Seeing that Dorgon also called out Li Zhi's name, Abate quickly said, "Yes, Prince Rui, it's this Li Zhi again! It's not that Abate is useless, it's because Li Zhi's soldiers and horses are too strong!"
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Hearing Abatai's words, Yue Tuo snorted coldly.
Yue Tuo is a middle-aged man who is nearly forty years old. He has a long and thin face and a very strong and vigorous body. At this time, he is sitting on the left side of Dorgon, slightly below him, but still in the middle of the tent, with Dorgon.
Protest in chambers.
Yue Tuo is the leader of the Eight Banners Manchuria with Red Flag, and his father Daishan is the leader of the Eight Banners Manchuria Red Flag. The father and son hold two flags, and they are also very important figures in the Qing Dynasty. Yue Tuo is good at attacking, clear-minded, and talented. But
At the same time, he is also very proud and often makes mistakes because of his uprightness and arrogance.
For example, last year, because the Mongolian envoy forced Yue Tuo to perform archery, Yue Tuo was ridiculed by the Mongols for his poor archery skills. Yue Tuo threw his bow and arrow at the Mongolian envoy in anger. Huang Taiji killed Yue Tuo because of this.
The title was reduced to Beizi.
But before going to the Ming Dynasty this year, Huang Taiji restored the title of Baylor to Yue Tuo. Huang Taiji appointed Yue Tuo as the general of Yangwu, commanding the right wing of the army entering the fortress. He and Dorgon were the two members of the Qing army that entered the fortress.
The highest decision-maker.
Yue Tuo put his right index finger and thumb together and gently rubbed them together, and asked Abatai loudly:
"Abatai, how did he defeat you?"
Although Abatai is the son of Nurhaci, due to his lowly biological mother, he does not have a high status among the Manchu tribes and does not have many cattle records. Although Yuetuo is Abatai's nephew, as the leader of the red flag,
Having made many military exploits, Yue Tuo has always had a higher status than Abatai. Abatai is also used to being questioned condescendingly by Yue Tuo.
Abatai looked at Yue Tuo and said loudly: "General Yangwu, Li Zhi has deployed 10,000 soldiers and horses on Lu Xiangsheng's east wing, including more than 100 Hongyi cannons. I have 6,000 soldiers and horses on my right wing and rush forward.
Just hearing the roar of cannons, a thousand people were killed by cannons in front of the formation, and the right wing collapsed."
"As soon as the right wing was defeated, Li Zhi immediately led his troops to surround the center and left wing. I had no choice but to retreat and withdraw all the troops and horses."
"I was chased all the way by the Ming army. In the end, I lost more than 700 vests, 800 infantry armor, and more than 1,000 auxiliary soldiers."
Hearing Abatai's words, the Manchu and Mongolian nobles in the Qing army's tent became agitated and whispered to each other. Red Yi artillery was nothing new. At this time, both the Manchu and Ming armies were equipped with artillery, such as many
Ergon's left wing army had more than 30 red barbarian cannons, and Yue Tuo's right wing army also had more than 20 red barbarian cannons. However, Li Zhi's 10,000 troops were equipped with more than 100 red barbarian cannons, which was too much equipment.
Excellent, but the firepower is a bit too strong.
What would it be like to see more than a hundred cannons firing scatter cannons in front of the formation? What kind of damage would it cause? All the Manchu and Mongolian nobles thought about it and shuddered.
No wonder Abate collapsed.
Beiledudu, who was sitting under Yue Tuo, said loudly: "This Li Zhi is indeed brave. Our right-wing army was in Gu'an County's Tunliang Tunbao Hanjiazhuang. It was captured by a Ming army flying a banner with the word "Li" in two days. The loss was
Three hundred infantry and 2,600 auxiliary troops followed. Now it seems that it was Li Zhi's troops who captured Hanjiazhuang."
The Mongolian commanders of the Eight Banners discussed for a while, and finally Yibai, the leader of the Mongolian Zhengbai Banner, stood up and said: "Two generals, we came to the Ming army's belly to plunder people and materials, not to quarrel with the Ming army. This Li
Zhijunma is too powerful, I suggest you avoid him when you encounter him in the future to avoid unnecessary losses of troops and horses."
