Manchuria inlaid with yellow flag Ba Yahu Zhang Jingyangshan held the reins with one hand, tightly reined in the horse's head, and whipped the whip in the air with a "pop" sound.
He shouted to stop everyone and said to them: "I remember the Han people in the Southern Dynasty had a saying, 'A general will not raise an army out of anger.' The Ming Dynasty general Wu Sangui did what he did, and his intention must be to anger us.
We must not act recklessly, lest we be fooled and fall into the trap of a Han dog!
Moreover, Prince Rui's military order has arrived, and we should follow the order. For the present plan, we should return to the camp immediately and wait until we receive Prince Rui's military order before we can act again. "
However, the other Baya Lazhangjing Altin could not listen to the kind words of good deeds. He roared loudly and was about to lead his men to attack.
At this moment, Yang Shan and Altin had led their troops to retreat about a mile away. To the east of them was the rolling chariot formation of Ningyuan Army. Rows of chariots were in front of them, followed by more than ten thousand Ningyuan Army soldiers behind them. The two sides were separated from each other. It's less than a mile.
On both sides of the Ningyuan army's chariot formation, there were thousands of Ningyuan's elite cavalry guarding each side. Although they looked very tired, they were determined to fight and had high morale, which was not comparable to that of ordinary Ming army horses.
Just when Yang Shan was about to be suppressed, several horsemen and horses came rolling in from behind holding a tall banner.
When they came closer, Yang Shan and Altin saw clearly who was coming, but it was the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner Baya Lahu Zhangjing Tulai who was fighting together, leading a group of Baya La in yellow armor.
Just behind Tu Lai, there were actually ten Bagala warriors wearing golden armor, with black tassels floating on their helmets and spears, and a triangular flag on their backs. They were all Bagala's assigned Pashiku.
Fende Bashiku is a first-level officer in the Qing army or a team. Although the rank is not high, it is the smallest combat unit in the Qing army.
People gradually disliked that the name Fende Bashiku was too long, and then slowly began to call them Zhuangda to replace the name Fende Bashiku.
At the same time, there is a phenomenon among generals at all levels in the Qing army, that is, there are many officers and generals at the same level. For example, the highest military position in each banner, Gushan Ezhen, has many.
But only one of them is the real Gushan Ezhen, and the others almost have a title. Only when the current actual officer Gushan Ezhen is killed in the war, or is demoted due to mistakes, will he have the opportunity to truly take over. .
The same is true for other military positions at all levels in the Qing army, such as Mele Zhangjing, Jiala Zhangjing, Niulu Zhangjing, etc., and even Fende Bashiku is like this.
After all, as more wars are fought, more people will perform meritorious service, but the total number of soldiers has not increased much. Military positions are still the same, and those who have been promoted can no longer be soldiers.
Therefore, most of them followed the orders of the superior officers, just like Tu Lai. Behind him were mostly the strongest first-level officers in the Bagala camp.
Tu Lai galloped up to him and shouted loudly: "Prince Rui has an order. Ming army reinforcements have arrived. Our army has important things to do. We must not fight with them easily. The two Zhang Jings quickly retreated with their troops. Do you dare to disobey?" Military commander, behead!"
"...Those who disobey military orders will be killed!"
The Bajara strongmen behind Tu Lai then shouted military orders in unison so that the surrounding Tatar cavalry could hear them and stop making noise.
At this point, even if Altin was reluctant, he did not dare to disobey Prince Rui Dorgon's military orders in public. He rectified the Tatar cavalry without saying a word, slowly formed a formation and retreated. No matter how provocative the Ningyuan army was, he no longer said anything. Please go to war.
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"It's getting dark, I'm afraid it won't be long before it gets dark!"
Zhang Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, stood on a hill on horseback, looking at the Xiaoling River to the east and sighing with excitement.
Next to him were Zhang Ruoqi, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty's aid division to the Liao Dynasty, and Zhang Dou, the military commander, as well as Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of the Datong army, and Fu Yingchong, the deputy general of the Shenji camp.
In the distance, the two pontoon bridges on the Xiaoling River still emit sparks from time to time, like sparks in the darkening sky.
Surrounded by soldiers of the Xuanfu Army, they came in groups to clean up the battlefield at the east foot of Huangtu Ridge, cut off Tatar heads, bury Tatar corpses, count the captured items, and treat the wounded.
Although there were occasional sporadic screams on the Loess Ridge, it had nothing to do with the overall situation. It was just those Tatars, two Tatars from the Han army, and Korean soldiers who had no time to escape and were discovered by the Xuanfu soldiers in charge of Qingshan.
With the crisp sound of firecrackers, they can no longer cause harm to the world.
