Chapter 310 Jinzhou

Since the rise of the wild boar Pinurhaci, he has conquered and annexed the wild Jurchen tribes between the white mountains and black waters, and gradually grown in strength. A large part of the population of the so-called Manchu Eight Banners comes from here.

For decades, they conquered the east and west, first for the Later Jin Dynasty, and then for the Qing Dynasty. They subjugated Korea in the east, suppressed the Tatars in the west, and captured the Ming Dynasty in the south. It gradually developed into a country with the Manchu Eight Banners as the core, the Tatars, the Mongolian Eight Banners, and the Han people. A semi-slavery regime surrounded by the Eight Banners and Korean vassals.

In the order of Donglu, Manba Banner is naturally the first-class core, and the power it enjoys is consistent with its own combat effectiveness.

Next came the Tatar Mongolian Eight Banners, then the Han Eight Banners, and finally the Korean vassal soldiers.

The combat effectiveness of the Koreans was pitiful, but they were an indispensable force for the Donglu - a large part of the Donglu's supplies were squeezed from North Korea, and in terms of amount, it was no less than the plunder of the Ming court. Just milder - because the North Koreans are subdued.

Dorgon's so-called overwhelming strength, 200,000 regular soldiers and 300,000 uniforms, a large part of them were young men recruited from North Korea. Especially for coating, Koreans and Han people account for almost half.

And compared to the Han people, the Donglu trust the Koreans more. For example, Dorgon handed over the back road to Jinzhou to the Koreans.

The more cowardly a person is, the more cruel he is - when a cowardly person lets himself go, his behavior is often closer to that of an animal. They are submissive to their masters, but when faced with other enemies, especially their own people, they are often worse than livestock.

Just like in the original history, after the Manchu and Qing Dynasties entered the customs, the green soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty were often the vanguard. The cruel facts caused by these original Han people to their own people are no less than those of the Tatars themselves. Instead, it got worse.

Just like those traitors during the eight-year war of resistance, they are just like this.

The same goes for North Koreans.

When Qian Yue led his troops to Jinzhou, the Korean soldiers he saw revealed an impetuous and tyrannical nature. They were not even afraid of Qian Yue's armored soldiers at first and dared to charge head-on. But after a failed charge, he was as panic-stricken as a dog and collapsed instantly.

Of the tens of thousands of Korean soldiers, only less than 2,000 were lost before they all surrendered. However, the outcome was not pretty, because at this time Qian Yue had no extra energy to take custody of more prisoners, nor did he have more energy to send these prisoners back to the pass through a detour.

So kill them all!

If there are old, weak, women and children, Qian Yue, who is more gentle than Zhou Li and Zheng Jiu, may not raise the butcher knife. Just like the Tatar tribes they encountered along the way after defeating Wu Keshan, they only killed those who resisted. , and the rest were all handed over to the accompanying slave labor camps and merchants to escort them back.

But the Korean soldiers in Jinzhou were all soldiers, and there were no women or children, so they could be killed without any problem.

After occupying Jinzhou, Qian Yue immediately sent people to send battle reports to Shanhaiguan. At the same time, he built fortifications and set up two camps outside Jinzhou City to watch each other like horns and completely cut off the Tatars' return.

"The direction of Liaoyang also has to be guarded." Qian Yue made a comprehensive plan in his mind: "Although the Tatars are attacking with all their strength, their so-called Shengjing, our Liaoyang, must still have a force to guard it. If the Tatars discover Jinzhou If the road is cut off, Liaoyang will definitely react."

Once Jinzhou falls, not only will the Tatars' escape route be cut off, but the grain and grass transportation route from Liaoyang to Shanhaiguan will also be cut off. Within two or three days at most, both Liaoyang and Sanshan Camp outside Shanhaiguan would notice something was wrong.

"Your Majesty, you must be ready for a decisive battle at this time. Our troops must be prepared and must not escape from the elite troops of the Tatar headquarters. The main interception targets are the Jiannu headquarters, and everything else is secondary."

"Each of the northern and southern camps in Jinzhou and outside the city stationed one soldier and horse, and the remaining one was mobile to provide support. If the troops are not collected at night, they will be sent out immediately. The big net to intercept the Tatars' return must be watertight."

Military orders were issued smoothly one after another, and soon Jinzhou became a dragon's pond and a tiger's den.

Qian Yue only waited for the decisive battle at Shanhaiguan, but soon news came that there were traces of soldiers and horses stationed in the mountains and forests in northern Jinzhou.

This made Qian Yue a little confused, and he immediately sent a cavalry of battalion general level to check.

That night, a man came with this cavalry.

"Wu Yinglin pays homage to the general!"

He is a young man in his twenties.

Qian Yue stared at it for a moment and said, "Wu Yinglin? Who are you?"

Later I found out that Wu Yinglin was actually Wu Sangui’s nephew and the son of Wu Sangui’s elder brother Wu Sanfeng!

"My uncle had long decided to surrender to the King of Xia, but he didn't have any success and he really didn't dare to meet the King of Xia. So he and the Tatars secretly ordered me to lead my troops outside, look for opportunities to surprise Liaoyang, and take away the Tatars' lair. Unexpectedly, the general knew what was going on. ..."

In order to cover their whereabouts and avoid the sight of the Tatars, the 8,000 people led by Wu Yinglin chose to march through the harsh mountains and rivers at an extremely slow pace. Up to now, we have just passed the Jinzhou line. I thought I could speed up my journey after passing Jinzhou, but I didn't expect to be discovered by Qian Yue.

The Tatars' densely packed eyeliners are mainly distributed along the line from Jinzhou to Shanhaiguan. Once they pass Jinzhou and approach the heart of the Tatars' Shengjing, there are even fewer eyeliners here.

"I see."

Qian Yue understood immediately.

Qian Yue knew about Wu Sangui's secret surrender because of his position. This man named Wu Yinglin is obviously Han Chinese. Of course, Qian Yue would not easily believe Wu Yinglin's words, but before meeting Wu Yinglin, he had already learned from the cavalry that those hiding in the mountains and forests to the north were indeed not Tatar soldiers. At least no one shaved their hair to wear clothes.

After listening to Wu Yinglin's words, Qian Yue couldn't help but feel a little interested in Wu Sangui's plan.

If we can intercept the Tatars on their way back and destroy the Tatars' lair at the same time, this matter is quite feasible.

Then Wu Yinglin said: "General, the Tatars still have 10,000 elite soldiers stationed in Shengjing, all of them are the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Tatars. Although there is an internal response from the ancestors, there is the fact that my uncle 'surrendered' externally, maybe it can be We are defrauding the city, but we are still not absolutely sure. I ask the general to send troops to help, with the general as the leader, and we can make great achievements together!"

After hearing this, Qian Yue couldn't help laughing: "I don't care about competing with you for credit. But I do have some interest. What you mean is that in Liaoyang, with Zu Dashou as an internal response, you can also rely on Wu Sangui's surrender Fake the city?"

Wu Yinglin said hurriedly: "The general is wise, that's exactly what he is."

"How sure is Zu Dashou? It is not easy to deceive the city. In this battle for national destiny, unless the Tatars return to the city, even the Tatars may not be able to easily deceive the Liaoyang city gate. Only internal response has the possibility of success. Bigger.”

He added: "What's more, I am responsible for the important military orders of the king. Even if Liaoyang has extraordinary achievements, I can't mobilize a large army. The maximum number is three thousand people. Three thousand people can defeat Liaoyang, but Liaoyang has a large Tatar population. I’m afraid it will be difficult to suppress a thousand people.”