Ming Zuo

Chapter 174

Zuo Menggeng never thought of killing all the defenders at Hongshan Pass.

Because the circumstances of these people show that they, too, are victims of this era.

The most important thing is that these people's hands are not stained with the blood of the same race.

As he said, this is the bottom line, and it is the bottom line that would rather die than do it, and it cannot be broken.

Cai Tong and those who participated in the killing of his compatriots must be severely punished.But the remaining suffering soldiers are the ones he wants to unite with.

"Well, from now on, you will be part of my back camp. Go and call your family members and follow along."

It's okay if he didn't say this, but when he said it, the soldiers cried bitterly.

Huang Zongxi was puzzled, and after asking one by one, he found out that the family members of these soldiers were no longer there.

"My father died of starvation last year. He starved to death. I asked him to bear it while I went to find food. Before I came back, he died."

"I used to have a girl, but there was no food at home, so I had to bear to sell it. Now I don't know where she went, is she still alive?"

Telling one by one, it was full of bitter tears.

Originally, under the Hongshan Pass, the families of these soldiers lived together.But now, there is nothing here.

Zuo Menggeng found that when looking at historical issues, it really needs to be brought into the environment at that time.

The history books only say that the disarmament in the first year of Chongzhen led to the mutiny of Jizhen, which caused a lot of damage, and opened the door for the later Jin to invade.

But no one has ever paid attention to what happened to these originally living beings in such a wave.

The emperor sitting in the golden palace saw only the cold financial figures, and felt that he could not breathe out of the pressure.

But I never think about it, the huge Forbidden City and those princes and nobles are the main culprits who have embezzled the wealth that originally belonged to these soldiers and common people.

A total of one hundred and twenty-five soldiers, because they have no family members, it is even easier to handle.

After Zuo Menggeng broke them up, they were organized into various brigades.At the same time, he asked Huang Zongxi and the officers of each brigade to pay attention to their ideological education without discriminating against them.

Zuo Menggeng always thought it was amazing that the bear of the [-]th Army became the hero of the [-]th Army.

He wants to try to see if it can be done in this era.

On the eighth day of February, there was a gratifying change in the battle situation.

On this day, Prime Minister Ma Shilong obtained reliable information, and after discussing with Wu Aheng, the censor of the military supervisor, Wu Zimian, the general soldier of Yansui, Song Wei, the general soldier of Shanhai, Cao Minglei, the general soldier of Baoding, Fang Daren, the governor, and Jia Kezhong, the military guard, decided to Take the initiative.

The guerrilla Cao Wenzhao was the leading officer, leading the general Wang Chengyin and the guerrilla Zhang Shujia to set up ambushes in Yutian, Kushu and Hongqiao.

At Chenshi, the five thousand cavalry of Houjin came from the northeast and walked to the Hongqiao area, where they were besieged by the Ming army.

This battle was fought from nine in the morning to five in the evening, from Hongqiao to Yunnan Warehouse.Because it was getting dark, both sides withdrew their troops.

Before dawn the next day, Hou Jinbing took the initiative to retreat.

Leaving aside the outcome of this battle, it doesn't matter how much the Houjin lost.

The most important significance is that this was the first field battle that the Ming army took the initiative to attack since Jin entered the bandits in October of the second year of Chongzhen, and it led to the retreat of Hou Jin.

This means that the battlefield has begun to favor the Ming Dynasty.

On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, Zuo Menggeng received the battle report, and saw his father Zuo Liangyu's name in the list of Ming army generals for this battle.

Needless to say, for such a victory, these generals and schools will definitely be rewarded.

Zuo Menggeng also understood how Zuo Liangyu started to get promoted.

However, this battle also gave Zuo Menggeng an idea, and he quickly called a meeting of all officers.

"At first, I thought that when the Tartars returned to Liaodong, they should go to Da'ankou, Hongshankou, and Xifengkou when they came. But now it seems that it probably won't be possible."

Now the west of Zunhua is all in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.And from Jizhou to Zunhua, Ma Shilong deployed heavy troops along the way.

It is simply unrealistic for Hou Jin to fight back.

Liu Yiyuan recognized his judgment.

"If the Tartars want to retreat, they should choose the pass north of Qian'an."

Although the others did not speak, they also recognized this judgment.

With everyone's support, Zuo Menggeng decided immediately that the whole army would march eastward immediately, to see if they could make it to the last moment and give Hou Jin a shot.

On the [-]th, when we reached the north of Qian'an, scouts suddenly rushed over.

"Qianzuo, Huang Taiji is leaving the customs."

Everyone was shocked, they didn't expect everything to happen so quickly.

Zuo Menggeng was in a trance for a while, and felt annoyed at the same time.

The reason why he acted leisurely was mainly because he had the memory in his mind and thought he could catch up.As a result, there were too many things in his memory, which interfered with his judgment.

Some content in memory shows that Huang Taiji left the customs and returned on the second day of March, which is also the basis for his slow march.

He wanted to join in the fun, not to bump into Houjin's army head-on.

However, Huangtaiji returned to the north on February [-]th, which was half a month earlier than in memory.

On the second day of March, that was when Huang Taiji returned to Shenyang.

Zuo Rong immediately asked, "Where did Huang Taiji leave the customs?"

The scout said, "It's Dongjiakou."

Everyone turned out the map and looked at it, and they were immediately disheartened.

It turned out that Dongjiakou was north of Funing, and Houying had just marched to Taolinkou north of Qian'an.

At a distance of nearly [-] miles, the rear battalion only relied on two legs, so it was impossible to catch up anyway.

This fact made Zuo Menggeng quite depressed.

The others were similar, and Mao Yuanyi was even more bearded and haired.

"Just let Huang Taiji go? What is Zu Dashou doing?"

Funing is the Qinhuangdao of later generations, next to Shanhaiguan.In other words, Huang Taiji returned home under Zu Dashou's nose.

But it was useless for him to scold, Zu Dashou obviously didn't dare to stop him.

Mao Yuanyi has been involved in the war with Houjin since Saerhu. If you want to say who among the people hates Houjin the most, it must be him.

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, he turned around suddenly, grabbed a horse and left.

Zuo Menggeng knew what he was thinking, so he turned back and got on his horse, and told Liu Yiyuan: "Lead the army and find a place nearby to settle down, and I will go back as soon as I go."

Huang Zongxi also felt depressed, and said anxiously, "I'll go with you."

Wang Siyi, Zuo Rong, and Zuo Hua also got on the horse and chased Mao Yuanyi with him.

After breaking away from the main force, several people rode lightly on fast horses and galloped all the way, and finally arrived near Dongjiakou in the afternoon.

When several people climbed to the top of Laojun, the scene in the valley ahead was unforgettable for them all their lives.

The mighty and endlessly stretching team is meandering, with various flags covering the sky and the sun, and countless cavalry galloping back and forth, escorting the staggering people in the middle.

Countless Han people are being driven to the outside of the pass step by step, one after another is tied with long ropes, like cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

If anyone walked too slowly, Jiannu's whip would be whipped down severely.Where the brigade passed, countless corpses were lying on the side of the road.

The crying and howling of tens of thousands of people went straight to the sky, and the sky also hid behind the dark clouds in shame at this moment.

Those people turned their heads step by step, crying and looking at their familiar homes.

They must be longing for the imperial court to rescue them.

However, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court trembled in the Shanhai Pass not far away, watching them ruthlessly as slaves of foreign races.

Zuo Menggeng and others who appeared on the top of the mountain attracted the attention of the brigade.The distinctive costumes of the Ming army gave hope to many people.

A woman suddenly ran out of the queue and ran to this side.

But not a few steps away, an iron spear was thrown out of thin air, nailing her to the ground.

She didn't die for a while, she still stretched out her hand and grabbed Zuo Menggeng and others where they were.The spurting blood blocked her mouth, but she must be asking...

Why don't you come and save us?

Why watch us being taken away?
A tall horse came to her side, its huge hooves were raised high, and when it fell heavily, she was mixed with the dust.

Seeing this scene, the rest of the people cried even louder, struggling to escape.

However, the cruel Jiannu hacked away with knives, leaving a lot of dead bodies immediately, and the commotion quickly subsided.

The bloody smell soaring into the sky also made the people who were still alive completely lose hope.When they looked at Zuo Menggeng and others on the top of the mountain, there was only hatred in their eyes.

Many Tartar soldiers gathered at the foot of the mountain, pointing at Zuo Menggeng and others, laughing mockingly wantonly.

One of them carried a baby who was still in swaddling clothes on a spear, and kept turning in circles in mid-air, and the baby even faintly cried.

"CNMD, dog tartar!"

Zuo Hua drew out his scimitar and was about to rush down, but was held down by Zuo Menggeng.

At this moment, all anger is futile.

Blood debts can only be repaid with blood.

Mao Yuanyi staggered down from the horse, looked at the people who were slowly going away, turned around suddenly, and asked, "Can you destroy the Tartars?"

Zuo Menggeng nodded with unprecedented solemnity.

"can."

Mao Yuanyi threw away the hat and pointed at Zuo Menggeng with a knife.

"Okay, from now on, I will recognize you as the master. Remember your words, as long as you kill the Tartars, I will be smashed to pieces. If you fail, I will pour blood on your grave after I die , curse your family for generations!"

Zuo Menggeng just stared at the purgatory on earth, as if he wanted to keep all this firmly in his heart.

"I said, I... can."

These words, with the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, spilled on the ground.

(End of this chapter)