Suddenly, Ban Zhifu was a little excited and immediately came to Shang Kexi's side. He pointed at the cavalry galloping in front and said, "My lord, look quickly. There is someone on horseback over there. It seems he is alive. He has been arrested." The living mouth is back!"
When the other people on the city heard this, they suddenly became a little commotion. It's so pitiful that after so many days, there is finally some good news.
Shang Kexi was also excited and quickly looked in the direction pointed by Ban Zhifu's finger. Sure enough, there was a person lying sideways on the back of a horse. The cavalry on the horse was pressing the person tightly. It's coming at full speed.
Could it be...could someone really be captured alive? Shang Kexi thought in his heart and couldn't help shouting: "Come on, open the city gate!"
You could tell that he couldn't wait any longer.
However, after a while, and after getting closer, Ban Zhifu, who was the first to speak, and who was obviously the one with the best eyesight, realized something was wrong.
He turned to look at Shang Kexi beside him, and found that he was excited, and felt a little uneasy in his heart. But he also knew that when he got closer, everyone on the top of the city would be able to see clearly. So, he gritted his teeth and said to Shang Kexi in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it seems that there is a mistake?"
"Was it wrong? What was wrong?" Shang Ke was happy to hear the sound, turned to look at him, and asked a little surprised.
As soon as he asked the question, Shang Kexi realized what Ban Zhifu was referring to. Suddenly, his face sank and he immediately turned around and opened his eyes wide, wanting to see clearly.
In just a short while, the excitement on the city walls just now fell silent.
Because the people on the top of the city can basically see clearly that among the cavalry and soldiers who are galloping, there are no Ming army soldiers at all, they are just their own people. A very obvious sign is that their hair styles are money rat tails. . The same goes for the man on horseback.
"That, that..." Xu Erxian also saw it clearly and wanted to say that the man lying sideways on the horse was actually the leader who led the troops out. He was probably brought back injured. However, when he saw Shang Kexi with a gloomy face , he couldn't say it out loud, because he was afraid that a knife would add insult to injury to Shang Kexi's heart, which would make the prince even more angry.
After waiting for a while, the cavalrymen arrived at the city. They looked up at Shang Kexi, each of them a little frightened, and loudly reported: "Your Majesty, the Ming army is lurking in the dense forest. There are too many people, slaves..."
The people who were sent out were so imprudent that Shang Kexi didn't even have the intention to listen. He turned around and left with a dark face.
The cavalrymen under the city were still talking there, reporting that the Ming army was elite and that they had suffered heavy losses and so on. It greatly improved the morale of the Ming army and lost their own prestige, which was particularly harsh to people's ears.
Ban Zhifu stretched out his head, looked down and shouted sternly: "A bunch of idiots, what's the noise? Go back to camp immediately!"
After the training, he quickly followed Shang Kexi who turned around and left. With a little worry, he said to Shang Kexi: "Your Majesty, either... or the general will lead his troops there..."
No matter what, Port Arthur was lost from his hands, so it would be a matter of course to send him there.
But before he finished speaking, he saw Shang Kexi turning his head suddenly, staring at him angrily, and shouted sternly: "What if we lose again? How many troops do I have in my hands to be defeated like this?"
In fact, when the Manchus entered the customs, these Manchu dog slaves led troops to fight everywhere, and they could not have more than 10,000 men, because the Manchu masters did not trust them and were afraid that if they had too many troops, they would cause other troubles. thought.
During this period of time, Tan Ma was sent out again and again. Each time, the number of people was not large, and the losses were not much. But it was not until this time that Shang Kexi suddenly discovered that the losses of men and horses had reached the point where he felt that he could not bear it. .
In troubled times, having soldiers is the way to go. Shang Kexi knew this very well. Therefore, he really didn't want to waste the only troops he had in this way.
The most important thing is that the Ming army does not know the truth and is really afraid that if Ban Zhifu leads the army, it will be another big defeat! Such a losing streak will not only deplete his strength, but the Jurchens may also punish him for it. If he is not careful, the prince will be gone!
Ban Zhifu didn't take it seriously when he heard that he was being scolded. After all, he was Shang Kexi's confidant. It didn't matter if he was scolded. It just made Shang Kexi feel good and he wouldn't actually lose anything.
He was worried about Shang Kexi, so he replied with a sad look: "What about Prince Heshuoli's explanation?"
