Yuan Zongdi was surprised that the Qing army arrived so quickly. Because before he set off from Kaifeng, Li Laiheng had given Yuan Zongdi instructions. One of the points that His Highness the King of Jin particularly emphasized was that he believed Dorgon's main attack direction.
It will definitely not be the four prefectures in Hebei.
But now the facts seem to have strongly proved His Royal Highness King Jin's mistake.
The enemy attacked with a violent storm. The newly built forts on the outskirts of Daming City and outside the city wall were all destroyed one after another under the fierce bombardment. However, this was second to none: the more fatal problem was that Yuan Zongdi fell ill.
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Among the current commanders of the Fifth Army of the Dashun Army, Yuan Zongdi is the oldest. He has always been in good health, but happened to fall ill shortly after crossing the Yellow River north.
Both Liu Tichun and Yuan Zongdao have found many doctors to treat Yuan Zongdi. These doctors come to check Yuan Dashuai's pulse almost every other day and prescribe prescriptions meticulously, even if they only change one or two medicines.
You should also think carefully about it for half an hour.
The doctor said that Yuan Zongdi's condition was not serious. He just caught wind and cold occasionally and was overworked, which led to overwork. The problem was not serious. But Yuan Zongdi could not endure the torture of the disease for a long time. What he was most worried about was that he would leave the front line due to illness.
After assuming the command position, can others perform this duty on your behalf?
His younger brother Yuan Zongdao has limited abilities. Another commanding general of the Dianyou Army, Li Polu, is an airborne general recently assigned to the Dianyou Army by His Royal Highness the King of Jin. Li Polu does not know the history and details of the Dianyou Army, so he may not be able to do so.
He could not command the army well. The only solution for now was to summon Liu Tichun from Kaizhou to Daiming and let him take command on his behalf.
The battlefields on the Hebei front line were already covered with bones and green phosphorus. Wei County had fallen long ago. Although Yuan Zongdi had already withdrawn a lot of troops along the front line in advance, it is estimated that the Dashun Army still suffered losses when the battle took place at the front line.
Hundreds or even thousands of soldiers were killed.
Yuan Zongdi has always been willing to treat the night as a quilt and the earth as a straw mat, sleeping in the open on a battlefield without weapons and weapons, rather than lying on a hospital bed at this time.
But now he gets dizzy from time to time, and a drastic drop in energy is a minor matter, but a drop in judgment could lead to serious trouble if he's not careful.
When Yuan Zongdi followed King Chuang over the snow-capped mountains and walked on the grassland, he once fell asleep on the back of a horse that was moving slowly with every step. Several days of marching and fighting sometimes made him so tired that he could not even sleep on the horse.
Otherwise, let him spread out his arms and legs comfortably and sleep on the pit overnight. In short, any place is better than a hospital bed.
His hard bones were rolled in a pile of sand and gravel, and were forged with the molten liquid of swords, guns, arrows and dysprosium. He was born to deal with soil, stones, pig iron, and wrought copper, and he was afraid of being exposed to the warmth and softness of the metal.
The brocade gradually softens and corrodes life.
Yuan Zongdi was anxious and angry. If he didn't get what he wanted, he would curse Shanmen, others, and himself.
"I can eat well and sleep well. Is this disease cured?"
Yuan Zongdi was really anxious, and his brother Yuan Zongdao couldn't hold down this commander-in-chief who had the highest military qualifications in Dashun. Fortunately, Liu Tichun arrived in time and controlled the situation.
"Han Ju! Not yet! Not yet! How can we get better so soon!" When Liu Tichun rushed from Kaizhou to Daming, the Qing army was launching a large-scale offensive, and there were already thunderous cannons outside the city.
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On his way into Daming City, Liu Tichun was intercepted by a group of Qing army cavalry. If he hadn't been so skilled, he would have almost capsized in the ditch, and he was blamed for this.
Yuan Zongdao has already told Liu Tichun that an elite cavalry force of the Qing army came back from the direction of Dongchang Prefecture. They took the Guantao and Guanxian lines, and had already quietly crossed the Zhangshui River from Shandong, and headed straight towards the river with thunderous momentum.
The purpose of inserting the Nanle area between Daming and Kaizhou was to plunder and attack the food and logistics supplies of the Shun army.
Because this news showed that the war situation was so bad, Yuan Zongdao actually concealed the news and did not tell Yuan Zongdi.
