A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 473
On July 14, the 29th year of Chongzhen, the day when the Ming army marched from Xingshan to Songshan, Rufeng Mountain in the south of Jinzhou.

Rufeng Mountain originated from the legend of Nvwa mending the sky. In history, after the Qing Dynasty took power, Rufeng Mountain was named Hanwang Temple Mountain.It comes from the fact that Nurhachi fled to a huge rock on the top of the peak and fell asleep with sleepiness. It is rumored that this huge rock is the remaining spiritual stone left by Nu Wa to mend the sky.

For this reason, the Qing regime later named this giant stone the Hall of King Han, and Rufeng Mountain became the Hall of King Han.

In fact, it should be Hanwang Dianshan. The old slave called himself King Khan, and the Ming people translated it homonymically, calling him Hanwang. I don’t know why he became Hanwang.Perhaps just like the red-clothed cannon, Ming people can call it Hongyi cannon, and the mouth to kill the tiger has also become the mouth to kill the tiger.

Rufeng Mountain is composed of countless hills and mountains, facing Jinzhou, most of which are flat.On the side facing Songshan Mountain, there are also undulating mountains and continuous hills, but when the main bee is approaching, the mountain is slightly steeper, and there are many barren grass and rocks in front of the ridge. Only elite infantry can be used, and cavalry and chariots cannot be used.

At this time, on the ridge hundreds of meters east of Rufeng Mountain, three precipitous boulders stood at the place where Nuwa mended the sky, standing proudly like Optimus Prime.

Next to the boulder, a tall yellow dragon umbrella was propped up high. Under the umbrella stood an extremely fat man from the Qing Dynasty. He was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji.Ming people called it Huang Taiji, or Hong Tai, and Xiaohan Wang.

At this time, Huang Taiji was looking at the Songshan Fort at the foot of the mountain, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

Beside the big umbrella, stood full of Qing princes and nobles, the banner owners of each banner, Gushan Ezhen, and Lord Baylor.Under the scorching sun, everyone was sweating profusely, but they didn't dare to move a little. They all looked down to the top of the mountain just like their little foolish kings.

And along the ridge, there are full of Qing Dynasty's elite Baya Laying soldiers and Gebush Xian soldiers, flying with dense banners.

After concentrating for a long time, Huang Taiji asked coldly: "Hong Chengchou, Wang Dou and the others, have they marched from Xingshan?"

Ji Erhalang, the owner of the Xianglan Banner, came out of the crowd, knelt down beside Huang Taiji, and replied, "Go back to the emperor, that's right."

He said: "The sentry cavalry reported back. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were very powerful. There were many people, horses, infantry, cavalry, and guns. The number exceeded 10."

"They are finally here."

The Qing emperor's eyes flickered coldly, and he turned to look at the boulder beside him.

Because of the old slave, the Qing Dynasty regarded Rufeng Mountain as a sacred mountain and the three stones as sacred stones.At this time, Huang Taiji looked at the boulder, and didn't know whether to pray for the protection of the "Sacred Mountain" or the protection of the ancestors' heroic spirits. In the upcoming battle with the Ming army, he won a great victory.

After looking at the boulder for a long time, Huang Taiji's eyes were inexplicable, and he said calmly: "Go back to the mountain city and discuss how to deal with military affairs."

Amidst the sound of drum music, Huang Taiji began to drive, running along the gentle ridges and mountains to the east of Rufeng Mountain.

The mountain city he was talking about was actually a former Ming army fortress a few miles away from the east side of the main peak of Rufeng Mountain.

It was a stone mountain city, the city was built according to the mountain, the city was flat, and there were many cliffs outside the city.Standing at the mountain city, you can see Jinzhou in the north and Songshan Mountain in the south. Looking around, you can have a panoramic view of the forts, piers and piers everywhere.

Rufeng Mountain is the barrier of Jinzhou City, and the mountain city is also the barrier of Rufeng Mountain. The geographical location is extremely important.However, the city had a flaw. If the army attacked from the north of Rufeng Mountain, the fortress would be difficult to defend. When the Qing people besieged Jinzhou for a long time, the mountain city had already been occupied by the Qing army, and it was instead an important place for them to occupy.

Two days ago, when Huang Taiji arrived in Jinzhou with his elite troops, he inspected Jinzhou and Songshan, and took the city as an important place for his camp.

