Ming Dynasty Hongwu four years (1371) Jinan reinforces the original earthen city, the wall is wrapped with bricks and stones, around 12 miles 48 zhang, 3 zhang 2 feet high, 5 zhang wide, set up four city gates, the east is called Qichuan Gate, the west is called Luoyuan Gate, the south is called Lishan Gate, the north is called Huibo Gate, the four gates are set up with 2 official halls, 4 forts. In addition, the city wall has 11 towers, 55 shops, 13 enemy viewing platforms, 55 flag towers, and 3,350 battlements. The base of the wall is about 8 feet of blue ashlar, and large blue bricks are built on it, each brick weighs about 7.5 kilograms. The eastern, western, and southern city gates are set up next to the city horse road, the four corners are prominent, and there is a rectangular corner tower built, and a fort is set up every 100 meters or so.

Jinan City, which had stopped the army of Zhu Di, the king of Yan, for three months in the Battle of Jingyan, although the city was high and the walls were thick, but there were few soldiers. The total strength of the army is only more than 1,000 people. As the capital of Shandong Province, the officials in Jinan City can be said to be dedicated, no less than Tie Xuan Tie Shangshu who guarded Jinan back then.

Song Xuezhu, the governor of Shandong, personally went to the city to fight, "did not untie the belt, did not hand over the eyelashes, and his hair was white", and stuck to the city wall day and night, inspiring the soldiers to live and die with the city. After the city was broken, he was wounded and captured, and was tied to the city gate tower by Qing soldiers and burned to death. Deng Qian, who participated in the politics of Jinan, held on the city wall for three days and nights at the most fierce juncture of the battle, and personally set up artillery to bombard the Qing army until "the arrows were exhausted".

For the tragedy of this battle and the tragedy of the slaughter, Pu Songling, who is good at describing gods, ghosts, demons and foxes, also had a vague description in his chatting about Zhai, "The northern soldiers are here, and Jinan carries millions of corpses." ”

Seeing that the city of Jinan is high and thick, it is difficult to conquer for a while. Yue Tuo, who was bent on making meritorious contributions, ordered the mobilization of artillery to bombard the Jinan city wall in the northwest corner. After a night of non-stop bombardment, when the sky was bright, "Tianxiao, the crowd is in an uproar, and the soldiers are coming up from the northwest cloud ladder!" ”

After the city was broken, the Qing soldiers of the brigade swarmed up, and the governor Song Xuezhu jumped to the west, killing several people with his hands, and the blade was executed; Unyielding. Kill it on the pole of the hanging tower.

After the fall of Deng Qiancheng. He still shot many Qing soldiers with a strong bow, and was later wounded and killed by the Qing soldiers. Han Chengxuan, the magistrate of Licheng County, led more than 1,000 defenders and people to resist desperately, but they were finally outnumbered and isolated. Killed along with other officials.

And Zhang Bingwen, who is the political envoy of Shandong, is even more loyal. I personally led the soldiers and civilians to engage in street fighting and hand-to-hand combat with the Qing army. In the end, he was outnumbered and killed by an arrow. The news of his death reached the mansion on the shore of Daming Lake, and the wife and concubine went out of the back door of the official office hand in hand and jumped into Daming Lake. More than a dozen maidservants in the family were moved by their heroic behavior. also committed suicide by throwing himself into the lake together.

And his wife Fang Mengshi, is also a generation of women's figures, Tongcheng Fang's three sisters Fang Mengshi is the eldest daughter, known as "nine-year-old can write, there is Yongxue Cai", author of "Lan Pavilion Collection" eight volumes, "Lan Pavilion Poetry Collection" fourteen volumes; In addition, there is a very famous nephew who was educated by her sister, that is, the famous Fang Yizhi in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. (It is also a technical talent who has appeared in many works.) ）

This family, compared to the so-called Jiangzuo celebrities, usually boasted about loyalty and patriotism, and scolded the emperor for greedy goods when the emperor asked them to pay, but stood by when they were asked to contribute, and even when it came to martyrdom, the guys who thought the water was too cold were too strong!

The governor, the political envoy, the prefect of Jinan, the prefect of Licheng and other officials were all killed; Jinan City suddenly became a ghost domain. In the past, on the Daming Lake, where lotus flowers were on all sides and willows on three sides, there were floating people in Jinan who committed suicide and threw themselves into the lake, and the corpses of the killed were piled up on Maoling Mountain and Yanyin Mountain.

