More than 30,000 cavalry charged, and the momentum could be felt from miles away. When Tan Ma came to the camp in a panic to report his ancestor's birthday, the Jurchen cavalry was already only two miles away from the camp. Two miles away,
For the cavalry, it was almost a blink of an eye.
Zu Dashou didn't know why the Jurchens' cavalry could advance freely in this poor place, but one thing was very clear, and that was that they were going to suffer. "Quickly send an order to Hu Chengke, scatter the horses and caltrops, and the Tatars must be killed."
The momentum is blocked.”
Zu Dashou's order was not untimely, but he never thought about confronting the cavalry when he left the city this time. Where could he bring many horses and caltrops? Huang Taiji and Babutai divided their troops into two groups, attacking from the north and attacking from the north.
When attacking from the south, Hu Chengke ignored his head and body. As soon as he organized his formation, Babutai broke through from the south. Now most of the Ming soldiers were still thinking about eating, and some were resting elsewhere. When the Jurchen cavalry came, they were like tigers.
He entered the flock of sheep and chopped them down until the Ming soldiers were unable to fight back.
Finally, chaos arose, and gradually the situation in the camp got a little out of control. Babutai broke through to the south, and was not in a hurry to go deep. Instead, he led his troops to cross from east to west on the southern periphery, constantly harvesting the visible Ming soldiers.
First, the panicked Ming soldiers were forced to run towards the middle of the camp. This was an army of hundreds of thousands. The entire camp stretched for ten miles and was spread out. It didn't show much, but when most of the people were concentrated
Once you get within the small film area, you can see how chaotic the scene is.
Chaos was the effect that the Huang Taiji brothers wanted. The Jurchen cavalry attacked from the north and the south, but left the east and west sides unattended. When they felt the pressure was too great, many Ming soldiers chose to escape from the east and west directions. This man...
He likes to follow the trend, and there are those who run first, and then there are those who run second, and in the end it turns into a big escape.
Countless Ming soldiers ran out like ants from the east and west sides. Zu Dashou couldn't control it even if he wanted to. The infantry in front fled and the cavalry chased behind. The consequences can be imagined. Faced with the Jurchen cavalry's pursuit, countless Ming soldiers
The soldiers died tragically under those steel knives. When the situation became irreversible, Zu Dashou also chose to escape. Perhaps this was Zu Dashou's biggest weakness. If he could lead the troops to garrison the camp at this time, he would hold the Jurchens to death.
With cavalry, the casualties will be reduced a lot. But Zu Dashou cherished his life, he would not stay in a certain death situation. Zu Dashou ordered to escape, and the other generals immediately lost their backbone. As the saying goes, if the hearts of the people are moved together, the mountains will move, and if the hearts of the people are not aligned, they cannot support the backbone.
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The Ming Dynasty's tens of thousands of troops were completely defeated. They were chased like a group of sheep. Blood stained dozens of miles outside Haizhou City. The number of corpses was incalculable. The Ming army wanted to escape back to Panshan City, but Fan Wencheng
He had already led his troops to block the road from Haizhou to Panshan. In desperation, he had no choice but to continue running south. As for running north, no one thought about running all the way north to Shenyang. Isn't that an idiot?
They fled all the way, chased all the way, and finally arrived at the Daling River in the south. For most Ming army soldiers, seeing the Daling River gave them hope, because as long as they crossed the Daling River and returned to the Jinzhou line, they would
You can take a breath. But can you cross the Daling River? The answer is impossible. Huang Taiji has been waiting here for a long time. To be sure, he sent people to ambush nearby.
When there is no way to survive, many people will become crazy. This is what happened to the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty at this time. They rushed to the bridge to the west because that was their only hope. The result can be imagined. Faced with
The soldiers and horses of the Jin Kingdom were waiting for work, but the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty paid heavy casualties and still failed to rush over. Nearly 40,000 troops were trapped dozens of miles from the north bank of the Daling River to Daqing. A fighting continued for a day and a night until dawn the next day.
When they arrived, they gradually stopped. No one would count how many people died. In short, there were many, many. On this day, Huang Taiji let go of the bridge, and the remaining thousands of remaining soldiers quickly crossed the bridge, while the Tatars chased from behind, all the way
When they arrived at the south bank of the Daling River, under the attack of the rebels, the defense line they had finally set up near the Daling River was ineffective. In just half an hour, the Tatars crossed the Daling River and attacked Guangning City, an important town in eastern Liaoning. In one day,
The influx into Guangning City also means that Panshan City in Liaodong has become an empty city.
On May 24th, the sixth year of Chongzhen, Panshan City guard Cheng Fenglei led 10,000 defenders in the city to surrender. This also heralded the fall of Panshan City and the Tatars had the capital to march south to Jinzhou. Tens of thousands of Ming troops were killed in the Battle of Daling River.
, such big news could not be concealed even if one wanted to. Two days later, Zu Dashou was defeated, and the Daling River tragedy spread to the capital. When the news came, countless people thought it was a joke made by the Buddha.
