The Zheng family army led by Yang He reached 5,000 people, in fact, there were only 300 Houjin Tartars stationed in Yongning City, it is said that to deal with 300 people, dispatch 5,000 soldiers of the Zheng family's army, this is a bit too much, but there is a deep meaning behind this, that is, Yongning will become the place where the Zheng family army and the Houjin Tartars who came to reinforce the battle, as long as the Zheng family army holds Yongning City, the Houjin Tartars will not want to take a step forward, and it is precisely for this reason that Zheng Xunrui asked the 5,000 soldiers led by Yang He to defend Yongning City to the death. No matter what the situation, you are not allowed to take a step back.

Before leaving, Zheng Xunrui specially instructed Yang He that he must not kill innocents indiscriminately, the fighting of Shuangdao has always been commanded by Yang He, but the killing is too heavy, especially the battle of Shuangdao, after two hundred golden tartars and eight hundred Han soldiers, all were killed, not a single living mouth was left, and the full people in the castle were also killed, so it is said that the battle cannot come to this point.

This time, Yang He led 5,000 soldiers and was responsible for taking Yongning City, Yongning City is different from Shuangdao, there are ordinary people in the city, if the killing is too heavy, so that the innocent is killed, the impact on the Zheng family army is very bad.

Zheng Xunrui thought very far-reachingly, if Zheng Jiajun wants to completely control the large area of land from Shuangdao to Yongning, he must leave a good impression, he must not be able to kill on a large scale, he cannot provoke the backlash of the people in these places, even if he is facing the Manchurians, he cannot kill casually, only in this way can Zheng Jiajun be able to truly gain a foothold here.

Yang He finally understood the truth, so when he led the army to set off, he still firmly remembered Zheng Xunrui's entrustment, and when attacking Yongning City, he would never be able to kill on a large scale.

On the third day of the first month, we set off from Lushun Kou. On the fourth day of the first lunar month, 5,000 soldiers of the Zheng family army were only five miles away from the ancient city of Yongning, and it was almost dark.

One hundred and fifty miles. After walking for two days, this is not the marching speed of the Zheng family's army, but there is a premise here, most of the Zheng family's army marches at night or early in the morning, and there is basically no march during the day, and the main purpose is to keep it secret. And in the process of marching, it is necessary to avoid Jinzhou, Fuzhou and other places to avoid being discovered by the Houjin Tartars.

is not familiar with the terrain, which is also something that Zheng Jiajun is very helpless about.

After a brief discussion, the plan for the offensive was quickly proposed. There are only 300 Houjin Tartars stationed in Yongning City, and there are 200 Han soldiers, and it is okay to forcibly attack the city, after all, there are not many Houjin Tartars and Han soldiers inside, but Yang He did not carry any siege equipment, not even artillery, if it is forcibly attacked, the loss will definitely be very large. And if you can't take Yongning City in a short time, the news will leak out quickly.

The attack was determined to take place after dawn, when the gates were opened. Some of the soldiers dressed up as local people, entered the south gate, and when they entered the city, they controlled the city gate, and then a thousand soldiers of the Zheng family army rushed into the city and started a fight.

The remaining 4,000 Zheng family soldiers and soldiers. Defend the north gate, the west gate and the east gate respectively to prevent the Houjin Tartars or Han soldiers from reporting the news. After all, 5,000 soldiers of the Zheng family army dealt with 500 Houjin Tartars and Han soldiers. No matter how you look at it, you can win.

On the fifth day of the first month, at the end of the month.

The city gate had just opened, and dozens of people dressed in people's clothes quickly came in the direction of the city gate.

The sleepy-eyed sergeant quickly cheered up, this was a good opportunity to make a fortune.

However, as these people approached, the sergeant found that the situation was not right, these people did not seem to be locals, and they could even conclude that they were not from this area, because the hair of these people was different, and the people who lived nearby were all shaved according to the requirements, and there was very little hair on their foreheads, even if they were Han people living here, they must also shave their hair, otherwise they would be severely punished, of course, there may be individual people who did not shave their hair, but they were all scholars with unusual status, Huang Taiji once gave an order to treat some Han people who were unwilling to shave their hair, As long as you have a reputation above the show, you don't have to force it.

But there are very few such people, and none of the dozens of people who can get close to them have shaved their hair, which is definitely not normal.

The sergeant guarding the city instinctively raised the spear in his hand, and at the same time opened his mouth and prepared to shout loudly, reminding his companions on the city wall that it was too late to close the city gate at this time, and the only way to remind his companions on the city wall was to shoot bows and arrows to block the footsteps of these people.

The sergeant's movements had already been discovered by Yang He, who was at the front.

He took out his bow and arrows from his back, and shot them as he hurried towards the city gate.

The bow and arrow accurately hit the sergeant's throat, the sergeant let go of the spear in his hand, held the tail of the arrow in both hands, and fell down with a painful expression, and the other three sergeants at the beginning of the city gate were also shot by the bow and arrow.

The sergeants on the city walls were alarmed.

