Huang Taiji

Second Manchu Invasion Of Korea - War
... In the winter, Huang Taiji himself led Manchu, Mongol, and Chinese Banners and Mongol army of 120,000 to Korea ... Huang Taiji set up a platform in Samjeondo—the upper reach of the Han River ... King Injo kowtowed to Huang Taiji, who allegedly forced Injo to repeat the humiliating ritual many times ...

Hong Chengchou - Military Career - Battle of Shanhai Pass
... Shanhaiguan corridor remained the best invasion route for the Manchus and therefore Huang Taiji needed to eliminate those Ming fortresses, the first one being Jinzhou ... Unfortunately, in a series of skirmishes, Huang Taiji's Manchus massacred the flower of the Ming Army ... in the rear, and when the Ming Army retreated after it ran out of food, Huang Taiji placed ambush forces along the Ming Army's retreat routes and massacred ...

Yuan Chonghuan - Later Military Career and Death
... time Yuan had to face again a larger Manchu force of over 200,000 troops under Huang Taiji ... In fact, they were actually tricked by Huang Taiji into thinking that Yuan had betrayed them ... Huang Taiji publicly stated that he would never be able to beat Yuan in a fair game, thus having the Chongzhen Emperor kill him was the only method to get rid of him ...