Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 426
Dorgon's conspiracy made Yang Chao feel chills for the second time. He wanted to get rid of Hauge, something that even the three-year-old children in the Eight Banners knew, but it was indeed very cool to go with the elite of the Three Eighth Banners for this. Have courage.

Yang Chao couldn't help sighing, this is the hero!Yang Chao would definitely not be able to do it.

The arrival of Haoge brought the strength of the Eight Banners in Jiangxi to 15, and the Ming army that recently surrendered exceeded 20, with a total strength of more than [-].

Needless to say, the Eight Banners soldiers led by Hauge are all elite soldiers, not to mention that they are already veteran soldiers outside the customs. It's time to be an elite soldier.

Not to mention the quality of an individual soldier, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and has experience in many battles. It is obvious that the Qing army still surpasses Yang Chaoliang in terms of military strength.

So let alone satisfying the request of the small imperial court to send troops to Nanchang, Yang Chao had to consider how to shrink his troops to protect himself as soon as Hauge arrived.

And from an emotional and strategic point of view, Yang Chao actually didn't want to fight Hauge to the death, because it was obvious that Dorgon wanted to use his own hands to get rid of Hauge.

However, Hauge is very active in wanting to fight Yang Chao. No matter how stupid Hauge is, he has shrewd staff. It is impossible not to see that this is Dorgon's scheme, but Hauge couldn't help defeating Yang Chao to prove it He is a stronger lure than Dodo and Azig.

In fact, Yang Chao couldn't resist the temptation to kill Hauge, the eldest son of Huang Taiji, so the two guys, whose ideals were overwhelmed by sensibility, had a fierce battle as soon as they met.

As soon as Hauge arrived in Jiujiang, he didn't even go to Nanchang. He directly led an army of [-] along the Yangtze River and invaded Taiping Mansion through Chizhou. At the same time, he strictly ordered the Nanchang defenders to launch a new round of offensive.

The Eight Banners of the Qing army marched in two directions, and Yang Chao was caught off guard for a while. Lu Mo couldn't resist the enemy, so he had to abandon Fuliang County, retreated into Huizhou Prefecture, and retreated to She County after a series of battles.

Under Yang Chao's command, Lu Mo was regarded as an officer who had won many battles, but Lu Mo had mastered one skill, that is, he could maintain most of his troops even in the event of failure. The second is that he knows how to step by step.

It’s true that one person has one method, and they all learned to fight from the war. Wang Pu learned how to attack and how to counterattack in adversity, while Lu Mo learned how to preserve strength in adversity. Many men are more stable. What I have learned is how not to let myself feel like adversity.

In the direction of Ningguo Mansion, Hauge's momentum was like a rainbow, and he quickly captured Xuancheng of Ningguo Mansion, completely occupied Ningguo Mansion, and cut off the connection between Huizhou Mansion and other places in Nanzhili. Normally speaking, he should be with Jiangxi at this time. The Eight Banners attacked Huizhou, but Haoge turned around and directly attacked Taiping Mansion and surrounded Wuhu!

Obviously Hauge does not intend to compete with Yang Chao for one city and one pool, he intends to advance to Nanjing as quickly as possible.

This made Yang Chao a bit stretched. At this time, there were not many troops in the south of the Yangtze River, only less than [-], and most of them were recruits. The main force led by Wang Pu, many men, and Zhao Kang were all stationed in the north, mainly for defense. The Qing army that went south from Henan and Shandong, Yang Chao's previous strategic deployment was mainly aimed at the north, defending the Qing army from going south, and if it counterattacked, it would definitely be a northern expedition.

Who knew that Hauge suddenly came from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and invaded the south of the Yangtze River from the flank of Jiangxi, which caught Yang Chao by surprise.

At this time, Yang Chao was still very conflicted about whether to transfer Jiangbei troops, and whether he could transfer Jiangbei troops.

If troops are drawn from the front lines of Xuzhou and Suzhou, Dorgon will be given a chance.

