Gu Heng and Gu Yanwu led a large group of people to a hidden hilltop near Songshan. However, this large group of people disguised themselves as bandits and fled to the vicinity of Songshan one after another.

The reason why Gu Heng brought people to the vicinity of Songshan was because the decisive battle of Songshan was taking place here, which was a decisive battle in the Ming and Qing wars.

At this time, the sky was a clear blue, and the warm winter sun penetrated through the gaps between the dense pine needles, forming beams of light beams of varying thicknesses, illuminating the tree shadows with gauze-like mist floating warmly and brightly.

In the shade of the trees, Meng Xianzhou was dressed in tight black clothes, which highlighted his exquisite figure. Due to years of martial arts training, Meng Xianzhou's thin and frail figure was not fragile at all. But his long black hair was hanging on his face.

The snow-white neck actually reminded Gu Heng of the word "beautiful and charming"!

Gu Heng felt that Meng Xianzhou was rare in the world for growing up like this!

but……

Why do I admire beautiful men? Damn it, has I stayed in a woman’s body for a long time, and my soul has gradually become like a woman?

Damn it! That's terrible!

Gu Heng quickly shook his head to shake off the strange thoughts that suddenly came to his mind, and then asked Meng Xianzhou about business.

"Xianzhou, I asked you to send someone in advance to understand the situation of the war in Songshan. How is it?"

"Miss, I understand that both the imperial court and Jianlu have been preparing for a long time and have assembled very strong forces. I am afraid that the outcome of this war will directly affect the future and destiny of both parties."

Meng Xianzhou's voice is as cool as a spring in the woods, lingering in the shade of the mountains, making people feel happy listening to it.

Although Gu Heng liked hearing Meng Xianzhou's voice very much, he still had business matters. After reacting, he said: "Xianzhou, you are right. This Songshan Mountain is located in the south of Jinzhou and is an important strategic location. The reason why Hong Chengchou camped here is because

I saw that this is the throat of Ning and Jin. If the enemy forces break through Songshan, our Ming army of Ning and Jin will be shaken. If our army of the Ming Dynasty can stick to Songshan and the enemy forces are established in Ning and Jin, it will be more difficult to achieve results with our troops."

"Besides, before Hong Chengchou came to Jinzhou to aid, someone had said that the Ming court should "take Songshan as a priority because the country's security is at stake and there is nothing to be done about it." However, what exactly did Hong Chengchou do after he led his troops to Songshan?

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After Gu Heng finished speaking, Meng Xianzhou immediately replied: "After Hong Chengchou led his troops to Songshan, in order to contain the Qing army on the east side of Rufeng Mountain, he immediately occupied the west side of Rufeng Mountain and set up camp at the East and West Shimen. Rufeng Mountain is located in the southern suburbs of Jinzhou, 50 kilometers away from

Jinzhou is only five or six miles away. Our Ming army has set up seven infantry camps between Songshan and Rufeng Mountains, and the cavalry is distributed on the east, west and north of Songshan."

After Meng Xianzhou finished talking about Hong Chengchou's troop deployment, he analyzed: "I think Hong Chengchou's layout surrounding Songshan City shows the strictness and majesty of our Ming Dynasty camp. After seeing our Ming Dynasty reinforcement camp, the Jianlu were a little bit

panic."

"Just being strict and powerful does not guarantee victory on the battlefield! The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. What will happen after the war begins?" Gu Hengdao.

"In August this year, when the Ming army went to war, Hong Chengchou wanted to use part of his troops to break through the Jianlu camp that was besieging the city. However, after several rounds of fighting, both sides had a victory or defeat. The Jianlu suffered more setbacks, and the court failed to break through the Jianlu defense line.

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After hearing Meng Xianzhou's introduction to this place, Gu Heng hurriedly asked: "How did the Jinzhou guard react?"

"Zu Dashou, the guard general of Jinzhou, led his troops out of the city and wanted to join the imperial reinforcements. However, they only broke through the two layers of siege imposed by Jianlu. They failed to break out of the third layer of siege and were driven back by Jianlu.

Inside the city.”

"In this battle, the imperial army killed more than 100 Jianlu soldiers and more than 20 officers. However, Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanhua in the Ming Dynasty, was killed by the Jianlu on the spot. Hong Chengchou immediately commanded his troops with Li Fuming as his proxy.

In the subsequent battles, both sides had their own winners and losers."

Hearing this, Gu Heng asked again: "Who is the coach of Jianlu?"

"The leader of Jianlu is Dorgon." Meng Xianzhou said.

