Dole was very lucky. As the chief of the Jianzhou Right Guards, he always rode at the forefront.
Faced with three rounds of volleys of fire cannons, Dole was not injured. He still wanted to continue charging because the two sides were very close and were about to come to blows.
However, the war horse under Dole's crotch suddenly lost control.
No matter how hard Dole whipped him, the war horse did not dare to move forward. Instead, it automatically changed direction and rushed into the river. This war horse performed well, because there was something even worse. It suddenly stopped on the spot and overturned its owner in the formation.
forward.
The moment Dole entered the water, he abandoned his horse and swam frantically towards the other side.
The Suzi River flows from the southeast to the northwest. It was impossible for Dole to swim back to his hometown, because going home meant going upstream. He could only land on the other side of the river and gather the people who were swimming across the river. After about three quarters of an hour, only two
More than a hundred cavalrymen returned to the team, all of them shivering from the cold.
Of the more than two hundred cavalrymen who survived, only a dozen war horses remained.
The remaining war horses either stayed on the other side or floated downstream along the river.
Of course, there were also three hundred Jurchen cavalry. Because they were located against the hillside, they rode directly into the forest and escaped with the Jurchen infantry.
A complete failure!
Dole didn't even understand how he was defeated. He carefully selected the place where he set up an ambush. According to his previous experience in fighting, the Ming army would definitely be defeated in this situation.
Indeed, most of them were defeated, but unexpectedly 500 cavalry suddenly appeared. Not only did they arrange themselves calmly, but they even shot on horseback.
When can the Ming army's firecrackers be fired from horseback?
And why didn’t you see them lighting a fire?
And how come the firing range of the fire cannon is farther than what I thought?
Dole led more than 200 remaining soldiers and quickly returned to the army along the river bank. Along the way, his mind was in a mess, thinking about how to deal with this catastrophe.
Dole is not famous in history books, and there are even few records about him. However, he laid the foundation for his son, Wang Gao, who could quickly unify the surrounding tribes and even virtually unify the tribes in Xijianzhou.
Dole is Nurhaci’s maternal great-grandfather and Nurhaci’s great-great-uncle!
Don't worry about seniority. The former is based on the maternal line, and the latter is based on the paternal line. You can discuss it differently, otherwise it will be very embarrassing. Nurhachi must call his mother "aunt".
It’s not too messy, it’s just a generation apart, and people in Dole’s lineage have children relatively late.
But if there is another marriage, it will be completely chaotic.
Nurhachi's cousin was married to Nurhachi's uncle. If he followed his cousin in discussing seniority, he should call his mother "sister-in-law."
Uh...are you a little dizzy?
(Note: According to many official historical records, Nurhaci’s grandfather was Atai. But the age does not match, because if calculated this way, Nurhachi is only 21 years younger than his maternal great-grandfather, and it can only be achieved by giving birth to children at the age of seven for three consecutive generations. And the ethics are even worse, he
The cousin was married to his grandfather. Therefore, the author adopts another way of saying that Atai is Nurhaci’s uncle, not his grandfather.)
If Duole is killed now, Wang Gao will not be born, and Nurhaci's mother will naturally be gone too.
"Hoo ho ho!"
Dole ran and panted, feeling like his lungs were about to vomit out. He first set up an ambush, then charged, then jumped into the river, and hurried on in wet clothes. Even an iron man would have difficulty holding it.
As we were about to return to Gule Village, one of his subordinates suddenly exclaimed: "The Ming army is crossing the river!"
"Kill!" Dole immediately ordered the attack.
Although he has never read a book and does not understand the allusions of attacking while crossing, Dole knows how to seize the opportunity.
However, the physical strength of the soldiers around Dole was too serious. Some of them just slumped to the ground when they saw Gule's village and refused to get up no matter how angry they were.
Dole took only a dozen die-hards to the river and started shooting arrows.
At this time, the Jurchens could only barely make compound bows, and only nobles were qualified to use them. Ordinary Jurchen soldiers all used single-body bows, but most of them were bone arrows and stone arrows, which were no different from the barbarians in the mountains of Guizhou.
Both.
Dole had a compound bow whose main materials were horn and mulberry wood. He picked up the bow and arrow to shoot, but sadly found that the bow string had been swollen by the river water.