If Guangning falls, then the Tatars can go south to Jinzhou at any time, and then cross the Xiaoling River. Where will they cross the Xiaoling River? That is Shanhaiguan.
The wolf is coming, but the sheep are still sheep. In the palace, Zhu Youjian sat blankly on the cushions. In front of him was the Sanqing Taoist enshrinement. If you look carefully, you can see that his face is a bit ferocious, showing a bit of unwillingness.
In the past, he was arrogant because he felt that no matter how defeated, the Liaodong army would not be destroyed. But this time it was different. The tens of thousands of troops were almost wiped out. There were no soldiers and horses north of the Xiaoling River that could compete with the Tatars.
, maybe next year, in short, the Tatars can cross the Xiaoling River whenever they want.
The cool breeze blows in the courtyard, and a few dead leaves hang on the treetops. It looks desolate and lonely. This elegant courtyard is not full of vitality, but only sad and sad.
At the end of May in the sixth year of Chongzhen, when the news that the Tatars had re-captured Panshan disturbed the capital, the people in the capital were panicked, but as the king of Khan, Huang Taiji would not stop his progress. On May 24th,
Thirty thousand Jurchen cavalry, led by Babutai and Amin, passed Tuanshan Fort and attacked Liushui Fort.
Liushui Fort is located in the south of Daling River and in the north of Jinzhou. If Liushui Fort is destroyed, it will face Jinzhou. In order to protect Jinzhou, an important town in Liaodong, Wang Weike, who is stationed in Jinzhou, mobilized nearly 30,000 troops from nearby to defend Liushui Fort. These nearly three
The Wan Dajun was put together by Jinzhou after a lot of hard work. There are also many old and weak people in it, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined. It is easy to imagine how difficult it is to rely on these old and weak people to defend Jinzhou. Wang Weike also knows that relying on these people
It was difficult, but he had no other choice.
Dalinghe was defeated, and the rebel army moved south. It was impossible to send effective reinforcements to Jinzhou in a short period of time. Even if Supervisor Sun was a god, he could not imagine that the Panshan garrison would be defeated so completely. At present, Supervisor Sun could not send reinforcements to Jinzhou, and the imperial court
Refusing to mobilize reinforcements, he had no choice but to mobilize soldiers and horses from nearby villages. General Wan Yongji was still training new troops on Jingdong Road. It is estimated that by the time General Wan arrived in Jinzhou, the Tatars would have already marched south.
Liushui Fort, as a defense in the northern part of Jinzhou, is extremely important. If Liushui Fort is not preserved, the Tatars can directly attack Jinzhou. Now all hopes are placed on Liushui Fort City, in order to ensure that they can delay a little longer so that they can delay reinforcements.
When they arrived, the soldiers of Liushui Fort still needed a general to lead them. Without thinking about it for too long, Wang Weike quickly thought of Wu Xiang, the former commander-in-chief who was resting at home to take care of himself. Ever since the Jurchens conquered Liaodong two years ago, Wu Xiang
Because I was injured and returned to my hometown to recuperate, it has not been used until now.
It's just that the reason why the imperial court did not re-appoint Wu Xiang was very simple. When Yuan Chonghuan was supervising Liaodong, Wu Xiang offended many people. Some of his words really did not suit Yuan Chonghuan. In addition, there was no backing in the imperial court, so the imperial court needed to be defeated.
Wu Xiang, the one who took the blame, was finally accused of being afraid of fighting. Since he was beaten and demoted, Wu Xiang seemed to be very quiet, sitting at home obediently and not taking care of his affairs.
Wang Weike wrote a letter himself. The words in the letter were sincere and he greatly praised Wu Xiang's ability to lead troops. At first, Wang Weike was really worried that Wu Xiang would not come out. If that happened, he would personally come to ask General Wu to come out.
But what surprised Re was that Wu Xiang didn't seem to want to embarrass Wang Wei. After getting the letter from Jinzhou, he immediately came to the Jinzhou Yamen. Didn't Wu Xiang have any complaints against the imperial court? How is it possible? It's just that Wu Xiang knew who was right.
Whichever is more important, as a general of the Ming Dynasty, now that Liaodong is in trouble, he has no shirking responsibility. He can't watch the people of Liaodong die innocently and tragically under the iron hoof of the Tatars.
In the Jinzhou living room, Wang Weike cordially entertained Wu Xiang, "Wang is very pleased that General Wu is willing to come. General Wu will ignore the past grudges. Wang admires him. Now, on behalf of the people of Jinzhou, Wang would like to thank General Wu!"
After speaking, Wang Weike clasped his fists and bowed respectfully to Wu Xiang. Wu Xiang looked stunned and raised his eyebrows slightly. You must know that Wang Weike is the highest official in Jinzhou, and Wu Xiang is just a general in Liaodong, so he still needs to
Under the control of Jinzhou. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty had a very strong culture of emphasizing civility over military affairs. Civilians were noble but military officials were inferior. When military generals meet civil officials, they will be three heads short. Generally, generals have to salute when they meet civil servants three levels below. What's more,
We met as equals, but Wang Weike's official position was much higher than that of Wu Xiang, but he was willing to give this gift, which shows Wang Weike's sincerity.
