"Now Dorgon is leading an army of no less than 100,000 Donglu troops to storm Xifengkou City Pass. I wonder how these three gentlemen think our army should respond?"
A certain prince also wanted to take a test on these three dog-headed military advisors. Anyway, he already had the answers. He would be happy to hear what their answers were.
"Your Highness, I believe that if we want to keep the enemy out of the pass, we may need to reinforce Xifengkou. Facing the fierce attack by the Donglu, the Japanese army that is defending this place will only suffer huge losses!"
Niu Jinxing spoke first. According to the Crown Prince's defense deployment, he believed that in order to keep the defense line intact, reinforcements must be sent out immediately to block possible gaps, otherwise it will be too late.
"Yeah! That makes sense!"
A certain prince nodded. This guy had some brains and knew how to cater to his strategic intentions. It seemed that the roast duck and ramen in the capital were not in vain.
"Your Highness, I believe that the captive chief is coming with great force and is determined to win. If he is frustrated here, he will definitely fight elsewhere, and the main force of the King's Division may be mobilized because of this. Dorgon will find another opening for him, and the King's Division will rush to help hundreds of people. Yu Li will be even more passive by then. If I dare, I might as well put the Donglu into the pass and use the advantage of Wang Shi's military strategist to severely damage him!"
Song Yingxing felt that blocking was better than sparing. Dorgon was so cunning that he finally caught this opportunity. He had to fight him head-on so that he would not dare to attack again in the short term.
"Yeah! That makes sense!"
In response to this answer, a certain prince still had the same expression and comments. People who can give advice to courier Brother Li are of a higher standard and are much better than the losers in the court. This is called a practical talent!
"Your Highness, I believe that whether you hold on to the city gates or let the enemy enter and annihilate them, your highness must make a quick decision. Your troops need to be quick to avoid long nights! If our army's reinforcements are slow, the Donglu will not only attack the city gates, but also force our army to Fight passively!"
Gu Junen summarized the opinions of his two colleagues, and coupled with his attitude, it was a relatively safe answer.
"Enter the court!"
"I'm here!"
"My order was passed on, and the army camped along Dongli in Luerling Mountains. The rear army stayed at the Santun camp. I sent my personal letter to Matsudaira Nobutsuna, which already stated the tactics of my campaign."
"yes!"
A certain prince simply wrote a letter, which contained a brief summary of how the Ming army planned to clean up their braids. Matsudaira Nobutsuna would understand it at a glance.
Because the tactic is very simple, just let Dorgon's army enter the pass!
The designated battlefield is the Luanhe area, so let's fight with real swords and guns.
I won’t cower anymore, and you won’t be polite anymore.
This time it's fair and reasonable, it's just a wild game, no one should make any excuses if they lose!
"Your Highness, I am really stupid. I don't know why I want to fight the Donglu west of the Luan River? If I let the Donglu set up their formation in the east of the river and attack without leaving half the crossing, wouldn't it be detrimental to our attack?"
Niu Jinxing was a little helpless that the prince did not adopt his strategy, but he also felt that the prince's plan was a bit unreasonable.
Dongli in Luerling is still some distance from the Luanhe River. The prince obviously left this distance for Donglu to cross the river.
However, it will take time for the king's horsemen to rush over. By the time the horsemen pass, I am afraid that the Donglu have completed crossing the river.
"The Luanhe River has been frozen. In normal times, the army can cross the river safely. But in wartime, I have to consider the possibility of the ice being cracked by artillery fire. Our army was unable to win east of the Luanhe River. The entire army retreated, but If they are blocked by the river, won't they be completely killed by the Donglu? I didn't say that this battle must be won. If the two sides have equal strength but different advantages, it depends on how the commanders of both sides plan. The three camps are quite equal. At Jieting, if the Donglu captured this place, the entire army would have no way to retreat and would have to go to Luerling to avoid the battle. On the contrary, if the Donglu could not win quickly after crossing the river, they might be defeated by Wang's army and go east. Channeling, then the difficulties of the Luanhe River will remain the same!"
A certain prince didn't intend to use up the only troops he had left that could fight in the field at once. This was his family's financial resources. If he was counting on those two handsome troops, he might as well count on some wild Ultraman to come to his rescue.
"Your Majesty, your Highness is wise, and his civility and martial arts far surpass those of Emperor Qin and Han Dynasty!"
Niu Jinxing finally understood it now, and the prince didn't have much confidence in the battle.
"My dear friends, you may have doubts and think that I do not want to win in this conquest. In fact, it is the opposite. I want to win so I do the conquest myself. Counting from the time when I was in charge of the country, the Japanese army has defeated more than 20,000 Dongpi. Wang The division destroyed about 50,000 people. Including the results already obtained in this battle, the total is no less than 80,000. This palace’s goal is very simple, which is to kill at least 20,000 more Donglu and make up a round number of 100,000! No matter how powerful the chicken is, how many hundred thousand armored soldiers can he gather? Isn't it fast enough to eliminate one hundred thousand Donglu in three years? At this rate, within ten years, the Donglu will be completely wiped out by Wang Shi! By then Huangtaiji won’t even be able to gather any troops, so how can we continue to occupy Shenyang?”
