To be honest, Emperor Zhu's "fortress tactics" were used well. Compared with the bald man who "advances the fortress and fights every step of the way", and the bald man who "keeps the stronghold and fights stupidly", Zeng Shao's head is not that bad.
But the problem is that the Dorgon he met is a master of mobile warfare!
In history, the coach of the Qing army entering the Pass for the fourth time was Dorgon! This guy wandered all the way from the Northeast to Shandong, burning, killing, looting, and massacred countless cities. He was the one responsible for the massacre in Jinan! He entered the Pass in the 11th year of Chongzhen's reign, and left the Pass in the twelfth year. He captured as many as 462,300 people and animals, which were plundered in the five battles before the whole group entered the Pass in the first year of Shunzhi. Get the most...
It's normal for Zhu Cixiang's "hard-for-nothing battle" to fail when faced with Dorgon, a master of mobile warfare.
Of course... this does not mean that the "hard stronghold and stay in war" approach is wrong, but that the stronghold is not strong enough and there are not enough fortresses.
In a word, the investment is not enough!
After all, Zhu Cixiang had not been in charge of the Southeast for a long time, less than four years, and it was already very difficult to reach this point.
In Liaocheng, Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu, Zuo Maodi, Huang Degong, Li Shiyuan, Li Chengdong, Hao Yaoqi, Wang Qi, Yan Yingyuan and others have been ordered to arrive, and the military discussion began immediately.
"Your Majesty, I think Donglu's southern front army is weak... No matter what happens along the way, we can't cross the Huaihe River! Even if the Huaihe River can be frozen, no one dares to walk on it! And we are in Fenghuang There are still two divisions available in Yangfu and Yingtianfu, and there are also many infantry regiments stationed in critical places along the Huaihe River, so they are not empty."
Huang Degong put forward the opposite view to Li Yan at the military meeting. Although the Qing army still occupied one of his counties, he was not anxious at all.
He paused and then said: "I think the real target of Donglu is Jinan! Because the purpose of Donglu's war with us is to occupy Shandong...especially Jinan, Qingzhou, Laizhou and Deng in Shandong. Prefectures. Only by occupying these four prefecture capitals can their hometown outside the customs be stable and the Tianjin Wei gate be stable."
"What Huang Zongrong said is absolutely true!" Gao Hongtu also agreed with Huang Degong's view. "The military report sent by Jinan Prefecture said that the Donglu army was different from the past. They did not plunder money and people, but only extorted some food and grass supplies from the fortresses they passed. , obviously trying to win people's hearts... So I feel that what Donglu wants is the land and population, not gold and silver."
"Your Majesty, I also mean that what the Donglu are planning to do is still the land of Shandong." Zuo Maodi said, "Although Jinan is the capital of Shandong, the city is dilapidated and in disrepair, and there are not many defenders. If they encounter Dorgon's main force, I'm afraid I can't defend it. If Jinan is lost, both sides of the Daqing River may become state-owned, and Qingzhou Prefecture will become a front line and be ravaged by the Eastern invaders!"
It seems... makes sense!
Zhu Cixiang looked at Shi Kefa again. Shi Kefa was always inaccurate in military matters. He could be used as a reverse indicator!
"Your Majesty," Shi Kefa said thoughtfully, "I believe that the northern and southern routes of the Donglu are empty. The real purpose of the Donglu is to disperse our troops so that they can fight me decisively and recapture Liaocheng."
It must be nonsense, right?
No matter what Zhu Cixiang was thinking, his face remained calm.
"Your Majesty," Yan Yingyuan said again at this time, "Xuzhou must not be ignored, Jinan must not be saved, and Liaocheng is even more solid!"
Zhu Cixiang glanced at him: "Yan Qing, do we have that many troops available?"
"Your Majesty," Yan Yingyuan said, "at least one of Donglu's northern and southern armies is false. They can play false, so why can't we be false and true?"
yes! Zhu Cixiang smiled, "It's true and false, I like it the best!"
Yan Yingyuan went on to say: "I suggest that your Majesty personally lead the troops to rescue Nan, the military advisor leads the troops to rescue Xuzhou, and then leave your Majesty's flag in Liaocheng."
"Divide the troops into three?" Zhu Cixiang frowned, "Is it too scattered?"
