Chapter 314: What can be given to him

Huang Taiji, who received the emergency report, was announcing the big hi skin. The robbery was called a cool, but an urgent report was given to him as a stuffy stick. Chen Sihua landed in Gaizhou, with no less than 20,000 troops. What is the rhythm of this? After carefully reading the documents over and over again, Huang Taiji reacted, and he still underestimated Chen Xie. In other words, he has never known Chen Xie.

There was no choice but to leave the two Dorgon brothers behind and let them lead troops to escort the stolen money and food in the back. He took 20,000 cavalry and rushed back in the starry night. By the time he returned to Mukden, it was already the end of August. When he was halfway there, the continuous reports reassured him a lot, and Chen Xie just hit Haizhou and ran away. Still, rush back as fast as you can.

When he arrived in Mukden, he saw Zilharang outside the city and found that this cronie had lost weight. It's tormenting!

After entering the city, he called Daishan and Zilharang together and asked about the details of the battle. With tears in his eyes, Zilharang spoke of the whole course of the battle. focused on Chen's three-light policy. When he heard the tactic of burning and killing and robbing everything, Huang Taiji shook his body a few times, but fortunately reached out in time to hold it.

Before he came back, he expected that Chen Xie would not let Dajin go lightly, but he didn't expect this product to be so vicious.

Reports of losses from all over the country came up one after another. piled up a table, Huang Taiji excused himself to rest and let the two go down. Then I looked at the folds below one by one, and covered my face painfully after reading it. It's miserable, it's miserable. There is a general statistic jù, not counting fighters. More than 10,000 Manchurian men were killed, and more than 20,000 women and children were taken captive. How many people are there in the entire Houjin, this is a big injury.

That's not all, more than 3,000 villages and towns were burned one after another, and countless grains were stolen. Haizhou and Gaizhou were all set on fire and burned to the ground. These cities, to be honest, have not been built for ten or eight years, don't think about it, this guy is demolished and fireproofed. It's only been a few days. It's so hateful. Huang Taiji forgot about it, he did business in Xuanda and Beizhili.

This matter can't just be left at that, and with Dolgon and them back, the Eight Banners owners all got together for a meeting. We must face up to this Dengzhou camp. Continuous and continuous intelligence displays. The Dengzhou battalion stayed in Fuzhou and did not leave. Still building there. Regardless of the fatigue of the various departments, Huang Taiji took 30,000 main forces south to find Chen Xie for a decisive battle. Actually, he knows it. This trip will definitely be in vain, the problem is that if you don't take a trip, you can't explain it. If you don't go on this trip, many people will rebel. I have to make a show of it.

The leaves on both sides of the road have begun to turn yellow, and it is already the end of August, and the weather is a little cooler. At this time, the march is still more comfortable, especially in the morning and evening. After Anshan Station, Huang Taiji on horseback has been looking around. Finally saw a ruined village, Huang Taiji dismounted and took a look, between the ruins and broken walls, there was still wood that had not been burned. Every building in the village has not escaped the fate of being burned down.

Without staying long, Huang Taiji continued to go south, and after entering Haizhou, the grief and indignation reached its peak, and the city was still being cleaned up, and the city was all over the fire except for the city walls. The air was filled with the smell of burning, rich and disgusting. Hermes-epitek slaves, who were driven to clean up, numbly sent truckloads of garbage out of the city.

At the bombed-out gates, I saw the fortifications that Zilharang had commanded the people to repair. Huang Taiji was really surprised to see that such a complex fortification had been filled in by more than half. It's still comfortable to look at him, but after reading it, I feel that this guy is really rebellious. This can be laid down in Haizhou, it is really unimaginable.

Standing at the head of the city, Huang Taiji asked Zilharang to tell the details of the battle, and this guy shed tears as he spoke. The fierce artillery fire, this does not need to be explained, just look at the battlements that were bombed, those shells were basically recovered by the Dengzhou battalion. Following Zilharang's explanation, Huang Taiji looked around with a heavy face. When he walked to a large earthen bag, Huang Taiji could smell a strange fragrance and couldn't help asking, "What's going on?" ”

Filled with grief and indignation, Zilharang wept on his back: "There are more than fifty such pits buried here with people who have been killed and killed in battle, and each of them is full of corpses. Miserable! The escaped slave said that if a man was taller than a wheel, he would die. ”

Huang Taiji was already devastated, and he knew that he had to hold on at this time, otherwise Daikin would really have a big problem. With strong willpower, Huang Taiji didn't vomit blood this time, but it wasn't much better. That kind of heart is like a knife, and you have to endure it. The entire Haizhou was in ruins, and if it weren't for the city walls, there would be no need for the city to be preserved.

After resting outside the city for the night, Huang Taiji asked Dolgon to play the forward and continued to advance towards Gaizhou. After a day of walking, I arrived in Gaizhou. It's the same here, a ruin, Yaozhou, it's also a ruin. That night, the army lived outside the city.

