Chapter 517

"General Hong, now my 200000 troops just need to sit here and wait for the end of the war in Luoyang. There is no need to take risks, because even if they succeed, they are just icing on the cake, but once there is an accident, it may affect the war in Luoyang. Wise people don't do such things!"

"Lao Lu, don't talk nonsense. There are only thirty or forty thousand cavalry left in the Tartars, and 100000 Han soldiers are just a mob. Now they are all huddled under the Daming mansion. I'll ask you, if you were the commander in chief, would you go?"

"This..."

Lu Xiangsheng opened his mouth and wanted to say that he would not go up, but he really couldn't say it, because if he didn't go up, he would be the commander of the army in vain.

"Well, you don't have to persuade me any more. Although the victory or defeat of our side has nothing to do with the overall situation, if I don't take the initiative, these Tartars and Han soldiers of Daming mansion will surely retreat to the northeast. Instead of waiting for the thousand mile expedition in the future, it's better to solve it once and for all."

The red warbler waved his hand and said with a hammer.

He didn't pay attention to the 100000 Chinese soldiers at all. The only thing to guard against was the 40000 cavalry, but their 200000 troops pressed together. What can a mere 40000 cavalry do?

If this situation does not dare to take the initiative, the second Legion will not be able to lift its head among the legions in the future, and she does not have to lead troops directly back to the harem.

"Well, just destroy the 100000 Han soldiers. Don't dream of eating those cavalry together."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Lu Xiangsheng no longer persuaded her, but nodded and reminded her that it would be safe to deal with only the 100000 Han soldiers after all.

"Don't worry, I'm not arrogant enough to surround and annihilate the cavalry with only infantry in the plain area. Of course, if the cavalry want to fight to rescue and take the initiative to kill, it's another matter, but according to the virtue of the eight flag Tartars, it's just a matter of thinking."

The red warbler rolled her eyes and said that at last she was mocking. It was obvious that she had known the Tartar's style clearly after so long confrontation.

It is not as terrible as the rumor, but very afraid of war and casualties. Typically, those who win will fight to death, and those who cannot win or are not easy to fight will never fight. It is extremely despicable and shameless.

With the red warbler's order, the whole army moved. After a morning's assembly and adjustment, the red warbler led 170000 troops and 20000 young people to press towards the Daming mansion, and the remaining 50000 infantry and tens of thousands of young people stayed in the camp.

In order to prevent the other party's cavalry from rushing to attack, all the towns and battalions marched in line, protecting the logistics troops and artillery battalions in the middle. Although there were few military formations, they could quickly adjust to meet the enemy when the cavalry attacked.

Obviously, the red warbler was still very afraid of the 40000 cavalry and had to take this stupid way. If there were tens of thousands of cavalry to open the way, there would be no so many worries.

Chenqiao town is about a hundred miles away from Daming mansion. Huang Taiji knew it almost before the Second Corps started. He was also bitter and gnashing his teeth at the same time.

He hopes that when the other party takes the initiative to fight, the other party will be like a shrinking turtle. No matter how provocative, he just doesn't move. Now he hopes that the other party will honestly continue to stay in the camp, but the other party will kill again. It's really hateful.

But he can't retreat, because it's a little far to retreat to Daming mansion. If he retreats again, if the other party directly crosses the river to Luoyang to join the war, everything will rest. Therefore, even if he knows he can't fight, he has to nail here to contain the other party on the north bank.

Huang Taiji knew more about the combat effectiveness of those Han soldiers. After a while of trial, he also had an understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Second Corps.

Not to mention that there were only 100000 Han soldiers left, but even 200000 people could not fight. That's why he agreed to divide another 100000 Han soldiers South without hesitation, because it was useless to stay here.

It's impossible for the eight flag warriors to abandon their horses to defend the city or dismount to fight. Even if one is replaced by two or three Han soldiers, it's not worth it. Therefore, after some consideration, they decided to let the Han soldiers defend step by step, and the cavalry should coordinate outside, try to hold each other down until the Luoyang war broke out.

So they immediately sent 50000 Han soldiers to the South and stationed in Kaizhou, Qingfeng, Nanle, Daming County and four County cities. The last 50000 Han soldiers continued to be stationed in Daming Fucheng.

The four cities are almost in a straight line from south to north. Each city is no more than 20 or 30 miles apart. The other party has no cavalry and must not dare to bypass it. It needs to be broken one by one. In this way, it can last for more than half a month at least. If the situation is good, it is possible to delay for a few months.

As for whether these Han soldiers would surrender directly, Huang Taiji was not very worried. Most of the 100000 Han soldiers left were brought from outside the pass, and their families were also outside the pass. Over the years, they have been very loyal to the eight banners.

The 50000 sent out in the early stage and the 100000 sent to Luoyang this time are the ones who have been recruited or reorganized from prisoners in the pass in the past half a year. Therefore, even if the losses are exhausted, Huang Taiji will not have the slightest heartache.

After 50000 people set out, Hogg and Wu Keshan also took nearly 40000 cavalry, and the soldiers went south in two ways. The real eight flag cavalry was only more than 25000, and the remaining 10000 were warriors of Horqin tribe.

This time, 100000 Mongolian cavalry followed Huang Taiji to the south to make a fortune, leaving only the Horqin tribe.

If the Horqin tribe and the Eight Banners had not been too deeply involved and inseparable, and Huang Taiji promised his eldest brother that he would unify the Mongolian grassland in the future, it is estimated that Wu Keshan would probably run away.

The marching speed of the second Legion was very slow. Under the constant washing and disturbance of cavalry, it walked more than ten miles every day. It took three days before the army arrived at Kaizhou City, and more than 10000 Han soldiers were already in full battle in the city.

At this time, everyone, including the red warbler, was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, because 40000 tartar cavalry have been disgusting like flies in the past three days.

From time to time, they would sneak in, send troops to encircle them and run away. Once they continued to March, they would come again.

More than 200000 troops walked and stopped, sometimes lined up to meet the enemy, sometimes circuitous encircled, and then disbanded on their way. They were tossed and lost their temper. The only advantage may be that the red warbler is more proficient in the command and dispatching of the army.

After the 150000 troops launched, the small Kaizhou city was crowded. Looking at the overwhelming Qin army outside the city, more than 10000 Han soldiers in the city were trembling. If it were not for the huge cavalry group in the distance, they would not be able to resist.