When Li Yan set off from the central rear post, he asked his confidant Qin Songwang to lead a group of troops to sneak along the coastline and lurk behind enemy lines. This was a secret move in Chang Yu's plan. He originally wanted to ambush the Qing army when they retreated.
Or in times of crisis, they can sneak attack the enemy camp to surround Wei and rescue Zhao.
But he thought that this plan would take at least three or four days to be implemented, but unexpectedly it was much earlier than expected.
Dorgon suddenly surprised him and launched a massive attack on the mountain. This caught him off guard and made him feel stressed. But at the same time, he also saw a fighting opportunity. Why not take this opportunity to decide the outcome in a battle!
But the premise is that Qin Songwang's ambush has arrived near Ningyuan, which he is not sure about. After all, it is a hundred and fifty or sixty miles away from the center and back to Ningyuan. Qin Songwang's troops are mostly infantry, and they have to sneak through the wilderness trails. This
It is not known whether he can reach the end of the land in one day and one night.
So when he sent Li Yan out to assist him, he actually had no idea, and to be honest, he was taking a gamble!
Fortunately, when Qin Songwang sent troops from the middle and rear, Li Yan once said: "Soldiers need speed, the faster the better." In addition, they were born as thieves and were good at long-distance attacks. After all, when they were chased by officers and soldiers, it was no exaggeration to say that
The record of hundreds of miles in one night has been set.
However, in order to deceive others, Qin Songwang did not dare to be careless and led his troops along the coastline. After all, it was a lot of trouble and effort. When Li Yan went out of Shandong to find them, he was still lurking and resting twenty miles south of Ningyuan.
After receiving the military order, he hurriedly bypassed Ningyuan City for more than ten miles to the Qing army's rear area where he could light a cigarette and report the message. At the same time, he was discovered by the Qing army's peripheral spies and pursued him without hesitation.
When Chang Yu saw the smoke rising here, he knew that Li Yan was in position, and immediately sent a signal to Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui led his cavalry out of the city to paralyze the Qing army first, and then led Li Yan to lead his troops towards the Qing army's camp. When the Qing army was panicked, Wu Sangui took advantage of the situation.
On this occasion, launch an attack...
Qin Songwang's men and horses braved the wind and cold day and night, and they were already exhausted without even taking a break. This raid behind enemy lines really gritted their teeth and persevered. Fortunately, they raided the main camp, and there were only a few Qing troops in the camp. In the blink of an eye, they were
After fighting in, if there is a small group of cavalry to encircle the camp again, he may not be so relaxed, and may even be defeated. After all, they are mostly infantry.
Dorgon sent his entire battalion to attack Xishan. The few remaining soldiers in the camp were coated slaves, but their combat effectiveness was not bad at all. It should be said that they could block Qin Songwang's attack of thousands of people. The problem is that these coated slaves are very powerful after all.
The organized soldiers immediately panicked when they saw the enemy attacking, and there was no general in the camp to take command. Li Yan and Qin Songwang easily broke into the camp and started killing people and setting fires.
The camp is the foundation, where all the food, grass, army, horses, and baggage are stationed. Once it is breached, heavy losses will be suffered. Moreover, it is the spiritual home of an army. If the camp is broken, it means that the family is broken. The pillars of the soul have collapsed, and there is no intention to fight anymore.
There is a word called the butterfly effect. Dorgon has never heard of it, but he is watching the spread of this effect, but there is nothing he can do.
Nikan and Abatai led tens of thousands of cavalry in a battle against the Ming army's cavalry. With equal strength, he was 90% sure of defeating the Ming army. Although it showed that the morale of the army was the highest in history, strength is strength.
However, as soon as the Qing cavalry saw that their camp was being attacked, with thick smoke rising into the sky, and a sea of fire, they had no intention of fighting anymore. In the blink of an eye, they were killed by Wu Sangui's cavalry and fled in all directions. The rapidity of their defeat set a new record.
When the Qing army attacking the mountain saw victory in sight, they suddenly saw the morale of the Ming army skyrocketing. They saw the cavalry at the foot of the mountain defeated like an ebbing tide. Looking back, how could the fire in the Nima camp...
You idiot, you slapped a p, turned around and ran away!
The Qing army was defeated and fled for dozens of miles, abandoning their helmets and armor. The young eunuch fulfilled his wish and decided the outcome in one battle.
