In today's battle, Dorgon's Zhengbai Banner led several banners to attack the front of Liu Yan's defense. The total casualties of each banner reached nearly a thousand, but the total casualties of the armored men and bannermen were less than 300. Although the loss seems to be great, in fact it is still bearable for Dorgon.
No wonder Dorgon thought this way. The structure of their Eight Banners Army was somewhat special. It was roughly divided into three types: Aha, Armored Men, and Banners.
Aha is a slave, either a Han Chinese, a Korean, or a male from various tribes in the Northeast. These people have no armor, and some of them even have no weapons. When they go to war with the army, they are usually used as handymen or cannon fodder, feeding horses and making weapons, filling ditches, or digging city bricks. To put it bluntly, it is a battlefield. No matter how many "consumables" he dies, Dorgon will not be heartbroken.
Although the number of these Aha accompanying the army at each time was large, sometimes even reaching tens of thousands, they were not included in the number of soldiers of the Qing army. These people were the largest auxiliaries of the Qing army. Since their families and children were all staying behind, if they escaped, their children would have no chance of surviving and they would have no choice but to sacrifice their lives.
The armored people are mostly from various tribes in the Northeast, with diverse ethnic groups. They are mostly Oroqen, Xibo, Ewenki, Sauron, Daur, Hezhe, Kuyi, etc. from the Heilongjiang and Songhua River basins. The Manchus collectively refer to them. For savages, most of them are collected from mountains and rivers.
Because these people are powerful in combat, they are the main cannon fodder in the Qing army. The dead soldiers are in front and the sharp soldiers are behind. Many of the soldiers who should be executed are from these tribes. Due to frequent wars, these northeastern tribesmen who were used as cannon fodder later, many tribes disappeared, which shows the cruelty of the Manchus.
Just like the Hezhe people, they were still a large tribe with a population of tens of thousands in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. After the Manchus entered the customs, the entire tribe died and only a few thousand people remained. Until later generations, the total population of the Hezhe people in the world was less than 30,000. They were a typical representative of the cannon fodder tribe in the Northeast.
Although they are called dead soldiers and heavily armored, they are actually slave soldiers. They have no freedom and cannot escape, otherwise they will all end up waiting to be wiped out. The status of the armored men is higher than that of Aha, and finally the bannermen of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia.
The unit of the Eight Banners is Niulu. One of the three dings is drawn, one is wearing armor, and the rest are scattered dings. Some of these armored soldiers are Bajala soldiers, and the rest are infantry and horse armor soldiers. During the war, the armored flag soldiers are the main force, and the remaining flag soldiers are used as ordinary soldiers. Most of them have to accompany the army to fight and fight in battle.
During the Huangtaiji period, the military system was reformed and the Bagala Camp, Azaha Chaoha Camp, and Garbushxian Camp were established.
After the Eight Banners system was perfected, the Qing army fought with the Ming army. The first wave drove the Han Eight Banners to fight, the second wave drove the Mongolian tribesmen to fight, the third wave drove the tribesmen from the Northeast to fight, and the fourth wave drove the Mongolian Eight Banners to fight. Finally, the Eight Banners Manchurian troops entered the battle.
Although the structure of the Eight Banners Mongolian and Eight Banners Han armies of the Qing Dynasty is not very complete at present, the owners of the Eight Banners Manchuria have great experience in driving cannon fodder to attack cities and trenches.
After today's fierce battle, it seemed that the Eight Banners Army had suffered more than 2,500 casualties in one day. In fact, the nearly 2,000 casualties were all military handymen. The number of casualties among the foreign armored men in the army and the actual Manchu and Mongolian bannermen was relatively small.
To the Eight Banners, those handymen were insignificant. As long as they captured people from Daming and other places, they could have as many as they wanted. At least the armored men can be captured in the deep mountains and old forests once they are used up.
