Quang Ninh Zhongtun Office, that is, the people of the time called Songshan City.

At present, inside and outside Songshan, there are already flags fluttering, Xuanniao hanging, and there are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses gathered here, and some follow-up civil servants are still coming.

Located at the head of Songshan Fort, more than a dozen generals in iron armor stood on it, they were all in the costume of the general army, and the city behind them was also full of people day and night, a scene of busy traffic.

The person in the middle of the generals, although he was wearing a Zhengyi literary uniform, seemed to be a civil servant, but he was tall and majestic, he was Hong Chengchou.

In June of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen abandoned Sun Chuanting in the edict and used Hong Chengchou as the governor of Jiliao, commanding Yang Guozhu, the general soldier of Xuanfu, Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong, Tang Tong, the general soldier of Miyun, Bai Guangen, the general soldier of Jizhou, Cao Bianjiao, the chief soldier of Yutian, the general soldier Ma Ke of Shanhaiguan, Wang Tingchen, the general soldier of Qiantun Guard, and Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Ningyuan.

If the soldiers and horses of the eight towns plus the rest of the accompanying soldiers and horses, the Ming army assembled in Songshan would have a total of 130,000 elite troops and 40,000 horses, and they were now preparing to go to Ningyuan to fight with Dongyu, which was already the strongest combat power that the Ming Dynasty could come up with.

Hong Chengchou stared at the mighty Ming army camp outside the city, gently patted the city chop with his right hand, and asked lightly:

"Which other troops haven't arrived?"

As soon as his words fell, except for the two of them, the rest of the general soldiers showed contempt in their eyes, and one of the general soldiers stepped forward a few steps, clasped his fists and said:

"Your Excellency the Governor, Li Fuming, the chief soldier of Shanxi, arrived three days ago, and he is still short of Shandong's soldiers and horses!"

Hearing this, one of the people around couldn't help it, and came out and said:

"General soldier Wu, it turns out that the general soldier of Shandong is Liu Zeqing's rat generation, and he has changed to a man named Wang Zheng, but he still is a timid like a mouse."

Wu Sangui, the chief soldier of Ningyuan, when his father Wu Xiang was the general soldier of Liaodong, fell into the enemy formation when he fought with the Jurchens, and he was about to sacrifice his life for the country, but Wu Sangui led hundreds of guards to rush into the battle formation and rescued Wu Xiang in the encirclement of tens of thousands of Jurchens.

After this battle, Wu Sangui became famous in the first battle, known as the "brave champion of the three armies", and it is precisely for this reason that he was promoted to such a high position as Ningyuan's chief soldier at a young age.

It's just that this name has been snatched by a nobody who has appeared in Shandong recently, isn't it just taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the Tartars to sneak attack Xingjing, Wu Sangui feels that Wang Zheng is a missed opportunity, if he is replaced by himself, he will definitely be able to do better!

The words of Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, were echoed by Tang Tong, the chief soldier of Miyun, and Ma Ke, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, and others, and a burst of laughter suddenly sounded on the battlements of Songshan Fort.

Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, except for the battle of the Eastern Captives and the Kou a few years ago, led superior forces to intercept the Qing army's Mengba Banner and beheaded hundreds of heads, he no longer had any meritorious achievements.

Speaking of which, he, the chief soldier, came from the wrong way, and the Wang family's forces in Datong were complicated, so he spent money to buy this general soldier.

Historically, the imperial court issued an edict to let Shandong soldiers and horses go out of Liao with the army, but Liu Zeqing, who was the chief soldier at the time, was afraid and did not dare, but instead led his troops to the south to garrison, prevaricating that he could not go because of stomach pain.

Hearing Wang Pu say this, Wu Sangui smiled and didn't say anything, but he didn't refute it out loud, in fact, no one in the general soldiers, including Hong Chengchou, felt that what Wang Pu said was wrong.

Shandong Army, this name has been heard a lot in recent years.

What Hetuala's great victory, what is invincible in Shandong and other places, and repeatedly breaks through the army, but in the eyes of these warlords in the border towns of eastern Liaodong, it is just a drizzle-like feat, and many people feel that it is not difficult to replace any of them.

