Chapter 55: Abatai decides to retire
"Boom" The rumbling war drums sounded, Abatai was startled, he immediately went out, he wanted to see how the military situation was, and the generals around him also followed Abatai out of the war. But the strange thing was that from the opposite camp there was a constant sound of drums, but not a single soldier was seen attacking.
After repeating this, I still didn't see the other side's soldiers coming, and the camp on the opposite side was also covered with dust, which was caused by the mobilization of troops.
Soon the shouts were heard: "Kill the Tartars!" Kill the Tartars! The shouting never stopped, but I couldn't see a bright soldier rushing over to fight, I really didn't understand what the people on the other side were doing! What kind of medicine is sold in Zhang Biwu's gourd!
Abatai had been warned by Huang Taiji, and he naturally would not easily send troops to attack and make the whole army stand still.
There are constantly generals who come to Abatai to ask for battle, because the Qing army is far superior in numbers, and there is no reason to be afraid of the other side.
However, Abatai had a cautious attitude, and he repeatedly oppressed the people, and told them that Zhang Biwu was treacherous, and that there might be some plan, and that their Manchu warriors were not afraid, but they were also necessary to be vigilant.
After three days, the Qing army, which had a very strong desire to fight, had now weakened. Abatai also got the news, and his other group of people in Shandong has been focused! With the arrival of 100,000 troops, Abatai will be able to have nothing to fear!
After making careful arrangements, Abatai launched a general attack on the Ming army's camp, but when they entered the camp, they found that it was only an empty camp, and there was nothing in it.
"Damn!" Abatai slammed his helmet to the ground as he was repeatedly punished. And this time he led the troops to the expedition to redeem the merits, so he took a cautious attitude. I hope to make up for the mistakes I made before, but I didn't expect to be played by the other party today.
If only he had been in the same way as Abatai. Abatai will definitely fight first! But he's too cautious now! I really want to prove to the whole family, especially Huang Taiji and Dolgon, that he can do the same! I never thought that I would suffer such a result!
The extremely angry Abatai shouted: "Immediately investigate for me, where Zhang Biwu's whole army went!" Fast! ”
The generals were angry when they saw the main general, and they were also afraid, of course they had to investigate immediately, otherwise, they couldn't afford to be guilty!
Abatai was patiently awaiting the results of the investigation. Soon, the spies reported the results of their investigation to Abatai.
It turned out that Zhang Biwu had already pulled people to the area of the Great Wall. He wanted to block the retreat of the Qing army.
When Abatai heard this, he didn't expect that Zhang Biwu did not confront him, but wanted to cut off his retreat. But can Zhang Biwu know where he will retreat?
However, the Qing army repeatedly invaded the Ming Realm, and entered it from the area of Jizhou and Miyun in search of a gap in the Great Wall. Now Zhang Biwu wants to Chen Bing in this area? For this reason, he is bound to disperse his forces, and with his small number of troops, how can he stop the Qing army retreating north? Isn't this looking for death?
Abatai felt very relaxed, but now he looked down on Zhang Biwu, and he thought that it was impossible to succeed in doing such a stupid thing with Zhang Biwu's ability.
However, he continued to send spies to find out the news, and he had to report to him immediately if there was any trouble.
No, a small colonel came to Abatai quickly, and presented a seized letter.
Abatai hurriedly opened the letter to see what was written inside.
The content of the letter reads: Gentlemen. Guoxiong has gone to Jizhou and Miyun to mobilize the people, let the people repair it, and make up for the gap in the Great Wall, so as to close the door and fight the dogs to eliminate the Tartars who invaded the Ming Realm.
Guoxiong will mobilize the people of the whole of Hebei. Let them defend their homes and defend their country and fight against the Tartars. And to do the move of clearing the wilderness, now in the spring, the enemy still has food. As long as one day falls, everything withers. When the horses had nothing to eat, the Tartars' combat power was greatly reduced. Its cavalry is useless!
The longer they are trapped, the faster their morale will fall, especially when their retreat is cut off and they cannot return to Liaodong. And the people captive by the Tartars must have begun to resist because they saw hope, which would have restrained the forces of the Tartars and was more beneficial to our army. When the trapped Tartars reach our victory in autumn and winter, we can completely annihilate this Tartar!
This plan has been adopted by the Holy One, and the armies are instructed to do so, and all armies are asked to cooperate with each other, and to reach the north faithfully, so as to prevent the Tartars from breaking through.
All armies should cooperate sincerely to break through the East together, comfort the heart of the monarch and father, and reassure the hope of the people! Raise the might of my Ming army! Meritorious service in the present day!
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After reading the letter, Abatai was shocked, he never thought that Zhang Biwu would actually get Chongzhen's approval to cut off their way. It would be bad if Zhang Biwu's strategy was really implemented!
