Chapter 069: Battle of Quang Ninh

Fort Xinin

"Where is the southern army of the Ming Kingdom now?"

Inside the tall tent, 64-year-old Nurhachi can feel pain in his knee even in the summer, and the ring finger of his left hand has been physiologically bent two years ago.

"Daishan, you say..."

Chu Ying's death is a great thing for Dai Shan, but within their Jurchens, they did not learn from the Ming people to engage in the behavior of the eldest son as a prince, who has the greatest ability can be the Great Khan.

Dai Shan, who was wearing a big red cloth armor, arched his hand and said: "Father Khan, the Ming army just arrived at the mouth of the Da Liao River yesterday, and their warships appeared at the mouth of the Shuangtaizi River. ”

Nurhachi was silent for a long time, and then asked, "How is Eyidu's injury?" ”

Dai Shan saw that Nurhachi's expression was not good-looking, so he said timidly: "The Ming army's artillery is sharp, he bled too much after being affected, and the resources in Haizhou are limited, so he has been sent to Shenyang for treatment." ”

"What about his sons?"

Dai Shan continued: "Daqi and Han Dai were seriously injured, Chaohar was killed in the battle of Gaizhou, father Khan, he is the son-in-law of Zarguqi..."

The atmosphere in the camp was not good, and Eyi was Nurhachi's closest person, and Rao was acting as a great beylor, and he did not dare to make a mistake.

"Chen Cao..."Nurhachi said word by word: "Murhaqi's revenge has not yet been avenged... Let Fei Yingdong come to me. ”

is also the fifth minister, Fei Yingdong's age is not young, and he is so seriously injured at this age that he will not survive, and when he heard that Nurhachi was summoned, he also rushed from his tent: "Great Khan." ”

Nurhachi raised his eyes and said, "Do you know about the southern army of the Ming Kingdom?" ”

"The minister knows."

"Eyidu is not only your in-laws, but also my good subordinates, and I want to avenge his revenge, but this time I am determined to win Guangning, otherwise it will be difficult for me to develop in Liaodong," Nurhachi said leisurely: "The people of Wuliangha are insatiable, and after Guangning is finished, Ben Khan will definitely pacify them, and it is really a waste for these Mongolian barbarians to occupy the rich Hetao." ”

After talking for a long time, he came to the point: "Adjust the elites of the Eight Banners, give you 10,000 elite cavalry, and then transfer 10,000 clothed Han troops, so that you will not be able to extinguish this Ming army, but you must stop them in the Da Liao River for me, and you must not let them cross the river to support Xiping Fort." ”

Fei Yingdong nodded: "Don't worry, the Great Khan will definitely destroy them in the Great Liao River." ”

"Don't underestimate the enemy." Nurhachi instructed: "My Jurchen rise has rarely tasted defeat, the taste of victory has made you forget the hardships of the white mountains and black waters, their artillery is sharp, remember, be cautious, if it is not for the imminent war now, Ben Khan would like to personally meet the Ming general." ”

After Fei Yingdong left, Nurhachi looked at Dai Shan and said: "I know that you don't like firearms and think they are useless, but you must keep in mind what happened to Yidu this time, you won't use the captured firearms, let the surrendered Mingren professor." ”

Dai Shan arched his hand: "Don't hide it from my father Khan, the firearms of the Ming people are too cumbersome, and my father Khan also knows it, it's not that we don't want to use it; All the firearms are in the hands of the eighth brother, he is a little interested, but just for viewing, father Khan, the speed of the iron horse is much faster than the loading of muskets. ”

"You," Nurhachi shook his head, "give the order to Mang Gurtai to launch a tentative attack on Xiping Fort first." ”

"Yes..."

...

On the south bank of the Daliao River, Chen Cao's headquarters had just dug a trench, and the soldiers of Nanjing's right guard were sorting out their muskets.

Inside the big tent, the atmosphere of the military meeting held by Chen Cao was somewhat serious.

"Niangniang Palace, we were caught off guard, and the facts have also proved the difference between cavalry and infantry," Chen Cao's face was solemn: "Even firearms are difficult to cause effective damage to the Tartars, and our army still has heavy artillery to transport, fortunately, there are few mountains here, otherwise we can only abandon it, without these things, I am worried that when Niangniang Palace is sneak attacked, the whole army may be defeated, and you and I will all become slaves." ”

Song Che frowned: "Uncle, crossing the river may be attacked by Tartars, the only way is to cover it with cannons and then cross the river." ”

"The way is a good way, but the shells are no longer allowed," Chen Cao shook his head: "Gaizhou consumed most of it in the first battle, and Niangniang Palace consumed three of them in the first battle, and now there are still eighty solid bullets, *** There are only ten left, and there are still eight in ****, and they have not been used since Gaizhou." ”

"Report..."A herald opened the big tent: "Uncle Qiqi, there is a military order from the Liaodong Governor." ”

