Dolgon's combat intentions have long been clear, that is, the northern Zhili that swept the Ming Dynasty, the tentacles of the army also have to look at Shandong, the reason why they plundered Shandong, there is a deep-seated reason for this, Huang Taiji has been worried about the Zheng army in Fuzhou and Lushun and other places, and sent Haoge to guard Gaizhou, Haizhou and Yaozhou, Dolgon led the army to loot Shandong, which will inevitably attract the attention of the Zheng family army, making it impossible to launch an attack on Gaizhou and other places, of course, Dolgon, who is not convinced in his bones, also wants to take this opportunity to contact the Zheng family army, Look at how brave Zheng Jiajun is.

Since September 22 into the Guannei, until Dolgon and Du Du in Tongzhou to reconcile, the progress in front is very smooth, and the Han army is slowly integrated into the army, Du Du also understands that it is necessary to command the Han army to fight, this is what makes Dolgon happy, the army left Tongzhou, bypassed the Ming capital, towards the west of the capital, also successfully took Shunyi and Changping Prefecture, after a lot of looting, Dolgon planned to go to the south, after taking Liangxiang and Zhuozhou and other places, into Baoding Mansion, Looting continues.

It was also at this time that the scouts reported the news that a large number of Ming troops had gathered in Yanqing City, the specific number was not particularly clear, but from the mouths of the captured and fleeing Ming people, it was learned that the Ming army stationed in Yanqing City was at least more than 100,000 people.

The news quickly caught Dolgon's attention.

After the capture of Changping Prefecture, the order for Dolgon to go south had been issued, but at this moment another order was issued, and the army was temporarily stationed in Changping Prefecture, waiting for the order to move next.

After a short period of thought, Dolgon summoned Du Du, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, and others to discuss, and it was said that this kind of discussion, which involved the actions of the army, was conventionally not allowed to participate in the Han Chinese, but fought in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. Kong Youde and others may have good suggestions.

"The intelligence of the scout's reconnaissance and the confession of the captured Ming people have been able to confirm that there are about 100,000 Ming troops stationed in Yanqing Prefecture. Since entering the pass, the army has only had one decent battle in Miyun. The rest of the time there is no trace of the Ming army, before the departure of the army, the marshal once heard the twelve brothers say, in the first year of Chongde he led the army into the customs to fight, the Ming army near the capital is vulnerable, he even ordered the Eight Banners warriors to write down the wooden card that the officials are exempt from, so in this case the Ming army did not dare to fight, I did not particularly believe in such a situation. But the fight during this period of time made Ben Shuai believe it. ”

When Dolgon said this, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming's faces were slightly red, they were also part of the Ming army.

"We went deep into the Guannai to fight, the purpose is two, one is to weaken the power of the Ming court as much as possible, kill as many Ming troops as possible, and the other is to collect enough money, food and population, this marshal believes that weakening the power of the Ming court is the most important task, based on this purpose. Ben Shuai thought that the army should be killed in Yanqing Prefecture, if Yanqing really had more than 100,000 Ming troops stationed, we defeated them. The vitality of the Ming court is greatly damaged, and we may get unexpected opportunities. ”

"Of course, there is a danger in doing so, in case the army can't take Yanqing City in a short time, and all the troops reinforced by the Ming Dynasty rush to Yanqing Prefecture, we will face a fierce battle, no matter what, this is near the capital of the Ming Dynasty, not in Liaodong, let alone in Shenyang."

Dorgon had just finished. Du Du followed and spoke.

"Marshal, my subordinates think that they should directly attack Yanqing City. Don't say that there are 100,000 Ming troops stationed, even if hundreds of thousands of Ming troops are stationed. It is also necessary to launch an offensive, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army is not good, and it is vulnerable. ”

Du Du said a little recklessly, a picture of the sky is not afraid of the earth, this kind of momentum is very good, it is used to charge into battle, but when discussing major matters, such an attitude will only add to the chaos.

Dolgon's eyes looked at Kong Youde and the others.

Kong Youde had already prepared, of course, Dolgon was completely unexpected, before setting off from Shenyang, Kong Youde went to visit Fan Wencheng again, Fan Wencheng gave him a detailed analysis of the various situations that the army might encounter when entering the pass, and made a detailed analysis, Fan Wencheng seemed to have expected that Kong Youde and others were likely to encounter Dolgon's inquiry.

Such a situation appeared so quickly, Kong Youde really admired Fan Wencheng, it seems that people can get the trust and attention of Huang Taiji, and they also have extraordinary abilities.

"Marshal, my subordinates feel that the attack on Yanqing Prefecture City is established."

After Kong Youde's words came out, there was not much expression on Dorgon's face, he needed to know the reason.

"The subordinates are considered from three aspects, the first aspect, if the army goes south, there are hundreds of thousands of Ming troops behind them, and no matter what their combat effectiveness is, there is a large army behind them, they are always worried, it is better to completely eliminate such worries."

