Entering November, the climate became colder and colder, Hong Chengchou's heart also became cold as this climate, besieged in Yanqing City for more than half a month, he led the Hong army, from Shanxi Datong to Yanqing City is the third day of October, after learning that Yanqing City is likely to be the direction of the main attack of the Houjin Tartars, he decided to transfer to Baoanzhou, during which there is a lot of time to leave, but with the arrival of the Xuanfu Sanwei and Longmen Guard sergeants, the number of troops under his command increased to more than 100,000 people, Hong Chengchou's decision to evacuate the order was shelved, most of the west of the capital is a plain, the Houjin Tartars are mainly cavalry, moving fast, if you lead more than 100,000 troops to evacuate rashly, encounter the Houjin Tartars to follow and pursue, the consequences are unimaginable.

The development of the situation greatly exceeded Hong Chengchou's expectations, the speed of the Houjin Tartar march was not very fast, among the army led by Dolgon, there was actually a Han army, and Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming and others were all involved in the battle, after besieging Yanqing City, the three of them also wrote to him to persuade him to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, which made Hong Chengchou extremely angry, and also worried and doubtful about the tactical deployment he made in front.

Sure enough, the 50,000 former army led by Xiong Wencan, in the process of reinforcing Yanqing Prefecture, encountered an ambush by the Houjin Tartars, and almost the entire army was annihilated, and the 20,000 soldiers of Miyunwei and Yingzhouwei escaped from the battle, and finally surrendered to the Houjin Tartars.

At this time, only the more than 100,000 soldiers who led the Hongjun, Yanqingwei, Xuanfu Sanwei and Longmen Guard, desperately defended Yanqing City, and continued to wait for rescue, was the only way, if Yanqing City was broken by the Houjin Tartars, and the more than 100,000 troops stationed in the palace were annihilated by the Houjin Tartars, then the blow to the imperial court was probably devastating.

Hong Chengchou still has hope in his heart, that is, Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun. After making a comprehensive tactical arrangement, he wrote a letter to Zheng Xunrui, although the letter did not explicitly ask Zheng Jiajun to participate in the expedition, but the meaning was very clear. It is hoped that Zheng Jiajun can participate in the expedition.

Hong Chengchou was a little worried and jealous of Zheng Xunrui's rise, but when the big thing came, he was still very sober, knew what to do, and knew what to decide.

I haven't heard from the outside world for a long time. The city of Yanqing was surrounded by the Houjin Tartars, and all the scouts sent out were captured and killed by the Houjin Tartars, and the news was cut off, and the city of Yanqing was like being besieged in an iron wall.

At present, the only thing he can rely on is himself, Hong Chengchou has made up his mind that no matter any changes outside, he will hold Yanqing City, and he will not be able to let Houjin Tartar take it.

It's a pity that a huge problem has quietly emerged, that is, the problem of grain and grass.

Before the soldiers and horses moved the grain and grass, everyone knew the importance of grain and grass. Before Hong Chengchou set off, he also made all the preparations, the grain and grass carried by the army was very sufficient, and he didn't need to worry about it for at least half a year, but unfortunately the change in the situation was beyond his expectations, the grain and grass carried by Yanqingwei, Xuanfu Sanwei and Longmen Wei were not too much, and it was impossible to maintain it for a long time. Therefore, it is understandable that Xuanfu Sanwei and the Longmen guards could not carry too much grain and grass.

After more than 100,000 troops were stationed in Yanqing City, the consumption of grain and grass was huge, and the quartermaster had already reported to Hong Chengchou that the army's grain and grass. It can also last for more than two months at most.

The reinforcements led by Xiong Wencan have been defeated by the Houjin Tartars, God knows when the reinforcements will arrive along the way, two months seems to be a long time, but in fact, it will pass in a flash, if there is no support from the outside world, Yanqing Prefecture City will be besieged for two months or even longer. It's not impossible.

A series of problems are slowly exposed, Hong Chengchou understands, and the senior officers under his command also understand, as for the many sergeants, they are not all fools, the spread of these problems, like a time bomb, I don't know when it will explode, every shock caused by the exposure of the problem, Hong Chengchou needs to solve it with all his might.

The former army led by Xiong Wencan was defeated, according to common sense analysis, the Houjin Tartars will begin to attack Yanqing City with all their might, at least it will not be like the previous tentative attack, and may launch a large-scale attack, Hong Chengchou's real pressure is coming, at this time, arouse the fighting spirit of the sergeants, desperately defend Yanqing City, is the most important thing to consider and deploy.

Hong Chengchou began to constantly convene officers at all levels to understand the mood of the sergeants, and at the same time personally went to the sergeants to understand the situation, and even talked directly with the sergeants, gave necessary encouragement, and personally clarified some issues, for example, there were rumors that the commander Hong Chengchou was preparing to lead 50,000 Hong troops to break through the siege, leaving the sergeants of Yanqingwei, Xuanfu Sanwei and Longmen Guard to garrison Yanqing Zhou City.

