【Chapter 724】Let the Mongolians be cannon fodder
Nurhaci's retreat plan encountered strong resistance from the beginning. How could the White Army let Jianlu retreat easily? Since it has come up, don't think about going back. Amin has actually worked very hard.
He used all his strength. Unfortunately, when he encountered a freak opponent like the White Army, he could only be sad and helpless. Other senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom could only be helpless to shake their heads when they saw all this. [..com]
When the Jianlu cavalry retreated, they were shot by the White Army and lost a lot of people. At this time, the most active one was naturally the snipers of the White Army. The Jianlu cavalry's target was so obvious that they naturally had to use all their strength to keep the other side as much as possible. Their shooting skills were fast, accurate and ruthless, and it was not the turn of Jianlu to guard. Even Tang, who came to join in the fun, was shot, but fortunately he did not die on the spot.
Finally, the remaining cavalry of the Great Jin army successfully retreated. After careful counting, they found that the forces of the two flags of the Inlaid White Flag and the Inlaid Red Flag were only less than 1,000. When they went up, there were four or five thousand people, but when they came back, there were only less than a thousand people. Such losses were almost the same as the Inlaid Blue Flag. In other words, the Inlaid White Flag and the Inlaid Red Flag were also disabled.
If Nurhaci did not replenish a large number of new forces for these three flags, it would be impossible for these three flags to participate in the battle in the next three to five years. However, where did Nurhaci get so many new forces to replenish? The population of the Jurchens was not large, and every population was very precious. Therefore, the Great Jin army could not withstand any major losses.
After being crippled with the Three Banners, Nurhaci still had only Zhenghuang Banner, the Inlaid Yellow Banner, and the Zhenghong Banner could fight. The Zhenglan Banner led by Mangurtai and the Zhengbai Banner led by Huang Taiji were all fighting in the direction of Guangning Prefecture and did not follow the south. The three Banners combined were about ninety Niulu. Fortunately, as Nurhaci's personal army, the Niulu of these three Banners were basically full. According to the average of 270 people per Niulu, there were about 24,000 people. In terms of the absolute number, there were still quite a lot.
However, Nurhaci could not put all his troops into the battlefield. They had to stay in some important areas, such as Hetuara, Liaoyang, Shenyang, Fushun and other places. These places needed to occupy a certain amount of troops. If Niulu stationed in important areas were deducted, Nurhaci could use only sixty Niulu, about 13,000 people to launch an attack. This is Nurhaci's entire family. He had to be careful and careful. If this family was also killed by the White Army, the Great Jin Kingdom would be over.
The senior leaders of the Great Jin Dynasty, look at me and I don’t know what to do for a while. The firearms of the White-Clothed Army are so cruel. How did they fight against the White-Clothed Army? In just a few hours, they lost the troops of the Three Banners. The warriors of the Great Jin army who were killed by the White-Clothed Army alone had more than 5,000 people. Such casualties are simply unimaginable. If they continue to fight, wouldn’t the Great Jin army be wiped out? But, is it just retreating like this?
Amin gritted his teeth and said, "We cannot retreat. We have paid such a great price and we must not retreat easily. If we retreat, everything will start from scratch. Who knows whether the combat effectiveness of the White Army will be stronger in the future than now? If we retreat now, the morale of the troops will definitely be even lower."
E Yidu frowned and said, "Even if we take down Yangguan Fort, our army will suffer heavy casualties! We have already suffered 5,000 casualties, so we can't afford to lose!"
The other senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom nodded silently. They all agreed with Eyidu's opinion. Indeed, the Great Jin army could not afford to lose. Since the rebellion against the Ming Dynasty, the accumulated losses of the Great Jin army have not been as large as 5,000 people. Even less than 3,000 people. However, it was in this small Yangguan Fort that they had paid a heavy price of 5,000 people. This made them consider giving up. If they continue to entangle, it would only be even more unfavorable to the Great Jin army!
Amin said sternly: "Do you think that as long as we retreat to Hetuala, we can get things done? Do you think that as long as we retreat, we can get everything going? Do you think that the White Army will let us go easily? Do you think that his uncle will treat nothing as if he had happened in Liaodong?"
The senior executives of the Great Jin Kingdom were immediately depressed.
