Ming Zuo

Chapter 156 How dare you?

Why did Zhao lead the entire army to be wiped out?

According to historical records, Zhao Ledjiao received an order and led his army to travel day and night. When he was about to arrive in Zunhua, he was besieged by Houjin and his entire army was wiped out.

The cold words obviously cannot show the tragedy of Zhao Ledjiao's subordinates.

What's more, many ironic things have been interpreted from it.

Some said that Zhao led the teachings to underestimate the enemy and rushed forward, some said that Huang Taiji was strategizing, and some said that the army's combat effectiveness was bad, and so on.

If Zuo Menggeng were to evaluate this matter, only four words would suffice.

People are tired and horses are exhausted.

More extreme, can be reduced to two words.

The horse is exhausted.

On the battlefield of cold weapons, if you want to wipe out a pure cavalry unit, the conditions are very harsh.

First of all, an absolutely superior force is required.

Houjin seems to be able to do this, but it absolutely cannot meet the second condition.

That is the difficult terrain.

As we all know, once the terrain is bad, the cavalry will lose their speed advantage and lose their maximum combat effectiveness.

However, Zuo Menggeng's current position obviously did not have the terrain conditions to encircle and wipe out the cavalry troops.

Although the official road from Santunying to Zunhua is in the middle of the mountains facing north and south, it seems to form a canyon.However, the width of the north and south sides is several miles wide. If the cavalry really wanted to run, it would be impossible to stop them.

This is also the reason why the battlefield stretches for miles.

Zhao Ledjiao's headquarters were not besieged at all, but were chased to death.

When he came out of Shanhaiguan, Zhao Ledjiao didn't have time to carry the supplies and food.Traveling all the way in a hurry, we arrived at Santunying, which was originally a good opportunity to rest and supplement.

As a result, Zhu Guoyan refused to let him enter the city and did not provide food and grass.

It's okay for people to be a little tired. The most deadly thing is that the horse does not rest and replenish energy.

On the other hand, Houjin is waiting for work with leisure, and is full of energy.

After the battle started, the horses of Zhao led the teaching department could not run at all, so the whole army was wiped out.Otherwise, even if you lose some, you can still get most of it out.

That's why Zuo Menggeng was so angry.

This defeat is simply a crime of non-war, and it is all a man-made disaster.

On that day, the rear battalion did not march towards Zunhua, but stayed there to clean up the battlefield.

These poor soldiers worked tirelessly to resist the invaders with loyalty, but they were all killed by their own people.

They shouldn't be exposed to the wilderness, and they shouldn't be thrown away in this barren mountain and wilderness.

The entire process of convergence lasted a full day.It was not until evening that the bodies of all the fallen soldiers were buried in the ground.

The body of Zhao Liaojiao was also found. After the head and body were sewn together, they were buried with all the soldiers.

Mao Yuanyi personally wrote the tombstone for Zhao Ratejiao.

【The tomb of Prince Shaofu Zhao Gong led the teaching】

Zuo Menggeng was very dissatisfied, and changed it forcefully to [Shanhaiguan General Zhao Gong led the teaching through the ages].

Zhao Lijiao can afford such praise.

It is an insult to him to use the honor given by the Ming Dynasty to show his identity.It is only worthy of the uncold blood of the hero to state the place where he has fought all his life.

"salute!"

In front of the tombs of the fallen soldiers, Zuo Menggeng led all the officers and soldiers to pay tribute to the heroes.

This time, he personally participated in collecting the remains of the fallen soldiers, which greatly touched the officers and soldiers of the rear battalion.

Zuo Menggeng never doubted the strength of the rear battalion, but he knew very well that these officers and soldiers were, after all, rookies on the battlefield.

I haven't actually fought, so it doesn't make much sense.

This time, everyone saw the ferocity of the battlefield and the misery of the dead with their own eyes. They could clearly feel that the atmosphere in the army had changed greatly.

After camping that night, everyone was preparing silently, not as relaxed and cheerful as before.

The next morning, heavy fog and no wind.

The pale sun pierced through the clouds like a lamp from hell.

The rear battalion assembled silently and headed towards Zunhua.

It was almost noon when we came to the city of Zunhua, just when the fog cleared.

The post-gold sentinel standing on the gate tower found the enemy's situation and immediately blew the horn, breaking the tranquility.

There are three chief officials who stayed in Zunhua in Houjin.

Participating generals Yingerdai, Guerrilla Li Sizhong and Fan Wencheng.

Ying Erdai is a native of Zhengbai Banner. Although he is a general, he possesses the rare talents of Jurchens in this period-financial management and diplomacy.

During the process of Jin conquering North Korea, this person made a lot of contributions on the battlefield and in diplomacy, which can be called the North Korean version of MacArthur.

