Sahalian's 2,000 elite cavalry were ambushed in a village in the north of Gu'an County and suffered heavy casualties.
According to the rescuers, due to the distance between the four villages and towns, Saharian divided the 2,000 elite cavalry into five groups after confirming that everything was normal. The largest group of 1,000 elite cavalry was led by him to guard in the center, and the remaining four groups of 250 elite cavalry each went to the village. Loot.
We must know the combat effectiveness of the Golden Cavalry in the future. To deal with those rural villagers, killing ten with one is a conservative estimate.
Little did they know that as soon as they entered the village, they were ambushed by Ming soldiers armed with muskets who had been ambushing the village early in the morning. Together with the Ming cavalry that appeared at the entrance of the village, more than half of their number was reduced in one encounter.
After learning that the plundering troops were ambushed, Saharian hurriedly led the main force to rescue him. As a result, he was blown up by gunmen and artillerymen who had been ambushing them while passing through a dense forest. When he hurriedly retreated, he encountered about 2,000 Ming army cavalry. The result of the battle was that almost all of Saha Lian's troops were wiped out, and even Lord Beile was beheaded by a general using a Miao sword.
Just like deliberately irritating Huang Taiji, Sahalian's head appeared on the tower of Deshengmen early the next morning.
Daishan, Dorgon and others were furious. After dusk, the Jin army organized another attack. As a result, more than 2,000 corpses were left outside Guangqu Gate, without even touching the city gate.
On the fourth day after arriving in the capital, food was in short supply. Huang Taiji ordered Dorgon to lead 10,000 elite cavalry north to Changping, while Daishan led 6,000 elite cavalry to capture Miyun, preparing to attack the troops of Changping Commander-in-Chief You Shiwei.
At the beginning of the siege of Changping, You Shiwei was unable to retreat. Dorgon ordered his troops to quickly break through the city. After all, the city defense of the county town was much worse than that of BJ City. Since the surrounding residents had been evacuated, the most likely possibility was to enter BJ City. There were many troops stationed in Changping in the city and the surrounding military towns, and there would certainly be food. Even if You Shiwei ordered people to burn the granaries when the army was defeated, he could still maintain the consumption of the army by robbing the residents.
His idea was good, but during the attack, King Qin's troops from Datong arrived on the battlefield. Dorgon ordered three thousand cavalry to disperse them, but they were sniped by about two thousand line infantry, causing heavy casualties. .
In the past, the artillery troops of the Ming Army had slow firing speed, low accuracy, and short range. The cavalry would launch a charge, leaving at most one or two rows of corpses in front to disperse the enemy, and then massacre. But this time, they were the ones who were brutally massacred.
This time, the Ming Army's firecrackers seemed to have been completely transformed. The newly installed firecrackers were several blocks more powerful than the old firecrackers. More importantly, they had obviously undergone systematic training. When the rear Jin cavalry charged, they fired in a line. When the cavalry rushed to the front of the formation, they shrank back and changed the line into a hollow square formation. Bayonet was added to the gun head. The front row became pikemen, and the rear row continued to load ammunition. Shooting, even if a cavalry unit desperately rushes into the battle formation, it will be stabbed to death by the innermost row of infantry with musket bayonets, and the phalanx will not be chaotic at all.
Moreover, a group of five hundred people are arranged in a hollow square formation, and three hollow square formations can form cross fire.
So Dorgon watched helplessly as the three thousand fine cavalry turned into piles of corpses on the periphery of the hollow phalanx, seriously hindering the advancement of the subsequent cavalry, while the infantry armed with muskets could freely switch formations and move towards his base camp. Pressing harder and harder.
At the same time, the gate of Changping County was opened, and all of You Shiwei's cavalry troops came out. Mangui's seven thousand fine cavalry also came out from behind the fire gun troops. After the Jin army was attacked from both sides, and after leaving more than two thousand corpses, many more Ergon reluctantly issued the order to retreat.
What is the outcome of this battle? Ten thousand fine cavalry attacked Changping, with nearly 70% casualties. Dorgon and three thousand cavalry fled in despair to Tuchengguan where Huang Taiji was located.
Half an hour later, Mangui's troops entered Changping to rest. You Shiwei stood on the tower with him and couldn't help but shudder as he watched the soldiers cleaning up the corpses and applying wounds to the wounded on the battlefield.
