Two days later, the first batch of reinforcements arrived, it was part of the blue flag and the blue flag, a total of more than 3,000 people, Huang Taiji's army also pulled out from Jinzhou, straight to Nanguan, he did not hesitate, put on a posture of attacking Lushun directly, even if he did not obtain any reliable information about the defense of Lushun.

The reinforcements of the Two Blue Banners were led by Mang Gurtai, who had conquered Lushun and killed Zhang Pan, and was no stranger to this place. At this time, Yue Tuo was fighting with the Dengzhou soldiers in the mountains next to the pass, and the two sides killed and wounded each other, and the Buck Mountain had not yet returned.

After the Houjin reinforcements appeared, they had an absolute advantage in strength, Zhu Guobin gave up the first line of defense, also lit a fire at the Kiba Station, and then relied on the river to confront the Houjin soldiers in the second line of defense, the river flowed out of the Hengshan peaks, crossed the plains of more than three miles, and poured into the Liaohai Sea to the west, and the Dengzhou army burned the bridges on the river and held the two ferries.

The Houjin soldiers used shield carts to cover, advanced to the shore, and fired at the Dengzhou army, the bows and muskets of both sides were not lethal, but the two four-pounder guns of the dragoons had a big advantage, and repelled several attacks by Houjin in a row. Mang Gurtai and others used heavy troops to contain the river defense, and sent some infantry armor to move upstream, trying to cross the river from the Hengshan, these hunters showed good mountain combat ability, but Dengzhou Town also sent a flexible detachment to move upstream with these infantry armor to prevent their attempt to cross the river.

The outpost battle between the two sides was not fierce, and there were not many casualties, but Zhu Guobin took advantage of several favorable terrain and preset positions to successfully block the 8,000 men and horses of Houjin for several days with more than 2,000 horses, which consumed their spirit and successfully prevented their reconnaissance of Lushun.

After the second batch of reinforcements from the two blue banners arrived, Zhu Guobin laid mines and artillery at the ferry and retreated with more than 2,000 cavalry. This time he retreated directly to Lushun.

Hou Jin soldiers quickly crossed the river to pursue, Dengzhou Town is also cavalry, mobility is not inferior to them, Hou Jin soldiers after crossing the river and encountered mine artillery, this threat has caused a spiritual shadow to the Hou Jin soldiers, as long as the terrain is flat, they would rather leave the official road to march, even the sentry cavalry often do not dare to let the horse gallop when pursuing, the rider is highly nervous. Always look at the road ahead to see if there are any parts of the road that are different colors.

Mang Gurtai Niu lost his temper and drove his men and horses on the road, followed the Dengzhou cavalry, and finally arrived north of Lushun on July 23. Unexpectedly, Zhu Guobin turned around and counterattacked. Mang Gurtai's lone army rushed forward, lost dozens of people, and retreated five miles to meet reinforcements from the Derge class, which stabilized his position. The Dengzhou cavalry alternately covered and disappeared behind the North Mountain. Mang Gurtai did not dare to continue the pursuit, and he climbed the North Mountain without waiting for camp, anxious to see the appearance of Lushun.

Mang Gurtai, who had been to Lushun, stood in Beishan. The scene in front of him was almost unrecognizable, the original Lushun North City had almost disappeared, and all the stones had been removed, on the plains outside Lushun City. Numerous ditches crisscross and criss, and the outermost part is a number of barrage ditches that twist and turn, only half a person high, and there is no earth around it. Then there was a deep moat about a foot wide, and the excavated earth was piled up behind it to form an earthen wall. The earthen wall is one zhang high, in the shape of a zigzag, and there is a platform every 100 steps or so, which is much higher than the earthen wall.

There were many flags on the earthen wall, and there was a rammed earth breastwall on the top of the earthen rammed earth, and the flags could be faintly seen fluttering, and there was a gap flush with the ground at intervals, and the two sides of the gap were filled with earth with bamboo baskets one and a half years high, and there were large and small cannons in the middle, only the muzzle position was empty. Between the first large earthen wall and the deep moat, there is also a breast wall, which I don't know what it is for.

