Just looking at the panicked Tanma who reported the news, whether it was Dorgon or Yagyu Jubei, they all knew that something bad was probably going to happen!
Sure enough, Tan Ma panicked and reported to Dorgon: "Your Highness, the Ming Dynasty Navy did not find the Xiaoling River estuary and continued northward!"
"What?" Dorgon was shocked when he heard this.
If the navy of the Ming Dynasty entered the Xiaoling River, it would be the closest to Jinzhou, and the rescue would be the most convenient.
However, if they don't enter the Xiaoling River, what are they going to do?
"Don't worry!" Yagyu Jubei already knew the terrain, so he comforted Dorgon and said, "The Ming Navy must have thought that the Xiaoling River was not wide enough, so they wanted to rescue Jinzhou from the Daling River. We
They also ambush people and horses in the Daling River, and they will never come back!"
If it is the Daling River, if you go upstream, you will reach the ruins of Daling River Fort.
I think back then, when the Ming Dynasty wanted to build Dalinghe Fort here, it was surrounded by the Qing Dynasty and captured Zu Dashou for the first time.
However, at this time, Dorgon was not so optimistic.
The Ming Navy marched north along the coastline in a mighty manner. He also thought of a possibility: Could it be that the Ming Navy did not even enter the Daling River, but continued north to land at the mouth of the Liao River. Their
The purpose is to attack Haizhou?
This can be regarded as a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and it is also a strategy to save Jinzhou!
You must know that Haizhou is a storage place for grain and grass supplies. All grain and grass supplies shipped from all over the Qing Dynasty are concentrated in Haizhou first. Moreover, the little emperor of the Qing Dynasty is also in Haizhou. It can be said that at this time,
Haizhou is the seven-inch location of the Qing Dynasty!
If you attack the enemy, you must rescue him. We are in big trouble!
Dorgon did not dare to let this happen, so he immediately spoke out and prepared to send troops back to prevent the Ming army from attacking Haizhou.
When Yagyu Jubei heard this, he immediately quit and hurriedly advised: "Now that the war is imminent, we must not send troops back. Otherwise, once we send troops back, the morale of the troops will be shaken, and the Jinzhou War will be in vain!"
At this point, seeing that Dorgon seemed to want to explain, he quickly tried to persuade him: "And this is just your own guess. If the navy of the Ming Dynasty goes upstream from the mouth of the Daling River, it will happen to fall into
Our trap. If you send troops back at this time, wouldn't it be a big deal?"
"Our two families have paid so much, and now everything is going well. The Ming army is also taking the bait. If this war fails because of your wrong guess, even if you are the regent of the Qing Dynasty, I am afraid you cannot bear this responsibility.
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Listening to Yagyu Jubei saying these words, Dorgon felt a familiar feeling for some reason. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was the reason he had just used to persuade Yagyu Jubei not to withdraw his troops!
Suddenly, he was speechless!
However, from an intellectual point of view, what Yagyu Jubei said does make sense. Whether the Ming army will sneak attack on Haizhou is still two questions! But if the troops are transferred back from the front line, they have been prepared for so long and paid so much price.
The Jinzhou War is really likely to fail!
Thinking like this, Dorgon hid his inner worries and gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, you are right. Let's finish the Jinzhou War first and severely damage the Ming army before we talk about anything else!"
After hearing this, Yagyu Jubei felt somewhat balanced in his heart.
It's fine now. I was worried, and you were worried too. It's even!
Afterwards, the two of them stopped worrying about other things and began to plan the current battle situation.
The Jinzhou defenders had no intention of breaking out, they just guarded Jinzhou City and did not come out;
On the other hand, the Ningyuan Ming Army has already begun to set out for rescue. It is estimated that at this time, the first intercepting line of defense should have failed as planned.
While they were thinking about the battlefield, they heard the sound of rapid footsteps coming from outside the Chinese army's tent.
Subconsciously, Dorgon and Yagyu Jubei almost looked up at the door of the Chinese military tent. The rapid footsteps meant that there was an urgent military situation, but they just didn't know, was it good news or bad news?
Just when they looked up, a Japanese scout carrying a flag had already broken into the Chinese army's tent, and reported to Yagyu Jubei with a stern expression: "Sir, Lord Shimazu died in battle, and the first line of defense was breached.
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"..." Yagyu Jubei was speechless upon hearing this.
I just asked you to pretend to lose, but did you really lose? Even lost your own life?
But he didn't actually feel much sadness about this. The relationship between the Satsuma Domain and the shogunate was not good, and the Satsuma Domain probably no longer exists. This Shimazu Mitsuhisa will be dead if he dies, and it doesn't have much value!
The only thing that bothers me a little is that a daimyo-level general died just after the war started, which seems a bit unlucky!
As he thought this, Dorgon also heard the message from the interpreter. He was a little surprised and asked quickly: "How did he die?"
Dorgon felt a little strange. Generally speaking, the coach would definitely not be on the front line. He would be protected by personal guards, so how could he die in battle? He didn't order them to charge, so they had to stop the Ming army!
