Ming politicians

To Song Sijun, the news brought by the merchants seemed like an avalanche.

The Houjin Tartars actually launched an attack on the Xibe and Daur tribal settlements. Starting from Shenyang, they ran for thousands of miles, which shows that the Houjin Tartars were well prepared. The sergeants in the tribal garrisons of the Er nationality may be difficult to resist. The most serious problem is that in the two tribal garrisons, there are some artillery and cannons. The consequences are unimaginable.

But judging from the current actual situation, no one can stop the attack of the Houjin Tartars. At this time, property, including firearms, are of secondary importance. After the Jin Tartars were killed, it was a devastating blow to the soldiers of the Xibe and Daur tribes who were conquering ahead.

The first thing Song Sijun thought of was to ask the personnel of the two tribes to evade as soon as possible, and at the same time ask for help from the neighboring Yulin and Datong. There should be no problems in Anningbao and Jingbian.From Song Sijun's point of view, the Hou Jin Tartars might attack Anning Fort and Jingbian, destroy the mutual market here, and establish a mutual market. It will take a lot of effort to reach the current scale, but one day is enough to destroy this place.

Song Sijun, who had never experienced these things, made a decisive decision. He had no time to ask for instructions, and there was no place to ask for instructions. The Jiangning battalion soldiers stationed in Anningbao and Jingbian sent 100 people to rush to the Xibe tribal garrison and Dawu The Er nationality tribal garrison requires all the tribe's personnel to evacuate, regardless of any property. At the same time, the soldiers who stay in the tribal garrison must resist the attack of the Houjin Tazi, and another [-] soldiers.Hurry to Yulin and Datong, and move reinforcements to Anning Fort and Jingbian. Song Sijun has the token given by Su Tiancheng, and at the critical moment, he relies on the token.A decision can be made.

After arranging these things, Song Sijun led the remaining [-] Jiangning battalion soldiers to deploy defenses at Anning Fort and Jingbian to make preparations in advance.

Hauge was very happy to wipe out the caravan transporting grain along the way. A lot of grain was seized this time, just enough to replenish the army. You must know that [-] soldiers will consume a lot for this expedition.Huang Taiji gritted his teeth and took out a lot of silver, and the Horqin tribe also gave a lot of food. The soldiers and horses did not move the food and grass first, and the lack of food was fatal.

Compared to Hauge's joy, Fan Wencheng seemed very cautious.

Hauge didn't pay attention to hiding the whereabouts of the army along the way. Fan Wencheng had some opinions, but he didn't say anything about his opinions.Judging from Huang Taiji's arrangement, the one who inherited the throne of the Qing Dynasty.It is very likely that it is Hauge. The rest of Huang Taiji's sons have either not experienced tempering or are too young to take on important responsibilities. Hauge is the most prominent one.Unsurprisingly, Hauge will be the next emperor of the Qing Dynasty. [

After Fan Wencheng made such an analysis, he tried every means to get close to Hauge, and Huang Taiji's health became worse and worse.This is the actual situation. No one knows how long Huang Taiji can last. It is estimated that Huang Taiji himself is clear, so he made a lot of arrangements, faintly intending to suppress Dorgon and Duoduo. Dorgon He is the biggest contender for the throne. If he can't be effectively suppressed, Hauge may not be able to ascend to the throne.

Fan Wencheng must have his own ideas. Anyway, there is a world of difference between the monarch and his ministers. If you assist Hauge yourself, you must do your best, but you must also be careful not to stimulate Hauge too much. If self-esteem makes Hauge feel uncomfortable or bored, after Hauge ascends the throne in the future, his life will be difficult.

Because of this reason, Fan Wencheng kept some words in his heart and did not say them out. Hauge did not conceal the whereabouts of the army. As for the military achievements, if I don't know how to remind him, Hauge will feel uncomfortable, and all the previous efforts will be in vain.Even in front of a generation of Ming Emperor Huang Taiji, Fan Wencheng paid attention to these details, let alone in front of Hauge.

The caravan was destroyed and a large amount of food was obtained. This is something to be happy about, but the problem is also obvious, that is, the whereabouts of the army may be exposed. In this case, the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe The tribal garrison will not be able to achieve unexpected results. If the two tribes are well prepared, the losses of the army will also increase. This is a matter of principle, and Fan Wencheng cannot sit idly by.

After a short thought, Fan Wencheng finally made a suggestion to Hauge, that is to speed up the formation of the army and launch an attack as soon as possible to catch the Xibe and Daur tribes off guard, so as to achieve the greatest victory.

Of course Hauge understood what Fan Wencheng meant and asked the army to speed up the schedule.

