Why is it said that Chongqing is difficult to defeat? First of all, it has to do with its natural topography, where one man is a barrier and no one can open it. Chongqing is not only a mountain city, but also a peninsula. It is surrounded by the Jialing River and the Yangtze River. Only the west side is connected to land, but if
To enter the peninsula from land, you have to pass through Fotuguan. This is the narrowest point and the commanding heights. It overlooks the two rivers and the terrain is difficult, but it is the only way. Anyone who wants to capture Chongqing City must first control Fotuguan.
Fotuguan is the throat of the road, and Tongluo Gorge is the only waterway into Chongqing. About fifty miles downstream of Chongqing, it is also a natural gorge. This mountain gorge is a hundred miles long, with cliffs on both sides of the bank more than 500 meters high, confronting the Jiajiang River.
It is difficult for apes to climb, so attacking from land or water is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
When Zhang Xianzhong attacked Chongqing, he struggled a lot. He couldn't get through the Tongluo Gorge by water. Unlike now, there were no highways built on the cliffs. At that time, there was no place to set foot, and it was impossible to march. Although there were some on the north bank,
It is a small road, but as early as in the Ba Kingdom, a pass was built there, named Yangguan. The terrain there was narrow and steep, and it was difficult for men and horses to stand. It was difficult for one man to pass the pass and ten thousand men could not open it. Zhang Xianzhong attacked for two days but could not defeat it. Finally, at
Military advisor Wang Zhaoling came up with a plan: to feign an attack with a large army, he led 3,000 soldiers and horses to detour to the upper reaches of Chongqing, go straight down the river, and took advantage of the Ming army's unpreparedness to capture Fotuguan.
That's right, it was the "leapfrog tactic" that the US military later used in the Pacific War.
But do you think that’s the end of it after you break through the Buddha map and close the island?
No, this is just the beginning!
What I just talked about is the steep terrain outside Chongqing City, and Chongqing City itself is built on a mountain. Unlike other cities where cities are built with rammed earth and bricks, the city is built with stones on the spot. It is a stone city, very strong!
Moreover, there are a total of seventeen city gates in Chongqing, which are ten feet high and two thousand six hundred and sixty feet seven feet high. The surrounding river is a pond. There are seventeen gates, nine open and eight closed, like nine palaces and eight trigrams. The eight city gates are close to the river.
It was summer and the river was swollen, so there was no place to station troops outside the city gate.
After Zhang Xianzhong broke Fotuguan, he focused on attacking Tongyuan Gate in the west, which was a city gate built on the hill. It is said that historical records record that the battle was very fierce and tragic. The Ming army bombarded it with artillery and bows and arrows from above, and the bandits at the foot of the hill were in panic.
After retreating, they found that there were many graves on the post, so they dug graves and removed coffin boards to block the artillery. They dug tunnels and blasted the city with gunpowder, and then the city was breached. However, later generations built roads, dug out the hills, and built tunnels under the city gates.
I discovered that there seemed to be something wrong with the historical data!
Because unless Chongqing is built of stone, and the Tongyuan Gate is built on rocks, Zhang Xianzhong did not have a shield machine at that time. How did they dig a tunnel and blast it with gunpowder?
Therefore, it is not known what method Zhang Xianzhong used to defeat the city at that time, but it is certain that it was extremely tragic and not easy, and this was because the Ming army was caught off guard.
Liu Tingju was alone at this time and lacked troops. He originally wanted to block Qin Liangyu's troops at the periphery, but the opponent's troops divided into two groups and swept the city in a few days, and sent troops to besiege Chongqing. In this case, I couldn't retreat and defend the waterway.
Two channels, let's see how you get in.
Since you are so calm, I won't tolerate you. Ma Wannian dispatched troops and generals, combined with the surrounding Xidong native soldiers, and actually gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to fight towards Chongqing. As a native
He knew the difficulty of taking the waterway to conquer the Tongluo Gorge, and he had no sailors at this time, so he followed Zhang Xianzhong's previous method and took a detour to the upper reaches of Chongqing, preparing to take a circuitous route from Xibin to the land to reach Fotuguan.
