At the same time, at Prince Rui’s Mansion in Beijing.
Cao Eryu brought a small bowl of Chinese medicine to Dorgon and advised him softly: "Master, it's time to drink the medicine."
"Don't drink anymore. Medicines and medicines can't cure diseases. Buddhas are destined to meet people. My disease cannot be cured by medicines and stones." Dorgon waved his hand impatiently and said, "Call Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan and me in."
"Hey." Cao Eryu had no choice but to take the medicine bowl away.
Then he called Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo who were waiting outside the Nuan Pavilion.
Dorgon handed Fu Yijian's express delivery from Xi'an to Fan Wencheng, and said: "Fu Yijian sent an express delivery. Pseudo-Shun refused to ally with the Qing Dynasty, but Sanggar gave Oirat and Karr
Ka issued the Golden Arrow Order, asking them to join forces with the Qing Dynasty to resist the Ming Dynasty in order to protect Lamaism. What do you two think of this?"
After Fan Wencheng read it, he handed the express delivery to Ning Wanwo.
"Master, Pseudo-Shun has no good intentions." Fan Wencheng saw Li Yan's plan at a glance, "This is a strategy to drive away tigers and devour wolves. Pseudo-Shun not only wants to use Nan Ming's hand to destroy the Qing Dynasty, but also wants to use Nan Ming's hand to destroy the Qing Dynasty.
By destroying the Mongolian tribes with one hand, the hypocrites can not only reap the benefits of being a fisherman in the Central Plains, but can also easily conquer the Mongolian tribes in Mobei."
At this time, Ning Wan and I also finished reading Fu Yijian's urgent message and sighed: "Unfortunately, we know clearly that this is a hypocritical strategy to drive away tigers and devour wolves, but we still can only follow it."
"Yes." Fan Wencheng said helplessly, "This is a conspiracy."
"Xiandou, Gongfu, your ideas coincide with mine."
Dorgon sighed and said: "In any case, the first thing Nanming wants to swallow is our Qing Dynasty, so even if we know that this is a hypocritical plan to drive away tigers and devour wolves, we can only let it go."
After a pause, he added: "Immediately send an urgent message to General Chahar. We will no longer pursue the matter of the Sunit tribe's rebellion against the Qing Dynasty. As long as the Tuxie Tuhan, Chechen Khan and Zhasaktu Khan of the Khalkha tribe are willing."
Responding to Sanghar's call and being willing to go to war with Nanming in order to protect Lamaism, the Qing Dynasty could even officially recognize their Khanship."
"Master, is this price too high?" Fan Wencheng's face changed slightly.
You must know that since Huang Taiji was elected as Bogda Chechen Khan by the Mongolian tribes, the Houjin royal family officially replaced the Jin family and regarded themselves as the co-owners of Mongolia. Therefore, in the eyes of the Houjin royal family, the Chechen Khan of Khalkha Mongolia,
Tuxietu Khan and Zhasaktu Khan are undoubtedly rebellious officials and traitors.
"It doesn't matter." Dorgon had thought it through enough.
"If the Qing Dynasty loses this battle, what difference does it make if Shuolei and the others are recognized as Khans or not?"
"If the Qing Dynasty wins this battle, even if Shuolei and the others are recognized as khans, they can still be forced to surrender their khan status and pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty one day."
"The number one enemy now is Nanming."
"In order to defeat Nanming, any price can be paid."
Hearing this, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo said sincerely: "Master Shengming."
Dorgon waved his hand and continued: "Let Fu Yijian go to the Western Regions day and night and tell Batur Huitaiji of the Junggar tribe that as long as he is willing to send troops to help the Qing Dynasty conquer the Ming Dynasty, I can grant him the title of Oirat tribe.
Master Khan."
In order to win this war of national annihilation, Dorgon really spared no expense in recognizing this Khan and that Khan, which is equivalent to legally recognizing the separation of these Mongolian tribes from the central government.
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Facts have proved that it is very beneficial to do several war games before taking action.
After deduction, the commanders of the New Army were pleasantly surprised to find that the garrison of each simple fort did not require a battalion at all. As long as one infantry general and an infantry sentry were left, it was enough to last for a day.
Then, a large camp was set up every one hundred miles to station an infantry brigade.
Once any simple fortress within a hundred miles is attacked, immediately send troops to support it.
According to this principle, a total of 60 simple forts and a total of seven large forts need to be set up along the coastline of more than 900 miles from Dengzhou to Dagukou, and 11 infantry brigades and 11 artillery battalions need to be stationed.
In other words, more than half of the first three battle stations sent out will be used to protect grain roads.
But it's not a big problem, because the second batch of new troops should arrive before they reach Dagokou.
If nothing else goes wrong, the second batch of new troops arriving should also be three reinforced platforms reinforced with 2.5-inch mountain artillery brigades. The next five platforms may not be formed so quickly.
Therefore, the number of troops used for field battles in the initial stage was about four towns.
The military strength was slightly insufficient, but it was in line with Chongzhen's vision.
Because Chongzhen's idea was to lure the Jian slaves out and annihilate them in field battles.
In this case, investing heavy troops from the beginning will undoubtedly frighten Jiannu. Once Jiannu is frightened and unable to retreat, the Ming army will only have one way to attack. This is what Chongzhen did not want to see.
As soon as the exercise ended, the Staff Section began to formulate plans to allocate troops.
