It was early morning on the eighth day of August in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen reign in the Ming Dynasty.
The 80,000-strong army led by Zhu Youjian was located three or four miles away on the south bank of the Hun River. Everything was quiet and quiet around the camp, without any tension of an imminent war.
This Ming army can be said to be the most calm and most confident of all the Ming armies that fought against Hou Jin and the Qing Dynasty since the rise of Hou Jin.
Therefore, the whole army was in an extremely relaxed mood, as if they were not here to fight, but to have an outing.
In fact, this Ming army in the Northern Expedition was not elite at all. Its backbone was just four infantry regiments and eight cavalry regiments from the Pingliao Army, and one cavalry regiment and one artillery regiment from the Zhangqian Army. Among them, the eight cavalry regiments affiliated to the Pingliao Army are all "white-headed cavalry" - the old cavalry who made great contributions in the Jinzhou Anti-Japanese War last time. Zhu Youjian did not forget them, so he led them to fight the battle to destroy the Qing Dynasty, so that their military careers would have a perfect ending!
All these regular Ming troops together amounted to no more than 30,000 people, and 43,000 of the remaining 50,000 people were all captured soldiers in the Battle of Gaizhou - led by Zhu Youjian They actually wanted to harvest the crops of the Qing Dynasty. The autumn harvest is about to begin now, and the fields around Shenyang are full of oats that are about to mature.
If all these oats are cut, Zhu Youjian's army will have enough food to support a long siege.
This Zhu Youjian really didn't leave any way for Funing to survive! Not only were the three armies surrounded in layers to prevent Funing from abandoning the city, but they were even prepared to spend the winter around Shenyang City in case the siege failed.
In short, we must eliminate the traitors of the Qing Dynasty!
And the other force that formed the army to eliminate the traitors actually came from the Queen Mother Taisong, the mother of Funing, the traitor of the Qing Dynasty. No, she was no longer the Queen Mother of the Qing Dynasty, but Zhu Youjian's Mongolian noble concubine, and she also had My own Ten Thousand Houses of Orduo. The 5,000 Mongolian cavalry belonging to this Ten Thousand Households Horduo also participated in the attack on Shenyang.
Concubine Taisong herself also followed Zhu Youjian to serve the emperor who would probably kill her son... But this is the fate of the women of the Golden Family and other Mongolian nobles!
However, in the early morning of the eighth day of August in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Taisong, who was a little insomniac, thought that his two sons were still very likely to save their lives.
The reason why she thinks so is, first of all, because her performance of "hair barefooted, self-tied and supporting the coffin" made Zhu Youjian very satisfied, so she is quite favored these days, and Zhu Youjian lets her serve her every night , and kept saying that he would have more sons with her...
Secondly, it was because Funing seemed to be frightened by Zhu Youjian's army. According to reports from the Mongolian cavalry on the outpost, the Shenyang city gates in Funing have been tightly closed. Outside Shenyang City, not a single soldier of Funing could be seen.
It seems that this child is not a young hero, but he was still frightened when the soldiers invaded the territory.
A monarch who dares not even open the city gate cannot be regarded as the Lord of England.
It seems that his previous sacrifice of the land to his mother was not a matter of enduring humiliation, but because he was really afraid of the soldiers of the sky.
If this child is still scared to death when the heavenly soldiers press on, he should be able to save his life by surrendering in Kaicheng.
Thinking of this, Concubine Taisong glanced at the strong and broad chest of the snoring Tomorrow Son again under the dim light, and couldn't help but curl her lips and reveal a charming smile. Then she yawned again and lay down next to Zhu Youjian.
But when she just lay down on the thick fur spread on the ground, she suddenly felt the ground shaking slightly!
Concubine Taisong's expression suddenly changed.
As a princess of a golden family who has lived on the grassland for more than 20 years, she certainly knows that this slight tremor of the ground that is so slight that it is difficult to detect is mostly caused by the beating of countless horse hooves on the ground!
