"What?"
When he heard that there was no one outside Miyun City, Dorgon jumped up.
"Say it again?" Dorgon grabbed the scout's collar, the word "impossible" written all over his face.
"There's no one outside Miyun City. Not to mention people, even tents, deer horns, and barricades are gone. They all disappeared overnight." When the scout reported the military intelligence, he was also surprised.
"Quick, call Mr. Fan to discuss this matter!"
Soon, Fan Wencheng ran in hurriedly.
At this time he had already learned the news of the Ming army's retreat.
"Mr. Fan, what is the purpose of the Ming army's move?" Dorgon asked while putting on his armor.
Fan Wencheng stood there with a frown on his face.
Empty city plan?
Unlikely! The Ming court had no need to use the empty city plan.
Did the Ming court give up resistance?
cannot!
So what the hell is going on?
Fan Wencheng's mind was in a mess.
"Do you know where the Ming troops outside the city retreated to?" Fan Wencheng asked the scout.
"Although I didn't see where the Ming army went, based on the fire I observed last night and the wheel tracks on the ground, I think the Ming army retreated to Miyun City."
Miyun...
Why retreat to Miyun? Is there something more important than Huang Degong in Miyun City?
No way!
"Prince Rui, I don't understand the purpose of the Ming army's move. Why don't you call all the generals to discuss it?"
Soon, Ajige, Ebilun and others arrived at the central military tent.
In the flickering firelight, everyone's face became more serious than the other.
"Could it be that the Ming army knew they were no match for the enemy and retreated first to preserve their strength?" Ajige said.
"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Fan Wencheng replied.
"Or... the Ming court sent Liu Wenyao to hide in the city and wait for our army to pass by and launch a surprise attack?"
"Don't rule out this possibility!"
"This is possible, that is also possible, which one is true?" Ajige was angry and reached out to hit Fan Wencheng.
"Quiet!" Dorgon immediately stopped him, "Mr. Fan is thinking about something, don't disturb him."
After a while, Fan Wencheng's whole body trembled, and then cold sweat began to appear on his back, and his thin clothes were quickly soaked by sweat.
Everyone present noticed this situation.
Especially Dorgon, he hurriedly stepped forward and came to Fan Wencheng: "Mr. Fan, what's wrong? Do you want a doctor to take a look?"
No one was more afraid of something happening to Fan Wencheng than he was.
Fan Wencheng was certainly a court official of the Qing Dynasty, but in fact he was more of an adviser to Dorgon.
It was precisely because of Fan Wencheng's advice that Dorgon achieved his current status.
Fan Wencheng waved his hands, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled, "Prince Rui, we were almost wiped out!"
boom!
These words were like a bolt from the blue, exploding in the central military tent.
"How dare you, Fan Wencheng, for speaking such outrageous words! You deserve the death penalty!"
"Prince Rui had 20,000 soldiers under his command when he entered the pass. Although the number of soldiers was small, they were all elite soldiers from the Eight Banners! Where did the saying that the whole army was annihilated come from?"
"Fan Wencheng, you'd better explain yourself clearly, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!" Ajige began to get ready.
Dorgon held out his hand to silence everyone, and then asked softly, "Please enlighten me, Mr. Fan."
Fan Wencheng reached out his hand again and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "This is the situation."
"The Ming army first sent Huang Degong to Miyun to contain our army, and then secretly went to Huailaiwei to fight a decisive battle with Prince Yu."
Everyone nodded, this was indeed the current situation.
Fan Wencheng swallowed his saliva and said, "In fact, all the countermeasures of the Ming court are to lure the snake out of its hole and lure our army to Juyong Pass to cut off Huang Degong's grain road."
"After our army is dispatched, Huang Degong will immediately return to Juyong Pass. Their real target is not Prince Yu, but you, Prince Rui!"
Dorgon was stunned. "But...didn't Duoduo contain Huang Degong's main force in Huailaiwei? Even if Huang Degong wanted to run, he couldn't outrun the Eight Banners cavalry!"
Fan Wencheng pointed to the dark sky outside the tent and said, "Take advantage of the night to withdraw the troops, and arrange for the death squad to hold off. As long as we buy time for the main force to enter Guangou, we can use the terrain to stop the cavalry's pursuit."
"When Prince Yu is blocked outside Juyong Pass by Tang Tong, the Ming court only needs to send Huang Degong to fight Prince Rui. Huang Degong has 40,000 soldiers, while our army only has more than 20,000 people. The advantage is not on our side."
"If we win, that's fine. If we don't, our army has only two options. One is to retreat to Qiangziling and leave the pass. The other is to go south to plunder and find a chance to leave the pass after shaking off the pursuing Ming army."
“But the first road will be blocked!”
"How to block it? Who will block it?" Ebilun couldn't help asking.
"Gao Di!" Fan Wencheng said the name slowly, "He is also the key to my guessing the Ming court's intentions."
"Why did Gao Di retreat back to Miyun City without a fight?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Fan Wencheng continued, "Miyun is only a hundred miles away from Beijing. As the general of Shanhaiguan, Gao Di would never dare to withdraw his troops privately. In other words, he did this in accordance with the order of the Ming court."
"Why did the Ming court let Gao Di retreat back to Miyun City? The Ming court knew that Gao Di was no match for our army. Retreating would not only preserve their strength, but also lure our army to cut off Huang Degong's food supply."
"But...isn't it too obvious what the Ming court is doing?" Ebilun was even more confused.
"The Ming court had no choice, because they would use Gao Di again in the future. After our army left, Gao Di set up camp outside the city again, blocking our army's way out of the city."
"By then, we will have Gao Di in front and Huang Degong in the back, so we will definitely be defeated!"
"Although these are just my guesses, there is a high probability that the Ming court will do so!" Fan Wencheng said with emphasis.
There was total silence in the central military tent.
Just as the troops were about to be dispatched, a new situation unexpectedly arose.
Especially when there is a risk of total annihilation.
what to do?
All the Eight Banners generals present looked at Dorgon.
Without waiting for Dorgon to ask, Fan Wencheng said again: "There are two ways now."
"One is to leave the pass from Qiangziling, then enter the pass from Dushikou, fight Huang Degong head-on, and attack Xuanfu Town at the same time."
"Second, we will use the opponent's tactics against us. We will first go to Juyong Pass to cut off Huang Degong's food supply. If Huang Degong does not counterattack, we will continue to cut off his food supply. If Huang Degong counterattacks, we can try to fight him. If we can win, we will fight him. If we can't win, we will lead our troops south to shake off the enemy and take the opportunity to plunder."
"Then, how do we get out?"
"Prince Zheng (Jirgalang) is currently holding back Wu Sangui in the Shanhaiguan area. If Prince Rui wants to take the risk of cutting off the Ming army's food supply, he needs to ask Prince Zheng to send elite troops to support him, so as to ensure that his retreat is not lost!"
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