Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 471 Coating
Under the dark night, Mulingguan City is like a giant beast lurking in the darkness.

Isha, a young man from Manchuria, held a shun knife tightly in his hand, bowed his body, and followed closely behind Naman, the uncle of the same village. Isha means pine duck in Manchu, and Naman means goat.

The Manchu people choose their names quite casually, often based on their ranking or physical characteristics, and some directly after the names of animals or objects. Zhong Er is the eldest son, Fu Le Ta has bad eyes, Xiang Tu has squint eyes, and Su Ke Saha has long legs.

Even when someone was born, his grandfather was just 70 years old, so he was called Na Danzhu, meaning seventy...

Isha, who is only 16 years old, is said to have yellowish brown hair when he was born, which is very similar to a Songya, a bird in the mountains of Liaodong, so his uneducated father directly named him Songya.

This is not the first time Isha has fought. He belongs to Zhenglan Banner and originally lived in Liaoyang. After Zhenglan Banner owner Hauge was deprived of his status due to a crime, Zhenglan Banner was handed over to Prince Yu Duoduo. , so Isha became Dodo's slave.After Qi Zuo adjusted, he and Naman's Niu Lu were assigned to Bo Luo's command.

Became one of the four cattle records managed by Boluo.

As early as three years ago, Isha had passed the assessment and became an official armored flag soldier. However, he had only trained in Liaodong before, and had not passed the city defense.

Compared to Uncle Man, who had participated in three raids, he was still a child, but Uncle Man also entered the customs with Boluo's father when the Qing army entered the customs for the fifth time, and fought in Shandong. When Yanzhou ascended the city, he was injured by a fall and became a disabled person with a slight limp in his legs. After that, he returned to Liaodong.

But this year, the situation in the Central Plains suffered a setback, and many soldiers from Liaodong were also transferred. The young Isha and the slightly lame Naman were also transferred. He entered the customs as an infantry, and finally transferred to Boluo Under his command, follow him to the south.

From Liaodong to Beijing, and then to Xuzhou, there was no battle along the way, but on the way to the customs, Isha did not experience the battles and looting he imagined, and he did not grab any silver slaves, or even rice. I can't even get enough to eat. This is completely different from the customs experience that Uncle Man used to brag to them in the village.

However, as a young man from Manchuria who practiced riding and archery since childhood, Song Ya grew up to be physically strong, and is no longer as thin as a yellow hair when he was just born. Although the conditions are tough, he has always performed very well. He was transferred by the same Niu Lu Among the forty soldiers in the army, not all were armored men, there were only five vests, another ten infantry, and 25 Yu Ding and You Ding.

According to the Manchurian system, banner people can participate in the selection of armor (the selection of soldiers of the Eight Banners Army) after they become adults. Cavalry is called vest, and infantry is called infantry. run for election.

The householder (slave who is a bannerman), the account holder (who was originally a slave and was allowed to leave the status of a slave), can only choose a step armor.

In the Niulu, the one who did not choose the Mabujia was Yu Ding, and the one who was under sixteen was You Ding.

A standard Niulu is [-] Ding. Among the armor, there are the most elite red and white Ba Yala, as well as ordinary vest and step armor. In addition to the formal armor, there are many Yu Ding, young Ding, and coated slaves.

After the Qing army entered the customs, many of the armored soldiers in Niulu were transferred to Beijing to garrison, and many others were transferred to various important places for garrison. Many Niulu also moved into the customs, or moved to western Liaoning and other places. Big migration changes.

Usually there are not many soldiers left in Niulu, and they have to be transferred in case of war.

For the bannerman, their duty is to train, garrison, fight, or be an official. They are not allowed to engage in other activities. Charge.

All of them became landlords and lords. The original owners of the land, or some war-torn and hungry people, or the people they looted, became their slaves, farming and working for them.

What they need is training to fight, and their own armor and weapons.

Even when necessary, they would bring the children of Yu Ding and You Ding in the family to join the army, and even bring the coated slaves to join the army.

The Qing army swept the Central Plains when it entered the customs, and now it is retreating steadily. The military pressure is huge, and the Qing court has to step up the transfer of bannermen to join the army, and even transfer some coated slaves.

Just like Isha and his Niulu, they dispatched forty bannermen this time, of which there were only fifteen cavaliers, and another twenty-five were Yu Ding and You Ding. people.

It's actually a bit cold in Daxian Mountain in summer.

But for Isha and the others who came from the bitter cold of Liaodong, this was nothing at all. The cotton armor they wore was much better than the iron armor, which could keep them warm.

However, the coated slave Adis behind him only had a broken armor and an iron helmet, and his clothes were thin, so he shivered a little from the cold. This Adis's real name was not this. When I entered the customs with Uncle Man and plundered, a Han man was robbed in Yanzhou, Shandong. It is said that he was originally an eunuch in Lu Wangfu.

After taking it home, I found out that I had no eggs, I couldn’t do any heavy work, and it was worthless to sell. In the end, I stayed. I was often beaten and scolded, and I was disgusted.

Isha's father said that it was because he had no eggs, so he was not bloody. This time Isha entered the customs and asked to bring a coat, so he chose Adis because Isha's father was in the city wall in Yanzhou. Pao, although he didn't die at the time, dragged half his life back to his hometown in Liaodong, and he was still hanging by ginseng medicine, unable to do anything except lie down all day.

