In Tongzhou City, Dorgon looked at the furious Duduo and the furious Azig with a sullen face. The two brothers sent out troops with high morale during the day, but returned in panic at night.
After hearing the two men yelling about the cause and effect, Dorgon smiled coldly and raised his hand to stop Azig, who was still yelling. "That's all, the Ming army has always been cunning. Lao Fifteen has been extremely cautious this time, but he is still unavoidable." Fortunately, I did not suffer any serious losses. On the contrary, the Ming army went through all the troubles and rejoiced in vain."
"Brother Wang, if we don't use the entire city to fight back, the Ming army will definitely be unprepared..." Duduo, who fought his way out of the Ming army's encirclement and narrowly escaped death, was unwilling to give up and was eager to try.
Dorgon narrowed his eyes and was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "It's dark and the road is difficult to travel. How do you know that the Ming army is not prepared? Do you know if they have laid another trap for us to fall into? Besides, they will use all their troops to fight it." , there is an eyeing Ming army dozens of miles away to the south, I am not afraid that they will take advantage of the situation and seize Tongzhou City, so that both of us will lose our place to stay."
"Then divide the troops and fight on two sides," Azig shouted. Dorgon glanced at him, with a look of disgust on his face. This brainless guy wanted to use all his troops just because he couldn't defeat the Ming army on the northern front. , you are still clamoring for a JB soldier.
"Starting from tomorrow, you are not allowed to use troops without authorization. If the Ming army wants to follow, they can follow. As long as they are not too close, do not take the initiative to attack. I want to see how close they can follow and how long they can follow. Please rest your troops and horses. Tomorrow at noon Send troops southward." Dorgon finally calmed down. He could no longer fight impulsively with the Ming army. Today's Ming army is different from previous years. They only dare to watch from a distance and escort but dare not approach, let alone start a fight. But these Ming troops in front of them have everything. Maybe, not only did he dare to get close, but he also dared to fight back if you beat him.
In previous years, he could have fought to the death with these Ming troops, but what was his original intention in entering the pass this time? It was to plunder supplies to make up for the losses caused by Ningyuan's fiasco.
But since entering the customs, he has been provoked by the Ming army several times and lost his mind. He actually had several fights with them here. What is embarrassing is that he has not taken any advantage.
Calm, calm, calm.
Returning to the original intention, a good robbery is the business. This trip is not for fighting.
Dorgon figured it out and suddenly felt light all over. Little eunuch, you can be brave if you like. The breeze is blowing on the hills, and I am going to rob him.
The Camel Camp was brightly lit and devastated. The corpses left behind after fierce fighting were scattered all over the place. Huang Degong on the ordering stage looked excited and slightly regretful.
This battle was fought extremely happily. He planned it and took command personally. He used tens of thousands of troops to surround the Qing army with more than 10,000 cavalry. After a fierce battle, the Qing army fled in panic and hid in Tongzhou City. Only then did Huang Degong call for gold and withdraw his troops.
Although this battle did not injure the Qing army as much as Dorgon expected, it also did not cause the Qing army to suffer any injuries or bones as Huang Degong hoped. Although it was surrounded by heavy troops and it was a night battle, the Qing army's cavalry was powerful. As expected, it was not just a matter of boasting. The infantry advantage alone could not block their way, not to mention that the infantry here were mostly inexperienced rookies.
But even so, Huang Degong still felt that it was a great victory. In terms of victory, he killed hundreds of enemies and won hundreds of horses. His tactics were meticulous and had the style of a little eunuch. Strategically, he repelled the Qing army's active attack for the first time. What's more important is to make the soldiers' hearts boil and their morale soar.
Unsurprisingly, after the war, the casualties in the Beijing camp and the Guards were the most severe. After all, 90% of these soldiers were on the battlefield for the first time. Only a few of them had participated in the battle commanded by Chang Yu when the Tatars first came to the imperial capital. There were several small-scale conflicts outside the city. As for the suicide squad soldiers who attacked the enemy camp at night, they were lucky enough to survive and received enough reward money as agreed before and were honorably discharged.
There are no immortals in a war. This is not surprising to Huang Degong. He is not as pretentious as a young eunuch. It is a good thing for rookies to see blood. Even if the casualties are heavy, they will not hesitate. This is a must for rookies to predators. Through the road.
Huang Degong, who was on the general stage, was chatting and laughing with his generals in high spirits, talking about the highlights of the previous battle, and sent his detective horse to report the situation to Chang Yu urgently, and how to deal with it next.
