Chapter 213: The two armies clash

The red sun was rising, and the sun shone on the Pingyang Bridge Fort, and tens of thousands of troops were stationed around the small Tun Fort.

Smoke rose from the camp and the Ming soldiers lazily got up to eat and prepare to go to battle. According to their plan, they only needed to make a detour to Xiping Fort and cut off the back road to attack the Jurchens in Xiping Fort.

Wait until they have eliminated this part of the Jiannu, and then wait for the opportunity to cross the Liao River and march to Xiningbao, Gaizhou, and Haizhou, striving to level the Jiannu in one fell swoop and recover Liaodong.

Sun Degong's plan made Wang Huazhen very satisfied, as long as this plan succeeded. He is the first person to recover Liaodong, and it is a sure thing to enter the cabinet in the future.

Not long after the Quang Ninh army drove out of Yangpingqiao Fort, there was a report that did not receive at night, and a large puff of smoke and dust appeared in front of it. There was a large group of cavalry approaching, and this news surprised everyone except Sun Degong.

Did they cut off the back road of the Jurchens and meet the main force of the Jurchens? The Jurchens were invincible, but they went deep into the hearts of the generals in Liaoxi, and they all looked at Sun Degong.

"It's just Jiannuer! We have tens of thousands of soldiers here, and we are still afraid of building slaves? Sun Degong is full of confidence.

Nurhachi's health has been good and bad since the Battle of the Hunhe River, but he had to personally command the battle to capture Quang Ninh.

Quang Ninh's location is so important, it is not only the most important town of the Ming Dynasty outside the Guan, but also the hub connecting the grasslands outside the Guanwai.

As long as the Later Jin occupied this place, they could get in touch with the Chahar tribe on the steppe, and with the addition of the Mongols, the shortcomings of the lack of Jurchen soldiers would be alleviated.

War horses, cattle and sheep will also enter Jianzhou, and the caravans of the Han people will also carry a steady stream of supplies for him.

There is another reason why Nurhachi has to fight this attack on Quang Ninh, that is, Houjin is in a famine.

That's right! It's famine. Although he conquered a large area of land in Liaodong, he also killed countless Han people.

If you have land and no one cultivates it, you can't get food, and the Jurchens, as a robbery group, will not grow food themselves.

As a result, the signs of famine have begun to spread in the Houjin-controlled areas, and food prices have skyrocketed almost one price a day.

Moreover, some Jurchen aristocrats also hired a large number of Han people to coax grain and raise the price of grain, which made the already small amount of food even worse for Houjin.

Nurhachi swore in his heart that as long as he defeated Guangning, he would kill a river of blood, so that those Han people could take a good look at his methods.

To lay down Quang Ninh, we have to grab grain to alleviate the domestic food panic. Nurhachi had already pressed the treasure on Quang Ninh, so he came to Quang Ninh despite his poor health.

"Li Yongfang!" Nurhachi said as he rode his horse.

"The minions are here!" Li Yongfang hurriedly came to Nurhachi's side, bowed down on the horse and said.

"How are you contacting that Sun Degong? As long as this thing is done, he will be prosperous and rich for the rest of his life! Nurhachi said.

"Don't worry, the master is very greedy for money, and the slave bought him with a thousand taels of gold. Now he is stationed in Yangpingqiao Fort, just waiting for our army to kill a piece of armor when it arrives! Li Yongfang nodded and said.

"Hmmm! Yes, a good minion! As long as this is done, it doesn't hurt to give him Mel Zhangjing! Nurhachi laughed.

"Oops! This Sun Degong's ancestral tomb is smoking, and with this title, he will definitely contribute to Dajin with all his heart! The slave is here to thank the master for Sun Degong! Li Yongfang hurriedly thanked him.

Melerjangjing is equivalent to a hereditary title, similar to the baron of the Ming Dynasty. Sun Degong must be very satisfied with this title, and he will definitely pay no less filial piety to himself.

Nurhachi looked at the envious generals around him and said, "Master has a lot of titles here, whether you can get it depends on your ability." As long as you work for Daikin and be loyal to Dajin, you will not be stingy with rewards! ”

"King Shekhan!" The congratulatory voices around him were endless, and Nurhachi was very happy to sit on his horse. can coax a group of people to work hard for him with a bunch of invisible false titles, he is the master of the world who is destined to belong!

The Jurchens led by Nurhachi quickly crossed the frozen Liao River and quickly advanced towards Yangpingqiao Fort.

Finally, there was a report from the Malays, and the Ming army appeared ten miles in front of the army. Nurhachi suddenly came to the spirit, and whether he can defeat Quang Ninh depends on this battle.

This time, he used 40,000 armor soldiers and more than 10,000 Han troops to fight Guangning, while the Ming army opposite him had 60,000. I heard that Lin Dan Khan also came to join in the fun and sent 10,000 elite horsemen.

The gap is almost twice the strength of the troops, and if there is no internal response from Sun Degong, Nurhachi may not dare to fight this battle. The Jurchens really can't afford to die, and the loss of armor soldiers in the past year is enough to be 30,000. Half of the troops were lost on the land of Liaodong, and if they died, they would have to let women and children take over.

The two armies approached slowly, and finally stopped when they were a mile apart.

Nurha, wearing golden cotton armor himself, rode his horse and ran in front of the team. The Jurchens who saw Nurhachi coming over waved their swords desperately, and they shouted "Long live the Khan!" Daikin wins! The earth trembled.

On the side of the Ming army, Sun Degong sent Liu Qu and Qi Bingzhong to lead 30,000 soldiers from Zhenwu and Luyang to take the lead in the battle against Jiannu, Zu Dashou led 10,000 Juehua Island soldiers to protect the left flank of the army, and Bao Chengxian led 10,000 soldiers to protect the right flank of the army.

He himself led 10,000 elite soldiers to sit in the Chinese army, and once there was a mistake, he would go to the rescue.

Such an arrangement can be said to be decent and flawless, and even if they can't win against the Jurchen armor soldiers, there is no problem in remaining undefeated.

Although the generals of Liaoxi were afraid of the invincible Jurchens, they still had a certain amount of combat effectiveness. Once you are desperate, even the old slave Nurhachi will have to break a few big teeth.

The orders of the various armies were carried out separately, and Liu Qu and Qi Bingzhong also brought their men and horses to the forefront of the battle array.

As soon as the Ming army completed the arrangement, the Jurchens launched an attack. First, tens of thousands of armored Han military banners walked in the forefront with shields, followed by more than 10,000 Jurchen armored soldiers, and finally the vests slowly advanced.

As long as the Ming army's large array shows a little flaw, that is the moment when they kill. The Han Army Banner of more than 10,000 people has already accepted their fate, and they know that they are cannon fodder.

Holding shields, they rushed towards the Ming army, and when the general was one hundred and fifty paces away, the Ming army's Franc machine opened fire one after another.

The cannonballs hit the team of the Han army flag with a whistling sound, and in an instant, several blood alleys were opened in the ranks of the Han army flag.

Screams rang out one after another from the ranks of the Han army banners, and some timid soldiers were so frightened that their shields fell to the ground.

But none of them retreated, and all the Han military banners knew that retreating was death. There was still hope of surviving as they rushed forward, but even so, screams rang out from the back of the line.

Some Han army flags that were so frightened that they lay on the ground and refused to get up were killed by the Jurchen armor soldiers without hesitation.

"Kill the dog! Kill the dog! This slogan was shouted in the mouths of the Han people, which was the sorrow of countless Ming people.