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  Chapter 694 691 [Scared Bird]

  Thousands of dragoons galloped along the Suzi River Valley in pursuit.

   There are sentry riders looking for the way ahead, and these sentry riders stopped at the exit of a ravine. Continue to the east, in the direction of Maldun. Turning the road to the north, it is to drill into an unknown ravine.

  The sentinels were a little confused, because there were traces left by the Tartar army in both directions.

  They divided into two groups, continued to investigate east and north, and at the same time sent people back to report.

   "Maybe the Tartars got into the ravine?"

  Lin Zhidong was very confused when he received the news. If the Tartars don’t continue to go east, why are they drilling the ravine?

   Could it be that they want to ambush in a ravine?

   But if you plan to ambush, you should spend time cleaning up the traces. How can the scouts of the Datong Army know it at a glance?

  Lin Zhidong really couldn't figure it out, and while continuing to move forward, he sent someone back to report to the main force.

  Continuing to run for more than ten miles, a scout on a horse ran back quickly, and said happily: "The independent group captured Hetuala and blocked Mardun. The Tartars have nowhere to go, so they can only go into the ravine!"

"What did you say?"

  Lin Zhidong quickly recalled the military map, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was outrageous, and he didn't understand how Yang Zhenqing used troops.

The scout said: "The Independent Regiment set out from Crowful Pass and surrendered several Tartar fortresses one after another. One of the fortresses refused to surrender. Commander Yang ordered most of them to set up camp, pretending to storm the fortress. After eating food on the way, he raided Jianzhou (Hetuala) hungry and captured Jianzhou City in one fell swoop. The puppet empress dowager and emperor all fled in a hurry. Commander Yang made some adjustments and then went west to capture Mal Dun, completely block the retreat of the main force of the Tartars!"

  Lin Zhidong was speechless for a long time, and finally muttered: "This guy is a lunatic for fighting. If the Tartars in Jianzhou City stick to it, all the people he leads will starve to death."

  Lin Zhidong sent someone back to report the news, and then ordered: "Follow me to chase the Tartars, be careful in ambush!"

  …

  Man Dahai originally wanted to set up an ambush in the ravine, eat up a group of Datong army's pursuers, and at the same time vent his bad temper, it could also boost the morale of the Eight Banners army. Then they burned the luggage that could not be taken away, and the whole army fled for their lives over the mountains.

  However, he couldn't suppress the morale of the army anymore, and a group of Eight Banners nobles ran for their lives immediately.

   "If you don't go, I'll go!"

  Fu Lata roared loudly: "Suzi River Valley, there are Nanmanzi on both sides. You still want to set up an ambush here? Even if you win a game, so what? If you go a day late, you will be caught up by the main force of the Nanmanzi!"

  Fu Lata is the fourth son of Jierhalang's eighth younger brother. With such a twisted relationship, it is impossible for him to inherit the title of Prince Jane.

  But he is the successor to Prince Jane, because all the heirs ahead of him were killed or captured during the battle with the Datong Army. Judging from the succession of the Manchu nobles, we know how much talent withers, and the more battle-tested, the earlier they die.

   "Stop!" Man Dahai scolded.

Fratta was not afraid at all, turned around and said: "You are the newly-appointed Prince Li, this title is unclear. I am the serious Prince Jane, and you have no right to order me. I want to take my cow record, bring Follow my people, and immediately flee for your life across the mountains. If you dare to stop, I will fight with you!"

  Man Dahai looked at the other nobles and was instantly disappointed.

  Fu Lata returned to his camp and immediately ordered: "No gold, silver or treasure is needed. Everyone should bring food, as much as they can. If you can't take it away, burn it all!"

  Prince Chengze Shuosai bowed his hands to Man Dahai with the Han ceremony: "It's about the lives of the people, I'm leaving too."

  One by one, the Manchu nobles announced their departure one after another, unwilling to set up an ambush with Man Dahai.

   People's hearts have long since dispersed.

