Chapter 655 The final arrangement
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All arrangements have been arranged. After removing the strongholds outside Dalinghe City, Su Tiancheng's mind has been devoted to the deployment of attacking Dalinghe City.
Attacking Dalinghe City is a matter that affects the nerves of the imperial court and the Later Jin Dynasty. Both sides attach great importance to it. Su Tiancheng could even predict that Zhu Youjian and Huang Taiji could not sleep and were both worried. In comparison, Huang Taiji might be even more worried, after all, the starting point is different.
Huang Taiji took over the heavy burden from his father Nurhaci, and his goal was to rule the Central Plains. For this goal, Huang Taiji, who was talented and generous, did his best to make the Later Jin stronger. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, he officially ascended the throne and established the country's name, the Qing Dynasty, which showed that he wanted to eliminate the Ming regime.
Zhu Youjian also worked very hard. He took a random stall from his brother, thinking about building it well, not eating well, and not sleeping well, and faced a headache. People in their twenties sometimes worry about things that are not something that they are at this age. In addition, living in the palace of rich clothes and food, they have not experienced any substantial hardships. In terms of personal abilities, they are indeed not as good as Huang Taiji.
Su Tiancheng's time travel changed everything.
The peasant uprising army was completely wiped out. Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong, Zijinliang, Lao Huihui and other leaders of the rebel army fell under his command. The huge rebel army no longer exists. The northern provinces that have suffered a long time have finally settled down. Although there are still many problems, especially the problems existing in governments at all levels, they finally have a stable foundation and can continue. After the opportunity is ripe, it is completely feasible to carry out major reforms.
Through Su Tiancheng's efforts and the efforts of Zhu Shenxuan, Yan Zizhang and others, Shaanxi Province and Henan Prefecture have become role models for northern provinces, and Zhu Youjian has also begun to attach great importance to the issue of the government. Those officials who oppress the people and act recklessly will be severely punished. It can be said that the current situation is better than in previous years. Although the fundamental problem still exists.
This is also what Su Tiancheng is anxious about. He thought that large-scale reforms within the Ming Dynasty must have a stable foundation, otherwise it would cause large-scale turmoil and create a good foundation for the Later Jin Dynasty. Once the Later Jin Dynasty finds a suitable opportunity and starts a strategic offensive, Su Tiancheng's efforts are likely to be wasted.
This situation does exist and I dare not underestimate it.
Therefore, Su Tiancheng must take down Dalinghe City, say a thousand things and ten thousand, and things must be taken one step at a time. Being anxious is of no use.
Su Tiancheng had enough confidence to take down Dalinghe City in a short period of time. Large-scale battles in a few hundred years will also take a long time, but it does not have to take a long time to capture a city. As long as you make corresponding preparations, it will be taken down in one to two days.
Therefore, it should not take a long time to attack Dalinghe City, but at most it will take one to two days.
The reliance on all this is the artillery battalion.
When the artillery battalion began to be arranged, Su Tiancheng personally participated.
Qin Rui, the commander of the Artillery Battalion, knew very well that the focus of the battle to attack Dalinghe City this time was whether the artillery battalion could play a decisive role. Two hundred red-clothed cannons and general cannons were shown at the same time. Qin Rui had never seen such a scene. It can be said that what the artillery battalion fired this time was not shells, but white silver.
The soldiers of the Artillery Battalion have already been proficient in operating all artillery.
The position of artillery is divided into three levels: the first echelon of seventy red-clothed cannons, the second echelon of thirty red-clothed cannons, forty general cannons, and the third echelon of thirty general cannons.
The improved general cannon is almost the same as the red-clothed cannon.
It is divided into three steps, which is also due to the limitations of the terrain.
As for Fran's machine cannons and tiger squat cannons, they had already been prepared. Once the two hundred red-clothed cannons and general cannons were exerted, the soldiers of the artillery battalion immediately pushed the tiger squat cannons and Fran's machine cannons and approached the city wall to bomb the Later Jin soldiers stationed in the city wall.
Su Tiancheng went to the three positions and read in detail.
The dark artillery, under the careful care of the soldiers, looked very majestic.
Qin Rui has always been with Su Tiancheng.
After watching three ladder artillery, Su Tiancheng finally spoke.
"The range of artillery researched by Qin Rui, Lord Bi and everyone can be adjusted appropriately. This is very important. The artillery battalion must be mastered and can be used at any time. This time, the importance of the artillery battalion is the most important thing in the attack on Dalinghe City. I won't say much about the injury and casualties of the attacking soldiers. After all, it is the performance of your artillery battalion."
