Chapter 205 Prepared a table of dishes, and two tables of guests came
Although Jiang Xiang's rebellion against the Ming Dynasty was unexpected, in Zhu Youjian's opinion, it did not have a big impact on the change of the entire battle situation.
After the fall of Datong, the supply line for the encirclement and suppression army was shortened. The decisive battle with Li Zicheng's main force in the Xuanhua area seemed to be more beneficial to the Ming army.
The main force in the planned decisive battle did not take Jiang Xiang's troops seriously. One with him was not too many, and one without him was not too few.
"Inherited, the Third Division of the New Army will immediately march to Xuanhua, and the Fourth Division of the New Army will immediately march to Baoding. Before other main forces arrived, the two divisions of the New Army in Xuanhua and the first division of the New Army in Baoding tried their best to prevent the rebels from returning.
Push forward toward the capital." Li Zicheng's advance was much faster than expected, and the soldiers and horses summoned by Qin Liangyu and others were still on the road. Zhu Youjian had to adjust his layout and first let the three divisions of the New Army block Li Zicheng.
On the only way for the army to pass. In any case, the invading army will never be allowed to enter Beizhili. This is the bottom line.
The three divisions of the New Army are blocked at the front line of Xuanhua and Baoding, so there shouldn't be much of a problem. Xuanhua and Baoding both have strong cities and passes to rely on. Li Zicheng has few firearms and poor attack ability. This can be calculated. The battle against the New Army
In terms of strength and loyalty, Zhu Youjian is still at ease.
As long as Huang Degong and Qin Liangyu enter the capital, they can start a real decisive battle. The purpose of calling them here is not to ask these people to fight a tough battle, but to wait for the new army to open up the situation and let them use the advantage of more cavalry to quickly expand the results.
A beaten dog.
In Datong City, Li Zicheng and Jiang Xiang were saying goodbye. On the surface, they seemed to be in harmony.
"I leave it to you to guard the city of Datong. In order to facilitate the general's supply of food and grass to the front line, I asked General Li Guo to lead his people to stay in the city to help the guard." Datong City immediately became the retreat for his army. Li Zicheng
How could he safely let Jiang Xiang stay here alone? So before he left, he gave Jiang Xiang a trick and asked his nephew Li Guo to stay in the city.
"Your Majesty, I am very happy to allow General Li Guo to stay in Datong City. In this way, I will be more confident in guarding Datong City." It is easy to pray to the gods but difficult to send them off. Jiang Xiang, who sent off Li Zicheng's army to continue their march north, felt a little in his heart.
Regretful. Li Zicheng asked Jiang Xiang and Datong City to deal with the logistics of the Dashun Army's continued advance. In addition, he not only kept Li Guo in the city, but also placed a number of logistics agencies and family members here.
The camp invaders who stayed in the city did not take Jiang Xiang, the real master of Datong City, seriously at all. They had poor military discipline in the city and did many evil things, but Jiang Xiang had no choice but to accept it.
Fortunately, the main force of the army finally left Datong. I hope these plague gods have a smooth journey this time and it is best not to return to Datong again. Jiang Xiang watched Li Zicheng riding farther and farther and prayed silently in his heart.
Just when Li Zicheng was about to arrive in Xuanhua, Zhu Youjian received a disturbing news. An informant on the development of the Miyun market came from outside the customs. It was said that there were people gathering on the grassland, and the Qing army seemed to be coming to Gu again in the near future.
Possibility outside the North Exit.
Is the Qing army coming to Kouwai at this time? This is not in line with their fighting habits! Logically speaking, as soon as April enters the busy farming season outside the pass, they have no time to fight anymore. The Qing army is not like the Ming army. Their soldiers are all
They are working professionals who are not out of work, so they cannot fight all year round.
"Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, is trying his best to find out the movements of the Qing army! Be sure to confirm whether they will come to Gubeikou." Zhu Youjian eagerly handed over the task to the attendant room, asking them to pass the order to Li Ruolian and quickly send him the order.
Let’s wait until the current situation is determined.
If the Qing army really comes here at this time, things will be in trouble. This is equivalent to preparing a plate of food, but with two tables of people coming, there will definitely not be enough manpower.
Three days later, the Jinyi Guards received definite news that the Qing army was indeed gathering and preparing to come to Gubeikou.
"The Lu army and the Chu army cooperated tacitly. They actually came straight to the north at the same time." After seeing the exact news, Zhu Youjian sighed to himself. The degree of tacit understanding between the two forces is really exciting.
Vision.
This time, whether it was the Qing army or the Chuang army, Zhu Youjian was confident that he would deal with them as long as they came all the way, but they actually came at the same time, and the food he prepared was a bit too nervous.
The New Army has only five divisions and nearly 70,000 soldiers and horses. Even if these 70,000 people have combat power, it will be no problem. It is not easy to deal with 400,000 Chuang troops and 100,000 Qing troops at the same time. What's more, several divisions of the New Army are freshmen.
Completion of reorganization.
There are not enough new soldiers, and there are not many Qinwang soldiers transferred. Qin Liangyu has about 5,000, Ma Ji has 3,000 or 4,000, and Zhou Yuji only has 3,000 to 5,000. The only one with more people is Huang Degong, but his troops are still not up.
Ten thousand.
There were less than 100,000 troops to fight, but the enemy numbered 500,000, of which 100,000 Qing troops were quite impressive.
Guan Ningjun! Zhu Youjian wrote three big words in the study, and then fell into deep thought.
The only troops and horses currently available are the 40,000 Guan Ning Army on the front line in Ningyuan. If they are transferred here, theoretically the situation will be much more controllable. There is no problem with the combat power of the Guan Ning Army, even if they do not work hard.
It is not difficult to drive the Chuang army out of Beizhi.
But Zhu Youjian was very worried when he transferred Guan Ning's army over. The situation of this group of troops was too unpredictable. Who knows whether they will be friendly or enemy forces after they come over!
"Forget it, it's more reassuring to leave Wu Sangui outside the customs." After thinking for two hours, Zhu Youjian muttered to himself again.
He made a rather risky decision not to move Guan Ning's army into the pass. He could only rely on the troops and horses he had absolute control over now to survive this crisis, even if it was unsuccessful.
The fact that the Qing army was coming to Miyun made Zhu Youjian understand a truth. The inertia of history is still there, and he did not play a decisive role in the changes of the Ming Dynasty. Li Zicheng and Dorgon are still not very different from the real history.
Come to Beijing city within the time limit.
Since the inertia of history is still there, the inertia that Guan Ning's army cannot count on must also be there. Instead of wasting efforts on relying on a dead tree, it is better to make plans based on the current manpower. The manpower is somewhat less, but it may not be completely insufficient.
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"The decree was passed to order the Second Division of the New Army to rush to Gubeikou and the Fifth Division of the New Army to march to Baima Pass. The two divisions of the New Army relied on the border wall to block the Qing army outside the pass. The New Army camp issued an emergency recruitment order.
Within one month, we will have one division of troops to complete the formation of the Sixth Division of the New Army." Relying on these people in the New Army, we can block both the Chuang Army and the Qing Army, and we can barely do it. Then we will use one month to practice.
With one division of men and horses, plus Huang Degong, they can gather 30,000 to 40,000 mobile troops. With these 30,000 to 40,000 men, it seems possible to repel a group of men and horses! Maybe the battle line will be stretched longer, and the new division formed by the new army will