Chapter 934 Co-opts the Mongol Tribes
"Made! Lao Li is so good, but he died in the hands of your Tartars. Thinking of Li Sanhe, Zug was angry. He paced up to Bauhurcha again, looked at him maliciously for a moment, then lifted his leg and kicked him several times.
"Ah——! Ah——!h Bauhulca screamed as he rolled on the ground. At this time, he was already terrified to the extreme, he was really afraid that these Han generals would torture him to death.
"Ladies and gentlemen! The small one has always been kind to the Han people. Oh! Don't kick! The small ones didn't rob the Han people. The little ones are willing to work for all of you. Bauhulca lay on the ground and cried out hoarsely.
Hearing the shout, Zug's heavy kick actually stopped, and the generals of Pegasus Town in the big tent looked at Bao Hulca on the ground with great interest.
Seeing Zug's expressions, a wave of hope also rose in his heart: "I hope these fierce men will raise their noble feet!" As long as you spare your own life, you can say what you want to do. ”
"Huh!" Zug smiled and pointed to Bao Hulca on the ground, and said to the other generals, "I don't see it! Not only can this Tartar speak Chinese, but he also speaks Chinese well? ”
Zug's fuss immediately drew laughter from the crowd. And when Bao Hulca heard that it was for such a reason that he stopped kicking himself, he almost spurted out a mouthful of blood. It turns out that these fierce men are playing like clowns.
Bao Huercha was also a caravan in the tribe, and of course he spoke the Chinese well. But now is the time when his life is at stake, and Bauhulca does not want to waste time. While Zug hadn't stepped down again. Bao Hulca said very quickly: "Ladies and gentlemen! The small ones can appease the people in the tribe and not cause trouble to the masters; The small ones can also manage the shepherds, cattle and sheep for the lords; The small one is the distribution of tribes near Zhilu Road, and I am willing to lead the way for you. ”
"Huh?" Zug and they looked at each other. I was immediately intrigued.
To be honest, Zug really hasn't figured out what to do with the captives and captures.
This time, Pegasus Town captured more than 6,000 people here in Qingbi Lake, and some of the herdsmen here also took advantage of the chaos to escape. However, the cattle, sheep and horses grazing here basically fell into the hands of Pegasus Town.
And in the tribes of Mongolia, things such as gold, silver, wealth, and silk. Basically, they are concentrated in the hands of a few nobles. And the common property of the tribe is these cattle, sheep and horses. According to rough statistics, more than 2,000 cattle and nearly 50,000 sheep were seized in Pegasus Town. Horses in their early 1,000s. In terms of quantity, it can indeed be regarded as a brilliant result.
But you must also understand that Pegasus Town's expedition this time has 20,000 horsemen. If you escort these captives and capture them back, you will not talk about walking at a high speed. It was nearly a month on the way back. At least 20,000 sheep will also be gnawed.
Moreover, most of the captives in Pegasus Town were also some old and weak Mongolian women and children, and most of those young and strong men also escaped. In case the Mongol tribes can quickly assemble a large army and follow Pegasus Town to pursue, once a battle occurs, not to mention whether these cattle, sheep and horses can be saved, at least the battle damage of Pegasus Town is not worth the value of these captures.
One more important point is this. The expedition to Pegasus was a blow to the pro-Manchu Mongol forces. But now the results of the war. These Mongol tribes did not break their bones at all, so the seizure was rich. But it always makes people feel like they have picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelons. So in their hearts, Zug and the others still want to expand the results of the battle.
Of course, a very brutal method can also be used, that is, as when he first set out on the expedition, kill a chicken and dog. But in this way, it always feels a little hurtful, so Zug and they also want to hear what good means Bauhurcha will have.
"Tell me, what are we going to do? That's right, I'll spare you a dog's life. Zug smiled at Bauhulcha.
"This lord! You can separate the men and women in the tribe. The warriors of the tribe can go out with the old men and open the way for the old men. The rest of the people stayed here to take care of the cattle and sheep for the old man. When the old man returns victoriously, he will bring back all the cattle and sheep. "Since he has already committed adultery, Bao Huercha has also let go.
Zug thought that Bauhurcha's idea was not bad. This method is actually to separate the qualities. The town of Pegasus separates the families of Mongolian herders. If the Mongol herdsmen who accompanied the war rebelled, they killed their family members who remained at Qingbi Lake; If the Mongols who remained at Qingbi Lake rebelled, the men of their family were again in the hands of Pegasus. And Pegasus Town also has a batch of Mongolian cannon fodder.
"So where are we going next?" Zug then asked. He wanted to get something useful from Bhuurcha's mouth.
