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It snowed all night, and it gradually became smaller.Fu Hai, the imperial guard, Ba Xi, the deputy capital of Xi'an, and others took advantage of the night to set off from the camp, spread out towards Yinshan Mountain, and headed for various forests.Xue intimately covered the traces of everyone, leaving only a shallow depression, which was blown away by the morning wind.The haze in the sky finally dissipated due to the heavy snow for many days. In the morning light, the entire camp was still white. In the icy and snowy field, trapped under the thick snow layer, it was like an underground palace in the ice and snow world. .

Yinhu sat idle in the military tent, playing chess with Sun Sike.Yinhu's chess skills are average, but his level is passable. Sun Sike gave him a role, but he still has the upper hand.Both of them looked calm and relaxed, as if they didn't care about the battle that had already started outside.

"I don't know if the snow has stopped outside. Is it cold?" The two of them went down to the final stage. It was the time when the competition was the most intense, and Yinhu's palms were already sweating a little. Looking at Sun Sike, he was still calm and composed.

"Brother Eight, pay attention to the chessboard. Concentrate." Sun Sike said, seemingly without thinking about it, and dropped a piece.

"The general isn't worried at all that they won't be able to complete the task?" Yinhu said, but frowning, she made a move where the competition was most intense.

"No, soldiers are trained by the last general, and the last general believes in them." Sun Sike didn't think about it at all, and dropped another son.The speed made Yinhu feel a lot of pressure.

Yinhu smiled faintly, this was attacking with speed.At the moment, he was not in a hurry to raise the chess pieces and counted slowly, and finally found the most suitable position. After placing the chess piece, he said: "I won." In the end, there were three single hand chess pieces left. No matter how he played, Yinhu's black chess piece was the A narrow margin won.Yinhu tossed the chess piece and let out a sigh of relief: "The general's chess skills are really wonderful, I only won less than one eye by giving me a corner. The Jedi counterattack is really wonderful! It's a pity that my chess skills are not good, and I barely have the power to charge in the middle game , When it comes to officials, it’s really too much to count.”

"Where the hell is it, the eighth elder brother has such attainments at such a young age, which is already impressive. Although the middle game is fierce, he still makes the mistakes of young people. Sometimes he wants to cover everything and shoot everywhere, but he can't take care of it. Notice The more attacks, the more loopholes, and sometimes the advantage is already obvious, but the defense is the best, mixed with a few attacks, as long as you hit a vital point, you can catch the opponent by surprise." Sun Sike pointed to the chess pieces on the board, and began to comment. important gains and losses.

Yinhu's mind drifted elsewhere unconsciously. "Take everything into consideration, but fail to take care of everything", "The more attacks, the more loopholes", "Defense is the top priority, attack the enemy's vital points", a few words that sound insignificant are like a word that awakens a dreamer and makes Yinhu suddenly realize What's up.

"The general means that you want to keep a low profile and hide your edge?" Yinhu asked, tilting his head.

"Yes, and no." Sun Sike looked at Yinhu appreciatively, and replied: "Attack and defense are the best. It seems to be defensive, but in fact the next step is to attack. Sometimes, the most harmless move is just the most deadly move." Move. The trend of offense and defense is good or bad, and this is the move."

"General Sun is talking about more than chess, right?" Yinhu lowered his head to pick up the chess pieces and tidied up the chessboard without looking at Sun Sike.

"Let's talk about the last general, let's listen to the eighth elder brother. Whether it is limited to chess skills or not is only a matter of one's heart." Sun Sike smiled, but changed the subject, and asked: "The last general will go and see if the snow has stopped outside, eight Brother, would you like to go with me?"

"I thought General Sun didn't think about this, what a chess idiot!" Yinhu put down the chess pieces, stood up and put on a cloak, "It's a pity that I, a stinky chess player, came here, and a master like General Sun couldn't enjoy playing The crown prince, the third brother, and the fourth brother are all better than me, especially the third brother. He usually likes to study some chess records, those fixed openings and the like, but he is very good at it, and I am a layman in comparison."

Sun Sike said with a serious face: "It's fun to play against a Go master, but it's just a competition of chess skills, but playing against Eighth Prince is really like forming an army, rushing to kill on the battlefield, the last general loves chess, and only loves this way."

