第四十五章 皇太极，卒！

By the time news came, Pei Lun and Chen Lian had already launched fierce attacks on Saierhun and Jiefangcheng respectively.
For Later Jin, the strategic importance of Saierhun and Jiefangcheng cannot be overstated.
Once Sarhu and Jie Fang Castle are breached, we can drive straight into the lair of Huang Taiji, the leader of the Eight Banners and the Great Khan of the Later Jin - Hetu Ala.
Huang Taiji is the leader of the Eight Banners and the Great Khan of the Later Jin.
If we can take down Hetu Ala, we will have destroyed Huang Taiji's roots, and the Later Jin will undoubtedly fall apart, fading into obscurity.
This is also the root cause of the Battle of Saerhu. The idea of the Ming dynasty at that time was to break through Saerhu and Jiefang city, and completely destroy the old nest of Nurhaci who was still alive at that time.
可惜，大明最终惨败。
许长安之所以要攻打萨尔浒与界藩城，自然也是想端掉赫图阿拉。
一来，可以一雪大明朝的前辱，二来，沉阳毕竟是后金强占的地盘，就算攻下来，也不过是夺回曾经属于大明的领土。
Only by taking down Hetuala can the foundation of Houjin be completely destroyed.
"Finally, I'm back!"
On the south bank of the Donghun River, Chen Lian looked around with a complex gaze and murmured to himself.
In the battle of Sa'erhu, the ground was littered with the bodies of Ming army, and the blood stained a river red.
And it was from this sea of corpses that Chen Lian crawled out.
Now more than ten years later, he has returned to this land.
However, this time he came for revenge.
Soon after, his subordinate reported: "Report to the lord, the cannon has been aimed, should we fire?"
Chen Lian raised his binoculars and observed for a while before waving his hand heavily: "Fire!"
Boom boom boom...
六门火炮齐齐发射。
这次带来的火炮，乃是专门针对长途行军设计的，威力虽不如守城所用的重型火炮，但胜在轻便。
Moreover, the workshop has accumulated abundant experience and greatly improved its craftsmanship level.
Whether it is cannons or firearms, they have greatly improved in range, accuracy, and power.
And they have successfully produced large-caliber rapid-fire guns, shotguns, and so on.
In addition, there is a type of rapid-fire crossbow, slightly larger than a regular handheld one, capable of firing up to fifty small crossbow bolts in rapid succession.
Although its range is not far, its firepower is quite astonishing when launched at close range, no less than that of a gun.
“Fire!”
Boom boom boom...
For a moment, smoke filled the air and the ground shook.
There were only just over a thousand people left at the Sarehole Pass checkpoint, as the main Eight Banner army had been withdrawn to guard the city.
After a few rounds of bombardment, most of the remaining Jianzhou soldiers had been killed or injured.
Almost at the same time, the border city was also under artillery fire.
In fact, by the time Huang Taiji received the news, both places had already been lost.
这家伙一向自以为是，哪里承受得了这样的打击？当场便气得吐血。
待缓过劲来，立即召集了几乎所有人马急急奔赴赫图阿拉增援。
Actually, he knew very well in his heart that there was another Ming army camped thirty miles outside the city.
Once he left, the enemy would take advantage of the situation and attack the city.
But he didn't have time to consider that, and only left behind over a thousand soldiers to defend the city.
毕竟沉阳城就算丢了，大不了重新来过。
但赫图阿拉是他的根基所在，一旦丢了，他便成了无根的浮萍，永远也没有再来的机会。
“报，指挥使大人，皇太极已经率部离城……”
一个手下匆匆跑来禀报。
“嗯！”许长安满意地点了点头，随之挥了挥手：“传令，开始行动！”
而这时候，沉阳城里已经乱作一团。
不少百姓想要逃出城，但城门已经紧闭，任何人不得出入。
城墙上，几个后金兵正在摆弄红夷大炮。
Initially, Ji sold five Red Barbarian Cannon to Emperor Taizong against popular opinion. Emperor Taizong was ecstatic and immediately placed all five cannons on the city walls for defense.
Suddenly, a commotion erupted.
"Who are you?"
"Ah!"
With a scream, chaos erupted on the city wall.
Xu Chang'an secretly assigned undercover operatives in the city to finally take action.
Among them, over forty of them were meticulously selected Jin Yi Wei who had already disguised themselves as Jurchen soldiers or merchants and were waiting for the opportunity to strike.
另外还有两个人不属于锦衣内卫，但与许长安关系不一般。
一个是脱脱，一个是丁白缨。
而且，丁白缨这次还带了三个弟子：丁修、丁泰、丁翀。
Although there were not many people, their combat effectiveness was excellent.
Moreover, the terrain on the city wall was relatively narrow, so the Manchu soldiers, even if they had more people, couldn't make full use of the advantage of having more people. Instead, they crowded and pushed each other, and some were even pushed off the city wall by their fellow soldiers and fell to their deaths.
As the battle was in full swing, Xu Chang'an and his troops arrived at the city gates.
"Get ready!"
"Fire!"
Boom boom boom...
Several shells screamed past one after another.
However, Xu Chang'an did not attack the walls or the city.
After all, Tuo Tuo, Ding Baiying, and dozens of their men were fighting on the city walls, and if the shells hit them, they would become cannon fodder as well.