"General Zhang is so brave. The Xuanfu army is like a tiger descending from the mountain. In just a moment, they drove away all the Tatar bandits and captured the Huangtu Ridge. What a great advantage!"
Zhang Ruoqi felt extremely happy in his heart. He was a good man who was very happy with his achievements. What he loved most was the feeling of guiding the country after victory.
However, Zhang Cheng was a little embarrassed by his praise, and hurriedly added: "Oh, Director Zhang is overly praised. This battle went so smoothly. In addition to the sacrifice of our Xuanfu soldiers, the contribution of General Wang and Deputy General Chen is naturally also indispensable.
If General Wang's Datong soldiers and horses had not blocked the southern route of Huangtu Ridge, and without the sharp artillery bombardment of Deputy General Chen of the Shenji Battalion, it is really difficult to say whether Huangtu Ridge could have been captured. "
Hearing Zhang Cheng speak like this, Wang Pu and Fu Yingchong's faces were immediately filled with divine light. They both looked high-spirited, especially Wang Pu who raised his hand to dust off the tassels of his helmet.
Fu Yingchong said with a grin: "That's right, these Tatars have lived in a bitter cold place for a long time, and they have never seen real firearms. Today we will teach them what gunfire is."
"Hahaha……"
After he finished speaking, there was a burst of hearty laughter, and Wang Pu also said loudly: "These Tatars are so inexperienced. I, a Datong son, haven't even had enough yet, so how come he ran away without even being able to see a shadow! "
"Hahaha……"
After he finished speaking, everyone laughed wildly again.
Zhang Cheng was not surprised at all by their bragging. He had known them well for a long time.
And it's no wonder that everyone is so happy. Their attack on Huangtu Ridge was so smooth. Although the Xuanfu army responsible for the main attack also suffered a lot of casualties, most of them were not fatal.
On the other hand, on the side of the Qing army, the Tatars who only defended Huangtu Ridge suffered more than a thousand casualties. In addition, there were two to three thousand Han and Korean troops, and a Korean general was captured alive.
This man's name is Lin Qingye. According to his own report, he is an official in the Korean Kingdom and lives as the military governor of Ping'an Road.
This time, he was originally ordered by the King of Korea to deliver food and grass to the Tatars. However, after arriving, he was taken to the front line of Jinzhou. He even claimed that he did not come voluntarily to be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty, but was forced to do so by the Tatar thieves. .
Moreover, Lin Qingye even proposed to meet with the Ming Dynasty's top minister who was in charge of commanding the battle in Liaodong. He said that he had important military information about the Tatar thieves to tell him, but he did not trust the generals below, but he refused to tell them no matter what.
At this time, Zhang Cheng thought of this person. He seemed to have a memory in his original world, and it seemed that North Korea at this time was not completely devoted to the Tatar thieves.
It is also divided into two factions, pro-Ming and pro-Qing, who are constantly fighting with each other, but even the pro-Qing faction is actually just trying to seize power.
Because, until more than 200 years after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea still recorded time and wrote history books under the name of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, which shows its loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, when he heard the news about Lin Qingye's capture, he was particularly concerned about this person. However, Zhang Ruoqi, Zhang Dou, Wang Pu, Fu Yingchong and others seemed to be indifferent to this.
Zhang Cheng had no choice but to be patient and accompany them here to brag. After everyone talked for a while, Zhang Cheng's own soldiers came to report that the Chinese army had moved to the west bank of Xiaoling River.
Everyone moved to go there, and there was naturally a lot of laughter on the way. They were thirsty for drinking the blood of the Huns, and the strong men were hungry for the meat of the Huns.
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"Commander, Lin Qingye said that he would only tell the highest-ranking officer in our army and not allow others to hear. But if there is one person present, he will not tell us about it." Zhang Chengfang replied.
At this moment, Zhang Chengfang had officially assumed the position of a Chinese officer beside Zhang Cheng. Since Lin Qingye had a high military position and claimed to have important military information to report, Zhang Chengfang led the Chinese army guards to take charge of his custody.
Zhang Cheng turned to look at Zhang Ruoqi. At this moment, Zhang Ruoqi, the director of military affairs, was naturally the person with the highest official position among the people. But before Zhang Ruoqi expressed his position, Fu Yingchong couldn't sit still.
I heard him still looking careless and shouting: "What does this Korean thief mean? Is it possible that we have caught him and we have to obey his arrangements in everything!"
As soon as Fu Yingchong said this, everyone in the Zhongjun tent immediately started talking.
Although North Korea was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, within the Ming court, they still looked down upon the King of North Korea and the officials in the court.
