At the same time that Hong Chengchou led the main force of 210,000 Ming troops northward to Songshan, flags were also fluttering on Rufeng Mountain, and banner owners and slave chiefs of the Qing army also rushed here to gather.
The name of Rufeng Mountain comes from the legend of Nuwa patching up the sky. When the old slave Nurhachi fled, he fled to a huge rock on the top of Rufeng Mountain and fell asleep due to sleep. It is said that this huge rock is the remaining piece of the spirit of Nuwa patching up the sky. stone.
Therefore, after the Manchus entered the customs, they named this huge stone Hanwangdian, and Rufeng Mountain became Hanwangdian Mountain. What a famous historical and cultural mountain, but because the old slave slept on it, it was stained alive.
Rufeng Mountain is composed of countless hills and ridges. The side facing Jinzhou is mostly gentle, while the side facing Songshan has undulating mountains and continuous hills. However, approaching the main peak, the mountain becomes slightly steeper, and there are many grass and rocks in front of the ridge. Only elite infantry can climb up; cavalry and chariots cannot climb up.
At this time, on the ridge several hundred meters east of Rufeng Mountain, three steep boulders stood at the place where Nuwa patched the sky, as proud as Optimus Prime.
Next to the boulder, a tall yellow dragon umbrella was held up high. Under the big umbrella, Huang Taiji drove his very fat body to stand on the top of the mountain, looking into the distance, coupled with Huang Taiji's dark, full beard. His face is really like wild boar skin, vivid and vivid.
Next to the yellow dragon umbrella, a group of Manchu nobles, the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia, Gushan Ezhen, and Prince Baylor stood respectfully. Under the scorching sun, they were all sweating and their clothes were soaked. , but at this time everyone was motionless, just like Huang Taiji, looking towards the bottom of the mountain top.
Along the ridge, there were also elite Manchu Tatar soldiers from Bagala camp and Gebusxian Tatar soldiers. These elite soldiers were all wearing three layers of heavy armor and remained motionless even under the scorching sun. , like armored sculptures, together with the roaring flags around, add a bit of a desolate atmosphere to Rufeng Mountain.
Huang Taiji looked down the mountain for a long time and suddenly asked: "Have Hong Chengchou, Liu Yan and other Ming army troops marched from the direction of Xingshan?"
Jierhalang, the leader of the Xianglan Banner, hurriedly came out of the queue, knelt down next to Huang Taiji, and replied: "Reporting to the emperor, Hong Chengchou's troops have already set off. According to the reports from the sentries, the Ming Dynasty's troops are extremely powerful, with more than 200,000 soldiers. The army is on foot, cavalry, and artillery, and the attackers are evil!"
Huang Taiji breathed a sigh of relief at this time. The main force of the Ming army finally arrived. All preparations were for this day. As long as Hong Chengchou's troops were defeated, the Ming Dynasty would be a lamb to be slaughtered, and the Qing Dynasty would eventually be invincible!
Because of Lao Nu, the entire Qing Dynasty regarded Rufeng Mountain as a sacred mountain and the three stones as sacred stones. At this time, Huang Taiji looked at the boulder and didn't know whether to pray for the protection of the "sacred mountain" or the heroic spirits of his ancestors. Everyone also looked at the sacred stone and remained silent.
After a long time, Huang Taiji said calmly: "Go back to the mountain city and discuss the strategy for the battle."
"嗻!"
Then amidst the noisy drum music, Huang Taiji's luanjia began to move slowly, along the gentle ridges and ridges, towards the east of Rufeng Mountain. A group of generals, flag owners, and nobles also followed, and the mountain city they were building was a Ming army fortress a few miles east of the main peak of Lirufeng Mountain. It was already abandoned and occupied by the Qing army, and was used as Huang Taiji's fort. Temporary "palace". 33
The abandoned fortress was a stone mountain city. The city was built according to the mountain. The inside of the city was flat, but outside the city there were many cliffs. Standing at the mountain city, you can see Jinzhou in the north and Songshan in the south. Looking around, you can have a panoramic view of the fortresses and piers in Songshan, Xingshan and other places.
Rufeng Mountain is the barrier of Jinzhou City, and the mountain city is the barrier of Rufeng Mountain. The geographical location is extremely important. However, the city has a flaw, if the army attacks from the north of Rufeng Mountain. The fortress was difficult to defend. The Qing army besieged Jinzhou City for a long time. The mountain city there had long been occupied by the Qing army and became a key location for their control.
Two days ago, when Huang Taiji arrived here with elite reinforcements, he ordered the arrest of surrounding people to come over for construction, and renovated various parts of Rufeng Mountain. He also followed Liu Yan's example and began to build various fortifications up and down the mountain.
