After some intelligence gathering, Li Dingguo finally understood the deployment of the Qing army's troops in Hebei. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Overall, in addition to the artillery superiority, the total strength of the Qing army was less than 350,000, and the most difficult of them was perhaps the 150,000 Manchurian cavalry led by Azig and others.

"With this cavalry harassing on the side, we can't attack with all our might, and the situation is not optimistic!" Some operational staff officers concluded.

Although there are only 100,000 Qing troops on the surface of Cangzhou, once the battle really starts, it is very likely to change from 100,000 to 250,000, plus the artillery troops that far surpass the Ming army, unless 300,000 troops are invested at one time, it is possible to occupy an absolute advantage.

But did Li Dingguo throw most of his army into Cangzhou? Obviously, it is impossible, not to mention the small Cangzhou, whether it can allow nearly a million troops to be deployed, even if it is any leading general, it is impossible to throw all the troops into a certain battlefield.

Datong and Baoding, but there are still nearly 100,000 Qing troops stationed, and the purpose of the Ming army is to enter the Gyeonggi important land as soon as possible, and there is no need to fight a war of attrition with the other side in Cangzhou.

Thinking about this, Li Dingguo began to arrange combat tasks: "Since the Second Army is now at the forefront of Cangzhou, let Qi Zhifeng continue to attack Cangzhou, and at the same time send Sun Yanling's Sixth Army to assist." ”

The Second Group Army, which had suffered a loss just against the defenders of Cangzhou, should not make the same mistake again, and Sun Yanling's main task was to prevent the cavalry of Azig and others from sneaking attack.

Deploy 200,000 troops here, Azig will not come, as long as he dares to come, he will definitely not be able to eat and walk, in the war of movement, the infantry is not the opponent of the cavalry, but in the positional warfare, the all-firearms infantry, can completely crush the cavalry.

"Order the Seventh Army to go to Datong, and the Eighth Army to Baoding. Remember, this official does not ask them to capture these two places, only requires them to be able to effectively contain the Qing army in the two places. ”

"Commander-in-chief, are you trying to use bait to lure the Qing cavalry?" The operational staff officer quickly understood what Li Dingguo meant.

"That's right, it's a decoy, so I'm just asking them to contain the enemy, not storm the two places." Li Dingguo does not deny it.

The Qing troops in Datong and Baoding were only more than 50,000 people, and they might be able to resist the strong attack of more than 100,000 Ming troops by relying on the terrain, but Li Dingguo believed that these Qing troops would never dare to give up their own advantages and take the initiative to attack.

Even if Azig led the cavalry to join forces inside and outside, he would not be able to gnaw any of the group armies in a short period of time, and these three battlefields were not too far apart, as long as the battle was stalemate and the Ming army reinforcements arrived, then Azig's cavalry troops would likely be surrounded and annihilated.

Li Dingguo arranged for these two troops to go forward, not so much to attack, but to attract the attention of the Qing cavalry and give the other party a kind of: "If it succeeds, it will be a great merit in annihilating 100,000 or even 200,000 Ming troops." ”

"I'm afraid Azig won't be fooled, now the main task of the Qing army is to delay time, as long as they can't hold out, our army will be scattered because of the dispersion of troops, and there will be no breakthrough in these three places." The operational staff officer analyzed.

According to his idea, it was to concentrate superior forces to attack one place, turn the passive into the active, and let the Qing cavalry be forced to fight a decisive battle on the battlefield chosen by his side.

Instead of dividing the troops into three routes, the choice was given to the cavalry units of the Qing army.

"I didn't plan to open the gap from these three places, if the cavalry troops of the Tartars came over, they would be unlucky, if they didn't come, this Northern Expedition could end the battle with minimal casualties." Li Dingguo said with an oath.

The reason why Li Dingguo's troops were divided into three routes was to contain the Qing army in these three places, and at the same time to trap the 150,000 Qing cavalry running around the world, and his breakthrough point was not in these three places.

Therefore, if you can not fight, try not to fight, the goal of the Ming army is the Beijing division, as long as this goal can be achieved, let hundreds of thousands of people accompany the Qing army to act in Hebei, why not?

"Don't open the gap from these three places? Is there any other direction? By the way, it seems that the First Army has not yet been arranged, with such elite troops, you can't just let them guard the logistics supply lines, right? The operational staff officer suddenly thought of a question.

Stilwell's First Army, but the ace of the Ming Army, if they can cooperate with the Second Army, even if they resist Azig's cavalry troops, they are sure to take Cangzhou.

As for logistics, it is completely sufficient to have the Sixth Army stationed there, that is, as long as the First and Sixth Armies can be exchanged, Cangzhou will be broken.

