled here, I think the imperial army should have captured Gule City, otherwise Wang Gao would not have come to our Jing'an Fort.

This is the sphere of influence of the Hada tribe, and our relationship with Wang Gao cannot be said to be good.

From a villain's perspective, Wang Gao must have arrived here in a panic. "

The man hurriedly expressed his judgment.

"That makes sense."

The middle-aged man walked back and forth in the room, and finally stopped after several circles and said to him: "Wang Gao is not allowed to enter the city, so as not to attract the Ming army to us.

The Haixi Jurchens do not want to fight with the Ming people. Now Wang Gao is a disaster star. No matter where he goes, the Ming court's officers and soldiers will chase him. "

It was at this time that the middle-aged man Wan Khan, the chief of the Haixi Jurchen Hada tribe, was called Wangtai by the Ming court.

Wanhan's surname is Nala, and his ancestor is Naqibulu.

Naqibulu's son was Shangyandor Heqi, Shangyandor Heqi's son was Gyalma Kashodrupgu, Gyalma Kashodrupgu's son was Suitun, and Suitun's son was Dulxi.

Dulexi had two sons: the eldest son Keshner and the second son Gu Duizhuyan.

Among them, Gu Dui Zhuyan's son was Tailan and his grandson Buyan. Buyan conquered the Ula tribes, led his people to build a city at Hongni of the Ula River and became king, establishing the Ula tribe.

After Buyan's death, his son Bugan inherited his father's business. Bugan had two sons, the eldest son Mantai and the second son Buzantai.

After Bugan's death, Mantai succeeded to the throne. After Mantai's death, his younger brother Buzhantai succeeded Ulabu Beile.

His descendant Keshner was in charge of the left guard of Tashan in the early Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. He was the strongest among the Jurchen tribes in Haixi and was loyal to the Ming court. He was also awarded the title of "Left Commander of the Front Guard of Tashan" for his outstanding achievements in annihilating the bandits outside Kaiyuan City. ", bestowed with a golden hat.

Soon after, Kershner was killed by his tribesman Badai Darhan, and his descendants fled.

Kershner had two sons, the eldest son Chechemu and the second son Wangjiwailan. When Kershner died, Wanhan, the son of Chechemu, the eldest son, fled to Suiha City, while Wangjiwailan fled to Guangshun Pass. Near the Hada River, he became the leader and established the Hada tribe.

In fact, the Ula tribe and the Hada tribe of the Jurchen tribes actually have the same ancestor.

After Wan Khan established the Hada Department in Hada, the imperial court appointed Wan Khan to inherit the position of his grandfather Kershner as the Hada Governor. His status and official position were the same as Wang Gao's Jianzhou Guard Commander.

The Ming court appointed Wan Khan as the governor of Hada, which actually had the purpose of dividing the Jurchens and preventing Wang Gao from continuing to become powerful.

At that time, Wang Gao had already ruled the Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou, and he was cooperating with the Mongolian Tatar tribe from east to west to disrupt Liaodong. The imperial court was already wary of him.

Wan Khan had been to Liaoyang before and knew that there was a rift between Ming Ting and Wang Gao, and the governor of Liaodong had issued an order to arrest Wang Gao.

They even threatened other Jurchen tribes by closing the mutual trade, not to help him when the imperial court was encircling and suppressing Wang Gao's tribe.

Therefore, at this time, he would never take Wang Gao in. That would be tantamount to setting himself on fire.

Moreover, Wan Khan was actually happy to see Wang Gao suffer misfortune.

After all, Wang Gao's status among the Jianzhou Jurchens was too high and their strength was too great.

If the Wang Gao tribe is wiped out, then the rest of the Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou will have a chance to rise up.

Wan Khan's children's relatives, Jianzhou Zuowei Fuman, were often bullied by Jurchen Dong'e tribe in Jianzhou because of their weak tribe. After Fuman's third son, Suo Chang'a's son Wu Tai, married Wan Khan's daughter, Suo Chang'a Axiang Wanhan borrowed troops to conquer the Dong'e tribe and reversed the situation of being invaded by the Dong'e tribe.

Dong'e tribe is Wang Wutang, the leader of another Jurchen branch in Jianzhou. Although he is at odds with Wang Gao, he watched with cold eyes when Wang Wutang insulted his relatives, which aroused Wan Khan's dissatisfaction.

It was also for this reason that he originally lent troops to Suo Chang'a to conquer the Dong'e tribe.

He believed that Wang Gao deliberately sat back and watched Wang Wutang humiliate his family, so he naturally had no good feelings towards Wang Gao.

At this time, just outside Jing'an Fort, Wang Gao and his party were already exhausted.

In order to avoid being chased by the Ming army, they had not slept for two days.

