Santunying was originally an important military town, with most of the residents being sergeants and their families. During the Jianlu siege, they massacred the city once, and the remaining people were taken back to Liaodong as slaves by the Jianlu. Therefore, the Northern Route Army did not waste any time.
With the help of blowing ashes, the empty Santun camp was restored.
Once the general soldiers occupied the Santun camp, they knew that there was no benefit in going further and that they would most likely encounter a large army of rebels, so they didn't want to move forward.
Although there were strict orders from the supervisors, they had an excuse to consolidate the recovered city to prevent the rebels who might emerge from the ground from taking it away again.
As for the life and death of the supervisory army, it is not within their scope of consideration.
After the war, the supervisors were not dead, so they had an excuse; if the supervisors were to die, they had merit, and the emperor could not hold him accountable.
As for the supervisors being the famous people in front of the emperor, they are not even afraid of the emperor, but they are afraid of the famous people? If they had any sense of awe, they would not do the thing of using thousands of people to steal tens of thousands of troops for free!
Of course, the reason they were not afraid was that the emperor was in the Forbidden City and could not possibly know about the good things they had done.
But they did not stay in Santun Camp for long. Sun Chengzong's messenger arrived, urging them to quickly encircle Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
They would not dare not listen to their immediate superiors, otherwise Sun Chengzong would not only erase their achievements, but also punish them for being afraid of the enemy and neglecting military aircraft.[
Sun Chengzong was not trapped by the captives like the supervisor of the army. He was the commander-in-chief of the main force of King Qin's army and had many years of military career. He was not someone they could deceive with lies.
Therefore, several generals of the Northern Route Army discussed it and moved forward towards Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
Zhu Mei, who set out from Shanhaiguan, also received a letter of urging from Sun Chengzong and accelerated his march.
The Ming armies on three sides, whether willing or not, were advancing towards Qingshui Mingyue Pass and encircling the Jianlu in the pass.
Those Jianlu who were surrounded by the Ming army were not worried at all at this time and were cleaning the battlefield carefully.
To be honest, it was really painful for them to throw so much gold, silver and jewelry away. Now that they can pick up most of their belongings and win the battle again, they feel extremely happy.
Shuotuo stood on a high place, surrounded by some generals, watching the entire battlefield.
The Dajin soldiers led the horses and rummaged around. From time to time, they bent down to pick up things from the ground and from the corpses of the Ming soldiers.
He looked at the sky and the direction in which the Ming army would appear, trying to give the army as much time as possible to retrieve their belongings.
If it hadn't been for these belongings and they had left the customs as soon as they were assembled yesterday morning, nothing would have happened and Uncle Amin would not have fallen into the hands of the Ming army.
Now that he has won the battle, the city wall of Qingshui Mingyue Pass is probably almost destroyed, so he has more time to pick up these belongings, of course, in order to win over the morale of the army.
After finally waiting for the Ming army's infantry to appear in the distance, Shuotuo ordered a gathering.
The less than 6,000 Jianlu who were left immediately began to assemble according to the organizational structure. As expected of soldiers who were accustomed to fighting, they were quickly assembled.
Shuotuo took one last look at his masterpiece on the battlefield and gave an order, and the army marched towards Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
He thought that with the attack speed of six catapults, after so long of smashing, they should have smashed the wall of Qingshui Mingyue Pass. Maybe Sharhuda had already captured the pass, and he would just wait until he arrived.
Leave the customs.[
Shuotuo was thinking about it when he was suddenly reminded by a bodyguard that a group of Dajin soldiers were running from the direction of Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
He quickly looked up, thinking that Sarhuda had sent someone to tell the good news, and thought that there was no need for so many people.
Soon, Shuotuo discovered that these soldiers had abandoned their armor and were running toward the army in embarrassment. They were like children who were bullied and came to an adult for help.
He knew something was wrong, and his heart sank.
These Jianlu who were the first to escape were the group of people who stood on the outermost edge and took the lead in escaping on horseback when they saw that the situation was bad.
After seeing Shuotuo's flag, they ran over, rolled their saddles and dismounted their horses, knelt on the ground one after another, and reported in a panic what had happened at Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
The more Shuotuo heard, the more surprised he became. These Ming country soldiers were so courageous that they dared to attack the Dajin army with a small number and a large number. In so many years of fighting, he had never encountered such a thing.
