When Kong Youde heard the report, he almost thought that he had fallen into the Gou Barbarian's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. If Gaizhou City was captured by the Gou Barbarian, his whole family would be slaughtered, and he suddenly felt frightened.
As for the Qing Dynasty's right-wing naval force that was lost, it was no longer a team under his command. If it was lost, it was lost. At worst, it would just have to be rebuilt at the right time.
The Qing Dynasty has always emphasized proficiency in bows and horses, so that it can implement the strategy of "controlling the sea with land". Warships are secondary items. As long as more than 100,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners can finally break through the capital, no matter how powerful the Man Ming Navy is, it will not matter.
When Shuotuo heard the news, he didn't show much surprise. Even the two Jia La men and horses had been gathered and annihilated by the Gou Barbarians in Erlong Mountain. Whether the right-wing navy was dead or alive was not a matter that he cared about. .
At present, Bei Ziye is most worried that after reporting the battle situation in Lushun, Long Yan will be furious, and then he will be severely punished by the emperor, and he may be imprisoned and executed.
This battle can be regarded as the most tragic defeat suffered by the Eight Banners Army since the battle near the capital in the third year of Tiancong under the command of the dog barbarian Yuan Chonghuan.
It's just that they were killed with corpses scattered all over the field. To this day, our side doesn't even understand the strength of the opponent's troops, who the leader is, or what the goals are.
Since they were not familiar with the tactics of this barbarian during the battle, the Qing army fought inexplicably, and lost even more confusedly. It is still in the guessing stage, and the gains in intelligence are almost zero.
In the past, when the Qing Dynasty sent troops, Shanxi merchants were responsible for leading the way, especially in Northern Zhili and Shanxi. The troops advanced rapidly and were invincible.
Now fighting on the mainland, he was deaf and blind, and he didn't understand anything. They knew that Lushun was under siege and had no chance of survival, and then they directly lost two Jia La men and horses, but the second city of Lushun was not saved.
With such an ending, this battle really made Shuotuo angry and depressed. Even if he wanted to scold the opponent's coach, he didn't know who his last name was...
As for these subordinates who have long lost their former glory, Shuotuo cannot easily blame them. They all fought a bloody battle to survive, otherwise they would have to be chopped into pieces by the barbarians.
Thinking of this, Shuotuo thought about the more than 300 extremely precious bagaras that had been folded in, and he couldn't help but lament in his heart. He had no idea of caring about the situation in Gaizhou.
Shuotuo was thinking about how to turn around, but he didn't have any soldiers. If he asked the emperor for instructions, it would be difficult to get what he wanted, not to mention that his own father would not let go of this "god-given opportunity" easily.
Even if the emperor is broad-minded and ignores past grievances and allows himself to be punished and perform meritorious service, if he cannot mobilize the three armored men with the red flag, can he really win this turnaround with only the Eight Banners of Menggu and the Four Banners of the Han Army?
The total number of these two groups is less than 40,000. If they work together to fight against the barbarians with a strength of 60,000 to 70,000, no one can guarantee victory.
If we were defeated again in the second battle, the consequences would be...
Shuotuo didn’t dare to think about it anymore!
Only by mobilizing all the troops of Zhenghong Banner and Xianghong Banner, plus the Eight Banners of Menggu and the Four Banners of the Han Army, can the battle against these barbarians be barely evenly matched, without even talking about an advantage, unless two blue flags or two Horses and men with white flags.
Actual combat has proven that these barbarians are not just as powerful in numbers, but they are also very capable of fighting. They can fight against hundreds of barbarians without losing, which is unimaginable in the Ningjin area.
It would be better if he wasn't in charge of the second battle.
Whoever leads the troops will be unlucky!
It is no exaggeration to say that in order to defeat this barbarian army, at least an entire army must be sacrificed!
These are not the trashy things like the Eight Banners of Menggu or the Four Banners of the Han Army, but real soldiers of seven or eight thousand and eight banners!
Shuotuo didn't mind at all that so many Eight Banners soldiers had to die in one battle, since they were not his subordinates anyway.
