I was living at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and I dealt a brutal blow to the Eight Banners!

"I'm afraid the Qing army never expected that Lord Bo would appear in Maolianwei, Jianzhou, and even steal their warhorses."

Shen Qiyuan wiped the oil from the corner of his mouth and grinned.

Zhang Jingchuan took a bite of meat from under the lamb leg.

Chewing:

"Over the years, the Qing army has been virtually undefeated on the battlefield. Even if you gave them a few more heads, they would never have imagined that we would come to steal their warhorses."

"Lord, are we still going to Shengjing?" Shen Qiyuan's eyes revealed a hint of anticipation.

perhaps,

He didn't know when it started, but he had already set his sights on Shengjing, the capital of the Qing Dynasty.

If this had happened a year ago...

He wouldn't even dare to dream of the enemy besieging Shengjing.

Zhang Jingchuan shook his head and said, "When I came here, I actually wanted to take my horse for a ride outside Shengjing City, but now..."

Saying,

Zhang Jingchuan turned to look at the more than 30,000 warhorses in the distance and laughed, "Let's forget about it now, it wouldn't be good if things went wrong."

Shen Qiyuan nodded: "You're right, Lord. It's better to be cautious."

Besides concealing his whereabouts from the Qing army, there was another reason why Zhang Jingchuan went missing.

That was to deliberately slow down the pace of sending troops to Guangning.

First of all,

In later historical accounts, Ma Shaoyu surrendered to the Qing dynasty.

Therefore, Zhang Jingchuan concluded that Guangning would inevitably be captured by the Qing army, and once Guangning fell, the Qing army's next step would be to invade Shanhaiguan.

Therefore,

The greater the pressure the Qing army exerted on the Ming court, the more important Zhang Jingchuan became in Emperor Chongzhen's heart.

Perhaps some people will say that Zhang Jingchuan is playing some kind of trick of raising bandits to enhance his own prestige.

Zhang Jingchuan was indeed in the same boat, because when it came to Emperor Chongzhen and the corrupt court, he could only resort to the trick of "raising bandits to maintain his own importance."

If he rashly sends troops to reinforce, or even without needing to reinforce, he could lead his army straight to Shengjing.

The consequence was that the Qing army withdrew from Shanhaiguan and concentrated its forces to fight a decisive battle with Zhang Jingchuan in Liaodong.

Who were Huang Taiji and Dorgon? They were both powerful figures who could dominate their respective regions.

The Eight Banners cavalry of this period were at their peak in terms of combat effectiveness.

The entire Qing army, including the Manchu Eight Banners, the Mongol Eight Banners, and the Han Eight Banners, had a total strength of at least 100,000.

Zhang Jingchuan only had over 60,000 men under his command, of which 20,000 were stationed in Japan, leaving him with only about 40,000 troops at his disposal.

Despite having the support of muskets and cannons, they could only defend the city.

In open field battles, muskets and cannons would be useless against the charge of tens of thousands of Qing cavalry, unless the system gave him a hundred Maxim guns.

But his system is a bit strange; it only gives him abstract things, and he has to figure out the concrete things himself.

Perhaps the system is designed to follow the laws of the current world, and it's impossible for it to conjure up 100,000 iron cavalry out of thin air, nor is it possible to send him tanks and armored vehicles.

Therefore, he had no choice.

With the Qing army being strong, he could retreat to the Fuzhou and Jinzhou areas and fight a defensive battle.

With high walls and deep moats, armed with guns and cannons, the city was not afraid of the Qing army's attack.

As long as there are ports and warships, provisions, supplies, firearms, and gunpowder can be transported by sea from Goryeo, Japan, and the Jiangnan region. At worst, it will just be a war of attrition.

Zhang Jingchuan can afford to wait, but can you, with your hundreds of thousands of Qing troops, afford to wait instead of attacking the Ming Dynasty?

If the Qing army were weak, for example, if Daishan and Luoluohun had 50,000 troops in Liaodong and Guam, then Zhang Jingchuan could launch a defensive counterattack.

If you divide your forces to attack me, I will concentrate my forces to fight you, narrow the gap in troop strength, and use guns and cannons to wear down your forces.

If you gather all your forces to attack me, then I will send my navy to raid your base.

That's the current situation in Guam, Liaodong.

Hauge took all the cavalry to Phoenix City, while Daishan and Luoluohun went south to Fuzhou Guard to play tricks.

