"Kill, rush down, and force the Tatars into the trench!"
Qian Zongtian Mingyu raised his hand and wiped the blood on his face, roaring loudly and commanding his men with swords, shields and spears to rush up the low wall to meet the oncoming Tatar soldiers.
Just now, hundreds of Tatar soldiers with yellow flags were rushing down the low wall in order to avoid the bombardment of thousands of enemies. Unexpectedly, the shield soldiers of the Xuanfu army had already formed a formation and were waiting, so they had to rush to fight.
After a fierce battle, all the Tatars with yellow flags who rushed over were beheaded. Tian Mingyu knew that ten thousand enemies were very valuable and could not be used to stop the enemy without limit.
Even if the marshal has left nearly half of what he brought this time to Changling Mountain, the battle here cannot be decided in a day. There will be many places where ten thousand enemies will be needed in the future. He can only throw one this time.
There are more than two hundred and fifty wheels.
The rest still depends on the close combat of his soldiers, as his commander said: "In battles on the battlefield, the result of close combat ultimately depends on it.
No matter how well-equipped an army is with armor, artillery, muskets, chariots and other equipment, it will ultimately be useless if it dares not fight the enemy hand-to-hand.
Only those who dare to engage in close combat with the enemy and are able to defeat all powerful enemies with hand-to-hand combat can be qualified to be called a strong army in the true sense!"
Everything Zhang Cheng said was regarded as a classic quotation in the Xuanfu army. Intermediate officers like Tian Mingyu even had a small leather-covered book in their hands, which recorded many "Military Hall" speeches.
The key points, in addition, are the contents of Zhang Cheng’s daily lectures to them.
In the Xuanfu army, generals at all levels admired Zhang Cheng very much, and even regarded him as a god descending to earth. Therefore, they naturally not only memorized what he said, but also recorded it in their own collections.
in a small notebook for easy reading day and night.
Now, the cold soldiers on the left, led by Tian Mingyu, jumped onto the low wall one after another. They roared like wild beasts and charged towards the dizzy Tatar soldiers.
Although this was the first close-quarter bloody battle between the Changling Mountain defenders and the Tatars, the Xuanfu army took advantage.
They were not just condescending. The Tatar soldiers were first bombarded with fire cannons, then hit by rolling logs and stones, and finally they were bombed by tens of thousands of enemies. There were only a few Tatar soldiers who survived, and most of them carried various weapons with them.
Injured.
The huge roar of ten thousand enemies also made their heads buzz. Many of them looked numb. Seeing the Ming army guarding the mountain approaching, they just mechanically waved their shields, swords and guns based on their intuition developed through years of battlefield experience.
Fight against.
How could they be a match for the officers and soldiers of the Xuanfu Army in this state? These little tigers had been holding back their energy for a whole day and a half!
Ever since the Tatars began to attack the mountain yesterday, they had been looking forward to the opportunity to kill slaves and make achievements, but the Tatars were shot back by the Xuanfu army's muskets and cannons. This made them angry.
Today, we finally have a good opportunity to go out to fight and make meritorious deeds, so how can we not be excited? Although the attack was launched after the bombing of the Grenadiers in the carriage camp, it is suspected of being unfair, and it is indeed a big advantage, but
Now they don't care.
As expected, the Tatars were killed and retreated steadily. Many people crowded on the wooden plank bridge, which made the wooden planks creak and seemed likely to break at any time.
The Tatar soldiers who had fallen into the ditch before were also struggling to get up among the piles of corpses. The weapons in their hands had all been discarded. They just wanted to climb up the wooden plank bridge and leave the terrifying trench full of corpses as soon as possible.
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However, at this time, the order to retreat had not yet been sent from the Qing army's formation, and the Tatar soldiers behind did not dare to retreat, but continued to surge upwards. On the wooden planks laid in the third trench, more and more Qing soldiers were seen.
"Click... click... click..."
Sure enough, there was a crisp sound, and finally a long wooden board was overwhelmed and shattered.
