Chapter 34 Chapter Thirty-Four
The New Year's Day celebration in the first year of the Apocalypse was indeed grand and grand according to the plans of the ministers; whether it was the court ceremony held by the imperial court or various lively activities among the people, it was far more painstakingly arranged than in previous years, and the scale was much larger than that of the previous years. It has expanded in previous years, and the atmosphere is far more jubilant than in previous years. It even has an auspicious atmosphere that people have been looking forward to in previous years.
Now that the dream of "Donglin ruling" has been realized, the footsteps of the prosperous age are of course approaching. Thousands of years later, the "Apocalyptic Reign" that will shine brightly in the history is about to unfold—when people have lost the "Wanli Reign", "Wanli Reign" The formation of this auspicious aura is particularly important.
Therefore, this year's festive activities lasted for a long time; in previous years, the jubilation and excitement lasted until the Lantern Festival, but this year it continued until February-as if there is a faint force in people's hearts to try to retain this auspicious aura , as if unwilling to let the celebration of the first month go away, he insisted on lying to time.
The time for the establishment of the empress is scheduled to be in April, just in time to continue the festive and auspicious atmosphere together——
Unexpectedly, the time has only entered February, and bad news came one after another like a thunderbolt from the blue sky.
The news of the fall of Fengji Fort and the fall of the Tiger Skin Station was sent to the capital by "eight hundred miles of fast transmission", and soon reached the court; then, the urgent report of Yuan Yingtai, the Liaodong economic strategist, was also sent, and he was very clear. Pointing out: Nurhachi's offering of the collection and the tiger skin is "drawing out the horns", and the real target is Shenyang and Liaoyang; moreover, the day of doing it is approaching; food, weapons and horses.
These few thunderbolts awakened Fang Han's dream, and it was a severe test for the calligraphers of Donglin who had just taken up important positions.
Facing Nurhachi's Eight Banners Iron Cavalry, one must come up with a set of practical methods and sufficient military power to deal with it. Metaphysical morality, character, and knowledge are all useless.
Since the "Donglin" has formed a substantial group, the self-expectation advertised by the rulers is "a gentleman", while those in the opposition have established themselves by giving lectures, gatherings, criticizing the current situation, and denouncing villains; the two most frequently discussed It is the distinction between a gentleman and a villain, but they have not thought carefully, and put forward a set of political ideas belonging to Donglin. Donglin's topic.
In the past, "Donglin ruling" was just a distant dream, and no one seriously thought about how to govern the country and save the already battered Ming Dynasty when the opportunity to govern came; Aiming at the national defense, military affairs, finance, economy, government affairs—and other issues faced by the Ming Dynasty one by one, thinking about improvement strategies; Opportunities came out of nowhere, and all the problems came with them.
Ye Xianggao, the number one candidate for the cabinet minister in everyone's mind, is still in his hometown, and Liu Yijing, who is in charge, held an emergency meeting to discuss the crisis in Liaodong; None of the Chinese understand the Liaodong issue, nor do they understand military affairs.
How to fight against Nurhachi's aggression?
Even Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou, who were famous for their righteous and stern accusations against Li Xuanshi's occupation of the Qianqing Palace in the "moving palace" case, were also speechless.
After a whole day, no strategy was discussed; the food, equipment, and horses requested by Yuan Yingtai could not be raised, let alone how to defend Shenyang and Liaoyang.
Only then did some people secretly miss Xiong Tingbi, but Xiong Tingbi had already been impeached for offending Dong Lin, and he had been dismissed from office for several months, so what was there to do?
At the same time, even more terrifying hidden worries are still emerging one after another: Yuan Yingtai, who replaced Xiong Tingbi as the Liaodong strategy, is also like the honest gentleman in Donglin.
Yuan Yingtai is also an upright gentleman, loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and he can be shown every day; as soon as he was appointed as the governor of Liaodong, he punished the white horse to worship the gods, vowed to commit himself to Liao, and tried his best to guard Liaodong; Concentrating on his work, he was discussing with his staff every day and thinking hard about the strategy of consolidating the Liao Dynasty; then, he accepted the suggestion of his staff, taking Xiong Tingbi's impeachment as the Yin supervisor, abandoning the "persistence" policy drawn up by Xiong Tingbi and changing it to "aggressiveness". ", "Recovery", set up a "Three-way Conquest of Houjin" army marching plan, and choose to send troops in the near future, first take Fushun.
Therefore, he went to Emperor Tianqi to explain the plan in detail, and he was also encouraged; however, after only a short month, he felt powerless and the original plan could not be carried out.
Before he developed into a confrontation with the enemy, he couldn't stand it anymore-after all, he was a "gentleman" who was born as a scholar in the second list and served as a civil servant for a long time. He had never led or commanded an army, and his ability and personality were quite different from Xiong Tingbi's. In the same way, the real chapter will be seen immediately in a month.
