Chapter 243: Fierce Battle at Xifengkou

Just when Yang He commanded all the soldiers and horses to solve Gao Yingxiang in one fell swoop. But because of one thing, the court fought again.

Gao Wenjian and He Jingyuan sent an official document to the cabinet, and even added fuel to what happened in Hanzhong. This incident caused a huge repercussion in the imperial court, the generals of the border army, not allowed to transfer troops to pass through other people's places without permission, and also clashed with local soldiers and horses, this is worth it, do you want to rebel?

At the regular court meeting, Chongzhen looked at the heated discussion of the civil and military ministers below, and his head hurt a little. In fact, Tiemo has transferred troops to Hanzhong, and he has long known that Tiemo can't be blamed for this matter. Zhou Dingshan's cavalry was quietly lurking from Shanxi, just to avoid people's eyes, how could it be possible to greet Hanzhong Mansion in advance? However, the soldiers and horses under Tiemo's command did go too far to fight the Hanzhong soldiers.

Wang Qia, who was the secretary of the Ministry of War at the time, was very angry about this matter, in principle, the transfer of the border army must be approved by the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of War did not know any news about the transfer of troops by Tiemo, and there was still the Ministry of War in Tiemo's eyes, but there was also the imperial court?

"Your Majesty, Tie Mo is unruly, I'm afraid he has a heart of disobedience. As a border army, he did not report when he entered the mainland, and he also fought against the soldiers and horses of Hanzhong Prefecture, injuring countless people. Even if he wants to help exterminate the Shaanxi Liukou, he should also report to the imperial court. This matter must be severely punished, and failure to punish is not enough to correct the discipline. ”

Chongzhen frowned, and was hesitating, Chen Xinjia, the squire of the military department, gave up his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that now is not the time to hold him accountable, according to the news from Shaanxi, Lord Yang is leading his troops to exterminate Gao Yingxiang, and it is the most critical time." If Tiemo is punished at this time, in case the soldiers and horses of Yunfu are not convinced and the soldiers and horses are withdrawn, it will be a great disadvantage to the bandits. ”

Chen Xinjia stood up to speak for Tiemo, which Wang Qia didn't expect. Wang Qia frowned, and glared at Chen Xinjia fiercely, his direct subordinate stood up and contradicted him, and he couldn't feel good about who he was.

Chongzhen's face was overjoyed, and he took the opportunity to say: "What Chen Aiqing said is reasonable, since this is the case, at this time, I will suppress it for the time being, and let Hou Shilu reprimand it, and it will be enough." ”

Wang Qia's eyes widened suddenly, and let Hou Shilu reprimand? What kind of punishment is this? Who doesn't know that Tiemo is Hou Shilu's confidant, Hou Shilu will really punish Tiemo, these two people sit together and drink and chat.

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The northwest is full of wolf smoke, and in the northeast of Daming, it seems to be calm. But all the calm is just to cover up the real undercurrent.

October 25 of the second year of Chongzhen, night! A cavalry-based contingent crossed the grassland and headed towards Longjing Pass on the northern border of Daming Jizhou. Longjing Pass, just a very small place, is located in the north of the Great Wall Pass. For a long time, this place has not been paid much attention, and the Ming army's defense of this place is extremely lax.

In the middle of October 26, many people had not yet woken up from their sleep, and a surprise attack descended on Longjing Pass. Taijibul Katu of the Horqin Department led 3,000 Horqin cavalry to suddenly appear at Longjing Pass, and launched a sneak attack on more than 200 military households stationed at Longjing Pass. On the other side, the vanguard cavalry led by Wuliangha of the Karaqin Department also launched a surprise attack on Daankou, due to the suddenness of the incident, the Ming army stationed in Daankou did not have time to react, and in just half an hour, Daankou fell.

Longjing Pass and Da'ankou fell one after another, and the main force of Huang Taiji's Eight Banners came from the rear and began to show their real fangs. Huang Taiji took the Mongolian Karaqin and Horqin cavalry as the main force, and the main force of the Eight Banners was in the rear, and the soldiers were directed at the Xifeng Pass.

