I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 521 Governor Chen is confused
Twenty miles west of Fushun.

A group of four rangers are patrolling as usual.

As the frontier border between Dajin and Ming Dynasty, they often patrol here and have walked the route countless times.

But what was different from the past was that the blood stains on their armor and the baggage on their horses seemed to prove that they had just carried out a killing spree.

"We are really unlucky. Others are plundering the Han people, but we are patrolling and can only encounter some fleeing Liao people. How can we survive with just such a small number of people? I'm afraid we won't even be able to eat meat when we go back."

Xu was very familiar with the route. Although they were looking around with vigilance, they were more complaining about why they were still patrolling today.

"Don't worry, the Khan has said that the Liao people are like grass and cannot be killed at all. We will still have soup to drink when we return."

The leader, a man wearing a tasseled helmet and blue armor, heard the words and spoke casually.This was the first day the edict was issued, and they had plenty of time to plunder the Liao people.

"That makes me feel relieved. But having said that, Khan's order is indeed good. Our family only has more than a month of surplus food. We didn't know what to do at first. Now that this order is issued, I feel completely relieved. Okay. If we can plunder tomorrow, I’m afraid we’ll all be able to survive this summer.”

A cavalryman behind him with a money rat-tail whip on his head immediately beamed with joy when he heard this. After all, this was related to the amount of his rations, how could he not care.

And this time the Khan specially asked them to station the Zhenglan Banner in Fushun. Although this place is close to the Ming Dynasty, it also means that the Liao people in Fushun will be dealt with by them.

The leader nodded when he heard this, and then told them:
"Patrol well. Once such big news reaches the Ming army, they will definitely make some changes. Even if the army does not move out, the rangers from the opposite side will come to provoke. Besides, Fushun is close to the Ming Dynasty, and those Liao people will definitely escape privately. In the Ming Dynasty, just kill without mercy as before."

Everyone nodded and said yes when they heard this. When they were patrolling here just now, they had discovered no less than four incidents of Liao people escaping, but they had dealt with them one by one. The packages on the horses were proof.

It's just that these Liao people didn't take food with them when they fled, they all took gold and silver jewelry. These things may have been of some use in the past, but now the price of food in Dajin has skyrocketed. Although gold and silver are useful, they are not as practical as food.

"There's something strange going on in the east, go over and take a look."

At this moment, there was another faint cry of killing in the distance. Most of the noise coming from the east was caused by the fleeing Liao people, and they were used to it.At a glance, it was clear that other rangers had discovered the fleeing Liao people. Upon seeing this, they immediately kicked the horse in the belly.So I rushed over there, hoping to get a piece of the action.

"what is that?"

But at this moment, there was a sudden exclamation from the last ranger in the team. When everyone heard the words, they followed the sound and their expressions suddenly tightened.

The smoke came from the west.

"It's the Ming army. Retreat immediately and light the beacon fire behind."

The leading general reacted immediately. He looked at Fenghuo in the distance with a solemn expression. He immediately turned his horse's head and asked everyone behind him to quickly follow and retreat.

The enemy troops are coming, and the smoke is a warning.

The Jianlu Rangers outside began to retreat when they saw the smoke, because they all knew what this meant, the Ming army was coming to attack!
Three miles away from here, Heshun, Keza, Xitai and others were stationed at a side fort. Looking at the warning beacon in the distance, he said expressionlessly:

"Speed ​​up the pace and fight Jianlu's rangers. Don't let them escape easily."

If there is anyone in the Ming army who is most familiar with the terrain of Jianlu, it is the docile "Haixi Camp".

Most of the soldiers in the battalion were recruited and surrendered from the captives who obeyed the Jianlu. Therefore, many of them had served in the Eight Banners before and were familiar with the terrain of Fushun, Sarhu and other areas.

Zach and others nodded immediately after hearing this, and then personally led the cavalry and continued in the direction of Fushun.

Upon hearing this, Heshun also looked back at the long black line in the sky behind him, then turned his horse's head and followed Zach and the others.

If there are a hundred people, they will be of all kinds; if there are ten thousand people, they will be boundless; if there are one hundred thousand people, they will reach the earth and the sky.

The Ming army heading to Fushun now, even if there are not [-], still has [-] soldiers. If auxiliary soldiers and civilians are added, the number will probably be even more.

Because of this, or perhaps the shadow of Saarhu's defeat was too great.Chen Liangbi's march was neither hasty nor hasty, nor hasty nor speed. It can even be said that he deliberately slowed down.And when marching, let Heshun and He Xiong cavalry be distributed around, leading the way and serving as a warning.

Although it is slow, it is more stable, otherwise it will be troublesome if it is ambushed.

"Tell Heshun and He Xiong not to underestimate the enemy and retreat when they are near Fushun City. It is forbidden to fight with the enemy and to attack blindly."

"I understand!" Chen Liangbi, who received the news from Heshun, also knew that the army had arrived at the border of Fushun. When he saw this, he immediately asked the messenger behind him to give orders to Heshun and others, telling them not to advance rashly.

