Next, Dorgon began to assign combat tasks. Needless to say, those responsible for the main attack were all non-Manchu troops.
Listening to the military orders being issued one after another, the heads of the various clans who had realized that something was wrong all had ugly expressions on their faces.
No one is a fool. Attacking Yaozhou Station, especially the army that initially attacked, will definitely suffer heavy losses. In other words, the Qing Dynasty wanted them to die!
But military orders are hard to disobey. Even Wu Keshan, the leader of the Horqin tribe, was almost killed by the regent before. Everyone else probably just clicked.
After Dorgon issued the military order, he saw the faces of the clan leaders below and naturally knew what they were thinking. So, he took a breath and said in a gentle tone: "Don't think too much, everyone, I will never favor one over another. Our army is the elite of the Qing army, and its combat power is unmatched by other tribes. So-called Good steel is used on the blade. As long as you work hard and open a gap in the Ming army, we, the Qing warriors, will definitely take over the battlefield and defeat Yaozhou Station in one battle!"
This was considered a red face. Duduo, who was used to being white faced, also followed suit and shouted sternly: "The great victory is ahead. Who dares not to work hard? I recognize him, but I don't recognize the knife in my hand!"
Yue Tuo and the other two people just looked and didn't speak, but their expressions also showed their attitude.
There was no choice at all. Even after the military meeting was over, they didn't even have a chance to talk to each other. Dorgon's personal guards accompanied them back to their respective camps. At the same time, Dorgon also quietly mobilized the army to divide them and not give them the opportunity to connect and collude.
If it weren't for the fact that it was almost dusk, Dorgon would have wanted them to attack the city immediately, which would save them a lot of unnecessary worries.
At the same time, at the head of Yaozhou Post City, Emperor Chongzhen was playing chess with his generals. He was one against many and asked the general soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to follow him.
The sun was setting, and the warm sunlight shone on them. A group of big men gathered around, shouting about how to deal with the emperor's general. The sounds of quarreling could be heard from time to time. If they weren't all wearing armor, they would have thought they were somewhere in the countryside, where a group of old farmers were having nothing to do and quarreling loudly!
Their movements were a bit loud, and the sound carried a bit far. When the soldiers of the Ming army heard this, they all showed knowing smiles. The emperor and the commanders were like this, which made them feel extremely at ease.
Seeing historical celebrities such as Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong arguing in front of him over how to play chess next, Emperor Chongzhen admired it leisurely for a while, and then said with a smile: "You don't need to argue, in fact it's already It’s hopeless, you’ll die in two steps.”
"Don't believe it, don't believe it!" He Renlong was sitting opposite the emperor. He was the main force, and the others were staff officers. He immediately refused to admit defeat and said, "Your Majesty, wait for now and think about it later!"
"Yes, yes, yes, maybe we can still be saved!" Cao Bianjiao also shouted.
"..." The other general soldiers also asked him to think again.
When they first played chess with the emperor, they were all very restrained, but after being told by Emperor Chongzhen, they started to play more and became like this one by one.
However, Wu Zhong, the commander of the Jinyiwei who had been silent next to him, knew that these general soldiers knew that the emperor was so happy, so they all followed the emperor's wishes and wanted to make the emperor happy.
Emperor Chongzhen was really happy. Seeing that they were still not convinced, he just let them go and went to eavesdrop on the information in the seed system.
As a result, he had a thorough understanding of everything going on in the military tent of Jianlu outside the city. He couldn't help but smile coldly in his heart. These Jianlu were really cold-blooded!
However, it is obvious that Dorgon and others have problems with their estimation of the combat strength and current situation of both sides. Otherwise, they would not have made such a wishful thinking decision.
Suddenly, He Renlong stood up and said with emotion: "Your Majesty is really a mastermind. It's really hopeless! Change people, change people..."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he came to his senses, threw the captured chess piece on the chessboard and said: "No more, let's get down to business!"
Upon hearing this, the generals, who just now looked like a group of big men in the countryside, immediately stood up straight and waited for the emperor to speak with a serious expression.
Emperor Chongzhen stood up from his chair, pointed outside the city and said: "Jianlu will attack Yaozhou Station early tomorrow morning if he wants to jump over the wall in a hurry..."
He briefly talked about the combat mission issued by Dorgon, then glanced at the generals and asked calmly: "Tomorrow's battle, do you have any countermeasures that can make our army easily respond?"
