Chapter 470: The demonstration of the enemy and the war begins in Ruzhou

If you see the cavalry, if it is a cavalry brigade, the commander of the Zhenghong Banner Atamu may not lead the army to attack, although the Jurchen Tartars had absolute confidence in the Mongolian cavalry on the grassland.

The Jurchens could mobilize more cavalry than any tribe on the grassland. The Jurchen cavalry was better equipped and had more sufficient training. In any head-on confrontation, the Qing Dynasty had the confidence to defeat the Mongolian cavalry. Of course, this was also limited. Among the cavalry led by Atamu, there were originally troops from the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Banners. If he met tens of thousands of Tumote cavalry, he would also run away quickly.

However, when encountering this large convoy, Atamu has no reason not to fight. This large convoy is basically a team that transports fodder and grain, or transports goods to the nobles of Tumote. No matter how many guards there are, it is not a combat force, and it has a lot of oil and water.

The place where the commander of the Zhenghong Banner Atam and the large army is located is a slightly raised hilly area. This is the natural geographical boundary between the Liao plains and the grasslands. Looking at this direction on the grassland, you cannot see a large number of Manchu cavalry hidden by hills. However, in the direction of Atamu, you can see the boundless grassland opposite.

Even though this large convoy is the opponent's bait, there is no sign of ambush within the reach of his eyes.

The commander Atamu is also a veteran who has led troops for many years, so he can naturally estimate that this large convoy is only more than 60 large chariots, including the guards, and even if there are ambushers, if the cavalrymen go down to eat this team, they can escape after the opponent's cavalry arrives.

The road he chose was indeed safe in the hearts of the herdsmen on the grassland. There would be no ambushing road, but among the Han people and the Qing Dynasty, he knew that there was a place to lurk here.

Looking at the leisurely herdsmen's convoy walking on the grassland, the chief lord Atamu couldn't help but sneer. He immediately issued an order to the team beside him.

When the cavalry rushed out, the large convoy did not have the panic that the Jurchen cavalry had expected. Instead, under the guidance of the driver, they slowly circled in circles. The herdsmen who were driving the cart moved quickly, unloading the cattle and horses that were pulling the cart and then rushed to the inner circle.

At the height of this kind of carriage, cavalry who are skilled in riding can even ride horses over. What can this do? Atamu, the commander of Zhenghongqi, had no intention of being wary of it. He believed that the cavalry that might cause trouble were those who served as guards. But after the cavalry rushed out in the Qing Dynasty, after the cavalry rushed out, they immediately ran away in another direction.

There was no threat in front of him. This large convoy had become a piece of fat meat at the slaughter of others. The next thing was to swallow him.

When the Qing cavalry rushed to the front of the cart, the covered tarpaulins were removed from the cart, and the musket soldiers hidden inside were already ready for battle. They had already rushed close enough. At a distance of more than fifty steps, it was too late to turn. The running ground inertia had to let them continue to step forward.

This is already within the effective shooting range of the musket. The cavalry rushing in the front was hit by the continuous firing muskets. Neither the chain mail nor the cotton armor could effectively block the lead balls flying at high speed. The horse running in the front fell directly to the ground, and the horse behind was tripped by the front, which was in chaos again.

However, this time the shooting seemed to be a bit too early. The shooting only frustrated the opponent's forward and caused a slight confusion to the opponent, but that's all.

Compared with the tactics of using salt transport trucks to lure the cavalry on the grassland to siege the siege. Then the center blossoms and the heavy damage is too bad.

Atamu, the chief commander of the Zhenghong Banner, held the horse in time. The chaos in front made him frightened, and the movements not far away made him even more frightened. He could see the guards who had just escaped and fled back halfway. This was indeed a trap. The real trouble was not how many cavalry were in the distance. It was such a sharp firearm. The cavalry could not chew off at all, and they had to use cannons to be sure.

If the small group of guards and cavalrymen were holding their team in their hands, they would probably not be able to run back. Atamu, the chief commander of the Zhenghongqi, quickly made a judgment. When he attacked the large convoy, more than a hundred cavalrymen were lost. The loss was not too great, and it was still too late to run.

Atamu's hurried orders, the cavalry led by him turned around and turned around. The momentum of rushing forward was finally stopped, and the entire team was incredibly chaotic.

However, after all, it was outside the range of the fire of the muskets on the large convoy. The escort cavalry of this convoy ran far away. There was still some time to come back. Atamu was a veteran after all, and his judgment was very accurate. Because there was no offense, he was able to withdraw in time.

Thousands of Manchurian and Mongolian cavalry fled as quickly as they came. The small ambush of large convoys could not catch up with them. This ambush seemed very unsuccessful.