No wonder, Zhang Biwu, who has always been known for his bravery and belligerence during this period of time, did not fight with them, but avoided them, and marched all the way to Jizhou and Miyun, and now not only Zhang Biwu's more than 10,000 people, but also many Ming troops are also involved.
Not only that, the most terrible thing is to mobilize the people, the people of the Ming Dynasty are thousands, if Zhang Biwu is really mobilized, the consequences are amazing!
And as the letter said, if the retreat route is cut off, the morale of the Eight Banners Army will plummet, and the hundreds of thousands of people and many cattle captured will contain the Qing army and reduce the strength of the Qing army.
And as said, in the autumn and winter season, horses have nothing to eat, and the invincible weapon of the Eight Banners is cavalry! Abolishing the cavalry is equivalent to breaking one of the hands of the Eight Banners Army!
Thinking of this, Abatai saw that all the roads had already been assembled, and every time they invaded the Ming Kingdom, they returned to the country after the summer. It's spring now, and it's supposed to be okay to leave for China, anyway, it's a long time to come, and there will be opportunities in the future. Now that he has made a great contribution, he will accept it when he sees it!
Abatai is already in his fifties, and he no longer has the fighting spirit of a young man, but only seeks stability. What's more, Abatai has been punished by Huang Taiji more than a dozen times in his life, but he has not cut the knight but only fined silver and materials, this is because he has made small mistakes, but not big mistakes.
This time, Abatai will not make a big mistake. And as the commander-in-chief, it was the first time he could lead so many people to invade, which was the most glorious moment in his life! He couldn't let this wonderful scene ruin the performance. Going back is indeed the best choice!
Abatai gathered all the people together to ask what they thought. These people have already plundered, and they have been away from home for a long time, and they do want to feel homesick, and they also want to show their families how much wealth and slaves they have gained. So when Abatai offered to return, there was no resistance.
Abatai made up his mind about this, and he was about to leave for his homeland. It's just that along the way, Abatai still takes a cautious and cautious attitude in case something happens.
He is still scouting the dynamics of the Ming army, especially about the situation on Zhang Biwu's side, and there can be no mistakes or omissions in every move. He got a piece of information, that is, Bai Guangen and others were defeated together with Bai Tengjiao, the general soldier of Jixian County, when the Qing army had just invaded, and then Jixian County fell, so the Qing army invaded on a large scale.
For this reason, Bai Guangen wanted to take advantage of the Qing army's retreat to attack the Qing army, not seeking a big victory, as long as he could win a small victory, he could also redeem the credit to repay his defeat and let the Qing army enter the fortress.
It's just that Abatai is not a fool, since he has already found out that Bai Guangen wants to raid, his men and horses are slowly retreating, and even he specially ordered to walk through the Lugou Bridge when the army came back, just to insult the Ming Dynasty. Not only that, but they were slowly swallowing as they crossed the Lugou Bridge.
Abatai did this for a reason, firstly, to say to Chongzhen, the people you trust are useless, and you want to destroy us? It's impossible! On the contrary, I am still passing near your capital, and the march is still as slow as possible, what can you do? Seems to be like this, Zhang Biwu and Zhou Yanru are difficult to explain to Chongzhen.
The most important thing is to raise the prestige of their Qing army! Show them that the Qing army is the most heroic army! Unbeatable!
There is one point, Zhou Yanru constantly lied about the military situation, and his excerpts to the emperor were all about a great victory, plus he was the first assistant minister, he could escape from the involvement, but it was difficult for Zhang Biwu to escape from the involvement, and it was difficult for Zhang Biwu not to be punished!
No, Chongzhen was very angry about this, and he shouted viciously: "Zhang Biwu! It was you who told me that you should lead your troops to fight the Eastern Captives, but now? You're just making a lot of noise! Why didn't you fight with the Qing army? On the contrary, you are going to the area of Miyun and Jizhou, although you nominally want to close the door and beat the dogs, but with your people, how can you stop the Tartars? How do you know where the Tartars will come from? Damn! ”
"Bang" Chongzhen pushed the things on the table away again, and at this time, Chongzhen stumbled and almost couldn't stand on his feet. And a bundle of white hair is hanging down, because Chongzhen has been working hard for state affairs all day, he has already given birth to a prosperous hair, and the country is not turning around because of his diligence, on the contrary, it is getting worse and worse. Chongzhen was also so worried about this that his hair turned white.
Chongzhen said angrily: "The reason why Zhang Biwu took the initiative to ask for war is nothing more than wanting military power!" He had taken a fancy to the 10,000 horses of Hou Sui that I had dismissed! This traitor! He's just unfaithful! It's unfaithful! Chongzhen said and patted the royal table with his hand, and then Chongzhen remembered someone!
Right! Doesn't it make him work? What's going on with him? (To be continued......)