Chapter 272: Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight

Dolgon and Duoduo were also surrounded by Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanme, He Luohui and others, standing on the bank of the Yellow River to watch the thousands of coatings inlaid with white flags to build a pontoon bridge.

"Master, the slave has already tried, and it won't work to pull the iron rope directly to block the river."

He Luohui said: "First, it is too time-consuming to build an iron cable with a length of more than five miles, and it is too heavy to tie the iron cable, and it is too heavy to find a fixed object to tie the iron cable on both sides of the strait. ”

Ning Wan said: "How heavy is the five-mile-long iron cable?" ”

He Luohui didn't say much, and directly asked Bao Yi to push an iron cable over with a cart.

He Luo would point to the iron cable coiled on the cart like a python and say to Ning Wan: "Mr. Gongfu, the length of this iron cable is about twenty steps, and it weighs a thousand catties. ”

"It's only twenty steps, and it weighs more than a thousand pounds?"

Ning Wan was taken aback: "Doesn't the mile-long iron cable weigh more than 15,000 catties?" ”

Fan Wencheng continued: "A five-mile-long iron cable weighs more than 70,000 catties? ”

"Seventy thousand pounds weighs a lot." He Luo said, "So there is no fixing on both sides of the Yellow River that is used to tie such a heavy iron cable, whether it is an earthen pile, a wooden pile or a stone pile, it is impossible to bear such a heavy iron cable, because to straighten the iron cable weighing more than 70,000 catties and expose it on the water, it needs to bear too much pulling." ”

"It may be possible to build iron piles, but you need very large and long iron piles."

"The problem is, we can't find that much iron right now."

"In order to build the hundred or twenty steps long iron cables in front of us, we almost collected all the iron tools in Shangqiu City, and even left them with the iron pots of those rich families."

Speaking of this, He Luohui said again: "If you want to pull up five barrage iron cables in the Yellow River, even if you collect all the iron tools in Guide Mansion, Kaifeng Mansion and Dongchang Mansion, I am afraid it may not be enough. ”

Dolgon said: "Since the iron is not enough, then do not pull the iron cable to block the river, anyway, there is a pontoon bridge to cross the river can also stop the Ming army water division, and the pontoon bridge can be garrisoned, the defense is tighter than the iron cable, but a pontoon bridge is not enough, or to build a few more pontoon bridges, at least five pontoon bridges." ”

"Huh!" He Luo will respond, and said, "Master, don't worry, the fishing boats, hemp ropes and iron cables we have collected can build at least five pontoon bridges, and the fishing boats in the middle of the pontoon bridge are relatively light, so they use three strands of thick hemp rope to twist into one strand to connect in series, and the fishing boats on both sides are the heaviest, so they are connected in series with iron cables, and finally tied to the stone piles on the shore with iron cables. ”

Dolgon hummed lightly and deliberately advised: "The bridge will also be garrisoned, and the fishing boats will also set up more beacon towers, if the Ming army sailors attack at night, they will immediately light up the beacon fire on the ship to illuminate the batteries on both sides, with the fire lighting of the beacon tower on the ship, the warships of the Ming army and the sailors will have nothing to hide, and they will not be able to break through the blockade of the red-coated cannons." ”

"Huh!" He Luo will respectfully agree.

……

At this time, on the ninth peak of Yunlong Mountain.

Chongzhen pointed to the more than 100 fishing boats moored in the Jiannu Water Village and asked Zheng Hongkui: "Zheng Qing, if you attack at night, can you burn these fishing boats in Jiannu?" ”

Jiannu wanted to build a pontoon bridge, and Chongzhen naturally wanted to sabotage.

Zheng Hongkui put down the binoculars and replied: "It's hard to say, the person responsible for the construction of the Jiannu Water Village is still quite familiar with the essence of water warfare, and the location is exquisite, just hidden in a concave river bay, and two forts were built on the land on both sides of the river bay, and a total of eight Hongyi cannons are responsible for protecting the entire water village." ”

"If you launch a strong attack at all costs, it should be no problem to attack it."

"But I'm afraid the losses of our sailors will not be small, and if we don't do it well, we will lose half of the warships."

The protection of the bird boat is still a little worse, and it is still not comparable with the blacktail boat that can carry three or four hundred people.

Speaking of this, Zheng Hongkui said: "If there are cavalry or infantry on both sides of the strait to fight together and be responsible for containing the batteries on both sides of the river, then this battle will be very easy." ”

Chongzhen immediately shut up and didn't say more, yes, he didn't mention this stubble.

Dispatching cavalry and infantry to fight together is basically the same as committing suicide.

is still the same sentence, the current Ming army can defend the city and fight a dozen.

Running outside the city to fight a field battle with Jiannu, a small-scale field battle or a field battle with specific conditions can barely be a battle, and a dignified field battle with a scale of more than 10,000 people is purely a head-off.

This is really no problem, if you can't beat Jiannu, you can't beat it.

