The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 798 The War of Destruction
There are [-] Zhang Qidong guards in Shanhaiguan, plus [-] hoarded troops. After more than a year of training, these hoarded troops are not inferior to the former Liaodong soldiers.

On the [-]th, Changping General Soldier Wang Weizhong led [-] soldiers to Shanhaiguan, and on the [-]th, Linqing General Shen Shikui led [-] soldiers to Shanhaiguan.

On the [-]th, Shunde's military officer sent [-] troops to Shanhaiguan. On the [-]th, Xu Bicheng sent [-] troops to Shanhaiguan. On the [-]th, Yuan Youcai sent [-] cavalry to Shanhaiguan.

Zheng Zhilong, the general soldier of Tianjin, mobilized his navy, and together with the navy of Ruan Siqing Zhoushan, transported a large amount of various materials, gunpowder, grain and grass from Lushun to the original site of Ji Town, which is behind Shanhaiguan.

By the tenth day, Ding Yi had gathered 11 soldiers in Shanhaiguan, 50 hoarded troops, claiming [-].

Among them, Zhang Qidong's soldiers and horses will still stay on the first line of defense in Shanhaiguan, including the original territory of Ji Town, which is his line of defense.

Ding Yi finally brought out 14 soldiers and 5000 hoarded soldiers, a total of [-] people.

The whole army has horses, and more than half of them have iron armor.

Among them, [-]% are Ding Yi's original veterans, and another [-]% have been trained by Ding Yi for more than two years, and the shortest one has been trained in Nanjing for more than a year.

On the day of leaving the customs, the mighty cavalry rushed out of the Shanhaiguan Pass, and some of the former Liaodong soldiers under Wu Sangui who were standing at the Shanhaiguan Pass burst into tears.

The last time the Ming army left with so many people was in the Battle of Songjin.

But this time, everyone knows.

The Ming army will win.

Those who build slaves must perish.

Because this is the King of Zhenbei who has won all battles, and he personally made the Northern Expedition.

Ding Yi gathered heavy troops in Shanhaiguan, and Dorgon of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties soon knew about it.

He convened important domestic ministers to study it, and almost immediately reached an agreement to lure the enemy to go deep, and the outcome would be determined in one battle.

Fighting Ding Yi's soldiers and horses cannot be the same as fighting other Ming troops.

Dorgon was very decisive, and immediately decided to abandon Ningyuan, Jinzhou, and Guangning.

He also summoned all Outer Mongolian cavalry and soldiers of the whole country at the same time, a total of 13.

The soldiers of the whole country are preparing for a field battle with Ding Yi in Hunhe, and there will be another Hunhe battle.

Dorgon also wanted to defend the city and didn't want to fight in the field, but after Haizhou and Gaizhou were attacked by Ding Yi one after another, he knew that Ding Yi must have new weapons to attack the city.

You can't defend, you can only defeat Ding Yi in the field.

And he has his own thoughts. Once the city is surrounded, there is no way to escape. If he is defeated in the field battle, he still has a chance to escape.

Eleventh.

The rumbling carriage was driving on the main road. Zhang Xin, Ma Shiying and other four cabinet ministers were all sitting in the carriage, raising the curtains from time to time to see the situation outside.

Outside, the armored soldiers were like clouds, covering the sky and the sun, and the morale of the Ming army was high, and their spirits were high. This was a Ming army they had never seen before.

"How many soldiers and horses did King Zhenbei mobilize this time?" Wang Duo asked in a low voice.

Zhang Jinyan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, said in a deep voice: "One hundred thousand soldiers, fifty thousand hoarded soldiers, so-called 50."

"Hiss..." All the ministers gasped.

Of course they knew that when Ding Yi pacified the provinces, he sealed at least two or three general soldiers in each province, and the garrisons in each province ranged from [-] to [-] to [-] to [-].

With so many provinces in Ming Dynasty, there are at least 70 million soldiers and horses, and here, 10,000+ have gathered.

