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When Hai Lanzhu died of illness, Huang Taiji was deeply saddened, and Suo Hai unexpectedly invited Zu Dale to drink and watch plays at home quietly.

Huang Taiji was furious because of this, and asked the Ministry of Criminal Justice to discuss Suo Hai's death penalty, and then he was exempted from death and dismissed from his post, and Niu Lu was also sent away in half.

Suo Hai not only offended Huang Taiji, but also offended Dorgon.He set off with Dorgon, ran to encircle Jinzhou, withdrew his troops privately before the fight started, and set up camp far away from Jinzhou City, almost killing Dorgon there.

What's more, Suo Hai's cousin Aobai is a staunch opponent of Dorgon.

Meeting such a cheating father, although Duopolo was the deputy capital commander, he was transferred to the mountains to guard the city. It is normal that he only has 800 soldiers under his command.

"What? In the mountains south of Xiuyan City, there is a large army of southern barbarians?" Duopolo was shocked.

The Eight Banners officer who had escaped said: "The Jurchen hunters in the mountains colluded with those southern barbarians, and they deliberately led the way indiscriminately!"

Dopoluo said angrily: "Eating food from inside out, as a member of the Jurchen tribe, he actually hooked up with the Nanman. How many Nanman soldiers are there?"

The Eight Banners officer said: "I don't know, the southern barbarians set up an ambush in the mountains, firing guns and guns all at once, it is impossible to see how many ambushed. But judging from the formation, there may be as many as two or three thousand!"

Two or three thousand Datong troops?

Duopolo was a little frightened. At this time, the Manchu nobles had already been psychologically shadowed by the Datong Army.

What's more, Duopolo, like his father, is not a person who can fight well.This guy likes to enjoy himself. He has learned Chinese since he was a child, and he also has a Han opera troupe at home.

Dopoluo thought for a long time, and ordered: "The whole army is not allowed to go out of the city, and quickly collect supplies for the defense of the city. All the bannermen outside the city are recruited into the city, and their families are also brought into the city. Also, go to When Shengjing asked for help, he said that there was a Nanman army attacking Xiuyan City!"

There are also Manchus living around Xiuyan City, all of whom are the family members of the original 202 Eight Banners defenders.As for the military households of the Ming Dynasty, some were taken to Shenyang, and the rest were used as coats and serfs for the local bannermen.They farmed the land outside the city, and the food they grew was used to supply the defenders.

After receiving the mobilization order from Dopolo, the Manchus outside the city set off quickly, dragging their families with them all to the city.They took away most of the slaves, but left a small amount of coats to manage their own serfs.

Yang Zhenqing waited left and right, but he didn't wait until the Eight Banners soldiers came to kill him.

He sent some Jurchen mountain people to inquire around Xiuyan City.Only then did I realize that all the Manchus had entered the city, leaving only Baoyi and serfs outside the city.Only in the important mountain roads, there are some Eight Banners soldiers sentry, while other Eight Banners soldiers are defending the city.

"Follow me to Xiuyan City!" Yang Zhenqing ordered immediately.

500 soldiers from the Datong Independent Battalion used captured horses to carry food and grass, and swaggered towards the enemy's city.

The Eight Banners soldiers in Xiuyan City, plus the temporary recruited banner men, have at least 1200 troops.

Duopolo soon received the news, and he said to the generals under his command: "The Nanman Datong army has thousands of people, and these 500 enemy troops are not covering up, and they are rushing towards our army. There must be some kind of conspiracy!" Dutong studied "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" at the age of 15, and he knows the strategies of the Han people like the back of his hand. The 500 enemy troops in front of him must have come to lure our army to attack. Once our Eight Banners warriors chase and kill, there will be ambushes in the mountains. The enemy's strategy It has been seen through by me, none of you are allowed to leave the city, defending Xiuyan City is considered meritorious service. I have already sent people to ask for reinforcements in Shengjing!"

"Dutong is really smart, the tricks of the Han people are useless."

"Han people are used to playing tricks, but they can't fool Dutong."

"Don't worry, we promise not to leave the city!"

"..."

Dopolo looked complacent, as if he really had a plan in mind.

In fact, he was just afraid of death. He felt that it was safer to defend the city, and there was no need to go out to take risks.