The Rufeng Mountain area originally had few trees and many grasses. At this time, all those trees or grasses have been cut down or uprooted and burned. This move firstly enhanced the field of vision of the defenders on the mountain, which was beneficial to the defense of the army, and secondly, it also prevented the Ming army from setting fire to the mountain.
The Ming army in Jiubian had the tradition of setting fire to the grasslands every year. They have a lot of experience in setting fire to the mountains. If the weeds on the mountains are not removed, they will set a fire before attacking the mountains. It will be a dry day, and all the Qing troops on the mountains will become roast chickens...
In addition, the Qing army also ordered the captured people to dig countless shallow ditches, deep ditches, trenches, and build countless earth walls on the south side of Rufeng Mountain, along the mountains and hills, and around the main peak. stone wall. These earth-walled trenches are distributed in steep and gentle places on each ridge, and they are generally two trenches and three walls.
There are two trenches in front of one wall, each wall less than 200 steps apart, to facilitate mutual support. Many stone and earth walls were made from local materials, using stones and clay to build various walls. Some stone walls even stretched for more than ten miles.
Under the painstaking management of the Qing army, the entire Rufeng Mountain has become a war fortress. Looking around, there are flags all over the mountains and down the mountains, fighting is passed down, people are shouting and horses neighing. Densely packed tents and villages seemed to cover the entire mountain range.
Most of these fortifications were made by the Qing army following Liu Yan's strategies, and they could be regarded as being learned and applied by these Tatars. After all, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was still on the rise at this time, and had not yet reached the point of being complacent and ignorant and stubborn. As for Liu Yan's advanced methods, Learning is still very effective.
The main force of the Qing army occupied Rufeng Mountain, thus occupying a favorable location. It occupied Xiongshan Mountain in the north and overlooked the Sichuan Plain hills in the south, looking down coldly like an ancient giant beast.
If the Ming army reinforcements led by Hong Chengchou wanted to enter the important area of Jinzhou, it would be impossible without capturing Rufeng Mountain. Once the Ming army attacks Rufeng Mountain, they are afraid that they will be beaten to death and suffer heavy casualties, just like the Qing army in Julu and Jinan.
Huang Taiji and a group of ministers headed towards the mountain city. On the way, Huang Taiji's eyes swept across the mountain.
To the south of Rufeng Mountain is the fortress, and to the north the gentle hills under the ridge are where troops are stationed. In particular, places such as Shahegou stretch all the way to the Nerv River and to the intersection of the Nerv River and the Xiaoling River. There are continuous Qing military camps, which shows that the Qing army mobilized troops in this battle.
Huang Taiji then led people up the mountain. He stood on the mountain and looked to the northeast. Over there were mountains such as Shimen Mountain and Shijialing.
To the east of those mountains, the Xiaoling River meanders out, and on the north bank of the Xiaoling River, there are the mountains of Zijing Mountain and Mopan Mountain. Qing troops were also stationed to prevent the Ming army from attacking important places such as Daling River Fort.
Soon, Huang Taiji and others arrived at the mountain city. It was not a very big place, about two hundred steps long from east to west, and about one or seventy steps wide from north to south. The city walls were all built with stones, and the city only had one gate, the east gate. On the top of the city, a large dragon flag with a height of more than ten feet was sounding in the wind in the city.
Because this mountain city serves as Huang Taiji's camp, the city has been decorated. Especially the original garrison hall in the city, where the slave chief Tai Chi stayed, the room was replaced with huanghuali tables and chairs, the floor was covered with thick fine wool carpets, and the walls were hung with colorful tapestries symbolizing Manchu totems. , looks magnificent.
After Huang Taiji entered the palace, he sat high on a wide chair inlaid with gems and gold. With sharp eyes, he looked down at the crowds of Manchu and Qing ministers on both sides below.
In this war, except for Sony and a few Bakshis who stayed in Shengjing, the rest of the Manchu, Mongolian, and Han banner ministers all accompanied Huang Taiji on the expedition. It can be said that Huang Taiji had put all the chips of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties on the gambling table. Success or failure depends on this!
Seeing the emperor's serious expression, everyone stood in line according to their identities of Manchu, Mongolian and Han.
Although Huang Taiji at this time preached that Manchu and Han were one and Manchu and Mongolian were one family, in fact, even the status of each banner among the Eight Manchu Banners was different, let alone the Eight Han Banners and the Eight Mongolian Banners.
