Chapter 1021: Making Up for the Dead
Jierharang's face was pale, looking at the pro-soldier kneeling in front of him, he couldn't wait to immediately pull out his knife and slaughter this pro-soldier who reported the situation, faintly, he had a very bad feeling, Duoduo was afraid that he would suffer a loss this time, the lesson of Daishan, Zierharang was very clear, and he didn't dare to underestimate the bravery of the Jiangning battalion.
Although Huang Taiji made a judgment that the direction of the Ming army's main attack was in Liaodong, who could guarantee that there was no change in this, such a major battle, the most important thing is to be cautious, even if it is the loss of some fighters, the problem is not very big, if it is ambushed, causing major losses, it is too late to regret it.
After all, the judgment that the direction of the Ming army's key attack is in Liaodong, there is no accurate intelligence support, Fan Wencheng has been engaged in intelligence work for a long time, and he is not completely sure that the Ming army is attacking from Liaodong, and Huang Taiji is also very cautious, although he has made a judgment, but in the matter of Haizhou's attack, he still left a hand, and the reason why Duoduo was asked to lead 30,000 troops and let more soldiers stick to Gaizhou, Haizhou and Yaozhou is also afraid of changes, 30,000 troops are enough to protect themselves, even if it is an unfavorable situation, The soldiers stationed in Haizhou and other places were also able to rescue in time.
But now the situation is different, in Zilharang's mind, there is another situation, that is, the focus of the Ming army's attack, if it is in the direction of Haizhou, Duoduo's attack will become a disaster, if the whole army of the Jiangning battalion launches an attack on Haizhou, not to mention that Duoduo leads 30,000 people, that is, he leads 50,000 people, he will encounter great danger.
If that happens, it's a real disaster.
Zilharang was reluctant to think of the worst, and many Duo's judgments were accurate, but a small group of Jiangning battalion sergeants prepared to sneak attack Gaizhou and discovered the traces of the army. After attacking the vanguard, they quickly retreated.
But after listening to the report of the pro-soldiers and reading the situation written by Dai Shan, Zilharang couldn't convince himself that there was one of the most obvious situations, that is, the vanguard of 2,000. In a short period of time, it suffered a catastrophe, and the sergeants who fled back were less than 200 people, although the vanguard was mainly composed of the Han army, and the combat effectiveness was not very strong, but it was close to 2,000 people, and only 200 foot soldiers remained, which shows the attack of the other side. How sharp it is, it can only be shown that the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion who participated in the attack are definitely the main force, and it is said that most of the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion have gone to Liaodong, and the focus of the attack is in Liaodong, and it is impossible to leave the elite in the direction of Fuzhou.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Huang Taiji carefully deployed. All the elite troops of the Great Qing Kingdom participated in this battle. If it was because of a mistake in judgment, Haizhou, where he was stationed, became a breakthrough for the Ming army, and such a responsibility could not be borne by Zierharang, and Huang Taiji and the Great Qing Kingdom could not bear it.
Zilharang suppressed his anger. opened his mouth to ask the pro-soldier kneeling in front of him.
"Prince Yu led the army, how long has it been since he set off."
The pro-soldiers were hesitant, probably not wanting to tell the truth, but at this time, Zilharang couldn't help it. Drew his sword.
"If you don't tell the truth, Ben Shuai will cut you right now."
Seeing that Jilharang pulled out his sword, the soldiers knew that the situation was serious, and if they continued to conceal it, I am afraid that they would really not be able to keep the head of Xiang Shang, and killing Jilharang was equivalent to killing a chicken, and his own master would not be good.
"Big, handsome, small, the flag owner set off in the early hours of yesterday morning."
"In other words, did you set off on the 24th or at the end of the day?"
"Yu Dashuai, I set off at the end of the day."
"Can you be sure, you set off on the night of the 23rd, how can you know exactly when the Dao army set off?"
"The commander, the banner lord gave an order, set off on the 24th, the army accelerated the speed of the march, and before the small one came to report, he knew that the banner lord had arranged it like this."
Zilharang put away the sword, this pro-soldier is very trusted by Duoduo, and he has been by his side for a long time, if you want to kill this pro-soldier, Zilharang really can't do this, but the decision made by Duoduo is very wrong, according to his own judgment, he made a decision, such a major thing, cut first and then play, it is absolutely not allowed, if it is placed in peacetime, Zilharang can march the law, cut off Duoduo's head, it is not an exaggeration.
The time has come, according to the speed of the march, the army led by Duoduo has advanced at least more than 100 miles, at this time, it must be too late to send his own soldiers to catch up, it will take at least a day to catch up with Duoduo's army, and when the time comes, Duoduo does not carry out the order and blindly insists on attacking, which may form irreparable losses.
Of course, there is also a possibility, that is, Duoduo's judgment is accurate, but Zilharang can't take such a risk, after all, he is the boss, and he must consider it as a whole, the information obtained yesterday, in the direction of Liaodong, the Ming army has not yet launched an attack, that is to say, the main direction of the Ming army's attack, whether it is Liaodong, or is it an inaccurate thing.
