Mercenaries of the Heavens

Chapter 207 Capture Mang Gurtai Alive
Thirty miles away, under Wang Zhi's orders, he quietly touched the periphery of the Mangurtai settlement one mile away.

Wang Zhi watched from a distance with the night vision binoculars, torches, lanterns, and dots can be seen everywhere in the settlement, except for a few patrolling soldiers, the entire settlement was quiet, Wang Zhi said in his heart:

It seems that the Manchu Tartars never thought that one day the Ming army would attack their door!With this level of vigilance, it would be strange if they were not wiped out!

Looking at the four men and horses that had been prepared on the left and right, Wang Zhi got on his horse without saying a word, and rushed towards the settlement of Mangurtai.

Following Wang Zhi's actions, more than 4 horses immediately rushed towards the Tartar settlement two miles away.

Suddenly, the dense sound of horseshoes sounded in the silent night sky.

The Tartar soldiers who were on patrol heard the sound of horseshoes outside the settlement, and all looked up curiously at the dark night sky.

The sleeping Tartars in the settlement were also awakened by the sound of horseshoes. Mangurtai also walked out of his camp wearing a mink coat, and asked the soldiers outside angrily:

"Where is the sound of horseshoes coming from? There are 4 horses listening to the sound?"

The soldier who was asked immediately knelt down and said:

"My lord, this slave doesn't know! Go ask the patrolling soldiers!"

After speaking, he got up and ran out, Mangurtai felt uneasy in his heart, and said to himself:

"The land outside the pass has been ruled by the Qing Dynasty. There are not so many people who suddenly come to their settlement at night! Who could it be?"

After speaking, Mangurtai thought suspiciously:

Could it be that Huang Taiji brought someone here?its not right!Didn't Huang Taiji say that they will gather in half a month?Who is that?Hiss~~~ Could it be a Ming dog?No way!When did Minggou have the guts to enter my expiry territory?

Just as he was thinking about it, the soldiers who had just left stumbled in, ran all the way, and shouted in panic all the way:

"The master is not good~~~ It's the Ming dog, it's the Ming dog who called in! Master~~"

Before he finished speaking, he was kicked on the lower abdomen by the furious Mang Gurtai, and the soldier who reported the letter fell backwards and fell to the ground. The words in his throat stopped and he couldn't continue to yell.

Mangurtai shouted loudly:

"Beat the drums of war, gather the troops, and meet the Ming dog!"

As soon as the words fell, there were already about a thousand Ming soldiers rushing into the settlement, killing anyone they saw. The bright armor on the cavalry was so conspicuous under the light of the torch, it dazzled Mang Gurtai's eyes tingling.

Mang Gurtai hastily turned around and rushed into the handsome tent, feeling extremely regretful in his heart:
Why don't you stay in the palace and come to the settlement to eat meat and drink with your subordinates? Judging by the posture of the Ming army, they are planning to kill all their Zhenglan Banner troops!I have to find a chance to escape!Can't die here!

It was Shen Lian's cavalry department led by Wang Zhi who rushed in. Although there were not many people, they had strong armor and excellent weapons.

The Tartar soldiers who didn't wear armor, didn't have horses to ride, but held weapons, who were their opponents, were stabbed to death by random guns as soon as they met each other.

The monk and Gangzi followed closely behind Wang Zhi with a hundred men of guards, and rushed all the way to the largest and most luxurious tent in the middle.

Wang Zhi believed that this was Mangurtai's camp. If he was lucky, he would be able to directly kill the banner owner of the Zhenglan Banner, making the Tartars completely lose their ability to resist!

At this time, Wu Sangui and other cavalry who came in from the other two sides also came to the middle, but Wang Zhi didn't put all the cavalry on new-style armor.

But he also equipped the hundreds of personal guards under each general with new-style armor and weapons. With these hundreds of personal guards, it was much easier to kill the Tartars.

In the [-]-strong Tartar settlement, there was no way to organize a decent resistance. All the Tartars who rushed out with weapons were killed by the Ming army. The women and children in the tent were all shivering and hugged each other Dare to go out.

After entering the commander's tent, Mang Gurtai put on his coat in a panic, and before he could put on his armor, he picked up his saber, cut open the tarpaulin of the commander's tent, and escaped from behind the tent.

Fortunately, behind the handsome tent is the stable of his own horse and his personal guards. When Mang Gurtai came running, most of his personal guards had already gathered here.

Seeing the arrival of their master, the guards hurriedly helped Mang Gurtai onto his mount. After getting on his mount, Mang Gurtai said:
"Come on!"

He hurriedly urged the horse to rush to the back of the settlement.

Seeing the master rushing out, the guards also knew that they couldn't stay here for long, so they hurriedly mounted their horses and chased after the master.

Along the way, Mang Gurtai encountered a lot of panicked soldiers who escaped from the settlements. Only two of the five armored soldiers escaped. The horse galloped towards the palace.

Wang Zhi rushed into the middle tent with his personal guards and killed the panicked Tartar soldiers, only to see the armor that Mang Gurtai hadn't put on in time and the crack in the back of the tent.

Seeing this, Wang Zhi knew that Mang Gurtai had already escaped, so he was not in a hurry to catch up.

There are [-] cavalry ambushing outside. Whether they can catch and kill Mangurtai alive depends on their luck.

As long as the Zhenglan Banner's men and horses were wiped out, Huang Taiji would lose another cavalry, which also increased the odds of winning the decisive battle with Huang Taiji.

The sound of fighting in the settlement lasted for half an hour before gradually subsiding. Wang Zhicai, who was sitting in Mangurtai's tent, waited for Wu Sangui and other generals from the Nine Towns to report the results of the battle.

Wu Sangui cupped his fists first and said:
"My lord governor, all the Tartars who resisted in the colony were killed, and more than [-] male and female Tartars were captured. Please show me how to deal with it!"

Hearing Wu Sangui's report, Wang Zhi nodded and said:

"Hmm! I see! How are our casualties?"

Hearing Wang Zhi's question, Wu Sangui raised his head proudly and said:
"Returning to the governor, the statistics of our three troops after the battle show that a total of more than [-] people died in the battle. Just two months!

In other words, the Governor's medicine is still easy to use!This injured soldier, as long as he does not die immediately, can basically be cured!This is unimaginable in the past!

The Tartars have [-] combat strength, but our army can only win if only a thousand people die. It is a joy to fight with the Governor! "

Hearing Wu Sangui's words, all the generals from the border towns who came in together nodded in agreement, echoing Wu Sangui and complimenting Wang Zhilai.

At this moment, the general who was in charge of killing the fleeing Tartars on the outside escorted a big man who was tied up and had disheveled hair into the tent.

One of the generals among the visitors clasped his fists happily and said to Wang Zhi:

"My lord governor, my three guerrilla troops encountered more than a thousand Tartars who had escaped. After a fierce battle, more than [-] Tartars were beheaded, and Manggur, the owner of the Zhenglan Banner of the Tartars, was captured alive. Tai! Please, the governor, make a decision!"

Hearing Tian Yongzhen's report, Wang Zhi nodded and said:
"Oh! You really caught this big fish. I will report your results to the emperor!"

　Ask for recommendations, collections, monthly tickets, and rewards for new books!Thanks for going quietly, night bookworm, book friend 20170930115236372, book friend 20180811154454918 for their monthly support!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)