This time, a certain prince didn't bring many civil servants with him, and he didn't need them. He didn't bother himself with people with such nonsense. What he just said was just for the military generals.
Braiding your hair is not something that happens overnight, it must be considered in the long term and requires time, patience and perseverance.
If you expect it to be won in one fell swoop like the Battle of Saarhu, then you are not far away from a complete defeat.
After hearing this, all the generals nodded in admiration. It would be much easier to follow the prince's plan.
It is very difficult to destroy 100,000 Donglu in one fell swoop. If we fail to protect our own side, we will be severely damaged by the Donglu.
If we only attack 20,000, the generals and their troops will probably be able to piece it together.
The generals were naturally very happy at the thought of following the crown prince to regain Shenyang.
This is a great achievement. If he recovers the entire Liaodong homeland, he will be a truly meritorious minister, and his name will go down in history!
"The battlefield selected by this palace is the west bank of the Luan River. The terrain here is relatively flat, which is convenient for the king's division to use chariots. As for whether Dorgon dares to lead his army to fight, it depends on his courage!"
How did you invite Dorgon to come over?
It's very simple. Send someone to write a letter indicating that the decisive battle will be held near the Luanhe River.
If Dorgon doesn't dare to come, when spring comes, half of the Ming Dynasty will know through newspapers that Dorgon is afraid of a certain prince!
First, he resisted Huang Taiji, and then scared off Dorgon. This is definitely a unique plot~!
It would be even funnier if someone Wu wrote it in "The Secret History of Guanwai"...
None of the generals dared to mention that Dorgon did not come to keep the appointment, but chose to avoid the truth and attack the weak. Then the king would be too passive and would have to be led by the Donglu.
The three dog-headed military advisors did not dare to say anything. Their own minds and vision were far inferior to those of the Crown Prince, and it was difficult to ask further questions.
"You may be thinking about the consequences if Donglu doesn't come, right? I can tell you that Dorgon wants to annihilate my troops in one fell swoop, which is more urgent than my desire to severely injure Donglu. Donglu also has infantry. , otherwise, how can we use Hongyi cannons to bombard Xifengkou? I also have tens of thousands of cavalry, Dorgon is not afraid that my cavalry will fall behind him and eat away his infantry one by one? Only by severely injuring the king's division, Dorgon Only then can Dorgon go forward to attack the city with confidence and boldness. On the contrary, even if there is a three-day journey gap, Dorgon will not feel at ease!"
There are more than 100,000 troops chasing after you. If it were you, how could you still command the troops to attack the city?
If we cannot defeat them within three days, we will be attacked from both sides.
This is a battle within the pass. As time goes by, there will be more and more troops from King Qin.
Even if Dorgon brought 150,000 troops this time, they would be stewed by the swarming Ming army!
This is still under the premise of not dividing the troops to attack. Once the troops are divided and caught, it will be a narrow escape and it will be a matter of luck...
When the generals heard this, they nodded frequently. The prince was thinking deeply.
With the crown prince in the Ming Dynasty, the king's division will be in an invincible position.
"Your Majesty, the defenders released a captured man and sent a letter, saying it was written by Prince Manminggou!"
"Oh? Submit it!"
"嗻!"
After Dorgon finished reading, his brows gradually relaxed, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he immediately handed the letter to his second brother Daishan for review.
Daishan didn't know why, so when he took it and took a look, he was shocked by the contents of the letter. All in all, it was a happy event.
After Azig, Duduo, King Sanshun and the four banners of the Han army, Gushan'erzhen, finished reading, Dorgon decided to brainstorm.
"Speak freely, how should Master Wang respond?"
"Brother Fourteen, this letter must be the trick of the devil boy!"
As a brother, and because his brother is the commander-in-chief of the entire army this time, Duduo does not need to hold back at all. He must urge his second brother not to fall into the trap. It doesn't matter if others are stupid, but he cannot lose the precious two white flags.
"Your Majesty, if you can make the defenders switch on and off and let Master Wang enter the pass, wouldn't Master Wang be like a fish in water?"
Shi Tingzhu hoped to end this game of banging his head against the wall as soon as possible. The people who died were all Han soldiers.
Not to mention anything else, we fought for five days. As a result, the city gate was completely devastated, but we still couldn't defeat it.
The Han army suffered losses of more than five thousand men. If Prince Rui decided to continue fighting, the Han army would not need to enter the pass because all the men would be defeated.
Xifengkou is a terrain with two mountains sandwiching a ditch. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but Master Wang chose to attack the pass in the ditch.
The people who guarded this place were not smart men and horses, but a Japanese army that was fearless and fearless of death, with a strength of no less than ten thousand people.
The attack on the mountain failed, and the knock on the pass failed again!
Defeat after defeat, as time goes by, it is delayed until spring...
