Chapter 954: Xie Zaiyi: Use more to attack less, wait for work with ease, how can you not win?
Let’s not mention for the moment how Princess Nan’an came to Jia’s Rongqing Hall to stir up trouble, but let’s talk about Xuanfu Town, Xuanhua City——
Since the day before yesterday, Hauge and Yue Tuo continued to attack for several days, and then suddenly withdrew their troops and attacked at Dushikou. It can be said that the entire tactic of attacking from the east and attacking from the west was used to the extreme.
Afterwards, Hauge and Yue Tuo abandoned Li Guohan, and the Han army flag led by Tong Tu Lai and the Mongolian Bahrain's over 10,000 cavalry troops surrounded and attacked Juyong Pass.
Not long after, Xie Zaiyi of Xuanhua City also discovered that after temporarily handing over the soldiers and horses in the city to a general, they were about to increase their troops at Dushikou. Li Guohan and Tong Tulai followed the strategy left by Yue Tuo and came to Xuanhua again.
At the foot of the city, they made a show of attacking Xuanhua City on a large scale.
"The Jurchen elites went straight to Juyong Pass and besieged our army here." Xie Zaiyi stood on the city gate tower and said coldly: "It is certain that our Han army will not dare to go out and besiege."
In the past few days, Xuanhua City has also learned about the tricks played by the Jurchens.
Wang Ziteng, who came to Xuanhua City from Dushikou, looked solemn and said: "General Xie, these Qing troops are just as difficult to deal with as the elite Jurchen Eight Banners, and they are even three points more ferocious than the Jurchens."
Xie Zaiyi said: "They are not the elite of the Jurchen headquarters, they are just the Liaodong suppressing Han army who surrendered to the Jurchens as dogs. They came and ordered all the cavalry in the city. We were about to go out of the city to defeat them."
As soon as he said this, Wang Ziteng's expression changed slightly and he said: "General Xie, you must not do it. There are only ten thousand cavalry in the city. Even if you add Datong's troops, the total number is only thirteen thousand. We have a real chance of winning."
Slim."
The force composition of Xuanhua City was mainly composed of the original troops and horses of Jiang Guan's headquarters and the 10,000 elite cavalry from the Beijing camp. Later, Jia Heng mobilized Jiang Zining to lead infantry and cavalry for support.
Later, Xie Zaiyi instructed Ding Xiang to go to support Wang Ziteng's troops, which were mainly composed of Jiang Yu's troops and part of the Beijing camp cavalry. His cavalry could only be integrated into about 15,000.
In Wang Ziteng's view, this small force was several times smaller than the Jurchen cavalry outside the city, so it was obvious that they could not risk going out of the city to invite a fight.
Xie Zaiyi said: "After defeating them, our army can increase its troops to Juyongguan, besiege the Jurchen forces, and then work with General Xie to cut off the Jurchen's return. Otherwise, all the soldiers and horses will gather here, and they will neither fight nor retreat. This will not last long."
Plan!"
"Together, they have more than 10,000 riders. The Jurchens are invincible. Their combat power cannot be underestimated. It is better to guard the city." Wang Ziteng advised.
To put it bluntly, he still had no confidence in the combat power of the Han army, and Wang Ziteng wanted not to seek merit, but to seek no fault.
The reason why Hauge and Yue Tuo left the Han military flag to attract attention was that they were not worried about being annihilated by the soldiers and horses of Xuanhua City, and they were also sure that the Han court did not dare to go out of the city to fight in the field.
Xie Zaiyi said coldly: "If we don't send troops at this time, these Qing troops will contain a large number of our troops. Our army can only sit back and watch the Jurchen troops wreak havoc in the land of Yanzhao."
He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to defeat the soldiers and horses left by the Jurchens, but judging from the previous battle with the blue flag, his troops seemed to be somewhat insufficient.
If we look at numbers alone, the number of Han troops in the city is far greater than that of the Jurchens outside the city, but their combat power is indeed somewhat inferior.
In fact, Xie Jing previously led Jia Heng's generals and a cavalry force of 10,000 people from Taiyuan Town and Beijing Camp Cavalry, and headed for Juyong Pass at night, preparing to recapture Juyong Pass.
"General Xie, General Pang has brought people over to help, saying that he has brought the general's general order." At this time, a small colonel came quickly and reported to Xie Zaiyi with clasped fists.
