Since the Qing army did not send heavy troops to attack, only a small number of rangers continued to cause nuisance, but it did not produce much effect.
With the efforts of hundreds of armored bulldozers, the coalition forces filled in three trenches in four days and advanced twenty miles into the hinterland.
"Your Highness, twenty miles ahead is the Bauhinia Mountain. The reconnaissance cavalry has found that Donglu has deployed heavy troops here, waiting for the king's division to pass by!"
Zhou Yuji didn't know whether the Crown Prince still wanted the Wang division to advance along the Xiaoling River, so he could only explain the situation first.
"Let them wait! Who said they have to go from there? If Huang Taiji wants to sit back and wait, I will give him a different path!"
A bunch of pigtails still want to collect my toll?
Go ahead and dream!
You guys are awesome, you might as well live on the mountain!
Whoever moves, who is the grandson!
Zijing Mountain is only three miles away from the bank of Xiaoling River, less than four miles away.
If our troops want to pass through this place, it will be easier if there are only a small number of people.
But now that more than 400,000 troops want to move up the river, the soldiers and horses near the foot of the mountain will definitely be bombarded by pigtails.
If one's own artillery is allowed to fight back, it will take even more time. It is better to take a detour.
Due to the existence of three trenches connecting the Xiaoling River, the Xiaoling River is very shallow and has long been unable to sail.
Without the protection of warships, there was no need for a certain prince to send his troops to march along the river.
Huang Taiji wanted to block the Ming Dynasty King Master at Zijin Mountain, so why did he have to take this route?
To deliver food to Zu Dashou, you can also go around Siding Mountain, which is just more walking.
"Your Highness, you want to take a detour to the north of Siding Mountain?"
"Exactly!"
"Your Highness, if Master Wang takes this route, he will have to walk at least twenty miles more!"
If his guess is correct, Zhou Yuji will remind him first so that the prince can be careful.
The distance of twenty or thirty miles was not a big deal in ordinary times, and even ordinary people could walk it in a day.
But in wartime, especially on the battlefield, even advancing one mile will cost the soldiers blood.
"It doesn't matter! Our soldiers have to walk more, so the Donglu have to walk more. Huang Taiji wants to block this palace, so he has to move his bastards from Zijing Mountain to the Siding Mountain area. Besides, I The army has not thought about attacking the mountain. If Huang Taiji insists on blocking our army's path, he must get his infantry into position as soon as possible. Otherwise, he will have to abandon the position on Bauhinia Mountain and take the initiative to attack our army. He has many calculations. The only thing I miscalculated is that our army is not going to attack the mountain, but to go to Jinzhou! Huang Taiji wants to occupy a favorable terrain and wait for work to stop our army. I want to make him lose the terrain advantage, so I can only Come here and fight to the death!"
You want to block me?
Can!
But only on the path I have chosen!
There are many mountains in the surrounding areas of Jinzhou, but after all, there are plain areas leading directly to the city.
A certain prince specifically chose this kind of place to go. In this case, it would be useless to grab all the hills first.
I have brought enough food, and you can't stop me. I will go around three times and then enter Jinzhou City!
"Your Highness is wise!"
Zhou Yuji and the other generals felt that the Crown Prince was extremely wise, and they saw through Huang Taiji's intentions at a glance. They followed the Crown Prince in the northern expedition to the East, and were determined not to be tricked to death.
"Our army has many tanks, supplemented by more than 60,000 cavalry, and is at an advantage in field battles. If we storm the mountain occupied by the Donglu, it will be a waste of time. Traveling around the mountain will delay up to four or five days, but we will not lose too many soldiers. . In this battle, our army's goal is to deliver food to the Jinzhou garrison, and fighting the Donglu may not be possible. If the Donglu take the initiative to attack, it will be a great help to me. The king's division can turn back and wait for the enemy. It is said that I Order, the entire army avoids the Zijing Mountain in front of us, passes through the north side of Siding Mountain, and detours to Jinzhou City!"
If you don't fight me, I won't fight you either.
After delivering food to Zu Dashou, we will withdraw our troops.
How happy it is to let Zu Dashou and his men carry it for another year~!
Wait until this time next year, and I will send food to Zu Dashou again. I don’t believe you can bear it!
"yes!"
The coalition forces brought tens of thousands of vehicles filled with food, medicine, daily necessities, and various weapons and ammunition.
Part of it is for Zu Dashou, and the rest is for the army to fight against the Donglu.
In order not to give Donglu any opportunity, he would camp on the spot as the sun set.
The temporary camp was surrounded by tanks, spears were inserted into the gaps between the vehicles, and a horse pit was dug outside.
At least one-tenth of the soldiers in each department serve as sentries, and flares are constantly raised to ensure the safety of the camp at night.
After daybreak, the sentinels had breakfast and dinner, and then they could lay down on the vehicle and fall asleep after breaking camp.
