Of course Dorgon listened to Prince Zheng Jierhalang's suggestion.

Being in Dorgon's position, he certainly knows how important it is to have a large number of heavy artillery, so there is no need for others to advise him.

As for the proposal to build a city, it was Prince Azig who proposed it, referring to Xiongyue City.

This time, Xiongyue City, located between Gaizhou City and Fuzhou City, was destroyed, the rear was attacked, and the food route was interrupted, directly forcing them to withdraw from the foot of Xiping Mountain outside Fuzhou City.

If Jinhai Town is attacked again in the future, will Xiongyue City need to be rebuilt?

If it is not rebuilt, the distance from Gaizhou City to Fuzhou City is really far. The post roads between the two places are not far from the sea. It can be said that there are battlefields everywhere.

If we had to be on guard everywhere and divide our troops to garrison everywhere, then there would be no need to fight this battle.

How could the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty have so many men and horses stationed along the coastal line from Gaizhou City to Fuzhou City?

Therefore, after retreating to Gaizhou City and having a safe place to garrison troops, Prince Azig felt that Xiongyue City should be rebuilt.

Now Dorgon asked each of them to come up with their own countermeasures. Some said navy, some said heavy artillery. When he came to Azig, he blurted out that he proposed building a city.

"fortification?"

Dorgon asked rhetorically.

Building a city requires recruiting a lot of manpower and consuming a lot of material and financial resources. In the past, the Ming army built cities everywhere, while the Qing army destroyed them everywhere. Why is it the other way around now?

Just as Dorgon was thinking about it, he heard his half-brother Prince Azig say:

"Exactly. In my opinion, Xiongyue City is located between Gaizhou and Fuzhou. Since it was destroyed by the soldiers and horses of Jinhai Town, it means that this place is an important place and should be restored and rebuilt."

Although the previous kings have mentioned that building a navy is a top priority, Prince Azig’s mind is far from forming any maritime thinking. When he thinks of conquering Jinhai Town again in the future, his mind is still filled with thoughts of riding southward.

ideas.

As for the idea of ​​taking a ship to go south by sea, and the idea of ​​relying on the navy to transport supplies by sea, they never came up.

Once you take the land route, you have to build a city, because only in this way can you store a large amount of grain and grass and ensure the safety of the grain road behind you.

In this regard, Dorgon, who was also accustomed to commanding large numbers of cavalry in battle, actually had similar thoughts.

"Well, Prince Ying reminded me of the matter of rebuilding Xiongyue City. Since we talked about building a city, I thought that the abandoned former Yongning Prison City could also be properly restored. Well, I will treat this matter as a matter of course.

Please report the countermeasures to me, the Qing Emperor, for your decision!"

Dorgon was absolutely indispensable for the restoration of Xiongyue City, but since the British Prince Azig solemnly proposed it, he would naturally not object.

As for the waste of money, food, manpower and material resources, that is something that his star brother Huang Taiji should consider.

But thinking of this, he suddenly remembered the suggestion of farming, and immediately asked: "Who said farming just now?"

The proposal of farming was actually proposed by King Zhishun Shang Kexi.

At this moment, when he saw Dorgon asking, he hurriedly said: "This is my slave's suggestion."

Dorgon saw that it was King Zhishun's suggestion from Shang Kexi, and thought that the construction of the navy would probably depend on this person, so he said to Shang Kexi in a friendly manner:

"Oh? What's the method of farming? Why do we need to mention farming affairs?"

"Hui Prince Rui, this time our Qing Dynasty conquered Jinhai Town, because Xiongyue City was destroyed, the grain and grass were destroyed, and the grain roads were cut off, so that the success failed and the army returned without success. In the future, our Qing Dynasty will continue to conquer Jinhai Town, grain and grass

The issue of food and transportation is the top priority."

Faced with Dorgon's inquiry, Shang Kexi had obviously considered it for a long time, and immediately started talking and expressed his thoughts.

"To annihilate Jinhai Town, we need to assemble heavy troops, and to assemble heavy troops to go south, we need a large supply of grain and grass. If our Qing Dynasty can open up wasteland and farmland in the area of ​​Gaizhou City, Xiongyue City, and even the Qianxuguanbao area north of the Fudu River, then the grain supply

The problem of insufficient grain reserves due to the long journey will be easily solved."

Having said this, King Zhishun Shang Kexi looked at the others who couldn't help but nod, and further said: "Prince Rui may not know something. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, when the slave obeyed the destiny, my emperor arranged for his subordinates to spread around the country.

Making a living there.

"So this slave knows that the land there is empty and fertile, which is very suitable for clearing up wasteland and farming. Moreover, if our Qing Dynasty does not manage it, it will definitely fall into the hands of the soldiers and horses of Jinhai Town. Your Majesty cannot ignore this."

After hearing what King Zhishun said happily, Dorgon nodded immediately, then glanced around the kings with a smile, and finally said:

"Very good, very good. You have proposed four strategies: the first is water division, the second is heavy artillery, the third is city building, and the fourth is field garrison. These four strategies all hit the key points.

"Now that I have these four strategies, I, the King, can give an explanation to our Emperor, the Qing Dynasty. Once it is completed, the annihilation of Jinhai Town will be just around the corner!"

This time, Dorgon was ordered to lead an army to conquer Jinhai Town. Not only did the goal of annihilating Jinhai Town not be achieved, but he also lost a prince like Abatai, the king of Raoyu. He should give Huang Taiji an explanation no matter what.

