Although the generals from Ningyuan, Jizhen, and Miyun all heard their orders as loudly as bells, there were several generals in Jizhen who had rather ugly expressions on their faces when they turned around after receiving the orders.
Ji Town, also known as Jizhou Town, was a large town among the nine important towns in the Ming Dynasty.
The important towns on the nine sides are Ji Town and Liaodong Town, which are combined into Ji Liao; Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, and Shanxi Town are combined into Xuanda; Yansui Town, Ningxia Town, and Gansu Town are combined into three sides, and Guyuan The town is the residence of the governors on three sides, and it is also a town. This is the nine towns.
The main purpose of setting up Ji Town in the Ming Dynasty was actually to contain other border towns in the Nine Borders, as well as the Jingying camp. Its function was essentially to prevent rebellion.
The administrative seat of Jizhou Town was first located at Taolingou, then moved to Shishiyu Valley, and then to Santun Camp. There were many important passes in the town, which were the primary places to protect the safety of the capital.
Such as the famous passes of Jiulingkou, Jialingkou, Taolingou, Liujiakou, Lengkou, Qingshankou, Dongjiakou, Xifengkou, Panjiakou, Longjingguan, Malanguan, Huangyaguan, Jiangjunguan, Qiangzi Road, Gu Beikou and other important places, even Badaling and Juyongguan were under the control of Jizhen.
The importance of Ji Town lies first in its geography. Ji Town surrounds the capital of the Ming Dynasty from the east, west and north.
Juyongguan is known as the west gate of the capital, but it is only more than a hundred miles away from the capital, and Gubeikou, known as the Iron Gate of the capital, is only more than 200 miles away from the capital.
Therefore, if Ji Town is in danger, the capital will be shocked; if Ji Town is stable, the capital will be safe!
Precisely because of the importance of Ji Town, the number of officers and soldiers in Ji Town was also the highest among the Jiubian. The initial number of officers and soldiers in the Yongle period was more than 85,000, and it increased to more than 100,000 in the Wanli period.
Among the nine sides, only Xuanfu and Datong may be comparable to them!
Therefore, the relationship between the various battalions in Ji Town is also very complicated, and many of them are squad troops stationed at various city fortresses and passes.
At this time, Jizhen's mountain attack mission was to break through the West Shimen Pass.
As the commander-in-chief of a town, Bai Guangen naturally placed his barracks at the end to hold down the entire army.
Most of the squad generals, as well as generals who were not very close to Bai Guangen, were sent by him to lead the attack.
Those generals who were very close to Ma Ke were assigned to the mountains on both sides of the West Shimen Mountain Road to cover the flanks of the army.
With such obvious preference for one and another, how could the generals of the squadron who were charging ahead not be angry? How to prevent those generals who already have opinions against him from becoming resentful?
But on the surface, they don't dare to show their dissatisfaction for the time being.
After all, Bai Guangen is still the commander-in-chief of Ji Town, and he has the power to control and dispatch them. Moreover, if Bai Wuchang holds a grudge in his heart, he will inevitably let him slip in his shoes in the future.
If that were the case, wouldn't everyone's official career become even more bleak!
Now we have no choice but to fight hard. Fortunately, there are not many Tatars stationed in various parts of Shimen Mountain. With the enemy outnumbered and we are outnumbered, it is not necessarily difficult to capture West Shimen.
At the right time, the arrangements for the generals of the three towns have been completed.
The general soldiers of each town returned to their base camp and arranged their troops again to boost morale. It was nothing more than some brothers who bravely killed slaves, and the governor would certainly not hesitate to reward them.
Everything was finally over, and the mighty troops from the three towns were divided into three groups, heading towards Shimen in the west, Shimen Mountain, and the valley beyond Shimen in the east.
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On Rufeng Mountain, Qiu Min, the governor of Liaodong, put down his telescope, still looking to the south of Shimen Mountain, and said: "The governor has a keen eye, this Wu Sangui is indeed a talented general.
You see, under his control, the army attacking the mountain is in good order and its morale is high. It is expected that Shimen Mountain will be defeated in one fell swoop. "
Wu Sangui and other Ming troops from three towns set out from camp at Mao hour, and it was not until Chen that they completed their formation and launched an attack on the slave thieves in Shimen Mountain.
These old-style armies that only relied on a small number of servants as their core backbone were too slow to fight. If it were Xuanfu's army, even the army that Yang Guozhu commanded during his lifetime would have already been at war with the Tatars.
However, in the eyes of Hong Chengchou, Qiu Minyang and others, the performance of the Ming army in these three towns was obviously very satisfactory to Wu Sangui, Bai Guangen, Tang Tong and others.
After all, the Ming army at this time was almost at this level. They had been accustomed to it for many years, and the troops in Wu Sangui and his three towns were able to achieve such speed, and their morale seemed to be like a rainbow, flowing like a tide. The momentum is not small.
