Zhang Erqi himself was a master of Jingyi, but after he knew that the King of Jin liked historical theory but hated Jingyi, he immediately changed his family and gave up studying the "Book of Changes", "Book of Songs" and "Book of Books" he had learned at home, and started studying instead
The first four histories and Fangyu books have accumulated a certain amount of military geography knowledge.
When Liu Rukui was preparing to return to the city with the gentry of Cizhou, some detectives from the direction of Cheqiguan rushed back to the city and urgently delivered military information, saying that the Qing army in Shanxi had a tendency to leave from the east of Jingxing.
Zhang Erqi pondered and said: "Your Majesty, if the Donglu really came out of Jingxingkou, could it be that they did not want to go down to Taiyuan and wanted to go straight down to the Yellow River? During the Jingkang period, when the Jin Dynasty first besieged Kaifeng, they ignored Taiyuan and went straight down to Kaifeng; could it be that today
After the Jin Dynasty, did they want to imitate the strategy of the former Jin Dynasty to destroy the Northern Song Dynasty?"
Liu Rukui had a look of displeasure on his big dark face. He was very unhappy with Zhang Erqi's statement that the Northern Song Dynasty was better than Dashun and that the Jin Dynasty was better than the Qing army. He snorted coldly, raised his riding whip and ordered:
"Everyone, please go back to the city. I have my own plans."
He took a group of cavalry troops with him and urged the squires to return to the city. Then he led the troops towards Cheqiguan. Along the way, Liu Rukui felt a burst of pressure. If his guess was correct, this kind of movement of the Qing army would be very serious.
It is possible that the main attack direction will be the middle reaches of the Yellow River.
"Urgently send military information to Kaifeng. The Donglu soldiers came out of Jin from Jingxing and tended to gather in Ji. This is probably a sign of the Qing army's massive attack on Zhangde and the famous front line."
Cheqiguanguan City is not a steep and majestic city. Not only can it not be compared with the magnificent Tongguan, it is also much shabbier than Jingxingguan.
However, the Shunjun garrison had renovated Cheqi Pass. Many new gun holes and muzzles were built on the city wall, and the crenels were also filled with small and medium-sized red barbarian cannons.
The flags of the army on the top of the city were still tumbling in the winter wind. After Liu Rukui saw those flags, his heart became much more at ease.
He rushed into Guancheng at a fast pace, with a fierce look on his face, coupled with his big black face, and the nickname of Zaoying, it seemed so appropriate.
Liu Rukui was a veteran of the Dashun Army and had rich experience in mobile warfare. He also participated in the Battle of Baigou River. Since then, he has been operating jointly with Chu Chuang and absorbed many new tactics and experiences from Chu Chuang's army.
, can be regarded as the first-class general in Dashun Yuan.
He quickly mobilized a lot of troops and horses, and after strengthening the defense of Cheqi Pass, Liu Rukui summoned a group of staff officers stationed in the army at the foot of the pass and asked:
"How many troops can the Qing army gather on the front line in Hebei?"
The young staff officer flipped through a booklet recording the distribution of troops and horses of all parties in Qingshun and said:
"If Dorgon Kong goes south, it is expected to be able to deploy 30,000 to 50,000 troops in Shaanxi, 30,000 to 50,000 troops in Taiyuan, and 60,000 to 80,000 troops in Shandong.
If Hebei is the main direction of the Qing army's breakthrough, its main offensive force must be at least about 100,000 elite soldiers."
Liu Rukui replied: "This is another deer-harvesting battle!"
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The sound of war horses neighing again was heard outside the hall, and Liu Rukui's soldiers broke into the flower hall with a group of generals. The leader was still wearing blood-stained armor, which surprised Liu Rukui and other Cizhou generals:
"What's going on? Did you encounter the Qing army somewhere?"
The general at the head was Jiang Quan's subordinate, named Zhang Guowu. He was from Fenzhou and was originally a guard in the Ming army in Datong. When Liu Qian betrayed Jiang Quan and forced Datong to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Guowu surrendered anyway.
However, after Dorgon issued the order to shave his head, he was unwilling to be humiliated. After killing more than ten Manchurian soldiers of the warlord at night, he led his troops to Nantou Taiyuan and returned to the subordinates of his old boss Jiang Yu. Now he is the Taiyuan Shunjun.
A captain of.
Zhang Guowu knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists and reported:
"The Qing army has not yet attacked Taiyuan several times. Recently, there has been a large-scale mobilization of troops and horses. But more than ten days ago, the Qing army Ye Chen's troops suddenly arrived at Taiyuan City again and began to attack the city——
This time the Donglu seemed to have come well prepared, bringing with them cannons and a lot of gunpowder. As soon as they arrived at the city, they began to build camps and dig trenches, and they seemed to be besieging the city for a long time.