These general soldiers believed in the emperor's intelligence. Since the emperor said he would fight tomorrow, he would definitely fight. All they had to do was answer the emperor's questions.
As a result, these general soldiers immediately issued their own suggestions.
"Your Majesty, as long as the powerful Horqin tribe is defeated, other tribes will be afraid to retreat. Therefore, the general recommends mobilizing more artillery to bombard the Horqin tribe, which will have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort!"
"Your Majesty, I think that if the persimmons are too weak to be picked, my hussar battalion will catch them by surprise and take the initiative to attack them. I will definitely kill them and defeat them, and then drive away the defeated soldiers and expand the results of the battle..."
"..."
Listening to the suggestions of these general soldiers, it can be said that tomorrow's war can indeed be won. However, Emperor Chongzhen was not satisfied, so he did not draw a conclusion immediately and just listened to them continue to speak.
Afterwards, these general soldiers said the same thing, and the scene slowly became quiet.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen still had no particularly satisfactory countermeasures in mind. Just when he was about to express his thoughts, he saw the guerrilla general Li Dingguo who had been silent beside him suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the general thought that he could make the army surrender. We will face their respective tribesmen in front of the formation tomorrow. Tell them that if they want their tribesmen to survive, the only way is to surrender to me in front of the formation, the Ming Dynasty. The general will believe that we may be able to win without a fight! There are eight reasons!"
Originally, Emperor Chongzhen was surrounded by people at the level of the commander-in-chief of the three major battalions and the Beijing camp, and there were also supervisors who were on the same level as the commander-in-chief and even surpassed the commander-in-chief. However, the emperor liked Li Dingguo, so he let him accompany him. Therefore, he had this opportunity to speak.
Hearing what he said, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel happy. He nodded and encouraged him and said, "Those eight reasons?"
The other general soldiers were secretly surprised when he heard what he said so eloquently, and even said there were eight reasons. They couldn't help but listen attentively, and no one disturbed him.
Li Dingguo also had a relatively calm temperament and was encouraged by the emperor, so he replied calmly: "First, since we are members of the same tribe, we naturally avoid meeting and fighting each other, so we have the opportunity to talk."
"Secondly, those who are not Jurchens have had a very hard life in the past few years. In the past, our army was able to kill prisoners and surrender to the Ming Dynasty without harvesting them at night, just by using the scent of meat."
"Third, the general has understood that the Jurchens are very mean to them. Even those who have not surrendered to our Ming Dynasty still have resentment against the Jurchens, and this resentment is not the slightest bit, but is forced by various reasons, or I didn’t surrender because I didn’t have a chance!”
"Fourth, everyone on the other side should know how powerful our army is. Under a forced attack that would lead to death, our army gave them a way to survive, and their tribesmen persuaded them to surrender. The general thought that they would never give their lives to the Jurchens again. here!"
"Fifth..."
"..."
Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied when he listened to Li Dingguo describing his views. This Li Dingguo analyzed the problem more comprehensively. And it can also be seen from this that he is usually very careful and can get along well with ordinary soldiers. He has the demeanor of Lu Xiangsheng leading the army, so he can understand so much information.
Emperor Chongzhen had to lament that in the original history, on that day when the army was defeated like a mountain, he was the only one who severely attacked the rebels and even defeated them and became king. He had real skills and did not rely on luck. Now in this plane, having stayed by Lu Xiangsheng's side for so long, it seems that Li Dingguo is even more outstanding than before in history. Yes, that's great!
Not only was he sighing, but the general soldiers were also very surprised. They didn't expect that Li Dingguo would actually give so many reliable reasons. No wonder the emperor valued him, he was just a guerrilla, but he asked him to accompany him.
It seems that Li Dingguo has a bright future! In the end, this was the unanimous conclusion of these generals.
Li Dingguo didn't know this, he was just concentrating on telling the emperor something. After finishing speaking, he stood with his hands down, waiting for the emperor's order.
Emperor Chongzhen immediately smiled and said: "Yes, it's pretty much what I thought. I can add two more to you."
Upon hearing this, the people around him were surprised again. Li Dingguo has already given eight reasons. This is not enough. The emperor actually has more reasons?
