Tianjin Wei, the Qing Emperor is here.
In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty was walking around a long table covered with a large topographic map, almost feeling dizzy.
It’s not that you get dizzy by walking around in circles, but you get dizzy by looking at the map.
Ancient Chinese maps did not have the rules of north, south, left, west, right and east (the Ming army already had this rule), and they were limited by surveying technology, so the drawings were not very accurate. Sometimes they looked like landscape paintings. Like...
But this is not the most dizzying thing. The most dizzying thing for Shunzhi and a group of military strategists of the Qing Dynasty is that no one told him where Shi Kefa's main force was?
No one even knows whether Shi Kefa's army has left Shandong Province?
This is because Shi Kefa spread out about 3,000 mule soldiers with black guns in the southern part of Beizhili. Half of them were concentrated under Li Yuanyin's command and pulled cannons to cause destruction. The other half continued to fight black guns in platoon units... This is dozens of soldiers. Row! How do you let the sentry cavalry of the Qing Dynasty survive? If they go out in a group of three or five people and encounter these gangs of criminals, why don't they rush to death? Even if a team of thirty or fifty people went out and encountered a platoon of black guns, they would suffer heavy casualties!
Those gangsters who used black guns didn't come here in an upright manner. They either set up ambushes or carried out night attacks. No matter how good their martial arts skills were, they were still afraid of black guns!
If a group of one or two hundred people went out, it would be difficult to deal with Old Manchuria. If it were a group of Mongolian warriors who were eating fast and chanting Buddha, and met a group of 40 black spearmen, they would still be beaten to pieces!
And how old is Old Manchuria? How is it possible that half a cow and a cow go out to investigate? How many teams can this be divided into? How much territory can be searched?
Therefore, Emperor Shunzhi now seems to have been blindfolded with a black cloth, and he has no idea of the true and false nature of his opponent.
You don’t know anything, but you still want to use soldiers like a god?
Emperor Shunzhi was a military strategist who was familiar with "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and was also familiar with all the battles fought by Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, Dorgon, Duduo, Azig, and Abatai... Thank you With powerful reconnaissance and espionage, the Qing Heavenly Soldiers used to be able to know the situation on the battlefield very well, and there was no such thing as being blind now.
In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", when encountering such a situation, there are military advisors who can figure it out... But here in the Qing Dynasty, who can figure it out?
Thinking of this, Emperor Shunzhi stopped and looked at a group of bachelors and ministers standing around him.
There are many figures like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhuge Liang...it seems to be Sony! He looks most like Zhuge Liang of Manchuria.
"Sony!"
Sony quickly responded: "My slave is here."
"Just tell me, has Shi Kefa moved?"
"Count it?" Sony was stunned, why is it a math problem whether Shi Kefa moved or not?
"Yes, just do the math like Zhuge Liang did!" Shunzhi said.
Sony understood: "The emperor means to let the slaves guess?"
When your eyes are dark, you can only rely on guessing...
"Guess? Is your guess accurate?" Shunzhi was a little doubtful of Sony's ability.
"This... I can't guarantee this."
Sure enough, it’s not Zhuge Liang of Manchuria!
Shunzhi sighed: "Let's take a guess."
"Shi Kefa moved!" Sony said.
"Why?" Shunzhi asked.
"Because the elite cavalry of the Southern Army that the Mongols encountered in Dacheng did not break out and escape, but retreated to Qingxian County to defend themselves." Sony analyzed, "The combat effectiveness of the Mongolian cavalry is poor. With the strength of the Ming army's mule soldiers, it is impossible to escape." Afraid of not being able to leave? Isn’t it because they didn’t leave just to attract the Mongols to besiege Qing County and create opportunities for Shi Kefa’s army to march north for a decisive battle?”
It seems... makes sense!
Emperor Shunzhi nodded and said to himself: Although you Sony is not Zhuge Liang of Manchuria, you are still Xu Yuanzhi of Manchuria!
"Then did Shi Kefa advance all the way, or in several directions? Did he make a step-by-step approach, or did he advance in a long and rash manner?"
Shunzhi asked a few more questions.
Sony, just keep guessing...
"I thought..." Sony said, "Shi Kefa must have divided his troops, because although the Mongols have poor fighting power, they can run very fast. If they march all the way, they will probably not be able to get anything. As the road goes north, as long as you can bump into it along the way, you can gain a lot.
