Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 119: Will the hero survive for posterity?
  In the past few days, the situation in Songshan Fort has become increasingly critical.

The entire Houjin army has gathered in the only open area of ​​Songshan Fort and Guangning Houtun.

White and blue tents were set up one after another, with flags covering the sky, war horses neighing, soldiers fighting, and iron armor clanking. Looking from a distance, it looked like a heroic soldier that was invincible in the world.

Not only Yanguli's red flag, but also Manggurtai's white flag, Daishan's two blue flags, and Amin's flag with a white flag. In addition, Nurhaci also stationed the red flag, one of the three flags in his hand, on the battlefield. , I want to capture this fortress that lies between Ningyuan and Guangning in one go.

After several days of consumption, the Ming army in Songshan Fort was exhausted. Both food and water sources were consumed rapidly. People were dying every moment. They had to worry about Hou Jin's massive attack every moment.

From Zu Dashou to Luo Yiguan, Qi Bingzhong and then to the soldiers of the Ming army, no one knew what kind of bloody hell was waiting for them next.

At this moment, Houjin camp.

"Currently, Songshan Fort is like a trapped beast. It is only a matter of time before we capture him." Dai Shan took the top position on the high seat and stroked his beard with his hand. It seemed that he was confident about taking down Songshan Fort.

Mang Gurtai, Amin, Yangu Li and others sat below and did not speak, but judging from their expressions, they all had different thoughts.

Mang Gurtai's face was domineering and sinister, and he was obviously complaining about not taking down Songshan Fort for a long time - a matter of time? How many Eight Banners elites are enough for the small Songshan Fort to lose?

On the other side, Erbeile Amin had just led the Qingqi from Liaonan to Guangning. He narrowed his eyes slightly, folded his sleeves with his hands and said nothing.

Yangguli, Heshuitu and others had misdirected the situation in advance and were passive. Now they had no right to speak.

In addition, there are Hu Erhan and other meritorious veterans.

"Songshan Fort is still a trapped beast, but we can't stay here forever. If it goes on for a long time, our government will not be able to hold on for a long time," finally Hu Erhan spoke.

The meaning is very clear. If Songshan Fort cannot be attacked for a long time, it will only waste its own strength in vain.

Hu Erhan is different from ordinary ministers. He is a Jianzhou veteran who followed Nurhaci, and he is one of Lao Nu's most trusted ministers.

This time Nurhachi sent Hu Erhan to supervise the battle, obviously with the imperial envoy's order.

Therefore, when Hu Erhan opened his mouth, everyone in the tent was silent. No one wanted to make the first move.

Whether it is attacking Songshan Fort or Ningyuan City.

"General Mao, you are a Han Chinese. What do you think of our army's dispatch of troops to Songshan Fort and Ningyuan City this time?"

In the end, Hu Erhan spoke again, but the subject of the inquiry was Mao Wenlong, who had been silent all this time.

Since the surrender, Mao Wenlong has been claiming to be ill. This time the army entered Guangning, Nurhachi forced him to set off with the army. These days, Mao Wenlong has been following Mang Gurtai's tent, but he still has not made any achievements.

Failure to cooperate and contribute was probably Mao Wenlong's last stubbornness as a Hanchen.

At this time, everyone's eyes fell on this Han Chen.

"Songshan Fort is besieged but not attacked. The army can turn to Ningyuan City." Mao Wenlong sighed softly from his nose and continued after a while: "If Ningyuan City is captured, the people of Songshan Fort will collapse."

"What about the support from the army of Songshan Fort?" Yangguli asked.

"Zu Dashou," Mao Wenlong shook his head and said: "He is cautious in running the army and will not rush to support. If Wang Qi gave him an order to hold on to Songshan Fort, he would not send a single soldier!"

"Can you please persuade Zu Dashou?" Hu Erhan was silent for a few breaths and then suddenly spoke. Um?
  Mao Wenlong's eyes flashed, and he was quite unhappy: "I can't say anything about this!"

"It's ridiculous to be a second minister and disloyal to the master. You have both ends." Mang Gurtai laughed loudly after hearing this: "You, Mao Wenlong, should learn from Fan Wencheng and the like, and be a slave with peace of mind, so that you can survive." !”

