Of course Zhu Heji would not allow Sun Sike to go down the mountain for a decisive battle.
He is a wealthy man who knows how to fight!
Although the southern slope of Zijin Mountain is not steep, it is not open because of the extremely dense forest. There is no problem for a small group of skirmishers to pass through there, but if a large army wants to go down the mountain through such dense forest, there will be no formation. . Moreover, it is more difficult for heavy weapons such as artillery and cavalry to go down the mountain through the woods.
If it were just some chaotic infantry rushing down, would they be cut down by the Ming army's cuirassiers?
Therefore, Sun Sike wanted to use the decisive battle down the mountain as bait to trick Zhu Heji into retreating his troops to the Xiaoling Guard line. In this way, Sun Sike can set up a formation in Xiamafang.
The terrain of Xiamafang is relatively open, and it also has a condescending location relative to Xiaoling Acropolis. If the formation can be set up in Xiamafang, Sun Sike's chances of winning will be much greater.
But Zhu Heji, a local tycoon, also made his fortune by killing people. How could he still not know how to make use of the terrain?
Now that the Ming army occupied the first trench dug by the Qing army, it actually blocked the Qing army in the narrow terrain halfway up the mountain.
Sun Sike's 10,000-strong army could not deploy on such terrain, and the Ming army also had ready-made trenches and fences to rely on. With a little modification, they could be used to resist the Qing army's offensive.
Although the Qing army still stood on the commanding heights, they could rush down from the heights. But in such a narrow terrain, facing the Ming army that has superior firepower and relies on offensive, the strategy of using a group of one or two thousand people to launch a series of strong attacks is to lose people.
Of course, it would be extremely difficult for the Ming army to launch an upward attack at high-altitude and solidly fortified strongholds such as Golden Gate and Sifang City.
It's not that they can't be defeated, but it's time-consuming, laborious and costly... On the Anqing side, Zhuge's military advisor has been grinding for several months and has just advanced to the area around the main city of Anqing.
And with the terrain of Purple Mountain and Sun Sike's ability, even if Zhu Heji let go of the fight, it would still be more than enough to hold on for three to five months.
But now Zhu Heji, who is very ungrateful in martial arts, took out more than one million taels of silver to put silver bullets - this is Chi Guoguo's bribery, this is war corruption, and it is an act without martial ethics!
Faced with Zhu Heji, a rich man who could fight and was willing to spend money, Sun Sike was at his wits end. The opponents he has met since joining the army are not so "inhumane"!
And based on his understanding of the moral integrity of the new Eight Banners soldiers under his command, under the temptation of "ten pounds of silver" and "leaving alive", it is very likely that half of his army will disperse tonight...
So he must fight before everyone knows the conditions offered by Zhu San Taisun to induce surrender!
After his request to go down the mountain for a decisive battle was rejected, he could only feel proud, gritted his teeth, and said to Goshiha beside him: "Put my general's flag into Sun Quan's tomb...and then put all the ministries in it." All the counselors and assistant leaders were summoned to Sun Quan’s tomb!”
After saying this, Sun Sike no longer stayed inside the Golden Gate. Instead, surrounded by some Gesheha, he strode towards Sun Quan's tomb located about one mile northwest of Sifang City - he was going to put his The army was placed there, and then the main force was mobilized to attack the Ming army at the foot of the mountain!
This Sun Quan's surname is Sun, and Sun Sike is also surnamed Sun. Maybe there is some relationship? Putting the Chinese army on Sun Quan's grave, maybe he can get a little blessing!
.......
"Jian Guo, Sun Sike's flag seems to have been moved to Sun Quan's tomb! It seems that he wants to use Sun Quan's tomb as the location of the Chinese army to fight with us."
"Okay! Now let's also unfurl the Gu family's prison flag. The Gu family will be supervising the battle on the tower of Xiaoling Acropolis today!
Little Zhuge, I leave it to you on the front line... We must guard the trench in front of the Golden Gate, and we must not let the Qing Yao break through! As long as we can hold out until dark, we will definitely win! "
Zhu Heji is now "good" and no longer dares to take the lead. So he sat on the Xiaoling Acropolis, and then handed over the command of the former enemy to Zhuge Zhengyang, the son of Zhuge Sanhe.
Although Zhuge Zhengyang is young, only in his early twenties this year, he is one of the most capable generals under Zhu Heji.
Zhu Heji now "makes sense because he has money and sugar." If there is one thing he still lacks, it is that he doesn't have many famous generals at his disposal. Not counting the pirates, but only the generals on land, the more reliable ones are Zhuge Sanhe, Zhuge Zhengyang, Ling Zongjun, Su Zhanhai, Zhao Hongkui, Zhao Desheng, Liu Jinzhong... Oh, there are also His father Zhu Tianwang is also okay.
