Wang Tingchen led the cavalry division and quickly rushed to the outside of Jiebo City.

Looking at the national flag and military flag fluttering in the wind on the Tiebei Mountain, Wang Tingchen was a little dumbfounded: "This is the defeat of Jiebo City?" Damn, we ran for nothing! ”

Let the whole army camp on the spot to rest, Wang Tingchen took Wang Yaochen and rode to meet the friendly generals defending the city.

When I encountered a sentry post on the way, I realized that most of the troops defending the city were peasants and soldiers, and the regular army was only more than 1,000 people. Part of the main force of the Datong army continues to besiege Salhu, and part of it has gone to the city of Gule.

"The Tartars here really don't need to be beaten," Wang Tingchen complained, "all the hard bones have been gnawed by us, and the cavalry division has suffered heavy casualties, I don't know how much credit can be credited." ”

Wang Yaochen said: "Your Majesty knows the soldiers, and you must understand. ”

Although the cavalry division under the command of the two kings only captured a small city, they completely annihilated the only remaining elite infantry of the Tartars, and also blocked the passage for the Tartars to evacuate from the northeast.

In terms of merit, it is second only to Yang Zhenqing's independent regiment.

The two discussed a few words, Wang Yaochen returned to the camp to manage the troops, and Wang Tingchen rode to Gule City for a meeting.

rode all the way, and finally came to the outside of Gule City, but saw that the main force of the Datong Army was moving again.

Seeing that the whole army was jubilant, Wang Tingchen called an officer: "Where are you going here?" ”

The officer saw the badge of Wang Tingchen clearly, and hurriedly saluted with his crossed arms: "Good to teach the general to know that the independent regiment has won the battle." Not only captured Jianzhou City, but also occupied Mardun, the Tartars could not advance or retreat by the Suzi River, we went to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Tartars this time. ”

"Independent Regiment...... Is that Yang Zhenqing? Wang Tingchen exclaimed.

"It's Head Yang." The officer said with a smile.

"Okay, you can get busy," Wang Tingchen sent the officer away, and muttered in a low voice, "it, Lao Tzu rushed to the mouth of the Meihei River, thinking that he had fought a good battle." Yang Zhenqing, the grandson, actually took away the capital of the Tartars, and his ghost name was really correct. ”

Riding past the marching troops, Wang Tingchen soon saw the commander Li Zheng: "Dudu, the cavalry division Wang Tingchen is here to see!" ”

Li Zheng saw that Wang Tingchen was a little surprised, and asked, "You have penetrated the line of the Hunhe River in the northeast?" ”

Wang Tingchen said: "The Tartar infantry left behind in the Manchu Dahai are all annihilated, but they are ...... The cavalry division suffered heavy casualties during the siege of the city. ”

The sentence "heavy casualties", Li Zheng already understood the situation, this must have been caused by the cavalry dismounting and storming the city. He sighed, "Thank you for your hard work. ”

"It's not hard to do." Wang Tingchen replied.

Li Zheng said: "The cavalry division suffered a lot of casualties, and it has been running all the way here, and it is already exhausted. The rest of the battle, I won't bother you, and the whole division should have a good rest. ”

"Yes!"

Wang Tingchen could only accept opinions, because most of the encirclement and annihilation battles were carried out on the banks of the Suzi River. The flat land along the river is very narrow, and there are too many soldiers to line up, so there is really no need to bring the tired cavalry division with them.

"Dada-da-da!"

"Urgent, urgent!"

Two dragoons came on fast horses and found Li Zheng to report the news: "Dudu, the Tartars have burned off their baggage and run over the mountain to the north!" ”

Li Zheng was happy and angry, happy that there was no need to kill and wound soldiers, and the Tartars would be finished if they escaped like this. The angry thing is that the Tartars would rather risk starving to death than fight a decisive battle with the Datong army, and some of the Tartars will definitely be able to escape.