On the 23rd day of the first lunar month in the sixth year of Ming Dynasty (166 AD), Nurhaci personally led the Jin army to Ningyuan City. They launched an attack in the early morning of the 24th. On the 26th, they failed to attack the city and retreated, which lasted three days. Rumor has it that Nurhaci was in the middle of this battle.
Cannon, gangrene and death.
On May 28th of the seventh year of the Apocalypse (167), during the Battle of Ningjin, Huang Taiji lured the Ming army out of Jinzhou to fight in the field, and led troops to attack Ningyuan City. The Ming army shelled, Huang Taiji's tent was bombed, and Jierharang was captured.
He was injured in the bombing and was forced to withdraw his troops, which lasted one day.
In April of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Dorgon led an army of more than 100,000 to besiege Ningyuan. Wu Sangui resisted bravely, burned the Qing army's camp, and pursued for more than ten miles, killing countless enemies!
That night I rode a fast horse into the customs.
In the early morning, Emperor Chongzhen, who was discussing matters with his ministers, suddenly received a secret letter. He immediately went crazy, shouted, smashed the left and right cups, and cried in his arms.
The ministers were shocked and came to persuade them, thinking that the emperor had gone crazy, or else he had received bad news. The bandit army in the south had broken through Baoding Prefecture and was approaching the capital? The Tatars in the north had captured Ningyuan City and entered the pass?
When he was at a loss, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly burst into laughter and shouted: "This is a great victory in the past, the best in the past." Then he showed the secret message to the public.
All the ministers gathered around to watch, and then their faces were astonished, and they could not hide their surprise in a blink of an eye. They looked crazy, even worse than Emperor Chongzhen.
Great victory in Ningyuan! Great victory in Ningyuan, great victory in Ningyuan!
But why did Emperor Chongzhen say that this time was indeed the best in history?
In fact, although they are both great victories, they are thousands of miles apart.
Eighteen years ago, Yuan Chonghuan became famous during the battle at Ningyuan, and the government and the public celebrated the victory with great enthusiasm. However, in fact, this victory was only a victory in a strategic sense. After all, the Ming army had not won a battle for many years at that time.
The actual victory or defeat is open to debate. After all, the Qing army took the initiative to withdraw in that great victory. The Ming army only killed more than 200 enemies. It is definitely not what the history books say: "If the artillery fire passes, it will be useless to kill the Northern Cavalry."
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This number is by no means a fabrication, but is based on the number of enemies killed that Yuan Chonghuan later reported for rewards for his subordinates. It is also consistent with the Qing army's statistics on casualties and pensions.
What is more realistic is that Nurhachi was unable to attack Ningyuan City, and instead attacked Juhua Island (Juehua Island), the grain storage base in Haizhong. All 14,000 fishermen and soldiers on the island were killed.
You kill more than 200 enemies, and others kill you more than 10,000
Who won that match?
But now this victory is real. The victory report said that nearly ten thousand enemies were killed, their camp was burned, horses, armaments and baggage were taken into account, the enemy was routed for more than ten miles, and the Qing general Luo Luohun was beheaded...
The difference between killing 200 enemies and over 10,000! The difference between automatically retreating and escaping.
How could Chongzhen not be happy, and how could the ministers not be surprised?
"After this battle, our border with the Ming Dynasty will be safe for several years." Li Banghua, the chief assistant, had tears in his eyes. He held up the secret letter with trembling hands: "Wu Sangui should be awarded a title this time!"
"Wu Sangui mobilized himself well in this battle, and it is true that he made great contributions to killing the enemy. But please don't forget that Chang Yu really made a great contribution in this battle! He first lured the enemy, then ambushed the enemy, strategized and took the lead in killing the enemy.
No matter what, he was the first to do it!" Chongzhen concealed his words with excitement on his face.
When the ministers heard this, they looked at each other and said nothing.
"You just can't stand the chance of an internal official coming forward. In terms of ability, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are superior to anyone else. I haven't given him a big reward yet. Your expressions like this are really chilling!"
All the ministers were embarrassed and changed the topic one after another: "Your Majesty is not happy right now. The bandit army is approaching from the south..."
"Your Majesty, if Chang Yu is not transferred south quickly, since he is so good at fighting..."
Chongzhen snorted coldly, thinking about him when he was doing his best!
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