In Songshan City, in the temporary residence hall of Jiliao Governor Hong Chengchou, under the attention of all the officials, Hong Chengchou's close aide Xie Sixin walked out slowly from behind the screen with a note.
With a solemn expression on his face, which seemed to contain a hint of regret and helplessness, he sent the note to Hong Chengchou's desk, then returned to his seat and stood still.
Zhang Cheng raised his head and looked from a distance, only to see Governor Hong Chengchou looking at the note with a normal expression, but he could faintly feel that he seemed to be struggling and hesitant in his heart.
After a long time, Ji Liao Governor Hong Chengchou raised his eyes and glanced at the officers and generals, and said in a deep voice: "My intention is that when the king's division first arrives and the Tatars don't know the true strength of our army, we will gather the main force of the division and attack fiercely.
Shimen Mountain in order to break through and quickly relieve the siege of Jinzhou."
In the stunned look of all the officials, Hong Chengchou went on to say: "It was reported earlier that in Jinzhou City, wood and stone were running out, woodcutters were exhausted, and livelihood was difficult.
Today, the governor and the princes climbed to the west ridge of Rufeng Mountain and looked north at Jinzhou. There was not a single big tree in the city. This shows that the city is short of fuel wood and has reached a point where it cannot be continued and it is difficult to defend it for a long time.'
He suddenly looked resolute and said in a firm tone: "The governor has made up his mind. We should take advantage of this situation where the king's army is determined and vigorous. The Tatars have not discovered my true and false opportunities, and use a force of troops to feign attack on Huangtu Ridge and Songshan Ridge."
, Maojiagou and other places to contain the Tatar forces, and then divide our army into two groups, each to attack Shimen in the east and Shimen in the west."
When Hong Chengchou said this, he glanced at Zhang Cheng, his eyes full of complex expressions, and he continued: "When the imperial court is suffering from internal and external troubles, and the national affairs are extremely difficult, it still does everything possible to raise grain and fodder for our army."
When he said this, his eyes suddenly became cold and serious, and his tone was very firm: "All the princes are deprived of the emperor's salary, and they should serve the country with loyalty. Today's war is related to the survival of the country. I hope that all the princes can work hard and work together."
Defeat the enemy."
Zhang Ruoqi's face was full of joy. He had long wanted to propose a storming of Shimen Mountain to quickly break the siege of Jinzhou. Fortunately, his own soldier Chen Xinjia and Emperor Chongzhen asked for credit and reward.
Just now, Zhang Cheng proposed to capture Huangtu Ridge and Songshan Ridge first. He was quite impatient. However, it was because of the slight friendship between him and Zhang Cheng that he held back. If it had been anyone else, I'm afraid he would have thundered and thundered.
It's so powerful.
The local generals in Liaodong, including Ningyuan Commander-in-Chief Wu Sangui, Liaodong Commander-in-Chief Liu Zhaoji, and Deputy General Zu Dale, were also eager to express their stance. Wu Sangui and Zu Dale even asked themselves to be the vanguard of the army and took the lead in launching a counterattack.
The first wave of Tatar attacks.
In addition, the ASEAN General Soldier Cao Bianjiao, the former garrison commander Wang Tingchen, the Jizhen General Soldier Bai Guangen, the Shanhaiguan General Soldier Ma Ke, the Miyun General Soldier Tang Tong, the Shanxi General Soldier Li Fuming, etc. also expressed their willingness to serve as Governor Hong
Drive and be willing to be the vanguard of the army.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Cheng could only helplessly shake his head. He gently touched Wu Sangui and asked in a low voice: "Brother Chang Bo, is this your precious aunt behind the screen?'
Wu Sangui glanced at Zhang Cheng, nodded and said: "Exactly."
He leaned his head towards Zhang Cheng, lowered his voice, and then said: "My aunt is worried about the safety of Jinzhou, and also the safety of my uncle. Today I went to the Tatar camp alone to test the reality, and now I am hiding behind the screen.
, participate in military discussions.”
It turns out that when Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, first arrived in Songshan, he and Qiu Minyang, the governor of eastern Liaoning, and the military commander-in-chief Zhang Ruoqi and other officials were going to climb the ridge on the west side of Rufeng Mountain to overlook the irregular-shaped Jinzhou City.
