In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 271 Pushing all the way through

As the saying goes, the three cobblers rival Zhuge Liang. After Dorgon returned, he discussed and analyzed with Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo, Kong Youde, Yue Tuo and others, and they immediately understood Lu Xiangsheng's wishful thinking.

Because after the Chinese army arrives, they will also first choose to deal with the cavalry supporting them on the periphery. After all, the cavalry poses the greatest threat. By then, the cavalry from both sides will definitely frequently break out in fierce conflicts near Beijing.

The difference is only in field battles and defensive battles. What's more, even if the Ming army's cavalry temporarily obeys Dorgon's command, they can break away at any time, and then they will not be able to control it at all.

On the other hand, it is difficult for the [-] Han soldiers and [-] Korean servants to be left under the command of Lu Xiangsheng. Once they are handed over to Lu Xiangsheng, they may really be annexed.

Without the infantry and large battalions, after struggling with the Chinese cavalry, and the nearby states and counties refusing to provide food and grass, the Qing Dynasty's tens of thousands of cavalry would really become vassals of the Ming Dynasty and work for it.

The initiative will be completely lost, and the opportunity to compete for the world will be lost.

After thinking about it, Dorgon felt a chill running down his spine, and he was so angry that he cursed Lu Xiangsheng for being sinister.

"Your Majesty, we don't need to listen to Lu Xiangsheng. Now it is the Ming Dynasty that relies on us to defeat the Chinese army, rather than us begging the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty will go directly to meet Chongzhen tomorrow and propose that both sides must take the initiative to fight the Chinese army in the wild. , otherwise we will retreat directly, then Chongzhen will definitely agree!"

"That's right. We can't be nagging Lu Xiangsheng. Either we fight directly, or we withdraw and let them fight the Chinese army on their own."

After Fan Wencheng finished speaking, all the Eight Banners generals also nodded frequently. In terms of conspiracy and tricks, they could never defeat the Han people, but in terms of direct combat with real swords and guns, the Han people were simply not good enough.

"Okay, I'll make another trip tomorrow and I won't talk nonsense with that Lu Xiangsheng."

Dorgon also clenched his fist. At this time, he also thought clearly. Compared with the Chinese army, the Qing Dynasty lost to the infantry, so what he had to do was to use the Ming army's more than [-] infantry to disrupt the Chinese army's direction. Formation, and then took the opportunity to eliminate the Chinese infantry.

Sure enough, when Dorgon proposed the next day that either the two sides would join forces and directly fight the Chinese army, or he would withdraw his troops back to Liaodong and no longer participate in this war, Chongzhen suddenly panicked.

After all, the two sides still have a chance of winning together. Once Dorgon leads the army away, or directly falls to the Chinese army, then Ming Dynasty will really have no chance at all.

In addition, almost all civil and military officials were in favor of a direct decisive battle with the rebels. In the end, Chongzhen had no choice but to issue an order for Lu Xiangsheng to choose a day to go out to fight without any further delay.

The reason why all the civil and military officials agreed to a decisive battle with the rebels was because they did not want to give Lu Xiangsheng the opportunity to control the military alone for a long time, so they wanted to defeat the Chinese army as soon as possible and then take down Lu Xiangsheng.

Otherwise, after Lu Xiangsheng has firmly controlled the [-] new troops, he may continue to encourage His Majesty to do something in the future, and he will not be able to check and balance even if he wants to do so.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen also had some concerns.

Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to obey the order and gave up his plan to rely on Beijing for a few months.

Five days later, after the Qing Dynasty's 15-strong army arrived in Beijing, the two sides joined forces and marched forty or fifty miles south. They then set up their positions and set up camp to welcome the arrival of the Chinese army.

In addition to the 15 new troops, the Ming army also had three general soldiers, Wu Sangui, Cao Bianjiao, and Gao Jie, and a deputy general soldier, Zhou Yuji. The total number of horses and infantry was also close to 15. Counting the 30 of the Qing army, it was a full [-].

