"On the west road, Qiangziling entered the border and built a slave. On September 22nd, he knocked on the border. On September 29th, he broke through Qiangziling City. On the 19th of this month, he built a slave outside Miyun City. On September 20th, he knocked on the border.
Around May 5, slaves were sent to the frontier at Qingshankou on the east road. On the 19th of this month, they set up camp in Tongzhou. On the 25th, Miyun arrived at Shunyi. The two groups seemed to be converging. On October 15th, the Ministry of War took over Liao Zhentangbao and Tashan.
, Xingshan, Xiaolinghe and other places reported that about 30,000 Jiannu vests went to the direction of Zhonghou, and when they arrived at 2
No news of entry has been received on the 15th."
The official of Zanhuafang who accompanied the army read it carefully and said, "As of October 25th, Jiannu had not conquered any city. Except for the soldiers guarding the border of Ji Town, they had not defeated any official army."
In the lobby of an inn outside Xuzhou City, Pang Yu used a charcoal pen to mark on the map. Although the secret message from the secret guard was quite vague, it was the most detailed enemy intelligence that Pang Yu had received so far.
The map on the desktop marked the main passes north of the capital, including Qiangziling and Qingshan Pass. Pang Yu had marked them respectively, but Pang Yu had never been to these two places, so the terrain could not be seen at all from the map.
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"The formation of soldiers and horses to establish slaves."
"The entrance to Qiangziling on the west road is between 30,000 and 40,000, and the entrance to Qingshankou on the east road in a few days is around 30,000."
"It's gone?"
"No, I don't know who those Tatar flags are, and I don't know who the leader of the army is."
"I've been here for a month and I still don't know the enemy's general, how did the sentinel from the Ministry of War do it?" Pang Yu said after scolding, "The officers and soldiers are composed of soldiers and horses to fight." "The Ministry of War divided the capital into two parts.
The ministry was led by Lu Duye, the aiding governor, with 7,000 people from the Xuanda Governor, Yang Guozhu, the general soldier of the Xuanfu, 5,000 soldiers, Hu Dawei, the general soldier of Shanxi Province, 6,000 people, Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong, 8,000 to 9,000 people.
There are 4,000 Fubiao camp in Shanxi Province and 4,000 Fubiao troops in Xuanfu. The number of troops should be about 35,000. The two Fubiao troops have not arrived yet, but those who have arrived in the capital include Dubiao and three general soldiers. Lu Duye has about two
Eighteen thousand soldiers and horses. The second unit was led by Gao Qiqian, the director from Liao Town, and included Hou Gongji, Zhang Jian, Wu Yonglu, Zhou You, and Yu Yongshou, all from Liao Town and Shanyong. The total number of troops was
Between 20,000 and 30,000 people, there should be 20,000 people arriving in Tongzhou before the 24th, and the Ministry of War will transfer additional troops from Shaanxi
After leaving Sun Chuanting, I don't know how many troops came with him. The governor of Shandong was stationed in Dezhou, the governor of Shuntian was stationed in Baoding, and Zuo Liangyu's tribe was also recruited. I don't know where he went."
"Does Zanhuafang have an estimate of the actual number of troops in Jiubian Military Town?" The warden of Zanhuafang turned out to be the corps commander of the First Division. He was injured while assisting Jiangpu. He arrived at the barracks first. Zanhuafang is divided from the barracks.
When I came out, I transferred to Zanhua Studio. Because he was smart and could read quickly, he quickly became a pianist.
Official, that is, the deputy of Zanhuafang.
"Looking at the documents copied from the Ministry of War, the actual number of troops in Jiubian seems to be higher than that in ordinary military towns, and the number of servants is between 10% and 20%." Pang Yu recalled the situation of Yingtian's troops, Xu Ziqiang, Cheng
The number of servants of Long and others is less than 10% of the troops. It is true that the nine sides are higher, but the system of servants from south to north is a distorted status quo that emerged after the failure of the military system. This
It is quite disappointing that the imperial court has not carried out any effective reforms despite facing such strong military pressure for so many years."
"Are both the governor-general and the general's troops elite troops?" "The troops led by Lu Duye are indeed the elite troops of Xuanda. There are many cavalry in the army. Among them, the one with the largest number and the longest training is from Datong's general general Wang Pu. There are only one servant
More than 1,000 people, with no major losses in recent years; Liao Town and Shanhaiguan dispatched troops
Most of the horses are infantry and firearms soldiers, and they are not as good as Xuanda."
Chen Rulie looked at the map and said doubtfully, "The Jiannu have not gathered together after entering the border for a month. It is time to unite the troops to suppress it. Why are the officers and soldiers stationed in two places instead of encircling and suppressing one first? It will be difficult to fight when the Jiannu unite.
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Pang Yu also frowned and looked at the map. There were two Qing army camps, one in the northeast of the capital and one in the east of the capital. They could neither effectively intimidate the capital nor cut off the traffic inside and outside the capital. It was like the messenger from the secret guard had a smooth journey after leaving the city.
.When such a lone army invades, the commander should gather his troops as soon as possible to prevent them from being defeated one by one by the enemy. There is no Ming army or natural barrier between the two camps, and the Qing army does not seem to be in a hurry to join up. Instead, it stops where it is and watches.
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There was something strange about it, and the officers and soldiers did not take the opportunity to join forces to suppress it, which was equally confusing. Pang Yu pointed on the map with his finger, "Jiannu on the West Road broke Qiangziling on September 29th, and it was still there on October 19th.
Miyun only moved less than a hundred miles in twenty days. The east road entered the customs a little later and moved nearly four hundred miles to Tongzhou.