While they were thinking about it, they heard Emperor Chongzhen say to Li Dingguo: "The reason why the slave chief made such arrangements is because Wu Sangui and Kong Youde's troops have cut off the granary of Jianlu. The slave chief knows that they will not have food in the future and will not be able to feed them." There are many troops, so these troops must be sent to consume our ammunition and weapons. If I am not mistaken, the slave chief does not dare to announce this, and will find other reasons to deceive these people who are willing to die!"
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded. If this were not the case, why did Jianlu have a good siege and instead of continuing the siege, they started to attack?
Li Dingguo had not thought about why Jianlu suddenly attacked before. Now when the emperor reminded him, he secretly warned himself that there were still things he had overlooked and he must pay attention to it in the future!
"In addition, Kong Youde is the most familiar with Liaodong. With his cooperation with Wu Sangui, they will definitely be able to turn the tide in the hinterland of Liaodong." Emperor Chongzhen continued, "They know that I am here, and they will definitely try their best to cause trouble. The only way to attack the enemy is to save them, that is, attack Even if Shenyang cannot be defeated, they will still bluff and create a situation in which Shenyang can be captured quickly. In this way, Shenyang's messenger for help will definitely arrive soon. If what I expected is correct, Jianlu has already arrived today Response, maybe the second messenger for help will arrive tomorrow."
Having said this, he said to Li Dingguo: "These two things are actually the same thing. You can explain clearly to the people who want to persuade you to surrender tomorrow, and let them talk to their tribesmen. In this way, even those people If you don't surrender to the Ming Dynasty, it will inevitably spread among the Jianlu army after you return. This will force the Jianlu to disclose the war situation and have to return to Shenyang to aid Shenyang."
Shenyang is the capital of Jianlu. As long as Jianlu has some status, their families are basically in Shenyang. Therefore, when they returned to Shenyang, they not only wanted to save their emperor, but also their own family members. This mattered to everyone on the outside of the city. Even if a few slave chiefs were cold-blooded and didn't want to save them, it was not up to them.
Emperor Chongzhen said at the end, he smiled and decreed: "Tomorrow's battle will be left to you to command, let me and the ministers see what you can do, how about it?"
Upon hearing this, Li Dingguo couldn't help but be overjoyed, and quickly clasped his fists and echoed: "The general will obey the order!"
Everyone looked at him with envy in their eyes. They can be 100% sure that as long as there is a battle tomorrow, just as expected, Li Dingguo will definitely be promoted quickly after the war and his future is boundless!
But thinking about Li Dingguo's performance just now, they had to admit that Li Dingguo was indeed a capable person with a bright future. This just showed that the emperor had a keen eye for heroes. With such an emperor who knows people well and makes good use of them, just work hard!
At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and only the sunset remained in the western sky. Looking at the Jianlu camp outside the city, everyone was full of confidence. But suddenly, Li Dingguo spoke again: "The smoke in Jianlu's camp today seems to be much denser than before. Is Your Majesty inferring from this that Jianlu will attack the city tomorrow?"
At this time, the Jianlu outside the city had almost finished eating. The fireworks went out, but more smoke came out. Li Dingguo was reminded and asked this question.
Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard this. He was 100% rewarded by the Jianlu outside the city based on the feedback from the eavesdropping seeds. Unexpectedly, Li Dingguo guessed it from the smoke outside the city, and there seemed to be a certain correlation. There will be a big battle tomorrow, so of course I need to eat a lot today!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen did not deny it, but just praised him and said: "Yes, if you observe carefully, I will remind you again that since the Jianlu people are short of food and grass, then the food cart that Azig brought last time will definitely There are not as many as you can see!”
"Your Majesty is wise and will eventually ask them to convey this to the outside of the city." After hearing this, Li Dingguo was surprised again and quickly replied.
Okay, everything that needs to be installed has been installed, and tomorrow's battle is almost arranged. Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself, and drove back to the inn, leaving Li Dingguo to arrange the specific details of tomorrow's battle.
On this day, it seemed that both armies inside and outside the city were calm, as if both sides would remain like this forever, but in fact it was the last peaceful night before the war. This is at least what the slave chief Dorgon thinks.
After spending the night, under the close surveillance of the Manchurian troops, the troops of all ethnic groups did not cause any trouble. Dorgon did not dare to delay any longer, and immediately beat the drums to gather the generals to start the battle arranged for the next day.
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