Chapter 95: The Battle of Rufeng Mountain Begins
"Xu Changqing?"
Dolgon's brow furrowed.
He had naturally heard of Xu Changqing's name, and he had never heard of it more than once.
As early as when Xu Changqing took out the Jin Zijian camp before, Dolgon knew Xu Changqing's name, and even more so Xu Changqing's habits.
As a general, coupled with Dorgon's superhuman talent in military affairs, how could he not know the dangers of Xu Changqing's slippery guerrilla warfare?
But he's been busy with the positive overall situation these days, and he really hasn't paid attention to Hauge's side.
At this time, when Dorgon mentioned it, Dorgon's face was slightly dark.
After a moment, he said, "Fifteen, tell me more." ”
Duoduo was busy recounting what he had heard, especially Xu Changqing's demonization, and carefully recounting it to Dolgon.
After hearing this, Dolgon's brows furrowed even tighter, and he said after a while: "Xu Changqing, this person, is a hidden danger!" However, the situation should not be a big problem at this time. Let's wait until this battle is over! After this battle, if this person is still alive, you can try to win it over first, if it can't be used by my Qing Dynasty, you will be punished! ”
Duoduo didn't expect his brother to have such a high opinion of this kid named Xu Changqing, and he originally wanted to laugh at Haoge for this matter, but seeing Dorgon's solemn expression, Duoduo didn't dare to mess around anymore, nodded heavily, and concentrated on eating meat, preparing for tomorrow's big battle, and didn't think about it anymore.
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Through the heaviest darkness before dawn, the clouds rose and fell, and the morning sun once again peeked out of the clouds.
"I'm —————— Ming"
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wansheng ......"
After a day and a night of careful rest and preparation, early in the morning, with Yang Guozhu of the Xuanfu Town Army as the vanguard, Hong Chengchou personally led the main force of the Ming army, and began to approach the core of the Qing army's defense line.
Among the various inspiring slogans, flags are flying, and tens of thousands of main forces of the Ming army are all moving forward, magnificent like a restless red ocean.
Before, when the Ming army rushed to the Songshan front, although there were occasional clashes with the Qing army, the scale was not large, and they were all superficial.
At this time, it's time to fight for your life, and no one dares to slack off!
The main forces of the Qing army are along the southern line of Jinzhou, the daughter river, Rufeng Mountain, Loess Ridge, Songshan Ridge, Shimen Mountain and other innate advantages, with the existing terrain to deploy, the trenches are dense, the earthen walls are towering, and the whole world is a military fortress.
Especially the Rufeng Mountain in front of you is the fortress of the fortress, the core of the core!
The legend of Rufeng Mountain originated from Nuwa mending the sky, and has a strong mythological color, especially for the Jurchens and these true Manchurias, there is more divine light.
Historically, after the Qing army entered the Central Plains and pacified the world, Rufeng Mountain was named Hanwangdian Mountain.
Legend has it that the old slave Nurhachi was killed, and like a dog being chased, he fled to a boulder in Rufeng Mountain, and fell asleep tired, almost dying.
But when the old slave woke up the next day, he didn't eat much but was full of energy and vitality, and the legend is that this boulder was left by the female snail mending the sky.
The side of Rufeng Mountain facing Jinzhou is relatively gentle, but the side facing Songshan is a lot of steepness.
At this time, Rufeng Mountain has already completely turned into a complete military fortress!
Everywhere there were trenches, everywhere there were fortifications, and the mountains were lined with flags of all colors, and sometimes you could see the cold glow of the black muzzles of the guns reflected in the sun.
Originally, there were not only many strange rocks in the southern part of Rufeng Mountain, but also a lot of wild grasses.
But at this time, the strange rocks were all rammed with sand and soil, and the wild grass had already been cleaned, as if the mountain was going to be operated on and had been shaved......
Because the Qing army knew that all the departments on the nine sides of the Ming army had the habit of burning the wasteland every year, and they were very skilled in setting fires, how could they leave such an opportunity for the Ming army to set fire to the mountains?
Otherwise, they're going to be made into 'barbecue'.
The whole line of the Ming army's front moved forward, so that the Qing army's defense line with Rufeng Mountain as the main force barrier was also tense all of a sudden, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.
