Chapter 406 Recovering the Second Mansion's Six Thousand-Character Chapter
"The prince uses his troops like a god, and he has countless strategies that are unparalleled in ancient and modern times! The general is so impressed that he is so impressed!"
"Nikan's reaction, Mandahai Shangshan and others' excuses, and the time required for Dorgon's decree to be issued were all within the prince's budget! Planning strategies and winning a victory thousands of miles away, I'm afraid they can't achieve such a high position!
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"Even the specific deployment of the final attack on the main camp of the Jiannu Army, the prince was able to observe it from a distance in Yangzhou City, and combined with the scouts' reports, he pointed out the shortcomings of our army's tactics. The general has been using troops for many years, and he has never heard of such a situation.
God!"
As Nikan was beaten to a pulp by artillery shells, when the three generals of the Ming army withdrew their troops and reported back, when they saw Zhu Shuren, they naturally fell to the ground in admiration. They almost wanted to be like the generals of the princes and generals watching from the giant deer wall, kneeling forward when they saw Xiang Yu.
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Zhu Shuren naturally helped the generals up in a calm tone: "It's nothing, General Huang, General Liu, this is the first time for you to fight with me, right? In the future, like the generals of Huguang, after following me for a long time, you will become accustomed to continuous battles.
It’s a winning streak.”
Huang Fei and Liu Zhaoji became more and more awe-struck: They originally followed the governor of the north, and after returning to the south, they fought under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of War in South Zhili. They had fought many humiliating battles in their lives. If they had known they had defected to the governor of Huguang a few years earlier.
, he must have made great achievements now.
Alas, this is fate. Fortunately, it is not too late now.
Today, several heroes have been destroyed, but Tartar is still alive. There are not many enemies left for the generals of the Ming Dynasty to make meritorious deeds! You must hold on to the prince’s thigh!
(Note: This is the psychological activity of Huang Fei, Liu Zhaoji and others, so of course they feel that there are not many enemies in the world anymore, and they don’t know whether Zhu Shuren will continue to expand their territory after destroying the Tatars in the future)
Fortunately, no matter what they were thinking, Zhu Shuren immediately responded. After some simple comfort, Zhu Shuren encouraged them to keep up their efforts:
"Two generals, taking advantage of Nikan's destruction is a good opportunity for our army to expand our results! To be honest, just before the decisive battle, I had already ordered General Huang Degong and Huang from Hefei on the West Road to personally lead a feint attack on Fengyang in the Northern Expedition!
The next day, the Ming army prepared their final firepower and pretended to attack Fengyang City, and then "retreated". They also set fire to a pile of garbage in the camp that was inconvenient to take away.
After Zheng Chenggong pointed out the details, Huang, Liu and other generals also calmed down a little, but the soldiers had the same doubts.
After mastering the hubs between Huai'an, Shouxian, and Jianghuai, all the hubs between Huai'an, Shouxian, and Jianghuai are in the hands of our Ming Dynasty. The deployment of "to defend the river must defend the Huai" has been basically achieved. Even if Fengyang between Shouxian and Huai'an cannot be recovered,
Does not affect the defense line.
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"Two Beizi Masters, Huang Degong of Hefei suddenly went north and pounced in the direction of Fengyang with his main force. Dingyuan County between Fengyang and Hefei has been besieged by Huang Degong. It is still unknown whether the city has been defeated. News from inside and outside the city has been cut off!
Huaiyuan County and Linhuai County around Fengyang also issued an emergency! The Ming army also shouted the slogan "Recover the Central Capital, Kill the Traitor and the Puppet King". The morale was very high, and it seemed that they were determined to win! Geng Zhongming, who stayed in Fengyang, asked for help from all the Beizi.
Very urgent!"
Although in fact, even if Zhu Shuren attacks Fengyang with all his strength, it is unlikely to get Zhu Yousong——
On February 15th, Nuerhachi's seventh son, Dorgon's seventh brother, Raoyu Commandery King Abatai finally arrived at Fengyang City after a long journey, which could be regarded as stabilizing the morale of the two Huai Qing armies.
