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  Chapter 524 521 [Snowy night capture]

   "Bang bang bang!"

   There was loud gunshots at the foot of the mountain, and the Eight Banners soldiers who were retreating to the city were knocked down by three more people who ran behind.

   This is really cutting flesh with a blunt knife. After fighting in the mountains for more than three hours, the casualties of the Qing army almost reached 200. On average, a Datong soldier can hit an enemy with more than 40 rounds of bullets.

  However, the accumulation of a small amount, coupled with the cavalry eliminated by the hollow formation, the casualty rate of the Manchu Qing side was close to 20%.

   It cannot be entirely blamed on Dopoluo's poor command ability, but the lack of Manchu troops in Xiuyan City. Moreover, there is no firearms battalion, and there is no way to deal with guerrilla flintlocks.

  Mao Wenlong has been here several times to this crappy place, and every time he can make Manqing so disgusted.

  At the beginning, Manchu allowed Han civilians to exist, and even the defenders in the city were Han soldiers and generals. Because of Mao Wenlong's instigation against the Han people, the Manchu Qing had nothing to do with Mao Wenlong, so they retaliated against the Han people in Xiuyan City and surrounding areas. The Han people were all used as slaves, all the livestock and food were robbed, and the garrison was replaced by Eight Banners soldiers.

   They were also afraid that there would be too many Han Chinese serfs, and there would be riots here, so they directly took away half of the population.

   Otherwise, with the farming conditions here, it is no problem to support 1500 Eight Banners soldiers.

  The surrounding barriers of Xiuyan City include military strongholds such as Front Camp, Front Fort, Back Camp, and Back Fort. The village that Yang Zhenqing first robbed was the former camp of Daming. With the sharp drop in population, it became a small village, and the perfect defense system was also destroyed by Man Qing.

  These factors all provided opportunities for Yang Zhenqing.

   "Bang bang bang!"

   More than 300 bullets were fired again, this time hitting two unlucky people who were running slowly.

  The more urgent the gunfire, the more panicked the Qing army.

  The soldiers of the Eight Banners can still remain calm for a while, but the more bannermen are already on the verge of collapse, and they only want to return to the city as soon as possible.

  Finally, Banner began to flee!

   "Boom boom!"

  The artillery on the city fired suddenly, trying to cover the retreat of friendly troops.

  Yang Zhenqing had no choice but to stop the pursuit and go to rescue his teammates who were shot and fell to the ground. The body of the sacrificed soldier was also snatched back. Immediately, a few miles southeast of the city, he took back the war horses he had carried the food.

  Leading the horse, carrying casualties and comrades-in-arms, they swaggered away, and they wanted to go back to the stronghold in the mountains to replenish ammunition.

  A few days later, Dopoluo received an order from Dorgon: Strictly guard Xiuyan City and not attack at will.

  Dorgon was deceived by the wrong information. He really thought that the Datong Army sent thousands of troops. Thousands of troops fought in the mountains for several months, so how much food would it cost? As long as Xiuyan City was defended, the Manchu Qing would be considered profitable.

  Dorgon didn't know that the Datong Army only had a few hundred people.

  Of course, supplies were also brought in, some bows and horses were added, and 50 Manchu cavalry were added. As for the remaining vacancies, let Duopolo recruit local bannermen to fill them.

  Dorgon didn't know yet that Dopolo had suffered another defeat, otherwise he would be so angry that he would be dismissed and replaced.

  The Manchu Qing cavalry in Xiuyan City reached 180 again, half of them belonged to inferior horses and could only be regarded as mounted infantry.

  As for the real Manchu cavalry, they are looting on the west side of Gaizhou.

   Tens of thousands of cavalry were dispatched at a time, and there were also many dragoons trained by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. They had to cross the river if they wanted to plunder. Gaizhou City was on the east and a bastion was on the west.

   All the villages and towns on the west side of Gaizhou were lit up with smoke everywhere, and they hid in earthen castles for defense.

