Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1255 The Last Madness
The outside of the pass was covered with heavy snow, and even the road was hard to find. The Ming army decided to cross the sea to support Shenyang City.

After making a decision, the Ming army mobilized ships to the sea outside Tianjin Wei, and at the same time seconded [-] Northern troops from Xuanda, and rushed to Tianjin Wei to prepare to board the ship.

On the second day of February, in the sea off the mouth of the Liaohe River, a fleet of ships slowly approached the bay. The boats in front put down their boats first, and the soldiers rowed slowly to the shore, then cut down trees, built a wooden bridge from the beach, and stretched out to the sea. .

After the simple wharf was erected, the big ship began to approach the bridge, anchored the hull, set up the plank, and Ming soldiers wearing bloated cotton coats, cotton caps, and leather boots began to disembark from the ship.

On a lucky ship, there were more than ten generals standing on the deck, the leader was Liu Tichun, and Jiang Youguang, Yang Yanchang and others stood behind him.

They are the pioneers. Depending on the situation, Gao Yigong may also lead the army out of the customs, and will sweep up the Mongolian tribes, and take Shunzhi and Bumbutai back to the capital by the way.

At this time, watching the soldiers disembark from the pier, Liu Tichun was in a good mood, "Many brothers went to sea for the first time, and I was a little worried at first, but this time the wind and waves were not strong, and it actually allowed us to cross the Bohai Sea so easily."

"That's right. Before I set off, I asked the doctor to prepare the medicine. I was afraid that I would not be able to bear it after boarding the boat. I didn't expect that going to sea would not be terrible." Jiang Youguang has never seen the sea in his life. Bohai, he said excitedly.

Yang Yanchang clasped his fists and said, "It's still a few days away from Shenyang. Master Zhongtang told us to open and close at the end of February. We don't have much time, so let's go ashore as soon as possible!"

Liu Tichun nodded, "Okay, let's go ashore first!"

The vanguard of this expedition totaled 5000 people, [-] were from Xuan Dalai's army, which were more resistant to cold, and the other [-] were selected from Zhongzhen Town.

5000 people, no more will be able to be transported at once, the force is a little less, but the generals did not take the remnants of the Mongols too seriously.

It is true that they are good at riding and shooting, but in such weather, the Ming army is inconvenient to move. Although the Mongols are resistant to cold, it is impossible for them to fly in the snow.

It took about a day for the [-] Ming troops, including supplies, to be unloaded from the ship. Although Liu Tichun didn't pay attention to Wu Keshan, an unknown man, he still sent nearly a hundred scouts to explore the way before the army.

The weather was extremely cold, and there was knee-deep snow on both sides of the Liaohe River, but the Liaohe River was frozen, forming a smooth ice road.

When the Mongols went south, they also walked down the ice of the Liaohe River. This time, the Ming army stepped on the ice and went north. However, the ice was very slippery. The Ming army tied cotton cloths on the soles of their feet, and people still slipped and fell on the river from time to time.

When the Ming army entered Liaoning, the Mongols had launched three more fierce attacks on Shenyang, but they were all met with tenacious resistance from the Ming army. The Mongolian army had accumulated more than 7000 casualties, but the city remained motionless, causing the Mongolian army to suffer setbacks.

At this time, there were more than 3000 casualties in the city, but most of them were young and strong who assisted in the defense. The Ming army had only [-] casualties, and the city was still firmly in the hands of the Ming army.

It was agreed to come to Shenyang to grab it, but I didn't expect to kick the iron plate, and 7000 people died before the city was captured. This made the Mongolian tribes a little discouraged, and the morale of the army began to turmoil.

The Mongolian tribes elected the relatively powerful Horqin leader Wu Keshan as Khan, mainly hoping to unite against the Ming Dynasty. They are more of an alliance relationship than subordinates, so Wu Keshan does not have absolute authority among these tribes.

Maomingqiao, Uradai, Harqin, Ujimqin, Tumot, Ordos and other ministries were Wu Keshan's subordinates in name, but in fact the leaders of each ministries led the army themselves. They followed Wu Keshan to the Liaohe Plain. Out of the nails of the Ming Dynasty outside the pass, the second is to get a share of the benefits.

However, since the siege for nearly a month, the benefits of the various ministries have not seen anything, but most of the tribes have died ranging from hundreds to 1000 people.

This number of people was not many before, but after Mongolia lost 6 or 100 people in the Central Plains, there were few young and strong men. Even if it lost [-] people, it was enough for the tribal leaders to feel distressed for a while.

They originally wanted to come here to snatch something easily, but now it has become a hard fight, which made the Mongolian tribes who followed them very dissatisfied and disappointed.

The thing that made them most unhappy was that Horqin had the most troops, but after the first attack hit a wall, Wu Keshan no longer used Horqin's soldiers to attack the city, but let the other ministries charge. They are desperate.

Most of these Mongolian tribes are grasshoppers on a rope. They must be united in order to compete with the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, I am afraid that some people have already retreated to the grassland.

Wu Keshan also noticed this atmosphere, so he felt very uneasy.

If the troops are lost this time, and even an isolated city outside the pass of the Ming Dynasty cannot be defeated, then he, the Mongolian Khan, will be unable to do so, and the entire alliance will inevitably collapse.

