After some discussion, Dolgon finally decided on a plan, and after the arrival of dozens of red-coated cannons with the army, he would devote all his forces to attack Datong.

The Jurchen Elite Cavalry was the force that Dolgon relied on the most, but unlike the other rigid and conservative Jurchen nobles, Dolgon valued his vassals and was more than willing to accept new things.

When Nurhachi and Huang Taiji were in power, those surrendered Hanchens were almost not reused, but Dolgon valued them very much, and Fan Wenchen, Ning Wanme, Tong Yangxing and other Ming ministers who originally surrendered were all relied on by him as a think tank. Fan Wenchen and Ning Wan I, two resourceful traitors, Dolgon valued them very much, and when they encountered major events, they would be consulted.

Tong nurturing is also reused by Dolgon.

Although Tong Yangxing can not be regarded as a Han person, he is also regarded as the Ming Ziming of Liaodong, and later attached to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Later, Tong Yang Xing was promoted from Keliaodong to the second-class chief officer, and was subordinate to the Blue Banner of the Han Army. In the fifth year of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Tong Yangxing was awarded Ang Bang Zhangjing, the prime minister of Han official and civil affairs.

This guy has a specialty that is very valued by Emperor Taiji and Dolgon, and that is that he is familiar with the manufacture of artillery. at

Under the supervision of Tong Yang, Jiannu soon owned dozens of red-clothed cannons, which can be said to be the father of Jiannu artillery. In the battle of the Daling River between Jiannu and the Ming Dynasty, the artillery battalion led by Tong Yangxing repeatedly performed miraculous feats, which was deeply appreciated by Huang Taiji.

Today, Tong Yangxing is still in charge of Jiannu's artillery casting, as well as Jiannu's artillery battalion. In this southern expedition, Tong Yang's artillery battalion also followed the expedition, but under the current conditions, the artillery transportation is very difficult, far slower than the cavalry marching speed, even if it is not attacked by the elite detachment of the Ming army, it is at least five days slower than the cavalry that is attacked and harassed by the Ming army from time to time, which seriously affects the speed of march.

Before the more than thirty guns of the artillery battalion arrived, Dorgon decided to temporarily suspend the offensive.

A large number of ladders and other siege equipment were needed for the siege, and all the sergeants were busy building these tools and making other preparations these days. Dorgon knew that the Ming army would definitely detect the situation of the artillery battalion, and it was certain that it would be sabotage.

In order to avoid the threat of the artillery battalion, Dolgon sent nearly 20,000 Jurchen elite cavalry to cover the artillery battalion.

And Cao Yue did not receive the situation that Jiannu also had an artillery battalion, and the spies sent to Shengjing, of course, were detectives who found out about this situation, but in the process of reporting, the information was unfortunately lost, and when they received the Jiannu artillery battalion to march in the direction of Datong, Jiannu's artillery battalion was only four days away from Datong.

Jiannu did not attack again immediately after a big defeat, but the garrison outside Datong City made Cao Yue quite puzzled, and he couldn't figure out what Dolgon's intentions were, and when he received that the Jiannu firearms battalion was coming quickly in the direction of Datong, he immediately understood Dolgon's plan.

Dolgon was waiting for the arrival of the artillery, and when Jiannu's artillery battalion arrived outside Datong City, it was the time when Jiannu attacked the city in a big way. Jiannu's strategic intentions were further clarified, and Cao Yue had to respond immediately, and he also convened his generals to discuss countermeasures with Sun Chuanting.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Jiannu's firearms battalion is about to arrive in Datong, their red-coated artillery is not inferior to the artillery we have mastered, and Jiannu's strength is far superior to ours several times, we can't expect reinforcements, how to fight this battle next, you can all express your opinions!" After informing the generals of the situation, Cao Yue was also ready to listen to everyone's opinions.

