The news that the Eight Banners Mongolian cavalry was beaten by the Ming army cavalry below was quickly gathered to the fact that the Qing emperor was traveling here.
Feeling that something was wrong, the Empress Dowager Taisong and the Eight Emperor Armas immediately summoned the following generals, as well as three friendly people - Matsudaira Nobutsuna, Hoshina Masayuki and Spanish Ambassador de Salamanca, to discuss in the lobby. Countermeasures were taken.
"The Mongolian cavalry of the Eight Banners have suffered too many losses these days... I thought that as long as they were allowed to move in groups of a hundred or two to three hundred cavalry, and be more careful, and don't let the people of the Southern Dynasties use black guns, we would be able to There won't be much loss. But I didn't expect that Chongzhen, a bandit, actually snatched back many big horses from the Western Regions. They were strong and fast, and they could run as fast as flying with an armored cavalry on their backs. Unfortunately, our Mongolian warriors couldn't defeat them. If I don’t tell you, I can’t even run away now!”
The Queen Mother Taisong herself is a Mongolian, and her power base is the five thousand Mongolian households in the Zhenghuang Banner. Of course she has to speak for the Mongols in the Qing Dynasty. Now when I talk about the fact that the Mongolian warriors cannot defeat and escape, my eyes are full of tears.
But the eight emperors shook their heads when they heard this... If they can't fight or run away, what kind of warriors are they?
The Spanish Ambassador de Salamanca who was present brought a Korean Catholic who could speak Manchurian and Spanish as an interpreter, so he could understand what the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty said, and he also understood what happened to those poor Mongolians? He is also a knight!
"Your Highness the Queen Mother," the Grand Prince of Salamanca, who had fought against all enemies of God on the battlefields of Europe, interjected in Spanish, "Your Highness the Father of the Emperors...according to what I have said in Through years of experience fighting against Protestant and pagan armies across Europe, the Ming Emperor’s cavalry not only had high-quality war horses, but were also well-trained and capable of carrying out extremely lethal wall charges. Even in Europe, this cavalry was The cavalry can be considered elite, and it is normal that the Mongolian cavalry cannot defeat them."
His words were translated into Manchurian, which made the Empress Dowager Taisong and the eight "emperor's fathers" very unhappy. The Mongolian cavalry was the elite after the Manchu cavalry and the Ming cavalry, and it was definitely better than the Europeans. The cavalry must be powerful!
You Europeans are better at muskets, artillery and battleships... but you can't play cavalry! Most of the Mongolian warriors could stand on the saddle and shoot arrows! This skill is really amazing, even the Manchus admire it.
Masayuki Hoshina also had a Spanish-speaking nickname, Tokisada Masuda, so he knew the opinions of the Spaniards at this time, so he made a suggestion casually: "Since the Mongolian cavalry cannot defeat the Ming cavalry, then Let the world's number one Manchurian cavalry fight!"
Baoke's evaluation of the Manchurian cavalry is still very high!
He, the lord of Gyeongju, had cooperated with the Manchurian cavalry more than a dozen times in the past five years, and most of them won the battles - the Ming army's cavalry in Korea and the Korean cavalry still couldn't defeat the Manchurian cavalry!
However, after his words were translated into Manchurian, the expressions of the eight "Emperors" darkened. The Manchurian cavalry is their capital, can they use it to compete with the Ming army? If you have spent all your money, what else can you use to become the emperor's amma for Funing?
Among the eight "Emperors", Dorgon has the best relationship with Baoshi. We also know that this stupid Japanese man is relatively honest and says whatever comes to his mind, and sometimes he says things that are thoughtless. So he coughed, breaking the somewhat awkward situation.
"Actually, my Manchu cavalry is best at dismounting and fighting on foot!" Dorgon said with a serious face, "So we should prepare for a grand battle with the Southern Army!"
What Dorgon said sounds a bit strange, but it is true. What the Manchurian cavalry is best at is indeed dismounting and fighting on foot.
However, there are differences between cavalry's dismounted infantry and infantry's infantry. Dismounted cavalry only temporarily give up their impact, but they still have battlefield mobility (they can mount at any time).
