Chapter 457: Heading North
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How is the momentum of an army, it can be seen only from the time of marching, taking the ordinary Ming army in this era as an example, the momentum is usually okay when fighting locally, of course, the army mentioned here is a regular army, not the kind of half-peasant and half-soldier guards, the guards of the Ming Dynasty have been rotten for many years, and they can't fight at all, and the Xuzhou guards are very rare atypical guards, which cannot be counted.
Taking the ordinary regular army as an example, the local bandits are generally full of interest, after all, the bandits rob homes and houses, and they have to have some savings, as long as they can knock down the village, the officers and men will naturally be able to make money, and when they are in a good mood, they will also give some hair, and the worst can improve a few meals, so this errand is the most beautiful for the regular army, and it is also what everyone is looking forward to.
In comparison, in the local area to deal with a strong enemy, the momentum is weaker, there are many types of strong enemies, such as the Mongols, such as the Japanese Kou, and for example, the most dazzling star in recent years, Dongyu Jiannu, everyone is very reluctant to deal with, even if they are fighting at home, with the hope of their hometown fathers behind them, no one is willing to fight this kind of battle, so the momentum is naturally impossible to be strong.
Of course, there is actually a contrast in this, the basic soldiers to deal with the Japanese are soldiers in the southeast coastal area, and the combat effectiveness itself is not strong, so there will be a deficit in momentum, if the soldiers and horses of Liao Town are transferred to exterminate the Japanese Kou, it is estimated that everyone will have to wear red and hang colors, and beat gongs and drums to celebrate this matter, because compared to the Dongyu, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese is almost a scum, and the Guanning Iron Cavalry can tear them to pieces at will, and they can be cleaned up as they want, even if it is to defend some border towns in Mongolia. They are not comparable, but from a factual point of view, they will tell the story of their reactions to the enemy in the region.
However, this is not the most excessive, the most excessive is to lead troops to fight in other places, but also to face the most terrible enemy, this is the most difficult for ordinary troops to accept, the main reason here is because the regional contradictions in their country are too serious, when the King of Qin swept Liuhe, and pinched various countries into a powerful Qin State. However, all the folk customs and the like in various places have been retained, and the subsequent division must be combined for a long time, and this regional culture has not been eliminated, because as long as there is such a thing as culture, the regionality cannot be eliminated at all.
It is precisely because it cannot be eliminated that regional contradictions have become more and more serious after thousands of years of accumulation, making it difficult for people from other places to survive. The survival of the guest army is even more difficult, and the locals don't like to walk around the door of the army with different dialects, so the attitude towards the guest army is definitely not too good, and the folk customs are relatively simple when encountered. Or the more mild places are okay, when encountering rough and heroic places, it is guaranteed that it is not easy to solve, and the incident between Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng in Wuqiao before is a strong proof. In fact, that is what regional contradictions provoked.
The Wuqiao Mutiny was actually quite good, after all, the guest army was out to fight, and it didn't have much to do with where they were. But if the guest army feels that they are fighting to the death for a certain place, and the locals in a certain place want them to get out of the way, once the two thoughts collide, I am afraid that what will happen is not only a tragedy, but a devastating huge energy, enough to destroy the guest army and the locals together.
The reason why Song Qing thought of these is mainly because this is a pure guest army battle, and it is also facing the most powerful enemy, so he should pay attention to this aspect, after all, his destination is Shanxi Datong, not the capital or Denglai, when he entered the Beijing Division, everyone was a guest army except for the Beijing camp, and the Beijing Division was surrounded, and the court only hoped that the more soldiers and horses would come, the better, so the treatment of the soldiers and horses of all departments was also good, after all, it was the imperial court, and the soldiers and horses in the world were theirs, although they paid more attention to the Beijing camp, But it's not too favoritism.
When it came to Denglai to quell the rebellion, the whole of Shandong was almost beaten by Kong Youde and others, Song Qing almost came with the aura of a savior, and the treatment was naturally not too bad, plus there were those troops in Beijing, and the local government must also be fully cooperating.