It has to be said that with the establishment of the staff department, the workload of the military chief has been greatly reduced.
Like Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan no longer have to worry about the coordination and deployment of baggage and the dispatch of troops. They only need to assess the situation and calculate the gains and losses from the overall situation.
The staff will do all the work of breaking the locks.
This is also the advantage of the Ming army at the institutional level.
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Before the army set off, the cavalry station had already dispatched scout cavalry.
By the way, the cavalry unit that participated in the Battle of Guting Town has been expanded to ten thousand cavalry, and based on this, it was organized into the first cavalry town in the Ming Dynasty. Hu Guozhu was also transferred back to serve as the cavalry headquarters.
[Note: Some of the war horses were purchased from Pseudo-Shun, and some were stolen from Liaodong]
Two days later, as the army walked along the coastline and just reached the surface of Laizhou Bay, the cavalry in the vanguard came back with unexpected news - Jiannu's beacon tower was found near the mouth of Qinghe River ahead.
"Beacon tower?" Xu Yingwei was a little surprised, "One beacon tower or many beacon towers?"
"There are many beacon towers." The messenger replied, "From the mouth of the Qinghe River to the north, there is one every few miles along the coast. However, it is not known how far apart each two beacon towers are, and how many there are in total."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Got it." Xu Yingwei signaled the messenger to step back, then turned to Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, Jiannu indeed guessed in advance that we would advance by sea, so
A large number of beacon towers were built along the North Sea coast early for warning."
"This is nothing surprising." Chongzhen smiled and said, "There are also capable people on Jiannu's side."
There are actually many talented people who established slaves. In terms of civil servants, such as Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo, they are all outstanding in ability. In terms of military generals, such as Wu Sangui and Wang Fuchen, they are also powerful generals.
Like Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi, they can actually be called good generals.
"It is clear from the Holy Spirit that Jian Nu should not be underestimated." Xu Yingwei nodded, and then said, "But this time our army actually advanced along the coastline, which must have exceeded Jian Nu's expectations."
Yan Yingyuan laughed and said: "If Jiannu really buried gunpowder on the ice, I'm afraid his efforts would have been in vain."
"Hey, you still shouldn't be careless." Chongzhen said, "Even if you march along the coastline, you still have to be extremely careful. If the ice is really blown up by Jian Nu and you fall into the sea, you will really freeze to death."
"Yes!" Xu Yingwei responded and immediately ordered the cavalry to hold down the platform and pay attention to the investigation.
At the same time, he sent someone to call Wang Jiaqin, the head of the First Town: "Brother Di Yi, the beacon tower along the North Sea will be handed over to you, the First Town. Don't delay too long."
"Yes." Wang Jiaqin took the order and left.
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A few days later, at the mouth of the Chaohe River.
Hong Chengchou took several servants to a beacon tower near the mouth of the river.
Since the area around the river mouth is all plains, the beacon tower has become the commanding height of the area. Therefore, the view from the platform is excellent, and you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding area for more than ten miles.
But Hong Chengchou only cared about the sea level ahead.
However, no matter how hard Hong Chengchou tried his eyesight, he could not see anything clearly. Apart from a piece of silver ice, there was nothing in front of him, let alone any figures.
Hong Chengchou put down the telescope and asked: "Ah Da, have you sent everyone out in Ye Bu Suan?"
"Sir, we've sent them all out," responded Captain Hong Da, "and they're all disguised as ice fishermen. Once the Ming army's whereabouts are discovered, they will report back immediately."
"That's good." Hong Chengchou couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although the preparations have been sufficient, Hong Chengchou is still unsure. There is no other reason than that this time his opponent is more powerful than Huang Taiji before.
The fact that he lost to Huang Taiji six years ago was not because of his lack of ability.
But this time, Hong Chengchou was really scared. Facing an emperor who had realized the truth, he really couldn't be calm and calm.
Lowering his head slightly, Hong Chengchou turned his attention to the ice at the mouth of the Chaohe River.
There seemed to be nothing unusual about the ice at the mouth of the river, but Hong Chengchou knew that a large amount of gunpowder had been buried underneath. Once the gunpowder was detonated, it would be enough to burst the ice for more than ten miles.
If you're lucky, the breakup of the ice within ten miles can be enough to cause widespread disintegration.
If disintegration really occurred, it would be possible to destroy hundreds of thousands of Nan Ming's troops in one fell swoop. In this way, the offensive and defensive momentum between the Qing Dynasty and Nan Ming would be immediately reversed, and the national destiny would return to the side of the Qing Dynasty.
And his name, Hong Chengchou, will be remembered in history forever because of this battle.
While I was thinking about it, I heard slight footsteps behind me. When I looked back, I saw Hou Fangyu climbing up.
"Hong Butang, I knew you would be here." Hou Fangyu said with a smile, "Are you looking forward to the arrival of the Nanming army?"
Hong Chengchou waved his hand and said: "Hou Shenjun is joking, how can I expect the Ming army to arrive? If I have a choice, I would rather the Ming army never make the Northern Expedition."
"Then I'm afraid I will disappoint Mr. Budo."
"Calculating the time, it's almost time for the Ming army to enter Beihai."
Speaking of this meal, he added: "And he must be heading straight to the mouth of the Chaohe River."
"Master, look!" As soon as Hou Fangyu finished speaking, Hong Da, the captain of the servants, suddenly screamed, "Wolf smoke! The beacon tower in the southwest is lighting up the fire smoke!"