At that time, the snow stopped.A little bit of the sun's shadow was gradually seen in the sky, but it seemed to be covered with a thin layer of mist, and it was indistinct, as if even the sunlight had some light taste.The soldiers guarding the camp shrank their necks.The snow is not cold, the snow is cold, it has just snowed for four days, and the snow outside the camp is up to the knees, so cold that everyone's teeth are chattering.

When Sun Sike and Yinhu came out of the big tent, they couldn't help smiling at each other when they saw that the snow had stopped.Sun Sike ordered two thousand soldiers and horses, and the whole army was half-fed and ready to go.This was a well-planned night attack. Yinhu looked at the soldiers lined up, but couldn't help but feel a little worried. Can they really wipe out the enemy?

Yinhu did not tell Sun Sike of the doubts in his heart, this is his army, Yinhu believes that he knows it well.

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Fu Hai led 100 people and ambushed in the woods.They had been lying in the snow for more than two hours, and their bodies were frozen stiff.The snow had stopped for a long time, and Fuhai felt a little annoyed. He was lying on his stomach in this unshitty forest. It would be strange for anyone who could wait to come to Galdan!He is the imperial bodyguard. It is a hard job to come out with Ba Ye this time, but if he can make meritorious service, it is worth it. Knowing that Ba Ye and General Sun are dispatching troops, he asks for his order, but who knows that it is like this.

After another quarter of an hour, there was a "creaking" sound on the snow.somebody is coming?Fuhai's whole body tensed up.He thought of Eighth Master's order before he came out: "Catch alive, don't let any one escape." But at this time, his hands and feet were numb from the cold, and it was difficult to stand up, let alone catch these unknown people.

More than a dozen people, humming softly, with axes in their hands and riding boots on the thick snow, walked into the forest.They came to chop wood, but for some reason, there was a heavy snowfall, so they had to set up camp in a place where there was no way to go to the village or back to the store. There was not enough firewood for a long time. However, it was dark and easy to get lost in the snow. Dare to leave the camp, only collected some dry firewood on the edge of the camp.As soon as the snow stopped, I couldn't wait to drill into the surrounding woods, preparing to cut down a few trees and burn them back to keep warm.

Seeing that the last person had also entered the encirclement, Fu Hai met Ba Xi who was ambushing on the opposite side, and with a gesture, half of the people who had ambushed came out and surrounded a dozen people.

The Green Battalion soldiers who followed Fu Hai did not seem to be shivering from the cold like Fu Hai.Although their skills are not as flexible as usual, they are still fast.Fu Hai was amazed, these Han troops are really well-trained, they are not inferior to the elite of the Eight Banners.

Seeing that they were surrounded, the leader yelled, "We've been spotted! Mo Tan, you rush out, and we'll cover you." Then he raised his ax and rushed towards the Qing army.Behind him was a young man who ran quickly, his speed was shocking.

Fuhai shouted in Mongolian: "Everyone put down your axes and raise your hands, or you will shoot arrows!" The surrounding Green Battalion soldiers drew their bows half full, but the people surrounded in the middle seemed not to hear them.The leader yelled, swung his arms round, spun the ax in his hand a few times, then let it go quickly, the big ax spun around, and flew towards Fuhai.

Everyone couldn't help turning their eyes to Fu Hai, Fu Hai seemed to be frozen for a moment, the ax gradually enlarged in his eyes seemed to have magical power, so Fu Hai had no time to react.A soldier next to him flew forward and threw Fu Hai to the ground. The ax passed the soldier's head and hit a pine tree. The thick snow on the tree fell down in a puff.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but saw that the one named Mo Tan had rushed a long way before anyone was prepared.Fu Hai crawled out from under the soldier, and saw that the leader had already drawn out his dagger and trampled on him.When Fuhai passed by, he was frightened, but his blood had penetrated a lot, he got up, pulled out the saber from his waist, shouted loudly, and attacked the man.But Ba Xi bent his bow and set his arrows, aiming in the direction of Mo Tan, without even looking, he shot three arrows, Shua Shua Shua, hitting the vital point.

The battle lasted for less than a quarter of an hour, and everyone except Mo Tan was captured alive.Two of the Green Battalion soldiers were slightly injured, but they were all fine.

They are Erut people [1], and their tribe is a subordinate of Galdan.According to the confession of one of the slaves, they set off from Bayan Ulan in autumn and moved towards Yinshan Mountain. Because they knew that the Qing Dynasty would send troops, they drove away all the herdsmen and burned all the grass, trying to let the Qing army know. Difficult to retreat.Then they will be able to bite into the Qing's luggage team from behind in time and plunder them.Nearby, there are four or five such tribes, all of whom were ordered to move their families eastward here.

