As the commander-in-chief, Zhao Wu did not take action himself, but kept paying attention to the overall situation through a monocular telescope.
He knew that the slaves below were not only the infantry in front of him, but also cavalry and artillery, and that there were still many soldiers and horses under the generals in the distance who had not moved.
"These slave thieves are really less afraid of death than the Ming army." Zhao Wu noticed that the slave thieves on the hillside had already suffered heavy casualties, but they still persisted in not retreating. The Ming army they encountered in the past would have been defeated and fled long ago.
Just as the slave thieves mistook the soldiers and horses with the Tiger Flag on the hillside as Ming troops, Zhao Wu also mistook the Han soldiers attacking the hillside as real slave thieves.
They were all shaved-headed Tatars. Unless they got close and spoke Chinese, it would be difficult for someone like Zhao Wu, who had rarely come into contact with slaves and thieves, to tell whether they were real Tatars or secondary Tatars.
"Captain, let us go! We have weapons and can kill slave thieves." The speaker was a man with a spear in his hand.
He was a member of the 1,000th Army Corps.
He, who had a blood feud with the slave thieves, watched the soldiers of the Tiger Flag kill the slave thieves in front. He and some people like him who had a blood feud with the slave thieves wanted to fight the slave thieves with the weapons in their hands.
"No orders, just stay here." It was their captain who spoke.
Although the 1,000-man unit of the official army was composed of Ming troops who had defected to the Ming Dynasty, the key members of the army were indeed officers and soldiers of the Tiger Flag.
After all, the banner of the official army's 1,000-man team is only used for temporary transition to distinguish it from the formal military team. After these people receive formal training, the team will be reorganized.
"Captain, we can also fight against the slave thieves."
"Yes, we can fight against the slave thieves."
Many people in the crowd of thousands of officers and soldiers were clamoring to fight against the slave thieves.
Their captain glared at the leader fiercely and said: "It's not your turn to fight hard yet. When you really need to fight hard, you think you can run away. Now all of you should get some rest. Don't wait until you fight hard." All the time, I have become a soft-legged shrimp."
As the captain, he knew that these people were not yet qualified soldiers. At this moment, they only relied on their passion and hatred for slaves and thieves.
If in the Ming army, such people can naturally be used, and they will be used on the battlefield. In this way, there is no difference between going to the battlefield with hatred and dying.
But here in the Tiger Flag, these people will be the seeds of the Tiger Flag in Liaodong in the future. Before the transformation into Tiger Flag soldiers is completed, they can be eliminated on the battlefield and try not to send these people to the battlefield to fight for their lives.
Zhao Wu brought these people with him just in case. At the same time, after taking the Ming army's forts, they would also need people to garrison them. At that time, these people could be placed in each fort as defenders.
Of course, while garrisoning the forts, formal combat training is also indispensable.
At this moment, a burst of cheers came from the distance.
The two Tatars who were attacking on the hillside were defeated and fled. Xue Qianhu and two hundred households all died on the way to attack. The leaderless Han soldiers naturally chose to follow their hearts and fled down the hillside in a hurry.
"This Xue Qianhu usually blows so much, so many people haven't attacked the hillside, it's really useless." Geng Qianhu, who led the cavalry to guard at the bottom of the hillside, saw the Han soldiers retreating in defeat, and he showed no mercy. made sarcastic remarks.
A cavalryman on the side asked: "General, can we go up?"
"What the hell, didn't you see they all escaped? It's not certain whether the one named Xue can come back alive!" Geng Qianhu looked back and glared at this ignorant subordinate.
If Xue Qianhu attacked the hillside and fought with the Ming army on the hillside, he wouldn't mind bringing his cavalry over to support Xue Qianhu, just to put the icing on the cake.
Now that Xue Qianhu's Han soldiers have escaped, he has no idea of providing help in times of trouble.
Nahai, who also noticed that the defeated soldiers had fled back, looked livid, pointed at the fleeing Han soldiers, and cursed angrily: "Come here, kill all the Nikans who fled back, and don't leave any of them behind." .”
It's okay if the Ming army in Nanguandao Fort can't be captured for the time being. Now he can't even capture a Ming army infantry in the wild on the hillside. This makes him look down on the Han soldiers under his command even more.
"Beiyu, there is something wrong with the Ming army on the hillside." A slave general next to him said, "We have fought against the Ming army often. We have never encountered a Ming army equipped with a large number of firearms like this one in front of us. , and they are all good at using firearms, I am afraid that even the Great Khan has never encountered such a Ming army."
After hearing this, Nahai looked at him and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
"My slave has heard that the troops of the Tiger Flag who occupied Pi Island are good at using firearms, and the army is also equipped with a large number of firearms. Moreover, the Tiger Flag recently attacked Lushun. Coincidentally, we happened to encounter an army that is good at using firearms. Soldiers and horses." The slave general said from the side.
Hearing this, Nahai frowned and said, "You mean that the soldiers and horses on the hillside are the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Flag, not the Ming army at all."
"This possibility cannot be ruled out," the slave general said.
Nahai said: "Even if it is the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Flag, I will not give up Nanguan Island. So many of us died here. If we cannot take Nanguan Island, what do you think the Great Khan will do with us?"
As the defender of Jinzhou City, he led the troops to attack Nanguan Island this time, but did not get the consent of Shengjing Khan.
It was entirely because he saw the Tiger Character Banner attacking Lushun. Seeing an opportunity, he led his troops to seize the critical point of South Guan Island in preparation for the subsequent occupation of the entire Lushun.
But it's okay if this kind of thing succeeds. Once it fails, even if Ama Fei Yingdong is still alive, he can't be saved. At most, he can save his life.
"Beiyu means that we continue to deal with the troops on the hillside?" the slave general asked.
Nahai nodded and said: "Now that we know that they are soldiers and horses of the Tiger Character Banner, let's praise their abilities. Anyway, Dajin will fight against the Tiger Character Banner sooner or later, and we, Jinzhou City, will be the first." A hands-on person."
"I'm here to collect the Han soldiers who have escaped, and I'm going to order them to fight back." The slave general said, turning his horse's head and leading his men to collect the remaining soldiers.
He didn't say anything extra.
They had already come out of Jinzhou City, but they hadn't captured Nan Guan Island yet, and they encountered the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Flag. If they just went back like this, Nahai might be fine, but he would definitely die.
The Han soldiers who escaped from the hillside did not flee far, and were quickly gathered together. Even Geng Qianhu and other cavalry were brought over.
After everyone gathered, Nahai came over on horseback.
"You guys are very disappointing to me. With so many people, you couldn't even capture the Ming army on the hillside." As soon as Nahai arrived, he was the first to say this to the Han generals in front of him.
The highest ranking Han generals in Jinzhou City, Jia Zhenba and Xue Qianhu, were both dead. Among the Han generals who were still alive, it was Qin Baihu who had the highest status.
Although there was more than one Baihu official, Qin Baihu was in charge of several cannons and gunners, and was more valued by the Jurchens. His status in the hearts of Han generals was almost as high as that of Jia Zhenba and Xue Qianhu.
