Tens of thousands of the Ming Dynasty's troops gathered around Songshan Fort. They were densely packed with military camps and lights were scattered all over the place.
After Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, settled the governor's camp, he sent flying cavalry to summon the generals of each battalion to go to the camp for a meeting. The time was set at Xu Shi. This military meeting was prudent and grand. All the generals, the guerrilla generals under their command, and the generals were all present. Have participated.
Zhang Cheng's Chinese army camp is two miles southeast of Songshan Fort. Adjacent to his camp are the camps of the former battalion commander of Shenji Camp, Chen Jiugao, Xuanfu Town commander Yang Guozhu, and Datong commander Wang Pu.
Hong Chengchou's governor's headquarters was located in Songshanbao City. Zhang Cheng still guarded the Chinese army camp with He Biao as the general commander. He took the commanders of the battalions under his command and the guards and soldiers, and the whole group rumbled to Songshan. Run to the south gate.
Among the guerrilla generals who accompanied Zhang Cheng on his expedition to Liaodong, Zhang Guangda, Chen Zheng, and Lin Fangping had been with him the longest, but Lin Fangping was slightly less qualified. After all, he was only Zhang Cheng's relative during the Battle of Julu. soldiers.
Zhang Guodong's qualifications are indeed the oldest general. He joined the army in Liaodong in his early years, and later went to the pass to suppress bandits. Finally, he followed Lu Xiangsheng and served as the general manager of his supervising Biao camp. Counting from the time of the first Qin Wang , and Zhang Cheng had the same military rank at that time.
Furthermore, although Wei Zhice, like Zhang Guodong, only started to follow Zhang Cheng after the Battle of Julu, and had no military experience before, he was the only one under Zhang Cheng who could fight on horseback and write on horseback. A scholar who is versatile in both civil and military affairs and is skilled in bow and horse!
Only Li Jiyu, although he was also the commander of the first battalion and a dignified guerrilla general of the Ming Dynasty, he was a bandit.
Although there are many bandits who have been promoted since they were good, such as Gao Jie and Bai Guangen, Bai Guangen is already the commander-in-chief of Ji Town today. Although Gao Jie is now a general under Zuo Renlong, his future will be more famous in Jiangbei. One of the four town commanders.
Moreover, Zhang Cheng and his generals did not neglect him because of this. Not only were they equally friendly and trusting of him, but they also took care of him in every aspect. However, Li Jiyu always felt that he was inferior to others.
He secretly vowed that he would perform well in the Liaodong battle, not only to repay Zhang Cheng's kindness, but also to impress other generals!
I remember that when Zhang Cheng assisted in the suppression of Henan, he and his generals were still fighting against Li Jiyu, fighting each other happily, but now they have become close comrades in common struggle.
Nothing is more wonderful than this!
However, things in the world are impermanent, and there are no permanent enemies or permanent friends. Who can say clearly what will happen in the future?
It was the first time for all the generals to participate in a military meeting of this scale, so how could they not be excited? They galloped forward, unavoidably teasing each other, joking, and followed their generals to Songshan Fort.
Along the way, it can be seen that all the camps of the Ming army are generally heavily guarded, and patrolling soldiers are constantly coming and going. Soon, Zhang Cheng and other people arrived in front of Songshan Fort.
Songshan Fort was originally just a post station. Later, due to the chaos in Liaodong, especially since the Ming Dynasty's army retreated to the Guanningjin Defense Line, Songshan Fort was built bigger and stronger, but for the sake of safety and the convenience of city defense, Songshan Fort was built bigger and stronger. , but there is still only one door on the south side.
The Songshan garrison at this time included Songshan deputy general Xia Chengde, Songshan tour camp general Liu Zhengjie, Songshan camp general Fan Chenggong, city garrison Shang Yudi, and city garrison guerrilla Ge Chaozhong.
In addition, Zhang Dou, a soldier from Ningqian Road, Zhu Tingxie, a general magistrate from Jinyou, who was in charge of grain, and other officials were here to assist and guard the place.
And now, the governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou, has arrived, accompanied by Zhang Ruoqi, the commander-in-chief of the army, Ma Shaoyu, a member of the army, and other officials and generals such as those who oversee the army, military preparations, and Tongzhi.
Hong Chengchou's elite supervision camp, plus the subordinate battalions of various officials and his personal soldiers, packed the small Songshan City to the brim.
When Zhang Cheng and others arrived at the south gate of Songshan Fort, they happened to meet Chen Jiugao, Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu and other generals who were usually close to them. Behind them, there were also many generals in helmets and armor.
When everyone met, they inevitably exchanged pleasantries, and then they walked together. Along the way, Chen Jiugao and Wang Pu had the most intense conversation, and Fu Yingchong, the deputy general of the Shenji Camp, would interject one or two words from time to time.
Zhang Cheng and Yang Guozhu walked side by side, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: When he was the King of Qin, he could only look up to Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, but now he can walk with him and fight side by side!
Everyone entered Songshan Fort. Because it was surrounded by mountains and was located in a valley, the summer inside the fort was cooler than elsewhere. The style here was the same as other military forts in the Ming Dynasty, with a simple, heavy and solid style.
The various official offices, barracks, granaries, forage yards, arsenals, horse farms and other important places in the fort are the focus of the city defense. Facing the south gate of the fort, there are also densely packed large and small artillery, including several red barbarian cannons.
Songshan Castle has experienced countless battles. Just a few days ago, it was bombarded by the Han army led by the Qing army's "Sanshun King" with Hongyi artillery. The south gate in particular was the focus of the attack. At this time, the city walls and towers There are scars everywhere on the body, full of repeated traces of gunpowder and war.
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The headquarters of the governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou, was located in the former military preparation road office, which was close to the east of the fortress. Everyone entered the camp slowly and sequentially.
There were no other decorations in the hall, which looked extremely spacious. As soon as everyone stepped into the hall, they felt a cool breeze coming from the ground paved with bluestones, which lifted everyone's spirits.
In the hall, there are large tables and tables in front of the Grand Master's chair at the top, and chairs and stools are also placed on both sides below. There are also several screens surrounding the Grand Master's chair at the top. The guards of Hong Chengchou's Biao Camp led the way. Everyone takes his seat at the bottom in order.
Ji Zhen Commander Bai Guangen, Shanhaiguan Commander Ma Ke, Miyun Commander Tang Tong, Ningyuan Commander Wu Sangui, Liaodong Commander Liu Zhaoji, Zuo Xie Commander Cao Bianjiao, former garrison commander Wang Tingchen, Shanxi Commander Li Fuming and others also They all arrived one after another with a large group of generals under their respective command. When the generals and commanders met, they exchanged pleasantries and chatted with each other.
The generals made some courtesy, and Chen Jiugao, the commander of the front camp of Shenji Camp, sat in the first place on the right, followed by Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu and other generals, and Zhang Cheng took the seat this time. The middle position between Wu Sangui and Li Fuming.
The deputy generals, staff generals, and guerrillas under each commander had no seats. They stood one by one behind the generals. Even Fu Yingchong, deputy general of the front camp of Shenji Camp, and Zu Dale, deputy general of Liaodong, did not have seats this time. seat.
This time, there were more than ten generals at the rank of commander-in-chief who entered the Liao Dynasty to help relieve the siege of Jinzhou. Just imagine how many generals at the deputy, staff, and tour levels under each general?
In addition to the local deputy generals, staff generals, guerrillas and other generals in Liaodong, there are nearly a hundred people.
As the generals took their seats and stood up one by one, the originally spacious military equipment hall seemed to become narrower in an instant, and as far as the eye could see, it was filled with generals wearing helmets.