At this time, the Manchu Eight Banners are arranged in the order of yellow, yellow, white, blue, white, red, red and blue, and the flag owners of each flag also stand in line.
As for the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners, before the Mongolian and Han Eight Banners were established, they were the subjects of the Eight Banners Manchuria. To put it bluntly, they were just slaves.
After the Qing army suffered a loss at the hands of Liu Yan, Huang Taiji paid more attention to the separation of the Eight Banners of Mongolia and Han from the Eight Banners of Manchuria, as well as subsequent rectification matters, hoping to increase the strength and strength of the Qing army.
But even so, the subordinate relationships of Gushan Ezhen and Meilezhangjing of the Eight Banners of Mongolia and Han to the original Eight Banners Manchu banner masters, princes, princes, and Baylors are still intact, and have not been slightly affected by this. change.
At this time, in the house, a total of twenty-four banner leaders from Manchu, Mongolian and Han Dynasty, Gushan Ezhen all arrived.
On the Manba Banner side, the leader of the Zhenghuang Banner, Gushan'e Zhen'ashan, the leader of the Xianghuang Banner, Gushan'e Zhenbaoyintu, the leader of the Zhengbai Banner, Gushan'e Zhendorgun, the leader of the Xianglan Banner, Gushan'e E Zhen Jier Harang, the leader of the red flag, E Zhen Dudu of Gu Shan, the leader of the white flag, Zhen Du Duo of Gu Shan E, and Zhen Hao Ge of Zheng Lan, the leader of Gu Shan E, took their seats one after another.
In addition, the leader of the Zhenghong Banner, Gushan Ezhen, became Daishan again. After some beatings from Huang Taiji, Daishan was now very humble. In addition, Yue Tuo fell ill after he withdrew his troops from the pass and returned to Liaodong. He died, so Daishan's threat to Huang Taiji was reduced a lot, so he returned to take charge of Manzhou Zhenghong Banner.
Rao Yubeile Abatai, who is in charge of three Niulu banners under the Xianglan Banner in Manchuria, and Azig, who is in charge of fifteen Niulu banners under the Xiangbai Banner, are also listed.
On the Mongolian Eight Banners side, the Zhenghuang Banner Gushan'e is Zhen Adai, the Bordered Yellow Flag Gushan'e Zhen Dalai, the Zhenghong Banner Gushan'e Zhenen Getu, the Bordered Red Flag Gushan'e Zhen Buyendai, and the Zhengbai Banner Gushan'e Zhenyi. Worship, Zhen Suna, Gu Shan'e with the inlaid white flag, Zhen Wulai, Gu Shan'e with the Zhenglan flag, and Hu Shibu, the Gu Shan'e with the Zhenglan flag, take their seats one after another.
On the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, the Zhenghuang Banner is the real Geng Zhongming, the Bordered Yellow Banner is the real Ma Guangyuan, the Zhenghong Banner is the real Confucius and Virtue, the Zhenglan Banner is the real Shijingzhu, and the Bordered Red Banner is the real stone pillar. Gushan'e Zhen Liu Zhiyuan, Zhenglan Banner Gushan'e Zhenzu Zerun, and Xiangbai Banner Gushan'e Zhen Wu Shojin sat on their seats respectfully, not daring to breathe.
At this time, the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of the Han Army only had Gushan Ezhen without a banner owner. Their masters were the banner owners of the Manchurian banners. Moreover, among the Eight Mongolian Banners, only four of them, Adai, Engetu, Buyendai, and Dalai, were Mongolians, while the rest were all Manchurians.
Because of Liu Yan's appearance, the Eight Banners Han Army was established much earlier than in history, and the specific traitors were also different from those in history.
In addition, there are also Prince Baylor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and ministers of internal affairs in the house.
For example, the auxiliary generals Gong Adai and Xihan, etc., as well as Zhang Cunren, Zu Kefa, Duan Xuekong, and Sheng Zhong participated in the political affairs of the Imperial Procuratorate.
There are also various Mongolian tribes in outer vassals, such as Tumed Right Banner, Gushan'e Zhen'ermbu Chuhuer, Tumed Left Banner, Gushan'e Zhenshanba, Inner and Outer Karaqin, Chahar, and Horqin Left and Right Middle Banners. , Aohan, Alu banner prince Baylor.
There were even soldiers and horses from various Mongolian banners or tribes in Waizhasak who came to help in the battle. Even Korea sent 10,000 soldiers and horses to flatter the new master, making the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's battle of Jinzhou extremely huge and the troops deployed far away. There are more than the Battle of Songjin in history, and the proportion of firearms among the arms is also higher.
Some people died, but not completely...
