Chapter 413: The Qing Army Enters the Bandit (Part 1)
The Khalkhas pursued for a while and killed many Korqin Meng Eight Banners cavalry, but their own losses were not small. This battle was not worth the cost for the Khalkhas.
The Qing army ran wildly, fleeing south and then east, passing by Datong. Because the city of Datong was solid, the Qing army did not attack Datong, but passed by and continued to flee east.
As night fell, the Qing army's central camp.
Dorgon's central army's tent was brightly lit, and the charcoal basin was burning, and the central army's tent was warm as spring.
"Yuetobezi, Benbeile failed to fulfill the emperor's instructions and conquered Mongolia, but left like this. I am really unwilling to accept it." Dorgon said with heartache.
Yue Tuo said: "Fourth Uncle, we did not fail. You have also seen that when we attacked the Chahars and the Tumots, the Khalkhas stood aside to watch the show! The alliance between the Mongols was destined to be loose. We forced them too tightly, but they would unite them. If we retreated, they would have civil strife soon! Then we sent troops to naturalize, wouldn't we catch them all in one go? So, sometimes we can't just attack, retreat to advance, and not lose a good way. Remember the alliance between Sun and Liu in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"? The Later Han sent troops.
In Hanzhong, Eastern Wu sent troops to Hefei, and the situation in Cao Wei was in danger for a while and it was difficult to resist the Sun and Liu coalition. What did Cao Cao do at this time? He did not attack blindly, but took a step back. There was a hurdle between Sun and Liu that could not be overcome. Cao Cao took a step back one after another, and then used the Sun and Liu conflicts to slightly defeat the sub-scheming, which made the Sun and Liu conflicts widen. As a result, Lu Meng attacked Jingzhou and Sun and Liu were killed. Although the world was gained by the Sima family in the end, the foundation of victory was laid by Cao Cao. The same is true for us. As long as we retreat to advance, I will use a sub-scheming to separate the Mongols, which will inevitably cause civil strife."
"Yue Tobezi, you are smart and have many ideas. You memorize the Han people's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". You are better than me in this regard."
"Uncle Fourteenth is over the award!"
Dorgon half-squinted his eyes, as if he was thinking about something. After a moment, he opened his eyes and looked at Yuetuo and asked, "Yuetobezi, what do you think of Subude?"
Yue Tuo replied without hesitation: "This man is resourceful, and I have found out that he also has a Han name, Li Hong. Although this man is a Tumote, he is an orphan. The father of Li Laoer raised him to be a human being. So I think he did not really submit to us, and even came with ulterior motives."
"Why didn't Yue Tobezi get rid of this person?"
"If we commit suicide without authorization, wouldn't it be against the emperor's imperial edict that the emperor asked us to treat the Mongolian surrendered people well? If we kill this person, who else dares to surrender to us in the future? So no matter whether we sincerely surrender to our army, this person cannot be killed. What's more, this person is useful to us and has great uses. Uncle Fourteen, in the Battle of Chibi, did Cao Cao ask Jiang Gan to spy on the military situation of the Eastern Wu? As a result, Zhou Yu took the counter-espionage plan and ordered Cao Cao to eliminate two naval generals, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun?" Yue Tuo said with a smile.
"Using this person to use a clever plan to counter-espionage?" Dorgon said happily, "What are the tricks of nephew?"
"The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed! I will naturally let the Mongols kill each other." Yue Tuo said with a mysterious smile on his face.
Dorgon was also an extremely cunning person, but his plan was not as good as Yue Tuo. After thinking about it, he said, "Actually, my nephew has not yet figured out how to do it, right?"
Yue Tuo smiled and said, "Uncle Fourteen is indeed extremely smart! I can't hide it from you. I have not thought about it yet, but as long as this person is under our control and the Tumote people he brought out, we can turn them into the eastern part of Tumote, and we can carry out plans to take advantage of the conflict between Tumote and Chahar people. Uncle Fourteen, wasn't the conflict between Sun and Liu back then Jingzhou? The conflict between Tumote and Chahar people was the naturalized city. The Chahar people were determined to occupy naturalization, so the Tumote people naturally refused to let go! We can start from here."
