Chapter 130: Zu Dashou Returns to Jinzhou Late at Night
Update time:2012-11-28
After Zu Dashou surrendered, the Jin soldiers entered the city, and the Ming troops in the city were moved to the Jin army camp for custody. After the surrender, the Jin soldiers did not break their promises and sent food. Although it was difficult to swallow, it was better than the days in the city.
It was a world of difference, so it was rare for the more than 10,000 Ming troops who surrendered to have a full meal without any psychological burden.
In the evening, as at noon, the Jin soldiers sent Han people to accompany the army as slaves to bring food to the surrendering soldiers.
During the meal, the surrendered soldiers began to speculate on how the Jin army would deal with them. Some said they would be sent to the rear to serve as slaves for the Manchurians, some said they would be incorporated into the Han army's flag, and some said they would be sent to fight against the Koreans. Some even started to
I was worried that the Jin soldiers would break their oath and massacre them. In short, there are various theories.
Regarding these unfounded speculations by the surrendered soldiers, Qianzong Wang Zhaoji was really involved. He is also very confused now and doesn't know where his future lies.[
"Sir, what do you think the Tatars will do to us?"
Wang Zhaoji's personal soldier Lu Er was very scared. When he left the city to surrender during the day, he was not so scared, but now he felt inexplicable fear.
"Why, are you afraid?"
Wang Zhaoji gently pulled him towards him, forced a smile, and said: "We don't have to die, isn't it great? Being alive is better than anything else, so what is there to be afraid of?"
Lu Er shook his head and whispered: "Sir, actually I am not afraid of death, I am just afraid of..." At this point, he did not continue, but looked at Wang Zhaoji with a worried look.
"What are you afraid of?"
Wang Zhaoji was a little strange. Lu Er had been with him for several years. He knew this child very well and knew that he was not the kind of person who was afraid of things. But seeing him like this now, he was clearly afraid of something, and he couldn't help but be very curious.
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Lu Er hesitated for a moment, looked around, and found that no Eight Banners soldiers were watching, so he said boldly: "Sir, I am afraid that the Manchu Tatars will let us go to Jinzhou and attack our own people. My parents are both
In Jinzhou."
After hearing Lu Er's worries, Wang Zhaoji was also suddenly relieved, but he soon relieved that no matter how bold Jiannu was, he would never ask their newly surrendered Ming army to attack Jinzhou. Otherwise, if they really arrived at the gate of Jinzhou City, the soldiers would
They dispersed in a panic and instead descended into the city again. Jian Nu was like a meat bun and beat a dog and never came back.
He smiled, comforted Lu Er and told him not to worry, but a familiar voice came from behind him: "Shauji, take your people back to Jinzhou with me."
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Huang Taiji agreed with Zu Dashou to falsely leave Jinzhou, but he only allowed Zu Dashou to sneak back to Jinzhou with 20 or 30 cavalrymen, and none of his sons and nephews were allowed to take him away. After Zu Dashou made various demands, he finally agreed to allow his adopted son Zu Zeyuan, Dusi, to take him with him.
Go back together.
Zu Zeyuan is of no use at all. Zu Dashou is in urgent need of a trusted general who can help him return to Jinzhou and regain the military and political power of Jinzhou. Otherwise, his nephew and nephew left in the Jin camp will be in great danger. In desperation,
Zu Dashou thought of Wang Zhaoji, Commander-in-Chief of the Cavalry Thousand, who he had promoted on Juehua Island six years ago. He had always been loyal to him, and there should be nothing wrong with taking him back to Jinzhou.
He believed that Wang Zhaoji was loyal to him and obedient enough. The most important thing was that Wang Zhaoji was a Han Chinese from Liaodong and could not get along with the generals from Guan Nei, so he was not afraid that he would betray him.
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"Go back to Jinzhou?"
Wang Zhaoji was stunned for dozens of seconds, feeling unbelievable. He looked at Zu Dashou blankly and muttered to himself: He just surrendered today, why is Commander Zu going back to Jinzhou?
Doubts were doubts. His long-term loyalty and obedience to Commander Zu made Wang Zhaoji almost without any hesitation. He nodded heavily at Zu Dashou and said nothing more. This attitude only made Zu Dashou believe in his choice.
That's right. He never liked talkative subordinates.
"You immediately select twenty soldiers with good riding skills, and we will set off in half an hour."[
I don't know whether he was too anxious to dedicate Jinzhou to earn great achievements or was afraid that Huang Taiji would regret it. Zu Dashou seemed very anxious, which made Wang Zhaojifa find a few of his bosses, and in the end he could only order twenty-two.
They are all Liaodong soldiers with cavalry background.
When they learned that they could return to Jinzhou, the Liaodong soldiers were dumbfounded and couldn't believe it. They almost cried while hugging each other. They couldn't believe it. Only after the Eight Banners soldiers urged them to hurry up and prepare to set off did they believe their ears——
They can go back to Jinzhou!