King Zhu Youshu of Germany, General Zhu Ensheng of Fengguo and others were captured when the city was broken.

In the palace of King De, the weaving golden flags of Yue Tuo and Du Du were erected. Soon after, the golden dragon banners of Dolgon, Duoduo and others also appeared in front of the Yin'an Hall in the Dewang Mansion.

Tens of thousands of Qing army hedgehogs gathered inside and outside the city of Jinan and began to loot and massacre the surrounding prefectures and counties.

The seventeenth day of the first month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Changqing County.

The topography here is high in the southeast and low in the northwest, from the southeast to the northwest is the mountainous area, the hills, the piedmont plain and the river loop formed by the confluence of several rivers, which is called "eight mountains, one depression and one plain". In addition to the Daqing River, the Dasha River in the north and south, there are also rivers such as Yufu River and Qingshuigou.

From the direction of Jinan Mansion, a large puff of smoke and dust came faintly to this side. The earth shook, and the smoke and dust got closer and closer, and soon, a large red banner flew like a ghost, and under the banner, there were knights in red armor, and the fiery red helmets on the helmets of each person could be faintly seen. Among the flags, there is also an extraordinarily large red flag fluttering in the wind, which is as eye-catching as standing out from the crowd.

It was Yue Tuo's Zhenghongqi Niu Lu, who led the four newly attached Niu Lu to Changqing to attack the city and plunder the wealth and rob the population! In addition, another purpose is to open the passage to Tai'an Prefecture for the whole army, and pull out the nail that lies on the road to the foot of Mount Tai and the Qufu area.

"Lord Kala! Kala-sama! ”

Under the official banner of Jialazhangjing, the Niu Lu Zhangjing Guerjia, who was given the title of Jia Lazhangjing, shook a huge round face and looked coldly at the two leaders of the clothed Niu Lu who rode horses behind him. The body is still the armor of the Ming Dynasty, and the swords and guns in his hands and the war horses under the crotch are also from the Ming Kingdom, but the flag behind him has been replaced by the flag of the white flag.

"What's the matter with you two minions?"

"The little ones were sentry on the left and right, and found that a large group of Ming dogs were running quickly in our direction along the Daqing River, and the team was strict and majestic. The minions don't know what to do with the road, so I'm here to ask for instructions! ”

"Smack!"

Gualja waved the leather whip in her hand with disdain, and then struck the helmets of the two new minions with the whip rod, "What else do you need to say?!" The whole army turned around and ate this thing that did not know whether it was alive or dead. After that, repay the merits to the masters! ”

Five Niu Lu of more than 1,000 people, as well as far more than this number of miscellaneous servants Bao Yi Yu Ding and others, quickly moved to the bank of the Daqing River and lined up neatly. The people in the military formation were gearing up, waiting for those military treasures to be sent down to the knife by themselves.

In the sun, the frozen Daqing River is like a silver belt, shining brightly into people's field of vision. Look east along the winding river. A few flags jumped out on the horizon in the distance, and after a while, one side immediately changed into ten, ten sides became hundred, and soon there was an overwhelming sea of flags. It can be vaguely seen that the color of the flag is red advocated by the Ming army. Looking at the past, under those banners, there were neat phalanxes, although the sergeant banner of the centaur could not be seen from a distance, but he could also feel a compelling majesty. Although the alarm of the sentry horse was heard, it was the army that came in the direction of the Daqing River. It must be a reinforcement from the Ming army. It's just these centaurs. Which reinforcement is it?

Aid to the general soldier Zu Kuan? Could it be that his army came over from Linqingzhou?

A coated cow Lu Zhang Jing immediately smiled and denied his judgment.

He is also in the same line of the Guanning Army, and he knows very well that the Guanning Army has always been out of the range of artillery when fighting with the Qing Army, and even the cavalry only fights at the foot of the city wall.

This point has become the secret of Liaodong Jiangmen since the Wanli period.

If the thief is destroyed. Then they, the Guan Ning army, who only reach out to the imperial court every year to ask for money and food, still have to exist in Liaodong? Until then. Liaodong's annual silver money grain and rice. Will the imperial court still allocate it? The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the bird is hidden, I'm afraid of the next one. It's the court that uses them to clean up the dynasty, right?

If the slaves and thieves are destroyed, then the so-called Liaoxi Jiangmen will still exist in Daming? How will they ask the central government for money and food in the future? Is it possible for the silver and grain of the sea to reach his own hands?