Outside the deep trench is a horse barrier ditch that is dozens of steps wide, and a hundred steps outside the horse ditch is a dense small pothole, just like that of Fuzhou Niangniang Palace, which is used to prevent shield cars from approaching quickly.

There are two such large earthen walls, between which vague tents can be seen, but the specific deployment is not clear, several passages extend from the front of the earthen wall, and the only way to pass through which deep and shallow trenches and potholes are walked in zigzags, the only ones that can quickly lead to guò are the two roads on both wings, which point diagonally along the front line to the outside of the two wings, although they are straight, but they will be shot at by the entire earthen wall, and they cannot be used for the attack either.

After the second earthen wall is the city of Lushun, which is much larger than the original, and there is an outer city on the west side of the south city, and all the walls have added square horse faces. There is also a castle behind the southern city, about a mile around the city, which is already close to the sea, in the original port location. (Note: The location of Lushun South City is related to the work.) ）

Such a trench position is spread between Xiguan Mountain (Baiyu Mountain) and Jinjin Mountain, the same scene is seen on the mountain, the eastern slope defense line of Xiguan Mountain starts from the mountainside, the defense line on the north slope is close to the top of the mountain, and the direction of the southern slope is close to the foot of the mountain, and there is a passage with the arc-shaped Lushun earthen wall near the sea, if the Houjin soldiers want to attack Xiguan Mountain, they have to wear heavy armor to climb a long slope, and they can't push the shield cart up the mountain, the musketeers above will shoot them lightly, even if they conquer Xiguan Mountain, they can't directly break through to the Lushun earthen wall defense line, It is still necessary to attack the earthen wall.

The Golden Mountain controls the Tiger Tail Waterway, the defense is tighter than the White Jade Mountain, the layers of barriers go up the mountain, some roads are twisted and wound on the mountain, connecting those defense lines, the whole mountain is like a barracks, it is conceivable that they are fortified layer by layer, and each layer is self-contained.

Inside and outside the city of Lushun, which has been dug up beyond recognition, all kinds of flags are flying, there are ships sailing in the military port in the distance, and there are some scattered rangers in the fields outside the city, and the whole Lushun exudes a momentum of strict rectification and killing.

Derge couldn't even breathe a cool breath when he saw it, and he couldn't even speak, Mang Gurtai kept shaking his head when he saw it, and finally couldn't help but say: "I'll beat your mother, and I'll see how the eighth child will step down." ”……

Two days later, the mighty Houjin army was spread all over the mountains and fields north of Lushun, and the banner branches set up camps, and the banner camps were all over the mountains, and countless clothes sweated like rain, digging trenches for camping. There were more than 50,000 people in front of them, and there was a steady stream of troops on the official road, and they went down the camp in turn in the direction of the Lushun River.

Huang Taiji's great qi appeared at the foot of the North Mountain, he looked at the strict barrier in front of him for a long time and was speechless, a group of Houjin military nobles were with him, they dug a pit to surround Jinzhou did not expect that they would one day also need to face such an earthen wall, and it was still excessive. Dai Shan, Zilharang and the others looked solemn, while Duoduo, Azig, Haug and the others looked excited. Some are eager to try.

The two trenches are not city walls, but the role is no different from the city wall, the earthen wall is about one zhang and five feet high, but there are seven or eight feet in the deep trench below, which is the city wall of two zhang, after these two roads, it is the city of Lushun, where it is still a complete defense system, even if the southern city of Lushun is down. There is also a new city in the port, which is a total of four lines of defense, and in fact the golden mountain is counted, because it is also close to the sea. Although the details inside were still unclear, the defensive line in front of them was completely different from what they knew. They also dug pits in Jinzhou to besiege the city, but the configuration of defense was far inferior to Lushun.

