The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 232 Qing Army
Chongzhen 11th year, November 23rd, at noon.

On the outskirts of Gaoyang, if you look up, you can see all the camps of the Qing army.

Densely covered almost the entire wilderness.

Banners of various colors fluttered continuously between the camps, and the sound of hunting slowly spread to the distance along with the whistling wind.

At this time, Gaoyang City was already filled with thick smoke, almost turned into a sea of ​​flames, looking like a purgatory on earth.

Armored soldiers of the Qing army wandered the streets and alleys with Shun Dao in their hands, shouts in Manchu language rose and fell in the city, wanton laughter and desperate wailing mixed together...

The red flag flying above the Gaoyang city wall had long since disappeared, and the banner above the city wall had already turned into a white banner. It was the flag representing the Zhengbai flag and the bordered white flag in the Qing army.

Dorgon stood on the watchtower built by the Chinese army camp, frowning and looking at Gaoyang City, which was gradually being engulfed by the sea of ​​flames in the distance.

The wails and cries from Gaoyang City mixed with the north wind lingered in Dorgon's ears, but did not cause any waves in his heart.

The reason why Dorgon frowned was not because of the massacre in Gaoyang City, but because of the sudden appearance of the Zhending Ming army just a few days ago.

"Have you heard everything clearly?"

Hearing the footsteps behind him, Dorgon didn't turn his head. He knew who was coming, so he asked immediately.

"It's been cleared up."

Duoduo, who was wearing a silver-white gilt armor, led a group of armored soldiers to the high platform just now. When he heard Dorgon's question, he answered immediately.

"The Ming army that defeated Chasuka was King Qin's army who came from Shaanxi, and the commander of the army was Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi in the Ming Dynasty."

"The Sun Chuanting who killed Gao Yingxiang, the leader of the bandits in the pass?"

Dorgon raised his eyebrows slightly, he had heard of Sun Chuanting's name before.

Any well-known generals and schools within the Ming Court will have records in their army.

The role of intelligence is incomparably huge, and sometimes it can even determine the direction of the battlefield, or even defeat others without fighting.

Although Dorgon has always been dissatisfied with Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji is more capable and farsighted than him.

In terms of scheming and scheming, no one in the entire Northland can beat this starling like him.

Now this journey south seems to be under his leadership, but in fact all the strategies are formulated by Huang Taiji.

He won this battle, and everyone will only remember that Huang Taiji made the strategy.

Huang Taiji's prestige in the army and court will continue to be elevated, and his influence will also be greatly improved.

And if he loses this battle, he will bear most of the responsibility at that time, but Huang Taiji will not be affected much.

Moreover, Huang Taiji can also use this as an excuse to weaken his authority...

"Yes, that's Sun Chuanting."

Dodo nodded and continued to report.

"The scouts reported, captured and confirmed by word of mouth, that the generals accompanying the army included Cao Wenzhao, the commander-in-chief of aid and suppression, He Renlong, the commander-in-chief of Yansui, Cao Bianjiao, the deputy commander-in-chief of Lintao, and Chen Wang, the deputy commander-in-chief of Hanzhong."

"The Zhending Ming army numbered around 5000, including more than [-] cavalry and [-] infantry."

"The Ming army's cavalry is quite elite, and our army's scouts don't have much advantage when they meet with scouts."

"The infantry of his troops are very powerful. They were battalion soldiers from Hanzhong Town who were in front of Zhenglan Banner that day, that is, the troops under Chen Wang's command."

Dorgon's eyes narrowed slightly, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao were old acquaintances, and he had heard He Renlong's name before, and it seemed that the Ming army could fight in Guan Nei.

But he had never heard of the name Chen Wang.

"Chen Wang?"

Duo Duo knew that Dorgon would ask about Chen Wang's situation, so he had already prepared the belly draft before coming.

"This person was originally Cao Wenzhao's servant. In Chongzhen's eight years, he passed four ranks in a row. He successively served as Baizong, Bazong, Qianzong, and Guerrilla. After that, he was promoted all the way for his meritorious service in suppressing bandits. In the tenth year of Chongzhen, he was promoted to be the deputy general of Hanzhong Town. .”

"The leader in Zhending is Chasuka. He has always been cautious. This time he suffered such a big loss, something is wrong."

Duoduo's expression was dignified. Although Chasuka was a member of the Zhenglan Banner and had no way of dealing with them, he really had nothing to say about his fighting skills.

"In this battle, including the auxiliary soldiers and Mongolian cavalry on the side of Zhenglan Banner, there were more than 5000 soldiers in total, and almost 1000 people were lost. All the captured luggage was lost. It can be regarded as a big defeat."

"What did Chasuka say?"

Dorgon turned around, looked at Duo Duo and asked.

If you lose a battle, you must know the reason, and Chasuka, as the main general, naturally needs to give an explanation.