"Sun Chengzong?" Chen Cao frowned: "Take it in." ”

Chen Cao opened it and read it carefully, and then ordered Zhao Xin to pass it on: "Inspector Sun means to let us cooperate with Wang Huazhen and Xiong Tingbi." ”

"Uncle," Zhao Xin walked next to Chen Cao and whispered, "Wang Huazhen is a member of the Donglin Party, or a disciple of Ye Xianggao, Xiong Tingbi, and there is no fixed party. ”

"The two of them are not in harmony with the government and the opposition," Chen Cao said: "A governor, a strategy, you say, who should I listen to?" The meeting is dismissed, Shi Xiu, you stay. ”

There are some things that Chen Cao can't say in front of everyone, leaving only a few henchmen of Zhao Xin and Song Che: "Shi Xiu, neither of them is good at stubble." ”

The defeat of Guangning is a historical event, Chen Cao has the intention to redeem it, but according to his current equipment and strength, it is simply a fantasy, and if he is sent to the rescue, if he is not followed by a sailor, he can retreat at any time, otherwise he will not be able to come at all.

"Shi Xiu, there are only us here, I won't come to you in vain," Chen Cao whispered: "In the battle of Guangning, Wang Huazhen will definitely be defeated." ”

Song Che took a deep breath: "There is no way to save it?" ”

Chen Cao shook his head: "This matter is a foregone conclusion, now we can only do our best to see if we can save one or two, if there is disharmony at that time, let's board the boat directly from the mouth of the Shuangtaizi River and go back to the sea." ”

"Can I tell anyone else about this?" Song Che hurriedly asked.

Chen Cao immediately became nervous: "You and I know about this matter, don't tell others, Zhenjiangwei and Songjiangwei are not their own people, if you know that this battle will be lost, then our coming to Liaodong is equivalent to sending us to death, after the war, these people will definitely run away, and we will be in trouble." ”

"I think that Wang Xiaojie is much more stable than Tian Xiaonian." Song Che replied: "He was at the forefront of several wars, and he also led his troops at the forefront in the first battle of Niangniang Palace, and now there are less than 2,000 people in Songjiangwei." ”

"Well, if Wang Xiaojie is still alive this time, I will appoint him as a commander and transfer him to Nanjing."

Wang Xiaojie's performance Chen Cao is in his eyes, this person is a rare talent, and his fearless performance is beyond the scope of the commanders, compared to his boss Tian Xiaonian, he is really a coward.

"Uncle," Xu Kaixian ran quickly: "The Tartar is here, just across the river." ”

Chen Cao stood up and walked towards the outside of the camp with Song Che, because their main camp was by the Da Liao River.

"It looks like there must be more than 10,000 people." Song Che looked at the past from afar: "There is also that clothed Han army." ”

Chen Cao put down his hand, and then said, "It seems that the battle of Guangning is about to start." Saying that, Chen Cao looked around to see if there were any Tartar rangers: "Nurhachi is cautious and suspicious in his life, we have more than 20,000 people, it is not a small trouble for them, the opponent has no intention of crossing the river, it means that it is just a precaution, I dare to conclude that Nurhachi is going to launch an attack on Guangning City, and then free up his hands to rectify us after eliminating the opponent." ”

"Sitting?" Song Che said.

Chen Cao shook his head: "I'm not that kind of person, besides, there are many generals who are loyal to the country, we can't let them die tragically in Guangning, we have to do our best to rescue them." Saying that, Chen Cao turned his head to look at Zhao Xin: "Send someone to find out, who is leading the troops." ”

"Yes..."

Fei Yingdong has been dealing with the Mongols all year round, and his riding tactics are very powerful, second only to Eyidu, this time he was ordered to stop Chen Cao from going north, so he was also a seasoned person who ordered people to camp and then not move.

Eyidu's sons Cherge and Ada Hai are also in the camp, they are revengeful, and several requests for war and attacks have been vetoed by Fei Yingdong, not to mention that Ada Hai is also Fei Yingdong's son-in-law.

"Master," the cronies and servants ran into the camp tent: "Outside the camp gate, a Ming army rode to check our reality just now, and was repulsed. ”

Fei Yingdong stood up and walked out of the camp: "Mingren is in a hurry. ”

The minion was unclear: "The Great Khan will launch an attack on Quang Ninh tomorrow, and they will definitely go to the rescue, but the pontoon bridge over the Da Liao River is in our hands, and the only way they can cross the river now is to storm or build a pontoon bridge." ”

"Hmph..."Fei Yingdong sneered: "Order all the cattle to be recorded, send out rangers to ride, and once you find out that the Ming people are going to cross the river, you will report back in time." ”

"Tsk..."

Chen Cao didn't think of a way all night, and when he was frowning, Zhao Xin mysteriously walked into the big tent and handed over a note: "Someone sent it, but it didn't identify itself." ”

Chen Cao opened it and saw that there were only four words on it: all the foreheads were killed.