Looking at the current situation in Liaodong, he could not find a place to hide except Wanhan Khan of Hada.

Outside this level, in addition to the powerful Wang Gao tribe, Wan Khan of the Hada tribe is also very powerful. Even if the Ming court has intentions, it will still have some scruples.

"Mange, I think we'd better leave. Wanhan is too timid and afraid to take us in."

Azige, a close confidant next to Wang Gao, said loudly.

Outside the Liaodong Pass, Wang Gao and Wan Khan fought against each other, but Wang Gao's strength was slightly higher, which naturally made the people in Jianzhou Wang Gao's tribe look down on Wan Khan.

This time they were defeated by the Ming army. Although they understood Wang Gao's intention of leading them here, they did not trust the Hada tribe in front of them because of their long-standing concepts.

"The Ming army will be chasing us soon. We are short of men and horses. Even if we cannot be accepted by Wan Khan, we still need to get some supplies here. Otherwise, where will we go next?"

Wang Gao shook his head indeed.

"Go to other tribes, how dare they not give it to you?"

Aziger said immediately.

"Today is different from the past. Gule City is probably over. I am no longer a threat to the surrounding tribes. If they see us, they will probably capture us directly and deliver us to Mingren.

No matter what, Wan Khan can be regarded as a hero among the Jurchens. He should not want to be notorious for betraying his people, so coming here now is the best place for us to go. "

Wang Gao said.

Although his face was still as usual, except for a hint of tiredness, Wang Gao had already felt angry in his heart after being blocked outside Jing'an Fort for a long time.

If there is a chance to make a comeback, Wan Khan must look good.

Wang Gao thought fiercely in his heart, but his face remained expressionless.

At this moment, the gate of Jing'an Fort opened, and a small leader of the Hada tribe walked out of the city, clasped his fists at Wang Gao and said: "I'm sorry, Chief Gao, but my family Mange said that under the current situation, it is inconvenient for Chief Gao to enter the city, so please come to Wang Gao yourself." go."

Upon hearing the rejection, Wang Gao's face turned cold, and he suppressed the humiliation in his heart and said: "Please go back and tell the governor, now it's clear, besides the Hada Department, where else can I go.

Please, for the sake of being a Jurchen, please allow me to settle down for the time being. When the limelight passes, I will obey the governor's orders. "

"Chief Gao, please don't ask me any questions. My family is very unwilling to antagonize Ming people. It's not like I didn't persuade you at the beginning, but you just didn't listen. Who's to blame for ending up in this situation?"

The little leader replied coldly.

In fact, in his opinion, as long as Wang Gao is captured by the Ming court, the most powerful person outside the pass is the Hada tribe, and you, Wang Gao, are still needed there to obey orders.

After saying this, the man turned around and returned to the city. Wang Gao couldn't help but asked anxiously: "Does Wan Khan really not care about relatives at all?"

"Mange, Akito is chasing me."

At this moment, bursts of smoke and dust rose up several miles behind him, and the personal guard responsible for breaking up the rear found it and hurriedly reported it.

Outside Gule City, the dark Ming army was ready to attack the city.

Two days ago, after Li Rusong defeated Wang Gao's troops, he was too late to seize Gule City. He left one group to continue besieging the Jurchen army, and he and his bodyguards chased Wang Gao all the way.

Li Chengliang received a military report from the front and learned that his son unexpectedly encountered Wang Gao's army outside Gule City, and was defeated and fled. He was immediately overjoyed, and immediately urged the Ming army to advance at full speed, and finally arrived outside Gule City yesterday.

However, considering the long march and the lack of men and horses, they did not immediately launch an offensive against Gule City, but gave the soldiers a day's rest.

Today is the day when the Ming army attacks Gule City.

The site of Gule City was originally located on a small slope. Not only were the city walls built with stones on all sides, but ditches were also dug. The ditches were deep and the walls were high, and the fences were strong and the mountains were dangerous, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Li Chengliang, who was sitting upright on horseback, frowned slightly as he looked at the small town in front of him and asked, "Do they refuse to surrender? Wang Gao has been beaten away. He is probably dead at this time, but he is still stubborn."

"Commander, Lai Lihong refused to plead guilty at the top of the city, and even said that we would die together."

Pioneer officer Yu Zhiwen reported.

"Haha, we will die together. Who gave him the courage?"

Li Chengliang smiled contemptuously and immediately ordered: "Yu Zhiwen, Qin Deyi, Tu Guang."

"The end will be here."

The three of them agreed in unison.

"Take your troops and line up in the northeast of Gule City. Don't lose anyone."

"yes."

"Gao Yunqu, Wang Shoudao, Jiang Guotai."

"The end will be here."

"You lead your troops to form a formation south of Gule City and follow the orders to attack the city."

