Ming Zuo

Chapter 168
When there were about [-] Mongolian cavalry left, Zuo Menggeng gave the order for hand-to-hand combat.

The soldiers had no doubts, and after loading the bayonets on the muskets, they rushed up bravely.

Mao Yuanyi was extremely surprised.

"Obviously only two more rounds of mass shooting are needed to kill them all, so why let the soldiers rush forward to fight?"

Zuo Menggeng stared at the battlefield and gave the answer.

"These soldiers have never fought the enemy hand-to-hand before, and the fighting techniques they have learned have never been mastered without actual combat. This is a good opportunity for actual combat. Even if they pay the price of some casualties, it will be better than that in the future. It's much better to be skilled in hand-to-hand combat and collapse."

As the saying goes, actual combat is always the best teacher.

No matter how good the teaching is on the training ground, if it has not been used, it is just a castle in the air.

Only by letting the soldiers really assassinate can they master the technology well.

More than [-] soldiers besieged more than [-] Mongolian cavalry, and the whole situation was still one-sided.

A few soldiers greeted a Mongol. Because of the large number of people, the soldiers' mentality was very stable.

They formed several teams strictly according to the tutorial, some were in charge of blocking, some were in charge of protection, and some were in charge of assassination.

Although these desperate Mongolian cavalry are brave, they are still not enough in the face of scientific techniques and tactics.

In less than a stick of incense, they were all wiped out.

In the rear camp, thirteen soldiers were killed and twenty-five were injured.From the perspective of the battle loss ratio alone, it is definitely a complete victory.

"Clean the battlefield and retreat immediately."

The place where the battle was actually not far from Zunhua City, Zuo Menggeng believed that Huang Taiji should have heard the gunfire.

In order to avoid being encircled and suppressed by the Houjin army, it is necessary to withdraw as soon as possible.

Huang Taiji did not personally command the operations of Ma Shilong and Wu Zimian's troops.

After Yuan Chonghuan was gone, he didn't pay much attention to the rest of the Ming army generals.

At this time, Huang Taiji was standing outside the city of Zunhua, looking up at the corpses hanging from the gate of the city.

He recognized that corpse, and it was someone he liked very much.

Yao remembered that when the two brothers took the initiative to vote, he stood beside Nurhachi and watched the whole process.

At that time, he was still puzzled, why would Han people take the initiative to serve them barbarians?
With this curiosity, Huang Taiji became the only leader who took the initiative to approach them.

The younger brother told him what it meant to be underappreciated, and the stories of Zhang Yuan, Liu Bingzhong, and Zhang Hongfan.

It turns out that in the history of the Han people, there have long been allusions about serving other races.

Huang Taiji knew that if the Jurchens wanted to rise, they had to defeat Daming.

But Jurchens don't know what Daming looks like or how old Daming is.

The arrival of these two Han people made him feel that this was an opportunity.

Since then, he has kept this Han man by his side, consulting government affairs from time to time.

This Han man was diligent, hard-working, and very insightful, which really helped him a lot.

Huang Taiji has decided that after returning this time, he will promote these loyal Han people and give them more space to display their talents.

just now……

Fan Wencheng turned into two petals, which were hung on the gate of the city like rags, swaying in the wind.

This is the Han people's method of punishing the traitor, and it is also a demonstration against him.

Ning Wan and I beside me were trembling, obviously frightened.

Huang Taiji felt that something needed to be done, otherwise, there would be endless troubles.

But after thinking about it carefully, I found out in vain that I didn't know where to start.

Who broke Zunhua, and where is the Ming army now?

No one can give him an answer, and the spies hidden inside Daming are also at a loss.

The battlefield that had been unobstructed before, now had black shadows, which made Huang Taiji very uncomfortable.

"Come here, go and collect Mr. Fan's body and bury it properly."

After all, Huang Taiji is a hero, and his sorrow is only for a while.

Fan Wencheng was already dead, and it was impossible to resurrect him. It was not worthwhile to waste too much time on the dead.

Arranging a rich funeral for Fan Wencheng is enough to strengthen the loyalty of those surrendered Han Chinese.

"The sky is high and the earth is thick for the great Khan's kindness, and Fan Wencheng will be grateful for it."

After Ning finished, I quickly knelt down and praised loudly.

He knew that from now on there was no way out, and he could only hug the Jurchen's thigh tightly.Otherwise, his fate would not be better than Fan Wencheng.

Huang Taiji pulled Ning to finish me, and asked: "Mr. Ning, are there any other famous generals among the Ming people?"

After Ning finished thinking about it, I shook my head slowly.

"Only Yuan Chonghuan is acceptable, and the rest are mediocre people. Sun Chengzong is getting old and there is nothing wrong with it."

Huang Taiji pointed to the spooky Zunhua City in front of him.

"Then tell me, who took down this place? Not only killed me, Zhongliang, but also released all the people in the city. Now even if we want to get some clues, we can't get them."

