After the Ming army set up camp, they also dug deep trenches around the camp and set up wooden fences. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The battle clouds of Songshan and Rufeng Mountain are dense, and the flags are all over the mountain, full of a strong battlefield atmosphere.

Except for some sentry horses on both sides who came out to spy and chased each other from the south to the north, there was basically nothing to do, and they were all making intense preparations for the battle they were facing.

Night slowly fell, the armies on both sides began to make fires to cook, the major camps of the Ming army, the auxiliary soldiers and soldiers of the brigade and the brigade also carried their buckets to get water from the place where there was a water source. On the edge of Songshan Fort, there is no obvious big river, but it is in a low-lying area, and the groundwater resources are still abundant, as long as the well is dug deeply, you can still get water.

It's just that the grain and grass are okay for the time being, and the drinking water problem of the hundreds of thousands of troops is not a way to go on for a long time, and it must be taken to the adjacent river area.

In addition to the people who carry water and make food, there are also huge convoys, which continue to operate grain from Xingshan and other places to Songshan.

The supply of grain and grass for the front-line army is astronomical every day, so I saw an endless stream of people transporting grain and sergeants from various baggage battalions on the road from south to north.

Among the people who transported grain, there were also soldiers from the Jingbian Army's baggage battalion, and the army arranged that some of them would guard Changling Mountain, and some would continue to transport grain and all kinds of materials. Generally, the grain and grass are transported to Changling Mountain first, and then slowly transferred to Songshan Daying.

Wang Dou stood quietly, watching the military camps in various places first noisy and noisy, and as dusk approached, the battalions sounded gold and blew horns, fired cannons and drums, and declared night patrols, night horns, lights, and light and shade one by one. The battalions gradually quieted down. Only the sound of the drums kept coming.

In the end, the hanging lights of each battalion were lit one by one, regardless of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the camps on both sides were dotted with lights. As the sky gets darker, the more bright the lights become, from the periphery of Songshan Fort to Rufeng Mountain, a sea of lights is formed, so that Wang Dou suddenly came to Chongqing in the future.

Wang Dou was wearing a helmet and a cloak, and there was no expression on his face. I don't know what I'm thinking.

Behind him, Zhong Tiaoyang, the chief general of the guard and the middle officer, Zhong Xiancai, the general of the right battalion, and Han Chao, the general of the rear battalion. Zhao Xuan, the general of the artillery battalion, Li Guangheng, the general of the cavalry battalion, and Wen Daxing, the general of the sentry battalion, also stood quietly with their helmets and armor.

Only Sun Sanjie, the general of the baggage battalion, was in Changling Mountain at this time, but he did not follow Wang Dou.

Behind the generals of each battalion, there were thousands of generals from their battalions, who also stood solemnly, looking out with Wang Dou.

Finally, Zhong Xian took a look at Wang Dou. I couldn't help but ask, "What is the general thinking?" ”

Wang Dou turned his head, saw Zhong Xiancai's two big round eyes looking at him fixedly, smiled, and said: "I was thinking, between heaven and earth, humanities and history are changeable, but the mountains, rivers, and the starry sky of the universe are eternal. In contrast, human life is too fragile and too short. ”

Zhong Xiancai said admiringly: "The general said too profoundly. Xiancai doesn't understand. ”

Han Chao said in a deep voice: "The general is right, because of this, I need to do something meaningful with great achievements, so." so that this life will not be wasted! ”

Wang Dou looked at Han Chao with appreciation, this year's night was not closed. The old man who was with Jingbiandun seemed to be more mature and calm, and he also had his own thoughts to repay the burden. He patted Han Chao's shoulder and smiled: "General Han is right, it is precisely because life is short, so I have to think about how to make my life more exciting." ”

Wang Dou looked at Zhao Xuan and the others, and asked with a smile: "What about you, what are your ideals?" ”

Zhao Xuan muttered: "The last general doesn't want anything else, just want to be in the artillery camp, and it would be good if there could be a cannon that erodes dozens of miles in the coming year." ”

