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Volume Six: Yin Whip Points to the East to the End of the World Chapter 504: Saar Hu!  Salhu!

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    At midnight on March 11, the 46th year of Wanli, with torches blazing in the sky and weapons clanking, Du Song, the commander-in-chief of Damingshan Customs, led 28,000 soldiers from Shenyang. They passed Fushun Pass and crossed Wuling that day, arriving at Hunhe River before noon.  left bank.

    Du Song first sent a sentry to cross the river for reconnaissance, and the rest of the sergeants crossed the river later. General Chai Guodong, who was in charge of the vehicle and artillery battalion, reported to Du Song: "The Hun River is deep and fast-flowing, and it is difficult for vehicles and soldiers to enter the water with empty hands. Vehicles and gunpowder cannot cross."

    Du Song was very interested in the telescope given to him by Zhang Yuan. The captains and deputy captains of several sentries were equipped with telescopes. He himself also carried a pair of white copper telescopes with him, which he used to observe across the river and see the other side.  There were captive cavalry in Nanshan, so they ordered to speed up the crossing of the river to seize the high ground on the other side. The chariot and artillery battalion could slow down a little and let Chai Guodong find another way to cross the river.

    However, Chai Guodong did not actively try to cross the river when Dusong was crossing the river to fight the enemy. He ordered the camp to be set up on the left bank without sending anyone to inform Juniper on the other side.

    After Du Song crossed the river, the vanguard troops immediately attacked the Houjin military stronghold on Nanshan. These two military strongholds were guarded by forty Houjin infantrymen. Guerrilla Wang Hailong took the lead bravely and led his troops to conquer the two strongholds and killed 26 Jiannu.  Fourteen people were captured alive, and the Ming army also suffered dozens of casualties.

    From the mouths of Jiannu captives, we learned that Nurhaci was sending people to transport stones to build a city in Sarhu in front, and there were cavalry to protect it. The scouts sent by the Ming army to scout also reported that there were tens of thousands of people in Jiefan Mountain in the northeast of Sarhu.  The city was built, and there were cavalry on guard at the foot of the mountain. The number of people is unknown, but it is estimated that there were no more than 500 people.

    Du Song discussed with Wang Xuan, the commander-in-chief of Baoding, Zhao Menglin, the commander-in-chief of aiding the Liao Dynasty, and Zhang Quan, the supervisor, to occupy Jiefan Mountain as soon as possible and clear the road to Hetuala. Otherwise, he would not be able to reach the Erdaoguan Pass as scheduled.  Li Rubai's Southern Route Army rendezvoused.

    None of the generals had any objections.  Jun Song immediately led the army forward with Wang Xuan and Zhao Menglin.  Supervisor Zhang Quan was behind to supervise the supply of heavy firearms.  At this time, it was discovered that Chai Guodong, the commander of the chariot camp, and the artillery vehicles were still on the other side, and no measures were taken to allow the vehicles and artillery to cross the river smoothly.

    Zhang Quan was furious and rode across the river to scold Chai Guodong. Chai Guodong then hurriedly led his troops to pull or carry people across the river. Some artillery pieces and vehicles were overturned and carried away by the river. At this time, he could not pay too much attention to these losses and had to keep up with the main force.  Only a large army will do.

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    As soon as Jun Song's West Route Army left Shenyang, they were detected by Hou Jin's sentinels.  When Du Song led his army to pass the Fushun Pass, Nurhaci, who was stationed a hundred miles away in the western suburbs of Hetuala, had received the exact news of the Ming army's Du Song attack. He immediately ordered Daishan and Huang Taiji to lead the elite cavalry.  Fifteen thousand people set out from Hetuala overnight to set up an ambush in Sarhu. He then led 15,000 cavalry reinforcements. These 30,000 armored cavalry were the main cavalry force that Nurhaci could mobilize. The other three groups  He only sent two hundred cavalry each to defend the Ming army, which acted as sentinels and interceptors to prevent the Ming army from quickly threatening Hetuala. There were still 25,000 infantry left in Hetuala.  All the troops that Jin could mobilize were concentrated on the western front of Hetuala.

    Just when Nurhachi was preparing to rush to Sarhu.  News came back from Dong'e in the south: The leader of the South Route Army was not Li Rubai, but Han Yuanshan.

