After all, Turge was a famous general among the Jianlu and one of the eight ministers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. After reaching an unbelievable conclusion, he did not look down on the Ming army based on his past experience, but still led the army to rescue Guangning's former garrison and other fortresses.
Of course, he did not huddle in Ningyuan City and wait for help. If this is the case, it would be too incompetent.
After thinking for a moment, Turge made a decisive decision and immediately led his troops out of the city, heading north to attack the landing Ming army.
No matter what the situation was, ensuring smooth communication with Jinzhou was what he had thought of from the beginning.
In this way, even if there are more or less Ming troops coming from Shanhaiguan, he will be able to cope with them.
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The Ming army that landed from the sea was naturally an infantry force arranged in advance and led by Ma Xianglin. Among them were 5,000 Baigan troops, 3,000 Guanning infantry troops and 2,000 Jingying troops, a total of 10,000 infantry troops.
Of course Ma Xianglin knew that once the warship reached the shore, it would quickly attract an attack from the Jianlu.
However, when they were on Juehua Island, every detail of the battle was conveyed to every soldier. Let every soldier know what they are about to do and how to do it. Only in this way can we avoid maximum panic and complete the deployment of cutting off the retreat route of Ningyuan Jianlu as quickly as possible.
In order to save time, the transport ships washed up on the beach one by one and then ran aground.
This landing time is also calculated well. It is low tide now. When the tide rises in half a day, the stranded ship can easily escape from the beach.
The Ming army officers and soldiers who had been waiting for a long time immediately jumped on the sand as soon as the ship stopped, and then ran away from the beach as fast as they could, almost rolling on the ground. Under the leadership of generals at all levels, they headed towards the official road. Edge rushed over.
On some specially built warships, there are wooden frames one by one, which are similar to the cranes of later generations. The side cars are lifted to the sand, and then moved away from the seaside by manpower.
There are no artillery in these side carriages. Their main function is to block the Jianlu cavalry and play a protective role. Otherwise, it would be too dangerous for the infantry to stop the cavalry in the open space.
Although there are cannons, they cannot be placed in side cars. Otherwise, the sidecar is too heavy and cannot be pushed away from the coastline. At most, they can only be some small cannons, the kind that can be carried by manpower, and they will be pressed against the sidecar when they turn back. As for the Hongyi cannon, it could only be unloaded from the ship when it was time to attack the city.
The densely packed Ming ships were almost connected together, covering the sea. There are many masts standing there, as if a forest has appeared on the sea.
There was no open space for the ships behind to dock, so they were fixed with ropes to the ships that had already docked as arranged in advance. Afterwards, the Ming army officers and soldiers on board disembarked through the boat in front.
All of this has been deduced in advance. What each ship does is planned in advance.
However, despite this, it is inevitable that some ships will not be in place, causing local chaos.
However, generally speaking, this landing was carefully arranged. Before Jianlu could react, the Ming army officers and soldiers had already swarmed ashore.
Ma Xianglin was one of the first to land. Seeing Jianlu Tanma approaching in the distance, he showed no fear at all and directed his men behind him to start deploying according to the plan.
In fact, relatively speaking, it was those who looked at the horses who saw the Ming army's large-scale landing here, and their faces were filled with fear.
They have never seen this situation before!
As a result, Jianlu's horse immediately turned around and galloped away, either to Ningyuan City, to Ningyuan Zhongzuo Suo, or even to Jinzhou. There were also constant inspections of soldiers, galloping over from the north and south to watch the landing of the Ming army.
In short, starting from the afternoon, the situation on Ningyuan's side suddenly became tense with the sudden movement of the Ming army.
Ma Xianglin did not command the army to attack Zhaier Mountain Fort, but deployed his men at the narrowest point about two miles in front of Zhaier Mountain Fort. One by one, sidecars were deployed urgently, becoming a "Great Wall" one after another.
In front of the side carriage, another Ming army soldier took out long sticks with sharp ends one after another from the carriage and nailed them to the ground irregularly. Three people worked in groups, nailing wooden sticks very quickly. These pointed wooden sticks were nailed diagonally and were also used to block the attack of the Jianlu cavalry.
Some generals of the Ming army at all levels shouted loudly, gathered their men, and began to gather urgently behind the side cars to prepare for battle.
This landing point is on the side of Ningyuan Zhongzuo Station between Ningyuan City and Ningyuan Zhongzuo Station.
The reason why we chose this place is that there is a beach here, which is convenient for ships to hit the beach and land as quickly as possible.
The second reason is that the terrain nearby is the narrowest in the surrounding area, which is more conducive to the blocking Ming army, so that the defensive front will not be too wide and the strength will be diluted.
The third reason is that if the landing point is too close to Ningyuan City, it may be too late to complete the blocking deployment, and the main force of the rebels in Ningyuan City will be able to arrive, which will pose a great threat to the blocking Ming army. If we prefer the Ningyuan Zhongzuo Station, there will only be a thousand people in the Ningyuan Zhongzuo Station, so the threat will be very small.
