1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 577 The Great War Begins ([-])

January 1646, 10, Shandong, Jinan.

Duoduo stared gloomyly at the many Manchu and Han Eight Banners generals in the hall, and let them discuss how to attack Denglai and destroy the abominable Yongchu small court.

Half a month ago, when Duoduo sat in Hangzhou and commanded various armies to attack Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi, he was so high-spirited and full of ambition.Although, it was the very lucky Luck Dehun (grandson of Daishan) who destroyed the Hongguang court in Nanjing, and was named king of Doro Shuncheng for this reason.But Duoduo didn't care at all. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that if Duoduo hadn't conquered Jianghuai and Yangzhou and laid the foundation for our victory in the Qing Dynasty, how could Luke Dehun take a big advantage.

Although Zheng Zhilong in Fujian couldn't get it right for a while, and the terrain in Fujian is rugged, and it's all high mountains and ridges, which is not conducive to our Eight Banners army's intrusion.But Duduo is still confident in conquering Fujian in the end.Hong Chengchou of Nanjing proposed a strategy. Since Zheng Zhilong was unwilling to surrender to our Qing Dynasty, he could contact other members of Zheng Zhilong's forces. There would always be "pragmatic" people who dared not compete with our Qing Dynasty and surrendered voluntarily.

You know, Hong Chengchou, a Han man, is not very good at fighting, but he is good at thinking about people's hearts.Through the capture of Zheng Zhilong's brother Zheng Hongkui, the Qing army has basically figured out some basic conditions in Fujian.

Although Zheng Zhilong has tens of thousands of soldiers, thousands of boats at sea, and tens of millions of taels of silver in his hands, his core strength is only ten thousand people, and it has only been developed in the past ten years of.The rest are all the sea merchants and pirate partners who did business with him at sea back then.Since their hearts are not in harmony, it will naturally provide us with more room for manipulation.

That Zheng Zhilong didn't want to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, not because he was so loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but because he wanted to take advantage of the change of dynasty to seek a separatist regime in the southeast and establish himself as a king.It's ridiculous to think about it. These Han people, when the court is in peril and the country is in danger, will try their best to seek personal gain for themselves.Well, I remember that a well-educated Bao Yi said a more philosophical sentence, as if all the skin is gone, how can the hair attached to it be preserved!
Just when the Boluo organization in Hengzhou made some progress in infiltrating into Fujian and luring other members of Zheng Zhilong's forces to surrender, Beijing suddenly issued an order to let Duoduo lead the main force of the Eight Banners to quickly go north to Shandong to attack the small court of Denglai Yongchu.

Doduo was astonished, with a puzzled look on his face.When we set off from Beijing, didn't the regent say that Denglai should be isolated first and ignored for the time being.After destroying Jiangnan, Fujian, and Huguang, will we go back and deal with the little court of Yongchu?The land of Denglai, backed by the sea, and with the help of the Qi Kingdom, a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, is really difficult to fight. If one is not careful, it will lose soldiers and horses, and it will also break the morale of my Qing army.

When the envoy of Xuanzhao quietly informed Duo Duo that more than 20 days ago, the small imperial court of Nadenglai Yongchu and the Qi State raided Liaodong and captured Shengjing. Several big fires burned Shengjing, Liaoyang and other big cities.

Duoduo was stunned when he heard the words.What's the situation? My Qing Dynasty occupied the north, attacked and plundered the south of the Yangtze River, and beat all the forces in the Ming Dynasty to their heads. Why did someone steal their home suddenly!
After being shocked, it was followed by raging anger. This small Yongchu imperial court in Denglai, as well as that disgusting small vassal state - Qi State, must be given the most severe punishment.

Duoduo immediately ordered that all the main forces of the Eight Banners and Han troops stationed in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Nanzhili, except Li Chengdong's troops who had already penetrated into northern Guangdong to continue their offensive, go northward.As for the occupied places, they were all handed over to the surrendered army for garrison, supplemented by a small number of Eight Banners troops for surveillance.

When passing through Nanjing, Hong Chengchou, a scholar of the Southern Governor of Military Affairs University, tried his best to persuade Doduo not to retreat northward for the time being, but to exert continuous military pressure on Fujian and Guangdong. There will also be repetitions in Huguang and other places.

In this regard, Hong Chengchou claimed that he had written to the regent to persuade him to change his will.You must know that the lands of Denglai and Shandong have been dilapidated after repeated separatist battles. In addition, the terrain of the peninsula is not conducive to the deployment of the army, and the opponent has the advantage of boats and ships. It may be difficult to win quickly.

How could Duoduo listen to Hong Chengchou's dissuasion, and after repelling him, he stayed in Nanjing for a day, and then supervised the army all the way north, crossed the Yangtze River, crossed the Huai River, and arrived in Jinan.

Today, in Jining, Tai'an, Jinan, Qingzhou and other places, more than 12 cavalry from each of the Eight Banners have gathered. The Qing army in Shandong and the reinforcements from Beijing went south, with a total of more than [-] soldiers and horses, and the momentum was huge.