It was very chaotic when retreating, and the brigade was still condensing and did not disintegrate. It ran out fifteen miles and confirmed that there were no pursuers behind it. The commander Atamu had recovered. But the more he thought about it, the more he became more shocked. What kind of Mongolian tribes on the grassland were? Atamu had seen too much.

Today's muskets and chariot formations, including the application of cavalry squads, Mongolian nobles and soldiers on the grassland could do this, and I'm afraid the great empire of that year would continue.

When he arrived at the position of Dutong, he was already considered a high-level official of the Qing Dynasty. He could know many secrets, such as the great failure of Hejian Prefecture and related rumors, such as the extremely sharp firearms in Shandong, and the offensive and defensive battles that Duoduo fought under the city of Seoul today. The firearms that defended the Ming army were also widely spread among the upper class of the Qing Dynasty. What I saw today, combined with these rumors, could soon rise.

Could it be that the Tumot cavalry on the grassland actually colluded with North Korea? This idea was extremely strange, but Atamu thought about it a little deeper and felt creepy.

Taking a step back, even if the Ming army of Tumot and North Korea had no collusion, had sharp firearms, and tens of thousands of cavalry of the Tumot troops who could fight like this would be a huge threat. We must report these details to Shengjing, although Prince Ajige and his own lord Belelek Dehun were coming. But these troops may not be enough, and we must add more troops. Moreover, the grasslands west of Shengjing Shenyang and Liaoyang also need heavy troops to protect them.

When he returned to his resident, the commander of the Red Banner, Atamu, was still in shock. He immediately sorted out what he thought in his heart into two secret letters, one was a memorial to the court, which was for the emperor and the regent Dorgon, and the other was for the prince Dai Shan, the chief of the banner. The situation is dangerous now!

After July, something was wrong with Shengjing, the capital of the Qing Tartars. Just two years ago, Shengjing had already become somewhat prosperous, with a bit of the style of the Ming Dynasty, the luxury of noble people, and the battles against the outside world. And the expansion of foreign trade has caused a large amount of wealth and population to flow to Shengjing.

The Eight Banners of Jurchens in the city and the nobles of Mongolian tribes enjoyed a lot. They enjoyed the wine, banquets, singing and dancing every day, or gathered at a certain family to watch the opera troupe, and were in a peaceful and wealthy scene. Nowadays, anyone who said they would go hunting or hunting eagles outside the city would definitely be laughed at and thought it was a savage.

Young children like Han concubines and dressed in the Ming Dynasty. They like to learn the Ming Dynasty’s official language. This is the fashion of the entire Shengjing. More and more young Jurchens cannot shoot arrows or even ride horses. This is actually considered to be the behavior of noble people.

During the day, Huang Taiji was extremely troubled by these things. He knew that if the Jurchens removed the barbaric nature, they would become corrupt and casual. He tried every means to change this style, but unfortunately, the results were very little, which made the relatives and nobles of each banner quite disgusted.

However, Huang Taiji has a very high prestige, and everyone dare not object to this punishment. They can only say a few words behind the scenes. After Dorgon became the regent, he wanted to win the support of various banners and forces. He could not take too much care of such things. And he was not qualified to restrain others, because Dorgon was a model of sinicization in Shengjing City. He has always been the leader of this trend.

So in the past two years, these relatives and nobles from the Qing Dynasty have been playing too crazy. The old-fashioned characters are unhappy and they speak coldly every day, but they can't change anything.

In the history of Li Meng, the Eight Banners' army was extremely corrupt and degenerate after entering the pass. Without the support of the traitor army, they would not be able to seize the world at all. It is hard to say whether they can protect the continuation of their own ethnic group.

But in July of the 17th year of Chongzhen, there were a little changes, and some people began to restrain the uncontrollable extravagant behavior of these noble and noble children in Shengjing.

The people who made this restriction were the representatives of this extravagant Chinese behavior. Regent Dorgon and Dorgon issued an order in the name of Emperor Shunzhi, requiring the Jurchens and the Eight Banners of Mongolia to assess the archery and horse and martial arts that those over the age of fourteen must undergo.

If the assessment fails, the future will be deprived of, and the salary will be cut. If there are too many unqualified relatives and nobles in each banner, the banner will even be deprived of its population.

Depriving the population of Niulu is the biggest punishment in the Qing Dynasty. The strength of each flag depends entirely on the comparison of the number of flags. Depriving the population of the flag is equivalent to cutting off the lifeline of these flags.

Back then, Nurhachi banned Shurhazi, Huang Taiji banned Amin and Mangourtai, both of which were deprived and reduced their flag Ding Niulu, which was considered to be extremely cruel.

As soon as this order was issued, there were a big uproar everywhere in Shengjing and Liaoyang. The relatives and nobles of each banner thought that the Regent was crazy, and even there were fierce feedback in Jilin and Ningguta.

