Liu Tichun is worthy of being a camp-breaking general who was once as famous as Li Guo. As soon as he arrived in Daming, he immediately focused on repairing the fortifications that were somewhat fragile under Shang Kexi's attack. Deep ditches and dense fortresses, powerful passes like iron, soldiers of the breaking army
Under the enemy's overwhelming firepower advantage, they defended various fort positions and tried their best to counterattack, thwarting the Qing Eight Banners' offensives again and again.
"What a majestic city!"
When Liu Tichun visited this majestic city, his first instinct was to study the favorable and unfavorable conditions for both offense and defense from a military point of view.
But Liu Tichun thought about the passive dilemma faced by the Dashun defenders now, and felt that Daming City would not be able to hold on for a long time. Or to put it another way, abandoning Daming City and transferring the main force of Dashun Army to a more favorable defense line in the rear has already
has become an urgent priority.
What Liu Tichun was even more worried about was that the Dashun armies of the four prefectures of Hebei were stationed at key points in several prefectures and counties. Each army was defended by the generals in charge of the respective areas, and the overall dispatch was subject to Yuan Zongdi's orders - now Yuan
Zongdi fell ill, which meant that the Dashun Army's defense line in Hebei was in a leaderless dilemma. Everyone had lost a leader and was likely to fall into a situation of fighting on their own.
"Zongdao, we must inform Liu Rukui and Li Polu, and let them know about Hanju's illness." Liu Tichun emphasized to Yuan Zongdao, "We can't live without a leader! Now Hanju has given me the responsibility, and I will
It is the leader of Hebei who will tell the generals at all levels in other defense areas and also notify Kaifeng that the next war in Hebei must obey my unified command."
Liu Tichun repeated his words for emphasis:
"You must obey my unified command!"
The sound of artillery outside the city was already thundering, and a large group of Qing cavalry - at least nearly ten thousand cavalry - also gathered at the foot of Daming City. The sound of the hoofbeats of the war horses shook the whole city. Yuan Zongdao felt it even when he was still on the tower.
My feet were trembling slightly, even the city wall was shaken by the Manchurian military might!
Yuan Zongdao said in panic: "Can Daming City still be defended? The two tigers, two tigers, and Donglu's offensive is too fierce. We must ask His Highness the King of Jin for reinforcements. We must have Henan soldiers deploy defenses in Hebei to stop it.
The offensive of the Qing troops."
Liu Tichun walked down the city tower resolutely, and an enemy's solid artillery shell landed on the corner of the city wall. Many bricks and walls were blown down, and dust was flying everywhere. Liu Tichun continued walking without even looking at it, and kept walking as he went.
Return to the official office where the headquarters is located, and arrange various military orders for the defense of the city.
In such a battle, why didn't the King of Jin send reinforcements?
Liu Tichun had already guessed a thing or two about Li Laiheng's thoughts. He gritted his teeth and said:
"The King of Jin must think that Dorgon's main attack direction is not Hebei. The most likely direction is Shandong or Tongguan, but His Highness the King of Jin must think that Hebei is the least likely.
Alas! If the army had been standing still in Henan and Dorgon had allowed Dorgon to directly break through the defense line and penetrate the Dashun Army's front line in one go, how bad would the situation have been!"
Boom!
Several more solid artillery shells hit the city wall. The forts originally built in Daming City had been hit hard. The small fortifications deployed outside the city were attacked one by one by the Qing army's superior force and were completely swept away and destroyed.
Is Daming Castle going to become an isolated city? The enemy's cavalry troops have already moved to the rear and are all heading towards Nanle!
Yuan Zongdao could hardly stand under the awe-inspiring force of the Qing army's fierce bombardment. He braced himself, led some soldiers to rush to the city to stabilize the situation, and after blocking another wave of assaults by the Eight Banners soldiers, he took advantage of
The two armies took a break and came back to find Liu Tichun.
"Erhu, there's nothing to wait for, right? Our retreat has been outflanked. If we don't retreat, everyone will be here."
When Liu Tichun heard Yuan Zongdao's pessimistic remarks, he slapped the table with great annoyance and cursed: "You concealed the news of Han Ju's illness and mishandled the situation. You did not arrange defenses well, and you were not careful about the defense of various forts and reinforcements.
