East Factory Governor

Chapter 615 The Tartars Run Away
Now he has nearly 12 troops in his hands, and Yuan Chonghuan has [-] troops, for a total of [-] troops.But among them, only the [-] Guanning Army and the [-] or so Wulin Allied Army can be considered elite, and the rest of the guards are completely make up.

As for the Tartars, Qin Shuhuai estimates that they still have a total strength of about 10,000 to [-] troops, all of them elite.To make up the numbers, they still have tens of thousands of soldiers to make up the numbers, and the total force can reach [-]+.

If the soldiers of the Tatars were all in one place now, then under field conditions, the strength of the Tartars would definitely be superior.Moreover, the Tartars can wait for work with ease, and even set up ambushes on the way, which is even worse for their own army.

But if the Tartars did not join forces now, for example, if their troops in Santunying had not been transferred back, then the Ming army must have the upper hand in terms of strength.

But the Tartars have given up on Shimenzhai. Does that mean they are going to shrink all their troops and wait for their decisive battle in Zunhua?

So should we advance to Zunhua overnight?
Qin Shuhuai, He Kegang, Zu Dashou, Zhang Xiao and others were very hesitant about this matter.

In Zunhua, Huang Taiji was also troubled.

After Huang Taiji received the report from Shimenzhai's horse post, he confirmed that Qin Shuhuai had made a detour to Jizhou and came to Zunhua!

Next, it was his turn to make a life-or-death decision.

If he stayed in Zunhua, he would have to fight Qin Shuhuai.However, he didn't know how many soldiers Qin Shuhuai had brought.

Although the five thousand cavalry had fought against Qin Shuhuai, Qin Shuhuai's army did not use torches at that time, so in the dark night it was impossible to tell how many people came from the other side, only that there were ten to twenty thousand infantry besieging them. Four or five thousand cavalry appeared.

But everyone knew that Qin Shuhuai never brought more than this little army to Zunhua.First of all, there are only about [-] left in his martial arts coalition army, and he will definitely transfer troops from Jizhou when he passes by Jizhou.

Inside the sweat tent, the generals quarreled again.

The conservatives headed by Daishan insisted that Qin Shuhuai came prepared, but his own side did not know the details of the other side, and not only there were 1 soldiers and horses left in Santun Camp, but also the [-] people who came to aid from Mang Gurtai. They are still on the road, and it is bound to suffer a loss if they start a war rashly at this time.

The main combat faction composed of young and middle-aged officers believed that there were a lot of ambush locations on the way to Zunhua from Shimenzhai, and as long as they were arranged properly, they would definitely severely damage Qin Shuhuai's army.As for how many guards came from Jizhou to help Qin Shuhuai, they didn't pay attention to them at all, thinking that those soldiers were vulnerable, and as long as the Dajin warriors showed their momentum, they would just scatter and flee.

This time Daishan's determination to withdraw his troops is higher than ever before, because he knows very well that if the army does not withdraw, then the next battle will determine the fate of Daikin!

He counted.Qin Shuhuai has [-] martial arts coalition troops, and Yuan Chonghuan has [-] Guanning troops in the city. The [-] main force alone is enough to fight the Eight Banners Army.What's more, they still have at least [-] to [-] guards in their hands. If this battle is really fought, their chances of winning are very slim!

He loudly reprimanded the young generals who were leading the battle, and even threw a silver cup in the Khan's tent, just like an old man who is about to fight with others at any time.

At this time, a large number of young generals such as Azige, Haoge, and Dorgon were still in the Santun camp, so those young officers with lower ranks did not dare to stand up to the angry Daishan. Got the upper hand!
Huang Taiji remained silent for a long time.

In his heart, he longed for a decisive battle with Qin Shuhuai more than anyone else!
He wanted to avenge his shame, he wanted to use a hearty battle to untie the long-gloomy knot in his heart!
Since the appearance of this "Demon of Great Ming", he hasn't had a good night's sleep, and he is often awakened by nightmares.He always felt that without this person, Dajin and even the entire Aixinjueluo family would have embarked on a different kind of fortune.

