The war between the Eastern Barbarians against the Ming Dynasty has always been known for their speed. The first four times they entered the pass, responded internally and externally, understood the context of the Ming court, and always advanced with their elite cavalry, which made the Ming court unpredictable.

But the way of war will change with the change of the situation.

When Jiannu fought against the Ming Dynasty, he mainly weakened the Ming court and seized resources. He paid attention to one's speed and avoided being dragged on the ground.

Especially the early war between Jiannu and the Ming court was the most distinctive. After Huangtaiji established the country, Jiannu gradually became more powerful and was only facing the Ming court head-on.

But even so, they always stop when they are better, and they will withdraw their troops if they are slightly damaged.

The land of Liaodong is allowed to be scattered, and all the travels are rampant.

However, it was different at this time. Dorgon could not sit idly by the growth of the Xin Dynasty in Shenzhou because he knew that once the Xin Dynasty of the Han people grew up, the barbarians around him would decline every day. The Qing Dynasty was the largest ethnic group around Shenzhou and would be the first to bear the brunt.

He did not dare to compete with a Han dynasty who was born in the morning, as it was a quest for death.

So Dorgon's national destiny battle was formed.

The battle with all the strength of the country is not as simple as the first elite cavalry. The 200,000 army is complex in its composition, and there are 300,000 coats and drags. In order to maintain the stability of the main army, the slowdown of the marching speed is inevitable.

Otherwise, only a good horseman would advance, from Shengjing Liaoyang to Jinzhou, or even to Ningyuan, it would be only two days at most.

When Dorgon's army arrived in the territory of Jinzhou, he had already noticed the gaze around him. It was the night-detective cavalry that was scattered by Shanhaiguan.

These detectives are not very secretive, and even in front of his 200,000 soldiers and 300,000 coats, they are suspected of showing off their power.

How could the arrogant Tartar bear it?

So starting from Jinzhou, Dorgon had entered the confrontation stage with Ying Yi. The scout cavalry and the elite cavalry of both sides fought against each other around Dorgon's main army, spreading from Jinzhou to Ningyuan to Qiantunwei.

During this process, the consequences of countless small-scale battles with dozens of people made Dorgon feel heavy.

After Dorgon led his main force to the Qiantun Guard, Haoge's offensive against the Qiantun Guard came to an end for a while. Hundreds of thousands of troops set up camps between the Qiantun Guard and Shanhaiguan. The tents of staggered heights stretched for dozens of miles, and they could not see the edge at first sight!

The smell of war is so strong that the breath of iron and blood soars into the sky, which is breathtaking.

This is the largest war in the history of the Donglu. The total force involved in this place alone reaches 500,000!

Even the battle between Songjin between the Ming court and the Eastern Reverends in the previous dynasty was slightly smaller.

If we add the Korqin and Tumot Tatar tribes that were supported in the north, the scale of this war will not be comparable to that of the entire history of China.

The main tent of Jiannu of the Qing Dynasty was established in Sanshanying Fort, which was once the garrison of the Ming court. However, since Ying Yi destroyed the Ming Dynasty, except for Qiantunwei, a larger military town outside Shanhaiguan, all other small villages and forts were given up.

Sanshanying Fort is located dozens of miles west of Qiantunwei, between three mountain bags, and the terrain is quite steep.

Dorgon pulled the main force here and quickly built a front with Sanshanying Fort as the center.

"There are six village forts between Sanshanying Fort and Shanhaiguan."

In the big tent, the generals were like clouds. Dorgon stood on the upper head, hanging a huge map in front of him. The situation on the Guanning line on the map was obvious at a glance. Hong Chengchou stood beside Dorgon, explaining the situation with the generals.

"The two closest villages to Shanhaiguan are Tiechang Fort and Balipu." Hong Chengchou pointed to the two villages and said: "These two villages are too close to Shanhaiguan, less than five miles away, so you can temporarily put them down."

Then he said: "Look at these four forts again."

In the gap between Balipu and Tiechang Fort and west of Sanshanying, there are four village forts from north to south. They are: Backyinzha Fort, Yong'an Fort, Gaolingyi and Guangning Zhongqian Station.

"According to the Pioneer Inquirer, there are no garrisons in these four forts." Hong Chengchou said: "The specific tactical department will be decided by the master Regent Prince Rui."

After the Battle of Songjin, Hong Chengchou was captured. Later, he surrendered to the Tatars and returned to the Baoyi Niulu, who was inlaid with the Yellow Banner. At that time, Huang Taiji was extremely cautious and never appointed an official position. Huang Taiji died and Fulin succeeded to the throne. Dorgon launched a war of national destiny. He knew that it was of great importance, and Hong Chengchou had a military strategy and knew the details of the Han people best, so he activated it and took him to counsel.

Dorgon waved his hand and asked Hong Chengchou to go down, then he said: "The four forts such as the back shade bar must be occupied to be the frontline of the frontline. The king intends to use the eight banners of the Han Dynasty to send troops, with the various troops of North Korea as the auxiliary, to build a line of defense here."

The generals and officials of the Eight Banners of Han were like Kong Youde, and Ning Wan, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, Wang Fuchen, Zhang Cunren and Korean soldiers all came out to kneel down.

Then Dorgon allocated the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and North Korea, divided 40,000 troops, and each stationed in four villages and forts.

Whether it is the elite soldiers of the Manchu Eight Banners or the Tatars of the Mongolian Eight Banners, they both take advantage of their ability to attack. The defense is slightly weak. Using the elite cavalry of the Manchu Eight Banners to enter the fort to be responsible for defense is a great waste for Dorgon.

War is nothing more than to play to strengths and avoid weaknesses, and put the right people in the right place. This is what a commander should do.

To be honest, Dorgon was not good at commanding a large battle involving hundreds of thousands of troops. Not only Dorgon was not good at it, but also the generals of the Qing Dynasty were not good at it.

The generals of the Eight Banners have always fought in wars. Where did they have any complicated tactics? No.

Even in the Battle of Songjin, Huang Taiji also used the power of the Han army to surrender soldiers and generals. This time, the same was true. Along the way, Dorgon, Hong Chengchou, Ning Wanwo, Fan Wencheng and others discussed it and built a specific tactic. Otherwise, he would not be able to do it himself.

Of course, putting the troops of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the Korean troops ahead also had the intention of blocking disasters for the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia. This is self-evident.

In a war, advance and retreat must be well established, and offense and defense must be perfect. Even if it is a way out, it must be prepared for it.

The first thing to occupy these four forts is to test the reaction of Shanhaiguan, which has the smell of bait. If Shanhaiguan’s reaction is in line with Dorgon’s intention, the main army will definitely continue to move towards Shanhaiguan, and these four forts will become the back line of the main army. Or if defeated, these four forts will be a way of retreat and an obstacle to blocking the pursuers.

However, if these four forts become possible retreat after failure, Qiantun Guard had to consider it.

Therefore, after arranging the military headquarters of the four villages and forts, Dorgon changed his voice and then came to Qiantun Guard.

He looked gloomy and said to Haoge: "Prince Su wasted his position as a pioneer general. He had been wasting a month and had not cleared the obstacles. Instead, he had lost his troops and generals. What should he be punished?!"
Chapter completed!