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

Chapter 886
General Gao Shiyin of Leopard Tao flanked the Tartars, and led the Suzaku Army's middle battalion and left battalion to have a first-class battalion and a second-class battalion respectively, as well as hussars and chasseurs, and then the right battalion of cavalry of the central army and saber cavalry. , There is also a third-class rear battalion in the army, and some artillery and rocket troops, with about 2 people.

With Gao Guida, the general of the left battalion of the White Tiger Army, attacking the bandits, he led the left battalion of the White Tiger Army, the second-class battalion, the two third-class battalions in the front and back of the army, the right battalion of the Suzaku Army, the left battalion of the Chinese cavalry, saber cavalry, and some artillery rockets. There are also about 2 soldiers.

Their mission is to circle around and attack the capital. After destroying the thieves in the city, leave some people to defend, and then close the city gate. The rest continue to go north and attack the thieves from behind.

This is the battle plan of the General Staff Department. The 23 troops on the Jing frontier and the friendly troops are divided into six parts. The three parts are relatively closely integrated. Only Sun Sanjie's retreat and the two large flanks have more unpredictable factors. , because the distance is too far.

This plan is also the result of planning by Chief of Staff Wen Fangliang, Vice Ministers Zhong Susu, Zhong Tiaoyang, Gao Shiyin, senior praisers Qin Yi, Wen Shiyan, and a large number of ordinary praisers.However, with the news of thieves, Han and North Korea think that this plan may be slightly adjusted.

He said: "I don't close the sentry at night. Yesterday, the thief generals Liu Fangliang and Liu Xiyao led some horse teams to Qinghedian. This morning, the intruder Li Zicheng even led the army. There are also reports that the thief has already stationed in Tongzhou, Liangzhou The soldiers and horses from the camps in Xiang, Fangshan, Xianghe, etc., are limited to arrive at the Qinghedian area within three days, that is, before the time limit on the [-]th, and those who fail to arrive after this time will be executed."

He said: "However, the bandits marched slowly and dragged their feet. Many battalions may not be able to arrive after [-] days. According to intelligence, their cavalry only guarded the left and right fronts of Qinghedian. The mountains are completely ignored, probably because our army can't form an formation there."

Han Chao pointed to the sand table and said: "So why do I have to wait until the war starts when I am flanking the army of thieves? You can set off a day or two earlier and hide in the Western Mountains in advance."

Pointing to the large mountains in the West Mountain, Han Chao said: "Especially Cuifeng Mountain, which is only [-] miles away from the capital. The east side of the mountain is steep and steep, covered by smoky clouds and trees, but the west side and south side are gentle. It is called Pingpo Mountain and Wolonggang. I The army can completely hide in the mountains, and when the time comes, attack the capital immediately, and enter the inner and outer cities from Fuchengmen and Guanganmen respectively."

He said: "If we set off so early, the army will not be in such a hurry, and we will need fewer horse mules, or use horse mules to carry more artillery shells and rockets. Being closer to the capital, we can also quickly enter the city and wipe out the rogues in the city. Lest you have long nights and dreams."

He said: "The last general also thought that there could be more troops to flank the bandits. The Chinese army garrisoned a total of 5 troops. The strength is too abundant, and another 1 people can be drawn to flank the bandits. After capturing the capital, 1 people will remain Defend the city, and another 2 people will go northward, with both foot and horse, and you can intercept more rogues, especially the old camp of rogues."

Everyone was contemplating, indeed, seeing the thieves procrastinating and neglecting their heads, they can indeed ambush and hide earlier, so that they don't need so many horse mules, and they can also send more mules in that direction. infantry.

There are also soldiers and horses who flank the Tartars, and they can also ambush in Jundu Mountain in advance. There are many mountains and mountains, and there are some places where soldiers and horses can hide.

Wang Dou looked at the sand table and listened to the discussion. Wang Dou leaned towards Han and North Korea's opinion on the side of the bandits, but he needed more information on the side of the Tartars.

