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Chapter 458. Despair

What Hong Chengchou was most worried about was still happening.

War is not about being overwhelmed. One way to death is always about weighing interests. The Ming army placed all its main forces on the front line, and the back would be empty. Hong Chengchou had almost opened up the siege of Jinzhou within ten days to give Zu Dashou a breath. In this way, the emperor would have an explanation. Before Huang Taiji could react, he would withdraw back to Ningyuan.

But unexpectedly, on the sixth day alone, Huang Taiji had such great courage to draw troops from the tense front line to block his back. It was indeed terrible that this person was an enemy.

On this day, Hong Chengchou did not launch an attack again, and the entire army retreated quickly. The Qing army did not launch an attack. The attack on Tashan Bijia Mountain had already drawn more than 15,000 young and strong Eight Banners cavalry from the front line. At this time, the Qing army did not dare to fight with Hong Chengchou. If they really wanted to fight to the death, the Qing Dynasty could not stand it and would give Dongjiang a free advantage.

The murderous aura soared into the sky, and so many sacrifices were made. The injured had not yet arisen, and the dead were buried! Now, they have achieved such results. The cavalry hung their heads listlessly, and the infantry in the brigade pushed the cannons dullly without saying a word. Even the two crows, Zhang Ruolin and Ma Shaoyu, the two military supervisors, closed their mouths tightly and did not dare to say a word.

They came to make a fortune. The two little whites didn't understand the military affairs. They knew that there were tens of thousands of Qing troops behind them, so they were also scared.

The old man has free time in the capital, how can he die here?

The war horse shook and followed the infantry. Hong Chengchou himself walked very slowly. After a sudden loud and wild cheers came from behind, the Ji Liao commander couldn't help but turn around. Looking at the Qing-word banner that was picked up on the top of the mountain, a sense of melancholy appeared on his face. Then he looked at the two soldiers in front of him quietly, with great disgust, anger, and contempt all appeared in his blood-spread eyes.

The front line once again pressed back to the front line bordering Songshan and Rufengshan. The 130,000 Ming troops retreated inside and outside Songshan City, and followed the Eight Banners Army and were also staunched behind them.

As soon as he returned to Songshan, Hong Chengchou went up the city wall, picked up his telescope and looked down. On the horizon, the remaining generals and his commanders all looked extremely ugly. Even less than one or two miles away from Songshan, the Eight Banners Scouts Cavalry kept howling and provoking, and the voice was particularly harsh.

Originally, the Ming Dynasty had the upper hand in this battle in Jinzhou, but it was just like that, and it was unknown and it was caught in an unfavorable situation of attacking on both sides.

The strong wind blew across the city building on the mountain, and a large group of troops were silent.

"For the sake of the current plan, the only way to ask the Liaodong Supervisor! After all, they are both ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and the Liaodong Supervisor should not refuse to save him!"

At this time, Wu Sangui remembered his sworn brothers again. Although he was not catching a cold for the Liaodong Supervisor who came from behind and must have been pressed on his head, he was really forced to do so. Behind Hong Chengchou, Dorgon bowed heavily and asked to report.

But Hong Chengchou was so obedient that he shook his head subconsciously.

If Mao Jue was willing to send troops, he would have sent troops long ago. He would have used him to confront the Qing army here for more than a year? As long as there were 10,000 cavalry raids under Shenyang City, Huang Taiji would have to sit still and retreat. The filth between Dongjiang and the court was already an open secret of the upper class. This time, the emperor, who decided the fate of the pass, did not even mention Mao Jue, the name of the Liaodong governor, which shows that why did he humiliate himself?

However, this cannot be said directly. Under the hopeful gaze of several generals, Hong Chengchou frowned with brows.

"It's too late to go up. Even if you ask for help, the messenger will arrive at least half a month. Mao and Liaodong will be in more time. There are only three foods left in the army, and we can't wait for that time."

This statement made sense. Several generals couldn't help but lower their heads slightly in disappointment, but Wu Sangui's proposal made the military supervisor Zhang Ruolin's eyes lit up suddenly.

"There are still soldiers in Liaodong?"

The Ministry of War was really unconscious to choose people. At least two people who knew Liao affairs were familiar with them! They chose two military idiots to come over, but they didn't even know Dongjiang Town. After hearing this question, Hong Chengchou was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he turned around by watching the enemy situation.

In disappointment, Wu Sangui also hummed weakly.

"Return to the military supervisor, go north, on the border of Li's Korean Republic, there is also my Ming-Daming town, Dongjiang Town, commanded by Mao Jue, the Liaodong governor."

"How many soldiers are there in Dongjiang?"

"This..., more than one hundred thousand..."

The court really doesn't know how many troops there are in Dongjiang. After all, I haven't paid Dongjiang any military pay for almost ten years. However, Mao Jue withstood a full-scale attack by the Qing army. It is said that Huang Taiji suffered a considerable loss. If he could earn Mao Wenlong a title of marquis, he would have to have a hundred thousand soldiers!

Having said that, Wu Sangui really admired him. He was raising his own troops and consuming seven cents of the court's salary. He was living a miserable life. Mao Jue didn't spend so much money and grain to support the army and the people. He also had food and wine to make, and all of them were sold to Liaodong.

