Dorgon led his troops to support Jiefan Village, but Yagu Pass and Abudaligang were attacked by the Ming army at the same time.
He was already panicking at this time.
The three Ming armies launched attacks at the same time, and he had no idea where the main force of the Ming army was.
Only by blocking the attack of the main force of the Ming army could he stop the Ming army's offensive and ensure Hetuala's safety.
"Yagu Pass... Abudaligang..." Dorgon recited the names of the two places softly, "Where is the main force of the Ming army?"
It was already night when he returned to Hetuala, but Dorgon was not sleepy at all.
He gathered everyone in the central military tent, and at the same time sent people to inquire about the situation in Yagu Pass and Abudaligang.
Midnight.
Xihan sent someone to deliver the news: the Ming army was coming fiercely and had occupied Abudaligang. The cavalry was defeated and could only retreat ten miles to avoid the front line, and requested Dorgon to send troops to support immediately.
Soon after, Subai also brought the latest news: the Ming army was approaching the city of Yagu Pass and bombarding the pass with heavy artillery. The Eight Banners soldiers suffered little loss, but the morale of the army was in chaos, and they requested support.
"How many troops are there in each of these two Ming armies?" Dorgon asked with his eyes wide open.
"No...I don't know." The postman replied.
"What?" Dorgon was so angry that he wanted to kill someone: "After fighting for so long, we don't even know how many troops the other side has?"
"The Eight Banners soldiers at Yagu Pass did not dare to go out to fight, so they had no idea how many Ming troops were outside. The Eight Banners soldiers at Abdaligang collapsed at the first blow, and they did not know the details of the Ming army."
"I'm so pissed off!" Dorgon paced back and forth, completely at a loss for what to do.
The current situation is that we know ourselves but not the enemy, so it would be strange if we could win the battle.
"Mr. Fan, Mr. Hong, tell me what we should do!" Dorgon stopped and asked.
Fan Wencheng thought for a moment and said, "I think we should first concentrate our superior forces to defeat one of the Ming armies."
"Which group should be defeated?" Dorgon asked.
"This..." Fan Wencheng also lost his attention.
It’s still the same problem as before.
If the three Ming armies attacked at the same time and the position of the main force of the Ming army was misjudged, the consequences would be disastrous.
"No!" Hong Chengchou suddenly spoke.
"What's wrong?" Dorgon asked.
"Your Highness, please look," Hong Chengchou took a piece of paper and quickly drew the approximate locations of Hetuala, Jiefan Village, Yagu Pass and Abudaligang on it.
He pointed at Jiefan Village and said, "The Ming army in the north launched an attack yesterday, but retreated today."
Dorgon and others nodded at the same time.
Hong Chengchou pointed to Yagu Pass and said, "The Ming army in the middle launched an attack this morning. They only fired cannons outside the pass, but did not send troops to attack the city."
Everyone nodded again.
Hong Chengchou finally pointed to Abdaligang and said, "This morning, the Ming army from the south captured Abdaligang, right?"
"That's right!" Dorgon responded.
Hong Chengchou pointed at three places with his fingers one after another: "Jiefan Village is in the west, Yagu Pass is in the southwest, and Abudaligang is in the south. The three places are far apart, and the three Ming armies will definitely not be able to pass on information through the post soldiers."
"The reason they launched the attacks one after another must have been an agreement made in advance, right?"
"That's right!" Dorgon agreed.
"Then... they must have agreed on the time for the general attack in advance." Hong Chengchou continued to speculate.
Dorgon was very confused: "What does Mr. Hong mean?"
"The three Ming armies are fighting separately, and they are unaware of the situation in the other armies. If we can proactively launch a counterattack before the Ming army's general attack arrives, it is very likely that we can reverse the current situation."
"How to fight?" Dorgon continued to ask.
Hong Chengchou stroked his beard and said, "Concentrate our superior forces to defeat the vanguard of the Southern Route Army and cause them to collapse."
Fan Wencheng suddenly asked, "Why is it the Ming army from the south? And not the Ming army from the center or the north?"
Hong Chengchou smiled and said, "Prince Li is leading 15,000 soldiers stationed in Jiefan Mountain. It will be difficult for the northern Ming army to break through in a short time. The central Ming army only fired artillery outside the city today and did not send troops to attack the city, which shows that the central army is not the main force. The ultimate goal of the Ming army is to attack Hetuala. If the central army is the main force of the Ming army, it must rely on its superiority in manpower to capture Yagu Pass today."
"So... the main force of the Ming army must be in the south! As long as we defeat the southern army, the other two Ming armies will not be able to cause any trouble."
As the matter was too important, Dorgon did not dare to make the decision on his own and could only discuss it with everyone.
After a long discussion, everyone reached a consensus: attack the Ming army in the south first.
Before dawn on May 18, Dorgon led his army to attack Abudaligang.
at the same time.
The Ming army from the north arrived at Sarhu again and was stationed at the foot of Jifan Mountain.
When the battle array was formed, Li Xianzhong came to Huang Degong and asked, "General, if the main force of the Jian army is still in Hetuala and does not fall for our strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, what should we do then?"
Huang Degong smiled: "Don't think too much. Stratagems can only reduce our casualties, but cannot determine the outcome of the war. Regardless of whether the Jiannu fall into the trap or not, we must take Jiefan Mountain today!"
"I understand." Li Xianzhong clasped his fists and saluted, then returned to his headquarters.
Li Dingguo's plan was not complicated.
The three armies agreed that the northern army would send a small force on May 15 to expel the Jiannu scouts.
On May 16th, we attacked Jiefan Mountain.
It would be best if we can capture it, but if we can't, we will return to the camp and rest.
On the morning of May 17, the Northern Army retreated from the battlefield.
Let the Jiannu think that the Northern Army was making a feint attack.
At the same time, the Central Army and the Southern Army launched an attack.
In this way, the Jiannu would think that the central army or the southern army was the main force of the Ming army.
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