Chapter 69: Facing the Enemy
On April 30, Jiannu sent 30,000 troops from Salhu City and arrived at the east gate of Fushun and camped five miles away. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Chen He and the others breathed a sigh of relief, but unexpectedly, in the evening, the spies reported that more than 10,000 baggage and auxiliary troops had arrived in Tartar.
The four cities of Fushun are tightly closed, and there are no buildings or trees in sight outside the city. In the faint twilight, except for the occasional Tartar sentinel who shuttled in and out, there was no living creature in sight. Pine oil lamps were erected at intervals on the top of the city, and the sound of crackling burning rang out in the hearts of the people from time to time.
The tiles and green buildings in the city have been completely closed, and the black rumbling streets are deserted except for patrolling militiamen walking in and out, or stray wild dogs.
When the angry Chen Ce tore up the letter of surrender that was shot into the city, everyone understood that Fushun had officially entered the war. There was a strong sense of tension in the city.
Unlike in Fushun City, the pace of the Tartar attack was not hurried or slow. Perhaps it was the initial effect of the policy of clearing the walls on the outskirts of the city, or perhaps it was deliberately done by the Tartars, and in the second half of the night, the Tartars' camp walls were still not completed.
On the night of the black rumbling, in order to keep the soldiers full of physical strength, the commanders of Houjin handed over all the heavy manual labor to the captured people and a small number of auxiliary soldiers.
Shen Jia originally wanted to find an opportunity to sneak attack and try it, but Chen Cexin pointed to the Tartar cavalry and said, "Boy, you see, the Tartar soldiers are waiting on the side, and the spies said that they are in a strict formation and relaxed, this is not a good opportunity." ”
The generals of the Ming army may not understand the significance of new weapons for future wars, or they may not have studied command theory, but when it comes to the keen sense of smell on the battlefield, Shen Jia has to bow down. This kind of judgment comes from practice, and even if it is in the textbook, it is a fog that cannot be understood without the baptism of war. Shen Jia is currently in such a situation.
Regarding Chen Ce's serious judgment, Shen Jia humbly accepted it.
In the early morning of the second day, more than 10,000 Tartar reinforcements hurriedly arrived from the direction of Tieling, and everyone's expressions suddenly became more and more unnatural. The Ming army defending the city looked at the enemy camp in the distance, his mouth was dry, and his heart was even more uneasy.
Chen Ce, who was standing at the head of the city, understood that the Tartars were probably going to make a desperate gamble this time, and even the defenders of Tieling were recruited.
Chen Ce quickly sent someone to sneak out of the city secretly, and reported to Shenyang with a secret letter, hoping that Tong Zhonghua's general army could make a feint in the direction of Tieling, and decide the next move according to the opportunity at the right time.
Chen Ce's idea was very direct, the Tartar forces were limited, and the Tieling garrison actually dispersed the Tartars' forces. If the Tartars turn to an offensive state, it will inevitably cause insufficient defense and full of holes. If the main force of the Tartars can be held back by Fushun, the Ming army in Shenyang can create an offensive opportunity in the direction of Tieling, and maybe it can break the city.
Unlike yesterday, today the Tartars sent small troops to patrol around the city walls, stopping and pointing from a distance from time to time. Shen Jia understood that the Tartars were looking for loopholes in the city's defenses to prepare for the next siege.
There is a slight difference with the history of Shen Jia's memory, and the Fushun City in this world has been relatively intact by Houjin. Shen Jia obviously didn't realize this, he didn't know that in the real history, Fushun City was burned down and demolished by the Tartars, and it was not restored until the Qianlong period in the middle of the Qing Dynasty.
In this world, part of the buildings in Fushun City were burned down by the Tartars. But later, the old slave found that the strategic location of Fushun was really important, especially the Fushun horse market was the most important source of tax revenue in the local area and even outside the customs. Therefore, in order to garrison the army, Houjin rebuilt the city wall and city facilities on the original foundation. It's just that the scale has never been able to return to three years ago.
Three years ago, the Mongol soldiers pretending to receive the reward suddenly attacked Fushun, and at the same time, the defender of the city, Li Yongfang, surrendered, resulting in the loss of Fushun. Three years later, whether it is Chen Ce or He Shixian, as well as Shen Jia, who has been preparing for many days, they are full of confidence in sticking to Fushun.
