After more than 20 miles of Lianshan River, there was a small river in front of Jin Bing.

Once the river is crossed, the terrain is more open. From the foot of the mountain to the seaside, a full twelve miles wide, the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom can gallop on horseback.

After two and a half miles, Wanyan Zongbi pointed to the small hill in front of him and said, "I will camp with this mountain as the center." ”

During the Liaojin period, the population here was not large, and there were no decent place names.

But eight hundred years later, a famous battle will break out here – the Battle of Tower Hill!

Tower Hill has no towers and no mountains.

The small hill pointed to by Wanyan Zongbi was already the commanding height within a radius of ten miles.

He set up his tent on a hill and commanded from a high vantage point, and his soldiers and men camped around the hill.

Under the command of Wanyan Zongbi, at this time, there were only more than 5,000 Meng'an Mouke soldiers, another 6,000 militiamen from various ethnic groups, and thousands of unarmored civilians with rudimentary weapons.

The camp was spread out, approaching the creek to the west, and extending more than a mile to the east.

Wanyan Zongbi looked at the south side with a telescope and ordered: "In the direction of the sea, set up a fence and be careful at night!" ”

When the army is outside, there are three ways to camp.

The first is to insert a gun into a battalion.

This kind of use is mostly used in the area controlled by the own side, and there is basically no danger, and the use of spears around the camp is regarded as a demarcation of the boundary and the entry of civilians is not allowed.

Second, erect a fence.

It protects against small groups of enemies and beasts, and is mostly used on fast marches or in less dangerous areas.

The third is to fortify the strongholds.

This kind of trench needs to be dug and earthen walls built, and there are also watchtowers, arrow towers and other facilities in the battalion, which are mostly used for confrontation between the two armies or dangerous areas.

Although this place was already very close to Jinzhou and belonged to the control area of the Jin soldiers, Wanyan Zongbi was still worried that the Ming army would attack from the sea. He planted his guns on the east, west, and north sides, but he erected a fence on the south side facing the sea, and at the same time sent cavalry to patrol the sea.

Li Bao took the boat and walked fast, and he had been waiting for a day and a night!

Among them, 2,000 Ming troops were hidden on a small island within a radius of two miles (Dayushan Island).

The other 3,000 elite descendants of Li Bao landed in the dark last night and marched overnight towards the north, hiding in a ravine at the foot of the mountain to the north.

When Li Baotun was on Juehua Island, he plundered the Western Liaoning Corridor many times, and he had already figured out this belt.

He could even guess where the Jin soldiers would camp every day, and the Jin soldiers withdrew in the middle of the night and arrived at the Xingcheng River in the afternoon. Therefore, the camp point of the Jin soldiers on the first day must be on the east or west bank of the Xingcheng River.

Most of the camping points of the Jin soldiers on the second day were in Huludao City in later generations. There are two rivers there, and it depends on which river the Jin soldiers will cross and then set up camp.

The camping point of the Jin soldiers on the third day must be near Tashan, and the road on this day is short, and if there is enough time, they will inevitably cross the river and camp again!

And the commanding heights near Tashan are just such a small hill, and Wanyan Zongbi's handsome tent is set on the hill. Most of Yan Zongbi's elite cavalry will also stay on the mountain, and they can dive in all directions in case of battle.

……

Monk Li is not a monk, he is a craftsman.

His unknown ancestors were captured in the early years of the Liao Kingdom, and together with other Han craftsmen and farmers, they migrated to Jinzhou en masse to settle down.

I don't know how many years have passed, and a large number of Bohai craftsmen and farmers have also migrated to Jinzhou by the Liao State to reproduce.

The political system of the early and middle Liao states was very complicated, and even allowed the wealthy to own territory. As a result, there is a saying of "private state" and "private county", and the wealthy family can take it from their own territory, and it is only in the middle and late Liao State that they gradually regain some of their power.

But Jinzhou has not changed, because it is the private state of the Liao emperor.

Monk Li's ancestors have been craftsmen for generations, and at least one person in each generation must inherit the profession. Because the Liao Emperor sent many nobles to manage Jinzhou, the craftsmen's homes had to rotate to serve the emperor and nobles, and make various items for the government or nobles for free.

There was a great chaos at the end of Liao, and many people died in Jinzhou.

However, the Jin people captured Yanshan Mansion and migrated a large number of people, and Jinzhou quickly regained its vitality.

