Chapter 950 Fan Xiandou: I have three strategies: upper, middle and lower
Five miles outside Datong City, under the azure sky, large groups of Qing troops were holding flags one after another. Banners wearing armor and stomach surrounded the Jurchen high-ranking officials.
Huang Taiji was surrounded by Dorgon, Azig and others, and was about to go to the Chinese army's tent. Suddenly he felt like he was being stared at by wild beasts. He raised his eyes and stared away, looking at Datong City in the distance, frowning.
Lock, cold eyes like lightning, silent.
"What's wrong, brother emperor?" Dorgon asked softly with a stunned look on his face as he saw Huang Taiji frowning and looking worried.
Huang Taiji couldn't help but frown, and said in a deep voice: "Just now I had a vague feeling that someone was spying on me."
Dorgon: "???"
No, at this moment, there are countless people on the entire battlefield looking up at the majesty of the Emperor's brother and expressing their respect. Is there anyone still spying on the Emperor's brother? He is plotting something evil.
As for Datong City, which is a few miles away from here, it is not called watching, it is called overlooking.
Huang Taiji didn't say much else, mainly because he felt that he couldn't find the reason. As he spoke, he entered the Chinese army's tent, and immediately the surrounding top brass of the Qing army and the Mongolian prince Beile filed in.
At this moment, Huang Taiji sat down behind the commander. He glanced at the senior officials of the Qing Dynasty present, and finally landed on a middle-aged general with a black beard and wide jaw, and asked: "Twelfth brother, what is the combat strength of the Han army?"
Previously, the Sentinel Cavalry sent by Azig fought against Jia Heng and the Mongolian coalition forces.
Azig said: "The Beijing cavalry is different from the past. Although their combat power is not as good as ours, they are not afraid and still lead the fight."
In fact, this is to lose charm and gain confidence.
After the previous battle to annihilate the Xianglan Banner, the morale of the soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp was greatly boosted, not to mention the morale of the border troops. Facing the Jurchen cavalry, they were no longer as afraid of the Jurchens as tigers.
Huang Taiji looked solemn, glanced at Jierhalang who was dressed as a guard not far away, and said solemnly: "The Han army has won a victory before and it is difficult to deal with it."
At this moment, the Qing army consists of the two white banners, the Zhenghuang Banner, and the Xianglan Banner (which have been disabled), as well as the Han army's Xianghuang and Zhenglan Banners, and part of the Mongolian Eight Banners organized by the Horqin and Nei Khalkha troops, plus
The three banners of Aohan, Naiman, and Keshiketeng that surrendered from the army have a total strength of about 60,000 to 70,000.
Is this a large force? Compared with the approximately 110,000 Beijing infantry and cavalry in Datong City, plus the 55,000 Datong soldiers and horses, the force is far inferior.
If we include the more than 40,000 young cavalrymen of Chahar Mongolia, the number of troops even reaches 200,000.
But if the Jurchens faced the Han army, they would have to be multiplied by at least three, that is, it would be calculated as 200,000 troops.
From this point of view, the two sides were evenly matched, and even the Han army had a slight advantage.
But it was not calculated that way. Now that the Han army was gathered in one place, they still did not dare to leave the city for a decisive battle with the Jurchens.
"Fourteenth brother, is there any movement at Xuan Mansion?" Huang Taiji looked at Dorgon aggressively and asked.
Dorgon pondered and said: "Yue Tuo sent news the day before yesterday that Xuanhua City is tall and solid and difficult to conquer quickly. We are still looking for fighters."
Xuanfu is the entire defense area, and Xuanhua City is the bridgehead. If it were an ordinary general, he would naturally not be able to prevent the Jurchen army from attacking, but Xie Zaiyi guarded Xuanhua City.
Huang Taiji frowned and said: "There shouldn't be many troops in Xuanhua City, why is it so difficult to attack?"
Dorgon said: "The young men and women in the city have been mobilized to defend the city. They can go up to the city to help defend the city. They say there are not many soldiers and horses, but after all, there are 70,000 to 80,000 people defending the city."