But as a thoughtful person who never gets carried away by emotions, Huang Taiji also knows that it is extremely uneconomical to fight Qin Shuhuai at this time.

With 5 to 10,000 people in hand, how can I deal with the opponent's 5+ army?Now it is not last year. If last year, 10,000 to [-] people fought against the Ming army with [-]+, more than enough in field conditions.

But now?The [-] elite soldiers were wiped out in Qian'an just happened!
Thinking of this, Huang Taiji quietly looked at Fan Wencheng.

Fan Wencheng nodded at him, expressing support for his idea.

Huang Taiji stood up slowly, and said to the generals, "Ben Khan ordered that the whole army withdraw to the Santun camp immediately."

In Shimenzhai, after discussing with the generals, Qin Shuhuai decided, for the sake of prudence, to send a brigade horse sentry to investigate ahead, and wait for the army to advance slowly tomorrow morning.

A tense night passed.

In the early morning of the next day, Yuan Chonghuan, who had been at a loss for many days, just woke up when he heard a sudden noise from outside.

He frowned slightly, surprised in his heart, wondering who made the noise here?
The continuous siege for nearly a month and a half made the entire Zunhua city look like a dead city. The soldiers couldn't even eat enough to eat. It had been a long time since anyone spoke so loudly.Moreover, this is the governor's yamen, who dares to make noise here?

His heart tightened suddenly, could it be that the Tartars attacked the city again?
I was about to go out to check, but I heard someone shouting outside, "The Tartars are retreating! The Tartars are retreating!"

Yuan Chonghuan's old eyes suddenly opened, and his originally haggard and pale face suddenly became rosier.

He thought he had heard wrong, so he listened carefully.

At this time, the voice has already come and gone.

"The Tartars are retreating! The Tartars are retreating!"

There are also some other things mixed in.

"Hou Ye's magic soldiers are here to save us! The tartars are scared away!"

Isn't this dreaming?

All the horses in Zunhua City were eaten up, and he was worrying about how to raise food, or how to break through, but he never thought that at this critical moment, Qin Shuhuai's army, which he had been looking forward to day and night, finally came!
He opened the door quickly, and he didn't care to stop the guards who were shouting in the yard, but said to one of them, "Master Qin's army has arrived?"

The man hurriedly bowed to Yuan Chonghuan, and said, "Master, Lord Qin's army hasn't arrived yet! But the tartars are already terrified, and all the tartars have slipped away last night! Not a single one is left!"

Yuan Chonghuan was slightly taken aback, this feeling seemed familiar to him.

Once upon a time, all the reports he received were that before the Tartar soldiers arrived, a certain general abandoned the city and fled.

But now, my Ming army unexpectedly has such a mighty power one day, the Tartars withdrew before the army arrived.

It's a pity that this kind of army is not the Guan Ning Army managed by Yuan and others, but Qin Shuhuai's martial arts coalition army - an army formed less than half a year ago.

With mixed feelings in his heart, he finally smiled bitterly.

He first sent people to look at the car and horse seals near the Tartar camp, and after confirming that the Tartars were retreating in the direction of Santun Camp, he was basically sure that Qin Shuhuai came from Shimenzhai, so he immediately sent someone to report.

It is said that Qin Shuhuai's army has been advancing to Zunhua cautiously since dawn, but they ran into a messenger from Zunhua on the way.

Upon hearing that Huang Taiji had withdrawn, Qin Shuhuai patted his thigh regretfully!

Still too timid!The fact that Huang Taiji withdrew meant that his troops were indeed not in one place. If he had gone to Zunhua overnight last night, he might be able to catch up with the wave of chasing and killing him!

"Mistake! Mistake!" He said to Zhang Xiao, "Old Zhang, the fat is flying off!"

Zhang Xiao smiled honestly, "Master Hou, it's always right to be careful. We, sooner or later, will wipe them out."

(End of this chapter)