Ming Dynasty: Starting from Liaodong Jiangmen

Chapter 72 The disastrous defeat of Santun Camp

Luanzhou City.

Guard the official residence.

In the past few days, the fighting near Luanzhou has become increasingly clear.

After experiencing the defeat of Luanhe, Amin ordered Xianglan Banner to shrink its troops and withdraw all the outer defense lines, making a posture of defending Yongping. Therefore, all Liao troops moved into the city from their camps outside the city.

Li Shunzu led the remaining 2000 Shenshu battalions of his headquarters and still lived among the Liao army. They did not go to the Beijing army camp where they were supposed to go. The Liao army also applauded and welcomed these former Liao soldiers wearing Beijing camp armor. The military brothers get along very well with each other.

According to He Kegang's military orders, all Liao troops have been resting and reorganizing in the past few days. Each unit is either gathering the remaining soldiers, licking their wounds, or reorganizing the army to prepare for war. They all have their own arrangements. The camp is busy all day long. People shouting and horses neighing are heard all the time.

He Kegang was also sitting in the central military tent, waiting for orders from Ma Shilong, the governor of Jiliao, so that he could take action at any time.

Li Shunzu's tent was placed on the right side of He Kegang's command tent. Since Shenshu Camp belonged to the Beijing Army, it was the station, sentry, and training, including service tents, baggage and other military affairs, all arranged by He Kegang.

Sitting in the camp, Li Shunzu listened to Yu Kuan's report, with a hint of melancholy always showing in the corners of his eyes.

These days, Li Shunzu always has nightmares.

As soon as you close your eyes, you can see the more than 1000 soldiers who died in the battle along the Luan River. They have followed you through life and death, and they have already formed a deep love for each other.

Historically, the Battle of Luanhe was supposed to be a classic case of relaxed and enjoyable encirclement and reinforcements, but because of Wu Weiying's traitorous act, more than 1000 elite Liao soldiers were lost in vain.

Although he killed Wu Weiying in anger, this did not make Li Shunzu feel any better in his heart.

Regarding this matter, no one from Shenshuying or the Liao army mentioned it in the past few days.

Li Shunzu also heard a lot of rumors. After this incident occurred in the Liao army, many generals of King Qin from various parts of Liaodong came to him privately and expressed their willingness to help fight for the cause.

There were even people who met with Li Shunzu alone late at night and urged Li Shunzu to run away quickly. They had all kinds of strange ideas and brainstormed ideas.

Some people asked Li Shunzu to run back to Liaodong and hide his name, while others said that he wanted Li Shunzu to follow the reinforcements from South Zhili and go to Jiangnan to hide his name and develop again.

They all had the right idea. After all, in this troubled world, if one survives, there is still hope for a comeback. They have changed their names, but the experience of many life-and-death battles is still with them. When a person dies, there is nothing.

However, these suggestions were all declined by Li Shunzu and he thanked them for their support.

Regarding this matter, Li Shunzu has asked himself a hundred times in his heart, but the result is the same. He has no regrets.

If he chooses another hundred times, a thousand times, or ten thousand times, Li Shunzu will pick up his saber and kill Wu Weiying without hesitation.

Not for anything else, just for the more than 1000 Liao army brothers who share life and death!
General Yu Kuan, the assistant attack general, Xiong Xinghu, the chief general of the Chinese army, and Jiang Yong, the chief sentry scout, stood together. Although there are only more than 2000 people left in the Shenshu camp, the organizational structure is still there, and the ranking of generals at all levels is also clear.

Yu Kuan was the first old man to follow Li Shunzu. Although he did not have the official status of deputy general, he was actually serving as a deputy general in Shenshu Camp and was in charge of camp affairs as Li Shunzu's second-in-command.

Xiong Xinghu and Jiang Yong, as the most established members of the first three servants, are also the generals who each lead their own troops, ranking second only to Yu Kuan.

The logistics chief Shi Xingzuo died in the battle in Luanzhou City, and his subordinate Xu Dong took his place and temporarily took the post of the logistics chief. However, Li Shunzu had not given him a formal official appointment, which was a test.

However, in the past few days, Xu Dong arranged for logistics, food, horses and other battalion affairs to be handled easily. Li Shunzu was also very satisfied. He planned to accompany the army to test his merits and reward him after he returned to the army, and promoted him to the official chief general in charge of logistics in Shenshu Camp.

Although Xu Dong has the same power as Xiong Xinghu and Jiang Yong, he is very self-aware. He has always been one step behind Xiong Xinghu and Jiang Yong in terms of position, and he has never regarded himself as a general in the past.At this moment, the three of them were standing at the bottom, with Yu Kuan standing at the front, each reporting to Li Shunzu a summary of the military situation in various places since entering Luanzhou. Of course, the most important thing was the rest and reorganization of Shenshu Camp.

"Luanzhou was recovered, and the morale of the three armies was greatly boosted. On the 28th, Du Xian took Weixian, the commander of the Yangwu Camp of the Liao Army, as the vanguard, and led the Qin Wang Division of the Liao Army to follow closely behind him. He encountered the Dongnu Cavalry at Boluo Bay in the west of Zunhua City. Thousands."