Hong Chengchou's approach stabilized the hearts of the vast majority of sergeants, and more than ninety percent of the sergeants' thoughts were simple, they thought that after all, this was the Yanqing Prefecture City of Northern Zhili, and it was not very far from the capital, and it was impossible for the imperial court to abandon it, and it was impossible for the Houjin Tartars who fought deep in the Guannai without the slightest scruples.

Dorgon, Prince Rui, also had a change in his mind.

The main purpose of leading an army of 150,000 to enter the pass and plunder is twofold, one is to weaken the strength of the Ming Dynasty and rob as much money and population as possible, and the other is to practice the best way to practice the joint operations of the Manchurian Eight Banners, the Mongolian left and right battalions and the Han army, and explore a way to let the Manchurian Eight Banners, the Mongolian left and right and the Han army give full play to their respective strengths, unite and win every battle.

These two goals have basically been achieved, the battle has reached the current level, the situation is becoming clearer and clearer, what Dolgon thinks is not so simple, after all, he is one of the best generals in the Qing Dynasty, and he has an unusual vision.

defeated the army reinforced by the Ming army and let the 20,000 Ming troops surrender, which made Dolgon completely understand that the Ming army stationed in Beizhili was indeed vulnerable, and he did not even dare to fight face to face with the Eight Banners Army, in this case, why not take advantage of this battle to really threaten the capital of the Ming Dynasty, so that the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was forced to transfer the garrison of Shanhaiguan to fight, even if Emperor Chongzhen was unwilling to transfer the garrison of Shanhaiguan, but he would always send troops from other places to reinforce, as long as he defeated the army of these reinforcements, It will also hurt the vitality of the Ming court.

The battle was so fierce that Dorgon could even lead a large army to the south to plunder.

In his heart, Dolgon also wanted to see the Zheng family's army, could it be that the Zheng family's army was really so brave, you must know that the Eight Banners Army was defeated by the Zheng family's army several times, and the losses were still somewhat heavy.

Seeing the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, Dolgon believed that the Zheng army was not much stronger, perhaps the first few battles were caused by the carelessness of Duoduo, Azig and Abatai.

If you want to achieve all the goals, the first task is to capture Yanqing Prefecture City and completely exterminate the Ming army in Yanqing Prefecture City, so that the later plans can be realized step by step.

How to take Yanqing City, Dolgon has his own ideas, the 20,000 Ming troops who have just surrendered should come in handy, since they have surrendered, they must obey the command and participate in the battle to attack Yanqing City.

Dolgon looked down on the 20,000 Ming troops in his heart, these people fled from the battle, in order to save their lives and chose to surrender, they can't even be regarded as a real army, in his opinion, these people are cannon fodder, keep or even waste food, so when attacking Yanqing City, these people charge at the front, completely adopt the way of strong attack, it doesn't matter how many casualties there are, as long as they can drag down or make the Ming army guarding the city exhausted, the goal has been achieved, the military regulations of the Eight Banners Army are very strict, if there is an escape during the battle, That's killing.

Comparatively speaking, the Han army under the command of Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming was much stronger in combat.

After thinking it through, Dorgon and Dudu deliberated privately and made a final decision.

When Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming entered the Zhongjun tent, they saw Dolgon and Du Du with smiles on their faces, and the three of them had all kinds of tastes in their hearts.

"General Kong, General Shang, General Geng, Ben Shuai has decided, the army is ready for everything, from the day after tomorrow, to storm Yanqing City, Ben Shuai must take Yanqing City, I don't know what suggestions you have."

For this kind of formulaic inquiry, Kong Youde and others know the meaning.

"Everything is subject to the arrangement of the commander."

"Very good, in this battle of attacking Yanqing City, the commander decided to be commanded by Du Du, with General Kong, General Shang and General Geng assisting in commanding, the battle to attack Yanqing City was dominated by the Ming army and the Han army that had just surrendered, of which 20,000 surrendered Ming troops were responsible for the main attack, and the commander had made up his mind to break through Yanqing City in the shortest possible time."

Kong Youde and the others' faces changed, and they understood what Dolgon meant, the 20,000 Ming troops who had just surrendered were actually cannon fodder, desperately attacking the city, dragging down the Ming army stationed in the city with flesh and blood.

Seeing the change in the faces of Kong Youde and the others, Dolgon's smile disappeared.

"Why, do the three generals think this arrangement is inappropriate?"

"No, the arrangement is very good."

Du Du on the side spoke after Kong Youde spoke.

"The marshal ordered me to be the commander-in-chief, there are some things I have to say to the front, fight and fight, the military order first, if anyone dares to disobey the military order, no matter who it is, I will not spare it, I hope that the three generals can clearly tell the surrendered Ming army, they want to be truly loyal to the Qing Dynasty, they must show courage." (To be continued.) )