Because of the arrival of the main force of the Ming army, everyone in the Jianlu army finally had enough to eat. However, they were not happy because the Ming army they faced was unprecedentedly powerful.
As soon as the Ming Dynasty's Hussar Battalion arrived yesterday, they were very arrogant, as if in the land of Liaodong, except for their own camp, all other places had become the home field of the Ming Army. However, the Qing cavalry would only stay in the camp. At most, they would not allow the Ming army to cross the camp and attack Haizhou.
They can understand that it won't be long before the Ming army comes to attack the camp. On the Qing side, the total number of troops was only about 30,000, but the Ming army probably had more than this number.
Although their coach Duduo is also a general who is good at fighting, the opponent's coach is their emperor, the Ming Dynasty who once defeated the more powerful Prince Rui of the Qing Dynasty and annihilated his army and captured him alive. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty; the emperor of the Ming Dynasty who defeated the more powerful Prince Zheng of the Qing Dynasty and annihilated his entire army and himself was killed; the emperor of the Ming Dynasty who played tricks on the late emperor, and planned to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao in the meeting. The Ming emperor who had all his princes captured...
Thinking about the achievements of so many Ming emperors, all the Jianlu felt unprecedented pressure. It's no wonder they were happy!
And their coach Duduo is actually more worried than them.
Originally, he wanted to rely on the camp to fight against the Ming Emperor, but later he found that his men's morale was low, their spirits were low, and they were not prepared for a tough battle at all. More importantly, although the arrogance of the Hussar Battalion made him very angry, he still had a good eye and saw that the morale of the Hussar Battalion was high and well-equipped, just like the invincible Qing army before.
The comparison between the armies of both sides made him realize clearly that now was not the time for a decisive battle.
However, if there is no decisive battle, then we will have to return to Haizhou. However, Haizhou is more than fifty miles away from the camp. Although the cavalry doesn't matter, they can just let go of the horses and run wildly back, but what about the infantry? The opponent also has more than 10,000 elite cavalry. If the infantry marches under the eyes of such cavalry, it may collapse.
Sad!
After realizing this situation, before nightfall, he sent out messengers one after another to urgently seek reinforcements.
Fortunately, the Ming cavalry had just arrived and the infantry had not yet reached Yaozhou Station. Therefore, the Ming emperor also stood still and did not advance with light cavalry. However, the more the Ming emperor used this method steadily, the more powerful the Ming army was, the more Duduo felt unprecedented pressure.
How to do how to do?
In Yaozhouyi, it was completely different from Jianlu's side. The soldiers of the Ming army were in high morale, and they all wanted to kill Jianlu immediately, leaving no trace of Jianlu behind!
However, Emperor Chongzhen just asked the Hussars Battalion to keep an eye on the movements of the Jianlu Camp. They did not withdraw, and Emperor Chongzhen had no intention of using troops. At noon the next day, the follow-up infantry troops arrived, and immediately the place at Yaozhou Station became even more lively.
The remaining vehicles from the sidecars that came with the Synchronous Army were not transporting artillery, but grain and grass supplies. It could be said that they were almost filled with the entire Yaozhou Station. The total strength of the Ming army here in Yaozhouyi also reached more than 50,000 troops.
The infantry rested, but Emperor Chongzhen galloped out of Yaozhou Station with the Hussars Battalion and approached the Jianlu Camp.
Hearing the movement, Duduo suddenly felt as if he was facing a powerful enemy. He also came out of the camp with cavalry to protect both sides of the camp. Near the fence of the camp, the infantry was ready.
However, the Ming army did not attack. Instead, a horseman flew out. He was wearing a black flying fish suit, with an embroidered spring knife on his waist, and nothing else. He reined in his horse and stopped with his fingers just a stone's throw away from the Jianlu camp. When he arrived at Jianlu's camp, he shouted loudly: "I, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, will be marching on my own expedition. I have something to say to the rebellious leader Aisin Gioro Dodo!"
Duduo was naturally commanding behind the camp gate. When he heard this, he couldn't help but be furious. The Qing Dynasty has been founded, but the Ming Dynasty still regards them as rebels. How arrogant and arrogant this is!
In anger, he also pointed his hand towards the Ming army, and immediately shouted loudly: "I am here, but you, the dog emperor of the Ming Dynasty, want to come and surrender, do you want me to spare his life?"
