Chapter 29: Baya La Xiaoqi Lieutenant (Part 1)
Alhu, the eldest son of Akdun, is 25 years old this year, and is currently the battalion commander of the mountain brigade reconnaissance battalion.
The reconnaissance battalion had only one hundred people. After Yan Dunhuang Brigade set off, Alhu led the reconnaissance battalion to open the way in front.
If the war horses of the mountain brigade are unique among Truchen's army, then the war horses of the mountain brigade's reconnaissance camp are the strongest existence of the mountain brigade.
Although we know that most of the Qing army is on the north bank of the Zabuhan River, the situation on the south bank, such as whether the floating bridge on the river has been demolished, and what is the situation of Karen in open and secret, still needs to figure it out by the reconnaissance battalion itself.
Alhu's men soon arrived at the place where another tributary, the Borshu River, flowed into the Zabuhan River. The river also created a crisscrossing river, surrounded by green grass. According to the map, the river flowed down from the mountains to the east, almost parallel to the Zabuhan River.
Unfortunately, although there are a large number of Han people in Ulya Sutai City, the Qing court strictly managed the place due to its overly closedness. The Truqins did not set up a store here, so they did not know much about the situation here.
When Arriving at the mouth of the Bolshu River, Alhu suddenly thought of something.
He said to a company commander: "In such a place, the Qing army must have Karen. You will continue to investigate north with fifty people, and I will take the rest of the people into the Bolshu River to explore. According to the map, the river is not long. When we explore the source, we will return to meet you immediately."
After the company commander left, Alhu also entered the south bank of the Borshu River. Compared with the Zabuhan River, the water of the Borshu River is much shallower. As long as you find the right place, war horses can wade through it.
Alhu led his men to the east for a while, and then crossed the river to the north bank. At this time, it had been an hour since he broke up with the company commander. He was about to order to stop and rest for a while, suddenly a sound of horse hooves came from the front!
As a reconnaissance battalion, they obviously would not walk in the wilderness in Truchen's uniform, but instead wore a cloth armor of the Eight Banners of the Qing army. According to their outfit, they should be the Zhenglan Banner among the Eight Banners of Mongolia.
Alhu immediately put his subordinates on alert.
As reconnaissance battalions, in addition to the hidden pistols and the backs they carried, they actually looked like a clamp gun, but they were actually rifle equipment. Naturally, they also had common bows and arrows from the elite Qing army.
At the moment, fifty people were divided into two, the people in front were all waiting for the battle with bows and arrows, while the people in the back took the rifle.
Compared with ordinary cavalry, they are not equipped with shotguns, which look too silly.
In an instant, about thirty cavalry appeared in front of them from the end of the Bolshu River!
After seeing their outfits, the person opposite seemed to relax his vigilance and slowly leaned over.
As soon as I saw them, even Arhu, who has always been known for his toughness, couldn't help but sigh.
"Good guys, they are all tall and big horses, and the knights are all powerful. Judging from their appearance, they should be a cavalry of the Han army flag or a yellow flag."
When he thought of this, a person appeared in his mind.
"The outer city of Ulya Sutai is garrisoned by the Han army flag. The leader is Duan Feilong. He is 45 years old this year. His son is Duan Xiongfei. It is said that he had just passed the Wu Jinshi and was extremely strong and brave. He was also named Batulu by the emperor"
"Although Duan Feilong's command is mainly infantry, there is still a Bayala cavalry, and Duan Xiongfei is the leader"
"Is this Duan Xiongfei and others?"
Akdun is a Soren native, and naturally learns Manchu language, and Arhu is no exception. When he saw a tall and handsome young general who was about to go out, he shouted in Manchu language.
"Who is coming?"
Seeing that the other party did not answer, he knew that these people did not understand Manchu at all, so he shouted in Mongolian again.
This time the opposite side finally understood.
"Duan Xiongfei, the deputy commander of the Kalkha Han Army Banner, is under the command of the Huangqi commander of the Bayala cavalry officer, I don't know what to do..."
Baotai is the chief minister of Chahar, and he also has an elite force from the Mongolian Zhenglan Banner. Alhu and his team are under their banner.
"Arhu, the commander of the Chahar Commander, Bayala, the cavalry guard!"
This is naturally a nonsense. However, there are many Bayala cavalry under Baotai, but they have been stationed in the inner city. It is impossible for all the Han military flags in the outer city to recognize, so Alhu is ready to lie.
However, he obviously miscalculated. As soon as he said this, Duan Xiongfei immediately flew back and then rushed back quickly with the Han army flag cavalry.
This made Alhu a little stunned, but he quickly understood.
"There must be a mountain road to Ulya Sutai here. Baotai must have said before that with Duan Feilong that our army likes to dress up as they look to investigate, and took photos of his Bayala cavalry generals with them. Obviously, there is no Alhu among them."
"Our army is famous and has more people than them. Duan Xiongfei dared not fight, so he had to leave."
"The Brigade Commander once said that he wanted to seize the opportunity. Isn't this an opportunity? Duan Feilong is nearly fifty years old and has only such a son under his knees. If he can be captured, it is a bit reluctant, but it should be okay to force him to have a secret talk with our army."
So he ordered: "You, send a message to another route immediately, let it ignore too much, and feel as soon as possible that there is a mountain pass in the south of Ulya Sutai. It is estimated that there is a mountain pass there, just block the mountain pass, and then take ten people to catch up with the other route"
He decided to follow Duan Xiongfei with forty riders.
Sure enough, after chasing for a while, Duan Xiongfei disappeared on a northward mountain road.
At this time, if it was an ordinary reconnaissance cavalry, he would never dare to chase after him casually. The ghost knew whether there was an ambush there, and there was no idea what the mountain road was like. However, the reconnaissance battalion of the mountain brigade did this, and Alhu followed without any doubt.
As soon as I stepped on this mountain road, Alhu understood.
"This is a tributary of the Bolshu River. Although the water volume is not large, it also forms a valley. The road can only be used by one horse, and it is still winding. If the war horses that have not walked through this road will definitely not be able to walk fast, but it will not be difficult for our war horses"
Then he let the ten most powerful cavalry of reconnaissance battalion follow Duan Xiongfei and his party, and he led another thirty people to follow them.
Fortunately, he arranged this way. Duan Xiongfei and his party were obviously very familiar with this section of the road, and often walked on it, with a very fast horse speed. If the forty of them followed without being arranged, they might disappear soon.
But there were ten cavalrymen with excellent equestrian skills who followed him without this concern, and they launched a chase on the mountain road.
The mountain road winds and circles, and comes to the bottom of the valley, and then circles up, sometimes facing east and sometimes facing west. Alhu and others have really worked hard to follow.
However, after seeing this, Alhu felt relieved.
"If it was a straight road, I would probably be thrown away by them soon. Such twists and turns indicate that this road is longer than going to Ulyasutai along the Zabuhan River. Fortunately, we have telegrams to contact, otherwise there would be no time for the other way to block the mountain pass on the other side"
After chasing for about half a day, the sky gradually dimmed. When I was about to catch up with Duan Xiongfei and the others, a small fort lying across the road suddenly appeared in front of them!
After Duan Xiongfei and others entered the small fort, the fort gate was closed!
The terrain here is still quite high. Standing in front of the small fort, you can see the snow-capped mountains opposite, and you can also hear a large noise.
Ulya Sutai is ahead!
Chapter completed!