Hearing this, Shang Kexi, who had just lifted his legs and started walking again, stood up again, turned around, looked at his two confidants, and said solemnly: "When the Qing army arrives, we will tell you to avoid alerting the enemy." , we didn’t dare to provoke the Ming army, so we stayed relatively restrained. We just waited for the army to arrive, marching by land and water, and wiped out the Ming army in one fell swoop, remember?”
Ban Zhifu and Xu Erxian glanced at each other, and then quickly and firmly replied: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
After finishing speaking, Xu Erxian helped with a reminder: "Our army also sent scouting horses, but we were afraid of irritating the Ming army and did not dare to try too hard, so we were restrained and did not get the details of the Ming army."
After hearing what he said, Ban Zhifu was reminded and added: "By the way, the Ming army has a weird accent. It must be the Qin soldiers. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty transferred the Qin soldiers to Liaodong!"
Shang Kexi looked at the two of them and didn't say anything. He just nodded slightly, then turned around and strode away.
After that, Shang Kexi did not send any more detective horses, which made his men sigh in relief.
For them, being selected as a scout and going to find out what the Ming army was doing was a rush at the beginning. After all, soldiers can only be rewarded and promoted if they have military merit. Now that the Ming army has sent someone to death, no one is willing to miss it.
However, he went out again and again and came back failed again and again, each time with heavy losses. After doing this a few times, their minds changed.
Because of the continuous misfortunes and because they must not understand the details of this Ming army, these fake Tatars are afraid. When the military order comes again, no one will rob it anymore, and those whose names are called will be the same as their dead parents. Now there is no need to go anymore, of course it is as they wish.
However, even though they were not going, they were still very curious about the sudden arrival of this group, which robbed Lushun but did not come to Jinzhou.
At this time, there was no entertainment program. All their topics were centered around this strange Ming army, and they were chatting in private.
Therefore, it was inevitable that the Han people who were plundered by the Jianqi invaders and came to Liaodong also heard about it to a greater or lesser extent.
"Did you hear about it? This time the imperial army seemed to be very powerful, and it scared these Tatars!"
"But why don't the imperial army come over? Kill these Tatars as soon as possible!"
"There may be some reason? Maybe, we are still afraid of real Tatars!"
"That makes sense! It turns out that these are Han Chinese from Liaodong just like us. They were frightened by the real Tatars, so they abandoned their ancestors and became fake Tatars!"
"Even if they become Tatars, no one can beat them despite their virtue! This time the Ming army is at least stronger than them. I hope they can fight with the real Tatars!"
"..."
When they talked about this in private, they inevitably talked about who was stronger between the Ming army and the real Tatars. Even though they very much hoped that the Ming army would win, they inevitably fell into pessimism. In fact, in their impression, the Ming army was beaten by the real Tatars and was unable to fight back. Otherwise, they wouldn't be suffering here!
Not many days later, the Manchu and Qing troops arrived.
On this day, Shang Kexi led the whole city to greet him ten miles out of the city.
I saw that both sides of the official road were full of fake Tatars and Han slaves in the city. As for the official roads, Shang Kexi had already sent people to tidy them up, and there were no potholes at all.
Walking in the front were originally the other two kings who had been granted the title of Manchu Qing Dynasty, namely the respectful king Kong Youde and the Huaishun king Geng Zhongming. But somehow, the vanguard ended up being Prince Hauge of Heshuosu.
When Shang Ke saw his flag, he didn't dare to show off, and immediately led his generals. He only saw it from a distance, and it was not time to say hello, so he bowed to greet him. And all his men knelt down.
I saw these Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, with bright armor, majestic appearance, and high arrogance. We can also see a militant and energetic state in them.
At this time, the Manchu and Qing Tatars had not yet decayed, and the Manchu and Qing Dynasties respected military power and ranked first in military merit. Therefore, even though the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were already the top people in Liaodong at this time, they were all warlike. They especially like wars that can be won.
It was for this reason that Hauge took the credit and took the vanguard position. You know, the Lushun Ming Army they said they wanted to conquer had already demolished the city there. During this period of time, no matter how hard the Ming army tried to repair it, it would not be very strong. After all, they were across the sea and their manpower would be exhausted.
Therefore, although Hauge knows that there are indeed some capable soldiers in the Ming army, but so what, this is in Liaodong, and it is still in such a small place. There is no conspiracy at all. The Qing army can completely use its strength to Crush over.
