Chapter 1213: The Bloody Battle in Cangzhou (7)
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In order to be able to test the bottom of the Jiangning battalion, Dolgon can be said to have spent blood, the Jiangning battalion defeated the Manchurian Eight Banners many times, these things Dolgon is very clear, this time to enter the customs and the Ming army to fight together, to deal with the Jiangning battalion, Dolgon is gritting his teeth and must win, the hatred in anyone's heart is not as good as him, his own brother Duoduo is killed in the hands of the Jiangning battalion, the white flag in the hands of the Jiangning battalion suffered a heavy blow, you must know that the status and role of Duoduo is not ordinary, if Duoduo is still alive, At least his Dolgon's status and prestige in the Qing Dynasty are by no means the same, for the crown prince Hauge, Dolgon does not have too much good feelings, when Duoduo was still alive before, Dolgon can completely compete with Hauge on the surface, but it is only taken by the authority of Huang Taiji, it is not good to openly oppose Hauge, but after Duoduo died, this advantage was slowly weakened, even if he directly controlled the inlaid white flag, but he also felt that the strength was not as good as before.
This time to enter the Guannai and the Ming army to fight together, for Dolgon, is a rare opportunity, if he can take this opportunity to defeat the Jiangning battalion, then his status in the Qing Kingdom is definitely different, at least in the full eight banners, the white flag and the inlaid white flag can be proud, and this time to win the victory, but also let him have more confidence in front of Haoge.
In his heart, Dolgon still adheres to that point of view, that is, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, living in a virtuous person, he is not very in favor of the practice of passing from father to son, how prominent the Ming Dynasty used to be, that is, because of following the rules of father-to-son inheritance, the result is a majestic Ming Dynasty, which is full of holes, if it weren't for the sudden emergence of a Su Tiancheng. The Great Qing Dynasty had already entered the Guannei and unified the Central Plains.
Now the situation is different, Su Tiancheng became the emperor, established the Great Jin Dynasty, occupied the entire south of the Ming Dynasty, and now attacked the North Zhili. The purpose is to destroy the Ming Dynasty, since the Ming Dynasty does not exist, then the Qing Dynasty is also facing great danger, whether it is from all aspects of manpower and material resources, the Qing Dynasty is unable to compete, this Dolgon is also very clear, so he fully agrees with the decision to unite the Ming army to fight.
But Jiang Ningying is indeed brave, and the fame of the people is not blown out, but really played. In the face of such a brave army, we must be sure in our hearts.
Chen Xinjia's arrangement is to take care of the Eight Banners, the first to face the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion is the Ming army in front, but the long-term expedition of Dolgon is very clear, such an arrangement is not necessarily a good thing, in case the Jiangning battalion is too brave, the Ming army in front of the defeat will lose their armor. The morale was extinguished, even if he led the warriors of the Eight Banners to meet the battle. It may not be possible to reverse this decline, and everyone knows that the most feared thing on the battlefield is the rout, which will seriously hit morale, and the rout of the Ming army will definitely directly affect the warriors of the Eight Banners.
There are these personal experiences. Dolgon wasn't going to sit back and wait for the Jiangning camp to arrive.
He sent 2,000 personal soldiers around him, plus the elite cavalry of the past, to secretly lurk in a small village more than 20 miles away from the station, the purpose of which was to exchange fire with the vanguard of the Jiangning battalion and test the details of the other party. Of course, he has repeatedly explained that he can't fall in love, and once he has contact, he will immediately withdraw it.
It's a pity that Dolgon still didn't expect a little, in his habitual thinking, the vanguard or vanguard force is generally within 5,000 people, and it can reach more than 3,000 people, the scale is not small, he never imagined that the vanguard of the Jiangning battalion has 20,000 people, fortunately, He Renlong and Li Dingguo did not expect it, which allowed him to send the elite troops to return to the barracks.
But the loss of the most elite warriors in general still made Dolgon feel afraid, you must know that these warriors sent by Lu Dao are the absolute main force in any army of the Great Qing Kingdom, and I can't imagine that the battle with the vanguard of the Jiangning battalion has not lasted long, and it has lost more than half.
At this time, Dolgon paid more attention to the Jiangning battalion, and he knew that the battle that was about to start in Cangzhou would be extremely cruel, and it was not certain who would win and who would lose. The self-confidence that had been built up earlier was slowly starting to wear off.
This time the temptation, can be regarded as a medium-sized battle, Dolgon did not think of notifying Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi, he thought that there was no need for this, although in accordance with the requirements of Huang Taiji, and the Ming army joined forces, and Chen Xinjia's deployment was also convinced, but with the Ming army for many years, the kind of contempt for the Ming army in his bones, for a time can not be erased, Dolgon looked down on the Ming army at all, thinking that joint operations with the Ming army is just an expedient measure, even if it is a battle in Cangzhou, and eventually become the main force, That is, to defeat the Jiangning battalion, you still have to rely on the warriors of the Eight Banners.
Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi may blame, Dolgon doesn't care in this regard, such a temptation may not have any impact on the entire battle situation, even if it has an impact, it is not decisive, he needs to change his understanding, or in the specific deployment, the previous kind of thinking that is completely based on the Manchurian Eight Banners must definitely need to be abandoned, if you still fight according to this guiding ideology, maybe the white flag and the inlaid white flag will encounter a catastrophe in Cangzhou.
