As far as the eye can see from the Songnen Plain, there is a long procession from far to near. At the beginning are hundreds of brave and capable Eight Banners cavalry, with flags flying very majestic. [] Followed by a convoy of nearly a hundred carriages.
At the end were war horses ridden by hundreds of people, slowly following behind and marching forward.
On February 17, Shanhaiwei came out.
February 18th, after that.
On February 21st, when we passed Jinzhou, we crossed the Linghe River.
Passed through Shengjing on February 28th.
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More than half a month passed in a flash, and there was still half a day's journey from Ninggu Pagoda. Zhao Qiang's thoughts became more and more urgent. As soon as he left Shanhaiwei, he asked the two guards to travel lightly to Shouyi City, asking them to make sure to report the situation of the team.
Notified to Wu Si. Zhao Qiang's order to Wu Si was to mobilize the first Yicheng Brigade of the Guard Division and the First Division of the Teaching Brigade, and to instruct the First Division of the Yask Cavalry Division to meet in Mergen, so as to remove Volha's five hundred yellow flags and eight flags.
All the soldiers were wiped out.
Kangxi gave a powerful force of Five Hundred and Eight Banners to him for free. If he didn't kill him cleanly, he would really be sorry for the hard work of the "Emperor" and "Ming Xiang". Zhao Qiang glanced back and sat down on the horse.
Zhou Peigong, who was wearing his head, felt relieved when he got into the carriage that contained Dai Zi's family of three.
Volha was talking to a soldier in front of him, looking inquiring from time to time, as if he was asking about the distance. After leaving Shanhaiwei, Zhao Qiang drew a map for Volha, with Ergu marked on it.
He carefully marked the location of the Nahe River and the location of his Qiuhe tribe, and marked several nearby Rakshasa strongholds. He also answered Volha's questions one by one. Volha solemnly marked the map on the map.
When the marching route was drawn, Zhao Qiang looked at him pitifully, because he knew that Volha and his 580 bannermen, who had been kept in the dark, were walking on a road of no return.
After a series of battles and winter training against the Russian army, Zhao Qiang has full confidence in the combat effectiveness of Guan Ning's army. Although with the same number of people, he may not be able to annihilate this elite soldier with a yellow flag, but in a situation that is several times larger than the opponent's
Next, Zhao Qiang believes that none of Volha and his men will escape alive.
Riding his horse and rushing to Volha's side, Zhao Qiang pointed with admiration at the marching Qing soldiers with yellow flags and praised: "My lord, I am really envious of these five hundred athletes under my command.
With such a powerful force in hand, it will be difficult for you to make great achievements." What he said was not a compliment, but the truth. As the Kangxi Forbidden Army's guard camp, it can indeed be called a strong army. Just from these five hundred soldiers with yellow flags
, Zhao Qiang can personally feel the prestige of "the emperor's own army". Whether it is the military discipline of the march, the military columns, or the vigilance when setting up camp, the symbol of a strong army is reflected in every subtle plot. This,
Zhao Qiang believed that Guan Ningjun was still far behind.
After listening to Zhao Qiang's words, Volha stood up proudly and said with a smile: "The three banners in our guard camp are divided into Manchu, Mongolian and Han. All are selected brave men to serve, and among the three banners, my Manchu Eight Banners are the most powerful.
Elite, I am not exaggerating, these five hundred athletes with yellow flags are enough to be worth five thousand men in the pass!"
"Your Majesty, you are right." Zhao Qiang agreed with a smile, then changed the topic and said: "But the Han people cannot compare with the Rakshasa people. Xiaguan has suffered a lot from them. Only Xiaguan has seen it with his own eyes. I am outside the pass.
The Qing soldiers seem to be very afraid of these Rakshasa people." Zhao Qiang said that the Qing army outside the Pass has been fighting the Rakshasa people for many years, and they have won almost every victory. No matter how much stronger their own force is than them, they can't even fight a good one.
When the annihilation war came, most of the people were driven away. In some cases, hundreds of soldiers were driven away by dozens of Rakshasa people.
"Hmph, how can they compare with our guard camp!" Volha said disdainfully after hearing this: "These Eight Banners soldiers outside the pass are becoming more and more unsightly. The bravery left by our ancestors has almost been lost to them.
, even some Rakshasa bandits can't help it. I really don't know how they have the nerve to brag. Bah, this time I will let them see the power of our military camp, so that they will not be arrogant and shameless again." Listening to his tone,
It seems that he once had a quarrel with the generals of the Eight Banners outside the pass. The other party's words must have meant to look down on them for protecting the military camp, but Volha couldn't compete with them, so he was so resentful and dissatisfied.
"My lord has experienced hundreds of battles and is the "Batulu" given by the emperor himself. With your help, plus these five hundred powerful troops, and with the cooperation of the small tribe, the Rakshasa people will definitely not dare to compete with me! My lord's reputation
It will definitely shock those capable people!" Zhao Qiang hurriedly flattered him to ease Volha's angry mood.