More than 7,000 corpses were densely packed in the field ahead. Even someone like him who had seen such a big scene could not help but be frightened. This was not because so many people died, but because since the rise of the Jurchens, the Ming Dynasty had never been as helpless as it is today. Damage, a hearty victory.
Huh~
A shadow flashed across the sky.
You Shiwei looked up and saw three goshawks circling overhead. A white dove swooped down and landed in Mangui's hand. There was a note tied to its foot.
Goshawks and white doves, hunters and prey, it is hard to imagine that they will live in peace, and the three goshawks seem to be the guardians of the white doves.
Man Gui took off the note and looked at it: "Your Majesty said, no prisoners will be taken. No matter whether they are surrendered soldiers or wounded soldiers, kill them all and leave no one behind."
It was a simple sentence, but it gave off a strong smell of blood.
"Your Majesty said that Daishan is dead."
Daishan is dead? !
Lord Baylor of Houjin died like this.
"His Majesty also said that we should prepare for the next stage of the mission." Man Gui said, "How are you preparing the blood-red armor that you were asked to make?"
You Shiwei said: "It's all ready, but... I still don't understand why we made so many blood-red armors."
Mangui raised his head and glanced at the goshawk flying above his head, pointing to the sky: "What is the emperor?"
You Shiwei was stunned for a moment, understood, and looked at the king who dominated the sky with a look of horror.
When all your troop movements are exposed under the nose of your opponent, what will be the result waiting for you?
The answer is obvious.
Mangui held the white dove in both hands and handed it to the deputy general: "Immediately write a letter to tell your majesty about the victory of Changping. Only 3,000 of Dorgon's 10,000 elite cavalry returned south."
"Yes." The deputy general agreed and walked to the back room.
"What a pity." Man Gui looked in the direction of Miyun and sighed.
"What's a pity?"
"If Your Majesty hadn't transferred all the Hongyi artillery to Miyun to deal with Daishan, Dorgon wouldn't even be able to bring back these 3,000 people."
You Shiwei looked strange: "Brother Man, is your current tone..."
"Is it big?" Man Gui suddenly realized: "If you hadn't said it, I really wouldn't have realized it. In fact, it's not my tone that's big, but His Majesty's layout. Have you heard of the word 'strategy'?"
You Shiwei shook his head.
Mangui said: "This word was told to me by a young eunuch from the Supervisory Academy, and he also discussed with me about the intelligence collection and communication network on the battlefield--that is, a man who was next to His Majesty. A young eunuch who has been studying for many years.”
After saying this, he summoned a personal attendant and took something out of his backpack and gave it to You Shiwei.
"What is this?"
"telescope."
Changping Commander-in-Chief You Shiwei had heard of this thing, but had never used it.
"The little eunuch of the Inspector Erxue and the generals of the artillery troops of the Four Guards Camp and the Shenji Camp each have one." Man Gui said: "This thing is easy to use."
You Shiwei held the monocular telescope in his hand and fiddled with it for a while. He squinted one eye and put the telescope in front of the other eye. The dead bodies under the city seemed to be right in front of him. He could even see the twisted bloody faces clearly: " Is this for me?"
Mangui nodded: "Your Majesty asked me to bring it to you."
"It's a good thing. With it, it won't be easy for Hou Jin's group to ambush us again."
"His Majesty gave you the telescope, not for you to use it like this." Man Gui pointed at the goshawk in the sky: "The number and circling movements... someone will teach you later."
You Shiwei looked up at the sky, feeling an uproar in his heart. He originally thought that the goshawk was used for detection and early warning, but he didn't expect that the goshawk could also deliver instructions and even intelligence.
"Do you know what this is called?"
You Shiwei shook his head.
Mangui stared into his eyes and said, "Air supremacy."
You Shiwei is a smart man. Thinking of the blood-red armor ordered by the emperor and the flying pigeon just now, this should be the communication network Man Gui mentioned.
"What do you think about the fact that Governor Yuan's Guan Ning Army is standing still in Jizhou?"
You Shiwei said in surprise: "Huang Taiji passed through Jizhou without fighting and advanced on the capital. Didn't it mean that Governor Yuan detoured to Hexi and was on his way to Zuo'anmen?"
