Although Ashan and He Luohui led their troops to capture Zhang Ruxing and obtained important information about the location of the Chuang Army's artillery supplies, they still made Bo Hetuo furious when they let Li Weiqun and his party go.
Bohetuo is Abate's son, and of course he knows the importance of this battle to Abate's status. In comparison, who is Ahshan? At first, their family followed Beile Daishan's party, and Daishan fell.
Later, Ah Shan attempted to escape the Qing Dynasty twice and surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
Such a warrior with no sense of politics could not help but offend Bo and Tuo.
"You let the enemy cavalry run away... the bandits will definitely be prepared, and we are going to have a big job! My father and son will not be able to return to Shengjing!"
Bo Hetuo looked up to the sky and sighed. The defeat of Dangshan had greatly shaken the status of the Abatai family. If they were defeated again, then they and their son would really have no way to return to Shengjing to return to the Great Khan.
Ah Shan said nonchalantly: "Only a few of the enemy's cavalry can escape, so it won't be a problem."
Bo Hetuo was so angry that he clenched his fists, and He Luohui hurriedly persuaded him: "Master Fu, the bandits are carrying heavy troops and horses. Even if we are prepared, it will not cause serious trouble. We still have nearly 10,000 cavalry, but we just defeated the bandits."
The rear team won’t have any difficulties.”
Bo Hetuo also wanted to reprimand Ah Shan, but the status of the Abatai family was delicate now. If the battle at Baigouhe ended in a tragic victory, Huang Taiji would probably take the opportunity to beat Abatai.
At that time, the tiger was bullied by the dog. How Bo and Tuo got angry and frustrated with Ah Shan today may be how Ah Shan returned the favor.
Thinking of this, Bo and Tuo had no choice but to put away their anger and focus on how to defeat the bandits as quickly as possible.
"Is the situation you have grasped accurate? Our mission is just to go back to the side of the bandits and cooperate with Amma to attack the enemy soldiers. If we continue to go south now, we will really go deep behind the enemy lines. If something happens, we may not even be able to withdraw.
question."
This roundabout division was a move that Abatai had high hopes for a complete victory. With 9,000 infantry and cavalry, this force was twice as powerful as the troops commanded by Tan Tai during the Battle of Dangshan.
Precisely because this battle is related to the future political status of the Abatai family in the Qing Dynasty, Bohetuo must be extremely cautious. He must not repeat Tan Tai's mistake in Dangshan. He cannot fail because of being too aggressive, but he must also
After achieving a hearty and major victory, Bo and Tuo were helpless and helpless.
He Luo will follow Dorgon and Hauge, and he is the most brilliant among these people in terms of his style of life and his specific skills in using troops.
Not to mention Ah Shan, a fool who wanted to give up the petition twice and surrender, He Luohui's analysis is still very reasonable. He persuaded Bo He:
"The rogue soldiers are not like the Ming army. They have been in the world for a long time. They are good at traveling and can attack. But as Mr. Hong said, the rogue soldiers are accustomed to mobile and wandering. They are better at mobile field battles than defending cities. We attack
The baggage must be rescued, and the thieves who have escaped can only gather troops to defend it, and they will no longer be able to escape. In this way, the thieves will be defeated."
Ah Shan retorted inappropriately: "If the Ming Dynasty had not borrowed troops to help suppress it, the Hong bandits would still be imprisoned. Why did Tan Tai and Ao Bai lose in the battle of Dangshan? Why did they suffer a big loss? No.
I just listened to this old man’s nonsense!”
"Bah! Mr. Hong is a person valued by the Great Khan. What nonsense are you talking about?" He Luohui sneered at Ah Shan, "Mr. Hong is also a popular person in front of the Great Khan. If you don't take a good look at the direction of the wind, you plan to defect again.
Tomorrow?"
As soon as He Luohui said these words, Ah Shan did not dare to say anything anymore. Defection to the Ming Dynasty was Ah Shan's Achilles heel. After Ah Shan's backer Daishan lost power, he defected to the Ming Dynasty once; later Ah Shan went to the Ming Dynasty many times.
He behaved inappropriately and often talked nonsense. When Tiancong was three years old, he once planned to defect to the Ming Dynasty.
Huang Taiji considered that Ashan's father was Irgenjueluo Altash, the founding father of the Later Jin Dynasty who led his tribe to defect to Nurhaci, so he repeatedly pardoned Ashan and gave him the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
But the forgiveness of the Great Khan was by no means the capital for Ah Shan to act recklessly. So as soon as He Luohui said this, Ah Shan no longer dared to interrupt and contradict him.
