Before the decisive battle against the Qing Dynasty that took place in the first year of Qiongyuan, the Daping Army successively used two clever tricks - sending troops to the Mongolian grasslands and conquering North Korea across the sea. These two tricks completely hit the blind spots of the Qing army, and even more so
Faced with the most painful weakness of the Qing army, the Qing army had no choice but to take the initiative to leave the border and start a decisive battle with the main force of the Daping Army deployed outside Shanhaiguan.
This shows how far-sighted Huang Taiji was at that time when he repeatedly warned Dorgon not to give up the city of Beijing. Assume that if the Qing army and the Runing army were in a stalemate in Beijing at that time, because Beizhili had been
The Dashun and Qing armies were defeated and could not supply food and grass supplies at all.
The Runing army, which had no logistical support, faced the Qing army that had just looted a large amount of supplies from the pass. In the end, it had no choice but to withdraw from Beizhili and retreat to the Yellow River and the Taihang Mountains. At most, it could only control the troops outside the capital.
Xue Chenglin, former Ming Prince Zhu Cixiang and others rescued him.
After that, the Runing Army will be caught in a long-term tug-of-war with the Qing Army on the northern front along the Yellow River. It will be impossible to open a second front, let alone rescue the two cities of Ningyuan and Zhenyuan in Liaodong. As for
Expedition to the Mongolian grasslands and Korea? That would be a complete fantasy.
Even if this happens, the Runing Army will be unable to attack the Dashun Army in Shaanxi, the Daxi Army in Sichuan, and the Hongguang Court in Jiangnan. The entire world will be completely in a warlord melee.
Of course, if the Runing army or the Qing army were victorious in the decisive battle in the capital, the situation would be completely different. However, judging from the situation of the two armies at that time, the possibility of a stalemate between the two sides was the greatest.
However, due to the internal struggle for power within the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Dorgon had to order the entire army to withdraw to Liaodong. Although Dorgon had a thousand reasons and was helpless, judging from the results, this was the main reason why the Qing army fell into strategic passivity.
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But Dorgon's words are also correct. No matter how many idle chess and wonderful chess you play, you still have to see the real results on the front battlefield. So at the end of April, Dorgon brought 75,000 soldiers and horses,
Together with Ningyuan and Zhenyuan, 15,000 people were mobilized and secretly entered Shanhaiguan in early May.
Duduo led 15,000 soldiers and horses to the Yalu River to enter North Korea and fight with the Marine Corps. As for the 50,000 Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces led by Abatai, they were rushed back to Liaodong at the end of May.
About to engage in a decisive battle with the Daping Army.
At this time, there were 90,000 troops from six towns led by Xue Yongli outside Shanhaiguan. The first thing they would face was the 140,000 Qing army inside Shanhaiguan. In terms of military strength, the Daping Army was at a disadvantage. But
Thanks to more than half a year of training and newly manufactured weapons and equipment, the combat effectiveness of this main force has made a qualitative leap.
And behind this main force, there are 35,000 soldiers and horses led by Wu Shigong and nearly 200,000 auxiliary troops, so who is really stronger and who is weaker? It is difficult to judge. Not to mention
There are also 26,000 horsemen from Pegasus Town serving as the general reserve team.
However, there was one loophole in all the deployment of the Qing army. Dorgon learned of the emergency report from North Korea just when Huang Ding rushed to Seoul. Therefore, he did not know that Gonzalez would follow.
The soldiers and horses came over. Therefore, the strength of the Daping Army in Korea was reduced by several thousand.
After the second batch of the Marine Corps landed in North Korea at the end of April and the beginning of May, the Taiping Army's strength in North Korea already reached 13,000 troops. By the end of May, before the summer typhoon season, the third batch of the Taiping Army
The fleet rushed to transport troops, and North Korea's total military strength exceeded 20,000.
In a normal war situation, such a loophole would not be a big deal. After all, Dorgon also sent troops to Duduoduo and gave him the right to act cheaply. Fifteen thousand Qing troops faced off against 20,000 Marines.
, the offense may be insufficient, but the defense should be more than enough.
However, such loopholes will be infinitely magnified once the external war situation changes suddenly, and may even cause fatal danger to the Qing Dynasty. This is something Dorgon did not expect before the war.
"Boom boom boom——!"
A round of cannonballs landed on the ground in front of them, bouncing forward continuously until they jumped seven or eight times. Then they gradually stopped beating. On the ground, streaks of dust were stirred up.
"rush--!"
The soldiers of the Daping Army pushed a long row of oars and pushed forward quickly. They did not stop until they had charged for fifty or sixty steps, amidst the sharp sound of whistles.
"Throw--!"
The officers of the Daping Army who directed the charge of the oar car immediately issued an order and threw hundreds of palm mines from the back of the oar car. The palm mines were from the Ordnance Bureau of the Daping Army. They were scaled down and built according to the principle of an enemy with ten thousand people, and had modern hand grenades.
