Shengjing

The Manchu Emperor Dolgon was sick because of his frailty, and after the winter, he suffered from wind and cold, and had a splitting headache, and he had been bedridden for a month.

When Dolgon was bedridden, he suddenly received four urgent military reports.

The first military newspaper was from Aziq in Quang Ninh.

Fang Yuan personally led 100,000 troops out of Shanhaiguan and invaded western Liaoning, aiming directly at Guangning, an important town in western Liaoning. Azig learned the news of the Ming Dynasty's army leaving the customs in Shanhaiguan, and immediately sent a Pegasus report to Shengjing, asking for reinforcements.

The second military report came from the Han Eight Banners stationed on the Liaodong Peninsula.

Countless Ming cavalry landed in Jinzhou, captured Jinzhou in less than half a day, and began to advance north in accordance with the previous practice of sneaking up on Liaodong, slaughtering the Manchus on the Liaodong Peninsula. Batu was defeated in successive battles, and he had lost 3,000 Han and Eight Banner sergeants, so he could only send an urgent military report to Shengjing, requesting reinforcements.

The third military newspaper came from the military newspaper stationed in Dingliao Right Guard.

The Korean state, which had always feared the enemy like a tiger, suddenly ate the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard, and even sent 30,000 troops to cross the Yalu River. Destroyed the wicker edge of Liaodong overnight, routed the soldiers guarding the border post, and began to invade the hinterland of Liaodong. An urgent military report came from the right guard of Dingliao, requesting reinforcements.

The fourth military newspaper is from Yingzhou Wei.

The unknown number of Ming troops suddenly landed from Yingzhou by sea, and Yingzhou's defense was weak and could only defend itself. The Ming army that landed did not end the siege of Yingzhou, but led troops north, raided the Liaohe defense line, and occupied two military forts along the river. An urgent military report came from the battalion guard, requesting reinforcements.

Dolgon had already calculated that Fang Yuan, after a full year of recuperation, might use troops against Liaodong after the beginning of spring.

But the sudden four-way march of troops, and everywhere urgently asked for help.

The main direction of the Ming army's attack must be in Guangning, western Liaoning, capturing the city of Guangning and annexing western Liaoxi, and this strategic purpose is beyond doubt. But what exactly is the situation with the other three feints? Which way is the main containment, and which way is just a bluff?

Dorgon, who had been suffering from headaches for a month, became more and more dizzy and dizzy the more he thought about it, and he almost fainted.

After the imperial doctor's rescue overnight, Dolgon's headache was slightly relieved, and he lay on the bed, and found Fan Wencheng, Sonny, Duoduo, Ao Bai and others to come to the bed to discuss the matter.

Dolgon put out four military newspapers, which were circulated by everyone, covered his head and endured his headache, and asked, "What kind of calculation did Fang Yuan have?" Why are the troops marching on all directions, and there are beacons everywhere? ”

Fan Wencheng said, "Your Majesty, Fang Yuan's purpose is of course in Quang Ninh, and the main force of the expedition is also in Quang Ninh, and the other roads are just feints!" Your Majesty, we don't need to pay attention to the other two intrusions, and we should immediately gather heavy troops to rescue Liaoxi. First in the defeat of the Ming army's Liaohe defense line, and then rescue Quang Ninh. If Guangning is lost, the land of western Liaoning will no longer be owned by the Qing Dynasty. ”

According to Fan Wencheng, the Ming army ignored the invading Ming army and let it kill the Manchus, without asking or not, but went to rescue Guangning, which was far away in western Liaoning.

The important minister Sonny put the interests of the Manchurians first, and he must not accept Fan Wencheng's suggestion.

Sony said dissatisfiedly, "Master Fan, there are priorities, I think that the rescue of Liaodong Manchu is the first, and Liaoxi is still second!" ”

When Fan Wencheng heard that Sony had given up Guangning and gave up Guangning's idea, he said urgently, "Absolutely not!" If the troops are divided to deal with the other two invasions, it will be the original intention of the Chinese side, and Quang Ninh will lose! ”

