The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 399
The terrain of Pingdingshan is dangerous, surrounded by cliffs, like cutting with knives and axes, but the top of the mountain is flat, so a mountain city was built.

There is only one mountain road leading directly to the top of the mountain, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

On the top of the mountain, you can have a panoramic view of Benxi City below the mountain. It can be said to be a natural fortress.

With such a favorable location, Lang A would not be trapped in the isolated city, so he sent a force to garrison Pingdingshan to guard the main road.

In the later Russo-Japanese War, the famous Battle of Pingdingshan broke out, which determined the ownership of Benxi, and the battle was extremely fierce.

The strength of the Korean army was low, and the soldiers were poor. They didn't have much ambition to fight, but the superiors urged them, and the three rebels watched them.

Therefore, like ants, the sergeants moved forward with difficulty.

Shan Dao is one man who guards the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it. Without even touching the mountain city, he was repelled again and again, leaving corpses all over the ground, wailing everywhere, ghosts crying and wolves howling.

If it weren't for the lack of soldiers and concerns in their hearts, the barbarian army stationed in the mountain city might launch a countercharge and defeat the North Korean guard army.

In the barracks at the foot of the mountain, Quan Shenxu looked at the Pingdingshan surrounded by mist and clouds, with an anxious expression and helpless expression.

Lin Zhiyuan is the nephew of the old eunuch Lin Zhong.

Lin Zhong became Li Ji's most trusted eunuch by mistake, and ascended to heaven alone, let alone his nephew who he regarded as his death.

In order to give his nephew the best chance, Lin Zhong saw the opportunity in advance and asked Lin Zhong to be in charge of the Korean army guarding Zhenjiang.

With this convenience, we have formed a deep friendship with Jinjiang Town.

Lin Zhiyuan is short-sighted, but obedient. Lin Zhong told him that Jinjiang Town is the most important thing in everything, and he will hold on to this.

Sergeants suffered heavy casualties and morale was low, and he didn't care about these things.

"When will a new attack be launched?"

Hearing Lin Zhiyuan's urging, Quan Shenxu smiled wryly.

As an honorable official of the second class, he despised Lin Zhiyuan in his heart, but on the surface he was extremely polite and did not dare to offend this person.

"The mountain road is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If there is no other opportunity, continuing to attack will only increase casualties."

Lin Zhiyuan shook his head.

"How can we stop moving forward because we are worried about casualties? Ping Liaohou ordered us to capture Anshan and join Shenyang.

Now I haven't even encountered Anshan City, so I stopped at Pingdingshan, I can't ask Ping Liaohou, which is more important, the envoy of authority should have a sense of proportion. "

He didn't worry about the soldiers at all in his words, which shows that he has a firm mind.

Although Quan Shenxu is not a famous general, he has been an official and led the army for many years, so he can be regarded as a calm general.

Seeing that the offensive was frustrated and the morale of the army was low, he wanted to rest for a few days and explore Pingdingshan carefully to see if there were other turning points.

Faced with Lin Zhiyuan's urging this time, although he is not afraid of Lin Zhiyuan or Lin Zhong, he is worried that the person in front of him is a villain.

In case this person accuses himself of fear of war in front of Marquis Ping Liao one day later, which affects his relationship with Marquis Ping Liao and makes him feel scruples.

Jinjiang Town is getting stronger and stronger, and the population under its rule is catching up with North Korea.

Today's Jinjiang Town has already easily manipulated North Korea. In the future, Jinjiang Town will become stronger and stronger. Who knows the future situation of North Korea.

After all, leaving a good impression in front of Marquis Ping Liao is the long-term strategy.

This is the case with the two classes of ministers.

There is only family in my heart, no country, and I have taken refuge in Houjin and Japan in history, but I have never firmly resisted.

The larger the lintel the more so.

Only some of the two classes of honorable ministers in the countryside did not gain any benefits from surrendering, but instead firmly resisted.

soon.

The North Korean Guards launched a new offensive.

The soldiers were walking slowly, and no one wanted to speed up the pace. The officers behind them drove away with whips, finally pushing the army formation to the front.

A large number of firearms obtained by the barbarians from the Zhou army had been completely destroyed in the battle with Jinjiang Town.

Last year, the main force of the barbarians and the Jinjiang army confronted each other in Haizhou, and the Korean army suddenly appeared in Tanghe, causing a large number of Liao people to flee.

It turned out that the craftsmen who collected the scrapes were also out of ten.

Therefore, the Han army in the hands of the barbarians did not have many firearms, not to mention that the barbarians did not use firearms, and most of them used bows and arrows.

