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Volume 2: Different Commander Chapter 797: Striker

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    (Everyone, the pronunciation of Wang Dou is "struggle", not "a bucket of rice". Returning to Brother Traveler in the south, Wang Dou's activities are mostly in the north, and he has little interaction with Baigan Bing and Qin Liangyu, so there is no relevant plot in the book.  .) On the afternoon of April 15, the entire Jingbian Army arrived at Juyong Pass.  In fact, the cavalry from all armies arrived at Guancheng half a day ago, and the night warriors from the Jianshao Camp arrived yesterday.  Moreover, as early as the mobilization, they had sent out sentries in Xuanfu Town one after another to investigate. At this time, most of them came out with full firepower.  The remaining infantry and baggage personnel, because most of the artillery baggage was transported to Juyongguan in advance, they will be taken care of eating, drinking and sleeping all the way as they march, so they can just concentrate on their journey.  So on the afternoon of the 15th, all 230,000 people, including cavalry, infantry, artillery and other troops, arrived at Juyong Pass.  Like Shanhaiguan Pass, Juyong Pass is actually a systematic defense project. The entire pass is built on the Guan ditch, with a total of four passes.  The northernmost is Badaling Pass, also known as Beikou.  Then a little further south is Shangguan.  Next is Juyong Pass and Guancheng, and finally Nankou Pass.  From north to south, the four passes are lined up in a grand canyon, ten or twenty miles apart from each other.  Juyongguan Pass City was built in the middle of this valley that is nearly forty miles long, guarding the entrance to the capital from the north. It has the momentum of "one man can guard the pass, and ten thousand people can't open it".  In particular, the mountains on both sides are majestic, with overlapping green peaks, accompanied by clear flowing flowers and trees. It is known as one of the eight scenic spots in Yanjing and is known as "Juyong Green Peak".  Juyongguan City has two gates, the north and the south, both of which are built with urn walls. The entire city is oval and closed, with a circumference of about eight miles.  Half of the city lies on Jingai Mountain in the west, and the other part is wrapped around Cuiping Mountain in the east. Then the two gates in the north and south are located on the flat platform in the valley, and the two gates are about two miles apart.  In addition, there are nearly 30 attached enemy towers, east and west mountain turrets, Shuiguan gate towers, shops, forts, beacon towers and other buildings in Guancheng. There are two water gates in the north and south in the Yong'an Valley on the east side of the city.  Later generations of Wang Dou once flew past this place. At that time, all he saw were vast and rolling mountains, and then he saw a canyon cutting through the rolling mountains, which was like a miraculous craftsmanship.  This canyon is a hundred miles away from the capital, so it was named Juyongsai or Junduxing, and it was the Juyongguan Great Wall at this time.  Because it guards the choke point and the dangerous situation of Juyongguan, it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.  Of course, even if the world is dangerous, it must be defended by capable people. Historically, Li Zicheng went straight to Juyong Pass, and guard general Tang Tong, eunuch Du Zhizhi and others surrendered, while governor He Qian faked his death and fled.  Such a powerful pass fell into the hands of Li Zicheng without any effort.  After the Jingbian Army arrived at Juyong Pass, they went to Badaling in the north and Nankou Pass in the south. They were stationed densely along the Guangou Valley, with troops and horses stretching for dozens of miles.  Wang Dou and others went straight to Guancheng. Juyongguancheng was similar to a military town. It contained granaries, armories, government offices, Confucian schools, martial arts arenas and other buildings. The scale was not small.  There are also palaces, dense archways, numerous temples, etc., among which the inner City God Temple, Guanwang Temple, and Guandi Temple are indispensable.  When Wang Dou and others entered the Wengcheng from the north gate, they saw the Zhenwu Temple in the Wengcheng and a rebuilt tablet, "Inscription on the Reconstruction of the Zhenwu Temple at Juyongguan".  "My great ancestor Gao Emperor Long Fei Huaidian, fought hard to save the Central Plains, expelled the hundred-year-olds, and restored the common law of all generations. He ordered the general Wei Guogong Xu Da to conquer the north. He often showed his true martial spirit's help and built a temple for Guan Guan.  , So the God was worshiped in the important place of Beiweng City, and the spirit should be incense to provide protection and protection. The desert in the north town was wide open to control the three sides.  Guanfang, but today's Guancheng, was planned and founded by General Xu Da and Deputy General Chang Yuchun in the first year of Hongwu.  Later generations continued to repair it, but this monument was rebuilt during the Wanli period.  Wang Dou and others burned incense, recalled the ancestors, and then patrolled the city. They also followed the city wall to Jinkei Mountain and Cuiping Mountain.  The walls of the city platform are all made of granite stones and thick city bricks. Some of the stone strips even weigh more than one ton. The joints are filled with mortar and they are interlocked together and are extremely strong.  Wang Dou stood on the enemy's platform of Jingai Mountain and looked out. The willow smoke was weaving green, the blue waves were surging, and the Guangou was clearly visible.  At this time, there were banners all over the river valley, and the densely packed tents meandered southward, disappearing on the other side of the mountain, and spreading to Nankou Pass more than ten miles away.  People screamed and horses neighed, and the sound of gold and swords clashed. Looking at the mottled foundation stones of the city in front of us, the feeling of time and history suddenly increased sharply.  This war is related to the rise and fall of history. I wonder how future generations will evaluate this war?  Will a commemorative stone monument be erected at the place where I stood and become a famous tourist attraction?  The prince and the civil servants who followed him were arranged to rest in the palace, government office and Confucianism. Wang Dou set the south gate tower of Juyongguan City as the palace and summoned the officials to discuss matters here.  In fact, in addition to the government office, there is also a Hucao office not far from the city tower and close to the city wall. It is a spacious courtyard with red pillars and green tiles and wide eaves corridor. It is not small in scale. However, Wang Dou prefers to stay on the city tower. He  I like that kind of climbingThe feeling of longing.  On the second floor of the city tower, a huge battle map was hung up, as well as a detailed sand table of the capital's local areas. Officers and generals, generals from Shaanxi and Gansu, and heads of Mongolian tribes who came to participate in the war formed a large circle.  There were also children such as Wang Zheng, Wang Ying, Wang Xiong, Wang Hao, Zhong Yiyuan, Han Hou, Han Si, Wen Wentao, Gao Dexiang and others standing aside and watching.  In this battle, students from the Military Academy went out to experience the military story on the spot. Of course, they had no say. They just stood aside and watched and felt it carefully.  "Our army has arrived at Juyongguan. The next step is to capture Changping and control Chaozong Bridge, Gonghua City, Anji Bridge, and Baerling" Chief of Staff Wen Fangliang pointed to the sand table and said, "The sand river originates from Guangou water, and  Changping City is twenty miles long. During the Zhengtong period, the Chao Zong Bridge was built across the Beisha River. There is Gonghua City on the edge. There are four gates in it. It has always been the place where the emperor stayed during his expedition to the north and to visit the mausoleum. Then five miles to the south is the south.  There is the Anji Bridge on the Shahe River, which is also a stone arch bridge built during the Zhengtong period. "He said: "The Anji Bridge is about ten miles south, and there is Tangjialing Pudi on it.  For example, Chengzu camped at Tangjialing during his expedition, and the Yingzong camped at Tangjialing. This was also the main location for our army's battle formation. " Wen Fangliang said: "There is a Pudi about ten miles south of Tangjialing.  Not far to the south of Qinghedian, there is also a stone arch bridge, called Guangji Bridge, which is about 30 steps long. It is also the bridge that leads to the northwest of the capital and the imperial mausoleum. This is where the Liu bandits mainly set up their battle formations.  Said: "Compared to Baerling, it is more important to control Chaozong Bridge and Anji Bridge in advance, because it is related to the travel of our army and drinking water. According to the intelligence gathered from all parties, we will go south from Changping to Baerling  There are 23 large towns in the east, west, south, and north, with 97 large-scale pools and wells, including Liuchi, Kunhuachi, and Dayechi in Wujiazhuang.  Pool. Wangjiazhuang's" He came one by one and saw the wells and ponds in each village and fort, as numerous as his treasures.  You Shiwei and others stood aside, and everyone was impressed by what they heard. This is how they set out to fight.  Wang Dou also nodded. He was able to consider all the details of the combat layout. The staff was really well trained.  