After learning that the main force of the Ming army had appeared in Xingshan, the Tatars began to strengthen the frontline defense of Rufeng Mountain. They urgently dug some trenches and reinforced all the camps.
Lookout posts have been built all over Rufeng Mountain. Now, looking around, the entire Rufeng Mountain is covered with flags, fighting is passed down, and people scream.
On the flat ground at the foot of the east side of Rufeng Mountain, where the mountain is slightly gentler, dense military tents, camps, and fortresses seem to cover the entire surrounding area of Rufeng Mountain.
The Tatars occupy Rufeng Mountain and thus occupy the geographical advantage of Songjin area. They occupy Xiongshan Mountain in the north and overlook the Kawahara Hills in the south. They are like an ancient giant beast coldly looking down at the direction of Jinzhou City and Songshan Fort.
Without capturing Rufeng Mountain, the Ming army that came for reinforcements would not even be able to enter Jinzhou, let alone break the siege of Jinzhou.
Now that the Tatars are stationed here, if the Ming army wants to attack Rufeng Mountain by force, they are afraid that they will suffer heavy casualties if their heads are bruised and bloody.
Dorgon rode his horse towards the mountain city. His eyes were indifferent and his face was gloomy. He seemed to have no human emotions at all. His eyes kept scanning the north and south of Rufeng Mountain.
To the south, the mountains are gentle, which is the key place for prevention; to the north, where the hills and basins under the mountains are gentle, are where the troops are stationed, especially in places such as Shahegou, all the way to the Nerv River, and then to the Nerv River and Xiaoling River. At the intersection, there is a continuous line of military camps.
He looked across and further northeast to the mountainous areas such as Shimen Mountain and Shijialing. To the east of these mountains, the Xiaoling River meanders out. On the north and east banks of the Xiaoling River are the Bauhinia Mountains and Mopan Mountains. Mountains and other places with mountains and slopes.
At this time, our own warriors were also stationed in those places to prevent the Ming army from crossing the Xiaoling River and attacking important places such as Daling River Fort.
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Soon, Dorgon, Hauge and other princes, and Baylor and other Qing generals arrived outside the mountain city.
This mountain city is actually not very big, about a hundred steps long from east to west, and less than a hundred steps wide from north to south. However, its walls are made of local materials and built with rocks. There is only one gate on the east side of the city. .
As soon as he entered the city gate, he saw two large gold-woven dragon flags several feet high, flapping in the mountain wind in the city.
Because this mountain city served as the headquarters of Dorgon and Hauge's armies, the traces of battles in the city have been basically eliminated, but there is still a faint smell of blood.
The former garrison office of the Ming Army is now the residence and residence of Dorgon and Hauge. It has been carefully cleaned and rearranged, making it look neat and bright.
Dorgon was still sitting side by side with Hauge at the top. Although his eyes were not big, they were sharp, looking down at the generals sitting on both sides of the bottom.
Abatai, Dudu, Shuotuo, Mandahai, Yildeng, Tazhan and other generals sat below without making a sound. They silently looked at Dorgon's expression, while Dudu and Shuotuo was even more worried.
It was the two of them who led nearly 30,000 troops to attack Xingshan Fort, but were repelled by the Ming Dynasty's Liaodong Commander-in-Chief Liu Zhaoji and Xuanzhen Commander-in-Chief Yang Guozhu. They suffered heavy losses. I wonder how Dorgon would punish them.
"Abatai, who were the Ming army generals who came to aid Songshan a few days ago?"
Rao Yubeile Abata straightened his posture first, and then said slowly: "According to the captured Ming army sentries who were tortured, we learned that those who have arrived in Songshan are Ji Zhen Bai Guangen, Miyun Tangtong, and Qiantun Guard Wang Tingchen. The Ming general's troops numbered about 30,000.
At the foot of Songshan City, our troops fought with them for half a day. According to King Rui's instructions, our troops did not fight with all their strength. We only made a few trials and then retreated and returned to the camp. "
Dorgon nodded slightly, but Hauge on the side asked anxiously: "How is the battle going? Is the Ming army determined to fight?"
Abatai felt a little disdain for his nephew. He always thought that Hauge was a reckless man. It was just because of his father, Huang Taiji, that he became the leader of the Zhenglan Banner and was named Prince Heshuosu. .
But on the surface, he still replied very respectfully: "The performance of the Ming army is indeed different from the past. Even people like Tang Tong and Bai Guangen dared to charge. But..."
Abatai stopped when he said this. He looked up at Dorgon and saw that Dorgon was watching him with a pair of eagle eyes. Then he continued: "The Ming army has more steps and fewer cavalry. Although it is now more Although they were brave in the past, they are still no match for our warriors of the Qing Dynasty. If they hold on to the strong city and have abundant food and grass, it may be difficult to break through.
However, if we can lead them to fight with our Qing warriors in the wild and give full play to our army's advantages in cavalry combat, just like an eagle fighting a rabbit, our warriors will definitely divide them up until they are defeated by several rounds of mounted and archery charges. "
Baya Lazhangjing Yildeng responded hurriedly: "The Ming dogs only rely on the large number of people, that is, they bark more happily. We, the warriors of the Qing Dynasty, can turn you into rabbits with just one charge. Chase him all the way to Shanhaiguan."
"Hahaha……"
All the generals in the hall laughed happily. In their eyes and hearts, the Ming army was really like a rabbit.
More than once, as long as the heavy armored cavalry and infantry warriors of the Qing Dynasty launched a charge, the Ming army turned around and ran away without exception. They were really like rabbits, but there were no three burrows for rabbits.
Although there were some Ming armies who dared to fight to the death against the Qing Dynasty, such as the Baigan soldiers from Sichuan and the Qi army from Zhejiang, they were not all wiped out by our Qing warriors. More recently, there were also Ming governor Lu Xiangsheng and others in Julu. He was killed by my warrior in front of the battle!
Therefore, everyone in the Qing Dynasty believed that the Ming army was a mob. No matter how many people and horses they had, they could not stop the charge of the Qing warriors. They were just delivering food.
At this time, the mountain with a red flag was full of Dahai. He looked at Dorgon and said: "Although the Southern Army is not something to worry about, it has all the elites in the country. We must not be careless. How to fight, please tell me from King Rui."
Dorgon nodded with approval in his eyes. Among the generals in the hall, he was only satisfied with Mandahai and Tazhan. Abate had also been cautious since the eleventh year of Chongzhen, unlike before. Such recklessness made him look at him with admiration.
But he did not express his opinions easily. Instead, he turned to Hauge and asked: "Prince Su, what do you have in mind?"
Although Dorgon looked down on his nephew very much and thought that he was quite reluctant to fight, but his strategy was obviously insufficient, however, he also did everything he could to save his face, leaving Hauge speechless in every aspect.
Hauge was sweating profusely from the heat at this time. He took a sip of water and then said carelessly: "The Ming army fought vigorously and forced our army back several times. Now the troops are in full swing and their morale is also strong.
I can take advantage of this to feign defeat, lure him into the urn, use Korean soldiers and artillery to prevent him from entering, then use fine cavalry to block the retreat, and finally use Eight Banners warriors to intersperse them so that the front and rear cannot care about each other.
In this way, a battle can be won. First hunt down Ming Gou, and then attack Jinzhou, Songshan, Xingshan, and even Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan! "