This guy has been fighting with the army since he was a child, but he always fights with the wind.He was able to make meritorious deeds and was promoted to deputy capital commander. He was a remnant soldier who entered the pass to hunt down and kill Li Zicheng. He led more than a thousand Eight Banners troops and surrendered tens of thousands of enemies inexplicably.

At that time, Dopolo was preparing to evacuate, but the opponent surrendered too quickly, and it was difficult not to make great contributions.

Under Duopolo's defensive order, Yang Zhenqing's independent battalion went unimpeded all the way, and soon came to a village twenty miles southwest of Xiuyan City.

The village is surrounded by mountains, and three mountain passages meet here to form a relatively flat mountain valley.And there is a small river flowing through it, which is very suitable for farming.

It's a pity that the arable land is very small, and there are less than 1000 bannermen, bagi and serfs living here.

Now, Qi Ding has all run away.

Several coats, who looked like manor housekeepers, urged the serfs to work, while subconsciously looking towards the entrance of the village.

"The Han army is coming!" A coat exclaimed, and then ran away.

Other Baoyis in the village also fled after hearing the news.From the day their master left, they were tense, guessing that the Datong army would come to kill them.

However, the area of ​​Xiuyan City is too small, there are civilians in the city, there are hundreds of garrisons, and many bannermen withdrew into the city with their livestock.Where is the room for coats and serfs?Even if you want to bring slaves, you can only bring one or two close confidants.

"Chase!"

Yang Zhenqing gave an order, and several soldiers who could ride horses rode the captured war horses and chased after those coats.

To the north of the valley, take a road.

Two legs could not run with four legs, and the packers were quickly caught up, and they knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy: "Master, please forgive me, I am a Han, not a Tartar!"

Soldiers from the Independent Battalion searched the whole village and came back to report: "Yingzheng, there are no Tartars here, not even livestock. All valuables have been removed, and there is only a small amount of food left in each family."

"Take everyone back to the Jurchen brothers' stockade and wait there first," Yang Zhenqing said, "Tell the Jurchen brothers to borrow some food from them, and I will give you military tickets when I go back. These military tickets can be used in Jinzhou, Fuzhou State and Gaizhou give priority to purchasing grain and salt."

A total of four coats were captured and more than 400 Han serfs were rescued.

There are also some serfs who were forced to carry money and food for Qi Ding, and they are now outside Xiuyan City.They were unable to enter the city, and all huddled at the gate of the city as beggars.

After sending some soldiers to lead these serfs back, Yang Zhenqing ordered again: "All the houses in the village are burned!"

The flatlands of the river valleys became wider and wider as they went north, and there were more and more places that could be cultivated, so a city appeared in the mountains.Xiuyan City not only has a wide terrain, but also has two rivers converging, so the soil is relatively fertile.

Along the way, you can meet Han Chinese serfs. Some bannermen are so cruel that they don’t keep food at all, and take all they can eat. Some serfs have been hungry for two or three days.

After approaching Xiuyan City for five miles, Yang Zhenqing finally stopped advancing.

It's not that I'm afraid, but that there are too many serfs who have been rescued. If we continue to move forward, I'm afraid they will starve to death on the way back.

Back to the Jurchen mountain people's stockade to count the number of people, a total of 9 coats were captured, and more than 1500 Han serfs were rescued.In addition, there was nothing to gain, not a single donkey was snatched, and half of the tartars were not killed.

Yang Zhenqing sent people to send the serfs down the mountain, and took the Jurchen mountain people along to Jinzhou to carry grain.The Jurchen people in the mountains had a hard time. There was not so much food for the independent camps, and they had to supply it every three months. The Jurchen people could also take the opportunity to go down the mountain to buy grain and salt.

Knowing that the Datong army had withdrawn, Dopolo was very complacent, and said to the left and right generals: "The enemy retreated without success, and the army wasted in vain. Our army can be said to have won without fighting."

The Eight Banners generals slandered endlessly, but they dared not refute, because this was Fei Yingdong's grandson.

Only those bannermen who retreated into the city hated Duopolo so much. More than 1000 serfs were taken away, and they were all talking animals. Could it be that the bannermen were allowed to go to the fields by themselves in the future?

More than a month later, it is almost winter.