"It's a clever plan!" Dorgon stood up and laughed, "The nephew is resourceful. No wonder he is deeply loved by the emperor as a junior."
Yuetuo and Dorgon are Huang Taiji's left and right arms, which is true, and Huang Taiji prefers Yuetuo. Since the Great Jin Dynasty, many strategic plans were formulated by Yuetuo. Even Huang Taiji obeyed the rules. Among all the benevolent, Yuetuo was a person who could hardly know martial arts skills. He was very weak and weak, and had the worst martial arts. Such a person could be loved by Huang Taiji because of his IQ.
The Khalkha Mongols, who suffered losses, did not chase the Qing army anymore. Dorgon led the Qing army, passed Datong and attacked towards Zhangjiakou. This time, the Qing army failed to complete the strategic plan to conquer Mongolia. In order to make up for the losses, Dorgon and Yue Tuo decided to invade the Ming Dynasty again, and the losses suffered in Mongolia were compensated for from the Ming Dynasty.
"King Shun, King Zhishun!" Dorgon stood in the central army's tent and shouted loudly.
"The slave is here!" Monk Kong Youde stood up happily.
"Now our army attacks Zhangjiakou, we need the help of the two princes Wu Zhenchao soldiers! Conquering Xuanfu, the captured Han people can be used as coats, and they can be distributed to the two princes! Capturing Han officers and soldiers, they will be handed over to the two princes to join the army to make up for the losses of the two princes to go to the expedition!"
"Thank you, Master! The servants should be loyal to your master and conquer the city and territory for you!"
Dorgon smiled again and said, "There is also good news. King Huaishun will arrive outside the Great Wall of Xuanfu in two days! Benbeile has sent someone back to report to the emperor! The emperor ordered King Huaishun to build fifty snow chariots and carry red-bodied cannons to help our army attack Xuanfu!"
Since Dorgon ordered Monk Kong Youde to imitate the sled cart, even Huang Taiji discovered that the sled cart is indeed a good thing. It is not too easy to transport the red cannons with the sled carts. The sled cart carrying the red cannons runs on the snow, just like a warship on the land, with fast speed and large transportation volume. The heavy red cannons are transported faster than the cavalry.
Two days later, King Geng Zhongming of Huaishun led the 3,000 Han Eight Banners Firearms Battalion and 2,000 Baoyi Aha to help, carrying 50 sledges, fifty red barbarian cannons, more than 200 other various cannons, 2,000 musketeers, and tens of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder and 1,000 stones of grain.
Today, since the Qing Dynasty showed its skills in the battle to attack Korea, Huang Taiji has become increasingly valued by the Han Eight Banners Firearms. Since Dorgon changed his plan and invaded the Ming Dynasty, the more firearms the better, and the more sleds there are, the transport of sleds, Huang Taiji has bet on almost all the Wuzhenchao Ha camp.
In the cold morning of Zhangjiakou, the border troops who were climbing high and looking far on the Great Wall wall suddenly burst into a terrified shout: "Jiannu! Jiannu is here!"
The Qing soldiers outside the Great Wall were overwhelming and rushed over like a tide. At this time, the Xuan Daming Army was insufficient, and the main force of the Xuan Daming Army was taken to the Central Plains by Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuan Daming, who had just taken office, to wipe out the bandits. To deal with the Qing army's invasion, we could only rely on the solid city wall to defend.
However, the Qing army had the heavy artillery of King Sanshun, and even the city wall reinforced by Lu Xiangsheng had already blocked the attack of the Qing army.
King Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming all jumped off the sled car and commanded several artillery technicians trained by the Portuguese to observe and measure distances with telescopes, and calculate them on paper with triangle rulers. These artillery technicians were all artillery masters trained by Sun Yuanhua, but now they have become gunners who helped the Qing army attack the Ming Dynasty.
"Prepare the cannons from the car, dig the foundation, and prepare to set up the cannons to attack the city!" Kong Youde shouted.
The Qing army gunners were busy measuring distances, calculating the artillery elements, and moved the Red Cannons from the sled cart, swept away a section of snow, dug up the ground, and nailed the hoe on the cannon stand into the ground.
Chapter completed!