Chapter 305 Baodi

When Lin Jiangsheng learned of the Tatar enemy's whereabouts, he did not dare to neglect at the moment and quickly summoned his lieutenants and generals to discuss tactics.

Lin Jiangsheng actually led an army composed of captains, but his military position was that of acting general. Many people know that after the Shanhaiguan War, once King Xia establishes his country, Lin Jiangsheng will most likely become a full-time general, and may even become the governor of a certain war zone.

It is a sign that a new recruit is assigned a captain to his account.

"The decisive battle at Shanhaiguan is imminent, and your Majesty will personally take charge. With our troops, the Tartars will undoubtedly be defeated. However, the Tartars are not without struggle. The Tatars from the north and the newly discovered waterway are all using their tactics."

In front of Lin Jiangsheng was a huge map that included the entire Gyeonggi region.

"Jiannu chose to land at the mouth of the Chaohe River. He thought that he already knew that our troops were guarding the three guards of Tianjin and did not dare to take the lead. It was also an oversight by the general and he ignored the mouth of the Chaohe River. If the local people hadn't discovered it by chance, it would have led to serious consequences. The consequences. Now we must remedy it as soon as possible!"

As he spoke, he pressed his finger hard on one place: "Here."

Xianghe!

Yingzhou Qiantun Guard Office, Xianghe County. Not far from Tongzhou.

He said: "The speed of the Tatar surprise attack must not be slow, and there is absolutely no possibility of delay. Our troops must consider the fastest speed of the Tatars. If I send troops at this time, the place to intercept the Tatars will probably be in the Xianghe area." . Even if Jin Sheng's troops delay, in my opinion, the Tatars will leave some soldiers and horses to fight against Jin Sheng's troops, while the main force will continue to advance."

"Now follow my orders!"

"One of the newly recruited captains will leave one to guard Zhigu, and the rest will mobilize their troops and go straight to garrison in front of Yingzhou. I will lead one of my troops to go ahead by boat. We will gather at Xianghe at noon. Those who fail to do so will be punished according to military regulations!"

"Here!"

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Jin Shengjin's generals mobilized all three thousand troops and horses overnight and marched straight north. Li Jiucai also accompanied him in the army.

"After discovering the enemy's traces, I asked the Ergou brothers in the village to go up the river and notify the village chiefs of other villages. It has been more than two hours since the Tatars landed ashore. According to the rapid march of fifty miles an hour, as long as they are not captured If we delay, we may have reached Liangcheng now. The two dog brothers in the village may not be able to keep up with their speed."

Jin Sheng suddenly made a decision: "Since the enemy has arrived at Liangcheng, I will not eat his ashes. Let's take a shortcut to Baodi! We must intercept the Tatars at Baodi before dawn!"

The three thousand men marched in simple vehicles, not even carrying cannons, and only carried dry food for one day, so they headed straight towards Baodi.

Wherever the army passes, it will definitely disturb the people. Fortunately it was night, so there wasn't much noise.

At Mao hour, Baodi is in sight.

That night, Jin Sheng's three thousand soldiers and horses traveled almost two hundred miles! Fortunately, most of his subordinates are veterans, each of them is strong and has long strength. Otherwise, they would all be exhausted and vomiting blood when they get here.

Seeing that Baodi was only a few miles away, Jin Sheng set up camp and ordered the army to rest. On one side, they sent out reconnaissance cavalry to search for traces of the Tatars.

Eating dry food, Jin Sheng said to his several battalion generals: "Lao Zi is already fast enough. I hope the Tatars are not as fast as Lao Zi. Otherwise, if we miss it, things will be very serious."

One of the battalion generals said: "Our soldiers have strong bodies and long strength, and their distance is not much worse than that of cavalry. Even if the Tatars bring war horses by water, they are only a few. What's more, transporting war horses by water requires a period of adjustment, otherwise they will run away." Don’t get up. We will surely intercept the Tatars here.”

"hope so..."

The sound of horse hooves was heard, and the scout was back.

"Lord General! Traces of the Tatars have been detected!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Sheng ate up the dry food in a few mouthfuls, clapped his hands and shouted, "Okay! I finally didn't miss it, I'm relieved now!"