    This surprised Nurhachi.  Han Yuanshan was the commander of the capital of Liaodong. He was not a military general, but a civil servant. It was not unusual for civil servants to lead troops in the Ming Dynasty. Nurhachi always looked down on the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, so even though he knew that the South Route Army changed generals on the spot, he did not think that there would be more troops.  Despite the many dangers, he was determined to fight Jun Song's group. As long as he defeated Jun Song's Western Ming Army, his cavalry would move quickly and still have time to deal with the other three Ming Army approaching Hetuala.

    Before noon on March 11th, Daishan led his army through the Zhakha Pass. On the one hand, he sent sentries and cavalry to conduct reconnaissance in Sarhu, and on the other hand, he stationed troops to wait for Huang Taiji and Nurhaci.  Arriving at Zakaguan an hour late, he saw that Daishan had stopped moving forward and said, "Ji Song is advancing very urgently. The infantry and civilians who built the city on Fan Mountain in our border are short of weapons and equipment, and it is difficult to resist the Ming army's attack. We must  Hurry for reinforcements. When the defenders on Jiefan Mountain see reinforcements arriving, they will defend with all their strength. If they attack from above and below together, Juniper will be defeated."

    Dai Shandao: "Our army is hiding here. When it gets dark, we ambush the Ming army and we can win a great victory."

    Huang Taiji said: "Our army must win this battle, and it must be a big victory and a quick victory. Juniper only has 30,000 troops, and all the elites of our Eight Banners Army are gathered here. Why should we be afraid? Let us show off our power and beat the drums to move forward.  When the defenders of Fanshan see the mighty coming of our army, their morale will be boosted, and they will fight bravely. They will annihilate Juniper in Saerhu tonight, and tomorrow they will send their troops north to deal with Kaiyuan Marin."

    So, the 15,000 Hou Jin cavalry accelerated towards Saarhu, which was forty miles away.

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    The vanguard of the Ming Dynasty's West Route Army guerrilla Wang Hailong had already arrived at the mouth of the Salhu Valley at the beginning of the morning. At noon, the forward sentry detected hundreds of enemy cavalry at the mouth of the valley, but none of them were seen at this time. The civilians transporting stones also shrunk to Jiefan Mountain.  Hai Long kept in mind General Du's strict order not to advance rashly and sent someone to ask Du Song for instructions.

    ?Du Song rode his horse to the entrance of the Salhu Valley and inspected the terrain. In the distance was the majestic and steep Tiebei Mountain. The Hun River and the Suzi River met at the foot of the mountain. The western foot of Tiebei Mountain was connected to Jiefan Mountain. The city walls built by slaves on Jiefan Mountain were vaguely visible.  At the eastern end of Jiefan Mountain, stands the Jilin Cliff, a thousand-meter-high cliff. The Hun River passes around Jiefan Mountain from east to west. This valley in Henan is the Saarhu, with undulating terrain and dense forests.

    Juniper took a telescope and looked from a distance, and saw that the slaves who built the city on Jiefan Mountain were focusing on Jilin Cliff. This was of course to defend themselves according to the danger. When he looked carefully, he saw that these slaves who built the city were not civilians, but the steps of the slaves.  Death.

    General Wang Xuan proposed to attack Jilin Cliff immediately, occupy Jiefan Mountain, and defeat the Jiannu infantry. At the same time, he divided eight thousand troops to occupy the Saerhu Highlands in the west to prevent the Jiannu cavalry from raiding the Ming army's rear route.

    This kind of occupying high ground and being at each other's horns is a very common infantry tactic. Although Du Song's army also has 6,000 cavalry, the cavalry of the Ming army is incomparable with the Houjin cavalry. It only plays a role in speeding up the march.  The impact is very weak, so infantry tactics are adopted for marching and formation.

    Juniper was nicknamed "Crazy Man". He was brave in battle but lacked strategy. However, since he sent troops to Shenyang this time, he had marched cautiously and attached great importance to sentry scouts. At this time, he heard Wang Xuan say that he wanted to divide his troops, so he said: "Send more sentries and cavalry to conduct reconnaissance.  Look at where the infantry and cavalry of the slave chiefs who came to stop our army are now. If they are still far away, our army will capture Jiefan Mountain first. To attack Jiefan Mountain, we must first cross the Jiefan River. If we cannot attack it for a while, a strong enemy will attack.  If we retreat, our army will have to advance and retreat without being attacked from both sides."

