readx;

The Liaozhen army was defeated in Jiefan Village, and the urgent report sent by the messenger who came in a hurry was this. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

According to the time, this is two days faster than the normal message transmission, because it is a normal procedure for Bei Shoulian to send a message to Wang Tong here, step by step, but this time the delivery of the battle report completely disregarded any horses, and galloped all the way, and several horses were killed by running.

In fact, in the cave of the city gate, there were horses paralyzed on the ground, foaming at the mouth and convulsing violently, but the messenger could take care of this.

When the court meeting had just dispersed, the urgent message entered the palace, and the little eunuchs hurriedly ran out and called back the bigwigs who had left, and Wang Tong was among them.

I don't know why, hearing this Wang Tong has always been worried about the mood but calmed down, but he also noticed that the courtiers looked at him quite unkindly, Liaozhen conquest and suppression of the Jurchens, Wang Tong is the driving force behind this, although procedurally speaking, he cannot be held responsible, but everyone understands.

There was a battle report just now, and it was thousands of miles away outside the border wall of Liaozhen, and I felt frustrated, but everyone didn't panic and urgency, just discussed what to do.

Now all the news is unclear, and we can't make any too specific judgments, so we have to follow the steps step by step, and order the troops of Jizhen, Xuanfu and Jingying to be ready to wait, so as not to make any mistakes, and order the governor of Jiliao to enter Liao Town to supervise and handle it, find out the truth, stabilize the situation, and send Dongchang, Jinyi Guard and military officials to Liao Town to learn about the news everywhere.

After discussing this, the celebrant and the cabinet completed their errands as quickly as possible, and then the messengers who delivered the decree quickly left Beijing.

The ministers dispersed, Wang Tong was left to summon the big man who saw this scene and participated in the court meeting also understood the situation, Wang Tong at least did not suffer any impact because of the defeat of Liaozhen at present, at least Emperor Wanli did not get angry or blamed and left to ask questions, this is still the treatment of confidants.

"Wang Tong, what do you think?"

Emperor Wanli didn't have any expression on his face, but this just showed his irritability and nervousness, Emperor Wanli's experience in the Huwei Martial Arts Hall had a great impact on him, so he couldn't accept the military defeat, Liaozhen went out to fight against the Jurchen Wanli Emperor was quite looking forward to it, but he didn't expect this to be the result, and it was inevitable that his mood was not high.

"Your Majesty, at the moment there is only one side of the messenger's words, and I am not sure that in three or four days, the exact news will come, and it will not be too late to make a decision."

Wang Tong's answer was steady, and Tian Yi, who was standing behind Emperor Wanli, wanted to speak, "I endured it and still didn't speak, Emperor Wanli grabbed a brush and subconsciously knocked on the table. said: "Naturally, you don't have to say anything if you win, but this situation looks like Liaozhen is going to lose, if it is really defeated, what do you think?" ”

Wang Tong groaned, and said solemnly: "If you are really defeated, congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!" "Wang Tong, how dare you be so presumptuous in front of the Long Live Lord, how happy is the defeat of Daming Border Town!? Tian Yi, who was behind Emperor Wanli, finally couldn't help it, he was born and scolded, Emperor Wanli raised his hand, Tian Yi immediately didn't dare to say any more, Emperor Wanli stared at Wang Tong's expression, and said in a deep voice: "I know that you won't joke, and you won't talk like this on this occasion. Wang Tong was a gift again, and said: "Your Majesty, Liaozhen is defeated, even if the strength is not lost, he has no previous capital and confidence, the court wants to change the grass border town, the most benefit in the border town system is Liao Town, the strongest is Liao Town, and he has a heavy army, and on the side of the Beijing Division, if he opposes, it will be difficult to change the grass side town, now this obstacle disappears, Your Majesty can let go of the reform, this is the first, and the second, Liao Town covers a vast area, and it is not inferior to the province of Guannei, although Liao Town is cold, But the land is fertile and the production is abundant, this is the land that provides wealth for His Majesty, but because it is under the rule of the military town, all the money and grain belong to itself, and the court also allocates silver taels, and now the imperial court can turn Liao Town into Liao Province, and send officials to collect taxes, from a feudal town to a province, and if His Majesty's territory rises sharply, isn't this a happy event? The nine sides are naturally the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but Liaozhen is like this, the wealth is all owned by itself, the Li family will be intertwined, although listen to the will of the imperial court, but this kind of territory is not impossible to say that the Li family is their own, if you can set up local officials there, collect taxes, naturally different, you must know that Liaozhen is also a population of millions, a large number of fields, and various interests, this is a great benefit.

But Wang Tong said this, but the attitude of Emperor Wanli still did not change, the pen in his hand tapped the desktop more frequently, and asked: "Liaozhen is defeated, and the captives are incorporated, if this is not solved, what to talk about changing Caobian Town, and what to talk about setting up a province!" "Your Majesty, the East Captivity is a trivial matter, and it can be destroyed overnight! Wang Tong's answer was simple and powerful, Emperor Wanli was stunned, Tian Yi was also stunned, and then Tian Yi was about to scold, but neither of them spoke, "It can be destroyed overnight", this sentence is so simple, it is indeed arrogant, but when I think about this sentence is said by Wang Tong, but it makes people unable to refute it, thinking about the victories that Wang Tong has achieved, it really makes people have nothing to say.

Emperor Wanli was silent for a while, and finally spoke: "You go down first, and when the detailed news comes, we will discuss." ”

………………

Four days later, a detailed battle report came to the Beijing Division, written by Li Chengliang's staff, and also sent by Bei Shoulian.

The battle report that Li Chengliang was able to send was flat and stable, which also shows that the situation is not so unbearable, of course, if it can be concealed, it will be concealed, and the big thing will be turned into a small one, which is also the tradition of the war report.

Even so, he still admits that Liaozhen has suffered more than 10,000 casualties and scattered times, the enemy has approached Fushun, and asked the imperial court to send troops to rescue, the official article is still to such an extent, the real situation can be imagined, Sun Shoulian's news and Li Chengliang's are not much different, which makes Wang Tong very strange.

However, only more than 10,000 Jurchen Dongju soldiers and horses could not fight such a victory, Li Chengliang said that the Jurchen Dongyu soldiers and horses who participated in the battle exceeded 20,000, and the figure of cutting Shou Lian is more reliable, which also means that there are more than 15,000, but the decisive force that made Liaozhen defeat was not the Jurchens......

.................., after all, the Jurchen Dongyu are a settled people who know how to build cities and houses, that is to say, they are still capable of carrying out civil engineering operations, especially many people in the Jianzhou Department have served in Liaozhen, and they know a lot about this, and even know how to use these skills.

The battlefield was in a flat area not far from Jiefan Village, where it was the confluence of the Hunhe River and the Suzi River, and the Jurchen Dongyu set up two positions, one in Jiehuang Village and the other at the confluence.

Outside the Jiefan Village, a low wall was built with large wooden soil to dig a ditch, and at the interval, the ditch was dug with local materials, and a low wall fortification was built with wood and stone, and in this season, the two rivers were not a barrier, because the river was not deep at all in the dry season, and the ice in many places was already quite strong.

The Jurchens formed a strong village to defend, this tactic made Li Chengliang a little surprised, after all, the two sides lined up in a field battle is the choice of the less crowded, if you can't fight, at least you can escape, but the village is guarded, the situation is safer, but it is also to enclose yourself in a place of death, and there is nowhere to escape when the time comes.

But this arrangement is in line with Li Chengliang's intentions, he originally wanted a complete victory this time, and he didn't worry that the other party would collapse between the mountains and fields, but when the two stockades were formed, the Ming army could only attack hard, and there was no means to take advantage of it.

There are all kinds of obstacles created on the side of Jiefan Village, for example, many big trees have been cut down, blocked everywhere, and the roads are also dug ditches and pits, in this state, soldiers can pass, but the cannons of the Ming army are bulky and there is no way to go up the mountain, or it takes a lot of effort to go up the mountain.

The direction of the main attack is naturally the position at the intersection, led by Li Chengliang, and the attack on the side of Jiefanzhai is led by Li Rubai.

Li Rubai didn't bother to drag the cannon up first, and he directly drove the soldiers to attack in a small place guarded by 4,000 people.

The battle was carried out very hard, the back attack was not geographically advantageous, the opponent was condescending, the bow and arrow were shot down in general, the Jurchen bow and arrow were not far away, but the arrow was heavy, the arrow was shot down by the arrow and the wound was very large, and the combat effectiveness was immediately lost, the arrow of the Ming army was because it was shot from the back, the other party was well covered, but the killing and wounding was not good and the hand-to-hand combat ability of foot combat, the Jurchen soldiers who occupied the geographical advantage really did not suffer any loss, and they were not afraid of death, they were beaten back several times, tossed back and forth, and the morale of the Ming army in the attack on Fanzhai was already vented, Li Rubai had no choice but to withdraw the team and start cleaning up the battlefield.

Since the use of people can't rush down, then clear the obstacles and pull the cannons up, but in doing so, the Jurchen soldiers in the Jiefan Village dare to come out to fight, slash and kill for a while and then rush back, making the progress slower, and more people have to be transferred to guard against it.

The battle at the intersection is relatively normal, at the beginning Li Chengliang used artillery, the cannons of the Sanjiang Workshop are too expensive, and the Li family still uses the old-fashioned artillery of the Ming army, which has a problem, there are not many cannons that can hit the fortifications, and even fewer cannons that can open the fortifications, and the people inside have time to make up for it.

After the bombardment for a while, the cannon chamber is heated and other troubles will appear, and some ammunition must be left as a backup, and the effect of the shelling is also very bad, that is, the soldiers are used to attack hard, but this is actually encountered a situation similar to the attack on the world, each family is reluctant to use their own personal soldiers to consume, but the ordinary soldiers are really not as good as the Jurchen soldiers, the courage is far inferior, and such a large position, there are two rivers as the boundary, in fact, the numerical advantage of Liao Town is diluted, It doesn't put much pressure on the other party.

Two hours after the battle, more than 2,000 Jurchen cavalry appeared on the south side of the army, that is, on the right flank, but this attack was expected by Li Chengliang