Going all the way, the Rufeng Mountain at this time has changed a lot.

Up and down the mountain, there used to be few trees and a lot of weeds. At this time, those trees or weeds have all been cut down or pulled out and burned.This move is to enhance the vision of the defenders on the mountain, which is conducive to the defense of the army, and it is also a measure to prevent the Ming army from setting fire to the mountain.

The Ming army on the nine sides has a tradition of going out to burn wasteland every year, and they often set fire on the grassland vigorously.Setting fire to the mountain is very insightful for them. If the weeds on the mountain are not removed, they will set a fire before attacking the mountain. It will be dry on this day, and all the Qing troops on the mountain will become roast chickens...

In addition to the bare mountains, it is facing south, such as Songshan Fort, along the mountains and hills, around the main peak, dug countless shallow ditches and deep ditches, and built countless earth and stone walls.

These moats with earth walls are distributed on the steep and slow parts of the ridges, and are generally of the type of two ditches and three walls.

There are two trenches in front of a wall, and each wall is less than two hundred steps away from each other, which is convenient for mutual support.Many stone walls and earth walls are made of local materials, and the walls are built with stones and clay. Some stone walls even spread for more than ten miles.

Under the painstaking management of the Qing army, the entire Rufeng Mountain has become a war fortress.Looking around, there are banners all over the place, Diao Dou is passed on, and people are called Ma Neigh.Dense tents and stockades seem to cover the entire mountain range.

When the Qing army occupied Rufeng Mountain, it took advantage of the geographical advantage. It occupied Xiongshan Mountain in the north, and overlooked the plain hills of Sichuan in the south. It looked like an ancient giant beast looking down coldly.They occupy the key areas of Jinzhou, and if they don't capture Rufeng Mountain, they will never even think about entering Jinzhou.According to Xiongshan, if the Ming army attacked this mountain, they were afraid that their heads would be smashed and bloody, and the casualties would be heavy.

Huang Taiji rode his horse, his eyes were indifferent, as if there was no human emotion at all, his eyes swept across the north and south of Rufeng Mountain.

To the south is the fortress, and to the north is the place where the troops are stationed.In particular, Shahegou and other places, all the way to the Naughty River, to the confluence of the Naughty River and the Xiaoling River, are continuous barracks and flags.

Looking beyond, to the northeast, there are Shimen Mountain, Shijialing and other mountainous areas.

To the east of these mountains, the Xiaoling River winds its way out, and on the north bank of the Xiaoling River are the mountains of Zijing Mountain and Mopan Mountain.At that time, Qing garrison troops were also stationed in those places to prevent the Ming army from attacking important places such as Dalinghe Fort.

Soon, the monarchs and ministers of the Qing Dynasty came to the mountain city.

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The mountain city is not big, about 100 steps long from east to west, and more than 70 steps wide from north to south. The city walls are all built of stones, and there is only a gate on the east side of the city.A dragon flag with a height of more than ten feet fluttered in the wind in the city.

Because the mountain city was used as the camp of the Qing emperors, the city has been completely decorated.

In particular, the original garrison hall, where the emperor stayed, was replaced with huanghuali tables and chairs, the floor was covered with thick fine wool carpets, and the walls were hung with colorful tapestries symbolizing the totems of the Manchurians, making it look magnificent.

After entering the palace, Huang Taiji sat high on the wide chair inlaid with precious stones and gold, with sharp eyes, like a god, looking down at the full of courtiers of the Qing Dynasty who lived on both sides below.In this war, apart from Sonny and a few Bakshi who stayed in Shengjing, the rest of the Manchu, Mongolian, and Han banner ministers all accompanied Huang Taiji to the war.

Seeing the seriousness of the emperor's expression, the ministers below were also arranged in the order of Manchu, Mongolian and Han, and their respective statuses stood upright one by one.

Although the Eight Banners of Manchuria say that all banners are equal, in fact, the status of each banner is different.True yellow, bordered yellow, true white, true blue, bordered white, true red, bordered red, bordered blue, is the order of their status from high to low.

As for the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners, before the establishment of the Mongolian and Han Eight Banners, they were the subordinates of the Eight Banners Manchurian Baylor.

After the Mongolian and Han Eight Banners were separated from the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the affiliation of Qi Gushan Ezhen and Meile Zhangjing to the original Eight Banners Manchurian banner owners, princes, county kings, and Baylor was still intact, and did not change because of this. slightly changed.