"In addition to Lushun and other places, isn't King Zhenbei really having a million troops?" Ma Shiying was stunned and swallowed hard.

Li Zicheng's army of millions before was bragging, like Ding Yi's 15 now dare to say 50.

But now Ding Yi seems to have a million troops.

"Even if it's not 100 million, it's not much less." Zhang Jinyan closed his eyes slightly and smiled faintly.

"Isn't King Zhenbei also mobilizing troops in Yunnan and Annan?" Wang Duo asked cautiously.

"Hey." Someone sighed, looking helpless.

They looked at each other, and they could feel each other's thoughts almost at the same time. The status of King Zhenbei was unshakable.

It is impossible to hold on to the country of Daming.

Now everyone depends on when King Zhenbei wants to be emperor.

Why hasn't he made that up to now?
Ma Shiying pondered Ding Yi's thoughts carefully.

"If Jiannu is destroyed, King Zhenbei's prestige is unparalleled, and his achievements will be overwhelming in the world. He should be persuaded to come in." Zhang Xin said in a deep voice.

The rest of the people were silent, each having their own concerns.

At the beginning, everyone agreed to let Zhenbei Wang supervise the country, and find Yongwang and Dingwang. It has been more than a year, but they haven't been found, and everyone doesn't mention it. There is no emperor in the entire Ming Dynasty, and no one raised objections.

Obviously, everyone is waiting for Ding Yi to be emperor.

"How did Old Zhao of the Northern Song Dynasty become the emperor?" Ma Shiying asked suddenly.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and after a few seconds, all the officials nodded.
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Xiaobeihe Town, which is a hundred miles away from Shengjing, also has soldiers and horses like clouds, covering the sky and the sun.

Dorgon also knew that this was a battle related to their national destiny. If they lost, the efforts of the two generations of Lao Nu and Huang Taiji would be wiped out. If they won, they might have a chance to persist for a few more years.

But he knew in his heart that Ding Yi's rise was a foregone conclusion, and unless Ding Yi was killed, there would be a danger of extermination next time.

In this battle, he mobilized almost all the soldiers and horses of the whole country. Except Shengjing Duoduo with 3000 people staying behind, all the Manchu and Qing Mongolian troops that could be mobilized in the Qing Dynasty came here. There were only 13 soldiers and 30 handymen. Known as an army of [-].

They chose to line up near the Hun River, ready to wait for work and fight Ding Yi decisively.

Xiaobeihe Town is to the east of the Hun River, and the terrain here is relatively flat, which is suitable for large regiments to fight, especially for their cavalry to charge into battle.

Dorgon ordered Kong Youde's Han army firearms battalion to be in Xinbao, and all the cannons were on the north side of the army, because he estimated that the Ming army would definitely come from the south.

If the Ming army wanted to cross the Hun River, they would only go from the southwest, and then go up from the south. This is a shortcut, and it is impossible to go around to the north.

In order to defeat the Ming army in this battle, Dorgon brought out almost all of the more than 3000 cannons captured in the Songjin Battle, and the Kong Youde Firearms Battalion brought more than 3000 and [-] cannons of various types.

The huge artillery array alone occupies a large area, and Dorgon is going to use artillery to teach the Ming army a good lesson.

But to be honest, with so many cannons in Ding Yi's hands, they might be able to play a role, but there are really no masters in using cannons in the Qing Dynasty.

Dorgon, like the Ming army in the Battle of Songjin, only knew how to line up the artillery and distribute it in an area.

If he had learned from Ding Yi, in the Battle of Baigou back then, the cannons were divided into two layers, one in front and one in the back, and the latter could still hit the front.

As long as you use your brain, there are many ways to arrange his more than 3000 cannons.

Even if Ding Yi brought more than 1000 cannons with a longer range than him, he could still shoot a dozen.

At this time, Dorgon was standing on a hillside, looking at the continuous army around him, he really had no confidence in his heart.

