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"Kill, rush down, push the Tartars into the ditch!"

Qian Zong Tian Mingyu wiped the blood stains on his face with his hand, and roared loudly, commanding the spearmen with swords, shields and spears to rush up to the low wall to meet the Tazi soldiers who rushed up.

Just now hundreds of Tazi soldiers with yellow flags, in order to avoid the bombing of tens of thousands of enemies, they rushed down the low wall, but they didn't expect that the shield soldiers of the Xuanfu army had already formed a formation and waited, so they had to rush to fight.

After a fierce battle, all the Tartars with the Yellow Banner who rushed over were killed. Tian Mingyu knew that an enemy of ten thousand people was precious, and it was impossible to use it to stop the enemy without limit.

Even if the commander had already left nearly half of the goods transported this time to Changling Mountain, but the battle here cannot be settled in a day, and there will be many places where tens of thousands of enemies will be needed in the future, so he can throw a single shot this time. More than 250 wheels.

The rest still depends on the close combat of the soldiers under his command, just as his own commander-in-chief said: "Fighting on the battlefield ultimately depends on the result of close combat.

Even if an army is equipped with sophisticated armor, artillery, firecrackers, chariots and other equipment, it will be useless if it dare not fight the enemy hand-to-hand.

Only those who dare to fight the enemy in close blood and can kill all powerful enemies with hand-to-hand combat are qualified to be called a strong army in the true sense! "

But everything that Zhang Cheng said is regarded as a classic quotation in the Xuanfu army. Mid-level officers like Tian Mingyu even have a small notebook with a leather cover, which records many "Military Affairs Hall" said The main points, in addition to the content of the lectures Zhang Cheng gave them on weekdays.

In the Xuanfu army, the generals at all levels worshiped Zhang Cheng very much, and even regarded him as a god descending from the earth. Therefore, besides memorizing what he said, they also recorded them in their own treasures. in a small book for easy reading day and night.

Now, under the leadership of Tian Mingyu, the cold soldiers on the left jumped onto the low wall one after another. They roared like beasts and rushed towards the dazed Tartar soldiers.

Although this was the first close bloody battle between the defenders of Changling Mountain and the Tartars, the Xuanfu army took advantage of it.

Not only were they condescending, the Tartar soldiers were first bombarded with firecrackers, then hit by rolling logs and stones, and finally bombed by tens of thousands of enemies. There were not many Tartar soldiers who survived, and most of them wore various Injured.

The huge roar of the ten-thousand-enemy also shook their heads. Many of them looked numb. Seeing the guarding army coming, they just waved their shields, knives and guns mechanically based on their intuition developed through years of battlefield experience. against.

How can they be the opponents of Xuanfu army's soldiers in this state, these little tigers have been holding back for a whole day and a half!

Since the Tartars started attacking the mountain yesterday, they had been looking forward to the opportunity to kill slaves and make meritorious deeds, but the Tartars were repulsed by the Xuanfu army's cannon fire, and they were so angry.

Today, I finally have a good opportunity to play meritorious service, how can I not be excited, although it is said that the attack was carried out after the bombing of the grenadiers in the car camp, and it is suspected of stealing people's teeth, and it is indeed a great advantage, but Now they don't care.

Sure enough, the Tartars were killed and retreated steadily. Many people crowded on the wooden bridge, making the wooden boards "creak" under the pressure, as if they might break at any time.

And the Tartar soldiers who had rolled into the ditch before also struggled to get up amid a pile of corpses. They had discarded all their weapons, and they only wanted to climb up the wooden bridge and leave the dreadful ditch full of corpses as soon as possible. .

However, at this time, the order to retreat had not yet come from the Qing army formation, and the Tartar soldiers behind did not dare to retreat, but kept pouring upwards, and there were more and more Qing soldiers on the wooden boards laid in the third trench.

"Ka... Kaa... Kaba..."

Sure enough, there was a crisp sound, and finally a long plank was overwhelmed and shattered.

There was a burst of exclamation and screams, and the Tartars on the wooden bridges next to them were even more panicked when they saw this scene. They didn't care about the three sevens and 21, and hacked and killed the Tartar soldiers who wanted to climb up.

There are many severed fingers on the wooden bridge out of thin air, whose owners can no longer be found!

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On August 14th, 28th year of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Shenshi, Mamatou Mountain by the Xiaoling River in the southeast of Songshan Castle.

Zhang Cheng with a tired face was holding the news from Changling in his hand, and he asked in a deep voice, "Did the Tartars have already arrived at the foot of Changling when you came?"

"Return to Commander-in-Chief, when I arrived, the Tatars' vanguard had already headed towards Xingshan Fort, and there were about thousands of troops left behind at the foot of Changling Mountain. Judging from the uniforms and banners, the main force should be the Tatars with white flags inlaid." Xiaoxiao Du Jian replied.

Zhang Cheng put the letter in his hand aside and asked, "When did you leave Changling Mountain?"

"Returning to Commander, my humble position was at the end of Mao's time when I left the mountain. At that time, there were not many Tatar soldiers and horses, and the encirclement of Changling Mountain had not yet been completed, and there were only a few sentry cavalry in the surrounding area."

