Dashun Yongchang

The Battle of Tianjin was just an accident for the Qing army. After that, Li Zicheng continued to go south without hesitation, making the Qing army think that Li Zicheng had lost the courage to fight for the world, so he continued to lose the territory to the Qing.Therefore, before the Nine Kings decided to march south, the general consensus of the Qing army was that Li Zicheng was a difficult opponent to deal with, but since this man even gave up on Beijing, it shows that he does not have any great plans in mind, so no matter how bad it is, both sides will be able to fight. Create a pattern of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

It was with the idea that the worst was the Yellow River as the boundary, the Qing army started this southern expedition.But judging from Li Zicheng's counterattack now, Shang Kexi feels that the opponent is not just purely defending, but only has the fundamental goal of preserving the Central Plains.They lost here, so will the Qing army in Suizhou be besieged by the Shun army? Will Azig's main force return in time to meet the Qing army in Suizhou?

If the main force of Azig fails to return in time and the Qing army in Suizhou is also defeated, then the remaining Azig army will become a lone army surrounded by groups in the hinterland of Henan, and there will be no troops at all in a short period of time. Being able to rescue this team means that the West Route Army going south is about to fail.

Once the West Route Army fails, the East Route Army led by the Ten Kings will not be able to continue to attack south, but will return to defend Hebei to prevent the Shun Army from attacking Beijing.Shang Kexi sat on the horse and finally figured out the purpose of the Shun army's main force appearing in Kaocheng. He was immediately terrified. Once the Qing army was in danger of defeat, would the surrendering Ming army in the pass be reliable?

At this time, it is gratifying to have followed the subordinates out of the west gate, Xu Erxian stopped and asked him at this moment: "My lord, where should we go next?"

Shang Kexi looked back, the number of soldiers leaving the city was about seven or eight hundred, and he didn't know how many people Ban Zhifu from the south gate could bring out, anyway, this time his army was seriously injured.

After a long sigh, Shang Ke said happily: "We can only go to Suizhou to join the army. Before that, Luo Luohongbeile and I asked for reinforcements from the Suizhou army. Mandahai Beizi and the others should also send troops to come. If we can gather reinforcements, we don’t have to worry about the Shun army chasing us. After returning to the Suizhou camp, we should notify the general to return as soon as possible, otherwise the West Route Army on the southern expedition will really be in trouble.”

Although Shang Kexi didn't explain it, Xu Erxian was also a veteran general in the army. He immediately understood what Shang Kexi meant. , it is also impossible to confront the Shun army, which is waiting for work, because it is a lone army.

Shang Kexi originally wanted to wait for Ban Zhifu to join him and set off together, but soon the soldiers in the city reported that the Shun army had entered the city from the east gate and was now heading towards the west gate, so Shang Kexi had no choice but to order Xu Erxian's army took the first step.

But Ban Zhifu, whom Shang Kexi cared about, was in a predicament at this time, because he insisted on taking his luggage and running away, so the gathering speed of the Tianzhu soldiers in Nancheng was a little slower.Under the leadership of Liang Biaoxiang's anti-Han army, Zhang Dan's battalion of obedient soldiers ignored the battles in various places in the city, and rushed directly to the west gate and south gate.

As a result, Ban Zhifu's subordinates were isolated in various places in Nancheng by the subordinates of Jincheng Shunjun and Liang Biaoxiang.

Ban Zhifu was still able to escape with 300 people, but Ban Zhifu still wanted to bring more people out of the city, so he took his subordinates to block Nanmen Street and stood firm, trying to win some for the subordinates who evacuated everywhere. time.

Encouraged by Ban Zhifu himself to go into battle, these former Dongjiang soldiers inspired a bit of courage and repelled several attacks by the Shun army with some barricades constructed of beams and furniture.Han Shangliang also noticed the general of the Qing army loudly encouraging the soldiers at the barricade, and asked his younger brother Han Shangyi, "Are you sure you can shoot that general of the Qing army?"

Han Shangyi touched the hard bow specially made by his brother for himself, estimated the distance between the two sides, and said: "I need someone to cover me to advance to the position of that stone pillar."

