The Queen Mother sat on her extreme seat and looked around the room at the solemn ministers. She could not help but frown. Hauge had been notified of today's frontline meeting and the Dorgon brothers had come to discuss matters. At this time, the three of them had not arrived yet.

Just as Huang Taiji was about to ask about the situation, Hauge and Dorgon Duduo hurried from Xingshan Songshan to pay their respects:

"See Your Majesty!"

Huang Taiji waved to the three of them, and the three of them immediately stood up and stood aside.

Huang Taiji's eyes swept over everyone, and he first said to Jinzhou frontline commander Baiyin Tu:

"Bai Yin Tu, you are in charge of the affairs of Jinzhou. You can tell the ministers how to arrange it, ahem..."

After Huang Taiji said that, he suddenly coughed several times.

He originally suffered from wind vertigo, high blood pressure and other diseases. After the general mobilization for the establishment of slaves, he was worried about the front line and rode forward all the way.

After arriving at the front line, he did not bother to rest and immediately inspected the situation in various places, which inevitably made his health worse.

Although Huang Taiji was in poor health, there were several princes around, so it was not Bayin Tu's business to direct the battle.

However, Huang Taiji did not want the Dorgon brothers to get involved in the command, and Hauge was brave and foolhardy, so he could only hand over the command of the Battle of Jinzhou to Baiyintu, the leader of the Zhenghuang Banner.

The leader of the Zhenghuang Banner worshiped Yintu, glanced at Huang Taiji worriedly, and responded respectfully:

"The slave obeys the order."

Then he turned to the ministers of Jiannu and said:

"Dear ministers and princes, this Jinzhou strategy includes the Eight Banners, the outer vassal Mongolia, and Goryeo. Our Qing Kingdom has dispatched hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, plus Aha miscellaneous servants. The rest are soldiers with banners and banners without armor.

There are more than 230,000 people."

"Jinzhou has now been besieged. Eight large camps have been set up around the city, and three long trenches have been dug. The troops deployed are mainly those with red flags led by Ying Erdai.

In addition, there are some armored soldiers from the remaining banners, totaling 15,000 bannermen, 12,000 inner armored soldiers, 20,000 Ah troops, 15,000 Banner soldiers, and 20,000 Ahhe servants, which is enough for the siege."

"Now we have Rufeng Mountain, including Huangtu Ridge to the east of Songshan Fort, Songshan to the southeast, Shimen Mountain, Shijialing, Zijing Mountain, Mopan Mountain, Jinchang Fort, Shahe Fort, and Dasheng Fort.

The troops and horses stationed there include the Eight Banners of Manchuria: Zhenghuang Banner, Xianghuang Banner, Zhengbai Banner, Xiangbai Banner, Zhenglan Banner, and Xianglan Banner.

There are also the Eight Banners Mongolia, most of the Eight Banners Han Army, the Outer Mongols, and a part of the Koryo Army, with a total of 70,000 bannermen, 58,000 inner armor soldiers, and about 50,000 handymen Aha, facing off against the Ming army.

"

When Bai Yintu said this, he looked at Huang Taiji. Seeing that the emperor had no intention of expressing his position, he continued:

"The remaining 30,000 bannermen, more than 20,000 inner armor soldiers, and 30,000 Aha servants are stationed at Baimiao Fort to cross the Nuer River, attack Ningyuan, and cut off the Ming army's food route."

When Bai Yin Tu said this, Huang Taiji coughed and said:

"The combat effectiveness of the Ming army has also improved a lot compared to previous years. Our army set up ambushes several times, such as setting up ambush in Xingshan and setting up ambush in Songshan, but they did not achieve any results. This time the Ming army is extremely powerful. The battle of Jinzhou requires victory.

cautious."

After hearing Huang Taiji's words, everyone looked worried. It seemed that this battle was not going to be easy.

During the Battle of Jinzhou, the Jian slaves came to the country, and the only ones left in the country were some old, weak and remnant soldiers. If one is not careful, it will be a disaster for the country.

According to the establishment of the Eight Banners, the smallest unit is Niulu. Every two hundred to three hundred people are one Niulu. After the father dies, the son succeeds, and when the brother dies, the younger brother succeeds.

Of course, it does not mean that one Niulu is two or three hundred people, but that each household has one strong man. According to ancient parlance, "Ding" means an adult man between the ages of 16 and 60.

Generally speaking, there are several people in a household, and the number of children varies, sometimes two, three, sometimes five or six, depending on the fertility of the men in each household.

Therefore, the population of each oxen in Jiannu was about 300, which usually ranged from 1,000 to 2,000 people.

Among the Jian slaves, those who served as soldiers were called flag dings, and they were divided into armored flag dings and unarmored flag dings. Those who were not soldiers for the time being were called "yu ding" or "idle".

They can also follow them into battle. As a kind of slave, their status is higher than those of slave ahas.

Each Niulu two or three hundred men are soldiers. Whether they can wear armor depends on the ability of each soldier.

However, starting from the age of ten, male slaves have to take exams every three years. If they meet the standards, they will become guardsmen (infantry soldiers), enjoy military pay and armor, and then pass the examination to vests, bagara, etc.

In each Niulu, the proportion of armored soldiers is still very high. After all, as bannermen, they serve as soldiers as adults. They are tested from the age of ten. By the age of sixteen, eighteen, and twenty, they are not allowed to wear armor. The atmosphere around them is martial.

It's trash.

However, in this Songjin War, almost all the bannermen from all banners and Niulu went to fight, and many remaining soldiers also followed. They were also followed by a large number of Han Chinese and other slaves who had been looted in the past, and all the young men in the country were wiped out.

If this battle is lost, it will indeed be a disaster for the Jiannu.

