In Tongzhou City, Dorgon looked at the furious Duduo and the furious Azig with a sullen face. The two brothers sent out troops with high morale during the day, but returned in panic at night.
After hearing the two men yelling about the cause and effect, Dorgon smiled coldly and raised his hand to stop Azig who was still yelling: "That's all, the Ming army has always been cunning. Lao Fifteen has been extremely cautious this time, but he is still unavoidable.
Fortunately, they did not suffer any serious losses. On the contrary, the Ming army spent all their efforts to rejoice in vain."
"Brother Wang, if we don't use all the troops in the city to fight back, the Ming army will definitely be unprepared..." Duduo, who fought his way out of the Ming army's encirclement and narrowly escaped death, was unwilling to do so and was eager to try.
Dorgon narrowed his eyes and was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "It's dark and the road is difficult to travel. How do you know that the Ming army is not prepared? Do you know if they have laid another trap for us to fall into? Moreover, they will use all their strength to fight it."
, there is an eyeing Ming army dozens of miles away to the south, so we are not afraid that they will take advantage of the situation and seize Tongzhou City, which will deprive both of us of our place to stay."
"Then divide the troops and fight on two sides," Azig shouted. Dorgon glanced at him, with a look of disgust on his face. This brainless guy wanted to use all his troops just because he couldn't defeat the Ming army on the northern front.
, you are still clamoring for a JB soldier.
"Starting from tomorrow, you are not allowed to use troops without authorization. If the Ming army wants to follow, they can follow. As long as they are not too close, don't take the initiative to attack. I want to see how close they can follow and how long they can follow. Please rest your troops and horses. Tomorrow at noon
"Send troops southward." Dorgon finally calmed down. He could no longer fight impulsively with the Ming army. Today's Ming army was different from previous years. They only dared to watch from a distance and escorted them, but did not dare to approach, let alone start a fight.
Everything is possible for Jun. Not only does he dare to get close, but he also dares to fight back if you beat him.
In previous years, he could have fought to the death with these Ming troops, but what was the original intention of entering the pass this time? It was to plunder supplies to make up for the losses caused by Ningyuan's fiasco.
But since entering the customs, he has been provoked by the Ming army and lost his mind several times. He actually had several fights with them here. What is embarrassing is that he has not taken any advantage.
Calm, calm, calm.
Returning to the original intention, robbery is the real business. This trip is not for the purpose of fighting.
Dorgon figured it out and suddenly felt light all over. Little eunuch, you can be brave if you like. The breeze is blowing on the hills. I am going to rob him.
The Camel Camp was brightly lit and devastated. The corpses left behind after fierce battles were scattered all over the place. It was too horrible to look at. Huang Degong on the general stage looked excited and slightly regretful.
This battle was fought extremely happily. He planned it and took command personally. He used tens of thousands of troops to surround the Qing army with more than 10,000 cavalry. After a fierce battle, the Qing army fled in panic and hid in Tongzhou City. Only then did Huang Degong call for gold and withdraw his troops.
Although this battle did not injure the Qing army as much as Dorgon expected, it also did not cause the Qing army to suffer any injuries or fractures as Huang Degong hoped. Although it was surrounded by heavy troops and it was a night battle, the Qing army's cavalry was powerful.
As expected, it was not just a matter of boasting. The infantry advantage alone could not block their way, not to mention that the infantry here were mostly inexperienced rookies.
But even so, Huang Degong still felt that it was a great victory. In terms of battle results, he killed hundreds of enemies and gained hundreds of horses. His tactics were meticulous and had the style of a little eunuch. Strategically, he repelled the Qing army's active attack for the first time.
What's more important is to make the soldiers' hearts boil and their morale soar.
Unsurprisingly, after the war, the statistics of casualties in the Beijing camp and the Guards were the most severe. After all, 90% of these soldiers were on the battlefield for the first time. Only a few of them had participated in the battle commanded by Chang Yu when the Tatars first came to the imperial capital.
There were several small-scale conflicts outside the city. As for the suicide squad soldiers who attacked the enemy camp at night, they were lucky enough to survive and received enough reward money as agreed before and were honorably discharged.
There are no immortals in a war. This is not surprising to Huang Degong. He is not as pretentious as a young eunuch. It is a good thing for rookies to see blood. Even if the casualties are heavy, they will not hesitate. This is a must for rookies to predators.
Through the road.
Huang Degong, who was on the general stage, was in high spirits and chatting and laughing with his generals, talking about the highlights of the previous battle. He also sent a detective horse to report the situation to Chang Yu urgently, and how to deal with it next.
