On the tenth day of March in the second year of Wanli, Jianzhou soldiers launched simultaneous attacks on Panshanyi and Huabao forts. Jianzhou right guard Jue Changan commanded two thousand soldiers, horses and infantry, and attacked the border wall at Panshanyi, but returned without success.
In the direction of Huabao's attack on the fort, Wang Gao led his headquarters with 3,500 cavalry and 4,000 cavalry from the Tumote and Taining tribes. The total force was 7,500. They broke through the side wall and entered the fortresses of Shenyang Guard and Liaoyang Guard. , ready to plunder.
Li Rusong took the order of General Li Chengliang and led 200 cavalrymen to rush to the forts for reinforcements and command. Due to the early deployment, the border residents around the forts dragged their families into the city to avoid the military disaster. There was chaos everywhere. Li Rusong was on his back with his feet in the air. Two horses were killed in two days.
Wang Gao divided his troops into eight horse teams to plunder, and he led his own 500 infantry and 800 horse troops as the central army. He was busy for two days and only broke through eight or nine small encirclements, and gained not much people and property.
Lai Lihong led the team to rush out for nearly a hundred miles, but still found nothing. On the third day, he returned to the central army and reported to Wang Gao: "Mafa, this time we entered the border, the location information must have been leaked. Normally at this time of year, the Han people want to We go to work in the fields, but why are there no people in the villages for hundreds of miles? The children have no provisions, and if we go down further, we will kill the horses!"
Wang Gao said in deep thought: "Except for the fact that we deliberately let your Han steward hear some rumors, the other discussants are all Jurchens - the letter your steward got is still false. How could it be like this?"
Lai Lihong spit out a mouthful of phlegm on his horse and cursed: "It must be those Aqina from Juechang'an family who tipped off the news, otherwise, it wouldn't be so strange!" He also said sincerely: "Mafa, don't be fooled by his family. The little bitch is deceived, her family is not from the same family as ours!"
Jue Chang'an and Wang Gao have been married for many years. Wang Gao's daughter married Taksi and gave birth to Nurhachi. One of Jue Chang'an's granddaughters married Wang Gao and had not yet given birth. It was heard that Li Hong made rude remarks. Wang Gao glanced at him but said nothing.
After thinking about it carefully, Wang Gao felt the cold wind whistling on his back again, and his heart was pounding. He said to Lai Lihong: "If your prediction is correct, according to Li Chengliang's usual fighting style, he will definitely block our retreat. At this time, The way back may have been cut off. Someone is coming!”
Several messengers were called over and ordered: "Hurry out and ask each team to take back all the troops!"
On the evening of March 13th, Wang Gao gathered his men and horses together. The gangsters from the Taining tribe were very lucky. They found four small enclosures in the direction of Fu'an where the people had not fled into the city. They killed all the old and the weak and tied them up with straw ropes. More than 250 Han men and women entered the camp. Under the whip, these people did not dare to cry and could only cry in low voices.
According to the agreement between Wang Gao, Tumote, and Taining, these slaves Jianzhou Jurchen will only receive 30%, and whoever robbed the other property will get it. There is no treasure in the small enclosure, and the large and small bundles on the Mongolian cavalry are all filled with iron. The Jianzhou soldiers also looked down upon pots, farm tools and cotton clothing.
The generals entered Wang Gao's camp and compared their harvests in confusion, and most of them were empty-handed. Wang Gao signaled Lai Lihong to tell him about the leak of the news. After everyone heard this, they all felt a little scared when they thought of Li Chengliang's illustrious reputation.
Wang Gao clapped his hands and shouted: "Everyone, there are two thousand horses on the right guard on the other side of the Hetao, pretending to attack Panshan. No one knows what will happen at this time. Looking at our side, the Han people have been prepared. I guess the retreat has been cut off by Li Chengliang. Got it!"
After hearing this, Ji Qing and Weizheng, both of whom were frightened by Li Chengliang, said quickly: "Atuhan, why don't we withdraw?"
Wang Gao heard this and sneered: "Where to retreat? And rush out from the flower bag? As expected, Li Chengliang must be waiting for us behind!"
So this time Wang Gao gathered his troops and horses, and Shubahai also came with him. He always had some regulations. Hearing this, he said: "Atuhan, the horses have lost weight after a winter, so we shouldn't raise troops this time.
Even if they are planning to take the enemy by surprise, if the Han people are prepared, they will definitely lose money - why not fight forward, as the Han infantry moves slowly and cannot keep up with us. If we can capture a large stronghold, we can still grab some supplies."