"Cross the river, cross the river, fight back!"
Dole had no choice but to withdraw his bow and arrows, draw his sword, jump into the river, and swim towards Gule Village with his soldiers.
Gule Village is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is backed by Gule Mountain and faces water on three sides. It is located at the intersection of Suzi River and Shangjia River. Historically, Wang Gao expanded Gule Village into Gule City, and many times defeated those who came to conquer it.
The Ming army lost its temper.
Fortunately, it is still just a village.
If you build a stone city, it will be difficult for tens of thousands of troops to attack it, let alone a thousand forward cavalry.
Yuan Da and Cui Xian must cross the Suzi River if they want to attack Gule Village.
If Dole wants to return to Gule Village, he must cross the Shangjia River.
Duole could only swim back, while Yuan Da asked his soldiers to cut down the trees.
Unable to wait for the raft to be made, Yuan Da took off his cotton armor and led his troops across the river. He left his horses by the river, tied up his muskets, ammunition, and swords, and tied these weapons across his back shoulders, and then hugged
Holding on to the wood, he swam towards the other side.
When Dole arrived at the mouth of the Sancha River, Yuan Dadu was almost crossing the river.
Cui Xian, the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaoyang, is still hesitant and keeps muttering: "Madman, this guy is a madman!"
Yuan Da was really crazy. He only brought 500 cavalry, but he actually abandoned his horses and cotton armor. Even if he successfully crossed the river, he still had to attack the village with no shirts. Who knows how many defenders there were in that village.
Moreover, one or two hundred Jurchen cavalry and an unknown number of Jurchen infantry escaped into the forest behind them. If these broken troops came to the battlefield, they would not have to cross the river to help the friendly forces in the village and fight directly on the other side of the river.
The horse can completely block Yuan Da's retreat.
Yuan Da dared to abandon his horse and cross the river, of course when he saw Cui Xian coming with his troops. He had no other idea. He just asked Cui Xian not to collapse at the first touch, but to help block the enemies in the mountains and forests for an hour.
After finally swimming ashore, Yuan Da took off the weapon on his shoulder and said to the guide: "Say what I taught you."
In order to prevent floods, Gule Village is not close to the river. There is a wide stretch of river beach between the village wall and the Suzi River. There is even a vegetable patch on the river beach, where some fruit trees and vegetables are planted. If the village was not very large, it would be even more
It's like coming to some bandit's den.
The guide rushed to the wall of the village with great courage: "The right guard of Jianzhou did not obey the king's orders, did not care about the king's kindness, and repeatedly invaded the border. The emperor is furious and has personally led an army of 200,000 people. He will arrive here in a few days to destroy Turpan.
, Wang Erlang, who beheaded Dayan Khan and was victorious in every battle, also accompanied the emperor on the expedition this time. If the people in the village want to survive, they must quickly open the city and surrender, otherwise when the army arrives, they will be called Gule Village and no chickens or dogs will be left!"
The young men in the village, and even the young men in the surrounding villages, were all summoned by Dole to ambush him. The size of the troops he could recruit now was only about 5,000 people. If he could gather more than a thousand cavalry, Dole would be considered a leader.
Good at management.
The remaining people in the village were all old, weak, women and children. Facing the five hundred shirtless officers and soldiers, and hearing the threats, they were all trembling with fear, holding various weapons (including farm tools) and barely holding on to the wall of the village.
Yuan Da did not attack the stronghold directly, but led his troops to the west.
Five hundred cavalrymen without horses or clothes raised their muskets and pointed them at the enemies in the river, shooting freely at random.
This time it was Dole's turn to be attacked halfway across the river. He had to cross another river to go home, but Yuan Zhi blocked him in the river first. Halfway through the swim, Dole did not dare to go any further, so he had to swim back with the remaining soldiers.
The other side.
The battle situation was very strange.
The five hundred Ming troops who crossed the river were unable to capture the Tuzhai. The old, weak, women and children in the stronghold were unable to escape. The two hundred remaining Jurchen soldiers in the west were exhausted from running all the way and were blocked on the other side of the Shangjia River, unable to cross.
Cui Xian's five hundred cavalry and one thousand auxiliary soldiers stood on the other side of the Suzi River to watch the show. They were also responsible for guarding against the enemies in the mountains and forests behind them.
