Jun Song stared anxiously at the bottom of the city, looking at the Jianzhou Army that suddenly gained momentum, and he felt both worried and happy in his heart. What is worrying is that the fierce attack momentum of the Jianzhou Army has caused a sudden increase in pressure on him.
He didn't know if the soldiers who had been guarding for more than two months could still hold on. The walls and defense system of the Tieling Acropolis were decent, but they were much inferior to those in Shenyang.
Of the 18,000 soldiers who had come here from Anle Prefecture, there were now less than 10,000 left. More than 8,000 brothers had fallen on this road and in the defense battle of Tieling.
Fortunately, there is finally a glimmer of light.
Zhao Lejiao had previously written a letter saying that the court would never give up on them. Du Song didn't quite believe it, but he had to believe it. He was not the defender of Anle Prefecture, but he led reinforcements but was besieged by the Jianzhou Army.
Now that Anle Prefecture is lost, I want to evacuate but I can't escape. I can't escape until I retreat to Tieling Acropolis, so I have to rely on Tieling Acropolis to hold on.
He was also glad that he had made this decisive decision, otherwise more than 10,000 of his people would have been crushed or even annihilated between Fanhe and Yilu.
Defending this Tieling Acropolis is a great achievement, of course he knows that, but he also understands that there is not much point in defending this Tieling Acropolis.
The border walls on both sides have been controlled by the Jurchens. Tieling Acropolis is an isolated city, surrounded by enemies on all sides. The only thing he has to do is to bring these more than 10,000 men back. This is his responsibility.
The Jianzhou Army originally wanted to starve themselves to death, but now they suddenly want to capture Tieling Acropolis at any cost. This change in strategy must be caused by changes in external conditions.
What else could be the reason? Of course reinforcements are coming.
Zhao Lijiao's last letter mentioned that the imperial court sent Commander Xiao Feng to Liaodong to take command, and that the Northern Front Army had arrived in Shenyang.
At the same time, Governor Xiao Feng also ordered Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong to return to Shenyang and work together to fight this battle and save themselves.
Cao Wenzhao's unruly attitude and He Renlong's arrogant Jun Song have some experience. These two people had already fallen out with him in Liaodong, and they didn't even say a word. Now they are trying their best to save him?
Juniper didn't quite believe it, but held on to some hope.
The Superintendent, the son of Feng Tang, is the right minister of the Ministry of War, and he was promoted from the famous governor of Shaanxi. This status is completely different from any previous military commander.
If Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong did not want to be outsmarted by Feng Keng in the future, did not want to offend the Feng family, and did not want to leave a bad impression among the imperial military department and even the civil servants in the future, they had to obey orders and go all out.
After guarding the Tieling Acropolis for two months, Jun Song has already understood that this is a big net set by Nurhaci, and he is the bait in the middle of the net, using himself to attract the Liaodong Army, the Northern Front Army and Cao He The second division came to reinforce and ate the reinforcements one by one.
The court should also understand this, but understanding it does not mean that it can be cracked or avoided.
This time, Nurhachi mobilized all the Jurchen troops in Jianzhou to fight. He was also aware of the internal and external troubles that were arising in the Great Zhou Dynasty, so he took this opportunity to make a profit. However, if the court did not respond well, it would be a disaster. .
But years of life and death on the battlefield have made Jun Song look down on life and death. The only thing he can't leave behind is these ten thousand men. So when an opportunity arose, he was eager to seize it.
Now it seems that the Jianzhou Army under the city is attacking like a wave. In the fierce battle between the two sides, the casualties have doubled or even several times increased compared to the previous period.
Even so, Jun Song had to carefully observe whether this was a show by the Jianzhou Army to attract him to act rashly, or whether it was really a desperate attempt to seize the Tieling Acropolis and annihilate him before the imperial reinforcements arrived.
Jun Song knew very well that as long as he did not leave the city to fight, even if the Tieling Acropolis was captured by the Jianzhou Jurchens, they would have to pay a huge price. This was also the reason why the Jianzhou Jurchens had never attacked by force before, but as soon as he left the city , then either they will break out of the encirclement, or they will collapse in a single battle in the field.
"What do you think?" He withdrew his hands from the battlement, and turned around without paying attention to the thunderous shouts of killing from the top of the city.
Walking back, "Bingzhong, stay safe. The Jianzhou Army has just started to gain momentum. We still have to fight today. I will ask Wang Xuan to take over for you later."
Basically all of Du Song's troops are from Yulin Township, including deputy general Zhao Menglin, generals Wang Xuan and Guan Bingzhong, and guerrilla Li Guangrong. Their ancestral home is Yulinwei, but they all started in Liaodong since their fathers generation, so they have completely become A member of the Liaodong generals.
Zhao Menglin, Wang Xuan and Li Guangrong all followed Du Song down the tower. Zhao Menglin said first: "Sir, this is not like a false shot by the Jianzhou Army. In less than an hour, the Jianzhou Army at least left Three hundred corpses were killed, not counting the seriously injured ones..."
