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Chapter 80 Surprise attack on Hongshankou

Li Laoer arrived outside the Chahar Mongol camp and saw Lin Danhan's general Tashhai. Li Laoer reported: "General Tashhai, report to the Khan quickly. I have sent Sonom and Sanbai Korqin people! Now, Wu Keshan's younger brother is here to accompany him! I hope to exchange some cattle and sheep for the Khan."

Tashhai said: "Please wait for a moment, and I will report to the Khan now."

After about a quarter of an hour, Tashhai walked out and bowed, "Dear Guest, Khan invites you in!"

Li Lao Er turned over and dismounted, asked Li Hong and others to escort the prisoners behind, and took Cao Lei into the camp. As soon as he walked into the camp, two Mongolian girls in high costumes came forward and presented Li Lao Er with a light blue Hada. This means that Lin Danhan has already regarded Li Lao Er as a friend and a VIP.

Tashhai took Li Laoer into Lin Danhan's central army tent. When he saw Lin Danhan, Li Laoer bowed.

"General Li, please get up quickly! This time General Li sent another gift to Ben Khan! Hahaha! You are right, Wu Keshan has a companion! That boy is here to entertain him with delicious food and drink, and maybe one day it will come in handy." Lin Danhan laughed generously.

Li Laoer said: "Khan, after the Later Jin invaded the Ming Dynasty, he plundered food and population to ease the famine in Liaodong. After Jiannu regained his energy, he would definitely launch an attack on the Khan. At that time, these two Korqin princes would be useful! And these three hundred Korqin prisoners could also come in handy. If Jiannu went deep into the grassland to fight with the Khan, Jiannu's riding skills were far inferior to the Mongols. As long as the Khan's army was different from Jiannu's army and adopted flexible and mobile tactics, the Jurchens could not fight in the grassland for a long time, so Huang Taiji could only use the Korqin people to pursue the Khan."

Lin Danhan snorted coldly: "Hmph! Korqin people! The most shameless traitor! They will be punished by immortality!"

"So I gave these shameful traitors to the Khan and let them deal with them."

"Not bad!" Lin Danhan said with a smile, "General Li, Ben Khan believes in you, you are our Chahar friend! You are really more than those Ming people in the pass! We Mongolians like generous and upright people, and don't like those curves! Those people in the Ming Dynasty, especially those who are officials, have too many ghost ideas. If you deal with them, you will suffer a big loss if you accidentally! Ben Khan really doesn't want to deal with them, so he likes a cheerful person like you!"

Li Laoer said: "Khan, Caomin sent these prisoners, and I hope Dahan can reward some cattle and sheep. It's not that I want it now. After Jiannu left, Dahan will reward some cattle and sheep to Caomin. In addition, Caomin also has a business in Zhangjiakou, which can provide tea, grain and other goods to Dahan."

"Of course, these are not a problem! Since we are friends, I believe that the transaction between us is fair."

"Khan, Caomin needs to go back to the pass. Jiannu is plundering inside the pass. Caomin wants to go to the pass to save the people. After Jiannu comes out of the pass, Caomin will come to visit the Khan again." Li Laoer bowed to Lin Dankhan.

After leaving the Chahar tribe, Li Laoer's 700 cavalrymen, one man and two horses, galloped on the grassland, and in just one day and night, they arrived at Hongshan Pass 200 miles away.

Li Laoer's cavalry took a little bit of the way and came down from the northeast of Hongshan Pass. Before arriving at Hongshan Pass, Li Laoer had a plan in mind. He asked him to cut down wood, build a large cart, and get sand and soil, and put it into a bun. While preparing, Li Laoer also paid attention to the movements in the Great Wall.

Han Dashan and a group of infantry had already sneaked into the pass. After three days of reconnaissance, no ambush was found in the Jin soldiers, so no signal was sent to the alarm.

On November 12, Li Fengze, the commander of Hongshankou, discovered that on the grassland outside the city, a convoy of supplies came from the northeast towards Guancheng. The flag of Dajin was tying out by this convoy of supplies, and the flag of generals was tying out of Cheerge.

When the team approached, Li Fengze discovered that at the front of the team were about two hundred majestic Eight Banners soldiers, followed by more than 300 Mongolian soldiers and Baoyi Aha who were driving a large cart. Some of the carts were filled with hay, which seemed to be war horse fodder, and some were filled with heavy scoops, probably food.

"The Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers and Baggage Team is here! Get ready to open the door to greet you!" Li Fengze shouted.

The surrendered soldiers of the Ming army opened the city gate and stood in two rows at the gate to welcome the Eight Banners Taijun into the city.

Li Laoer, wearing a white helmet and white armor, walked in the forefront on a white horse, followed by the Eight Banners soldiers wearing yellow flag armor. In fact, Li Laoer did not have so many yellow flag armors on hand. Most of the armor he had on hand was blue flag armor and a small number of two white flag armors. He ordered the soldiers under his command to paint the surface of the blue flag armor and white flag armor with soil, which looked like very dirty and old yellow flag armor. It was impossible to see clearly that it was actually blue armor from a distance.

Li Laoer led his brothers into the city gate. When all the people and vehicles entered the city, Li Laoer suddenly shouted: "Kill!"

The surrendered general Li Fengze just saw the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers transporting food and grass to Hongshankou, and walked down the city tower and greeted him in the city gate. However, he was suddenly driven by the "Eight Banners General" and rushed to him. Before Li Fengze could understand what was going on, his long spear had already pierced his throat.

Two hundred "Eight Banners soldiers" galloped on horseback, chopping and killing the Ming army surrendered soldiers running around. The "Mongols" and "Baoyi Aha" also lifted the mabao on the chariot, took out weapons from under the mabao, and chopped and killed the Ming army surrendered soldiers everywhere.

A large cart filled with war horses and fodders had also entered the city. The fodder on the cart was suddenly lifted up, and the elite Ming soldiers with a mountain-piercing armor and wearing eight-petal pointed helmets were killed by the surrendered soldiers. These people were closest to the steps. After they jumped out of the cart, they immediately rushed up the city gate tower along the steps and chopped over the defenders on the city gate tower.

"We are the army of Daming's army to help the king! The rebel general Li Fengze has been given the title! Put down your weapons! Surrender and will not kill!" Li Laoer raised Li Fengze's head and yelled loudly.

"Surrender to avoid death!" The horse thieves also opened their voices and roared, persuading the Ming army to surrender to them.

Li Fengze was stabbed to death by a spear and cut off his head. The Ming army surrendered soldiers were completely devoid of morale. They were originally beaten and had no power to fight back. He heard that the surrendered soldiers were spared from death, so they dropped their weapons, knelt on the ground, and put their hands behind their heads.

Except for a dozen of the more than 200 Tumot Mongols, the other Mongolians all put down their weapons when they heard Li Hong and others shouting in Mongolian words, "Surrender and not kill".

Li Laoer captured Hongshankou with no effort. More than 1,000 surrendered Ming soldiers were killed, and the remaining more than 800 surrendered; all the more than 200 Tumotes surrendered, except for more than 200 more than a dozen of them were killed.
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