Ming politicians

The attack on the vanguard made Duduo a little confused. Although the vanguard of more than 200 people was dominated by the Han army, its combat effectiveness could only be said to be average, but less than [-] people escaped back, which shows that the opponent's combat effectiveness is not average. Yes, and there are a lot of people.After many expeditions, Doduo remained calm. He inquired about the situation carefully, and the answer he got surprised him even more. The sergeant who fled back said that the opponent was very powerful. They were so big that they had almost no power to fight back, and the opponents were all cavalry, and no infantry was seen.

After receiving such news, Duoduo began to think, and the army temporarily stopped moving forward.

Duoduo needs to think about two problems, one is a big problem and the other is a small problem.

The big question is, did the vanguard meet the main force of the Jiangning battalion? Could it be that Haizhou was the place where the main force of the Jiangning battalion launched its attack? Liaodong is not the main direction of attack. Deployment, there is a problem. The soldiers of the Qing Dynasty launched an attack from the direction of Fuzhou, and they may suffer heavy losses.

The small problem is that the vanguard suffered heavy losses and was almost wiped out. Should we report to Jierhalang and then make corresponding adjustments to the previous deployment, that is to say, change the previous deployment in Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou? , focusing on defense.

Doduo was not reconciled, so he called the withdrawn sergeant again and asked him carefully.

This time, there was a problem with the questioning. The several sergeants who were called gave different answers. Some said that the opponent did not know how many troops there were, overwhelming, some said that the opponent had at least [-] people, and some said It is not very clear how many opponents there are, so I asked about such a situation.Duduo was very annoyed, and asked carefully again. This time, he changed his method and asked carefully about the progress of the battle.

After learning about the course of the battle, Doduo's nose was almost crooked.It turned out that the vanguard did not carry out the minimum security at all. After setting off from Lijia Village, the army went straight forward without any investigation, and completely entered the enemy's encirclement.

After inquiring about the situation, Duoduo had his own judgment. The opponent must be the sergeant of the Jiangning Battalion, but it is hard to say how many people there are.If it was really the overwhelming Jiangning battalion sergeants that completely surrounded the vanguard, it would be impossible for a mere 100 vanguards to escape with more than [-] people. weak.Just imagine, during the battle between Fuzhou and Xuanzhou.After being surrounded by the Jiangning camp, the [-] soldiers of the red flag led by Daishan basically did not escape. Now they are only facing the vanguard of the Han army.

From this point of view, Duoduo quickly came to his own judgment, and there were not many sergeants of the Jiangning battalion attacking the vanguard.This may be a sneak attack by the Jiangning battalion sergeants stationed in Fuzhou in order to cooperate with Liaodong's attack. The target of the sneak attack may be Gaizhou.

Think along this line of thought.Duoduo felt suddenly enlightened. The number of sergeants stationed in Jiangning Camp in Fuzhou was small. If he defended the city, he might be in great trouble. In this way, Fuzhou can be stable while launching an offensive in Liaodong.

Duoduo still fully believes and worships Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji has already made a judgment. The focus of the Ming army's attack is Liaodong, not Haizhou. The soldiers of the Qing Dynasty must attack Fuzhou from the direction of Haizhou. Army deployment.

As for whether to report to Jierhalang, after thinking about it for a while, Doduo thinks it is not necessary. Since the Jiangning camp has entered the territory of Gaizhou, then fight them hard. As long as they can win, I am afraid that they will win Going down to the lands of Fuzhou and Xuanzhou is like searching for something.

Doduo immediately dispatched the most elite scouts to find out the situation quickly. Although he said that he had made such a judgment, he still needed intelligence to support it.

Two hours later, the scout came back to report.

Where the vanguard was attacked, there were quite a few corpses. It was obvious that the opponents had no time to clean up the battlefield. Judging from the surrounding situation, it was obvious that there was no overly intense fighting. In other words, the vanguard was completely caught off guard. The scout who was defeated by the opponent paid special attention to the horseshoe prints on the ground, because it rained two days ago, and after the horses galloped, some horseshoe prints would be left behind. There are still many horseshoe prints, but they are by no means Overwhelming Sergeant.

The scouts also mentioned a situation. When they went to investigate, they were very cautious. They were afraid of being attacked by the Jiangning camp again, or being discovered by the scouts of the Jiangning camp. However, the surroundings of the battlefield were very quiet, and no one could be seen. Even the villagers of Lijia Village didn't know that such a big thing happened.

