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Chapter 800 Send an order, attack the mountain!
The strategy of the Ming side is to use all tactics, with Wu Sangui and Zhang Cheng as the main forces to attack the Qing army positions in Shimen Mountain and Huangtuling respectively.

Then Cao Bianjiao, the general of the Eastern Association, and Wang Tingchen, the former general of the Tunwei, formed a road together. After Wu Sangui captured Shimen Mountain, he waited for the opportunity to break out from the east and west Shimen and enter the city of Jinzhou.

However, the troops of the Ma Ke Department of the Shanhaiguan General Army were still stationed on Rufeng Mountain, and Hong Chengchou's Chinese army camp was also set up on a peak here.

At the same time, Zu Dale of Liaodong, Chen Zhongcai of Jizhen, and Guo Yingxian of Xuanda each dispatched four or five thousand elite cavalry. They all gathered in Pingchuan on the west side of Songshan, and the whole army was on standby.

According to the expectation, the Ming army attacked Shimen Mountain and Huangtu Ridge with all their strength, posing as if they were going to break the siege of Jinzhou, in order to lure the main forces of the Tartars to attack, so as to see how they would move.

According to Zhang Cheng's speculation, there must be elite Qing troops stationed on the east bank of the Xiaoling River. They either crossed the river to support Huangtuling, or crossed the river further south to raid the mouth of the Xiaoling River.

As for the Jingqi Tartars in Baimiaobao by the Daughter River, once they learned that the main force of the Ming army was stuck here, they would definitely rush to Xingshan, but their wishful thinking was doomed to fail.

Because, the generals stationed around Changling Mountain, Wudaoling Mountain, and Xingshan Mountain have already been trusted and prepared, so how can they be easily attacked by the Tartars?
Moreover, according to Zhang Cheng's estimation, even if the Tatars intended to lure the Ming army to attack Huangtuling, they would never allow the Ming army to cross the Xiaoling River.

After all, once the Ming army established a camp on the east bank of the Xiaoling River, the Tartars would be much more passive, and had to leave a strong army there to monitor the Ming army crossing the river.

Otherwise, if the Ming army marched northward along the east bank of the Xiaoling River, it would not only meet with Zu Dashou and others in Jinzhou City, but also attack Xiaolinghe Fort and establish a base there.

In this way, all kinds of materials, including grain, grass and firewood, will continue to flow upstream along the Xiaoling River and be transported into Jinzhou City. What is the significance of the Qing army besieging Jinzhou again?

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At present, it seems that all the reactions of the Qing army are still within everyone's expectations.

Under the Loess Ridge, the officers and men of Xuanfu Town of the Ming Dynasty were well-organized, and in front of each of their formations was a row of black iron cannons.

Obviously, it is not easy for chariots and luggage vehicles to push up the mountains, but these small Franglers installed on the vehicles, as well as those mortars and tiger squat guns are extremely light.

The purpose of Zhang Cheng's original arrangement to build these small artillery was to make them light and light, so that they would not greatly affect the load of the vehicles when they were mounted on chariots and supply vehicles.

And once encountering complex terrain, this small cannon can be unloaded from the car, and each small cannon can be easily lifted by two or three strong men. Whether it is a temporary transfer of positions, or climbing a mountain, it is very convenient .

In this battle, Li Jiyu's Dengfeng battalion was in charge of the main attack, and there were also chariots and supply carts to assist in the battle. They were mainly responsible for providing artillery support.

At the foot of the Loess Ridge, the soldiers of the Dengfeng camp who were preparing to attack the mountain were all wearing light armor, and the flags of Qian Zong and Bai Zong were fluttering in the wind, and there were gun flags and flags on their backs hunting.

Although Zhang Cheng, Zhang Ruoqi and others were looking forward to the upcoming battle, in the eyes of the Qing army stationed on Huangtuling, the performance of the Ming army below the mountain was no different from the past.

