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Chapter 709
On the 14th day of August in the [-]th year of Chongzhen, the day when the King of the Ming Dynasty marched from Xingshan to Songshan, on Rufeng Mountain not far from the south of Jinzhou City, Tartar bandit generals gathered.

Rufeng Mountain originated from the legend of Nuwa mending the sky. In the original history, after the Tartars took power and established the Qing Dynasty, Rufeng Mountain was renamed "Hanwang Palace Mountain".

According to legend, when Nurhachi fled, he passed by here. He fell asleep on a boulder at the top of the peak even when he was sleepy and tired, so he escaped from hunting.

Later, it was widely rumored that this huge stone was a leftover spirit stone when Nuwa mended the sky, and the spirit appeared to protect Nurhachi and escaped.

It is precisely for this reason that the later Qing regime in history named this huge rock the Hall of King Han, and Rufeng Mountain was also called the Hall of King Han logically.

In fact, it should be called "Dianshan of Hanwang". .

Perhaps just like the red-clothed cannon, the Ming people called it the red-clothed cannon because it came from overseas red barbarians, and the Tartars avoided using it, so they renamed it the red-clothed cannon. This place has also become a tiger's mouth.

It's true that everyone has expressed their opinions, and they will not give up a word!
Rufeng Mountain is composed of countless hills and ridges, and its side facing Jinzhou is mostly flat.

On the side facing Songshan Mountain, there are also undulating mountains and continuous hills. However, when approaching the main peak of Rufeng Mountain, the mountain is slightly steeper, and there are many wild grasses and rocks in front of the mountain. It can only be walked on foot, not suitable for cavalry. Cars can't even pass.

At this time, on a ridge several hundred meters east of Rufeng Mountain, where the legendary Nuwa mended the sky, there stood three steep giant rocks, standing proudly like pillars of the sky.

Next to the boulder in the middle, two tall woven gold umbrellas are propped up high. Under the umbrellas, there are two generals of the Qing Dynasty in gilt armor, surrounded by a large group of white-armored Baya soldiers.

It was Dorgon, Prince Heshuorui of the Qing Dynasty, and Hauge, Prince Heshuosu, who were looking at the Songshan Castle at the foot of the mountain. I wonder what they were thinking about?
Next to the big umbrella, there are Zhenghongqi Gushan Ezhentuole Shuotuo, Xianghongqi Gushan Ezhenmandahai, Doro Raoyu Beile Abatai, Doro Anping Bele Dudu, Baya Latuo Zhang Jingyi Erden, Baya Latuzhang Jingtazhan and other generals of the Qing army.

Under the scorching sun, everyone was sweating profusely, but they didn't dare to move a little. They also followed the example of Dorgon and Hauge, looking towards the Songshan Fort in the distance.

And on the ridge of Rufeng Mountain, there are teams of elite Ba Yala camp warriors, and densely packed banners flutter against the summer wind.

After concentrating for a long time, Dorgon asked coldly: "Hong Chengchou, have you marched from Xingshan?"

Zhenghongqi Gushan Ezhen Belle Shuotuo came out from the crowd, he stepped forward a few steps to Dorgon, and replied: "Return to Prince Rui, return with the scouts, the southern army has already marched towards Songshan."

He went on to say: "The southerners have a very powerful army this time. There are a huge number of troops and horses. They are constantly on the road, stepping, cavalry, and artillery. A rough estimate, there should be nearly one hundred thousand."

"Hong Chengchou, he's finally here."

Dorgon's eyes flickered coldly, and he turned his head to look at the boulder beside him.

Because of the legend of the old slave Nurhachi, everyone in the Qing Dynasty regarded Rufeng Mountain as a sacred mountain, and these three giant rocks that lifted the sky were also regarded as sacred stones.

At this moment, Dorgon looked up at the huge boulder in front of him, and he didn't know whether he was praying for the "Sacred Mountain" to protect himself once more like protecting the old slave, or whether he was praying for the ancestors to protect him, and when he was about to rescue Jinming In the battle of the army, he won a great victory.

He looked up at the boulder for a long time, but Hauge on the side said loudly: "Hmph, it's not just right to come more, and it will save our warriors from entering the customs, so we will cut them all here. By then, not only Jinzhou and Ningyuan, but also the capital of Ming Kingdom Take it for him."

Dorgon rolled his eyes at him, and said indifferently: "Go back to the mountain city and discuss how to face the Ming army."

Although Hauge is the eldest son of the slave chieftain Huang Taiji and Prince Heshuosu, Prince Rui Dorgon is in charge of the military affairs on the front line of Songjin. Now that he said to go back to the mountain city to discuss matters, everyone followed him silently.

Hauge felt that the emperor had underestimated him, but he had no choice but to follow. Under the guard of the Ba Yala warriors, they walked along the gentle ridge to the east of Rufeng Mountain.

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The mountain city mentioned by Dorgon is actually a former Ming army fortress a few miles to the east of the main peak of Rufeng Mountain.

It is a mountain city built with stones. The city is built according to the mountain. The inside of the city is relatively flat, while the outside of the city has many steep cliffs. Standing on a high place in the mountain city, you can see Jinzhou City in the north and Songshan Castle in the south. The forts of pine and apricot, and the piers and abutments everywhere can be seen faintly.

Rufeng Mountain was originally the barrier of Jinzhou City, and this mountain city is also the barrier of Rufeng Mountain. The location and terrain are extremely important.

However, this mountain city also has a flaw. If the army launches an attack from the north of Rufeng Mountain, this fortress will be difficult to defend. The Tatars have besieged Jinzhou for a long time, and the mountain city has already been taken by them. Now, it has become Dorgon , Hauge's army marched.

Dorgon originally camped at the foot of Huanxi Mountain, but when he learned that Bellesutuo led more than half of the army to attack Xingshan, he was killed by the Ming army. Starting from Liaodong soldiers and horses, after the news that almost one hundred thousand elite troops marched to aid Jinzhou.

He then led his troops to move to Rufeng Mountain in the south of Jinzhou. He himself had just led his elite troops to this place two days ago.

Accompanied by all the generals yesterday, he inspected various places around Jinzhou and Songshan. At that time, he chose this mountain city as an important place for his camp.

They walked all the way, and Rufeng Mountain had already changed a lot at this time.

Up and down the mountain, there used to be few trees and a lot of weeds, but at this time, the trees or weeds around the mountain city have all been cut down or pulled out and burned.

This is actually a common practice of military strategists. First, it is to enhance the vision of the Tartar defenders on the mountain, which is beneficial to the defense of the army; second, it is also to prevent the Ming army from using the strategy of setting fire to the mountain.

In fact, the frontier troops in the towns on the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty also have the tradition of going out to burn wasteland every year. When the grass dries up in autumn, the frontier troops in each town will go out to burn the wasteland, setting off large tracts of fire on the grassland.

Setting fire to grass and mountains is very handy for the Ming army. If the weeds around the mountain city are not removed, the Ming army only needs to set a big fire before attacking the mountain. It is a dry day, and the Tartars on the mountain may be there. Become a Roast Pig…

Apart from the bareness of the mountains, it is facing south in the direction of Songshan Fort. Along the trend of the mountains and hills, several trenches of different depths were dug around the main peak to prevent the Ming army from making a surprise attack.

(End of this chapter)