Chapter 244 rushed to the aid of Santun Camp

Santun camp is the last line of defense in front of Zunhua, after Santun camp, Zunhua will have no danger to defend, and the Houjin soldiers and horses can drive straight into the hinterland of Gyeonggi.

After the gold buckle passed, Zunhua was in an emergency, and the world was shocked for a while, and the Ming Dynasty Hall also suffered a major earthquake. However, what is strange is that after the Houjin soldiers and horses arrived at the Santun camp, they did not immediately attack the Santun camp, but set up camp ten miles away.

At this time, there were not many soldiers and horses in the hinterland of Gyeonggi, and the elite soldiers and horses were afraid that it would not be enough to guard the capital, and there were not enough troops to rush to Zunhua. In this way, the only one who can support Zunhua first is Zhao Shujiao, the chief military officer of the Shanhaiguan Customs. On October 28 of the second year of Chongzhen, something even stranger happened, the main force of Huang Taiji's Houjin army did not all enter Xifengkou and attack Santun camp, but stopped at Hanerzhuang, which was twenty miles away from Xifengkou.

No one knows what tricks Huang Taiji is playing, and the Ming Dynasty has already been panicked by this detention. In fact, Huang Taiji was waiting, he was waiting for the reaction of Liaodong. Again, this is also the last chance for the Ming court.

If Yuan Chonghuan was ruthless at this time, mobilized heavy troops, and stormed the hinterland of Houjin Shenyang, Huang Taiji would leave Xifengkou and lead the main force back to Liaodong. Huang Taiji didn't dare to really drive straight in at this time, because he was afraid that if Yuan Chonghuan turned his temper and went against the norm, he would besiege Wei and save Zhao with a move, and if he couldn't return to help, then the Dajin Kingdom would fall apart.

On October 28, for a whole day, the main force of Huang Taiji's Houjin did not move, and similarly, Haoge and Uliangha, as well as Burgatu, who had already crossed the air intake, did not rush to attack the Santun camp. Finally, the long-awaited opportunity has arrived.

When Zhao Shujiao, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, was anxious, he received an order from Yuan Chonghuan, who ordered Zhao Shujiao to lead the cavalry to quickly rush to the aid of the Santun camp, block the Houjin soldiers and horses in the north of Zunhua City, and then wait for the main force to arrive. Yuan Chonghuan's idea was simple, he hoped that Zhao Shujiao could hold back the Houjin army in Santun camp, and then the Guanning Iron Cavalry could start a decisive battle with the Houjin army near Zunhua City.

After receiving the order, Zhao Shujiao did not know how to judge Yuan Chonghuan's order. Judging from the experience of a veteran general on the battlefield leading troops for many years, Yuan Chonghuan's order is nonsense, not to mention whether he can hold back the footsteps of the Jurchens, let's talk about the decisive battle. If you want to start a decisive battle in Zunhua, then Huang Taiji is willing. The Houjin soldiers and horses did not have to fight Zunhua, and the main force of the Guanning Iron Cavalry defended Zunhua, and the Jurchens could bypass it from the west. Huang Taiji's real purpose was to go to the hinterland of Gyeonggi to grab things, not to fight.

Zhao Shujiao scoffed at Yuan Chonghuan's order, but he had to listen to the order, no matter what, the Santun camp was the last chance to block the Houjin soldiers and horses. At this time, the main force of Houjin was less than fifty miles away from Santun Camp, while Zhao Shujiao had a distance of more than 200 miles, that is to say, Zhao Shujiao had to rush to Santun Camp in just three days before the Houjin soldiers and horses attacked. After receiving the order, Zhao Shujiao almost non-stop, rushing all the way.

