For Chen Fusheng, going to the Sihai Fleet is a major event on his mind, but for Jiang Wan, this is just a part of his plan.
The land in Liaodong has tied the Xungui Group to its own interests. This is just the beginning. The next step will definitely be after pacifying Liaodong. Overseas Town Fusi will set its sights overseas. In that case, he will need more support from the court.
Support, and nobles are his natural allies.
As long as he can bring them enough rewards, once the honorable nobles board his ship, they will not only not think about leaving, but will instead call friends to let more similar people join this circle.
At that time, this Overseas Zhenfu Division was the complete Overseas Zhenfu Division of the Ming Dynasty, not someone like Jiang's.
After sending Chen Fusheng out, who had not experienced much, Jiang Wan laughed. This is good. The honorable men discovered the opportunity themselves. Then, when they find Jiang Wan, it will be theirs.
needs and wishes, and if it were the other way around and Jiang Wan took the initiative to go to them and invite them, the nobles might still doubt his intentions.
If you ask others to do the same thing with you, and if others ask you to do the same thing, the results may be similar, but the priority, the right to speak, and even the room for manipulation of various details will be huge.
Not the same anymore.
Of course, the current affairs are still focused on Pingliao, but if Chen Fusheng sows this seed, sooner or later this seed will take root, sprout, bloom and bear fruit.
Ten days passed quickly, and the Gushanbao camp did not receive all the supplies promised by the Tartars.
After reporting Jiang Wan, all Zhenjiang Fort personnel near the mountain col where the negotiations were held were evacuated back to the camp within one day.
, shelled towards Gushan Fort again.
The sudden blow immediately caused the people of Gushanbao to flip up and fall into chaos. Probably they did not expect that the Ming army would fall out at once, even if it was because of the withdrawal of the Ming army's peace envoys. Abatai had already ordered the entire army to be on alert, but he ordered
The defense was to be prepared for the Ming army to attack the city, but it could not be prepared for the cannonballs falling from the sky.
The Ming army's artillery shells were very accurate, and at least 90% of them landed in the city. Such a long truce was enough for the Ming army's artillery team to calibrate the distance and impact point of aiming at Gushan Fort.
In just one stick of incense, a full three to four hundred rounds of artillery shells were sent into the city, causing heavy losses to the Tartars in personnel and materials.
Abata commanded his men to mount the city under artillery fire and prepare to defend the city. However, in the Ming army camp, except for the constant sound of cannons, there was no sign of attack in the entire Ming army camp.
And when the bombardment ended and the city was in a mess, the Ming army still closed its camp and was as stable as an old dog.
Abate hated the Ming army's long-range cannons, but apart from counting the losses in the city and strictly ordering the soldiers to be on guard, he had no idea of counterattack.
He knew that the Ming army was looking forward to him leaving the city to fight, so he would not give the opponent this chance. After the floods washed away the trenches that the Ming army once had, they were filled with mud everywhere. This was simply a nightmare for the cavalry, and if the infantry left the city
If he were to fight, he didn't know how many chances his troops would have to win against the weapons of the Ming army on the opposite side.
This battle is unwinnable!
Being beaten is not called fighting!
Abatai's mind was buzzing. At the Shan'ao meeting place, Jiang Wan from the Ming Army confidently said that he could capture Gushan Fort, but he didn't believe it in his heart. With Abatai guarding Gushan Fort, the Ming Army
Even if you bite it, you will have to pay a heavy price.
Now it seems that the Ming army can hide in their camp without losing a single soldier, but use their hateful breakthrough to cause casualties and losses to Gushan Fort every day. Such shelling will only
If this continues a few times, I'm afraid the morale in the city will collapse immediately.
"You should go back to Shengjing!"
After calling his son Shang Jian, Abatai said with a gloomy face: "Go to see the Great Khan in person and tell him the current situation of my Gushan Fort. The Ming army did not attack the city, but used artillery to harass it. Our army suffered heavy losses. If we want to clear out the opponent
The harassment will inevitably lead to a bloody battle with the Ming army out of the city. Our Gushan Fort garrison is not strong enough. Please make a decision as soon as possible whether to fight or negotiate!"
"yes!"
"Hurry up, the Ming army won't wait for us. We did as the Great Khan ordered, but the Ming army didn't buy it. If the Great Khan wants to delay it until the end of the year, then he will have to fight them hard.
Just meet their demands, you must make this clear to the Khan!"