But the strange thing is that within a month, neither army has attacked the prefectures or counties, so what are they doing here?" Chen Rulie turned to look at Pang Yu, "According to previous experiences of rogue bandits coming to Jiangbei, as soon as the news spreads,
, the people in the countryside will flee to the city, and all the money, food, and children will gather in the city. The speed of the slave slaves' march is not as fast as that of the rogue bandits.
The most they could grab in the wild was some food that couldn't be moved, but it wasn't enough to make up for the losses during the journey. Are they waiting for the third group of people?
There is a difference of one month. Jiannu has been fighting for decades and will not use troops like this." The official of the Zanhua Room used a charcoal pencil to click on the location marking Liao Town. "The last message sent back said that the Ministry of War was in July
After receiving a report from Liao Zhentang, Huang Taiji mobilized sixty men per year to build roads in Shenyang. Zanhuafang believed that Huang Taiji was not building roads, but gathering troops in the name of this, which was the two groups that invaded this time. According to
According to information collected from different channels, the number of cattle recorded in each banner of Jiannu in previous years was around 30, with the largest number being thirty-five in the Xiangbai Banner. The total number of cattle recorded in the Eight Banners was about 250, with each cattle recorded between 200 and 300.
The total number of Zhenyi Ding population is only 50,000 or 60,000, and those who can fight are only between 20,000 and 30,000. If 60 Ding are drawn for each cow, the number of Zhenyi Ding who enters the pass is 15,000, and those who stay in Liaodong are
There are about 10,000 people. They still need to guard against raids in Liao Town. They will not all be transferred out. According to the opinion of the Painting Department, there is no third group. If the military situation in Liao Town is correct, the 30,000 slaves who appeared in Xiaoling River and Tashan will
The number of true barbarians should be between 5,000 and 10,000. The purpose is to contain the soldiers and horses of Liao Town and prevent Liao from letting go.
The elite of the town entered the border and besieged the previous two groups." "Are there any damn elites in Liao Town?" Chen Rulie stood up and threw the charcoal on the map, "Jiannu divided half of his troops into the border, and this half was divided into two groups. The imperial court had dozens of troops.
The elites drawn from the Wanbian Army were not even able to divide their troops.
Dare to attack. Since we are not waiting for the third group, are we really waiting for peace?"
"But Zhang Mazi said that the public opinion in the capital was fierce, and there was no way to negotiate for peace." Pang Yu lay on the edge of the table, "What is Jiannu's intention, please give a clear opinion." The official of Zanhuafang thought for a moment and said, " The lower official felt that he was resting his troops and horses. He took a detour from Shenyang to Mongolia and entered the border. It was a thousand miles away. The journey would take about a month and the men and horses would lose weight. He would recuperate near the border wall before fighting again.
After Jianu came in, the capital was under martial law, and they didn't know the public opinion in the capital, so they might still be waiting for peace talks."
Chen Rulie said with certainty, "Jiannu is waiting to fight King Qin's soldiers and horses, especially to draw out the defenders of each city. After defeating them in the wild, they can easily break into the city and plunder, or even directly threaten the capital."
Pang Yu looked at Chen Rulie, "What if King Qin's army still doesn't fight them?"
"We laid siege to Tongzhou, and then moved to Hejian Prefecture and Tianjin Guard area to lead King Qin's troops to rescue."
The pianist of the Zanhua Room added, "Maybe you can go south to Baoding, you'll be sure." Pang Yu left the desk and walked in the lobby for a while. The inn seemed to have been abandoned for a long time, and the wooden boards on the counter had been torn down. After leaving, there is not much window paper left, and dust is everywhere. Xuzhou is the north-south hub of the east, and
Xiangyang in the central part is similar. Although the city has not been besieged by rogue bandits, it has been threatened many times. It is difficult to operate an inn outside the city. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "What you said is possible. Building The slave's intention is actually very clear, that is, he will attack thousands of miles away and never come back empty-handed. Now I don't know what they are waiting for, but they have been there for a month and there is still nothing.
From what I’ve seen, it’s likely that this invasion will not only last for two months.”
The official of Zanhuafang whispered, "Do we need to change the march plan?" "Since Jian Nu is holding back, our march plan does not have to be so urgent. The cavalry will stay in Xuzhou, and the baggage department will replenish the food and grass as soon as possible, waiting for the Qianbing headquarters. Arriving at Jiannu, he is currently in the capital. To the west is Xuanda University, which they have already robbed twice, and there is little possibility of going there again. To the east is Shanhaiguan, which was also robbed in the second year of Chongzhen, and they cannot get enough money and food. Needless to say, the way to the north is the way to go, so there is only one direction to the south. The most likely place to go is Baoding, south of the capital, and the Hejian area. The rangers first go to Zhili to investigate, and they must determine the movement of the slaves. ..." Pang Yu pointed to Chen Rulie, "When the rangers met other officers and soldiers on the road, they said that they were coming from Nanzhili to fight.
Those looking for news cannot be said to be here for King Qin."
"Your Majesty, do you want the Ministry of War to not let the Ministry of War know that there is a troop here?" "The slave-building operation is strange, the court's troops are in chaos, and the governor-general and the governor have different strategies. We, a small soldier of two thousand people, don't get involved in this." In the midst of the chaos, we fought against ourselves and waited in Xuzhou to see where Jiannu would go.
Where to go."
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The courtyard wall of the Tan Temple outside the Donghua Gate of the capital was covered with feces and filth. More than a dozen eunuchs were huddled against the wall inside the Tan Temple. Lin Dengwan leaned in front of the door and tilted his head to look at the situation outside.