A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 295 Reporting Victory to the Capital

On the afternoon of the [-]th, Luo Luohuan fled to Yizhuang, tens of miles away from Tongzhou, and met the Zhenghongqi army who came to Tongzhou to help.

When Luo Luohuan and others fled to the territory of Daxing, hundreds of people gradually gathered around him, including armored bannermen, unarmored bannermen, and some handymen accompanying the army.But Luo Luohuan didn't dare to relax at all, and led these people to flee desperately.

There was a lot of turmoil all the way, after more than a day of fleeing for his life, he finally met the reinforcements, Luo Luohuan felt relieved and passed out on the spot.The rest of the people also collapsed, many people and horses foamed at the mouth, fell to the ground and died of exhaustion, causing the leader of the army to help, Ba Ya La Jia La Zhang Jing Buyan Tu and others were in a hurry.

On the tenth day of the lunar new year, Buyantu, under the order of Yuetuo, took his handwritten letter to Tongzhou to ask for help from Zhenghong Banner Jialazhangjing and Shuote who were staying in the camp.When Buyantu set off that afternoon, he was intercepted and harassed by some Xuanda army guards on the road, and he didn't arrive at the Tongzhou camp until the evening of the [-]th.

After receiving Yuetuo's letter, the Tongzhou Qing army camp was also in a hurry. They had no objection to going to Zhuozhou to rescue Heshuote, let alone objected. Te is extremely reluctant.

Among the Manchurian Zhenghong Banners, He Shuote has always been famous for his greed for money and good goods. When it comes to marching and fighting, he is not ranked among the generals of the Zhenghong Banner. He is only good at flattering and flattering, so he has the important task of staying in the Tongzhou camp.During the time he stayed in Tongzhou, he worked hard, and he didn't know how much benefit he got from it.

He suggested to Buyantu that there is no need to destroy Tongzhou's wealth, but that some soldiers and horses can be kept on guard, and he patted his chest to ensure that nothing will go wrong.

In his Tongzhou camp, there were [-] armored bannermen, [-] unarmored bannermen, and [-] miscellaneous servants.He Shuote thinks that [-] armored soldiers and [-] unarmored banners can be left behind, and [-] Mongols and Koreans will carry the flags with the army. In this way, there will be nearly [-] troops guarding the Tongzhou camp. The nearby Ming army must not dare mess around.

As for him and the old man Shuote, they led the remaining 4000 troops to the rescue. In this way, there are more than 1 soldiers and horses in the Zhuozhou camp.Although it may not be possible to defeat Xuanda's army, there should be no problem sticking to the camp.

After being bribed by Heshuote's money, Buyantu also agreed with him, and promised to speak a few words for Heshuote in front of Dorobeile.After intense preparations, He Shuote led his [-] troops out of Tongzhou on the [-]th.

It is expected that there is a lot of food and grass in the Zhuozhou camp. He Shuote and others did not bring food and grass for the army, but only a few days of dry food and some simple marching tents.In order to march quickly, these Zhenghongqi flagmen not only have horses and horses individually, but most of them are handymen with the army, and most of them also have mules and horses.

Sure enough, they marched fast, they set off in good time, and when they encountered Luo Luohuan's fleeing army, they had already arrived in Yizhuang.

Seeing Luo Luohuan and others in a state of distress, they were stunned, and then heard that the Zhuozhou camp was breached by Xuan Dajun, the banner leader Yue Tuo was killed on the spot, and the life and death of Luo Luohong in Ba Ya La Tiao Zhang Jing was unknown, like a thunderbolt from the blue sky. Tongue gaping, face ashen.

It never occurred to me that the Zhuozhou camp was solid, and there were 8000 defenders inside, and there was no food and grass to worry about. It was the minimum thing to hold on for ten days and a half months. How could it be breached in a day?The rescue of Zhuozhou was out of the question, and Luo Luohuan was unconscious again, so they had to withdraw the whole army to Tongzhou.

Zhuozhou was defeated, and the news of the death of the banner owner spread. Zhenghongqi, the army who came to help, was very popular, and some miscellaneous servants quietly left from time to time along the way.When He Shuote's army returned to Tongzhou, the [-] troops he set out had already lost hundreds of people.

After returning to Tongzhou, Luo Luohuan woke up, he didn't say a word, all the affairs in the banner were discussed and assigned by He Shuote and Buyantu.While gathering the remnant soldiers who had fled back from Zhuozhou, the two desperately asked for help from Dorgon's main force far away in Shandong, and they were even more prepared to give up all plans to flee to Pinggu when the situation was not good.

