Chapter 13 Greed for life and fear of death

On March 14, the day dawned. There was a commotion in Liaoyang City, and countless soldiers drove out of the city and marched quickly into the distance.

As soon as he set off, Zhou Dunji, the general of the white pole soldiers, found the general Qin Minping.

"My lord! Now it is like fighting fire, and the old slave is storming Shengjing with 30,000 Jiannu. Although it is said that Shengjing City is strong, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. In case the defenders are negligent, we will be late, and we will not run away in vain if we don't save Cheng Shengjing! ”

Qin Minping glanced at Zhou Dunji, in fact, the white pole soldiers didn't like this person. Zhou Dunji used to be a general in Sichuan, who was a good person and rejoiced in his achievements, and brutally killed him.

Once, for the sake of military exploits, hundreds of civilians were slaughtered, and the incident was later found out. He was supposed to be put to death, but he had silver.

Under the power of silver, he was demoted and sent to Liaodong to make meritorious contributions, and was arranged in the white pole soldiers. This guy also fought hard to reinstate his position, and no matter where there was a war, he was the first to ask for war.

This rescue of Shengjing was no exception, he was afraid that he would arrive in Shengjing at the same time as the Zhejiang soldiers, and the credit would be diluted by the Zhejiang soldiers. That's why we had to march in a hurry, leaving behind the Zhejiang soldiers and arriving at the battlefield first.

Qin Minping thought about it, his white pole soldiers were originally the army of Sichuan Tusi. Crossing mountains and mountains, and marching in a hurry is a piece of cake, and it is not a matter at all.

Moreover, they still have many discords with the Zhejiang soldiers, although the relationship has eased a lot recently. But you still can't trust each other, so let's march in a hurry!

Thinking of this, Qin Minping agreed to Zhou Dunji's request and ordered the whole army to advance at full speed.

At this moment, the speed of the white pole soldiers has increased, and the Zhejiang soldiers will not be able to bear it. The Zhejiang soldiers were all-firearms troops, and their vehicles were loaded with a large number of artillery supplies, soldiers and supplies.

At this time, there are no highways, and some sections of the road are very difficult to walk. Personnel are required to get out of the vehicle and push the vehicle forward. In this way, the Zhejiang soldiers were left far behind by the white pole soldiers.

At this moment, Zhang Dou was also anxious, and Shengjing City was broken by Nurhachi in one day in history. This is mainly because Shengjing's guards are greedy for merit, and they easily fell for Nurhachi's plan to lure the enemy.

He even gave up the fortified city and went out to fight the Jurchens in the field. He also stupidly fell into Nurhachi's ambush and was shot into a hedgehog. Sheng Jing's lieutenant general was even more cunning than this main general, and when he saw that the main general was ambushed, he actually took people out to rescue.

This product is a typical representative who doesn't know how many bowls of dry rice he eats, and he went out with hundreds of people, but he was also killed by Nurhachi.

The most cheating father is Yuan Yingtai, the governor of Liaodong, who was kind a few days ago. He took in more than 10,000 Mongols into the city, and what he didn't know was that these Mongols were Nurhachi's inner response.

Otherwise, no matter how crazy Nurhachi is, he will not only lead 30,000 iron cavalry to attack the fortified city of Shengjing, and the result of the battle is obvious.

The main generals and deputy generals of Shengjing City were all killed and the dragons were leaderless, and the Mongols in the city took advantage of the chaos to open the city gate and let Nurhachi enter the city. The sturdy Shengjing didn't even have a day before it fell into the hands of the Jurchens.

Zhang Dou prayed silently in his heart, what if the guards of Shengjing City were smart and didn't go out of the city? Shengjing City will not be saved! When the time comes, the defenders will attack the Jurchens outside the city with them, and they may be able to rewrite the history of China.

Therefore, after Zhang Dou saw the white pole soldiers speeding up, he ordered everyone to get out of the car and walk, reduce the burden on the vehicles, and closely follow the white pole soldiers.

Zhou Dunji sat on the horse, and his heart was beautiful! He has been in Liaodong for three years, and he finally encountered a big war. After this battle, he will definitely be able to reinstate.

When the time comes, the lost fields and silver will return to his arms, and he will be able to live a life of fine clothes and food again. As for the Zhejiang soldiers, hehe!! Let's wait for this group of short-legged Zhejiang soldiers to catch up with them!

He's getting proud! Flying from behind, a ride to report. "Report! In general, the forward battalion of the Zhejiang soldiers has been following us 3 miles away, and they have not been thrown off. ”

"Phew!" Zhou Dunji took a breath of cool air, he knew that the current white pole soldiers were already marching with all their might, and it was impossible to increase their speed even a bit.

With such a speed, the forward battalion of the Zhejiang soldiers was able to keep up with their speed. Could it be that this group of Zhejiang soldiers can't be beaten with iron?

Of course, the Zhejiang soldiers are not iron-clad, and they will be tired after a long march. But after more than ten days of training, coupled with Zhang Dou's large amount of mutton nourishment at the expense of silver, everyone's physical fitness has been greatly improved.

At least in the rush area, it has not lost to any team. Therefore, although the white pole soldiers were in a hurry with all their might, they did not leave Zhang Dou's forward battalion.

Zhang Dou also taught the soldiers of the forward battalion to sing on the way to the march, the favorite song of the Zhejiang soldiers in "Men Should Be Self-Improvement", everyone did not feel tired in the singing, and even their feet were a lot more relaxed.

So Zhang Dou quickly caught up with the white pole soldiers, hanging three miles behind them and following. The Zhejiang soldiers in the rear were also very fast, and they did not let the white pole soldiers fall much.

