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

Chapter 279 Fighting Daling River Again 2
Huang Taiji made up his mind to wipe out this Tianxiong army who dared to challenge the elite of the Eight Banners in the field.Judging from Manggurtai's description, the Tianxiong Army is an army completely unfamiliar to him. This army seems to know no pain, no fear, let alone death. Even if it is a group of infantry, they dare to fight against cavalry Head on!He doesn't know how or when this army was trained, but he only knows that the Tianxiong Army will become a huge uncertain factor on the battlefield in western Liaoning, and his attitude towards uncertain factors is simple: destroy !

As for Guan Ning's army... In his eyes, it's not a problem, as long as Guan Ning's army leaves the abominable city wall, Hou Jin Tieqi can deal with them with one hand tied behind his back.

There were piles of bonfires lit in the camp of the Ming army, and they were cooking.

The rice is naturally fluffy dry rice with a little beans mixed in it, and a small salted fish is added, which is not bad, and the general can even drink the broth.Normally, the Ming army didn't have such a good meal, and it would be good if they could eat enough, but this was a war, so of course they had to eat well.The Tianxiong army ate better. The tens of thousands of cans brought by Yang Menglong did not move much along the way.Now the Tianxiong army picked out some canned beef and pushed them into the fire until the cans burst, then took them out and pried them open, dug out pieces of oily beef, and devoured them with food.Soldiers who like to eat steamed buns pried open the canned pork, dug out large pieces of white lard from the inside and spread it on the steamed buns, then cut the pork inside into slices and sandwiched them with steamed buns, eating with relish.Seeing them eating so deliciously, Guan Ningjun felt his stomach growling non-stop, and his saliva was secreting like crazy, no matter how much food he ate...

The most amazing thing is that after eating enough, Tianxiong Army took out cans of maltose and opened the lids. Several people divided the cans, picked them out piece by piece with a knife, and put them into their mouths to chew.These guys have really good appetites. Seeing them eating non-stop, Guan Ningjun felt more and more hungry...

During the meal, Lu Xiangsheng invited Zu Dabi, Zu Dale and others to his Chinese army tent, took out several canned mutton to greet them, and everyone discussed the military situation while eating.Judging from today's series of outpost battles, Hou Jin was fully prepared for the Ming army's fifth reinforcement of the Daling River. The troop deployment was extremely fast and thorough. A dragnet was created.The fighting power of the Houjin cavalry is extremely powerful, the Mongolian light cavalry comes and goes like the wind, the Manchu heavy cavalry is invincible in two armors, not to mention the Xibo flying cavalry, they look like a group of prairie wolves, no one knows when they will He suddenly appeared, bit Ming Jun hard, and then disappeared again. Fighting against such an opponent would make them mad.However, the main force of Hou Jin was not dispatched. This was just the beginning.Zu Dale chewed a large piece of mutton and said, "In my opinion, we can hold on here for two days, attract the Jiannu to attack, and use this strong fortress to inflict heavy damage on the Jiannu, demoralize them, and then wear them down." When it's almost done, the whole army will rush out and head straight to the Daling River. In this way, the siege of the Daling River can be solved!"

Lu Xiangsheng shook his head: "No, you can't stick to it here!"

Zu Dale asked: "Why?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Jiannu has cannons in his hands! This kind of rudimentary barracks cannot withstand the bombardment of cannons. If we hold on to the barracks and Jiannu brings the cannons over, we will be the turtles in the urn!"

Zu Dale was a little annoyed: "Damn it, which bastard helped Jiannu make cannons!"

The generals of the Ming army all looked unfriendly.Originally, it is well known that the Hou Jin's ability to attack fortifications is poor, because they lack heavy equipment that can destroy the Ming army's fortifications. As long as the Ming army sticks to the city, they can be beaten to death.But now, these wild boar skins also have a lot of artillery, and if they stick to the city, they will become a turtle in the urn. How can people not be angry!
Zu Dabi asked tentatively: "Then we will break camp tomorrow and go straight to Daling River City?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "No, continue to strengthen the camp!"

Now everyone is confused. You keep saying that no matter how strong the fortress is, it can't withstand the bombardment of the slave artillery, and you can never hold on in the fortress. Now you want to strengthen the fortress. What's going on?
Lu Xiangsheng said: "We are here to put on a posture of sticking to the camp, and lure Jiannu to adjust the artillery. Before they can adjust the artillery, we will break out of the camp and go straight to Dalinghe City!"

Zu Dale slapped his thigh and shouted: "Wonderful! In this way, we don't have to worry about being bombarded by artillery, and when the Daling River defenders rush out of the city to meet us, they don't have to be killed by artillery again. It really kills two birds with one stone!"

Zu Dabi was worried: "It's wonderful, but I don't know if my brother can last until that day!"

Lu Xiangsheng comforted him: "Don't worry, General, Zu Shuai is a hero of the world. Although the situation is difficult, it is definitely not impossible to persist for a few days!"

Zu Dabi said: "I hope..."

According to Lu Xiangsheng's plan, the Ming army continued to strengthen their camp the next day, turning a blind eye to the post-golden cavalry galloping outside the camp, but if the opponent got close, they would not be polite, they took up their bows and arrows and shot, and then went out Cut off the head.They mixed the excavated soil with the branches collected from the forest to make mud, and pasted it on the fence, so that the fence would not be afraid of fire.Hauge watched the Ming army mending the earth like groundhogs, and ignored the Dalinghe City across the river. He couldn't help being confused: "What the hell are these Ming dogs doing? Could it be that they Make up your mind to stay here without moving, regardless of the life or death of the Daling River defenders?"

Yue Tuo said: "They want to lure us to attack, so that they can rely on the camp to inflict a lot of damage on our army!"