Although Dorgon led the army to Shunyi, all the bandits and Tartars had arrived, and the enemy's movement in all aspects was basically as the staff guessed, but for a more detailed response, he had to look at the specific arrangements of the Tartars and the bandits. He decided to go back tomorrow. Watch for a day, and then the troops who flank the thieves can go one step ahead.

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Near noon on the [-]th, Li Zicheng led a mighty team of generals to the north. They walked along the official road, passing through two shops, Shibeipu and Shuangxianpu, and finally arrived at Qinghedian.They are basically cavalry, the infantry will arrive in the next few days, and the artillery battalion may also arrive tomorrow.

Their brigade passed through Qinghe Township, crossed Guangji Bridge, and finally arrived at Qingbei Township.

This town was prospered because of the Qinghe River, and it was divided into South Town and North Town with Qinghe River as the boundary. Because it is on the main road from the capital to Juyongguan, it is always very busy like Shahedian and other places.However, there was not a single resident in the town at this time. When Liu Zeqing was defeated and fled Qinghedian yesterday, all the residents in the town dispersed in a loud crash, fleeing north into Changping one after another.

When crossing the Guangji Bridge, Liu Fangliang and Liu Xiyao, who were stationed in Beizhen, rushed to greet them. This bridge is also a stone arch bridge, also known as Qinghe Bridge. It was built in the 14th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. It is very old, but the bridge is not long, only [-] steps distance.

Seeing the two, Li Zicheng didn't care to rest, and immediately asked about the battle report ahead. The two said that the Jingbian army's cavalry had once invaded Qinghedian, but they were all repelled. With the increase of their own cavalry, their invasion became weaker and weaker.

They were stationed at Dan'erling and Tangjialing stores ten miles away. They tried to go there to check out, but they were also repelled by them. Now the two sides are in a stalemate, and no one can do anything to the other.

Li Zicheng was a little relieved. He was always worried that Qinghedian would be captured. From the looks of it, both Changping and here are the vanguard of the Jingbian Army. Their main force may have just arrived or not yet arrived in Changping Prefecture. This gave him enough strength. Preparation time.

He hesitated for a moment, and another thought flashed across his mind, whether to concentrate his forces to eat the forwards of the Jingbian Army first?
Then he rejected this idea, this battlefield is the most suitable for the Dashun army, he was worried that eating these forwards would scare away the follow-up Jingbian army.After all, his main army has not yet fully arrived, and the current situation is most in line with the interests of the Dashun Army.

Two or three miles to the west of Qinghedian is Dongsheng Ridge, which is three miles long from east to west, and one mile from north to south. The mountains are not high, but they have a good view compared to the open and flat four fields. Ride up Dongsheng Ridge.

He rode his horse on the hill and looked out, in front of him was a vast wilderness, the land was flat, the trees were sparse, and there was almost no vegetation, only some sparse trees on both sides of the official road.

Looking around, there are no villages, because this area is very short of water, there is only Tangjialing shop ten miles away, and the opposite is the wider and higher mountains of Dan'erling.

He looked up for a while, and saw dozens of cavalry running around in the field. Looking at their armor, they were his own cavalry and the Jingbian army cavalry.Watching them chasing each other, coming and going, the fight was very fierce, but Li Zicheng watched for a long time, seeing that their casualties were only counted.

But Li Zicheng was relieved, it seemed that although the Jingbian army was brave, it was not impossible for them to deal with it.

They could easily defeat Liu Zeqing from the outer battalion, but they seemed helpless against their old battalion.

They went west to Dongsheng Ridge and ran along the Qinghe River. This Qinghe River is an important river [-] miles north of the capital. It is said that it originates from Yimu Spring in Changping Prefecture, then flows through Shuangtadian, and flows through here from the southeast. The east flow meets the Shahe River and then enters the Baihe River.

The Qinghe River is not wide, but only twenty or thirty paces, and the water is not deep, so you can easily cross the river by riding a horse or wading.

