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  Chapter 689 686【Surprise attack in surprise attack】

   Dai Qing stood outside the castle well, which is equivalent to showing his own experience. Surrendering to the Datong Army can really save you from death.

  Therefore, Anba, the guard of the fort, only thought for a few minutes, and then led his soldiers out of the city to ask for surrender.

  No matter how fiercely the cavalry division fought, how easy it was for Yang Zhenqing to win. Comparing the two, there is a sharp contrast, and the backbone of the Eight Banners Army is really broken.

   Confiscate the soldiers as usual, and then announce one draw out of ten.

  The Tazi soldiers who had just surrendered instantly became an uproar. But they lost their weapons and were surrounded by Datong soldiers, so they could only draw lots angrily and helplessly.

  Dai Qing actually gloated a little, and said to Anba: "Don't worry, it's not that bad luck."

   Amba glared at this guy, and took the initiative to draw lots. Then his whole body went limp, and he was so excited that he wanted to cry. Fortunately, he didn't get a dead lottery.

   After a while, Amba asked for advice.

  Yang Zhenqing had no expression on his face: "Tell me, what's your plan?"

Anba analyzed in detail: "There is a valley fork ahead, 30 miles to the east is a gold mine, and 40 miles to the east is a lime kiln. Going southeast from the fork, 30 miles away is a workshop for making arrow shafts, and Coal mines, iron mines, and lumberyards. Is the general going to hit those places?"

  Yang Zhenqing did not answer directly, but said: "Where do you suggest to fight?"

   "Jing...Hetuala!" Anba said harshly, suggesting that Yang Zhenqing go directly to the little emperor Shunzhi.

  Yang Zhenqing looked at the Tartar general with admiring eyes, and finally smiled: "Interesting."

Anba explained: "From Yafulguan to Hetuala, the mountain road along the way is rugged, and it is difficult for the army to walk. There are only a few dozen or so people stationed in the fortresses, and most of them are able to recruit and seize the city. The Eight Banners... of the Tartars The army must have been sent to Sarhu, and Hetuala probably didn’t have many defenders. Even if there were, most of them were Duyusi’s army, and they usually only want to enjoy themselves, so how could they have the heart to fight to the death?”

  The Duyu Division of the Manchu House of Internal Affairs, similar to the Imperial Horse Supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, was a military department directly managed by the emperor.

  In the past few years, the finances of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties have collapsed, and guards like Dai Qing and Anba have all become bitter haha. However, the noble soldiers of the Duyu Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs still received the preferential treatment in the past, which had long made the lower-level Tartar soldiers extremely dissatisfied.

  According to Anba’s thinking, Lao Tzu was guarding the fortress outside, working hard just to fill his stomach. Why do you **** steal, **** and play tricks in the capital, but still enjoy wealth and leisure?

  Yang Zhenqing asked suddenly: "Why didn't you light the beacon fire here?"

   Amba was a little embarrassed: "The soldiers must be lazy."

  From Raven Pass to Hetuala, there are not only several fortresses along the way, but also more beacon towers. If the Datong Army attacked from this route, Hetuala would be able to receive the news in less than half of the march, and then mobilize heavy troops to block the valley.

   But the fact is that Yang Zhenqing surrendered the two fortresses, and the Tartars have not yet lit the smoke.

  Faced with such a situation, there is really a chance to surprise Hetuala!

   "The whole army rests for half a day," Yang Zhenqing ordered, "We don't go to the south to build an arrow workshop, and we don't go to the east to dig gold mines. Let's go to the north to find the puppet emperor! Fuck it!"

   "Fuck it! Hahahaha!"

  The soldiers laughed and were inexplicably excited.

  Although the mountain road to the north is rugged, it is actually well repaired, and many sections of the road are even paved with gravel. After all, the gold collected in the east and the bows and arrows made in the south must be transported to Hetuala through this road.

  Yang Zhenqing sent a small group of troops to set off early as a vanguard, with the purpose of destroying the beacon towers along the way in advance.

   Dai Qing and Anba, who surrendered, each sent a guide to lead the way, pointing out where there are hidden piers.

   There was no danger along the way, and another fortress was surrendered.

   When it was more than ten miles away from Hetuala, Yang Zhenqing finally encountered a hard stubble. The guard refused to surrender, and even ordered the beacon to be lit. It won't be long before Da Yuer will receive the news.

   One after another, the smoke rose one after another, and that afternoon, Hetuala was very nervous.

  Da Yuer panicked and summoned Ning Wanwo, Fan Wencheng and others.

  Manchurian nobles, many were transferred to Sarhu to fight, and there was not even one in the capital who could discuss matters. And the talents withered very badly. Take the Xianglan Banner as an example. After Jidu's death, he died immediately. The Xianglan Banner didn't even have a banner owner. There were only a few small banner owners left.

  Shunzhi is already 12 years old and is about to enter puberty, so he doesn't know much about the world.

  He sat on the golden chair, feeling the tense atmosphere, and he couldn't help but get nervous.

  Da Yuer didn't care about hanging the curtain, so she sat in the main hall and said anxiously: "There are also enemies in the south, how can we defend this?"

  Suo Hun took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, please lead the conquest, mobilize all the troops of the capital, and immediately go south to block the mountain pass. We can't wait for the southern barbarians to attack the capital. In that case, we will be too passive if we are trapped in the city!"

  Suohun was the son of E Yidu, the five founding ministers of the Later Jin Dynasty. E Yidu had seventeen sons in total.

   Among them, one died young, two died of illness, and the rest all died in battle. Now only Suohun is still alive.

  Da Yuer looked at Fan Wencheng, her own plan was to stick to Hetuala.

