The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 229
In fact, the vast majority of Han slaves had such thoughts. After all, the winter of the second year of Chongzhen was the first time that the Hou Jin army entered the Guan.

The national power of the Ming Dynasty is still there, the people still have confidence in the country, their slavishness has not yet formed, and the life of slavery outside the Great Wall is miserable, no one does not want to be able to escape back to the pass.

However, it is not an ordinary difficulty for the Han people to escape from the prairie. Even if they are not overtaken by the Tartars, they cannot resist the harsh natural environment alone.

Sang Yu General Banner, one of the [-]th expeditions of the "Red Banner Army", has searched in vain for two days and failed to find the yurt. Today, he continued to explore on the road early in the morning.

Sang Yu is very diligent and careful. He strives to become the No. 1 person who captures Tartars alive and wins his first victory in the general banner. Sang Yu is a veteran frontier soldier who has served for five or six years.

The further he went to the north, the more careful he became, because he knew that he was far enough away from the side wall that he would find the Karakin people at any time.

Not long after the sun came out, the knights of the Sang Yu General Banner saw the smoke rising from a distance.

Sang Yu was overjoyed when he saw this, and joked: "Damn! I thought all the dog tartars were dead, so that's not the case!"

Qiao Dashan, the little flag officer, said with a smile: "It would be great if the Tartars could die by themselves! It won't save us from mobilizing people to go so far to kill them."

Sang Yu said disapprovingly, "It's only interesting when there are wars to fight! It's more enjoyable to fight with the Tartars, at least there are beef and mutton to eat! Tonight, I promise that all brothers can open their bellies and eat mutton."

Sang Yu, the chief banner officer who already owns a six-rank and a hundred households, has a quick mind. When he sees the yurt, he already associates it with roast lamb, and he doesn't pay attention to the fighting power of the Tartars at all.

Cheng Yunlai, the flag officer, also laughed. He swallowed and said, "Haha, that's right, I would like to kill the Tartars and eat mutton. My lord, you can make arrangements. Next, what should our brothers do to win the yurt?" Here is a roasted whole lamb."

"It's very important not to let a Tartar go. Qiao Dashan quickly take your small flag and set up an ambush to the north. Be sure to block all the Tartars who come out."

Qiao Dashan hesitated and said: "My lord, this is not good. The general's intention is to capture a few Tartars alive, and in order not to expose our army's actions, we must ensure that no Tartars escape. We should report the enemy situation as soon as possible, and then It’s just right to encircle.”

Sang Yu said loudly: "That's the reason, but our Patriarch also said that if the enemy is within the attackable range, the various masters will be able to act cheaply.

There are only twenty or thirty yurts there, how many Tazi soldiers can there be?We have a total of 56 people, and all of them are well-equipped warriors, so this official believes that there is an attackable target in the mouth of the mentor. "

It was obvious that Sang Yu was trying to cover up, and his words were suspected of being irrational, but the cavalry under his command thought that there didn't seem to be many Tartars there, and they all wanted to launch an attack by themselves, and didn't want to waste time informing the brother troops to encircle them.

Seeing that the direct leader insisted on launching an attack, Qiao Dashan didn't say much anymore. He led ten of his men around Xiangyangpo and turned to the north to rest and wait for work, preparing to attack and kill the Tartars who had fled.

Sang Yu waited patiently for a moment or so, and saw Qiao Dashan leading the troops away and shouted: "Everyone has changed their horses to check their equipment."

After a while, the remaining four small banner officers began to report: "My lord, Cheng Yunlai's small banners are fully staffed with first-level combat readiness."

"He Liang Xiaoqi is ready."

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Sang Yu took the lead to pull down his armor, and the 45 cavalry under his command followed suit. He shouted: "This is the time to make meritorious deeds. Brothers follow the official and kill the Tartars!"

The four small flag officers immediately echoed: "Kill the Tartars and have a bright future! Come on, brothers!"

The knights shouted three times: "Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!" Everyone galloped on their horses.

In an instant, the shouts shook the sky.Enjoying the warmth in the yurt and enjoying the wine and meat, the Tartars suddenly found that the ground was shaking and the eight legs were being squeaked by the cups and plates on the table.

Enemy attack!It must be an enemy attack!The Karaqin people panicked and crawled out of the yurts. Without exception, they were going to lead the horses. When they got the horses, they could fight or flee according to the situation.

The Han people who were slaves did not realize that it was the Ming army who came to kill them, thinking that it was commonplace for the Tartars to attack each other.

They searched for places to hide one after another, and most of them got under the eight-legged quilt table. A few Han people had this experience once or twice, and knew that as long as they didn't die in the melee, it didn't matter who won or lost. Master only.

Xiang Chengliang, who was grilling meat for Hegelie and the other seven Tartars in the yurt, had an idea. He hid behind the long table and looked around vigilantly. He held a hatchet tightly in his hand. Thinking about whether there is a chance to escape while taking advantage of the chaos.

The two young Han women serving the Tartars seemed to have become a little numb. They didn't scream and curled up together in the corner between the innermost boxes of the yurt.

A tartar just got out of the low door of the yurt, and Sang Yu, who had sharp eyes and quick hands, pierced his neck with a sharp arrow. A tartar who flung his bowed legs and ran to the stable was nailed into the back by a javelin, with blood in his mouth. Spray fell to the ground.

The Tartars who drank with Hegelie, without exception, had participated in the post-golden army at the end of the year, and each of them seemed to have more personality.

The five Tartars drew out their Mongolian swords and rushed out. The younger brother of one of the masters, Hegelie, then rushed out with a bow and arrows and shot at the charging "Red Banner Army" knights, providing cover for the companions wielding Mongolian swords.

The seven Tatars were drinking in the largest and most luxurious yurt, with the bows and arrows of the two masters, Brother Hao Gelie, by their side, so they could launch long-range attacks. The other five Tartars came to drink. The Mongolian knife that is worn with you.

In an instant, the Hao Gelie brothers had already shot seven or eight feathered arrows. It was obvious that nine out of ten of these feathered arrows hit the raiding Ming army at close range, but they found that none of the Ming army was shot down.

Although Hao Gelie's younger brother and the five subordinates who were drinking together rushed out of the yurt and ran in the direction of the stables, but unfortunately it was of no avail.

The Ming army's first attack was extremely sharp. These six people did not have the chance to kill the Ming army face to face, and they all met Hades under the Ming army's long-range attack.

Since Hao Gelie was sitting in the innermost part of the yurt, he deliberately slowed down when he ran out. He watched his younger brother, who was more than ten steps ahead of him, being shot in the body by three feathered arrows.

His younger brother didn't have time to put on his armor, and all three arrows pierced through his chest.

Hao Gelie, who hastily shot two or three feathered arrows, watched his younger brother vomit blood and fell to the ground twitching. Seeing that the Ming army came a lot, he stopped decisively. He jumped backwards and rolled into the yurt with experience.

(End of this chapter)