Chang Yu, who was dozens of miles away, could not feel the joy of Huang Degong. After receiving his reward, he sat in silence under a tree by the river for a long time, as quiet as a stone Buddha. A Taoist priest held a sleeping little Taoist boy and chanted sutras in a low voice behind him.
It's like offering salvation to the soldiers who died in battle.
"Taoist Master, do you know how many times the Tatars have entered our country?" Chang Yu suddenly turned his head and asked in a low voice.
Fang Fang raised his head, opened his eyes, and thought for a moment: "If you count this time, it must have been six times." He said with a look of sorrow and anger: "Every time, he poisoned the world, and his bones were thousands of miles apart. This Tatar is really hateful."
"The Taoist priest actually remembers it so clearly." Chang Yu was a little surprised, and smiled bitterly: "What does it mean to transform from the outside to the inside? To put it bluntly, a poor Taoist can only hear it in the ears of a hundred people in the Ming Dynasty... Why did the governor suddenly mention this matter?
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Chang Yu raised his head and looked at the stars: "Every time the Tatars entered the pass, they plundered for at least a few months or more than half a year. From the beginning, they did not attack only villages and fortresses, but later they entered the pass and directly attacked the city and plundered people. The second time they entered the pass, they
After attacking twelve cities and winning fifty-six battles, I dare to ask the Master why this is so?"
Without hesitation, one side said: "The Ming army was lazy in fighting, fearful of fighting, and refused to fight, which made the Tatars more careless and did whatever they wanted. They killed our compatriots every time they entered the pass without any plan, and took away hundreds of thousands of people and animals..."
Seeing Fang Fang's heartbroken look, Chang Yu raised the corner of his mouth: "How long do you think the Tatars can stay this time? How many months? Half a year?"
"If the governor dares to fight and kill, how can he allow the Tatars to cause trouble for so long? If they are pressed step by step, the Tatars will retreat in five to six days, or in ten and a half months!"
Chang Yu sneered at the corner of his mouth: "Ten days and a half? Hehe, our family can't wait that long." He looked at Fang Fang and said: "From what the Taoist sees, what should we do now? Attack Tongzhou City urgently, or let's fish for a long time?"
Big fish?”
Fang Fang thought briefly and then said: "To attack Tongzhou and fight head-on is not good for our army, and the gains outweigh the losses. It is a waste of time to fish for big fish with a long line. Besides, the factory supervisors have all arrangements in place, so there is no need to waste time..."
"Say something useful" Chang Yu interrupted him.
One party looked a little embarrassed and said quickly: "Let General Huang withdraw his troops back to Beijing or Shunyi City, and the remaining troops can launch a siege."
Chang Yu frowned when he heard this: "Now is a good time to besiege, why should Huang Degong withdraw..." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that the Taoist priest meant to ask General Huang to make way for the Tatars to retreat.
"Exactly" Fang Fang nodded.
Half a month ago, when Chang Yu withdrew his troops from the southern front and headed north, he had already begun to prepare a backup plan. He ordered Zhou Yuji and Li Yan to ambush troops around Tongzhou in advance. At this time, they were sharpening their swords and waiting for the eunuch's order.
There was an ambush secretly, and tens of thousands of troops were clearly surrounding them. As long as they dared to fight and fight, the Qing cavalry would not be able to defeat them no matter how powerful they were, and they would eventually have to flee.
But where to escape?
The Qing cavalry was highly mobile and could escape anywhere.
But Chang Yu can't let him run around like this, otherwise the disaster will be endless, because he can't catch up, and even if he catches up, he may not be able to beat him when the cavalry has no strength advantage over the cavalry. More importantly, Chang Yu doesn't want to fight with him.
He fought hard face to face. He wanted to maintain the little strength that Ming Dynasty had left. After all, the current enemy was not the Qing army, and the place where the war was in chaos was not in the capital. There were many war-infested areas in the south. If the troops were defeated in one go, the remaining
How can a general without soldiers rely on his roar to quell chaos?
Therefore, Chang Yu had to let the Qing army escape according to the route he planned, that is, go back from where they came, so he asked Huang Degong who was following him to avoid him and make way for him.
But there was no need for Huang Degong to return to the capital. When the first Qing army was in ruins, they naturally had no time and no ability to attack the capital. Second, they still needed a large force to encircle and attack. However, the troops of Ma Ke and Tang Tong who had gathered in Shunyi could change their plans.
There is no need to send troops to come, just stay in the city and wait for opportunities to attack the retreating Qing army.
After hearing Chang Yu's plan, Li Muchian took the lead and suddenly whispered: "Mr. Factory Supervisor, Pindao thinks that Ma Ke and Tang Tong's soldiers and horses can be slightly adjusted..."