The blazing bonfire crackled in the wind. Tu Yuan took a few sips of a water bottle and handed it to Ma Ke next to him. He stared at the fire on the hilltop not far away, with murderous intent in his eyes.
Marco took a few sips of water and looked around. His men were all sitting or lying on the ground to rest. Even the Iron Man was tired from two consecutive fights. There were several horsemen patrolling back and forth in the distance, and the ground was full of people. The corpses and severed limbs were shocking, showing how intense the fighting had just been.
In two fierce battles, all members of the Black Tiger Battalion were injured, with more than 20 casualties but more than a hundred enemies killed. Ma Ke's soldiers were also reduced by half. They fought with half the force against twice the Qing army. This report card was submitted, which shows that Black Tiger The bravery of the camp.
He learned from the captives that the person on the mountain was U Bashi. Ma Ke’s eyes were filled with murderous intent. Tu Yuan did not know this person at first, but when he heard what Ma Ke said, he chuckled: "Master Du Gong said that he would give a meeting gift to Zu. General, this is perfect."
Ma Ke raised his eyebrows: "Is it possible that the Governor knew that Wu Bashi was here?" He had been in Ningyuan for several months. At that time, the Qing army had not yet rushed to repair Xingshan Fort. It did not start until a month ago. Both sides had done so much. They fought and retreated without taking any prisoners, so they didn't know that the general in charge of Xingshan Fort was Wu Bashi.
Tu Yuan shook his head: "Master Du Gong and Li Niubi are both immortal people who can pinch and know. It wouldn't be a surprise if they knew it." Ma Ke smiled bitterly and shook his head. He had stayed in Ningyuan for several months and didn't even know about Wu Ba. What's more, no matter how awesome Chang Yu's intelligence system is, it won't be like this, but the eunuch's ability to know things like a god is indeed miraculous, and his subordinates have long been used to it. Even if you don't believe it, you have no other explanation. Maybe he really is a half-immortal.
Chang Yu is not a god. He really doesn’t know that Wu Bashi is here. He just wants to come to Xingshan to find trouble and vent his hatred. The so-called giving Zu Dashou a meeting gift is superficial, but who would have thought that he would capture Nomu Qi by mistake, and Wu Bash is here too.
These two people were the main culprits who betrayed Zu Dashou and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty when the war in Jinzhou was at its peak, leading to the fall of Jinzhou. Capturing these two people was indeed a great gift to Zu Dashou.
Nomuqi was dying and tied up on the ground. Tu Yuan didn't even look at him. He kept looking at the mountain in the distance. Ma Ke looked at it for a while and said: "If you want to attack or leave, you have to do it as soon as possible." .
Tu Yuan understood what he meant. Xingshan Fort is very close to Songshan, only a few dozen miles away. There are heavy Qing troops stationed there. It only takes a blink of an eye to rush to help here. If you want to kill Wu Bashi, hurry up. If you want to leave, hurry up. , otherwise it would be the end of the world if we were surrounded here with no danger to defend.
Tu Yuan shook his head: "There's no hurry."
Marco frowned. Although he didn't know where Chang Yu was at this time, he must have gone around to the north to cut off Ubas's retreat. Although his generals were exhausted and attacking the mountain would have to pay a certain price, they could only repel them. Chang Yu has an opportunity to take advantage of it, otherwise if the Tatar Songshan reinforcements arrive, everything will be in vain.
Could it be that... Ma Ke looked at Tu Yuan: "Are you going to wait for the governor's signal?" He guessed that Chang Yu also knew that it was not a big problem to defeat the Qing army in Xingshan Fort with half a battalion of troops, but if he wanted to attack up the mountain by force, Difficulty, so he circled back and prepared for a sneak attack from both front and rear, but because the opponent was spreading out to detect horses, he had to take advantage of the darkness to get closer...
Tu Yuan shook his head again and sighed: "General Ma, it's not that I didn't tell you, but actually I don't know. Before he left, the Governor said: Just work at the foot of the mountain. When you are tired, just rest at the foot of the mountain. If you don't attack the mountain, Try not to attack, but don’t leave either.”
Um... Ma Ke frowned, looking at the fire on the mountain and lost in thought. He suddenly turned to look at Tu Yuan: "The Governor wants us to drag the Tatars on the mountain. He wants to... play a big game."
Ah, now it was Tu Yuan's turn to be confused: "The Governor only said he was going to steal the chicken before he left. I don't know how old he was. Could it be that General Ma had guessed it?"
Marco nodded slightly: "The Governor said he was stealing chickens, but he obviously wasn't stealing from Wu Bash. He was most likely going to steal Songshan's chickens."
This... Tu Yuan was startled: "It is said that there are thousands of Tatar soldiers in Songshan, and the Governor only has more than a hundred..." As he spoke, he hurriedly circled in circles: "It's too dangerous to play such a big game. Once discovered, you will be killed." They will be trapped, but if it doesn’t work, we have to help.”
"No" Marco stopped him: "Since Lord Governor dares to play, he is sure. He must have a purpose in letting us drag him here. Once we go, we will disrupt his plan. I'm afraid we won't be able to help him." "If you can put him in danger," he said to appease Tu Yuandao: "Don't forget, when it comes to stealing a chicken, the most important thing is the thief. The Governor is the best at this."
Tu Yuan finally calmed down a little and looked at the fire on the mountain: "Then shall we attack the mountain?"
Marco shook his head: "If we don't attack, I don't think Wu Bash will dare to come down. If he dares to run, we will chase him. If he stays still, we will keep an eye on him from here."
"Listen to Commander Ma." Tu Yuan looked around. It was getting dark and windy, and the soldiers were gathering around the fire to drink water and rest. There were dead trees and mixed forests around, but there was no shortage of wood fuel.
He was so arrogant, warming himself in front of the enemy. When he had nothing to do, Tu Yuan even asked Ma Ke to tell him about the Songjin War. This was the knot that caused Ma Ke's depression. After that fiasco, he never After telling others about it, fortunately, with the help of Chang Yu, Yu Nian gradually came out of the shadows and was finally able to face everything calmly. He drank water by the campfire and talked to Tu Yuan.
"General" just at this moment, several soldiers who had been interrogating the prisoners came over: "Do you know who is stationed at Songshan Fort?"
Tu Yuan and Ma Ke frowned: "Who?"
"Obai!"
"Ah, this guy is not dead!" Tu Yuan was shocked, and Ma Ke also changed his expression.
Aobai was the most powerful general of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He was as brave as any Ming Dynasty general. When he entered the customs last year, he was severely wounded by the Ming army and his life and death were unknown. Now he is stationed in Songshan, so he is not dead!
Not only did he not die, he was also sent to the front line. This move was obviously done deliberately by Dorgon, because Obai was Haug's man, and sending him to the front line could not only fight against Zu Dashou, but also prevent him from helping Haug. Someone You may think that he won't sneak back to Shenyang. Of course he won't dare. If he dares to sneak away, he will be charged with escaping during the battle, which will give Dorgon a handle. He may be killed and he will not be killed. Can implicate Hauge!
So not only did Obai not dare to run, he also couldn't make any mistakes!
Hearing that it was Ao Bai garrisoning Songshan, Tu Yuan was shocked but also interested. He quickly examined the prisoners in person and found out that there were more than 4,000 troops stationed in Songshan, including nearly a thousand cavalry, about 2,000 Manchus, Mongolians and Han, and the rest were all It's a Korean soldier.
It's just that these Korean soldiers are not actually soldiers. They are real coolies. Their status is worse than that of the Han army, not even a little bit worse. To be precise, they are slaves!
After the Qing Dynasty captured North Korea, it plundered its people and captured tens of thousands of soldiers. Most of these people were assigned to the banner owners as slaves and were responsible for herding and farming. The captured soldiers were used as logistics coolies in the army and were used as cannon fodder when necessary. But most of these Korean soldiers are gunners, and their combat capabilities are scum.
So why did these Korean soldiers not be used to build Xingshan Fort, but the Han army was used to build it? There is actually a reason. Songshan Fort is the largest and most severely damaged among several military fortresses. Dorgon blocked it in order to defend Jinzhou. Zu Dashou worked step by step and rushed to repair Songshan Fort. After hastily repairing the siege, he stationed troops. However, there were many other fortifications that needed to be built, so these Korean soldiers were asked to work overtime regardless of black and white. Xingshan Fort was the closest to the Ming army. On the front line, as soon as you repair the enemy, they will come to fight. The work you do is not as much as the fighting. Therefore, Xingshan Fort mainly focuses on fighting. If you send Han troops to fight, you can still do other work. But if you send Korean soldiers, they can only do Live, fighting means getting killed.
Therefore, instead of letting these coolies die in vain, it is better to hurry up and improve Songshan's fortifications.
After all, as the situation became more and more tense, the troops in Dorgon's hands became increasingly stretched. Even the cannon fodder he did not want to go to waste. The Manchu Qing Dynasty was not as vast as the Ming Dynasty, with vast resources and a large population. Do you know how many people they had?
According to statistics when entering the customs, the Manchus were more than 50,000, the Mongols were less than 30,000, and the Han people did not have specific statistics, but they would not exceed 100,000. Therefore, the entire Manchu Qing army would not exceed 200,000. Regardless of the history books, it could easily be hundreds of thousands. The army is all a bluff.
And after the disastrous defeats after the Ningyuan War and the Entrance War, Dorgon lost his troops and generals. Now the internal divisions are fierce. One person is dead and the other is missing. He really doesn't dare to waste any more!
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