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Chapter 413 On the eve of the decisive battle?

Yinhu followed the example of Huang Taiji and led his army from Xifengkou into the Great Wall Pass, preparing to catch the Ming army by surprise.

As a result, when I rushed in, I discovered that the border town near the Great Wall had been evacuated by the Ming army, and even the fields were deserted and overgrown with weeds.

The Qing army did not believe in evil and divided its troops to attack and harass the villages and towns.There were no surprises. Tens of thousands of cavalry dispersed, but not a single Han village was found.The cavalry that went south to plunder was even more exaggerated, and even Qian'an County was captured.

Although the county town has long been empty of people, the city walls were damaged by explosives, and all the food was evacuated.

The Ming army established strong walls and clearing the country at the edge of the Great Wall. On the one hand, it was to guard against the Qing army, but on the other hand, the population was indeed insufficient.Even if all the in-migration population from border towns is absorbed, Beizhili as a whole will still be vast and sparsely populated.

Yinsu was indeed disgusted!
The Qing army in Liaodong is now in a difficult situation. Although its military advance is generally very smooth and it has completely established a foothold in the pass, it cannot obtain supplies of food and grass from the people inside the pass. It can only transport them from outside the pass and Monan, mainly from Monan Zhuge. Alliance flag.

It would be okay if this was short-term, but if it turned into a tug-of-war, even if the Monan alliance flags would not rebel, they would not be able to hold on.

Just when Yinhu was hesitant and in a dilemma, the scouts suddenly came back and sent a message: "Prince Regent, two armies of Han soldiers are coming north from Shunde and Tianjin respectively, and are preparing to join forces at Shuntian Prefecture!"

Yinsu was startled: "What? How many people are coming from the Han army?"

The scout replied: "There are countless of them, there are tens of thousands of civilians alone."

Countless, really countless.

The scouts couldn't count them in detail, and they didn't dare to get too close, so they could only come back non-stop to report the news.

Yinsu frowned when he heard this, but did not reprimand him.If there are tens of thousands of civilians, that means there are at least tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

After thinking about it, Yinsi couldn't make a decision, so he immediately summoned the generals of the army to discuss the matter.

But Yinqi said: "Brother Bage, why are you hesitating? We are short of food and grass now. If the Han soldiers drag us on, the situation will be unfavorable to us. Now the Han soldiers dare to take the initiative to attack, this is our opportunity!"

"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. The Han soldiers were already powerful, but now the situation is different from the past. If we don't know the situation of the Han soldiers, if we rashly launch a decisive battle, what should we do if we are trapped in a tight siege?" Suzhuketu said immediately. He retorted, his words were full of confidence, and he was not afraid of the identity of the Manchu prince Yinqi (the title raised by Yinhu).

Yinzhen glared angrily: "What did you say?"

In his opinion, how could Suzhu Ketu, a Mongolian and a slave of the Eight Banners of Chahar, dare to speak like this to his master?

If he had been the commander of the northwest army in the past, and there was someone who didn't know the rules, even if he didn't pick up the sword on the spot, he would have been whipped a few times to make him remember it.

Su Zhuketu was fearless and said: "My lord, please calm down. Everything my servant said is true. The Han army is powerful and we should not take it lightly. If we rush to a decisive battle, we will be asking for trouble."

"you……"

"Shut up!" Yinsu scolded with a frown.

"Humph!" Yinzhen sat back angrily.

"Prince Regent, please calm down." Suzhu Ketu said and said nothing, acting like a good Mongolian slave.

Seeing this, the other general managers of the Monan Alliance Banners present just glanced at the three of them and said nothing more, as if they were indifferent.

Yinsu looked around. Although his expression was still serious and solemn, he felt vaguely uneasy in his heart.Reluctantly suppressing it, he asked: "What do you general managers think?" The general managers of all the Monan alliances present said in unison: "We will fight how the regent tells us to fight."

The meaning of these words sounds harmless at first, but if you listen carefully, you can clearly hear the alienation in them.

The Manchu, Mongolian and Han family has been promoted by the Manchu and Qing Dynasties for nearly a hundred years, and it has always been a joke.