While Dolgon was still pondering, the herald of the Ming army came to the outside of the barracks and said that the commander had invited him.
Dolgon was ready, rode a horse and galloped to Cangzhou City, at this time it was already dark, Cangzhou City had already entered the time of martial law, and the people could not be seen on the street.
After entering the state office, seeing Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi's faces was very bad, Dolgon didn't care.
"Dolgon, the Manchurian Eight Banners and our army are joint operations, since it is a joint operation, we must obey the deployment and arrangement, this commander has just learned the news, the Manchurian Eight Banners sent a sergeant, and the Jiangning Battalion sergeant was killed in the front, I don't know if there is such a thing in Lu Dao, I don't know what kind of explanation you make in Lu Dao."
Dolgon is not used to Chen Xinjia talking like this, if there is anything to say, just say it directly, the situation of the battle has long been spread, it is impossible to say that Chen Xinjia does not know the way, and he also said that there is such a thing.
"Yes, I sent warriors to fight against the vanguard of the Jiangning battalion."
Dolgon's attitude made Wang Daozhi, who had always been calm, a little unbearable, he wanted to speak, but was stopped by Chen Xinjia with his eyes, Wang Daozhi was not very suitable to speak.
"It seems that the situation is real, I don't know what kind of explanation General Dolgon will make, why do you want to do this, the army of tens of thousands is ready, and today it is ready to meet the Jiangning battalion, but because of such a small change, the army does not know when the Jiangning battalion will start fighting, and I don't know what kind of adjustments the Jiangning battalion will make."
A sneer appeared on Dolgon's face.
"Marshal, I, Dolgon, can guarantee that the attack of the Jiangning battalion is nothing more than a delay, and there will be no other changes in the future, if it is this battle, because my Dolgon sent a warrior full of eight banners to test the Jiangning battalion, which led to a change in the entire battle, of course this responsibility is borne by me."
When Dorgon had said this, he stopped talking, and he didn't explain why.
Chen Xinjia has some helplessness, if the generals of the Ming army have such a problem, they will either cut off their heads, or they will be directly imprisoned, but for Dolgon, Chen Xinjia can't do this, they are directly commanded by the Later Jin Emperor Taiji, although the two armies are fighting together, but in terms of personnel, Chen Xinjia cannot meddle in the internal affairs of the Eight Banners.
Sighing softly, Chen Xinjia's tone softened.
"Ben Shuai heard that General Dolgon's subordinates have also suffered a lot of losses, and he should have expressed his condolences, but at the moment of the great enemy, Ben Shuai hopes that General Dorgon can obey the unified order, and the two armies will unite to fight against the Jiangning battalion."
Chen Xinjia didn't blame too much, which made Dolgon embarrassed, after all, he was the one who was at fault, and if he continued to use strong words, there would be no way to talk about this joint operation.
At this point, Dorgon needed to speak his mind.
"Marshal, I sent the warriors of the Eight Banners to test, in fact, I also wanted to see if the deployment against the Jiangning battalion needed to make some adjustments, the Jiangning battalion is indeed brave, not an ordinary army, I think the deployment should be made appropriate adjustments, otherwise I am afraid that there will be unfavorable factors at the beginning."
Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi looked at Dolgon at the same time and did not speak.
"The marshal will arrange 50,000 Datong border troops in front, directly meet the Jiangning battalion, I think this arrangement needs to make some adjustments, 50,000 people to meet the Jiangning battalion, I have no opinion, but in terms of the deployment of sergeants, the Eight Banners Army can arrange about 20,000 people, plus more than 20,000 Ming troops, specifically when the attack is launched, the full eight banners are mainly responsible for charging into battle, and the Jiangning battalion sergeants are caught and killed, and the Ming army focuses on forming a square line with foot soldiers to deal with the cavalry of the Jiangning battalion, so two-pronged, each with its own focus, Only then can we ensure that a moderate blow to the Jiangning battalion will be formed. ”
After a slight pause, Dorgon spoke again.
"The battle in Cangzhou, I think it will be difficult to end in a short period of time, at least there will be a period of stalemate, which is beneficial to our side, the Jiangning battalion has been fighting for a long time, and the place is not familiar with life, so it is not as good as our side in this regard, so many sergeants must be prepared in their hearts, and do not think that through one or two battles, they can distinguish the winner and loser."
Dolgon is telling the truth, and it is a heartfelt word, but unfortunately he doesn't know what Chen Xinjia thinks in his heart, Chen Xinjia still has to worry about the battle situation in Tianjin, the time of the Cangzhou battle must not be too long, the two sides have formed a confrontation, if it lasts for a few months, the imperial court will not be able to maintain, just the cost of grain and grass, it will not be able to bear, besides, Sun Chuanting in Tianjin, Lu Xiangsheng in Henan, all lead the large army of the Jiangning battalion, if these two forces suddenly attack the capital, how to control the situation.
Therefore, Chen Xinjia thought that Dolgon was speaking from his own position, without taking into account the actual situation at all. (To be continued......)