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Thousands of dragoons were galloping in pursuit along the Suzi River Valley.

There were sentry riders ahead to explore the road. These sentry riders came to a stop at the exit of a ravine. Continuing to the east is the direction of Maldun. Turning the road to the north, you will go into an unknown ravine.

The sentries were a little confused, because there were traces of the Tatar army in both directions.

They divided into two groups and continued to explore east and north. At the same time, they sent people back to report the news.

"Maybe the Tatars got into the ravine?"

Lin Zhidong was confused when he received the news. If the Tatars didn't continue eastward, why would they go into the ravine?

Do you want to ambush in the ravine?

But if you plan to ambush, you should also spend time cleaning up the traces. How can the scouts of the Datong Army know it at a glance?

Lin Zhidong really couldn't figure it out. While continuing to move forward, he sent someone back to report the news to the main force.

After continuing to run for more than ten miles, a scout on horseback ran back quickly and said happily: "The independent regiment captured Hetuala and blocked Mardun. The Tatars have no way to go and can only crawl into the ravine!"

"What did you say?"

Lin Zhidong quickly recalled the military map. The more he thought about it, the more outrageous he felt. He couldn't understand how Yang Zhenqing used his troops.

The scout said: "The Independent Regiment set out from Crow Falcon Pass and successively recruited and surrendered several Tatar forts. One of the forts refused to surrender. Commander Yang ordered most of the troops to set up camp and pretended to storm the fort. He led 1,500 people to conquer the fort. Mountain. After eating food on the way, he attacked Jianzhou (Hetuala) hungry and captured Jianzhou City in one fell swoop. The puppet Queen Mother and the emperor all fled in panic. Captain Yang made some repairs and marched westward to capture Mar Dun, completely block the retreat of the main Tatar force!"

Lin Zhidong was speechless for a long time, and finally muttered: "This guy is a lunatic when it comes to fighting. If the Tatars in Jianzhou City defend, all the people he leads will starve to death."

Lin Zhidong sent someone back to report the news, and ordered: "Follow me to pursue the Tatars, be careful of ambush!"

…

Mandahai originally wanted to set up an ambush in the ravine to eat up a group of Datong Army's pursuers. While expressing his bad temper, he could also boost the morale of the Eight Banners Army. Then they burned the baggage that could not be taken away, and the whole army fled over the mountains.

However, he could no longer suppress his military morale, and a group of Eight Banners nobles made a fuss and fled for their lives immediately.

"If you don't leave, I will!"

Fu Lata roared loudly: "There are Nanmanzi on both sides of the Suzi Valley. Do you still want to set up an ambush here? So what if you win a battle? If you leave one day late, you will be overtaken by the main force of the Nanmanzi!"

Fu Lata is the fourth son of Ji'erharang's eighth brother. Due to the twists and turns of the relationship, it is impossible for him to inherit the title of Prince Jane.

But he succeeded Prince Jane, because all the heirs ahead of him were killed or captured during the battle with the Datong Army. Judging from the succession of Manchu nobles, we know how quickly talents wither away. The more experienced they are in the battlefield, the sooner they will die.

"Stop!" Mandahai scolded.

Fu Lata was not afraid at all, and turned around and said: "You are the newly appointed Prince Li, and this title is unclear. But I am the serious Prince Jian, and you have no right to order me. I want to take my Niu Lu with me. Follow my men and immediately cross the mountains to escape. If you dare to stop me, I will fight you!"

Mandahai looked at the other nobles and was instantly disappointed.

Fu Lata returned to his camp and immediately ordered: "No gold, silver or treasure is required. Everyone should bring food, as much as they can carry. What can't be taken away, burn everything!"

Prince Chengze showed great admiration and bowed his hands to Mandahai with the Han gift: "It's about the lives of my people, I have to leave too."

One by one, the Manchu nobles announced their departure, unwilling to accompany Man Dahai in setting up an ambush.