In the middle of the day, the forward of the car battalion of Yang Guozhu's Xuanfu Town Army pushed various chariots for protection, and slowly approached the Qing army position on the flank of Rufeng Mountain.
The artillery camps of the various units of the Qing army, which had already occupied favorable terrain in Rufeng Mountain, took the lead in opening fire on Yang Guozhu's troops.
"Boom!"
"Boom, boom, boom!"
Suddenly, countless swarthy solid iron bullets, like rain, continued to surge towards the Ming army along the mountain of Rufeng Mountain.
More than 3,000 pioneers of Yang Guozhu's vehicle battalion could not advance at all, and they all took refuge behind various chariots and shelters to avoid the Qing army's artillery.
For a time, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, the fire was rushing all night, and the roar was like thunder.
"Daqing, Daqing is a tiger and a wolf, and ......"
On the right side of Rufeng Mountain, the outpost on the flank of the Qing army's battle formation, Jin Zi, the prime minister of Goryeo who was acting as cannon fodder, looked at the situation in front of him, his face was already as white as earth, and his legs and stomachs were a little uncontrollable.
Around him, the faces of many Goryeo generals were also extremely ugly.
Many of them had learned the power of the Qing army's artillery, and when they faced it at this time, even if they were already allies, they still couldn't hide the shock in their hearts.
Can this kind of power be matched by manpower? Goryeo will have to intensify its efforts to study this heavy artillery in the future.
Yang Guozhu is a veteran after all, and he has been prepared!
The artillery battalion artillery group he placed on several small hills on the southern line of Rufeng Mountain quickly launched a counterattack on the Qing army.
However, the Qing army was defensive and defensive, with the advantage of fixed terrain, and there were few red-coated cannons on Yang Guozhu's side, mostly light artillery.
It was difficult for these light artillery pieces to threaten the artillery position of the Qing army, and they were easily suppressed by the red-coated cannons under the command of Kong Youde's Wuzhen Chaoha Battalion with a range of more than two miles.
But these cannons were not too weak after all, and the many Tartars located under the mountain in front of them could not raise their heads at all, so they could only hide in the fortifications behind the earthen wall.
"Boom!"
"Boom ......"
The roar of all kinds of artillery continued for nearly a quarter of an hour, and only then did it show a slight weakness and begin to gradually quiet down.
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In the middle of Rufeng Mountain, on a mountain peak with an excellent location, Kong Youde, the obedient king of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, was squinting his eyes, carefully looking at the position of Yang Guozhu's handsome flag.
After a moment, he said to a person beside him: "Big eyes, are you sure that you will blow off Yang Guozhu's handsome flag?" ”
The person who is called "Big Eye" is a short and stout man, with a pair of fish bubble eyes, bright eyes, and gloomy temperament, like a cold iron mountain.
In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, he hired foreign instructors from Macao to train the army for the Ming army, which was an extremely precious seed.
It's a pity that later, for various reasons, the blood of these essences all fell into the hands of Kong Youde.
This big eye is the elite of the elite of the year!
Originally, Big Eyes didn't want to rebel and be a slave, after all, it would be a shame for the ancestors to pass it on.
But he has been fighting with Mao Shuai for almost ten years, survived countless times, and has made a lot of contributions, but Mao Shuai was beheaded by the imperial court!
Since Mao Shuai's death, Dongjiang has dispersed, and their people from Dongjiang have become motherless children and have been displaced for several years.
Finally arrived in Denglai, the brothers just want to settle down and start a family, at least ask for a mother-in-law first, right?
But who knows, just because some brothers are really greedy, they stole a chicken from the old man, and those people want to investigate them for rebellion!
All right.
If you rebel, you will make it, and it is better to live than a dog anyway!
But what Big Eyes didn't expect was that he had killed all the way, and even took refuge in his sworn enemy Jurchen Tartar, the woman, house, and land he had dreamed of for a long time before!
Moreover, because he is proficient in artillery, coupled with the support of his old boss Kong Youde, at this time he has become Niu Lu Zhangjing of the Wuzhen Chaoha Battalion, leading more than 300 brothers, in charge of more than a dozen majestic red-clothed cannons, and he has been carried the flag, not only have more than a dozen slaves in the family, but the concubines are all married to four rooms.
