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

Chapter 554
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In fact, deep down in his heart, Huang Taiji still remained hesitant and apprehensive about whether the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty could fight the Jingbian Army's guns. The gunmen of the Han army could not find any other good cannon fodder, so they could only drive ducks into sedan chairs.

The sharp performance of the Jingbian Army's artillery that day also left a deep impression on Huang Taiji, but the Jingbian Army's defenses are quite strict. Until now, the Qing Dynasty has not learned their secret artillery firing skills, but according to Kong Youde's instructions According to the layout, the Great Qing Artillery Battalion can still exert excellent combat power.

The monarchs and ministers of the Qing Dynasty carefully planned this decisive battle. According to the information obtained, Wu Sangui, Ma Ke, and Tangtong by the Xiaoling River have about 4 soldiers and horses, less than [-]. In Jinzhou City, there are also more than two soldiers and horses. Ten thousand.

However, after more than two years of besieging the city, the Jinzhou defenders have long been exhausted, even Zu Dashou's Qianqian headquarters is equally exhausted.

After these confrontations, the Qing Dynasty has already figured out that the Shanhaiguan battalions of the Ma Ke Department suffered a lot of casualties. Regardless of the officers, generals and soldiers, they all complained. The morale of the battalions was low, and they were on the verge of collapse. However, Marco, as the chief soldier, was powerless to suppress.

Tang Tong only knows how to protect himself. By the Xiaoling River, only Wu Sangui's Ningyuan Army has combat effectiveness.

Since the confrontation, the Ministry has performed outstandingly. They not only blocked the flank attack of the Qing army in Rufeng Mountain, but also captured some narrow areas on the north bank of the Xiaoling River and the North Bank of the Naughty River, and somewhat supported some supplies for Jinzhou City, such as transporting some firewood, etc. .

In the arrangement, the Manchurian positive red flag of Daishan and Du Du's inlaid red flag were still used to deal with Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui outside the city and others.

In this expedition, almost all the Manchurian and Han banners went out, and even Yu Ding, who was recorded by each Niulu, also went out with the army. The two banners each had more than 7000 Niulu, plus two affiliated Mongolian Zhenghong Banners, Inlaid with red flags, there are about [-] bannermen.

During the initial siege of the city, only about 5000 people from Daishan, Du Du and others gathered under the city of Jinzhou, and the rest were arranged in Yizhou.

However, when the Ming and Qing confronted each other at Nuerhe, Huang Taiji mobilized some troops from Yizhou, so there were only [-] Manmeng Zhenghong Banners and Xianghong Banner Dings left there, but more than [-] were responsible for the follow-up service and A Ha did not move.

Because of the news of the grassland, Huang Taiji ordered the Qing army in Yizhou to be alert and pay attention to defense.

Du Du was ambitious and waved his fist: "Although there are more than [-] Ming troops in Jinzhou and Xiaoling River, the Ming army can fight, only Zu Dashou has thousands of soldiers, Wu Sangui has more than [-] soldiers, and slaves have more than [-] soldiers. , will definitely defeat the Ming army and crush them under the city."

Besieged along with Du Du and others, there are more than [-] Aha handymen. Many of those handymen are Yu Ding, who are also good at shooting and fighting. They can also be sent to the battlefield at a critical moment. One.

Although the siege of the city was so long and some people were killed or injured in each banner, in Du Du's mind, they were not good enough to fight the king, and they still had more strength to fight Wu Sangui and others, so they were full of confidence in this battle.

Only the old Daishan was quite cautious. He suggested to Huang Taiji: "Wang Dou's master came from outside the Great Wall. Although he doesn't know whether it is true or not, he should be more vigilant. The slave thinks that some Yu Ding can be selected from the handymen to participate in Yizhou City." If you keep it, you can also raise a flag of Aha, and these slaves will definitely serve the Qing Dynasty wholeheartedly in gratitude."

There are already 7000 defenders in Yizhou, led by Luo Luohuan, the second son of Yuetuo. They have the city as their support. If they choose handymen to assist in the defense, some of the strong and loyal Ahha will raise the flag. The defense of Yizhou More worry-free.

Huang Taiji thought to himself: "Jiang is old and spicy, and an old fox is an old fox. If you don't win first, you will lose first. As long as there is no worry about the future, the army can fight at the front line with peace of mind."

He said calmly: "It's just like what Prince Li said."

The key to this decisive battle is the frontal battlefield and the battle to cut off the Ming army's retreat.

Unceremoniously, Huang Taiji named Dorgon and Duoduo, as well as all the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the Korean army, and arranged them on the frontal battlefield to fight face to face with Wang Dou and others.

