Yuan Chonghuan was a little confused about what Ma Xiaoquan meant. After confirming it several times, he nodded and said: "So, they won't attack Jinzhou directly?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "Jinzhou and Ningyuan are very close. If I were Huang Taiji, I would naturally attack Ningyuan first."
"Ningyuan..." Yuan Chonghuan dragged his chin, "Although the number of soldiers guarding Ningyuan cannot be said to be large, they are all elites, especially your Ma Jiajun. They are very impressive. When Huang Taiji went to attack Ningyuan, he
What are you thinking about?"
Seeing Yuan Chonghuan's worried look, Ma Xiaoquan secretly thought that he had gone too far. He quickly said: "Brother Yuan, Huang Taiji is acting treacherously. I also overheard the news. Everything has two sides. Maybe
Huang Taiji deliberately leaked it, in order to lure us to focus on Ningyuan so that his army could take the opportunity to attack Jinzhou."
Yuan Chonghuan nodded: "You are right to say that. As the saying goes, a war never tires of deceit. Huang Taiji must also have thoughts in this regard."
"What should we do?" Ma Xiaoquan asked...
Yuan Chonghuan raised his head and glanced at Ma Xiaoquan. His expression suddenly became very cautious, "Brother Ma, let me ask you, if the Jurchen army goes to attack Ningyuan, will you return or not?"
After thinking for a while, Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "I won't reply."
"Why?" Yuan Chonghuan asked in surprise.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled confidently: "Although my family, my wife and children are all in Ningyuan, Brother Yuan also said that Ma Jiajun is the most elite among the troops guarding Ningyuan. If they can't even defend this, then how can they be considered elite?
"
Yuan Chonghuan's eyes turned red and he nodded: "I, Yuan, deeply admire you for having such an awareness. Please forgive me for being abrupt. In fact, I have to do this."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Actually, I have guessed what Brother Yuan is thinking. You want to use me as an example to inspire the soldiers in Jinzhou, right? After all, the enemy has more troops than us. If we are not as good as the enemy in terms of momentum,
, I’m afraid we won’t have to fight this battle.”
Yuan Chonghuan said humbly: "I can't hide anything from you. Yes, I have such an idea."
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Since Brother Yuan has such an idea, it is also for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the country, so naturally I, Ma Xiaoquan, have to cooperate. Brother Yuan, if you want to act, let's act like a little bit..."
...
On that day, Yuan Chonghuan deliberately sent people to spread the news in the military camp in Jinzhou City, saying that Huang Taiji was going to attack Ningyuan, and that the deacon, Ma Xiaoquan, wanted to return to Ningyuan because he missed his family.
Originally, this was human nature. After all, Jinzhou and Ningyuan were not too far apart, so it was easy to go there. But I don’t know who said that Mr. Ma went to Ningyuan because he had a bad relationship with a certain general in the army.
Thinking of leaving.
As soon as these words came out, rumors instantly broke out in the army, and everyone was talking about whom the deacon had a bad relationship with.
Some people were suspicious of Yuan Chonghuan. After all, as the governor, he was the one who gave orders and made overall arrangements. Since he had a history of discord with Polu General Mangui, most people believed that it was these two who
People are not getting along.
At this juncture, the deacon Ma Xiaoquan suddenly walked out of the meeting hall with Yuan Chonghuan arm in arm. Not only did the two call themselves brothers, they also exchanged opinions on some of the defense deployments.
At this moment, everyone's thoughts were disrupted again. Should the deacon leave or not?
At the same time, the Jurchen army also made preparations to attack the city. As Yuan Chonghuan expected, the Jurchen army finally chose to attack Jinzhou City first.
Although Yuan Chonghuan was the governor of Liaodong, the guard general of Jinzhou at that time was Zhao Lijiao.
Zhao Lejiao was Yuan Chonghuan's confidant. He scoffed at the rumors that circulated in the military camp about the quarrel between the deacon Ma Xiaoquan and someone.
Others don't know the relationship between the deacon and the governor, but Zhao Shujiao knows it clearly.
Yuan Chonghuan handed over the important task of guarding Jinzhou to Zhao Lejiao. Zhao Lejiao had nothing to say. He patted his chest and assured Yuan Chonghuan that as long as he was here, the city of Jinzhou would definitely be there. If Jinzhou was destroyed, he would have no shame to come see the governor.
Already.
With Zhao Shujiao's guarantee, Yuan Chonghuan nodded happily.
At this time, the deacon Ma Xiaoquan suddenly appeared in front of everyone and said that he had heard some rumors in the army, saying that he was not on good terms with someone. This was all nonsense. I, Ma Xiaoquan, was sworn to defend Jinzhou to the death, and I would never do it.
Let the Jurchen army come in one soldier at a time.
Yuan Chonghuan was "shocked" and immediately said that Huang Taiji might go to attack Ningyuan. Mr. Deacon, your family members, wives and children are not all in Ningyuan, why don't you go to Ningyuan, this will also take care of your family.