Of course he didn't know that sometimes, there were accidents.
For example, in the original history, when Jianlu entered the pass to fight against the Daxi Army, Zhang Xianzhong was shot to death by Jianlu when he was inspecting Jianlu's situation in front of the army. This caused extreme chaos in the Daxi Army and greatly reduced Jianlu's situation.
How difficult it is to attack the Daxi Army!
At this time, the Japanese scout couldn't explain clearly, so he just replied: "Your Excellency Shimazu was shot to death by the Ming army's gunfire. The war was chaotic, but this is the theory!"
Dorgon was a little confused after hearing this, so he asked further, but couldn't get the answer he wanted.
The scouts explained that the army was still far away, and the muskets killed Shimazu Mitsuru for a long time. How is this possible!
Perhaps the Ming Army musketeers sneaked up and killed Shimazu Mitsuhisa using decapitation tactics.
The reason why he didn't believe it was because in his understanding, it was impossible for a musket to shoot that far, and it had to be accurate and lethal. How could this be possible!
He would rather believe that in the chaos of the battlefield, the Japanese army did not notice the Ming Dynasty musketeers sneaking up! To him, this answer is more reliable!
Shimazu Mitsuhisa's death did not cause much panic. After all, this first line of defense was originally used to lure the enemy. In other words, everything was still under the control of the coalition forces.
At this time, Dorgon was more concerned about another issue and immediately asked: "How many soldiers and horses are there in the Ming army coming to rescue Jinzhou now?"
"At least 70,000 to 80,000!" The battlefield was chaotic, and the scouts could only know a rough number.
After hearing this, Dorgon and Yagyu Jubei looked at each other, with a hint of excitement on their faces.
There are 70,000 to 80,000 Ming troops on land, and another 30,000 to 40,000 at sea. In this way, there are more than 100,000 Ming troops.
If this number of Ming troops could be annihilated, if nothing else, at least on the Guanning front line, the strength of the Ming troops would be greatly reduced, and the coalition would have won a great victory!
Therefore, Dorgon and Yagyu Jubei put other things aside, immediately paid attention to the battle on the front line, and started to deal with the layout.
As a result, what they never expected was that just as the Ming army on land began to fight the Japanese army on the second line of defense, another fast horse rushed into the Chinese army's tent.
When Dorgon heard the report, he was so frightened that he could not sit still. He immediately stood up and confirmed: "What? The Ming Navy still did not enter the Daling River and went north?"
This means that the goal of the Ming Dynasty navy is definitely Haizhou, and the strategy of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao is correct!
It’s true that the more you worry about something, the more it will happen!
This time, Dorgon was really anxious.
Seeing Tan Ma confirming the news again, before Dorgon could give the order, Yagyu Jubei stood up again and advised: "At this time, we must not mess up our position! If you don't care at this time, from Jinzhou
Deploying troops will inevitably cause panic in other armies, which will lead to the failure of the entire Jinzhou war!"
After hearing this, Dorgon immediately explained: "But Haizhou is where we store food and grass, and it is also where the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty controls us. Once Haizhou is lost, our way back will be cut off!"
Yagyu Jubei heard what he said, but ignored it at all. Instead, he said seriously: "Then northern Korea has been attacked by the Ming army. Don't you also want me to put the overall situation first and the Jinzhou war first? Isn't that right?
The truth is, when you talk about me, you are clear-headed, but when it involves yourself, you panic, what does that mean?"
"..." When Dorgon heard this, he was stunned. He wanted to give a reason, but it got stuck in his throat.
That's right, the attack on Haizhou by the Ming army had an impact on the Qing Dynasty, just like the attack on northern Korea by the Ming army had an impact on the Japanese state. Now Yagyu Jubei is using his own reasons to talk back, and he can't even talk back!
When Hong Chengchou saw this situation, he stood up and said: "Master, what I said makes sense. Even if the Ming army does not make a false shot, but really attacks Haizhou, it will be impossible to capture Haizhou in a short while."
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At this point, seeing Dorgon turning to look at him, Hong Chengchou continued: "The war in Jinzhou has already begun. If we withdraw our troops at this time, even if only a part of our troops are withdrawn, the morale of the troops will be turbulent.
It should not be underestimated! The slave thought that he could immediately notify Haizhou to stand by and defend the city. After the victory in Jinzhou, he could return to destroy the Ming army that attacked Haizhou and attack the Ming army in northern Korea. It was no problem!
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After Dorgon heard these explanations, he finally nodded, thinking that he would be confused if he cared!
He was also a courageous man. After adjusting his mentality and making a decision in his mind, he no longer hesitated. In addition to sending people to warn Haizhou immediately, he went all out to deal with the war in Jinzhou.
As Hong Chengchou said, the most important thing now is the Jinzhou War. This is the most critical battle, and other wars are secondary.
However, he obviously missed another battle, which was also very important. No, Tan Ma rushed to report the news.