The staff officers were gathering together. They placed a variety of maps in a simple military tent. There was also a battlefield situation map painted in various colors hanging on the tent. This situation map
As the war situation develops, more messy colors are constantly being added.
At first glance, it seems disorganized. But for this group of scholars who are already familiar with staff operations, they can easily judge the development of the battle situation based on this, and further provide help for the Dashun Army's battle prediction.
When the Nanming officers and troops rushed to the right wing, Li Laiheng also learned about the relevant situation at about the same time that Nikan rushed back to the Qing army's central position to report.
The Dashun Army fought many times with the Ming Army, and like the generals of the Qing Army, they were also well aware of the combat effectiveness of the last remaining defeated generals of the Ming Dynasty. Li Laiheng tapped the map with his fingers. He couldn't help laughing, suppressing the urge to laugh, and said jokingly
explain:
"Is the Ming Dynasty going to help Gu Guang recover the Central Plains?"
Gu Junen snorted coldly at many staff officers and asked: "How many reserves does Commander Guo have? More than half of the Shun army has already crossed the trench. If the enemy is allowed to cut in from the flank and retake the trench, then the Dashun army will
It was divided into two parts on the left and right by a long trench, and was defeated by each one."
Cao Benrong, the chief staff officer who has followed Gu Junen for the longest time, smiled bitterly:
"President Gu, are you worried too much? If the Ming army has such ability, they won't let our Dashun army go to Xuzhou to fight against the captives. When Emperor Chongzhen was in Songjin, he should have wiped out the Eastern captives long ago."
Fang Yiren waved his fan and said with a smile: "Master Cao must not underestimate the enemy. This battle is related to the safety of the world. Gu Shangshu also has to act with caution."
Gu Junen sat down again and remained silent, while Li Laiheng stood up. He put his hands behind his back and walked around leisurely for two times, but in the end he was more concerned about the military situation and walked directly to the bottom of the hillside and asked:
"Where is Commander Guo? He has the responsibility of commanding the front enemy. We know that the Ming army has arrived on the right wing of the battlefield. He should have known it for a long time and should have made arrangements, right?"
Li Maoheng, who was running back from the front line, flew off the horse without even stopping while the horse was galloping. Li Maoheng was extremely skilled. After landing safely, the Yulin bodyguard, who was patrolling the front line on behalf of Li Laiheng, quickly reported:
"The left flank of the Qing army has completely collapsed. According to Guo Shuai, all the reserves in his hands have galloped across the trench from the left flank of the battlefield, killing more than 20,000 to 30,000 Qing troops.
The overall situation has tilted towards our army. Only one force of the Ming Army, estimated to be at least 40,000 people, has suddenly reached the right wing. We must ask His Highness to send troops!"
Li Laiheng was the elite cavalry of the Dianzhong Army and the Dianzuo Army commanded by Liu Fangliang, and assigned them to Guo Junzhen as the final reserve of the front-line attack force. But in addition to these troops and horses, he also controlled the remaining Yulin cavalry.
There were more than a thousand people, and hundreds of palace guards personally commanded by Sun Shoufa and Li Maoheng.
Then Gu Junen, Fang Yiren and other civil servants such as ministers and ministers of various ministries also had some guards to protect their personal safety. The total number of these personal guards also numbered more than a thousand.
Therefore, in addition to the army on the front line that has been completely plunged into fighting, Li Laiheng himself also has a mobile force of about 3,000 people.
This force is the final reserve force of the Dashun Army.
The civil servants who followed the King of Jin on the expedition were a little frightened. Even Zhang Jiayu, who was not afraid of being in the dragon's den in Beijing, said nervously:
"The King of Jin only has three thousand soldiers under his banner, half of them infantry and cavalry. How can he serve as a force of 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River? What's more, the Chinese army has a lot of elite soldiers. If the enemy plunders our Chinese army and something happens, won't all the civil and military officials of the court become soldiers?"
Imprisoned?"
