Chapter 951: Hetuala, Seal the Tartar's Lair!
"Reload!" "Put!" Zhong Wuying continued to order.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Seventeen gunshots rang out in a row, echoing for a long time in the open field.
The sky slowly returned to light, and the sun came out again, continuing to shine on the land. The screams and hiss that echoed in my ears slowly disappeared. All around, there was silence. Suddenly, "out of the clearing, a gust of wind swept up and went straight into the depths of the sky." The wind whined "like countless heroic spirits" rising from the ground and eventually dissipating into the distant horizon.
"Rest in peace," seniors! Zhong Wuying muttered silently.
He raised his right hand again in a solemn salute.
After passing the Maerdun Village, "the road is not very easy to walk." This is a typical mountainous terrain, with undulating terrain, and after a mountain it is a mountain. Surrounded by dense forests, there is hardly any open space to be seen, and the sight is very oppressive.
Looking around, "the colors of the woods are all dark black. Obviously, "this is pure deep mountain forest." How big is the deep mountain and old forest in Changbai Mountain, it is estimated that no one can say even an approximate number except Zhang Zhun. Anyway, it's big, big, so big that there is no boundary, "no one has ever known where the edge of Changbai Mountain is".
The tiger cavalry walked on the path deep in the mountains and old forests, feeling quite weird. If it weren't for the surrender of the Tartars," Zhong Wuying would never have dared to march like this. He would have all his cavalry dismount and walk "and then send out a large number of sharp men to reconnoiter movements around him" to prevent an ambush.
On such terrain, once ambushed by the Tartars and entered a state of hand-to-hand combat, the Tiger Ben Army would suffer a big loss. However, then again, on such terrain, the use of cavalry "is a big mistake in itself." Only a fool would use cavalry to engage the Tartars here. The big reason why the Tartars are wreaking havoc here is that the Tartars themselves are a fishing and hunting people, and the kung fu of riding and archery was learned later. Zhong Wuying estimated that the reason why Lord Du had to accept the surrender of Huang Taiji and finally let go of the remnants of the Tartars was also due to the terrain. If the Tartar fish dies and hides in the deep mountains and old forests, playing hide and seek with the Tiger Army, it is estimated that the Tiger Army will have to spend a lot of trouble to completely eliminate them.
Seriously, these deep mountains and old forests are indeed too vast. Standing on a high place, holding a clairvoyant mirror, "Looking at the vast forest sea, I can't see my head at all." In such an environment, if he wanted to completely eliminate the Tartars, Zhong Wuying felt that it was impossible. If the Tartars fled all the way north, it would be even more difficult to pursue them.
The cavalry of the Tiger Army "has never fought in such terrain conditions." If there is a sudden situation at this time, I am afraid it is difficult to imagine. At this time, Zhong Wuying's men "only had less than 3,000 cavalry.
Fortunately, the original dynasty "never lacked traitors, and among the Mongols, there was never a shortage of leading parties." This is not "the one who leads the cavalry of the Tiger Army, it is the cavalry of the Mongols, and the one who walks in the front" is none other than Gardi, a henchman of Arislan. This guy Arislan has been thinking about a few women in Huang Taiji.
It's funny to say. All this in front of him seems to be caused by Dajin Guo himself. At the beginning, Huang Taiji conquered the Mongolian steppe, felt the supreme glory, in addition to inviting the Mongols to Shenyang as guests, he also felt that it was not enough, and also invited Azhislan and Gardi and others to go to Hetuara as guests, and by the way to visit the source of the Dajin Kingdom.
As a result, Gardi was very attentive and conducted a secret investigation of the terrain around Hetuala. As a result, "now he has become a glorious leader in the party." Without the previous covert expedition, Galdi would not have been able to accomplish this task. Perhaps, this can be regarded as Dajin Guo shooting himself in the foot.
"General, after passing the mountain range ahead, you can see the Tartars."
Gardi respectfully said that Lou was in front of the Tiger Ben army, and the Mongols were very well-behaved. There is no way, "the Tiger Ben army has even destroyed the Tartars" to destroy the Mongols, I'm afraid it is not very difficult. Even if you can't completely destroy the Mongols, you can at least destroy more than half of the Mongols' living forces.
If the Mongols start a war with the Tiger Army, it is absolutely impossible to stay in Monan, so they all go back to Mobei to drink the northwest wind. Besides, not all Mongols were willing to go to war with the Tiger Army. Therefore, the "current Mongolian tribes" are very in awe of the Tiger Army.
