Chapter 386: Shelling the Qing Camp
The two sides drew up their own plans to pull out the camp and retreat five miles, and a meeting between the two sides that was full of crises ended safely.
Bai Yintu originally wanted to fulfill this agreement, after all, Li Xin is not an ordinary person, and he is not so easy to fool.
"The agreement with Nanban Li Xin is that the camp must be pulled out and withdrawn before the lantern is held today, if we break the contract, won't we lose our trust first?"
"Gushan is really bad, but I don't hear the Han people have a saying, 'soldiers are not tired of cheating', the Ming army is willing to pull out the camp and go to pull it out, we just need to secretly monitor, once they have a move, they must be vigilant and insufficient defense, our army took the opportunity to send troops to attack and harass, in case it can be a complete battle? Take 10,000 steps back, even if you can't completely defeat it, get some cheap, and let them know that we can't just take it lightly! ”
Abatai slowly put forward his opinion to Bai Yintu, and continued to add: "Doesn't Gushan really think that Li Xin's Ming army is a little different from other Ming armies? All the Ming armies are afraid of our Qing army like tigers and wolves, but what about these people? It's like playing with you and me, but this time I want to teach them a lesson. ”
This kind of sneak attack was recognized by most of the noble generals present.
"The soldiers are treacherous, isn't it Song Xianggong of the Han people who talks about benevolence and morality on the battlefield?"
After getting the support of everyone, Abatai further advised Baiyintu, who was already suspicious of pulling out the camp and withdrawing the army, and was afraid that Li Xin of the Ming army would also use this to sneak attack them, so he ordered: "In this way, I will observe for a day first, and see if the Ming army is as promised!" ”
Having made up his mind, Bai Yintu ordered Abatai and Ortai to lead an army and prepare in the camp, because the two camps were in a hurry to confront each other, and the distance between them was only five miles, which was indeed too close, and it was possible to reach the other camp's camp in a moment with all their might.
For a whole afternoon, the Ming army and the Mongolian departments were mobilized in the camp, but there was no sign of half of the camp, until the palm lamp was dark, and when Abatai reported to Baiyintu, he was afraid to mention that he did not hastily pull out the camp, otherwise the Ming army would inevitably take advantage of the situation to attack.
In this regard, Bai Yintu also thinks that what Abatai said is reasonable, and it seems that the matter of retreating five miles after pulling out the camp has to be postponed.
"You can't just do that, Dorobel is proficient in Chinese, you write a letter tomorrow, send someone to Li Xin, and ask them why they didn't fulfill their covenant and pull out the camp!"
Abatai high-fived and praised: "It's a good means to fix the mountain, preemptively let the Ming army lose first, and you can be passive and active!" ”
Bai Yintu waved his hand and smiled bitterly, and then sighed again.
"It's not that when all the generals were fighting Gaoyang, they were all timid to be frightened by Li Xin, otherwise why delay like this!"
Abatai disagreed, "The Han people said that they went to war and plotted, although we are not a big deal, but it is worth waiting for some more time and some patience to achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost!" ”
Bai Yintu nodded, agreeing with Abatai's statement.
"I only hope that the Great Khan's plan will be smooth, although we are one of the insignificant chess pieces, but we must also be like the Marquis of Zhuge Wuhou of Shu Han, 'bow down and die'!"
Although the Manchu magnates were extremely disdainful of the Ming Dynasty's military affairs, under the drive of Huang Taiji, many people still took the knowledge of Han culture as a symbol of following the emperor's feet, so every time they discussed, these magnates had to drag a few sentences regardless of whether they were suitable or not, and even first-class figures such as Baiyin Tuabatai were not exempt from vulgarity.
Hearing this, Abatai repeated it with a solemn face.
"Bow down and die!"
As time passed, the two of them had been discussing for more than two hours before they were settled. Abatai got up and stretched his legs, which were numb from sitting for a long time, when suddenly there was an earth-shattering explosion, and then the whole earth trembled.
"What's the situation?"
After Bai Yintu heard the explosion, when he realized that it was the sound of a firearm exploding, Li Xin made a big disturbance in the Dolgon camp and detonated all the firearms and gunpowder in the camp, which caused a great shock to the Qing army. After hearing the explosion, he subconsciously thought that it was the explosion of gunpowder in his own camp, and hurriedly summoned the soldiers to investigate the situation in the camp.
Although the main force of this dispatch was several large armies of Mobei Mongolia, Baiyintu still led a Eight Banners Army of several thousand people, and the army was also equipped with artillery, and it also brought a lot of gunpowder, which are flammable and explosive, and if you are not careful, you will be in danger of repeating the mistakes of the past.
The sound of cannons rumbled, and the sound of crying fathers and mothers came and went, obviously someone was injured a lot. Bai Yintu and Abatai hid in the yurt like pins and needles, and soon they figured out the basic situation, the gunpowder in the camp was okay and unharmed, and it was the Ming army who fired at them!
Bai Yintu scolded Li Xin for his treachery, and at the same time praised Abatai, saying that he really expected the enemy to take the lead, and if he kept the agreement, these untrustworthy Nanban might really take the opportunity to sneak attack! So he gathered a group of generals and hid out of the range of the Ming artillery. However, because the barracks of the two armies were too close to each other, half of the barracks on the entire front were within the range of the Ming army.
