Although the description of this ambush battle is only a few thousand words, it consumes a lot of time. From the probing attack at the beginning, to the torch offensive in the middle, and even the crazy attack at the end, a lot of time is consumed. Time, especially for the Jurchens to make torches, took a long time.

After such a long battle, it lasted almost a whole day. After the Eight Banners soldiers could no longer bear the casualties and retreated, it didn't take long for the sky to darken and darken, and then it entered the night.

Although the soldiers were exhausted after fighting for nearly a day, Li Yuyu still strictly enforced the night duty order. They had no life, and after eating a few mouthfuls of dry food, they entered the tent and began to rest.

Of course, what Li Yuyu didn't know was that the Jurchen leader Huang Taiji fainted out of rage. For his safety, the Eight Banners had withdrawn their troops.

After waiting in fear all night, Li Yuyu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Tian Meng Meng Meng Meng Meng. Since there was no night battle, he was no longer afraid during the day.

Then, Shi Bin, who he sent out to investigate the situation, quickly turned around and reported that there were no people around, and only traces of a large number of horses leaving were found at the place where the Jurchen Eight Banners had stopped yesterday.

Hearing this, Li Yuyu finally felt relieved. The enemy must have been unable to attack for a long time and retreated on their own. Looking back at the soldiers who had not recovered after a night, Li Yuyu waved his hand and said, "Today Take a day to rest and set out tomorrow."

As soon as his order spread, the entire military camp cheered. Yesterday's battle was too tiring and tense. It was impossible to rest for a night, not to mention that many comrades died and the bodies needed to be sorted out!

As the battlefield was cleared, Li Yuyu finally understood the reason why the opponent retreated. Otherwise, the casualties were due to too many deaths. After he hastily counted all the corpses, there were about 10,000 people. This was a complete death. , not counting the number of people injured.

The entire Jurchen Eight Banners only had 60,000 soldiers. Counting the injured, the casualty ratio was 20%, which was really heavy.

Of course, if we count the 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry who were the main attackers yesterday, the ratio would be even higher, close to 30%. No wonder the remaining people will retreat. Those 10,000 cavalry will eventually be able to go back Yes, the number was only five thousand, maybe even less. After all, they were facing firearms, and had some hand-to-hand combat with the infantry. Different from the cover of large vehicles, the casualties were much heavier.

Soon, the news that the logistics transportation had been ambushed reached Zhu Youxiao, which made him stunned and thankful. Fortunately, he transferred Li Yuyu to be responsible for the logistics transportation. Otherwise, if a group of cavalry were responsible for the logistics transportation, he would have lost or lost this time. these supplies.

The cavalry may be able to survive on their own, but they are known for their mobility and do not have the strength to protect supplies. Of course, this does not mean that Zhu Youxiao has no foresight, but that Ali chose based on the terrain. On the prairie, the cavalry is naturally the best choice. Guard, because scouts are everywhere and can detect enemies from far away and stop them.

But the terrain in the Northeast is different. Although it is a plain, it is not that open. There are many dense forests, so the field of vision is not so wide. The cavalry cannot move freely, so the infantry is naturally the priority.

The Jurchen's abnormal reaction and the terrain here are the reasons why Zhu Youxiao dropped money and Li Yuyu came here. As for the ambush that happened this time, it can only be said that it is inevitable. There were 100,000 iron weapons in front of him, and Huang Taiji had 10 million

If you can't beat them, you can only find a way from the logistics.

"Launch an all-out attack!" Zhu You made such a decision after reading the detailed battle report.

At first glance, the Jurchens only seem to be missing 10,000 people, but this is not how the calculation works. In addition to the 10,000 dead, there will also be a large number of injured and low morale, not to mention the problem of this battle.

With so many generals killed, the Jurchens suffered even greater losses.

Therefore, the Jurchen's remaining 50,000 troops at this time have reduced their combat power by more than one level compared to before. With tens of thousands of troops, even the firepower network of 5,000 musketeers cannot break through. What else does Zhu Youxiao have to fear?

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Soon, after Zhu Youxiao's order for a full-scale attack was issued, the army's cautious marching method changed. As the emperor and commander-in-chief, Zhu Youxiao was in charge of the central army, with the Xiaoqi Army as its headquarters, marching slowly in the rear,

Send a large number of scouts to explore the horse, taking into account logistics and retreat routes.

The more powerful Hussars, with a brigade of 5,000 people as their basic operations, began to attack everywhere, sweeping ahead, constantly defeating the Jurchen tribe's obstruction, and gradually driving them all towards the core area of ​​Qiqihar.

They even went around the back of Qiqihar to drive away the civilians there and drove them towards the central area. Under such actions, accompanied by a lot of killing and blood, the people who had settled down in this area and lived scattered

The Jurchen and Horqin Mongols in Jianzhou were gathered together again.

