Tashan, Xingshan, Songshan, and the three military fortresses in Jinzhou South are all built on mountains as their names suggest, but in fact the so-called mountains are just small hills. It is more appropriate to call them hills, and Songshan is slightly larger. This is also the reason why Tashan and Xingshan are called castles, and Songshan is called the city.
These three places were once very important military fortresses in the Ningjin defense system that protected Jinzhou City and connected Ningyuan City. However, they were destroyed by fire and turned into ruins during the Songjin Battle. After the Qing army occupied Jinzhou and wanted to advance south, they would not Restoration of these forts.
Subsequently, the southern expedition into the Pass failed, and Dorgon retreated to Jinzhou and faced off with Ningyuan. The two armies faced off, and there was no need or idea to rebuild these fortresses. It was not until Zu Dashou built Tashan Fort and was about to build a camp step by step that Dorgon realized that he could not let Zu Dashou If Dashou succeeds, he must be stationed outside Jinzhou City, so while the Ming army is building Tashan Fort, they send troops to harass and repair Songshan Fort.
While harassing each other, the two sides rushed to repair Tashan and Songshan, then garrisoned troops, and then began to compete for Xingshan. However, because Xingshan was close to Songshan and there were many Qing troops stationed in Songshan, the Qing army took the lead.
But how could Zu Dashou live up to his wish? Over the past few months, he had sent troops to harass him from time to time, and he had fought dozens of battles, big and small, with sudden wins and losses. However, the Xingshan construction period had been delayed again and again. After several months of repairs, it had not been repaired. This made Dorgon very angry. While increasing his troops for emergency repairs, he also increased the harassment of Tashan Fort so that he could not come to hinder the construction. This triggered an increasingly fierce conflict. The troops of both sides were scattered for dozens of miles around. Various pursuits, interceptions, ambushes and reinforcements were staged every day.
In order to prevent the Ming army from destroying Xingshan Fort, the Qing army copied the Ming army's tactics and dug many trenches ten miles away from Xingshan Fort, and deployed hundreds of motorized cavalry around it. They intercepted the Ming army when they encountered it. It was indeed effective, preventing the Ming army from approaching, so the fortifications of Xingshan Fort had to continue construction.
However, the Ming army's harassment continued, even day and night, sometimes small groups sneak attacks and sometimes hundreds of people rushed directly. The Qing army was tired of coping and became angry.
No, Ma Ke's fifty cavalry were detected by the opponent when they were nearly twenty miles away from Xingshan. Soon, several groups of Qing troops came to intercept them from different directions. When several groups of Ming troops further away saw this, how could they He was able to miss these opportunities and rushed over with his horse howling. He might not be able to help much, but at least he could hold back some of their troops. Sure enough, the Qing army had to divide their troops to intercept them, and in the blink of an eye, several of Ma Ke's troops had already rushed forward. Come over, there are only a few dozen Tatar cavalry on the opposite side, and the strength of both sides is equal.
And the attitude is also the same, that is, without a word of bullshit, he started to draw his bow twenty steps away, and after ten steps, he charged with a sword. Go ahead and scold the guy next door. Marco opened his bow and knocked down two cavalry behind the formation, but his subordinate When the Tatars were fighting at close quarters, they also rushed over on horseback. This once one of the best warriors in the Ming Dynasty had murderous intent. He yelled and cursed loudly and slashed at them with a knife.
Those who can serve as personal soldiers are only one in a hundred strong soldiers. The fifty cavalry under Marco's command rushed into the opponent's formation in the blink of an eye and fought with swords. The opponent's cavalry was not good at fighting, and there was no weak one who could be sent to the front line. The soldiers are all fierce warriors who have fought in hundreds of battles. Both sides have equal strength and fighting strength. It is difficult to kill each other at once. However, I see the two sides running rampant with their horses and slashing with their swords. From time to time, some people scream and fall off their horses...
Ma Ke chopped down the two of them and was hit several times by knives. Fortunately, he was protected by his armor and was not seriously injured, but he was already bleeding. His horse was also hit by several knives. It kept roaring and running around. Ma Ke took the opportunity to slash, appearing brave. The unparalleled strength is like a general from heaven descending to earth, shocking the Tatar soldiers. Who is this general? How could he be so fierce!
