Ming politicians

The customs of the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty are different, especially when they are in the court, it is not easy for the officials of the Ming Dynasty to meet the emperor, and it is not easy, and it is even more difficult to speak in front of the emperor , but Houjin’s situation is different. No matter what his status is, it is not very difficult to meet Huang Taiji, and he can say what he thinks in his heart without worrying about being punished. At the same time, Houjin has another advantage, That is, among the ministers in the imperial court, there are very few cases of mutual calculations, and they are generally considered for the overall situation. This is also because the later Jin Dynasty is on the rise, and the purpose is to unify the Central Plains. From a weak nomadic nation, want to unify In the Central Plains, the pressure is enormous. Under such circumstances, the nobles of the Manchus can only adopt the attitude of courteous corporals. The Ming court is different. Not to mention the issue of seniority, it is only a party struggle within the court It was breathless.

So if Dorgon wanted to speak, even if Chen Xinjia arranged it, he would still speak.

Dorgon spoke Chinese fluently, which surprised Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi, and also felt a little worried. It seemed that he knew the imperial court well, and he spoke Chinese so fluently. Look at the civil and military personnel in the imperial court. The minister, apart from knowing the bravery of the late Jin Tartars, what else can he know, and he looks down on them at all.

Dorgon expressed his approval of Chen Xinjia's combat deployment, and did not have much opinion on the selected ambush and decisive battle locations, but expressed doubts about the way the [-] troops ambushed in the valley and fought separately.

Dorgon pointedly pointed out the problem. Such a major battle was almost decisive. The [-] army was actually divided into two parts, fighting each other. If the Jiangning Battalion chose the weak link.Wouldn't it be possible to break through the encirclement of the army in one fell swoop, and also adopt various methods of defeating it? If the Ming army and the Manchu Eight Banners looked at each other, thinking that the other party would lose their strength, wouldn't it lead to a disastrous defeat if such a situation occurred.

Both Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi were speechless.How could they not have thought of this, but Chen Xinjia, the commander-in-chief on the battlefield, would not dare to let Dorgon take command. After all, if the 15 Datong frontier troops were to be completely handed over to Dorgon to command when the battle was imminent, who would Knowing whether Dorgon will preserve his strength and let the Datong frontier army fight in front, he will gain the benefit of the fisherman.But such a big battle should be handed over to Wang Daozhi to command. It is really unreasonable. Wang Daozhi has never commanded a real battle.

Although Chen Xinjia is the commander-in-chief, it is impossible for him to charge into the battle. He can only follow the requirements of planning and planning and winning thousands of miles away.Dorgon is the one who can charge forward, from this aspect.When fighting, the commander in chief can only be Dorgon.

But Chen Xinjia would never dare to make such a decision.

But Dorgon raised this issue and it must be resolved. He is not a minister of the Ming court, so he said a few words.It can only be done silently.

In desperation, Chen Xinjia proposed that he command the army to fight together, that is to say, Chen Xinjia would go directly to the front to command.Dorgon and Wang Daozhi obeyed Chen Xinjia's command.

Such an arrangement looks good on the surface, but there are two problems. The first problem, of course, is Chen Xinjia's own problem. Chen Xinjia is not a general, but a civil servant. The main reason is that in the command position, it is impossible to go into battle to kill the enemy, which makes it impossible for Chen Xinjia to fully grasp the situation on the battlefield. Linji made a decision. In fact, the so-called command is in the Chinese army account. Seizing the opportunity is the most important thing. If you are negligent, you may lose your opportunity.

The second problem is to coordinate the remaining [-] troops, that is, the reserve team. Once there are many favorable opportunities on the battlefield, the [-] troops will press up to consolidate the fruits of victory. To make an accurate judgment on the situation on the battlefield, to do this, the commander needs to have rich experience and enough wisdom. From these two aspects, Chen Xinjia is not qualified.

But this suggestion made by Chen Xinjia was actually accepted by Dorgon, and Dorgon was very straightforward, and rarely expressed admiration for Chen Xinjia, which made Chen Xinjia very strange. It was actually praised.

In fact, Chen Xinjia didn't understand that Dorgon had been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and he was particularly sensitive to the deployment of battles. Chen Xinjia's deployment was very good, almost perfect, no matter how you looked at it. The location of the battle and the location of the ambush have shown unusual maturity and wisdom. From this point of view, Dorgon is convinced that fighting is not a child's play. After Chen Xinjia came to Cangzhou, he sent scouts to investigate , and let the Eight Banners be stationed in the valley, and do a good job of keeping secrets. Even the people in Cangzhou don’t know that there is an army of the Eight Banners stationed not far from the city of Cangzhou. Dorgon naturally thought that Chen Xinjia was a very good commander.

