Chapter 486. The battle for survival
At the end of November, the Dongjiang Army was "out of the heart and virtue", but after the Qing army "returned by Desheng", Huang Taiji began to huddle in the Liaodong Great Wall and could not escape the battle.
Although this place is not as terrifying as a fort in the village of Dongjiang, the artillery fire displayed in Siping City made Huang Taiji have no desire to attack. At least he cannot attack now. The ice and snow have frozen the soil and cannot dig tunnels for civil engineering to approach the city. If it is an ant to attack the city like in ancient times, it would be a death-seeking act. Not to mention the army of more than 200,000, the army of two million would have to be bombarded into slag under Mao Jue's artillery fire.
However, the Qing army did not have a chance of winning. After all, this war was on the territory of the Qing Dynasty. The Jilin land invaded by Mao Jue was the birthplace of the Jurchens. Even if most of the Jurchens had moved to the Liaoyang area of Shenyang, Liaodong, there were still many old tribes who were nostalgic and stayed here. This was not unforgettable. When the Ming army attacked, the Later Jin army faced the battle head-on, and these tribes formed the rear guerrillas and raided the food roads, and the Ming army always fought.
The Qing army's strategy began to become vulgar. The army was huddled in the Liaodong Great Wall. Every day, a large group of people wearing leather robes and thick gluten on their faces. They looked like they didn't look like good people and secretly flipped through the Liaodong Great Wall and penetrated into the back of the Dongjiang Army.
These harassments have indeed played a lot of role.
Mao Jue's 220,000 army was mainly divided into three parts. The left was stationed in Wula, Jilin, and protected the Songhua River. This was a material transfer station in Dongjiang. The shells and food and bandages transported from Heilongjiang every day were transferred from here. He learned the lessons of Hong Chengchou's Battle of Songjin. Mao Jue's defense force was not light. Hegang's half corps composed of Yuan Shizhong as the main force, plus the Vladivostok Corps, a total of 50,000 people defended here.
Mao Jue's central army was stationed on the Hadaling line in Jilin, leaning against Hadaling, occupying a series of small fortresses such as Yongji, Kuanchengzi, Shuangyang, Yitong, etc. The most sudden front army was Kong Youde's 30,000 people Acheng Town Corps. The entire military town was like a sharp nail, stalking hard in the territory of the Qing Dynasty.
Everyone is the Northeast Silver, so I can do it. In the cold winter, the weather is cold and the Ming Dynasty has no strength to maintain the official road, let alone these Qing people. However, Mao Jue’s other preparation here is to come in handy, and the dog pulls the sled!
Along the compacted snow track, a large string of dogs were running fast, each sled was piled with high supplies, and two Dongjiang guards sat in front of them, one holding a double-tube flintlock rifle to guard the car, and the other was driving attentively.
Between every three sledges, there is a sledge specially designed for people. The sledge is made like a chariot. There are guard plates like side vans on both sides, and there are seats inside. One is also responsible for driving. The two in the front and the two in the back hold the two specially made double-tube flintlock rifles from Dongjiang to defend the left and right.
Each four sledges happen to be a small team.
There were no two, Hassamo, Alaska, and three fools. However, the pastoral dogs and big yellow dogs were not too far away. They occupied the vast Heilongjiang River, and there were many wild animals. The demand for dogs in the garrison and pastures also increased greatly, which indirectly promoted the dog-raising industry in Dongjiang. There was no shortage of dog sources in the formation of a dog-pulling sledge transportation brigade. A twelve big yellow dogs on a sledge were also running happily on the snow.
However, transportation was still very dangerous. Just as the long sledge team was running happily, a loud rumbling sound suddenly sounded. The Dongjiang army on the defensive sled immediately looked over alertly, and the gun was cautiously facing in that direction.
But the next second, even the Dongjiang Army couldn't help but scream in fear. Even if they had encountered any fierce enemy, they were not able to resist it by humans. From the hillside, three huge snowballs rushed down with tens of thousands of pounds under the rumbling sound.
The Dongjiang Baihu led the team was an old army retreating from the battlefield. He was obviously experienced and at such a critical moment, he ordered loudly without hesitation: "Continue in the front team, don't slow down! Behind the back, prepare to jump to the sledge!"
As the time of shouting, the snowball had already rushed to the front. In panic, the Dongjiang Army, who were sledding behind, jumped out of its seat and rolled into the snow. The next second, there was a loud bang, and the strong snowball hit the sled. With the scream of the big yellow dog, it pushed the sled into the bushes on the other side of the road.
As he screamed, the Jurchens carrying a bow were wearing a big coat in a fur robe, and the beast rushed up from the top of the mountain like a wild beast. The arrows whizzed in the direction of the sledge. In the crowd, an old man with white beard ran behind, but his bow was particularly steady. His left eye was raised, but his right eye was wide open like a cat's eye. Seeing a Dongjiang army standing up from the snow, he was anxious to gesture the gun, and his hand suddenly released.
