Chapter 483 Lost opportunity, the battle to restore Liao cannot fully realize the strategic intention!
At the west gate of Jinzhou City, a group of Jinzhou soldiers surrounded a general. The general's personal soldiers and the surrounding soldiers drew their swords at each other.
"Liu Erniu, you have the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, and you actually dare to lead your tribe to steal the city gate and betray the general! Put down your weapons quickly and capture them without mercy. There is still a chance of survival, otherwise the general will kill your head."
Cut it off and hang it on the city wall!" The captain of the general's personal soldiers scolded the leader of the group of soldiers surrounding them with a stern expression.
"Wu Dabangzi, now that you have discovered it, what can you say? Make way for me, otherwise your Grandpa Liu will chop off your dog's head first and give it to the officials outside the city as a meeting gift. You can't say for sure.
If you can still achieve meritorious service, how can you do it if you have an official from the imperial court?"
"Do you want to go all the way to the dark side? Your Liu family has followed the General's family through life and death for generations, and today you actually do such an unkind and unjust thing!"
"Bullshit! You are the unkind and unjust ones! I am taking my brothers back to the court. I, the Liu family, have been beating you to death for generations, but what has happened in the end? Do you ever treat us like human beings? Stop talking nonsense.
, Master Liu said today that he will not stay in Jinzhou City to wait for death. Tomorrow night is New Year's Eve, and I will go back to the court to celebrate the New Year." As he said this, Liu Erniu led the clan members towards the people blocking him.
The general and servants were killed.
That night, chaos broke out near the Jinzhou City Gate, and fighting continued. Finally, the rebels overran the generals' retainers, opened the Jinzhou City Gate, and let the Ming troops outside the city enter.
"Commander, the army has basically taken control of Jinzhou City. The ancestral soldiers in the city and some soldiers of the warlords have withdrawn from the east gate. The people who built the captives have also escaped." Zu Zerun said in Jinzhou City.
In the General's Mansion, Ma Youliang is listening to the latest military intelligence briefing from his subordinates.
"How much do the rebels control?"
"About 20,000 people were controlled."
"According to intelligence, the number of soldiers in Jinzhou is just over 30,000, and 20,000 are under our control. The number of soldiers who escaped is only 10,000 at most. They should not be able to play a big role by fleeing to Shenyang. Order, Zhang Yong
Division Commander, lead his troops to advance thirty miles to the east of Jinzhou City and set up camp. Order the Guards Division to mobilize two brigades and arrive at Jinzhou City as soon as possible. At the same time, send liaison personnel to determine the current position of Commander Cao's North Route Army as soon as possible. We're all good
Make plans for the next step.”
Once Jinzhou City is defeated, Mayou Liang's main combat mission will be completed. If Jinzhou City can be captured before New Year's Eve, the war will progress much faster than previously imagined.
Next, the main task of the Central Route Army is to cooperate with the other two groups in fighting and provide assistance for the upcoming Shenyang offensive. A big problem now is that the heavy snowfall in the past few days has caused difficulties in the logistics supply of the army.
The snowfall made it difficult for carriages from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou to pass smoothly. In other words, even if they wanted to fight the Jinzhou offensive, the time was not too ripe. They had to wait until the snow basically melted.
According to the previous battle plan, after the South Route Army breaks through the Liaoyang defense line and the North Route Army breaks into Shenyang City, Jinzhou will be responsible for the logistics and supply transfer of all the attacking and sinking armies. Without railways and sea routes, everything depends on
Carriage transportation in the Liao-Jin Corridor will become a bit troublesome if the road conditions are not good.
"Your Majesty, military information has been reported from the direction of Shenyang. Jinzhou has been lost. Luck Dehunbeile and Zu Zerun retreated to the Daleng River line with more than 10,000 remaining soldiers. In addition, Prince Zheng was also attacked by the Ming army on the left guard in Guangning.
Attack, the troops are out of strength, and now we are also withdrawing troops to the Daleng River front line." On the Liaoyang front line, Dorgon received news of the defeat on both sides.
Looking at the soldiers who came to report the military situation with red eyes, Dorgon felt an inexplicable sense of sadness in his heart. The other two groups had obviously failed, and the situation on his side was not much better. The main force of 100,000
The Ming army's main formation in the south of Liaoyang was smashed hard for more than 20 days without any progress. On the contrary, the battle line was retreating further and further. At present, the Ming army has pressed them all within Fan Yongdouxiu's tofu defense line.
It is obvious that the Ming army on the Liaoyang front line did not use all its strength. They were waiting for the other two groups to enter a more favorable combat position before launching a decisive battle with them. Judging from the current situation, the Ming army should be based on
Taking Shenyang City was a strategic purpose.
