serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 96 Poison Hand
Daqing Mountain belongs to the Yinshan Mountains, about 150 miles away from Suiyuan City. At this moment, the foot of Daqing Mountain is densely packed with tents, and you can't see the edge at a glance.

Countless unbridled war horses gathered by the lake to drink water and graze, and a few goshawks circled in the sky. Suddenly, these goshawks uttered a loud and clear eagle cry, and then fled into the camp in a panic.

At this time, a sea dongqing made a shriek "chirp", swooped down from high altitude, and circled above the camp.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, the King of Chahar County closed his eyes slightly, and sat cross-legged in front of a table beside him. Opposite him was the King of Khalkha County with a broken left arm. The seat in the middle was empty.

The generals of Chahar and Khalkha sat there silently one by one.

A resounding eagle cry came, and the King of Chahar County opened his eyes suddenly, and then a guard rushed in and said, "King Khan, the Qing people are here."

The king of Chahar stood up and said to the king of Khalkha, "Go, welcome Prince Rong!" Then he strode out.

The king of Khalkha and the generals followed closely.

In the distance, there was a sound of hoofbeats.

Someone whispered, "Here we come!"

Before the words were finished, a black line appeared in the sky, and a smile finally appeared on the face of Prince Chahar, "They are finally here."

In the last war, the Chahar Department suffered heavy losses. Although the Manchus fulfilled their promises, the [-] Chahar main forces who were surrounded and annihilated by the [-] battalion were an irreparable loss.

This is the elite he trained carefully after he annexed Tumed and other ministries. It was originally used to annex other tribes, but he didn't want to but fell into the hands of the Han people.

I regret that I should have listened to the demonic words of the Qing people!

Now he only has [-] main forces under his command. As for the temporarily organized herdsmen, they are just for appearance and don't have much combat power at all.

As we got closer, we could already see the army of the Qing people clearly. The flags were flying, the armor was bright, and the darkness was overwhelming, occupying most of the grassland. It seemed that there should be 3 to [-] people.

The black army array was approaching rapidly, and finally stopped at a distance of less than one mile.

At this time, Aixinjueluo, the king of the Qing Dynasty.Yongqi rushed over under the guard of a large group of cavalry, and the King of Chahar immediately greeted him, half-kneeling and saluting: "See Prince Rong."

Yongqi sat upright and didn't move at all.

King Chahar and Khalkha looked at each other and knelt down.

Everyone knelt down in unison.

Only then did Yong Qi get off her horse and said, "Get up." After saying that, she went straight to the big tent of the Chinese army.

The guard of Jinzhou snorted coldly and followed with strides, followed by twenty sturdy generals behind him!

The face of King Chahar was gloomy, and he looked at King Khalkha. His face was even more gloomy, and the two exchanged an anxious look, and then walked towards the big tent.

In the big tent, Yong Qi sat on the main seat, the guard of Jinzhou stood beside him, and the twenty generals sat on both sides.

The kings of Chahar and Khalkha could only stand in the tents.

Yong Qi spoke: "How is it?"

Prince Chahar: "Everything is going according to Prince Rong's plan." As he spoke, a look of sadness flashed in his eyes.

In order not to destroy the Chahar clan, and in exchange for the Manchus sending troops, he had no choice but to agree to Yongqi's plan, and abandoned more than ten tribes outside the Xuanfu Pass as bait. Eighty to ninety thousand herders, and a large number of cattle and sheep and living supplies.

For the king of Chahar County, abandoning so many people is definitely a heartache. He once thought about leading the people to Wulanchabu League or Xilin Gol League to avoid the front of the Han people, but after weighing it However, he still gave up this idea, because he had too many enemies, and if he was not careful, he might die, and then his clan would be divided up.

Yongqi saw it, but didn't care, and then said: "The [-] coalition troops of the Zhelimu League have arrived in Doron Nuoer, and they will hold back the main force of the Zhou army." Glancing at the generals, he said seriously: "Your Majesty's will You all know that the Yongwei Battalion must be wiped out in this battle, and it will be a shame!"

The twenty generals stood up together: "Hey!"

Yongqi nodded in satisfaction, and then he laughed: "Except for the princes and horses of the Wulanchabu League,
The generals from all walks of life have gathered until today, successfully bypassing the eyes of the Han people.The spies have just sent the latest battle report, the Yongwei Battalion has arrived
After arriving at the old city of Dongshengwei, the city will be broken tomorrow at the latest.If Bengong's calculations are correct, they will attack Helinger next, and then wait for the main force of the Zhou army to come.The old city of Dongshengwei is less than two hundred miles away from Helinger. According to the marching speed of the Yongwei Battalion, it can be reached in three days.Helinger is a small town, which is easily breached by the Han people. Helinger is less than 130 miles away from Suiyuan City. "

Having said that, he turned his attention to King Chahar and asked, "Tell me what you think."