"Report~! Your Majesty, the reconnaissance cavalry has discovered that Man Ming's main force is turning to the northwest, seemingly heading towards Siding Mountain!"
"...Is the news true?"
"It has been verified!"
Sidingshan was garrisoned by the two red flags of Daishan and his son and the troops of Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang, with only 30,000 troops.
Moreover, the combat power of Shen Zhixiang's unit is almost the weakest among all the minions.
If the demon boy led his troops to attack Siding Mountain, the initiative on the battlefield would be taken away by Man Ming.
"Fourteenth brother, you personally lead the two white flags and all the cavalry of the Han army to reinforce Siding Mountain first. You must not let this mountain fall into the hands of the enemy. I will ask King Sanshun to bring the artillery team to arrive soon!"
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will act as ordered!"
The demon boy has always been extremely cunning and full of tricks. Dorgon will not wait for news on Bauhinia Mountain.
Going up and down the mountain takes quite a lot of energy, so just wait for news at the camp behind the mountain.
When the war came to an end, the anxious Huang Taiji also closed his eyes and rested here.
Unexpectedly, the demon boy really saw his intentions and began to avoid the truth and strike at the false.
If it weren't for the temporary deployment of various ministries, Huang Taiji would have suspected that there was a traitor on his side.
"What do you think the barbarian prince plans to do?"
Huang Taiji simply ignored the simple-minded generals, asking them was a waste of time.
"Your Majesty, I think that Prince Man Ming's detour like this is probably because he is afraid of attacking the mountain and being blocked by my Qing army. If he fails to take a step forward, he will be unable to deliver food and grass to Zu Dashou in the city."
Ning Wan, I still admire the little prince in my heart. He has some integrity in leading the troops in the battle. He does not attack head-on and is determined to be difficult to deal with.
"Your Majesty, I think that the Ming Dynasty has many chariots and horses, so I will definitely not abandon the chariots, or even attempt to fight my Qing army on the plains!"
Fan Wencheng thought more deeply. Now that the devil boy is here, I'm afraid he won't leave easily without taking advantage.
"Hmm~! What you two beloved ministers say makes sense. No matter what happens, we cannot let the barbarian troops join the defenders in the city!"
The first move was a bit miscalculated, but there was always a chance to make amends.
See if the second move can achieve the desired effect, otherwise it will affect the third move.
Huang Taiji felt a little angry, but he immediately picked up the tea and took a sip.
The devil boy said that he would die this year, so he must not come true.
Not only did he want to live well, but he also wanted to defeat the devil boy, severely damage the Ming army, seize Jifu, and even the Ming Dynasty!
It's only February now, and there's still half a year left until the rumored time of August.
At present, the power of the Qing Dynasty is increasing day by day, so we must not get angry because of the war.
After adjusting his mood, Huang Taiji looked at the huge map in front of him again.
"Your Majesty, for this plan, we must make two preparations. On the one hand, we will increase the number of defenders on Siding Mountain, and on the other hand, we will quickly deploy our chariots around the mountain to cooperate with our Qing cavalry and prepare to fight against the Ming people on the plains."
Although Xifu was a bannerman, he originally looked down on the so-called tanks of Manming, and he did not believe that a mere tank could restrain the invincible Qing cavalry.
But after seeing the imitation chariots equipped with Han infantry, I felt a little mixed.
Especially after the Han infantry received training using the devil boy's troop training method, they formed an army much faster than using the old method.
With a large number of tanks, cannons, and grenades, you can actually fight against the brave and capable Eight Banners soldiers.
Fortunately, the King's Division of the Qing Dynasty now also has thousands of tanks, and is determined not to be afraid of Man Ming's tanks.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the King's Division must intercept the Man Ming reinforcements near Siding Mountain. Otherwise, if they are allowed to pass through this place easily, the King's Division will have no choice but to fight with them on the plains!"
Gang Lin also hated the devil boy who didn't understand current affairs. He had already made arrangements in Zijin Mountain, but the devil boy refused to take the bait, which really pissed everyone off.
"I have ordered that the Changshan garrison should not move. All the Dalingbeishan garrison will be transferred to the vicinity of Siding Mountain to wait for orders from the Fourteenth Brother. In addition to the Zijingshan garrison, let King Sanshun and the Six Banners Infantry of the Han Army, and fight The vehicles and artillery teams are all reinforcing Sidingshan, we must stop the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty!"
"嗻!"
After the order was given, the various units of the Qing army moved very quickly. The dust raised by more than 200,000 soldiers, horses and chariots was almost like a sandstorm.
Fortunately, Zijing Mountain is only about ten miles away from Siding Mountain, so it's perfectly late to rush for help.
As long as the cavalry arrives first and stops the enemy's attack on the mountain, the subsequent troops can naturally follow.
"Attack the mountain?"
Daishan was very surprised when he heard the words of his fourteenth brother Dorgon, because the wise men seemed not to attack the mountain at all.
Previously, the scout cavalry reported that the Ming Ming troops were heading toward Siding Mountain where his troops were stationed, which frightened Daishan quite a bit.
Like his master, Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang's subordinates were completely useless and could not be counted on at all.
If you want to defend Siding Mountain, you must rely on the men and horses of the two red flags.
Dai Shan didn't know whether the situation discussed by Fei Qi was a trick by the dog prince, and he didn't dare to ask for help easily.
When he was worried, Dorgon rushed over with a large number of cavalry, which reassured him a lot.
Judging from the visual inspection, the closest route to Mount Siding was at least three or four miles away from the foot of the mountain.
It's so far away that the red cannon can't hit it, so how can we guess that it wants to attack the mountain?
"The Emperor is worried that the demon boy will lead his troops to avoid the Bauhinia Mountains, bypass the Siding Mountains, and join the defenders in the city!"
Dorgon reached the halfway point of the mountain. After watching with his own eyes for a long time, he felt that the possibility of the Ming army attacking the mountain was extremely slim.
But the intention of detouring was already very obvious, which made the Qing Dynasty King very passive.
Guard the mountain, the opponent doesn't want to come and attack!
When you go down the mountain, you have to have a field battle with him!
The King's Division of the Qing Dynasty has replaced many new weapons in the past two years, including airships.
Man Ming's tanks have also been imitated a long time ago. The equipment of the infantry of the Han army and the "Three Kings and One Duke" is the same as that of Man Ming's infantry.
Of course, the one we are most proud of is the "Tiechaodu" team!
Eight banners and ten banners with 75,000 people riding on them all became iron chaodu.
The same is true for the 66,000 Menggu Eleven Banners.
The twelve banners of the Han army had 18,000 iron chaodu, and the "Three Kings and One Duke" also had 6,000 iron chaodu.
In addition to the blue flags guarding Shenyang and the gray flags guarding Ningyuan, the rest of the Jinzhou area gathered up to 150,000 iron chariots!
The man wears heavy iron plate armor and is invulnerable to weapons and weapons, while the horse wears double layer of cotton armor and gallops freely. The man and horse become one and are invincible.
The Qing Dynasty truly achieved the so-called "golden iron horse" feat!
Modeled after the Iron Pagoda of the Jin Kingdom, the Iron Chaodu was built at a huge cost and was highly anticipated by the Qing Dynasty. It was the magic weapon to defeat the Manming tank array!
If there were not more than 100,000 iron chaodu in hand, the emperor would never be able to block the enemy's advance.
Dorgon still had doubts about whether Tiechaodu could suppress Manming tanks and could only test it through actual combat.
In the Wang Division's internal drills, Tie Chaodu performed well against Han army tanks.
But Dorgon understands that a drill is a drill, and it is by no means comparable to actual combat...
After seeing the size of Man Ming's marching lineup, Dorgon deepened his worries.
This time the Ming army dispatched only a lot more troops than our own, perhaps as many as 450,000 to 550,000.
The number of tanks was greater than that of the previous battle. If the Qing Dynasty King's Division did not have iron to cross over, I am afraid that this battle would be helpless against the enemy.
"Second brother, according to the speed of the enemy's advance, we will be able to join the defenders in the city as soon as the day after tomorrow!"
What Dorgon wants now is to stop the opponent on the plain, but there is a prerequisite.
"Ah? This... what does the fourteenth brother think should be done?"
Daishan didn't want that dog prince to get what he wanted. After all, he came from Yizhou and couldn't work in vain.
"Gather all the king's troops and engage in a field battle with the invading enemy!"
If we don't stop him, we will really have to sit back and watch the devil boy succeed in his detour.
If you want to intercept the devil boy, you must complete the task in one battle.
In order to stop the menacing Ming army of four to five million men, the Qing army must not divide its troops.
"……good!"
Daishan wanted to ask if he was guarding the mountain, but when the words came to his lips, he consciously swallowed them.
The situation on the battlefield is so clear that there is really no need to ask. The dog prince will probably not come to attack the mountain.
After Huang Taiji inspected the movements of the Ming army, he basically agreed with everyone's thoughts, especially Dorgon's plan.
Field battles must be fought. It is definitely not possible to wait and wait. The question is whether to fight during the day or at night.
If it is a daytime assault, the advantage is that it can be launched when the enemy is advancing, and the enemy has to defend in place, which requires a certain amount of preparation time.
The disadvantage is that the sight line is good during the day, which is conducive to the advantage of the firearms of the barbarian troops. The soldiers of the King's Division will charge against the fierce cannon fodder and suffer greater losses.
Switching to a night attack, Man Ming's firearm advantage will be greatly reduced, but his own line of sight when charging into the formation will not be very good.
Both strategies have pros and cons, and Huang Taiji and the surrounding civil servants and generals are constantly weighing them.
Originally, I wanted to wait for the rain to reduce the power of the enemy's firearms before launching an attack, but I couldn't afford to wait any longer.
Finally, we decided to charge into the formation at dawn, when it was half light!
