For the Jin Kingdom, the city of Hosu Pavilion (Gaizhou City) cannot be lost, not only because it is in a strategic location.

"Hosu Pavilion" is the name of a Jurchen tribe, but these three words can continue to be disassembled.

Hosu is iron.

Pavilion, the name of the Liao State institution, similar to the field of the Song Kingdom.

The Suzhou Pavilion is the iron smelting field!

Tangchi County, under the jurisdiction of Haosuguan Road, used to be Tiezhou of Liao.

Once the city of Hosu Pavilion is lost, the Ming army will continue to kill in the northeast, and it will soon be able to occupy the second largest iron field in the Jin country!

If the Ming army continued to advance north, it would still be able to occupy Tongzhou, which was formerly the Liao State.

At this moment, Wanyan Zongfu and Wanyan Xiyin personally led the army to sit in the city of Haosu Pavilion.

There are more than 10,000 Jurchen soldiers here, even including thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys.

There is no way, you have to be desperate, and Wanyan Zongfu is crazy.

In addition, there are more than 40,000 Bohai, Khitan, Xi, and Han soldiers, including a large number of teenagers. Some of the recruits didn't even have armor and only had a mess of weapons.

"The Ming army is still increasing its troops to transport grain, and on the sea over Fuzhou, a large number of ships often sail in, often dozens or hundreds," Wanyan Xiyin said. ”

Quang Ninh Province is probably Panjin City, and the government is located in the north of Panjin City, where the first Privy Council of the Jin State was located.

The Jin State was mad at pumping, but the Ming Dynasty was also crazy about increasing troops and transporting grain.

Thousands of civilian merchant ships alone were requisitioned, and although the freight was not high, the maritime merchants were willing to earn hard money.

First, there is no shortage of military orders, and you can make money by repeatedly transporting them.

Second, the Bohai Sea has little wind and waves, and there are no pirates, so it is relatively safe to go to sea.

The number of Ming troops stationed in Fuzhou City has exceeded 70,000.

And it's all elite field troops!

Wanyan Zongfu muttered: "If you transfer too many Guangning soldiers over, I'm afraid Jinzhou won't be able to hold it." ”

Wanyan Xiyin said: "Guangning Mansion City is far away from the sea, so don't leave any soldiers." Seventy percent was transferred to the Hosu Pavilion, and three percent were transferred to Jinzhou, and these two cities must be defended. ”

"Can Po Sulu draw troops back?" Wanyan Zongfu said.

Wanyan Xiyin said: "You can't move there." I heard that on the south bank of the Yalu River, the Ming army also had 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers. Once the Posu Road was lost, the Ming army stationed in Goryeo would be able to drive north. ”

The more Yan Zongfu thought about it, the more anxious he became, and he regretted agreeing to Yan Zonghan's plan.

In the original assumption of the two, there must be no problem in the defense of the Liaodong battlefield, after all, the soldiers of all ethnic groups still have combat effectiveness.

But now it is very embarrassing, because the soldiers of all tribes are likely to rebel!

Wanyan Zongfu not only had to guard against the Ming army, but also had to spend time on guarding against his own people. He didn't dare to send troops out of the city to play tactics, for fear that the army sent out would suddenly mutiny.

Now he can only defend the city and wait for Yan Zonghan's main force to come back.

"Woo woo woo ~ ~~"

"Dangdangdang......"

"The Southern Thief is coming!"

It was the vanguard cavalry of the Ming army that came.

There are 3,000 light riders and 4,000 horse riders, for a total of 7,000 riders.

The main general will be Yang Yun, the general of the Qiang nationality, and the deputy generals will be Li Shifu and Yang Zaixing.

This is a new cavalry unit in recent years, and the horses come from the Hehuang Valley, the yellow-headed Uighurs, and a small amount of tea is exchanged for tea from the Western Xia.

Due to their long-term trade with the Ming Dynasty, the Yellow-headed Uighurs expanded rapidly in recent years, occupying the southern foothills of the Qilian Mountains and the area around Qinghai Lake (except for the Hehuang Valley).

If this trend continues, it is very likely that the Yellow-headed Uighurs will occupy both Haixi and Hainan. Then take control of the whole Qinghai except for the Hehuang Valley!

……

There is a sand river in front of it, and there are two hills on the north bank of the sand river, and you can see the walled fort on the mountain with a telescope.