Yan Yingyuan said: "Jinan is close to Mount Tai. Your Majesty does not need to enter the city, nor does he need to fight the Donglu. You only need to occupy the dangerous mountainous area, first find out the strength of the opponent, and then make a decision.
As for the direction of Xu Hai, the military adviser can mobilize the two divisions stationed in Fengyang and Nanjing to go north, and use the strength of three divisions to press against the Donglu. As long as the attack is steady and steady, there will be no mistakes. "
Zhu Cixiang thought: "That's a way!"
...
North Zhili, Damingfu City.
At this time, Emperor Amadorgun of the Qing Dynasty had already led his main force to secretly transfer here from Zhengzhou!
The reason why it is "secret" is because the true movements of Dorgon and his main force are now the highest-level military secrets of the Qing Empire.
On the one hand, Shangqiu, the city of Guide Prefecture, has become a public "emperor's presence". All memorials that require Emperor Ama's approval will be sent to Shangqiu by express delivery 600 miles away. All imperial edicts were issued by Shangqiu Xingzai.
On the other hand, Daming Prefecture, Guide Prefecture and Kaifeng Prefecture all implemented martial law after the fall of Liaocheng. The horse team with the green flag controls the main passages and intersections of the three prefectures. No one can pass without Huang Ama's token.
In addition, Damingfu City, where Dorgon is located, has become the most heavily guarded place. All the gates of Daming City are controlled by the guards of Zhengbai Banner. Without Dorgon's order, not even a fly can fly in or out!
The border area between Daming Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture is also patrolled day and night by horse teams with green flags, and the blockade is tight.
The above measures made the Central Plains intelligence network that the Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei had worked so hard to establish temporarily ineffective.
The intelligence can still be collected... The Qing emperor Jia Bosi has now come to Dorgon with his name!
But there was no way he could send out the information he got - there were no telegraphs or the Internet these days, so he had to rely on emissaries to deliver confidential information. But now it is difficult for even a fly to fly out of Damingfu City, let alone a secret envoy?
While Dorgon hid himself, he widened his eyes and paid attention to Zhu Cixiang's movements all the time.
"Huang Ama, Zhu Cixiang is still in Liaocheng!"
Suk Saha reported to Dorgon the information he had just obtained in a heavily guarded mansion in Daming City.
"You can keep your composure!" Dorgon nodded with a smile.
Suksaha added: "But he still divided his troops and went south."
"Xu Hai is his fallback route. It is impossible to ignore it... He should have divided a division to go south." Dorgon thought for a while, "But Man Dahai is a veteran of the Qing Dynasty. He will not Something went wrong.”
The task he assigned to Mandahai was to turn around and run away, so he wasn't too worried.
"Where is Jinan?" Dorgon asked about the situation in Jinan again.
"Huang Ama," Fan Wencheng took the question and said, "The news from Boluo has not been sent yet, but our Jinan Prefecture Yamen (in Dezhou) reported that the regiment training in the Daqing River and Tuhe areas has restrained a lot. It seems that I already know I’m afraid.”
Dorgon smiled and clapped his hands: "It seems things are going well for Bolo."
He thought for a while: "It's time for us to make a move...to the east!"
Suksaha asked: "Are you visiting Liaocheng?"
"No fight," Dorgon waved his hand, "Zhu Cihong has at least two divisions with him to overcome the difficulties of the New Army. Together with the troops from Shandong and Huaibei, there are 70,000 or 80,000 people! There are still strong cities to rely on. We Even if we can win, there will be too many casualties and it’s not worth it.”
Now Zhu Cihong's problem is that he has few horses, and Dorgon's problem is that he has few people. Therefore, he would not fight a battle in which he would kill ten thousand enemies and lose five thousand himself.
Besides, if Zhu Cihong had 70,000 to 80,000 people guarding Liaocheng, he would not be sure of victory.
"It would be great if I could kill Zhu Cixiang." Suk Saha muttered.
Dorgon smiled: "It's so easy to kill... This kid is not on the battlefield for the first time. He is very slick, so let's not count on this."
"Then where shall we fight?"
"Fight..." Dorgon waved his hand, "Let's talk about it! There is always a place to fight... But the most important thing now is to move. We must lead the Ming army out of Liaocheng. As long as If they move, we have a chance!"
