Ming Empire

Chapter 149

The news of Hauge's death in battle quickly reached Dorgon's ears. After receiving the news, he was really surprised and happy.

In terms of joy, let alone talk about it, his biggest opponent who competed for power died, and he no longer had to worry about power being threatened. From then on, he had the final say in the court of the Qing Dynasty.Of course, what was surprising was that the Qing army suffered heavy losses this time, and countless Jurchen warriors died under the muskets of the Ming army.Even Hauge is dead, how many bannermen of Zhenglan Banner can survive?
Cao Bianjiao's troops, like the Datong Army, also had a powerful musket battalion with very intensive firepower. The Qing army had already paid a heavy price and could no longer attack rashly.Dorgon made a decisive decision and immediately ordered to stop the attack, and the whole army retreated.

Following Dorgon's order, Jianu retreated like a tide, leaving thousands of corpses and Jianu who were seriously injured and fell to the ground unable to retreat in that desperate pass.These seriously injured and incapacitated Jiannu will soon become corpses, and no one can save them.

After ordering the entire army to stop attacking, Dorgon stood on a hilltop and silently inspected the battlefield that was still filled with gunpowder.

The mountain pass is very dangerous. The Ming army chose such a place as a solid position, and they really chose the right place.The mountain pass is like a pocket formation. The Ming army does not need too many troops to defend the mountain pass. However, the charging party cannot set up a large formation. It is impossible to invest a lot of troops in one attack. The Ming army shoots The density of the mountain does not need to be very high, and the mountain pass can be blocked without dead ends, and almost no one can rush through this mountain pass.

"Haoge is really looking for his own death!" Dorgon couldn't help sighing.

Even if the Ming army did not have muskets, they could still greatly kill the attacking Qing army with bows and arrows and rolling stones. Unless the Ming army is not the elite led by Cao Bianjiao, but other combat effectiveness is extremely poor, they dare not fight the Qing army head-on , a mob that collapses at the first touch.

"Brother Fourteen, we can no longer attack by force. We must think of other ways, otherwise we will have to pay a lot of casualties. Cao Bianjiao must have enough ammunition. Even if we consume all their ammunition, the price we pay will be very high. We It cannot be attacked by force, it must be outsmarted!" Duoduo, who was standing beside Dorgon, expressed his views in a timely manner.

Dorgon nodded slightly, but didn't say anything immediately, but continued to meditate.

"There must be other roads nearby. Let's find a small road and attack from the back," Duoduo said again: "Maybe we can break through Cao Bianjiao's flank by surprise!"

Dorgon still didn't answer, but continued to meditate, and after a while, he said softly: "Find a way to find another way to Beijing. Beijing's defense is definitely not strong now, and the nearby counties and counties are even worse. Stay behind." A group of people is here to confuse Cao Bianjiao and prevent him from returning to Beijing. We are running out of food and grass, and it is impossible to fight a protracted war of attrition with the Ming army. Hong Chengchou in Liaodong may also make some moves."

Duoduo was shocked when he heard this, and immediately understood Dorgon's intention, and without asking any further questions, he immediately agreed and made preparations.

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Jiannu's first round of attack was repelled, and Cao Bianjiao, who was originally tense, finally recovered.After Jiannu receded like a tide, he let out a long breath, and immediately ordered his men to rest on the spot to prepare for Jiannu's attack again.

But to Cao Bianjiao's surprise, after Jiannu's first attack, he did not gather more troops to launch an attack, but retreated a few miles, preparing to set up camp.This made Cao Bianjiao very puzzled, what kind of tricks was Jiannu playing, and even gave up the follow-up attack after a wave of attack was fruitless.

Did Dorgon think that he had too many troops and sent thousands of people to die?Or send servants to attack to consume the ammunition of other troops?

Dorgon is a resourceful and resourceful commander, which Cao Bianjiao does not deny at all, so he dare not be careless, and strictly orders his men and horses not to be careless in the slightest, and strictly guards against them.

Cao Bianjiao was also worried about Jiannu's sneak attack from other directions, so he set up guard posts in various dangerous areas nearby, and deployed mobile troops to detect the enemy's situation in time and respond.At the same time, Cao Bianjiao also sent someone to report the situation here to Cao Yue and Sun Chuanting in Datong. He didn't want the Datong army to come out of the city to rescue immediately, but asked Cao Yue to deal with it carefully to prevent Jiannu from playing tricks.

Half an afternoon and one night passed while the soldiers of the Ming army were waiting in full force. When the sun rose into the sky the next day, there was still not much movement in the Jiannu camp in front of them. Only a few Jiannu were seen standing in front of the camp. Back and forth.

Jiannu showed no signs of attacking again, Cao Bianjiao was very puzzled.

What trick is Dorgon playing?
The answer to the mystery was finally solved in the afternoon, and the scouts reported that the Jiannu brigade had evacuated from this mountain pass, crossed the mountain by several mountain roads in the south and north, and left quickly.

This surprised Cao Bianjiao, he didn't expect that the Jiannu would withdraw quietly tomorrow night, and he didn't even expect that the current Jiannu army would not have the courage to fight a tough battle with the Ming army, and would swallow their anger and flee if they suffered a loss.

Jian Nu fled from this direction, where would he go?Withdraw Shengjing, or attack Beijing or the counties near Beijing?

Cao Bianjiao immediately convened the generals to discuss countermeasures and discuss follow-up actions.All the generals agreed that after Jiannu suffered successive disastrous defeats, he did not dare to fight again, and he must want to retreat to the grassland, recuperate, and then make a comeback.Jiannu, who suffered heavy losses, has been going south for quite some time, and the supply of food and grass must be tight. There is no way to stay south of the Great Wall for a long time. If he leaves this time, he will withdraw after looting at most.

As for the follow-up arrangement, most people tend to continue to travel in the direction of Datong and take a rest in Datong.After all, they are here to rescue Datong under the orders of the emperor. After a long journey, they are exhausted and need to rest and replenish various military supplies. Only Datong can solve these problems.

Also, the imperial court had issued an edict that their troops would be under the command of Sun Chuanting, and they were going to enter Henan to suppress the rebellion.Now that Sun Chuanting is also in Datong, the army must go to Datong first and wait for Sun Chuanting's dispatch.

After inquiring about the generals' ideas, Cao Bianjiao also decided to let Jiannu leave, and the army continued to move forward, heading for Datong.

After making the decision, Cao Yue immediately ordered the elite cavalry to attack Jiannu's tent.There were not many Jiannu who were left to act as blinders. When they saw the Ming army attacking aggressively, they immediately abandoned their tents and fled. The Ming army destroyed Jiannu's camp without any effort.

While sending a large number of scouts to inquire about the movement of Jiannu, and sent people to contact Cao Yue, Cao Bianjiao commanded the troops to continue marching in the direction of Datong, preparing to rest in Datong.

Cao Bianjiao didn't know that Dorgon was leading his elite cavalry to quickly attack Beijing through several newly discovered roads.Wherever they went, there was almost no armor left, villages were destroyed, people were killed, food and property were looted, and hell on earth reappeared!
(End of this chapter)