Blood from Daming

Chapter 204
Yu Anxing, the governor of Shanhaiguan, issued an order to Xue Polu to reinforce the besieged Liaodong economic strategist Sun Chengzong, and he was actually very disturbed. Although Xue Polu was quite obedient to himself, there was also Xue Polu as a guest army who needed to please his superiors for support. To meet the needs of the army, ordering Xue Polu to send troops now is to test his influence on this team. If Xue Polu is like the generals of the Ming Dynasty, he will have no time and opportunity to make a difference in Liaodong. I had no choice but to resign and quit Liaodong. In the officialdom, I will only have to hang around to support my life.

However, Xue Polu's performance exceeded his imagination. The five thousand soldiers and horses had already been prepared in just half an hour, and they were only waiting for his order to set off starry night. As a civil servant, he finally had an army under his command, so that he might really be able to make some achievements in Liaodong, so he had to look at Xue Polu more differently.

Yu Anxing calmed down and said to Xue Polu: "Okay, I will discuss the specific situation with General Xue on the way. General Xue, you should order the team to go."

Xue Polu waved his hand no longer politely and shouted loudly: "Let's go."

Lu Yaojin's troops left the barracks first, followed by Yu Dahui, Li Bazong, Ma Bazong and others, followed by Zuo Ming's firearms battalion commander and spearmen. After Zhang Sanzhu's cavalry was broken, Xue Polu led Yu Anxing The men and horses walked in front of Zuo Ming's infantry battalion.

Only then did Yu Anxing tell Xue Polu what happened: "This time, Master Sun Chengzong of Liaodong Economic Strategy went to Jinzhou to have something to do with you, General Xue. Master Sun Chengzong summoned Yuan Chonghuan back to Shanhaiguan for inquiries, but Yuan Chonghuan thought that the Ningjin defense line was tight. Because he went to Jinzhou from Ningyuan, Lord Sun Chengzong regarded Yuan Chonghuan as evasive about the invasion of the later Jin soldiers. Early this morning, he led a small number of people to inspect along the east-west line of Liaodong and went to Jinzhou to meet Yuan Chonghuan. He passed Hongluo Mountain at noon and was ambushed in the mountain. There was a fierce battle encircled by Jianlu, and the officers and soldiers who rushed out of the encirclement to ask for help did not know the specific situation of the battle."

Xue Polu looked at Yu Anxing suspiciously and asked, "How many soldiers and horses did Sir Sun bring, and how did the Tatars know about the news that Sir Sun was going to Jinzhou?"

Yu Anxing: "Master Sun only brought Vice General Zanhua Mao Yuanyi's Chinese Army and Governor Qianshi plus the commander-in-chief to fill the Gui headquarters with a total of 5000 troops. However, Master Sun's decision to go to Jinzhou was made the day before yesterday. The Jianlu army should have accidentally met Lord Sun's team."

Xue Polu felt strange and said: "Hongluo Mountain is in the rear of Jinzhou, and there are Dafu Fort and Daxing Fort in the middle. Jianlu ambushed an army here, and our Ming army didn't know it at all. Jianlu did this. What is the purpose of it?"

Yu Anxing sighed and said, "Our officers and soldiers only know how to guard the city, and they don't want to and dare not take care of things outside the city. This caused such a large group of Jianlu troops to invade the hinterland of our Ming army, and our scouts, You Qi knows nothing about the current situation, as for the reason why Jianlu went deep into the defense hinterland of our Ming army, it is still unclear."

Xue Polu asked: "Master Yu, how many soldiers and horses are there to rescue now?"

Yu Anxing sighed: "The Shanhaiguan side received a request for help from Mr. Sun. I left Shanhaiguan to come to General Xue. The team to support Mr. Sun has not left the customs yet."

It turned out that Yan Mingtai, the deputy envoy of Shandong’s procuratorate, concurrently the censor of Youqiandu, and the governor of Liaodong, thought that the army was not used to marching at night because it was too late, and thought it would be most appropriate to march tomorrow morning. Ma Shilong and others took the initiative to rush to the aid of the starry night, and some disputes occurred between the two sides. In the end, Yan Mingtai, the governor of Liaodong, agreed to Ma Shilong, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, to lead troops to rescue Lord Sun Chengzong, the Liaodong economic strategist. An Xing knew that rescuing soldiers was like putting out a fire, and was anxious. Suddenly, he thought that Master Sun Chengzong treated Xue Polu very well, and he had a good relationship with Xue Polu. He thought that Xue Polu's army might be useful, so he left the Liaodong Jinglue Mansion by himself. , took his own soldiers and generals and hundreds of soldiers and rushed directly to Xue Polu's department to move troops.

Xue Polu: "Master Yu, don't you have any troops to support Master Sun?"

Yu Anxing was a little embarrassed: "According to the officers and soldiers who came back to ask for help, the soldiers who asked for help all went to the south. In addition to the Shanhaiguan side who received a report, Ningyuan City should have also received a letter for help. As for Dafu Fort and Daxing Fort. Far away, there will be a battle with thousands of troops and horses, if they don't know it, they will die."

In the middle of the night, on a small hill in Hongluo Mountain, Sun Chengzong, the great Ming Liaodong strategist, and his subordinates Mao Yuanyi, Man Gui and others sat together. Now, my chance of breaking through is already very small. It seems that only by standing firm and waiting for the arrival of the Ming army from various ministries in Liaodong can the danger of Hongluo Mountain be resolved.