Wang Tingchen became excited: "Governor, the last general will immediately lead the troops to chase!" ”

Li Zheng said: "With the dragoons." ”

Mandahai gave up his baggage and fled north over the mountain, where can he flee to? After climbing the mountain, you will definitely arrive at the banks of the Hunhe River, where the nearest and most convenient escape route is located.

That is to say, Wang Tingchen's cavalry division can return the same way along the attack route, and there is a certain chance of hitting the remnants of the Tartars out of the mountain.

Wang Tingchen immediately took the remaining dragoons, quickly rushed back to Jiebo City, joined his cavalry division, and chased along the banks of the Hunhe River.

Lu Xiangsheng rode over and asked Li Zheng: "What is the military situation?" ”

"I was about to inform General Lu," Li Zheng said with a smile, "that the Tartars had burned their baggage and fled north over the mountains, and I had let the cavalry chase them down the Hunhe River." ”

Lu Xiangsheng said with emotion: "The Tartars were really killed, and tens of thousands of troops actually burned their baggage and fled, and they didn't even dare to resist." ”

Li Zheng said: "I plan to lead my troops to Salhu, and together with General Xiao there, I will concentrate my forces to take Salhu City." ”

"That's right." Lu Xiangsheng agreed.

Two days later, a Sinicized Jurchen soldier came to the city of Salhu with empty hands.

The lord of the city, Mulima, told the soldiers not to shoot arrows, and said, "Hang him up in a basket for questioning." ”

Mulima retreated left and right, leaving only the adjutant general Tuhai behind, and asked the soldier, "Are you here to persuade him to surrender?" ”

The soldier handed over a letter.

Mulima did not understand Chinese and gave the letter to Tuhai.

Tu Hai quickly read the letter, his face changed suddenly, and he read it again before he whispered: "Hetuala, Jiebo City, Gule City, and Mardun have all been lost. The city of Meihei in Mandahai also fell, and the foot soldiers were completely annihilated. Man Dahai took tens of thousands of main forces of the Qing Dynasty, burned the baggage, and fled north over the mountain. ”

"How is this possible?" Mulima expressed doubts, "The city of Mehei in Mandahai has been captured, and I can figure it out, as long as the southern barbarians send troops from the north and run along the edge of the steppe. But how did Hetuara not have it? The two of us are stubbornly defending Sarhu, and we haven't even lost Sarhu, why did Hetuara lose it far from the rear? ”

To use an analogy, it is as if Zu Dashou was defending Jinzhou, and was suddenly told that Beijing was gone, Shanhaiguan was also captured by the Tartars, and Chongzhen had run away.

Tuhai said: "The enemy general wrote in the letter, if the general does not believe it, you can send someone out to inquire." Send someone all the way to Hetuara to see whose flag is planted at the head of the city. As long as the sentry is less than ten people, the southern barbarians will not stop them. Wait for us to find out the situation, and then decide whether to surrender Kaesong. ”

Mulima asked, "Do you think Hetuara is still there?" ”

Tuhai said: "The enemy army is so generous, most of the capital is gone. This news is now only known to you. If it spreads in the city, I am afraid that the whole army will be discouraged, and few are willing to defend to the end. ”

Mulima said dejectedly: "How could Hetuara be gone? There is also the city of Jiebo, although it is smaller than Salhu, but the terrain there is more precipitous. How could that bastard of Man Dahai lose Jiebo City? ”

Tuhai analyzed: "The fall of Meihei City in Mandahai is equivalent to the blockage of the Qing Dynasty's retreat to the northeast. The fall of Hetuara meant that the Qing Dynasty's retreat to the southeast was blocked. Our side is surrounded again, which means that the whole army is surrounded by regiments. If I were Mandahai, I would also lead the army to break through. If you don't break through, you will either go out of the city for a decisive battle, or you will be surrounded until you die, and it will be impossible to have food supplies for the soldiers. ”

"Anyway, send someone to see first." Mulima felt so tired.

He was extremely loyal to the Manchus, lost two acropolises, lost all the dungeons, and firmly defended the city of Sarhu, firmly controlling the most important city on the front.

The front line is not broken, the rear is all lost, how the is this still fighting?

