Tashan Fort is one of the military fortresses between Ningyuan and Jinzhou. There are also two forts, Xingshan and Songshan, which form the iron triangle between the two cities. They played an important role in the defense of the city outside the pass. However, it can also be said that during the Jinzhou War p failed to play its role, and was isolated and defeated one by one by the Qing army.
After the Jinzhou War, all three fortresses were burned down to ruins by the Qing army.
Now Dorgon proposed to exchange hostages at Tashan Fort, which is closest to Ningyuan, but Chang Yu had to be cautious. Dorgon was tricked by him too many times and suffered heavy casualties. Who knows if he wanted to use his ancestors to exchange hostages? Dashou used a desperate counterattack as a bait to trick himself.
After all, with Dorgon's intelligence, he would have guessed that if hostages were exchanged, the Ming court would definitely send a young eunuch over, and given the young eunuch's temperament, it was very likely that he would come by himself.
Therefore, during the past two days, the Ming army sent out both overt and covert sentinels to reconnoiter the surrounding area of Tashan Fort. Unsurprisingly, they encountered several groups of probing horses from the Qing army. However, both parties were very restrained. They exchanged a few curses at most and did not fire their guns.
The two days passed in a blink of an eye, but they were also Chang Yu's most leisurely days. He would go for a long run in the city every morning to compete with Qiao Sanxiu and practice martial arts in Wuzhong. In the morning, he would listen to Shen Jianghu's military report at the General Military Mansion, and in the afternoon, he would go to Yuan Hui to listen to intelligence. In the evening, I would either bet money with the generals, or go shopping in the streets and find a teahouse or theater to sit for a while.
On the early morning of the third day, Chang Yu finished washing up in the General Military Mansion, put on clean clothes, put on armor and carried a sword, and walked out of the yard with high spirits. The personal guards were already ready to go. Even Azige looked energetic, but his face was blue. The swelling has not gone away and it still looks like a pig's head.
However, Zhu Tou was obviously very happy today, and the look in the little eunuch's eyes was not so vicious.
"We're saying goodbye today. I don't know when we'll meet again. Why don't we give you a good beating to express our feelings?" Chang Yu got on his horse and chuckled. Azige's face immediately darkened, and everyone laughed.
At the gate of the city, Shen Jianghu ordered five thousand soldiers, fully armed and ready to go. Seeing Chang Yu coming out of the city, he hurriedly came to salute: "Five thousand elite soldiers are on standby. Lookout posts are set up on the tops of mountains along the way. There are also more than a hundred scouting horses around Tashan. Saw a Tatar ambush”.
Chang Yu nodded slightly, looked up and saw that the sky was already three poles above the sun. It was about forty miles from Ningyuan to Tashan Fort. It was not late for the noon appointment with Dorgon, but there was not enough time, so he raised his hand to signal to send troops. .
Shen Jianghu immediately ordered 500 elite soldiers to go ahead, while the remaining rear guards protected Chang Yu and his party and sent troops northward.
After walking a few miles, you will reach the mountain pass. Entering the mountain, you will find a mountain road that is nearly ten miles long.
"The governor once ambushed Dorgon's vanguard here. At that time, tens of millions of soldiers and horses from both armies were fighting here. The mountains and fields were full of people..." After entering the mountain, Chang Yu couldn't help but vomited again as he recalled all the past events. After all, this is his proud work. It was the first time in his life that he went out to fight against the Qing army, and he directly faced Dorgon, the regent of the Qing Dynasty, who personally led an army of more than 100,000 people.
"In order to get around the Tatars, I and a group of brothers drilled into the snow cave through the ditch on the other side of the mountain, but they were so frozen..." Chang Yu pointed towards the west, Shen Jianghu was also there. Supporter: "The killing was really difficult at that time. The Tatars were very tough. If the factory supervisor hadn't cut off the Tatars' retreat...the consequences would have been disastrous!"
The soldiers participating in the battle nearby all agreed. Li Muxian looked up at the mountains on both sides and muttered: "No wonder the Yin Qi is so strong."
Damn you, it’s definitely shady and cool in the mountains. Chang Yu cursed in his heart, but said in his mouth: "Master Immortal will do some rituals later, okay?"
Hearing Chang Yu call him Immortal Master, Li Muchian couldn't help but show his teeth: "I don't dare to be called Immortal Master..."
"His immortal master." Wu Zhong curled his lips next to him: "That's right..." After he finished speaking, a strong wind came, but it was Li Muchian who swept his face with a whisk in anger.
Wuzhong turned his head and ducked, drew his sword out of its sheath: "Niubi, what are you going to do?"
A cold light flashed in Li Muchian's sleeve: "Wu Pifu, don't let the poor Taoist have murderous intentions..."