That’s why we ended up in such a passive situation today!”
Yuan Zongdao's eyes were red after being scolded by Liu Tichun, and he was also angry in his heart, but he knew that everything was wrong with him, so he really had no words to refute.
Yuan Zongdao lowered his head and whispered: "Kill or beat, it's up to you. In the future, if the King of Jin wants to kill me, I won't complain at all. But what will happen to Daming City?"
Liu Tichun pressed his sword and said: "We want to withdraw, but Liu Rukui is still in Cizhou. If we withdraw to Kaizhou ourselves, we will expose Cizhou's flanks, which will put Liu Rukui in a desperate situation. Zongdao, you are also a kind person, and you must not commit such a betrayal.
Brotherly things.”
Yuan Zongdao said anxiously: "The bad thing happened to me! I would rather die than drag Liu Rukui down!"
"Okay, okay." Liu Tichun clapped his hands and said with a smile, "It's good that Zongdao still has a strong spirit. Let's stay stubborn for a few more days to fight against the Qing army, but we must also notify Liu Rukui. After the famous people withdraw their defenses, Cizhou
The defenders should also withdraw..."
Liu Tichun looked at the map again and said: "Zhangshui! Let Liu Rukui withdraw across Zhangshui and go to Anyang. There is Hanling Mountain and Neihuang in front of Kaizhou. We must also defend it. This will form a new line of defense on the south bank of Zhangshui.
After this point, you can no longer retreat.”
"Notify Liu Rukui, how to notify him? The Qing army is also storming Cizhou, and now the traffic information is cut off, it is hard to say."
"Send a group of elite troops to defeat the siege and break through to Cizhou." Liu Tichun spread his hands and said, "There is no other way."
The war outside the city is becoming more and more urgent, and everyone really has no time to wait.
Without thinking, Yuan Zongdao patted his chest and promised: "Let me go. I will personally lead the troops to break through to Cizhou. After Liu Rukui withdraws, I will rush back to Daming. If the time is right, I can cooperate with you in the south under Daming City."
Withdrawn."
If someone else had said such words at such a time, Liu Tichun would definitely think that this person was timid, afraid of staying in Daming City, and wanted to find an excuse and opportunity to escape.
However, Yuan Zongdao was a well-known kind person in the camp. Although he mishandled the situation in the early stage of the defense battle of Daming City and everyone was so passive now, Liu Tichun absolutely believed in Yuan Zongdao's character and courage.
Liu Tichun hit Yuan Zongdao's chest with his fist and said boldly:
"Leave it to you! Don't embarrass your brother."
The matter was settled like this. In view of the urgency of the situation, everyone decided not to rest and wait, and immediately summoned some of the more elite cavalry in the city, plus all the personal troops of the two brothers Yuan Zongdi and Yuan Zongdao, to form a force.
A slightly sizable cavalry team was ready to carry out a breakout mission.
The combat efficiency of the Dashun Army was far from comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty army. The soldiers and horses gathered at the first order. Yuan Zongdao did not say anything. After negotiating with Liu Tichun, he had already put on his horse in almost an hour.
He led the cavalry team to Xinxiguan in Daming City and prepared to attack.
"Go to Cizhou and assist Liu Rukui in withdrawing. Zongdao, don't lose the face of Han Ju, and don't lose your own prestige."
After all, Liu Tichun was a person who loved raising advocates, and the background of his character was ancient and warm-hearted. Even though Yuan Zongdao made many mistakes, Liu Tichun still gave him various instructions and explanations before the breakout team set off.
Liu Tichun’s last words were:
"Some time ago, the King of Jin went to the various departments of the Fifth Army to give lectures. He said that the Dashun Army was now much larger in size and was no longer the same as when they broke into the camp. The generals did not need to take risks with their own lives. They always charged at the army's
Go to the front line for investigation.
When thousands of armies are fighting, the most important thing is the general. Yuan Zongdao, don't be too impulsive, don't take too many risks, don't lose your own life, otherwise you will ruin the overall situation."
Yuan Zongdao put the iron helmet on his head and put down his face armor. His whole body was covered with iron as if he was standing still like an iron pagoda.
He held a mace in his hand that could easily break bones and said sternly: