Lu Xiangsheng looked at the earthen fort in front of him and said with emotion: "The enemy will defend well, and you can't take it lightly." ”

To the northeast of Phoenix, the 600-meter-wide passage has been blocked by an earthen fort built by Naudai. Moreover, it doesn't look very new, it was built at least a year ago.

This earthen fort is still his mother's fortress, fully imitating the Datong Army fortress in Gaizhou!

As a result, digging a trench to attack Phoenix City has become digging a trench and digging to attack the fortress, which can delay Lu Xiangsheng for at least a month.

A month, plus the previous attrition, was enough for Dorgon to send reinforcements.

The problem is that there are also Datong troops on Dolgon's side, and the Tartars in Phoenix are destined to not wait for reinforcements.

After encamping on the shore for a day, the 500 warriors selected by Naudai also went into the mountains to the north and rounded the night attack.

The officer who led the night attack was called Zhang Fengyan, who spoke Chinese, gave Han names, and was a man who ploughed and a woman who weaved, just like the Han people. But his ancestors were Jurchens, but they were just sinicized.

If it weren't for Nurhachi's army, these Liaodong Sinicized Jurchens would have become real Han people in another one or two hundred years.

The hot air balloon of the Datong Army made Nao Dai very jealous, and Zhang Fengyan was allowed to set off after dark.

When these Tartars crossed the mountain range and went around the flanks and rear of Lu Xiangsheng's sub-camp, it was almost dawn, and it was just the time when the soldiers were sleeping heaviestly.

Zhang Fengyan squatted in the thorn bushes, quickly saw the direction, and advanced with his belt.

But he didn't go far down the mountain, and Zhang Fengyan secretly said that it was not good.

In order to prevent night attacks, Lu Xiangsheng actually burned all the weeds and trees in the area around the camp, and cut down all the weeds and trees that could be burned, and all that could not be burned.

Zhang Fengyan couldn't hide, so he could only keep his body short and lead the troops to trot towards the camp.

About ten meters away from the camp, Zhang Fengyan felt that he had touched something.

"Jingle ......"

In the silent dawn, a crisp bell suddenly sounded.

Zhang Fengyan buried his head in checking, and at his calf, there was actually a hemp rope dyed black. Moreover, there is more than one hemp rope of this kind, which is circled around the camp, and small bells are sporadically tied to the hemp rope.

The Datong sentry, who couldn't help but fight, was instantly awakened by the ringing of the bell, and vaguely saw someone outside the camp, and he immediately blew the copper whistle hanging on his chest.

"Retreat!"

Zhang Fengyan turned around and ran, and it would be too late to do so.

Half of the dragoons of the 14th Division were in this camp, and the cavalry commander Lin Zhidong was also there.

Lin Zhidong is a native of Huating County, Jiangsu, and should have been admitted to Chongzhen for 16 years, and he was still the only citizen of that class of Wujinshi - other Wujinshi were either honored, military, or Jinyi Wei, and there was also a craftsman from the animal husbandry institute.

But in this time and space, there was no Chongzhen for sixteen years.

Lin Zhidong was born in the Huating family, his grandfather was a prisoner of the country, and his father was admitted to Xiucai. The Datong New Dynasty was established, and his family asked him to be a civil official, Lin Zhidong could only obey his father's orders, and even rose to the section chief of the Huating County Officials Section.

Hearing that the Datong Army was expanding and recruiting skilled men with bows and horses, Lin Zhidong quietly put pen to paper.

The chief of the county government department came to be a recruit egg, which is the only one in the whole army. And the strength is infinite, the bow and horse are skillful, and he is familiar with military books. Of course, Lin Zhidong was taken seriously, and in just two years, he was promoted to the commander of the cavalry of the 14th Division.

"All on board!"

The camp that had just been built did not have a special horse shed, and all the cavalry slept with their horses.

Hearing the alarm, Lin Zhidong quickly led the cavalry out, and the infantry had already removed the hemp rope outside the camp.

"Dada-da-da!"