However, what is even more surprising is that the owners of each banner clearly expressed their support, and whether there is any conflict with Dorgon or not, they all made clear statements. Prince Su Haoge, Prince Li Daishan, and Prince Zheng Jirgalang who returned to Shengjing were all like this, and sent his own personal soldiers to assist in the implementation.

After less than half a month of implementation, there were complaints everywhere, but they had to follow suit. The failure of North Korea's siege and the sudden appearance of hostile Mongolian cavalry on the Liaozhong border made the Qing Dynasty face the danger of internal combat. Their relatively small population made them short of the troops defending everywhere, and a comprehensive mobilization was necessary.

In the huge Ten Kings Pavilion, only these four princes were sitting inside, and each of them looked bad. Just now, a pen-shaped pen-style had just finished his belief in the Red Flag Commander Atamu.

"In the Liaohetao, I just took my troops there. Where can I collect some Mongolian herders on the grassland? It can be considered as our help."

Prince Zheng Jirgalang has never been willing to stay in Shengjing circle. Anyway, this time the discussion is to arrange who will go where to guard. Instead of being arranged by someone, it is better to volunteer. Jirgalang knows very well. Don’t look at the many people sitting here who are in conflict with each other, if there are any conflicts, the ones who are separated by the other will definitely be attacked by the group.

After all, these people are Nurhaci's relatives, and they are just a relationship between uncle and nephew. The Liaohetao is the barrier of Shengjing and Liaoyang, two places in the heart of the Qing Dynasty. It is an important place. Jiergalang has also been guarding there for many years and is familiar with it, so he went there.

When everyone heard Jiergalang's statement, it was hard to say anything. The real danger was actually on the Daling River and Xiaoling River. The Liaohetao can only be said to be in danger here.

Moreover, the Liaohetao is very close to Shengjing and Liaoyang, so you can get some supplements nearby. However, since Prince Zheng spoke, it is difficult to refute. Dorgon nodded stiffly. He said:

"Thank you for your hard work in Prince Zheng, and someone from the Ministry of War will arrange various matters tomorrow."

Even if this matter was settled, Prince Zheng sat on the chair and bowed, but suddenly remembered something. He said with a deep thought:

"When we went to catch savages on Mount Hut, we heard from the people who live there that a small group of Rakshasa people came from the north, and several villages in Daur were in trouble. It was the territory where we were born in the crowd. Do we need to arrange a gang leader to go and clear it up."

Hearing Prince Zheng’s words, Dorgon waved his hand impatiently and said:

"Prince Zheng's garrison on the Liaohetao side is already a heavy military service. The deep mountains and forests in Daur have nothing to do with it."

Prince Zheng Jirgalang just said casually that since Dorgon didn't care, he stopped insisting and sat on the chair as usual and was silent.

"There are too many places on the grassland bordering our Qing Dynasty. If you want to be prepared, how to come here, now we must clear the disasters in Liaoland as soon as possible. The soldiers went to the grassland to clear all these cavalry. They had muskets, so we would bring the cannons. These people couldn't go to the sky."

Among the princes present, Dorgon was older than Haoge. Because he was the leader of all the princes, he pretended to be calm and steadfast on weekdays. But now that chaos is coming in all directions, he is a little anxious. After talking about the above in a hurry, the Regent Dorgon turned to Prince Su Haoge and said:

"Prince Su, the general general of Ningyuan regiment training, Wu Sangui, was still at the two ends of the rat after receiving the imperial court's advice. He was hesitant and asked Prince Su to send someone to annihilate him outside the pass or drive him out, and not to involve our troops in western Liaoning."

After hearing this, Prince Su Haoge nodded without hesitation and agreed. Dorgon breathed a long sigh, turned to Prince Li Daishan beside him with a little serious expression, and said:

"How about asking my elder brother to guard this heartland in Shengjing area?"

Dai Shan nodded slowly, Dorgon stood up and bowed to everyone in the room quite solemnly, and spoke in a solemn voice:

"The current situation is so difficult now, and you still need to work together to get through it, this...

When they said this, they couldn't continue. The atmosphere in the room became even more dull, and everyone was speechless. Just a year ago, everyone was thinking about how to distribute the world after entering the pass, and why suddenly, the Qing Dynasty suddenly became entangled.

This is really hard to understand, everyone's mood is extremely heavy...

"Damn Bai Guangen and Gao Jie, Suli and others usually play forward, but why did they push me in front today? Xu Dingguo's bastard's head was burned out. Hou Xu's sour thing spoke, and he actually listened to it, and ran to the front to die!"

Shaanxi General He Renlong did not stop cursing in front of the army. The personal soldiers, deputy generals and others around him were used to it, and they all looked ahead with a stern face.