Wu Sangui sighed here, but Zhang Ruolin's eyes shone brightly, the mountains and rivers were full of roads, and there was no way out, and the willows and flowers were bright again! I originally thought that Hong Chengchou could not count on here! Then Mao Liaodong popped up again.

They were scared of the Qing army, but they were brave enough to be like tigers. Who was behind them? The Minister of War and the Emperor! Which supervisor dared not to listen to his own rules? He immediately put his idea of ​​making meritorious and promoted to Mao Jue, and took the opportunity to leave this dangerous place. Zhang Ruolin held his fists passionately.

"Mr. Hong, everyone, please leave it to Zhang for the matter of supervising the dispatch of troops in Dongjiang! Please send someone to send me to the north. I will definitely be able to urge reinforcements to relieve the army's difficulties!"

He listened to this and wanted to slap himself in the face.

Now he realized why he didn't put these two crows into where Mao Jue was going earlier? He saved the troubles of attracting people here and interfering in command. Without them, the situation today might not have happened! This was a major strategic mistake for him as the commander of the three armies!

But now it is better than nothing! It's better to send them away and let your ears be more scrupulous, so as not to continue pointing fingers at him. Hong Chengchou immediately promised to throw down the telescope and nodded continuously.

"It's really great that Zhang Jianjun has done this! He turns into a dragon! Arrange a strong guard immediately to send Zhang Jianjun and Ma Jianjun to break through!"

"The last general..., the last general obeys the order..."

Cao Bianjiao agreed to this order very reluctantly. He was full of anger and contempt. He felt how he was whispering when the situation was good. Now he was surrounded and wanted to escape. What was it?

However, even though he was unhappy, more than twenty Guanning cavalry were mobilized amid his shouts.

They didn't want to stay for a second, and in the contemptuous eyes of the group generals, the two of them drifted down from the city.

This is a small episode! After a cold snorkeling, a group of the last generals on the Nine Borders of the Ming Dynasty had to face this cold and cruel reality.

However, when the battle came to this point, Hong Chengchou was not defeated. At least he had an army of 130,000 and 130,000 elite soldiers and generals. The army was embraced into a group, which was also a force that should not be underestimated. If Huang Taiji really wanted to fight with the strong, even if he could not fight under the bloody battle, he would have to knock down his front teeth of the Qing Dynasty.

What needs to be done now is to take the army out of this dangerous situation, and look back and look at the sun that is completely invisible. Hong Chengchou ordered with a serious face.

"Tashan, Bijiashan food and salary fell! The army must return to Ningyuan to provide food! Today our army has retreated, and the east abducted may not be so comprehensive. I will pass this order to the general of the army, and each unit will immediately have a full meal! At midnight tonight, the entire army retreated to Ningyuan, with the troops of Wu Sangui as the vanguard, and Tang Tong's troops followed closely, followed by Li Fuming! Cao Bianjiao, Wang Pu, and your two troops are the rear guard!"

"I will obey the order!"

I also knew that this was an extraordinary period, and almost everyone just clasped their fists hard, but this was almost the same. Among the eight generals, Wang Pu, the general of Datong who was ordered behind the palace, looked particularly ugly.

The sun had completely set and the sky was pitch black. All it was just the stark campfires of the main forces of the two empires that were confronting each other. Although the war did not start today, they retreated and followed, and after all, they had walked more than twenty miles.

"Supervisor, eat something!"

The fragrant smell came towards us. It was actually roasted potatoes. It was considered Hong Chengchou's confidant general. With a plate, Cao Bianjiao rushed to the city wall.

But Hong Chengchou, who was standing on the top of the city, had no appetite. Even if he escaped from this battle, Jinzhou would definitely not be able to save it. The main force of the court had not yet escaped. It is conceivable that the attack on the morale of Jinzhou was in disappointment. Moreover, Songshan, Tashan, Xingshan, and the Guanning Jin defense lines that the elder Sun Chengzong had worked hard to build would fall into the opponent one after another. The northern gate of the empire was left with two lonely gate bolts, Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan. The situation changed back to the situation when the Liaodong General Gaodi ordered the entire line to withdraw from Liao.

If I had known this, why would generations of Liao army generals have fought for more than ten years, spending tens of millions of taels and killing hundreds of thousands of people? Perhaps Gao Di, who was ridiculed and deposed back then, was the most strategically striking.

"Bijiao, take it down and eat it with the soldiers!"

"Supervisor, you will also have to supervise the army tonight. How can you keep your stomach empty? Even for the army, you can eat a little!"

This made a difference and sighed. Hong Chengchou finally put down his telescope, turned around and took a hot baked potato, but before he could put it into his mouth, the originally peaceful camp suddenly became chaotic under the mountain.

He was shocked and Hong Chengchou screamed in disbelief.

"Come on, go and see what happened!"

Before Hong Chengchou could finish his words, Cao Bianjiao had already thrown away the potato and ran away quickly. In less than a few minutes, he ran back with anger on his face.

"Supervisor! That bastard Wang Pu, who ran away with the troops first!"

"It's over! It's over!"
Chapter completed!
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