Yang Yun, Li Shifu, and Yang Zaixing, each with cavalry, patrolled the south bank of the Shahe River.

They were waiting for the infantry to follow.

As long as the enemy cavalry on the south bank of the Sand River is expelled, it is considered to have completed the task of opening the way.

A large force of Jurchen cavalry, with the cavalry of various ethnic groups in Liaodong, was confronting the Ming cavalry across the Shahe River.

The next day, at noon.

Generals such as Deng Chun, Zhang Xian, Gu San, and Chong Yanchong led the infantry and people to come slowly.

Mules pull four-wheeled chariots loaded with various baggage. Next to each chariot, there were soldiers and men who followed.

Wanyan Zongfu led his own soldiers to come and watched the Ming army gather more and more on the south bank.

The Sand River could not be defended, it was only a few tens of meters wide.

Under the protection of the soldiers, some people went to the eastern mountains to cut down trees and bring the timber back to make temporary pontoon bridges.

The cavalry of the Jin Kingdom dismounted one after another, standing on the north bank and shooting across the river.

The Ming cavalry retreated one after another, and the giant shield guards the flintlock musketeers stepped forward.

The giant shield slammed into the shore, and the flintlock gunner hid behind the shield to reload. When the ammunition is loaded, he stands with his right body exposed, shooting freely across the river.

After an exchange of fire, the Jin cavalry retreated one after another, leaving more than a dozen corpses by the river.

"The Ming army's firecracker, sure enough, don't use the firerope." Wanyan Sosuke put down the binoculars, and his mood had become even more desperate.

Wanyan Chara said: "When the Ming army crosses the river, the chariot formation has not yet been formed, and we will charge to the death halfway through!" ”

This Wanyan Chara is not Jin Xizong's younger brother, but Wanyan Yan's mother's younger brother. Same name and surname.

After Wanyan Yan's mother died of illness, his troops were inherited by Wanyan Chara.

"This can only be done," said Wanyan Sosuke, "and send more rangers to patrol the upper reaches to prevent enemy troops from smuggling around the mountains." ”

Does the Ming army need to be smuggled?

However, when the craftsmen of the Ming army were building the parts of the pontoon bridge, there were troops continuing to come from the south.

Gun carriage!

Two mules pulled a four-wheeled gun cart, and there were people pushing behind them. On the cart were huge barrels, all of which were thick and bulky garbage pig iron field guns.

This kind of field artillery seems to be majestic, but in fact it is a bargain.

It takes more than a month to make one, and the cast cannon iron mold can be used repeatedly. The pass rate is relatively low, and it is difficult to polish after casting, and if there is a slight problem, it must be melted and recast, otherwise there is a risk of exploding.

In order to prevent the explosion of the bore, it is also thickened and thickened, and the outside is fixed with a wrought iron hoop.

It weighs nearly twice as much as a wrought iron cannon of the same caliber, but its power is less than that of a wrought iron cannon of the same caliber, which seriously slows down the overall speed during long marches.

There are only two advantages: low cost and fast construction!

This kind of thing is suitable for mass production, and it is used as a city defense artillery and a coastal defense artillery - in the late Qing Dynasty, it was used as a large number of coastal defense artillery.

"All artillery?"

Wanyan Zongfu stood on the hillside, condescendingly observing the Ming army.

The thick and mighty cannon barrel and the large number of gun carriages made Yan Zongfu's scalp tingle.

More civilians were involved in the construction, cooperating with the artillery to build artillery positions.

Wanyan Zongfu originally wanted to prevent the Ming army from building a pontoon bridge, and then attack halfway when the Ming army's pontoon bridge was built.

But those muskets and artillery on the south bank made Wanyan Zongfu undecided.

He said to Wanyan Chara: "You personally led a thousand horsemen to cross the river upstream, and hid in the mountains waiting for the opportunity. Try to attack the enemy camp at night tonight, and if the night attack is successful, my side will cooperate with the large-scale crossing of the river to attack the camp. ”

After speaking, Wanyan Zongfu ordered: "The whole army retreats three miles to guard against enemy artillery!" ”

The Jin soldiers retreated three miles, next to the two hills, and they could also rely on the walled fort on the mountain for defense.

They didn't bring much baggage, and all the grain and grass were in the city of Hosuguan, and they could quickly withdraw to the city if they lost the battle.