Duduo didn't know that after he spoke loudly, under the emperor's flag in the distance, another Jin Yiwei commander wearing a red flying fish uniform, Wu Zhong, immediately heard the sound and locked onto him. He immediately pointed at him and pointed to the side. Emperor Chongzhen said: "Your Majesty, the person speaking over there is the slave chief Duduo!"
After finishing speaking, he was afraid that it was not detailed enough, so he described Duduo's location, clothes and hats in detail. Because Emperor Chongzhen had explained that the slave chiefs must be clearly identified and there should be no mistakes.
Needless to say, Emperor Chongzhen’s purpose for doing this was to “reward” Duduo with a Class A eavesdropping seed. In this way, the next battle will be predictable!
Wu Zhong pointed out that Duduo's clothing was also obvious. Although he was far away, Emperor Chongzhen still locked onto Duduo, and an eavesdropping seed possessed him. The information in the system was also displayed immediately, confirming that it was Aisin Gioro Duo. Duo received the Class A eavesdropping seed.
At this time, in front of the formation, the Jin Yiwei still wanted to convey Emperor Chongzhen's will. He shouted loudly to Duduo: "The emperor has a decree. I can capture Dorgon and Dai alive." Shan, Azige and others can still capture you Duduo alive. But this time, I will not let you go. I want to give an explanation to the army and people of Ming Dynasty and Liaodong. If I catch you traitors, you should be cut to pieces. If you don’t want to die a painful death, then immediately put down your weapons and surrender, and I’ll give you a happy death!”
Upon hearing this, Duduo was so angry that he screamed, and immediately picked up his bow and arrow, intending to shoot the noisy imperial guard. However, it was obvious that his force was not as powerful as Lu Xiangsheng's. The captain of the Jinyi Guard was standing just a stone's throw away. Although the arrow he shot was accurate, it was not strong enough. When it flew in front of the Jinyi guard, it was already at the end of its crossbow. .
When the captain of the Jinyi Guards saw it, he didn't shy away. He spotted the arrow flying in front of him, quickly reached out and grabbed it, and caught the arrow in his hand.
Immediately, the soldiers of the Hussars Battalion burst into thunderous cheers upon seeing him. Although they knew that this was not because the Imperial Guard was particularly powerful, but because the arrow was already at the end of its strength. But being able to catch an arrow in flight with your bare hands, no matter what, is worthy of cheering. What's more, now that the two armies were facing each other, they naturally shouted more vigorously, and their morale suddenly rose.
On Jianlu's side, when they saw that the Jinyi Guardsman actually caught the arrow shot by Prince Yu with his bare hands, their morale was immediately dampened. They, who were already worried, became even more worried.
Duduo did not expect that the arrow he shot out of anger not only missed the target, but instead boosted the morale of the Ming army and undermined his own morale. Suddenly, he was so angry that blue veins popped out on his forehead.
The sharp archer among the white-armored soldiers guarding him, in order to save face, immediately picked up his bow and arrow, intending to shoot the imperial guard. However, the imperial guard in golden robes had already finished conveying the order and returned with the trophy in hand. The arrows that were shot in the future could not catch up, and fell to the ground after exhaustion, as if they were sending off the imperial guard.
"Oh..." When the Ming Dynasty Hussars Camp saw this situation, they almost didn't need to give orders. The soldiers all let out thunderous laughter, laughing at Jianlu's overestimation of his capabilities!
The captain of the imperial guard, who was riding back, got off his horse and handed over the order to Emperor Chongzhen. He presented the arrow and said: "I seized an iron arrow from the slave chief and presented it to His Majesty!"
"Haha..." Emperor Chongzhen was extremely happy when he saw this scene just now, and burst into laughter.
After laughing, he waved his hand and said: "Since you captured this arrow, I will reward it to you and keep it as a souvenir!"
"I obey the order!" Upon hearing this, the captain of the Imperial Guards in Jinyi felt that it was a gift from the emperor. He was also very happy and immediately echoed loudly.
After he returned victorious from the Liaodong war, he brought this arrow to his home. Every time during the New Year and holidays, when friends came to visit, he would show it off to show off his courage. Of course, this is a later topic and will not be mentioned.
Besides, after Emperor Chongzhen looked at the Jianlu camp for a while, he tightened the reins, turned the horse's head and said, "Let's go back!"
Hearing this, He Renlong couldn't help but feel strange, and asked quickly: "Your Majesty, why don't you give me a beating?"
"What's the point of fighting once?" After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen said calmly, "Jianlu still has some strength now, and he is working hard to prepare for it. Just wear it out. When they have no food and have to flee, that's it. When our army is chasing you."