Yes, Amin pointedly mentioned the most critical issue.
Will the White-Clothed Army stop in Liaodong with such a fierce momentum? It is hard to imagine. The fierce White-Clothed Army will definitely expand its territory as much as possible and seize more population and resources as much as possible. Hetuala, the old nest of the Great Jin Kingdom, will almost certainly become the key target of the White-Clothed Army. With the strength of the Great Jin army, can the White-Clothed Army stop the White-Clothed Army from attacking Hetuala? Amin felt that it was almost impossible.
In addition, the Great Jin army massacred so many Han people in Liaodong. The White-Clothed Army was composed of Han people as the main body. Will they easily let it go? Even if the White-Clothed Army is willing to let it go, the other Han people will not let it go. As long as they encourage it, the White-Clothed Army will definitely attack the Great Jin army in the end. In other words, there is almost no possibility of a peaceful solution between the White-Clothed Army and the Great Jin army. Unless the senior leaders of the Great Jin Kingdom are willing to commit suicide and atone for their sins. Unless they are senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom who are willing to commit suicide and atone for their sins.
The senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom all came out of the war, and almost everyone had experienced one or more life and death tests. They did not understand the great truth. However, through frequent wars, they deeply realized that if they wanted to stop others, they had to have the power to stop others. Is it possible for a child to stop an adult?
Tabai said helplessly: "But it is not a solution for us to continue fighting like this! You see, we can't take down Yangguan Fortress in one breath, but we have caused such heavy casualties. Even if we can dispatch cavalry from three flags, it will be the same. Apart from increasing casualties in vain, it will not have any effect. The white-clothed army's firearms are too powerful, and it will be too disadvantageous for us to fight them like this."
Amin nodded heavily and said slowly: "You are right. It is indeed a loss for us to fight against the White Army in this way. We must find another way to avoid the White Army's firearms, or to curb the White Army's firearms. As long as the White Army's firearms cannot be exerted, our opportunity will come. I don't believe that we have no chance."
Tabai shrugged helplessly, trying to say something, but he didn't say it. The same was true for the injured Tang Gudian. The same was true for other senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom. Theoretically speaking, Amin's words were indeed not wrong. Any senior officials of the Great Jin army present were unwilling to admit that the Great Jin army had completely failed and had no hope. They were all thinking hard about what solutions could be able to turn the tide without falling and defeat the damn White-clothed Army.
However, no one has the idea of how to curb the firearms of the White-Clothed Army. The fierce artillery fire before could not cause substantial damage to the White-Clothed Army. What else do they do? Many senior officials of the Jin Kingdom looked at me and I saw you all showed expectations to the other party. The final move was, but they shook their heads at the same time.
Nurhaci's face became very serious and gloomy. He actually heard the discussions of the senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom. However, he never expressed his opinion. His views were actually the same as Amin. At this critical moment, he really could not retreat easily. At the same time, he deeply believed that the Great Jin army still had a chance to defeat the White Army.
The Great Jin army traversed Liaodong, fought countless victories and defeated countless enemies. It was impossible for them to fail forever in the hands of the White-Clothed Army. The White-Clothed Army is not the legendary demon, nor is it absolutely impossible to defeat. They are just a little more powerful firearm. Now, the only question is, what should we do to defeat these damn White-Clothed Army.
It is absolutely impossible to continue to attack strongly. The previous many battles have fully demonstrated that in frontal combat, the Jin army Xian is no match for the White Army. He now only has the strength of the last three flags, which is his old capital on his guardianship and must not be reduced. If the strength of these three flags is also reduced, he will be really finished.
Finally, at a loss, Tabai said coldly: "I thought of a way to die together. Let's fire at the same time when attacking! Don't be afraid of hurting your own people by chance. Let's fight the arrogance of the White-Clothed Army first. There are few white-Clothed Army soldiers, and we have more people. One of them dies, and one of them will die, and it's all good."
Tang Gudi said in confusion: "Is this useful?"
Tabai said coldly: "It's better than wasting shells. The White-clothed Army in Yangguan Castle will be less than 2,000 people dead. Let's just exchange one life for one life, or two life for one life. Anyway, no matter how much the price it costs, the White-clothed Army must bear the casualties. Their number is too small and they will definitely not be able to withstand many casualties."
