Win the Ding 1617

On June 14, [-]th year of Chongzhen, early in the morning.Vertex Fiction

Several cannons resounded across the fields, and thunderous roars sounded outside Ningyuan City. Along with the morning glow, brilliant dawns appeared in the sky, and countless military flags fluttered in the morning wind.

The army began to slowly start from Ningyuan, and slowly moved towards Jinzhou along the main road between Songshan, Xingshan, Tashan, Gaoqiao, and so on.

Looking northeast from the air, from Pingchuan under the mountains on the west side of the road between Ningyuan and Jinzhou to the west bank of the Xiaoling River, on the vast and desolate land, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in red fat jackets are like a huge wave. The crowds filled the land.

From Jinzhou via Ningyuan to Shanhaiguan, the reason why this area is called the throat and the key to Liaodong is because of the terrain.To the west is an endless mountain, behind the mountain is a barren desert, and to the east is the vast and misty Bohai Sea. There is only a narrow passage in the middle for the passage of a large group of people.Whether it is the offensive side or the defensive side, if there is a navy to cooperate, it is enough to make the enemy die without a place to bury them.

The father and son of the famous Northeast warlord Zhang, after the defeat of the first Zhifeng War, the army retreated to the northeast and passed through Shanhaiguan, Qinhuangdao and other places, and was bombarded by the Bohai Fleet of the Zhili Navy with naval artillery fire, making the Fengjun dare not pass during the day. , dare not light the lamp at night.

The topography of this area is generally high in the northwest and low in the southeast. Dry rivers flow vertically and horizontally along the highlands in the northwest and merge into the Xiaoling River in the east.These rivers form a flat land that is convenient for irrigation everywhere.

Today, these rivers are affected by successive years of drought.Most of them have dried up and become natural gullies that hinder the advance of the army.

Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Jizhen, Tang Tong, the general soldier of Miyun, and Cao Bianjiao, the general soldier of the East Association, led by Liu Zhaoji, the general soldier of Liaodong, meandered towards Songshan.

Ningyuan is more than 100 miles away from Songshan Fort. If there is no enemy situation or if they are in a hurry, the cavalry can arrive in a day. However, who knows which hill those white armored soldiers, infantry, and vests who built slaves will suddenly rush down from?Therefore, the marching posture of the army marching in the direction of Songshan was very cautious.

The forward of Liu Zhaoji, the general soldier of Liaodong.The distance from Bai Guangen, the commander-in-chief of Ji Town.Less than forty miles apart.And Bai Guangen's soldiers and horses were less than thirty miles away from Tang Tong and Cao Bianjiao's Chinese army brigade.

Between several large marching sequences, there are brigades of cavalry under the command of the generals cruising and supporting, acting as rangers, and they can detect the enemy's situation and act as scouts.Second.There is constant communication between departments.Once you encounter the enemy, you can meet up within one or two days.In case of a strong enemy, the forward and support troops.It can also buy a day for the main force.

Behind the large group of these four chief soldiers, more soldiers and horses came overwhelmingly.

"Donkey Ball!" "Immortal Banban!"

Soldiers from all over the world marched hard to the north against the sun in the dust that covered the sky, using various accents, interweaving curse words with strong local characteristics with the dust on their heads place.

Behind the brigades of soldiers from various armies and towns are the accompanying luggage, various defensive and offensive equipment, submunitions, lead ammunition, arrows, military uniforms, etc., which are loaded on various vehicles and pushed and dragged by the auxiliary soldiers.

Behind the large army, there are countless civilian husbands.All kinds of donkey carts, horse carts, mule carts, trolleys called chicken carts, and even camels, which are common in western Liaoning, are used to transport food, grass, salt, charcoal, pots and stoves for the army. The densely packed vehicles of mules and horses The road is tightly covered, and the winding road can't see the end at a glance.

Although the army's actions were rigorous, the leading generals were still very cautious.From time to time on the road, you can see ranger horses galloping past, reporting any suspicious things ahead to the commanders.And those town flags wearing bright helmets, green cotton cloth waist armor, tokens hanging on their waists, and flags holding command flags were even more eager to report the enemy's situation ahead to the supervisor Hong Chengchou who was tens of miles away.