Li Maoheng laughed at the side and said: "My husband doesn't know about soldiers. He doesn't know that although there are only a few thousand soldiers under your Highness's banner, they are all our old soldiers of Dashun Army. All of these old soldiers have the courage to be invincible to ten thousand men.
Although there are many soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, I heard that they are all defeated generals like Gao Qian, who cannot withstand a single blow from our army."
Fang Yiren finally said: "Your Highness's golden body cannot be moved lightly. If anything happens, my victory will collapse immediately. Even if this battle is defeated, the Qing army has already paid a huge price and will no longer have the strength to continue southward...
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Palace Master, at this last moment, be extremely cautious and don’t move lightly.”
After Fang Yiren finished speaking, all the civil and military officials and generals present focused their attention on Li Laiheng.
Indeed, what Fang Yiren said is right. The current situation is very clear. Even if the Dashun Army cannot achieve a complete victory in the future, even so far, the casualties paid by the Qing Army are already at a level of muscle-breaking.
The army then turned around and no longer had the strength to continue the southern expedition.
The Dashun Army has already gathered a larger number of second-echelon troops in Henan and Huguang. Can Dorgon be able to gather such a large number of troops again?
I'm afraid not.
As long as Li Laiheng has nothing to do, Dashun can gradually win a complete victory. But if the rich body of the Jin King is killed by the enemy in a chaotic battle, then things will be called bad.
"Prince Jin..."
Everyone was paying attention to Li Laiheng's figure. After Gu Junen hesitated for a while, he said: "The world depends on the King of Jin... General Sun or General Maoheng can lead the troops to reinforce the right wing. The troops in the south of the Yangtze River are weak, and thousands of elite troops can play a containment role."
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Li Laiheng put his hands behind his back. After most of the fierce fighting in the morning, the sun had risen close to the center of the sky. The warm sunlight gathered into a beam, fell on Li Laiheng's body, and was reflected and reflected by the armor leaves.
Arriving on top of thousands of gray-white military tents.
The Fanyang hat on Li Laiheng's head had red tassels fluttering in the wind, reminding people of Li Zicheng in the past. The spring breeze almost blew up the hat, but Li Laiheng immediately stretched out his hand to hold down the brim of his hat.
He lowered his head slightly, his face hidden in the shadow of Fan Yang's hat, but his laughter became louder and louder:
"My father died of starvation in Guanxi, and Marquis Yi rescued me in Zhuxi. Today, Long Live takes me as a false son. The late emperor loved me and protected me, so the general gave his life for me in Yiling, so that I can live today."
The Holy Emperor was recuperating in Daliang, and the Spring and Autumn Period was still at its peak. How could the world of Dashun be shaken by the life of a hypocritical son?
What's more, 300,000 Dashun troops were fighting desperately on the front line of the Yellow River. As a prince, An Neng could sit back and do nothing. In the battle of Huolu, Gu was a step too slow and failed to kill Huang Taiji with his own hands and save the late emperor. This has become an eternity.
sinner.
Today, today Gu Bi will personally carry out the Huben Forbidden Brigade, capture and kill the captive chiefs, destroy all the captive soldiers, and clear the Eastern captives of Hu Ta in the Central Plains..."
Li Laiheng pointed at Sun Shoufa and loudly ordered: "Sun Shoufa, you stay! Lead the guards to protect Grand Master Fang, President Gu and other officials."
He walked to Li Maoheng again, grabbed the hand of this young man who was similar to himself, and smiled:
"Maoheng, are you willing to fight alongside Gu in this battle to clear the world?"
The flame in Li Maoheng's heart was instantly ignited by these words. His face turned red and he was extremely excited:
"I am willing to serve as your Royal Highness's vanguard!"
Li Laiheng laughed and said: "Li Maoheng is a first-class hero, how can he be a pawn! Today he is a worthless orphan, but today it is Mi Zhi and Li Chonger who are the thousands of heroes of the Dashun Army, serving as a pawn."