As long as most of the bannermen are not lost, won't those tribes submit obediently? Yesterday afternoon, the Qing army attacked the camp. There were thousands of casualties in each banner, and today the number increased to 2,500. Calculating the number of casualties in the first attack on the Ming army camp, over the next few days, the Eight Banners Army's casualties surrounding Julu had reached more than 5,000, including more than 1,000 casualties among the bannermen.
This number of casualties is already a huge number for the Eight Banners. Although it was still within Dorgon's heart, he inevitably began to hate the Ming army.
Among the soldiers and horses lost, the Eight Banners Manchuria Banner with Red Banner and Banner with White Banner were seriously injured. Xianghongqi and two Eight-Banner Mongolia eventually lost more than 1,300 people, most of whom were armored men and bannermen. Not counting the handymen, Duduo's white flags lost more than a thousand armored men and bannermen. Fortunately, nearly a thousand heavy cavalry and Baya La soldiers were saved.
It was also Dorgon and others who were more careful, more cautious, and more cannon fodder to attack the trenches. Therefore, since they attacked the Ming army camp for several days, the number of casualties among the bannermen did not increase so fast. But what is certain is that Lu Xiangsheng, Liu Yan and others will eventually be eliminated. The number of casualties of the Eight Banners Army and the Manchu and Mongolian official bannermen entering the customs this time is probably more than 3,000. This is a conservative estimate for a smooth war!
The Qing soldiers who entered the customs this time included about 30,000 people from the Eight Banners and the Five Banners of Manchuria, plus more than 20,000 people from the Eight Banners and Mongolian Outer Mongolia, and each company surrendered to small tribes, with a total force of more than 60,000 people. There are also nearly 30,000 handymen, known to the outside world as 100,000.
So far, the Qing army's casualties have been close to 10%. According to the ability of these Tatars to withstand less than 6% of the casualties, they are actually close to the edge of collapse.
After the casualty figures of each banner were tallied, everyone present was silent. The banner owners of the Eight Banners in Manchuria were distressed by the casualties of the soldiers under their banners. Although most of those who died in the past few days were handymen and cannon fodder from various banners. However, even the armored and unarmored bannermen under everyone's command suffered hundreds of casualties, which was a bit unbearable for them.
The armored men and servants who were cannon fodder had no representatives in the tent, so naturally they had no chance to speak. The leaders of the Outer Mongolia and the Eight Banners of Mongolia were also secretly angry. Those Manchus, who were as timid as mice, would only hide behind them during the war and let them, the great Mongolian warriors, go and die. As the descendants of Genghis Khan, of course they would not Dry! They led the army to follow the pass to gain benefits, not to fight against the Ming people. If you want to fight hard, let those Manchus fight! m.
However, the Eight Banners are now powerful in Manchuria, and their main force is still there. Although the banner leaders are slandering in their hearts, on the surface everyone is just thinking, pondering, and feeling sad, and do not dare to say anything out of the ordinary.
Of course, Dorgon knew the thoughts of the Mongols, especially the Eight Banners Mongolia, which was famous for its superiority at both ends. Only when it was advantageous could it move faster than anyone else. It's a shame that the Manchus tried their best to win over them, and Huang Taiji's daughters all lost their money.
Looking at the expressions of the Mongolian banner leaders at this moment, it was obvious that the cruel wars in the past few days had frightened them. It seemed that they had to rely on their own Manchu warriors. Dorgon sighed in his heart and took the lead in saying: "We are fighting today. Our Qing warriors have already invaded the Ming army's trench wall, and the Ming army on both wings almost collapsed. They have lost their courage. As long as our army takes advantage of the victory and pursues it, they can continue to attack the two wings of the Ming army and defeat Xuanda and Ming Dynasty. The Shandong camp is just a matter of one or two days."
Upon seeing this, Duduo, the leader of the banner with a white flag, immediately stood up and echoed his brother's words, saying loudly to everyone: "Yes, the Ming army has lost its spirit. Our army should take advantage of the victory and mobilize the elite to attack the two wings of the Ming army. As long as the two wings are broken, , whether it is Lu Xiangsheng or that Liu Yan, they have been attacked several times, and no matter how brave and capable their subordinates are, they are still unable to recover."
