Dolgon finally understood why Huang Taiji would ask him to command the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Han army to fight together, the problem here is really unusual, and the attention contained in it is not ordinary.

The Manchurian Eight Banners are dominated by cavalry, and the battle has always relied on the bravery of the cavalry and the indomitable momentum to win, and every time the battle can be completely won, the opponent who fights is frightened, without the slightest fighting spirit, but the Han army is different, mainly foot soldiers and firearms, although Kong Youde and others defected to the Qing Dynasty for a long time, but the main attention of the Emperor Taiji and the Manchu nobles is still on the Manchu Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions, and the constant concern is the combat effectiveness of the Manchu Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions.

This is a deep-rooted understanding, which cannot be changed in a short period of time, including Dolgon's understanding, the Manchurian Eight Banners are invincible in the world, and the Mongolian battalion is brave and loyal, but the problem is that the number of sergeants in the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian Battalion is not very large, if it completely relies on the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions, when will it be able to win the Central Plains, if it is not able to absorb and unite the strength of all aspects, I am afraid that the Qing Dynasty will eventually dominate the Central Plains is just a beautiful dream.

Huang Taiji was far-sighted and was the first to realize this.

Dolgon's perception is slowly changing, too.

It's just that Huang Taiji realizes that this is definitely not good, as one of the best generals in the Qing Dynasty, Dolgon will directly command more battles in the future, if his eyes are always on the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions, at most he will occasionally enter the pass to plunder, and it is impossible to really occupy the Central Plains.

Dolgon is very familiar with the combat methods of the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions, but he is really not particularly familiar with the combat habits and methods of the Han army, although he has fought with the Ming army many times before, and thinks that the Ming army mainly relies on firearms and sticks to the city, and the field battles are vulnerable, but if you want to command such an army to fight, your thinking must change significantly.

In this battle, Dolgon had an unusually profound experience.

Dolgon's original battle plan. It is lightning, after the army occupies or captures a city, it plunders as much as it wants, and then the vanguard does not make any stops. Attacking towards the next target, the army entered the Guannai to fight, the main purpose was to weaken the strength of the Ming army, as well as wanton looting, and would not occupy any cities.

But Dolgon's lightning-fast battle plan. Because of the existence of 50,000 Han troops, some minor adjustments had to be made.

The Han army did not have so many war horses, among the 50,000 Han troops, only 10,000 were cavalry, and the remaining 40,000 were mainly infantry soldiers and Shenji battalions. As for Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming, they followed him to fight, and the money, food, and other materials were directly guarded by the sergeants of the Eight Banners.

However, it is very unrealistic to really implement this line of thinking about operations.

The number of infantry soldiers and Shenji battalions of the Han army is too large, and after entering the pass, who can guarantee that the Han army has not surrendered to the Ming court again, and at the same time, Kong Youde and other commanders follow his side, and the control of the Han army by the officers of the Eight Banners can not be guaranteed, and Kong Youde and others are put together with the Han army. Dorgon was even more uneasy.

Taking a step back, even if Dolgon led the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongol left and right battalions to achieve a major victory, once the tens of thousands of Han troops had an accident, then his ability to command the battle would also be questioned. Moreover, these Han troops are aware of the situation of the Qing Dynasty, and after defecting to the Ming Dynasty again, the disaster is very great.

For various reasons, Dorgon realized that he had to slow down the pace of the battle and involve the Han army. So that the Han army can be integrated into the entire campaign.

This was a major change in Dorgon's thinking, and through a period of fighting, he gradually realized Huang Taiji's intentions, and was also keenly aware of the unique advantages of the Han army in combat.

The battle of attacking the city and pulling out the village, the Han army is relatively good, it can be said that it is stronger than the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions, the Han army is dominated by the Shenji battalion and foot soldiers, when attacking the city, they are in step with the same pace, using the assistance of firearms, often able to seize the city with fewer casualties, of course, Dolgon also knows that after the army enters the customs, the Ming army flees from the wind, and the battle of the siege and the village will not encounter much resistance, but no one dares to guarantee that there will be a large number of Ming troops in the next city, If such a situation is really encountered, the advantages of the Han army will be highlighted, and the use of the Han army to attack the city and pull out the village can minimize the casualties of the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions.

Since September 22 from the wall of the ridge and Qingshankou into the pass, Dolgon and Du Du divided the front army and the Chinese army, all the way like a bamboo, won many cities, the size of more than ten battles, achieved a complete victory, especially when the Chinese army raided the Miyun rearguard, killed the Ming Miyun governor Wu Aheng and the general soldier Lu Zongwen, almost all of them killed more than 5,000 Ming troops stationed in Gubeikou, and few Ming troops escaped.

