There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Baodezhou is located in the northwest of Shanxi Province. It is bounded by Dashan to the east and Kelan Prefecture. It faces Fugu across the Yellow River to the west. It borders Hequ County to the north and Xing County to the south. The state governs an area of ​​thousands of square kilometers.

This place is rich in mineral resources, with large reserves of coal and iron. In particular, it has sulfur mines necessary for making gunpowder. According to later exploration, the total reserves are about 11.52 billion tons. It is also an important resource place.

In view of Baodezhou's important geographical location and mineral value, after the Zhenming Army's northern operations began, Wang Qin immediately took advantage of the Ming Dynasty's unpreparedness and personally led the mobile first and second battalions of the Fugu Combat Brigade to capture Baodezhou.

At Cuijiawan Town, an important pass between Kelan and Baodou, a fortress with a circumference of about two miles was built to build a solid defense line.

After Shanxi Commander-in-Chief Hu Dawei received the news of the fall of Baodezhou, he immediately organized the 3,000 Shanxi troops on hand and rushed over from their base in Ningwu City.

When they arrived after marching all the way, they found that the Zhenming Army had already built a defense line on the final road to Baodezhou, and Wang Qin's troops lacked the strength to initiate an attack. The two armies were confronting each other in the area of ​​Cuijiawan Town.

At this time, Wang Qin was taking Peng Xing, commander of the Second Mobile Battalion, to carefully inspect the Cuijiawan defense line.

From Kelan to Baodou, the whole road is mountainous, with only one road along the valley. Among them, Cuijiawan Town is located 10 kilometers away from Baode City. It is an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack checkpoint.

The Zhenming Army has built a fortress along the periphery of Cuijiawan Town, blocking the throat of the valley road. Without taking this fortress, it will be impossible to pass through Cuijiawan Town and go to Baodian City.

After Wang Qin took a look around the fort, he felt that all aspects of defense were in place, so he returned to the garrison building in the center of the fort.

"Peng Xing, your defense preparations are quite complete. If the governor is here, he will definitely be satisfied." Wang Qin affirmed first.

"Thank you for your encouragement, sir. We still need to strengthen our precautions to ensure nothing goes wrong." Peng Xing replied.

"This is necessary. We must not be careless just because the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the fortress is relatively strong.

Your Excellency has said many times that the stronger the fortress, the easier it is to have a breach inside. We must always bear this sentence in mind. "

"Don't worry, sir, this will never happen. The brothers in the castle are all trustworthy and they don't usually let the common people come. It will be difficult for the enemy to find an opportunity to sneak in."

"It's difficult, but that doesn't mean it won't work. In short, you must be cautious and never be paralyzed!"

"Yes!" Peng Xing replied.

About five kilometers east of Cuijiawan Town, the Shanxi Army is camping here.

Hu Dawei, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Province, was checking the map in the camp. He was also puzzled as to why an army called Zhenming Army suddenly appeared and occupied Hequ and Baodezhou one after another.

What's even more outrageous is that the Zhenming Army secretly entered Taiyuan City and abducted the prince of Jin Dynasty, which shocked Shanxi. Governor Song Xian strictly ordered the Shanxi General Military Mansion to immediately send troops to quell the chaos. General Hu Da did not dare to neglect, and took his troops with him. Came here.

At this time, deputy general Jiang Yikui opened the door curtain and walked in. He said to Hu Dawei: "Commander, you are still studying the terrain."

"Yes, the terrain of Cuijiawan Town is difficult, and the rebels have specially built a fortress, so it is difficult to break through. I wonder what Yikui can do?" Hu Dawei said.

"The general has just arrived at the front line to take a look around. The rebels are heavily guarded, and it is indeed difficult to attack by force. I asked a few defeated soldiers who ran away from Baode City and asked. This Zhenming Army is led by a man named Wang Qin. The commander-in-chief of the brigade, I wonder if I can try to appease him?

It is said that being an official thousands of miles away is either for fame or money. Wang Qin is the one who leads the army alone. If we give him a higher official position, I think he may not be tempted. "Jiang Yikui suggested.

"It's just that no one is familiar with him. Is it okay to recruit him rashly?" Hu Dawei still felt that it was not reliable.

"Commander, if we fail to recruit him, we will have nothing to lose. At least we can disturb the enemy general's determination. We send people in the name of the court, and maybe we can arouse the suspicion of the rebel leader Lin Feng." Jiang Yikui continued.