At the same time, he ordered all departments to strictly guard their own defense lines and beware of the Ming army attacking the camp at night. The shelling lasted for nearly an hour before it stopped, and the expected Ming army did not appear, but a hanging heart could not be put down, and everyone waited for the Ming army's attack with fear.
After counting, an hour's shelling, the loss of yurts in the battalion was hundreds, and the casualties were nearly 1,000, which was not a small number, and the blow to morale was also extremely severe. Baiyintu finally felt disgraced, and planned to send a vanguard to retaliate with an attack, but was finally persuaded by Abatai.
"If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, how long has the Great Khan been planning, you must not be ruined because of your and me's momentary indignation!"
Who would have thought that after less than an hour, the Ming army's artillery bombardment began again, this time it was like a plow rake plowing the ground, repeatedly advancing and sweeping around the Chinese army, and after a long time, the losses of the Eight Banners Army were great.
However, with the escalation of the shelling, the sound of a tsunami-like charge sounded in the dark night, which made all the Qing troops nervous, and everyone gathered to be ready to deal with the Ming army that did not know where it would appear.
But as the frequency of the sound of shelling gradually decreased, the sound of the tsunami's charge gradually weakened, until the sky was about to light and the sun rose, and it completely disappeared. The entire grassland battlefield was silent as if nothing had ever happened.
Bai Yintu looked at the mess in the barracks, the dilapidated and damaged yurts, the soldiers swept by the shells, and the uneasiness and wails echoed in the barracks. Abatai had already written a letter of questioning with righteous and stern words, and after reading it, he was very satisfied.
"Let's see how Li Xin responds!"
Unexpectedly, a soldier came to report.
"The envoy of the Ming army has arrived!"
Bai Yintu sneered three times, he hadn't sent someone to ask, the other party had sent it to the door, it was really too deceitful, and he wanted to cut off the so-called Ming army envoy to the sacrificial flag, but he thought that if he couldn't bear it, he would make a big plan and suppress his anger.
"I'll see you when I'm tied up!"
Not long after, a scholar in a green robe was tied up, and the soldiers of the Han Army Banner ordered him to kneel and worship, but he forced his neck and refused to bend his knees, it was Mi Yan, the messenger who came the night before!
Mi Yan broke free from the Han Army Banner guards who restrained him, walked a few steps, and asked, "I have heard the name of Gushan Ezhen for a long time, but don't you think that this is how you treat the envoy?" Why don't you use it on the battlefield if you have the ability? Take Mi Yan, a powerless scholar like Mi Yan to be angry, what kind of hero is he? ”
Being questioned by this voice, not only did Baiyin Tu even Abatai blush, how could the Qing generals have been so ridiculed by the Southern Barbarian generals?
Bai Yintu waved his hand and motioned for the soldier to untie Mi Yan.
Mi Yan shook his hands and feet and continued to ask: "Mi Yan came on behalf of the general Li Xin and did two things. One is to apologize, and the other is to solve doubts! ”
Bai Yintu and Abatai did not pick up, but quietly listened to Mi Yan's strong words.
"Our Third Guards Army conducted an artillery exercise last night, and I originally thought that your army had already retreated five miles, so we dared to practice night artillery bombardment between the two armies. Unexpectedly, your army breached the contract and did not withdraw the army, and the shells accidentally fell into your military camp, my general sent a special apology to apologize and condole, in order to show the sincerity of the apology, and at the same time ask your army to explain the losses and casualties, and the general is willing to double the compensation! ”
"Phew! The shameless Nanban, you said that you would withdraw your troops at the same time, why didn't you withdraw? Shelling our army doesn't count, are you still ready to sue the wicked first? ”
Ortai, who was also in the yurt, couldn't stand Mi Yan's behavior of standing and lying without blinking his eyes, and questioned and scolded!
Mi Yan smiled as if he had been prepared: "General Ortai, this is the second purpose of Mi Yan's coming, early this morning, just before Mi Yan left the camp, all the departments of our army have all pulled out the camp and retreated, if you don't believe it, you can send someone to check!" If there is a half-word lie, Mi Yan is willing to die! ”
Bai Yintu was stunned when he heard this, and sure enough, a soldier came to report that the Ming army had begun to retreat!
Mi Yan smiled again, "I wonder if Gushan Ezhen is still satisfied with the compensation plan proposed by the general?" ......" was another burst of gushing, the implication is that the Three Guards did not know that your army did not pull out the camp, and the artillery exercise was also negligent and did not notify your army in time, which led to a misunderstanding, and then questioned intentionally or unintentionally, if your army retreated after fulfilling the contract, wouldn't there be no such thing......
Seeing that the Han man in front of him was doing his best to perform, Bai Yintu couldn't wait to push it out immediately and cut it with a thousand knives, but a stiff smile appeared on his face.
"There is no need for compensation, since you and my army are friendly, I hope that General Li Xin can come to the door to apologize in person, and it can be regarded as an explanation for my innocent soldiers!"