Previously, the various battalions of the Xuanfu army fought against the Qing army in Huangtuling, and the infantry battalion and the chariot battalion almost cooperated with each other. The soldiers of the chariot battalion carried all kinds of light artillery and bombarded the Qing army's positions in turn from the flanks.

On the other hand, the soldiers of the infantry took armor as a unit, took advantage of the cover of the mountain, and gradually climbed upwards, firing firecrackers in rounds, often making the Qing army on the mountain howl.

Although there is an extra soldier from the Chariot Battalion today, Li Jiyu's Dengfeng Battalion has fewer soldiers than Zhang Guodong's Chicheng Battalion, and is about the same strength as Zhang Chengzhong's army.

Originally it was Li Jiyu's turn to attack Huangtuling today, but Zhang Cheng considered that today was a real attack, so at first he wanted to use the Chicheng Battalion as the main force.

But Li Jiyu resolutely refused. He even cut his finger, wrote a blood letter, personally challenged Zhang Cheng, and issued a military order in front of all the generals in the Chinese army tent.

Originally, Du Youwei and He Kuan, the two commanders-in-chief of Zhang Cheng's army, and He Zhenxiong, the left battalion leader of Xuanfu Town, were very active in volunteering, but seeing Li Jiyu's insistence, they stopped fighting with him.

The soldiers of the Dengfeng camp lined up in the middle, and they were all equipped with Yunzhou Type [-] self-propelled guns, and the proportion of the equipment was more than two-thirds. When attacking the mountains today, the cavalry of the Chinese army also dismounted and fought on foot.

On both sides of the Dengfeng camp, there is a battalion of chariot soldiers in formation. They also line up in units of Jia. People carry medicine bags and cannons.

There are also some brothers in Jiazhong who carry flying cannons. The principle of this artillery is more similar to the mortars of later generations, and it is very similar to the mortars of this era.

After the rounds of battles in the past few days have been verified, Zhang Cheng insisted on the principle of large carts and small cannons. These No. [-] Franglers, especially the No. [-] Franglers equipped on the carriage, as well as tiger squats, mortars, Flying guns and other light artillery.

Although the advantage in this kind of positional warfare is not very obvious, it can still be compensated by the advantage in numbers. However, once it is unloaded from the chariot and carried by an individual soldier, when entering this kind of mountain attack or mobile warfare, other The advantages are clear at a glance.

Because of its lightness, usually two strong sergeants can carry it and run like flying. Moreover, it is easy and quick to operate. Not to mention the sub-cuppet of the Frang machine gun, the tiger squat and the mortar are also ammunition and cannon. Get ready, after dropping the cannon, you can directly load it and shoot.

The Flying Cannon is even more powerful. If you are physically strong, almost one person can carry it and walk like flying. Moreover, it is also a medicine bag with a sub-gun, and the sub-gun it fires will explode on its own after flying into the enemy's formation. , is the "flower bomb" of this era!
On the high platform, Zhang Ruoqi's face was pale, and he said with a happy smile: "General Zhongchen, can you send an order to enter the army?"

Zhang Cheng looked at the sky. Compared with the previous time for attacking the mountain, it was a little earlier, and it was about to hit the mountain for a surprise attack by the Qing army.

He turned his head and said to Zhang Ruoqi with a smile: "The time has come, Director Zhang wants to personally issue the military order to attack the mountain?"

"Hahaha……"

Zhang Ruoqi laughed heartily, with a vigorous expression on his face, he raised his right hand high, paused in the air, then swung it down fiercely, and said loudly: "Send the order, attack the mountain!"

"Tom!"

With the waving of the command flag and the sound of the trumpet, the flags of all sizes on the army formation moved, and the formation began to change accordingly, and the originally tight formation spread out in an instant.

"Tom!"

The second sound of the trumpet came, and the three generals in front of the army raised their flags high. After waving them three times, they slowly moved forward. After confirming each other, the team officers also moved forward a little.