Ba Xi sent someone back to report the letter, and escorted the captured people back to the camp.Ba Xi ordered all the guards to lie in ambush in the forest, while Fu Hai changed into the clothes of a prisoner and went to the enemy camp with a slave.They want to hold the enemy until the main army arrives.At least they can't let them find out that the dozen or so people who went out to chop firewood have all been wiped out.

Everything went smoothly beyond imagination.Sun Sike's cavalry arrived before You hour, and the Erut Mongols were still waiting for firewood for cooking and heating. Without any warning, two teams of cavalry rushed out of the snow, as if a god descended from the sky, descending on this helpless tribe .The cavalry smashed the improvised fences and tents to pieces. Before the people had time to put on another piece of clothing or get a handy weapon, they were beheaded by the cavalry's saber like melons and vegetables. .

In desperation, the Eruts gave up resistance.The leader was killed, and no one in the clan escaped.More than 330 people were beheaded in World War I, and [-] people were captured.

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The captives were restrained on the spot.On the second day, the army continued to advance and settled down on the battlefield of the battle.

Sun Sike looked at Yinhu and asked, "Eighth Brother, what should we do with these prisoners of war?"

Yinhu's eyes sank, and he said, "Kill them, and leave no one behind."

Sun Sike hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "I'm afraid this is against the holy will."

Yinhu's expression was indifferent, and he said: "Being kind to the enemy is being cruel to yourself. I gave the order, and if Khan Ama wants to blame, it will not reach the general. If it is snowing heavily today, it is not easy for us to march. If we do not guard properly, Running to report to other Eruts scattered in the Yin Mountains, it is very likely that Galdan will know our whereabouts in advance, so this expedition will not be in our hands?"

Sun Sike sighed, and said: "It's not easy to raise them, it's better to send them to Yuqian, and let the Holy One handle them."

"The general thinks that if you leave everything to Khan Ama, Khan Ama will be happy? Just send someone who can talk back to Khan Ama to ask questions. You have to wait until you win the battle to show the power of the Qing Dynasty. Khan In Ma's heart, she also hoped that they would die, but it was just to make an appearance for the world. Now that I have killed them, I will bear the infamy, and I can be regarded as understanding." Yinhu closed her eyes, but still made a difficult decision : "Kill, the front, middle and rear teams form one place, surround the people, and shoot them all to death. The enemy is getting closer and closer, and the sword should be unsheathed."

"Eighth Brother, do you still remember what the last general said when we played chess yesterday?" Sun Sike didn't try to dissuade him directly, but brought up the chess game instead.

Yinhu smiled bitterly: "Yinhu naturally remembers the general's motto. Yu Yinhu, this step is a retreat."

Sun Sike looked at Yinhu's gloomy face which was different from usual, and subconsciously thought, this eighth elder brother really doesn't look like a child.

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More than 300 people were surrounded by thousands of people, men and women, old and young, with their hands bound and their mouths gagged, like prey in a hunt.They struggled desperately, trying to escape.A man looked at his desperately crying child, nodded, and ran in the direction of Yinhu. He could tell that the boy in yellow armor on the horse was their leader.His hands were tied behind his back with tendons, and he couldn't break free at all. He didn't know why he ran towards the young general, but he couldn't do nothing.

Without any hesitation, Yinhu drew out an arrow, put it firmly on the bow, drew it fully, and released the arrow.The movement is slow and calm, but reveals a mighty force.The arrow pierced through the air with a "swish", as if sparks were sparked in the cold wind, and passed through the body of the strong man rushing up.The tall and strong body froze for a moment, and then fell down softly like cotton wool. The deep red blood was like a stream, slowly drawing a deep mark on the snow.

"Let the arrow go." Yinhu retracted the bow, and ordered in a cold voice.

The rain of arrows drowned the prisoners surrounding them.The large patches of blood and the face of the fallen man were fixed in his sight, and the hatred in his eyes ignited the fighting spirit in Yinhu's heart.Everyone seemed to be ignited by blood, and their eyes were no longer as dull as before, but with a kind of madness unique to soldiers.The war, in the midst of this madness, began.

The author has something to say: [1] Erut, also known as Oirat, Erut, refers to Moxi Mongolia in the Qing Dynasty