At this time, Azig said coldly: "It must be that Haug's troops were afraid of the casualties in the fortified city and were unwilling to fight to the death. That's why they delayed the attack and wasted the opportunity to fight."
In fact, it was Hauge and Yue Tuo who felt sorry for their soldiers, because in the past, the Jurchens took the lead in attacking the city, and the Eight Banners of the Han Army followed behind. Then after the Jurchens, who were not afraid of death, stood firm, they quickly opened the city gate.
, and the Han army mostly collapsed at the first touch.
Things are completely different now. Xie Zaiyi formed a team of young men in the city to help defend the city. He was very tenacious in resisting. Moreover, as Jia Heng passed on to Xie Zaiyi the news that the blue flag led by Prince Zheng Jierharang had been defeated.
The morale of the lieutenant generals and soldiers in Xuanhua City was greatly boosted.
In the past few days, Xie Zaiyi also sent people to Hauge and Yue Tuo's troops to spread the news of the Qing army's defeat.
Dorgon pondered and said: "Brother Emperor, the Han people are originally the best at defending the city. Even if we take it, the gain will outweigh the loss."
The reason is very simple. Even if you take it, you can't hold it, but you will lose your troops and generals.
Huang Taiji nodded and said: "What the fourteenth brother said is true! The same is true for Datong. Now the Han army is bound to be in a tight formation, waiting to rely on the strong city to weaken my spirit, and then use the cavalry to wait for work. I am not going to do what they want! Now!
First send troops to attack and attract the attention of the Han army, and then you have to think of other ways to break through."
In fact, in the history of parallel time and space, Huang Taiji's favorite strategy was to encircle a certain point for reinforcements and mobilize the Ming army, rather than to fight under a certain city.
Dorgon said: "Brother Huang is aware of this."
Huang Taiji suddenly looked as gloomy as ice and said, "It's a pity that E Zhe escaped!"
Everyone in the military tent had gloomy expressions on their faces, and they all looked at Azig, who was always known for his bravery and prowess in battle.
At this time, Azig looked a little embarrassed and said with clasped fists: "Brother, in the afternoon, I will personally lead my men to capture Datong City!"
Huang Taiji took a deep look at Azig's face and said: "The courage of my twelfth brother is commendable, but we are going to test and attack first this afternoon. We should not be reckless, lest our son suffer too many casualties."
Azig clasped his fists and said yes.
After the generals in the military tent left, Huang Taiji looked at Fan Xiandou sitting aside and said, "Mr. Fan, how do you think we will fight with the Han army now?"
Although Fan Xiandou was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and was a minister of Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji respected this resourceful think tank very much.
Fan Xiandou said: "Your Majesty, Ezhe has led the remaining troops to hide in the Han Dynasty. No matter what, the original plan to annex Chahar Mongolia is no longer worthy of full success."
After hearing this, Huang Taiji's face became silent for a moment and said: "Sir, what you said is true. In fact, it's not the twelfth brother's fault. It's better to fight with the blue flag."
After the defeat of Jilharang, it was impossible for Chahar Mongolia to be completely destroyed. The intervention and intervention of the Han Dynasty achieved the first stage of success from the strategic level.
Now it is nothing more than annihilating the remnants of the Chahar Mongols to prevent them from coming back, and at the same time punishing the Han Dynasty and reversing the impact of the defeat.
Fan Xiandou's eyes were full of admiration. The founding emperor in front of him had extraordinary insights and said: "If the emperor wants to seize Xuanda, he will probably be unable to do so."
Huang Taiji heard the words but did not respond. Apparently he did not agree with the words in his heart.
Fan Xiandou said unhurriedly: "If you plunder Hebei, Shandong and other places, then withdraw your troops and return to Shengjing, this is the best strategy."
Upon hearing this, Huang Taiji raised his eyes to look at Fan Xiandou, his eyes flickered and he said, "What about the middle strategy?"
"Attack the fortified city, mobilize the Han army, and look for fighter planes to destroy the enemy. This is the middle strategy." Fan Xiandou twirled his beard and said in a low voice.