Tang Gudi said with some heartache: "But our warrior..."
Tang Gudi said coldly: "There are many places in Liaodong, where there are Ming troops. We can capture them all and send them to the front as cannon fodder. In addition..."
He quietly lowered his voice and said slowly: "Aren't the Menggu Cavalry coming? Isn't there three teams of 10,000 people? It's enough to level all the Yangguan Fort."
The high-ranking officials of the Great Jin Kingdom around all looked slightly dark and were secretly shocked. In ancient times, Tang really dared to say anything. It was nothing strange to push the Han people up to be cannon fodder. Many senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom had already thought of this trick. It's not a man without poison! He actually thought of letting the ancients of the Menglong go up to be cannon fodder, which was a bit of that. After all, the relationship between the Great Jin Kingdom and the ancient Korqin tribe of the Menglong ancient times has always been very good.
Their eyes all fell on Nurhaci.
Only he can make up his mind to use the ancient Menglong people as vanguard and act as cannon fodder to enter the Sheepguan Fort. The consequences of doing so are undoubtedly serious. Only Nurhaci can measure such serious consequences, whether they have to bear them. Once the ancient Menglong people turn against each other, the situation of the Jin Kingdom will be even worse. If the ancients surrender to the white-clothed army, the Jin Kingdom will be completely finished.
However, apart from Tang's ancient suggestions, they did not think of better suggestions. They could not retreat easily, nor could they continue to lose their troops easily. This was purely a skillful woman who could not cook without rice. Only by using the hands of others can she take down the Sheepguan Fort. The Han surrendered soldiers were real cannon fodder and could not play a role. Only the ancient Menglong people could try it. Therefore, the ancient Menglong people in Tang's ancient suggestions were the key.
Nurhaci said calmly: "Let's talk about it."
His response was almost equivalent to acquiescing the suggestion of Tang Guyu. At least, he did not express a clear objection. There was no way, Nurhaci could not think of a better way, and he could only treat dead horses as living horses. Since this method could be tried, he firmly grasped it. It would be better to let the Meng Gu cavalry die than to let the Great Jin cavalry die.
No matter how good the relationship between the two sides is, they do not have their own foundation. If the army is gone, the foundation will be gone. Without the foundation, even if the relationship with the ancients of Menglong is good, what's the use? Why did the ancients of Menglong have a good relationship with the Great Jin Kingdom? Didn't they even take a fancy to the powerful combat power of the Great Jin Kingdom? If the Great Jin Kingdom declined, they would definitely turn to the arms of others. As for the consequences... are there any more serious consequences than the complete demise of the Great Jin Kingdom?
Seeing Nurhaci hesitating, Tang Gudi said tactfully: "There are tens of thousands of Mengyuan Iron Cavalry with Zaisanbei and Master, and it is nothing great to lose 30,000. Besides, it doesn't necessarily require a loss of 30,000. If there is no loss at all, I'm afraid that after we go back, our lives will not be as free and comfortable as we are now."
This is another heart-killing statement. If the ancient Mengge was here, if he heard Tang's words, he would be afraid that he would fight him on the spot. However, the senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom present understood the meaning of Tang's ancient times. Now, the Great Jin Kingdom is still the eldest, and the ancient Mengge is the second, and the second is the eldest, and the second is the eldest. However, the losses of the Great Jin Kingdom are too great. If the ancient Mengge did not lose a little, they would be afraid that the second will become the eldest. Can the Great Jin Kingdom accept such a role change? Of course not.
In the end, the senior officials of the Great Jin Kingdom agreed to use cannons to cover the Sheepguan Fort when attacking. They decided to let the ancient Menglong cavalry go up first, and when they approached the city wall, the artillery fired and fired. In this way, the white-clothed army had to brave the sky of artillery fire to block the attack of the ancient Menglong cavalry. They estimated that such a battle would definitely cause heavy casualties to the White-clothed army.
In order to achieve this goal, Nurhaci ordered a large number of troops to be sent to various parts of Liaodong to collect artillery shells and prepare for the upcoming large-scale attack. After several troubles, the number of artillery shells collected by Jianlu was not large, and they had to be saved and used.
Chapter completed!