At this time, dozens of people led by Yang He, more than a dozen of them had already entered the corridor of the city gate and fought with the Han soldiers who came running.

The battle unfolded suddenly, and the previous plan had to be adjusted and changed.

Yang He shot the arrow in his hand.

The rumbling sound of horses' hooves suddenly appeared.

The sergeants on the city wall quickly rushed towards the direction of the city gate, they saw the cavalry rushing over, they knew very well that guarding the city wall had no effect, and at this moment only by protecting the city gate and closing the city gate quickly could they keep the city, otherwise they would not be able to talk about it.

The battle in the corridor quickly became bloody, and the dozens of people led by Yang He, all of whom were soldiers of the scout battalion, were extremely brave, and they were completely able to resist in the face of the Han soldiers who were constantly rushing over.

When the sound of horses' hooves appeared at the city gate, Yang He and other Zheng soldiers quickly leaned against the wall of the Yongdao, and contracted their bodies as much as possible, the Han soldiers in the middle of the Yongdao did not have time to make the same action, and were hit by the speeding war horses and flew out of the distance, and the other Han soldiers who were ready to rush into the Yongdao saw this situation and began to turn around and flee, they were not the opponents of the cavalry.

The sneak attack battle was not completely successful, Yang He's stubborn temper came up, and he issued an order that all those who encountered resistance, no matter what the identity of the other party was, would be killed.

Yongning City quickly descended into bloodshed.

The three hundred Houjin Tartars stationed here were already alert, they acted quickly, and some even rode on war horses, but the Zheng Jiajun soldiers moved too quickly, and they simply did not have enough time to prepare, even if they were Houjin Tartars who rode on horses, they were in a hurry to respond to the battle.

At the forefront were the soldiers of the scout battalion led by Yang He and Wang Xiaoer, whose combat effectiveness was the strongest and their momentum was also the strongest.

The Houjin Tartars who rushed out of the barracks, before they had time to fully deploy, screamed and fell off their horses, some were shot by bows and arrows, and some were picked off their horses by spears.

As for the Han soldiers, they were smart at this time, they hid in the barracks and would not come out at all, and they also saw that it was the Ming army that rushed in, and at this time, it was important to save their lives.

The fight is not particularly intense, but it is very bloody, Yang He has already issued an order, as long as it is the opponent who comes out to resist, all of them will be killed, so the small number of Houjin Tartars are like falling leaves to the end, no matter whether the opponent wants to resist or not, whether the opponent has a weapon in his hand or not, anyway, there is no intention of the table xiàn to come out and surrender.

Half an hour later, the barracks fell silent.

The Han soldiers, whose bodies trembled, walked out of the barracks, raised their hands high, and knelt on the ground when they left the barracks.

Seeing such a situation, Yang He didn't know how to do it.

The sound of horses' hooves and shouts of killing from outside the barracks woke Yang He up, and he ordered his own soldiers around him to guard the barracks, twist the horse's head and rush out, there can be endless killing in the barracks, but it is not possible on the street, after all, the streets are full of ordinary people, unless the other party attacks first, otherwise it is impossible to kill people casually.

There were several corpses lying on the street, and at a glance it was clear that they were full of people, and their foreheads were shaved naked.

Seeing that Yang He's face was wrong, a sergeant quickly reported it.

"General Yu, these are all Manchurians who resisted and took the initiative to attack, so they were killed."

Yang He nodded and spoke loudly.

"You all remember that you are not allowed to kill innocents indiscriminately, whether they are Han or Manchu, otherwise I will not be able to spare you."

Zheng Jiajun soldiers entered the city in a steady stream.

Martial law has been imposed on the streets, and no one is allowed to move around at will.

The magistrate of Yongning County and other officials were escorted to Yang He.

When Yang He looked at these people, his eyes revealed disgust, he had already judged from their appearance that most of these people were Han, and he didn't know what happened to these people, who actually served the Houjin Tartars.

If it were according to Yang He's temper, he would kill these officials mercilessly, but Zheng Xunrui's instructions were still in his ears, he couldn't kill people casually, even if it was the magistrate of Yongning County.

Wang Xiaoer quickly came to report the battle.

275 Houjin Tartars were killed, 25 were captured alive, 85 Han soldiers were killed, 115 were captured, 27 soldiers of the Zheng family army were killed and 5 were seriously wounded.

Hearing Wang Xiaoer's report, Yang He frowned, perhaps because the previous two battles were too smooth, he felt that the casualties this time were a little large, and more than thirty people were killed and seriously injured.

The order in the city of Yongning is the most important, 5,000 soldiers of the Zheng family's army, according to Zheng Xunrui's requirements, two soldiers are stationed in the barracks outside the city, and 3,000 soldiers are stationed in the city.

At this moment, Zheng Jiajun's brigade has not yet arrived in Yongning, so at this time, it is not the time to start a large-scale fight, and it is necessary to wait until Zheng Jiajun has taken Fuzhou Jinzhou Xuancheng and other places before he can start a field fight with the Houjin Tartars who came to reinforce him. (To be continued)