Yang Fan was the first to know the news about the fall of Pinghu Fort.
Because Duolun City sent scouts to ambush outside Pinghu Fort, closely monitoring the battle.
On a nearby hill, in a cellar, is a radio station.
A steady stream of news from the battlefield was sent to the Yang Mansion Telecommunications Room in Xincheng. As Yang Fan's confidential secretary, Su Tongtong is responsible for the processing, analysis, and dispatch of intelligence here.
After Su Tongtong simply processed the information, she sent it to Yang Fan and also sent a copy to the emergency team such as Song Yingsheng and others.
When the news came, Yang Fan was eating fish head hotpot with his wives.
These are the fish that Xiao Niangpi and the others caught from Temple Street. At that time, more than 20,000 kilograms were harvested. Xiao Niangpi picked out five hundred fish and brought back the rest, and the rest were rewarded to the soldiers and civilians in Temple Street.
She didn't bring any gifts. These fish were enough for them to feed them for two winters. Consider it a reward.
Every time Yang Fan came back with good things, this time it was his wives who brought good things back, and they were very happy. Yang Fanqi opened a box of Lao Xifeng wine, and the five of them drank three bottles of liquor. The remaining three bottles were given to Aunt Mei and the maids.
Yang Fan didn't dare to let Xiao Niangpi let go and drink. She's not just teasing herself by being drunk.
Yang Fan took a sip of the delicious fish soup and just put down the bowl when he saw Donkey Dan come in with a telegram. Yang Fan took it and saw that Pinghu Fort had fallen.
To be honest, this guy Ma Xi surprised Yang Fan. He actually withstood Jiannu's attack for ten days, which is also a talent. It actually made Huang Taiji suffer. And it was Dorgon who finally broke through Pinghu Fort.
The two white flags broke through the city day and night, making Huang Taiji very embarrassed.
During this battle, Dorgon became famous and became a figure praised by everyone in the Eight Banners. Huang Taiji became his stepping stone. However, the current situation is stronger than the people. No matter how unhappy Huang Taiji is, he has to hold his nose and pull him to oppose the two red flags and the blue flag.
Yang Fan was not surprised at all when Pinghu Fort fell. The small enemy is strong and the big enemy can be captured. This is inevitable. Surprisingly, Ma Xi led five hundred cavalrymen to break out of the siege and ran away from the west gate.
This surprised Yang Fan.
The second is information about the capital. Yang Fan's people have already found out. The imperial court decided to gather 150,000 border troops in Chifeng City for a decisive battle with Jiannu.
"Sir, what happened?" Xiao Niangpi sat cross-legged on Yang Fan's left hand side and used a spoon to serve Yang Fan another bowl of pickled fish soup. This fish soup was sour and spicy, and the master liked it the most.
"Pinghu Fort finally fell this noon, but Ma Xi rushed out of the west gate with his soldiers and ran away, but Dorgon was not caught."
Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru were astonished. They were 250,000 people, and they actually ran away. What a talent.
"However, those idiots in the court actually want to fight in Chifeng, huh." Yang Fan said unhappily.
"I'm afraid they are not stupid, but they have some interests that they can't give up." Lin Yueru said angrily.
Yang Fan sneered and said: "It's important for people to know themselves. Among the Donglin gang, only Sun Chengzong and his cheap student Yuan Chonghuan know military matters. The rest are military idiots. What he should do now is to give up the five thousand people from Pinghu Fort. People, the entire army retreats. Go to all passes in the Yanshan Mountains and resist step by step, consuming the enemy's effective strength at every step."
Xiao Niangpi also said: "Yanshan Mountain is five to six hundred miles wide, and the terrain is also complex, with many valleys and passes. It is true that we can gradually resist and gradually retreat, first wearing down the enemy's spirit, dragging them down, the fat ones will become thin, and the thin ones will be dragged to death." . In the end, the decisive battle will be along the Great Wall. There will definitely not be many slaves and supplies, and they will not be able to withstand a protracted war."
Yang Fan said angrily: "They don't have the strength to fight in the field at all, so they shouldn't be greedy for the benefits of smuggling. Even if smuggling makes huge profits, you still have to see if you have the strength. The battles on the grassland rely on cavalry. If they use these ten Fifty thousand people have merged with the Beijing camp, and the combined army is 300,000. Relying on the Great Wall to hold on, it will definitely not get out of hand. They are going to go out to fight in the field now, and you can guess the outcome with your buttocks."
"Sir, didn't they say they wanted to stick to the Chifeng Castle Group and plan to use the fortified city to consume the slaves?" Lin Yueru said.
