(Guess, how will Nalan Jiancheng fight this battle?) ）

After arriving at the White Eagle Gorge, the advantages of this incentive system were even more obvious, and they arrived at the White Eagle Gorge on the fifth day of the ninth month, and began to build the city that night.

The cavalry of the fourth guard naturally could not do this kind of rough work, but they were not idle, under the assignment of Yang Husheng, five thousand cavalry in a hundred households, scattered in all directions, respectively, to the southeast and northwest directions, to investigate the enemy, observe the terrain, by the way is also to hunt for food.

Under such a division of labor, in just three days, a complete map within a radius of one hundred and fifty miles appeared in front of Yang Husheng and other high-ranking officials of the Wuyi Army.

There are prey from the Fourth Guards cavalry, and the mouth of the valley is close to the river of Youman, and the fish are even more abundant, so those Jurchens who are proficient in fishing made a big net with vines and vines that day, and blocked many layers of nets in the middle of the big river, and every day there are baskets of fresh fish that are fished from the big river. Through these two channels, food resources are also abundant.

The main force of the city was the 90,000 Jurchen slave soldiers of the Tenth Guard.

After being inspired, they all worked very hard and worked very hard in order to get into the eyes of the officials, and they were also given a knighthood - the title was still secondary, and they didn't think much of this honor, but at that time, all the benefits that came with the title made everyone covet.

Under their hard work, September 25. This Xiongguan already has its prototype.

The east is based on the Qianren cliff of the White Eagle Peak, and the south is the exit of the White Eagle Gorge and a stretch of cliffs, but there is no city wall built on these two sides, and the north and west sides, the two city walls that are already very wide and heavy in the eyes of the Jurchens have firmly blocked the road for the Jurchen army in Jianzhou to go south.

Wanted to go south. There has to be a fight!

Having personally witnessed the construction process of the big city of Zhenyuan Mansion, these officers of Wu Yijun are generally quite numerous. As soon as Yang Husheng and Xia Zikai combined, they decided not to build a house and concentrate all their manpower. Build the walls and put them around like this. In the city, countless tents have been built, but inside the tents, half of the ground is nested, and half of the ground is the situation.

Diwozi is actually a kind of architectural form formed by digging a piece obliquely down from the flat ground with heavy soil, just like placing the cave facing down, the cave is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the same is true for this ground nest. Besides, it's not extremely cold right now. The temperature is ten degrees above zero, the ground nest is a tent, and I still sweat when I sleep at night!

On September 15, the southern expeditionary army led by Nalan Jiancheng, who set out from the Jurchen Khan's court at the foot of Tuluting Mountain, arrived at the White Eagle Gorge on September 25 after ten days of rapid marching.

I don't know when this majestic city appeared at the mouth of the White Eagle Canyon. The tens of thousands of troops under Nalan Jiancheng's command were dumbfounded and unbelievable.

They couldn't have imagined how a city could appear here.

And Nalan Jiancheng got the order of the Jurchen Great Khan Wanyan Chen monk, with 1,000 iron floating slaughter, 20,000 armored foot soldiers, and recruited foot soldiers from various tribes along the road. The task was to defend the White Eagle Gorge in order to block the northward advance of the Wu Yi Army, but he didn't expect that by the time he arrived here, the White Eagle Gorge had already been occupied.

Nalan Jiancheng had no choice but to order the army to be stationed in place and build a camp two miles west of the Manhe River, so as to settle the army first and then make plans.

On the west city wall, under the city tower, Yang Husheng and Xia Zikai were standing there, looking at the Jurchen camp in the distance. …,

Today, the clouds are light and the wind is light, and the visibility is very high, and from here, you can roughly see the appearance of the Jurchen military camp. What's more, Lian Zining equipped them with two Qianli tubes, through which everything in the Jianzhou Jurchen camp can be seen.

