Lushun was occupied by Jianqi a long time ago, during the era of Wild Boar Pinurhaci, and suffered a major military disaster.
In the third year of Tianqi, Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai, sent General Zhang Pan to lead his troops to recover. Because of Yuan Keli's support, Lushun has always been in Ming's hands.
However, five years after the Apocalypse, Yuan Keli resigned, and the Liaodong Peninsula lacked effective response and backup. The Jianlu troops came to attack, and Zhang Pan fell into a tight siege and died in a fierce battle. Lushun fell into the hands of the Jianlu again.
Later, Mao Wenlong sent troops to take back Lushun. Because of the presence of the Dongjiang Navy, Jianlu had no choice but to do anything. Until Mao Wenlong died, Dongjiang dispersed, Kong Youde surrendered to Jianlu, and finally fell into the hands of Jianlu. In the original history, from then on, the Ming Dynasty never took back Lushun.
This sharp corner of Liaodong, which was originally about to be forgotten, has become the focus of everyone's attention again because of the Ming army's renewed counterattack.
Lushun is a hilly area. Due to several wars, it is inaccessible, so transportation is not convenient. There are many trees in the hills, making them a good place for ambushes.
No, there are soldiers of the Ming Army lurking here in a few hills and dense forests. They all had variegated cloaks on them, similar to the color of the woods. After all, no one is stupid, and wearing a red jersey is too conspicuous.
There was no movement and it was a bit boring. One of the young generals suddenly muttered in a low voice: "It's finally our turn to ambush today. Why are the Tatars not even seen? They can't be so unlucky!"
Hearing Li Laiheng's complaint, the leader Li Dingguo smiled slightly, understanding his mood in his heart.
Ever since they landed in Port Arthur and killed the Tatars, military orders were issued not to pursue them.
The whole army, including the rescued Han people, all began to work hard to build Lushun City. In order to guard against harassment by the Jinzhou Tatars, Lu Xiangsheng sent a thousand troops to ambush Jianlu's Tanma in the narrowest area to prevent them from knowing the situation of the Ming army in Lushun. And this latent force is on rotation.
Most of the soldiers are busy building Lushun and building fortifications in preparation for the upcoming war. Compared with this, the officers and soldiers of the Ming army were of course more willing to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. Therefore, all soldiers cherish the opportunity to lurk.
Li Laiheng had been waiting for almost a day, but he still hadn't seen the Tatars come over. He was naturally depressed and couldn't help but said: "Maybe the Tatars in Jinzhou are afraid, aren't they rumored to be brave and invincible?"
It was because of the damn rumors that the Shaanxi frontier troops often collapsed halfway when they were dispatched to Liaodong. If you cannot return to your hometown, you will have no choice but to become a bandit.
No, after Li Laiheng finished speaking, he turned to look at an older companion next to him.
This companion's name was Chen Xinjue. When he saw Li Laiheng looking over, he couldn't help but blush, and he argued sarcastically: "These Tatars are all fake Tatars. They are the original Dongjiang Army, that's what they are like!"
"Haha, what happened to the real Tatars?" After hearing this, Li Laiheng said disdainfully, "You will definitely see the real Tatars when you turn around, and I will still kill them until they lose their balls! Just ask them if they dare to come?"
Hearing this, Li Dingguo also interjected and said: "Yes, so what about the real Tatars? The governor-general's battle in Tianjin was not a great victory. Even their Gushan Ezhen was captured alive by our Ming Dynasty! We! Now that the Ming Dynasty is strong, the real Tatars can make them come back without any return!"
For a long time, due to the incompetence of the Ming army, the reputation of the Liaodong Jianlu has been very loud.
Lu Xiangsheng was worried that these soldiers who were born as bandits would be afraid of the Jianlu whom they had never met before. Therefore, he usually publicized the original Battle of Tianjin in the army. Let these soldiers in the northwest central plains know that Jianlu is also a human being and is nothing special.
Hearing what Li Dingguo said, Li Laiheng laughed, and after a while he said: "It's really funny to think about it. In the Battle of Tianjin, our Ming army rode on mules, horses and donkeys to charge! That's it, those legends are so powerful The real Tatars are still scared to death. Really, every time I think about them, I think those real Tatars are really funny!"
Hearing what he said, all the Ming soldiers lying around laughed. The scruples about real Tatars hidden in the hearts of many people have all disappeared, gone!