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand and said that I am a citizen of the Ming Dynasty and an official of the Ming Dynasty. I want to take the lead. The soldiers are not afraid and are not afraid of death. Why should I, Ma Xiaoquan, go to Ningyuan? Is it possible that after Ningyuan is beaten, I will not go to Ningyuan again.
Run to Shanhaiguan?
After saying that, Ma Xiaoquan pulled out the sword from his waist, severely cut off a corner of the table, and said angrily, from now on, if there are any more rumors in the army, they will be killed as soon as they are discovered.
After saying this, Ma Xiaoquan and Yuan Chonghuan had a quick eye contact, and they tacitly held hands with each other. Yuan Chonghuan pretended to admire Ma Xiaoquan and said that the deacon is so noble and upright, and he is fighting against the Jurchens with us, what else do we have?
Why not guard our homeland and our country? Soldiers, let us guard our homeland and our country...
After speaking, Yuan Chonghuan shouted three times to the south of the sky: Long live the Ming Dynasty...
Infected by Yuan Chonghuan, the soldiers all shouted Long Live Long Live, and the momentum of the Ming army suddenly increased.
...
As for the Jurchen army, they have already assembled. After Ma Xiaoquan left, Huang Taiji quickly deployed. It was still noon, so the Ming army must have been eating, so they took this opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
At the front of the army, Cato and Surna had made all preparations. Since the Ming army had crossbowmen, they both wore armor and wrapped themselves tightly, leaving only a pair of eyes outside.
.
The two looked at each other, patted each other on the shoulders, and Cato said: "Sulna, I am satisfied to have a good Anda like you. I hope that in this battle, we will both be successful."
Can survive.”
Surna also nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I hope we can all survive."
After saying that, the two of them put away their last remaining smiles and looked solemnly at Jinzhou City not far ahead.
From the main position at the rear, Huang Taiji slowly walked out. At a glance, he saw the mighty groups of Eight Banners soldiers. Huang Taiji waved his hands in high spirits and roared: "Stop talking, just fight in."
"The women are yours, and the food is yours too. Kill them for me."
"Kill!" The Jurchen army's roar surged like waves, and their momentum could be felt in Jinzhou City a mile away.
At the front of the city wall, Ma Xiaoquan frowned and cursed: "What the hell, are you all afraid? Ah? Are you all afraid of the Jurchen's sentence of "kill"?"
The Ming troops above and below the city shouted in unison: "Don't be afraid!"
"If you're not afraid, just show off your fucking momentum. If anyone is a coward, I'll get out of here and be hacked to death by the Jurchens."
Zhao Shujiao stood next to Ma Xiaoquan and shouted: "Defend to the death, defend to the death..."
Zhao Shujiao's words infected every Ming army, and everyone also shouted. Gradually, the momentum that was still a little weak became stronger at this moment.
In front of the city gate, the first group of Jurchen cavalry led by Surna was already in sight.
Different from other cavalry, the cavalry led by Surna is good at mounted shooting.
It is not a wise move for cavalry to attack the city, so early on, Huang Taiji ordered Surna to secretly train a cavalry team that has always been able to ride and shoot. The difference from other cavalry teams in the Jurchen army that can ride and shoot is - this
A cavalry team is more outstanding in cavalry and archery skills, and the power and speed of its arrows are also faster.
After all, the Ming army was protected by bunkers on the city, and the cavalry and archers moving below the city would really be considered "living targets" if they didn't have two brushes.
The sacrifice of such a cavalry indeed surprised Zhao Zhijiao at first. He did not expect that the Jurchen army would have such a cavalry team. Not only was it faster, but its accuracy, speed and strength were better than those of the Ming army's archers.
It must be much stronger. If the Ming army did not have a geographical advantage and the two sides had to shoot at each other under the same conditions, the Ming army would probably lose.
Under the city, cavalrymen kept shooting arrows and then running away, and on the city wall, archers continued to be shot to death.
Zhao led the teacher to lose his temper, and ordered the left and right to prepare the Hongyi cannon. Damn it, give those stupid Jurchen army two cannons, so that you can run happily again?
Ma Xiaoquan grabbed Zhao Lijiao and advised: "The Jurchen army is just a group of cavalry who came to investigate first. If we use cannons so quickly, they will think that we have exhausted our strength. When the time comes, they will yell and curse in the city, which will definitely affect our army."
Get ready, this battle has just begun, don't use cannons for the time being, when the Jurchen army approaches, we will fire again and give them a blast."
Zhao Shujiao nodded and agreed with Ma Xiaoquan's point of view.
As expected by Ma Xiaoquan, although the cavalry and archers led by Surna were powerful, they did not have an advantage in terms of geographical location. Even though they had relatively fewer casualties, this team was the elite among the elite.
One is missing. In view of long-term considerations and Huang Taiji Khan's prior instructions, Surna chose to retreat. His purpose was to first explore the Ming army's counterattack capabilities. Now it seems that the Ming army's defense is tight.
Jinzhou City is difficult to fight.
From the rear, the Jurchen army followed. Jinzhou City was also full of people. The Ming army was fully prepared. At this time, the Hongyi cannon was also pulled out unceremoniously, with a dark and shiny black barrel.
Aiming directly at the large Jurchen army below the city.