Yang Zhenqing, who had finished supplying food and grass, marched towards Xiuyan City again.

Duopolo still couldn't hold out, and the bannermen were smarter this time, and took all the serfs outside the city, so that the Datong army could not easily snatch them away.It was impossible to enter the city, it was too crowded, and they were afraid of serf riots, so they would just throw them outside the city gate to fend for themselves.

Banners who feel sorry for the serfs will go out of the city regularly to feed, fearing that their talking animals will starve to death.

When Yang Zhenqing came outside the moat, more than 3000 serfs had gathered under the city wall.The cold wind was blowing violently. They wore ragged cotton clothes and squatted under the wall like beggars. They were cold and hungry, and many people fell ill.

"Don't go out of the city to fight, the enemy army will retreat, they don't have siege equipment." Duopolo said confidently.

At this moment, the military mission officer stood by the moat and shouted at the Han serfs: "Brothers and sisters of the Han family, we are sent by the emperor of the Han people to rescue you. Come across the river quickly and take you down the mountain. There is food to eat." , have clothes to wear, and a doctor when sick!"

The serfs watched in a daze, spoke Chinese several times, and finally someone stood up.

The drawbridge over the moat was not destroyed, and the serfs worked together to lower the drawbridge.Immediately, more than 3000 serfs stood up one after another, hesitated for a few seconds, and ran towards the suspension bridge in a swarm.

When crossing the bridge, it was very chaotic, and even serfs were squeezed into the river.It's freezing cold, even if you don't drown, you will definitely catch a cold and have a fever.

"Dutong, the Han slaves have all run away, and Xiuyan City will be finished!" An Eight Banners officer said anxiously.

The main cultivated land in Xiuyan City is in the south, although there is also in the north, but it is not so fertile and the area of ​​cultivated land is not so large.All the serfs in the south ran away, so they couldn't grow food, so they couldn't supply the city. In time, the garrison in the city would starve.

There are big mountains nearby, and it is impossible for the Manchu Qing to transport grain to this place.

Another Eight Banners officer said: "Dutong, take the opportunity to go out of the city to hide and kill. Those Han slaves are in a mess. Let's kill them, and the Han slaves will be even more confused. There are only a few hundred enemy troops outside the city. If we lead our troops to hide and kill, we will definitely be defeated!"

Dopoluo took a closer look and found that this was indeed the case. He immediately ordered: "Follow me and kill the city!"

Chapter 520 [Hollow Formation and Mountain Guerrilla Warfare]

"Yingzheng, the Tartars have left the city!"

Yang Zhenqing was immediately excited: "It's just in time! The whole army lined up. The first, second, and third teams stepped forward, holding long spears to prevent the Han slaves from rushing into the formation. The fourth team shot arrows at the open space in front of the formation, scaring away the Han slaves. The rest of the guards, all raise their guns to fight!"

The city gate opened, and Dopolo led the team out on horseback. He raised his knife and shouted: "I have seen it with a binoculars, and the match hasn't been installed on the opposite side. Hurry up and rush over there!"

The flintlock guns had already been installed in Liaodong. The dragoons of the three divisions had all been reequipped, and the infantry had also been reequipped with thousands of them.

But they were all small-scale conflicts, and the flintlock hadn't shown its power yet, so it didn't attract the attention of the Eight Banners Army for the time being.They are just old-fashioned flintlocks, with a frighteningly high misfire rate, which is not as good as an arquebus.

When the Eight Banners Army came after them, the Han serfs were terrified and ran towards the Datong Army.

"Shhhhhh!"

There were dozens of steps away, and the independent camp shot sporadic arrows and landed on the open space in front of the formation.

The Hannu running at the front saw the Independence Battalion shooting arrows, and hurriedly dodged to the sides, not daring to rush towards the Independence Battalion.The Han slaves in the rear, driven by herd mentality, also ran to the two sides.

"Pikeman, return to the array and replace the firecrackers!"

The independent battalion is somewhat similar to special forces. 200 people use long guns and firecrackers, and 300 people use bows, waist knives and firecrackers. They can switch between far and near combat forms at any time.

The spearman in the front row, after throwing away the spear, quickly retreated to replace the gun.

"Hollow array!"

"One team, all have it. Look to the right, turn right, step forward!"