In the afternoon, the Tartars finally captured some of the people. Driven by the leather whips of the Mongols and Jurchens, the captives began to dig earth outside the southern gate to divert water from the moat. In ancient times, water diversion was a laborious and time-consuming task, and it was difficult to achieve results without a day or two. The generals in the city were not worried about this, they quietly observed, waiting for an opportunity.
Most of the diggers were civilians, with a small number of Tartar auxiliaries among them. There are also one or two hundred Tatars next to it who are in charge of guarding, judging from the clothing and clothing, most of them are Mongols, and only a few are Jurchens.
At first, the Ming army on the city wall was still a little nervous, but after half an hour, the Ming army gradually adapted to this atmosphere and began to provoke the city with words. The Tartars ignored it, still swaggering under the noses of the Ming army, digging in an orderly manner.
"Uncle You, it's not okay to go on like this, we can't just wait for the Tartars to drain the moat."
After all, Shen Jia had never experienced a real defensive battle, and he was very calculating about some losses, and kept complaining around You Shigong.
You Shigong said: "Mao, Lao Tzu is also very worried, but not long after Fushun recovered, we didn't have time to transport the cannon to the rack, and the current shooting distance archer can't reach it, so let's wait for the other party to get closer." I said you kid, you have to learn a little, you can't care about temporary gains and losses in war, the key is to see who has the last laugh. Isn't it because Mr. Chen put you here with me, doesn't he just want you to learn from me, you are clever, think about it. ”
Shen Jia scratched his head embarrassedly, and suddenly had an idea: "Uncle You, why don't I go out of the city to harass me, not to mention beheading and meritorious service, as long as I can destroy the water diversion facilities, what do you think?" ”
"Just you?"
You Shigong looked at Shen Jia with disdain, as if he saw a three-year-old child blowing the sky and the earth unashamedly.
You Shigong sighed, ignored Shen Jia, turned his head to look at the city and said, "Forget it, with your small body, it's better to stay in the city, it's not certain who will harass who if you go down!" If I hadn't been attacked by the Tartars yesterday, I would have been able to go out of the city and fight today, but now, let's wait and see. ”
Ding Jiaozhi listened to it for a long time, and suddenly turned around and said: "Deputy marshal, let me go, give me 200 cavalry, and I will ensure that the group of turtle grandsons I kill cry for dad and call mother." ”
You Shigong glanced at Ding Zhizhi hesitantly, then turned his head to look at Shen Jia, who was excited, and hesitated for a long time before saying: "Okay, you take five hundred steps to ride, go out of the city for a walk, remember, don't stay away from the city wall, so as not to repeat the mistakes of Shenyang." ”
In the battle of Shenyang, He Shixian fell into the trick of luring the enemy, and although He Shixian did not say it explicitly, everyone privately thought that if it was not for Shen Jia's plane at that time, everyone would probably be unable to escape death. Although this topic is embarrassing to say, everyone thinks it is true.
Ding Jiaozhi is clean and neat, and he has a prestige among the lower-ranking sergeants. Soon, he dispatched his troops to arrange the plan, while Shen Jia helped inspect the horses and weapons.
"Report to Instructor Shen, Instructor Ding!"
Shen Jia turned his head to look, but it was a group of people who came over with a company commander, Liu Wu. Liu Wuxun is an enthusiastic activist in the training camp and likes to intervene in everything. Especially witnessing the tragic death of his parents under the Tartar knife, Liu Wu has always been haunted by this, and he dreamed of going into battle to kill the Tartar.
"Permission to speak."
Liu Wu saluted a standard military salute and said loudly: "My department requests to follow Instructor Ding out of the city to kill the enemy." ”
What, to kill the enemy? I really thought that the tartars couldn't be pinched in the mud, and after a few weeks of training, I wanted to go out and use the tartars to practice my guts, these grandsons.
Shen Jia stared fiercely at Liu Wu, who was standing solemnly on the side, and did not find anything unusual except that his face was slightly cold because of the tense face.
After waiting for a long time, Shen Jia slowed down and said: "Your training time is too short, many people are not even familiar with guns and spears, let alone swords and shields, you watch the battle with me in the city first, and then there will be a chance for you to fight, just don't retreat when the time comes." “
"Report to Instructor Shen, everyone is enthusiastic, please don't pour cold water on us, we have the confidence to go out of the city."