Huang Taiji asked Yue Tuo in a deep voice, "What is the situation in the place where you enter the port?" ”

"Great Khan, there is a huge trench at the entrance to the port, and there are several layers of earthen walls in front of the trench, one south and one north of the Golden Mountain, guarding the Tiger Tail Waterway. At the tiger's tail, the terrain is narrow. The attack needs to cross the Iron Mountain, and from this camp, you need to walk twenty miles around the inner harbor, and you will be attacked by the Ming army and sailors on both sides at the tiger's tail. ”

Huang Taiji saw the focus of defense, that is, the logistics line of Lushun. But after listening to Yue Tuo's words, he knew that the Ming army was also prepared there. The meaning of Yue Tuo's words was that he was not very optimistic about attacking the tiger tail, but Huang Taiji still wanted to see for himself.

"Great Khan. This Lushun ...... The minions thought that they could deploy heavy troops in Jinzhou and block the geographical advantages of southern Liaoning. Just don't let Chen Xin come out to make trouble. ”

Everyone turned their heads to look, it was Gao Hongzhong, the undertaker of the Criminal Department, he had always been the think tank of Huang Taiji, and he was the first to propose it when he entered the customs, and achieved very good results, and he was the top person among the Han officials.

Although Huang Taiji was in a dilemma, he still showed his bearing, he did not scold Gao Hongzhong, but explained: "If you can't pull out Lushun, Jinzhou will not be able to hold, my Dajin will not be able to maintain so many men and horses in Jinzhou, if you really want to retreat, you will not be able to defend Fuzhou, you have to retreat to Gaizhou, in this way, Xiuyan is isolated, and it is bound to retreat, how can my army go on an expedition to Ming?" ”

Gao Hongzhong lowered his head in contemplation, and finally bowed down.

Mang Gurtai sneered a little, "According to the virtue of this Dengzhou Town, there may not be any famous names in those ditches, and what Lao Tzu can count are ghost arrows, iron thistles, horse pits, sharp wooden stakes, mine cannons, ground crossbows, fire bottles, and ash bottles. Their artillery was not high, and the gap was opened and laid flat, and only a few barrages were dozens of paces wide, all within the range of their artillery, and the shield carts could not be approached, and more than a thousand people had to die in the trenches. ”

Dolgon also said: "This Chen Xin is a pure bastard, even the most fertile land has dug up these Rausch earthen walls, and the crops near Lushun have also been destroyed, we have not harvested half a grain in September, and all the grass and trees that can be burned within twenty miles have been burned." ”

Huang Taiji's eyes changed, and the Lushun defense line in front of him was like a silent monster, which was wearing down his strong will. He finally couldn't help but curse: "Where the hell did this bastard come from, how can he be so insidious." ”

Another Han official, Bao Chengxian, bowed down and said: "I heard that he fled from Liaodong and entered the pass, it seems that he is from Tieling, but unfortunately this person is not used by my Dajin, otherwise it will ......."

Huang Taiji's eyes gradually condensed, he had arrived in Lushun, and he couldn't leave without a fight no matter what. The whole army of Houjin is here, they have traveled hundreds of miles to come, and at this time they turn back, then everyone knows that they are afraid of the Dengzhou soldiers, and the prestige of the Dengzhou soldiers will be rooted in their hearts. Huang Taiji would rather die than maintain the momentum of the Houjin army.

He quickly drove those depressed thoughts out of his mind, pointed to Lushun in front of him and said: "Whether it is facing and people, I Dajin has never had a person who leaves without a fight, in previous years, let go of Ningyuan Jinzhou, but it is useless to attack, today Lushun is my Dajin must attack the place, pass on the edict and the people of all departments, tomorrow will make a shield car, two days later to attack Lushun, the first to climb the earth wall to upgrade two levels, reward Ding Bian Zhuang one, silver two hundred taels of cloth five, the first to climb the Lushun city wall to promote three levels, to the total army, reward Zhuangzi two, silver five hundred taels, ten horses. Those who ascend the water city first, regardless of the people of Zhushen Mengdinghan, all carry the flag and raise the fourth level, and until Taiji, they will be exempted from death three times, and reward Zhuangzi with five and a thousand taels of silver. Whoever does not flinch will be beheaded regardless of their position, and the whole family will be enslaved......"