"Yes, with such a fierce attack regardless of casualties, the Jianzhou Army has always cherished their armored soldiers. It is heartbreaking to lose dozens of them. How can anyone be so willing to spend money like today?" Wang Xuan also added.
"If we continue to fight like this, the Jianzhou Army will lose more than 2,000 people today, which is too much for us." Li Guangrong was worried.
"Impossible!" Wang Xuan shook his head repeatedly, "Unless Nurhaci doesn't want his Eight Banners to rebel, if we continue to fight like this, if we don't collapse, there will be riots within Jianzhou first."
Du Song also nodded slowly. He also agreed with this point of view. It wouldn't be a big deal if the Liaodong Army lost three to five thousand people in battle, but why don't you let the Jurchens lose three to five thousand people? Nurhachi was also unable to suppress internal opposition.
"But their current momentum doesn't look like they are going to stop." Li Guangrong disagreed with Wang Xuan's point of view. "Of course they can't bear it, but what about us? Our morale is not as good as theirs, even if the adults just encouraged everyone. Son, but how long can this last? When it gets dark, if the Jianzhou Army still doesn't stop, something will happen to us."
Li Guangrong's point of view is not unreasonable.
The number of the Jianzhou Army besieged outside is unknown, but Jun Song estimates that it will not be less than 25,000. If Nurhachi wants to storm the Tieling Acropolis at all costs, Jun Song thinks that he will not be able to defend it, but even if it is If all of them were killed in the battle, it would be impossible for the Jianzhou Army not to pay more than 10,000 casualties. He was betting that Nurhachi would not pay such a high price.
All his troops were killed in the battle, which was indeed a traumatic experience for Liaodong Town. The casualties of more than 10,000 people meant that the foundation of Jianzhou Jurchen was shaken. Did Nurhachi dare to take this risk?
"In addition, I don't know if you have noticed that there are obviously more soldiers under the Han banner in today's battle." Li Guangrong added.
Both Jun Song and Zhao Menglin were stunned.
For the Liaodong Army, the Han military flag is an unavoidable topic.
Li Yongfang caused too much damage to Liaodong Town. Not only did he directly take away thousands of his direct descendants during the Battle of Fushun, but he also took away tens of thousands of Han people. In the past few years, Li Yongfang spared no effort to win over , at least several thousand Liaodong officers and soldiers surrendered to the Jianzhou Jurchens.
These people also received preferential treatment, and were rarely even dragged onto the battlefield against their colleagues in the Liaodong Army. This also allowed Li Yongfang to better divide and bribe within Liaodong Town.
The establishment of the Four Banners of the Han Army marks that the Jurchens in Jianzhou have entered a new stage in their growth. According to the news from the scouts, the number of troops formed by the Han Army Banners has exceeded 12,000, basically based on Li Yongfang's direct descendants from his original headquarters were mainly the soldiers from Liaodong who had defected in the past two years. There were also two to three thousand soldiers who had fled from North Korea.
The continuous famine in North Korea in the past two years, coupled with the harsh oppression of the two groups of nobles of the Dabei faction headed by Zheng Renhong and Li Erzhan, caused the North Korean army, which was mainly composed of civilians, to flee constantly.
These people, together with ordinary people and untouchables in the Yizhou and Tieshan areas, fled across the Yalu River in large numbers. The number of Koreans who entered the Kuandian Liubao area to reclaim wasteland gradually exceeded 10,000.
The Jianzhou Jurchens also accepted these people, which also enhanced the strength of the Jianzhou Jurchens in disguise. They were included as members of the Four Banners of the Han Army. Those with military experience also became the elite of the Four Banners of the Han Army headed by Li Yongfang. Soldiers are trained according to the training model of the Jianzhou Army.
"It seems that the number has really increased." Zhao Menglin recalled what he had seen before and nodded, "There were not so many soldiers under the Han banner in the past. Nurhachi was very tough on these traitors.
It was so thin that he was reluctant to use it to fight. It is said that even the Eight Banners of Jianzhou were complaining constantly, but Nurhaci kept suppressing it. "
"Nurhaci is not reluctant to use it, but he wants to use this method to help Li Yongfang bribe more traitors!" Jun Song gritted his teeth and said: "I have to say that Nurhaci's trick is very effective. Look at the surrender plan in this battle. How many people are there in the state? "
"Now it's the critical moment. Nurhaci doesn't care so much anymore. They are determined to capture us." Wang Xuan took a breath, "Don't all Li Yongfang's Han military flags have to be used to attack? Are we going to fight each other with weapons in the past?"
"I'm afraid this is inevitable." Jun Song sighed deeply, "We can't follow Nurhaci's footsteps. We must knock down the momentum of the Jianzhou Army. Wang Xuan, now add yours to mine. Bring them up from the personal barracks, hit the Jurchens hard and painful, relax a little more on the Han Army Banners, and ask them to transfer all the Han Army Banners to rice as soon as possible.
Before a few people could understand, Du Song continued: "Let the people of Han Banner understand that in the end they will fight for their lives. If you dispel their luck, they will not be willing to fight desperately. This will deepen the situation." The rifts and suspicions between them..."
