Everyone heard the sound and looked around, only to see the Ming Dynasty cavalry rushing towards the city wall outside Haizhou City and passing in an arc just a stone's throw away. During this process, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Cavalry threw things towards the city wall.
The distance is a bit far, but Han Leyu has just said that basically every cavalry soldier has a package in his hand, and inside the package is Jianlu's head.
At this time, the place outside the city had piled up into a hill.
Seeing this, some people among the people of the Ming Dynasty couldn't help but cheer loudly: "I didn't expect that Jianlu would be like this!"
They really could not have imagined that such an arrogant Jianlu, who beat the Ming army and had to hide in the city, burned, killed and looted everywhere, and brought endless suffering to the people of other tribes, now finally has this day. . This Jingguan is the retribution for all the evil deeds Jianlu has done!
"Father, mother, have you seen your spirit in heaven?" Some people knelt down, looked up at the sky, and cried, "Jianlu has finally suffered evil retribution, and they will definitely not have a good end. One day, the imperial army will crush them. On the day of Liaodong, I will definitely tell you!"
After hearing this, the other people thought of their own experiences and their lost relatives, and felt that the imperial army had finally given them some relief. Now, they could give some explanation to their dead relatives, and they all spoke one after another to comfort their loved ones in heaven. .
Afterwards, they began to discuss where would be the best place to return to the Ming Dynasty!
At the same time, the Jianlu garrison on top of the city was really frightened. There were so many heads thrown out from the hands of the Ming army outside the city, and they were definitely not their own. Looking at each one, they all have money rat tails. Needless to say, these must be soldiers of the Jianlu Army.
Combined with the whereabouts of the Ming army, Haizhou Jianlu immediately came to the conclusion that so many heads outside the city were probably from the Qing army stationed in Tashan.
Thinking of this, they were even more frightened.
You know, there are more than 10,000 Qing troops in Tashan, led by famous Qing generals and Prince Shuorui. With such combat power, can the Ming army be defeated?
However, facts speak louder than words, and the heads outside the city are enough to prove that they were right!
What he saw in front of him greatly destroyed Jianlu's confidence. Almost all the captives were trembling, huddled behind the battlements, silently looking at the Ming cavalry outside the city, letting them roar past, and even though they lost their heads, they did not dare to move at all.
Once upon a time, only the Qing army was like this outside the city, while the Ming army hid in the city and trembled. Now, it’s completely the other way around!
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After a long time, the Ming Dynasty cavalry was outside Haizhou City, eating and resting in a swaggering manner under the watchful eyes of Jianlu on the top of the city. Then, the cavalry army divided into two groups, one south and one north, and roared away.
To the south of Haizhou is Gaizhou; to the north of Haizhou is Anshan Yibao, the gateway to the important town of Liaoyang. Needless to say, the Ming cavalry went to these two places.
I kept seeing the Ming army disappearing, and I couldn't see their backs. The Jianlu on top of Haizhou City still didn't dare to make any movement, let alone open the door.
Because they have been frightened by the Jingguan outside the city!
I don’t know how Tashan fell. Haizhou must be defended. What if the city gate is opened at this time and the Ming army suddenly kills a carbine? Or perhaps, the Ming army had other conspiracies, and the purpose of doing these was to deceive the gates of Haizhou City. Their purpose must be to seize Haizhou City.
However, they waited until it was almost dark and there was still no trace of the Ming army. Finally, they hung some people from the top of the city and asked these people to verify the heads outside the city.
Needless to say, these heads are all genuine. If Haizhou verifies them, there will be no surprises.
Therefore, after Haizhou City cleaned up the Jingguan outside the city, it immediately closed its gates. Their plan was to hold on until reinforcements arrived. Until then, Haizhou would be truly safe.
Such things appeared in many Jianlu towns after the Ming Dynasty Cavalry began operations centered on Haizhou. For example, Ximucheng in the east of Haizhou, Yaozhou Post, Tangchi Fort and Gaizhou in the south of Haizhou, and Anshan Post in the north of Haizhou.
Wherever the Ming army passed, the Ming people in this area, just like the Ming people outside Haizhou City, received guidance from the Ming army and received dry food support from the Ming army. Without the people of the Ming Dynasty, they would no longer work as cattle and horses for the Jianlu. Under such good circumstances, of course he chose to escape back to Ming Dynasty.
And if the Ming cavalry encountered Jianlu people on the road, they would kill them mercilessly. The crop fields in Liaodong were also destroyed. It can be said that the Hussars' sudden attack on Liaodong caused great damage to the local area.
War is so cruel!
The reason why the Hussars Battalion was only sent to do this was because the Hussars Battalion were all cavalry and moved quickly, so they could complete the strategic purpose before Jianlu could react.
Although Huang Taiji led the main force to fight the Korean War, it stands to reason that Liaodong is the time when the Jianlu troops are empty.
However, no matter how empty the troops are, there are still troops for defense. If Emperor Chongzhen led the army to continue attacking Liaodong at this time, or even go straight to Shenyang, it would be wishful thinking.
The army has not moved, but the food and grass go first. For a large-scale war, food preparation is a very important matter. If we only attack Tashan, because it is not far from Jinzhou, and Jinzhou is an important frontline town, it already has enough food reserves, so there is no need to prepare the food and fodder for the army in advance.
However, if we want to attack the hinterland of Liaodong, not to mention Shenyang, but only Haizhou, it will be different. The distance from Jinzhou to Haizhou is not close. Calculated according to the distance of future generations, it is more than 350 miles away. An infantry operation usually only covers twenty to thirty miles in one day. From Jinzhou to Haizhou, the infantry takes about fifteen days.
The Battle of Tashan was decided in one battle because Dorgon was smart and wanted to break out of the encirclement overnight. If he didn't do this and just defended Tashan, it would be impossible for Emperor Chongzhen to achieve his goal if he didn't fight for ten days and a half if he wanted to capture Tashan and eliminate more than 10,000 captives.
When the Ming army attacks the hinterland of Liaodong, it must first conquer Haizhou, otherwise its retreat may be cut off, and then it must capture Anshan Post and then attack Liaoyang. Maybe, while they were still attacking Haizhou, the cavalry army among the main force of Jianlu had already returned to support them.
Being dragged down by the infantry and harassed by the Jianlu cavalry, the Ming army is likely to eventually face a big battle with the main force of the Jianlu. At this time, Emperor Chongzhen only had a total of 50,000 troops. How could he fight a decisive battle with the main force of Jianlu!
It was precisely based on this idea that Emperor Chongzhen did not lead the army to attack the hinterland of Liaodong. They just sent out the hussar battalion and used the speed of the cavalry to weaken the strength of the Jianlu, publicize the power of the Ming army, undermine the morale of the Jianlu, rescue the Ming people in Liaodong, and give hope to the Ming people in other places.
In this way, the effect is not inferior to directly sending troops to the hinterland of Liaodong, and it is more reliable.
Dorgon, the commander of Tashan Jianlu, was taken by the Hussar Battalion to Ximu City, which was closest to North Korea, and was thrown outside the city gate and put back.
The movement of the Ming army caused all Jianlu cities to send out messengers, urgently reporting to Shengjing and North Korea.
In Liaodong, the rumors about the Ming army became more and more outrageous and spread wider and wider. It was as if overnight, the strength and arrogance of the Jianlu and Ming armies were all changed.
A few days before that, at Zhenjiang Fort on the Yalu River, where Huang Taiji was leading the army, news was received from someone sent by Yue Tuo.
"Okay, then Lu Xiangsheng is nothing more than that, he really took the bait!" Huang Taiji was overjoyed and couldn't help but comment with a little excitement.
When Fan Wencheng below heard this, a charming smile appeared on his face, and he responded to Huang Taiji: "This is all because of your Majesty's wisdom. How can Lu Xiangsheng see through such a big plan?"
Huang Taiji laughed again when he heard this, and then immediately began to mobilize troops and generals. He sent out cavalry first and rushed to Pyongyang immediately. Then he personally led the rest of the army and set off for North Korea. This battle will not only destroy North Korea, but also destroy the Dongjiang Army and solve the hidden dangers of the Qing Dynasty.
However, if the army wants to cross the Yalu River, it cannot be accomplished in one go. The main force led by Huang Taiji was more than 40,000, and it took more than a day just to cross the river.
When Huang Taiji was standing on the east side of the Yalu River, standing on the land of North Korea, admiring the Qing army all over the mountains and plains, Yue Tuo's messenger arrived again.
"Your Majesty, can it be that Yue Tobeile has defeated the enemies of Pyongyang by himself?" Fan Wencheng watched the messenger galloping towards him and complimented Huang Taiji.
He participated in the decision-making of the entire battle plan, so he knew that although Yue Tuo's troops only had more than 10,000 people, they were all elites given by Huang Taiji. There are more than a thousand white-armored soldiers alone. This ratio is not low.