More than 4,000 cavalrymen of the headquarters passed through Funing and Qian'an, and rushed towards the Santun camp. When he was nearly thirty miles away from the Santun camp, he saw that the front was dusty, and dozens of cavalry galloped over. Zhao Shujiao thought it was a small group of Jurchen cavalry, and hurriedly sent people to meet the enemy. As soon as he was ready, he heard the person on the opposite side shouting loudly, "General Zhao Bing, his own person, the last general Li Wanqing, the general of Yunfu, came to see Zhao Zongbing on the order of the iron garrison." ”

"Huh" Zhao Shujiao reined in the horse, and there was a hint of displeasure between his eyebrows. The name of Yunfu Tiemo, he knows, this guy is a legend in the army, and in two years, he was stunned from a small soldier in the guard to the position of deputy chief soldier of Xuanfu. Although this deputy commander-in-chief is only on temporary duty and has no real power, the position of the Yunfu garrison is real. In terms of status, Tiemo is not as good as Zhao Shujiao, but in terms of strength, Tiemo is comparable to one and a half total soldiers.

After waiting for others to get out of the way, Li Wanqing hurriedly hit his horse and handed the letter in his hand to Zhao Shujiao. Time was urgent, Zhao Shujiao immediately opened the letter and read it, and after reading it, his brows furrowed even deeper.

Is this Tiemo crazy? He even suggested that Zhao should not stick to Zunhua, but retreat to Funing to wait for the opportunity. This suggestion is simply a big rebellion, and it is very different from Inspector Yuan's order. is angry, but I can't say anything, because the people's iron and ink are under the control of the Xuanfu, and it is Hou Shilu who wants to ask, and it is not the turn of the people in Liaodong to take charge.

Li Wanqing's observation was subtle, and he could see at a glance what Zhao Shujiao was thinking, and he said breathlessly: "Zhao Zongbing, when I came, my family's iron guard specially instructed me, and what I said in my heart was not the meaning of my family's guard, but the meaning of Inspector Sun. ”

"Is this what Inspector Sun meant?" Zhao Shujiao stared at each other, obviously not figuring out how Inspector Sun could be involved.

It's no wonder that Zhao Shujiao wondered, Sun Chengzong didn't have a long time to accept Tiemo, a student, and this matter was known to those officials in Beijing, and the news had not yet reached Liaodong. Even, Zhao Shujiao didn't know that Sun Chengzong went to Zhangbei.

"Don't dare to deceive the chief soldier, Inspector Sun has already arrived in Yunfu two months ago, and accepted my iron garrison as a student."

"And this?" Zhao Shujiao solemnly put away the letter, and the impatience in his eyes disappeared a lot. He is not interested in iron ink, but he still respects Sun Chengzong very much. It can be said that he Zhao led the teaching to be where he is today, and it all depends on the support of Inspector Sun. Back then, Inspector Sun supervised Liaodong, with outstanding ability, and it was also convincing.

Sun Chengzong's teaching of Zhao is not only a relationship between the top and bottom, but also a sense of kindness. Regarding Sun Chengzong's words, Zhao Shujiao was very concerned.

"Okay, you can go back and tell Inspector Sun and the iron garrison, Zhao will consider this suggestion, but now, you have to go to Santun camp first" Zhao Shujiao finished speaking, but he didn't see Li Wanqing leave, so he wondered, "You still don't leave?" ”

Li Wanqing smiled bitterly: "Chief soldier Zhao, when I came, my iron garrison didn't say let us go back, and let us stay and kill the Tartars with you." ”

"Okay, since that's the case, don't go, I'm worried about the lack of manpower!" Zhao Shujiao was immediately overjoyed, just now he could see at a glance that Li Wanqing and these dozens of people were all elite soldiers. To be honest, he had already had the intention to keep these people, but because they were soldiers of the Xuanfu, he was embarrassed to speak.

How did Zhao Shujiao know that Li Wanqing had another task to stay, that is, to persuade Zhao Shujiao at a critical moment, lest this Zhao Zongbing die on the battlefield and miss a major event.

After three days and nights of rushing running, Zhao Shujiao finally led a group of tired soldiers to the gate of Santun camp. But what Zhao Shujiao didn't expect was that he worked hard to come to the aid and was actually closed.