Zhuozhou.

Azig, the prince of the Qing Dynasty and Shuoying, is now frightened and dazed, because the Ningwu Pass in Shanxi has been lost, and the Yanmen Pass seems to be not far away.

Jiang Yang's rebellion was undoubtedly fatal to the Qing Dynasty, and Azig, who was preparing to attack Baoding, was a little at a loss, and he knew what it meant to lose the "Three Passes of Northern Jin". With the loss of Ningwu Pass and Yanmen Pass, the Datong Basin has no danger to defend, and the loss of Shanxi is inevitable. The problem is that Xuanfu and Yanqing Prefecture are also impossible to defend against the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Ming army within the Great Wall, and Beijing is already in danger of being outflanked, and this danger is not far off. And the loss of the important Yanmen is also terrifying, Yanmen Pass can be driven directly to Jingcheng Pass, so that the Ming army can get in touch with the Ming army in Baoding, the Ming army's encirclement of the northern capital has been grim and shocking.

Azig was ready to attack Baoding Mansion, but unfortunately, the military order was like a mountain, and he couldn't stop without getting the order of the Jingshi, so he could only continue to attack He Tengjiao.

On a snowy day, the Qing court's order to suspend the offensive of Prince Azig arrived.

Everything seems to be very calm, in this calm, the Qing court once again faced a difficult choice, Xuanfu and Yanqing Prefecture must send heavy troops to guard, and this division of troops is undoubtedly worse, so that the Qing army's strength is even more stretched, and it has become helpless to stop attacking Baoding Mansion.

Riverhouse.

The snow had weakened, and the earth was a harsh silver white in the sunlight.

Gao Qiang's men were in the clear field under the fortified walls in all directions, followed by Sun Dayong and Liu Qi's cavalry, and the rest of the foot soldiers and a large number of foot soldiers led by Ma De also advanced north against the biting cold wind under the cover of cavalry.

The news of Ning Wuguan made Zhou Huchen take decisive action, Shi Kefa, Zhu Dadian and Zhou Huchen's cheap old man have no opinion, the so-called soldiers are fast, and I don't wait for this moment, so that Jiannu is overwhelmed and unable to attack He Tengjiao's army in Baoding. Now the time is right, and it is the most correct tactic to advance to Tianjin to increase the pressure on Jiannu.

Zhou Huchen's army was dispatched very quickly. In one day, the foot soldiers approached Qingxian.

It is impossible for this operation to hide from the Jierharang and Bo Hefu who are in Bazhou, and the so-called true and false false reality is also at this moment, whether it is true or false, Jierharang and Bo Hezhen have to deal with it, and they also have to reinforce Tianjin.

"Although there are nearly 30,000 troops in Tianjin, it is a pity that there are too few people in my Eight Banners! This Zhou Huchen is too powerful! Sure enough, it lives up to its name! If we really lose the throat of Tianjin, we will not be able to stabilize Beijing, the situation will be out of control, and Tianjin will be defended! "Zilharang felt a little powerless. Zhou Huchen's dispatch of troops left him with no choice.

"What Prince Zheng said is extremely true, if you lose Ningwu Pass, you can't lose Tianjin anymore, Zhou Huchen probably doesn't dare to come to Bazhou, and it is imperative to reinforce Tianjin!"

Bo and Zhi have always regarded themselves as wise generals, but he has nothing to do in this situation, there are a lot of troops in Tianjin, but in fact, most of them are newly attached to the Han army, at this moment. With the example of the Jiang brothers, these Han troops did not dare to trust at all, and the division of troops and reinforcements was inevitable.

"How many people are sent to Tianjin?" Zilharang frowned and asked for Bo and Yu's opinion.

"At least 10,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners should be sent, and a large number of cavalry and a large number of auxiliaries should be sent to assist in the defense. Otherwise, Tianjin will not be stabilized. Why don't I go to Tianjin in person, with the Mongolian cavalry, the possibility of Zhou Huchen coming to attack Bazhou is very small, and there is no problem for Prince Zheng to sit in Bazhou. ”

The city of Tianjin Sanwei is too dilapidated. And it's not low, it's hard to guard, Bo and Xue means to use the cavalry of the Eight Banners and Korbi to deal with Zhou Huchen in the field.