They were really talking when suddenly, the chirping of birds came from the trees in the distance, very regular and sudden.
When Li Dingguo heard this, his expression immediately became serious, and he immediately ordered in a low voice: "If there is any situation, everyone should be silent!"
When all the officers and soldiers of the Ming Army heard this, not only did they not feel anxious about going to the battlefield to fight for their lives, but they all showed excitement. Li Laiheng was even counting on his fingers, not knowing what he was thinking.
Li Dingguo looked at them, but he said seriously and in a low voice: "Remember, the Governor has a strict order not to let the Tatars snatch away a comrade. Do you remember it?"
In order to keep many secrets of the Ming army, for example, how many people came across the sea, who was the general who led the army, how big the navy was, how many warships were there, who was the commander, these things, even for ordinary Ming army soldiers , and basically understand some of them. And the later the Tatars know about this news, the better.
Fortunately, this is the sharp corner of the Liaodong Peninsula, so it is relatively easy to keep these secrets. It was also for this reason that Lu Xiangsheng sent out a large number of troops to lurk, and a hundred people formed a small team to look after each other, and strictly ordered the soldiers not to be captured alive by the captives.
Hearing Li Dingguo's instructions, Li Laiheng couldn't help but smile and whispered: "Those fake Tatars have come here many times, and every time they have not returned in embarrassment with lost troops and generals. Haha, it does let us know the reality of Jinzhou, just With that small force, I am still dreaming of defeating our navy, and I don’t want to think about who the navy commander is..."
He was still chirping, and then he saw Li Dingguo's dark face, so his voice became quieter and quieter, and he quickly fell silent.
Some of the habits he developed when he was a gangster were difficult to change in a short period of time. Li Dingguo knew this well, so he didn't care too much about Li Laiheng, a talkative man. He immediately began to assign tasks and prepare to greet the fake people who came over. Tartars.
At the same time, at the top of Jinzhou City, Prince Zhishun, who was granted the title of King Zhishun by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, was sitting on the west top of the city, overlooking the direction of Lushun, with a serious face and silence.
Ban Zhifu, who had recovered from his injury, stood behind him. Although he did not speak, Ban Zhifu knew in his heart that the prince was worried.
How much time has passed, and the situation of the Ming army in Lushun has not been heard. Every time the scouting horses were sent out, they all came back defeated. If you are less lucky, or even if the entire army is wiped out, you will not be able to escape.
This situation made Shang Kexi very uneasy. After all, he had been in the war for many years. He didn't know what the tiger beside him was doing, and he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, with a sharp edge on his back.
The only good news is that as three eight-hundred-mile urgent memorials were sent to Shengjing, Shang Kexi also got good news. The Qing emperor attached great importance to these counterattacks by the Ming army. Not only did he agree to the prince's request, but he also sent an order to North Korea to mobilize the North Korean navy. The army has also set off and should be arriving in Jinzhou soon.
But it was precisely because of this that the prince felt very uneasy.
After Prince Heshuoli arrives and leads the army, it will be very embarrassing even if the prince doesn't know anything about it, even if he doesn't punish him.
You must know that although the prince and the prince are both called prince, they are in the same heaven and on the earth, and they are completely different!
In fact, the troops in the hands of the prince are very limited. Even if the navy is included, the number of troops is less than 10,000. When it comes to elite hands, there are even fewer. The people sent to Lushun to find out the news were all the elites in the hands of the prince, but none of them succeeded. The seriousness of the matter can actually be imagined.
Thinking of this, Ban Zhifu couldn't help but look at Shang Kexi's profile, and suddenly realized that the prince seemed to have lost a lot of weight in the past few days. After being King Zhishun of the Qing Dynasty for several years, he finally gained some weight, but it only took such a short time to go back!
Ban Zhifu thought, and the worries in his heart increased a lot. He turned his head and looked in the direction of Lushun, with longing in his eyes, hoping that this time he could see that the scouting horses sent by the prince could bring back a few people. Even if there is only one soldier of the Ming army, even if the losses are heavy, as long as one is brought back alive in the end and the prince can learn about the situation of the Ming army in Lushun, then that is good!
Faintly, he felt that the Ming army in Lushun was very powerful. He even suspected that if the Lushun Ming army was willing, Jinzhou might not be in the hands of the prince. But why hasn’t the Ming army in Lushun attacked? How long has it been? Why haven’t they attacked yet?
