Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 245 Thick fog and blue light
Daling River City.

The situation is getting worse.

Driven by the whip, Houjin's coated servants dug day and night, and within a few days they dug three long trenches and surrounded Dalinghe City.Guan Ning's army went out to battle several times, trying to break through a hole, but Houjin was beaten back. They failed to break through, but lost a lot.Of course, Guan Ning's army didn't just want to be beaten blindly. They also planned to feign defeat and lure Hou Jin to pursue them.However, when they crossed the long trench, the Guan Ning Army's guns and artillery fired together, killing them and wounding a large area.Huang Taiji was furious when he learned about it, and ordered not to chase and defeat the Guan Ning army who had retreated into the city.After that, every time Houjin pursued, he just tried his best, turning back as soon as he chased the long trench, and did not give Guan Ningjun any chance at all.After suffering several losses, Guan Ning's army did not dare to try to break through alone again, and the two sides compared their patience inside and outside the city.

Zu Dashou climbed up the tower and shouted at Huang Taiji: "Just surround us. The food in the city is enough for us for two years. Let's see how long you can surround us!"

Huang Taiji said: "Then I will surround you for three years!"

Of course, the food in the city cannot last for two years. Although Guan Ning's army is rich, it is not so rich, and half a month is enough.Comrade Zu Dashou, who has a lot of experience in defending the city, made careful arrangements early on, implemented a strict rationing system, and concentrated food to give priority to households and soldiers. Need to eat so full.Although this method is a bit unethical, and the servants and merchants complained endlessly, it is still very effective. The combat effectiveness of the defenders has been guaranteed, and a lot of food has been saved.But he soon ran into another big trouble:

No firewood!
Comrade Zu Dashou only cared about storing food and grass, but forgot to store dry firewood. There was not much firewood in Dalinghe City, and because he was surrounded by groups, he couldn't go out of the city to collect firewood. It's almost there.Guan Ningjun is extremely distressed. There is no firewood, and it is useless to have food. They can't let them swallow flour and chew rice dryly, right?Fortunately, there were still some dry firewood to chop outside the city. Guan Ning's army attacked when they saw the opportunity, and rushed out of the city to chop some firewood and come back.Hou Jin was not a vegetarian either, and soon discovered the gates of the Guan Ning army, and swept away the firewood that was closer to the city gate, leaving the ones that were farther away, and led the Guan Ning army to come and chop.When Guan Ningjun thought that he could still happily chop firewood in his private plot as before, the bushes were already full of big men waiting for them... For this cheap firewood, Guan Ningjun and Hou Jin almost spent their days Without a fight, the casualties are quite heavy.Seeing that the situation was not good, Zu Dashou strictly ordered Guan Ning's army not to go out of the city to cut firewood, and exchange the lives of his elite soldiers for a few handfuls of firewood. Such a loss-making business, no matter what, can't continue.

Guan Ning's army did not dare to go out of the city to cut firewood, so they had to use their imagination and the spirit of digging three feet to turn the entire Dalinghe city upside down. They also let them find out the wood left over from when Hecheng was destroyed, so as to make use of their waste heat.Later, even this little thing was burned, so the saddle had to be dismantled and used as firewood. Everyone was hungry and hungry and looked forward to the reinforcements. They firmly believed that the Guanning Army in Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan would definitely come to support them. Their!

Their old boss Sun Chengzong did not disappoint them, and sent the first batch of reinforcements on August [-].It's just that this batch of reinforcements let them down. There were only two thousand people. After timidly leaving the camp, they hesitated and dawdled on the road.Facing the Guanning Army who left the strong camp and took the initiative to attack, the elites of the Zhenglan Banner of the Eight Banners of Manchuria showed no mercy. After the support army was far away from the Songshan and Xingshan camps, the ambushes came out. People turned their backs on their horses, and they were defeated when they met each other. They fled towards Jinzhou in embarrassment. Houjin chased all the way, relying on the speed of the horse to easily bite the Ming army and keep biting. Under their impact, the Ming army had nothing to do. After organizing a decent resistance, they were cut down in clumps like they were mowing grass. In the end, the two thousand or so people were almost wiped out, and less than one in ten managed to escape back to Jinzhou.

