The Red Mansions

Chapter 951 Chen Xiao: Beiping is attacked, and Shenjing is bound to be in an uproar... (Ask for a monthly ticket!)

Datong City

This city, which inherited Jiubianbian Town in the Ming Dynasty, was rammed with three-component soil, and the outside was built of stone and blue bricks with glutinous rice. A moat was dug outside, and there were city defense facilities such as Wengcheng, Yuecheng, and Arrow Tower inside.

Xuan Da is the outermost gateway of the Great Han Shenjing, which can be said to have brought the city's defense power to the extreme.

At the end of the afternoon, the spring day was bright and bright, and in front of the tall Wuding Gate, drums were rumbling up and down the city wall, and the soldiers of the Jurchen banners and Han army banners below were preparing to approach Datong City with their carts and ladders.

As far as the eye can see, the elite Jurchen Eight Banners, holding yellow, white, and blue banners and wearing three-color foam nail armor, gathered like streams to form waves and tides, rushing densely and orderly, with a shocking momentum.

At this moment, the rider of the Xianglan Banner was led by Prince Zheng, no, it should be the ordinary bannerman Ji Erhalang, approaching Wuding Gate of Datong City, his face was full of determination to see death as home.

Azig was riding on a tall black-haired horse, holding a gleaming saber in his hand, on his majestic face under the feathered helmet, his beard and hair were all stretched out, his eyes were round and angry, urging him to move The horse under the crotch waved the saber in his hand. Under the sunlight, white light twined around, and the roar sounded: "Kill!"

At this moment, Azig was staring at the big banner with the word "Jia" hanging above the main building of the city gate, and in his heart he was thinking of his younger brother, Prince Yu Duoduo, who died in the hands of the big man's coach Yongninghou. And this person is in Datong City.

Datong City Center
On the main entrance tower, Jia Heng was wearing a black and red embroidered python suit, with the Son of Heaven sword hanging from his waist and a binoculars in his hand. A ferocious and indifferent expression.

Jia Heng looked at the four flags, and stared at the Jurchen Prince standing under the head of the flags with sharp eyes like a sword.

These are the Jurchen princes, Baelor.

Jia Heng said coldly: "The generals obey the order, be on guard, and meet the enemy!"

Following Jia Heng's short and powerful handing down of the general order, with a "crack" sound, the Yanling sabers were drawn out in unison, and the arrows entered the bow.

Ezhe on the side looked solemn and sighed secretly.

The austere weather of this big country in the Central Plains is not as good as the people in the grasslands.

Agula, the son next to E Zhe, had a young face flushed, and looked at the boy in the python suit with reverence in his eyes.

And Ya Ruo, who was wearing a petite armor and insisted on watching the changes in the battle situation, stared at the young man, her face was flushed, and her eyes were inexplicably excited.

"Dong dong dong..."

The sound of the drums was as dense as raindrops, the sergeants of the Han Dynasty were winding up the strings, and the firecrackers were loaded with ammunition. Everything was completed in an orderly manner.

Silence, only the tense atmosphere of the upcoming battle silently enveloped the entire city gate upstairs and down.

As the soldiers of the Qing army carrying ladders approached the moat, they waved the flag and said, "Let go!"

"Whizzing!!!"

With the sound of the thunderclap, the arrows shot through the air.

The archer holding a strong bow, the bow in his hand and the bow with the divine arm shot out arrows densely like locusts, passing through the blue sky, filled with vast clouds of smoke, as if they paused in mid-air for a moment, cold and quiet The black arrow reflected the afterglow of the setting sun, and immediately landed on the heads of the densely packed Jurchen bannermen.

"Pfft..."

Screams sounded.

"Ding ding ding dong..."

Then, the arrows landed on the shields raised in unison, making the crisp sound of iron strikes.

"Puff, puff..." The sound of arrows piercing the flesh came one after another.

As well as the ordinary soldiers who were suddenly shot to the ground, some of them were carried away by the kinetic energy of the arrows from the strong crossbow, and they fell to the ground at once, with their upper body holding their weapons and maintaining their charging posture. Tantan bright red blood gurgles and spreads from the chest.

At this moment, Jia Heng is holding a binoculars, observing the whole movement of the battlefield, his eyes gradually become dignified.

Jurchen's will to fight is obviously higher than that of the Han army.

"Raise your shield!"

At this moment, accompanied by the general shouting like a bell, the air seemed like locusts fluttering their wings, and arrows shot towards the Han army on the city wall.

The Qing army's counterattack came.

Then, a frame of Frang machine guns bombarded towards the top of the city and exploded. The Han army on the top of the city groaned and screamed again and again.

Jia Heng also quickly took the shield from Chen Xiao and raised it up with a cold expression.

