Chapter 213: The Dengzhou Battalion does not give up on everyone it can save
Although the possibility of Qing soldiers around here is very small, Quan Zhuo still divided a few horsemen with a total strength to patrol around the vicinity, and the remaining horsemen dismounted to clean up the battlefield.
It's just that this cleaning of the battlefield is not the same as before, and the armor and weapons of the Qing soldiers are buried on the spot, and the heads of the Tartars are not cut off.
If these are seen by other Ming soldiers, I am afraid they will laugh again.
In fact, this is all a problem that the Military Council Department considered before coming to Liaodong, because it was a sneak attack, although the Qing army said that the army knocked on the pass, but there was not a single usable soldier in the pass, and once the Dengzhou battalion boarded the boundary of Liaodong, it became blind and did not understand anything.
Although it is a pity to bring these military supplies and heads, it is too slow to carry the march, and the actions of the sergeants will also be affected.
In a word, the purpose of Wang Zheng coming to Liaodong with the Dengzhou battalion this time was not to seize military supplies, nor to cut off the heads of many Tartars so that they could go back to invite merit, but to completely beat the arrogance of a dozen Tartars.
All the soldiers understood that the Dengzhou camp had strict military regulations, and the Ming army had not set foot in Liaodong for many years, and if they wanted to go back alive, they had to obey the command and act according to the plan.
As for the corpses of those Tartars and Han army foot soldiers, the soldiers of the horse team dug a big pit and buried them together, in fact, if Quan Zhuoxuan was to be selected, he would prefer to let the Tartars be in the wilderness, but this was not good for the secret march.
At this time, the rescued Liao people discussed for a while and spontaneously came to help.
They were still scared at first, but they heard the soldiers of the Dengzhou battalion horse team shouting, which was in the proper Chinese, and they could understand it.
The Liao people couldn't believe that these brave Tartars were actually vulnerable in front of the horse team of the Dengzhou battalion, and the whole battle lasted less than a stick of incense to solve it.
In fact, it's not about the combat strength of the Dengzhou battalion's horsemen, it's just that there are too few real Eight Banner soldiers, not even twenty, and they are all foot armor.
When they helped dig the pit, the Baixin people were very happy.
These hateful Tartars do all kinds of evil on weekdays, how many good girls have been ruined by them, and how many good people have been ravaged to death by them.
There were seventeen households of Liao people in this Zhuangzi, but Quan Zhuo sent people to search for them again, counting the few people who were saved, but only saw more than 30 Liao people here.
"It's the army of the Ming Dynasty, the army of the Ming Dynasty has come to save us!"
"Great, you're finally here!!"
Except for a few cheers, most of the village was crying, and many elderly people were hugging their daughters who were rescued from the village by the soldiers of the Dengzhou battalion.
Some of them still have breath, but most of them are killed in the form of inhumans...
The Liao people wept bitterly while kneeling down in a circle for the soldiers, crying "You are finally here", this Han flag, they don't know how many years they have been waiting for.
"Captain, this... Alas, you better go in and have a look..."One of the soldiers clenched his fists and said a few words, but he couldn't say any more, closed his eyes and shook his head and turned to leave.
Quan Zhuo wondered in his heart, so he took the soldiers to the village, and he was shocked by the scene in front of him, the village smelled of rotting corpses, and the firewood rooms were full of imprisoned women and young people.
In the damp and dark environment, you can only see the heads in the corners of the wall if you look closely.
According to the Liao people, because they were afraid that the young and strong would gather to make trouble, the Qing soldiers scattered the Liao people, and most of the young and strong people were killed, and most of the rest were taken to the extremely cold places further north, and the rest were kept in houses as livestock.
When it comes to eating, drinking, and wearing, they are actually inferior to livestock.
At Quan Zhuo's signal, the soldiers stepped forward one after another to open the door of the rest of the firewood room, and the smell made many people bend over and vomit.
The soldiers' eyes widened, and they couldn't believe that what they were seeing was the truth.
In front of them were all women huddled together in black, wearing shabby clothes, regardless of whether they were cold or not, even when they saw the soldiers of the Dengzhou camp, they were curled up in it like wood, motionless.
Quan Zhuo sighed, he was also exiled everywhere, and he had personally experienced the hunger and cold of the victims everywhere, but now the situation of the Liao people, even he felt unbelievable.
The soldiers of the surrounding Dengzhou camp began to whisper, and it was already clear from the eyes of these women that their hearts were completely dead.
"What are you muttering about?" Quan Zhuo glared back, and the soldiers were immediately silent, and followed him and said, "Take these women out to reunite with their families..."
"Captains, their families... They were all killed by the Tartars. One of the soldiers said with his head bowed, his eyes full of bitter hatred for the Tartars.
Quan Zhuo was dumbfounded, speechless, and waved his hand to signal that he would act according to the plan of the Military Division.
According to the plan of the Military Division, Lushunkou does not freeze all year round, and it is a natural excellent naval port, and the Tatars do not attach importance to such a good place, but the Dengzhou Naval Division is different, and the ships can dock here and gather the Liao people near the Zhongzuo.
Originally, Li Yan and Guan Qingtian did not recommend doing this, because so many inferior roots are too big, although they have gathered a lot of Liao people, but if they are mixed into the Tartars, the gains outweigh the losses.
The plan of the Military Council Department was very thorough, but Wang Zheng still couldn't bear it, and after discussing it for a long time, he took a compromise method and stopped at the Lushun mouth to meet at the same time, and tried to gather the Liao people.
If it is really mixed in, the Tartar has to be sharp, and it has its own inspection department to investigate and solve it, Wang Zheng can only do this, there are so many Liao people in Liaodong, and the Dengzhou battalion is a secret march, where can it be saved.
The center left is closer to Lushunkou, and it is easier to accommodate the Liao people here, but it is deeper, even if these Liao people are rescued, the Dengzhou battalion cannot send people to send them to Lushunkou.
Wang Zheng clearly understands that this will delay the military plane and cause serious consequences, and he can only be ruthless at this time.
However, the soldiers of the Dengzhou battalion will tell the Liaomin the location of Lushunkou, and there is only so much they can do, after all, this time they are also mud bodhisattvas crossing the river, pinning their heads to the waistband of their trousers, and they have written their last words to say goodbye to their families before coming.
The task of the horse team has been completed, so Quan Zhuo is to divide half of the manpower to protect and guide these Liao people to Lushunkou, as for those frightened women, they can only be brought back to Dengzhou to recuperate first to see if they can recover.
When the Liao people heard that it was not the imperial court counterattack, they suddenly fell silent, and after hearing Quan Zhuo's words, they continued to discuss, in fact, many of them were unwilling to leave their hometowns and leave the places where they had lived for many years.
After discussing for a long time, those Liao people who still had their families alive decided to get on the boat and go to Dengzhou, they could only do so for the sake of their families, and the rest of the lonely people decided to stay in Liaodong.
Quan Zhuo still remembered the tragic scene of the other party's talents, knowing that these people would only be persecuted to death by the Tartars if they stayed in Liaodong, he couldn't help but persuade:
"Folks, Dengzhou is safe, don't stay here!"
An old man smiled and said deeply:
"My lord, we are all old bones, even if we get on the boat, we can't get to Dengzhou, so it's good to occupy empty seats and make room for young people."
"Yes, thanks to the rescue of the strong men of the Dengzhou camp, the little old man was able to get out of the hands of the Tartars, and he thought that before he died, he could return to the old mansion to go to his son's grave, and he would be satisfied."
Quan Zhuo's face was moved, and he said:
"Don't hide it from my fathers and fellow villagers, I am from Jinzhou, and I am not an adult, and I was a refugee in exile a few months ago." Speaking of this, his expression became admiring, and he hugged his fists to the sky and said:
"Thanks to General Wang of our Dengzhou battalion, trust me and don't look down on me! The important task of appointing the officer of my horse team, since then, my Quanzhuo's life has been from the Dengzhou battalion, and it is General Wang! ”
"This time, I can follow the general back to Liaodong and avenge my father's mother, it's all up to the general!"
Speaking of this, Quan Zhuo said earnestly:
"Folks, you have to believe us, in fact, everyone used to be exiled refugees, and they only started a new life when they arrived in Dengzhou, and the Dengzhou camp is convinced that as long as we follow the general, we will definitely be able to see the day when the world is peaceful!"
In order to prove the authenticity of Quan Zhuo's words, the soldiers spoke in the dialects of various places, and the Liao people couldn't believe it when they heard it.
Is there such an army in the world?
Quan Zhuo was unwilling to give up everyone he could save, whether it was those sluggish women or the elderly, they were all trying to persuade each other.
The Liao people were moved by the policy of the Dengzhou camp that Quan Zhuo said, and the old people shed muddy tears, and they saw the hope of changing the dynasty from this army.
The Liao people took a deep look at the north, and all of them followed the horse team to Lushunkou.