The Red Mansions

Chapter 950 Fan Xiandou: I have three strategies...

Five miles outside the city of Datong, under the blue sky, a group of Qing troops were flying banners, and bannermen in armor surrounded the top Jurchen officials.

Huang Taiji came down surrounded by Dorgon, Azige and others, and planned to go to the big tent of the Chinese army, suddenly felt a sense of being stared at by wild beasts, raised his eyes and stared away, looked at Datong City in the distance, and frowned Lock, cold eyes like electricity, silent.

"What's wrong, Brother Huang?" Seeing Huang Taiji frowning and looking worried, Dorgon asked softly with a dazed expression on his face.

Huang Taiji frowned involuntarily, and said in a deep voice: "Just now I faintly felt that someone was spying on me."

Dorgon: "???"

No, at this moment in the entire battlefield, there are countless people looking up at the majesty of the emperor's brother and expressing their reverence. Is there anyone still watching the emperor's brother?Conspiracy.

As for Datong City, if it is several miles away from here, it is not called peeping, it is called watching.

Huang Taiji didn't say anything else, mainly because he felt that he couldn't find the reason, he entered the tent of the Chinese army while talking, and immediately the surrounding high-ranking Qing army and Mongolian Prince Baylor rushed in.

At this moment, Huang Taiji sat down after the handsome case, his gaze swept to the high-ranking officials of the Qing Dynasty present, and finally fell on a middle-aged general with a black beard and wide jaw, and asked, "Twelfth brother, what is the combat strength of the Han army?"

The sentry cavalry sent by Azig earlier fought against Jia Heng and the Mongolian coalition forces.

Azige said: "The Beijing cavalry is different from the past. Although their combat power is not as good as ours, they have no fear and are still leading the battle."

In fact, this is disenchantment and self-confidence.

After the previous battle to annihilate the Xianglan Banner, needless to say, the morale of the soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp was greatly boosted, and the morale of the border troops was also greatly encouraged. Facing the Jurchen cavalry, they were not as afraid of the Jurchen cavalry as they were before.

Huang Taiji looked solemn, glanced at Jierhalang who was dressed as a bodyguard not far away, and said in a deep voice: "The Han army won't be easy to deal with after a previous victory."

At this moment, the Qing army, the two white banners, the Zhenghuang banner, and the Xianglan banner (disabled), as well as the Han army's Xianghuang and Zhenglan banners, and some of the eight Mongolian banners organized by the Horqin and Neikalkha five divisions, plus The three banners of Aohan, Naiman, and Hexigten who surrendered on the upper echelon have a total strength of about 7 to [-].

Is there a lot of troops?Compared with the about 11 Beijing infantry and cavalry in Datong City, plus [-] Datong soldiers and horses, the force is far inferior.

If you count the more than 4 young and strong cavalry of Chahar Mongolia, the force even reached 20.

However, the Jurchen had to multiply by at least three against the Han army, that is, count it as 20 soldiers and horses.

From this point of view, the two sides are evenly matched, and even the Han army has a slight advantage.

But this is not the case. Now that the Han army is gathering in one place, they still dare not go out of the city to fight the Jurchen decisively.

"Fourteenth brother, is there any movement in the Xuan Mansion?" Huang Taiji asked Dorgon aggressively.

Dorgon pondered and said: "Yuetuo sent a message the day before yesterday that Xuanhua City is tall and strong, it is difficult to overcome it quickly, and we are still looking for a fighter."

Xuan Mansion is the entire defense area, and Xuanhua City is the bridgehead. If you were an ordinary general, you would naturally be unable to prevent the Jurchen army from attacking, but Xie Zaiyi guarded Xuanhua City.

Huang Taiji frowned and said, "There shouldn't be many troops in Xuanhua City, why is it so difficult to attack?"

Dorgon said: "The young and strong people in the city are dispatched to defend the city, but they can go to the city to help defend the city. It is said that there are not many soldiers and horses, but there are always 8 to [-] people defending the city."