Because Datong City is high, not all Jurchen bows and arrows can be shot up, and many of them are shot on the blue brick wall, making a crisp sound of "jingling".

Occasionally, one or two arrows were shot in the cracks of the bricks, and the tail feathers trembled because of the sudden stop of the arrows.

"Boom boom boom!"

At this time, the cannon muzzles on the watchtower in Datong City also began to roar, and the cannonballs were tilted downwards. The large gray gunpowder smoke of the firecrackers was filled, and they shot towards some Qing troops who had circled to the front by the ladder.

The firecrackers of the Han army, or the Lumi blunderbuss and the three-eyed blunderbuss at the moment, are really not flattering. They are not much better than the three-eyed blunderbuss used in rural areas, and the penetration damage to the Jurchen bannermen is much less.

And the scattered firecrackers allowed many Qing troops to charge reluctantly even after being shot.

Seeing this scene, Jia Heng frowned, and glanced at the Zhengbai Banner of the Chinese Army that had been pushed up, and the leading general could already be seen through the binoculars.

He suppressed the idea of ​​ordering Hongyi Cannon to fire immediately.

Opening fire now will definitely not have the effect of defeating the Jurchen. The Jurchen will come back after a period of chaos.

In fact, the entire offensive and defensive battle did not require Jia Heng to come and command at all, but the flag of the Chinese army standing on the gate tower of Datong City has the effect of calming the sea.

Stabilize the morale of the army and the hearts of the people.

Then came the boring and boring siege battle. The ladder was placed on the top of the wall, and rolling wood and stones were thrown from the top of the city. It was like bowling, and it was thrown down from the top of the ladder.

The boiled "golden juice" was poured downwards, and the Jurchen Banner below grinned and fell from the ladder with blisters on his face.

Then there was an offensive and defensive battle that lasted for two hours. The Han army and the Qing army fought around the top of the city. The corpses on the top of the city fell from the top of the city and fell into the moat, spreading blood and blood.

Because there are [-] Jingying infantry in the entire Datong city, plus [-] Jingying cavalry, and [-] Datong soldiers and horses. It can be said that there are heavy guards and sufficient troops. This kind of attack is more like a temptation.

Therefore, after a fierce siege, the Jurchen's offensive gradually slowed down.

Until the evening, the sky was full of sunset, and the entire sky was soaked in gold and red. Arrows and bright red blood still remained above the majestic and tall Datong City, while the banners gathering the corpses below, the Datong Town Army above did not attack tacitly.

At this moment, both sides are gathering wounded soldiers and healing them.

Zongbing Yamen
The lights were brightly lit, and there were many figures. Cai Quan, commander of the Yaowu Camp of the Beijing Camp, Weiqi, Marquis of Runan, Pang Shili, and other officials of the Beijing Camp, such as Song Yuan, stared at the boy in python.

Jia Heng pondered and said: "In today's battle, the Jurchen's offensive was particularly fierce. They almost gained a foothold on the top of the city several times. Our army's reaction was slow, and we still need to react quickly."

In fact, this is also an opportunity to temper the Beijing camp and the frontier army. After this battle, the combat power of the Han army must have improved.

That's why he started the offensive and defensive battle with Jurchen with the city.

The generals below nodded, at this time the soldiers from the original Datong came out to take the pot, and said: "General, the soldiers and horses under him have not seen such a battle for a long time, and they panicked for a while, I hope the general will forgive me."

At this moment, Ezhe and some Taiji tribes in Chahar Mongolia were also listening to the Han generals' discussions.

Jia Heng said: "The warriors from Chahar Mongolia performed well this time. The warriors from Dongjiaolou shot and killed many Jurchen bannermen. I wonder which one is the warrior from?"

With a faint smile on E Zhe's face, he was obviously honored, and said: "It's Lakjot's guards, they are good at riding and shooting."

At this time, behind Ezhe were two tall Mongolian men with beards and bristling eyes. One of them strode out, stroked his chest with one hand, and said, "I dare not be a great general to praise, my warriors are all A natural archer."

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Come here, give this strong man the wine that the palace gave to me."

At this time, Jia Fang came out more and more, and it should be done.

The complexions of all the generals present changed, and most of them had strange colors.

Jia Heng looked at the generals around him, and said: "Generals, Jurchen has ravaged the border of our Han Dynasty for many years. Now that the troops are under the fortification of the city, there is still something to say about field battles, but if you stick to the city, you can't give Jurchen head-on. Beat me hard, how can I have the face to go back to Beijing to meet the Holy Majesty and the elders in Guanzhong?"

There was anger on the faces of the generals present.

Then, after the meeting with the generals, when Jia Heng came to the study, he saw that the lights were on, and a tall girl with a pure temperament was waiting for the dishes to be placed.

The girl is wearing a flying fish suit, her cheeks are as white as jade without any makeup, and her eyes are crystal clear under her eyebrows.

