Ming Empire

Chapter 117 Preparing to raid the camp
After some discussion, Dorgon finally decided on a strategy, and after the arrival of dozens of red-clothed cannons accompanying the army, he would attack Datong with all his forces.

The Jurchen elite cavalry is the force Dorgon relies on the most, but Dorgon is different from other rigid and conservative Jurchen nobles. He values ​​​​the surrendered subjects very much and is very willing to accept new affairs.

When Nurhachi and Huang Taiji were in power, those Han officials who surrendered were hardly used, but Dorgon regarded them very highly. Rely on the think tank.Fan Wenchen and Ning Wan, two resourceful traitors, Dorgon valued them very much, and would ask for their opinions when encountering major events.

Tong Yangxing was also reused by Dorgon.

Although Tong Yangxing could not be considered a Han Chinese, he could be regarded as the great Ming Ziming of Liaodong, who was later attached to the Qing Dynasty.Later, Tong Yangxing joined the second-class general officer from Keliaodong, and was attached to the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army.In the fifth year of Tiancong in the Qing Dynasty, Tong Yangxing was awarded Angbang Zhangjing, Prime Minister of Han people's official and civilian affairs.

This guy has a specialty that Huang Taiji and Dorgon value very much, that is, he is familiar with the manufacture of artillery.exist
Under the supervision of Tong Yangxing, Jiannu soon owned dozens of cannons in red, which can be said to be the father of Jiannu artillery.In the battle of Dalinghe between Jiannu and Ming Dynasty, Tong Yangxing led the artillery battalion to make outstanding achievements repeatedly, which won the praise of Huang Taiji.

Today, Tong Yangxing is still in charge of Jiannu's artillery casting, as well as the Jiannu artillery battalion.During this southern expedition, Tong Yangxing's artillery battalion also followed. However, under the current conditions, the transportation of artillery is very difficult, and the speed is much slower than that of cavalry. The cavalry, which was harassed by the army and seriously affected the speed of travel, arrived five days later.

Before the arrival of more than [-] artillery pieces from the artillery battalion, Dorgon decided to temporarily stop the attack.

The siege requires a lot of ladders and other siege tools. In the past few days, all the soldiers are busy building these tools and making other preparations.Dorgon knew that the Ming army would definitely detect the situation of the artillery battalion, and it was certain to destroy and harass.

In order to prevent the artillery battalion from being threatened, Dorgon sent back nearly [-] Jurchen cavalry to cover the artillery battalion.

However, Cao Yue did not receive the fact that Jiannu also had artillery camps. The spies sent to Shengjing, of course, found out about this situation, but in the process of reporting, the information was unfortunately lost. When they marched, Jiannu's artillery battalion was only four days away from Datong.

Jiannu didn't attack again immediately after a big defeat, but Cao Yueting was puzzled by stationing troops outside Datong City. He didn't know what Dorgon's intention was. Understand Dorgon's plan.

Dorgon was waiting for the artillery to arrive. When Jiannu's artillery battalion arrived outside Datong City, it was the time for Jiannu to attack the city.Jiannu's strategic intention was further clarified, and Cao Yue had to respond immediately. Together with Sun Chuanting, he called his generals to discuss countermeasures.

"Everyone, Jiannu's firearms battalion is about to arrive in Datong. Their red cannons are as powerful as ours, and Jiannu's troops are several times stronger than ours. We can't expect reinforcements. What's next? Everyone can express their opinions on how to fight the battle!" After reporting the situation to the generals, Cao Yue also prepared to listen to everyone's opinions.

In the previous military deliberations, they came to another conclusion. They believed that Jiannu did not dare to attack easily after suffering a disastrous defeat, but was prepared to adopt a very effective strategic method that had been used before: long-term siege, The city became an isolated city, surrounded by points to fight for reinforcements, wiped out all the Ming officials who dared to rescue, shook the morale of the Ming army defending the city, and then used various methods to bribe the defending generals, and finally attacked and captured the city on a large scale.For this reason, Cao Yue formulated a countermeasure, prepared to take the initiative to attack, and used the advantages of the firearms battalion to deal a blow to Jiannu, so that the encirclement of Datong could not be formed.Then, through the occasional attack of the elite squadron, Jiannu could not calm down and changed his strategy. When they attacked the city aggressively, they used the advantage of firearms to kill and injure a large number of opponents, severely wounding Jiannu.

Cao Yue held the determination that he would rather break the jade than be able to conquer it, and expressed that even if the Datong army was wiped out, the Jiannu would be disabled, so that they would be unable to attack south again.But the new situation shows that Jiannu did not plan to besiege for a long time, but just waited for the artillery to arrive.

"Lord Sun, Lord Cao, the general thinks that we can't wait for the Jiannu artillery to arrive and attack the city calmly. We should preemptively attack the city while Jiannu is busy preparing for the attack. Unexpectedly, our army dared to go out of the city to attack, and now their most elite Jurchen cavalry has left the battalion to protect the artillery battalion, and the Mongolian Eight Banners and Han troops left behind are not strong," Zhao Tai, the deputy commander, was the first to express his opinion. "The last general is willing to lead the army out of the city to sneak attack, and the last general is sure to beat Jiannu hard."

Another deputy commander, Zhao Liang, also stood up immediately after hearing Zhao Tai's plea: "Master Sun, Lord Cao, the last general is also willing to lead the army to attack Jiannu at night. If you don't teach Dorgon a lesson, you will never return." camp!"

After the two deputy generals said this, other generals, including Cao Jie, Cao Neng and others also stood up and asked for night raids to teach Jiannu a lesson.

Cao Yue didn't express his opinion immediately, frowning and thinking.At this time, Sun Chuanting, who was sitting in the main seat, said, "General Cao, I think this is a good plan. The cavalry under your command should be trained well. Jiannu thinks he has outstanding combat power, so we don't dare to go out to attack. You can send a team to attack the camp at night, and then send the musketeer battalion to respond, so that even if the sneak attack fails, you can retreat unscathed."

Cao Yue rolled his eyes at Sun Chuanting, who was more impulsive and courageous than him, and didn't express his opinion immediately, and continued to meditate. Sun Chuanting was very dissatisfied with Cao Yue's appearance, and continued to chatter about his thoughts, saying that he could try it at night When most of the Jurchen cavalry left Datong to meet the artillery battalion, they would sneak attack the weaker Mongolian or Han army camps.

In the end, Cao Yue impatiently interrupted Sun Chuanting's nagging: "Come on, come on, old man Sun, stop barking and let me think about it, okay?"

Old man Sun's words from Cao Yue startled the other people in the tent.

How should I put it, Sun Chuanting is the emperor's envoy, and now he is the highest official appointed by the imperial court to command the Datong campaign. The Ming Dynasty pays great attention to rank. Cao Yue, who is a subordinate, dared to call Sun old man in public. This is unbelievable.

If Sun Chuanting became angry from embarrassment, then Cao Yue would be miserable.

But what surprised them even more was that Sun Chuanting didn't take it seriously at all, and smiled at Cao Yue, "Boy, think about it carefully, you should agree!"

This boy once again surprised the generals in the tent. What happened between the two top military officials in Datong? They were so informal, screaming in front of all the old men and boys, isn't this a mess?But before everyone came back to their senses, Cao Yue had already announced his decision.

"Okay, I agree with this proposal. Tonight, I will send an army out of the city to attack the camp of the Han army who built slaves, and teach those traitors who are working for tigers a lesson!"

(End of this chapter)