The small cart with the food was pushed behind the formation by the flag dean and the coat couple. They had to wait until the main formation was about to reach the end before they set off.

Huang Taiji and Dai Shan, the brothers, left the earliest. They were with Yi Qian armored soldiers and their respective armored soldiers as their vanguards. They set out yesterday.

The formation is still in the city of Hetuala, and the vanguard has passed the Jilin Cliff. From the height of Hetuala, there are ants-like little people and ponies walking everywhere. Some people ride on horses, and most of them are pond horses. Only beams and pond horses are allowed to ride. In early spring, soldiers are used, and war horses are taken good care of, and it is inevitable that they will lose weight. After a fierce war, the situation of losing weight will become more serious, and the Ming army may attack at any time, which makes the Eight Banners more cautious in using war horses.

Niu Luezhen was in charge of Bashiku and Zhuangda. Many armored men and flag lords were gathered in their respective villages. Cavalrymen rang the conch along the village to inform the village of armored men to go to war. When the armored horses in each village came out, there would be several famous flag lords following behind them. They only had the status of followers, most of whom were young men who had just grown up. They needed to prove their force and courage on the battlefield before they could become formal armored men.

The swaying Yalas were gathered and followed behind Niuluezhen and Jialashezhen. On the battlefield, they might be gathered by the flag owners to cut the formation and seize the flag, and obtain key breakthroughs. They may also be scattered in the Niulu to enhance the combat power of each Niulu.

The army like ant colony was constantly moving forward, and countless small black spots appeared on the white hillsides and roads. Where the crowd passed, the snow was trampled on the mud, and the snowless place almost became a mud pond. In such weather and road situations, Nuerhaci was bound to win against Yehe's troops.

At this time, there was a sensation like a tsunami. The sweat flag appeared in front of everyone. Hundreds of personal soldiers from the two yellow flags surrounded Dahan. Under the escort of bright swords, guns, bright helmets and armor, the elderly, 61 years old, appeared in front of everyone on a horse.

Nuerhaci's face was red and exuded a strange luster.

He had seen the scene in front of him many times, but the soldiers went from dozens to hundreds to thousands, and finally the army of 60,000 people in front of him.

In fact, there is no need to mobilize all the Eight Banners in the campaign against Ye He. Nuerhaci prevented the Ming Kingdom behind Ye He.

The armored people and the followers with or without horses continued to move forward. Nuerhaci watched first, and then slowly mobilized the horses, mixed in the team, and also headed towards Yehe's troops and gradually moved away.

Zhang Han kept looking at the situation in front of him and couldn't help feeling a little excited.

Although this is the enemy's army, seeing such a large army's actions is still arousing.

He and Li Yongfang waited for the Han army to reach more than halfway. After walking for more than two hours, they camped in a muddy depression. They had cowhide tents to rest, and most of the Jurchen soldiers had tents. The Han army either had dozens of people crowded together, or they leaned under the roots of trees and slept with their clothes.

On the fifth day, Huang Taiji sent a team of armored soldiers to strengthen his guard against Zhang Han. The enemy was approaching the enemy's territory, and occasionally people from Yehe's troops would come out to ambush them.

The leader was Niu Luezhenshumu, who was dismissed. He looked angry, but he did not dare to disobey military orders at all.

Halfway through, a checkpoint was really decapitated by Nuerhaci because of his poor vigilance. His head was hung on the side of the road, which made many people feel alert.

On the evening of that day, Zhang Han saw a fire in the distance. He, Chang Wei and others were wearing clothes and walking up a hill. The fire was burning about five or six miles away. At least a small city was lit. The fire was very bright and rushed to the sky.

Li Yongfang, Tan Tai and others seemed to have no interest in this situation. They rested early. When Zhang Han returned to the camp, he was already snoring in the tent.

There are flags inserted in the ground at the surrounding corners, and there are strict regulations on the gaps between each battalion. When establishing a battalion, first erect the central army flag, then the four sides of the flag, then place some javelins and insert them obliquely on the ground, or cut down trees to erect wooden fences.

Zhang Han saw that although Ye He's army had very weak force, it did not pose a major threat to the Later Jin soldiers. The spacing and obstacles between the battalions were set very standard. These things were almost exactly the same as the Ming army. Nuerhaci's teacher was indeed from the Ming lineage.

But they did not dig trenches to prevent fire, nor did they have a fixed kitchen area or toilet. There was a lot of wild shit on the roadside. Like the Han army, the flag soldiers mostly only ate the fried noodles they carried with them, just boiled water in the river not far away nearby. Everyone was full of their water bags according to regulations. When wars were urgent, the armored soldiers needed the most was food and water.

In the era of cold weapons, a war may be delayed for several days. You can eat and drink at all times to maintain your physical fitness.

At dawn, the sound of horns sounded, and all the armored men who took off their armor put on their cotton armor again, and some people did not take off their armor at all and turned on their horses.

When they were stationed in the camp yesterday, the followers were responsible for the chores such as setting up camp and boiling water. They were actually the role of auxiliary soldiers. There were a large number of Jurchens, Soren tribes, Sikhs, and Oroqen people in the followers. In fact, they had all ethnic groups. Most of them were in the Jurchens, but they had a shortage of vocabulary. They could master Mongolian or Jianzhou Jurchen languages ​​after staying in the Eight Banners for a long time.

