Chapter 13 Schemes
Not good! Chongzhen, who could only see a vague scene on Long Live Mountain, suddenly slapped the back of his chair and stood up suddenly.
Wang Chengen, who was beside him, wanted to rejoice at the victory of the Ming army again, but was frightened by Chongzhen.
I only heard Chongzhen say worriedly, "Quick, quickly send someone to let General You Mingjin withdraw his troops, don't fall into the ambush of the Jianzhou soldiers." ”
Can two hundred Jianzhou soldiers ambush You Shiwei's eight thousand Changping soldiers in turn? Wang Chengen was suspicious.
However, the emperor had an order, and he could only quickly recruit Jinyiwei and draft an emergency military order.
Seeing that Wang Chengen was still writing in a deep and shallow stroke, Chongzhen was like an ant on a hot pot, and he couldn't hold it back.
Seeing that the Ming army was still in place, and seemed to have some interest in the two hundred Jianzhou cavalry, Chongzhen slapped his thigh and asked Wang Chengen to give an order here.
While commanding the other entourages, he said, "Move, I want to go to the camp of Li Shouqi, the commander of Xiangcheng, the commander of the Beijing camp." ”
The eunuchs and brocade guards who were originally serving Chongzhen safely and steadily were very busy.
Sitting in the carriage, Chongzhen wiped the sweat from his face, and recalled the encounter of Lu Xiang's ascension to heaven during the last simulation.
At that time, the Ming army was engaged in the third battle with Jianzhou, and the main battlefield had been extended to Liaoyang.
If this battle is won, the Ming army is even expected to recover Liaodong.
However, at this juncture, when Lu Xiangsheng, the commander-in-chief of the Tianxiong Army, led his own troops to reconnoitre, he mistakenly hit the Jianzhou ambush, and was surrounded by many people, and Lu Xiangsheng killed himself to serve the country.
This directly led to the rout of the Tianxiong army besieging Liaoyang, and the third battle of the Ming army also ended hastily, and Chongzhen had to choose someone else to take over the Tianxiong army.
Later, in the analysis of the twists and turns of other Ming generals, this Jianzhou ambush was like today's situation, and it was often the Jianzhou soldiers who deliberately sent a small force to prevent them from moving forward, and it was effortless to eliminate them.
Once the Ming army chases, it will often be led away from the large army or the rear castle, and the Jianzhou iron cavalry of the brigade will form an encirclement of the enemy during the movement through communication with a small group of troops, and form an ambush in an instant!
The art of war in Jianzhou comes from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and half comes from its hunting skills in the mountains.
This tactic of forming an ambush during the movement is exactly what the Jianzhou tribes often use in their daily hunting.
Chongzhen could only silently pray that You Shiwei, the general soldier of Changping at this time, had deep experience and would not fall for Jianzhou's tricks.
Come to the Jingying tent set up on a corner tower in the inner city, which is not only extremely safe, but also has a line of sight covering the main battlefield in the south of the city.
Chongzhen stopped the impulse of the generals in the tent to salute, and asked Li Shouqi, the commander of the Beijing camp, straightforwardly, "Is General You back?" ”
Li Shouqi shook his head with a heavy face.
Chongzhen's heart sank, and he raised his eyes to look out of the city.
Sure enough, at this time, You Shiwei's army had already left the original Luqi defense line for some reason and advanced to a distance of two miles from the city wall.
The more than 10,000 Jianzhou soldiers who were originally withdrawn have already gone and returned, and the number of troops has greatly increased, more than twice that of the Changping soldiers.
Although these nearly 20,000 Jianzhou soldiers were not enough to surround the Changping Corps, they were also able to form a pincer offensive and restrain You Shiwei from retreating!
Li Shouqi sighed and said, "You Shiwei was greedy for merit, originally he should have returned to the city after the Jianzhou soldiers retreated, but he was lured out of the position by the elite cavalry of the squad."
Although today's Changping soldiers are still struggling to support, anyone with a discerning eye can see that their defeat is a sure thing.
Chongzhen asked rhetorically, "Why can't the city send artillery support?" ”
Li Shouqi said abruptly, "Although the Hongyi cannon of the National Dynasty went down with one shot, it eroded for hundreds of miles, but I don't distinguish between the enemy and the enemy, and the Beijing camp was accidentally injured by the Manchu General Soldier before..."
