Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 1 Liaodong Shock

Chapter 4 The Bloody Battle of the Tartars Killed the Country

Section 14 Facing the enemy in a desperate situation

On the fourth day of the third month of the forty-seventh year of Wanli (the fourth year of the Later Jin Heavenly Mandate), it was a hundred miles south of Hetuala.

In the afternoon of this day, the main force of the Ming army on the East Road led by Liu Ting came to a river valley, only to see a gentle river meandering far away, with undulating hills on both sides, and the trees on the hills were very dense.

At this time, after a night of forced marching, the soldiers of the Ming army were already sleepy and tired, and they were all very embarrassed; And the North Korean reinforcements are even more unbearable, not to mention the shape of the marching army, the soldiers walked sparsely along the way, like a beggar gang parade through the streets, and nearly 3,000 people have been lost here.

Seeing this, Liu Zhao was worried, and said to Liu Ting: "Father, you can't go anymore, the soldiers have been gone for a day and a night, and they are very tired. Now that we are marching in enemy territory, we must maintain sufficient physical strength, so let the soldiers rest and breathe by the river. ”

Zu Tianding, Xu Jiusi, Kang Yingqian, and Yao Guofu on the side also persuaded together: "Let's stop here today, the soldiers can't support it anymore." ”

Jiang Hongli, the chief general of the North Korean reinforcements, kept complaining, with snot and tears streaming down his face, and begged Liu Ting to stop advancing and rest on the spot with tears in his eyes, so that he could gather his subordinates, otherwise his North Korean army would mutinier if he could not reach Hetuala.

Seeing that all the generals in the army asked to stop and rest, Liu Ting no longer insisted, and said: "Okay, the herald orders to camp on the spot and set off again tomorrow morning." ”

"Order!" Everyone hurriedly answered.

Liu Ting reprimanded Jiang Hongli again: "Since the Korean soldiers and horses led by Lord Jiang are assigned to me Liu Ting, then you must obey my orders." I know that the soldiers have worked very hard along the way, but why can the soldiers of other battalions grit their teeth and persevere, and why thousands of people have been scattered by the Korean army alone! ”

Jiang Hongli saw that Liu Ting was angry, and immediately sweated like rain, and defended: "The general suppression of anger is a dereliction of duty, a dereliction of duty." It's just that our Korean country is small and the people are small and the army is weak, how can it be compared with the army of the heavenly kingdom? Such a forced march is already the limit. ”

Liu Ting originally just saw that the North Korean army was too far behind, and wanted to knock Jiang Hongli, but seeing that he was still arguing, he couldn't help but ask angrily: "Master Jiang told me, then according to your meaning, what should I do with the rest of the way?" Aren't you North Korean troops leaving! ”

Jiang Hongli was so frightened that he hurriedly fell to the ground and said: "How dare you, how dare you, you must strictly restrain your subordinates, and follow the headquarters to the city of Hetuala." ”

Liu Ting glared at Jiang Hongli and said coldly: "This is the best, Lord Jiang should hurry up and gather the stragglers." Before setting off tomorrow, you can't gather the stragglers, and the town will ask you! ”

After speaking, Liu Ting took Liu Zhao and the four generals Zu Tianding, Xu Jiusi, Kang Yingqian, and Yao Guofu back to the Chinese army to discuss matters, leaving Jiang Hongli alone on the ground.

Looking at the figure of Liu Ting and the others in the distance, Jiang Hongli's eyes were full of resentment, and he said in his heart: "Hmph! People are not beaten by iron, so how can no one be left behind in such a march? Then Liu Ting must have seen that my Korean army was a foreign vassal and was deliberately rectifying me. In the future, I will fight with Jiannu, and it is difficult to say that I will not send our Korean army to take the lead and be cannon fodder, so it seems that I must be careful. ”

At dusk, the camp of the Ming army has begun to take shape, and the officers and men of all departments are burying pots and cooking and seizing the time to rest. At this time, only Jiang Hongli was still busy, constantly sending people back to collect the soldiers who had fallen behind along the way, counting the remaining soldiers and horses, and he was very busy.

After Liu Ting and the generals finished discussing military affairs, they inspected the defense in the camp with Liu Zhao, and saw Jiang Hongli's busy figure with a contemptuous face, and said in his heart: "Such an army, once it encounters a strong enemy, it can only be more than enough to succeed and more to lose." ”

And Liu Zhao shook his head when he saw it, and he didn't expect anything from this North Korean reinforcement.

In this way, the Ming army rested overnight in this nameless river valley, and set out again the next morning.

Along the way, the soldiers of the Ming army passed through several villages, but they were all empty, only the ruins and bones remained, and these deserted villages were as gloomy and terrifying as hell against the backdrop of the surrounding barren mountains and mountains. From time to time, wild dogs and birds passed between the dilapidated huts, and their blood-red eyes were very seeping, as if they were dripping blood.

The officers and men of the Ming army were shocked by such a scene, and they kept whispering on the way to the next road, and the thousands of generals of various departments reprimanded the soldiers who spoke loudly, but they still couldn't stop the discussion.

Liu Zhao sent his family members to inspect the team, strictly forbidding the soldiers to make noise, and then said to Liu Ting: "Father, this is under the control of Jiannu, these villages have been destroyed, could it be that the rest of the officers and soldiers have come here to burn and loot?" ”

Liu Ting's face turned pale, as if he understood something, and said: "It wasn't the official army who did it, it was Jiannu himself who slaughtered these villages." ”

Liu Zhao was very surprised and said, "How come? Why did Jiannu slaughter the people under his rule? ”

"Humph! It is estimated that the purpose of Jiannu is to clear the wilderness and prevent these villagers from defecting to the official army, so these villages were destroyed. ”

"A bunch of brutes!" Liu Zhao scolded angrily.

