After the Songshan troops left, Zu Zerun hesitated and said to Zu Dashou unwillingly: "Father, this man is too arrogant and disrespectful to my ancestors. He also dealt harshly to his third brother. Why don't you borrow some money from me?"
Take this opportunity to capture this person and replace him with one of ours?"
"What do you know?"
Although his tone was harsh, Zu Dashou's expression was much gentler. He looked at his eldest son and said seriously: "Don't look at the monk's face, look at the Buddha's face. Now our army is out, but the food and grass are in the hands of Qiu Hejia. If we take it rashly,
How could he just give up after losing his people? If we are stuck with food and fodder, it will definitely delay the construction of the city. My father and I have made a military declaration with the supervisor, and we must defeat this big mountain before September.
Hecheng is repaired, but if it is delayed, how will dad explain it to the supervisor?"
Sun Chengzong's current official position is Liaodong Economic Strategy, and the position of Superintendent was an official position during the Tianqi Dynasty. In this dynasty, he is not a Superintendent, but Zu Dashou still uses the term Supervisor to address his old boss.[
After listening to his father's words, Zu Zerun nodded and said nothing. Zu Dashou opened his mouth and said again:
"However, Qiu Hejia has repeatedly opposed my father, how could he let him succeed? The Songshan garrison duty is really crucial, and it will always be troublesome if it is not managed by someone trustworthy. Well, when the new city here is completed, we still need an excuse.
Take down Shi Dayong. But you are not in a hurry now, and your impatience will ruin your big plans. If dad hadn't stopped him in time, you would have caused a lot of trouble for dad. In the future, if you are overthinking anything, don't take it upon yourself to do it.
The master, now my ancestral family is concerned with the fate of tens of thousands of soldiers in Liaodong. One hair can affect the whole body. There is no foolproof plan. People sent by the imperial court should try not to offend. They can delay it as long as they can, and tolerate it as long as they can be slaves.
, no one can touch the foundation of my ancestral family, neither the emperor nor the ministers in the court, they all have to rely on us, do you understand!"
"What dad said is true, I understand, kid!" Zu Zerun nodded heavily. In fact, according to his understanding, his father's approach was to teach the bandits to respect themselves.
Seeing that his son understood, Zu Dashou smiled happily and said: "You are the eldest brother and the deputy general. You will take over my father's position in the future. You usually hang out with the generals in the army. Don't lead the two of you all the time."
My younger brother was wandering around, and when outsiders saw him, they thought my ancestor Dashou was teaching Zifang."
Zu Zerun's face turned red and he said in a low voice: "My son will follow your father's teachings. Don't worry, father. In fact, my son and his younger brother went out of the city today not for a wandering around, but to spy on the slave-building activities."
"Reconnaissance on the movement of slave builders?" Zu Dashou's expression changed, and he was about to say something when he heard the warning gong on the city top suddenly ringing, and a soldier shouted: "The Tatars are coming, the Tatars are coming!"
The first to discover the Hou Jin Cavalry was the sentry tower on the Daling River city wall, and the first to sound the gong and sound the alarm was also the city defenders.
When he heard the alarm, Shi Dayong had already led the convoy two miles away.
The news of the arrival of the Tatars quickly spread among the troops. The expressions of the soldiers and peasants changed, and everyone looked toward the northeast uneasily. Some timid peasants were so frightened that they hid under the carriage and shivered.
To the northeast, hundreds of flags could be vaguely seen fluttering in the wind, and the sound of hoofbeats could be heard from the distant land in an instant.
The dust driven by the horses' hooves was as black as the rain falling in the sky.
not good!
Shi Dayong's cheeks twitched and he took a breath of cold air: Could it be that Huang Taiji led his army to come?!
"Sir, judging from the sound of hooves and the dust, there won't be more than a thousand Tatars coming!"
Jiang Wanli was a cavalryman, so he naturally had more experience than Shi Dayong. The approximate number of the Houjin cavalrymen could be identified just from the dust and the sound of hooves in the distance.
Knowing that there were not many Eight Banners soldiers coming, Shi Dayong breathed a sigh of relief. Huang An hurriedly rode over and asked for instructions: "Sir, what should we do?"
