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Shangqiu was called Yingtianfu in the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was Nanjing among the four capitals of the Northern Song Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, it was the seat of Guide Prefecture.
The current Shangqiu City was built in the 37th year of Jiajing reign. The city wall is made of rammed earth inside and covered with bricks on the outside. It is two feet high, two feet wide at the top, and about nine miles in circumference.
There is another earthen embankment one mile outside the moat, with a circumference of 20 miles, a base width of seven feet, a top width of two feet and a half, and a height of two feet. It not only prevents floods from the Yellow River, but also has a strong military defense effect.
The Bian River flows through the city in the southwest, and the Yellow River backs up the city in the northeast. It can be said that there are two rivers sandwiching one city. The terrain nearby is flat, which is extremely beneficial for cavalry operations.
At present, Duduo's tens of thousands of main troops are gathered in Shangqiu City, guarding the key point leading to Kaifeng.
Duolun returned with a great defeat. More than half of his five hundred men and horses were lost, and the rest were in a state of desolation and despair. Seeing this, Duduo became angry and evil. He personally drew his sword and cut off Duolun's head. Be a warning to others.
In the government office, General Duduo wiped the blood on the sword with the clothes on Duolun's headless corpse, calmed down the anger in his chest, sat back at the Eight Immortals table, took a sip of tea, and after asking Ning, he said to me: "Suzhou, Meng How is the situation in Chengdu and Yingchuan? "
The Qin army's Huo Sheng and Li Guo's troops crossed the Huaibei River from Fengyang and Shouzhou respectively, with Suzhou, Mengcheng and Yingchuan bearing the brunt. Duduo was thinking about whether he could take advantage of his cavalry to suddenly switch to battle and annihilate them all.
It is better to cut off one of his ten fingers than to injure him. The Qing Dynasty was short of troops and only by giving full play to the advantages of the cavalry could it be possible to defeat the enemy and win. Therefore. Ning Wan and I also agree with Duduo's plan, but now it seems that the Qin army is also guarding against this.
"Your Majesty, Huo Sheng and Li Guo were very cautious. Although our army did not block the attack, they were not in a hurry to advance. The two armies were like horns to each other, and there was no loophole for the moment. Meng Ke's main army included 35,000 cavalry. , once we advance westward, Meng Ke's cavalry will definitely follow and support us. Together, they will become 100,000 infantry, strong enough to fight our army."
Duduo rubbed his sore temples and asked: "Xueshi Ning, let's see if we can ambush the cavalry sent by Meng Ke for reinforcements in the name of attacking Huo Sheng. If we can kill tens of thousands of Meng Ke's cavalry in one fell swoop, Qin The military offensive will collapse."
Ning Wanwo shook his head and said: "What the prince said, I have also thought about it, but it is difficult to do. Huaibei is a flat river, which is beneficial to our cavalry, and it is also beneficial to the Qin army's cavalry. It is difficult to ambush. Furthermore, the Qin army's It is almost impossible to ambush the opponent's cavalry on the plains if night is not closed."
Duduo frowned deeply, and he adopted an almost non-resistance strategy in the direction of Suzhou and Mengcheng. They hoped to attract Huo Sheng and Li Shou, but now they did not rush in. On the contrary, it was Meng Ke's 100,000 troops. It's moving forward quickly.
Ning Wanwu continued his analysis: "Meng Ke's advance in three groups was probably intended to allow us to divide our forces for defense in order to further dilute our forces. But now that this goal has not been achieved, Meng Ke's main force quickly advanced to entangle our army. After arriving in Shangqiu, Huo Sheng and Li Guo will attack Huaibei with all their strength."
Ning Wan, I hit the nail on the head. The morale of the Qing Dynasty is not high now, and there is insufficient food and grass. If they were to deal with Huo Sheng or Li Guo's 30,000 horses with all their strength, Duduo would still be confident of winning. Duo himself had little confidence, let alone his soldiers.
Meng Ke probably saw this clearly, so although places like Suzhou and Mengcheng seemed to be undefended, Huo Sheng and Li Guo did not rush forward. On the contrary, Meng Ke's main force was desperately rushing to Shangqiu. Obviously He wanted to trap himself first, and then let Huo Sheng and Li Guo sweep across Huaibei.
Meng Ke's strategy was not unsophisticated. Duduo felt that there was no gap to exploit for a while. If he wanted to avoid being entangled by Meng Ke, he had to abandon Shangqiu and continue to retreat.
Ning Wan and I seemed to see clearly what he was thinking and tried to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, Shangqiu is the gateway to Kaifeng. We cannot give up easily. Furthermore, the morale of our army is not high to begin with. If we retreat too fast, it will be fatal to our morale." If we attack, even if we return to Kaifeng, we may not be able to hold it anymore, which would be equivalent to giving up the entire south of the Yellow River. "
"You can't withdraw, and if you stick to your defense, you'll easily be trapped by Meng Ke. How can Bachelor Ning teach me?"
