Chapter seven hundred and fiftieth chapters take a sharp turn
But for some reason, Hong Chengchou's command had two fatal oversights.
One is that the Ming army did not carry enough food and grass with them. Among the Ming army, except for the Runing army, which had always maintained good habits and carried enough food and grass for the entire army for one and a half months, the other Ming troops only carried three days of food and grass.
The supply of grain and grass needs to be transported from Beacon Mountain at the rear.
This oversight is puzzling, because the Ming army has enough mules, horses and vehicles to carry enough food and grass for a month. Moreover, the distance between the Ming army and Ningyuan is only a little over a hundred miles, so the distance is not that far.
, the fifty-mile grain road is just as dangerous as the more than one hundred-mile grain road. There is no need to set up a grain station in Beacon Mountain. It is completely unnecessary.
Maybe Hong Chengchou wanted to shorten the food route and be more safe! There may be other reasons, but from the perspective of war command, the commander should consider defeat before victory, and Hong Chengchou did not do this at all. Therefore, he failed here.
He is responsible and has already hung a sword over the heads of the Ming army.
In addition, although the Ming army seems to have formed a solid defense system, there is a Changling mountain range on the north side of the lifeline of Jin, Song, Xing and Pagoda. It is not very steep. It is entirely possible for the cavalry to go around the mountain road and outflank Songshan.
To the west, cut off the Ming army's supply line.
For this reason, Zhang Dou, the supervisor of the Datong Army, once proposed to divide one of his troops to station in Changling to prevent the Qing army from detouring and outflanking.
But Hong Chengchou said arrogantly: "I have been the governor for twelve years, what do you father-in-laws know?" He refused to accept Zhang Dou's opinion, and Changling remained undefended.
All the officials in the Ming army found it difficult to object to Hong Chengchou's insistence. Because of the previous victories of the Ming army, Hong Chengchou was now at the height of his power, so now Hong Chengchou has changed from a lack of self-confidence to an inflated self-confidence.
After Wu Shigong also heard about this controversy, he specifically searched for Hardan Battelle, hoping to learn from this local who knew the roads in Liaodong whether this was the case in Changling?
However, Hardanbaatar's answer was quite vague. He admitted that there are mountain roads that can be passed there. But he also explained that Changling is a mountain range. In the mountains, there are two concepts: there are mountain roads for pedestrians and for armies to pass, because there are many mountain roads.
It is difficult to pass cavalry and vehicles in the army.
After all, Bijia Mountain was an important grain station for the Ming army, and a solid fortress was built there. Without artillery and siege equipment, there was nothing a solid city wall could do. Therefore, Wu Shigong also recognized Hong Chengchou's judgment.
In fact, in the final analysis, Hong Chengchou's reputation in the past and his current commanding performance did give Ming army officials, including Wu Shigong, a lot of confidence, making everyone a little blind in his judgment.
In particular, the tactic that Hong Chengchou chose to slowly advance the car formation is the best and most appropriate tactic that the Ming army can choose now. This further reflects Hong Chengchou's commanding skills and is extremely admirable. Of course, this tactic is also
It is very suitable for Wu Shigong, a turtle-like military attache.
Anyway, at this time, even if some Ming army officials were a little confused and worried, no one would argue in person, so there was no way to make up for this fatal oversight.
After receiving the battle report from Jinzhou, Huang Taiji immediately decided to lead a large army to the rescue, and planned to take this opportunity to eliminate the main force of the Ming Dynasty in the Shanhaiguan area. He mobilized various troops to gather in Shengjing, originally planning to attack on the 11th
Set off. But due to serious nose bleeding, it was delayed for a few days.
By the 14th, Huang Taiji's nosebleed had not fully recovered, so he went on an expedition despite his illness. Before leaving, he summoned the nobles and ministers and said excitedly: "I'm just afraid that the enemy will flee in a hurry when they hear that I will go on an expedition myself."
.If God favors and the enemy soldiers do not flee, I will definitely allow you to defeat this enemy. It is like a dog chasing an animal, it is as easy as picking it up, and it will not be too hard. I have determined the timing of the attack, so you must be careful not to violate it, and do your best to understand it.
"Then he took three thousand fine cavalry with him, carried the nosebleeds in white handkerchiefs all the way, and rushed to Jinzhou day and night.
"Hurry up and dig! Whoever dares to stop, I will slap him!" Niu Lu'e Zhenma Jiayan waved a whip wrapped with wire. He then pointed the whip at the white pigs who were digging the trench hard, and said: "White pigs! These
I will leave this slave to you. You must dig this section before dawn. When you are done, I will definitely raise your flag."
"Don't worry, Master!" Bai Zhu wiped his sweaty head with his sleeve and said, "I won't miss anything, Master!"
After being knocked unconscious by Fujia at that time, Niu Lu'e Zhenma Jiayan got the news and asked for the white pig. At that time, the white pig was already covered with bruises and was dying, so Fujia let go of the white pig.
. She thought that the white pig would definitely die, and she could still save a straw mat.
Unexpectedly, the white pig's vitality was very strong. Under Ma Jiayan's care, it actually survived and completely recovered its health without any sequelae.
In this way, White Pig became Ma Jiayan's boss. Ma Jiayan also remembered Bai Zhu's life-saving grace and was very kind to White Pig, so he also became a little leader of the boss.
