At the beginning of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Dorgon took advantage of Li Zicheng's Eastern Expedition and sent 100,000 troops from Shenyang to enter the Pass. After a disastrous defeat in Ningyuan, he did not give up and led 20,000 cavalry to raid the Pass. Later, he was chased and killed by Chang Yu's army.
, after compensating a large number of war horses, he was assassinated by Chang Yu when he came out of the customs. His vitality was severely damaged. Many people in the court, including Chang Yu himself, believed that this disastrous defeat of the Qing army would calm the border for two years!
It is now the winter of the 18th year of Chongzhen, and a year and a half has passed in the blink of an eye. In fact, Yubianguan is indeed very peaceful this year. During this time, Chang Yu was busy chasing down the thieves at home and taking care of housework. Dorgon also
He is busy recovering his strength, extorting money from Mongolia and North Korea, and engaging in internal strife.
Everyone is busy with their own things, without disturbing each other.
During that period, even the probing horses from both sides rarely crossed the line.
Until Zu Dashou began to build Tashan Fort, Dorgon in Jinzhou City could not sit still. He sent troops to harass him from time to time, and at the same time took the opportunity to build Songshan City. Zu Dashou did not let him feel comfortable and carried out sneak attacks from time to time. The two sides came and went and clashed.
Constantly, but most of them were small groups of reconnaissance cavalry clashes, with only a few hundred people at most. It did not trigger a large-scale conflict, and both sides had no intention of expanding the conflict. After all, they were not ready. Zu Dashou had just taken over the Ningyuan Army, and Dorgon was
We were short of food and clothing, and there was a fire in the backyard.
That is to say, both sides were holding back their strength, but neither side was ready. They could only endure it and try it slowly. Zu Dashou took a big step forward and built Tashan Fort as an outpost. Dorgon then took Songshan City under his nose.
As a barrier, it even extended its tentacles to Xingshan.
This confrontation of competing while trying to be restrained lasted for more than a year, until Chang Yu came out of confinement!
Chang Yu's original purpose of coming to the border was not to provoke a war. The first was to test Zu Dashou's achievements, the second was to find out the most real situation at the border, and the third was to create a little disturbance to make Dorgon nervous and make him tremble.
If the New Year is not good, we can give the border troops more breathing space, make full preparations, and take the opportunity to do something to attract Dorgon's attention, so that North Korea can do things well!
Sure enough, after Dorgon got the news that Chang Yu left the customs and went to Ningyuan, he focused all his energy on the border. Even if there was a turmoil in Shenyang, he ignored it and cleverly took over Chang Yu as a shareholder.
The wind frightened some people in Shenyang who were ready to make a move: The great eunuch of the Ming Dynasty has arrived in Ningyuan, please stop. If there is trouble here, the Qing Dynasty will be in danger!
Chang Yu stayed in Ningyuan for more than a month, and he was nervous for more than a month, fearing that this guy would cause trouble.
Whatever is scary will come. During the time Chang Yu stayed in Ningyuan, the Ming army continued to harass Xingshan and Songshan, but everything was still under control, and it was still acceptable to Dorgon.
range, and can still be restrained.
Chang Yu can also expect that Dorgon will use him to buffer the internal strife in his family, and will also take the opportunity to transfer internal conflicts to the outside, or use external conflicts to calm internal political struggles, so the border section
Troubles continued over time, but he believed that there would be no large-scale war.
He even felt that even if he went to assassinate Dorgon, even if Dorgon discovered something strange in North Korea, he might not dare to really go to war. It was more likely that the thunder would be loud and the rain would be light, just to show off to those in Shenyang.
Just for people to look at.
After all, there are too many things involved in starting a war, and you have to guarantee victory. Once you lose again, it will be backfired. Then it will not be roasted on the fire, but directly thrown into the frying pan!
But the development of the matter was beyond Chang Yu's expectation. He did not expect that Dorgon would also send people to North Korea. First, Long Guda, the Minister of Household Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs, went to lobby, and then sent Prince Duoduo to lead his troops to put pressure. As a result,
However, Tian Jianxiu, who had just arrived in North Korea, served him from a pot!