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He has clearly seen the objective reason why Jinhai Town failed to be wiped out this time.

One is that due to the special terrain and other conditions in the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula, it was extremely unfavorable for their large-scale cavalry operations. Not only did their main cavalry fail to detour behind the troops and horses in Jinhai Town, but they were also restricted by grain, grass and food roads for the first time.

The most powerful feature of the Manchu-Tatar cavalry army in the past was its maneuverability in making large detours and fighting without rear areas.

However, at the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula, this combat mode of the Manchu Tatar army was completely unable to be used.

The southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is surrounded by mountains. There is only one road from north to south. How can we encircle it in a roundabout way if we rely solely on cavalry or infantry?

At the same time, the southern section of the Liaodong Peninsula was now completely uninhabited, and the rear-less combat mode that the Tatar cavalry army was best at in the past, that is, relying on looting to supply grain and grass, could not be used here.

Except for a few fortified cities where troops were stationed, on the Liaodong Peninsula in the 13th year of Chongzhen's reign, it can be said that the bones were exposed in the wild, there were no roosters crowing for thousands of miles, and there was not even a shadow of a person. Who can you rob, and who can you rob?

What?

As a result, the massive amounts of grain and grass required by the tens of thousands of Manchu Tatar troops to fight south can only be transported from the rear of Shengjing in the hinterland of Liaoshen. Their combat radius and combat time are naturally affected by grain, grass and grain roads.

limit.

At present, not only Dorgon has realized this very clearly, but he also believes that after this battle, Huang Taiji will also realize this.

Another objective reason is that Dorgon's army has no navy. Not only does Dorgon's army have no navy, but the entire Qing Dynasty currently has no navy in Liaodong Bay.

This not only made it impossible for them to reproduce the situation when they attacked and trapped Lushunkou by land and water in the sixth year of Chongzhen's reign, but they were also threatened by the Jinhai Zhen Navy at any time and at any time.

The navy of Jinhai Town could attack the food routes and rear of their army by sea at any time. This was a new situation that Dorgon had never encountered.

As for the emergence of this new situation, Dorgon also believed that with Huang Taiji's wisdom, he would not be able to figure it out. As long as he reported the situation truthfully, Huang Taiji would definitely be able to understand his early strategic deployment.

In fact, this was the reason why he decided to withdraw when he saw the army encountered obstacles in the attack.

After that, everything went according to his plan. The only thing that surprised him was the disappearance of King Abatai of Raoyu County after being ambushed and the annihilation of a large number of heavy artillery and retreating troops.

If we include the men and horses lost in the Luotuoshan and Xiping Mountain areas at the beginning of the advance and before the withdrawal, the entire battle, from the advance to the withdrawal, actually resulted in the loss of almost thirty-five Niulu from the Manchu, Mongolian and Han armies.

, this is something unprecedented.

And this was the thing that made Dorgon find it most unacceptable, and at the same time, he felt scared and fearful.

The Qing Dynasty was not as vast as the Ming Dynasty, with such vast land and abundant resources, and such a large population. It could not withstand such losses several times.

However, Dorgon believes that he can explain the reason clearly for this point.

The early attacks on Luotuo Mountain and Xiping Mountain were initiated by Abatai, King of Raoyu County, as the vanguard. The heavy casualties caused can only be recorded on Abatai's head.

As for the losses during the withdrawal, Dorgon even planned to put all the blame on Abatai, King of Raoyu County. Anyway, Abatai had "disappeared" and was completely "dead without evidence."

Furthermore, Dorgon arranged for King Abatai of Raoyu County to lead his army to cut off the rear and cover the retreat of the slow-moving heavy artillery team. There is nothing to say about this matter in itself, and it can be regarded as a normal arrangement.

After all, the heavy artillery team that Dorgon asked Abatai to cover the retreat included Niulu, the heavy artillery force of Zhenglan Banner's own Han army.

Under this situation, Dorgon merged Kong Youde's heavy artillery team into the group and acted together, which was considered a normal arrangement for the two masters to not bother about anything.

As for the fact that they were ambushed and annihilated under the escort of Abatai, this is of course the main responsibility of Raoyu County King Abatai.

In Dorgon's view, Huang Taiji will definitely take the opportunity to hold him accountable, but as long as he takes the lead and the main responsibility is taken by Abatai, whose whereabouts are unknown, what can Huang Taiji do to him?

In particular, once you present the strategy on how to destroy Jinhai Town next, the punishment or losses you may suffer can be further minimized.

In Dorgon's view, although I did not annihilate Jinhai Town this time, after this battle, I have figured out the strategy for annihilating Jinhai Town next. So what will Huang Taiji do?

——Replace me while my Zhengbai Banner troops are intact and have not suffered any losses?

——But besides me, who else is qualified to be the supreme commander of the frontline in the campaign to conquer Jinhae Town?

This is what Dorgon thought and did.

On the third day after retreating to Gaizhou City, there was no sign of Abatai, the king of Raoyu County, nor any other Zhenglan Banner troops who were participating in the expedition, withdrawing from the south. Dorgon and others finally concluded that Abatai himself was

It is indeed more dangerous than good.

Therefore, on the afternoon of the third day after they withdrew to Gaizhou City, Dorgon sent his team of messengers to quickly go to Shengjing City in the rear area to report to Huang Taiji everything ahead.
Chapter completed!