So Zhang Jingchuan had Wu Guozhong lead the First Army to play Tai Chi push hands with Luo Luohun on the arena, while Huang Fei led the Dengzhou Navy with three thousand soldiers to steal from Gaizhou Guard.

In war, everything is about maintaining a rhythm.

You have your fancy tricks, I have my front and back penetration.

It all comes down to who has the better skills and can steer the other into their own rhythm, thereby gaining the upper hand.

Obviously,

The Qing army was drawn into Zhang Jingchuan's rhythm, and then gradually collapsed under his control.

Whether it's Daishan or Luoluohun, do you think I went to such great lengths just to seize Gaizhouwei?

No, that was just an appetizer.

The main event was Zhang Jingchuan leading three thousand elite cavalry on a thousand-mile raid on Maolianwei to seize the Qing Dynasty's warhorse reserves.

It weakened you while strengthening itself.

perhaps,

With the fall of Guangning, the imperial court has issued an edict to establish a vassal state in Liaodong and appointed Zhang Jingchuan to take up the post.

But Zhang Jingchuan wasn't in a hurry.

Let the imperial edict fly for a while.

……

It was the end of August in the fifteenth year of the Chongzhen reign.

Dorgon led an army of 30,000 to attack Shanhaiguan, and the attack lasted for several days.

Unsuccessful.

The two sides were locked in a stalemate.

Huang Taiji led an army of 20,000, along with 30,000 surrendered soldiers, back to Haizhouwei, where they joined forces with Daishan and Haoge's 40,000 troops.

Twelve thousand surrendered soldiers were incorporated into the Han Chinese Plain White Banner, Han Chinese Bordered White Banner, and Han Chinese Plain Blue Banner, resulting in each of the three Han Chinese banners having five thousand soldiers. The remaining surrendered soldiers were incorporated into the six Manchu banners as auxiliary troops.

He also ordered Jirhalang, the banner chief of the Bordered Blue Banner who suffered the most battle losses, to lead his troops back to Shengjing for rest and recuperation.

So far,

The main force of the Qing army in Haizhouwei had reached 80,000 troops.

After resting for several days,

Huang Taiji personally led an army of 80,000 south to Gaizhouwei.

At this time, Gaizhou Guard consisted only of Wu Guozhong's Liaodong First Army and Huang Fei's Dengzhou Navy.

……

On the north gate tower of Gaizhou City.

Wu Guozhong and Huang Fei looked at the main force of the Qing army in the distance with solemn expressions.

Huang Fei pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Wu, if all the soldiers in the city are added to your First Army, there will only be 18,000 men. If there are no reinforcements, I'm afraid we won't last more than ten days."

“Hehe,” Wu Guozhong said with a wry smile, “Xu Anguo’s second army was sent to Japan by the Earl. Fuzhou Guard and Jinzhou Guard only have a few thousand soldiers. Where can we get reinforcements?”

"Isn't You Dai's elite cavalry in Phoenix City?" Huang Fei frowned and said, "I heard there's also a Goryeo camp there."

Wu Guozhong shook his head.

Sigh:

"The Qing army was prepared for Phoenix City long ago, and may have already arranged an elite cavalry to guard against it. Even the elite cavalry might not be able to get through, let alone that Korean camp."

Huang Fei frowned and remained silent.

"We still haven't heard from the Earl. Hopefully, he can bring us some hope," Wu Guozhong said wistfully.

Huang Fei nodded: "Lord Earl is a brilliant strategist; he will surely be able to turn the tide!"

Wu Guozhong turned to look at Huang Fei and grinned, saying, "If Gaizhou Guard cannot be defended, you should take the navy and leave."

Huang Fei's face darkened, and he glared at Wu Guozhong.

“Don’t misunderstand,” Wu Guozhong said with a smile, “Those warships of your Dengzhou Navy are the treasures in the Earl’s heart, and we must not let the Qing barbarians take them away.”

"Tch," Huang Fei sneered, "Don't worry, if things don't work out, I will personally instruct my men to take the ship back to the state garrison."

Wu Guozhong looked at Huang Fei with slight surprise.

Huang Fei rolled his eyes at Wu Guozhong and said irritably, "My naval officers and soldiers are no less capable than the infantry when they disembark. Back when my uncle and I were killing Qing invaders in Liaodong, you were still telling stories to new recruits at Shanhaiguan."

"Hahahaha, you son of a bitch!" Wu Guozhong laughed and cursed, "Which bastard spread those things I did in Shanhaiguan?"

at this time,

In the distance, the Qing army sounded the horn to attack the city.

"Woo——"

……