The Korean army has firecrackers, as well as bows and arrows.

But the barbarian army was condescending and took advantage of the geographical advantage, and soon shot back the North Korean army.

To the surprise of the barbarian defenders, the North Korean army launched new offensives again and again as if they didn't care about the casualties.

A blind cat meets a dead mouse.

Under the urging of Lin Zhiyuan, the North Korean army made the right choice.

With the benefits of Pingdingshan, if you want to take down the mountain city on the top of the mountain, you have no other choice but to attack regardless of casualties.

Otherwise, during the Russo-Japanese War, the battle at Pingdingshan would have become one of the most tragic battles.

The barbarian army stationed on the top of the mountain, there are few soldiers, and most of them are barbarians, not banner soldiers.

The death of the old slave also represented that generation, the safari-born Man Ding who lived in the old forests of the Baishan Mountains died.

Most of the new generation of Man Ding were also born in Hetuala City, and some grew up in Liaodong.

In contrast, the North Korean Guards Army.

Although the situation has not changed, but after participating in wars for many years, and the promotion of Jinjiang Town, a group of generals who are good at fighting have been enthusiastically recruited.

Hei Jiu found that the Shandao defenders were slow to attack, and immediately led his men to launch a fierce attack.

Relying on the road that the comrades in front threw out, he reached the front of the barbarian defenders.

Hei Jiu's good friend Dashan didn't waste the fighters that Hei Jiu fought for, and immediately led his troops to support.

Under the fighting of the two ministries, North Korean reinforcements rushed over and finally defeated the barbarian defenders.

The remaining barbarian defenders fled to the foot of the mountain city, but the enemy army had already followed, and the mountain city dared not open the gate to let people in.

Watching helplessly, the remnant army was strangled by the North Korean army, or captured.

The terrain of Pingdingshan is different.

The most difficult thing is the mountainside, but the top of the mountain is flat.

There are more than [-] Korean troops, but only a thousand defenders. One part of the mountain road is lost, and there are even fewer defenders in the city. The morale of the army is shaken.

at this time.

Gao Jinquan did his part and was unwilling to give up his achievements in breaking the city. He led his 2000 troops and launched the main attack.

The rest of the ministries attacked the city in regiments.

With the cooperation of Hei Jiu, Da Shan, Liu Yiquan, and Lu Shunyi's ministries, Pingdingshan was finally taken down.

"Hahaha."

Gao Jinquan laughed.

Although there were many casualties among the soldiers, as long as they were approved by Ping Liaohou, they would receive a steady stream of supplies.

I am the first.

Lu Shunyi, Liu Yiquan and others were dissatisfied in their hearts, but this person took the lead at the meeting.

In order to attack the city, from the mountainside to the top of the mountain, no one cares about the corpses of soldiers left behind, because there are so many people in North Korea, they can only give them a bite to eat, and most of them are remnants of the army.

Benxi City.

Lang A was on the city wall, watching the North Korean army appearing outside the city, and hatred rose in his heart.

He was forced into such a situation by the Korean army, which he never imagined. If the Jinjiang army hadn't restrained the elite soldiers of the barbarians, why would the monkey be called the king.

The most difficult Pingdingshan was captured. Facing the city of Benxi, the North Korean generals had no fear in their hearts. It was only a matter of time before they captured the city in front of them.

The news of success was sent to Marquis Pingliao.

In order to emphasize his own contribution, Lin Zhiyuan wrote a letter to Ping Liaohou, saying that it was because of his own urging that he made such a great contribution.

Quan Shenxu also wrote a letter, and recorded all the dispatches in every detail, which is his credit for dispatching.

The rest don't mention it.

Tang Qing'an, who had already arrived in Liaoyang, received the good news from Benxi, and passed the good news to the generals of the Jinjiang Army.

"I didn't expect that the first victory in this war would be won by the friendly army, and you are still arguing here."

Hearing the general's words, everyone couldn't believe it.

They are well aware of the combat strength of the friendly army, even if there are three rebel armies, that's all there is to it.

"The main force and elite soldiers of the barbarians are here, Anshan is easy to get..."

Unconvinced, a general opened his mouth to defend, but before he could finish speaking, Tang Qing'an waved his hand and interrupted the other party.

"The combat strength of the friendly army is low because of its national conditions, but the location of Pingdingshan is so good that even our army can't easily capture it."

After hearing the general's words, everyone was convinced.

"In any case, it's a good sign that our military flag is victorious, and the generals can't take credit for pride and delay the military situation."

Tang Qing'an warned.

