Chapter 415: Battle of Xuzhou

Since the great victory of Huai'an and the capture of the Manchu prince Daishan, since Chen Cao and below, they all think that the current Tartar is not the state of the Wanli period, not to mention that with the strength of the current imperial court, fighting the Tartar is basically a state of crushing, and there is no need to worry about whether the battle will be defeated, but when it will be won.

Rao is Chen Cao was also in a good mood this time, and suddenly felt that it was not a good thing to have no women around him, so he complained in front of Zhao Xin.

Zhao Xin, as Chen Cao's cronies, naturally understood it, and in the evening, he quietly took a woman into Chen Cao's big tent.

"Emperor, this woman was originally the daughter of Suqian County Order, the Qing army went south, and Sun Youguang made her an aunt's wife, and Sun Youguang didn't have time to take it away when he escaped."

Zhao Xin has always remembered the theory of married woman incense, and thought it was true, Chen Cao smiled and was silent, and waited until Zhao Xin withdrew from the big tent, not far away, and then heard a woman's eager and panting, so he immediately ordered people to stay away from the big tent.

The next day, Chen Cao was still sleeping on the woman's belly, and Zhao Xin shouted outside the big tent.

"Emperor, hurry up, it's a big deal, Yang Lian's Zhengong Department has returned from a big defeat in Fangcunji."

Can't blame Yang Lian Zhengong, the 8th Division won the battle of Shuanggou and then rested on the spot, Yan Chun let the right wing of Yang Lian Zhengong continue to pursue according to the instructions, Yang Lian Zhengong Department of more than 20,000 people just arrived at Fangcunji, they were hit by the Qing cavalry, the two sides broke out a big battle, the beginning of the battle exposed the shortcomings of the cold weapon infantry against the cavalry, Yang Lian Zhengong was suppressed in Fangcunji and could not move.

After learning that the Ming army infantry was trapped in Fangcunji, they attacked from a distance with firearms and kerosene, and Fangcunji could not hold it at all, so Yang Lian Zhengong ordered the whole army to break through the siege, and after returning to Shuanggou, the battle damage was counted, and less than 14,000 of the 20,000 people came back, and more than 6,000 people were missing.

Chen Cao bit his lip: "It seems that Abatai is not as easy to clean up as Dai Shan, no matter what happens to Sun Degong this time, he will be killed." ”

In the first battle of Xiping Fort that year, Sun Degong was ordered by Wang Huazhen to take 30,000 cavalry to the rescue, and after Nurhachi ordered He Heli and An Feiyangu to lead the army into Chen Cao's military formation outside the fort, Sun Degong, who was on the left flank outside the fort, suddenly shouted that the official army was defeated, and then the troops of Zu Dashou and others were all scattered, and the battle of Xiping Fort was defeated.

Moreover, the fall of Guangning City is not unrelated to Sun Degong, this guy has long been secretly communicating with Jiannu, and he actually sacrificed the city, resulting in Wang Huazhen's defeat of Guangning.

"Let Huang Chunyao come to see me."

When Huang Chunyao ran into the big tent in a panic, Chen Yan was already waiting in the tent, Chen Cao saw Huang Chunyao coming in, and said: "Since you have arrived, you must have also learned the news that Yang Lian Zhengong was defeated in Fangcunji, and several of the previous Military Commission had already consulted the terrain of Xuzhou in detail, and after Fangcunji passed, it was the vast Xuzhou Plain, which was suitable for cavalry combat, and Yang Lianzhengong's department suffered the loss of cavalry;

The Dingwu army came north, and the large troops were still on the way to follow-up, and the logistics supply line was getting longer and longer, which was no longer suitable for the collective operation of the large corps, so I decided to take Xuzhou within half a month. ”

The entire supply line of the Northern Expedition was undertaken by the Songjiang Prefecture, and the food and drink of more than 600,000 people were naturally transported by foreign trade companies, and the financial resources consumed were certainly not small.

After leaving Huai'an, the supply line became longer and longer, and the original supply line could run supplies in the short and medium distances, but now, the full strength of the Dingwu army was nearly 200,000 people, which was already the limit, plus the 50,000 cavalry accompanying the army, and tens of thousands of troops.

"What Your Majesty said is very true," Xu Fuyuan nodded: "Our troops are all firearms, which are conducive to defensive warfare and positional warfare, and the cavalry of the Qing army is the mainstay, once they use cavalry to surround our soldiers, it may cause a lot of trouble to our army." ”

Huang Chunyao arched his hand: "Your Majesty, I don't know where Li Yan's department has gone." ”

Before going north to Xuzhou, Chen Cao ordered the Longwu army to detour from Haizhou to Xuzhou, in addition to cleaning up Yue Tuo, who had fled, the purpose was also to gather a large army to prepare for a big battle with the Qing army in Xuzhou.

"The Huai'an battlefield seems to be a big battle, but in fact, the Qing army led by Dai Shan buried a big hole for himself, our army's tactical tactics are used easily in Huai'an, where the rivers are dense, but their cavalry is trapped in Huai'an and cannot move.

I wanted to wipe out the main force of the Qing army in Xuzhou. ”

Xuzhou Plain, located on the south bank of the Yellow River, after crossing the Yellow River, is the endless plain land, in the east of Xuzhou City is Yunlong Mountain, there are three immortal platforms in the southwest, there are Yonggu Mountain in the south, these three mountains and forests surround Xuzhou City in the middle of the Yellow River, forming a unique plain land, wide and abnormal, and the Dangshan Mountain farthest away from Xuzhou City is also more than 170 miles.

Chen Cao's idea was perfect, when Xu Da's Northern Expedition was also in Xuzhou, Wang Baobao's main force was severely damaged, so that the Yuan army directly gave up most of the capital and fled north.