But the days went by more and more, because the enslavement of the Jin State was too heavy.

Monk Li was even sent to accompany the army this time to build siege equipment for the Jin soldiers.

He also heard the explosion outside the city, and he couldn't see it clearly from too far away. He heard Du San, a craftsman who accompanied the army, say that the Ming army was blessed by the thunder god Bodhisattva, and a thunderbolt killed the Jin soldiers, and the fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom withdrew overnight.

Two days ago, everyone was panicking.

Not only was there a reason for the overnight withdrawal, but also the rugged and narrow terrain along the way, and the team stretched far like a long snake.

This marching army was extremely vulnerable to attack, and the fourth prince, Jin Wushu, ordered the whole army to hurry with armor. Not only did the front and rear of the team send a large number of cavalry to investigate, but even sent elites to the beach to observe.

Now I can finally sleep with peace of mind, with Jinzhou in front of me, and it is flat all around.

Although Monk Li didn't know how to fight, he also knew that it was difficult to set up an ambush in this place.

It's going to be dark.

Monk Li was holding a bowl of wheat porridge, which was not only very thin, but also mixed with a lot of wheat bran. He muttered: "Eat two meals a day, all of them are thin, how can you hurry?" ”

"Just go home." Du San comforted.

They were craftsmen who accompanied the army, and they hurried with a full set of tools, and they also had to exert themselves when they set up camp.

I just went to the southern camp to build a wooden fence, and I was tired enough to choke Monk Li, but I only gave a bowl of gruel to send it away.

It is better to issue food for the militia than for the craftsmen. And the food of the craftsmen is better than that of the people.

The best eaten, of course, are the fierce soldiers.

A bowl of gruel with wheat bran in his stomach, Monk Li still felt hungry. He curled up and lay down with his stomach in his hands, and said to himself, "Sleep, sleep and be full." ”

Du San put the box containing the tools by his side, wrapped the strap around his wrist a few times, and held it firmly with his hand before closing his eyes, these were the guys he was eating.

Although I was hungry, I was so tired that I fell asleep in a daze.

……

Liu Sheng is a militia from Guangning Province, he belongs to the Khitans, and the surname Liu is the Khitan surname.

Quang Ninh Province has promoted the Meng'an Mou restraint system for several years, but now it is the Meng'an Mou Ke and the issuance system in parallel.

Last year, Liu Sheng had little food left, and his mother died of malnutrition.

As soon as the wheat was harvested this year, and before he even had time to hand in the grain payment, Liu Sheng was sent out to fight.

He was incorporated into the cannon fodder siege unit and narrowly escaped death several times in a row.

When the fourth prince ordered the withdrawal of the army, Liu Sheng seemed to have escaped from hell and walked away in fear all the way.

Two nights ago, I was so scared that I couldn't sleep soundly, and I always felt that the Ming army would chase after me.

Tonight, I was relieved, and I was about to arrive in Jinzhou, and after Jinzhou was my hometown Guangning Mansion.

"Purr ......"

There was a snoring sound from his fellow countryman, and Liu Sheng couldn't help muttering: "This birdman sleeps fast, snoring is like thunder." ”

Most of the issuing militia have no armor, but they can bring their own armor, or junior officers can receive leather armor.

Liu Sheng had no armor and fell asleep in a cloth robe.

The camp next door was a fierce soldier, and they had been marching in armor for the past two days.

Although he walked slowly, he was still tired to death, and he was finally able to take off his armor and sleep peacefully tonight.

Wanyan Zongbi didn't ask too much, he personally rode to inspect the southern camp, and said to the Meng'an Mouke soldiers there: "You and others are all elites, facing the sea here, you must wear armor and sleep with weapons!" ”

When the Lord left, the soldiers cursed, but they could only do what they were told.

But the military order can be discounted, and it is very uncomfortable to sleep completely in armor. Quietly loosen the belt and loosen the joints of the armor, and it will be difficult for the officers to find out when they come to inspect.

It's almost Jinzhou, will the Ming army still kill it?

Just fool around.

……

Four watches.

Not only were the Jin soldiers in the camp asleep, but even the Jin cavalry patrolling the seaside were exhausted and dismounted and napped, leaving only a few people to continue patrolling there.

Dayushan Island, as the name suggests, is densely forested on the island.

More than 2,000 Ming troops set out in the middle of the night carrying rafts and rowing towards the shore less than two miles away.

Hu Yantong was responsible for commanding this army, and two or three hundred people were formerly the Great Song Xiang Army, and the remaining soldiers were all Shandong thieves after reorganization.

After they went ashore, they slowly assembled and moved towards the camp of the golden soldiers a few miles away.

Not long after, a Jin cavalry patrolled and rode slowly from far and near.

The lights are dark, and they don't notice each other.

Hu Yantong continued to lead the troops on the road, there were too many more than 2,000 Ming troops, and no matter how careful he was, he would make a sound.

When the golden rider heard the sound, he looked at it, only to see shadows in the distance, and there were many figures standing faintly.

"Woo woo~~"

The horn sounded, and the Golden Barracks was alarmed.

Wanyan Zongbi had been wearing armor, he turned over and ran outside the tent, and said to the soldiers who rushed over: "The Ming army is really attacking the camp from the sea, and the herald orders all departments not to panic, and immediately move closer to the handsome tent to assemble." The soldiers of the southern battalion are sleeping in armor, let them form a formation to resist, and wait for me to lead the army to the rescue! ”

His whereabouts had been exposed, and Hu Yantong did not retreat, but raised his gun and shouted: "Kill!" ”

More than 2,000 Ming troops slaughtered towards the camp of more than 10,000 golden soldiers.

Li Bao and his three thousand descendants, farther away from Jinying, were hidden in the foothills of the mountains to the north.

Halfway through the run, he heard the commotion of the Jin camp, and Li Bao shouted: "The whole army is speeding up, and Huyantong has been discovered!" ”

Liu Sheng slept very hard, and the sound of the horn didn't wake him up.

It wasn't until an officer rode to the north camp and shouted loudly along the way to gather troops that Liu Sheng finally woke up.

The officer at his head scrambled to his feet, putting on leather armor as he ran.

Liu Sheng's first reaction was to run away, and he didn't even care about weapons. ran for a while, but saw a few horsemen rushing over to intercept, so frightened that he and the other routs hurriedly turned back, and followed everyone to assemble in a daze.

And Liu Sheng's top officer, when he was assembling the soldiers, found that he only cared about armor piercing, but forgot to bring the weapon.

Except for the heavily guarded Jin Bing South Camp, which was slightly decent, the camps in several other directions were in chaos.

"March in formation, move closer to the tent!"

Another team of golden riders came over, shouting and urging along the way.

Liu Sheng went from waking up, escaping, turning back to assembling, it took more than ten minutes to grind, and he couldn't complete the assembly at all. The main reason is that I ran out of chaos before, and I couldn't find my troops, and even if the braziers were lit in the camp one after another, it was difficult to recognize the way.

Some of the Jin countries issued militias, but they really couldn't find their own troops, so they simply mixed in with other troops to fill the numbers.

They were still approaching indiscriminately, when they suddenly heard an earth-shattering roar from behind: "Kill the Jurchen!" Kill the gold thief! ”

Li Bao finally came with his troops.

"There is an enemy in the north, turn around and meet the enemy!"

"Kill!"

Li Bao's three thousand descendants trotted all the way, and began to speed up and shout as they approached Jinying.

Liu Sheng was mixed in the signing team, and turned around to meet the enemy. The troops that had not been assembled became even more chaotic after more than ten steps, and they didn't know how many Ming troops they had killed.

Moreover, in both directions of the north and south, there were Ming troops killed.

"Run!"

As the shouts of the Ming army got closer and closer, the Jin militia, who were not in good armor, finally began to flee.

Liu Sheng was frightened when he was the siege cannon fodder, he was already a frightened bird, and he was one of the first militia to escape. And he also knew that he couldn't go east, that was the way back to Jinzhou, the Ming army would definitely intercept and kill, and the Jurchen soldiers would also cut and kill the escapees.

Almost subconsciously, Liu Sheng fled westward.

There were the Minfu battalion and the artisan battalion, and the craftsmen such as Monk Li and Du San were ordered by the Jurchen heralds not to move, and they were told to wait in the camp for the battle to end.

But the militia fled, and the craftsmen and men directly fried the pot and fled in all directions.

"Where to flee?" Du San asked.

Monk Li said with a crying voice: "I don't know, I will talk about it after escaping first, and there should be no pursuers when I flee back across the river." ”

(End of chapter)