Chapter 295 The first battle

During this war, due to logistical needs, some slave laborers from slave labor camps were mobilized to transport logistics for the army. Among them, Song Xiance was responsible for the logistics transfer in the northwest theater.

Song Xiance heard this and said very humbly: "The governor can rest assured, the students will not dare to neglect. All the military supplies have been prepared. As for the transportation of captured materials, even if the governor marches into the army, the students will never be left behind."

Zheng Jiu laughed when he heard this: "Okay, it's best if you don't fall behind."

Said: "Your Majesty wants to clarify the world and create a prosperous age, but manpower is most lacking. However, Your Majesty is most considerate of the people and does not want to embarrass the people. He will also eliminate all the corvee. In this way, the demand for slave labor camps in various places will The number has increased dramatically. When we enter the grassland and capture young and strong women, we will escort them to the customs, sell them, or return them to slave labor camps. We will contribute to the creation of a prosperous age. We cannot neglect this."

He added: "However, the troops this time are expensive and fast. I am afraid that many people will be captured, but they will mainly kill and injure. There should be a lot of cattle, sheep and horses."

Song Xiance said: "That's what the governor said."

Zheng Jiu nodded: "Then go down and prepare, and make contact with the officials of the Xuanfu. At nightfall today, I will send out troops. In addition, another new recruit for the school captain formation is coming from Gyeonggi, and you must also cooperate with the garrison. appropriate."

The whole army in the northwest theater went out to fight, and declared that the country was empty. It was not afraid of foreign enemies, but afraid of rebellion by the gentry. Therefore, there has long been a school captain system for recruits trained in Gyeonggi, and they will be assigned to the northwest theater first. Take over defense.

Originally, the war should have waited until the new troops arrived, but the Chahar and Tumote tribes had made changes and were gathering troops, so Zheng Jiu had to strike first.

At night, Zheng Jiu's troops quietly left Xuan Mansion and headed north into the grassland.

He was accompanied by a team of guides, all of whom were selected from traveling merchants.

The merchants on the northern frontier were much more courageous than those in the interior. For profit, smuggling is also commonplace.

The big merchants, such as the Jiexiu Fan family, who were big traitors, had long been eliminated, but some small merchants were treated with caution. After all, merchants were indispensable for the place to meet the needs of commercial operations.

These merchants are frequent visitors to the grasslands, and their understanding of the Tatar tribes is unmatched by anyone.

Therefore, selecting him as a guide can be regarded as a meritorious service.

There must be a reward after the war, which is what the merchants dream of.

The most direct benefit is that 30% of the captured materials are sold to these merchants. Of course, most of the 70% still belongs to the Auxiliary Military Department and is directly taken into official ownership.

In addition to being guides, these merchants also have the task of assisting in the transportation of supplies.

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Compared with Guihua City, which is just under your nose, Chahanhot is much farther away, located deep in the grassland. When Tang Sanjin launched the attack on Guihua City that night, Zheng Jiu's troops had already penetrated two hundred miles into the grassland after a night of rapid march.

This night, Zheng Jiu was not idle either. The three large and small tribes encountered along the way were all plucked out and stained with blood.

Among the three tribes, the largest one only has more than 10,000 people, and the smallest one has only 1,800 people. How could they stop Zheng Jiu's elite troops from a school lieutenant's staff?

Don't fire a single shot, just charge directly and crush them over.

In the early morning, another tribe fell at Zheng Jiu's feet.

Zheng Jiu's rugged face was full of cruelty: "Kill the old and the weak. The young and strong cattle, sheep and horses will be tied up with ropes and handed over to the slave labor camp and the traveling trade caravan to meet the Xuan Mansion."

Kill all the old and the weak, that is to say, the elderly, as well as children and young children, no one will be spared!

Among the important generals under Ying Yi, the most murderous one is Zhou Zhouli. Next is Zheng Jiu!

If it were Zheng Wu, he would at most order the execution of weak prisoners, but not the children as well. But with Zheng Jiu, that's not the case.

"Look at these little Tartars. They all have vicious eyes and are too weak to be used. They will have to be raised for several years if they are brought back, which is a waste of food. It is better to kill them."

The young and middle-aged people are brought back to be slaves and can be used directly. Children cannot. It cannot be said that Zheng Jiu was wrong.

As for the soldiers under his command, they had no objection at all. Ying Yi's army was probably one of the most lethal armies in history. Because military merit is judged on the head. The more heads you kill, the more military merit feedback you get. No one will show mercy to the children of these enemies.

On the other hand, the merchants accompanying the army were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they all secretly rejoiced.

It seems that they have also been through the gate of hell once.

"Call Lao Li, the governor has something to ask."

While dealing with the prisoners, Zheng Jiuren called the guide leader Lao Li over. This old Li is one of the merchants and is most familiar with the Tatars.

"The villain pays homage to the Governor." Old Li was humbled.

Zheng Jiu waved his hand: "It doesn't have to be like this. Let me ask you, how far is Chahanhot?"

Old Li said: "There are still two hundred miles."

He said: "Going northeast from here, you have to pass by two tribes. According to the speed of the governor's march, we can be in sight by the afternoon at most."

Zheng Jiu knew what was going on and said, "Okay, I understand. You can go down."

He added: "Tell the merchants to rest here for an hour and set off again after an hour."

"The villain knows."

After marching in a hurry all night and bulldozing three Tatar tribes, the army was not necessarily exhausted, but it was not necessarily full of energy.

It's natural to take a rest for an hour.

Zheng Jiu stood on a grassy slope and looked back to the southwest: "At this time, the dust of Guihua City should have settled, right?"

...

The war in Guihua City has indeed come to an end.

At midnight last night, Tang San made a surprise attack on Guihua City, catching the Tumote troops by surprise.

The Tumote tribe was lured by the Eastern captives and was gathering troops to invade south. However, the news here cannot be concealed-perhaps the Tatars have never thought of concealing it.

Their thinking seems to still be stuck in the days of the previous Ming Dynasty.

I thought that Ying Yi's army today was no different from the corrupt army of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, the northwest theater did not produce such amazing results - the Xuanda front line fell into Ying Yi's hands too easily. Jiang Gu had never experienced a war and surrendered voluntarily, which may not have aroused the vigilance of the Tumut people.

And Donglu would definitely not tell the Tumut people about this.

Because the Donglu needed the Tumut Tatars to send troops without any scruples, once the Tumuts were told how powerful Ying Yi's army was, the Tumuts would not dare to take action easily, thus ruining Dorgon's calculations.

Perhaps the Tumut people still don't know about the annihilation of Abatai's army - in this era, the transmission of news is too delayed and too backward.

When the ruling class of Tumut was still drinking and having fun in Guihua City, Tang Sanjin's cannons destroyed the nondescript city walls of Guihua City. When the Tumut nobles gathered their troops in embarrassment, sharp swords were already on them. on the neck.

This battle was extremely easy.

But this battle is not over.

Guihua City is not all of Tumut. The various banners of Tumut are scattered in the vast grassland with Guihua City as the center. The armies of various ministries are converging on Guihua City.

The next step is to fight a tough battle.