In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, November 23, noon.

On the outskirts of Gaoyang City, as far as the eye can see, there are all the camps of the Qing army.

Densely covered almost the entire wilderness.

Flags of various colors fluttered between the camps, and the sound of hunting accompanied by the whistling wind slowly spread into the distance.

At this time, the city of Gaoyang was already billowing with thick smoke, almost turning into a sea of fire, like a purgatory on earth.

Qing soldiers armed with swords roamed the streets and alleys, Manchu shouts reverberated in the city, and wanton laughter and desperate wails were mixed together......

The red flag fluttering on the Gaoyang city wall has long disappeared, and the flag on the city wall has already turned into a white flag, which is the flag representing the white flag and the inlaid white flag in the Qing army.

Dolgon stood on the lookout built by the Chinese army camp, frowning at the distant city of Gaoyang, which was gradually engulfed by a sea of fire.

The wails and cries that came from the city of Gaoyang in the north wind lingered in Dorgon's ears, but they did not make any waves in his heart.

The reason why Dolgon frowned was not because of the massacre that had taken place in Gaoyang City, but because just a few days ago, the Ming army suddenly appeared in Zhending.

"Did you hear it all?"

Hearing footsteps behind him, Dolgon didn't turn his head, he knew who was coming, and asked.

"I've heard it clearly."

Dressed in silver-white gilt armor, Duoduo had just ascended the platform with a group of armor soldiers, and when he heard Dorgon's question, he immediately replied.

"The Ming army that defeated Chasuka was the Qinwang army that came from Shaanxi, and the commander of the troops was Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi in the Ming Dynasty."

"That Sun Chuanting who killed Gao Yingxiang, the leader of the Guannei Liukou Alliance?"

Dolgon's eyebrows raised slightly, he had heard Sun Chuanting's name.

All the famous generals and colonels in the Ming Court will have records in their army.

The role of intelligence is incomparably huge, and sometimes it can even determine the direction of the battlefield, and even surrender without a fight.

Although Dolgon has always been dissatisfied with Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji is more capable and far-sighted than him.

In terms of power and scheming, no one in the entire northern land can beat him, a starling.

Now this journey south seems to be a succession of battles under his leadership, but in fact, all the strategies are formulated by Huang Taiji.

He won this battle, and everyone will only remember that it was Huang Taiji's strategy.

Hwang Tae-gil's prestige in the military and the DPRK will continue to be elevated, and his influence will be greatly enhanced.

And if he loses this battle, he will have to bear most of the responsibility at that time, but Huang Taiji will not be affected much.

Moreover, Huang Taiji can also use this as an excuse to weaken his authority......

"Yes, it's that Sun Chuanting."

Dodor nodded, and continued to report.

"Scout detectives, after the capture of the tongue testimonial, the army generals and schools have Cao Wenzhao, the chief soldier of Yansui, He Renlong, the deputy chief soldier of Lintao, and Chen Wang, the deputy chief soldier of Hanzhong."

"The number of the Ming army is around 15,000, including more than 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 foot soldiers."

"The cavalry of the Ming army is quite elite, and the scouts do not have much advantage in engaging our army's scouts."

"The combat strength of his infantry is not bad, and it was the battalion soldiers of Hanzhong Town who joined the Zhenglan Banner head-on that day, that is, the troops under Chen Wang."

Dolgon's eyes were slightly condensed, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao were old acquaintances, and he had also heard the name of He Renlong, as if the Ming army in Guannai could also be regarded as able to fight.

But he hadn't heard much of Chen Wang's name.

"Chen Wang?"

Duoduo knew that Dorgon would ask about Chen Wang's situation, so he had already prepared the draft in advance before he came.

"This person was originally a family member under Cao Wenzhao, Chongzhen crossed the fourth level in eight years, and successively served as a hundred generals, generals, thousands of generals, and guerrillas, and then he was promoted all the way to the rank of bandits, and was promoted to the deputy chief soldier of Hanzhong Town in Chongzhen ten years."

"It was Chasuka who led the troops in Zhending, he has always been cautious, and this time he suffered such a big loss, something is wrong."

Duoduo's expression was solemn, although Chasuka was a person with the Blue Banner and did not deal with them, but his ability to fight was really not to be said.

"In this battle, counting the accompanying auxiliaries and Mongolian cavalry on the side of the Blue Banner, there are more than 5,000 people in total, and more than 1,000 people have been folded, and all the captured baggage has been lost, which is a big defeat."

"What did Chasukha say?"

Dorgon turned to Dorgon and asked, looking at Dodor.

After suffering the defeat, it is necessary to know the reason, and Chasuka, as the main general, naturally wants to give an explanation.