"Then the next strategy is to mobilize the entire nation to besiege Xuanda and hold on for a long time with no success, leaving the Han army to wait for work and seize the opportunity to counterattack." Huang Taiji had a cold look on his old face.
Fan Xiandou raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
Huang Taiji was silent for a moment and said: "Get the map!"
Suddenly, a guard took a map and handed it over.
At this moment, Huang Taiji looked north from Datong, all the way to Xuanfu, then to Juyongguan, and finally landed in Jizhen.
"When I take the middle strategy, I must give some warnings to the Han court. Otherwise, the Han court, which has won the first victory, will definitely despise us, the Qing Dynasty, and the Chahar Mongolian tribes that have just surrendered will also have strange thoughts." Huang Taiji pointed at Juyongguan,
He said: "If you can't cross the single stone entrance, you can go down this pass."
After all, he had invaded the northern territory of the Han Dynasty several times, so he knew the weak points and key points of the Han Dynasty's defense very well.
Fan Xiandou said: "Prince Cheng is brave and resourceful, and he will definitely take action."
Huang Taiji nodded and said, "Hauge is not as steady and astute as Yue Tuo."
Fan Xiandou did not dare to answer.
At this moment, the Qing Dynasty was also undercurrent due to the matter of establishing a crown prince, and Hauge, as the eldest prince, had always been a strong candidate to compete for the crown prince's position.
In the view of Fan Xiandou and other civil servants, these are the family affairs of the Aisin Gioro family, and they, the surrendered Han people, should not comment too much, otherwise they will be killed.
Huang Taiji stared at the map and muttered: "There are many soldiers and horses in Xuanda and Da, which attracts the attention of the Han army. Daishan is still in Zhuanghuan in Ji Town, and he can join forces to attack from Juyongguan. I just heard that Li Zan of the Han Dynasty
What kind of rural warrior regiment training has been carried out in Hebei, will it hinder our army's offensive?"
Fan Xiandou said: "The Han court officials and troops do not dare to fight against our Eight Banners Xiaorui, how about the Minyong regiment training?"
When Huang Taiji heard this, he smiled and said, "That's what Mr. Fan said."
However, there is still a layer of gloom in my heart, but the Beijing camp cavalry led by Yongning Marquis defeated his elite banner.
And just when Huang Taiji mobilized his soldiers to attack Datong where Jia Heng was, and was preparing to think of another strategy, a military meeting was also being held in Datong City at this moment.
The army was surrounded by darkness, crowds of people, and silence.
In the hall, Jia Heng sat behind a handsome eucalyptus, pointed at the map hanging on the screen with a wooden stick, and introduced: "In the entire Xuanda land, there are continuous mountains that form horns with each other. There are many soldiers and horses in the two cities.
, so the Jurchens will definitely not stalemate with my army for a long time. If we can withstand the Jurchen attack in the past few days, the follow-up will be much easier."
As the great man said, if you win a war then fight, if you can't win then run away. Huang Taiji is good at military affairs and will not attack for many days under an iron-clad city. He will definitely find another way.
Therefore, he was not in a hurry to expose the red cannon on Datong City, which would have less lethality.
If the Qing army attacks the city, both sides have been in a stalemate for half a month, and are exhausted, and suddenly use the red cannon. The Qing army collapses in panic, and the cavalry in the city takes advantage of the situation to cover up the attack, and may gain a great victory.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty in the previous life, apart from the fact that the Ming army initially took advantage of the red cannons and the Jurchens were caught off guard and suffered losses, once the red cannons behind them were taken seriously by the Jurchens, they became a military weapon for the Jurchens to defeat the enemy and attack cities.
Of course, if Huang Taiji really dared to go to the military formation in person to boost morale, it goes without saying that he would be shot!
But it must be sudden and concealed beforehand.
At this moment, Jiang Zining pondered and said: "General, if the Jurchens attack, the soldiers and horses in the city should not be afraid of the siege."
After accompanying the army on previous expeditions, Jiang Zining, the grandson of the Pingyuan Marquis of the Four Kings, Eight Dukes and Twelve Marquises, was already deeply impressed by Jia Heng.
