During the bloody battle between Houying and Houjin soldiers, what were the other Ming troops doing?
After Yuan Chonghuan, three people were mainly responsible for the military and political affairs of the capital, namely Sun Chengzong, Hou Xun and Ma Shilong.
Among them, Sun Chengzong is the largest.
He is the elder of the pavilion, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the bachelor of Jianji Palace, and he has the highest qualifications.
Sun Chengzong was responsible for taking charge of the overall situation, and all wars in Gyeonggi were under his command.
Hou Xun's performance in the Jisi incident this time was so brilliant.
If it hadn't been for his reminder and initiative to take responsibility for collecting Zhangjiawan's grain and grass into Tongzhou City in advance, the losses of the Ming Dynasty would have been even greater. The soldiers and horses of King Qin from all walks of life could not even get food when they arrived in the capital.
Therefore, Chongzhen appointed him as Minister of the Ministry of War, deputy censor of Youqiandu, and governor of Jizhen. He was generally responsible for the logistics support work of the entire Gyeonggi region and the recovery of people's livelihood after the war.
The other one is Ma Shilong.
This is a war general, and the prime minister is working hard to support the king's troops. To put it bluntly, he is the person responsible for the actual fighting.
The troika of the Ming Army in Gyeonggi Province were Sun Chengzong, Chief Administrative Officer, Hou Xun, Prime Minister, and Ma Shilong, Prime Minister.
After Huang Taiji withdrew outside the pass, Sun Chengzong began to plan a counterattack.
Some people may think that since Huang Taiji left in February, why did the Ming army only drive away the remaining Jin army in May?
An important reason is that the Ming army seems to have many people, but the command is not smooth.
They are all soldiers and horses of King Qin from various places, and they are of different types. There are cavalry, infantry, gun soldiers, and ethnic minority troops.
Just integrating these forces and establishing a smooth command system is not easy.
Therefore, until April, all the Ming army could do was to maintain the front line and integrate the army.
Only after April did the Ming army begin a large-scale counterattack.
However, after Chongzhen's previous manipulations, the generals' will to fight was not strong and they always fished in troubled waters. If there are many people on your side, use your strength; if the Hou Jin army is powerful, be ready to run away at any time.
Sun Chengzong personally supervised the battle and failed to defeat Luanzhou several times. This was the reason.
After finally relying on their numerical superiority to defeat Luanzhou, I heard that the Jin army had fled, and the Ming army did not want to fight. I just wanted to watch Jin Jun leave on his own and everything would be fine.
Therefore, after entering Yongping, Sun Chengzong asked who was going to recapture Qian'an, but all the generals were silent, as if they were not angry with Sun.
Hou Xun saw that there was no solution and took the initiative: "Leave the matter of recovering Qian'an to your subordinates."
Then, regardless of whether the generals were willing or not, he ordered a few people, gathered 13,000 troops, and began to march towards Qian'an.
Lao Sun was so moved that he kept saying good things about Hou Xun when he went to the court.
Is Hou Xun brave enough to do his job?
of course not.
During this period, he had been in constant contact with Zuo Mengeng and knew the whereabouts and plans of the rear camp.
Zuo Mengeng asked him to find ways to delay the Ming army's recovery of Qian'an and provide conditions for the rear camp to handle the battlefield.
When he saw that no one was willing to regain Qian'an, Hou Xun took the initiative to take over the matter.
He was impassioned in front of Sun Chengzong. As soon as he left Yongping, he told the generals that we should not be in a hurry and just go slowly.
The generals from all walks of life were very happy when they heard this and praised him one after another.
So the Ming army stopped and stopped along the way, marching no more than thirty miles a day. It took two days to walk from Yongping to Qian'an.
In order to prevent anyone from discovering the battle at Qingshui Pass, Hou Xun even gave orders to Ma Shilong who was far away in Zunhua.
After Ma Shilong recovered the Santun camp, he did not need to go eastward, but went north to recover the Da'ankou, Hongshankou, Xifengkou and other passes to prevent northern nomads from taking the opportunity to enter the pass and plunder.
As soon as Ma Shilong heard that it made sense, he led his troops north from Santun Camp and did not come to Qian'an.
So Zuo Mengeng was given about two days to clean up the battlefield.
Taking advantage of this time, the entire rear camp forged a false battlefield.
The wall of Qingshui Pass was bombarded by them using the artillery left by Hou Jin, causing many damages. Then he deliberately created traces of slashes and gouges, as if a fierce battle had really taken place here.
Finally, human blood was sprinkled inside and outside Guancheng to create a bloody atmosphere. Various weapons such as swords, guns, swords and halberds, as well as dead horses and damaged armor, were also arranged.
Everything was so lifelike that even Mao Yuanyi, a person who was used to seeing the battlefield, didn't see any flaws.
In order to keep it secret, Zuo Menggeng ordered all the defenders of Qingshui Pass and those captives of the Hou Jin Dynasty to be executed.
The remains of all the soldiers in the rear camp were cremated, put in jars, and will be transported back to Linqing.
In this battle, a total of 935 officers and soldiers were killed in the rear camp. Among them are the deputy battalion commander Kuri Kizuki, as well as three squadron commanders and three squad commanders.
