Chapter 2307 Gui Zi Scroll Tieling Acropolis, a life-and-death battle (
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Jun Song looked anxiously at the bottom of the city, looking at the sudden increase in momentum of the Jianzhou Army, and he felt both worried and happy in his heart.
What worries me is that the momentum of the Jianzhou Army's fierce attack will suddenly increase the pressure on me.
He didn't know if the soldiers who had been guarding it for more than two months could still hold it. The walls and defense system of the Tieling Acropolis were decent, but they were much inferior to those in Shenyang.
He had 18,000 soldiers from Anle Prefecture all the way here, but now there are less than 10,000 soldiers left. More than 8,000 brothers fell on this road and in the defense battle of Tieling.
Fortunately, there is finally a glimmer of light.
Zhao Lejiao had previously written a letter saying that the imperial court would never give up on them. Du Song didn't quite believe it, but he had to believe it.
He was not the defender of Anle Prefecture, but he led reinforcements but was besieged by the Jianzhou Army.
Now that Anle Prefecture is lost, I want to evacuate but I can't escape. I can't escape until I retreat to Tieling Acropolis, so I have to rely on Tieling Acropolis to hold on.
He was also glad that he had made this decisive decision, otherwise more than 10,000 of his people would have been crushed or even wiped out between Fanhe and Yilu.
Defending this Tieling Acropolis is a great achievement, of course he knows that, but he also understands that there is not much point in defending this Tieling Acropolis.
Both sides of the border wall have been controlled by the Jurchens. Tieling Acropolis is an isolated city, surrounded by enemies on all sides. The only thing he has to do is to bring these more than 10,000 men back. This is his responsibility.
The Jianzhou Army originally made it clear that they wanted to starve themselves to death, but now they suddenly wanted to capture the Tieling Acropolis at any cost. This change in strategy must have been caused by changes in external conditions.
What else could be the reason? Of course reinforcements are coming.
Zhao Lijiao's last letter mentioned that the imperial court had sent Commander Xiao Feng to Liaodong to take command, and that the Northern Front Army had arrived in Shenyang.
At the same time, Governor Xiao Feng also ordered Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong's troops to return to Shenyang and work together to fight this battle and save themselves.
Cao Wenzhao's unruly attitude and He Renlong's arrogant Jun Song have some experience. These two people had already fallen out with him in Liaodong, and they didn't even say a word. Now they are trying their best to save him?
Juniper didn't quite believe it, but she still had some hope.
The governor, the son of Feng Tang, the right minister of the Ministry of War, and was promoted from the famous governor of Shaanxi, this status is completely different from any previous military commander.
If Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong did not want to be outsmarted by Feng Keng in the future, did not want to offend the Feng family, and did not want to leave a bad impression among the imperial military department and even the civil servants in the future, they had to obey orders and go all out.
After guarding the Tieling Acropolis for two months, Jun Song has already understood that this is a big net set by Nurhaci, and he is the bait in the middle of the net, using himself to attract the Liaodong Army, the Northern Front Army and Cao He The second division came to reinforce and ate the reinforcements one by one.
The court should also understand this, but understanding it does not mean that it can be cracked or avoided.
This time Nurhaci mobilized all the Jurchen troops in Jianzhou to fight. He was also aware of the repeated external and internal troubles in the Great Zhou Dynasty, so he took this opportunity to make a profit. However, how the imperial court responded and failed to respond effectively would be a disaster. .
But years of life and death on the battlefield have made Jun Jun look down on life and death. The only thing he can't leave behind is these ten thousand men.
So when an opportunity arises, he is eager to seize it.
Now it seems that the Jianzhou Army under the city is attacking like a wave. In the fierce battle between the two sides, the casualties have doubled or even several times increased compared to the previous period.
Even so, Jun Song had to carefully observe whether this was a show by the Jianzhou Army to attract him to act rashly, or whether it was really a desperate attempt to seize the Tieling Acropolis and annihilate him before the imperial reinforcements arrived.
Jun Song knew very well that as long as he did not leave the city to fight, even if the Tieling Acropolis was captured by the Jianzhou Jurchens, they would have to pay a huge price. This was also the reason why the Jianzhou Jurchens had always refused to attack by force before, but as soon as he left the city , then either they will break out of the encirclement, or they will collapse in a single battle in the field.
"What do you think?" He withdrew his hands from the battlement on which he was pressing. Jun Song ignored the thunderous shouts of killing from the top of the city and turned around and walked back, "Bingzhong, you guard, the Jianzhou Army has just started to take off. We still have to fight today, and I will ask Wang Xuan to take over for you later."
Du Song's troops are basically all from Yulin Township. Deputy General Zhao Menglin, Staff General Wang Xuan, Guan Bingzhong, and guerrilla Li Guangrong are all Yulin Guards. However, they have been in Liaodong since their fathers, so they have completely become A member of the Liaodong generals.
Zhao Menglin, Wang Xuan and Li Guangrong all followed Du Song down the tower. Zhao Menglin said first: "Sir, this is not like a false shot by the Jianzhou Army. In less than an hour, the Jianzhou Army at least left Three hundred corpses were killed, not counting the seriously injured ones..."
"Yes, with such a fierce attack regardless of casualties, the Jianzhou Army has always cherished their armored soldiers. It is heartbreaking to lose dozens of them. How can anyone be so willing to spend money like today?" Wang Xuan also added.
"If we continue to fight like this, the Jianzhou Army will lose more than two thousand people at the end of the day, which is too much for us." Li Guangrong was worried.
"Impossible!" Wang Xuan shook his head repeatedly, "Unless Nurhaci doesn't want his Eight Banners to rebel, if we continue to fight like this, if we don't collapse, Jianzhou will start to riot on its own."
Du Song also nodded slowly. He also agreed with this view. It would not be a big deal if the Liaodong Army lost 3,000 to 5,000 people, but why let the Jurchens lose 3,000 to 5,000 people? Nurhaci could not suppress the internal opposition either.
"But their current momentum doesn't look like they are going to stop." Li Guangrong disagreed with Wang Xuan's point of view, "Of course they can't bear it, but what about us? Our morale is not as good as theirs, even if the adults gave us encouragement just now. Son, but how long can this last? When the fight is over, if the Jianzhou Army still doesn't stop, something will happen to us."
Li Guangrong's point of view is not unreasonable.
The number of the Jianzhou Army besieged outside is unknown, but Jun Song estimates that it will not be less than 25,000. If Nurhachi wants to storm the Tieling Acropolis at all costs, Jun Song thinks that he will not be able to defend it, but even if
If all of them were killed in the battle, it would be impossible for the Jianzhou Army not to pay more than 10,000 casualties. What he was betting on was that Nurhaci would not pay such a high price.
All of his troops were killed in the battle, which was indeed a traumatic experience for Liaodong Town. The casualties of more than 10,000 people meant that the foundation of Jianzhou Jurchen was shaken. Did Nurhachi dare to take this risk?
"In addition, I don't know if you have noticed that there are obviously more soldiers under the Han banner in today's battle." Li Guangrong added.
Both Jun Song and Zhao Menglin were stunned.
For the Liaodong Army, the Han military flag was an unavoidable topic.
The damage Li Yongfang brought to Liaodong Town was really too great. Not only did he directly take away thousands of his direct descendants during the Battle of Fushun, but he also took away tens of thousands of Han people. In the past few years, Li Yongfang spared no effort to bribe him.
, at least several thousand Liaodong officers and soldiers surrendered to the Jianzhou Jurchens.
These people also received preferential treatment, and were rarely even dragged onto the battlefield against their colleagues in the Liaodong Army. This also allowed Li Yongfang to better divide and bribe within Liaodong Town.
The formation of the Four Banners of the Han Army marks that the Jurchens in Jianzhou have entered a new stage in their growth. According to the news from the scouts, the number of troops formed by the Han Army Banners has exceeded 12,000. Basically,
Li Yongfang's direct descendants from his original headquarters were mainly the soldiers from Liaodong who had defected in the past two years, and there were also two to three thousand soldiers who had escaped from North Korea.
The continuous famine in North Korea in the past two years, coupled with the harsh oppression of the two groups of nobles of the Dabei faction headed by Zheng Renhong and Li Erzhan, caused the North Korean army, which was mainly composed of civilians, to continue to flee.
These people, together with ordinary people and untouchables in Yizhou and Tieshan areas, fled across the Yalu River in large numbers. The number of Koreans who entered the Liubao area of Kuandian to reclaim wasteland gradually exceeded 10,000.
The Jianzhou Jurchens also accepted these people, which also enhanced the strength of the Jianzhou Jurchens in disguise. They were included as members of the Four Banners of the Han Army. Those with military experience also became the elite of the Four Banners of the Han Army headed by Li Yongfang.
Soldiers are trained according to the training model of the Jianzhou Army.
"It seems that the number has really increased." Zhao Menglin recalled what he had seen before and nodded, "There were not so many soldiers under the Han banner in the past. Nurhaci was very loyal to these traitors and was reluctant to use them to fight. It is said that
There were constant complaints even within the Jianzhou Eight Banners, but Nurhachi kept suppressing them."
"Nurhaci is not reluctant to use it, but he wants to use this method to help Li Yongfang bribe more traitors!" Du Song gritted his teeth and said: "I have to say that Nurhachi's trick is very effective. Look at the surrender plan in this battle.
How many people are there in the state?”
"Now it's the critical moment. Nurhachi doesn't care anymore. They are determined to capture us." Wang Xuan took a breath, "Don't all Li Yongfang's Han military flags have to be used to attack?"
Are we going to fight against each other in the past?"
"I'm afraid this is inevitable." Jun Song sighed deeply, "We can't follow Nurhaci's footsteps. We must knock down the momentum of the Jianzhou Army. Wang Xuan, now add yours to mine.
Bring them up from the personal barracks, target the Jurchens and beat them hard and painfully, relax a little more on the Han Banner side, and ask them to mobilize all the Han Banner people as soon as possible..."
Before a few people could understand, Du Song continued: "Let the people of Han Banner understand that in the end, they will fight for their lives. If you dispel their luck, they will not be willing to fight hard and deepen the situation."
The rifts and suspicions between them..."
The target is 1500, Lao Rui is still working hard!