As for the punishment of Dolgon, it has not been issued for the time being, Chasukha is after all the Jiala Ezhen of the Blue Banner.

Although Dolgon was now a general under his command and nominally the commander of the Left Wing Army, it was not easy to deal with Chasukha.

Chasuka can also be regarded as Hauge's favorite general, although he suffered a defeat this time, Hauge's side still saved Chasuka.

"Most of the situation is already understood."

"The cavalry of the Ming army has good combat strength, the Mongols are not their opponents, there are about two or three thousand people in the elite cavalry, basically with hard bows, and they do not get too much benefit from shooting, and their morale is much higher than that of the Liao cavalry."

Dolgon was not surprised, he had already expected it when he heard the names of Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao.

Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao were brave generals in the Ming army, and the many elite cavalry soldiers under their command were already famous in Liaodong in the past, and later the Battle of the Four Cities was more widely known.

"Among the infantry of the Ming army, the strength of the Hanzhong army is the strongest, most of the soldiers under his command wear heavy armor, the first formation is spearmen, and the spears they hold are about four or five feet longer than our spears.

The general tiger spear is not more than a foot long, basically eight or nine feet long, and it is the blade of the infantry warrior.

The spear is sharp, with a blade on the head and a ridge in the blade, which is heavier than ordinary spears, so the armor-piercing effect is stronger than ordinary spears.

In the past, when fighting with the Ming army, the Ming army's military formation basically could not last long, and the shorter tiger gun was an advantage.

"Those Hanzhong soldiers are wearing the same as the Zhejiang soldiers during the Hunhe War, wearing an iron armor on the inside, and a layer of thick cotton armor on the outside, which is difficult for knives and arrows to enter."

"The infantry of the second formation, uniformly wearing water-milled bright helmets and armor, with strong bows and heavy arrows, shoot very accurately, many people are in the face of the arrow and throat, these infantry of the Hanzhong Army and our escort battalion are the same with tiger guns and goose swords."

"The two wings of the Ming army are the superintendent battalion under the command of Sun Chuanting, and the people who came back said that they heard a lot of Sichuan accents, it should be the soldiers of Sichuan, and the armament was slightly worse, but the morale was not low, the first wave of armor soldiers did not rush through the military formation of the superintendent battalion, and finally the escort battalion dismounted and fought on foot to break through the military formation."

"Sichuan soldiers, Zhejiang soldiers......"

Dolgon's brow furrowed slightly, the soldiers in these two places were honestly not a good impression of him.

The events of the Battle of the Hunhe River are still vivid, and those Sichuan soldiers armed with white spears formed a large formation on the bank of the river, and only a few thousand people blocked their tens of thousands of attacks.

The heavily armored Zhejiang soldiers fought with them from day to night until dawn until all were killed in battle.

"The armament of the Ming army seems to have been innovated, and the firecrackers of the Hanzhong army don't know why they can stick tightly together, and they can fire a large number of lead bullets in an instant, and the firearms in their hands are extremely powerful, and the distance of forty paces and the heavy armor of three layers can't cover it."

"There is also artillery, it seems to be a redcoat cannon, and there is also a kind of artillery in their army that can shoot three or four hundred paces, the rate of fire is extremely fast, and it seems to be extremely light, it should be able to rush with the army."

Listening to Duoduo's report, Dolgon's expression became more and more solemn.

"Are you sure?"

"It's not clear for sure if what Chasukha said is not exaggerating."

Duoduo shook his head, if he wanted to be completely sure, then he could only fight a battle with the Ming army of Zhending.

"But I asked Sele about some of the flags that had been taken down from the blue flag, and the situation was pretty much the same."

"Seler?"

Dolgon frowned, Chasuka might lie in order to avoid responsibility, but people like Sele would not say anything panicked, and since the soldiers below also said the same, then the Ming army probably did have a new batch of firearms.

If that's the case, then the current situation is not too good for them right now.

Dolgon raised his right hand and slowly rubbed the railing of the lookout in front of him, contemplating what might happen.

The current situation made him feel threatened.

The attack on the city of Beijing did not go well, and Lu Xiangsheng, the new governor of Xuanda in the Ming court, was not easy to follow.

Originally, the border army in the north had been beaten by them, and they almost did not dare to go out of the city to fight, and every time they went south, they only dared to retreat in the city most of the time.

But those border troops are now under the leadership of Lu Xiangsheng, and they dare to go out of the city to fight with them, and even let them suffer some small losses.

After bypassing Zhuozhou and heading south in November, they successively conquered Yizhou, Dingxing, Rongcheng, Ansu, Anzhou, Gaoyang and other cities.

The soldiers spread all over the four prefectures of Shuntian, Baoding, Zhending and Hejian.

But because of this, the forces are also dispersed.