However, Li Dingguo did not make such an arrangement, but had to open up a fourth battlefield.........

"In terms of logistics, there are rebel armies from all over the country to guard, and Hejian Mansion only needs the First Army to send one army, and the remaining 60,000 people can completely open up a new battlefield, not to mention that this new battlefield is far more than 60,000 people." Li Dingguo explained.

"Where exactly is the new battlefield? Could it be Zhangjiakou, which is further north? The operational staff officer was curious.

It's no wonder that his job is to assess the viability of the battle, and if the success rate is too low, he has the right to propose that the battle plan be terminated.

As for Zhangjiakou, it was already north of the capital, and the Qing army did not place many troops here, only two towns (25,000 people), which was logically the easiest place to attack.

It is a pity that Zhangjiakou is too far away, if the Ming army detours, it is easy to be discovered by the Qing army, whether it is a midway attack, or to mobilize troops to supplement the defense of Zhangjiakou, the Qing army has more advantages than the Ming army.

"Don't be cranky, I'll tell you where to fight." Li Dingguo took a small flag from the table in the conference room, inserted it heavily into a special position on the military map on the wall, and slowly spit out two words: "Tianjin!" ”

That's right, Li Dingguo accepted Li Hongfei's proposal and prepared to send troops to conduct a landing operation from Tianjin, where the Manchu Qing Dynasty was currently empty.

Li Hongfei's proposal arrived almost at the same time as the imperial court's dismissal order (revoking Qi Hongying's order), although Li Dingguo did not know where Li Hongfei's intelligence capabilities came from, but the combat meeting just now had allowed him to verify that the Qing army was indeed empty in Tianjin and other places (the huge Tianjin, with a total strength of less than 20,000).

Moreover, Li Hongfei also clearly informed in the letter that he (Li Dingguo) had used his (Li Dingguo) name to persuade the imperial court that he would send Fujian sailors to the north in the near future.

Calculating the time, there will be a week at most, and Zheng Chenggong's troops will arrive, which can not only reduce the casualties of the troops, but also successfully intercept Dolgon, Li Dingguo does not mind waiting for another week.

Li Dingguo still believes in Li Hongfei's way of using troops, not to mention that he has no better way now.

In just half a year, the Northern Expeditionary Army has already reached the territory of Hebei, from Yangzhou to Hebei, a battle line of thousands of miles, which is already the limit for the Ming army.

Without the help of local rebels or guerrillas, logistics alone could have brought down the Ming army.

Now there are only two roads in front of Li Dingguo, either rest in place and slowly consume with the Qing army, and wait for the officials sent by the imperial court to take over the county south of the Yellow River, and the Ming army can easily drive the Manchu Qing out of the Guanwai.

After all, the Qing army occupied the south of the Yellow River for not too long, as long as the court officials pacified it in time, it would not take half a year for the entire south of the Yellow River to completely return to the imperial court.

At that time, the south of the Yellow River will become the rear of the Ming army, and the problem of this front will be easily solved.

It's just that........ The imperial court would not give the Northern Expeditionary army such a long time to recuperate.

The second way is to make a desperate bet, even if you pay a big price, you have to fight the Qing army to the end.

If he wins, he will not only be able to completely solve the Qing army in Kannai in a short time, but also stop Dolgon's plan to transfer his property.

If something goes wrong, not only will the Ming army be greatly damaged, but the Manchu Qing will even be able to calmly return to the border with a large amount of property.

After thinking about it, Li Dingguo still felt that Li Hongfei's plan was the safest.

The Gyeonggi region is now empty of troops, and most of the Manchu officials are now desperately trying to transfer their wealth, and they have lost their fighting spirit.

At this time, the landing of the Ming army will accelerate the collapse of their already undetermined hearts, and this inner collapse can not only affect the Manchus in the Gyeonggi region, but also affect the Qing army in Hebei region.

They can stay here because there is still a way to retreat outside the gate, but once they find that the back road is blocked, who will dare to resist desperately?

With the implementation of the new battle plan, the Ming army began to operate actively on the frontal battlefield, and in just a few days, 400,000 troops came out to encircle the three key defensive areas of the Qing army.

However, what puzzled the Qing army was that after these Ming troops arrived at the battle area, they besieged but did not attack, but dug trenches around them, making a posture of holding each other for a long time.

"Don't think about it, the Ming army is here to lure our cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, don't look at Baoding and Datong have only 100,000 Ming troops, but as long as we are dragged back, there will definitely be countless enemy troops around, I heard that in Xuzhou, Shang Kexi's cavalry suffered this kind of loss." Azig soon understood Li Dingguo's conspiracy.

In fact, this is not a conspiracy, but a naked conspiracy, Li Dingguo just told Azig: Labor and management are now divided, and if you have the ability, you will come and fight with labor and management.