Yang Husheng held the Qianli tube and looked at it for a long time, then put it down and asked Xia Zikai: "Wanchun, what do you think?" ”

Xia Zikai also put down the Qianli tube, such a long career as a horse, the impregnation of iron and blood, has made his whole temperament change greatly, sharp and fierce, like a sharp sword out of the sheath, a pair of eyes, bright ordinary people dare not force to look. He also has a beard, and he looks more calm and practiced, and the whole person already has the breath of a superior.

He praised: "Diao is strict and orderly, Nalan Jiancheng still has a few brushes under his hands." ”

Yang Husheng nodded: "Yes, this Nalan Jiancheng is not very old, but he is only twenty-five or sixteen, but he is known as the double leader of the Jurchen young generation in the army, not inferior to the three heroes of the Jurchen in Haixi at the beginning. It's also a shame for Shulhachi, if it weren't for him, it would be difficult for us to know so clearly, and if my eyes are black, it will be difficult to fight. ”

Xia Zikai also smiled slightly, from then on, the Northern Route Army was headed by Yang Husheng, and Yang Husheng was too much more senior than him, Xia Zikai naturally didn't dare to offend, so he also respected him in words, he smiled and asked: "Why did the adults finish playing Yan Yeping?" ”

They are here, the carrier pigeons are in transit here, and even the Russian messengers have arrived here, so the news is particularly well-informed. It just so happened that the Russians who sent the letter spoke Chinese fluently, and one of them couldn't hide something in his heart, because within a few days, Wu Yijun's North Route Army knew what kind of character Yan Yeping was.

Speaking of this stubble, Yang Husheng shook his head slightly, and secretly rejoiced in his heart that such a difficult opponent as Yan Yeping was fortunately not allowed to meet us, otherwise there would be a fierce battle.

Xia Zikai smiled again and said disdainfully: "Haixi Sanjie, one was killed by Lord Nurhachi, one is now locked up in the prison of Zhenyuan Mansion, and the other was beaten by us and fled, in my opinion, this Jurchen will boast of himself, Nalan Jiancheng, it can't be said that he has three points of ability, but he was also blown ten by them!" If it's really a fight, I'm afraid it's not enough to watch. ”

Yang Husheng was slightly unhappy in his heart, shook his head and said, "Wanchun." You underestimate the enemy. Our task is arduous this time, but we must not do so. ”

Xia Zikai didn't dare to talk back to him, he smiled, but he was quite disappreciative in his heart.

At this moment, more than 100 sturdy Jurchen slave soldiers were returning from outside the city, and they were all dressed up, revealing their sturdy strength. Like pieces of dark muscle twisted from the roots of old trees, they each carried a large basket in their hands, which was made of branches. Usually at home, it is used to hold vegetables and radishes in large baskets, but at this time, fresh fish is slowly taken.

The fresh fish were freshly caught, and most of them were still alive. In the basket layer by layer squeezing each other, the top is not restrained, from time to time is the body of the fish, jumping up in the basket, splashing countless water droplets, by the afternoon sunshine, it will refract a charming rainbow in the air.

It's just that after all, he couldn't get out of the cage, and he still had to fall, struggled twice in vain, and then the scales trembled. Prepare for another leap.

This basket of fish, I'm afraid it doesn't have to weigh fifty or sixty pounds, but these Jurchen men are very relaxed in their hands, and they even have leisure and loud ridicule and laughter. I don't know who started it, but more than a hundred and so men sang loudly. …,

The song is vast and majestic, like an eagle crossing the sky on a vast and wide prairie.

This is the Jurchen slave soldiers of the tenth guard returning from fishing in the Youman River outside the city, and the fishing errands have fallen on these Jurchen slave soldiers who are engaged in this kind of business. In order to ensure the food supply of the army, Xia Zikai also made a special division of labor, specially set aside a thousand households, no training, just fishing outside the city every day, special supply.