Pooh~
The long arrow was nailed directly to the young face under the fur hat. Without even humming, the Dongjiang sergeant fell to the ground.
This old man is also an old soldier. He was a hunter when he was young. He went up the mountain to beat roe deer and mink, and in order to shoot the complete marten, he practiced a good archery technique. Later, he followed Lao Nu Nurhaci to raise an army. He fought from Sarhu to Guangning. He didn't know how many Ming people had been shot to death and how many villages had been burned.
"Hmph, these Ming dogs have grown a lot of courage and have not escaped! They dare to fight back!"
He muttered that he took the arrow from the sac behind him again. However, before he could take it out, a sense of crisis that had been almost instinctively developed by hunting for years suddenly emerged from his heart. He slid down his feet and sat on the ground.
Thumb~
The sound of gunpowder burst out suddenly, and the young man from the old Fucha family behind him exploded a blood hole in his chest, and he fell to the snow in disbelief.
It was indeed ambushed, but the Dongjiang Army was not easy to mess with. The advantages of the double-barrel flintlock rifle were also revealed here. In a short and rapid manner, two shots could be fired. The Jurchens who rushed down were knocked down by this unexpected gun shot.
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After all, there were many people and there was a premeditation. He only cut off the last sledge team and fought for a while. A small team in Dongjiang was still stained with blood on the battlefield. He lay quietly in the snow. The old Jurchen also gasped violently, looking at the hundreds of Dongjiang households sitting behind the overturned sledge and dying with their eyes closed.
After all, these hundred households were just a move and died under their own flying knife, but he also paid enough money. One of his shoulders was covered with iron sand and shotguns, and his right arm would probably not be able to pull the bow for a while.
Moreover, after taking four sledges, more than 20 people died on one side. One third of the male man in the village shop told him here, and he seemed to have no joy and was full of fatigue. The old Jurchen also sat on the ground.
"Follow it, are there any food, cotton jackets or something?"
"This..., what is this!!!"
The heavy sledge was turned on, but there was no supply to be desired. Instead, it caught my eye with a lot of dust. Underneath were two or three meters long steel bars, and above them, bags of heavy and heavy. I don’t know what they were doing. After cutting a bag, a young man tasted it with a bite, but then he grinned and spit out.
"Old ancestors, they are all earth!"
"What!"
More than twenty lives were exchanged for a few sleds. For a moment, the old Jurchen almost fainted.
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The cement in Dongjiang was naturally thrown aside if it was not used, but the steel bars were picked up unwillingly and walked back with their backs. After all, it was an iron guy. It could be used as a spear. There was also the musket of the Dongjiang Army. However, after a fierce battle, there was not much ammunition or gunpowder left, which was better than nothing. The biggest gain seemed to be only a few cotton armor on the Dongjiang Army, half a pack of cigarettes left, and a few bags of wine.
With these things, the group climbed towards Hada Ridge in a daze. Since the arrival of the Dongjiang Army, many Jurchen tribes have fled to the East Hunting Camp on the mountain.
After all, it was still ginger and old. As I walked, the old Jurchen suddenly raised his slap, stopped the team, and then sniffed.
"It's not right!"
Dongjiang's revenge came so quickly and viciously! Full of horror, a group of people climbed up the nearby cliff and looked down. Their village was completely trapped in a sea of fire. The woods at the entrance of the village also became a execution ground. The Jurchens arrested from the village were put on ropes on their necks and were directly hung on the tree, both men, women, young and old, without exception.
There is no saying that civilians are innocent in this era. Moreover, even if Mao Jue attacked, this war was finally provoked by the Jurchens in Jianzhou. Their poison in the pass was even more serious. In Liaodong, Nurhaci killed rich families and poor ghosts, massacred at least 1.5 million to 2 million Liao people, captured Jinan, and 170,000 corpses floating in the city were smelly. After several times, they entered the pass and died indirectly indirectly at their hands. Those who killed people always killed them. Mao Jue also had no mercy on them.
This is a battle of survival between two regimes and even two civilizations. If one side fails to realize this well, this side will definitely fall!
"A Ying!"
Looking at this scene in disbelief, unable to stand the blow, a young Jurchen man lost control and threw down his object and ran down the mountain. He was still screaming shrillly while running, but before he could run down the mountain, he shot out with a whoosh arrow. He also turned over and fell to the ground in the face of the old Jurchen. In the terrified eyes of the old Jurchen, he saw some familiar things.
He took another arrow from his back, and Yertai, the leader of the Sumu tribe who had already been integrated into the Dongjiang River, tilted his head with murderous intent.
Chapter completed!