When he arrived at Dalinghe, because of Wu Sangui's relationship, he was almost Guan Ningjun's own person, and he was very capable of fighting, so there would definitely be no problems in terms of treatment, so Song Qing and Xuzhou Bing had not really encountered any problems with the treatment of guest troops.
But this time he is going to meet, the place where he rushed to help is Datong, that is, the territory of Xuanda, here is a complete foreign place for him, and he is also unfamiliar with the Xuzhou soldiers, so he is afraid that he really wants to experience what kind of treatment it is to be a guest army, fortunately, he brought the Wenxuan team out this time, and as long as he is not hostile at the first time, he still has a chance to reverse the impression of the local people, he does not expect the military and civilian fish and water situation to appear over there, as long as he can let his troops rest in the local area. Because he knows one thing very well, as long as the locals dare to blow up the thorns, and the main responsibility for the matter is not on his side, he promises to wield a butcher's knife and do something similar to Kong Youde's beginning.
This is not brutal, but the ability to lead the soldiers, but also the soldier's trust in him, if a master will go out, even his own soldiers can not protect, then don't expect his subordinates to be consistent with him at the critical moment, this is a heart-to-heart problem, if you want to let your subordinates serve you at a critical moment, you usually have to protect their interests, and kill all the people who conflict with them, even if it is a little excessive, it doesn't matter, this is definitely a matter of helping relatives or not, Generals who lead troops need to pay special attention.
It's just that Song Qing didn't expect that his men and horses had not yet arrived at the designated place, so they were directly transferred to the three guards of Xuanfu, ready to fight against the upcoming fifteen thousand post-Jin soldiers together with the local soldiers and horses, as well as the semi-peasant soldiers of the guard, this kind of treatment was simply too exciting for Song Qing, he thought that after he arrived at the ground, there should be nothing to do in a short time, after all, Xuanda itself is one of the important towns on the nine sides, although he was transferred to participate in the defense of Xuzhou, but it should not be used for the first time. Who knew that Lu Dao was going to go into battle in the first wave.
He was not afraid of fighting, but he was just fighting in Xuanfu. It's a little awkward, mainly because he and the general of Xuanfu almost used the knife at the beginning, and the Xuanfu itself is not too big, and now that Huang Taiji has entered the palace, all of them must be mobilized, and at this time he rashly entered the Xuanfu, if he found fault, the Xuzhou soldiers would definitely not take too much advantage as a guest army, so Song Qing directly used the rights he was given by the Ministry of War, and the Xuanfu could go. But he didn't meet with the local soldiers and horses, he chose the position of the garrison, and didn't greet the local military leaders, if there was anything to discuss, he would talk about it when the fight started, anyway, he wouldn't take the initiative to chat with those Xuanfu military leaders.
If you look at common sense, Song Qing's approach is very wise, and the success rate is also very high, after all, he is not from Xuanfu. Xuanfu has no right to care about him at all, he likes to be stationed wherever he likes, when he is willing to fight, and which enemy army he is willing to deal with. It was all up to him, he originally received the order to go to Datong, and being able to stop at Xuanfu was already very face-saving for the local military leaders, and there was no need to do anything else at all. No one can find any reason, so Song Qing did it as a matter of course.
But God doesn't appreciate his face, because Huang Taiji came too quickly this time. It was almost as fast as the last attack on the capital, so that the Ming army in the pass was not too prepared, and the Zhangjiakou side did not hold out for too long, and it was broken by the soldiers and horses of Dolgon and Duoduo with two white flags, and the two thousand cavalry of the forward Suke Saha had already rushed into the pass and were robbing unscrupulously, and the preparations of the Xuanfu side were not done at all, and there was no intention to go out to fight a dozen, so he could only write a very earnest letter, asking Song Qing to stop the Dolgon brothers.
The reason why this letter is sincere is not only to use a begging tone, but also to clearly say the relationship between the two sides, the Xu Shen General who almost used the knife with Song Qing at the beginning, is still a general in Xuanfu, and the general of Xuanzhen knows the problem between the two, so he apologized for the Xu Shen general, and even added a few words of Xu Shen himself, the crooked and slanted dog-like font is estimated to be from the hands of Xu Shen General, so don't care about the other party's sincerity or falsehood, Song Qing can only accept this setting temporarily, At the same time, he went up with his soldiers.
There's no way, the other party has already put his posture so low, if he continues to be hypocritical, then offending people is certain, and the court is not expected to have a good face, even Wen Tiren will not help him will say too much, Wen Tiren has just become the first assistant not long ago, and he needs the support of the strong generals outside, and Song Qing is the best candidate, so he must show his strong side, only in this way can the first assistant continue to support him in the court, if he breaks the gong, Then whoever helps to speak doesn't work.
Considering all kinds of factors, Song Qing still chose to lead the troops to the north, and went directly to the front of Xuanzhen, anyway, Duoduo is also an old opponent, and Dolgon is the guy he has always wanted to touch, and it is quite interesting to fight with them, besides, he went north not to exterminate the Liukou, but to fight with Houjin seriously, the purpose is very clear, so if the Xuanfu side will not be embarrassed by himself, it is not bad to stay here, he got the news on the way, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao are already in Datong, It shows that the strength over there is obviously stronger than this side, so staying in Xuanfu will undoubtedly play a greater role in the entire battle situation, and these are the reasons why he can continue to stay here.
Two days later, the Xuzhou Soldier Brigade began to move towards the area between Zhangjiakou and Xuanzhen, Huerha took the lead in crossing the Yanghe River with Tanma, scattered towards the north bank, and collected information about the Houjin soldiers everywhere, just because Suke Saha took the cavalry to rob everywhere, they didn't dare to get too close, after all, the other party was outnumbered, and the speed was about the same, if it was bitten, I was afraid that it would not be so easy to deal with.
Subsequently, Song Qing led 16,000 troops to Xuanzhen, Xuanzhen has prepared all the grain to be loaded, Song Qing naturally accepted it honestly and unceremoniously, and let the auxiliaries transport it to the north to continue to advance, he originally planned to meet the Xuanzhen general soldier, if possible, and then see how General Xu is doing, maybe there will be a bloody drama of meeting and laughing and enmity, and maybe he can add points to himself.
It's just that the officer who came to deliver the food said that the chief soldier and the other generals are discussing military affairs, preparing to deal with Jiannu and the like, if Song Qing is interested, he can pass it on his behalf, but he needs to wait for two days, so Song Qing has no interest at all, he doesn't have time to wait for the masters of the meeting, since he has decided to fight, then seize all the time to pass, and the worst thing can be to build the camp first, it is better than staying in Xuanfu and waiting for the general soldier who he will definitely not respect particularly respected. Song Qing hasn't had a cheap bone to that point.
The 16,000 army stayed in Xuanzhen for half a day, and did not even have the intention of resting, so they marched directly to the north, and set up camp on the south bank of the Yanghe River in the evening. Is Sukh Saha still there? ”
"It's not just Sukh Saha, but Dorgon and Dodor are in!" Huerha gritted his teeth and said: "The enemy under him is also there, I saw him in the distance, riding a horse, and the Han man who saved him last time was also there, but it was too far away, and there were many of them, I didn't dare to go up!" ”
"Yes, it's improved, it's a bit of a brain." Song Qing is very pleased, Huerha is one of the talents he focuses on cultivating, although the other party is also a Jurchen, but the hatred between the Jurchens of the East China Sea and the Jianzhou Jurchens is only deeper than that of the Han people, the Han people are only being captive and robbed now, but the Jurchens of the East China Sea are already enslaved by the whole clan, plus Song Qing also has a plan for the united front, and plans to slowly capture some of the Jurchens of the East China Sea on the battlefield, and bring those people over through Huerha, so he has put a lot of effort into this guy like the king of hunters, but the other party has not been enlightened, Fighting a war is always like a madman, and when he encounters an enemy, he rushes directly to kill him regardless of it, completely ignoring the surrounding situation.
Looking at it now, after several years of systematic military teaching, this kid has finally opened up a little bit and is no longer so reckless, which can be regarded as a surprise before the start of the war. (To be continued......)