Chang Yu, who was dozens of miles away, could not feel the joy of Huang Degong. After receiving his reward, he sat in silence under a tree by the river for a long time, as quiet as a stone Buddha. A Taoist priest held a sleeping little Taoist boy and chanted sutras in a low voice behind him. It's like offering salvation to the soldiers who died in battle.
"Taoist Master, do you know how many times the Tatars have entered our country?" Chang Yu suddenly turned his head and asked in a low voice.
Fang Fang raised his head, opened his eyes, and thought for a moment: "If you count this time, it must have been six times." He said with a look of sorrow and anger: "Every time, he poisoned the world, and his bones were thousands of miles apart. This Tatar is really hateful."
"The Taoist priest actually remembers it so clearly." Chang Yu was a little surprised, and smiled bitterly: "What does it mean to transform the outside into the inside? To put it bluntly, a poor Taoist can only hear it in the ears of a hundred people in the Ming Dynasty... Why did the governor suddenly mention this matter? "
Chang Yu looked up at the stars: "Every time the Tatars entered the pass, they plundered for at least a few months or more than half a year. From the beginning they did not attack only villages and fortresses, but later they entered the pass and directly attacked the city and plundered people. Only the second time they entered the pass After attacking twelve cities and winning fifty-six battles, I dare to ask the Lord why this is so?"
Without hesitation, one side said: "The Ming army was lazy in fighting, fearful of fighting, and refused to fight, which made the Tatars more careless and did whatever they wanted. They killed our compatriots every time they entered the pass without any plan, and kidnapped hundreds of thousands of people and animals..."
Seeing Fang Fang's heartbroken look, Chang Yu raised the corner of his mouth: "How long do you think the Tatars can stay this time, a few months? Half a year?"
"If the governor dares to fight and kill, how can he allow the Tatars to cause trouble for so long? If they are pressed every step of the way, the Tatars will retreat in five to six days, or in ten and a half months!"
Chang Yu sneered at the corner of his mouth: "Ten days and a half? Hehe, our family can't wait that long." He looked at Fang Fang and said: "From what the Taoist sees, what should we do now? Attack Tongzhou City urgently, or fish with a long line?" Big fish?”
Fang Fang thought for a while and then said: "To attack Tongzhou and fight head-on is not good for our army, and the gains outweigh the losses. It is a waste of time to fish for the big fish. Besides, now that the factory supervisors have all arrangements in place, there is no need to waste time..."
"Say something useful" Chang Yu interrupted him.
One party looked slightly embarrassed and said quickly: "Let General Huang withdraw his troops back to Beijing or Shunyi City, and the remaining troops can launch a siege."
Chang Yu frowned when he heard this: "Now is a good time to besiege, why should Huang Degong withdraw..." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that the Taoist priest meant to ask General Huang to make way for the Tatars to retreat.
"Exactly" Fang Fang nodded.
Half a month ago, when Chang Yu withdrew his troops from the southern front and headed north, he had already begun to prepare a backup plan. He ordered Zhou Yuji and Li Yan to ambush troops around Tongzhou in advance.
There is an ambush secretly, and tens of thousands of troops are clearly surrounding them. As long as they dare to fight and fight, the Qing cavalry will not be able to defeat them no matter how powerful they are, and they will eventually have to flee.
But where to escape?
The Qing cavalry was highly mobile and could escape anywhere.
But Chang Yu can't let him run around like this, otherwise the disaster will be endless, because he can't catch up, and even if he catches up, he may not be able to beat him when the cavalry has no strength advantage over the cavalry. More importantly, Chang Yu doesn't want to fight with him. He fought hard face to face. He wanted to maintain the little strength that Ming Dynasty had left. After all, the enemy was not the Qing army at the moment, and the place where the war was in chaos was not in Gyeonggi. How can a general without soldiers rely on his roar to quell chaos?
Therefore, Chang Yu had to let the Qing army escape according to the route he planned, that is, go back from where he came, so he asked Huang Degong who was following him to avoid him and make way for him.
But there was no need for Huang Degong to return to the capital. First, when the Qing army was in ruins, they naturally had no time and no ability to attack the capital. Second, they still needed a large force to encircle and attack. However, Ma Ke and Tang Tong's troops gathered in Shunyi could change their plans. There is no need to send troops to come, just stay in the city and wait for opportunities to attack the retreating Qing army.
After hearing Chang Yu's plan, Li Muchian took the lead and suddenly said in a low voice: "Mr. Factory Supervisor, Pindao thinks that Ma Ke and Tang Tong's troops and horses can be slightly adjusted..."