"The soldiers and horses of the former army have passed Tashan Fort!"

"The former soldiers and horses have passed Gaoqiao Fort!"

"The former soldiers and horses have arrived at Xingshan Fort!"

Every time they arrived at a castle, a part of the Ming Army brigade would go into the city to take over the defense to enrich the defense force in the castle. At the same time, a large amount of food and supplies would also be transported into these castles.

Advance step by step, step by step, this is Hong Chengchou's tactical thinking, and he will never underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.

Gaoqiao is only more than 20 miles away from Xingshan. Once out of Gaoqiao, there are many plains and rivers.At this time, it was afternoon, and the heat wave hit us, and there were large tracts of abandoned land everywhere, and everywhere was bare, and it was almost difficult to see green no matter whether it was up or down the mountain.

Under the long-term drought, the big river that used to be turbulent is now not even a small ditch, and the land is also dry and hard, which is convenient for the army to walk.

Zheng Yilin, deputy general of the defenders of Xingshan Fort, saw that there was a large army coming, so he had to lead the army out to greet him. Among the fortresses he passed, this was also common sense. He could see the banner of the Chinese Army Superintendent from a distance. Now, Zheng Yilin jumped off the horse to straighten his armor, ready to salute to the supervisor.

"How is the military situation ahead?"

Although the weather is already a bit hot, people are wearing armor, and everyone is already sweating profusely.Hong Chengchou is no exception, but in order to maintain his demeanor and style, he is still dressed in a crown robe and shoes.

"Master Superintendent! The distance from Xingshan to Songshan is only [-] miles. If the whole army can go there quickly, it will take only two hours. According to the report of the Qianfeng Army, there are a large number of slaves besieging Songshan. One night If you don't want to see, the slaves have a large group of people and horses in ambush at the southeastern foot of Jinzhou, and there are fine cavalry in the north of Songshan Mountain to lure me to fight. Go to the important place of Xiaoling River. In the Maojiagou mountain range near the Nuerhe River in the northwest of Xingshan Mountain, there is also an army of Eastern captives stationed there. There are even dense camps on Rufeng Mountain, and Songshan leads to Jinzhou Avenue. The slaves are full and rampant."

On Changling Mountain to the northwest of Xingshan Fort, Hong Chengchou ordered Zheng Yilin to tell him about the enemy situation in front of him. While listening to Zheng Yilin's introduction, he looked at Songshan Fort and other places more than ten miles away with a handheld binoculars.

At the foot of Changling Mountain is the road between Songshan Mountain and Xingshan Mountain.This mountain is not high, and the mountain is gentle. There are no trees on the mountain, but it is full of wild grass. Among the wild grass, there is an abandoned fire pier on the top of the mountain.

"Put the generals of Ping and Liao here!" After inspecting the terrain, Hong Dushi made a decisive decision.Zheng Yilin also heard about who the generals of Pingliao were. The army passed Xingshan several times to attack Jinzhou. These 32-pound guns were named Pingliao, Dingliao, Zhenliao, and Anliao by the emperor.They were all cherished and valued by Governor Hong and used together with the pro-army.

Under the command of the officer of the artillery battalion.The soldiers and civilians began to cut down trees, cut down the grass, leveled the field, and filled the straw bags with soil.A temporary fort was built.

With these four cannons guarding Changling Mountain.There is no doubt that his Xingshan Fort has an extra barrier.Regarding the important position of these cannons in Governor Hong's heart.The generals are very clear.Even if it was exchanged for a thousand elite cavalry, the supervisor would definitely not change it.Seeing those civilian husbands busy and busy, Zheng Yilin was very happy in his heart.

Several times the army went to Jinzhou.At critical moments, these cannons are used to open a path.

With these cannons here, the supervisor will definitely deploy troops at the foot of the mountain to defend, otherwise, the cavalry of the slaves will easily charge up from the northeast.

And it's not just Zheng Yilin, a mere lieutenant who has the same idea.