Raise self-respect and preserve strength. These eight words are the experience of the generals who led the troops in Liaodong and even the generals who led the troops in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Perhaps an army that had gone the wrong way had accidentally bumped into the knife edge of the masters of the Red Banner.

This former Qianzong from Shanhai Town, the current Baoyi Niu Lu Zhangjing imagined with some schadenfreude.

That team is getting closer.

Except for the fluttering of the flags blown by the north wind, no one spoke in the vast marching column. The sound of footsteps knocked on the ground that was frozen and hard slightly, and the occasional neighing of war horses calmed down the murderous aura that enveloped the entire military formation.

"It's those Nanban! Those Nanban! ”

The frightened cry did not come from the formation of the clothed cow record, but erupted from the authentic Jiannu Niu record.

The team that came from far and near, a red fat jacket of one color, and the outside of the fat jacket was a neat cuirass, with hundreds of people in a phalanx queue, all of them had armor. Behind the phalanx were the unit's large and small luggage, baggage, and other items, and dozens of artillery wagons marched with difficulty on the bumpy road.

With such a military appearance, such equipment, and such a marching state, in addition to the Southern Barbarian army, can you find a second one in the entire Ming Dynasty?

Hexi affairs for a while, so that almost everyone under the Zhenghong Banner has relatives and friends who did not fight in this battle.

And the team in front of him is the Nanzhong Army that left a deep and even indelible impression on Zhenghongqi two years ago!

Shouhan originally planned to land in Laizhou Bay, and transfer the river-sea dual-purpose ships in the fleet to Jinan along the Daqing River, one of the world's famous four defilements, which flows into the sea from Lijin, and if it can go well, it will be necessary to recover Jinan.

However, people are not as good as heaven.

When he excitedly led several brigade commanders and seven or eight regiment commanders to the place where the Daqing River entered the sea to conduct a survey, he was dumbfounded.

The average depth of the Daqing River is only one meter, so how can those heavily loaded boats enter such a river? Moreover, the weather is cold, and many sections of the river have been completely frozen because of many turns and slow flow speed.

In desperation, he had to hire local people to break the ice and pull fiber all the way at a high price, pulling more than a dozen boats that could barely pass in the Daqing River into the river, transporting the necessary baggage ammunition all the way forward.

Along the way, the three brigades at the time of the landing, and the two cavalry regiments that rushed from Tamna Island, counting the troops directly under each brigade totaling nearly a dozen regiments, arrived in the Changqing area of less than four regiments. In addition to the protection and transportation of baggage along the way, a large number of non-combat attrition such as frostbite is also a very irritating thing.

"Not bad! It's those Southern Barbarians! ”

The Jiala title Zhang Jing Guerjia gritted his teeth, and his facial muscles, which had become abnormally developed from chewing and tearing meat, were undulating.

Several of his relatives had been killed in the battle two years earlier, and although the master had paid them a pension, several of their relatives had become disgraced. He had to ask for some help from his relatives, and he had to break a lot of money. Grain, silver, cloth, and even the coat Aha were all shared by the bereaved families of several relatives. This time. Just a bad breath for yourself!

"All the troops are in formation! After defeating this southern barbarian, Ben Jiala attacked Changqing County again! ”

In the midst of a mixture of panic and excitement, the army of this temporary Armor began to line up.

In a short time, the footsteps were getting closer and closer. The ground beneath his feet was trembling slightly, as if tens of thousands of horses' hooves were striking the ground at the same time, making the whole earth tremble.

Several white flag-clad Niu Lu Zhangjing began to sweat in his palms and his throat was dry. They also know what the army on the other side is. Although these subordinates have been like wolves and tigers these days, if they face a real strong enemy, they are afraid that they will choose between being defeated and fleeing and being captured.

"Don't panic! This brute is only a firearm interest. Relying on the fortifications of the fortress, a large number of our warriors were killed and wounded! There is no need to fear him in the field! Everyone remembers. The master of Shuotuo broke the city of Hexi in one battle! ”

Guerjia's words immediately boosted the morale of his subordinates, and those Jiannu soldiers all shook the weapons in their hands and shouted and demonstrated.

Soon, the marching procession of the Nanzhong army came to a halt about three miles from the Qing army.

"Taking advantage of the unstable foothold of Nanban. It is too late to build a camp. Rush up. Break them up! No matter how powerful their firearms are, they will be useless then! Kill! ”

The horn sounded. The soldiers under Guerja's banner jumped off their horses one after another, leading their horses out of battle to line up in front of Lord Jiala.