"Don't worry, Mr. Mo has made all preparations. All the soldiers understand the responsibilities they shoulder. Mr. Mo should watch it. If we cannot blow up a gap in the walls of Dalinghe City this time, Mr. Mo is willing to lead the military law."
"I know that not only need to explode the city wall, but also one very important thing is that the Later Jin Tartars who were fighting on the city wall had no power to fight back. Only in this way can they minimize casualties. We need to take down Dalinghe City in the shortest time. The fighting spirit of the Later Jin Tartars cannot be destroyed. They will definitely make desperate resistance. Therefore, after rushing into the city, the real battle will begin."
There were nearly 30,000 Later Jin soldiers guarding Dalinghe City. Moreover, these Later Jin soldiers were familiar with the environment in Dalinghe City and would definitely resist. The battles in the city would definitely be even more tragic. In this regard, Su Tiancheng was already ready, so the Jiangning Camp must be the leader.
Such an arrangement will also make Jiangning Camp make a significant sacrifice, but this is impossible to avoid.
The placement of the artillery battalion is about confidentiality. Qin Rui has already had enough experience in this regard. As early as Songshan, he arranged soldiers to cut down a lot of trees. After the Guanning Army captured the outer stronghold, the soldiers of the artillery battalion immediately began to arrange them and put on "clothes" on the artillery in a place that had been investigated by scouts.
The location of the artillery is less than three miles away from Dalinghe City. Within such a range, it is easy to be discovered without camouflage. Of course, even if it is not camouflaged, Qin Rui is not worried. After capturing the outer strongholds, Dalinghe City was basically surrounded. Even the Later Jin Tartars in Dalinghe City discovered these artillery, the effect was not great. Relying on the artillery owned by the Later Jin Tartars is incomparable with the artillery of Jiangning Camp.
But Su Tiancheng thought it very carefully. The time for the general attack was determined. The soldiers had already made preparations. It would not work to attack in advance. It would be a mess. If the artillery of the Later Jin Tartars discovered the artillery of the Jiangning Camp and fired shells, it would definitely cause some losses. These are unnecessary losses. Besides, the power of the artillery of the Jiangning Camp was something that the Later Jin Tartars had not seen before. This is the biggest advantage. Such an advantage must be maintained until the moment the siege began.
The vigilance around the artillery battalion is very strict, and no one is allowed to approach, otherwise it is impossible to kill.
Even Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui and others were not allowed to rely on it.
Seeing that the artillery battalion was ready, Su Tiancheng was finally relieved. The next thing was the attack on Jiangning Camp.
Hong Chengchou had been waiting in the Central Army tent for a long time.
When he returned to the Central Army tent, before Su Tiancheng spoke, Hong Chengchou reported directly.
"Sir, there are a total of 70,000 soldiers attacking Dalinghe City. In fact, there are 40,000 soldiers from Jiangning Camp and 30,000 border troops. When charging, in order to avoid causing too much loss, it is planned to be listed as seven platoons, each with 10,000 people, and charge in turn."
In the central army's tent, the sand table was very conspicuous.
On the sand table, red flags were densely packed with red flags, but Dalinghe City was still equipped with black flags, which shows that Dalinghe City was still under the control of the Later Jin Tartars.
"I know, this arrangement is OK, but one thing must be noted. Once the artillery battalion launches an attack, some unexpected situations will definitely occur, such as the artillery bombarded the city wall and the gravel flew around. In this case, when launching an attack, how to avoid these gravels, how to speed up the attack, etc., it is very important to enter the city. You may not encounter much difficulty. After all, the power of the artillery battalion is extraordinary and the Later Jin Tartars would not have thought of it, but the battle after entering the city is crucial. I have told Qin Rui before that the Later Jin Tartars did not encounter a fierce attack, and their morale was still very strong, and they would fight to the death. This attack was very different from the fourth year of Chongzhen. What we asked for was a quick battle."
"Sir, these arrangements have been considered. The subordinate has ordered that any surrendered Han army can be let go, but the Eight Banners Army stationed in Daling River must not be let go."
"It is not necessarily true that anyone who is willing to surrender and put down his weapons should not be chased. The key is Yue Tuo and Kong Youde. It is best to capture these two people alive. You can hand over this task directly to Liu Tiehan. Have you distributed the drawings of the two people?"
"Almost all the soldiers in the scout camp can carry it out. It is not an exaggeration. They can describe it with their eyes closed. The officials also issued a dead order. No matter what, Yue Tuo and Kong Youde want to see people alive and corpses alive, and they will never escape."
Su Tiancheng shook his head gently.
Chapter completed!