The strong men in the follower were organized into dead soldiers. They did not need to do the miscellaneous work of follower, but they were also more dangerous.

Every time there was a war, the dead soldiers were the first to rush up, including rushing to the formation and climbing the city. During the years of war between the Eight Banners, the death and injury rate of the dead soldiers has always been high. Dingkou, who was searched from the dense forest, often died directly under the knife and arrow before enjoying the good days of successful looting.

At noon on the sixth day, Zhang Han and others walked to the vicinity of the siege that was burned yesterday.

When I got closer, I realized that the village was very small and built along the mountain, close to the intersection, and should be a front-line village of Yehe's tribe.

The village was burned down, and there were more than 1,000 acres of farmland outside. Under the thin snow were seedlings of various crops planted last winter. A large group of soldiers rode horses on the farmland and stepped on them all, destroying them.

A team of armored soldiers came from the valley far away. The snow and white clouds on the top of the mountain floated above their heads, and a large group of cattle and sheep appeared behind them. These were cattle and sheep that were plundered.

There are still fires burning in the houses in the city, and Mars burst out from time to time.

When Zhang Han approached, he found that there were dead guards in front of the gate of the city gate. These Ye He soldiers were dressed in mixed clothes and did not have the distinct military flags like the Eight Banners. Their weapons were also very poor. They were now discarded next to the corpses at will. The followers began to peel clothes and pick up weapons and bows and arrows. Ye He soldiers had very poor weapons, but the bows and arrows were the same as the Eight Banners. Qualified archers took a lot of time to make. The so-called riding and shooting levels of the Jurchen tribes were about the same. The mountain people all had to hunt and hunt when they could walk around. In addition to the military talents he really had, all of this and the military method in front of him were the most important.

In the past, there were senior Jurchen leaders who had merged various divisions, but only required the superficial surrender of the tribe leaders. Nuerhaci's strategy was to burn these Jurchen villages. In addition to a small number of women, children and men, most of them were incorporated into the Eight Banners and moved to the core area of ​​the Jurchens in Jianzhou to live, and compiled them into Niulu, strengthening the control of these Dingkous. Men serve as soldiers, women and children serve as the people, and mobilize them layer by layer in wars. They often cooperate in training troops. After one war after another, the Jianzhou department is getting stronger and stronger. This is the credit of this strategy.

All the houses in the village were burned out, and these villages were very poor, mainly thatched wooden houses and mud houses. A fire burned almost nothing left. Zhang Han, Chang Wei and others walked among them and saw the bodies of killed men, women, young and old, and felt the cruelty of the war.

Compared with the situation in front of you, everything Zhang Han encountered in Lingqiu, Xinpingbao, and even on the grassland was nothing, it was just a game for children.

When Zhang Han left the city, he saw several pond horses coming from the direction of Hetuala. The pond horse rode to the periphery, and one Niu Luezhen met him. After both sides spoke for a while, Niu Luezhen shook the little red flag in his hand. Zhang Han saw Li Yongfang rode his horse to meet him.

Zhang Han knew that the latest information was sent from the direction of the Ming Dynasty. Nuerhaci gave the Prime Minister's Han Chinese military and civilian responsibilities to Tong Yangxing. Li Yongfang was responsible for the intelligence work of the Ming Dynasty. This hard-core traitor did put in a lot of effort. Except for the infiltration and bribery of the Mongols, the Jurchen senior officials might be responsible for the remaining intelligence affairs, Li Yongfang was basically in charge of the entire process.

Li Yongfang quickly arrived at Tangma and Niu Luezhen. After both sides said something for a quarter of an hour, Li Yongfang rode his horse back.

He rushed to Zhang Han and asked with a smile: "Wen Lan, I want to rush to Lao Khan, are you going with me?"

Zhang Han smiled and said, "There is the most joy."

This time, they rushed to the road with only one more horse each. Instead of following the army like before, they kept walking among the troops along the way. From time to time, they saw a stream of flag soldiers plundering the escaped Yehe tribes. Some prisoners were also escorted along the road. The Yehe tribe is worthy of being the most rebellious of the four Jurchen tribes in Haixi. From Beile to the tribes, they were full of hatred for the Jianzhou tribe. Few of these prisoners cried, and everyone's eyes were hard to resolve.

From the outermost city walls, the plains are rarely flat along the way, and there are terrain of mountains and valleys everywhere. There are few low plains, and a small number of plains have not been developed. They are natural scenery of hilly grasslands and woodlands. In later generations, the terrain here is summarized as eight mountains, one water, half grass and half fields. There are very few plain fields. In addition to mountains and mountains, there are also many rivers passing by. This is a tributary of the Tumen River and Songhua River. There are various rivers such as the Wula River. There are thousands of square kilometers of Haixi Si.

Most of the population of the tribe does not exceed 100,000. A small number of Jurchens and even fewer Mongolians live in such a vast place. Zhang Han and Li Yongfang travel through such an area, constantly riding horses forward. It is difficult for people to speak on horseback. The wind is strong and it is particularly cold. There is still residual snow on the ground, and only branches are left on the dead trees. Falling leaves are spread on the ground and forming a thick layer. Year after year, a humus layer is finally formed. When the four hooves of war horses step on these grounds, an unpleasant smell spreads between people's noses.
Chapter completed!