The distribution of each team was divided into Shiku, and the armored soldiers in their teams came out one after another. This entry into the customs is not only rich. It has also given countless clothed minions a step to advance, so that they can become armored soldiers. Put on the captured armor of the Ming army, kill and loot with knives and guns, and make money for your own fame. Most of the infantry soldiers of each team are filled by these clothed minions, and they are all covered with cotton armor inlaid with iron leaves, with thick copper nails nailed to the cotton armor, a high lightning rod helmet on their heads, and they are immediately equipped with long and short weapons. Those horse armor soldiers were selected from the original infantry soldiers, and they were dressed in two layers of heavy armor, holding spears and halberds, and all kinds of thick and heavy short weapons were also prepared, not to mention strong bows and sharp arrows.

As for the officers of each team, such as Paishku and Qiangqiang, they are even more clothed with three layers of heavy armor, and many of them also have a layer of Nanzhong armor, which is the mark of their military achievements.

They were all expressionless. Unconcerned about the coming war, these Qing soldiers from north to south, from outside the pass to inside the pass, have to struggle with swords and guns every year to survive, it can be said that I don't know how many wars Lu Dao has experienced, so that it is impossible to survive without fighting. Looking forward to it, all the people I saw were full of arrogant faces, as well as the thick evil in each other's eyes......

"Huabao, the first time I came out with Daddy, I encountered such a big battle, are you afraid?"

Seeing the change in the formation of the Qing army on the opposite side, Shouhan put down the binoculars in his hand, with white gas in his mouth, and asked his second son Li Huabao beside him with a smile.

As the second son and sister-in-law of Shouhan, Li Huabao, although he is not born like his sister, he is not a person who is happy in the smoke of artillery fire, but he is not so strange to the battle array.

"Daddy, it looks like these thieves are about to start charging our ranks?"

"The second son is right!"

Wang Bao, the general office of the Qinwang Military Barracks, also glimpsed the movements of the Jiannu rangers on the opposite side through the lens of the telescope.

"However, it would be too arrogant for a single army of Jiala to crush our army of thousands of people!"

"Second son, they are not arrogant at all. This is the result of their years of experience. With an army of several hundred people, tens of thousands of officers and troops can run around. ”

Li Peiting, who was ordered to rush from Beijing to meet with Qin Wangjun, explained to Huabao with disdain on his face.

Shouhan in the middle looked at his son's surprised expression and smiled secretly in his heart. Is this kind of thing still new? An army without morale and a sense of battle is not as good as a pig. It was not once an army that claimed to have fought a bloody battle in Normandy that set an unbreakable record, and a division was overwhelmed by the strength of a large battalion of the enemy army in a field battle.

"Order Wu Biao's troops, unfold the formation, and give this enemy army a little color!"

The trumpets of the two armies sounded in unison.

At present, Wu Biao's unit of the garrison brigade has only about one regiment of troops, but fortunately, the backbone of the veterans are all there, and the decrease in numbers makes this unit quite capable.

"Formation!"

The officers shouted the soldiers and scattered along the embankment.

An army of nearly 2,700 men lined up in four columns and straddled diagonally along the river on the offensive path of the Red Banner Army. If the plan is to defeat the Nanzhong army, then Wu Biao's army is bound to bear the brunt.

"Lose that mother! Brother Qi! Fight well! This is a great opportunity for us to make a name for ourselves! ”

Wu Biao rode his horse back and forth in the queue, shouting and scolding loudly, but everywhere he went, it also boosted the morale of the soldiers.

In the queue, 2,000 musketeers carefully checked the preparations before the firecracker was launched, and some even eagerly pulled out the bayonet from the belt at their waists, checked the blade, and then put it back in its place with confidence.

With 500 musketeers in each column, Wu Biao believed that it was enough to give the attacking enemy a big meal!

Moreover, behind him, the original brigade headquarters cavalry signal team also dismounted, and they all held firearms in unison and prepared to act as a reserve. The artillerymen had no task, so they acted as his guards, ready to rush forward to settle the battle at the most critical moment. (To be continued......)

PS: Yesterday I went out with my child for a day, and I was going to come back and work hard to code words. As a result, I caught a cold. In desperation. I hope everyone will take out a monthly pass or something to comfort us for the sake of our snot and tears.