In the final analysis, this matter is the trouble caused by Shuotuo, and it should be settled by Daishan and the people with two red flags.
Now not only the God's Blessing Army and the Heaven's Blessing Army have been mobilized, but also tens of thousands of people from the two white flags have been mobilized.
It's like everyone came together to wipe the butt of Daishan's son, the son who was not favored by the second brother...
Azig felt that it was just a perfunctory move. There was really no need to sacrifice the elite soldiers of the Two White Flags.
Fatty soldiers all attack cities and territories within the pass after autumn, especially the capital city.
If the troops of the two white flags are severely damaged now, they will have to watch the two yellow flags, the two blue flags, or even the newly formed two gray flags divide up the huge amount of money in the hands of Prince Man Minggou in the future.
That's a full 50 to 60 million taels of silver. Each flag can get at least one to two million taels. Who wouldn't be tempted?
In comparison, the barbarians in front of me were not worth much money, not to mention their powerful combat power. So what if they won?
Azig has no interest in these barbarians at all. Geng Zhongming can lead his troops to kill them if he wants to make a contribution.
He is already the Prince of Dorowuying, and the next higher up is Prince Heshuo.
Originally, Azig wanted to use the service to gain a promotion for himself, but after hearing something about the dog barbarian from Shuotuo, he made a small calculation.
Especially after the Shang Kexiang Tianzhu Army suffered heavy casualties and heavy casualties, and even King Zhishun himself fainted from his injuries, Azig was also wary of the fierce combat power of this barbarian.
He only had three men and horses in hand, so it was obviously not cost-effective to exchange one or two of them for the title of prince. Maybe only that fool Mang Gurtai would feel that he was taking advantage.
Although Shuotuo was embarrassed by his big job, he might have gathered two armored Eight Banners soldiers near Erlong Mountain, but this group of barbarians was extraordinary.
Although the opponent's true identity has not been verified, he is determined not to underestimate his strength, let alone underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, thereby falling into the opponent's trap.
In terms of military strategy, Azige is far inferior to his younger brother Dorgon. He doesn't have so many twists and turns in his mind, but he is by no means a reckless man who only knows how to rush and fight.
The last time I wiped my "eldest nephew's" butt in Pidao, and this time I had to wipe my "eldest nephew's" butt again in Laotieshan, Azig was a little unhappy.
No wonder my second brother didn’t want to see this “eldest nephew”. He was really unfavorable in attacking and defending improperly. He could even lose a military town like Lushun as a housekeeper and also lost two soldiers and horses. What else can he do in the future? ?
The only role of the "eldest nephew" is to tell his uncles that Gou Barbarian is not weak in combat. He doesn't know the rest of the things. If he goes back like this, he has to intercede with the emperor on his behalf.
Alas!
It’s really hard to describe in words...
Wiping Shuo Tuo's butt was, after all, his biological father's business, and it was not the turn of an outsider like his uncle to do it.
The two red flags have eight armored soldiers under their command. If they can't defeat them, it means that every one of the second brother's family is useless!
If the second brother can make up for the loss of the two white flags, especially the white flag, then he can still contribute to some extent. Otherwise, Azig plans to watch the excitement.
Let Geng Zhongming lead the Tianyou Army to defeat the dog barbarians. Thousands of armored soldiers with white flags are responsible for supervising the battle and holding down the formation.
Attacking the mountains on the east side, Xiangbai Banner, who did not use all his strength, lost about 200 armored soldiers, and the remaining 1,670 were all Geng Zhongming's men.
The enemy troops responsible for the defense here wisely chose to retreat after throwing away the oil barrels and mallets, thereby preserving a large number of troops and invisibly causing Huaishun King Geng Zhongming to suffer a loss.
The Tianyou Army only captured Toudao Mountain, and then began artillery bombardment with the enemy forces on Erdao Mountain, and charged southward along the ridge.
However, the Qing army, which was separated from the protection of the trenches, was suppressed by the opponent's artillery fire. Especially when attacking along the ridge, the attack area itself was very narrow.
As long as the opponent controls the commanding heights and connected locations, it will be extremely difficult for the Qing army to advance. Every step must be filled with human lives.
Geng Zhongming was not very interested in seeing Azig. Even the two Eight Banners soldiers under his command were deliberately slowing down their attack speed, so he roughly guessed what the prince was thinking.
By capturing a mountain ridge, Tianyou's army lost one Jia La man and horse. By analogy, if he recaptured Lao Tieshan on the east side, wouldn't it mean that he would have to use up all his men and horses?
Thinking of this, Geng Zhongming also sent people to inform the frontline attacking men that they could stabilize the captured territory and attack again after dawn.
More than a thousand horses were lost in one hour. The scale and speed of this loss was something that King Huaishun King Geng Zhongming could not afford.
In terms of combat power, the opponent is undoubtedly the Baigan Army. No wonder Shuo Tuo's troops were gathered together and annihilated by the Gou Barbarians.
