Jiumen River, more than 20 miles away from Shanhaiguan, the upper reaches of the nine gates is an important military pass in Liaodong, and it is also the only section of the Great Wall on the water in the Great Wall, the Great Wall across the river is more than 100 meters long, and there are nine door openings that cross the water.

Historically, Li Zicheng's Dashun Army, Guanning Army, and Eight Banner Army, the three strongest armies in East Asia, were the "Great Battle of a Stone" that took place here, and the First World War set the pattern of the world.

Zhu Cihong is located in Huanxi Ridge, the location is excellent, you can see Shanhaiguan in the south, you can see the position of the Qing army in the north, and the surrounding situation is in your eyes.

Zhu Youneng and Zhou Xingyao led the 6,000 men and horses of the Ming Zhenghuang Banner down the mountain, and most of the 6,000 Zhenghuang Banner warriors were captured by the Qing army and Manchurian soldiers.

Zhu Cihong nodded with satisfaction, it seems that Zhu Youneng is quite loyal, and he dared to go up and die without saying a word as soon as he gave the order.

In the past, when the Qing army fought with the Qing army, the Qing army always let the Eight Banners Han Army go up to death first, Zhu Cihong has been looking forward to when the Ming Dynasty can do the same, return the other body in the other way, let the Manchurian soldiers go up, and the Ming army will pick up the heads in the back?

Today, this moment is about to happen. (Five years ago, during the siege of Shengjing, Zhenghuangqi was responsible for the north gate and suffered many casualties, but it was not like today.) ）

In the middle section of the Jiumen River, there are many flags on both sides of the river, including the flags of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, and the flags of the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Han Army.

The Qing army, including the Korean and Japanese miscellaneous Eight Banners, the surrendered Wu Sangui, Zu Dashou, Hong Chengchou, Zuo Guangxian and other Liaodong armies, with a total strength of 150,000,

The Ming army, Mao Yuanyi and other Liaodong soldiers were 40,000, the Jingwu army was nearly 40,000 (10,000 were left behind to support logistics in Denglai), and the Tianwu army was 80,000 (20,000 were left in Beijing), with a total strength of 160,000, and the two sides were roughly equal.

Zhu Cihong brought 40,000 dragon warriors and 10,000 Shenwu troops, as well as 30,000 foot soldiers, which can be said to be very capable of fighting.

However, the combat effectiveness of the Qing army, in addition to the full eight banners, is still elite, and there are also Han army flags equipped with firearms, which basically cannot be beaten.

Hong Chengchou also knew that if the fight was spread, the Qing Dynasty would undoubtedly be defeated, so he immediately proposed to Dolgon: "Retreat to Jinzhou and stick to Xiaoling River is the best policy!" ”

Under the dragon, Dolgon was indifferent, and Hong Chengchou continued: "This soldier can't be lightly attacked, and our army can't go beyond the army!" ”

However, Dolgon seemed to be overly excited, frowning and reprimanding, "I have been fighting for so many years, and I still need you to remind me?" ”

Hong Chengchou was dumbfounded, like an abandoned little daughter-in-law, feeling uncomfortable.

It's so unpleasant to be a traitor, the comrades look down on you, and the enemy looks down on you.

However, Hong Chengchou still does not regret it, he hates Emperor Tianwu for not sending troops to rescue at the beginning, and hates Mao Yuanyi, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, who is arrogant and domineering, does not take himself in his eyes, and blindly guards the wall and does not listen to orders.

Putting aside resentment, as the spokesman of the landlord class, Hong Chengchou was not convinced by the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty in his heart, if Li Zicheng had not roasted the hundred officials and gentry, his preferred target was the Dashun Dynasty, a new dynasty in line with the interests of the landlords.

No one could have imagined that the Great Shun Dynasty would be even more hateful, and what it did made people shudder.

Among the princes and ministers in the Qing Dynasty, a middle-aged man wearing a dress similar to the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty and having not shaved his hair secretly glanced at Hong Chengchou.

This person's name is Jin Zidian, he is in his forties, his appearance is elegant, he was the king of the Korean government, leading the government, equivalent to the prime minister, he was extremely pro-Qing during his reign, and he has been sent to the Qing Dynasty many times.

When the Eight Banners Army conquered Seoul for the second time, Jin Zidian acted as an internal response, killed the king of Joseon, Li Liang, knelt down to welcome Dolgon to settle in Seoul, and assisted the Qing Dynasty in annexing Korea, ending the Lee dynasty for more than 200 years.

Because of the high level of hard work and the need for Dorgon to use Kim to control North Korea, he was allowed not to shave his hair, and there were no hard and fast requirements on how to dress.

Behind Kim Zidian, there stood several Korean Eight Banners Gushan Ezhen, all of them shaved their heads and stood there honestly like a minion.

North Korea is similar to the Ming Dynasty, it is also a noble and lowly military, and the soldiers have no status in the country, and after the destruction of the country, they returned to the Qing Dynasty, and their status is reduced by one, no, it is minus three.

The later Dongying people (later called the Japanese Dongying) were of lower status than them, so that these Korean soldiers could raise their humble heads in the face of the Dongying people, and they were chic and arrogant.

