1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 648
On May 1650, 5, Cangzhou.

Aixinjueluo Nikan (the grandson of Nurhachi and the third son of Chu Ying), the respected prince of Heshuo of the Qing Dynasty, was sitting on a large chair, his eyes wandering around the twenty or so Manchu and Han generals in the hall, with awe-inspiring expression, Don't be angry.

Last year, together with the emperor's father, the regent Dorgon, and the British prince Azig, he conquered Datong and crusaded against the rebellious Jiang Yu. After conquering some counties in Shanxi, he besieged Datong for several months, causing the city to starve. Exhausted, there are not many soldiers left."At the end of October, guard Yang Zhenwei and others beheaded Jiang Yu and his brother's heads, and offered the city to surrender.

The commander-in-chief Azig entered the city, hated the soldiers and civilians in the city, and ordered the massacre of the city. Except for Yang Zhenwei's family members of the officers and soldiers, "officials, soldiers and civilians were all punished", "the city looked down on five feet", and neighboring prefectures, counties and other areas were also attacked. The massacre was known as the "Massacre of Datong" in history.And Nikan, as the general of Dingxi, the vanguard under Azig's command, led his troops to kill people in the wild and slaughtered all the residents of Datong.

In mid-April, Dorgon ordered the army to assemble secretly, with Nikan as the commander, preparing to attack Shandong and Denglai, in order to completely eliminate the major obstacles in this land of Gyeonggi and destroy the remnants of the Ming Dynasty.

A week ago, Nikan led [-] elite soldiers of the Banners into Cangzhou, where he temporarily rested and waited for the follow-up troops to gather here.Two days ago, Wuzhen Hachao's more than [-] cannons arrived in the city along with a large amount of logistics, bringing together more than [-] Qing troops in the whole of Cangzhou, including the musketeers formed less than two years ago and a North Korean army. [-] fowlers.

Today, Nikan promoted his account and gathered generals to discuss the next step of the army.

"Marshal, there is nothing to discuss about this. We are ordered by the regent to attack the small courts of Yongchu in Shandong and Denglai. Now that the army is gathered here, it is natural to push it all the way." Beizi Shangshan said: " Let's go through Dezhou, attack Jinan, first take back this important town in Shandong, then turn around and head east, attack Zibo, Qingzhou, fight all the way to Dengzhou, and capture the false emperor of Yongchu. In this way, we will completely solve this serious problem!"

Some generals in the hall heard the words and nodded in agreement.Going to Dezhou and attacking Jinan, there are flat official roads along the way, which is conducive to the passage of large troops and the replenishment of logistics supplies.Now, my Qing Dynasty gathers several elite soldiers and horses in the north, shouldn't it be a majestic formation and push them all the way.

Nikan's face was calm, just listening to what everyone said,

Seeing that Nikan didn't say a word to Shang Shan's suggestion, Dorobeile Baiyintu knew that he was dissatisfied with this strategy, so he stood up and said, "Commander, if our army attacks Jinan, the hypocritical army will definitely lose. If the opponent abandons the city Run away, and then retreat all the way back to Denglai, relying on the fortified city to stick to it, I am afraid it will be very disadvantageous to our army in a quick battle. In my opinion, it is better to go directly to Lijin, Binzhou, and insert it diagonally to Weixian County (now Weifang City, Shandong Province) to break the puppet Jinan, Zibo, and Qingzhou in the Ming Dynasty followed the road. Then drove the army, and with lightning speed, went straight to Denglai, smashing its heart, and doing its best."

"It is naturally a quick way for the army to raid the back road of the false Ming. But marching at such a high speed, the siege artillery is not easy to carry. If we attack Denglai and encounter the false Ming to defend the city, wouldn't we just wait for the army? Can you keep your troops under the city, and still face the risk of being cut off from the supply and logistics?" Shang Shan retorted.