If the fighting continues like this, the entire army will be crippled. Shang Kexi's Heavenly Blessing Army is a living example.
The God Blessed Army is the vanguard, and the white flag is the backbone. Without the support of the backbone, how can we continue to fight?
What's more, Geng Zhongming also wanted to preserve his strength, so he hit it off with Azige.
Although both parties did not express it clearly, they both knew what the other party was thinking.
This can be considered a tacit and tacit cooperation...
Losing one of Galado's men was considered worthy of Prince Rui.
And it’s not like we won’t fight tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Since we still have to fight, we need to think about it in the long term.
If you lose all your troops in one night, what will you do next? Ask the emperor for help and rush to Lushun? ? ?
Duduo, Kong Youde, Azige, and Geng Zhongming still didn't know that the middle route, which invested the most troops in the campaign, had the least effect and the highest casualties.
The C-shaped mountain that the two red flags and the Jeongbaek Flag jointly attacked was precisely the place where the Japanese army focused their defense.
The red flag is put into three armors, the red flag is into four armors, and the white flag is into two armors.
There are nine Jia La in the Three Banners participating in the battle, with a total strength of about 12,000 Banners.
From the war in the Chou period to the arrival of the Yin period.
In addition to leaving more than 3,000 corpses and seriously injured soldiers on the mountain, the Qing army did not get any of them!
Although a small number of Eight Banners soldiers had previously attacked the top of the mountain, they were quickly surrounded and killed by the defenders.
Since then, the Three Banners troops have never been to the top of the mountain.
This battle left Mandahai with a look of shock on his face, his father Daishan was at a loss, and Dorgon, as the commander of the entire army, was thoughtful and frowning.
There is no need to count the number of troops lost. Just looking at the situation on the mountain, you can predict that this is almost the most disastrous loss the Qing army has suffered since the Battle of Hunhe.
Previously, Shuotuo's troops were outnumbered and faced with more than ten times the barbarian army, so it was understandable that they were gathered together and annihilated.
However, the Qing army invested tens of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers in the middle road alone, and even so they were unable to conquer the top of the mountain.
It has to be said that we have indeed encountered an extremely elite barbarian army, whose strength is no less powerful than that of the Baigan Army.
Especially the exploding mallet caused extremely serious trauma to the Eight Banners soldiers.
Many people were injured first by such clubs and then shot by blunderbuss or crossbows.
Without this kind of club, the barbarians would not be able to hold the top of the mountain at all, and their own side would not suffer such a serious loss of troops.
If the fight continues, Dorgon is not sure of victory and can only hope that the other two groups can make a breakthrough.
So he told Daishan and Mandahai to temporarily stop their troops and make a decision after receiving information about the battle situation on the east and west sides.
Fortunately, Duduo and Kong Youde, who were in charge of the attack on the west route, lived up to expectations and really got the good news of breaking through two barbarian defense lines in a row.
Dorgon immediately ordered one Jia La man each from Zhengbai Banner and Zhenghong Banner to reinforce the Western Front. Since the situation could not be opened up from the front, he might as well make a fuss from the side.
The losses were so great and the results of the battle were not even gained. This was a result that Dorgon could not accept. He had to gain something and beat the barbarians hard in local areas.
Not long after, good news came from the eastern front, so Dorgon immediately changed the offensive tactics of the entire army from "three arrows at once" to a pincer offensive of "east-west pincer attack".
Only a small number of troops were left to contain the barbarians in the middle and launch feint attacks from time to time. The focus was to strengthen the troops on both wings and strive to outflank the barbarians, so that they could still win a big victory.
Jia La Zhang Jing Nala Ga Dahun of the Zhenghong Banner was sent to the Western Front by Daishan to reinforce the Xiang Bai Banner Division commanded by Prince Duduo of Yu. However, when he arrived at the battlefield, this Jia La Zhang Jing was greatly surprised.
The Xiangbai Banner and the Tianyou Army in front of them only had about two Jiala troops left. When they stepped forward and asked about the situation, they learned that the others were dead, injured, and had fled.
The battle in the middle was extremely difficult. It could be said that it was difficult to move even an inch. The barbarian kept throwing sticks down, one after another. It felt like there were more hail falling from the sky.
But the situation on the Western Front is not much better, otherwise there would not be only the few people left in front of us.
Breaking through Goumanzi's two lines of defense in a row was a victory achieved entirely at the cost of human life.
Some generals were dejected, some were at a loss, and some were indignant and wanted to fight to the death with the barbarian as soon as possible.
But their confession was that the dog barbarian in front of them was not the Ming army on Ning Jin's side, let alone the rabble in the pass. They were determined to be the last elite troops of the Ming Dynasty.
If they can be surrounded and annihilated this time, then there will be no obstacles for the Qing Dynasty to take control of the Central Plains.
But there is another prerequisite, which is how to encircle and annihilate this army of barbarians.