Huang Chunyao frowned: "The Longwu Army is advancing from the east to the west, the main force of the Dingwu Army is assembled, and the Shenwu Army has not yet set off in Huai'an, but the field troops of my Dingwu Army alone have a considerable strength to completely annihilate the Qing army of Abatai in the Xuzhou Plain, but the minister is still worried that the Jiannu side will follow the old method implemented by Dai Shan in Huai'an." ”

Dai Shan's plan is perfect, but it's a pity that he chose the wrong place, if he chose the battlefield in Xuzhou from the beginning, then the first battle at the beginning would be really difficult to fight.

"Emperor..."Zhao Xin walked into the big tent quickly and interrupted Chen Cao, who was talking: "Long Wujun is in a hurry." ”

Chen Cao opened it and saw that it was Li Yan's letter, after reading it, Chen Cao put the letter on the table, supported the table with both hands, sighed, and then sighed: "I can't think of anything that you Huang Yunsheng can't think of, but Li Yan thought of it." ”

Li Yan did not catch up with Yue Tuo himself in Haizhou, it is reported that Yue Tuo's troops in Haizhou have fled north by sea boat, and he and the Long Wu army actually pounced, but Li Yan thought of a big thing, if the main force of the official army in Xuzhou or Gyeonggi severely damaged the main force of the Qing army, will Huang Taiji, who stayed in Beijing, return to Liaodong with the Manchu Eight Banners that had just entered the customs?

"The minister risked death, if the chief of the slave retreated from the north of the Beijing division to Liaodi, what could the officials and soldiers do?"

Thinking of this, Chen Cao suddenly had a thrill, at that time he thought of sending Liu Xingzuo north to Hetuala to dig the ancestral tomb of Jiannu, but in the middle of the way, because of Amin's eastward expedition to Korea, he directly switched to North Korea to fight, and now Li Yan's reminder made him suddenly realize.

Chen Cao knocked his hands, and then said: "Pass on my military order, immediately mobilize all naval ships and troop transports, etc., to transport the Longwu army north to Lushun, and tell Tang Kainian and Li Yan that after entering Liaodong, all actions will be free for them to play, and I have only one request, blocking all the roads for the Qing army to flee north to Liaodong." ”

"Yes..."

After the episode, Chen Cao's thoughts returned to reality again, he looked at the map tightly, and then said silently: "Hong Chengchou has not written from him, but I believe that Haoge will definitely not sit idly by in Luoyang, Abatai is his seventh uncle, and the matter related to the survival of their Manchu Qing Dynasty is to change to me, and I will not be selfish." ”

Jinyiwei reported that the number of Haoge's western expeditionary army was as high as 200,000, and there were also the troops of the former Chongzhen Dynasty that rebelled along the way, which was really the main force of Jiannu.

It's not the right time for Gao Chong to come, but the news he brought makes him can't ignore it.

"Emperor, Dongchang lost his hand in Beijing, Zhu Cihong is sure that he was captured by Jiannu, according to reliable information, the slave chieftain Huang Taiji accepted the traitor's suggestion to use Zhu Cihong to do some dirty things."

Chen Cao's hand knocking on the table became faster and faster, and suddenly he stopped, and then said: "You go to find Zhao Xin, tell him, just say that my previous idea has become a reality, let him act." ”

After Gao Chong left, Chen Cao stood up, slammed his fist on the map, and said coldly: "I have made up my mind, and I will fight to the death with the Manchu Jiannu in Xuzhou." ”

"Yes..."

To enter Xuzhou, the last place that can be defended is Fangcunji, where Yang Lianzhengong's troops suffered a loss, which made Yan Chun, who was in command of the front line, lose face, but just now, the emperor's order has come, ordering the 8th Division to take Fangcunji within two days.

Sun Degong seemed to know the intentions of the Ming army, and also suggested that Abatai arrange heavy troops in Fangcunji, and then deploy troops in Xiaoxian, Yunlongshan and Yonggu Mountain respectively to contain the movement of the Ming army.

The officers and soldiers of the 8th Division fought fiercely for a day on the first day, and even rushed into Fangcunji several times, but they were stubbornly repelled by the Qing army, and early in the morning of the second day, Yan Chun personally went out to supervise the battle, and defeated Sun Youguang's troops stationed in Fangcunji around noon.

After taking Fangcunji, Yan Chun, who had a heart, did not let Yang Lian's brothers' troops pursue alone, but sent a regiment of the 68th Regiment to search and advance and make a forward stop for the follow-up troops.

While Yan Chun's troops were attacking Fangcunji, Chen Cao had already ordered the 6th and 7th Divisions to attack Xiao County in the direction of Yonggu Mountain at the same time, and sent the 9th Division to attack Yunlong Mountain along the Yellow River River north.

After the 68th Regiment marched in the direction of Xuzhou City, it was surrounded by a large number of cavalry less than 30 miles from Fangcunji, and the commander of the regiment under his command found that the cavalry numbered no less than 10,000 people, and it was more than 500 paces away from his troops, maintaining a safe distance.

In the evening, Chen Cao, who was in the Shuanggou battalion, received an urgent military information from the 8th Division, and the 68th Regiment of the headquarters was surrounded by enemy cavalry 30 miles north of Fangcunji.

The 68th regiment moved, the enemy cavalry moved, did not move, the enemy cavalry did not move, on the other hand, the enemy cavalry, there were artillery with the army, the 68th regiment repeatedly pulled and could not take a step back, digging a trench at twenty-five miles to set up a formation...

Before the trench could be formed, nearly 10,000 enemy cavalry attacked, and the 68th Regiment suffered heavy casualties...

In fact, the 68th Regiment was basically wiped out, and by the time the follow-up troops arrived, there were only 100 men left on the position.