Chapter 347: The Battle of Liaoyang I
Looking at the tall Liaoyang City in the distance, many Ming troops were full of feelings, but they didn't expect that they would come back after only a few years, and set foot on this homeland again, remembering the retreat of the nest in the past, so that many soldiers couldn't help but clench the weapons in their hands, in front of the army, Man Gui looked at the defense of Liaoyang City and couldn't help sighing, he suddenly remembered Xiong Tingbi's importance to Liaoyang and the strategy of defense, "Liaozuo is the shoulder of the Beijing Division, if you want to get the Beijing Division, then Liaozhen cannot be abandoned." Hedong, the heart of Liao; Kaiyuan, the root of Hedong is also. Today, the original is broken, the Qinghe is abandoned, the Qingyun is plundered, the town is surrounded by the west, and the people of several cities in Tieling have fled. Liaoyang and Shenyang are isolated in Hedong, and yesterday Yang Hao played Shenyang people who fled from the army, how can Liao and Shen defend it? However, if you don't defend Liao and Shen, you will not be able to protect Liao Town, and if you don't reopen the Yuan, you will not be able to protect Liao and Shen. The day before yesterday, there was Korea in the east, Beiguan in the north, Liao in the southwest, and only one in the northeast. So that the parties are not in a hurry to fight, restore the Qinghe, Fushun, Shoukuandian, in the Chai River, Jing'an between the heavy troops, the horns to gradually crouch, the enemy in the hole. Since the defeat of the three roads and the loss of Kaiyuan, North Korea and Beiguan are all smooth. Kaiyuan city is large and the people, the enemy attacked Kaiyuan, the west captives that are committed Qingyun, and the west of the town is besieged, which is already known for its use. If the enemy invades Chang, Ji, Xuan, and Da with hundreds of thousands of gold bait, and invades China, he does not dare to take a step out of the capital, and then drives into Shanhaiguan, or takes Deng, Lai, and Tianjin by sea, which is inevitable. The begging court discussed the salaries of the soldiers, and there was no need to be sidelined, and there was no qualification. "If the imperial court in the past continued to reuse Xiong Tingbi, as His Majesty now trusts Governor Yuan as much as he does now, will there still be such a situation in Liaodong? Man Gui couldn't help but sigh.
The ancient city of Liaoyang has an extremely important military strategic position. Liaoyang southeast two sides are surrounded by mountains, there is Taizi River in the north to do a natural barrier, traffic extends in all directions, it is the south gate of Shenyang, there is the name of "Liaoyang of iron", it is a place where soldiers must fight since ancient times, the ancient Liaoyang city was built on the impact fan formed after the Taizi River out of the eastern mountainous area, the terrain is more than ten meters higher than the western plain, it has the advantage of being condescending and easy to look. The Taizi River goes around the city from east to north, and then turns to the south, forming a natural barrier for Liaoyang City, and at the same time facilitating the nearby diversion of water into the moat to enhance Liaoyang's protection capacity. The first mountain is located in the southwest of the city more than ten miles, by the main peak of 176 meters above sea level and several low hills, and Liaoyang is at the angle of the trend, is an important military base in the south of Liaoyang. Liaoyang is located in the east of Liaodong Mountains, where the mountains are undulating and the forests are lush, forming a strategic depth that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and has a large room for maneuver.
Man Gui looked at the Liaoyang City in front of him from a distance, and saw that Liaoyang "The city is quite strong, the moat outside the city, the logging is a fence, and the artillery is ambushed". Outside the city, there are ten traps equal to the human body, the bottom of the well is densely inserted with sharp wooden piles, after the trap is dug there are four large trenches, the sharp piles are densely covered, and a large fence is set up, along the inner trench to arrange the carts, each car is equipped with two large cannons and four small cannons, and five cannons are placed between the two cars, and there are some fortresses outside the city like the stars holding the moon to guard their central city - Liaoyang! At the same time, there was only the neighing of war horses in the southwest of Liaoyang, which was thought to be an ambush of some elite cavalry, ready to surprise at any time to support Liaoyang City, and at the same time, the nearby strong wall Qingye also caused a lot of trouble to the Ming army. "How much was left behind for these dog tartars!" Many Ming soldiers sighed.
"This Dorgon is obviously a re-enhancement of the defense made by the original Ming army!" Man Gui sighed, "If this is attacked, then the losses he will suffer will be unbearable for him, and it will also be unbearable for the imperial court!" But if you besiege it, it won't be a way for a while! Man Gui suddenly fell into a dilemma.
"Liu Tianlu!" Man Gui shouted.
"The last general!" Liu Tianlu hugged his fists.
"You bring ten guns! Deploy on the other side of the Lan River to assist our main siege! Man Gui commanded.
"The last general commands!" Liu Tianlu hugged his fists.
"Zuo Liangyu!" Man Gui said again.
"The last general!" Zuo Liangyu was first startled when he heard Man Gui shouting to himself, and then hurried out of the queue with great joy.
"Three thousand to you! Stuck in the main roads from Liaoyang to Shenyang! Can it be done? Man Gui looked at Zuo Liangyu and said.
"Three thousand?!" Zuo Liangyu was stunned, "This is a bit less, right?" The other party will be done with one impact Lao Tzu! Zuo Liangyu didn't dare to answer the order for a while, and hesitated.
"In that caseγγγγγγ Man Gui was only halfway through his words, and Zuo Liangyu hurriedly said: "The last general is ordered!" β
"Can you do it?" Man Gui looked at Zuo Liangyu seriously.
"The last general will die and die stuck there, and the Tartar wants to go through it, unless he steps on the corpse of the last general!" Zuo Liangyu gritted his teeth and said.
"In that case! Then over to you! Man Gui nodded in appreciation.
"The last general will not disappoint the general soldiers!" Zuo Liangyu hugged his fists after speaking.
"The rest of the generals will follow me to attack the big stone bridge, the Sky Ridge! This periphery is cut out first! Brethren! We were already behind our brothers in Jingying before! Can we still fall behind them this time? You tell me! Man Gui roared.
"Can't!" All the Ming soldiers shouted.
"We are the strongest! Brethren! Follow me! Kill! Man Gui roared, his legs clamped the war horse that was about to get off, and with a "Bang!" With a loud chirp, Man Gui took the lead and went out.
"Kill!" The subsequent Ming army was like a wave, surging towards their goal to kill the past, for a while, the sky of Liaoyang City, which had been quiet for several years, was once again flooded by the flames of war, and the sound of artillery that had not sounded for a long time filled the ears of Liaoyang City again, and the Ming army that had originally taken refuge in the defenders of Liaoyang City, looked at the familiar faces that appeared in front of them again, the familiar armor and battle flags, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in their hearts, but then look at the cold Houjin soldiers standing behind them at this time, A wave of enthusiasm was poured down like a splash of cold water, and suddenly it came to naught.
"It's finally here!" Dolgon couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the charging Ming army in the distance, then looked at the north of the city, looked in the direction of Shengjing, sighed, and then said: "Horn!" First echelon, ready! Be sure to defend the Big Stone Bridge and Sky Ridge! β
"Whew!" "Whew!" "Whew!" "Whew!" "Whew!" The low and passionate sound of the horn echoed in the intense artillery fire, a murderous aura that was not weaker than the Ming army rose from the opposite side of the Ming army, and the picture scroll of blood and fire began to slowly unfold in the land of Liaoyangγγγγγγ