Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

On the third day of February, in the camp of the Qing army.

"My lord! It is estimated that the Ming army we met in Cheng'an County is chasing after them. Since they have come out of the tortoise shell, it will be easy to clean up. Wait for the servant to lead Wan Yuerlang to wipe them out!" Du Du said .Du Du thought it was Yu Zilian's Ruzhou Army who were chasing him.

"Don't underestimate the enemy! There must be other Ming troops, otherwise, they would not have such courage." Dorgon replied, "In just two days, more than fifty sons did not come back. The Ming army in An County? It looks like we still have to fight the Ming army before we leave!"

"That's not right! The slaves are probably the main force of the Ming army who suppressed the rebels. If we kill them, wouldn't the rebels start to make trouble again? It just fulfilled the emperor's wishes. But the Ming army is just like that, with tens of thousands of people." , I already think highly of them." Du Du laughed.

Dorgon also smiled, thinking that Du Du's words were correct, but he still said: "This king will leave ten thousand people for you, and you will still escort them to the outside of the pass. I will take the rest of the troops. Let’s wipe out this nasty Ming army first, and then we’ll go out together.”

"Is it so hard to use it? With your lord, and more than 2 national athletes, that Ming army is worth dying for." Du Du flattered Dorgon calmly.

"Hahaha——! You can't say that! It's been so long since I entered the customs, and I finally met a Ming army that dares to fight." Dorgon waved his hands and said with a smile, but he couldn't hide his heart in his words. proud of.

"It's better to be a slave! How can you kill a chicken with a bull knife?"

"This king should go! Or else! This king's body will be rusted."

"Hahaha--!"

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After meeting the spies of the Runing Army, the Qing army immediately divided into two groups. Du Du led 1 horses and still escorted the population, livestock and property, while Dorgon led the main force of the Qing army with 3000 people and took the initiative to meet Ru Ning. Ning Jun.At this time, the distance between the two armies was about 250 miles.

But the Qing army just dispatched troops.Dorgon put away his contempt, because the strangulation battle between the spies of the two armies was too fierce, and the losses of both sides exceeded 50 people every day, and the daily casualties were still on the rise.

You must know that the spies sent by the Qing army were all seasoned veterans who were proficient in bows and horses, and many of them were Jurchens who were born in fishing and hunting. The losses are about the same.

Even more creepy.This Ming army was not afraid of casualties at all, and still maintained such a high-intensity strangulation, and the spies sent out became larger and larger, from a dozen people to dozens of people.In the end, a team of hundreds of people even appeared, looking like they were fighting for consumption.

Judging from the performance of this Ming army spy.Dorgon knew that he had met a strong opponent.So Dorgon also began to increase the intensity of sending spies.Let the strangulation war escalate without showing any weakness.And at the same time, Dorgon issued a "lore order".

In the war at this time, the role of military spies is similar to the radar and satellites in the modern army.Imagine that no matter how advanced the missiles and aircraft of the modern army are, without radar and satellites, the enemy's targets cannot be found.Then the role of missiles and aircraft is almost equal to zero.

That's why?In the battle between the cavalry group and the infantry group, where the cavalry group has the upper hand.As long as the cavalry group completely strangles the spies of the infantry group in the strangling battle before the war, the infantry group will fight against the cavalry group blindfolded.obviously.The cavalry group knows where the infantry group is, but the infantry group does not know where the cavalry group is. One side is bright and the other side is dark, so the cavalry group can choose when and where to fight.That is to say: the cavalry group has completely occupied the right time and place.

Speaking of this, I would like to make a digression. Many time-traveling novels talk about pig feet training Spanish phalanxes and making firearms, but they don't pay attention to the role of cavalry at all.The author admits: If the Spanish phalanx with good firearms is fully prepared, the possibility of blocking the attack of the cavalry group is indeed half to half.

But many authors who write time-travel novels don't understand, when the spies of this army are completely strangled by the cavalry group, how do they attack the cavalry group?I can't even find the cavalry group, so how can I fight?

And the cavalry group also knows your every move, they can choose to lead you to an open area suitable for cavalry charge; they can bypass your army to attack your lair, and then attack your ambush; Areas you cannot protect.Do you expect the cavalry group to charge towards the Spanish phalanx foolishly?

So the war is not just about the two armies confronting each other. From the beginning of the spies' strangling battle, the two armies actually began to fight wits and courage.

The "lore order" issued by Dorgon was precisely to allow the Qing army to gain the upper hand in the strangulation battle with the Runing army.

In the area between the two armies, although it has been ravaged by the Qing army for several months, there are still a large number of refugees and people who refuse to leave their homes.While the Runing Army and the Qing Army were preparing for a big battle, spies from both sides were too busy investigating and strangling each other, so they didn't care about these people, but after Dorgon promulgated the "killing order", these people were in catastrophe up.