People's hearts have long since dispersed.

After a while, thick smoke billowed in the ravine, but it was burning the luggage that could not be taken away.

At this moment, the dragoons led by Lin Zhidong had just chased them to the entrance of the ravine.

Seeing thick smoke appearing inside, Lin Zhidong immediately realized: "The Tatars are trying to escape and are burning food!" Then he added, "Don't rush forward, it may be a trick of the Tatars to lure the enemy!"

These dragoons are just chasing the enemy's vanguard, but they don't dare to go head-to-head with tens of thousands of Tatars.

When Lin Zhidong was extremely cautious and led his troops to chase them to the end of the ravine, they only saw supplies still burning all over the ground, as well as the old, weak, sick and disabled who had been abandoned by the Tatars.

Lin Zhidong finally caught a young Tatar and asked a soldier who could speak Manchu to ask: "Where is the main force of the Tatars?"

"Going over the mountain." Qingzhuang replied.

"Why didn't you leave?" Lin Zhidong asked.

Qing Zhuang raised his hands. The thumbs on both hands were missing. They were chopped off by Hu Dinggui during his surprise attack on Haizhou. Qingzhuang said: "To escape over the mountain, you have to carry food and climb the mountain all the way. I don't have a thumb, so I can't walk out of the mountain without my strength."

Lin Zhidong raised his head and looked up at the surrounding mountains. It was estimated that the Tatars had not gone very far, but he really did not dare to abandon his horse and pursue them. If he did not pay attention, his entire army would be annihilated.

There is no need to chase.

Tens of thousands of Tatars, how many days can they last with that little food?

I am afraid that half of them will starve to death directly. The Tatars who can survive probably eat the corpses of their tribesmen.

…

After climbing over a mountain, Shuo Sai was so tired that his whole body was sore.

He called several Niulu subordinates under his command and said: "Our families are all in Hetuala. The families of our soldiers are all in the east of Hetuala. Others can escape with their tribes, but we can only Escape by yourself. Without parents, wife and children, what's the use of escaping? What's more, is it really possible to escape? The food brought by each person will be used up in less than ten days. It's time to eat What?"

The sergeants could not answer.

Shuosei asked again: "Do you want to survive? Do you want to be reunited with your family?"

"think!"

"Your Majesty is smart, please come up with a solution!"

The leaders spoke one after another.

Shuosei pointed in the direction of Fu Lata: "The people in Mandahai are not easy to deal with, but Fu Lata has never fought many battles. After nightfall, we will kill quietly and cut off Fu Lata's head. You each cut one Let’s go back the way we came and go down the mountain to join the Datong Army.”

The subordinates were all dumbfounded. You are Prince Chengze and Huang Taiji's biological son. You actually led your troops to join the Datong Army?

But Shuosei said: "My uncle has already launched an army to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Why can't I do the same?"

Shuosai's uncle was Nanchu of Yehe tribe.

At the beginning, Huang Taiji killed Shuosei's grandfather and married Shuosei's mother, just to rule the Yehe tribe better.

Then, the cool operation came.

Huang Taiji not only remarried his concubine to Shuo Sai's uncle Nan Chu. He also rewarded his side concubine Yehenara, who was Shuosei's biological mother, to marry another minister. After the minister died, his mother was rewarded to other ministers.

As the biological son of Huang Taiji, Shuosai was rewarded by his mother.

Especially after Nan Chu rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, Shuo Sai, as Nan Chu's nephew, had been marginalized by Dayu'er and other nobles. There are very few cattle records in his name, only four left, and the treatment of these soldiers is also very poor.

To be honest, I didn’t want to do it for a long time.

Shuosei's original idea was to suddenly switch sides and perform meritorious service during the decisive battle between the two armies, but he did not expect that he would not be given a chance at all.