Hearing this, Xie Zaiyi felt happy and said anxiously: "Where is he? I'll go take a look."
When Pang Shili came this time, he indeed brought an order from Jia Heng, instructing Xie Zaiyi to send additional troops to Peiping as appropriate.
Because Hauge and Yue Tuo originally mobilized troops from Xuanhua to attack Juyong Pass, after the defensive pressure on the Xuanfu was reduced, they could of course increase their troops to the front lines of Peiping and Jizhen.
At this moment, Pang Shili had arrived at Xuanhua City. While ordering the deputy generals to replenish military supplies and drink water, he himself came to the general military office and waited for Xie Zaiyi.
Pang Shili had just sat down on a chair, sipping a cup of tea, and was talking to Jiang Zining, the former Datong commander-in-chief.
Jiang Zining asked: "The Jurchens, led by Jurchen princes Hauge and Yue Tuo, left Xuanhua the day before yesterday and went straight to Peiping. I wonder what the general's order was?"
Previously, when Jia Heng saw that Xuanfu had few soldiers, he sent Jiang Zining to lead 20,000 troops from Datong Town to support Xuanfu Town. Then when the Jurchen offensive was rapid, Xie Zaiyi assigned him to Xuanhua City, west of Dushikou.
The west road fortress is stationed.
Pang Shili said: "The general's intention is to gather superior forces, surround and chase the Jurchen soldiers and horses into the invaders, and drive them out of the Han territory."
Jiang Zining said: "The Jurchens broke through Juyong Pass and wreaked havoc in Hebei and other places. I am waiting in the Xuan Mansion and am about to go to divide the troops for rescue."
However, the Jurchen Three Banners have more than 20,000 elite soldiers. If the Xuanfu does not pursue well, they will be easily surrounded and attacked for reinforcements.
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard chaotic footsteps on the corridor eaves, followed immediately by hearty laughter.
"General Pang's arrival is truly a timely blessing." Xie Zaiyi's voice was rich and resounding like a bell.
Master Pang stood up, raised his eyes to look at the tall young general with cold eyes, cupped his fists and saluted, "Thank you, General."
Xie Zaiyi said: "General Pang came just in time. I was worried that I had no soldiers to use. You and I just happened to wipe out the bandits outside the city in one fell swoop!"
On the side, Wang Ziteng also looked at his former subordinates in front of him, his thoughts were a little complicated.
If there hadn't been trouble in the formation of troops in the Beijing camp, he might still be the commander in chief of the Beijing camp? Maybe he is the one leading the troops to defend against the enemy now?
Pang Shili exchanged a few words with Xie Zaiyi and did not talk nonsense. Instead, he simply explained Jia Heng's order and said: "The situation in Peiping is critical. If General Xie has extra troops, he should quickly lead troops to reinforce Peiping."
Xie Zaiyi smiled and said: "There is no rush to rush to Peiping. Now we are sending troops to defeat the Jurchens wandering outside the city. General Pang will lead the troops. After a short rest, we will join forces together and we can raise the troops in the afternoon."
Attack, don't let the Donglu outside the city hear the news and run away again."
When Pang Shili heard this, his expression changed slightly and he hesitated, and said: "General Xie's military order is to lead troops to support Peiping and recapture Juyong Pass."
"The general's order is for the Xuanfu government to increase troops in Peiping as appropriate. Now the enemy is still watching outside Xuanhua City. Moreover, the troops have been fortifying the city for a long time and have lost all their vigor. It is the time to raise troops to attack directly. What doubts does General Pang have?"
Xie Zaiyi said loudly.
The way to use troops is to adapt to changes. Now, with the 6,000 Beijing Cavalry led by Pang Shili, there are 20,000 horses in total, enough to annihilate the Jurchens outside the city.
When Pang Shili heard this, he hesitated in his heart for a moment.
Xie Zaiyi said: "General Pang, have you been following the general longer, or Xie has been following the general longer? Even if the general is here, he will probably lead his troops to defeat the small Qing army outside the city, rather than abandoning the near and looking far away, and attacking long distances.
If we were ambushed by the Jurchen Jingjing again, then the gains would outweigh the losses."