The content of Dorgon's "lore order" is very simple, that is, as long as the spies of the Qing army see two legs, they will kill them all.Dorgon wanted to form a no-man's land in front of the Qing army to prevent the runing army's spies from approaching in makeup, and through such a clearing of the field, it was difficult for the runing army's spies to hide.

As a result, the Runing Army was immediately at a disadvantage in this battle of strangulation.Because this is within the territory of Ming Dynasty, the spies of the Qing army can be said to have no psychological barriers in killing the people of Ming Dynasty, but the Runing Army can't do it.

Then this happened.The spies of the Qing army continued to arrest the people, and after they learned of the movements of the spies of the Runing army through interrogation, they all killed them.And the Runing Army spies couldn't find the common people to know the movements of the Qing Army spies.

This bright and dark, the spies of the Runing Army suffered a few times.As the situation ebbs and flows, the area where the Runing Army spies can move is greatly restricted, and the Qing army takes the lead in the first battle.

Wu Shigong knew that this was going to be troublesome, unless his Runing Army also learned from the Qing Army and killed the people to clear the field, otherwise, it would be difficult for the Runing Army to win the strangulation battle.The only good thing is that the strangulation net that the Qing army deployed in front of the army was not airtight after all. Through the sacrifice of a large number of spies, Wu Shigong finally learned that the Qing army against him would not exceed 5000 at most.Of course, the strength of the Runing Army was also discovered by the Qing Army.

If the opportunity was lost, the Runing Army could not be passive at every step, so Wu Shigong immediately ordered to shrink the scope of the strangulation battle, and arranged the spies to a range of about fifty miles in front of the army to reduce unnecessary losses, and then began to change directions at high speed. up.

Wu Shigong wanted to use high-speed maneuvering to prevent the Qing army from grasping the exact position of the Runing army. Before the battle, let the Runing army occupy a favorable position and let himself occupy a favorable terrain before starting the battle. .The Qing army also began to change direction at a high speed for the same reason.The two armies immediately started the "sea battle" mode.

Interestingly, such an approach does resemble a naval battle.The two armies are like two main fleets on the vast sea, constantly changing directions and approaching, occupying a favorable combat position.The spies are like reconnaissance planes dispatched by the fleet, constantly scouting the location of the opposing fleet.

After that, there was a series of complex direction-changing movements, but the two armies still approached in a counterclockwise spiral. It was not until the eighth day of February that the two armies set up camp at a distance of forty miles.

At this time, Wu Shigong and Dorgon, the coaches of the two armies, knew that the other party was not good. The previous series of strangulation and large army movements have shown that the two armies are well-trained. It can be seen that the combat effectiveness of the enemy army must be comparable to our own.

And the long-term marching in different directions also made the two armies exhausted.Coincidentally, after setting up camp, both armies rested for a whole day in their camps.

On the 24th of the first lunar month, the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Yu Zilian left the hall with a gloomy face, and suddenly heard someone shouting behind him: "Yu Shilang! Please stay." Yu Zilian turned around and saw Wang Chengen hurriedly chasing him out.

Yu Zilian immediately bowed to Wang Chengen and asked, "My lord! What are you doing with me?"

Wang Chengen also immediately returned the gift with a smile, then leaned into Yu Zilian's ear, and whispered: "Young Minister Yu! Miscellaneous family said something from the bottom of your heart! Why do you want to go against the emperor's thoughts? Let your Ruzhou army stay in the capital , why did you send cavalry to Jinan? There are only three to four thousand people, and they are thrown into the army of the Tartars, and there is not even a single wave. Do you have the heart to abandon such a good son?"

Knowing that Jinan had fallen, the Cavalry Association lent to Yu Zilian was already unstable. When it was learned that Wu Shigong's request for help to the capital was rejected by the court, the Cavalry Association immediately exploded.They also disregarded Yu Zilian's every possible way to stay. Yesterday, the commander of the Cavalry Association led more than 3000 cavalry and left without saying goodbye, galloping away to join the main force of the Runing Army.

But in the face of Emperor Chongzhen and the princes in the court, Yu Zilian could not publicly claim that the cavalry association was lent to him by Wu Shigong, so he could only knock down his teeth and swallow it, claiming that he ordered the cavalry privately to let him It rescued the Runing Army.

In fact, Yu Zilian was quite righteous. After all, the commander of the Cavalry Association and the officers at all levels had official positions as military attachés of the imperial court, and Yu Zilian's statement had actually put the responsibility of privately deploying troops on himself.But in this way, Yu Zilian offended Emperor Chongzhen and all the princes in the court at once. (To be continued..)

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