Li Guangheng said: "The last general hopes that in the future, there will be 100,000 cavalry troops, and they will fight in the south and in the north, and take the heads of the enemy chiefs like probing for things. ”

Wen Daxing, the bold leader of the night not to close, also expounded his ideals: "The last general hopes that the night under my camp will not be harvested, and in the future the east will reach the sea, the north to the grassland, the west to the desert, and the south to the jungle, and the footprints can walk through thousands of mountains and ravines." ”…,

Zhong Tiaoyang said in a deep voice: "The world is peaceful, and the people are happy. ”

Xie Yike suddenly shouted: "I will always do my night." ”

Everyone laughed together, and Wang Dou also looked at Xie Yike, and shook his head with a smile.

In the end, Wang Dou looked at Zhong Xiancai and said, "What about you?" What are the ideals? ”

Zhong Xiancai pondered for a long time, and finally looked up at Wang Dou and said, "General, the last general is willing to follow his command and fight in the south and the north forever." ”

Wang Dou nodded solemnly, looked at everyone again, and said with a smile: "Yes, we will all have a beginning and an end." ”

He looked at Zhong Xiancai for a while, and said with a smile: "Xiancai, people say that you are very fond of cleaning, sure enough, you just took a bath, right?" ”

Zhong Xiancai said embarrassedly: "I haven't taken a bath for two days, and it smells, so I will take water and wash it." ”

Everyone sighed: "I can't stand it if I haven't taken a bath for two days, like I wait for seven or eight days and don't wash for a month, how can I live." ”

Everyone joked to Zhong Xiancai that when they went on the expedition, it was indeed not as convenient as the East Road camp, and it was extremely inconvenient to use water. Moreover, on this hot day, they are wearing armor, so there is often a strong smell of sweat on everyone's body. However, everyone is used to fighting, and they don't care, only Zhong Xiancai does everything possible, every day or two, he will take a bath, and it will be laughed and talked about by everyone.

And there are still a lot of inexplicable places about Zhong Xiancai, fortunately, he has been in contact with Zhong Xiancai for many years, and everyone is used to it, who doesn't have some quirks?

Zhong Xiancai is also in his twenties, and he became a relative early, but his wife Sun has never had an heir, and Zhong Xiancai is unwilling to take concubines, but he has adopted many righteous sons and daughters.

Everyone laughed for a while, Wang Dou looked at the sky, and said, "Let's go, go into Songshan City." ”

The army gathered at Songshan Fort, the governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou, recruited the generals and governors to discuss the matter, the time was set at the time, the military discussion was cautious and huge, and the commanders of the general soldiers, thousands of generals and above personnel participated.

Wang Dou's camp is two miles east of Songshan Fort, and his camp is adjacent to Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu Town, and the former deputy general of the Shenji battalion, Fu Yingchong, the camp of the people.

The governor was set up in Songshan Fort, and Wang Dou stayed in the camp with Zhong Tiaoyang, a general of the Chinese army. With the generals of the battalions. Thousands of battalions, guarding the battalion soldiers, and a group of people rumbled towards the south gate of Songshan Fort.

After the new battalion system was established, there were some changes in the generals under the command of each battalion, such as Lei Xianbin, Huang Yujin, Tian Zhijue, and Xie Shangbiao under the Han Dynasty battalion, and Yin Yijin, Tian Qiming, Yang Guodong, and Gao Gui under Zhong Xiancai's battalion.

Lei Xianbin and Huang Yujin were originally officers of Han Chao's subordinates, but now the two of them have become Qian Zong, and they have become Han Chao's subordinates.

As for Tian Qiming and Tian Zhijue, they turned out to be under the command of Tian Changguo, the head of Baozhou City. Tian Qiming is the head of Tian Zhijue's family. Now the two are on an equal footing, just like Wen Daxing and Wen Fangliang.

Xie Shangbiao turned out to be the bosses of Wu Zhengchun, Shen Shiqi and Zhong Xiancai, but now they have become guerrillas and garrisons, and Xie Shangbiao is still the president of Qian. also became Zhong Xiancai's subordinate. There is nothing more wonderful than this.

However, it is the principle of the Jingbian Army that the capable go up and the mediocre go down, and it is not just based on their qualifications.

When several thousand generals saw each other, they couldn't help but joke with each other, and followed the battalion owners and generals to ride their horses to Songshan Fort.

It can be seen that the camps of the Ming army are heavily guarded. The soldiers patrolled continuously, and soon, Wang Dou and others came to Songshan Fort.

Songshan was originally just a post station, after the Liao incident, the fortress became bigger and stronger, but there is still only one gate at the south gate.

At this time, Songshan guarded the generals, including Songshan deputy general Xia Chengde, Songshan tour camp general Liu Zhengjie, and Songshan general Fan Chenggong. The city garrison is still famous, and the city guard sits in the camp to guerrilla Ge Chaozhong. There are also Ningqian Dao soldiers preparing Zhang Dou, and Jin is in charge of grain and sentenced Zhu Ting. …,

Now there is more Jiliao Governor Hong Chengchou stationed, accompanied by the prison army. Garrison each man, its subordinate battalion, etc. A small city will be crowded.

When Wang Dou and his entourage arrived at the south gate of Songshan, they met Wang Pu, Yang Guozhu, and Fu Yingchong, and behind them, they were also full of generals in helmets and armor. When everyone saw each other, they couldn't help but say hello, and then walked together, along the way, the deputy general of the former battalion of the Shenji Battalion kept complaining to Wang Dou about the drinking water problem.

Everyone entered the fort, Songshan Fort was built in a low-lying area, the summer is still cool, and the same as the military fort elsewhere in the Ming Dynasty, the style is simple, heavy. The barracks, granaries, forage fields, arsenals, and horse farms in the city are the key points, and the south gate is also covered with dense artillery, including several Hongyi cannons.

Because Songshan Fort was beaten by the Qing army's Hongyi cannon for many months, especially the south gate is the main focus of the attack, at this time, the scars on the city wall are everywhere, and there are repeated traces of gunpowder and war.

The governor was in the former military palace, near the east side of the city, and everyone entered the mansion.

The hall is wide, and as soon as you enter the bluestone paved ground, a chill greets you, which lifts everyone's spirits.

There were chairs on both sides of the top and below, as well as a few screens, and the guards of Hong Chengchou's battalion led everyone to sit down one by one.

Successively, Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Jizhen, Li Fuming, the chief soldier of Shanxi, Zuo Guangxian, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, Ma Ke, the chief soldier of Miyun, and Wu Sangui, the chief soldier of Ningyuan, arrived.

Wang Dou still sat first on the right, and then Yang Guozhu, Bai Guangen, Li Fuming and others took their seats one by one, and the rest of the deputy generals under the command of the generals were guerrilla, and there was no seat, standing behind the general soldiers one by one, not to mention the garrison Qianzong. Only Fu Yingchong represented the Shenji Battalion, and at the end of the seat, occupied a seat.

In this aid, how many deputies, staff, tours, and thousands of general officials are under the command of each person? Together with the local generals in Liaodong, there are hundreds of people. As everyone took their seats one by one, the wide hall seemed to become narrow, and it was full of armor and generals.

It wasn't until the time of the day that the noisy hall quieted down, and Zhang Ruoqi, the superintendent, Wang Chengen, the superintendent, Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, and many civilian officials such as military equipment, general judgment, and Tongzhi, followed behind Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, and turned out from behind the screen.

It can be seen that Hong Chengchou is in good spirits, his elegant face is full of smiles, he cordially greeted the generals, and after taking his seat, he also instructed the attendants to take out hundreds of Wu fans, and each general in the hall was assigned a handle. Chilled melons and fruits were also served, and each general soldier and soldier had a share to eat.

This is a good thing, it is really enjoyable to eat a piece of chilled melon and fruit when you are hot and thirsty.

At present, the general soldiers are in an uproar and eating melons, like Bai Guangen, Li Fuming, Zuo Guangxian, a few rough people, and even eat the skin cleanly.

Watching the general soldiers eat melons, the generals standing behind each of them only have hot eyes with envy.