The Mongolian nobles were attached to the Manchus, but they were unwilling to use the lives of their own soldiers as a stepping stone for the Manchus' hegemony. Several other Mongolian nobles agreed with Ibai's suggestion and said loudly:
"Instead of confronting Li Zhi head-on, it's better to attack more county towns and grab more cities!"
"We can become stronger by grabbing personnel and materials. A strong army and horses will be our own benefit, and a head-on confrontation with Li Zhi will be our own loss. We must not fight to the death with a powerful enemy just for the sake of temporary motivation, and lose our troops and generals."
"More than a hundred cannons are too scary. How many soldiers will we need to lose before we can charge forward?"
Seeing the weak evasion of the Eight Banners Mongolia and the Outer Mongolia, Yue Tuo and Hauge looked at each other with great contempt. These Mongolians are full of banditry. They will grab a bushel of grain if they can, without any long-term considerations. No wonder
They will be defeated one by one by my Qing Dynasty and driven by my Qing Dynasty.
The grand occasion when the Mongols swept across the world on horseback and archery has long since passed and cannot be traced back.
However, the Mongols were not the only ones who felt that they could not fight Li Zhi. Abatai was also afraid of being beaten.
Abatai looked at the two generals and said: "Two generals, I don't think we can confront Li Zhi head-on. If we see his soldiers and horses in the future, we will leave! We have many horses and he can't catch up with us!"
Yue Tuo was very dissatisfied with Abatai's weakness. He snorted coldly and said: "Fear the enemy like a tiger! Then will I be chased by Li Zhi from now on? Where has the majesty of my Qing Dynasty gone?"
Abatai said: "To capture this Li Zhi, I don't know how much blood will be shed! I think even if the emperor is here, he will not attack Li Zhi!"
Yue Tuo retorted: "Abatai, you are afraid of being beaten by Li Zhi. If I meet Li Zhi, I will definitely not be defeated by him!"
Huang Taiji's eldest son Hauge also laughed and said: "Abatai, you have completely destroyed the prestige of our Eight Banners of Manchuria!"
Yue Tuo shook his head and said: "If this Li Zhi is not eliminated, he will become stronger. It's better to be late than early. Don't give him every chance to defeat us. I don't think we will attack Jinan this time. Let's gather our troops to the west."
Go ahead, kill Li Zhi first, and then slowly plunder the states and counties."
Yibai, the leader of the Eight Banners Mongolian Zhengbai Banner, said: "General Yangwu, if we fight to the death with Li Zhi like this, I don't know how many warriors we will lose before we can capture him. By then, there will be more than 10,000 casualties, and I'm afraid the emperor will be furious!"
Engetu, the leader of the Eight Mongolian Zhenghong Banner, also stood up and said: "General Yangwu, please think twice. You must not make a big gamble with the lives of the soldiers!"
Yue Tuo said loudly: "Don't say any more. If we don't get rid of this son, our Qing Dynasty will have no peace. I swear to get rid of this son for the emperor!"
Although the Mongolian nobles also have the right to speak, the final decision-making power for entering the fortress this time still lies with the two generals. Now that General Yangwu Yue Tuo is determined to defeat Li Zhi, the Mongolian nobles are very unwilling. They looked at each other, and finally looked at
He met the ordered general Dorgon who had been silent all this time.
Dorgon touched his pigtails and pondered silently.
It wasn't until everyone looked at him in the end that Dorgon said: "I heard from Xizuo that Li Zhi raised his army with private property. The industries under his name include soap, glass, mirrors, cloth and fine steel. These industries are all concentrated in
Tianjin Fanjiazhuang.”
"If these industries of Li Zhi are destroyed, Li Zhi's troops will have no money to support them, and they will all be disbanded!"
"Li Zhi is far away in Gaoyang now. We sent 40,000 people to Gaoyang to arrest him, harass him, and pester him. We will also send 30,000 people to capture Fanjiazhuang and destroy his foundation! Without his property, he is nothing to worry about.
Got it!"
Upon hearing Dorgon's words, all the Manchu and Mongolian nobles were stunned, and no one spoke.
It took a long time for these nobles to react and said loudly one by one:
"Prince Rui's brilliant plan!"
"Gao! Prince Rui is indeed wise!"
"The general who ordered me is wise! This plan is brilliant!"
