Chapter 319 Field battles are not cheap, the Qing army is very passive in Daning!
Not being able to spend the money in the bank and renovating the granary to store food are actually a kind of happy trouble. Three years ago, did Zhu Youjian have such troubles? Even rats with empty treasury would come here.
The occurrence of these two events made Zhu Youjian realize that his basic layout was about to reach its flowering stage. If the two wars currently unfolding achieve the expected results, the Ming Dynasty will officially move towards the rhythm of revitalization.
In September, in Daning, the northern battlefield where Emperor Chongzhen clamped down on the Qing Dynasty with two wings, the weather has entered late autumn, and there was even a snowfall a few days ago. However, the war did not turn colder because of the cooler weather, on the contrary it became more and more intense.
It became more and more popular. Since the end of July, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties have been sending troops to Daning one after another. So far, there are a total of 80,000 Qing troops coming to the battlefield. At the same time, the Mongolian tribes here have not stopped, and they have organized troops
The total number is between 40,000 and 50,000.
In the entire Daning battlefield, the Ming army's main battle force consisted of a reorganized army plus a division, as well as four security brigades, with a strength of nearly 60,000. If one of the main battle divisions at Xifengkou is included, nearly 30,000 were involved.
There are almost 100,000 laborers involved in logistics, transportation and fortification construction, and the manpower invested in the battlefield.
The Ming and Qing Dynasties invested more than 200,000 troops on the battlefield. This battle should be another strategic battle between the two sides since the Battle of Songjinzhou. The Ming army regarded it as a new Battle of Daleng River.
The Qing army regarded it as a new strategic decisive battle, and both sides attached great importance to the battlefield. The two new generals of the Ming army, Liu Yuanbin and Cao Ruohai, were both on the frontline battlefield, and the latest rising officers of the General School Hall
The representative figure of the system, Mayou Liang, was behind him, ready to enter the battlefield at any time. The Qing army and even the regent Dorgon came to the battlefield recently, and basically all the Manchu military nobles came to the front line.
"Prince Regent, the Ming Army has completed the construction of two large military forts, and their third military city is about to be completed. At the same time, nearly ten small military forts have been completed on the periphery. The situation is quite unfavorable to us.
"Jilharang, who has been on the front line directing the war, reported to Dorgon, who had just entered the battlefield, the most unfavorable situation for the Qing army at present.
"We and the Mongolian tribes have invested nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses before. How can we not stop them from building cities and forts? Even if we cannot defeat the Ming army, can't we stop their convoys transporting materials to build forts? I watched them complete it.
In the military city, most of the outer walls are made of stone, so it takes a lot of effort. You can just watch them coming to transport the stone." After Dorgon arrived at the scene, the one who was most dissatisfied was Jilharang and the others.
He actually watched helplessly as the Ming army built several stone forts and had people build stone cities. How could they fight this battle? Even the heavy artillery could not stop this thing.
"Prince Regent, the stones were not brought here by the Ming army. They were all obtained locally in Daning."
"How many people did the Ming army come to? How could they build a quarry in Daning so quickly and collect so much stone!"
"They didn't build a quarry. All the stones were blasted out of the nearby rocky mountains with gunpowder. Because of the availability of stone mud as a city-building tool, a simple pile of irregular stones was poured on the stone mud, and the city wall was completed! I
It seems that the reason why the Ming army chose Daning as the battlefield is because there are many mountains and rocks in Daning, which allows them to build a city quickly."
Indeed, as Jirharang said, the construction method of the military fort is quite rough, and it is all made of stones and concrete. However, in order to save the use of concrete materials, only the outer and inner walls were poured during the pouring.
He didn't even bother to concrete the soil, he just filled it in with gravel and sand. It's not really a century-old project, so why do you need to be so careful? In Zhu Youjian's vision, this thing will only last three to five years.
The main purpose is to let the Ming army gain a foothold first. Once it has gained a foothold, it can no longer rely on the castle facilities. Fighting in the castle will not last long.
After listening to the statements of Jierhalang and other frontline generals, Dorgon stood on the Daning grassland and fell into deep thought. The situation was quite unfavorable to our side. The biggest disadvantage was not that the Ming army quickly repaired these military forts, but that in the field battle
The Qing army did not get any advantage. Facing a Ming army of about 3,000 people, the Eight Banners soldiers and the Mongolian cavalry could not defeat them despite 10,000 people. As time went by, other Ming armies would surround them, and the war would naturally begin.
Let it go.
There was no advantage in the field battle, and even if they could attack the military fort, it would be useless. There was no way to cut off their supply lines and create the conditions to besiege the military fort. What to do? Dorgon ran out of ideas for a moment.
"Damn it, there are another 20,000 to 30,000 bandits here! I think these thieves are going to fight us in Daning." Cao Ruohai rode his horse to the former enemy headquarters and started to complain as soon as he saw Liu Yuanbin.
"No matter how many people he comes, our military fort is almost completed now. Even if 200,000 troops come, I will not be afraid of him! Ruohai, our most important task now is to make plans for winter. Military Command Hall
It means that all the laborers who built the city must be evacuated to the pass before winter. If possible, it would be best to withdraw about 20,000 soldiers and horses back. Do you think it would be better for us to withdraw those soldiers and horses?"
"Withdraw 20,000 troops and horses back? Will there be enough for us to leave about 30,000 troops and horses on the battlefield?"
"This year's war will focus on standing up the formation. Relying on the military fortress, 30,000 soldiers and horses are enough."
"Let's withdraw a few security brigades first, and then withdraw part of the carriage divisions of the 11th Army. When winter comes, the carriage divisions will not be very useful."
"By the way, the military command hall also said that let's get ready. In the spring of next year, Mayou Liang and his division will move to the battlefield in southern Liaoning."
"It seems that next year the military commander's strategic focus will be on the battlefield in southern Liaoning, and we have become a sideline."
"The specific layout is not clear yet, but the military command hall asked us to find a way to ensure the integrity of the cavalry division's organization and equipment. We don't know why we prepared it. Forget it, we don't have to think about the temple. Recently, in addition to withdrawing people back
Outside the customs, the reserve of overwintering materials is also a major matter for us to pay attention to. Other materials will be transported from outside the customs, but the coal military command hall allows us to find a way ourselves. Which mine we found a few days ago can be used? If it cannot be used
, we need to find another mine as soon as possible.”
"That mine produces a lot of coal, and the coal mined is enough for the army. I went over to take a look, and officials from the Supervision Department and the Ministry of Works said that there are copper mines around the mine, and it is a good place."
"The Holy One is indeed right. There is coal, iron, and copper in this place. If gold mines are discovered again, and the army stays here for a long time, there should be no problem at all."
With the completion of military facilities, the Battle of Daning will enter a new stage. It is time to consider whether we can stand in this area for a long time. With nearly 100,000 troops staying here, it will definitely not work without long-term industrial support.
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