"The second team, all of them have..."

"Go on the bayonet!"

The grassroots commander blew the copper whistle, and five hundred soldiers quickly arranged in a hollow formation.This is the first time that Zhao Han has used the hollow formation in actual combat since he proposed the hollow formation, which is dedicated to infantry against cavalry.

Fortunately, there were few people, and the small hollow formation was formed quickly, otherwise it would take a long time to form the formation.

Taking advantage of the cover of the Han slaves, the Manchu and Qing cavalry quickly crossed the bridge and spread out while the Datong army formed an formation.

When Dopoluo saw the loose formation of the Datong Army, he immediately laughed out loud.He ordered the cavalry to completely disperse and outflank, and use a small number of cavalry to lure the Datong army to shoot, and then charge directly, such a formation will definitely collapse as soon as they charge.

Although this guy is greedy for life and afraid of death, he has been battle-tested and has rich combat experience.

Empiricism kills people!

Although the Independent Battalion had fewer soldiers, there were even fewer Manchurian cavalry in Xiuyan City.After being ambushed last time, more than 100 war horses were lost. Although there were bannermen to replenish them on the spot, the war horses could not be replaced immediately.Now there are only two hundred riders in total, and many of them are mounted infantry.

Dopolo should wait for the infantry to follow, and then cooperate with the attack on foot and cavalry, but the hollow formation of the Datong Army is too tempting.

About twenty or thirty riders rushed from several directions, trying to lure the independent battalion to shoot.

Yang Zhenqing yelled: "If there is no order, don't fire the gun!"

A small army of hundreds of people was eliminated with one voice, and everyone heard it.

Seeing that the Datong Army was indifferent, Dopolo could only change his tactics.He called back all the cavalry, gave up the four-sided attack, and only aimed at three directions, and carried out wave-like echelon charges.

The first wave of charge attracts firepower, and the last two waves of charge will be effective.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The cavalry of the first wave charged, rushed to about forty steps (60 meters), and ushered in the front row of the independent battalion to shoot.Due to the slightly longer distance, the cavalry formation was sparse, and more than two-thirds of the cavalry survived.

After the first salvo, he did not retreat, and squatted down to load the ammunition.

The second row of firecrackers fired a volley. After the distance was close, the hit rate increased greatly this time.

The third platoon of firecrackers fired immediately, and after a platoon of gunfire, only a dozen or so Manchu cavalry who charged first were still alive, and the second wave of Manchu cavalry also suffered a lot of casualties.

The Manchu cavalry who rushed to the finish line did not hit directly, but slowed down and walked around the formation in advance.

Three rows of gleaming bayonets stood there, and the horses were not stupid, so it was impossible to run into them unless the horses' eyes were blindfolded.

Dopolo used his cavalry to attack the hollow formation, but he didn't think about knocking the hollow formation apart.But if the cavalry rushed over, the gunfire soldiers would collapse in fright, which should be the case under normal circumstances.

However, the flintlocks could be arranged densely, and bayonets were also added.

It is different from the matchlock gun, and it is also different from the one without the bayonet.

Seeing that the first two groups of cavalry suffered heavy losses, the third group of cavalry stopped halfway through the charge.Because it is useless to rush over, the horses will automatically go around the formation, and the corpses of the soldiers and horses in front also prevent them from charging at full speed.Then just shoot arrows, and while the Datong army was loading ammunition, the Manchu cavalry stopped and shot.

From the point of view of the Manchu cavalry, after shooting two arrows, the formation of the Datong army was chaotic.Even if there is no confusion, they can easily leave the battlefield, because the reloading speed of the musket is very slow.

"Shhhhhh!"

The third group of Manchu Qing cavalry threw arrows, and more than a dozen Datong troops fell on the spot.Because they have been fighting guerrillas in the mountains for a long time, they all wear leather armor, and their defense against bows and arrows is not as high as cotton armor.

Just when the Manchu cavalry was about to shoot the second arrow...

"Bang bang bang!"

The Datong Army in the first row was about 70% reloaded and fired again under the command of the officer.

"So fast?" Dopolo was horrified.

Without Dopoluo's command, the surviving Manchu cavalry withdrew automatically.The effective range of the horse bow is only 30 meters, so how could it be possible to shoot at the firearms.