At the beginning of November, northeast of Pinggu County, Huangsongyu.

Huangsongyu is surrounded by nine points of mountains and rivers and a field, the scenery is very beautiful, the forest in the mountain is dense, there is a section of the Great Wall remains that have been abandoned, the terrain in the mountain is undulating, the clouds and mist are swirling, the forest sea is boundless, and the pine waves are bursting.

At this time, Chen Xun stood on a beacon tower in the ruins of the Great Wall, looking south, and there was a vast color as far as the eye could see.

"This flat valley boundary is really magnificent!"

On the side, Zheng Yi, the commander of the second battalion of the garrison, was also looking at it in armor, and said, "Magnificent? Why didn't I see it, there were bare woods everywhere, gray and yellow everywhere, what a magnificent view there was? ”

Chen Xun looked at Zheng Yi who was in trouble, couldn't help but glance at him, and said, "This is called vastness, do you understand?" ”

"Hey, hey."

Zheng Yi immediately smiled and said, "General, the terrain of this Great Wall relic is good, why don't you let my second battalion garrison it?" ”

Although Zheng Yi has the same troops as Chen Xun, the combat power and training level of the garrison army are not as good as those of the new army, and Zheng Yi is only a commander, and his rank is lower than Chen Xun's general, which is the same as the guerrilla generals of the front battalion of the new army, so Zheng Yi considers himself a subordinate.

"You're guarding here? If the Tartars attack from the direction of Huang Songyu, this is the main direction of the frontal attack, okay? Let the garrison defend the front, and the officers and men of the new army take a back seat, what do you think! ”

Zheng Yiyi said righteously: "The general can rest assured, with the geographical advantage here, the soldiers of my second battalion will definitely be able to make the Tartars hit their heads and bleed, and when the time comes, the general will lead the soldiers of the front battalion to launch a counterattack, and they will definitely get a lot of losses!" ”

Chen Xun glared

The eye said: "Forget it, everything is safe first, or the front battalion guards here, you take the soldiers of the second battalion to the second line of defense in the north and stand by." ”

The smile on Zheng Yi's face suddenly fell, and then he hung his head and beckoned his subordinates to move north.

At this time, the baggage soldiers of the various departments of the front battalion are nervously constructing fortifications, this section of the Great Wall site is still complete as a whole, the wall relies on the mountain, extending from west to east for four or five miles, the arrows on the wall, the enemy platform and so on are seriously damaged, the new army baggage soldiers are seizing the time, using sandbags to build fortifications, and digging trenches and other facilities in the south of the Great Wall body.

Chen Xun set up his Chinese army in a well-preserved beacon tower, which was completely made of stone, which was very strong, not only could overlook a large area in the south, but also could protect the safety of the Chinese generals, even if the Tartars dragged the artillery, they could not destroy this place in a short time.

In the afternoon, the construction of this defensive line relying on the remains of the Great Wall was completed, and the guerrilla generals Zhang Xun, Guo Mingxu, and Shen Donglai of the front battalion rushed to the Chinese army, and Chen Xun immediately began to deploy.

"The left is stationed in the western defensive line, the right is stationed in the eastern defensive line, and the Chinese army is stationed here from the central part as a counterattack force."

The three of them took orders one after another.

Then Guo Mingxu asked: "General, what about the second battalion of the garrison?" ”

"This is a mountainous area, and it is not easy to deploy the soldiers of our front battalion, and the army cannot be used here, so it can only be defended layer by layer."

Chen Xun pointed to the improvised map and said: "You see, there is a large area of gentle slope in front of the defense line, leading to the direction of Jizhou in the southeast, the Qing army

If it comes, it will attack from here. I don't feel at ease when I put the garrison force that has just been formed on the front line to participate in the war, so let's wait until the war is clear, and then let Zheng Yi bring people up to practice. ”

The three of them thought so.

"Okay, let's all hurry up and deploy defense, and all the other ministries will be sent out at night, with the south as the main direction of exploration, taking into account the situation on both the east and west sides. As for the north, there may be a sheep intestine trail passing through, so that Zheng Yi can send someone to search. ”

"Yes."