For no other reason, in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea was a remote and barren land. There seemed to be no output except wild ginseng and leather skins, but most of the materials needed had to be purchased and transported from the Ming Dynasty. .
Especially during the previous Japanese slave rebellion, North Korea was almost destroyed. It was not until the Ming Dynasty sent troops to help them to drive out the Japanese slaves and restore the country in one fell swoop.
In this regard, the Ming Dynasty really had the kindness to rebuild Korea. This is also the foundation that Korea has not forgotten for more than 200 years.
But at this moment, after Zhang Ruoqi listened to Fu Yingchong's words, he also said: "Now that you are a prisoner, why are there so many rules? Just bring them."
But Zhang Chengfang, who was standing upright in the tent, heard Zhang Ruoqi's words, but still stood there like a wooden stake. He was really as motionless as a mountain.
But everyone in the military tent was taking care of themselves, eating the dried fruits on the coffee table and drinking the freshly brewed tea. No one questioned him, and even Zhang Ruoqi just glanced at Zhang Cheng from the corner of his eye.
Seeing that the scene was almost done, Zhang Chengcai gently put down the tea cup in his hand and said calmly to Zhang Chengfang who was standing in the tent: "Go ahead, everything will be done according to Director Zhang's instructions."
"Here! I will obey the order."
Zhang Chengfang responded loudly after hearing the order, then turned around and left the tent to escort the captured North Korean general.
Bingxian Zhang Dou had been sipping the tea and watching everything that happened in the military tent with cold eyes. A trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, as if he was secretly thinking about something in his heart?
After a while, Zhang Chengfang came back, escorting a man wearing the official uniform of a North Korean military general.
This man seemed to be over forty years old. Although he was slightly slender, he was also very strong. After entering the military tent, there was no trace of fear on his face, and he did not even kneel down.
He raised his head and looked directly at Zhang Ruoqi, who was sitting in front of him. There was no fear in his eyes, and he asked directly: "May I ask who is sitting in the middle of this hall?"
Only then did Zhang Dou speak up and said, "Don't be rude. This is the official Fang Si Lang of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty. I am here to assist the King of Liao Dynasty on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I am the Commander-in-Chief of the Army. Sir, you, a minister of a small country, how can you But it’s so rude. Why don’t you bow down quickly!”
After hearing Zhang Ruoqi's official title, the North Korean general looked shocked, and then he hurriedly bowed down and said, "I'm going to serve as Lin Qingye, the envoy of the North Korean Ping'an Road Military and Horse Festival.
Due to the urgent persecution of the slave Tatars, my king was helpless, so he ordered his subordinates to lead 1,500 soldiers and escort the grain and grass to this place by sea.
Not long ago, when our fleet passed by the sea, the Tatars ordered us to bombard the Ming Dynasty Navy. We had no choice but to agree and sent people to sneak into the Ming Dynasty Navy station at night to tell the truth. He just managed it with air cannons. "
He said so many words in one breath, his mouth seemed a little dry, so he stopped and stood there swallowing his saliva.
Seeing this, Zhang Cheng hurriedly said to Zhang Chengfang: "Chengfang, take off the ropes from him, bring him a chair to sit on, and get some water to quench his hunger and thirst."
Lin Qingye felt that these words were the words that moved him the most among the officials and generals of both the Qing and Ming Dynasties since he entered the territory of Liaodong.
He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhang Cheng, and saw that the person who just spoke was actually a young general wearing silver armor. For a moment, his eyes were full of surprise.
He couldn't understand why such a young general could sit in the same military tent as the doctor of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty and the commander-in-chief of the Liao King's Division.
"Ah. Could he be..."
Lin Qingye seemed to suddenly wake up. He guessed that this young general might be Wu Sangui. After all, he only knew Wu Sangui, so he had this idea.
After a while, Lin Qingye was untied. He held a water bowl and sat on a wooden chair. He took a few sips of water before speaking again: "Master Zhang Jianjun, I, the Tatars, are important." However, the military information can only be reported to Zhang Jianjun alone, so please order those who are not involved to leave."
Zhang Ruoqi had a very elegant smile on his face, but he didn't look surprised. He stroked his beard under his chin and said in a kind tone: "Lin Jiedushi has no need to worry. The people sitting here are all the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty." , there is absolutely no possibility of leaking military aircraft, so you don’t need to worry about it.”
Wang Pu also seemed a little impatient. He had taken off his helmet and placed it on the desk in front of him. He raised his head and caressed his helmet tassel, and said very proudly: "You know, we have no effort." , they drove the Tatars back and easily captured the Loess Ridge. Now you are also our prisoner, so what qualifications do you have to impose these conditions here?"
