Daming Military Empire

Chapter 147 Go straight to Shengjing
In the face of Jiannu's massacre of the city, Zhu Cijiong also wished he could rush to Shengjing immediately, arrest Huang Taiji, execute him Ling Chi, arrest all the Houjin troops, let them dig a hole, and then chop them all, push the hole buried.But battles can't be fought like this, and a little unbearable will lead to chaos and big plans. If you fall into Huang Taiji's trap because of a moment of anger, it will be too late to regret it!

After winning Haizhou City, Zhu Cijiong called together all the senior generals who participated in the war, analyzed the current battle situation, and came to a conclusion that was not optimistic. Jin’s loss after World War I in Haizhou was not large, and more than 5 enemies were eliminated. The Central Mongolian soldiers accounted for more than [-] soldiers, and the Houjin soldiers among them were less than [-]!

The reason why the Mongol and Hou Jin coalition forces abandoned the city and fled is one possibility to lure the Ming army to pursue it. Another possibility is that Huang Taiji wanted to concentrate his forces to fight the Ming army in a decisive battle. Between the two cities of Shengjing, there were nearly 50 allied forces of Hou Jin and Mongols, while the Ming army participated in the attack with only three legions, 30 people.Moreover, in order to attack Dingliao Zhongzuowei, Haizhou had to leave an army to defend the city, so that the troops were even more dispersed.

Zhu Cijiong discussed with the generals, and finally adopted Sun Chengzong's suggestion, transferred the Shandong defenders to garrison the three cities of Jinzhou, Fuzhou and Gaizhou, and transferred Cao Wenzhao's Guanning Army to Haizhou to guard the city.

To say that the total number of defenders in Shandong is now 5000, and each of the three cities of Jinzhou, Fuzhou, and Gaizhou can only be stationed with 5000 people. Is it a bit small?In fact, the battlefield has moved to the north of Liaodong, and Jinzhou, Fuzhou, and Gaizhou are located in the south of Liaodong, which is equivalent to the rear. Besides, these three cities have not hoarded important supplies such as grain and grass. As long as Huang Taiji is not crazy They will not divide their troops to attack these three cities that have little impact on the battle situation.

Haizhou City is different. If you attack Dingliao Zhongzuowei, Haizhou City is equivalent to the retreat route of the main force of the Ming army. If the retreat route is cut off, it will have a great impact on the morale of the army. Therefore, Haizhou City must mobilize a large army to garrison .

After more than half a month of mobilization, all the troops were in place, and the reserves of shells were enough to capture the left guard in Dingliao. Zhu Cijiong gave an order, and the Tianxiong Army, Qin Army and the First Army of the Imperial Guard set out from Haizhou City. The soldiers came to Ding Liaozhong Left Guard.

In order to save time, the 30 army brought all the siege equipment under Haizhou City. Although it will take half a day longer on the road, it saves the time for building siege equipment. You must know the siege equipment of the 30 army , It can be considered fast in five or six days.

Dingliao Zhongzuowei can be said to be the gateway to Shengjing. Once lost, there will be no city in the south of Shengjing. The capital of Houjin will directly face the attack of the Ming army. It stands to reason that Huang Taiji should send powerful generals and heavy troops to defend it. Yes, but what about the actual situation?

The general is definitely a general. The guard of the left guard in Dingliao is Huang Taiji's brother, the most beloved son of Nurhaci, the master of the later gold, and the favorite son of the concubine Abahai.Needless to say, this Dorgon was successively named Prince Heshuorui, Uncle Regent, Emperor Uncle Regent, and Emperor Father Regent. He defeated Monan Mongolia and Lee's North Korea, and then led his army into the customs. , defeated the Ming army and the main force of the peasant uprising army, Dingding Central Plains, can be said to be the founder of the Qing Dynasty, the most famous super general in the early Qing Dynasty, I heard that the guard is Dorgon, even Zhu Cijiong was shocked!