Dolgon had already issued an order, in principle, there was no need for the surrendered sergeants of the Ming army, after all, he was leading the army to fight in the territory of the Ming Dynasty's Northern Zhili, and he had no heart to take care of these surrendered prisoners, not only to consume grain and grass, but also to consume sergeants to take care of them, as for the ordinary people, they did not refuse, after these people plundered back, they were honest and obedient, and would not pose any threat.

That is, the battle of Gubeikou is reasonable, the next battle is to capture, to take Miyun, Huairou and Shunyi battles, are particularly smooth, there is almost no Ming army in these cities, Dolgon will not be polite, every time you take a city, it is a crazy looting, the young and strong people are all watched, waiting to be escorted to Shenyang, women are robbed by many soldiers, become a tool for venting, the old and children are ruthlessly killed.

Taking care of the marching speed of the Han army, the army under the command of Dolgon did not arrive in Tongzhou until the fourth day of October.

At the same time, the former army led by Du Du also arrived in Tongzhou.

Du Du endured more hardship, after all, the front army of 50,000, including 30,000 Han troops, including 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 foot soldiers, Du Du was not as polite as Dolgon, and treated the Han army very harshly, requiring the Han army to keep up with the rhythm of the army, otherwise military law engaged, just imagine that the sergeants of the Han army rely on their legs to keep up with the rhythm of the cavalry, and it is conceivable that they will endure hardship.

After the two armies met in Tongzhou, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming and others were in a bad mood, and they already knew how Du Du treated the Han army sergeants.

Dolgon also noticed this, and he needed to remind Du Du that if Du Du could not understand the significance of the joint operation of the Manchu Eight Banners, the Mongol left and right battalions, and the Han army, then he would have to fight with him in vain.

Tongzhou Prefecture Ya, wings.

Dolgon looked at Dudu, who was standing across from him, his face unconvinced, and spoke with a stern expression.

"Du Du, I know that you are not satisfied with the Han army, and you are even more dissatisfied with Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming, but your understanding must be changed, why did the emperor ask the Han army to fight with the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions, is it really so that the Han army can protect the Manchu Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions, if the opponent is unusually strong, the Manchu Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions feel struggling, how can the Han army resist."

Dudu looked at Dolgon and spoke in some confusion.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates can't understand it, this Han army is slow to fight, and it is hesitant to charge when charging, wouldn't it be asking for trouble with such an army."

Dorgon sighed.

"Du Du, the warriors of the Eight Banners are indeed brave, but think about it, how many warriors can there be in the Eight Banners, how big is the Central Plains, just relying on the warriors of the Eight Banners, plus the sergeants of the Mongolian left and right battalions, can we conquer the Central Plains, if we can't make good use of the Han army and give full play to its combat advantages, how can we fulfill the emperor's entrustment."

Dudu had never thought of any of this, and despite Dorgon's reminder, he didn't care.

"What the prince said is that the subordinates remember, but these things, the subordinates will not think about them so much, the subordinates just try their best to kill the enemy."

Dolgon shook his head, he finally understood Huang Taiji's difficulties, many problems Huang Taiji had already seen, but because of the actual situation, he could not make changes, he could only slowly think of a way, when the emperor sealed Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming as kings, many Manchu nobles did not understand, and even openly opposed, but Huang Taiji still insisted on his own opinions, now that I think about it, at that time Huang Taiji realized the importance of uniting the Han army.

Huang Taiji is Huang Taiji, and there is still a big gap between him Dolgon and Huang Taiji.

Dorgon didn't intend for Dudu to understand the importance of joint operations in the shortest possible time, but he would give orders.

"Du Du, you remember, from now on, every battle is a joint operation of the Manchurian Eight Banners, the Mongolian left and right battalions and the Han army, the battle of attacking the city and pulling out the village, the Han army as the vanguard force, the battle in the field, mainly the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions, and the money and wealth obtained by the army every time they fight have a share of the Han army."

Du Du nodded, obviously not particularly concerned.

Dorgon looked serious.

"Du Du, this is my order, don't disobey it, otherwise I won't be polite, if you really understand the importance of joint operations, you will be able to become a truly brave soldier of my Great Qing Kingdom."

Du Du looked at Dolgon, looking a little surprised, he didn't know why Prince Rui would make such a request, but he knew Prince Rui's temper, what he said must be done, no one below should disobey it, otherwise Prince Rui would be ruthless in enforcing military law. (To be continued.) )