Chapter 590: Returning to Shengjing
"Lord Belle, Shengjing is almost here, I'll take someone to explore the way?" A Zhang Jing came to Hauge's side and asked.
"You have to ask me about these things, why don't you go quickly!" Hauge roared in impatience.
Since he learned that Shengjing had fallen, he was restless, and there was nothing to say, so he took the main force left to him by Huang Taiji, plus part of Hetuala's troops, a total of more than 8,000 soldiers and horses, and rushed out of the city to Shengjing, and he did not hesitate to trample on and injure some of the people who camped outside the city.
Two days away, Hauge arrived in a day and a half.
Zhang Jing, who consulted him, knew that his master was in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to say much, so he whistled and drove away quickly with a team of people.
Haug raised his hand and took the lead in slowing the horse down.
Sheng Jing is close at hand, so he has to rest for a while, so that people and horses are slowing down, ready for battle, besides, the gallop that almost never stops, everyone is very tired, and Hauge himself is no exception.
When they had almost rested, the men who had explored the way had returned.
"Good news, master." That Zhang Jing said as soon as they met.
Hearing Haoge's anger, it's such a time, what good news can there be, I have the heart to teach this person a lesson, and I thought of the extraordinary period, it is the time to use people, I endured it, and only squeezed out one word, "Say!" ”
"Shengjing City is empty, there is no trace of enemy troops, and it is estimated that they have fled." Zhang Jing replied.
When Hauge heard this, he knew that he didn't have to attack the city, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although according to their previous estimate of Amin's troops, his men will not exceed 5,000, such a small number of men and horses, even the city wall is not satisfied, and it is impossible to hold Shengjing at all, even if the city is breached, most of them will have to run away in the end.
But everything is afraid of what happens, Amin is so cunning, even Shengjing's emptiness can be blinded by him, and he does not hesitate to run thousands of miles to defeat Shengjing with a careful internal response method, if he has more eyes, contact Dongjiang Town of Mingguo, and defend Shengjing with him?
These Eight Banners cavalry brought by himself are extremely powerful, and they are not afraid of any opponent in the field, but there is really no way to take the high-walled city, if the opponent has enough manpower, he can only besiege Shengjing, and wait for him Ama to return to the army.
It's just that if this is the case, he and Amma's face will be lost, even if it is Huang Taiji's eldest son, it would be good to be able to save his life, and it is estimated that he will not be able to escape the end of the captivity in the end.
Fortunately, Amin was short of men and horses, so he had to abandon the city and leave, which relieved him of his worries.
However, what is the condition of the city, if it is burned down, the responsibility is not small.
Thinking of this, Haoge asked Zhang Jing anxiously, "How is Shengjing City?" Has it been..."
"Don't worry, Lord Belle, we look from outside the city, except for the city gate has been destroyed, the city wall is intact, and there is no smoke or fire in the city, it should be that the rebels are in a hurry, and it is too late to set fire."
Hearing this, Hauge's heart finally let go of most of it, it was good that Sheng Jing was not burned to a pile of rubble, so that his guilt was much lighter.
At this time, he didn't even think about why Amin didn't set fire to the city, thinking that Amin was probably busy grabbing money and food first, and then hurriedly evacuating, so he couldn't care about it.
"That's very good." Hauge turned over and got on his horse, "Let's go, go to Shengjing tonight for the night." ”
"Master, do you want to send more people in to investigate, and then make a decision, in case there is fraud." Someone reminded from the side.
"You," Haoge glanced at the man, "It's really the Three Kingdoms of the Han people who have heard too much, where did they come from so much fraud?" Amin is such a few people, if there is no strong reinforcement, he will not be able to hold the city, and now the city gate is destroyed, obviously its main force has gone, with our strength, even if there are a few cats and dogs, there is no need to be afraid. ”
"Okay, no nonsense, follow me." Hauge dismounted and did not wait for him to raise his whip, and jumped out first.
He was anxious, anxious to see how Shengjing's losses were, the most important grain Haoge was not too worried at the moment, most of the grain and grass were taken away by the southern expeditionary army, he went to Hetuara and took some of it, and the rest was not much, all of it was taken by Amin and he was not afraid, and when Ama returned triumphantly, he had his own new grain to replenish.
What Haoge is worried about is his own mansion, as well as the gold, silver, jewelry, silk and silk stolen in the palace, although these things can't be eaten, but they can be exchanged for food and utensils, although a lot of money is spent, but the rest is not small, if it is served by Amin, the loss... Hauge was distressed to think about.
Before he rode into the city, Hauge and his followers had to slow down their horses, and the city was full of corpses and became a barricade, and the horses could no longer run to their heart's content.
They had all followed Nurhachi to massacre the Han Chinese, but this was the first time that their own people had been slaughtered on their own territory.
As far as the eye can see, starting from the place where the two gates have been destroyed and completely closed, there are all dead bodies along the way.
There were piles of corpses of three or five people, and there were also lonely lying in the corner, and the whole city was stinking, it was the stench of the hot weather and the rapid decomposition of the corpses, and the horses were smoked so that they kept snorting, and Hauge and the others had to frown and cover their mouths and noses.
The original bluestone pavement was stained black and gray by the blood stains that had not yet dried up, and only the middle of the thickest blood was still a purple-red imprint.
The horse's hooves stepped on the road, and the sound of "popping" continued, which was the sound of trampling on the blood, because the blood was too thick, some were dry, some were not dry, and the horses' hooves slipped from time to time, which was another reason why Hauge had to slow down the horse.
Hauge's face was gloomy, Amin was nakedly provocative.
After walking for a while, he saw some clues, among these dead people, there were not many corpses and tails, either the Mongolian people who had been attached, or the captive Jurchens and Han people, and more of them were those who had no heads, well-dressed, and obviously they were all their banner people.
Haoge's face suddenly turned red, as if he had been slapped left and right several times, and he understood that the reason why Amin did not set fire to the city was to leave the corpses and blood stains all over the ground, and to use this hellish scene of Shura to humiliate them Dajin, and as for the severed head of the banner man, maybe he would build a Jingguan somewhere to show off his martial arts.
The truth is actually not as complicated as Hauge thinks, but the head of the flag man is valuable, and the head of other people is not worth anything, because of this, in addition to the flag man, the mercenaries do not kill many others, and more are driven out of the city by them, of course, this is also related to the fact that these people are not stupid, they see the opportunity quickly, and they drill when they are free.
"Go to the palace!" Hauge hit his horse, and in the sound of "poof", he headed for the palace.
"Master, be careful!" Someone shouted behind him.
Just now, the horse's speed increased slightly, and Hauge's horse slipped several times and almost fell.