In the previous military discussions, they came to another conclusion, that after the defeat of Jiannu, they did not dare to attack easily, but were ready to adopt the strategic means that had been used before, which can be said to be very effective: long-term siege, turning the target city into a lonely city, encircling and sending reinforcements, eliminating all the Ming officers and troops who dared to rescue, shaking the morale of the Ming army defending the city, and then bribing the defending generals through various means, and finally attacking and capturing the city. For this reason, Cao Yue formulated a countermeasure, preparing to take the initiative to attack, using the advantages of the firearms battalion to give Jiannu a blow, so that the encirclement of Datong could not be formed. Then through the elite detachment from time to time to attack the camp, so that Jiannu could not hold his breath and changed his strategy, when they attacked the city on a large scale, they used the advantage of firearms to kill and injure a large number of opponents, so that Jiannu's vitality was greatly damaged.

Cao Yue held the determination that he would rather break the jade than be able to complete it, and said that even if he fought for the Datong army, he would cripple Jiannu and make them unable to attack south again. But new circumstances indicate that Jiannu did not intend to besiege for a long time, but only to wait for the artillery to arrive.

"Lord Sun, Lord Cao, the last general thinks that we can't sit back and wait for the Jiannu artillery to arrive and calmly attack the city, we should strike first, while Jiannu is busy preparing for the siege, go out of the city to sneak attack, hit Jiannu by surprise, Jiannu will not think that our army dares to go out of the city to sneak attack, and now their most elite Jurchen cavalry has left the camp to protect the artillery battalion, and the remaining Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han army are not strong," Zhao Tai, the deputy commander-in-chief, was the first to stand up and express his opinion, "The last general is willing to lead the army out of the city to sneak attack, and the last general is sure to beat Jiannu hard." ”

Zhao Liang, another deputy commander-in-chief, also stood up immediately after hearing Zhao Tai's request: "Lord Sun, Lord Cao, the last general is also willing to lead the army to attack Jiannu at night, and if you don't teach Dolgon a hard lesson, you will never return to the camp!"

After the two deputy commanders said this, other generals, including Cao Jie, Cao Neng and others, also stood up and asked for a night attack to teach Jiannu a lesson.

Cao Yue didn't say anything right away, frowning and thinking. At this time, Sun Chuanting, who was sitting on the main seat, spoke: "Chief Cao, this official thinks that this plan is good. The cavalry under your command should be well trained, Jiannu is proud of his outstanding combat ability, and we dare not go out of the camp to attack, you can send a group of men and horses to attack the camp at night, and then send the musket battalion to respond, so that even if the sneak attack fails, you can retreat with your whole body. ”

Cao Yue glanced at Sun Chuanting, who was even more impulsive and bold than him, and did not express his position immediately, and continued to ponder, Sun Chuanting was very dissatisfied with Cao Yue's appearance, and continued to babble about his thoughts, saying that he could try a sneak attack at night, and take advantage of the fact that most of the Jurchen elite cavalry left Datong and went to meet the artillery battalion, and sneak attacked the Mongols or Han army camps with weak combat power.

In the end, Cao Yue impatiently interrupted Sun Chuanting's nagging: "Come on, come on, old man Sun, don't scream, let me think about it, okay?" ”

Cao Yue's sentence to Old Man Sun immediately shocked the other people in the tent.

How to say, Sun Chuanting is the emperor's messenger, and now he is the highest official appointed by the imperial court to command the Datong Campaign, the Ming officialdom is very particular about rank, as a subordinate Cao Yue, he dared to call Old Man Sun in public, this is incredible.

If Sun Chuanting is annoyed and angry, then Cao Yue will be miserable.

But what surprised them even more was that Sun Chuanting didn't care at all, and smiled at Cao Yue, "Boy, then think about it, you should agree!"

This kid surprised the generals under the tent again, what happened between these two top military commanders of Datong, they were so informal, and the old man and boy screamed in public, isn't this a mess? But before everyone came to their senses, Cao Yue had already announced his decision.

"Okay, I agree to this proposal, tonight, I will send an army out of the city to attack the Han army camp in Jiannu, and teach those traitors who are fighting for the tiger a hard lesson!"