As for the punishment Dorgon has not been issued for the time being, Chasuka is Jiala Ezhen of Zhenglan Banner after all.

Although Dorgon is now a general under orders and nominally the commander of the left-wing army, it is not easy to deal with Chasuka.

Chasuka can also be regarded as Haug's favorite general. Although he suffered a defeat this time, Chasuka was still saved by Haug.

"Most of the situation is already understood."

"The cavalry of the Ming army is very powerful. The Mongols are not their opponents. There are about 3000 to [-] elite cavalry, all of whom carry hard bows. They don't get much benefit from shooting against each other. Their morale is much higher than that of the Liao cavalry. "

Dorgon was not surprised, he had already expected it when he heard the names of Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao.

Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao were brave generals in the Ming army, and their many elite cavalry soldiers were already well-known in Liaodong in the past. Later, the Battle of the Four Cities became more widely known.

"Among the infantry of the Ming army, the Hanzhong army is the most powerful. Most of the soldiers under its command wear heavy armor. The first formation is spearmen. The spears they hold are about four or five feet longer than ours. When fighting Because of this Zhenglan Qi suffered a lot."

Ordinary tiger spears are no more than ten feet long, basically eight or nine feet in length, and are the weapons of infantry fighters.

The tip of the spear is sharp, there is a blade on the head of the spear, and the edge is raised in the blade. It is heavier than ordinary spears, so the armor-piercing effect is stronger than ordinary spears.

When fighting against the Ming army in the past, the Ming army's formation could not last long, and the shorter tiger spear was an advantage.

"Those Hanzhong soldiers wore the same clothes as the Zhejiang soldiers during the Hunhe battle. They wore an iron armor inside and a thick cotton armor on the outside. It was difficult for knives and arrows to penetrate."

"The infantry in the second formation uniformly wore clear helmets polished with water, and carried strong bows and heavy arrows. They shot very accurately. Many of them were shot in the face and throat. Take tiger spears and wild goose swords like guarding the barracks."

"The two wings of the Ming army are the Supervising Biao Battalion under Sun Chuanting's command. Those who came back said that they heard a lot of Sichuan accents. They should be soldiers from Sichuan. Their military equipment is slightly inferior, but their morale is not low. In the end, the guard battalion dismounted and fought on foot to break through the army formation."

"Sichuan soldiers, Zhejiang soldiers..."

Dorgon frowned slightly. To be honest, he didn't have a good impression of the soldiers in these two places.

The events of the Hunhe Battle are still vivid in my mind. Those Sichuan soldiers holding white long spears formed a large formation on the bank of the river, but only a few thousand people blocked their attack of tens of thousands.

Those Zhejiang soldiers in heavy armor relied on the car battalion to fight them fiercely from day to night, until dawn rose, until everyone died in the battle.

"The military equipment of the Ming army seems to have also been innovated. For some reason, the firecrackers of the Hanzhong army can stick close together, and can fire a large amount of lead bullets in an instant, and the firecrackers in their hands are extremely powerful. Forty steps The distance of three layers of heavy armor can't cover it."

"There are also cannons, which seem to be red-clothed cannons. There is also a cannon in their army that can fire three or four hundred paces. It fires extremely fast, and it seems to be extremely light. It should be able to rush with the army."

Listening to Duo Duo's report, Dorgon's expression became more serious.

"Can you be sure?"

"It is temporarily impossible to determine whether Chasuka's statement is not exaggerated."

Duoduo shook his head. If he wanted to be sure, he had to fight the real Ming army.

"However, I asked Sele and some of the bannermen who were withdrawn from the Zhenglan flag, and I got the same situation."

"Seller?"

Dorgon frowned, Chasuka might lie to avoid responsibility, but people like Sele would not say anything, and since the soldiers below said the same, then there is a high probability that the Ming army did A new batch of firearms.

If this is the case, then the current situation is not too good for them now.

Dorgon raised his right hand and slowly rubbed the railing of the watchtower in front of him, thinking about what might happen.

The current situation made him feel threatened.

The attack on Beijing was not smooth, and Lu Xiangsheng, the new Xuanda governor of the Ming court, was not easy to deal with.

The original frontier army in the north had been beaten by them so much that they hardly dared to go out to fight in the field. Every time they went south, they would only dare to hide in the city for most of the time.

But those frontier troops, under the leadership of Lu Xiangsheng, dared to go out of the city to fight with them, and even made them suffer a little.

After bypassing Zhuozhou and going south in November, they successively broke through Yizhou, Dingxing, Rongcheng, Ansu, Anzhou, Gaoyang and many other cities.

Bing fronts spread throughout the four prefectures of Shuntian, Baoding, Zhending and Hejian.

But precisely because of this, the troops were also scattered.

The breached cities allowed them to seize a large amount of supplies and livestock, and also captured a large number of people.

And these harvests also made them more and more bloated, making it difficult to cover everything.

