"Report, the coalition forces led by His Highness Prince Heshuo Zheng encountered the Ming Kingdom's grassland cavalry. The entire army was defeated and His Highness died in battle!"
This news was like a bolt from the blue, hitting everyone in the Chinese military tent on the forehead.
Even Batulu, the number one man in the Qing Dynasty, stood silently, as if he would not blink even if the sky fell.
A clear one.
But at this time, Dorgon had already stepped forward, grabbed the messenger who was kneeling in Daqian, and lifted him up. He shouted loudly with a ferocious look on his face and asked: "What, say it again! Lie about the military situation, and I will punish you nine tribes alone."
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Anyone who knows him well knows that he is absolutely in chaos at this time!
Thinking about it, the Grassland Alliance Army assembled almost all the cavalry from the Qing Dynasty and the various ethnic groups in eastern Mongolia. It was the most powerful cavalry force that the Qing Dynasty could produce.
With Jierhalang leading the army, his commanding ability is absolutely reassuring. He went to attack Guihua City to cope with the war in Liaodong and relieve the crisis of the Mongolian tribes in the east.
As a result, he received news at this time that such a powerful cavalry army was completely wiped out!
Not to mention the consequences, just the fact that the entire army was wiped out was a bit unacceptable to Dorgon.
No, he even shouted that lying about military information would implicate the nine tribes. Haha, if any Jianlu were to kill the nine tribes, it is estimated that there would not be many Jianlu left, and they might be able to kill Dole.
On himself!
Therefore, for Jianlu at this time, it is simply impossible to kill the nine tribes!
The messenger who was picked up by Dorgon did not dare to struggle or resist. He just replied again: "We have verified that many soldiers who escaped can confirm that the grassland coalition army has indeed been wiped out!"
Dorgon actually knew in his heart that it was impossible to lie about this kind of thing. However, he was afraid, really afraid that this matter was the truth. With almost impossible hope, he still wanted to hear that the messenger had made a mistake!
Otherwise, how could Dorgon not know how much harm the Qing Dynasty would suffer if the entire grassland army was wiped out!
At this time, after hearing the messenger's confirmation again, Dorgon threw the messenger to the ground in anger and roared loudly: "How is this possible? What does Jilharang do for food? He is not Hauge, how could the entire army be wiped out?
What about?"
It's a good thing that Hauge didn't participate in the rear area, otherwise, if he heard Dorgon talking about him at this time, he might have drawn his sword and killed someone!
It was very quiet inside the Chinese military tent, and no one else accepted what they heard.
Only Yagyu Jubei was listening to the translator. This jabbering Japanese voice seemed particularly abrupt in the quiet Chinese army tent.
The ferocious Dorgon heard the voice and glared at the translator. Fortunately, he was still somewhat rational and did not express his anger. Instead, he turned back, looked at the messenger, and shouted sternly: "Did the Ming army also suffer losses?"
Disastrous? How many troops do they have left?"
After all, he was the regent and there was still a city. Even if he was extremely angry, he still had reason. Therefore, he immediately thought of the specific battle situation. Maybe it was not as bad as he imagined, so he quickly asked.
The messenger was thrown to the ground by him and got up again, still maintaining the kneeling posture. Facing the furious regent, he was actually a little scared, but he still reported truthfully: "The Ming army won a great victory with almost no losses.
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Before he finished speaking, Dorgon raised his foot and kicked him on the shoulder, knocking him backwards and causing him to fall to the ground!
At the same time, he heard Dorgon roaring at him: "You really don't know how to kill someone? How dare you lie about military information!"
As he spoke, he went to draw his sword. It looked like he was going to really cut him.
When Hong Chengchou saw it, he was a little panicked and quickly admonished: "Master, it is impossible to lie about the military situation. It is better to ask clearly..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Dorgon staring at him with red eyes, as if he wanted to eat him, and immediately shouted: "Why don't you lie about the military situation? With a hundred thousand cavalry in charge, even if the Ming army is powerful, it can kill an enemy."
Thousands, that would definitely be a loss of eight hundred. Come on, come on, tell me why the Ming army didn’t suffer much loss. Isn’t this lying about the military situation? What else could it be?”
When Obai and others heard this, they all agreed.
They are all people who have been in the army for a long time. How could they not know how high the casualty ratio would be if the cavalry army fights? Even if the Ming army can win, it will definitely not be without many casualties!
Not to mention, there are nearly 100,000 troops on the coalition side, and the commander is Jierhalang, not Hauge!
Anyway, for Jianlu like Dorgon who were accustomed to fighting, it was really impossible to understand this matter.
When the messenger saw it, he was afraid that Dorgon's sword would strike him down. He knelt on the ground with his upper body straight and hurriedly explained: "The Ming army had more than 120,000 cavalry. When the two armies encountered each other, His Royal Highness Prince Zheng took the lead in the confrontation. As a result,
Before they could even charge forward, all the Mongolian tribes fled, and it turned into a chase!"