After the Qing army broke through Pinggu, a thousand defenders stayed in the city, which was also close to the outside of the pass, and it was easy to escape back to the Qing Dynasty.

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Not to mention that He Shuote and others in Tongzhou were in constant panic. On the twelfth day of the first lunar month in the 12th year of Chongzhen, Xuan Dajun executed all the prisoners of the Qing soldiers... Before burying them, they chopped off the heads of all the Zhenghong Banner flag Dings who had been executed. During the service, the heads of the Mongols and Zahus were also cut off, but the heads of the Koreans and Hans were spared, and the teeth were different.

From the Battle of Julu all the way to the Battle of Zhuozhou, Xuan Dajun harvested a lot of heads, but the more heads the better, they should not be wasted.

Afterwards, Xuan Dajun turned back to Liujingzhai in mighty force, and ransacked all the Qing army camps and surrounding areas in Zhuozhou, as clean as if they had been washed with water.In the end, more than [-] people were taken into captivity, more than [-] pigs, cattle, sheep, mules and horses, more than [-] stone grains, rice, beans, and many captured military equipment accompanied them, forming an extremely long team.

The Qing soldiers looted countless vehicles in Zhuozhou, whether it was a wheelbarrow, or a cart, or a horse-drawn carriage, etc., there may be tens of thousands of vehicles.These vehicles were fully loaded with grain, rice, gold and silver. In addition, those people, except children, no matter men, women, or children, were carrying grain bags on their bodies, and they took away all the harvest in one trip.

The Shunxiang Army sent a large number of people to supervise the escort, and the rest marched to guard.Yang Guozhu, the cavalry of Hu Dawei's battalion, also joined Wang Dou's cavalry Yebushou, and sent a large number of guards around the team to guard and scout, and scattered dozens of miles around to drive them away.

Anyone, whether they are ordinary people or personnel from the local government guards, are not allowed to approach at all.

Those captives happily moved forward with the team. According to General Wang, they first arrived at Baoan Prefecture, Xuanfu Town, and they will make plans when they are safe in the future.

The good men under the general's command are right: "Right now there are Tartars everywhere, and it's not peaceful yet. If you go back to your hometown, what if you are taken captive again by Tartars? But Xuan Town is extremely peaceful, and we have the courage to win the three armies." General Wang is here, which tartar has eaten the bear's heart and leopard dares to attack, and wants to end up like the Zhuozhou tartar?"

"Besides, after your hometown was taken captive by the Tartars, it was extremely dilapidated everywhere. Who knows if the local government will help?"

"You also know the benevolence and righteousness of the general. Daily, daily food and porridge relief, among other things, there is still a mouthful of food. Whether you want to live or starve to death, you have to think carefully."

"What, homesickness? Don't worry about this. It will be peaceful in the future. You can go back and have a look."

The uncles of the Shunxiang Army said it really well. If you follow General Wang’s team, among other things, at least you don’t have to worry about safety and food. This is the most important issue in the world of Ming Dynasty.Therefore, most of the people did not even think about it, and immediately followed happily.

A small number of those who wanted to leave were also forcibly taken away by Wang Dou and others on the pretext of waiting for a while to avoid leaking military information.

The team was too large and there were too many supplies. It took almost two days for the team to arrive from Zhuozhou Qingying to Liujingzhai.

After arriving at Liujingzhai, the sergeants who stayed behind were all shocked, soldiers and civilians gathered in this area, Laishui garrison and Yizhou military equipment were all shocked when they heard the arrival of a large army.Xuan Dajun covered the battlefield, and they still didn't know the situation of the Zhuozhou battle.

They sent sentry cavalry, or sent envoys to inquire, but they were all blocked by Xuan Dajun, and they were even more confused.Fortunately, these officers and soldiers did not plunder the prefectures and counties, nor did they ask for food and grass, and they were happy to ignore them and acted blindly.

After Xuan Dajun arrived at Liujingzhai, he transported grain, rice, and wealth to Baoanzhou day and night. From Liujingzhai alone, along Dongbo, Huangyan, Shuishui and other places, densely packed warehouses, grain houses, and small camps were built. , It is even more covered in the mountains from Liujingzhai to Zhao Geqi.

