Chongzhen Ming Dynasty: Starting from Meishan Chapter 446: Killing with a Borrowed Knife
"Decisive battle?" Chongzhen shook his head.
"I'm afraid there won't be a decisive battle."
"The Jiannu only came to the Eight Banners Manchuria, the Eight Banners Han Army, the Eight Banners Mongolia and the Green Camp did not come. Duduo will not be stupid enough to fight us decisively, but there will definitely be one or two large-scale attacks."
"Doduo won't give up unless he gets into a serious fight."
"Your cavalry battalion must be prepared for this."
"Yes." Hu Guozhu said solemnly, "I will prepare carefully."
Chongzhen turned his gaze to the northeast again and said quietly: "I don't know what's going on with Dagukou and Gaizhou Guards now? Counting the time, they should have been attacked by Jiannu."
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"皕heng?皕heng!"
Yan Yingyuan, who was looking at his eyes, was shaken awake.
I quickly opened my eyes and looked, but it was Chen Mingyu.
"Gongchen, what's the matter?" Yan Yingyuan asked with a yawn.
Chen Mingyu said helplessly: "It's already the beginning of the Chou Dynasty, it's your turn to watch the night."
"Oh, look at my memory, I forgot all about the night watch." Yan Yingyuan immediately got dressed, put on his cotton armor, carried a waist knife and went to patrol outside Dagukou Town.
Dagukou Town has been built into a gun platform.
However, because the north and east sides are close to the sea, there is no way to dig trenches and no slope protection. Fortunately, there was originally a rammed earth protection wall, which was reinforced with wooden fences after the new army moved in.
Yan Yingyuan returned to the place after a round of inspection, and found Chen Mingyu leaning against the wall, whimpering at Bagu.
Danbagu was introduced to Fujian from Nanyang after the Longqing switch. It can refresh the mind and relieve fatigue, so it quickly became popular among the people. Around the Tianqi period, some people began to plant Danbagu in South Zhili, but it was not
many.
But in the 19th year of Chongzhen, that is, last year, Southern Zhili began to plant a large number of Danbagu.
There are even handmade workshops that specialize in processing Danbagu, which means cutting Danbagu into thin strips, and then using fine rice paper to roll the cut tobacco into a long and slender stick, and pack every twenty sticks into a pack.
The packaged Danbagu quickly became popular among the scholar camps.
The popularity of Shiziying soon caused the Jiangnan Jin gentry to follow suit.
Up to now, almost everyone among the gentry and merchants in the south of the Yangtze River hates Ba Gu.
Even the promiscuous women in the old courtyard started smoking because they could relieve stress.
By the way, the handicraft workshop that manufactures and sells Tambagu is not a joint-stock company, but is wholly owned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In addition, it jointly issued a ban with the cabinet, prohibiting any private merchants from selling Tambagu privately.
Seeing Yan Yingyuan walking over, Chen Mingyu took one out of the cardboard box: "Want a Danbagu?"
"I can't get used to smoking this stuff." Yan Yingyuan waved his hand and said angrily, "The taste is too strong."
"This is a new one, with mint added in it." Chen Mingyu said, "It's not as strong as before."
"I don't like the flavor even if I add mint." Yan Yingyuan said, "It's better to buy wine if you have the money."
But Chen Mingyu shook his head and said: "Danbagu can refresh your mind, but drinking alcohol can easily cause drunkenness and cause trouble. Qianheng, you really should change this habit..."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to change this habit."
Yan Yingyuan sat next to Chen Mingyu: "Why don't you sleep?"
"Can't sleep." Chen Mingyu shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm not sleepy, but I just can't sleep."
While the two were talking, continuous screams suddenly sounded on the pitch-black ice ahead.
"There is a night attack by Jiannu!" a new army commander in charge of guarding the sentry immediately shouted, "Hurry and prepare rockets!"
One sentry quickly picked up the prepared oil can and threw it on the ground with a bang, causing the kerosene to splash to the ground. The other sentry quickly struck a flint, and sparks fell on the kerosene on the ground, and it burst into flames.
Another strong sentry held a large bow, and placed a heavy arrow wrapped in linen and soaked in kerosene on the fire ball. The arrow also burst into flames, and then, based on memory, he moved in the predetermined direction.
Shoot an arrow.
The burning rocket drew a dazzling trajectory in the night sky and landed on the ice a hundred steps away.
Immediately afterwards, the ice also started to burn, and the Ming army had already prepared a pile of hay there.
Almost at the same time, sentries from several other checkpoints also fired rockets towards the ice, igniting the haystacks prepared in advance, and the ice outside the entrance to Dagu was illuminated in an instant.
In the light of the fire, I could see that the ice was covered with dark green tents.
Seeing this, Yan Yingyuan's lips immediately turned into a sinister smile: "It's really here."