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As soon as he finished speaking, the Zhongjun tent suddenly became quiet again. Dorgon and others seemed to have been enchanted by the legendary acupuncture magic, and they froze right there!
In their minds, they imagined the scene described by the messenger, and their hearts were filled with panic, because based on their experience, they were sure that when they wanted to hedge, their own position would be messed up first, even if there were still people in the army who wanted to die.
If you fight hard, you will be implicated. The result will be a complete failure, it is doomed!
Not to mention, the Ming army has more troops than the coalition forces!
At this moment, each of them is thinking just like Jierhalang’s original voice when he was desperate: pig teammates, pig teammates, pig teammates!
They screwed the Qing Dynasty to death!
In this battle on the grassland, even if the allied forces were wiped out, the Ming army would still suffer heavy losses and would be unable to advance eastward. So for the time being, the impact would not be big!
However, the Ming cavalry had more troops than they expected, reaching as many as 120,000, and without losing much troops, it would definitely sweep across the eastern Mongolian grasslands, and it was likely to flank the entire Qing Dynasty from any place.
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Based on this, even if the Battle of Jinzhou is won, the subsequent situation of the Qing Dynasty will be very dangerous!
In other words, if the Battle of the Grassland failed, the Qing Dynasty would be at a critical juncture of life and death!
Everyone in the Chinese military tent basically knows that in such a situation, it is almost impossible to try to turn the tide!
For a moment, many people's eyes were blank!
A kind of confusion about the future!
The same goes for Hong Chengchou, who thinks he is smart!
The reason is that the strength gap between the two countries is too far!
But at this moment of confusion and despair, suddenly, a scream of "ah" rang out in the Chinese army tent.
Everyone came back to their senses and took a closer look, only to find that it was the regent Dorgon who had killed the kneeling messenger on the ground with a sword.
It can be said that this messenger did not expect that he would be hacked to death suddenly. His face was filled with shock and disbelief, his eyes were wide open, and he refused to open his eyes to death!
Others also couldn't figure out why the regent suddenly killed him? Could it be that he was driven crazy by the excitement?
While they were thinking, they heard Dorgon sternly pointing at the body of the messenger on the ground with a bloody sword and saying: "I am convinced that this is a spy, lying about the military situation!"
"..." When the people in the Chinese military tent heard this, they all looked at Dorgon speechlessly.
They didn't think so, basically they believed what the messenger said.
I saw Dorgon turning his head and looking around, with a ferocious look on his face and fierce eyes, and continued to say sternly: "The war in Jinzhou is at its most critical moment, and the victory of the Qing Dynasty is in sight. At this time, anyone who wants to influence the war situation and try to help the Ming army
Those who turn defeat into victory will never be spared by Gudu!"
As soon as he heard this, Hong Chengchou understood.
The regent actually knew that the Battle of the Grassland was basically real. However, the Jinzhou War was at its most critical moment, and if external news shook the morale of the army at this time, it would be a complete defeat!
And the troops that the Qing Dynasty could muster were basically already here in Jinzhou. If they were defeated again, they would really have no ability to fight against the Ming army!
Therefore, the Qing Dynasty must win this battle!
If the Qing Dynasty wins, it can at least severely damage the Ming army on the Guanning front line. After rebuilding its morale, it can then return to Liaodong to find a way to deal with the threat from the Ming cavalry on the grassland. Maybe there will be a glimmer of hope!
In just such a short period of time, Dorgon figured it all out and took action decisively and ruthlessly. He was truly a hero!
To be honest, Hong Chengchou felt that in Dorgon's position, facing such a situation, he could not be as decisive and ruthless as Dorgon! Thinking like this, he couldn't help but admire Dorgon very much!
Hong Chengchou is really self-aware of this!
Thinking back to the beginning, during the Battle of Songjin, although they were said to have suffered a huge defeat and were finally surrounded by Jianqi in Songshan, they actually still had a lot of troops. After the breakout failed and there was no food and grass, Hong Chengchou should consider the issue of military morale.
However, he did nothing and was eventually sacrificed to the city by Songshan Lieutenant General Xia Chengde, resulting in the eventual annihilation of the entire army. Governor Qiu Minyang of Liaodong, General Soldier Wang Tingchen, and Cao Bianjiao died in the battle, but he himself did not dare to die for his country and finally surrendered to Jianlu.
At this time, Dorgon turned to look at Yagyu Jubei, his face was still stern, his tone was not friendly, and he said with a hint of determination: "The Ming army has taken the bait, and no matter what, they must encircle and annihilate the Ming army. You deploy some troops
Besiege Jinzhou, and mobilize the elites of the Qing Dynasty to join your ambush troops to eat the Ming army!"
When we spoke, it was not a discussion at all!
After hearing this, Yagyu Jubei did not hesitate, and immediately nodded and said: "I will mobilize the troops ambushing in Xiaolinghe to surround Jinzhou!"
Dorgon listened and nodded slightly, then turned to look to the other side and shouted loudly: "Where is Obai?"