Datong guards the Yamen of the General Army.

This yamen, which has stood in Datong City for more than 200 years, is still majestic and solemn, and the flagpole erected high outside the door hangs the flags of the three armies and the chief military officer Jiang Huang of Datong Town. The guards with helmets and armor lined up in several rows outside the yamen, all of them with their chests and bellies, and their spirits were high.

Inside and outside the yamen, there were a lot of people coming in and out, all of them with solemn expressions, and few people spoke, just walking quietly and quickly.

Although the military camp is a place of slaughter, but the solemnity is so much, it can't help but make people feel depressed and depressed, as long as a little experience in the army, can detect from this atmosphere that Datong Jiancheng has reached a precarious time.

In the compound of the Yamen, large puffs of black smoke had already risen, and all the documents and account books had begun to burn. Although the soldiers of the Datong Army standing guard did not dare to move, their eyes could not help but show a look of panic.

Jiang Hao was wearing a narrow-sleeved arrow suit, standing under the porch outside the yamen hall, staring blankly at his family burning things. It's summer, it's hot, the sun is scorching, and it's noon. But he didn't feel the heat at all, only felt bursts of cold coming at him from all directions.

His eldest son, Jiang Zhisheng, strode over and saluted: "My lord, Bai Qianhu is back." ”

This Bai Qianhu is Bai Siwen, the last male of the Bai Qianhu family in the town of Wei Baiqianhu, who was once captured alive by the Tartars as a clothed slave in the battle of Datong in the seventeenth and eighteenth years of Chongzhen, and was about to fill the trenches, but caught up with the Qing army to retreat from the armistice, so he picked up his life.

He originally showed his talent and fame, but after experiencing this life and death catastrophe, he no longer studied Confucianism, but joined the Datong Army. Because his family is a hereditary military attaché, and Jiang Hao also recognizes this hereditary officer system (Jiang Hao himself is also hereditary), so when he formed the Zhenyu Battalion, he let Bai Siwen be a battalion of thousands of households - the camp of thousands of households is Jiang Jiu's private official position, in charge of four or five hundred people. The battalion number of the Datong Army generally uses the name of the original guard. Often, soldiers from the same guard or station are formed into battalions.

The camp was filled with the sons of the Guards, who, like Bai Siwen, either survived the massacre or happened to be absent. Anyway, they all have a sea of blood on their backs!

Because of this hatred, the Zhenyu Battalion has become the elite of the Datong Army! Although they had only spears, swords, and bows, half of them had no armor. But they can't stand it, they are not afraid of death, they dare to fight. Therefore, in the two years of Datong's tug-of-war, it has gradually played a majestic role, and has become one of the few elite infantry battalions in Datong Mansion that dares to go out of the city alone to compete with the Eastern Prisoners!

A lot stronger, a lot darker, and a little unshaven, looking at Bai Siwen, who was neither white nor gentle, was quickly led to the courtyard where Jiang Jiu was.

"I've seen Mr. Rong." After making a big salute, Bai Siwen stood straight in front of Jiang Jiu, his face was extremely heavy.

"The Tartars are all withdrawn?" Jiang Hao asked.

"Withdrawn!" Bai Siwen replied, "South of the Shili River, in the areas of Xia Mizhuang, Huairen, and Xi'anbao, until Jinping Mountain and Bilingkou, I can't see anyone!" ”

"Missing?" Jiang Hao sighed, "Then I haven't seen the people anymore......"

Bai Siwen shook his head, "No, it's a barren!" All the bridges were torn down and burned, and all the villages were burned and destroyed...... Many of these villages have just passed the fire! ”

The vicinity of Datong City has long been plagued, but there are still people in a slightly farther place, last year the Tartars also engaged in the dictation of the field there, but now the villages in those places have also been destroyed, and the people don't know where they went?

"It's just over the fire...... Jiang Hao took a breath, "It's really cheating!" ”

Jiang Jiu is not a big military strategist, and he makes a big stupid move to harm others and himself from time to time, but he can persist in Datong Mansion until now, which shows that he still has two brushes in the military. He couldn't see through Dorgon's plot at a glance, but he didn't let his guard down. After the Qing troops outside Datong Province retreated, they immediately sent several battalions of infantry and cavalry to search the surroundings of Datong.

