Ming Empire

Chapter 258 The War Officially Begins

Bumbutai was not only confused, she was also in great pain.

Reason told her that she must not listen to Cao Yue's bewitching, because she is the mother of the Qing Dynasty, and her son is the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and she wants to do things from the standpoint of the Qing Dynasty.But she subconsciously believed that in the end Cao Yue and Daming behind Cao Yue would win, and the Qing would perish under the guns of the Ming army.Just because of this premonition, she felt that it was necessary to consider the future for herself and her children.

Cao Yue defeated the Qing army several times, and this time in Liaocheng, he even defeated the Qing army led by Dorgon, which had an absolute advantage in numbers, which made her feel that this man would be the ultimate ruler of the world.She thought that if Dorgon was really defeated by Cao Yue one day, then it would be a good thing for her to submit to Cao Yue and follow Cao Yue and become his woman in the future.

She believed that with her daughter around, Cao Yue would treat her kindly, and he also said so in the letter he sent.

However, what will Cao Yue do with her as the emperor's son?What will be the final outcome of the subjugated Qing dignitaries?
Bumbutai has gotten used to life in Beijing and has fallen in love with the scenery in the Forbidden City. She doesn't want to go back to Shengjing.She also doesn't want her people to be brutally treated by the Han people and end up in exile.

Chaos, the only word to describe Bumbutai's mind at this time.

Whether to reply to Cao Yue's letter, and how to respond, Bumbutai fell into confusion.

And Bumbutai's upset these days was also spread outside the Forbidden City by some caring people, and finally sent to Cao Yue's hands.

In fact, Cao Yue already knew that Bumbutai gave birth to a daughter for him.

Although the Forbidden City had already been occupied by Jiannu, many of the palace servants who originally belonged to Daming were retained by Jiannu.And many of them were recruited and used by people sent by Cao Yue.Many things in the Forbidden City were spread through these people, including the story of Bumbutai's daughter.

For some unknown reason, after hearing that Bumbutai had given birth to a daughter, Cao Yue subconsciously felt that Bumbutai's daughter might be his offspring.So he asked someone to paint the portrait of Bumbutai's daughter, and he was sure without hesitation that this must be his seed.Because he was convinced that Bumbutai gave birth to a daughter for him, Cao Yue thought of writing a secret letter to her and admonishing her.

Cao Yue thinks so. He feels that since Bumbutai is willing to give birth to a daughter for him, it means that he has special feelings for him emotionally, otherwise he would not have given birth to a daughter.Cao Yue thought that when Bumbutai was pregnant, he must have known who sowed the child in his stomach. Since he knew it was his seed and it was born, it meant that he was still towards him in some aspects and hadn't forgotten him.

If this is not the case, Bumbutai will definitely get rid of this child and never give birth to it.

Because of this belief, Cao Yue wanted to win over Bumbutai. He knew that if a woman is emotional, she will often act irrationally, and even betray her own clansman. .

If Bumbutai can win it successfully, maybe in the near future when they attack Beijing, they will get unexpected results.

But what Cao Yue didn't know was that Bumbutai had thought of a way to get rid of the child, but the child's vitality was too tenacious to be brought down.However, he guessed one thing, Bumbutai's feelings towards him were really complicated, so complicated that he lost his mind after receiving his letter.

Cao Yue wasn't surprised that Bumbutai didn't write back to him. He was going to write to Bumbutai again after a while, and when the fight with Dorgon had results, he would continue to admonish him.Cao Yue hopes that when the Ming army regains Beijing one day, Bumbutai can help him do something, at least help him keep the Forbidden City.If Jiannu was defeated and fled, the Forbidden City and even the city of Beijing would definitely be destroyed. Cao Yue didn't want this human treasure to be destroyed, but as Fulin's mother, Bumbutai had the ability to do this.

Afterwards, Cao Yue also put aside the matter of Bumbutai for the time being, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the arrangement of the battle that was about to start.

The battle between the two sides will soon start.

However, it was not Cao Yue's carefully arranged frontal position that was the first to turn in the fire, but the canal area between Liaocheng and Jining.The soldiers of the Ninth Guards Division who arrived at this time first met Jiannu who was about to make a detour.

Because the defensive measures taken by the Ninth Guards Division are the same as those on the front line of Liaocheng, they are digging trenches and deploying musketeers and artillery on the front line.Although the Ninth Guards Division was inexperienced in battle, and the number of muskets and artillery equipped was not as good as that of other Near Guards Divisions, the defensive positions they built by using the terrain successfully resisted Jiannu's sudden attack.

After paying the price of thousands of casualties, the Ninth Guards Division successfully defeated Jiannu who was about to attack Jiannu from this direction, and wiped out at least [-] Jiannu.

In fact, Jiannu lost the battle again, mainly due to incorrect strategy.

They don't have to attack the positions carefully constructed by the Ninth Guards Division, they can detour and pass through areas that are not defended by many Ming troops.Although the defense of the Ming army on the canal line is very dense, but the number of troops is so large, it is impossible to achieve intensive defense across the board.The positions built by the guards are all in dangerous areas or on important traffic routes.In order to obtain the best effect of the sneak attack and obtain the results in the shortest time, Jiannu did not pass through the relatively weak defense of the Ming army, but used the traditional method of attack to attack the main position of the Ming army. They fought fiercely, trying in vain to injure the Ming army, and then take advantage of the defeat of the Ming army to follow and chase, creating even greater chaos.

In the past, when Jiannu attacked in this way, they could achieve unexpected results every time, and the Ming army would vent thousands of miles.

The upper echelons of Jiannu still believed that the fighting power of the Ming army was not strong. Cao Yue personally commanded the troops, but it was only because of the large number of firearms equipped that they were able to win.The troops who were not led by Cao Yue personally, the number of firearms and equipment are not many, and the combat effectiveness is definitely not strong, so they can still win.

Luo Luohun, the eldest son of Yuetuo who commanded the raid, although he fought bravely, he can only be regarded as a man with well-developed limbs and a simple mind. The defeat in the battle of Liaocheng made him hold his breath, and he really wanted to wash away the shame of Liaocheng with a victory. .Therefore, he fought a head-to-head battle with the Ninth Guards Division, and the result was heavy losses. He was unable to break through the defense line of the Ming army and had to flee in defeat.

However, if they want to complete the task assigned by Dorgon and find a way to destroy the artillery and ammunition of the Ming army, they can only adopt this method of play, and they cannot avoid the truth.The generals who commanded the battle, after encountering the Ming army, took it for granted that they must find a way to attack successfully and destroy the Ming army's artillery and ammunition. They didn't know whether the Ming army they encountered was the main force.

Jiannu's other raiders almost all had the same experience as Luo Luohun. With the Ming army fully prepared, there was no way to surprise the Ming army's musket array.Some people with more flexible minds, after encountering setbacks, chose to attack from the weak defense of the Ming army. Although they made a breakthrough, they could not complete the task assigned by Dorgon.Not to mention destroying the firearms and explosives piled up by the Ming army, there is no chance of connecting to the camp of the Ming army.

Dorgon had no way of receiving reports on the battle situation of the raiders from all walks of life in time. After the raiders from all walks of life set off, he commanded the main force according to the established plan and advanced to Dezhou and Linqing, preparing to fight against the troops commanded by Cao Yue. , fight to the death.

(End of this chapter)