Chapter 32: No one grows up in the shadow

As soon as the heavy rain stopped, the Jianzhou army surrounded them again.

The wet weather is extremely unfriendly to muskets and artillery.

Hong Chengchou watched Kong Youde standing in the mud and commanding the army to pour in from the mouth of the valley like ants, and then said to Yang Guozhu: "Fire, target Kong Youde's flag."

A few black projectiles smashed into the crowd, like stones thrown into water, causing a few ripples and then disappearing.

Hong Chengchou suddenly remembered something Yun Zhao once said to him.

People are born to cherish their lives.

Because everything we do in this world is to live. The reason why we work hard and make progress is entirely to live a better life...

In this case, then It's hard to understand - why do we forget the preciousness of life on the battlefield?

This is really a paradox - working hard to live a better life...

So, everyone is a born gambler!

The defense of Songshan Fort is almost blind. No matter which direction the slaves come from, there are sufficient manpower to defend it. In addition, before Hong Chengchou came to Liaodong, his priority was to prepare firearms.

This allowed him to maintain strong combat power while retreating while fighting, even when he was besieged by Dorgon at the foot of Jinzhou City in Liaodong, and he also devoured Dorgon during the retreat. suffered.

Amidst the intensive artillery fire, Jiannu took advantage of the wet and muddy land to start digging trenches. Right in front of Songshan Fort, trenches were rapidly approaching Songshan Fort.

Arrows, muskets, and artillery can easily take away the lives of others as long as they are launched. Now, these weapons are doing just that.

The attack still did not stop.

When a person dies, the body will be thrown into the ditch as a defensive fortification. Some of the fortifications are still alive, and they use their hands to pull off the soil buried in the body again and again. In the end, they are unable to save themselves, and gradually become The fortifications were completed.

Hong Chengchou dug a horizontal ditch under the wall of Songshan Fort early. Therefore, when the longitudinal trenches of the Jianzhou people reached the horizontal ditch, the spearmen who were ambushing in the horizontal ditch came from both sides. The spear was thrust through the side, and as soon as one came out, it was stabbed to death until the corpses filled the longitudinal trench mouth.

No one backed down.

The people who are dying are still going on, and the people who are assassinating are doing the same thing.

There is no beauty in such a war, only blood and killing.

Sometimes, a few soldiers wearing armor will emerge from the vertical trenches. Sometimes they will survive for a moment longer than those wearing leather armor, but only for a moment. Horizontal trenches The reserve Ming army inside would not give him much room to move, and would often stab him with seven or eight spears at the same time.Come here, even the slaves with superb martial arts will die in this unfavorable space.

An hour later, there was a piercing roar from the Jiannu side, and the Jianzhou people in the longitudinal trenches braved the arrows and bullets above their heads and quickly withdrew from the shooting range while holding up their shields. .

At this time, the Ming army in the trench was no different from the Jianzhou people, and everyone was covered in mud.

Seeing Jiannu trying to entangle him at all costs, Hong Chengchou suddenly smiled. It seemed that Wang Pu still had room for maneuver.

He only hoped that Xia Chengde, who rushed to Beacon Mountain in the rain, could stop Wang Pu's stupid behavior in time.

At this time, taking refuge in the Jian slaves should be the worst option.

Everyone can see that the ambition of establishing slaves at this time is limited. They no longer have the will to enter the Central Plains. The reason why they want to launch the Battle of Songjin at this time is that they are prepared to do it at all costs. The only reason to win is Shanhaiguan!

Shanhaiguan is stuck at the throat of Yanshan Mountain. It is a majestic pass for the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, once Shanhaiguan is obtained, for Jiannu, it will still be a majestic and majestic pass to resist Yun Zhao.

To dominate Shanhaiguan and divide the territory with the Central Plains Dynasty, this is the most direct purpose of Huang Taiji in launching this war.

Hong Chengchou saw this and was determined to use this battle to show his unparalleled talent.

Wu Sangui, who had returned from the prowl outside the city, stood quietly behind Hong Chengchou, and the two of them looked at the Songshanbao battlefield that had just returned to calm.

The Ming soldiers in the horizontal trench were peeling off the armor from the dead bodies. After packing up the armor and even wearable clothes, they threw the naked corpses of the slaves out of the horizontal trench.

"Why did the commander-in-chief hurriedly send Xia Chengde to leave Songshan Fort last night?"

Wu Sangui's eyes continued to fall on the soldiers outside the city, but his words were a bit aggressive.

Hong Chengchou laughed and said: "Your uncle's family is so confused. If you say goodbye to him in Jinzhou, it may become an eternal farewell."

Wu Sangui said: "Zu Dashou It's Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui is Wu Sangui."

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said: "If you can look at everything in the world from a certain height, the possibility of making wrong decisions is very small. The problem is that everyone is watching. When it comes to problems, you always only look at the immediate interests, which will lead to deviations from your previous expectations.

Your uncle is an obvious example. >He defected to Jiannu once, and then rebelled once. The court understood his behavior because it was a helpless move. Your Majesty even praised your uncle generously. Your uncle dealt with it quite well, except for not accepting the edict in reply. There are no other mistakes outside Beijing.

