When Yang Guozhu hurried to the north of Xingshan, the army of Liu Zhaoji, the general soldier of Liaodong, was fighting a bloody battle with tens of thousands of Qing cavalry. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

After the ambush, he also knew that he couldn't break and escape, otherwise it would be the end of the whole army. After he personally led the cavalry to break off, he let the chariot battalion slowly withdraw from the range of the Hongyi cannon, and then formed a chariot formation to defend it strictly, and both infantry and cavalry shrank in the chariot array.

The Qing cavalry was besieged on all sides and was in danger, but Yang Guozhu arrived and immediately came to the rescue.

He met the battle with a strict cavalry array, and let the infantry army that caught up form another chariot formation near Liu Zhaoji's car camp and relied on each other to fight.

There are about 30,000 Qing cavalry, watching Yang Guozhu array, and trying to attack, but their war horses are not blindfolded, such as Liu Zhaoji's chariot, Yang Guozhu's chariot is also inserted in front of a spear, when the chariot rises, the dense gun forest is like a hedgehog, and the Qing people's war horses dare not approach.

Yang Guozhu's new army fired several rounds of volleys, and Liu Zhaoji's car battalion also fired a salvo of artillery, attacking from the side, and after the Qing cavalry attacking the formation fell some, they immediately retreated and stopped attacking.

At this time, most of the Ming army was not far away, holding each other for a while, seeing that the Ming army should be rigorous, not He Renlong and Ma Ke of the year, there was no advantage to take advantage of, and the Qing army did not dare to stay for a long time.

Therefore, when the day was about to unitary, a large number of Qing troops, with a large number of oxen and horses to transport artillery, slowly retreated in the direction of Songshan, and this ambush battle ended, and both sides declared their victory afterwards.

In the short battle, the casualties of his own soldiers were as high as more than 1,000, even in the previous battle of the car camp, the whole army suffered nearly 2,000 casualties, the number of dead in the battle was almost 1,000, and many chariots were destroyed.

And the subsequent casualties were unnecessary, alas, the poor should not be chased. I am old in war. How did you forget that? I only blame myself for wanting to make meritorious service too much, the general soldier of Liaodong thought to himself.

Fortunately, although there were some casualties. Dozens of chariots were destroyed, but the more than 400 Tartar heads that he had decapitated were still there.

This is the most important thing, relative to the previous Ming army's record against the Qing army. It's still a big victory. Of course, don't compare it with the Jingbian Army, those are cattle people who can behead thousands. However, with these heads, his position as the general soldier of Liaodong is stable, and his achievements can not be enjoyed for a lifetime.

Liu Zhaoji also hoped that Yang Guozhu would cover for himself, but it can be said that this battle was not ambushed by himself, and the casualties in the army were all caused by the rapid attack of the captive army. The fierceness of the battle can be seen by looking at the heads of these beheadings. To show good faith. Liu Zhaoji can give some heads to Yang Guozhu.

Looking at his expectant eyes, Yang Guozhu could only sigh loudly and promised to cover for him. and not his head.

Day. Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, reported a great victory, and Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, attached his intentions. At this time, most of the Chinese army passed through Lianshan. When I arrived at Tashan, I heard that Xingshan had been relieved, and the forward Liu Zhaoji had beheaded more than 400 people, and the whole army was excited.

Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, Zhang Ruoqi, Wang Chengen, the superintendent and others were overjoyed, and the generals of the army were also overjoyed, and the first battle was a great victory, which is a good sign. Moreover, he beheaded four hundred and dozens of levels, surpassing the original Ning Yuan's great victory.

Under the heart, plus Xingshan is in the hands of the Ming army, the road is worry-free. So on the second day, Hong Chengchou, Zhang Ruoqi, Wang Chengen, Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, and many soldiers, together with a cadre general soldier, all led the guard battalion, as well as the cavalry under their command, and hurried to Xingshan Fort.

After the inspection of the superintendent Wang Chengen, he immediately made a great contribution to Liu Zhaoji, and reported to the Beijing division with Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, and Zhang Ruoqi, the superintendent of the army.