Just when the Jin soldiers were camping, Wanyan Chara led a thousand horsemen around the mountain and quietly lurked to the mountains further upstream to cross the river. This is in preparation for a night attack!

Soon, Wanyan Zongfu did not expect the night attack.

Because the Ming army continued to increase its troops, at least 10,000 infantry camped at the mouth of the valley against the Sand River. After blocking the exit of the valley, Wanyan Chara's 1,000 cavalry could not get out at all.

A heavy cast iron cannon was erected and lined up along the south bank of the Shahe River.

Wanyan Zongfu sent his own soldiers with binoculars to count them, and the personal soldiers came back and reported: "There are a total of 250 large artillery. In addition to those large guns, I also saw a lot of small guns (Tiger Squat guns). ”

"Two hundred and fifty gates ......"

Wanyan Zongfu had an urge to surrender directly, and he recruited his own soldiers as messengers: "You go and urge again, let Sticky Han lead the main force to rush back to the rescue at full speed!" Just tell him that it won't last long. If he doesn't come back within a month and a half, then he won't come to collect my body. ”

That night, Wanyan Chara led the elite cavalry to attack at night, and was killed by the Ming army blocked at the mouth of the valley and fled.

In the gold camp.

Gao Jingshan took advantage of the inspection camp and called his nephews Gao Song and Gao Bai into his account.

"The Jin soldiers will undoubtedly be defeated," Gao Jingshan analyzed, "The Ming army is all elite, and there are countless firearms, and there are more troops than us." And our elite has lost too much in previous years, and this year even underage children have been drawn into soldiers. The Liaodong clan, another ghost, how can such a battle be won? However, Sticky Han put the elite main force to fight on the side of Yanshan, but let us take our lives here to defend the city. ”

Gao Song said with a depressed face: "But our Chengzhou Gao family and family members have been sent to Liaoyang as hostages." ”

Gao Jingshan was silent.

Wanyan Zongfu and Wanyan Xiyin led the army to the Haosu Pavilion and immediately summoned the generals of each city to a meeting.

Everyone didn't think much of it, and went stupidly. Because they have been waiting and watching, they have not yet made up their minds to rebel against Jin Touming.

As a result, he was detained as soon as he went, and he had no choice but to hand over his family.

Wanyan Zongfu's sudden arrival made the generals of all clans feel cold, but it also disrupted the plans of the clans.

I don't know what to do.

Gao Jingshan said: "If you can't do anything, you can only take risks." ”

Gao Song and Gao Bai looked embarrassed, they really didn't want to give up their loved ones.

The three of them went back to their tents to sleep, and they were all dressed in armor, and they were on guard against the unexpected. The soldiers under their command also slept in armor.

At dawn, there was a sudden noise.

The exclamation woke Gao Jingshan up, and he grabbed the spear and rushed out to check, only to see a large fire burning in the distance.

"The thief is crazy!"

Obviously, some people did not care about the lives of their families and made trouble on the first night of the confrontation between the two armies.

"Uncle, the armies are noisy and chaotic, what should we do?" Takamatsu rushed with his own soldiers.

Gao Jingshan shouted: "Take the clan soldiers and withdraw to the city of Hosu Pavilion!" ”

"Aren't you going to pitch?" Gobber asked.

Gao Jingshan said: "If you vote for Ming now, all the family members over there in Liaoyang will die!" ”

The three uncles and nephews gathered with their own soldiers blowing trumpets, and they were far away from the place where the fire started, and they could barely gather most of the soldiers to flee in an organized manner.

The generals of all clans were actually very cautious, and all of them asked their soldiers to sleep in armor.

But there are too many newly recruited militiamen, and the raw melons and eggs in their teens have never really been on the battlefield at all. In their panic, they fled indiscriminately and without obeying military orders, and led many experienced militiamen into rout.

Gradually, it evolved into the whole army fleeing, and even the core elite were running away.

In the chaos, Liu Cao led hundreds of soldiers to the north bank of the Shahe River and shouted: "Long live the Ming Dynasty, long live the Ming Dynasty, we are here to surrender and surrender!" Don't fire your guns, we're here to surrender and submit! ”

Not only did this goods ignore their families, but even the redundant village soldiers were all abandoned, and only a few hundred elite clan soldiers came over.

He's setting fire to the camp!

(End of chapter)