When he led less than 3,000 men to fight against 60,000 to 70,000 barbarians, weren't the others just enjoying the cool weather?
When Shuotuo was ordered to be stationed in Fuzhou, it meant that he could not regain his former status without military exploits.
Although the red flag is embedded in the mountain forehead, it is equivalent to being left out in the corner and left to fend for itself.
This time it was better, Shuo Tuo decided to act according to the situation and would not lead the troops to the expedition if he could.
Only when others also defeat the Liaodong Peninsula can he have room for change.
The more respectful Wang Kong Youde said so many heartfelt words, all for the sake of his rapid dispatch of troops.
If it were someone else...
hehe!
To hell with that!
Wait a few days, let you people also taste the feeling of a war horse stuck in a pit!
Regarding the specific situation of the actual battle, Shuotuo did not even disclose the slightest detail to Kong Youde.
Now he hopes that others will also fall in front of the dog barbarian!
Want to see my jokes?
OK!
When you finish reading, it's your turn to go into battle.
At that time, I will see the joke on all of you!
"Retaliation" sometimes does not need to be done personally.
Thinking this way, Shuotuo felt much better...
*********Shenyang Palace************
Huang Taiji, who wears a bejeweled hat and navy blue silk casual clothes, is in a good mood recently. It should be said that it is very good. It couldn't be better. Even in the hot weather, I didn't feel a little upset.
The nosebleeds stopped and I was breathing less. There was no other reason. Emperor Manming was seriously ill, and the prince who was just a young man was in charge of the country. The territory of the pass, especially the Jifu area, was thrown into chaos and chaos.
This means that the time has come for the Qing Dynasty to seize the world. This is a God-given opportunity. Beautiful things that the Qing Dynasty's monarchs and ministers never dreamed of actually happened in a majestic way.
There was also a copy of "Jingshi Daily" published a few months ago on the dragon chair next to Huang Taiji, which contained a summary of the situation. He read it no less than ten times.
After the spies stationed in the capital sent back key intelligence for verification, the civil and military ministers of the Qing Dynasty almost cheered for joy. It was too easy to seize the Ming Dynasty from the hands of a child who was inexperienced in the world.
Without the command and control of the dog emperor Chongzhen, Manming was now leaderless, and the generals in various places would be without a leader. Facing more than 100,000 Qing cavalry, they could only open the city and beg for surrender.
The original gloom of the defeat in the Songshan area outside Jinzhou was swept away by this good news. The officials were discussing when the Qing Dynasty should choose to take over the Central Plains and replace it with Man Ming.
At this time, Fan Wencheng, a bachelor, came out and said: "To my emperor, from the perspective of slaves, the prince of the Ming Dynasty is now supervising the country and cannot convince the people. The court is in chaos, rumors are everywhere, and there are still hundreds of thousands of rogue bandits in the south to counterattack the barbarians. The various ministries of the Ming Dynasty. Our King's Division of the Qing Dynasty cannot send troops at the early winter time as before, so we should enter the pass early, preferably in late summer and early autumn. This is the time when grain is harvested in the pass. The King's Division can help the people avoid the heavy taxes of the Ming Dynasty, and also It’s good to feed war with war!”
Fan Wencheng's plan was to take advantage of the situation and help the people in the pass harvest crops. As long as he handed over the grain to the Qing Dynasty King, after the Qing Dynasty took over the Central Plains, he would naturally treat these good people well!
Food is what Huang Taiji is most concerned about, because since the Shanxi merchants were killed by Prince Gou, and the Ming court ordered the sealing of the pass, strictly prohibiting all supplies from leaving the pass, it has been difficult for the Qing Dynasty to obtain enough food from the pass. .
Although the Qing Dynasty also has some food reserves, it is not like they have to eat every meal now, but as time goes by, they will eventually be unable to withstand this blockade, and they need to prepare for a rainy day in advance.
Zhang Cunren, the governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, immediately came forward to echo: "I agree with what Grand Scholar Fan said, and I believe that this troop dispatch is different from the past. If we, the Qing Dynasty, want to seize the vast territory of the Ming Dynasty, the troops we currently have must be expanded immediately. , otherwise we will definitely not be able to seize the city in the pass and then mobilize our troops to go south."