"yes."

Based on the terrain of Gule City, Li Chengliang chose to attack Gule City from the northeast and south.

After giving the order, he told the general Cao Yun beside him: "Go and drag all the cannons you brought over, and then shell the outer city wall to help our army ascend the city." ’

"The general will obey the order."

Cao Yan immediately clasped his fists and left to find the officer in charge of the firearms team.

Not long after, the Ming army was ready to attack the city. Just waiting for Li Chengliang's order, they could attack from both sides.

"Cao Yu."

Li Chengliang was still observing the layout of Gule City, silently deducing the progress of the siege in his mind.

Soon, he discovered that it seemed easy to break through the outer wall of Gule City, and it was not difficult for officers and soldiers to climb the stone wall.

Attacking from both sides again, the officers and soldiers relied on their large numbers to offset the defensive advantage of the opposing side.

However, after breaking through the outer wall, there is still a high platform in the city, which makes it a bit difficult to fight.

After the general Cao Yu came over, he ordered: "Send people to collect some fire starters. After entering the city, if the rebel chieftains defend the high platform, I will surround them and set them on fire." ’

"Commander, will setting fire set the entire Gule City on fire?"

Cao Yan hesitated and reminded.

"Wang Gao is already ruined. What are you doing with a Gule city? Burn it for me."

Li Chengliang ordered in a low voice, "Before setting fire, search the entire city."

"The general understands."

Hearing Li Chengliang's words, Cao Yan guessed Li Chengliang's intention.

Loot the city of Gule and then burn it with fire, leaving nothing behind.

Soon, news came from the northeast and south of the Ming army that the army was well deployed and ready to attack the city at any time.

"How many people are there in the city?"

Li Chengliang then remembered that the family servants had captured many Nuzhen leaders and asked them about the situation of Gule City, so he turned around and asked the guards around him.

"According to estimates, there are still about five or six thousand people."

The captain of the guards whispered.

"Five or six thousand people? Haha, I have an army of 40,000. Can't I take down this small earthen city?"

Li Chengliang was very proud at this time. He must take down Gule City today to make Qi Jiguang's trip in vain.

Yes, he had been informed by his subordinates that the Jizhen army led by Qi Jiguang was found about fifty miles to the east, and it was about a day's journey from here.

If Wang Gao was still in the city with seven or eight thousand troops, Li Chengliang might still be a little bit afraid.

But now Wang Gao himself has run away, leaving only a few thousand remnants and defeated generals. What is there to be afraid of?

He immediately waved his arm and ordered: "Attack the city."

When the voice fell, the guards next to him waved the military flag in their hands and issued military orders to all places.

A moment later, the rumbling sound of artillery came from the front artillery position, and countless stone bullets shot towards Gule City.

On the city wall, the defenders were suddenly bombarded, and the stone bullets hit the city wall, causing chaos.

At this time, the walls of Gule City were already flying with debris. Although the Ming army's artillery could not directly knock down the city wall, the originally neat city wall was also riddled with holes by the artillery fire.

Li Chengliang was very satisfied with the effect of the bombardment. Whether the city wall could be knocked down was not important. The main thing was that he was very satisfied to see the panicked look of the Jurchen defenders on the city wall.

After a round of bombardment, looking at the frightened enemies on the city wall, Li Chengliang showed a cruel smile on his face.

This is war.

"Order, the whole army to attack the city."

As his order was issued, the Ming army in the northeast and south began to approach Gule City.

The resistance of the Jurchens was obviously not very effective. Although waves of arrows were still shot from the top of the city, they could not stop the Ming army that wanted to rush into the city.

In the Ming army, bows and crossbows and bird guns were constantly fired, aiming at the exposed Jurchen soldiers on the city wall and shooting arrows and throwing stones.

Screams came one after another on the city wall.

Although the defenders of Gule City resisted fiercely, it still seemed useless in the face of the huge advantage of the Ming army.

Less than half an hour after the siege began, news came from the northeast first, saying that the northeast city had fallen and the government troops had climbed the top of the city.

Not long after, news came from the south that the government troops climbed the southern city wall.

Upon hearing the news, Li Chengliang just smiled faintly and did not take such a victory seriously.

After all, although Gule City was a strong city among the Jurchen tribes, how could it be compared with the city built by the Han people.

But the wall of Shenyang where he was stationed was many times taller than this Gule City.

If he couldn't even break through such a mud city, where would Li Chengliang's face be? Would he be ridiculed by Qi Jiguang?

Gule City was about to fall, and at this time, the atmosphere outside Jing'an Fort in the north was extremely serious.

The Ming cavalry stopped three miles away from the city wall, and the city wall was already full of soldiers. Only the dozen figures under the city wall looked lonely. (End of this chapter)