Man Gui said: "I heard from Hei Yunlong that the army returned to Jizhou after just one journey."
"You mean... Inspector Yuan? No way."
Mangui knew what he meant. The Jin army was coming with an astonishing force. Yuan Chonghuan had a heavy army. Qin Wanghexiwu returned to Jizhou. If he really wanted to pursue him, it would be a serious crime.
"I don't think so." Man Gui looked in the direction of the capital. I guess Huang Taiji won't be able to go back this time.
"What?"
You Shiwei was really shocked by these words. The Later Jin Army, boasting a hundred thousand cavalry, bypassed the Guanningjin Defense Line and marched south from Mongolia, defeating Changchengkou, Santunying, Zunhua, Tongzhou, Shunyi and other important towns. Under BJ City, no matter how you look at it, Huang Taiji is humiliating Emperor Chongzhen. Although the Ming army defeated Dorgon not long ago and killed Dai Shanmiyun, Huang Taiji in the south still has tens of thousands of elite soldiers. It is not easy to keep him.
"You don't know, right? Saharian died yesterday, and now his head is hanging at Desheng Gate. If nothing happens, there will be another head in front of Desheng Gate tomorrow."
"Take your time." He patted You Shiwei on the shoulder: "This is called not caring about the gains and losses of a city or a place, using the depth of the region to invite you to the urn. The emperor's talents are rough and strategic, and they are better than us generals who only know defense and are good at small-scale combat. too much."
How did he know that the current "Emperor Chongzhen" had served as a military commander and a business tycoon, and with the knowledge of modern people, he was not far behind them in the situation. Wasn't his life all these years in vain?
got windy.
The wind in November blew the strands of hair scattered around his temples. The setting sun in the distance was like blood. There were corpses lying under the city. Near the horizon, the Ming army was hacking to death the Houjin soldiers who were tied with ropes. This was The scene is not tragic, but cruel.
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The next day.
The Desheng Gate of the Capital.
Just as Mangui expected, there was another head next to Saharian's blood-drained head - Daishan.
Huang Taiji's tent was filled with sorrow, and two Belles died in two days.
Dorgon took away 10,000 fine cavalry and returned with less than 3,000. Daishan encountered the troops of Hou Shilu, the general of the Xuanfu, in Miyun.
The Ming army added artillery coordination based on the battle style of Changping. Less than 2,000 of Daishan's 6,000 men survived. As a result, they were ambushed on the way back and were beaten to pieces by a thousand Ming army cavalry. After Shan was captured alive, according to a soldier from Houjin who luckily escaped, Dai Shan had his hands cut off by a young man with a scarred face, and then his head was cut off with a knife and died.
Did the Houjin soldiers escape by chance? Others may not think much about it, but Huang Taiji will, because the other party is telling him the truth. The broken arms are equal to the two heads of Deshengmen.
The Forbidden Army retreated and fought slowly, leaving the capital impregnable. Later, the Jin army suffered defeats in Gu'an, Changping, and Miyun. Two Baile were killed, and morale fell to the bottom. The most serious problem was the unsustainable supply of food and grass.
Just withdraw the troops like this?
First, the rations currently carried by the soldiers can last them until Jizhou, but Yuan Chonghuan made a false shot and went back. Facing the recuperating Guan Ning army, they will never be able to defeat Jizhou City.
Second, they have been besieging BJ City, which houses a large number of immigrants, for five or six days. They are not far away from running out of water and food in the city.
Three, two Baelors were killed at once, and no one could bear to retreat in despair.
After some consultations, Huang Taiji made a decision.
The main force went to Nanhaizi, south of BJ City, to graze their cattle. Beiledudu led 5,000 elite cavalry south, and divided them into a hundred small teams to burn, kill and loot in Baoding Prefecture, Hejian Prefecture, Tianjin Wei and other places.
One hundred cavalry units of 50 units killed people and set fire along the way. They robbed and ran away. When the main force of the Ming army gathered in the capital, they were unable to stop it based on the quality of the local garrison.
Break it into pieces, attack from all sides, and use the fighting methods that the northern nomads are best at to give the Ming army a powerful counterattack and solve the problem of soldiers' rations at the same time.
Huang Taiji's thoughts were rich, but the reality was skinnier than a woman suffering from anorexia.
