Chapter 948: Slow Death
The night was getting deeper, and it was time to inadvertently.
At this time, all the units of the Han army and banner had withdrawn from twenty or thirty miles, or even thirty or forty miles away, and they had not yet set up camp.
Don't look at these Han army banner minions to follow their true Manchurian masters, there are a lot of all kinds of war horses, mules and horses, but this kind of rapid march, especially at night, the intensity is still very great, at this time everyone is already sleepy and tired.
This stuff is also very easy to understand.
In later generations, when science and technology and civilization were so developed, you would feel tired when you drove the night train for most of the night, even if you were just riding in the car.
Even if it's a top-of-the-line luxury car, a nanny car, or even a first-class cabin, it's no exception.
Not to mention that at this time, these Han army banner minions have been guarding against it, and the hot air balloon of the model army will launch a surprise attack.
With this kind of dual force, their strength tonight is not much smaller than the start of the war.
However, having opened up such a long distance from the model army, they thought they were safe, and everyone was slightly relieved, and they ordered them to camp.
Dolgon also sent a large number of real Manchurian sentinels, coordinating the work of various departments, while keeping an eye on the movements of the model army.
After the news from the various ministries came back, there was no problem, and they were already at a 'safe distance', and he was a little relieved.
But then there was some wordless depression, and I only felt very uncomfortable in my heart.
At this time, the Qing Dynasty had five or six times the strength of the model army, and in the entire northern part of the Yangtze River, the model army had no reinforcements at all, and it was completely alone......
Even in this state, they are like a great enemy at this time, and they have to defend against the model army to the death......
After pacing back and forth in the tent for dozens of steps, Dorgon was just about to ask the servant to bring him a pot of good wine to relieve his boredom, when he suddenly heard the rejoicing voice of the servant outside: "It's raining, haha, it's raining again." ”
Dolgon was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and he was busy going out of the account.
I see.
The night sky was foggy, and the dripping rain began to drift again, and the air cooled down a lot.
Moreover, looking at the clouds in the night sky, it is obviously very thick, and the moonlight is getting thinner and thinner, so I am afraid that this rain will not be a big problem until tomorrow morning.
"Brother, it's raining, haha, it's raining again. God bless me with the Great Clear, God bless me with the Great Clear......"
Here, Duoduo also got the news, and rushed over, his face full of childlike joy, almost dancing with his hands, letting the rain fall on his face and body.
Dolgon's face smiled, but his heart couldn't help but feel more bitter.
Fifteen, how chic is this? It's not afraid of heaven and earth!
Even when the dead fat man was alive, he often dared to have a hard top with the dead fat man, but at this time, ...... Just because of this little thing......
But Dolgon's political consciousness is certainly unquestionable.
After a while, he retracted his mind and said with a smile in control: "Immortal Heaven blesses, this Heavenly Destiny is still on my side of the Qing Dynasty!" With this rain, the warriors can sleep well tonight. ”
As he spoke, he smiled and patted Duoduo on the shoulder: "Let's go, fifteen, let's go to the camp first, wait, let's have a few drinks together." ”
"Hey, okay."
……
This rain made all the units of the Qing army quite comfortable, even if they didn't care about anything, at least they could sleep peacefully tonight.
This also made the atmosphere in the camp of the Qing army quickly relaxed, and there were relaxed laughter from time to time.
But this rain is a bit unkind to the Model Army.
"How so? Why is it raining again at this time......"
In a withered town, a model army within an army.
Zhang Baozhu leaned against the wall of the eaves, looked at the rain falling in the sky, bit her red lips hard, and felt that her liver hurt a little.
Xu Changqing made a careful plan in the evening, and at this time, many hot air balloons had already changed their disguises, were ready, and were ready to attack, but this God, it was raining again......
How can this battle be fought?
Could it be, really
Is it that even God is not on the side of Daming......
Zhang Baozhu couldn't help but look at Xu Changqing, who was not far away.
Xu Changqing was also a little depressed at this time.
His main purpose tonight was not to steal the camp and really cut off a finger of the Han Army Banner, but to harass them and make them not sleep well, or even unable to sleep!
Because the distance has been widened at this time, even though the hot air balloon of the Model Army has the ability to sail far beyond the distance between the two sides, and the hot air balloon also has a 'dark night version' of the professional livery, it is not an airship at all, and it is impossible to have complete concealment.
Therefore, Xu Changqing never planned to use a night attack to find an opportunity to cut off the fingers of the Great Qing Kingdom and make an example of the monkeys.
If you want to solve the problem, you still have to go through the frontal battlefield!
If tonight's plan is successful, the Qing army will basically be abolished tomorrow, and even the day after tomorrow, and it will take at least two or three days to adjust.
This will give the model army some buffer time, allowing Xu Changqing to continue to perceive the battlefield and make more accurate judgments.
But God doesn't give face, what else can he say?
But Xu Changqing was not discouraged.
It is important to know that accidents are the normal state of life.
Otherwise, if everything can be executed according to the plan, and everything is smooth, then the person will not go to heaven, and there will be problems that cannot be solved?
Then again, it's not a bad thing to take it easy tonight.
Even if the Model Army doesn't attack them tonight, they have rushed so much tonight, and if they want to attack the Model Army tomorrow, they will have to rush so many ways.
According to Dorgon's shrewdness, he would not have made such a stupid move.
This also means that the model army will have at least one day of adjustment time tomorrow.
There are so many Han slaves in the model army at this time, which will bring a lot of pressure to the grain and grass, but there is no problem in supporting it for twenty days and a month.
Even if the Qing army repeats its old tricks, Xu Changqing still has a lot of confidence.
Thinking about it, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed in Xu Changqing's mind, and there was a new good way!
