After crossing the mountains and rivers for more than 20 miles, there was another small river in front of Jin Bing.
Once the river is crossed, the terrain becomes more open. From the foothills to the seaside, the entire twelve miles is wide enough for the Jin cavalry to gallop on.
After walking two and a half miles, Wanyan Zongbi pointed to the small hill ahead and said, "We will set up camp around this mountain."
During the Liao and Jin Dynasties, the population here was not large and there were no decent place names.
But eight hundred years later, a famous battle will break out here - the Battle of Tashan!
There is no tower or mountain in Tashan.
The small hill pointed by Wanyan Zongbi is already the commanding height within a radius of ten miles.
He set up his command tent on a hill, commanding all directions from a high position, and his soldiers and civilians camped around the hill.
Under Wanyan Zongbi's command, there were only more than 5,000 meng'anmouke soldiers at this time, another 6,000 issued militiamen from various ethnic groups, and several thousand unarmored civilians with simple weapons.
The camp was set up, close to the river to the west, and extended for more than a mile to the east.
Wanyan Zongbi looked at the south with a telescope and ordered: "Towards the sea, set up a fence and be careful at night!"
There are three ways to set up camp when an army is out.
The first is to insert a gun into the camp.
This type is mostly used in areas controlled by one's own side, and there is basically no danger. Use long guns to stick around the camp, which can be regarded as demarcating boundaries and prohibiting civilians from entering.
The second option is to build a fence.
It can protect against small groups of enemies and wild beasts, and is mostly used on fast marches or in less dangerous areas.
The third type is a stronghold.
This requires trenches to be dug, earth walls to be built, and facilities such as watchtowers and arrow towers to be installed in the camp, which are mostly used in confrontations between two armies or in dangerous areas.
Although this area was very close to Jinzhou and was under the control of the Jin soldiers, Wanyan Zongbi was still worried about the Ming army attacking from the sea. He set up camps with guns on the east, west, north, and west, but built a fence on the south side facing the sea and sent cavalry at the same time.
Head to the beach for patrol.
Li Bao traveled quickly by boat and had been waiting all day and night!
Among them, two thousand Ming troops were hidden on a small island with a radius of two miles (Dayushan Island).
Another three thousand elite members of Li Bao's direct lineage landed in the dark last night, marched all night to the north, and hid in the ravines at the foothills of the north.
When Li Baotun was stationed at Juehua Island, he looted many times in the Western Liaoning Corridor and had already thoroughly explored this area.
He could even guess where the Jin soldiers camped every day. The Jin soldiers withdrew in the middle of the night and almost arrived at the Xingcheng River in the afternoon. Therefore, the Jin soldiers' camp point on the first day must be on the east or west bank of the Xingcheng River.
The camp point where the Jin soldiers camped on the second day was most likely in Huludao City in later generations. There were two rivers there. It would depend on which river the Jin soldiers would cross before setting up camp.
The Jin Bing's camp point on the third day must be near Tashan. Moreover, the journey this day is short, and if there is enough time, he must cross the river and set up camp again!
The commanding heights near Tashan are just a small hill, and Wanyan Zongbi's commanding tent is definitely set up on the hill. Most of Wanyan Zongbi's elite cavalry will stay on the mountain, and they can swoop in all directions in case of war.
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Monk Li is not a monk, he is a craftsman.
His ancestors, who had no idea how many generations, were captured in the early years of the Liao Kingdom, and together with other Han craftsmen and farmers, they moved collectively to settle here in Jinzhou.
I don’t know how many years later, a large number of Bohai craftsmen and farmers were also moved to Jinzhou by the Liao State to multiply.
The political system in the middle and early period of the Liao Kingdom was very complicated, and even allowed wealthy families to own territory. Therefore, there were "private states" and "private counties". The wealthy families could take over their own territories. It was only in the middle and late period of the Liao Kingdom that some of them were gradually taken back.
that power.
But Jinzhou has remained unchanged because it was a private state of the Liao emperor.
Monk Li's ancestors have been craftsmen for generations, and at least one person in each generation must inherit the profession. Because the Emperor of Liao sent many nobles to manage Jinzhou, the craftsmen's families had to rotate to serve the emperor and nobles, and make various products for free for the government or nobles.
kind of items.
There was great chaos at the end of the Liao Dynasty, and many people died in Jinzhou.
