Chapter 356: Jungle War

The ninth day of February.

The second largest city in the Haixi Jurchen Huifa Division, a multi-walled city built on a mountain, Tang Yin routinely went to the top of the city for inspection.

Within the reach of the telescope, camps can be seen everywhere, and a large number of soldiers have set up snagging ropes and other equipment at the foot of the mountain. The other side is even building some bunkers using native methods. Apparently the Jurchens have also experienced the power of the Ming Dynasty artillery. It was so powerful that I started to find some relatively stable ways to face Ming Dynasty's explosive weapons.

"Bohu, is there any news?"

Xu Jing ran up to the city.

He first looked at the listless North Korean soldiers around him, and then looked at Tang Yin with a mournful expression.

Tang Yin shook his head, "No, the people sent out, whether they were our people or North Koreans, were blocked from going out. There were also two North Korean messengers who were captured by the other side. Their bodies were found early this morning. He was sent outside the city to be shown to the public."

"It's so heart-breaking," Xu Jing cried sadly.

Tang Yin said with a look of helplessness, "I told you not to come. Now it will be difficult for you to leave. Alas, there are only less than three days of food left in the city, and horses may be killed next." , eat tree bark, and grass roots."

Xu Jingdao "It can't be so miserable."

"It's good even if it doesn't reach the point of cannibalism. The drought in North Korea is serious. You Why did these soldiers come to Duobi City with red eyes? It was not because of their stuttering. Now that I have not fulfilled my promise to have a full meal, I don’t know if they will rebel in times of crisis. ”

Xu Jingdao "But the Jurchen Tatars have never attacked the city. Do they want to trap us to death?"

Tang Yin nodded and said, "They have attacked the city several times before and found that the terrain is It's not good for them. We still have artillery. There has been no movement to attack the city in the past four or five days. Maybe they are waiting for reinforcements." "Then why don't we break out?" Xu Jing was anxious, "Ours. People, kill them, they have horses, they can run very fast, don’t care if the Koreans die or not."

Tang Yin quickly looked around and scolded in a low voice, "Let no one hear this. , do you want to cause a mutiny in the army?"

Xu Jing lowered his head, as if admitting his mistake.

But then Tang Yin softened his tone and said, "It's not that I haven't thought about breaking out, but it seems that there is no way for us to return to the Ming Dynasty. It seems that there are only some opportunities along the way. But the Jurchen cavalry is not a vegetarian, thinking Escape, I am afraid that no one will be able to escape."

"Then we can only wait for death"

Xu Jing looked sad and sat on the bricks beside him, which was not like anything at all. He is a scholar, but he looks like a pitiful beggar. The clothes on his body are dirty and have some holes after being beaten all the way. At this time, he seems to have no regard for personal hygiene.

When the two of them were relatively speechless.

Pu Yuanzong led a few people to the top of the city and said anxiously, "Shangchun Tang has found out that Jiannu's defense is the weakest in the east."

Tang YinHe said, "I'm not asking you to find out which side is the weakest, but which side has the most food."

"We"

Xu Jing also stood up.

Tang Yin said with firm eyes, "We can't get out of the city, so we can only wait for help. Delaying like this is not the answer. We must fight out. As long as we can repel one or two enemy invaders and grab their food." "

"That's good." Xu Jing swallowed.

Tang Yin said, "This trick will only work once. When they discover our intention, they will hide the food far behind and will not give us a chance, so we must win with one blow."

"Okay"

Even Pu Yuanzong and the people he brought seemed to be cheered up.

When Wang Shouren arrived in Shenyang without stopping, it was already February 13th.

When he arrived in Shenyang, Lin Ting, who had set out a few days earlier than him, was still halfway there. This was also related to the fact that Wang Shouren and his party were traveling lightly.

The first thing he did when he entered the city was to quickly visit Lu Wan to discuss sending troops.

Lu Wan said calmly, "Uncle Xinjian has worked hard all the way. Let's rest first and then talk about sending troops."

Wang Shouren said, "Your Majesty asked me to come to Liaodong. It was to lead the troops in the battle. Now the Ming envoy team and the North Korean troops escorting them back to the DPRK have been trapped in Duobi City for many days. How can they not help?"

"Alas"

Lu Wan sighed heavily and said, "It's not that he doesn't want help, but that neither His Majesty nor Duke Lai has given any further instructions. Besides, aren't the cannons you brought still on the way?"

