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   Chapter 571 568 [Deserters]

   "The Tartars are running!"

   "Isn't it running all the time?"

   "Run north!"

"Chase!"

  Luanzhou was also one of the transfer stations of grain and grass in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it hoarded and built many small boats.

  Hao Ge and Man Dahai did not continue to go to Shanhaiguan. Because the Liaoxi Corridor is in the rainy season, the speed of going back to Liaodong through Shanhaiguan is very slow, and it is easy to be blocked by Li Zheng, Hu Dinggui and others.

  Thus, the Tartars abandoned tens of thousands of civilian husbands and a large amount of luggage that was difficult to take away. The infantry took boats up the Luanhe River and its tributaries to Lulongousse, while the cavalry marched along the banks of the river.

  The withdrawal route changed by the Tartars is exactly the route that Cao Cao used in his expedition to Wuhuan!

  Part of the Datong cavalry has already detoured across the river and went to Shanhaiguan to intercept. Hao Ge and Man Dahai suddenly changed, which disrupted Zhang Tieniu's arrangement, and nearly ten thousand Datong cavalry were waiting for the air in front.

   "Infantry cross the river, dragoons shoot along the river!" Zhang Tieniu ordered.

  It was already midnight at this time, the soldiers on both sides were exhausted, and there were torches everywhere on both sides of the Luan River.

   Datong soldiers tried to cross the river, but were attacked by troops behind the Manchu Palace. In desperation, they had to go south for a few miles and cross the river on simple tools such as wooden boards.

   Tens of thousands of civilians, abandoned by the Tartars, are fleeing in all directions.

  The Tartars had three thousand troops in the rear, all of them elite infantry. First, they prevented the Datong soldiers from crossing the river, and after the Datong soldiers detoured, these Tazi soldiers retreated to Luanzhou City.

  For a while, Zhang Tieniu had difficulty conquering Luanzhou, so he had to send troops to gather up the peasants who had been abandoned by the Tartars.

  At the same time, 5,000 soldiers were sent to block the north of Luanzhou City. Zhang Tieniu took the main force of the infantry and continued northward to chase the main force of the Tartars. After all this tossing, Hauge had led his army to retreat northward for more than ten miles.

  As for the thousands of Datong dragoons, they chased and killed along the west bank of the Luan River, constantly shooting at the boats in the river.

   "Get off the horse and hit more accurately, and aim at the Tartar boat!" Huang Fei ordered.

  It was pitch black in the middle of the night, and the boats in the river were not lit, so they could only aim at the black shadows and shoot.

  Yuan Shizhong stood on the bank, stuck the torch in the mud, aimed at the black shadow in the river and fired. With the light of the torch, he quickly reloaded the ammunition, rode forward, aimed at the shadow in the river and shot again.

   "Bang bang bang!"

   "Shhhhhh!"

   Not only the dragoons were shooting, but the Tartar musketeers on the ship, as well as the Tartar archers, were also firing at the dragoons on the shore.

  Finally, the boats on which the Tartars were riding lit up one after another, but it was the firecrackers who needed to reload their bombs.

  In the darkness, they didn't know each other's casualties at all. But the Tartar's hit rate must be lower, because the boat swayed badly and was still sailing, while the Datong Dragoons fired from the ground.

   Has been chasing and killing from midnight to dawn, and finally can see the situation clearly.

   There are hundreds of small boats of the Tartars, some of which carry six or seven people, and some of which carry one or two people. The small number of people is to make room for loading luggage.

  More Tartar infantry were trotting along the river bank, they took off their armor and put them on the boat.

  Under the command of Li Dingguo, the dragoons stopped paying attention to the enemies in the river, and accelerated their march to the north, intending to cross the river further north to intercept the Tartars.

  As soon as Li Dingguo moved, Lausa also moved, leading the Tartar cavalry and chasing Li Dingguo across the river. Anyway, the dragoons were not allowed to cross the river.

   "My lord, there are a large number of deserters in the Wuzhenchao Ha camp!" Shang Kexi came to report on horseback.

