On the fifth day of September, at noon, the sun had just turned to the west. The blazing sunshine warmed people's bodies. Even if the sea breeze roared, it didn't seem to feel cold at all.
On Bijia Mountain, southeast of Tashan Mountain, people were already in panic. Facing the nearly 10,000 Tatars and horsemen on the seaside, they didn't even have the strength to resist, and they looked like they were helpless.
However, there was no movement at the nearby Tashan Fort at this moment. The garrison stationed here was Tong Hanbang, deputy general of the middle left road, and there were six to seven thousand officers and soldiers, but most of them were infantry and only a small number of cavalry.
Not long ago, Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, issued a military order, ordering him to send three thousand troops to reinforce himself. After Tong Hanbang handed over the defense of the city to a guerrilla, he immediately led his troops out of the city to reinforce Liu Zhaoji.
But before Tong Hanbang joined Liu Zhaoji, he encountered more than 2,000 Tatar cavalry. Although Lieutenant General Tong was not afraid of death, he was fighting cavalry in an infantry formation and fighting in the wild. The disadvantage was too obvious.
He only persisted for more than half a day before he was defeated by the Tatars and had to retreat to Tashan with more than 2,000 remaining soldiers. After that, although he tried to reinforce Liu Zhaoji several times, he was blocked by the Tatars.
In fact, in the original history, Tong Hanbang, the middle-left deputy general stationed in Tashan, was a loyal minister who resolutely refused to surrender to the Tatars and died heroically for the Ming Dynasty.
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In the original history, because the grain stored in Bijia Mountain was captured by the Tatars, the morale of the Ming army was so low that the four general soldiers fled overnight, and the Battle of Songjin was defeated.
In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, Huang Taiji besieged Hong Chengchou in Songshan City. After the city was broken, Hong Chengchou was captured. Then the Qing army occupied Xingshan and destroyed the city wall with Hongyi artillery. The Xingshan defenders could not resist and eventually surrendered to the Qing army. .
However, the Qing army continued to move south and reached the foot of Tashan City. Tong Hanbang, the deputy general on the left side of the Tashan garrison, refused to surrender and resolutely led his troops to resist. None of the soldiers or civilians in the city surrendered.
The Qing army lined up Hongyi artillery from the west city, and the Ming army also fired artillery from the city to fight back. The two sides bombarded it for more than a day. The Tashan city wall collapsed by more than 40 feet after the shelling, and the Qing army invaded through the gap.
At that time, the Ming army in the city knew that they had no way to recover, so they buried gunpowder in the ground, and even every household hid gunpowder underground. As soon as the Qing army entered, they immediately detonated the gunpowder, and all the jade and stone were burned. All seven thousand soldiers defending the city perished together with the Qing army.
The Qing army was so angry that they killed all the men in Tashan City and took away all the more than 1,500 women.
Thanks to the Qing army, the important towns outside the Ming Dynasty at that time, such as Tashan, Xingshan, and Songshan, were all reduced from prosperous forts to villages.
"Xingshan Fort" also says: "The fort is on the original site, there are few people, and the city is ruined. Between Gaisong and Xing, on the occasion of Gengchen and Xinsi in Chongzhen, it is the scene of hundreds of battles. Although there are villages and shops, And the meaning of poverty and poverty seems to be unable to rest even after two hundred years. The massacre at that time is enough to imagine."
Many years later, when envoys from Korea were going to pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty, they passed by Tashan and recalled the seven thousand heroes who died for their country on Tashan. They were filled with grief.
"Yan Xing Lu" records that "people and horses entered Ying City, and artillery fire broke out quickly. In the blink of a breath, the flames were extinguished, and the whole city was wiped out, leaving behind slim mustard clouds. Sigh! Since ancient times, loyal ministers and martyrs have died in the city. And there is someone who is astonishing to the point of death, who kills his enemies fiercely, and whose deeds and plans are as powerful as the Tashan Mountain?
And when the fire is buried, people know that they will die and there is no way to leak it. Their loyalty is inspired. I heard that the Liao gangster made such exaggerated remarks that he burst into tears. "
This shows how tragic the war was at that time and how lonely the forts were after the war!
“What happened here is shocking for all time, the whole city was slaughtered and no one was left alive.
Why do you need to hate a man when he dies? There is a book about his heroic name. "
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Even in this time and space, Tong Hanbang did not fight in fear of the enemy. He was just fighting in the wild, not defending the city against the enemy. It was impossible to fight against the cavalry with only infantry. In desperation, they had to retreat to Tashan Fort. .
Although after the defeat of Liu Zhaoji's troops, Tong Hanbang personally led two thousand soldiers to take a small road to reinforce Beacon Mountain, but they were all blocked by the cavalry and failed. Instead, they lost hundreds of brothers in vain.
At this time, the person taking command on Bijia Mountain was Ma Shaoyu, the head of the Staff Division of the Zanhua War Department in front of the army. Because he was afraid of the Tatar thieves, he did not allow the two thousand soldiers sent by Liu Zhaoji to climb Bijia Mountain.
They were simply ordered to build camps and fortifications on the coast opposite Bijia Mountain to stop the invading Tatars and protect the safety of the grain stores in Bijia Mountain.
Bijiashan is a small island located on the sea. It is about four miles from the coast to the north. There is a natural pebble channel formed by the tide. It is more than three feet wide and connects Bijiashan Island to the coast. It can pass vehicles. Horse, commonly known as "overpass".
This overpass can disappear and appear with the rise and fall of the tide, which is a wonderful sight. Whenever the tide ebbs, the sea water slowly recedes to both sides, and the passage emerges in the sea like a winding dragon. .
When the tide goes down, the "overpass" will be fully revealed, allowing you to go directly to Beacon Hill Island.
Whenever the tide rises, the sea water will attack the "overpass" from both sides. Under the impact of the waves, the overpass gradually narrows until it is completely hidden.
According to Volume 7 of "Records of Facts of the Three Former Liao Dynasties", "Song Jingyang, the leader of Bijia Mountain, stayed here during the second year of Tianqi." At that time, Song Jingyang was only in charge of Qian.
In the third year of Tianqi, when the governor Sun Chengzong left the customs and entered Jinzhou, he listed it as a shipping stronghold. The water in the southern part of Beacon Hill is deep enough to berth sea-going ships.
Bijia Mountain Island is actually divided into large and small Bijia Mountain Island. The large Bijia Mountain Island is spindle-shaped, with a diagonal length of about 400 feet from north to south. Its widest point from east to west is more than 77 feet, and its highest point is nearly two feet long. Sixteen feet tall, the whole mountain has three peaks standing in rows, shaped like a pen stand, hence the name Bijia Mountain.
According to Volume 7 of "Records of Facts of the Three Former Liao Dynasties", "Song Jingyang, the leader of Bijia Mountain, stayed here during the second year of Tianqi." At that time, Song Jingyang was only in charge of Qian.
In the third year of Tianqi, when the governor Sun Chengzong left the customs and entered Jinzhou, he listed it as a shipping stronghold. The water in the southern part of Beacon Hill is deep enough to berth sea-going ships.
There are buildings such as Lu Zu Pavilion, Wumu Palace, Dragon King Temple, Sanqing Pavilion, etc. on the Big Bijiashan Island, while the Little Bijiashan Island is much smaller. There is only an observation tower built on the mountain here.
Now, Ma Shaoyu, the head of the Staff Department of the Ministry of War, is sitting on this small Bijiashan Island. There is also a large and medium-sized fishing boat on the seaside at the foot of the mountain, but Ma Shaoyu secretly hid it there for the purpose of escaping.
It turned out that Ma Shaoyu had known about the attack of the Tatars a few days ago, and he was worried about it day and night, so he sent his own soldiers ashore to catch a fisherman, and even coerced and induced the fisherman to secretly hide his fishing boat in a small penholder. The seaside at the foot of the mountain.
This was the escape route Ma Shaoyu left for himself. He originally had no illusions about the Battle of Jinzhou. Now that he came to Liaodong, he had a secret mission.
Even his immediate boss, Zhang Ruoqi, a doctor in the Ministry of War, had no idea about this. This shows how secretive it is.
Originally, 500 of the two thousand soldiers and horses sent by Liu Zhaoji to reinforce Bijia Mountain had landed on Bijia Mountain Island. However, after learning that the Tatars were invading, Ma Shaoyu sent all of them back to the coast to defend.
Moreover, they were strictly ordered to guard the coast with these two thousand men and prevent the Tatars from crossing the sea to attack Beacon Mountain, and they were not allowed to assist Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong.
Just for this military order, Ma Shaoyu had offended all the two thousand soldiers and horses of Liaodong Town. After leaving a military order for the 500 defenders of Bijiashan Island to fight to the death to protect food, Ma Shaoyu quietly moved to Little Beacon Hill.
Standing on the high observation deck, looking at the movement on the coast through the telescope, Ma Shaoyu also felt very heavy, although he was not optimistic about the Battle of Jinzhou.
But in his heart, he didn't want the Ming army to be really defeated. His estimate in his mind was that both sides were evenly matched. Even if the Ming army was slightly weaker and could not make a breakthrough, it would not be really defeated and the Liao Dynasty would collapse. .
"I hope the slave thieves cannot cross the sea, Bijia Mountain is not lost, and there is still something to be done for the Liao Dynasty!" Ma Shaoyu said to himself.
Now, the coast was still peaceful, but he knew that Liu Zhaoji's troops were defeated and the Tatar attack was inevitable. Ma Shaoyu did not expect that the two thousand soldiers and horses sent by Liu Zhaoji could stop the Tatar thieves.
All he could hope for was the sea, hoping that the waves would continue, which might deter the Tatars from crossing the sea to attack Beacon Mountain.
Suddenly, the Ming army on the coast panicked. Ma Shaoyu hurriedly raised his telescope again. This time he could see clearly, the Tatar thieves were indeed coming!
In the billowing smoke, he could clearly see the Tartar bandits riding on both wings to harass, while their elite dismounted and fought on foot. They held bright shields and rushed forward, unstoppable.
"The boat...is the boat ready?"