The original Battle of Tianjin, if it were not separated by the Wei River, it would be impossible for the Ming army to win! What's more, Hauge actually didn't think at all how powerful the Ming army was in the Battle of Tianjin. He didn't just use conspiracy and trickery to trick the idiot Dorgon around and move him around. Otherwise, the outcome of the Battle of Tianjin would definitely not be like that!
Thinking about the past and the upcoming war, Hauge couldn't help but feel a little excited. He was most afraid that the Ming army would be huddled in a fortified city like Jinzhou, like a tortoise, unable to eat. Now here in Lushun, it is different. It was as if a plate of delicious food was sitting there, just waiting for him to eat it.
He drove his horse to King Zhishun, Shang Kexi. Seeing that he was very knowledgeable and knelt down to greet him in a very low posture, he curled his lips slightly, revealing a trace of ridicule.
Even if his father made him King Zhishun, he would still be just a dog of the Qing Dynasty. Based on his knowledge, Hauge did not embarrass him. He just reined in his horse, looked down at Shang Kexi and asked, "Is Ming Gou still there?"
"Go back to your highness, I'm here, I didn't dare to scare them, I was afraid they would run away!" Shang Ke was happy to hear this, but his heart was filled with joy, and he quickly replied respectfully.
After hearing this, Hauge was overjoyed and immediately said: "How many men and horses does Minggou have, and who will lead them?"
"Going back to Your Highness, the Ming army was frightened and huddled in Lushun like a tortoise. They didn't dare to come to Jinzhou at all. Therefore, the villain did not dare to go there for fear of scaring them away." Shang Kexi said When he came here, he reminded again, "In the small-scale battle of exploring horses, there is nothing we can do about them. Judging from the accent, they must be Qin soldiers! They are the powerful army of the Ming Dynasty and the only frontier army that can fight."
Qin Bing again? After hearing this, Hauge couldn't help but sneer and said to Shang Kexi: "What's wrong with Qin Bing? How strong can it be? Only you slaves think Qin Bing is strong. Haha, Han dogs are all a bunch of useless trash! "
After he finished speaking, he clamped his legs and drove the horse. It was a good thing that he didn't care. At the same time, he made up his mind that this time, he must wipe out all these bright dogs. In this way, when you see Dorgon again, you can let him know that it is not the Qin soldiers who are powerful, but that some people are incompetent!
Seeing the elite Manchu and Qing troops marching towards Jinzhou City, the Han people on both sides of the official road couldn't help but feel very worried. At this time, even the most optimistic among them is feeling very heavy.
It can be seen that the Manchu and Qing Dynasties attach great importance to the Ming army in Lushun. They actually sent a large army here, and they are all elite Manchu and Qing Eight Banners. Can the Ming army still hold on? Don't be just a flash in the pan, is Liaodong still the territory of the Qing Dynasty?
Daishan, who is uniting the army this time, is still on the road, with two days left to go. After Shang Ke welcomed Hauge, he returned to Jinzhou. Of course, as soon as Hauge arrived, he had to give up the former Jinzhou Commander's Office and the current Zhishun Palace to Hauge. Good military camps must also be given over to the Qing masters.
Hauge also acted quickly and quickly held a military meeting. In the entire hall, the Manchu and Qing leaders stood on both sides of the coach, and even King Zhishun could only stand behind those Manchu and Qing leaders.
Hauge still has some military qualities, and the purpose of the military meeting is to once again understand his opponent in detail. Unfortunately, apart from the information obtained from conversations on the road, there is not much other additional information.
In response, Hauge slammed the table and scolded Shang Kexi Tanma thoroughly. This is indeed the case. How long has passed, but no news about the Ming army can be found. Every time they come back defeated in the battle of Di Tan Ma, this is simply a shame.
At the end of the sentence, Hauge shouted coldly: "Tomorrow, the king will send Tan Ma. Your people will lead the way and let them learn from it. You dare to explain the elite army and let them watch with their eyes wide open. The battle of Tan Ma, I The Qing Dynasty has never been defeated."
On the Ningjin side, when Manchu troops appeared, the Ming army would often retreat into the city if they did not retreat at night, not daring to fight.
Shang Ke was happy to hear this and did not dare to reply, so he could only agree repeatedly. You can't tell at all that he has any so-called princely attitude.
