There were no stars in the sky, and the night wind was strong, blowing sand and gravel. The soldiers were a little tired after the battle, but their mood was very high. Tu Yuan and others listened to Chang Yu's casual words about the sneak attack on the enemy's reinforcements, and sighed with emotion. And excited.
"Duke, do you know who is garrisoning Songshan City? It's Ao Bai." Tu Yuan said casually. Chang Yu couldn't help being surprised and murmured: "No wonder the bones are so hard."
The army he attacked just now had nearly a thousand soldiers and horses, but the cavalry was only two to three hundred, and the rest were all infantry. Logically speaking, he used the cavalry to attack in a surprise attack. It should be that he would defeat the melons with a single blow. In fact, when he first attacked, the enemy army He was indeed in a panic, but he did not flee immediately, and he even started to fight back after a while. Although he was held down and beaten by Chang Yu from beginning to end, he kept holding on and did not collapse. Of course, this kind of strength would be in vain, if it weren't for the defender on Songshan Mountain. If the soldiers notice something strange and send troops to rush for reinforcements, they will eventually be defeated by Chang Yu.
However, it was too close to Songshan, so Chang Yu didn't dare to fight. After killing him for a while, he withdrew. Although he killed more than 200 of the opponent, he also lost nearly 40 brothers. On the way back, he was still surprised by this force of soldiers and horses. Why is it so hard?
Although he knew that the other party would send strong soldiers to besiege the Black Tiger Battalion when they heard about it appearing in Xingshan Fort, the strength of this force was beyond Chang Yu's expectation. At this time, he suddenly realized that the commander of Songshan was Ao Bai.
There are no weak soldiers under a strong general. As the most powerful general in the Qing Dynasty, Obai's men are also very tough. They are all battle-hardened soldiers. Their bravery is not inferior to that of Ningyuan's army, and they are no less generous against the Dongchang guards!
Therefore, even under the sudden attack by Chang Yu, relying on the superior strength of the troops, he was not defeated in one blow. He gritted his teeth and gritted his teeth. If ordinary soldiers and horses had already abandoned their helmets and fled in all directions.
The lights in Songshan City are brightly lit, and the enslaved Korean soldiers are still carrying bricks and stones, building houses and fortifications. There are soldiers patrolling all around. There are clear posts and secret posts on the mountainside. The commander has given orders to put the entire fort on alert.
The coach is Ao Bai.
At the beginning of last year, Dorgon wanted to take advantage of Li Zicheng's Eastern Expedition to lead his army into the pass to steal chickens. However, the chickens failed and a lot of rice was broken off. Aobai was seriously injured by Ming army firearms and was dying.
Even he thought he wouldn't survive, but maybe God didn't want him to die yet, so he miraculously survived. But under normal circumstances, even if he was lucky enough to survive, Dorgon might still find a way to kill him. he.
But that won't work now.
When he was short of major generals, it was in his best interests to have Obai alive, as he could both resist the Ming army and contain Hauge.
So Ao Bai was sent to the front line, sitting in Songshan and responsible for building fortifications and resisting the Ming army's advance!
Nowadays, the internal struggle within the Qing court is very fierce, but Obai also knows that he can't help much at this time, and it is beyond his control, so he concentrates his energy on the war. If he makes a great contribution, he can also help Hauge.
He knew that his opponent was Zu Dashou, a former defeated general. However, he did not have any contempt for Zu Dashou, and even admired him very much.
As an old rival for many years, Obai is familiar with Zu Dashou's tactics and has already studied him thoroughly. This old dog is a sure bet!
As steady as an old dog!
To deal with such an opponent, first disrupt his position.
At first, Zu Dashou rushed to repair Tashan Fort. As soon as he started construction, Dorgon realized what he was going to do and immediately asked Obai to repair Songshan Fort. Obai knew that if he started construction, Zu Dashou would definitely come to harass him, so then He struck first to gain strength, so when Zu Dashou was rushing to repair Tashan, he sent troops to harass him again and again, so that he had no time to disturb the Songshan project.
This move is indeed effective. First of all, Songshan is very close to Jinzhou, and the army can be dispatched at any time. The main force of the Ming army is several dozen miles from Ningyuan to Tashan, and it is almost two hundred miles to Songshan. Zu Dashou can at most take care of Tashan and resist The Qing army's attack on Tashan was unable to make a long-distance attack on Songshan. What's more, at that time, he had just returned to Ningyuan and had just taken over the military power, so he was not able to take advantage of many things.
In this way, Zu Dashou knew that the Qing army was rushing to repair and occupy Songshan Fort, but he could only sigh in despair. Fortunately, he withstood the harassment of the Qing army and completed the Tashan Fort. The next step was to seize Xingshan Fort, but in the end it was the Qing army. Occupying the geographical advantage (Xingshan and Songshan are very close to each other), you can take the lead, but at this time, Zu Dashou cannot let the Qing army do what they want. Although you take the lead, you must not be allowed to complete the task.
Then the two armies were at odds for several months. The Qing army repaired it, while the Ming army demolished it. After several months of demolition and repair, it was still an unfinished project.
But this was all part of Obai's plan. Songshan is a big castle. Once it's repaired, it will become the southern barrier of Jinzhou. As for the Xingshan Castle under your nose, it's useless. It doesn't matter if you want it or not. Even if it's repaired, it'll be useless at most. It was just an outpost, and the reason why he occupied it was to draw the conflict out, tearing up the front, and then working overtime to improve Songshan's fortifications behind.
So in the past few months, Wu Bashi fought dozens of battles with the Ming army in Xingshan Fort. There were losses and losses, but winning or losing was not a big deal to Obai. If he won, he would take it. If he lost, he would take it. Once the Ming army was defeated, they would withdraw and wait for the Ming army to leave before occupying it. They never sent troops to reinforce Wu Bashi because of the defeat. There was no need. If they lost, they could just withdraw and rest. It was expected that the Ming army would be unable to do so at this time. A large-scale attack on Songshan made them exhausted and exhausted Xingshan.
This kind of coping method was greatly praised by Dorgon.
It went on like this until a month ago, when I was shocked to hear that the great eunuch had arrived in Ningyuan.
At this time, Obai's heart suddenly lifted.
Ningyuan was defeated, and the pass was a disastrous defeat. The two disastrous defeats last year had left an indelible shadow on the Qing army. Facing Zu Dashou, an old opponent whom he had studied thoroughly, although Obai could not say that he could handle it with ease, he was not afraid. , but the great eunuch is different. In the past two years, what he has done is really shocking. He has almost settled all the internal conflicts that have plagued the Ming court for more than ten years. The dying Ming court is actually in his hands. And came back to life.
Who dares to underestimate this ability, not to mention the shadow of two disastrous defeats.
This eunuch is not a good person. He is full of bad intentions. He will cause trouble when he comes to the border. Is it possible that the Ming Dynasty really wants to launch an attack in winter?
So impatient, are they ready?
As the pillar of the Ming court and a thorn in the side of the Qing court, Chang Yu naturally attracted Dorgon's attention and nervousness when he arrived at the border. While gathering the generals to discuss preparations for war, they were also thinking about how to plot against this eunuch.
Everyone has weaknesses. As an opponent, Dorgon has been studying this opponent for the past two years. This invincible and evil-minded eunuch also has his weaknesses, that is, he likes to run around and take risks.
Now that this guy has come to Ningyuan, he will rarely wander around the front line because of his urine, so Dorgon made a plan. Guangsa spies kept an eye on Ningyuan and sent out several assassination teams. As long as this guy Get rid of him at all costs after leaving Ningyuan City. If you can ambush and assassinate him, you can assassinate him. If you can't, you can be surrounded by a large army. Anyway, you have to kill him no matter what. Once this guy is killed, the Qing court has nothing to worry about, and the Ming court has nothing to fear!
Therefore, Qing army spies were all over Ningyuan during this period. On the bright side, Obai also took the initiative to send people to Tashan Fort to harass many times just to find out the truth and to catch people's tongues.
However, after some troubles, I found that the eunuch has been in Ningyuan City for more than a month. He occasionally goes out to hunt in the city and is accompanied by a large army. The assassination team has no chance to get close. In the past, it was to die. It is unrealistic to send a large army to besiege outside Ningyuan City. They are two hundred years apart. Here, he would have already entered the city when the army arrived. Besides, if your army dared to come, the tens of thousands of troops in Ningyuan City would be just decorations.
However, I got a piece of unreliable information from several Ming army officials. Zu Dashou and Ma Ke may be in Tashan Fort. Should they send a large army to attack Tashan Fort? Dorgon's generals argued endlessly about this.
In the end, it was rejected because the intelligence was uncertain and could only be a fraud. Secondly, if a large army was sent to attack Tashan Fort, a war would be launched in advance. At this time, Dorgon did not want to start a war immediately. He was not prepared enough. He thought Let’s wait until we get through this winter.
It has been put on hold for now.
Until noon today, Obai received intelligence that two battalions under the great eunuch had come out of Ningyuan City and headed straight for Tashan Fort. This news surprised him greatly.
he came?
He came with such a big fanfare. Did he not know that we were plotting against them?
The situation was unclear, so Obai did not dare to take action without permission. He sent people to report to Dorgon and asked others to inquire further.
The news came again in the evening. Three hundred cavalry from the Black Tiger Battalion came towards Xingshan Fort. It was unclear whether the chief eunuch was in the army.
Ao Bai sneered after hearing this. This dog eunuch is really determined to retaliate. Yesterday, they just ambushed the Ming army's grain and grass cart under their noses. The dog eunuch couldn't calm down and wanted to come over to find trouble in person. It was obvious that he was going now. He took charge of Tashan Fort and ordered the Black Tiger Camp to attack Tashan Fort to vent his hatred. Of course, he did not rule out the possibility of spreading suspicion to make himself think that he had gone to Tashan Fort, but in fact he led his team there in person.
But whether you come or not, I will definitely take over the Black Tiger Camp!
He guessed that Black Tiger Camp was going to Xingshan to vent its hatred instead of coming to Songshan to look for trouble. The reason was very simple. Songshan Fort was big, with a city and heavy troops. No matter how brave your Black Tiger Camp was, you only had more than 300 people. I have four people here. There are more than a thousand people, and you will be exhausted even if you are tired. No matter how brave you are, who the hell is a good person? Besides, I will not go down the mountain to beat you. I am nesting in the city on the mountain, what can you do?
But there is still a lot to be done with the 300 soldiers of the Black Tiger Camp to attack Xingshan Fort. After all, the military advantage there is not obvious, and there are not many good defensive fortifications. In the past, the people of Zu Dashou could repel Wu Bashi, let alone the black ones. Tiger Camp is such a powerful army, and this time only Wu Bashi will suffer a big loss.
But I couldn't bear to let the child trap the wolf. If I could eat the Black Tiger Camp, it would be worth losing all the hundreds of people like Wu Bashi! At this time, Obai had already used Wu Bashi as bait in his heart. As long as they held the Black Tiger Camp and held the Black Tiger Camp, it would be done as soon as the reinforcements arrived.