After years of victories, while the morale of the army is high, it is inevitable that they will have a sense of pride, which needs to be suppressed.

The lion fights the rabbit with all its strength, not to mention military affairs, no amount of care is enough.

"The general's words are correct."

Xie Youcheng said.

Tang Qing'an nodded upon hearing this, and motioned for the military commander to continue introducing the detailed battle plan.

Liaoyang City used to be the former site of the Liaodong capital's yamen, and the generals carried out military orders in an orderly and orderly manner.

When Huang Taiji received Alang's military report, he couldn't control his anger, thinking he was offended.

"For hundreds of years, only the barbarians have bullied North Korea. When will it be North Korea's turn to show off its power in front of the barbarians?"

in the hall.

Huang Taiji roared angrily.

Huang Taiji, who is not yet 40 years old, should have been in the prime of life, but after years of worry, he looked haggard.

In the hair of Money Rat Tail, there were already gray hairs.

There was contempt in Mangurtai's eyes.

When Father Khan was still there, how powerful the barbarians were, no one around them would be subdued.Only a few years after the death of the father Khan, after Huang Taiji succeeded, their barbarians became more and more impoverished.

Now even the North Korean army can bully them, whose responsibility is this?
In the past, there was Daishanju who mediated the conflict between the two, and at that time Huangtai had a high prestige and influence.

Mangurtai can only be bullied and cannot resist.

Now that the situation has changed drastically, the more confident Manggurtai is, the less he will take Huang Taiji seriously, thinking that this person is not suitable for the position of Great Khan.

But a powerful enemy was at his side, and Mang Gurtai did not mess around.

"When will Batulu Khan bring his troops here?"

Huang Taiji asked Fan Wencheng.

Fan Wencheng showed a look of embarrassment, but he had to answer, so he could only reply reluctantly.

"Batuluhan promised to send troops to assist us. I have already sent people to urge them, and I believe they will arrive soon."

People who are dissatisfied with Huang Taiji dare not show it in front of Huang Taiji, but many people are willing to step on Huang Taiji's dog to vent their hatred.

Mang Gurtai approached Fan Wencheng aggressively, and Fan Wencheng was so frightened that he backed away again and again, showing fear on his face.

"You dog slave, it is because of your military strategy that you united with Horqin's army, relying on Shenyang City, and fought a decisive battle with Jinjiang's army.

Now ask Ni Batulu Khan when he will come, but you can't answer. "

"Ouch."

Mang Gurtai kicked Fan Wencheng down, followed him and kicked and beat him repeatedly. Fan Wencheng on the ground did not dare to resist and could only hold his head in his arms.

Huang Taiji knew that his prestige was insufficient, and many people in the hall were dissatisfied with him.

Fan Wencheng was his promoted slave, and beating him was a disguised expression of dissatisfaction, but it was better than directly attacking him.

When Mang Gurtai was tired from beating, Huang Taiji said coldly.

"Mang Gurtai is disrespectful in front of the palace, but a strong enemy is in front, so he is exempted from punishment. He ordered Mang Gurtai to guard the tiger skin post. The city is alive, and the city is dead.

"Hahaha."

heard.

Mang Gurtai laughed out of anger.

Huang Taiji is so good at seizing opportunities, if he didn't stop him just now, when he finished beating someone, he was transferred away, leaving people speechless.

Tiger Skin Station is one of the most important military forts in Shenyang, guarding the main road from Liaoyang to Shenyang.

"Do you want to disobey the Khan's order?"

Huang Taiji said coldly.

The battle between Erbeile and Sibeile became more and more fierce, no one in the hall dared to intervene, and they didn't even step forward to persuade them.

Mangurtai knew that he was beating someone, and he was caught by the other party, and he had no reason to refuse.

Although he knew that the consequences of this move would be unpredictable, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Huang Taiji's expression.

Huang Taiji also looked at Mang Gurtai firmly.

The original four Baylors, Amin and Daishan were dead, leaving only myself and Mangurtai.

Ordering Mang Gurtai to garrison the Tiger Skin Post will not only strengthen the morale of the army ahead, but also ensure his power in Shenyang.

There is also an unspoken meaning.

The Jinjiang army is aggressive, and the flag has won the victory and has already descended to Pingdingshan. The outcome of this battle is unpredictable.

in case.

If the barbarians were defeated, he would lead the barbarians back to Nuer Gansi, and his prestige would be even more frustrated at that time.

Mangurtai's reputation is getting higher and higher, and more and more people support him.

Huang Taiji was already worried about Mang Gurtai.