King Chahar County: "Yes. What I mean is very simple. We are less than three hundred miles away from Helinger. There are only 5 Han Chinese, and they are all infantry. We have more than 20, and they are all infantry. cavalry.

Before the Yongwei Battalion marched towards Helinger, we immediately attacked with the whole army, ambushed the Yongwei Battalion halfway, and wiped out the Han infantry!Then quickly go north to cooperate with the Zhelimu League to attack the main force of the Zhou army and wipe out all the Han people. "

Yong Qi smiled: "The prince is impatient."

The guard of Jinzhou and those generals laughed silently.

Yongqi: "May I ask the king of the county, what is the strength of the Yongwei Battalion? How about the weapons and equipment? Can we wipe them out? To fight a war, you need to know yourself and the enemy, and fight a war with preparation. Talking about war on paper requires paying a price."

The generals laughed again.

Yongqi raised his hand, and then said: "Accurate news came from Beijing. The Yongwei Battalion has 140 cavalry, one man and three horses, and is equipped with the most advanced Xiyi fire guns. Four firearms battalions, soldiers Equipped with gunfire and cloth armor, more than [-] heavy armored spearmen, and the rest are sword and shield soldiers. A total of more than [-] people." He said, and took out a letter from his sleeve.

The guard of Jinzhou handed the letter to King Chahar.

Yongqi: "Although the Yongwei Battalion is an infantry army, they are all elites, especially those spearmen and sword and shield soldiers. They are elites selected from the Fifth Army Battalion and have experience in fighting cavalry. It is difficult to break through in a short time. their defense.

In this way, we will be volleyed by firecrackers. Even if we win, it will be a miserable victory, and a very miserable one.By the way, they are also equipped with a large number of sub-cannons, with a maximum range of 350 steps. "

The King of Chahar County fell silent after reading the letter. No wonder the Han emperor dared to let the Yongwei Battalion fight alone.

The King of Kalka County spoke: "Your Majesty, how to use troops, you tell me, we listen to it."

Yong Qi gave him a deep look, and then said: "Wait!"

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The king of Khalkha didn't understand, and the king of Chahar was also taken aback.

At this moment, there was a sound of horseshoes, and then a white-armored soldier rushed in and knelt down to Yongqi: "Young master, you are back."

Yong Qi shook his head: "Pass!"

Bai Jiabing: "Yes!" He ran out again.

After a while, a white-armored soldier disguised as a herdsman rushed in: "Young master, you have thrown poison and the corpses of cattle and sheep into the rivers and lakes around Helinger."

King Chahar took a step forward: "What did you say?!"

The white armored soldier didn't answer, but just looked at Yongqi.

Yong Qi waved her hands, stood up, and said to King Chahar: "Although poisoning is disgraceful, it is also a necessary means of war."

After a pause, "Even if they found out in time, it would be too late. Whether it's returning to the old city of Dongshengwei or going directly to Suiyuan City, it will take two or three days to travel."

The king of Chahar County was stunned, and it took him a long time to say: "There are two tribes living around Kelinger, and there are more than 1 defenders in Tucheng."

Yongqi's eyes flashed coldly: "As long as the Yongwei Battalion can be wiped out at the smallest cost, all these sacrifices are worth it."

Having said that, he paused for a while, gritted his teeth: "Destroy all the water sources between Suiyuan City and Linger."

Hearing what he said, King Khalkha swallowed.

At the end of a great battle, the setting sun was like blood, and the corpses of Chahar soldiers were lying outside the old city of Dongshengwei. The still-breathing horses were still lying on the ground, twitching, and all were soaked in blood.

A group of dull-eyed herdsmen were carrying the corpses, and there would be a hysterical cry from time to time on the battlefield. Everyone understood that this was the discovery of their relatives.

The army did not enter the city, nor set up a camp, but rested on the spot. Except for some people who continued to guard, the others ate dry food and drank hot water to replenish their strength.

On a high hill, Jia Hu was eating meatloaf and drinking hot water, while gazing into the distance, there was Helinger.

Since leaving the customs, the battle of the Yongwei Battalion has been extremely smooth. They have won consecutive battles without encountering decent resistance. It seems that the Chahar people did not know about Da Zhou's dispatch of troops at all, which made Jia Hu very worried.

At this time, Yang Dayong came over and said, "Marshal, what should we do with these herdsmen?"

Jia Hu was taken aback for a moment, in this battle, none of the defenders in the city surrendered, all of them died outside the city, and these herdsmen were their relatives, which made Jia Hu embarrassed.

Yang Dayong hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice, "Let's kill them all."

Jia Hu glanced at him and asked, "Why hasn't Liu Xianglian come back?"

Yang Dayong took out his pocket watch from his pocket, looked at it, and replied: "It should have been back long ago."

(End of this chapter)