    Wang Xuan was a little surprised. Juniper always likes to take credit. Why is he so solemn this time? It should be noted that the heads of the slave infantry on Jiefan Mountain are all military merits!

    Of course, Du Song had some considerations. Nearly 30,000 troops came out of Shenyang to attack Hetuala. Unless Nurhaci was dead, they would have heard the news and sent troops to fight.  It was impossible for the Ming army to advance directly to Hetuala, so Jun Song had already prepared for a fierce battle. Also, at the beginning of the year, Zhang Yuan had sent someone to bring a letter to remind him to be on guard against Jiannu's concentration of troops against Fushun. Jun Song was dubious about this.  , the four armies are approaching Hetuala, Nurhachi will of course divide his forces to meet the enemy. If we deal exclusively with his army, how will we deal with the other three armies?

    Jun Jun never believed that Nurhachi could annihilate his 30,000-strong army in less than a day, and then sent his troops north to defeat Marin's Northern Route Army.  If we then intercept the coalition forces of the Ming Dynasty and North Korea on the east road, the Battle of Sarhu will end with the Ming army attacking in four directions and being defeated in three ways.  Zhang Yuan did not mention this possibility to Jun Song, because it would only make Jun Song not believe anything he said. But now, Jun Song still respects Zhang Yuan quite, although he does not believe that Nurhachi will  They concentrated their troops on the West Road of Hetuala, but they did not dare to be careless. They marched with sentries first, ready for encounters at any time.

    While the generals were talking, a detective horse came galloping to report that there was a large group of Jiannu cavalry at Zakaguan, forty miles away. They were all armored cavalry, with a total of no less than 10,000 people.

    Juniper shouted: "Well done!" He ordered the army to quickly occupy the Sarhu Highlands, dig trenches and trenches to build fortifications, and sent people to urge Chai Guodong, the commander of the chariot camp, to speed up. The artillery of the chariot camp was to be arrayed on the high ground, ready to meet  After Zhang Chengyin's defeat, the Ming army became more vigilant about the field battle with Hou Jin.

    The 400-year-old Jin cavalry who were on guard at the entrance of the Sarhu Valley discovered the arrival of the Ming army and set up ambush on the Jiefan River. They waited for the Ming army to cross the Jiefan River and attack the defenders on the mountain. They suddenly rushed out to harass the defenders. Unexpectedly, the Ming army did not attack.  Jiefan Mountain, but occupied the high ground in the valley and began to build fortifications. Seeing the large numbers of Ming troops arriving continuously, the four hundred Hou Jin cavalry did not dare to move without permission. Now they could only wait for reinforcements to arrive before attacking the Ming troops from both sides.

    At the beginning of the afternoon, 15,000 cavalry led by Dai Shan and Huang Taiji passed through Tailangang, which was only twenty miles away from Jiefan Mountain. The sentry came to report that the Ming army was stationed in the Sarhu highlands and had not attacked.  Jiefan Mountain, this made Huang Taiji lose face. He had always predicted things accurately, but this time he miscalculated.

    Dai Shan, who had always competed with Huang Taiji for favor in front of Nurhachi, sneered in his heart and said on his face: "Ji Song seems to know the movements of our army and does not dare to attack Jiefan Mountain. How should we deal with it now?"

    Huang Taiji said decisively: "While the Ming army is not yet stable, launch an attack immediately. Send messengers to Jiefan Mountain and order the infantry and cavalry on the mountain to attack the Ming army together. The Ming army must be wiped out before dawn tomorrow, otherwise it will be terrible."  Tuala will be attacked."

    Although Dai Shan fought openly and covertly with Huang Taiji, he would not deliberately oppose Huang Taiji when the four armies of the Ming Dynasty were approaching. He also knew that the victory would be quick, so he loudly said: "Then let's fight!"  The 15,000 cavalry were divided into two wings, Huang Taiji on the left and Dai Shan on the right. They drove towards Saerhu Chang regardless of horse power.

    The 15,000 cavalry led by Daishan and Huang Taiji were the elite of the Eight Banners Army. They were equipped with two horses, one for marching and another for charging, so they had great impact.

