Chapter 520: Careful Deployment
The news of the attack on Gaizhou soon spread to Shenyang, and Prince Hao Ge, who was in charge of the defense of Gaizhou Yaozhou and Haizhou, was like a great enemy, and reported every bit of information directly to Huang Taiji, and it was quickly delivered in an expedited way. … ≦,
This kind of information, must be the most important to Huang Taiji, he is stationed in Fuzhou and other places Zheng Jiajun is special, Zheng Jiajun has become a piece of his heart, when the Manchu Eight Banners took Fuzhou and Lushun and other places, to ensure the safety of the rear of the Qing Dynasty, but when he personally led the army to conquer Korea, Zheng Jiajun seized the opportunity, with lightning speed to take Lushun and Fuzhou and other places, but also defeated Duoduo Azig and Abatai who went to reinforce the Azig, captured Azig alive, showing strong combat effectiveness, So that Huang Taiji had to evacuate North Korea.
Huang Taiji has always been worried that the Zheng family army will enter the North Zhili to fight, after all, the Ming army, the most powerful is the Zheng family army, as long as the Zheng family army does not enter the North Zhili, the army led by Dolgon will be able to sweep the North Zhili.
Huang Taiji convened Dai Shanji Harang Duoduo and Fan Wencheng and others to discuss, carefully analyzed the attack on Gaizhou, and finally came to the conclusion that Zheng Jiajun is very likely to launch an attack on Gaizhou Yaozhou and Haizhou and other places to obtain actual benefits, Fan Wencheng's analysis is even more unique, that Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun will not necessarily obey the dispatch of the Ming court, and may act independently, in view of this, Huang Taiji quickly dispatched troops and ordered 50,000 soldiers full of eight banners to quickly arrive in Yaozhou from Liaoyang and obey the unified command of Haoge, No matter what, we must hold Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou.
The army led by Dolgon also knew about the many victories won in Beizhili in a short time, especially the army led by Du Du defeated the reinforcements of the Ming army and killed nearly 30,000 people. The intelligence of forcing the 20,000 Ming troops to surrender made Huang Taiji very excited, such a victory was of great significance to him, and he could finally alleviate some of his inner depression.
Huang Taiji will not interfere with Dorgon's command, this is a foolish thing to do, and he will not be subject to the orders of the foreign king. What's more, Dolgon was one of the best generals in the Qing Dynasty, and he was able to command freely.
Fan Wencheng's analysis reminded Huang Taiji that he believed that Prince Rui's victory in Beizhili had threatened the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the tactics adopted by Prince Rui were very reasonable, focusing on destroying the living force of the Ming army, so as to force Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty to mobilize more troops to defend the capital, and he was forced to be helpless. It is very likely to mobilize troops stationed in Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, Songshan and Jinzhou, if such a situation occurs, the Great Qing State must seize the opportunity to send heavy troops to attack the Guanning Jin defense line, once the warriors of the Great Qing State can break through the Guanning Jin defense line, it will be the most important victory.
After a little thought, Huang Taiji thought that Fan Wencheng's suggestion was very far-sighted, and Dai Shanji Erharang and Duoduo and others also thought that this analysis was very reasonable. Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty was most concerned about the safety of the capital, and he was forced to be helpless. It is quite possible to mobilize the Ming troops stationed in Shanhaiguan and other places.
However, Huang Taiji is also a little stretched, it is impossible for the army led by Dolgon to be transferred back, and the army that rushed to Gaizhou and other places to defend cannot be taken lightly, so there are not many garrisons in Shenyang to send, and Shenyang cannot be completely empty. After all, the Zheng family army was stationed in Fuzhou, and if they attacked from the sea and suddenly killed Shenyang, it might be that the Qing Dynasty had suffered a catastrophe.
Huang Taiji took Fan Wencheng's suggestion and gave Haoge an order. It is necessary to find out the true intentions of the Zheng family army stationed in Fuzhou, as well as the number of troops involved in the attack, and if necessary, even secretly negotiate peace with the Zheng family army to meet its demands, so that they can transfer troops to attack the Guanningjin defense line.
Dai Shanji Erharang and Duoduo and others also need to be prepared, if Emperor Chongzhen dispatches a large number of garrisons stationed in Jinzhou, Tashan, Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan to deal with Dolgon, everyone is likely to participate in the attack, and Huang Taiji will even personally lead the army to attack, take Jinzhou and Tashan and other places, and there will be huge loopholes in the Guanning Jin defense line of the Ming Dynasty.
Fan Wencheng's task is even more onerous, that is, to obtain as much information as possible in the Guannai, especially the intelligence of the Ming Dynasty, although it is very difficult to obtain this information.
Huang Taiji began to raise money and food in person, Dolgon entered the customs and plundered this time, and was able to start from the overall situation, not blindly thinking about looting money, but to exterminate the living force of the Ming Dynasty, such an arrangement and deployment was completely in line with the interests of the Great Qing State, since Dolgon created an opportunity in the pass, then the Great Qing Kingdom must make all preparations and never waste any opportunities.
Many deployments began immediately, and Huang Taiji became extremely busy.