At this time, in Fushun City, Mang Gurtai, who was still busy implementing the "grain payment order", was shocked when he heard that the Ming army was attacking.He thought that the Ming army would attack, but he never expected that the Ming army would attack today. This clearly meant that he knew their actions in advance.

This surprised and a little alarmed him.Because in order to allow Zhenglan Banner to seize more grain, after arriving in Fushun a few days ago, he asked Zhenglan Banner to spread out in units of Niulu and plunder grain from the villages and fortresses below Fushun.

This is only the first day, and many Niu Lu from Zhenglan Banner have just set out, and now they are probably plundering Liao people's food in various villages and forts.

Now the Ming army was caught by surprise. It was indeed a bit of a surprise, but he also knew that it was useless to think about it.So while he sent people to quickly report the news to Nurhachi, he immediately sent people to call back all the people in Zhenglan Banner.

But when he found out, it was already too late. Now He Xiong, He Shun and others were already fighting with the people from Zhenglan Banner.

"Hurry up, the Jianlu people are in front. Fight them and don't let them enter the city easily."

Heshun and He Xiong saw that Jianlu's cavalry ran away when they saw them. How could they let go of this opportunity? They immediately took the lead. At this time, they had led people to kill ten miles away from Fushun.

And looking at the thick smoke rising from the village not far away, and many of the rangers who fled in front still had some packages on them, I felt even more angry.

He Xiong, in particular, couldn't stand it any longer. He kicked the horse's belly fiercely, and with an iron whip in hand, he was about to kill a Jianluo who had just plundered a village with only 300 people. Heshun on the side saw this and quickly followed.

The two of them led more than a thousand cavalry in total. How could these Zhenglan Banner soldiers, led by Niu Lu (300 people), engage in battle, mount their horses and run away immediately.

It's just that at this time, their horses are full of plundered rations. These rations can keep them alive in normal times, but now, they have become a burden to them, making their horses unable to run fast at all. .

"Quickly, throw away all the food."

When Niulu Erzhen saw this, he made a quick decision and immediately cut off the grain rope from the horse and ran in the direction without saying a word.

The people behind were a little hesitant when they saw this. They really couldn't bear to part with so much food and wanted to run for a while and struggle.But there are also those who are decisive, knowing that saving their lives is important now, and there are also those who follow suit and want to throw down the food bags.

However, in this panic moment, some people panicked and cut a big hole in the bag containing the grain, and then galloped on their horses, scattering the grain on the road.

Such an action made many Jianlu cavalry and horses behind them unwilling to leave at all, and began to eat the scattered food.No matter how hard the soldiers above used their riding whips to drive them away, they had no intention of stopping.

The neighing of war horses, the roar of Jianlu, and the killing cries of He Xiong and others behind him.It seemed that the escape scene was chaotic.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Slowly step by step, He Xiong, Heshun and the others would not let go of such a good opportunity. Heshun and the others were holding bows in one hand and nocking arrows in the other. The arrows flew towards the chaotic Zhenglan flag. The soldiers immediately caused several people to fall.

Immediately afterwards, He Xiong and others came to them with three-eyed muskets, and "bang bang" muskets sounded one after another, causing the horses in front to become even more panicked.

It's just that Heshun, He Xiong and others didn't give them any time to panic. They had already killed them in front of these people.

After two waves of arrows and fire cannons, the more than 200 panicked Zhenglan Banner soldiers had lost all fighting spirit. They immediately dispersed with He Shun and He Xiong and others, and were immediately divided and surrounded, and they had no time to run.

"Let these prisoners collect all the food scattered on the ground without wasting any. Send 300 people to guard them, and the rest will continue to charge with me."

There was no suspense about the outcome of the battle. Seeing that there was no chance of victory, many Zhenglan Banner soldiers immediately knelt down and surrendered, no longer resisting.

Seeing that many people surrendered, Heshun immediately asked the surrendered Jianlu soldiers about the situation in Fushun in Jurchen dialect.When I heard that Mang Gurtai actually sent out most of the Niulu from Zhenglan Banner to plunder the Liao people and confiscate food.

He immediately realized that there were not many defenders in Fushun City, and their opportunity had come.So I discussed it with He Xiong.He immediately summoned his cavalry and attacked Fushun with all his strength to see if he could seize this opportunity to capture Fushun. He Xiong heard this and knew that the opportunity was rare, so he immediately agreed.

But just when the two of them finished instructing their men, they were about to take the people away first.Suddenly a messenger came quickly and said immediately in front of them:
"My Lord Governor, I have an order. The two generals must not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. It is forbidden to fight with the enemy and to attack blindly. Now send people to inspect the surrounding villages and gather the Liao people for my use. No orders are allowed. It violates military law. Engage!”

The two men who were about to attack on horseback were shocked when they heard this. Governor Chen was really confused.

　Second update, there will be another update in the evening, but I’m afraid it’s around [-] o’clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)