   Some Han and Korean people did not escape in time, and more than 800 people were taken away by Qing soldiers. In addition, the houses of more than a dozen villages, as well as the property that the villagers did not take away, were burned by the Manchu cavalry.

  The Datong cavalry rushed to nothing, and immediately launched a revenge operation. They took a boat to the direction of Ningjin, rescued the Hannu, killed the bannermen, and burned down the houses.

  Anyway, in the past two years, there have been no major wars, and they have all consumed each other like this.

  In addition, as early as half a year ago, the Datong Army in Baozhou, North Korea received an order from the Ministry of War. Let them cross the Yalu River, build Dandong City near the mouth of the sea, and immigrate 10,000 Korean people in Baozhou to Dandong for reclamation.

  In the last years of Wanli, Later Jin built wicker borders, prohibiting farming, animal husbandry, fishing, hunting and logging outside the border walls. The fortress of the Ming army in the Dandong area was destroyed, the Han people were taken away, and the Jurchens were also forced to relocate. The Dandong area has become a barren land.

   Zhao Han is temporarily unable to immigrate to Dandong on a large scale, so he can only move the Korean people there for reclamation, and build an earthen city by the way, as a bridgehead for attacking Phoenix City (Fengcheng City).

  At the same time, more than 200 teachers, with their wives and children, set off and were sent to Baozhou and Dandong to build schools to educate the Korean people.

  The salaries of these teachers are generally raised by one level. Their children, after graduating from middle school, can directly enter universities in various provinces, and the travel expenses and tuition fees will be reimbursed by the Ministry of Rites.

  …

  Finally, it was winter, and there was light snow in the sky, and Dopolo also breathed a sigh of relief.

  Most of Xiuyan City has been abandoned, the most fertile cultivated land, all the serfs were taken away by Yang Zhenqing, and all the houses were burned down. Banners who lost their serfs and houses felt like crying, so they could only live in the city temporarily.

   "Dutong, those southern barbarians are here again!"

  Dopoluo was startled at first, and then laughed again: "Let them come, the south is beyond grabs. If the southern barbarians dare to go around to the north, the capital will let them go and never return!"

   "They're just north!"

   "What? Why didn't you find any traces of the enemy?"

   "They went from the ravine to Daling (near Menlougou)!"

  Topolo lost his mind for a while, and then shouted anxiously: "Hurry up and mobilize troops, we must keep them!"

  The villages in the south have been burned and looted. If the north continues to do so, the city of Xiuyan will really be abolished. At that time, there will be only one city left, and everything outside the city will be emptied.

  Yang Zhenqing is really a lunatic, and he even braved light snow to climb mountains and mountains.

  It’s freezing cold, and you can only bring a few days’ rations, and you may be blocked from retreating at any time, and you will either starve to death or freeze to death.

"kill!"

  Replenish the independent battalion of 500 people, stepping on the thin snow, a group of one hundred people attacked in all directions.

  The Manchus here, together with the old and the weak, women and children, can support dozens of people in a village, and the rest are all Baoyi and Han Chinese serfs.

  Fighting in the enemy's rear, there is no logistics, and they may be surrounded at any time. The military order issued by Yang Zhenqing is very cruel: as long as they are full of people, regardless of gender, they will be killed. Catching alive and letting Bao Yi and the serfs come and kill them is their vote of honor.

  In just two or three days, nearly 2,000 coats and serfs were liberated, a large amount of grain was seized, and more than 200 heads of livestock were also seized.

  The food was opened to eat, and more than a dozen livestock were slaughtered, so that the emaciated Han people could replenish their strength, and all the clothes and equipment looted were given to the Han people.

   Then, withdraw immediately.

   Instead of going back to the south over the mountain, they went west along the ravine. They had to walk two hundred miles in the mountains through the snow. During the period, we have to climb some mountains and go straight to Gaizhou City by the sea! If the news leaked out halfway, Yaozhou's Eight Banners soldiers would definitely dispatch to block them at the exit of the mountain.

