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Prince Rui Dorgon, as the supreme commander of the Jinzhou army appointed by Emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, naturally did not dare to take the Ming army's attack lightly.

As early as a few days ago, he began to dispatch troops to take precautions. For this reason, he dispatched a large number of Han army banner soldiers from Jinzhou City and sent them to various places along the Daughter River to prevent the Ming army from landing.

The God's Blessing Army, God's Blessing Army, and the Korean Army, which were also good at using firearms, were also sent to the river bank defense line. Only Kong Youde personally led a God's Blessing Army and brought the 36 red cannons newly cast by the Qing army. The main attack position of the Ming army is still stationed in the southwest of Jinzhou City.

Every place on the North Bank of the Daughter River that is suitable for landing, each has a Han army stationed to guard. Dorgon wanted to use their guns to kill the Ming army and horses crossing the river from a long distance.

The soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Eight Banners of Mongolia, except for stationing on the south bank of the Naughty River and the east bank of the Xiaoling River, have also concentrated in the west and south of Jinzhou City.

Dorgon's intentions are obvious, he just wants to use the soldiers and horses of the Han army, Tianyou, Tianyou armies, and the Korean army to consume the Ming army's artillery fire and vigor.

To put it bluntly, Dorgon just wanted to use all the Han and North Korean troops as cannon fodder.

After Hong Chengchou, Governor of Jiliao and Liao Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty led the Liao Ming army to Songshan, the two sides fought several battles, and even though tens of thousands of Ming troops were killed or wounded, the Qing army also suffered a lot of losses.

Regardless of the Eight Banners of Manchuria or the Eight Banners of Mongolia, some warriors were killed or injured. At this point in the battle, none of the banners were intact, including the two Yellow Banners of Manchuria led by Huang Taiji himself.

You must know that for this battle, Huang Taiji convened all the strong men in the country and carried out an unprecedented national mobilization. Military mobilization operations like this have only been done twice in the history of the Qing Dynasty, except this time. Battle".

It was after the thief Li Zicheng broke through the Ming capital and destroyed the Ming court, and Wu Sangui, the Ming commander-in-chief stationed at Shanhaiguan, "borrowed captives to fight against the bandits", the Qing Dynasty carried out the second national mobilization and completed the founding battle of the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop.

Dorgon was very lucky. He personally caught up with the first national mobilization, and he personally ordered the launch of the other national mobilization. At that time, he was unparalleled in the world.

Of course, there is still a huge variable here, and that is the first national mobilization, because the addition of Zhang Cheng, the "Heavenly Killer", seems to have disrupted all the plans of the Qing Dynasty.

It can be said that Zhang Cheng has become the biggest uncertainty in this battle of Jinzhou!
The outcome of this battle has therefore become a suspense, and the future of the Qing Dynasty has also become extremely delicate at this moment.

Many sensitive people have already made preparations in secret. They are very sensitive to Huang Taiji's physical condition, and they secretly speculate about who will inherit Huang Taiji's throne in the future.

In fact, any dynasty is like this. Whenever the first emperor is ill, it is often when the court shows signs of turmoil. How many dynasties have been turbulent like this, and finally disappeared in the long river of history?

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Looking at the map in front of me, the Ming army was in a big battle, and their strength seemed to cover the Naughty River section in the south of Jinzhou.

On the western outskirts of Jinzhou, inside the tent of the Chinese army commander in the Qing army camp, there were crowds of people, almost full of gilded armor, all of which were raised high, with colorful tassels floating on them.

Minister of State and Household Affairs Ying Erdai has not set off for Yizhou yet, so he is also here to discuss military affairs. He stared at the map for a long time, and suddenly frowned, and muttered to himself: " What's wrong?"

Dorgon, Daishan, Jierhalang and others also heard Yingerdai's words, and everyone was moved, so they couldn't help looking at the map carefully.

Ganglin, a scholar of the National Academy of History, looked up at Fan Wencheng, a scholar of the Academy of Secretaries, and saw that he was nodding to him, so he asked Yingerdai softly: "He is in power, can you see what is wrong with him?" wrong?"

Hearing Ganglin's question, Dorgon couldn't help frowning, as if he wanted to hear how Yingerdai would answer.

Ying Erdai's eyes still stayed on the map, he stroked his beard and said: "According to the report from the spies, all the battalions and horses of the Ming army have come out and lined up along the Nuer River, which seems to be a big move.

However, Zhang Cheng's soldiers and horses in the Xuanfu, but there is no movement, this... seems unreasonable? "

He reminded everyone that since the Ming army came to Songshan to aid the Liao Dynasty, the Qing army had suffered many losses under Xuanfu Zhang Cheng, especially the battle at Changling Mountain was the worst.