Huang Taiji ordered him to stay in Zunhua because there were too many things looted, and competent personnel were needed to organize and count them.

This is also the reason why Li Sizhong and Fan Wencheng were left to assist.

Although the main force had gone away, Ying Erdai and Fan Wencheng were not worried, nor did they feel that Zunhua was in any danger.

The overwhelming power of Hou Jin after entering the customs made them sneer at the fighting power of the Ming army.

What's more, just a few days ago, Ying Erdai even recruited Luanyang camp.

Although there were only [-] soldiers in hand, the three of them were very confident that even if ten times the Ming army invaded, they would still be able to defeat it.

Ying Erdai had already scouted. The Ming army in the nearby Fengrun, Yutian, and Yongping areas was small in number, and their self-protection was not enough. How dare they take the initiative to attack?
Therefore, when the sentinel blew the warning horn, the three of them were a little confused.

"What's going on? Come on, hurry up and check."

After a while, the soldiers rushed in hastily.

"Report to Ezhen, thousands of Ming troops have been found in the east of the city, and they seem to want to attack the city."

The three of Ying Erdai were even more confused.

Thousands of Ming troops?

Want to siege?

Where did it come from?

"Go and have a look."

Ying'erdai took the lead and took Li Sizhong and Fan Wencheng up to the gate tower.

At this time, the rear battalion had already moved three miles away from the city wall.

Zuo Menggeng began to arrange combat missions.

"Zuo Yong, your department is responsible for suppressing the top of the city. After the blasting team blasts the city gate, you will be responsible for the main attack."

Zuo Yong was very happy, he didn't expect that the first battle in the back camp was actually fought by himself.

"Zhang Yan, order your department to guard the artillery brigade except for the blasting squad."

Zhang Yan also took orders to make arrangements.

"Zuo Shi, your department is the second echelon. Once the fourth brigade successfully attacks the city, it will follow into the city and be responsible for seizing the streets and clearing out the remnants of the enemy."

The Artillery Brigade did not need to be specifically ordered by him. It had only one task, and that was to suppress the city with artillery.

With the power of the Zuoying cannon, it is unthinkable to break through the city wall.But the effect of suppressing the enemy at the top of the city, combined with the musket, is surprisingly good.

Houjin didn't block Zunhua's city gate, so Houying didn't have to consider climbing the city wall.You only need to blow open the city gate, and entering the city will be a matter of course.

Hou Jin never thought that the Ming army would come to attack boldly, and Zunhua is an important place to connect with the front and back, so of course he would not block the city gate by himself.

He was making arrangements, but Mao Yuanyi was dripping with cold sweat.

It was only then that Mao Yuanyi discovered that the rear battalion had very simple weapons and equipment, only muskets and cannons.

There are no spearmen, no shield soldiers, and no horse refusal.What's more, none of the soldiers or generals wore armor.

This young man, Mr. Qian, wouldn't think that he could fight against the elite of eight hundred Jurchens by relying on firecrackers and Flang machine guns, would he?
"Zuo Qianza, this is not how wars are fought."

Mao Yuanyi felt that, as a senior, she should remind Zuo Menggeng of his mistakes.

Zuo Menggeng refused to listen, so Shi Shiran took out his binoculars and began to observe the Zunhua city defense.

"Our army has its own charter."

Mao Yuanyi was about to go crazy, he never thought that the young man in front of him had no common sense.

"Zuo Qianzuo, you don't know how powerful the Tartars are. In Liaodong, no general would dare to fight the Tartars unless they had several times the strength. Now your troops are only twice as powerful as the Tartars, so even if you want to retreat calmly, it will be difficult. It is difficult. With this method of warfare, if the Tazi cavalry go out of the city to charge and kill, your troops will be defeated. We will all die here, so how can we force Huang Taiji to return to the army?"

Zuo Menggeng waved his hand, feeling that he was too noisy.

"Mr. Mao, you don't know our tactics. Don't be impatient, just keep watching. There are only a few hundred Tartars in the area, and defending the city is their limit. Even the generals of the Tartars will never dare to go out to fight in the city, and they will commit suicide. road."

Tartars out of town?

Ha ha……

Then he saw hundreds of Tartar cavalry coming out of the city gate that had not been closed, and began to line up outside the city gate.

"Fuck!"

With Zuo Menggeng's composure, he couldn't help but let out the quintessence of the country.

I'm coming to beat you, why don't you defend the city well and come out to fight in the field?

Zuo Menggeng was stunned, very suspicious that there was something wrong with the Tartar general's brain circuit.

Who gave you the courage to come out?
Unable to recover for a long time, he couldn't help muttering.

"How dare you?"

(End of this chapter)