At this time, Dorgon no longer considered whether he could annihilate the 100,000 Ming troops on the Liaoyang front line. He had to consider how to defend Shenyang City.
Counting from the time when Shenyang City was conquered during the Tianqi Period, Shenyang City has been managed by the Qing Dynasty for more than 20 years. More than 20 years is enough for a generation to grow up. Now the Manchus almost regard Shenyang as their hometown. No matter what happens in Shenyang City
It seems like you have to stick to it?
"Prince Chuanli, Prince Ying, and Prince Yu, come to the palace to discuss matters." In this battle of Liaoyang, most of the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's active nobles came to the front line. Daishan, Azige, and Duduo were all there. The current situation was
, it’s time for everyone who can make the decision to make a decision.
"Prince Zheng and the soldiers of the ancestors have retreated to the line of Daleng River. Currently, they only have thirty or forty thousand soldiers and horses. If the two thieves of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Ma and Ma join forces, they can gather at least about sixty thousand.
Soldiers and horses march forward. Judging from the current situation, the front line of Daleng River may not be defended. Shenyang City is likely to face the front of the army in a short time. How do you think we should respond to the enemy next?" Dorgon said briefly.
After checking the situation, he asked several speakers what their ideas were.
"The Sword Comes"
"Prince Regent, why don't we leave King Sanshun's men to support the front line in Liaoyang? The main force rushes to Daleng River to fight the two Cao Ma thieves for a decisive battle?" Duduo was the first to speak.
"As for the fragile defense line in Liaoyang, Kong Youde and the others may not be able to hold it for even a day. If my main force of 100,000 is pressed here, the Ming army may not take it seriously, let alone after the main force withdraws." Dorgon said to Duo
Duo's strategic vision is a little helpless. When can his brother stand alone? Really mature! Are we discussing how to defend the Daleng River today? What we really want to discuss is how to leave a way out for the Qing Dynasty.
"It's all the fault of this thief Fan Yongdou! He was cut to pieces with a thousand cuts because he was advantaged."
"Prince Yu, what's the point of complaining now? Fourteenth old man, I want to take your majesty back to the ancestral land. In recent years, our country has been quite unlucky. It may be that the ancestral land has made a conflict, so your majesty has to go to the ancestral land to offer sacrifices.
Maybe there will be a turn for the better if you change your luck." Daishan, an old fox, has the quickest reaction, which is beyond the capabilities of a young man like Duduo. He got down to business in just one sentence.
"The Qing Dynasty's national destiny has indeed been somewhat unfavorable in the past two years. It is reasonable to go and pay homage. Maybe it is because we have not taken good care of our ancestral land that we have this difficulty. Well, Prince Yu will bring 20,000 troops and horses with Prince Li.
Let’s accompany the emperor back to the ancestral land to worship our ancestors. In addition, we will also bring the Han general Kong Youde and the Han minister Hong Chengchou.”
"Old Fourteen, why did you bring the Han people to the ancestral homeland?" No matter how quick Daishan reacted, he still couldn't figure out why Dorgon asked him to take these two guys back to the Manchu's lair.
What time is it now? Are we still thinking about the life and death of these two young men? The so-called going to worship our ancestors, we two brothers understand that we are preparing for the worst if the situation gets out of control. What is the use of two traitors at that time?
"Brother, the current Qing Dynasty is not only my Manchu world, the Han people are also a pillar! My father traveled from the White Mountains and Black Waters to Shenyang, isn't it just for the prosperity of the Han Dynasty? The reason why the Han Dynasty is prosperous is because of the Han people
Also, the purpose of bringing Hong and Kong back to worship our ancestors is to let our ancestors see the achievements we have made in accepting the Han people. In addition to them, my brother also wants to bring some Han craftsmen over during this trip to properly repair the ancestral land.
To secure the country." At this time, Dorgon understood better than anyone else that if he did not bring some Han elites to his home base, once the city of Shenyang fell, the survival of the Manchus who had retreated to the wilderness would be a problem.
After Dorgon's hint, Daishan immediately reacted. Kong Youde and Hong Chengchou should really be brought back, otherwise the Qing Dynasty would really have no chance to make a comeback.
"Old Fourteen, when shall we set off?"
"Go to Shenyang City and make proper preparations. About twenty days is almost enough. Let's set off in twenty days. Prince Ying, tomorrow you will bring an army of 40,000 back to Shenyang to prevent the Ming army from breaking through the Daleng River and heading straight into Shenyang City.
.In addition, send an order to Prince Zheng, asking him to hold off the Ming army on the Daleng River line for twenty days no matter what! After twenty days, if you can't hold on, you can return to Shenyang City with your troops."
"Prince Regent! Can Prince Zheng hold off the Ming army for twenty days with the soldiers and horses in his hands?"