After noon in the daytime, Sun Chengzong led a [-] brigade of Ming troops to cross Hongluo Mountain. Countless Jianzhou tartars rushed out from the mountain. Feather arrows rushed like locusts. A large number of Ming army soldiers fell from the arrows. Quickly pull him off the horse and move to a safe place.

Sun Chengzong led most of the soldiers of the Ming army back down the slope, and was brutally killed by the Tartars coming from the south. The Ming army lost more than half and was pushed into a depression.

Sun Chengzong was beaten by the Tartars, and he barely organized the army to resist until he was pushed into the depression. At this time, there were less than 3000 people left in the [-] Ming army. The Fu Ming army died the most in the middle of the mountain. The Tartars ambushed and scattered many soldiers of the Ming army. When they retreated to the lowlands, they found that there were not many soldiers in the Tartar team.

Man Gui learned from the captured tartars that the Jian captives in ambush on Hongluo Mountain belonged to Abu Tai and Ba Duli, the commander-in-chief of the Zhenglan Banner under Sanbeile Mang Gurtai, who led [-] troops to ambush Here, it is said that there is a very important task. The people who killed on the mountain just now are the troops of Abutai, and the people who besieged the people on the downhill are the troops of Baduli.

Man Gui reported the situation to Lord Sun Chengzong. After hearing this, Sun Chengzong secretly said that he had decided to go to Jinzhou the day before yesterday. If he leaked the news, it would definitely not be true. Could it be that Jianlu counted that he was going to pass by Hongluo Mountain to Jianzhou? This is too amazing. If If Jianlu had this ability, he might have gone to Beijing long ago.

Sun Chengzong believed that Jianlu must have other purposes to ambush in Hongluo Mountain. Seeing that he, the Liaodong economic strategist, had changed his plan to attack him, Sun Chengzong, the Liaodong economic strategist, was ashamed and indignant for a while seeing the heavy casualties of his officers and soldiers.

Sun Chengzong ordered his subordinates to send people to break out of the encirclement to move rescue soldiers, and at the same time ordered Mao Yuanyi and Man Gui to stand firm and wait for help to eliminate this lone army that had penetrated into the deep defense system of the Ming army. However, Mao Yuanyi, Man Gui and others believed that the enemy generals Abu Tai and Ba Duli dared to attack , I believe that the Tartars will definitely have a back move to prepare, and urge Sun Chengzong to break through and retreat.

It's not that Sun Chengzong didn't think about retreating, nor did he think that the Tatars still had countermeasures. It's just that the Tartars penetrated into the rear of the Ming army's Ningjin defense line, and regarded the Ming army as nothing. Tartar troops, the Tartars will be more courageous in the future. The soldiers and civilians in Liaodong will never have peace.

Another reason is that I did not fall to Wei Zhongxian's side. The eunuchs have been eyeing me and are ready to attack at any time. If I return to Shanhaiguan or other places with the loss of half of my troops, I believe Wei Zhongxian will definitely not let me go. It is inevitable for the emperor to be dismissed from office.

Sun Chengzong suffered a big loss this time, and suddenly became angry. He was going to use it as bait to drag Abutai and Baduli in Zhenglanqi. If the situation is critical, you can retreat to the nearby Dafu Fort and Daxing Fort. At that time, once the Shanhaiguan army went to the Ming army to fight inside, as long as Houjin did not attack with all its strength, the Liaodong Ming army would not have much problem winning the battle.

Sun Chengzong said to Mao Yuanyi and Man Gui: "Don't persuade the old man. I am determined to wait in Hongluo Mountain for the reinforcements from all walks of life in Liaodong to wipe out the remnants of Abutai and Baduli, the remnants of Jin Sanbeilemang Gurtai."

Zanhua Mao Yuanyi said: "The reinforcements from all walks of life will arrive tomorrow at the soonest. If the Tartars have a new recruit, they will be revealed before dark. With our current strength, it may be difficult to fight against the new forces of Jianlu."

Sun Chengzong: "Dafu Fort and Daxing Fort are right in front of us, and Jinzhou and Ningyuan are not far away. I got the news that Ningyuan's troops will definitely arrive before dark. As long as we persist until tomorrow when the Shanhaiguan army and Guangning guards come to help us, we will be victorious. "

Mao Yuanyi praised the painting and said: "My lord, this time we are going to question Jinzhou Yuan's participation in politics. Now that Ning Jin's family is here, you must be defensive."

Sun Chengzong was silent for a while before he said: "Can the eunuchs of the imperial court hold this seat, can I still retreat? I have made up my mind, so you don't need to talk about it."

Mao Yuanyi and Man Gui naturally understood what Lord Sun meant, and now the eunuchs are looking for Sun Chengzong's fault with their eyes wide open. If Sun and Chengzong return to Shanhaiguan at the cost of losing two thousand soldiers and horses, Wei Zhongxian will never let Lord Sun Chengzong go , but Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou and Your Excellency are having a rift in their hearts. If they are selfish, Your Excellency and these three thousand officers and soldiers will be very dangerous.

Man Gui said: "Xue Polu near Qiantun hasn't informed yet. Your Excellency should order him to come to help. This encounter is caused by him."

Sun Chengzong said indifferently: "I am working for the imperial court, not to show kindness to Xue Polu. It is useless for the overall situation that he has a small army of widows and lonely troops. If he wants to come to Shanhaiguan, he will naturally be notified, so we don't have to add superfluous things." In his heart, Sun Chengzong still wanted to see the loyalty and bravery of his favorite general.

(End of this chapter)