In order to show that he and the Tiger Army are one family, Gardi also changed his name to Tartar. It's ridiculous that "just two years ago, his bosses, Argeslan, and Hauge, were still brothers." It can be seen that in the face of interests, "everyone is fickle."
"It's hard work, continue to lead the way!" Zhong Wuying nodded quietly and said slowly.
For Gardi's allegiance, Zhong Wuying scoffed. With a henchman like a womanizer like Ahislan, it is estimated that it is not much better. If you believe in their loyalty, you may be betrayed by them one day, and you don't even know what is going on. However, Zhong Wuying is not afraid of their troublemakers.
At this time, the Mongols would never dare to make trouble, "Even if Zhong Wuying and they did not carry weapons and equipment, but they were empty-handed, the Mongols did not dare to make trouble." Why? The reason is simple, there is a strong support behind it. Behind Zhong Wuying, there are 100,000 soldiers of the Tiger Army, which is his biggest source of strength.
As long as there is a thought in Arislan, "The Tiger Ben Army does not mind his opponent after destroying the Tartars." For the area around Naturalization City, Zhang Zhun actually attaches more importance to it. If he really wanted to do it, Zhang Zhun would not hesitate at all.
It is believed that "after the destruction of the Horqin tribe, the Otel tribe and the Harashen tribe do not mind taking action against the Tumut tribe." The internal struggle among the Mongols was already very fierce. No matter who it is, as long as it has the support of the Tiger Army, it will not hesitate to go to war.
After arriving near Zaotu Mountain, Zhong Wuying and the others finally saw the remnants of the tartars. The other party is waiting here for the arrival of the Tiger Army. The first meeting between the two armies "took place in a thatched hut at the foot of Zaotu Mountain." The one who acted as the translator was none other than Galdi himself.
It is said that every year in the day of eternal life, there will be a "manifestation of the spirit" to ensure the health of the Tartars in the coming year, "six animals are prosperous" and the like, as for whether it really has an effect, it depends on the personal statement.
The arrival of the Tiger Ben Army, of course, seriously caused the Tartars to be frightened and uneasy. The communication between the two sides was obviously not very friendly, and with the language barrier, it took almost an hour for the remnants of the Tartars to have to accept the request of the Tiger Ben Army.
As a loser, the bitter taste in my heart can be imagined. It is indeed depressing that the whole country has had such a glorious past, and now it has ended up like this. They watched helplessly at the cavalry of the Tiger Army, and went deep into the core hinterland of Hetuara step by step, but they did not have the slightest ability to resist.
Those who have the ability to resist have already died in the previous battle. The rest are all children who have not grown up" or the old man who is white, and the others are naturally women. They are all the objects that Huang Taiji wants to protect.
"My name is Zhong Wuying!"
"I'm here on behalf of Zhang Zhun, the Governor of the Tiger Army!"
"Lord Governor has accepted your Great Khan's request for surrender! As long as you act according to the demands of unconditional surrender, I can ensure your personal safety! However, if you refuse to carry out the above regulations" or want to break the surrender agreement, I don't mind sending some or all of you to the care of the Immortal Heaven! ”
Zhong Wuying stood in the open space of Hetuala, "Straight to the point, explain his intentions." Beside him were the swords-glittering cavalry of the Tiger Army.
When Huang Taiji decided to surrender, he "had already greeted Hetuala. At this time, the people who presided over the affairs in Hetuara were all old people from the past. They all looked like they had their last breath left. Probably, this is also the reason why Huang Taiji had to surrender unconditionally. If the fight continues, the Manchus will really all perish.
"The discipline of our Tiger Army is strict!"
"As long as you don't do stupid things, we won't hurt you!" Zhong Wuying continued to say coldly.
"As you wish."
A few old people who were weak could only answer like this.
"Good!"
Zhong Wuying nodded and immediately ordered the troops to act.
The first thing the Tiger Ben Army had to do was, of course, to seal up all the wealth of the Dajin Kingdom. Over the years, the Dajin Kingdom has conquered the east and the west, and indeed captured countless spoils of war. Legend has it that there are tens of millions of taels of gold and silver alone. Of these trophies, the Tiger Army was naturally the first to take them for themselves. In the future, the Tiger Ben Navy will still need a lot of funds!