The next moment, the green camp soldiers whose whereabouts were exposed immediately came over to cover them up with howls.
"Light the fire!" Chen Mingyu immediately shouted, "Light the fire quickly and explode the ice!"
"Wait a minute." Yan Yingyuan stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Don't worry, it's not too late to wait for them all to enter the valley."
Yan Yingyuan pulled Chen Mingyu and retreated behind the protective wall. After a while, the green soldiers rushed to the edge of the ice. They were less than twenty steps away from the protective wall. The faces of the green soldiers could almost be seen in the firelight.
"Light the fire!" Yan Yingyuan was waiting for this moment, "Fire the gun!"
The two soldiers responsible for detonating the mines struck flints and lit the fuses.
The new troops who had already gathered behind the protective wall moved in one after another, taking turns firing cannons.
The green battalions who rushed at the front immediately fell down one by one, and the sound of wailing was heard.
A moment later, there were continuous explosions on the ice, but it was hundreds of mines that had been buried in the ice that exploded. The ice, which had become much brittle due to the warmer weather, immediately collapsed.
A battalion of two thousand green soldiers who were attacking on the ice fell into the water one after another.
Fortunately, the water here is not very deep, so you won't drown.
The green battalion soldiers who fell into the water no longer considered attacking, and fled from both sides in waist-deep water. However, the water hindered their movement, and now they became a direct target for the new army.
The gunfire sounded one row after another, and the green soldiers fell one row after another.
Good guy, this is not a war at all, it is a massacre, a massacre without any suspense.
About half an hour later, the sea gradually calmed down, and only a few dozen wounded soldiers from the Green Battalion near the protective wall were still wailing miserably, while the wounded soldiers soaked in the sea were silent.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yan Yingyuan then sent people to clean the battlefield and treat the wounded soldiers.
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Ten miles away, there is a towering well.
Seeing that the sea gradually returned to calm and the fire was extinguished, Dorgon sighed softly.
Although he had guessed that this would be the result, Dorgon still couldn't hide his disappointment when it actually happened. Yan Yingyuan, right? This guy is really difficult to deal with.
There was no danger at all in Dagukou.
But under the management of Yan Yingyuan,
But he was stunned and gave Dorgon the illusion of first-class natural security.
After going down the well and returning to the Chinese army's tent, I saw Jierhalang walking over with the help of Tunqi and another Gu Shanerzhen in a disgraced manner, his shirt already soaked through.
Obviously, Jierhalang also fell into the water just now.
After a while, Tianjin Admiral Luo Yangxing reported the casualties.
Jierhalang's attack used the Tianjin Green Camp.
"Master, more than 800 people were killed and more than 90 people were seriously injured."
"Prince Zheng, tell me, how should I punish you now?"
"Just follow the rules set by Old Khan, and you will be punished as you should."
"Okay, I'm happy enough. Then I'll take away the title of regent from my uncle, take five cows from the Blue Banner, and give them to the Zhenglan Banner. I'll also fine you half a year's salary and a fine of five hundred silver. Do you think this is appropriate, King Baylor?"
"That's right!" Gurma Huan echoed loudly, "This punishment is the most fair."
Although Daishan, Jierhalang and others were dissatisfied, they had nothing to do.
Because Dorgon is following exactly the system they maintain.
If they object, it will be a slap in the face and a dig at their own foundation.
But Jierhalang was still unwilling to give in, and said angrily: "So Prince Rui, you failed in the attack on Dagukou before, and you lost troops and generals, but you are not much better than me, so what should you do?"
"Then just follow the rules set by the old Khan." Dorgon said with a smile.
"Do you think it's appropriate for me, Prince Rui, to reduce the title of my Prince Rui to the Prince of Duoluo County, seize the five oxen from Zhengbai Banner and give them to Xiangbai Banner, and further fine him half a year's salary and a fine of one hundred taels of gold and one thousand taels of silver?"
"Yes." Guermahun was the first to support Dorgon.
Jirharang said angrily: "Why do you only seize the title of prince? Why don't you seize the title of regent from my father-in-law? No matter what, you will demote the regent from my father-in-law to the regent of my uncle."
"The Emperor and the Regent belong to the Emperor, and I have no right to deprive him of it."
As soon as Dorgon said these words, Jierhalang was speechless.
But in his heart, Jierhalang already hated Bumbutai.
Fulin was young, how could he have any opinions? It must have been Bumbutai's idea to give Dorgon the title of regent to Emperor Dorgon's father, and to allow him to call me "me". This prostitute really ruined the dignity of the Qing Dynasty.
With a cold snort, Dorgon continued: "Prince Zheng, since you have made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty, I can give you a chance to atone for your sins. As long as you reorganize the green camp and recapture Dagu before tomorrow evening."
