Chapter 295 The first battle
In this war, due to logistics needs, some slave workers in the slave labor camps were allocated to transport logistics for the army. Among them, Song Xiance was responsible for the logistics transfer of the Northwest War Zone.
Upon hearing this, Song Xiance said humbly: "Governors can rest assured, and students will never dare to neglect them. All the military supplies have been prepared. As for the captured supplies, the Governors will never fall behind even if they advance to the army."
Zheng Jiu laughed at the sound of this: "Okay, it's better not to fall behind."
He said: "The king wants to clear the world and create a prosperous era, and the manpower is the most lacking. The king is the most polite to the people and does not want to make things difficult for the people. He also exempts all the corvee labor service. In this way, the demand for slave labor camps in various places has increased dramatically. When he entered the grassland and captured young and strong women, he should be escorted into the pass, either sold or returned to the slave labor camps. He contributed to the creation of a prosperous era. He could not be neglected."
He also said: "But this time the soldiers are very fast. I am afraid that there are many captives, but they mainly kill and hurt. However, there should be many cattle, sheep and horses."
Song Xiance said: "What the governor said is."
Zheng Jiu nodded: "Then go and prepare and get in touch with all the officials of the Xuanfu. I will send troops tonight today. In addition, you must cooperate with the garrison to garrison another new captain who is about to come from the capital."
The entire army in the Northwest War Zone went to fight, and Xuanda was empty, so he was not afraid of foreign enemies, but was afraid of gentry rebellion. Therefore, a new recruit trained in the capital had been assigned to the Northwest War Zone first, and was given priority to the Northwest War Zone to replace the defense.
It was supposed to wait until the new recruits arrived before the war started, but the Chahar tribe and Tumote tribe had already made abnormal movements and were gathering troops. Zheng Jiu had to take action first.
At night, Zheng Jiu's troops quietly left Xuanfu and went north and went straight into the grassland.
There was also a team of guides accompanying him, all of whom were selected from the merchants.
The businessmen in the northern frontier are extremely brave than those inland merchants. In order to seek profit, smuggling is also easy.
All the big merchants, such as the Jiexiu Fan family, have long been eliminated, but some small merchants have been held high and light. After all, the local government must meet the business operations and businessmen must be left behind.
These merchants are frequent visitors on the grassland, and their understanding of the Tatar tribes is incomparable to anyone.
Therefore, selecting it as a guide can be considered a meritorious service.
There will definitely be rewards after the war, which is something that merchants cannot ask for.
The most direct advantage is that 30% of the captured materials were sold to these merchants. Of course, most of them were still included in the Auxiliary Army and directly accepted as officials.
In addition to being a guide, these merchants also have tasks to assist in the transportation of materials.
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Compared with Guihua City only under the nose, Chahanhot is much farther away and located in the depths of the grassland. When Tang Sanjin launched an attack on Guihua City that night, Zheng Jiu's troops had already penetrated the grassland for two hundred miles after a night of rapid march.
That night, Zheng Jiu was not idle either. The three tribes he encountered along the way were all pulled out and blood stained the whole way.
Among the three tribes, the largest one is only more than 10,000 people, and the smallest one is only 1,800 people. How can we stop the elite soldiers organized by Zheng Jiu and a captain?
Just charge without a shot, crush it directly.
In the early morning, another tribe fell at Zheng Jiu's feet.
Zheng Jiu's rough face was full of coldness: "Everyone and the weak killed them, and the young and strong cattle, sheep and horses were connected with ropes and handed over to the slave labor camp and the merchant caravans and the Xuanfu of the Games."
The elderly and the weak will kill them, which means that even older people will have children and young children, and they will not keep any of them!
The most important generals under Ying Yi’s command are Zhou Li. The next is Zheng Jiu!
If Zheng Wu had at most ordered the killing of weak prisoners, and would not kill children together. But for Zheng Jiu, that would not be the case.
"Look at these little Tartars, they all have vicious eyes and weak bodies, so they can't be used. They have to raise them for a few years when they are taken back, and they are wasted food. It's better to kill them."
Young and middle-aged people were taken back to be slaves and could be used directly. Children could not. And they could not say that Zheng Jiu was wrong.
As for the soldiers under his command, he had no objection at all. Ying Yi's army was probably one of the most murderous troops in history. Because military merits were judged by human heads. Killing one more head, the more feedback you get. No one would pity these enemies' children.
However, the merchants who followed the army were scared to death and were secretly grateful.
They also visited the Gate of Hell.
"Call Old Li, I have something to ask."
While dealing with the prisoners, Zheng Jiu asked the leader Lao Li to call over. This Lao Li is one of the merchants and is most familiar with the Tatars.
"The villain pays homage to the governor." Old Li was humble.
Zheng Jiu waved his hand: "No need to do this. I'll ask you, how far is Chahanhot?"
Lao Li said: "There are two hundred miles left."
He said: "From here to the northeast, two more tribes have to pass by. According to the speed of the governor's marching, you can be in sight at most in the afternoon."
Zheng Jiu knew it and said, "Okay, I know. You go down."
He also said: "Tell the merchants that they should take a break here for an hour and set off after an hour."
"The villain knows."
The army was marching suddenly overnight and defeating the three Tatar tribes. The army was exhausted, but the energy was full, but not the same.
It's natural to take a break for an hour.
Zheng Jiu stood on a grass slope and looked back southwest: "At this time, the dust should have been settled in Guihua City?"
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The war in Guihua City has indeed settled.
At midnight last night, Tang Sanjin raided Guihua City and caught Tumot's army off guard.
The Tumote tribe was lured by the Eastern Captains and was gathering troops to invade the south. However, the news here could not be concealed - perhaps the Tatars had never thought of concealing it.
Their thinking seemed to be still at the time of the Ming Dynasty in the previous dynasty.
I thought Ying Yi’s army is no different from the corrupt army of the Ming court.
After all, the Northwest War Zone did not produce any amazing results - the front line of Xuanda fell into Ying Yi too easily and had never experienced a great war. Jiang Yan took the initiative to surrender, which may not arouse the vigilance of the Tumots.
And this point, Donglu would definitely not tell the Tumotes.
Because the Eastern Barbarians needed the Tumote Tatars to send troops without any scruples, once they were told how powerful Ying Yi's army was, the Tumotes would definitely not dare to take action easily, which would ruin Dorgon's plan.
Perhaps the Tumots did not know that Abatai was wiped out - in this era, the transmission of news was too delayed and too backward.
While the ruling class of Tumot was still drinking and having fun in Guihua City, Tang Sanjin's cannon collapsed the incongruous wall of Guihua City. When the Tumot nobles gathered in a mess, the sharp sword was already on their necks.
This battle was extremely relaxed.
But this battle is not over.
Guihua City is not the whole of Tumote. The various flags of Tumote are scattered in the vast grassland centered on Guimote. The armies of each unit are gathering towards Guimote.
Chapter completed!