"Tom!"

Three blasts of the trumpet are the order to march. The flag of the general in front of the army formation is raised high, and he is the first to move forward against the wind. Then the entire army formation moves away. Thousands of people are stepping in order, knocking on the hard ground. .

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

As the army marched forward, the neat slogans of the soldiers echoed around the general platform of the Chinese army.

Looking at the mighty and majestic Xuanfu army array in front of him, Zhang Ruoqi's heart was also agitated, his complacent look, and his eyes were also full of a sense of accomplishment.

Zhang Cheng also stopped looking at him, looked at the retreating army formation, and said to the generals around him in a deep voice: "Except for the Chinese army staying behind, everyone else, go and get ready."

"Here!"

Zhang Guangda, Zhang Guodong and other generals sang in unison to receive the order and leave.

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After the military meeting the night before yesterday, the camps of Wu Sangui, Bai Guangen, Tang Tong and others were all moved to the south of Songshan Castle and the east side of Huangtu Ridge from the early morning of the next day.

Created the illusion that the main force of the Ming army gathered at the foot of Shimen Mountain, in order to induce the Qing army to make mistakes in strategic judgment, and put the focus of defense on the direction of Shimen Mountain.

In this way, after Zhang Cheng captured Huangtuling, he might have the opportunity to cross the Xiaoling River and go deep into the east of the river to threaten the rear of the Qing army, and even threaten the safety of the Qing army's food roads.

No matter how bad it was, the Qing rulers and ministers could mistakenly think that the Ming army was trying their best to save Jinzhou, so as to lure the Qing army to attack Xingshan. At least Zhang Cheng firmly believed that Changling Mountain would become an insurmountable obstacle for the Qing army's captive cavalry.

Hong Chengchou stood on the platform of the Chinese army general in Rufeng Mountain.

Here is a protruding rock platform, and then a solid high platform was built with giant trees, which was used as the general platform of the Chinese army by Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao.

Standing here, coupled with the binoculars, you can clearly see the situation inside and outside the Jinzhou City Nanqing Army Camp on the opposite side, and you can also see some things on Shimen Mountain not far from the right.

However, at this moment, Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, looked towards the southeast.

He seemed to be able to see through the mountain, and saw the general's platform in Xuanfu Town, Huangtu Ridge in the distance, and saw Zhang Cheng, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, berating Fang Qiu there. Hong Chengchou seemed to see the faint smile on Zhang Cheng's face.

He still couldn't completely see through Zhang Cheng's inner thoughts.

This young army leader who has only risen rapidly in recent years does not seem to have any strong and powerful background. How did he rise from an ordinary general to the position of general in Xuanzhen all the way?

Moreover, regardless of Zhang Cheng's younger age, the depth of the city and the sophistication of his affairs mean that he has had many years of ups and downs in his career, but when facing Zhang Cheng, he also faintly feels powerless!

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

In the current army to aid Liao, Zhang Cheng seems to have become more and more important, especially after he succeeded the general officer of Xuanfu Town and took over the army brought by Yang Guozhu.

Today's Zhang Cheng is not only the most powerful of the generals of the towns aiding Liao, he has implicitly become the person in charge of Xuanda's army of aiding Liao.

The most difficult thing for Hong Chengchou is that Zhang Cheng didn't rely on his own military power to mess around, but every word he said about military strategy was sound and reasonable.

Hong Chengchou, Qiu Minyang and other Liaozhen officials, although wholeheartedly supporting Wu Sangui, the commander of Ningyuan, Ma Ke, the commander of Shanhaiguan, Bai Guangen, the commander of Jizhen, Tang Tong, the commander of Miyun, and other officials of the Liaodong lineage.

But if this Songjin battle, none of their generals had a good record, even if he was the Governor of Ji Liao, he would not be too supportive on the surface.