At this time, Yang Chao suddenly received the news that the Qing troops from Shandong and Henan were dispatched almost at the same time, not going south, but moving north. Dorgon claimed to suppress Jiang Xiang's rebellion in Shaanxi.

Jiang Xiang was originally a general of the Ming army. Li Zicheng attacked Shanxi, he surrendered Li Zicheng, the Qing army attacked Li Zicheng, he surrendered the Qing army, and now he himself rebelled.

But even so, Dorgon shouldn't have transferred troops from Henan and Shandong, he had to squeeze out troops from other places, anyway, he couldn't transfer troops here.

"Dorgon is afraid that I won't be able to fight Hauge with peace of mind!"

Yang Chao said dumbfoundingly that Dorgon was clearly conveying a signal to Yang Chao through military mobilization, that is, if Yang Chao beat Hauge, he would not take the opportunity to attack Yang Chao.

"It's no wonder I believe you!"

Yang Chao snorted coldly in his heart. He didn't believe that Dorgon had such kindness. If he easily defeated Hauge, Dorgon would naturally not be able to take advantage of him. , The loss was heavy, and Dorgon would never let go of this opportunity.

But one thing is certain, before he and Hauge decide the outcome, it is estimated that the rebellion in Shanxi will not be quelled. Dorgon will keep his troops in Shanxi. Even if Jiang Xiang is defeated, doesn't he still need to suppress the bandits? , Even if the suppression of the bandits is almost over, don't you have to rest on the spot?

As for Dorgon's sneak attack when he and Hauge were tied?There is no need to think about this issue. Yang Chao believes that Dorgon absolutely does not want to see himself and Hauge fight inextricably, because his southward action makes Yang Chao divide his troops to go northward to snipe, and let Hauge occupy to Nanjing.

Compared to taking the opportunity to go south to take advantage, Dorgon obviously hoped that Yang Chao would kill Hauge.

Even though he knew that it was in Dorgon's best interest to defeat Hauge, Yang Chao still had to follow the procedure Dorgon set for him.

This can't be completely blamed on Yang Chao, it's all on that idiot Hauge, how much he wants to defeat Yang Chao and prove his own strength.

So Yang Chao mobilized [-] men from Yangzhou to help.

Hauge attacked Wuhu desperately for three days in a row. However, under the defense of powerful artillery and bird guns, he suffered heavy losses but could not make it to the city. This guy's fighting method was an era behind Duoduo. He also knew how to use the red-clothed cannon to lead the battle, but he blindly attacked.

But Yang Chao had no choice but to retreat.

Because Haug's grandson is worthy of being Nurhachi's own grandson, he is obviously more barbaric. After he couldn't take down Wuhu, he even drove the nearby people to attack the city.

This made Yang Chao very angry and at the same time very embarrassed. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to give up Wuhu to Hauge.

After capturing Wuhu, Duoduo headed towards Dangtu non-stop.

When Tu Yangchao couldn't give up easily, if he gave up here, Hauge would be able to fight all the way to Dashengguan like Azig did last time. At that time, Nanjing will definitely be shocked again.

The Xie Fei Department was stationed at the Taiping Mansion, with a force of 3. After many men came back to help, Yang Chao sent all his troops here, a total of [-] troops, and with the cooperation of the navy, Dangtu would never lose, even if Hauge drove When the common people attack the city, Yang Chao must not give up.

Dang Tu had been beaten for ten days, and Hauge hadn't taken it yet. He still drove the people to attack the city, causing heavy casualties, even tens of thousands of people were killed on the worst day.

At this time, Yang Chao was determined to kill Hauge.

Once again, Sun Changfu from Huai'an was dispatched to the south to prepare troops and began to prepare for a decisive battle with Hauge outside the city, and wiped him out in field battles.

And Dorgon has been showing sincerity. The Qing troops in Henan and Shandong did not return to defense, but his sincerity is not enough.

