Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 771
Just looking at the scout who reported the letter, he was in a panic, no matter if it was Dorgon or Liusheng Shibingwei, they all knew that nothing good would happen!

Sure enough, Tan Ma reported to Dorgon in a panic: "Your Highness, the Ming Dynasty Navy does not have the mouth of the Xiaoling River, and continues to go north!"

"What?" Dorgon was shocked when he heard it.

If the navy of the Ming Dynasty entered the Xiaoling River, it would be the closest to Jinzhou, and rescue would be the most convenient.

However, if they don't enter the Xiaoling River, it's hard, what are they going to do?
"Don't worry!" Liu Sheng Shibingwei already knew the terrain, so he comforted Dorgon and said, "The navy of the Ming Dynasty must think that the Xiaoling River is not wide enough, so they want to rescue Jinzhou from the Daling River. We They also ambushed men and horses in the Daling River, and they will never come back!"

If it is the Daling River, if you go upstream, you will arrive at the ruins of the Daling River Fort.

Back then, if the Ming Dynasty wanted to build the Dalinghe Fort here, it ended up being surrounded by the Qing Dynasty, and it was the first time that Zu Dashou was captured.

However, at this time, Dorgon was not so optimistic.

The navy of the Ming Dynasty moved northward along the coastline mightily, and he also thought of a possibility: whether the navy of the Ming Dynasty would not even enter the Daling River, but would continue to go northward and land at the mouth of the Liaohe River. The purpose is to attack Haizhou?

This can be regarded as a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and it is also to save Jinzhou!

You know, Haizhou is a hoarding place for grain and grass materials, and all the grain and grass materials shipped from all over the Qing Dynasty must first be concentrated in Haizhou.Moreover, the little emperor of the Qing Dynasty was also in Haizhou.It can be said that Haizhou at this time is the seven inches of the Qing Dynasty!
Those who attack the enemy must be saved, the trouble is big!

Dorgon didn't dare to let this happen, so he immediately said it, and prepared to send troops back to prevent the Ming army from attacking Haizhou.

When Liu Sheng's Ten Soldiers heard this, they quit immediately, and hurriedly persuaded them: "Now that the war is imminent, we must not send troops back. Otherwise, once the troops are sent back, the morale of the soldiers will be shaken, and the battle in Jinzhou will come to naught!"

Speaking of this, seeing that Dorgon seemed to want to explain, he quickly persuaded: "And you are just guessing, if the navy of the Ming Dynasty is going upstream from the Daling River estuary, it will just fall into the sea." Our trap. You send troops back at this time, isn’t it a big deal!”

"Our two families have paid so much. Now everything is going well, and the Ming army is also taking the bait. If you guess wrong and cause this battle to fail, this responsibility, even if you are the regent of the Qing Dynasty, I'm afraid you can't afford it. ?”

Listening to Yagyu Shibingwei's words, for some reason, Dorgon felt familiar.Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is the reason I just used to persuade Yagyu Jubei not to withdraw his troops!
Suddenly, he was a little speechless!

However, from a rational point of view, what Yagyu Juhei said was indeed reasonable.Whether or not the Ming army will sneak attack Haizhou is another matter!But if the troops were transferred back from the front line, the Jinzhou war that had been prepared for so long and cost so much was really likely to fail!
Thinking of this, Dorgon hid his inner worries, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, what you said makes sense, let's finish the battle in Jinzhou first, and deal heavy damage to the Ming army before talking about other things!"

Yagyu Juhei heard this, and suddenly felt a little balanced in his heart.

Well now, I'm worried, you're worried too, the two sides are even!

Afterwards, the two stopped worrying about other things and began to plan the current battle situation.

The Jinzhou defenders have never intended to break out of the siege, they just guarded Jinzhou City and did not come out;
The Ningyuan Ming army has already started to rescue. It is estimated that at this time, the first line of defense to intercept should have been defeated as planned.

They were thinking about the battlefield when they heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the tent of the Chinese army.

Subconsciously, Dorgon and Yagyu Shibingwei looked up at the entrance of the Chinese army's tent almost together.The sound of hurried footsteps means that there is an urgent military situation, but I just don't know, is it good news or bad news?
Just when they looked up, a Japanese scout with a flag on his back had already broken into the tent of the Chinese army, and he reported to Yagyu Jubei with a stern expression: "My lord, Your Excellency Shimadzu died in battle, the first line of defense has been breached." !"

"..." Liu Sheng Shibingwei was speechless when he heard this.

Let you feign defeat, are you really defeated?Even lost his own life?
However, he didn't feel much sadness about this. The relationship between the Satsuma clan and the shogunate was not good, and the Satsuma clan probably no longer existed. This Shimadzu Mitsuhisa died as well, and it was of little value!
The only thing that bothers me is that a daimyo-level general died just after the war started, which seems a bit unlucky!