Both Zhenghuang Banner and Xiangbai Banner of Manchuria were seriously damaged, and even a prince was lost in the hands of Zhang Cheng.

At this moment, in the eyes of the monarchs and ministers of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Cheng and the Xuanfu army have already surpassed Wu Sangui and Cao Bianjiao, becoming the number one enemy in their eyes.

Prince Azige of Wuying County didn't seem to understand why, so he said carelessly: "Isn't Xuanfu Minggou stationed at Huangtuling, confronting Prince Su's Zhenglan Banner?"

Ying Erdai just shook his head lightly, but did not answer Azig's words.

Anyway, the current Azig is already the owner of the Xianglan Banner, not the former Wuying County King, and because of his short temper, no one likes to touch his brow.

Dorgon also shook his head, but he also knew what kind of piss his brother was. If there was a disagreement, he would dare to hate himself.

Therefore, he ignored Azige, but turned around and asked Dai Shandao: "What do you think, Prince Li?"

Daishan was ordered by Huang Taiji to stay on the front line of Jinzhou and assist Dorgon to preside over the battle of Jinzhou with Jierharang. He was very reluctant in his heart.

But the emperor's order was hard to disobey, so he could only follow Huang Taiji's order and stay on the front line of Jinzhou. Seeing Dorgon's inquiry at this moment, he thought for a while and said, "This king thinks that Ying Erdai's doubts are not unreasonable."

Seeing him pointing to the map, Prince Zheng Jierhalang quickly picked up a candlestick and walked up to him to illuminate Daishan, saying: "Old Wang brother, I will hold the lamp for you."

Dai Shan smiled and said: "Prince Zheng is afraid that my old eyes will be dizzy?"

When he said this, Jierharang felt a little embarrassed, so he could only hold the candlestick and illuminate the map without saying a word.

Dai Shan did not continue to entangle, he pointed to the map and continued: "The Ming army has mobilized five or six general soldiers and horses this time. According to the scout report, only a few general soldiers such as Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen have not seen it yet. with.

Even Hong Chengchou's Supervising Biao Battalion and Qiu Minyang's Fubiao Battalion have appeared on the South Bank of the Naughty River. It can be seen that they attach great importance to this battle. Why do they leave the strong army under Xuanfu Zhang Cheng alone to station in Huangtuling? ? "

After all, he was an old man in his sixties, even though he was still in good health, he had reached the age when he should be old, and he had to stop to take a breath after saying a few words.

After a while, Dai Shancai continued: "If the Ming army has no plans in Xiaolinghe, it is completely possible to send other troops to station in Huangtuling to guard against the attack of our Zhenglan Banner. Why leave Zhang Cheng in the Xuanfu alone?" Soldiers and horses?"

Daishan's words really resonated, and when everyone was speculating whether the Ming army was secretly planning to Zhenglan Banner, a burst of "rumbling" artillery sounded into the army tent.

Immediately afterwards, I saw Niu Luzhangjing, a Zhengbai flag, entering the account and reporting, indicating that the army had begun to cross the river.

Dorgon, as if he hadn't heard the report, raised his finger and pointed to the Nuuhe area on the map, and said in a deep voice: "Not necessarily. Most of the Ming army gathered here, and the map must be here.

According to this king, his plan is already very obvious, that is, he wants to seize a position on the north bank of the Daughter River so that the follow-up Ming army can cross the river.

Once his plan succeeds, in order to break the siege of Jinzhou, he only needs to attack Nanguan and join forces with Zu Dashou in the city. "

He continued unhurriedly: "As for Zhang Cheng's troops, they won disastrously after several battles, and they must have lost a lot. At this time, they probably don't have the combat power they had earlier.

What's more, once his men and horses cross the river, the surrounding area of ​​Jinzhou City will be completely flat. This is the time for the iron cavalry and sharp arrows of our Qing warriors to exert their power. "

Until then, Dorgon asked Niu Lu who came to report the military situation, "Where did the Ming army cross the river to attack?"

"Prince Hui Rui, the daughter's river is located in the south of Rufeng Mountain. There are hundreds of ships and wooden rafts attacking northward, and the Han army with red flags is firing artillery."

"Go, tell Wang Shixuan to guard the river bank for this king, and no Ming army is allowed to land on the shore."

"Whoo!"

That Niu Lu left the camp in response, and hurriedly sent an order to go.

Azige didn't like discussing matters here, so he said to Dorgon, "Prince Rui, Minggou has already started crossing the river, and I have to go back to the camp to make preparations."

Dorgon didn't know what was going on in his mind, he just nodded to him lightly and didn't say much.

