Chapter 689 686 [Surprise Attack Within a Surprise Attack]

Dai Qinghao stood outside the castle, which was equivalent to showing up and saying that surrendering to the Datong Army would really save him from death.

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

How brutal the cavalry division's fight was, how easy it was for Yang Zhenqing to win. Comparing the two, there is a sharp contrast. 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 Tatar soldiers who had just surrendered instantly became uproar. But they lost their weapons and were surrounded by Datong soldiers, so they could only start drawing lots angrily and helplessly.

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

Anba glared at this guy and took the initiative to draw lots. Then his whole body became weak and he was so excited that he wanted to cry. He was lucky enough not to get the death lottery.

After a while, Anba asked for advice.

Yang Zhenqing said expressionlessly: "Tell me, what's your plan?"

Anba analyzed in detail: "There is a branch road in the valley ahead. Thirty miles to the east is a gold mine, and another forty miles to the east is a lime kiln. Going southeast from the branch road, thirty miles away is a workshop for making arrow shafts, and there are Coal mines, iron mines and lumber camps. Is the general going to attack these 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 Tatar general with admiration, and finally smiled: "Interesting."

Anba explained: "From Crow Falcon Pass to Hetuala, the mountain roads along the way are rugged and difficult for the army to walk. There are only a few hundred troops stationed in each fortress, and most of them can recruit and capture the city. The Eight Banners...Tatars All the troops must have been sent to Sarhu, and Hetuala probably doesn’t have many defenders. Even if there are, they are probably Du Yusi’s troops. They usually just want to enjoy themselves, so how can they have any intention of fighting to the death?”

The Duyu Division of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's Internal Affairs Office was similar to the Yuma Supervisor of the Ming Dynasty. It was a military department directly managed by the emperor.

In the past few years, the Manchu Qing Dynasty's finances collapsed, and all the gatekeepers like Dai Qing and Anba became miserable. The aristocratic soldiers in Duyu Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs still received the same generous treatment as before, which had long made the lower-level Tatar soldiers extremely dissatisfied.

According to Anba's idea, I am guarding the fortress outside and working so hard can only fill my stomach. Why are you bastards cheating and cheating in the capital, but you can still enjoy wealth and leisure?

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

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

From Crow Falcon Pass to Hetuala, there are not only several fortresses but also many more beacon towers along the way. If the Datong Army attacks from this route, Hetuala will be able to receive the news less than halfway through the march, and then mobilize heavy troops to block the valley.

But the fact is that Yang Zhenqing surrendered two fortresses, and the Tatars have not lit up the smoke of war so far.

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

"The whole army has been repairing for half a day," Yang Zhenqing ordered. "We are not going to the south to build an arrow-making workshop, nor are we to go to the east to dig for gold mines. Let's go to the north to find the puppet Qing emperor! Damn it!"

"Fuck you! Hahahaha!"

The soldiers laughed and were inexplicably excited.

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

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

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

There were no surprises along the way, and a fortress was surrendered again.

It wasn't until he was still more than ten miles away from Hetuala that Yang Zhenqing finally encountered a tough challenge. The guard refused to surrender and even ordered the smoke to be lit. It wouldn't be long before Dayu'er would receive the news.

One after another, the smoke rose, and that afternoon, Hetuala was shaken by the wind.

Da Yuer was so panicked that she quickly summoned Ning Wanwo, Fan Wencheng and others.

Many of the Manchu nobles were transferred to fight in Saarhu, and there was not even one in the capital who could discuss matters. Moreover, talents are withering badly. Take the Xianglan Banner as an example. After Jidu's death, the heirs were immediately extinct.

Shunzhi is already 12 years old, about to enter puberty, and has only a half-understanding of worldly affairs.

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

Da Yu'er didn't care about hanging the curtains, so he sat in the main hall and said anxiously: "There are enemies in the south, how can we defend them?"

Suohun took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, please lead the expedition in person, mobilize all the troops in the capital, and immediately go south to block the mountain pass. We cannot wait for the Nanbarbarians to attack the capital, otherwise we will be too passive if we are trapped in the city!"

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

Among them, one died in infancy, two died of illness, and the rest all died in battle. Only Suohun is still alive today.

Dayu'er looked at Fan Wencheng, her own plan was to defend Hetuala.

"Master Suo is right." Fan Wencheng also advocated sending troops. There is only one road in the south and the passage out of the mountain can be blocked.

Da Yuer looked at Ning Wanwo again.