Anyway, before the new army is trained, Chongzhen will never rashly fight with Jiannu.

Zheng Hongkui found Chongzhen's disappointment, and hurriedly said: "But it is not a problem to destroy the pontoon bridge, whether it is a fire attack or a strong attack, we have a way to destroy the pontoon bridge." ”

"There's no urgency." Chongzhen also had a way to destroy the pontoon bridge.

Not to mention the pontoon bridge, even the barrage iron cable Chongzhen also has a way to destroy it.

The Taiping army once used iron cables to block the river to intercept the sailors of the Hunan army, but they were melted by Zeng shaved his head and melted it with a furnace.

It is always easier to engage in destruction than to engage in construction, and it is much more difficult for Jiannu to blockade the Yellow River than to blockade the Yangtze River, and the Taiping army failed to lock up the Yangtze River, and it is also impossible for Jiannu to completely lock up the Yellow River.

But there is no urgency, and it is far from the time to deliver money and food.

Maybe it doesn't take long for the money and food to be delivered, and it is unknown that Jiannu has been forced to retreat.

Chongzhen turned his gaze to the direction of Luoyang, calculating the time, Huang Zongxi should almost arrive in Luoyang, right? With Huang Zongxi's eloquence and insight, it should be easy to persuade Niu Jinxing to send troops.

However, Chongzhen did not expect Li Zicheng to also come to Luoyang.

……

At this time in Luoyang, Li Zicheng was there.

Niu Jinxing's prime minister has become the emperor.

"Holy Lord, I have already found out." Chen Yongfu said, "Instead of retreating, Jiannu has increased troops to Xuzhou, and more than 100,000 troops have been added, and now there are more than 400,000 Jiannu outside Xuzhou!" ”

"400,000 people?!" Li Zicheng said, "Jiannu has so many soldiers and horses? ”

Chen Yongfu said: "Jiannu has a coating, which should be included in the coating." ”

Li Zicheng said: "In the first battle of Shanhaiguan, we encountered Jiannu clothing, most of these clothing are young and strong, and a small amount of armor, but everyone has weapons and still has a certain combat effectiveness. ”

At this time, Niu Jinxing suddenly said: "In this way, Beijing will be empty!" ”

Chen Yongfu said: "Gen said that there are only 100,000 real slaves in Jiannu, 350,000 in the Eight Banners Han Army and Eight Banners Mongolia, 780,000 troops in Guanning Army and other troops, 20,000 or 30,000 in Mongolia in foreign domains, and more than 200,000 Baoyi slaves. ”

"Holy Lord, this is a godsend!"

Niu Jinxing said excitedly: "Taking advantage of the opportunity of Jiannu pouring out of the nest, suddenly send troops to attack Beijing, my Dashun army is very likely to take Beijing in a short time, so that Jiannu can only run back to the gate in embarrassment, then Henan, Shanxi, Datong and even the entire Beizhi will belong to my Dashun Dynasty again!" ”

"No, never!" Song Xiance, who had just arrived, objected.

Song Xiance and Li Yan have a good relationship, since he knew that Niu Jinxing wanted to harm Li Yan, even if Song Xiance was more energetic than Niu Jinxing, he had to target almost everything.

Niu Jinxing said the east, and Song Xiance said the west.

Niu Jinxing said it was good, but Song Xiance said it was not good.

Anyway, it's not right for people, and it's right for you everywhere.

"Why not?" Niu Jinxing's eyes erupted with fire and said angrily, "Song Xiance, you deliberately went against me, right?" I'm also thinking about the future of the Great Shun Dynasty, what are your intentions? ”

"I'm really thinking about Dashun." Song Xiance sneered at each other, "And you want to harm Dashun!" ”

Speaking of this, Song Xiance said to Li Zicheng again: "Shengshang, at this time, Jiannu poured the country's troops to surround Xuzhou, and Nanming also poured the country's strength to defend Xuzhou. ”

"If our Dashun army sends troops to attack Beijing at this time, the situation will be very different immediately."

"If Jiannu finds that Beijing may be lost, he will definitely withdraw from Xuzhou, turn the spearhead to our Dashun army, and then start a decisive battle with my Dashun in Henan, isn't this a fire?"

Speaking of this, he was a pause, and then said: "When the Ming army and Jiannu confronted each other in Xuzhou, my Dashun army was still willing to garrison in Luoyang to contain the Jiannu flank. ”

"Well, what the left military division saw coincided with me." Li Zicheng thought so.

This is also the strategy that Li Zicheng originally determined, that is, to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and watch the fire from the other side.

What Niu Jinxing thought in his mind was to lead the right battalion to capture Beijing, only in this way could he earn a great credit and not be compared to Li Yan, otherwise he would really not be able to suppress Li Yan.

