A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 252
In the silence, the Eight Banners Manchuria Bordered White Banner Rao Yubeile Abatai suddenly stood up, and said to Dorgon, Yue Tuo and others: "I am ordered by the General, General Yangwu, all princes. Lu Xiangsheng, Wang Dou and other Ming troops are going south , the general thinks that it must be taken very seriously!"

He said sternly: "The final general thinks that these two must be eliminated, otherwise our Qing warriors will be full of plundered goods, and it may be difficult to transport them out of the customs."

Duoduo, the owner of the Xiangbai Banner, also said: "What Rao Yubeile said is very reasonable. Lu Xiangsheng, Wang Dou and other troops have arrived in Zhending, and they are expected to go south soon. They are watching and follow step by step. When will they rise up and strike? ...it's really worrying."

Duoduo used to be dismissive of the Ming army, but after Dingzhou's defeat, he still has lingering fears.The attention paid to Wang Dou and other Xuanda's troops is even more than that of Abate.

Du Du, the owner of the Eight Banners Manchuria Banner with Red Banners, also said: "Rao Yu Baylor and Prince Yu's words are reasonable. That Wang Dou's firearms are sharp, and he is brave to fight. His soldiers are so brave and brave. Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Guozhu and others rely on His momentum. Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei and other Ming generals have many cavalry soldiers under their command. Biaojie is light and agile, not losing to our army, and Wang Doubu also has reliance. They combine infantry and cavalry, can fight head-on, and can also attack from a distance... Wangyanming Throughout the country, the Xuanda Department is the greatest threat to our army."

Engetu, the leader of the Zhenghong Banner of the Eight Banners of Mongolia, and Buyan Daijun, the leader of the Banner of the Xianghong Banner, said: "As Prince Du and Prince Yu said, King Naming's Doubu is no small matter. Now that they are going south, we need to be more cautious and careful. careful."

Dorgon urgently summoned the leaders of the banners to discuss matters. Even Du Du, Engetu, Buyandai and others were far away in Tongzhou, and they also came in a hurry.Speaking of Wang Dou, the owner of the Three Banners had fought against him in Tongzhou, so it is naturally a painful memory in his heart.

Everyone thinks that Lu Xiangsheng, Wang Dou and others should be cautious when they go south.Listening to what they said, even if the rest of the banners have never fought against Lu Xiangsheng, Wang Dou and others.But with the lessons learned from the Eight Banners Manchuria and the Eight Banners Mongolia and the Four Banners, they have to be careful if they are not careful.

Yue Tuo sighed: "Since the first year of Chongde, although Rao Yubei Le gave Wang Dou a warning, we didn't know enough about it. Counting the lives of nearly 3000 warriors under Wang Dou's subordinates, these warriors ..."

He shook his head: "It's because we underestimated the enemy and were careless, and it ended up being a bitter fruit."

Adai, the leader of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Eight Banners Mongolia, said: "Compared to the first year of Chongde, although our Qing soldiers attacked and plundered smoothly this time, it was still much more difficult than the last battle. Now dare to resist the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who attacked our troops More and more, if the Wang Doubu is not broken, as Rao Yubeiler said, the general will also worry about what our Qing warriors will get, and it will be difficult to transport them out of the customs."

Wang Dou can now be said to have become a symbol of the brave spirit of Ming soldiers. Inspired by his repeated victories, more and more Ming soldiers dared to go out to fight in the city. The worries of A Dai and others were not unreasonable.If Wang Dou wins a few more victories, the Qing soldiers who entered the customs this time may be trapped in a quagmire.

Dorgon coughed lightly, and everyone fell silent immediately.

Dorgon said slowly: "As the flag masters said, Lu Xiangsheng of the Ming Dynasty and Wang Dou's troops went south, we all need to be cautious. And, Wang Dou, this king will definitely get rid of him!"

"If he is allowed to sit on the throne, my Eight Banners warriors will be maimed one by one by him, and the soldiers will be invincible, so why fight?"

Buyan Dai Weinuo, the leader of the Eight Banners, Mongolian and Red Banners, said: "Prince Rui said, is he going to fight hard against Ming General Wang?...Here, after the bloody battle, the last general will be afraid..."

Abatai stood up again. He looked around the crowd with a stern expression and said, "Banner owners, in the first year of Chongde, Wang Dou was just a small defense officer in the Ming Dynasty. The troops withdrew from the city, and Wang Dou was unexpectedly engraved because of this."

"Becoming a guerrilla general, I lost more than [-] warriors from various banners in this person's hands. It is inevitable after the war, and the power of the king will rise again. Against it, how much will our Qing warriors lose? Three thousand, five thousand, or ten thousand?"

"If things go on like this, will the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty still exist? As Prince Rui said, no matter how difficult the bloody battle is, Wang Dou will definitely get rid of it!"

