The outside of the pass was covered with heavy snow, and even the road was difficult to find, so the Ming army decided to cross the sea to support the city of Shenyang.

After making a decision, the Ming army mobilized ships to the sea outside Tianjin Wei, and on the other hand, seconded 10,000 northern troops from Xuanda and rushed to Tianjin Wei to prepare to board the ship.

On the second day of the second month of February, off the mouth of the Liao River, a fleet of boats slowly approached the bay, the boats in front of them first lowered their boats, and the soldiers slowly rowed to the shore, then cut down trees, built a wooden bridge from the beach, and stretched out to the sea.

When the simple dock was erected, the big ship began to lean to the side of the bridge, anchored to fix the hull, set up the plank, and the Ming soldiers wearing bloated cotton clothes, cotton hats, and leather boots began to get off the boat.

On a lucky ship, there were more than a dozen generals standing on the deck, led by Liu Tichun, and behind him stood Jiang Youguang and Yang Yanchang and others.

They are the vanguard, and depending on the situation, they may also lead the army out of the pass, and will sweep the Mongol tribes, and by the way, Shunzhi and Bumu Butai will be captured back to Beijing.

At this time, watching the soldiers go ashore from the dock, Liu Tichun was in a good mood, "Many brothers are going to sea for the first time, and the general was originally a little worried, but this time the wind and waves are not big, and we actually crossed the Bohai Sea so easily." ”

"Yes, before leaving, I also asked Lang Zhong to dispense medicine, but I was afraid that I couldn't stand it when I got on the boat, and I didn't expect that going to sea was not terrible." Jiang Youguang has never seen the sea in his life, and this time he not only saw it, but also crossed the Bohai Sea, he said with some excitement.

Yang Yanchang hugged his fists and said: "There are still a few days away from Shenyang, Lord Zhongtang explained that it will be opened at the end of February, we have little time, let's hurry up and go ashore!" ”

Liu Tichun nodded, "Okay, let's go ashore first!" ”

The vanguard of this expedition totaled 15,000 people, 10,000 were Xuandalai's troops, which were relatively cold-resistant, and the other 5,000 were men and horses selected from Zhongzhen Town.

Fifteen thousand people, no matter how much they can't be transported, the number of troops is less, but the remnants of the Mongols are defeated, and the generals don't pay too much attention to it.

It is true that they are good at riding and shooting, but in such weather, the Ming army is inconvenient, and although the Mongols are hardy, it is impossible to fly in the snow.

It took about a day, and all the 15,000 Ming troops, including supplies, were unloaded from the ship, although Liu Tichun did not take Wu Keshan, an unknown person, into account, but still sent nearly 100 scouts to explore the way before the army.

The weather was bitterly cold, and there was knee-high snow on both sides of the Liao River, but the Liao River was frozen, forming a smooth ice road.

When the Mongols went south, they also walked on the ice of the Liao River to the south, and this time the Ming army stepped on the ice to go north, but the ice was very slippery, and the Ming army tied cotton cloth to the soles of their feet, and some people slipped and fell on the river from time to time.

When the Ming army entered Liaoning, the Mongols had already carried out three more fierce attacks on Shenyang, but they were all met with stubborn resistance from the Ming army, and the Mongols accumulated more than 7,000 casualties, but the city did not move, so that the Mongol army suffered a setback.

At this time, there were more than 3,000 casualties in the city, but most of them were young and strong people who assisted in defense, and the casualties of the Ming army were only 1,000, and the city was still firmly in the hands of the Ming army.

said that he would come to Shenyang to grab it, but he didn't expect to kick the iron plate, and the city of 7,000 dead people had not yet been laid, which made the Mongolian tribes a little discouraged and began to turmoil.

The Mongol tribes elected Wu Keshan, the relatively powerful leader of Horqin, as Khan, mainly in the hope of uniting against the Ming Dynasty, and they were more of an alliance than subordinate to each other, so Wu Keshan did not have absolute authority in these tribes.

Mao Mingqi, Wulazhi, Karaqin, Uzhumuqin, Tumut, Ordos and other departments are nominally Wu Keshan's subordinates, but in fact, the leaders of each department lead the army themselves, and they follow Wu Keshan to conquer the Liaohe Plain, one is to pull out the nails of the Ming Dynasty outside the pass, and the other is to get a share of the benefits.

But after nearly a month of siege, no good was seen in the various tribes, but most of the tribes had died between a few hundred and a thousand.

This was not a lot of people before, but after Mongolia lost 50,000 or 60,000 people in the Central Plains, young and strong men were scarce, and even if they lost a hundred people, it was enough for the tribal leaders to feel distressed for a while.

They originally wanted to come and grab something easily, but now it has become a bitter battle, which makes the Mongolian tribes who came with them very dissatisfied and disappointed.

Among them, the thing that made them the most unhappy was that Horqin had the most men and horses, but after the first attack hit a wall, Wu Keshan no longer used Horqin's soldiers to attack the city, and let the other departments charge, obviously preserving their strength, but letting them fight hard.

Most of these Mongolian tribes are grasshoppers on a rope, and they must unite in order to compete with the Ming Dynasty, otherwise I am afraid that someone will have already pulled out the camp and returned to the grassland.

Wu Keshan was also aware of this atmosphere, so he was very uneasy in his heart.

This time, if he loses his troops and loses his generals, and even a lonely city of the Ming Dynasty outside the pass cannot be defeated, then he, the Great Khan of Mongolia, will not be able to do it, and the entire alliance will inevitably collapse.