The first reinforcements failed, and badly.

This failure was expected by Sun Chengzong. It was originally a temptation. If it can succeed, it will be called a ghost.It's just that the Ming army lost too quickly, and this trial didn't have the desired effect, and the defeat was unmanageable without any trial, which made him very dissatisfied.

Huang Taiji was also dissatisfied.In his view, Mangurtai acted too hastily and used too much force, which may have aroused the vigilance of the Ming army and exposed his strategic intentions. The next wave of reinforcements may not be easy to fight.However, Mang Gurtai is famous for his well-developed limbs and simple mind. It is no problem to let him charge into the battle and seize the flag. It is also no problem to let him command a large army to fight and attack, but I hope he can understand his own strategy thoroughly. It is really more difficult than going to the sky to make intentions and implement them, and to cooperate well with the flags.

On August 26, the Guan Ning army came to help again.This time, the Guanning Army paid a lot of money and dispatched more than [-] cavalry, led by Song Wei, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, and Wu Xiang, the general soldier of Liaodong. Lu Pinqi, Ma Ke, guerrilla Li Fuming, Jin Guochen, Zu Dabi, Zhang Tao, Zhang Kefan, Han Dongliang and more than [-] generals accompanied them to the aid, which can be regarded as an all-out force of elite troops.The Ming army told Huang Taiji with practical actions: They are very serious and serious, and they will definitely save Dalinghe City!
God also seemed to be willing to help the Ming army, and since they left the city, heavy fog has fallen.This heavy fog made Hou Jin's wolf-like sentry cavalry lose its previous agility and fierceness, and it failed to rush up and fight as soon as the Ming army came out of Jinzhou like before, causing trouble for the Ming army.The Ming army rushed all the way, and soon advanced fifteen miles, and set up camp at Jiming Post.At this time, the fog was even thicker, and the visibility was only a few feet. Both Ming Jun and Hou Jin became blind, and neither of them knew where the other was.At the third quarter of the hour, the surrounding fields were still covered with white mist, and it was difficult to see things. The Ming army was unavoidably flustered. If there is any disturbance, they think it is Hou Jin who has killed him, it can be called the sound of wind and crane barking.

Wu Xiang doesn't like this kind of ghost weather very much. This kind of ghost weather is really good for Hou Jin, who is good at sneak attacks. There is no such word as "active attack" at all, and of course this would not have occurred to me.He sent his deputy general Liu Zeqing to ask Song Wei: "The fog is too thick, and it is difficult to mobilize the army. Should we station here first, or go back to Jinzhou first, and then send help after the fog clears?"

Song Wei replied: "Now the fog is so thick that you can't see anything clearly. If you move lightly at this time, you may be taken advantage of by Jiannu. It's better to wait for the fog to clear before making any plans!"

After Wu Xiang got the reply, she fell silent.Both the Ming army and Hou Jin stood still, and everyone competed in the thick fog to cross-eyed.

Confronting Song Wei and Wu Xiang were the Zhenglan Banner and Xianghong Banner. The heavy fog also made it difficult for Hou Jin to see things. Neither Mang Gurtai nor Azig dared to act rashly.Huang Taiji was afraid that Mang Gurtai would lead people headlong into him like before, and damage the elite for no reason, so he sent an envoy to deliver an order: "Don't act rashly!"

Mang Gurtai said impatiently: "Understood!" He waved his hand to tell the envoy to leave, then turned to the generals and said, "Listen well, anyone who goes into battle without Ben Bayle's order will be killed even if he wins!"

All the generals responded loudly: "Cha!"

Mang Gurtai drank a bowl of strong wine, looked at the white mist, and murmured: "Father, this fog really is hell, it won't disperse if it doesn't disperse! If it doesn't disperse for a long time, I will Don't you want to stare blankly here and be a fool for a long time with those smart dogs?"