In particular, they also took into account the army's meticulous water problem, which is very rare. After all, this is no small matter.  According to what Wang Dou knows, the climate in the capital during the Ming and Qing Dynasties was hot and dry, with scarce rain, so draft was always a big problem.  According to historical estimates, the urban population of Beijing in the late Ming Dynasty was about 800,000 to 1 million, and there were more than 1,200 water wells. In total, there was a well every other mile in the city. However, due to the large population, each well had to supply dozens of water wells.  It is not an easy task for residents to use water for households, or even hundreds of households.  At that time, because there were more wealthy officials in the capital, there were also a large number of water carriers, most of whom were from Shanxi. At this time, most of the wells in the capital were public wells, and residents could draw more freely.  In the Qing Dynasty, the wells were controlled by Shandong firemen who accompanied the Eight Banners. They sold money according to the wells and counted them with bamboo signs.  Generally, a load of water costs 80 pence, which refers to sweet water, and bitter water is reduced by half. In drought season, a load of water costs 160 pence, and the bucket is still extremely small.  Therefore, it was very difficult for the capital to use water at that time, especially water that was divided into sweet and bitter. Bitter water was not drinkable, but could only be used for washing.  ??And in the suburbs of the capital, people say that "for twenty miles in the suburbs, there is no river to irrigate it." The water in the moat is filthy and cannot be used at all. All drinking water must be provided in earthen wells.  However, in North China, there are few rivers. Even if wells are drilled, the water in the wells will often be bitter.  Not only in the capital, but also in Shandong and Henan, there are many wells and springs that are bitter and salty. Drinking them for a long time will cause rheumatism.  That is to say, people become stupid and diseases appear everywhere.  And it¡¯s pretty good to get well water. In the north, the soil is thick and the water is deep. The soil is thin and the rocks are thick. It is very difficult to draw a well. South of the Yangtze River, you can find spring water by digging five feet of soil. North of the Huaihe River, it takes two to three feet to dig a well.  In those loess plateau areas, such as southwestern Shanxi and Guanzhong areas of Shaanxi, groundwater is buried deeper.  People at that time said, "There is a plain in the north of Chang'an City, and the well is fifty feet deep." "Biyuan, the well is fifty feet deep." "In Chengcheng, Shaanxi, the well is thirty feet deep."  Zhang, the shallower ones can reach fifty or sixty feet. " Why are there so many beauties in Jiangnan?  It was just because of the water that Pu Songling told the story of Yetao Town in Henan in the early Qing Dynasty.  The shopkeeper was in her twenties, but her face was as dirty as a ghost's talisman, and the mud on the back of her hands was thick.  But there is no water in the area, and residents rely on rainwater to survive. The water used is very expensive, and her husband is not willing to spend the money.  The customer spent two cents to buy a basin of water. After the shopkeeper washed her hands and face, her face was like hibiscus, her arms were like lotus roots, and she looked like a beautiful woman with no clothes or makeup.  Without water to wash your face and clean your body, no matter how beautiful you are, you will become ugly.    Therefore, villages in the North China Plain and near Gyeonggi Province where well water is brackish and salty, or where there are no river springs and where wells cannot be drilled, mostly store rainwater for food.  Generally, each village will have one or two pools to provide water for daily life of people and animals.  In fact, even if there is a river near a village, a pool is a necessary water source for every village and castle. After all, it is too difficult to carry water from the river.  No matter how much it costs and how long it takes, every village still has to dig ponds and build canals to collect rainwater in summer and autumn, and sweep in snow in winter and autumn to store rainwater and spring water.  Some literati also like to store plum rain, prepare hundreds of large urns, collect the water, burn it with coal, and seal the mouth of the urn tightly. They can use it to make tea and wine, and they can eat and drink for a year.  Residents in Jinan like to store snow water and sterilize it with charcoal fire for use in the coming year. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? are extremely inconvenient and incredible for future generations who are accustomed to using tap water, but the army must use water.  