Many generals who accompanied Hong Dushi to set up the fort in Changling Mountain, Yang Guozhu, the general of the Xuanfu, Wang Pu, the general of Datong, Bai Guangen, the general of Jizhen, Liu Zhaoji, the general of Liaodong, Zuo Guangxian, the general of the aid and suppression, and Ma Ma, the general of Shanhaiguan. Ke, Cao Bianjiao, the chief soldier of the ASEAN Association, Wang Tingchen, the former chief soldier of the Tunwei, Tang Tong, the chief soldier of Miyun, and others think so?

This place is only a few miles away from Songshan Mountain. With the range of the cannon, my army is just within the range of the artillery to fight the slaves. If something happens, just turn back and the army will rely on this Changling Mountain fort to deal with the slaves. .

Standing on the top of the mountain and looking out, the land is vast and vast, with flat rivers and hills undulating.Looking up, Xingshan Fort is located on the hilly plain to the south, and countless soldiers, soldiers and civilians are busy carrying supplies into the city.On the plain, the sound of horns continued, and all armies and towns began to camp around Xingshan Fort.From Changling Mountain to the east for about five miles, several hills behind Pingchuan blocked everyone's sight, and beyond these hills to the east was the sea. Bulk materials such as grain and fodder are transported to Bijia Mountain in the sea, where they are temporarily stored and then transferred to Xingshan and other places.

At that moment, Governor Hong issued a military order to hand over the Changling Mountain Fort to Dou Chenglie, a meritorious general in coordination with the General Patrol, to defend it, and another thousand cavalry maneuvered behind the mountain. "The supervisor wrote two test books, one for you to be promoted to lieutenant general, and one for impeaching you for being timid before the battle, fearing the enemy like a tiger, and delaying the opportunity of the battle. Please cut off your head with the sword above! "

Zheng Yilin, deputy general of Xingshan Road, led more than a dozen guerrilla generals and others, and commanded more than [-] defenders in Liaodong, stationed inside and outside Xingshan Fort, Daxing Fort, and Dongqing Fort. The reinforcements guard the rear.

Their names also have two title books.

Like those soldiers, moving forward means getting promoted and getting rich, while retreating means beheading and ransacking the house.

Hong Chengchou's nickname was Hong Crazy, and he killed thousands of people.What's more, at this time, the shit model brigade beside him who has no friendship with anyone is a sharp sword in his hand.

All the general soldiers were worried, someone peeked at the black and short Cantonese barbarian, Wu Biao, who was wearing the armor of a deputy general, couldn't see a trace of expression on his face, and just looked towards Songshan.

Under Songshan City, there was a flurry of flags and trumpets, and there seemed to be signs of mobilization of the brigade.

Because standing on the top of the mountain, condescending, you can see Songshan Mountain in the north and Xingshan Mountain in the south.To the south is a sea of ​​red, which is composed of more than [-] soldiers of the Ming army wearing red armor and holding red banners. When they marched along the undulating road, under the strong sunlight at noon, the armor shone brightly. A dazzling light, from a distance, is a red sea undulating.

On the north side, there are densely packed Qing army flags, the eight-color army flags are colorful, the same tyrannical military appearance, and strong camps.

In front of the camp, thousands of slave soldiers dressed in cotton armor, iron helmets on their heads, and gunfire guns in their hands made a burst of intensive firecracker sounds. The bullets swept across and caught the Ming army by surprise. The troops of Li Fuming, the Shanxi general who tried to open up the connection with Songshan Fort, were defeated steadily.

Fortunately, the cavalry of Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of the Ningyuan Regiment, rushed out from the rear and charged for a while.Repel this group of slave soldiers.

The soldiers who built slaves were also quite organized, seeing that they couldn't get any advantage in front of Wu Sangui's cavalry, they closed their formation a little bit, and pointed thousands of firecrackers at Wu Sangui's cavalry.Even though the two armies kept a distance of more than a hundred steps, neither of them dared to move forward a little bit.

"My lord! The final general has insulted the military prestige, please punish the master supervisor!"

Li Fuming, whose helmet was hit by a projectile, and the red helmet tassel on it was blown away to nowhere, his face was black and white, fell to his knees in front of Hong Chengchou with a plop.

"What's wrong with General Li? We've all seen the situation just now. The army first arrived today, and the general marched straight in. It's nothing to be caught by the slaves for a while, and to be murdered by them. Who is the subordinate of the slaves on the opposite side?"