There were bursts of exclamations and screams. The Tatars on the nearby wooden plank bridges were even more panicked when they saw this scene. They didn't care about anything and just hacked and killed the Tatar soldiers who wanted to climb up.
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On the wooden plank bridge, there were many severed fingers whose owners could no longer be found out of thin air!
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On August 28, the 14th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, Shenshi, Mamatou Mountain on the bank of Xiaoling River in the southeast of Songshan Fort.
Zhang Cheng, who looked tired, was holding the news sent from Changling in his hand. He asked in a deep voice: "Were the Tatars already at the foot of Changling Mountain when you came?"
"Coming back to the commander-in-chief, when I arrived, the Tatar vanguard had already moved towards Xingshan Fort. There were about thousands of troops left at the foot of Changling Mountain. Judging from the armor and flags, it should be that the Tatars with white flags were the main force." The messenger came to deliver the message.
Primary school Du Jian replied.
Zhang Cheng put the letter in his hand aside and asked, "When did you leave Changling Mountain?"
"Coming back to the commander-in-chief, I left the mountain at the end of the Mao period. At that time, there were not many Tatar soldiers and horses. They had not yet completed the encirclement of Changling Mountain, and there were only a few sentries and cavalry in the surrounding areas."
"Well. You go down and have a rest first."
After the messenger left, Zhang Guangda, the commander of the cavalry camp, asked eagerly: "Commander, are you going to send troops overnight to rescue Changling Mountain?"
Zhang Guangda and Chen Zheng were both one of the four major sentinel commanders at the time, and they were both brothers who broke out of the Julu Battle. They were closer to each other on weekdays, and even became in-laws with Zhang Cheng's approval.
How could he not be concerned about Chen Zheng's safety?
Zhang Cheng glanced at him, his eyes full of calmness and perseverance, and said to Zhang Guangda: "There is no rush. To save Changling Mountain, we still need the governor's order. What's more, the news we know now was only sent out at the end of the year. It is estimated that
There will be new news soon."
Although Zhang Guangda was a little anxious, seeing that Zhang Cheng was so calm, it was hard to say anything, but the look on his face was still a little anxious.
At this time, Zhang Guodong reminded him: "Commander, Supervisor Zhang is in the Empress's Palace, not far from here. Can you invite us to discuss military affairs together?"
Zhang Cheng also nodded after hearing this and said to several people: "You will strictly guard the area around the Empress's Palace and continue to clear out the remaining Tatar bandits. I will personally go to the Empress's Palace to find Director Zhang and discuss military strategies together."
"Here."
After Zhang Guodong, Zhang Guangda and others retreated, Zhang Cheng told Zhang Mingyuan: "Mingyuan, take my token of arrows and go to the mouth of the river in person to ask General Datong's soldiers to come to the Empress' Palace to discuss matters."
"Here."
After a while, Zhang Cheng took the book sent from Changling Mountain, and Zhang Chengfang and other hundreds of cavalry escorts left the Mamatou Mountain camp and headed towards the Empress' Palace.
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It turns out that just yesterday, after Zhang Cheng's Xuan Da troops captured Huangtu Ridge, because everyone was worried about the safety of the Empress Palace Fish Market, it was agreed that Zhang Guodong of the Xuan Prefecture Army would follow Wang Pu, the general of Datong, to go south to aid the Empress Palace Fish Market.
Fortunately, Wang Pu, Zhang Ruoqi, Fu Yingchong and others were greedy for money, and with their persistence, they were able to send troops south.
As expected, the Tatars with the Blue Banner under the command of Prince Su of the Qing Dynasty ignored the position on the other side of the Huangtu Ridge. They rode southward and secretly crossed the Xiaoling River mouth at dawn on the second day, launching a surprise attack on the Ming army's grain storage area at the mouth of the river.
