Chapter 361 Trapped in Jubao Mountain
Just as Song Che was riding his horse to Jubao Mountain, the sound of cannons and gunshots came one after another behind him.
The scene was chaotic for a while.
When even Song Che himself felt that it was impossible for Li Xiukuan's 25th Brigade to withdraw completely, Li Xiukuan himself appeared in front of him.
"How's it going?"
Li Xiukuan was a little embarrassed: "When our unit was about to arrive at Jubao Gate, we encountered a warning from the servants of the Jinshan Marquis Mansion, and then we were attacked by artillery fire from Jubao Gate, losing dozens of people."
Song Che was quite worried about Pu Xiang's safety: "Where is the servant?"
"Been shot to death..."
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Song Che let out a long breath, and then said: "Qin Liangyu once ambushed the prince and Li Wanchang at Yuhuatai. Now we can only hold Jubao Mountain temporarily. Where are the artillery?"
"Three gates lost..."
"Construct trench positions from the foot of the mountain to allow the troops to move quickly. If they rush to attack the mountain, they will be unable to eat and walk around."
Attacking mountains has always been about selective losses, especially attacking from the top. The Boshu Rebellion took a long time to pacify because it was too difficult to attack mountains.
"Send out the dead soldiers and be sure to tell the prince about Li Wanchang's fire and us..."
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In the famous Battle of Shangganling that year, the United Nations army used artillery to plow the entire Shangganling highland several times, but the position was still in the hands of two companies of our volunteer army. It was not about how powerful the millet and rifles were, but the trench position of our army. ..
Jubaoshan is a majestic mountain. After escaping into the mountain, Song Che used Yuhuatai as his command post, dismantled the Shenwu artillery and a small number of field artillery, and carried them on the Yuhuatai viewing platform by sergeants.
The firing angle of the artillery from top to bottom is enough to cover the entire foot of the mountain, and from the bottom to the top of the mountain, the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Division are building trench positions along the way, winding and twisting like a mountain to reclaim wasteland.
"Military seat," Li Xiukuan approached Song Che: "The troops of the 27th Brigade are building positions towards Yuhuatai. If Li Wanchang is determined to fight us, our troops will hold on for up to five days."
It's not that their fighting power is incompetent, but that five days is the limit of military rations. If it exceeds five days, they can only kill war horses and eat tree bark and grass roots.
Song Che put down his telescope and said: "There are temples on the east, west and north hills of Jubao Mountain. If reinforcements don't arrive on the fourth day, then we will rob the temples of food."
The temples in the early Ming Dynasty were cleaned up by Emperor Taizu, and they were restored to life after Emperor Chengzu was in trouble. The temples on the top of the three directions of Jubao Mountain all had their own cultivated land. In addition to being self-sufficient, there were also donations from pilgrims. Although Nanjing changed hands, The Chongde court did not attack the temple.
Li Xiukuan was also a ruthless person. During the Gaizhou landing battle, he was the only one alive in the flag headquarters where he served. Bravery was not an issue. When he heard that the temple was about to be robbed, he immediately turned cold and said: "Don't worry, those monks." Can’t run away.”
"The enemy is about to attack..."
Li Xiukuan set up his headquarters at the forward position of the 25th Brigade. He put down his telescope and said viciously: "Damn it, I suffered a big loss earlier, now I'm going to give you a try." , don’t think that all of us Liang Fan are conciliatory;
Prepare the forward position and wait until the enemy is within a hundred paces before firing. "
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"Master Marquis, there are soldiers outside the house."
There is a long knife next to Puxiang's coffee table, and he is also wearing a protective plate armor made by Liangfan: "Are you prepared?"
The head of the servant team nodded: "The muskets are ready, and there are also a lot of grenades. If they want to attack by force, they should be able to block them for a while, and then cover the Marquis' retreat."
"Has anyone gone?"
"I reported the news before taking action. The Duke of Wei's mansion will be closely monitored. Now we can only see whether the Marquis of Yingyang can succeed."
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Yang Can also had a gloomy face at this moment. He was half a dude, but now was the time to take sides. He knew that moment had come after he received Pu Xiang's letter.
The head of the servant team walked into his study: "Master Marquis, you are ready."
Yang Can looked up at him and said, "You must bring your words to me. Remember, you must be careful. If..."
"The little one understands that if the little one is caught, he will definitely kill himself."
Yang Can handed him a small pill: "Once this is successful, your wealth will be indispensable in the future. I will definitely win a position for you in front of King Liang."
The leader of the servant team thanked En and left. Yang Can stood up and looked at his back, and then murmured: "It's no good if you don't take sides. Now that Liang Fan occupies half of the world, who does this Nanjing belong to?"
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Chen Cao was woken up in the middle of the night. There must be something important, otherwise Zhao Xin would not be so ignorant.
"Your Majesty, Commander Song is trapped in Nanjing."
Chen Cao sat up in excitement, then covered Zhao Minji who was sleeping outside him with a quilt, and walked out of the room: "Where is he?"