At the same time, more than 20 miles away from Chen Xun's department, Dolgon led the Manchurian Zhengbai Banner, the Mongolian Zhengbai Banner, and the Han Army's Zhengbai Banner soldiers and horses were marching north.

This time, Huang Taiji divided his troops into three routes, and the northern side was led by Dolgon, attacking the area of Huangsongyu, trying to penetrate from the north to the city of Pinggu.

On the south side of the road, Duoduo led the soldiers and horses of the Mongolian and Han banners with white flags, as well as a part of Outer Mongolia, to attack the area of Mafang.

Huang Taiji led the remaining main army and marched directly to Pinggu, preparing to confront Liu Yanbu across the river.

In this battle, Dolgon drew 10,000 elites from the banner, including 3,000 armored warriors. This 10,000 people can be said to be the essence of the Manchurian Zhengbai Banner, and as soon as Huang Taiji came up, he ordered Dolgon to lead his troops to attack the mountains, and it may also be the mountains where Liu Yan's troops were stationed, and its purpose is self-evident.

At this moment, Dolgon's face was gloomy, and he rode his horse to lead the army to the north, and the Mongolian Zhengbai Banner Gushan Ezhen Yibai, and the Han Army Zhengbai Banner Gushan Ezhen Shi Tingzhu rode their horses to follow on the left and right, and the two of them did not dare to speak much when they saw Dolgon's appearance.

Yibai mobilized 12,000 Mongolian iron cavalry this time, and Shi Tingzhu's Han army had more soldiers and horses

5,000 musketeers, 10,000 infantry, and 50 artillery pieces.

The army marched mightily northward, and scouts continued to gallop back from the north, bringing news after news.

"Report! Traces of the Ming army were found in the mountains to the north. ”

"Report! The banner of the Ming Army in the mountains is the former battalion of the Shandong Dusi, and the main commander is Chen Xun! ”

"Report! The area around Huangsongyu is full of Ming troops who do not collect at night, and the enemy army is very strong, and our army scouts cannot get close to the depths of the mountains and forests! ”

At this time, Dolgon's face was even more ugly, Liu Yan really deployed troops here, and the main general of the defenders was still an old acquaintance Chen Xun.

In the Battle of Jinzhou, it was this Chen Xun who led his troops to garrison the Ming army's grain road, and the Qing army's soldiers and horses attacked several times, but they all returned with a feather, so Chen Xun's name has entered the field of vision of the Qing army's high-level leaders.

"Tell the ministries to speed up!"

After Dolgon gave the order, Ibai and Shi Tingzhu did not dare to slack off, and they beckoned their subordinates to speed up. In particular, the Han flag soldiers and horses, because the Han flag soldiers were not only responsible for transporting the baggage of the army, but also had to drag fifty artillery pieces on the march, so the burden was the heaviest.

At this time, the order was issued, but the 15,000 soldiers and horses of the Han Army Banner did not dare to slack off, after all, they were traitors under the hands of the Manchus, and they were just waiting for leisure to be scolded and beaten, and those Manchurian masters were unhappy, and it was possible to kill people directly.

So under the spur of Shi Tingzhu, 15,000 soldiers and horses of the Han army gritted their teeth and hurried to hurry, and even kept up with the speed of the iron cavalry of the Manchurian and Mongolian Zhengbai Banners, and rushed all the way to the mountains of Huangsongyu.

About an hour later, Dolgon led his troops into the mountains, and all the soldiers and horses of the Qing army had dismounted and walked on foot, shuttling through the winter

In the dense forest, the cold wind howling in the woodland made these Tartar soldiers suffer a lot, and many of their faces were red from the cold, so that the vulgar and ugly nonsense and scolding continued.

Suddenly, the roar of birds sounded in the woodland, and Dolgon was startled, the sound came from all directions, and it seemed that there were Ming soldiers everywhere in the forest.

"Enemy attack! Alert! ”

Dolgon suddenly roared, Shi Tingzhu was eager to show himself, and roared loudly and led his subordinates to the front, while Ibai led his troops to protect the two wings, and everyone became nervous.

