Zhang Guodong pushed away Huang Taiji's helmet and found that half of his face had been smashed, leaving only half of his face. Huang Taiji's mount was still pressing on one of his legs, and the legs were twisted into a strange angle.

"Is this the Tartar Emperor?" Zhang Guodong asked.

"You will know after asking about the Tartars. Those Tartars all called it their emperor." A group of Ming soldiers next to him replied.

Zhang Guodong looked at the Qing army in front of the front. A Qing army general wearing heavy armor and a pointed helmet threw down the sword in his hand, "I surrender."

"We surrender."

Several more swords were thrown aside, and the jingling sounded.

Zhang Guodong looked at the dejected Qing army, who was dejected and felt a little convinced in his heart. "Is this Huang Taiji?"

"Yes, this is our emperor."

"Hahaha!" Zhang Guodong was so excited that he pulled Hu Kai over, "You guy, you're lucky. The Tartar Emperor was actually shot to death by you. What's your name?"

Hu Kai quickly stood at attention and reported loudly, "Report to the commander, I am the second-class private Hu Kai, the second-class infantry, the second-class infantry of the 8th Town First Division, the third company, the second team, and the second row of light infantry."

"Okay, remember the name, and I will personally ask the general for you."

The battle has stopped in Zhang Guodong's position, but the battles elsewhere are still continuing.

He saw that the nine-headed birds on both sides of the southwest had surrounded them, and the space of the Qing cavalry was getting smaller and smaller. They were still rushing in despair, but rows of bullets kept shooting them down.

The Qing people were still fighting to trap beasts, but it can be believed that the battle was about to end.

"Your choice is very wise. You have already lost!" Zhang Guodong smiled at the Qing army who abandoned weapons and surrendered, but the Qing army was kneeling on the ground, looking at Huang Taiji, who had only half of his head left, and they were all silent.

"Go and tell the general immediately that we have killed Huang Taiji." Zhang Guodong said, while someone started to remove the horse that pressed Huang Taiji away and preserved Huang Taiji's body. "His armor and weapons must be kept."

At this time, the sound of horns on the battlefield sounded again.

The nine-headed bird launched a full-scale attack and launched the most fierce offensive towards the Qing army, which was resisting stubbornly. The artillery fire became more and more fierce. The platoons shot towards the Qing army from all directions, and the nine-headed bird's flag was flying on the battlefield.

When Zhang Guodong saw that Liu Jun had already landed, he was wearing golden armor and surrounded by five hundred guards. The rising sun shone at the tip of the gun, and Liu Jun's handsome flag was flying above his head.

The remnants of the Qing army were seriously injured and could not resist the Ming army's encirclement and strangulation. They fell one by one, just like the frost under the scorching sun, melting rapidly.

Many Qing cavalry eventually gave up resisting and chose to surrender, but there were also some Jurchen knights who would rather die than surrender and fight until the last moment.

But no matter how they resisted, they were still defeated. The surrendered weapons were seized and tied up in a large group to wait for disposal. And the resisters were all killed on the battlefield.

Liu Jun came on a horse, and he first looked at Huang Taiji's body with only half of his face left.

"You have fought very well when you killed the Tartar Emperor in the formation." Liu Jun said to his disciple Zhang Guodong.

Zhang Guodong was praised and was very excited. "It's a pity that he destroyed half of the sky. I'm not sure that this is the Tartar Emperor."

"Since the Qing army captives all identified this as Huang Taiji, and the armor and mounts on the body were also right, and the seals found on the corpse were also correct, then he was Huang Taiji." Liu Jun said with a smile. However, he was also worried that if this was the substitute of the Tartar Emperor and the Tartar Golden Cicada came out of his shell, it would be very troublesome to admit his mistake.

"I have sent cavalry to start sweeping the surrounding area in case of any fish that have missed the net."

"If it is really the Emperor of Tartars, then we have made great contributions this time." Fu Shan also sighed.

