Chapter 528: The Battle of Gaoyang (1)
Led the army to fight alone again, which Du Du couldn't ask for, especially when he was the commander-in-chief of the attack on Yanqing City, because of the problem with the attitude towards the Ming army, which led to the defeat of the siege battle, Dolgon had to change the deployment of the operation, Du Du knew that he had committed a big taboo, but fortunately, Dolgon did not care, and continued to let him command the 80,000 army to fight.
However, what Du Du could not understand was why Dolgon would ask him to command 80,000 troops, including 20,000 Han troops, when he led 50,000 former troops from Qingshan Pass into the pass to fight, Du Du was very dissatisfied with the Han army, because the speed of the Han army's march would delay the army's journey.
However, Dolgon arranged it, and Du Du could only obey, and at the same time, these days, Dolgon has been emphasizing the importance of the joint operation of the Mongolian left and right battalions of the Manchu Eight Banners and the Han army, which also made Du Du more or less understand some truth.
The Han army in the siege of the city, can indeed play an important role, the role of its firearms can not be underestimated, but the north of the Zhili many cities, there is no need for the Eight Banners warriors to wear a strong and stubborn sharp, the garrison of the Ming army heard of the arrival of the Eight Banners Army, long ago fled without a trace, leaving almost undefended cities, let the Eight Banners soldiers wanton plunder.
Of course, to achieve such an effect, it relies on the courage and swiftness of the Eight Banners Army, and its speed can be brought into full play, so that the people in the city have no time to transfer, let alone transfer grain, grass and money.
After accepting the combat mission, Du Du thought about it, there are 80,000 troops under his command, and the main task of this operation is still undertaken by the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions, as for the Han army, it can be organized into a logistics force, responsible for escorting grain, grass and money, as well as the Han people captured by the army, such a task, any of the Eight Banners Army is unwilling to undertake.
Du Du's mind did not escape Dolgon's eyes, in terms of combat deployment. Dolgon made a clear demand, the 80,000 troops under Dudu must take many cities in the shortest possible time, plunder as much money, grain and grass as possible, and supply the needs of the army, in order to achieve such a combat purpose. The 80,000 soldiers were divided into four routes, the first and second roads entered Baoding Mansion along the direction of Fangshan Zhuozhou. The third and fourth roads marched from the southeast along the direction of Changping, passing through the direction of Gu'an, Yongqingbazhou and Wen'an, and entered Hejian Province.
Du Du was the commander of the 80,000-strong army, and the first class of the Zhenghuang Banner was the deputy commander of the first class Mel Zhangjing Tulai, who assisted Du Du in commanding the first and second armies, and Tulai commanded the armies of the third and fourth roads, and Gongshun Wang Kong Youde followed Du Du to fight. Geng Zhongming, the king of Huaishun, followed Turai to fight, and as for the specific operational arrangements and arrangements, Du Du's opinion prevailed.
Dolgon didn't really believe in Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming and the others, but he knew very well that Kong Youde and the others had to be given trust, otherwise the hope of joint operations would be completely in vain, and this situation would last for a long time. It will lead to a strong backlash from Kong Youde and others, and at that time, Huang Taiji may really be angry.
Therefore, Dolgon made a special arrangement, requiring Du Du and Tulai to trust Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, let them lead a large army to fight, and the 20,000 Han army could be commanded by two people.
Dudu and Thulay did not understand Dorgon's arrangement. After all, it is a great insult to let the Han people command the warriors of the Eight Banners Army to fight, and I am afraid that the officers below such as Niu Lu Ezhen Melle and Zhangjing will not sincerely obey, but in this regard, Dolgon's requirements are very tough, and Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming must be allowed to lead a large army to fight.
When Dolgon did not expect it, Dudu and Tourai's attitude was also very tough, and the opinions of the two were very clear. If 80,000 people are divided into four armies, then each army is 20,000 people, and the 20,000 troops commanded by Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming must include 10,000 Han troops and 10,000 soldiers from the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions.
Du Du and Turai's request was reasonable, after Dolgon thought about it carefully, he also compromised, he still asked for the 80,000 army to be divided into four routes, but the composition of the personnel changed, Du Du and Turai commanded the first and third road armies, divided into 30,000 people, composed of soldiers from the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming commanded the second and fourth road armies, respectively, 10,000 people, all composed of Han troops, Turai Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming and others, must obey Du Du's command, Du Du is directly responsible for the overall arrangement and deployment coordination of the operation.
Du Du still raised objections to such an arrangement, believing that Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming respectively commanded 10,000 Han troops to fight, whether there would be any accidents, the Han people were not credible, and they fought in Beizhili in the Ming Dynasty.