Under the influence of various factors, Shang Shan also decided to wait for orders in Fengyang, leaving Li Chengdong and Kong Youde to decide on their own whether to block the Ming army in Huai'an or to go to Fengyang with the main force for a decisive battle.
Zhu Shuren also ordered Huang Degong to save face:
"Let's make another feint attack tomorrow, and then withdraw in an orderly manner. Leave behind some of the junk that has been accumulated over the past few days. It's too late and worthless to transport it away. Let's set it on fire when we retreat.
Of course, the general principles in Dorgon's orders can still be used for reference. For example, Dorgon told Nikan that since Duduo was dead, there was no need to make unnecessary sacrifices. He could "shrink the troops as appropriate and wait for the opportunity. Assistance from Yudi"
The armies in Huainan may also return to their old headquarters depending on the situation."
Huang Degong, who was on the way to Fengyang, had really cheated and pretended to be adventurous before, and had taken a little risk - after Huang Degong went north from Hefei, he did not attack Dingyuan County immediately. After all, it would take time to attack the city.
He just divided his troops to besiege the city, clamored for artillery bombardment, and then used his main force to surround the city and continue northward, with great fanfare.
The imperial court has already gained a lot, and it needs time to slowly digest the fruits of victory, so let’s do this first.”
Kong Youde and Li Chengdong didn't know how many Ming troops were marching north on the Yangzhou battlefield, but they secretly thought that even Nikan could be destroyed so easily. If they were left alone, they would probably have to bear the endless anger of the Ming army. At this time, it was more important to preserve their strength.
When Shang Shan heard this, he immediately wanted to leave. His main force had been severely damaged once in the south of the Yangtze River, and many of the troops he led now were reassigned to him by Nikan after returning to the north of the Yangtze River.
Ships coming from the north were stuck in Huai'an and Shouxian, and could not enter the water system south of the Huaihe River. Most of the Ming Dynasty's farmland in Huainan could be restored, and the Huainan fields east of Hangou and west of Feishui could be completely eliminated.
Worried that the enemy would raid the grass and plunder the valley,
It was also at this time that Dorgon's next order arrived in Fengyang. At this time, the Qing army also confirmed the death of Nikan. Dorgon asked Shang Shanzan to take command of the Qing army in Huainan, and asked Mandahai to go back and continue.
Listen to Azig’s orders,
"Prince Ying sent me to Huainan to try to rescue Prince Yu. In fact, after Prince Yu died, our troops should return to the west. However, we did not receive the regent's explicit order, so we actually assisted the third brother (Nikan) in a few more battles.
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Even if not everyone interprets it this way, as long as a considerable number of people choose to interpret it this way, the rest will be betrayed as teammates even if they don't interpret it this way. They will bear the wrath of the Ming army alone. If they die, they may be accused of disobeying the command.
The living comrades take the blame.
On the other hand, Zheng Chenggong, who has been responsible for waterway assistance and is following behind, happened to be there today. He is more cautious and is familiar with Zhu Shuren, so he listens carefully. Zheng Chenggong carefully considered Zhu Shuren's wording and then confirmed suspiciously:
After the generals of the Ming army understood Prince E's idea, they were all excited. They each accepted their tasks and deployed their troops to attack without mentioning the coordination of the main attack.
The Ming army does need this time to slowly digest the fruits of victory and deepen the reform of the military system——
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It has been a month and a half since Zhu Shuren was granted the title of Prince of E, Grand Governor, and commander-in-chief of all Chinese and foreign military forces, but he has not yet had time to reform the old Ming army in southern Zhili.
Zhu Shuren's in-depth analysis immediately made all the generals suddenly enlightened.
As long as the land between Han and Fei is close to Jiancheng Fortress, not too remote, or can be protected by other branches of the water network, it can be cultivated by the people, and the food pressure on the Huainan garrison will be much smaller."
Both sides gained face, and the Ming army achieved major military and logistical benefits. However, the Qing army seemed to have retained its political capital and did not let the Ming army's plot to "capture and surrender the Qing puppet emperor" succeed. The Lianghuai battlefield then shifted to
Defensive confrontation.
The puppet emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Xiaofu Wang Zhu Yousong, who had previously taken refuge with them, is still under house arrest in Fengyang City.
