The greatest benefit that the Battle of Menglianggu brought to the New Army was that it gained experience in mountain warfare.
Therefore, when he decided to attack Mengshan, Zuo Menggeng did not rush to advance. Instead, he called on the entire army to conduct a major study and make sure that the experience of mountain warfare was spread to the grassroots.
The troops that participated in the Battle of Menglianggu previously dispatched a large number of personnel to serve as instructors in various regiments to explain mountain warfare.
This process is of course very long.
The New Army completed the siege in early September, but until October, the battle did not start, and the whole army was just studying.
Zuo Menggeng was based in Mengyin County, but he was familiar with world affairs.
All kinds of information came together in a massive amount, which really made him watch scenes of great drama.
Due to the war in Liaodong, the transmission of information was much slower. In many cases, it could not even be transmitted.
However, Zuo Mengeng was able to learn from the known intelligence that the Ming army and the Hou Jin army were actually just like sleeping dragons and phoenixes.
There were all kinds of quarrels within the Ming army, and they were wary of each other, which seriously affected the combat efficiency. Then the Jin army was similar, and there were a lot of evil things.
The only difference is that Huang Taiji can control Houjin's situation with one hand.
After all, he is on the front line, and his speed in solving the problem is far beyond what Chongzhen in the capital can match.
Just like the battle on August 12th.
Originally, according to Huang Taiji's plan, a plan was deployed to lure the enemy.
He asked Yang Shan, Gong Adai, and Sudala to stand on the edge of the trench, and wait for the Ming army to rush up to fight on the spot. Tu Lai and Nanchu Haksaha were located between the two yellow flags, and they waited until they saw the Ming army pursuing them.
Jinfang attacked after the civilians felling the wood.
As a result, Zu Dashou just used a little trick to lure the enemy, and Tu Lai was fooled, forgot his responsibilities, and attacked against orders.
With one move, the whole body was moved. Tu Lai's attack forced the prince-in-law Darhan to follow suit. The rest of the soldiers and horses saw that both yellow flags were sent out, so of course they had no choice but to follow suit.
The soldiers and horses of the Two Blue Banners chased to the gates of Jinzhou City and dismounted to fight on foot. Although they forced the Ming army into the trench, the Ming army in the trench could cooperate with the Ming army on the top of the city. The two blue banners suffered heavy losses.
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In this battle, Houjin lost many generals including his deputy Meng Tan, his deputy Tumubululu, Beiyu Dobei, and his bodyguard Guo Li.
The most important thing is that because of Tu Lai's rash actions, Mergen Daiqing (Dorgon) Beile also led his troops to attack, and also encountered dangers, which really frightened Huang Taiji.
Huang Taiji hated Tu Lai so much that even though Tu Lai was bravely wounded in battle, he still ordered the generals not to visit him.
The prince-in-law Yang Guli and Gong Adai disobeyed orders and were spitted all over their faces by Huang Taiji.
Huang Taiji's behavior seemed ruthless, but in fact he protected Tu Lai.
Because the biggest losses in this battle were the two blue flags, which were under the command of Mang Gurtai.
Mang Gurtai was furious, furious, and wanted to cause trouble for Tulai, Yanguli and others. As a result, he had his first conflict with Huang Taiji.
The entire battle of Daling River was also the beginning of the conflict between Huang Taiji and Mang Gurtai.
Zuo Mengeng looked at this information and couldn't help but fell into deep thought, wondering if there was anything in it that he could make a fuss about.
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It was bone-chilling cold in the Bohai Sea at the end of September. The fleet floating on the sea was surrounded by seawater on all sides, as if it had been abandoned by the whole world.
And everyone on the boat happened to feel the same way.
On a sandboat in the middle, a general was looking anxiously to the west, as if waiting for something. Standing next to him was a Westerner with yellow hair and blue eyes, but he was leisurely and leisurely as if it had nothing to do with him.
After a while, there was a wave on the sea in the west.
After a while, several small boats approached, and a general boarded the boat.
The general was impatient and hurried forward to greet the visitor. Without waiting for the visitor to gain a foothold, he asked: "Brother Ruitu, what's ahead, is there a possible landing?"
The person who came was covered in moisture and looked quite embarrassed, but his words were firm.
"General Rong, the Sancha River has frozen, but the ice is still thin and cannot bear the load. Our army cannot cross the river."
Hearing this unfortunate news, the general almost laughed out loud. He finally took into account the gazes around him, forced himself to endure it, and turned to ask the Westerner again.
"General Silao, you have heard that the ice ahead has blocked the path of our army. What should we do now?"
The Westerner's eyes rolled around and he stretched out his hand to feel the air.
"General Kong, are you sure it's really frozen?"
The visitor's face turned red, but he refused to give in. Not only him, but the surrounding soldiers also looked fiercely at the Westerners.
"General Silao, I have seen with my own eyes that the Sancha River is indeed... frozen."
Feeling the murderous aura permeating the air, the Westerners immediately chose to follow their hearts.
"Oh, what a pity. It seems that God doesn't allow us to go to Daling River."
The general nodded heavily, feeling relieved.