On the opposite side was Dorgon, and Zhu Cijiong had to be cautious. It was necessary to cut off the arrow stacks on the south wall with solid bullets;

Zhu Cijiong said that he was a little scared and had to test it first, so only 2 people were sent in the first wave, and he specifically confessed: Lu Xiangsheng is not allowed to go up, and Zu Dabi is not allowed to go up, and other soldiers are allowed to go up. If the enemy is too fierce, retreat first, don't fight recklessly.

As a result, Zhu Cijiong's jaw almost fell from shock, and 2 people attacked. Dorgon didn't even block it. Before the Ming army climbed the city wall, he led the army to escape!Is this just kidding me?
Not only Zhu Cijiong felt strange, but all the generals felt strange. Is this called the defeat of the army?Absolutely impossible, Jiannu is a well-known fighting nation, and Huang Taiji is not an ordinary gangster, if they want to beat them and run away, that is simply impossible!
Dingliao Zhong Zuowei was taken down so inexplicably. The battle situation was so weird that even Sun Chengzong couldn't figure it out. Fortunately, Dorgon did not slaughter the city, and Zhu Cijiong was able to calmly call a group of generals to discuss the next action.

Shengjing is right in front of us, we must fight, but how to fight?

It can be said that there was almost no major damage to the Houjin side. Except for the loss of more than 5 people in Haizhou, the Dingliao center left guard was only killed by a barrage of hundreds of unlucky ghosts. There was nothing else, that is, It is said that the coalition forces of Hou Jin and Mongolia still have nearly 50.

As far as the Ming army is concerned, there are still three legions in Dingliao Zhongzuowei, with 30 people. There are plains on all sides, and it is not enough without heavy guards.

At the beginning, the Ming army had the advantage in numbers, but later Jin occupied so many cities, so they had to defend this and that. Once the troops were dispersed, the Ming army could form a local advantage by gathering 30 horses at will.Now it is reversed, and the Ming army has to defend here and there, and the troops have to be dispersed. After Jin, all the troops are concentrated in Shengjing, so it is difficult for the Ming army to form a local force advantage.

In addition to the problem of military strength, there is also the problem of weapons. The Ming army is indeed far ahead of Houjin in terms of gunpowder weapons, but Houjin is not without power to fight back. At least they can also build artillery, and it is a five-inch howitzer. It stands to reason It is said that Huang Taiji knew the power of the Ming army's gunpowder weapons years ago, and it has been almost half a year, so it is impossible for him to have no countermeasures at all.But the strange thing is that he really seems to be unable to think of any countermeasures. Both Haizhou and Dingliao center left guards are only equipped with [-] cannons, and they are just placed on the city walls, and they are bombarded by the Ming army. The stacks and cannons were all blasted to pieces, and then, there was no more!

Zhu Cijiong convened a group of generals to discuss for a few days, and finally came to the conclusion that Huang Taiji must have a backup. His ultimate purpose in doing so was to lure the Ming army to underestimate the enemy and rush to Shengjing City to attack the city. , and then he moved out with both hands, defeating the main force of the Ming army in one fell swoop!
Now that we have such a conclusion, we can't act too hastily. Zhu Cijiong became ruthless and started another round of military mobilization. First, Shi Kefa led [-] imperial guards to Dingliao Youwei by sea to replace Mao Wenlong. Fifty thousand imperial guards were left to garrison the capital, while Mao Wenlong led one hundred thousand Dongjiang troops to Dingliao Zhongzuowei to join the main force of the Ming army.

Then it was decreed that all the Ming troops from Zunhua to the front line of the capital should gather in Zunhua, leaving only Hou Shilu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, to lead the original 3 defenders of Zunhua, and You Shiwei, the commander-in-chief of Changping, to lead the 10 troops in the headquarters. The remaining 5 troops were transferred to Liaodong. Qin Yiming led 5 troops to guard Haizhou, Qin Gongming led [-] troops to guard the left guard in Liaozhong, and Cao Wenzhao led [-] Guanning troops to Ding. The Liaozhong left guard and the main force of the Ming army converged.

