At Songshukou, more than 60 miles southeast of Qinghe Fort, the officers and men of the Third Division of the Jinwu Army moved forward slowly and cautiously. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the south of Songshukou across the south of the Taizi River, the Praetorian Guard's Red Lady Division, together with the soldiers and horses of the headquarters who came from Phoenix City, had already made an appointment with the tributaries of the Taizi River, captured Gushan Fort, and attacked a wall fort with information about Jiannu stationed in the north.

As for the north, there is also the trump card of the whole army, the Feixiong Independent Division. After a short rest at Qinghe Fort, they detoured to the north as the Northern Route Army and also killed the Reed Valley in front of the Crow Pass.

Once the reed valley is captured, not only will the Qing army at the mouth of the pine tree be flanked, but the back road of Jiannu can also be cut off.

This time, the whole army was united, and Yang Wenyue of the Privy Council urged every day to let the armies cooperate with each other, and there was no gap for Jiannu to break through one by one.

More than 50,000 troops cooperated with each other and advanced steadily, which made the departments full of confidence.

Again, the speed of the march in this way is not very fast.

Five days had passed, and the 3rd Division had reached the distance outside the Pine Pass, where it could attack.

Such a speed made Shi Zhanbang, as the main general, seem to be ashamed, and he felt a bad premonition in his heart. It's as if something will happen next that people don't want to see.

Thinking of the Qing army, which once flaunted its might, the invincible Qing army has become extremely low-key at this moment, and the intuition in his military career of more than ten years makes Shi Zhanbang realize that there must be something abnormal.

For this reason, he could only send scouts everywhere, trying his best to probe the movements of the Qing army.

However, whether it is Songshukou or Weizigu, the Qing army has been silent since it sent troops from Yaqi Pass. The once imposing Qing army seems to have become an otaku in the two-dimensional world at this moment, and the gate does not go out of the second door, so that the scouts do not even feel the edge of the city wall to investigate.

Such an anomaly made Shi Zhanbang look a little anxious.

"Strategist, have we replied to the message of urging the soldiers?" Shi Zhanbang looked at Liu Shijie, the chief military advisor of the Third Division's Privy Secretariat, and was a little breathless.

Liu Shijie's performance was even more unstable than him: "I haven't replied yet." I heard that the Feixiong Independent Division was not making good progress on the northern mountain road, and it rained there for three days. They were a day and a half behind schedule. If we hastily send troops, I am afraid that there will be a disconnect with the strategy of the Feixiong Independent Division. ”

Shi Zhanbang frowned: "Then hit the pine tree mouth first!" The Red Lady Department of Liaodong Town is a local snake, and they shouldn't be as unlucky as the Feixiong Independent Division. ”

"According to yesterday's synchronous military situation, the Red Lady Department has crossed the alkali factory fort and is heading towards a walled fort in the north. We cooperated with the Red Lady Department more smoothly. It's just that I really can't imagine why Jiannu crossed the Taizi River and went south to a walled fort. Although it is a convenient place for transportation at the confluence of the tributaries of the Taizi River, it is also an easy place to attack and difficult to defend. Jiannu's sailor, but almost non-existent. Liu Shijie looked suspicious.

"It seems that the military advisor has also seen it...... Jiannu's actions are too strange. Moreover, the previous wars with Jiannu have always been Jiannu's preference for attacking. They are long riding armies and are familiar with the local area, how can they give up their strengths and weaknesses and start trading at a loss? You know, our army has all the big and small artillery. "The more Shi Zhanbang thinks about it, the more wrong it is.

That's right, as the main force of the imperial expedition, the artillery in the army is strong. After Jiannu evacuated Shenyang, although he tried his best to take away some of the craftsmen, those thousands of catties of heavy artillery could not be taken away.

It can be said that at this moment, there is no large-scale artillery in the Jiannu army.

Otherwise, Dai Shan would not have coveted the armament of the Fourth Division so much, as if he was a chick who touched a woman for the first time.

In short, when it comes to firepower, this time the Ming army can be said to have an overwhelming advantage. Under such circumstances, the Qing army chose to defend the city, which was really wrong.

Shi Zhanbang can be sure that the Qing people must have prepared a conspiracy, but where such a conspiracy is buried really makes Shi Zhanbang puzzled, and 10,000 question marks rise in his head.