Xiong Tingbi's personality is strong and angry, he would rather bend than bend, and he is known for his strict management of the army, with clear rewards and punishments, and meticulous; and he is diligent in training, with awe-inspiring military discipline, and he takes the lead in everything, sharing weal and woe, so he has reorganized the weak army in Liaodong. However, he adhered to the consistent official principle of "governing the subordinates with leniency" to govern the army, and did not restrain his subordinates with severe punishments. The situation in the army immediately took a turn for the worse.
Military discipline has been corrupted, the soldiers are lazy, and they don't listen to his orders at all—it's only the end of the first month, and he is already worried: "I made a report to the court, explaining that Spring sent troops to attack Fushun; now, this The men and horses who dialed are not listening, so what can I do?"
At that time, he never imagined that the time he planned to attack Houjin and recover Fushun happened to be the time when Nurhachi was scheduled to capture Shenyang and Liaoyang——
Before setting off, Nurhachi inspected all kinds of combat preparations one by one and reviewed the troops; finally, he called Huang Taiji to him alone and gave him a special task: "Li Yongfang gave you the command—"
Li Yongfang was a famous general who surrendered in the Battle of Fushun. Since he was the first famous general to surrender, Nurhachi treated him very politely. Give it to him; Li Yongfang is also very dedicated to serving him, and he participated in the battles of Qinghe and Tieling, and made a lot of military exploits.
This time, Li Yongfang will be even more useful, as she was dispatched several months ago to carry out a pre-war work that is quite different from others——
In the depths of winter, Nurhaci, who was well-informed, got definite news: "There is a great famine in various parts of Mongolia, and many hungry people go to the fortress to beg for food. In several rich and prosperous places in Liaodong, hundreds of Mongolian hungry people pour in every day, crowding the roads. !"
There is an opportunity to take advantage of this matter. He thought of a way and assigned Li Yongfang to carry it out: "Shenyang and Liaoyang are places you are familiar with. Now, hungry people from Mongolia are flooding in, and the order is in chaos; you go there and see if you can see it." Come, secretly contact the people in the center of these two cities who are offering money to me. Second, pick out some available Mongolian hungry people and feed them so that they can be used by me. Starving people, mix into these two cities—"
These three are all people who can play a big role; unexpectedly, a few days after Li Yongfang left, the news in return was even better: "Yuan Yingtai ordered the surrender of the hungry Mongolian people, provided them with food and clothing, organized them into the Ming army, and lived in Liao and Shen. Ercheng, I have acted on camera—”
Nurhachi laughed loudly when he heard this: "The Han people say: 'Women are benevolent.' This Yuan Yingtai is absolutely well-deserved!"
On the one hand, he instructed Li Yongfang: "You must win the trust of Yuan Yingtai first!"
He also knew that it was inconvenient for Li Yongfang to come forward, and everything had to be done through the old relationship in the past. Therefore, he also reminded Li Yongfang to "be careful"——
Now, everything is ready - he clearly instructed Huang Taiji: "When the war starts, the internal affairs of the city are very important, and the communication must be done well, quickly and accurately; secondly, Li Yongfang is alone behind the enemy, in case Yuan Yingtai finds out , we must do our best to rescue!"
He entrusted to Huang Taiji the secret matter other than leading troops to fight, and at the same time taught the role and method of making good use of spies; even, he handed over Li Yongfang, a group of internal responders, to Huang Taiji to lead, and he also had another reason. A layer of special consideration; however, he did not say it, but only explained: "You must work hard and do your best!"
Of course, Huang Taiji responded respectfully: "Father, don't worry! The child will never disappoint Father!"
He didn't say much, and waved his hands to order Huang Taiji to retreat.
The army has set off—on March 10, an important battle is about to start, and this is a turbulent day.
He got up before dawn and put on his military uniform—
The helmet and armor are half old, and the color is no longer dazzling and bright, but showing the warmth of wearing for a long time, as if restrained and submerged after tempering; his beard, eyebrows and braids are half white, dazzling The light has also turned into deep and restrained.
He was sixty-three years old this year, and he was at the peak of his life.
"I will lead all the Jurchens to the Kangzhuang Avenue—"
He still remembered the great wish he had made in his youth, and when he thought about it, he felt relieved and smiled a little more.
Today, Hou Jin has become a big country, and his people are not limited to the Jurchens at all—there are almost as many Mongols, Hans, and Koreans as the Jurchens!
He even estimated that after the entire Liao Dynasty was unified, the Han people would have the largest number of people in the Houjin Kingdom, and they would be several times that of the Jurchens!
He almost made a joke to himself: "It's time to change the oath of the year—from now on, tell the sky that I will lead all the people living in Liaodong to the Kangzhuang Avenue!"
