Chapter 581: Work Before Retreat
In fact, it is no wonder that Yue Tuo is anxious, he is now engaged in this kind of thing that allows Yu Ding of his own clan to take the lead in the mines, and he is also forced to do it. He knew that he would be poked in the back by his people for doing so, but he had to do it.
This kind of campaign of the whole mobilization of the Houjin and the expedition of the whole division is definitely a major military strategic action that the Houjin has not seen for many years, and this kind of action is definitely not something that Dolgon can come to at once if he wants to come to the last time.
You must know that even Huang Taiji, who gradually controlled most of the power of the entire Houjin, has never made such a huge strategic deployment a few times. This action only unified their internal thinking. It took more than a month.
Then there is the work of transferring people, weapons, baggage and military rations from each banner, which took a lot of time, contacting those Ming wealthy businessmen in Zhangjiakou, who have always had a cooperative relationship with Houjin, to buy food, etc., which is simply to abolish the heads of the heads of the people in charge of each banner.
Once this large-scale strategic operation fails to achieve a decisive victory, then the next time they want to organize the entire Eight Banners to attack Lushun together, the doubts in the hearts of the people of each banner will probably be even heavier.
Although he was not accustomed to Dorgon's current arrogance as if he were almost the Great Khan, Yue Tuo was very much in agreement with the strategy proposed by Dolgon, and he knew that he could no longer allow Huaxia to develop so peacefully.
At the same time, he also deeply knew that the preparation process of this strategic action was really not easy, and Dolgon talked to almost all the high-level Baylors and ministers above the court one by one, and first persuaded them by various means, and finally formed an overwhelming advantage that day at the parliamentary meeting.
In fact, Yue Tuo had already heard from all sides that the victory of Dolgon at the parliamentary meeting that day was actually the result of Dolgon's countless private meetings, conversations, compromises, and deals.
It was only at this time that Yue Tuo could see clearly that Dolgon was actually learning the political strategy adopted by Huang Taiji at the beginning, that is, to gradually expand the number of high-level leaders of Houjin, and insist on winning over the middle-level forces of Houjin, and then work hard to suppress the forces of the other three councillors.
Yue Tuo really didn't expect that Dolgon, who was supposed to hate Huang Taiji to the bone, would actually learn from his worst enemy, which is really incredible.
But if you think about it deeply, Yue Tuo can also understand, after all, now that Huang Taiji is gone, Dolgon no longer has the opposite of hatred, if for the sake of that supreme throne, learn the strategy of the original enemy, what does it matter.
Thinking of this, Yue Tuo was also relieved.
Now, facing the dilemma of having no time to spare, Yue Tuo can only hope that the Huaxia army in Jinzhou City is not well prepared, or that they are hesitant to make a judgment.
If things really develop in this direction, then their Houjin Forward Cavalry Force will definitely be able to trap the Huaxia Army in Jinzhou City. The Huaxia cavalry stationed in Jinzhou City is a scarce branch of the Huaxia army, once they are trapped, then Chen Xin is in a dilemma.
Thinking of Yue Tuo here, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, looking at the Yu Ding cannon fodder team that had been blown up in front of him, he grabbed a command flag casually, handed it to a Zhang Jing beside him, and ordered, "Transfer another group of Yu Ding who follow the army to fight, after the people in front are bombed, immediately let the people behind follow, and definitely not delay the marching speed of my forward cavalry, and send more Bayala to follow behind Yu Ding's team, and tell the people in front that whoever is caught up by Bayala will be killed on the spot." ”
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Everywhere along the way from the main basin of the Fuzhou River to Lushun City, the beacon towers set up by the Huaxia Army were full of wolf smoke, and from Jinzhou City, Nanshan Pass, Houyan, Ganjingzi and other places, the plan of clearing the wilderness was being implemented.
The alfalfa planted everywhere has been harvested, and the grass and trees near Jinzhou have been cleared early, and now, even on the plains farther away outside the city, systematic burning has begun, and all the grass that can be eaten by war horses, and all the mature trees that can be used have all been ignited, and there is a scene of smoke everywhere along the way.
The Houjin Army was on the official road a few kilometers away, and was blocked by mines laid along the way by personnel sent by reconnaissance battalions, special service regiments, and other units.
Moreover, since the Houjin army officially entered the mountains, even if there were Yu Ding cannon fodder mines in front, their speed still involuntarily dropped a lot.
However, Yue Tuo had already made up his mind to speed up the march, so they only delayed for about half a day before they made a detour again and began to march forcibly, according to their current speed, it is estimated that by the afternoon, they will be able to arrive at Jinzhou City smoothly.
Of course, there is another group of men and horses, who are also hurrying to arrive at the same time as the forward cavalry, that is, the Houjin army unit that was originally used as a bait in the flank direction.
Their team of men and horses did not travel too fast along the way, and because of the lure of the enemy, their number was only about 1,000. In fact, they set off from Fuzhou, and Yue Tuo led the Houjin forward cavalry troops, and set off two days in the morning.
They just wanted to lure Zachdan to lead the scarce cavalry troops in China to attack eastward, but unfortunately, they failed to achieve the intended tactical goal, so now they no longer waste time, and rushed directly to Jinzhou, ready to participate in the battle to encircle the defenders of Jinzhou in China.
And at this moment, inside Jinzhou City, there is already a scene of thick smoke, whether it is inside or outside the city, all the places where people can live have been burned, including those materials that cannot be taken away.
As the commander of the 1st Mixed Brigade, Zachdan has been here for more than a year, and his staff officers are working on various plans every day, and basically nothing is missed.
Zakdan came to the front of the urn city at the south gate at this moment, when the army entered the city after the Battle of Jinzhou, they also walked through this gate, which seemed to have been guarded for more than a year, and they were about to abandon this city without hitting a single guy.
Even if he had already been mentally prepared to evacuate at any time, when he completely destroyed this place and left this place with his troops, there was still a trace of sadness in his heart.