After confirming that Suohun abandoned the castle and left, the main force of the Independent Regiment took advantage of the situation to occupy the castle and went to Hetuara to join Yang Zhenqing.

Who knows, as soon as they were halfway there, they received an order from Yang Zhenqing to immediately defend the city.

Where to keep?

Of course, Shoukhtuala, which was already empty, only the wounded and sick of the Separate Regiment remained. After two days of repairs, Yang Zhenqing actually led the army to set off again, not afraid that after he left, the capital of the Tartars would be recaptured.

Antiba is already very sure that this Han general named Yang Zhenqing is a complete madman!

More than 1,000 people crossed the mountains and mountains, marched hungry and hurriedly, and took Hetu Alababu overnight. He had only rested for two days, and the hungry meat had not yet been replenished, so he abandoned the city and headed for the main battlefield. There is a war of tens of thousands of people, plus more than 100,000 people, are these thousands of people in the past to deliver food?

At this moment, Man Dahai finally arrived at Jiebo City with his cavalry troops.

As soon as he arrived on the front foot, he received an urgent report on the back foot, and his son sent someone to chase him to deliver the letter, and a large number of enemy troops appeared in his old nest.

What to do?

Man Dahai wanted to rush back to the rescue, but the Datong army ran for a long time, and he definitely didn't bring enough siege weapons, and maybe he hadn't been breached when he went back. But the battlefield of Salhu in front of him also needs himself, and as soon as his backbone leaves, maybe Salhu's morale will collapse directly.

After thinking about it, Man Dahai decided not to return to help.

If his son can hold on, the Datong army, which is running around the rear, will definitely withdraw due to lack of food. If the son can't keep it, then it's too late for him to return. It is better to stay in the main battlefield, as long as you win this battle, any loss is acceptable.

"Lord Wang, the two acropolis of Salhu, as well as several nearby forts, have all been captured by the Southern Barbarians." The commander of the army in Jiebo City was Yang Guli's grandson Ai Xing'a, with the title of Duke Yingcheng and the title of first-class chief military officer.

Man Dahai asked, "The Southern Barbarians only besieged Salhu, and did not hit the side of Jiefan City?" ”

Jiefan City is Jiefan City, and the Tartars don't like the word "Fan".

Ai Xing Ah shook his head: "I didn't come over, I guess I waited for us to pass, and the southern barbarians wanted to besiege the city and send reinforcements." “

Man Dahai pondered silently.

The Datong army besieging the city of Salhu, a total of four regular divisions, plus peasants and people, nearly 90,000 people were scattered there.

The Tartar garrison in the city of Salkhon consisted of only about 5,000 men. The Eight Banner Army in Jiefan City and Gule City has gathered more than 40,000 people—the Manchu Qing Dynasty has evacuated all the young and strong, and among these more than 40,000 people, many have never fought, and the youngest is even only fourteen or fifteen years old.

"We can't force it, the enemy army has been on the battlefield for a long time, our army is mostly weak, and there is no certainty about the decisive battle in the field," Manda Haidao, "Since the enemy army is besieging but not attacking, then we will keep delaying time, and we will naturally withdraw our troops until it snows." At that time, look for an opportunity to seize the loophole of its withdrawal to hunt down! ”

Ai Xing Ah didn't dare to go out of the city for a decisive battle, and hurriedly flattered: "The prince is worthy of being a general, and he is the mainstay of my Qing Dynasty, and the strategy of delaying time is the most suitable." ”

In Mandahai's heart, he has always been worried about the rear.

If the son is defeated and the city is captured by the Datong army, then the retreat in the northeast will be blocked. Even, the Datong army came along the river valley and arrived at Jiebo City from the northeast, and Jiebo City became a turtle in an urn.

