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

Chapter 253 Daling River Elegy 1
On September 28, when the soldiers and civilians in Jinzhou were worried about the fate of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Daling River, and the public sentiment was raging, Zhang Chun, the military commander, announced with great enthusiasm that he would immediately lead troops to reinforce Daling River City.It would take three days for the Tianxiong Army to arrive, and they would not be able to fight as soon as they arrived. They would have to rest for a few more days. He couldn't wait any longer, Jinzhou's army and people couldn't wait, and the court couldn't wait any longer.As soon as the news came out, the whole city of Jinzhou was excited and spontaneously raised a lot of property to reward the soldiers.Guan Ning's army put all their money into it, mobilizing nearly ten thousand cavalry troops from Jinzhou, Songshan, Xingshan and other places to reinforce Dalinghe City together with Zhang Chun.

Leading the Guanning Army were still Wu Xiang and Song Wei.This pair of partners is already very familiar to everyone, similar to Broom Star.

Facts have proved that if you let this pair of broom stars lead the army, you will never even think about winning.But this pair of broom stars are already relatively outstanding generals in the Guan Ning army. If they are not used, who can be used?

On the morning of September 29th, the city gate of Jinzhou was opened wide, and countless Ming troops marched out from it, firmly holding firecrackers, knives, bows, crossbows, and spears, and marched toward the north with firm steps.The Ming armies from Songshan, Xingshan and other places also came to meet up, and the three armies joined together, and the momentum was even more astonishing.Zhang Chun ordered Wu Xiang to lead the cavalry of the headquarters on the left flank, Song Wei to lead the cavalry of the headquarters to the right flank, and the Jizhen and Guanmen troops to form a company battalion with [-] carts, like a huge hedgehog, heading towards Daling Hecheng slowly moved in.After seeing the huge strength of the Ming army, the Golden Whistle Rider was stunned. This is too exaggerated!Someone who was not afraid of death rushed forward and wanted to shoot a few arrows to cause a little trouble for the Ming army. The Ming army fired a volley of bows and crossbows, and shot them into hedgehogs in a blink of an eye.After throwing down more than a dozen lives, the Hou Jinshao cavalry finally learned how to be obedient, hanging from a distance and not daring to approach, when the cavalry of the Guan Ning Army came to chase them down, they fled immediately, and when the Guan Ning Army returned to the chariot camp, they immediately He hung it up again, it was annoying to watch.Zhang Chun ordered the Ming army cavalry not to get entangled with these rear golden sentinel cavalry, and only needed to protect the two wings.He is well aware of the gap between the Ming army cavalry and the rear golden sentry cavalry. They can't take advantage of this kind of sentry cavalry battle. There are not many Ming army cavalry. Every horse and every cavalry is very precious. He doesn't want to Waste these precious combat power in meaningless pursuit operations.

The Ming army set up such a hedgehog formation, so that the Golden Whistle Cavalry had no way to start, so they could only stare blankly.However, this hedgehog formation is very tight, but its maneuverability is very poor. It took a whole day to move slowly like this, before it traveled more than ten miles and arrived at Jiming Station.Ten days ago, Wu Xiang and Song Wei also led troops to arrive here, but they had to stop and garrison due to the heavy fog, and then because of a strange blue light that exposed their position, they were surrounded by red flags and blue flags, and the army was defeated. Like a mountain falling.However, there is no fog today, so of course there is no need to worry about repeating the miracle of thick fog and blue light. With the pale winter sunset, you can see the golden tents in the distance, the banners fluttering and flying, and a stream of gold and iron horses. The aura rushed towards the face, telling all the Ming army that this is already Houjin's territory, prepare to fight to the death.

Zhang Chun stood on the chariot, looking at Houjin's defense line with clairvoyant eyes, with a dignified expression.Zhang Jifu, the deputy general of the Chinese army, stepped forward and said: "Sir, Jiannu never dreamed that our troops would be so large. He must be a little panicked at this time. If we take the opportunity to rush up, there will definitely be good news! The last general is willing to be the vanguard of the army and lead the army. Select the vanguard camp to fight a bloody path for the army!"

Zhang Chun turned around slowly. After all, he was an old man in his seventies, and his body was not very flexible, so it was understandable that his movements were a little slow.He waved his hand at Zhang Jifu and said, "It's a good thing that General Zhang is eager to fight, but it's getting late now, and it's really not suitable for fighting... The order will be passed down, the army will camp at Jiming Station, rest for one night, and the soldiers will have a full meal." Rest as soon as possible after the meal, and tomorrow we will fight Jiannu to the death!"

Zhang Jifu looked up at the sky, no, the sun was already setting.In this day and age, fighting night battles is a very risky thing with very low rewards. Because of poor communication, people who can't reach their fingers, and the level of troop training is poor. Now, the chance of dying in the hands of one's own people may be much higher than that of dying in the hands of the enemy.Of course, it doesn't mean that night raids can't be done at all in this day and age. There are quite a few night raids, but all of them are small groups of troops. Two to 3000 people are enough to command the night battle of 5 to [-] people?It was nothing short of a nightmare.Although he is eager to make contributions, he also knows how powerful he is, so he won't say more.

The Ming army set up a big camp at Jiming Station and lit a fire to cook.Tomorrow we will fight Jiannu to the death, and of course we will have a good meal tonight, rice and steamed buns are enough, and there is also a side dish, everyone eats very deliciously.On the two wings of the Ming army's camp, the number of rear golden sentry cavalry doubled, and there was a little movement from time to time, as if they might rush up at any time and kick the Ming army's camp.The recruits of the Ming army were taken aback by these sentry cavalry, but the veterans didn't take it seriously. They just ate and drank. They knew very well that these sentry cavalry didn't have the guts to rush over, and it was a waste of expression to pay attention to them.