The houses, streets and alleys in the city are all vivid. The thirteen-story pagoda built in the Liao Dynasty stands tall under the blue sky, with wisps of white clouds behind it. It coincides with the favorable wind, and the ringing of the bell on the pagoda can be heard faintly.
The Nuer River flows between Songshan and Jinzhou, winding like a belt, nourishing the land of Songjin.
The Qing army set up camp two miles away from Jinzhou City, surrounding this important town in Liaodong. There were three deep trenches dug by the Qing army outside the city to prevent the Ming army inside the city from breaking through.
At the same time, we also saw that the Qing army also built many forts on Rufeng Mountain, Shimen Mountain and Dajia Mountain facing Songshan Mountain, with tight defenses. There were also many Tatar cavalry patrolling under the mountains.
Governor Hong Chengchou was carefully observing the situation of the Qing army camp outside Jinzhou City. Suddenly, he saw a group of cavalry of about two to three hundred people, with a female general galloping out from behind the mountain and rushing towards the Qing army camp.
He waited for a moment in front of the camp, and when the Qing cavalry brigade rushed out, he quickly galloped away.
In this way, I actually spied on three Qing army camps one after another, and saw large groups of Qing army cavalry rushing from all directions, trying to surround this group of Ming army cavalry. Even Hong Chengchou, Zhang Cheng and others were pinched by them.
After sweating, he saw the Ming army galloping out of the valley towards the camp of Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan.
Qiu Minyang sighed unconsciously at that time: "Mrs. Zuo was so eager to save Jin that she did not hesitate to go to the Tatar camp to check the truth. At noon today, I went to the Wuzhen camp. Mrs. Zuo once told me that the Qiaosu in Jinzhou was cut off and the situation was
It is difficult to defend for a long time. Please ask me to turn to the governor and take advantage of the strong morale of the king's division to attack the Tatar bandits quickly, so as to combine internal and external attacks to rescue Jinzhou from danger and rescue the soldiers and civilians in the city.
I just don’t know when the governor will decide to march in the army and fight against the slaves?”
Hong Chengchou's eyes stayed in Jinzhou City, sighed, and said worriedly: "There are no trees in Jinzhou City, which shows that the firewood has been burned out. At this time, I am afraid that every door panel, window lattice, and even tables, chairs, and wardrobes will be destroyed."
I also made more fuel wood.
You and I have the same intention to save the siege of Jinzhou. However, after looking around the Tartar camp today, I still can’t see the flaw in it. I want to attack the enemy, but I have no way to start!"
Although Qiu Minyang was a civil servant, he was good at maneuvering, and he had been in the place for a long time, so he knew a lot about military affairs. He couldn't help but suggest: "If we want to save Jin, we should go straight to the north and capture the east and west Shimen of Shimen Mountain. It should be the fastest."
However, the Tartar thieves are tightly defended. Although our army is numerous, we cannot attack them all in one battle, so it is difficult to attack with all our strength. For the current plan, it is better to use half of the army and horses to resist the Tartar thieves in front of us, and then send out another strong force to gradually sweep them away.
The best strategy is to clear the perimeter, form a car formation, and slowly drive back the slave thieves."
Hong Chengchou didn't know that what he said was the truth, but he sighed and said in a slightly low tone: "I don't know what you said. However, I am afraid that the war in Liaodong will not be what you and I want, and I am afraid that it will not be done.
, but it was forced by the situation and became the destination for us and others!"
His words were only addressed to Qiu Minyang alone, and his voice was extremely low, which seemed to represent his state of mind at the moment.
Qiu Min looked up at him and said in a low voice with a hint of urgency: "Supervisor, if you are going to be outside, you will not accept your order. The military affairs in Liaodong are related to the survival of the country. The current situation is not clear, so we cannot make a decision lightly."
Hong Chengchou withdrew his eyes from Jinzhou City, looked at Zhang Ruoqi, the commander-in-chief not far away, and said softly: "You are not unaware of my temper today, the 'general will be outside...' That way won't work!