Sure enough, Volha was very satisfied with Zhao Qiang's words. He never underestimated his opponents, but this time he was fully confident that he could successfully complete Ming Xiang's plan. The two walked side by side for a while, and Volha suddenly looked back.
He looked at those large and small carriages and asked with a smile: "By the way, Mi Shenling, why are you buying so many goods along the way?"
Zhao Qiang smiled: "There is a shortage of food in the clan, and oil and salt are even more scarce. This time, Xianguan came to the pass just to buy more for the clan. He didn't want to, but he knew it was important, and he helped the little ones to fight with the adults. It's really
I am very grateful, but I still have to buy the things that the tribesmen need, otherwise the old and young will all complain about Xiaguan." He paused for a moment and said with some embarrassment: "I have delayed my trip all the way to buy these goods from Xiaguan, sir.
Forgive me!"
"Hey, you are working for the clan, what can I say? By the way, the emperor has decreed that when you get to Ninggu Pagoda, the local people will allocate the necessary funds for your Qiuhe Department. I'd better save some money.
It's not too late to save it for later." Volha kindly reminded Zhao Qiang that he didn't need to buy these goods himself. Anyway, the emperor has a decree, and Ning Guta can allocate them at that time.
Zhao Qiang laughed sarcastically and explained: "My lord, you don't know. If these banknotes from Beijing are not spent, they will be the same as waste paper when they are taken back. It is better to buy them all. Anyway, things will be used sooner or later, so it's okay to buy more."
You can’t make a mistake.”
"That's true." Volha knew that there was not much silver in the north, so if Mi Qing really wanted to go back with the banknotes, it would be a waste of paper. He also asked Zhao Qiang about the characteristics of the Rakshasa people's combat, and suddenly a group of people drove up ahead.
The rider reported: "Sir, a team of people is coming from the front!"
Volha raised his head and went into the distance, and saw a troop of men and horses coming this way. He waved his hand and ordered the soldiers: "Send my flag and send someone to ask which flag the men and horses are from?"
"Cha!" At that moment, a soldier responded and rode towards the front. After a while, he came to report: "Report to the leader, here are the men and horses of the Zhengbai Banner of Ningguta, escorting some prisoners to go to spring plowing. The leader of the troops is an assistant leader.
, Sir, would you like to know?"
"No need, I have military affairs, so I won't meet with them. Just ask them to get out of the way and let us pass." When he heard that it was just a lieutenant guarding some prisoners for spring plowing, Volha did not respond.
Instead of going to have a conversation with the other party, he only asked the soldiers to ask the people of Zhengbai Banner to move out of the official road so that their side could pass.
"twitter!"
It is now February, the time for wheat planting. Although most of the land outside the pass has been abandoned, the land along the official road and near the big city is still fully utilized. Most of it is the property of the banner people, and a lot of it is still
In addition to the Han people under the Han Army Banner, the land cultivated by the princes of each banner were Han people who were sent as slaves outside the customs. Volha ignored the men and horses of the Zhengbai Banner, so Zhao Qiang was naturally not meddlesome and whispered his orders.
Ge Feihu directed the carriage to go aside, one by one, so as not to be blocked by Zhengbaiqi people and prisoners and delay time.
After hearing the report from Volha, the leader with the white flag over there hurriedly ordered the soldiers to drive the prisoners into the ditch under the official road so that the team with the yellow flag could pass by. He was just a young man.
Xiao Zuo led, but the other party was a staff leader, and he came from the Three Flags Capital, so naturally he didn't dare to ask questions casually.
After the road was cleared, Volha took the lead and rode over, followed closely by his subordinates. The Qing soldiers with white flags looked at this group of troops curiously, but the prisoners all lowered their heads cautiously.
, not daring to look up.
"Move quickly!"
Seeing a carriage containing gunpowder suddenly dropped a powder bag behind it, which immediately blocked the carriage behind it, and a carriage following it hit the car in front because it couldn't slow down enough, and the goods were scattered all over the floor.
, the coachman and the packers hurriedly went to pack it up, but for a while the carriage behind them could not pass. When Zhao Qiang saw this, he couldn't help but screamed, urging them to quickly carry the medicine packs to the cart. But he didn't know,
This shout shocked a prisoner who was squatting in the ditch, and he subconsciously raised his head towards him. Zhao Qiang didn't know about this, but he just kept telling the coachmen to move faster and not to dilly-dally.
"Deputy Counselor Mi, my master wants you to hurry up."
Volha didn't follow the convoy at the back, so he sent a soldier to urge him. Zhao Qiang explained a few words. Seeing that the two carriages hadn't been packed up yet, he couldn't help but feel anxious. He dismounted and was going to yell at them.
.After taking a few steps, I heard a familiar voice coming from my ears: "Zhao Qiang!"
Zhao Qiang screamed in a very low voice and with great nervousness. Zhao Qiang froze and couldn't help but turn his head away. However, he was shocked to death. It turned out that the person who shouted to him turned out to be the man who led Songshan Fort that day.