Wang Shouren He said disapprovingly, "Lin Lizhan brought heavy artillery, which is used to destroy cities and demolish strongholds. I can use some light artillery here. Please mobilize the cavalry. I want to lead the troops to conquer tonight."

"So urgent"

Lu Wan did not expect that Wang Shouren would be so eager.

He was thinking about it too.

You are a newborn calf. It’s okay to work so hard before Weininghai. Now you are already a Xinjian uncle. If you are so energetic, no matter how awesome you are, you can still be a Xinjian Hou

While expressing concern, Lu Wan told Wang Shouren to "calm down."

Wang Shouren asked, "How is the situation in Duobi City?"

"I don't know." Lu Wan answered simply, "There has been no news for more than ten days, but I haven't received any news at night. Report, saying that the Tatars are heading east, and all the ministries have sent people there."

"Yes, yes"

As he said this, Zhang Yong trotted in. Come to the council chamber.

He was still out of breath as he said, "Uncle Xin Xin, we meet again."

Wang Shouren looked at Zhang Yong. In his heart, he hated the eunuchs who caused chaos in the country, but he also knew that the eunuchs were responsible for the rule of the Ming Dynasty. The group is too deeply bound, and one has to be contacted.group.

But because Cao Shun had left a very bad impression on him before, he only treated Zhang Yong with perfunctory etiquette.

"It's time to use troops. Our family thinks so too. Uncle Xinjian is finally here. With His Majesty's decree, deploying troops is just a matter of words. I'll transfer troops, including artillery, to you early tomorrow morning." Over there"

Zhang Yong was talking, while Lu Wan on the side was giving him a wink.

Lu Wan is also reminding Zhang Yong, should we discuss the tone before speaking?

I just said it will take two days, you can just send the troops early tomorrow morning He sent out troops in a hurry and something went wrong. Wang Shouren died on the battlefield or left. The responsibility is not ours.

Wang Shouren handed over his hands and said, "Thank you Eunuch Zhang and Lu Zhongcheng for your help. Then I'll go back and wait, and lead the troops out of the city early tomorrow morning." Wang Shouren went back to rest.

He is indeed very tired.

This guy Lu Wan sent the person out of the door, and when he came back, he saw Zhang Yong walking there and giggling.

"Eunuch Zhang, it is not a good thing to rush to allocate soldiers and horses to this man. It is said that he is on his own and does not even have a supervisory army. He can do whatever he wants. It is easy for him to use troops like this. Unexpected. "As a civil servant, Lu Wan also wanted to take control of the military alone, but he felt that it would be easy for one person to control everything.

This worry is even more serious for a young and energetic upstart.

Zhang Yong smiled and said, "That's because you don't know the personalities of their father and son. Our family knows that his father is the number one scholar. Even though he is sitting in the Hanlin Academy now, his heart is as high as the sky." . Mr. Zhang has a very good vision, and Wang Boan is a talented person."

Lu Wan felt very uncomfortable after hearing this.

It means that he is awesome, but I can’t.

In terms of merit and background, it seems that I, Lu, am really not as good as that kid. Even when he was the governor, he was better than me. I'm early.

But I, Mr. Lu, don’t want him to lead the army, is it because I am jealous of him?

Zhang Yong seemed to feel that his words were hurtful, and smiled and said, "This The war should be fought quickly. Tang Bohu cannot be left alone in Duobi City singing operas and shouting that he wants to fight Jianzhou. He has been shouting for two months, and the army has not moved at all. Tang Bohu has already gone to North Korea and back."< /p>

Lu Wan sighed and said, "Wang Bo'an wanted to lead his troops deep into the hinterland of Jianzhou, and what he did was no different from what Tang Yin did. He was afraid that the soldiers would not sacrifice their lives."

"Alas" Zhang Yongtan He said, "Let's see how we adjust it. We must satisfy His Majesty and Duke Lai."

What Lu Wan was worried about did not happen.

That afternoon, regarding the dispatch of troops to follow Wang Shouren on the expedition, Lu Wan mobilized 37,000 soldiers and horses from various places to Shenyang. In addition, there were 37,000 troops stationed in Shenyang. For around 20,000 yuan, there was already a huge fight.

“The fight started”

After Zhang Yong went to coordinate, he came back and complained to Lu Wan, “Lu Zhongcheng doesn’t knowIn order for those soldiers to go on an expedition with Xin Xinbo, the generals of each battalion, not to mention the generals and guerrillas, even those with hundreds of households and small banners, were also competing. "

Lu Wandao "It's just because we are fighting Jianzhou"

Zhang Yong shook his head, "I'm not sure. Maybe they all think that Uncle Xinjian is a direct descendant of Mr. Zhang. There is a future with Xin Xinbo. ”

Lu Wan was very upset after hearing this.

Wang Boan, as the airborne coach, is so popular because he is a direct descendant of Zhang Zhou, which means I am not saying that< /p>

Or do you think I am incompetent? I took you on a trip to Huangshui, but most of the credit was taken away by the people from Jizhou

"Also, our family I heard from Uncle Xinxin that Mr. Zhang and Marquis Anbian will visit Shenyang City in person in a while, and then they may bring Lu Zhongcheng of the Chinese Army with them, so we should hurry up. "Zhang Yong looked very excited.

It seemed like Shenyang was going to gather all the heroes.

Lu Wandao said, "There is nothing wrong with Jizhou people this time.

Zhang Yong shook his head and said, "Who knows? Mr. Zhang went north, and maybe he transferred a group of people from Jizhou to cooperate with Lu Zhongcheng. Not to mention that it was our family who said it, our family only heard some gossip." "

"Where did the gossip come from?" Lu Wan frowned.

Zhang Yongdao, "Of course it came from the court. ”

Lu Wan took a breath.

He suddenly realized that he was the one with no foundation in the court, and everything depended on Zhang Zhou’s appreciation and support.

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Not only did Zhang Yong have military exploits, he also had the endorsement and support of big shots in the court. Even if Zhang Yong returned to the capital, he would probably start out as a eunuch of the Royal Horse. Lu Wan suddenly realized how much military exploits meant to him. Important.

On the early morning of February 14th, Wang Shouren took the troops from the Beijing camp with him, together with more than 2,000 elite cavalry selected from Shenyang, Liaodong, with one person, two horses and 200 gates. Light artillery and eighteen improved sub-cannons embarked on the journey

His goal was clear

Send troops directly from Crow Falcon Pass and attack Jianzhou from the south. The base of the guards, Hetuala City.

When Wang Shouren went on the expedition, he did not explain his purpose clearly to Lu Wan and Zhang Yong. He was pursuing a surprise victory.

After Lu Wan and Zhang Yong personally participated in the swearing-in ceremony of Wang Shouren's expedition, when they came back, Zhang Yong was still there muttering, "He said he wanted to leave Crow Falcon Pass. Didn't he want to go directly to the main city of the Jurchens?"

Lu Wandao said, “After we capture it, we won’t have anything to worry about. ”

“Haha. "Zhang Yong didn't seem very worried, "The Jurchens have at least six to seven thousand regular soldiers and horses around the main city. If we add in the temporarily recruited civilians and those who can handle weapons, we can make up to twenty to thirty thousand people. Not a problem. It is still difficult to directly capture cities with four thousand people. "

Lu Wan sighed, "But until now, His Majesty has not asked us to send troops."

Zhang Yongdao, "It's quite worrying to say the least." How about we find a way to urge you"

"Who are you urging?" Lu Wan frowned.

"Of course we can't rush His Majesty, let's push Mr. Zhang. Hasn't he not left Shanhaiguan yet? Or maybe he doesn't want to go to the front line at all and is deliberately waiting for us to solve the problem."

Although Zhang Yong admires Zhang Zhou very much.

But based on his thinking, he felt that Zhang Zhou was already the Duke of Lai and the most capable person around the emperor, so why would he have to go into battle himself?

Besides, there were so many great people in Liaodong. It's hard to believe that what they are fighting is not Dayan Khan, who has hundreds of thousands of elites, but just Jurchens in Jianzhou. It is simply not worth the current risk.

The best thing is for the people below to finish the battle, and Zhang Zhou himself can lead the military exploits from the rear.

Wang Shouren led his troops and left Crow Falcon Pass two days later.

On the day he left Crow Falcon Pass, he received news from Duobi City that Tang Yin was still alive and the city had not been captured, but the situation was also very bad.

Qianhu Anruning, the garrison general of Crow Falcon Pass, said: "The merchants who came from Dong'e tribe said that a few days ago, they saw Jurchen troops gathering in the direction of Duobi City, and said The city has been guarded for almost a month. If the city's defenders hadn't raided and taken food back, they would have been out of food."

"What about now?" Wang Shouren frowned.

An Runing shook his head, "I don't know now. After North Korea sent troops, the Jurchen tribes, especially those with mountain strongholds, stepped up their defenses. There was no food production in winter, and even hunting stopped. . It seems that they are all waiting for the outcome of this battle."