When the blizzard appeared, the army led by Hauge was less than three hundred miles away from the Xibe camp.

This blizzard bought time for the Xibe and Daur tribes.

When the blizzard came, Hauge would not ask the army to speed up the journey. Looking at the snowstorm, Fan Wencheng could only remain silent. Fortunately, under such weather conditions, no tribe would leave the station. , It is tantamount to courting death. In the boundless wind and snow, the strength of human beings in front of nature is very weak.

Fifty soldiers from the Jiangning battalion rushed to the Xibo tribe's camp. They also encountered a snowstorm, but at the critical moment, they had to speed up their progress even if there were knives falling from the sky.

The guide and the most elite scouts have already detected the traces of the Houjin Tartars.

When the soldiers of the Jiangning Camp arrived at the base of the Xibo Tribe, the Houjin Tartars were less than two hundred miles away from the base. At this time, it was too late to prepare. , try to delay the time as much as possible, and let the old and weak women and children move to a relatively safe place. I believe that the Houjin Tartars will not come to chase the old and weak women and children in the tribe.

Amidst the blizzard and snow, the retreat of the Xibe tribesmen began.

This was a tragic retreat, a retreat that had to be carried out. According to the statistics later, because of this retreat, the elderly, weak, women and children who froze to death along the road exceeded one-third of the tribe.

The army left by the Xibe tribe was less than 5000 people, [-] of them retreated with the tribe's personnel, and the other soldiers stayed behind to fight against the Jin Tartars, buying time for the tribe's retreat. [

The situation faced by the Daur tribe is exactly the same, except that the post-Gold Tatars first chose to attack the Xibe tribe, so the time for the retreat of the old, weak, women and children of the Daur tribe is a little more leisurely.

On the first day of the first lunar month, in the blizzard and snow, Hauge commanded an army to attack the Xibo tribe's garrison.

More than 4000 soldiers of the Xibo tribe fought desperately to resist. They gave full play to the advantages of artillery. Unfortunately, the Houjin Tatars knew how to avoid heavy casualties caused by artillery. Daishan once described the power of Jiangning camp artillery in detail. These words have been carefully reviewed. After sorting out, it was compiled into a booklet, and the commanders of the Eight Banners must study and master it in detail.

The attacking Houjin Tartars all dispersed, and the distance between them was relatively large. Under such circumstances, even if the cannon exploded, it would not be able to cause great casualties.

The attack lasted less than an hour, and the Houjin Tartars and the soldiers of the Xibe tribe started a face-to-face fight.

The Houjin Tartars have a certain psychological advantage. They have fought against the Mongolian tribes all the year round. Through various means, they have made the Mongolian tribes submit. Of course, there are brilliant victories in combat. It is precisely because of these victories that the later generations The Golden Tatars had an aura of strength against the Mongolian tribe's army, just like facing the Ming army back then.

Not having an advantage psychologically, coupled with the huge disparity in numbers, the soldiers of the Xibe tribe collapsed very quickly. They persisted for less than an hour, and a large number of soldiers fled in all directions. Kill them one by one.

Hauge's order was very clear, no prisoners, the army has no food to feed the prisoners, besides, facing the sergeants of the Xibe tribe, they must beheaded mercilessly to eliminate the vital forces of the Xibe tribe.

The remaining sergeants of the Xibe tribe were routed so fast that the arrangements made by the Jiangning battalion soldiers before they left could not be implemented. No one cared about the artillery lined up, let alone destroying the artillery and cannons.

These cannons were acquired by Hauge.

Although the base of the Xibe tribe is empty, Hauge is not discouraged at all, because he has seized the cannons, and there are a lot of cannons. These things are what Huang Taiji dreamed of, and they cannot be bought with money. , This time I attacked the garrison of the Xibe tribe, and captured so many artillery pieces.

The army did not stop. After looting and burning the Xibe tribe's camp, they quickly marched towards the Daur tribe's camp. This time, no matter how heavy the wind and snow was, the army did not slow down.

When Hauge led the army to the camp of the Ur tribe, there were no resisting soldiers and no one in the camp.

Annoyed, Hauge ordered the army to burn down all the tents and completely destroy the place.

According to the original plan, after attacking the Xibo and Daur tribal camps, the army directly attacked Anning Fort and Jingbian, completely destroying the mutual market, but judging from the current situation, the Ming army already knew the Qing army Here, after calculating the time on the road, Hauge consulted Fan Wencheng and gave up his plan to attack Anning Fort and Jingbian. Fan Wencheng already knew that Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying must have entered the grassland, because the Xibe people Most of the soldiers of the tribe and the Daur tribe have left the station. (to be continued)