Chapter 448: Too busy to handle everything, being led by the nose
"Father, are we just going to stand by and watch from Shengjing while the Fuxing Army attacks and seizes cities in Liaodong?"
Sahalin said to Daishan, "We still have nearly 500,000 soldiers in the Zhenghong Banner, responsible for guarding Shengjing. Together with the millions of Eight Banners in the city, we can temporarily form an army of one million warriors."
"The Fuxing Army that invaded Liaodong only has a few hundred thousand people. They are nothing to worry about."
As the third son of Daishan, he has always been brave and courageous. Similar to Duoduo, he is a man of courage but no strategy.
Sahalin was still young and had never led troops into battle. Of course, he could not understand his father Daishan's fear of the Restoration Army, nor did he know the actual combat effectiveness of the Restoration Army.
In his opinion, there was no need to be afraid of a large fleet of the Fuxing Military District that was advancing alone in the deep. He could just send out a large army to attack and destroy them.
"Nonsense!"
Daishan scolded his son, who was not outstanding, and said, "Now in Shengjing City, there are a million warriors, but these are the families and servants of the Eight Banners generals!"
"They have never been trained in battle formations. They are like a pile of loose sand. What can they use to fight against the Restoration Army?"
"I have sent three rounds of pigeon messages to inform the emperor of the urgent military situation. I believe that the emperor will make his own decision after knowing it!"
"For now, the best strategy is for us to firmly hold Shengjing City so as not to be taken advantage of by the Fuxing Army."
What a joke!
If the Renaissance Army was so easy to deal with, where would they get their current reputation?
The fact that the Eight Banners soldiers of the Later Jin Dynasty suffered heavy losses at the hands of the enemy repeatedly is a good example.
Moreover, if the other party was not sure, would they dare to attack so recklessly into the heart of Liaodong?
He, Prince Daishan of Li, has always been cautious and never takes risks.
If he led the soldiers of the Zhenghong Banner to attack rashly and then was defeated by the Fuxing Army in one fell swoop, causing Shengjing to be empty and fall, the consequences would be disastrous.
"Amma."
Qianxiang County Prince Wakda agreed and said, "According to intelligence, the Fuxing Army's fleet has a thousand large treasure ships, equipped with countless spiritual cannons and spiritual crossbow carts. We are no match for them in a head-on battle!"
"Besides, we received the latest military intelligence yesterday. It is estimated that Liaoyang City has already fallen under the concentrated fire attack of the Restoration Army fleet."
"To mobilize the Red Banner soldiers from Shengjing City to fight back southwards at this time would be tantamount to seeking death!"
Prince Qianxiang Wakda, as the fourth son of Daishan, is a rare person who is both civil and military.
In this respect, similar to his eldest brother, Prince Duolo Keqin Yuetuo, he looks at things much more comprehensively than his third brother Sahalin and is more valued by Daishan.
In the face of the aggressive Renaissance Army fleet, the safest approach is to remain constant in the face of change.
No matter what, defending Shengjing is a great achievement.
On the contrary, if they were to act rashly and greedily, resulting in the loss of Shengjing City, they and their son would undoubtedly become criminals. Not only would they be punished by Huang Taiji, but the Zhenghong Banner officers and men would also suffer heavy casualties.
"Sahalin, go and invite Batuli, Tamubai and other ministers to come, and tell them that the king has something important to discuss with you."
The military situation was urgent, and Prince Li Daishan could no longer sit still. He waved his hand and gave orders to his third son Sahalin.
Huang Taiji is not in Shengjing now, but there are many civil and military officials of the Qing Dynasty who remain in the city. Now that such a major event has occurred, it is certainly impossible for Daishan to handle it alone.
It is necessary to defend Shengjing City, but we must also consider the defense of various parts of Liaodong.
No matter what, we must stop the Fuxing Navy from stirring up trouble in the Liaodong hinterland and minimize our own losses.
The Fuxing Army had limited manpower to penetrate deep into Liaodong, and now they have almost reached their limit by being able to capture Liaoyang City and Haicheng.
As long as the commander of this Restoration Army fleet is not stupid, he will not disperse his forces and be defeated one by one by the garrisons in various places of the Later Jin Dynasty.
As long as he could delay until Huang Taiji led the main force to return for support, Daishan didn't believe that the other side could afford much of a storm.
Seven hundred thousand soldiers of the Restoration Navy may sound like a lot, but when they are scattered across the vast Liaodong Plain, they are nothing at all.
……
"when……"
In the east city of Jinzhou, as the golden gongs sounded, millions of Tatar soldiers, who had just finished a round of offensive, retreated reluctantly.
Huang Taiji seemed to be fighting to the death with Li Dingguo. He gathered two armies with a total of million soldiers and launched a continuous and fierce attack on Jinzhou City for the past half month.
Fortunately, Li Dingguo is not a pushover.