De Gelei said: "Brother, according to the information from the detailed work, Wu Xiang and Song Wei are leading the army this time, neither of them are easy to deal with, and there are [-] elite cavalry under them, which is very difficult. It’s better to be more cautious. Since the King of Khan told us not to go out lightly, we can rest assured and wait for the fog to clear. We don’t want meritorious service, but there is no fault in the ball!”

Mang Gurtai curled his lips, and said: "The Guan Ning army's cowards are no match for our Dajin Jianer at all! If it weren't for the thick fog, I would lead a few hundred elite soldiers and charge straight there , they can be crushed in just one meal!"

Dege could only smile wryly. It would be hard for him to have such a big brother with more muscles than brains.Just as he was about to persuade him again, a Niu Luer really yelled as if he had seen a ghost: "Look, what is that!?"

Everyone looked in the direction of his finger, and saw a blue light several miles away in the white mist that went straight into the sky, and the camp of the Ming army could be seen faintly.The generals yelled wildly: "It's a smart dog! It's a smart dog!"

Mang Gurtai jumped up and shouted ecstatically, "It's the Ming army camp! God helped me to see the Ming army camp!" Throwing the big bowl on the ground and smashing it into pieces, he ordered loudly: "The warriors of Zhenglan Banner come with me, and kill Minggou without leaving a piece of armor!"

The soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner cheered loudly, and quickly jumped on the horseback. Mang Gurtai was still in the lead, holding his spear obliquely. Countless soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner were like a huge crossbow arrow, heading towards the place where the blue light was. Roar away.

At the moment when the blue light rose, the Ming army fell into great chaos.People these days are very superstitious, and often regard some natural phenomena as miracles. A meteor across the sky, a solar or lunar eclipse, or a snowstorm that does not conform to the solar terms will cause a huge blow to the morale of the army. impact, and may even lead to a rout.For example, a lunar eclipse occurred on the eve of the Battle of Gaugamela. The Persians regarded it as a bad omen, and there was a lot of wailing in the camp, while the Macedonians regarded it as a good omen, and there were thunderous cheers. It became a mass cemetery for the Persian army.The Ming army was also unavoidable. There was thick fog all over the place, but there was a blue light on the side of our camp. Anyone who saw such an abnormal phenomenon when they were highly nervous would panic.The Ming army looked at the deadly blue light with a terrified expression. If Yang Menglong were here, he would definitely explain to them: This is just the light refracted by the sun in the mist, and it is not a big deal.But Yang Menglong is not here, even if Yang Menglong is there, it is useless. The Ming army will ask him why this light is not on Jiannu's side, but on our side?Could it be that God is helping those wild boar skins?Song Wei listened to the sound of horseshoes coming from the dense fog, looked at the camp clearly illuminated by the blue light, looked bitterly, and sighed to the sky: "The thick fog, only the blue light above our camp , Could it be God's will!?"

The thunderous sound of horseshoes drowned out Song Zongbing's long sighs. In the dense fog, there were shadows in all directions, people shouted and horses neighed, and feathered arrows shot towards the Ming army like the wind. The shouts, and the wild neighing of the frightened horses drowned everything like a tsunami...

The Ming army also ended in failure for the second time, and the defeat was even worse than the first time. Of the [-] elite cavalry, only more than [-] escaped, and the rest were either beheaded on the spot or captured.

In fact, this time the Ming army was wronged, very wronged!Originally, they and Zhenglan Qi couldn't see each other, so if they continued to confront each other and waited until the fog cleared, they would not necessarily lose so badly; even if they were attacked by Zhenglan Qi in the thick fog, It's not that they have no chance, because the fog has begun to dissipate at this time, as long as they persist for a while, once the fog clears, they may not be helpless to fight back.However, just when Song Wei dispatched his troops to fight Mang Gurtai, Wu Xiang left his allies and ran away, which directly caused the entire army to collapse. In such a situation, even if Wu Qi was invited, he would not be able to win the battle!
(End of this chapter)