Chapter 403: Besieged
Soon, the news that the Tartars had intercepted the grain transportation team of the Jiliao army spread all over the camp, and there were nearly 100,000 horses in the camp, and the people were immediately panicked!
However, after all, Hong Chengchou has been in battle for a long time, and most of the grain and grass are carried with the army, and what was robbed this time is the grain and grass sent from Jizhen in the future.
Rao was like this, and the blow to Hong Chengchou was also very huge, and he immediately sent people to give an order to Zu Dashou on Gunanbao, which was five miles away from the garrison, asking him to hold his position strictly.
Previously, Hong Chengchou divided the Jiliao army into two large and small units, and the large group of 100,000 people was led by himself and stationed in Shunyi. A small group of 30,000 Guangning troops was stationed in a military fort called Gunanbao five miles south of Shunyi City. The two armies are in the position of horns of each other, and they can also take care of each other, so as not to be afraid of a sneak attack by the Tartars.
But before the herald had left the Chinese army camp, there was a commotion outside!
Hong Chengchou's heart tightened, and he hurriedly walked out of the big tent of the Chinese army, and when he was in shock, he suddenly saw Zu Dashou with an embarrassed face! Hong Chengchou immediately realized something, his whole body shook violently, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Ancestor...... Chief Soldier Zu, how can you ...... What's going on? β
Zu Dashou was so frightened that his helmet was lost, and he knelt on one knee, with a hint of crying in his tone: "Tartar...... The mountains are full of Tartars...... Fort Gunan - Lost! β
Although Hong Chengchou was a little mentally prepared, when he heard Zu Dashou's words, he was so shocked that he fell to the ground, and he couldn't speak!
Wu Sangui, who was standing behind Hong Chengchou, became the calmest of the three at the moment, perhaps because something was missing, so his temperament was also much gloomy.
Wu Sangui helped Hong Chengchou up and said loudly: "Your Excellency." Hurry up and order the whole army to be on alert, the Tartars are coming! β
Hong Chengchou was shocked. Hearing Wu Sangui's words, he nodded again and again. Hurriedly shouted: "Pass my general order, the whole army is on alert, and prepare for battle!" β
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At the same time, a large number of Houjin troops appeared in front of the Jiliao army from all directions, and the Tartars surrounded Shunyi City through the trenches outside the city.
Outside the city of Shunyi, Huang Taiji, the Great Khan of the Jin State, urgently arranged the siege of the city and summoned Fan Wencheng to him.
"Mr. Fan, I have made a plan! Haha-" Huang Taiji looked at Fan Wencheng who came in a hurry and let out a hearty laugh.
Fan Wencheng hurriedly stepped forward and beat Qian'er. With a sneer, he said, "King Khan is wiseβ"
Huang Taiji waved his hand lightly, then pointed to the three trenches in the direction of Shunyi City, frowned slightly, and said, "Mr. Fan, let's ambush the army to the east of Shunyi, and wait for Hong Chengchou's Jiliao army to get into the pocket." Now Hong Chengchou has been tricked, but in order to ensure concealment, the army of our Jin Kingdom is a little slow to move, so that the Jiliao army has dug these trenches, which is slightly unbeautiful. β
Previously, Huang Taiji adopted Fan Wencheng's strategy. Any digging of the imperial tomb is a pretense, in order to besiege the Ming army here in one fell swoop. Sure enough, Hong Chengchou's Jiliao army was tricked, although he had already divided his troops to Gunanbao, but Zu Dashou's side had too few troops. How could they resist the thunderous blow of the hundreds of thousands of Jiannu troops?
The momentum of the horns was originally the best way to break the siege, but unfortunately Hong Chengchou was top-heavy, and one of the "horns" was quickly cut off by the Tartars. In the end, all the Jiliao troops were surrounded.
The Tartar army is slightly more than the Jiliao army, and it is said that it cannot be surrounded at all under normal circumstances. However, Fan Wencheng drew Hong Chengchou as a prison and gave up Shunyi City. As a result, Hong Chengchou, who was greedy for merit, crashed in with the Ji Liao army.
Fan Wencheng offered such a miraculous strategy, and he succeeded, his heart was naturally very sour. He coughed dryly and said with a smile: "Chen Qi Great Khan, that trench is not to be feared, it is just a little troublesome." As long as Minggou doesn't have the support of the city wall, it's not a matter of time before our Jin Kingdom army wants to destroy them? β
Indeed, as Fan Wencheng said, to break the trench only need to fill in the earth, although it may pay some casualties, but it is far easier than attacking a fortified city. The previous battle of Tongzhou once again showed that there were not many ways to attack the Tartar fortifications.
Huang Taiji obviously knew this truth, and laughed: "As Mr. said! What's more, there is not much grain and grass in the Jiliao army, so if we are surrounding, we can also surround Hong Chengchou to death! β
Fan Wencheng rolled his eyes, thought about it, and said respectfully: "Great Khan, the other armies of the Ming Kingdom must know that the Jiliao army is surrounded, and they will definitely not move forward. We can't put all our forces here, so let Lord Dodor take 10,000 cavalry to attack everywhere to deter the enemy and make them dare not come to the rescue. β
Huang Taiji nodded again and again, stroked his palms and said: "It is said that it is the best policy to encircle the point and send reinforcements, but our current strength is not more than the Ming army, and it is not easy to surround them, so it is really the best policy to let Duoduo go out and deter the other Ming troops!" β
Soon, Huang Taiji gave an order, and Duoduo, the owner of the white flag, headed west with an army of 10,000, the goal of which was naturally to deter the Xuan army and other Ming troops.
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When the news that Hong Chengchou's 100,000 troops were besieged in Shunyi City reached Tongzhou City, Tongzhou City was immediately under martial law, the four gates were closed, and Zhang Zhang also held a military conference at the first time.
In the Tongzhou Imperial Guard Hall, Ye Sheng had already reported the latest information on the siege of the Jiliao Army to Zhang Zhang and the senior generals of the Tuanshan Army in detail, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.
A stick of incense time passed, and Zhang Li's emotions slowly calmed down from the initial shock, he glanced at the generals, bit his lip, and said slowly: "Then Wu Sangui doesn't say, Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou are both battle-hardened people, how can they forget the siege of Baideng of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty?" β
As soon as Zhang Li's words landed, all the generals thought so. Previously, Zhang Zhang once told the generals about some classic battles in history, in which hundreds of thousands of troops of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, advanced lightly against the enemy, and were besieged by the Huns in Baideng, and finally bribed the wife of the Hun Da Dan Yu and broke the siege by blowing the pillow wind. This example of war is so classic that everyone who reads military books knows about it.
Gao Yuanliang sighed and said loudly: "My lord, you once taught your subordinates that everything is lured by profit, and ten things will become eight or nine times - that Hong Chengchou and others are also red-eyed for the sake of the Iron Hat Duke, and it is not uncommon for them to fall into the trap of the Tartars. β
"Da Ming is in danger!" Zhang Zhang slapped the table suddenly, stood up from his position, and walked straight to the large map hanging on the wall, pondering carefully.
"Ahem...... Sheet...... Lord Zhang, I heard that the Jiliao army of more than 100,000 people was surrounded in Shunyi, like the siege of Baideng? A weak voice came from outside the hall, and when Zhang Li and the generals looked back, it turned out to be Lu Xiangsheng, who had just recovered from a serious injury, and walked into the military hall with the support of his younger brother Lu Xiangjin! (To be continued.) )