Liu Tichun had no choice but to comfort Yuan Zongdi:
"Hanju, take a good rest, and leave the affairs here to my command. Hanju, you must trust me, Liu Erhu! I will definitely be able to defend Daming City. In this first battle of the Eastern and Southern Expeditions, the right army of the palace will not disgrace Dashun."
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Although he said this, Liu Tichun was not at all sure of defending Daming City. Similarly, he was not optimistic at all about the current situation in Hebei.
King Jin, King Jin, you are so clever and clever, but why do you want to leave the army in Kaifeng?
Otherwise the daimyo wouldn’t be so passive!
On the way Liu Tichun came from Kaizhou, it was snowing along the way, with fist-sized snowflakes falling down indiscriminately. The snow came so fiercely and urgently that many ditches and riverbeds that had been empty since autumn and winter were filled with sediment.
Snow.
Large areas of snow have made the land extremely soft. People, horses and vehicles are walking in the thick snow, constantly slipping and spinning. Sometimes they are squeezed by the people and horses behind, and they step into the deep snow.
It's impossible to extricate yourself.
Logically speaking, this kind of weather is actually beneficial to the defender and detrimental to the attacker.
However, most of the current Dashun Army soldiers are from Henan and Huguang, and their adaptability to cold weather is far less than that of the Eight Banners of Manchuria who grew up in the white mountains and black waters.
These Manchurians had gone through a winter of hunger. They knew that even if they succeeded in this southern expedition, if they failed to break through the Yellow River line and failed to seize a sufficient amount of huge amounts of grain, then all the Manchurians would still be unable to escape the fate of starving to death.
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The Manchurian flag soldiers are also fighting for their own survival, so they can endure all kinds of harsh environments and climates.
Groups of capable cavalry were commanded by Prince Shuosei and Bellebolo of Zejun, and detoured around Shandong to raid the rear of Daming City. Although the wind and snow were fierce, the perseverance and bravery of the Manchurian soldiers had completely overwhelmed the power of nature.
Before Liu Tichun entered Daming City, he unexpectedly encountered Manchurian cavalry in a confrontation. He had already seen the steely discipline of the Qing army's cavalry, their nimble movements like a hare, and their lightning speed.
Liu Tichun walked out of the ward with a heavy face, and Yuan Zongdao followed him - Li Polu, the third general of the palace right army, was stationed at Weihui at this time and was not in Daming Mansion.
Liu Tichun had fully learned about Daming City's urgent war situation from Yuan Zongdao's mouth.
He accused rudely:
"Yuan Zongdao, you did something wrong. You should have reported the true military information to your brother long ago, instead of delaying it until it is almost irreversible!"
Yuan Zongdao lowered his head with a look of shame on his face.
Liu Tichun continued to criticize:
"Han Ju is a veteran. If he knew exactly the actual situation in Daming City, he would have been able to make appropriate arrangements early even if he was ill. And you? You said you hid all these things to take care of your elder brother's physical condition.
What should we do when the military situation is unfavorable and the situation cannot be dealt with in the end?
Fortunately, Han Ju's intuition was sharp and he called me to take over. Otherwise, Yuan Zongdao, what are you going to do? Are you going to be trapped in a dead city like this!"
In the past, Liu Tichun was in the Dashun Army. Apart from winning the championship with the title of Erhu, he seemed to be the only one who left an impression on people because of his hobby of cultivating advocates.
Now when Liu Tichun takes over from Yuan Zongdi in charge of military affairs, his disregard for Yuan Zongdao's harsh and bitter criticism makes people think of Liu Tichun's nickname of "Two Tigers". In fact, it is because he used to often fight with a
The reason why tigers and plum trees are equally famous.
Liu Tichun and Yuan Zongdao are both the commanding generals of the Palace Right Army, but there is a big gap between them in terms of military exploits and qualifications. What's more, Liu Tichun has been fully authorized by Yuan Zongdi and is actually in charge of the entire Palace Right Army.
After he criticized Yuan Zongdao mercilessly, he immediately began to deploy the defensive tasks of the Daiming garrison. Moreover, Liu Tichun's eyes were not limited to Daiming City. When he first arrived at Daiming, he had almost expected that the city would never be seen again.
It was difficult to hold on, so the focus of defense arrangements was on other prefecture and county strongholds in Daming Prefecture that had not yet been violently attacked by the Qing army, as well as the Weihui and Huaiqing Prefectures further back.