Zu Dashou's speed was too fast, and the other party didn't react at all.
Blood flowed out from the wound where the wooden stick was inserted into the neck.
"You, you!" The man with his arms tied looked at Zu Dashou in disbelief.
Zu Dashou looked at him and said calmly: "When you return to Liaodong, I will tell your family that you died in battle."
After saying that, he stopped looking at him.
Plop!
With his arms tied, the man fell backwards and fell to the ground, his eyes not closed until he died.
"Find a place to bury him! Everyone who left with him has died!" Zu Dashou told the soldiers on the side, and then walked towards the tent where he was resting.
Although it was already dark, there was a bonfire nearby.
The scene of Zu Dashou's murder was witnessed by many people around him, including some generals of the Ning Army.
Killing people to establish power is the last method Zu Dashou wants to use, but at this time it is the best method to use.
Sure enough, the other generals of Guan Ning's army gave up their thoughts on escaping.
Early the next morning, everything was as usual with Guan Ningjun. No one mentioned what happened last night, and no one asked the ancestor Dashou about last night.
Guan Ning's army and the Qing army on the Eight Banners side continued on the road.
In the past few days, the Qing army had been walking down the road, but no cattle, sheep or herdsmen could be seen, and no Mongolian tribes appeared nearby.
Since the Qing army launched its troops in Nurhachi, they have always believed in the word "rob". All the property was obtained by looting. Even the logistics and food supplies, in addition to the part they carried at the beginning, were mostly supplemented by looting.
Although Huang Taiji founded the Qing Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor, his innermost feelings remained unchanged.
The Qing army led by Jierhalang, who marched westward to conquer Qingcheng, did prepare a lot of food and grass at the beginning, which was enough to cover the expenses of the army. After entering the grassland, they also obtained a group of cattle and sheep to take with them at any time and anywhere. It is edible.
However, following the defeat of the cavalry battle at Guanshan Guard, the army withdrew. Almost all the cattle, sheep and other livestock carried by the army were abandoned, and only some dry food that was easy to carry was brought with them.
If it weren't for the lack of places to get water along the road, the army wouldn't even be able to drink water in the past few days.
They can only eat dry food every day. Life is not easy for Guan Ning's army and the Eight Banners soldiers. Eight Banners generals like Jierhalang are in a slightly better situation. They can get some dried meat from the Mongols to satisfy their hunger.
Ordinary Guan Ning soldiers and Eight Banners soldiers could not even eat enough dry food.
Each war horse is a big-bellied man, so food must be eaten first by the war horses, and the war horses cannot only eat grass, otherwise they will not have the strength to carry people, so part of the dry food and beans carried by the Qing army must be reserved for the war horses.
After a few days of walking, the morale of the Qing army became worse and worse.
In particular, the news that people from the Eight Banners Army and Guan Ning Army had left quickly spread, and many people began to feel dissatisfied.
"Master, there were two more people who tried to run away today, but their heads were chopped off on the spot by the slaves." A Ba Yala came to Jilharang's side and reported the situation in the army.
Jirharang nodded.
In order to maintain military discipline, maintain the last bit of combat effectiveness, and prevent the army from collapsing uncontrollably, he and Zu Dashou both chose the same method.
Use force to suppress all kinds of dissatisfaction in the army.
"In a few days, we will be able to reach the Hantao area. When we get there, the situation will be much better. Let the subordinates below continue to persevere." Jierhalang said.
The Tiger Character Banner did not occupy the entire Monan Mongolia, which also gave the Qing army the possibility of operation.
Many Mongolian tribes close to Liaodong were attracted by the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, some tribes vacillated between the Tiger Banner and the Qing Dynasty. They would go to whichever side brought benefits, and they would fall to whichever side threatened them with force. .
For such a tribe, they cannot offend the Qing Dynasty, nor can they offend the Tiger Flag. They always listen to whoever comes.
The Tiger Banner Cavalry Division following the Qing army gradually increased from one cavalry battalion to multiple cavalry battalions.
After marching for many days, the cavalry of the cavalry division did not have a very good life, but with a steady stream of supplies coming from the rear, the situation was much better than that of the Qing army, which was alone and had no supplies.
"Shizheng, the men of the Dragoon Division are here."
There was an outpost of the cavalry division, and a cavalryman wearing a half-cuirass came to Ma Yunjiu on horseback.
People from the Dragoon Division brought a letter to Ma Yunjiu.
Ma Yunjiu, who had waited for many days to finally reach the Dragoon Division, grinned after seeing the contents of the letter.
"Shizheng, is the dragoon division already nearby?" A cavalry division battalion next to him couldn't help but ask.
Ma Yunjiu put away the letter in his hand, looked at the person next to him and said, "Zhou Shuiqing, you are so damn lucky. You encountered a battle just one day after arriving."
hey-hey!
Zhou Shuiqing grinned after hearing this.
No need to ask anymore, he also knew that the Dragoon Division must have lined the pockets and was waiting for the Qing army in front to plunge into the pockets.
Ma Yunjiu looked serious and ordered: "Send an order to each battalion. As soon as you hear the sound of cannons, immediately cover them from behind and kill them from behind. Be sure not to let anyone in the Qing army escape."
Several messengers rode on horseback to deliver orders to each battalion of the cavalry division.
As for whether there might be any misunderstanding caused by the sound of gunfire, he never thought about it.
The only people on the grassland who have the ability to use cannons are the Qing Army, except for their Tiger Flag.
The Qing army lost all its cannons in a previous battle, and now the only ones who can use them are their Tiger Flag troops.
The order was quickly conveyed to the battalions of the cavalry division.
The cavalry divisions that were originally several miles away from the Qing army began to consciously move forward to close the relationship between the two sides, and one cavalry battalion on each side moved up in a large circle from the left and right sides.
Normally, this move of the cavalry division would have been discovered by the Qing army immediately.
However, the Qing army was full of depression these days. In addition, the pursuers of the Tiger Flag had only followed behind without any other actions, which also caused many people in the Qing army to relax their vigilance.
boom! boom! boom!
A thunderous sound of artillery suddenly sounded on the grassland.
Jierhalang, who was walking in the marching team, immediately noticed something was wrong and immediately arranged for his subordinate Bagala to go and investigate the situation.
Bagala who left soon returned.
"Master, the Guan Ning Army was under attack, and the sound of artillery came from the Guan Ning Army."
"No, it's the tiger thieves' men. Guan Ning's army must have been blocked by the tiger thieves. Quick, change direction, go around from both sides, and force their way through."
After learning the news that Guanning's army was under attack, Jierhalang immediately understood that reinforcements from the Tiger Character Banner had arrived.
There are enemy troops blocking the front and pursuing the enemy behind.
He knew very well that not to think about fighting at this time, and that the only correct choice was to forcefully break through the siege.