During the siege of Jinzhou City, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties mobilized the Eight Banners. Both Niu Lu'er, Ma Jiayan and Bai Zhu were transferred to the troops besieging Jinzhou. Ma Jiayan distributed war horses, armor and weapons to Bai Zhu, completely treating him as a bannerman.
Treated him and made him responsible for all his own wrapping, making Bai Zhu also become a little leader of the wrapping.
When Huang Taiji rushed to Jinzhou, Huang Taiji, who was familiar with the geographical situation of Ningjin, followed the Changling Mountains to the back of Hong Chengchou, and on the 19th, he camped at Qijiapu on the west side of Songshan Mountain.
The next day, Emperor Taiji ordered his soldiers to dig three large trenches eight feet deep and more than ten feet wide behind the Ming army, counter-encircling Hong Chengchou's 150,000 troops, and cutting off the Ming army's grain and grass supply lines. At the same time, he
He also sent his brother Azige, the king of Duoluowuying County, to lead an army to attack Bijia Mountain and seize twelve piles of grain gathered by the Ming army there.
Huang Taiji's powerful military actions made the Ming army, which had some morale at first, suddenly bewildered. The soldiers were panicked, and their fighting will immediately dropped to freezing point. Hong Chengchou didn't seem to expect the Qing army's reinforcements to arrive so quickly.
, and went around to his own back as soon as he arrived, so he had to concentrate all his efforts on dealing with the enemy behind him first, hoping to re-open the transportation line and regain the military supplies.
On the 21st, the Ming army launched an attack on Huang Taiji's camp. Although they had the superior force, they failed to win. Some generals saw Huang Gai of Huang Taiji in the Qing army and knew that Huang Taiji had come to the army, but they did not fight yet.
Just retreated.
"You are such a little brat. When you saw Huang Taiji's yellow-covered legs, you were so frightened that you didn't even dare to go up and pee. How dare you say anything to me?"
"What about you? We've been beaten to the edge of the trench, and we can't even send people to fill it. It's not like you are asked to fill it. The knife in your hand is for eating grass? Just chop off a few heads to force the soldiers to come forward.
Well, just fill it with their corpses! It’s really a pig’s head.”
"You two, stop being so noisy. What's going on at Beacon Mountain? You can keep the sheep there for a while to fend off the Tatars. How could you be beaten down by the Tatars?"
"Fuck! Let alone Beacon Mountain. You can't even find the movement of the Tatars digging trenches. What's going on on the other side of Changling?..."
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On the evening of the 21st, there was a lot of noise in Hong Chengchou's Chinese army tent. The Ming army commanders from all walks of life were blaming each other. By the end of the quarrel, everyone was a little angry, and they even used words to show off Hong Chengchou's incompetence.
As soon as the Qing army cut off its retreat and cut off the food route, Hong Chengchou's tall image suddenly collapsed. At this time, the Ming army fell into chaos.
Wu Shigong hid in the corner of the big tent and secretly looked at it. He found that Hong Chengchou's face was getting greener and greener. In the end, Hong Chengchou finally couldn't help but took a big picture of the big case. The loud noise finally restored the tent.
Quiet.
"What are you arguing about? What are you arguing about?" Seeing the veins on Hong Chengchou's forehead and neck popping out, and his face turning red, Hong Chengchou took a deep breath, tried hard to suppress his anger, and lowered his voice and said: "
You all have sworn to serve the imperial court, and now is your chance. Although we are out of food and surrounded, we should tell the officials clearly that we will die if we defend, and we will die if we don't fight. If we fight, we may survive. I am determined to make a desperate move, and I hope you will do your best to defeat the enemy tomorrow.
"
Hong Chengchou's words finally restored the normal atmosphere in the big tent, and the Ming army finally started an emergency military meeting. First of all, of course, the next battle direction was discussed. Since the army had enough food to last for three days at most, it was almost
All the generals advocated retreating to Ningyuan first and then making further plans.
Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu also agreed with this opinion. In fact, even if they decided to withdraw their troops, they would have to break through the Qing army's front line on the west side first, so there would inevitably be a battle. So Hong Chengchou finally decided to use all his troops for a decisive battle the next day.
But this decisive battle will require a life-and-death battle, and will determine the order of the Ming army's retreat. There is no doubt that the vanguard and the rear two troops are the most dangerous, so when it comes to this, the big tent is quiet, and there is no one.
I am willing to be the one who stands out.
Wu Shigong also remained silent, but he noticed from the corner of his eyes that Hong Chengchou was constantly looking at him. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and first broke the silence: "Master Supervisor! If you are not talented at the end of the line, just be a pioneer!"
As soon as he said these words, Hong Chengchou's expression immediately softened, and the tense atmosphere in the tent also relaxed a lot. This most troublesome problem was finally solved.
"Okay, okay! I, the Governor, have always been loyal and courageous, and I will succeed immediately. I cannot treat you badly, come on, come on, if you have any requests, please feel free to ask." Hong Chengchou said with a smile.
"If nothing else, just give more mules and horses and more sacks." Wu Shigong said. To pass through the trench, it must be filled in first, and using mules and horses to carry sacks filled with earth and rocks can greatly increase the speed, so Wu Shigong