"Returning to the governor, look at the flag. It was commanded by Kong Youde, a traitor in the past. But all of them are slaves and bandits. It's not the old white flag with soap (white flag with black border), according to the captured According to the confession of the slave thief, Kong thief, Shang Kexi, Geng Jingzhong and others who rebelled and surrendered that day are all Gushan Ezhen of the Eight Banners Han Army Banner of the slave thief. This dog was specially used for the slave chieftain Huang Taiji to practice firearms camp! It is used by his generation The firearms are the same as ours!"

"Back to camp!"

It was inconvenient for Hong Chengchou to say more here, so he drank in a low voice, and surrounded by many guards, he rushed down Changling Mountain to the camp.

At this time, outside Songshan Fort, it became the eye of a huge typhoon.The eye of the typhoon is Songshan Fort.

Outside the fort, the Huangtu Ridge ten miles to the east of Songshan Fort and the Songshan Mountains a few miles to the southeast have long been occupied by the Qing army. They have built layers of fortifications and trenches with deep ditches and high forts. The camps support each other. Convenient and fast.

Starting from old slaves, the Eight Banners Army marched and hunted, erected fences in winter, and dug trenches in summer. It can be said that they have great experience in digging trenches.The Battle of Jinzhou this time showed their trench-digging skills to the fullest.In their trenches, there are stakes on the stakes, ropes on the stakes, bells on the ropes, and dogs beside the bells. The defense lines are very tightly arranged.

The Ming army also had deep trenches and high fortresses. Relying on Songshan Fort, they completed a building that surrounded the northeast and west sides of Songshan Fort. Fengshan position.

In view of this, in line with the principle of besieging three and missing one, and better accomplishing the purpose of luring them in, the Qing army began to slowly remove the siege of Songshan Fort, and gave Songshan Fort to the Ming army.

The south gate of Songshan was opened, Songshan City was guarded by civil and military officials, Songshan Deputy General Xia Chengde, Songshan Youying General Liu Zhengjie, and Songshan General Fan Chenggong.The defense of the city is still in the first place, and the city guard sits in the battalion as a guerrilla. Ge Chaozhong and others have come out of the city to greet them, and the governor is invited to enter the city to station.

In the military preparation mansion temporarily used as Xingyuan, Hong Chengchou summoned the generals to discuss matters.

What they do is nothing else, but the current military situation, and which battalion is the first enemy and which battalion is the second enemy.

"Right now Jinzhou is besieged by the slave bandit Huang Taiji. His fierce chieftain Jierhalang has set up eight camps around the city and dug three long trenches. The main guards are the two red flags of the slave bandits. There are some armored soldiers in Yu Banner. There are about 5000 bannermen, nearly 2000 armored soldiers, and [-] auxiliary soldiers. Although General Zu Dashou claims to have [-] soldiers in the city, most of them are from the original Fortress guards. What General Zu relied on was only a few thousand troops in his headquarters. Therefore, the slaves surrounded him with [-] bannermen and [-] auxiliary soldiers. Break out."

"Rufeng Mountain opposite our army now, with Huangtu Ridge to the east of Songshan Fort, Songshan Mountain to the southeast, Shimen Mountain, Shijialing, Zijing Mountain, Mopan Mountain, Jinchang Fort, Shahe Fort, and Dasheng Fort The dangerous lands are all owned by the Jiannu Eight Banners. According to the Ye Bu Shou investigation, the main numbers have been found to include the Eight Banners Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner, Xianghuang Banner, Zhengbai Banner, Xiangbai Banner, Zhenglan Banner, Xianglan Banner, a soldier and horse, and the Eight Banners Mongolia , Most of the Eight Banners Han Army. Outer Fan Mongolia, one part of the Koryo Army, with a total of 7 bannermen, more than [-] inner armor soldiers, and about [-] miscellaneous servants Aha, ready to confront our army head-on.”

Hearing Zhang Ruoqi's arrangements for the Jiannu outside Jinzhou, all the generals present could not help but gasp.