However, the Jin people captured Yanshan Prefecture and migrated a large number of people, and Jinzhou quickly regained its vitality.
The days were getting worse and worse, because the taxes and servitude in the Kingdom of Jin were too heavy.
Monk Li was even transferred to the army this time to build siege equipment for the Jin soldiers.
He also heard the explosion outside the city, but it was too far away to see clearly. He heard from Du San, a craftsman who accompanied the army, that the Ming army was protected by the God of Thunder Bodhisattva, who sent down thunder and thunder to kill the Jin soldiers.
withdraw.
In the past two days, everyone was in a panic.
Not only was the reason for withdrawing the troops overnight, but the terrain along the way was rugged and narrow, and the team stretched as far as a long snake.
This kind of marching formation was extremely vulnerable to attack, so the fourth prince Jin Wushu ordered the entire army to wear armor and rush on the road. Not only did a large number of cavalry be sent to the front and rear of the team to investigate, but also elites were sent to the seaside to observe.
Now I can finally sleep peacefully. Jinzhou is ahead and everything is flat.
Although Monk Li doesn't know how to fight, he also knows that it is difficult to set up an ambush in this place.
After all the busy work, it will be dark.
Monk Li was holding a bowl of wheat porridge. Not only was the porridge very thin, but it was also mixed with a lot of wheat bran. He muttered: "We eat two meals a day, and they are all watery. How can we go on the road?"
"Just go home." Du San comforted.
Craftsmen like them who follow the army carry a full set of tools with them on the road and gain strength when setting up camp.
Having just gone to build a wooden fence at the southern camp, Monk Li was very tired, but he was only given a bowl of gruel to get rid of him.
The food of the militiamen is better than that of the craftsmen, and the food of the craftsmen is better than that of the common people.
The ones who eat the best are, of course, those who are fierce and capable of defeating the soldiers.
After eating a bowl of gruel filled with wheat bran, Monk Li still felt hungry. He curled up and lay down, holding his stomach, and said to himself: "Go to sleep, you will be full after a good sleep."
Du San put the box containing the tools next to him, wrapped the strap around his wrist a few times, and held it firmly with his hands before closing his eyes. These were the things he ate.
Although I was very hungry, I was so tired that I fell asleep in a daze.
…
Liu Sheng was a militiaman from Guangning Prefecture. He was a Khitan, and his surname was Liu, a common Khitan surname.
Quang Ninh Prefecture has promoted the Meng An Mou restraint system for several years, but now it is the Meng An Mou restraint and the issuing system in parallel.
Last year, during the grain collection, Liu Sheng had very little food left, and his mother also died of malnutrition.
The wheat had just been harvested this year, and before he even had time to turn in the grain tax, Liu Sheng was drawn out to fight.
He was incorporated into the cannon fodder siege force and escaped death several times.
When the Fourth Prince ordered the withdrawal of the troops, Liu Sheng seemed to be escaping from hell and walked away in fear.
The first two nights, I was so scared that I couldn't sleep soundly. I always felt that the Ming army would come after me.
Tonight, I feel relieved. We are almost to Jinzhou. After Jinzhou, we will reach our hometown of Guangning Prefecture.
"Hululu..."
The snoring sound of his fellow villager Paoze reached his ears, and Liu Sheng couldn't help but mutter: "This birdman actually sleeps quickly, and his snoring is like thunder."
Most of the issued militiamen do not have armor, but they can bring their own armor, or junior officers can receive leather armor.
Liu Sheng had no armor and fell asleep wearing common clothes.
The camp next door was full of troops, and they had been marching in front of them for the past two days.
Although I walked very slowly, I was still exhausted. I was finally able to take off my armor and sleep peacefully tonight.
Wanyan Zongbi didn't ask for much. He personally rode on horseback to inspect the southern camp and said to the Meng'an soldiers there: "You are all elites. We face the sea here. You must wear armor and sleep with weapons!"
When the Lord left, the soldiers cursed and cursed, but they could only obey orders.
But the military order can be discounted. It is very uncomfortable to sleep with the armor completely on. If you quietly loosen the belt and loosen the joints of the armor, it will be difficult for the officers to find it when they come to check.
We are almost to Jinzhou, will the Ming army still come and kill us?
Just mess around and it'll be fine.
…
Fourth watch.
To be continued...