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On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Chahar's right-wing front, middle and rear banners were all defeated. Hong Chengchou and Qin Liangyu commanded the battle, and the requirements were the same. , although the right wing of the Chahar tribe received a warning from Huang Taiji, but because of the severe cold weather, lack of knowledge about firearms, and overconfidence, the tribe was not fully prepared, and the entire army was wiped out by surprise.

The Chahar tribe is known as the Eagle of the Grassland, and they claim to have an army of 4. This time, the right wing was completely destroyed, and nearly [-] soldiers were lost. From this, Su Tiancheng made a judgment. It seems that the Chahar tribe has a huge army. The large army is really not bragging. Generally speaking, the combat effectiveness of the left-wing army is generally stronger than that of the right-wing.

According to the information collected by Qu Qingze, the Horqin Tribe has more troops than the Chahar Tribe, and it is estimated that they are evenly matched in terms of combat effectiveness. The best grasslands and hunting grounds in the world basically belong to the Horqin tribe.

After winning the first battle, Su Tiancheng was a little worried, mainly because he was worried about the subsequent conquests. Once the grassland tribes began to pay attention to artillery, the fighting would become even more cruel.

The right wing of Chahar was completely destroyed, and the entire army of the right wing was wiped out. The news would soon spread throughout the grasslands. At this time, Su Tiancheng was unwilling to waste time. When the three armies met, he launched an attack on the left wing of Chahar. The command.

The problem is that nearly [-] captives have been captured. The consumption of these captives is indispensable, and the sergeants are also responsible for guarding them. When the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe attacked, they had to be more decisive, and they simply did not obey. Surrender to Sergeant's order.Basically, they wiped out the opponent, no matter whether the opponent dismounted and surrendered or not, there was no mercy when they did it. Even Hong Chengchou and Qin Liangyu, who commanded the battle, did not emphasize too much, so the two tribes had very few prisoners.

The problem is also the old, weak, women and children of the Chahar right-wing tribe.Under the severe cold weather conditions in winter, it is difficult for them to survive without the young and strong of the tribe, but it is impossible for Jiangning Camp to take care of so many old, weak, women and children.

The situation in the grasslands is completely different from that in Guannei, and even different from places like Fuzhou and Xuanzhou. The tribes in the grasslands are used to nomadic life and rarely live in cities, which makes their security system very fragile.It is almost completely dependent on the weather. Whenever there is a major natural disaster, the tribe does not have enough reserves, and the population will be greatly reduced.

Su Tiancheng couldn't think of a good solution. The only thing he could do was to prohibit the soldiers from looting, and leave all the livestock and food to the old, weak, women and children of the tribe.Keeping these guys through the harsh winter months, meanwhile.Su Tiancheng also made a move to save the right wing of the Chahar tribe, that is, to gather all the old, weak, women and children of the right-wing front banner, middle banner, and rear banner to the original location of the right-wing rear banner. Under normal circumstances, most of them are logistics bases, and the living conditions are relatively better.It is precisely because of Su Tiancheng's action that the old, weak, women and children on the right wing of Chahar can barely survive this harsh winter. [

As for the captured prisoners, Su Tiancheng resolutely decided after careful consideration.Let these captives go back to the tribe to take care of their families, but select the officers and commanders among them and kill them mercilessly.As for everyone's doubts, after these captives returned to the tribe, they might continue to fight, but Su Tiancheng ignored them.

Su Tiancheng would not have imagined that this move of his would have a huge impact on the grassland tribes. Everyone knew that the Jiangning camp did not kill the old, the weak, women, children, or captives. It was a respectable opponent, so many tribes, take the initiative to surrender.Those captives who were sent back felt that Su Tiancheng was the longevity god of the grassland, and he was here to rule the grassland. If he continued to fight against Su Tiancheng, he would be killing himself.

After a brief assembly, the three-way army set off again and rushed towards the Chahar Left Front Banner, Middle Banner, and Rear Banner.

The confidence of Mo Chuan and Tong Cha increased greatly. Their first complete victory in the battle gave them great hope. Although Su Tiancheng had requested that no looting be allowed, the tribe could still get some practical benefits, such as war horses Weapons, weapons, etc. These things are treasures on the grasslands and are of great value.

It is precisely because of this victory that before departure, there were some disputes about the deployment of the battle below. Some officers believed that it was completely unnecessary to continue to use the method of luring the battle. The Mongolian tribes were all prepared. , It is very likely to increase the casualties, and simply "simply" carry out artillery strikes on the tribal garrison. In this case, the casualties can be minimized and greater victories can be won.

