Chapter 498: Dolgon's Intent

Lead the Eight Banners Army and the Han Army to fight together, the difficulty of this can be imagined, if it can succeed, it will create a new tactic, Huang Taiji will give this task to Dolgon, which shows the trust in Dolgon, to say that in the Qing Dynasty, the most courageous battle is still Dolgon and Haoge, this time the operation, Dolgon led 150,000 troops into the pass to plunder, Haoge led the army in Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Fuzhou, responsible for blocking the most powerful Zheng army in the Ming Dynasty, it can be described as a great responsibility. ⊥,

Dolgon's battle also has a special significance, since Huang Taiji ascended the throne, several large-scale battles, in addition to the conquest of the Mongol tribes to achieve a complete victory, the battle of entering the pass and plundering and conquering Korea, all because of the participation of the Zheng family army was not able to complete the initial campaign deployment, and it can even be said that it suffered a heavy defeat, two battles, the warriors of the Eight Banners lost tens of thousands of people, and Abatai and Azig were captured alive, although such news was blocked in the Manchurian nobles, but it was a major blow to the morale of the soldiers of the Eight Banners, And in order to be able to separate the Ming court, Huang Taiji made a move to pay tribute to Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, although the Manchus would not particularly care about the perfunctory in this regard, but the same emperor Huang Taiji is difficult to really bear.

Therefore, Dolgon's expedition must be completely victorious, at least the Ming army that must fight does not dare to take the lead.

Dolgon also knew the importance of this expedition, so after accepting the task, he immediately began to prepare, if he only led 100,000 Eight Banners warriors to fight, Dolgon was handy, and could command calmly, but this time was different, among the 150,000 troops he led, there were 50,000 Han troops, how to coordinate between the Eight Banners Army and the Han Army, Dolgon must consider, tell the truth. For Huang Taiji's arrangement, Dolgon was not satisfied in his heart.

Although the Zheng family army of the Ming Dynasty is brave, but Dolgon is indifferent, in his opinion, the most courageous in the world is the Eight Banners Warriors, and the others are not worth mentioning. The reason why the Eight Banners Army and the Zheng Jiajun failed in the two battles was that the Eight Banners Army was unprepared and encountered a sudden attack, and on the other hand, the Zheng Family's luck was still very good.

Huang Taiji asked 50,000 Han troops to participate in the battle, in fact, it was arranged as cannon fodder, once they encountered the powerful Zheng army, these 50,000 Han troops could play two roles, one of which was to drag the Zheng army. Let the Eight Banners Army have enough time to prepare to completely defeat or even annihilate the Zheng Army, and the second is to drag the Zheng Army and buy enough time for the Eight Banners Army to evacuate.

Dolgon's idea was to use the 50,000 Han army to drag down the Zheng army, so as to buy enough time for the Eight Banners Army to defeat or annihilate the Zheng army. Besides, the more the Han army died, the less money and food were distributed. If the Han army collapses, all the money and food obtained will belong to the soldiers of the Eight Banners Army.

However, it is not enough to fight and fight just by imagination, and the 50,000 Han army must be well commanded. And to command these Han troops, the most important thing is to make Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming obey the command.

The first problem in front of Dolgon was how to treat Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming equally. It is believed that the Han people are cowardly, and the Han army of the Great Qing State has not been reused, and the battle of conquering the Mongol tribes and entering the customs and plundering has no part of the Han army at all.

Dolgon also looked down on the Han people, but after all, he was one of the best generals in the Qing Dynasty, and he was really involved in combat matters, and he could take care of it, which was related to the success or failure of the battle after all.

Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming came to Prince Rui's mansion for the first time, and if it weren't for this joint operation, they would not have been able to enter Prince Rui's mansion at all.

Entering the mansion, the first feeling of the three of them is luxurious atmosphere, the mansion is composed of a combination of north and south, there are pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, and there is also the taste of Jin Ge Iron Horse, entering the reception room, you can see the scimitar and bow and arrow hanging on the wall.

This has already begun to show the taste of Manchu and Han fusion.

Although at this time, the integration of Manchu and Han was far from reaching the later level, but it is human nature to accept and enjoy civilization, with the increase of Han people, a large number of Han culture was introduced into the Manchu nobles, about the culture of housing and food, the Manchu nobles were generally accepted, and even among many magnates, they were proud to enjoy the food of the Han people.

Dolgon entered the wing, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming hurriedly stood up, although the three of them were also canonized as kings by Huang Taiji, but the gap between them and Dolgon was huge, and their status was completely different.

There was a rare smile on Dorgon's face.

"King Gongshun, King Zhishun, King Huaishun, this king is about to fight with you, and this king also hopes to get the support of the three of you in this matter of combat command."

Dolgon's Chinese is very standard.

Kong Youde, on behalf of the three of them, hurriedly spoke.