There is another reason why Dorgon obeyed this arrangement, and that was the influence of Fan Wencheng and Jia Jihan. Dorgon did not spend much time dealing with the Han people, and Fan Wencheng was the one who impressed him the most, even though he was very fond of Fan Wencheng. Dorgon is well aware of Fan Wencheng's ability. Huang Taiji often said that the ability of the Han people is better than average. From a single comparison, they must be stronger than the Manchus. It is the absolute upper class. The Han people can only be slaves in Houjin, but in terms of personal ability, Dorgon admits that the Han people are powerful. Think about Fan Wencheng's advice for Huang Taiji, and every time he really sees the actual effect .

Dorgon was greatly affected, and he admired the Han people in his heart. Fan Wencheng was only a scholar among the Han people, while Chen Xinjia was a Jinshi. His knowledge was much higher, and he must be better than Fan Wencheng.

As for Chen Xinjia's defeat in Liaodong, Dorgon didn't particularly care about it. He always believed that most of the Han officers were good, but the combat effectiveness of the soldiers below was too weak, vulnerable, even if they were the most powerful. Officers commanding such sergeants cannot avoid failure.

The Jiangning Battalion is a good example. The sergeants are powerful, coupled with the correct command of the officers, they won several battles with the Man Banners and the Han Eight Banners, and they all won complete victories.

Relevant matters were quickly decided, and Chen Xinjia unified command of this battle. According to the terrain surveyed by the scouts, the Chinese army camp was set up on one of the peaks.

After discussing and deciding, the first thing Chen Xinjia did was to conduct a field survey.

This move of his once again made Dorgon admire him.

Dorgon really felt that there were talents in the Ming court. After this battle, when he returned to Shenyang, he would make a timely suggestion to Huang Taiji. The pace of attacking the Central Plains must be accelerated, and he cannot take The only way to wait and see what happens is that the Ming court has many talents. If these people are used by the court, the Qing Dynasty will face great difficulties if it wants to conquer the Central Plains.

Dorgon and Wang Daozhi accompanied Chen Xinjia on a field trip.

The surrounding area of ​​the valley has long been heavily guarded.

Standing on the mountain peak, Chen Xinjia held a telescope in his hand and looked around. The place here is really good. It is only about five miles away from the valley where the battle was fought. Because the terrain is very high, most of the battlefield can be clearly seen, which is guaranteed. Can accurately grasp the battle situation.

Both Dorgon and Wang Daozhi were satisfied with this place, and thought it would be a good choice to set up a Chinese military tent here.

After Dorgon returned to the barracks, Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi slowly headed towards the city of Cangzhou.

The two discussed a lot along the way, mainly about Dorgon. Since the first contact, they have always been very concerned about Dorgon. From Dorgon's body, both of them felt domineering, which of course was honed from the battle. As for what the fifty thousand army led by Dorgon looked like, Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi were not very clear. It is clear that they cannot enter the barracks full of Eight Banners, because they are responsible for the food and grass by themselves, and they can't find a reason to go to the barracks full of Eight Banners.

Because of Su Tiancheng's rebellion, the Ming army actually joined forces with the Houjin Tartars. This seemingly absurd thing really happened.

In front of Wang Daozhi, Chen Xinjia expressed his worries. The combat power of the Houjin Tatars is indeed good. He had personal experience in Liaodong, but when facing the sergeants of the Jiangning Battalion, the Houjin Tatars Will they do their best, or will the whole county retreat after suffering a little loss? You must know that Cangzhou and other places have concentrated 15 Datong frontier troops. When the time comes to fight the sergeants of the Jiangning Battalion, they will not be able to spare energy to govern other matters However, if the later Golden Tatars start looting in the northern Zhili area, or even directly threaten the capital, then this battle will not have to continue.

Wang Daozhi thought that such a situation would not happen. Firstly, after the Golden Tatars fought against the Jiangning camp sergeants, even if they wanted to retreat, it would not be so easy. How could the Jiangning camp sergeants miss the opportunity to chase and kill them? The alliance between the Hou Jin Tartars and the imperial court was directly proposed by Huang Taiji of the Hou Jin. Huang Taiji is very clear about the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, so Dorgon will definitely do his best. As for the specific situation on the battlefield, we must understand Take good care of it, neither the Ming army nor the Manchu Eight Banners can think about their own interests, they must do their best to fight, so that they have a chance to defeat or even defeat the Jiangning battalion. (To be continued..)