Chapter 69: Three Strategies in the Central Plains (Part 2)
Hong Chengchou sighed secretly, knowing that this plan was rejected by Dorgon, so he said: "Abandon the Xuzhou, retreat to Guide, take Daming, Kaifeng and Luoyang as the core, and fight the Chinese army to the death in the Central Plains. This is still a bad strategy. If you win, you can protect the Central Plains. The world will be divided into north and south. If you lose..." Hong Chengchou paused and did not continue.
Of course Dorgon knew what Hong Chengchou meant. If the Central Plains were defeated, the Qing Dynasty would naturally face the danger of national destruction. Of course, Hong Chengchou could not say this, but this plan was indeed consistent with Dorgon's wishes, because now The Qing army gathered more than 500,000 troops in the Central Plains, of which the new army also exceeded 60,000 troops. Wu Sangui from Sichuan also sent troops to participate, and both Japan and North Korea also promised to send troops. "(So Dorgon believes that With the current strength of the Qing army, he was fully capable of fighting against the Chinese army on the battlefield of the Central Plains. Moreover, Dorgon's strategic thinking still remained within the traditional scope, advocating that he would not give up on a city and a land, and would fight for an inch of land.
In addition, Dorgon may not be unaware that although the Qing court had the power to win in the battle of the Central Plains, the chance of winning would never be higher than that of the Chinese army. If he retreated outside the pass or gave up the Central Plains, he could at least last for a period of time. But Dorgon still gave up Hong Chengchou's two upper and middle strategies, and he had unscrupulous difficulties.
It has been more than six years since the Qing court entered the pass, and at this time he has regarded himself as the ruler of the world. Moreover, the Manchus outside the pass have basically moved to Beijing and surrounding areas to live. After several years of enclosure, After the recharge, almost all the Eight Banners nobles established their own industries in Beijing and surrounding areas, and they expanded several times or dozens of times than their own industries outside the pass. Many people even checked the industries outside the pass. After selling it, it is all used to purchase land in Beijing and surrounding areas. Therefore, it is so disappointing to return to the customs. Then all the industries that have been hard-working in recent years will be wasted. Therefore, it is not possible to do so. The Eight Banners nobles would not be willing to retreat outside the pass.
Of course, with Dorgon's current power and status, he could force the Qing court to retreat outside the pass or give up the Central Plains, but in this way, Dorgon would inevitably lose the support of most of the Eight Banner nobles and would The Qing court completely lost its foothold, in essence, the current Qing court was still tribal politics. Dorgon was in power, but he had to be supported and supported by most of the Eight Banner nobles in order to maintain his own Power. Although after two defeats in the Southern Expedition, due to the Beijing riots and frequent raising flags in the north, Dorgon's reputation in the Qing court had declined a lot, and many of them had supported them before. The Eight Banners nobles of the Eight Banners were all very questioned and dissatisfied with him. However, Dorgon did a very good job in safeguarding the interests of the Eight Banners; and secondly, the people who could threaten Dorgon had been punished by him. No one in the Qing court can challenge Dorgon's status for the time being; thirdly, the current situation is critical, and only Dorgon can avoid forcing the situation, so the Eight Banners nobles have to still obey Dorgon's orders Even though Dorgon had resigned after he had complained about illness, he had to invite him out in the end and let him stand in front of him to shelter the Qing Dynasty from the wind and rain.
Therefore, Dorgon was also very clear that he had no way out at all. Once he lost power, he would never have a good end. After all, over the years, he has offended many people, and there are some speculators, who may not let go
This opportunity to take advantage of the situation, so Dorgon had no other choice this time, and could only fight to the death with the Chinese army in the Central Plains.
Before deciding to go to war, Dorgon also made a mental preparation. If he wins by chance this time, he can not only save the Qing Dynasty, but also maintain his position. If he loses, he will simply die on the battlefield.
It can be said that he fulfilled his loyalty for the Qing Dynasty, and it would be better than returning to the court and being forced to die. As for what to do after his death, he couldn't control it.
Of course, Hong Chengchou was difficult to understand his thoughts, and Dorgon could not explain them clearly to Hong Chengchou, so he had to vaguely deny the best and the middle strategies and directly choose the worst.
However, even if you choose the worst, you need to give up Xuzhou first. Dorgon was able to accept this. Although Xuzhou is a strategic location, it is now hanging out and surrounded by the Chinese army on three sides. Therefore, even if you want to
The Central Plains region fought a decisive battle with the Chinese army. It was obviously realistic to defend Xuzhou. On the contrary, abandon Xuzhou and retreat to Guide and Daming Mansion. It can also shrink the front line, making the gap between the armies smaller, and also help the Qing Dynasty.
With the advantage of numerous troops, we look for appropriate fighter opportunities and fight the Chinese army to a decisive battle.
In addition, Xuzhou is just a city after all, and of course it is far from being compared with the Central Plains. Even the capital is in comparison, even if it is abandoned, it will not cause much reaction. Therefore, Dorgon also decided to abandon Xuzhou as the war in the Central Plains.
start.
