Chapter 197 This battle must be fought for the moon
In the central army's tent, Gao Jie frowned and walked back and forth in the tent.
Yesterday, the scout team brought back a Tartar whistle cavalry. Gao Jie tried his best to find a businessman who knew Manchu language, and then tortured the Tartar to confess, and then found out what was going on.
It turned out that the Tartars were a banner soldier of the Manchurian Yellow Banner. He was ordered to investigate the military information of the Shunde Prefecture with his companions. According to the Tartars, after learning that the Ming army entered Northern Zhili and conquered Daming Prefecture, Dorgon was shocked after learning that the Ming army had entered Northern Zhili and conquered Daming Prefecture. Guangping Prefecture was shocked and decided to send two elite yellow banners left behind in the capital to block the Ming army.
The one who commanded the Huang and the Yellow Banners was Dorobellekdehun.
Luke Dehun brought more than 10,000 elite two yellow flags this time, and in addition to more than 20,000 green camp soldiers. Although the number of people is not as large as that of the Ming army, the combat effectiveness is very strong.
The two yellow flags are the most elite among the Eight Banners. This time, the re-issue of the establishment is enough to show that Dorgon attaches great importance to Gao Jie.
This is not good news for Gao Jie.
This Northern Expedition saw the opportunity of the main force of the Eight Banners being transferred to Shanxi and Shaanxi. Unexpectedly, Dorgon actually kept a hand and kept the two yellow flags' army to guard the capital.
There is no doubt that Luke Dehun came for Gao Jie. Otherwise, he would not have sent scouts so carefully to the mountainous areas of Shunde Prefecture to investigate.
For Gao Jie, the situation changed. Originally, he wanted to conquer as much as possible in the city and territories, which consumed the Qing Dynasty's prestige in the capital. Even if he couldn't defeat Shenjing for a while, it was acceptable.
But now that the Tartars take the initiative to fight, Gao Jie naturally cannot fight in Northern Zhili as originally planned.
Either withdraw to Henan and Shandong, or fight this battle.
He has to make a choice.
Gao Jie understood that this decision would likely affect the entire combat plan of the Ming Dynasty against the Qing Dynasty, so he was very cautious and had not made up his mind for a long time.
At this time, Li Chengdong once again played a key role.
He suggested that Gao Jie fight this battle.
There are three reasons.
First, the Ming army was in high spirits at this time, and taking advantage of this momentum to fight the Tartars, they would not suffer any losses.
Secondly, Gao Jie urgently needed to let his soldiers feel the combat effectiveness of the real Tatar through this battle. After all, the Green Camp soldiers who defeated this first were the second Tatars.
Third, Gao Jie needs to show it to the court. If he turns around and runs away during the Northern Expedition, the court may not be able to explain it.
Li Chengdong explained these three reasons to Gao Jie one by one. Gao Jie also felt it was reasonable, so he made up his mind to fight Luke Dehun.
Gao Jie is very good at fighting and dares to fight.
But facing the two yellow flag elites led by Luke Dehun, he was very careful and personally summoned his generals to discuss strategies.
Judging from the direction of the Qing army's march, they should have come from Jizhou.
If you want to enter Guangping Prefecture, the Qing army would have a great possibility of going to Hanjiazhai and moving along the Zhangshui River.
Therefore, Gao Jie decided to set up an ambush on the Qing army's march route and fight an ambush.
There are many low dense forests in the river valley along the Zhang River, which is indeed a good place for ambushing.
However, it is not easy to form a formation here, and the number of people in the Ming army cannot be used to play.
After thinking about it, Gao Jie decided to divide his troops and personally led 30,000 people to set up an ambush in the dense forest of the river valley. The remaining 20,000 people were led by Li Chengdong and took a detour to take a detour.
When the Qing army entered the river valley along the Zhang River, Li Chengdong and Gao Jie led their troops out to form an encirclement of the Qing army.
The only problem is that the battle and decision must be decided quickly. If the main force led by Duoduo returns, it is probably difficult for the Ming army led by Gao Jie and Li Chengdong to successfully evacuate.
Gao Jie learned from the Tartar scout that Luke Dehun was a young man in his twenties and did not have much experience in commanding troops. This time he led his army to the expedition was Luke Dehun's first real command of troops.
So Gao Jie is ready to use this to do some work.
Generally speaking, those who command troops for the first time will be anxious to prove themselves.
So as long as Gao Jie sells a flaw, Luke Dehun will pounce without hesitation.
This requires a bait.
Gao Jie thought of Zhang Yong at the first time.
This guy was the deputy general of the Green Camp Army who surrendered in Weihui Mansion. He followed Gao Jie all the way to conquer the city and the ground, and had no way out. Even the braids behind the heads of these Green Camp soldiers had been cut off. Now there was no hair on their bare heads, and there was no difference from the monk.
Therefore, Li Chengdong once joked that Zhang Yong was commanding a monk army.
Gao Jie was about to order the monk army to advance north along the Zhang River to have an encounter with the Qing army led by Luke Dehun.
This encounter is only allowed to lose but not win, and the purpose is to arouse Luke Dehun's desire.
What Zhang Yong had to do was to flee all the way and lure the Qing army into the ambushed river valley, so that Gao Jie and Li Chengdong could fight out at the most critical moment.
This plan is perfect, the key is to see if Luke Dehun is fooled.
If Zhang Yong plays a little like that, Gao Jie thinks there is still a great opportunity.
When Gao Jie found Zhang Yong and said all his thoughts, although Zhang Yong responded, he felt very distressed in his heart.
He really regretted why he didn't find a chance to escape?
Now, he has become a completely "anti-Qing person". It is impossible for him to have any other choice except to follow Gao Jie to work.
Damn it, just do it! A man dies and a bird is facing the sky, and he will never die for thousands of years! Isn’t it just a Tartar? He has his eyes and mouths, and can he swallow him alive?
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"Master Beile, Ning Jinbo is ahead."
Fan Wencheng controlled the reins with one hand and pointed at a large swamp road not far away.
Although Dorgon finally decided to appoint Luke Dehun as the general in command of the army to block the Ming army, he was still a little worried and decided to send Fan Wencheng to accompany the army.
Fan Wencheng was polite and had many tricks. With him around Lukede, Dorgon felt much more at ease.
Of course Fan Wencheng would not refuse this. He was anxious about what his master was anxious about and thought about what his master thought. This was his duty as a slave.
As an old servant who has been actively serving since the Nurhaci period, Fan Wencheng has a very special relationship with the Aisin Gioro family.
In Fan Wencheng's view, the affairs of the Aisin Gioro family are more important than those of his own. And the current battle is related to the fortune of the Aisin Gioro family and the national destiny of the Qing Dynasty. Of course, he cannot stay out of the matter and share the worries of the master, and he has no choice but to do so!
"Mr. Fan, should we camp and rest near Ningjinbo today? It will be more convenient for soldiers to get water and bury them to make rice."
Luke Dehun trusted Fan Wencheng very much. He followed Fan Wencheng's marching route after leaving the capital.
"Beller might as well order the army to be stationed a little far from the water, which is safer."
Fan Wencheng hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his concerns.
"Camping camping with water is a taboo in military strategists. If the southerners suddenly attack, it is very likely that soldiers will trample on and drown."
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Chapter completed!