Compared with Houlu, a high-ranking official of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, what did the Ming Dynasty give him?
He didn't have the slightest awe of Da Ming Zao, and some of them were just cold and constantly climbing up!
After carefully calculating the distance, he said in a deep voice with big eyes: "Shuai, the difficulty here is a bit big, and the range of our artillery is not enough." However, if you go to the front position, the slave is ninety percent sure! ”
Although Kong Youde was crowned king, the old brothers with big eyes still like to call Kong Youde an old man, 'handsome man', to a certain extent, this is also a way to show closeness.
Kong Youde naturally trusted the ability of the big eyes, and couldn't help laughing: "It's okay, don't worry, follow your ideas." The emperor has already arrived in Jinzhou, and he should come to watch the battle later, if this matter is successful, I will immediately report to the emperor and give you this credit! ”
Big Eyes suddenly lifted his spirits, "Shuai Ye, don't worry, the minion will never let you down!" ”
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After the artillery of the two sides fired at each other, the gun chamber needed time to cool down, and the pioneer car battalion of Yang Guozhu's department began to withstand huge pressure and continued to push the battle line forward, preparing for mountain climbing!
At this time, the artillery of both sides was not a flowering shell after all, although the power was amazing, but the damage of the solid bullet was limited, and not many people died.
In addition, with some of Xu Changqing's strength, the morale of the Ming army is very good, and they all want to follow and imitate Xu Changqing's take-off.
As the order to advance was given, Yang Guozhu's car battalion pioneered and continued to move forward.
On a hill not far away, under the fluttering sun, moon and wave flags and the mighty 'Yang' character handsome flag, Yang Guozhu's old eyes were full of solemnity.
Rufeng Mountain is too critical!
The firepower of the Qing army on it covers almost the entire southern area of Jinzhou, and only by laying down Rufeng Mountain can the Ming army approach the daughter river, so as to form a rescue of Jinzhou!
Hong Chengchou also gave a death order to Yang Guozhu before, today, as many positions as he can take, he will take as many positions as he can!
If there are many casualties, the follow-up troops will make up for it!
This made Yang Guozhu feel a lot of pressure and a deep sense of honor!
When people are old, what they should enjoy and reflect on are all enjoyed and reflected, and Yang Guozhu also wants to pursue some fame after the immortal goes.
But Yang Guozhu just wanted to move Shuai Qi to the front and go to the front line to command and mobilize the soldiers under his command to attack the mountain, when he suddenly remembered Xu Changqing's reminder!
'The Tartars are fierce and cunning! ’
Moreover, it is very likely that the firepower is stronger than that of the Ming army, or even much stronger! ’
At this time, he personally experienced the power of the Qing army's artillery, and Yang Guozhu seemed to be deeply concerned about Xu Changqing's words.
He could even feel that the artillery of the Qing army just now did not do much of its best, and even somewhat tempted the Ming army to attack the mountain deeply.
And as long as his side remains steady, the main force of the Ming army behind will not be rash!
How can Yang Guozhu, who has been on the battlefield for decades, not understand how important his current position is?
After thinking for a moment, a cold smile suddenly curled up at the corner of Yang Guozhu's mouth, and he whispered to his relatives: "Move the wave flag and the handsome flag to the higher hill on the left, and the guard battalion will go to a hundred people, remember, pile up more sandbags and do a good job of defense!" ”
"Yes!"
The guards were busy quickly, and they had to move the flag of the Chinese army forward.
After a moment, Yang Guozhu suddenly remembered something again, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was even worse, and he directly removed the big red cloak outside his fine armor, and said to a personal guard beside him: "Yang Wu, you wear my cloak first, remember, when you get to the place, tie it up with a scarecrow and put it in front!" ”
"Huh?"
Yang Wuyi was stunned, and instantly understood, and hurriedly praised: "The handsome man is wise." Surrender to the lowly position! ”
Soon, Yang Guozhu's handsome flag moved to the small mountain in front.
Yang Guozhu did not rush to it, but continued to stay patiently on this safe mountain, wanting to see the power of the Qing army's firearms, what it was!