Liu Jun played with Huang Taiji's seal and showed a calm expression on his face. "When we sent troops, we had already made a prediction that half of the battle would be possible to capture Huang Taiji alive, and half of them would be possible to kill Huang Jitai after being surrounded. Now that Huang Taiji is killed, it is not a surprise."

In this battle, the Chu army also took great risks. After all, the Chu army had never fought such a tough battle before, with more than 20,000 people raiding Huang Taiji's 5,000 elite troops.

"How are our casualties?" Liu Jun asked.

Chief of Staff Wang Qian reported, "There are many casualties. The Tartars fought to break through the siege, causing us a lot of casualties. If we hadn't brought a large number of mountain grenades this time, combined with shrapnel, and light infantry equipped with two short guns, I'm afraid the outcome would be unpredictable. Although we have won now, it would be a tragic victory compared to our previous record."

"A preliminary statistics show that more than 2,000 people were killed in battle, and hundreds of others may not be rescued. There are about 300 or 500 people who have been rescued and will have to be discharged from the army."

The loss of no less than 3,000 troops in one battle was a huge casualty for the Chu army. The loss was extremely heavy. This was the case of the Nine-Headed Bird having such advanced firearms and was even killed. If it weren't for those mountain grenades and short guns, the battle might not have been won.

The key is that infantry is naturally weak against cavalry, especially in the field, or this kind of raid war started by the Ming army. Without the positional fortifications that the Chu army is good at, nor the field artillery with strong firepower, this is equivalent to weakening the Chu army's combat power much. Fortunately, there are also mountain grenades that are light and can quickly move with the troops, dismantle and combine to put them into the battlefield. There are also short guns and bayonets, which improve the defense ability of the infantry bayonet formation.

In this battle, the Qing army broke into the Ming army's formation several times, thanks to the lethality of the short gun at critical moments, and stabilized the formation.

"More than 20,000 people fought against the Qing army, and we suffered 3,000 casualties." Liu Jun shook his head. The nine-headed bird is good at firearms and is good at siege and positional warfare. In such field battles, it is indeed still a weakness.

"It's already good. Five thousand Tartars are the most elite soldiers of the Upper Three Banners led by the Tartar Emperor, all of them. We fought with them and won a great victory. It was quite rare that no Tartar was let go. More Tartars died than us, and less than eight hundred were left in 5,000 people. The rest were all killed in battle. Even the Tartar Emperor and his brother Bele Abatai were killed by us, and also captured important figures such as Fan Wencheng."

"What should we do next?" Fu Shan asked.

"Before, Huang Taiji waited for Dai Shan's troops here, and it was probably coming soon. Let's retreat to the east bank of the Liao River first." After thinking about it, Liu Jun decided to stop when he saw the good news. He had just finished a tough battle, so it is not advisable to stay here anymore and fight Dai Shan again.

"Master. We have confirmed the body of Rao Yubeile Abatai, and also identified Anping Beiledudu, BeileShuotuo, and the Grand Secretary of the Inner Academy Fan Wencheng, Xifu, Ganglin, and the Minister of the Inner Court Gushan Ezhen Turge, Gushan Ezhen Ying Ordai and others."

"The big fish I harvested are not small." Liu Jun smiled.

"It's a pity that the four princes Daishan, Dorgon, Jirgalang and Haoge did not come, otherwise they would have caught them all in one go." Zhang Shan said in a greedy manner.

"Master. Fan Wencheng asked to be restrained by Huang Taiji."

Liu Jun was displeased when he heard this request, "Fan Wencheng, a big traitor, has the face to say such things. What did he mean to prove that he was a loyal minister of the Tartars? Why didn't he ask about his own origins? The Liaodong Han people and imperial examination scholars of the Ming Dynasty were not captured and captured, but took the initiative to join the Tartars. Over the years, he has given advice for the Tartars, thinking about how to attack the territory of the Ming Dynasty and how to plunder and enslave the people of the Ming Dynasty. Such a big traitor dares to make such a request to me?"

