"The three Ming armies have agreed to encircle Hetuala on the tenth day of March! This is both an agreement and a military order." Hong Chengchou said to everyone: "So... we need to make something of this."
Amid the puzzled looks of the crowd, Hong Chengchou walked up to Dorgon and pointed to the huge map behind him: "The Ming army is divided into three routes. As long as any one of them attacks Hetuala, it will be a disaster for the Qing Dynasty! This is why our army must be divided!"
"Of course, the purpose of dividing the troops is to use the few to contain the many, and the many to attack the few!"
"The northern army is the main force of the Ming army. Although our current strength cannot stop the enemy's offensive, we can use the terrain advantage to slow down the enemy's offensive. My plan is to allocate 20,000 troops to contain this Ming army."
"The Central Army consists of Li Dingguo's 20,000 troops, and the Southern Army consists of Huang Fei's 30,000 naval forces. Their marching routes are winding, with high mountains and deep ravines along the way, not to mention that it's difficult to get supplies, and there are dense jungles that are easy to ambush."
"My plan is to use a small number of troops to set up obstacles on the road that the Ming army must take. It doesn't matter if we cut down trees to block the road, or cut rocks from the mountains, or dig trenches to block the road. As long as we can temporarily slow down the march of the Ming army, any method will do."
"Then what?" Hauge asked impatiently: "Doing this will indeed slow down the march of the Ming army, but it will only slow it down and will not stop them from marching."
"Then..." Hong Chengchou smiled slightly: "As the tenth day of March gets closer, Li Dingguo and Huang Fei will become more and more anxious. In order not to disobey orders, they can only speed up their march and arrive at the designated location on the agreed date."
"This will give our army an opportunity! We will then set up an ambush on their marching route and attack them from both wings. The Ming army will surely be defeated!"
"Are you sure you can win?" Man Dahai asked unconfidently.
"Of course!" Hong Chengchou said without hesitation: "Li Dingguo only has 20,000 soldiers, while the Eight Banners soldiers after the division have 23,000 people! With superior forces, they set up ambushes in advance and attack from both wings... Even if Li Dingguo is a god in heaven, he will definitely be defeated."
Everyone present had reservations about whether Li Dingguo could be defeated.
Especially Man Dahai, he already has a psychological trauma from this name.
In order to avoid this name, Man Dahai hurriedly asked: "Where is Huang Fei? He has 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command, nearly 7,000 more than our army. How can we defeat his southern army?"
"Haha!" Hearing Huang Fei's name, Hong Chengchou laughed, "Huang Fei is indeed good at naval warfare, but although his navy has learned land warfare, it is still far behind a real land warfare army. Not to mention 7,000 more soldiers, even if there are 10,000 more soldiers, they will still be vulnerable in a fight!"
"It seems to be the case!" Dorgon gave an affirmative answer.
"Isn't that right?" Fan Wencheng suddenly found a flaw and asked, "Did Mr. Hong forget something important?"
"What's the big deal?" Hong Chengchou raised his head and asked.
Fan Wencheng spread his hands and said, "Of course it's the Ming army's northern army. They haven't retreated yet! Even if the central and southern armies are all dead, the northern army will not be scared off. On the contrary, they will advance step by step towards Hetuala until they engage in a decisive battle with our main force."
"There is indeed a way to defeat the Northern Army, but there are too many people here, so I can't tell you." Hong Chengchou pretended to be mysterious.
Fan Wencheng immediately mocked: "Is it inconvenient to say? Or do you not know?"
Hong Chengchou ignored Fan Wencheng's ridicule and looked at Dorgon: "Your Majesty, can I have a word with you?"
He thought Dorgon would take him to a remote place for a secret talk, but he didn't expect Dorgon to say to everyone: "Except Prince Su, Prince Li and Mr. Fan, everyone else should go out and rest for a while!"
This sentence not only highlights Dorgon's identity, but also gives Hong Chengchou enough face.
After everyone left, Hong Chengchou whispered, "If we want to defeat the Northern Army, we need Wu Sangui's help."
"Let him betray Wang Yongji?" Dorgon leaned forward and asked.
"right."
"This..." Dorgon kept shaking his head: "This...Isn't it difficult?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Wu Sangui has betrayed his allies before, and he will do the same this time."
Dorgon continued to shake his head: "The situation is different! Before, he and the friendly army were the left and right wings of each other, and the defeat of the friendly army did not affect him. This time he is in the front and the friendly army is behind. Selling out the friendly army is equivalent to selling out himself. Wu Sangui will do things that harm others and benefit himself, but he will never do things that harm others and do not benefit himself."
"What if the friendly forces are in front and he is behind?" Hong Chengchou asked mysteriously.
"If that's the case, it won't be a big problem. But the problem is... this kind of situation is unlikely to happen!"
"This requires creating opportunities." Hong Chengchou whispered a few words in Dorgon's ear.
After hearing Hong Chengchou's plan, Dorgon was so happy that he almost jumped up.
He patted Hong Chengchou on the shoulder and praised: "Excellent, sir, this is a very good plan!"
Just as Haoge and Mandahai were about to ask, Dorgon stopped them: "Now is not the right time, we will know when the time is right."
Hauge and Mandahai had no choice but to give up.
Next, everyone began to discuss how to divide the troops.
After discussion, Dorgon ordered Man Dahai to lead 20,000 troops to contain Wang Yongji's northern army.
He ordered Hauge to lead a thousand soldiers to deal with the southern army.
The goal is not to kill the enemy, but to create roadblocks and trouble for the Ming army.
(In the Battle of Sarhu in the 47th year of Wanli, Nurhaci successfully delayed Liu Jing's march with only 500 soldiers sawing wood and chiseling stones. Liu Jing's army should have arrived in Hetuala on the third day of March, but it was two days late. In order to catch up with time, Liu Jing had to travel light and speed up the march, but he was ambushed and killed.)
Dorgon ordered Shuosai to lead 2,000 troops to use the same method to deal with Li Dingguo.
He himself led the remaining troops to stay in Hetuala, waiting for an opportunity to act based on the situation of the Ming army's central and southern armies.
On February 26, the Jiannu troops began to move out.
At noon that day.
Dorgon suddenly received news that the Ming navy attacked Haizhou Port, and the Qing navy was defeated, burned the warships and retreated. Shang Kexi, the Prince of Zhishun, not only brought the supplies, but also brought Shi Lang back.
"Bring them to see me!" Dorgon ordered.
Soon, Shang Kexi brought Shi Lang to Dorgon.
"Greetings, Prince Rui!" Shang Kexi clasped his fists and bowed.
Shi Lang also clasped his hands together, but said nothing.
"Haha!" Dorgon laughed, "General Shi Lang is mute?"
"Not a mute!" Shi Lang said immediately.
"Since you are not mute, why don't you greet me when you see me?" Dorgon asked with a smile.
"I haven't surrendered yet, so I didn't salute."
"Oh?" Dorgon pretended to be surprised. "Since you are here, why don't you surrender?"
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