Wang Gao listened and nodded and said: "Over the years, I have seen Li Chengliang's fighting style be one move. The infantry in front uses the stockade or formation to resist, and the left and right cavalry outflank the rear. It has been three days since we entered the border. I estimate that Li Chengliang's cavalry
It should be less than a hundred miles away from us. If you retreat at this time, you will inevitably hit the net. I agree with the Great Khan - we all ride forward and fight forward, pass through Hupiyi, enter the Hetao from Changsheng Fort, and let him come
Wear a pair!"
The plan was decided, and Wang Gao sent out reconnaissance cavalry in all directions. Everyone ate some dried meat and had a hasty sleep.
Early the next morning, God was so kind that it actually started to rain. Everyone was overjoyed and said one after another: With the blessing of the Immortal God (Shaman), the Han people's firearms are useless!
The cavalry with two and three horses gave way to the infantry, killed all the slaves they had snatched, and the group rushed forward. Along the way, scouts and cavalry were sent out in all directions to detect surrounding movements.
Wang Gao's brigade had been walking for an hour and a half when Li Rubai led a dozen cavalrymen out of the mountain path and saw the traces of their camp.
He was wearing armor, with a raincoat over the armor, and was shivering with cold. The cavalry around him had been shuttling between the forts in the past few days. They were cold and tired, and all of them turned blue.
Li Rubai saw that the ground was full of feces and urine, and some sick horses were lying on the ground. His heart skipped a beat, and he realized that he had touched Wang Gao's own team. He quickly approached and observed, and saw more than a hundred Han men and women lying dead on the ground in the northwest corner of the camp.
The body was covered with stab wounds and arrow wounds, but there was not a single arrow on the body. This was exactly the Mongolian way of killing prisoners.
Li Rubai ordered: "See if there is anyone alive -" Before he could finish his words, he heard a shrill cry, and an unkempt woman sat up among the corpses.
The servant next to Li Rubai quickly pulled out his sword, came closer, helped the woman up, and brought her to Li Rubai.
Li Rubai saw that the woman was wearing a worn-out jacket, revealing the tangled cotton. Her figure was strong and strong as she moved, and she didn't look injured. She was probably not too old, but her hair was unkempt and her face was stained with blood, which was invisible.
What does it look like?
When they came to the front, the woman was crying and kowtow. Li Rubai asked, "Where are you from? What's your name?"
The woman replied: "General, my name is Erya, and my surname is Zhao. I belong to the carpenter Zhao's family in Zhaotun. Wuwu - I heard that the Tatars were coming, and everyone ran to hide in the Li family enclosure. The Tatars were there the day before yesterday.
The fence is broken, wuwu——, I am the only one left in the whole family." After saying that, he cried again, and the tears rolled straight into Li Rubai's heart.
Li Rubai calmed down and asked, "How come you weren't killed?"
When the woman asked, she started to squirm again and stammered: "I, I was hiding in the vegetable cellar and was caught by a little Tatar. He - he took over my body. When the Tatar soldiers left, he asked me to wipe it on my face.
He pretended to be dead, and then stabbed the edge of my cotton-padded jacket twice with a knife." After saying that, he raised his arms, and there were indeed two holes in the jacket under his armpits.
Li Rubai exhaled and asked, "Where did the Tatar soldiers go? Did you see them?"
The woman pointed to the west and replied: "I didn't dare to move at that time. I heard someone shouting that the horse neighed, so he went to the west." Li Rubai waved his hand, and a cavalryman got on his horse and went to the west.
After a while, the servant came back and reported: "Second Master, the traces of the brigade are heading to the west. We can't hide them from anyone."
Li Rubai said happily when he heard this: "Father's prediction is good. This Wang Gao will definitely pass through Liaoyang. Ha, if they can cross Liaoyang, it is their ability!"
Then he asked the woman: "The Tatar soldiers left, why didn't you run away? What are you still doing here?"
Erya pointed back and replied: "My father, my brother died here, and I don't know where to go? Just now I dug a hole with a wooden stick to bury them. When I heard the sound of people, I
Hide among the dead and listen to the general speak Chinese before you dare to speak out."
Li Rubai almost shed tears after hearing this, and arranged for a cavalryman to say: "You take her to Tieling, and after the battle is over, let the elder brother place her - what the fuck, you dog Tatars, I can't spare them this time!"
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After arranging two more cavalry to report the news to Li Chengliang, Li Rubai waved his hand and said: "The rest of us mount our horses and follow the Tatar team and see where they run!"