Wanli 1592

Chapter 611
On February 26, the 27th year of Wanli, Xiao Ruxun led [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to arrive at Yanmen Pass. Together with the army, there were hundreds of thousands of shi of wheat, beans and fodder, including a large cart of horse meat. .

The arrival of Xiao Ruxun gave the Yanmen Gate defenders great support and joy, especially the sufficient food and grass gave them great confidence.

In the battle at noon that day, the Yanmen Pass defenders took the initiative to attack and directly drove back the northern captive cavalry stationed outside the city for seven or eight miles before returning to the city. The most active commander was Nurhachi.

Nurhachi's activeness during this period is seen by everyone. Although he is a foreigner, his posture of fighting for Ming can be seen in people's eyes. Soldiers in the army all worship brave and good fighters. There is no doubt that he is such a person, and in the absence of a general, Wei Yunzhen also handed over the command of the army to Nurhachi, allowing him to attack outside the pass again and again.

Now the number of northern captive troops outside the pass is only [-], and their morale is low. However, the Ming army finally got rid of the situation of lack of troops and received a large-scale increase in troops. With the ebb and flow, lifting the siege of Yanmen Pass is no longer a problem. What a difficult thing.

Shanxi governor Wei Yunzhen, who took up the post of Yanmen Pass guard, has long been aware of everything that happened to the outside world, including the fall of Pingxing Pass, Dong Yikui's death in battle, the fall of Taiyuan, the crisis of Qi County, the war of Xiao Ruxun being named the governor of the four sides, and the dismissal of Wang Shiyang. Investigate and turn back to the capital, including the current advantage in the war situation and the upcoming major counterattack.

He has been forcing himself to support himself. In the days when there are no reinforcements, he can only win the soldiers' persistence by showing the attitude of giving up to me and the courage to fight persistently. Only then can he win the steadfastness of the soldiers under the premise of [-] North Korean captives taking turns to attack To guard the Yanmen Pass, it must be said that the courage shown by Wei Yunzhen has exceeded many people's imagination.

But right after Xiao Ruxun arrived at Yanmen Pass, Wei Yunzhen fell ill.

Long-term suppressed nervousness, he forced himself to use the best state to face the powerful enemy. After Xiao Ruxun arrived, all the crises were resolved, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then collapsed suddenly, sick like a mountain.

The military doctor brought by Xiao Ruxun diagnosed that he had contracted a cold after being overworked, had a high fever, and suffered severe physical loss. He needed to rest for a while, and he might not be able to participate in military affairs afterwards.

After arranging for the army to be stationed, Xiao Ruxun called an emergency military meeting, and after commending Nurhachi and his son, he ordered the entire army to attack outside the customs tomorrow, and eat up all the northern captive cavalry, who numbered less than [-], and then use Datong to rule the country. Killing Hukou, an important pass in the same city and the Great Wall, was the target of the troops. The troops were divided into two groups, with Xiao Ruxun and Chai Guozhu leading the attack respectively.

"The northern captives are in decline, and the soldiers and horses are severely damaged. At present, there are about [-] soldiers and horses left, but this is based on the estimated number of people from the earliest military newspapers from Datong. It cannot be ruled out that there will be no more troops after the fall of Datong. The northern captives poured into Datong, so we may encounter more and more ferocious northern captives at any time, I ask all the ministries to be careful, and then I will lay out the attack route, and Chai Guozhu and Dong Yiyuan stepped forward to obey the order!"

Xiao Ruxun picked up a command arrow.

"The end is here!"

Chai Guozhu and Dong Yiyuan, the new Shanxi general who had just arrived, knelt on one knee and cupped their fists to receive the order.

"Order, Chai Guozhu, the chief soldier of Jizhen, is the chief general, and Dong Yiyuan, the general soldier of Shanxi, will lead [-] troops from Jizhen and [-] cavalry from Shanxi for a total of [-] soldiers and horses. , Arrived at Datong Youwei, entered Shahukou, and then sent someone to inform me.

Although the earlier Datong Military News did not say that there was a Beilu who committed suicide and went south to Hukou, but killing Hukou has always been the focus of the confrontation between Ming and Beilu. It is very possible for Beilu to go south from here, so you must be careful. When encountering a large number of northern captives, you should not rush to fight them, you need to form an army to meet the enemy. I will give you five red barbarian cannons. The ultimate goal is to take down the Shahukou and close the door for the northern captives to go south. "

Chai Guozhu and Dong Yiyuan took the command arrow, clasped their hands together and said, "No!"

Xiao Ruxun nodded, and then said: "The rest of you will march with me, take the roads of Shanyin, Yingzhou, and Huairen, and arrive at Datong City. This is an important route for the northern captives to go south. Prisoners, I ask you all to be ready to fight against the tens of thousands of northern captives at any time, General Tong!"

As soon as Nurhachi heard Xiao Ruxun calling him, he immediately stepped out.

"The end is here!"

Xiao Ruxun took out a command arrow and handed it to him.

"General Tong is brave and good at fighting. He has defeated the northern captives several times. He can be the vanguard of the army. I order you to lead the five thousand Jurchen elite riders to lead the way for the vanguard of our army. If you encounter a large number of enemy troops, you cannot fight them. You must send someone to report. Retire slowly, do you understand?"

Nurhachi sighed deeply, and stepped forward to take the command arrow.

"The last will obey!"

"Okay, tomorrow morning, let the soldiers go out to fight after they have had enough food. The goal is to defeat the northern captives outside the city, Li Rusong, and Wang Hui."

Li Rusong and Wang Hui stepped forward and knelt on one knee.

"The end is here!"

"Tomorrow morning, Wang Hui led the gunners out of the city and bombarded the Beilu camp with artillery. Li Rusong led [-] Liaodong cavalry and [-] Yulin cavalry to line up behind the artillery positions. After the Beilu attacked, they immediately went up and smashed them head-on!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Li Rusong and Wang Hui took orders.

"Okay, that's the end of the current battle plan. After the recovery of Datong, we will make further plans. If the generals encounter the Datong army that is still holding on to the city, they must provide support and protection. To this day, we still don't know what to do. Are there any cities and fortresses in Datong that are still in the hands of the Ming army and have not fallen, if the generals find out, they must be rescued, they are all heroes."

"promise!"

The generals led the way.

"Dong Zongbing stay here."

Xiao Ruxun called Dong Yiyuan to stop.

Dong Yiyuan stayed there, and after all the generals had left, Xiao Ruxun stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Dong Zongbing, I am very sorry about what happened to Brother Ling, I hope you will not be too sad."

Dong Yiyuan took a deep breath and nodded.

"My brother died for the country. He died bravely and deservedly. Even the parents will feel relieved. I waited for this day when my brother was born. My brother got his wish. You should smile at Jiuquan."

Xiao Ruxun sighed.

"It's best for Dong Zongbing to think so. On the court side, the governor will try his best to help Brother Ling win the glory after death. After all, this battle came suddenly. Although Brother Ling lost the level, but serving the country with death is enough to atone for the crime. The governor will still fight for something to leave to brother Ling, don't worry about Dong Zongbing, I have worked with brother Ling before, so I won't ignore it."

Dong Yiyuan's eyes were red, his voice choked up and he said: "Thank you Governor!"

After that, Dong Yiyuan retreated, Xiao Ruxun thought deeply for a while, looked at the sky, and decided to go to see Wei Yunzhen.

(End of this chapter)