The camp of the Qing army in the north of the city was lit with bonfires, and several lines of defense were set up outside the camp. The patrols were even spread out several miles away. Having learned from the past, Dorgon did not dare to be careless again, for fear that the Ming army would launch another night attack.
Strange to say, the Ming army has been like a tortoise since that night attack. No matter how provocative and insulted it was, it never showed up. Even when it was feinting and testing, it resisted passively. I don’t know whether it was because they had the confidence in their hearts or because they were helpless. But for many
Ergun had not been idle these past two days. While he was setting up troops to plunder, he also had the captured Ming people cut wood and build carts, cut leather and roll ropes. In just two days, he built more than ten siege engines and trebuchets.
There are hundreds and more siege ladders, but for a big city like the Imperial Capital, these equipments are nothing more than drizzle, and if I add artillery, they can only scratch the itch.
Of course, the prerequisite is that the Ming army rises up to resist.
But what about passive resistance or no resistance? That's another story. Dorgon was actually gambling. After all, the Ming Dynasty was too weak in the old days, and few people could really fight to the death once they attacked the city.
Thinking about Li Zicheng's attack on the capital in history, he never thought that it would be so easy to enter because there was almost no resistance. His mentality at the time was actually the same as Dorgon's now. He had no expectations and just took a gamble.
After entering the customs for a few days, they gained a lot of money. Counties more than a hundred miles north of the imperial capital were plundered by them. Among them, the city of Miyun and Pinggu was completely destroyed. There was no grass growing within a radius of twenty miles in the other three directions of the capital. However,
These are far from satisfying Dorgon's appetite.
He originally wanted to go east and plunder, but was angered by Chang Yu and decided to attack the capital first. If he failed, the gains would be immeasurable. If he did not fail, he left immediately, so he ordered the construction of chariots to prepare for war and recalled all the Azig and Nikan tribes.
, prepare to strike hard.
In the commander's tent, everyone was having a drink and discussing matters. They all said that without artillery, the pressure of attacking the city would be great, and the troops were divided into four parts to attack the star. There were not enough troops, so they had to find a way to concentrate firepower to attack. The so-called firepower was the cannon fodder of the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the use of hurling stones.
Machines and bows and arrows...
They didn't disperse until dawn, but they were shocked to hear that the Ming army was approaching twenty miles away from the north. Dorgon frowned, and Nikan laughed angrily: "I let him off the hook the day before yesterday, but today I don't know whether he is alive or not." Then he invited
Order a group of men and horses to leave the camp.
Dorgon nodded in acquiescence and asked Ao to help him: "Tina Ming will come to see this king with his dog head."
Almost at the same time, Chang Yu walked out of the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army. The eunuch of Dongchang, who had always only heard his name but rarely met his person, came to the surface because of the critical situation of Tatar troops approaching the city.
There was a meeting in the Military Governor's Mansion, and all the big shots finally saw this powerful eunuch who was so powerful in both the government and the public, but they were all surprised at how young he was.
Wang Jiayan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Since the night attack, Chang Yu never showed up again, which made him panic. After this night, the little eunuch has clarified various defensive tactics, giving everyone a clear idea: as long as they resist, the city will be destroyed.
It won't break!
"No matter how the Tatars fight or where they fight, if you are united and united, Dorgon will reach the sky if he wants to break the city." Chang Yu looked confident, which made the big bosses present gradually dissipate and their confidence slowly gather.
"The Qing army does not have the strength to attack from all sides. At most, it will find a feint attack, and then concentrate its firepower to attack one gate." Chang Yu knocked on the table to highlight the key points: "The south city is the feint attack point, and the Qing army will attack from the two gates of the north city, so the
The artillery on the east and west walls was moved north, and all war preparation supplies were also moved there."
Why is it so certain? Everyone headed by Wang Jiayan questioned it.
Chang Yu didn't explain, just said how he felt!
It's nonsense. Everyone is talking about it and they are very dissatisfied. Although you say you can fight, you can't act based on your feelings. If you make a mistake in judgment, the consequences will be disastrous.
