Shi Heng, Shi Biao, and Kou Shou each led a thousand infantry and five hundred cavalry, and began to patrol the Liao border with flags fluttering and gongs and drums beating.
As the court discussed, now is not the time to use troops on a large scale.
Towards the end of the year, in the twelfth month of winter, we went deep into the mountains and forests in Liaodong to encircle and suppress the Jurchens in Jianzhou. It was difficult to supply supplies and the soldiers would be unbearable.
But we cannot let the Jurchens take advantage of this long winter to once again invade the people and military fortresses.
After Shi Heng discussed with Sun Xiang, Kou Shou and other generals, they formulated a strategy for patrolling the territory.
Other bunker personnel and cavalry should also frequently patrol the vicinity. If they find traces of the Jurchens, they will immediately light the beacon fire.
Shenyang, Liaoyang, Fushun, Jinzhou and other places have already arranged this policy in an orderly manner.
There is a peculiarity in the marching strategy of Shi Heng and others. During the day, they entered the city nearby, camped near the bunker to rest, and after midnight, they went out to patrol the city, and then stopped at dawn.
The marching strategy formulated by everyone can indeed restrain the Jurchens who have evil intentions.
When the Jurchens go out to enjoy the autumn breeze, they always bring one or two hundred people with them, and they always do so late at night.
This way, it comes and goes quickly, leaving no clues to the Ming army.
On this day, Dong Shan led hundreds of people to Liaoyang under cover of night, traveling lightly, but found traces of the Ming army marching.
A neat fire dragon spread in the distance.
The sound of drums shook the sky, and the army was majestic.
Dong Shan was panicked when he saw the Ming army. Could it be that he had been exposed and the Ming army was coming to encircle and suppress him.
The Jurchens under Dong Shan began to get into chaos.
At this time, the Jurchens did not have a regular army. Their superb archery skills were born for hunting, but they have not yet fought with the Ming army in the wilderness with real swords and guns.
They were a little afraid of the Ming army with armor and sophisticated weapons.
Dong Shan didn't want to be discovered by the Ming army. If he and his group were really entangled, it would be very difficult to get rid of the Ming army.
At that moment, Dong Shan ordered a retreat and returned to Jianzhou.
Jianzhou Wei, in the camp of Dongshan headquarters.
Dong Shan sat in the room thinking about his reaction after meeting the Ming army. He felt ashamed in his heart. After a brief period of shame, he began to feel hatred.
Why can the Han people survive this cold winter safely? M.biQuge.biZ
But their people suffer in the cold and die every day.
As their leader, I want to obtain the necessities of life for them, so that the tribe can spend this long winter as safely as the Han people.
But just now he was scared.
Afraid of death and the Ming army, he lost his courage to move forward and the glory of the Jurchen leader.
No, in this era, you can only get what you want with the knife in your hand and the horse under your crotch. If you don’t give it to me, I will snatch it.
And his two grown-up sons were also standing in the room, looking at their father and wondering in their hearts what happened to Amma.
"Amma, why are you worried?" asked the eldest son Toluo.
"The Ming army seems to want to take action against us." Dong Shan said coldly.
"Ama is the commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard Capital entrusted by the Ming Emperor. Why do they want to deal with us? It's just to kill a few of them. According to our understanding of the Han people, that Governor Li must have made a big deal into a trivial matter. ." Tuoyimo continued. "Even if they really wanted to take action, there is no evidence that it was our left guard who did it."
Among Jianzhou Jurchens, Haixi Jurchens, and Savage Jurchens, only Jianzhou Jurchens have more connections with the Ming Dynasty.
Because they often had to deal with the Ming Dynasty, Dong Shan and others also often studied officials in Liaodong.
But they don't know that Li Chun, whom they are familiar with, has been imprisoned in the prison of the Capital Criminal Department.
"Humph, the Ming Dynasty is rich and rich, and the rewards every year are really pitiful. If I don't think of a way, how will more than two thousand of our tribe survive this cold winter? Now they have started to march across the country, trying to kill me. The way to survive is blocked. In this case, we can only take the last road."
Dong Shan's eyes were filled with bloodthirsty light.
He decided to give it a try. Although he did not have the ambition as powerful as Wanyan Aguda, nor did he have the force to establish an organization, he had no way to retreat.
In the original history, Dong Shan was dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty because of the tribute policy. In the sixth year of Jingtai and the third year of Tianshun, he united with Li Manzhu and the Haixi tribes to invade the Ming Dynasty, killing and plundering without mercy, forcing the Ming Dynasty to The imperial court opened the Fushun Horse Market for the Jurchens, making the Jianzhou Jurchens more prosperous.
But Dong Shan was not satisfied, and still used force to coerce him, hoping to get more rewards and more auxiliary policies.
But unfortunately, he met Zhu Jianshen who had just ascended the throne, and then he became a plowing court.
"Amma, the Ming army is strong, we are no match."
"You won't know until your opponent hits you." Dong Shan glanced at his eldest son Tuoluo and said coldly. "The Ming army has a lot of food and quilts that we need now. Only by getting these can our people better survive this cold winter."
Tuoluo was frightened by his father and could only lower his head.
"Amma, I think we have little chance of winning if we take action. Why don't we drive them and test the strength of the Ming army first?"
"Are you talking about Jianzhou Guard or Fancha..." Dong Shan's eyes lit up.
