On the first day of March in the twenty-fifth year of Chongzhen, Wang Yongji ordered Wu Sangui to launch an attack on Jiefan Village.
Jiefanzhai is on the south bank of Hunhe River and the north bank of Suzi River.
It is a long mountain.
Sarhu is on the south bank of the Hun River, five miles away from Jiefanzhai, and is also a long mountain.
Now.
There is a reservoir called Dahuofang.
The Dahuofang Reservoir was built in the 1950s.
That is to say.
During the Ming Dynasty, there was no reservoir there, but a river plain.
Except for the river channels, there is probably no water elsewhere.
There is quite a lot of space there and the terrain is flat.
There is also a lot of hilly terrain.
It is suitable for deploying troops for combat. Schematic diagram of terrain, with Sarhu in red, Jiefanzhai in black, and the river channels of some rivers in blue. Jiefanzhai is surrounded by water on three sides and backed by mountains.
Easy to defend but difficult to attack.
If it were spring, summer or autumn, the Ming army would have no chance of capturing Jiefan Village.
Because they have to cross the river before they can reach Jiefan Village.
Jiefan Village is built on the mountain, with only a small amount of city walls, and most of the mountain is natural.
Conventional tactics of digging or blowing up the city walls simply wouldn't work, so they could only attack up the mountain road.
but...
It is winter in Liaodong now.
The river had already frozen over, so not only could the horses and soldiers not pass through, even the red-haired cannons weighing thousands of pounds could easily pass through.
However, there is also a fatal point: the ice surface is slippery and soldiers can easily fall.
The purpose of Du Song's attack on Jiefan Village was to attract the main force of the Jiannu army so that they would have no time to pay attention to the other Ming troops.
But it's still the same problem.
Like Yang Hao, he underestimated the Jiannu and overestimated himself.
Looking at the steep mountains in the distance and the towering Jiefan Village, Wu Sangui sighed.
He knew very well that the price to pay if he wanted to capture Jiefan Village would be immeasurable.
"General, Governor Wang has ordered us to attack the mountain!" Hu Xinshui came to Wu Sangui and said.
"Since there is an order, let's attack." Wu Sangui was somewhat helpless.
He didn't want to attack, but he couldn't disobey military orders.
I can only go ahead with it.
"Excuse me, sir. Who should we send to attack? And...how to attack?" Hu Xinshui asked again.
Wu Sangui looked around and made sure there were no outsiders before he whispered, "Of course it's... a feint attack! If we fight to the death and cripple the Jiannu, we will be the ones in trouble next. As for who to send to attack..."
Wu Sangui thought for a while and said, "Order Buck Yong as the vanguard and let his infantry attack the mountain!"
When Buck Yong got the news, his face became longer than a donkey's.
He first made great contributions in the Battle of Wenyu River and was promoted to deputy general.
Now he has made many achievements in battles both large and small in Ping Liao.
Buck Yong calculated it privately.
After the war, he will definitely be promoted to commander-in-chief based on his merits.
As for the honorary position, it was at least the third rank General Zhaoyong or General Zhaoyi.
It is even possible that he was a General Dingguo of the second rank.
But the premise of all this is that he makes no mistakes or makes fewer mistakes.
For a military general, losing a battle or returning empty-handed would be a mistake.
Asking him to attack Jiefan Village by force would be to let him make a mistake.
"Hey!" Buck Yong did not dare to disobey, he could only sigh and give an order: "Send a message to the infantry, order them to attack Jiefan Village."
The Guanning Army under his command had already assembled and set out immediately after the order was given.
If you want to attack a city, you must first climb the mountain.
Jilin Cliff is a commanding height. Standing on it, you can have a panoramic view of the mountain road below.
The Jiannu deployed heavy troops there.
In order to reduce casualties, Bakyong ordered to attack Jilin Cliff first.
After attacking for an hour, the Guanning Army failed to advance a single step.
There are two reasons for this situation.
First, the Guanning Army launched a feint attack and did not fight with real weapons.
Second, the Jiannu troops defending the city were well prepared.
In order to resist the Ming army, Man Dahai made a lot of preparations.
In addition to placing obstacles on the roads leading up the mountain, they also melted the snow in pots and poured it onto the hillside.
The winter in Liaodong is extremely cold.
The water turned to ice as soon as it came into contact with the ground.
The hillside also became an icy surface.
As the Ming army climbed the mountain, they fell to the ground and slid down the slope before they had time to swing their weapons.
There is no way to fight. There is no way to fight at all.
Bakyong was repelled after several consecutive attacks and had to temporarily withdraw his troops for rest.
Wang Yongji saw it and was worried.
After sunset, he summoned all his generals for discussion.
Wang Yongji frowned and asked, "Jiefan Village is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Do you have any method to break into the city?"
No one spoke.
They observed for a day just like Wang Yongji.
Without exception, there is no better way.
Just when Wang Yongji was about to lose hope, Li Laiheng suddenly said, "Governor, I have an idea and I don't know if I should tell you."
"Please speak!" Wang Yongji stood up excitedly.
Li Laiheng clasped his hands together and said, "I think we should deal with the Jiannu by cutting their flesh."
"What do you mean?"
Li Laiheng smiled and said, "The Jiannu are in a dominant position, and the road to the mountain is frozen. A reckless attack will only increase casualties. But our army's advantage is its powerful firearms. When attacking the mountain, we can split our troops into two groups. One group will pretend to attack and attract the Jiannu to counterattack. The other group will occupy a favorable position and wait for the Jiannu to counterattack and shoot them from a distance with bird guns."
"If the Jiannu don't fight back, the soldiers who are feinting will make it real and charge up the mountain!"
Wang Yongji thought for a moment and said, "You mean the attack on the mountain was fake, but the shooting of the Jiannu soldiers was real?"
"Yes, our army's armor can reduce the damage caused by Jiannu's bows and arrows; but Jiannu's armor cannot stop our army's bird guns! As time goes by, Jiannu's casualties will become more and more serious. When they can no longer bear the casualties, they will take the initiative to seek change."
"Then our army's opportunity will come."
"Great!" Wang Yongji thought there was nothing wrong with this tactic.
Others also thought it was okay.
The next morning, the Ming army began to use this tactic.
In just one day, the Ming army shot and killed or wounded hundreds of Jiannu soldiers.
"Your Highness, there are too many casualties today! It is not a solution to continue!" Luo Koduo came to Man Dahai to complain.
"There is no other way. We can only bear it." Man Dahai sighed, "Even if there are heavy casualties, we have to bear it."
"When will this end?"
Man Dahai thought for a moment and said, "Just wait until Prince Rui has dealt with the Ming army's central and northern armies."
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