In those few years, although the family had robbed some money and waited to come back, the prices outside the customs were extremely expensive at that time, and there were frequent cold disasters, etc., resulting in a shortage of food. The money that was stolen was used to buy food and medicine. , In the end, his father died, and the family was destitute.

Even the slaves were sold out, and only one set of armor guns was left for Isha. This time, Isha had no other servants to bring, let alone provide armor for Addis. One of his tattered cotton body armor was lent to him.

Edith looked into the distance, nervous.

Naman was quite calm, he leaned against a stone, took out a piece of jerky from his body, tore off a little bit and gave it to the young neighbor, "Don't worry, although Muling Pass is dangerous, our Eight Banners are also very good at attacking and capturing the city." Yes, even if the Ming army seized Guancheng first, it would not be difficult to take it down."

Although Naman is lame, he is an experienced veteran. This time he even went out as a leader in a vest. He had already enjoyed life at home and lived a good life with his grandchildren. Forced to march.

He didn't hesitate to support this young neighbor. Back then, he and Isha's father fought side by side, and they were like brothers. Thinking of the battle in Yanzhou, their brothers were seriously injured, and they limped to death in the end, which is also embarrassing.

"Eat some food to replenish your strength. There will be a fierce battle in a while. When the fight starts, you will follow me closely. Don't be afraid. The more you are afraid of death, the easier it is to die."

"Is there any urine, let it go quickly, there is no time to fight."

Isha took the jerky, but tore off another piece and handed it to Addis behind him. Although this eggless coat is incompetent, in the past few years in their house, even though he was beaten and scolded every day, he has always worked hard. Isha Ha even thought he was nice, as sweet as Addis, the dog his father bought him when he was a kid.

That dog accompanied him for ten years, but was killed when he was hunting, so after his father brought back the Han captive, he named him Addis. After getting along with him for several years, he felt that he was just like his old man. The dog was as kind as ever.

"Thank you, master," Addis took it, and quickly thanked him. After staying outside the customs for four or five years, he can speak Mandarin now, and he speaks it very well.

"Follow me in a while, you only have half armor, be careful with the thief's arrows, after this battle is over and the armor is captured, I'll get you a set first."

"Thank you sir."

After a short rest in front of Muling Pass, the 500-man raid battalion began to move towards the pass city under the leadership of Han Chinese guides. They became more cautious and sneaked in the dark.

Isha followed the man closely, nervous but cautious.

Na Man is very relaxed and proficient, even if his legs are slightly lame, it doesn't affect the slightest.

Finally, he managed to get to the bottom of the Guancheng. There was a fire on the Guancheng, and there were the figures of the Ming army guarding the Guancheng.

The full-staffed bannermen hurriedly assembled the ladders they carried with them. These ladders were scattered in sections and carried separately. When they arrived at the pass, they began to be assembled with ropes, which were simple but portable.

More than a dozen ladders were quickly assembled, and both ends of the ladders were wrapped in thick cowhide cloth, and there was no sound when they were close to the city.

On the high Daxian Mountains, the mountain wind howled, adding a lot of cover for them.

The task of this 500-person raid battalion was to sneak up to the pass, then enter the city to open the city gate, send a signal, and lead Boluo's army into the pass.

This tactic was commonly used by the Qing army, and it was often effective, so Boluo immediately used this tactic after hearing that the Ming army took the first step to seize Muling Pass.

The person in charge of these 500 people is a Fende Bashiku named Ele Heda, which means ginseng in Manchu.The Qing army set up a sub-debashiku under the leadership of each niuluzuo to lead the troops to fight, and each niulu had another four to six bashikus, which are also called Xiaoqi School and Lingcui in Chinese.

They are all chosen among the vests.

That's a reminder.

Ele and Dachang's hands are like personal ginseng sticks, and they are known for their bravery. Once the ladder is set up, he will be the first to climb the ladder with a knife in his mouth.

Naman was also the first to go up the ladder next to him.

Isha followed closely behind.

According to the Eight Banners tradition, officers take the lead.

Everyone was careful not to make a sound, with steel knives in their mouths, and carefully climbed the ladder, while the people below held their bows and pulled the strings, aiming at the city, ready to cover at any time, and there were still people below holding the ladders and waiting in line.

Everything is going smooth.

Isha even lowered his head to look at Addis, and saw that he followed him closely, so he was relieved. According to this situation, they will be able to climb to the top of the city immediately, and then seize and close the gate.

Although he is not a vanguard, he can follow that uncle Man and be the second person on the ladder, and he will be able to make a point at that time. It will be even better if he kills one or two after going to the city.

He thought silently in his heart, I must restore the glory of our family and prosper our family. When I have made meritorious service, been promoted and received rewards, then I will be able to buy dowry for my younger sister, armor and war horses for my younger brothers, and even Buy a few strong slaves, so that the mother does not need to take the younger brothers and sisters to go to the field to farm.

Thinking about it this way, I have reached the top.

More than a dozen people, including Bashikuel and Dayunaman, jumped up to the pass city almost at the same time.

Isha only felt the blood rushing to his forehead, and followed him, jumping onto the top of the wall.

(End of this chapter)