Man Dahai suddenly had an idea, and he: "Send more scouts and go northeast along the Hunhe River." Don't reveal your whereabouts, and once we find the Nanban, we will set up an ambush halfway. There are definitely not many southern barbarians who go around from the north, so eat all the way first. “

Aixing Azan said: "This is Emperor Taizu's secret technique, let him come a few ways, I will go all the way!" “

Mandahai immediately sent scouts, but on this day, a fast horse came from the southeast of Gule City: "Lord, there is a secret report, Hetuala is gone!" “

"Hetuara is gone?"

Man Dahai and Ai Xing Ah looked at each other.

The main force of the Datong army of Salhu is directly west of Jiebo City. The direction of the cavalry division's attack was the northeast of Jiebo City.

And Hetuala, in the southeast of Jiebo City, there is only one passage there, that is, the Datong army starts from Yahu Pass and opens the fortress all the way to it. It is not easy for the army there to walk, at most it is a partial division of a few thousand people, and it will take the old nose time to open many fortresses along the way. Moreover, Hetuara still has an army, although throwing two or three thousand people to guard the pass, it can block tens of thousands of Datong troops.

Why is it gone?

Man Dahai asked, "How many enemy troops have taken the city?"

The messenger shook his head: "I don't know." “

Man Dahai asked again: "Where did the enemy army come from?" ”

The messenger shook his head: "I don't know." ”

"Why don't you know anything?" Aixing Ah was furious.

The messenger explained: "There are scattered people who have fled from Hetuara to Mardun. The Mardun guards did not dare to slack off, and sent people to the city of Gule to report the news, and at the same time sent people to Tuala to inquire about the news. Those clansmen who fled don't know, only know that there was a fire inside and outside the city in the middle of the night, and many southern barbarians took the opportunity to kill them in the city. “

"What about the Queen Mother and Your Majesty?" Ai Xing asked.

"There are clansmen who see that the Queen Mother and Her Majesty have fled from Beicheng." The messenger replied.

Ai Xing Ah was silent, and Man Dahai didn't say a word.

There are mountains everywhere, and there are only three passages.

One is in the west, leading to Fushun via Salhu. One is in the northeast, going out along the valley of the Hunhe River. One is in the southeast, going out along the Suzi River Valley.

Now, the three passages, the three directions, are all the Datong Army, and the Eight Banners Army has been surrounded!

After a long time, Man Dahai sighed: "Now there are only two ways. First, before the enemy army is encircled, immediately go to the decisive battle of Salhu; second

Before the enemy army is encircled, choose a road to break through with the whole army. “

"Let's break through, many of the Eight Banners warriors here haven't fought much, and letting them go out of the city for a decisive battle is to die." Aixing Adao.

Man Dahai again: "If you break through, from the northeast or the southeast?" “

Aixinga: "The southeast is better, the enemy army that captured Hetuara should not be too many. It is smoother to go to the southeast, and you can also go to find the Queen Mother and Her Majesty. “

Man Dahai actually wanted to go to the northeast, just go back to see if his nest had been eliminated.

But as Aiseiah said, the roads in the northeast are more dangerous. There were not only the Datong army, but also the rebellious Haixi Jurchens, and maybe even the Mongol soldiers who defected to the Datong army.

Thinking about it, Man Dahai: "Gather the generals to discuss the matter, the two of us don't count." “

The group meeting and discussion had only one result, that is, to go in the southeast direction.

Because of these Manchurian nobles who attended the meeting, their families were either in Hetuala, or behind them in the city of Gule and Mardun. They have to go back and see, maybe they can meet their families along the way, and it is impossible to follow Mandahai to break through from the northeast.

If Man Dahai wanted to control the whole army, he had to listen to the opinions of these nobles.

The next day, Mandahai sent a large number of scouts to Salhu, making it appear that he was going to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Datong army. They prepared to retreat during the day, and immediately after nightfall they slipped away and ran wildly to join the Tartars of Gul.

Counting the old and weak, women and children, seventy or eighty thousand Tartars, they continued to the southeast from the city of Gule.