    The Battle of Saerhu started at dusk. The sunset on Jiefan Mountain was like a fire. There were 15,000 Houjin warriors on the mountain.The infantry followed the four hundred cavalry across the Jiefan River and guarded the entrance of the Sarhu Valley. This was to cut off the Ming army's retreat. The right-wing Four Banners soldiers led by Daishan began to attack the Ming army on the Sarhu highlands.  The army launched an attack.

    At this time, the Ming army had formed three camps. The outermost one was a chariot formation, with hundreds of chariots connected. Each chariot was equipped with three Folan short cannons, which could take turns to fire. Although they rushed to the battle, they were condescending.  The artillery fired continuously, which was quite lethal to the charging Houjin Cavalry. This kind of artillery fired shotguns, which was very lethal. Although the Houjin Cavalry were all wearing heavy armor, they could not withstand the impact of the shotguns, especially the horses.  The protection was even worse, and the first two rounds of charges directed by Daishan were repulsed.

    The sky was getting dark, and the fierce battle was still going on. Nurhaci arrived with 15,000 cavalry. Listening to Daishan and Huang Taiji explain the situation, Nurhaci frowned. The fate of the Jin Dynasty is here to fight. Tonight  If Jun Song's army cannot be defeated, he will not be able to send his troops to attack the coalition forces of Ma Lin and Ye He on the north road. According to the latest intelligence reports, Ma Lin led his army from Sanchaer Fort and camped at Zhanzi Valley last night.  Sarhu is only 120 miles away and Hetuala is more than 200 miles away.  It is still unknown where this army is heading.  If it's quick, it's not far from Hetuala.  It was even closer to Saarhu, and the situation in Dajin was extremely critical. If we didn¡¯t fight hard, we would wait until later. We immediately ordered a fierce attack all night. At any cost, we must break through the Ming army¡¯s camp and annihilate the Ming army. The Ming army was less than 30,000 people.  , and he had thirty thousand cavalry and fifteen thousand infantry.  Based on his understanding of the Ming army's combat effectiveness, as long as they broke through the Ming army's vehicle formation, the Ming army would be defeated.

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    The moonlight this night was similar to the night when Qinghe Fort fell. It was clear and bright. The difference was that there was no snow on the ground to reflect it. Looking out from the Salhu Highlands, the mountains and plains were covered with Hou Jin's Eight Banners Army. At this time, Juniper finally knew  Zhang Yuan was right once again. The slave chief really concentrated his main force on the West Route to annihilate his West Route Army led by Jun Song.

    The battle was extremely fierce.  Continuously, Houjin cavalry braved artillery fire to break into the camp, but they were all eliminated by the musketeers and archers in the trenches of the second and third lines of defense.  However, these Houjin cavalry who rushed up were extremely fierce and could often kill or injure several or even dozens of Ming soldiers before being killed. Moreover, because of the huge Ming army camp, the hundreds of tanks and artillery in the chariot and artillery battalion could not form a circular defense.  Circle, the side of the highland near the Hun River was guarded by Baoding General Wang Xuan and 800 servants. Supervisor Zhang Quan continued to encourage the soldiers. As long as they stayed on this highland for two days, the other three route armies would arrive.  Attacked from both inside and outside at this time, he will accomplish extraordinary feats

    Jun Song held a spear in his hand and directed the killing of the enemy on the east side where the Jiannu cavalry attacked the fiercest. The fierce and bloody battle made him feel thirsty. Chai Guodong, the camp commander, reported to him that there were 1,200 Franconian short-range cannons.  More than two hundred cannons are already out of service, and more than a hundred artillerymen have been killed or injured because the cannons exploded. As the battle continues, more short cannons will be damaged. I am afraid that all these cannons will be useless before dawn.

    Jun Jun had a bad temper and cursed Chai Guodong.

    Mu Jingyan on the side said to Du Song: "General, Yang Shilang must not know that the general encountered the main force of the slave establishment in Sarhu, and the other three route armies will naturally not know about it. I am afraid that they will not come to rescue for a while. The humble position can be compared with a  The sergeant who knew the road here rushed out of the siege and went to the north road to look for General Ma's men and asked General Ma to come to the rescue as soon as possible."

    Du Song looked at the Eight Banners Army all over the mountains and plains, frowned and said, "Can you rush out?"

    Mu Jingyan said: "There are captured Jiannu armors here. The two of you, Beizhi, put them on and try to break out from the Hun River side. Please ask the general to give Beizhi an arrow as proof."

    It was about Haiye at this time, the bright moon had already turned to the west, the sound of guns, bows and arrows, and shouts were boiling. Houjin Buqi's attack was like a tide. It was hard to say whether the three camps deployed by the Ming army could hold on until dawn.  , once the camp is broken, it will be a close fight. The Jin army is far more powerful than the Ming army, and the number is also superior. At that time, it is difficult to escape the fate of the entire army being annihilated.

    Jun Song stared at the yellow-bearded man in front of him, pondered for a moment, and said, "Okay, I hope you can make great achievements."

    Mu Jingyan and a general flag officer named Zhou Qinghu put on the armor of Hou Jin's infantry. Mu Jingyan took Jun Song's command arrows and text messages. The two rolled down from the Hun River side. Hou Jin attacked.  The infantry cavalry thought that the Eight Banners soldiers who had been killed by the Ming army rolled down. The scene of the night battle was chaotic. Without a chance to check, Mu Jingyan and his two men got up and ran dozens of steps to jump down the Hun River. The water in this section of the Hun River was very fast.  , Zhou Qinghu is from Liao Dynasty and does not know the nature of water. If Mu Jingyan had not grown up in the water town of Shaoxing and was very strong, it would be difficult for him to swim ashore with such a strong man in the dark.

    Mu Jingyan and Mu Jingyan climbed up to the north bank of the Hun River. They were exhausted. They heard the sound of fighting in the distance that shook the sky and the earth. They both understood that the military situation was urgent and did not dare to rest. After taking a few breaths, they got up and headed north to find a way.  OK.

    Mu Qiyan was a sedan chair bearer in Shanyin before joining the army and had very strong legs. The general named Zhou had just drank a few sips of water while swimming and was quite sluggish. Mu Jingyan was walking fast again, so he struggled to keep up.After walking for more than twenty miles, I lost my strength. I tripped and fell. My hands and feet were so weak that I couldn't get up for a while.

    Mu Jingyan was so anxious, and he didn¡¯t know the road, he picked up Zhou Qinghu, carried him on his back, and strode away. Zhou Qinghu said anxiously: ¡°Mu Baihu, how can this happen? Let me take a breath, I can walk on my own.¡±

    Mu Jingyan said: "Just take a breath on my back and slow down, let's not delay."

    In this way, the two of them walked through the mountains and fields, and arrived at Shangjian Cliff at the fourth watch. They met the scouts of the Ma Lin Army. If it weren't for the scouts' poor archery skills, Mu Jingyan was almost shot to death by a cold arrow.

    Twenty-five thousand Ming troops led by Kaiyuan general Ma Lin camped ten miles away from Shangjian Cliff. This place is about fifty miles away from Sarhu. Five miles away there are also Jintaishi and Bu, the leaders of the Jurchen Yehe tribe.  Yanggu's Four Thousand Cavalry

    After checking the order arrows and Du Song's handwriting presented by Mu Jingyan, and asking about the situation of the Salhu battle in detail, Kaiyuan's commander-in-chief Ma Lin frowned and hesitated, Mu Jingyan knelt down and begged: "General Ma, Du  The general led more than 20,000 infantry and cavalry to occupy the high ground and is still holding on. If the general rushes to help immediately, the siege of Sarhu can be broken. The army of the Han commander from Qinghe can also arrive later. With several flanking attacks, Jiannu will be defeated.  , please General Ma to send troops immediately!"

    Ma Lin has lived in Kaiyuan for a long time and is well aware of the power of Nurhachi's cavalry. Now that Nurhaci has concentrated his forces to deal with Jun Song, he is bound to win. Zou Chuxian of Qinghe Fort could not hold on until dawn.  At this time, he led his army to Saarhu. If Du Song had been defeated, then his Northern Route Army would have to face off against the Jiannu infantry and cavalry with high morale. Marin thought that it would be difficult to resist the enemy.

    Ma Lindao: "Wait for this town to discuss with Pan Jianjun and the leader of Ye He tribe."

    (To be continued)
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