After listening to Meng Xianzhou's introduction, Gu Heng was completely sure that the current situation in Songshan was the same as the history of the Songshan Battle that he was familiar with in modern times!

Later, Dorgon felt that it was difficult to defeat the Ming army. If he continued to fight hard, the Qing Dynasty would suffer heavy losses. He reported to Huang Taiji that the Ming army "came in large numbers." Huang Taiji naturally would not retreat in Songshan.

It was decided to send additional Eight Banners soldiers to reinforce the Qing army in Songshan, and decided to march to Songshan in person despite being sick.

And before setting off, Huang Taiji sent people to search for young men in Shenyang, and sent a message to all the troops to gather in the capital. Huang Taiji originally planned to set off on August 11th, but was delayed for three days due to illness, but his condition still did not improve. Huang Taiji

Regardless of this, he decided to set off immediately. Seeing that he was in poor health, Azige, the king of Yingjun, advised him to slow down his journey.

Huang Taiji also said anxiously: "The way to win when marching is to use your troops quickly. If I had wings to fly, I would fly to Songshan immediately. How could I march slowly!"

So Huang Taiji personally led three thousand cavalry, traveled day and night, galloped, and arrived at Songshan on the 19th. After Huang Taiji arrived at Songshan, he immediately ordered the troops of Princes Baiyintu, Yingerdai, Horqin Tuxietu, etc. to be stationed in Songshan

, camped between Xingshan Mountain and immediately deployed to surround Songshan Mountain.

The Ming army invested 130,000 troops from both sides this time, and the Manchu and Qing armies were roughly equal to the Ming army, or more than the Ming army. In short, for the Manchu and Qing dynasties, this battle mobilized the entire country.

troops, and also mobilized troops from various Mongolian ministries and North Korea to assist in the battle.

Huang Taiji first went up the mountain to observe the Ming army's formation. Huang Taiji admired Hong Chengchou's army and thought that Hong Chengchou's camp was strict and his troops were well managed. However, after all, Huang Taiji was a famous commander who had experienced many battlefields and had great military ability.

While he was in admiration, he saw at a glance that there were omissions in Hong Chengchou's formation, and immediately took countermeasures.

Thinking back to this, Gu Heng asked: "Did Jianlu dig trenches outside Jinzhou?"

Meng Xianzhou said: "Yes, it is said that Huang Taiji, the emperor of Jianlu, once ordered his sergeants to split the top of the mountain in the north into two pieces on a starry night, shaped like the spine of a knife. When they encountered stones, they ordered people to cut them open and move them away. All trenches were eight feet deep.

It is one foot or two feet wide, but the narrow pass at the bottom is so narrow that it can only accommodate a toe. Horses cannot cross it, and people cannot climb it. Those who fall have no place to stand and cannot jump up."

"The Hao was thirty miles long, and Jianlu ordered his soldiers to guard the trench. Moreover, Tashan had been occupied by the Jianlu, and all the original imperial officers and soldiers in Tashan were killed by the Jianlu. A Hao was also dredged to the west of Jinzhou, and Jianlu moved every

Castles were built with earth fifty miles apart, directly connected to Xingshan, and each castle was guarded by soldiers, cutting off the way for others to assist Hong Chengchou's tribe."

After Meng Xianzhou finished speaking, Gu Heng continued: "So the leader of Jianlu commanded Jianlu and dug three trenches from the west of Jinzhou to the south directly to the sea in a very short time."

Gu Heng thought for a while and then said: "What he did was very powerful. He used trenches to surround our Ming army, cut off the passage between Songshan and Xingshan, and cut off the communication between the various armies of the imperial court. That nearby

Are the people not allowed to come out to chop wood and carry water?"

"Yes, Miss, you are really good at predicting things! And at the beginning, Hong Chengchou didn't know that the soldiers were digging trenches. When Hong Chengchou found out that he was besieged, the generals were afraid of death and were unwilling to fight again. The Ming army's food supplies

It can only be supplied for a few days, and the morale of the army is wavering." Meng Xianzhou replied.

"Hong Chengchou wrote more than ten memorials in succession. Gao Qiqian was afraid that Hong Chengchou would have merit, so he refused to pass them on, so that the memorials could not be delivered. In this case, the imperial officers and soldiers and the Jianlu were engaged in a fierce battle. On August 21,

Hong Chengchou led the imperial officers and soldiers to attack the Jianlu army, hoping to break through the Jianlu camp with a red flag."

"On the Jianlu side, Huang Taiji personally supervised the formation and fought bravely. Our Ming army failed to break through, and most of them retreated into Songshan City. Only a few thousand people broke out and fled to Xingshan."
Chapter completed!