Secondly, there is to monitor the movements of the Mongols. Zhang Zhun promised to "sell several of Huang Taiji's women" to the Mongols. Except for these women, the Mongols have no share in anything else. If the Mongols tried to take advantage of the fire, the Tiger Army would have to stop them.
Dealing with several women is a very simple matter. The nomadic women of this era have no such thing as three chastity and nine spirits at all. For such a fate, it is estimated that they are also fully mentally prepared. The women were quickly taken away, but the others remained, including Huang Taiji and other high-ranking children of the Dajin Kingdom.
They are not the targets of Zhang Zhun to clean up. For the underage Tartars, the Tiger Ben Army all raised their noble hands and "let them go." However, they had to migrate to the American continent. Whether there are several heroes in the future depends on their respective skills.
The Manchus who retreated to Hetuara did not have the rank of a big arrow or above. This means that there is no need for Zhong Wuying to screen them. Counting the population, men, women, and children, all counted, the total is about 130,000 people. This is the entire population of the Jurchens in Jianzhou.
In Zhong Wuying's cavalry team, there were dozens of people in special costumes. They are not Tiger Army soldiers, but are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance. To be precise, they are Shen Lingfei's subordinates. Their main purpose was to make a rough count of the wealth of the Great Golden Kingdom. Ordinary Tiger Ben soldiers, except for gold and silver, do not know how to estimate the value, and these people must take action.
The wealth of the Dajin Kingdom is indeed quite a lot. After dozens of calculations day and night, a rough figure was finally obtained. Gold, silver, and the like, are estimated to be worth about fifteen million taels of silver, gems, antiques, and the like, are estimated to be about eight million taels, and medicinal herbs, animal skins, and the like, are estimated to be about six or seven million taels of silver.
These are basically the wealth of the Ming Kingdom, Mongolia, Korea and other places, but they were just turned around in the hands of the Tartars, and then came to the hands of the Tiger Ben Army. It can be said that although the land of the Dajin Kingdom is relatively small, this wealth is heavy and quite good.
At the same time that Zhong Wuying marched to Hetuala, the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army led by Yang Weiguo marched out to Tieling at the same time. Tielingwei is near today's Tieling City, and is an important fortress in the northeast of Liaoning. But this is not the ultimate goal of the Tiger Army. After crossing Tielingwei, they continued northward.
The northeastern territory of the Ming Dynasty only reached the area of Qingyangbao (now Changtu County, Liaoning Province) in Anle Prefecture (now Kaiyuan City, Liaoning Province), but this was not enough, and it had to continue northward. Strive to reach Tamuruwei, near today's Changchun City in Jilin Province, before this winter comes.
The cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army led by Liu Jixiang "came out of Shenyang and advanced in a northwesterly direction. Their goal was to cross the Liao River, pass through Zhangwu and other places, and advance to the core hinterland of the Horqin grassland. They also wanted to establish a Han settlement in Zhangwu.
At the same time that the Tiger Ben army was besieging Liaoyang and Shenyang, in the Horqin grassland, the beacon fire was also burning. The three great tribes of Aoter, Harashen and Tumut united and launched an attack on the Korqin tribe. The Horqin tribe, which had lost a large number of living forces, was only beaten by the group, "and it was about to perish."
However, in this battle, "it was still the cavalry of the Tiger Army that was dominant. Liu Jixiang went to the Mongolian steppe as Zhang Zhun's representative to coordinate the relationship between the three tribes of Aoter, Harashen and Tumut. The three kingdoms of the Mongolian steppes are standing together, attacking each other, and containing each other, which is what the Tiger Army hopes to see the most.
In fact, the area under the direct control of the Tiger Ben Army in the future will also directly extend to the Zhangwu area. Zhang Zhun meant to include all of today's Liaoning Province. As time went on, the Tiger Army continued to expand northward, all the way to Siberia. At the very least, before the arrival of the Cossack cavalry, Yaksa and Nebuchu and others should be in the hands of the Tiger Army.
Regarding Russia's eastward expansion, Zhang Zhun was naturally full of vigilance. However, the current Tiger Ben army seems to lack the experience and strength to expand to the alpine zone. Well, to control the whole of Siberia, it will take a lot of time, a lot of work. It doesn't matter, though, you can take your time. As a traverser, isn't it as good as a Russian tsar?
When the Tiger Ben Army marched all over Liaodong, Huang Taiji, who had traveled all the way, "finally came to Liaoyang with a faltering pace after a month of hard work." ~!