Chapter 2305: The weak point of Gui Zi Juan, the turning point (First update, please give me a guaranteed monthly ticket!)
Seeing that his father Khan was silent about the dispute between Bayala and He Heli, Huang Taiji cleared his throat and stood up: "Father Khan, my son thinks that what Mr. He Heli and his uncle said are reasonable, but at the moment, it is not about this. When there is a difference, we must first win this battle before we can talk about what will happen in the future. Although the battle in Dazhou was unexpected, their losses were not small. If they want to break through the Yilu, they are still far away. , but we can’t delay it any longer on Tieling Acropolis.”
Hong Taiji’s mixed mud allowed Nurhachi to barely find a way to go down the steps.
Bayala's views were endorsed by many nobles within the Eight Banners. In fact, even Nurhachi himself was a little worried about this issue, but He Heli's opinions were equally reasonable.
There are only so many Jurchens in Jianzhou. If they want to fight against the Great Zhou Dynasty in the south and seize more land, population and wealth, they can only attract more Han people.
But the more territory they invaded the south, the more territory they occupied, the Han population grew larger and larger, and the signs of the Jurchens being Hanized became more and more obvious. Look at the four banners of the Han army brought by Li Yongfang, which affected the lives of the Manchus around them. The changes in habits and diet are shocking.
Although he tried his best to bring out the savage Jurchens, there were only so many savage Jurchens. The Haixi Jurchens and the stubborn Ye Hebu refused to give in, which made Nurhachi hate him to the bone. There was also the scourge of Zasai. It is simply intolerable to bring up the Inner Khalkha people and not allow the Horqin people to surrender to them.
Nurhachi was aware of the risks of incorporating a large number of Han people, but the Jurchen population was unlikely to grow rapidly, so what should we do?
Perhaps selectively expanding the Mongols to join in is an option, but unfortunately this was interrupted by the interference of the Inner Khalkhas.
"What Lao Ba said is that now is not the time to discuss these things. We still have to consider how to win this battle and eliminate the Juniper tribe." Nurhaci pondered for a while, "E Yidu can still hold the Zhou army. Attack?"
An Feiyanggu shook his head: "If we continue, it may be a bit difficult. Hu Erhan was held back by Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong. Cao He's two men fought fiercely. Hu Erhan had no time to separate, unless Fei Yingdong also wanted to Lead troops to reinforce, otherwise it will be difficult to solve the problem with Mang Gurtai's cavalry alone."
"Where is Daishan?" Nurhaci did not dare to mobilize Fei Yingdong's main force easily. The main force of You Shilu's northern front army has not moved. Once Fei Yingdong moves westward, You Shilu's main force will also join in, even in the east. form a breakthrough.
“Daishan was also attacked by You Shilu’s troops and fought in the area of Sanchaer Fort.” An Feiyanggu replied.
"Fighting? Did You Shilu defeat Daishan's courage?" Nurhaci asked dissatisfied: "Has he had enough rest? Order Daishan to immediately defeat the Zhou army in front of him, and then move closer to the west , to reduce the pressure on Fei Yingdong, so that Fei Yingdong can allocate troops and reinforcements."
The siege troops under Tieling Guard City cannot be drawn out. This is the main purpose of this battle, which is to completely swallow up the Juniper Department. The only ones who can move now are the Daishan Department.
It’s just that they don’t understand the difficult situation that Daishan Department is currently facing. Not only is Daishan unable to reinforce, but it even needs support from Fei Yingdong.
"What should I do?" Dai Shan never expected that this battle would end like this. Although he suffered losses in the previous battle, his vitality was not damaged. He still had more than 6,000 troops. Why was he defeated by the enemy on the opposite side? How could Zhou Jun be forced to reach this point?
He had never dared to ask Fei Yingdong for help before, because the information Fei Yingdong gave him showed that the Zhou army on the opposite side only had more than 9,000 people. In Daishan's opinion, his 6,000 people were more than enough to deal with the 9,000 people of the Zhou army, but who I had thought that this Zhou army would be so difficult to deal with. From the field battle, they actually forced themselves to retreat to Sanchaer Fort, and then were forced to withdraw from Sanchaer Fort and hide in the Huabaochong Fort.
To the Jianzhou warriors, this was simply a great shame and humiliation. Daishan could even imagine that after this battle, he would immediately become the laughing stock of Mang Gurtai and Huang Taiji.
The most difficult thing for Daishan to accept was still the field battle.
Both sides were almost unprepared for the encounter, but the speed of response and the power of the firearms displayed by the other side were far beyond our expectations. Especially the opponent's fire cannon soldiers were arrayed and fired very fast. It looked like they had been used for a long time. A veteran of the battle.
However, the color of the opponent's clothes is not that of the frontier troops such as the Liaodong Army and Jizhen Army. The red-edged shoulder collar clearly belongs to the Beijing camp system. Daishan has seen such clothing in the capital city of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Only the troops in the Beijing camp wear red clothing.