   "Master Suo is right." Fan Wencheng also advocated sending troops. There is only one road to the south, and it is enough to block the passage out of the mountain.

  Da Yuer looked at Ning Wan and me again.

After Ning Wan, I waved a folding fan: "You don't need to go to the imperial conquest, you just need to send an army. My minister guessed that the ones coming from the south are just partisan teachers of the barbarians. Once the exit from the mountain is blocked, they can fly over with wings." What is really important is the front line of Sarhu. Sarhu City, Jiefan City, Gule City, and Mardun City, these four cities must be defended. If any city is lost, my Qing Dynasty will have trouble sleeping and eating. Please Queen Mother Take out the treasury and reward the frontline soldiers to inspire the morale of the Eight Banners warriors."

  Da Yuer was a little bit reluctant, but the situation was so bad that she could only say: "Take out the royal treasury and reward the soldiers of the Eight Banners."

  The real Da Yuer was really beautiful when she was young, but she will naturally become a Mongolian aunt in middle age.

  Some people in later generations praised him for being smart and eager to learn, and they also said that he read history books all over the place. In fact, Da Yuer hates Chinese culture. She "really hates Sinology" and believes that "when Chinese customs flourish, Hu Yun declines."

  The Empress Dowager of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, not to mention reading and writing Chinese characters, could not even speak Chinese, nor did she have the slightest idea of ​​learning Chinese.

  In addition, when Dorgon took power, he didn't train the Shunzhi emperor very much. The mother and uncle who lived in the Shunzhi stall hadn't started learning Chinese characters at the age of twelve. In a word, Shunzhi at this time can't even understand the "San Zi Jing".

  Da Yuer hates the Han people, but has to reuse Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo.

  Because the Horqin tribe of Mongolia, where she was born, has already become a mess at this time, and cannot be her backing support. Facing a group of Manchu nobles, she, a Mongolian woman, had to win over the veteran Hanchens and the middle and lower nobles of the Qing Dynasty.

  Reuse Hanchen, but also guard against Hanchen.

  Da Yu'er said to Suo Hun, "Lead your troops to the south to deal with the barbarians."

   "I obey the order!" Suo Hun slapped his sleeves and knelt down to accept the order.

  Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo looked at each other, and felt that Manqing was almost gone, but they were not going to run away either.

  Where can I go?

  After I left the palace, I went straight to the casino. This guy was a gambling dog before he was surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. He became a minister of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and his gambling nature is still hard to change. The more troublesome he encounters, the more he wants to gamble.

  In the city of Hetuala, the mobilization of the army made a mess.

  Suo Hun was the main general, and Erke Daiqing was the deputy general, leading 3,000 troops to intercept Yang Zhenqing.

   They really only have this amount of troops to mobilize, because they have to keep people to garrison the capital and the imperial city. Even if only 3,000 people are brought to the expedition, it also includes the guards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

  Since the death of Huang Taiji, the army of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has not fought a battle!

  The two gathered together until the next day, and finally set off after a while. After going south into the ravine, he was relieved to find that the Datong army hadn't broken through the castle yet. They didn't dare to take the initiative to attack, so they stayed in the castle, thinking of confronting the Datong army until they withdrew their troops.

  Mountains further east.

  The dry food is almost finished, and the cold boiled water in the skin bag has been drunk.

   Why can't drink raw water? I don't care about it at this time. Yang Zhenqing took the lead and drank the stream water with his hands.

  Since the defenders in the castle do not surrender, there is no need to fight hard. Yang Zhenqing left the main force behind and handed it over to the head mission officer of the regiment. He took 1,500 people and the Tartar guides and walked across the mountains to the valley further east.

   After a few days, they were like savages.

  In order to hide their whereabouts, even after crossing the mountains, they dare not march in the valleys, because the Tazi civilians live in the valleys.

   "Leader, all the dry food has been eaten."

   "Be patient, gather wild grass and fruits to satisfy your hunger."

  Yang Zhenqing was also panicked with hunger. In order to save dry food these days, they only ate one meal a day and had to march the whole way through the mountains.

  Yang Zhenqing asked Anba: "How far is it?"

   "It takes two days at most to get out of the valley," Anba said. "After leaving the valley, Hetuala is only less than ten miles away."

  Yang Zhenqing is not afraid of being cheated, he likes to take risks.

  If you are deceived, you will make a big fuss in the hinterland of the Tartars, go all the way to fight guerrillas, and make the Tartars court sleepless anyway.

  The closer he was to Taniguchi, the tighter Yang Zhenqing would be on the guides to prevent them from escaping and reporting to the Tartars.

  In fact, Yang Zhenqing thought a lot about it.

  Anba, this guy, took the initiative to offer a surprise attack on Hetuala, and also took the initiative to act as a guide to climb the mountain and bypass the castle. He really wanted to make meritorious service, and he didn't want to be buried by the Manchu court.

   Another day and a half later, Yang Zhenqing finally walked out of the valley, and more than a thousand soldiers under his command were starving.

  The confluence of Suzi River and Erdao River is the city of Hetuala.

  The Erdao River, as the name suggests, is two rivers merged into one, forking suddenly like peeing. The direction in which the Manchus sent troops was the western tributary of the Erdao River, and the eastern tributary that Yang Zhenqing took after overcoming the mountains.

   "What about march losses?"

  “One fell ill, and thirteen fell. Among them, two broke their legs, one broke their arms, and the remaining ten only sprained their feet.”

   "Those who broke their hands and feet will stay and take care of the sick. The rest will rest in place so that they can recover their strength and attack Hetuala City tonight!"

   More than a thousand Datong soldiers who were starving to death, just like this, went to the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

  (end of this chapter)