Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1617 Overture to War ([-]) Two Battles

The sun and the moon shuttle, time is like weaving.The dense battle clouds in the northern part of the country cannot directly cover the sky of the capital, and the Beijing of Ming Dynasty is still enjoying the coolness of autumn as usual.

But such a pleasant calm was soon broken by two pond newspapers, just like dropping a pebble on a calm lake—no, it was a huge boulder, which caused shocking waves.

The first pond report came from Liaodong, and it was played by Gu Yangqian, the governor of Liaodong. Mangyuan. In the first battle between the Russian and Russian armies, the captives had about [-] troops, who were on a par with me. They said to the generals, "There is nothing to be afraid of." Then they discussed with the deputy general Ma Chengxun. Xiao Ruxun led the Chinese army to fight fiercely. Ma Cheng Xunbu went out to the right to attack the flank of the prisoner.

The captives only attacked all the way. Although the offensive was fierce, it could not be broken like smoke.Because of Ma Chengxun's attack on the flank, the captives were slightly frustrated and retreated.I won more than [-] heads, and killed hundreds of enemies (Note: Mongolia has the habit of snatching back the corpses of the dead).Although Wang Shi won a small victory, there were more than [-] casualties, so he ordered troops to rule.

Unexpectedly, the next day, a defeated army of captives would go to vote. When asked, it was said that it was not a captive, but the defeated army of Horqin.Ruxun was shocked and asked. Fang knew that although the prisoner suffered a small setback a few days ago, the main force was still there, so he turned to the north to ambush Horqin.Horqin Beilem'an heard that the king's master had seen the captives, and brought his brothers Manggus, Hong Guoer and others to help.Unexpectedly, they encountered the enemy and were defeated. Four thousand people were killed or wounded and fled.

Xiao Ruxun, the deputy general of Liaodong, and Ma Chengxun, the general of Kaiyuan, reported to their ministers, saying that the captives might be Tumen's former army. With this victory, they will surely gain momentum. It is inconvenient to counterattack immediately to fulfill their plan. They should take Horqin a little Retired to the west of Kaiyuan, and temporarily stationed outside the side wall to plan for future affairs.

Minister Yi, although Horqin has one defeat today, I have one victory, and the captives have one defeat and one victory. It can be said that the power is balanced.However, I sent troops this time to rescue Horqin. Since the other party has been rescued by me, the general situation is victorious.The old minister thinks it is permissible, when Horqin's strength recovers, when will he not send troops?
Kuanglu came to attack Horqin. Although he won one victory, he failed to overthrow it, so he must try again.I, together with Yehe, Hada, Jianzhou (right guard) and Horqin's various ministries, are waiting for work at leisure, and the chances of winning will increase..."

The main meaning of this Tang newspaper is roughly as follows: Xiao Ruxun sent troops to meet the enemy, the Chinese army met the enemy head-on, Ma Chengxun led his headquarters to outflank them, and finally fought a small victory, the captives retreated, Xiao Ruxun stopped his troops to treat the wounded.

However, only one day later, Horqin's defeated army came to vote. After asking, they found out that they had heard that the Ming and Manchu coalition forces had encountered the enemy, and they were going to attack Chahar with the Ming and Manchu coalition forces. Er also walked too fast, so he was ambushed on the road and lost a big battle, losing four thousand elites.

Both Xiao Ruxun and Ma Chengxun thought that they should not go to fight Chahar now, and asked to retreat to the edge of Kaiyuan Great Wall, and wait for Chahar to take the initiative to attack, so as to wait for work and take advantage of firepower, and Gu Yangqian also agreed with this method. Then ask the emperor to judge.

To be honest, although the Tang newspaper in Liaodong is not too satisfactory, it is not too bad. It can be said that it is still within the predictable range.As for retreating beyond the Great Wall to the west of Kaiyuan City, it's not that everyone doesn't understand the motivation for doing so.

In fact, waiting for work with leisure is only an explicit motive. Not to mention that Gu Yangqian, a civil servant, did not mention it, even the two generals Xiao Ruxun and Ma Chengxun shrewdly did not mention it, because that reason is not convenient to announce it now. in the mouth.

The closer Horqin's main force is to Kaiyuan, the more they will be inseparable from Daming's protection in the future, and they will become the second Hada and Yehe over time.

If this kind of thing was put on ten years ago, it would still be a mixed blessing, because although the effect of confinement may be improved, the risk factor will also be magnified-in case Horqin goes berserk for some unexpected reason, because it is very close, the opposite Yuan's threat is obviously greater, at least Kai Yuan's reaction time has been greatly shortened.

But right now, at least the officials of the Real School, no matter civil or military, are no longer worried about this.Gao Situ's detainment method is really powerful. Throughout the past ten or twenty years, all the detainment areas led by him, to put it bluntly, are really stronger than some border areas themselves, and their obedience is comparable to that of household guards. dog.

For this reason, the imperial court had no objection to approving Gu Yangqian's memorial, but because the battle was not over yet, and the "Tumen main force" hadn't even appeared, so of course there was no rush for rewards.Therefore, the emperor quickly agreed to the cabinet's proposal, approved Gu Yangqian's play, and mentioned again that the battle in Liaodong should be handled by them themselves, giving them the right to act cheaply.