Next, after entering the Central Plains, the oath will be changed again——
He raised his head to the sky, narrowed his eyes, and whispered, "God knows me, such 'half-heartedness' is not disrespectful!"
Such frequent changes in oaths are actually growth, his growth, and the growth of the Houjin Kingdom!
He simply burned incense and prayed to God to thank him. At the same time, he also asked all the soldiers who joined him to pray to God loudly: "God bless my army of Jin Jin. They will win the flag and return in triumph!"
Tens of thousands of troops shouted in unison, and the sound of course resounded through the sky, and their morale also increased by ten percent——
This time, he dispatched 7,000 cavalry of the Eight Banners for each banner, a total of 56,000 horses, led by him himself, leaving only a few people in the country, led by E Yidu, to guard Hetuala——E Yidu Recently, he was in poor health, and he deliberately spared Edu from the hardships of this expedition—the rest of the people will all join the expedition.
Whether it's his old partners An Feiyanggu, He Heli, Hu Erhan who have followed him for nearly forty years, or the new generation's nephews and grandchildren--among his descendants, all those who have reached the age of 16 will join the conscript--he allocates Task.
When he was young, he lived in Shenyang for a not-so-short period of time. He had a special feeling for Shenyang. In addition to "valuing it", he also brought all the troops to Shenyang for his "mobilization of the whole country". He even said to the people around him several times a few days ago: "In the future, let's move to Shenyang to live! This time, you go, pay attention to see where it is easy to cover palace!"
The people who heard it included He Heli and An Feiyanggu who were elders, Huang Taiji and A Min from their nephews, Yue Tuo and Sahalin from their grandchildren; Everyone can guess his complicated thoughts, and the only thing in common is to go all out—everyone thought: "Moving to Shenyang will be the first major event since the founding of the Jin Kingdom!"
Therefore, this war has added an unusual significance——
When they got on their horses, all the generals and soldiers let out cheers that shook the sky and thundered like thunder; then, they got on their horses together in accordance with the order, and followed him in one order.
The snow has melted in March, and the spring breeze is blowing in the wilderness, which is full of vitality. The buds are already spreading out on the branches, and the grass blooms as quickly as ink, covering the earth in an instant; the sun rises in the east, and the whole area is boundless. All the prairie is shining with golden light.
A team of 56,000 horses galloped across the wilderness, making the landscape even more majestic as if it had opened up the world; another new era is coming.
Under the guidance of a row of drums and ritual guards, Nurhachi, who led the army forward, looked up at the sky from his horse. Facing the rising sun, his whole body radiated golden light.
The wish that has been hidden for many years is about to be fulfilled-it is obvious without the need for fingers, and it has been 33 years since he left Shenyang; this time he returned to Shenyang, there is another wave of ups and downs in his heart.
He was twenty-five years old that year, and now, the oldest grandson, Du Du, Chu Ying's eldest son, is also twenty-five years old.
At the time when he was prominent, Li Chengliang of Weizhen Liaodong was already a ghost under the spring. None of his sons became successful, and all of them ended badly; During the Battle of Erhu, he was convicted for not daring to advance, and committed suicide in prison; Li Rumei had long been impeached by officials, and when Yang Gao was governor of Liaodong, he wanted to recommend him, but was not accepted; Li Ruzhen had guarded Tieling, when Tieling fell, others In Shenyang, he did not dare to rescue, was impeached by the officials, and was imprisoned, and was just sentenced to death——
Liaodong Zhizun's "first outside the customs" has long since disappeared!
In just a few short decades, the small kingdom that Li Chengliang created and propped up has completely collapsed.
However, he knew for sure that although the members of the Li family were gone, the mansion was still standing intact in Shenyang City - he had sent someone to investigate carefully, and everything was in good condition, not a single brick or tile was damaged!
Then, the trees in the deep courtyard grow taller again!
The past did not die with the wind - he never forgot!
And Shenyang City was in a turmoil after receiving the emergency notification——
"The slave chieftains come out in full force, and the soldiers are approaching the city!"
The news flew to Liaoyang, the capital of Eastern Liaodong. Yuan Yingtai reported to the imperial court with great urgency, stating the current crisis in Shenyang and requesting military support;
The two generals You Shigong and He Shixian currently stationed in Shenyang City, although they are not famous generals born in the world, they are also people who have some military exploits and are highly valued.
Both of them are from Yulin, but the difference is that You Shigong was born in the provincial martial arts examination and worked as a guerrilla in Shenyang. At that time, Nurhachi attacked Fushun and Zhang Chengyin was defeated. After Hao took office, he strongly stated that he was seriously injured on the battlefield, so he was worthy of encouragement, so he supplemented the martial arts guerrilla camp; when the Sarhu battle happened, he was sent under Li Rubai's command, so he was spared; after the war, he was promoted to vice president due to lack of talents. The soldiers guarding Shenyang were conscientious and highly valued by Xiong Tingbi. After Yuan Yingtai took office, he planned to send troops to attack Houjin in three ways, and he was promoted to the general officer and served as the chief general who conquered Houjin.