Tai Song quickly sat up, vigorously shook the sleeping Zhu Youjian next to him, and shouted with a trembling voice: "Enemy attack, enemy attack!"
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The Northern Expedition army led by Zhu Youjian is now approaching Xiazhai on the Hunhe River, so it is unlikely that the enemy will attack from the back. To the south of the camp is a walled city called Baita Pavilion... This was originally the settlement of the Han army of the Zhenghuang Banner. After Taisong came to power, flags and drums were heavily used for wrapping, and most of the flags and drums wrappings came from the Han Dynasty. army, so most of the Han army Zhuangzi outside Shenyang City supported Taisong.
This time Zhu Youjian took Taisong to the north, so Taisong sent the original banners and drums to persuade Zhuangzi north of Taizi River and south of Hun River to surrender. Among them was Baitapu, so Baitapu fell completely into the hands of the Ming army and became a support point to cover the retreat.
The Ming army's camp had the Hun River in front of it and a fort behind it, so it was unlikely to be attacked by the enemy at night. If there were an enemy sneak attack, they would probably attack from the left and right (east and west) sides of the camp.
Zhu Youjian handed over the defense of the left and right sides of the camp to two generals of the Pingliao Army, Xiang Kejin and Wang Dadou.
Among them, Wang Dadou, who was in charge of the defense on the left side of the camp, was Shi Kefa's confidant. He had followed Shi Kefa all the way as early as when he was organizing the Zunhua regiment training. Because he has followed Shi Kefa for too long, Wang Dadou's army management style has become somewhat similar to Shi Kefa's. They are both very careful and rigorous... He will not mark anything written in regulations and drills. Execution of Discounts. Otherwise, that nerd Shi Kefa would catch him, but there would be no good things to eat.
Therefore, although it was clear that the slave thieves had huddled in Shenyang City and could not come out, Wang Dadou still urged his troops to set up camp conscientiously and defend carefully. Moreover, he was still up late at night, so he and his colleagues would take turns on duty.
Now the sky in the distance has begun to glow gray. This is also the time when Wang Dadou, who has been on duty for half a night, is most sleepy. For some reason, Wang Dadou suddenly felt the ground begin to shake. At first, he thought it was because he was too tired, so his feet felt weak. But after taking a few deep breaths, he looked down and saw the sand under his feet trembling slightly through the light from the lantern held by the guard.
This is... an enemy attack!
He hurriedly ran to the parapets and fences of the camp and looked outside. In the vaguely discernible sky, groups of cavalry figures suddenly appeared in the distance! The faint sound of horse hoofbeats was also heard. There was no doubt that a large group of enemy cavalry was coming! These cavalry must have had cloth wrapped around their hooves, and they had titles and horses. They used the cover of night to slowly approach the Ming army camp, and also sent the strongest white-armored soldiers to deal with the Mongolian exploration horses sent by Zhu Youjian. It was only in the early morning when it was getting dark that the raid was launched!
Not only did Wang Dadou discover the enemy attack, but the soldiers on duty along the fence and parapet on the left side of the Hunhe camp also discovered these slave cavalry who suddenly appeared.
However, they discovered it a little late, because the incoming Manchu cavalry had already reached a distance where they could launch an attack on the Ming army's camp. Large groups of war horses have already picked up speed, and the knights are lying on their horses to avoid bullets. They carry spears, maces, and bows and arrows on their backs, rushing towards the left wing of the Ming army like a flood. Come, I'm afraid there are no more than 10,000 people!
It turns out that Funing has already arrived, and Funing has already worked hard!
Knowing that the strength at hand is limited, it is impossible to compete with the Ming Dynasty's army. So I listened to the suggestions of Obai and Tan Tai, and simply played a one-shot deal and used all the troops at hand. They wanted to rely on their partial numerical advantage to open a gap, rush into the Ming army camp, and start a killing spree... If God bless the Qing Dynasty, Zhu Youjian might be repelled or even killed.
If God doesn't help, then Funing has no choice but to die heroically, worthy of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty.
