Song Kejin is good at governing the army and has outstanding strategies, the key is that he is very accurate in controlling the political situation, and he has a good understanding of the current situation between Ning Chu and the Qing Dynasty, so he does not have the so-called foolish and loyal thoughts, which is why he met Zhang Xuanbin.

It's just that Song Kejin was a little unsure of Ning Chu's sincerity, and decided to test it again.

What did the messenger mean by that? Now that you are in my hands, it is only a matter of Song's words to kill you, how can I talk about you saving my life? ”

When Zhang Xuanbin heard this, he laughed out loud, "Song Junmen can be described as a masterpiece, even His Majesty Da Chu knows the reputation of Song Junmen, and he also has the nickname of 'Song Yak', but now Song Junmen has made Zai Xia a little disappointed, didn't Junmen find that you have fallen into a dead end?" ”

"Joke! Where did you come from? ”

Song Kejin waved his sleeves coldly, and then said proudly: "Although our army has suffered repeated setbacks, Yu Zhili still has more than 200,000 troops, and it is still unknown who will win or lose, how can it be regarded as a desperate situation?" ”

Zhang Xuanbin shook his head, "The so-called 200,000 army, Song Junmen should know better about the quality of this, if it can really compete with our army, it will not hit Zhili, now our army has 500,000 troops, and the army has come to the city, and the defeat of your army has been revealed, isn't this something that anyone with a discerning eye can see?" ”

Song Kejin was silent, it was obvious that the previous battle of Tanggu had verified this statement, the Qing court's army was difficult to compare with the Fu Han army in all aspects, and now it didn't even have a numerical advantage, so it was indeed difficult to win.

After a moment, Song Kejin said in a low voice: "Even if we don't win, our army can still withdraw from the Guanwai...... In the future, it is not impossible to re-follow the story of Emperor Taizu Taizong and redefine the Central Plains. ”

I have to say that although the defeat of the Eight Banners has been decided, the vast majority of people still have the intention of temporarily retreating outside the Guanwai, and Song Kejin is saying this now, which is more like a test to see what hole cards Ning Chu has.

Zhang Xuanbin glanced at Song Kejin meaningfully, of course he could see the other party's thoughts, and said softly: "Song Junmen thinks long-term enough, but if we don't guess wrong, Shanhaiguan is afraid that it has already fallen into the hands of Da Chu......."

"You not only landed in Tianjin, but also sent people to land in Shanhaiguan?" Song Kejin's eyes froze, of course he knew the meaning behind this news, it can be said that the Qing army only has the direction of Juyong Pass left to go, and it is not ordinary to return to Shengjing from that distance.

Zhang Xuanbin smiled slightly, "If you want to catch a turtle in the urn, you must first seal the urn.....

........

In fact, the time Zhang Xuanbin said was basically about the same, just after the Fu Han army surrounded Tianjin, a large number of Fu Han troops were already landing in the direction of Jinzhou Shanhaiguan, which was the first division of the Fu Han Army that was responsible for landing at Shanhaiguan.

Since the main task this time is to conquer and take Shanhaiguan, the Praetorian Guard Division only has a few regiments of infantry artillery, and no cavalry troops, and probably has more than 12,000 people.

Ning Zuyi, as the commander of the Praetorian Guard Division, personally commanded the battle of Shanhaiguan this time, fortunately, because it was from the direction of Jinzhou, so in the process of landing, it was not blocked by the Qing army, and even for the Qing army, they were not very clear that the enemy army had come in the direction of Jinzhou.

As the early morning mist gradually dispersed, dozens of small boats rowed all the way from the water to the tidal flats, and several officers of the Fu Han Army jumped down from above, each of them wearing red military uniforms, with a handcuff fixed on their waists, and a command knife in their hands, and a large flag of the Janissary Division of the Fu Han Army was fluttering in the wind.

As the first officer of the Fu Han Army to land in Jinzhou, Pang Yun, the commander of the third company of the first battalion of the first regiment of the Praetorian Guard Division, had a hint of red on his face, but he knew that this trip was of great significance to whether or not the Qing army could be completely cut off inside and outside the pass, so the pressure of this battle would also be very great.

Taking Shanhaiguan is not a real problem, but once Shanhaiguan is taken, whether it is the Qing army in the direction of Jinzhou or the Qing army in the Guan, they will go crazy and besiege it, and then they will face a real test.

But what does it matter? The Praetorian Guard originally existed to fight tough battles, otherwise how could it be worthy of the name of the Praetorian Guard?

"I will bear the brunt of this battle in three companies, if I don't break through the Shanhaiguan, I will die under the Shanhaiguan!"

The soldiers chanted aloud that it was not just a morale boost, but a heartfelt choice for all.