Zilharang knew very well that the time had come to test himself.
The relationship between him and Duoduo is not so harmonious, especially after Hauge became the crown prince, Dolgon and Duoduo, including Azig and others, have changed their attitudes significantly, and everyone knows the strangeness in this, but Zilharang expressed his position, fully supporting Huang Taiji's decision and supporting Hauge to become the crown prince, so the relationship between him and Duoduo cannot be so harmonious.
This time, Huang Taiji sent him to be the commander of the Haizhou direction, I am afraid that it was a last resort.
Zilharang knows very well that it is impossible for the emperor to let Dolgon and Duoduo become the coach, in that case, the prestige of Dolgon and Duoduo will rise rapidly, and even overpower Hauge, which is very unfavorable to stabilize Hauge's position, but Duoduo is familiar with the situation in Haizhou, stationed in Haizhou, and has been for a period of time, he was born out of thin air and became the coach of Haizhou, and Duoduo cannot be comfortable.
This kind of royal secret fighting, Zilharang is also very annoyed, not to mention that he also has an unusual experience, his father and brother were killed in such a secret fight, it is precisely because of this experience, Zilharang knows very well that if there is such an internal struggle when the war is coming, it will be fatal, and it will also cause irreparable damage to the Qing Kingdom.
After coming to Haizhou, Zilharang paid attention to the coordination of relations, and tried to respect Duoduo's opinions, he knew that Duoduo was not convinced, and he was resentful, but in order to take into account the overall situation, Zierharang did not care about Duoduo's grievances, and even Duoduo proposed to lead an army of 50,000 to attack, Zierharang also supported, for which he also encountered Huang Taiji's reprimand, Haizhou direction attack, need to be cautious, the first thing is to keep Gaizhou, Haizhou and Yaozhou.
Now that the situation has appeared, it is definitely too late to report to Huang Taiji, and it is necessary to make arrangements and adjustments as soon as possible to prevent major changes.
Thinking of the possible situation, Zilharang's body trembled slightly.
He forced himself to calm down.
Soon, Li Guohan, the banner owner of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty with blue flags, came in.
Without the slightest hesitation, Zilharang immediately gave the order.
"Li Guohan, you lead 13,000 soldiers with white flags, including 20,000 soldiers with blue flags, to quickly pick up Prince Yu, this commander will write a handwritten letter, you personally hand it over to Prince Yu, tell Prince Yu, cancel some actions, and return to Haizhou quickly, remember, you have to use the fastest speed, day and night, at the latest to catch up with Prince Yu the day after tomorrow."
Li Guohan hesitated, he was just the banner master of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, and Duoduo's identity was very different, he was the prince of the Qing Dynasty, if he didn't listen to himself, there was no way to do it, besides, Duoduo had already led an army of 30,000 to go on the expedition, and he took more than 30,000 soldiers to respond, leaving more than 40,000 soldiers stationed in Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, only more than 40,000 people, in case of an attack by the Ming army, wouldn't it be difficult to insist.
Li Guohan's hesitant expression, Zierharang saw it clearly, and he knew Li Guohan's difficulties.
Zilharang untied the sword he was wearing and handed it to Li Guohan.
"Li Guohan, you remember, Prince Yu must return, if you don't obey the order, you take this sword, this is the sword given by the emperor to the marshal, seeing the sword, it is equivalent to seeing the emperor, Prince Yu dares not to obey the order, you can order the pro-soldiers to detain, in addition, this pro-soldier will set off with you, he will inform Prince Yu of the marshal's opinion. As for the defense of Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, you don't have to worry, Ben Shuai has his own arrangements. ”
Li Guohan took the private room and knelt in front of Zilharang.
"Dashuai, the subordinates remember, the subordinates will definitely complete the mission."
Zilharang nodded, and spoke to the soldiers who were still kneeling in front of him.
"You remember Ben Shuai's words, after meeting Prince Yu, tell Ben Shuai's words as they were, and Ben Shuai can not hold you responsible, otherwise, the army will return to Haizhou, and Ben Shuai will still take your head."
Seeing such a formation, the soldiers dared to speak and nodded busily.
Watching the army set off from Haizhou, Zilharang felt a little relieved.
His recital had already been written, and after the army had set out, Zilharang called his own soldiers and gave orders word by word.
"You remember, in one day and one night, this piece of music must be sent to Shenyang and handed over to the emperor, you will wait in Shenyang, and the emperor will definitely have a holy decree."
The soldier took the letter, said nothing, and turned to leave.
Zilharang called another of his own soldiers.
"You set off now, rush to Liaoyang before dawn, this is the token of this handsome, you take the token, ask to see the crown prince, hand over the letter to the crown prince, remember, you must implore the crown prince to prepare, if there is a crisis in Haizhou, the soldiers stationed in Liaoyang with yellow flags and blue flags must be dispatched." (To be continued......)