Chapter 747: The Battle of the Liao River
Duoduo was taken aback when he heard that Fang Yuan was going to fight in the Liao River, and thought that Fang Yuan was going back on his word, so he hurriedly asked, "Regent, I have come to negotiate peace, who are you?!" ”
Fang Yuan sneered, "Before the peace treaty takes effect, the two armies are still enemies, and they can go to war at any time. Moreover, I only promised to spare the two white flags of you, and never promised to let go of the other six flags. Prince Yu, on the day you arrived in Guangning City, the two yellow banners had already sent troops to rescue the Horqin Division. ”
"I also sent 70,000 iron cavalry, as well as all the tanks, to secretly cross the Liao River from the two Mongol garrison lines to surprise the reinforcements of the Eight Banners. Prince Yu will stay in Guangning City and see how I annihilate the two yellow flags! ”
Duoduo listened to the numbness of his scalp, the internal strife of the Eight Banners, and the Horqin Department was difficult to support alone, relying on the friendship between the Horqin Department and the Manchu royal family, and even Duoduo's concubines and side Fujin were all women of the Horqin Department. It is reasonable for the two yellow flags to send troops to rescue each other.
He never thought that Fang Yuan would not move, and he would come out of the nest as soon as he moved. With the superior strength of 70,000 Ming army iron cavalry, there are only two yellow flags of only 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses, even if the whole army is dispatched, it is also more auspicious!
Duoduo asked rhetorically, "It turns out that the regent already knew that the two Mongol tribes were going to rebel?!" ”
Anyway, Duoduo couldn't get out of Guangning City to report the news, Fang Yuan was happy to use him for pastime, took out the letters sent by the Khalkha and Chahar departments, and handed them to him for review, "The two Mongolians have already surrendered to my Ming Dynasty, and they informed me before sending troops!" ”
Duoduo read the letters of the two Great Khans of Mongolia and Fang Yuan's agreement to send troops, and was shocked to fall into coldness, and his whole body was cold, and the letters also fell to the ground.
Fang Yuan leisurely took a sip of tea and continued, "By the way, there is also the Kelaqin Department, and they are also willing to merge the pasture, children, cattle and sheep into my Daming. In this battle of the Liaohe River, they will also mix into the reinforcements in the name of supporting the two yellow banners and the Horqin department, and when our army's iron cavalry arrives, they will join forces with the outside and go directly to slaughter the two yellow banners. ”
The Ming army not only had a huge advantage in troops, but also had a Karaqin division that should be combined with the outside world, and the two yellow flags could be said to be almost certain defeat, and they were by no means spared.
Duoduo said hesitantly, "It turns out that the two Mongol tribes besieging the Horqin Department were a trap set by the regent to lure the two yellow flags and two white flags into the bait?" ”
Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Yes, yes, Huang Taiji, Dolgon, and even your Prince Yu's queen and Fujin are all from the Horqin Department, and you will definitely not sit idly by." This is in the art of war, which is called attacking the enemy and saving him! However, Prince Yu, you are really lucky, and the two white flags are also very lucky, and you surrendered in advance, otherwise, this time you would have buried the two white flags together. ”
Dodor sat back in his chair, a deep despair in his heart. The Fang Yuan in front of him was a last resort, and he was the same as Zhuge Liang in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" he had watched. It's strange that these people, Azig and Aobai, are not calculated.
In fact, Duoduo also overestimated Fang Yuan's IQ, Fang Yuan did receive the news that the two Mongolian troops were dispatched, and also received the news that the two Yellow Banners went to rescue the Horqin Department.
Before meeting Duoduo, Fang Yuan was still discussing with Jing Jie whether to order most of the cavalry and tanks to sneak across the river and attack the two Yellow Banner reinforcements with the Karaqin Army.
However, the only worry of Fang Yuan and Jing Jie was the movement of the two white flags, whether they would take the opportunity to cross the Liao River, copy Fang Yuan's rear, and even approach Guangning City. Or respond to the reinforcements of the two yellow flags and flank the Ming army's iron cavalry.
Just when Fang Yuan was hesitating whether to implement this military adventure plan, the sudden arrival of Duoduo really gave Fang Yuan a reassurance.
Since Duoduo personally arrived in Guangning City, the sincerity of the peace talks was full, and it was obviously impossible for the two white flags to dare to cross the river to attack Guangning at this time, regardless of Duoduo's life, or go to snipe the iron cavalry of the Ming army.
Fang Yuan still had nothing to worry about, while making peace with Duoduo, he had already made up his final decision.
He ordered Duoduo to be placed under house arrest in Guangning City, and specially arranged for fifty brocade guards to watch Duoduo's every move day and night, so as not to let him escape from Guangning City.