"Wow!" Haug Dodord and the others were the first to respond, and the others followed suit, at least ostensibly to attack.

Huang Taiji sighed softly, looked at the Lushun city wall in the distance, and muttered: "Chen Xin, whether he has rushed back to this city, what will he do?" ”……

With a snort, a group of dark shadows flickered in front of him. Chen Xin quickly stretched out his hand and grabbed it, there was a flutter in his palm, and there was a feeling of itching, he exerted his strength slightly, and there was a crisp sound in his hand, and then he spread his hand, and a locust with the size of a finger was already dying.

The surrounding sky is full of locusts, and the Weihe River Basin, where Weihui Mansion is located, is also a locust prone area, an arid environment during the Xiaoice period. However, the rivers are full and dry, and those bare riverbeds are excellent places for locust breeding.

"My lord, this locust plague is small, in previous years, the locust plague in the Yellow River was overwhelming. Covering the sky and covering the sun, the ground is covered with countless layers, and the fields and seedlings are exhausted in one day. Geng Zhongming, who was next to him, said flattering to Chen Xin, he volunteered this time to go to Lushun with Chen Xin to fight Tartars.

"It turns out that the locust plague is so powerful." Chen Xin coped, he had never seen the locust plague, and he had no intuitive feeling about what Geng Zhongming said. His mind is not on that either.

Later, the Jin army was dispatched. The Dengshui Division had been confirmed in Nansiwei and other places, and Dongjiang Town had also warned again and again, and Chen Xin immediately set off to return to Dengzhou after learning that he had given up Jinzhou. Except for his guards. There is also the Konoe Thousand Headquarters, and the Fifth Battalion has transferred a hundred people, who are the outstanding ones this time, and will be assigned to the Mobilization Division after returning to Dengzhou. Training of recruits and reservists.

Most of the fifth battalion stayed, but Chen Xin gave Zhu Daichun an order. It's defense-oriented, Lu Zhi heard that Jinzhou was lost, and he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and he couldn't stay for a day, as soon as Lu Zhi, the direct Shangguan, left, Zhu Daichun was a real guest soldier, and it was even more difficult for Xuan Mo to command him. Geng Zhongming's standard battalion was also transferred back at the same time, Geng Zhongming volunteered to fight the Tartars with Chen Xin first, Chen Xin led the guards and a hundred cavalry first, and Lu Zhi led the infantry to chase behind.

After the transaction between Song Wenxian and Xuan Mo, the captured refugees were placed in Linxian County, and the nominal leader was Wang Fu, who betrayed Zijin Liang, and gave Wang Fu a thousand household offices, and became the general manager of Zijin Liang as a great merit, and had nothing to do with Dengzhou on the surface. Chen Xin asked Li Erbai for credit and applied to keep him in Dengzhou Town, and Liang Tingdonggen was not embarrassed by this kind of trivial matter. The Ministry of War also gave thousands of households a sign position, and the military position was a hundred generals.

The contradiction between the two when they were fighting for merit has been buried, and they have been pulled to show their faces in front of those homeless, and now the thirty-sixth battalion knows that the two of them betrayed Zijin Liang, and the two of them will definitely not be able to return to the liukou. They knew very well who could protect them and obey Chen Xinyan.

Chen Xin's specific positions to them in private are also very peculiar, Wang Fu is in the Department of Foreign Affairs, and the fierce Li Erbai is arranged in the Intelligence Bureau, this time Chen Xin took Li Erbai, Wang Fu stayed in Linxian County, responsible for dealing with Zhixian, this person is also a little brainy, every time he finds Zhixian is making a big noise, and when he is not satisfied, he claims to take Linxian Tunhu to rebel, so that Nazhixian is worried about the crime of forcing the rebellion to surrender troops, and every time he sees Wang Fu, he has a headache. His status as the leader of the rogue can also deter other local forces around him.

