Although Wu Sangui knew that the little eunuch was telling nonsense, he still happily touched his hands and laughed. He felt more and more fond of the little eunuch in his heart. This young boy is really cute, without the sour arrogance and aloofness of civil servants.
The martial artist was vulgar, and he didn't have the strange aura of the eunuch in his impression. He didn't even have the posture and appearance of the governor of the East Factory.
What's more important is that the little eunuch is flying the banner of military governor, the prime minister of military affairs, and has the power to command and control the troops. Suddenly someone parachuted in to seize the military power. Wu Sangui was naturally resisting, but at this time, listening to the meaning of the little eunuch's words, he had no intention of doing so.
The desire to seize power is relieved, and the feeling of rejection is no longer as strong as before.
The Qing army invaded in large numbers, and at such critical times as the troops were about to approach the city, he was still able to calmly play nonsense with himself. If it wasn't because he was in trouble, or he was confident, he couldn't help but look the other way.
However, the current crisis is not a child's play. After the two joked, they got down to business. The Tatars threatened an army of 130,000, but in fact it was at most 70,000 or 80,000. However, even 70,000 or 80,000 was far more than the Ming army. At this time, there was only Wu Sangui in the city.
With less than 30,000 troops, there were only a few rural warriors that could be mobilized during the war, and it was difficult to put them to great use. The Ming army was already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. Moreover, after the Songjin War, the Ming army was disorganized and lacked the will to fight. This was due to the discord between the people and the people.
In addition, Ningyuan City is small and has no danger to defend, and the moat is frozen, which is almost non-existent. This is a disadvantageous geographical location.
Furthermore, after many years of stalemate battles with the Ming army, the Qing army had already figured out the details of the Ming army, and formulated targeted tactics to attack the city. In addition, the firepower was not inferior to the Ming army... In short, no matter how you look at it, it is a defeat but no victory.
A tough defensive battle, and one must be prepared to abandon the city and return to the pass at any time.
Wu Sangui spoke truthfully, with a hint of helplessness in his words!
Chang Yu fell into silence. What Wu Sangui said was true and not exaggerated. It is meaningless to mention the battle between Nurhaci and Yuan Chonghuan twenty years ago at this time. At that time, although people were united and united, and the soldiers fought hard was the key, but
It was the power of artillery that played a decisive role in victory.
Today, the advantages of artillery have long been lost.
"The governor still has 8,000 men and horses in Ji Town, which can be reached in the near future. More than 10,000 soldiers of the intruders will arrive within half a month. In addition, there are 3,000 elite cavalry in Shanhaiguan. In addition, there are more than 60,000 men and horses in your army.
It seems that the military strength is not much less than that of the Qing army."
When the intruders surrendered, Wu Sangui was startled at first, and then looked at him with disdain: "It's not worth mentioning," and then said: "So many soldiers and horses can completely choke Ningyuan City, and even the cost of food and grass is huge."
I know that such a military general who comes from a prestigious world will look down on the mud-legged thieves. Chang Yu secretly laughed, but these mud-legged people almost dragged Daming to death. It was these mud-legged people who beat you in Shanhaiguan back then.
Hold Dorgon's thigh and call him daddy.
As for the overcrowding and food supply and storage he mentioned, they are also very serious problems.
Ningyuan is only six or seven miles in radius. There are nearly 30,000 Wu troops, plus more than 10,000 residents in the city. If another 30,000 to 40,000 troops swarm in, it will really kill a platoon with just a fart, not to mention the need for storage.
A large amount of food and grass.
There is an island ten miles southeast of Ningyuan, named Juhua Island. It was originally a base for the Ming army to reserve military supplies and naval forces. Unfortunately, Nurhaci could not attack the city and turned to Juhua Island.
At that time, the sea was frozen. Yao Fumin led the defenders to dig an ice trench of 15 nautical miles day and night in an attempt to resist the Qing army. Wu Nage led the Mongolian cavalry and Manchu cavalry and attacked with tens of thousands of people. The Ming army was exhausted and defeated.
The island fell and the Qing army slaughtered the island. More than 7,000 fishermen and 7,000 soldiers were killed.
After this battle, Chrysanthemum Island was abandoned.
After dinner, the two of them climbed into the city. Wu Sangui led Chang Yu around the city. Ningyuan City is small. The southwest of the city is close to the Ningyuan River. There are several peaks ten miles west of the city. Apart from the small urn outside the city gate, there is only the one that is about one foot deep and two feet wide.
