Chapter 138: Inside and Outside
The Houjin army that remained in the pass should be the node of the change of defense at this time, and the generals such as Belezirharang, Sahaxuan, and Abatai will return to Shenyang with the plundered population, livestock, and materials.
One of the four major Beylers, Amin, Beyler Shuo, Gushan Ezhen Namutai, Turge, Tang Gugu, etc., led 5,000 armor-clad people, and thousands of bannermen and clothed servants into the four big cities of Fangsantunying, Yongping, Qian'an, and Luanzhou.
The Red Gang intends to leave this enclave to provide convenience for getting involved in the Daming Pass in the future, but the civil and military generals of the Dajin Kingdom have no experience in garrisoning the inner city of the Guan, so the Eight Little Ones are reluctant to let the loyal Jilharang be a guinea pig.
Amin, this kid is usually arrogant and domineering, and the size is just right, so he was chosen to conduct the test. Amin did not doubt that he had him, and Le Zizi came with the people with the longing to enter the customs and make a fortune and sleep beautifully.
Huang Han knows the general direction of history, and naturally has a first move, such a precious opportunity is fleeting, how can he waste time?
At the same time as the white pole soldiers came to join the division, the "Red Banner Army" should continue to pick soft persimmons and pinch them, continue to fight cheap battles, and take food from the mouths of the Houjin army.
During this period, the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" continued to probe the enemy situation with the general flag as a unit, and the information was constantly delivered to Huang Han, and the target of the next move gradually had an outline.
Hazelnut Town is only more than 50 miles away from Fengrun County, and Kaiping Town is no more than 70 miles away from Fengrun County, and these two towns have not been damaged.
Because the families here found out that Zilharang had led their mentors, they all chose to surrender and become traitors, and the same is true in historical records.
They not only gave the Houjin army food and grass, but also organized young and middle-aged people to transport it for the Dajin country.
No one is willing to be driven by the enemy, and these Luanzhou wang clans have no choice but to do it, but how can the "Red Banner Army" let go of the traitors and traitors, and take these two towns to take the lead in seizing the property and property of the traitors and doctors.
There should be few Houjin troops stationed in these two towns, Huang Han decided to attack, with the current strength of the "Red Banner Army", it is no problem to take the town in one go, and the resistance encountered will be minimal, and the gold and silver treasures that the traitors are about to arrive after winning the battle are immeasurable.
However, it is inevitable to suffer casualties in attacking fortifications, so how can the "Red Banner Army" suffer minimal or even zero casualties?
The Later Jin Army repeatedly used the method of spies and lurking to break through the Ming City, why can't the Ming Army follow suit?
Huang Han was also preparing to use the strategy of spies to lurk inside and outside to seize these two towns, and dozens of soldiers in the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" were Luanzhou people, among whom the hometown of the chief flag officer Zhang Yang was in Zhangjiaji, which was only seven miles away from Hazelnut Town.
When Huang Han convened a meeting of officers above the general flag officer to discuss the plan of how to seize Hazelnut Town and Kaiping Town, he put forward the idea of sending locals to go undercover to carry out the cooperation with the outside world, and Zhang Yang immediately stood up and expressed his willingness to select sixty heroes to infiltrate Hazelnut Town.
In order not to startle the snake, Huang Han sent two towns to reconnoiter the two towns without makeup at night for the past two days, and found that surrender also had the benefit of surrender, at least most of the villages around Hazelnut Town and Kaiping Town basically did not suffer a devastating ransack.
It may be that the Later Jin Army thought that the common people here were obedient to the people.
The master of Houjin, Hongxiao, once issued a decree in the second year of Chongzhen: "I inherit the mandate of heaven, rejuvenate the teacher and destroy the Ming, those who refuse to be killed, and those who descend do not disturb." Do not separate the captive from his father and his wife. Do not commit adultery to women, do not strip people's clothes, do not destroy the utensils of houses, do not cut down fruit trees, and do not drink alcohol. There is no forgiveness for violators. Gushan Ezhen can't help it, and the sin is like this. ”
He also issued an edict in the first month of the third year of Chongzhen: "If the minister of Baylor plunders the property of the castle, he will be beheaded, and those who kill the people without permission will be punished, and the people and property will be forcibly taken, and they will be compensated for what they have taken." ”
After the gold master made such a high-profile statement, there are still some effects. At least when Jilharang and Bel Sakha were ordered to garrison the city of Yongpingfu, the Houjin army was somewhat restrained, so the people of Hazelnut Town and Kaiping Town, who surrendered, were able to carry out spring ploughing.
But when the ferocious Amin led the 5,000 army that had not yet grabbed anything good, thousands of bannermen, and clothed minions to enter the customs and change defenses, the situation changed abruptly.
Amin has always been arrogant and domineering, no one in his eyes, he didn't care about what holy decree issued by the eighth brother, he found that the surrendered Ming officials and squires ate and drank spicy food one by one, the beauties around him were like clouds, and the carved beams and paintings at home were magnificent, and he decisively carried out indiscriminate murder and robbery before abandoning the city.
After choosing to surrender, most of the Jin army was a wealthy family of the Ming Dynasty, Amin led the robbers to attack them, and he really got a lot of gold and silver treasures, and he had the experience to let his subordinates loot the surrendered villages and towns before retreating, and looted a lot of money again.
Huang Han decided to strike before Amin, at least the "Red Flag Army" will not go on a killing spree, let alone hurt the small people of Shengdou, which will save many Luanzhou people who died in the massacre caused by Amin in disguise.
At noon on 20 April, the "Red Banner Army" was dispatched, and a total of 900 cavalry and 1,500 cavalry and infantry were joined together with the Huangyi Prefecture Division.
If it was not found that Zhang Yang and his people had taken control of the city gate at the appointed time, Wang Zhanpeng's demolition team would still use black powder to blast, and would not hesitate to destroy the city gate hole and cause a large number of casualties among the clan forces guarding the city.
Zhang Yang took the initiative to ask to lead sixty Luanzhou villagers to Qiaoqiao Hazelnut Town, in fact, he had a few brothers in Hazelnut Town, and the Liu family and Cheng family looked at the nursing home.
He is an out-and-out native and has someone to vouch for, so it should not be difficult to enter the city with the reasons of dozens of fellow villagers to take refuge in his fellow disciples.
Zhang Yang himself is quite familiar with Hazelnut Town, and he also has distant relatives who live in the town, and he used to go in and out of Hazelnut Town every year, and dozens of people he led were also the same.
The original Ming officials of Hazelnut Town have long run away, and now it is several major wang clans who jointly manage this city, and they have reached a consensus that they will never confront any large army, so they choose to surrender when the Jin army comes, and if the Ming army kills back, they will immediately return to the Ming Dynasty.
There are really not many people left in Hazelnut Town by the Houjin Army, there are less than forty people in armor, and there are seventy or eighty bannermen and clothed minions, and a Baya Raka Shiku is the highest commander, and they are just asking for money, food, and prestige here.
At noon on April 20, Zhang Yang and his entourage came to the west gate of Hazelnut Town, and he led four people to dismount and lead the horses to approach the city gate cave on foot, leaving the rest of the people to hide in a deserted village and wait for the signal.
When approaching the west gate, Zhang Yang found that the city gate was not closed, and groups of ordinary people came and went, but there were dozens of men at the city gate checking the people who came and went, and the faces would be interrogated and even arrested.