"Okay..."Chen Cao put down the note, and then asked, "How is the situation on the other side?" ”

"I was about to report back to my uncle," Zhao Xin said: "The leader is called Fei Yingdong, there are more than 10,000 Tartar cavalry, more than 10,000 foot soldiers, three miles away from the river bank, and the cavalry can arrive with a cup of tea." ”

"Fei Yingdong..."Chen Cao read it out of anger, the name is very familiar, but he doesn't know the inside story, and he feels that it would be great if Wan Qing is here, he is familiar with the details of the opponent, and he is not afraid of fighting at all.

"After this battle, you arranged for people to enter the inside of the Tartars, we are now like blind people, we don't know anything about the opponent, but on the contrary, they know us well, we have suffered too much to fight like this."

Zhao Xin gave up his hand: "The subordinates began to be planted when they were in Gaizhou, and now more than a dozen people have been scattered." ”

Chen Cao turned his head to look at him: "Good job." ”

"Yew Chung," Song Che arrived, and he had a plan: "Send a team to pretend to cross the river first, and then we will gather superior forces to attack the pontoon bridge upstream, and take it down to fight the Tartars on the opposite side." ”

Chen Cao thought about it for a while and felt that it was also a solution, but then he figured out a fact: "Impossible, although this plan can be used, it has little effect, and we may not be able to get through the loss of troops;

The supply line behind the Tartars is fifty miles upstream, and they don't worry about us going to attack at all, there are cavalry over there, let's go on foot, and it will be like sending us to death on this side of the plain. ”

"So what do we do now? I just watched it, and I couldn't get over. Song Che sighed.

"No," Chen Cao interrupted, "There is one last way." Chen Cao pointed downstream: "The whole army pulled out the camp, boarded the boat from the Da Liao River, and then disembarked at the Shuangtaizi River, and after landing on the shore, it joined them and resisted the Tartar army head-on." ”

"Aren't we here for nothing?" Song Che also reacted.

Chen Cao sighed and said: "Nurhachi is cunning and cunning, he didn't attack, he sent a Fei Yingdong over, I don't know the details, I don't know the details, I don't know where to start." ”

Chen Cao's original plan was to threaten Nurhachi's army from the rear and then provide a chance for Quang Ninh, but now he was blocked from advancing on the Da Liao River, which was extremely embarrassing.

"Our army's food and grass are insufficient, at most three days, but if you board the ship from downstream, the Tartars will definitely come to block it, and then it will appear to land on Lianyun Island again." Chen Cao said and frowned: "So, now we can only break the kettle." ”

Song Che was shocked: "I'm afraid that the sergeant won't be able to go all out." ”

Chen Cao squinted his eyes and said: "Who said that I want to fight against the water, I want to take the initiative to attack Fei Yingdong's camp." ”

"Sneak attack?" Song Che was a little incredulous.

Chen Cao likes sneak attacks the most, after all, guerrilla tactics are mythical, otherwise the invading army that would not have been able to fight back then could not find the north: "Shi Xiu, I took the right guard to swim ashore, and ordered Han Shun to take his own guard to cross the river downstream, and Wang Xiaojie's troops crossed the river in the middle, and you led the rest of the people to cross the river from a position ten miles upstream;

The three parties forcibly crossed, and I want the Tartars to figure out where our real goal is. ”

"If it were me, I would choose the place with the most people." Song Che said.

Chen Cao said with a smile: "If it were me, I would too, but the Tartars are not familiar with our Han people's tactics, they will definitely let Han Shun and Wang Xiaojie go, and the main attack is on you, your task is heavy." ”

"What if the Tartars attack in three directions?" Song Che asked again.

Chen Cao rarely showed a confident smile: "Don't worry, none of your three roads are the main direction of attack, I am, pass the order, start tonight, and force the crossing of the Da Liao River." ”

The moon is dark and the wind is high on the night of killing, even in Liaodong in July, after the ultraviolet rays, it is surprisingly hot.

The flintlock pistol can still be used even if it is soaked in water, and the outer packaging of the paper shell bullet is dried oiled paper, which does not get wet, and it is no different from dry when fished out of the water.

There were Tartar rangers on the other side of the river, and after Han Shun and Song Che set off, Chen Cao ordered Wang Xiaojie to swagger to prepare the ferry and blatantly cross the river in front of the Tartars.

"Uncle, don't worry, the last general will definitely cover Uncle's landing." Wang Xiaojie walked forward and saluted Chen Cao.

"You don't have to cover me," Chen Cao shook his hand, he was dressed in a swimming suit: "Just when you are the main force to cross the river and land, you just need to remember to go directly to the Tartar camp after landing." ”

"The last general obeys..."Wang Xiaojie gave his hand, and then commanded his subordinates to prepare to board the ship.