In order to show justice, his son Haoge's Manchurian Zhenglan Banner and Jierhalang's Xianglan Banner also participated in the battle, along with the Eight Banners Mongolian soldiers of Zhengbai, Xiangbai, Zhenglan, and Xianglan. , a part of the Mongolian soldiers from the outer vassal.

In this way, on the frontal battlefield on the north bank of the Naughty River, the four banners of Manchuria are the main force, supplemented by the Mongolian and Han troops, and the Korean army, with a total strength of almost 11.

Of course, due to the casualties of the various banners after the war, there were only about [-] soldiers and horses capable of fighting, or even less than a little. The Ming army opposite them, including the Songshan garrison, was estimated to be about [-].

Huang Taiji's eyes were as sharp as eagles of prey, and he scanned the crowd back and forth: "Ashan and Baiyintu, the masters of the Two Yellow Banners, led the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Erhuang Banner, with a total of about [-] soldiers. Ha, an army of [-] attacked the Ming army at Xingshan, thinking it was an act of outflanking and cutting off the way back!"

According to the intelligence, the Ming Dynasty deployed Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, Cao Bianjiao, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Association, and Wang Tingchen, the former commander-in-chief of the Tunwei, in Xingshan and other places. Near Bijia Mountain, there are also thousands of men and horses from Meng Dao, the general guard.

The Thunderbolt attack of an army of one hundred thousand must be able to outflank and wipe them out!
Although Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen and others were said to be capable of fighting, Huang Taiji didn't take it to heart. What made him a little bit worried were some troops deployed by the Jingbian Army in Changling Mountain.

This Changling Mountain, viewed from a distance, is just an ordinary mountain. There is nothing surprising about it. There are no defensive fortifications. Only when you look closely, it seems that there are some low earthen walls. It seems that there is nothing in the wall. , so simple that it couldn't be more simple.

Of course, given the importance Huang Taiji attached to Wang Dou, he thought Changling Mountain would not be so simple.

Although sentinels can only watch from a distance and are difficult to approach, from the words they describe, Huang Taiji feels a sense of familiarity, which is a bit similar to Dorgon and others attacking Wang Dou's Julu line of defense, which caused Huang Taiji a lot of trouble. focus on.

However, he believes that there are still too few defenders in Changling Mountain, estimated to be 3000 to [-] troops, and they are still garrisoned by the Jingbian Army. With their own superior forces, they can still be attacked.

When Dorgon and others attacked Julu back then, didn't they also attack their defense line?Just drive Aha's handyman a lot.

The Aha slaves accompanying the army can use measures such as raising flags and distributing fields to lure them, which will greatly enhance their enthusiasm for fighting to death.

Therefore, it is important to pay attention to it. Huang Taiji does not think that Changling Mountain cannot be captured, and this place is located in the key point of his plan to cut off the back road and dig a trench, so he must seize it.

Dorgon was annoyed, Huang Taiji arranged himself and Duoduo's troops on the frontal battlefield, while his two yellow flags went to outflank the rear.Everyone knows that fighting Wang Dou is dangerous, but outflanking the rear is relatively easy, even fighting Wu Sangui and others outside Jinzhou City is not very dangerous.

He knew that Huang Taiji had been suspicious of himself and his younger brother for a long time. He and Duoduo's two white flags had a total of 98 cattle records, which greatly exceeded the 75 cattle records of the two yellow flags.

Even with Hauge's 42 Niulu, Huang Taiji and his son still surpassed them in strength, but not by much. No wonder Huang Taiji was always suspicious, and whenever he had the opportunity, he let Erqi be cannon fodder.

But Dorgon had no choice. As the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji ordered them to be justified. No matter how angry Dorgon was, he did not dare to resist in person.What's more, in this battle, Hauge's Zhenglan flag was also arranged on the frontal battlefield, leaving Dorgon even more speechless.

He had no choice but to go out and take orders with Ji Erhalang and others.

When he answered loudly, he felt Huang Taiji's cold eyes sweep over his face, and Dorgon's heart shuddered even more.

You Yizheng Jin of the North Korean state lamented from his snacks that it was a mistake to lead the army to Jinzhou this time in order to curry favor with his master.

The North Korean army he led, because they were sent to death everywhere, there are less than [-] people who can fight now.

The soldiers complained and hated him as a right-handed politician. This time, he even joined the dreaded Jingbian army. He only hoped that the decisive battle would be a complete victory, otherwise he would not know how to explain to the government and the opposition after returning home.

Kong Youde, Shi Tingzhu and the others were arrogant and full of passion. From the moment they surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, they had no way out and had no choice but to work for the Qing Dynasty with peace of mind.