It looks like, but it is filled with iron nails and kerosene, and the explosion effect is like an incendiary bomb.
There was another explosion in front of the oar car, and balls of flames rose on the ground. When the flames dissipated, the commanding officers loudly ordered again: "Kill——!"
First, a row of musketeers jumped out from behind the oar car and fired a volley towards the front. When the musketeers finished shooting, the axe-gunners formed a combat group of three and went towards the front to kill.
Covering the formation of pikemen behind him.
"啹——!"
There was another sharp long whistle, and the charging axe-gunners quickly stopped and ran back in the direction of the oar. They immediately went around behind the spearmen who had already formed their formation, and began to form formations in the back row.
And the entire spear formation began to move forward step by step following the beating of the drummer.
After the entire spear phalanx charged for a certain distance, the cavalry behind the oar car also blew the bronze whistle. The soldiers staying beside the oar car immediately opened the channels for the oar car, and the cavalry also passed through the channels to line up.
, when they were in good formation, they marched forward under the orders of the cavalry officer.
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A group of Daping Army officers headed by Yang Rusong gathered around Xue Yongli and watched their troops perform exercises. They all looked nervous, fearing that there would be any oversights. Until each exercise subject was successfully completed and the troops returned to the team, these
The officers' expressions relaxed.
"It looks like it's already done!" Xue Yongli said seriously as he watched the Daping Army's drills.
Yang Rusong and other generals who accompanied Xue Yongli to watch the exercise immediately showed smiles on their faces. Xue Yongli has very strict training requirements for the troops and never praises him. And whenever he makes a mistake, he always scolds him in public.
, never give face to his subordinates. But what Xue Yongli said today was actually a very high compliment. This made Yang Rusong and others who had been training the troops feel very happy.
"Master Li! It's already past noon, and the simple meal is ready. You can leave after you finish your meal!" Yang Rusong said with a smile.
"No! Just prepare some dry food for my entourage!" Xue Yongli said, "If we hurry up, we can still get to Xiao He's place. I will also watch their night training tonight. These days,
The spies arranged in front of Shanhaiguan reported: There is something strange happening among the Tatars, and a war may be about to break out. You should also be vigilant here to prevent a Tatar surprise attack. Alas! The time is too tight. There will be a few more months.
, we can train tens of thousands more soldiers."
"Yes! Mr. Li!" Yang Rusong agreed immediately, and then he tried to persuade him again with false sincerity, "But we are not in a hurry. The food has been prepared. If you don't eat it, it will be a waste. Mr. Li, please give me a reward."
Face it!"
"Do you really want me to stay?" Xue Yongli asked Yang Rusong with squinting eyes and a smile on his face.
Yang Rusong was speechless when he was asked, and then burst into giggles, and the officers around him also burst into laughter. To be honest, Xue Yongli's harsh attitude had always put a lot of pressure on his subordinates. So there was no
People wanted Xue Yongli to stay in his army for a long time. On the contrary, Wu Shigong was very talkative, so his relationship with the generals was relatively close.
"Okay!" Xue Yongli stopped everyone's laughter, and while delivering dry food, he finally asked Yang Rusong: "Do you have any other questions during the training exercise?"
Yang Rusong thought for a while and replied: "It's just that it's too dangerous to light the palm thunder. It's a good thing, and it's really lethal after being thrown out. But it's hard to control when lighting it. I accidentally lit the top of the match rope, and it was very dangerous."
It’s easy to explode in your own hands.”
Xue Yongli nodded and said: "The problems you mentioned have already occurred in many troops during training, so they have been reported to the Ordnance Institute. Your father has promised that they are already making improvements and will come up with safer ones in the next batch.
Thunder in the palm. But this time may still be one or two months, so you just have to overcome it now!"
"But our town has already burned more than ten men? Should the training be slowed down?" Yang Rusong asked for instructions.
"There are always risks in training and fighting. Back then, we risked bullets on our heads for cavalry training. Don't spoil the children. But there is a craftsman in Xiao Xinzi who made a thrower that can release thunder from the palm of your hand.
It is much safer to light it on the thrower. You can send someone there once and find a way to imitate a batch yourself." Xue Yongli said.
"No!" Yang Rusong agreed immediately. Then he smiled at Xue Yongli and said, "Master Li! The boys are training very hard these days...!"
Xue Yongli waved his hand to stop Yang Rusong from continuing to speak: "Stop! This is the case wherever you go! I will write you a note. Later you will send someone to the military supply place and give you one hundred
A pig’s teeth are sacrificed.”
"Too little!" Yang Rusong immediately complained.
"Don't pretend to be so aggrieved! You just can't act. If you talk too much, I'll cut you fifty pounds. Wherever you go, people look like this, and they don't know you guys.
Who did you learn this from?" Xue Yongli laughed.
"Hahaha——!" A burst of laughter burst out from all around.