Chapter 642: Target! Dongjiabao!

Since it is a siege, it is the infantry that is dispatched.

In Haoge's hands, there were 25 Manchurian cavalry with a total strength of 7,500 men, as well as 10,000 indigenous infantry, 10,000 Han army banners, and 5,000 Korean servants. No matter from which point of view, such a force can definitely be regarded as strong. It can be seen how much Huang Taiji loves his son.

In addition to expanding the strength of the Yellow Banner to twenty-five Niu Lu, and all Niu Lu were fully loaded, Huang Taiji also allocated so many troops to Haoge, which was indeed unprecedented. In terms of the number of soldiers, the strength of Commander Hauge accounted for one-third of the total strength of the Dajin Army this time. Obviously, Huang Taiji has high hopes for his eldest son.

For a long time, it has always been his goal to turn the country of Dajin into Huang Taiji's own home. He was reluctant to share power with others, and even less willing to pass on the throne to his brothers. Especially the brother named Dorgon. He was bent on passing on the throne to his son. Among his sons, the most outstanding is the eldest son Hauge.

Therefore, while Huang Taiji tried his best to weaken Dorgon's strength, he also desperately strengthened Haoge's strength. The original strength of the inlaid yellow flag was not very good, and with the efforts of Huang Taiji, it has now become the strongest flag in addition to the positive yellow flag. As long as Hauge's military exploits can be basically equal to Dolgon, he can rely on his power to overpower Dolgon, and pass the throne to Hauge after a hundred years.

The jade seal of the country has been handed down, and the preparations for the emperor Taiji to be the emperor are also in full swing. If there are no accidents, we will be able to complete the task of becoming emperor this year. As long as the emperor succeeds, the Dajin Kingdom will be completely equal to the Ming Kingdom in name. For the Ming Kingdom, the jade seal of the country may not be important. But for the Dajin Kingdom, the jade seal of the country is very important. Because, the jade seal of the country can bring justifiable reasons to the establishment of the Dajin Kingdom.

If it weren't for the appearance of Zhang Zhun and the continuous harassment of the Tiger Ben Army, the current Huang Taiji would have devoted himself to the preparation for becoming the emperor. Huang Taiji, who is keen on learning Han culture, is already a little tired of the word Great Khan. He expects the people under his command to call him "Emperor" or "Your Majesty" in a serious manner, which is the real Ninety-Five.

Huang Taiji's hatred for Zhang Zhun and the Tiger Benjun was not only due to the loss of the strength of the Dajin Kingdom, but also because Zhang Zhun disturbed his dream. Yes, Zhang Zhun disturbed his dream of becoming emperor. It's like a little kid who is about to get a toy, but finds himself slapped in the face, how happy can he be?

Fortunately, Huang Taiji quickly reacted and decided to eradicate Zhang Zhun first. As long as this battle is won, the world will no longer dare to tease the Dajin Kingdom. The other officials of the Ming Kingdom were already scared by him. Mongolia and Korea have also surrendered. With the power of victory to defeat Zhang Zhun and become the emperor, there will naturally be no resistance.

Zhang Zhun's reply also made Dolgon feel very angry. Zhang Zhun's reply didn't say a word, but he returned his handwritten letter intact. However, on the top of the letter, there are yellow water stains on the big beach. Huang Taiji didn't know what it was, and after careful study with Zilharang, he finally came to the conclusion that it was urine!

Excessively!

It's just too much!

Zhang Zhun actually poured a bubble of urine on his handwritten letter, and then returned it!

I've seen bullies, but I've never seen such bullies! Throughout the ages, how could there be such an impudent thing? In Huang Taiji's view, Zhang Zhun is simply a hooligan, a ruffian, a scoundrel, and he doesn't even know the most basic etiquette! Sad, it's really sad, even such hooligans, ruffians, and scoundrels can become the opponents of the Dajin Kingdom! Huang Taiji felt like he was going to explode.

Of course, Huang Taiji would not have thought that his handwritten letter was completely because of an unwarranted disaster, and it was urinated on by Zhang Zhun's child. But is there any difference? No. Zhang Zhunming knew that Huang Taiji's handwritten letter was soaked in urine, and he also retreated, which was almost the same as sprinkling urine on his own. Fortunately, Gao Hongtu and Zhang Shenyan didn't know, otherwise, the two of them would have been stunned.