Hauge spat: "What a beautiful idea! How dare you show your shame in front of us with such little skills! As long as we bring in a few cannons, no matter how strong the fortress is, it will be blown to pieces. Let's see if they still have it. What are you relying on!"

Yue Tuo was silent.Hauge is right, this kind of camp cannot withstand the bombardment of cannons, but the Dalinghe negotiations have reached the most critical moment, at this juncture, the cannons are transferred from the Dalinghe battlefield, and it is easy for Zu Dashou to notice , It just adds variables, it’s not worth it... Let’s spend it, let’s see how much food and fuel you can have, and how long you can spend with us in the wild!
Yue Tuo's thoughts were also Huang Taiji's thoughts. Out of overall consideration, he had no intention of using cannons to attack the Ming army's camp. Anyway, the Ming army was twenty miles away from Jinzhou, and the Houjin cavalry could easily cut off their attack. The way of retreat, the supplies of the Ming army are limited, the way of retreat is cut off, and the supplies are also cut off, let's see how long they can last!Therefore, although the Houjin army gathered more and more outside the Ming army camp, they never launched an attack.The Ming army deliberately showed their flaws and wanted to lure Houjin to grab the camp, but Houjin pretended not to see it, and then Houjin sent some old and weak soldiers to the Ming army to hang around in order to lure the Ming army to come out to grab the head, the Ming army also ignored it as an air, and both sides Let's work together to be patient in this frozen wilderness.

This consumption is a full three days.

On the third day, the sky became dark, and in the evening it took on an ominous glow. A little later, the southwest wind blew up and the flag fluttered, and the sky became a little warmer.Zu Dale has lived in western Liaoning for a long time and is familiar with the climate in western Liaoning. When the wind blows, he knows that something is wrong, so he hurriedly went to Lu Xiangsheng and said, "My lord, the weather is about to change!"

Lu Xiangsheng asked, "Is it going to snow?"

Zu Dale said: "It's going to snow, and it's snowing heavily! In western Liaoning, when it snows, even the stones can be cracked. If there is no house to shelter from the cold, I don't know how many people will die from the cold!" Added: "The most terrible thing is that after the snow falls, there will be endless winds, blowing snow powder, and the surrounding area is white, like smog. The firecrackers have nothing to do in this ghostly weather. use!"

Lu Xiangsheng was silent, and he said after a long time: "It seems that God is still unwilling to stand on Daming's side!"

Zu Dale asked: "What should I do? Should I withdraw to Jinzhou or..."

Lu Xiangsheng smiled wryly: "Will Jiannu let us go back? Besides, if we withdraw, what will happen to the defenders of Daling River City?"

Zu Dale asked: "What do you mean, sir..."

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Tomorrow, 2000 soldiers and all the civilians will stay in the camp, and the others will have a full meal, then cross the river and go straight to Dalinghe City!"

To put it bluntly, we are going to fight to the death with Jiannu.Zu Dale didn't say anything more, silently clasped his fists and went down to make arrangements.

The cold wind was also howling in Jinzhou City, making the window lattices rattle, as if the whole house was about to be torn apart.

Qi Hu wrapped himself in a thick cotton-padded coat, set it on fire, and boiled a pot of green tea, with a worried expression on his face, he said: "The weather is about to change, I'm afraid Mr. Lu will be in trouble."

Yang Menglong kowtowed melon seeds with Erlang's legs crossed: "What trouble can he have!"

Qi Hu said: "It's going to snow. Before the snow falls, there will be strong winds. When the wind stops, it may snow again. In this kind of ghost weather, muskets can't work, and they don't have bows and arrows. If the muskets don't If there is no way to exert its power, what will greet them may only be a massacre."

Yang Menglong put his feet down, sat up straighter, and sighed: "Yes, I'm really worried about him! Why can't he wait a little longer, and go to support Dalinghe City together when the Sichuan army arrives?"

Qi Hu said helplessly: "Jianu refused to give us time..."

Wang Tiechui was drinking with Xue Siming, he was already half drunk, he snorted and said: "I said, my lord, why are we wasting time here? We will go out of the city tomorrow to join the Tianxiong army and fight against Jiannu." Wouldn't it be fun to have a game?"

Xue Siming squinted his drunken eyes and said, "You're really happy, what should we do next? I don't even think about how much wealth our Wuyang Guard has, can we stand up to it?"

Wang Tiehammer refused: "If we don't want to fight, why are we here? Are we drinking northwest wind?"

Xue Siming said: "Wars must be fought, but you can't fight blindly, and the kind of battles that are sure to be defeated must never be fought!"

Han Peng's tone was not kind: "You mean that Mr. Lu will definitely lose?"

Xue Siming said: "I didn't say that! But, I'm really sweating for Lord Lu!"

Everyone felt the same and were silent for a while.

Yang Menglong said angrily: "I say, can the emperor be more relaxed? Should you adjust the Sichuan Army? Why don't you tell me something? Now the Tianxiong Army has not crossed the Daling River. If you don't adjust the Sichuan Army, it will be impossible for the Tianxiong Army to withdraw. It’s still too late, what’s the point of dragging it on like this!? Mother-in-law, mother-in-law, keep on fighting, you deserve to be beaten into a pig’s head by the slave slaves again and again!”

After starting from Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chengzong sent a memorial to Beijing every day. The content was similar, and they were all to send the Sichuan Army. , which annoyed him very much.In his opinion, Chongzhen is too mother-in-law. If he wants to continue fighting, he should bring up the Sichuan Army. If he doesn’t want to fight anymore, he should quickly withdraw the Tianxiong Army.

Yang Menglong, who was impatient to wait, did not know that the special envoy sent by the imperial court was not far from Jinzhou.

(End of this chapter)