After a while, there was a continuous sound of fire guns around the Qing army, that is, Shi Tingzhu's subordinates began to fight back, and the Qing army continued to advance, shouting and killing along the way, and the sound of fire guns continued, but no trace of the Ming army was found.

"Stop!"

Seeing that the remains of the Great Wall could already be seen in front of him, and the banner of the Ming army could be faintly seen on it, that is, three or four miles away, Dolgon ordered the army to stop advancing, and all the troops and horses immediately reorganized their formation.

At this time, the scouts of the Qing army rushed to report that the enemy attack just now was only a small group of the Ming army, and those who did not collect at night were well-equipped, and the birds in their hands were not only all flintlocked, but also had a very long range, and they could shoot the warriors of the Qing Dynasty at a hundred paces away.

Most of the muskets used by Shi Tingzhu's subordinates were arquebuses, with a range of 60 or 70 paces, which was very disadvantageous for shooting.

Even if the Han army flag was equipped with some flintlock flintlock guns made by the Qing army, the firing range was only 80 steps, and the mute fire rate was extremely high, reaching 4 out of ten, which was completely invisible

into firepower.

At this time, Dolgon's face was solemn, and after thinking for a moment, he called Yibai and Shi Tingzhu to him, and said: "To march to Pinggu, you must break through the Ming army's defense line in front, and Chen Xun, a subordinate of Liu Yan, is stationed there. ”

Ibai and Shi Tingzhu's faces were a little ugly, and Dolgon made it clear that he wanted the two of them to lead the attack and preserve his strength in the back.

But the two did not dare to object, and they took the order one after another.

After a while, the Han army flag took the lead and suppressed the firepower of the Ming army, and the Mongolian Zhengbai flag rushed up, killing the enemy with a rain of arrows, and converging the Han army's flag soldiers and horses to attack the Ming army's defense line. No one is allowed to retreat without the king's order, and those who violate the order will be beheaded! ”

At this time, Shi Tingzhu and Yibai were already dead, and the two knew that a new military camp under Liu Yan was stationed in front, and they didn't know if there were other troops in the back. In other words, there are at least more than 10,000 elite soldiers and horses of the Shandong New Army in front, and the combined strength of the two of them is more than 20,000 people, so how can they break through the defense line in front of them?

Shi Tingzhu looked at Yibai, and kept squeezing his eyebrows, wanting Yibai to say something, after all, he was a Mongolian, different from himself as a pure minion.

Seeing this, Yibai had no choice but to say: "Prince Rui, our army is not strong enough, do you first ask Your Majesty for some reinforcements, and then take this line of defense in one go?" ”

Dolgon said coldly, "Okay, in that case, you go and talk to Your Majesty?" ”

Yibai stopped speaking for a while, and Dolgon snorted coldly and said: "This is a mountain and woodland, no matter how strong Liu Yan's soldiers and horses are, they must be subject to the terrain, and the birds in their hands

The accuracy will drop a lot! Besides, isn't there still fifty artillery pieces in the Han Army Banner? With the help of artillery, don't you dare to fight against Liu Yanbu! ”

At this time, Dolgon's blade-like gaze swept over Ibai and Shi Tingzhu, and Ibai immediately received the order, and Shi Tingzhu also patted his chest and promised that he would lead his troops to fight without retreating.

Seeing this, Dolgon said coldly: "I hope the two of you will do it yourself!" ”

A moment later, more than 30,000 Qing soldiers and horses were reorganized, and under Dolgon's order, Shi Tingzhu led the 15,000 men and horses of the Han army with the white flag to press up.

I saw that in the woodland to the south of the Great Wall Ruins, there were constantly figures flashing, and the dense Han army was marching forward in a formation with white flag soldiers, the first to bear the brunt was fifty artillery pieces, followed by five thousand musketeers, and then ten thousand hand-to-hand soldiers.

Under the protection of more than 100 guards, Shi Tingzhu followed the army formation of 10,000 hand-to-hand soldiers, and pushed forward with trepidation.

"These damn Akito!"

Shi Tingzhu cursed viciously in his heart, and then he heard a roar: The Ming army has fired.