Just three days after supporting the Liaodong army, that is, in 1627 A.D., on the ninth day of the fifth month, Huang Taiji led his troops to the edge of Quang Ninh, and ordered Beledeg, Zilharang, Azig, Yue, Sakhalian, and Haoge to lead the elite cavalry of the escort army as the front team, and the besieging generals led the Mianjia army to carry ladders, shields and other equipment as the rear team, and personally led the army in the center with the Great Bel Dai Shan, the Second Bel Amin, and the Third Bel Mang Gurtai. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the tenth day of the first month, Huang Taiji went to Quang Ninh. Later, the Jin sergeant captured the Ming army sentry, and learned through interrogation: the right guard was defended by 100 people, and although the city repair of Xiaoling River and Daling River was not completed, there were soldiers stationed there, and the repair of Jinzhou City had been completed, and there were 30,000 horse foot soldiers. Huang Taiji ordered to march by night, take the Youtun Acropolis lightly, and go straight to Dalinghe City.

On May 11, Huang Taiji led two yellow flags and two white flags as the middle road, straight to Dalinghe City, Dabeile Daishan, Erbeile Amin, Beile Shuozhi and the chief military officer, Gushan Ezhen, etc., led two red flags and blue flags of soldiers and horses as the right wing, straight to Jinzhou City; The three Bel Mang Gurtai led the soldiers and horses of the blue banner as the left flank and took the right guard. The Emperor Taiji army of the middle road approached Dalinghe City, and the city had not yet been built, and the defenders withdrew to Jinzhou. The left flank of the Mang Gurtai army approached the right guard, and the defenders fled and rushed to Jinzhou. After the Jin army easily took the two cities of Dalinghe and Youtunwei, the three-way army would join Jinzhou, one mile away from the city, camped on all sides, and the army besieged Jinzhou.

After the siege of the city, the camp tent that stretched for dozens of miles could not be seen at a glance, and the neighing of war horses was endless.

Under the banner, a middle-aged man dressed in armor, holding one hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, squinting his eyes slightly, looking towards the city, the three-inch beard under his forehead was also swaying left and right in the breeze. This person is Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong.

Behind him, a burly general with a dark face and a beard like a steel needle stepped forward and said to Yuan Chonghuan: "Lord Futai, now that the Houjin army has not gained a stable foothold, will we send Guanning Iron Cavalry to make a surprise attack?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan raised his hand and interrupted the general's words and said: "Fuyu (Zu Dashou's character), look at it, although Houjin is encamping, but the tens of thousands of cavalry on the top of the mountains on the left and right sides are in full array, if we send troops out of the city at this time, not only will we not be able to play the role of a surprise attack, but we will also lose our troops and generals." ”

"What then? Do you just watch these Tartars set up camp? Zu Dashou said with some unwillingness.

Yuan Chonghuan smiled coldly and said: "Houjin are all cavalry, if it is a field battle, we are definitely not an opponent, the plan for now is to move all the red-clothed cannons to the city, prepare more rolling wood and thunder stones, once they attack the city, they will use firearms, cannons, and bows and arrows to resist the enemy, hold the city and wait for reinforcements, if there is anyone who goes out of the city to meet the enemy without authorization, kill!" ”

"The Last Will Do ......"

Because of the siege of the Houjin soldiers, the people in the city were panicked, and their doors were closed, and there were few pedestrians on the street except for the patrolling soldiers.

The atmosphere of war enveloped the entire city, and even the soldiers at the head of the city were unsheathed, bowed and rested in turn.

Just when Huang Taiji led the army to besiege Ningjin, Zhao Shujiao, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, also led the army to approach the Daling River.

As the saying goes, there are 10,000 people, and there is no boundary. At this time, Zhao led the army, cavalry, infantry, and people who escorted grain and grass, and the team of nearly 20,000 people stretched for several miles.

After the sound of horses' hooves of "booming ......", the yellow sand rolled up the sky.

In the team, the girl was wearing a leather armor, two long knives hanging from her waist, an iron helmet on her head, a thick layer of dust fell on her cheeks, and even the hair could vaguely see the mud mixed with sweat and dust, sitting on the back of a crimson war horse, her eyes were always looking around, and her face was vigilant.

The long march is always extremely boring, Chen Donglai hurriedly urged the war horse to come to the girl's side: "Brother Hua, don't be so nervous, pay more attention to the first time you go to the battlefield, don't rush hard, once you fight, follow my side, and bring our cronies and brothers together, so as not to find the generals when the time comes." ”

The girl nodded, revealing a shallow smile: "Thank you, Brother Chen!" ”

"Brother Flower is gracious! We are brothers in the same battalion, and it is appropriate to help each other......"

At the front of the procession, just as the march was on the way, a team of seven or eight scouts urged the horses under their crotches, thinking of galloping towards the front of me, and the yellow sand was raised behind them.

Looking closely, there are still blood stains on several people, if it weren't for the clothes of the Ming army, I'm afraid that the soldiers in front would have opened their bows and arrows.

Under the leadership of the vanguard of the former army, several scouts were soon brought to the Chinese army where Zhao Shujiao was located.

The scout jumped off the war horse, knelt down on one knee in front of the horse taught by Zhao Shujiao, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, and clenched his fists and said: "General Yu, the scouts of our army fought with the patrol team of the Houjin army in Qiantun, and more than half of the brothers were killed or wounded. ”

Ignoring the scout's report, Zhao Shujiao beckoned, and a personal soldier hurriedly stretched out a map slowly.

After a long time, Zhao Shujiao slowly asked, "Has Qiantun already missed?" How many troops were stationed in Qiantun in Houjin? Who is the leader? Is there a Ming army nearby? ”

Zhao Shujiao is worthy of being a person who has been in battle for a long time, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he asked the key point.