Indeed, when the general is suddenly killed and annihilated by the Ming army again, Mandahai and Shangshan are not subordinate to each other, and there will definitely be a short-term command disorder. In this case, seeking stability can achieve "not seeking merit" , but seek no fault.”
The Ming army on the opposite side quickly grasped this information and knew that Abatai, Bolo and others had arrived.
It can be said that in the Anhui territory in later generations, there was only one road between Jianghuai and Feishui, and in the Jiangsu territory in later generations, there was only one road in northern Jiangsu from Huai to Yanggou. Controlling these two roads is equivalent to controlling Anhui and Anhui separately. North-south communication between the two provinces of Jiangsu.
But what if this edict is delivered? First of all, the direct recipient of this edict should be Nikan. When Dorgon sent it, he only knew that Dodo was dead, not that Nikan was also dead (and Dorgon When Gon issued the order from Beijing, Nikan was indeed not dead. It was only after the messenger had been on the road for two days that Nikan died halfway.)
Therefore, even if it is delivered, the timeliness is greatly reduced, and it cannot provide instructions for further new situations.
The specific command work will naturally be gradually handed over to Yue Le and Bolo - Yue Le and Bolo's status is just Baylor, and Shang Shan, who had led the troops here before, is already Beizi. For Baylor to command Beizi for a long time, he must have absolute Authority is not enough. With a prince holding you down, the situation will be much better.
"What the prince just said was, 'General Huang has been asked to feint to attack Fengyang in advance'? Why is it a feint? Then where will the actual attack be?"
It can even be said that at this point in time, they just knew that most of Nikan's main force was finished, and only a small number of troops broke out. But they still had no confidence whether Nikan himself was dead or alive.
The entire territory of Huai'an Prefecture, Fengyang Prefecture, and other Huainan counties except Fengyang County were basically recovered in this wave of pushback. The total recovered land area was approximately equivalent to one and a half prefectures.
Then Dorgon would appoint his seventh brother, Abatai, King of Raoyu County, who is now in charge of Shandong's defense, to take his two sons Yue Le and Boluo south to take over the original missions of Duo Duo and Ni Kan. As long as Shang Shan persists until Once the new prince's boss arrives, he can hand over power.
After Man Dahai and Shang Shan made the plan together, they both felt that Fengyang could not afford to lose anything. Man Dahai was the first to propose:
The Tongling Copper Mine and Ma'anshan Iron Mine in South Zhili did not have time to undergo modern chemical industrial transformation like the Daye Iron Mine in Huguang and other places. There were too many things to do.
Moreover, they have all suffered a loss from the fueling tactics once, and no matter what, they are not willing to go alone again and be defeated one by one.
After all, the two parts of the Qing army's reinforcements to Huainan before were part of them sent from Azige in Henan, and part of them were sent by the Qing army of Shandong to the south.
But since the attack on Fengyang was just a feint to mobilize the enemy, it didn't matter. Huang Degong didn't need to care about the logistical safety of the troops going to Fengyang. As long as it was unsafe, wouldn't it be enough to just retreat? Can't the performance be more exaggerated?
When the Qing army was mobilized, around the fifth day of February, Shouxian County and Huai'an, which were empty of troops, were besieged and defeated by the Ming army respectively. The main force of the Ming army concentrated more than ten times the force of the Qing army defending the city, and attacked the two counties. A small county carried out key extermination operations, and also concentrated a lot of heavy artillery for attack.
Moreover, the Qing army has just been defeated, and many generals are also willing to retreat for a while and regroup. If it is because our army attacked Fengyang and they moved closer to Fengyang, which eventually led to accidents elsewhere, Dorgon would not blame them -
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It can only be said that the generals of the Qing army died too quickly and too frequently. They just suffered the loss of "I don't know whether Duduo is dead or not", which caused confusion in the troop dispatch and took a long time. Only now is there little confirmation of Duduo's death.
Oh my god, Nikan is doing this again.
The Shandong Qing Army was originally Abatai's army. Now the old Huainan Qing Army of the Duduo clan has been almost wiped out. Returning the command to Abatai will prevent the soldiers from not knowing the generals and the generals from not knowing the soldiers. Let him lead the old army.
