Chongzhen Ming Dynasty: Starting from Meishan Chapter 472 No more fighting
Because the well that Dorgon and the others were on was only hit at the waistline by the Ming army's artillery shells, and when it collapsed, it collapsed vertically downward instead of falling directly to one side.
Otherwise, falling from a height of six to seven feet would be quite embarrassing.
But even so, Hong Chengchou and the others still suffered a heavy fall.
Among them, Hou Fangyu suffered the worst fall, because he used his own body as a pad to cushion Dorgon's body and absorb most of the impact.
All in all, Dorgon and the others are quite lucky.
Half of the more than 20 princes, princes, and princes belebezi on the other two well rails were directly smashed, and the other half were seriously injured after falling, and the injuries were so serious that they could not be saved.
For example, Dorgon's brother Azig was also injured.
One of Azig's right legs was shattered directly from the base of the leg down.
Whether it was the Manchu shamans of the Eight Banners or the doctors of the Eight Banners Han Army, they were helpless to deal with such serious injuries. The only way was to sprinkle some incense ash to stop the bleeding.
When Dorgon went to visit Azig, he was already in a dying state.
After shedding a few tears in front of Dorgon, Azig reluctantly breathed his last breath at the age of forty-three. Dorgon also shed two lines of tears when he saw this.
The Qing Dynasty suffered a huge loss this time.
The clan members were almost thrown away in one pot.
But in fact Dorgon really wanted to laugh.
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As the night passed, the Dagukou battlefield gradually returned to silence.
Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu accompanied Zheng Zhilong to the trench. They saw more than a hundred warships abandoned by the Jiannu Navy in the trenches of the left and right gun platforms. Most of them had been bombed, sunk, or burned.
Only a dozen bird ships or Haicang ships were captured by the Ming army.
The corpses of Green Camp soldiers soaked in the water can be vaguely seen.
This is only what can be seen, there are more corpses invisible under the water.
Zheng Zhilong then said with a smile: "Yan Gejian, it seems that a lot of Green Camp soldiers were killed by you."
There was no trace of joy on Yan Yingyuan's face. Instead, he said sadly: "The casualties in our infantry camp were not small. There were at least two to three thousand casualties last night, maybe even more."
"Speaking of the casualties in your infantry camp, how did you see through Dorgon's death trick last night?"
Zheng Zhilong was also very curious about this. When he learned last night that the artillery battalion had launched a surprise attack on Dorgon, he was so impressed by Yan Yingyuan's fantastic idea.
When the two armies are at war, how can they still behave like this?
Anyway, he, Zheng Zhilong, would never be able to come up with such a clever trick in a different place.
But what made Zheng Zhilong even more unexpected was that not only did Dorgon not die, but he also devised a plan to fake his death.
What Zheng Zhilong didn't expect was that Yan Yingyuan actually saw through Dorgon's death trap at the last moment and withdrew abruptly just when the Ming army's infantry camp was about to step into a death trap.
This is simply a divine move, beyond the realm of mortals.
"Young master is joking. How can I, the subordinate, have the eyesight to see through Dorgon's death trick?"
Yan Yingyuan smiled bitterly and said: "I am just being cautious and don't want to take risks."
"I understand." Zheng Zhilong said with deep understanding, "Zhuge has always been cautious in his life."
While the two were talking, Sun Fanzhi and Feng Houdun had already arrived on the other side of the trench.
"The Duke of Fujian, Yan is here to remonstrate." Sun Fanzhi and Feng Houdun bowed to them across the ditch.
Yan Yingyuan bowed his head, then stood up and asked: "Liufu, Pei Qing, how many casualties were there in yesterday's battle?"
"I was about to report to Yan." Sun Fanzhi replied sadly, "Yesterday's battle, our left brigade and right brigade suffered a total of 3,650 casualties, including 720 killed and three seriously injured.
There are a lot of surprises, and the rest are slightly injured."
"So many soldiers were injured or killed?" Zheng Zhilong's face instantly became solemn, more than 60%?
Now not only Yan Yingyuan, Zheng Zhilong also had a first-class admiration for the New Army soldiers.
To be honest, Zheng Zhilong didn't think highly of the New Army before today. Although Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Sen had told him many times about the performance of the Shizi Battalion on the battlefield in Xuzhou, there was a saying: Hearing is believing.
Seeing is believing. Before seeing it with his own eyes, Zheng Zhilong didn’t really believe what Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Sen said.
But this time, Zheng Zhilong witnessed the performance of the scholars and the new army with his own eyes.
Needless to say, Yan Yingyuan's performance is like a fairy.
In such a desperate place as Dagukou, it is already a miracle that five thousand new troops can hold out until the arrival of their navy. But what Zheng Zhilong did not expect was that last night after the casualties exceeded 60%, the new troops actually
He hasn't collapsed yet, but he still has the ability to pursue Jiannu, which is really impressive.
At that moment, Zheng Zhilong said sincerely: "Yan Gijian, you Buying is really good."
However, Yan Yingyuan shook his head and said: "My lord, you are serious. If your navy hadn't come to the rescue in time this time, our infantry camp would definitely not have been able to defend Dagu Pass. When you turn around, your lord must convey the gratitude of our infantry soldiers to the navy."