The good news reached the capital, the Beijing division was boiling, Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed, and Liu Zhaoji was promoted to be the governor of the capital, and the military department still had a reward after the war, and Yang Guozhu should be meritorious, and the same holy decree was rewarded.

In fact, there are also doubts about this battle, when Liu Zhaoji, the general soldier of Liaodong, arrived in Xingshan, he reported that the thieves were inlaid with red flags, and there were no more than 10,000 white flags, and there were about thousands of armored slaves inside, so why was he besieged by 30,000 thieves later? Is there a suspicion of underestimating the enemy's wave war? …,

However, Hong Chengchou and Wang Chengen both believe that the most important thing is to boost the morale of the army in the first battle, and the rest are trivial. Zhang Ruoqi also believes that the good news is flying, and the saint's opening is more important than everything. Under the tacit understanding of all parties, although Liu Zhaoji has minor mistakes, everyone has skipped them.

Hong Chengchou praised Liu Zhaoji even more gently, and promised to make up for the lost soldiers and horses immediately, and the meritorious soldiers in this battle will also be recorded one by one, and the casualties will also be generously compensated. To Liu Zhaoji's relief, Hong Duke has never been so kind to himself.

At this time, the cavalry of the Ming army, all gathered in Xingshan, the infantry army was heavy, and they also came in great strides, and the intelligence came, the Tartar thieves still stormed Songshan, and the situation was critical.

Xingshan to Songshan is only twenty miles, and Liu Zhaoji, the general soldier of Liaodong, volunteered and was still willing to lead a large army to the rescue. However, Liu Zhaoji beheaded more than 400 levels, and the generals were eager to see it, and they were all willing to be the striker, but it was not his turn.

Hong Chengchou thought about it again and again, and sent Li Fuming, the chief soldier of Shanxi, and Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Ningyuan, to lead his elite cavalry to the rescue, and instructed the two not to take the enemy lightly.

The two arrived at Songshan on the same day, fought a bloody battle with the besieging Qing soldiers, beheaded dozens of levels, relieved the siege of Songshan, and reported a great victory.

The two people reported that the rebel slave was cunning, and the reinforcements were from Xingshan to Songshan, and his division was ambushed in the east hill of Nanshan in Jinzhou, and there were fine cavalry ambushes in the north ridge of Songshan, luring the Ming army to fight. However, Wang Shi was unmoved, and the Tartar thieves had nothing to take advantage of and retreated to Rufeng Mountain.

Tang reported that Wang Shi also caught a glimpse of the thieves camping in the Loess Ridge in the northeast of Songshan, digging deep trenches, and cutting off Wang Shi's heading to the important place of Xiaoling River. The northwest of Xingshan is close to the daughter river in the Maojiagou mountain range, there is also stationed in the Dongyu army, the Rufeng mountain is densely packed with camps, Songshan goes to Jinzhou Avenue, the slave cavalry is full, and the situation is very rampant.

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On July 24, the 14th year of Chongzhen, the future is already August, and the sun is still scorching. On this day, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, led all the officials, generals, supervisors and others, braved the scorching sun and heat, patrolling the inside and outside of Xingshan Fort.

After being reminded by Wang Dou, both officials and generals, or Hong Chengchou, they all believed that Changling Mountain to the north of Xingshan was extremely important, so the place of the mountain range was the place where everyone focused on inspection.

Changling Mountain is in the northwest of Xingshan, about ten miles away from Xingshan Fort, and in the west, it is a continuous group of mountains, which winds to the south bank of the daughter river.

The altitude of Jangling Mountain is not high, and the slope is gentle, but at the bottom of the mountain is Pingchuan, and there is an avenue from Xingshan to Matsuyama. There are not many trees on the mountain, mostly barren grass and mud, and there is an abandoned fire road pier on the top, which was originally the place where the dun army looked, and a small road leads directly to the pier platform from the avenue under the mountain.