After the general of the army, Hou Xun, completely cleared and stabilized the northern part of Ruzhou, it was already mid-July. Li Zicheng personally led a large army northward, and Hou Xun, the general of the army, also urged the troops to move south from Ruzhou City to prepare for the battle.

There is an official road between Ruzhou and Baofeng, and there is a connection between Rushui water. The march is quite convenient. Hou Xun is still extremely cautious in this march. He refused to divide his troops and went out lightly. Although Li Zicheng sent small troops several times in the Huoshan area to attract him, the supervisor Hou Xun was unmoved and still went straight.

At the middle of the journey, Li Zicheng's Shun Army had to fight. Before the war, Hou Xun made some arrangements and summoned the four generals to discuss. I don't know if it had been discussed in advance or what. Several generals recommended He Renlong to attack the vanguard, and Xu Dingguo was willing to be the deputy.

He Renlong called He Crazy, the most feared Shunjun, and it was a good idea to let him play the vanguard. Of course, He Renlong himself might not think so, but despite his domineeringness, several generals recommended him together. He couldn't say anything.

Back then, Yang Sichang was cheating between He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu, but he ended up backfiring. Hou Xun made a very easy decision to commit suicide, so he made a promise.

If he really can defeat the bandits, the generals will be rewarded with the title of marquis as the most important one. The position of Duke of the country cannot be escaped. If he moves forward bravely, the benefit will not be reduced. This is why these generals have a little interest and fighting spirit. He is determined to fight.

The army of both sides met, with flat and empty terrain, knowing oneself and the enemy, and there was no trick to play, so they just opened the formation near the official road.

After the commander Hou Xun took the car camp out of Tongguan, he won one after another. This time he was naturally used. The five-row carts were the ones who fought the van. The front of the carts was covered with large shields and quilts, and the officers and soldiers behind him were pushing them. There were gaps between the large carts in each row, which facilitated the infighting and riding.

Shaanxi general He Renlong led 4,000 elite cavalry, and Shanxi general Xu Dingguo led 3,500 cavalry, just behind the big chariot, waiting for an opportunity to move.

The Shun Army still had an ordinary formation, and Li Zicheng was in the central army. This time, General Xie Junyou, the Dashun Guoyi, who was originally guarding Ruzhou, served as the vanguard. The Shun Army also had military laws, although it had plans to lure the enemy into depth. However, the situation in Shun Army in Ruzhou was a mess, which also had a lot to do with General Guoyi's poor management.

This time, General Guoyi Xie Junyou became the vanguard, which was also a reason for his crimes. Nearly 10,000 forwards were elites from the old battalion of the Shun Army and Luo Rucai's former subordinates, and his combat effectiveness was trustworthy.

Since the war started, the Ming army's formation began to move forward. The cart in front slowly pushed forward, and the cavalry behind followed. The Shun army was really troubled by the cart. The bows and arrows and bird guns could not deal with these things, and the cannons could not be set up in a hurry, which was not suitable for field battles. They were always slowly pushed by the opponent every time, and then the official army attacked from the gap, and had no choice but to retreat.

General Guoyi Xie Junyou didn't have any good methods. This time he specially arranged two thousand infantrymen with big axes and Dazhui to rush forward, destroy these big cars nearby, and then attack the Ming army's back formation.

The two sides approached each other and saw the ground clearer. The soldiers of Shun Army walking in front saw the Ming army general flag flying behind the large convoy. The flag was written with a big word "he". However, there were a few soldiers with acquaintances and immediately recognized what kind of soldiers they were from the Ming army.

"He Madman...opposite is that big bug He Madman..."

Such discussions came one after another, and the entire formation of the Shun Army was suddenly a little turbulent. Although the Shun Army and the Ming Army fought more and less, there were also people they feared. The Shaanxi general He Renlong was the one who was most afraid of. Since Li Zicheng started his army in Shaanxi, He Renlong defeated Li Zicheng and the Chuangjun several times to the end of the road. Chongzhen 7 surrounded Li Zicheng's troops in Longzhou. It was at that time that Gao Jie surrendered to the official army and defeated the Chuangjun in Tongguan. He Renlong, who had only a dozen cavalry left in Li Zicheng, also participated.

He is a man who is rushing and raising money on weekdays, but he is like a crazy tiger in battle, rushing and attacking hard. His subordinates are also in a tough style. Few troops can bear this force, especially for the Shun Army. He Renlong was called He Crazy by the Shun Army, and generals from all walks of life were extremely afraid.

Originally, everyone thought He Renlong was in the back team, but they didn't expect that in today's battle, the madman rushed to the front. This has been a long time since the power of General Guoyi Xie Junyou, gradually began to stir up, and the panic of several people gradually spread, turning into the panic of the entire front team.
Chapter completed!