But the next day, another report shocked the court.The Tang newspaper from Daning City reported a major change that no one expected: the reinforcements sent by Tumet to the east were intercepted by the main force of Tumen. The Qingcheng faction was caught off guard outside the city, and the [-] reinforcements lost at least [-] troops.

To make matters worse, coach Erdemutu and deputy coach Butashri had a dispute after the war.Erdemutu urged to go to Daning City to temporarily avoid the edge, gather the defeated army, and then plan to follow up; Butashri angrily reprimanded Erdemutu for not being brave enough, demanding to gather the remnants urgently and counterattack immediately, and fight to the death with Tumen .

It stands to reason that coach Erdemutu should of course make a decision in this crisis, but the strength of the two sides is almost equal this time, which is a bit subtle.

The core force in the hands of Erdemutu is divided into two parts, one part is the about [-] elite west guards that his father handed over to Hanaji, and the other is the about [-] headquarters left by Chataiji.

And Butashri has [-] troops in his hands, all of which are controlled by his mother San Niangzi, whose roots are part of the Altan Khan Royal Court's pro-army, and are generally regarded as the elite of Tumet's elite.

In addition to the two of them, of course the various ministries subordinate to Tumed also produced some, but their right to speak is definitely far inferior to that of Erdemutu and Butashli, so I won’t say much.

Looking back, Erdemutu has a little more troops, but although the core Xishao soldiers are also elite soldiers, in the eyes of the Mongols, they are still inferior to Alda Khan's royal court army.At the same time, the other [-] Chataiji old troops in his hands were divided by Chataiji's four sons. Although this army had a brilliant record under the leadership of Chataiji, now that Chataiji is gone, he How much can these four sons play for him?

Based on this calculation, Butashri believed that his strength was at least as good as that of Erde Mutu, which was one of them.The second is that in the battle that was ambushed and attacked by Tumen, for some reason, the elite Chahar Khan court was staring at Erdemutu's West Whistle headquarters from beginning to end, chasing and fighting fiercely. Chataiji's old department and Zhongjin Hatun's department lacked interest.

Throughout the battle, as long as the latter two did not step forward to stop them desperately, the main force of the Chahar Khan Court almost turned a blind eye to them, let alone chasing them, as long as they broke through their face-to-face formation, the Chahar Mongolian Army began to attack them Just ignore it.

Such a huge difference in treatment can be seen even on the tense battlefield. The old Qia Taiji and Zhong Jinhatun's troops soon became less resolute, and [-]% of the pressure was on Er Er On the shoulder of Demutu's West Whistle Headquarters.

In all fairness, although Erde Mutu has almost no actual combat experience, he may be close to Zhu Zhechi. His calmness, insight and decisiveness, the three major characteristics are undoubtedly revealed at this moment.

He first asked the Xishao elite to show the courage of the "Shunyi Prince's army" and resolutely fight back against the impact of Chahar's main force several times. Adjust the distance with each other at any time.

Since everyone is Mongolian, many tactical restraints do not exist at all, so Chahar obviously planned to take advantage of the superiority of the army after a few waves of arrow rain, but Erdemutu did not give them this opportunity.He personally led the main force to play the "Sixteen-Character Mantra" taught by his teacher: When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack;

Of course, the situation on the battlefield is slightly different. For example, the word "Zhu" is impossible to appear now, but even the Mongolian cavalry, after fighting and chasing for a while, because they always want to charge, they have to form a team, and the whole team becomes "" Station"——At this time, Erde Mutu would turn around and harass for a while.

Anyway, he didn't intend to counterattack the formation, and shooting a few waves of random arrows would only disturb him. With the tactical level of the Mongolian cavalry, there was no need to form a team at all, and there was no pressure in this regard.

However, such things as force suppression always exist. According to Erdemutu’s statement from teacher Gao Yushi: under the premise of a constant firing rate, the more troops that can be deployed and effectively deployed, the more ammunition often means The greater the unit's projected amount, the greater the firepower density, or the stronger the attack power.

Both sides are elite Mongolian cavalry, and the difference in personal level is basically negligible. Obviously, the opponent is several times stronger than our own. No matter how well our own tactics are adjusted, the casualties will definitely be greater.

Soon, Erdemutu found that it was not right to fight like this, because he found that his friendly troops were a bit of a show, at least they didn't go all out to fight the enemy.

He quickly observed the situation on the battlefield, knew what the problem was, and immediately ordered adjustments, requiring the old troops of Chataiji and Zhong Jinhatun to quickly disengage from the main force of Chahar, and then attack each other's flanks—but they It was not stated what purpose of the attack was to be achieved.

It's not that Jinghua's military affairs secretary didn't want to specify a target for them. He just saw Brihatu in the Tumen army, and from this he guessed the reason why Chahar concentrated its forces only on the west post.

Brihatu made it clear that he wanted to weaken the strength of the Shunyi King Headquarters!

This principle is not complicated. According to the tradition and habits of the Mongols, they only recognize strength. How can you sweat profusely when your strength is not enough?How to do our leader?Therefore, as long as the headquarters of King Shunyi declines to a certain extent, there will be civil strife in Tumed!
Although this battle was doomed to suffer losses, Erdemutu made up his mind not to lose more, which is why he insisted on going to Daning City to recuperate.

However, Butashri jumped out after the battle and insisted on fighting back, but that was for another reason.
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