At that moment, Niu Jinxing persuaded Li Zicheng again: "Holy Lord, God does not take it, but suffers from it, and when it doesn't work, it suffers from it, right now Beijing is empty, so God doesn't dare to send troops, it will suffer God's curse!" ”

"Niu Venus, what you said is light." Song Xiance snorted and said, "There are always 10,000 or 20,000 defenders in Beijing City, and our Dashun army is really sure to take it before the Jiannu army returns to help?" Don't forget, the Jiannu army has a large number of cavalry, and they can march much faster than us! ”

Niu Jinxing's eloquence is not as good as Song Xiance, and he can't say it when he is in a hurry at this time.

At this moment, an attendant came in and reported: "Holy Lord, there is an envoy of the Ming Dynasty to meet you." ”

"Envoy?" Li Zicheng said, "Announce him in." ”

……

Dorgon and Dodor have returned to the Gates.

I don't know why, Dolgon always felt that his right eyelid was jumping, so he got up and walked to the bamboo screen, and said to Duoduo and Hong Chengchou: "The fifteenth brother and three gentlemen, let's add up the total to see where there are any omissions." ”

"Fourteenth brother, how many times have you counted it?" Duoduo didn't have a good airway, "There is no omission at all. ”

"It's best if there are no omissions," said Dolgon, "and there is no harm in adding it up again, only good." ”

"Okay, okay, then let's do it again." Duoduo shook his head helplessly, and then walked to the screen and stood still.

Dolgon first pointed in the direction of Xin'an Town and said: "There should be no problem with the white flag monitoring the Ming army of Pizhou and the township of Huai'an Fu. ”

Duoduo said: "Sixty Niu Lu of the Zhenghong Banner and the Zhenglan Banner will never have any problem monitoring the Ming army in the direction of Xia Zhen, the Ming army under Huang Degong can still fight, but it is still a little bit of a point to fight with our Eight Banner warriors." ”

Ning Wan said: "The Ming army in the direction of Fengyang Mansion is all some local chickens and tile dogs, and it is enough to have a blue flag stationed in Xiao County. ”

Fan Wencheng said: "The only thing to worry about is the direction of Dangshan, if the 100,000 pseudo-Shun troops in the direction of Luoyang come to attack, the more than 30 Niu Li with red flags will definitely not be able to stop it." ”

Dolgon said: "This is not afraid, if the 100,000 puppet Shun army in the direction of Luoyang comes to attack, then leave the two white flags and disguise them as two white flags to deter the Ming army in Xuzhou City, and then concentrate on the two white flags, the red flag, the Eight Banners Han Army, the Eight Banners Mongolia and the Outer Domain Mongolia to give priority to destroying the puppet Shun army." ”

Fan Wencheng said: "Then it's no problem. ”

Hong Chengchou said: "In fact, there is still a hidden worry. ”

Dolgon said: "Heng Jiu is worried that the puppet Shun army will invade Beijing City from the direction of Datong? ”

"That's it." Hong Chengchou pointed to the screen and said, "The 100,000 puppet Shun army in the direction of Luoyang is actually not a concern, even if it goes north to invade Beijing, we can completely rely on the speed of the cavalry to intercept it, but the 100,000 puppet Shun army in the direction of Tumut is much more threatening, and it is difficult to stop it with Wu Sangui and Jiang Hao alone." ”

Dolgon's thick eyebrows immediately frowned, and Hong Chengchou's words hit the nail on the head.

After a long time, Dolgon frowned and said: "If the puppet Shun army in the direction of Tumut sends troops to Xuanfu, then directly let Wu Sangui lead the Guanning army to retreat to Juyong Pass, Jiang Huang and them retreat to Bauhinia Pass, Datong, Xuanfu and Shanxi are not wanted, anyway, as long as Xuzhou is broken and the main force of the Ming army is annihilated, Xuanfu, Datong and even Shanxi can be taken back at any time." ”

Hong Chengchou said: "That's exactly the case, so as long as you make up your mind, it's no problem to fight the Ming army in Xuzhou." ”

Dolgon said: "From today onwards, from this king down, there can be no more gains and losses, and the whole army must be firm in the determination to fight to the death with the Ming army in Xuzhou!" There is no need to keep the tuntian fields of each banner, and all three million acres are planted! ”

……

On the other side.

Huang Zongxi took a long look and said: "In Xia Yuyao Huang Zongxi, see His Majesty Emperor Dashun." ”

"Huang Zongxi?" Li Zicheng said, "What position do you occupy in the Ming Dynasty?" What is the official rank? ”

Huang Zongxi said: "I am just a scholar and has no official position, so there is no grade." ”

"It turned out to be just a scholar." Li Zicheng's face showed contempt, and he asked again, "What did Chongzhen send you to Luoyang for?" ”

Huang Zongxi thought in his heart, if it was Niu Jinxing, he would naturally use the previous rhetoric.

But now that Li Zicheng has actually come to Luoyang, the previous rhetoric can't be used, otherwise it can only backfire, because Li Zicheng and Niu Jinxing are different.