However, five or six miles westward from Dongshengling, the number of lakes and springs gradually increased. From time to time, manors built by dignitaries and nobles can be seen, and there are traces of rice fields around them.Then you can see the vast Fuhai, surrounded by large and small gardens, the most famous ones are Tsinghua Garden and Spoon Garden.

One was built by Li Wei, Marquis of Wuqing, the emperor's relative during the Wanli period. Because of its grand scale, it is known as "the No. 1 garden in Jingguo".Built with a meter of [-] bells, it guides the lake water outside the east wall of Tsinghua Garden. It is elegant and beautiful, taking the meaning of "a spoonful of Haidian".

Going west, there are many gardens, but you can see the pavilions, terraces and buildings complement each other with the scenery of lakes and mountains.

But at this time, the horse team was galloping, and the rude laughter was endless. The Shun army going north were rushing to be stationed by the lake, especially the various gardens were their favorite.

Li Zicheng didn't say a word, and continued to run westward. Four or five miles to the west were Wengshan Po and West Lake, and Wengshan Po was directly north of Wengshan.

Wan Yanliang, the gold master, once set up the Jinshan Palace here, and Ming Xiaozong's nursing mother assisted the holy lady to build Yuanjing Temple in front of Weng Mountain. Ming Wuzong also built a palace by the lake, which was called "Haoshan Garden". During Ming Xizong, Wei Zhongxian will be good The mountain garden is his own.

There are also many gardens around Wengshan Mountain, and there is Red Mountain to the west of Wengshan Mountain, and Yuquan Mountain to the southwest. Li Zicheng saw that the front of the Red Mountain was gentle and stretched about three or four miles from east to west, so he thought that there could be many soldiers and horses here. Then attack the Jingbian Army's position from the left.

They rode their horses across the Weng Mountain and entered the plain between Hongshan Mountain and Yuquan Mountain. The flat land here is three or four miles wide from east to west, and three to four miles from north to south.

Looking at the mountains on the west side, Li Zicheng seemed to be quite calm. He said, "Can we gather troops in the plains behind this Red Mountain, and then climb over the mountains and bypass Baiwang Mountain in front?"

Liu Fangliang said: "The last general once sent sentry cavalry to investigate. It was very easy. After climbing the mountain for less than two miles, he entered the valley on the other side of the mountain, and then entered the plain."

Li Zicheng nodded, and there was another place to attack the Jingbian army's flank.

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At Shen time on April [-]th, at about three or five o'clock in the afternoon, the mighty Qing army crossed the Baihe River from the pontoon bridge.

Dorgon rode his horse and stood on the Hunu Mountain a few miles away from the river and looked out. The city of Shunyi on the opposite side was clearly visible in his mind. The county town was not big, with a circumference of about four miles. He just watched his army cross the river.

Earlier, the sentinel came to report that when the vanguard of the army arrived, there was a bandit cavalry out of the city. It seemed that they wanted to burn the pontoon bridge, but they were repelled by Ge Bushi's virtuous camp Niu Luzhang Jingsuoer and Nuo led the troops, and Dorgon escaped from the city. In a cold sweat.

Although Suoerhe Nuo and others reported that there seemed to be a pontoon bridge on the [-]-mile upper source of the Baihe River, leading to Caohe Camp at the foot of Niulan Mountain on the opposite side.However, there is a bridge facing the city, and it is a completely different concept from crossing the Baihe River for twenty miles and walking another twenty miles to the city.

Building a bridge is very hard work, especially the kind of bridge that can pass through several thousand catties of heavy artillery. Fortunately, when the army came, everything went smoothly.

He looked at the city of Shunyi on the opposite side, the return of the sentry cavalry, the Jingbian Army captured Changping City yesterday, but they did not capture Shunyi City, which is [-] miles away, nor Huairou City, which is also [-] miles away. They don't want to disperse their forces.

"You don't want me anymore."

Dorgon had a smile on his face, so far so good.

At this time, the sentry cavalry came to report that the thieves in Shunyi City took Liu Liangzuo out of the city and surrendered.

Dorgon smiled even wider.

(End of this chapter)