Jin Zidian is very interested in Hong Chengchou, after all, the surname Hong was the governor of Daming Jiliao, and he was very famous in this area of Liaodong, according to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, the two had to call him a Shangguan when they met.

Now that they have become colleagues again, I wonder how the status of both sides will change......

At the moment, Hong Chengchou was a little anxious, looking at the Ming army's position in the distance, he could vaguely see that the Ming army's artillery array had been erected, as if it was about to open fire.

Although the Jiumen River is the first line of defense arranged by the Qing Dynasty, it can't be given away in vain!

He was about to speak, but he heard Dolgon smile slightly: "The Ming Kingdom has lost the capital, and the qi has been exhausted, as long as it is defeated, the qi of my Qing Dynasty will come!" ”

Hong Chengchou showed a hint of disappointment on his face, although he didn't know where Dolgon's confidence came from, he could only consider himself unlucky.

He sighed and swore secretly: "Since I have chosen the Qing Dynasty, I have no way out, no matter whether I win or lose this battle, I will do my best to support and prove my ability to the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Listening to the discussions of the surrounding generals, Dolgon remained silent, and asked the Han army beside him Zhenglan Banner Gushan Ezhen Tong Tulai, and said, "Is my Qing Dynasty's Wuzhen Chaoha artillery battalion ready?" ”

Tong Tulai is the son of the first-class prince Tong Yangzhen, the nephew of Wuzhen Chao Hagushan Ezhen Tong, and the grandfather of Emperor Kangxi in history.

His clan uncle Tong Yangxing is a big man, that guy was originally an undercover spy sent by the Ming Dynasty to Houjin in Liaodong, and was later bought by Houjin and became a double agent, becoming the first batch of traitors in the Ming Dynasty.

Tong Yangxing was loyal to Nurhachi, told Nurhachi about the situation of the Ming army in Liaodong, and guided his cousin Tong Yangzhen and the whole clan to submit to Houjin, the prime minister of the Tong family, Han government and civil affairs.

In addition to being a spy, Tong Yangxing's level of making Hongyi artillery is also good, he formed the first artillery unit of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and was the earliest artillery commander in the Later Jin Army.

Tong Yang died early, and Chongzhen hung up in five years, but his Wuzhen Chaoha artillery battalion was seamlessly taken over by Kong Youde, who had just surrendered to the enemy, and the development of firearms in the Manchu Qing Dynasty took a new stage.

In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the Wuzhen Chaoha artillery battalion was wiped out by the heavy artillery brigade of the Tianwu Army, Kong Youde was executed, and the artillery power of the Qing army was severely damaged.

Dolgon had no choice but to continue to use the Tong family, and handed over the historical task of reviving the Wuzhen Chaoha artillery battalion to the Han army's Zhenglan Banner Gushan Ezhen Tong Tulai.

When Tong Tulai was young, he learned to shoot artillery with his traitor uncle, and his skills were not bad, and after several years of hard work, he finally started the Wuzhen Chaoha artillery battalion.

It's just that in the face of the old opponent Tianwu Army, Tong Tulai felt weak in his heart, and when he heard the master's inquiry, his body was shocked, and he lowered his head and replied: "Your Majesty, the Wuzhen Chaoha artillery battalion is ready......

Seeing that he had no confidence in speaking, Dolgon couldn't help frowning, "How far can you fight?" Can you hit the target? ”

Tong Tulai's face trembled, and he replied: "The farthest can hit four miles, and there is some certainty within three miles, beyond this range, I'm afraid it's not good to be accurate......"

Dolgon was immediately furious, and he shouted, "Look at your cowardice, are you scared before you start fighting?" ”

Tong Tulai was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a pout, lying there shivering.

Hong Chengchou on the side stood up and said: "Your Majesty, a single Hongyi artillery shot three miles away is purely a waste of medicine, and my Wuzhen Chaoha artillery battalion can use the method of the Tianwu Army artillery battalion to fire an artillery salvo." ”

Dorgon was curious: "What are the advantages of artillery salvos?" ”

Hong Chengchou straightened his dog's tail and explained: "The artillery salvo allows all the artillery to fire shells at the enemy's position at the same time, forming an unstoppable force, which can not only kill the Ming army in the most effective way, but also improve the deterrent power of the artillery!" ”

Dolgon's mind imagined that kind of scene, and recalled the battle of Xiaolinghe at the beginning, and immediately understood it.

He smiled and said to Hong Chengchou: "Sir, if I want to deal with the Tianwu Army, I still need to rely on Mr. ”

Hong Chengchou was suddenly overjoyed, and was about to propose another retreat to Jinzhou, but saw Dolgon waving his hand at Tong Tulai and said, "Don't go ahead and prepare!" ”

Hong Chengchou sighed secretly, it seems that if he is not abused by the Tianwu Army, the confident Emperor Shenxing will not stop.

Under Tong Tulai's shout, the Qing army's Wuzhenchao Harbin artillery battalion by the Jiumen River erected an artillery array nervously, anxiously waiting for the arrival of fate.