Ning Wan I shook a folding fan and said, "There is no need for the imperial commander to go on a personal expedition, just send out the army. Wei Chen guessed that those coming from the south are just partial troops of the barbarians. Once they block the mountain pass, they can still grow wings and fly over. ?The real critical point is the Sarhu line. Sarhu City, Jiefan City, Gule City, and Mardun City. These four cities must be defended. If any one city is lost, I, the Qing Dynasty, will have trouble sleeping and eating. Please Queen Mother Take out the treasures and reward the soldiers on the front line to boost the morale of the Eight Banners warriors."

Da Yu'er was a little reluctant to give up, but the situation was so bad that she could only say: "I will take out the royal treasury and reward the soldiers of the Eight Banners."

The real Da Yu'er was really beautiful when she was young, but she naturally turned into a Mongolian aunt in middle age.

Some people in later generations praised him for being smart and studious, and said that he had read history books many times. In fact, Da Yu'er hates Han culture. She "dislikes Sinology very much" and believes that "the prosperity of Han customs will lead to the decline of Hu's fortunes."

The Queen Mother of the Qing Dynasty could not even speak Chinese, let alone read and write Chinese characters, and had no intention of learning Chinese.

In addition, when Dorgon came to power, he did not do much to educate Emperor Shunzhi. Shunzhi's mother and uncle who did this did not even start learning Chinese characters when they were twelve years old. In a word, Shunzhi at this time could not even understand the "Three Character Classic".

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

Because the Mongolian Horqin tribe from which she was born has been reduced to a pot of porridge at this time and cannot be the support behind her. Facing a group of Manchu nobles, she, a Mongolian woman, must win over the veteran Han officials and the middle- and lower-class Manchu nobles.

Reuse Hanchen and guard against Hanchen.

Dayu'er said to Suohun: "You can lead your troops to the south to deal with the barbarians."

"I obey the order!" Suohun patted his sleeves and knelt down to accept the order.

Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanme looked at each other and felt that the Qing Dynasty was almost gone, but they were not prepared to run away.

Where can I run to?

After I finished Ning, I left the palace and went straight to the casino. This guy was a gambler before he was surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. After becoming a minister of the Qing Dynasty, his gambling habit is still hard to change. The more troubles he encounters, the more he will gamble.

In the city of Hetuala, the army was mobilized in a panic.

Suohun was the chief general and Erke Daiqing was the deputy general. They led 3,000 troops to intercept Yang Zhenqing.

They really only had this amount of troops to mobilize, because they still had to leave people to garrison the capital and the imperial city. Even if he only takes 3,000 men to the expedition, they also include 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 war!

The two gathered their troops until the next day, and finally set off slowly. After going south into the ravine, I found that the Datong army had not yet breached the castle, and I was relieved. They did not 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 gone, and the cold water in the skin bag has been drunk.

He couldn't care less about why he shouldn'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 will not surrender, there is no need to fight hard. Yang Zhenqing left the main force behind and handed it over to the missionary officer of the regiment. He led 1,500 people and Tatar guides over the mountains and around the ravines further east.

After a few days, they were nothing more than savages.

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

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

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

Yang Zhenqing was also very hungry. In order to save dry food in the past few days, they only ate one meal a day and had to march throughout the mountains.

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

"We can walk out of the valley in two days at most," Anba said. "After leaving the valley, there is less than ten miles left to Hetuala."

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

If you are deceived, then make a big fuss in the hinterland of the Tatars and go all the way into the mountains to fight guerrillas. Anyway, you will make it difficult for the Tatar court to sleep and eat well.

The closer they got to the valley entrance, the tighter Yang Zhenqing watched the guides to prevent them from escaping to report news to the Tatars.

In fact, Yang Zhenqing overthought it.

This guy Anba took the initiative to propose a surprise attack on Hetuala, and also took the initiative to act as a guide over the mountains to bypass the castle. He really wanted to perform meritorious service and did not want to be buried by the Manchu Qing court.

After another day and a half, Yang Zhenqing finally walked out of the valley. More than a thousand of his soldiers were starving.

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

Erdao River, as the name suggests, is two rivers merged into one place, suddenly bifurcating like pee. The direction in which the Manchu and Qing troops sent troops was the western branch of the Erdao River, and the eastern branch that Yang Zhenqing took after crossing the mountains.

"How were the march losses?"

"One person was sick, and 13 people were injured. Among them, two broke their legs, one broke his arm, and the remaining ten only sprained their feet."

"Those who have broken limbs will stay to take care of the sick. The rest will rest where they are and recover their strength. We will attack the city of Hetuala tonight!"

More than a thousand Datong soldiers who were starving to death marched towards the Manchu capital.