This guy didn't have a mother to protect him since he was a child. He was always bullied and couldn't play with other brothers. So he didn't practice martial arts very much. He liked to study Chinese and had close contacts with those Han officials.

Da Yu'er doesn't like Han culture and hates Shuo Sai even more. This is another reason why Shuo Sai is excluded.

Shuosei said to his subordinates: "The Han family has prospered for thousands of years, and dynasties have changed continuously. What is the great liquidation? It's just barbarians. You and I are barbarians, how can we compete with the Han people for the world? That Queen Mother, if she can There is still a chance for revitalization if customs are changed. But she rejects Han culture and doesn't even bother to learn Chinese, so how could the Qing Dynasty not fail?"

This statement is purely the loser's worship of the winner.

Shuosai in history didn't care about these things after entering the customs. I don't know how much Han blood was stained. He first killed Li Zicheng's general Ma Shiyao, and then followed Duduo to destroy the Hongguang court of the Southern Ming Dynasty. He led his troops to put down many Han uprisings in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and then led his troops to put down the Mongolian rebellion in the outer vassals. Then he put down the Han uprising in Tianjin and presided over the Monan Mongolian League.

The master of this time and space is only 21 years old at this time. He has no time to win so many battles, but keeps losing battles. The more defeated they were and the more they learned Chinese, the more they felt that the Han people were invincible.

In the dense forest at night, Shuo Sai led a thousand men under his command and quietly moved towards Fu La Pagoda.

This guy personally took a few people with him to chat with Fu Lata under the pretext of discussing business, and asked the rest of the soldiers to ambush outside.

After the two met, they began to complain about Man Dahai. The more he talks about it, the more he becomes more enthusiastic. It seems that the reason for the decline of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is due to the split of the Mandahai.

While they were chatting, Shuosei drew his sword and said to Fu Lata: "This traitor, I wish I could kill him with my own hands!"

"That's not necessary. This guy is very powerful. You can't beat him." Fu Lata quickly persuaded.

"snort!"

Shuosei pretended to be angry and suddenly swung his knife.

Fu Lata didn't react at all. He covered his neck with blood gushing out and fell down slowly in confusion.

"ah!"

Fu Lata fled over the mountains and ridges for his life, and he actually took his maid with him. At this moment, the maid was so frightened that she screamed.

Shuosai also chopped down the maid with a knife, and the few people he brought also killed Fu Lata's soldiers one after another. By accident, Fu Lata's soldiers were killed by surprise and were completely unable to organize an attack. He didn't even understand what was happening and was so scared that he just ran for his life.

"woo woo woo woo!"

Shuo Sai blew the horn, and all the surrounding ambush troops came out, and the soldiers chasing Fu Lata began to massacre.

After each person cut off a head, they began to gather slowly and followed Shuo Sai down the mountain to join the Datong army.

"Nanbarbarians are coming to kill you?"

Man Dahai was awakened by horns and shouts of death.

It's far away here and it's hard to figure out the situation. Mandahai's soldiers don't know anything about it.

The rest of the Manchu nobles were also frightened and really thought that the Datong army was coming to kill them. No matter what, they just ran away. The mountains and plains were full of messy Tatars, and many people couldn't even take away their only food.

"My lord, run away quickly, the Nanmanzi are coming to kill you!"

Not long after, the chaos spread to Mandahai, and they still don't know that Shuosei took the lead in rebelling.

Mandahai could not find out the truth, so he could only lead his troops to escape, and did not stop until the next morning.

Tens of thousands of Tatars dispersed at night and formed into dozens of groups in the mountains. After Mandahai ordered the trumpets to be blown, they gradually gathered. However, many lower-class Tatars did not want to come together again and hid their food scatteredly. They planned to hunt and farm in the mountains from now on.

As for Mandahai, I don’t know where to evacuate.

He planned to go back to the mouth of the Meihei River to see if it was occupied by the Datong Army, and he would have no choice but to lead his troops to Heilongjiang.