At this time, Azige said coldly: "It must be that Haoge's troops are afraid of the casualties in the fortified city and are unwilling to fight to the death. This delays the time and delays the battle."

In fact, Haoge and Yue Tuo felt sorry for their soldiers, because in the past, the Jurchens took the lead in attacking the city, and the people of the Eight Banners of the Han Army followed behind. After the Jurchens, who were not afraid of death, gained a firm foothold, they quickly opened the city gate. , and most of the Han army collapsed at the first touch.

But now it is very different. Xie Zaiyi made a team of young and strong people in the city to help defend the city. His will to resist was very tenacious, and as Jia Heng passed on the news to Xie Zaiyi that the inlaid blue flag led by Prince Zheng Jierhalang was defeated, The morale of the lieutenant generals and soldiers in Xuanhua City was greatly boosted.

In the past few days, Xie Zaiyi also sent people to spread the news of the defeat of the Qing army to Hauge and Yue Tuo's troops.

Dorgon pondered and said: "Brother Emperor, the Han people were originally the best at defending the city. Even if we win it, the loss is not worth the loss."

The reason is very simple, even if you win it, you can't hold it, and you will lose your troops instead.

Huang Taiji nodded, and said: "What the fourteenth brother said is true! This is also the case in Datong. Now the Han army is bound to wait in full force, waiting to rely on the strong city to defeat my spirit, and then use the cavalry to wait for work. I will not follow their wishes! Now Send troops to attack first to attract the attention of the Han army, and you have to think of other ways to break through."

In fact, in the history of parallel time and space, Huang Taiji's favorite strategy is to encircle points to fight for aid and mobilize the Ming army, instead of smashing under a certain city.

Dorgon said: "Brother Huang is clearly aware."

Huang Taiji suddenly looked gloomy like ice, and said: "It's a pity that E Zhe escaped!"

The faces of everyone in the military tent were gloomy, and they all looked at Azig, who was always known for his bravery and combat skills.

At this time, Azige felt a little embarrassed, and clasped his fists and said, "Brother Huang, in the afternoon, I will personally lead my subordinate Erlang to take down Datong City!"

Huang Taiji took a deep look at Azige's face, and said: "The twelfth brother is very courageous, but in the afternoon we will attack first, don't be reckless, lest Erlang suffer too many casualties."

Azig clasped his fists and said yes.

After all the generals in the army tent left, Huang Taiji looked at Fan Xiandou who was sitting beside him, and said, "Mr. Fan, how do you think you will fight with the Han army now?"

Although Fan Xiandou was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and belonged to Huang Taiji's courtiers, Huang Taiji respected this resourceful think tank very much.

Fan Xiandou said: "Your Majesty, up to now, E Zhe has led the remnants to hide in the Han territory. No matter what, the original strategy of annexing Chahar Mongolia is already difficult to win."

Hearing this, Huang Taiji's face became silent for a while, and he said: "What you said is true, but in fact, I don't blame the twelfth brother, it's still the Xianglanqi battle."

After the defeat of Jierhalang, it is impossible for Chahar Mongolia to be completely destroyed. The intervention and intervention of the Han Dynasty achieved the first stage of success from the strategic level.

Now it is nothing more than annihilating the remaining Chahar Mongols to prevent them from making a comeback, and at the same time punishing the big men to restore the impact of the defeat.

Fan Xiandou's eyes were filled with admiration. The founding emperor in front of him had extraordinary insight and said: "If the emperor wants to take down Xuanda, he will probably be unable to do so."

Huang Taiji heard the words, but did not respond, obviously he did not agree with the words in his heart.

Fan Xiandou said unhurriedly: "If you loot Hebei, Shandong and other places, and then withdraw your troops and return to Shengjing, this is the best policy."

Hearing the words, Huang Taiji raised his eyes to look at Fan Xiandou, his eyes flickered, and said, "What about the middle policy?"

"Pretend to attack the fortified city, mobilize the Han army, and look for fighter planes to destroy the enemy. This is the best strategy." Fan Xian twisted his beard with his hands and said in a low voice.