Therefore, in addition to controlling the Shah River, the pools and wells in nearby villages are also under consideration by the staff.  It is difficult for the villagers to store water, so the amount of compensation that will be paid must also be taken into consideration.  In fact, it would be best to control Fuhai and Kunming Lake. The two lakes are wide and can supply enough water for the army. However, that side is the front line left for the bandits, so one should not lose the big for the small.  The staff department has arranged detailed logistical issues, taking into account all aspects, which is enough to make the army invincible.  There are also detailed personnel arrangements for generals, such as who will fight the bandits and which armies.  Who will fight against the slave thieves, and which armies will they fight?  Who will lead the large-scale flank attack, the arrangement of troops, the placement of equipment, etc. The plan is very large, and it is finally reported to Wang Dou for approval.  You Shiwei and others stood aside and were very happy to see that their own people were also arranged to go in. However, in the early days of Changping, Chaozongqiao, Gonghua City, Damerling and other places You Shiwei stood up powerfully and handed over to Wang Dou.  He said: "Marshal, the last general is willing to be the vanguard and lead the army to capture Changping City to strengthen the momentum of our army!" As soon as he spoke, it was like popping a hornet's nest. The generals of Shaanxi and Gansu, as well as the Mongols, were just as loud.  They all clamored, hoping to go out in battle and make meritorious deeds.  They all said: "Marshal, the general is also willing to go." "Marshal, the general is willing to go with General You Lao." "Marshal, give the general this opportunity." "Marshal, the general is going to capture Shunyi City."  "Marshal, the general and his subordinates will definitely capture Gonghua City." Among them, Chen Yongfu and Gao Jie shouted the loudest, obviously eager to make meritorious deeds.  Everyone was shouting, and many of them were red-faced and almost started to fight.  Wang Dou looked at everyone, smiled and nodded, showing great morale, which is a good thing.  He pondered for a moment, it would be better to let them fight in advance. Compared with the Jingbian Army, their military strength will not be too strong, but they will not be too weak either.  Their servants are elite cavalry, and they are considered elite among the Ming army. In this way, when the bandits face them, they can feel their strength without feeling helpless.  "Who in particular can capture Changping City without harming the overall situation? It is indeed feasible to let them go to war."  Of course, among them, those who surrendered to the Mongolian tribes were eliminated first, and Wang Dou mainly asked them to fight the Manchus and the Eight Banner Mongols.  He looked at You Shiwei and said: "Forget it, General You, General Chen, and General Gao all go out to fight, and General You will control it." He took out a command arrow and gave it to You Shiwei, and explained: "Although Changping City has arranged  Our division should respond inside, but it is best not to attack the city, but to lead the rebels outside the city to fight. After the rebel generals Liu Zeqing, Qiu Lei and others are defeated, they can be driven all the way to the capital. After Changping City is recovered, they can be in the east of the city.  Bai Fuquan of Donglong Mountain arranged troops and horses to prevent the bandits from coming for reinforcements from Shunyi and other places. If they come to rescue, they will also be defeated and driven towards the capital, but Shunyi and Huairou will not be captured. " He pondered.  After a long while, he said: "As for the captured bandit officers and soldiers, they are all left to the disposal of the local people." You Shiwei loudly accepted the order and took the command arrow impassionedly. Chen Yongfu, Gao Jie and others all showed joy on their faces.  Wang Dou also arranged for the Xuanwu Army's middle camp, left camp, and right camp to respond. With the middle army and the middle camp general Lei Xianbin under control, various arrangements were made immediately after the army took control of Changping City.  Finally, Wang Dou said to You Shiwei: "You and other soldiers and horses will all gather at Nankou Pass today. When it gets dark tomorrow, attack immediately to seize Changping City!" You Shi bowed to Wang Dou mightily, and he stood alone  He knelt on his knees, clasped his fists with his hands, and shouted loudly: "Marshal, don't worry, the general will supervise the troops and horses, and successfully capture Changping City." Wang Dou helped You Shiwei up, and said with a smile: "I have no doubt about this, Marshal."  (To be continued.)
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