After all, grain and grain were related to the success or failure of the Battle of Jinzhou, and the Ming Dynasty also attached great importance to it. Originally, one unit of Hong Chengchou's Biao Battalion and two units of Songshan garrison were stationed here.
Although Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, was afraid of the might of the Qing army and made excuses not to go forward after he arrived at the Empress' Palace, Zhang Guodong received instructions from Zhang Cheng before leaving and refused to stay with Wang Pu in the Empress' Palace.
Wang Pu saw that he really couldn't keep him, so he stopped forcing him to stay. It was precisely because of Zhang Guodong's insistence that Hauge's nearly 10,000 Tatars were defeated at the mouth of the Xiaoling River.
According to the intelligence obtained by the Tatars in advance, only the first section of Hong Chengchou's Biao Battalion, a major food storage area at the mouth of the Xiaoling River, was worthy of a battle, and it only had 1,600 to 700 troops.
As for the remaining two battalions of Songshan garrison, they are completely unable to fight. They may be able to fight if they stick to the fortified city, but if they are pulled out into the wild, they will probably be defeated in a rush.
In his letter to the Tatars, Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, did not mention at all that the Xuanfu Army also had a battalion of chariot soldiers stationed at Mamatou Mountain.
The reason why he did this deliberately was not to confuse the Qing army with false information, but to lure the Qing army to attack the mouth of the river to stock up on food, so as to attack Zhang Cheng.
After all, Zhang Cheng's subordinates participated in the defense of the river mouth. If there was any mistake in hoarding food, Zhang Cheng would not be able to escape the blame.
As for the consequences of the food stored at the mouth of the river being looted or burned by the Tatars, Ma Ke didn't care at all, and he didn't think much about it. Anyway, if there was no food, everyone would starve together.
Just imagine, there are such people in our own army who have no bottom line, who will do whatever it takes to avenge personal grievances, and completely ignore the interests of the nation. How can we defeat such a terrifying enemy as the Tatars?
However, God does not follow people's wishes, and Marco's wish is only half fulfilled. In other words, God may not be just, but he is definitely fair!
The Tatar Emperor, the kings and ministers indeed believed Marko's intelligence to be true, especially Hauge. He now wanted to actively perform in the Battle of Jinzhou and achieved incredible military exploits so that his uncle Prince Rui, Dor, could be defeated.
Gun competes.
Therefore, he arbitrarily decided to leave Abatai's remnant army to defend the position on the other side of Huangtu Ridge, while he led the elite of the banner south to cross the river and raid the Ming army's river mouth to stock up on food.
But Hauge really made the wrong calculation this time.
He completely underestimated the strength and determination of the Ming army's fighting spirit this time, and even more so, the Ming army's obsession with money!
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After the messenger left, Zhang Guangda, the commander of the cavalry camp, asked eagerly: "Commander, are you going to send troops overnight to rescue Changling Mountain?"
Zhang Guangda and Chen Zheng were both one of the four major sentinel commanders at the time, and they were both brothers who broke out of the Julu Battle. They were closer to each other on weekdays, and even became in-laws with Zhang Cheng's approval.
How could he not be concerned about Chen Zheng's safety?
Zhang Cheng glanced at him, his eyes full of calmness and perseverance, and said to Zhang Guangda: "There is no rush. To save Changling Mountain, we still need the governor's order. What's more, the news we know now was only sent out at the end of the year. It is estimated that
There will be new news soon."
Although Zhang Guangda was a little anxious, seeing that Zhang Cheng was so calm, it was hard to say anything, but the look on his face was still a little anxious.
At this time, Zhang Guodong reminded him: "Commander, Supervisor Zhang is in the Empress's Palace, not far from here. Can you invite us to discuss military affairs together?"
Zhang Cheng also nodded after hearing this and said to several people: "You will strictly guard the area around the Empress's Palace and continue to clear out the remaining Tatar bandits. I will personally go to the Empress's Palace to find Director Zhang and discuss military strategies together."
"Here."