  Haug's idea is very good, everything is considered, but the morale of the troops is ignored.

  Kong Youde, Wuzhenchao Ha Ying, who is still gratifying, are all Han soldiers. The veterans in Dongjiang Town have been promoted to officers long ago, and ordinary soldiers are all added later. Some were transformed from the Ming army in western Liaoning before the Tartars entered the customs; some were simply supplemented by Han soldiers in Shanshan and Hebei after entering the customs.

  In order to quickly withdraw the troops, Haoge let the soldiers take off their armor and run, running on the east bank of the Luan River, completely losing the organizational system.

   As a result, a large number of Han soldiers took the opportunity to escape. They knew that Manqing was about to end, and they didn't want to perish with Manqing. Now they escaped and still had a chance to survive.

   "Da da da da!"

   A few more generals came on horseback one after another, and the content of the report was similar: "My lord, the Han army flag under my command is fleeing!"

  On the east bank of the Luan River, the Tazi soldiers were stretched and scattered for several miles. Many Han soldiers deliberately slowed down, and faced the urging of the officers, they said that they could not run anymore.

   Even if you kill chickens to warn monkeys and cut off a few heads, it can only have a short-term effect, and you will continue to move forward for a certain distance before reverting to your old ways.

  The main force of the Tartars had not yet withdrawn to Lulong County, and the number of Han army flags that fled halfway exceeded 10,000.

  The Horqin Mongolian cavalry is following Lausa to block the dragoons along the river. They also received the news soon, so the leaders met secretly to discuss what to do next.

   "Jurchen is dying, and Horqin can't follow her to her death." It was Hauge's father-in-law, Hong Guoer, who was the first to express his attitude.

  Da Yuer's brother Manzhu Xili said: "Are you going to betray the Qing Dynasty?"

  Budaqi said: "Your sister is the Empress Dowager Jurchen, so why did she bring her clansmen to accompany the Qing Dynasty to her death? Badali's wife is also the princess of the Qing Dynasty. He has taken refuge in Nanmanzi differently."

   Manzhu Xili said: "The Qing Dynasty is gone, can we resist the Southern barbarians?"

"Of course we can't resist. Horqin's ministries should surrender to Emperor Zhao," Budaqi said. "Our Horqin warriors also fought against Nurhachi at first. But after we surrendered, not only were we not punished, but we were rewarded by Nurhachi. Treat the Nanman The same is true for Zi, if he surrendered to Emperor Zhao in Nanjing, Horqin’s ministries could continue to live in the grassland.”

   "But Badali has already voted, and he will lead the Datong army to **** our pasture and our tribe." Manzhu Xili worried.

Bu Daqi said: "No, even if he wants to, he must be willing to do so. Emperor Zhao of Nanjing, like Huang Taiji, is a very smart person. As long as he is a smart person, he will not allow the reunification of the Horqin Grassland. If Dali wants to unify Horqin, Emperor Zhao will be unhappy. At that time, we will join hands to kill Badali, and Emperor Zhao will punish him symbolically."

Hongguoer suddenly came up with a good idea: "Why don't we go back to the grassland immediately and annex Badali's pasture and tribes! When Badali brings the Datong army to kill, we immediately surrender and return some of the grassland tribes. Give it to Badali. Then ask the Datong Army to be the master and demarcate the pastures of each department, so that Badali will never even think about turning over for the rest of his life!"

"it is good!"

  The leaders of Horqin reached an agreement and immediately ran away with the Mongolian cavalry. Their troops added up to more than 4,000.

  Of course, the excuse is to go to the front and intercept the Datong Dragoons from crossing the river. These guys ran fast, bypassing Lulong County all the way, entering the mountain north from the Taolinkou Great Wall.

  By the time Lausa realized something was wrong, the Horqin cavalry had been fleeing for a long time.