Chongzhen asked again, "Then why didn't anyone go out of the city to answer?" ”
Li Shouqi, the uncle of Xiangcheng, raised his head when he heard this, and said in a panic, "Report to Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible to go out of the city to rescue!" ”
Chongzhen raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are your concerns?" ”
Li Shouqi said eloquently, "Your Majesty, although there are not many people in Jianzhou, there are at least 40,000 people. ”
Chongzhen Qi said, "I don't know how many people there are, how can I say that there are at least 40,000 people?" ”
Li Shouqi explained, "Huangtai Jixing's division attacked far away, and there was no supply, so the only one who was self-sufficient was heavy troops. ”
"With heavy troops, you can naturally storm cities and get supplies. If there are heavy troops, even if there is no danger to defend, they can protect themselves by force. It is Huang Taiji who is here, and he will bring the elite of Jianzhou out of the nest. ”
He pointed to the city and said, "Now that we have been fighting for so long, there are always only these soldiers wearing white tassels in the city. I have heard that there are eight banners in Jianzhou, and since the sons of Nurhachi have taken over the heirs, the white flag is the strongest, but the other flags can also be comparable to it. Therefore, not only is there still a heavy army in Jianzhou, but its number will not be less than 20,000. ”
Li Shouqi arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, today's plan, if there are few soldiers out of the city, it will only be a sword for the Jianzhou army." If there are many soldiers out of the city, the Beijing division will be weak in defending the city, which will shake the foundation of our Ming Dynasty. May Your Majesty take the long view. ”
Chongzhen heard the words and pondered for a moment.
Tzu is not in charge of the army. Chongzhen, who has experienced many simulations, is not only worried about the lives of the Ming army outside the city, but also worried about the loss of the ability of the Jingshi to fight in the field.
Once all the Changping soldiers were eaten, the miscellaneous border troops in the city alone could not afford to go out of the city to fight in the field.
Maybe the Jianzhou army will attack the capital more urgently, maybe Jianzhou will withdraw after eating this army, endangering the soldiers and horses of Liaozhen, who is attacking Zunhua, or maybe Jianzhou has another goal, to attack Tongzhou, and burn or plunder the mountains of grain and military supplies for himself.
The loss of initiative and the uncertainty that comes with it are the most unacceptable for Chongzhen.
After a while, Chongzhen still made a decision.
Dispatch troops!
He needs to keep the Changping army, and he needs to drag Jianzhou under the city to buy time for Liaozhen to recover Zunhua.
"Ma Dengyun, Hou Shilu, with the two of you, take the Datong standard camp of 4,000 and the Xuanfu standard camp of 5,000, and immediately go out of the city to rescue You Shiwei!"
Originally, Man Gui and Hou Shilu each brought 10,000 soldiers and horses to the king, but they suffered a defeat outside the Desheng Gate, and the losses of the escape added up to the remaining 5,000 men and horses, and Man Gui took away a thousand cavalry, resulting in only more than 10,000 people in the border army with the strength of a war in the city, and many auxiliary soldiers.
When Li Shouqi heard this order, he knew that the emperor had made up his mind, and he was sighing secretly, and then heard Chongzhen ask, "Li Shouqi, in addition to the city defense, how many soldiers and horses can the Beijing camp have?" ”
Li Shouqi made a slight calculation and cut the railway, "Your Majesty, the city needs at least 20,000 people to be able to take care of it, and the rest of the Beijing camp troops are at your disposal." ”
Chongzhen looked at Sun Zushou who stayed in the tent, "Sun Zushou, you take Hebei Yiyong, coordinate the rest of the Beijing camp troops, get ready, and after the border army leaves the city, arrange a defense line under the city and prepare to respond!" ”
The training and equipment received by the rebels were the worst in the city, and the soldiers of the Beijing camp that Li Shouqi was able to balance out at this time can be imagined to be either old and weak or hooligans who were indiscriminate.
Chongzhen didn't expect Sun Zushou to establish miraculous feats, but only to establish a position for the border army to retreat backwards through crowd tactics.
The generals got the order and went out one after another, leaving only Li Shouqi, who was deprived of command, and Chongzhen staring at each other.
Unexpectedly, Chongzhen didn't stop, and ordered, "Uncle Xiangcheng, follow me to the artillery position at the head of the city." ”
"Holy not!" Li Shouqi hurriedly bowed down. "Since ancient times, guns have no eyes, and my Ming Hongyi cannon is even more powerful, even shocking the surrounding gunners. How can Your Majesty be contaminated with gunpowder smoke with a body of ten thousand gold? ”
"Why not?" Chongzhen smiled and helped Li Shouqi up and said, "My Zhu family killed Chen Youliang with artillery fire, and Poyang Lake decided the world in a battle." I look at artillery, like the generals in the account, why should I retreat?"