In these days, fish has become the main food of the army on the North Road, and in the camp, the smell of fish wafts around every day, and when it comes to the meal, it is even more fragrant with fish, and so on.

Eating like this every day is naturally a little tired, but in the troubled times, fighting every day, day and day, in the hearts of these soldiers, it is already the greatest happiness to be able to live, eat well, and dress warmly.

But there are no troubles of the Hereafter.

Seeing these Jurchen men singing songs and entering this gate specially set aside for fishing--because of their origins, they were jokingly called the fish gate by the soldiers--Yang Husheng smiled slightly and said: "Wanchun, the morale of your soldiers is very good!" If they want to fight with the Jianzhou Jurchens, they are the main force. ”

Xia Zikai glanced at the laughing Jurchen men, his face was a little uncomfortable, he hated the Jurchens very much, and now. This kind of hatred is almost interpreted into a paranoid and pathological emotion, and seeing this group of Jurchens under his hands so happy, he is quite bored in his heart.

He smiled slightly, and said intritently: "Thanks to the uncle's strategy to add officials to them, these Jurchen dogs have a motivated mind in their hearts, and they work harder." This is just right, if you work with the Jianzhou Jurchens and kill the enemy bravely, you will die quickly, and the more you die, our hearts will be pure. ”

There is only one officer like him in the world, and when other officers fight, they are trying to consume the enemy and protect their own people, but he also thinks about consuming the enemy, but it may not be necessary to protect his own people, but how to send his own men to hell. In Xia Zikai's opinion, all these Jurchen slave soldiers under his command are dead, and his own merits can be regarded as complete.

He was already satisfied with being able to use 100,000 Jurchens to accompany his wife to the funeral.

He pondered for a moment, and then said, "Lord Yang, I plan to go back and add officials to a group of those Jurchen slave soldiers, what do you think?" ”

Yang Husheng high-fived and said, "Ah! That's it, it's a great plan! Before the war, acting like this will definitely inspire their military morale. ”

Xia Zikai nodded intently, and said: "I also think so, it's just that the matter of promotion to knighthood has always been the sole control of the uncle, and we are acting without authorization as a subordinate official, isn't it overstepping?" ”

Yang Husheng knew that Xia Zikai was extremely cautious because of his past experience, which was a concern, but he knew some of Lian Zining's thoughts, and knew that he had always encouraged generals to have more ideas outside. He thought for a while and said: "Wanchun, you can do this, you can add them to the rank of knight, but you can add the word 'temporary generation', make it clear to them, and when the war is over, return to Zhenyuan Mansion, and then turn positive." How? ”

Xia Zifa smiled and said, "My lord's plan is very good, anyway, this battle is down." Those Jurchen dogs won't survive much. ”

Yang Husheng glanced at him, and felt a little wrong in his heart, Xia Zikai's current mood is very problematic, just think about the tenth guard is Xia Zikai's commander after all, people respect themselves, that is to face. If you talk too much, won't you annoy people?

…,

Therefore, when the words came to his lips, he still didn't say them after all.

In my heart, I secretly reminded myself after saving it. Anyway, he is the commander-in-chief of the Northern Route Army personally formulated by the adult, and he is in charge of the fourth and tenth guards, and Xia Zikai is also under his jurisdiction. When the time comes, it's a big deal to be temperate.

As the scale of Wu Yi's army became larger and the authority at hand became heavier and heavier, those officers in Wu Yi's army who followed Lian Zining to start their business began to show a polarized pattern, one was like Jin, domineering, domineering, and the other was like Yang Husheng, becoming more and more cautious. For fear that someone will hold the handle, but lose the life of the powerful.

Meanwhile.

Jianzhou Jurchen camp.