"The second aspect, attacking Yanqing City, there is a certain degree of difficulty, if there are really more than 100,000 Ming troops stationed, it is difficult for the army to take the city in a short period of time, but the subordinates think that the army is not necessarily to attack the city, but to fight the Ming army reinforcements, since Yanqing City is stationed more than 100,000 Ming troops, the Ming court can not care, once the marshal leads the army to besiege Yanqing City, the Ming court will definitely order the Ming army reinforcements, thinking that the inside and outside should be attacked, the subordinates think that the reinforcements of the Ming army, It is by no means the opponent of the army, and such a commander can also strike hard at the living force of the Ming army. ”

"The third and most important aspect is the battle against Yanqing City, after the victory, the army can crisscross many places in the north, and the Ming army does not dare to have a head-to-head confrontation with the army, which can ensure the smooth ...... of all the battles of the army."

There was a light in Dolgon's eyes, and even Du Du looked at Kong Youde differently.

Kong Youde's account is well-founded and convincing.

After a moment's thought, Dorgon spoke.

"Deputy Marshal Kong said very well, this marshal thinks it is very reasonable, attacking Yanqing City, it is very beneficial for my Qing Kingdom, if we can really take Yanqing City, exterminate more than 100,000 Ming troops, then Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid it will not be able to sit still, our goal is of course to be able to take Yanqing City, but the number of Ming troops stationed in Yanqing City is too much, we may not be able to take it in the shortest possible time, but we can strike hard at the Ming army that came to reinforce it."

"Ben Shuai thought of the battle of Da Ling River that year, the emperor also took such measures, besieged Da Ling River City, defeated the Ming army from all walks of life who came to reinforce it, left Da Ling River City isolated, and was finally taken, this time the battle against Yanqing Zhou City is the same, so Ben Shuai will not let go of this opportunity."

"But for such an important battle, Ben Shuai must be ready for everything."

As he spoke, Dorgon stood up.

"This battle, must be reported to the emperor to know, once this battle triggers a full-scale battle between our army and the Ming army, the emperor will definitely have an overall consideration, Du Du, you send scouts, as quickly as possible, report the deployment of this battle to the emperor, the most worried about this marshal, in addition to the Zheng army, it is the Ming army mobilized by the Ming court to guard Shanhaiguan."

"If Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty really mobilizes the Ming army in Shanhaiguan, the opportunity for my Great Qing Kingdom will come."

"The battle of the Daling River, which lasted for several months, was because in the battle in Liaodong, the army's grain and grass collection can be guaranteed, and now we are fighting in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, and the collection of grain and grass is not so convenient, the 150,000 army needs to consume a lot of grain and grass, if there is a shortage of grain and grass, the army will be in a collapsed situation."

"Therefore, the 150,000 army must be divided into two routes, still divided into the front army and the middle army, the main task of the front army is to continue to attack many cities in North Zhili, to raise grain and grass for the army, and the main task of the Chinese army is to attack the city of Yanqingzhou."

"The front army is still commanded by Du Du, but the personnel under the command have made appropriate adjustments, 30,000 Han troops have been transferred to the Chinese army, and the 50,000 people of the front army are all composed of soldiers of the Eight Banners Army, since the Ming army is heavily stationed in Yanqing City, then the operation is mainly based on the periphery of Yanqing City, Du Du, you can rest assured that you can boldly attack other places and raise enough food and grass for the army, you must remember that the focus of this operation has changed, the front army does not need to take prisoners, and do not think about looting the population for the time being, Your goal is money. ”

When Dorgon said this, a grim smile appeared in Dudu's eyes.

Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming didn't have much expression on their faces.

"The main task of the Chinese army is to besiege the city of Yanqing Prefecture and exterminate the Ming army stationed in the city of Yanqingzhou, the battle of the siege has been dominated by the Han army, and the main task of the Eight Banners Army and the Mongolian left and right battalions is to exterminate the reinforced Ming army."

"The army rested in Changping for two days, make all preparations, the scouts must be within two days, reconnoiter the movements of the Ming army in Yanqing City, if they plan to evacuate Yanqing City, then our battle plan must also be adjusted, the commander hopes that the Ming army will withdraw from Yanqing City, in that case, the commander can guarantee a complete victory."

Dolgon's deployment, can be said to be the best deployment, the Han army to the Shenji battalion and foot soldiers, good at attacking the city, the Manchu Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions are good at field warfare, can maximize the blow and exterminate the reinforcements of the Ming army, at the same time Du Du led the front army, continue to fight around the capital, disrupting all the deployment of the Ming court, and Du Du led all the cavalry, mobile and flexible, the speed of movement is very fast, can not only attack many cities in the north of Zhili, but also can be in a stalemate when the battle is in a state of stalemate, back to the division support.

Such a deployment is probably unthinkable by the Ming court and Hong Chengchou and others, who think that Dolgon will concentrate all his forces to attack Yanqing City. (To be continued)