"Please respectfully come here." Dorgon said in a polite tone at this time.

Soon, his confidant guard called Kong Youde over.

"My lord."

"King Gongshun, the decision with Ding Yi this time depends entirely on your firearms battalion." Dorgon said calmly, "I hope King Gongshun will make good use of our cannons and guns to give Ding Yi a heavy blow."

"Plop" Kong Youde quickly knelt down on the ground and said loudly: "Back then, I was treated with courtesy by the late emperor and prince. When I was in the most difficult time, I accepted me. It can be said that the kindness is as heavy as a mountain. I vowed to die for the Qing Dynasty. If I lost, I would also A dead end."

Dorgon looked joyful, and quickly helped him up: "King Gongshun, please get up, they are all my own people, all my brothers."

He helped Kong Youde up and asked about the layout of the firearms camp.

Kong Youde said that he learned from Ding Yi and divided the artillery into four areas. The front two areas have a relatively short range, mainly to prevent the Ming army from cavalry, and the rear is long-range, including all Hongyi cannons. Come to bombard the artillery of the Ming army.

All guns are built with artillery arrays to prevent shelling.

Now people and horses are being arranged to dig Haogou and leave a step channel. Once the battle is unfavorable, the army will retreat from the channel step. After the step is removed, Haogou can stop the Ming army from pursuing.

These are learned from Ding Yi.

Dorgon was overjoyed when he heard this: "Okay, okay, the artillery used by the king of Gongshun is really well-organized." He praised Kong Youde fiercely.

Azige wondered what trench Kong Youde dug.

He followed Kong Youde back, and sure enough, outside New Castle, a large number of Han troops from the Firearms Battalion were digging Haogou.

But once the Haogou was dug, it directly blocked the roads of all the soldiers and horses in front of them.

If the battle is unfavorable, how can they retreat?

But I saw that Kong Youde had dozens of planks built on the Haogou in the direction of Lengjiatuo, and used it as a retreat.

Kong Youde saw that his face was serious, and said in a low voice: "Prince Ying, to be honest, I am also afraid that I will not be able to defeat Ding Yi, so I dug Haogou first to stop Ding Yi's cavalry, and then our entire army can retreat to Shengjing .”

"Everyone in Ding Yi has horses now, like cavalry, which is different from the Ming army in the past."

"Once defeated, if there is no resistance, the whole army may be wiped out."

Azig also felt that it made sense, but he was still very careful, and said to a soldier beside him, you will bring a cow to guard here in a while.

He will personally send troops to guard the steps and retreat routes.

When he left, he also patted Kong Youde on the shoulder: "It's hard to be obedient to the king."

Although Azig had doubts, Kong Youde had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty for more than ten years, and he had been working hard and taking the lead in every battle. There was really no doubt.

After Azige left, Kong Youde's expression darkened, he drove his horse back to the artillery formation through Haogou.

"Brother Kong." Geng Zhongming came up to meet him.

"Except for the place where there are pedals, ask the brothers to dig wider. It doesn't necessarily mean how deep it is. It must be wide."

"Then dig a second one 100 meters away."

"Excuse me," Geng Zhongming agreed straight away.

The two brothers looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Kong Youde quickly came to the center of the artillery formation, where there were five thousand musketeers he had trained for many years.

In the past few years, the craftsmen of the Qing Dynasty have been damaged, and resources have become less and less. Of Kong Youde's 3000 blunderbuss soldiers, only more than [-] have blunderbusses.

When he started learning from Ding Yi, there were more people than blunderbusses, and if someone died in battle, other people could take the blunderbuss and shoot again.

Seeing Kong Youde approaching, Wu Jinsheng, deputy commander of the Firearms Battalion, quickly stood up: "Stand up."

The five thousand musketeers here got up quickly. Although they were slower than Ding Yi's soldiers, they were much stronger than the general Ming army.

(End of this chapter)