In the angry scolding of Jiannu, the main force of the Eastern Route Army marched for dozens of miles, and the roads along the way were very rugged and difficult, and the soldiers of the Ming Army were almost exhausted in terms of physical strength and morale. At noon, the Ming army came to Abu Dali Gang, more than 30 miles south of Hetuala.

Liu Ting looked at the tired soldier and shook his head, and said angrily: "This time to send troops, my Eastern Route Army actually chose such a difficult route, so Yang Hao's plan is also called a soldier?" ”

Liu Zhao persuaded on the side: "Father, don't be too angry, fortunately, it's about to come to Hetuala." ”

As soon as the words fell, a desolate horn sounded suddenly, and then the Jiannu iron horsemen all over the mountains rushed out of the mountains and forests in all directions of Abu Dali Gang, and the sound of thousands of horses galloping was like the angry thunder before the rainstorm, deafening!

Rao is Liu Ting was calm and calm, and he was also shocked at this time, and he forgot to order the formation to meet the enemy for a while; And Liu Zhao on the side was also pale, and he didn't know what to do.

In just a moment, Liu Zhao calmed down and said angrily: "What's the matter? What about juniper! What about Marin! What about Li Rubai! Isn't Hetuara already surrounded by a large army? How could the main force of Jiannu come here to ambush our Eastern Route Army? ”

"It seems that most of the family members who sent us the letter were pretending to be Jiannu, and most of them were fierce and unlucky, and we fell for Jiannu's tricks. From this point of view, most of our division of troops has been seen through by Jiannu! Therefore, the main force of Jiannu ignored Yunwei's Hanwei battalion, but came to ambush us. Liu Ting also said angrily.

Liu Zhao was stunned after hearing this, and muttered: "It seems that he really underestimated the slave chieftain, and he actually broke through several armies of the national dynasty, and if Nurhachi is not eliminated, the national dynasty will never have peace." ”

Liu Ting ignored Liu Zhao's exclamation and shouted loudly: "All battalions are formed on the spot!" All the cavalry gathered closer to the Chinese army and went to war! ”

With Liu Ting's order, the Ming army soldiers exploded with a "coax", and more than 20,000 Ming soldiers began to form a formation to meet the enemy under the command of their respective superiors. Since the baggage and carts were left in Liu Yunwei's department and not brought, the Ming army could only meet the enemy with pikemen in dense formations at this time to resist the attack of the Jiannu army.

After a short period of confusion, more than 20,000 soldiers of the main force of the Eastern Route Army have been arranged: Zu Tianding's troops are in front of the formation, serving as the main force to resist the Jiannu army; Xu Jiusi's troops lined up on the left flank, Kang Ying's cadres lined up on the right flank, and Yao Guo's auxiliary troops were slightly weaker, so they defended the rear of the army; As for the 10,000 North Korean reinforcements (after Jiang Hongli's continuous retraction, only 10,000 North Korean troops remained, and the rest of the soldiers were nowhere to be found) were directly gathered by Liu Ting to the Chinese army, not that Liu Ting was reluctant to send the North Korean army to meet the enemy, but that he could not believe in its combat effectiveness, and was worried that the North Korean army would collapse at the touch of a touch and disrupt the defensive formation of the Ming army.

Liu Ting looked around at the situation, and saw a golden dragon flag fluttering high in the Jiannu army, which should be led by the slave chief Nurhachi himself, and the battle flags of the two yellow flags, two red flags, and two white flags were fluttering one after another, and the number of soldiers and horses in the six banners was more than 40,000, most of them were cavalry, and they had surrounded themselves on this hill.

Seeing that the enemy army was superior in numbers and combat strength, and that he was surrounded by an ambush in advance, Liu Ting not only did not panic, but looked up to the sky and laughed, and said: "Haha, I can't imagine that I, Liu Ting, have fought all my life, and I have encountered such a big battle in my twilight years, so it can be seen that the heavens favor me, let me be here today and leave a name in history, good!" Good! Good! ”

Liu Zhao looked at his father with slightly red eyes on the side, and said softly: "Father, you are a general of the dynasty, and you shouldn't work hard here." Why don't I resist the Jiannu army here, you break out of the siege, go south to join the Hanwei camp of Yunwei, and then make a comeback. ”

The surrounding family members and thousands of people also persuaded Liu Ting to retreat temporarily, but seeing that Liu Ting was extremely angry, he said loudly: "Break through? Where to break through? Although the world is big, there is no way back, because behind us is China! ”

After speaking, Liu Ting lifted his eighty-pound big knife and turned over on the horse, and the veteran immediately crossed the knife as if Guan Gong was reincarnated, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, killing Hu and reserving the country is at this time, and today I will fight with blood, and I will never die!" ”

Seeing that Liu Ting had made up his mind, Liu Zhao no longer persuaded him, and also drew his sword in his hand, shouting: "All soldiers, kill the enemy and serve the country!" Fight! ”

"Fight to the death!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Daming Wansheng!"

Under Liu Ting's encouragement, the morale of more than 20,000 Ming soldiers was high, and a strong fighting spirit broke out in an instant. In the face of the Jiannu army, which was also arranging troops and preparing to attack in a condescending manner, the soldiers of the Ming army were not afraid.

In the scorching sun, in the sound of the horn of the Jiannu army, in the sound of the iron hooves of the Hu cavalry war horse, the majestic war drums of the Ming army rumbled, playing the war music of the Ming soldiers to defend the country, and playing the roar of the Han family sons to meet the Tartar captivity. In the sound of war drums, more than 20,000 soldiers of the Ming army shouted "Wansheng", and the momentum was like a rainbow!