Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 428 Surrounding Shengjing
Li Jing began to prepare for the governance of Liaodong after the war, but Huang Taiji was troubled by the war in Liaodong.

Huang Taiji never expected that the situation in Liaodong would deteriorate so much after the Ming army launched the offensive for more than a month. Not to mention Hauge was captured alive by the Ming army, Tokyo was also in jeopardy. Judging from the battle report sent back by Kong Youde, Tokyo may be captured by the Ming army at any time. The Ming army broke through.

Huang Taiji knew that Kong Youde had done his best, and the reason why Liaoyang was about to be breached by the Ming army so soon was because the power gap between the weapons of the two sides was too great.

It's not that Huang Taiji didn't pay attention to firearms, but most of the cannons used by the Qing army were captured from the Ming army and cast by Kong Youde.

Kong Youde learned his cannon-casting technique from Sun Yuanhua, and Sun Yuanhua's cannon-casting technique can be said to be the highest in Ming Dynasty. As for the disparity.

It's a pity that Kong Youde's learning skills are not good enough, and the cannons he made are far inferior to those cast by Sun Yuanhua.

At the beginning of the Tokyo offensive and defensive battle, both sides used artillery almost at the same time. Judging from the shooting range of the artillery, although the artillery of the Qing army had a slightly shorter shooting range, since the artillery was erected on the city wall, firing from a high position could make up for this gap. There is more than that, so at the beginning of the bombardment, it was evenly matched with the Ming army.

However, after the three rounds of shelling, the artillery of the Qing army was obviously at a disadvantage, because the heavy artillery of the Ming army fired so fast that they almost never stopped, and after the artillery of the Qing army was fired, the speed of loading obviously could not keep up with that of the Ming army. launch speed.

Fortunately, the siege troops led by Chen Guozhu were drawn from various troops and were not the absolute main force of Cao Wenzhao.In addition, the heavy artillery was heavy and heavy, and it was transported thousands of miles to Liaodong. Not to mention the speed of travel, but to transport it to the front line, it required a lot of manpower and animals. Therefore, the number of heavy artillery equipped by Chen Guozhu along the way was not many, only forty.

With forty guns versus more than 200 guns (Liaoyang's city defense originally had dozens of artillery captured from the Ming army, plus Kong Youde brought 150 guns, a total of more than 200 guns), although the weapon advantage is obvious, Chen Guozhu did not dare to take it lightly. After destroying the artillery of the enemy in front, he immediately began to attack the other three city gates. It was not until there were no more shells in Liaoyang City that Chen Guozhu ordered the troops to move forward.

However, Chen Guozhu did not order the soldiers to attack the city, because Liaoyang City is a city within a city, and there is an urn city inside. Loss of weapon advantage.Not to mention that the Qing army was condescending, and it was covered by a city wall, which would cause great casualties to the Ming army.

Chen Guozhu ordered the troops to advance, intending to cover with artillery fire and destroy all the living forces in Liaoyang.

Naturally, he would not feel pity for Chen Guozhu, the defender in the city. To show mercy to the enemy is to be irresponsible to his own soldiers. Chen Guozhu would never do such a stupid thing.

As for recruiting the defenders in the city, Chen Guozhu didn't even think about it. The enemy defender Kong Youde in the city was a traitor of the Ming Dynasty. Li Jing hated him deeply when he brought disaster to Shandong.

Chen Guozhu knew very well that Kong Youde could only be captured alive or killed, and he could never surrender. As for Kong Youde's subordinates, they were basically Han Chinese who surrendered, and there was no need to appease these people.

Of course, destroying the enemy with artillery requires a lot of shells. It is not cost-effective to attack a city like Liaoyang and consume so many supplies.

However, Chen Guozhu knew that it was not easy for the Jishi Army to train soldiers, and Li Jing had told the generals below many times that the lives of soldiers should be cherished. If the ammunition was gone, they could be remanufactured, but if a person died, he could not be regenerated.

It is conceivable how the soldiers would react to Li Jing when they heard what Li Jing said.It can be said that the most loyal to Li Jing is not the senior officials and generals below, but these soldiers.

Precisely because they cherished the lives of the soldiers, although Chen Guozhu's attack was very smooth, the advance was not fast. It took two days to occupy the Wengcheng and compress the Qing army into the inner city.

The battle report sent by Kong Youde was ordered before the artillery fire of the Ming army reached Urn City. By the time Huang Taiji received the battle report, Kong Youde had already been trapped in the inner city. destruction.

Throwing Kong Youde's battle report aside, Huang Taiji shook his head lightly, looked up at Yue Tuo standing in front of him, sighed and said, "Haoge's army has been wiped out all the way, and Abatai was driven to southern Liaoning. , Tokyo will soon be lost, and Shengjing will be next, what is Cao Wenzhao's movements now? Do you have any intention of attacking the city?"

Yue Tuo bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Cao Wenzhao did not move his troops. I don't know why. I sent troops to attack a few times, but he only fought back slightly, but did not fight back."

Huang Taiji nodded, pondered for a while and said, "What happened to the Zu Dashou Department in the direction of Guangning?"