"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon...... Liu Shijie agreed, paused, and said firmly: "No matter what, you will know if you hit it." At present, all the departments of our army are well prepared, the troops are strong and strong, and they are also closely cooperating with friendly forces, even if all the main forces of Jiannu are ambushed, they can wait for friendly troops to come to help! ”

"Yes, it's not old. Fight and fight, if you really want to build a slave with heavy troops to ambush, our army is not afraid. And the Red Lady is in a walled fort in the south, can Jiannu have another Eight Banners? With their little troops, it is absolutely impossible to carry out two ambushes. Shi Bang thought about it for a while and made up his mind: "If Jiannu really wants to ambush our army, then I have to try to see if I have this good tooth, and whether I can hold on to it without losing a tooth by my brother in the third division!" ”

"Haha, the division commander has to lift his spirit. Dry! Liu Shijie laughed happily.

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Pine Mouth is a small castle.

It was originally a small fortress of the Ming Dynasty in a series of passes in eastern Liaodong. Even when the Ming Dynasty's control ability was at its peak in Liaodong, there were only more than 100 soldiers stationed here.

Although the sparrows inside are small and complete, if only more than 100 people are stationed, it is very appropriate. According to the quality of the military industry at that time, the city wall of Songshukou has not collapsed, but many of the houses inside have long been abandoned and rot when touched. In their place, there were a few humble inns and merchants.

In a small period of time, Songshukou communicates the traffic between Liaodong and Jianzhou, and there will be some people who come and go, and there are some people.

At this moment, the pine entrance is more crowded than usual. Even the most dilapidated houses were packed with people. The city was full of erected tents, and in them lay one confused soldier after another.

However, these Qing soldiers seemed to be very content with the status quo and were not in a hurry.

This made Karaantu breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's okay...... They are all 'carefully selected' soldiers...... It won't be noisy to regain lost territory......" Karaantu walked in the castle of Pineskou, looking at the soldiers sitting aimlessly outside the tent basking in the sun, and smiled bitterly in his heart.

However, he obviously did not intend to continue training while stationed, as was the case with the 39th Regiment. Even, he didn't plan to raise some of the alert levels.

Because, he knows his strength very well.

He doesn't have the capital to do that.

As for the reason, one only needs to look at the situation of these soldiers in front of them to understand.

Inside, there are countless people of all ages. The old are old, and the young are few. Gray hair and immature countenance form a rare harmony here.

As if, this is not a war, but a group trip of intergenerational relatives.

And in fact, it seems to be the same. After more than 1,000 Qing troops arrived at Songshukou, they consumed insufficient grain and grass, ate and slept every day, and slept and ate.

Even the last point that could be fought was sent to a walled fort to the south by Karantus.

"Are the scouts back today?" Karaantu interrupted his thoughts and roared.

A blank look at Karaantu made the army slightly flustered.

Seeing that their superiors were coming, the Qing soldiers got up and hurriedly retreated, making way for a passable way in the crowded castle street. Subsequently, they gathered in the hands of their respective Niu Lu Zhangjing and made a show.

Karaantu didn't bother with these details, and his eyes fell on a younger young soldier, the scout captain of the Qing people.

This is a rare normal soldier in the mouth of the pine tree, wearing sharp armor, capable of action, and having a sharp gaze, at this moment he calmed down, and was seriously frightened: "Mingren is here!" Look at the soldiers and horses, at least 10,000 people! Moreover, they prepared artillery! ”

"Is it the result of your closer observation? Are there any scouts there watching? Karaantu hurriedly asked.

The scout captain shook his head: "We don't dare to approach, there are a lot of scouts of the Ming people, and the riding skills are exquisite, no longer under our army, and there are three-eyed guns and other strength in our hands, we dare not fight and are afraid of exposure, so we have to observe from afar." Right now, there are three people such as Che Ke following. ”

"How long has it been since you've returned?" Suddenly, something was slightly wrong.

"An hour." The Scout Captain replied honestly.

"Then they should be back!" When Karaantu had finished speaking, he suddenly shouted, "Darlan, prepare your horses with you!" ”

After saying that, Karaantu jerked his legs and rushed to the beacon tower.

As one of a series of passes in the Great Wall defense. In addition to the barracks, the most important thing in the pine tree mouth is a beacon tower. This beacon tower can not only light the beacon fire to warn, but also the commanding height of the entire pine tree mouth.

Looking ahead, of course Karaantu understands this truth.

Seeing this, the scout captain panicked and realized that something was wrong.

The distance of ten miles is not much, and after an hour, the other party has basically advanced to the periphery of the pine tree mouth. At this time, there is no need for the scout team to keep an eye on it, and it will definitely come back.