Han Shangliang then had some door panels removed, and while leading a few people to attack the barricades of the Qing army, he asked the two to cover his brother and sneak from the side of the street.Just when the attention of the Qing army was attracted by Han Shangliang, an arrow was shot from the side of the street and directly hit Ban Zhifu on the forehead who was encouraging his subordinates. Ban Zhifu fell to the ground in response, and the Qing army on the street collapsed immediately .

Chapter 372

Like most armies in this era, the morale of the army immediately dissipated after the fall of the main general. Even if they could still defend, no one would keep defending. The Qing soldiers who came down to the barricade also dispersed in a rush.

So Han Shangliang immediately ordered his subordinates to keep up with the pursuit. Almost none of the Qing troops who fled along the way dared to turn back and resist. Weapon squatted down to the side of the street, holding his head in his hands and docile like a flock of sheep in a sheep pen.

Han Shangliang had no time to pay attention to these surrendered Qing soldiers who squatted on the street and gave up resistance, but just rushed towards the south gate with his subordinates.When he ran to the south gate, he saw a scene that he might never forget in his life. Hundreds of horses blocked the front of the south gate. Go out, and even start to do things to the people around you.

Han Shangliang didn't even dare to rush up for a while, because he was afraid of being squeezed to the ground by these Qing cavalry. He saw with his own eyes a cavalry fell from the horse, and then never appeared again.The panicked rout led the horses to circle in front of the city gate, and the people who fell off the horses were stepped on by the horses and died.

In the end, Zhang Dan arrived with a large group of troops, and then he took control of the heights near the city gate, and then ordered the cavalry to dismount and surrender, and gradually quelled the riot caused by the defeated Qing army at the south gate.

After questioning and checking the number of defeated Qing soldiers in the surrounding area, Zhang Dan found out that apart from the fifty or sixty riders who rushed out of the south gate with Ban Zhifu at the beginning, they ran sixty or seventy riders one after another, and then The rest of the people were blocked at the city gate.

While Zhang Dan arranged for Han Shangliang and Liang Biaoxiang to recruit the Qing troops who were still resisting everywhere in the city, he also arranged for personnel to report to the rear, saying that they had almost taken Kaocheng, and there was no ambush inside. "

When a large group of Shun Army entered Kaocheng, Shang Kexi also entered the Yellow River channel area seven or eight miles away from Kaocheng.The Yellow River is actually a seasonal river. Every year at the turn of spring and summer, when there is abundant rain in the upper reaches, there will be floods in the middle and lower reaches of the plains.Coupled with the large amount of sediment brought down by the Yellow River from the Loess Plateau, the bottom of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River is actually higher than the plains on both sides, which is the so-called suspended river above ground.

This situation has resulted in a result, that is, the river course in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River is actually not fixed. Every few years, the river breaks through the dam, and then the Yellow River diverts from the low-lying place.Therefore, there are actually more than one old roads of the Yellow River below Kaifeng. The easternmost old road can be close to Suizhou City, and the westernmost one can be close to Cao County.

Of course, in winter, because the river is frozen, this river area becomes a flat terrain, with no shelter for dozens of miles, and no trees can be seen, so it becomes the most suitable area for cavalry interception operations .

After Shang Kexi led more than [-] people from the headquarters through the towering sand hills and entered the river area, he immediately saw two teams of cavalry fighting several miles away.Xu Erxian immediately sent someone to check, and soon got a piece of information that the two sides facing the battle were indeed the Manchus who had fled from Kaocheng and the cavalry troops of the Shun Army who were chasing and killing them.

According to Xu Erxian and some generals, they should take a detour and pass through here before the Shunjun cavalry found themselves.Now that the Manchus left them and ran away on their own, everyone should take care of each other now, and let each one live in peace with his destiny.

It's just that Shang Kexi hesitated for a moment before rejecting the request of his subordinates. He said to his subordinates: "It's fine if we don't meet each other. Now that we have met, how can we pretend that we didn't see it? There are so many people here, everyone is not blind And the deaf man, we just ran away like this, there is no guarantee that no one will tell this matter.

Besides, if you lose a few thousand troops in the battle of Kaocheng this time, it doesn't matter. If even Luo Luohong and those Manchus are lost to the Shun Army, what do you think the Nine Kings and other Manchu relatives will think of us?Now that we have sworn allegiance to the Qing Dynasty, we should not be half-hearted. If we are treated as a fool, no one will welcome us.