And from the information fed back by these infantry cavalry one after another, Jiang Hao already knew that Dolgon would not let go of the Datong army and civilians......

Although the people sent out did not find the ambush of the Qing army, from the situation that Datong was completely destroyed by the Qing army, they knew what Dolgon was going to do next?

There are not only defenders in Datong City, but also many defenders' families, and now when the food is exhausted, most of the livestock have been slaughtered.

Therefore, the soldiers and civilians of Datong could only abandon the city empty-handed, and they had to get some supplies from the villages and towns they passed along the way before they could go to Luliang Mountain.

However, Dolgon let the Qing soldiers "clear the wilderness" in Datong Mansion, and Jiang Jiu could figure out what he wanted to do with his ass - the first was to prevent the Datong soldiers and civilians from retreating smoothly to Luliang Mountain; The second is to ask Jiang Hao to send someone to Luliang Mountain for help!

As long as Zhu Cijiong sends troops to pull the grain to respond, hehe...... I kept the dumplings for the Qing soldiers!

This method of Dolgon's use of soldiers is really vicious!

"My lord, what should I do?" Jiang Zhisheng was a little anxious, "There are still fifty or sixty thousand military dependents and more than 100,000 people in Datong City!" We don't care about the people, but this military dependents ......."

After two years of tug-of-war, there are only more than 20,000 people left in the current Datong defenders, all of whom are elites who have seen blood and Tartars fight hard! If this group of people broke through and ran away, they would be able to run out somewhat.

But you have to bring more than 100,000 people and their families......

"One night!" Jiang Hao said, "There is only one night...... Let the brothers settle down! He paused, and added, "If you can keep up with the team, bring it, and if you can't walk, stay in Datong Mansion City and let it go!" ”

"This ......" Jiang Zhisheng lowered his voice, "What about our family?" ”

Jiang Hao glared at his son: "My life is almost gone, and I still think about your concubines?" ”

"And the kids!" Jiang Zhisheng's tears fell, "That's also your grandson and granddaughter......"

Jiang Hao gritted his teeth and raised his voice: "If you can't leave, stay!" This trip is a life of nine deaths...... Anyone who has a family is let go, go back and reunite! ”

As he spoke, Jiang Jiu's own tears also fell. There are also groups of wives and concubines in his back house, and his children are in a row...... There are really not many people who can follow!

The order of life and death was quickly transmitted to all corners of Datong City. The whole city was suddenly plunged into a wail.

Lights are flashing in almost all the courtyards, and there are people hugging and crying, and it seems that no one is asleep in Datong tonight.

Bai Siwen didn't cry, his tears had already flowed out, and he could only bleed in the future! He didn't ask for his mother-in-law, and naturally he didn't have any children, he was alone, and all he slept with was a sword.

Because he had no family members, Bai Siwen, who had been outside Datong for more than ten days, did not get the opportunity to take a vacation, but spent this night of life and death on the Datong city wall.

Looking at the dotted lights in the city and listening to the cries one after another, Bai Siwen just whispered to himself: "Father, mother, brother, sister, I am leaving, I will kill the Tartars, and I will not come back in the future, I will not come back......"

The sleepless night was very short, almost in the blink of an eye, and at dawn, the drums of the gathered troops and generals sounded everywhere in the city of Datongfu.

The preparations for the breakthrough had already been made, and only Jiang Jiu's order was missing.

Jiang Hao, who has led soldiers all his life, knows the truth that Ci is not in charge of soldiers, so naturally he will not let his subordinates and himself have another night to reunite with their relatives......

One parting night is enough, and if you come back for another night, I'm afraid I won't be able to give it up.

More than 20,000 elite infantry soldiers, as well as more than 10,000 family members who could accompany them, soon gathered to various military camps in Datong City after the drums of the generals and soldiers sounded.

Everyone was lightly armed, and they all prepared dry food for a few days, and both the generals and their dependents carried weapons.

As soon as the time arrived, the Datong Ming army began to send the people of the city down, and the whole team went out of the city and headed towards the mountains in the southwest......