The moat!
A trench was being dug two miles outside the moat in the north of the city. This was the most effective way to deal with the Qing army's cavalry. Yuan Chonghuan used this move to paralyze Nurhaci's plan to charge the battle with cavalry.
"Supervisor Yuan's original tactics are still useful today. Why don't Commander Wu copy them in full?" the young eunuch said seriously.
Digging trenches with dogs, strengthening the walls to clear the fields, and pouring water over the city to freeze the city walls were all Yuan Chonghuan's tricks back then.
There are six cannons on the city, which are stained with rust. They have not been as majestic and intimidating as they were twenty years ago. In the First Battle of Songjin, the Ming army discarded their helmets and armor, and the entire Liaodong armament was discarded. Only the six cannons on the city were as powerful as they were twenty years ago.
A little ammunition.
Fortunately, the little eunuch had some backup plans. When he left Shanhaiguan, he had already ordered Gao Di to transport all the artillery and ammunition to Ningyuan City, focusing on twelve of them!
What's more important is that he also has a trump card, the Beijing Camp's Shenji Camp!
The two of them went down to the city and drove out from the Weiyuan Gate of the North Gate, followed by half a hundred soldiers, and headed straight to the Shou Mountain due to the north.
The first mountain is five miles northeast of Ningyuan City. There is a beacon tower on the mountain with more than ten troops stationed there, which serves as an enemy.
A group of people climbed to the top of the mountain and looked north. The sky and the earth were all gray. The old Ming Dynasty and Liaodong had long been occupied by the Qing army. Chang Yu sighed in his heart. As future generations who came through time, all the Manchus and Jin people are our great celestial dynasty.
But the rules are the rules. Now is the Ming Dynasty. He is the minister of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. What he wants to protect is the land of the Ming Dynasty. The Manchu Qing Dynasty is the invader. What he wants to do is to defend his country to the death and possibly
To open up new territories... Strong people will always have an unstoppable desire to invade. Looking at ancient and modern invaders, they are all powerful nations!
The so-called Confucian governance is nothing more than self-paralysis and self-hypnosis, the so-called "I will not offend others unless they offend me", the so-called "peace is the most important", and virtue is used to persuade others... These are all self-comforts for the weak.
The law of nature is always the law of the jungle, and truth comes from fists and swords and guns!
The so-called opening up territory is the ambition of the strong.
When I become stronger... Chang Yu clenched his fists and sneered at the corner of his mouth. Wu Sangui glanced at him and raised his brows: "Is the Governor very proud or confident? Can you tell me about it to the general?"
The little eunuch laughed loudly, looking slightly embarrassed: "It's windy and cold, how can I be so heroic when I'm shivering with cold?"
Wu Sangui smiled and sighed: "This wind and snow can hold off the enemy for a while, which will help our army build fortifications." As he said that, he stretched out his palms, and there were snowflakes falling in the sky again: "The location is favorable and the people are not occupied. The weather is finally good."
It’s a little more biased.”
Chang Yu hummed: "Do you know where the enemy is at this time?"
"I got the report the day before yesterday. In Fuxin, it has been difficult to travel in the wind and snow for the past two days. The Qing army has a lot of baggage and can travel up to thirty miles a day. It is estimated that they are still in Fuxin." Wu Sangui looked north and saw that the snowflakes began to get bigger. He couldn't help but secretly rejoice.
The wind and snow started again, which gave him a break for a few days.
Just as Chang Yu was waiting to answer the call, a sudden inspiration flashed in his mind and he suddenly felt something bad: "Fuxin, the Qing army is in Fuxin at the moment?"
Wu Sangui saw his sudden change of color and didn't know why: "It's Fuxin, what's wrong?"
"Fuxin is in the west of Shenyang!" Chang Yu's face changed drastically. Wu Sangui frowned and was suddenly stunned: "The governor means..."
When the Ming court found out that Dorgon had led a large army to invade, the court was shocked and ordered the governor of Dongchang to go out to supervise the war. Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan, built a strong wall and cleared the country, built fortifications and waited.
But the little eunuch suddenly discovered something strange. If Dorgon sent troops from Shenyang to attack Ningyuan or Shanhaiguan, he should go directly from the southwest, pass through Guangningwei (now Beizhen City), Dalinghe City (now Linghai), Jinzhou, and then Head south to Huludao and Ningyuan.
But at this time, the Qing army was taking the west route. What was it going to do when they passed through Fuxin? (To be continued)