"Hooligans!"

"Ruffian!"

"Scoundrel!"

Zilharang, who had rarely been angry, couldn't help but get angry.

Zhang Zhun's approach is really too much to take Dajin Guo seriously, and he doesn't even take Dajin Guo people as people! I've ever seen someone who despises people, but I've never seen someone so despised so much! They swore that once they caught Zhang Zhun, they would have to let him lick all the urine off the letter!

According to Hauge's deployment, the first round of attack waves of the Dajin army consisted of a total of 3,000 indigenous infantry, 5,000 Han banners, and 5,000 servant troops. Under the cover of the Hongyi cannon, the Han army banner and the Korean servant army, carrying all kinds of siege equipment, quickly stepped forward and set up a ladder. The native infantry followed, climbing up the ladder, trying to open the breach as quickly as possible. The other 7,000 indigenous infantry were used as reserves.

Once the vanguard successfully opened the breach, the 7,000 native infantry would swarm forward and plunge into the battle for the breach. These natives from various wild lands are all bloodthirsty creatures. They will go crazy killing, crazy looting, crazy destroying everything that stands in their way. As long as the breakthrough is opened, the demise of the Tiger Ben Army is already a sure fact.

In the history of the Dajin Kingdom, it seems that there is no record of being counterattacked by the defenders after the city was broken. Every siege of the Tartars came to an abrupt end when the breakthrough was opened. Because after the breakthrough is opened, there will be no suspense in the next battle. Even if it was Zhao Shujiao, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan at the beginning, he was so brave, after the breakthrough was opened, he was also powerless to return to the sky.

After the defeat in the Battle of Huangxian, the high-level leaders of the Dajin State summed up the lessons and lessons of the defeat of Huangxian County based on the information they obtained. One of the most critical is that it has not been able to open a breakthrough quickly. Unable to open the breakthrough, a large number of warriors of the Dajin Army were blocked under the city wall, and they were killed and injured by the Tiger Ben Army in vain. The longer the delay, the greater the number of casualties.

At that time, because Dolgon did not pay enough attention to Huang County, he adopted the wrong team configuration, with the attacking troops in the front and the siege equipment in the back. As a result, when the siege troops reached the bottom of the city walls, the siege equipment had not yet come up, and they could only be killed in vain. If the siege equipment is in front, first reach the city wall of Huangxian County, first set up the ladder, and the siege troops behind will quickly keep up, step on the ladder and climb up desperately, I believe that the defenders must be unstoppable.

Because of this lesson, when Hauge configured the attack team, he decisively arranged all the siege equipment in front. The Korean servants, who were cannon fodder, would carry a large number of ladders and erect them on the walls around Dongjiabao. After the ladder is erected, the indigenous infantry behind will rush up frantically. The casualties caused by the Tiger Army's counterattack were mainly borne by the Korean servant army and the Han Army Banner, and the casualties of the indigenous infantry should not be very large.

For Hauge's deployment, Huang Taiji doesn't have much to add. The deployment of the Tiger Ben Army is not too clever, so you don't have to worry about any traps or anything like that. However, it is a pity that there are no flaws in the deployment of the Tiger Army, and there is no loophole to take advantage of. Overall, this is a decent deployment. In other words, the attack of the Dajin Army can basically only be decent, and there is no chance for the sword to go sideways.

"You cover from the left!"

Huang Taiji said to Zai Sambu and the order.

Zaisangbu and more than 18,000 Mongol cavalrymen, all skilled in cavalry archery, will send their entire army out to contain the other strongholds of the Tiger Army. The purpose of the Mongol cavalry was not to attack a certain stronghold of the Tiger Army, but to contain the reserve strength of the Tiger Army. In particular, the connection between the central battalion of the Tiger Ben Army and Dongjiabao was cut off, and Dongjiabao was isolated.

