Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 519 Stopping Chongzhen
Dorgon finally decided to bring the red cannon and the Fran cannon.

It's just that, leaving the red-clothed cannons and Franco machine guns behind, they walked slowly, and even left most of the luggage. The army only took half a month of dry food and marched lightly.

Without the drag of the cannon, the speed of the march was indeed much faster.

Before, I only walked thirty miles a day, but now even if the road is muddy, I can walk fifty or even sixty miles a day.

On the tenth day of October in the 20th year of Chongzhen, Dorgon's army crossed the Liaohe River from near Pingshantai and appeared on the west bank of the Hunhe River.

In fact, after passing Dalinghe Fort, Dorgon's army had two choices.

One is to cross the Dahei Mountain, cross the swampland of Liaohetao, and meet the Ten Banners of Horqin Mongolia near the Juliu River, and then swing the army straight to Shenyang. This road is the closest.

The second is the current route of entry.

Dorgon finally chose the second route.

Although the second route is much farther than the first route, this route can cut off the retreat of the Ming army and ensure that the more than 2 Ming army led by Chongzhen himself will be trapped in Shenyang.

Chongzhen just wanted to fight big with small things and consume the Qing army.

But what Dorgon thought in his heart was to complete all his achievements in one battle.

As long as Chongzhen was killed or captured, the Qing Dynasty would win.

After crossing the Liaohe River, the Qing army's Yebushou encountered the Ming army's scout cavalry, and the two sides launched an extremely cruel outpost battle on the plain between the Liaohe River and the Hunhe River.

At the beginning, the Qing army's Yebushou completely ignored the Ming army's scouts.

But as soon as they fought, the Qing army was surprised to find that the scout cavalry of the Ming army were beyond imagination, especially the opponent's self-generated firecrackers, which were outrageously accurate!

After receiving the report, Dorgon felt a little unbelievable.

"What did you just say?" Dorgon stared sharply at Wa Xing'a, who had been transferred to Xianghuang Banner Baya Latuzhangjing, "The self-generated fire blunderbuss of the scout cavalry of the Ming army can kill the night of the Qing Dynasty at a distance of 120 steps. No charge?"

"Yes." Va Xing'a said in a deep voice, "The distance at that time was at least 120 steps."

"This is impossible!" Hong Chengchou said, "The accuracy of the self-generated firecracker will drop sharply after fifty steps, and it will be impossible to shoot at eighty steps, let alone 120 steps."

Fan Wencheng also said: "Self-generated firecrackers don't have such a strong penetrating power."

"That's right." Ning Wan and I echoed, "If the distance is more than 120 steps, the self-generated firecracker can only penetrate a layer of cotton armor. When it reaches [-] steps, it can't even penetrate the cotton armor."

Hou Fangyu also said: "But now, the self-generated guns of the scout cavalry of the Ming army can accurately hit the target at a distance of 120 steps, and they can also penetrate a layer of chain mail and a layer of cotton armor at this distance. How is it possible?"

"My lord, everything this slave said is true." Wa Xing'ah said anxiously, "But there is a half-truth, and I would rather be kicked out of the flag."

Seeing what Va Xing'a said so decisively, Dorgon had already believed it to seven points, and he couldn't help but have a hidden worry in his heart, could it mean that the army's self-generated firecrackers are really so sharp?
If so, how can we fight this battle?
At this moment, He Luo would turn back and report: "Master, Yabran escaped from Seoul."

"What did you say?" Dorgon frowned slightly, Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wan, I, and Hou Fangyu, who were ranked next to Dorgon, were also heartbroken when they heard this.

He Luohui didn't say much, but turned around and waved.

The disheartened Yabran was supported by others and came to Dorgon.

At this time, Yabran was no longer as energetic as when he first left Beijing. The armor, cotton armor and chain mail on his body were gone, and he was only wearing a dirty ragged cotton jacket. They were robbed from people's homes, and the bowls on top of their heads also fell off, and even the tails of money rats were scattered.

This is really as embarrassing as it is.

Seeing Dorgon, Yablan let out a howl and the regent collapsed to the ground.

"Yablan, why did you become like this?" Dorgon said in a deep voice, "Did Oboi send you back to report? Is there something wrong with North Korea?"

"Regent, Lord Oboi has died in battle." Yabran said sadly.

"What? Oboi died in battle?!" Dorgon's face instantly collapsed.

Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo all looked at each other in blank dismay, Aobai died?

Who is Aobai?Batulu, No. [-] in the Qing Dynasty, who was appointed by Huang Taiji, actually died in battle?
"Yes, Master Oboi has already died in battle." Yabran said, "Most of the three thousand guards who accompanied him died in battle, only a dozen or so horsemen escaped by chance, and the only one who escaped here is the slave. .”

The scene suddenly became deathly silent, and the three thousand guards were all exhausted?

This is true, which makes people somewhat unexpected. These are three thousand guards, three thousand Ba Yala soldiers!

After a long while, Dorgon finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Yablan, what's going on?"

"Back to the emperor's father and the regent, the thing is like this..." Yabran immediately told Dorgon and others the whole story of the Battle of Seoul, including the outpost battle at Yanshu Station.

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng began to discuss in low voices.

