Hong Han frowned and asked, "We encountered another tiger ahead.
This place is so inaccessible that even tigers are not afraid of people."
Fan Yun, chief of staff of the 2nd Cavalry Division, said: "Very few people see tigers here.
Tigers regard horses as food and don't care about the people on horseback.
The only extra meal today is to give the wounded soldiers a meal of tiger meat.
We have now confirmed that the army in front is the Zhenghongqi led by Yue Tuo.
We did not chase the enemy away. It is not easy to do this in this strange place."
Hong Han looked at the red sky reflected by the fire ahead.
Yue Tuo has been killed by them in order to get rid of him.
He went straight to the new madness and lit this barren grassland on fire.
Looking around, the vast expanse of green is covered with weeds as tall as a person.
This place is sparsely populated, and the grass leaves accumulated repeatedly are already more than half a meter thick.
Even if a large army retreats into the wilderness, the enemy will not be seen.
This kind of terrain is very conducive to fire attacks.
Yue Tuo set fire to the grassland, and they could only open up an isolation zone to isolate the fire from the outside.
We can only wait until this barren grassland is burned out before the army can move forward smoothly.
The fire burned for five days and five nights before the fire completely dissipated.
The weeds on the ground were burned away, revealing fertile land.
Fan Yun squatted down and grabbed a handful of black soil on the ground.
He smelled the black soil in his hands carefully with his nose, and the aroma of earth came to his face.
Fan Yun lamented: “These places are excellent black soil.
The land here is much better than the deserted loess in our hometown.
If you plant crops in such a place, they will grow very well.
It is a pity that the great land is allowed to grow wildly on this black soil.
If all the dynasties could develop these black lands, how many more people could be fed, and so many people would not starve to death."
When Hong Han heard Fan Yun's words, he was also very emotional.
It's just that the weather here is a little colder, but the land is full of nutrients, and it will be developed into a large granary.
“Chief of Staff Fan, it’s not that we don’t want to develop this place, it’s that we don’t have the ability to develop it.
Previous dynasties were harassed by nomads and had no choice but to retreat to the Great Wall.
A dynasty like the Song Dynasty could not even defend the Great Wall.
They don't have the ability to develop the black land here.
As long as we can successfully eliminate the Jian slaves, we can develop the black land here.
The black soil on both sides of the Songhua River alone can feed tens of millions of people."
Hong Han and Fan Yun were chatting while the troops were resting.
They suddenly felt the movement of a large force on their right rear.
The grass in front of them had been burned away by the fire, but the grass behind them was still growing well.
Hong Han shouted loudly: "Everyone is on alert."
The soldiers of the 2nd Cavalry Division immediately became alert.
In such a deserted grassland with only a few meters of visibility, the rifle's range advantage has been reduced to a minimum.
The tense atmosphere lasted until I could clearly see the person opposite.
Hong Han said in surprise: "Master Ma Zhu, you are back."
Ma Jinxiu wiped the sweat from her head and walked to Hong Han and the others.
"We spent a lot of time searching for Yue Tuo's traces.
Now the main force of the Third Army has caught up.
I heard from Commander Zhou Dahu that Your Majesty is planning to establish the Tenth Army, which will be permanently stationed in the Heilongjiang River Basin.
I heard it snows there in June, which is normal.
The weather is extremely cold and requires special training for the soldiers."
Ma Jinxiu relayed the news he learned from Zhou Dahu to Hong Han and others.
Hong Han listened to the news brought by Ma Jinxiu and said in a relaxed tone: "We wereted a lot of time searching for Yue Tuo's whereabouts.
Now the Third Army is in the rear as our backing, and the Tenth Army will be formed and will rush to the Heilongjiang Basin.
Our cavalry division only needs to perform reconnaissance missions.
We don’t have to show off our strength in places that are not suitable for cavalry to fight.”
The Second Cavalry Division continued to set off, and Ma Jinxiu also borrowed three hot air balloons from Zhou Dahu.
A hot air balloon tied to a carriage rises high into the sky for observation.
You can have an unobstructed view of the surrounding area, and you can also see distant scenes.
The 2nd Cavalry Division, with the help of hot air balloons, quickly discovered the slave-building troops.
They did not go to the northeast where they left their traces, but headed northwest.
The Second Cavalry Division had just made contact with the Jiannu troops. Fan Yun frowned and said, "Yue Tuo's behavior is not right. We should be more cautious."
Hong Han said sharply: "The strategy used by Yue Tuo is too clumsy, and it is obviously to show the enemy's weakness.
Don't look at it, we are chasing Yue Tuo and running away in embarrassment.
Yue Tuo is afraid of the Dahua army behind us, but not of me, the Second Cavalry Division.
We are now having difficulty supplying ammunition, and there is no place to replenish our troops.
Our Second Cavalry Division is now in a weak position.
If we are still arrogant and want to defeat the strong with the weak, we will easily fall into Yue Tuo's ambush.
As long as our 2nd Cavalry Division has a large number of casualties and cannot keep a close eye on this unit, it will give Yue Tuo a chance to get rid of us.
Zhou Dahu and the others were all in the army, so it would be difficult for them to catch up with Yue Tuo's cavalry.
Yue Tuo wants to get rid of us in this way.
Inform all troops not to fight blindly against the enemy.
Just keep an eye on them, the Third Army is behind and will be here soon."
The Second Cavalry Division fought very cautiously and fell far behind the Eight Banners troops.
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Yue Tuo wore a sweater and inspected the Eight Banners soldiers who were ambushing the enemy.
They waited for two days, and the baggage in front of them was already gone.
Only then did Yue Tuo give the order, and everyone lifted the ambush and continued to move north.
He looked at the Han people's scouting horses and followed their team from a distance.
If you find their traces, don't take the initiative to attack.
Yue Tuo took the initiative to show his weakness to the enemy and used Ning Wanwo's strategy.
Taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain, they wanted to gradually encroach on the Han cavalry, but the Han cavalry was not fooled at all.
When Yue Tuo saw Ning Wanwo who looked like a slave, he whipped him directly.
After finishing Ning, I immediately kowtowed in front of Yue Tuoma.
"Sir Flag Master, the slave is guilty, the slave is guilty.
The slave's plan failed, and the slave deserves death."
Yue Tuo kicked Ning Wanwo to the ground and said angrily: "You are a bitch, your strategies are useless.
The Han cavalry is following behind, what do you think we should do now when we are raising the red flag?"
After Ning Wan, I got up from the ground, lowered my head and said: "Master Banner, we are in a weak position now, we should unite to unite.
Ahead is Ninggu Pagoda, and there is also one of our troops here.
In this vast area, there are also many Jurchen tribes and Mongolian tribes.
We should now unite vertically and horizontally, and unite more small tribes to resist the Han attack.
In the Monan Mongolian region, the Han people gradually encroached on the local Mongolian tribes and used very violent methods.
This method of the Han people will unite the vast grassland tribes.
Now in the north we have the most powerful Red Flag forces.
These Mongolian tribes will definitely move closer to us and support you as the new Great Khan."
When Yue Tuo heard this, he smiled.
If Dorgon runs to North Korea, he will definitely die.
Korea was conquered by them, but only half-heartedly.
If Dorgon goes to North Korea, he will be attacked from both sides by the Koreans and the Han people, and he will bring about his own destruction.
Hou Jin's fate still depends on his Yue Tuo's ability.
Zheng Hongqi was very familiar with the roads here, and they quickly united the Hou Jin troops scattered nearby, and their power expanded again.
Yue Tuo marched all the way and had already recruited many backward troops.
This was also the reason why he chose to flee in this direction.
Yue Tuo sent envoys such as Ning Wanwu to contact the Horqin tribe, loyal allies of Hou Jin, in the upper reaches of Heilongjiang.
Zhenghongqi was preparing for war, taking advantage of the vast mountains, forests, swamps and grasslands here.
They roamed and fought with the Han people in this place.
From ancient times to the present, the Han people have never ruled the Heilongjiang Basin for a long time.
Most of the time, they rule here only in name.
Yue Tuo believes that with his ability, he will be able to lead the Houjin forces to rise again.
The caution of the Han people during this period also gave Yue Tuo sufficient confidence.
Especially these Han people, many of them can't even stand the weather in the Heilongjiang Basin in August.
Cold is their greatest weapon. As long as they delay the time until winter, they will achieve final victory.
Yue Tuo heard chaotic sounds outside the camp.
He walked out of the camp and saw Ning Wan and others. The envoy he sent to the Horqin tribe had returned. They all approached the camp dejectedly.
The surrounding Eight Banners disciples all looked very depressed, and many of them were crying in the camp.
"Ning Wanme, what's going on?"
Yue Tuo asked Ning Wanwo directly.
Everyone else is his cronies or clansmen.
Only Ning Wan and I are Han Chinese and slaves.
Ning Wanwo lowered his head and said with a tearful voice: "Sir Flag Master, something big has happened in Shenyang City.
Dahua's methods were too cruel. All the women of the bannermen who stayed in Shenyang City were exiled and all the men were treated as slaves.
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Among them, all men from the Jurchen tribe in Jianzhou were castrated regardless of their age.
We went to contact the Horqin tribe, but the new leader of the Horqin tribe did not let us enter the big tent.
He said outside the camp that eggless cowards are not qualified to cooperate with them."
When Yue Tuo heard the news, he kicked Ning Wan me away.
After finishing Ning, I lay on the ground and vomited blood, and it seemed that I was going to die.