How can Dorgon still sit still now! With the national hatred and personal hatred added together, he must fight a big fight, use all his strength, and strike like a thunderbolt!
But Tashan Fort is just an outpost of the Ming army. Although it can deal with conventional conflicts, how can it block the full blow of the opponent's tens of thousands of troops? In addition to reinforcements in the rear, there are also reinforcements in the rear, in Ningyuan City, nearly a hundred miles away.
It's just unknown whether the rescue can be done in time, whether the other party can let you come to the rescue in time, and whether you can really save him when you come!
If the enemy comes, how to defend it?
If we use offense as defense, how can we attack?
This is what makes Chang Yudun feel stressed! On the surface, it seems
He was so relaxed, as if he had already made up his mind, but in fact he was racking his brains to think of countermeasures. This was why he was often in a daze, and even didn't realize he had knocked down the book.
But what Li Muxian said in the city just now suddenly woke him up.
"If the Taoist Priest really prays for three days of rain and snow, our family will do a great service for you, and then the Taoist Priest's position as National Master will be within your reach." Chang Yu looked a little excited when he went down to the city.
But he was definitely not as excited as Li Muxian, who followed him with his hands clasped together: "Bodhisattva bless...bah bah bah, Sanqing Patriarch's blessing, it must be effective, it must be effective..."
There was nothing to do in the evening, and when everyone was bored, Chang Yu called for a meeting, and everyone sat around.
Moreover, they also called Li Guo and Song Xiance, and even brothers Zu Zerun and Zukefa also came.
The small room was instantly filled with people, all with solemn expressions, guessing that there might be an emergency.
Chang Yu was still nestling in the corner by the stove, holding the teapot in his hand and rubbing it non-stop. His eyes swept around everyone: "We don't want to talk nonsense anymore. The war may break out at any time. I want to hear your chatter now."
"What do you want to talk about, Lord Governor? I'm the best at chattering." Tu Yuan pretended to be relaxed and said in order to lighten the atmosphere. Chang Yu laughed and said, "Then I'll listen to your chatter first. You tell me how to fight this battle. We are the defenders."
Still attack!"
"It's natural to attack. As the old saying goes, strike first to gain the upper hand, and strike later to get beaten." Tu Yuan stood up with a proud look on his face: "I'll kill them tomorrow!"
"But you said earlier that water would come to cover the troops and the troops would come to block it. Then you thought you were going to defend it," Ji Jike teased next to him. Tu Yuan was not angry and said seriously: "Our place is as big as a sheep's shit.
With only three to four thousand people and no danger to defend, how can we stop an army of tens of thousands? Can we stop it?"
"If you can't block it, how do you attack?" Chang Yu asked calmly.
"Send troops outside Songjiang City, block his door, and beat him when he comes out!" Tu Yuan blurted out without thinking. Ji Jike snorted, and Tu Yuan was startled: "What are you snorting?"
"What he's talking about is, are you blocking the door of other people's houses with just a few people? What he's talking about is, if they don't come out, what will happen to you? Are you going to stand guard in the wind, rain, and northwest wind?"
Tu Yuan frowned: "Then what do you think we should do, sir?" Chang Yu rolled his eyes at him: "It seems we are asking you," Tu Yuan scratched his head and sat down slowly.
"Mr. Ma, you and Lao Ji have been working hard these past two days, but have you come up with anything?" Chang Yu looked at Ma Ke.
Marco coughed lightly: "The situation is now on the table, and it is clear at a glance. If we defend, we cannot defend it with the strength of our Tashan Fort alone. If we attack, we cannot do it alone, so whether we are attacking or defending, we must
Relying on Ningyuan at the rear, winning this battle depends entirely on General Zu, but even if General Zu’s reinforcements arrive, it is still unknown whether he can defend it or whether he can attack it!"
Well, Chang Yu nodded: "Go on."