As he thought about it, Dorgon had heard the message from the interpreter, and he was a little surprised, and quickly asked, "How did he die?"

Dorgon felt a little strange. Generally speaking, the coach would definitely not be on the front line, and there were guards around him to protect him. How could he die in battle?They didn't order them to charge, they had to stop the Ming army!

He naturally didn't know that sometimes, there were actually accidents.

For example, in the original history, when Jianlu entered the pass to fight against the Great Western Army, Zhang Xianzhong was shot to death by Jianlu when he was inspecting the situation of Jianlu in front of the army. How difficult it is for the captives to attack the Great Western Army!
At this time, the scouts of the Japanese army could not explain clearly, so they just replied: "His Excellency Shimadzu was shot to death by the Ming army's muskets, and the war was chaotic, but that's all the saying!"

After hearing this, Dorgon was a little puzzled, 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 Mitsuhisa Shimadzu. How is this possible!

It may be that the musketeers of the Ming army sneaked close and killed Mitsuhisa Shimadzu with beheading tactics.

The reason why he didn't believe it was because in his cognition, 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 under the chaos on the battlefield, the Japanese army did not notice the Ming musketeers who were sneaking up!For him, this answer is more reliable!
The death of Mitsuhisa Shimadzu did not cause much panic. After all, this first line of defense was originally intended to lure the enemy.In other words, everything is still under the control of the coalition forces.

At this time, Dorgon was more concerned about another question, and immediately asked: "How many soldiers and horses are there in the Ming army who came to rescue Jinzhou now?"

"At least [-] to [-]!" The battlefield was chaotic, and the scouts could only know an approximate number.

After hearing this, Dorgon and Yagyu Jubingwei glanced at each other, with a hint of excitement on their faces.

There are [-] to [-] Ming troops on land, and another [-] to [-] at sea. In this way, there are more than [-] Ming troops.

If this amount of Ming army can be wiped out, among other things, at least on the front line of Guanning, the strength of the Ming army has been greatly reduced, and the coalition forces have won a big victory!
Therefore, Dorgon and Yagyu Shibingwei put everything else 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 the Ming army on land had only just started fighting the Japanese army on the second line of defense, and then Kuaima Jibao broke into the Chinese army's account.

When Dorgon heard the report, he was so frightened that he couldn't sit still. He immediately stood up and confirmed, "What? The Ming Dynasty Navy still didn't enter the Daling River, but went north?"

That is to say, the goal of the navy of the Ming Dynasty is definitely Haizhou, and it is right to use the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao!
The more you worry about something, the more you come!
This time, Dorgon was really in a hurry.

Seeing that Tanma confirmed the news again, and before Dorgon had time to give an order, Liu Sheng Shibingwei stood up again and persuaded him: "At this time, we must not mess up on our own! If you don't care about it at this time, come 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 the place where we hoard food and grass, and it is also the place where my Qing emperor drives. Once Haizhou is lost, our way of retreat will be cut off!"

When Liu Sheng Shibingwei heard his words, he didn't pay attention to him at all. Instead, he said seriously: "Then North Korea has been attacked by the Ming army. Don't you want me to focus on the overall situation and the battle in Jinzhou? Isn't that true?" There is a reason, when you talk about me, you are logical, but when you involve yourself, you panic, what is this?"

"..." Dorgon was stunned when he heard that, and when he wanted to give a reason, it got stuck in his throat.

That's right, Haizhou's attack by the Ming army had the same impact on the Qing Dynasty as the impact of the Ming army's attack on northern North Korea on the Wa country.Now Yagyu Juhei uses his own reasons to speak for himself, and there is no way to retaliate!

When Hong Chengchou saw this situation, he stood up and said, "Master, the big eyes are justified. Even if the Ming army did not make a feint, but really had to attack Haizhou. It will be impossible to take down Haizhou in a while. of."

Having said that, seeing Dorgon turn his head to look at him, Hong Chengchou continued to say: "The battle in Jinzhou has already started. If we withdraw the troops at this time, even if only part of the soldiers and horses are withdrawn, the turmoil caused by the troops will be It should not be underestimated! The slaves thought that it would be enough to immediately notify Haizhou to stand in battle and defend the city. After the victory in Jinzhou, they would return to the division to destroy the Ming army that attacked Haizhou and attack the Ming army in northern North Korea. "

After hearing his explanations, Dorgon finally nodded. If he still cares, he will be in chaos!
He is also a courageous person. He adjusted his mentality and made a decision in his heart, so he no longer hesitated. In addition to sending someone to warn Haizhou immediately, he devoted all his efforts to respond to the Jinzhou war.

As Hong Chengchou said, the most important thing now is the battle of Jinzhou. This is the most critical battle, and other battles are secondary.

However, he obviously missed another battle, which is also very important.No, Tanma Jibao came to report the news.

(End of this chapter)