A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 309
Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen were a little flustered when they heard that Huang Taiji had come to Tongzhou in person. They all looked at Wang Dou at the same time: "General Wang, what should we do?"

Wang Dou questioned the envoy carefully, and learned that the Tongzhou camp hadn't collapsed under Huang Taiji's onslaught, but the army had no fighting spirit. Chen Xinjia even led Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei back into Tongzhou City.Only Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting stayed on the east bank of the Chaobai River, and they also closed their camps and dared not go out to fight.

The three of Wang Dou breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the Tongzhou camp was not defeated, thinking about the fact that the Ming army could not fight in the field, it is still good to defend the city and the fortress. It is not so easy for Huang Taiji to break through the camp.

However, according to the envoy's tone, the situation is not optimistic. Now the surrounding areas of Tongzhou are dominated by Qing soldiers, and even the grain road from the capital to Tongzhou has been cut off.If Wang Dou and others did not return to help and repel Huang Taiji, the Ming army in Tongzhou did not know how long it would last.

Wang Dou pondered for a while, then called Wen Daxing and told him to entertain the envoy carefully, and he discussed military affairs with the two military sects.

Wen Daxing took a look at Wang Dou, and led the envoys there.

Several generals sat in the room, and Cao Bianjiao stood up suddenly: "The governor has an order, General Wang, shall I come back to help as soon as possible?"

Wang Dou sat firmly, and he said: "Cao Junmen, the meaning of the slave chieftains is obvious. They are encircling the point to fight for reinforcements. I waited for the rescue in a hurry, and the troops were exhausted, and the slave soldiers waited for work. Halfway through my journey, they Attacking in groups... the consequences are unimaginable!"

"Besides, after I leave, what will happen to the [-] people in Pinggu? Are they sitting back and watching them fall into the enemy's hands?"

Unexpectedly by Wang Dou, Huang Taiji also entered the customs. It seems that the history has somewhat changed. This guy is a master at using troops, so he has to be cautious.

Huang Taiji used Yangmou, but his tactics can be used on others, but not on himself.He wanted to use the strategy of besieging points to fight for reinforcements, but he didn't fall for it. Anyway, Tongzhou has a large number of Ming troops, so even if they can't fight in the field, it should be no problem to stick to the city.

My own army of more than 1 troops is under tight control of the city. As long as the enemy's spirit is defeated in Pinggu, they will have no choice but to retreat, and Pinggu and Tongzhou can be kept.

Wang Tingchen agreed with Wang Dou's opinion: "Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Pei Gong. The slave chief Hong Tai is eyeing our Pinggu army. We must wait."

Wang Doudao: "Wang Junmen is very knowledgeable, and the general admires him, that's the reason."

The expression on Cao Bianjiao's face changed, and he finally sighed: "For the sake of the [-] people in Pinggu, I will stay in the city."

Wang Tingchen seemed to have a hard time saying a word: "Chen Duchen sent an envoy to ask for help. When I meet you in the future, how should I tell the difference?"

Everyone in the room was silent for a while, Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen and others all looked at Wang Dou, Wang Dou raised his head, and said indifferently: "Envoy, where is the envoy? Then he was killed."

Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen were chilled for a while, their faces were pale, and they nodded vigorously.

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"You two soldiers, it's useless to defend the city. It seems that our army has to fight in the wild to defeat the invading Dongnu army with dignity."

At this time, Wang Dou, Cao Bianjiao and others stood outside the Guanlan Gate in the south of Pinggu. After inspecting the entire county, Wang Dou came to this conclusion.

Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen nodded slowly with solemn expressions.

Pinggu is a small county with an earthen city. The circumference of the city is only six hundred feet, and the height of the city is two feet and five feet. There are four gates, each with its own urn.There are moats on all sides along the city, three and five feet wide and more than one foot deep.

Tucheng, a small county like this, has been in ruins for a long time, and there is not enough room for a few people, not to mention.If there is a passive defense, the captive people gathered on both sides of the Leshui River outside Jiepanmen in the east of the city will be in danger of being snatched back by the Qing soldiers.Then Wang Dou came to Pinggu for nothing.

"If it's a wave battle in the wild, the area from Ying'en Gate to Cuoshui River in the west of the city, and the area from Guanlan Gate to Leshui River in the south of the city are not ideal places for wave warfare."

Cao Bianjiao has lived in the army for a long time, and soon came to this conclusion.

Wang Dou nodded, Pinggu County was sandwiched between two rivers, Ying En Gate and Guanlan Gate were less than two miles away from the river, the small area between them naturally couldn't hold the huge formation of tens of thousands of enemy and us troops.Not to mention that there are camps full of troops outside.

"The slaves come from the west or the south, and it is impossible to fight in the north or east of the city. If the two sides want to fight, they can only fight in the Daxingzhuang area on the west bank of the Cuoshui River. Or in the Xindian and Zhaozhuang areas on the south bank of the Leshui River. !"

Wang Tingchen made a judgment.

Both Wang Dou and Cao Bianjiao agreed.

Cao Bianjiao further said: "Our army tends to fight the slaves in the Xindian area. To the east of Xindian is Panshan, which is steep and dangerous and rarely visited. To the north is Leshui. Our army is surrounded by mountains and rivers. Rely on it to win the battle!"

Wang Tingchen pondered: "If the slave wants to fight me in Daxingzhuang..."

Cao Bianjiao resolutely said: "Then I won't fight, I just need to guard the banks of Cuoshui and Leshui, and the slaves can't take an inch. The people and money are concentrated in the east of the city, and they have to fight me in the Xindian area!"

Wang Dou nodded: "Cao Bianjiao is worthy of being a famous general. In just this moment, he has found the most advantageous advantage for his side. It's not that Ming's generals are incapable of fighting..."