He Shixian was originally a family general who was raised. After joining the army, he was promoted to the ranks of Shenyang guerrilla and Yizhou general after his first victory in killing the enemy on the battlefield; He was promoted to the post of deputy commander-in-chief because of his contribution to the aid; he was also under Li Rubai's command in the battle of Sarhu; after the war, he was promoted to the commander-in-chief; With an iron whip, he used it on the horse, and he has the courage to stand up to ten, which has also won him a great reputation——
It has been less than half a year since both of them were promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief, but all the famous generals had been killed in previous battles, and they were the only people Shenyang City and Yuan Yingtai could rely on.
And the two of them were not incompetent, You Shigong especially knew the art of war, and immediately decided on a strategy for guarding.
The buildings of Shenyang City are quite strong, which is good for holding on; however, You Shigong thought it should be strengthened; so he personally led 10,000 soldiers to dig trenches outside the city wall. Protect the environment, and send soldiers to line up after the protection, strengthen the artillery army and crossbowmen on the city, prepare more earth and rocks, and wait for the formation.
After leaving Hetuala, Nurhachi's army took nearly half a day to reach Saerhu City, and then went straight to Shenyang.
Originally, Xiong Tingbi stationed heavy troops in order to protect Shenyang and Liaoyang. None of the battles took place—the defenders abandoned their duties and fled as soon as they heard the news.
After arriving 20 miles outside Shenyang City, the whole army began to stop and set up camp at a place. Then, Nurhachi personally received the dead soldiers who had mixed into Shenyang City half a year ago, as well as the confidants sent by Li Yongfang to report the news.
In less than half an hour, he knew the latest troop deployment inside and outside Shenyang City like the palm of his hand.
Then, he ordered Huang Taiji: "Siege the city tomorrow, charge with chariots, follow on horseback, and surround the whole city—you should prepare first and dispatch properly!"
Then he ordered A Min: "While it is still dark, you send dozens of people to approach the city, detect from the trenches, and lure the Ming army to fight!"
Amin responded: "Yes!"
This is a "war before the war", the purpose is to test and understand the strength and reaction of the Ming army.
An hour later, Amin came to report: "You Shigong, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, led his family out of the city to fight, and four of our troops were killed in battle. The rest of the troops have already returned to the camp, and the Ming Dynasty has also retreated!"
Then he added: "Ditches were dug around the city of Shenyang, traps were set up, pickets were inserted at the bottom of the well, and they were covered with straw to cover up the floating soil. Among the four people killed in battle, one fell into the trench, and one fell into the trench. Feathered arrows were shot in the body, only two people died in the fight—”
All kinds of situations are helpful to study and judge the enemy's situation and decide tomorrow's siege method. The wooden boards are beams; like firing cannons and arrows in a city, the wooden boards are used as shields!"
Then he ordered Mang Gurtai: "Move 3,000 soldiers, dig the soil overnight, install it on the truck, and fill the ditch with soil!"
Then, he instructed the generals: "Just now, our army used dozens of cavalry to detect, and You Shigong actually led his family to fight; it shows that the Ming army leader can't hold back and leads you to fight; tomorrow, you will lure him first." Go out to fight, retreat in defeat, wait for him to advance lightly, and then surround him with fine cavalry!"
He entrusted the task of encircling all sides to his young sons and grandchildren, allowing them to hone and make more achievements: "Abatai, Degelei, Azig, Babutai, with Dudu, Yuetuo, Shuo Tuo and Sahalin fought side by side—”
The next day, before dawn, Huang Taiji came to ask for orders: "Our army is fully prepared, and when to dispatch, please show me, Father Khan!"
The army he led himself had two white flags, and he was wearing a snow-white battle robe with a chain mail inside and a silver helmet with two red feathers on his head, which set off his heroic spirit radiating from his face, which was particularly eye-catching; He was a bit better than Daishan, Amin and Mangurtai who stood one step away from him.
However, Nurhachi just glanced at him, didn't say a word about his personal matters at all, and ordered him very seriously: "Beat the drums and trumpets at the third moment of Maoshi, and attack at Chenshi!"
As he said that, he immediately got up and went out of the tent, got on his horse surrounded by guards on the left and right, and took He Heli, An Feiyangu, and Hu Erhan, who were not close to the battlefield, to command the battle on the predetermined high ground.
Huang Taiji and other Baylors and generals took their positions according to the assigned tasks——
It's time to move out.
