"Bang bang bang!"

At the foot of the mountain, there was a lot of gunfire, and the Eight Banners who were retreating to the city were three more people who ran behind.

This is really a blunt knife to cut meat, and after fighting in the mountains for more than three hours, the casualties of the Qing army were almost 200. On average, a Datong soldier needs to shoot more than 40 rounds to hit an enemy.

However, the accumulation of small amounts, plus the cavalry wiped out by the hollow array, the casualty rate on the Manchu side was close to 20%.

It is not entirely to blame for the poor command ability of Duo Poluo, but the lack of troops of the Manchu Qing in Xiuyan City. Moreover, there were no firearms battalions, and there was no way to deal with flintlock muskets fighting guerrillas.

Mao Wenlong has been to this place several times, and each time he can make the Manchus disgusting enough.

In the beginning, the Manchus allowed Han civilians to exist, and even the defenders in the city were Han soldiers and generals. It was precisely because of Mao Wenlong's anti-Han uprising that the Manchus had nothing to do with Mao Wenlong, so they took revenge on Xiuyancheng and the surrounding Han people. The Han people were all used as slaves, all the livestock and food were robbed, and the garrison was replaced by the Eight Banners.

He was afraid that there were too many Han serfs and would riot here, so he directly took away half of the population.

Otherwise, with the cultivation conditions here, it would be no problem to support 1,500 Eight Banner soldiers.

The perimeter barrier of Xiuyan City has military strongholds such as the front camp, the front fort, the back camp, and the back fort. The village that Yang Zhenqing initially robbed was the former camp of the Ming Dynasty, which became a small village as the population plummeted, and the perfect defense system was also destroyed by the Manchus.

These factors have provided opportunities for Yang Zhenqing.

"Bang bang bang!"

More than 300 rounds were fired, this time hitting two unlucky people who were slow runners.

The more rapid the gunfire, the more panicked the Qing army became.

The Eight Banners could still keep calm a little, and the more numerous bannermen were already on the verge of collapse, and all they wanted was to hurry back to the city.

Finally, the flag began to flee!

"Boom!"

The city's artillery suddenly fired, trying to cover the retreat of friendly forces.

Yang Zhenqing could only stop the pursuit and go to rescue his teammates who were shot and fell to the ground, and the bodies of the sacrificed soldiers were also recovered. Immediately, a few miles southeast of the city, he took back his war horses that carried grain.

Leading the horses, carrying the casualties, they swaggered away, they wanted to return to the mountain stronghold to replenish ammunition.

A few days later, Dopolo received an order from Dolgon: to defend Xiuyan Castle and not to attack at will.

Dolgon was deceived by the misinformation, and really thought that the Datong army sent thousands of troops. Thousands of troops fought in the mountains for several months, how much food would have to be consumed, as long as Xiuyan City was held, the Manchus would be considered to have earned it.

Dolgon didn't know that the Datong army was only a few hundred people.

Of course, supplies were also brought in, some bows and arrows and horses were replenished, and 50 Manchu cavalry were replenished. As for the remaining vacancies, let Dopolo recruit local bannermen to fill them.

Dolgon didn't know that Dopolo had suffered another defeat, otherwise he would have been so angry that he would have been dismissed and replaced.

The Manchu cavalry in Xiuyan City once again reached 180 people, half of whom belonged to inferior horses and could only be regarded as mounted infantry.

As for the real Manchu cavalry, they were plundering on the west side of Gaizhou.

Tens of thousands of cavalry were dispatched at one time, and there were many Manchu dragoons trained by the Qing Dynasty. If they want to plunder, they must cross the river, with Gaizhou City in the east and a fortress in the west, so they can only quickly cross the river from the middle, and after two or three days, they must run away quickly, for fear of being dragged by the Datong cavalry.

The villages and towns on the west side of Gaizhou were lit with wolf smoke everywhere, and they hid in earthen forts to defend themselves.

Some of the Han and Korean people did not escape in time, and more than 800 people were taken away by the Qing soldiers. In addition, the houses of more than a dozen villages, as well as the property that the villagers did not take away, were burned down by the Manchu cavalry.

The Datong cavalry pounced and immediately launched a retaliatory action, taking a boat to the direction of Ningjin, rescuing the Han Nu, killing the bannermen, and burning down the houses.

Anyway, in the past two years, there have been no major wars, and they are all consuming each other like this.

In addition, as early as half a year ago, the Daedong Army in Baozhou, North Korea, received an order from the Ministry of War. Let them cross the Yalu River, build Dandong City near the mouth of the sea, and immigrate 10,000 Korean people from Baozhou to Dandong for reclamation.

At the end of Wanli, the Houjin built wicker edges, prohibiting agriculture and animal husbandry, fishing, hunting and logging outside the border walls. The Ming fortress in the Dandong area was destroyed, the Han people were taken captive, and the Jurchens were forcibly relocated, and the Dandong area has become a barren land.

Zhao Han was temporarily unable to emigrate to Dandong on a large scale, so he could only move the Korean people over to reclaim it, and by the way, build Tucheng as a bridgehead to attack Phoenix City (Fengcheng).

At the same time, more than 200 teachers, with their wives and children, were sent to Baozhou and Dandong to build schools to educate the Korean people.

For these teachers, their salaries have generally increased by one level. After graduating from secondary school, their children can directly enter provincial universities, and the travel and tuition fees are reimbursed by the Ministry of Rites.

……

It's finally winter, and a light snow is falling in the sky, and Dopola is relieved.

Most of Xiuyan City has been abandoned, and the most fertile cultivated land, the serfs, were all taken away by Yang Zhenqing, and the houses were all burned down. The flag-keeper who lost his serf and house wanted to cry without tears, so he could only live in the city for the time being.