城内也不行。
毕竟，沉阳城乃是后金强占来的，里面的百姓大多都是大明子民。
所以许长安下令轰击城门。
只要城门一破，便可全歼敌军，拿下沉阳城。
Although the city gate is thick, it cannot withstand the continuous bombardment of cannonballs. It collapsed shortly after.
By this time, the defenders of the city, the Manchus, were already defeated and fleeing for their lives.
Compared to ordinary Ming soldiers, they were indeed fierce, but they were no match for experts like Tuo Tuo, Ding Baiying, and Ding Xiu.
Just like slicing through vegetables, the city walls were littered with corpses.
With one blast of the cannon, these guys were scared out of their wits and surrendered with their weapons thrown aside.
Waiting for them will be the fate of being shackled with handcuffs and leg irons to do hard labor.
After entering the city, Xu Chang'an ordered: "Quickly spread the good news to the capital and send a message to General Zhao to send someone to take over the city of Shenyang."
"Understood!"
"Search the entire city for the Tatars, Jurchens, and Japanese pirates. Don't let anyone escape! Those who resist will be executed on the spot!"
"Understood!"
After the news of the victory was reported to the capital, it caused a great sensation and everyone was overjoyed.
After all, the Ming Dynasty had suffered from the Jin for a long time and the two sides had been in a standoff for many years, with Ming always on the defensive.
而这一次，许长安从离开京城算起，至今不足一个月，竟然已经拿下了沉阳城，而且还派人直接去端对方的老巢去了。
这是何等的振奋人心？
当然，也并非人人都振奋。
比如魏忠贤一党，在听到这个消息之后，内心里却越发的嫉妒与惶恐。
After all, the greater the credit Xu Chang'an had, the greater the threat he posed to them.
……
On the other hand.
Huang Taiji made a decisive decision, with the heroic determination of cutting off one's finger, abandoned Shenyang city and hurriedly led tens of thousands of elite Eight Banner troops to rush to Hetu Ala.
毕竟，赫图阿拉乃是爱新觉罗一脉的根基与发源地，一旦沦陷，后果不堪设想。
结果还没跑到，在半路上便被伏击。
裴纶与沉炼攻破萨尔浒与界藩城之后，便两队合一，重新编队，派了一千骑兵轻装上阵，直捣黄龙。
带火炮势必会影响行军速度，故而只带了迫击炮、火枪、轰天雷之类方便携带的武器。
However, having these is enough.
The remaining two thousand Jin Yi Wei were stationed at an ambush point, waiting for Huang Taiji and his forces to walk into their trap.
Two thousand soldiers against Huang Taiji's seventy to eighty thousand elite troops would have been unimaginable for the former Ming army.
But one time, the miracle continued.
The first batch of Jin soldiers had only two thousand riders. Pei Lun ignored them and let them pass.
Only when the majority of the Jin army arrived did he order the attack to begin.
For a while, cannons, mortars, thundering bombs, rockets, flamethrowers, guns, and crossbows took turns to attack.
The ambush location was already narrow, and with the bombardment, the rear army fell into chaos with people and horses tumbling over each other.
战马受惊，根本不听使唤到处乱跑，一众后金兵相互踩踏，哀嚎连连。
"Fire!"
裴纶在半坡上挥手喝令。
Boom boom boom...
十几门迫击炮同时开火。
This time, the bullets used were similar to shotgun shells. When they exploded, countless iron pieces flew out, causing damage over a large area.
Poor Emperor Taiji and his group of horses didn't even see the enemy's shadow, and their horses and men had already lost more than half.
This is completely an unequal war.
To put it bluntly, this cannot be called a war, but a one-sided massacre.
"Retreat, retreat!"
Seeing the situation is not good, Huang Taiji can only shout loudly, intending to withdraw from this place first.
"Kill!"
“Vroom vroom…”
Countless bullet locusts flew over and fell down in an instant.
The Manchu soldiers were completely in a defensive position, their proud bows and arrows either unable to find their target, or out of range.
二者，完全不在一个层面。
对于大明一方来说，这完全就是降维式打击，犹如割草一般。
“保护大汗！”
"Protect the emperor, protect the emperor!"
"Boom!"
一发炮弹飞来，残肢断臂四处飞溅。
曾带领八旗兵马纵横四方的皇太极，终究还是未能逃过一劫，被轰得高高飞起，重重落下。
野心勃勃的帝王之梦，就此终结！
“给我狠狠打，一个不留！”
裴纶大声喝令。
打一开始他就没想过要抓活口，没那个必要。
毕竟，许长安这一次出征并非是为了让后金臣服，而是要彻底将之打垮，将偌大的辽东圈入大明的版图。
战斗持续了一个多时辰，动静终于平息下来。
狭长的山谷中，弥漫着浓浓的硝烟与血腥味，地下横七竖八满是人尸与马尸。
后金之精锐八旗军被尽数歼灭，而明军一方，几乎零伤亡。
On the other hand, a thousand elite cavalrymen charged into Hetu Alar with a rate of sinking refinement, killing all without leaving a single one behind.
The remaining people were tied up and will be taken back to the capital for disposal.
All buildings and tents were burned to the ground.
With this, the stronghold of Huang Taiji's lineage was completely lost…