Jia Heng pondered and said: "That said, the Jurchens will not knowingly know that the fortified city is suddenly difficult to enter, and still hit their heads and bleed under the city. We need to be careful about the Jurchens adding troops to the Xuanfu."
Chen Xiao pressed the embroidered spring knife on her waist. She was a tall girl with a tall figure and a handsome face. Under the curved and thin eyebrows, there were narrow and clear eyes that were unique to the old Chen family, and contained a faint light.
Flickering uncertainly.
Mentioning this, Jia Heng called out and said: "Chief Jiang."
"The end is here." Jiang Zining responded with clasped fists, a look of high spirits on his resolute face.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said slowly: "You lead 30,000 troops to Xuanfu to support Xie Zaiyi in guarding Xuanfu's front line."
Even after this battle, Jiang Zining would not leave him in Datong Town, but sending his troops away would give him a chance. If he could be of great use, he could continue to be a general in the future.
When Jiang Zining heard this, he didn't know if he saw something from Jia Heng's eyes, and said: "There are still more than 30,000 soldiers in Xuanhua City, and the general thinks that 20,000 soldiers are enough."
Jia Heng pondered and said: "Not only Xuanhua City, but also the entire Xuanfu defense area. The Jurchens may also look for other places to invade and harass our Yanzhao and other places. I will write to Peking later."
It has to be said that every fort on the nearly thousand-mile Great Wall may become a place for Jurchen raids, such as Longmenkou, Dushikou, Juyongguan, Xifengkou...
Because the entire Great Wall defense line was as leaky as a sieve, and a stronghold could not contain tens of thousands of troops. The defenders had only one or two thousand people and unscrupulous generals. Naturally, they were easily conquered by Jurchen warriors and strong soldiers.
Jiang Zining said no more, clasped his fists and took the order to leave.
Jia Heng turned to look at Ezhe and said, "Khan Ezhe, it may take some time before your army can return to the grassland."
Ezhe said: "Marquis Yongning, just wait until the Jurchen soldiers and horses retreat, and then fight back to their hometown."
Now that we have arrived in the territory of the Han people, Ezhe is obviously not as eager as he was at the beginning.
At this time, a guard in Jinyi hurriedly came from a distance. He quickly approached, with a solemn expression on his face, and said with cupped hands: "Captain, General Cai is here."
Cai Quan had previously escorted a group of Hongyi cannons to Datong. In the meantime, because of Jia Heng's orders, he stayed in Ningwu County, south of Ping'an Prefecture, waiting for Jia Heng's orders.
Jia Heng turned to Ezhe and said softly: "Khan Ezhe has a meal first, and I'll go see the general in the capital."
Ezhe said: "Hou Yongning, please do as you please."
With that said, he watched Jia Heng leave, and then headed to the inn where he stayed with Ya Ruo and his son Agula.
"Father." Agula looked at his father and said softly.
Yaruo on the side also cast his bright and clear eyes on Ezhe.
E Zhe's eyes were firm and he felt a little excited. He said: "The Han army is no longer the Han army in the past. There is no doubt that we can really win this time. We will still have to return to our hometown of Chahar then."
The worst case scenario is that the three guards of Ming Duoyan become the vassals of the Han court, as in the previous story. But if they are allowed to integrate into the Han people and grow their hair to change clothes, they cannot become the sinners of the Golden Family.
In the study room of the General Military Yamen, Cai Quan was drinking tea and conversing with Dong Qian. One of them was wearing the robe of a third-grade military attache, and the other was wearing the robe of a sixth-grade military attache.
Cai Quan was already a third-rank commander, while Dong Qian was still a sixth-rank Qianhu. Both of them were originally relatives of Jia Heng.
Compared with Cai Quan, the relationship between Dong Qian and Jia Heng is closer.
This is when Dong Qian was at home, his wife urged Dong Qian not to work in the Wucheng Army and Horses Division, and quickly jumped out of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division to join Jia Heng.