This time the battle is not easy to fight.In the Battle of Jinzhou, the Qing Dynasty came all over the country, and all the elite were mobilized. They are all tough!

"Dou Nama! Master Supervisor, since all the elite slave chieftains have reached the front line of Jinzhou and Ningyuan, the only ones staying in the country are old, weak and remnant soldiers. The last general is not talented, but there is a plan to offer. The last general dares to guarantee with his head. If this plan is used That's it, Huang Taiji, the discipline chief, is in a state of confusion!"

Seeing the flustered expressions of the crowd, Wu Biao, the commander of the model brigade who had just arrived, couldn't hold back.

"General Wu has traveled all over our Ming Dynasty from south to north, from east to west, and he must have some insight. You might as well speak up. I'll be all ears."

Wu Biao's idea is actually very simple.In terms of the familiar plot, it is Deng Ai's plan to sneak into Yinping in Sichuan.but.Li Huayu, the eldest son of the Southern Guangdong Army, used this method once for Shimadzu's family in Kagoshima, Kyushu.Wu Biao planned to take the medicine according to the prescription, and give Huang Taiji a pair of medicines. If he disciplines him to take this medicine, he must be vomiting and diarrhea, and the army will be in a mess.

"Master Supervisor. The general is willing to lead the troops. Board the ship at Bijia Mountain. Head to Liaodong. As long as our army lands and goes to Shenyang City, the slaves will be in chaos. At that time, Lord Supervisor will take advantage of the situation and attack. The ancestors of Jinzhou City sent troops to attack, and finally left Shenyang to attack westward, so why worry about not being able to settle Liaodong in one battle?"

"absurd!"

"Take a risk!"

"Definitely not!"

Without waiting for the supervisor Hong Chengchou to make a comment, in the hall, the leaders and adults have already made a noisy discussion, expressing their opposition to Wu Biao's plan.

On the contrary, Wu Sangui had a strange light in his eyes, and immediately lowered his head to think about something.

"General Wu's method is indeed a strange plan. But" Zhang Ruoqi, the supervisor, also opened his mouth slowly, "I think that although this plan is good, it cannot be implemented. There are three reasons. First, General Wu's troops are nearly There are more than 20 people, including mules, horses, vehicles, and luggage. At least a hundred large and small sea-going ships are needed to complete the transportation. Although our army currently has ships, they are all used to transport food and grass to and from the sea. If they are transferred away, then here There are more than [-] army horses and more than [-] civilian husbands who are in danger of running out of food. Second, Huang Taiji learned that the nest was attacked, and he was bound to lead the army to the north to rescue them day and night. At that time, General Wu had a fortified city in front of him and pursued his troops later, so he was in a dangerous place! Third, although General Wu fought with Jiannu in Shandong, the opponents who fought were two red flags and two white flags, and the slave chieftain Hong Tai personally led The two yellow flags have never fought against each other, and their troops are far more ferocious than the other flags. To be on the safe side, the general will stay in Songshan and join the army to defeat the bandits!"

"Master Supervising Army is right. Fighting wars! You rely on attacking thieves head-on on the battlefield, with one knife and one gun! That kind of opportunistic method is best not to be used!"

Sitting opposite Wu Biao, Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Ji Town, spoke sarcastically. He had already looked awkward at the Cantonese barbarian opposite him.Not to mention the whole model brigade is full of bullshit, even the eunuchs in charge of food treat them differently. When others go to collect food, grass and luggage, they have to pay [-]% off, and the eunuchs all have their nostrils turned upside down.Only when the military supplies of the model brigade went to collect food and grass, although the eunuchs had to give a discount, they nodded and bowed with smiling faces all the way.

What's even more irritating is that those businessmen from Jiangnan, Fujian, Guangdong, and Nanzhong who did business with the army, others paid for it and delivered it. Only the group of thieves in the model brigade can pay on credit.For this, the officers and generals of the towns have long been dissatisfied and scolded.

Hong Chengchou, who is the commander in chief of the army, is naturally aware of this small and dirty mind among his subordinates, and he is also happy to see it come true.The subordinates are all monolithic, how can he, the supervisor and commander-in-chief, control and control it?

However, he was able to infer some of the subtle relationship between the Model Brigade, the Supervisor of Rituals, the inner court, and even the emperor through private letters.

