Number of People

  Chapter 1007 Internal strife and coordination

Facing Zaisai's aggressiveness, Setel was a little nervous, especially Zaisai's words successfully aroused the dissatisfaction of Doriktuhunbatulu and Hongguoer, and they all invested the main force in this battle , but fell short, which made them a little hard to accept.

"Zai Sai, why didn't the Bahrain department send troops? We dispatched 3,500 people, but the Jizhen cavalry is still harassing from behind. Of course, we need to keep a mobile force to prevent problems before they happen, but your Hongji assassination department is suspicious. , Isn’t the Yehe tribe and your Hongji assassination tribe related by marriage? Why did they send troops to fight us when we came to fight Dazhou?” Setel counterattacked without showing any weakness.

A fierce light burst into Zai Sai's eyes, and he said viciously: "Ye He is a Haixi Jurchen, and we are Neikalka. I married their woman, so can I still control Ye He? Do you think Jin Taishi will listen to me? Nurhaci also married Yehebu Buzhai's younger sister, why not kill Buzhai? We suffered heavy losses in this battle, but you told me that we were suspicious, Setel, maybe Have you, the Bahrain Ministry, been sitting on your laurels for too long?"

Setel's heart tightened, Zarut's department suffered heavy losses in the fire attack, Bayuete's department also suffered losses, and Hongji's department, Uqiyet's department and Horqin people all paid a huge price in this attack But nothing was gained, only the Bahrain Department and Yehe Department had a small loss of cavalry fighting, which undoubtedly made all the departments very dissatisfied.

"Zai Sai, this is your arrangement. If you want to arrange the next round of offensive, our Bahrain department will take the lead in the battle, and I, Setel, have no complaints." At this time, Setel could only grit his teeth and insist, "I don't know you How do you plan to let everyone fight next?"

  The anger in Zai Sai's eyes was even worse. It is obvious that fighting Qian'an City now will not win everyone's approval. Even in his heart, he has given up the idea of ​​fighting Qian'an again.

  The price is too high. Everyone is here to grab wealth and people, not to die, but this first battle knocked out a few teeth. It is conceivable that several of them may have resentment towards themselves.

  Although everyone agreed before the war that winning Qian'an was easy, but who would have thought that they would encounter such a tough problem?

   It's just that Zhuoli Ketuhunbatulu is the leader of the troop dispatch this time, but everyone knows that it is they who make the decision, and a lot of dissatisfaction will naturally be directed at themselves.

  If I don't come up with a solution, I just fled back to the grassland in such a desperate way, I'm afraid that my prestige in the five tribes of Neikha and even Eastern Mongolia will disappear.

   Taking a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart, Zai Sai lowered his head slightly, "Uncle, look..."

  Zolik Tuhun Batulu also knew that it was Setel who led Zai Sai's army, but to be honest, it was really no fault of Zai Sai.

  The intelligence of the Chahar people and the Jianzhou Jurchen made serious mistakes. The defenders of Yongping Mansion have such strong resistance that it far exceeds the intelligence they provided to their side.

This is not a new army at all. It is definitely an elite firecracker battalion from Liaodong Town. It can not collapse under such a fierce offensive from its own side, and finally destroys itself. This situation is unimaginable, except for those from Liaodong Town. Elite, Ji Town does not have such a large-scale firearms army.

  Reminiscent of the fact that the Tong Zhi of Yongping Mansion is said to be the only son of Feng Tang, the governor of Jiliao, it is no wonder that he will spare no effort to rescue Yongping Mansion.

"Everyone is here. Everyone understands how this battle is going. It's not our problem, but the problem of the Chahar people and the Jianzhou Jurchen. Hong Guoer, you Horqin people have also personally participated in the battle, and you have personally experienced it. Considering the fighting power of those firecrackers in Qian'an City, do you think this is the so-called new military and civilian strength?"

The Horqin people are more like a nail arranged by the Jianzhou Jurchen in Eastern Mongolia. Among the five tribes of Inner Kalkha, plus the Bayuete tribe and the Zhalut tribe that have a good relationship with the Jianzhou Jurchen, the Jianzhou Jurchen has already It has considerable influence in Eastern Mongolia.

   Zhuoli Ketuhong Baturu knew that he could not push the Bahrain Ministry there, which was also reminded by Lindan Batur, so he pointed directly at Jianzhou Jurchen inside and outside.

   The information on the Yongping Mansion basically comes from the Jianzhou Jurchen, but now it has led to such a big defeat, of course the Jianzhou Jurchen must take responsibility.

   Hong Guoer was a little embarrassed, of course he knew everyone's anger, why didn't he?

  His 5,000 people also lost nearly 2,000 people, which is painful, and he is still thinking about how to explain it after returning.

Faced with Zhuoli Ketuhongbatulu's questioning, he could only nod his head: "I really need to ask the Jianzhou Jurchen about this matter. This must be the elite firecracker battalion of Liaodong Town, not some new army and civilians. Zhuang, how could it be possible for Minzhuang to be equipped with the latest firecrackers, the power of these firecrackers definitely exceeds that of the Chahar people and Jianzhou Jurchen firecrackers!"

  Hong Guoer's words won unanimous nods from others.

