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Volume 6: Yin Whip Points to the East to the End of the World Chapter 505: Soldiers Arrive at the City

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    Pan Zongyan, the official of the Kaiyuan Army Preparation Road, heard that Du Song on the Fushun Road had sent a messenger to ask for help. However, Ma Lin was afraid of the ferocity of the slave builders and was hesitant to go to the Saar Hu to aid.

    At this moment, an inch of time is worth the lives of hundreds of Ming troops. Arriving at Saarhu as early as possible may prevent the Juniper tribe from being completely annihilated. Pan Zongyan came to see Ma Lin and urged a quick rescue, with the cavalry going first and the infantry  Car camp artillery followed.

    Last month, Pan Zongyan wrote a letter to Yang Hao saying that Ma Lin was cowardly and unfit for the big post. If he used Ma Lin as a general, he would definitely lose. Somehow, Ma Lin found out about his request for Yi general. He was ashamed and resentful. Hearing this, he said: "Pan  Supervisor, this place is fifty miles away from Sarhu, and it is mostly mountainous. Most of our troops are infantry, and the carriages and camps are heavy and cumbersome. We will set off immediately and reach Saarhu in the afternoon at the earliest. Supervisor Pan dares to guarantee Mr. Du  Can the soldiers hold on until then?"

    Without waiting for Pan Zongyan¡¯s reply, Ma Lin added: ¡°If I arrive at Saarhu on foot and on horseback, General Du¡¯s troops will be defeated. Can my exhausted army fight against the high morale of Jiannu?¡±

    Pan Zongyan said: "Since General Du was able to send envoys to break out of the siege, it shows that there were omissions in the siege of Jiannu. Most of General Du's 28,000 troops and horses came from Yansui. The soldiers of Yansui are known for their tenacity and daring to fight. Now they are holding on to Sa."  On the Erhu Highlands, the main force has not been lost, and all the chariots and camps are there. Is it impossible to defend until this afternoon? Moreover, our army can order the cavalry to advance first, beat drums and fire guns, and make a big fanfare to let the Sarhu defenders know that our troops are coming to help.  The troops will be highly motivated and fight bravely to the death. When the time comes, they will be attacked from both inside and outside, and they will be able to defeat Jiannu."

    Ma Lin sneered, thinking that civil servants like Pan Zongyan were talking on paper and had no idea that the Jianzhou Jurchens were fierce. Since all the main forces of the Eight Banners Army were concentrated in Saerhu, the total number should be about 60,000.  Juniper's 28,000 troops took turns attacking through the night.  Even if they weren't completely wiped out, there wouldn't be much left.  His Kaiyuan Army infantry and cavalry totaled 25,000 people. How could they fight in the field with the 50,000 to 68,000 Banner Army? He couldn't take the risk. Jun Song was doomed to be defeated all the way. He just wanted to protect his own troops and horses.  He said: "Pan Supervisor Jun must not forget how General Zou Shen of Qinghe was defeated. If our troops go in a hurry, we will fall into the trap of the slave chief. In my opinion, our troops should immediately build fortifications on the spot.  Send someone to contact Commander Han and Commander Liu to try to unite the troops. This is a sure-win strategy."

    Pan Zongyan said sternly: "General Ma, the Fushun army sent envoys to ask for help, but you did not move, wasting the opportunity to fight and causing the friendly forces to fall. What crime should you do?"

    Since Pan Zongyan had broken his heart, Ma Lin was not polite.  He said coldly: "Master Pan, if I listen to your foolish opinion and lead my army to a place of eternal destruction, my guilt will be even greater."

    Pan Zongyan was extremely angry. He was the supervisor of the army. He was in charge of rewards and punishments for meritorious deeds, but he had no power to dispatch troops. Although he commanded 7,000 people with chariots, camps, firearms, and baggage and logistics, they were all infantry. Without Ma Lin, he could lead the army.  With the main support of his army, if his army rushed to Saarhu, then Marin would really say that he would be defeated together with Juniper's army!

    Yang Hao was far away in Liaoyang, and it was too late to report 800 miles away. Pan Zongyan was so anxious that he argued loudly with Ma Lin in the military tent. At this time, the guards came to report: Yehe's Beile Jintaiji and Buyangu asked to see General Ma.

    Jin Taiji and Buyanggu brought several personal attendants into Ma Lin's military tent. Ma Lin and Pan Zongyan stood up to greet him. Ma Lin saw that the Baihu surnamed Mu was also following Buyanggu. He couldn't help but feel a little strange. He only heard Buyang  The ancient saying: "General Ma, hurry up and help. I, Ye He's four thousand cavalrymen, are willing to be the vanguard." Jin Taiji could not speak Chinese, but just nodded repeatedly.

    Ma Lin was stunned, and Pan Zongyan on the side was overjoyed and said quickly: "General Ma, your troops are very fast. The Beiguan cavalry is not inferior to Jiannu. The two Baylors are even more brave and invincible. The main force of General Du is still there. Defeat Jiannu and make him immortal."  It's a great achievement today." His tone was sincere.

    Now Ma Lin is embarrassed. The two leaders of Ye He in Beiguan are urging rescue. If he, the commander of the North Route Army, insists on standing still, no matter what the final outcome of the battle, he will be impeached and punished.

    Mu Jingyan, who was following Buyanggu, stepped out and knelt down and said: "General Ma, rescuing troops is like putting out fire. There is no delay."

    Buyang Gu said: "If Tong Nuer defeats General Du's soldiers, he will come north to attack General Ma and my Ye He tribe. Their forces are not at odds with each other. It is better to fight early than to fight late."

    Ma Lin finally relented and agreed to send the entire army to help, with Ye He's 4,000 cavalry as the vanguard. Kaiyuan deputy general Ma Yan led 6,000 Ming army cavalry to follow up. The rest of the cavalry followed, and at the same time sent people all the way to Qinghe.  The South Route Army seeking Han Yuanshan rushed to Sarhu to participate in the battle

    At five o'clock in the morning, the sky in the area from Tieling to Fushun was still only bright, and the coldness in the mountains and fields was still heavy. The birds in the forest were frightened by the sound of horse hooves and flew up, hovering in the air and then scattered to the valleys on both sides.  Four thousand cavalry have already set off.

    The Ye He tribe and the Jianzhou Jurchens have been entangled in grudges for hundreds of years. They were often enemies and sometimes friends. There was a brief period of harmony thirty years ago, so the sister of Ye He's eldest Belle Jin Taiji became Huang Taiji's.  biological mother, but now, these two daughtersThe tribes were already sworn in and Jianzhou was so powerful that Ye He had to seek asylum from the Ming Dynasty to survive. This time the Ming Dynasty's four armies attacked Hetuala, Jin Taiji and Buyangu were greatly encouraged, thinking that  When the time came for revenge, they actively participated in the battle with strong troops. Because they had a short time to send out troops, they only brought 4,000 cavalry with the Kaiyuan Ming army, and another 10,000 cavalry stationed at Zhonggu City on Kaiyuan Road.

    Mu Jingyan followed Yehebel Buyangu on horseback and answered Buyangu's questions in a low voice. Behind him, the strong-armed Tibetan man was none other than Ke Guangxian. Ke Guangxian's true identity was  Buyangu's cousin Niyaha is also Ke Yinyue's cousin. Ye Hebu's active participation in the war is of course closely related to Ke Guangxian.

    An hour later, Ye He's vanguard cavalry had bypassed Tiebei Mountain and arrived on the north bank of the Suzi River. At this time, they heard the sound of muskets from the Sarhu Highlands ahead. Supervisor Pan Zongyan and Tieling guerrilla Zheng Guoliang led a team of musketeers.  Walking with Ye He forward, Pan Zongyan heard the sound of gunfire and fighting in the distance. He was convinced that Jun Song's army was still holding on to the high ground and had not been defeated. However, he only heard the sound of musketry but not the sound of artillery. Apparently the artillery had already  It was completely destroyed. I was afraid that the first line of camp had been breached. I immediately ordered my musketeers to fire their guns into the sky to let the Ming army on the Sarhu Highlands know that reinforcements had arrived.