"Leave a small number of troops to defend the city, and the army will withdraw from the city." Ning Wanwo pondered for a while and then continued, "There are only 35,000 Qin army cavalry, which is nothing to be afraid of. There is a flat river outside the city, and our army can use the cavalry to continuously Attack and harass, but do not fight decisively. In this way, Meng Ke will not be able to attack the city with all his strength, and he will not be able to surround our army. "
Duduo said disapprovingly: "The Qin army's tens of thousands of cavalry are not to be feared? Bachelor Ning, don't forget how Xihan and Li Guohan were completely wiped out."
In the Battle of Chuzhou, both Li Guohan and Xihan were good generals. However, under the attack of the Qin Army's rockets, their entire army was wiped out. This matter has always been a knot in Duduo's heart.
The Qin Army's rocket slide has become Duduo's nightmare. This rocket slide is amazingly powerful, easy to carry, and can be used on a horse. It is really more terrifying than the red cannon. If the Qin army's cavalry were equipped with a large number of these rockets, not to mention 30,000 cavalry, even 10,000, Duduo would have no choice but to retreat.
"Your Majesty, although the power of rocket launchers is amazing, the Qin army does not use it much. This is enough to show that the Qin army does not have many rocket launchers. Tens of thousands of troops are fighting in a decisive battle, and the battlefield is spread out for ten miles. As long as we take precautions and prevent them from hurting Coach, even if hundreds of rockets can cause damage, they will not be able to play a decisive role.”
After listening to Ning Wanwo's words, Duduo breathed a sigh of relief. Indeed, both Li Guohan and Xihan were caught off guard and were killed by rockets, which led to the total collapse of the army.
If the commander is holding the formation from behind and the Qin army's rockets can't explode for a while, then even if it kills hundreds of men and horses, it will not be a fatal blow to the tens of thousands of troops. Once the two sides rush together, the Rocket Slide loses its effectiveness.
"Well, then let's follow Bachelor Ning's strategy and withdraw the army from the city."
At this moment, a fast horse from Yanjing swept into Shangqiu City like the wind and rushed straight to the government office. When the messenger from Yanjing jumped off the horse at the government office gate, he was already unsteady and fell down. He fell down with a thud and had no strength to get up again. He was covered in dust, his lips were chapped, and he was completely exhausted.
The soldiers from the government office dragged him into the lobby. The moment he saw Duduo, he weakly said, "Prince Yu, the regent's secret letter..." ."
At this point, the messenger fainted. Duduo found the secret message from him. After opening it and looking at it carefully, he suddenly punched the Eight Immortals table with a bang, which shocked Ning Wanwo.
"Hahaha, Bachelor Ning, you can see for yourself." The gloom on Duduo's face was swept away, and his eyes shone brightly, as if he had suddenly changed into a different person.
After Ning finished I took the letter and read it at a glance, I couldn't help but exclaimed. "Ah!" Duduo took the secret letter back from his hand, then asked his soldiers to bring the fire certificate and burned the secret letter himself.
He asked people to take the messenger down for treatment and asked his soldiers to guard the outside of the hall. He couldn't help laughing a few times and vented his long-term depression to his heart's content. Then he whispered: "Brother Fourteen, this plan is as good as If implemented well, the Qing Dynasty will be able to turn things around in one fell swoop, does Ning Xueshi think so?"
Ning Wan I pondered and didn't answer for a long time, as if I was thinking about the pros and cons of Dorgon's plan and how to implement it.
Duduo did not disturb him for the time being, and poured a cup of tea by himself and began to sip it. Ning Wanwo's expression changed, and after a while he took a long breath and said: "Your Majesty, this strategy may change the situation in one fell swoop, but it will also put both parties at risk. Blade."
Duduo asked in surprise: "How can you say this?"
"My lord, if this strategy fails to cause serious damage to the Qin army, it will be equivalent to giving up the entire south of the Yellow River."
Duduo nodded, agreeing with this, but this can be said to be the only chance for the Qing Dynasty to turn things around. No matter what, Duduo will not give up.
"Then how to lead Meng Ke's main force to death, it depends on Bachelor Ning."
"Your Majesty, let me think about it, there is only one chance for this matter, so we must be cautious."
"I'm not in a hurry, just think about it slowly." With this strategy, Duduo seemed very relaxed. He seemed to have seen the tragic scene of Meng Ke's entire army being annihilated...
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ps: The pursuers behind me are so fierce. They are chasing after me one by one. I can only shout for my monthly ticket. I beg for my monthly ticket and protect Ju!
.(To be continued...)
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