"As far as I know, after the new Jiliao Governor Feng Tang took over, Liaodong Town has successively formed three of the most elite firecracker battalions with more than 10,000 people. Equipped with firecrackers, Liaodong Town is already the border town with the largest number of firecrackers in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. No wonder the Tumet people and Ordos people said that this Feng Tang is old-fashioned, deep, kind, and forbearing. Even Li Chengliang was kicked out by him. Let's go, don't underestimate it."

"What's the use of talking about it now? We should discuss what we should do next?" Darhan Batulu said in a rough voice: "50,000 to 60,000 of us went out to invade the south, and now we have lost our troops and lost our generals. Don't we? Qian'an City is not easy to fight, and there are elite firearms soldiers in Liaodong Town, so do other counties in Yongping Prefecture also have them? What about Funing, Lulong, Changli, and Luanzhou? Hongguoer also said, Liaodong There are only three battalions of firecrackers in the town, it is impossible for Feng to send all three battalions to his son, right?"

"Yes, at most Qian'an and Yongping prefectures can only have a few thousand firecrackers. Luanzhou, Funing, Changli, and Leting, it is absolutely impossible to have so many troops to defend!" His father's make-up rabbit also interjected: "We must not go back like this, otherwise there will always be jokes about our Inner Kharkha and Horqin people, Chahar people, Outer Khalkha people, and Tumo people in the west. The Te people and the Ordos people, I'm afraid they will despise us in the future!"

The Jarut tribe was originally the most powerful of the five tribes of Nekhka, but with the death of Bayandar Yildun's father, Zhuangtu's grandfather Ubash, the leadership of the Jarut tribe has gradually disappeared. It was replaced by Uqiyet and Hongjila, but the current strength of Zarut still ranks third among the five Neikha tribes, stronger than Bayuete and Bahrain.

This time, Zarut's troops were so aggrieved that they were burned to ashes by a fire attack without even showing the enemy's face. Even Bayan Dar Yildun was thrown off by a horse, which is a shame. If they return home in such a state of embarrassment without any gains or explanations, I am afraid that the status of the Zarut Department will be replaced by the Bahrain Department.

   On the grassland, strength is the most respected. If your strength drops, then you don’t need to say much, your voice will be much lower.

  Why Zaisai was able to assign Setel, isn’t it because the Hongji Squad is stronger than the Bahrain?

  The people of Horqin are not from the five tribes of Neikha, why should they listen to Zai Sai? It's not because the Hongji assassination department is powerful, and even the Jianzhou Jurchen doesn't sell it too much, so Horqin, who has always respected the Jianzhou Jurchen, treats the Hongji assassination department with some courtesy.

   Do you see how much respect Hong Guoer has for Doriktuhunbatulu?

Zhuangtu's words moved everyone. Liaodong's elite firecracker battalion is only three battalions, and Feng Tang can send at most one or two battalions to Yongping, so it can be counted, and it can only be placed in Qian'an And Lu Long, what about Funing? Even if Funing is too close to Shanhaiguan, what about Changli, Luanzhou, and Laoting?

  Although everyone suffered heavy losses in the battle of Qian'an, if you do the calculations now, you will lose less than 20,000 people. If you reorganize and regroup, you can still have 30,000 to 40,000 troops.

  No matter which county it is, it can be captured in the same way.

"Yes, we must get what we want. We can't defeat Qian'an. We can give up Lulong and Funing, but we can definitely win Changli and Luanzhou. The Zhou army is all infantry firearms soldiers. If they dare to go out to fight in the field, we will be ashamed, so if they dare not come out, then we can concentrate our forces to take down Luanzhou, Changli, and even Laoting!" Darkhan also shouted.

  The atmosphere suddenly became alive, thinking of Luanzhou and Changli, the eyes of a group of people couldn't help but light up again.

   No matter what county it is, the population is tens of thousands. As long as a county can be conquered, any losses can be made up. Population, wealth, reputation, everything is not a problem.

  Zai Sai exchanged glances with Zhuoli Ketuhongbatulu. If he wants to fight Luanzhou or Changli, he must let the Bahrain and Bayuete go first.

  They don't believe that they will encounter such a strong defense in Qian'an, and there will be no obstacles in Luanzhou and Changli. The imagination is so good, but the reality will not be so satisfying.

   "Then shall we immediately send scouts to investigate the situation in Lulong, Changli and Luanzhou?" Hong Guoer was also a little excited.

   "Funing may also go to investigate. I'm worried that if the soldiers on the Shanhai Pass go south, then Changli will have to think about how to fight." Zhuoli Ketuhongbatulu reminded.

   "Yes, there are thousands of Jizhen cavalry on the Shanhai Pass, we must prevent them from entering Funing,..."

   "Impossible, the soldiers in Shanhaiguan, at most they can protect Funing, they will never dare to go south to Changli,..."

"The city walls of Lulong and Luanzhou have also been repaired, and there are many more horse faces like Qian'an. The threat of firecrackers is great. Do they have firecrackers in Luanzhou and Lulong?" Setel Knowing that he can't escape this battle, he naturally has to care about it. It's best to choose a place where it is easiest to fight.

  (end of this chapter)