Lu Xiangsheng has 6000 elite soldiers under his command, while Sun Chuanting has [-] under his command. If the two join forces, they may have different ideas.

The Ming army is coming aggressively this time, and the situation is not very favorable for them.

The Liaodong Army led by Gao Qiqian is not far to the east at this time, and there are more than [-] people under his command. If they encircle them, they may be in danger of being trapped in Baoning Mansion...

"The banner owners of all the banners have arrived at the military tents."

The voice from the guard behind him interrupted Dorgon's thoughts.

Dorgon turned his head and looked at the military tent not far away.

Slowly, his eyes began to change, and the original confusion gradually dissipated, replaced by a fierce killing intent...

……

In the camp of the Qing Army on the outskirts of Gaoyang City, outside the tents of the Chinese Army, two huge woven golden dragon banners stand high in the center, with banners of different colors on both sides.

Each flag of different colors and shapes represents a battalion of soldiers and horses.

Dorgon pressed the knife in his hand, and Duo Duo walked from the watchtower all the way to the tent of the Chinese army.

Outside the tent of the Chinese army, a group of Zhengbai Banner heavy armored guards wearing mercury armor saw Dorgon and Duoduo approaching, they all bowed down and greeted them respectfully.

After crossing many checkpoints and passing countless armored soldiers, Dorgon walked into the tent of the Chinese army with his head held high and his chest held high.

When Dorgon walked into the tent of the Chinese army, all the hesitation and hesitation he had on the watchtower disappeared, leaving only a fierce aura.

In the tent of the Chinese army, a group of Qing army generals wearing various armors sat on both sides.

Their helmets have been removed and placed on the other side, revealing the iron-blue shiny forehead and the top scalp, only behind the head is a slender money rattail braid.

"Welcome to the general who has been ordered!"

All the Qing generals in the tent of the Chinese army stood up and bowed down when they saw Dorgon walking into the tent from outside.

Dorgon nodded slightly as a response, and his eyes swept across the faces of everyone in the tent.

Not everyone in the tent stood up, the banner owner of the red flag, General Yangwu Yue Tuo was sitting on the right seat at the head, with an indifferent expression, as if he didn't care much about anything.

Because of Daishan's age and Huang Taiji's secret support, he has gradually retreated behind the scenes. Now the actual control of the two red flags has also changed.

On the lower left hand side, Hauge, the banner owner of the Zhenglan Banner, Du Du, the banner owner of the Xianghong Banner, and other banner owners of the Eight Manchurian Banners sat in turn. Duduo's seat was also among them, but it was temporarily vacant. .

On the right side, the leaders of the Eight Banners and Mongolian Banners sat in a row, and they did not stand up.

Huangtai Jili advocated the policy that Manchus and Mongolians should be one family, and Manchus and Mongolians formed more marriages to promote alliances.

Huang Taiji had sixteen daughters, and fourteen of them were married to Mongolian princes and nobles.

Dorgon strode forward, walked all the way to the position of the upper head, and sat on the left side of the upper head opposite Yue Tuo.

This time in the entrance battle, he and Yue Tuo are equal, but he has the right to make the decision.

Dorgon glanced at Yuetuo first, and then turned his gaze to the generals in the army in the tent.

"Since entering the customs, our Qing Dynasty has fought in dozens of cities in Keming Kingdom, fought thousands of miles, and was invincible all the way. We killed hundreds of generals and schools of Ming Kingdom, defeated tens of thousands of Ming soldiers, captured hundreds of thousands of people, and lost money. Millions."

Dorgon's voice resounded in the central army tent, and the generals in the army tent all turned their eyes to Dorgon.

"Exploring the horse and reporting back, Shandong in the Ming Dynasty is very empty, and there are not many troops on defense at all. If you can take advantage of this great victory, if you can invade Shandong and defeat Jinan, you can get another huge fortune of millions!"

Dorgon's tone was extremely provocative, and all the generals and academies of the Qing army in the Chinese army's tent were all happy and eager to try.

This time at the entrance, with the help of the Red Clothes Pao, they broke through many cities and looted all the way, already earning a lot of money.

Looking at the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, Shandong Province can be regarded as a top-ranked rich place.

If I still want to go to Shandong now, I am afraid that the harvest will be even richer than last time.

"but……"

The warm atmosphere in the military tent did not last, because Dorgon had poured cold water on it.

"I believe you all already know that just a few days ago, a King Qin army from the Ming Kingdom had arrived at Zhending."

Naturally, they already knew what Dorgon said. When they heard the news that Zhenglan Banner was defeated outside Zhending City, with thousands of casualties, they thought it was Tianfangyetan.

Because in their impression, the combat power of the Ming army was not so strong.

They didn't believe it until they saw the defeated army from Zhenglan Banner come back.

　There is another chapter today, this one is from yesterday

　　
　
(End of this chapter)