"Ningyuan is nearly a hundred miles away from here, but the Japanese army is very close. It can be reached in half a day from Jinzhou City. Let's not talk about whether General Zu can come to our rescue in time. Even if the army arrives, we will have no advantage. Tashan Fort is at most
There are 8,000 to 10,000 troops in the garrison, and the rest will camp in the wild. But there is no danger to defend the surrounding area, and the enemy will definitely take advantage of it, and may even trap reinforcements, just like in previous years."
"What if I attack?" Chang Yu asked expressionlessly.
"It's freezing cold, and tens of thousands of people are camping outside... Food, grass, artillery, siege equipment and other equipment all require time to prepare and cannot be done in a day, not to mention that there are still * on the Songshan Mountain to the east of Songshan Fort
**The troops are stationed, and the Jinzhou base camp is twenty miles away. If we attack one, the other two will come to rescue us. If we attack the third separately, we will not be able to do it..."
"Mr. Ma, our family is asking for advice, not these. As you said, these are all on the table, and everyone can see them at a glance." Chang Yu interrupted him.
"The general is incompetent and has not yet come up with a perfect strategy." Ma Ke looked ashamed.
"When marching and fighting, you can do it with a third degree of confidence in arranging your troops. How can there be a foolproof strategy? Just ask General Ma."
Marco sighed: "Difficult!"
It is indeed difficult, not only Ma Ke finds it difficult, but everyone, including Chang Yu, finds it difficult.
This grievance touched everyone's mind.
This is not the kind of field battle in the past, just do it and it's over. This is an offensive and defensive war! With the Ming army's current strength and preparation, it will not be easy to attack or defend. The main reasons are that the front is too long, the weather is too cold, the supplies are not fully prepared, and the involvement is too large.
, one mistake endangers the overall situation!
"Old Ji, tell me." Chang Yu's eyes fell on Ji Jike.
"It's difficult for us, but it's not easy for me either." Ji Jike coughed lightly, glanced at Ma Ke and then looked at Chang Yu: "Whether it's offense or defense, in the end it's all about will!"
"What we are asking is how to fight." Chang Yu sighed, and Ji Jike blushed: "When the reinforcements arrive, take Tashan as the base, send troops to Songshan, surround them one by one, and then cut off their backup! One blow!
If you don't break it, attack again and again." After saying that, he glanced at Chang Yu with a very worried expression.
Chang Yu nodded slightly: "According to what you said, the purpose is not to break Songshan City, but to understand the siege of Tashan. This is to use offense as defense, right?"
Ji Jike hummed and said, "The Governor didn't have the idea of a big war before, but he has no choice but to start a war this time. Since he has no intention of starting a war and is unable to break Songshan, we will take Baotashan as the priority."
Everyone understood what he said. Ji Jike's idea was actually very simple. He took the initiative and attacked Songshan Fort with one force, restrained Songshan with another force, and then divided the force with another force to cut off Jinzhou's reinforcements. However, this method had not been implemented before
Ke also said that we are not strong enough, that is, we cannot do it in terms of troops and strength, but it doesn't matter. Even if we are repelled, we can retreat and take a breath before rushing forward. After several times, the enemy is exhausted and unable to go forward.
Hit Tashan.
To put it bluntly, the goal is either to break through Songshan, or to cling to you and use it to consume you so that you don’t look for trouble!
"But the price you have to pay is not small!" Marco sighed, and everyone's expressions became more solemn.
"This move is very rogue, but it is also effective." Chang Yu sighed: "But what if our family wants to take advantage of this opportunity to destroy Songshan in one fell swoop?"
"This..." Ji Jike shook his head lightly: "This subordinate is incompetent."
Chang Yu waved his hand and glanced at everyone: "Whether it is incompetent or not can only be known after the fight. Do you know what is the most urgent thing right now?"
Most of the people in the room frowned, with doubts on their faces. Only Li Muxian looked uncomfortable, and after a while, Ma Ke slapped his gum and stood up: "Go first!"