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

Chapter 534
Lao Bainiu: I will go to Xiamen tomorrow, and I will try my best to find time to write.

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"Are reinforcements coming?"

When Shimen Mountain and Xiaoling River were full of killing sounds and guns fired, Zu Dashou and Zu Dabi in Jinzhou City paid close attention.These days, the Qing soldiers attacked Jinzhou City several times a day, and the defenders in the city found it difficult to persist.

But today, for the first time, the Qing soldiers outside the city did not attack the city again. Instead, there was a faint sound of fierce killing from the side of Shimen Mountain.

Zu Dashou and other generals of the Guanning army all boarded the thousand-year-old Liao Pagoda in the southwest of the city, and looked towards the Shimen Mountain in the east.Looking at the generals around him, they were all beaming with joy, especially when the fire and smoke from the burning pontoon bridge came from the Xiaoling River, it was obvious that the reinforcements of the Ming army had already reached the river.

As the news spread, both soldiers and civilians in Jinzhou city were cheering. The Ming army would soon cross the river, and the siege of Jinzhou was about to be lifted.

Only Zu Dashou sighed: "This is a treacherous scheme for thieves and slaves. It is difficult for the army to cross the river for reinforcements!"

He looked at the layers of Qing army camps several miles outside the city, and felt worried. It was obvious that the thieves and slaves used the technique of attacking halfway.He could foresee that a fierce bloody battle would unfold on both sides of the Xiaoling River. Could the reinforcements withstand it?
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"Go and report victory!"

Tang Zong finally yelled at the guard, and threw away a five taels of silver.

The personal guard happily accepted it, and without any effort, he got five taels of silver. When the news of the success came, there was another silver reward. He was really fat. He got on the horse and rushed to the rear.

Afterwards, Tang Zong's generals pointed at the other side of the river. After the Xiaoling River was incorporated into the Naughty River, the water in the river surged, forming a vast fan.In the area in front of you, there is Shiqiaozi Water on the opposite side, and there is also Baigu River, which ends at the foot of Zijing Mountain in the east and turns to the southeast to flow out.

It can be clearly seen that at this time, on the other side of the river, several miles, tens of miles away, on the east and north of Jinzhou City, there are continuous barracks and flags of the Qing army, and they are besieging Jinzhou City.On the opposite bank, all kinds of Qing army sentries and cavalry were densely covered, and their every move was within their watchful range.

After a long while, Tang Zong showed a sneer on his face, and said with his fingers: "According to our division's strategy, after our army captured the river valley, we immediately set up a village by the river, dug trenches, outflanked the front and rear again, and attacked Shimen Mountain from behind. But The soldiers are fierce and the battle is dangerous, how can we be careless? Marshal Ma has a strong army, and he is not in a hurry, let's set up our camps and trenches."

All the generals around him praised, "Tang Shen general did not pre-victorious, but pre-defeated, and won the exquisite art of war. These actions are enough to make our army invincible."

At present, thousands of Miyun troops are busy, digging deep trenches along the river bank, and beside the trenches, there are densely packed chariots.Some of the mountains behind are also densely covered with soldiers and horses, digging deep trenches.

All the troops were sweating profusely, and Tang Zong and other generals would guide them back and forth from time to time, and they had long forgotten the Ma Ke troops who were fighting hard on the other side of the mountain.

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With the support of mortars and rockets, the tide-like mountain navy attacked the walls of various villages in Shimen Mountain wave after wave.

The poisonous bullets and gray bullets were very powerful. Although not many cannons were fired, they caused great trouble to the Qing soldiers guarding the wall of the village.Especially those gray bombs, because many Qing soldiers used wet cloth to cover their faces, and when the lime met water, it would boil and become hot, which made some Qing soldiers scream and scream, and finally their flesh was burned off.

Some lime powder also entered the eyes, and the ash bombs of the Ming army also added vicious things such as asphalt and arsenic, and the damage to the eyes can be imagined.On the battlefield, it is impossible to prepare a large amount of vegetable oil, etc. Behind the wall of the village, there are soldiers of various banners and handymen covering their eyes and howling everywhere.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Ming army attacked the mountain and greatly approached the wall of the village. However, as the Ming army approached, the firing of mortars and rockets from Shenjiying finally stopped.

At this time, the Qing soldiers were strictly disciplined and were not allowed to retreat without an order.Because the general did not issue a retreat order, the Qing soldiers guarding the village started a bloody hand-to-hand battle with the approaching Ming army, and even the auxiliary servants took up weapons to fight.

Many of these handymen are Yu Ding from various banners, and they also have strong combat capabilities, and many of them are even better at shooting arrows.

The two sides entangled before and after the wall of the village, fighting repeatedly, the roar of arrow rain, the sound of gunfire, and the roar of ten thousand enemies echoed in the sky above Shimen Mountain.

The twists and turns of the battle made Ma Ke, who was supervising the battle in the rear, very anxious. He had already attacked from all fronts and even issued a heavy reward. How could the progress be so slow?He suddenly remembered that Tang Tong seemed to have captured the river valley, so why didn't he attack back and forth?

He looked back, and Tang Tong, who was still beside him half an hour ago, had gone somewhere.

After catching a soldier, he roared angrily: "Where is Tang Shuai, where is he?"

Seeing the marshal's distorted face, the soldier was afraid and said anxiously: "It seems that the Miyun army has captured the valley, and Marshal Tang led his personal guards to command and arrange arrangements over there."

Ma Ke scolded: "Damn it, don't arrange it sooner or later, let's arrange it now!"

He said viciously: "Go and tell Tang Tong to let him attack from behind the mountain immediately, otherwise, I will impeach him to Governor Hong!"

After the guard left in a hurry, Ma Ke thought about it, and then pointed out another person: "You go to Hong Du's side, and let him urge Tang Tong's soldiers and horses!"