The sound of horses' hooves behind him made Zhang Fengyan feel desperate, where could two legs run more than four legs.

Although he was a dragoon general, Lin Zhidong brought a bow.

When the corporal was riding his horse and releasing his guns, Lin Zhidong pulled his bow and shot an arrow, accurately hitting the back of a Tartar.

After the other dragoons fired, they immediately retracted their guns and drew their swords to chase them.

Lin Zhidong pulled his bow and arrows again, shot a second arrow, and overturned a tartar again.

This can only be said that the archery skills are amazing, on the back of a horse with a high speed bump, two arrows in a row hit the running enemy, and the moonlight at dawn is very dark. It is worthy of being Chongzhen's sixteenth year, the only Wujin scholar from civilian origin.

Seeing that he could not escape, Zhang Fengyan planned to resist stubbornly, but he could not gather the army at all.

These Jurchen soldiers who were incorporated into the Han army banner, although they fought bravely, they would definitely flee in a mortal situation, because there was still a chance to survive if they escaped.

Zhang Fengyan picked up his bow and arrows, then put them down, and actually knelt on the ground and surrendered, the only one among the five hundred night attack soldiers who surrendered.

From his grandfather's generation, Gu farmed for the Daming border army in Phoenix. His father also served as the family member of the Phoenix City Guard. In the face of the Manchu attack, it was the Ming Shou who surrendered himself, and Zhang Fengyan's father still wanted to resist the Tartars.

Later, Mao Wenlong sent envoys over to incite the defenders of Phoenix City to oppose the Qing. Zhang Fengyan's father was killed as a rebellious Han soldier.

Although Zhang Fengyan also fought with the army, he invaded Korea every time, and then returned to Phoenix to station.

This was the first time he had fought against a Han Chinese army.

As a Sinicized Jurchen, to be honest, he has a greater sense of belonging to the Han people. Before the Manchu Qing Dynasty gained power, he, the Sinicized Jurchen, despised the Jianzhou Jurchen very much, and felt that it was a bunch of bloody barbarians.

Hundreds of Tartars were running away, and no one was to care about Zhang Fengyan who was kneeling on the ground.

After shooting the third Tartar to death, Lin Zhidong drew his knife and slashed, knocking down several Tartars in front of him one after another.

It was a battle without suspense, with five hundred Tartars attacking at night, and only about twenty escaped into the mountains, and the rest were captured or beheaded.

As the main general of the night attack, Zhang Fengyan was taken to see Lu Xiangsheng.

Without waiting for Lu Xiangsheng to ask, Zhang Fengyan kowtowed and said, "General, I haven't killed any Han people, and I haven't killed a single Han person." ”

"Oh?" Lu Xiangsheng was a little interested.

Zhang Fengyan said: "General Qiyu, the villain's grandfather, is a tenant for the hundred households of the Han army in Phoenix. The villain's father, who was a personal soldier for the Han army commander in Phoenix. When the Tartars came, the Lord surrendered, and there was no battle. Subsequently, the main general rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, and the villain's father was also killed by the Tartars. It was later found out that it was manslaughter, because the villain's father was a Jurchen, so the villain was incorporated into the Han military flag. ”

Lu Xiangsheng asked: "Since it was incorporated into the Han army flag, why did you say that you have not killed Han people?" ”

Zhang Fengyan replied: "The villain's army has always been stationed in Phoenix City, and only went to war with the army when attacking Korea. Villain...... Villain ......"

Lu Xiangsheng scolded: "If you have something to say, don't swallow it!" ”

"The villain has an important military situation to tell!" Zhang Fengyan said.

"Let's talk about it." Lu Xiangsheng said.