The horn blew, and Nurhachi raised the command flag in his hand, carrying the soil bag, and the chariot responsible for filling the trench set off from the northeast; then, Abatai, who was in charge of the challenge, set off from the east and personally supervised the emperor who led the entire army to attack the city. Taiji took the lead and stood on the front line, going back and forth to supervise the battle; Daishan was in charge of attacking the west gate, Amin attacked the south gate, and Mang Gurtai attacked the north gate; half of the soldiers on the leading chariot were reduced, and they were transported as beams on the trenches. Then the cavalry, and again the ladder carts, rushed towards Shenyang City together.
When the encircled team was halfway forward, Huang Taiji raised the small white flag in his hand and waved it in the air. In an instant, the archers and crossbowmen who were waiting behind the formation lined up together.
Huang Taiji waved the flag again, and shouted loudly: "Shoot—"
Before the sound was finished, thousands of arrows were fired—the arrows were faster than chariots and horses, and they were used to cover the attacking team; while the arrows were powerful, carrying the force of wind and thunder, and they were as dense as rain, which seemed to be out of thin air. Tens of thousands of giant eagles descended and spread their wings together, covering up the rising sun's light, and also ferociously pounced on their prey, devouring the entire city of Shenyang.
The Ming army guarding the city gate faced it with trepidation: "It's getting dark——"
The timid people can't help but tremble. Many new recruits are on the battlefield for the first time. They have never seen such a shocking and overwhelming scene. .
And even the veteran who has experienced many battles and fought his life in the rain of knives and guns is secretly shocked-You Shigong once fought against the Eight Banners of Houjin in the Battle of Fushun. Knowing the enemy", at this moment, I couldn't help sighing secretly: "The Houjin army is really advancing rapidly - when it attacked Fushun, it didn't have such a scale -"
He was even less sure that he would be able to defend Shenyang: "I have a total of 70,000 troops, but more than half of them are newly recruited—ah! How much can I hold back?"
He also had to honestly reveal to He Shixian: "The enemy's combat power is super strong, we must fight carefully, otherwise, we will follow in the footsteps of Fushun and other cities!"
He Shixian frowned and said: "The only way to defeat them in one fell swoop is to make the slaves retreat automatically!"
As he said that, he ordered someone to fetch wine, and with a thud, he drank the whole jar of wine in one gulp, and then his courage rose, and he shouted loudly: "Generals, follow me to fight!"
You Shigong wanted to stop him, but his idea was not strong, and he couldn't come up with a better strategy to defeat the enemy, so he had to go.
He Shixian was born in the army, and there are more than a thousand family members who have the skills of bow and horse. It was a very useful team; at the command, the team gathered around him, raised the iron whip, got on the horse, Go out of the east gate of Shenyang to fight.
Galloping out, he met Abate who came to challenge him.
Abatai himself can't speak Chinese, so he specially appointed a sergeant who was originally from Han and was incorporated into his command by Jiang Ding. He also had a loud and articulate sergeant and scolded: "He Shixian, you coward! You are useless! Shrink your head Turtle! When my Empress Jin army was killing the shit out of you in Saarhu, your master Li Rubai turned around and ran away in fright, and you also followed him back with your tail between your legs. You are a coward! Useless bastard, turtle! Useless!"
He Shixian came from a humble background and was rude by nature, how could he stand up to such insults?
He jumped into a rage, and shouted: "You are the bastard——"
As if he wanted to pounce on the person who insulted him and bite him to death, he urged his horse and swung his whip, angrily killed him.
More than a thousand families behind him will rush forward, shouting to kill and attacking together; in a short time, spears, short knives, axes, hammers and halberds all come forward, baring their teeth and claws like a tiger or an angry lion, roaring up.
Abatai hurriedly ordered his subordinates to come forward to resist, and everyone rushed to meet the challenge; however, he himself did not step forward, and his orders were not very clear. Although there were hundreds of people in the team, he could not form an formation, nor did he There were even some people who fought timidly and fled within two rounds, and some who only suffered flesh and blood injuries shouted to surrender, or abandoned their weapons and returned to their horses; and Abate himself was even more clever. , Seeing that his side was at a disadvantage, he only waited and watched for a while before retreating and fleeing.
He Shixian was proud: "It turns out that the Hou Jin army fired arrows to frighten people, but it is of no use in real fighting!"
So with a wave of the whip, he instructed the generals to move forward, and he even took the lead in chasing Abatai, cursing in his mouth: "You Nongbao, you are also worthy to be the chief general-see if I capture you, sacrifice to you." My flag!"
A family member will catch up and report to him: "That man is the son of the slave chief!"
He Shixian's air became more and more lively: "Catch him, just in time to force the slave chief to retreat!"
Yu Yan's pace of catching up was faster—seeing that he was about to catch up, but Abate suddenly changed into a different person.
