Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 619 Hong Chengchou Was Scared of Being Beaten
At the same time, in the lobby of the Jinghai County Government.

Hong Chengchou was staring at the list in front of him in a daze.

Lost 200 red-clothed cannons, more than 6000 self-generated firecrackers, more than 4200 people from the Eight Banners Han Army, more than 2100 Green Battalion soldiers, and more than 20000 catties of gunpowder...

There is still a long series of numbers behind, and Hong Chengchou no longer wants to look down.

This loss really made Hong Chengchou feel shocking and terrible.

Before last night, Hong Chengchou actually looked down on Yan Yingyuan a little bit.

If you use one sentence to describe it, there is no hero in the world who made Zhuzi famous.

Hong Chengchou was more willing to believe that Yan Yingyuan was just lucky and did not meet a real famous general.

In Hong Chengchou's opinion, Duoduo and Daishan are not famous generals at all, they are just two reckless men with the same soldiers. Hong Chengchou claims that he can defeat Duoduo and his like, let alone Daishan.

As for Dorgon, Hong Chengchou only admitted that he was a master of politics.

In terms of military accomplishments, Hong Chengchou didn't think much of Dorgon to be honest.

As far as the military is concerned, there is only one person Hong Chengchou really admires, and that person is Huang Taiji.

So before the fight, Hong Chengchou was still very confident. He felt that defeating Yan Yingyuan and cutting off the Ming army's food road were nothing more than a piece of cake, and it didn't take much effort at all.

After all, the Qing army had 10,000+ troops, while the Ming army had only [-] people.

In terms of firepower, the two sides are even more disparate, and there is no comparison at all.

However, after a fight last night, Hong Chengchou realized that he was no match at all.

His painstaking and well-designed tricks to lure the tiger away from the mountain and make a fool of himself were seen through by people at a glance, and they didn't work at all.

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but sighed again.

At this time, Hong Chengchou could finally understand Zhou Yu's mood in the popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Since Hong was born, how could Yan be born?Losing to Huang Taiji is not enough, but he also needs to lose to Yan Yingyuan?

Hong Chengchou sat there sighing, and the expression on Hou Fangyu's face was also uncertain.

Hou Fangyu actually wanted to satirize Hong Chengchou a few words, weren't you pretty awesome at first?What else did Yan Yingyuan's trick of trying to capture play a big role, but why did he lose in the end in a daze?
But seeing Hong Chengchou sighing at this time, Hou Fangyu couldn't bear it.

More importantly, Hou Fangyu was worried that Hong Chengchou would lose confidence, and Hong Chengchou could not lose confidence.

The master also pointed at Hong Chengchou to cut off the Ming army's food road, and he and the entire Hou family in Guide pointed to the Qing Dynasty's victory in this war of annihilating the country, and he wanted Chongzhen to kneel at his feet and beg for mercy!

All of this must be achieved by winning this war of annihilation.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou can't lose confidence, he must cheer up and continue to compete with the Ming army.

At that moment Hou Fangyu persuaded: "Hongbutang, winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs. It was only a small defeat last night, which is nothing to worry about. We will learn our lessons and win back next time."

"Not worth mentioning?" Hong Chengchou smiled wryly.

"There are a total of 500 red cannons, and 200 of them were lost at one time. Isn't that worth mentioning?"

Speaking of the 200 cannons in red, Hong Chengchou was heartbroken and terrified.

I don't know how angry Dorgon will be when the news of defeat spreads to Beijing?Will he be held accountable?
Hou Fangyu almost choked to death when he heard the words, I just want to comfort you, your surname Hong is ungrateful, but you actually turned against me?You still have the face to run on me?
Last night's defeat was not my command.

Fortunately, Hong Chengchou quickly realized his gaffe.

"Hou Canjun, the main hall is a bit out of order, please forgive me."

"Not in the way." Hou Fangyu said without any expression on his face, "Hongbutang, I have a humble opinion, and it may be possible to cut off the Ming army's supply route."

Hong Chengchou immediately asked for advice humbly: "I also ask Hou Canjun to give me advice."

"I don't dare to teach you." Hou Fangyu snorted, "I think so, Yan Yingyuan is really hard to chew, so let's not chew him at all, and pick the soft persimmons first."

"Avoiding the real and attacking the false is also a wise move."

Hong Chengchou was not stingy at all with flattering words, and he did not hesitate to flatter Hou Fangyu, because he was afraid that Hou Fangyu would force him to continue beating Chen Guantun and then Yan Yingyuan as a member of the army.

Hong Chengchou really has no confidence in fighting Chen Guantun again.

He felt that if he fought again, there was a high probability that he would lose.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were many civil servants who knew soldiers. Hong Chengchou's military attainments were not top-notch, but this guy had an advantage that no one could match, that is, he was very self-aware.

Hong Chengchou has a clear understanding of his abilities.

In the Songjin War, Hong Chengchou knew that he would not be able to defeat the Qing army as soon as he came into contact with the Qing army, because the Ming army was at a disadvantage in most aspects. The most important thing is that Jiannu is united from top to bottom, unlike the eccentric monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty and party strife.

Daming's only chance is to kill Jiannu alive.