Huang Taiji nodded and expressed satisfaction with Baiyintu's arrangement. Baiyintu was cautious and calm, so there were no flaws in this arrangement.

After Huang Taiji inspected various parts of Rufeng Mountain, he could not find any faults. He was indeed experienced in planning the country and worthy of his trust.

He said:

"I am very satisfied with the arrangement of this arrangement, which is huge and not chaotic."

"Ahem..."

He coughed a few times and continued:

"Every minister, please tell me, after the Ming army arrives, how can the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty best deal with it?

Huang Taiji’s eldest son, Prince Su Hauge, disagreed with Baiyintu’s words. He said:

"The Nanmanzi are indeed more powerful than before, but no matter what, under my Qing cavalry, they lost one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand and returned in defeat.

I think that when the Ming army arrives, the Eight Banners will directly form formations and fight. What Bai Yin Tu said is too depressing."

Hauge was originally good at fighting and had extensive military exploits. Due to his outstanding achievements, he was constantly promoted to feudal lords. He was also favored by Huang Taiji for a long time, and his power was quite powerful.

He did not get along with Prince Rui Dorgon. In recent years, Dorgon was repeatedly suppressed by Huang Taiji, and his momentum became much lower. He entered the customs a year ago and returned with a disastrous defeat.

One after another, Hauge became more powerful, enjoyed high prestige among the princes and ministers of the Eight Banners, and was even able to control the household department.

Hauge had always despised the Ming army and was not hit at all. Although he admitted in his heart that the Ming army was different from the past, after hearing Huang Taiji's words, he still subconsciously refuted it.

Seeing his arrogant look, Huang Taiji's face darkened and he shouted:

"Bold, how can you be so rude? Are you questioning me?"

Hauge knew he was being rude and couldn't help being frightened. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed:

"Your Majesty forgives me for my sin, and I understand my mistake..."

"The enemy is in front of you, don't be reckless, get up!"

Huang Taiji doted on his eldest son Hauge. After he came to the throne, he tortured his brothers Amin and Mang Gurtai to death one after another, and continued to give the banner masters little shoes, all for Hauge.

Seeing Hauge's expression at this time, he frowned again, but in the end he ignored it.

Huang Taiji looked at this rough-edged man and could only sigh. Today is different from the past. If they were still like this, the elite of the Qing Dynasty would be destroyed under Jinzhou City.

The leader of the Xianghuang Banner, Ying'erdai, came out and said:

"I think Baiyin Tu's words are reasonable. In the battle of Jinzhou, we need to be cautious. There are many and sharp soldiers in the Ming Dynasty. We cannot fight quickly. Otherwise, what can we do if there is a mistake?

Therefore, I thought that we could fight around the Rufeng Mountain, defend ourselves step by step along the dangerous mountain, wear down the vigor of the Ming army, and wait until they are all eaten up, then we can weaken their sharpness and achieve meritorious service."

Huang Taiji nodded. Ying Erdai had always been highly valued by him and was also very talented.

Because of Ying'erdai's talent, Emperor Taiji specially ordered Ying'erdai to concurrently serve as the administrator of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and also served as the prime minister of money and food for the army in this war.

What he said at this time also coincided with his own sense of stability. He praised:

"Tala is in charge of the government and is diligent in his duties. He is really mature and experienced. He should set an example for all the ministers."

Seeing this, Fan Wencheng hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down:

"There is no problem with the military strategy. One of our Eight Banners troops is located in Rufeng Mountain, one is located in Huangtu Ridge, and the other is located in Maojiagou. They are like a few big pliers, clamping down on the Ming army's road to Jinzhou and preventing them from rescuing."

"There are many trenches and stone walls in each mountain. The dangerous fortifications will definitely consume a lot of the Ming army's combat power and vigor. There is also the Baimiaobao army.

In the future, when the Ming army is discouraged, we can cross the Nuerhe River, attack Xingshan, and cut off the Ming army's food route. Our Eight Banners Army is good at field battles. When the Ming army is discouraged, we can win with one blow and establish a foundation that the emperor will never express.

Foundation."

Huang Taiji nodded, secretly praising Fan Wencheng as a good dog...

Finally, Huang Taiji looked at Dorgon with complicated eyes.

The original Prince Rui has been suppressed several times by himself. It seems that they are quite honest at present, and they have repeatedly presented their own combat strategies.

"Prince Rui, please tell me."

Dorgon said respectfully:

"According to the order!"

"My servant agrees with his opinion of taking charge of the government. The Ming army is powerful and powerful. It is right to avoid its sharp edge first and use dangerous mountain fortifications to drain its energy.

With their hundreds of thousands of troops, how much food and grass do they need in a day? If they stay at a stalemate for a long time, they are afraid that criticism will rise within the Ming Dynasty, and they will be exhausted by the time they are exhausted.

The soldiers of the Qing Dynasty can take advantage of this opportunity. Although our country has difficulty in supplying food and grass, as long as we work together, our Eight Banners will have a lot more advantages than the Ming Dynasty."

Duduo glanced at his brother strangely. Dorgon had been a lot more active recently and showed respect to Huang Taiji.

Duduo couldn't guess Dorgon's inner thoughts at first, but he looked up to Dorgon and at this time he repeatedly echoed.

Then all the ministers agreed, saying that there were many soldiers, and if we tried to fight quickly, we might not be able to defeat them, so it was a good strategy to camp around the mountain and wait until they were all eaten up.

Huang Taiji listened calmly and made up his mind. At this time, Zhenghuang Banner, Baya Lahu, Zhang Jingtulai, hurried in, saying that the Mingren army had arrived and was converging on Rufeng Mountain.
To be continued...