"Then the best strategy is to lay siege to Xuanda with the soldiers of the whole country. They will fight each other for a long time without any success. They will wait for the Han army to take advantage of the opportunity to counterattack." Huang Taiji saw a cold look on his old face.

Fan Xiandou cupped his hands and said: "The emperor is wise."

Huang Taiji was silent for a moment, and said: "Bring the map!"

Immediately, a guard took a map and handed it over.

Huang Taiji looked north from Datong at this moment, until Xuanfu, then to Juyongguan, and finally landed in Jizhen.

"I take the middle policy and must give some warnings to the Han court, otherwise, the Han court who won the first victory will definitely look down on our Qing Dynasty, and the Chahar Mongolian tribes who have just surrendered will also have a strange mind." Huang Taiji pointed at Juyongguan, Said: "If you can't do it alone, you can go to this pass."

After all, he had invaded the northern territory of the Han Dynasty several times, so he knew the weak points of the Han Dynasty's defense and the key hubs well.

Fan Xiandou said: "Prince Cheng is brave and resourceful, so he will definitely take action."

Huang Taiji nodded and said, "Hao Ge is not as steady and alert as Yue Tuo."

Fan Xiandou dared not answer.

The Qing Dynasty at this moment is also undercurrents because of the establishment of the crown prince, and Hauge, as the eldest prince, has always been a strong candidate for the crown prince.

In the eyes of Fan Xiandou and other civil servants, these are the family affairs of Aixinjueluo's family, and they, Han Chinese who surrendered, should not make more comments, which will bring about the disaster of death.

Huang Taiji stared at the map, pondered and said: "There are many soldiers and horses in Xuanda and Dazhou, attracting the attention of the Han army. Daishan is still hovering in the direction of Jizhen, and he is about to join forces to attack from Juyongguan. I just heard that Li Zan of the Han court What kind of township training in Hebei has hindered our army's offensive."

Fan Xiandou said: "The officials and soldiers of the Han court dare not fight against my Eight Banners, how about the Minyong regiment?"

Huang Taiji smiled and said, "Mr. Fan is right."

However, there is still a haze in his heart, the Beijing cavalry army led by Marquis Yongning defeated him with an elite team.

And just when Huang Taiji was dispatching soldiers to attack Datong where Jia Heng was, and was preparing to think of another strategy, a military meeting was also being held in Datong city at this moment.

The generals were crowded in darkness, crowded with people, and there was no sound.

In the hall, Jia Heng sat behind a handsome table, pointed at the map hanging on the screen with a wooden stick, and introduced: "The whole Xuanda land is surrounded by mountains, each with horns, and the two cities have many soldiers and horses. , so Jurchen will definitely not stay with our army for a long time, if we can resist Jurchen's attack in the past few days, the follow-up will be much easier."

As the great man said, fighting means fighting if you win, and fleeing if you can't win. Huang Taiji is good at military affairs, and he won't attack a strong city for many days. He will definitely find another way.

So he was not in a hurry to expose the red cannon on the city of Datong, which would be less lethal.

If the Qing army stormed the city, the two sides had been exhausted after half a month of stalemate, and the red barbarian cannons were suddenly thrown, the Qing army collapsed in panic, and the cavalry in the city took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, or a big victory could be reaped.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty in the previous life, apart from the fact that the Ming army first took advantage of the red barbarian cannons and the Jurchens were caught off guard and suffered losses, the red cannons in the back were valued by the Jurchen, and instead became the Jurchen military weapon to defeat the enemy and conquer the city.

Of course, if Huang Taiji really dared to personally go to the front of the army to boost morale, then needless to say, he would be shot!
But before that there must be suddenness and concealment.

At this moment, Jiang Zining pondered and said, "General, if the Jurchen attack fiercely, the soldiers and horses in the city should not be afraid of the siege."

After the previous expedition with the army, this Jiang Zining, the grandson of the four kings, eight lords and twelve lords of Pingyuan, has been deeply impressed by Jia Heng.