Everyone was silent, Buyan Dai also sat down in shame, and at the same time felt dissatisfied. The Mongols took refuge in the Manchus only because they could enter the Customs and reap the benefits after being attached to the wings, not for cannon fodder to fight tough battles. .

After this war, Buyan Dai had to think carefully about whether it was a wise choice to attach to the Qing Dynasty.Although Huang Taiji married his daughter to him, you can tell at a glance who is more important than the future of a Manchurian woman compared with the warriors in her banner.

Dorgon glanced at Buyan Dai, and said to Du Du and Duo Duo: "Prince Yu, Anping Baylor, you two have fought against Wang Dou, tell me how to proceed against Wang Dou ?”

Du Du thought carefully for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "I was ordered by the general, Wang Dou's subordinates, the firearms are extremely sharp, and their military discipline is strict, so their firearms can be used to the greatest power. If you can't get close to your troops within a few tens of steps, you will only lose soldiers in vain."

He suggested: "When our Qing soldiers entered the pass, they captured a lot of artillery from the Ming Dynasty. We can use the captured artillery to attack Wangdou's position."

He regretted: "It's a pity that King Gongshun didn't enter the customs, otherwise he has a lot of guns and cannons in his army, so he should be able to fight against Wang Doubu."

Duoduo said: "Indeed, the firecrackers of Wangdoubu are extremely sharp. Their firecrackers have a long range and great power. The battle formation is especially strict. Their firecrackers can fight after our warriors come into range. My Qing Dynasty is strong." Bow strength and arrows, there is no room for display!"

"In addition to the musketeers, their spearmen and sword and shield players are also extremely brave. The heavily armored warriors in our banner fight in formation, and they can't break through their battle formation at all!"

Yibai, the leader of the Eight Banners Mongolian Zhengbai Banner, said unconvinced: "In this way, the Ming general Wang Dou is invulnerable? Our Qing soldiers are unparalleled in cavalry and archery, so we can't exert our advantages?"

"Such as harassing and cutting off food channels, isn't that okay?"

Rao Yubei Le Abatai said: "Lu Xiangsheng and others are very cautious. They carry all the food and grass in the army with them. There is no way to stop the food road. Even if they can only carry a month's food and grass in the army, it is a pity that our Qing soldiers are now The soldiers were divided into separate groups, but they were defeated one by one, and the gains we plundered were continuously used as food and grass for their army."

"The battle of Dingzhou was like this. Our army with white flags worked hard and plundered a large amount of food, grass and supplies from Dingzhou and other places, and finally became their spoils of war. As for harassment, Lu Xiangsheng had [-] people in his army, most of them were Cavalry pawns, carrying food and grass by their side, where do they start to harass? I am a Knight of the Eight Banners, and I can't play to my strengths at all."

Everyone was silent for a long time, and Dorgon said thoughtfully: "It seems that to fight against the Wangdoubu, we can only avoid its frontal edge as much as possible and attack the two wings of its friendly troops. In the end, it will be effective in the battle of Taizu Gao Emperor Hunhe." , use more chariots and artillery, and attack with ten times more troops in an endless stream, so there is a chance of victory."

He made up his mind, looked around everyone and said: "Wang Dou must be eliminated sooner rather than later. This general has decided to gather all the troops going south and choose an appropriate time and terrain. With tens of thousands of elite soldiers and the momentum of thunder, Lu Xiang will be promoted. , Wang Dou's tribes were wiped out in one blow, what's your opinion?"

His eyes were bright, and he just scanned everyone.

Dudu, Abatai, Duoduo and others all stood up, impassioned, and agreed with the general who was ordered.Anyway, it is impossible for them to be the main force to attack Wang Dou in the future, so why not do it?The bannermen of the Eight Banners and Mongolia are the cannon fodder for the new affiliated army. Naturally, there is no room for them to intervene in such strategic and tactical matters.

Ji Erhalang, the owner of the Xianglan Banner, was a little hesitant, but when he saw Dorgon's gaze, he still got up and agreed.

Perhaps because of the tragic fate of his father and brother, Jierhalang was extremely cautious in his daily affairs, which seemed to give people a feeling of weakness and obedience.In the face of Dorgon, who is aggressive and has a growing desire for power, he always chooses to obey.

Huang Taiji had snatched the two yellow flags of the Eight Banners of Manchuria early on, and let his son Hauge be the head of the Zhenglan Banner.Seeing that several banner owners who entered the pass agreed with his opinion, Dorgon showed a satisfied expression on his face, and finally asked General Yangwu Yue Tuo: "What do you think of General Yangwu?"

Seeing that Dorgon was so arbitrary, he listened to his own opinion after everything was decided, Yue Tuo was a little displeased.

At this time, Yue Tuo, as General Yangwu, was in charge of the right-wing troops of the Qing soldiers who invaded the bandits.But a few years ago, because of his arrogance and rudeness in front of Huang Taiji, Yue Tuo was deprived of his position as Baylor, demoted to Beizi, and fined 5000 taels of silver.Although Huang Taiji had resumed his position as Baylor years ago, Yue Tuo was still much more stable, with a taste of not showing his emotions or anger.