Just when I felt timid, I suddenly saw dark clouds approaching in the distance. I took a closer look and saw that there was a large group of people coming from the other side, so I had the intention to retreat. I knew that if I was held back for a while, I would not be able to leave. , so he whistled and retreated while fighting, trying to lead Marco into the trench trap.
Ma Ke was on the verge of killing. How could he be allowed to leave so easily? He led his troops to hold on tightly and chased him for five or six miles. The enemy fled with more than 20 horses and lost nearly half of them. Ma Ke then reined in his horse and shouted. He stopped his pursuit, looked around, and saw that there were still several pursuits in the distance. Knowing that Zu Dashou's men were leading the Tatar stragglers to investigate, he ordered his men to go and assist.
After another chase, the Tatars retreated and killed all the wounded Tatar prisoners. After counting the damage, more than ten of our own were killed, and everyone was injured. However, in one fell swoop, they defeated the enemy and beheaded more than thirty of them. Their morale was greatly shaken!
When his subordinates were cheering and cheering, they suddenly saw a group of people and horses rushing from the direction of Xingshan. There were only a few or more than a hundred riders. The faces of everyone became solemn. If they came first, they were not afraid, but now they had already fought a big battle and their strength was exhausted. How strong the opponent's troops are, I'm afraid...
Then he heard the sound of horse hoofbeats from behind, turned his head and saw Tu Yuan approaching on horseback: "General Ma, please take a break, it's time for me to look for confidence." Ma Ke laughed and said, "I will raid the formation for General Tu." .
"That's a good relationship." Tu Yuan approached, looking into the distance with murderous intent: "I'll take the heads of these dog Tatars and exchange them for wine."
"Okay, it depends on General Tu whether you can drink tonight." Ma Ke patted his horse and walked with him. Looking around, he saw that Tu Yuan could not lead more than a hundred people. He couldn't help but be surprised. Three hundred people from the Black Tiger Camp Half of Qi Hesheng was missing, and Chang Yu and others were also missing, so he looked around for him, but there was no trace of him.
"Stop looking, the Governor has gone to steal the chickens." Tu Yuan knew what he was thinking: "The Governor said, let's just kill people in front."
Steal a chicken? Ma Ke was confused for a moment, wondering why the eunuch suddenly became interested in stealing chickens at this juncture. He was not like Tu Yuan and others who followed Chang Yu every day and learned many later terms.
But soon, Marco realized that he was afraid that the chicken thief was not really stealing someone's chicken, but probably stealing the Tatar's yard.
Besides, after the Qing army that intercepted Ma Ke was defeated, it immediately returned to Xingshan Fort. At this time, the general here also got the news that there was a Ming army with hundreds of cavalry heading here, with a menacing attack and had already launched. Dozens of cavalry vanguards started fighting with their own interceptors.
The commander-in-chief of the Qing army in Xingshan is Wu Bashi. Do you think this person is familiar to you? Yes, Zu Dashou's subordinate Wu Bashi was the deputy general who guarded the outer city of Jinzhou. He was a Mongolian, and he was at the peak of the war. During the fierce battle, he led 6,000 Mongolians under his command to suddenly surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and his ancestor Dashou and Jinzhou City were destroyed forever.
After this guy surrendered, he was assigned a white flag and was granted the title of third-class bodyguard.
Duduo wanted to repair the Xingshan Fort. Naturally, he would not use his direct troops for such a tiring and life-threatening job. They were all the Japs who surrendered back then. The Han people were responsible for carrying bricks and stones to repair the city, while the Mongols were responsible for the defense. These Mongolians Let Ubash take charge. Oh, this guy is also called Ubash.
Many people will wonder if this person is on the front line, aren't they afraid of him rebelling again?
Not only was Dorgon not afraid, he actually did it deliberately.
Mongolia was already under the rule of the Qing court at this time, and their status was higher than that of the Han people. They had a favorable impression of the Qing court than the Ming court. Moreover, Wu Bash made Zu Dashou hate him to the bone because of his betrayal in battle, and Wu Bash also Knowing that even if he surrendered to the Ming court, he would be dead, so he was very dedicated to the Qing court at that time.
This is actually the same as Chang Yu asking Gao Jie to guard the Yellow River defense line.
Gao Jie and Li Zicheng are irresolvable rivals, as is Wu Bashi and Zu Dashou.
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