Since you have joined the Praetorian Guard, you must consider that sooner or later you will choose to sacrifice, otherwise you will not be worthy of entering the Praetorian Guard.

After Pang Yun landed, there were still a large number of soldiers of the Fu Han Army who waded through knee-high waters from the sea, and climbed towards the shore with difficulty, and in this November weather, everyone's hands and faces were frozen purple, but anyone complained that their target was only the tidal flats that were close at hand.

Deng Yunfang, as the captain of the detachment of the navy, stood on the deck all the time, quietly watching the soldiers flow through the icy water, and finally after a long time, he said: "The sea water in November will freeze to death when it comes ashore." ”

What he said is true, the temperature in the sea is not high, but when they come ashore, the cold sea breeze will take away the heat from their bodies, and if they are not careful, it will indeed cause people to freeze to death.

Ning Zuyi also stood aside, although his military rank was a lot higher than Deng Yunfang, he still patiently explained: "In the past winter training, the Praetorian Guard Division will have a lesson in resisting the low cold, and there will be no problem, but we still have to further hurry up and take Shanhaiguan." ”

Deng Yunfang nodded, but couldn't help but say: "This time the detachment has no other tasks, the main task is to escort the Praetorian Guard Division to land at Shanhaiguan, so it will always stay here." ”

Ning Zuyi shook his head slightly, "This battle is fast, accurate and ruthless, with the supplies carried by the current Praetorian Guard Division, it is completely enough to take Shanhaiguan, if you can't take it, once the Qing army in Jinzhou surrounds you, I'm afraid that the landing point here will not be able to keep ........"

There is a sentence that Ning Zuyi did not say, but Deng Yunfang knew very well in his heart that he would fight here.

The Praetorian Guard Division also has the pride and dignity of the Praetorian Guard Division, if it can't go down the Shanhaiguan, how can I go to see Your Majesty, how to meet my colleagues in the whole army? It's better to simply die in battle under the Shanhai Pass. 52

Deng Yunfang didn't say anything, but gave a military salute dignifiedly, and he understood the choice of the Praetorian Guard from the bottom of his heart. If it were himself, he would have made such a decision.

After Ning Zuyi got off the boat, more than 12,000 soldiers of the Fu Han Army also formed a formation on the beach, only to see that the distance was extremely quiet, and there was no Qing army, and the fleet of the Fu Han Army on the sea had already raised its sails and was about to leave this sea area.

"Attack Shanhaiguan! Let's go! ”

.......

In the first month of the fourteenth year of Hongwu, the general Xu Da levied 15,100 soldiers from Yanshan Guard, and began to build 32 passes from Yongping, and since then he has set up Shanhaiwei in this place, and pruned the famous "first pass in the world".

Shanhaiguan dwells in the natural risk, the work of creation, is the so-called mountain north of the mountain, the south of the giant sea dip, the east ring of Gaoling, the west of the Shihe River, in the design is to reflect the left auxiliary right Bi, the pattern of the front arch and the guard, can be called solid, so it is not an exaggeration to describe it with "the first pass in the world".

In addition to the fortification of the Chengguan itself, the Shanhaiguan defense line also has 10 passes, 3 acropolises, 30 enemy platforms and hundreds of artillery pieces, plus the Shanhaiguan Town Green Battalion guarding the Shanhaiguan Town, with more than 8,300 fixed personnel, stationed at the throat of the narrow Liaoxi Corridor, which can be called the most important pass inside and outside the Guan.

Originally, at the time of the alternation of the Ming and Qing dynasties, because there was no war inside and outside the Guan, and there would be no threat from other forces, the garrison strength of Shanhaiguan Town has been declining, before the resumption of the Han army, Shanhaiguan has always had only one thousand presidents leading hundreds of people to garrison, and after Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, the Shanhaiguan garrison eight banners were restored.

Today's Shanhaiguan Governor Nadu has two assistant leaders, eight people each from the Zuo Leader, Defense and Xiao Riding School, with eight banners of Manchuria, Mongolian Commandery, 800 people in the vest, 300 people in the infantry armor, and one lieutenant in Yongping Mansion, two people each from the defense and Xiao Riding School, one hundred people in the leadership and the vest, one person in the Xifengkou Defensive Captain, two people under the defense, four people in the Xiao Riding School, two people in the leading and riding arm, in addition to the hundreds of people in the Lengkou and Luo Wenyu Riding School, the Leader and the vest.

In addition to the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners, Shanhaiguan also garrisoned the Green Camp Shanhaiguan Town, with more than 6,000 Green Battalion soldiers, plus more than 3,000 people from the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners, with a total strength of almost 10,000 people.