"About that. Heavy snowfall has fallen in Liaodong, which will inevitably affect the actions of the Ming army. I estimate that they will have to wait for another twenty days before making any further big moves."
Dorgon is not a fool, his military ability is quite excellent, and his judgment of the battle situation is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Now he has clearly discovered that the current Ming army relies more on logistics than the previous Ming army.
If the logistics cannot keep up, the Ming army's offensive momentum will inevitably slow down.
In fact, at this time, he had a better plan in mind, which was to completely abandon Shenyang City, save the main force and retreat to the white mountains and black waters. If this strategic vision can be realized, at least the confrontation between the Ming and Qing Dynasties will last for a long time.
, maybe we will wait for a real turning point and reverse the national destiny.
But now the Qing Dynasty not only has to consider military affairs, but also politics. It has to find excuses to even arrange a retreat, let alone issue an edict to prepare for a strategic shift across the board. If he passes this edict, the entire Eight Banners
All soldiers will be in chaos without fighting. It is easy to live from hard times to good ones, but it is not easy to live from good days to bad ones. Surviving with a broken arm is not so easy. The plan must be careful and the sequence must be well thought out.
Early the next morning, Daishan and others began to move towards Shenyang City with an army of 60,000 to 70,000 people. When Dorgon watched them leave, he looked desolate. To resist Daliang, one must have the consciousness to resist Daliang. When the situation is good, he will act in a dominant manner.
It is you who are blessed. When the situation is in crisis, you must be at the forefront! Dorgon knows his current situation very well. He must be the person at the forefront of the defense line. This responsibility is that he must
To be borne.
Shi Ye Ming Ye, Meng Xin asked himself, he did not feel that he made many serious mistakes when he was at the helm. But since he took the helm, fate never seemed to care about him. The Ming army is getting stronger day by day at a speed visible to the naked eye.
, for example, the Ming army facing the enemy now is obviously more difficult than when they fought two years ago. In such a desperate situation, Dorgon felt that his life was too miserable. Even this time
If the main force is well preserved, his prestige as the leader will be greatly damaged.
Without explaining the improvement of the army's combat discipline and tactical thinking, just the firearms can make people despair. In the past few years, the Ming army's firearms were fierce, but they were not airtight. Now he felt that the Ming army's firearms were fierce. The army's firearms can already form a wall of fire on the battlefield, leaving the Eight Banners warriors with no room for maneuver on the battlefield.
No matter how far this battle goes, the Eight Banners soldiers in the future will inevitably abandon all bows and arrows, and must rebuild their army around firearms. Even if they cannot imitate the firearms of the Ming army, they must at least make weapons like those of the Mongolian army. The self-generated muskets that flowed in from the people will do. It is simply a joke to rely on bows and arrows and old firearms to fight the Ming army. Why did Daishan have to take away Kong Youde and Hong Chengchou? It was because he was the only two who could figure it out in the future. How to fight the Ming army.
"Jinzhou City has been liberated. Now, the basic situation of the battle to restore Liao is clear. However, the front line reported that there was a heavy snowfall in Liaodong, which had a major impact on the logistics supply. At least in the first month, the Shenyang Campaign cannot be launched. In view of this, I decided to adjust the entire battle plan. After Liu Yuanbin captured Liaoyang, all frontline soldiers and horses will use the current front as their foothold and suspend military operations. Wait until the season enters summer before proceeding to the next step. War." After receiving the battle report from the front line, the more Zhu Youjian thought about it, the more he felt that he had to stop the army first.
"Your Majesty, the 200,000 troops on the front line have been overwhelmed. Now is the time to cease the war? Doesn't it mean that the order is changed overnight? Where are the 200,000 troops and horses? Delaying it for half a year is definitely not a good idea." Huang Degong glared at the emperor and said something to the emperor. At this point, if you suddenly call a halt to the war, what's going on?
"Hushan, now we have lost the possibility of fully realizing the strategic intention of the Battle of Fu Liao! After the heavy snow, it will take at least more than twenty days. With Jianlu's reaction speed, these more than twenty days are enough for them. They have done a lot, and they have enough time to abandon Shenyang City and withdraw the main force to the east of Fushun. In this case, why should we risk the road that is about to become a muddy land and let the army fight hard?"
"Will Jianlu give up Shenyang City easily?"
"If it had been before, it would have been very possible to defend. But now, it is unlikely. Ningyuan, Jinzhou, and Guangning were lost too quickly. You must know that most of these cities are defended by Han soldiers who are good at defending cities. .These recent events are enough to wake them up. In addition, God has created a chance for them to escape death in twenty days. The fighter plane throughout the winter has been lost and there is no need to struggle anymore. "
"How can a thief's head be so clear?"
"Don't underestimate or despise any opponent. Those thieves who built the army grew up from the war. Their sense of smell is so good!"