The strategy was decided, and the three of them suddenly had nothing to say.

There are probably tens of thousands of elms and willows planted along the edge of the trench in Pinggu City.It is now the second month of the lunar calendar, and spring has arrived. The moat and the surrounding Leshui and Cuoshui rivers have been iced and snowed, and the willows have begun to sprout fresh shoots.

"spring is coming……"

Wang Dou was in a trance. Since he played in October last year, before he knew it, he had been away from home for almost half a year, and he was so homesick.

Wang Tingchen muttered: "I don't know how many soldiers and horses the slave chieftain brought."

Cao Bianjiao resolutely said: "No matter how many slaves come, our army will no longer be like a giant deer..."

He said: "Slaves are not three-headed and six-armed. As long as our Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers dare to fight, I don't believe they will fight to the death."

Wang Dou stretched out his hand: "It's an honor to fight side by side with the two military sects!"

Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen reached out to touch each other, and both laughed loudly: "To be able to kill slaves side by side with General Wang is really a joy in life!"

……

On the fifth day of February in the 12th year of Chongzhen, in the afternoon, Tongzhou.

From Tongzhou City to the river on the east bank of the Chaobai River, there are densely packed Ming army camps, and nearly [-] Ming troops occupy a lot of camps.However, compared with the previous few days, the number of Ming army camps on the east bank of the Chaobai River was greatly reduced. Only Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting led most of the Qin army and a Xuan army camped here.

About ten miles away from the camp of Hong Chengchou and others, in the lower reaches of the Chaobai River, there are also dense Qing army tents, flying dragon flags with blue background, flying dragon banners with yellow background, and flying dragon flags with red borders and yellow background... Most of them are flying. It is the flag of the Zhenghuang Banner, the Bordered Yellow Banner, and the Zhenglan Banner of the Qing Dynasty.

But at this time, many Qing army tents were empty, because most of them followed their emperor, Huang Taiji, to the front of the Ming army camp to declare their prestige.

Seeing the Qing soldiers rolling in, all the Ming soldiers in the camp were extremely nervous and put on strict guard.Fortunately, each camp was equipped with a large number of artillery and firecrackers, and the Qing soldiers did not dare to get too close.They stopped two miles outside the camp.

Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting stood on the watchtower and watched. They estimated that there were more than [-] soldiers and horses accompanying the slave chief Hong Tai.Seeing the power of the soldiers and horses of the Qing army, the Ming soldiers beside them all gasped heavily.

Not long after those Qing soldiers stood still, there was a huge roar from their army formation.

"Long live my emperor!"

Amidst the cheers of the Qing soldiers and the tsunami, a big yellow dragon umbrella was raised high, and the crowd slowly moved forward.Wearing gold-plated flying dragon armor, Huang Taiji came to the front of the army formation, surrounded by dense Ba Yala soldiers and more elite Gebush Xianchao Ha soldiers.

With his stout figure and heavy armor, the horse under him seemed to be unable to breathe.Behind his horse, there were many princes and ministers of the Three Banners, as well as the Dorgon banner owners who led the confluence.

The north wind made the sound of Huang Taiji's big yellow dragon umbrella hunting. He waved his hand, surrounded by soldiers and subjects cheering for him.

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

All the soldiers of the Qing army waved their weapons and shouted at Huang Taiji at the top of their lungs.Their overwhelming "Long live" sound was louder than wave after wave. This kind of military might made the Ming army in the camp tremble unconsciously.

Looking at the figure of Huang Taiji, Dorgon showed a look of horror and jealousy in his eyes, but this look flashed by, he respectfully drove his horse forward, and said loudly: "Holy God Tianwei, where the soldiers are coming, Ming Let the captives scatter!"

"Holy God Tianwei!"

The ministers and generals around him all prayed in unison.

Huang Taiji laughed out loud, this Dorgon, who is known to be rebellious and difficult to control, came to Tongzhou this time, but he only brought a thousand soldiers and horses, many of them were not armored soldiers, and his heart of disobedience was clearly revealed.Not only that, Duduo, Jierhalang, Du Du and others also led the army with only a thousand soldiers and horses, and each of the Eight Banners Mongolian Banners had even fewer soldiers and horses. .

It seems that these banner owners have a different heart. If they don't deter them, do they still have themselves as the emperor in their eyes?At this time, everyone's expressions can be seen in full view, it seems that they are in awe under the shocking report of their own army.

Seeing the emperor of a foreign country showing off his power in the territory of Ming Dynasty, deploying troops for parade, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting upstairs were very angry. Sun Chuanting said: "Master, wait for the students to lead an army out of the camp, and kill the slaves and chieftains with arrogance."

Hong Chengchou's face was solemn: "Baigu, the slave chieftain is powerful, we should not waver and underestimate the enemy, it is better to stick to the camp."

Sun Chuanting knew that Hong Chengchou's words were serious, but seeing Huang Taiji showing off his power, he felt extremely uncomfortable. He sighed: "Looking at the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in Tongzhou, they all turned pale when they heard about it. Could it be that there is no one in my Ming Dynasty who dares to fight?" The one who fought the slave soldiers?"

Hong Chengchou also sighed, he remembered something, and said: "Chen Fangyuan has already sent people to Pinggu to ask for help, and it will take three days, why Wang Dou and the others haven't moved yet?"

He pondered: "Could it be that the envoy for help has been intercepted by the slave soldiers?"

Sun Chuanting was also concentrating on thinking carefully, and he suddenly said: "Teacher, the student sees Wang Dou as an eagle and a wolf, and his thoughts are very deep..."

(End of this chapter)