"Amma, I know what to say!"
Shang Jian also realized the seriousness of the matter. The threats made by the Ming army during the peace talks have now become a fact. People in the Ming Dynasty said that their Daikin cavalry were like robbers in front of the people in the Ming Dynasty. But now in his eyes, these Ming soldiers
Talent is the real robber.
Once you gain power, you will be extremely arrogant!
Shang Jian set off almost overnight and went directly to Shengjing. On the way, he encountered several Ming army scouts, but there was no danger. The Ming army's scouts did not attack them, even though they were more numerous than he led.
When the number of guards was large, they would just watch them pass by from a distance, just like a group of unrelated strangers.
The city of Shengjing was still prosperous, at least, in Shang Jian's eyes, it was still prosperous. He came with urgent military information and appeared in front of Huang Taiji without much effort.
At this time, it was less than two days and nights before the Ming army attacked Gushan Fort.
Shang Jian reported the battle situation at Gushan Castle to Huang Taiji one by one without any concealment. Huang Taiji listened with a blank expression, and then looked at Dorgon who had been standing beside him.
"Tell me what you think about the battle situation at Gushan Castle! Abatai is not a timid person. Since he sent Shang Jian to report, in addition to letting me make up my mind, he may also want to ask for help!"
Dorgon was only in his early twenties this year, but in the first year of Chongzhen, he accompanied Huang Taiji in the campaign against the Chahar tribe of Mongolia and made many achievements. In that year, he was only seventeen years old.
In the following years, Dorgon has been a fierce general of Dajin. In the second year of Chongzhen, he attacked Beijing and defeated Yuan Chonghuan. In the fourth year of Chongzhen, he fought against Dalinghe and defeated his ancestor Dashou. When Huang Taiji personally conquered Liaoyang last year, he fought in Sheng
Jing was in charge, and no matter what the war was like, he tried his best to keep Shengjing in peace.
In the past two years, Huang Taiji had repeatedly led his troops to conquer personally. In addition to his personality, the fact that Dorgon and other close ministers who had supported him to take the throne were based in Shengjing was definitely an important reason.
Today, Dorgon is the flag master of the Zhengbai Banner and is in charge of official affairs. He was given the title of Mergen Daiqing and the title of Beile.
A true confidant of Huang Taiji, one of the top people in Daikin.
"It seems that our attempt to delay has been seen through by the Ming people!" Dorgon said without hesitation: "Since these Ming people can't be sent away with those rags, then my opinion must be severely beaten.
field!"
"Fighted!" Huang Taiji glanced at Dorgon gently: "Have you not been asking about the details of the battle I fought with the Ming army at Gushan Fort that day? I guess you know about it now.
The Ming army in Zhenjiang Fort is not as easy to deal with as the Ming army in Liaoyang!"
"That's because we were careless!" Dorgon shook his head: "Ming people are inherently cunning. In order to restrain our elite cavalry, they have thought of many ways over the years. They have fought against us, cavalry against cavalry, and heavy armored infantry.
From pawns to cavalry, and later to the fortified city artillery, they never took any advantage of us. This time, the Ming people had planned it for a long time. The Great Khan was unprepared and suffered a small loss. It was nothing. As long as we were more cautious and found a way to restrain them.
Even with the help of cannons and muskets, these Ming troops are still vulnerable to a single blow!"
Shang Jian, who lowered his head, curled his lips slightly, but said nothing. Dorgon's arrogance was a bit hurtful. According to what he said, Dahan was unprepared, so his father and son were useless?
"At that time, the Ming army wanted to talk. Abata reported it to me, and I agreed!"
Huang Taiji said slowly: "The forces of Gushanbao, not only our Dajin is shaken, but also the various Mongolian ministries are preparing to move. They seem to think that if I lose the battle, my Dajin will be finished!"
He sneered slightly: "So, I made a decisive decision and returned to Shengjing, and then suppressed these intimidating moves. I thought that the Ming army would pursue the victory, and I even planned to send you to lead the army to Gushan Fort!"
"Then why didn't the Great Khan send me out again?" Dorgon asked.
"A flood blocked the Ming army's attack. For us, this is a good thing. The Ming army's aggressive posture was blocked. When the flood receded, if they wanted to talk, they would have lost their energy and they would not be sure to continue.
Our Gushan Castle has been captured!"