Although Hong Chengchou was also sweating, he still maintained an elegant and polite posture, he stood beside the fire road pier, looked at it with great eyes, and sighed: "This place is really important, if you tie an army, you can echo the north and south, prevent the thieves from outflanking, and encircle me." ”

Zhang Ruoqi also nodded: "Changling Mountain should be Songshan Fort in the north, Xingshan Fort in the south, control Songxing Road, the location is really important, and it must be strong to establish a village here." ”

He looked at the northeast foot of the mountain, a river was flowing out of the mountains, and his eyes lit up: "There is a river here, and the drinking water of the garrison has also been solved, and the city can be fortified!" ”

At this time, Wang Dou was also on the top of the mountain, followed by the generals of the Jingbian Army, Zhong Xiancai, the general of the right battalion, Han Chao, the general of the rear battalion, and Zhong Tiaoyang, the general of the Chinese army, stood silently. Zhao Xuan, the general of the artillery battalion, and Sun Sanjie, the general of the baggage battalion, whispered softly, and Li Guangheng, the general of the cavalry battalion, and Wen Daxing, the general of the sentry battalion, disputed something from time to time.

In addition, Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Jizhen, Liu Zhaoji, the general soldier of Liaodong, Zuo Guangxian, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, Ma Ke, the chief soldier of the East Association, Wang Tingchen, the chief soldier of the Qiantun Guard, Tang Tong, the general soldier of Miyun, and Fu Yingchong, the deputy general of the former battalion of the Shenji Battalion, all led the generals and officers of the guerrilla attack and above. …,

There are also everyone's guards, and on the top of a mountain, there are generals and guards in helmets and armor.

Wang Dou also has some paintings of the army beside him, he stands on the top of the mountain and looks out at the wilderness, the earth is reckless, and the flat river hills are undulating. As far as the eye can see, Xingshan Fort is in the hilly plain to the south, Changling Mountain is about five miles straight past, and behind Pingchuan is a mountainous area, and the view is blocked, otherwise it is possible to see the sea to the east.

Looking back to the west, the rolling mountains stand majestically, and the ravines are horizontal, like the Loess Plateau, full of vicissitudes.

How many major events have happened in this land in front of you from ancient times to the present? Wang Dou's heart was surging, and after listening to Zhang Ruoqi's words at this time, he said: "What Zhang Jianjun said is very true, Ben Bo's intention is also to set up a hard village here, guarded by my baggage battalion soldiers, if the thieves and slaves attack, they will not be able to eat and walk around, and they will shed blood and tears." ”

After climbing the mountains and looking left and right, he already had his own ideas.

At this time, to explain his own point of view, the northwest of Changling Mountain is steep, and it is connected to mountains, and the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and it is difficult for non-agile people to climb up, and the army is attacking, so there is no need to think about it. The key defensive lines are on the northeast and southeast sides of the mountain.

The slopes on both sides were gentle, and the horses could go straight up the mountain, especially the northeast part of the mountain, which was close to the river to supply the garrison with drinking water.

It is conceivable that if the Qing army attacks, it will definitely attack from these two sides, so Wang Dou's idea is to prevent the battle of Julu that year, dig trenches and repair walls, and then arrange artillery and muskets to form a staggered defense line, and there is no need for wooden fences and wooden villages, unless it is at the core of the mountaintop.

He led the crowd to watch: "In the southeast and northeast of this mountain, there are mountain roads that go straight to the top of the mountain, so you can set up low walls and ditches along the road and in dangerous places. ”

In Wang Dou's vision, Changling Mountain is about four miles long from northeast to southeast, and there must be at least multiple low walls from the mountainside to the top. The wall didn't need to be high, it was up to the warrior's chest, the musketeer could aim at the enemy, and of course, the low wall could be made thicker, at least to keep out the cannon bombardment.

The trench can be dug deeper, at least one zhang deep and one zhang wide, so that the low wall actually reaches four meters, which is comparable to the ordinary castle wall.

Each of the low walls is not far from each other, and along the hill, the latter low wall is in fact much taller than the previous one.

The shooter behind the wall can easily aim at the enemy without shooting at the head of his own soldiers, so that the upper and lower echoes to form a three-dimensional fire bombardment net. The domain name has been changed to