Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1166 Sneak Attack on Pujin
On November [-]th, a heavy snowfall came unexpectedly. White snowflakes fell and slowly covered the distant mountains and wilderness. People hid in their houses to escape the cold. A magnificent view of the Northland.

Here is a dry forest on the west bank of the Yellow River. An army of more than ten thousand people is hidden in the snow-covered forest. Every soldier is wrapped in bloated fur and white cloak. Look for opportunities under the cover of heavy snow.

The cold and windy weather is something that men in the north can bear. If it is a southerner, they will freeze to death even if they are wrapped in a quilt.

After Fan Wencheng Kuaima gave Dorgon the conditions of the Kingdom of Jin, Dorgon did not hesitate. He had no choice but to agree to give up the Hetao area to the Kingdom of Jin and pay Hauge a soldier's salary of 100 million. Ten thousand horses.

Qing's finances are not optimistic. Dorgon asked for silver and horses, a little every year, and paid in fractions of years. Hauge was also willing to accept it.

His main goal is Hetao, where the grass is fertile and can be cultivated. It has a large area and is a very good place.Silver and horses were his cover, but Dorgon also agreed.

Although he didn't pay it all at once, he gave a little every year, which made Hauge feel like Dorgon paid tribute to him and came to court every year.

After getting a definite answer, Hauge asked the son of Jierhalang, King Jidu of Jianchun County, to go to Hetao to take over the ranch, in case Dorgon would repent in the future, and at the same time asked the Han general Wang Yongqiang to lead his troops to capture Pujin Pass.

It is worth mentioning that, on the Qing side, shortly after Daishan’s death, the Manchu Prince Jierhalang of the Kingdom of Jin was expelled from the court by Meng Qiaofang, Han Chaoxuan and other Han officials and gentry because of the failure of the political struggle, and the prince’s title was abolished. After removing all duties, he died in depression at the beginning of this year.

Wang Yongqiang is a native of Wubao, Shaanxi. He is the Yan'an General Soldier of the Kingdom of Jin and is responsible for the defense of the Great Wall of the Kingdom of Jin.

Historically, he responded to Jiang Xiang’s rebellion against the Qing in northern Shaanxi, and was finally defeated by Wu Sangui. However, just like Han Chaoxuan, Yu Yin and others who were supposed to rebel against the Qing in southern Shanxi joined the Kingdom of Jin, Wang Yongqiang did not participate in Jiang Xiang’s rebellion against the Qing. Instead, he became Jiang Xiang's opponent.

This is mainly because, after the Sinicization of the Kingdom of Jin, there were no ethnic conflicts as deep as those in the Manchus.

Wang Yongqiang has [-] mu of land in Yan'an Mansion, [-] parts, and tens of thousands of tenants. He has already entered the ruling class, so he has no motive to oppose gold for the time being.

After receiving Hauge's order, Wang Yongqiang gathered another two thousand pieces of the powerful and talented northern Shaanxi, together with several other soldiers and horses, and Sony's full army of one thousand, a total of ten thousand people, ready to go to Shanxi at any time. Enter the army.

Pujin Pass is a strategic artery connecting Shanxi and Guanzhong, especially the Pujin Bridge across the Yellow River, which is an important passage between Shanxi and Guanzhong. After taking Pujin Bridge, the Jin army will continue to march into Shanxi.

The Pujin Bridge in history, after the Song Dynasty, sank into the water because of the flooding of the river.

The current Pujin Bridge is not the iron cable pontoon bridge of the Tang Dynasty, but a pontoon bridge built by Fan Yongdou and others to facilitate the transportation of materials.

Although this bridge is not as good as Tiesuoqiao in Tang and Song Dynasties, the location of this bridge is still very important. However, because the Shanxi rebels mainly fought against the Qing army in the east, south, and north, it led to Jinxi, which is close to the Kingdom of Jin. The defense of the land is relatively empty.