After eating the melons and fruits, Hong Chengchou looked serious and began to deliberate.

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“…… The situation of the slaves and thieves is very clear, that is, they have to rely on the mountains and dangerous trenches to consume the combat strength of our army, so we cannot be led by the nose by them. ”

Although the Qing army's sentry cavalry intercepted the Ming army and did not collect reconnaissance at night, they forgot that the Jingbian army did not collect the fortifications at night, and the Ming army was widely equipped with sharp weapons such as clairballs.

At this time, of course, the clairvoyant mirror can't compare to the later generations, and it can't be magnified many times, but the big target a few miles away can still be seen clearly.

Under the close monitoring of the Qing army, although it was explained that the sentry cavalry was not approaching much, their rough arrangement, the Jingbian army did not accept it at night, and it was still clear to check. Wang Dou naturally did not hide such important matters and generously shared them with the commanders. …,

According to the investigation of the night, the Qing army's earthen walls and ditches were mainly concentrated in Rufeng Mountain and Loess Ridge, most of which were of the type of two ditches and three walls, arranged layer by layer according to the mountains.

The trench is similar to Wang Dou's trench, and there are trap spikes inside, which is similar to the Ming and Qing armies.

Their earthen walls and stone walls are of course not low walls like Wang Dou, but a kind of walled wall, similar to a kind of small city wall, about one zhang high. The mountains are gentle everywhere, the walled wall is high, like the city wall, people can climb the walled wall to fight, and there are many walled gates.

The wall of the village is slightly shorter at the critical point, and at the chest of the person, the defenders patrol mainly.

This kind of walled wall is regarded as the main wall, and in front of the main wall, there is a deep trench dug, so that the walled wall is actually about more than one zhang to more than two zhang high.

In front of this walled ditch, two smaller trenches were dug at intervals. These two ditches were slightly shallow, about eight feet deep, and were either backed by low walls, or with horses and stakes on the sides. On top of the wooden stake, a rope is tied, and a bell is hung on the rope, and a large dog is arranged next to the bell to prevent someone from sneaking into the trench at night.

Rufeng Mountain, Loess Ridge, are composed of many large and small mountain ranges, along each mountain range, quite a lot of earthen walls and ditches. The Qing army fortified layer by layer, that is, to capture a mountain range, but also to face another mountain range, approaching the main peak, I don't know how to fight hard.

This is just Rufeng Mountain, Loess Ridge, in fact, the Qing people are still arranging defense lines in many places, such as Songshan Ridge, Maojialing. These places, one is the side of the lying down, and the other is also entering the important place of Jinzhou, not to mention the daughter river, how do the Qing people arrange it?

After everyone shared information, they all felt that the thieves were well arranged, and it was really difficult to attack Jinzhou and relieve the siege.

However, the siege of Jinzhou needs to be solved, and the focus of everyone's controversy is whether to attack Rufeng Mountain or Loess Ridge first?

The differences of opinion in this are represented by Wang Dou, the general of the conquest, and Wu Sangui, the general of Ningyuan.

Wu Sangui believes that Jinzhou is in danger, so it is natural to attack Rufeng Mountain first and open the main road into Jinzhou.

His views were strongly supported by Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Jizhen, Ma Ke, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, Tang Tong, the general of Miyun, Zu Dale, the general of Liaodong, Xia Chengde, the deputy general of Songshan, and Liu Zhengjie, the general of Youying.

Wang Dou objected, he believed that the Qing army was heavily arranged in Rufeng Mountain, and the Qing people's strategy was also to consume the Ming army's sharp spirit by the dangerous trench wall of the mountain, and they could not fall for their treacherous schemes.

He believes that Jinzhou is worry-free, and there is no need to rush to relieve the siege, and the top priority at the moment is to first sweep away the outer threats of Songshan, such as the Loess Ridge in the east and the Songshan Ridge in the southeast. Sweeping away these two places, entering can solve the worries of Songshan, and far away can also force to the Xiaoling River, occupy the Xiaoling River Fort, follow the river, and attack the east of Jinzhou. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )