In the past, the beautiful and beautiful, forested and lush Xiefang Mountain is now a scene of corpses gathered like mountains, severed limbs and rotten arms. Some of the thirsty Hou Jinjun came to the river to fetch water, and when they saw the corpses floating in the river and the blood flowing, they had to swallow their saliva, endure their thirst, and leave sadly.
Even after fighting two days of bloody battles, the Jin Army also felt a little overwhelmed, after all, they were also human beings, not Gundam.
After cleaning up the armor, discarded firearms, knives and guns on the corpses of the Ming army, the Jin army began to withdraw from the camp and retreat.
At six o'clock in the evening, when Houjin walked to Gulburn to camp, the sentry came to report that two Ming armies, eastern and southern, were advancing towards Hetuala.
Nurhaci did not pay attention to Li Rubai, who was closer to him, but decided to attack Liu Que with all his might.
Nurhaci asked one of the five ministers, Erhan, to lead 1,000 soldiers first (the so-called five ministers are the five people who have been following Nurhaci since the beginning of the founding of the country and making Hanma meritorious contributions for its unification, namely: Fei Yingdong, Er Yidu, He Heli, Hir Erhan, and Fei Yanggu. The rest of the group rests for one night before setting off tomorrow.
Many details about Liu Kuijun are very rich and detailed in the information of the North Korean side, and some of them are diaries written by some military personnel, giving people a sense of immersion.
Field Diaries of the Korean Army:
1619, February 21, heavy snow
Today, Marshal Jiang and Vice Marshal Jin set out from Changcheng with 13,000 soldiers, crossed the Yalu River, and successfully rendezvoused with the Ming general Qiao Yiqi at Dawadong, the border of Jianzhou.
——Li Hun, "The Diary of Guang Haijun"
February 22nd
Yesterday, due to weather reasons, the Ming army's military dispatch plan was postponed. We can just stay here and wait for the troops behind us who have not yet crossed the river.
Sitting in the camp, General Qiao quietly said to Marshal Jiang: "Old Master Yang and Old Master Liu have never been compatible, and when I went to the Liaoyang Council the day before yesterday, Old Master Liu wanted to retire and proposed to change the time of departure to April or May. Yang Jing was slightly furious and ordered his two close associates, Zhang And Yu Cheng'en, to supervise the battle. He also secretly ordered me that if Liu Zongbing did not stay, he would let me take charge of the Eastern Route Army. Of the generals who are now in use, only General Du can be regarded as a hero of the world but has courage and strategy, and the rest are just generalists. ”
——Li Mindou, "Zhazhong Dilu"
Lee Min-dou, a Native of North Korea. During the Battle of Salhu, in the camp of Jiang Hongli's Chinese army, the Houdong Road Army was defeated, Jiang Hongli surrendered to the enemy, he became a prisoner, and after 1 and a half years was released back to Korea, and later became the governor of Pyongan Province.
North Korean Army, stills
February 23
Today, the three battalions of soldiers and horses on the mainland have completely crossed the river. Marshal Jiang ordered me to count the number of soldiers, counting a total of 11,000 soldiers in the three battalions, and 2,900 under the bid of Jiang and Jin.
February 24th
Starting today, the whole army has traveled more than 40 miles. At dusk, Marshal Jiang camped the Chinese battalion in Ying'ergou; the left camp camped in the first ten miles; Vice Marshal Jin and General Qiao divided into the right battalion and camped behind the left camp.
February 25, heavy snow
Today the whole army marched more than 50 miles. When I arrived at Liangma, there was suddenly heavy snow and strong wind, which was really too cold. After setting up the tent, I roughly checked it out, and some people were frozen to death.
——Li Mindou, "Zhazhong Dilu"
On the same day, it was recorded in more detail in the Diary of Guang Haijun.
February 25th
The Frontline Tang Bao said: "Cui Dezong sent information from Kuandian that Liu Zongbing (Liu Kui) and Kang Buzheng (Kang Yingqian) were already on their way and should be arriving soon. The general Liu Jilong was also leading the troops. "I heard him explain that there are 24,000 people in the army.
Deputy Marshal Jin Jingrui reported to the report, and the Tang newspaper wrote: "When our army was marching, there was a sudden storm and snow, and the three armies could not open their eyes, and they could not see the road ahead at all. It was only at dusk that we camped in the midst of hardship. The Ming generals Liu San and Jiang Shan, each leading the troops, arrived first, and they were divided into two rows of left and right to camp and rest. After a while, the Heavenly Generals Liu Zongbing and Kang Baocha also arrived, and the Heavenly Soldiers successfully met with the Left Battalion in the front. ”
- "The Diary of Guang Haijun"
Go on:
February 26, heavy snow
Today Marshal Jiang said: "If you rush forward in the snow and wind, the clothes and weapons of the officers and men of each battalion will be wet." I also did not receive military orders from Liu Zongbing to advance, so my troops remained in Liangma. After receiving Liu Zongbing's order to advance, I ordered the three battalions of soldiers and horses to advance, and walked 15 miles to reach The Turning Mountain, which was already twilight. The large battalion of our Chinese army camped here; Deputy Marshal Jin, General Qiao and Liu San camped ten miles in front of the mountain.
Later, I went to see Liu Zongbing, and I asked him, "How many people are there in various armies?" ”
Liu Zongbing said: "The two roads in the southwest, with a large number of troops and joint efforts, only my Eastern Route Army is less than 10,000 people, and even my own thousands of dings have been assigned to various generals. ”
"The Number of the Eastern Route Army is so small, sir, why don't you invite soldiers?"
"Yang Jingluo and I have never been at odds, it is nothing more than putting me to death." The old man was favored by the state and could only promise to die, but my two sons had not been officials, so I would leave them in Kuandian Fort. ”
I asked again, "Why is the old man in such a hurry to march?" ”
Liu Zongbing replied with displeasure: "If you want to win the battle, it is indispensable to benefit the people at the right time and place. Now the weather is so cold that it is impossible to time; the roads are muddy and the terrain is not good. I'm not a manager, I can't dominate the big picture, and I can't do anything about it. ”
After talking with Liu Zongbing, I went to visit the Ming army's tent and found that they were unattached and had no cannons, and it seemed that they were planning to rely on us Koreans to fight. I heard that the Miao soldiers under Liu Zongbing were very fierce, often resisting the Western Qiang tribes in Sichuan and winning many battles..."
——Li Hun, "The Diary of Guang Haijun"
February 27th
The Ming army was in front of the line, and at dusk they camped at Pingdingshan; our army met the Korean Left Camp division at No. 25, around the town of Taiping, northwest of Kuandian. Fifty miles of Baidong Geling (the junction of Kuandian and Huanren - Cutting Rafters Ridge) camped. (Jiang Hongli crossed the Yar River from The Turning Mountain, then crossed the Baidong Geling and marched towards Niumaoling)
At that time, our army was short of food and grass, the road was very difficult to walk, the feet of the foot soldiers were swollen and bleeding, and there was no way to march jointly with the Ming army.
Garrison Yu Chengyin came to Marshal Jiang with a red flag, and he pulled out his saber and said to Marshal Jiang: "Liu Zongbing wants to take the name of the backwardness of the Korean army, saying that he wants to behead me!" He also took out a ticket for the guerrilla Qiao Yiqi, which read: "The Korean army is not without grain and grass, but it stays and watches, fearing the enemy and not advancing." ”
Marshal Jiang had no choice but to draw 600 men from each battalion, under the command of Li Yingqing, an envoy of Suchuan Province, and let them stay in the old camp. Unloading the goods carried by the infantry and the heavy weapons that were difficult to transport, he agreed with the Ming army to march at dawn tomorrow and catch up with the Ming army as soon as possible. (I think Liu Wasing was afraid that Yang Jingluo would punish him for delaying his military terms, and intended to put the blame on us North Koreans.) Therefore, Marshal Jiang had to urge the hungry infantry to go deep into the dangerous land, when the army and horses were invisible, the grain and grass were poor and there was no backup, and the shape of the wolf was invincible. ）
- "The Journal of the Gate"
February 28th:
Just after dawn, Marshal Jiang rode his horse to Pingding Mountain to meet Liu Zongbing. Liu Zongbing urged us to speed up and cross the Niumao Ridge (Niumao Mountain between the town of Pulebao and Sidaohezi Township in present-day Huanren County) as soon as possible, and the trees on the ridge were so dense that we could not even see the road.
Suddenly there was a shout from the troops in the front, and our team was stunned.
After a while, Zhang Jimin, an officer of Deputy Marshal Jin, took off his hat and wiped his sweat, and his servants stood in front of Marshal Jiang's horse and said, "The former army has engaged the enemy army!" ”
Marshal Jiang immediately stationed on the slope of Ma Mountain, urging the army behind to prepare to fire artillery.
It was just a false alarm, and then it went on. However, the road section here has been blocked by houjin with a large wood cut in advance, which is very difficult to navigate.
At dusk, go to Niumaozhai (Dadianzi Village, Sidaohezi Township, Huanren County, 80 miles from Baidong Geling. ), the whole army set up camp.
February 29th:
Marshal Jiang went to see Liu Zongbing, and the marshal repeatedly pleaded: "The food for our army has not yet arrived, the soldiers are hungry, and it is really embarrassing to go straight forward in the past few days." I also asked Old Master Liu to slow down and let my army rest for a few days. ”
Liu Zongbing said: "I also know your situation, but the time is urgent, and we cannot lag behind other roads. But look at the marshal's face, just stay overnight for a day, and ask your troops who have not yet arrived to calmly come. ”
The marshal sent an interpreter to borrow 10 bags of rice from Joe Guerrilla to share in the right battalion soldiers.
As for why the grain and grass of the North Korean army have been delayed, Li Hui wrote clearly in his diary:
"At that time, Yin Shouqian was on the river and had no intention of supervising the action."
This means that Yin Shouqian, the minister of logistics, was playing on the river at that time and had no intention of paying.
I can only say that I am very good at playing.
The diary continues, and here is the high-energy stage:
After the East Route Army crossed the Niumao Ridge, it was a flat road, and there were no high mountains and steep mountains.
March 1st
This morning the military food finally arrived, but only a few dozen stones were shipped.
At that time, the Ming army unloaded some of the honor guards to facilitate the march, and Marshal Jiang left some people to collect these honor guards and difficult weapons, leaving Wu Xisheng in charge of guarding.
In the morning, Liu Zongbing led the troops to advance, and the three battalions of our army then set out one after another.
The whole army traveled about 40 miles to Majiazhai (around Sandaohezi Village, Sidaohezi Township, Huanren County).
There are a few camps full of people here, but they are already in ruins, and there are more than 20 corpses on the ground, which were killed and looted here by the troops of the Ming army forward Qiao Guerrilla and Vice General Jiang.
When it was getting dark, there were more than 30 Houjin cavalrymen who plundered the Ming army camp, and Qiao guerrilla ordered the battalions to be martial law. Our army set up camp at the foot of the mountain, and the scale was as long as 1 or 2 miles.
Marshal Jiang wrote to Guang Haijun in the dim candlelight: "Today I am marching with the Ming soldiers, and the grain is not good, and I am extremely bored. ”
- "The Journal of the Gate"
- "The Diary of Guang Haijun"
That night, the Juniper Army was completely annihilated.
March 2nd
Marched 20 miles, at noon to the deep river (in the area of present-day Heiwozi Village, Huanren County). After the Jin 5, 600 people have long been in a strict position, the Ming army took the lead in launching a charge, our army is second, the enemy army is invincible, defeated and climbed the mountain.
General Liu asked our army to launch an artillery battle, the enemy soldiers resisted danger and defended, and for a time the arrows rained down, and the middle and right battalions all fought hard, and they scored a lot of first ranks. There were officers in the battalion of our army who were hit by arrows in their left hands, and Liu Jilong, Liu Jilong, the favorite garrison of Liu Zongbing, was killed by an arrow. The enemy soldiers bent their bows and broke in again, our army retreated first, and then Marshal Jiang ordered the advance, and the enemy soldiers were defeated and collapsed.
However, on the high mountains to the east, there were still thousands of enemy soldiers, but there was no movement.
At dusk, the formations descended into camp. In the middle of the night, the enemy soldiers attacked the Zhejiang camp of the Ming army, and the Zhejiang battalion fired artillery, and the enemy soldiers retreated.
- "The Journal of the Gate"
On this day, the entire Marin army was defeated, and Erhan zheng arrived with 1,000 reinforcements.
On the morning of March 3, Amin brought another 2,000 people to support.
Nurhaci did not hesitate to lead the rest of his army to kill cattle in jiefan city.
The Great Belledetsan said to him, "I will first take 20 people, dress up as sentries, patrol the news, and when father Khan has finished your sacrifice, you can march with confidence." ”
Nurhaci readily agreed when he felt that it made sense, and then Mang Gultai and Huang Taiji also rushed to the horse one after another.