Ma Shaoyu, who was slightly panicked, turned around and asked the soldiers following him eagerly.
After getting an accurate answer, he handed the telescope in his hand to the soldier, pointed to the coast where the fierce battle was taking place, and said to the soldier: "Come here, keep an eye on that side for me. If the slaves and thieves attack, Go to Bijia Mountain and immediately send a signal to my officer."
"yes."
Ma Shaoyu pointed at the two soldiers and said: "Go quickly... Go to Bijia Mountain quickly... If the slave thieves attack... Immediately burn the mountain to stock up on food... Go quickly!"
"yes."
The two soldiers received the order and hurried down the mountain.
At this time, Ma Shaoyu's mood was still not as calm as before. He took a few trembling steps forward and said to the remaining 20 or so soldiers: "My protector, go down the mountain."
He just left the observation tower and was escorted down the mountain by the soldiers. After a while, he came to the seaside at the foot of the mountain. A soldier blew a few special whistles, and he saw rocks and miscellaneous rocks on the shore not far away. A fishing boat emerged from the grass.
After a while, the fishing boat leaned against a large rock next to it, but it was still some distance from the coast. Because the water here was shallow, it was impossible to paddle across. Ma Shaoyu had to order a soldier to carry him on the fishing boat.
However, the fishing boat was not designed to carry people. Although it did not look too small, it could not accommodate more people. Apart from the fishermen and their wives, it could only accommodate Ma Shaoyu and two soldiers.
At that moment, Ma Shaoyu called the names of the two soldiers with whom he was closest to on weekdays and called them onto the boat. Among them, the soldier who carried him on the boat happened to be missing.
The soldier's eyes widened, and his heart was full of resentment, but he still did not dare to vent it in front of Ma Shaoyu, and was even ordered by Ma Shaoyu to help them push the boat into the sea.
The fishing boat gradually rowed into the sea and anchored about a hundred steps away from the coast, observing all the movements here.
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The two thousand officers and soldiers on the northern coast of Bijia Mountain were commanded by a guerrilla general from Liaodong Town. He was already unhappy because he could not enter Bijia Mountain for defense, but because Liu Zhaoji had always treated him well, he insisted on not retreating.
But with two thousand infantry, even if they had built ditches and low walls beforehand, how could they hold their line of defense in the face of Tatar soldiers several times their size?
In less than half an hour, the entire front was defeated. Under the double pursuit of Tatar infantry and cavalry, hundreds of them fled directly into the cold sea water.
Although they caught up with the low tide, the cavalry could not pursue them closely due to the large amount of sand and gravel on the beach. However, they dismounted and shot arrows from a distance, but the arrows were fatal.
He was really happy that the red flag was solid on the mountain and the sea was full. He rode on his tall horse, brandished the tiger gun, and shouted: "Charge over, defeat Ming Gou in one go, and seize Bijia Mountain!"
The Tartars were worthy of being the powerful enemies of the Ming Dynasty. Even after their victory, their military formation remained undisturbed at all. They saw only two teams of captives galloping to the side to guard the flanks of the army.
Nearly two thousand Tatar soldiers all dismounted. The five rows in front of them all held shields in their left hands and swords, short axes, maces and other weapons in their right hands. They formed four columns and stepped on the unexplored overpass before running towards the pen stand. Kill the mountain.
Here, in front and behind Mandahai, there are four to five thousand Tatars standing in formation on horseback. Once the two thousand infantrymen in front rush to Beacon Mountain, they will ride up and follow them.
Perhaps due to the rugged gravel road on the overpass, the Tatars did not dare to ride through it. They were also afraid that when their horses rushed forward, the horse's feet would be sprained, which would outweigh the gain.
Then they charged with infantry. They wanted to capture the section of beach under Beacon Mountain opposite the overpass first, and then send the cavalry to gallop across the rugged section of the overpass.
Once the Tatar Cavalry Brigade lands on Beacon Hill Island, there will be no suspense about the battle here!
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"Commander, General Guo has launched a charge towards the Zhenghongqi Tatars!" Zhang Cheng was riding his horse at a gallop when he suddenly received a report from the sentry cavalry.
He knew in his heart that the Tatars must have been attacking Beacon Mountain, otherwise Guo Yingxian would not be so reckless, and he immediately launched a charge when he saw the Tatars.
Therefore, he had a premonition that success or failure depended on this, and he shouted loudly: "The Tatars are in front, and General Guo's cavalry has already charged up. Don't fall behind!"
He immediately called Zhang Guangda and Lin Fangping and ordered: "The light cavalry of the Cavalry Battalion should attack the right wing of the Tatars to the east, and the Tiger Guard Battalion should attack the left wing of the Tatars to the west.
Then use the heavy cavalry in the center as the forward, the Mongolian cavalry as the left wing, and the servants as the right wing, and charge straight into the center of the Tatar cavalry formation. Everyone, kill the slaves. "
As Zhang Cheng spoke, he took off his knife-clutching stick, raised it high, waved it repeatedly, and shouted: "My sons, kill slaves and make meritorious deeds today!"
"Kill...kill slaves..."
"Kill slaves... kill..."
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