Daming Military Empire

Chapter 51 Counterattack Liaodong
The cold wind is blowing, the snow is falling, and Liaodong in November has entered the cold winter. The snow on the ground can almost cover the knees of adults. Let alone marching and fighting, even standing outside the house for a while can freeze people into popsicles.That's why Huang Taiji dared to mobilize most of his troops to sneak attack on Daming's capital, because in such bad weather, unless Yuan Keli and Yuan Chonghuan both went crazy, it would be impossible to launch an attack.

It is not known whether Yuan Keli and Yuan Chonghuan's head went crazy, but Mao Wenlong's head went crazy first.

In various history books, Mao Wenlong is a walk-on. Basically, he just appeared on the stage for a while, and he was clicked by Yuan Chonghuan after he said a few lines. One dish away.

Is Mao Wenlong really good?Of course not, he is not only bad, but also very powerful. The reason why Yuan Chonghuan wants to kill him is probably because he is too good.One mountain cannot contain two tigers, and Yuan Chonghuan is a bit better than him, so he was dragged out and chopped down.

Then how awesome is he? It can be seen from the army establishment that the Liaodong Ming army has a total formal establishment of only 30, and he has [-] troops under his command!This is a huge force. Although it is not enough to overthrow Huang Taiji, it is still no problem to fight local wars with him from time to time.

Some history books say that he can also sneak attack Houjin's outpost and disgust Huang Taiji. That is nonsense. You must know that Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Army almost recovered the entire Liaodong during its heyday!His subordinates Shang Kexi, Kong Youde, and Geng Zhongming could all be crowned princes after they surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Could he be a rookie?
Sun Chengzong naturally knew that he was not a rookie, so when Zhu Cijiong wanted to sneak attack Liaodong while Huang Taiji was away, he was the first to recommend Mao Wenlong.Instead of letting Mao Wenlong attack Guangning, let Mao Wenlong pretend to attack Shengjing.Zhu Cijiong didn't expect that this character who should have been dragged out by Yuan Chonghuan and cut it off had such ability and good feelings. Zhu Cijiong not only issued an imperial decree to praise him, but also sent him 100 million taels of silver in military expenses to let him Organize people to go to the vicinity of Shengjing to have a good time.

Therefore, Mao Wenlong went crazy,

As soon as Huang Taiji appeared near Zunhua, he arrived near Dingliao Youwei;

Huang Taiji made a sneak attack on Zunhua, and he also made a sneak attack on Dingliao Youwei;
Huang Taiji led his army straight to the capital, so he led his army straight to Shengjing;

Huang Taiji led the army to besiege the capital, so he led the army to besiege Shengjing!

Now the Ming army is not in chaos, but the Houjin army in Liaodong is completely panicked. Huang Taiji originally left only 3 to 3 horses to stay in Liaodong. There are [-] to [-] cities in Liaodong. There are only a thousand people in the city.Mao Wenlong led an army of [-] to Shengjing, but the Baylor men who stayed behind in Shengjing were frightened. They kept sending letters for help, and all the Liaodong troops came to Shengjing for me!
The final result was that there were less than two thousand Jinjun guards left in the five cities and ten guards near Guangning!
At this time, Yuan Keli ordered Yuan Chonghuan to lead the 200 elite Liaodong Ming army to set off. Basically, wherever they went, the Jin army would flee upon hearing the news. Just kidding, one or two hundred people fought with [-] troops, that can be called a battle ?That is simply seeking death!
Therefore, Yuan Chonghuan basically did not encounter any resistance. This battle was too simple. If it was a guard, he would send 1 cavalry to rush there. Step into meat?If it is a city, send 1 people holding shields to protect [-] archers and shoot arrows on the city wall. The Jin army on the city wall dare not show their heads. Once they show their heads, they will become hedgehogs. After the shadow is gone, send [-] people to climb up the ladder. The battle will not be too easy.

In less than a month, Yuan Chonghuan recovered the entire territory of Guangning, and the casualties were less than a thousand. If the weather was not too bad, the casualties would be even fewer, because most of the wounded were frostbite or falls. Few were injured in the war.

