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The general secretary Fan Zhiwan sat in the upper head, with Qiu Minyang on the left and Wu Sangui on the right. The civil and military officials from the Ming court outside the pass were gathered in the temple.

His eyes were looking at Zheng Sen who came to report his victory.

The latter held the battle report in his hand and walked to the lobby with firm steps. Facing the high-ranking officials and nobles present, he was not afraid at all. But after saying the results of the battle, his voice trembled slightly: "In the battle of Niuzhuang, our Lu Division killed a total of 262 levels of Jiannu headquarters, including one of Bayala, one of Jiala, one of Jiala, two of Niulu, two of Jiannu, seven of Jiannu, and two of Mongolian flag soldiers, and two of Han flag Wuzhen surpassed the Ha soldiers at level 320, and there were no prisoners. One side of Jiala flag and three sides of Niulu flag. Our army was killed 270 people and injured 160 people."

Together with the victory of defeating Fukaizhou, Zheng Zhilong's army had outstanding results. He killed 811 levels in the formation, which was not the head of the Baoyi slave who was rushing to the number of people. The worst was the head of the Han army flag. This was an absolute victory.

The victory of this battle further proves the field ability and attack ability of Zheng Zhilong's army - yes, even the battle of Niuzhuang has the advantage of relying on the city, the battle of Gaizhou has the advantage of taking advantage of the situation, and the previous battles between Yaozhou and Haizhou, the strength shown by Zheng Zhilong's army is enough.

So in order to be less eye-catching, Zheng Zhilong deliberately strengthened his own casualties when reporting.

If hundreds of people die, how can we show the fierce battle between the two armies? How can we show the preciousness of the results of this battle? At the same time, this number can also make some people feel at ease, right? After all, it is not a good thing to be too outstanding.

A red tide rose from Fan Zhiwan's face, with more than 800 heads. No matter whether it is the real Tartars or Mongolians or the Han army, it is not much worse after being fabricated.

It's a great victory!

More importantly, Zheng Zhilong actually stuck in Niuzhuang. This location is so important.

It’s not that Niuzhuang City is still the key to the water and land transportation of the Qing Dynasty, and once it is controlled, it will lose all. The Liaobei Pass has been opened by the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, two years after the Battle of Songjin, the food and fodder needed by the Qing army would probably have been transported to Yizhou long ago. Even if the Zheng army took down Niuzhuang City, it would be useless.

Otherwise, how could such an important place in Niuzhuang fall into Zheng Zhilong's hands so easily?

But the Liaobei Passage is not as easy to use as the Liaoxi Passage, and land transfer is even less time-saving than water transportation. Niuzhuang is still a well-deserved water and land transportation hub outside the pass.

This place is located at the intersection of the Liaohe River, Hunhe River and Taizi River, and has unique geographical advantages. It replaced the status of Liaoyang Port as early as the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty and became the central port outside the pass.

The so-called Liaoyang Port is Xiangping Port in the Han Dynasty. In the previous 1,500-year history, Xiangping Port has always been the core water transportation hub outside the pass.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong locked up Niuzhuang and the supply of food and fodder on the Songjin front line of Qing army will definitely be affected.

You should know that the Qing army attacked Jinzhou, the current old nest, Liaoshen, and crossed the four or five hundred miles of passage. They used a hundred thousand troops, plus Baoyi Aha, which even cost more than 100,000 people. Food is the top priority. That is not a problem that the Tartars could solve by planting food in Yizhou City for one season. What is needed is the support of the entire Jianlu regime.

Huang Taiji prepared for the battle of Song Jin for many years, and the entire war lasted for two years. He must have transported a large amount of food to Yizhou before. Niuzhuang's greatest role in the current situation no longer exists, but it is very important for the future situation.

As long as Zheng Zhilong could stay in Niuzhuang forever and even lead small warships to cruise along the Liao River and its tributaries, he would definitely make the Qing Dynasty feel like a thorn in his throat.

It will have a huge impact on the development of the Ming and Qing war situation in the future.

"If Zheng Zhilong can hold the Niuzhuang for a long time..."

Fan Zhiwan's heart was pounding, and this prospect tempted him too much. Although this did not mean that it would be difficult for the Qing army to launch a huge and lasting war like the Battle of Songjin from now on.

But this at least put a bridle on the arrogant Jianlu. It was just a grain transfer, which was a big problem for the Qing Dynasty today.

Not to mention, once Zheng Zhilong gained a foothold in Niuzhuang, he could completely recruit small warships, such as old gate ships and centipede ships, patrolling the various roads of the Liaohe River.

You must know that the Taizi River, Hun River, and the middle reaches of the Liao River, hundreds of miles of the basin can make warships crisscross.

Not to mention the bird boat and the black-tailed boat, just take the centipede boat as an example. In Fan Zhiwan's opinion, it can at least go up the Liao River to Tieling. In fact, this is true. Two hundred years later, in the 16th year of Daoguang (1836), the Qing court transported 1 million stones of grain to Shandong through the Liao River boat, which solved the urgent needs of the people in the pass.

The Tieling County Chronicles records: "Mapenggou is an ancient ferry of the Liao River. It has grain ships, cargo ships, and sailing ships. When you climb up to the high and look into the distance, it looks like floating scum. The wind and sand of the Arctic are connected to clouds and trees in the south. The power of the eyes is quite called Daguan.

The largest in Hanoi is a double-mart sailboat, which can carry 500 stones of grain, which is equivalent to 500 material ships, or a sailboat with a displacement of 100 tons. How can't you get through the centipede ship now?

Get on the boat from Mapenggou Wharf, you can go to Yingkou in the south, go to Qilu in the sea, and to Jimumu in the north, and to Saibei grassland.

The water transportation of Hunhe River was not suspended after the 1950s. Even in the new century, the Taizi River can still be navigated in the middle and lower reaches.

Thank God for all this. From ancient times to the present, the wide and deep river channels in the lower reaches of the Liao River have always been a natural channel for personnel and materials exchanges between the Central Plains and the Liaodong region. The sufficient water volume of the lower reaches of the Liao River and its tributaries provides necessary and sufficient conditions for the water connection between the Liaodong region and the eastern coastal areas of my country. The ancient Xiangping Port appeared under this condition.

Although in the past two thousand years, due to the increasingly dry climate in my country, the height of the southern Liaoning sea surface has decreased. The lower reaches of the Liao River Delta gradually expands, and the river channels continue to extend to the sea. The river channels near the upstream port site may be shallow or change in directions, prompting the port site to continuously migrate downstream.

But the area outside the pass today is not the 21st century with serious ecological damage, or even the outside of the pass after the industry broke through to Guandong in the second half of the 19th century!

Although the Liaohe River channel cannot be compared with that of a thousand years ago, the ancient remains are still there.

If you don’t consider the possible shipwrecks or other measures that the Qing Dynasty might have made, just say it is natural conditions, it really works.

But all of this has a major premise, that is, Zheng Zhilong is willing to act on orders, or Zheng Zhilong is confident that he will defend Niuzhuang City when the rivers are all frozen in winter.

Zheng Sen's face looked very bad. He never expected that he was here to report the good news, but Fan Zhiwan had such a big problem for himself!
Chapter completed!