"You, if you reveal the news, it means that the army is roaming around Fushun. There are only four or five hundred people, and they bring countless clothes, food and war horses. When those brainless guys hear it, they will be like wild wolves smelling the smell of blood. , I want them to take the initiative to come to me."
"Yes, Amma."
Capital City, the new year is approaching.
The city of Beijing is crowded and bustling. People are preparing for the New Year and are happily preparing to welcome the new year.
In the palace, Zhu Jianshen was being taught the etiquette of banquets by officials from the Ministry of Rites in the Huagai Palace. Xu Youzhen was studying her divination skills in seclusion at home. Yu Qian, Li Xian and others were still in the cabinet duty room, dealing with people from all over the country. For the government affairs, the soldiers and generals went out to drill and drill as always.
Little did the peaceful and peaceful city of Beijing know that a war had begun in Fushunwei, Liaodong.
Fushun, followed by Tielingwei, and adjacent to Shenyang City in the south.
In front of it are Fushun Pass, Weining Fort and Qingshui Fort.
The strategy of military patrols was indeed of some use. There were no more incidents of harassing people or looting fortresses in Liaodong.
Late that night, Shi Biao led 1,500 people and was setting off from Fushun Pass. The army walked for more than two hours, but found that the scouts in front of them had not returned.
At that moment, Shi Biao did not dare to be careless and stopped moving forward.
"Where is the front?"
"Qinghe." General Liu Tong returned.
Shi Biao pondered for a moment: "Send someone to explore the road ahead again and ask them to be more cautious."
"General Shi, are you too careful? We have been wandering for more than a month, but we have never seen any trace of the Jurchens." Qian Boss Deng Xian said.
"If we stay here for a long time, we won't be able to reach Fort Weining in the early morning." Liu Tong also said at the side.
In their opinion, the Jurchens only dared to bully the unarmed people and did not have the courage to challenge the Ming army.
Shi Biao waved his hand and refused: "We need to be more careful when marching at night. We held torches, sounded gongs and drums, and we have attracted the attention of the Jurchens, but no trace of the Jurchens has been found for a month. This is not normal. Now, The scouts have not returned for a long time, so we don’t dare to be careless at all. Send the order, three scouts to explore the front, and all soldiers to prepare for battle."
After Shi Biao finished speaking, Liu Tong and Deng went down first to make arrangements.
The messenger held the flag high, rode a fast horse, and ran from the front of the team to the back of the team, shouting as he ran: "Organize the army, prepare for war, organize the army, prepare for war."
The soldiers began to raise their spears and get into formation.
The cavalry also began to draw out their long swords, with a cold light.
The three scouts sent out galloped forward on horseback. After they were far away from the main force, the three of them automatically separated and explored in one direction.
While the three of them were exploring, flames shot into the sky in the direction of Qingshui.
That is beacon fire.
The Ming army at Qingshui Fort was attacked.
As expected, the Jurchens took action.
Deng Xian hurriedly said: "Qingshui Fort is under attack. General, let's hurry up and provide support."
"No, we cannot move forward until the scouts return."
Because of these days of defense policy regulation, Qingshui Fort's military strength has grown from the initial one hundred to one hundred and fifty.
It is not that simple for the Jurchens to break through Qingshui Castle.
But the scouts didn't return, the army stopped, and Qingshui Fort was attacked. Isn't it clear that the Ming army was allowed to speed up their march?
There must be an ambush ahead.
Outside Qingshui Fort, Dong Shan led more than 600 people from his tribe and walked downstream of Qingshui Fort without attacking.
"Amma, as soon as the beacon tower lights up, the Ming army will definitely speed up. At that time, they will be surrounded by Buhuatu, Fancha, and Haixi tribes. When they fight, both sides will be injured, and we are going in. , seize the military supplies of the Ming army, retreat immediately, let Fancha and other troops fight with the Ming army, and attract the anger of the Ming army." Tuo Yimo said.
Dong Shan smiled softly when he heard this. His son used Han people's methods and was indeed able to minimize the casualties of their tribe.
Dong Shan seemed to be able to see the scene of their great success.
After a while, a Jurchen ran back on horseback.
Dong Shan asked with a smile: "Are they fighting?"
"Chief, the Ming army is still at a standstill. Fan Cha and Bu Hua Tuo wait for the leaders to dare not take the initiative to attack, so they are in a stalemate."
After hearing this person's words, Dong Shan's smile immediately dropped.
"What didn't happen..."
Dong Shan glanced at Tuoyi Mo and reprimanded: "What's going on? Didn't you say that the Ming army would quickly support you when you saw the beacon fire?"
"Ama, we should think highly of the Ming army. Otherwise, how could they not take the initiative to support their fortress when they were attacked..."
Tuo Yimo had seen the allusion of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao, so he immediately used it, but he only learned the surface, and still didn't understand the principles of fickle military strategies.
Now Dong Shan asked and scolded him, leaving him speechless.
"Amma, I will go to Fancha and let their tribe attack first. As long as they attack, people from Haixi and other tribes will definitely swarm up. When Amma leads the army to attack, the result will be the same. We will also Don't worry about their casualties." Tuoyimo said quickly.
Dong Shan's face was ashen. After listening to Tuoyi Mode's words, he just nodded without saying anything.
After Tuo Yimo saw his father's approval, he immediately rode his horse and rushed towards the place where Fancha and others were ambush.
While on the road, Tuoyi Mo thought of his words...
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