In today's military discussion, many generals have offered their words and suggestions. Some said that our Qing army is so powerful that we might as well divide our troops and attack Denglai. Taking advantage of the enemy, we should gather the superior forces of our Qing Dynasty, and with a majestic formation and the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, we should go all the way to Denglai.

"Prince Yu, our army has gathered in Shandong, forming an overwhelming momentum against Denglai. However, Shandong is too damaged to support such a large army for a long time. Therefore, our army should make a quick decision to break into the heart of Denglai in the shortest possible time. Kill the puppet emperor of Yongchu and slaughter Denglaiming army." Han Dai said solemnly: "In addition, Denglai's terrain is narrow and scattered with mountains, which is not conducive to our army's deployment. Therefore, we divided our troops into two groups, from the north to the south. into Dunley in this direction."

Duoduo nodded, noncommittal, and looked at Boluo (the third son of Abate).

"Han Dai's words are old-fashioned words. To attack Denglai, we should divide our troops into Denglai in two ways." Bo Luo said, "But when our army from the south reaches Jimo, we might as well divide up another way and attack in the middle. Laiyang and Qixia went straight to Penglai; attacked Rushan and Wendeng on the south road, arrived at Ninghai Prefecture (now Muping County, Weihai, Shandong), and plundered the rear of Dengzhou. Denglai has few troops, so we must not divide our troops to block it. In this way, in addition to attacking Laizhou, Huang County (now Longshan City) can finally join forces with the Central Route Army to attack Penglai."

"Prince Yu, when our army attacks Denglai, we must be careful that the Denglai navy raids the grain road behind me." Li Sutai (the second son of Li Yongfang) reminded softly.

Hearing this, Duoduo glared at Li Shitai, you think everyone is like that Hauge and Tulai, they only focus on rushing forward, but neglect to guard against the rear road, and are taken advantage of by the enemy, so that they are defeated. It was so embarrassing.

"Boluo, you lead the South Road and restrain all the generals under your command. According to the strategy you proposed, go out of Jining, attack Linyi, sweep Juzhou and Jiaozhou, and then attack Laiyang. Zhang Tianfu, Li Qifeng, and Hao Xiaozhong will follow."

"Luck Dehun, after attacking Jimo with Boluo, divide your troops to plunder Rushan and Wendeng, and take the rear route of Denglai."

"Han Dai, you lead the front army, go out of Qingzhou, attack Changle and Weixian (now Weifang City), and push into Yexian County. Ma Degong, Yang Chengzu and other troops will follow."

"Baeyintu, after conquering Changle, led a light army to attack Pingdu Prefecture, then passed through Laiyang, attacked Zhaoyuan, and cut off the back of Laizhou."

"Li Suitai is responsible for maintaining the supply of grain roads on the North Road, and Chen Tai (grandson of E Yidu, the five founding ministers of the early Qing Dynasty) is responsible for the supply of grain roads on the South Road. It is necessary to ensure the supply of food and grass for the frontline army."

"Governor Ding Wensheng, governor of Shandong Province, collected grain and grass from all over the country, and strictly guarded Jinan, Binzhou, Jining, Tai'an and other counties to maintain local Suining. The army of the king's governor was behind, and he left Jinan and attacked Denglai from the North Road." Duoduo said coldly. Looking at the many Manchu and Han generals in the hall, he said murderously: "All the generals must go forward with all their strength. They must not shrink back and avoid the battle, and they must not retreat in front of the battle. If there are people who are not effective in fighting and are trying to survive, they will not be forgiven!"

"Denglai Yongchu's puppet dynasty, rebellious and unruly, tried to rely on a corner of the land to resist our Qing Dynasty's attack, overestimated its capabilities, and..., and repeatedly provoked our Qing Dynasty's power, it must be severely punished. The attack on Denglai Except for those who take the initiative to surrender the city, they will be spared death, and the rest will be slaughtered. The strongholds in the big cities and small counties that have been broken, let the ministries do their work. Break Laizhou, occupy Dengzhou, and do Yangzhou's sake!"

After hearing this, many generals of the Eight Banners in the hall, their eyes lit up immediately. "For the sake of Yangzhou", that is to capture the land of Denglai, at least ten days without sealing the sword. Although Denglai is not as rich as Yangzhou, there are dozens of prefectures and counties at any rate, with a population of several million. No matter what, they can rob a lot of gold and silver. .Not to mention, the Denglaiming army also boldly attacked Liaodong, almost looting Shengjing, Liaoyang, Anshan, Haizhou and other places.Now, when my Heavenly Soldiers of the Qing Dynasty arrive, I must take those things back.

And many generals of the Han army below were terrified when they heard Duoduo actually said that they would slaughter all the soldiers and civilians in Denglai prefectures and counties.If the words of this story are spread, then Denglai will try his best to fight the Qing Dynasty to the death.

(End of this chapter)