The division’s soldiers.”
"Yan Geijian, you are too modest." Zheng Zhilong waved his hands and said, "Actually, even without our navy, you can still defend Dagokou with every battalion. Our navy is just the icing on the cake."
While the two were complimenting each other, General Shi Lang came over in a hurry.
"Sir," Shi Lang bowed to Zheng Zhilong and said, "The tide is about to ebb, and this time it is a deep ebb. The navy must evacuate Dagukou quickly, otherwise all the warships will be stranded in the trenches and the Wei River."
"Oh, yes, I almost forgot about it." Zheng Zhilong said with a slap on his forehead.
"If Yan gives advice, our navy will withdraw first, but don't worry, we won't go far."
"And the tide will rise back at the latest tomorrow, and by then our navy will be able to fight back to Dagokou."
"In this case, Mr. Lao and all the officers and men of the Navy have to worry about it." Yan Yingyuan took Chen Mingyu and other senior officials to bow.
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Zheng Zhilong quickly led the navy to withdraw from the trench, and also took away more than a dozen 400-material bird ships and 200-material Haicang ships captured last night.
Although the Jannu navy set fire to or ignited the gunpowder barrel before abandoning the ship,
But there are still more than a dozen bird ships or Haicang ships that have not been burned or sunk.
Of course, the more than 100 bird ships, Haicang ships or Cangshan ships that sank in the trench are also easy to salvage, especially the Fran cannons and bowl-mouth guns on the ships can be used after being fished out and dried.
Yan Yingyuan immediately ordered people to go into the water to salvage the Franco cannon.
The bodies of the Green Camp soldiers must also be fished out.
A green soldier's head is worth fifty yuan.
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The casualties of the Green Camp soldiers were also calculated.
"Master, the total number of killed in each battalion is 5,000 Youqi."
Shi Tingzhu said with a sad face: "This is only the number of casualties, there are more wounded soldiers. As of now, the ten green battalions participating in the Battle of Dagukou have basically been disabled, and they may not be able to fight again within half a year."
Jiang Xiang and Wang Fuchen almost burst into tears following Shi Tingzhu.
Shi Tingzhu is one of our own, and he is willing to speak for us surrendered troops.
"I know." Dorgon also sighed after hearing this. The 20,000 Green Camp troops who came to Dagukou were really beaten.
However, compared to the loss of the Green Camp troops, Dorgon was more worried about another issue: Should the Battle of Dagukou continue?
If I continue to fight, how should I fight?
But if you don’t fight, what should you do next?
Are they just letting the thousands of Ming troops in Dagukou go unchecked?
Or should we dig a deep trench around Dagukou and surround it?
"Gentlemen, please tell me, what should we do next?" After Dorgon said this, his eyes turned to Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wan, me and Hou Fangyu who were lying on the soft couch.
He also asked Hou Fangyu with special concern: "Hou Fangyu, are you okay?"
Hou Fangyu has truly won Dorgon's respect, respect and trust with his performance.
"Go back to the master, it's okay for me, slave." Hou Fangyu was so grateful that he almost burst into tears. I am sincere and understand the master, and it is not in vain for me, Hou Fangyu, to meet such a wise master.
"That's good." Dorgon sighed and asked again.
"Will the Battle of Dagukou continue?"
There was a moment of silence in the big tent, and finally it was Hong Chengchou who broke the silence first.
It has to be said that in terms of strategic vision, Hong Chengchou still has the most strategic vision among these dog-headed military advisors, and it is not in vain that Huang Taiji spent so much effort to recruit him.
"Master, this slave has been thinking about a problem before."
"There are still traces of Chongzhen sending troops to Gaizhou Guard. It was just to block the Qing Dynasty's retreat route to Liaodong. But why did Chongzhen send troops to seize Dagukou?"
"Is it really just to insert a sharp knife into the vital part of my Qing's throat?"
"Chongzhen knew clearly that Dagukou was a vital point in the throat, and knew that the Qing Dynasty would seize Dagukou at all costs, but he still sent a partial army to Dagukou. Why?"
"Is he so confident that he can firmly defend Dagukou just by relying on his troops along the way?"
"Yes, this year we have the navy to help us. The Ming army in Qing Dynasty is helpless at Dakukou. But in October, the Beihai and Weihe River will freeze again. At that time, the Ming army navy will have to evacuate from Dagukou.
At that time, what should the Ming army in Dagukou use to resist the attack of our Qing army?"
Listening to Hong Chengchou's analysis, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo, Hou Fangyu and even Dorgon nodded subconsciously, because they also had the same confusion in their hearts. Why?
Dorgon even asked directly: "Hengjiu, what is Chongzhen's intention behind this move?"
Hong Chengchou sighed softly and replied: "Master, it was not until just now that I realized that Chongzhen's intention was exactly the same as your intention of sending Manchu warriors to Xuzhou to hunt."
"Is it to consume our Qing Dynasty's national power?" Dorgon said solemnly.
"Yes." Hong Chengchou said solemnly, "It is just to consume the national power of our Qing Dynasty."
Dorgon frowned and said, "In this case, the Battle of Dagukou cannot continue."