"It's useless, Chifeng City
Without bricks, how much defense can it have? Besides, there are too many enemies. While others are concentrating their forces, Your Majesty is spreading his own. This battle will be lost without a fight. Yang Fan said.
This is the helplessness of infantry against cavalry. The cavalry is highly mobile and can always form a local advantage, allowing more troops to defeat fewer troops. It's useless no matter how many infantry there are, you don't know where they are going to attack, so you can only be on guard everywhere. Disperse all the troops. As Sun Tzu said, if you are on guard everywhere, you will be empty everywhere.
The Ming Dynasty and Mongolia fought for two hundred years, and each time the Mongols used more to defeat fewer, forming a local advantage that was several times greater. The same is true for the Battle of Salhu. The Ming Dynasty divided its troops into four groups, and Nurhachi concentrated all his forces to defeat them one by one. Four armies. Two routes are 60,000, and two routes are 40,000. And Nurhaci concentrated all 60,000 infantry and cavalry together.
Use elite soldiers, use them concentratedly, and defeat them one by one.
The Ming Dynasty suffered a loss because it did not have large-scale elite cavalry. It is impossible for them to be as mobile as Nurhaci. Before the four groups could meet, they were eaten one by one. This is the advantage of cavalry over infantry.
Yang Fan lost his appetite and put down the small bowl.
He said with a look of displeasure: "No more waiting. Leave some people behind and wait in Shuangchengzi for the arrival of the Beishan Jurchen tribes. Then take them to come to us later. Let's set off first. After all, it is far away from Liaoshen and there are still roads." It’s hard to leave. We’ll set off tomorrow.”
Donkey Dan asked: "Mo Zhuo is still in charge on Jeju Island. Do you need to send him back? After all, ordinary people may not be able to command the servant regiment and the cavalry instruction regiment."
Yang Fan touched his chin and thought about it. Vladivostok is now frozen. Although the harbor will not freeze, it is impossible to get out. We can only wait until the spring of next year to resume navigation. Mo table can't come here anymore. The only soldiers Yang Fan can use are two servant battalions, plus three local infantry regiments in Vladivostok. About thirteen thousand people.
No more will be enough, after all, there will still be enough militia left to guard the Vladivostok base. The navy's sailors couldn't fight anymore, so they simply brought two thousand sailors with them.
"Send a report and let Mo Zhuo go back and be in charge of our industrial zone in Zunhua City. Zhang Geda is in charge of the new city defense. Jeju Island also has seven or eight early models of clipper ships, so they are not afraid of sneak attacks by the shogunate and pirates."
"Master, is there going to be a war? I'm going too, and I'm responsible for protecting the master's safety." Xiao Niangpi heard that a war was about to begin. He immediately held one of Yang Fan's arms and acted coquettishly, insisting that he should follow him. Lin Yueru also made noises about going. Chen Xi is going too.
Fortunately, Mei Xiang didn't bother to go. She also knew that she couldn't help and would be just a burden. And she has to take good care of Miss Yang and Mr. Yang at home.
"Okay, I will take you three with me this time. There are not enough people this time, and I am too busy. Chen Xi can take this opportunity to inspect the battlefield and see what kind of equipment is needed on the battlefield. There will also be someone to do research in the future. On-the-ground experience.”
Chen Xi said happily: "Okay, okay, I can also handle mechanical problems if you follow me."
Yang Fan smiled and said: "This time we brought a steam bulldozer, a steam roller, a steam truck, and three polar expedition vehicles. Except for the bulldozer and the roller, you can't repair those. But it doesn't matter, you can also experience it. In the future, we will have steam power. direction of development."
The road is very far, and bulldozers are used to push the snow to open the road. I am afraid that we will not be able to reach the Liaoshen area in a few months. Therefore, Yang Fan made a prompt decision to let the mechanized troops set off first and use bulldozers to open up the road. The 40,000 Donghai Jurchens behind them marched with them.
"Great, sir, can we live in the polar expedition vehicle?" the little girl asked excitedly.
The master said this is an RV, which is a house where you can live in the car. The little girl is full of curiosity about all new things. I just want to experience the fun of RV as early as possible. After visiting, I will never forget it. I just want to experience the fun of traveling life.
The polar expedition vehicle has been renovated and has two floors. The upper floor is where Yang Fan and his wives live, and the lower floor is the functional area and living room.
"That's right, we live in the RV. We eat hot pot and sing songs, and we go to fight Xiang out of the slave community."
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