The subordinates are more at ease.
Now that the third brother has also been defeated, Fengyang is in danger again. That is the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Once it is recaptured by the Ming army, it will greatly boost the morale of those southern barbarians. Now that no one has given me military orders, I will go back to rescue Fengyang
, waiting in Fengyang for the next instructions from the Regent or the Prince of England!"
The Huainan war situation in the next seven or eight days was deduced, but there were no details worth mentioning, because there was no obvious bloody decisive battle between the two sides, and they were just moving and pulling.
The "shrink as appropriate" Dorgon mentioned was, of course, intended to allow the Qing army to stop rushing to attack Yangzhou City, which is meaningless. But now that the situation has changed, Man Dahai and others can of course further interpret it and put the "don't attack"
"Yangzhou" was expanded to mean "Huai'an can be abandoned as appropriate".
Zhu Shuren smiled calmly: "You must be relaxed when using troops, and you must not be arrogant when you win a battle. You must always calmly evaluate the strength of the enemy and ourselves. This time we are like a lion fighting a rabbit, and we have made full use of the loopholes of panic and inconsistent decision-making among the Tatar ministries.
Only then did Nikan be extinguished.
The Ming army took advantage of the situation to attack Fengyang. Regardless of whether it was true or not, they went to save Fengyang and ensured that Fengyang was not lost. There would be no guilt after the war. If they want to save everything, they will overstep their authority and do some tricks, and finally get away with it.
Yes, then you are guilty!
Don’t think that only Ming generals would put personal career interests above national interests, Qing generals would do the same!
It's just that the Qing army was originally in a period of rising national fortunes, and everyone could win the battle. This contradiction between personal interests, small group interests and national interests was covered up. But once the frontline situation enters a period of decline, all these contradictions will be exposed!
But if you choose to be radical, greedy for too much, and want to protect everything, but in the end you lose and have nothing to protect, then you will be held responsible and liquidated by Dorgon afterwards - if it's you, do you choose to seek stability or seek stability?
radical?"
There is no need to mention the importance of Huai'an. It is the place where Hangou flows into the Huaihe River. It has been the key point of the canal since ancient times. Shouxian County is almost equally important. It is the key point where the Huaihe River flows into the Feishui River. The Feishui River flows south from there and then flows into Chaohu Lake via Hefei.
, from Chaohu Lake and then through Ruxushui, Ruxukou enters the Yangtze River.
"Bring the map," Zhu Shuren waved his hand, and naturally one of the staff brought the map. Zhu Shuren pointed at it twice, "Our army's real goal is to recapture Huai'an and Shouxian County first -
From the standpoint of Zhu Changzi and Zhu Shuren, if they could successfully attack Fengyang, surround them all and kill them all, leaving no chickens or dogs behind, and kill Zhu Yousong to avoid future troubles, Dorgon would definitely feel that Zhu Shuren's decision was too cost-effective.
Yes, the political significance is huge.
Zhu Shuren's side had just made arrangements, and the Qing troops opposite Mandahai, Shangshan and Li Chengdong had just received news of Nikan's destruction.
Wouldn't the Qing army's command in Lianghuai be in chaos again for five or six days?
Of course, the Ming army would not give the Qing army time to react. Almost at the same time they learned of Nikan's defeat, Man Dahai and others received an urgent report from the Qing army from the direction of Fengyang:
Just think of it as a hasty retreat, with no time to take away the supplies, and because of the reputation of Prince Abatai, we had to 'defeat' and return to Hefei."
In the event of a war crisis, it would be too easy for the Qing army to use cavalry to send away some important figures before the encirclement. Especially Zhu Yousong did not have to stay to command the army, so the escape of such a mascot would not affect morale at all.
After hearing this, Huang Degong felt a lot more comfortable and immediately expressed his intention to carry out the military order.
Zhu Shuren's explanation was actually a bit redundant. Everyone present had military literacy, and of course they knew the value of Shouxian County and Huai'an as transportation hubs.
Moreover, when attacking the city, they did not completely besiege the city. They chose to besiege three and one was missing. They specially vacated the water gate near the Huaihe River in the north of the city so that the Qing army's defenders could escape.