"Is there any way to fight without taking risks?" Baiyintu said: "You need to know that our army is assembled in secret, just to make a surprise. If you attack Jinan first, then attack Zibo, Qingzhou, and Weixian in the east, push all the way to Denglai, how do you know that you won't give the opponent enough time to gather troops and block our army layer by layer? In addition, there are more than ten light artillery pieces in the army, which can be dragged forward by mules and horses. It is not impossible to break through the city and overcome it.”

"I think Dorobelle's method is good. It is a bit risky to attack the enemy's rear with elite light soldiers, but it is not impossible. Moreover, such a rapid advance will definitely disrupt the hypocritical military deployment. It makes it difficult to take care of both the front and back." First-class Ashhani Hafan and Minister of Rites Ahanikan agreed with Baiyintu's suggestion.

"But what if the Qi Fan who is based in Denglai takes the advantage of a boat and takes advantage of our army to raid Denglai, and then cuts off my retreat and supplies, what should I do?" Shang Shan said.

"As long as we move fast enough to quickly capture several important cities in Denglai and obtain the necessary supplies, we will naturally not be afraid that they will cut off my retreat." Bai Yintu said: "Furthermore, our army can be divided into two parts, and we can easily After the army captured Weixian, it directly attacked the heart of Denglai; another army was conquering Jinan, and then attacked all the way to the east. In this way, it will inevitably make it difficult for the puppet to take care of the front and back, or the enemy may be defeated without a fight!"

"..."

"I have made up my mind, and there is no need for the generals to discuss." Nikan suddenly stood up and waved his hand to stop the arguments of many generals, "Prince Duanzhong Boluo, you lead the army to Dezhou, to Liaocheng, pretending to be between Henan and Hubei. Taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the Jinan Puppet Ming defenders, quickly attack Jinan eastward. After breaking through, do not stop and delay, and quickly go east to attack Zibo and Qingzhou."

"Bai Yintu, you lead four thousand cavalry, pass Lijin, Binzhou, and go straight to Weixian. If you can conquer the city, it will be good. If you can't break through Weixian, then lead the cavalry to blockade the east of Weihe River, and don't allow any news to come back. Ye County (today’s Laizhou City, Shandong Province). This commander personally supervised the Firearms Battalion and the Artillery Battalion and followed up as backup.”

"In this battle, all the generals need to work together and don't slack off. They must complete their efforts in one battle. If there is any delay in the battle, and those who do not shrink back, they will definitely be killed!" Nikan swept his eyes around the generals of the Manchu and Han Eight Banners present, " Shandong and Denglai have been stolen by the false Ming Dynasty for several years, and the people who occupy them are all rebels, if they go to attack the city and resist them with force, they will all be slaughtered!"
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On May 5, Denglai, Penglai County.

There are more than [-] large and small ships moored by the pier. Under the guidance of the sailors, groups of Ming soldiers and refugees are constantly boarding the ships, preparing to go to North Korea to raid coastal towns and obtain food and fodder materials that Denglai urgently needs.In addition, the fleet will also transfer the refugees it carries to Ezo and the northeast coast (outer northeast) to supplement the population of the several strongholds opened in the above two places.

More than a dozen officials and generals of the Yongchu court stood on the pier, talking while looking at Li Fade, the supreme commander of the Qi State stationed in Denglai with a look of hesitation.

Just now, Emperor Yongchu brought several cabinet ministers to the pier, and after seeing Li Fade, he chatted with him.But in less than a quarter of an hour, Emperor Yongchu suddenly walked away with a displeased look on his face.

The crowd was far away, but they could vaguely hear Ge Lao Huang Daozhou saying with some dissatisfaction when he was about to leave, "Your feudal family is ruthless, it is embarrassing for allies to take responsibility, and it has failed the expectations of thousands of Ming people", and then he waved his hand angrily leave.