After Azige left, Jierhalang also said to Dorgon: "Prince Rui, I should also go ahead and see where the Ming army is attacking."

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Shuangzi Mountain is located on the south bank of the Naughty River. It is less than two miles away from the Naughty River in the north. To the southeast is the Rufeng Mountain area that spreads for more than [-] miles from east to west.

Shuangzi Mountain is named after two raised hilltops. These two hills are actually not very high or big, but their terrain is very important.

From then on, go westward for more than ten miles, and you will find Baimiaobao, and on the Nuerhe River to the north of Shuangzi Mountain, there used to be a wooden bridge, but it was demolished by the Qing army.

Therefore, the mountain road between Shuangzi Mountain and Rufeng Mountain is actually one of the roads from Songshan to Jinzhou City.

Rufeng Mountain has always been a natural barrier to protect Jinzhou City, and it is also the commanding height for foreign enemies to attack Jinzhou. There are a series of fortifications such as piers and abutments.

Although Twin Mountain is not as important as Rufeng Mountain, there is also a pier built on each of its two hills to protect the road leading to Jinzhou below the mountain.

At this time, soldiers and horses of the Manchurian Xianglan Banner were stationed at Shuangzi Mountain, and the chief general was Gushan Erzhen Beledudu of the Xianglan Banner.

He was with Prince Rui Dorgon at the northern foot of Shimen Mountain, and had a great battle with the Ming army. Although Cao Bianjiao, the fierce general of the Ming Dynasty, broke into the battle for a while, he was not in any danger.

Since then, they have been suppressing the Ming army, and even forced the Ming army back to Rufeng Mountain and Shimen Mountain, defending against danger.

But at this time, the news of the defeat on the western front came back. In order to stabilize the situation, he had to shrink back and retreated all the way to Shuangzi Mountain, and Prince Zheng Jierhalang was recalled to Baimiaobao by Huang Taiji.

Then came the news that Huang Taiji wanted to return to Shengjing. Just when Dorgon and Du Du were full of suspicion, the emperor ordered Dorgon to go to Baimiaobao to obey the order, and the two guessed that the rumors came true.

Sure enough, as soon as Dorgon arrived at Baimiaobao, he was ordered in a critical situation. As the supreme commander of the Qing army on the front line of Jinzhou, he temporarily replaced Huang Taiji in command of the Jinzhou war.

In fact, Dorgon was also unwilling to accept this hot potato at this moment, because after the defeat on the Western Front, the Qing army was temporarily unable to make further progress, and the war between the two sides inevitably entered a stalemate.

At this time, if he takes over the commanding power, if he loses the battle, he will most likely become Huang Taiji's scapegoat. Even in a tie, he will be punished for laboring and spending money.

But Dorgon didn't have the guts to refuse Huang Taiji's order, because if he did that, Huang Taiji might find a reason to punish him immediately.

Therefore, after Dorgon took over the order, he judged the situation and immediately transferred all the Qing troops of the Zhengbai Banner back to Baimiaobao, leaving only Du Du to lead a soldier and horse of the Xianglan Banner, and continued to station at Shuangzi Mountain to monitor the movements of the Ming army.

And Du Du was complaining at this time, Dorgon transferred back his Zhengbaiqi soldiers and horses, but left himself here to drink the northwest wind, but he could only think about it in his heart.

For Dorgon, Du Du felt a trace of fear from the bottom of his heart.

What's more, now that the news from all sides is coming, it is said that Huang Taiji has suffered from epistaxis again due to overwork, and has several liters of nosebleeds every day. I don't know how long he can live?

If something happens to Huang Taiji, no one can guarantee who the next emperor will be. Du Du is just a Baylor, how dare he disobey Dorgon at this critical moment!

In today's Qing Dynasty, apart from the emperor Huang Taiji, Prince Li Daishan is the oldest and one of the most powerful princes, but he is old after all, and several capable sons are no longer alive. .

But Dorgon is different. He is not only smart and wise, but also cunning and deceitful. Far stronger than Jierhalang.

Don't look at Du Du's usual use of force, it seems that he is careless and not very good at talking, but he can see clearly the strength of each person.

Therefore, under the circumstances of uncertainty about the future, Daishan, Dorgon, and Jierhalang did not dare to offend, and even Prince Su Hauge, who was most likely to inherit the throne, did not dare to offend a little.

However, at this time Du Du was standing on the Twin Mountains, staring at the east wilderness in a daze.

There was a thunderous sound of hoofbeats, and he looked into the distance, only to see billows of smoke and dust appearing between the sky and the earth, and gradually he could barely see clearly, a patch of red rushed out of the billowing smoke and dust.

"This is... the cavalry of the Ming army?"