Regarding Li Erbai's arrangement, Chen Xin did not plan to let him join the army, this person has a very strong habit of being a rogue and is quite honest in the military camp of Dengzhou Town, and he will do evil as soon as he goes out. Chen Xin planned to let him deal with the local gentry in Qingzhou Mansion and Laizhou first, and then adjust the place according to the table, most of which would be arranged to return to Henan and other places.

Chen Xin was riding a horse while thinking about all kinds of things, Geng Zhong next to him knew that he didn't bother him, and he only answered two sentences when Chen Xin asked. Geng Zhongming knew Chen Xin's arrangements in Linxian County, he could see some of this Shangguan's ambition, for Geng Zhongming, Chen Xin's ambition was not a bad thing, anyway, he had already taken refuge in Dengzhou Town, the greater Chen Xin's interests, the more benefits he Geng Zhongming would have in the future.

Geng Zhongming still has 500 taels in the trading company, I thought it was Chen Xin who blackmailed him, but I didn't expect to give him a dividend last year, in addition, he also collected taxes in Dengzhou City and tax cards everywhere, last year he collected about 30,000 taels, Chen Xin gave him back 5,000 taels, Geng Zhongming himself also opened a cigarette shop, just in Huangxian County, the trading company never cut off his goods. These three sums of silver are all long-term benefits, and as long as Dengzhou Town is here, he can take this benefit. In addition, he helped Chen Xin as a thug, and often dealt with the gentry of Denglai, and he got a lot of benefits, and he could continue to be promoted when he fought in Dengzhou Town. So his interests are now tied up with Chen Xin, whatever Chen Xin says, he will do what he does, and even Wang Ting's attempt to be a Shangguan, he just copes.

Chen Xin suddenly spoke, "General Geng, you write a note on the impeachment of the official. ”

Geng Zhongming was imagining, when he heard this, his legs were weak, if he wasn't riding a horse, he would have to kneel down for Chen Xin on the spot, he didn't know why Chen Xin suddenly came out of this demon moth, and he didn't know if Chen Xin was dissatisfied with him, so he slipped off the horse with a sigh in his heart, and kowtowed to Chen Xin: "The villain's heart for the adult can be revealed, only last year he received a thousand taels of silver from the tooth shop, and he has never been unfaithful to the adult, the villain immediately handed over the thousand taels, and he will never dare to do it again in the future." ”

Chen Xin dismounted and helped Geng Zhongming up, "I wonder if General Geng still wants to be promoted to the next level?" ”

Geng Zhongming shook his head like a rattle, "As long as the villain follows the adult, even if the adult lets the villain be a personal soldier, the villain is willing." ”

Chen Xin shook his head and smiled, "It's rare for General Geng to have this intention, but it's not a bad thing for you to be promoted, it's the same for both General Geng and the official." ”

Geng Zhongming raised his head suspiciously, peeked at Chen Xin's expression, and saw that he was still smiling professionally, and hurriedly lowered his head to ask, "As long as it is good for adults, villains are willing to do it." ”

"Then you're going to impeach the officer."

Geng Zhongming seemed to understand a little, but he still said: "Then, the villain can't directly deliver the bullet stamp, so he can only hand it over to Lord Wang, he attaches great importance to the adult, and he may not be willing to offend the adult...... Besides, the villain admires the adult so much that he really doesn't know where to impeach. ”

"Then you will impeach the official for blackmailing the gentry in Henan, arbitrarily embezzling the salaries of the regimental training battalions, drinking the blood of the soldiers, and bullying the rest of the battalion heads in Dengzhen, well, there is this, forcibly occupy the people's daughters, and sing songs every night......"

ps: Dazhang, but also changed the Lushun position related to the work, just make up yesterday ~00~.