Liaodong Lushunwei, inside the school grounds.A battalion of new troops who had just been sent from Jiangdong was conducting drills despite the severe cold.Xie Qian, one of the five commanders of Donghai Town, pressed the hilt of his sword with his hand, his stern eyes scanned the trained soldiers, and shouted loudly from time to time.At this time, a soldier hurriedly ran over, "Commander!
”Xie Qian turned his head, revealing a slightly tired, but resolute face, "What's the matter?"
”After learning of Zhao Ming's southern expedition, Xie Qian was under tremendous pressure, the strong Shandong Han, every day to prepare for the defense of Lushun, even during the New Year, he was busy until the middle of the night, the whole person lost weight, and the beard on his face grew like a mess of grass."
Commander Qiyu, the long wall of South Guam has been built!"
Join the army and busy.Xie Qian's spirits perked up when he heard this, and he asked with a smile, "Aren't there two more days?"
”"The Qing army is pressing forward step by step, and it may attack Lushun at any time, so Dai Yishi urged day and night, so the mention is completed."
Xie Qian flicked the cloak behind him, "Let's go, take a look!"
”At that moment, the guards brought the war horses, Xie Qian ordered the soldiers to continue training, and then turned over on the horse, and the horse's hooves splashed with snowflakes and galloped north.When Donghai Town was preparing to implement the southward expansion strategy, Zhao Ming gave Xie Qian a breath and let him know the bottom of his heart.In recent months, in the face of the Qing army's pressing step by step, Xie Qian ordered all units of the front line to retreat alternately, and strengthened the fortifications of Lushun on the other.Up to now, most of the soldiers of Donghai Town in Liaodong have withdrawn to Lushun and abandoned Gaizhou, Fuzhou and other places, while the vanguard of the Qing army has reached the vicinity of Jinzhouwei.South Guam Island is in the north of Lushun and west of Dalian Bay, it is said to be an island, but it is actually a narrow strip of land connecting Lushun and the Liaodong Peninsula.It is Dalian Bay in the east, Bohai Sea in the west, and the land is the narrowest, only more than ten miles.Therefore, Xie moved here, dug trenches, built long walls, and constructed the first line of defense on the periphery of Lushun.At this time, on the long wall of Nanguan Road, Dai Zhijun, the official of the feudal government, was directing nearly 10,000 tun households to build and strengthen the long wall.Xie Qian hurried over, and when he saw the long wall about two zhang high, as well as the deep trench about one zhang deep and three zhang wide, he couldn't help but be satisfied."
Didn't Mr.
Dai say that it's hard to build in cold weather, so how can it be built?"
Xie Qian walked over and said with a smile.Dai Zhijun's figure was a little tired, he looked at Xie Qian when he heard the voice, and said with a smile: "Commander Xie, it is indeed not easy to build, and the soil is frozen."
I had to ask the men and craftsmen to cut down the trees, make two rows of fences, and then put stones, branches, and weeds in the middle, and finally pour water on them, and build a wall of ice in the gap. ”"It's good to fix it!
Otherwise, you won't be able to sleep all night!
”Xie Qian exhaled a turbid breath, "Mr.
Xu, it's too timely!"
”It stands to reason that the long wall built in this way is still somewhat useful now, but once the weather warms up, it will lose its effect, but Xie Qian did not question it, but was a little happy.Dai Zhijun frowned when he saw this, and suddenly asked in a deep voice: "What, are the Qing soldiers going to attack?"
”Xie Qian's expression became solemn, his eyes stared at the northern wilderness, and he said for a while: "I got the exact news, Yue Le has already sent troops. ”Dai Zhijun's expression also became serious, "Prime Minister Nanzheng, Yu also knew that the Qing army would have to move, so he was in a hurry to build the long wall, and he didn't want the Qing army to come so quickly." ”After speaking, Dai Zhijun looked at Xie Qian, and suddenly asked: "Commander Xie, the prime minister of the southern expedition, the feudal government must first ensure the logistics of the southern expeditionary army, Lushun may not get any supplies, are you sure to hold it?"
”Xie Qian looked at Dai Zhijun and suddenly smiled: "I wasn't very sure, but Mr. built the fortifications of South Guam in advance, and Ben Jiang is full of confidence now." ”Dai Zhijun knew that Xie Qian didn't know the bottom of his heart, so he changed the topic and said, "Commander Xie, do you know how many Qing soldiers are coming?"
”Xie Qian suppressed his smile and said solemnly: "According to the news from the scouts, there are about forty or fifty thousand people, it is said that Yue Le personally led the army south, their vanguard has arrived in Jinzhouwei and looted the nearby cantonment, Yue Le led the main force, and should be on the way to Lushun." ”Dai Zhijun's expression became serious, "The Qing soldiers have already arrived in Jinzhouwei, and the main force is coming, it should be just a few days." ”"A certain has already let the tunhu in Liaodong withdraw to Lushun, as well as Changxing Island and other places, and the big war is together, the guns have no eyes, and I want to ask Mr.
Dai to evacuate Lushun and return to Jiangdong!"
Xie Qian said suddenly.Dai Zhijun shook his head, "When the Prime Minister was on the southern expedition, he ordered me to come to Liaodong to assist Xie in commanding the defense of Lushun. ”Dai Zhijun clenched his fists and said non-negotiable: "This official is duty, forgive me!"
”Seeing this, Xie Qian silently looked at Dai Zhijun for a moment, and finally nodded, "Since this is the case, then let's work together and hurry up the defense!"
”After Zhao Ming's northern expedition, he relocated nearly 100,000 people to Liaodong to colonize, and now Lushun has about 6,000 troops and more than 20,000 young people.This strength, theoretically speaking, is difficult to compete with tens of thousands of Qing troops, but Lushun is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the land entrance to the north is very narrow, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it makes it possible for them to defend against the Qing army.At the moment, Xie Qian and Dai Zhijun fully commanded the deployment, Lushun set up artillery, arranged horses, and set up traps in a tense atmosphere, and the army and young men had to defend, while the old and weak women and children were responsible for cooking and transporting supplies.On this day, when the military and civilians of Donghai Town were nervously arranging defenses, they went to Jinzhou Wei to monitor the scouts of the Qing army and rushed back to the defense line of South Guam.In the afternoon of the same day, on the wilderness north of the long wall, there was a sudden sound of low horns, and Yue Le finally led the army to kill.To the north of the long walls and deep trenches of Tokai Town, groups of cavalry galloped like mercury, and the cavalry raised their heads and blew their horns, and the low sound of trumpets continued to echo across the white fields.On the long wall, Xie Qian held down the handle of the knife, and looked into the distance, only to see the murderous Qing cavalry in the north marching in an endless line, behind the team, pushing artillery and heavy infantry troops, winding like a giant python, making the soldiers of Donghai Town gasp.Dai Zhijun frowned: "I'm afraid there are more than 40,000 people!"
”Xie Qian's expression was grim, and he waved his hand to order, "Arm!"
”A large number of soldiers from Donghai Town, immediately holding muskets, climbed the long wall with their footsteps, and the gunners lifted their gun jackets, revealing the pitch-black cannons.At this time, under the banner of the Qing army, Yue Le's martial arts and martial arts were stationed, and tens of thousands of horses and infantry behind him gathered towards the banner.Yue Le rode proudly on his horse, took out the clairvoyant mirror, and after observing it for a while, he immediately waved his hand and couldn't help snorting coldly, "This king is going to take this city today!"
Command the artillery team, stand the artillery, bombard the city wall, and the red flag Han soldiers are ready to attack!
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