On the side of the main battlefield, Lu Xiangsheng, Hu Dinggui and others have been confused by the illusion. The scouts on both sides, continuing to fight, both want to occupy key areas and prepare for the next "decisive battle".

It's not that Lu Xiangsheng and Hu Dinggui aren't smart enough, but they didn't expect that Yang Zhenqing actually took Hetuala.

The task of Yang Zhenqing's partial division was only to seize the gold mines and armory, and incidentally threaten the rear of the Tartars from the south, so that the Tartars could not devote all their forces to the main battlefield.

Day and night, a few more miles, the main force of the Tartars will flee to Mardun.

Mardun is the place where Nurhachi made him famous at the beginning of his army.

At that time, Nurhachi's army consisted of less than 100 armored soldiers. His brother-in-law was killed by design, and he took only a few brothers with him and risked his life to retrieve his brother-in-law's body.

Then he led his army against Mardun, and the enemy who killed his brother-in-law was there.

At that time, there were only three carts, and the village was too steep to accommodate only one cart. Nurhachi lined up the three chariots in a long snake formation, and as a result, all the chariots were destroyed. He rushed forward single-handedly, shot an arrow through the ears of his enemies, and killed four more enemies in succession.

So the morale was greatly boosted, and the enemy army was so frightened that they did not dare to come out, and finally the siege and water cut off the enemy to force the enemy to surrender.

After taking Mardun, Nurhachi gained access to the mountain, and could attack Jiebo City, Gule City, and Sarhu at any time. Can't take it here,

He could only nest in Hetuala.

A few miles from Mardun, a group of defeated soldiers came from the southeast.

Mandahai's vest was cold, and he rode forward and asked, "Is Mardun still there?" “

A Tartar officer cried with a sad face: "Mardun is gone!" “

"Why is Maldun gone?" Ai Xing Ah felt that the sky was dark.

The Tartar officer said, "There is no well in the fort, so you have to go down the mountain to fetch water." Some clansmen can't stand it, and there have been people outside the village who have been persuaded to surrender, what His Majesty and the Queen Mother are dead, I am gone early in the morning... As a result, some of the clansmen opened the door and surrendered, and the southern barbarians took the opportunity to kill in the village. “

Man Dahai was so anxious that he jumped to his feet: "Quickly take Mardun back!" “

Mardun is not only a walled fort, . It is also a level, and it is a necessary place for the Tartars to break through.

On Hetuala's side, there is at least a wide flat area, and even if the Datong army occupies the city, the Tartar army can go around the city.

But if Maldun is lost, he can't get around it if he wants to.

If you have to go around it, you have to give up all your baggage and climb over the steep mountain wall. Tens of thousands of people, abandoning their baggage is tantamount to committing suicide by hunger strike!

Man Dahai couldn't wait any longer, he threw down his baggage and large troops, and only led thousands of elites to march quickly, wanting to take Mardun down. If you can't attack it, just wait for death, the main force of the Datong army will come sooner or later, and then it will be blocked in the belly of the valley to suffer the enemy.

"Commander, the Tartars are here."

"Defend the fort!"

After Yang Zhenqing occupied Mardun, the first thing he did was to fetch water. All the containers that can be found in the village are used to hold the water from the mountain, which can be drunk for at least half a month.

When Manda Hai's soldiers arrived, he blocked the northwest of the fort, and sent soldiers to climb from the mountain wall to the southeast. In this way, Mardun was blocked and the drinking water in the village was cut off.

He tried to attack, but to no avail, so he could only send people back to urge, and quickly pull the artillery to bombard the wall.

Yang Zhenqing, a thousand strange soldiers, must hold the small village and block tens of thousands of enemy troops for more than ten days. In this way, the main force of the Tartars can be blocked, and the main force of the friendly army can come and encircle.

In fact, Mandahai chose to break through from the northeast, and the situation was not far behind, they would be blocked by the cavalry division.

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