If you can't recapture the mouth of Dago before evening, you will be punished for both crimes."
"You!" Jierhalang said angrily, "Dorgon, don't bully others too much."
"Prince Zheng, I don't use my power to bully others." Dorgon said coldly, "I just abide by the rules set by the old Khan, and this is what you want, isn't it?"
"But you can't catch me alone!" Jining Harang said angrily.
"What's the matter?" Dorgon retorted, "You mean, you can't find hard-to-gnaw bones, only soft persimmons that are easy to pinch? Is this what my uncle taught you?"
The old uncle in Dorgonkou is Shuerhaqi, Lao Nu’s younger brother and Jierharang’s father.
At this time, even Daishan couldn't stand listening, and said seductively: "Prince Zheng, isn't it just a Dakou? Our Qing soldiers have red cannons and tens of thousands of green battalions and Han troops, so I don't believe that they can't take it down."
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"After all, it's the second brother who is sensible." Dorgon smiled and said,
"Prince Zheng, you'd better go back and think about how to attack Dagokou."
Jierhalang left dejectedly, and Daishan and others also left one after another.
Only Dorgon, Hong Chengchou and a few close aides were left in the big tent.
Then there is Hou Fangyu, a dog slave, who was deliberately kept by Dorgon.
Hong Chengchou gave Hou Fangyu a thumbs up: "Hou Xiaoyou's use of the Thirty-six Strategies of Inviting the Emperor into an Urn and the Borrowing a Knife to Kill Strategies is truly admirable and admirable."
Fan Wencheng also smiled and said: "Prince Zheng is really in trouble right now."
After Ning Wan, I also praised Hou Fangyu and said, "This is really something that future generations will fear."
"I don't dare to take it seriously." Hou Fangyu said quickly after hearing this, "This junior is just a fluke."
Dorgon also smiled and said: "Now I hope that Yan Yingyuan can stay in Dagokou for a few more days, so that I can use his sword to take care of Prince Zheng and Daishan."
"Now the only two people who dare to stand up and stir up trouble are Lao Daishan from Jierhalang Road."
"As long as these two old guys are dealt with, the remaining Luo Luohun, Luck Dehun, Wakda, Boluo, Shuosei and Gurmahun will no longer be able to make any waves."
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On the other side, Jierhalang, Daishan, Ajige, Luo Luohun, and Luck Dehun have gathered together to discuss how to capture Dagokou.
To be honest, I have been reading books recently to catch up on updates, switch sources, read aloud with many sounds, and it can be used on both Android and Apple.]
Since Jiannu started his army from Lao Nu, he has accumulated many generals in the past fifty years.
Like Luo Luohun and Luck Dehun, although they are still very young, they are already experienced battlefield generals. Needless to say, Azigena once led hundreds of thousands of Manchu and Han troops in large-scale conquests.
Hypocrite, although he returned without success in the end, this does not prove that he is incompetent, because his opponent is Li Yan.
So after a few people put it together, they came up with a countermeasure.
"Prince Zheng, we must not attack by force."
Azig said: "If there are Eight Banners Manchuria here, we may try to attack by force, but it will definitely not work with the Green Camp soldiers or the Eight Banners Han Army alone, so we can only use the trench attack method."
"Yes, we can only dig trenches." Daishan also agreed.
"Fortunately, Dagukou is a plain, and the soil is soft and easy to dig."
"We used four battalions of green soldiers to dig in from four directions at the same time."
"As long as the trench is dug outside the Ming army's fence fortifications, the rest will be simple."
"No, it's not enough to dig outside the fence fortifications." Azig said, "You have to dig directly under the Ming army's gun platform, and then bury gunpowder in the tunnel to blow up the Ming army's gun platform!"
Luo Luohun said: "In this case, I'm afraid there won't be enough time."
Daishan said: "There is enough time, just take it before midnight."
Azig said: "In order to ensure nothing goes wrong, Prince Zheng, you'd better use Datong Town's Green Camp, especially Jiang Xiang's general Wang Fuchen. This man is truly a fierce general, and his Green Camp is also quite daring to fight."
Azig had been stationed in Datong for a long time and was quite familiar with the troops surrendering in Datong Town.
"Wang Fuchen?" Jierhalang asked thoughtfully, "Is he the one nicknamed Lu Bu?"
"It turns out that Prince Zheng has also heard of this man's name." Azig slapped his thigh and said with a smile, "Yes, this man's nickname is Huo Lu Bu, also known as Ma Yaozi. He is very good at riding and shooting. I
Is that enough for Etuhui, the Baya Lahuzhangjing of Zhengbai Banner? But he couldn’t walk ten steps under this man’s gun! If the two armies were really fighting, the grass on Etuhui’s grave would be three feet high.”