Such a cruel act of forced migration instantly made the Ming Dynasty's reputation terrifying. Especially the Ming Emperor Zhu Youxiao, who led this incident, became the demon king's name. With the death of a large number of relatives, his reputation among the tribes continued for a long time.

Spreading poorly.

In this action, over the past year, the wealth created by the Jurchen and Horqin tribes in Jianzhou once again flowed into Zhu Youxiao's hands, including the wealth brought by the noble leaders of the Eight Banners, the large number of cattle, sheep and horses of the Horqin herdsmen, and the wealth in the Qiqihar area.

All the materials collected and exchanged were snatched away by Zhu Youxiao.

The large number of driving and killing made the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty feel a little bad. They didn't know why the emperor did this. Instead of arresting these people, he forced them to keep walking, walking slowly or unwillingly.

Yes, killing them all seems a bit cruel.

However, the strict discipline made them keep these things in their hearts. But at night, more people went to the Taoist Priest of Tiandi Temple to pray and offer sacrifices. A large amount of incense was lit every night, and the soldiers prayed silently in front of a tablet.

They already knew that this tablet represented the emperor. Having this understanding and a way to communicate with the top leader made them feel much better.

Zhu Youxiao also discovered this emotional outburst in time. He knew that it was inevitable that with the popularization of culture, many soldiers who gradually established their three views would have such thoughts. He promptly replaced the hussars.

Let the Valiant Cavalry Army come forward. Relatively speaking, the Valiant Cavalry Army thinks much less. The subjects among them are all slaves. They have hatred of heaven and man for the people on the grassland. At this time, they can have a chance to vent their revenge.

It's not too late to be happy, so why are there doubts?

"It seems that we need to deepen the ideological construction of the army. We cannot always stay at the initial stage of loyalty to the king and obeying orders. We must also add some education and broadening of the country's vision for the nation." Zhu Youxiao thought silently.

, the contents of books such as game theory, wealth theory, geopolitics, nation-state competition, etc. flashed through his mind.

The army is his basic base and his full support for reforming the world. It must not be chaotic. It is also the source of new wind for him. As more and more soldiers transfer to other places, the influence they can have is limited.

The wider the country, and most of them are ordinary people, which is beyond the reach of Confucianism.

I cannot change the minds of scholars, but I can change the environment around them. When such an environment becomes better, Confucianism will naturally change itself.

With the Hanlin Academy's approval of books, the pressure of imperial examinations, and the quiet change of the people and the erosion of religious ideas about the Emperor of Heaven, he didn't believe that those old diehards could still do it.

With the persecution of the Ming Dynasty army, the area around Qiqihar Walled City looked like a refugee camp. A large number of Qingxiang people gathered from all directions. The two tribes were mixed together, huddled on the ground in the open air, leaning against each other every day.

They were living on the little barbecue and rice porridge they were given out, which looked extremely miserable.

Huang Taiji felt extremely ashamed when he walked in such a procession. He felt that whether it was the Jurchen tribe in Jianzhou or the Horqin tribe, the eyes of the tribesmen seemed to be questioning him, where was the good life he had promised? Why is it no longer there?

They did live a good life, using the combined military strength of the two families to bully the surrounding tribes and absorb nutrients. They lived a very happy life for a while until the arrival of the Ming Dynasty.

Huang Taiji walked for a walk, feeling extremely heavy. He had gotten up as early as the second day after he was in coma. However, facing Ming's wolf pack tactics, he had no good solution.

Even if you catch the tail of a cavalry brigade and force it over, the opponent is too powerful and well-equipped. Every time, the opponent either breaks through or waits for reinforcements, but the strategic goal of cutting off one of its fingers has not been achieved at all. Moreover,

, the opponent has too many scattered teams. If the Jurchens also disperse, they are completely seeking death. They will be caught and annihilated by the opponent soon.

In such a dilemma, Huang Taiji could only watch the other party kill his people and drive them away. Such strange behavior made him wonder, what did the Ming Emperor want to do? Is it really as Fan Wencheng said?

Do you want to migrate by yourself? Then why is this?

All kinds of problems made his mind extremely confused.

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Suddenly, a cry of killing came from the west side, which was also mixed with a lot of screams.

"Did the Ming army come?" Huang Taiji couldn't help but ask. Soon, someone went over to check the situation and came back to report.

"Great Khan, it's not the Ming army, but this mangy dog ​​named Hajimo. He's here for a sneak attack again."

"Clam model!" Huang Taiji shouted angrily. The Jurchens were really in decline. They even bullied such a wild dog.

If I can't defeat Ming Dynasty, can I still defeat you?
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