Several soldiers were waiting with some armored horses. Abate ran to the horses, reined in the horses under his crotch, but did not turn the horse's head. The war horse, but changed to another horse in an instant, and then, with a flick of the spear, silver light splashed from the tip of the spear, and the expression on his face completely changed, becoming heroic and radiant.
He Shixian was taken aback at first, but after all, he is a veteran who has experienced many wars, and he immediately realized: "Oh no! This is a trick to lure the enemy!"
And Abatai's order has already sounded: "De Gelei and Du Du attack the left, Babutai and Yue Tuo attack the right, and Sahalin follows me—"
He couldn't understand the Jurchen language, and he didn't know what Abate was calling; but, it didn't matter whether he knew it or not—
Standing on the towering city gate, You Shigong witnessed He Shixian's pursuit of the enemy and Abatai's return, and secretly cried out "it's not good"; he wanted to divide his troops to rescue him, but the situation in front of him simply did not allow .
The outer perimeter of the city wall was already surrounded by chariots and ladder carts of the rear army—half of the protective ditch was filled with earth bags, and the other half was put on boards as beams, which was no longer effective—the soldiers on the chariots were all dead. Get out of the car, and use the rope ladder to climb the city, and the height of the ladder car is as high as the city. Many cars have approached the city wall and fought with the defenders; Gradually increase the weight.
He had ordered arrows and cannons to be fired many times, but it was not very effective in stopping the enemy soldiers; what was worse, the artillery was used too many times, and the body of the cannon was too hot, so that it sprayed as soon as it was charged, which wounded the enemy. Our own sergeants had no choice but to give up and not use them.
The only thing he can hope for is that Yuan Yingtai once gave him news that he will send more than ten thousand reinforcements from Liaoyang to the north for rescue.
"If the reinforcements arrive and attack from both inside and outside, there is still a two-point chance of winning—"
Therefore, seeing He Shixian fell into a situation of being besieged, he was anxious while trying his best to deal with Houjin's siege. The mental pressure was so great that it even forced him to rise up and jump off the tower to commit suicide. The idea of getting things done.
But at this moment, a soldier rushed over to report to him: "Ximen police call, request for reinforcements!"
He sighed secretly, frowned and said: "There is no one who can support it—"
However, when he opened his eyes to the distance, He Shixian's men and horses also had a faint tendency to move westward. After all, they couldn't let it go, so they changed their words and ordered: "The three hundred families will follow me to the west gate, and the rest of the people will stick to this gate and not let it go." mistaken!"
As he said that, he hurriedly went downstairs, got on his horse, and rushed to Ximen to help.
The main general who attacked Ximen was Dai Shan, who was leading the Zhenghong Banner Army, whose uniforms were all red. Looking from the city, it looked like a sea of blood, and this sea of blood was surging like raging waves, rolling up waves. murderous.
More than a hundred people from the post-Kim Jong Red Banner Army wearing blood-red military uniforms on the ladder have already crossed the city wall and rushed in to fight hand-to-hand; A small number of people have also moved closer, but they are still trapped in the siege of the Houjin army, and they will fight and leave.
He became very excited again, his eyes almost burst into flames, and he simply ordered the soldiers around him: "Follow me to rescue He Zongbing!"
He ordered the archers to cover, opened the west side door, and went straight to He Shixian's position——
He Shixian had already been shot by several arrows, and he was wounded and fighting; he came west from the east gate, fought and walked with great difficulty, finally escaped the siege of Abatai, Degelei and Babutai, and walked away. After a few steps, he met Azig, who was waiting for work, waiting for him to come to his door, and immediately fell into a hard fight.
More than a thousand servants and generals of the Ding family have fought, and there is not much left. He is exhausted and injured, and he really needs rescue—however, before You Shigong can come to his side, all the strength in his body has been exhausted. Blood gurgled from more than a dozen arrow wounds on his body, and all of it had flowed out. He wanted to raise his whip and fight again, but he could no longer exert his strength; Kneeling down slowly, he fell to the ground together with him on horseback.
You Shigong couldn't get in front of him at all - as soon as he left the west gate, before he had advanced a few steps, You Shigong met Daishan's second son Shuotuo.
Shuo Tuo's original task was to attack the city, and he was personally supervising the soldiers carrying giant logs to break through the city gate. When he saw Ariake coming out of the side gate, he rode his horse to fight first without asking who it was.
He was not yet twenty years old, and he possessed the characteristics of "a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers". He completely ignored the three hundred men and horses behind You Shigong, and charged forward with his own single shot.
Fortunately, there were many Golden Cavalrymen on the battlefield, one of them saw him and immediately shouted: "Come help me!"