At the rear of the army, Hong Chengchou frowned, seeing the bloody battle between the Shanhai Navy and the Shimen Mountain Tartars, he only needed to work harder to take down the wall of the village and seize the mountains, but there was no movement from the Miyun Army.Hong Chengchou and others were very happy when they got the good news before, but unexpectedly they stopped moving in the valley and let Ma Ke fight hard here.

In the current situation, Wu Sangui's Ningyuan Army has not moved, but the Shanshang Navy and the Shanshang Qing soldiers are fighting together, even if they support them, they are just crowded together, there is no room for them to display.If the Shanhai Navy retreats and the Ningyuan Army goes up, the results of the hard work of the Ma Ke Department will be in vain.

The best thing so far is Tang Tong leading the attack from behind the mountain.

So when Marko's fast horse messenger arrived, he immediately sent someone to the Miyun Army to urge him.

Tang Tong immediately sent a fast horse back to defend, but there was still no movement.

Hong Chengchou became more and more annoyed, and sent someone to urge him again, and Tang Tong hurriedly sent a horse over.

At this time, the messenger knelt in front of Hong Chengchou, clasped his fists with both hands, and said sharply: "...the army fought bloody and captured the river valley, but there are hundreds of thousands of slaves on the other side of the river, watching. Tang Shuai is worried that the slaves will invade, and the soldiers will be scattered." Dig a trench, arrange it carefully, and make sure that no slaves have an opportunity to take advantage of it!"

"Our Miyun army stood its ground and immediately surrounded and attacked from behind Shimen Mountain, wiped out all the slaves on the mountain, and drank the blood of the Tartars!"

Hong Chengchou looked at the messenger and talked, a gloomy look flashed in his eyes, and he said lightly: "You don't need to say too much, just pass on the order of this governor, and the Miyun army will attack from behind the mountain immediately, and those who violate it will be dealt with by military law!"

The Miyun army messenger paused, and said loudly: "Yes, I obey my orders!"

Get on the horse and hurry away.

Seeing his leaving back, Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, said dissatisfiedly: "When is it, you still have the intention to save the soldiers and horses!"

Hong Chengchou withdrew his gaze, and after a long time, he also sighed in his heart.

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By the Xiaoling River, Tang Tongzheng was laughing and laughing with Tang Zong and the others, he articulated and praised without hesitation, which made several battalion officers in the town smile happily.

At this time, the previous messenger came back, and after listening to the commander-in-chief's order conveyed by him, all the generals of the Miyun Army were dissatisfied.

Tang Zong snorted coldly: "Marshal Ma is known as a strong army, with nearly [-] soldiers and horses, but even a few mountains can't be captured!"

All the generals of the battalions beside him said: "That's right, although our Miyun army is small, when it comes to fighting, it depends on our brothers in the battalion."

Tang Tong flicked the non-existent dust on the big red cloak, straightened his helmet, took out his saber and took a photo, satisfied with his image of Yushu Linfeng, he said indifferently: "Forget it, it's all for the country , there is no need to separate each other, just do what Hong Du said."

Tang Zong and others praised: "The commander-in-chief has a heart of loyalty and loyalty to the country, and the generals are so impressed!"

Tang Tong looked at the other side of the river and saw the densely packed Qing army camp looming. He cracked his mouth and said cautiously: "Sun Tzu has a saying, soldiers, important affairs of the country, the place of life and death, the way of life and death, must not be ignored. Also... have you prepared for the dangers of slaves, right?"

Tang Zong and others said: "Don't worry, Commander, no matter on this side of the river or the other side of the mountain, the brothers have dug deep trenches, and even a tartar is a fly, and he can't get in!"

Tang Tong nodded with satisfaction: "Be careful, there is no big mistake. We don't need to take credit for it, but we should try our best to avoid mistakes. You know, one mistake, the one who is damaged is his own brother. These are all born by parents. How difficult it is to raise someone who soaks in urine!"

Tang Zong sighed: "The commander-in-chief is benevolent and considerate of his brothers. It is a blessing from our previous life to be able to follow the commander-in-chief."

Tang Tong waved his hand and said vigorously: "Okay, let's attack the mountain, and copy from behind the tartars!"

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After several urgings, Tang Tong finally led the army and attacked from behind Shimen Mountain.

At this time, the Qing army on the mountain was at the end of its strength, and the influx of the Miyun army became the last straw that broke the camel's back. The Qing army retreated one after another.

At this time, Huang Taiji, who was paying close attention to the battle in Rufeng Mountain City, also announced his intention to retreat. On Shimen Mountain, there was the sound of Jin Jin withdrawing troops.The Qing army on the mountain retreated like a tide, and they all retreated to Rufeng Mountain in the southwest.

Marko's mountain navy took advantage of the situation and captured the mountains everywhere. They planted their flags on the top of the mountains, cheered and shouted, enjoying the fruits of victory.

However, Ma Ke, who had climbed the Huodun on the mountain, didn't feel much joy in his heart. This time he attacked Shimen Mountain, and the battalions in the town suffered heavy casualties.He roughly estimated that the casualties were as high as 10,000%, but the gains were very few. There were only a few thousand Tatar soldiers on Shimen Mountain, but on the other side of the river, there were [-]+ Tatar soldiers. How to fight this battle.

Especially for Tang Tong, he hated it even more. Is this sinister little boy deliberately wasting his troops?
Standing on the fire pier and looking down the mountain, he felt sad: "Oh, the world is going down, people's hearts are not old!"

He remembered a sentence that Wang Dou said before: "Don't be afraid of opponents who are like gods, but teammates who are like pigs."

This sentence feels very appropriate, why are there teammates like pigs around me?

(End of this chapter)