  Even if the enemies of Yaozhou don’t come, they still have to go through Dalian Pass and Shimen Pass, each of which has 100 Eight Banners soldiers stationed there.

   No matter how you look at it, it’s all about dying!

  Toporo sent 50 riders to the south, detoured to the ravine where Yang Zhenqing came, and blocked Yang Zhenqing's route back over the mountain. Only 100 people were left to guard the city, and the rest of the Qing army was chased north by him.

  The snow fell harder and harder, covering up the traces of Yang Zhenqing's withdrawal.

  Dopoluo thought that Yang Zhenqing was going back the same way, and planned to attack on the north and south sides of the mountain. I went into the ravine and chased after him for a while, but there was not even a hair, as if the Datong soldiers and serfs had all flown away.

   "Dutong, did the Nanmanzi go to the big film?" said a guard.

  Dopoluo shook his head: "This southern barbarian enemy general is very resourceful. How could he go through the pass to die? There are 100 Eight Banner soldiers guarding the dangerous point. It takes thousands of people with artillery to attack the pass."

  So everyone was dumbfounded. Could it be that Nanmanzi really can fly?

Duopolo guessed again: "The southern barbarians will not be so stupid as to attack a large area of ​​Lingguan, but they may hide there. When we withdraw our troops, they will come back and go back over the mountains from here. Let's chase there, don't Underestimate the enemy and rush forward. We have a lot of soldiers. When we are fighting head-on, they must repeat their old tricks and retreat to the mountains. At that time, we will not fight with them in the mountains. We will just rob them of their food. In the cold winter months, they will starve to death in the mountains them!"

   All the generals and officials agreed with this plan, and slowly moved towards the large Ling Pass.

  Snowy day, evening.

  The snow in the field is already knee deep.

  The Eight Banners Army in a large area of ​​Lingguan, all huddled in the house to avoid the wind and snow.

  No one stands guard, because the west is the Shimen Pass of the Qing Dynasty, and the east is the Xiuyan City of the Qing Dynasty. The three places are connected by ravines, and the rest are all high mountains. Coupled with the heavy snow, how could there be a Datong army?

  Yang Zhenqing was wrapped in a cotton jacket, and his boots were stuffed with cotton and hay.

  Five hundred independent battalion fighters came carrying several long ladders. A very simple wooden ladder, the wood is freshly cut, and it is done by tying it up with a rope.

   Only one person can climb up at a time, and if there are too many people, they may be crushed to pieces.

  By the time they lifted the ladder to the bottom of the gate, it was completely dark, and there was not even a ghost on the wall of the gate.

   Five hundred soldiers climbed up one by one.

  A ladder was crushed on the way, but it didn't matter, the snow covered it when it fell.

  After all the soldiers climbed up the wall, Yang Zhenqing dispersed the team into dozens of groups, and ran from door to door to knock on the door.

  Yang Zhenqing personally went to knock on the door of the tower, and the Eight Banners Army inside was warming up by the stove.

  Hearing a knock on the door, someone opened the door cursing.

  The wind and snow poured in, and the knives and guns came out, leaving a few corpses in the house.

  Guancheng is very small, full of family members of the defenders, and there are also some Han artisans who defected to the Qing Dynasty.

   Those who are black and blind, can’t control so many, regardless of Manchu and Han people, they will kill all living people.

  The closed gate was also slowly opened, and the Han people who stayed in the valley to the east came over with their livestock carrying grain. After quickly burning snow and boiling hot water to soak their feet, many people's feet were frozen to the bone. It is feared that tens of hundreds of people will face the risk of toe necrosis.

  Overnight, Yang Zhenqing occupied a large area of ​​Lingguan.

   No one can escape, even if there are still people who have not been killed, they will be blocked in the city and unable to get out.

  (end of this chapter)