In this way, the number of Ming troops participating in the Battle of Liaodong reached a terrifying 80. In addition to the nearly 30 troops stationed in the city and food, the Tianxiong Army, Qin Army, and Dongjiang Army were assembled outside the Dingliao Zhongzuowei City. Army, Guanning Army, and the First Corps of the Imperial Guards have a total of 50 troops. It can be said that all the elites of the Ming Army have gathered in Liaodong. This is a decisive battle against Houjin by the Ming Dynasty!

How terrifying it is to gather an army of 50. The battalion alone is tens of miles away, and the densely packed army tents can't be seen at a glance. The food and grass consumed every day add up to millions of catties. It is more than ten miles long!

Not only the army, but Zhu Cijiong also made sufficient preparations for the artillery. Although Song Yingxing has been producing artillery shells with all his strength for more than two months, the casting of artillery has not stopped, and all of them are Type 20 howitzers. Three hundred gates were ordered, and this time they were transported to Liaodong with the assembled army.In this way, the [-]-type howitzer has reached a terrifying [-] pieces. As for the shells, they have been sent over all the time. Now they have accumulated nearly [-] rounds of [-]-inch solid ammunition and [-] rounds of scattered ammunition.

Before you know it, spring has passed, midsummer is coming, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, Zhu Cijiong's heart is also getting hotter, the time for the decisive battle is coming, the army has gathered, the artillery is in place, then go straight to Sheng Sheng Beijing.

Of course, the 50 troops don’t just leave if they say so. If you dare to say so, you can leave as soon as you say so. When the time comes, the enemy army will suddenly rush over and trample on each other, and you don’t know how many people will be trampled to death.Moreover, the destination must be determined first, not to say that a large number of people can run over and garrison at will, but it will be troublesome to attack the city at that time. If they are stationed at the back, they will have to run for tens of miles when they start to attack the city. Will they still have the strength to climb the ladder?
Therefore, before the army set off, Zhu Cijiong called all the generals of the army together to discuss the appropriateness of the army. The generals present were:
Zhen Guogong, Taifu, Ji Liao Governor and Sun Chengzong, Minister of the Ministry of War;
Qin Liangyu, commander of the First Army Corps of the Imperial Guard;
Lu Xiangsheng, the leader of the Tianxiong Army;

General Sun Chuanting of the Qin Army;
General Cao Wenzhao of the Guanning Army;

Mao Wenlong, the general of Dongjiang Army.

These can be said to be famous generals in history, and they are naturally familiar with marching and fighting. After more than an hour of discussion, the plan came out.

The first is to arrange the siege troops. Although Shengjing is larger than Haizhou and Dingliao Zhongzuowei, it is not too big. The city wall is only about six miles wide, which means that the defenders on one side are only five or six at most. Wan, so we only need to send two legions to attack. The result of everyone's discussion is that the Qin army and the Dongjiang army are the main attack, so these two legions are stationed at the front. When marching, they will go forward and cover each other.

Then there is the issue of defense. According to the scale of Shengjing, more than 20 horses can be stationed at most. Then the Houjin and Mongolian coalition forces still have at least 20 horses outside the city. These 20 horses have to be defended. It's okay to say that the First Army Corps of the Guards is in the middle, and there is nothing to consider if the Tianxiong Army and Guan Ning Army are defending on the left and right. The main thing is how to set up camp under the city of Shengjing to be safe.

The final agreed result was to set up a large camp in the shape of an instrument, that is, the former army was the Qin Army and the Dongjiang Army, separated on the left and right, and camped three miles away from Shengjing City; [-] Type [-] howitzers are lined up in the front, three miles away from the city, behind is the Chinese Army camp, and the other [-] [-] Type [-] howitzers are lined up around the Chinese Army camp; as for the other [-] [-] Type [-] howitzers, Type [-] howitzers, and Type [-] howitzers are respectively arranged in the camps of Tianxiong Army and Guanning Army, on the left and right outside, so that if the enemy comes to steal the camp, they will have to eat shells first. , and then face the Tianxiong Army and the Guan Ning Army.

After all the discussions were settled, Zhu Cijiong stood up straight away, and said with pride: "At tomorrow's hour, the army will set out to attack Shengjing, drive out Jiannu, and restore Liaodong!"

(End of this chapter)