"Well. Go down and rest first."

After the little school who delivered the letter left, Zhang Guangda, the commander of the cavalry battalion, asked eagerly: "Commander, are you going to send troops overnight to save Changling Mountain?"

Zhang Guangda and Chen Zheng were both one of the four chiefs at the time, and they were also brothers who broke through the Julu War. They were also closer on weekdays, and even formed a son-daughter relationship with Zhang Cheng's approval.

How could he not be concerned about Chen Zheng's safety?

Zhang Cheng glanced at him, his eyes full of calmness and determination, and said to Zhang Guangda: "There is no rush. To save Changling Mountain, we still need the order of Governor Xingyuan. What's more, the news we know now is still at the end of the day. It is estimated that There will be new news coming soon."

Although Zhang Guangda was a little anxious, it was obvious that Zhang Cheng was so calm, so he couldn't say anything more, but the expression on his face was still a little anxious.

At this time, Zhang Guodong reminded from the side: "Marshal, Zhang Jianjun is in the Niangniang Palace, not far from here, can I invite you to discuss military affairs?"

Zhang Cheng also nodded when he heard the words, and said to several people: "You will strictly guard the surroundings of the Empress Palace, and continue to clear up the remnants of the Tartar thieves. This commander personally went to the Empress Palace to find Director Zhang, and discuss the military strategy together."

"Here."

After Zhang Guodong, Zhang Guangda and others withdrew, Zhang Cheng told Zhang Mingyuan again: "Mingyuan, take my token of the arrow and go to Hekou personally to ask Datong Wang Zongbing to come to Niangniang Palace to discuss matters."

"Here."

A while later, Zhang Cheng took the books sent by Changling Mountain, and Zhang Chengfang and other Baiqi guards left the Mamatou Mountain camp and headed towards the Niangniang Palace.

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It turned out that just yesterday, after Zhang Cheng's Xuanda soldiers captured Huangtuling, because everyone was worried about the safety of the Niangnianggong Fish Market, it was agreed that Zhang Guodong of the Xuanfu Army would go south to aid the Niangnianggong Fish Market with Datong General Soldier Wang Pu.

Thanks to Wang Pu, Zhang Ruoqi, Fu Yingchong and others' greed for money, they were able to send troops south with their persistence.

The Zhenglan Banner Tartars under the command of Hauge, Prince of Su of the Qing Dynasty, did not care about the position on the other side of Huangtuling.

After all, food and grain are related to the success or failure of the Battle of Jinzhou, and it is also very important in Daming. Originally, there was one Hong Chengchou Supervision Battalion and two Songshan garrison troops stationed here.

Although Wang Pu, the commander in chief of Datong, was afraid of the strength and courage of the Qing army, he made excuses when he arrived at the Niangniang Palace, but Zhang Guodong got instructions from Zhang Cheng before leaving, and he absolutely refused to stay in the Niangniang Palace to accompany Wang Pu.

Wang Pu saw that he couldn't keep him, so he didn't force him to keep him anymore. It was because of Zhang Guodong's insistence that Haoge's nearly ten thousand Tartars were killed at the mouth of Xiaoling River.

According to the information obtained by the Tartars in advance, in Xiaoling River Estuary, where there are thousands of remnants of Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi, only one part of Hong Chengchou's Supervising Biao Battalion is worthy of a battle, but there are only 700 troops.

As for the remaining two battalions of Songshan defenders, they were completely unsuitable for a fight. They might still be able to fight if they clung to the fortified city, but if they were pulled into the wild, they might collapse if they charged.

In his letter to the Tartars, Ma Ke, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, did not mention at all that the Xuanfu Army also had a battalion of chariot soldiers sitting on Mamatou Mountain.

The reason why he did this deliberately was not to confuse the Qing army with false information, but to lure the Qing army to attack Hekou to stockpile grain, so as to attack Zhang Cheng.

After all, Zhang Cheng's subordinates participated in the defense of the river mouth. If there is a loss of food, Zhang Cheng will also be able to escape the guilt.

As for the consequences of being looted or burned by the thieves in Hekou, Ma Ke didn't care, and didn't think about it at all. Anyway, if there is no food, everyone will be hungry together.

Just imagine, there are such bottomless people in our own army, who will do anything to avenge their personal grievances, completely disregarding the interests of the nation, how can they defeat such a terrifying enemy like the Qing Dynasty?

However, the sky does not follow people's wishes, and Ma Ke's wish is only half fulfilled, or it should be said that God may not be just, but he is definitely fair!

The Tartar emperors, kings and ministers really believed in Ma Ke's information, especially Hauge, who now wholeheartedly wants to perform actively in the Battle of Jinzhou and make great military exploits so that his uncle, Prince Rui, Dole Dagon compares.

Therefore, he arbitrarily decided to leave Abatai's remnant army to stick to the position on the other side of Huangtuling, while he led the elite of the banner to cross the river southward and raid the Ming army's estuary to stockpile grain.

