Chapter 493: Xiping Fort
Wang Xiao has been to Shenyang before, and it only takes three hours to travel from Jinzhou to Shenyang on the Beijing-Harbin Expressway.
But this is obviously not the case now, the army marches over the mountains and meets the river tower bridge, and on the way to maintain physical strength and cherish horsepower, and has to camp at night......
After the battle of Xiaolinghe, the Guanning Iron Cavalry left behind only more than 27,000 casualties, and Wang Xiao's escort cavalry barely managed to make up 30,000 people.
These 30,000 people are in enemy territory, and it is not easy to cover their tracks.
The Chu Dynasty's sphere of influence in Liaodong is now only the Liaoxi Corridor, and they show a little traces, Yizhou, Guangning, Liaoyang, Haizhou, Yaozhou...... You can send troops to attack.
Wang Xiao didn't have the strength to knock down these places first, he had only one goal.
But in this way, without first cutting the barrier around Shenyang, even marching is an extremely dangerous thing.
Fortunately, Qin Chengye knew the terrain well, and 30,000 cavalry bypassed Yizhou, ran north to Pingdingshan, and then went straight to Jianzigang, avoiding Jiannu spies, and quickly rushed to the Liao River.
Two days after their departure, they finally arrived on the west bank of the Liao River.
Crossing the Liao River in the east, between them and Shenyang City is a flat river.
The current Shengjing City of the Manchu Dynasty was built on a vast plain between the Liao River and the Hunhe River, backed by the Liaodong hills that stretched out from the Changbai Mountains.
The Liaohe Plain was like a huge pocket open in front of Wang Xiao.
It is like a bloody mouth, and all the surrounding forts and state cities are its fangs.
But Wang Xiao wanted to rush over without hesitation and turn the world upside down......
To cross the Liao River, the fastest way is to cross the Pingyang Bridge, and to cross the Pingyang Bridge, you must first take Xiping Fort.
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Qin Chengye looked at Xiping Fort in the east of Ma, and sighed unconsciously.
"Twenty years ago, General Luo died here."
Wang Xiao asked, "General Luo?" ”
"The old man was originally under the command of General Luo Chengyi, and was later promoted to the commander of the Houtun Guard of Guangning...... During the Battle of Guangning, he served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Pingliao Army, judged the marching route of the old slave, and reported it to the superintendent Wang Huachen, but was obstructed by the traitors. General Luo couldn't transfer the elite of Pingliao, so he had to personally lead 3,000 troops to defend Xiping Fort alone. At that time, the generals agreed to 'defend each other's fortifications, and if they are urgent, they will help each other, and those who violate will be punished', as a result, Shaling was defeated, Liaoyang fell, and the 50,000 army of old slaves attacked Xiping Fort, and the reinforcements retreated. General Luo led 3,000 people to fight in a bloody battle, and the old slave sent an envoy to persuade him to surrender, and General Luo shouted, 'Don't you know that a certain person is a righteous man?!' The old slave was furious and shot General Luo with an arrow......
"At the end of the battle, the gunpowder and arrows of Xiping Fort were exhausted. General Luo bowed to the south, lamented the sentence 'the ministers are exhausted', the horizontal sword killed himself, the three thousand Chu troops defending the city were all annihilated, the old slave lost 7,000 soldiers, washed the West Fort with blood, and slaughtered the Dingkou in the city. The old man's comrades back then were also more than Xipingbao who died in battle......"
When Qin Chengye said this, there was a gloom in his eyes.
Wang smiled and looked at Xipingbao for a while.
- Maybe Qin Chengye has not descended so far, is there the influence of this General Luo?
There were many traitors in this Chu Dynasty, and after all, there were countless loyal ministers and righteous people......
"Then today, we will take back this place to lay the spirit of General Luo."
"Today?" Qin Chengye raised his horsewhip and said, "The 50,000 old slaves attacked this fort, and they have been attacking for three days. ”
"Don't wait for me, and I've eaten all the grain and grass I brought......"
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Huang Taiji did not allow Dingkou to cultivate and graze cattle in the area of the Liao River, because it was too close to Jinzhou.
One of the purposes of the establishment of the Guanningjin defense line was also to prevent them from living in the Liaohe area.
But for many years, the Chu army guarded Jinzhou and never crossed the thunder pool. The ban on grazing and farming is less binding.
On the periphery of Xiping Fort, houses have been built, and there is a thriving scene.
It is now February, and many people are turning the soil on the banks of the Liao River, and some people are driving cattle, horses, and sheep to walk.
Most of them are the clothed servants of the bannermen, whether they live well or not depends mainly on the temper of the master, being beaten to death by the master and starving to death is just dead, and if they can survive, they can always live......
That morning, the sound of horses' hooves thundered.
The coats looked up, sweat dripping across their heads.
Looking around, I saw a dark cloud floating in the distance towards this side, gradually outlining a long line of black crows.
"Another war?" The wrappers muttered, "Robbing the Chu Dynasty again?" ”
For them, the Chu Dynasty was already a very vague existence. But when the masters stole food, money, and population from the Chu Dynasty, there were more minions to work with them, and they could live more easily. If the master has won the battle, he may be able to carry the flag with him......
If the land of the Qing Dynasty was bigger, he would be able to live a better life.
- It's going to be a war, which looks like a good thing. I just don't know where this cavalry is going to rob?
Suddenly, someone shouted: "It's Chu Jun!" It's the Chu army......"
"Run!"
A cloud of wolf smoke rose from inside Xiping Fort.
The speed of Guanning's iron horse galloping is getting faster and faster, and the knife and armor are shining in the sun, and they are printed with the water surface of the Liao River.
A huge horn sounded......
Monk Kule is feeding the horses and drinking water by the Liao River.
His name means 'leek' in Manchu, and he was born with a white flag, and he was forty-one years old at the time.
Although he now has five coats and a large plot of land, he is still used to feeding his horses, a habit he has developed over the years.
At this time, listening to the sound of the horn, Seng Kule turned his head and saw the Chu army rushing from afar, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Do these Chu cowards still dare to run into the territory of the Qing Dynasty?
It doesn't seem to have scared you.
Monk Kule is a herdsman when he dismounts, and he is a warrior when he gets on a horse, and he has fought several battles in his life, and he is not alarmed when he sees this situation. Slowly, he let the horse drink water, touched its head, and said, "Old man, go and grab two pieces of armor with your master......
On the bank of the Liao River, many Eight Banners stepped on their horses and ran towards Xipingbao.
In Xiping Fort, columns of cavalry rushed out.
When the monk Kur rode his horse to the castle, he saw a troop of cavalry gathering their coats, and one of them, Niu Lu, he also recognized.
"Sara, give me a bow and quiver."
Niu Lu, whose name was 'Sara', glanced back and said with a smile: "Monk Kule, where is your son?" ”
"I'm going on the march."
"It's good, when he comes back, you will have a few more white and tender coatings......"
Monk Kule glanced up at the Chu army who was getting closer and closer, and said, "Don't be verbose, give it to me quickly." ”
Sala smiled and asked the bow and arrow to be given to the monk, and said, "Don't rush to the front, let the robes go first." I'm giving them a knife, do you want it? ”
Monk Kule patted the long knife on his waist and said proudly, "I have a good knife." ”
The two didn't talk much, and Monk Kule kicked the horse's buttocks and merged into the array of flag soldiers.
He didn't know the fighters around him well and hadn't practiced together, but as soon as they joined the team, they could feel the trust and understanding of each other.
"Come on. Let you see the brave ...... of the banner man"
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Outside Xiping Fort, the clothed minions received their swords and converged into a huge phalanx.
Behind them, the sturdy Eight Banners cavalry stood proudly.
And in front of them, the rushing Guanning Iron Cavalry had already crashed into it.
"Kill!"
"Kill ......"
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