  The Horqin cavalry not only ran away, but also deliberately spread the news of the Tartars' defeat when they passed by Sanchakou Castle. The Qing army (Mongolian flag) at Sanchakou was panicked, and there were not many in number, so they hurriedly put Horqin cavalry into the castle for defense.

   "Kill them all!"

  The moment the castle gate opened, the Horqin cavalry launched an attack immediately.

  They fled without food. If they didn't rob the army food halfway, they would have to go back to the grassland hungry.

  The Qing castle at Sanchakou was slaughtered by the Horqin cavalry, and the army rations were also robbed by these guys.

   Just when Haoge withdrew to Lulong County, the Mongolian cavalry who hadn't run away had serious problems again.

   "Uncle, I have something important to discuss!" Gurus Qibu, the leader of the right wing of Karaqin, led his troops towards his uncle Selen.

  Selen also wanted to discuss with his nephew, since the Horqin tribe had already left, should their Harqin tribe also run away?

  The two uncles and nephews got together, Selen was just about to speak, when the nephew suddenly drew his knife and cut out.

  At the same time, Gurusqibu's personal guards attacked Selen's personal guards. The latter was caught off guard, and soon half fell, while the rest fled back to their own ranks on horseback.

  The left-wing and right-wing forces of Karaqin Mongolia fought each other outside Lulong County.

After chasing and killing for several miles, Gulusiqibu held his uncle's head and said to the remnant soldiers: "I am the master of Karaqin. It is that damned Huang Taiji who divided our Karaqin into two. Want to If you survive, kneel down and surrender to me!"

  Selen is dead, and his remnants cannot reverse the situation, so they can only dismount and kneel down one by one.

  Then, Gurus Qibu took the Karaqin cavalry and crossed the Great Wall to the north to return to the grassland. He wants to rush back, digest his uncle's power, and truly unify Karakin Mongolia.

   Gurusqibu has already thought about the next thing, he raised his flag to submit to the Datong court, and at the same time made good friends with Chahar Mongolia, and then sent troops to annex the surrounding small tribes. Horqin Mongolia is obviously in civil strife, and he can take advantage of the chaos to fight out and swallow some of Horqin's territory.

  Gurusqibu wants to take this opportunity to become a Mongolian Khan!

   As long as he conquers a large territory and keeps submitting to Emperor Zhao, Emperor Zhao will surely treat him preferentially and appease him.

  When Haoge sent troops to persuade the fight, the Karaqin cavalry had disappeared.

   So far, the main force of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is still 50 miles away from the Great Wall. However, due to deserters and civil strife in Mongolia, its total strength was less than 30,000, and everyone was panicked.

  Li Dingguo has successfully crossed the Luan River, and is continuing to march northward. He wants to cross the Qinglong River again, and go around the direction of the Great Wall to intercept the Qing army. Another group of Datong dragoons was coming from the direction of Shanhaiguan, and they also went straight to several entrances of the Great Wall.

  Zhang Tieniu led the main force of the infantry. Due to the lack of ships, the whole army wore armor, and it was still more than ten miles away from Lulong County.

  Haug and Man Dahai faced each other silently, neither knowing what to say.

  The tree fell and the monkeys scattered, the Han army flag and the Mongolian cavalry fled, making Hauge's withdrawal into a joke.

  Man Dahai said: "I don't care about the infantry, those who can ride horses go immediately. As for the soldiers without horses, how much they can escape depends on their own luck."

  Haug said: "Some Manchu warriors have no horses, and some Han soldiers have horses. Do you want to let the Manchu warriors ride all the horses of the Han army?"

"it is good!"

  Man Dahai nodded and said: "Even if these Han soldiers return to Liaodong, they may cause trouble at any time. It is better to keep them here in the rear. One more Manchurian warrior will escape, and we will be more stable in Liaodong."

  Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and other traitors were immediately called to discuss matters.

   Then, all the Han soldiers and horses under their command who hadn't escaped were taken away by the opportunity. These traitors were ordered to stay in the rear.

   As for the fact that they were the queens, they still took the opportunity to escape, and Hauge could no longer control them.

  (end of this chapter)