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But with the lessons learned from the past, Liu Tingju did not dare to withdraw his troops from Tongluo Gorge, so he deployed troops in the city to defend Fotuguan, and at the same time sent an urgent report to Chengdu: Qin Liangyu's army besieged Chongqing!
Ma Wannian did not disappoint Qin Liangyu, nor did he disappoint Liu Tingju. He spent a month marching, arming, and calling. In one month, he summoned tens of thousands of soldiers to break through Jiangjin first, and then turned around and pressed forward to Fotu Pass.
, the war is about to break out.
Besides, Zhang Xianzhong, who was fighting everywhere in Chengdu to maintain stability, was shocked when he received the news from Liu Tingju. At the same time, he was also puzzled. This old woman was so unstoppable that she was really devoted to the old Zhu family. She didn't even take a break during the New Year.
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As for Liu Tingju's report, there were tens of thousands of enemy troops. If Zhang Xianzhong didn't believe that he could gather so many people in such a short time, but if it was Qin Liangyu, he would believe it because the old woman had this strength and influence.
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Duoxidong, that is, ethnic minorities in Sichuan, have a particularly large number of local armed forces. There may be one village in ten miles and one village in eight miles. The armed forces of these villages may not be easy on the officers and soldiers, but they all admire Qin Liangyu very much. If he is called upon, he will be there.
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Even the local people may not know the court officials or the rebel generals, but no one knows Qin Liangyu. In such a general environment, Liu Tingju was really alone at this time, and he was obviously surrounded by enemies on all sides.
But Chongqing has natural dangers. Even if it is besieged from all sides, as long as it remains stable, there will be no worries.
The premise is that someone else comes to attack!
But if it was Qin Liangyu, Zhang Xianzhong would know that Liu Ting had finished lifting the calf!
The reason is simple. Qin Liangyu has experience playing in Chongqing.
During the Wanli period, the Xuanfu Division of Yongning (today's Xuyong) rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and seized Chongqing with tens of thousands of troops. They set up seventeen battalions from Tongyuanmen to Erlangguan and Fotu Pass. But what? Qin Liangyu personally led 6,000 elite soldiers and broke through first.
Erlangguan crushed the same officers and soldiers all the way to capture Chongqing.
She Chongming had tens of thousands of soldiers, while Liu Tingju only had thousands of soldiers. Facing the experienced old fox, how could he stop him?
But Chongqing cannot be lost, as it will have a great impact on the overall situation, so Zhang Xianzhong immediately sent Ai Nengqi to lead his troops to provide reinforcements. Ai Nengqi was one of Zhang Xianzhong's adopted sons and one of the four generals. He was famous for his bravery among the rebels.
Nineteen battalions of soldiers and horses, with a total strength of 70,000!
Of course, it was impossible to pull all the soldiers and horses of the 19th Battalion over. Ai Nengqi sent a group of 2,000 cavalry to go first, and he personally led more than 10,000 cavalry behind. Although the two places were far apart, Zhang Xianzhong believed that no matter how fierce Qin Liangyu was, Chongqing would be defeated.
Relying on natural dangers, it cannot be broken in a short time. No matter how incompetent Liu Tingju is, there is no way he cannot hold out for a month.
But he seemed to have forgotten one thing. It only took Qin Liangyu five days to break through Chongqing, which was defended by She Chongming's tens of thousands of troops.
Zhang Xianzhong will not forget it, but he remembers it very clearly. At that time, although Qin Liangyu only had 6,000 elite soldiers, he still had tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, and even reinforcements from Guizhou. Now, although Qin Liangyu has gathered tens of thousands of troops, he is still alone, surrounded by just
These ragtag indigenous soldiers were far from comparable to the regular army back then.
This is indeed an indisputable fact. Chen Bing's Ma Wannian in front of Fotu Pass looked at the natural danger and felt helpless in his heart. It's hard to imagine how his grandma and uncle defeated this dangerous pass!
Before sending troops, he even ambitiously asked Qin Liangyu, "Just take advantage of this opportunity to capture Chongqing!"
But Qin Liangyu poured cold water on him: "You can't beat him!"
The reason is very simple: today is not what it used to be. Firstly, there is a lack of troops. Secondly, there is a lack of experience. Thirdly and most importantly, the white-pole soldiers are no longer the white-pole soldiers of the past!