Zhang Fengyan said: "The defenders in Phoenix City are divided into Han Army Banner and Manchurian Banner. Most of the Han military banners were locals, and the Manchurian banners were foreigners who were transferred to garrison in recent years. ”

Lu Xiangsheng felt that this information was useful and asked, "Is there a contradiction between the Han Army Flag and the Manchurian Flag?" ”

Zhang Fengyan said: "The Han military banner of Phoenix City, who has lived around Phoenix City for generations, has always looked down on the Jianzhou Jurchens before. It was compiled as the banner of the Han army again, and he got the Han land in Phoenix, so he really belonged to the Manchurian Tartars. But after the Datong army came to Liaodong, Dolgon felt that Phoenix had few soldiers, and sent hundreds of Manchurian flag soldiers over. ”

Lu Xiangsheng probably understood, and said with a smile: "You go on." ”

Zhang Fengyan said: "The local Han military banner originally occupied the most fertile land. After the Manchurian flag came, they also brought their families. Especially the main general Naodai, as Nurhachi's own nephew, his Manchurian soldiers don't take our Han military flag seriously. As a result, the newly arrived Manchurian Banner occupied the fertile land of the local Han Army Banner, forcing the Han Army Banner to reclaim other land. The local Han military flag has always been resentful! ”

"You Jurchens of the Han Army Banner can speak Chinese?" Lu Xiangsheng asked.

Zhang Fengyan replied: "Not only can they speak Chinese, but they also have Chinese names and surnames." The Jianzhou Jurchens are barbarians, but our Jurchens in Phoenix City have admired the king for a long time. The Jianzhou Jurchens live outside the Great Wall of Liaodong, and our Phoenix Jurchens live inside the Great Wall of Liaodong. We, the Jurchens in Phoenix City, are also the people of the Great Tomorrow, and we want to pay food to the Han Military Mansion! ”

Cultural transmission has such a use.

More than two hundred years of assimilation have given the Phoenix Jurchens a sense of superiority and looked down on the Jianzhou Jurchens who fished and hunted in the mountains.

If the Manchu Qing had been in power, the Phoenix Jurchens would naturally fall to the Jianzhou Jurchens and be proud of their Jurchen identity. Once the Manchu Qing showed its decline, the Phoenix Jurchens, who were obviously sinicized, would feel that they should actually be Han.

Zhang Fengyan looked up at Lu Xiangsheng: "If the general trusts the villain, you can let the villain go back." The villain falsely claimed to have fled back and secretly contacted the Han Army Banner in Phoenix City to rebel! ”

"Will they?" Lu Xiangsheng asked.

Zhang Fengyan said: "If there are no reinforcements, Phoenix City will definitely fall." As long as the general promises that after the Han army banner in the city rebels and sacrifices the city, he will no longer care about everything in the past and leave us some land to cultivate, and most of the Han army banners will not give their lives to the Tartars. Because we are not of the same race as the Jianzhou Jurchens! ”

Lu Xiangsheng thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, you can go back." ”

An officer with a Tartar Han military banner is just the best to get miraculous results, and it doesn't matter if he takes the opportunity to escape.

Lu Xiangsheng has already prepared a long-term plan to attack the city, first digging trenches to attack the fortress, and then digging trenches to attack Phoenix City. The shortest time is three months, and if it is not smooth, it will take at least half a year.

said that Zhang Fengyan was let go in the evening, and this person ran all the way into the mountains. After climbing over the mountain, he picked up a rock and slammed it into his calf.

I didn't break the bone once, and I endured the pain a second time, and I broke the calf bone before I stopped.

He slid down the hill, making a mess all the way, and his clothes were scratched all over. Arriving at the foot of the mountain, he struggled to climb to Phoenix, only to be discovered by the defenders the next morning.

When the doctor gave Zhang Fengyan a bone, the main general Nao Dai personally came to interrogate.

Zhang Fengyan struggled to get up, lay down in pain and said: "The Southern Barbarians are cunning, and they have set up a lot of ropes with bells outside the camp, and if you accidentally touch the ropes, you will ring the bells. The warriors of the Eight Banners who attacked at night were discovered when they touched the periphery of the enemy camp, and then they were chased and killed by the cavalry. The lowly man managed to escape back to the mountains, and accidentally broke his leg, so he fled back now. ”

Naudai asked some more details, and then said: "You are good to recuperate from your injuries, and when your injuries are healed, you will definitely be useful." ”