The scout who knelt on one knee on the ground did not dare to slack off, and without thinking, he replied to Zhao Shujiao: "Back to the general's words, the Ming army has not been found in the fifty miles around Qiantun, and the banner of the big tent of the Chinese army is a "Yue" character for the leader of the Houjin army, and the villain has not been close to the Houjin military camp before the patrol team finds it, and the two sides fought hard, and our army was killed and wounded seven or eight people before they luckily got rid of the Houjin army. Looking at its tents, pots, stoves, and stoves, there are no less than 20,000 people. ”

"Hiss......"

Hearing the scout's report, everyone gasped, 20,000 people, almost all of the Houjin soldiers were cavalry, and they were all brave and good at fighting, and they were skilled in bows and horses. Today's Zhao Sect has a team of nearly 20,000 people. Half of them are civilians, sixty percent are infantry, and there are only about 4,000 cavalry.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Shujiao pointed to the northeast and said: "There is a hill twenty miles ahead, the right side of the mountain mausoleum, and the left front water. Even if the enemy attacks with water, we have no worries, if the enemy crosses the water to fight, first of all, they will suffer heavy casualties in the small river in front, and rush to camp and set up camp, and send more scouts to investigate the enemy's situation, and wait for Datong, Xuanfu, Jizhen, and Beijing to give Houjin a tragic blow when the reinforcements arrive. ”

"Obey ......"

At the same time, the soldiers of the Flying Eagle Guard, thirty miles away, were also marching on fast horses.

The scorching sun made the soldiers' faces covered with beads of sweat, and even the war horses were as if they had been washed with water.

"Report ......"

Just as the soldiers were marching in a hurry, a group of scouts who had reconnoitred the enemy's situation quickly returned to the ranks.

"Report to the commander, thirty miles ahead, I found a Ming army team, about 20,000 people, marching in the direction of Qiantun."

Ling Yun took the war horse and glanced at Lu Xiangsheng before continuing to ask the scout: "Where is the Houjin Tartar garrison, and how many men and horses are there?" Where is the army of the Ming army ahead? ”

"Returning to the commander, the Houjin garrison Qiantun, looking at its camp tent about 20,000 people, the leader should be the Houjin Belle Yuetuo. The Ming army in front of the army was under the banner of "Zhao", the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan. ”

"Yue Tuo, Zhao led the ......"

After pondering for a long time, Ling Yun waved his hand at the scout and said, "Probe and report again." ”

"Obey!"

Turning his head and glancing at Lu Xiangsheng, Ling Yun smiled slightly: "Brother Jiutai, what do you do next?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned at first, although his relationship with Ling Yun was not bad, but the emperor's holy decree made it very clear that he would assist Ling Yun as a deputy general. At this moment, Ling Yun asked him, which made him slightly stunned.

However, it didn't last long, Lu Xiangsheng came back to his senses and smiled at Ling Yun: "Hmm! I am also more familiar with the terrain of Liaodong, in the forward fifty miles is a hill, the right side of the mountain mausoleum, the left front water, is a good place to set up camp, the army first rest for a while, we set off immediately after the people eat the horses and feed, and when we arrive at the hill, we will set up camp and wait to see the changes. ”

Ling Yun didn't refute either, nodded and instructed Long Tianyang, Nangong Yun, Tang Ying and the others beside him: "The three armies are ordered to rest for a while, and after the people eat and feed the horses, before dark, they must rush to the small hill fifty miles away." ”

"Yes!"

As the sun set, a remnant sun shone on the nameless hill, and groups of soldiers and men were busy cutting down trees and setting up camp.

At the foot of the mountain, the girl and Chen Donglai were also like ordinary soldiers and people, sweating profusely to build a rejection horse.

"Brother Chen, how can we set up camp here? Why didn't you see any other reinforcements? The girl asked with some puzzlement while holding a piece of wood.

"I don't know! However, the chief soldier has been in battle for a long time, and this arrangement has its own reason, and we just have to obey the order. Again, if you really want to fight, you will follow me, as long as I am alive, I will not let you get hurt. ”

Chen Donglai's words moved the busy girl for a while.

Just as he was about to speak, Chen Donglai took out a small jade pendant from his arms with a bitter face: "Brother Hua, life and death are unpredictable in this battle with Houjin, if I die in battle, you will take this jade pendant to Jixian County and hand over the pension silver to my lady......"

As soon as Chen Donglai's words fell, the girl pushed Chen Donglai's hand back. With a gloomy face, he said: "What is not dead, you still wait for the battle to go back and hand it over to her by yourself." ”

Looking at the girl's gloomy face, Chen Donglai smiled and scratched his head: "Hehe! I said Brother Hua, as long as we are soldiers start fighting, the horse leather shrouds the body, and the blood stains the yellow sand, that is normal, why do you have to do this? ”

"You still say ......" glared at Chen Donglai, and the girl turned around and walked towards the other side.

"Hey! Flower Brothers...... You ......"

Seeing that the girl no longer paid attention to herself, Chen Donglai shook his head helplessly and began to work.

Qiantun, Houjin Zhongjun tent, a wolfskin banner erected in front of the Chinese military tent, a big "Yue" on the book, under the breeze, the atmosphere swayed left and right.

In front of the Chinese military tent, the heralds were side by side, and the knife and axe hands were standing on both sides, all of them fierce and vicious, and they looked a little murderous.

In the big tent, a post-Taurus Lu knelt on one knee, his left hand on his left knee, lowered his head and muttered in Manchu to Yue Tuo, who was sitting behind the handsome case: "Report to Lord Belle, the traces of the Ming army were found twenty miles away, and the flag should be Zhao Shujiao, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan." ”