The speed of their march was very fast, and it only took one day to arrive from Liaoyang to Shengjing. When the white pole soldiers came to the periphery of Shengjing, they learned from some fleeing civilians that Shengjing had been lost.

The white pole soldiers were very surprised to hear the news, they never thought that a fortified city like Shengjing would not hold out for even a day.

Could it be that the more than 10 2,000-pound general cannons at the head of Shengjing City could not be furnished? Or are the defenders in the city all paper figurines, which can be broken when poked?

No matter what they think, they can't change the fact that Shengjing City has fallen into Nurhachi's hands. Moreover, there are as many as 30,000 Jurchen Eight Banners in Shengjing City, and there are only more than 4,000 of them who arrived first, and no matter how hard they try, they can't snatch Shengjing City back from Nurhachi's hands.

Qin Minping immediately ordered the whole army to camp on the spot and wait for the arrival of the chief soldier Chen Ce before making a decision. Although Zhou Dunji expressed a different opinion, he was vetoed by Qin Minping.

That night, the lights in the Ming army's tent were bright. Many military generals were discussing in Chen Ce's Chinese military tent, and the most intense discussion they were now on the issue of whether to fight Shengjing.

Chen Ce was the first to speak, "Governor Yuan Daren's order is for us to rescue Shengjing City, and now that Shengjing City has fallen into the hands of the old slave, there is no need to rescue it, so this commander thinks that it is better to withdraw the troops immediately." ”

He's not done yet! Zhou Dunji, who was a white pole soldier, jumped out.

"Don't be handsome! My generation can't save Shengjing, why have I been here for three years? He had been waiting for three years for such an opportunity to redeem his crimes, but he was not willing to wait any longer.

So he was the first to jump out and say excitedly, and at the end of the speech, his face was flushed and trembling.

Qi Jin frowned when he heard this, and he did not approve of the decisive battle with Nurhachi. Not to mention whether it can defeat the Jurchen Eight Banners, even if it wins, it may not be able to defeat the Jurchen defense of Shengjing City.

What's the point of fighting the Jurchens like that? Is it just fighting for the sake of fighting?

So Qi Jin said: "What if we defeat the old slave? At that time, as long as the old slave retreats to Shengjing City, will we be able to defeat the fortified city of Shengjing with our thousands of men? In the old man's opinion, it is better to withdraw the troops as soon as possible! ”

Zhou Dunji was anxious when he heard this, "Vice Marshal Qi's words are wrong!" As long as we can break the enemy in the field, we will definitely be able to shock the enemy. The Jurchens are not good at defending the city, and when the time comes, we may be able to defeat Shengjing City.

Even if you can't take it, it doesn't matter, Governor Yuan will inevitably lead the troops to come. At that time, there will definitely be a battle to Shengjing, and we must be the first to win this battle. ”

Qi Jin still felt that what Zhou Dunji said was too idealistic, after all, there were 30,000 Jurchens. And they only have a total of 7,000 men, and if they can't fight for a long time, the soldiers will inevitably get tired, and then it will inevitably be a crushing defeat.

"If it's like General Zhou said, wouldn't it be better to wait for Governor Yuan to arrive and then attack the old slave together!" Qi Jin said.

This time Chen Ce spoke: "It's not appropriate! In that case, reinforcements from the Jurchens would also arrive. At that time, we will fight more difficult, you must know that the Jurchen has an army of 60,000, and if we gather in Shengjing, we will really not be able to fight. ”

Chen Ce originally wanted to withdraw his troops, but when he heard Qi Jin approve of the withdrawal, he instinctively said words of opposition. In his subconscious, as long as Qi Jin agrees, then he is right to oppose it.

Hearing Chen Ce say this, Qin Bangping also spoke. "The Jurchens are nothing remarkable! Tomorrow, why don't you let my white pole soldiers test the depth of the Jurchens first? ”

His words were immediately agreed by everyone, and Qi Jin wanted the white pole soldiers to fight first to see how the Jurchens were strong before deciding whether to fight Nurhachi.

The white pole soldiers can only be paid silver if they go out to fight and behead, and if they don't fight, they will have no money. So they are all militants, and they are all veterans of the war for many years, and they really don't look down on a barbarian nation like the Jurchens.

Zhang Dou listened anxiously in the big tent, isn't this history going to reappear? At that time, the Ming army will be broken by Nurhachi, and then the whole army will be annihilated.

He immediately stood up, "Handsome! Ladies and gentlemen! The old slave has 30,000 soldiers, and our arrival will definitely allow the old slave to transfer troops from Jianzhou to guard Shengjing. At that time, there will be more Jurchen Eight Banners who will come, maybe 50,000, maybe 60,000. ”

Zhang Dou's words made sense to everyone, and they all nodded. Zhang Dou sorted out his thoughts and continued: "And we only have 7,000 people, and we can't be sure of winning when we get together." In case if the division of troops is likely to be broken by the old slave with superior forces, please think twice! ”

The big tent immediately fell into contemplation, Zhang Dou's words were right. There are only 7,000 people in total, and they have to divide their troops, so it's not looking for death!

Zhou Dunji felt that something bad was going to happen when he heard it, and a few words from this kid Zhang Dou made half of his day's efforts in vain. He is not willing to go back like this, so maybe he can encounter such a big battle in the Year of the Monkey!

He immediately jumped out, pointed at Zhang Dou and shouted, "I didn't expect it! Zhang Dou, at a young age, you are greedy for life and afraid of death, and you dare not fight with the Jurchens. I can't even find such a clumsy excuse to avoid the war, I think you are a villain who is greedy for life and afraid of death! ”