"Our Kaiyuan Army is marching forward indomitably and is invincible. This time we besiege Hetuala, we must sweep holes and plow the courts, and attack Jiannu in one fell swoop!"
In the early morning of November 19, the second year of Taichang, northwest of Hetuala City, on the banks of the Suzi River.
Liu Zhaosun rode his horse past the Chinese army's formation and roared loudly at the soldiers on horseback.
The horses galloped and exhaled clouds of white air, which quickly dissipated on the plains of Liaodong.
Ping Liaohou's voice spread far away.
On the west bank of the Suzi River, three thousand headquarters soldiers were arranged in a neat square formation, and were about to cross the river to launch a general attack on Hetuala.
More than 10,000 soldiers gathered in the field to form a vast sea of troops. The cavalry battalion sent cavalry to cover the two wings of the square formation, chasing the defeated Eight Banners soldiers who had just fled in the formation battle.
The infantry is divided into three parts from left to right. The numbers and strength of each department are as follows:
On the left is the 2,500-person Fifth Thousand Headquarters. This is the recently established Thousand Headquarters in the Kaiyuan Army. The general is commanded by Shao Jiechun, who has just transferred to the military system.
There are only 300 veterans among the 2,500 people, and the others are all new recruits. Specifically, they are refugees recruited from South Zhili, Shandong and other places in July and August. After three months of intensive training, they have not experienced actual combat. With experience, you will participate in this battle that determines the fate of the slaves.
New soldiers and new generals were used to deal with the Eight Banners of Jiannu. This was not because Liu Zhao and Sun Tuo were strong, but because the Kaiyuan Army was currently stretched thin.
In fact, by November of the second year of Taichang, the Kaiyuan Army had already deployed troops on four fronts, Wendeng, Fushun, and Yehe and Hetuala who were fighting against Jiannu.
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't spare any troops, Liu Zhaosun wouldn't want these new recruits to go to the battlefield.
Compared with the left wing, the center is much stronger. The center is the main Thousand Headquarters of the Kaiyuan Army, which is the Thousand Headquarters personally commanded by Liu Zhaosun.
The 1,000th headquarters is fully staffed with 4,000 people, and most of them are veterans who have experienced the bloody battle of Hunhe River. Whether it is combat strength or loyalty, these veterans have no problems.
The three thousand soldiers of the 2000th Headquarters on the right wing are still commanded by Deng Changxiong. General Deng Qian is calm and mature in fighting. From Saarhu to the present, he has never been defeated. Liu Zhaosun spoke highly of this person and regarded him and Wang Erhu as equals. The backbone of the Kaiyuan Army.
In addition, Wang Zengbin, deputy battalion officer of the cavalry battalion, personally led the cavalry battalion's three thousand troops to reinforce the soldiers and provide flank cover for the three thousand headquarters.
Beilebulhanggu from the west city followed Qi Jin, Wang Erhu and others to attack Yehe City.
As the leader of Ye He, Burhanggu witnessed the entire process when Ye He was destroyed in Jianzhou in the 47th year of Wanli.
Baylor in Xicheng witnessed the brutal slaughter of countless Yehe people. He and Jiefang were forced to flee to Horqin. The war stimulated him so deeply that ordinary people could hardly imagine it.
So when there is an opportunity to regain the old capital of Yehe, Burhanggu will lead his troops to fight back life or death, expel Jiannu from Yehe, and avenge his father and brother.
The Marquis of Pingliao arranged for Burhanggu to stay in Kaiyuan in the north. This Yehe Jurchen, together with Qi Jin, Wang Erhu, Qiao Yiqi, Yuan Chonghuan and others, led eight thousand soldiers and was responsible for the Yehe war on the northern front.
According to Liu Zhaosun's plan, in early November, the northern and southern fronts will launch attacks at the same time, aiming to conquer the cities of Yehe and Hetuala before the year, wipe out Jiannu, massacre the Eight Banners, and allow the soldiers to return to Kaiyuan as soon as possible to celebrate the New Year.
However, when the troops were approaching the city, Liu Zhaosun raised his head and looked at the distant city of Hetuala, but he began to hesitate.
In early November, the original army was harassed by frequent attacks by Jiannu's cavalry and decided to fight a decisive battle with Jiannu to resolve the Liaodong issue once and for all.
On November 3, Liu Zhaosun, Kang Yingqian, Sun Chuanting, Deng Changxiong, Shao Jiechun and others led the main force of the original army and headed south.
After arriving in Fushun, the army took a short rest and then began to approach Hetuala in the southeast.
Houjin hurriedly accepted the challenge, and Azig led 5,000 troops with white flags to confront the Kaiyuan Army in Shangjiahe Town in Fushun and Hetuala.
Under the attack of field artillery and divine fire flying crows, Jiannu Xiangbai Banner collapsed. After the 1,000th headquarters was dispatched, Azig lost hundreds of people and could no longer resist. He fled to Hetuala in a hurry.
Liu Zhaosun saw that the Xiangbai Banner was so weak, so he decided to let the recruits practice, so he asked Shao Jiechun to continue the pursuit with the recruits from the 5000 headquarters.
Shao Jiechun led this group of recruits who had just been trained by the refugees and chased eastward along the avenue.
Unintentionally, he won two more great victories, killing more than two hundred soldiers with white flags, and finally drove Azig back to Hetuala.
"A bunch of rats, no different from the Wenxiang Cult!"
Shao Jiechun looked disdainful. This was his first time leading an army into battle, and he didn't expect to encounter such a weak opponent.
Everyone around laughed. After fighting against Jiannu many times in his life, the fear he felt at the beginning was gone.
Everyone saw with their own eyes that in the bloody battle of Hunhe a year ago, Jiannu was beaten by the Kaiyuan army and was frightened.
More than a year later, the Kaiyuan Army's strength expanded rapidly, its number of soldiers expanded to three or four times, and its strength approached 20,000. It is strange that the Tatars are not afraid of them!
At this moment, a worried voice came from the crowd. Liu Zhao and Sun Xunxun looked out. It was Sun Chuanting of the Fushun Army Preparation Road.
"The terrain of Hetuala is quite high, ten feet above the river. The east bank of the Suzi River is crisscrossed with ditches and broken terrain, making it inconvenient for the army to deploy. All the enemy troops retreated into the city and fired arrows and muskets from a high position. Our army may have suffered heavy casualties! Our army may have suffered heavy casualties! The food and fodder we have is only enough to support the five-day field battle. If we cannot defeat Jiannu as soon as possible, the army will be in danger!"
In order to support Kaiyuan's tens of thousands of decisive battles in southern Liaoning, Sun Chuanting emptied Fushun City under his rule of food and grass that had been stored for a long time.
Despite this, the food and fodder for the army was still far from enough.
Kang Yingqian looked up at Sun Chuanting, his face a little unhappy.
Along the way, Sun Baigu always talked about his mother-in-law and mother, pouring cold water on everyone every now and then. The army will attack the city soon, but Sun is still mumbling.
Kang Yingqian suspected that the young Jinshi had selfish motives and was afraid that the army would consume too much in Fushun.
Kang Yingqian's eyes were filled with fire, and he suppressed his anger. Anyone who dared to stop him from making great achievements, or who dared to stop Liu Zhaosun from rebelling and proclaiming himself emperor, would be Kang Yingqian's enemy.
"Lord Sun, what you said is wrong! The current situation in Liaodong is that the time, place and people are favorable. The time, place and people are all ours. I have food and build slaves. I have strong soldiers and build slaves. I have people and people and build slaves. Slaves and thieves. Owner, it’s just a mere geographical advantage. Having said that, the city of Hetuala is low and shallow, not even comparable to Shaoxing County, so why worry, this battle will be the battle for the title of Marquis of Ping Liao, no one can delay it!!”
Shao Jiechun rode his horse up to Marquis Pingliao, raised his whip and pointed at the North City wall, turned around and smiled at Sun Chuanting:
"Master Sun, why should you increase other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige? If the old slave was here, the Tatars might be able to fight trapped animals. Now, hahaha, Huang Taiji didn't even rescue Ye Hecheng. It can be seen that the situation is at the end of the road. This time If we don’t fight, will we have to wait for them to catch their breath next spring?”
Just as Sun Chuanting was about to speak, Wang Zengbin, deputy battalion officer of the cavalry battalion, took over and said with an unruly look:
"The last general led 3,000 cavalry and chased them all the way from Fushun. They killed the soldiers with white flags and discarded their helmets and armor. Even Bagala was killed a lot, but not a few Jiannu cavalry resisted. They all said that Jiannu cavalry were soldiers. "Howling like the wind, powerful like a sudden rain", bullshit! There is a snowstorm in Mongolia this autumn, and the foreign horses are not even enough for me, so of course they are not sold to the slaves."
Sun Chuanting remained silent. He had stayed in Fushun for a year, which was the closest to Hetuala and knew the most about Huang Taiji, which was more than two hundred miles away.
Sun Chuanting judged that this was almost like a rout with a white flag, and it should be to lure Kaiyuan's lone army to go deeper, and finally concentrate the troops to launch a counterattack somewhere.
But no one could listen to his words.
Liu Zhaosun raised his head, scanned the crowd, and waved his hand to the civil and military officials, which calmed the dispute.
"Huang Taiji is immortal, and I am restless. Next year, Kaiyuan will continue to operate Shandong and march into the southwest. By then, the main force of the soldiers will be dispatched, leaving a bad wolf in the backyard of Liaodong. Will you feel at ease on the front line?"
"Sooner or later, I will destroy the Jiannu. Huang Taiji is constantly strengthening his strength. In this battle, it is better to fight it late than to fight it early. Let's stop arguing and pass on my order!"
The group of people immediately stopped talking, and there was silence all around.
"Order the artillery to start attacking! The cavalry is responsible for covering!"
"The walls of Hetuala are thin and cannot block our artillery. After the bombardment, the auxiliary soldiers pushed the ladder truck and shield truck forward, and the gunmen and archers followed up and fired a volley. After killing the defenders at the top of the city, the sword and shield men You can go to the city and fight!"
"During the siege, the first one to climb (the first to climb the enemy's wall) will be promoted to three levels and will be rewarded by the entire army!"
Sun Chuanting still wanted to persuade. At this time, the Chinese military command flag tilted forward slightly, the golden drum beat, and the majestic drum beat sounded in the gray and gloomy Liaodong sky.
The marching drums sounded, and the flags of all the headquarters and generals pointed forward at the same time.
Groups of cavalry roared past the artillery flanks, clearing the broken troops surrounded by white flags around the battlefield.
The artillery camp sounded the piercing sound of the suona, and the stocky gunners pushed the artillery cart hard from behind. The horses dragged the four-pound, six-pound, and eight-pound field guns slowly towards the Suzi River.
It was extremely cold in Liaodong in November. The Suzi River in front of us was completely frozen. It was perfectly fine for people to step on it. The thick river ice could even support carriages traveling on it.
Under the banner of the Chinese army, which was seven feet high, Liu Zhaosun reined in his horse and stood, raising his head and looking towards the city of Hetuala on the east bank, and at the artillery and cavalry crossing the river.
He was only one step away from his dream of sweeping holes and plowing the courtyard.
If he wins, he will move to a higher level and occupy Liaodong far ahead of schedule.
What if you lose?
Liu Zhaosun quickly gave up this idea.
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