So, immediately gathered a team of people and attacked You Shigong's team together; after a few sprints, most of You Shigong's troops were reduced, and Shuo Tuo, who was fighting against You Shigong alone, also gained the upper hand; half an hour later , You Shigong gave the leadership, and the few surviving people simply escaped.
Not long after, the heads of the two commanders-in-chief, He Shixian and You Shigong, were hung high on the bamboo poles and raised towards the tower——
How can the defenders on the city still have the mind to fight?
The Ming Dynasty was ordered to support Shenyang's army with two groups of troops. One was the Sichuan-Zhejiang soldiers led by Tong Zhongkui and Chen Ce, the commander-in-chief of the army, and went northward from Liaoyang where they were originally stationed; The aid of the Liao army came from Youyang and Shisi in Sichuan.
Tong Zhongkui was also born in martial arts. He served successively as a commander of the capital and was in charge of the capital of Sichuan. At the end of Wanli, he was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief. , with ten generals, each leading more than 10,000 troops, and the two of them are also important generals; unexpectedly, Nurhachi "preemptively struck" and attacked Shenyang-the task of the two was changed from attacking the enemy to rescue own side.
Qin Liangyu is a famous heroine.
She was from Zhongzhou, and she married Ma Qiancheng, the Xuanfu envoy of Shisi; Ma Qiancheng was a hereditary native official of Shisi. Loyal to the imperial court, he conscripted Yang Yinglong with Ran Yuelong, the Xuanfu envoy of Youyang. After Yang Yinglong was defeated, Ma Qiansi was put to death, and Ma Qiancheng was still the Xuanfu envoy; Five hundred bundles of food came with her, and she even defeated the thieves.
It wasn't until Ma Qiancheng was sued by the tribesmen and died in Yunyang Prison that she became emaciated and served as Shi Si's envoy.
She is courageous and wise, good at riding and shooting, and also proficient in Ci, with elegant manners, and her command is strict. Every time she marches, she is awe-inspiring; The prestige is long, and the team is feared by far and near.
This time, the imperial court discussed "aiding Liao", because there were not enough troops in the country, so they had to use their brains to the chieftains in the southwest; so they ordered four thousand Youyang soldiers to be led by Xuan Fu envoy Ran Yuelong to aid Liao; 10,000 troops were dispatched from Shishi, led by Qin Liangyu to aid Liao; Yongning Chieftain She Chongming asked himself to lead 20,000 horse and infantry to aid Liao, and of course he agreed;
However, Extravagance Chongming had a long-standing disagreement, and sending troops to aid Liao was just an excuse. After sending troops, they stopped in Chongqing and prepared for a rebellion in secret; only Youyang and Shisi actually went to aid Liao The chieftain's men and horses, and Youyang Xuanfu envoy Ran Yuelong, because of his old age, sent his son Ran Tianyin, younger brother Ran Jianlong and others to lead the army to go with the Shisi soldiers, so Qin Liangyu was the leader.
Due to the long distance, the infantry marched slowly, and the military situation was extremely urgent, so Qin Liangyu planned the mission and dispatched Ran Tianyin and Ran Jianlong to lead a thousand horse troops from Youyang, his elder brother Qin Bangping, and younger brother Qin Minping to lead a thousand horse troops from Shisi to march first. Day and night, they rushed to Liaodong.
The support army first arrived in Liaoyang, and after joining forces with Tong Zhongkui and Chen Cejun, they set off together and went to Shenyang together.Along the way, everyone was anxious and anxious, wishing they could fly with their wings; Zhou Dunji, a guerrilla under Tong Zhongkui's command, repeatedly spoke out against stopping and resting on the road, and believed that they should go straight to Shenyang as soon as possible: "We should catch up as soon as possible." Only by attacking the defenders inside and outside the city will we have a chance of winning; otherwise, it will be useless to arrive!"
However, it is a pity that he was born in Sichuan soldiers, and he didn't know much about Nurhachi's Eight Banners, so he couldn't imagine the speed with which Nurhachi used his troops.
The fall of Shenyang City was unbelievably fast - the reinforcements had just reached the Hunhe River, and before they had time to send people to contact them, they had already encountered the remnants of the soldiers who had escaped from Shenyang City.
In an instant, everyone was dumbfounded.
"It lasts less than a day and night?"
The surviving people also explained the situation a little bit: "You and He were killed in battle, and the spies of Houjin had already mixed in the city. They not only set fire in the city, but also cut off the suspension bridge, opened the city gate, and welcomed the Houjin army into the city— —I can't resist it!"
For the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, these people still shudder when they speak.
But Tong Zhongkui and Chen Ce had to cheer up and face the predicament in front of them—rescue was completely hopeless, and they themselves had fallen into an extremely unfavorable danger.
几个人研判的结果都一致：“后金军必然来击我军——”
援军总数只有一万多人马，而且正走到浑河边上，于实力、于地利都大逊于后金；苦思之下，勉强订出战略来：“我军全数渡河结营，恐怕来不及了；不如分兵为二，一半先渡河，在桥北结营，另半在桥南拒守，两者亦可互为援引！”
分配的结果，由周敦吉、秦邦屏、秦民屏、冉见龙、冉天胤率半数人马先渡河，童仲揆、陈策率副将戚金、参将张名世等守桥南。
然而，这几个人再次低估了后金八旗劲旅的行军速度——周敦吉等人刚过桥，根本来不及结营布阵，敌军已经逼近眼前了。
由四镶旗所组成的队伍，分别飘扬着黄、红、蓝、白镶边的旗帜，马上的骑兵各穿一色军服甲胄，鲜明夺目，宛似挟带着催命符般的奔驰而来。
第一眼望见的哨兵大惊失色的吹起了号角，周敦吉连忙下令各军应战——兼程赶路，饥疲不堪的军士们竟连喝水、进餐的时间都没有，匆匆的上马。
后金军的前锋由努尔哈赤的孙子们担任：杜度、岳托、硕托、萨哈璘；四个人全都锐气十足；勇不可挡，冲杀起来，人人争先，连带的使率领的军士越发士气如虹，发挥了两倍的战力。
石硅的白杆兵虽然向以骁勇着称，怎奈远路赶赴，未进饮食，且处在完全陌生的环境和不利的情势中，一交手就被打得大败。
秦邦屏和秦民屏兄弟两人的武艺都十分了得，也只施展得出三分来，偏偏又落入杜度、岳托这四人的夹攻中，应付得险象环生，几个回合下来，秦邦屏被杜度一枪刺中，险些落马，赖得秦民屏力救，冉天胤和冉见龙赶过来助他抵挡杜度，这才捡回一条命来。
不料喘息未定，后金的主力军也在皇太极的亲率下到达了战场，人马逾万，登时将战场围了好几匝。
而一见到皇太极的大军到达，几名小将的精神更倍加振奋，战得更勇。
不多时，周敦吉身受六处重创后落马，秦邦屏更无第二次的侥幸，也在围攻中阵亡，冉天胤和冉见龙在乱兵中被冲散，无法再并肩作战，分别死在刀剑之下，唯有秦民屏在几名亲兵的死命护卫下逃出了后金的包围圈——
短短的一个时辰，战争就结束了；但，皇太极并不准备收兵，而是下令：“整队——立刻渡浑河，歼灭所有的明军！”
说罢又把四名小将叫来吩咐：“明军的援军中有一部分来自浙江，浙兵善用火器，你等不可大意！”
而且仔细的交代：“以往，我军常以顶大木板来挡火器；但这趟出击，没有带大木板来，也无法就地备办，临阵时，只能靠闪躲应变，俟他火器用完再全力抢攻；我估计，他等远道而来，不便多携重物，而且原来的任务是支援渖阳，因而，所带火器不会太多，不消三、五回合就会用尽的！”
四人中，萨哈璘的年纪最小，又最好搏战，他放心不下，特地吩咐萨哈璘：“你不可躁进，跟在你兄长后头！”
而就在这时，哨兵上前来报告：“另支明朝的援军由北而来，主将是秦集堡总兵李秉诚、武靖营总兵朱万良等，人马总数约五千——”
他思索了一下，下令：“杜度、岳托率五千人马，回头迎战李秉诚、朱万良，不可使他两军会合——”
于是，兵分两路，一起出发。
童仲揆和陈策则是因为后金军的这些过程而争取到了一些布置的时间，作了战前的准备；由桥北逃回的一小部分残兵也重新整队，给了新的任务。
两人将火器列在阵前，战车居次，配以弓箭手，最后一圈才是马、步两军。
敌踪一现，立刻发射火器——情况确实如皇太极所预料的，浙兵施展了专长。
后金军只能闪躲，或者以手中盾牌抵挡；但，战无不克的后金军早已养成了每战必胜的信念，即便一交手就造成了不少死伤，还是硬挺着向前冲杀；分兵以后，四小将以硕托为首，他奋力前冲，督军搏杀，几个回合后，他肩臂为火器所伤，还是不肯稍缓攻势，这样，总算被他冲入了敌营。
萨哈璘随后，率领着旗下骑兵冲锋；而明军的火器也只用得一时，火药罄尽后，便只有进行短兵相接的肉搏战；这一来，明军便不是对手，支撑不了多少时候便死伤累累，横尸遍野。
但，浙兵生性顽强，虽败也不肯投降，人人奋死殊战，陈策、童仲揆先后阵亡，下属的戚金、张名世，乃至于三千兵丁，全数战死。
收兵以后，皇太极先命人给硕托裹伤，再出发返归，在路上与击溃了朱万良、李秉诚的杜度、岳托会师——
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