Ten Manchu sentinels were sent out to inquire about the news, and the Datong army really kept its promise and let them go.

They didn't go far, only checked the cities of Jiebo and Gule, and then immediately returned to Sarhu to report the news.

"Ezhen, Jiebo City and Gule City, the banners of the Southern Barbarians are planted at the heads of the cities."

When Mulima heard this, he was weak and depressed: "It's really gone, it's really gone, it's really gone." ”

"Otherwise, let's go down." Tuhai said.

Tu Hai has no resistance to surrender, he is not a Jianzhou Jurchen, he is just a savage Jurchen. Calculated carefully, the Jianzhou Jurchen still has a grudge against him, and his tribe does not know how many times he has been conscripted by Nurhachi and Huang Taiji. Many of his people were killed, and even he himself was taken as a prisoner and attached to the Manchus along with his father.

What's more, Tuhai is familiar with poetry and books, and the degree of sinicization is very high.

Mulima did not want to surrender, he was the younger brother of Aobai. A large number of his uncles, brothers, and clansmen died at the hands of the Datong army, and he himself was stained with the blood of the Han people. This kind of blood feud does not intend to surrender, and even if it surrenders, it is estimated that it will not end well.

"Let me think about it." Mulima said.

Tuhai had already figured out Mulima's thoughts, and he bowed down and retreated, to contact the non-Jianzhou Jurchen officers in the city.

Word spread.

After the ten sentinels returned, they quietly told their relatives and friends the news of the loss of Jiebo City and Gule City. Their relatives and friends, once again, told their relatives and friends that in a day or two it spread throughout the army.

Thousands of defenders, terrified.

"Ezhen, Tuhai is surrendering in tandem!" In the evening, a cronie came to make a small report.

Mulima was immediately furious: "The savage Jurchen is just not credible, after reading a few books of Han people, I thought that I was also a Han person." He doesn't want to think about it, it's all Jurchen, and he can survive if he surrenders? ”

Tu Hai felt that he would definitely be able to save his life, because he did not have Han blood on his hands.

This product is very young, born as a clerk, and has never fought a war. He was familiar with the poetry and books of the Han family, but he was able to tie up with Da Yu'er, who hated Sinology, and relied on Da Yu'er's promotion to rise all the way, but he was thrown to Salhu to assist Mulima in defending the city.

Moreover, Tuhai is in charge of Salhu's logistics, and it is Da Yu'er's eyeliner to guard against Mulima!

"You take someone to cut down Tuhai!" Mulima said to his henchmen.

Tu Hai has always been very cautious, and when he noticed the change, he immediately said: "Dedicate the city in advance, raise fire to the house, and open the city gate!" ”

Arson is a signal, and the non-Jianzhou officers who are secretly connected will immediately turn back when they see the fire, and they will also open the gate near the city gate.

In this way, Li Zheng, Lu Xiangsheng and others, before they really started to attack, the Tartars in Sarhu City fought on their own.

Savage Jurchen, against Jianzhou Jurchen!

The territory of the savage Jurchen is too far away, and those who can become the Eight Banners Army have already moved south, and it is impossible for them to rebel like the Haixi Jurchens. Because of the Haixi Jurchens, it is easy to escape back to their ancestral land, while the savage Jurchens cannot run that far.

They did not dare to betray the Qing Dynasty before, because the cost of betraying the Qing Dynasty was too great.

Now the anti-water, not only does it not pay a price, but it can still survive because of it, and even avenges the revenge of the ancestors.

"Kill the dog!"

The savage Jurchen held a weapon and roared towards the nearby Jianzhou Jurchen. And the Jianzhou Jurchen soldiers didn't expect this at all, and they were caught off guard for a while.

"Siege!"

With the advent of the Datong Army, there was no suspense in the battle.

Tu Hai, a guy from a civil servant, wearing cotton armor and carrying a waist knife, led his subordinates to occupy the east city gate.

Hearing the footsteps of the Datong army, Tu Hai shouted excitedly: "Hold for a while, the Han family's heavenly soldiers will soon enter the city!" ”

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