Dorgon used delaying tactics again and again, which finally angered the Ming army. Zhou Yuji ordered the army to advance to the Beiyang River to confront the Qing army across the river, and used artillery to bombard the Qing army's camp and river bank defenses.
, causing heavy losses.
The Tiger Crouching Cannon was not too powerful, but it was a matter of quantity. Hundreds of shells rained down, and the injured ones had broken legs and brains. Dorgon's proud archer position had no power to fight back.
, was smashed into a pile of mud in the blink of an eye, and the Qing army fled in panic. Even Dorgon and other generals were far away from the angry and angry eyes, but there was nothing they could do, so they had to yell and curse.
On the other hand, the tens of thousands of Ming troops on the other side of the river stretched for ten miles from east to west and watched the fire across the river. They saw the Qing troops on the other side gesticulating in embarrassment and laughing loudly. It was as lively as watching a sideshow on the overpass.
"This amazing force of the Shenji Battalion has become more and more refreshing after these few battles. It will be imitated by all the ministries in the future." Zhou Yuji caressed his beard and looked at Wu Weiying next to him: "The command of the Marquis has become more and more comfortable in recent days!"
Wu Weiying chuckled and raised her hand to Zhou Yuji: "With your guidance and support, I will make some progress." He said this very modestly and with a low attitude.
Zhou Yuji hurriedly said: "Master Marquis, please don't say that. I don't dare to give you advice even though I'm so humble."
"General Zhou is too humble. You and General Huang have made great achievements in the battlefield for more than ten years. If you are not qualified, then there is no one else in the Ming Dynasty." Wu Weiying praised them vigorously.
When he said this, Zhou Yuji became even more embarrassed: "Although I have led troops for more than ten years and participated in hundreds of battles, and I am not far behind in terms of battlefield experience, when it comes to battle formation, my flexibility and maneuverability are far inferior to those of the little governor.
I'm learning from him..."
Well, Wu Weiying was startled and said quickly: "This is not true. The young governor is superb in using troops. He is good at planning and cunning. There are few people in the army who can match him. Being able to fight in the army is not just about being resourceful. The situation on the battlefield is changing.
Experienced generals are needed to quickly make countermeasures anytime and anywhere, and this little governor is no better than Commander Zhou and Commander Huang!"
"The Marquis is so complimentary." Zhou Yuji had already taken a new look at Wu Weiying in his heart. This old-fashioned businessman whom everyone looked down on from the bottom of their hearts in the past actually had something in his belly.
While the two were chatting, the shelling of the Shenji Battalion had come to an end. There was almost no one on the Qing army's position on the other side. The Qing army's camp was a little far away and was not within the range of the field artillery. At most, they could only hit the edge and occasionally fall into the camp.
The few shells inside had limited impact on it.
Zhou Yuji ordered the artillery bombardment to stop, withdrew the artillery of the Shenji Battalion, and ordered the cavalry to advance more than a hundred meters to the river bank to find targets and fire arrows.
Not long afterward, Chang Yu's military order came: to advance the oppression, small-scale battles were possible. At Shenshi, the Tatars did not send people to submit letters, and the army crossed the river! There was no mention of how to reply to Dorgon.
Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong looked at each other and smiled. Sure enough, they expected that the little eunuch would definitely fight after reading Dorgon's letter, but he was also very cautious and only allowed the army to advance to put pressure on Dorgon and allowed a small-scale war. This was exactly what happened.
This is the warm-up exercise Zhou Yuji just did.
The military order of the little eunuch seemed ordinary, and even the generals guessed it in advance, but their subsequent intention was beyond their imagination. It was simply murderous!
Didn't Dorgon always want to seize the initiative in peace talks? Well, I'll give you the initiative, let you take the initiative to put forward conditions, and let you take the initiative to talk to me, but Chang Yu never responded directly to his conditions.
Just send troops, advance, advance again, and then start fighting on a small scale!
This is the insidious part. It seems that Dorgon has taken the initiative, but in fact he is still being led by the nose, forcing him to lower his status and come to talk sincerely!
And a time limit was given again. If there was no reply by three o'clock in the afternoon, a full-scale attack would be launched.
A round of artillery fire from the Ming army directly destroyed the defense line in front of the Qing army's camp, which made Dorgon furious. After the shelling stopped, the Ming army's cavalry on the other side circled the river and fired arrows to kill the Qing army, which undoubtedly added fuel to the fire.
, Dorgon immediately ordered a counterattack, and the Qing army fired at the Ming army across the river. Arrows flew back and forth, causing casualties!
"What are we going to do if Ming Gou shells and doesn't attack?" Kang Kale muttered in a low voice. Duduo heard him roar: "What can we do? Wait for us to express our stance, otherwise Ming Gou will definitely launch an attack before dark!"
"Is it true that we can accept their conditions by expressing our stance?" Shang Kexi said with a livid expression on his face: "If we are really forced to leave the country in disgrace, we might as well kill him and go away to relieve our anger!"
Dorgon raised his head and glanced at the generals around him: "Now that the decision has been made, don't be impulsive. Our current method is to drag and talk and even fight to buy time for the baggage ahead. Once we pass the Gyeonggi, the Ming Dynasty will be empty of troops.
If you can't catch up with him, you won't be afraid of him if there's no one in front of you to stop him. If you have a fierce fight with him, you can walk away!"
"But now the Mingguo is so tight, I'm afraid I won't be able to delay it for long." Duduo sighed, frowning suddenly, and saw a soldier coming urgently holding a letter. Dorgon reached out to take it and opened it.
There are six big characters written on it: When the time comes, don’t wait when it passes!
This is too much! Dorgo gritted his teeth, crumpled up the letter in his hand and threw it out. The faces of the generals were also extremely ugly. It was obvious that the Ming army had issued an ultimatum, forcing them to express their stance before the deadline, otherwise they would start fighting.
!
"A fight is unavoidable today," Shang Kexi said and cupped his hands: "The last general invites you to fight."
"No." At this time, Duduo stood up and looked at Zhengnan with a cold expression: "Brother Fourteen, leave 10,000 troops behind with me. You lead the main force first!"
"What are you going to do?" Dorgon frowned.
"The dog eunuch keeps writing to me and never comes forward. Apart from the conditions, maybe he is not interested in the person who showed up here. If I go, maybe he can be interested," Duduo said calmly.
"Don't get involved in danger..." Dorgon opened his mouth and was interrupted by Dodo: "Ten thousand soldiers and horses are defending against the river. Even if we are defeated, we can retreat unscathed. Brother Fourteen leads his troops first and sets up a second line in front.
The defense line meets me. From here to the north to the Yellow River, the flat plain is the best battlefield to take advantage of our Qing cavalry. However, at this time, the Ming army has superior soldiers and horses, high morale and the support of artillery. We may not be able to stop it if pushed flatly.
If we want to live there, it is better to set up a barrier in the Yellow River to block it, at least for three to five days."
Duduo was worthy of being the most courageous and resourceful general of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He came up with a strategic plan in just a few sentences, and it won the approval of all the generals. Even Dorgon nodded repeatedly: "I'm afraid that the Yellow River's natural moat will also
I couldn't stop the Ming army for a few days. Previously, Kong Youde..."
"Kong Youde has too many worries, and he underestimated the enemy and was defeated in one blow. How could the main force of the Fourteenth Brother allow Minggou to cross the river easily? Even if Minggou has the blessing of artillery, I don't believe that their cannonballs are inexhaustible!
"As he spoke, he sneered: "What's more, if I come to an agreement with the castrated dog, I can delay him for a few days at worst!"
After racking their brains and nagging for several days, Dorgon and others finally made the final response plan at this critical moment!
Just follow Duduo's method: drag as hard as you can, and hit if you can't drag it down. It's impossible to keep things anyway. Let's go to Azig and Gyeonggi. If the Ming Dynasty just won't let go, there's nothing we can do. Anyway, now
He was just a smoke bomb, used by Dorgon to divert Mingting's attention. At this time, he just wanted to lead his troops out of the country safely, and Azig's life and death was no longer that important.
Then Dorgon left Doduo, Nikan, and Geng Zhongming behind with ten thousand troops, and led the main force to leave the camp. At the same time, the Ming army on the other side also retreated five miles to make fires, make food, and rest their troops.