Yue Tuo replied: "The movement of Zu Dashou's tribe is a bit strange. After advancing eastward to the Liaohe River, he did not cross the river, but went northward along the river. It looks like he is attacking the Khalkha tribe of Mongolia and Shengjing. Iron Ridge to the north."

Huang Taiji snorted when he heard the words: "What are you fighting against the Khalkha tribe? Last year, Cao Wenzhao wiped out the three major tribes of naturalized Mongolia. Do the Khalkha people still dare to resist the Ming army? They didn't take the initiative to surrender to the Ming army. They are too close to us, he is afraid of surrendering to the Ming court, and I will send troops to deal with them. Now that Cao Wenzhao is attacking us with all his strength, how can he waste energy on them?
As for the attack on Tieling, Cao Wenzhao would not look far away and let Shengjing not attack any Tieling.Although the location of Tieling is important, it is not the throat of Shengjing. Defeating Tieling will also cut off our army's retreat.Cao Wenzhao is ruthless with his troops. He is waiting for the Ming army in Liaoyang to follow him back to the division, and then surround Shengjing in one fell swoop. "

"Surround Shengjing? Maybe Cao Wenzhao's troops are not enough?" Yue Tuo asked doubtfully.

Huang Taiji shook his head: "You can encircle him if you don't have enough troops. Have you forgotten how Haoge was surrounded? Haoge's total army strength was close to 6, while Cao Wenzhao only used [-] people to surround him.

In a place like Guangning, if it were you, would you be able to do it?Terrain, Cao Wenzhao's use of terrain has reached the point of proficiency, which must not be ignored. "

Yue Tuo nodded lightly when he heard the words, and said after a while: "Your Majesty, what should we do now? Are we waiting for Cao Wenzhao to surround Shengjing?"

Huang Taiji shook his head: "Now we'll see if Geng Zhongming can cut off the Ming army's supply line from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou. If it can be cut off, Cao Wenzhao won't last long in Liaodong. Even if we delay, we can drag him to death. If we don't stop If so, we can only abandon Shengjing and retreat towards Changbai Mountain, the area around Changbai Mountain is not conducive to the advance of Cao Wenzhao's army, and the artillery cannot be moved, and we still have a chance to defeat the Ming army there."

Yue Tuo listened and pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the so-called not being afraid of ten thousand is just in case. We have to make preparations in advance. Once Geng Zhongming cuts off the Ming army's supply line, we have to be prepared to retreat. According to my minister's opinion, The important places of Fushun and Sarhu must be defended, otherwise, we will not be able to retreat even if we want to.

In addition, it is not a problem for us to wait for the Ming army to attack. Just now I read Kong Youde's letter, and the Ming army that attacked Tokyo consumed countless shells during the siege.

How many shells could the Ming army transport for such a squandering expedition?Chen estimated that the ammunition of the Ming army should be almost consumed. At this time, sending troops to rescue Tokyo is likely to save Tokyo.

It doesn't matter if we can't save them, let's test the Ming army's reality. "

Huang Taiji pondered for a while when he heard the words, and said: "I think it is possible. If the rescue cannot be saved, it is just a tactic to lure the enemy. In my opinion, if the Ming army takes Tokyo, it will definitely take advantage of the situation and go north. If the rescue troops suffer a defeat, the Ming army They will definitely think that we dare not take the initiative to attack again, we can ambush a group of troops in the south of Fengji Fort, and when they attack Fengji Fort, attack from behind and catch them by surprise."

"Your majesty is wise, we have lost so many battles in a row, the Ming army must think that we are nothing more than this, and now they will definitely have a mentality of underestimating the enemy. At this time, the ambush will definitely succeed." Yue Tuo nodded hastily.

Huang Taiji shook his head: "Don't underestimate the enemy. I heard that Chen Guozhu, the main general who attacked Tokyo, was brought out by Li Jing. He is not yet 30 years old, but he is already the commander-in-chief of the garrison in the capital of the Ming court. The deputy is not just helping Cao Wenzhao to coordinate the ministries, this person must be unique in his use of troops, otherwise Li Jing would not entrust him with important tasks."

Hearing this, Yue Tuo hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Huang Taiji waved his hand: "Go and get ready. If you don't have enough troops, you can draw them from my own army. Well, Oboi fought bravely. Let him accompany you to Fengji Fort to set up an ambush."

"Yes!" Yue Tuo replied.

After Yue Tuo left, Huang Taiji sighed softly.

In fact, the current political situation in the Qing Dynasty is far more severe than the military situation. Due to consecutive defeats, Huang Taiji's prestige has dropped to the bottom. Shengjing possessed absolute strength, so there might be a mutiny.

Huang Taiji knew that the old relatives of Amin and Mang Gurtai, who were suppressed by him at the beginning, were secretly colluding with each other with the intention of committing crimes. Huang Taiji also knew that these people had written to Dorgon, expressing their support for Dorgon as the emperor.

However, although Huang Taiji knew that these people were secretly plotting, he did not attack them. Huang Taiji was very clear about the current situation. The Qing Dynasty was already in jeopardy. How could cleaning at this time stop the attack of the Ming army?
At this time, Huang Taiji must endure.

However, Huang Taiji was not sure about Dorgon's performance. He said that Dorgon had the intention of treason. Give it to Huang Taiji.

(End of this chapter)