After that, the Jianzhou soldiers no longer put up any resistance.
As far as the eye could see, the mountains were filled with fleeing Jianzhou soldiers. The Qin Army did not have many cavalry, so they could not catch up to them. They could only rush to Hetuala at full speed under Luo Rong's lead. They charged into the city and slaughtered the Jianzhou soldiers in the city.
Most of the soldiers in the city were injured and could not resist at all. After a few guards were killed, most of the injured soldiers were like fish on the chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered.
After Ma Chong arrived with the main force, they scattered in all directions to kill the fleeing Jian Province soldiers. Chu Ying could only watch helplessly as his clansmen were killed, and he could not bear it any longer. However, he could not stop the Qin army's actions, so he could only lead his personal guards and shout for them to throw away their weapons and kneel down, hoping to save more Jian Province soldiers.
Hetuala was quickly occupied by Luo Rong. There were not many people in the city, and they were all injured soldiers. Luo Rong did not let them go and killed them all. He wanted to burn Hetuala, but considering that Chu Ying might become the leader of the Jianzhou guards and win the hearts of the people, he did not do so and kept Hetuala.
However, the army of 30,000 strong men from Jianzhou was utterly routed. They suffered heavy casualties. Only about 5,000 surrendered soldiers survived and were taken in by Chu Ying. The rest were either dead or had fled.
Ma Chong quickly gave the order to stop the pursuit and regroup. After the pursuit came to an end, they came back to count the losses and spoils of war and register them.
The next afternoon, Chu Ying confirmed that he did not find Nurhaci among the dead and alive, but he found Anfeyangu, whose head had been smashed. This discovery made Ma Chong very dissatisfied.
As the leader of the Jianzhou guards, Nurhaci's importance was self-evident. Capturing and killing him was the greatest result of this battle, and only then could they achieve their strategic goals. Now that Nurhaci was still alive, how could Chu Ying be the leader of the Jianzhou guards?
Could Chu Ying be the leader of 5,000 surrendered soldiers?
And so he did.
Chu Ying showed up and used the name of Nurhaci's eldest son, saying that he was here to punish Nurhaci and not them. He reassured them that as long as they surrendered, they would not be killed and could even get food. With that, Chu Ying ordered food to be distributed to them.
With food, water, and not dying, the captives settled down. Then, they all complained to Chu Ying, saying that their families were in danger in the rear and that they wanted to go back to find their families. They did not want to fight, so they begged Chu Ying to take them to find their families.
This was exactly what Ma Chong and Luo Rong wanted.
They also wanted to find the Jianzhou tribes that had already migrated away. After all, they had to eliminate the roots of the weeds.
But where were they going?
Therefore, at this time, Akina, who had found a place to hide during the chaos in the camp, reappeared. He was escorted by a few Qin soldiers to Ma Chong and Luo Rong, saying that Mao Wenlong had asked him to report to Ma Chong and Luo Rong.
Ma Chong and Luo Rong did not doubt him, because Mao Wenlong was not a famous general. He was just a nobody by Ma Chong's side. There was no other way to know his name other than to see him with their own eyes.
Then, after Akina showed the card of Black Water and told them the name of Mao Wenlong, they believed Akina.
Akina said that Mao Wenlong had annihilated a detachment of the Jianzhou tribe and asked him to come back to report and disrupt the Jianzhou army's will to resist. Now, he had succeeded.
But Nurhaci had divided his troops into seven groups to go south, three of which headed in the direction of Changbai Mountain, and the other four headed further east. The Jianzhou tribe still existed and had not been defeated. Mao Wenlong should be pursuing them in the direction of Changbai Mountain, so he asked the army to go south immediately.
Ma Chong and Luo Rong were overjoyed and prepared to lead the army to pursue. But Chu Ying looked a little worried.
"What's wrong, Chu Ying? You don't look so good? Are you worried that Nurhaci has not been caught? "
Ma Chong asked Chu Ying.
"That's not it, General Ma. I have a bad feeling about this."
Hearing this, Ma Chong frowned.
"What do you mean?"
"Why are they going to Changbai Mountain? If they really want to escape, they should all go east. Why would they go to Changbai Mountain? Changbai Mountain is indeed the sacred mountain of our tribe, but behind the mountain is the Yalu River, and further south is Korea. They have no other way to go. Are they going to be trapped in the mountain? "
Hearing Chu Ying's words, Ma Chong and Luo Rong also felt strange.
"Indeed, there is no way behind the mountain. Are they really going to confront us in Changbai Mountain? There is no food in the mountain. How can they feed hundreds of thousands of people? Isn't that courting death? Even if they want to escape, they shouldn't go into the mountain, right? "
Luo Rong looked at Ma Chong.
Ma Chong frowned and thought deeply.
Changbai Mountain, Yalu River, Korea, south …
What's wrong with this place?
After a while, Ma Chong stared.
"Are they going to cross the river to Korea?"
"Cross the river to Korea?"
Luo Rong and Chu Ying were shocked at the same time.
Then they realized that it was not impossible.
Although it sounded strange at first, it was indeed possible after thinking about it carefully.
"I followed the marshal in Myanmar, but I heard that during the Battle of Xianbei in the former Ming Dynasty, His Majesty once recruited Nuer Hachi to lead the Jianzhou soldiers south to fight in Korea. They fought for more than a year, and Nuer Hachi should have participated in the entire battle. He should be familiar with the route and situation in Korea, right?"
Ma Chong looked at Chu Ying.
Chu Ying immediately nodded. "Yes, there is indeed such a thing."
"If there is really no other way, go to Korea might be a way out. Given the military strength of Korea, how can they be a match for Nuer Hachi? Who knows, he might really survive. Don't tell me we're going to fight the Korean War again? "
Luo Rong looked incredulous.
"Impossible. His main force was defeated, and now he only has a few thousand people at his command. Even if he goes to Korea, he will only be a group of roving bandits. But it will be very troublesome for us. If we go to Korea, who knows how long it will take to catch up with him? We don't know what will happen in the meantime."
Ma Chong frowned.
"Then what should we do? Go after him? "
"We definitely have to go after him, but just in case, we have to report to His Majesty first. In the worst case scenario, we can directly cross the river and kill our way to Korea. No matter what, we have to eliminate them. Otherwise, with the combat strength of the Korean army, Nuer Hachi will be a fish in the sea and a bird in the sky! I don't know what will happen to Korea. "
Ma Chong immediately decided to quickly send the news to Shenyang, and then ask Liao Zhong to report to Xiao Ruxun and ask for a solution from Xiao Ruxun.
After that, Ma Chong immediately reorganized the troops and asked Luo Rong and Chu Ying to lead 5,000 cavalrymen to the south. Chu Ying was the guide and led 5,000 cavalrymen to Changbai Mountain. He reorganized the rear and then went to Changbai Mountain.
The Qin Army did not have time to celebrate the victory of the battle and rushed to Changbai Mountain.
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