Although the major strategic plan was decided, it did not mean that Xuzhou would be abandoned immediately. First of all, it was because the two sides were not in a state of war, but were preparing for the pre-war period. At the same time, the Qing army and several groups of people were all
I didn't arrive at the battlefield, so I still needed to hold on in Xuzhou for a while.
In addition, Xuzhou is also a military center after all. If you rashly do not fight and abandon it, it will easily dampen the morale of the entire army. Moreover, other generals may also develop the desire to avoid war. If you can give up Xuzhou, you will of course give up other places.
If there is a chain reaction, all the people retreat without fighting and are defeated in an overall situation, that would be bad.
Therefore, Dorgon did not dare to make this decision easily. Instead, he recruited Prince Zheng Jiergalang, Prince Chengze Shuosai, Prince Duluo Wakeda, Ye Chen, Yibaitu, and Luotuo who accompanied the army.
Azignikan and others discussed together and gave up Xuzhou's plan.
Sure enough, when Dorgon proposed to give up, he immediately encountered opposition from many people. After all, he gave up Xuzhou without even being beaten. It was too unreasonable.
Prince Chengze Shuose firmly advocated that he should not give up his inch of land and must stick to Xuzhou and fight with the Chinese military to the end. As a result, Shuose did not deny the fact that Xuzhou was surrounded on three sides, but his claim was that he should
Xuzhou sent more troops, with Xuzhou as the core, launched an attack on the Chinese army, and relieved the crisis of Xuzhou being surrounded on three sides.
Of course, ShuoSai's proposal is not unreasonable in terms of military tactics, and it is also more proactive. On the other hand, although Xuzhou is surrounded by the Chinese army on three sides, it is not at a precarious point. There are Pizhou, Suqian and south on the east.
There are Suzhou, Xiaoxian, Peixian and Fengxian to the north, and there is actually a considerable area. Moreover, since the failure of the southern expedition, Qingting has been strengthening Xuzhou's defense and building a large number of fortifications. Therefore, if
Strengthening Xuzhou's troops does not mean that it is impossible to defend Xuzhou. However, this means pushing the Qing army's front forward and fighting the Chinese army to the death in the Xuzhou area.
Of course, in Xuzhou, the decisive battle with the Chinese army was because the front line was too long and the enemy was attacked from three sides, which was obviously more unfavorable to the Qing army. But if it were a few years ago, the Qing army might be able to fight against the Ming army, the Qing army might be able to do so.
Relying on his strong combat effectiveness to win, but facing the Chinese army, except Shuosai, neither Dorgon nor others believed that the Qing army and the Chinese army would win the decisive battle in Xuzhou.
Prince Zheng Jiergalang believes that Xuzhou is a strategic location. Although the current situation is something that must be abandoned, if you give up like this, it will be easy to dampen the morale of the army. At least you should resist in Xuzhou and hold on for a few days.
Retreat, this is reasonable. Moreover, the Qing court operated in Xuzhou for two years, and the city defense was very strong. In addition, the Luke Dehun tribe had a new army brave camp, so it could hold on for a few days in Xuzhou. If you can guard the rules, you cannot guard it.
If Xuzhou's defense can be used to cause certain damage to the Chinese army, it would be even better. The Qing court could dispatch several more troops to rescue Xuzhou and attack the defenders inside and outside, and maybe they could still be obtained.
A great victory.
Jirgalang's opinion was agreed by most people. It is better to retreat in Xuzhou for a few days than to retreat without fighting. As a result, the results achieved and the damage caused to the Chinese army are great.
Xiao, what did the Qing court say?
Dorgon also tends to be this plan, but Hong Chengchou is a little worried. Jirgalang's plan is good in theory, but it will not be so short when it is actually applied. Hong Chengchou and the Chinese army have many battles.
Second, he has been studying the tactics of the Chinese Army over the past two years, and knows that if the Chinese Army launches an attack on Xuzhou, it will definitely be an all-round attack. It will not be easy for the Xuzhou defenders to retreat.
Ji Harang believed that he would send troops to rescue Xuzhou and attack inside and outside, but he did not know that the Chinese army was better at besieging the city and attacking aid. It is hard to say who would be more beneficial to such a combat model.
At this time, Duro County Prince Wakda spoke and believed that Xuzhou was the defense zone of Luke Dehun, so it is best to seek Luke Dehun's opinions first.
Others' opinions are based on their own standpoint. No one has ever thought about the opinions of Xuzhou. Bi Jing is not stationed in Xuzhou. Wakda and Luke Dehun are cousins.
They are all Daishan's grandsons, so they have to think about their cousins.
His speech was not unreasonable, because as the commander of Xuzhou's front line, Luke Dehun had the most say in his understanding of Xuzhou's situation. Should he stick to Xuzhou or give up Xuzhou?
Give up Xuzhou and hold on for a while before evacuating, Luke Dehun's opinion cannot be ignored. Moreover, the battle has not yet begun and there is still time to arrange it, so Dorgon immediately ordered to recruit Luke Dehun to Kaifeng to discuss Xuzhou