At this time, Huang Taiji had been wreaking havoc in Shuntian Mansion for almost a month, and the harvest was naturally not small. The population alone was robbed of [-] to [-] people, and there was no time to count the gold, silver, treasures, food, and livestock.The vicinity of the capital is indeed richer than the bitterly cold place in Liaodong. Baylors of all sizes have grabbed a lot of money, and all of them can't close their mouths when they smile.

However, Huang Taiji didn't smile, or he was very unhappy. What he wanted was not gold and silver treasures, nor beauties and strong men, nor livestock, but Jizhou Town.He still wanted to attack the west, and after the first failed attack on the capital, he lingered in Shuntian Mansion and pitched his camp outside Guangqumen, as if he would not return to Liaodong until the capital was captured.

He always thought that the little emperor would be afraid and would mobilize an army to drive him away. Then he would run all the way to Zunhua and directly occupy Zunhua, Santunying, Yongping, Qian'an, and Luanzhou. See the Ming army There was no time to rescue.

But the little emperor was unmoved, and he had no intention of mobilizing troops to serve the king. He wanted to attack the city again to frighten him. It may be possible to attack the city wall if piled up, but what's the point?

So, he simply got involved with the little emperor, stayed outside the Guangqu Gate and refused to leave, and even sent his subordinate Baylor to plunder from time to time, depending on whether the little emperor was in a hurry.

Of course Zhu Cijiong was not in a hurry, Mao Wenlong had already made a fuss in Shengjing, and Yuan Chonghuan led the army to set off. He didn't believe that the more than 20 Liaodong army could not do anything to the [-] to [-] old, weak, sick and disabled left behind by Houjin.In the vicinity of the capital, there are more than [-] Ming army elites against [-] golden iron cavalry. who!
By mid-December, news of the situation in Liaodong finally reached Houjin Daying, and Huang Taiji couldn't spit out a mouthful of blood.Who is sneaking up on whom?He ran in a large circle from the Mongolian grassland to Jizhou Town, attacked Zunhua and then went straight to Daming Capital.Not a single city was captured; the Ming army in Liaodong sent Mao Wenlong, the guerrilla general, to surround his Shengjing and take Guangning back!

Huang Taiji had no choice but to go back to save Shengjing, who knows what the situation there is now, if Mao Wenlong desperately attacked the city, it's hard to say whether Shengjing can hold it.Besides, Yuan Chonghuan is not a vegetarian. If he is not satisfied with occupying Guangning and continues to advance, then most of the entire Liaodong will be lost.

Naturally, Mao Wenlong would not give up his life to attack Shengjing. He was just feinting to cooperate with the Western Front to recover Guangning. There was no need to go all out to attack the city; Yuan Chonghuan did not continue to advance. With 5 troops dispersed, he can barely defend, and if he advances further, the defensive pressure will be too great. If Huang Taiji bites back, it will not be worth the loss.

This was the end of the Chongzheng Emperor Taiji's first battle to enter the customs. Because the Ming army was equipped with defensive artifacts such as grenades and mines, Houjin did not capture a city, but lost Guangning, an important town in Liaodong.It seems that Zhu Cijiong got a big deal, but in fact it was not. When Huang Taiji retreated, he looted wildly all the way, taking away more than [-] civilians and countless belongings. Daming still suffered heavy losses. The two sides can only say that it was a tie.

After the Ming army was equipped with grenades and landmines, it was already difficult for Hou Jin to break through the cities of Daming. When the new type of flintlock gun was produced, the advantage of Hou Jin's iron cavalry would disappear. Gradually surpassing Hou Jin in terms of strength, it seems that the situation is very good, and Daming can finally stand up.

But is it so?
Of course not, all of this has to be piled up with money!

Making grenades requires money, making flintlock guns requires money, mobilizing troops and horses requires money, and relocating civilians still requires money. After a battle, several million taels are gone. There are more than 4000 million taels left.Zhu Cijiong looked at the dwindling state treasury, wanting to cry, but no tears. This is simply sitting on the mountain. If he continues to toss like this for two years, his Daming Empire Co., Ltd. will go bankrupt!
How to do it?Naturally, hurry up to make money. As for how to make this money, this volume is over, and I will see the decomposition of the next volume.

Please look forward to the third volume "Road to a Strong Country".

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