Of course, the strength of this small number of people is basically decided by Nadu, the governor of Shanhaiguan, although Sun Keji, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan Town, and Nadu are both positive and second-grade, but people with a discerning eye know that even Li Weijun, who is the governor of Zhili, has to be polite in front of Nadu, let alone a small green battalion commander.

"Chu reverse, Chu reverse, Chu reverse!"

The Fuhan army marched all the way to finally let the Qing army sentry to find out, and the news was quickly transmitted to the ears of Sun Keji, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan Town, and at this time, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan Town was training soldiers in the barracks, and after he got the news, he rushed to the Shanhaiguan Governor's Mansion non-stop.

"Na Boss, Na Boss! Chu Reverse is coming! ”

Under the crisis, Sun Keji had no regard for the understanding of officialdom, and rushed directly into the governor's mansion, but when he saw that the governor of Nadu was listening to the play, he couldn't care about Nadu's face anymore, and shouted directly.

Nadu glanced at the rough man in front of him in disgust, with resentment on his face, "Hmph, isn't Lord Sun still awake?" If there were enemies in Shanhaiguan, wouldn't the capital be gone a long time ago? ”

Sun Keji also didn't look down on this top boss, but the situation was critical at the moment, so he had to say anxiously: "My lord, the last general is very fresh, it is certain that Chu Wei has arrived outside the Shanhaiguan, and ...... And they didn't come from the direction of Jingshi, they came from Jinzhou! ”

"What? Jinzhou? Are you sure? Nadu finally panicked.

It's just that after hearing Nadu's rhetorical question, Sun Keji calmed down, and said to Ai Ai: "The last general..... The last general also listened to the spies......."

Nadu breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately found that he was really a little out of shape, and he was a little dissatisfied with Sun Keji, and snorted coldly: "General Sun is also a member of the imperial court, how can he be so flustered?" It's really undignified. ”

It's just that before Sun Keji could review, suddenly a man rushed in from outside the door, his face was covered with sweat, "My lord, my lord, something is wrong....... Out-of-town ...... There are a lot of soldiers from outside the city! ”

Nadu's heart sank when he heard this, this person was an assistant leader under his command, Changtu, by no means those men who saw the wind and rain, he couldn't help but pay no attention to it, and he didn't care about Sun Keji at the moment, and went directly in the direction of the city wall.

After the Qing court entered the Central Plains, Shanhaiguan has undergone a certain transformation, because the main direction of defense is still in the pass, so on the city wall facing the pass, there are many new artillery fires, and the city wall facing the outside of the pass is much less, only dozens of sub-mother cannons and a few general cannons, and the muzzle of the black hole shows a bit of coldness.

After a few people climbed the city wall, they saw that the Qing army stationed was already fully armed, with a trembling expression, and Nadu's heart sank at the moment, he raised his eyes directly to look outside the city, but the scene in front of him made his legs feel a little weak.

I saw the smoke and dust billowing a few miles outside the city, countless soldiers of the Fu Han Army dressed in red were lining up the ranks, the so-called people were full of 10,000, boundless, looking from afar, the 12,000 people of the Fu Han Army Janissary Division, but it gave people a feeling of the whole army and ten thousand horses, hundreds of red Fu Han Army military flags, rendering a gorgeous red between heaven and earth.

Nadu took a deep breath, turned his head to look at the generals of the Eight Banners, and shouted loudly: "Quickly pass the order, gather all the soldiers, go to the city to prepare for battle, and those vests......"

Then, Nadu looked at Sun Keyan on the side again, and sighed in a low voice: "General Sun reminded that it is only that the current military situation is obscure, and he also asked the general to gather the brothers of the green camp in Shanhaiguan Town, and also help in the defense of the city." ”

"Yes, the last general."

Since the soldiers in the Qing army were stationed in various places, they needed to be assembled before dispatching, so at this time the strength in Shanhaiguan was only 4,000 people, and the remaining 5,000 soldiers were almost scattered in Yongping Mansion, Xifengkou, Lengkou and Luowenyu, and it was not easy to assemble.

The main reason is that Ning Chu's surprise attack was too sudden, and the route was from the direction of Jinzhou, which made the Qing army not aware of it in advance, so that they were not prepared at present.

After arranging for the assembly of the armies, Nadu did not forget to ask for reinforcements, he hurriedly sent someone to send a messenger in the direction of Jingshi, as for the direction of Jinzhou, it is obviously impossible, after all, there is still a large army of Chu Rebellion in front, and it cannot be sent at all.

Thinking of this, Nadu can only ask for the blessing of the ancestors of the Great Qing Dynasty, if the Eight Banners Army in the direction of Jinzhou can be discovered in time, at least it can form a two-sided flanking attack......