Their status is lower than that of the banner owners of the Eight Banners Manchuria.

At this time in the house, the owners of the 24 banners belonging to the Eight Banners system, Gu Shan Ezhen, all arrived.

In the Eight Banners Manchuria, there is Zhenghuang Banner Banner Master and Gushan Ezhen'a Mountain.

The Banner Master of Xianghuang Banner, Gushan Ezhen Baiyin Picture.

The owner of the Zhengbai Banner, Gushan Ezhen Dorgon

The owner of the Xianglan Banner is Gushan Ezhenji Erhalang.

The owner of the inlaid red flag is Gushan Ezhendudu.

The owner of the inlaid white flag, Gushan has many real foreheads.

The owner of the Zhenglan Banner, Gushan Ezhen Hauge.

The owner of the red flag, Gushan's forehead is really good.

The Eight Banners Mongolia has Gushan Ezhen Adai in Zhenghuang Banner, Gushan Ezhen Dalai in Xianghuang Banner, Gushan Ezhen Engetu in Zhenghong Banner, Buyandai in Gushan Ezhen in Xianghong Banner, Zhen Yibai in Gushan Ezhen in Zhengbai Banner, Xiangbai Banner Gushan Ezhensuna, Zhenglan Banner Gushan Ezhen Wu Lai, Xianglan Banner Gushan Ezhen Hu Shibu.

The Eight Banners Han Army has Zhenghuang Banner Gushan forehead Zhen Geng Zhongming, Xianghuang Banner Gushan forehead Zhenma Guangyuan, Zhenghong Banner Gushan forehead Zhen Kong Youde, Xianglan Banner Gushan forehead Zhenshang Kexi, Zhengbai Banner Gushan forehead real stone court pillar, Xianghong Banner Gushan Shan'e Zhen Liu Zhiyuan, Zhenglan Banner Gu Shan'e Zhen Zu Zerun, Xiangbai Banner Gu Shan'e Zhen Wu Shoujin.

Without exception, the Eight Banners Mongolian and Eight Banners Han Army banners only have Gushan foreheads and really no banner owners.

Among the Mongolian Banners of the Eight Banners, only Adai, Engetu, Buyandai, and Dalai were Mongols, and the rest were all Manchurians.

Because of the influence of Wang Dou, the Han Army of the Eight Banners was compiled earlier than in history, so some Gushan Ezhen in history did not serve at this time.Only Liu Zhiyuan, Zu Zerun, and Wu Shoujin are the same as in history, but the colors of the flags they belong to are different.

Zu Zerun is Gushan Ezhen of Zhenglan Banner, but Huang Taiji considered Zu Zerun to be the eldest son of Zu Dashou.He has been summoning his ancestors for his birthday. At this time, Jinzhou City was besieged with more troops, and he took his son as a certain banner of the Han Army Banner, Gushan Ezhen.

As for Liu Zhiyuan and Wu Shoujin, apart from their repeated military exploits, it is also the reason why they are quite proficient in firearms and artillery battles.Huang Taiji is now full of interest in firearms, and the establishment of the Eight Banners Han Army is also to fight against Wang Dou's artillery battle formation.

Not only that, in addition to the flag owners of the Qing Dynasty, Gu Shan Ezhen, there are also the princes of the court, Baylor, and the ministers of internal governance gathered in the house.

For example, Rao Yubeile Abatai who belonged to Xiangbai Banner, brother of Gushan Ezhen Baiyintu in Xianghuang Banner, generals Gong Adai and Xihan of Fuguo, Zhang Cunren, Zu Kefa, Duan Xuekong, Sheng Zhong, etc. people.

There are also various ministries of Outer Fan Mongolia, such as Gushan Ezhen'ermbu Chuhuer in Tumed Right Banner, Gushan Ezhen Shanba in Tumed Left Banner, Inner and Outer Karaqin, Chahar, Horqin Left and Right Wing Middle Banners , Aohan, and Alu, the princes of the banners, Baylor.

There were even soldiers and horses from various banners or tribes of Outer Zhasak Mongolia (later in the territory of Outer Mongolia) who came to help in the battle, and North Korea also sent [-] soldiers and horses to flatter their master, which made the battle of Jinzhou in the Qing Dynasty very powerful.

(End of this chapter)