Our army plus the Manchu troops led by Luo Luohong, add up to more than a thousand cavalry. Didn't the sentry just say that there should not be more than a thousand cavalry in the Shun army? Then if we join the battlefield, this battle can still be fought for a while call taxi.Now we should rescue Luo Luohong as soon as possible, and then leave here immediately to avoid reinforcements from the Shun Army Brigade.

You should organize your team and prepare to join the battle instead of continuing to waste time around me.The faster you act, the safer our next journey will be...

After all, Xu Erxian and the others could not overcome Shang Kexi's insistence, so they could only go back to organize the team, preparing to join the battlefield to rescue the Manchu soldiers who were entangled by the Shunjun cavalry.

Xu Erxian divided the troops into 4 parts. He, Xu Chenggong and Tong Yangmo each brought a hundred vests, while Lu Ke took the rest of the troops to guard Shang Kexi.Although Shang Kexi left the city with cavalry, there were only two or three hundred people in vests who could complete immediate combat operations, and the rest were just infantry who could ride horses.

Therefore, the three hundred vests selected by Xu Erxian are almost the maximum strength they can produce now.Xu Erxian waited and watched the situation from the edge of the battlefield, and then said to Xu Chenggong and Tong Yangmo beside him: "There is still a group of cavalry in the Shun Army who are watching the battle in the northeast outside the battlefield, obviously planning to make the final blow.

We must also drag this force of the Shun Army into the war, so as to rescue Rollo Hombele and then safely evacuate from here.Tong Yangmo, you will launch an attack on my left hand later. Your troops will charge from the southeast to the northeast, but you must slow down. The cavalry in the northeast of the Shun Army will definitely take action to prevent your troops from attacking the Shun Army on the battlefield. At this time, you will meet Just go up to attack and entangle the opponent.

Xu Chenggong, your department launched an attack on my right hand, the direction is from the southwest to the north, the main purpose is to open the way for our department.As long as you can open a passage leading to the central area of ​​the battlefield, then the next thing will be handed over to my department, I will rush into the enemy line behind you, and then take Rollo Humbele out..."

Both Xu Chenggong and Tong Yangmo agreed in unison. This is exactly the way they can understand fighting. Regardless of Xu Erxian's glance at the situation on the battlefield, he said to Xu Chenggong, "You should pay attention to that Shunjun soldier." Cavalry general, don't fall in love with him, it seems that he is a good fighter on horseback..."

When Shang Kexi's troops appeared, both sides of the war also noticed.For the Manchus who were suppressed by the cavalry of the Shun army, they were obviously relieved, especially Luo Luohong, who was trapped in the middle of the battlefield, said excitedly to the guards around him: "The one who came is King Zhishun's troops, now we are saved..."

When Luo Luohong blurted out, he didn't notice that his words were hitting the people around him.In fact, if it wasn't for protecting his safety, even if they faced nearly twice as many Shun cavalry, they wouldn't have fallen into the current situation where they were just being beaten.

Although Luo Luohong didn't have a strong general like Ker Kun around him, the guards around him were all veterans left by Yue Tuo, and it was difficult for casual cavalry to charge into his side.If Luo Luohong had three points of bravery like his old man Yuetuo, it would be difficult for the Shun army to trap them on the sand in this river area so easily.

It's just that Luo Luohong did not inherit Lao Tzu's military talents. He was spoiled and spoiled since he was a child, and he couldn't even reach the level of a qualified general.When he was suddenly intercepted by the Shunjun cavalry, Luo Luohong was almost at a loss, which caused a lot of trouble for the generals guarding him.In addition, the general who led the cavalry of the Shun Army was extremely brave, and Jialaerzhen Chuku was shot down from the horse at the first sight, so this team of Manchu cavalry had to give up their horse speed and turn into a defensive formation.

After experiencing the cavalry battle in the outskirts of Cao County, the cavalry of the Shun army at this time had learned their lesson, and adopted a multi-point attack on the attack of the Manchu cavalry, instead of fighting too much, but focusing on In the charge battle to maintain horse speed and distance, through the attack method of a small team of 50 people, they used the overall strength to suppress the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry who were more skilled in riding.

It looks like a pair of small knives are repeatedly cutting a fat cow. Although the fat cow is very strong, every time the knife is cut, it will cut off some flesh, so that the fat cow will gradually become smaller.

The Manchus, who had lost their speed, could hardly find any effective countermeasures against the Shunjun cavalry's style of play.They can't flee in all directions, so that the Shun army can successfully intercept the most important Manchu in the team; they can't get off their horses and form an array, because the soldiers of the Shun army are nearby. Once they are restrained by these cavalry, then When the Shunjun infantry arrived, they would also be finished.

Therefore, these hundreds of Manchu and Mongolian cavalry could only form a circular defensive circle under the command of Mele Erzhen Kuruk, including Luo Luohong as guards, and then wait for the emergence of changes.The people led by Shang Kexi came and indeed changed the situation, but after listening to Luo Luohong's words, everyone still felt very depressed. When did the Manchus need the rescue of the Han soldiers? for the first time.

For the soldiers of the Eight Banners of Manchuria who believed that the Manchus were invincible, letting Shang Kexi rescue them was as hard to accept as the cavalry of the Shun Army defeating them.Because this means that the force advocated by the Manchus can no longer suppress the Han people.

When these Manchurians were worrying about gains and losses, Ma Bao, who was attacking the Manchurian formation on the periphery, was also quite annoyed.He and Gao Hu's two regiments intercepted the Manchu cavalry team who escaped from Kaocheng here, but because they saw that there were few people on the other side, Ma Bao revised the battle plan of the staff and decided to keep them all.However, in the face of the Shunjun cavalry with superior strength, they had already chosen their positions on the battlefield. These five or six hundred Manchu cavalry showed tenacious resilience and formed an formation to block their surprise attack, thus delaying the arrival of the variable.

Chapter 373 Ten before the Great War

Ma Bao, who had already learned a lesson in the battle of Cao County, did not dare to repeat the battle of Cao County. He still had a fresh memory of how the Manchurian cavalry who lost their speed in the battle of Cao County were surrounded and wiped out by the cavalry guards.

Although the guard cavalry relied on the support of the infantry to limit the activities of the Manchurian cavalry in the battle of Cao County, it was the fast cavalry assault that decided the outcome. Looking at the posture of this group of Qing cavalry, it was obvious that they were preparing to assault them. It belonged to the guard cavalry guarding the outer circle of the Qing army.

Before these Qing army cavalry launched an attack, although he was not reconciled, Ma Bao ordered to shrink the formation and get out of the front of the Qing army cavalry.In order to prevent being led into melee by this group of Qing cavalry who assaulted their own troops, although they did not fight the Qing cavalry many times, the guard cavalry has deeply realized that even the best cavalry on their side At most, it is almost as different as the middle and lower level riders of the Manchurians.

After all, the horses in the pass are valuables, and it is difficult for ordinary people to come into contact with them, let alone be familiar with the habits of horses since childhood.But outside the customs, horses are a tool of production, and even poor families keep horses, so they have to come into contact with this creature from childhood.Especially the Mongols on the prairie can stay on their horses for almost a day without dismounting. This is a riding skill that the Han cavalry in the pass will never be able to match.

Therefore, once the Han cavalry and these Manchu cavalry fell into a melee, the loss rate of the Han cavalry who lost their speed and formation protection would rise rapidly.Although the General Staff did not have any superb cavalry, it quickly determined what kind of tactical combat the guard cavalry was suitable for through the summary of the battlefield data.

Ma Bao used to think that the scholars who sat in the room and calculated how to guide the army to fight wars were just talking on paper. It's just that under Li Zicheng's prestige, he dared not object openly like others.For Ma Bao, he believes that only by actual combat can he truly learn to fight. Those scholars who sit in the room and don't even go to the battlefield, do they understand what war is?

Even in the Ming Dynasty, where the military was controlled by literature and the civil officials commanded the generals to fight, there were no mandatory regulations on the details of what formation the generals should follow and from which angle to attack.Among the literati, Sun Chengzong and Sun Chuanting are the generals who know the war best, because they really understand the composition of the army and the way of fighting, so they can issue orders to the sentinel level. The other so-called literati commanders are actually Leading generals to fight, without generals, they can't command the army at all.

There are still quite a few generals who think like Ma Bao in the Shun Army. It was just a battle in Cao County that made this group of generals who were superstitious about their own force and actual combat feel ashamed. Instead, young people like Li Laiheng and Wu Guogui and others The outsider showed his face, which made the cavalry guards take the order of the general staff a little more seriously.

Of course, a capable general like Ma Bao still does not believe in evil. He always hopes to use his bravery and experience to prove that he is better at fighting than the staff members of the General Staff Headquarters. The regularity of the art of war and the subtlety of its use are all in one mind.”

Generals like Ma Bao, who were killed from the bottom, used to rely on this concept to fight. As a result, after the establishment of the General Staff, they believed that these people would not fight at all. Naturally, they could not be convinced. If they did not know how to fight, So who overthrew the Ming Dynasty, could it be the Ming army itself?

But no matter how unconvinced the General Staff is in private, Ma Bao will still carefully read and recite the combat summary issued by the General Staff, because Li Zicheng attaches great importance to this.In fact, before entering Beijing, Li Zicheng was also a leader of the rebel army who was very good at summarizing the experience and lessons of failures. Promotion only.

However, after leaving Beijing and going south, Li Zicheng began to pay attention to the summary of combat experience by officers and soldiers at the grassroots level, and turned some of the lessons into regulations to ensure that the entire army remembers these lessons.If Li Zicheng in the past paid more attention to the generals' personal abilities, then Li Zicheng now pays more attention to the generals' familiarity with the regulations and the continuous summary of combat experience by grassroots officers and soldiers.

Faced with Li Zicheng like this, as long as they are motivated officers and soldiers, they will naturally study the various documents issued by the General Staff, so as to prevent the embarrassment that Li Zicheng can't answer the question when he summons him.Although Ma Bao is known for his bravery among the cavalry guards, he joined the rebel army late, so he is not considered a backbone general of the rebel army.

In fact, Ma Bao gradually became famous during the Eastern Expedition, and he became famous in the military competition in front of Shanhaiguan, so he entered the Guards Cavalry, and together with Li Laiheng, he became a new general beside Li Zicheng.From a certain point of view, Ma Bao, Li Laiheng, the General Staff, and the New Army are all Li Zicheng's revisions to the previous system of 22 generals in the fifth battalion.

Although Ma Bao didn't understand the reform of the Shunjun military system promoted by Li Zicheng, he also knew that he was a beneficiary of this military reform, because in the past five battalions and 22 generals system, he was actually not very experienced. He can't get ahead, because he is not within these 22 mountains, even if he takes refuge in one of them, he will have to wait a long, long time to climb up.

The establishment of the General Staff and the new army selected these capable but junior officers of the middle and lower ranks, and opened up their promotion channel. This is a fact that Ma Bao and others cannot deny.

Therefore, when he realized that the guard cavalry would suffer losses because he violated the combat plan formulated by the army staff, Ma Bao could only choose to retreat temporarily.There are obviously different answers to changing the combat plan according to the battlefield situation and leading to mission failure, and violating the combat plan and causing losses to the army and mission failure.

The Shunjun cavalry opened the front passage, allowing Xu Erxian's troops to join the Manchus smoothly. Although Xu Erxian was a little surprised by the smooth process, their crisis was not resolved, because the Shunjun cavalry was reorganizing on the periphery , Obviously they did not give up their attempt to intercept them, which also made the Qing army after the confluence did not feel safe.

Xu Erxian and other generals of the Tianzhu army are still unclear at this time, and their crisis has only really begun at this time.Although Luo Luohong was very happy that Shang Kexi's troops came to the rescue, the commander of the Manchu army, Mel Zhangjing Kuruk, and Niu Luzhang Jing Mafen, who was guarding him, persuaded him: "These Shun troops, although The encirclement was withdrawn, but they did not leave. Instead, they spied on our army from the surrounding area. Obviously, they were planning to launch another attack when our army retreated. We are not out of danger yet."

Luo Luohong, who is only 23 years old, has never experienced such a fierce continuous battle. For him, from the defeat of the test city to the siege here, any good expectations for the war have been wiped out. In the big story, all the people are invincible warriors, even two or three people can easily shoot and kill dozens of people and then disperse them in the face of thousands of Ming troops, which is completely different from the war he has experienced now.

So Luo Luohong asked the two subordinates quite unhappy: "I heard that in the past, when our Manchurian army went out to fight, even if it went deep into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it would not be afraid of the Ming army chasing it, because our Manchurian warriors could volunteer to stay behind and fight back. Those Ming troops who came to pursue them allowed the army to safely withdraw to the pass with their trophies. Why are we now only facing nearly double the cavalry of the Shun army, but we can’t repel them and retreat? It’s rare that you really underestimated it. Are you unwilling to fight with all your heart without me?"

Faced with Luo Luohong's questioning, Kuruk and Mafen glanced at each other, and then saw that they were all their own people on the left and right, and then Kuruk said to this Baylor: "It's not that the slaves can't wait to fight wholeheartedly, but The current situation is different from the situation faced by the army in the past. At that time, everyone was fighting to protect the population and property looted from the pass, so they all did their best, and although there were many Ming troops following them, they had different opinions, so we just need to attack If you retreat all the way, others will wait and see.

But now our army has just been driven out of the city by the Shun army, and everyone knows that they are running for their lives. At this time, it is almost impossible to stay behind, so they naturally feel fear.

Moreover, these Shunjun cavalry are not similar to the Ming army in the past. Although their number is only twice that of our army, they have the same command and unity, and the main general is a general who can rush to kill immediately. Jialaerzhen Chuku on our side was defeated. After that, there was no general who could call the army to charge and fight. If the soldiers were not in harmony, it was naturally difficult to repel the pursuit of the cavalry of the Shun army. "

When Luo Luohong was falling silent, Ma Fen interjected again: "If the ten kings hadn't transferred Bu Shan and the others away, how could we be afraid of the pursuit of such a group of cavalry from the Shunjun army?"

After hearing this, Kuruk immediately shut his mouth and turned his attention to the battlefield. It would be terrible if Mafen's words spread, and he didn't want to be involved in a conspiracy against the kings of the White Banner who were dissatisfied.

Although Luo Luohong knew nothing about military command, he quickly reacted to the meaning of Ma Fen's words.As Yue Tuo's surviving eldest son, he also had an elder brother who passed away long ago, so he is the heir of Xianghongqi.

However, Yue Tuo, who had always supported Tian Cong Khan during his lifetime, became the target of Tian Cong Khan's suppression during the Chongde period, because after defeating the third of the Four Great Baylors, Yue Tuo had become the leader of the new generation of Manchuria. The prestige is much higher than that of young clans such as Haug, which is obviously not in the interests of the two yellow flags.

Therefore, Yue Tuo, who has made outstanding contributions, only received the title of Prince of Duoluo Keqin, which is obviously lower than the titles of princes of other banner owners.And after Yuetuo's death, Daishan once wanted to take back Xianghongqi, and he did not hesitate to charge his son with treason.Although under the protection of Tian Cong Khan, Yue Tuo escaped the crisis of being wiped out after death, but the power of the red flag also fell into the hands of Tian Cong Khan.

As Yue Tuo's successor, although Luo Luohong inherited the name of the owner of the Xianghong Banner, he did not have the right to take back the banner.After the death of Tian Cong Khan, most of the power of Xianghongqi fell into the hands of the nine kings, so when the ten kings went south, they could also transfer away the personal camp of the owner of Xianghongqi, which made him fall into the current predicament. middle.

Luo Luohong thought that the Nine Kings didn't even give him the title of Doro Keqin County King, but instead gave him the title of Doroyanxi County King. It was clear that he didn't want to inherit his father's fame and let others distinguish himself from his father , I feel even more uncomfortable.Thinking of this, he finally softened, and asked the two of them, "Then what do you want to do?"

Chapter 374

Kuruk immediately turned his eyes back from the periphery, and said to Luo Luohong: "Let King Zhishun's troops be cut off, and we and King Zhishun will retreat first, so that these cavalry from the Shun army will not be able to continue chasing us."

Luo Luohong felt that this proposition was a bit wishful thinking, and he asked the other party in surprise: "Isn't the chance of successfully getting rid of the Shun Army after staying behind at this time is very small? These Han people will work hard for us to stay with the Shun Army?"

After a few breaths of silence, Kuruk said: "After we join King Zhishun, just ask King Zhishun to give an order. This is an order from King Zhishun, and these Han people will not disobey."

Luo Luohong still didn't quite believe that this plan would work, so he continued to ask: "King Zhishun is willing to issue such an order? These are all his confidantes."

Kuruk didn't know how to explain his plan to Luo Luohong for a while, but Ma Fen's words here saved him, "As long as you control King Zhishun, you don't need King Zhishun to give any orders." Going to think about it."

It was only then that Luo Luohong understood what the two people in front of him wanted to do, which surprised him, because this was the appearance of a man he had never seen since he was a child.As the heir of Yue Tuo, Luo Luohong lived in the care of everyone when he was a child, and tasted the warmth and coldness of human feelings because his father was suppressed by Xianhan when he was young. It can be said that he has seen all kinds of Manchus, brave or heroic. , or deep and wise, or simple and honest, of course, there are people who see the wind and the wind and sinister villains, but he really has never seen this kind of Manchu who repays kindness and hatred.

Nurhachi rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, and among the names of the seven great hatreds he played, the most important one was that his father and ancestor were loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but they were beheaded by the ungrateful generals of the Ming Dynasty.Therefore, among the Manchus, keeping promises is very important, and they regard keeping promises and keeping promises as a basic moral standard of Manchus. On the contrary, they take the killing of civilians and rape of women very lightly.

Luo Luohong originally thought that even if people like Kuruk had to abandon the Han army and run away due to the situation, it was because he was worried about the Eight Banners military law and did not dare to lose himself as the leader to the Shun army. After all, if he was captured by the Shun army For example, guard generals such as Kuruk not only ruined their futures, but even their families would be implicated.

However, he still believes that the Manchu army like Kuruk will not lose the bottom line of a Manchu, because this is the precious quality that the Manchus are proud of, and it is also the spirit that they can defeat the Mongols and Han where.

But now Kuruk's words completely shattered his spiritual belief in the Manchu group, especially after Mafen on the side catered to Kuruk's words, Luo Luohong suddenly felt that maybe there was never anything The precious qualities of the Manchus, they were able to defeat the Mongols and the Han, but it was a fluke for a while, not a reward from heaven for the precious qualities of the Manchus.

Once the belief is broken, people will easily succumb to reality. If life is just a fluke, then the most important thing is to consider how to live, because only by living can you get the chance to change your destiny.To die for a false belief is the last thing worth doing.

Luo Luohong quickly recovered from the shock. He nodded to the two subordinates expressionlessly and said in agreement: "Since you think this will allow more Manchus to survive, then go ahead. But King Zhishun After all, he is an old man from Liaodong, if he can be persuaded to issue this order, it will be a good thing for both of us. At this time, if there is a conflict between the two armies, it will only be easier for the Shun army."

After getting Luo Luohong's approval, Kuruk also heaved a sigh of relief.Their route was originally a partial division. After the Ming army in Kaifeng dug the Yellow River Dam, the route from Kaifeng to Guide along the Yellow River was actually not suitable for a large army to march, because it had become a flooded area of ​​the Yellow River, sparsely populated, and the locals There was hardly any place to resupply the army.

Although Luo Luohong is the banner owner of the Xianghong Banner, Luo Luohong, who is still young, can hardly grasp the Xianghong Banner. After Yue Tuo died, the interior of the Xianghong Banner was torn apart. Then Tian Cong Khan won him over, and then each of the little Baylor held a piece.

If Tian Cong Khan hadn't died, then Xianghong Qi would most likely be the same as Zhenglan Qi, given to a certain son by him to lead him.But because of Tian Conghan's sudden death, before he had time to release many hidden hands against Xianghongqi, he was taken advantage of by the Nine Kings and took part of Xianghongqi's power into his own hands.

The Nine Kings obviously didn't want Luo Luohong to formally take over the real power of Xianghongqi, so he adopted the same suppression and division method as Xianhan did to Xianghongqi. Red flags reunited.

The current Eight Banners, the two red flags and the two blue flags have been dismantled, and only the two yellow flags and the two white flags are united. Therefore, the struggle within the Eight Banners has essentially become a confrontation between the two yellow flags and the two white flags. Four Flags has already stepped aside.

This means that Luo Luohong, who is so expensive as the leader of the banner, was actually sent to be the nominal leader of the partial division. In fact, some people didn't want Luo Luohong to make any great military achievements, so as to get a title that matched his status as the banner leader. that power.Therefore, Kuruk, who was appointed to guard Luo Luohong, was actually an ordinary general in the Eight Banners, not an outstanding figure.

But who would have imagined that the Shun army, which had been defeated all the way, would actually start to counterattack from them, and they would attack with all their might.This is completely different from the scene they imagined before that the Shun army was already battered and could only fortify around and be beaten passively.

Speaking of it, this is because the Qing army was harmed by the old experience of entering the customs several times before. In the past, as long as the Qing army entered the customs and broke down the border troops guarding the border wall, then the Ming troops would just stay in their own defense zones and wait. They passed by, because according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army is only responsible for defending its own garrison. As long as the Qing army does not attack its own defense area, it is the responsibility of the Ming army in other places. Why do you have to work hard for the troops in other defense areas? Woolen cloth?Winning does not necessarily result in merit, but defeating should take responsibility.

Therefore, after the Qing army went south to break through the Yellow River defense line and penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains, the generals of the Qing army almost believed that there should be no big difference between the Shun army and the Ming army.Even if the Shun army wants to launch a counterattack, it should start from the key areas of defense, because only these key areas can store a large amount of materials and mobilize a large number of troops.

Until the Qing army entered Shanhaiguan, there had not been an army in East Asia that could complete long-distance campaigns through self-supply. Even the Qing army mainly relied on local requisitions for army supplies.During the Wanli Korean War, the biggest problem for the Ming army in North Korea was not the tenacity of the Japanese army, but the lack of logistical supplies.This is also the main reason why the Korean War ended in anticlimax and had to end with peace talks.

If an army can carry out random sorties on the map through self-supply logistics capabilities, it is almost invincible.The Qing army's previous judgment was that the Shun army did not have such a logistical supply capability, because they themselves did not have such a capability.Therefore, they shouldn't have encountered the main force of the Shun Army in the direction of Kaocheng.

But the main force of the Shun army happened to appear in Kaocheng, which meant that many rules of the war had to be changed.Kuruk didn't want to be an ungrateful Manchurian, but compared with saving the lives of his subordinates, he felt that doing so was not a problem.

If the Manchus were really so pedantic, they should have disappeared in the white mountains and black waters long ago.Before the unification of Manchuria, the wars between tribes were full of treacherous acts, because in the primitive jungle between white mountains and black waters, only survival is the first priority. Promises and trustworthiness are not. In the face of survival, I made a decision in line with my own nature.

Under the surveillance of the cavalry of the Shun army, Luo Luohong and Shang Kexi finally converged in one place. After the two armies converged, their strength was almost the same as that of the cavalry of the Shun army.

Shang Kexi hasn't comforted Luo Luohong yet, but here, Maile Zhangjing

Kuruk had already interrupted him impolitely: "My lord, this is not the time to reminisce about the old days. This place is not far from Kaocheng. If the Shunjun came after hearing the news, we would still be in danger. We still Let's arrange the retreat, we can't waste any more time here."

Although Shang Kexi felt a little uncomfortable, he couldn't get angry with Kuruk, so he had no choice but to say to Luo Luohong: "Master Belle, I think our two armies are covering each other, or we can walk out of this river area safely. When we get to the opposite sand bar, if the Shun army is still chasing us, we can take advantage of the position, repel them condescendingly, and then retreat safely."

Kuruk disagreed and retorted: "If there are only these cavalry, the prince's proposition is also feasible. But the army of the Shun Army is nearby. If these cavalry do not attack, they may be waiting for the arrival of reinforcements. We cross each other. The cover is just in the arms of the Shun army, they just need to drag us until the reinforcements arrive. What's more, the Shun army can also divide their troops, first send some cavalry to the sand bar in front to intercept us condescendingly, and then face unfavorable terrain Instead, it’s us.”

Watching

Kuruk kept denying his own ideas, Shang Kexi finally asked with some displeasure: "Then what good idea does Kuruk Zhangjing have, why don't you tell me and let me listen to it."

Kuruk then said without any concealment: "The river area is unobstructed. The so-called alternate cover between the two armies is actually not very useful. Only the sand dam area on the other side is a condescending terrain to block the pursuers. So What the last general meant was that after leaving some people behind, the others immediately went to the sand bar in front to occupy the favorable terrain first.