Chapter 134: Money Rat's Tail
Despite the hard fighting, facing the Japanese army, which was three times more than its own, the abandoned Ming army was unable to support it. In less than a stick of incense, under the attack of the Japanese army, except for the twelve other people including Zong Chuan and were seriously injured and captured, the remaining more than 200 people died for their country, and the Japanese army did not seek any advantage. The number of casualties was equivalent to that of the Ming army, accounting for half of the total casualties in this battle. It can be seen how fierce the battle was.
After this battle, Takasu immediately sent people to the inner city and invited the Xiujia and the president to check the results. In this battle, a total of 902 Ming troops were killed, 517 surrendered (mostly caused by Tador Euemon), and 12 captured, including Yao Zongchuan, the commander of the right guard of Jianzhou, and Li Guangxiao, the Japanese army died in battle, and 358 people seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness. The total loss of 413 troops was about 30% of the Ming army.
After receiving this good news, Xiujia and others, who were already ready to commit suicide by destroying the city, couldn't help but burst into tears. They kept praising Tsuna as the "unparalleled warrior in the world", and promised that if they escape by chance, they would definitely take out 30% of their knowledge and actions to reward the three armies.
Tadaoemon and others were also very excited. In order to shock the Ming army, they decided to use these Ming army corpses to repair the outer city walls. The method was to pile up the corpses with gaps, cover the outer layer with soil, and then water them with ice water overnight. Because the temperature on the mountain was extremely low, it could freeze into a wall before the early morning, and the solidity was no less than that of bricks and stones.
As soon as he heard this plan, Gangzhi strongly opposed: "The so-called 'sweeping soldiers will win'. This night battle has made the Ming army feel sad and angry. If the city is built with corpses, it will definitely be greatly stimulated. In this way, let alone creating the Ming army again, it will be difficult to predict whether it can last until reinforcements come."
But Xiujia and others were obviously blinded by victory. They did not listen to Gangzhi's advice at all. They said indifferently: "This time, the Ming army suffered heavy casualties. After returning to the camp, they will definitely spread rumors and exaggerate the power of our army. Not only will there not be any 'sad soldiers', but they will make the whole army full of soldiers and dare not fight. If they show it to the 'corpse city' at this time, they will definitely destroy their hearts and cut off their strength. It would be a difficult task to create it again."
"The lord is right," Tadaoemon also took the opportunity to intervene: "Besides, there are few stones on the mountain. If you don't plan to do so, the city walls may be difficult to repair. Moreover, wouldn't it be a pity if more than a thousand corpses were wasted? In my opinion, so many corpses may not be enough. It's better to kill more than ten prisoners under the lord to save the waste of military rations."
"Waste military rations?" Gangzhi asked back: "Do you know where these people are from?"
"I don't know, can you know?" Tadaoemon didn't care.
Gangzhi shook his head and said, "I don't know his official position, but judging from the gorgeous armor on his body, he is definitely not an ordinary soldier. If he was killed together, wouldn't it be put to death in our army?"
"How do you say this?" Xiujia said curiously.
"Lord, think about it carefully. If there are high-ranking officials or so-called "military supervisors" among these prisoners, the general of the Ming army at the foot of the mountain will not only not act rashly, but will instead send people to negotiate. In this way, we can gain enough time for us to wait for reinforcements."
"So that's it," Xiujia nodded, looked at the Ming army captives tied up by many flowers and said, "Since that's the case, force them to tell their identities, so it's better to treat them differently. But don't refute Tadaemon's suggestion, and give orders immediately and let the soldiers start work."
So, after the army was over, Takashi immediately found an interpreter from the army and asked him to ask the prisoners for their official duties. Zong Chuan was cut off in the battle. Although he was saved in the end, he knew that he could not escape in a short time. In order not to implicate the other soldiers, he did not hide his identity and tried to exchange himself for everyone's lives.
"I am the general of the Central Army, the General of Guangning, Yao Zongchuan. I have the highest position among these twelve people. If you have anything, just tell me." Yao Zongchuan said calmly.
Tsuna nodded with a smile: "It's a man, but I don't plan to kill you. You can rest assured to recover from your injuries here."
"Hey, what's your name?" Just then, Tadaoemon asked a prisoner with a different hairstyle than others, "Why is there a pig tail on the back of his head?"
Gang looked straight and saw that he did not grow his hair like a Han Chinese, but instead shaved his hair and had a long braid on the back of his head.
"Money Rat Tail?!" The translator couldn't help but tremble and hurriedly said to Tadaoemon: "Sir, this person is not a Han person, but a Jurchen."
"Jurchen?" Tadaoemon frowned: "Are you sure this is a barbarian in the northeast of the Ming Dynasty?"
The translator nodded and said angrily: "Although the villain is a Korean, his ancestors all live in Liaodong. These Jurchens often attacked the border, burned, killed, looted, and my grandfather and father died at their hands. Even if they turned into ashes, I can recognize them."
"That's good, ask me what official position is this person?" Tadaoemon clenched his fists, his face as if he was earthy, staring at Lu Tai tightly.
"Don't make things difficult for General Yao," perhaps because he noticed the abnormality, he spoke before the translator said: "I am the commander-in-chief of Jianzhou Right Guard, Aisin Jueluo Lutai, the uncle of General Longhu and the left governor ** Haci. If you want to kill and cut, you will come to me."
"**Haci?!" the translator exclaimed: "Sir, this person's nephew is the leader of the Jurchens now!"
"Big leader?" Tadaoemon repeated coldly: "It means that all Jurchens listen to him?"
The translator nodded: "Yes, all the Jurchen tribes in Liaodong are under their command. They are an amazing person. Even the Ming Kingdom is a little afraid."
Although they were ** Haci's uncle, the relationship between them was not so close. ** Haci's great-grandfather, named Fuman, had six sons, the third son, Suo Chang'a, was the father of Lutai, and the fourth son, Juechang'an, was ** Haci's grandfather. Therefore, the two can only be regarded as uncle and nephew of the clan and nephew, and belong to distant relatives. Moreover, when ** Haci raised an army to attack Nikanwailan, the So Chang'a clan firmly opposed it and even sent people to assassinate ** Haci several times, which shows that the relationship between the two families is sinister.
But when Haci successfully took revenge and expanded its territory, Lu Tai realized that his family was no longer an opponent of the Takshi (the father of Haci), so he defected to Haci. It has to be said that Haci was still very interesting. He ignored past grudges and not only did not punish him and his brothers, but instead used it. Lu Tai became the commander of the right guard of Jianzhou (Haci was the left guard of Jianzhou) and became the third leader of the garrison.
A little further apart, after the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji regarded Fuman's six sons as the "Sixth Patriarch", among which the direct descendants of the Takshi were "Lian clans", and the other descendants of each clan were "Jeluo", the "Lian clan" was yellow strap, and the "Jeluo" was red strap to show the difference. Although the ranks and inferiors were different, they all enjoyed royal treatment, which was considered to be the end of benevolence and righteousness.
"God helps me!" Before the translator could finish his sentence, Tadaemon pulled Lutai's braid. Before Tsuna could react, he saw a flash of sword light. Lutai fell to the ground with a "thump". Blood spurted out from his neck, instantly dyeing Tadaemon's armor red. Tadaemon carried Lutai's head and said to himself with a ferocious expression: "Brother, Jiro has avenged you!"
Chapter completed!