But Hauge really made a mistake this time.

He completely underestimated the strength and determination of the Ming army's fighting spirit this time, and even underestimated the Ming army's generals' obsession with money!
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Although Wang Pu's Datong troops stationed at Niangniangmiao and even Zhang Ruoqi, the commander-in-chief, stayed here, Zhang Guodong's more than [-] elite Xuanfu soldiers rushed to Hekou to camp that night.

At dawn on August 28, under the leadership of Hauge himself, the Tartars of the Zhenglan Banner in Manchuria crossed the mouth of the Xiaoling River and rushed towards the camp where the Ming army was hoarding grain.

However, the expected situation did not appear. In front of them, there were actually two camps, both of which were heavily defended.

However, Hauge didn't take this seriously. He commanded the warriors of the Zhenglan Banner of the Qing Dynasty to charge into the camp on foot. How could he have imagined that the defenders' guns and guns were so sharp that instead of being able to defeat them in one fell swoop, they left behind many warriors of the Qing Dynasty? life.

Hauge was not willing to retreat at this point, but instead urged the armored soldiers in the banner to prepare for the second wave of attack. At the same time, he sent followers to cut down trees to make attack equipment, and brought a lot of hay to prepare for fire attack.

However, Zhang Ruoqi, the commander of the army stationed in the Niangniang Palace with Wang Pu, did not give him enough time to attack the Hekou camp. Reluctant to rescue.

Because, Zhang Ruoqi's duty is to assist Jiliao Governor Hong Chengchou to supervise the transportation of grain and grass, and supervise the Liaodong military, and this time he is invited to come to Hekou to supervise the army's sea transportation of grain and grass.

If there is a mistake here, it is difficult for him to get rid of his responsibility. Even if he is lucky enough to be exonerated, it will always be detrimental to his family's future.

What's more, now he is not going to rescue by himself, he is just using his power to coerce and lure Datong General Soldier Wang Pu to lead the army to the south for reinforcements, while he is still sitting in the Niangniang Palace, waiting for a swift response.

In fact, Wang Pu didn't want to go to Hekou for reinforcements, he only wanted to gain benefits with Zhang Cheng, and he didn't dare to show off by himself, but Zhang Ruoqi was the commander of the army after all, and he was in charge of the evaluation of the merits and demerits of the generals participating in the Liaodong war.

Furthermore, Zhang Ruoqi also reminded him that the southward reinforcements were the result of Wang Pu and others' insistence, and Zhang Guodong's troops went southward for reinforcements at the mouth of the river because of his request.

He, Wang Pu, couldn't ignore it no matter what, otherwise, how would he gain benefits with Zhang Cheng in the future, how would he benefit from Zhang Cheng's glory to share his military merits?
However, although Wang Pu promised to lead the army to the south to urgently assist the Ming army camp in Hekou, he also asked Zhang Ruoqi to write two letters immediately, and respectively transferred a part of the Xuanfu military car battalion stationed at Mamatou Mountain to the south, and asked Zhang Cheng to quickly lead the cavalry reinforcements under his command.

Just when Wang Pu left the Niangniang Palace resident, Zhang Cheng, who got the information, almost at the same time, led his cavalry battalion soldiers to head south in a hurry.

In the end, the cavalry battalion and part of the car battalion of the Xuanfu army, together with the officers and soldiers of Datong Town, completed the encirclement of the Zhenglan Banner of the Qing army at the mouth of the Xiaoling River!
After half a day of fierce fighting, more than [-] Zhenglan Banner Tartars were beheaded, and nearly [-] soldiers were killed or captured. Hauge led the remnants of the army to rush across the river.

In this battle, the Hauge Division of the Qing Army originally achieved the purpose of a surprise attack, but it was affected by the desperate defense of Li Fuming, the general of the Ming Army in Shanxi, and the Ming Army accidentally strengthened the strength of the Hekou defenders, and they still The Chicheng Camp of the Xuanfu Army, who is brave and good at fighting.

Moreover, both Zhang Ruoqi and Zhang Cheng attached great importance to Hekou's storage of grain. It was their urgent rescue that achieved the encirclement of the Zhenglan Banner Tartars and successfully repelled the Tartars.

The Manchurian Zhenglan Banner can be said to be a big banner in the Qing Dynasty. Its strength is second only to the two yellow banners directly led by the Qing Emperor Huang Taiji. .

On the contrary, the morale of the Xuanda officers and soldiers who had experienced the great victories at Huangtuling and Xiaolinghekou was high and full of fighting spirit.

In particular, the officers and soldiers of Datong Town even swept away their previous fear of the Mandarin slaves. Represented by the commander-in-chief Wang Pu, they started clamoring to fight the Mandarin slaves to the death.

However, although the Zhenglan Banner Tatars were defeated by the Ming army and retreated, they panicked when they left, and there were still many Tartars scattered on the west bank of the Xiaoling River, before crossing the river.

Therefore, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, was in charge of clearing the remnants of the Tartars in the Hekou area, while Zhang Cheng led his cavalry battalion and chariot battalion back to defend Mamatou Mountain.