What are the Jurchens doing in the mountains and forests?
When they fled the battlefield, there were about 300 cavalry and more than 3,000 infantry. As they fled, there were only 2,000 Jurchen infantry left. The missing people were all farmers and hunters from nearby villages. In the face of the defeat, they did not want to
Then work for Dole, who does not have high prestige.
The three hundred Jurchen cavalry first rushed back to the other side of Gule Village and watched helplessly as Yuan Da cut down trees to cross the river. Because Cui Xian's troops remained stationary on the bank, these remaining Jurchen cavalry did not dare to move.
After Yuan Da successfully crossed the river, two thousand Jurchen infantry also came.
Buha, who was in his sixties, was almost carried back by his personal escort. He panted and asked: "Has the Ming army crossed the river?"
A Jurchen cavalry replied: "Hundreds of people have passed, but they cannot capture the stronghold."
"Where's Dole?" Bha asked again.
No one answered.
"Then he is dead. Who asked him to rush to the front?" Buha sneered. "Dole has no children (Wang Gao has not yet been born). The position of chief should be inherited by me. Who is against it?"
Dole's die-hards immediately retorted: "Although I have no children, I have brothers, so it's never your turn!"
Bu Ha suddenly drew his knife: "If his brother dies, it will be my turn to succeed him."
"You want to rebel?"
"I've always thought that Dole understood it too. Did you just find out today?"
"traitor!"
"kill!"
Cui Xian led his troops to guard the river, looking at Yuan Da on the other side for a while, and then observing the mountains and forests behind him.
Suddenly, a cry of killing came from the forest. Cui Xian was startled. He ordered the entire army to reorganize their formation and distance themselves for a cavalry charge. The river beach was very spacious and very suitable for a short-distance charge by the cavalry.
As a result, after waiting for a long time, the forest became more and more lively, but no Jurchens came out.
Cui Xian sneered: "Humph, you are trying to make a fool of yourself, do you think that the general will be fooled? The whole army obeys the order and is waiting in formation. They are not allowed to go to the forest."
After waiting for a while, Buha, who had the superior force, was actually defeated by Dole's diehard loyalists. The old man escaped from the forest in embarrassment, shouting in Jurchen dialect: "Don't kill me, I can surrender to the stronghold. Those who pursue me,
They are the confidants of Jianzhou Right Guard Governor Dole, please help me kill them quickly!"
The guide immediately translated, and Cui Xian couldn't tell the truth from the falsehood for a while.
Bitter meat scheme?
Cui Xian shouted: "Do not attack this formation, otherwise you will be killed without mercy!"
The guide shouted quickly, and Buha immediately led the remaining soldiers to go around, while Dole's cronies had already chased him out of the forest.
When Cui Xian saw the fight with real swords and guns, how could he not know whether it was true or not? He immediately waved his sword and shouted: "Kill!"
The cavalry rushed into the formation, and the enemy army collapsed instantly.
This is not the Jurchen a hundred years later. First of all, the equipment is very poor, and secondly, the food is very poor. The quality of individual soldiers is obviously weaker than the main force of the Ming Dynasty's frontier army. In addition, the ambush failed, their hometown was besieged, and there was internal strife. The morale of the Jurchens plummeted, and the cavalry
They collapsed before they could reach them.
Bu Ha, who rebelled, came back with his remaining soldiers, knelt down and kowtowed and said: "Bu Ha, a common man, pays homage to the general of the Celestial Dynasty. The common people are willing to dedicate this Gule Village!"
Cui Xian laughed happily: "Very good, as long as you present the city, I will spare your life, and the court will definitely reward you generously."
The Jurchens were like this. Not only did they betray the Ming Dynasty, they also betrayed each other.
Take Nurhaci's family, for example, it can be summarized as follows: Nurhaci's grandfather almost unified the Western Jianzhou, but was betrayed by his subordinates and died. Nurhaci's uncle began to take revenge after he succeeded to the throne, and was stabbed by Nurhaci's grandfather and father.
.And Nurhachi’s grandfather and father were originally undercover agents of the Ming Dynasty, but they were accidentally killed by Liaodong officers and soldiers. Nurhachi became angry because of this, and started a rebellion when he returned home.