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It's an exaggeration, Dai Qing, as the guard of the castle, can't even afford sorghum wine, so he can just get his stomach full.

More than a hundred Tartar soldiers left the castle one after another.

Yang Zhenqing confiscated their armor, and said with a sneer, "I only gave you a chance to survive, but none of you survived. Let's line up and draw lots, draw one out of ten, and kill one out of ten. Those who are unlucky will be beheaded, and they will be treated as Take the blame for others! You Tartars, you all deserve to die!"

This practice is a serious violation of military discipline.

But Yang Zhenqing didn't care so much, it didn't matter whether he was promoted or not, he joined the army only to kill the Tartars.If he hadn't been on a military mission, he probably would have killed all the Tartars who surrendered!

The Tartar soldiers who surrendered were terrified when they heard the words, but they were also lucky.

Killing one out of ten has a great chance of survival.

They have been disarmed and can only bite the bullet and draw lots.A group of ten people smoked weeds blindly, and the short ones were beheaded.

"Forgive me, I don't want to die!"

The first unlucky guy appeared, trying to struggle to escape, but was held down by Datong soldiers.Those in the same group as him all showed the expression of the rest of their life after a catastrophe, thankfully they were not the one who was beheaded to stand up.

"I...I want to draw lots too?" Dai Qing was so frightened that his body trembled.

Yang Zhenqing smiled and said, "It's all the same!

Dai Qing didn't dare to look any more, closed his eyes and stretched out his hand, felt a weed and pulled it out.

When he opened his eyes again, his heart was ecstatic, and he slumped on the ground as if exhausted.

The last group, less than ten people.

Yang Zhenqing pointed to the Tartar captives captured in the village, selected the strongest ones, made up ten and continued to draw lots.

This approach is even worse. After this battle is over, his title will definitely be gone, and he will not even be able to lead troops in the country. He will probably be thrown to Luzon as an officer.

Knowing that the castle had been captured, the grain-carrying men a few miles behind led the mules and horses carrying the luggage, and rushed to join the army as quickly as possible.

Yang Zhenqing said: "Send one hundred peasants and soldiers to garrison this castle, and twenty soldiers to guard these Tartar civilians. Those Tartar soldiers who survived will follow me to fight and kill more than two Tartars. forgive your past sins!"

In this way, Dai Qing, who had just surrendered, took his soldiers and continued to march with Yang Zhenqing.

Yang Zhenqing's move seems to be risky, but he is actually well versed in the psychology of surrendering troops.These Tartar soldiers have abandoned the city and surrendered,

Even if you return to Manchu, you will be questioned.

What's more, they just drew lots and escaped from the gate of hell.If he surrendered and rebelled, wouldn't the life and death lottery drawn just now be for nothing?

Furthermore, many of their family members are in the hands of the Datong Army!

Killing people by drawing lots is not just about venting anger.

It is not only to establish prestige, but also to manipulate the thoughts and emotions of the captives.

Dai Qing's two elder brothers both died at the hands of the Datong army, and he himself was almost killed just now.But this guy is actually still lecturing the soldiers: "Listen well, kill two tartars, and you can clear your sins. For your family, for yourself, kill them all! Kill the tartars, kill the tartars! !"

"Kill the Tartars, kill the Tartars!"

A group of Tartar soldiers who had no fighting spirit, just surrendered, actually shouted to kill the Tartars, and seemed to have the will to fight.

Along the Taizi River, continue to the east for more than ten miles, and you will come to the second castle.

Yang Zhenqing said to Dai Qing: "Go and persuade the general to surrender, if you can obey the guards and surrender, you don't need to kill two Tartars to get away with it!

Dai Qing was overjoyed, knelt down to kowtow to Yang Zhenqing, and then rushed to the castle: "Anba, I am Dai Qing, and I have surrendered the heavenly soldiers of Datong. You also surrender quickly, and I will give you a chance to survive. Sal Over there, 50 Datong Heavenly Soldiers have surrounded Saarhu City. Do you still want to be buried with the little emperor?"

Chapter 686 [A surprise attack in a surprise attack]

Dai Qing stood outside the castle well, which was equivalent to showing his body. Surrendering to the Datong Army would really save him 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.

As usual, the soldiers were collected, and then one out of ten was announced.

The Tazi soldiers who had just surrendered were in an uproar in an instant.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."

Anba 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 was expressionless: "Come on, what's your plan?"

Anba analyzed in detail: "There is a valley fork ahead, [-] miles to the east is a gold mine, and [-] miles to the east is a lime kiln. Going southeast from the fork, [-] 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: "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 a few hundred troops stationed in the fortresses, and most of them can recruit and seize the city. The Eight Banners... the Tartars The army must have been sent to Sarhu, and Hetuala estimated that there are not many defenders. Even if there are, most of them are Duyusi's army. They are usually greedy for enjoyment, so how can 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 miserable.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 idea, Lao Tzu was guarding the fortress outside, working hard to fill his stomach.Why do you bastards steal, rape 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 lit the smoke so far.

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!"

"Damn 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 stones.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 and pointed out where there were hidden piers.

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

It was not until more than ten miles away from Hetuala that 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 terrified.

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

Many of the Manchu nobles were transferred to Sarhu to fight, and there was not even one in the capital who could discuss matters.Moreover, the talents withered very badly, so let's take the Xianglan Banner. After Jidu's death, he died immediately. The Xianglan Banner didn't even have a banner owner, and only a few small banner owners remained.

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 becoming nervous.

Da Yu'er 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 them?"

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

The real Da Yuer was indeed beautiful when she was young, and she naturally became a Mongolian aunt in middle age.

Some people in later generations praised him for being smart, so why read history books over and over again.In fact, Da Yuer hates Han culture. She "really hates Han" and thinks that "if Han customs flourish, Hu Yun will decline."

This empress dowager of the Qing Dynasty, don't read and write Chinese characters, she can't even speak Chinese, and she doesn't 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 12.In a word, Shunzhi at this time can't even understand the "San Zi Jing".

Da Yuer hated the Han people, but had to reuse Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo.

Because the Horqin tribe of Mongolia, where she was born, has already been smashed into a pot of porridge 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, and at the same time 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 Wan and I looked at each other and felt that Manqing was about to disappear, 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, Erke Dai Qing was the deputy general, and led three thousand 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 3000 people are brought to the expedition, it also includes the guards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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

The two gathered troops 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 leather bag has been drunk.

What can't drink raw water? 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 1500 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 did not dare to march in the valleys, because the people living in the valleys were Tazi civilians.

"Captain, 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 few 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?"

"You can walk out of the valley in two days at most," 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 court of the Tartars sleepless anyway.

The closer he was to Taniguchi, the closer Yang Zhenqing watched the guides to prevent them from escaping and reporting to the Tartars.

In fact, Yang Zhenqing thought too much.

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.

After another day and a half, Yang Zhenqing finally walked out of the valley, and the more than 1000 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 13 were injured. Two of them broke their legs, one broke their arms and the remaining ten just 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 as to recover their strength and attack Hetuala City tonight!"

More than 1000 Datong soldiers who were starving to death, just like this, went to kill the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Chapter 687 [All staff are hungry]