From Zhao Geqi, through Mashuikou, and into the territory of Baoan Prefecture, similarly, the barracks and warehouses are densely packed, enough to pile up the seized grain and grass materials.At first Han Chao and the others saw Wang Dou vigorously building the camp, but they didn't understand why he was doing this, but now everyone finally understood, and they were secretly startled by the depth of the general's plan.

Among those people's wealth, the old and weak, women and children, food, rice, pigs, sheep and silver are transported first.After careful consideration, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei decided to let Wang Dou's subordinates take them back to Baoan Prefecture for the more than [-] horses and mules they had been assigned. Moreover, those mules needed a lot of food and fodder, so Wang Dou just happened to take care of them.

However, they found a place to bury the money they got, and Wang Dou didn't force it.

After several days of busy work, on the 12th day of the first lunar month in the [-]th year of Chongzhen, at least all the grain, rice, pigs and sheep had been stored in a safe area in the mountainous area behind Liujingzhai, and tens of thousands of people had also been sent away.Wang Dou heaved a sigh of relief, it was time to deliver the good news.

At noon that day, Wang Dou, Yang Guozhu, and Hu Dawei ate boiled mutton soup in the hall of Liujingzhai, and sipped a few hot wine from time to time, feeling very comfortable.

In the cold weather, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei wore cotton robes, but they both sweated profusely from eating, and they didn't have the image of a general soldier.

The three of them laughed constantly and were in a good mood, especially in the past few days.

"It's time to send a good news!"

The three of them had the same thought.

"During the Battle of Julu, our army beheaded many people, over five thousand, right?"

Hu Dawei was half drunk, a little unsure.

Wang Dou nodded and said: "Hujunmen, there must be a final general."

In the hands of Wang Dou, there are 150 heads of the Qing army captured in the Battle of Julu. Presumably Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei also have quite a few.

Yang Guozhu said: "In my barracks, there are nearly a thousand slave heads captured by giant deer, and there should be quite a few tigers."

"It seems that there are more than [-] levels."

Hu Dawei remembered.

Wang Dou said: "In the Battle of Julu, we announced that our army beheaded [-] ranks. In the Battle of Zhuozhou, our army beheaded more than [-] ranks. We removed the heads of Han Chinese and Korean miscellaneous servants, and the red flag slaves and miscellaneous heads. There are also more than [-] levels. I declare that the number of beheads in the Battle of Julu and the Battle of Zhuozhou will be combined into [-] levels."

Yang Guozhu said: "Our army returned to the battle to kill Yuetuo, the slave chieftain of Zhenghong Banner in Manchuria, and captured his eldest son Baya Latuzhangjing Luo Luohong alive. He won their armor and banner, and another [-] slaves offered prisoners. Such a victory, How will the court react?"

The three of them laughed, all looking forward to it.

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After eating mutton soup with Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, and after deciding how to write the victory report, Wang Dou recruited Wen Daxing and handed him several letters.

"You send reliable people, this letter, to the governor of Xuanzhen, Mr. Ji Shiwei."

"This letter is to be delivered to Lord Chen Xinjia, Governor of Xuanda, who is far away in Tianjin."

After Wen Daxing left, Wang Dou looked at the sky and said nothing for a long time: "Minister, we are going to Beijing soon."

On the 12th day of the first month of the [-]th year of Chongzhen, in the morning.

Waves of victory-reporting personnel from the Xuanda Army rushed into the capital. They waved their victory reports and shouted hoarsely: "Great victory, great victory, great victory of the Xuanda Army, great victory in Zhuozhou, more than [-] slaves beheaded!"

"Great victory, great victory, the great victory of Xuanda's army at Zhuozhou. They killed Zhenghongqi of Manchuria, Gushan Ezhenyuetuo, and captured Zhenghongqi, Baya Latiaozhangjing Luo Luohong alive. He gave birth to a hundred slaves and thieves, and offered them up..."

"Great victory, great victory, Xuan Dajun's great victory..."

"Great victory..."

Waves of Xuan Dajun reported victory to the knights, causing a sensation in the city, and countless people followed the knights.

When the victory report was sent to the Ministry of War, all the officials were dumbfounded. A servant came back to his senses, picked up the Jiewen, and rushed to the imperial city.

The eunuch Wang Dehua, the supervisor of ceremonies, took the good news with his own hands, and ran towards Qianqing Palace trembling.

Accidentally, he fell to the ground. He was extremely agile, and he got up and ran wildly.

(End of this chapter)