Jia Heng pondered and said: "Although this is the case, Jurchen will not know that the strong city is suddenly difficult to fall, and still encounter bloodshed under the city. We need to be careful of Jurchen sending more troops to Xuanfu."

Chen Xiao pressed the embroidered spring knife at her waist. The tall girl had a tall and straight figure, a handsome face, and under the curved and slender eyebrows, there were some narrow and clear eyes that belonged to the old Chen family, and there was a faint light Flickering.

Mentioning this, Jia Heng called out and said, "General Jiang."

"The end is here." Jiang Zining clasped his fists in response, with a look of high spirits on his resolute face.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then said slowly: "You lead the [-] soldiers from the headquarters to the Xuan Mansion, and support Xie Zaiyi to guard the front line of the Xuan Mansion."

Even after this battle, Jiang Zining would not be placed in Datong Town, and sending his troops away was also giving him a chance. If he could be of great use, he could continue to serve as a general in the future.

Hearing this, Jiang Zining didn't know if he saw something from Jia Heng's gaze, and said: "There are more than [-] soldiers in Xuanhua City, and the general thought that [-] soldiers would be enough."

Jia Heng pondered and said: "Not only Xuanhua City, but the entire Xuanfu defense area. Jurchen may also look for other places to invade and harass me in Yanzhao and other places. I will write to Beiping later."

It has to be said that every fortress on the Great Wall of nearly a thousand miles may become a place where Jurchen raids, such as Longmenkou, Dushikou, Juyongguan, Xifengkou...

Because the entire Great Wall's defense line is leaking like a sieve, and a stockade can't hold tens of thousands of troops, and the defenders have 2000 people, and there are unscrupulous generals, so it is easy to be conquered by the strong Jurchen generals.

Jiang Zining stopped talking, cupped his fists, and left as ordered.

Jia Heng turned to look at E Zhe, and said, "E Zhe Khan, it may take a while for your department to fight back to the grassland."

E Zhe said: "Marquis Yongning, wait until the Jurchen soldiers and horses have retreated, and then fight back to their hometown."

Now that it is the territory of the Han people, Ezhe is obviously not as eager as he was at the beginning.

At this time, a guard of the Jinyi Mansion hurriedly came from a distance, stepped forward quickly, with a solemn expression, cupped his hands and said: "Captain, General Cai has arrived."

Cai Quan came to Datong with a batch of Hongyi cannons, but because of Jia Heng's order, he stayed in Ningwu County, south of Ping'an Prefecture, waiting for Jia Heng's order.

Jia Heng turned to E Zhe, and said softly, "E Zhe Khan eats first, and I'll go see the general of the Beijing camp."

E Zhe said: "The Marquis of Yongning is free."

Saying that, he watched Jia Heng leave, and then went to the inn with Ya Ruo and his son Agula.

"Father Khan." Agula stared at his father and said softly.

Ya Ruo who was on the side also cast her sharp and clear eyes on E Zhe.

E Zhe's eyes were extremely firm, and his heart was a little excited. He said: "The Han army is not the Han army in the past. This time we can't say that we can really win. At that time, we will still go back to the old place of Chahar."

The big deal is that, as in the previous story of Ming Duoyan and Sanwei, he became the screen vassal of the Han court, but if they are allowed to integrate into the Han people, grow their hair and wear them easily, he cannot become a sinner of the Jin family.

In the study room of the General Soldier's Yamen, Cai Quan is drinking tea with Dong Qian, one of them is wearing a third-rank military officer's robe, and the other is wearing a sixth-rank military officer's robe.

Cai Quan is already a third-rank commander, while Dong Qian is still a sixth-rank thousand householder. Both of them were originally Jia Heng's relatives.

Compared with Cai Quan, the relationship between Dong Qian and Jia Heng is even closer.

This is when Dong Qian was at home, his wife urged Dong Qian not to work in Wucheng Bingma Division, and quickly jumped out of Wucheng Bingma Division to Jia Heng's side.