But everyone knows that the combat effectiveness of the Great Zhou Jingying camp is not ordinary, otherwise it would not have been defeated by the Inner Khalkha people and wiped out tens of thousands of people in one fell swoop, and even allowed Zasai to make a huge profit from this redemption business. , even spread throughout the eastern Mongolian grasslands, and the Jurchens in Jianzhou also heard it.
In an encounter, the opponent relied on ferocious firepower to catch his side, which was caught off guard, and beat him into a sea of blood and corpses. More than a thousand men were killed in the middle of the attack before they could even react. This made Daishan almost Be crazy.
Babutai's eyes were bloodshot, and his lips were dry and cracked. He licked them, looked at the Zhou army outside the fort with some confusion, and said: "Second brother, I'm afraid I have to ask Master Fei Yingdong for help." , If we continue like this, we may be trapped and die here. Even if we can hold on, the dried meat and food for our sons can only last for two days."
Had I known it, I would have defended Sanchaer Fort. At least there was no shortage of water and food in Sanchaer Fort.
But he never thought that the Zhou army would dare to hold on and rush into Sanchaer Fort after that battle.
The two sides were having another fierce battle in Sanchaer Fort. Daishan really didn't want to fight such a messy melee with the opponent in the fort, so he withdrew, intending to fight to the death with the opponent in a field battle outside the city.
Who would have thought that the other party occupied Sancha'er Fort but could not come out, and then attacked their camp at night, forcing themselves to retreat to Huabaochong.
Fortunately, Huabaochong Fort is nominally a fortress, but in fact it is not as important as Sanchaer Fort, and it is not far from the Panhe Station. It turns out that the Liaodong Army regarded this place as a transit point and did not It was specially built, so the fort was low and narrow and there was no food. It can be said that it was very disadvantageous for defense.
But now the Zhou army is relying on the advantage of firearms to surround the three buildings. Only the west side is exposed. It is obvious that they want to force their own side to escape from the west. They can take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, and may even take advantage of the situation to fight all the way to Fanhe. , maybe that is their true purpose.
But they have thousands of troops to fight against themselves, so they dare to attack Panhesuo?
Daishan was puzzled by the solution, but now it was not time to think so far ahead. He needed to solve the problems he faced.
"Let's write to ask for help. It depends on how well Fei Yingdong and the others are fighting. I have a bad feeling. Although Father Khan's plan is thorough this time, I always feel that some accidents will happen. We may not be able to follow the instructions. Our plan has achieved its goal." Daishan lowered his head in frustration and helplessness.
Asking Fei Yingdong for help means that he has lost this battle and Mang Gurtai can be proud again. But Daishan is not afraid of Mang Gurtai. He is more worried about Huang Taiji. Now he He is the one who is most favored in Father Khan's heart.
"Second brother, I'm afraid you are overthinking. Our side can only be regarded as a partial force at best, with only a few thousand troops, and they are not the best. The elites are all led by Father Khan, E Yidu, Fei Yingdong and Hu Erhan. "Look, even if we all die in the battle, it won't affect E Yidu and Fei Yingdong." Babutai shook his head. He felt that his always brave second brother seemed to be scared by the Han people this time, and he felt angry. All have changed.
"Old Jiu, I always feel that it's not that simple. Don't you think that the firearms of the Zhou army in front of you are a bit ridiculously powerful?" Dai Shan shook his head repeatedly, "It's not because I let the enemy's prestige destroy my ambition. That encounter, We didn't make too many mistakes, but the speed of the formation and the frequency of firearm firing didn't give us much chance at all. As soon as our cavalry was deployed, we were still several hundred steps away when we were hit by the opponent's firecrackers. Ergen had a big hole in his head, as you saw, and the cavalry exploded all of a sudden..."
Daishan couldn't help but shudder when he thought of the situation that day.
It’s unbelievable. Originally, the 500-horse cavalry was used as a weapon to break through the enemy’s formation. However, before the cavalry could charge forward, it was shot from a distance by the opponent’s muskets. Dozens of cavalry, including the leader of the cavalry, Thorgen, were knocked off their horses.
The cavalry was also frightened and routed. It was unable to play any role at all, but instead dragged down the infantry.
Babutai also fell silent. He could not refute his brother's opinion, because he also saw with his own eyes the huge damage caused to his own side by the use of the opponent's firearms.
The previous Liaodong Ordnance Battalion was not like this. Fireguns were fired in a messy manner, and the range was uneven. Compared with their own crossbowmen, the damage was less if they were armored, but this time it was different.
Sorgan and the others were beaten to death, especially the helmet on Sorgan's forehead, which had a hole in it. You should know that it was an iron-clad helmet and was invulnerable, but it was actually penetrated by a fire blunderbuss.
In addition to the ferocious firearms of the Zhou army, the opponent's fighting will is much stronger than expected. This can be seen in the melee in Sanchaer Fort. Babutai himself killed several Zhou soldiers, but they still He rushed forward without fear of death, daring to fight with him with swords and spears. If he hadn't escaped quickly, he would have been beaten to death under the fort wall by the opponent's fire blunderbuss.
How to fight in this situation?
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(End of this chapter)