The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 326 Continue Northward
The industrious Han people and Dongjiang soldiers joined forces, and they had already thrown the naked and headless corpses in Xiuyan Fort down a cliff.

Now the smell of blood in the castle is much better, and now there is the smell of boiled beef and mutton.

Huang Han and the other generals ate their mouths, the seized wine was too limited and not enough, so only officers of a hundred households and above could enjoy it, and the ordinary soldiers got the wine and drank it today. Huge soldiers.

The soldiers of the "Red Banner Army" were different. Nine out of ten out of ten they carried good things in their spares, and it was not uncommon for them to bring a few bottles of fine wine produced by the Huang family.

Because Huang Han gave the order at that time to carry enough supplies for seven days, and the spare horses had too much carrying capacity, so the soldiers were not allowed to bring personal items as long as they were not gold and silver treasures.

Alcohol can't be banned in the army, and it can't be banned. Huang Han can only manage his subordinates by eliminating alcoholism. The soldiers basically don't care if they drink two or two drinks.

Talking about the mountains around the bonfire and drinking two taels of fine wine can really make people feel good. Many Dongjiang soldiers ran into the "Red Banner Army" knight circle to beg for a drink.

Today, Dongjiang soldiers fought bravely and won the favor of the "Red Banner Army". Basically no soldier was rejected, and they also drank good wine.

On the moon in late autumn, the happy Ming army cavalry sang songs, including Ming military songs and Liaodong folk songs...

The "Red Banner Army" always likes to show off. They sang "Canghai" and laughed, and immediately attracted all the soldiers. Finally, Shenshuying, Jinyiwei, and Dongjiang soldiers all learned to sing this song.

The more than [-] Han Chinese who had just escaped the sea of ​​suffering were also infected by the happy atmosphere. They were not mistreated under the care of Huang Han, and they were also drinking broth and eating cooking cakes. , Yan Congyou and the others saw it.

These people were rewarded with wine and meat by the fool, and they were taken in as military laborers. The next step was to help the medical soldiers carry stretchers, because after all, many wounded could not walk.

When the soldiers had eaten enough, drank enough, and sang beautiful songs, Huang Han said: "Soldiers, I would like to ask for your opinions. Next, our army should go back and retreat to the camp outside Jinzhou, or continue to go north to search Is it bad luck to be a slave?"

Shang Keyi asked loudly: "Master Huang, is there another show of hands vote? All soldiers agree to go north to kill the enemy tomorrow, please raise your hand."

Looking around, there are shaking arms. It seems that there are no soldiers who want to return to Jinzhou immediately. Huang Han said again to confirm: "Soldiers, whoever chooses to go back to Jinzhou will also get support. Please prepare to go back Hands up."

After all, fighting is not a child's play. The cavalry of the Shenshu camp also suffered some casualties when they attacked the Jiannu village. Now three people died in battle, seven or eight were injured and lost their combat effectiveness. Fortunately, only a dozen of Jinyiwei were slightly injured. No one needs training.

However, since there were villages staying overnight during this period of time, the spirits of the people in the Shenshu camp improved a lot, and none of them raised their hands to ask to go back after being aroused.

The captain of Jinyiwei has heard the story of the surprise attack on the grassland. Those who failed to persevere returned to the capital and watched their former partners get promoted and made a fortune. Everyone regretted the beginning and hated themselves for being worthless.

Therefore, everyone in this group of Jinyiwei has a firm will, and they are all determined not to be afraid of hardships and hardships. They are not allowed to endure dozens of days of torture and enjoy it for a lifetime. It is worth it!
It's all of one mind!No one backed down unexpectedly!

Huang Han is very satisfied with everyone's attitude. The soldiers who take the initiative to fight have a high degree of self-consciousness, and there is no doubt that the combat effectiveness of the troops that need to supervise the battle is doubled.

Since everyone unanimously requested to continue to go north, it was initially decided to kill for another three to five days before discussing when to retreat.

Cavalry raids paid attention to speed, and there were too many cattle, horses, carts and Han people following them these days, which became a burden to the team, but if Huang Han gave an order to discard the seized supplies and food, he would become a target of public criticism.

Huang Han has already deeply realized how important food is in this era of scarcity, and how precious materials are. Unless it is absolutely necessary, he is reluctant to throw away the seized goods.

It is very important to make arrangements according to the situation. Now that you have a small city with defensive power, let's make good use of it!

Huang Han issued an order that the sick and wounded and most of the rescued Han people stayed in Xiuyan Castle, and the medical soldiers left half of them. Three hundred Han men were selected to distribute the captured knives and guns to form an armed guard city like a self-defense force.

If there is really a Jiannu attack here, at least half of the [-] or so wounded and sick will be able to support and participate in the defense, and the medical soldiers can also command the self-defense force to participate in the battle.

Huang Han didn't leave any troops to guard Xiuyan Castle because he considered that the possibility of Jiannu crossing the cavalry's scouting line and appearing behind him was basically non-existent, so there was no need to waste troops.

There were two thousand soldiers and civilians in Xiuyan Fortress. The castle did not suffer much damage when it was attacked, and its defense was still there. Even if hundreds of slave cavalry came, it was impossible to take it down in a short time.Unless there are traitors inside, they should cooperate with each other.

The rescued Han Chinese were all screened. Most of them had old wounds that had not healed and new wounds, and they were all skinny and tattered. Now that they had eaten a few meals, they found good clothes and put them on. It's not so miserable to go up.

Dongjiang soldiers are easy to kill, and they are unambiguous in killing traitors. It is estimated that many people who are not traitors have also been killed by mistake. The possibility of the city should not exist.

The next day, [-] cavalrymen went on the road again, and brought [-] Han Chinese who could ride horses as labor labor with the army. They were also given weapons, and dozens of those who could be counted as archers were even distributed with captured bows and arrows.

Because Dongjiang soldiers lacked clothing and armor, they put on all the captured iron armor and cotton armor. Now basically everyone has iron armor and cotton armor, so the [-] soldiers who accompanied the army did not even have cotton armor.

These people became slaves because Huang Han took a fancy to them and prepared to take them in. Dongjiang Town has a lot of people and few supplies, and they are already very sorry for monopolizing the seized armor.

Huang Han selected relatively sturdy Han males to do labor labor with the army, all of which belonged to the command and management of the "Red Banner Army", making it clear that he wanted these people.

All the generals of Dongjiang Town below Huanglong had no objection. They even found out that a certain Han had made meritorious service and recommended it to the knights of the "Red Banner Army".

After a day or two of contact with the soldiers of the "Red Banner Army", the newly selected Han laborers quickly felt a sense of belonging, and many of them immediately played a role.

They are familiar with the mountains and rivers here, know where the Jiannu village is, and know where the soldiers can plug in to complete the outflank.

(End of this chapter)