Perhaps due to the careful deployment in advance, although there was still chaos on the Ming army's side, overall the deployment of blocking positions was completed before Jianlu arrived.
The Jianlu on the Ningyuan Zhongzuo side did not dare to approach at all, but just watched from a distance.
On the Ningyuan City side, when Turge arrived first with five thousand cavalry troops, he saw that the Ming army had basically completed the establishment of the blocking formation.
I saw two sidecars at the front and rear, and a large number of Ming army soldiers were hiding in the middle of the sidecars. And in front of the sidecar, there is a horse-proof belt with wooden stakes about five feet thick.
When Turge arrived, some Ming troops were still hammering wooden stakes into the ground. But from the looks of it, I knew that this job was coming to an end.
Upon seeing this posture, Turge's battlefield intuition told him that his previous guess was correct. The Ming army was going to attack Ningyuan City. In other words, they want to eat up all the Qing troops from Ningyuan City to Shanhaiguan.
This conclusion was further proven, and Turg had a ridiculous feeling: Is this the Ming army he knew before? Not only did they counterattack the Qing Dynasty, but they also had to eat a "big fat man" in one bite!
Crazy, really crazy!
Anyway, either Ming Jun is crazy, or he is crazy!
Not to mention whether the army can have such a big appetite to eat so many Qing troops, just the blocking of the Ming troops in front of him made Turg feel very ridiculous!
The infantry of the Ming Dynasty, which was only about 10,000 men, was to be held back like this. How long would it take to hold them back? How long can it last under attack by the Qing army in Ningyuan and Jinzhou?
Are the Ming generals out of their minds? It is impossible for the generals of the Ming army to think that they can hold on until the Ming reinforcements arrive with just the tens of thousands of Ming troops in front of them, right?
Crazy?
While he was thinking about it, a personal guard who had been following him for many years suddenly exclaimed: "Master, there is a white-pole army!"
As he spoke, he pointed with his finger.
Upon hearing this, Turg immediately looked in the direction of his finger.
Sure enough, he was reminded at this time, and he immediately saw that there were many white-pole soldiers in the Ming army.
This time, he immediately remembered a war about twenty years ago.
In that battle, the Ming army was composed of the Qi family army and the Baigan army, which assembled to fight against the Qing Dynasty. No, it was still the Dajin army at that time. It was several times the strength of the Ming army, but it could not defeat the Ming army. Instead, it caused casualties to the Dajin army. It was so disastrous that the Qi Army's firearms turned into fire sticks, and the Great Khan at that time also brought in artillery, which finally broke open the Ming Army's formation and defeated the Ming Army.
That battle, called the Bloody Battle of Hunhe River, was a truly bloody battle. It was also the only battle that suffered heavy losses despite the superior strength of the Jin army. It even caused the Great Khan to kill many generals who were afraid of fighting and did not dare to attack.
I originally thought that that battle had been buried in my heart and I would never think of it again. As a result, among the Ming army blocking the road in front of them, there was another white-pole army!
Of course, the previous white-pole army has been completely wiped out. Even if it is still there, it has been twenty years and it is no longer the same army.
However, when he saw the flag of the White Pole Army, Turg still felt flustered for some reason.
So, he immediately ordered a messenger to be sent to the other side of the Ming army, asking Ningyuan Zhongzuo to send troops to harass them, and then rushed to Jinzhou to ask for troops to be sent for reinforcements.
If there were only a small number of people, it would be no problem to bypass the Ming army's blocking position. But not too much.
Turg then sent an order to the infantry behind, asking the infantry to speed up. To attack this blocking Ming army, we still need infantry in the end.
However, Turg himself was not idle. He immediately sent out his Mongolian Eight Banners, divided into several formations, and launched tentative attacks on different areas blocking the Ming army, intending to find the weak links of the Ming army.
The riding skills of the Mongolian Eight Banners are the best, and they can freely control their horses with their legs. I saw them shouting loudly one by one and approaching the Ming army's position. Looking at the posture and the sound of the claws and teeth, it is a bit scary.
When approached, they were able to shoot arrows from horseback.
The sound of "bang bang bang" bowstrings sounded amidst the chaotic sounds of horse hooves, and batches of arrows shot out into the air and fell towards the Ming army.
Most of the arrows landed in front of the Ming army's position, a small number of them hit the side carriages, and a very few shot over the side carriages and towards the Ming troops inside.
This situation, if it were the ordinary Ming army, would definitely cause panic.
However, Turge, who was watching with wide eyes, discovered that the Ming army was not panicked at all, and did not even fight back, but just watched quietly.
Upon seeing this, Turg knew that this was an elite division that had experienced war.
Sure enough, those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come!