At 7 p.m. on the same day, Daishan and his party arrived at Hetuala, and after some preparations, Daishan led his troops out of the city for fifteen miles to wait for Nurhaci. The main force of Houjin arrived at Hetuala at 3 a.m. on March 4, and the whole army rested overnight.
On the evening of March 3, An uninvited guest from Liu Kui's army came, who was holding a Juniper arrow and came to Liu Que breathlessly, saying: "Old Master Du has already killed Hetuala, so I have ordered me to come and inform Old Master Liu, and I hope that Old Master will rush to march and join forces to beg for thieves." ”
Liu Que said unconvincingly, "They are all grand marshals, why did he order me?" ”
"Because of the urgent military situation, Old Master Du just won the trust."
"Then why don't you send a cannon as a letter?"
"It's inconvenient to be outside the sai, it's only 50 miles away from Jianzhou, and three miles and a cannon are not as fast as riding horses."
This man was a pawn of the Juniper Army, and he naturally came here to nurhaci to let him come, with the purpose of fooling Liu Hao and leading Liu Que into a trap. Although this person had a lot of doubts, Liu Que, who was eager to do his work, was still deceived.
After a while, the Jin army used the captured juniper army's cannon to fire three times in a row, as a signal, at that time, Liu Que's army thought that the juniper army was close to killing Hetuala.
On March 4, after dawn, Houjin sent 4,000 people to stay in Hetuala to defend Li Rubai's army on the south road, and the remaining 50,000 people went straight to Liu Kui's army.
At this time, Liu Que did not know that hou Jin's troops had come to kill him.
After this day, 500 remnants of jin, led by Niu Lu Erzhen Tobao, Erina, and Erheri, relied on favorable terrain to launch a crazy counterattack against Liu Que's army.
However, the Jin army was quickly surrounded by the Ming army, killing 50 people, Erina and Erheri were killed in battle, and 450 people were taken by Theo bao and retreated.
As he retreated, Toho met Hirhan and Amin, who had come to his aid. They ambushed 3,500 men in the valleys of various dangers and waited in a tight position.
Liu Que sent troops all the way from February 25th to March 4th, and broke through several villages in 8 days, which was quite a bit of battle achievement. Coupled with the false transmission of the Junsong military report after the third night, Liu Que successfully made Liu Kui think that the other Third Route Army had successfully killed the Houjin Gate.
Therefore, Liu Que continued to urge the whole army to speed up, so that the March of the Eastern Route Army was chaotic, the horses were not formed, the people were not formed, and there was no order, just like the scattered soldiers.
The most deadly thing is the Ming Army's reconnaissance technology that is so backward that it is almost ineffective.
Liu Que followed the order of the sentry to reconnoiter the road ahead, and reported: "Outside the Jiaha Ridge, there are no thief policemen." "Liu Xin believed it to be true and ordered the army to divide and plunder the grain in the village on the one hand, and march in an unsuccessful manner on the other."
——Yan Chongnian, History of the Founding of the Qing Dynasty
Liu Que ordered 10,000 people to roam the mountains and plunder everywhere. Unbeknownst to them, houjin's main force was only a few tens of miles away from them.
In this way, the Eastern Route Army fell into the trap of the Later Jin Army step by step.
The marching route of the Eastern Route Army
When the Eastern Route Army arrived at the Abrida Hill (in the Fusha Valley at the southern foot of the Laodaogou Mountains, which is only 30 kilometers away from Hetuala, hey, it's a pity!). Suddenly ambushed, Amin and Hir erhan led 3,000 men to swoop down on the Ming army, successfully cut off the waist of the Eastern Route Army, and attacked the tail of the Ming army. Because of the narrow terrain, Liu Kui planned to drive the whole army to the wide area in front and then reinforcements at the rear.
At about 9:00 a.m., more than 50,000 main troops, including Daishan, Mang Gultai, and Huang Taiji, arrived at the dense forest of Val kash (around the village of Wakhash in present-day Hengren County), 50 kilometers from Hetuala. When Dai Shan and they just came out of the dense forest, they unexpectedly came to a corner with Liu Quejun and met Love, and suddenly met.
As soon as The Later Jin Army saw Liu Kuibu, he rode wildly, like a tiger swooping down on a sheep, and rushed to kill him.
After the Golden Charge