Chen Xiao put down the chopsticks, took a basin of water over, and said in a low voice: "I was thinking just now, Huang Taiji was frustrated on the western front, and would definitely use troops to make a surprise attack in Beiping, why didn't you send troops to defend in advance."

Jia Heng washed his hands in a "crash", and the orange candlelight reflected his clear face, and said: "Actually, it is completely unnecessary. From Jizhen to Xuanhua, count how many gates there are for Jurchens to attack. Fortification, on the contrary, dilutes the strength of the troops and is restrained everywhere."

In other words, apart from Xuanda being Shenjing's defense line, he went from Hebei to Jizhen on purpose, using basketball to release Jurchen.

Jurchen is like a stall, as long as they want to break in, the big guy really can't guard against it.

Well, life is unsatisfactory, and I am a match for Golden State.

Chen Xiao Liuye slender eyebrows curved, eyes flashed, and said: "Then you can't just do nothing."

Jia Heng took the towel and wiped his hands, said: "Jurchen will have some movement in the past few days, I have sent a letter to Xie Zaiyi to lead the army to support Beiping."

Chen Xiaoning frowned, and said, "Why don't you keep the enemy out of the pass?"

Jia Heng picked up the chopsticks, remained silent for a moment, and said, "This is an opportunity to close the door and beat the dog."

To put it bluntly, the defense line of the entire northern Great Wall is too long, almost leaking into a sieve, and the existing troops or combat power cannot defend it at all. From Juyongguan, Qiangziguan, Qingshanguan, Shanhaiguan... every pass has to divide troops Reinforcement, but passive.

And from west to east, even if you use cavalry, it is not wise to be so passively defended and exhausted.

Chen Xiaoqing's eyes flickered, and she pointed to the map hanging on the screen, and said, "In the direction of Juyongguan, Jurchen might send troops to attack."

Jia Heng said: "Juyongguan is a possibility. I plan to send Xie Jing to rescue him. I probably won't be able to make it in time. I have already issued an order to Xie Jing. After Juyongguan falls, Juyongguan must be recaptured. If it is broken, we will do the same, and we must block the Jurchen's back."

Chen Xiao sat down, stared at the young man, and said softly: "Once the Jurchen comes in, Peking will be attacked, and Shenjing will definitely be in an uproar."

Jia Heng paused, and said: "That can't be helped. The Jurchens will attack a certain point all the way, and no one can guard against it. Soldiers and horses from other areas will rescue them, and then the pass will be broken elsewhere. It is so clumsy. It is the situation of the big Han, as for Beiping, Mr. Li Ge will stand up to the Jurchen soldiers and horses in Beiping, and Shandong and Baoding will send reinforcements."

If Jurchen invaded Beiping and galloped freely, he could almost imagine the appearance of the king of Nan'an County in Shenjing City and other four kings and eight princes celebrating with each other.

Regardless of the fact that his actual main defense area is Xuanda, and the eastern front belongs to Li Zan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

It's just that he wears the seal of a general who conquers captives, controls Shanxi, Hebei and other places, and leads the Beijing army in his hands, so he will more or less be accused of improper use of troops.

Therefore, it is very necessary to annihilate the Xianglan Banner in time to report victory. At that time, the public opinion counterattack in this regard will be lighter.

Otherwise, Emperor Chongping would definitely have doubts.

Chen Xiao's heart moved slightly, he stared at the young man, and said in a low voice: "It's feasible to use Beiping as a bait to attract Jurchens to come in by surprise."

At this moment, Jia Heng's strategy is roughly clear, to protect the west line, and let the Jurchens part of the east line break in.

Because behind the western front is Taiyuan and Guanzhong, while the eastern front is Hebei and other places, which are weaker in terms of military strategy.

Jia Heng paused, and said: "That's why, since we can't guard against it, it's better to let the Jurchen in, and then surround and annihilate them. Mr. Li Ge needs to withstand the Jurchen's offensive, and in addition, we need to arrange One time, close the door and beat the dog, besides, there is Huang Taiji in front of you."

He wanted to deal with Huang Taiji with all his strength, and he needed to see Li Zan, Minister of the Ministry of War, for Beiping.

Chen Xiao said softly: "That's it, let's eat first."

Jia Heng spoke softly, then picked up a piece of Mushu meat and put it in Chen Xiao's bowl, saying, "Eat more of this."

Chen Ling lowered her head to eat the rice, a slight blush appeared on her clear and beautiful cheeks, and bursts of sweetness surged in her heart.

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At this moment, the city of Dushikou in the east of Xuanhua——

It was already evening, and the afterglow of the setting sun in the west fell between the winding and undulating mountains. As far as the eye could see, the soldiers and horses of the red flag and the blue flag and the soldiers and horses of the two flags of the Han army were just like the tide. They besieged Dushikou.

