As a result, the results of this action by the Manchu and Qing troops became obvious.
They were running back and forth, from the rear army to the front army, then to the rear army, and back to the front army again. I just saw them running back and forth, in a hurry, in a hurry, so that every time they were running back and forth as if there was something urgent. Yet nothing changed. Under such circumstances, even the people of the Ming Dynasty who were plundered were enjoying themselves in misery, just like watching a monkey show.
Dorgon, who had panda eyes, waited until the next morning for Yue Tuo and Hao Ge to return.
He didn't sleep all night, no matter how anxious he was, he just lost the battle and couldn't sleep. I was worried that the Ming army would be unexpected again and attack the south bank at night. In fact, in these few battles, the actions of the Ming army made him feel a bit unpredictable. As a result, he couldn't afford to be careless. He had to arrange this defensive matter.
He must also consider how to fight the next war. He also had to think about what to say to Huang Taiji when he returned to Liaodong. Anyway, as a coach, he has too many things to consider.
However, when he heard that Yue Tuo and Hauge's troops had returned, he couldn't wait for the two men to enter the Chinese army's tent, and went out to greet them personally. He happened to bump into them outside the tent, and he couldn't help but ask first: "But Do you have Lu Xiangsheng’s head?”
If Lu Xiangsheng's head was available, then killing a prominent figure in the Ming Dynasty would be a worry, and Huang Taiji would be able to explain something. In addition, the 50,000 to 60,000 empty soldiers behind must have been killed and routed. There is no need to ask about this, it must be like this. Such a large-scale Ming army can be regarded as a credit.
After he finished asking this question, he noticed that Yue Tuo and Hao Ge's faces were not good-looking. Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but ask another question: "Didn't Lu Xiangsheng be killed again this time?"
"It's not just that Lu Xiangsheng was not killed!" When Hauge heard this, he suddenly exploded and shouted loudly, "There is not even a shadow of a ghost. The Ming army behind has already run away and is hiding in the city! We can't let us take the lead. Are you going to attack the city with cavalry? You are so damn useless, running around and doing monkey tricks!"
He looked down on Ming Gou the most, and as a result, he was played around by Ming Gou, and of course he became angry.
Upon hearing this, Dorgon couldn't help being stunned! He originally had expectations, but now his expectations were shattered, and it was understandable that he was disappointed. He had one less reason to explain to Huang Taiji.
Turning around and looking around, he found that all the soldiers he saw were demoralized and even more depressed. If they defeated the 50,000 to 60,000 Ming troops behind them, regardless of whether they were weak or not, if word spread like this, they would at least be able to restore a lot of morale. But now, it’s gone!
At this time, he couldn't help but be surprised at Lu Xiangsheng's quick reaction. As a result, he even regretted why he didn't kill Lu Xiangsheng before withdrawing his troops!
I regret it!
However, Dorgon was also a decisive person. He regretted it for a moment, then put it aside and turned around to enter the tent. At the same time, he passed orders and beat drums to discuss matters.
After all the Jianlu leaders arrived, Dorgon looked like a man who had nothing to do. He glanced down and saw that the generals below looked a little downcast, so he loudly said with dignity: "Now the strength of the Ming army, the strength of our army, Everyone knows everything. Everyone, there are only more than 20,000 Ming troops on the other side, and our army has at least 60,000 available troops. With the strength of our Qing Dynasty, and we have to fight with more and less, even if we are separated by the Wei River, we will definitely I can fight to avenge my shame. Everyone, are you confident?"
He has analyzed it so clearly, it would be strange if anyone still lacks confidence.
Seeing that the morale in the Chinese military tent had improved a lot, Dorgon began to formally discuss the next war.
On their left is Triangle Lake, which is definitely impossible to pass. And because the Triangle Lake is so big, there is no way to take a detour. Therefore, there is only one way to go, which is to cross the Wei River.
The result of the discussion was not beyond the expectations of the Ming army, which was to take advantage of their military strength to carry out strong attacks in many places along the Wei River to share the strength of the opposing Ming army. If there are more locations to storm, the troops on the opposite side will be smaller. As long as one location is breached, several other locations can be reinforced, and it will be impossible for the Ming army to defend Weihe.
This strategy is to speak truthfully and with strength, without any lies. In this way, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties should concentrate as many troops as possible along the Wei River and work together to overstretch the Ming army on the other side.