   Not for a moment, thick smoke billowed in the ravine, but it was burning luggage that could not be taken away.

  At this moment, the dragoons led by Lin Zhidong had just chased to the entrance of the ravine.

  Seeing the thick smoke inside, Lin Zhidong immediately came to his senses: "The Tartars are going to flee, they are burning food!" Then he said, "Don't rush forward, it may be a trick of the Tartars to lure the enemy!"

   These dragoons are only chasing the enemy forward, and they dare not confront tens of thousands of Tartars head-on.

  When Lin Zhidong was extremely cautious and led his troops to chase to the end of the ravine, he saw only burning supplies all over the ground, and the old, weak, sick and disabled abandoned by the Tartars.

  Lin Zhidong managed to catch a young and strong Tartar, and asked the soldiers who could speak Manchu to ask, "Where is the main Tartar?"

   "Cross the mountain and leave." Qing Zhuang replied.

   "Why didn't you leave?" Lin Zhidong asked.

  Qing Zhuang raised his hands, but the thumbs of both hands were gone, which were chopped off by Hu Dinggui during his surprise attack on Haizhou. Qing Zhuang said: "Fleeing over the mountain, I have to bring food and climb the mountain all the way. I don't have a thumb, so I can't use it with strength, so I can't get out of the mountain."

  Lin Zhidong looked up at the surrounding mountains. The Tartars probably hadn't gone very far, but he really didn't dare to abandon his horse and chase them. If he didn't pay attention, the whole army would be wiped out.

   There is no need to chase.

   Tens of thousands of Tartars, how many days can they eat with that little grain?

   I am afraid that half of them will starve to death directly, and the Tartars who can survive may also rely on eating the corpses of their tribesmen.

  …

   Turning over a mountain, Shuosai was so tired that his whole body was sore and limp.

He called several Niulu leaders under his command and said: "Our family members are all in Hetuala. The families of our soldiers are all in the east of Hetuala. Others can flee with their tribes, but we can only Escape by yourself. Without parents, wives and children, what is the use of escaping? What's more, can you really escape? The food that each person carries will be eaten in less than ten days. what?"

  The leaders were unable to answer.

  Shuosai asked again: "Do you want to survive? Do you want to reunite with your family?"

"think!"

   "My lord is smart, come up with a solution!"

  The leaders spoke one after another.

Shuosai pointed in the direction of Fu Lata: "People in Mandahai are not easy to mess with, but Fu Lata hasn't fought much. After nightfall, let's kill Fu Lata quietly and cut off Fu Lata's head. Each of you cut off a Let’s go back the same way and go down the mountain to join the Datong Army.”

  The leaders are all dumbfounded. You are Prince Chengze, you are Huang Taiji's own son, and you actually led troops to join the Datong Army?

  Shuosai said: "My uncle has already rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, why can't I?"

  Shuosai's uncle is Nan Chu of the Yehe tribe.

  At the beginning, Huang Taiji killed Shuosai's grandfather and married Shuosai's mother, just to rule the Yehe tribe better.

   Then, the show operation came.

  Huang Taiji not only remarried his side concubine to Shuosai's uncle Nan Chu as a reward. He also remarried his side concubine Yehenara, Shuosai's biological mother, to another minister. After the minister died, his mother was rewarded to other ministers.

   As Huang Taiji's own son, Shuo Sai was rewarded and rewarded to his mother.

  Especially after Nan Chu rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, Shuo Sai, as Nan Chu's nephew, has been excluded by Dayuer and other nobles. There are very few Niu Lu under his name, only four left, and the treatment of these soldiers is also very poor.

  To be honest, I don’t want to do it for a long time.

  Shuosai's original idea was to suddenly turn against him and make meritorious service during the decisive battle between the two armies, but he never thought that he would not be given a chance at all.

   This guy has no mother to protect him since he was a child. He is always bullied and can't play with other brothers. So he doesn't practice martial arts very much, he likes to learn Chinese, and has very close contacts with those Han officials.