So after walking to Ningyuan, Hong Chengchou decided not to go any further.

Regrettably, political enemies and Chongzhen Fei forced him to send troops to Jinzhou, and sent a military doctor and a military chief to Ningyuan to supervise the battle with the emperor's oral order.

Hong Chengchou had no choice but to send troops.

In the end, one soldier was defeated and captured.

Through the battle last night, Hong Chengchou found that the Qing army really couldn't beat the Ming army.

Hong Chengchou couldn't tell exactly how the Qing army was inferior to the Ming army, but his intuition told him that the fighting power of the Ming army was indeed far superior to that of the Qing army.

If it is a defensive war, the Qing army can barely fight the Ming army.

However, the chances of winning in a field battle are slim, and if the Qing army is allowed to attack the strong city defended by the Ming army, even if the Qing army has an absolute advantage in strength and firearms, there is no chance of winning, such as last night.

Hong Chengchou's intuition is very accurate. The fighting power of the Ming army has indeed far exceeded that of the Qing army, and it has crushed the Qing army from multiple dimensions.

In terms of firearms, the firearms of the Ming army have the advantages of standardization, technical performance and logistical support, which are a full generation ahead of the firearms of the Qing army. To give a simple example, the ammunition of the Ming army can be used universally, so the logistical support is very easy. Just transport boxes of ammunition up and distribute them one by one.

However, the ammunition of the Qing army was not universal. The ammunition for each cannon and even each flintlock had to be prepared separately, which greatly reduced the error tolerance rate of logistics. If you are not careful, if you make a mistake, it will easily cause the bomb to jam and explode.

At the institutional level, the Ming army has a large number of grassroots officers who have received modern military academy education and have a deep and advanced understanding of firearms warfare. However, the Qing army is still a typical army with cold weapons. Most of the grassroots officers are illiterate. Only the simplest commands can be executed, and slightly more complicated commands will be blinded.

Not to mention the tactical aspect, the Ming army has entered the real firearms era, but the Qing army is at best a semi-firearms army, that is, the weapons have been replaced with firearms, but the military reform has not yet been completed in terms of tactics. application still has a long way to go.

To give the simplest example, the use of landmines.

The use of landmines by the Ming army has evolved to a series of mines, which is almost at the level of mine warfare in the War of Resistance Against Japan. When camping in the field, laying landmines in the outer trenches has become a routine operation.

However, the use of landmines by the Qing army was rare and rigid.

It is precisely because of this that Chongzhen dared to attack Beijing directly by land.

Because of such confidence, traveling by land is not considered a risk.

That's why I say that Hong Chengchou is really self-aware.

He has been keenly aware that the Qing army really cannot defeat the Ming army.

Moreover, he also found that Yan Yingyuan's military attainments were far superior to his.

It's a bit embarrassing to say, but Hong Chengchou really scared Yan Yingyuan. Although he had far more troops than Yan Yingyuan, Yan Yingyuan also had the advantage of defending the city, so he really couldn't beat him.

So Hong Chengchou was particularly afraid that Hou Fangyu would force him to fight.

Now Hou Fangyu offered not to fight Chen Guantun,
Hong Chengchou was naturally overjoyed and flattered wildly.

At that moment, Hong Chengchou asked again: "Does Hou Canjun mean to attack the weakness of the Ming army?"

"To be more precise, it is to attack the weakness of the Ming army's grain road." Hou Fangyu continued, "The weakness of the Ming army's grain road is the land route from Chenguantun to Dagukou!"

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou immediately frowned again.

"Hou Canjun, you mean to capture the 11 Ming army camps in the middle?"

"No no, Hong Butang, you misunderstood." Hou Fangyu said again, "It is not easy to capture the 11 camps in the middle, because you have to use red cannons, and even if you capture these 11 camps, it is useless, because The Ming army will definitely mobilize heavy troops to launch a counterattack, will my Qing soldiers save us?"

"If you don't save them, the camp will inevitably be taken away by the Ming army."

"If it is saved, the two sides will increase their troops one by one, and eventually it will become a field battle."

After a pause, he continued, "And field battles are something our Qing soldiers try to avoid."

"Not to seize the camp?" Hong Chengchou asked again, "Then Hou Canjun, what do you mean?"

"It's enough for the cavalry to harass." Hou Fangyu pointed to the sand table in front of him and said, "All the 4 Mongolian cavalry from the Eight Banners can be sent out and divided into teams of thousands or even hundreds of people to sweep back and forth between Dagukou and Chenguantun. The transportation of grain, grass, and military supplies between the various camps will not cut off the Ming army's food roads?"

"I'm afraid this matter will not be easy." Hong Chengchou said with a frown, "Divide Eight Banners Mongolia with a thousand-man team to attack the Ming army's food transport team. The Ming army only needs to send an infantry battalion of more than a thousand people to escort it."

"Then increase the number of troops and make a team of [-] cavalry!" Hou Fangyu said decisively.

"If the Ming army also increases the escort force, what can we do?" Hong Chengchou spread his hands.

Hong Chengchou's worries are justified, and the Eight Banners Mongolia can certainly send cavalry to harass.

But the Ming army can also send infantry to protect it, so the situation has become a field battle again?

(End of this chapter)