After this military order was passed down, the Manchu and Qing camp immediately began to move. The strength was clearly shown here, which made the Manchu and Qing Tatars realize that they had a great chance of winning, so their morale slowly began to recover. In any case, their defeat at the hands of the Ming army was a bit difficult for them to accept, and they believed that they only suffered a temporary defeat and would soon win.
On the north bank, at the head of Tianjin City, seeing more and more Tatars gathering on the other side, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting became worried. They can tell, what are the Tatars going to do next? And this happens to be the weakness of the Ming army.
Sun Chuanting looked at it, suddenly sighed, and said a little angrily: "Hey, our Ming Dynasty covers thousands of miles, and our number is hundreds or thousands of times that of the Tatars. Why are the available troops so stretched? Why?"
Hong Chengchou listened and said nothing. He believed that Sun Chuanting himself knew the answer. However, when he saw Sun Chuanting looking at him and talking, he had to respond: "It's a pity that with this small force, we have to divide our troops to do other things. No matter what, we can only do our best and fight with Jianlu Just leave it!"
As soon as he finished saying this, he suddenly noticed something was wrong with Sun Chuanting's eyes, as if he had seen something impossible, so he turned to look behind him, and his eyes suddenly widened. Because there is a Ming army coming from a distance.
At this time, it was still too far away to see clearly. Sun Chuanting couldn't help but ask: "Where did this force come from? If those guard soldiers come, they will only waste a small amount of food, so it is better not to come!"
Hong Chengchou felt the same way about this and nodded. Although he didn't say anything, he agreed with him.
The two continued to watch, and after waiting for a while, Sun Chuanting said in a slightly incredulous tone: "Isn't this the army we sent out to look after the food? Could it be... Could it be that the common people have robbed all the food? Or is it? Disappear in a hurry, regardless of the cold and hunger?"
He couldn't understand why this Ming army turned back?
Hong Chengchou stroked his beard, frowned slightly, and said with the same puzzlement: "Looking at the number of people, it seems that it has not decreased, that is to say, there are no signs of action. It is impossible, those people will take care of themselves, and there is no need for the army to guard the food. Bar?"
In this regard, both of them actually didn't believe it. With that little food, I could only make porridge and eat it every day. When did the people of Ming Dynasty become so obedient? No matter how obedient we are, there are nearly 200,000 people, but there are only a few ruffians and people in the world, and there are no people who form gangs to occupy more food?
I can’t understand, I can’t understand!
Since you can't figure it out, the only thing you can do is ask.
After the leading general came back, he reported directly without even waiting for the two of them to speak: "Your Majesty the Governor, Mr. Zhongcheng, the last general met Uncle Chengyi sent by the Emperor on the way. He came here specially to place those people in accordance with the Emperor's order. The people who were rescued by our army. Uncle Chengyi told the general that there is a shortage of troops here, so let the general come back quickly. The emperor has already decreed the matters over there, so just leave everything to him."
When Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, with surprise in each other's eyes. The emperor actually thought about it in advance and solved a big trouble for them.
Thinking of what happened before, the two of them couldn't help but respect the emperor from the bottom of their hearts at this moment.
This respect is not because of his status as emperor, but because Emperor Chongzhen anticipated their difficulties at every turn, solved their difficulties in a timely manner, and created a basis for them to win the war.
If they have played Honor of Kings, they will know that Emperor Chongzhen at this time actually played a supporting role, and this supporting role was done very well, allowing junglers or shooters to harvest heads very freely, or to kill people unscrupulously. output. It would be weird not to win in such a game!
Although Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting did not know that the King of Glory game would appear in the future, they felt as comfortable as the supported junglers and shooters.
Both of them sighed from the bottom of their hearts: Such a wise and mighty emperor is very rare among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty!
At this moment, although the two of them had to face several times the Jianlu army on the other side, in their hearts, a lot of worries were relieved, and their confidence was increased invisibly.
With the unexpected increase in troops, the two frontier officials who led the troops immediately re-discussed that no matter what, they must at least use the Wei River for sniping, and first consume the Jianlu troops!
On the Manchu and Qing Tatar side, there were already troops fleeing back to the north bank one after another, but Turg was not seen returning. Dorgon estimated that Turge probably died in the battle on the north bank. In this way, there is no way to explain away the responsibility for his defeat, and anything can be blamed on him.
Of course, in Dorgon's view, it was indeed Turg's responsibility. He could see it clearly on the south bank. Turg made a series of stupid moves, which led to the complete defeat of the Qing army on the north bank!