Of course, while they were shouting in unison, they were still full of fear. Even including the Korean soldiers, they had less than 5000 musketeers, and it is estimated that the Jingbian army, Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu and others may have [-] musketeers. There are around [-] to [-] people, and they are not sure whether they can win the bird gun duel.

Only some princes and ministers of Outer Fan and Mongolia showed relaxed expressions on their faces. It seems that Selen’s sacrifice was not costly, and Bogda Khan still took care of them. It is good news that the dangerous frontal battlefield has been avoided.

Hauge naturally had no objection to his father's arrangement, but after the battle of Huangtuling, he also became afraid of the Jingbian army. He said, "Why are the two yellow flags not placed on the east side of Yijialing? Launch a side attack? In such a frontal place, with 20 troops flanking the left and right sides, we will definitely win a big victory."

Daishan seemed to be happy with any arrangement of Huang Taiji, and at this time he even explained: "Yijialing and other places are good for the Han army to attack and defend, but they are not good for our cavalry to gallop, so we have to attack on foot. Wang Dou is good at defending, and his firearms are sharp. The battle has reached a stalemate, which is not conducive to our division annihilating the elite of the Ming army."

Jierhalang also said: "If the two yellow flags are placed on the east side of Yijialing, Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen and others from the Ming Dynasty may also cross the Nuer River and attack our Baimiaobao army from the side. To be flanked by the Ming army, it is better to outflank the rear, to shake the morale of the army, and put them in a desperate situation."

Hauge showed a look of sudden realization, and said with a rare salute: "I have been taught, thank you Prince Li and Prince Zheng for your teaching."

Both Daishan and Jierhalang were surprised and hurriedly returned the gift. Hauge relied on Huang Taiji's power and had always been domineering. After being beaten up by Wang Doubang, he changed a lot.

Huang Taiji nodded with a smile, his son has matured a lot after suffering setbacks, he suddenly felt tears welling up in his eyes, as if he saw that little eagle in the past had grown into an eagle in the sky and could fly by itself.

All Han and Mongolian ministers also nodded secretly. The emperor's health was getting worse and worse, and they were all anxious. Hauge showed the clues of the British Lord, and they were relieved.

Duo Duo pouted, only Duo ErGun lowered his head to hide the cold light flashing in his eyes.

After the arrangement of the army was made, the atmosphere in the room was solemn. The Ming and Qing armies would soon face off on the north bank of the Naughty River, more than ten miles from east to west, and more than ten miles from north to south. It is unknown who will win the battle.

Huang Taiji slowly glanced at the kings of Baylor, his eyes were unprecedentedly severe: "This time, we have more than [-] troops from the Qing Dynasty, and we will fight the Ming army in Jinzhou, Nuerhe, Xingshan and other places. Liang Dao, you must fight to the end, if there are those who retreat before the battle, I will definitely kill them!"

He even said: "On September [-]th, the two sides fought a battle. At the north bank of the Daughter River, I will lead Karbush's talented soldiers and horses to personally supervise the battle!"

Hauge first raised his arms and shouted: "The Qing Dynasty will win!"

Duoduo also roared: "Kill all the Nanmans!"

All the Mongols cast their bodies on the ground again and shouted: "Bogda Khan, Bogda Khan, Bogda Khan..."

Amid the shouts of all the ministers, Huang Taijiu was at the top. He had deep eyes and secretly prayed in his heart: "Emperor Gao is the spirit in the sky, and I hope to protect our army from victory. God bless my Qing Dynasty!"

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After all the ministers came out, Prince Consort, Eight Banners Mongolia Xianghongqi Gushan Ezhen Buyan Dai, and Zhenghongqi Gushan Ezhen Engetu walked together.

Buyan Dai couldn't hide the worry on his face, and complained to Engetu: "What does Bogda Khan think? Are you really going to fight the Ming army?"

Engetu sighed: "The Great Khan has already made his decision, let's see how the fight goes."

Like the two, Ombu Chuhuer and Shanba of Tumed Banner in Mongolia, the Outer Domain, were also worried about the outcome of this battle.

They were even more concerned about what happened on the grassland?
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In the afternoon of the same day, the daughter river section of Shuangzi Mountain.

At this time, the river was covered by densely packed pontoon bridges. Several miles on the south bank and about three miles on the north bank were already filled with camps of the Ming army, and the densely fluttering flags were buzzing in the cold wind.

Not far from the north of the camp, there are complex and curved trenches. One or two miles away from the trenches is the camp of the Qing army.

Behind the trench, many soldiers from both sides of the Ming and Qing Dynasties were walking and watching, and their expressions could not conceal their exhaustion.