"The general has learned a lesson!" He Renlong heard this and responded with conviction.
In fact, there is basically no problem with what Emperor Chongzhen said. However, we must also guard against Jianlu coming up with any conspiracy and escaping back. This is to test the wits and courage of the coaches of both sides.
Emperor Chongzhen knew this very well, but he didn't care. He thought: Sorry, I have a golden finger. I don't need to fight with wits and courage at all. I just need to show off my tricks!
After returning to Yaozhouyi, there were not many changes in the Ming army's food and drink. Emperor Chongzhen convened a military meeting and asked his generals to discuss how each of them could leave more captives under the current circumstances. What tricks could they come up with? As for himself, he was listening to their suggestions and suggestions while paying attention to the information fed back by the eavesdropping system.
At the Jianlu Camp, the Ming Emperor led his troops to retreat, but Duduo was preoccupied and was also convening a military meeting.
More than 10,000 infantry troops cannot be lost to the Ming army no matter what. However, it is extremely difficult to safely retreat to Haizhou, and no one has a good solution.
The grain and grass supplies brought from Haizhou are limited, and the enemy does not dare to eat sparingly at this time. The food consumed every day will soon be reduced to the bottom, and it must not be delayed forever. It will not wait until the reinforcements arrive. .
At his wits' end, the leader of Jianlu got angry and shouted regardless.
"Damn it, let's fight the Ming army!"
"Yes, let's fight with the Ming army. I will lead the army to attack the Ming emperor directly. I might even be able to kill that dog emperor!"
"..."
After listening to these remarks, Duduo was still rational and not as impulsive as these subordinates. At this time, he already felt a little regretful, and felt that he should have listened to Dorgon's words. He ran to Yaozhou Yi without care, and encountered the embarrassing situation of being unable to fight, retreating, and unable to retreat.
Thinking of this, he also thought of other things that Dorgon had told him. In desperation, Duduo turned to look at Ning Wanwo, who was huddled in the corner, silently saying, "Do you have any plans?"
The Qing Dynasty has always been invincible and swept everything with force. Therefore, Duduo was dismissive of the conspiracies and machinations of the Han people. But now, force can no longer solve the current difficulties, and Duduo has to seek help from Han officials, whom he has always looked down on and considered weak.
Duduo asked, Ning Wan, I dare not not reply. Moreover, this matter was also related to himself, so he immediately expressed his thoughts and said: "Your Highness, I feel that there are two strategies available for the current plan. I am still considering it. Know which strategy is better!"
Upon hearing that he actually had two strategies available, Duduo couldn't help but feel happy, and quickly asked: "Which two strategies can you tell me quickly?"
When the other Jianlu leaders heard the conversation, they were all a little surprised. They all stared at Ning Wan and me, and they all seemed to be listening attentively.
"The first strategy..." Ning Wanwo held out a finger and said to Duduo, "Our army combines infantry and cavalry, divides it into several parts, and retreats in turns until it retreats to Haizhou. In this way, we should avoid retreating On the way, the army was chased by the Ming army and was defeated."
Hearing this plan, Duduo frowned and didn't agree with it in his heart. The whole army blocked the Ming army, and he felt the pressure. If the army of less than 30,000 people is divided into several parts and takes turns to cover and block the 50,000 Ming army, it will be even more unstoppable, right?
If it were replaced by the former Qing army, with its high morale and strong combat power, it might be possible. But now, the Qing Dynasty has been losing troops and generals continuously. Although it has not damaged the foundation, it absolutely cannot bear any more casualties. What's more, the most powerful people nowadays who can fight the Ming army are the Manchus. And every time a clan member dies, it is a heartbreaking loss.
Thinking this, he waved his hand and continued to ask with a cold face: "What about the second strategy?"
After Ning Wan and I saw Duoduo's face, I didn't dare to raise my finger anymore, and replied a little trepidatiously: "The second strategy is that our army will mobilize its elite troops under the darkness of night, retreat first and ambush. Wait for the sky to light up, and then The high-profile retreat triggered a pursuit by the Ming army. I expected that the Ming army would definitely take the credit, and even wanted to annihilate our army outside Haizhou. Therefore, the Ming army's pursuit would definitely not prevent our army's ambush. When the time comes, The sudden attack of the ambush army will definitely catch the Ming army by surprise. After a great victory, if our army retreats again, the Ming army will definitely be cautious in order to avoid suffering losses for the second time, so that our army can safely withdraw to Haizhou!"
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