After hearing the scout's report, Dodo was furious, and asked the sergeant who had fled again. This time, some sergeant said that after being ambushed, he only cared about running for his life, and there was no decent attack at all. The gun is so powerful that many brothers fell down after being shot.

It is precisely because of these factors that Duduo made his own judgment. It is estimated that the sergeants of the Jiangning Camp stationed in Fuzhou were specifically targeting Gaizhou. Being exposed, he was afraid of being attacked by a large group of people, so he retreated quickly, without even having time to clean up the battlefield thoroughly.

That is to say, the arrangement of the Jiangning battalion was similar to that of Huang Taiji. He wanted to rely on a small number of troops to attack Gaizhou, causing the defenders to panic, and then to hold on to the city and give up their plan to attack.

After such an analysis, Duoduo made a decision to act according to the original plan, not to change the deployment, and the army should speed up the pace of march, it is best to be able to directly catch up with the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion who came to attack.

Before giving the order, Doduo hesitated a bit. Making this decision was not a simple matter. If there was a mistake, the consequences would be very serious, but a word from the staff around him made Doduo completely determined.

When discussing these situations, one of the staff said that since the sergeants of the Jiangning Camp came to attack Gaizhou, they would definitely send out scouts along the way to investigate. It is precisely because of the effectiveness of the investigation that the leading troops may be ambushed Now that the scouts of the Jiangning Battalion have carried out investigations, will they discover the actions of the large troops behind, or they may have discovered the large troops, so the sergeants of the Jiangning Battalion who came to attack chose to retreat quickly, and may return to Yongning. Fortify your defenses.

Dodo thinks this analysis makes sense.

The deployment made by Huang Taiji is to hold the defense in Liaodong and launch an attack in the direction of Haizhou. Now this deployment is likely to be exposed because of this encounter. If it is found out by the investigation of Jiangning Battalion, quickly change the deployment , strengthen the guards of Yongning and Fuzhou, and mobilize troops from Dengzhou again, then the deployment of the campaign to attack Fuzhou will encounter major setbacks, and Duoduo's desire to make meritorious service may also come to naught.

Under such circumstances, Duoduo made up his mind and ordered the army to speed up the pace of marching. Even if the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion who could not catch up with this sneak attack, they had to rush to Yongning as quickly as possible and start fighting.

Some staff members also suggested whether to report what happened here to the coach Ji Erhalang. After hearing such a suggestion, Duduo did not express his opinion, and the staff members were very knowledgeable and did not continue to mention it.

After more than two hours, Duoduo finally gave the order to speed up the march.

This time, Dodo learned his lesson and once again formed a vanguard force. The vanguard force was composed of elite scouts and cavalry with white flags. The number was still 2000, but their responsibilities were unusual. They were responsible for scouting along the road. Keep the distance within [-] miles. Once the vanguard encounters danger, the army can rescue at any time.

This kind of arrangement also exposed the problem, that is, the leading troops cannot complete the task of investigation very well. In this regard, Duoduo has some selfish intentions. Of course, Duoduo wanted to do his best to protect the soldiers with white flags, let alone the elite soldiers.

When the army set off, Duoduo hesitated again. He thought of Dorgon's letter, no matter how big or small, he had to report to Jierhalang. After all, Jierhalang is the coach. If he really acted without authorization, There may be contradictions, and the vanguard suffered a devastating blow. Such things will be exposed sooner or later.

But Doduo is more aware that according to Jierhalang's habit, the attack must be stagnant after the vanguard has encountered such a blow, and Jierhalang will even report to Huang Taiji. In this case, time is delayed and the attack on Fuzhou Yongning has become empty talk, and it is impossible for him to realize his desire to make meritorious service. If the sergeants of Jiangningying are prepared to defend Yongning and Fuzhou cities to the death, the possibility of capturing the cities is very small. There may also be heavy casualties, after all, the artillery of the Jiangning Battalion is too powerful.

After careful consideration, Dodo made a decision. He wrote a letter, describing in detail what happened to the vanguard and the situation detected by the scouts. In addition, he also clearly wrote down the decision he made, including why After making such a decision, since leading the army to conquer, Duoduo can make some decisions, as long as it does not involve major matters of principle, it is all possible.

Duoduo handed the letter to the soldiers around him, and told the soldiers that one day after the army set off, they would quickly send the letter to Haizhou. It would take at least three days to go back and forth. After receiving the order from Jierhalang, the attack may have already started. (To be continued..)