In his natal divine weapon, the Human Emperor Cauldron, there were countless military supplies and various strategic resources stored, which were more than enough to supply the soldiers in the city, whose number had increased to one million.
In particular, the use of the Human Emperor Cauldron, which had been unlocked with seven seals, suppressed the core of the city's protective formation, which increased the power of this super formation by more than one level, and finally blocked the fierce attack of the Later Jin Tartars without any danger.
It is no exaggeration to say that with millions of soldiers and a strengthened city defense formation, it was impossible for Huang Taiji to capture Jinzhou City.
After all, when it comes to background and foundation, Li Dingguo is unparalleled in the world.
"Whoosh!"
As soon as the enemy retreated, a golden light flashed in the void in the city.
"Da Meng!"
Li Dingguo looked at the giant golden eagle that had just arrived, greeted it happily, raised his hand and threw out a third-grade top-grade elixir. Seeing Da Meng happily catch it and swallow it in one gulp, he stretched out his hand to take a bamboo tube tied to its leg, opened the secret letter inside and checked it.
"it is good!"
"Wan'er lived up to expectations. Not only did she lead the main fleet of the navy to Sancha River as scheduled, but she also marched north along the river and divided her forces to capture Haicheng and Liaoyang City."
Haicheng is nothing, but Liaoyang City, formerly Liaodong City, is the most important fortress city around Shengjing City. Once it falls, even Huang Taiji will not remain calm and will inevitably withdraw his troops in a hurry.
Otherwise, if Jinzhou City here could not be captured for a long time, and something big happened in their old nest, the losses of the Later Jin clan would be huge.
Wan'er strictly implemented the guerrilla tactics ordered by Li Dingguo. She made use of the extensive river system on the Liaodong Plain to capture cities and indiscriminately massacre the Tatar soldiers and civilians. How many people of the Later Jin clan had to sacrifice?
Therefore, after receiving Wan'er's secret letter, Li Dingguo was already clear that Huang Taiji could not lead his troops to stay here any longer, and it was inevitable that he had to lead the army to evacuate in a hurry.
In other words, the current crisis faced by the Renaissance Army has been safely overcome.
Next, it is the beginning of our turn from defense to offense.
The reason was that Li Dingguo could not just sit and watch the Tartars withdraw their troops at a leisurely pace, so it was necessary to make things difficult for the other side.
Come as you please and leave as you please. How can it be so easy?
"Send a message to You Shilu in Ningyuan City to lead the army eastward along the various fortresses and military forts on the Great Wall and begin the offensive against Guangning Guard!"
Although he recently transferred the Qiongqi Legion led by Shiwei to Jinzhou, the Taotie Legion led by You Shilu is still guarding Ningyuan City and taking a long rest to recuperate.
This is the moment I've been waiting for.
"Inform the Royal Guards, Pixiu, and Qiongqi Corps to be ready to attack at any time!"
"As soon as the Tartar army retreated, the three legions followed closely behind and started the battle to retake Guangningwei, all the way to Sancha River!"...
"damn it!"
"I had expected this, but I didn't expect Li Dingguo to have arranged this move!"
"The Fuxing Army sent thousands of large treasure ships northward and have already entered the Sancha River Basin and captured Liaoyang City and Haicheng in one fell swoop?"
In the central tent of the Later Jin camp, Huang Taiji's face was ashen. He had just received the bad news and felt a little dizzy and cursed angrily.
"Liaoyang City fell?"
"What should I do?"
"Liaoyang City is only about ten thousand miles away from Shengjing City. With the speed of the Fuxing Army's fleet, it will only take a few days to reach the city. Shengjing City is in danger!"
"Your Majesty, we must return to the army immediately and drive the Fuxing Navy out of the heartland of Liaodong!"
"Yes, yes! Otherwise, if we allow them to continue to attack cities and territories, our people will be in trouble!"...
Upon hearing this, the Tartar generals from various banners in the tent panicked and started shouting in a hurry.
There is no way. The Fuxing Army is different from the Ming Dynasty and does not follow Confucian etiquette at all.
The way they treated other ethnic groups was even more cruel than that of the Later Jin clan.
Anyone who is a foreigner, whether military or civilian, male or female, old or young, will be killed!
Although the people of their Later Jin clan seem to be numerous, they are far inferior to the Han people. They do not even make up one percent of the total population. How can they withstand the scourge of the Renaissance navy that penetrates deep into the heart of the Qing Dynasty?
If the tens of millions of civilians of the Later Jin clan were allowed to be slaughtered by the other side, they would be slaughtered in less than a year!
"call……"
Huang Taiji took a long breath, stood up and ordered, "Inform the entire army, prepare immediately, and evacuate Jinzhou in one hour!"
"Except for the soldiers of the Plain White Banner, who will stay in the original garrison of Guangning, the rest of the banners will return to Shengjing. We must expel the enemy's large fleet as soon as possible!"
"If possible, it would be best to inflict heavy damage on the opponent."