"That'........ We continue to attack their logistical convoys as planned? Dodor asked.

Duoduo, who has suffered several defeats, has now reined in his temper a lot, even if he has more than 100,000 cavalry in his hands now, he does not dare to take the initiative to collide with the main force of the Ming army.

"The main force of Li Hongfei's First Group Army has not shown up, and there is news from spies that Stilwell has recently appeared in Hejian Mansion, and I am worried that the Ming army has also set traps in terms of logistics."

Azig has become a frightened bird, and he is not absolutely sure, so he does not dare to attack easily.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, is it just like that!" Duoduo's temper has been curtailed a lot, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a temper.

"In fact, it is good for us to spend it like this, after all, we need time." Han Dai proposed at this time.

So far, Azig and others have understood that they have lost this war, and the only thing to support them to fight is to buy time for the Qing Dynasty to retreat outside the customs.

Dolgon didn't even plan to ask for Shengjing (Shenyang), as long as half of the wealth of the Ming Dynasty was transported to the deep mountains and old forests, no matter how powerful the Ming army was, they would not dare to confront the Manchus in the deep mountains and old forests in the northeast.

When the Qing Dynasty used the looted wealth to accumulate enough strength, it was not without a rise again.

After all, he plundered most of the wealth of the Central Plains at one time, and if Zhu Youzhen wanted to fill this hole, it would take at least seven or eight years, and he would not be able to expand the army and invest money in the research of new weapons within these seven or eight years.

This was the development time that the Manchus needed.

Han Dai's words reminded Azig and others that maintaining the status quo would be more beneficial to the Qing army.

"We all understand this truth, don't Li Dingguo understand?" Azig was still a little uneasy.

"No matter how much he is, if he Li Dingguo dares to move, we will give him a little bit of power, as long as my Qing Dynasty Iron Cavalry is still there, I will not be afraid of the intrigues and tricks of the Southern Dynasty!" Duoduo said confidently.

That's right, cavalry is now the most mobile class in the world, and they can respond to all changes with the same, and when Li Dingguo can't help but make the first move, they can just respond.

It's just that Azig and the others never thought that Li Dingguo was secretly Chen Cang on the Ming Plank Road this time..........

Ten days later, news came from the Beijing Division, and the angry Azig was furious and vomited blood directly.

The Ming army of nearly 100,000 people (60,000 soldiers of the First Group Army, plus 30,000 soldiers of the Third Group Army, and 20,000 officers and soldiers of the Fujian Naval Division) landed at the mouth of Dagu in Tianjin, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and in just three days, more than 20,000 enemies were annihilated.

Tianjin's entire line was broken, and the Beijing division was in danger.

And the defenders of the capital, including the Shenji Battalion, the Xiaocai Battalion, and the Ouchi Guards, totaled less than 30,000, how could they resist the menacing 100,000 Ming army?

You must know that the waterway of Tianjin, but it leads directly to the Beijing Division, the draft line of the Ming warships is not deep, and it can even go all the way to the Qihua Gate (Chaoyang Gate) in the capital, although there are more than 25,000 reinforcements in Zhangjiakou, but even if they discard heavy artillery and other heavy materials, they may not be able to rush back to the Beijing Division in time.

And even if they rush over, can the infantry without heavy artillery be the opponent of the Ming army?

"Pass the order, and the whole army will set off immediately and return to the Beijing Division!" Duoduo immediately gave the order to return to the rescue.

The Ming army has already appeared in Tianjin, and at this time, it is tantamount to seeking a dead end with the Ming army in Hebei.

Infantry reinforcements may be useless, but cavalry is different, especially the 150,000 cavalry, which can already crush the Ming army that landed this time.

"But Lord Wang, Cangzhou, Baoding, and Datong are all guarded by the Ming army, and it is difficult to rush over!" Handai reminded.

"Then take a detour to Ulanqab (Inner Mongolia) and take Zhangjiakou back to Beijing!" Dodor said.

Now he has no time to deal with the Ming army in Hebei, so he can only work hard and take more detours.

At this time, the Qing troops stationed in Cangzhou, Baoding, and Datong received an order to defend the place, because Dolgon knew in his heart that once these three places were abandoned, the capital would be in no danger to defend.

As long as it can hold out until the cavalry of Azig comes back, the Beijing division still has room for relaxation, and the Hebei region will hold out for at least a month to buy time for a full withdrawal.

However, will Lee Dingguo give Dolgon this time?

Just when Azig, Duoduo and others returned to aid the Beijing Division, the Three-Way Ming Army, which had been facing each other in the Hebei region before, suddenly launched a full-scale attack...........