The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 347 Accelerating Approach
Zhang Chun is a responsible person. If Governor Sun does not come to command, and Governor Qiu does not show up, he will continue to move steadily towards the Daling River. Now he has arrived at Songshan, and he will cross Xiaoling in a few days. River east.

The Ming army at this time was completely different from the situation in history. There was no repeated loss of soldiers and generals due to the failure of refueling tactics. There were [-] more troops. They fought steadily and gradually along the way.

During Zhang Chun’s army march, he received an urgent dispatch from the Imperial Palace in Liubaili. He learned that the Ming army’s deployment in southern Liaoning had achieved an unprecedented victory, captured Fuzhou and besieged Jinzhou. And convey to the whole army.

Now all the soldiers who went to Liaodong know that in mid-August the "Red Banner Army" successfully won the "Fuzhou Great Victory" in a sneak attack, captured more than [-] real slaves, seized countless money, food and materials, and rescued [-] to [-] Han people.

Most of Zhang Chun’s men and horses are from Gyeonggi. The common people in Zhangjiawan, Luanzhou, and Qian’an have a high proportion of joining the army for revenge. The army took it away and there was no news.

Now that I heard that the "Red Banner Army" won the battle and recaptured tens of thousands of Han people, there is hope in the hearts of the people. They sincerely hope that their relatives will have good luck, and they happened to be taken captive to Fuzhou.

The most talked about in the camp of the Ming Army in the past few days is not whether their relatives have been rescued. They are discussing whether the "Red Banner Army" and Dongjiang Town have the strength to win the Jinzhou Guard, which is guarded by more than [-] soldiers and civilians.

Zhang Chun and the generals had completely different ideas from the soldiers. They felt the pressure, because the partial division "Red Banner Army" with only one-tenth of their strength was doing well, and thousands of Jiannu became gains.

And the main force with more than [-] Ming elites crawled towards Daling River City like snails. So far, they have not gained any first-level gains. During the scout battle, dozens of cavalry were killed by Jiannu and their horses and armor were taken away.

Zhang Chun judged that Jiannu's people's hearts should be fluctuating at this time. He led more than [-] troops to approach, and he might not be able to win the battle. He summoned the generals Wu Xiang and Song Wei, the generals Zhang Hongmo and Yang Huazheng, and the guerrillas Xue Dahu and Jiang Xin. Wait for the general to discuss.

Seeing that the generals came one after another, each of them was full of energy, Zhang Chun was very satisfied, and straight to the point:

"Gentlemen, the 'Red Banner Army' and Dongjiang Town have fought well in southern Liaoning! Not only will it restrain some Jiannu, but it will also boost the morale of our army. I believe that when the army's morale is available, it is absolutely possible to fight against Jiannu. .”

Wu Xiang said with a smile: "The morale of the soldiers was boosted when they heard the news of the 'Fuzhou Great Victory'. Many soldiers were discussing whether they could go to southern Liaoning to join forces with the 'Red Banner Army' and Dongjiang Town. They want to see if there are any lost relatives among the rescued Han people."

Zhang Chundao: "It is unrealistic to fight to the south of Liaoning, but it should be possible to break through the siege of slaves outside Daling River City and enter Daling River City."

Song Weidao: "I also think it should not be very difficult. How many people are there in total to build slaves? How many people are needed to besiege Dalinghe City in all directions? Let's attack one point. Zu Shaochuan and He Taibao led Guan Ning in Dalinghe City With the support of the army, it is very possible that Jiannu will be beaten to pieces under the attack from both sides."

Zhang Hongmo, Yang Huazheng, Xue Dahu and other generals also agreed, and all agreed with Song Wei's point of view, thinking that the battle of Dalinghe was promising.

Wu Xiang knew about his brother-in-law Zu Dashou's ability to lead troops, so he exaggerated the fighting power of his family's iron-armored servants. Once an attack was launched here, Zu Dashou led more than ten thousand Guanning troops to break out of Dalinghe City and won the first victory since the Liao Dynasty. possible.

Zhang Chun was even more delighted to see that all the generals had a fighting spirit, and immediately announced that the speed of advancing troops should be appropriately accelerated, and he would try to enter Dalinghe City before the frost period came, so as not to camp in the wild and endure the biting cold wind.

The uncharacteristically accelerated approach of the Ming army further strengthened the confidence of the slave chiefs in killing the main force of the Ming army on the Dalinghe battlefield. Of course, the troops deployed here cannot be easily mobilized.

He sent a messenger to rush to Shenyang, and ordered Dabeile Daishan, who was staying in Shengjing, to organize troops to move towards Haotuala. If the Ming army cavalry dared to raid the land of Longxing in the Kingdom of Jin, they would gather and wipe out those Ming army cavalry who were obsessed with it.

Dai Shan is not an ordinary person, he has received too many urgent documents and has been mobilizing troops for a long time. He is not planning to go south to give the Ming army a head-on blow, but he is worried that the desperate Ming army will make a surprising move Raid Shengjing.

Even if the cavalry of the Ming army did not attack any towns, as long as they came to the outskirts of Shengjing for a walk, their political influence should not be underestimated.

What will the Mongols and Han people think at that time? They will definitely think that the Dajin Kingdom is no good, and the Ming army has begun to attack it. The Han people, Aha, who far exceed the number of Jurchens, may be even more difficult to control in the future.

After receiving the order from the eighth brother, Daishan immediately led the assembled 5000 troops to Haotuala.

It was already the seventh day of September, and Huang Han had been going north for more than half a month, and he was heading towards Haotuala at this time.

Coercing Shenyang cannot be done for the time being, because the risk is too great, and if you arrive in the Liaoshen Plain, you may not be able to escape if you are entangled by tartars.

Therefore, Huang Han chose to do sabotage in the mountainous area, and was going to approach Hao Tuala with a feint shot, burn and kill him before making further calculations.

When about a thousand troops attacked and were still more than a hundred miles away from Haotuala, the cautious Huang Han ordered them to stop.

He sent a large number of sentry horses and scouts to occupy the commanding heights to monitor the north, and divided the troops into three raiding gangs headed by Li Ruolian, Hanzi and himself to search nearby.

It didn't take long for more than a dozen slave villages to be discovered and destroyed. After the Ming army completed the looting, they took advantage of the dry weather in autumn and set off a fire in the wind.

The raging fire spread in an instant, and it might swallow up the surrounding forests and villages for more than a dozen miles. The effect of this is very good, and it can completely block the enemy troops coming from the north.
Huang Han was not worried that the Jiannu would send troops to chase and intercept him, but he was worried that the Jiannu people would go south too quickly and many Ahas who had just escaped from the sea of ​​suffering would die under the sword of Jiannu.

Now there is a forest fire burning all over the place, if you don't want to become a Jian slave who hangs a roast duck, just come!He waved his hand smartly to the north where half the sky was red, and left.

Huang Han, who was retreating, did not walk in a straight line at all. In order to enable more Han people to escape from the claws of Jiannu, he led his troops to walk sideways. During the period, he was able to find some small villages where Jiannu lived.

Haotuala is very important to building slaves, because there is spiritual sustenance here. In Huang Han's eyes, it is just a very ordinary fortress with no strategic value.

When Daishan came to Haotuala with [-] cavalry, thousands of soldiers and civilians had already fled here, but these people had different opinions, and Daishan could not confirm how many cavalry the Ming army had brought.

(End of this chapter)