On top of the narrow city wall, there are already corpses on the pillow at this moment, and blood is flowing like a tide.

"Whizzing!!!"

Arrows were like rain, accompanied by rolling wood and stones thrown from the battlement wall, rolling down along the newly green grass, large groups of black and red blood and broken soldiers' broken blades were entangled in the grass, almost a mess.

Along with the screams of Jurchen Banner Ding, earth-shattering shouts of killing echoed in the valley.

And the ferocious faces, like wild animals, climbed along the ladder towards the city wall regardless of casualties, and occupied the city several times, but they were all resisted by the Han army.

Under the city wall, under the banner of the Chinese army, Wang Ziteng was dressed in mountain script armor. Under his thick eyebrows, his quiet eyes were looking down at the attack that was a bit more violent than before. Cloth.

It was in the morning when Wang Ziteng was shot in the shoulder by a stray arrow. At that time, the situation was urgent, Wang Ziteng hurriedly bandaged it, and then continued to press the Chinese army's flag on the top of the city.

After all, he is a person who once served as the commander of the Beijing camp, commanding more than [-] soldiers and horses, and he still has some courage and bravery.

To put it bluntly, Wang Ziteng's stupidity is more manifested in his low political level, ignorance of people, and general lack of military power, but it is impossible for a general who can inherit the Jia family's legacy in the army to be incapable at all.

"General Wang, the Jurchens have increased their troops from Xuanhua City." Underneath, Deputy General Yu Wanshou said in a low voice with serious eyes under his brow.

Wang Ziteng pondered for a moment, and said: "The soldiers and horses from the other side of Xuanhua City have gathered here, and immediately ask General Xie for help."

At this moment, a soldier went up the stairs and said, "General, General Xie sent his deputy Ding Qianshi to lead three thousand soldiers."

Xie Zaiyi had long been keenly aware of the Jurchen's attack strategy, and immediately sent reinforcements to move towards Dushikou when the Jurchen was riding a horse.

Wang Ziteng said: "Tell Ding Qian about it, just say that we are at the top of the city, and let him come to help quickly."

But at this moment, the setting sun is shining at night, the night is low, the whole world is as dark as darkness, and the military tents in the distance have already lit up lanterns.

"Clang clang..."

With the sound of the gong, the Qing army below receded quickly like a tide, retreating towards the camps that had been set up in the distance.

Seeing this, Wang Ziteng also breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly, "Go back."

At this moment, Yue Tuo and Hauge are discussing with Han generals Li Guohan, Tong Tulai and other generals. At this moment, there is a map in front of everyone, which reproduces the situation here.

Yue Tuo said: "The two flags of the Han army are still here to attract the attention of the Han army. Our army can go around here overnight and enter the pass. My father has already attacked Qiangziguan. It is said that the Han army in Beiping has increased its troops. .”

Just in the past few days, Daishan and Nurhachi's grandson Belledudu joined forces to attack Qiangziguan, and a big battle broke out in Beiping.

Li Zan, the Second Assistant of the Great Han Cabinet, a Bachelor of Wuyingdian, and Minister of the Ministry of War, has already written a letter to Shandong Admiral Lu Qi to lead [-] troops to reinforce Beiping.

And Kang Hong, the admiral of Hebei in Baoding, also led [-] troops, and the whole army was ready to go.

Hauge pointed at the map, and said coldly: "Even if the generals here know that our army is withdrawing, they don't know the exact direction of our march, so they mobilize accordingly, but they are just exhausted!"

It can be said that during this period of time, Hauge was very restless. From Xuanhua to Dushikou, he didn't break a single place. In the past... Xuanda was not easy to attack, especially the two cities of Datong and Xuanhua, but the other cities It is not difficult for the defense line to break into the Han territory.

In fact, this was the case at the end of the Ming Dynasty in a parallel time and space. Once Jurchen entered a certain place, the capital was shocked overnight and immediately ordered all ministries to help. For example, take Jurchen's fourth entry into the customs as an example.

Historical Records: Zheng Xizhao, Director of Jizhen, Zhongguan Sun Maolin, Governor of Shuntian, Governor of Baoding, Zhang Qiping, Governor of Shandong, Yan Jizu, Chief Soldier Wu Guojun and Chen Guowei of Jizhen, General Soldier Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen, etc. A total of 36 people were beheaded.

Because Beiping was the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the Jurchens invaded and threatened the capital, the world was naturally shaken.

Therefore, Jia Heng defended Xuanda and strengthened Taiyuan, and used the siege of Ping'an Prefecture to go straight to Taiyuan's defenses and omissions to lure Huang Taiji to go deep into the back when the war was stalemate, and to set up a pocket array to seek a big victory.

(End of this chapter)