"The opportunity to defeat the Ming army has arrived!" Duduo concluded.
A middle-aged Mongolian general with a leather helmet on his head and willow-leaf Ming armor underneath. He glanced at Duduo and said, "Prince Yu doesn't know how powerful the Ming general Liu Yan is. This afternoon, our army has already invaded." His defense line was defeated by being killed. Seeing as he still has the strength to protect the front line of defense, what if he sends reinforcements to support the two wings? "
This man has a scorched yellow face, a pie face, and small eyes. He has a typical Mongolian appearance, but he is Gushan'e Zhenguru Sishabu of the Mongolian Karaqin tribe in the outer vassal state. He dare not do anything to Dorgon, but after listening to Duduo He also said this, but couldn't help but sarcastically retort. Hearing what he said, the leaders of the Mongolian vassals and the Mongolian Eight Banners all watched the show.
Duduo glared and was about to say something when Dorgon answered and said, "Don't worry, Duolengbei. We will fight tomorrow. Our Qing troops will continue to attack the front with heavy troops, and Liu Yan will be unable to separate his troops." .”
Then, Dorgon glanced at Duduo and said loudly: "Tomorrow's battle, Prince Yu, together with this general, will lead his troops to attack Liu Yan's defense line!"
Duduo was stunned when he heard this, but at this time everyone looked over. Even though Duduo was surprised, he had to stand up and accept the order.
But after Duduo sat down, he was secretly complaining in his heart.
Dorgon asked him to stay at the camp for the past two days, which had already attracted numerous complaints. It seems that in the fierce battle in the next few days, it will be impossible for him to avoid the battle and preserve his strength.
After Duduo's troops suffered heavy losses in Dingzhou, they had no choice but to carry some of the unarmored bannermen as armored soldiers. Some of the handymen were also promoted to unarmored flag men, barely holding the flag to make up for the quota of soldiers from the Alihachaoha camp. However, the combat effectiveness was naturally far from what it was before. Duduo has already suffered enough from Liu Yan. In tomorrow's battle, the warriors under his command will probably suffer heavy casualties again!
At this time, Dorgon did not care what Duduo thought and continued: "Moreover, several general cannons shipped from Tongzhou will arrive tomorrow morning. Under the bombardment of several general cannons, whether it is Lu Xiangsheng or what Liu Yan will not be able to protect himself."
Hearing what Dorgon said, all the Mongolian banner owners of the Eight Banners became excited. They had already suffered enough losses from the Ming army's artillery, and now they also let the Ming army on the opposite side have a taste of the power of the artillery.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Dorgon struck again while the iron was hot and said loudly: "My lords, the generals of the Ming army such as Lu Xiangsheng and Liu Yan have lost their spirit. As long as I, the warriors of the Qing Dynasty, strike with one more thunder blow, the Xuanda and Shandong armies of the Ming Dynasty will be defeated." The camp will be destroyed.”
His eyes were bright and he said: "Since entering the Pass this time, looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, only Lu Xiangsheng's troops dared to fight against our army and killed many of our Qing warriors. As long as Lu Xiangsheng and his Ming army generals die, the Ming people will The morale and morale of the army will be completely lost, and there will be no more resistance. We, the warriors of the Qing Dynasty, will definitely be invincible!"
"As long as Lu Xiangsheng and other generals who dare to fight are killed, and the Ming Dynasty is declared great and the eastern part of Shandong is wiped out, our Qing soldiers can loot as much as they want. People and wealth have been captured. No matter how much the princes lose, I expect that the emperor will give you double compensation."
As soon as Dorgon said this, the eyes of all the banner owners of the foreign vassal Mongolia and the Eight Banners Mongolia were brightened. What the ordered general said was very reasonable.
Some people died, but not completely...