The abnormal behavior of the Ming army really puzzled Ban Zhifu. After finally counterattacking back to Liaodong, why not expand the territory? That should be regarded as a great contribution to the Ming Dynasty court, and it could promote the leadership of the Ming general and make a fortune, right?
At this time, Ban Zhifu felt that the Ming army in Lushun was simply a mysterious existence. It was completely different from the Ming army in the past and could not be understood at all!
The sun is gradually setting in the west. Logically speaking, Shang Kexi must have been dazzled by standing there for so long, right? However, he didn't seem to feel tired and was still looking in the direction of Lushun. Even when Xu Erxian, the commander of the navy, came over, he didn't turn around to look.
On the other hand, Ban Zhifu turned his head and glanced at Xu Erxian. Seeing his questioning look, he understood what he wanted to ask and shook his head.
Xu Erxian saw it, and there was an inexplicable emotion on his face. He looked far away in the direction of Lushun. After being silent for a while, he suddenly turned to look at Shang Kexi and said loudly: "Your Majesty, why don't we send out the navy?" Well, we must know what the Lushun Ming Army is doing!"
Hearing his voice, Shang Kexi finally turned his head, looked at him, shook his head and asked: "With the warship faction missing, are you sure you can defeat the Ming Navy?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Erxian was immediately speechless.
Before, Shang Kexi had never thought of sending a ship to inquire about the situation. However, it was soon discovered that Ming army warships were patrolling the sea. If the warship wants to sail to Port Arthur to find out information, it must first defeat the Ming Navy.
However, they had personally experienced the strength of the Ming Navy in the previous battle.
In their view, comparing the naval forces of the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty had a numerical advantage because it had more warships; however, the Ming Navy had a qualitative advantage because it was more elite; if the same number of When the warships encountered each other at sea, neither Xu Erxian nor Shang Kexi had any confidence that they could defeat the Ming Navy.
The Great Qing Navy only has that much, and there is no shipyard. The loss of one ship means one less ship. More importantly, the naval warship is a treasure in Shang Kexi's hands. He does not want to have no warships left in his hands after the war.
Of course, there is another reason, that is, he is afraid that if all the warships are sent out together, it will put too much pressure on the Ming army.
Shang Kexi was once a member of the Ming army and was on the weak side. Knowing that the Ming army in Lushun should be most worried about the sea route being cut off. Therefore, if all the navy is sent out and can compete with the Ming Navy, the Ming army will be worried that the sea route will be cut off, and they may escape immediately.
We can't alert the enemy, we can't let the Ming army escape. This is what Shang Kexi has to do.
In this way, if we investigate from the sea route, we will find that there are fewer warships and are no match for the Ming navy. We have about the same number of warships and we cannot afford to lose them. If we send more warships, we are afraid of scaring away the Ming army. This made Shang Kexi very embarrassed, so he didn't think of investigating by sea.
At this time, he knocked Xu Erxian down with one sentence, then turned back and looked at the wilderness in the direction of Lushun without saying anything more.
Xu Erxian was depressed for a while, and then asked again: "Your Majesty, Prince Heshuoli and his troops are coming soon. What should I explain then?"
Hearing what he said, Ban Zhifu quickly poked him and immediately answered him: "This time, the prince has sent a lot of scouting horses, maybe we can get something!"
After Xu Erxian heard this, he stopped talking and turned to look into the distance. He also knew that the prince was actually anxious. He sent out many detective horses at once, hoping to gain something. Even if he was seriously injured and died immediately after being captured, that would be fine!
At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and it would be dark soon.
Xu Erxian looked at it for a while, then turned to see where the navy was. To him, he still cared more about his navy. According to what the prince said before, the North Korean navy should be arriving soon. It seems that there are nearly two hundred ships. If I turn around, my men will have many more warships. I am excited just thinking about it!
While he was secretly excited, he suddenly heard a cry of surprise from Ban Zhifu: "Look, he seems to be back!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Erxian quickly looked up. Sure enough, in the distance of sight, there were cavalry galloping towards them. However, there were not too many people, and the light was a bit dark, which affected the line of sight and made it impossible to see the specific situation.
The loss of Tanma was something they expected. What these people on the top of the city care about is whether they are captured alive!