As soon as this opinion emerged, it was severely reprimanded by Su Tiancheng. Su Tiancheng said it very bluntly. In order to achieve victory by any means, I will hold someone accountable, and I will never be polite. As for the contest between the armies, some situations have arisen, and I will not be held accountable for the time being.Su Tiancheng spoke very harshly, even though some people found it difficult to understand, they still had to carry out the order.

On this matter, Su Tiancheng has an almost stubborn thinking. He also knows that the following suggestions are correct. How to reduce their own casualties is a problem that commanders at all levels must first consider. Speaking of the casualties of the opponent, including the casualties of civilians, that can be considered in the next step.However, Su Tiancheng, who is familiar with history, hates the practice of disregarding the lives of ordinary people in order to achieve means.Some massacres in history, as well as many massacres, are all anti-human practices. No matter what kind of excuses there are, they are difficult to explain.

Su Tiancheng is not particularly disgusted with the Mongolian grassland tribes. Before crossing, he had been to the Mongolian grasslands. The hospitality and generosity of the Mongolian men left a deep impression on him. Facing the Mongolian tribes, killing them all is not the best way , the war should not affect too many civilians. Sometimes, it is better for the soldiers to pay some sacrifices than to hurt the ordinary herdsmen of the tribe too much.

As for the contest between the armies and some behaviors of beheading captives, Su Tiancheng will not emphasize it in particular, but just remind you that you need to pay more attention. There are practical problems in it. In addition, the battle between Mongolian tribes, With some habits of their own, the sergeants of the Xibe and Daur tribes are unwilling to have too many prisoners, and they can't force them too much, but the soldiers of the Jiangning camp must strictly execute orders and never kill Mongolian soldiers who have surrendered.

The army marched very fast, and the weather gradually became much better.

For the conquest on the grassland, the information work was relatively lagging behind. There was no way around this. Although Qu Qingze was fully prepared, the information he got was still limited. This was also because of the special environment of the grassland. , I can't see a person all day long, I can't see a yurt, there are snow and grass everywhere, and there are even deserts. Under such conditions, it is extremely difficult to quickly transmit information.

To grasp the preparations of the various tribes in the grassland, and whether the Jiangning Battalion entered the grassland for conquest, whether it has been completely leaked out, can only be based on its own analysis. Under such circumstances, Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze jointly conduct an analysis , Relying on the experience accumulated in the usual time, make corresponding judgments.

Qu Qingze believes that although it is said that the soldiers of the Jiangning Camp, the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe have wiped out the Chahar right-wing army, it is impossible for this news to spread widely on the grassland, because of the climate, the grassland It is impossible for the vast majority of herdsmen to take action at this point in time. At this time, the army still has to seize the opportunity and launch an attack on the left-wing army of Chahar at the fastest speed. After the tribal army, it is impossible to continue to conceal the news. That is to say, when the Horqin tribe, Tumed tribe, and Zhungeer tribe are conquered next, the situation will be different. In this case, intelligence support is also required.

Su Tiancheng agrees with Qu Qingze's analysis, thinking that the grassland tribes may not know that the Jiangning camp has entered the grassland and started a large-scale conquest, and they can seize the opportunity to completely wipe out the Chahar tribe in the shortest time The army has a huge advantage for the subsequent conquest.

As for Hong Chengchou and Qin Liangyu, they were mainly in charge of commanding the battle, and successfully wiped out the right-wing army of the Chahar tribe. They were very happy. The mental outlook of the army is also very good. It is not too difficult to command such an army to fight and win. [

After the understanding is unified, the actions of the army will go much smoother.

The distance between the right wing and the left wing of the Chahar tribe is not very far. Among the grassland tribes, there are not many tribes with such a complete organizational system. , is also the target that Jiangning Camp needs to focus on.

In just four days, the three armies arrived at their destinations.

A new round of battle is about to start, and this time the deployment has been adjusted. Hong Chengchou commanded the sergeants of the Xibe tribe, part of the Datong frontier army, attacked the left rear banner of the Chahar tribe, Qin Liangyu commanded the sergeants of the Daur tribe, and some The Datong frontier army attacked the left-wing front banner of the Chahar tribe, and the Jiangning battalion still attacked the left-wing middle banner of the Chahar tribe.

The mystery here is very simple, because the rear flag is the logistics station, and in the last round of attack, the Daur tribe got some supplies to some extent, and it was the turn of the Xibe tribe for such benefits. (To be continued..)

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