The white-armored soldiers have always been the trump card of the Qing army. As long as they are used, they will be invincible. No Ming army formation can withstand the impact of the white-armored soldiers.
At this time, if nothing unexpected happened in Pyongyang, Yue Tuo would not have sent another messenger after only one day. Judging from the strength of Yue Tuo's troops, as well as the strength of the North Korean army and the Ming army he faced, there is a very high probability that Yue Tuo can defeat the Ming army alone.
Fan Wencheng thinks that he has considered it more comprehensively, and his conclusion is well-founded. Judging from the news received so far, Lu Xiangsheng is also a capable person. He can probably see that if the war in Pyongyang drags on for a long time, it will be very detrimental to the Korean war situation, so he is likely to go out of the city to fight. And this, This gave Yue Tuo a chance to defeat the Ming army.
Thinking about this, Fan Wencheng became more and more certain that he should have guessed it almost exactly!
Huang Taiji actually had the same idea as Fan Wencheng, so he nodded in response to his words. But just as he nodded, the messenger got closer. Standing on the top of the hill, they could already see the messenger's situation clearly. Suddenly, the smiles disappeared from their faces.
When messengers come to bring news, whether it is good or bad can be roughly judged from their expressions.
When the messenger arrived, he made an emergency stop and a man in a yellow mantle stepped forward to check and then led him to the imperial court.
"Your Majesty, the war in Pyongyang is not going well." Messenger Daqian knelt down and reported, "Our army camp was almost defeated by the Ming army."
Hearing this, Huang Taiji, Fan Wencheng and others were all shocked. They couldn't believe what they heard: Yue Tuo's camp was almost attacked by the Ming army?
This is really beyond their imagination!
So Huang Taiji hurriedly opened the memorial sent by Yue Tuo and read it quickly.
In this memorial, Yue Tuo told the story of the war, and finally reported to Huang Taiji, saying that the army suffered extremely heavy losses. If it persisted, it would be unable to contain the enemies of Pyongyang if it was defeated by the Ming army. Therefore, he had led his troops back twenty miles, and only sent out cavalry to monitor and harass the enemies in Pyongyang to prevent the Ming army and Koreans from escaping.
"This Yue Tuo has really disgraced the Qing Dynasty!" Huang Taiji couldn't help shouting angrily after reading it, and threw the memorial to the ground, looking very angry.
The Ming army only had more than 7,000 people, while Yue Tuo's troops had more than 10,000 people. In terms of numbers alone, they already had an advantage. When did the Qing Dynasty not win with a small number and defeat the Ming army without the ability to fight back? However, this time, the Qing army actually had a numerical advantage. If the Ming army was not dragged down by the Koreans, it would have almost killed them. Defeated by the Ming army.
Such a result is really difficult for Huang Taiji to accept. When did the Ming army become so capable of fighting? Yue Tuo is a idiot. I wonder if his fighting in such a battle will affect the morale of the Qing army?
While he was angry, Fan Wencheng had already picked up the memorial on the ground and read it quickly. He did not dare to scold Yue Tuo. After thinking for a moment, he reported to Huang Taiji: "Your Majesty, this Lu Xiangsheng is indeed a capable man. He probably saw through our army's intentions, so he wanted to defeat the army outside the city in one battle. , and gained a strategic advantage. In this battle, Lu Xiangsheng fought through all odds and overwhelmed the entire Dongjiang Army."
Seeing that Huang Taiji was still very angry, Fan Wencheng continued his analysis: "Your Majesty, please see, Yue Tuobele has reported that the Ming army probably spent a lot of effort on this battle. Their weapons were all made Improvements, not only were the spears longer than those used by our soldiers, but also new types of firearms appeared, which were not lit with match ropes. With these new measures, Yue Tuo's troops were caught off guard, and it was inevitable that they would suffer losses. . And with Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Baoding, personally fighting in the battle, the morale of the Ming army will definitely rise greatly, and they will definitely fight to the death."
When he said this, Fan Wencheng saw Huang Taiji's thoughtful expression, which seemed to relieve a little of his anger. He finally added: "And the Korean army is not useless. At first, they used firearms to attack the Qing Dynasty on both sides of the Ming army. The flanks of the army gave the Ming army great help. Thanks to Yue Tobeile's rich war experience, he immediately dispatched white-armored soldiers to attack the Korean soldiers, which turned the tide of the war in one fell swoop."
After hearing these words, Huang Taiji watched the army continue to cross the river. After a moment of silence, a look of determination appeared on his face.
