How to amplify the enemy's troops and combat power?

It is very simple. Let the Northern Expedition Army land on the north shore and cause the entire defense line to collapse. As long as there are more people defeated, Chen Jin will be like a grain of sand, drowned among countless defeated generals, and his crimes will not be worth mentioning.

Even if you are still held accountable in the end, you can still protect your family from being implicated. The law does not punish the public.

Just such a ridiculous idea made Chen Jin decide to retreat.

This idea seems absurd, but in fact, it has been around since ancient times, especially in the late years of the dynasty.

It was found in the late Ming Dynasty and in the late Qing Dynasty. There were also such people when the Japanese invaded later generations.

Their original intention was not to treason the country. Their thoughts at that time did not consider the consequences at all, so they thought about the four words "Do not blame others".

But the sudden retreat of the Qing army on the North Bank did shock all the generals of the Northern Expedition Army.

Wu Zheng even doubted whether the enemy had learned his lesson and wanted to lure the enemy into the deeper direction and use his own way to cure him?

Wu Zheng hesitated for at least a moment, but no general urged Wu Zheng to order a pursuit.

In fact, everyone is wondering whether this is a trap.

More generals still thought of suffocating when they were better. Today's battle results have been great. With thousands of casualties, they killed tens of thousands of flag troops. Such a record is enough to be a strong history.

After the enemy suffered this severe damage, it had lost the strength to continue attacking the South Bank in a short period of time. As long as our army defended Huai'an and waited for reinforcements to arrive, it would be a victory.

No one wants to take the risk to expand the results of the battle, and Wu Zheng's hesitation is actually the same as the generals' wishes.

But at least two people have different ideas, Jiang Quanyi and Song An.

The two of them have different ideas and reactions.

Song An was due to his nature and realized keenly that the enemy on the other side might really retreat, but he never took the initiative to change his young master's decision. What he thought was to do was to loyally execute his young master's orders. So he thought about it, but he didn't say it, waiting for Wu Zheng to make a decision.

But Jiang Quanyi is different. He has always been accustomed to being "dominate" and dared to resist Wu Zheng's orders. If he hadn't insisted on going north that day, how could he have the current difficulties?

If the Taizhou Guards were in charge of Xinghua according to the order of Wu Zheng, they would connect with the Fang Guoan Ministry of Gaoyouzhou and the Lu Regional Territory Division to the east, which would be enough to support each other. Even if there were tens of thousands of cavalrymen in Fengyang Prefecture breaking into Yangzhou Prefecture, with the forces of Jiang Quanyi, Fang Guoan and Lu Regional Territory Division, even if they were unable to expel the enemy cavalry, they would still have more to defend the three cities and protect themselves.

It was precisely because Jiang Quanyi's resistance and advancement that the front line was lengthened and the defensive power behind him was empty, which was cut off by the enemy cavalry, causing the dilemma for more than 20 days.

Of course, the defeat of the attack on Yancheng in the Lu Region is also one of the reasons. If Yancheng is successfully occupied, even if the rear path is cut off and there is a retreat path in Tongzhou, it will not be surrounded by all sides.

Although Wu Zheng did not punish him for this when he arrived in Huai'an Prefecture, Jiang Quanyi always hoped that he would have a grand victory and be punished for his crime.

It was also the same mentality that he had volunteered to guard Qingjiangpu for five days before. In fact, he did hold on for five days and did not allow a Tartar to cross his defense zone, even if he had paid thousands of lives for Taizhou Guards.

But Jiang Quanyi felt "unsatisfied". He believed that he was not enough to defeat his crime of resisting orders to go north. Therefore, for him, every tiny fighter jet would be infinitely magnified by him.

Unlike Song An, Jiang Quanyi did not really realize that the enemy was really retreating.

For Jiang Quanyi, the only thing he wanted to do was to beat him, and even if he couldn't beat him, he would have to fight.

The enemy's retreat gave him the best reason to advise on attacking.

"Your Majesty... You said that offense is the best defense. Recover Qinghe, intimidate Suqian in the west, and shake Andong in the east. Advance can attack and retreat and defend, and it can also take a springboard for the Northern Expedition after the arrival of the First Army reinforcements... You must not miss the opportunity!"

Many times, the change of the situation often comes from a momentary impulse.

In fact, no great victory came from pre-war planning.

The advancement of the war is gradually becoming a furious in battles.

It is a myth that it is not worth believing that the war has not yet begun.

The real war often involves accumulating every battle.

Wu Zheng was moved. The meaning of crossing the Yellow River was no less than that of crossing the Qiantang River five years ago, nor did he cross the Yangtze River three years ago.

When the Yellow River is in the air, the real door to the Northern Expedition is opened.

Can Wu Zheng not be tempted?

Of course not!

Jiang Quanyi was right. Recovering the Qing River can attack and retreat or defend. Even if the enemy reinforcements rush in, it is impossible to cross the river and return to Huai'an. This will at least be a deterrent to the Qing court and also expand space for the defense of Huai'an City.

Looking at Wu Zheng's moving expression, unlike other generals, Song An, who was convinced, was a real deal.

"Young Master...the Qing army may be really retreating."

These words made Wu Zheng, who was hesitating about how to convince the generals to fight back, feel very happy. As expected, he was a child. Before he could express his opinion, he understood what he meant. He was simply a little bit of understanding.

It turns out that Wu Zheng also believes that Song An’s words were a supporting actor and a boost.

"Oh...you say that the Qing army still has enough troops on the north shore, so why should we retreat?"

Song An pointed to the corpse floating on the river and said calmly, "One day, the enemy used moths to fight against the fire to rescue the second wave of invading enemies, so that more and more of them fell, and finally the north bank collapsed without fighting."

Wu Zheng said in surprise: "What do you mean is that Dorgon has already surrendered and admits he has lost the battle?"

"No." Song An shook his head and said, "If Dorgon was in command, he would have cut off his arms to survive. When the second wave of Qing army was trapped by our army on the river, he would definitely know that the Qing army suffered a great loss in the fight against the water and would never continue to send troops to reinforce... So, I concluded that the other party was not Dorgon in command, but someone else... Even, it might be a Han person. Yes, it must be a Han person. Only Han ministers would be more worried about being punished by the Qing court because of too many casualties in the Eight Banners Army... So, even if you know you shouldn't save it, you must save it... Yes, it must be like this!"

I have to say that Song An has an extremely keen insight, and he has guessed the facts in a few words. If this battle was not too sudden, Changlin Wei would not have time to react. Such information, Song An's ability should not have known it until now.

Song An's analysis attracted the recognition of all the generals.

Wu Zheng was very relieved. At this point, the door to recover Qinghe and the pursuit was already open.

The battle to cross the river begins immediately.

The previous order was withdrawn, and the new order was conveyed, "Take it dead while it is sick!"

Shen Shichu, under Wu Zheng's personal leadership, the Northern Expedition Army crossed the river and launched an attack on the north bank.

Song An was left in Huai'an because only he could make Wu Zheng truly feel at ease and have no worries.
Chapter completed!