After Jiang Xiang rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, he was actually wary of the Kingdom of Jin. However, as the battle with the Qing army gradually became more intense, especially Kong Youde and Wakda's [-] elite soldiers besieged Lu'an, and Gao Ding kept asking for help. The Wanlian Department, Baizhang Department and other rebel troops originally used to defend the Kingdom of Jin were sent to Lu'an to resist the Qing army.

The [-] Jin Army, with Wang Yongqiang as the chief general, Gao Youcai as the deputy general, and Sony as the supervisor, has been on the bank of the Yellow River west of Pujin Pass for some time.

At this time, the soldiers were resting in the forest, and Wang Yongqiang called the main generals to discuss the strategy of attacking Pujin Pass.

Wang Yongqiang held a branch and said while talking on the snow, "From the intelligence point of view, Pujin Bridge has only [-] thieves, and the defense is loose. We can easily occupy it. The key is Pujin Pass, where there are [-] thieves." Guarding, and the pass is dangerous. We didn't carry the attack equipment. Once the bandits find out, we will definitely not be able to take it down. If the news reaches Taiyuan, we will give the bandits time to react. It will be difficult for my army to enter Shanxi gone."

Having said that, Wang Yongqiang stopped his movements, raised his head, glanced at Chongren, and said in a deep voice: "In order to take Pujin Pass as soon as possible, I thought I could only outsmart it. Everyone, please tell me what is the best way. If it is adopted, a hundred acres of land will be given!"

Many unowned lands in Guanzhong fell into the hands of the Han officials and gentry of the Jin Kingdom. For example, Meng Qiaofang and Han Chaoxuan had tens of thousands of fertile fields. A hundred acres was very valuable in Nanming, but it was only mediocre in the Jin Kingdom.

What the Jin State lacked was population. This time, Meng Qiaofang and Han Chaoxuan supported the rescue of the Qing Dynasty, mainly because they wanted to take the opportunity to plunder the population of Shanxi. They needed a large number of tenants and hired workers.

Several people listened to Wang Yongqiang's words and fell silent. It wasn't that they didn't care about rewards, but that if they wanted to fight Pujin Pass, they had to cross Pujin Bridge first. It was hard not to be discovered.

"The bandit army's combat power is not high, but hiding in the pass, hard work is not easy, but if it is a direct confrontation, it will not be difficult to defeat Pujin Pass!" The supervisor Sony said.

Not long ago, Meng Qiaofang and the others found someone to be the leader of the government, and asked him to corrupt and extort bribes, robbed people of talent, and squeezed Sony out of the court to serve as the governor of Shaanxi.

A high-ranking official in the political history is said to be a seat of real power, but it is different in the Kingdom of Jin, because the territory is so large, and Shaanxi is the essence of the Kingdom of Jin, so the affairs of Shaanxi are basically handled directly by the court of the Kingdom of Jin, and there is no What's the matter with him.

Naturally, the combat strength of the rebel army cannot be compared with that of the Jin army, but the key point is that they occupy a dangerous position, which makes it difficult to deal with.

Gao Youcai heard Sony's words, but his eyes suddenly lit up, "General, I think Fantai's words are right. The rebels are in Guanzhong, and it is difficult for us to defeat them, so why not lure them out?"

"Oh?" Wang Yongqiang became interested, "Say what you think!"

Hearing the words, Gao Youcai broke off a dead branch, and gestured in the snow: "General, both sides of the Yellow River are frozen, only the distance of five or six feet in the middle is not frozen. For this distance, use a sheepskin raft to It's totally doable."

"The general can first send 3000 people to cross the river, ambush outside Pujin Pass, and then send a small group of people to pretend to be a caravan to attack Pujin Bridge. It doesn't matter if they are discovered. Know, get their attention."

"When the thief general sees someone attacking Pujin Pass, and there are not many people, he must lead the bandit army in the pass to come out to rescue. At this time, the [-] soldiers and horses in ambush outside, after they leave the pass, can take advantage of the empty pass. Take it all in one fell swoop."

Hearing this, Wang Yongqiang nodded and said with a smile: "If the pass is lost, the bandit army will definitely surrender without a fight!"

(End of this chapter)