Chongzhen's open life

Chapter 393 Chasing and Killing
After capturing Dorgon, Zhang Weixian sent nearly [-] cavalry to chase after the Jurchen clan's retreat.

It wasn't that he didn't want to send a large army to pursue it. It was because in the vast Liaodong wilderness, one might get lost if one was not careful, and cavalry was the most mobile unit.

So in the end Zhang Weixian could only send his nephew and uncle of the Cao family to lead his cavalry to hunt down the Jurchen tribe who had fled for a few days.

The land of Liaodong is so vast, plus the fact that the Jurchen Ministry went ahead for several days, even the cavalry division led by the uncle and nephew of the Cao family took three full days to find them by the side of a mountain forest six hundred miles away.

High mountains and dense forests are not suitable for cavalry pursuit. The uncles and nephews of the Cao family knew this, and those Jurchen people also knew this, so they deliberately hid in the mountains and forests, so that Cao Bianjiao and others were afraid of it.

To be honest, their operation really brought a lot of trouble to Cao's uncle and nephew, and the two uncles and nephews couldn't think of a good way after a while.

Lin Zi couldn't enter casually, but seeing the remnants of Jurchen in front of them, they couldn't do anything about it, which made the uncle and nephew even more panicked!

"uncle……"

"Call me teacher!"

Cao Bianjiao had no choice but to cup his hands and said: "Master, now that Jiannu are all in the forest, the general will think that we are all cavalry and it is not suitable to enter the forest, otherwise the Jiannu will definitely lie in ambush, and that will be bad."

Cao Wenzhao frowned and said, "How can you say that these masters don't know, but how can it be possible for my master to watch the enemy escape while knowing the whereabouts of the enemy?"

Cao Bianjiao thought for a while, then suddenly called a person, whispered a few words in someone's ear, the person left immediately, and soon found someone who hadn't been accepted from the surroundings, this was the night the army sent out to investigate the situation Those who are not accepted are generally the elite of the Liaodong frontier army.

Cao Bianjiao looked at Ye Bushou and asked, "Are you from Liaodong?"

That night, if he didn't accept it, he immediately cupped his hands and replied: "Back to the general..."

Cao Bianjiao waved his hands and said, "I'm only a brigade commander, I can't be called a general."

Ye Bu was taken aback for a moment, and realized that the military system is different now. You can't just call someone a general just as you used to. The word general now has a much higher gold content than before.

After reorganizing the language, he cupped his hands again and said: "Brigade Commander Cao, the younger one is indeed a native of Liaodong. Before Jiannu captured Shenyang, his home was in Fushun."

Cao Bianjiao nodded and asked again: "It's not far from here, do you know the forest in front of you?"

Hearing the words that night, he immediately said to himself: "Brigade Commander Cao, don't worry, the little one knows the mountains and forests here like the palm of his hand!"

Cao Bianjiao said: "Now the remnants of Jiannu are hiding here. My vanguard army is full of cavalry, so it is not convenient to enter the forest. If you are familiar with this place, is there a way to force the remnants of Jianu out of the forest?"

Ye Bushou laughed immediately when he heard the words: "Don't worry, Brigadier Cao, this matter will be easy!"

"how do I say this?"

Cao Bianjiao asked in surprise.

Only then did he explain: "The forest here is not a big forest. There are only two mountains in total. The locals generally call it the double-headed forest. If this forest is in the past season, it will be full of vegetation and wild animals. If the army sneaks in Among them, Jurchen's traditional hunting skills can live in it for a long time, which really forces them not to come out.

But it’s different now, now that the drought in my Daming territory is severe, it’s not easy for Grandpa Guan, as far as I know from exploring the surroundings a few days ago, there are not many wild animals in this forest now, plus the drought, the original forest Most of the water sources have also been cut off, and now only two water sources in the east and west flow into it.

If our army chooses to cut it off, and then guards at another water source and slowly blocks its source, so that the water flowing through it will become less and less. If there is a shortage of water in the Jiannu inside, it will definitely follow the gradually scarce water to flow to this water. from the source.

As long as our army lays an ambush here and is caught off guard when the Jiannu remnant approaches, with my Ming's current combat power, we will definitely be able to wipe out this remnant! "

Cao Bianjiao applauded immediately after hearing the suggestion of not accepting this night: "Not bad! This is a good strategy. What is your name? If the army really annihilates the remnants of the slaves according to your plan, don't worry. The brigade commander will definitely report your achievements, and your reward is indispensable!"

I was overjoyed when I heard the words that night, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, Brigadier Cao, the younger one is surnamed Chen, and his family gave him the humble name Erlu, but I also have a big name. It was my father who used a bucket of white flour to invite Li Xiucai from the village. The one who gave it was called Chen Guangzu!"

After hearing this, Cao Bianjiao said with a satisfied smile: "Chen Guangzu, is Guangzong Yaozu? Good name! Okay! This brigade commander remembers, you will lead the army immediately, and we will block a water source first, so that we can block the water. The group of Jian slaves who are close to us on the east side will definitely not approach easily, if they go to the west, they will definitely let go of their vigilance, and it is better for our army to hide."

"The Brigadier is wise!"

"Front row flattery! Lead the way!"

Cao Bianjiao smiled and lightly gave Ye Bushuo a kick, and Ye Bushuo did not hide, and took it with a smile, then quickly mounted his horse, led Cao Bianjiao and other troops to the water source in the east, received In the next few days, in addition to sending people to watch several gaps in the forest to prevent the remnants of the slaves from escaping, the army also blocked the water source in the east, and the water channel was diverted to another river.

……

Three days later, somewhere in the mountains.

Mang Gurtai walked up to his eldest brother Daishan with a sad face, licked his chapped lips and said: "Brother, the water is getting less and less these days. If it’s water, I’m afraid the clansmen will pour even more!”

Dai Shan frowned deeply when he heard the words, picked up the water bottle in his hand, and was about to take a sip, but after thinking about it, he only touched his mouth and screwed it up again. Now the whole family is short of water, everyone's The amount of water has already been allocated. This amount of water will last for a day, and it will be gone after drinking it. There are still many tribesmen who don't even have the water in this water bag.

Didn't you look at Mangurtai, who used to be like a buffalo, looking at the water bag in his hand with green eyes?
Tighten the water bag carefully, put it in his arms carefully, and then Daishan said: "The water has become less and less these days. When we first entered the mountain, there were still two water sources flowing in. One was three days ago. It dried up directly, and only the west side is still flowing, but the water that flows every day is getting less and less.

I guess it won't be long before this water flow will stop. I don't know if it's because of this year's drought or something else. We can't go on like this, or we'll die of thirst here before the Ming army catches up with us. ! "

"Then what should we do, big brother?"

Mang Gurtai reluctantly looked away from Dai Shan's arms, and then asked.

Daishan thought for a while, stood up and looked towards the west, and said firmly: "Let's follow the source of this water to see what's going on. If it's because of the drought, then we can't help it. It's not beautiful.

And if someone is really trying to kill my Jurchen, let's show them what it means to be brave! "

"drink!!!"

All the Jurchens raised their hands and cheered.

It didn't take long for the Jurchens to sharpen their weapons, and then screamed and went up the water to see where the source was.

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　A little late today, sorry!
　　Calvin... oh...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)