Yue Tuo drew out the long sword from his waist and roared angrily: "Brothers, follow me into battle to kill the enemy and avenge the people of your clan."
He immediately rushed out of the camp with his troops and attacked the small Han army with superior force.
In this way, the confidence of the tribe can be gathered.
Yue Tuo collided with the Third Army, and he finally understood why Dorgon chose to retreat.
The Han people's muskets and artillery were too powerful.
Yue Tuo returned to the camp with the remaining defeated generals, making the entire camp's banner men even more desperate.
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Dorgon crossed the remaining mountains of Changbai Mountain and entered North Korea.
He heard the news delivered by Dodo.
"What? Not only did the North Koreans not welcome us, they even dared to send troops to stop us."
Dorgon was extremely angry. Even if the Jin Dynasty was already in decline, it was not a small North Korea that could offend them.
Adviser Fan Wencheng came up with an idea from the side: "Your Majesty the Regent, Crown Prince Zhaoxian of Joseon has been serving as a hostage with us.
We can use the name of Crown Prince Zhaoxian to raise the banner of the Qing Dynasty and disintegrate the Korean army's will to resist.
As long as we win North Korea first, we will have the capital to fight against the Han people.
Then we can occupy the magpie's nest and depose the king of Korea."
When Dorgon heard about Fan Wencheng's plan, he was quite satisfied.
"Master Fan, this is a good strategy. Send Prince Zhaoxian of North Korea to the front line and let him persuade the North Korean army to surrender.
Those who commit crimes above North Korea must not go unpunished.
An order was sent to Duduo to execute all the leading generals of the Korean army.
Korean prisoners will be killed every ten times."
Dorgon personally wrote a letter and had it delivered to Dodo.
The messengers immediately ran out of the camp, and at the same time they brought Prince Zhaoxian to the front line.
Duduo led the Eight Banners soldiers of Zhengbai Banner and launched a single charge to defeat the resisting North Korean army.
The Jeongbaek Banner captured three thousand Korean troops.
He looked at Prince Zhaoxian of North Korea with disdain and said: "You North Koreans really can't see the current situation clearly.
You think that if the Han people can defeat us, you can defeat us, who gave you the courage to resist us."
Duduo immediately ordered: "The regent ordered that all the generals be put to death, and every ten soldiers should be drawn and killed by me.
If we encounter North Korean troops who dare to resist us again, we will deal with them in this way."
Prince Zhaoxian of North Korea looked pale. He came to Duduo and said tremblingly: "Lord Baylor, I can persuade these generals to surrender to you. Can you spare their lives?"
Based on Duduo's nature, these Koreans should be slaughtered to show the majesty of the Eight Banners.
But the regent wrote to him, asking him to conquer more Koreans.
Duduo agreed to the request of Prince Zhaoxian of North Korea and let go of some generals of the North Korean army who had defected to them, but the lower-level soldiers still insisted on executing one out of ten.
Prince Zhaoxian of North Korea took part of the North Korean army to join the Eight Banners.
He personally led the team and asked the North Korean defenders to open the city gate and welcome the Eight Banners into the city.
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Zhang Wansi came to the border between Liaodong and North Korea. He saw Han Mingtong leading his cavalry back to the border.
When Han Mingtong saw Zhang Wansi arriving, he immediately joined the First Cavalry Division.
He took the initiative and said: "Commander Zhang, we have determined the identity of the enemy ahead by capturing the stragglers of Jiannu.
Dorgon, the regent of Jiannu, had entered North Korea with his young Great Khan Fulin and the children of the Eight Banners from Zhenghuang Banner and Zhengbai Banner.
I sent a small group of troops to investigate and found that they had penetrated deep into North Korea. They were not trying to use North Korea's cover to get rid of our tracking.
The main reason why I did not continue to pursue North Korea was that I could not take the initiative to attack North Korea without receiving His Majesty's order.
The secondary reason is that northern Korea is a vast area of forests and mountains.
The cavalry has no way to function in this kind of terrain."
When Zhang Wansi heard what Han Mingtong said, he immediately said: "There is no need to worry about attacking North Korea, His Majesty has already issued an imperial edict.
Allow our army to attack North Korea and eliminate the remaining forces of the slave establishment.
However, in the mountainous areas of northern Korea, it is indeed not easy for the cavalry to utilize its strength.
I have discussed with the commander of the Seventh Army, Duke Cao.
In addition to our two major cavalry divisions, the Seventh Army also dispatched the First Division as the main force to attack North Korea.
The mountainous areas in northern Korea will be handed over to Commanders Zhuang In-yi and Choi Soo-joo of the Seventh Army.
Our two cavalry divisions and Commander Tan Fangyuan will attack North Korea from Andong Mansion.
There is a plain there, suitable for cavalry."
After Han Mingtong communicated with Zhang Wansi, they waited until the Seventh Army troops arrived and immediately went south to Anton Mansion.