Everyone didn't know how the Qi Fan army annoyed His Majesty and Ge Lao, so much so that they left straight away with an angry look on their faces.But looking at the military commander named Li Fade, he also looked a little angry, and many people were a little worried.Could it be that if our Yongchu court wants to have a rift with Qi Fan, what kind of renunciation will happen?
"We are also thinking about them, and we have to prepare a little more for the future. Why do we think that we are going to destroy their roots and shake their determination to persist in resistance in Daming?" Li Fade said angrily: "What if one day Jiannu is in Gaining momentum on the battlefield and breaking through Denglai, where are so many of them going to go?"

"Fujian and Guangxi seem to be still under the banner of Daming." He Yunfeng said: "In addition, Jeju Island can also be regarded as their territory, and it is a little closer to Denglai."

"Fujian is Zheng Zhilong's territory. When Emperor Yongchu goes, he might become a puppet." Li Fade shook his head and said, "Although most of Guangxi is still in the hands of the Ming army, it can face the forces of the Daxi Army and the Dashun Army." Under the offensive, it may not last long. Jeju Island, a small place, without the support of Deng Lai, maybe a North Korea can trap them to death."

"But they think that Ezo is too remote, and Liaodong is too bitter and cold. They are not a place to establish a strong foundation, let alone a place to counterattack the mainland and restore Ming Dynasty."

"However, from my point of view, under the good situation last year, Daming failed to seize the opportunity to counterattack and restore the country. Now, Jin Shengheng and Wang Deren in Jiangxi were defeated, Li Chengdong in Guangdong died, and He Tengjiao in Huguang was captured. Killed, and Jiang Yu of Datong was slaughtered, now let’s see, how many places under the banner of Daming are left?"

"Yes, if the Qing army is free, maybe they will gather a large army and attack Denglai. At that time, can we fight back against them? If our army is all held by the Dutch in Nanyang, I am afraid that the mainland will not be able to withdraw. How much strength is there to support us."

In response to the Sino-Dutch war that broke out last year, Qi State successively transferred six companies of marines and three battalions of self-rescue troops from Denglai to return to the mainland.Today, there are only two companies of marines and one company of artillery stationed in the entire Denglai area and Changshan Island. The number is less than 500, and they are supplemented by more than [-] armed local soldiers. They can only deal with some small and medium-sized troops. fighting.

Just now, Emperor Yongchu accused Qi State in front of Li Fade of disregarding the crisis of Ming Dynasty, and easily withdrawing the marines and artillery personnel, so that the Ming army lacked the necessary battlefield dominance. Last year, the long-planned Northern Expedition ended in Jinan and Jining.Moreover, there was no strong containment on the Shanxi battlefield, so that Jiang Yu was killed and Datong was slaughtered, which made the pressure of the Qing army in the north suddenly relieved.

In addition, Emperor Yongchu also criticized Qiguo for so spare no effort to encourage Denglai to move residents and open up strongholds to Ezo and the coast of Liaodong, which is quite critical.He believes that the foundation of Ming Dynasty is in China, and it should not spend too much manpower and material resources to develop overseas strongholds.Moreover, such an approach will also create a bad feeling for the whole Denglai, that is, everyone feels that Daming doesn't seem to be able to last long, so he is eager to lay out a few back roads.That being the case, will the soldiers and civilians of Denglai fight bravely in the face of the massive invasion of Jiannu?
As the king of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yongchu stated that even when the mainland was finally facing defeat, he would follow the late Emperor Chongzhen and sacrifice himself for the country.

"Actually, I think Emperor Yongchu's consideration is quite reasonable." He Yunfeng said: "When faced with a desperate situation, if Da Ming did not have the determination to fight to the death, even if he fled to Ezo, or other places, sooner or later he would. down."

"But the order given to us by the native land is to try to keep the Yongchu regime of the Ming Dynasty as much as possible. In order to protect the back road, we must occupy more shelter for them on the northeast coast. ... Maybe this is for doing Arrange for the worst. Of course, as long as people are alive, everything is possible."

(End of this chapter)