As for the speed of the advance, it should be very fast. It's impossible to stay at one step...Although Shi Kefa liked to fight like this in the past, the Mongols are too difficult to catch. If he stays at every step, they will definitely escape. "
Shunzhi nodded and breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay! Sony, you are indeed my Xu Yuanzhi!"
Shouldn't it be Zhuge Liang? Sony was a little disappointed. He worked so hard, why was he still a Xu Shu?
Shunzhi smiled and said: "If Shi Kefa advances rashly and disperses his troops...then we will win nine times out of ten! We must learn from Emperor Taizu. It doesn't matter which way he comes, I will only go one way!"
How to learn?
The bachelors and ministers present were confused, and Sony could only make a rough guess. He didn't know the opponent's marching route and troop distribution. How could he go all the way? Where to go?
Shunzhi looked at the group of "fierce Guan Yu and fierce Zhang Fei" figures in front of him and asked, "Which one of you wants to be the leader?"
No one answered because no one was sure.
Shunzhi was a little disappointed. It seemed that he didn't have people like Guan Yu or Zhang Fei under his command!
"Forget it, I'll go in person!" Shunzhi also came from a young age and was not afraid of tigers. Opposite him were Shi Kefa, Huang Degong, and Gao Jie, who all improved!
"Your Majesty, you are rich in wealth, how can you go to dangerous places in person?"
Immediately, loyal ministers came forward. Shunzhi saw that the loyal ministers were veteran Aixinjueluo and Baiyintu. There were not many "Aixinjueluo" who could fight around Shunzhi now, so Baiyintu and his brother Gong Adai were also considered. Number one.
And since Shunzhi had the emperor's uncle, he began to miss Dorgon...so it was much more pleasing to the eye to see Baiyintu and Gong Adai who were attached to Dorgon.
"Good! You are indeed a warrior from my Aixinjueluo family!" Emperor Shunzhi praised, "Bayin Tu, since you have come forward, I will appoint you as the Pingman General, commanding the vanguard, firearms, Xiaoqi, Qixue The fourth battalion plus 2,000 Tianjin Guard infantry troops and Horqin Mongolian cavalry of 10,000 people will go south to seize Shi Kefa's retreat!"
Now Bai Yintu was a little dumbfounded, why was he so talkative?
Now that it's all right, we're going to lead 20,000 people south to fight Shi Kefa decisively!
It would be fine if "Suo Yuanzhi" guessed correctly, but if he didn't guess correctly, Shi Kefa would bring the main force to attack Tianjin. Then wouldn't his more than 20,000 people be wiped out if he sent them there?
...
In this battle that took place in the southern part of Beizhili, Shunzhi was a "blind man" and relied entirely on Sony's guesswork. And his opponent Shi Kefa is not much stronger - Shi Kefa has a total of 4,000 black spearmen in his hands. He has too many things to do and has no time to spare for investigation, so he has to guess now!
Then let’s guess together!
First of all, Shi Kefa did not guess that Shunzhi would leave Tianjin. If you had guessed, why did he fight the Mongols? Dezhou is no longer surrounded, just concentrate your troops and kill Shunzhi and you will win! Even if you can't kill Shunzhi and surround Tianjin, are you still afraid that you won't be able to catch the big Manchurian fish?
But he was not a god. How could he have guessed that Shunzhi would sneak to Tianjin Wei with so many people?
Secondly, did he ignore the existence of Tianjin Wei Fortress. On the North Zhili side, the Qing army's strongholds were Beijing and Tianjin. Shi Kefa knew this. Therefore, he guessed that there might be a Qing army brigade in Tianjin, and the defeated Mongols might also retreat to Tianjin.
Therefore, he asked Huang Degong to lead 8 infantry regiments, 1 cavalry battalion (black spearmen), and 2 artillery battalions (36 3-pound guns) to go north from the east of the canal to outflank the Tianjin Guards.
It is impossible to capture Tianjin Guards. Huang Degong only has more than 20,000 people at hand and does not have such strength. However, it is still possible to threaten Tianjin, prevent the Mongolian cavalry from retreating to Tianjin, and sweep the periphery of Tianjin by the way.
Therefore, in this big battle known as the "Battle of the River", there were two armies facing each other, each with more than 20,000 people... and the commanders of these two armies They don't even know the other's existence!