Liu Jun was so angry that he was about to laugh.

"Bring Fan Wencheng up."

Fan Wencheng was in his forties at this time, a native of Chenyang, Liaodong. He was an authentic Han. At the age of eighteen, he joined the scholar of Chenyang with his brother Fan Wencai. Three years later, in the 46th year of Wanli, the Later Jin conquered Lushun, and Fan Wencheng followed his brothers to take the initiative to meet Nurhaci and surrender to the Later Jin.

Fan Wencheng was a traitor who voluntarily surrendered to the Later Jin Dynasty. From Nurhaci to Huangtaiji, Fan Wencheng was deeply trusted by the two Tartar emperors. From the Later Jin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, most of the regulations were from his own hands, and he has always been regarded as a civil servant.

In the Qing Dynasty, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan and a group of traitors repeatedly proposed to attack the Ming Dynasty, break into the pass, and seize the Ming Dynasty.

This big traitor really regarded himself as a man of man.

"Your Majesty!"

As soon as Fan Wencheng came over, he saw Huang Taiji's corpse placing there. He immediately screamed and rushed directly to Huang Taiji's corpse and burst into tears, just like a filial son crying.

"Your Majesty." Fan Wencheng cried and robbed the earth, which was even more uncomfortable than his own father who died. He cried for a while, then turned around and shouted at Liu Jun and others. "How can you treat me, the Emperor of Qing like this? You must give me the respect that the Emperor of Qing is due."

"What else do you want to respect a wild boar's leather collar? If he stayed in Jianzhou peacefully as his wild boar's leather collar and respected the Ming Dynasty, how could I kill him?"

Liu Jun snorted coldly, "Fan Wencheng, you traitor, look at those real Tartars who are not as careful as you cry. You recognize the thief as your father and betray your ancestors. What kind of face do you have to meet your sects in the future?"

Liu Jun couldn't help but curse.

After scolding, Liu Jun was still not satisfied, "Seeing that you are so loyal to the Tartars, I will fulfill you." After that, he pulled out his sword and threw it in front of him, "Aren't you very loyal? Then you commit suicide and follow your master, and the dog slave will die of a traitor!"

Fan Wencheng didn't expect Liu Jun to have such an attitude.

"I" I spent a long time and couldn't say anything. It was one thing to cry for the Tartar emperor, and it was another thing to let him commit suicide to express his loyalty.

"Why, I can't bear to die? It seems that you are just pretending and not loyal to the Tartars." Liu Jun teased, "Come on, I'll take it down and chop it up, let's do it for him."

Several Chu soldiers came forward and held Fan Wencheng.

Fan Wencheng never expected this to be the result. He was so scared that his face was pale and began to shout for mercy.

"It's a scourge to keep it, cut it off!"

Liu Jun didn't want to see this person for a moment, and he was not going to save his life and send it to Beijing.

No matter how Fan Wencheng begs for mercy, it was useless. After a moment, his head had been cut off and put it on a wooden plate.

"Pick his body up with Huang Taiji's and take it away."

Huang Taiji's corpse had been recognized by many Qing army, and Kong Youde and other rebel generals came to confirm it. It can be basically confirmed that this corpse with half of its face was the real Tartar Emperor Huang Taiji.

"Send someone to report this good news to the capital, and also inform the Tartars in Liaoyang and Jinzhou." Liu Jun ordered.

There were cheers after cheers in the Chu army, and everyone was immersed in the excitement of killing the Tartar emperor.

In the battle of Liaohe, five thousand elite Tartars were annihilated, Huang Taiji was killed, Huang Taiji's brother Rao Yubei Abatai, and then Beledudu and Shuotuo were captured alive.

Dudu is the grandson of Nurhaci, the eldest son Guangluobeile Chuying's first son, Shuotuo is the grandson of Nurhaci, the Taizu of Qing Dynasty, and the second son of Prince Li Daishan.

Two more Gushan Ezhen and three Grand Secretary were captured.
Chapter completed!