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  Chapter 695 692 [Savage Jurchens Rise]

  Wang Tingchen took the cavalry division and rushed to the outside of Jiefan City.

  Looking at the national flag and military flag fluttering in the wind on Tiebei Mountain, Wang Tingchen was a little dumbfounded: "This has brought down Jiefan City? Damn it, we made a trip for nothing!"

  Let the whole army set up camp and rest on the spot, and Wang Tingchen took Wang Yaochen to ride to meet the friendly generals defending the city.

   When I encountered a checkpoint on the way, I realized that most of the troops defending the city were peasants and soldiers accompanying the army, and there were only more than a thousand regular troops. Some of the main force of the Datong Army continued to besiege Sarhu, and some had already gone to Gule City.

   "The Tartars here are really not beaten," Wang Tingchen complained, "We have gnawed all the hard bones, and the cavalry division suffered heavy casualties. I don't know how much credit can be given."

  Wang Yaochen said: "Your Majesty knows the soldiers, you must understand."

   Although the cavalry division led by the second king only captured a small town, it wiped out the remaining elite infantry of the Tartars and blocked the passage for the Tartars to evacuate from the northeast.

   In terms of its merits, it is second only to Yang Zhenqing's independent regiment.

  The two discussed a few words, Wang Yaochen went back to the camp to manage the troops, and Wang Tingchen rode to Gule City for a meeting.

   Riding their horses all the way, they finally came to the outside of Gule City, but saw the main force of the Datong Army moving again.

   Seeing the whole army beaming with joy, Wang Tingchen stopped an officer: "Where is this going?"

The officer saw Wang Tingchen's badge clearly, and hurriedly saluted with arms crossed: "To teach the general to know that the independent regiment has won the battle. It not only captured Jianzhou City, but also occupied Mardun. The Tartars can't advance or retreat by the Suzi River. The second time was to encircle and wipe out the main force of the Tartars."

   "The independent group... is that Yang Zhenqing?" Wang Tingchen exclaimed.

   "It's Commander Yang." The officer said with a smile.

"Okay, go now," Wang Tingchen sent the officer away, muttering in a low voice, "Go to his mother, I rushed to the mouth of Meihei River, I thought I had fought a good battle. The grandson of Yang Zhenqing actually took the capital of the Tartars." Yes, his ghost name really changed correctly."

  Riding across the marching troops, Wang Tingchen soon saw the coach Li Zheng: "Captain, the cavalry division Wang Tingchen is here to see you!"

   Li Zheng saw that Wang Tingchen was a little surprised, and asked, "Did you penetrate the Hunhe River in the northeast?"

  Wang Tingchen said: "All the Tartar infantry left behind by Mandahai were wiped out, but...the cavalry division suffered heavy casualties when they attacked the city."

   With the sentence "heavy casualties", Li Zheng already understood the situation. This must have been caused by the cavalry dismounting and storming the city. He sighed, "Thank you for your hard work."

   "What should be done is not considered hard work." Wang Tingchen replied.

  Li Zheng said: "The cavalry division suffered a lot of casualties, and after rushing all the way here, I think it is exhausted. I won't bother you for the rest of the battle. The whole division should take a good rest."

"yes!"

  Wang Tingchen can only accept opinions, because most of the encirclement and annihilation battles will be carried out on the banks of the Suzi River. The flat land along the river is very narrow, and there are too many soldiers but they can't line up. There is really no need to bring the tired cavalry division.

   "Da da da da!"

   "Urgent report, urgent report!"

  Two dragoons came on fast horses and found Li Zheng to report the news: "Captain, the Tartars burned their luggage and ran north over the mountain!"

  Li Zheng was both happy and angry. What he was happy about was that there would be no need to kill or injure soldiers, and the Tartars would be finished if they escaped like this. What made him angry was that the Tartars would rather risk starvation to death than fight a decisive battle with the Datong army, and some Tartars would definitely escape.

  Wang Tingchen became excited: "Captain, the general will immediately lead his troops to chase after him!"

  Li Zheng said: "Together with the dragoons."