After placing Duoduo under house arrest, Fang Yuan immediately found Jing Jie and ordered the whole army to cross the river and annihilate the reinforcements of the two yellow flags!
Five days later, the Battle of the Liao River broke out!
As soon as the two yellow flags of the Aobai Department reached the halfway point, Tuba of the Karaqin Department came to join Aobai with 5,000 cavalry, and was willing to go together to relieve the siege of the Horqin Division.
The Karaqin Department had only come to aid two or three thousand cavalry before, but now Tuba had brought five thousand cavalry, and Ao Bai was also suspicious and questioned Tuba about the reason.
However, Tuba claimed to have known about the conspiracy of the Chahar Ministry, and led his troops to settle old scores with the Chahar Ministry. And begged Aobai to give a part of the Xilingrad steppe of the Chahar Department to the Karaqin Department after annihilating the Chahar Department.
Ao Bai estimated that Karaqin was so enthusiastic about sending troops, and it was estimated that it was to grab the pasture, so he was deceived by Tuba's clever words and good arguments, and took the 5,000 cavalry of the Karaqin Department to attack the Khalkha and Chahar divisions.
The battle to relieve the siege broke out, and the two cavalry of Khalkha and Chahar were attacked by the two yellow banner iron cavalry led by Aobai, and the losses were quite heavy, and they hurriedly sent a letter of help to Chigutai, who led 70,000 Ming army iron cavalry to cross the river.
Chigutai had already received Fang Yuan's instructions, and the two tribes of Chahar and Khalkha were not sincerely obedient, and after the two tribes annexed the Horqin grassland, they would also be restless in the afterlife. It is better to order the two yellow flags and the two departments to kill each other first, and then wait for the opportunity to move.
Historically, the Manchu Qing Dynasty used Wu Sangui to consume with Li Zicheng, and then reaped the benefits of the fisherman. Fang Yuan is now just a tooth for a tooth, and he is just a man of his own way.
The iron cavalry of the Ming Dynasty was long gone, and there were only 1 or 20,000 cavalry in the two divisions of Chahar and Khalkha, and after two days and two nights of fierce fighting, nearly half of the soldiers and horses had been lost. If we continue to fight, we will inevitably be wiped out.
The two Mongols sent letters for help to Chigutai again, and five times a day. Seeing that this was already the most urgent way for the Mongols to convey military information, Chigutai knew that the two divisions would not last long, and the time was ripe for an attack.
After discussing with Liu Yiliang, Chigutai decided that 50,000 iron horsemen would go to fight the two yellow flags first, and one was caught off guard. When the two sides were fighting fiercely, Liu Yiliang led a mixed formation of tank battalions and 20,000 iron cavalry to highlight the surprise troops, cut off the way to escape back to the base camp from the flank, and completely annihilated the reinforcements of the two yellow flags!
The 50,000 iron cavalry of the Chigutai Department suddenly appeared on the battlefield, and they really caught Ao Bai off guard. The two yellow banners have been fighting fiercely with the Mongols for two days, and they are already at the end of their strong crossbows, where can they withstand the impact of this powerful and energetic cavalry corps.
This is not a war at all, but a one-sided slaughter!
The two yellow flags barely supported for half a day, and then they lost 3,000 soldiers and horses, and they were declared useless.
Ao Bai took the lead in leading the army to retreat, and before he could escape a hundred miles, he was sniped by a mixed formation of tanks and cavalry under Liu Yiliang.
At this point, the two yellow flags have been crushed, and countless people have been trampled to death by cavalry, and countless people have been crushed to death by tanks.
As soon as Ao Bai saw that there was an interception in front and a chasing soldier in the back, if he blindly fled again, it was estimated that he would flee back to the Chinese army camp, and there would not be many soldiers and horses left. was pursued by the Ming army again, and there was no way out.
Rather than fleeing and crushing, it is better to fight to the death here, and perhaps there is still a glimmer of life.
Ao Bai personally led the remaining 20,000 or 30,000 taels of Yellow Banner cavalry to launch a final charge against Liu Yiliang's mixed army. However, in the face of high technology and superior military forces, any dying struggle is nothing but courage in the flesh and blood.
The battle of the Liao River lasted two days and two nights.
Under the siege of the two Ming armies of Chigutai and Liu Yiliang, the soldiers and horses of the two Yellow Banners of the Ao Bai Department killed 13,000 people and scattered 10,000 people, and only 3,000 people could escape back to the Chinese army camp.
At the end of the battle of the Liaohe River, the two yellow flags, which represented the strength of the Huang Taiji lineage, were all annihilated, and Ao Bai was only spared. The main force of the Horqin Division, 10,000 cavalry, was completely annihilated.