At this moment, it was unfolding fifty miles south of Beijing. The white military tents were overwhelming, and there were so many people and horses that it was impossible to see the end.

The camp covers an area of ​​ten miles in radius. At night, the bonfires lit in the camp look as spectacular as the stars dotted in the sky from a distance.As Namu Zhong arrived with [-] cavalry and more than [-] horses, the Chinese army camp was equally lively, with people shouting and neighing for dozens of miles around.

"Rui Lang, looking at the posture of the Ming and Qing armies, is it possible that they still want to fight us directly? Where did they get the courage?"

Apparently even Namu Zhong believed that the Ming army should rely on the city of Beijing to defend first, rather than rush for a battle.

"I don't know what they are thinking. Anyway, wait a few more days. When the food and grass are sufficient, we can directly press on them in an upright manner. It is useless to let them fight or defend!"

Although Lin Rui was a little puzzled, he was too lazy to think about it anymore. Anyway, at this point, any means or strategies were just a cloud.

If the opponent wants to fight, he will fight. If the opponent wants to defend, he will attack. If the opponent retreats into the city, he will surround him. It's that simple. There is no need to make more complicated considerations.

"I'm really looking forward to it. I can't wait to enter Beijing to see the grandeur of the palace."

Na Muzhong's pretty face was flushed, and she was already a little impatient. Every time she thought that her man was going to unify the entire Han people and the entire prairie, she was so excited that her whole body trembled.

Hai Lanzhu on the side also nodded subconsciously, with a look full of anticipation. It was obvious that the two women were more anxious to move into Beijing than Lin Rui.

However, the mountain road at Zijingguan was too deceptive. Even though it had been renovated last year, it still took nearly 20 young men and women a full seven or eight days to transport [-] pieces of grain and grass.

In the future, Lin Rui does not plan to use horse-drawn carriages to transport grain anymore, but plans to let the young men transport it with carts. Anyway, it is only more than [-] miles from Guangchang to Beijing, and only [-] miles from the mountain camp. inside.

Although the wheelbarrow is slower, the transportation cost is the lowest. Especially for long-distance transportation, it is the most cost-effective except waterway.

Because wheelbarrows are used to transport grain, two big men in one cart can only consume two kilograms of grain rations at most every day, but they can transport two stones of grain at a time. They can cover thirty miles in a day and thousands of miles in a month. The total food consumed was only sixty kilograms, less than one-third of the food transported by itself.

And if carriages were used to transport grain, at least half of the grain would be eaten by people and horses over a distance of thousands of miles. If it rained and the roads were difficult to travel, not even half would be left.

Now, Lin Rui finally understood why in ancient times when marching and fighting, the distance was too far and there were too many people and horses, hundreds of thousands of young men were recruited to transport food long distances in carts instead of using horse-drawn carriages.

After enough food was stored, Lin Rui didn't delay any longer. After leaving a firearms battalion and 20 young men to guard the food and grass, he took 20 horse infantry and the remaining [-] young men, pushing [-] shi of grain along the way. On the official road, they marched towards the north in a mighty manner.

The opponent had [-] to [-] cavalry, and Lin Rui did not dare to be careless, so he directly asked Na Muzhong to lead the [-] cavalry, maintaining a traveling speed of twenty miles every day to prevent the opponent from making surprise attacks.

Originally, Lin Rui planned to control it so that the army would try not to trample the wheat seedlings in the fields, but he found that he couldn't control it at all.

Unless he is willing to extend the team to hundreds of miles from beginning to end, but this is not an ordinary march. Marching such a long team is tantamount to seeking death, so he can only trample all the way.

Except for the wheelbarrows and baggage carriages pushed by young men who took the official road, the rest of the infantry and cavalry walked through the fields on both sides.

The army is so vast that it acts like bulldozers and road rollers wherever it goes.

(End of this chapter)