Why can't he get praise and praise from Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong?
Hong Chengchou was naturally happy to be praised by him, but he still maintained a serious expression on his face, without showing a trace of a smile. He did not reply to Qiu Minyang's words, but called Ma Ke beside him and said to him: "General Ma, Mr. Go and get ready, no matter where the east and west stone gates are opened by our division first, the soldiers and horses of Shanhai Town will rush down Rufeng Mountain to cooperate with the pincer attack!"
"Yes, Governor. The last general takes orders!"
After receiving the order, Ma Ke did not dare to delay the Chinese army any longer, and hurriedly retreated to prepare to go.
When Hong Chengchou heard his footsteps and retreated from the high platform of the Central Army, he spoke to Qiu Min and said, "I originally thought that the eldest uncle's talents were already among the best among men, so I was determined to teach him and cultivate talents for the country and make him a pillar of the country. Guard one side for His Majesty."
"well!"
He sighed, and then continued: "How could I have thought of Zhang Cheng coming out halfway!"
When he said this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Hong Chengchou's eyes, but it was fleeting.
Qiu Minyang stood aside and consoled him: "Director Hong, although Zhang Cheng has a little bit of intelligence, he is not that outstanding. Isn't it because of His Majesty's favor and the support of Chen Xinjia, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, that he is where he is today?"
He then lowered his voice and continued: "We understand the war situation here. If we can severely injure the bandits and alleviate the military crisis in Liaodong, it will be just around the corner for Governor Hong to enter the cabinet and pay homage to the prime minister.
At that time, how can Chen Xinjia be allowed to take charge of the military department alone, confuse the Holy One, and crowd out Zhongliang? "
Although Hong Chengchou's eyes were always looking at Shimen Mountain, a strange light flashed when he heard this sentence, but he did not stop for much.
He said in a very calm tone: "For now, let's fight the battle under Jinzhou City first. Hong Tai, the leader of the captives, is not comparable to Dorgon. It is really difficult to deal with it!"
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"The Confederate army has finally come to attack the mountain!"
Huang Taiji and others on Shimen Mountain breathed a sigh of relief.
All their plans finally came to an end today. The war has begun, and the next development will be irreversible. Now let’s see what the final result will be!
Hauge even cursed and said: "The Governor of the Southern Kingdom is really procrastinating. If it weren't for His Majesty's grand plan, I can defeat these Southern Dynasty troops with more than ten thousand Qing cavalry and only a few thousand men and horses!"
However, he said this, but when he looked at the boundless Ming army at the foot of the mountain, looking from west to east, he saw a patch of red coming towards the north, and his expression couldn't help but become solemn.
It can be clearly seen that the Ming army used the human sea tactic.
They organized several battalions into one wave. From this, they expected that their offensive would definitely be more intense. The defenders of Shimenshan had already withdrawn a lot. Even if there were walls and trenches, plus the Han army, The North Korean army's guns and artillery obviously cannot last long.
In fact, Prince Li Daishan and others had also suggested hiding 20,000 elite cavalry at the foot of Shimen Mountain, lying in ambush in various ravines, waiting for battle.
If the main force of the Ming army attacks from the west stone gate and enters the depression between the two mountains, it is likely that ambushes will appear in all directions, which will definitely cause tragic casualties to the Ming army attacking the mountains.
However, this suggestion was rejected by Huang Taiji.
Although such an arrangement could kill a lot of Ming troops, it was contrary to his overall strategy.
What Huang Taiji wants is not to kill or injure many Ming troops, but to annihilate all the troops of the Ming Dynasty's aiding Liao division!
If the Ming army suffered heavy casualties during the attack on Shimen Mountain, who knows whether they would retreat and huddle around Songshan City again, never caring about the survival of Jinzhou City.
If this is true, then the two armies will be in a stalemate for a long time, which is an outcome Huang Taiji does not want to see.
Although the Ming Dynasty also experienced constant natural and man-made disasters, resulting in a tight supply of food and grass, it was obvious that in terms of its national strength alone, it was still much superior to the Qing Dynasty.
According to recent intelligence surveys, that damn Xuanfu commander-in-chief Zhang Cheng even made some kind of dried fish, which is said to have relieved the Ming army's food and grass pressure to a great extent.
Huang Taiji actually wanted to follow suit. However, fishermen were scarce in the Qing Dynasty. It was difficult to catch sea fish, let alone make dried fish.
Even in order to deal with the weak Liaodong Navy of the Ming Dynasty, they had to rely on the help of the North Korean navy. Therefore, even Huang Taiji was envious of the dried fish, but he was powerless!
Now, he wants to eat the entire Ming Dynasty, and his intention to swallow the Ming Dynasty and take over the Central Plains is already obvious.
