The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 327 Phoenix Fort

With the leading party, the efficiency of robbery has been improved, and it is possible to use troops rationally according to the size of the village to be captured, and it is no longer a swarm to kill chickens with a sledgehammer.

On the same day, more than a dozen Jiannu villages were discovered by the split-up Ming army. After a burst of shouting and screaming, all the Jiannu were decapitated, and a large number of Han people, Aha, regained their freedom.

With [-] Han Chinese who had also experienced slavery, there was no need for more explanations from the knights of the "Red Banner Army".

It is easiest to communicate with those who are in the same boat. The liberated Ahahs hated the Jiannu even more, hated the traitor bannermen, and hated the coated slaves who betrayed their compatriots to flatter their masters.

They saw many bannermen and Baoyi deliberately put on tattered clothes and complained to the Ming army. Some even cut off the children of their former masters as a sign of bitter hatred.

The angry real Aha broke out, and they all stood up to expose the traitor's true colors. With the bullied Aha seeking revenge, the accuracy rate of killing the traitor was 100% on this day.

The Jiannu who enslaved Aha was decapitated, and the bannermen and coat slaves who oppressed their compatriots were beaten to death by groups. Soon all the Han people realized that they would no longer be slaves, and they followed the Ming army with great interest. .

With [-] laborers accompanying the army, another [-] or [-] Han people were rescued. Many of the jobs that were originally performed by the cavalry were taken by the Han people. Do it, now all the soldiers can focus on killing the enemy with one mind.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather gradually became colder. Half of the Dongjiang soldiers didn't even have quilts, and they were still wearing single clothes. Now this situation has changed greatly. Each of them has two quilts, and they can use one to cover their backs and the other to cover their bodies when they sleep at night.

The temporarily recruited military service also had clothes that could keep out the cold, and they also had two quilts to carry with them.

The number of spare horses under their management has reached five or six thousand, and each horse is dragged with cloth and silk. Hundreds of cattle have been left in Xiuyan Castle, and only one day later, more than 300 cattle were seized.

Now these oxen are all harnessed to the ox carts, which are full of seized grain and agricultural tools. The rescued Han people are reluctant to leave their things behind and want to take as much as possible.

Of course, Huang Han would not continue northward with the ox cart, and sent a head of the "Red Banner Army" to escort a dozen Ming soldiers who were injured today and the Han people who had just been rescued to drive the ox cart to Xiuyan Fort.

During this time, Fang Zhenghua and Li Ruolian had had their fill of addiction. Huang Han thought that the person who left traces in history should not be a passer-by, but should belong to the existence that was rarely killed, so that they participated in the fight and did not take care of this person at all. two people.

What's more, they are all wearing pangolin armor lined with cotton armor, and their helmets are also high-end products made of steel. Isn't it a joke to kill him?
It is true that all the people in Jiannu are soldiers, but they are also divided into strengths and weaknesses. The most powerful is Ba Yala, followed by vests and infantry, and the third is Yu Ding, armored men, and bannermen. There are also many villages that build slaves Yu Ding, a young and middle-aged man, was never selected as a soldier because of his poor physique and martial arts.

Shenshuying and Jinyiwei faced the same number of Jiannu regular troops in the cavalry battle. They were not inferior in equipment and fighting will, but their combat effectiveness was not inferior.

However, when attacking the Jiannu with the Jiannu village as the unit, the Jinyiwei and Shenshuying cavalry may not be at a disadvantage in a one-on-one fight, because the Jiannu in the village are three times weaker in terms of fighting spirit. At the end of the day, the Ming army was prepared and came aggressively.

Therefore, the bloodthirsty Fang Zhenghua wielded a saber and took the lead in the charge and gained a lot of money. The eunuchs were more ruthless. There has never been a jian slave head left on the neck, no matter men, women or children.

After every fight, Fang Zhenghua likes to stay at the scene of the crime and linger, inhaling the strong smell of blood into his nose, he will always feel completely ecstasy, and always feel at ease.

Li Ruolian, who was born as a Wu Jinshi, took Lou Yun, Ai Guodong, and Zhang Chao to select more than a hundred people from the thousands of royal guards in Beizhen Fusi. soldiers.

The lieutenants of Jinyiwei are well-equipped and their military value is overwhelming. What they lack is the experience in battle. If they have accumulated experience, they may not lose if they fight with the same number of regular soldiers who established slaves.

So far, Fang Zhenghua and Li Ruolian have killed seven or eight young and middle-aged Jiannu with their own hands, and the two of them would dig out the tanned heads from time to time and count them. They cared too much about such an honor.

Not only them, both Shenshuying and Jinyiwei regarded the gains they got with their own hands as treasures. In their hearts, the heads of these young and middle-aged slaves were not just 40 taels of silver.

Most of Shenshuying and Jinyiwei are from a family background, and many of them are disciples of nobles. Most of them are from decent families, so they pay more attention to honor and opportunities for promotion.

Two days after the northbound cavalry team left Xiuyan Fort, the cavalry who went out to reconnaissance came back to report a news, and found another large city called Phoenix Fort fifty miles ahead.

This fortress is twice as big as Xiuyan Fortress, and now there are slaves stationed there, and the number of people should not be less than one Niulu. This is also a city built by the original Ming Dynasty. The slaves were built for doctrine, and they did not maintain it frequently, so It is also a dilapidated city.

No matter how broken the city is, it has defensive power, and it is an insurmountable obstacle for the cavalry. Huang Han personally rushed to Phoenix Fort to investigate. Fang Zhenghua, Huang Long, and Li Ruolian all followed.

The last time Xiuyan Fortress was attacked there were more than [-] casualties. If they continue to attack this fortress by force, the casualties may increase by two or three times.

Because the Phoenix Fort is much larger and the city walls are much higher, the soldiers and civilians inside will not be less than two or three thousand.

A Jiannu Niulu stationed in the garrison should be a first-class Niulu. Even if it is not full of 300 people, there will not be too many shortages. Besides, the family members of this Niulu should all be in the city. The combat effectiveness of the old Jiannu should not be underestimated. watch for.

Dozens of generals were observing the Phoenix Fort from different directions. The news of the Ming army's harassment should have reached here, and there is a lot of turmoil in Phoenix Fort today.

At the top of the city, many soldiers and civilians appeared to reinforce the city and prepare to roll wood and beat stones. Looking at this posture, it should be impossible for Jiannu to abandon the city when the Ming army attacked.

It is estimated that the Phoenix Fort garrison has been stationed here for a long time. The farmland outside the city, the family members in the city, the livestock, and Aha are all hard-earned possessions, and they are reluctant to let go easily.

In the evening, the generals of the Ming army got together to drink and discuss. This time, everyone was very pragmatic, and no one clamored to lead the main force to attack. Even the three brothers of the Shang family frowned.

(End of this chapter)