The Western Front lost 5,000 people, the Central Front lost 3,000 people, and the Eastern Front lost less. Even if it was 2,000 people, it would be easy to lose tens of thousands of people overnight.
With this style of play, how long can the army hold out?
The Gou Manzi on the opposite side must also have suffered heavy casualties, but the Eight Banners had few people and could not afford such a large-scale loss.
Once the war develops into a protracted situation, our own side will really be unable to advance or retreat, and will be unable to get off the ground.
Including the men and horses rushing over for reinforcements, the total is only five thousand. If you want to attack, you have to make careful calculations.
Besides, after fighting for an hour, the soldiers on the Western Front were exhausted and exhausted.
No matter what, you have to eat and rest for a while before charging again.
In view of the fruitful results, Prince Duduo of Yu has agreed to the generals' request.
Duduo brought two Jia La, and he had already lost one Jia La's strength, so he didn't want to lose the remaining half.
Kong Youde, the obedient king, now looked decadent. More than 5,000 people among the four Jia La were beaten by the dog barbarians, and only a thousand people were left.
If Prince Rui Dorgon ordered him to lead his troops to fight again, Kong Youde wouldn't even know how to use Shenzi to continue the fight. If it didn't work, he would have to borrow the troops left by Shang Kexi.
As a slave who had taken refuge in the Qing Dynasty, Kong Youde asked himself that he had already done his best to the emperor, and only about half of the more than 8,000 people were beaten.
Even the four banners of the Han army can only serve the emperor to this extent. If they go further, the entire army will be annihilated not far away.
Shuo Tuo is the best example...
Kong Youde doesn't want to be the "second best player" yet, but if he continues to fight, he really doesn't have much confidence.
It’s not that I don’t want to fight, it’s that I’ve almost lost all my capital.
To describe it as a game, Kong Youde only had ten taels of silver in his pocket, and the minimum bet amount at one time was five taels.
He had already lost five taels, and the remaining money was only enough to play once.
If you lose again, you will really become a completely pauper prince...
Fortunately, Dorgon has sent two Eight Banners soldiers from Jia La to help here, probably for Duduo's sake.
Kong Youde didn't know the battle situation on the middle and east roads, but since his side had broken through Goumanzi's two lines of defense in a row, he should be able to fight.
As for the lost soldiers and horses, we can only hope that the sky will light up soon so that we can collect some of the "lost" losers.
At this time, the "waste" cannot be killed easily, and can be pushed up and used as a serious armored soldier.
If the coated Ahabs are willing to go to the battlefield, Kong Youde even wants to arm these people.
Because there is really no reserve team in hand, at most one thousand more troops will be invested, and that's it.
The last thousand or so people were cavalry. Originally, Kong Youde was reluctant to part with them, but if the war situation was urgent, he would have no choice but to reluctantly part with them.
Therefore, the obedient king came up with the idea of bringing three thousand armored aha. After they were armored, they would probably be equivalent to the combat power of three Niulu.
Anyway, Gou Manzi didn't know the real situation. If he followed the Eight Banners soldiers and charged in, he might actually be able to achieve a surprise victory.
The coated Aha was used to fill in the moat, but the dog barbarians did not stick to Lushun City, so there was no need for these slaves to do the work of carrying sacks.
Now that the servants are around the corner, give each of them a sword, several of them a shield, pull out the armor and clothes from the dead and put them on, then they will be the warriors of the Qing Dynasty.
As long as you achieve victory, you can get rid of your status as a slave and become an ordinary citizen of the Qing Dynasty.
Kong Youde euphemistically called it - Get rid of slaves and become Min!
These coated Aha did not belong to the jurisdiction of the Eight Banners, but were slaves in Gaizhou managed by the Tianyou Army. Most of them were robbed from within the pass.
Being able to follow Master Wang all the way outside the pass, he is naturally a strong person. Under special circumstances, it is reasonable to be selected to rush into the God's Blessing Army.
They do not belong to the Eight Banners and Han Banners, so there is no "raising the flag" for naturalization, but "freeing themselves from slavery and becoming Min" actually means the same thing as "raising the flag".
"Being obedient to the King is wisdom! I will tell Prince Huirui on his own, so you can rest assured and do it!"
After hearing Kong Youde's suggestion, Duduo naturally nodded in agreement and praised the king with a different surname.
Now is the time when troops are short of troops. No matter what method is used, as long as it can increase the offensive force, Duduo can consider it.
Kong Youde was right, as long as there were thousands of Eight Banners soldiers and the Baoyi soldiers followed them to kill, the dog barbarians would not be able to tell at all.
When encountering a difficult place, you can also use the coating to attract the firepower of the barbarian. It really kills two birds with one stone.
After adding two Jiala Eight Banners soldiers and three thousand Baoji soldiers to his unit, Duduo was full of expectations for breaking through Goumanzi's third line of defense...
