The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 785
Hauge called the generals of the Eight Banners to discuss the matter, Azige, Jierhalang and other uncles and a group of cousins ​​all expressed their opinions.

The traitors have taken the initiative to stand aside, because the Manchu masters believed that the traitors were unreliable, and did not expect the Han army and the Koryo army to fight the Northern Expedition coalition forces on the battlefield.

Jiannu clearly realized that there were not many opportunities, and they had to come up with a decision as soon as possible. The Northern Expedition coalition forces did not encircle any cities at all, but only set up no-man's land outside the cities.

From time to time, small groups of Mongols would appear below the city. They pretended to be undisciplined to lure Jiannu out of the city so that the surrounding cavalry could encircle and chop off their heads in exchange for rewards.

High-ranking generals such as Haug and Azig realized that the general situation was over, and a comeback was completely impossible. Without the "God of War" cavalry, they could not be sure that they could win against the Mongols and the Qing army alone.

If the Qing army did not take advantage of this time to concentrate its forces to break through the siege, it would be too late when the Northern Expedition coalition forces began to clear the city.

The military aristocrats of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were not stupid. They knew that they were not good at defending the city. Instead of hiding in the city and being defeated one by one by the "killing gods", they might as well gather the Eight Banners to make a surprise attack.

Guaranteed to be blessed by Lao Khan, the grandson of Hauge can also do it no matter how many times the Ming army comes, I, the Eight Banners warrior, will only go all the way.

At this meeting, the slave generals realized that the problem was serious. Their desire to break out of the encirclement was highly consistent. When life and death were at stake, no one would steal or play tricks. Hauge decided to gather all the Eight Banners cavalry to choose a direction and focus on breakthrough tactics, which was widely recognized. .

Hauge had been established as the prince for ten years, and he already had some supporters. Moreover, this prince was skilled in bow and horse and could take the lead in fighting, so he was quite loved by the soldiers of the Eight Banners.

All the military aristocrats of the Qing Dynasty came to discuss the matter, so Hauge didn't hide it, and took the initiative to break the dullness and said: "Generals, my Qing Dynasty has reached the time of life and death. Impossible, now trapped in Liaodong by the 'Killing God', you should be clear about the next fate, right?"

All the slave owners whispered to each other, and Azig said: "The emperor appointed His Highness the Crown Prince to be in charge of the military administration of Liaodong. We will follow His Highness's instructions on what to do now."

Hauge said: "Our Qing army is not good at defending the city, but the cavalry that was once invincible in field battles can't get cheap in front of the 'Killing God'. Besides, compared with the strength of the cavalry, our Qing army is at a disadvantage."

Jierhalang sighed heavily: "Your Highness, it's not that my Qing cavalry dare not fight, but that the Mongolian slave soldiers are too bad. After following the 'Killing God', these slaves all went crazy and entangled me in the Eight Banners. The younger generation will never die."

The Manchu nobles were whispering again, most of them were scolding the Mongolian slaves for being shameless, and they knew that they should have killed the Mongolian slaves in the first place.

Hauge lowered his hand and said: "Everyone, be quiet. It is meaningless to complain about forgiving the Mongols before. Now we are discussing how to preserve the Eight Banners as much as possible. It is not advisable to sit and wait for death. Do you have a good plan?"

Ji Erhalang said: "Your Highness, there is no good strategy now, only 36 strategies are the best."

Azig echoed: "That's true, the only way to keep the green hills is to choose to run away."

Laimbu, Babuhai, Mandahai, Gabula and other military nobles are all descendants of Boarpi and uncles or cousins ​​of Hauge, and they also echoed Jierhalang's escapeism.

The tone of the escape is set, and the next step is to discuss how to proceed.Obviously, it is not advisable not to let go of the pots and pans at home. I am afraid that I will not be able to run far, far or fast with the old, young and women.

Nowadays, there are Mongolian light cavalry all over Liaodong, and the Eight Banners cavalry is better than the Mongols in horsemanship. If you bring a big family, you can imagine the result.

Hauge acted resolutely and decisively. He gritted his teeth and said, "Start with me, give up the Liaodong city and family, and only bring the Eight Banners cavalry to break through. As long as my Eight Banners soldiers escape from birth, there will always be women and property."

Without a wife and children, the success rate of leading the cavalry breakthrough is very high, but what will be the fate of the wives and children?The military aristocrats of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were noisy again. In the end, no one objected to Hauge's proposal, and everyone gritted their teeth and agreed.

A consensus was reached on concentrating the fine cavalry to break through, and the next step was to discuss the direction of attack and the place of escape.

Azig did his part to analyze the situation for his brothers and nephews. He talked eloquently: "Our Qing army is currently living in more than a dozen cities such as Shengjing, Guangning, Fuzhou, Haizhou, and Fushun. The cavalry used in a concentrated manner should be between [-] and [-], which can guarantee one man and two horses.

The king believes that there is Jinzhou Jiancheng to the west, and there is no way to go to the sea to the south. The most ideal direction of attack is to fight eastward across the Yalu River and join forces with "Xinjing", so that food and supplies can be obtained. "

Ji Erhalang put forward a different view, he said: "This king thinks that the Northern Expedition coalition forces are not stupid. They clearly know that the primary purpose of the Qing army is to open up the Yalu River, and they must have already set up a net to wait.

What's more, there are high mountains and big rivers in the east.In addition, the Liaodong Great Wall of Ming Dynasty became an obstacle. If the Qing army concentrated its cavalry in high mountains and dense forests, it would not be a dead end. "

In the main hall, the generals of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties who came to discuss matters were surprisingly quiet, and they were all listening carefully to the analysis of Azige and Jierhalang, weighing their interests in their hearts.

Although most of the generals of the Eight Banners are illiterate, they all lived on horseback when they were young, and they followed their parents to rob houses when they were eleven or twelve years old. Fighting is already their instinct. After Jierhalang analyzed the military situation on the Yalu River, everyone They all smelled danger.

Obviously, there is only one direction left to go, and that is to break through to the north, and try to break through the encirclement and escape to Mobei. As long as they come to the vast and vast prairie, although the Northern Expedition has hundreds of thousands, it is just a drop in the ocean.

Jiannu didn't know that he couldn't survive if he went to the prairie, because the tribes in the prairie had been brutally abused by the Allied Forces of the Northern Expedition. Now no one dared to take Jiannu in, and they were all waiting for the opportunity to cut money and rat tails for ten stones of rice.

Hauge and a group of generals believed that it was highly possible to use cavalry to attack one point and successfully escape the encirclement. After all, the cavalry of the Northern Expedition Army needed to be deployed in all directions, and the focus should be on the front line of the Yalu River.

The Qing army should not be able to intercept more troops than the Qing army when it charged northward. When the force is not dominant, the Qing army does not want to defeat the opponent but only wants to kill a bloody road to the prairie. It should be able to do so.

Azige listened carefully to Jierhalang's different opinions, and thought it was reasonable: "Prince Zheng is indeed a wise general of the Qing Dynasty. He analyzed the situation thoroughly. It is really not suitable for cavalry to attack by crossing the mountains and forests to the east. Our army should use our strengths to avoid weaknesses." Choose to break through to the north.”

(End of this chapter)