"The last general, Brother Shang, and Brother Geng will obey the command of Prince Rui, and they will do their best."

Dorgon still had a smile on his face.

"This king is the commander, the three are naturally the deputy marshals, the emperor specially entrusted, this battle is a joint operation of the Eight Banners Army and the Han Army, and it is also a groundbreaking thing for me to open the Qing Dynasty, the importance of this king will not say much, the three are warriors, and have been praised by the emperor, this king believes that the three will be able to show their strength in the next battle, but this king also has something to say in front, so as not to have an accident when you get it, and hurt each other's face."

When he said this, Dolgon's expression became serious, although he was only twenty-seven years old, but the serious Dolgon had already shown the momentum and majesty of the superior, this temperament and majesty made Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming feel suppressed and obedient.

"Military orders are like mountains, since it is a battle, it is necessary to ensure that the military order is implemented to the letter, 150,000 troops, if you can't do the order to prohibit, then there is no need to talk about the war, this battle, whether it is the warriors of the Eight Banners, or the soldiers of the Han Army, the same reward and punishment, disobey the order or violate the military order, no matter who is involved, it is to be engaged in military law."

"The 150,000 army is divided into the front army and the middle army, the front army is 50,000 people, including 20,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners, 30,000 soldiers of the Han army, 100,000 people of the Chinese army, three and the king sit in the middle army, Anping Beledudu leads the front army, the king hopes that the three warn many Han army soldiers must obey the command, march and fight without the slightest hesitation and delay, and resolutely carry out the order."

"The specific combat deployment, this king is still thinking, this operation is similar to the deployment of the previous operations, this king will not choose to attack from Shanhaiguan, the same is from other places to break through into the pass, and hit the Ming court hard, this king believes that the three can be kept secret, and will never leak the deployment and plan of the operation, but this king also wants to remind the three, how many Han army officers think, you may not be very clear, when the Zheng army invaded Lushun and Fuzhou and other places, the thousand households under the command of General Kong Song Li, surrendered to the Zheng army, It caused heavy losses to the Eight Banners Army and the Han Army, and the past is vivid in my mind, and we cannot take it lightly. ”

When Dorgon said this, Kong Youde's face flushed.

Leaving Prince Rui's mansion, Kong Youde's expression was very bad, and the three of them hurried back to the barracks, and then entered the room, asking the soldiers to guard outside, and no one should disturb them.

Kong Youde's face was gloomy and he spoke.

"Damn, I don't want to say anything about the combat deployment, this is obviously distrusting us, and what do you say about the deputy marshal, 30,000 Han troops let Du Du command, we follow Dolgon's side, there are only 20,000 soldiers left under his command, how to fight this battle, what the front army does, think we don't know, put 30,000 Han troops in the front army, that is, to take the lead, that is, to send death, looking at the situation is not right, the army will not attack......"

When Kong Youde spoke, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming were silent and thinking all the time.

The three of them were all miners, and they fought with Mao Wenlong back then, Kong Youde was the oldest, but his personality was the most hot, Shang Kexi was the same age as Geng Zhongming, but Shang Kexi was the most calm, and he didn't speak easily, but the words he said were often convincing.

After Kong Youde finished speaking, Shang Kexi slowly spoke.

"Brother Kong's words are very reasonable, Prince Rui saw us today, his purpose is to ask us to obey the command, 50,000 Han troops are not a small number, if you do not obey the command, this battle will not have to be fought, as for the Han army and the Eight Banners sergeant with the same reward and punishment, I am afraid it is not such a good thing, but under the current situation, we can not have any abnormal movements, only obey the command."

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming looked at Shang Kexi at the same time.

"The three of us defected to the Great Qing Kingdom, and were crowned kings by the emperor, and there is no chance to turn back, only to effectively order the Great Qing Kingdom and the emperor, Lao Fan has made it clear that we should understand our own situation, if we offend Prince Rui and are suspected by the emperor, then we will have no place to stand, so no matter how Prince Rui arranges and deploys, we will do it."

"As for the combat deployment and other matters, I don't know if there are benefits to not knowing, everything is under the control of Prince Rui, and we can just follow it, so that no matter whether the battle is won or lost, it has nothing to do with us."

"If the battle is won, we can get the credit with it, but if the battle is lost, the responsibility is not on our heads, even if Prince Rui wants to shirk the responsibility, he can't find us." ……

Shang Kexi talked eloquently, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming nodded again and again.

After Shang Kexi finished speaking, Kong Youde followed and spoke.

"What Brother Shang said is very reasonable, at least we won't carry the black cauldron, but I think it is still necessary to preserve our strength, if Prince Rui always lets the Han army charge, and the Eight Banners sergeants hide behind, it will not be cost-effective......"

Shang Kexi looked at Kong Youde, a glimmer of light shot in his eyes, but he didn't speak. (To be continued......)