Ning Wan and I were also helpless, so I could only say: "Khan, we are fighting in enemy territory after all. Even though our Dajin soldiers are powerful, they may still be lacking in strength. There is nothing we can do about any omissions."

After Ning, I found a reason for it.

It's not that Houjin can't fight, nor is it that there are famous generals in the Ming Dynasty.It's just that the place is too big and there are too few post-jin people, so the Ming army took advantage of it.

This reason makes Huang Taiji very comfortable.

Of course he doesn't need any reason, but other high-level leaders in Houjin need reasons.

There must be a passable reason to make everyone firmly believe that the failure of Zunhua City was not Huang Taiji's fault, but the Ming army's bad luck.

You see, as soon as I, Huang Taiji, came back, I defeated the two chief soldiers of the Ming army.

After Ning Wan, I understood his thoughts a long time ago. What he said was impeccable, and it can be said that he scratched Huang Taiji's itch.

He was just about to gather the morale of the army, when suddenly there was a muffled thunder-like sound from far to the northeast.

The distance is already very far, and the sound spread to the near, almost disappearing.

But the people present were all experienced people in the battle formation, and they immediately heard that this was the sound of a volley of muskets.

Northeast?

That is Hongshan Pass.

It was the place where Huang Taiji entered the customs in person.

Isn't that area already captured, why is there a war?
Huang Taiji was well aware of the arrangement of his army and horses, and immediately knew that this battle must belong to the Ming army.

When, without his knowledge, did Ming's army find their way out?

Huang Taiji was furious, and ordered: "Sahalian, take someone to have a look."

Sahalian took the order and immediately went with a team of cavalry.

The wait was long. After two hours, Sahalian came back in panic, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Great Khan, the cavalry sent by the Han tribe to aid were ambushed, and the entire army was wiped out, and no one survived."

As soon as this remark came out, all the generals were shocked and felt a chill.

They heard the gunshots just now, and it took only half an hour to add up.The Chaohan tribe is all cavalry, and they were all wiped out in such a short period of time.

How many people did the Ming army have?
Huang Taiji was also a little flustered, and even suspected that Sahalian was lying.

"Can you see clearly?"

Sahalian was sweating profusely.

"The minister saw clearly, and even inspected the corpses himself. Most of the people in the Han Dynasty were shot to death by muskets, and a small part were stabbed to death. The wounds of the stabbed dead were extremely small, and it was impossible to tell what kind of weapon it was. Ming The people set up a pocket formation, surrounded the Chahan tribe in Miaowagou and wiped them out."

Huang Taiji took this route to enter the customs. Of course, he knows the terrain of Miaowagou.

"Where did those Ming troops go?"

If the Han Department is gone, it will be gone, and there is no point in regretting it at this time.The key is to catch the shadow of the Ming army and eliminate it as soon as possible.

Sahalian was dejected, but he could only answer.

"I didn't find any sign of the Ming army. When I arrived, the battle was over. But the Ming people must not have gone far, they must be nearby."

Azige scolded: "Since you know that the dog is not far away, why don't you chase it?"

Sakhalian wanted to cry but had no tears, and thought that this could also be my fault?

"I have sent someone to look for it, and I think there will be news soon."

After waiting for a while, the scouts sent by Sakhalian did not come back until the early morning of the next day.

"I'm sweating profusely. The servants searched all night, and finally found a group of Ming soldiers going to Sandaohezi."

Huang Taiji sat up awkwardly, with a puzzled expression.

"To Sandaohezi? Did this group of Ming soldiers want to go out of the Great Wall?"

It stands to reason that the Ming army ambushed and exposed their traces. The most important thing this group of Ming troops should do is to withdraw to Qian'an, and find a way to get the support of the Shanhaiguan Ming army.

But they actually went west, and even went along the Great Wall, which is so counterintuitive.

Huang Taiji asked, "How many people are there in this Ming army?"

The scout froze, but answered honestly.

"The servants didn't see it, they just ran into the scouts of this group of smart dogs. We lost half of our manpower, so we reluctantly withdrew."

Jierhalang scolded angrily: "Trash, you can't deal with mere scouts?"

The scout complained endlessly.

"Master Baylor doesn't know something. This group of smart dogs is different. They are like ghosts, they don't know where to hide. When we got close, they suddenly attacked us. Several brothers were killed without precaution."

Speaking, in order to win everyone's trust, he also took out one thing.

"This is the crossbow arrow that the servants desperately picked up. It is obviously different. It is fast and accurate dozens of steps away. The servants wearing two layers of armor can't stop it."

Dorgon stepped forward, took the crossbow, and his hand sank.Looking at it again, I can't help but change color.

"Khan, this crossbow arrow is actually made of steel."

At this moment, all the generals suddenly changed color, and finally they stopped making noise.

What kind of god is the Ming army who can make crossbow arrows out of fine steel?
(End of this chapter)