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Chapter 486

Doergun barely calmed down the internal turmoil. Without time to be glad, Zhao Zamao had already forced Liaodong.

This shocked Doorgun and hurriedly agreed to Hong Chengchou's request, and dispatched 30,000 elite Green Camp troops from Northern Zhili, Shanxi, Shandong and Henan provinces to board the ship from Dengzhou and cross the river to Liaodong for reinforcements.

Now Doer's position within the Qing Dynasty is no longer as good as before. Many Manchu nobles are dissatisfied with him. It is only because he is cruel and ruthless, and has controlled Beijing's defense and has mastered military power that he can barely settle down.

This rectification storm has already been a major blow to Doorgun. If Zhao Zamao conquers Shengjing again and destroys Manchu's lair, he may not only be the ministers who oppose him, but also his confidant will not support him.

Therefore, in order to prove that he could lead the Qing Dynasty, Doorg would never allow him, Zhao Zamao attacked Shengjing.

In Lushun Port, dozens of troop transport ships docked, and 6,000 elite soldiers from Shanxi were led by Qing generals Jiang Jianxun, Li Qisheng, Han Zhaoxuan, Yu Yin and others to set foot on the land of Liaodong.

The six thousand Jin army soldiers came from Datong and other places. Most of them were the former Ming border troops. They were teams in the green camp sequence with sufficient food and salary and relatively capable of fighting.

Hong Chengchou wrote a letter to Shandong Governor Fang Dayou, asking him to mobilize troops to reinforce Liaodong. However, Fang Dayou reported Hong Chengchou's request to Door Go.

After receiving the news, Doorg was not vague at all. Not only did he agree to send troops, he also immediately drew elite troops from the North to cross the sea to help.

After more than 10,000 Shandong Qing troops crossed the sea to Liaodong, the news that 6,000 Jin troops crossed the sea to Lushun did not make Hong Chengchou happy.

"What are Lord Zhongtang thinking?" In the big tent, Tang Tong, the Qing general standing behind Hong Chengchou, spoke out.

Tang Tong turned out to be one of the eight generals of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, with a similar status to Wu Sangui. However, after Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the distance between the two suddenly widened.

Now Wu Sangui is the King of Pingxi, and he is still just a general.

"I really hope that the Qing Dynasty can survive this crisis safely, otherwise it would be hard to say about the situation in the world~" Hong Chengchou turned his face calmly and looked at his former subordinates.

"The central government ordered Fang Futai to dispatch 10,000 troops to Liao, and the regent sent Shanxi, northern Zhili, and Henan to send more than 6,000 elite troops to come to reinforce. Liaodong should be worry-free!" Tang Tong comforted.

Hong Chengchou shook his head, "It is because the Regent has increased his troops again that our church is worried!"

Tang Tong couldn't help asking, "Why is this?"

Hong Chengchou looked at Tang Tong and said in a deep voice: "Did you forget the Battle of Songshan?"

The Battle of Songshan was the last large-scale head-on decisive between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. Before the Battle of Songshan, the Ming Dynasty had a chance to turn the tables. After the Battle of Songshan, the more than 100,000 most elite troops in the Ming Dynasty were wiped out, and they completely lost the capital to fight the Qing army.

In the Battle of Songshan, Hong Chengchou was the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, and Tang Tong was one of the eight great kings under his command, and he naturally had a deep impression of that battle.

Hong Chengchou continued: "In order to understand the siege of Jinzhou, the Ming Dynasty drew all the elite troops on the nine sides and gathered 130,000 elite troops. Although the Regent has not drawn all the elite troops in the North, he also mobilized 30,000 troops. If we add the 30,000 elite troops mobilized by this hall before, the Qing Dynasty had already drawn 60,000 elite troops from all over the north. In the Battle of Songshan, the hall was defeated, and more than 100,000 elite troops in the Ming Dynasty were wiped out. Since then, the Ming Dynasty has lost many elite troops in the north. Only by trespasses quickly to sweep the north, and the Qing Dynasty can easily conquer the north. If this failure is made, nearly half of the elite troops in the north of the Qing Dynasty will be lost, and the outside of the pass will be occupied by the Zhao bandits. The Qing Dynasty will be unable to recover, and the situation will definitely reverse.

When Hong Chengchou failed to command the Battle of Songshan, he destroyed almost all the elite troops in the north of the Ming Dynasty, making the Ming Dynasty no longer have the chance to turn around in the face of internal and external troubles.

This time, the Qing Dynasty gathered elite Qing troops in the northern region. If it failed, the Qing army could not organize new forces, so Zhao Zamao would definitely occupy outside the pass.

Tang Tong frowned slightly, "Master Zhongtang, although there are many people on the other side of the shore, the real elite is only more than 10,000. Now Zhongtang holds more than 40,000 elite soldiers, why not be afraid of Zhao Zamao!"

Hong Chengchou sighed and said, "What this hall is short of now is not actually reinforcements! It is the court that opens and moves the people as soon as possible, and moves the people outside the pass, but the Regent rejects the suggestion of this hall. Tens of thousands of troops are stationed in Liaodong, and the food cannot be sufficient, which is not a long-term solution!"

While Hong Chengchou was discussing with Tang Tong, Shi Lang, who was far away in Dengzhou, Shandong, was watching pairs of Henan Qing troops boarding the naval ships for transporting troops.

Not far away, five Qing army warships were receiving the final supply.

The person responsible for transporting 6,000 Henan soldiers were twenty ordinary lucky ships. There were some food and military supplies in the cabin, and there were densely packed soldiers on the deck.

Given that the Ming Navy was still on the coast of North Korea, the Qing Navy sent five warships to escort.

These five warships were all large blessed ships, with one red-clothed cannon at the beginning and the end, and nine cannons were placed on the side. Each ship had a total of twenty cannons, which were the main warships of the Qing army.

"The military gate, troop transport ship and warship are all ready!" At this time, a Qing general stepped forward to report.

Shi Lang nodded when he heard the words, and said with a serious expression: "Let the fleet set off and be careful on the way. If you meet pirates and escort the fleet, you must protect the lucky ship and transport the soldiers to Liaodong."

"Zhe!" The Qing army general immediately beat Qian'er and saluted.

Soon, a horn sounded in the harbor, and the sailors on the troop transport ships and warships let out a whistle, then raised their anchors and sailed, leaving the harbor.

Shi Lang stood on the watchtower and saw the fleet sailing out of the harbor, the hull slowly sank under the horizon, and finally the mast and sail completely disappeared from sight.

At this time, the Qing army fleet was sailing on the sea and sailing towards Lushun. When the fleet passed the Laotieshan River and was about to arrive at Lushunkou, the Ming army warships discovered their traces.

In the waters near Tieshan Island, more than a dozen Ming army warships hid on the back of the island.

At the bow of the gunboat, Guo Zhong took out a thousand-mile mirror and watched the Qing army ship sailing past.

"Commander, why don't you intercept the Qing army's fleet?" Seeing the Qing army's troops transport ship and heading towards Lushun, the Ming army general couldn't help but ask in confusion.

Guo Zhong smiled and said, "No hurry! Follow the command of the commander, we are intercepting the people when they transport them to Liaodong."

From the news from the Tiandihui, Doorgun drew 30,000 elite troops from various provinces to reinforce Liaodong, and 30,000 elite troops may change the strength comparison.

Therefore, Zhao Ming did not wait until all 30,000 Qing troops entered Liaodong, and after the Qing army transported 24,000 people, he decided to take action and launch an attack.
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