If it doesn't come back, then there's only one reason......

"Akito has been killed! They're moving fast! Karaantu felt that his throat and eyes were very dry all of a sudden, and the sweat in his hands oozed violently: "Light the beacon fire!" ”

There was a panic in the mouth of the pine tree, and Kalantu waited a quarter of an hour before he saw Darlan dragging a basket with a pile of horse manure.

"There's nothing else to burn...... Darlan, the captain of Karaantu's guard, swallowed a mouthful of saliva at the moment, for fear that Karaantu would scold.

But Calantu calmed down, took out the flint and lit the horse manure.

After a while, a cloud of smoke rose.

Karaantu looked at the Ming troops surrounding him in the distance, and exhaled heavily.

At the same time, the three Niu Lu Zhangjing stationed in the city came to inquire about Karaantu's countermeasures.

Karantu looked at the three veterans who were enough to be her grandfather, hardened her heart, and said, "You guys should arrange their own defense and defend the pine tree pass, I have my own opinions." ”

After the three of them had left, Karaantu asked Darlan in a low voice, "Are the horses ready?" ”

Darlan nodded violently: "They are the best horses in the army......"

Karaantu nodded violently, nodding and pointing, and suddenly burst into tears.

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"Blow the trumpet and attack! Don't give the enemy a chance to react! With that, Shi Zhanbang raised the military flag in his hand high and waved it forward.

Seeing that the division commanders were so brave to take the lead, how could the soldiers of all departments retreat.

For a time, the army sounded a loud charge horn.

Trumpets sounded, drums beat, and thousands of troops rushed away.

The Ming army's movements were very rapid, and the outlying police posts had already been killed by scouts who were quietly ambushed. When the Ming army rushed to the area where the pine tree mouth was visible to the naked eye, the Qing army in the city finally remembered to prepare for defense.

But the city was too crowded.

Such a small fortress, the streets are full of tents, and the old and young are blocked up first when they move. When the various Niu Lu Zhang Jing finally sorted out their soldiers to guard the castle, they suddenly discovered a terrifying thing.

"Where has Lord Karaantu gone?" Everyone looked at each other and looked at each other.

No one answered this question.

The sound of the Storm Horn grew louder and clearer. This means that the Ming army that launched the offensive is also getting closer and closer.

The Qing soldiers who approached the castle could see the expressions on their Ming soldiers' faces.

The ladder was erected, and countless Ming soldiers quickly ascended the city.

A small Franc cannon was pushed to the front line by a wheelbarrow, and in just a hundred breaths, the rumbling of cannon began to sound.

A neat queue began to sit under the city for the final preparations, and then, the roar of firearms frightened the Qing troops who dared to raise their heads at the head of the city to go back, and the Qing soldiers who were too late were shot in the head, and red and white were sprinkled all over the ground.

At this time, the ladder was also successfully built. A selection of elite soldiers selected from the various divisions ascended the city walls.

Before the Qing army could organize troops and horses to defend, suddenly, another violent boom exploded.

In another section of the city wall, the city wall that had been in disrepair for a long time was directly blasted into a huge hole. It is enough to tolerate the passage of three people in parallel.

And all of this happened in just half an hour.

The three Niu Lu Zhang Jing looked at all this dumbfounded, they were at a loss and didn't know how to deal with it.

At this time, the same question was heard again: "Where did Master Karaantu go?" ”

Karantu has been missing for an hour.

The silence was terrible.

Finally, Captain Hou appeared, and he said bitterly, "Lord Karaantu...... The horses of the scouts were going to go, and they ran away......"

When the four of them heard this, they couldn't help but stumble and shake. It took a while for the four of them to recognize the current reality. They have been abandoned by their own lord!

In the city, thousands of Ming troops poured in quickly, like huge waves, submerging the Qing army in the city like a small sampan.

A quarter of an hour later, desperately aware of the abandonment, the Qing army had all dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground: "We are willing to surrender, we are willing to surrender!" ”

The soldiers began to cheer, and they successfully captured the pine tree pass.

However, the expression on Shi Zhanbang's face became even more solemn: "What tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of our Third Division want to fight are these thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled? This is the soldier recruited by Jiannu Yujia? ”

Liu Shijie's face was full of disbelief.

That's right, the Qing army in the mouth of the pine tree is actually a person who can fight. Moreover, the main general ran away early.

The eerie atmosphere deepened. (To be continued.) )