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    Juniper, who had been fighting fiercely all night, was exhausted by this time. More than a thousand Fran machine short guns did not last until dawn before they were all silenced. The first line of camp had been breached.  Jiannu cavalry can rush very close and shoot arrows at the high ground.  It caused great damage to the Ming army.  The Ming army's muskets did not pose much of a threat to the armored slaves. Jiannu cavalry constantly crossed the trenches dug by the Ming army and rushed into the Ming army's camp. The disadvantages of the Ming army were even more obvious in close combat. A rough estimate of the Ming army's casualties was nearly 10,000, covering the mountains and plains.  , blood flowed into rivers, Zhao Menglin, the commander-in-chief of the aid to Liao Dynasty, was shot to death by a cold arrow, and Wang Xuan, the commander-in-chief of Baoding, was also injured.

    Wang Hailong, a guerrilla from Yansui who was known for his bravery and fearlessness, also started to feel fear at this time.  He said to Jun Song: "General, there is no danger to defend this place. If we continue to defend it, our entire army will be wiped out. Why not concentrate our forces to break out?"

    Juniper wiped the blood from his face, looked a little ferocious, and shouted: "Hold on and wait for help."

    Supervisor Zhang Quan also said: "This place is surrounded by the Hun River, and the fields are full of enemy troops. If we abandon this hill and go down to the valley, it will be even harder to withstand the impact of the Jiannu cavalry. We can only hold on and wait for the rescue of the Kaiyuan soldiers. This is the only way.  A way out."

    A large number of Eight Banners soldiers crossed the second trench and rushed into the Ming army camp. The melee began. Du Song and Wang Xuan each led their guards to fight to the death

    At this time, Nurhachi's eyes were red. His tiger generals were also wounded in the forehead by the Ming army's artillery fire. They had been carried down for treatment. Even if they did not die, they were still disabled. He saw with his own eyes that one of Eyidu's legs was blown to pieces.  , he is also the head of the five ministers of the Great Jin Dynasty. He has fought with him for many years and made great achievements. Today, he was seriously injured in Salhu. Nurhachi was heartbroken. What made him even more frightened was that his soldiers who fought in hundreds of battles  There were more than 2,000 casualties in that night. The Zhengbai Banner and the Xianghuang Banner suffered particularly heavy losses. Two Niulu soldiers in the Xianghuang Banner almost lost all their casualties. This was really a loss that he could not bear. These armored soldiers were all fighting with him in all directions.  The warriors, all skilled in bow and horse, were able to fight one against a hundred, but now they were killed one after another in this valley, and the Ming army on the highlands was still holding on undefeated.

    The sentries came to report that a large number of Ming troops were coming from the north, and the vanguard would soon reach Tiebei Mountain!

    Daishan, Amin, and Huang Taiji all changed their expressions in shock. This road must be the Northern Route Army led by Kaiyuan Marin. Why did they approach this place so quickly?

    Nurhachi had experienced countless battles, big and small, and had never suffered a defeat. Although his heart was in turmoil, his face was fierce and fierce. He shouted: "You came just in time, so that my Eight Banners soldiers will not have to trek to find him. Let Tiebei Mountain  Be their cemetery." Immediately ordered Huang Taiji and Amin to lead the Zhengbai and Xianglan banners' 5,000 cavalry to intercept Marin's army, while the remaining Six Banners elites continued to attack the Ming army on the Sarhu Highlands.

    Juniper on the high ground heard the gunshots coming from Tiebei Mountain, and then saw the Jiannu cavalry in the valley mobilizing towards the Suzi River at the foot of Tiebei Mountain. Juniper was overjoyed and shouted: "Soldiers, our reinforcements have arrived! The reinforcements have arrived.  !¡±

    The morale of the Ming army who was defending the high ground was greatly boosted. The soldiers who were already exhausted also gained new strength and fought to the death with Jiannu regardless of their own safety.

    Although the reinforcements arrived, they were still unable to alleviate the crisis of Jun Song's army. Jiannu's offensive became more and more fierce, and the entire camp was breached. The Ming army suffered heavy casualties, and blood became red in the Hun River.

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    Ye He and the Kaiyuan Road Allied Forces were temporarily stationed on the north bank of the Suzi River. General Ma Lin rushed to the scene. Seeing the Eight Banners Army overflowing the mountains and plains on the other side, he couldn't help but be frightened. He immediately ordered to set up a formation near the water, dig three trenches around the camp, and set up a fence.  The wall was built to block the attack of Hou Jin's cavalry, while the artillery of the carriage camp was lined up outside the trench, preparing to bombard the Eight Banners soldiers on the other side of the river.

    Marin is also a veteran. He is very experienced in using this infantry square tactic. He has no intention of saving the Saarhu Highlands five or six miles away.The juniper on the tree just wants to protect itself.

    Supervisor Pan Zongyan was anxious, but when he saw the orderly Houjin cavalry on the other side, he did not dare to lead his troops across the river rashly. This was a taboo, but could he just watch Jun Song being annihilated and then let Jian Nu calmly turn around?  To deal with them?

    Suddenly I saw a horse riding across the Suzi River. The current of the Suzi River here was gentle, the water depth was only two feet, and the river was 20 to 30 feet wide. The man quickly crossed the Suzi River on horseback, holding a long spear in his hand, alone.  Riding towards the galloping Hou Jin Zhengbai and the cavalry with two blue flags

    "It's Mu Baihu! It's the Mu Baihu who came to report the news."

    The Ming troops on the north bank screamed one after another, and Ye He's cavalry, eager for revenge, also rushed across the Suzi River to attack the Jianzhou cavalry. Kaiyuan deputy commander Ma Yan led 3,000 Ming cavalry to follow the Beiguan cavalry across the river and fought.  Reject the river and defend yourself.

    The Yehe Tribe has been fighting against the Jurchens of Jianzhou for many years. Although their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of Nurhachi's hundreds of soldiers, they are much more powerful than the Liaodong Ming Army. This time, the four thousand cavalry accompanying Jin Taiji and Buyangu are even more powerful.  The elites of the tribe are good at riding and shooting. For a moment, the horses of both sides neighed, and their arrows were like locusts. The galloping horses collided head on, and the huge impact sound was shocking.

    Seeing that the two banners Zhengbai and Xianglan could not quickly defeat Ye He who crossed the river and the Ming army who opened the original road, Nurhachi immediately sent an additional thousand cavalry to strengthen the offensive along this road. Du Song's soldiers on the Sarhu Highlands were slightly  Take a breath.

    The 7,000-year-old Jin-clad army quickly suppressed the cavalry led by Ye He and Kaiyuan deputy general Ma Yan. The Ming army continued to retreat and soon retreated to the Suzi River. Some horses and sergeants fell in the river.

    There was a loud "bang bang" sound, and the artillery of the Ming army car camp on the north bank began to fire. Ma Lin ordered the artillery bombardment despite the fact that the cavalry of Jintaiji and Ma Yan were still fighting with the Jiannu cavalry on the other side. Ma Lin was worried that the Jiannu cavalry would take advantage of the coalition cavalry.  When retreating, they rushed across the Suzi River in one fell swoop. At that time, the enemy and ourselves were in chaos, and the Ming army's defense line was about to collapse.

    Last night, Juniper's artillery inflicted heavy damage on the Eight Banners Army, so when Huang Taiji saw the artillery fire from the other side, he ordered his men to withdraw from the range of the artillery. The battle on the Suzi River was in a stalemate for a while.

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    Nurhachi led the main force of the Eight Banners Army to fight fiercely in Sarhu, but he paid close attention to the movements of other Ming armies. Before noon on March 12, he sent a sentry to monitor the Liu Ao tribe on the east road to report that Liu Ao's troops had 20,000 troops.  The remaining men and more than 10,000 North Korean gunners inserted themselves directly into Hetuala between Kuanju and Huairen. The 500 Dajin cavalry tasked with blocking the Ming army were unable to resist, and they could only fight and retreat. There was already a Niulu forehead  He was really killed. This army is advancing very fast. Last night, its forward reached Abdaligaon, which is 120 miles away from Hetuala. According to this progress, it will approach the southern suburbs of Hetuala tonight.

    Also, the 5,000 troops of He Shixian, the vanguard of the Han Yuanshan Division on the South Road, have already passed Hulan Gang, which is only 80 miles away from Hetuala. Fortunately, this road is rugged and dangerous, and the army is not moving fast, but tomorrow  We will also arrive in the southern suburbs of Hetuala before noon. The Jurchens in Hetuala City have already begun to panic. Some are preparing to flee, and some Han slaves have begun to rebel.

    Nurhachi¡¯s face turned red. He must make a decision immediately, otherwise he would face the desperate situation of the capital being breached.

    (To be continued)
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