Bo Hetuo finally listened to He Luohui's suggestion and ordered: "Since the bandits are better at fighting in the field and worse at defending the city, we will pursue them and save them, forcing them to gather troops and defend to the death. All Manchu soldiers are one against ten.
Warriors, where the thieves and their baggage are located must be mostly civilians, so let us kill and plunder them!"
He Luohui also smiled and said: "The bandits are stationed in Baigou River with tens of thousands of troops, and the food gap must be huge. As long as we burn the bandits' baggage and cannons, the morale of the bandits will definitely collapse. When the time comes, Doro Rao Yubeile will come from
If we attack from the front, we attack from behind, and tens of thousands of thieves will become a meal for the Qing Dynasty."
"Just do it!"
In any case, the Manchurian army is still the most powerful army in the world. After Bohetuo made up his mind to fight, the army quickly became operational even if it was snowing heavily.
Although many years have passed since Nurhachi conquered Shenyang. The younger generation of Manchus are already nobles who grew up in the city, but compared with the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty, they still retain the habit of riding and shooting for hunting.
Moreover, most of the Manchu soldiers still retained the living habits of their fathers, were able to endure the harsh climate and environment, and had the toughest combat capabilities. What's more, Huang Taiji also sent troops to the far north many times and captured a large number of Saurons.
Man, after these savages put on armor, their combat effectiveness truly reached the level of the legendary invincible Jurchens.
Bo Hetuo also believed that with such a powerful army in hand, and he was not a fool like Tan Tai, there was absolutely no chance that he would repeat the defeat of Dangshan again.
The Manchu empire, an empire with hundreds of thousands of people ruling millions of people and would rule tens of millions more, was a quicksand castle built on the myth of invincibility.
One defeat at Dangshan is enough. If the Qing Dynasty suffers another similar defeat, the quicksand will no longer be able to form a solid castle. All imperial illusions will collapse.
This is a responsibility that Bohetuo cannot bear, and it is also a responsibility that Abate cannot bear.
Therefore, this battle must be won. Not only must it be won, but it must also be a great victory, a complete victory.
"Go south and attack the thieves!"
Bohetuo roared, the veins on his forehead popped out, full of determination and anger. The myth that the Eight Banners cavalry was indestructible and the Manchus were invincible would never be broken by a mere bandit!
It was snowing all over the sky, ice floes spread on the Hutuo River, and the Eight Banners soldiers galloped across the land that the Huns, Xianbei, Khitans, Mongols, and their self-proclaimed Jurchen ancestors had all trampled on.
The heavy snow covered the bows and swords, and the barbarian cavalry was boiling. The Eight Banners cavalry was indeed more powerful than Guan Ning's army. From a distance, they were marching with hustle and bustle, without any ostentation. Observing from a close distance, you can see that they are awe-inspiring as one.
The terrifying military power.
Nine thousand infantry and cavalry are more powerful than tens of thousands of Guan Ning troops and Qin troops.
Boyecheng is just a county town, with thin walls, negligible length and thickness, and a rather average city area. Outside of the county town, there used to be many private houses spread out, but in the past two years due to the frequent incursions of the Qing army, almost all the residents have moved.
Houses within the city walls and outside the city were either demolished by residents and used building materials as fuel, or they were left vacant.
It was Ashan who led the vanguard of the Qing army's roundabout force. He took the lead to rush to the vicinity of Boye City. The bandits on the road did not seem to have left a strong force to block the attack. Only a few detective cavalry and the Qing army's troops maintained a distant distance.
Ashan discovered several inns and villages along the way. When the Eight Banners soldiers entered them in search of food and luggage, they found that all the inns and villages had been evacuated, leaving only vacant houses.
The wells in most villages were frozen, and the few wells that were usable were found to be contaminated by the enemy's feces when the Manchus tried to take a few sips of water from them.
The angry Qing army simply set fire to several villages around Boye City. The black smoke and pure white snowflakes in the sky contrasted beautifully, becoming another absurd scene in the troubled times of war.
These preparations for strengthening the walls and clearing the country made Ashan feel a little uneasy. But when he discovered that there were still many houses near the walls of Boye City that had not been demolished, he felt a little happy again.
Those houses could not only be used as shelter for the attackers, but their wood could also be dismantled to make siege tools. The fact that the bandits did not demolish all the houses only shows that although they were prepared, they were not fully prepared.
Ah Shan said happily: "The thieves are unprepared, we will take advantage of the situation to attack, and we will definitely succeed! A great victory is in sight!"