According to the observations of the Tartar scouts, in the field between Dongjiabao, Caojiabao, and Liujiabao, the Tiger Ben army built a huge military camp. The barracks were surrounded by deep trenches and strong fences, which the cavalry could not directly attack. Huang Taiji believed that in this central camp, there must be a reserve of the Tiger Ben Army hidden to reinforce Dongjiabao at any time. Of course, he couldn't let Zhang Zhun's plan go smoothly.

Huang Taiji demanded that if the Tiger Ben army was huddled in the central camp and did not move, the Mongolian cavalry would not be bothered. However, as soon as the Tiger Army tried to leave the camp and set off to reinforce Dongjiabao, the Mongol cavalry would rush forward and annihilate the Tiger Army on the spot. In the field, the Tiger Army was certainly no match for the Mongol cavalry.

"You cover from the right."

Huang Taiji then said to Hadan Batel.

It is not enough to dispatch the Mongol cavalry of the Horqin tribe alone, but also to dispatch the Mongol cavalry of the Halashen tribe. Huang Taiji wants to give the Tiger Ben army the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai and completely suppress the morale of the Tiger Ben army. This time to the south, the strength of the Dajin Army is very strong, of course, it must be fully utilized. The Mongol cavalry of the Halashen tribe, like the Horqin tribe, monitored other strongholds of the Tiger Army, and did not allow any of the Tiger Army to reinforce Dongjiabao.

The three forts of the Tiger Ben Army just constitute a zigzag structure, and the central military camp of the Tiger Ben Army is between the three forts, and the three forts can be reinforced at any time. Similarly, the Tiger Army of Sanbao can also reinforce the central battalion at any time. Huang Taiji believed that as long as the Mongol cavalry pressed on both sides, it would be able to exert tremendous pressure on the Tiger Ben army and cut off the connection between the three forts and the central camp.

In other words, Huang Taiji wanted to be the follow-up troops of the Tiger Ben Army, and he could no longer reinforce Dongjiabao. As long as the follow-up troops of the Tiger Ben Army are unable to reinforce Dongjiabao, the defenders in Dongjiabao will be finished. The small Dongjiabao is at most 3,000 defenders. Even if the Dajin army used corpses to fill it, it was enough to fill in the city wall, which was only three zhang high.

"My lord, the Tartars are ready to attack the city."

The observation post of the Tiger Ben Army soon discovered the movement of the Tartar and hurriedly reported to Zhang Zhun.

At this time, the bombardment of the Tartars' Hongyi artillery seemed to be more violent. Inside Dongjiabao, huge iron bumps fell from time to time, smashing the surrounding with a banging sound. In some places, the smashed were unrecognizable and badly damaged. The power of the red-coated cannon cannot be underestimated. Outside, there were a lot of rubble, brick shards, and faint blood stains scattered on the streets, all of which were left by people who had been stoned to death and wounded.

"I see."

Zhang Zhun said quietly.

He took a deep breath, then rubbed his hands vigorously, trying to calm his mood. Now he doesn't need passion, excitement, or enthusiasm. All he needs is a calm heart, a cold heart, and a tough heart. No matter how the war develops, he must grit his teeth and resist.

"! The Tartars' forces are really strong! ”

Yang Zixuan said coldly.

"Hmm."

Zhang Zhun said indifferently.

The arrival of Huang Taiji did bring him great pressure. It is no secret that this is the biggest test since the establishment of the Tiger Army. The Tatar cavalry's strong field combat ability, as well as the courage to fight frantically, were important factors in their victory. Judging from the situation of each Tartar siege, they are indeed going forward one after another, and they are not afraid of death at all. With the thinking of a normal person, it is difficult to understand the madness of the Tartars.

Previously, the only thing the Tartars lacked was powerful siege equipment. This made the fortification a weak point of the Tartars. To do this, they had to avoid the Liaodong defense line and go south around the Mongolian steppe. But now, the Tartars, who already have the Hongyi cannon, seem to have made up for this shortcoming. In addition to the heavily fortified Liaodong defense line, there are also fortified cities like Jingshi, and other ordinary towns are not capable of blocking the attack of the Tartars at all.