One theory is that Jia Heng, here, will definitely lead his troops out of the city to encounter the elites of the Jurchen Han Army and the Eight Mongolian Banners. After winning the victory, he will lead his troops to join Xie Jing to pursue Hauge and the Jurchen headquarters of Yue Tuo and his son.
Elite.
Seeing that Pang Shili still refused to let go, Xie Zaiyi said: "Why does General Pang have doubts? Now this opportunity for the strong to defeat the weak will disappear in a flash. When the Jurchen soldiers and horses outside the city notice it, abandon the stronghold and flee, our army will try to find the Jurchen again."
It’s not easy.”
In fact, this is a fighter plane.
Fighters often look for dynamic changes in strength and weakness during the deployment of troops by both sides. It is like two sides playing chess. There will definitely be no chance at the beginning, but as both sides move their flags, a window will definitely open up.
At this moment, Xie Zaiyi keenly grasped the fighting opportunities outside the city.
Pang Shili's face paused slightly, and he asked with gazing eyes: "General Xie, how many cavalry troops are there in the city?"
"There are about 10,000 cavalry in the city. The cavalry from Jingying and Xuanhua, plus General Pang's 6,000 cavalry, are enough to fight against the two banners of the Jurchen and Han army and the Mongolian cavalry outside the city!" Xie Zaiyi said with enthusiasm.
Pang Shili's eyes flickered, his resolute face also had a look of perseverance, and he whispered: "Then I will thank the general for his wishes!"
"That's right. Going to Juyongguan to help Juyongguan and relieving the difficulties in Peiping is just a battle with the Jurchens. Moreover, the attack is long-distance, the men and horses are exhausted, and the dangers are unpredictable." Xie Zaiyi said.
Wang Ziteng saw the two talking, especially when he saw Pang Shili, his former subordinate, and Xie Zaiyi, who were so angry with each other, he felt somewhat complicated.
Seeing that the two of them had finalized a plan to go out of the city to attack the Jurchens, it was hard to say anything.
At this moment, Li Guohan and Tong Turai outside the city, as well as Ming'an from Mongolia's Bahrain Division, were discussing matters in the military tent, discussing the next move to mobilize troops.
Because Hauge and Yue Tuo led their troops to join Prince Daishan of the Qing Dynasty to besiege Peiping, leaving only the two banners of their Han army and the elite Mongolian troops, with a total strength of over 10,000, it was said that they could withstand the Han Dynasty's 50,000-strong army.
Li Guohan was in his early forties, with a short beard under his chin and nose. He muttered: "Our army has been here for too long. It is easy for the Han army to distinguish the true from the false and seize the opportunity to attack. It is better to wait for lunch and leave Xuanhua."
, go to Juyongguan to meet the prince."
Ming'an said: "General Li is overly worried. When did the Han army dare to take the initiative to attack?"
Li Guohan looked at the Mongolian Han and said: "Prince Zheng suffered such a defeat because he thought that the Han army would not leave the city."
Ming'an looked a little worried and said: "Last time, the Han army had 40,000 cavalry. Where did the Xuan government get so many cavalry?"
Li Guohan did not argue that he and others were not the elite of the Qing Dynasty.
Tong Tu Lai frowned, thought for a moment, and said: "If our army withdraws, the Xuanfu will definitely send troops to support us. Now we have to wait until news of victory comes from Beiping."
Ming'an said with a proud look on his face: "Don't worry, two generals, the Han army will never dare to leave the city. They will only dare to hide in the city like a shrunken turtle."
In the past few days, many Mongolian knights under Ming'an were attacking Dushikou and Xuanhua City, and they injured many soldiers of the tribe.
In the afternoon, a small school came quickly and reported: "General, the Han army has left the city!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Li and Tong, who were having lunch, suddenly changed. They looked at each other and said, "Meet the enemy!"
At this moment, the gate of Xuanhua City is open, and in the majestic and tall city gate, many Han elite cavalry are coming like a tide, with flags like a forest, and swords and guns in the dark. Most of the Han troops are wearing red mandarin duck war coats and black armor stomachs, as if
A blazing flame.
At this moment, Li Guohan was standing on top of the camp that had been set up, his eyes glancing towards the Han army that was marching out of the city in the distance, and his heart could not help but be filled with a thick layer of gloom.