Sonny said coldly, "Bachelor Fan is a Han Chinese, of course he doesn't care about the lives of the Manchurians. Your Majesty, Fang Yuan landed in Liaodong twice, and killed 200,000 or 300,000 Manchus, which has reached one-tenth of the Manchus. He also spread a folk song in Liaodong, calling on the Mongols and Han Chinese in Liaodong to rise up and slaughter the Manchus. There have long been sporadic battles in the territories of each banner, and the Han Eight Banners and the Manchu Eight Banners have also grabbed territory and had armed fights. If the Manchu people are slaughtered like this again, there are not enough people, what can they rely on to deter the Mongolian and Han Eight Banners?! ”

"Lao Chen believes that Liaoxi is just a disease of scabies, and the resistance of the Han and Mongols in Liaodong is the big trouble of my Qing Dynasty! When the first emperor was there, he had never fought for the gains and losses of one city and one place in Guangning, so he should abandon Guangning and concentrate the main force to defend Liaodong. ”

The two quarreled in public, the court of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was respected by the Manchus, and Fan Wencheng, a Han disregarding the life and death of the Manchus, aroused the dissatisfaction of the Manchus such as Ao Bai and Yue Le, and they all spoke up to support Sony.

Dolgon listened to the quarrel between the two and the chatter of the courtiers, and his head kept buzzing, and the unbearable pain came again, and he almost fainted.

Dolgon clutched his head, he knew both the vital point of Quang Ninh and the threat of the Ming army that was invading behind him.

Because the Ming army may land and attack at any time, it only kills Manchus, not Han people. In the past year, the Manchus in Liaodong did not dare to go to live in the territory within 100 miles of the shore. Over time, in the territory adjacent to the sea frontier, a number of Han inhabited areas were formed.

Without the control of the Manchus, these Han people's settlements are basically in the three-regardless zone, coupled with Fang Yuan's incitement to spread folk songs, and with the support of the Ming army on Phi Island, there are naturally a lot more conflicts and contradictions with the Manchus. The local Han Eight Banner owners did not dare to manage it, so they stood on the side of the Manchurians, and once the Ming army landed and attacked, they would inevitably slaughter these traitors.

With Shang Kexi, Geng Jingzhong, Kong Youde, Fan Yongdou, these traitors were cut alive, and the experience of the annihilation of the clan, which traitor is not frightened, worried that he will be liquidated at any time.

Dolgon was actually in a dilemma, the Ming army came from four directions, and the previous method of the battle of Sarhu was to concentrate one road and break each one. However, it was a tofu soldier who had no combat power in the face of the Ming Dynasty. If you face the Ming army under the command of Fang Yuan, no matter the mobility and combat power, it is not the same. Don't say that letting go of the three roads is to let go of the first road, and the losses suffered by the Manchu Qing are unbearable.

The only way for him to do so was to attack in four ways.

"Enough! Stop arguing! ”

Dolgon endured his headache and interrupted everyone's dispute sharply, and he didn't want to listen to these people's nonsense anymore, so he directly began to dispatch troops and horses, "Duoduo, you lead a hundred bulls with the white flag to Jinzhou to pursue the invading Ming cavalry!" Remember, don't follow the Ming cavalry around in a circle, go straight to the coastal port, cut off the retreat of the Ming cavalry, and then wait for the opportunity to annihilate the enemy. ”

The cavalry of the Ming army on Phi Island is an elite division, and its lethal and destructive power is very amazing, and it is not a problem to slaughter hundreds of Manchurians a day. Dorgon could only send his most trusted brother, Dord, to lead the elite White Banner to meet him.

"Yue Le, you lead the fifty Niu Lu of the Blue Banner and go to the line from Hetuala to Benxi to meet the army of the Korean State. Remember, as soon as you send the Korean state back to the Yalu River, you don't have to cross the river to pursue. ”

Yue Le was the son of Abatai, and after Abatai's death, the Zhenglan Banner was inherited by Yue Le. The combat power of the Zhenglan Banner is not strong, but it is more than enough to deal with the Korean army, which is also poor.

"Zilharang, you lead eighty oxen with blue flags; Aobai, you led a hundred cattle records of Zhenghuang and Huang two flags to Guangning to relieve the siege. ”

Zilharan was the owner of the Blue Banner and a political enemy of Dolgon. Ao Bai is a fierce general with yellow and yellow flags. Dolgon sent this reinforcement of nearly 50,000 men to rescue Quang Ninh, and he did everything he could.

After the transfer of soldiers and horses from all sides was completed, the only soldiers and horses who remained in Shengjing were the original Zhenghong and red flags that had just been incorporated into the two flags of Zhengbai and Bai, and a hundred cattle records.