Wu Sangui, send someone to tell your uncle that he can rebel against the slaves for the second time, otherwise his family may not have a burial place. ” p>

Wu Sangui continued to look at the corpses everywhere, likeHe said as if he was sleepwalking: "I don't know why, the Ming Dynasty has become more and more dilapidated, but the people seem to be more energetic.

The commander-in-chief, it's because of Yun Zhao's words——' The hero who killed slaves in Liaodong was influenced by the words "Lantian's guest"?"

Hong Chengchou frowned and said, "Where did you hear this sentence?"

Wu Sangui laughed. He smiled and said: "In Liaodong, the Wu family still has some eyes and ears. Commander, tell me, are we fighting so hard now for the Ming Dynasty or for Lantian Yunzhao?"

Hong Chengchou's interview He said expressionlessly: "You cannot violate your orders."

Seeing that Hong Chengchou avoided talking about Yun Zhao, Wu Sangui once again handed over his hands and said: "Wang Pu did not seek refuge with the slaves, but he did not He had the guts to kill Fan Wencheng, a slave."

Hong Chengchou said: "How did you know about it?"

Wu Sangui said: "This is a secret, and I didn't know it until today. The commander knew about it last night, and the subordinates were even more surprised how the commander knew."

Hong Chengchou looked at Wu Sangui and said, "You mean Wang Pu is still reliable?"

Wu Sangui? He shook his head and said: "The lower official only said that Wang Pu will not join the Jiannu, and the commander-in-chief does not need to rush to break out."

Hong Chengchou smiled and said to Wu Sangui: "Are you willing to hang your life on Wang Pu? In someone else's crotch?"

Wu Sangui shook his head.

Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "The plan remains unchanged."

Wu Sangui simply left, which made Hong Chengchou feel good about the young military attaché.

At least, this is a person who knows how to measure things.

Hong Chengchou sat at the top of the city and watched Jiannu, and Huang Taiji also sat on a chair and watched Hong Chengchou.

In the telescope, Hong Chengchou's appearance was quite clear.

Huang Taiji put away the telescope and said to Dorgon next to him: "So, we can't even shake things like Wang Pu now, right?"

Dorgon was cold. Said: "The existence of Lantian has given these Mingren one more choice, and we are obviously not the best choice."

"Then create a dilemma for Wang Pu so that he does not seek refuge in Lantian Maybe."

Dorgon bowed and said: "It's already being done."

"Do you think Hong Chengchou will break through?"

"Definitely. ! And it will be soon."

"Why? Wang Pu did not surrender to us"

"Because Hong Chengchou will not put all his hopes in Wang Pu. People."

"Since he doesn't believe Wang Pu, why would he use this kind of person?"

"Reply to Your Majesty, because he has no choice."

Huang Taiji looked at Dorgon and said, "As if I have to use you?"

Dorgon lowered his head and said, "You have deprived me of my military power."

Huang Taiji chuckled and said: "It seems that I have more choices than Hong Chengchou."

Dorgon looked upLooking at his brother, his emperor sighed and said: "If we can't seize more artillery and muskets, and can't quickly train a group of troops that can operate artillery and muskets in large numbers, our choices will become less and less. "

Huang Taiji smiled and said: "Yun Zhao is a strong enemy, but he has not yet reached the point of being invincible."

Dorgon said expressionlessly: "We are here. When Shijiazhuang fought with Yun Zhao, we basically had a draw, but when we marched into Lantian City, we were at a disadvantage in the war with Yun Zhao.

When Yue Tuo was fishing. When Erhai fought against Gao Jie's army, we no longer had any advantage.

Yue Tuo's command was flawless, and Gao Jie's command was no better than Yue Tuo's. The soldiers still fought bravely, but. , We failed in this battle, and we failed miserably.

Brother, you should know what this means."

Huang Taiji held the armrest of the chair with one hand. : "So, we have to use the high wall of Shanhaiguan to shut out the hungry wolf Yun Zhao."

"It can't be stopped, brother emperor, Yun Zhao's eyes are not just on the land of the Ming Dynasty. On the subject, his vision is much loftier than we imagined. It is said that Yun Zhao is planning to create a Ming Dynasty that far surpasses the Han and Tang Dynasties.

And these rumors are gradually coming true.

He. One of his armies is now in the four counties of Datong and Hexi, aiming directly at the Western Regions. Another of his armies is oppressing Zhang Bingzhong, treating Zhang Bingzhong like a dog to open a direct sea route to Fujian for them.

This shows that Lantian. Yun Zhao has begun to stretch his arms, all the way to the north, all the way to the south.

He cannot give us the possibility of demarcating territory for the Qing Dynasty, no matter how we give in. Any possibility of coexistence.

Brother, we should not waste our limited strength on this war with Ming Dynasty.

It is meaningless for us to get Shanhaiguan. ...The only result is that Yun Zhao used Shanhaiguan to drag us outside." Huang Taiji snorted coldly, and two nosebleeds came out of his nostrils, staining his blood red. Placket.