"The officers and soldiers of the Liao Dynasty in the Yangwu Camp under Guan Weixian took the lead bravely and achieved great results. First, the brave soldier Guo Rongxian and the commander-in-chief Kuang Xibin broke into the enemy's formation and killed the slave chiefs Buhe and Helituo. Later, the commander-in-chief Deng Fuzuo led the troops to suppress the formation. , fighting bravely to capture the Dongnu flag."

"The troops of King Qin from all walks of life also advanced in unison. The Beijing army included guerrilla generals Li Zhen and Liu Guokai. The reinforcements from South Zhili included Tang Boda and Zuo Gui. The generals from all walks of life took the lead and marched forward with great success. They successively restored the city and closed the seventeen villages on Wednesday. "

"Dongnu was defeated and retreated from the city this morning. Our division took advantage of the victory to recapture all the official villages and towns outside Zunhua City and entered the city."

Yu Kuan was talking about a series of good news of success, his face was beaming with joy, and he was in high spirits, as if he were a parent reciting his child's report card, and his whole person's energy and spirit were different.

But when he picked up the next Tang newspaper, his expression darkened again.

"Liu Zhilun, the deputy envoy of Jiliao Military Preparation, swore an oath in the heavy snow of the Santun Camp. Together with more than [-] men of the [-]th Battalion, he led his troops to help Jialing Pass. However, he was ambushed by Dongnu more than fifty miles outside Jialing Pass. The twelve battalions were completely routed."

"Liu Zhilun, the deputy envoy of Jiliao Military Preparation, died in battle. His chest was cut open by Dongnu and his intestines were torn. His body was hard to find."

"The reinforcements of the [-]th battalion of the Santun camp suffered heavy casualties. All [-] camp officers were killed in the battle. More than a thousand prisoners were stripped of their armor by the Dongnu cavalry and paraded through the streets with their horses."

"Officers and soldiers of the Twelfth Battalion, generals at the level of General Qian and General, Luo Qi, Luo Shijie, Tian Shijun, Zhou Shikui, Liu Kezu, Li Wencan, Liu Anqi, Zhang Hongluan, Gu Shijin, Guan Shengyuan, Yang Shitai, Ding Yinglin and other eighty The rest were all killed in the formation by slave cavalry."

Turning to the next page, Yu Kuan's expression was slightly moved.

"After our twelve battalions were defeated, the Third Tun Camp was empty and people were in panic. The Dongnu cavalry rushed to attack the Third Tun Camp, captured the town, and completely destroyed the city defenses."

"General Yang Chun was ordered to stay behind. All four thousand of his defenders died in the battle, and no one survived."

"Lv Mingyun of the Chinese army was shot dead on the city by the slave chief. Luo Jun, the general of Qian, and his brother and a member of the army were all killed in the battle. Zheng Guochang and Cheng Yingqi, who joined the army, committed suicide after the city was broken. All the civil and military officials in the city and their families were massacred. .”

"All the prefectures and counties near the Santun Camp were also plundered by the slave army in the past few days."

"Pinggu County taught Zhao Yunzhi to lead all the students to defend the city and die heroically for the country. Tang Zhijing, who was a master of the Wanli martial arts exam, was idle at home. After the city was broken, he and his wife burned incense, worshiped west again and committed suicide."

"Zhang Guohan, the commander of the Dongsheng Guards, died in the battle defending the city. His wife, Zou, was martyred by the city's destruction. Zhao Yingxiang, the commander of the local soldiers, died in the battle. His wife Song, two sons and two servants, a total of seven people, set themselves on fire with their families!"

"Shenjin Zezhongyun, Liao Ruqin and others dispersed their family property to organize a resistance. After the city was broken, they were dragged to death by slave cavalry. Yang Erjun, a fellow magistrate of Xianghe County, was captured after the city was broken. Because he refused to shave his hair and surrender, he was trampled to death by random horses."

"Xianghe garrison Zhang Jiguang led his troops to fight to the death at the top of the city, but was eventually outnumbered and died in the battle. No one in the prefecture and county guards near the Santun camp was spared. Almost all of them were plundered by the Dongnu. After the Dongnu withdrew, almost all of them were empty!"

"The generals of the Guards, Zhou Zuoxin, Feng Weijing, Hu Fuhong, Hu Guangkui, Tian Zhongyu and more than ten people were all killed in the battle, and more than twenty people were missing. It is conservatively estimated that there are tens of thousands, maybe more than one hundred thousand civilians who were killed. The Dong slaves plundered and fled.”

After reading this newspaper, the entire camp was silent.

Li Shunzu sighed. During the Yisi Incident, the hinterland of Gyeonggi was plundered by the Dongnu. A large number of civil and military officers who dared to fight died in the battle, and the rest were just idiots who were afraid of the enemy.

This is also the reason why Huang Taiji led the Hou Jin Army to invade the invaders many times in the future, but each time they succeeded more successfully.

Because those who dare to fight and resist, their fate is obvious in this invasion. Who will take the risk to resist?

(End of this chapter)