In April of summer, when the snow melts for the first time, the entire Northeast is suddenly filled with birds and flowers, and swamp traps are everywhere, making it a happy paradise for animals.
In Liaodong, thirty miles north of Kaiyuan City, a large force of 50,000 Beijing troops gathered here one after another.
As early as last year, they left more than 20,000 people to defend Kaiyuan Fort, and continued to build the fortress with tens of thousands of civilians. They continued to build and built a large-scale grain storage area.
Gunpowder, equipment and other materials sufficient to support 200,000 people, even in heavy snow weather, will be continuously pulled northward by sleds to fill this giant fortress.
Due to design needs, Kaiyuan City is constantly expanding:
There are barracks housing hundreds of thousands of troops and tens of thousands of civilians, the city fortifications are fully manned by tens of thousands of people, and there are hundreds of granaries and gunpowder warehouses that are several feet deep underground.
Jia Yan's original rear camp was marching thirty miles away. After receiving the military order, he retreated ten miles to make a gesture, then stopped and found a higher place to set up camp.
Shi Jinbao, who was walking side by side with him, naturally did not neglect it after hearing his persuasion. He stopped nearby and refused to go too far.
On the third day, news came from the Chinese army's fast horses that the enemy's cavalry, with an unknown number but more than 10,000 riders, had approached the rear from the eastern mountainous area.
"Brother Shi, you still have the foresight!"
Shi Jinbao shook his head, with a bit of regret: "Jian Nu's response is quite fast, otherwise we would have received some meritorious service."
“Caution is the important thing.”
Jia Yan nodded: "With so many of us gathered here, Jiannu is not a fool. He must be prepared. Let's just follow the command."
Shi Jinbao also gathered his troops and formed a camp to serve as the forward stronghold of the army.
He looked at Jia Yan's cautious appearance and couldn't help but nodded: "Looking at Brother Jia's situation, although he is a little timid, he can save his life, so that his wealth can be extended."
In the past year, he has been reckless and meddlesome, thinking of having a big battle, a hearty victory, and the title of earl. It is precisely because of this that he fell into the trap of luring the enemy. Thanks to this future in-law, he saved he.
This marriage is indeed the right thing to do.
He felt cruel in his heart, even if the son-in-law was a loser, he still had to marry his daughter off, otherwise he would be deprived of his life-saving grace.
At this time, the person taking command was Chen Yongfu.
Among the three giants in Liaodong, Li Jiwu has achieved full success after taking over western Liaoning. Moreover, he is not as good as Chen Yongfu in commanding large-scale troops.
Although Wu Sangui was also granted the title of Duke, his qualifications alone made him unable to assume the responsibility of commander-in-chief.
It was logical that Chen Yongfu took over the command of the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty.
Because of this, he concentrated all the soldiers in the Beijing camp in Liaodong in Kaiyuan, and then slowly pushed northward, annihilating the remaining Manchus in Jilin in one fell swoop.
Seventy thousand elite troops were enough to completely end the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
In addition to sufficient money and food, Chen Yongfu's greatest confidence was the blockade of the Manchus.
Whether it was food, cloth, silk, salt, iron, or even gunpowder and other strategic materials, an airtight blockade was formed with Kaiyuan City as the center.
Nearly a million Manchus were in the Northeast, lingering for a long time. It was possible to survive, but scarce war supplies were scarce.
Therefore, in the past few months, many tribes have braved the heavy snow to move south to surrender, and many Eight Banners nobles have also defected to the south.
And more people are acting as internal responders, preparing to cooperate internally and externally to end this rebellion.
That's right, the Manchus' entry into the Pass was defined as rebellion, not annihilation of the country. This was the unanimous decision of the imperial court.
After all, the Jurchens in Jianzhou have been officials for generations. Even if they are officials, they are still ministers.
The news of the Manchu and Qing rash attacks reached Kaiyuan City.
Li Yingren hurriedly asked: "My lord, have you given orders to prepare for war?"
Chen Yongfu said calmly: "Don't worry, this enemy cavalry will not attack us casually."
Li Yingren said doubtfully: "Then they come..."
Chen Yongfu put his hands behind his back and said: "The news said it was more than 10,000, but it didn't say more than 30,000 or 50,000. That means they are not here to attack our unit. Their purpose is to wait for us to send reinforcements before looking for fighter planes to eat away... …
"As you all know, we don't have many cavalry, but it's best to break the formation when the infantry is marching into formation."
The generals bowed in obedience.
The few Ming troops acting as the vanguard had no choice but to respond when they received the news that they were stationed on the spot.
It was a quiet night, but Jia Yan knew that enemy soldiers were approaching and were expected to appear nearby tomorrow morning.
The military camp built of rough trees makes it difficult for people to live in peace no matter how they look.
The soldiers who were not on duty had rested early. At this time, even the soldiers standing guard in the Chinese army were standing or sitting.
Jia Yan looked out from the open tent and saw a soldier sitting next to the fire, immersed in a needle and thread, silently sewing his clothes.
The soldier was very strong. Although his face was weathered and he looked very big, he knew that he was only a few years older than his son.
Jia Yan stretched out his hand to rub his neck and walked to the fire: "How can you do this? When you get back, marry a wife as soon as possible. The big men can only wield swords and guns."
"Hey, there's nothing we can do!"
As a soldier, the young man was very rude. He shook his head and said, "It has only been more than two years since I joined the army and I have arrived in Liaodong. I still have time to marry my mother-in-law."
"Yeah, you came at a perfect time."
Jia Yan understood that this young man was recruited from the capital and came to Liaodong after half a year of training. He had a well-established background in the capital camp.
This is what the Beijing camp has said in recent years.
He can speak Mandarin, is from Beijing, and was recruited from a good family. He trained in the new military camp for more than half a year and was transferred directly to the Beijing camp.
It is said that these people are more trusted by the emperor.
It is precisely because of this that half of the soldiers and horses in Liaodong are these new soldiers who came to sharpen their skills.
After grinding for a year or two, he became a veteran.
The next day, the Qing army arrived in Kaiyuan. In front of them, there was only one camp.
Azig looked at the momentum in front and said from the tidy military appearance: "The number of enemies is only one-third of ours, but this is a fierce battle."
Although there were only ten thousand people in front of them, it was comparable to twenty or thirty thousand.
Obai said: "The Ming army arrived here first, why didn't they choose the mountain we occupy instead of the area opposite?"
Azig didn't understand it at all and just said: "The opposite side is open, so we can have a good fight!"
Sure enough, when the Ming army saw the Qing army arriving, they immediately marched out of the military camp and arranged a battle formation, which shocked the Qing army.
Azig was flustered, and for a moment he had no idea.
He turned to look at Obai, who was eager to try, which actually made his heart cool down.
"withdraw--"
"Why is this? It's not easy to fight."
"The Ming army is well prepared. As the vanguard, we should not act randomly until the large forces gather together."
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