golden scales

Song Hongye rode on the horse against the cool spring wind in Liaodong.

Although Dorgon did play tricks between public declarations and actual actions, for a Hanchen of Song Hongye's level, he could still obtain real information without any effort, and he did send it out as always, so he was very happy. The reaction of the Liaodong Division is strange.

"Finally, I feel at ease." Although Dorgon suffered a lot, he also gained a lot.The Ming army in Gaizhou was determined to resist, but its combat effectiveness was far behind that of Tianjin and Ningyuan.

They didn't even burn their stores of food and equipment before retreating.

This simply violates the Ming Army's famous "Code of Exercises".According to the requirements of the Ming Army Code of Practice, when forced to retreat, all military resources, food and grass other than personal equipment should be burned to avoid leaving behind the enemy.Of course, secretly evacuating without burning food and grass is also a common practice in war books. The main purpose is to prevent the enemy from knowing that the army is about to retreat and step up the siege.

The Ming army in Gaizhou obviously belonged to the latter, so as not to be too closely pursued by the Donglu army.

Therefore, the grain seeds, agricultural tools and cattle captured by Donglu turned out to be Donglu's biggest harvest in recent years, and it feels like it has come and gone.The Eight Banners of Donglu were immersed in the festive atmosphere as if they were celebrating the New Year.

"My lord, shall we call to Lushun for now, or let them go?" Song Hongye shrank his neck and walked to Dorgon's side.

Dorgon swept away the gloom before, and laughed loudly: "It's enough to fight here. As long as the Ming army can't stand up, we will be able to fight Lushun back sooner or later."

It has to be said that it is the most correct strategic decision of Donglu to accept as soon as it is good.The harvest in Gaizhou is enough for the Eight Banners Niulu who dispatched troops this time to distribute a batch of spoils and gather up the shattered morale of the army.If you go further south, you will not only have to attack Lushun, an important town of the Ming army, but you will also face the danger of losing your own morale.

Song Hongye knew that the crown prince would never have the word "indulgence" in his character, and he was bound to have a follower. The most likely scenario was that the Second Army would attack Liaodong from the direction of Jinzhou and copy Manchuria's rear.In this situation.If Donglu can be allowed to go further south, it will definitely benefit the Ming army.

It's just that Song Hongye has already comprehended the principle of Donglu's officialdom: If it doesn't match the above, you must never say it.

This is the principle of being promoted and favored in the officialdom, and it is also the principle of protecting one's life and body.Any other purpose must take a back seat and cannot be incompatible with it.

Thanks to Song Hongye, he flinched for a while. After the Ming army crossed the Daling River, the eastern captive army in the southern expedition completely lost their fighting spirit, divided up the spoils in a hurry, and returned to Liaoyang, Shenyang and Xiping Fort in three ways.

Xiping Fort is an important town in Liaodong.Whether it is to prevent the Ming army from invading the Liaozhong Plain, or as a bridgehead to attack Jinzhou, it is of great significance.

In April of the 20th year of Chongzhen, Xiao Donglou's Second Guards Army, after a short wait.It was discovered that the Qing army had changed its combat direction, crossed the Daling River in time, rushed to Xiping Fort, and reinforced the Gaizhou defenders of the Liaodong Division in a gesture of encircling Wei and saving Zhao.

"This intelligence officer really deserves to be killed!"

Xiao Donglou wished he could sweep the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table to the ground, venting his depression.

The information he got was the same as that of Chen De.It was also more than [-] Qing troops who set off from Shenyang to attack the Jinzhou area.Out of his trust in Donglu's intelligence, Xiao Donglou set up a net in Jinzhou's hometown, confidently solving the Donglu issue in one fell swoop, and established an unshakable strong military status for the Second Guards Army.

As a result, the Qing army broke the contract, not only escaped disaster, but also wasted the material and manpower of the second army.And the most precious thing - time!

"Xiping Fort must be taken down, otherwise I will not be able to swallow this breath!" Xiao Donglou said angrily: "And that Chen De! He also took the food and wages, and it was like this! The group of fortresses that are known as impenetrable fortresses, even the Eastern Captives for five days. Withdrew without resisting! What a fucking face!"

Cao Ning stared at the sand table on the table, exchanged glances with the staff around him, and interrupted Xiao Donglou's complaints.Said: "There should be no problem with Xiping Fort, but the staff does not recommend taking it down too quickly."

"Tell me the reason." Xiao Donglou pressed the blindfold with one hand and tapped the table with the other.

"First, it will take time for the military's heavy artillery to be deployed; second, there is news in the military report that the First Division will expand to support southern Liaoning. We must keep Xiping Fort from fighting as a strategic move to support the First Division." Cao Ning gently bent the bamboo whip in his hand into a half bend, and replied calmly.

Xiao Donglou suddenly felt a stinging pain in his eye, and pressed hard to hold back the pain.

"Fucking so many things!" After Xiao Donglou scolded, Wuyin 300 taels here added: "This useless eye is also here to join in the fun!"

Cao Ningquan pretended not to hear it, and still said in his eccentric voice: "You don't have to wait for the first division. The general staff will definitely say that you don't have a holistic view. But you can be the commander of the army, and you're done. What's going on?"

Xiao Donglou was about to scold back, when suddenly a sharp pain hit him, making him take a deep breath, and swallowed all the curse words back.

"By the way," Cao Ning said indifferently, "the liver opens up to the eyes. When you get angry, your eyes will naturally hurt."

Xiao Donglou was so choked by these words that not only his eyes hurt, but even his liver trembled.However, he didn't have a stronger reason to veto the opinions of a certain department of the General Staff, so he could only order the whole army to strategically encircle Xiping Fort, give priority to attacking reinforcements, and not attack the city.At the same time, notify the General Staff of the headquarters' strategic intentions and contact the vanguard of the First Division.

At this time, She An's first battalion was still above the vast Liaohai.

……

After Wang Yi got off the boat, he squatted on the pier for a long time and spit out a puddle of clear water. His whole body was like an eggplant beaten by frost, and even his eyes lost their luster.He knew it was seasickness, and it could happen after a long voyage, even with enough acclimatization beforehand.

Although I was mentally prepared enough, when it really fell on my head, I was still a little scared.

"Major, are you okay?" She An saw this promising military star from a distance, and walked over with a smile.He was also a little seasick, but he seemed to get used to it after vomiting twice, and he was already like an old sailor when he disembarked.

"General." Wang Yi stood up stiffly and saluted She An.

She An returned a half salute and said, "Can you hold on?"

"No problem!" Wang Yi replied, but his feet floated as if they were stepping on clouds.

"Do you know where we are?" She An smiled.

"It doesn't seem to be Lushun..." Wang Yi knows that Lushun is a port, and as long as he goes ashore, he should be able to see the tall city wall of Lushun.But now it is like a temporary pier in the wild. Looking at the past, there are only a few thatched huts. It doesn't look like an important town in southern Liaoning at all.

Ps:

I'm really sorry, I'm out of town today, and it's inconvenient, I found an Internet cafe to solve the uploading problem.Go home tomorrow night and see if I can get out in time, please forgive me, ask for a monthly ticket, and ask for a recommendation ticket~!