Du Du's insistence finally angered Dolgon, Dolgon reprimanded Du Du in strong words, he told Du Du that it was because of Du Du's distrust of the Ming army that it led to the fiasco of the attack on Yanqing City, in this case, Du Du still did not wake up, did not understand the importance of uniting the Han army to fight, if the Han army blindly adopted a suspicious and exclusionary attitude, maybe it would really trigger a large-scale rebellion of the Han army, at that time, not only he Dolgon could not take responsibility, Du Du is afraid that he will be severely punished by the Zongren Mansion.
After Dolgon became angry, Dudu reluctantly accepted the order and arrangement.
The next operational deployment is much simpler, after all, the battle situation is changing at any time, and it is necessary to constantly repair and improve the battle plan in accordance with the course of the war, so Dolgon Dudu and Turai and others just briefly discussed, and Dolgon believed in Dudu's combat ability.
Operational deployment arrangements were quickly implemented.
Dudu Tulai, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others began to prepare.
Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were very surprised, they never imagined that they could lead the Han army to fight alone, this is the great trust of Prince Rui Dolgon, to be honest, Kong Youde Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming are very worried, when attacking Yanqing City, Anping Belle Dudu's attitude towards the Ming army, all the Han army sergeants are in, to say that there is no slightest wave in everyone's heart, it is impossible, once this emotion ferments and spreads in the heart, the consequences are very serious, so after the three of them discussed, He talked to the officers under his command many times, asking them to calm the hearts of many sergeants, so that everyone could stabilize, and if the officers found signs of wrongness, they should take decisive measures to deal with them.
Just when the three of them were worried, the battle order came down, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming respectively led 10,000 Han troops to fight, of which Kong Youde followed Du Du to advance and fight in the direction of Baoding Mansion, and Geng Zhongming followed Turai to advance and fight in the direction of Hejian Mansion.
Although the two of them had to obey Du Du's command, it was still very rare to be able to lead a large army to fight alone, and they were fighting in Beizhili, if Dolgon had no ambition, it would be impossible to make such an arrangement.
Of course, Shang Kexi must have followed Dolgon's side to fight.
The army is being dispatched in an orderly manner, and Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are very familiar with the Han army under their command, so the dispatch will not take long and will be completed soon.
Before leaving, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming met in the barracks.
Geng Zhongming, who was old and serious, spoke first.
"Brother Kong, Brother Shang, I really didn't expect Prince Rui to make such an arrangement, it is impossible for Lord Belle to make such an arrangement, this time in the battle, we must do our best, I thought of Lao Fan's explanation before leaving, Lao Fan is really prescient and understands the minds of the Manchurians."
Kong Youde didn't particularly care.
"Hmph, what is this, if Prince Rui doesn't make such an arrangement, I don't dare to guarantee that the sergeants under his command will have any ideas, in the battle three days ago, many sergeants watched the army being killed, and many sergeants' faces turned white, who can bear such a scene, I almost can't help it, if the emperor and Prince Rui still don't believe us, we simply throw it away, there is no master here, there is a place to keep the master."
Shang Kexi Kong Youde, his face was a little pale.
"Brother Confucius doesn't have such thoughts, or Brother Geng is right, our net worth and life have been handed over to the emperor and the Qing Dynasty, only honest and honest, to talk about combat effectiveness, the sergeants under our command are indeed not as good as the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions, no wonder people don't believe us, and after entering the Guannai, the Ming army's ability to fight is really flattering, even I feel embarrassed, this Hong Chengchou is one of the best Confucian generals in the Ming Dynasty, and he was also surrounded in Yanqing City, and he didn't dare to move. And what is the governor of the five provinces, Xiong Wencan, led an army of 50,000, which was annihilated in one day, such a combat ability, I blushed when I heard it. ”
Shang Kexi said this, Kong Youde also sighed, it's not good to say strong words anymore.
"Brother Kong, Brother Geng, this time the opportunity is very rare, you must lead the soldiers under your command to fight hard, try to win as many cities as possible, so that Prince Rui and the Han army of Belle Ye are not vegetarians, we can only fight hard and show the ability to fight, in order to get more trust and respect from the emperor."
Shang Kexi said this, and Kong Youde also understood.
"Brother Shang, I understand your kindness, you can rest assured, Brother Geng and I will definitely lead the brothers to fight desperately, besides, this time to attack the city, the money obtained, the brothers can also get a lot, Prince Rui has already said, the same reward and the same punishment, presumably in terms of rewards, Prince Rui will not break his word."
After some discussion, the three of them spoke much quieter, and they began to discuss the specific operational deployment and arrangement, although it was Du Du's unified command, but they also knew that the tasks assigned to the Han army could not be good, so they had to fight for the opportunity. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for the recommendation ticket, your support is my biggest motivation. )