"It seems that the Ming army is indeed equipped with a sharp self-generating firecracker."

"Yes, this kind of self-generating firecracker not only hits far, but also is extremely accurate."

"If not, Oboi and the [-] guards of Xiangbai Banner going to North Korea will not be exhausted."

"But fortunately, the Ming army didn't have many self-generating firecrackers, and they only equipped a small number of scout cavalry, otherwise we would be in trouble."

"But even if there is only a small amount of such self-generating firecrackers, it is very troublesome."

"No matter how troublesome it is, we must face it. Otherwise, the longer the time drags on, the more self-generated firecrackers the Ming army will have. Wouldn't the trouble for our Qing soldiers be even greater?"

"It makes sense, it seems that the decisive battle must be advanced."

Listening to Hong Chengchou's whispered discussions there, Dorgon's heart became extremely heavy.

Dorgon suddenly felt a first-class sense of powerlessness in his heart. Daming was becoming more and more difficult to defeat. Maybe it was a wrong decision to enter the customs at the beginning. If he hadn't entered the customs, his life might have been much easier.

For the first time, Dorgon doubted the decision he had made.

Hong Chengchou was extremely good at observing his face, and when he saw that Dorgon had never said a word, he knew that his confidence had been shaken, and he had serious doubts about whether the Qing Dynasty could defeat the Ming Dynasty.

And once Dorgon's confidence is shaken, the result will be disastrous.

At the moment Hong Chengchou comforted Dorgon and said: "Master, the situation is actually not that bad."

Hearing this, Ning Wan and I reacted quickly, and then Hong Chengchou said: "What brother Heng Jiu said is very true. Although the Ming army's self-generated firecrackers are sharp, their effects are limited."

"That's right." Fan Wencheng continued, "It's the cannon that really decides the outcome."

"What brother Xiandou said is very true." Hong Chengchou said again, "The red cannon and the Fran cannon are too bulky to reach Liaodong in a short time, but we still carry 400 camel swivel cannons and 600 tiger cannons. Squatting cannons, with these 1000 cannons, it is enough to destroy the hollow phalanx of the Ming army, even if the Ming army builds a car formation, it is useless."

Hou Fangyu also persuaded: "No matter how sharp the self-generated firecracker is, it will not be able to compete with the cannon after all."

With repeated comforts from Hong Chengchou and others, Dorgon regained confidence in the Qing army.

But Dorgon would not admit that he was shaken, and said coldly: "What are you worried about? Even if everyone in the Qing Dynasty shakes their confidence, I will not waver at all! The Qing soldiers are invincible!"

"That's right, the master is the hero of the world, how can he be intimidated by this small setback." Hong Chengchou laughed.

But Dorgon shook his head and said: "Heng Jiu, you are wrong. This is not a small setback. Oboi died in battle, and the three thousand Ba Yala soldiers with white flags were wiped out. Next, North Korea will definitely tear up the covenant. Once North Korea becomes a vassal state of Nanming again, the situation of the Qing Dynasty will take a turn for the worse, and Liaodong will become peaceful forever."

Hong Chengchou hurriedly said: "Master Mingjian, this matter is really not trivial."

"But it's nothing." Dorgon said, "There are thousands of threads and one thread. As long as the Ming army is defeated and Chongzhen is captured, all problems will be solved. Chongzhen shouldn't have come to Liaodong."

After a pause, Dorgon shouted again: "Decree..."

Dorgon originally wanted to issue an order to order the Ten Thousand and Eight Banners Mongolia to cross the Hun River first, waiting for an opportunity to cut off the road between Shengjing and Gaizhou, and cut off the chance for the Ming army to return to Gaizhou.

However, before Dorgon finished speaking, a messenger came up from behind.

"Urgent report!" The messenger shouted from a distance, "Urgent report from the king of Ersen County, the left-wing front banner of the Horqin tribe..."

Hearing this, Dorgon's face collapsed again, wouldn't it?Will there be any changes in Liaodong?Chongzhen, this bastard, must have left Shengjing and fled back to Gaizhou, right?

However, the more you are afraid of something, the more something will come.

Dorgon's worries soon turned into cruel facts.

"Reporting to the emperor's father and the regent." The messenger came to Dorgon, got off his horse and knelt on one knee to report, "The Ming army has withdrawn from Shengjing City five days ago and is turning towards Liaoyang and Haizhouwei."

When Hong Chengchou heard this, he became a little anxious.

"Master, Chongzhen, the dog emperor, wants to run away."

"Master, we can't let Chongzhen escape, we must catch him."

"If you can't catch the living, you can also die. Chongzhen must be kept."

"Master, don't miss this opportunity. If you don't lose it, you need to make a decision early."

Under the urging of Hong Chengchou and others, Dorgon finally made up his mind.

At that moment Dorgon yelled: "Pass the decree, ignore the harassment of the Ming army's scouting cavalry, the whole army will speed up and turn to the southeast, directly cross the Hun River from the south of Dongchang Fort, no matter what, we must rush to the front of the Ming army and stop them Chongzhen!"

"Hey!" Dozens of cavalry messengers scattered away immediately.

Dorgon's will was quickly conveyed.

(End of this chapter)