Wu Xiang quickly took two steps back and hurriedly returned the salute, "Your Majesty Wang, you are serious. As a general of the Ming Dynasty, it is Zhao's duty to ensure the peace and stability of the people in Liaodong. Your Majesty, please do not say these words to shame Wu."
Something."
Wu Xiang is still too honest, and Wang Weike is not that kind of good person. He has no choice but to do this. How about straightening out Wu Xiang's anger so that he can fight with his heart?
Without further ado, Wu Xiang went to defend Liushuibao City after receiving the order. When he arrived at Liushuibao City, Wu Xiang realized how much pressure he was facing. The Tatars were led by Babutai himself, and Babutai fought in Jiubele.
He is brave and ruthless, and the Black Bear Battalion under his command is composed of the most elite warriors in the clan. Babutai knew that the cost of attacking Liushui Castle would be very high, so he did not rush to attack, but let people disperse and continued
To attack, if you can attack, go forward, if you can't attack, go back. In short, the siege cannot stop, it must be continued continuously.
The move Babutai used was a typical tactic of exhausting troops. The Tatars would attack if they could, and come back if they couldn't attack. But as Ming soldiers defending the city, they couldn't do this, regardless of whether the Tatars really tried their best to attack.
They had to devote 100% of their energy to deal with the city. They didn't think it was anything at first, but after going back and forth seven or eight times, the Ming soldiers on the city finally couldn't help it anymore and looked at the Tatars who were slowly retreating again.
Zi, cursed loudly, "What do these dog Tatars want to do? Can't they just do it more easily?"
The defender of the city is the passive party at any time. If possible, no one is willing to defend the city blindly. This back and forth tortured the Ming army soldiers to death. It was not until evening that the siege stopped, but at this time the defenders
The soldiers in the city were already exhausted and overwhelmed. After the order to rest, many soldiers leaned against the city wall to rest regardless of how cold it was. But as for Babutai, at this time he was not as good as Wu Xiang imagined.
He usually sat in the tent to eat, but instead made arrangements in strict detail for more than a dozen generals in the tent.
"In a moment, wait for my sounding arrow. When the sounding arrow rises, you must throw all the rockets and other flammable objects in your hands into Liushuibao City. Remember, don't save, you must complete this in the shortest possible time. When the city is on fire, from
Attack the Flowing Water Castle from all sides. If the walls of Flowing Water Castle cannot be taken within two hours, you will not have to come back. At least you will die on the city walls, and the Great Khan will treat you and his family well."
Babutai's eyes were blazing, and all the generals were stunned. Jiubele was about to start a decisive battle. Most of the dozen or so generals had contact with Babutai. This fourth prince could do what he said.
, in terms of decisiveness, he is definitely not much worse than King Khan. No one wants to die, so the best result is to capture Liushuibao City. At nightfall, just after two o'clock in the morning, suddenly a loud arrow shot into the sky, a light red color.
The flames bloomed in the air with a long tail. Wu Xiang was patrolling the city. After seeing the loud arrow, he was stunned, and then shouted loudly, "Quick, everyone, get up, the Jurchen barbarians are attacking the city."
As soon as the shouts came out, the Ming soldiers on the city were stunned. Their eyes were fixed on the sky, where countless flames were burning, like a beautiful meteor shower. Unfortunately, this was not a meteor shower, but a rocket.
, the rain of arrows continued to fall, and at the same time mixed with the sound of crackling, the strong smell of alcohol flowed out of the broken clay pots, and the rockets were immediately ignited after being contaminated. Countless rockets bypassed the city wall and flew directly into the city. Flowing Water Castle
The city is a typical small town in the north. Most of the buildings in the city are supported by wood. When a rocket is hit, a fire quickly breaks out. Now is the season. It is the windy season. The fire borrows the power of the wind, and the wind helps the fire. In the blink of an eye, the small town is in flames.
The small city of Flowing Water Castle turned into a city of fire.
Many people left their houses and tried hard to put out the fire, but how could it be so easy to extinguish the fire when it met with dry wood? I don’t know how many people were burned to death at home. In short, no one expected that the Tatars would be so extravagant.
Arrow rain has always been the offensive weapon that the Northern Shanxi Army is proud of, but now the Tatars are using it, and it is equally powerful. In order to capture Liushuibao City, Babutai began to prepare arrows and arrows as early as two days ago, and
A simple trebuchet for throwing clay pots. Under his strict orders, all his generals poured into Liushui Castle in just half a stick of incense. One sparrow is not scary, but when there are so many sparrows that cover the sky and the sun, they are like ants.
At that time, what was it like? This is how the soldiers and civilians of Liushuibao City felt now. They were stunned and frightened by the arrows that covered the sky and the sun.