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Chapter 700 Victory in the First Battle
On the same day, Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, reported the victory to Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, and Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanzhen, seconded the proposal.

At this time, most of the central army of Governor Hong Chengchou had just passed Lianshan and was on the way to Tashan. When it was reported that the siege of Xingshan had been lifted, the forward Liu Zhaoji even beheaded more than [-] Tatars. The whole army is excited.

In fact, Yang Guozhu also has a contribution here, but in Liu Zhaoji's flying news, it was downplayed.

It turned out that Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, had begged Yang Guozhu to help cover himself before reporting the great victory. He then reported to Governor Hong Chengchou that he had not been ambushed in this battle, and that the casualties in the army were the result of the urgent attack of the Tartar army. caused by.

As for the fierceness of this battle, one can tell by seeing the heads of the Tartars in hand. In order to show his sincerity, Liu Zhaoji also said that more heads of the Tartars could be given to Yang Guozhu.

Looking at Liu Zhaoji's expectant eyes, Yang Guozhu pondered for a while, and then agreed. As the commander of a town, he naturally knew the importance of military merit to a general, so he not only agreed to cover for him, but also didn't want him to share more with the leader of the bandits. level to yourself.

If you want to sell him this favor, you have to sell all the favors!

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Governor Hong Chengchou of Jiliao, Commander Zhang Ruoqi and others were overjoyed when they heard the report of our army's great victory, and the generals who followed the army were also overjoyed. The first victory in the battle is a good sign!
What's more, the beheading of the Tartar thief has nearly five hundred levels, far surpassing the great victory of Ningyuan back then.

With eagerness, and Xingshan still in the hands of the Ming army, the vanguard of the Tartars had been driven back, and the road was safe, so they accelerated their march.

On the second day, Governor Hong Chengchou, Commander General Zhang Ruoqi, Governor of Liaodong Qiu Minyang, Joining Army Ma Shaoyu and other officials, as well as many military personnel, Tongzhi, and Liangdao officials, as well as the commanders of the same towns and towns, all led the guard battalions. The cavalry under his command hurried to Xingshan Fort.

Sure enough, the Tartar bandit banners and armors seized in Xingshan Fort were piled up all over the floor, and 470 eight Tartar heads were also placed together. When everyone saw these heads, they all jumped for joy, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted for a while.

Zhang Ruoqi, the commander of the army, went off the stage to check them one by one, and confirmed that they were all real Tatar heads. He immediately gave Liu Zhaoji a big credit, and Yang Guozhu's ability to rescue the friendly troops in time was also a credit.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Ruoqi discussed with Hong Chengchou, Governor of Jiliao, the matter of reporting the victory to the capital. After deliberating word by word, they immediately sent a team of personal soldiers to report the victory to the capital and let them know.

When the news of the Great Victory reached the capital, the whole city erupted. The Emperor Chongzhen was also overjoyed. He promoted Liu Zhaoji as the governor and co-prefect.

At the same time, Emperor Chongzhen also encouraged Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, and the generals who joined the army to make persistent efforts. Taking advantage of this great victory, the army's morale was uplifted, and the siege of Jinzhou was quickly resolved.

In fact, there were some doubts during this battle. When Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, first arrived in Xingshan, he reported that there were no more than [-] soldiers and horses under the red flags and red flags, and thousands of slaves in armor.

How come it was later reported to be besieged by [-] Tatar thieves?
Is there any suspicion of underestimating the enemy?

However, both Hong Chengchou and Zhang Ruoqi believed that the most important thing was to win the first battle and boost the morale of the army. After all, the real leader of the Tartar bandit was here, so there was no need to be too serious about those details.

But Zhang Ruoqi paid more attention to the reputation of this great victory. Since he came to supervise the army, this was his first victory. Now his mind is full of pictures of the news of the victory flying to Beijing, and the picture of His Majesty smiling.

In his heart, making Emperor Chongzhen happy is more important than anything else!

Under the tacit cooperation of all parties, although Liu Zhaoji had minor faults, everyone ignored them.

As the supreme commander of the army, Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, even praised Liu Zhaoji warmly. Not only did he promise to replace the lost soldiers and horses immediately, but also the soldiers who made contributions in this battle will be recorded one by one. Together with all the casualties, immediately give generous rewards and pensions.

This made Liu Zhaoji feel extremely gratified, and even a little excited. You know, Governor Hong has never been so kind to himself like today.

At this time, most of the cavalry of the Ming army had gathered outside Xingshan City to set up camp, and the infantry troop was also rushing to this side. According to reports from sentry cavalry, a part of the Tartar bandits were still storming Songshan Fort. The city has been there for many days, and the situation is now very critical.

Xingshan Fort is less than [-] miles away from Songshan Fort. Liaodong General Liu Zhaoji took advantage of the victory and volunteered, still willing to lead the town's troops to rescue.

However, the rest of the generals saw that he had captured more than [-] Tatar heads, all of them were red-eyed and eager to rescue Songshan.

Hong Chengchou also felt that Liu Zhaoji's courage was commendable, but after a big battle, the department still needed to be repaired a little bit, not to mention that there were so many soldiers and horses in the towns under his command, Liu Zhaoji couldn't be asked to take all the credit for it.

He considered again and again, and decided to send Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Jizhen, Wang Tingchen, the former chief soldier of the Tunwei, and Tang Tong, the chief soldier of Miyun, to lead the Jingqi infantry battalion under the command of the three towns to rescue Songshan, and asked the three of them to strictly guard , Don't underestimate the enemy and rush forward, lest you fall into the ambush of the Tartar thieves.

The three of them marched into Songshan that day and had a bloody battle with the Tartars who besieged the city. Although the beheading was only a few dozen levels, they also broke the siege of Songshan, reported the victory and passed it back to the Chinese army.

The three of them further stated in the Tang newspaper that the rebellious slaves were cunning. The reinforcements went from Xingshan to Songshan. The other division set up an ambush on the Nanshan mountain in Jinzhou, and there were elite cavalry hiding in the north of Songshan, trying to lure the main force of the Ming army to fight.

However, Master Wang saw through the plan and remained unmoved. The Tartars had nothing to take advantage of, so they retreated to Rufeng Mountain.

The Tang newspaper also said that Master Wang had also glimpsed the Tartar bandits camping densely in the Loess Ridge northeast of Songshan, digging deep trenches, and cutting off Master Wang's main road to the Xiaoling River.

In the Maojiagou mountain range near the Nuer River in the northwest of Xingshan Mountain, there is also a large army of Tartars stationed. On Rufeng Mountain, there are even dense camps. Songshan leads to Jinzhou Avenue, and slave riders are full of people, and the situation is extremely rampant.

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On July 14th of the 29th year of Chongzhen, the bursting sun scorched the earth. Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, and Zhang Ruoqi, the governor of the army, led the officials and generals to inspect the inside and outside of Xingshan Fort under the scorching sun.

As early as the Ningyuan military meeting, Zhang Cheng reminded many times that no matter the officials and generals, or the governor Hong Chengchou himself, now they all think that Changling Mountain to the north of Xingshan Mountain is extremely important. Therefore, the land of this mountain is everyone The key places to visit.

Changling Mountain is located on the south bank of the Naughty River, to the northwest of Xingshan Mountain, about ten miles away from Xingshan Fort.

Changling Mountain stretches from Tashanbao to the Xiaoling River in the southwest of Jinzhou. Its altitude is not high and its slopes are gentle.

There are not many trees on the mountain, mostly weeds and mud. On the top there is a fire road pier that was destroyed by the Tatars. It was originally a place for the pier army to watch.

(End of this chapter)