Li Zhi is now gaining momentum and the emperor trusts him very much. Even Yang Sichang can't defeat him. Hong Chengchou's leader named Li Zhi can't actually command Li Zhi. If Hong Chengchou doesn't let Li Zhi go to Qingshan Pass, Li Zhi will
Feng Zhang went up to participate in the meeting. Hong Chengchou was afraid of the enemy and refused to fight, so Hong Chengchou couldn't bear it and walked away. Since Li Zhi decided to go to Qingshan Pass to snipe Dorgon, Hong Chengchou had no choice but to let him go.
When Sun Chuanting heard Li Zhi's words, he looked Li Zhi up and down again, shook his head and said, "General Li is still determined to kill the slaves, and I can't stop him!" After a pause, Sun Chuanting said again: "But then
No matter how good the general is at fighting, if ten thousand people build a camp, can they stop 70,000 people?"
Chen Xinjia was also not optimistic about Li Zhi, but he didn't show it. Chen Xinjia was Yang Sichang's man. Li Zhi defeated Yang Sichang, and Chen Xinjia's future was suddenly gone. If Li Zhi died at Qingshan Pass, the main fighting faction would be greatly reduced.
, Yang Sichang might be able to be reused again, and Chen Xinjia's future would be restored.
Chen Xinjia was eager for Li Zhi to be defeated and make a fool of himself. He was overjoyed when he heard that Li Zhi was going to Qingshan Pass. He stroked Li Zhi's shoulder and said: "It is a blessing to the country that the general is so brave to fight! I will go strong for the general!"
All the general soldiers in the yamen were surprised and started talking among themselves.
Cao Bianjiao seemed to be impressed by Li Zhi's courage. He walked up excitedly, punched Li Zhi hard on the right shoulder, and said loudly: "General Li is brave! Among the Ming soldiers in the world, you are the only one who dares to challenge the Tatars."
Don’t worry! I, Cao Bianjiao, will guarantee with my life that I will definitely protect Fanjiazhuang for you!"
Li Zhi planned to let 2,000 soldiers of the Huben Division under the leadership of Li Xing stay at Fanjiazhuang. Together with the auxiliary troops, artillery and Cao Bianjiao's 4,000 soldiers and horses in the city, there would be more than 6,000 people guarding Fanjiazhuang. There were trenches and traps outside Fanjiazhuang.
With so many soldiers and horses left behind, even if the Qing army sent 70,000 people to attack the city, it would not be able to capture it within a few months. The Qing army is now in a panic and wants to escape, and generally speaking it will not attack a strong city. If the Qing army really besieged Fanjiazhuang,
Li Zhi had enough time to lead his troops to return reinforcements.
With this arrangement, Li Zhi was not worried about Fanjiazhuang's defense.
Li Zhi patted Cao Bianjiao on the shoulder and said, "General Cao, if we win this battle, Li Zhi will owe you a favor."
Hearing Li Zhi's words, Cao Bianjiao's blood surged with excitement.
Who is Li Zhi? He has a lot of troops, is favored by the emperor, and is powerful and powerful. If Cao is in trouble, Li Zhi may be able to save his life by sending a message to the emperor! Li Zhi's favor is more important than ten thousand taels of silver.
.Cao Bianjiao said happily: "Okay, General Li, your friend Cao Bianjiao is settled!"
Li Zhi cupped his fists and saluted the generals in the hall, and said: "Soldiers are valuable and quick. Li Zhi will go back and prepare now. Everyone, take your leave!"
The military attaches in the lobby were impressed by Li Zhi's courage. They all looked high at Li Zhi and shouted:
"General Lee, take care!"
"General Li, be careful all the way!"
"I'm waiting here for General Li to return victoriously!"
Although Tianjin Governor Cha Dengbei was at odds with Li Zhi, he was impressed by Li Zhi's loyalty and bravery. He slowly walked up to Li Zhi and said, "The general is going north alone, so be careful!"
Li Zhi said no more, flicked his cloak and strode out of the governor's office.
After returning to Fanjiazhuang, Li Zhi began to organize his team and prepare to go north.
This time, Li Zhi brought along 3,000 heavy civilians who had been following him to fight in the capital, and used 3,000 horse-drawn carriages to transport supplies.
Li Zhi brought 8,000 shi of food with him this time. This food was enough to feed 10,000 people for five months, enough for the soldiers to stay in the camp without worrying about food.
In fact, the Qing army usually entered the fortress in winter and left the fortress in March, and would not fight a protracted war after the first month.
What the Qing army planted in the Northeast was spring wheat, which was sown in March and harvested in July. Although most of the armored Tatars had coated aha for farming and did not need to go to the fields themselves, the management would be chaotic if the master did not ensure proper spring sowing.
.And there are tens of thousands of auxiliary soldiers among the Tatars. Most of these people need to cultivate their own food to feed themselves. For these people, they will go hungry if they miss the farming season.
Therefore, every time the Tatars finished harvesting wheat in July and went to the warehouse to grind flour, they would raise their swords and loot the pass, and then rush back to the northeast before sowing in the spring of the next year.
What's more, the Tatars plundered so many people and sent them to Liaodong this time. This year, the food pressure was even greater, and they needed to rush back to allocate land for farming to these new slaves.
However, I was not afraid of ten thousand, I was just afraid of the worst. I was afraid that if the Tatars went crazy and surrounded Li Zhi for a long time, they would not retreat unless they attacked. So Li Zhi still brought enough pickled cabbage and dried meat. What if he was really surrounded by the Qing army?
Months, you should not be too deficient in vitamins and protein, otherwise you will get sick.
Of course, you should also bring enough tools such as shovels, saws, hammers, and poles for building the camp. Fanjiazhuang often reclaims new fields, builds city walls, and engages in civil engineering projects, so there is no shortage of these tools.
Also setting off with Li Zhi were more than 30 people from Shen Yuji's medical team. In this battle into Wei Jifu, Shen Yuji's medical team made great contributions. In the past, the wounded who were hit by poisonous Tatar arrows often needed to be cured.
Amputations were required, but with the help of the surgical medical team, these arrow-wounded casualties were properly treated, and the problem was often solved with a minor operation. A large number of seriously injured patients were transformed into lightly injured patients, and it can be said that countless lives were saved.
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On the 27th of the first lunar month, Li Zhi led his troops northward to Qingshan Pass.
Qingshankou is located fifty miles north of Funing County. It was rebuilt on the basis of the Great Wall of the Northern Qi Dynasty in the 14th year of Hongwu and again in the 40th year of Wanli. The Qingshankou Great Wall was built in the mountains, with dangerous terrain and numerous watchtowers. The southern part of the pass is located
There was a member of the garrison. Of course, these watch towers and garrison offices have now fallen into the hands of the Qing army.
Li Zhi led his troops to advance quickly, and it took ten days to reach the Qingshan Pass.
After walking at a fast pace for ten days, the soldiers felt very hard, especially the heavy troops who were temporarily recruited. Fortunately, they could rest for two days after arriving at Qingshan Pass. Li Zhi camped ten miles south of Qingshan Pass and sent troops to scout nearby for two days.
It was decided to build a fortress in a canyon called Maligou by the locals.
This canyon is the only way to enter Qingshankou Pass from the south. It is more than ten miles long from north to south and three miles wide from east to west. There are mountains on both sides that are impossible to walk on. There is a small river flowing through the middle of the valley. The river is not deep and you can wade through it on foot.
But if you build a camp in the middle of the canyon, the entire east and west of the canyon will be within the range of artillery.
Under the threat of artillery, the Qing army's more than 300,000 domestic animals could not pass smoothly.
The two thousand Qing troops at the Qingshankou Pass saw Li Zhi setting up camp outside, and sent dozens of scouts out to conduct reconnaissance. At first, these scouts were very arrogant with their skillful bows and horses, but as soon as they got close to Huben Division, they
They were defeated by a volley of gunfire from the bandit soldiers and fled back in panic. From then on, the two thousand Qing soldiers in the pass did not dare to come out to spy.
After finding a location, Li Zhi began to build the fortifications of the camp.
The first step is to dig trenches to block the enemy.
The trench designed by Li Zhi was a large ditch three meters wide and two meters deep. Such a large ditch surrounded the camp four times, from two hundred meters away from the edge of the camp to eighty meters away from the edge of the camp, every forty meters.
Dig a trench once every 1 meter. Eighty meters is the range of the Qing army's bows and arrows. Without crossing these four large ditches, the Tatar archers will not be able to shoot against Li Zhi's riflemen.
A low wall fifty centimeters high was piled on the inside of the trench to ensure that the Tatar soldiers and horses could not jump over the trench.
