Ming Zuo

Chapter 657
"More than forty scouts can't catch the four southern soldiers, they are all trash!"

In Jinzhou City, everyone could hear Azig's roar, and everyone was shivering.

Dorgon, who was sitting on the main seat, also had a very bad face.

However, he felt even more that Azig's actions were aimed at himself.

Just when he and Duoduo led the army back, Huang Taiji gave him a big gift.

It is also a trouble.

Huang Taiji reorganized the Eight Banners.

After this reorganization, Dorgon became the official banner owner from Taiji.

The owner of the inlaid white flag.

But the original owner of the inlaid white chess banner was his elder brother Azig.

After this reorganization, Azig changed from the owner of the Eight Banners to the owner of the Small Banners, and he was placed under him.

The anger in Azig's heart can be imagined.

Although the three brothers are one-milk compatriots, the relationship between them is actually not harmonious.

Azige's age is very different from that of Dorgon and Duoduo, and he didn't spend much time with him since he was a child, so he was not close.

This time, Dorgon robbed him of his position as the banner owner, and Azig was even more furious.

He didn't dare to confront Huang Taiji, so he had to secretly poke and make trouble for Dorgon.

The soldiers and horses of Houjin Liangbaiqi had all moved to the vicinity of Jinzhouwei. In order to support Dorgon in the battle, Huang Taiji also sent Wu Zhenchaoha out.

Seeing that Azige was provoking trouble, Gu Shanezhen and Tong Yangxing immediately intervened.

"What's going on, tell me."

With his change, the scouts who were reprimanded were all relieved.

"I tell you, Ezhen, it's not that the slaves are greedy for life and afraid of death, it's that these southern soldiers are quite weird."

Not just talking, the scouts hurriedly presented the items.

There was a metal claw on the long rope, which was left by Man Liao and others when they retreated.

Tong Yangxing took it over, and after only one glance, his expression changed.

"Mergendeching, look, it's actually made of steel."

Dorgon immediately became serious.

"These Ming soldiers are so extravagant?"

Who doesn't know steel is good?
However, steel is hard to come by, and if you harvest a little occasionally, you can't wait to use it in making weapons.

But the scouts of the "Ming Army" used fine steel to make such claws, just for climbing and escaping, which completely exceeded the cognition of the post-Jin generals.

"Not only that, the crossbow bolts used by these southern barbarians are also made of steel."

The scouts brought up something else.

It was the crossbow arrows that Man Liao and the others fired when they were fighting.

In order to ensure the power, not only the crossbow is made of steel, but these short arrows are also steel arrows.

Within forty steps, even heavy armor couldn't defend against it.

Hou Jin's senior executives checked the equipment one by one, and all of them couldn't help but feel chills in their hearts.

They are all used to fighting with the Ming Dynasty, and they know the virtues of the Ming army best.

When did the Ming army treat fine steel as nothing?

"Have the flag documents been seized?"

Duoduo became curious and wanted to know the origin of the Ming army in front of Lushun.

The scout shook his head, but reported a situation.

"The clothes of the southern soldiers encountered by the slaves are very different. Their clothes are all khaki and very short. There is no hem, which looks very weird."

Dorgon and the others looked at each other, becoming increasingly unclear about the situation.

They knew all about the army of the Ming Dynasty.

Never wore a khaki military uniform.

This unexpected situation undoubtedly added haze to the next battle.

Shi Tingzhu carefully made a suggestion.

"Mergen Daiqing, there is a saying in the art of war: Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle. Now the enemy in front of us is strange and unpredictable, so we can't be careless. We still need to find a way to find out the details of the enemy in front of us."

Dorgon listened to this.

"What strategy does General Shi have?"

While deliberating, Shi Tingzhu said slowly: "In order to find out the details of the enemy in front of us, we might as well send envoys to negotiate with them. If we can force the Ming people to give up Lushun, everything will be fine. Even if it fails, we can also take this opportunity to learn about the enemy False."

Dorgon has always been decisive and knows that this method is very feasible.

"Irden, you will be an envoy with General Shi to meet the Southern Barbarians."

After hearing this, the next general was unwilling, but he had to accept it.

Niu Hulu Yierdeng was the tenth son of E Yidu, the five ministers of the Later Jin Dynasty, and he was born in the Yellow Banner.

After Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, he was sent to assist with two white flags.

Apparently this is the nail that Huang Taiji arranged in the two white flags to monitor the Dorgon brothers.

This made it difficult for Irden to move forward in the two white flags, and everything went wrong.

Sure enough, the trouble this time fell on his head.

But Yirden knew very well that he absolutely could not refuse.

Otherwise, if Dorgon used military law, his death would be in vain.

On Lushun's side, Man Liao and others also reported the military situation after returning.

"The two white flags plus Wuzhen Chaoha have at least [-] troops. Our defense line is too long, especially because most of it is mountainous. If one is not careful, the Tartars will rush in. Therefore, the militia must be called up to supplement the defense line. .”

Yu Lichun began to make deployments based on intelligence.

Although the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula is gradually closing, the defense line of the advance detachment going north is still very long.

From the mountains to the sea in the west is the official road, which is naturally the focus of defense.

There is also a mountain path on the east side to reach Lushun.

Neither of these paths can be lost.

In addition, in the middle is a mountainous area with complex terrain and a large area.

This is where the later Dalian Jinlong Temple National Forest Park and Hengshan Temple are located.

With the complicated terrain, relying on the advance detachment going north alone, there is absolutely not enough troops to ensure watertightness.

Geng Wanrong was very supportive of Lichun's judgment.

"Then deploy the two militia groups here. They don't need to fight tough battles, just hold the line and prevent the Tartars from rushing over."

Chief of Staff Xiong Xin reminded: "We cannot fight without a reserve team. Since we are short of troops, we should call up reserves in Lushun and replenish them at any time."

The Ming people here in Lushun have changed a lot now.

Most of the people have been relocated to Laizhou to settle down, and then many people have been relocated from Shandong.

Since they are ordinary people in Shandong, they have all been exposed to basic military training.

It will definitely not work if they are really sent to the battlefield, but they are still competent as a backup supplement.

The three chief officials quickly reached an agreement and immediately dispatched troops.

After several years of silence in the Liaodong Peninsula, the flames of war have revived.

This battle will determine whether Houjin can unify Liaodong.

Once Houjin fails and allows the new army to gain a foothold in the Liaodong Peninsula, Houjin will face endless troubles in the future.

The same is true.

Once Houjin captures Lushun, they will have no worries.

Most of the troops can be spared to conquer Mongolia in the west and North Korea in the east, completely breaking the external siege.

This is a small battle, but the impact is far-reaching.

For this reason, the commanders of both sides began to prepare carefully.

(End of this chapter)