Nobody is stupid.

Mang Gurtai guessed Huang Taiji's intentions, but he was powerless to resist, so he laughed a few times and left the hall.

Only then did Huang Taiji order Fan Wencheng, who was bleeding from the corner of his mouth, to be convinced. After comforting him, he asked him to urge Batulu Khan.

"Batulu Khan is our ally and is hostile by Lin Dan Khan. If we don't help us, Lin Dan Khan will come to beat him in the future, and he will be powerless to resist."

Fan Wencheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, ignored the ridicule of the people around him, and explained to Huang Taiji faithfully.

"Ai Qing's words are reasonable, but the sooner Batulu Khan's army arrives, the sooner our army's morale will be determined."

Huangtaiji said gently.

Only the Great Khan is wise and knows how to treat talents well.

Fan Wencheng nodded aggrievedly, knowing that the barbarians in the hall looked down on him, and left lonely with their contemptuous eyes.

When he returned to the mansion, the butler had long been waiting at the door with a panicked face.

"Grandpa, you are back."

There was crying in the butler's voice.

Only then did Fan Wencheng realize that the housekeeper's nose was blue and his eyes were swollen.

"This?"

"Just now Erbeile brought people to break into the mansion and took Fujin away. The younger one, I went to stop him, but the people Erbeile brought gave me a good beating."

"Why did he kidnap my wife?"

Fan Wencheng said in confusion.

"Er...Er Baylor said, he said he would use it for a while, and return it to the master when he was done."

"what."

Fan Wencheng was shocked.

"He... how could he do this?"

"Grandpa, hurry up and find Dahan for a review, Dahan will definitely help you."

The housekeeper said with concern.

a long time.

Fan Wencheng shook his head.

"The country is difficult, and the country's affairs are the most important. Da Khan and Erbeile are in the same situation, so we can't add fuel to the fire. This matter needs to be discussed in the long run."

"Then Fujin?"

The butler looked in disbelief.

"Since Erbeile said so, he...he will definitely return it."

Fan Wencheng tried his best to maintain his composure as the master in front of his servants.

"what?"

The butler looked at the master in shock.

Ignoring the housekeeper's gaze, Fan Wencheng returned to the mansion, wrote a letter full of sincerity, and sent it to Horqin.

Since last year, the barbarians have been struggling with supplies. Although Shenyang is rich in land, it is at the front line and can only reluctantly give up farming.

In order to obtain food, the barbarian people were divided into two groups, one group retreated to Tieling, Kaiyuan, and Changtu to continue farming, and the other group returned to Nuer Gansi.

Because of the vast land and sparse population, people's livelihood has recovered somewhat this year, but they have no savings to support the conquest of the army.

If the battle of Shenyang fails, it will be difficult to keep Tieling and other cities in the rear, and in the end they can only give up Liaodong.

Therefore, the battle of Shenyang is very critical, and it is the decisive factor for whether the barbarians can maintain the status quo.

If the Horqin team joins, it will increase the chance of winning by three points... Fan Wencheng quickly immersed himself in his own ideas.

It is also a way to avoid insults.

Because he knew that the outside world would know about his wife's occupation soon, but he didn't dare to ask for it back.

Simply close the door, pretending not to know.

Mang Gurtai robbed Fan Wencheng's wife, who was Duduo in history, and the two had similar personalities, and they both did the same thing.

"Er Baylor's move is too reckless."

Although he looked down on Jiang Ren and bullied him many times on weekdays, but after all he was working for his own side, Erbeile's move still made many people dissatisfied.

The generals of the barbarians are still very clear and know where the bottom line is. Many people criticized Mangurtai's actions.

Huangtaiji knew about Mangurtai's behavior a long time ago, but he always pretended not to know.

In history, Duoduo plundered and occupied Fan Wencheng's wife because of the dissatisfaction of the barbarian generals, and sent them back after a while.

So with Huangtaiji's shrewdness, how could he miss this opportunity to defeat Mangurtai's prestige.

He ordered Mang Gurtai to go to Tiger Skin Station, but Mang Gurtai stayed in Shenyang all the time, and he had nothing to do with him.

Now that Mang Gurtai was trying to kill him, Huang Taiji took advantage of it.

Faced with the indignation of the crowd in Shenyang City, Mang Gurtai endured it for a few days, and finally he couldn't let go, and ordered Fan Wencheng's haggard wife to be carried back in a sedan chair.

Shenyang City couldn't stay still anymore, Mang Gurtai had no choice but to rush to the Tiger Skin Station.