Although it was said to be a camp, there was actually no wood on the grassland that could be harvested. Especially outside Xuanhua City, even the scattered trees were cut down by the Han army inside the city to prevent them from being cut down by the enemy invaders.
Tong Tu Lai's face on the side was also a little solemn. Compared with the frontier troops in the past, the Han army in front of him was more serious and solemn in appearance and flags, and most of them were silent.
Without thinking too much, Li Guohan said urgently: "Line up to meet the enemy!"
Following the Qing army's order, the Qing army's cavalry who had cocked their crossbows in the camp began to mount their horses and attack the Han army that was approaching in formation.
A cavalry battle broke out at Shenshi in the afternoon. After entering March, the entire grassland was green and green.
But after the rumble of horses' hooves, trampling grass clippings and soil, looking down from the sky, it was like a torrent of cavalry heading towards the grassland where the camp was set up.
The Qing army barracks outside Xuanhua City did not originally have deep trenches or high walls. Most of them were built using the mules and horse baggage that came with the army. The fortifications were actually somewhat crude.
It can even be said that the Qing army did not expect that the weak Han army would come out of the city to attack.
But they were elites after all. Under the orders of Li Guohan and Tong Tulai, the elites of the Eight Banners of the Han Army and the Mongolian troops got on their horses, held sabers in hand, and charged in formation, without fear.
"kill!"
The Han army was divided into three groups: left, right and center. The center was led by Xie Zaiyiqin, the left wing was led by Pang Shili, and the right wing was led by Jiang Zining.
The three lines of soldiers and horses were shaped like a Chinese character, like three missing arrows, and they charged towards the Jurchen's camp and the cavalry formation.
There was no skill at all, only the charge and penetration of the military formations in the cold weapon era. At this moment, the Han army relied on the fortified city behind them and broke out in an overwhelming formation. It was a confrontation and charge by the cavalry.
At this moment, the Han army was facing south, and the midday sun was coming from the south, so the raised swords and guns were showing off to people's eyes on the horses.
Pang Shili waved a big sword in his hand, swinging it like the wind, impervious to wind and rain, and led his soldiers like sharp swords to charge towards the ranks of the Qing army. Wherever the blade passed, blood mixed with broken limbs were scattered everywhere.
As soon as the Eight Banners of the Han Army under Li Guohan fought against the Beijing Cavalry, they suddenly felt the pressure increase sharply.
Because the entire Beijing camp cavalry had been recuperating in Xuanhua City for more than half a month, just waiting for work and with high morale, they suddenly attacked at this moment, like a tiger coming out of the gate, the offensive was swift and fierce.
Moreover, no matter how timid a person is, they will gain some kind of courage bonus by hiding among the charging soldiers and horses in the midst of a large-scale attack.
Not long after, Li Guohan found that the troops on the left wing were weakening and struggling to hold on under the Han army's offensive. Although he was cheered by the lieutenant generals of the two banners of the Han army, they were crumbling under the continuous attacks of the Han army's abundant troops.
The momentum is still somewhat unstoppable.
At this moment, the fine cavalry of the Han army came out in all directions, divided into three groups, and penetrated the two banners of the Jurchen Han army and the Mongolian cavalry. They divided and surrounded them. The sound of blades clashing was heard, accompanied by the sound of "puff, puff".
However, the two banners of the Jurchen Han army and the Mongolian cavalry almost refused to retreat, so once they collapsed, they would become prey to be slaughtered at will by the other side on the entire grassland.
In fact, the reason why the collapse is terrible is that in addition to the defeated troops fleeing and scattering, with no intention of resisting, the troops after the collapse were divided into hundreds of groups, unable to form an army formation, and the organization was scattered, and they were divided by the opponent's organized cavalry.
strangled.
If the cavalry group can leave the battlefield, it will be an orderly retreat.
After the collapse, the soldiers and horses gathered together, and there were still thousands of people. In fact, there were not that many soldiers who died in the battle.
As night fell, the shouts of killing gradually subsided across the battlefield. As far as the eye could see, blood-stained corpses and broken flags lay scattered on the ground.
The war horses surrounded the corpse and let out several mournful screams, creating a desolate scene.
Li Guohan died in the battle, while Tong Tulai and the second general Ming'an led the three to four thousand remaining defeated generals into two groups and fled toward the northeast. Xie Zaiyi ordered his generals to pursue them one after another under the bright moonlight.