Zheng Xunrui is also very busy, after making the decision to send troops to Beizhili, some people are more anxious, thinking that they can quickly enter the Beizhili to fight, after all, it is already the end of October and the beginning of November, if it is too late, maybe this Spring Festival may be in the soup again, to say that the battles that Zheng Jiajun has participated in over the years are also very interesting, generally involving the Spring Festival, the time of reunion of thousands of families to send troops to fight, always feel not a taste.
Zheng Xunrui will not be in a hurry, as the boss, he needs to take into account all aspects of the problem, and must not ignore any of the details, just say that in terms of the deployment of troops, he has been thinking about it for a whole day, this time the Houjin Tartars led by Dolgon reached 150,000 people, plus 20,000 people who surrendered, a total of 170,000 people, this is a huge number, and its strength is also very strong, the number of troops sent by the Zheng family army is too small, I am afraid that it will have no effect, but may fall into the situation of being beaten passively.
As for the time to send troops, although it is very urgent, we must also be prepared for everything.
Zheng Xunrui also personally commanded the battle, this time Xu Wanghua, Zheng Jinhong and others did not object, after all, this battle is too important, and the responsibility is not ordinary, only Zheng Xunrui personally commanded the expedition, in order to ensure the morale of the army.
In terms of the transfer of officers, Zheng Xunrui also made unusual arrangements.
It's the fourth day of November.
All the officers above the rank of general of the Zheng family army were concentrated in the governor's palace.
On the wall on the right side of the wing, there is a huge map, which is the map of Beizhili.
"You have long been clear about the Zheng family's army sending troops to Beizhili, and you have made corresponding preparations these days, before every big battle, I want to talk about the importance of battle, and this time is no exception."
"First of all, let's talk about the deployment of troops, the 20,000 soldiers stationed in Shaanxi, 15,000 people will be transferred to participate in the operation, the defense task in Shaanxi, the remaining 5,000 soldiers will be responsible, the Zheng family army officers and soldiers stationed in Fuzhou and Penglai and other places, 15,000 people will be transferred to participate in the operation, and the Zheng family army officers and men stationed in Huai'an and other places will be transferred to 20,000 people to fight, and the Zheng family army officers and men who will go to Beizhili to participate in the battle this time will be 50,000 in total.
"Secondly, let's talk about the officers above the general level who participated in the battle, Zheng Jinhong, the deputy commander-in-chief, Yang He, Liu Zeqing, Hong Xintao, Hong Xinyu, the generals, Ma Xianglin, Zheng Kaitao, Su Congjin, Su Manzi, Wang Xiaoer, and others, all participated in the battle, and the deputy commander-in-chief Hong Xingui was responsible for garrisoning Huai'an, and the deputy commander-in-chief Wang Yuncheng was responsible for garrisoning Penglai and Fuzhou."
"Finally, let's talk about the discipline requirements of the battle, this is a requirement that must be put forward before every battle, the military discipline and military regulations of the Zheng family army are as hard as iron, and no one can violate them, otherwise no matter what your identity is, you will encounter ruthless military law, Zheng Jiajun can achieve so many victories, iron discipline is one of the important guarantees." ……
Everyone is very quiet, follow Zheng Xunrui for a long time, everyone knows his temper, Zheng Xunrui speaks not verbose, very concise, and does not like to repeat, when arranging the battle plan, strive to be popular, very detailed, never use the tone of a reader, if you don't remember or don't understand, you can ask, Zheng Xunrui will patiently explain again, but if you don't know how to pretend to understand, so that you delay time and delay things, then you will suffer severe punishment.
"Okay, now I'll put forward a specific marching plan, you can hear it clearly."
The inside of the wing room instantly became solemn, and everyone's eyes widened.
"Huai'an 20,000 Zheng family army soldiers, set off today, the boat has been prepared, within half an hour, all on the ship, including war horses, firearms and artillery, can not alarm the local people, can not leak any news, the commander-in-chief of this march is Zheng Jinhong."
"The officers and men of the Zheng family army drawn from Shaanxi were commanded by Hong Xintao, and they had already set off the day before yesterday to rush to Luoyang to take a boat, and they would meet in Linqing on the tenth day of November."
"The officers and soldiers of the Zheng family army drawn from Fuzhou and Penglai have already set off yesterday, and they rushed to Tianjin by warship."
"Huai'an, Shaanxi and Fuzhou Three Route Army, the place of rendezvous is in Tianjinwei, and the time of rendezvous is November 12."
"It has entered the winter moon, this year's climate is not particularly cold, the boat can transport many soldiers, this is our opportunity, if we rely on land transportation, we need at least more than a month."
"There are still eight hours before the time of departure, everyone is ready for everything, the departure is secret, I don't want your family to find out the news everywhere after the departure of the army." ……
Xu Wanghua Xunrui, a little unwilling, after coming to Huai'an, he basically had no chance to participate in the battle, mainly responsible for the affairs of the Caoyun Governor's Palace, as well as the operation of the four prefectures and three states of Huaibei, these specific matters, Zheng Xunrui rarely participated, this time it was the same, or to stay in Huai'an.
"Mr. Xu, I will leave all matters in Huaibei to you."
"My subordinates will do their best, but my subordinates hope to participate in the next battle." (To be continued......)