   Man Dahai abandoned his luggage and fled northward over the mountains. Where could he escape? After digging out of the mountain, he must reach the bank of the Hun River, which is the closest and most convenient escape route.

   That is to say, Wang Tingchen's cavalry division can just return along the same route as the attack route, and there is a certain chance of bumping into the remnants of the Tartars who came out of the mountain.

  Wang Tingchen immediately took the remaining dragoons and rushed back to Jiefan City, gathered his own cavalry division, and chased along the banks of the Hun River.

  Lu Xiangsheng came on horseback and asked Li Zheng, "What's the military situation?"

   "I was about to notify General Lu," Li Zheng said with a smile, "The Tartars burned their luggage and fled northward over the mountains. I have ordered the cavalry to pursue them along the Hun River."

  Lu Xiangsheng said with emotion: "The Tartars were really gutted. Tens of thousands of troops even burned their luggage and fled. They didn't even dare to resist stubbornly."

  Li Zheng said: "I intend to lead my troops to Sarhu, and together with General Xiao there, concentrate our forces to take Sarhu City."

   "That's exactly the reason." Lu Xiangsheng agreed.

  Two days later, a Sinicized Jurchen soldier came to the city of Sarhu empty-handed.

  Mulima, the lord of the city, told the soldiers not to shoot arrows, and said: "Hang him up in a hanging basket for questioning."

  Mulima retreated to the left and right, and only left the deputy general Tu Hai, and asked the soldier, "Are you here to persuade you to surrender?"

  The soldier handed over a letter.

   Murima did not understand Chinese, so she handed the letter to Tuhai.

Tu Hai quickly read the letter, his face changed suddenly, and he read it again, and then said in a low voice: "Hetuala, Jiefan City, Gule City, and Mardun have all fallen. Meihei City in Mandahai It also fell, and the infantry was wiped out. Man Dahai took tens of thousands of the main force of the Qing Dynasty, burned the luggage and fled northward."

"How is this possible?" Murima expressed doubts. "The Meihei City in Mandahai was captured. I can understand this. The southern barbarians sent troops from the north and ran along the edge of the grassland. But how did Hetuala disappear? ? The two of us defended Sarhu, and we didn’t even lose Sarhu, why did Hetuala lose it when he was far behind?"

   To use an analogy, it is as if Zu Dashou was defending Jinzhou to death, and was suddenly told that Beijing was gone, Shanhaiguan was also captured by the Tartars, and Chongzhen had run away without a trace.

Tuhai said: "The enemy general wrote in the letter. If the general doesn't believe it, you can send people out to inquire. You can send people all the way to Hetuala to see whose flag is planted on the top of the city. As long as the sentry is within ten people Within a short time, the Nanmanzi side will not stop us. After we find out the situation, we will decide whether to open the city and surrender."

  Murima asked: "Do you think Hetuala is still there?"

  Tuhai said: "The enemy army is so generous, the capital is probably gone. This news, only you and I know now. If it spreads in the city, I am afraid that the whole army will be discouraged, and few are willing to stick to it to the end."

Murima said dejectedly: "How could Hetuala disappear? There is also Jiefan City, although it is smaller than Sarhu, but the terrain there is more dangerous. How could that **** Man Dahai lose Jiefan City? "

Tuhai analyzed: "The fall of Meihei City in Mandahai means that the retreat route of the Qing Dynasty to the northeast was blocked. The fall of Hetuala means that the retreat route of the Qing Dynasty to the southeast was blocked. Our side was surrounded again. It means that the whole army is surrounded. If I were Man Dahai, I would also lead the army to break through. If I don’t break through, I will either go out of the city for a decisive battle, or be surrounded until I die, and there will be no more soldiers and supplies.”

   "Anyway, send someone to take a look." Murima felt very tired.

  He was extremely loyal to the Manchu Qing, lost two acropolises, lost all the pier fortresses, and still firmly guarded Saerhu City, firmly controlling the most important city on the front line.

  The front line is not broken, but the rear is all lost, how the **** can we fight?