"Zhou Huchen's weapons are sharp. War horses must remember to deal with it, do not waste the war, once defeated Tianjin will be lost, the situation will be more unfavorable, remember to be cautious! "There is no way, reinforcing Tianjin will make Bazhou's forces weak, but it is imperative, and Zilharang feels more and more powerless.

"Don't worry, this Tianjin will definitely not be lost, the Ming army is fighting steadily, mainly relying on foot soldiers, as long as it is mobile and flexible, our army will not be defeated, this area is a flat area, there is no big problem in the field."

Not long ago, Bo and Zhou and Huang had a battle, the Ming army's firearms were indeed very sharp, and the cavalry was also very strong, especially the artillery and firearms left a deep impression on Bo and Xuan.

The main reason is that the power of the Ming army's guns and artillery is the only one he has seen in his life, and the huge explosion of the artillery makes the war horse very frightened, and he has to deal with it before the war, which makes the war horse affected, so Bo and Zhen are psychologically prepared.

Zilharang sighed: "It's good to understand, Tianjin must be defended, Xuanfu and Yanqing Prefecture must also send people to reinforce, the troops are insufficient, this battle is not easy to fight!" ”

Bo Hezhi must go to reinforce Tianjin, but once Zhou Huchen attacks Bazhou on a large scale, it will be very dangerous, but Jierharang can't say that it is imperative to reinforce Tianjin and Yanqing. Bo and Zhen also understood the potential danger of Bazhou, but he couldn't say that in the sound of Zilharang's advice, Bo and Zhen set off so nervously.

The high-strength scouts approached Jinghai County, which was only fifty miles from Tianjin, and at this time, the reinforced Bo and Xuan also led the cavalry to Jinghai.

The white shijie of Pingchuan couldn't hide the figure of the cavalry, and the competition between the scouts began first.

There is a place called Shuangtang Town in the south twenty miles of Jinghai County, the town is empty, and Bo and Yu quickly garrisoned in this small town.

The game between the scouts was just to prevent the other party from getting too close to their own army detectives to hear the news, the Jianzhou cavalry used arrows, and Zhou Huchen's soldiers used firearms. The scout game in the wilderness has very limited damage, in this kind of tug-of-war, the damp and cold wind blows through the vicinity of Shuangtang Town, bringing up bursts of scattered snowflakes, and the ground is trembling slightly, the people of Jianzhou are too familiar with the cavalry combat in the field, which is obviously the sound of the hooves of a large number of cavalry.

"The whole army is on duty! Mongol Gushan Ezhen Latadun is in charge of the right flank! ”

With a shout, Bo and Zhen dispatched.

It seems that it is the right time, and the Ming army is really unwilling to be lonely to attack Tianjin. Bo and Zhen is indeed a very smart general, Shuangtang Town is very well chosen, the front and right flank are unusually flat, which is very conducive to cavalry combat, and the left flank is an ice surface composed of lakes and rivers, and the cavalry of the Ming army cannot pass through in a big way. As for the Ming army's foot soldiers, Bo and Xuan believed that he would be victorious under such climatic and geographical conditions.

Victory came from bravery and experience, and Bo Hezhen had always believed in this, and this time, he dispatched the strongest cavalry of 15,000 Eight Banners, and the rest of the cavalry were all Mongol cavalry. These cavalry belonged to a mixed formation, led by the Korqin Mongols' Gushan Ezhen Latadun, the Horqin Mongols had drawn a total of nearly 20,000 cavalry from the ten banners this time, and Latadun's subordinates now had nearly 10,000 Korqin Mongol cavalry, and the other 10,000 cavalry were mainly from Monan Mongolia.

The Horqin Mongols are now definitely the most loyal subordinates of Jianzhou, and in the Nurhachi era, the method of coercion and inducement has always been used. Later, with the continuous strengthening of the Jianzhou army, coupled with Huang Taiji's flexible means, the alliance, the use of intermarriage to pacify, discord and other means made the entire Horqin Mongolia completely surrender under the iron heel of Jianzhou.

What is waiting for is this moment, the Jianzhou cavalry is the strongest! Bo Hexuan was full of confidence this time, all he led was cavalry, and the intention was to kill the cavalry dispatched by the Ming army in one fell swoop, as long as these cavalry were killed, Bo Hexuan could lead his cavalry to gallop around Tianjin and Hejian at will. After defeating Zhou Huchen's cavalry, Bo Hezhen was confident that he would use the cavalry's mobility to defeat the Ming army's foot soldiers, and then turn the tide of the battle again. (To be continued......)