If the alliance disintegrates, with Horqin's ability, it is impossible to resist the Ming Dynasty anyway.

Among these tribes, the Ming Dynasty may forgive some, but it will definitely not let Horqin go easily.

A few days ago, in the first attack, Horqin lost 2000 people. In the subsequent siege, Wu Keshan became selfish, wanting to preserve his own strength and let other tribes attack the city.

After capturing the city in this way, the strength of other tribes was also depleted, and his status as the Mongolian Khan became even more difficult to shake.

It's just that although he has a good plan, these tribal leaders are not stupid. If the loss is greater than the gain, they will inevitably have other thoughts.

Wu Keshan saw that this was the case, so he could only quickly summon the leaders of the various ministries, and decided to use all his strength to win Shenyang, so as to stabilize people's hearts.

At this time, the leaders of the various ministries in the sweat tent had already gathered in the big tent, and the acquaintances sat together and whispered.

Seeing that everyone was present, Wu Keshan waved his hand and coughed lightly, and the tent gradually became quiet.

When there was no one to speak, Wu Keshan said: "We have been attacking Shenyang for a while. Although the losses are relatively large, the casualties in the city will not be small. Ben Khan believes that as long as we continue to attack, we will soon be able to win Shenyang City, divide up the property in it."

He said something, but the leaders of the various departments in the tent did not respond. They all kept silent and bowed their heads in silence. The scene was very embarrassing.

Seeing this, Wu Keshan couldn't help frowning. He was very unhappy and could only break the silence by himself.

At this time, Wu Keshan couldn't help staring at Ba Shan, the leader of the Tumote tribe sitting next to him, "Your tribe has taken refuge in Huang Taiji during the Tiancong era, and has strong combat power. Let the Tumote tribe be the main attack tomorrow!"

If it weren't for the fact that he had done so many bad things early in the morning, and was afraid of being liquidated by the Ming Dynasty, Bashan would not have come to this muddy water at all, and would have taken refuge in the Ming Dynasty long ago.

When he heard that Wu Keshan had asked him to be the main attacker, his expression changed immediately, and he quickly shook his head and said, "Khan, our tribe has lost 1000 people in the previous attack, and I'm afraid the force is not enough to take the city."

There are only 5000 people left in the Tumote Department, which is indeed insufficient. Wu Keshan glanced at the tribal leaders around him, looking for someone to attack the city with Bashan, but these tribal leaders avoided his gaze one by one. Turn away.

Seeing this, Wu Keshan knew that it would be useless even if they forced them, and they would definitely not try their best to attack the city, otherwise it would damage the morale of the army again.

At this time, he knew that he had to send Horqin's warriors into battle, so he looked at his third son and said in a deep voice: "Bil Tahar, tomorrow you will lead five thousand Horqin's warriors to attack the city with Bashantaiji .”

"Obey! Don't worry, Father Khan, I will be the first to board Shenyang City!" After hearing this, Bil Tahar accepted the order excitedly. He thought that the city had never been captured because Wu Keshan didn't use Horqin's warriors.

When Bashan heard that Wu Keshan asked his son to lead Horqin's soldiers to attack the city, he couldn't say anything more. Seeing Wu Keshan's eyes on him, he could only beat his chest reluctantly, "I would like to obey the orders of the Great Khan!"

With the participation of Horqin's soldiers and horses, and as the main attack, Wu Keshan's mobilization went much smoother. Maomingqiao, Uradai, Karaqin and other ministries acted as feints, and the leaders of all ministries beat their chests to accept their orders.

Seeing this, Wu Keshan became proud again, and said loudly: "Tomorrow, if you attack the city first, Ben Khan will reward him with [-] sheep!"

The leaders of the tribes couldn't help cursing secretly, why didn't he give rewards for the siege before, but now his son participated in the siege, it was obviously a reward for his son.

But even so, everyone still saluted, "Obey!"

In the early morning of the next day, the Mongols prepared meals early, and then set out again in the city. This time, they seemed to be fully prepared. Ladders, nest carts, and catapults were mixed in the army. Mighty, covered the wilderness outside the city.

At this time, the [-] soldiers of Tu Mote's department, plus the [-] soldiers of Horqin, had already formed their formation.

After days of attacking, the Mongols gradually figured out some ways to attack the city. Not only did they have more equipment, but the formation was also divided into layers, and they were no longer swarming forward.

At this time, Bashan sent someone to report that he was ready to report. Seeing this, Wu Keshan took a look at the third son beside him. This was his favorite son. Although he was a little bit reluctant, the little eagle under the eagle's wings, Never become an eagle on the grassland.

Immediately, he couldn't help but patted Bir Tahar's shoulder heavily, waved his hand and said, "Go! Don't embarrass Ben Khan! Take the reward of five thousand lambs!"

"Father Khan, don't worry! The child must be the first to reach the top of the city, and I won't embarrass Father Khan!" Bil Tahar punched his chest with a punch, gave Wu Keshan a salute, got on his horse, and galloped forward and go.

Seeing Bir Tahar entering the attack formation, Wu Keshan felt a little worried, but he still drew his saber, pointed at the city wall, and shouted loudly: "Blow the horn! Attack!"

A row of Mongolian cavalry took off their horns at the same time, put them in their mouths, raised their heads and blew, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

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