Regarding the deployment of the Tiger Army, Zhang Zhun had nothing to adjust. The formation of the Iron Triangle has been formed, and all that remains is to rely on the courage and determination of the majority of soldiers. Zhang Zhun needs a cold heart, that is, from the perspective of casualties. No matter how many people are sacrificed, the living power of Huang Taiji must be consumed here as much as possible. Fighting for personnel consumption is the biggest advantage of Mingguo.

The deployment of the Tiger Ben Army is like this:

Dongjiabao, the most prominent location, was personally garrisoned by Zhang Zhun to attract the Tartars to attack desperately. In charge of the defense of Dongjiabao is the Dingzi battalion led by Yang Zixuan, with the full combat strength of the artillery battalion. It was part of the Cangzhou Volunteers who fought together. The total number of troops was about 2,500 men.

Caojiabao in the north was defended by the sonorous battalion led by Yang Qianqiang, plus part of the Cangzhou Volunteer Army, with a total strength of about 1,800 people. Liujiabao in the south is defended by the Jiezi battalion led by Yang Hongwen, and the Cangzhou Volunteer Army in the additional part is also about 1,800 people.

As for the central military camp between the three forts, it was the Ningzi battalion led by Zou Mingjia who was in charge. In addition, in the military camp between the three forts, there is also the Chuangzi battalion led by Yang Zhiyuan as the general reserve. The Tiger Cavalry Battalion and the Leopard Cavalry Battalion of the Tiger Ben Army cavalry also operated in the central camp. It can be said that the strength of the central military camp is the strongest.

Such an arrangement is like a "Y" shape, Dongjiabao is at the bottom, Caojiabao is at the top left, Liujiabao is at the top right, and the intersection in the middle is the central camp of the Tiger Army. No matter which direction the Tartars attacked, they were subject to certain restrictions. It is a bit difficult to completely cut off the direct connection between the four strongholds.

From the perspective of the Tartars, of course, it is the most suitable to attack Dongjiabao, which can deploy the largest number of troops, and at the same time will not be easily attacked from other directions. As long as Dongjiabao is destroyed, Zhang Zhun is killed or captured alive, and the purpose of the Tartars is basically achieved.

In fact, Hauge's offensive plan is not much different from Azig. It's just that Azig has no infantry, no servant army, no Hongyi artillery, and no other troops to assist in the battle, so it is impossible to organize a perfect attack. And Haug has everything that Azig does not have, and when it comes to organizing an attack, he can naturally do it perfectly.

"The first to rush into Dongjiabao will be rewarded with three thousand taels of silver, thirty oxen, thirty horses, and thirty women, and they will be promoted to one level! Reward Baturu! I will give the wine myself! ”

"Whoever kills Zhang Zhun will be rewarded with 5,000 taels of silver, 50 cattle, 50 horses, and 50 women! Promoted by two levels! Reward Baturu! The Great Khan himself gave wine! ”

"Whoever captures Zhang Zhun alive will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver, 100 cattle, 100 horses, and 100 women! Promoted to three levels! Reward Baturu! The Great Khan himself gave wine! ”

Hauge did not hesitate to offer a reward for Zhang Zhun and announced it loudly.

In fact, as long as Zhang Zhun is killed or captured alive, there will be no suspense about the next Khan. In such a context, how could Hauge be stingy with the wealth in his hands? The Dongjiabao in front of him was the last obstacle to his khan's throne.

"Heshuo Belle, why don't we have a share of the Mongol warriors?

"We're just as good at siege!"

Hadanbatel exclaimed with some dissatisfaction.

This is a bit of a taste of hospitality while complaining.

This can be seen from the name of Hadanbatel. Heshuo Belle means prince in Manchu. At present, there are only a few princes of the Dajin Kingdom, all of whom are the sons of Nurhachi. Others, if they want to be Pesho Baylor, it's very difficult. Even Haoge, who is the eldest son of Huang Taiji, has not completely determined the identity of this Heshuo Baylor.

Hadan Battle openly uses such a title to call Haug, apparently slapping Hauge's ass. In fact, for the attack on Dongjiabao, Hadan Batel was also a little moved. Dongjiabao seems to be not a fortified city, and there are not many troops stationed there. There shouldn't be much resistance to conquering such a town. If he doesn't show his hand at this time, he will miss the opportunity.