After Zhang Guodong, Zhang Guangda and others retreated, Zhang Cheng told Zhang Mingyuan: "Mingyuan, take my token of arrows and go to the mouth of the river in person to ask General Datong's soldiers to come to the Empress' Palace to discuss matters."
"Here."
After a while, Zhang Cheng took the book sent from Changling Mountain, and Zhang Chengfang and other hundreds of cavalry escorts left the Mamatou Mountain camp and headed towards the Empress' Palace.
…………
It turns out that just yesterday, after Zhang Cheng's Xuan Da troops captured Huangtu Ridge, because everyone was worried about the safety of the Empress Palace Fish Market, it was agreed that Zhang Guodong of the Xuan Prefecture Army would follow Wang Pu, the general of Datong, to go south to aid the Empress Palace Fish Market.
Fortunately, Wang Pu, Zhang Ruoqi, Fu Yingchong and others were greedy for money, and with their persistence, they were able to send troops south.
As expected, the Tatars with the Blue Banner under the command of Prince Su of the Qing Dynasty ignored the position on the other side of the Huangtu Ridge. They rode southward and secretly crossed the Xiaoling River mouth at dawn on the second day, launching a surprise attack on the Ming army's grain storage area at the mouth of the river.
After all, grain and grain were related to the success or failure of the Battle of Jinzhou, and the Ming Dynasty also attached great importance to it. Originally, one unit of Hong Chengchou's Biao Battalion and two units of Songshan garrison were stationed here.
Although Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, was afraid of the might of the Qing army and made excuses not to go forward after he arrived at the Empress' Palace, Zhang Guodong received instructions from Zhang Cheng before leaving and refused to stay with Wang Pu in the Empress' Palace.
Wang Pu saw that he really couldn't keep him, so he stopped forcing him to stay. It was precisely because of Zhang Guodong's insistence that Hauge's nearly 10,000 Tatars were defeated at the mouth of the Xiaoling River.
According to the intelligence obtained by the Tatars in advance, only the first section of Hong Chengchou's Biao Battalion, a major food storage area at the mouth of the Xiaoling River, was worthy of a battle, and it only had 1,600 to 700 troops.
As for the remaining two battalions of Songshan garrison, they are completely unable to fight. They may be able to fight if they stick to the fortified city, but if they are pulled out into the wild, they will probably be defeated in a rush.
In his letter to the Tatars, Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, did not mention at all that the Xuanfu Army also had a battalion of chariot soldiers stationed at Mamatou Mountain.
The reason why he did this deliberately was not to confuse the Qing army with false information, but to lure the Qing army to attack the mouth of the river to stock up on food, so as to attack Zhang Cheng.
After all, Zhang Cheng's subordinates participated in the defense of the river mouth. If there was any mistake in hoarding food, Zhang Cheng would not be able to escape the blame.
As for the consequences of the food stored at the mouth of the river being looted or burned by the Tatars, Ma Ke didn't care at all, and he didn't think much about it. Anyway, if there was no food, everyone would starve together.
Just imagine, there are such people in our own army who have no bottom line, who will do whatever it takes to avenge personal grievances, and completely ignore the interests of the nation. How can we defeat such a terrifying enemy as the Tatars?
However, God does not follow people's wishes, and Marco's wish is only half fulfilled. In other words, God may not be just, but he is definitely fair!
The Tatar Emperor, the kings and ministers indeed believed Marko's intelligence to be true, especially Hauge. He now wanted to actively perform in the Battle of Jinzhou and achieved incredible military exploits so that his uncle Prince Rui, Dor, could be defeated.
Gun competes.
Therefore, he arbitrarily decided to leave Abatai's remnant army to defend the position on the other side of Huangtu Ridge, while he led the elite of the banner south to cross the river and raid the Ming army's river mouth to stock up on food.
But Hauge really made the wrong calculation this time.
He completely underestimated the strength and determination of the Ming army's fighting spirit this time, and even more so, the Ming army's obsession with money! This chapter has been completed!