The emperor and the eunuchs in the inner court planned to reorganize the Beijing army in the capital and organize internal exercises.Therefore, they did everything possible to dig out Wu Biao's troops from the Southern Guangdong Army.It was because the emperor and the chief eunuchs in charge of ceremonies valued and cherished this army that fought from north to south, and from south to north again, which made those eunuchs so respectful.

Hong Chengchou was about to speak, but he didn't expect the sound of dense firecrackers and cannons to be faintly heard from far away outside the city, followed by an uproar.

"Why panic?" He was a little annoyed.

"Reporting to my lord, there are more than a thousand cavalry led by General Bai, the commander-in-chief of Ji Town, and Mr. Ma, the commander-in-chief of Shanhai Town. They were attacked by the slave-attached rebels yesterday when they were sentrying out to build slave camps on Rufeng Mountain, and they suffered heavy losses! "

It's Kong Youde, that bastard again!For two consecutive days, there were three general soldiers who suffered under his command!That is to say, Wu Sangui is a little better, with a lot of capital in his hands, and the lost soldiers are nothing, but for guys like Ma Ke and Bai Guangen who are used to drinking blood and eating empty quota, it is their own belongings Serious loss!

There are more than 1000 cavalry, and each of the two families has 600 people. Most of these cavalry are their servants. If they are all lost, there is no need to mess around.In the name of being disadvantaged in combat, Governor Hong will ask the Emperor Sword to kill himself at any time!Then assign the rank of chief soldier to the trusted general.

save!Must be rescued!

However, I know my own strength, if I want to go home by myself, I am afraid that I will sacrifice my life to feed a tiger and put my salary to fight the fire.

This kind of dangerous thing, thankless thing, has to be done by others!

Wu Biao clearly felt that the eyes of everyone present were flicking back and forth on his face.

For two consecutive days, in two small-scale contacts, the Ming army suffered a small loss in front of Kong Youde's gunfire soldiers. Although the loss of troops was not a big deal in the eyes of the Ming army with more than [-] troops, but one after another Frustration is a huge blow to morale and military morale.

Isn't your model brigade also known for being good at using firearms?Now the slave on the opposite side is also using firearms. Since you are good at using firearms, if you don't meet him, when will you wait?

"These rebels have also learned how to use firearms!" Facing everyone's eyes, Wu Biao commented on Kong Youde's tactics unceremoniously.

"I think it was after being beaten badly by our army a few times, I learned from the pain, trained the firecrackers, and used my army's superficial tactics to show off here! Hmph! Dongshi imitates, Handan is learning how to walk!"

These words with guns and sticks seemed to scold Kong Youde, but every sentence hit the sore spots of the officers and generals present. Ma Ke, who had just ridiculed Wu Biao's absurd tactics of attacking Shenyang, was the first to jump up.

"Wu! What are you talking about!"

"That's right! The cowhide is blowing loudly, whether it is a mule or a horse, whether it has eggs, go up and try it yourself!"

"Yes, although we lost the battle, we were defeated on the battlefield. Bragging in front of the supervisor is not a hero!"

For a while, Wu Biao became the target of being besieged by the leaders of the Guan Ning Army, Shan Haijun, and Xuan Da Army. He was a fool who had no eggs and no guts to run on him because he had a close relationship with the eunuchs.

"Master Superintendent! The final general is willing to use his troops to fight against the traitor Kong Youde's troops!"

"Brother Zong! Sangui is not talented, and is willing to use his troops and horses as a model brigade to stand up and cheer!"

Wu Sangui also stood up and pleaded with Hong Chengchou: "Master Superintendent! The final general is willing to accompany General Wu to fight against Kong Youde!"

Seeing the two generals Wu in front of them voluntarily asking for a fight, the hall immediately became silent, and immediately boiled again.

"The final general is willing to accompany General Wu to fight against Kong Youde!"

"The end will be willing to go!"

These people suddenly remembered that this Wu Biao was also a person who had confronted Dorgon head-on, so it should be no problem to deal with a mere Kong Youde.

"That's good! There are two generals Wu leading the army!" (To be continued...)