In the end, 132 people survived the injury. Those who will not be able to join the army in the future account for half of them.
This battle damage is definitely a serious injury.
However, the training value of this battle for the rear camp is absolutely unprecedented.
It can be clearly felt that everyone in the back camp has a layer of toughness and murderous aura on their bodies.
This kind of temperament is ethereal, but it exists.
After such a transformation, Houying will not be afraid of any enemy on any battlefield in the future.
Zuo Mengeng also ordered people to collect the corpses of Hou Jinjun and pile them aside.
This cannot be dealt with. We have to wait for the imperial supervisory army to see it.
These are real military exploits.
Two days later, the original battlefield had changed drastically, and no trace of the original could be seen at all.
Zuo Menggeng gave the order, and the rear camp dismantled all the artillery and packed them separately. Then they used part of the artillery left behind by Houjin and Qingshui Pass as a facade, and asked the soldiers to put on the cotton armor of ordinary Ming troops.
As for the extra people, they put on common people's clothes and temporarily pretended to be civilian husbands.
Zuo Mengeng then ordered people to cut off the heads of Amin, Turge, Chakara, Bao Chengxian, Gao Hongzhong, etc., and sent the ultimatum by air to Qian'an.
At noon that day, more than 10,000 Ming troops entered Qian'an County cautiously.
Finding that there was no one here, the various Ming troops immediately became active and started searching everywhere.
I don't know if they are searching for hidden Houjin spies, or if they are searching for something valuable.
Hou Xun had long been disappointed with the military discipline of the Ming army, so he just sat back and ignored it.
"The move to An'an and the restoration were all due to your efforts. Reporting the aftermath to the court, needless to say, rewards."
The generals quickly complimented him and said that Hou Xun was the most meritorious.
They have been fighting for so long, and it is most comfortable to follow Hou Xun.
This person never pushed them forward and was very comfortable.
"Since Qian'an has been restored, Qingshui Pass must be taken back. Everyone, who wants to take over this important task?"
Uh-huh...
Like a cold wind passing by, all the generals seemed to have turned into clay bodhisattvas.
Are you kidding me?
Isn't it good to guard Qian'an's strong city defense?
Going to Qingshui Pass?
Who knows if the Jurchens at Qingshui Pass have left?
If you don't leave, wouldn't it be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?
Just when no one wanted to move, several riders came from the north, covered with evil spirits. The frightened soldiers guarding the city quickly closed the city gate.
These cavalry were stationed outside the city, causing great tension in the city.
Could it be that the Tatars are fighting back?
It's not that they can't recognize the military uniforms of the Ming Army, but that there is almost no difference between the military uniforms of the Ming Army and the Later Jin Army.
The general is okay, but the soldiers below are easy to confuse regardless of their hairstyle.
Because many of Hou Jin's armors and war coats were captured from the Ming Dynasty.
The knights didn't care about the tension on the city wall. One of the riders took a few steps forward and shouted loudly: "Quickly report to the General Secretary that Linqing Xie's rear camp fought with the Donglu at Qingshui Pass two days ago. They completely wiped out the enemy troops. They killed the Donglu big Beile Amin and Tu. Erg and other generals.”
The city wall exploded instantly, and everyone suspected that there was something wrong with their ears.
A general lied on the city wall and shouted: "Where did this liar come from? Is it a Tatar spy? Are you trying to deceive us with this trick?"
The knight pointed to the wooden box in his hand and said: "Here are the heads of Amin, Turge and other enemy generals. You can take them and present them to the Chief Political Officer, and you will know after a debate."
After that, the man held several wooden boxes in his arms and came to the city alone.
The defenders on the city started talking even more. It seemed like this was not a fake.
The boss was also confused. After thinking about it, there were only a few boxes left and right, so he was not afraid of any ghosts, so he let someone put the basket down.
Not long after, several boxes were hoisted to the city.
Just in case there are any mechanisms inside, he opened them one by one and checked them out.
As a result, there was a human head inside each one, with a ferocious appearance.
The most important thing is that all these heads are shaved and shiny, except for a money rat tail on the back of the head.
Seeing this, I couldn't help but believe it. He immediately asked someone to take the wooden box and ran to report it to Hou Xun and the generals.
When they heard that Hou Jin's army had been destroyed, and even generals like Amin and Turge were killed, Hou Xun and others were all shocked.
After circling those heads several times, Hou Xun felt as if his heartbeat was about to explode.
When the young man told him that he was going to fight in Qingshui Pass, he just thought it was an ordinary ambush. While the Tatars were anxious to get out of seclusion, they killed a few people just to show off.
Who would have thought that they would wipe out more than 5,000 Tatars, and also kill generals like Amin and Turg.
Especially Amin, these are the four great Belles of Houjin!
The Ming Dynasty and Hou Jin Dynasty fought for so many years, and they killed countless generals, not even a few generals.
Now there is actually a prince-level slave chief conferring his head.
What's this?
This is a great achievement from the sky!
Hou Xun understood that if this matter was true, the young man would become famous all over the world immediately.