Nowadays, in addition to the 60,000 elites of the Jurchen Eight Banners, the Qing Dynasty also has the Menggu Eight Banners, the Menggu Three Banners of the Waifan, the Han Army's Four Banners, as well as the Tianyou Army, Tianyou Army, and Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang's troops.
The Jurchen Eight Banners are a completely off-the-job team and do not participate in daily farming activities. The Menggu Eight Banners and the Menggu Three Banners of the Waifan are drawn by three people. The former has about 18,000 people, and the latter has about 9,000 people.
King Kong Youde of Gongshun and King Geng Zhongming of Huaishun commanded the Tianyou Army with about 17,000 troops, King Zhishun Shang Kexi's army had about 10,000 troops, and Xushun Duke Shen Zhixiang's army had about 5,000 troops.
These are all field teams. In addition, the Qing Dynasty also stationed about 10,000 "guards" in various places. These are the Jurchen Eight Banners and can be included in the "war soldiers" when necessary.
The total strength of the Qing Dynasty's combat troops was about 120,000, and the garrison forces in various places, including non-Eight Banners soldiers, were about 20,000, and the total strength was about 140,000. However, as long as food was sufficient, there was still a lot of room for expansion.
Huang Taiji's eldest son, Hauge, looked down upon Zhang Cunren, who was a subordinate. He had served with Zu Dashou before and had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty after the battle at Daling River. However, a subordinate was a defeated general, so he would say some alarmist words: "Reporting to the emperor, I believe that one of our heavenly soldiers can be worth ten, ten can be worth a hundred, a hundred can be worth a thousand, and a thousand can be worth ten thousand! The 68,000 heavenly soldiers of our country are invincible and invincible, and can even defeat 600,000 barbarians. Why do we need to expand our army? I thought that by dispatching 68,000 heavenly soldiers and tens of thousands of servants, we could seize the vast territory of Man Ming!"
They sent out 120,000 troops of the Qing Dynasty, but they still couldn't defeat Goumanzi's empire?
How is it possible? ? ?
Zhang Cunren's words were clearly intended to increase the prestige of others and destroy the morale of the Qing Dynasty. It was very abominable!
Huang Taiji looked at Hauge who was clasping his fists and saluting, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. As the eldest son, he had no strategic vision, and the city was not deep. He always made arbitrary decisions without thinking when encountering problems.
How can he inherit his throne in the future?
We are all of the same age, but you are far behind your uncle Dorgon.
Thinking of this, Huang Taiji even began to worry about Hauge's future.
Hauge is over thirty, Dorgon is only twenty-eight, and Huang Taiji has worried about this matter more than once.
At best, Hauge is just a fierce and competitive commoner like Duduo.
If I don't teach you lessons regularly, I'm afraid I will get closer to Mang Gurtai's fellow...
How can I rest assured that after a hundred years, I will hand over the vast territory of the Qing Dynasty to Hauge?
What should Hauge do if Zhu Di, who is very knowledgeable in Dorgon's studies, comes to the Qing Dynasty's "Jing Di"? ? ?
In a competition of brain power, there is no doubt that Hauge is no match for Dorgon.
Huang Taiji felt that no one in the Ming Dynasty had given him such a headache...
"Okay, what Zhang Aiqing said is not unreasonable. I, the Qing Dynasty, entered the pass this time not to collect wealth, but to take control of the Central Plains and change the dynasty! Not only did I want to eliminate the barbarian troops, but I also wanted to defend the cities that had been captured. Based on this calculation, the King's Division is currently somewhat short of troops. The population of the Eight Banners is limited, and each Gushan'e really only needs to fully replenish its troops before going out for the expedition. The Eight Banners of Menggu and the Three Banners of the Outer Fans will use 'three Ding and two'. The policy is to double the current strength before the end of summer. The Army of God's Blessing can be expanded to 30,000, and the Army of Heaven's Blessing can be expanded to 15,000. There is no need to mobilize the garrison in various places, and the barbaric troops in Ningjin must be prevented. Something has changed. At the beginning of autumn, the number of troops of the king's division that can enter the pass can reach approximately 160,000! I wonder what you all, dear friends, think?"