Just as Kangxi called the Manchus and Hans one family but never allowed Han people to hold important positions, the Mongols, a tribe that formed a united military front with the Qing Dynasty, were never trusted by the Qing Dynasty.

The reduction policy, the abolition of pastures, forced relocation, the banning of the Khanate, and the establishment of the Eight Banners to divide the power of the Khans were merciless in wielding the butcher knife against Mongolia. In the end, only the Manchu and Mongolian Khans were left in exchange. marriage.

It can be said that both the Mongolian Khan tribes in Mobei and Monan have enough reasons to be hostile to the Manchus.

If it weren't for the overwhelming power of the Manchu and Qing dynasties, the Mongol Khan tribe might have rebelled long ago... Well, it should be said that some people did rebel, but they were beaten by the Manchu and Qing dynasties.

But now, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was not only defeated by the Han soldiers, but also directly divided into two. Its strength was reduced to ten, and it all relied on the remaining power of the past and the even more powerful Monan alliance banners that had declined.

Yinhu asked Dai Duo, the only Han man present and the only civil servant present: "How does Mr. Dai think we should fight?"

Dai Duo is just an adviser. He can only provide grand strategies. He doesn't know the details of war. Even if he does, he can't talk too much!
"The regent has made his own decision, and there is no need for ministers to speak."

Yinqi couldn't help it anymore and said again: "Bago, don't hesitate. We are short of food and grass. If we continue to stalemate here, even if we can capture Zunhua and Yongping, it won't have much impact on the war situation. Moreover, there is only one flat river in North Zhili, and there is no danger to defend except the Great Wall. Now that the Han soldiers have arrived, they will directly fight with the Han soldiers. The Han soldiers will be exhausted in the expedition, and they will inevitably be short of troops and horses. Moreover, the Han soldiers will have to transport food and grass because they have such strong walls and clear fields. It’s no good. We only need to send a cavalry to attack the Han soldiers’ food route. If we don’t cut it off, the Han soldiers will definitely be in disarray. At that time, we will send troops according to the trend and use tens of thousands of our Qing Dynasty’s cavalry to decide the outcome in one battle!”

In these words, although all aspects were considered tactically, it was extremely risky and could even be called a big gamble.Because once the Qing army was defeated, the tens of thousands of Manchu cavalry would be wiped out.

The proper Showa orthodoxy belongs to the Qing Dynasty!

Yinsu really has no good way, he can't just retreat, right?That would really be a waste of money and food, and an expedition.

When he thought of this, Yinsu's face instantly became serious and he made a decision in his heart: "Since you all have no objections, then I will follow what Prince Rong said."

After Yinhu made the decision, he immediately ordered Suzhuketu to gather his Chahar cavalry and go to harass the invaders and plunder the Han army's food road.Moreover, on the pretext that they were afraid that the Chahar tribe would fall into a tight siege alone, they sent cavalry from the Zhelimu League and the Zhaowuda League to assist.

The Zhelimu League is the Horqin tribe, which is considered the core of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Tongliao is here.

Although the Zhaowuda League was not a die-hard Manchu tribe, it occupied the pastures of the Chahar tribe and was naturally an enemy of the Chahar tribe.

It was clear that he was worried about Suzhuketu, so he sent two nails to stare at him!

When Suzhuketu received the military order, he immediately scolded all four generations of Yinhu's ancestors in his heart. He had not yet rebelled and stood on his own feet, but these Manchus could not hold themselves back.

However, even so, Suzhuketu could only obey the order obediently, and it was impossible for him to rebel now!
The Han soldiers haven't arrived yet. If he rebels now, he may be attacked by a group.

Suzhuketu joined the cavalry of the Zhaowuda League and the Zhelim League, and then the whole army went south.

In terms of military strength alone, Yinhu still has an advantage. His tens of thousands of troops are almost all cavalry, and they are all veterans of horseback riding since childhood.

However, the proportion of firearms he has on hand is too low. Even the Sauron tribe does not have many muskets. It is not that he does not trust it, but that Liaodong is a vast area with few people. Although there are many iron ore, there is not enough labor to smelt iron and cast guns. gun.

(End of this chapter)