  Ten sentry scouts from Manqing were sent out to inquire about the news, and the Datong Army kept their promise and let them go.

  They didn't go too far, they only checked Jiefan City and Gule City, and immediately returned to Sarhu to report the news.

   "Ezhen, Jiefan City and Gule City, the flags of the Southern Barbarians are planted on the top of the city."

  Mulima heard the words, feeling weak all over, and said dejectedly: "It's really gone, it's really gone, it's really gone."

   "How about surrendering." Tu Hai said.

  Tuhai has no objection to surrender, he is not a Jianzhou Jurchen, he is just a savage Jurchen. Seriously, the Jianzhou Jurchen still had a grudge against him, and his tribe was conquered by Nurhachi and Huang Taiji many times. Many of his people were killed, and even he himself was taken as a captive, and he joined the Qing Dynasty with his father.

   What's more, Tu Hai is familiar with poetry and books, and the degree of Sinicization is very high.

   Murima was unwilling to surrender, he was Oboi's younger brother. A lot of his uncles, brothers, and clansmen died at the hands of the Datong army, and he himself was stained with the blood of the Han people. This kind of **** enmity does not intend to surrender, and even if he surrenders, he probably will not end well.

   "Let me think about it," Murima said.

  Tuhai had already found out what Murima was thinking, so he bowed and resigned, and went to contact the non-Jianzhou Jurchen officers in the city.

  The news gradually spread.

  After the ten sentries came back, they quietly told their relatives and friends the news of the fall of Jiefan City and Gule City. Their relatives and friends told their relatives and friends again, and it spread throughout the army within a day or two.

  Thousands of defenders are in panic all day long.

   "Er Zhen, Tuhai is surrendering in series!" In the evening, a close friend came to make a small report.

  Murima was furious immediately: "The savage Jurchens are just untrustworthy. After reading a few Han books, he thought he was also a Han. He didn't even think about it. They are all Jurchens. Surrender will survive?"

  Tu Hai felt that he would be able to save his life, because he had no Han blood on his hands.

   This guy is very young, he was born as a civil official, and he has never fought a war. He is familiar with the poems and books of the Han family, but he can curry favor with Da Yuer, who hates Sinology. With Da Yuer's promotion all the way to the top, he was thrown to Saerhu to assist Murima in defending the city.

   Moreover, Tuhai is in charge of Saerhu's logistics, and is Dayuer's eyeliner for marking Murima!

   "You take someone to chop Tuhai!" Murima said to her confidant.

  Tu Hai has always been very cautious, aware of the change, and immediately said: "Dedicate the city in advance, set fire to the house, and open the city gate!"

  Setting fire is a signal. The non-Jianzhou military officers who secretly connected with each other will immediately turn back when they see the fire, and those near the city gate will open the door.

   Just like that, before Li Zheng, Lu Xiangsheng and others really started to attack, the Tartars in Saerhu City started fighting by themselves.

   Savage Jurchen, against Jianzhou Jurchen!

  The territory of the Savage Jurchen is too far away. Those who can become the Eight Banners Army have already moved south with their families. It is impossible for them to rebel against the Qing Dynasty like the Haixi Jurchen. Because the Haixi Jurchen can easily escape back to their ancestral land, the savage Jurchen can't run that far.

  They did not dare to rebel against the Qing Dynasty before, because the price of rebellion was too high.

   Now, not only is there no price for turning against the water, but it can even save your life, and even avenge your ancestors.

   "Kill Jiangou!"

  The savage Jurchen held a weapon, roaring and rushed towards the nearby Jianzhou Jurchen. The Jianzhou Jurchen soldiers did not expect this encounter at all, and were caught off guard for a while.

   "Siege!"

  With the emergence of the Datong Army, there is no suspense in the battle.

  Tu Hai, a man of civil servant background, wearing cotton armor and holding a waist knife, led his subordinates to occupy the east gate.

  Hearing the footsteps of the Datong Army, Tu Hai shouted excitedly: "Stay here for a while, the Heavenly Soldiers of the Han Family are about to enter the city!"

  (end of this chapter)