It's only been a few days, and these grandchildren have the ability to count themselves. Shen Jia turned his head away, looked at the company commanders with different faces next to him, and then asked loudly, "You all want to fight?" ”
"Yes!" The crowd roared in unison.
The morale was good, but Shen Jia still didn't plan to send them all.
Bowing his head and pondering for a while, Shen Jia said to several company commanders: "The first, second and third companies went out of the city with Instructor Ding, and even if you kill the enemy, you should go to see the battlefield, remember what we usually train, your comrades-in-arms are your most reliable companions, go ahead." “
The three selected company commanders were excited, and ran to the team while boasting, while the other company commanders who were not selected were slightly annoyed, and some even ridiculed Liu Wu with disdain, saying that he had taken shit luck.
Ding Jiaozhi was a little dissatisfied with Shen Jia sending the recruit Danzi out of the city with him, and muttered that he wanted to argue with Shen Jia, but heard Shen Jia say:
"Brother Ding, it is secondary for you to take people out of the city to fight, our main purpose is to sabotage the water diversion project, you should treat these recruits as people's husbands, let them follow you to destroy the other party's facilities, as for the war, you don't count on them."
Ding Jiaozhi lowered his head and thought about it, and seemed to think that this idea was good, so he nodded and agreed.
When ready, the Ming army quickly lowered the drawbridge and opened the city gate to let the team out of the city.
The Tartar Niu Lu Ezhen, who was in charge of the vigilance, also noticed the abnormal movement near the city gate, but he didn't care, but continued to carry out the vigilance, and at the same time secretly quietly adjusted the formation.
In the battles between the Ming court and the Later Jin in the past few years, most of the people in the Later Jin had an in-depth understanding of the Ming army's field combat capabilities, and they were not too worried about fighting the Ming army face to face. Even Niu Lu, who was in charge of the vigilance, thought that if he mobilized people now, he might scare the Ming army back into the city. Moreover, in addition to the warriors of the Eight Banners, there are hundreds of Mongolian servants. However, for the sake of prudence, Niu Lu Ezhen still quietly sent a herald and rode towards the lurking point in the distance.
The paralysis of the Tartars gave the Ming army a rare opportunity. After the Ming army left the city, they quickly mobilized and lined up in formation, and with the order of the main general, the cavalry team began to accelerate.
At the moment of life and death, Niu Lu Ezhen, who was in charge of the guard, quickly sorted out the formation at the same time, and the mixed cavalry heard the horn of the charge, and immediately galloped like a mudslide from afar.
The number of cavalry on both sides was about the same, and the generals on both sides had the heart to try it. Despite the small numbers of both sides, they cut into the battle in the same way as a frontal charge. The cavalry hedged at high speed, and the two teams of men and horses instantly slammed together like a torrent. The sound of gold and iron clashing and roaring followed was tightly intertwined with the dust and the rising blood mist. The cavalry of both sides quickly rushed out of the battlefield, they reined in their horses, turned back, and then accelerated their hedge again, and after two consecutive rounds, all the people were completely crumpled together and fought tightly together.
In order to achieve the purpose of harassment, the cavalry of the Ming army out of the city was the elite backbone, while the vigilance troops of the Later Jin were mixed, and most of them were even demoralized Mongol cannon fodder.
So after two rounds of fighting, dozens of Tartar riders were slashed and killed, and the situation of the battle was one-sided.
The Ming infantry had already rushed into the construction site, and they fought against the Tartar auxiliaries who tried to resist, like chopping vegetables. When the people who were captured by the Tartars saw that the situation was not right, they immediately threw away the tools in their hands and fled in all directions as birds and beasts. Liu Wu, Li Fulai, and Zhao Changshun took the opportunity to organize people to destroy and bury the water diversion facilities, and at the same time threw a few homemade grenades at several key points.
After the Houjin cavalry rushed and killed for several rounds in a row, they stabilized the unfavorable situation a little, and Niu Lu Ezhen turned his head to look, but found that the construction site had been destroyed by the Ming army. Niu Lu was really angry, but he saw his men fighting with the Ming army, so he could only helplessly watch the Ming army act recklessly on the construction site.
Niu Lu Ezhen gritted his teeth tightly, his angry eyes seemed to be about to breathe fire, and when he was about to reorganize the charge, suddenly there was a drum sound behind him, Niu Lu Ezhen looked back, but it was the rescue of the people and horses.