The reason why Huang Taiji did not say that he wanted to destroy the other side was because he was really powerless.
The navies that their Later Jin clan had previously formed twice were both quickly destroyed, and they were destroyed at the hands of this revived navy.
It would be a joke to want to destroy the Fusion Navy without a strong enough fleet.
At this moment, Huang Taiji also felt powerless.
The Qing Dynasty he founded suffered repeated setbacks at the hands of the Fuxing Army and was tightly suppressed by the other side, which was extremely frustrating.
This time the main force of the army came out in full force, but was also forced to withdraw after suffering heavy losses. How frustrating!
However, after the army retreated three thousand miles, he still underestimated Li Dingguo.
"Reporting to the Emperor, Li Dingguo has led a million soldiers of the Fuxing Army out of Jinzhou City and is following closely behind our army!"
Yuetuo, who was in charge of the rear guard, sent someone to bring this extremely bad information, making Huang Taiji even more upset.
"Li Dingguo is so persistent, is he looking for death?"
Huang Taiji was so angry that he couldn't help cursing, "Isn't he afraid that our army will turn around and strike back, destroying this million-strong army?"
In fact, Huang Taiji also knew that this was just his wishful thinking and angry words.
If Li Dingguo was afraid, he would not have sent troops to counterattack so recklessly in an attempt to delay Huang Taiji's army.
"Obai, Turge!"
"You two will lead the soldiers of the Zhenghuang Banner and follow me back to the army to join Yue Tuo and fight Li Dingguo head-on!"
Huang Taiji, who was somewhat furious, thought for a moment and prepared to lead the army personally to teach Li Dingguo a lesson.
However, after they led the army and hurriedly joined up with Yuetuo's army who were responsible for the rear guard, the scouts brought news that the Fuxing Army led by Li Dingguo had already stopped three thousand miles behind them and had set up camp and refused to move!
"I'm so angry!"
As a great hero, Huang Taiji must have known what Li Dingguo was planning.
His goal was to force Huang Taiji's army to retreat without engaging in a head-on battle with the enemy.
Even if I can't beat you, I will make you sick to death!
But Huang Taiji did not dare to ignore the other party, otherwise, Li Dingguo would seize the opportunity to bite him from time to time, and the losses of the Later Jin soldiers would definitely not be small!
After all, whether it was Cao Bianjiao or Li Dingguo himself, leading an army to attack in solidarity, no soldiers from any flag of the Later Jin could contend with them.
"Send an order, have the Yellow Banner led by Haoge and the Blue Banner led by Amin return to Shengjing first to help relieve the siege."
For the time being, Huang Taiji did not want to divide his troops, but he had no choice but to adopt a compromise.
It is not impossible to divide the troops, but the troops under your command cannot be divided too far, so as not to allow the Fuxing Army to defeat them one by one.
He, Huang Taiji, was an expert in this area and naturally knew how to act.
The Ming Dynasty suffered repeated losses in this regard under the hands of Huang Taiji, so that Huang Taiji succeeded repeatedly in conquering Liaodong.
Three days after Hauge and Amin led their troops away, Huang Taiji once again helplessly ordered the main force of the army to continue to withdraw.
Although the three legions led by Li Dingguo were clearly lagging behind their own army, Huang Taiji had to act according to his heart and chose to continue withdrawing his troops.
After all, if they continue to stalemate with the enemy like this, the first ones to collapse will definitely be the Later Jin soldiers.
With so many warriors from their tribe camping in the wild every day, the amount of food and drink they consume is astronomical.
The Qing Dynasty, which already had limited logistical supplies, could not sustain itself at all.
However, when Huang Taiji led his troops to evacuate and arrived near Sancha River, he learned an even more infuriating piece of bad news. "What? The four armies under Li Dingguo, divided into four groups, have begun to capture cities and territories in Guangning area, and have captured more than half of the military forts with great momentum?"
"How dare he do that?"
Although Huang Taiji was aware that after the loss of all of his national guardian beasts, the dragons, the Fuxing Army had completely taken over the air superiority, making his own information transmission very backward.
With the military situation lagging behind, he received this bad news, which made him shocked and angry, but also felt powerless.
Do we have to gather the army again, return to Guangning area, and continue the war with Li Dingguo?
With all this going on and off, where did the Qing Dynasty get such abundant supplies?
There is no doubt that this was Li Dingguo’s conspiracy: to take this opportunity to drag down the Qing Dynasty!
The key point is that the threat posed by the Fuxing Navy on the Liaodong Plain has not been eliminated. The large fleet led by Wan'er is still causing trouble on the Liaodong Plain, engaging in guerrilla warfare by making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.
Which is lighter and heavier, at a glance.
Huang Taiji had to either give up the stability of his old nest and return to fight the army led by Li Dingguo, or he had to ruthlessly give up the Guangning area and let Li Dingguo take over.
For a moment, Huang Taiji was caught in a dilemma.
(End of this chapter)