Not only that, along the official road on the east side of Shuangzi Mountain, several deep moats meander southward, almost reaching Songshan Castle.

In order to prevent the Qing army from rushing down from Rufeng Mountain and cut off the Ming army's retreat on the Daughter River Bank, the official road almost disappeared under the hard work of a large number of soldiers and civilians. Gullies with a length of more than ten miles replaced the original relatively flat land. .

Wang Dou was standing by the river, near a pontoon bridge. Over there, there were groups of peasants carrying a large amount of luggage, and they were hurrying across the bridge. Their heavy footsteps made the pontoon bridge creak and creak. .

After these civilians passed by, a group of soldiers from the Jingbian Army came from the pontoon bridge. They were replaced by rest. On the south bank of the Daughter River, there was basically no fighting in the battalion, but on the north bank of the Daughter River, there would be battles from time to time, sometimes for several days There is no one battle, and sometimes there are several battles in a day.

It can be seen that these second-class soldiers all look tired, but their eyes are sharper.

The tempering of the flames of war made them all qualified and elite fighters.

As the weather turned cold, they all changed into winter clothes. Although they were wearing blue-gray coats, the occasional flashes of bright red inside them made their whole appearance brighter.

In terms of the pleasing and gorgeous colors of clothing, the Ming Dynasty has reached the peak in China for thousands of years. No matter whether it is the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, or the Republic of later generations, they can't reach their level. Jingbian Army clothing pays more attention to this point, to the greatest extent It embodies the heroic spirit and might of the soldiers.

When these soldiers came over, they were tired and relaxed, and when they saw Wang Dou by the pontoon bridge, all of them had expressions of respect on their faces.

Seeing them going to the camp at the rear, Xie Yike beside Wang Dou suddenly muttered: "I'm so tired, when will this day be the end? Let me tell you, what a confrontation, it's better to have a big fight, it's more refreshing! "

After healed up from his injuries, Xie Yike was alive and kicking again. During the long confrontation between the armies, his expression became more sluggish, because the camp of the enemy and us was right in front of him, and there was nothing to scout.

Wen Daxing pulled Xie Yike's hand, and Zhong Xiancai slapped Xie Yike on the head. In front of Wang Dou, Zhong Xiancai was quite violent.

Xie Yike touched his head and muttered, "Beat people indiscriminately."

He also knew that he had made a slip of the tongue. It was the general who insisted on the army's confrontation. Wen Daxing and Zhong Xiancai were also for his own good.

Han Chao hesitated for a moment, then said softly: "General, should the stalemate between our teacher and the Tartars continue?"

Wang Dou looked at him, Han Chao's face was much thinner and more resolute, and the light of wisdom flashed in his eyes.

However, it can be seen that Han and North Korea are also tired deep in their hearts.

And the general is like this, let alone the soldiers.

Wang Dou suddenly hesitated. The style of his army is to move forward, attack, attack again, and wipe out everything in the field. Will this kind of confrontation, sit-in war, cause a hidden blow to the morale of the army?

Although Wang Dou is confident that his army can unswervingly carry out his orders, but the morale of the army is declining step by step, which he does not want to see.

And whether to continue to confront the Qing army, the debate in the Ming army camp is also fierce.Many officers and generals believed that instead of burying the morale of the army for a long time, it is better to have a quick battle and a showdown with the Tartars, so as not to be so lifeless all day long, and do not know when it will end.

Right now, the armies of both sides are very tired, and it depends on who can persevere more.

Wang Dou also recalled the information he received yesterday, that the bandit had reappeared.

The secrecy level of the Ming court and the cabinet was zero, so after Li Xianfeng's memorials arrived in the capital, there was an uproar very soon. The intelligence department arranged intelligence personnel in the capital to work quickly, and the information was delivered to Wang Dou soon after.

Wang Dou was quite surprised that Li Zicheng came back from the ashes so quickly, although he knew that Li Zicheng was a strong man in history, able to toss his life, but he rose so quickly...

Internal and external troubles, it seems that the emperor will soon make a choice, and try his best, can he really change the regrets in history?

At this moment, Wang Dou hesitated and hesitated, but soon, he expel this cowardly thought out of his body.

After many years of struggle, iron and blood, his heart has long been tempered like steel, and his will is unwavering.

"You should make your own decision!"

Wang Dou said to himself.

He was about to answer Han Chao, when suddenly a horse rolled over, the knight rolled off his horse and said loudly to Wang Dou: "General, Hong Du is calling urgently, the emperor has an imperial edict coming."

Another rider came and shouted: "General, the Tartars seem to be retreating!"

(End of this chapter)