"Dutong, those southern barbarians are here again!"

Dopolo was startled at first, and then smiled again: "Let them come, there is no way to grab the south." If the southern barbarians dare to go around to the north, they will be allowed to go and have no return! ”

"They're just up to the north!"

"What? Why didn't you find any trace of the enemy? ”

"They went from the ravine over the big ridge (near the gatehouse ditch)!"

Hearing this, Dopolo lost his mind for a while, and then shouted anxiously: "Hurry up and get your troops and horses, you have to keep them!" ”

The villages in the south have been burned down and looted, and if the north continues like this, this Xiuyan City will really be abandoned. When the time came, there was only one city left, and all the outside of the city was emptied.

Yang Zhenqing, this guy, is really a madman, and he braved the light snow to climb over the mountains and mountains.

It was freezing cold, and he could only bring a few days' rations, and he could be blocked at any time from retreating, and he would either starve to death or freeze to death at that time.

"Kill!"

The separate battalion of 500 men was refilled, and with a thin layer of snow, a team of 100 men attacked in all directions.

The Manchurian people here, plus the old and weak women and children, can have dozens of people die in a village, and the rest are all Baoyi and Han serfs.

Fighting behind enemy lines, there is no logistics, and they may be surrounded at any time, and the military order issued by Yang Zhenqing is very brutal: as long as it is full, regardless of gender, all will be killed. Catch the live mouth and let the Baoyi and serfs kill it, which is their vote.

In just two or three days, nearly 2,000 Baoyi and serfs were liberated, a large amount of grain was seized, and more than 200 livestock were also seized.

The grain was open to eat, and more than a dozen livestock were slaughtered, so that the yellow-faced and thin-skinned Han people could replenish their strength, and all the clothes and equipment they had stolen were also given to the Han people.

Then, immediately withdraw.

Instead of going back to the south, they went west along the ravine, and they had to walk two hundred miles in the mountains in the snow. During this period, you have to climb over some mountains and go straight to Gaizhou City by the sea! If the news leaks halfway, the Eight Banners of Yaozhou will definitely be dispatched to block them at the mountain pass.

Even if the enemy of Yaozhou does not come, they still have to pass through a large area of Lingguan and Shimen Pass, and each of the two checkpoints is garrisoned by 100 Eight Banner soldiers.

No matter how you look at it, it's death!

Duopolo divided 50 horsemen to the south, went around the ravine when Yang Zhenqing came, and blocked Yang Zhenqing's route back from the mountain. Only 100 people were left to defend the city, and the rest of the Qing army was chased to the north by him.

The snow was falling heavier and heavier, covering up the traces of Yang Zhenqing's withdrawal.

Duo Poluo thought that Yang Zhen was returning from the original road, and planned to attack on the north and south sides of the mountain mountain. Went into the ravine to chase for a while, but there was not even a single hair, as if the Datong army and serfs had flown away.

"Dutong, did the Southern Barbarians go to the blockbuster?" A guard said.

Dopolo shook his head: "This southern barbarian enemy general is quite resourceful, how can he go to break through and die?" There are 100 Eight Banner soldiers there, guarding the danger, and thousands of people have to attack with artillery to capture the checkpoint. ”

So they were all dumbfounded, could it be that the southern barbarians could really fly?

Dopolo guessed again: "The Southern Barbarians will not be stupid enough to attack a large area of Lingguan, but it is possible to go there and hide. When we withdraw our troops, they will come back and go back from here over the mountains. Let's chase that side, and don't rush lightly. We have a large number of troops, and when we engage head-on, they will inevitably repeat their old tricks and abandon their baggage and retreat into the mountains. When the time comes, we will not fight him in the mountains, but take away their food. In the cold winter, starve them to death in the mountains! ”

All the generals agreed with this plan and slowly advanced towards the large ridge pass.

Snow day, evening.

The snow in the wild is knee-deep.

The Eight Banners Army in a large area of Lingguan all shrank in their houses to hide from the wind and snow.

No one stands guard and sentry, because the west is the Shimen Pass of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the east is the Xiuyan City of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the three places are connected by ravines, and the rest of the places are all lofty mountains. Coupled with heavy snowfall, how can there be a Datong army?

Yang Zhenqing was wrapped in a cotton jacket, and his boots were full of cotton and withered grass.

Five hundred soldiers of the separate battalion came with several long ladders. Very simple wooden ladder, the wood is freshly cut, tied up with rope and done.

Only one person can climb up at a time, and if there are too many people, the frame may be crushed.

By the time they lifted the ladder to the gate, it was already dark, and there was not even a ghost on the wall.

Five hundred soldiers, one by one, climbed up.

I also crushed a ladder halfway, but it didn't matter, there was snow padding down the fall.

After all the soldiers climbed the wall, Yang Zhenqing dispersed the team into dozens of units and ran door to door knocking on the door.

Yang Zhenqing personally knocked on the door of the city tower, and the Eight Banners Army inside was roasting around the fire.

Hearing a knock on the door, someone scolded and came to open the door.

Wind and snow poured in, and knives and guns came out, leaving several corpses in the house.

The city was very small, and it was full of family members of the defenders, as well as some Han craftsmen who had defected to the Manchus.

Those who are blind in the black light can't care so much, regardless of the Manchurian Han people, they will kill all the living people when they encounter them.

The gate was also slowly opened, and the Hermes-Epitek who remained in the ravine to the east came with the cattle carrying grain. Many people's feet were frozen, and dozens or hundreds of people were at risk of necrosis of their toes.

Overnight, Yang Zhenqing occupied a large area of Lingguan.

No one can escape, and even if there are those who have not been killed, they are blocked in the city and cannot get out.