When they arrived at the lobby, Chen Cao saw someone sitting on a chair. Seeing Chen Cao coming, the head of the servant team stood up and clasped his fists: "I have met His Highness Prince Liang. I am the servant of Yingyang Hou Mansion. I am here to serve you." My Marquis ordered us to report that Li Wanchang deceived Commander Song into entering the city, but the plot was discovered by the Marquis of Jinshan, and the plan failed, and Commander Song led his troops to besiege Jubaoshan."
"You have merit," Chen Cao nodded: "I will remember it and go down to rest first. Zhao Xin, please summon people immediately."
After the leaders of each army arrived at the camp, Chen Cao had already discussed with Tang Kainian for a long time. After several important generals arrived, Chen Cao said: "Li Wanchang encircled Song Che. Now Song Che is leading his troops to besiege Jubaoshan. The person who reported the news Arriving from Nanjing on horseback, two days have passed. It would be a long night and many dreams, so I decided to lead my troops to raid Nanjing;
With the 21st Division of the Longwu Army as the main force, they rushed directly from Dantu to Longtan by boat. From Longtan, they directly attacked Xianhemen. With the 22nd Division as the supplement, they rushed to Qilinmen on horseback and cooperated with the 21st Division's attack. attack. "
Chen Cao knocked on the table: "The rest of the Longwu Army will follow my king to advance."
Everyone stood up and saluted: "Yes..."
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'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
Gunshots were heard one after another, and Li Xiukuan had abandoned the forward position at the foot of the mountain and retreated to the second line of defense, the position line on the mountainside.
Li Wanchang was not far from the foot of the mountain, surrounded by a group of generals.
"The combat effectiveness of Liang Fan's soldiers is indeed not simple..."
Li Mingyuan spoke first.
"It's just to eliminate traitors for the country," Shi Kefa said coldly: "Have you prepared Marshal Li's follow-up measures?"
"Although our army's attack failed, their casualties were not small. Didn't you see that the artillery on Yuhuatai has stopped?" Li Wanchang also raised the telescope, then turned to look at Shi Kefa: "Don't worry, Mr. Shi, contact us people have gone;
There was no need to attack now. They rushed into the mountains in a hurry, and all their supplies and supplies were at Fengtai Gate. Four days had passed and they could not hold on for long. "
"That's right, starve them to death..."
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Yang He couldn't believe his ears, but what he held in his hand was indeed a letter from the false emperor of the Southern Dynasty.
"I don't dare to make the decision on this matter. I have to wait for the Holy Spirit's will to come before I can act. However, the Marquis of Baoding..."
After Meng Si was captured, he was escorted to Nanjing. At this moment, he came as a sincere delivery from Zhu Yousong.
Mao Shi didn't panic at all. He even saw Wang Ziyong, who had fought with him at Dasheng Pass. Fortunately, Wang Jiayin was dead, otherwise Mao Shi would have been worried that he would be humiliated by him.
"Master Yang, although there are hundreds of thousands of troops in Nanjing, Liang Ni's army has good combat effectiveness and is equipped with firearms and equipment. Our army is more than capable of defending. If Liang Ni's reinforcements arrive in Nanjing, I will not dare to guarantee whether Marshal Li can Defend Nanjing City."
There were some signs of a broken pot being spoken, but Yang He also guessed the embarrassing situation in Nanjing, and said: "General Mao, take a rest first. I want to discuss with my subordinates, and wait."
In the Chinese army tent, Yang Qi was the first to speak: "Sir, they were attacked by the soldiers of the Prince of Tang Dynasty from Yuejiang Tower a few days ago, and even reached the inner city wall. Although they were driven out, we can conclude from this The defense force in Nanjing City has been extremely weak. Perhaps as Prince Fu said, the Liang clan owned by Chen Cao are the national traitors. In this case, the descendants of the Zhu family should unanimously deal with the outside world."
Yang Jiamo said: "Zhu Yousong voluntarily gave up his position as a puppet emperor and handed over Nanjing to the governor. The general thought this was a good thing. The army attacked all the way from Shaanxi. It took a long time and the soldiers complained. If we can fight without bloodshed, By entering Nanjing, the merits may outweigh the fact that the supervisor made the decision without authorization."
Both generals under his command agreed with this matter, and Wang Ziyong was somewhat unhappy. After all, he could get rich once he entered Nanjing.
Seeing that Yang He was still hesitant, Yang Qi said again: "Sir, the horse travel between the north and the south will last for at least seven days. It will take more than half a month to go back and forth. If this continues, Nanjing may have fallen into the hands of Liang Ni. It is better to let Zhu Yousong issue a so-called abdication edict first, and then return power to the original Nanjing officials. With this certificate, the boss can order our Qin army to enter Nanjing, and then integrate the original Nanjing garrison, and then deal with it. Liang Ni, if you do this, the imperial court will investigate you in the future, and you will be able to clear yourself of the charge of unauthorized use of power."
All the generals said that Yang Qi's strategy was the most feasible. Yang He thought for a long time, and then thought of Emperor Chongzhen's suspicious and conceited temperament, and then slowly nodded: "For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid this is the only way. Let me wait until I finish writing." Just wait until you sign the memorial. In addition, all ministries are ready. As long as we wait for news from Zhu Yousong, our army will enter Nanjing first."
Mao Shi's visit was not in vain. When Yang He saw him again, he agreed to Zhu Yousong's request, but there were still several prerequisites.