At the bonfire, a group of people gathered around the campfire to discuss how to deal with the Dengzhou camp in the future. A large-scale fight is certain, otherwise Chen Xie, this bastard, can pit people to death. A group of people were silent around the bonfire, all of whom were the bannermen of the Eight Banners. At this time, no one dared to speak lightly, only to look at Huang Taiji's meaning.

"As you can see, we are facing a completely new opponent. This is fierce and cunning, and the combat effectiveness of the department is extremely strong. There are 3,000 elites in Haizhou City, and 5,000 armored slaves. Close combat during the day, and the wind is completely lost. Night melee combat, fought all night, and failed to take any advantage. If it hadn't been for Zilharang's timely withdrawal, the blue flag would have been lost. The Dengzhou battalion has been withdrawn to Fuzhou, Gaizhou is close to the sea, we have no water division, and Chen Xie can land everywhere at any time. If you don't solve this bastard, Daikin will never have peace. ”

Speaking of this, Huang Taiji looked at everyone, but they all lowered their heads and did not speak. In the end, Huang Taiji called and said: "Zilharang, you know the tactics of the Dengzhou battalion best, what should you do?" ”

Zilharang's face was embarrassed, but looking at the expressions of the others, he knew that he couldn't say it.

"If you want me to say, you can't even ask for Gaizhou." As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed. Gaizhou is only four or five hundred miles away from Fengtian, and it won't take five days for the cavalry to kill it, right? Although I was not happy in my heart, no one intervened at this time, and they were all waiting for the following. Zilharang continued bitterly: "After the battle of Haizhou, the biggest feeling is nothing else, that is, the firearms of the Dengzhou camp are sharp. Two hundred steps of the bird gun can break the cotton armor, and a hundred steps, three layers of armor can be pierced. The artillery of the Dengzhou battalion is even more powerful, and it is full of small cannons for three miles, very lightweight, and two wheels. But I saw with my own eyes, and the three of them ran away. Let's talk about the row of guns, the row of guns fights, like rain, and it hits quickly, at most twenty breaths a round. You can think about what the result will be if you shoot in three stages. ”

This is not difficult to understand, 200 steps to start shooting, three shots, even if the war horse runs, can it rush to the front?

"There is one more terrible, Dengzhou Greenskin doesn't know what clothes to wear, and the bow and arrow can't be worn at all. I'm sure it's not a nail, and it's not a cotton one. It's too evil, one or two of them said that in the past, tens of thousands of people were in this situation. Our scouts have fought their scouts many times, and their bows and arrows have been shot at fifty paces, unable to penetrate. At most, I leaned back and didn't do anything. Their scouts carry a kind of crossbow that can pierce armor at fifty paces. There are also two short guns, which are generally fifteen steps to fire, and it is easy to break through the armor. Dajin's scouts are all elite warriors, and they can't take advantage of it at all. ”

It's a heavy topic, but one that everyone has to face. The young and vigorous Tudor couldn't help but say at this time: "Isn't there a way to defeat the Dengzhou camp and defeat Chen Xie?" ”

Zierharang said: "I have summed it up, in the future, when the Dengzhou battalion attacks, our army should take the initiative to retreat and lengthen his supply line. With a large number of cavalry as a means of flanking, from the flank, from behind, launched an attack. If the Dengzhou battalion is fortified, it must not be attacked, and it can only be besieged for a long time. Our superiority is the speed and melee combat of the cavalry, and how to give full play to the superiority will be the main tactic in the future. ”

"Can't we also build cannons?" Dolgon couldn't help it, after all, this matter was about personal interests, and this was external, not internal. Zilharang shook his head and said, "It's useless, the level of our cannon casting is too low. You can't compare with others at all. The bulky Hongyi cannon, everyone has seen it. Four or five thousand pounds a door, it is too troublesome to handle, and it is basically the end of a four-mile field. It's better to think of a way to buy cannons from the Dengzhou camp. ”

Dai Shan interjected at this time: "Didn't you let people engage in counterplots with the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?" The result? ”

When Huang Taiji mentioned this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head: "This matter is not small, but it is useless." The emperor did not dare to touch him, and the minister did not impeach him. Speaking of this, Huang Taiji turned his head behind him and said, "Fan Wencheng, you can take a trip to Dengzhou." ”

Fan Wencheng has been standing quietly in the back, and this will come out and kneel down, and take the task: "I am willing to go." Please also make it clear to your majesty, which step can the minister do? ”

Huang Taiji squinted his eyes, thought for a long time, and finally spoke: "You tell him that except for my position, everything else can be given to him." Poof, Tudor, who was sitting on the wooden pier, fell down, and everyone could see the stunned expression clearly.

"Minister's decree, I don't know when to leave?" Fan Wencheng also has no way out, and there are few people who become traitors who don't work hard. Traitors in history are almost all of them this virtue. Oh, the traitors during the Anti-Japanese War, the vast majority of them were not powerful.

"Don't worry, wait a few days, and bring some gifts to others."

On the battlefield of the Central Plains, Chen Qiyu was taken, and the situation eased for a short time, but it was only a precursor to the coming storm. At this time, Chen Xie did not return to Dengzhou, but quietly appeared in Shanhaiguan. (To be continued......)