Yang Chao is waiting, waiting for Dorgon to give him enough sincerity.

If only many men, Sun Changfu, and Xie Fei were able to defeat Hauge in a field battle, at most they could only be repulsed, not wiped out. Yang Chao knew this, and Dorgon knew this too.

Yang Chao transferred many men and Sun Changfu who were only used as backups away from the front line. In fact, he was also sending a message to Dorgon, telling Dorgon that he would never act without an absolute guarantee.

Sure enough, Dorgon understood what Yang Chao meant, and his promise came soon.

The Eight Banners in charge of attacking Huizhou stopped the attack.

But Yang Chao still didn't move. At this time, Sun Changfu's troops had already arrived in Nanjing, heading for Dangtu.

The Huizhou Ming army began to withdraw from Huizhou, and Lu Mo took the opportunity to recover Huizhou.

At this time, Yang Chao still didn't make any new moves. Sun Changfu's troops marched to Dangtu, camped outside the city, and confronted Haoge at an angle between inside and outside Dangtu.

At this time, the Eight Banners soldiers who had already retreated into Jiangxi retreated again, and directly withdrew from the previously occupied Fuliang County, returning to the state before the offensive began.

At this time Yang Chao finally moved, Dorgon has given enough sincerity, I lent you this knife!

Yang Chao urgently ordered Zhao Kang to go south.

Previously, Zhao Kang was stationed in Sizhou, Zheng Yongwang was stationed in Luzhou, Li Wuliu was stationed in Xuzhou, and Wang Pu was stationed in Suzhou. It is obvious that Zheng Yongwang was responsible for the threat from the upper reaches of Anqing, and Wang Pu was dealing with the threat from Henan. , Li Wuliu was dealing with threats from Shandong.

Zhao Kang is stationed in the four continents. First, he can support these three directions. With the addition of Sun Changfu in Huaiyang and many men as backup, this is Yang Chao's previous strategic deployment. It is clear that the center of gravity is in Jiangbei. There are only Xie Fei and Lu Mo in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are also stationed in Taiping Mansion and Huizhou Mansion to deal with Jiangxi.

Under the premise that Wang Pu and Li Wuliu's forces cannot be moved, it is the safest move for Yang Chao to dispatch Zhao Kang to the south.

Zhao Kang's army, as Yang Chao's personal army, dared to call it an absolute elite. Needless to say, it was well equipped, one person could wear double armor, and the quality of the soldiers was even worse. He has experienced more than one battle, this is Bayara in the Ming army.

But most importantly, because this army can fight on horseback.

Without the only large-scale cavalry led by Zhao Kang, it would be almost impossible for Yang Chao to annihilate Hauge. Yang Chao knows this very well, and Dorgon knows it even better, so he keeps showing his sincerity in the hope that Yang Chao will Tide was able to mobilize this unit to go south.

Now Dorgon's sincerity is enough, so Zhao Kang led the cavalry back.

Of course, the speed of the cavalry could not be compared with that of the infantry. Zhao Kang did not need to go by water, and went directly from Sizhou to Jiangpu to cross the river by boat. It took him three days to return to Nanjing.

Then rest for half a day in Nanjing, change the horses, and then arrive at Dangtu in half a day.

During the rest period, Yang Chao specifically told Zhao Kang to defeat Haoge's troops and wipe out the Eight Banners soldiers, but must capture Haoge alive.

Follow the strategy designed by Dorgon step by step, which makes Yang Chao feel very uncomfortable, so he must not make Dorgon too comfortable. Didn’t Dorgon let Hauge die? The lives of the elite bannermen, your [-] banner soldiers are under Laozi's hands, but Laozi refuses to kill Hauge.

After Zhao Kang led the cavalry to station outside Dangtu City, Hauge became less arrogant, and he did not dare to divide his troops to loot and drive the people to attack the city, and a stalemate with the Ming army inside and outside the city began.

(End of this chapter)