Chapter 179: Division of Troops
You Shigong slowed down here, but the white flag and the red flag embedded in ambush behind the hillside were Yile, and the owners of these two flags were Du Dudu, the son of Chu Ying, and Yue Tuo, the eldest son of Daishan.
There are 4,500 people with 15 white flags, 7,800 people with 26 red flags, and 7,500 people with Huang Taiji's white flag, a total of nearly 20,000 people, not counting the 10,000 Han troops and Mongolian cavalry they also brought.
The 30,000 people in Houjin are definitely not to be underestimated, Du Du looked at the Ming army below and said to Yue Tuo with a smile: "Ha Luha, you see those Ming soldiers are stupid, as soon as they get out of the city, they charge with the cavalry, and they are so tired that they can't walk halfway through the run!" ”
Yue Tuo also laughed when he heard this, although there were 100,000 defenders in the Ming Dynasty, but what the Ming army looked like, they couldn't be clearer, the Ming Dynasty implemented a series of military service plans, and most of the defenders were the same as the peasants, this is an indisputable fact, 100,000 defenders, 50,000 combat effectiveness is the top, so try to ask how high the quality of a group of peasant opponents on the opposite side can be?
At this moment, when You Shigong's 10,000 cavalry came into contact with the hillside, they suddenly stopped and did not pursue, but prepared to turn around and run back! When Yue Tuo saw it, he shouted: "It's not good, the Ming army is going to run, maybe they have seen through us!" Everybody rush down to hold them up! ”
Yue Tuo ordered, the Jin army all over the mountain rushed down the mountain, just like the Ming army rushed out of the city to chase the Jin army just now, this time the feng shui turned to the Jin army to chase the Ming army! But at this time, the Ming army was exactly the same as the Jin army at that time, everyone was ready to know that you want to play this hand, You Shigong's cavalry had already turned around, and ran towards the city without stopping, and the infantry who were left behind the old man was the first to turn around and run back to the city faster than just chasing the Jin army.
Huang Taiji and his two juniors didn't expect them to be so breathless. This is the chase out. And the enemy seems to have guessed his provocation as well. The Jin army pursued fiercely, and there was still a mile or two to bite, and it was estimated that he would be able to bite the tail of You Shigong's cavalry, so that he could not enter the city, but at this time, Huang Taiji ordered to collect the troops and not let him chase!
Du Du and Yue Tuo were very unconvinced, of course, this dissatisfaction was not for Huang Taiji, but for the Ming army, Yue Tuo asked: "Why didn't the fourth uncle let me chase it, it's obviously a little bit close!" ”
Huang Taiji listened and replied: "Don't be impatient when it comes to marching. If you go forward, you will enter the enemy's artillery area, and the artillery of Shenyang City is still very powerful. If the other side has not entered our encirclement, how can we lightly enter the danger zone and try to increase casualties? ”
When Yue Tuo heard this, he also remembered the enemy's artillery fire, and he was also shocked and said: "Eighth Uncle has learned a lesson!" ”
At this moment, a soldier flew in and said: "Report ——, report to the general, all the enemy infantry has entered the city, but the other party's cavalry is running towards the rear of the west of the city!" ”
Huang Taiji asked Yan and immediately went out to check, and sure enough, the Ming cavalry ran to the rear after half a circle under the city of Shenyang!
Du Du and Yue Tuo also saw it, and Du Du shouted: "It's not good, the other party tried to wait for us to wait for the main force anymore, and it must be to help the people of the Ming Dynasty in the rear evacuate!" ”
Yue Tuo was also annoyed. He bowed his hand to Huang Taiji and said, "Eighth Uncle, please allow me to lead the troops to chase!" ”
At this time, Huang Taiji said with a smile: "Hehe, no need." We expected this to happen! ”
When the two of them heard Huang Taiji say this, they were very puzzled. Then Huang Taiji explained: "I think you all know Lu Dao, what is the reason why the Khan is in a hurry to send troops this time? The Ming Dynasty carried out the evacuation of the people, which is very unfavorable to us, the people of the Ming Dynasty are all laborers, let them evacuate all the people, even if we take Shenyang and Liaoyang, they are just two empty cities. And the other side evacuated all the people, and also intended to build the two cities into military fortresses, which is even more unfavorable to us. So what the Khan meant was that if the people would rob the city, they would take it. This time, our plan is to attack and save! ”
"At the beginning, we fought an ambush to let the other party see through it, only then will they know that our main force is no longer here, and then they will think that we are waiting for the main force to intercept the evacuated people, and then divide our troops to rescue as we do now!"
As soon as Huang Taiji's words were finished, both of them understood that this was deliberately trying to weaken the enemy! As the so-called road is one foot high and the magic is one foot high, this time Nurhachi divided the army into three units, and Huang Taiji led Zhengbai, inlaid white, and shouted red three flags to come to Shenyang City to design. And Nurha Chiqin led a total of 20,000 Manchurian warriors in Zhenghuang (45 Niu Lu) and Huang (20 Niu Lu) plus 20,000 Han and Mongol troops in the rear, once Shenyang divided their troops, they turned around and merged with Huang Taiji's 30,000 people to form an army of 70,000 and attack Shenyang City!
And if Shenyang City is shrinking, he may go deep inland with the Zhenghong Banner (25 Niu Lu), Zheng Blue Banner (21 Niu Lu), and Blue Flag (33 Niu Lu) led by Dai Shan, Ben Gurtai, and Amin, and go to destroy the new army of the little emperor by the way!
Now that Shenyang has divided its troops, they will naturally not give up this good opportunity to attack the city, and Huang Taiji also quickly sent a message to the rear.
In Shenyang City, You Shigong came to Sun Chengzong's side, he had already handed over to He Shixian, and he took the cavalry to the rear. You Shigong thought about it, and as they expected, the enemy's main force was no longer here, and he must have gone to pursue the people in the rear.
And Sun Chengzhong's idea is that he didn't know whether he went to pursue the people in the rear just now, and now that the elite of Shenyang is transferred away, the enemy will definitely not pursue the people!
In the final analysis, everyone's strategic intentions are different, although Nurhachi knew that it was not good for him to let Li Jiancheng withdraw the people, but his idea of occupying Shenyang and Liaoyang and completely annexing Liaodong was definitely more important than the people evacuated by Li Jiancheng. Occupying these two cities is of great significance to him, it is an opportunity to connect the territory of Liaodong, Xiong Tingcongee also said that to recapture Liaodong Liao, Shen can not be lost, and this truth Nurhachi cannot not understand, he must capture Shenyang and Liaoyang if he wants to completely get Liaodong!
In Li Jiancheng's view, Shenyang and Liaodong are completely a drag on him now, if it weren't for the ancestral training of the Ming Dynasty not to cede land, Li Jiancheng would be ready to settle it peacefully. Historically, the defeat of the Ming Dynasty and foreign enemies are all just historical trends, and the internal effect is the reason why it died in accordance with the general trend. Reform did not happen overnight, and it took a lot of time to correct the internal Li Jiancheng of the Ming Dynasty, and this time was not used to correct, but to find what was right.
Sun Chengzhong also made this plan in response to Nurhachi's point, and now that Shenyang has gone a general army, it will be easier for Xu Xianchun to realize the plan, Sun Chengzhong then arranged some defensive tasks, and You Shixian did not object, which is also the reason for leaving You Shixian, this person is much easier to talk than He Shitong! (To be continued......)