……
The next day, as Xu Changqing judged, the Qing army did not launch another offensive, but drove at least 30,000 or 40,000 Han slaves over.
These Han slaves were basically all women, but all young women, and their appearance was obviously much better than that of yesterday's group of women, all of them were very white-skinned, delicate, soft and weak.
And this time, these Han army banner minions who drove them not only no longer abused them, but coaxed them with delicious food and drink, and asked them to speed up, for fear that they would be killed or injured.
Near noon, seeing these poor Han female slaves crying and rushing to the front, even Zhang Baozhu also understood the intentions of the Qing army, and couldn't help gritting his teeth: "Changqing, how can Tartars be so despicable!" This, isn't this just trying to consume our food and grass and slow us down! ”
Xu Changqing smiled, but there was not much fluctuation: "Baozhu, don't worry. There are people who have wealth. That's not a bad thing for us. Put away your mood first, and wait, you will go to comfort them on my behalf. Let's just say, you are one of my big wives. ”
“……”
Zhang Baozhu's pretty face suddenly turned red.
It's not that she's afraid of showing up, after all, she was born as the queen of the main palace, what big scene has she never seen?
What embarrassed her was that Xu Changqing gave her this identity......
However, she has really been suffocated these days, if there is no catharsis channel, I am afraid she can only tear up with Xu Changqing, after thinking about it, she still nodded and agreed.
Seeing that Zhang Baozhu had already gone to appease these women, Xu Changqing relaxed a little lazily and looked in the direction of the Qing army playfully.
Dolgon wanted to use this way to drag down the model army, then~, Xu Changqing could only let him understand what it was to swallow the sugarcoat, return the shells, and lose his wife and break the army!
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In dealing with such outcasts and slaves, the model army has long been very experienced.
At the beginning of the Shen period, all these 30,000 or 40,000 young women were pocketed by the model army.
At this level, Xu Changqing didn't play with the sons, and directly said: "At this time, all the women in the battle array,
It will all be the spoils of war after the war! ”
This made the morale of the sons and daughters instantly a lot higher, and the women also felt a sense of security.
Don't think that being treated as goods has no dignity, and there is no such and no that, but at least, they can live in this cruel world.
To be able to live, for many people, is already a longing but unattainable desire.
In the previous battle of Jiuxian Mountain, although the model army had collected nearly one million female dependents, there were not too many real southerners among those female dependents, and Xu Changqing did not reward the model army much, but made them ordinary households.
As these women gradually took root in Haicheng and its surroundings, the advantages of southern women gradually emerged.
Compared with the women in the north, they not only have better skin, but also have a more gentle temperament, especially the women near Yangzhou, their kind of soft words are really fresh to the model military men who are mostly born in the north.
It's a pity that these southern women, especially those in these wealthy places, are not stupid, they don't want to marry the sons and daughters of the model army, but they don't want to be concubines.
This complicates things a bit.
Even if many model soldiers are hungry, there is nothing they can do.
After all, you can't divorce your wife and marry someone else, right?
The military law of the model army is not a joke, who dares to do such a rebellious thing?
At this time, these women are obviously from the surrounding areas of Yangzhou, which are all high-quality assets, who can not be hot and excited?
Zhang Baozhu's ability is undoubted, with her to appease these women, Xu Changqing's pressure is much less, and he can pay more attention to the war.
But Xu Changqing didn't dare to order the follow-up supplies from the Jiang'an Wharf to be transported over at this time.
Not surprisingly, Dolgon and the others are staring like wolfdogs!
At this time, even if he thought about it with his toes, Xu Changqing could understand their strategic intentions!
On the one hand, these women are used to consume and erosify the model army, and on the other hand, they are staring at the back of the model army like wolf dogs!
As long as the fleet dares to continue to supply the main force of the model army with grain and grass, that is the time when all the departments of the Han army banner, including Zhen Manchuria, will have to fight for their lives.
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Today's day is still drizzling and hazy, whether it is the Qing army or the model army, except for the sentry spies and those who do not collect at night, most of the rest are relatively idle.
The appearance of nearly 100,000 Han female slaves still brought a lot of pressure to the model army.
In this kind of weather, these delicate women can't be allowed to sleep in the wilderness, even if they have a big tent of twenty or thirty people, they will have to take away one-third of the big tent of the model army.
And even if the model army used oilcloth and oilpaper to build a lot of new shacks in this unknown town, it was still a big tent that consumed a quarter of the model army.
Moreover, the mobility of the model army was also stuck by the Qing army, and it was already difficult to break through to Yangzhou again.
But Dolgon's eyes were all focused on the model army, and they were also a little afraid of angering the model army, so the model army 'jumped over the wall in a hurry' in advance, and did not dare to launch an offensive on the side of Yangzhou City, which was still in a safe state for the time being.
However, as long as anyone with a little military common sense, I am afraid that they have already seen that the model army has entered a terrifying rhythm of 'slow death' at this time!
At night.
Zhang Baozhu, who had been busy all day, returned to Xu Changqing's side, his pretty face was full of tiredness that could not be concealed, but his eyes were quite attentive, full of fighting spirit and anger, and he hesitated for a while before saying: "Changqing, Tartar, it's really hateful." I don't know what to say about the sins of these sisters...... And, I heard a message among them......"
As he spoke, Zhang Baozhu looked at Xu Changqing carefully.
"Oh?"
"What's the news?"
Xu Changqing took a sip of tea with a smile and looked at Zhang Baozhu without waves.
Zhang Baozhu was speechless for a while, and hurriedly told the news she heard: "Changqing, I heard some of them say that the Tartars just want to trap us...... Moreover, the Tartar should have been ...... Spread this kind of news in Nanjing! ”