The cities they conquered allowed them to capture large quantities of supplies and livestock, as well as a large number of prisoners.

And these gains have also made them more and more bloated, and it is difficult to do everything.

Lu Xiangsheng has 20,000 elite soldiers under his command, and Sun Chuanting has 16,000 people under his command.

The Ming army was menacing this time, and the situation was not very favorable for them.

The Liaodong Army led by Gao Qiqian was not far to the east at this time, with more than 30,000 people under his command......

"The owners of the flags have arrived at the military tent."

The voice of the guards behind him interrupted Dorgon's thoughts.

Dolgon turned his head and looked at the tent not far away.

Slowly, his eyes began to change, and the original confusion gradually dissipated, replaced by a fierce killing intent......

……

In the camp of the Qing army on the outskirts of Gaoyang, outside the tent of the Chinese army, two huge woven gold dragons are in the center, and on both sides are different flags.

Each flag of different colors and shapes represents a battalion of soldiers and horses.

Dorgon pressed his sword in his hand, and walked with Dorgon from the watchtower to the tent.

Outside the tent of the Chinese army, a group of white flag heavy armor guards dressed in mercury armor saw Dolgon and Duoduo coming, and they all bowed down in unison and greeted them respectfully.

After crossing many checkpoints and passing through countless armor soldiers, Dolgon walked into the tent of the Chinese army with his head held high.

Just as Dolgon walked into the tent of the Chinese army, his original hesitation and hesitation on the lookout were all gone, and only his fierce momentum remained.

In the tent of the Chinese army, a group of Qing army generals wearing various colors of armor sat on both sides.

Their helmets had been removed and placed on the other side, revealing their shiny foreheads and scalps, except for the back of their heads, where a slender pigtail of money remained.

"Greetings to the general!"

When the Qing generals in the tent of the Chinese army saw Dolgon walking into the tent from outside, they all stood up and bowed down.

Dolgon bowed slightly, in response, and his gaze swept over the faces of the people in the tent.

Not everyone in the tent stood up, the banner owner of the red flag, Yangwu General Yue Tuo, sat upright on the right seat of the head at this time, with an indifferent look, as if he didn't care much about anything.

Dai Shan, because of his age and Huang Taiji's secret fueling, has gradually retreated into the background, and now the actual control of the two red flags has also changed.

On the left hand below it, the owner of the blue flag, Hauge, the owner of the red flag, Du Du, and the owner of the Eight Banners of Manchuria sit in turn, and Duoduo's position is also among them, but it is temporarily vacant.

On the right, the owners of the eight Mongolian flags sat in turn, and they did not stand up.

Huang Taiji strongly advocated the implementation of the policy of the Manchu and Mongolian families, and more marriages between Manchu and Mongolia were made to promote the alliance.

Huang Taiji had sixteen daughters, and fourteen were married to Mongolian princes and nobles.

Dolgon strode forward, all the way to the top position, and sat down on the left side of the head opposite Yueto.

In this entrance battle, he and Yue Tuo were on the same level, but the right to decide was on his.

Dorgon glanced at Yueto before turning his gaze to the generals and colonels in the tent.

"Since entering the customs, I have been in the Qing Dynasty and Keming more than a dozen cities, fought thousands of miles, and were invincible all the way, killing hundreds of generals and colonels of the Ming Kingdom, defeating tens of thousands of Ming soldiers, capturing hundreds of thousands of people, and millions of treasures."

Dolgon's voice sounded in the Chinese military tent, and the generals and colonels in the military tent also turned their eyes to Dolgon.

"Tanma returns, Ming Shandong is very empty, there are not many soldiers to garrison, take advantage of this great victory, if you can attack Shandong, break Jinan, you can get millions of dollars!"

Dolgon's tone was very inflammatory, and all the Qing army generals and colonels in the Chinese army tent were happy and eager to try.

This time, because of the help of the red-coated cannons, they broke many cities and plundered all the way, and they had already made a lot of money.

Looking at the two capitals and thirteen provinces of Shandong Province in the Ming Kingdom, it can be regarded as a wealthy place in the forefront.

If you want to go to Shandong now, I'm afraid that the harvest will be even richer than the last time.

"But ......"

The warm atmosphere in the tent did not last, for Dorgon had poured cold water on it.

"I believe you all already know that just a few days ago, a Qinwang army of the Ming Kingdom had arrived in Zhending."

Naturally, they already knew what Dolgon was talking about, and when they heard the news that Zhenglan Banner was defeated outside Zhending City, with thousands of casualties, they only thought it was a heavenly pool.

Because in their impression, the combat power of the Ming army is not so strong.

They didn't believe it until they saw the defeated army of the positive blue flag return.

There's another chapter today, and this one is from yesterday

(End of chapter)