Blood from Daming

Chapter 579 "Crossing the River"

After hearing Zuo Ming's words, Mu Ketan was stunned and said: "General Zuo, what do you mean? I, Mu Ketan, know what I say. I said that there are only so many people from the Ming Dynasty, and there are only so many people from the Ming Dynasty. Believe it or not up to you."

Zuo Ming nodded and said politely: "Okay, General Mu Ketan, as many Korean soldiers and Daming soldiers and civilians as you have, this general will exchange as many maidens as you have."

Mu Ketan said: "General Zuo, can you return all the Jurchens to the Kingdom of Jin? We Xianglan Banner are willing to exchange cattle, sheep and war horses."

Zuo Ming said: "General Muktan, I am very touched that you care so much about your people. However, the North Korean army suffered heavy losses. I believe there are still many sailors scattered in the west of the Yanyan village. If you meet them in Xianglanqi If so, you can exchange these North Korean soldiers for your clansmen, if you still can’t finish the exchange, when our Xue family army leaves, we will definitely leave the rest of the Jurchens to you Xianglan Banner.”

Mu Ketan couldn't believe it and asked, "General Zuo, you really mean what you say."

Zuo Ming said: "General Mu Ketan, what are you talking about? I, a certain person from Zuo, can say a lot, so it doesn't count."

Mu Ketan was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Okay, General Zuo is indeed a hero. If one day General Zuo falls into the hands of this general, I will definitely spare you once."

Zuo Ming was taken aback when he heard Mu Ketan, and thought that there was still such a wish, so he replied to Mu Ketan and said: "Okay, let me borrow General Mu Ketan's words, if General Mu Ketan is unfortunately captured by our Xue family army , Zuo must report that you are safe and well."

Mu Ketan shouted: "Okay, it's a pleasure to meet General Zuo, change."

Mu Ketan issued an order to the Jurchen soldiers escorting the captives behind him, and soon the Xianglan Banner soldiers escorted Da Ming and North Korean soldiers and civilians to the middle area where the prisoners were exchanged. Zuo Ming followed this number and let Xue Jiajun 730 two Jurchen women were sent. After the two sides determined the number, they each returned to their own camps. In this way, the task of exchanging prisoners between Xue Jiajun, North Korean Army and Jianlu Xianglan Banner was completed.

Just as Zuo Ming, Li Gui and Mu Ketan bid farewell, there was rumble of gunfire from the south. Judging from the gunfire, the distance was about [-] to [-] miles away, and it wasn’t just Zuo Ming, Li Gui, and Mu Ketan who had suffered. Surprised, the Xue Family Army, North Korean Army, and the Houjin Xianglan Banner on both sides were all shocked. Knowing that there was a war in the south, everyone became tense.

Lu Yaojin waited for Zuo Ming and Li Gui to return to the army, and immediately ordered the Xue family army and the Korean army to slowly shrink to the barracks, and transferred the rescued North Korean soldiers and Dongjiang army soldiers and civilians to the east bank of the Yalu River. A fleet sent out ten warships to participate in the transportation mission.

In the afternoon, Lu Yaojin got the news from the navy that the place where the shelling took place was about [-] miles away from the Xue family's garrison. The Second Fleet of the Xue Family Army on the nearby river discovered that the flagship "Yellow River" of the Second Fleet was also there. The governor Wu Yang commanded the rescue of the defeated soldiers of the Dongjiang Army and bombarded Jianlu with a red flag.

In order to rescue these dozen Dongjiang Army soldiers, Wu Yang bombarded Jianlu with a red flag for half an hour, and sent sailors to row boats to respond. Jianlu refused to let these Dongjiang Army soldiers go, and tried many times. Passing through the barrage of the Xue family army's navy, it's a pity that they used eggs to hit the rocks, and lost dozens of Jurchen warriors in vain, but let Wu Yang's sailors pick up the soldiers of the Dongjiang army on the warship.

Lu Yaojin knew that other Jianlu troops were coming here, and it was impossible to rescue the North Korean Army and the Dongjiang Army, and there would not be many soldiers from the North Korean Army and the Dongjiang Army to rescue, even if there were still scattered North Korean troops. Most of the soldiers of the Dongjiang Army and the Dongjiang Army will fall into the hands of Jianlu.

Lu Yaojin's worries were realized. A large number of Jianlu came from the south next night and built a company camp next to the Xianglan Banner camp. The atmosphere in the camp of the Xue family army and the North Korean army suddenly became tense, and they were still waiting for the defeated soldiers. The North Korean army began to hope to leave the west bank of the Yalu River as soon as possible.

