Chapter 2611 Gui Zi Juan engages in battle and the wind rises
October 20th, accompanied by bursts of desolate chill, the first battle finally started at Wujing Camp.
Wu Jingying is a small fortress between Hupiyi and Changyong Fort. It is not too far from the Hun River, only a few miles away, and about ten miles away from the main road of Hupiyi.
Although this place is not as popular as Hupiyi, it is the middle point between the main post road from Shenyang to Liaoyang and Changyong Fort, which is on the west side wall, that is, facing the Liaohetao side wall fortress.
After the loss of Shenyang, the forts along the Yulin Fort, Jingyuan Fort, and Changyong Fort were all abandoned by Liaodong Town. In fact, after Shenyang was controlled by the Jianzhou Army, these forts could no longer be defended. Once they were captured by Jianzhou If the army intercepts him, he will really be locked up and beaten.
However, the border wall facing Liaohetao was aimed at Jianzhou Jurchens and Mongols. In the early stage, it was mainly aimed at Chahar people. However, with the increasing power of Jianzhou Jurchens, the Liaohetao area gradually became Jianzhou Jurchens and Mongolians. The Jurchen Prefecture's sphere of influence faces the Liaohetao area to the west of Shenyang. Naturally, a series of buildings were established along the west side from Dingzibo Fort, Shifangsi Fort, Shangyulin Fort, Jingyuan Fort to Changyong Fort. The forts built on the side walls became worthless once Shenyang was lost.
The war initially started in Liutiao Village, which was just a small battle involving a thousand people. However, as both the Jianzhou Army and the Zhou Army continued to increase their troops, the scale quickly expanded to a battle involving three to four thousand people each. Jianzhou Army The army was unable to resist and retreated steadily from Liutiao Village to Wujing Camp. They relied on Wujing Camp to launch a counterattack, which also caused considerable losses to the Zhou army.
Both sides seemed to be firing real fire, with increasing intensity and investment. When more and more reinforcements from the Jianzhou Army and Zhou Army came from Shenyang and Liaoyang respectively, intentionally or unintentionally, it seemed that both sides were Subconsciously I felt that maybe this was a perfect place to start.
Feng Ziying rubbed her chin, motionless, standing on the map and looking at the Pu River between Changyong Fort and Jingyuan Fort at the top.
Pu River flows along the border wall into the Liao River, until it turns into the Sancha River and flows into the sea.
"The Jianzhou Army is still increasing its troops, and the Changyong Fort is also fighting. Although it snowed, it is still early for the Hun River to freeze..." Wu Yaoqing introduced the situation in a hurry, "Although the Jianzhou Army is currently increasing its troops, 20,000, but the Ganning Army has firmly held back the main force of Mang Gurtai's troops at the western end of Hupiyi, preventing them from moving westward for reinforcements. The Liaodong Army is still fighting fiercely with the Jianzhou Army near Wujing Camp, but There is still no victory or defeat in sight, the Jianzhou Army’s cavalry advantage is still obvious, especially the mobile attack on this line, which poses a great threat to us..."
"Yao Qing, don't rush to make a judgment. Judging from the Jianzhou Army on the opposite side, do you think he has a chance of winning against us?" Feng Ziying shook his head slightly, "More than 60,000 people, 10,000 new troops went south to enter the Southern Front and Denglai The army was mixed together, and they only had 50,000 people left, 40,000 elite armored soldiers, plus 10,000 new troops. Our Gan-Ning army had 20,000 troops, plus 70,000 Liaodong troops, which was almost twice the number of the other side. , you can advance to attack, retreat to defend, do you think this battle will turn into the decisive battle that Nurhaci hopes for, I think it might turn into a bigger war of attrition?"
Wu Yaoqing shook his head categorically: "Nurhachi can't fail to see this. He should be aware of all the things you mentioned, but he dares to continue to increase investment, and it is like adding fuel to this tactic. It stands to reason It shouldn’t be like this. There must be something wrong here. Of course, it is indeed possible that Wang Yiping and Bai Qice suddenly turn against each other..."
"So we can't be anxious. We also need to observe. In addition to them choosing Gan Ning's army as a breakthrough and making a fuss about Wang Yiping and Bai Qice's troops, will there be any sudden trump cards?" Feng Ziying also expressed concern about the development of the situation. I'm looking forward to it, but I'm also a little worried.
Wu Yaoqing also took a deep breath and calmed down his mind, "Sir, we can't tell it yet. The war on the southern front is also intensifying. Master Cao and Master Mao cooperate very well. The front line of Jianchangbao is fighting with great force. Together, Fei Yingdong, Anfei Yanggu and Huang Taiji are already a little overwhelmed, and the Datong army has crossed the border wall and is almost approaching Crow Falcon Pass."
Feng Ziying is also considering this issue. Will the Jianzhou Army plan to transfer troops from the southern front to increase the number of troops on the northern front?
However, Cao Wenzhao and Mao Wenlong's offensive was very fierce. If the Jianzhou Jurchens dared to mobilize troops on the southern front, they would not be aware of it. And more importantly, if Nurhachi really dared to mobilize troops on the southern front, then he would dare to order Cao Wenzhao. , Mao Wenlong fought desperately and directly defeated the Jianzhou Army on the southern front.
