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Chapter 816 The situation in Hedong

The Battle of Hedong was provoked by the Western Wei Dynasty, but at this time, there was a strange appearance in Hedong. The Wei army who provoked the war was resting on the side, but the Qing army fought with Jiang Xiang.

In December, the Qing army invaded Datong, but failed to take it for three days. Dorgon immediately ordered the city to be locked up, and then the army quickly captured other counties in Datong, and then led the army to continue southward.

Dorgon learned that there were not many rebels in Datong City, so he left [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to drive out the people and build walls to imprison the city, so that the rebels in Datong City could not threaten his retreat and grain roads. So he decided to march quickly and rushed to Taiyuan.

For the Qing army, the key to the Battle of Hedong was Taiyuan. As long as the army rushed to the city of Taiyuan and kept the army's food roads unobstructed, with Gao Yihuan's strength, it was unlikely to capture Taiyuan, which was heavily populated.

As a result, Gao Yihuan had no choice but to retreat, the Wei army occupied at most southern Shanxi, and the Qing army could keep half of Hedong.

If they played better, they might be able to cooperate internally and externally, defeat Wei Jun, drive Gao Yihuan back to Guanzhong, and bring the situation back to before the war.

That is to say, if the Wei army wants to win the Battle of Hedong, there are only two options. The first is to prevent Dorgon from approaching Taiyuan, encircle the point to fight for aid, solve Dorgon on the way, and finally eat Taiyuan.

Another option is to eat Taiyuan before Dorgon kills Taiyuan. In this way, with the strength of the Qing army, it is also unlikely to take back Taiyuan, which was heavily guarded by the Wei army.

Dorgon had a large number of cavalry, and immediately after the decision, Boluo was the vanguard, and the army rushed southward.

At this time, after Jiang Xiang got Gao Yihuan's promise, he led the army to fight northward to rescue Datong. The two sides met in Shanyin. Jiang Xiang's former army was defeated by Boluo.

At the beginning of the war, Dorgon controlled more than 2 soldiers and horses, surpassing the Western Wei Dynasty. However, after a period of tossing, only [-] of the [-] troops stationed in Hedong were trapped in Taiyuan.

The 15 troops in Shandong and Huaihe Rivers had surrendered during the Northern Expedition of the Ming Army earlier, leaving only more than 5 people. However, after the Qing army defeated Zhu Cihong, the Qing army incorporated Zuozhen and some Ming troops to save them. After a little loss, they got about [-] soldiers, as well as a large amount of equipment and food.

It can be said that Zhu Cihong's Northern Expedition this time was a transport captain for Dorgon, and most of the savings of the Ming Dynasty in recent years, including the ordnance and supplies of the 30 army, were thrown to the Qing army.

Now Dorgon has about 30 soldiers and horses, and the distribution of these 30 troops is that there were only [-] left in Luoyang, and Dorgon ordered Geng Zhongming to bring back [-] troops, a total of [-] troops guarding Luoyang. Continue to confront Jin Shenghuan to contain the Wei army in the direction of Huguang and Tongguan.

Among the remaining troops, Azig led 2 people to defend Taiyuan, Heluohui led 3 people to garrison Xuzhou and Shandong to monitor the movement of the Ming army, and Nikan led an army of [-] to sit in Beizhili and guard against Guguan. , Huguan and other pass Wei Jun attacked Hebei and Beijing.

Dorgon led an army of 15 troops to the north of Shanxi, and then to the south to rescue Taiyuan.

In Hedong, the Western Wei State recruited 20 new troops, plus the 15 troops that went to Hedong. The Qing army had only 35 people.

In this case, the Battle of Hedong should be fought quite easily, but in fact, Wei Jun's new army can't do anything at all. They can only maintain local law and order and assist the elite soldiers to defend the city. They can't be counted on in the decisive battle.

In addition, the Datong Army is also very watery. Jiang Xiang only has more than 3000 servants in his hands, and there are another 3 to [-] people who can be used.

In this way, adding [-] to [-], the coalition forces actually have no advantage in terms of strength.

If you count that the Wei army needs to besiege Taiyuan and guard against Huguan and Guguan, Dorgon can actually use much more soldiers than the Wei army.

In the Spring Festival of 1649, Gao Yihuan crossed the river. He also took time to meet Phuntsok Dorga, the envoy of Gushri Khan, and living Buddhas of Huanghong and other sects.

This declared that the Western Wei Kingdom had resumed the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty over Uzang, and Uzang nominally belonged to the Great Wei, which made the territory of the Great Wei expand by nearly half in an instant.

Of course, U-Tsang has long lost the bravery of the Tubo Empire, and the territory of the Great Wei has increased, but the strength has not increased because of U-Tsang's surrender, only a nominal territory.

Although Wu Sizang's surrender could not bring benefits to the Western Wei Dynasty in a short period of time, Gao Yihuan was still very happy.

The coming of all nations to the dynasty is a pursuit of the emperors of all dynasties, and it is also a symbol of the prosperity and strength of the dynasty.

Gao Yihuan was just happy about this and thought it was very face-saving, but he had no other thoughts. However, many ministers in the Western Wei Dynasty's mansion couldn't hold back. They felt that this matter was very unusual. There was a voice asking Gao Yihuan to proclaim himself emperor.

This kind of voice, after learning that Zhu Cihong's Northern Expedition failed, showed more and more trends.

After all, the Western Wei Dynasty was a regime founded by rebellion, and such a regime usually had no legitimacy. Gao Yihuan didn't care much about this, but many civil servants did.

Seeing that the Western Wei Dynasty was bound to go on the road of rebellion, and it was inevitable to overthrow the Ming Dynasty and establish a new dynasty, the civil servants became anxious and racked their brains to find legitimacy for Gao Yihuan.

Now their general idea is to compete for the merits of expelling the Tartars, and then it seems that there is nothing to say.

Now that Uzbek has surrendered, it gave them a way of thinking. Obtaining tribute from the surrounding barbarians and vassal states is also considered a manifestation of orthodoxy, so they climaxed.

For this, Gao Yihuan, the person involved, immediately issued an order to reprimand him, but he did not punish the leading official. Instead, he invited him to drink tea and have dinner together, and asked him not to mention such outrageous things again.

Gao Yihuan's excessive degree was soon considered by some ministers who like to speculate as tacit approval, and they began to persuade him even more presumptuously.

Gao Yihuan really wanted to proclaim himself emperor, but he is no different from the emperor now, so he is not in a hurry, he is going to let the wind out first, and when he wins Beijing in the future, everything will come naturally.

Now he still hopes to continue to win over Zhu Cihong. Although judging from the information he has obtained, it is already impossible, but he still wants to keep him.

I hope that before the Battle of Hedong is over, or even before the capture of Beijing, my brother-in-law will not hinder him.

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