"In my humble opinion, the old man should go northwest. There are the Chahar and Tumut tribes. The Chahar tribe was originally the residence of the Mongolian Khan, and the Tumut tribe was the closest to Datong, both of which were the richest tribes in Mongolia. Bauhulca replied. And Bao Huercha's words were not wrong, but he also had some thoughts of moving eastward, after all, he was not willing to hurt the herdsmen of his own tribe in the Horqin tribe again.
"Humph!" Zug saw through Bahulcha's careful thinking at once, and he kicked Bahulca again, shouting, "It's not honest now! Isn't your king's tent in Korqin due north? ”
"Ahem, ahem!" Bao Huercha coughed heavily, and then quickly explained: "Most of the people who escaped here today have fled to the king's tent. So if the old men go to the expedition, maybe they have already taken precautions. And if you attack to the northwest, you can catch the Chahar and Tumut divisions by surprise. Also, the people in this small tribe are also from the Horqin tribe, and if they meet their own people, they may defect to the battle, and in that case, it will be bad for the old man! ”
"Humph! If you don't tell the truth in the future, you will be kicked to death. Hearing that what Bao Hulca said also made sense, Zug stopped care. He threw down the bauercha on the ground, gathered the generals, and began to discuss the next step of military action.
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Korqin Bel Turi Shen led the army for the first time, and he was full of spirit and confidence. Tu Lishen's two sisters were married to the Huang Taiji and Dolgon brothers respectively, and one sister, Da Yu'er, is now the queen mother of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, he had a high status not only among the Mongol tribes, but also in the Great Qing Kingdom.
This time, after hearing that the tribes of Qingbi Lake in the south were attacked by the Han army in the Central Plains, the leaders of the Horqin tribes who gathered together were also taken aback. However, according to the news reported by the herdsmen who fled back, the prince of Horqin and others thought that it was just an accident. After all, Qingbi Lake is too close to the Great Wall.
Prince Horqin and others also quickly analyzed: The Daping Army's expedition was nothing more than to contain the troops of the Mongolian tribes and prevent themselves from reinforcing Liaodong. This makes them have some contempt in their hearts, and some anger in the contempt. Why is this Han army so obscene? They didn't dare to fight the athletes of the Great Qing Kingdom head-on, but instead came to harass the Mongolian herdsmen who were grazing?
An army that only dares to do such a thing of stealing chickens and dogs is certainly not a strong army. And they also figured out that this Han army is more than one person and more than one horse, and it is said that it is an army of tens of thousands, but in fact, it is a few thousand people at most.
Sadly, the prince of Horqin and the others did not know what to say: those Mongolian herdsmen only encountered the Daping army in one direction, so the number of troops they observed was wrong. Even a few herdsmen correctly stated the strength of Pegasus Town, which was also judged by the prince of Horqin and others to be a hallucination caused by panic.
Therefore, in the midst of the outrage of the masses, the Horqin tribe successfully ignited a raging anger. The current Horqin Department is strong and strong, and the core troops have all been trained in the Qing army. In addition, because the leaders of the affiliated tribes are coming to the king's tent to discuss affairs with their own personal guard troops, there is no need to convene from the nearby tribes, and the Horqin tribe can make up 20,000 strings.
However, the prince of Horqin is still very cautious, he let his son, Horqin Bel Tuli Shen, lead 8,000 elite soldiers as the vanguard, and then he issued the king's order, summoned the nearby tribes to gather, and then personally led the main force to encircle and suppress.
From this order, it can be seen what kind of attitude the Horqin Department has towards Pegasus Town.
Prince Horqin and others all believe that Pegasus Town's attack on the north is nothing more than taking advantage of their tribe's unpreparedness to steal chickens and dogs. Therefore, the current Pegasus Town may have escorted the prisoners and captured them back to the Central Plains.
Therefore, the tribal army of Horqin just wants to pursue, and it may be too late in time. Then let's take a trip to Turishen! For Tu Lishen, it is always a great achievement to be able to drive the Han army back to the Central Plains, even if he did not kill a single Han soldier.
It's this Han army that is faint and wants to fight a deep battle with Tuli, with these 8,000 eagles, what else can't be dealt with? The prince of Horqin completely regarded this expedition as a prestige point for Horqin Beleturi.
"Tell them that as long as the battle is won, the captured can be divided into 20%, and the merit of beheading can also be converted into population, cattle and sheep. If you don't die, all your family members will be killed. Another point, those who have made enough meritorious deeds, the whole family can enter the Central Plains and join our Huaxia clan. The same is true of the war dead. That is, to give you a face, this time I will see if they can do it! Zug said to Bauhurcha.
"Yes! Master! Thank you for your mercy! He nodded to Zug and then translated to the more than 600 Mongolian herders standing in front of him.
The Mongolian herdsmen who were used as cannon fodder were still listless, but when they heard Bao Huercha's translation, their eyes immediately widened and they immediately became energetic. I don't know who was the first to shout, and soon the cheers of the Mongolian herders rang out.
…… (To be continued......)