Pay close attention to detail, the Qing army is serious.
Digging three feet into the ground is an exaggeration, but it was really a door-to-door search, including inns, warehouses, teahouses, restaurants, brothels, and every nook and cranny.
In just one hour, more than 60 suspicious objects were arrested, most of them dressed as hunters. Huhaba gathered these people in the open space in front of the bell tower and let the Qing soldiers guarding the west gate identify them one by one.
However……
Not one of them is.
This made Huhaba quite angry and ordered the search to continue.
He didn't believe that these people were really like Monkey King and fled away in the clouds.
In the General Military Mansion, Dorgon and others were having dinner. He had been informed of the relevant situation. It stands to reason that this kind of thing happens almost every day inside and outside Jinzhou City, but this incident is a bit strange. Although I can't say there is anything strange about it, it feels strange.
They think this group of people is unusual.
Therefore, Dorgon also issued instructions to seize the eucalyptus and torture him severely.
However, this matter is not the most important to him. The most important thing at the moment is the dispatch of troops to Tashan Fort.
Soldiers are also deceitful.
He wanted to capture Tashan Fort by surprise, leaving Ningyuan with no time to react, so the troops had to be sent out secretly.
But he also knew that there were many Ming army spies around Jinzhou, so he mobilized his troops at night, and instead of going straight to Tashan, he went to Songshan City to assemble first. Even if he was discovered by Ming army spies, it would only be because they were reinforcing Songshan.
city defense.
Fifty large and small artillery, various siege equipment, as well as artillery, cavalry, and infantry, have been leaving the city one after another at night to assemble at Songshan. It is roughly estimated that they can be assembled in three days, and then they will go straight to Tashan. As long as it is secretive enough,
If you are fast enough, you can catch Ningyuan by surprise. By the time they react and rush to help, Tashan Fort has been broken!
Once Tashan is broken, Jinzhou will be peaceful this winter, the inner city will be much calmer, and its shaky position will soon stabilize.
In the General Military Mansion, Dorgon and several of his cronies were secretly discussing the attack on Tashan Fort. In the cellar of the Xingping grocery store only a few hundred meters away, Chang Yu was lying on the hay, listening to what was going on above, his face expressionless.
The Xingping store was originally a large family home. This cellar was specially built to avoid chaos. It was not made hastily. It has all kinds of food, drink, and toiletries, and it is relatively spacious. There is also a passage leading directly to a ruins outside the courtyard. If the entrance is blocked
Once you find it, you can escape directly through the entrance. Of course, you still can't escape from the city.
The Qing army conducted a large-scale raid, and the Xingping was inevitably searched, and it was searched for the second time. The shopkeeper was also questioned and threatened in various ways, but he insisted that he had not seen any relevant suspicious persons. The Qing army was inside and outside.
They searched everywhere but could not find the entrance to the cellar, because they never imagined that the entrance was in a well.
Although the wells were also checked by them.
It seems that the Tatars are serious about it, Wu Zhong thought to himself.
That's when they decided that we were a big fish. Wang Zhengnan smiled softly, Shui Sheng listened nervously, Chang Yu turned over, and after a while, they would realize that everything was in vain.
Wang Zhengnan was startled, and then he thought of something. If those few were taken away by them, wouldn't we...
They are in the dark, deep in the mountains and old forests. They are tired after running all day. They should all go to sleep. Only after they have rested can they have the strength to work hard tomorrow.
Everyone looked at each other for a few times and couldn't help but sigh. Who can sleep in such a hurry?
More than two hours!
More than a hundred people were arrested, but nothing was gained. The face of Huhaba in Zhonggu Square was livid. This is so evil. They searched the entire Jinzhou City, but there was no trace of those people. Could it be that they were still there?
What a ghost!
Report, at this moment, some subordinates came and said that before the city was closed, two hunters hurried out of the city from the north gate!
Grass!
Huhaba jumped up and kicked the subordinate over. Why didn't you report it earlier? Why didn't you report it earlier?
The hysterical Huhaba finally realized that he had fallen into the trap again and was tricked again.
The group of people were planning to kill someone on the road to save the Ming army. Knowing that they couldn't run far, they entered the city to escape. Of course, they didn't really enter the city but to confuse the pursuers. After giving a false address, they entered the city and headed straight to the north.
He escaped through the door, but at this time, he foolishly ran to Dongcheng to arrest someone!
I was turned upside down in the city, but others had escaped long ago. At this time, I should be hiding somewhere and laughing at my stupidity and incompetence.
The more I thought about it, the angrier I became, and I was so angry that I wanted to kill someone.
My subordinates are also aggrieved. I have just received the news.
So, haha, this anger was going to be unleashed on the North Gate garrison, and he led his troops to go forward without saying a word. First, he slapped his head and covered his face with a whip, and then asked for details.
The Qing army guarding the gate was also a big grievance. You gave the order to close the door, and I closed it in time. You didn't say anything about intercepting the Orions and not letting them out! And the other party didn't leave the city when I closed the door, but was closing the door.
Before, I didn't realize that there was such a suspicious person before, until the search all over the city failed, so I hurriedly informed him, but I didn't expect that I got a whipping. If I had known, I wouldn't have reported it, but they couldn't afford to offend Huha. This grievance was just
Can be swallowed into the stomach.
Will they still carry the burden when they escape?
of course not.
The Qing soldier guarding the gate said that there was no such thing, but they did look like the two people they wanted to arrest. One was tall, the other was short, one was green and the other was young. They were in a hurry. At that time, they only thought that they were rushing out of the city, but they did not expect that they were escaping.
Soon, the Qing army found two more loads in a remote place near the north gate. The guards from the west came to identify them. Yes, they were these two loads, firewood, animal skins, charcoal...
But there were only two hunters. What about the shepherds?
The Qing soldiers guarding the gate said that they had never seen anyone who looked like the shepherds, but the two hunters were not the last ones to leave the city. There were others who left the city before and after them. As for whether there were any shepherds among them, they did not know.
After all, without the sheep, we are just ordinary people. Who will pay attention? Besides, if you enter through the west gate, you can exit through the north gate or the south gate...
Link after link, the time difference was just right... Huhaba was completely angry, but also extremely frustrated. He was so stupid that he was being fooled around by others!
Now that we have left the city, should we pursue him?
It's getting dark now, you can't see your fingers, and the other party has already been out of the city for two or three hours. Where are you going to chase him?
But if you don't pursue it, you really can't make a deal.
Huhaba had no choice but to bite the bullet and send people out of the city to chase him, just hoping to find some clues.
After Dorgon, who was reading Sun Tzu's Art of War in the study, received the news, he slowly put down the book in his hand, then slowly picked it up and closed it. Looking at the four words on the cover, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, which was so funny.
At this moment, Chang Yu and Wuzhong were already asleep in the cellar. One of them was confident and the other was big-hearted. On the contrary, Wang Zhengnan and the other three were huddled in the corner, wrapped in quilts, frowning, unable to sleep for a while with countless thoughts in their hearts.