Zhang Cunren was personally appointed by Emperor Taiji to be in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The post of being in charge was second only to "supervisor" in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The supervisors were all Baylor. Other than that, he was in charge.
Huang Taiji would not favor his eldest son because Hauge boasted about the superior combat power of the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers. Even if what Hauge said was the truth, it was not appropriate to say it on this occasion.
"Reporting to your Majesty, I think that if the main force of the King's Division marches into the pass, in order to guard against the barbarian troops outside the pass, I will mobilize 10,000 garrison warriors of the Eight Banners, and second the 30,000 Han soldiers to ensure that nothing goes wrong."
After Fan Wencheng and Zhang Cunren spoke one after another, Ning Wan and I had to express something. This was a God-given opportunity for the Qing Dynasty to take over the Central Plains. Time is not waiting for me. By then, I will also be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty.
Generally speaking, when the main force of the King's Division enters the pass, there will be two banners and horses outside the pass to guard Shenyang and the Man Ming troops outside the pass. Those who enter the pass are only the Six Banners plus Menggu cavalry and some Han troops.
If the Eight Banners are to enter the Pass this time, then there must be 20,000 Eight Banners guards and 30,000 Han soldiers left outside the Pass to take precautions. Otherwise, I am afraid that Zu Dashou, who has been trapped in Jinzhou for a long time, will not sit still and wait for death.
One hundred and sixty thousand troops entered the pass and left 40,000 to garrison outside the pass. This seemed to be a safe strategy.
The civil servants and generals were not worried that the 160,000 king's troops would be defeated after entering the pass. All the Ming troops who could confront the king's troops had long been lost.
The main reason was that they were worried that Zu Dashou would jump over the wall in a hurry. At this time, he would unite with other ministries and dispatch tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to cross the Daling River and go all the way north, which would embarrass the Qing Dynasty.
Daishan, who was in charge of the Zhenghong Banner, thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I agree with what Scholar Ning said. Zu Dashou is capricious, and we, the Qing Dynasty, must be on guard! It's just an increase of 18,000 banner guards. Each banner is within its bearing range. There are 20,000 garrison troops in various places supplemented by 30,000 Han soldiers, and if we deploy 5,000 menggu cavalry to assist in the battle, we will definitely make the rebel ancestors live longer, and even the old bastard Wang Zaijin will not dare to move lightly!"
Before the change, the banner owners would not agree to deploy their minions for war preparation training at this time, because it would delay farming, and there would be no one to cultivate their own land, and there would be nothing to harvest in the autumn?
But this time Wang Shi entered the pass to seize the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that he accomplished his victory in one battle. As long as he captured the capital and controlled the area north of the Yangtze River, he would have money and food, and it would not matter if he could not cultivate his own land. It's important.
As Taizu's nephew, Jierhalang, who is currently commanding the blue flag, has an irreconcilable relationship with Huang Taiji. He is a member of the direct line. He did not want to see Daishan please Huang Taiji, so he said: "Please report to the emperor." , I think that this time the Qing Dynasty is determined to change the dynasty, it will use all the Eight Banners heavenly troops. In addition to 60,000 cavalry and 20,000 garrison troops, we can also form two banners cavalry. I think we can use the soldiers recruited later as garrison troops. Now There are guards as soldiers. If the emperor personally unites the heavenly soldiers of the ten banners and secondes the proposal of a hundred thousand troops, then the world will naturally belong to me, the Qing Dynasty!"
The Ten Banners have 75,000 men, and with the addition of 20,000 garrison troops, the total strength is close to 100,000, which is almost the limit of the mobilization of the Eight Banners disciples.
Since we are about to conquer the world, and maybe the New Year will be celebrated in the capital, who cares about whether to farm or not?
food?
Easy to say!
Just eat something sensible!