I heard from these defeated soldiers that the leader of the village soldiers killed Sarhuda in one move. This was too exaggerated. Even if he and Sarhuda fought against each other, it would take him a while to defeat him. Obviously
There is no way there is such a powerful person among the military and rural soldiers!
Shuo Tuo thought that the final conclusion he reached was that these defeated troops exaggerated the enemy's power in order to excuse their guilt. However, it was not inconvenient for him to punish these defeated troops now, and he would wait until they were released from seclusion.
Namtai on the other side didn't believe what these defeated soldiers said. When did Dai Jin's army easily be defeated by the Ming country's soldiers with a small number, and then fled in defeat?
Therefore, this Jianlu army accelerated towards Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
When he was approaching the pass, Shuotuo met some Jianlu who were escaping on foot. These Jianlu were the group who were looking for stones. When they heard the noise at the pass and were about to rush back, their companions collapsed.
They did not dare to approach the pass anymore. One was on foot, the other went out to look for rocks without carrying weapons, and the third was already defeated. The Ming army was so powerful that if they wanted to fight again, they would simply die.
They had no horses, so they hid in the mountains. When they saw the army approaching from a distance, they came out of hiding and were able to join Shuotuo's army.
Shuotuo knew in his heart that the battle at this pass must be defeated. He didn't know how the pass wall was. If there was a gap, he would attack the city with so many troops and massacre it.
He also knew that the Ming army behind him was not very far away from him. Fortunately, it was an infantry army, so it would still take some time.
In order to prevent a surprise attack from the rear by the Ming army, Shuotuo sent out exploration horses in several directions behind.
After turning around the foot of the mountain, I saw the battlefield in front of Qingshui Mingyue Pass at a glance. The long and narrow road in front of the pass was covered with the heads and corpses of Dajin soldiers.
Shuo Tuo slowed down the reins and let the horse canter forward while observing the situation on the battlefield.
The corpses of the Dajin soldiers that I saw first all had wounds on their backs. They must have been caught up by a group of rural soldiers while escaping, killed from behind, and then beheaded.
After walking for a while, I found corpses all like this, which made Shuotuo secretly angry. When did the Dajin Army sell their backs to the enemy?
In fact, he had forgotten that during the Battle of Hunhe, the Jianlu were also afraid of the Ming army and did not dare to fight. If Nurhachi hadn't killed several generals to establish his authority, they might not have been able to wait for the cannons that decided the outcome.
He collapsed first and ran away.
When Shuotuo walked not far from the pass, he saw the Dajin soldier who died from his frontal injury. It seemed that there was a fierce battle here first, and he turned around and ran away after failing to block the Ming country soldiers and was chased.
He also saw a pile of wood piled where the catapult was. The catapult had been dismantled by the Ming army, and a siege weapon was missing.
This Jianlu army of more than 5,000 people looked at their companions on the ground silently, with various thoughts in their minds.
Although they had just won a battle, they were not at all happy now. There was a kind of panic about the uncertain future permeating their hearts.
Shuotuo looked up at Qingshui Mingyue Pass angrily and found that the city had indeed been hit by catapults. A piece of the city was missing in the east and a piece in the west. In some places, the gap was even larger. He came over quickly, and the Ming army had not yet arrived.
I had time to repair it, so I stood at the top of the city and looked at myself.
He made an estimate and found that given the current level of damage at the pass, if he just used some simple ladders, he might be able to capture it under continuous attacks.
Therefore, Shuotuo began to consider comprehensively, which one was faster, the time of his own siege and the arrival time of the Ming army from behind, and whether he was sure to capture Qingshui Mingyue Pass first.
At this time, the leaders of the Ming army were standing at the top of the city, staring at the densely packed Jianlu in front of the pass.
Yan Yingyuan smiled contemptuously, and then said to Zhong Jinwei and Lu Xiangsheng: "Start attacking?"
Zhong Jinwei also smiled and said: "Okay, Jianlu happened to be standing close together, let them taste the power of the God of War!"
Yan Yingyuan received the order, walked to the inside of the city, and ordered Minzhuang below the city: "Launch as quickly as possible and smash the Jianlu into meat patties!"
"Yes." There was a loud reply from the city, and the voice was full of confidence.