In the end, Li Muchian, who followed Chang Yu to the meeting, explained: We have reinforcements eyeing the south, and the Qing army must be on guard, so sending a group of troops to Nancheng can both attack the city and keep an eye on the Ming army there. Secondly, both the north and the south
The cities are too far apart. Such a separate attack would make it difficult for the Ming army to keep track of the beginning and the end. As for why it was determined that they would attack from the north city, the reason is simpler. It is close to the Qing army's camp. There is no need to travel dozens of miles to the south city for the main attack.
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Everyone suddenly realized, but they were also extremely embarrassed. It turned out that the little eunuch was not unwilling to explain, but they should have thought of such a simple reason. Are they and others pig-headed? Such a simple reason can actually...
"Lord Governor, please stay." After leaving the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, Wang Jiayan suddenly called out. Chang Yu turned around and looked: "What's the matter, Sir Wang?"
"Based on what the governor sees, will the Tatars attack the city today?" Wang Jiayan asked with his hands raised. Chang Yu thought for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the sky. It was still dark: "I was not prepared. If I were the governor, I would never be so hasty.
Start a war."
Wang Jiayan breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, let's take more time to prepare."
Chang Yu smiled slightly and said, "Eat well, drink well and have a good rest." He handed over his hands and left. Wang Jiayan watched him go a long way and then sighed slightly: "I don't have the determination you have."
The sky was slightly bright, and a Ming army was passing through a small town thirty miles northeast of the capital. To be precise, it was a ruin that had just been plundered by the Tatars. The ruins and fresh corpses told the story of what kind of blood and tears it had experienced here.
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Tang Tong looked at the several mutilated corpses on the roadside, and his eyes were full of anger: "The damn Tatars will definitely make it impossible for you to come back this time!" When he saw the Tatars leaving last night, he sent several groups of detectives to investigate, but they were all intercepted.
, so Tang Tong guessed that something big had happened in the capital, and it was something very unfavorable to the Tatars. They were probably entangled by the little governor, so they didn't know that the reinforcements were approaching.
So Tang Tong decisively raised his troops out of the city to help Chang Yu. This is what he did, leaving others to hide in the city and watch, but Tang Tong was different. He had fought alongside Chang Yu and knew that he
His ability makes him admire him even more as a person, so he is obliged to do so at this time.
"Report, Sir, the Chaobai River is five miles ahead." Just after passing the town, he came to report. Tang Tong was familiar with the area. He knew that crossing the river to the west would lead to the gate of the capital. He also knew that walking along the river twenty miles north was the
To the south of Tianfu (Shunyi) is Tongzhou.
After a quick night's march, Tang Tong ordered his troops and horses to rest and recharge, then cross the river and rush to the capital. At the same time, he sent his horses ten miles away. After all, there was a Tatar attack in the capital and the cavalry was coming and going like the wind, so he had to guard against it.
It was almost noon and the horse was anxious: there was a Qing army approaching from the other side ten miles away, about 5,000 men and horses. Tang Tong was shocked and immediately ordered the whole army to prepare for war. However, he was confused and secretly thought that his guess was wrong. What happened in the capital?
, how could the Tatars mobilize their troops to take the initiative to fight?
However, now is not the time to study in detail, but how to respond to the battle. Although the Tatars only have five thousand soldiers and horses, they are all cavalry.
I was afraid that with only one-third of the cavalry at this time, they would not even be able to parry in a fight.
Maybe we can fight! Although the Tatars have strong cavalry and simple and crude tactics, they are too simple and not adaptable. They can be defeated by a few tricks.
After fighting on the ground for a long time with his subordinates, he decided to do something about it. After all, he had the advantage in troops and his strength had recovered. Although he did not dare to say that he would definitely win, he had the strength to fight a showdown. The question was whether he dared to fight.
If Tang Tong would have hesitated in the past, the people who had been with Chang Yu were all bloody. Who would return them without a fight now? He was a man, even worse than a eunuch!
Three thousand infantrymen crossed the river from the north and south to the west, outflanking and encircling them. The cavalry crossed the river to fight head on. Brothers, our men and horses in Ji Town became famous today. King Qin made his first achievement at this time. Tang Tong has learned how to fight chicken blood.
With a wave of the long sword pointed at the sky and a roar, the men and horses under his command suddenly began to cross the river. (To be continued)