At this moment, Pang Shili looked at Xie Zaiyi who was riding on the horse, his face was stunned, and he said in surprise: "General Xie, we win!"
Xie Zaiyi's face was stained with blood, and he laughed loudly and said: "If you use more to strike less, and wait for work with ease, how can you not win?"
However, this kind of opportunity for a decisive victory on the battlefield was only fleeting. It was not uncommon in the past wars between the Han Dynasty and the grassland. However, as the Qing Dynasty became stronger and the Han Dynasty became weaker, a great victory at this moment seemed rare.
Moreover, based on the timidity of the frontier generals in the past, they did not dare to go out of the city to actively invite battle.
At this moment, the man on the city wall was holding a monocular and looking at the victorious Han army in the distance. His cheeks were unusually flushed with excitement, and his eyes were filled with excitement.
Did you just get a big victory?
Although it was against the Eight Banners of the Jurchen Han Army, it was still a real victory.
It's time to win. The Jurchen soldiers and horses have been besieging Xuanfu for half a month. Now we are defending and waiting for attack, and we are waiting for work. We should win this victory!
While Xie Zaiyi ordered his soldiers to clean up the battlefield, he and Pang Shili returned to Xuanhua City and sent someone to report to Jia Heng, planning to rest for the night and prepare to mobilize troops to Peiping for reinforcements.
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Beiping City, Dusi Yamen
This was originally the rebuilt Dusi Yamen in Peiping and became the official office of the Peking Parallel Camp. The soldiers below were guarding it at the moment, looking alert.
At this moment, it has been three or four days since the Juyong Pass was broken. In just a few days, the Jurchens came down from the south entrance to Changping. Just yesterday, Changping County was broken, and the county magistrate Fu Wenguang died.
At this moment, in the official office, all the generals from the Peking side camp were gathered together in silence, looking at Li Zan, the second assistant to the cabinet of the current dynasty, who was sitting at the top.
Li Zan was sitting behind the commander, also wearing a military uniform. He asked a general below him, "Admiral Kang, how many troops did you bring this time?"
Kang Hong said: "Come back to the pavilion, all the 20,000 cavalry troops in Baoding Prefecture are here."
Baoding has always been an important town to defend Beiping. The Han Dynasty established the Hebei Admiral and General Military Affairs Officer in Baoding.
Li Zan looked down at the soldiers and horses, which were densely packed like ants, with a solemn look on his face, and said: "The two Jurchen armies met in Changping and marched together. There are more than 30,000 soldiers and horses. These are 30,000 Jurchen elites.
, and my capital commander in Peiping originally had 30,000 soldiers and horses, and Jizhen’s troops and horses were sent to support us with 10,000 soldiers and horses, and Admiral Lu’s soldiers and horses are still on the way.”
At this time, Kang Hong said: "Mr. Ge, the Jurchen soldiers and horses should not attack the city. According to past practices, we only need to hold on to the city and wait for the enemy to retreat before pursuing again."
Li Zan glanced at Kang Hong and said, "Don't stick to the old ways. They were unable to do anything in Xuanda University. Now they want to march in the land of Youyan. The offensive must be very fast. Besides, with the important town of Beiping, they can prosper the mountains and rivers."
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Just like in the Liao and Song Dynasties, Youyun could also fall into the hands of the Hulu and serve as a bridgehead to attack the Central Plains Dynasty.
In fact, Huang Taiji really had plans to go to the important town of Beiping and hold on to it.
Li Zan looked at Zou Jing who was standing aside and asked, "Is there any urgent delivery from Marquis Yongning?"
Zou Jing said: "Mr. Ge, for the urgent delivery just now, Marquis Yongning sent a letter."
"Oh?" Li Zan looked slightly surprised. He took a letter from Zou Jing, took out the paint, opened it and read it.
The generals below all looked curiously at Li Zan who was opening the letter, and they all wanted to know what the Pinglu general wrote.
Kang Hong asked: "Mr. Li Ge, what did the general say in the letter?"
Li Zan looked much calmer and said: "The Marquis of Yongning has sent reinforcements to recapture Juyong Pass. Our army will hold firm in Beiping. When the soldiers and horses from various tribes arrive, we can encircle and suppress the Jurchen Jingqi that invaded."
Li Zan said and ordered the officials: "Go and prepare the map."