readx; As the remnant vein of Songling Mountain, Yiwu Lu Mountain lies between Jinzhou and Dalinghe City. The Daling River www.biquge.info meanders from the northwest to the southeast, and the plain sandwiched between the mountains and rivers is not very large. Zhu Youzhen led tens of thousands of Ming troops, quickly rushed through this battlefield, and gradually entered the mountainous area with undulating terrain.

There was a narrow mountain road in the mountain that could be passed, and the Ming army immediately blocked it with rocks and branches after the infantry behind passed. Zhu Youzhen saw that the infantry were running out of breath, so he simply asked them to take off their armor and throw it away at will, hoping that this would slow down the speed of the pursuers catching up.

In fact, the radius of Yiwulu Mountain is not very large, the widest point from east to west is only about 30 miles, and the altitude is not very high. But because there are plains on both sides, it still looks abrupt and steep. The Ming army all dismounted and crossed the mountain, and the more they went forward, the more difficult it became, and they had just experienced a thrilling breakthrough battle, and their physical strength was seriously overdrawn, and their speed involuntarily slowed down.

At this time, the night began to fade away, and Zhu Youzhen knew that it was not far from the dawn of the day. The sound of killing was approaching a few miles behind him, but some soldiers in the Ming army walked slower and slower, and even sat on the ground and refused to get up. In particular, some cavalrymen, not only could not ride horses, but also had to lead their horses to climb mountains, which was more tired than the infantry, and could not help but complain.

Zhu Youzhen was so anxious that he simply climbed on a boulder and shouted: "Soldiers! We've made a breakthrough now, but the battle isn't over yet! The Tartars are still chasing behind, and there are heavy troops in front of us, and the only way for us to survive is to use the mountains under our feet! ”

Seeing that the army stood and listened, Zhu Youzhen took a breath and continued: "I also know that you are very tired from going over the mountains and mountains now, and you really want to rest for a while. But think about it, after a while, the Tartars will chase after you, and you will also have to dismount and climb the mountain. If we can grit our teeth and shake off them, we can return to Ningyuan or Shanhaiguan safely; If you can't hold on and let the Tartars catch up, then all your previous efforts will be in vain. Believe me, as long as you don't give up, I won't leave a soldier behind! ”

Only then did the army understand the emperor's good intentions of deliberately walking the barren mountains and mountains, and the originally low morale was re-energized and accelerated again. Some of them talked while walking: "Lao Wang, long live the Lord is really like a god with soldiers, I can be regarded as obedient!" The white armor of the Tartars is powerful, right? But he just let a grenade blow up a person on his back, so he could only obediently give way! cheer me up, if anyone falls behind and makes Long Live the Lord heartbroken, I have to beat him to death! ”

"Nonsense, aren't you convinced? Long live the master's clever calculation, I expected that the Tartars would send white-armored soldiers to block the way, or how to deliberately leave a gap behind the front army and the Chinese army, I would have guessed it a long time ago, that is, to lure the Tartars to take the bait! ”

"You pull it down, you're an afterthought, why didn't you say it earlier? This is not the most powerful place for Long Live Lord, if General Zu and General He lead us to break through, we should be able to highlight some of them, but the infantry must be all finished. This is where the Long Live Lord is more clever than them, a fire scares off the enemy soldiers, and Zhuge Liang's empty city plan back then was nothing more than that! Zhuge Liang's surname is Zhu, Long Live Ye is also surnamed Zhu, and you are also surnamed Zhu. Why do you think people are so smart, and you have a pig's brain? ”

"Don't talk nonsense here, is Zhuge Liang surnamed Zhu? His surname is Kong Ming, and Zhuge Liang is his nickname! ”

The army hurried while joking, and sure enough, they no longer felt tired, and the speed of the march was greatly accelerated. Zhu Youzhen listened to the discussions of the soldiers, and on the one hand, he was impressed by their low cultural quality, and on the other hand, he was deeply moved by their simplicity and perseverance.

The battle just now was indeed carefully arranged by Zhu Youzhen. As early as when he decided to secretly leave the Beijing division and rush to Liaodong to withdraw the border army, he thought that there might be a situation where the Later Jin army would besiege the city. It is true that to hold on to death is to sit still, but to break through is to build in the middle of the captive. How to break through smoothly and minimize casualties is the biggest problem that Zhu Youzhen has repeatedly pondered.

He once thought of sending a large number of reinforcements to Liaodong, bringing Li Dingguo, Xie Sheng, Hao Yongzhong's Qin soldiers, and even the troops of the three major battalions, and using the advantage of strength to scare back the Houjin army. However, such a large-scale dispatch must go through a long period of preparation and mobilization, and at least the food and grass for so many people must be prepared, and such conditions are obviously not available now.

Moreover, the Qin soldiers are good at firearms, but several generals are now leading light cavalry, and a large number of firearms and ammunition are still stranded in Shaanxi, and they have not had time to be transported to Beijing. Even if there is a part of the reserve in the Beijing Division, if you don't bring firearms and only rely on cavalry, it will be to attack the enemy's strength with your own shortcomings, and if you can't break the siege, you will suffer a miserable defeat; If they carry a large amount of firearms and ammunition, they will inevitably slow down the march, and the border army may have been wiped out before they reach the battlefield.

Therefore, after thinking about it again, Zhu Youzhen still decided to bring only Li Laiheng's 3,000 light horses, carrying a small amount of bird guns and ammunition, but each of them had to bring a dozen grenades. Because the breakthrough must be a field battle, whether it is a bird gun or a Lumi gun, the firing speed is too slow, and the Tartars will not give the Ming army a chance to reload on the horse; But grenades are different, as long as they are ignited and thrown out, they can all be thrown out in a very short time. Although there is still the problem that more than half of them cannot be exploded, it is still more suitable for the needs of the breakout battle than the bird.

The battle just now also completely confirmed Zhu Youzhen's judgment. As for letting the infantry carry the grass and torches to break through, it was completely a stroke of genius and a stroke of luck. Because he knew that the enemy was outnumbered, and the infantry was at a complete disadvantage in the field, even fighting to the death would not have much effect, so he gambled like this in desperation. In fact, Zhu Youzhen's heart was prepared for the more than 10,000 infantry to rush out. Now the casualties are very light, Zhu Youzhen doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, otherwise he would really have to read God's blessing and Amitabha.

After turning over a few mountain beams, the shouting and killing sound behind him was temporarily weakened, and the sky gradually brightened, and Jinzhou City in the southwest of Yiwulu Mountain was already faintly visible. Taking advantage of the temporary rest, Zhu Youzhen gathered the generals together to discuss how to act next and whether to save Jinzhou.

At this time, all the generals spoke in unison, and they were all resolutely opposed to taking the risk to save Jinzhou. Because the defenders of Jinzhou originally only had 8,000, and they were also mainly infantry, they must have suffered heavy casualties under the attack for several days. If you risk losing tens of thousands of border troops who have just broken through and save thousands of tired soldiers, you will definitely lose more than you gain. It's better to give up Jinzhou and rush back to Ningyuan directly, at least you can keep these tens of thousands of people.

Zhu Youzhen was still hesitating, feeling that this would be too cruel to the defenders of Jinzhou. Yuan Chonghuan said desperately: "Your Majesty, Ci is not in charge of the troops!" If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, I hope that Your Majesty will focus on the overall situation and the community, and you must not take this big risk! ”

Zhu Youzhen actually knew that everyone was right, sighed, and was about to order to bypass Jinzhou from the northwest, when he suddenly heard a loud earthquake in the southwest, and quickly rushed to Yiwu Lu Mountain!