Zhu Shuren laughed and scolded: "Didn't you also command the battle to regain Shouxian County? This credit is not small. Besides, it is because you have been with me for a long time and are famous, so you can deceive the Tatars! How could the Tatars have thought of it? , I will use the most famous general under my command to feint attack!
As for giving Abatai some sweetness, it is also to enter a truce. The Tatars have lost so many games, like a red-eyed gambler. Now you say you won't play with him, can he give up? It has to be the last. Let him win a small game before leaving the poker table.
It will take at least two or three years just to upgrade farming in southern Zhili, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to match the Huguang model.
When Huang Degong heard this, he was still a little unconvinced: "Your Majesty! Huang Fei and Liu Zhaoji have been following you during this period and have made many meritorious deeds. The last general is your old subordinate. Why do you let the last general play such a role of cheating defeat? You can't favor one over the other." !”
Monk Mandahai was startled. He smacked the slogans of the Ming Army and immediately realized that this matter must be very reliable——
Under various similar considerations, the entire Qing army in Huaihe and Huaihe began to shrink and concentrate on Fengyang, trying to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army and defeat the Ming army in defense.
With a way to retreat, the Qing army's will to persevere was naturally even weaker. In the end, each and every one of them expressed their intention to "break out to help defend Fengyang" and were completely eliminated by the Ming army.
The Qing army gave a small chase, but some pioneer cavalrymen were burned to death by fires set in the Ming army camp because they tried to rob property. Hundreds more suffered burns to their skin and flesh, and their clothes and armor were damaged.
The Ming army did not make any further major moves. They just wanted to be able to secure Huai'an first, so that the city they had just captured could have time to re-strengthen the defenses, clear the country, and optimize logistics arrangements.
The army is exhausted from continuous battles, and the material losses are huge. The production of artillery shells, guns, and gunpowder must be replenished, and the soldiers must recuperate. The South Zhili Army must retrain according to the standards of the Huguang New Army. These things are laid out one by one. Where do I go from here? Looking for 200,000 soldiers and horses that can be used at any time and can win the battle?
The person who was responsible for the Huainan battlefield was Duduo before and Nikan later. Now Nikan has died and Dorgon has not yet been appointed. During this time gap, the generals in Huainan can only retreat if they choose to be safe. There is no sin.
For about ten days after that, the two sides were engaged in sporadic tug-of-war to finally confirm the demarcation line of the confrontation and eliminate the remaining enemies in their own encirclement.
It seems that the previous defeats were all due to Nikan and Shangshan's incompetence. When Yue Le and Bolo come to take over, they can turn defeat into victory immediately!
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Man Dahai and others naturally continued to reply to Dorgon, asking Dorgon to give instructions again without knowing whether Nikan was alive or dead, and said that they had assembled to defend Fengyang and strive to defeat Ming Ming in a blocking battle.
military.
At this time, the vicious and keen enemy can catch it immediately and use it to magnify the consequences! Kill him while he is sick!
Huang Fei and Liu Zhaoji were both convinced and asked sincerely in unison: "In your opinion, under the guise of accepting Fengyang, our army should actually..."
As early as the Three Kingdoms period, the confrontation between the north and the south in Anhui was centered on the Feishui and Ruxukou lines. From the Battle of Shouchun to Hefei and Ruxukou, many battles were fought for this river between the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers.
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PS: There will definitely be a period of strategic stalemate for farming in the follow-up. If you don’t like to read it and feel that you can counterattack, then I will try to hurry up and finish the follow-up farming in a few chapters.
However, the timeline will also advance relatively quickly. It is impossible to expect that the first or second year of Longwu will immediately shift to a full-scale Northern Expedition and strategic counterattack. It is also unrealistic. The consumption of materials and armaments is too serious.
Let’s read everyone’s comments. I’d like to reiterate that I’m not the kind of person who wants to make money with water characters. The results of this kind of book are not worthy of me being a water character. Who the hell is going to water games for more than 5,000 yuan a month? Do it better.
Nothing else is good. If I cheat Liu Bei and earn 20,000 a month, I will be just as good as me.
If there are still people attacking me for the word "Zhengtianshui", I will briefly write down the timeline to avoid being criticized.