And the "Zhuge No. 2" he sent into battle this time was the most capable of all the soldiers in the Ming army.
Despite his young age, he had previously studied "sugar and medicine weapon tactics" with Zhu and Ji, and had made many achievements. He can be regarded as one of the people who knows the most about sugar and medicine in the world. Moreover, he is also a "Zhuge" who is good at pinching and calculating, and his subordinates are also a bit superstitious about him. Therefore, when he led the troops, he had a strong execution ability, and his subordinates were less afraid of cheating and cheating, and they also believed in his military orders.
Moreover, he is young, has a sharp mind, and probably has a high IQ, so he has a strong learning ability. Not only did I understand the sugar strategy with Zhu Heji, but I also recently learned the latest European army tactics from "foreign consultants" such as Leibniz and Barthes, and I gained some experience.
Therefore, Zhu Heji was relatively relieved to hand over his troops to him.
The tactics adopted by Zhuge Zhengyang were not complicated at all. They used three infantry fusilier battalions and a field artillery battery to stand outside the Golden Gate and hold on to the trench!
At the same time, rocket launchers were deployed in Xiamafang to bombard Sifang City, Shinto, and Sun Quan's tomb!
In addition, Xiao Zhuge placed his cavalry beside Xiaoling Acropolis, which could not only protect Zhu Heji, but also prevent the Qing army from jumping over the wall and crossing directly between the mountains and forests down the mountain.
The remaining infantry battalions are placed in the open space to the south and west of Xiamafang, firstly to protect the rear of the three fusilier battalions on the front line; secondly, they can serve as reserves.
Zhuge Zhengyang's own Chinese army was positioned near the artillery position in Xiamafang.
While Zhuge Zhengyang was busy mobilizing his troops and generals, Sun Sike was also arranging the decisive battle!
There wasn't much time left for him...it was almost noon!
Once it gets dark, more than half of his army may escape. Then...it's dead!
In such a situation, if ordinary slaves were replaced, they would probably surrender.
But Sun Sike is not an ordinary slave. He is a slave who truly loves Kang Mazi and is a good slave who is willing to die for Mazi!
So while he was waiting for the counselors and assistant leaders below to come to Sun Quan's tomb, he had already asked people to take out all the money he had brought to Purple Mountain - more than two hundred thousand taels.
However, this money did not come from Sun Sike's corruption, but from Kangxi's advance payment of military pay and rewards for the Jiangnan camp for the next year and Sun Sike's own savings. Among them, he only has more than a thousand taels of silver in his savings, and he doesn't want any more now. He plans to give it all to everyone!
"Brothers... you must be aware of the current situation!" Sun Sike's eyes were filled with tears, his face full of loyalty and tragedy. We need money to buy our soldiers. Most of our men are from the New Eight Banners. They are here for the money, and their families are not kept in Beijing. To the Qing Dynasty, to the emperor...
In short, we people can’t survive without fighting! If you don’t fight hard, you will be sorry for the emperor, and you will not end well if you fall into the hands of Zhu. Even if you don't kill him for the time being, you can't escape the reckoning later! "
Sun Sike not only loves Kang Mazi, but also knows what it is to have himself? Do you also know who the officers following him are?
He paused, pointed to the silver in front of him, and said: "Most of these silvers are military pay issued by the emperor, and more than a thousand taels are Sun's personal savings. Take them out now and distribute them to the soldiers below!"
In addition, I told the people below...as long as the bandit army at the foot of the Purple Mountain is defeated, Jiangning City will be theirs.
This time we capture Jiangning City and let them rob it for twenty days! "
Letting go and grabbing is the "money power" of the Qing Dynasty!
Historically, those armies in the late Ming Dynasty were all ineffective when they followed Chongzhen. However, when they joined the Qing Dynasty, they became all brave and brave. This was supported by the advantage of letting go and grabbing.
It's a pity that this method didn't work when the imperialists were fighting later. The ones in London, Paris, Berlin, and Petersburg were all tens of thousands of miles away, so it was impossible to grab them!
But this time, Jiang Ning was beside this group of Qing troops.
On the afternoon of September 10th, when the promise of "freeing Jiangning to be robbed" spread in the Qing army camp in Zijin Mountain, and when the white money was distributed, the trapped Qing army finally gathered some morale. gave their loudest cheers.
"Long live the late Qing Dynasty! Long live the emperor..."