Facing the aggressive Dorgon, he was also unwilling to confront the aggressive Dorgon, which would worsen the relationship between the two.In addition, as a Baylor, his title is second class lower than Dorgon's. In fact, the Qing soldiers who invaded this time are respected by Dorgon.

Yue Tuo was displeased in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, he said slowly: "What the General was ordered to say is very reasonable, Wang Dou is a confidant of our Qing Dynasty, it is better to get rid of this person sooner rather than later, this General I also agree!"

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On the third day of December in the 11th year of Chongzhen, Zhending Mansion, inside the Xuanda camp.

Near noon, the whole camp was in commotion again. Under the rumors of sentries from various battalions, countless sergeants shouted loudly: "The brother who transported food is back."

Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei, Wang Dou and others were also alarmed. Looking from outside the camp, it was true that in the desolate wilderness, densely packed vehicles, mules and horses were coming towards the camp against the cold wind.Lu Xiangsheng clapped his hands and was overjoyed: "Great, with these grains and grass, the soldiers in the army will not have to worry about hunger or cold."

It was only eight or ninety miles from Xingtang County to Zhending Mansion. Everyone estimated that the grain transport army would be back within two days, but it took three days.There may have been twists and turns along the way, but it went well.Everyone greeted them out of the camp, and soon, vehicles full of grain and grass came one after another.

Looking at the grain and grass carried along with him, there was no problem with the four thousand stones that Wang Dou said. Lu Xiangsheng smiled all over his face, but looked at Wang Dou with doting eyes.Hu Dawei, Yang Guozhu and others were full of joy, and their eyes were full of appreciation and gratitude when they looked at Wang Dou.

After Wang Dou led the army to Changping, everyone's love for Wang Dou is really too much.

Finally, the rolling baggage vehicles arrived outside the camp, and the whole camp was full of joy.Everyone was smiling, watching the soldiers with their heads and faces packed tightly driving the vehicles full of food into the camp. With these food and grass, at least this month, the army will Don't worry about eating and drinking.

Zhong Tiaoyang, Li Guangheng, Chen An, Guo Yingxian and others who had gone out to escort the grain and grass got off their horses and strode over to report to Lu Xiangsheng, Wang Dou and others.Wang Dou looked at Zhong Tiaoyang and the others, their faces were blown open by the cold wind in just two or three days, and some of them seemed to have knife marks and arrow wounds on their armor. Hard.

Judging from their appearance, they seem to have fought against the Qing soldiers, but they are all in good spirits, even the auxiliary soldiers of the battalions are all full of energy and smiling.

Lu Xiangsheng helped them up himself, and sighed: "You generals have worked hard, but the journey is smooth?"

Although Zhong Tiaoyang's military rank is the lowest in this time, the grain is stored by Wang Dou, so among the generals, Zhong Tiaoyang is faintly headed, and he said loudly: "Return to the governor, the last general will wait for a smooth journey. , but when we arrived at the land of Xinle, we were harassed by slaves, which delayed us for a while."

Guo Yingxian grinned and said, "Haha, there are more than 1000 Tartar soldiers, including hundreds of armored soldiers, who also want to harass our food convoy? Old Guo, General Li, and General Chen are easy to kill. Soldiers, they ran far away, never daring to come again.”

Everyone laughed, although there was this little episode, but the food delivery went smoothly this time, Lu Xiangsheng ordered all the generals to quickly enter the camp to rest.However, when he saw Zhong Tiaoyang and Li Guangheng's Baoanzhou sergeant standing behind hundreds of people, he couldn't help showing a puzzled look in his eyes.

At this time, Wang Dou also saw behind Zhong Tiaoyang, standing a very handsome young general, wearing a fine iron armor and wearing a red cape, standing motionless in the cold wind, looking extremely heroic.This general Wang Dou knew him, but he was Gao Xun whom he personally met that day, and he served as a team officer of Division B and Division C under Han and Chao's subordinates.

Wang Dou had already learned from Han Chaona that Han Chao ordered his team officer Gao Xun to stay behind in the grain village in Xingtang County of Zhending Mansion, and also selected [-] young men from among the refugees to train under his command.After completing the task of staying behind this time, Gao Xun led several hundred soldiers of his own, together with Zhong Tiaoyang, to join Wang Dou's army.

At this time, Wang Dou saw that there were nearly 400 people behind Gao Xun. They were all lined up neatly in a line. They had three teams of spearmen and two teams of firecrackers. There is a strong air on the face.

Wang Dou couldn't help nodding his head slowly. The team officers and first-class leaders among them were naturally the veterans of the original team. However, in just a few months, the original young and strong recruits were able to train to the present state, which is enough to show their high Looking for talent.

(End of this chapter)