So the North Korean army Li Gui, Yi Chaofang and others approached Lu Yaojin, hoping that the two armies would cross the Yalu River eastward to avoid Jianlu's attack. , the next step is how to cross the Yalu River with more than 5000 Xue Jiajun and [-] North Korean troops.

The North Korean army has nothing to do, but the North Korean army has long thought of a way out. The naval governor Wu Dahai used the warship Solitaire to connect the entire Yalu River into a string. Go back to the east bank of the Yalu River.

Lu Yaojin said: "You were asked to cross the Yalu River yesterday, didn't you refuse? Why are you leaving now?"

Li Gui said: "General Lu, most of the soldiers have returned now, and here we will only have to face the Jinda bandits head-on. It is safer for our two armies to retreat to the east bank of the Yalu River."

Lu Yaojin sighed and said, "It's really troublesome to meet your North Korean army. How many people have you transferred this afternoon?"

Li Gui said: "General Lu, in addition to the rescued soldiers, there are also some materials and logistics personnel. We have just sent Marshal Zhang to the ship. However, it may be very difficult to evacuate more than 2 troops overnight. The last general Now I'm sweating profusely and fearfully."

Lu Yaojin asked: "How much material does your North Korean army have that have not crossed the river?"

Li Gui said: "General Lu, there are at least [-] to [-] ships of supplies, all of which are food, fodder, furs, tents, and more than a thousand horses."

Lu Yaojin said: "All supplies are given up, and the horses can be taken away. Let's start acting now."

Li Gui said in surprise: "General Lu, those things are worth a lot of money, and there is also a share of Xue's army in it."

Lu Yaojin said: "Saving your life is the most important thing now. Don't worry about those external objects. Tell your subordinates that soldiers with too much stuff are not allowed to board the ship. If they don't obey orders, they will be killed without mercy."

The faces of Li Gui, Yi Chaofang and the others changed, but they all nodded in agreement. Lu Yaojin said, "Tao Yaofu, go and guard the ferry. Qualified to cross the river."

Lu Yaojin strictly ordered the troops of the North Korean army to retreat all the way. If disobeying orders became chaotic, the Xue family's army would let go. Li Gui and others immediately went back to the barracks to arrange the retreat of the troops. When the North Korean army came to the river, Tao Yaofu took a The soldiers of Qianxue's family army are already in full battle.

Zhang Wan's Chinese army was the first to board the boat, but Xue's army did not let the North Korean army take a small boat, but let the North Korean army walk along the cables on the pontoon bridge with a small boat and a large flag, and walked a distance of twenty feet, turning around the "Yangtze River" of Xue's army. The "Three-Masted Battleship" is a series of serial ships. From the serial ships, you can return to the east bank of the Yalu River like stepping on the ground.

The vast majority of the North Korean army honestly carried a full set of weapons and a package, but there were also some officers and soldiers who did not know what was good and what was wrong, and tried to break through and board the ship with large bags and small bags or even carts full of belongings. In Jiang, the soldiers of the Xue family army drove these people out mercilessly, and the ferry was in chaos all of a sudden.

Tao Yaofu said to Li Gui who was on the side: "Li Gui, do you Korean army want to kill our Xue family army? Not only is your retreat like this a waste of time, but it is also very easy to be discovered by the Jian captives. Make up your mind."

Although Li Gui knew the meaning of Lu Yaojin Mingling's order and told his subordinates to cross the river lightly, there were still many people who could not give up their good fortune. Li Gui didn't want to be a villain, so he turned a blind eye and tried to use Xue Jiajun to relax the conditions , so as to achieve the purpose of muddling through.

Now that General Tao Yaofu of the Xue family's army has clarified his words, Li Gui is in a bit of trouble, but at the critical moment Li Gui's selfishness comes up, Li Gui said to Tao Yaofu: "General Tao, why don't you let them go, or you can talk like this Get up, but delay the marching of the troops."

Tao Yaofu said: "Vice Marshal Li, this case must never be opened. If Lieutenant Marshal refuses to greet his subordinates himself, this general will enforce the military law."

Li Gui nodded and turned around to deal with the overloaded officers and soldiers, but before Li Gui approached, more than a dozen officers and soldiers of the North Korean army started arguing. Not silent, and the voice is getting louder.

The soldiers of Xue's army couldn't bear it anymore, and finally raised the steel knife in their hands. Everyone rushed forward, chopping the dozen or so North Korean officers and soldiers to death, and now the rest of the North Korean soldiers were silent. Some North Korean officers and soldiers knew that the situation was irreversible, so they had to spread out a piece of cloth, packed precious gold, silver, jewelry, old ginseng, etc., mixed into the team of the Korean army crossing the river, and walked towards the ferry together.

(End of this chapter)