Therefore, between a small victory and a complete victory, Huang Taiji firmly chose the latter!
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The Ming army's majestic and majestic horses were gradually approaching the mountains, and the Qing army stationed on Shimen Mountain was also fully prepared.
The strategies between high-level officials are not something ordinary sergeants on both sides can understand. For the Ming army, capturing Shimen Mountain was a great achievement, and the same was true for the Qing army stationed in the mountains.
On a fire road pier on the mountainside, Manchuria's Zhengbai Banner Baya Lazhangjing Ajigenikan was looking coldly at the Ming army approaching from the bottom of the mountain.
Although this Ajigenikan is Baya Lazhu Zhangjing of the Zhengbai Banner, it is not under the direct control of the banner's leader, Prince Rui.
Because he was a direct subordinate of Azige, the king of Wuying County in the Qing Dynasty.
In order to suppress the Dorgon brothers, Emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty not only reorganized and reorganized the two banners controlled by their brothers many times, but also continued to alienate and divide them.
Fortunately, the younger brother Duduo has always been close to Dorgon and has not been divided by him. Moreover, Duduo is also a fierce general. Now as Baylor, the flag owner of the Baibai Banner, he is in charge of the entire Baibai Banner.
But the eldest brother Azig, although equally brave, was a simple-minded guy. He was successfully divided by Huang Taiji, and he always resented his younger brother Dorgon for taking the Zhengbai flag that belonged to him.
Even so, Huang Taiji still did not let Dorgon go. He assigned a part of Zhengbai Banner's troops to Azige and put him under his direct leadership in order to further suppress Dorgon's strength.
Faced with all this, Dorgon dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, and he did not dare to tell the truth to his brother Azig, for fear that he would be impulsive and go to Huang Taiji to complain to him.
I can only endure all this silently alone!
And this Ajigenikan was also a fierce general. He was awarded the title of first-class general due to his meritorious service, and was actually assigned to Baya Lazhizhangjing. At this time, he was less than thirty years old. When the spring breeze was triumphant, he was Emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty was praised as a young hero who could kill enemies.
Although he has not yet entered the core circle of power of the Qing Dynasty, he has a vague sense of Shimenshan's strategy.
That is, no matter how well he defends here, he will inevitably retreat in the end, which makes him very depressed. As a young hero, he always hopes to fight bravely in front of the battle to kill the enemy, perform meritorious service, and be promoted and rewarded.
However, the North Korean deputy general Li Renzhan standing next to him did not understand the high-level strategies of the Qing Dynasty as well as he did.
As the deputy general of Korea, Li Renzhan still missed his old master very much. At this time, he saw that the Ming army was powerful and attacking all over the mountains and plains. Although he was secretly happy in his heart, as an enemy of the Ming army at this moment, he could not help but turn pale. .
He trembled slightly and said: "Can our army withstand these many Ming troops? Azig Zhuzhangjing, can you send troops to ask for help from the Great Khan and the others?"
Azignikan was furious in his heart, and when he heard this, he vented his anger on Li Renzhan.
What he did was slap him with a whip. While whipping him, he also cursed: "If you are asked to guard the mountain, guard the mountain. You Korean slave, what are you talking about? You dare to disturb the morale of the army. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
Li Renzhan was caught off guard and was beaten until he screamed in agony. He held his head and ran away on the fire road pier.
At the same time, I felt even more aggrieved. I asked with good intentions, but in the end I got this treatment. It was so damn unfair!
On the fire road pier, there were also some officers and generals of the Han army and other Korean generals.
They all saw Ajigenikan whipping Li Renzhan fiercely. The Han officers and generals just chuckled, but the Korean generals showed a look of shame on their faces, with a hint of anger in them. meaning.
As an allied reinforcement of the Qing Dynasty, a dignified lieutenant of our side is now being whipped by the Tatars like a slave. These damn stags are really moody with human faces and animal hearts.
Everyone inevitably felt a little sad that the rabbit was dead and the fox was dead. However, although they were sad and angry, they did not dare to say anything on the bright side.
The immediate superiors were whipped like this by the Qing military generals, let alone the lower-level officers and soldiers. I could only lament that it is difficult to be a slave nowadays, and it is even more difficult to be a slave of the Manchus!
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"These damn southern barbarians are firing gray and poison bombs again!"
An exclamation came from the Qing army's position at the Empress Temple not far below Shimen Mountain.
It was Niulu Zhangjing Niuerjia under the Manchurian Zhengbai banner of the Qing army. He was bravely wounded in the previous battle at Shimenshan. Although he was not promoted, he still held on to the position of the Empress Temple and did not lose it, but he was also credited with a meritorious service.
This time, he was sent to defend the Qing artillery position at the Empress Temple.