Now, Hong Chengchou only hopes that the generals of Jiliao can perform well in this battle of Shimen Mountain!

For example, in the previous Shimen Mountain battle, Xuanzhen's soldiers and horses even killed two of the Qing army's Gushan foreheads, which was a solid record. Generally beheading one or two Qing army Gushan Ezhen, at least it can be a draw.

The tens of thousands of Ming officers and troops in Liaodong have been divided into three factions at this moment. Among them, the Xuanda faction is the most isolated faction, but because of Zhang Cheng's existence, it is also the strongest faction with extraordinary strength.

And Liaozhen is another faction, they are vaguely headed by Wu Sangui, the commander of Ningyuan, and behind them are the powerful forces of the ancestral family in western Liaoning to support them.

Then there are the generals of Ji Town, Cao Bianjiao, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Association, and Wang Tingchen, the former commander-in-chief of the Tunwei. Although they don't have a clear position, they are loyal little fans of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, and they only follow Hong Chengchou's military orders.

Wu Sangui's Ningyuan Army, Bai Guangen's Jizhen Army, Tang Tong's Miyun Army, and the combined forces of the three towns totaled more than 4 troops, comparable to those of Zhang Cheng, Wang Pu and others who attacked Huangtuling.

The strength of the troops is basically the same, and the rest depends on everyone's performance!

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At the foot of Shimen Mountain, tens of thousands of Jiliao troops were rolling forward along the foot of the mountain. They temporarily stopped at a local place called Damutun.

At this time, in front of Ji Liao's army were undulating mountains, and the terrain gradually rose from south to north and from east to west.

A few miles further to the west of the Jiliao army is the West Shimen, the intersection of Rufeng Mountain and Shimen Mountain, and the place where Yang Guozhu, the former general of Xuanzhen, was martyred.

This is a canyon road in the middle of the mountains on both sides, but because the valley road is winding and the mountains on both sides are undulating, it is not easy for chariots to pass.

The West Shimen Valley Road is not only easy to defend but difficult to attack, but also easier to set up an ambush. Yang Guozhu's Xuanfu army was ambushed by the Qing army here, and it was cut into several sections, making it impossible to take care of both the beginning and the end.

Because of the tenacity of the Xuanfu army, although they also beheaded the Qing army's Gushan Ezhenhe Luohui before the battle, they themselves suffered heavy losses, and the commander-in-chief Yang Guozhu even sacrificed his life for the country in this battle.

But if they can capture this place, then the Ming Dynasty's reinforcements to Liao can follow the valley road and advance to the confluence of the Nuer River and the Xiaoling River, which is close to the Jinzhou City, and after that, there will be a flat river without mountains.

Therefore, this place has always been heavily guarded by the Qing army. Taking advantage of the danger of the mountain, they placed more guns and cannons, and they are condescending, so it is indeed difficult to attack.

Even though the Qing army has withdrawn many soldiers and horses now, Wu Sangui and others are still not very sure, and even Hong Chengchou is worried.

In the middle of Shimen Mountain, there are several relatively gentle hills and slopes, and most of the Qing army camps were built in these places.

As for the valley between the Xiaoling River and Shimen Mountain, it is where the East Shimen is located.

The terrain here is also mostly flat, but the width varies. Some sections can be as wide as several miles, while some sections are only less than one mile wide.

At this time, at the Central Army's rear of the three towns attacking Shimen Mountain, Wu Sangui, Ma Ke, Tang Tong and other towns commanders were vigorously pointing at the sand table on a cart.

This sand table was given to them by Zhang Cheng, the deputy commander in chief, at the end of the military meeting the night before yesterday.

The sand table is indeed a good thing, the formation of troops, the situation of each other, can be seen at a glance.

No matter how much everyone in Jiliao Army Town had their thoughts on Zhang Cheng and the Xuanfu Army, they couldn't put it down for this sand table!
(End of this chapter)