"Great Khan, the general of the Ming Army, Jiang Wan, personally said in front of my mother that he can take Gushan Fort, but he is afraid that after taking Gushan Fort, he will not be able to withstand my Dajin's counterattack..."
"So, he just wants to get some benefits and leave!" Huang Taiji smiled: "There is not much difference between him and other Ming army generals. It's just that the soldiers and horses he trained are stronger. His soldiers and horses are stronger."
The more skillful he is in using firearms, the more powerful his firearms will be, and these things are not the key to victory!"
"Because Akito is cowardly?"
"That's right, because Akito is cowardly!" Huang Taiji nodded: "The key to victory is people. Because he was afraid that he would not be able to defend the place he conquered, he negotiated with us to extort property. Because the extortion of property failed, he fell out and started fighting again. This way
What's the difference between his behavior and that of a rogue!"
"So, Jiang Wan is nothing to worry about!"
Dorgon understood the meaning of Huang Taiji's words, thought for a moment, and agreed.
"We can't send troops at the moment. Abatai's troops are enough over at Gushan Castle!" Huang Taiji pondered for a moment: "You also know the reason why we can't send troops. Even if we gather more troops, it won't be until September at least.
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"Great Khan, if we don't send troops, our Gushan Fort will lose a lot of soldiers just from the Ming army's shelling, not to mention that the Ming army's scouts and rangers are still intercepting and killing Gushan Fort and Shengjing.
The food roads and the baggage transporting troops and horses..."
Shang Jian shouted anxiously.
"I said not to send troops, and I didn't say not to support Gushan Fort!" Huang Taiji glanced at Shang Jian, then turned to Dorgon: "You go to Gushan Fort to replace Abatai, whether you want to fight or talk, I will only
As long as Gushan Fort is still in our hands before October, can you do it?"
"Yes!" Dorgon said confidently.
"Okay!" Huang Taiji nodded: "You are carrying six Niulu soldiers and horses under the white flag. You will take half of them as escorts to replace Abatai. Shang Jian, you and your father arrived at Gushan Fort in Dorgon.
After that, he led his troops to retreat to Yiqiang Castle to rest and be ready to support Dorgon at any time!"
He thought for a while: "Also, all the people from Gushan Fort to the wall should be moved back. The houses should be demolished and the farmland burned. Be prepared to abandon Gushan Fort at any time. Leave nothing but land.
Give anything to the Ming army!"
Once a decision was made, Huang Taiji was very decisive. Soon, he issued a series of orders, all of which were aimed at the battle situation at Gushan Fort and the stabilization of the Jin Dynasty. These orders would affect the situation within a few days.
Thousands of people, the cause of all this was just the shelling of Gushan Fort two days ago that lasted less than a stick of incense.
In the two days after Shang Jian left, Gushan Fort still welcomed the Ming army's artillery bombardment on time every day at the time of the afternoon. It was still the time of burning an incense stick, and it was still hundreds of artillery shells, but they were fired continuously.
After the Ming army fired artillery twice at the same time, the casualties caused by the third Ming army's artillery fire were not so obvious.
What was damaged was not the city wall, nor the soldiers, but the morale of Gushan Fort. No matter whether the soldiers of Hou Jin were angry or depressed, the Ming army's cannons still fell from the sky on time.
Come, and they can only watch helplessly as the shells fly over his head, but there is nothing they can do.
Except for a few famous fools who asked for a battle and wanted to fight the Ming army head-on, most of the Houjin generals remained silent. They were all people who had experienced the battle under the city that day. They knew very well that the Ming army was now
This set of tactics seems to be similar to the tactics they used when they fought against Dalinghe. The only difference is that at that time, they did not have the powerful artillery of the Ming army. They still needed to send soldiers to attack the city, and now the opposite side
The Ming army did not have to do this at all.
They only need to fire artillery fire into the city every day, causing casualties to the defenders in the city bit by bit, and destroying the morale of the defenders in the city bit by bit, and they are already sure of victory.
When the soldiers and horses of Dajin surrounded Daling River back then, they hoped that the defenders in the city would come out and fight to the death. This is how the Ming army hopes today.
No one would know it’s a trap and step in with their eyes open!
Fortunately, Abataibele told them clearly that Master Shang Jian had gone to Shengjing to ask for help. From this point of view, today's Gushan Fort is much better than the Ming army's Daling River City.
When surrounded, the Ming army was unable to fly.
And in Gushan Castle, at least they still have a way out!