Just as the two were reminiscing about the past, Jia Heng stepped into the hall, staring at Cai Quan who had come from afar, and was talking to Dong Qian who was beside him.

"I've seen Lord Hou." Cai Quan stepped forward quickly, and saluted the boy in python suit.

Dong Qian also got up, and bowed his hands to Jia Heng.

"My brother, you don't need to see outsiders." Jia Heng stepped forward to help the two of them, and asked, "How is the situation in Ping'an Prefecture? Have you ever sent someone to see Cui Ling?"

Cai Quandao: "I sent people to deliver the official documents, and stationed [-] infantry and [-] cavalry in Ping'an Prefecture. According to the intention of Lord Hou, the whole process was kept secret from Hongyi Cannon."

In fact, Cui Ling was already terrified, afraid that Jia Heng would behead him as he did Wang Chengyin and Jiang Yu, and he was very worried about Cai Quan who came to garrison.

During this time, there was almost constant anxiety.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then said: "After a few days, I may go there in person."

He guessed that if Huang Taiji wanted to seek a fighting opportunity, he might choose to attack Ping'an Prefecture in a roundabout way. Once Ping'an Prefecture fell, he would attack Taiyuan on the one hand and use ambushes to deal with Datong's returning soldiers.

If he were Huang Taiji, he would probably do the same.

Any other siege of Xuanda is simply a long-term toil, losing troops and losing generals.

Of course, Huang Taiji can also use troops to raid the land of Yanzhao from Beiping, which is winding and undulating for nearly a thousand miles, to the Shanxi defense line.

The central government is bound to be shaken, and then the impeachment memorial will be sent to Beijing like a snowflake.

However, because of the credit for annihilating [-] enemies before, in fact, this matter is not a big problem, and the emperor can still suppress it.

This is a good start, and the DPRK and China will give it a certain chance.

Thinking of this, Jia Heng turned to look at Jinyi Mansion Guard Li Shu, and asked in a concentrated voice: "Is there any news from General Xie?"

Li Shu looked serious, and said: "Captain, the Jurchens have attacked Xuanhua City and Dushikou these few days, and the Xuanfu's troops are somewhat insufficient."

Jia Heng thought for a while, then said in a low voice: "Just now I have transferred Jiang Zining to the Xuanfu for reinforcements, it should be fine."

At this moment, if you look at the entire map of Chen and Han, the Qing army has put in troops to attack and compete around Xuanda and Dazhou.

Jia Heng pondered and said: "Today, let's recharge our energy and recharge our batteries. All the battalions in the city are ready to attack the Jurchen army."

This kind of war that affects the rise and fall of a country cannot be decided in a short time.

Just like that, Jia Heng accompanied the general of the Beijing camp after lunch, went to the study of the General Army's Yamen, and took a map to look at.

With the fragrance floating, Chen Xiao lifted the teapot, poured a cup of tea, handed it over, and said softly: "Tea."

Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at Chen Xiao, and the beautiful girl's jade face was as calm as mysterious water, and she said softly, "Xiaoxiao."

Chen Xiao frowned, and asked angrily, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Jia Heng smiled softly, said in a warm voice, picked up the teacup, and took a sip.

She is really a good wife and mother, she is somewhat different from the assassin in Tsing Yi who was always screaming and killing when she first saw her.

"Inexplicable." Chen Xiao snorted coldly, sat aside, picked up a piece of paper, and said in a clear and cold voice: "This time the Jurchen has tens of thousands of soldiers, and it is not easy to win."

Jia Heng said: "The Hongyi cannon has been pulled back, and it will be pressed again at the critical moment."

Chen Xiao nodded, and asked, "Use that clairvoyance to observe Huang Taiji's movements, and once he gets close to the range, the cannon will bombard him."

In the end, under Yingxiu's willow eyebrows, her starry eyes were shining brightly.

Jia Heng looked at the beauty and said, "Just do it."

In the afternoon, after a short rest, Jurchen began to mobilize troops on a large scale, and Azig led the troops to make a tentative attack on Datong City.

(End of this chapter)