The large camp with a radius of three miles contained tens of thousands of troops, and the large camp was divided into subdivisions according to their respective jurisdictions and filled with tents. At a glance, it is clear at a glance. On the periphery of the camp, a wooden fence made of large timber stood proudly one foot and five feet high, and in the lower part of the fence, with wood as the core. A five-foot-high, two-foot-thick earthen wall was built. On the periphery of the earthen wall was a trench wide and five feet deep. The trench also attracted the living water of your barbarian river, like a moat.

The entire camp was well organized and orderly, and the defense system was like a whole, not to mention facing a surprise attack, even if it was a cluster charge that shook the heavy cavalry, it would not be a problem at all.

From the encampment, the combat effectiveness of an army can be seen the most. There is no doubt that this group of troops equivalent to the Praetorian Guards of the Jianzhou Jurchens is quite amazing, and their commander must be a rather rigorous, detail-oriented, and meticulous character.

And at this moment, in the handsome account of the Jianzhou Jurchen Camp Center, Nalan Jiancheng was pacing back and forth, although he was holding a faceless expression, but the anxiety in his eyes betrayed his mind.

He is only twenty-five this year, with a long figure, a jade tree in the wind, handsome and chic, and a rare good talent, and at this age, he has sat in the position of the Jurchen Praetorian Guard, and he can be regarded as a young man with ambition and a high position. It is a young hero who can be counted by the Jurchen Khan's court, and everyone recommends it.

Nalan Jiancheng and Wanyan Lie, who were regarded as a moment of Yuliang in the Jurchen Khan's court, were the most outstanding figures of the younger generation. Of course, it is necessary to add Wanyan Yeping, who was fighting fiercely with the Russian army in the north at this time, but because of her identity as a woman, she was selectively ignored by everyone.

In fact, if one of the three heroes of Jianzhou Jurchen can be discharged, Wanyan Yeping must be included in the number, and it must be ranked first, which is one cut above the boss of the latter two.

In fact, Nalan was built, not from a big family.

Wanyan Lie was born in a branch of Wanyan, it can be said that he is poor, it is like the Ming Dynasty, there are so many surnames Zhu, it may be Emperor Zhu, or it may be a pig slaughterer, and those surnamed Wanyan may not all be nobles. And Nalan Jiancheng's background is not much better, the Nalan clan is just a small tribe located on the east coast of the Jurchen Pole in Jianzhou, and the total population of the whole clan will definitely not exceed a thousand people, and there is no Nalan at all among the three surnames of the Jurchen clan and one hundred and eight old surnames.

Nalan Jiancheng is the young patriarch of the Nalan tribe, such a young patriarch is considered prominent in the local area, but if it is placed in the Jurchen Khan's court, it has no place at all, just like the son of a small county commander in the most remote border of the Yunnan political envoy of the Ming Dynasty, close to the border of the Angkor Dynasty, no one will treat him as a green onion in Beijing.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the Nalan Department was close to the sea and rich in salt that the Jurchens lacked, it would not have attracted the Jurchen Khan Wanyan Chen and Monk Chen to go there back then. …,

That time, the monk Wanyan Chen inspected the Jurchen Pole East China Sea Frontier, and tested the archery skills of the children of the local magnates in the Nalan Department, and the result was that the fourteen-year-old Nalan Jiancheng won in one fell swoop.

So far, in eleven years, I have not returned home again.

At the age of seventeen, Nalan Jiancheng was promoted to the second-class imperial guard with a sword at the age of nineteen. Promoted to the first rank of the fourth rank of the imperial guard with a sword.

When he was twenty-one years old, he moved to the right to the cavalry of the Praetorian Guard.

When he was twenty-three years old, he was promoted to the deputy cavalry deputy of the Praetorian Guard, leading an army alone, with a force of 5,000 households under his command.

At the age of twenty-four, that is, last year, he was promoted to ten thousand households. Lead an army of 10,000 people!

The rapid promotion is unparalleled among the younger generation of the Jurchen Khan's court, and even Wanyan Lie is slightly inferior.

But Nalan built his own family and knew his own affairs. The reason why he was promoted so quickly was actually because of the blue eyes of Monk Wanyan Chen, and he was valued by the blue eyes of the Great Khan. In addition, there are indeed some skills that will be promoted so quickly.

And the deep-seated reason behind this is that the Great Khan wants to support himself as young people to compete with the old-rooted nobles and nobles of various tribes. After all, although the Great Khan was the supreme leader of the Jurchens, it was impossible for him to monopolize power, and those old guys also held considerable authority, and sometimes they disagreed with the Great Khan.

In fact, it was not only Nalan Jiancheng, but also Wan Yanlie and a group of other young people who already had considerable authority. They are all tools for Monk Wanyan Chen to fight against those old nobles.

The reason why he was promoted so fast was because he was a member of the Nalan Department, thousands of miles away, and he didn't have much to do with the people in the Jurchen Khan's court, and he had no foundation at all. can only be attached to Monk Wanyan Chen.

Therefore, Nalan was sincerely afraid at this time, walking on thin ice.

This is the first time he has led his troops to the battle, and he knows that this is the importance that Monk Wanyan Chen attaches to himself, and once he returns with a great victory, he will welcome him. It is glory and promotion, and from then on, the road is bright. And he understands that once he is defeated, it will be an abyss, and the old nobles will definitely fall into the well and put themselves to death, and Monk Wanyan Chen will also abandon the car to protect the handsome and put all the blame on himself.

Therefore, in this battle, there is no defeat in victory!

However, the situation in front of us is a desperate situation!

The task given to him by the Great Khan is to hold the White Eagle Gorge so that the Wu Yi army cannot advance an inch, but the problem now is that the White Eagle Gorge has been occupied by the enemy!

After the White Eagle Gorge, further north, to the Jurchen Khan Court at the foot of Tuluting Mountain can be said to be a smooth road, and there is no obstruction. In this way, there is no possibility for him to even retreat and find a dangerous place to hold on to it, and after that, it will be the Khan's court!

This situation can be said to be similar to Lian Zining's famous slogan during the Second World War - although Russia is big, there is Moscow behind you!

Although the Jurchen is really big, there is the Khan court behind him!

There is no way back!

If they lead their troops back to the Khan's court at this point, those big men will definitely not take into account their decision-making mistakes, and they will only delay the fighters themselves!

So, never go back! We must fight, not only to fight, but also to fight and win, once the war is over, we must take back the White Eagle Gorge in one fell swoop!

The lines at the corners of Nalan Jiancheng's mouth gradually hardened.

He turned around and walked to the table, on which there was a sand table, which was very simple and could not be compared with the sand table made by Lian Zining when he was marching, but it was a rare and valuable thing for the Jurchens, who were not very skilled in tactics and strategy. …,

The method of making a sand table was read by Nalan Jiancheng in the book of the Han people, and when he saw this paragraph, he had a thought in his heart, and this time he led the troops alone, and he ordered the skilled craftsmen in the army to make this sand table. After setting up camp, he has been standing still in the past few days, but he has not been idle, but ordered people to explore everywhere, paint the surrounding terrain, and then reflect it on the sand table.

Nalan Jiancheng stared at the sand table for a while, his brows became tighter and tighter, but in the end, he stretched out his hand a little, and he dotted on a point in vain.

It turned out to be the extremely steep White Eagle Peak!

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of dense footsteps outside, and then the voice of the soldiers sounded.

"Lord Nalan, Lord Gutayinde is back."

Nalan Jiancheng suddenly straightened up, his face was happy, and he said loudly: "Please let him in!" ”

After a while, a stout man opened the curtain and walked in, this big man is six feet tall, that is, nearly one meter nine in later generations, this is a very big man among the Jurchens, and he is not the kind of thin and windy, on the contrary, the whole person is like a spinning top magnified countless times, strong and chilling, standing there, it is really like an iron tower. (To be continued) RQ