Wang Shouren said coldly, "The result of this battle is that they will all be wiped out. From now on, Jianzhou will no longer have a guard station. The north will also be the territory directly under our Ming Dynasty."

"This"

An Runing is obviously not qualified to ask about such military affairs. I just received Wang Shouren for a while and sent Wang Shouren off to the expedition.

"Crow Falcon Pass will send out troops together tomorrow, go east, and stop after hitting one or two villages." Wang Shouren laid out the tactics.

An Runing said hurriedly, "Uncle Xinjian, please forgive me. I don't have the authority to mobilize troops in this humble position."

Wang Shouren said, "Just listen to me. No matter what happens in this battle, Unexpectedly, you retreated to Crow Falcon Pass, and the Jurchens did not dare to invade. Even if Crow Falcon Pass was breached, it was definitely not your fault."

"Nana humblely accepts the order."

An Runing didn't know whether Wang Shouren was qualified to issue such an order.

But the generals in Liaodong, especially the military households with high mountains and far away from the emperor, have never had the opportunity to move south of Shanhaiguan. Now they finally meet a "direct descendant of Lai Guo", and they all want to take advantage of it. Fawn over.

This is why Liaodong soldiers are willing to follow Wang Shouren on the expedition.

It is precisely because people go to higher places that water flows to lower places.

Wang Shouren thought he could use the same tactics he used to deal with the Weining Seafire Sieve Division and take Hetuala directly.

But he made a mistake.

Wang Shouren also made mistakes sometimes.

It is not that his tactics are not good but that his environment does not allow it.

When he led his troops out of Crow Falcon Pass, he found that the terrain in Jianzhou was far more complicated than he had imagined.

It is also because the Liaohe Plain area was occupied by the Ming Dynasty, and the Jianzhou Guards were only in the mountains and valleys next to the plain. There were many rivers here, and the rivers were fast, and it was still freezing cold. , but the ice was so thin that horses could not carry the artillery across.

Then the road is too difficult.

There are many mountains and ups and downs. Even if there are horses, the team's marching speed after crossing Crow Falcon Pass is not even as fast as the infantry.

We had carefully prepared for a surprise attack, thinking that we could reach Hetuala in two days at most. However, it snowed again the next day, making the road even more difficult to travel.

And their whereabouts were discovered by outposts lurking everywhere. The plan for the surprise attack was in vain.

While marching that night, General Li Ling went directly to Wang Shouren to ask for instructions, "Major General, although Hetuala is less than thirty miles away, it will take another day to reach us. If our troops attack by force, our situation will be very difficult without assistance from everywhere."

Li Ling did not go to Weininghai with Wang Shouren.

But Li Ling is from the Datong faction. He was once transferred to Beijing Camp to train artillery, but he is not from the Yanwu Hall. He is equivalent to a marginalized member of the Yanwu Hall.

If he hadn't been transferred to Liaodong to follow Lu Wan on his expedition to the grasslands, he might have had the opportunity to enter the Yanwu Hall.

Li Ling also wanted to make achievements, but he seemed very wise and not as impulsive and bold as Wang Shouren in his military use.

Wang Shouren looked at the snow-covered woods around him and said, "I have passed four or five forts along the way, and none of them have been pulled out. Do you want me to pull out those forts step by step? If this continues, only I'm afraid that we may not be able to rush to Duobi City in a month or two."

Li Ling was followed by the guide of Jianzhou Guard, and he said, "You two military masters are not deliberately causing trouble. The passage of a large army here is not as good as the passage of a small group of people, especially the Jurchens. Their horses are somehow easier to pass through the dense forest. We must be careful of being attacked."

Wang Shouren said, "The plan remains unchanged. We will camp tonight, go to Jianzhou Acropolis early tomorrow morning, and attack the city before sunset."

Ideals are always happy.

But the change came faster than Wang Shouren imagined.

Before Hetuala, more than 2,000 cavalrymen from the Jianzhou Guards had come over from Hetuala, as if they were about to set up a battle formation with Wang Shouren.

Originally, even the Ming Dynasty soldiers thought that the Jurchens were seeking their own destruction.

But when Wang Shouren personally surveyed the terrain ahead, he found that the mountains were undulating so much that even artillery could not hit them. In addition, the Jianzhou Guards cavalry were scattered everywhere to ambush

Wang Shouren began to understand that Jianzhou Guard was going to fight with him.In this way, even if they can reach Hetuala through the terrain in front, they will still lose many troops and generals, and there are many. Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft