Chapter 248: How to Defeat the Heavenly Ce Army
Huang Taiji is really angry, this is really stealing chickens and rice! This attack on North Korea did loot a lot of property, food and population, but it couldn't compare to the loss of 30,000 troops!
Counting the troops lost in Beijing last year, this time there are more than 30,000, and the sum of the front and back has already been killed by Wang Yue 100,000! The loss of one-third of the troops of the Manchurian Eight Banners, the Mongolian Eight Banners, and the Han Eight Banners could not withstand the toss.
This Wang Yue is really the nemesis of the Qing Dynasty! In order to make this personal expedition to Korea foolproof, he deployed a lot of troops in the direction of Shanhaiguan and Jinzhou, but this Wang Yue attacked from the sea and caught him off guard.
"Amin, you idiot! You don't come to visit the school demonstration of the Tiance Army's firearms, and you advertise your invincible cavalry every day, how about now? What are you guilty of such a big defeat? Huang Taiji roared loudly. He has always learned the way of the king and paid attention to self-cultivation, and he couldn't contain his anger!
For this unruly cousin, Huang Taiji has been dissatisfied with him for a long time.
Don't say that Amin doesn't pay attention to firearms, there are many high-level people in the Qing Dynasty who don't pay attention to firearms. The Qing army, which had fought against the Ming army for many years and suffered a lot of losses in this regard, decisively abandoned firearms after winning the world.
"Your Majesty, as the commander-in-chief, I am willing to bear the responsibility of defeat! Please condemn the emperor! ”
Amin is quite a bachelor, he knows that no one can resist the responsibility of defeat except himself, and he also knows that Huang Taiji will never let go of himself, so he happily takes the responsibility on his shoulders.
He knew that Huang Taiji would not kill him because of the defeat, and would be imprisoned for a period of time at most, but the opportunity to lead troops in the future would be difficult.
Huang Taiji won't do what he wants, pat his ass after losing the battle and leave, and go home for dinner?
"Say, tell me how you failed? What is the Tiance Army? Huang Taiji asked sharply.
Amin elaborated on the course of the battle for Namhansanseong, especially the power of the Cheonce Army's rifles, artillery, and armored vehicles. In addition, based on the description of the Kalajang Gyeongsai Hato, the Battle of Incheon and the naval warships of the Cheonce Army are introduced.
Hearing that the Tiance Army had another warship as huge as a hill, Huang Taiji said incredulously: "Are you sure you are not wrong?" Is there such a huge warship in the world? ”
Amin affirmed, "This is what Gyalajang Saiharto saw with his own eyes, and he shouldn't risk losing his head to deceive me." King Zhishun's fleet was defeated by such ten warships, and the whole army was annihilated. ”
The Tiance army aided the DPRK twice as many troops as during the Battle of Beijing, and there were huge warships, which made Huang Taiji a little unmistaken.
He circled back and forth in the hall, which was his temporary residence in Pyongyang and the original royal palace of ancient Korea, which was called Xijing in Pyongyang's Lee's Joseon.
Pyongyang, also known as "Wang Jiancheng", was the capital from the founding of the Shang Dynasty to the Goryeo period of the Wang family, and it was only later that the capital was changed to Seoul by the Lee dynasty. Therefore, Seoul is only a capital city with a history of several hundred years, and Pyongyang has a longer history than Seoul.
After Huang Taiji stood still, his eyes swept to the ministers present and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Tiance Army is about to attack, do you have a good plan?" ”
No matter how powerful the Tiance Army is, it can't run away from its name. If so, will the Qing army still be mixed up in the future? It is necessary to find a way to block the Tiance army, combat its arrogance, and boost the morale of the army.
Of course, Dolgon, Daishan and other princes Baylor knew that they had to prove that the Qing army had the ability to fight against the Tiance army, and this place was not far from Liaodong.
But now they have more and more specific images of the Tiance Army, this is an army that can defeat the warriors of the Qing Dynasty outside the range of their bows and arrows, and even beyond the range of cannons!
It is said that very few people are able to rush to the range of a bow and arrow! Judging from the demonstration of that rifle, even in a face-to-face battle, if a Qing warrior slashes or shoots an arrow, the soldiers of the Tiance Army can fire dozens of deadly bullets!
How can such an army be defeated? Dolgon and the others lowered their heads in thought, looked at each other, and had no clue.
Huang Taiji saw that none of them spoke, so he had to name them personally: "Tan Tai, you have fought against the Tiance Army, can you tell me how our army can defeat the Tiance Army?" ”
Tan Tai, who was named, was quite depressed, and he understood the battle outside the starting point city, and the Qing army's hope of defeating the Tiance army was too slim. The Qing army against the Tiance army is really like a dog biting a turtle and has nowhere to go.
But the emperor asked him to offer advice, and he couldn't help but say something, so he had to say: "Enlighten the emperor!" Although it is difficult for my Qing warriors to defeat the Tiance Army, it is not impossible. The Tiance Army's firecracker artillery hits far, powerful, and fast, and it is difficult to resist any armor, and it is difficult to win by relying on the advantage of troops! The denser the formation, the more likely it is to suffer huge losses. Playing against it can be described as a good strategy. ”
Therefore, the minister thought that he could use a scattered formation to attack the enemy from all sides, so that it would be difficult to take care of the head and tail, and maybe there would be a chance to rush into the enemy's formation. Or sneak attack, night attack, and catch them off guard! ”
What he meant was to abandon the most elaborate formation in the ancient battle formations and adopt an attack similar to the skirmisher line, which had to be matched with suitable weapons and equipment for its practical skirmish line attack.
Another aspect of the performance of the rifle that they are difficult to spot is that the rifle can be aimed and fired. Even if they got a sample of a rifle, no one paid attention, because their concept remained on a smoothbore gun.
In fact, they are not to blame, even after hundreds of years at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing army was equipped with a large number of advanced Mauser rifles, and there was still no concept of aiming in training and war. This is also one of the main reasons why in the First Sino-Japanese War, although the Qing army was more advanced than the Japanese, it still suffered a heavy defeat.
Tan Tai's words seemed to remind Amin, and he said to Huang Taiji: "Your Majesty, if you want to avoid the fire and lead of the Tiance army, maybe it is more advantageous for our army to hide in the trench and fight against it." The kind of chariots of the Tiance army are extremely sharp and unusually human, and they can be easily resisted by manpower, and they can also restrict their movement with trenches, so that our troops can approach and destroy them. ”
He also put forward the concept of trench warfare, which was tantamount to giving up the long-term mobile advantage of the Qing army, and their greatest advantage in fighting against the Ming army was the ability to maneuver. This is also forced by the Tiance Army to have no choice, and you have to think of any way you can think of.
Dolgon, who had always been known for his sanity, was not willing to be left behind, and offered advice: "Our army is more than ten times the strength of the Tiance army, and the purpose of this battle is to kill and deplete the enemy's army. Why don't you arrange troops all over the city, so that the soldiers are scattered in front of and behind the houses in the city, which is more conducive to getting close to killing the enemy! ”
He also put forward the concept of urban warfare and street warfare, which should be attrition with the Tiance army.