Next, he ignored Turge's affairs and began to concentrate on the current war.
The Manchu and Qing troops followed the Wei River and tried to move out of areas with thicker ice or areas where the river was relatively narrow, and began a strong attack. They have many archers, so they can use the archers as cover. While laying wooden planks, they can also use the planks to make a simple cart for cover.
The Ming army also mobilized archers and gunmen to block the attack, and even mobilized several cannons to aim at them. As we get closer, the soldiers with weapons will go into battle.
The Manchu and Qing troops often took advantage of the darkness to do smuggling. Even on the river where there are not many people and no one is paying attention, they roll across the ice. If they are unlucky, they will fall down to feed the fish when they reach the thin ice area around the center of the river. If they are lucky, they will roll them secretly. Arrived at the North Shore.
However, on the Ming army's side, there were patrol posts along the Wei River, and no one dared to be careless. They would soon find the scattered Tatars who had smuggled in, and suppressed them immediately without giving them a chance to gather in small groups.
In addition, the Ming army often took the initiative to destroy the ice surface, or melted it with fire, or smashed the ice surface with big hammers. Although the weather is very cold and it will freeze again, no matter what, it is still useful.
All in all, there was no way to cross the river, and the two sides launched a battle of wisdom and courage. Both sides sent out their troops as much as possible, but the Jianlu took the initiative, while the Ming army was forced to fight day and night, using all means.
Slowly, as Dorgon and others expected, the Ming army's military strength was stretched thin. As the entire Wei River was filled with Tatars who wanted to cross the river, the Ming army had to send more troops, and there was no even rotation.
Seeing all this and noticing the fatigue of the Ming army on the opposite side, Dorgon finally showed a happy look, and confidently said to the Tatar leader beside him: "In two more days, the Ming army will definitely not be able to endure it." , our army will definitely break through to the other side!"
After hearing this, Hauge couldn't help but said: "Why wait two days? If we add more troops, we can defeat the Ming army and attack it directly!"
After finishing speaking, he began to complain again: "Those Ming people didn't know where they were moved by the Ming army. The later they go, the harder it is to find them. Our food and grass supplies are all cheaper than those of the Ming dogs on the other side." Got it!"
After hearing this, Yue Tuo felt that it made sense, and suggested to Dorgon: "We no longer have the Ming army behind us, or we can mobilize more troops from Anping Baylor. This will be the last straw, and we will definitely bring down the other side immediately." Ming army. In this way, we may be able to recover a lot of losses by sending out cavalry."
After hearing this, Dorgon looked up at the other side, and finally nodded and said: "Forget it, now we only have half of the population and supplies in our hands, and the hard work of several months is gone. I am also ashamed of the soldiers who entered the pass together. Then Just like this, we will mobilize some more troops and try to recover some losses. When we return to Liaodong, it will be good for each banner to divide more points."
If he had brought back more trophies and had more credit, he would be able to speak more easily when explaining to Huang Taiji, and he might be able to cover up his two defeats since entering the customs.
Dorgon agreed, and military orders were naturally issued.
Then, Dorgon came to a separate camp, surrounded by real Tatars and closely guarded. He would come here for inspection every day, and when he saw King De and other vassals doing well, he felt a little more confident. No matter what, being able to capture the Ming Dynasty clan this time was the first time in the Qing Dynasty, so it must be a great achievement.
However, he didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen at this time actually wished that he would rob all the Ming vassal kings. It would be better to rob the whole family. If you want to pawn the treasure, I will get it for you. It's just a pity that one hundred thousand Manchu troops entered the pass and only plundered the palace of Prince De.
What Dorgon didn't even know was that his new round of troop deployments finally alerted the lurking Lu Xiangsheng.
In fact, Lu Xiangsheng only had a thousand cavalry. This amount of troops was not even enough to fill the gap between the huge Manchu and Qing forces. Moreover, the Manchus were not defenseless. They had scouting horses scattered around the camp. His advantage is that he is unexpected, so he only has one chance.
As for when to use this opportunity, Lu Xiangsheng is not a god, nor does he have eavesdropping seeds. He doesn't know the situation on the front line, so he can only wait for the opportunity to appear.
No, he heard that the lurking Ye did not respond in return, saying that the Tatars had mobilized their troops from the rear and headed north. After thinking for a moment, he made a decision immediately. We can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, we don't know how long the friendly forces on the north bank of the Wei River can hold on! Something must be done to provide powerful support to the friendly forces.