With a click, Mao Wenlong suddenly clenched his fingers. If he hadn't been worried about thousands of brothers, he would have drawn his sword and killed this man!

"What should you do? What's the use of being angry? You can't do something you shouldn't do?" Mang Gurtai sneered: "If you show your loyalty, you should lead your army to fight, climb up Ningyuan City, destroy its city, and plunder its women. If you kill the man who is not loyal, you should draw your sword and kill me. The loyal minister and general of the Southern Dynasty, sitting here with raised eyebrows, is it a heroic act?"

Mang Gurtai's words were like a basin of bone-chilling cold water pouring down from head to toe in summer, making Mao Wenlong, who had always been hesitant, stay in place for an instant.

I don’t want to die, but I don’t want to be a rebellious minister; I want to be reused and enjoy glory and wealth, but I don’t want to be infamous and be that traitor.
  Always hesitant, always swinging from side to side.

Is Ancheng a hero?
  Thinking of this, Mao Wenlong's veins sprouted from his forehead, his eyes became fierce, and he said angrily: "Give me back the five thousand men and horses under your command. Tomorrow, I will go around Songshan Fort! I will destroy Ningyuan City!!"

As soon as Mao Wenlong finished speaking, everyone in the tent was overjoyed.

If Mao Wenlong is willing to surrender, he will have another great general!

"Okay!!!" Dai Shan slapped the table and said immediately: "I promise you five thousand elite soldiers, together with Sanbeile Mang Gurtai, a total of ten thousand people, will set off tomorrow to march into Ningyuan City! As for Songshan Fort, the place of death will be tomorrow! The army is trapped, if you don't fight with him, lead me to start the Great Khan tomorrow, and if you get permission, all my troops will turn to Ningyuan City!"

Obviously, everyone in the tent agreed to give up the attack on Songshan Fort and then attack Ningyuan City.

Songshan Fort is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but the Ming army did not wait to take the initiative and left Yang Guli and others here. The Hou Jin army could directly turn around and attack Ningyuan City!

However, this matter still requires the consent of the Great Khan.
  Ningyuan City, which is dozens of miles away from Songshan Fort, cannot sleep well these days.

Since Wang Qi led his army on the expedition, Xiong Tingbi has been sending people to investigate the news of Songshan Fort every day, firstly to calm people's hearts, and secondly, to support the dispatch of troops at any time.

Everyone knows that once Songshan Fort is gone, Ningyuan City, an isolated city, will be like a fat duck sent to Hou Jin's lips and cannot fly away.

But starting from today, for some unknown reason, none of the spies and scouts sent out came back on time. They set out at 1:00 a.m. in the morning, and no news came back at 3:00 a.m. in the evening.

This cast a shadow over the hearts of everyone in Ningyuan City.

Because this means that news about Ningyuan City and Songshan Fort were cut off by Hou Jin.

Unless troops are directly sent for support, they can only wait and wait.

"Sir, several Houjin scouts and cavalry teams have been discovered outside the city. They are constantly patrolling and exploring outside the city to spy on our actions in the city." Yuan Chonghuan has not slept for two days. He is in an extremely excited state. He is currently talking to Xiong Tingbi. Discuss strategies against the enemy.

"Songshan Fort has been holding on for seven days. It is expected to lose troops and generals. It has reached the most difficult time. If Hou Jin turns to Ningyuan City now, it will give Songshan Fort some breathing time." Xiong Tingbi always wears Wang Qiliu with him these days. The long sword given to him seemed to have a little more power as a martial artist.

"Although there are more than 20,000 troops in Ningyuan City, they are all old and weak. Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao have been patrolling the city defense in the past few days, which is close to half of the available troops." Yuan Chonghuan frowned, and heavy dark circles hung on his face. .

"Master Yuan, you should know that when Wang Qi left Ningyuan City and led his troops to the north, what he was thinking was that he probably did not leave a way for himself, let alone you and me," Xiong Tingbi pressed his hand on Sword, with a mocking tone: "He, Wang Qi, has the talent to defeat the enemy. He makes a desperate move and wants to decide the world in one battle. What about you and me? There is only one way this time."

Yuan Chonghuan looked solemn, waiting for Xiong Tingbi's next words.

"If you and I, the civil servants, bury the bones in Ningyuan City and leave two lines in the history books, that will be enough!"

(End of this chapter)