Although no one knew why Zu Shuai, who had surrendered, could leave Jinying and lead them back to Jinzhou, the ecstasy of escaping made them so excited that they forgot to think about why.
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When setting off, everything was kept very secret. Except for Huang Taiji and his generals, no one knew where these selected surrender troops were going. Even the Han ministers who had taken refuge and the generals who had newly established the Han army flag
do not know either.
After being led to the camp by a Jin Army Niu Lu, Wang Zhaoji saw more than 20 high-quality Mongolian horses in the open space in front of him, and some Ming Army standard waist knives were thrown on the ground.
After being told that these horses were for them to ride on, Wang Zhaoji was so excited that he quickly stepped forward and took one in his hand. If it weren't for the eager Eight Banners soldiers surrounding him, he might have been able to escape on horseback.
The twenty-two selected Liaodong cavalry also suppressed their excitement and stood cautiously beside Wang Zhaoji, with both hope and unspeakable doubts in their hearts.
After waiting for about half a stick of incense, I saw Zu Dashou coming out of the camp with red eyes, followed by several Eight Banners generals.
The leading Eight Banners general whispered a few words to Zu Dashou and then signaled him to take his people and set off immediately.
After seeing that Wang Zhaoji and the others were ready, Zu Dashou didn't say anything. He got on the horse brought by his adopted son Zu Zeyuan, looked at the leading Eight Banners general, waved his hand, and ran towards Jinzhou first.
past.
Seeing this, Wang Zhaoji finally let go of the last stone hanging in his throat. While he was staying there, he was always uneasy, fearing that Jiannu would suddenly regret and not let Zushuai go back, so that he would not be able to escape.
Jinying, return to Daming’s camp.
The moment the horse leaped out, Zu Dashou suddenly turned back and glanced at the brightly lit Jin Army camp, then quickly turned around, clamped his legs together, and shouted: "Drive!"
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After Zu Dashou led his men to leave the Jin camp, Huang Taiji immediately sent four thousand elite soldiers of the Xianghuang Banner to follow him. The troops were led by Jia La'er Zhen Ashan and E'er's son-in-law Darhan from the Zhenghuang Banner.
These four thousand gold soldiers have two tasks. One is to pretend to be pursuers and chase Zu Dashou in order to make Jinzhou believe that Zu Dashou broke out. The other task is to hide outside the city and wait until Zu Dashou opens the city gate.
Then he rushed in and captured the city.
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There were 4,000 Eight Banners soldiers following behind him, but Wang Zhaoji didn't know it. Firstly, Zu Dashou didn't tell him, and secondly, those Eight Banners soldiers always kept a few miles away from them and did not move quickly, so in the dark night
He couldn't see far away and couldn't hear any movement. However, his soldier's intuition made him vaguely feel that something was wrong behind him. When he was on horseback, he turned his head and looked north several times, but he could see nothing but darkness.
"Drive, drive, drive!"
Zu Dashou just whipped his horsewhip desperately and galloped without hesitation. Zu Zeyuan always hung at the back of the team. Like Wang Zhaoji, he looked back from time to time, but his face was obviously very calm.
Daling River is more than thirty miles away from Jinzhou, more than fifty miles away from Yizhou, and more than twenty miles southeast is Youtun, another control point of the Ming Army. It is now in name only. It was destroyed by the Jin Army a few months ago.
Capture and demolish.
From the Daling River to the south, there are cities such as Jinzhou, Songshan, Xingshan, Daxingbao, Tashan, and Ningyuan. These large or small city fortresses are the last protective force of the Ming army in the narrow Western Liaoning Corridor.[
The distance of more than thirty miles can be reached in half an hour if a fast horse does not spare the horsepower.
Everyone was in a hurry and ran all the way, hoping to reach Jinzhou as soon as possible.
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After traveling for ten miles, suddenly, the sound of rumbling cannons was heard from the rear in the direction of Daling River City.
The sound of cannons was heard very clearly from far to near.
All the Ming troops in the city surrendered, so what can the Tatars do?
Wang Zhaoji was confused and wanted to stop and look back to see what was going on, but Zu Zeyuan, who caught up behind him, scolded him: "Don't stop, hurry up!"
The voice of Zu Dashou from the front also sounded: "Shaoji, don't worry about the back, and quickly enter Jinzhou with this town!"
"Yes, handsome!"
Wang Zhaoji hurriedly responded, not daring to delay any longer. He whipped his riding whip with all his might and followed Zu Dashou, always keeping within one foot of him.
Behind him, the sound of gunfire became increasingly dense, especially deafening in the middle of the night in the wilderness.
It's not far from Jinzhou. We can reach it by walking another six or seven miles.
Horses galloped by the wind, and the long mountains were vaguely visible in the distance. They were dark and depressing.
In the dark night, there seemed to be several pairs of eyes staring at the official road leading to Jinzhou. Those pairs of eyes, hidden by the night, stared closely ahead, looking strange and terrifying.
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the death of my wife’s grandfather, there are some common things. I will update just one section today and will add more tomorrow night.