Hong Chengchou hummed softly, turned around to look at the city, and said:

"Don't wait any longer, the Shandong army shouldn't come, send orders to the three armies, build equipment, and swear on a certain day!"

Several general soldiers immediately clenched their fists, bowed their heads and shouted:

"Obey the Governor's orders!"

......

About a few days later, the first batch of Qing troops came from outside Songshan Castle, about forty or fifty thousand people.

They stopped a few miles away, and there was a faint sound of trumpets and horses' hooves, as if soldiers and horses were moving, but the Qing army seemed to know that the Ming army was strong, and did not rush to attack, but seized the eastern side of Rufeng Mountain under the command of Dolgon, and set up camp.

When the news reached Songshan Fort, Hong Chengchou immediately figured out the intentions of the Qing army, and just after night, the Ming army went out from Songshan Fort several ways and waved his army to seize the west side of Rufeng Mountain.

Immediately afterwards, Hong Chengchou assigned his adjutant general to garrison the east and west stone gates, and surrounded Songshan City to build seven infantry battalions, digging long trenches outside the camp, guarding the tree fences, and the cavalry was stationed on the east, west, and north sides of Songshan, and the defense was very strict.

On the second day of August, Zu Dashou, who was trapped in Jinzhou City, heard the arrival of reinforcements and immediately led his troops to cooperate with the fight outside the city.

The war between the two sides was about to break out, Zu Dashou was trapped for a long time, and the soldiers had no heart to fight, and they were soon defeated by the Qing army set up by Dolgon outside the city of Jinzhou, and retreated back to the city in defeat.

Outside Songshan Fort, Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu Town, took the lead and led the soldiers and horses of Xuanzhen to rush to the front, suffering heavy casualties, but he himself was hit by several arrows and died on the spot.

Just after the battle of the Ming army, there was a border town commander killed, the morale of the Qing army was greatly boosted, and the Ming army launched a counterattack on the attacking Ming army, Hong Chengchou judged the situation and immediately ordered that the Ming army led the Xuanzhen soldiers and horses on behalf of Li Fuming, the general soldier of Shanxi, and the morale of the Ming army was sharp, and the Qing army was gradually defeated and retreated.

At the same time, Zu Dashou, who was driven back to the city, once again led his troops to break through, but was soon defeated by the Qing army outside the city and returned to the city.

In the Qing army camp outside Songshan Fort, several tall generals stood in the tent, and Dolgon wore iron armor with a white flag, constantly pacing back and forth.

Suddenly, a bannerman hurried back, knelt down and said:

"Prince Rui, Hada outside Jinzhou City came to report, Zu Dashou once again led the Ming army out of the city to break through, although it was repulsed by our army, but the banner Ding suffered heavy casualties, and the Mengbaqi and Korean soldiers seemed to have changed, and they were unwilling to fight."

Before Dorgon could say anything, another bannerman came running and shouted:

"Prince Qiqirui, the Ming army in Songshan City is storming Xishimen, our army is insufficient in number, it is difficult to resist, please withdraw your troops!"

Hearing this, Dolgon's sharp eyes swept over and said sharply:

"Summons Durha, let him defend the West Stone Gate, if a Ming army hits, this king is the only one who asks!"

"Obey!"

"Oh no, Prince Rui, Zu Dashou actually led the Ming army to break through five times in a row in one day! Outside the city, the three banners of Mongolia have been dispersed, and the Korean soldiers are afraid to step forward, and Hada has no choice but to lead his troops to retreat three miles to continue the siege! ”

Dolgon was even more anxious like an ant on a hot pot, and the funny thing was that the Ming army suddenly raised heavy troops to help, and seemed to have made up his mind to fight a decisive battle with him, but now he seemed to have become a besieged man, suffering the enemy between Songshan and Jinzhou, and retreating everywhere.

Once Zu Dashou broke through the periphery of Jinzhou, Xishimen immediately became precarious, and the Qing army led by him was very likely to be surrounded by two Ming armies.

At this critical juncture, Dolgon had no worries, and after thinking twice, he decided to ask Huang Taiji for help.

Not long after, the Qing army's big tent outside Songshan Fort rode out in all directions, and rushed towards Shengjing in a hurry.