If the alliance collapses, with the ability of the Horqin Division, it will be impossible to confront the Ming Dynasty in any case.

Among these tribes, the Ming Dynasty may forgive some, but it will definitely not let Horqin go easily.

A few days ago, in the first attack, Horqin lost 2,000 people, and Wu Keshan became selfish in the subsequent siege, wanting to preserve his own strength and let other tribes attack the city.

After the capture of the city in this way, the troops of other tribes were also lost, and his position as the Great Khan of Mongolia became even more difficult to shake.

It's just that although his calculations are good, these tribal leaders are not stupid, if the losses are greater than the gains, they will inevitably not think otherwise.

Seeing that this was the case, Wu Keshan could only quickly gather the leaders of the tribes and decided to use all his strength to take Shenyang in order to stabilize the people's hearts.

At this time, the leaders of the various tribes in the sweat tent had gathered in the big tent, and acquaintances sat together and whispered.

Wu Keshan saw that everyone had arrived, so he waved his hand and coughed lightly, and the big tent gradually quieted down.

When there was no one to speak, Wu Keshan spoke: "We have been attacking Shenyang for a while. Although the losses were relatively large, the casualties in the city were not small. Ben Khan believes that as long as we continue to storm on, we will soon be able to take the city of Shenyang and divide its treasures. ”

He said a word, but the leaders of the various departments in the tent did not react, and they all remained silent, bowed their heads and said nothing, and the scene was very embarrassing.

Wu Keshan couldn't help frowning when he saw this, he was very unhappy in his heart, so he could only break the silence by himself.

At this time, Wu Keshan couldn't help but stare at Ba Shan, the leader of the Tumut Department sitting next to him, "Your tribe took refuge in Huang Taiji during the Tiancong period, and its combat power is strong, so tomorrow the Tumut Department will be the main attack!" ”

If it weren't for the fact that he had done a lot of bad things in the early morning, and he was afraid of being liquidated by the Ming Dynasty, Ba Shan would not have come to this troubled water at all, and would have taken refuge in the Ming Dynasty a long time ago.

When he heard that Wu Keshan asked him to be the main attacker, his face suddenly changed, and he quickly shook his head and said: "Great Khan, our tribe has lost a thousand people in the previous attack, and I am afraid that the strength is not enough to capture the city." ”

There were only 5,000 people left in the Tumut Division, and it was true that the troops were insufficient, Wu Keshan glanced at the surrounding tribal leaders, trying to find someone to attack the city with Bashan, but these tribal leaders avoided his gaze one by one, and some even turned their heads.

Seeing this, Wu Keshan knew that even if they were persecuted, it would be useless, they would definitely not do their best to attack the city, and if they could not attack, they would damage the morale of the army again.

At this time, he knew that he had to send the warriors of Horqin into battle, so he looked at his third son and said in a deep voice: "Biltahar, tomorrow you will lead five thousand warriors of Horqin to attack the city together with Bashan Taiji. ”

"Yes! Father Khan, rest assured, I will be the first to board Shenyang City! After hearing this, Biltakhar was busy and a little excited, he thought that the city had not been captured, that is, Wu Keshan did not need Korqin's warriors.

When Bashan heard that Wu Keshan let his son lead Horqin's soldiers to attack the city, he couldn't say anything, he saw Wu Keshan's eyes on him, so he could only reluctantly beat his chest with his fists, "I want to listen to the order of the Great Khan!" ”

With the participation of Horqin's soldiers and horses, and as the main attack, next, Wu Keshan's mobilization was much smoother, Mao Mingqi, Wulazhi, Karaqin and other departments served as feints, and the leaders of each department beat their chests and received orders.

Wu Keshan was also arrogant when he saw this, and said loudly: "Tomorrow to attack the city, the first to climb the city, Ben Khan rewarded him with 5,000 sheep!" ”

The leaders of the tribes couldn't help but curse secretly, why didn't he promise a reward for the siege before, but now his son participated in the siege, which was obviously a reward for his son.

But having said that, the crowd saluted, "Yes!" ”

The next morning, the Mongols had made their meal early and were back in battle under the city, and this time they looked very well prepared, with ladders, nests, and trebuchets mixed in the army, and the army of 10,000 in the northern city was as dense as an ant colony, covering the fields outside the city.

At this time, the 5,000 soldiers of the Tumut Division, plus the 5,000 soldiers of Korqin, had already set up a formation.

After several days of attacking, the Mongols also slowly figured out some ways to attack the city, not only with more equipment, but also with hierarchical formations, no longer a swarm of forwards.

At this time, Bashan sent someone over, and the report was ready, Wu Keshan saw this, and glanced at the three sons beside him, this is his favorite son, although he is a little reluctant, but the eagle under the wings of the eagle will never become an eagle on the grassland.

At that moment, he couldn't help but pat Tarthahar's shoulder heavily and waved his hand: "Go! Don't let Ben Khan be disgraced! Take the prize of the five thousand lambs! ”

"Father Khan rest assured! The child must be the first to ascend to the top of the city, so as not to disgrace his father! Biltahar struck his fist in the chest, gave Wu Keshan a salute, then turned on his horse and galloped forward.

Wu Keshan was a little worried when he saw Biltahar enter the attack array, but he still drew his sword, pointed at the city wall, and shouted: "Blow the trumpet!" Offensive! ”

A platoon of Mongol cavalrymen, at the same time took off their horns, put them in their mouths, raised their heads and blew, "Woo woo woo·······

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