Then asked: “Where are the Tatars?!”

The scout said: "As I tell you, sir, we are resting in the woods seven miles west of Baodi."

"Take a rest?!" Jin Sheng laughed: "Okay, it's good to rest."

Then he said: "Let's explore again."

Then he said to the camp generals on the left and right: "Tell the soldiers to eat and drink quickly, and let's go fight against the Tatars."

"Here!"

Seven miles west of Baodi, in the dense forest, Kong Tingxun bowed and said to Shalhuda: "Master, in front of you is Baodi. After passing Baodi, a hundred miles to the east is Xianghe River. The day has come, and I am afraid that my whereabouts cannot be concealed."

Sarhuda, a native of the Manchu Eight Banners and the Xianglan Banner, was awarded Jia La Zhangjing. He was a brave man and had entered the pass many times to plunder.

Kong Tingxun, Kong Youde's son, was a traitor.

Sarhuda said nothing, and Es Shuo next to him said: "If you can't help it, don't cover it up. Let's rest for two hours, and then we will go directly to attack the capital of the Southern Dynasty. Whatever Baodi or Xianghe, don't worry about it."

E Shuo, a native of the Zhengbai Banner of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, received Jia La Zhangjing. He was also very brave and had many military exploits.

Sarhuda was the leader of this surprise attack, E Shuo was his deputy, and Kong Tingxun was appointed as a staff officer probably because he was a Han.

At this moment, a vest came to report: "I found a soldier spying on me!"

Sarhuda and Eshuo looked at each other and stood up together: "Armed soldiers?!"

Said: "Explore again!"

Sarhuda said to Eshuo: "The Xia thieves reacted so quickly! We landed overnight and marched overnight, but they were actually noticed."

Es Shuo said: "What should we do now?!"

Sarhuda said: "A surprise attack on the capital of the Southern Dynasty is the most important. I intend to leave a force behind to contain the enemy."

Es Shuo nodded immediately: "That's it."

He said: "I'll come."

Sarhuda shook his head: "The capital of the Southern Dynasties is heavily defended, and we can't do it without you." Then he turned his attention to Kong Tingxun: "Come here."

Kong Tingxun suddenly panicked, but facing Sharhuda's fierce eyes, he could only grit his teeth and nod: "Cha!"

Although Kong Tingxun was like a staff officer, he also led troops. His veteran Kong Youde was the leader of the Zhenghong Banner of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, with tens of thousands of Han soldiers under his command. Moreover, Kong Youde was once a subordinate of Mao Wenlong and also fought in naval battles. The sailors who sent the Tatars from the water this time were all soldiers of the Zhenghong Banner of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty. , there are fifteen hundred people.

What Sarhuda meant was to let Kong Tingxun take these 1,500 people to cut off the rear, block the Xia army and buy them time.

Sarhuda added: "We were originally scheduled to rest for two hours, but now it seems we can't. Tell the boys to eat quickly and leave in half an hour."

But within half an hour, Jin Sheng's troops had arrived.

Sarhuda hurriedly mobilized his troops and generals to form formations outside the woods to observe the appearance of Jin Sheng's troops. Looking at it, I couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in my heart.

Three thousand are all armored soldiers, armed to the teeth. Except for the lack of heavy firepower such as artillery, everything else is available.

What made Sarhuda grit his teeth the most was that they themselves did not bring artillery. How can a surprise attack with light vehicles and heavy artillery be carried?

"Do we have to settle for the next best thing?!"

Salhuda thought so.

The so-called retreat and seek the next best thing, before sending troops to the waterway, Dorgon personally gave him instructions - if the attack on the capital was unsuccessful, he would massacre the Han people.

Sarhuda knew that this was also to shake Xia Jun's military morale.

Once a massacre occurs behind Shanhaiguan, the Shanhaiguan defenders will definitely be unable to stabilize, thus creating opportunities for Dorgon.

But this is only the next best thing.

In Dorgon's view, this was a last resort. Compared with attacking the capital and just killing people, the effect is much smaller.