After learning that Mang Gurtai had left Shenyang, Huang Taiji breathed a sigh of relief, and finally got rid of a potential enemy.

Fan Wencheng's letter was finally delivered to Horqin.

Horqin grassland.

Here comes a distinguished guest.

During this mission, Jia Jian finally met Batulu Khan.

The Horqin tribe and the Khalkha ministries respected Lindan Khan, the co-lord of eastern Mongolia, and participated in the banquets and hunts held by Lindan Khan to discuss major government affairs.

However, because Lin Danhan was hostile to Dazhou, he was unable to trade with Dazhou, resulting in a shortage of supplies and difficulties in people's livelihood.

Facing the predicament, Lin Dan Khan, who has low political means, chose to ask the ministries. Facing the excessive demands year after year, many tribes opposed it.

Faced with the opposition of the tribes, Lin Dan Khan continued to choose to be tough, persecuted by force, bullied and annexed wantonly.

During the period when his uncle Mao Brain was involved in politics, the foundation he had laid was exhausted by Lin Danhan, and all the ministries alienated the Chahar headquarters.

At this time, the barbarians rose, and under internal and external troubles, Eastern Mongolia was in order to protect itself.

Horqin was defeated by the barbarians because he was close to the barbarians, and chose the alliance barbarians. Khalkha was close to the west of Liaoning, accepted the reward from the Great Zhou, started a mutual market, and chose the Alliance Great Zhou.

Relying on the strength of his headquarters, Lin Danhan adopted war methods against Khalkha and Horqin, but they were all defeated by the barbarians in the end.

In order to better control Horqin, the barbarians forced the leader of Horqin, Oba, to stand on his own, calling himself Batulu Khan, and there was no room for relaxation between him and Lin Dan Khan.

Jia Jian, who has been to Mongolia many times, has a clear understanding of these situations.

"The Jinjiang army has 500 elite soldiers, countless militiamen, and [-] million people. Backed by the Great Zhou court, the material resources are endless.

There is also an ally of North Korea, whose country fully supports it, sending [-] troops, and the two sides have a joint military force of hundreds of thousands.

With such military power, Jin Jiang's army is invincible. "

Jia Jian said confidently.

There are hundreds of thousands of troops, Obama does not believe it.

But after all, where the population base is, everyone knows that the Jinjiang Army has [-] soldiers, and no one dares to invade with only [-] soldiers.

"Back to Da Zhou?"

Obama laughed.

"Your envoy may not know that before you arrived here, I also met the envoy of King Zhongshun. That's not what the envoy of King Zhongshun said."

Hearing this, Jia Jian's face remained unchanged.

"King Zhongshun has deep selfish desires and wants to dominate Liaodong, but my general is loyal to the imperial court. The previous court decree reprimanded King Zhongshun. Batulu Khan should also know about this."

After hearing Jia Jian's explanation, Auba understood.

King Zhongshun and the Marquis of Liao were at odds, and everyone in the grassland tribes knew that they were competing for envoys.

What the grassland tribes valued was not the two, but the attitude of the Great Zhou court.

finally.

The court of the Great Zhou Dynasty reprimanded King Zhongshun, so the envoys of King Zhongshun spread among the tribes in the grassland, and the theory of Ping Liaohou's rebellion was self-defeating.

The isolated Jinjiang Town is terrifying and fearless.Jinjiang Town, which is backed by Dazhou, is terrifying and frightening.

There is a world of difference between the two.

This is also the reason why Obama has been reluctant to send troops.

With the support of the Great Zhou court, Jinjiang Town's military strength is boundless, and no one can resist without fear of consumption.

"If Marquis Ping Liao defeats the barbarians, how will he treat us?"

Auba asked tentatively.

Jia Jian was pleasantly surprised, his face was calm, and he looked at Batulu Khan calmly.

"Our general once said publicly that the Zhou people and the Mongols were originally a family, because the Mongolian right wing, Eastern Mongolia, and even Horqin were originally awarded by the Great Zhou and accepted the title of the Great Zhou.

Legally, both parties are one country.

From the perspective of the people, the two sides trade with each other, and the people have their own needs and needs, relying on each other, and they are an unbreakable family.

Only those who are motivated by interests and only care about their own rights will break the friendship between the two parties only for their own selfish desires.

So Batulu Khan asked me how our general treats the tribes in the eastern grasslands, and the general already has an answer.

We are all people of one country, so we should love each other, support each other, help each other, and work together to open up the future. "

Batulu nodded, satisfied with Jia Jian's words, but calmly asked a new question.

"And what about Lin Danhan?"

(End of this chapter)