When Zu Dashou, He Kegang and others heard this, they couldn't believe it at first, but then they thought about it and felt it was reasonable.
Because the Mongols were most afraid of the Ming Dynasty's firearms, at the very beginning, there were still traces of the Mongols in the field scout battles. But later on, as soon as the Ming army opened fire, the Mongols were able to abandon their master Jurchen scouts.
He turned around and fled. He would rather run away and be prosecuted by military law than take a bullet.
Later, it is possible that the Jurchens felt that the Mongols were too deceitful, so they simply stopped sending Mongols out as scouts.
The Mongols saw that the Jurchens, who were much more powerful than them, were helpless against the Ming Army's firearms troops. As the Ming Army became more and more active at night and put more and more pressure on them, they had other ideas.
It's not difficult to understand.
"However, in our army's first battle, the attack on the dangerous Anshan Posthouse, there were no Mongols as internal responders." Zhong Jinwei already knew the distribution of the Horqin tribe, so he first said hello to the two former generals Guan Ning.
The reason why there are no Horqin tribesmen, or in other words, no Mongols in Anshan Yibao is because of the situation in Anshan Yibao.
Anshan Yibao is adjacent to the Anshan River in the east and is located in the middle of the two mountains of East and West Anshan. It is only one mile away from the two mountains in the east and west. To the northeast of the Yibao are Qianshan Mountains originating from the remnants of Changbai Mountain, and to the southwest is the vast
The beginning of the Liaohe Plain.
Anshan Posthouse is an "isosceles trapezoid" castle. Its geographical location determines that the Posthouse cannot be too large, and its perimeter is only "one mile and two hundred and four steps".
As the most important barrier to protect Liaoyang, the limited military strength naturally requires the best soldiers. Therefore, the Jianlu stationed in Anshan Posthouse are all the elites of the Jurchen White Banner.
Zhong Jinwei looked at several generals and said with a relaxed expression: "Anshan Posthouse is indeed a dangerous place in the era of cold weapon warfare. And if the strength of Jianlu is similar to that of the Ming Dynasty, it can also be regarded as a dangerous place. But
, judging from the current situation, it is not a dangerous situation at all for our army."
After hearing this, Huang Degong asked proudly: "Master Hou, are you the Hongyi cannon from our Beijing camp?"
The reason why he talked about the Hongyi cannons in the Jingying camp was because the Hongyi cannons in the Jingying camp were of a new type. The cannons made through the iron mold casting method were more powerful than the previous ones, but they were lighter in weight.
Zhong Jinwei nodded and affirmed: "This time we are going to capture Jianlu City, so the carriage camp carries twenty Hongyi cannons."
When Zu Dashou and He Kegang heard this, their mouths opened slightly, and they were very surprised. There were actually as many as twenty doors.
But then they thought about it and felt that it was reasonable. Although they didn't know why it became easier to build cannons in the capital's war bureau, they understood that it was no longer the same as before.
In the past, it would have been extremely difficult to take out not only twenty Hongyi cannons, but ten of them at once.
Now, twenty red barbarian cannons are lined up. Just looking at them can scare the timid ones among the Jianlu.
In front of twenty red barbarian cannons, Anshan Posthouse could not really be considered a critical barrier, because Jianlu did not have red barbarian cannons. Otherwise, the anti-bombardment artillery could still have a critical role.
At this time, Hu Hao had returned to the lobby and handed over the order to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Hou, the messenger with the map has been sent and will be delivered to the hands of the two Zhongcheng soon."
Zhong Jinwei nodded and said approvingly: "Okay, I can rest assured that the special forces will do the work."
Hu Hao was very satisfied with the compliment from the Marquis and immediately returned to his seat and stood.
Zu Dashou thought for a moment, and then suggested to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Marquis, I would like to suggest that the prisoners of Anshan Posthouse be taken by surprise. They suddenly approach the city and then bombard them with Hongyi cannons. It will have a good effect."
No matter how powerful the enemy is, whether you are mentally prepared or not, it has a great impact on morale.
Zhong Jinwei nodded and said with understanding: "I know, so the date of the expedition will be set at the afternoon of three days later. We will station at Niutugang and appear in front of Anshan Posthouse in the early morning."
"Master Marquis, there is a beacon tower in front of Anshan Post Castle. You need to take it down first." He Kegang reminded him quickly after hearing this.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zu Dashou stepped out to invite the battle: "Master Hou, that beacon tower is heavily guarded. It is extremely difficult to prevent the beacon fire from igniting. But the general's troops are extremely elite, and I am willing to try for the army."
Take down the beacon tower."
Since he has made up his mind to perform well in this battle, he will naturally not miss the success of this first battle.
But who knew that Zhong Jinwei did not nod in agreement, but just turned his attention to Hu Hao. No matter from which angle, for Zhong Jinwei, this kind of combat mission must belong to the special forces.
Hu Hao stepped out of the queue and said confidently: "Master Hou, my subordinates have inspected the beacon tower a while ago. The Pili Brigade is going to capture that beacon tower. It's just a trivial matter."
"Very good, let your Perak brigade handle it." Zhong Jinwei nodded in agreement.
When Zu Dashou heard this, he felt unwilling and lost his first achievement. He retreated to his position and looked at Hu Hao. He spoke so fully in his heart that he was not afraid of the wind blowing his tongue.
Then, after they discussed some matters regarding the mobilization of troops, Zhong Jinwei went to rest first. The battle that was about to begin must be very tiring, and he had just come from Tianjin Wei. He was tired from the journey and could not do without rest.
In the afternoon of the next day, the Ming army from Niuzhuangyi appeared outside Haizhou City. Their massive formation once again detonated the morale of Haizhou soldiers and civilians.
Although they didn't know the purpose of this battle, when they saw that Zhongxing Hou brought so many troops this time, they knew that Jianlu was in trouble.
Haizhou City has already prepared a garrison for the army, and they can rest as soon as the Beijing camp arrives. Those Ming army soldiers who have received orders to go out are nervous and excited, looking forward to the official start of the war; while those who have been ordered to stay behind in Haizhou City
The soldiers were very upset and regretted why they could not participate in this battle and earn some military merit for themselves.
On the afternoon of the third day, in the warm atmosphere in Haizhou City, the army began to set off.
The vanguard who left the city could no longer be seen, but the rear army was still in the city. The Ming army on top of the city looked at their comrades leaving the city in a mighty manner and could only bless them in their hearts.
There was still an hour before dark, and the forward cavalry troops arrived at Niutugang. Immediately, Ye Busuang, who was sent out, found that on the beacon tower in front, the flag of Jianlu had long disappeared, and only the men of the Pili brigade were lazily walking
Lying in the beacon tower waiting for their arrival.
After receiving the report, Zhong Jinwei smiled naturally. However, Zu Dashou did not expect to capture the heavily guarded beacon tower. For this Perak brigade, it turned out to be such an easy thing. He was very surprised. Thinking of the new arms again
The weapons force was so powerful that suddenly, he felt as if he was old and couldn't keep up with the times!
Zhong Jinwei visited Niutugang and recalled the past when he blocked the Jianlu. He couldn't help but look to the north and thought: I'm coming, are you ready?