Having mobility on the battlefield means that they have the initiative to advance and retreat, have the right to choose the fighting area, and can also take turns to attack and rest - being able to rest on the battlefield is a huge advantage, which helps maintain the physical strength of the warriors. , can wear down the enemy through long-lasting consumption!
In addition, the Manchurian cavalry with the advantage of mobility can also restrict the movements of enemy infantry and attack their supply lines, putting them in a desperate situation of being unable to fight, unable to advance or retreat, and lacking supplies.
But the mobility advantages of the Manchurian cavalry were all based on their ability to defeat the Ming cavalry in cavalry battles... But now, this foundation no longer exists!
Of course Dorgon knew that the advantage of the Manchu cavalry was gone, but he could not give up the Battle of Gaizhou... because once the Battle of Gaizhou was given up, it would be difficult for the Qing Dynasty to assemble an army of up to 10 men again. , and it is unlikely to receive support from at least 30,000 Japanese troops (of which 10,000 were used for the sneak attack on Qingniwa Bay).
However, he didn't know how to fight this battle, so he glanced at his brother Duduo. Among the eight emperors Ama today, the most difficult one to defeat is Duduo!
"I estimate that the Ming army may set up a stronghold in Yulinpu and use Yulinpu as a stronghold to fight with our army." Duduo thought, "And our army can set up a stronghold along the Qinghe River and build several forts south of the Qinghe River. , connecting the north and the south with a floating bridge. When the Ming army occupied Yulinpu, we relied on the fortress on the south bank of the Qinghe River and formed an infantry formation against the water to fight the Ming army.
In this way, even if we cannot win, we can still retreat to the fortress and the north bank of Qinghe River to hold on to attract the main force of the Ming army to confront each other and create the possibility of a sneak attack on Qingniwa Bay. "
Dorgon smiled and asked all the Amma, Queen Mother Taisong and two Japanese friends: "What do you think?"
"How many troops are needed for the infantry formation on the south bank of Qinghe River?" Dai Shan stroked his gray beard, "How many troops are required for each banner?"
This is an "inquiry"... The current Qing Dynasty is said to be governed by one emperor, one queen and eight ama, but it is actually split into seven parts - the three brothers of the two white flags are in the same qi dynasty The branches together form a part.
So before the decisive battle, you must bargain.
"Each flag is worth 8,000," Dorgon said, "a total of 64,000... How about asking Japan's allies to chip in 16,000 to form an 80,000-strong army?"
"Okay!" Azig immediately cheered for Dorgon, "Let's do it!"
"I agree," Mang Gurtai followed Doama closely, "8,000 per flag is the fairest!"
Dodo smiled and asked Masayuki Hoshina, "Hoko-san, do you think it's feasible?"
Masayuki Hoshina and Nobutsuna Matsudaira exchanged glances, nodded and said, "Yaoshi, let's send 16,000 people!"
The Japanese friends all followed Dorgon's wishes and sent troops. Others had nothing to say, and the remaining Armas nodded.
Hauge then added another question: "How to set up the step formation? Is it a square formation or a long snake formation?"
There are many ways to set up the step formation, such as the Crane Wing Formation, Fish Scale Formation, Long Snake Formation, Square Formation, etc., and now there is also the "Taizu Square Formation".
Dodo thought for a moment and made a decision: "Let's set up a square formation."
The square formation is a square hollow square formation. This hollow square formation is not unique to Europeans. It has always existed in China, and it has been quite popular since the Song Dynasty. The three inner formations (the core three formations) of the famous Pingrong and Ten Thousand Formations are three hollow square formations.
Moreover, most of the more commonly used infantry formations in the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty were based on a hollow square formation. When troops without cavalry advantage faced an enemy with cavalry advantage, they must form a large square formation, otherwise they would be defeated. People are outflanking. The large phalanx must be hollow. If it were not hollow, the troops within the phalanx would not be able to mobilize. If the enemy stares at a certain point and rolls the wheel, it will collapse after a few rounds, and it will be exhausted even if it cannot be beaten to death...
And Duduo, the bravest Ama in the Qing Dynasty, now proposed to form a square formation, which actually admitted that the Qing cavalry could not defeat the Ming army's cavalry.
