Daming Military Empire

Chapter 136 The beginning of the war
In March of Yangchun, the earth is warming up, the flowers in the south of the Yangtze River are blooming, and the ice and snow in Liaodong are beginning to melt. The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. The spring is thicker and the fighting spirit is stronger. A great battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Houjin Dynasty is about to begin.

On the Ming side, in addition to the Liaodong Army, Guanning Army, Dongjiang Army and Qin Army stationed in Liaodong, Chongzheng Emperor Zhu Cijiong also planned to take the Tianxiong Army and the First Army of the Imperial Guards to march in person. The entire 60 troops can be said to have assembled the Ming Dynasty. At this stage, all the elites are only trying to defeat Jiannu and regain Liaodong, so as to be ashamed.

A 60 army is going to clean up a tribe with a total population of just over 100 million. It is estimated that most people will think that Hou Jin is finished, and Ming will easily take Liaodong.

If you dare to underestimate Houjin so much, prepare to lose!

Looking back at the history at the end of the Ming Dynasty, you will find a very terrifying fact. A tribe with only 50 million people when the country was founded, took less than 30 years, and a total of less than 10 people died, completely defeating the population of hundreds of millions. , the Ming Dynasty with millions of troops!
This is an undeniable fact. From the late Jin Dynasty to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it was like a cheating device was activated, miraculously defeating the Ming army time and time again, turning the impossible into reality.

Like the Battle of Saerhu during the rise of the post-Jin Dynasty, at that time, Yang Gao, the Liaodong strategist of the Ming Dynasty, gathered 18 Ming troops, 22 Jurchen Yehe soldiers, and 47 Korean soldiers from the vassal state, totaling 47, known as [-] , and the total population of Hou Jin at that time was less than [-], and the total number of adult men who could play was less than [-], but they actually won, and they won a big victory!Is it amazing?In fact, it is not miraculous at all. The Ming army split the attack together, and Hou Jin just used a tactic to concentrate superior forces to defeat each of them. It can only be said that their tactics were used well, while the tactics used by the Ming army coach were too rubbish.

Later, when they met Sun Chengzong, the coach of the Ming army who was able to use tactics well, they took a break. A Ningjin defense line had been attacked for more than ten years, but they were stunned.

The generals of the Ming army after Sun Chengzong seemed to be possessed by a demon, and they were played by Hou Jin and the later Man Qing. Like the Battle of Songshan that determined the fate of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Huang Taiji only used two moves, one to encircle the point Fighting for aid, the main force of the Liaodong Army was surrounded in Jinzhou, and the Ming army really gathered the elite from all over the country to come to the rescue; with one move to intercept the food, the main force of the Ming army of more than [-] people immediately lost their morale and fell apart.

Later, when the Qing army entered the customs, they drove away the tigers and wolves with one move, and beat the peasant uprising army, the remaining Ming army, and the Nanming army behind them all the way by surrendering the Ming army.After the surrender, Jin's Ming army and even the troops of various Mongolian tribes did not know how much they lost, but the losses of the Jurchen tribes were almost negligible!

Therefore, looking back at history, we can see that Hou Jin and the later Man Qing were good at using tactics, preserving strength, and defeating the strong with the weak, especially Huang Taiji, whether he is good at strategy or tricks , in short, this post-gold master is not simple. If you underestimate him, you will definitely be beaten by him.

Like this time, the Ming Dynasty assembled an army of 60, and just waiting for the ice and snow to melt, they sent troops to Liaodong and directly attacked Huanglong. Was Huang Taiji afraid?He is afraid, no wonder!
Not only is he not afraid, but he thinks that this is an excellent opportunity. As long as the tactics are used properly, Houjin will win as brilliantly as the Saarhu War. Fertile soil, if he wins this time, wouldn't he be able to go straight to the capital of the Ming Dynasty!

Huang Taiji is full of desire for this battle, and he has prepared the tactics. First, he will use a move to drive away the tigers and wolves, let the Mongolian ministries entangle the main force of the Ming army, and then use a move to intercept the food. The food of the Ming army has been cut off, and the Ming army will be defeated!

The great war is about to begin. First of all, it is natural to drive these tigers from the various Mongolian ministries, so as soon as the ice and snow in the Liaodong land began to melt, Huang Taiji led his own army to the Chahar tribe to discuss with the leaders of the various Mongolian ministries about the "equal distribution of the land in Liaodong" matters.

He got straight to the point and pretended to be generous and said: "Leaders, I, Huang Taiji, mean what I say. Now that the ice and snow in Liaodong have begun to melt, you can prepare to go to take over the land of Liaodong. From Haizhouwei and Dingliao Youwei to the south of the line The land is yours."

The leaders of the Mongolian ministries look at me and I look at you, their eyes are full of jokes, do you think we don’t know anything?Daming has assembled such a pair of troops to clean up your empress gold, you come here to trick us into being cannon fodder, do you think we are fools?

Of course, you can't say that. They have all been defeated by Houjin, and they are regarded as Houjin's vassals. If they dare to talk to the Lord of Houjin like this, they can't deal with Daming, and it is still very easy to deal with them.

A leader pretended to be panic-stricken and said: "Khan, so the Doming army is gathered in Liaodong, and we are going to take over the land. Don't we just hit the guns?"

Hearing the words, Huang Taiji put on a straight face, and said coldly: "Then you mean that you don't want the land anymore? It's fine, you don't want the land that I laid down by Houjin in the future, even if we captured the entire Ming Dynasty Jiangshan, you don't even want to get a piece of land."

Everyone sitting here is old-fashioned, and his words can't excite anyone at all. Another leader said in a strange way: "Khan, I heard that the Ming Dynasty has assembled an entire army of 60. I don't know how many Jurchen tribes there are now." Soldiers and horses?"

Huang Taiji glanced at him disdainfully, and sneered, "Is a 60 army terrifying? Have you forgotten the Battle of Saarhu more than ten years ago? At that time, my empress Jin had only a large territory and only a few troops. The Yehe tribe and North Korea’s claimed 47 troops came to invade, and the result? Everyone knows, right? The Yehe tribe has been wiped out by us, and North Korea has now become a vassal state of my Houjin. Daming lost almost the entire Liaodong! After more than ten years of development, my Empress Jin has more than doubled in strength. The 60 Ming army came at the right time. Is there anyone who can compete with me, Houjin?"

All the leaders looked at each other in amazement, and their hearts were pounding. One of the leaders asked the biggest doubt: "Khan, according to what you say, my Empress Jin should have wiped out the Great Ming long ago. Why is it more than ten years old? What if you don’t make any progress?”

Huang Taiji said angrily: "That's right, if that old dog Sun Chengzong didn't keep strengthening his tortoise shell, my Empress Jin would have wiped out the Great Ming long ago. But it's all right now, their little emperor is desperate to run out The tortoise shell came to fight with me, heh heh, in the wild, so what if he has a million Ming troops, my golden hundred thousand cavalry can wipe him out!"

When these leaders thought about it, it was really the case. When they were in the field, let alone the army, none of their Mongolian iron cavalry was the opponent of the Houjin iron cavalry. One of the leaders tentatively asked: "Khan, you mean that Daming is guaranteed to die this time?" Daming is so vast, can we destroy him?"

Huang Taiji asked back: "Is Daming's big one a powerful one? This one is a big fat one, right? Hahahahaha."

Seeing that Huang Taiji was still in the mood for joking, all the leaders finally let go of their doubts and laughed along with him.

Huang Taiji took the opportunity and said: "Now everyone, don't worry, hurry up and gather soldiers and horses to eat meat with Ben Dahan."

Even though they said so, there is still no way to let them be cannon fodder. One of the leaders shamelessly suggested: "We should wait for the Great Khan to defeat the Ming army before we go to take over the land of Liaodong."

Huang Taiji sneered and said: "You want land even if you don't have to put in any effort, why should I give you land? You can stay here slowly, and when I conquer the Ming dynasty, don't blame me for not giving it to you." Take a sip."

All the leaders showed hesitant expressions, and one leader said hesitantly: "Khan, this, this, it's not that we are unwilling to contribute, but if we want to face the 60 troops of the Ming Dynasty head-on, we really, really are." .”

He finally took the bait, Huang Taiji was overjoyed, he pretended to be displeased and said: "If I gather all my forces to deal with the Ming army, the city will not be guarded, so how about it, you all go to defend the city to prevent the Ming army from attacking, no need to fight , just stay in the city and watch, now you can rest assured, right?"

All the leaders were happy. They thought it would be safe to stay in the city, so they went to see what there was to be afraid of, so all of them were willing to send troops.

Huang Taiji was afraid that they would be perfunctory, so he threw out another bait. In the future, the land will be divided according to the head, and the land will be divided as much as each soldier.

Now these leaders are more active, and they almost brought all the people in the tribe who can carry swords and guns. Anyway, they just stay in the city and watch, there is no danger, just treat it as a trip!They managed to gather more than 30 people in such a random move. Of course, it is not known how many of them are really capable of fighting.

Huang Taiji didn't care about their pretentiousness, but let their sons, daughters and relatives lead them to defend the city in a lively manner, while he himself gathered all the post-golden cavalry to intercept the Ming army's rations.

Huang Taiji was almost ready, and Zhu Cijiong was naturally not far behind. As soon as he heard that the ice and snow in Liaodong began to melt, he began to dispatch troops.

First of all, he transferred all the bandits and captives of Tianjin Wei to Zunhua, and planned to take them to Liaodong to build a city to open up wasteland, and Tianjin Wei let the original guards garrison. Anyway, it is just an empty city with only walls, and he is not afraid. Others snatched it.

Then he asked Shi Kefa to lead the Second Army Corps of the Imperial Guard back to the capital, while the First Army Corps of the Imperial Guard was ready to march with him.

The defense of Zunhua City was also arranged, so Lu Xiangsheng was asked to garrison the [-] defenders from all over the country that he had brought over, and the Tianxiong Army would also accompany him to march in person.

Just when everything was ready and Zhu Cijiong only waited for the ice and snow in Liaodong to melt before he could move his army northward, a secret agent from Jinyiwei suddenly sent a secret letter from Sun Chengzong.

Zhu Cijiong opened it, and Sun Chengzong wrote in the letter:

I heard that the slave chieftain Huang Taiji has mobilized more than [-] troops from various Mongolian tribes to help the battle. If they are allowed to complete the defense, it will take time to take down any city in Liaodong.If the emperor ordered Mao Wenlong to lead the Dongjiang army to take down the right guard of Dingliao with lightning speed, then the cities in the southeastern part of Liaodong would lose their support, and it is just around the corner. This is the first opportunity for the battle of Liaodong. Daming must take it first.

(End of this chapter)