“It’s God’s will, so what can I do?”
He and General Na Kong looked at each other again and immediately took action.
"Command to the entire army, hurricanes are roaring at sea, our navy has been severely damaged, and the Sancha River is frozen, making it impossible to land. We must return to Shuangdao immediately. After repairs are completed, we can send troops to Daling River."
The soldiers responded with a bang, and their originally slow movements suddenly became much more agile. The twenty-one sand ships completed the U-turn in almost the blink of an eye and headed straight back to the original route.
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"My uncle is so naive. He actually tried to send Dongjiang soldiers to Liaodong for reinforcements, haha..."
After receiving the information, Zuo Mengeng was baking potatoes, with Liu Yiyuan, Zuo Yong and others nearby.
Liu Yiyuan laughed repeatedly.
"Back when Yuan Chonghuan was good at killing Mao Wenlong, Dongjiang Town and Guan Ning's army were already in dire straits. Now it's a certain death situation. How can he rescue him?"
Zuo Rong was more honest and asked doubtfully: "Didn't it mean that the fleet of Zhang Tao, Kong Youde and others encountered a hurricane and had to return?"
Zuo Mengeng sneered.
"It's already early winter, where did the hurricane come from?"
Others don't know much about Ji Feng, but he knows a lot about him.
The typhoon has passed long ago, and it even started to snow in Liaodong.
Zhang Tao, former deputy commander of the Pidao Association, and Kong Youde, the Dongjiang guerrilla, were purely excuses and did not want to go to Liaodong to die.
It was natural that Kong Youde, a general in Dongjiang Town, did not want to go, and even Zhang Tao, a close confidant of Sun Yuanhua, did not want to go. This shows the fighting spirit of the Ming army.
Liu Yiyuan looked over quietly, his eyes full of eagerness.
"Now all the troops and horses in Shandong have been mobilized, and only our army is left. If we launch it at this time, it will be effortless to capture the entire Shandong."
But Zuo Mengeng shook his head, took out the roasted potatoes from the fire, and threw one each.
"Not urgent."
Seeing that Liu Yiyuan was planning to get to the bottom of things, Zuo Mengeng spoke more straightforwardly.
"That uncle of mine was the most persistent. Kong Youde and others thought they wanted to use the excuse of hurricanes and ice to dissuade him. That was a wishful thinking. Look, in less than a month, the Dongjiang troops will still be forced to reinforce Liaodong. The waterway is dangerous.
, then let’s take the land route.”
Liu Yiyuan misunderstood.
"Are you waiting for Dongjiang soldiers to leave? So you can be more confident?"
Zuo Mengeng's eyes were filled with contempt.
"Who are the Dongjiang soldiers who are qualified to thwart the might of our new army? I am just waiting for the opportunity when the Dongjiang soldiers can't bear it any longer and make a violent outburst."
Everyone was shocked.
"Master, do you suspect that Dongjiang Town will rebel?"
Zuo Mengeng holds the pearl of wisdom and is full of confidence.
"It's not that I will, but I will. I will never go to Liaodong or Dongjiang Town under any circumstances. What can I do if I am pushed to the limit? Of course I will do the opposite."
At this point, he also revealed a little bit of his thoughts.
"The White Lotus Rebellion caused serious damage to the grassroots of society in Shandong. Especially the small and medium-sized landowners, they lost everything. But those big landowners are still there, and they are also our stumbling blocks. It is inconvenient for us to deal with these people. But Dongjiang Town
As for the rebels, it doesn’t matter.”
Everyone sipped the potatoes, but they couldn't feel the aroma.
Because everyone was shocked by Zuo Mengeng's plan.
Who would have thought that this man's plan would be so decisive and thorough?
At the end of September, Zuo Mengeng finally got the exact information in the mountains.
The White Lotus Sect rebels who were trapped in Mengshan Mountain were none other than Murong Cai's remnants.
In the past few months, something happened between Murong Cai, Dong Dacheng and Zhao Si, which caused Murong Cai to run away alone and hide in Mengshan. He would rather be surrounded by new legions than step into Nishan.
"If nothing else, it must be internal strife."
Zuo Gui also came.
He has an arduous and secretive mission, and at the same time he has a deep understanding of the situation within the White Lotus Sect.
The rivers and lakes are rough, and it is Mr. Guan who is kneeling, and all he has done is unfavorable.
What's the point?
"Zhao Si and Dong Dacheng are the real leaders of the White Lotus Sect. Murong Cai was just a little guy before. Now that he has become a big man, he wants to be on an equal footing with those two, so he will naturally become dirty."
After everyone thought about it, they felt that this was also the case.
Bai Xiaoqi was overjoyed and said with a smile: "That's easy to handle. When we fight Murong Cai, we won't be afraid of collusion between the two parties and dragging down our energy."
Zuo Mengeng had the same idea, and his battle plan couldn't help but become bolder.
He said to Zuo Rong: "On the first day of October, your West Group will take the lead in launching the attack. I don't care about the specific battle plan. I only have one request. Take Maocaogu within two days and advance to Datiangu."
Zuo Rong never discounted orders and immediately said: "I promise to complete the task."