Duduo glared at Shi Tingzhu. If this guy hadn't been a bannerman and his status was not low, he would have scolded him on the spot.
The dog prince says it's a switch?
Doesn't this mean that all the fighting in the past few days was in vain?
If you enter the customs in this way, how will the Qing Master’s face be saved?
"Fourteenth brother, be careful of Man Ming's plan to lure you into a trap!"
As an older brother, Azig still felt that he had to be extremely careful, as the Qing Dynasty could not afford to lose again.
Originally Azig wanted to say "close the door and beat the dog", but after thinking about it, it would be better to be more tactful.
"Haha, after inviting you to enter the urn, do you want to catch turtles in the urn? The devil boy has a beautiful wish, how can I, the King of the Qing Dynasty, let him get his wish?"
Dorgon has not guessed the other party's true intention, but according to the other party's request, he is determined to put himself in a passive situation.
But the city gate in front of him would probably not be defeated if there were no more 5,000 or 6,000 casualties. This was what made Dorgon feel embarrassed.
To catch the King of the Qing Dynasty as a turtle, the devil boy is really wishful thinking and daydreaming!
"What do you think, second brother?"
"Fourteenth Brother, Brother Yu thinks he can enter the pass, but he may not go to the decisive battle!"
Daishan just wants to gain more military exploits, but the prerequisite is that the soldiers and horses of the two red flags cannot be greatly damaged.
Whether to go for a decisive battle with the main force of Mingming led by the demon boy is something Dorgon needs to think about.
Dorgon thought for a while, looked at the map again, and decided to suspend the attack on the city gate first, while the whole army repaired first.
If Prince Man Ming had said that he wanted to have a decisive battle with the Qing army on the banks of the Luan River, his main force must have already been stationed in the area from Hanerzhuang to Luerling.
It is impossible for our side to attack Zunhua from the passage between Hongshankou and Luerling first, otherwise we will be attacked from the north and south by the Great Wall defenders and the main force of the Ming Dynasty.
If we take the southern route, that is to the south of Luerling, and then turn north, we will have to cross the Li River. Once the army crosses the river, it will be chased by the main force of the Ming Dynasty, and it will be difficult to take care of both ends.
The key is that the previously planned attack route was actually blocked by the devil boy.
Because Zunhua, Dongsheng Youwei, Yingzhou Youtunwei, Zhenshuowei and other strategic places are all located to the north of Lihe River.
However, Lihe was determined not to be able to attack these places, so he could only choose an alternate route of advance.
That is to say, abandon the northern route and choose to go all the way south, attacking Yutian, Baodi, Xianghe, Wuqing, Dong'an and other places, and then attack Baoding directly, or drive straight in and invade Shandong.
The Demon Boy led his army to get stuck in such a position that Dorgon suddenly felt like he had a lump in his throat...
If all they brought with them this time were cavalry, it would not be a big deal to go around for hundreds of miles.
But more than half of the soldiers and horses of the Han army and King Sanshun were infantry, so doing this was equivalent to wasting the infantry's physical strength in vain.
Really being overtaken by tens of thousands of barbarian cavalry, these tens of thousands of infantry are only afraid of disaster.
Without infantry, how can we attack a city?
Use the extremely valuable Eight Banners soldiers or the brainless Menggu soldiers?
Dorgon hasn’t gone crazy yet!
Thinking of this, no matter what, first go to the Luanhe River to see the situation and understand the enemy's situation before making any calculations.
As for who to send, after comparing, Dorgon decided to let Azig go with a few capable generals.
Duduo was too impulsive, and Daishan obviously wanted to preserve his strength and did not want to fight the main force of Man Ming.
The Sanshun King is a little scared of being beaten, and now he just wants to fake the power of the tiger and fight against the wind.
The four banners of the Han army had just been folded and were still in the repair stage, so my brother could still trust them.
After Azig understood Dorgon's intention, after three days, the switch was released, and he led his troops to rush southwest.
The Japanese troops quietly watched the enemy troops enter the pass on the mountains on both sides, all acting according to orders.
A very incredible order!
It is said that the higher-ups sympathize with you and cannot bear to kill and injure many more people...
It was impossible for the Qing army to stand here. There were tens of thousands of Japanese troops gathered on the mountains on both sides.
Standing from a high position and bombarding with hundreds of artillery pieces, it is as easy to defeat the Qing army in the city gate as it is to defeat Sun Tzu.
Just in case, Dorgon ordered all the ministries to enter the pass one by one, for fear of changes in the pass.
Looking at the densely packed Japanese troops on the mountain, the Qing royal divisions all began to be confused. What kind of tactic was this?
If you let your side enter the pass easily, are you really sure that you can eat more than 100,000 Qing royal masters?
Dorgon accepted this huge favor and did not send troops to attack the mountain. This was really a unnecessary move.
Even if we occupy Xifengkou and Panjiakou, can we still capture the entire Great Wall in Jifu?
Dorgon just wanted to see what the smart dog prince was capable of, how dare he act so wantonly!