This does not include the Datong Army approaching Crow Falcon Pass. Once out of Crow Falcon Pass, Hetuala will be reached. Does Nurhachi really dare to ignore his own nest?
"Yao Qing, judging from the current trend, the Jianzhou Army has taken a step back and stopped retreating to Wu Jing Camp, and the impact of its armored soldiers has begun to show. In addition, its cavalry has also been gathering around and attacking frequently. Dong Yang and I We all feel that Nurhachi has determined Wu Jingying as the battle location. This location is not too good for us, but it is impossible to choose this location based on our temperament, so I think it is acceptable. The key is this battle Once the war begins, we must make various considerations and preparations. Will the Jianzhou Army only have the current preparations? Will there be other hidden arrows? "
This is also a question that Feng Ziying is thinking about nervously. He has thought of it, and Nurhachi can also think of it. Even if Wang Yiping and Bai Qice suddenly launch a move at a critical moment, the Liaodong Army has more than 70,000 people and the battle line is spread out for more than ten miles. It's possible for more than a thousand people to create chaos, but will it be fatal? Nurhaci dares to bet so big?
Wang Yiping is indeed a considerable risk. Once more than 3,000 people turn against him, it will be quite fatal on the battlefield. However, Wang Yiping's troops are on the periphery, close to the front line of Changyong Fort. Even if Wang Yiping's troops suddenly betray, they will definitely be inflicted. Changyong Fort will have an impact on the front line, but it may not be possible to say that it will spread to the main battlefield of Wujing Camp all at once.
Only this Nurhaci dares to make such a big bet?
Nurhaci does have a gambling streak, but on a major matter concerning the fate of the entire Jianzhou Jurchens, he dared to take such a risk and place all his hope on the two internal agents, Wang Yiping and Bai Qice?
And we must know that the situation on the southern front is very unfavorable to Jianzhou Jurchen. Unless he can achieve an overwhelming victory on the northern battlefield, or completely defeat himself, even if he is defeated slightly and the situation is unfavorable, with the situation on the southern front , he can still drag the situation back into a stalemate war of attrition, which will still make the gains outweigh the losses and even make him want to stop. He should consider this risk.
The more she felt that she had a chance to win, the more uneasy Feng Ziying felt. She always felt that something had been missed, but looking at the map and sand table, she could not find any other factors that might lead to a huge change in the situation.
"Yao Qing, do you have any other information? I mean, no matter the southern or northern front, or the front and rear, I always feel that it is still a little unstable, but I can't find the target and the reason. Please help me figure it out."
Feng Ziying went to wash his face with cold water and came back. He needed to calm down and not make a sudden decision. Once the decision was made, there would be no room for maneuver.
The Jianzhou Army has deployed more than 30,000 people on the front line from Wujing Camp to Hupiyi. The war is becoming increasingly fierce, and Liu Dongyang has also personally gone to the front line to take charge, but this has not yet reached the final moment.
Both sides have not deployed all their forces yet. The intelligence report shows that Nurhachi still has 10,000 elites drawn from the southern front hidden south of the northern front. They should be used as a reserve team at the last moment. They are yellow and yellow. The two flags are elite.
Nurhaci is also sitting in the central army, and he still has 20,000 people who are gradually joining the battle. However, this style of play always prevents the war from entering the decisive stage all at once, which is a bit surprising. This is more beneficial to his own side, unless Nurhachi really I feel that Bai Qice can play a key role in the more than a thousand people in the Chinese Army and Wang Yiping in the Changyong Fort, but is this opportunity so easy to grasp?
"Sir, this is the situation, and that's all. In fact, the Jianzhou Army is such a big thing. Apart from those guarding the rear, there are only the Han troops led by Li Yongfang, but they are all within our control. Among the new troops on the northern front, more than 6,000 were Han troops,..."
Before Wu Yaoqing finished speaking, he was interrupted by Feng Ziying: "Wait a minute, Yaoqing, you said the rear guard..., the rear guard, the Jianzhou Army and the rear guard troops? How many are there?"
Wu Yaoqing laughed, "Sir, Jianzhou captured Anle Prefecture the year before last, and Shenyang and Tieling the year before that. How can we just let people guard such a large area? There are too many Han people here, so they can be so relieved. ? Definitely impossible. Anle Prefecture originally had 5,000, but later it was reduced to 3,000 elite garrisoned by the Eight Banners. Tieling Guards also had 3,000. Fushun Suo, Puhe Suo, Fanhe Suo and other places ranged from 3,500 to 1,000. Like Fushun. There are also 500 to 880 bannermen stationed at important passes such as Anbao and Fushun Pass..."
What Wu Yaoqing said prevented Feng Ziying from frowning deeper, "Now that Lin Lin has finally come down, there are quite a few Eight Banners soldiers stationed behind them, at least around 10,000."
Wu Yaoqing hesitated for a moment, "After the East China Sea Savage Jurchens were conquered and annexed by the Jianzhou Jurchens, many strong Savage Jurchens have been training outside the original Guangshun Pass, on the territory of the former Mingtarumu Guards. Because it is too remote, let's go explore the horses. There were not many people there, last year there were about 5,000 people, but they must have just been recruited at that time..."
(End of this chapter)