"That's true. If we lead more troops outside, the imperial court will have to send a eunuch to supervise the army. The bandits will definitely be worried about their generals." Hu Dawei agreed. He couldn't think of a solution for the moment. It is a good idea to try to appease the enemy.

Cuijiawan Fort.

Wang Qin named the fort built here Cuijiawan Fort according to the place name, which is simple and easy to remember. Wang Qin was still talking to Peng Xing about the situation of the enemy on the opposite side, when a soldier came in and reported: "General, the Shanxi Army on the opposite side sent an envoy over and said he wanted to talk to you."

"Oh, why did the Shanxi Army send people here?" Wang Qin wondered.

"My lord, let's meet them first to see what tricks they want to play?" Peng Xing suggested.

"Okay, then bring it in." Wang Qin said.

Soon a Ming army officer with a pale face and full of arrogance was brought in. He didn't even try to salute when he came in. When he saw a seat, he sat down and asked, "Who is Wang Qin?" ?”

Wang Qin gave him a very unhappy look, but did not show any signs of anger and said, "I am Wang Qin, why did Hu Dawei send you here?"

"Commander Tiger saw that you were also coerced into rebellion by Lin Feng, so he sent me here to show you a way out."

"A way out, what way out?"

"Of course, you must surrender to the imperial court immediately. Commander Hu will be kind to you, and I will give you a garrison or even a guerrilla position. You must seize the opportunity." The Ming army envoy looked like he was begging me quickly.

Wang Qin looked at the two hundred and fifty with disdain, wondering where he got his confidence, and then shouted: "Come here, drag me out and chop him up."

"That's right. Surrendering to the court as soon as possible is the way out. What? I'll cut you off. Did you say something wrong?" The Ming army envoy was still immersed in the illusion that the recruitment would definitely succeed. Suddenly he heard that he was dragged out and cut down. , asked in disbelief.

"You heard that right, drag him out and chop him!" Wang Qin repeated.

"You, you can't do this. If you don't kill the envoy when the two armies are fighting, you can't kill me." Only then did the Ming army envoy feel fear.

"Normally, the envoys will not kill you. You came here to persuade us to surrender, and you are trying to demoralize our army. How can we not kill you!" Wang Qin followed Lin Feng to Gaoliang Mountain and experienced life and death. He also knows Lin Feng's magic and loyalty very well. It's definitely a bargain.

"Spare your life, spare your life..." The Ming army envoy was dragged out and chopped while wailing all the way.

"Order the entire army to prepare for war immediately and be prepared for the Ming army to come for revenge." Wang Qin ordered.

Sure enough, after Hu Dawei received the head of the envoy he sent, he was so angry that he launched a wave of strong attacks without hesitation, otherwise it would be too damaging to the morale of the Shanxi Army.

Wang Qin's Fugu combat brigade, stationed next to the Zhenming Ordnance Factory, is the army that Lin Feng focuses on building. It has been equipped with lightning-type II fire guns as a priority, and the first batch of twenty Thor-type I artillery pieces has also been allocated to them. The weapons The most advanced.

In addition, there was a strong city to rely on. Facing the Shanxi Army's tidal wave of attacks, Peng Xing led the mobile battalion to repulse the Ming Army's attack with a burst of artillery bombardment and volleys of firecrackers.

After the Shanxi army retreated leaving behind hundreds of corpses, Hu Dawei's anger also evaporated. The soldiers who died were all soldiers he led single-handedly. They were the basis of his foothold in the court, so he quickly withdrew his troops.

"Sir, the mighty Shanxi soldiers couldn't help but fight. They attacked in one wave and then retreated." Peng Xing said.

"That's because he didn't panic. The generals of the Ming Dynasty liked to conserve their strength. Their Shanxi soldiers retreated in an orderly manner and they still have combat effectiveness. Don't be careless." Wang Qin explained again.

"Understood!" Peng Xing replied.

"An order came from the Governor's Mansion, asking me to temporarily serve as the governor of Baoding. I have to go back to the capital to handle some government affairs. You must guard Cuijiawan Fort. Without my order, you are not allowed to leave the fort to pursue." Wang Qin made it clear. road.

"Yes!" Peng Xing replied. (End of chapter)