While the two were reminiscing about old times, Jia Heng stepped into the hall and stared at Cai Quan, who had come from afar, and was talking to Dong Qian beside him.
"I've met Lord Marquis." Cai Quan quickly stepped forward and saluted the boy in the python suit with his fists raised.
Dong Qian also stood up and bowed to Jia Heng.
"Brothers, there is no need to see anyone outside." Jia Heng stepped forward to help the two of them and asked, "How is the situation over there in Ping'an Prefecture? Have you sent anyone to see Cui Ling?"
Cai Quan said: "I sent someone to deliver the official document, and stationed 7,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry in Ping'an Prefecture. According to the wishes of the Marquis, the whole process of the Hongyi Cannon was kept secret."
In fact, Cui Ling was already frightened and fearful, fearing that Jia Heng would behead him just like Wang Chengyin and Jiang Quan, and he was worried about Cai Quan who came to garrison.
This period of time was almost full of panic.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said, "In a few days, I may go there in person."
He speculated that if Huang Taiji wanted to seek a fighting opportunity, he might choose to attack Ping'an Prefecture in a roundabout way. Once Ping'an Prefecture fell, he would attack Taiyuan on the one hand, and then use an ambush to deal with Datong's returning troops.
If he were Huang Taiji, he would probably do the same thing.
Any other siege of Xuanda would be a waste of time and result in the loss of troops and generals.
Of course, Huang Taiji could also use troops to raid Yanzhao from the defense line that winds up and down for nearly a thousand miles from Beiping to Shanxi. This was a strategy to disrupt the Han Dynasty.
The central government was bound to be shaken, and then the memorial to impeach him was delivered to Beijing like snowflakes.
However, because of the credit for wiping out 10,000 enemies before, this matter was actually not a big problem and the emperor could still suppress it.
This means that it is a good start and North Korea and China will give it a certain chance.
Thinking of this, Jia Heng turned to Jinyi Mansion Guard Li Shu and asked in a solemn voice: "Is there any news from General Xie?"
Li Shu looked solemn and said: "Captain, the Jurchens have been attacking Xuanhua City and Dushikou these days, and the Xuan Mansion's troops are somewhat insufficient."
Jia Heng thought for a while and said in a low voice: "I have just sent Jiang Zining to Xuan Mansion for reinforcements, so there is no serious problem."
At this moment, if we look at the entire map of the Chen-Han Dynasty, the Qing army was devoting its forces to attack and compete around the two places of Xuanda and Da. Both sides mobilized their troops and generals, one to attack and the other to defend, all trying to guess the opponent's intention to use troops.
Jia Heng muttered: "Today we must recharge our batteries. The camps in the city are ready for the offensive against the Jurchen army."
This kind of war, which affects the rise and fall of a country, cannot be decided in a short time.
In this way, Jia Heng accompanied the generals of the Beijing camp to finish lunch and went to the study room of the General Army Yamen to get a map and look at it.
As the fragrant breeze floated, Chen Xiao picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea, handed it over, and said softly: "Tea."
Jia Heng raised his eyes and looked at Chen Xiao. The beautiful girl's jade face was as calm as black water, and she said softly: "Xiao Xiao."
Chen Xiao frowned and asked angrily: "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Jia Heng smiled softly, said in a warm voice, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
She is truly a good wife and mother, somewhat different from the assassin in green who shouted and killed every time she saw her for the first time.
"Inexplicable." Chen Xiao snorted coldly, sat aside, picked up the paper on the side, and said in a clear and cold voice: "This time the Jurchens have tens of thousands of troops, and it will not be easy to win."
Jia Heng said: "The Hongyi cannon has been pulled back, and it will be pressed again at the critical moment."
Chen Xiao nodded and asked: "Use that clairvoyance to observe Huang Taiji's movements. Once he gets close to the range, use the cannon to kill him."
At the end of the sentence, under the handsome willow eyebrows, the stars are shining brightly.
Jia Heng looked at the beauty and said, "Just do it."
In the afternoon, after a short rest, the Jurchens began to mobilize their troops on a large scale. Azig led the troops to make a tentative attack on Datong City.