In order to prevent unexpected events, Chen Shuai and Jiang Quan ordered their subordinates to lead their troops south and return to Bian to report the military situation to the King of Jin. Not long after we left Taiyuan, we found that the Qing army had mobilized many soldiers and horses to leave Jin from Jingxing Road, so they stopped by Cizhou to report
Lord."
Liu Rukui was even more surprised. He originally thought that the Qing army had transferred some troops from Shanxi to give up the attack on the useless Taiyuan.
But according to what Lieutenant Zhang Guowu said, it seems that not only did the Qing army not give up their plan to attack Taiyuan, but they actually wanted to concentrate their forces and conduct a determined siege of Taiyuan?
"What exactly is Dorgon's intention?"
This made everyone fall into doubt.
Tongguan, Taiyuan, Zhangde Mansion and Daming Mansion in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, where is Dorgon's main attack direction?
Zhang Guowu led hundreds of cavalry from Taiyuan to Cizhou. On the way, they were intercepted by many Qing army cavalry, and many battles took place in the southeastern Shanxi area.
It seems that the Qing army's offensive against Taiyuan is indeed very determined. Some of the troops have even bypassed Taiyuan and penetrated into the southeastern area of Shanxi. This will threaten Zhangde, Weihui, Huaiqing, and Daiming, the flanks of the four Hebei prefectures of the Shun Army.
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Liu Rukui finally showed an anxious look. He thought for a while, and after personally writing two letters to Li Laiheng and Liu Fangliang, he ordered his staff to sort out military information documents and put them together into one document explaining that the Qing army might launch simultaneous attacks from the four prefectures of Taiyuan and Hebei.
Essentials of a large-scale offensive.
The staff officer asked doubtfully: "Is it really possible for Donglu to use troops like this? Taiyuan is a majestic city, and Shanxi has narrow roads and cramped valleys. Since the Qing army is short of food and eager to cross the Yellow River south, if the time of the Yellow River's freezing period is wasted,
It would be very unwise in the valleys of Shanxi."
Liu Rukui lowered his head and said:
"The situation in Taiyuan is dangerous. We can't think about other things right now. We will send the general's information to Kaifeng immediately to see how King Jin makes his decision.
If there are no reinforcements from the four prefectures in Taiyuan and Hebei, once the Donglu troops break through with more than 150,000 heavy troops at the same time, the defense line in the middle reaches of the Yellow River will be in danger."
Zhang Guowu took the initiative to ask for permission to continue to Kaifeng. Liu Rukui thought that since he was originally ordered by Jiang Guan to convey military information to Bianliang, he simply ordered him to take charge of this task.
"The four prefectures in Hebei have limited garrison troops, and there are currently no extra troops to directly reinforce Taiyuan... Alas! The King of Jin gathered 100,000 troops in Kaifeng. I really don't understand what he was thinking!"
General Li Laiheng concentrated most of the elites of the Dianzhong Army, Dianzuo Army and Dianyou Army near Kaifeng, which directly caused the Shun Army's defense lines to be tight.
The King of Jin's military strategy made Liu Rukui feel a little discouraged. He thought about it and changed a few words in his handwritten letter to Li Laiheng. In the letter, Liu Rukui directly and clearly stated his opposition to the central government gathering troops in Kaifeng to observe the enemy's movements.
Strategy, it was believed that since the main breakthrough direction of the Qing army would not extend beyond the four prefectures of Hebei, a large number of elite troops should be concentrated in the four prefectures of Hebei.
Liu Rukui was originally an illiterate person. He was born in a military household on the three sides of Shaanxi Province and could not read at all. But now Liu Rukui is also the Marquis and Commander-in-Chief of Dashun. There are many literati and counselors around him, and he also seizes his free time on weekdays.
Having time to read and write letters is no longer a problem.
He wrote heavily:
"Ci, Ye, Wei, Huai, Yanjin and Fengqiu in Kaifeng are all important towns for the Dashun Army to protect the Yellow River. If the four prefectures exist, the Yellow River will survive. If the four prefectures lose, the Yellow River will lose. River defense is tied to the four prefectures. But what about the four prefectures?
The garrison of the mansion is less than 10,000 people. With such a weak army, how can we resist the more than 100,000 horsemen and bows of the Eastern captives?
Once the captives cross the Yellow River south and share the river with us to defend against natural dangers, the Dashun army will lose another advantage. I hope that King Junjian of Jin will increase his troops in the four prefectures to defend them and block the Yellow River to protect our foundation of Dashun."