  Da Yuer doesn't like Han culture, and hates Shuosai even more. This is another reason why Shuosai was excluded.

Shuo Sai said to the leaders: "The Han family has prospered for thousands of years, and the dynasties have changed continuously. And what is the big liquidation? It's just barbarians. You and I are barbarians. How can we compete with the Han people for the world? The Queen Mother, if you can Changing customs, there is still a chance of revitalization. But she rejects the Han family's learning, and she doesn't even bother to learn Chinese, so how can the Qing Dynasty not fail?"

  This statement is purely the worship of the losers to the winners.

  Historical Shuosai, after entering the customs, don’t care about these things, I don’t know how many Han people’s blood was stained. He first beheaded Li Zicheng's general Ma Shiyao, and then followed Duoduo to destroy the Nanming Hongguang court. He led the army to quell the Han uprisings in Jiangsu and Zhejiang many times, and then led troops to quell the Mongolian rebellion in Outer Fan. Then put down the Tianjin Han uprising and preside over the Monan Mongolian League.

  Shuosai in this time and space is only 21 years old at this time, and it is too late to win so many battles, but keeps losing battles. The more defeated the war, the more I learned Chinese, the more I felt that the Han people were invincible.

  In the dense forest at night, Shuo Sai led thousands of people under his command, and quietly moved towards Fu Lata.

   This guy personally took a few people with him to chat with Fratta on the pretext of discussing matters, and let the rest of the soldiers lie in ambush outside.

  After the two met, they began to complain about Man Dahai. The more I talked about it, the more vigorous I became. It seems that the reason for the decline of the Manchu Qing Dynasty all came from the split of the Mandahai.

   While chatting, Shuosai drew his sword and said to Fratta: "This traitor, I wish I could kill him with my own hands!"

   "That's not necessary, this guy is powerful, and he can't beat him." Fratta quickly persuaded.

"Humph!"

  Shuosai pretended to be resentful, and suddenly swung his knife.

  Fu Lata didn't react at all, clutching his blood gushing neck, he fell down slowly in a daze.

"what!"

  Frata ran for his life across mountains and mountains, and even took his maid with him. At this moment, the maid screamed in fright.

  Shuosai chopped off the maid, and the few people he brought also killed Fratta's soldiers one after another. With mental calculations and unintentional calculations, Fratta's soldiers were caught off guard and unable to organize an attack at all. I didn't even understand what happened, and I was so scared that I just ran for my life.

"woo woo woo woo!"

  Shuosai blew the horn, and all the ambush soldiers on the periphery came out, and the soldiers chasing Fu Lata began to massacre.

  Everyone cut off a head, then began to gather slowly, and followed Shuo Sai down the mountain to join the Datong Army.

   "The southern barbarians are here?"

  Man Dahai was awakened by the horn and the sound of killing.

  It's far away here, so I can't figure out the situation. Man Dahai's personal soldiers don't know what to ask.

  The rest of the Manchu nobles were also terrified, thinking that the Datong army had come to kill them. No matter what happens, the scumbags run away, and the mountains and plains are full of messy Tartars, and many people don't even have time to take away the only food they have.

   "My lord, run away, the southern barbarians are coming!"

   Not long after, the chaos spread to Man Dahai, and they still don't know that Shuo Sai took the lead in betraying the water.

  Man Dahai couldn't find out the truth, so he had to flee with his troops, and he didn't stop until the next morning.

   Tens of thousands of Tartars ran away at night and became dozens of groups in the mountains. Only after Man Dahai ordered the blowing of the trumpet did they gradually gather. But many low-level Tartars did not want to come to meet again, and hid scattered food with them. They planned to hunt and farm in the mountains in the future.

  As for Man Dahai, I don't know where to retreat.

  He intends to go back to the mouth of Meihei River first. If it is occupied by the Datong Army, he can only lead his troops to Heilongjiang.

  (end of this chapter)