In the early morning, Aixinjueluo-Shang Jian woke up from a nightmare.
Ever since his father Abatai led the Zhenglan Banner and was wiped out on the grassland, he has been in an awkward position. Although at the strong request of Daishan and Amin, he served as the deputy flag of the newly-built Zhenglan Banner.
However, his status in the Eight Banners was despised by others, and he lived a very miserable life.
Abatai means a person who is good at hunting in Manchu. But Shang Jian is not a person who likes hunting. He prefers reading. As Abatai's eldest son, he must bear everything his father has brought to him.
Next to him slept his two younger brothers, eighteen-year-old Bo and Tuo, and fifteen-year-old Bolo. There were four brothers in total, and a younger brother, four-year-old Yue Le. Abatai's family title
It was the prince of Duoluo Raoyu, and after Abatai, it was given to Azig. After Azig was deprived of his title in 1636, it was passed down to the descendants of Yue Le.
"Brother, you have a nightmare." Bo Hetuo asked, looking at Shang Jian who was sweating.
Because the current Zhenglan Banner was rebuilt, it was re-drawn from the bannermen of Zhenglan Banner. According to the rules of Jianzhou, if there is war, one of the three dings will be drawn. Therefore, Abatai took the Zhenglan Banner.
The fact that the Blue Flag was destroyed does not mean that the Zhenglan Flag is gone.
The Zhenglan Banner only lost one-third of its bannermen. But it was the most elite ones that were lost. The remaining ones were either too young or relatively old. It is said that boxing is afraid of young people, and the same goes for soldiers. In the end,
The appropriate age is seventeen or eighteen. People at this age think less, have less social experience, and are easy to manage.
Those old gangsters have all become old fools in society and are extremely cunning. It is very troublesome and laborious to take them to the battlefield and to fight with them in a battle of wits and courage.
"I dreamed about Amma. He was covered in blood. He told me that Uncle Eight had killed him."
Bolo glanced at the tent entrance warily. At this time, it was already dawn. If there was someone outside the tent, there would be shadows that could be seen. Huang Taiji was a ruthless person, so be careful about speaking ill of him behind his back.
This time, Huang Taiji gave the task of escorting grain and grass to the three brothers. Huang Taiji did not have much hope for Zhenglan Banner. The newly added bannermen, old and young, might as well let them
Went to transport food.
At this time, two figures came over, stood at the door of the tent, and asked loudly: "Three young masters, are you up?"
"Brother, it's Nigri and Solon." There may be something to report.
These two people were from Woji, Donghai, and were captured by Abatai.
In the thirty-ninth year of Wanli (1611), Abatai, who was only 23 years old, was ordered by his father to lead an expedition for the first time. At that time, Seng Ge, the leader of Ningguta in the north, went to Hetuala where Nurhachi lived.
The city paid tribute, and Nurhaci gave them 40 pairs of armors.
It was a long journey from Hetuala to Ningupa. Sengge and Nikali carried their armors to Suifen Road (today's Suifen River Basin in Heilongjiang Province), and were surrounded by Uruguchen (in the area of Bijin River in today's Russia) and Muling
(Today's Muling River Basin in Heilongjiang Province) The tribes in the two places snatched it away.
Nurhaci sent several people to pursue the pursuit but failed, so he sent Abatai and generals Fei Yingdong and Anfeiyanggu to lead a thousand troops to attack Urguchen and Muleng, and captured more than a thousand people and returned. Nigri and Suo
Lun was the Jurchen tribe member of the East China Sea who was captured at that time.
These people were treated as slaves and belonged to Abatai. This was the first battle Abatai fought. These people later became the old base of Abatai's subordinates. Many officers in the Zhenglan Banner came from Donghaiwoji.
people.
The three of them got dressed and walked out.
"Little master, something happened to our Karen in the mountains." Solon said.
Karen means outpost in Manchu. When a large army sets up camp, temporary outposts must be sent out to the surrounding areas as a warning to prevent the enemy from approaching without being discovered and causing losses.
Shang Jian frowned and asked, "When did you discover it?"
"This morning, thirty flag men went to change the defense, only to find that there was no one alive among the eight people in Karen. It looked like the bodies were killed in the middle of the night last night. The slaves suspected that there was a Ming army in the mountains." Solon said.
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Shang Jian was a little surprised. Haven't all the Ming troops retreated into the city of Chifeng? How could they still be there in the wild? Aren't they afraid of death? Now the Mongolian and Eight Banners armies are gathering together, especially the large number of cavalry. They are wandering here and may be exposed at any time.
Shang Jian looked at the grain trucks around him. He saw that this place was less than a hundred miles away from Huang Taiji's camp. The fighting was in full swing over there. It seemed that these grain trucks were about to arrive. Will there be another attack here?
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He shook his head and laughed a little dumbly. He was too careful.
We can hand over our errands immediately. We only need to walk a hundred miles to reach the Chinese army camp.
"It should be the work of a small group of Ming troops who stayed away at night, so don't worry too much. We will leave camp immediately and set out. We still have about ninety miles to go. We will fight hard and arrive at the camp tomorrow night," Shang Jian said.
The two of them saw that their master thought there was no need to be too nervous, so they said nothing and turned around to make arrangements to set off.
At this time, the moon has not completely set, but the sky has completely brightened. In the camp, people are shouting and neighing, getting up and arranging livestock and grain carts.
Then, they added some hot water and dry food. After breakfast, the whole army set off.
This team consisted of 4,000 bannermen infantrymen, 2,000 Mongolian cavalry, and 10,000 levied soldiers, who used horse-drawn carriages to pull sacks of sorghum rice and soybeans.
Jiannu did not have the financial resources of Yang Fan. The food crops they could grow there were sorghum and soybeans. Sorghum rice was used to make rice and porridge. Soybeans were usually fried, poured with salt water, and put in small bags. When you are hungry,
, just grab a small handful and eat it directly.
Soybeans are rich in nutrients and can be eaten by humans or used to feed horses and other livestock. The only disadvantage is that if you drink some cold water after eating fried beans, you may become a jet-setter and fart all night long.
An hour later, the long convoy finally left the valley area and entered the flat grassland. Shang Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief. Once here, he had a good view in all directions and no longer had to worry about being attacked.
At this time, in the snow in the distance, Ma Xi's cavalry did not ride horses. Instead, they were wearing white cloth cloaks and lying in the snow. They looked at the long team coming out of the valley in the distance.
"Give the order, and soon you will hear the sound of muskets, and the whole army will come out," Ma Xi said in a low voice. "Pay attention, you must run quickly. Pass through this 200-meter open area quickly. Watch out for their bows and arrows. As long as you can catch the enemy,
, we will definitely win.”
The reason why Ma Xi chose to ambush them here was because they were out of the valley and were about to arrive. This was when they were most relaxed. Ma Xi followed them all the way without finding a chance. Now they finally dispersed. The team
It's also in disarray.
An accident happened last night. Ma Xi's men were discovered by a checkpoint sent by Shang Jian. He had no choice but to take action. Ma Xi was originally worried about this. Now it seems that Jiannu didn't think it was a sign of big stocks.
military.
Because he strictly ordered not to light a fire, they ate dry food and burned in the snow for ten days. The horses were also put elsewhere.
The creation of slaves was not free. Their scouts found no horse dung or horse hoof marks. They also found no stoves, ashes, and domestic garbage. Therefore, they believed that it was just a small group of night warriors who attacked their temporary setup.