In the distance, Huang Taiji and a group of Empress Jin Zhongjiang stood on the hill, looking down at the Ming army camp with clairvoyance.Seeing that the car camp was extremely dense and densely covered with fence pickets, Mrs. Mangguer said: "Mr. Zhang Chun is quite capable. This camp is really well built. If you ask me to attack, I don't know if I can take it." move."

Huang Taiji said indifferently: "What's the use of setting up the camp well and firmly? After all, they will come out from inside. After they leave Jinzhou, everything is not up to them."

Haug smiled ferociously: "As long as they leave the camp, what will greet them will be a massacre! In the wilderness battle, they will never be our opponents!"

Huang Taiji glanced at his son and said, "Don't underestimate the enemy!"

Strange to say, Huang Taiji has always been resourceful and scheming. As his eldest son, Hauge did not inherit these advantages. Instead, he is more like Mang Gurtai. When encountering an enemy, he doesn’t care about it. He just draws his sword and does it first. Besides.This kind of character makes Huang Taiji very disliked. In his opinion, Hauge is a fierce general, but he is by no means a qualified commander. It is okay to let him lead the army to fight, and let him govern the country. This is also the reason why he did not pass the position of Khan to Hauge before his death, but to Fulin who was still young.

Hauge's heart trembled, and he hurriedly bowed his knees and saluted: "My child knows I was wrong!"

Huang Taiji withdrew his clairvoyance and said: "Order the sentry cavalry to continue harassing the Ming army, but not to get too close! The two banners of Xianghong and Zhenglan recharge their batteries tonight, and fight the Ming army tomorrow. They may lose but not win!"

Mang Gurtai and Azig were stunned for a moment: "Are you allowed to lose or not to win?"

Huang Taiji said: "Being defeated is not allowed to win! This place is still too close to Jinzhou. Once the battle is stalemate, the Ming army in Jinzhou City can come to support, which adds many variables. The most ideal battlefield is Xiaolinghe! You can Let's fight and retreat, pretending to be defeated, and lead the Ming army to Xiaolinghe." He had a chilling and cold smile on his face: "Xiaolinghe is only eleven miles away from Dalinghe City, so it's very close. When the Ming army eager to reinforce Daling River City arrives there, they will definitely attack Daling River City regardless of everything, and there is the grave I prepared for them!"

Mangurtai and Azig looked at each other, and cried out in unison: "It's so poisonous!"

In the camp of the Ming army and the tent of the Chinese army, Zhang Chun is also dispatching troops.Jiming Station is still more than a dozen miles away from Dalinghe City. The Houjin army must have already laid a net in front of it. Maybe there are already Eight Banners elites driving towards the back of the Ming army in the dark, ready to cut off the retreat of the Ming army. Just like what Huang Taiji said, once the Ming army outside of Guanwai leaves Jinzhou, everything is not up to them.Zhang Chun knew this very well, so he didn't think about retreating. In this battle, he had to fight a bloody road to break the siege of the Daling River, or the Ming army was wiped out in this wilderness. There was no third possibility.He looked around at the generals, and said in a deep voice: "Tomorrow, we will cook at the fifth watch and eat at the sixth watch, and then we will move out." He emphasized his tone: "In the battle tomorrow, there will be no forwards and no rears!"

Zhang Jifu, Wang Zhiku, Manku and other warriors who were vying to be the vanguard were shocked. Even Wu Xiang, who was just drinking soup, raised his head and looked at Zhang Chun in astonishment, looking in disbelief.Zhang Jifu shouted: "If there is no forward and no rear, how can we fight!?" In his opinion, this is simply a joke. In a war, how can the entire army be overwhelmed as soon as the contact is made?It is necessary to let the forward troops fight a few battles with the enemy first, to test the enemy's strength, find out the weak links, and choose the direction where it is easiest to break through before committing the main force. If you are not in a hurry, you will have an army of [-] to [-] people pressed up in one fell swoop. Aren't you kidding with the lives of all the soldiers in the army?
Zhang Chun said: "The Jiannu Zhenglan Banner and the Xianghong Banner are deployed along the Xiaoling River. They are divided into several lines of defense and the troops are scattered. This is our army's opportunity!" He clenched his fists and said loudly: "We can't give them any adjustments. The time of deployment should not allow them to adjust the defense line. After contacting Jiannu, the whole army pressed up and defeated him in the shortest time with the momentum of Mount Tai, tearing apart the first line of defense, and then rushing towards Dalinghe City We must not stop until our foreheads hit the gate of Dalinghe City! Jiannu horse is fast, stop for a while, Jiannu will roar to bite our army, and the consequences will be unimaginable!"

To put it bluntly, he wanted to fight with his back, if he didn't succeed, he would be a benefactor.Although the generals were a little worried, they didn't speak again, and silently obeyed the order.

Night shrouded the land, and in this boundless night, the Golden Whistle Riders wandered outside the camp of the Ming army, shooting deadly arrows from time to time, creating panic.The Ming army remained silent. After eating their fill, the soldiers of the Ming army got into the nest, wrapped their bodies in worn-out quilts, looked at the few stars above their heads, and prayed for their own fate.

What kind of fate will be waiting for them tomorrow?

(End of this chapter)