On October 27, Bulgatu and Uliangha joined forces and began to attack Hongshan Pass, the last key point near Xifengkou. Zhou Zhen, the general of Jizhou, rushed to the aid of Hongshankou, and the two sides launched a tragic battle in the small Hongshankou.

Zhou Zhen was born in Jiangmen, and he was brave, and he was not afraid in the face of the swarming cavalry. However, in the face of absolute strength, personal bravery seems so weak.

At noon, Zhou Zhen was hit by several arrows and died in Hongshan Pass, and none of the 2,000 elite soldiers in his department survived. After the Houjin soldiers and horses seized the Hongshan Pass, the tide rushed to the Xifeng Pass, so far, Huang Taiji's ambition was clearly revealed, he was to break through the Xifeng Pass, attack Zunhua, and break into the hinterland of Jinggi in the Ming Dynasty. However, until now, Yuan Chonghuan, who is in Liaodong, has not been able to react as he should.

Zhou Zhen delayed the Houjin army for two hours with his life, and Xifengkou had already made some preparations. But the hasty preparations, in front of the powerful Houjin army, seemed so insignificant.

Staff General Zhang Ande and guerrilla general Zhang Wanchun were anxious like ants on a hot pot, and while commanding everyone to meet the battle, they flew to the Beijing Division to ask for reinforcements. For holding Xifengkou, the two generals have no confidence at all, it's not that they are incapable, they really can't hold it.

Due to the existence of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, the Liaodong soldiers and horses threatened the Houjin, and the Ming court never thought that the Houjin soldiers and horses would bypass the Liaodong defense area and break into the Ming Dynasty from the Xifeng Pass. Because of this, the defense forces in the north of Jizhou are very weak. Although the terrain of Xifengkou is dangerous, the troops are insufficient, and the fortifications are deserted, how long can it be stopped?

Zhang Ande was holding the knife, his eyes were a little red, and he yelled at Zhang Wanchun: "Brother Wanchun, Songting Pass is handed over to you, this time, whether our brothers can survive depends on the will of God." ”

At this time, Zhang Ande already had the will to die. Zhang Wanchun nodded with difficulty, didn't say anything, turned around and went out. Xifengkou and Songtingguan can be said to be the last line of defense in front of Zunhua, and after Xifengkou, you can directly enter the hinterland of Gyeonggi. Zunhua? If Zunhua can block the iron hooves of the Houjin people, it is a joke.

The battle of Xifengkou has entered a white-hot stage from the very beginning, one side will not retreat, and the other side must take it. Huang Taiji deducted the pass for this time, but he planned for more than half a year, and this time, he couldn't afford to lose.

Since the detour raid, the Houjin soldiers and horses have encountered setbacks for the first time, not only is the Xifeng Pass difficult to break, but the Songting Pass has made the invincible Haoge deflated. The terrain of Songting Pass is narrow, the road is steep, and the cavalry is useless at all, Haoge dismounted, personally led the children of the Eight Banners to storm Songting Pass, and attacked for half an hour, except for dropping more than 200 corpses, he did not even touch the bricks on the top of Songting Pass.

Haoge has also been on the battlefield for a long time, and has fought with Liaodong soldiers and horses several times, but it is the first time he has received this kind of blow.

After the attack was frustrated, Haoge immediately came up with a ruthless move, and even let people climb up from the side of the mountain wall, and after falling to the death of many people, Haoge really let Haoge climb the Songting Pass.

Zhang Ande and Zhang Wanchun were short of soldiers and horses, so they could only maintain a frontal defense, and Haoge attacked from the side, and there was no rut at all for a while.

Hao Ge was brave, led two Niu Lu of the Zhenghuang Banner, fought fiercely for an hour, and finally took the gate of Songting Pass, the soldiers and horses of Wuliang Ha poured into Songting Pass, and the Ming army guarding the pass was strangled and killed. Zhang Wanchun fought to the end, but was captured in a coma due to serious injuries. After the fall of Songting Pass and the lack of cover, in just one hour, all the Xifengkou fell, and the general Zhang Ande was killed.

After the Houjin soldiers and horses captured the Xifeng Pass, they sent troops to the south, and the soldiers pointed directly at the Santun camp.