"Oh, let me go, you stinky nose..." Wu Zhong curled his lips and was slapped on the head by Chang Yu before he could finish his words: "Your mouth is getting smellier day by day, why did you provoke him?" ?”
With Wuzhong's fiery temper, if anyone dared to slap him like this, they would have to chop him into pieces with a backhand knife. But the little eunuch didn't dare, so he could only glare at Li Muchian and say, "Wait."
"I'm still afraid of you," Li Muxian gasped when someone supported him: "I'll be with you anytime!"
"Can you please stop being so aggressive in this nest? If you are really awesome, I will chop Dorgon into pieces later!" Chang Yu scolded, Li Muchian stopped talking. Next to him, Azige watched a big show and couldn't bear it. Zhu laughed loudly: "You Ming people like to live in peace, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would not be like Luoyou City..."
Before he finished speaking, he was slapped twice on the face. Wu Zhong and Li Muxian took action, slapping him left and right, making stars pop out of his eyes. He couldn't help but roar: "What the hell..."
With a click, Wuzhong's sword was half-sheathed: "Why?"
Azig choked: "I don't believe you dare to kill me!"
Wuzhong shrugged: "I don't dare to kill you, but do you believe I can beat you to death?"
Azig immediately shut up, naturally hating these Ming people to his bones.
They were having fun all the way, looking at the scenery along the way and recalling every bit of the war. Unknowingly, they came out of the mountain. The view ahead suddenly became clearer. Chang Yu raised his hand and pointed to the northwest in the distance: "Abba, the pioneer of the Tatars back then. Tai was stationed over there, and pointing to the west, there was a valley over there, and the governor and his troops were hiding there..."
To the east of the mountain pass is Huludao: "Here, does it look like a gourd to you?" Chang Yu raised his hand and went to the far northeast, where there was a big gourd lying in the sea.
That's right, Huludao at this time was just an island with nothing.
"Report, Tashan Fort found hundreds of Tatars exploring horses, and they were being attacked by thousands of people." At this time, several Ming army patrol horses galloped over, Chang Yu raised his brows, and there was an inexplicable smile on his face. His old friend , I didn’t expect to meet again so soon.
As the name suggests, Tashan Fort is a military fortress with mountains and towers. In fact, it is not the case. It has no towers and no mountains. It was originally just a village on the main north-south road from Jinzhou to Ningyuan. Later, the village was built into a fortress, covering both north and south. Pass here.
To the west of the fortress is Taishan Mountain, with a temple in the mountain, and to the east is the sea, with Fishing Island in the sea. If it had not been ravaged by the iron hooves of the Qing army, this place would have been a safe place to live outside the pass.
However, during the Jinzhou War, hundreds of miles around were devastated, and Tashan Fort became an overgrown ruin. Even two years later, there was not even a village around.
It was almost noon, when the sun was hottest, and the Ming army arrived five miles away from Tashan Fort to find a shady place to repair at the foot of Taishan Mountain. After Chang Yu sent people to communicate with the Qing army several times, he led Wuzhong Qiao Sanxiu and Li Muxian there. They arrived at Tashan Fort in less than a moment. From a distance, they saw Dorgon and Duoduo wandering around the ruins. They rode up to the castle, waved their hands and shouted: "Prince Regent, you are safe and sound."
Looking at his appearance, it was as if he was reunited with old friends he hadn't seen for several years. Dorgon trembled all over, gritted his teeth and sneered, while Dodo beside him frowned and stared at the little boy galloping towards him like a fool.
Eunuch, what the hell is this guy!
Dorgon's face was ashen and he turned a deaf ear to Chang Yu's greeting. He only faced it with a sneer, but Chang Yu's mouth was so mean. When he saw the bandage on Dorgon's arm: "Oh, the regent's arm is not healed yet, I'm sorry."
I used too much force last time. Do you want this ancestral medicinal wine for bruises? It costs five taels of silver a bottle..."
"No!" Dorgon was angered by him and roared: "Gun, you are here today to exchange hostages. What do you want to do by pretending to be crazy?"
Chang Yu shrugged: "It sounds like I am trying to dig a hole to plot against you. Is this the kind of person I am?"
"You are!" Dorgon roared again: "I don't have that much free time to talk nonsense with you, where is Azig?"
Tsk tsk tsk, Chang Yu curled his lips: "Don't be anxious or panic. You must have sent people to check the surroundings and know that the governor has not ambushed me. Why don't we chat for a while?"
"Both each other." Dorgon sneered and raised his hand to the west of Mount Tai: "You posted a lookout post on the top of the mountain, and even left manpower on the island to the east. Isn't it because you are doing too much for your own good? Besides, I haven't done anything for you.
No time to chat with you."
Chang Yu shrugged: "Be careful with your boat, otherwise if it capsizes in the gutter, where will I put my handsome face?"
Bah! This time Duduo and Dorgon were in sync and spat on the ground. How shameless!