Shao Wu also ran from the front of the team and asked Shi Dayong in a panic: "Withdraw into the city?"
Naturally, it would be best to retreat into the city. Shi Dayong had not thought about competing with the Houjin cavalry so soon. Moreover, there were 500 civilians in the team. When the Houjin soldiers came to kill them, these people must have become a mess and became the largest group.
Trouble. As long as the Eight Banners cavalry looks for an opening, it only takes one round and round, and their own troops will be scattered and then the entire army will be annihilated.[
The family's wealth is so small, it would be really painful to lose everything in a fight.
Shi Dayong did not dare to take risks, and without thinking, he gave orders to evacuate to Dalinghe City as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, before his mouth opened, his eyes widened first - the city gate of Daling River was actually closed!
…………
"Zu Dashou, the murderer of a thousand swords, wants to trap us to death!"
Seeing that the city gate was closed and there was no way to retreat, Jiang Wanli was the first to curse, gnashing his teeth and staring at Dalinghe City with anger in his eyes. He had experienced the same scene no less than three times, and every time at the most critical moment, Zu
Everyone will do the same thing - give up friendly forces!
The sudden appearance of the Houjin Cavalry and the tightly closed Dalinghe City Gate made everyone in the Songshan Army feel uneasy. They shook the long wood and fire blunderbuss in their hands again and again, and sweat oozed from the palms of some recruits.
Most of the civilians were natives of Liaodong. They knew that the Jurchen Tatar cavalry was powerful. A team of a hundred or ten people could often defeat thousands of Ming soldiers and horses. Therefore, they could not trust Songshan's troops. If Songshan's troops and horses had not moved, they would have
He shouted and dispersed.
"Master Jun, run quickly. If you don't run, it will be too late!"
"The Tatar cavalry can run fast. If we don't run, no one will be able to go back later!"
"The young ones are surrounded by the old ones, and there are the younger ones below. We are waiting to go back home, but we can't let the Tatars capture them and make them slaves. Please be kind to the military master and let the young ones escape!"
"..."
I don't know who started shouting first, and soon hundreds of civilians were clamoring to run away, and some brave ones even started to push the Songshan Army soldiers who were supervising them.
"Go ahead and send the order, if anyone dares to make any noise, he will be killed!"
The chaos among the people prompted Shi Dayong to issue a strict order, ordering Huang An and Shao Wu to suppress them immediately, and anyone who dared to resist would be beheaded on the spot.
The Houjin Cavalry is not far away and is watching eagerly. At this moment, the life and death of the Songshan Army is at stake. Shi Dayong would rather fight the Houjin Cavalry in a vigorous and bloody battle until they finally fall than to be annihilated due to the chaos of his own team.
disaster.
Compassion does not command troops!
Regardless of whether they are soldiers or civilians, whoever dares to disrupt the Songshan Army will die!
Under the pressure of the Wu and Yong Battalions, the clamor of the civilians was quickly suppressed. Under the threat of the bright swords and the dark muzzles, even the boldest civilians had the wisdom to shut their mouths.
Shi Dayong also ordered the supply camp to immediately organize civilians to put 160 carts together into a ring. All 300 soldiers and 500 civilians in the supply camp hid in the formation. No one could move without orders.
Take a step forward.
The protection of the chariot formation has more of a symbolic meaning. If the Houjin Cavalry on that slope really attacks in large numbers, once the Songshan Army outside the chariot formation is wiped out, the chariot formation will be a cage, trapping anyone who wants to escape.
people.[
But at this moment, symbolic protection is far better than no protection. At least, it can stabilize the civilians and prevent them from fleeing like frightened birds and overwhelming the Songshan Army.
Sure enough, after the car formation was set up, the mood of the civilians calmed down a little, and they began to slowly regain their senses. Some people judged from the Houjin Cavalry flag on the slope in the distance that there were not too many Tatars, and they seemed to be reconnaissance forts.
It's like he's here to attack.
With no imminent danger, the folk settled down.
But the danger is still before us. The Houjin cavalry in the distance is like a sharp sword hanging above their heads. No one knows when this sharp sword will fall.