Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

Not all the Manchu and Mongolian nobles only cared about fleeing to the Beijing city and the grasslands, and some chose to go south in order to avoid the pursuit and obstruction of the Xia army.Therefore, before the main force of the Xia army on the southern line learned of the great victory in Gu'an, Yinti, who was sticking to the Dongchang camp, already knew the news of the fall of the Mongolian army.

Once the Mongolian cavalry team that was relying on his arms was overthrown, if Yinti could not see such a big crisis, then he would have lived in vain all these years, so before he had time to think about it, Yinti gave the order to attack immediately.The so-called attack is of course fleeing. The bulky General Wucheng Yonggu Cannon was abandoned, and only the lighter General Shenwei Cannon was allowed to carry.

At this time, seeing several blood-stained Mongolian troops fleeing into the camp in embarrassment, the news of Gu'an's fiasco had begun to spread wildly in the Dongchang camp, and the morale of the troops was already unstable.Fortunately, the generals at all levels obviously know that a little delay is a situation of self-destruction, so they don't need Yinti to order, and they all urge their subordinates to speed up their actions with nervous expressions. For quilts, take as much as possible.

The turmoil in the Dongchang camp was naturally observed by Xia Jun's scouts from a distance. However, Xia Jun's scouts didn't know the real situation and could only report everything they observed.Although Xia Jun's front-line headquarters also had speculations, they did not dare to attack indiscriminately due to the lack of specific intelligence support, so they had to prepare for the formation of troops while strictly ordering the rangers to find out the movements of the Qing army.

A little later, the Xia Army inspectors who increased the search radius finally intercepted a few Mongolian routs who had lost their way and were pulled behind. When the detectives finally figured out the situation and reported to the headquarters, Kuching sent Several batches of good news envoys who came before and after have also arrived at the location of the Privy Council.

Just such a delay, the Qing army had already left the camp first to escape.Not only was he at large, but Yinti also sent someone to notify Yinzhi and others.Of course, this is not because Yinti, as the crown prince, kindly hopes to preserve more vitality for the Qing court, but because he understands that only by fleeing from all walks of life can he more effectively contain Xia Jun's pursuers---Yinti hopes that Xia Jun will find a soft man first Instead of eating the hard walnuts that he still has 10,000+ troops first --- so he can escape in chaos.

Of course, a 10,000+ army cannot scatter like birds and beasts when retreating, so the marching speed of Yinti's troops can't be fast at all, and Xia's chasing troops can't chase and kill them in a swarm, so the two departments are very tacit to maintain the safety of tens of miles No one will increase or decrease the distance between each other at the risk of physical exhaustion.

Since the Xia Army on the southern front had, in addition to the five main cavalry divisions that had already been dispatched, the cavalry infantry of the fourth iron cavalry division and four flying cavalry divisions, the Qing army could not get rid of the maggots of the Xia army along the way. repeated harassment.Fortunately, there is the restriction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, otherwise it would be more difficult for the Qing army to defend against the Xia army's attacks from all directions.

After finally escaping to Linqing, Yinti stopped his troops. He felt that he could no longer move along the canal.You know, going all the way along the canal is Dezhou, Cangzhou, and Tianjin.Among them, Dezhou and Tianjin have not heard of the fall yet, so there is no problem, but Cangzhou has already fallen into the hands of the Xia army. If the Xia army is in Cangzhou to prevent blockade, wouldn't it be impossible for him to move forward and retreat?So Yinti decided that the whole army would cross the canal in Linqing, and then go all the way north, passing Jizhou and Shenzhou to Baoding. After arriving in Baoding, it would be decided whether to go to Beijing or go directly to Xuanhua to leave the Great Wall according to the situation.

Of course, Yinti has already decided to choose the latter, but the family members of most of the officers and soldiers in the army are in Beijing, so it is not impossible for them to abandon their homes and jobs and follow him to the customs, but it just takes some tricks, let alone Not to mention that Xia Jun is still staring at him closely now, whether he can persist until Baoding is still a question.

Yinti's crossing the river really made the Xia army's Kuching department's blockade south of Cangzhou fail.But this golden cicada's method of getting rid of its shell is not enough to change the overall passivity.On the day when the Qing army in Dongchang tried to cross the canal in Linqing, the Qing army in Jinan fled to Dezhou in a panic under the leadership of Yinzhi; After the artillery team built with capital and a few green battalions with broken tails, they fled to the front line of Guangzong overnight; only Yinhu and Yinxiang in Zhangde did not know the fact that the Qing army had collapsed because of the distance, and they still attacked the city with the Xia army. The troops are stalemate.

In the evening, Tang Baoyi rushed to the front line of Linqing, and asked without waiting for the dust to wash away, "How much has the Qing army crossed the river?"

He Shuzhi, a member of the Privy Council who commanded the former army, reported: "According to the report of the horsemen who crossed the river, there are about 3 people. If they cross the river overnight, it is estimated that they can all cross it in one night."

Tang Baoyi asked again: "Master He, can you confirm that the Qing army's crossing of the river will not be a slap in the face?"

He Shuzhi hesitated and said: "I can't guarantee it, but if our army crosses the river, I'm afraid we will be thrown off by the opponent."

Tang Baoyi agreed with this: "The Qing army has collected all the ships along the way in advance to build the pontoon bridge. If our army crosses the river without thinking about it, it is indeed possible to chase and lose the opponent. But the Qing army in Jinan is going Dezhou escaped, and it is not ruled out that the Yinti Department may join forces with him."

Ding Peifang, who was born in the Yimao period of Tongziying, the first-class praise painter of the Privy Council, suggested: "Then divide the troops and cross the river."

Tang Baoyi asked back: "What if the Qing army takes advantage of our army's unstable foothold to attack?"

Ding Peifang responded immediately: "The Qing army can attack me, and our army can also attack the enemy on the east bank overnight."

"Night attack?" Tang Baoyi immediately denied it. "No! Our army has an absolute advantage, how can we take the risk of fighting at night."

"Master Tang is right." He Shuzhi agreed. "The Qing army is not defenseless, night attack can only prevent our army's superior force from being deployed." He Shuzhi then put forward a revised suggestion. "I think it may be possible to change the night attack to night disturbance. In addition, if it is confirmed that the main force of the Qing army has completely withdrawn through the canal, it may cut off its rear guard."

Tang Baoyi nodded: "This is possible, but it still cannot solve the problem that our army cannot catch up with the Qing army in time."

"After the Qing army crossed the river, there are only two options. One is to go west to Guangzong, and the other is to go north to Jizhou." Kang Ziguo, another first-class sponsor who was born in Yimao, said. "But I don't think it is very possible to go west to Guangzong. The current main goal of the Yinti tribe is to flee to Shuntian Mansion or directly escape from the pass. Going west to Guangzong can only be a detour, so he must choose to go directly north. So , the Privy Council may contact the cavalry of Master Gu in Kuching to intercept him, and our department will mobilize the flying cavalry and other departments to chase after him." Kang Ziguo paused and added. "The Flying Cavalry Army is mounted infantry, and they are fast. Even if they cross the river later, they can catch up with the Qing Army. As for the remaining main force, they will go to Dezhou to destroy Yinzhi's troops first."

Although I don't know that the Qing army on the front line has already started to flee, but I always feel that something is wrong with the second-class praise painting of the Privy Council. Liu Kexiong still ignored the many officers who had already nodded, and stood up to object: "The enemy of Jinan is only [-]. Wouldn't it be a sledgehammer to deal with them with more than [-] main forces of our army? It shouldn't be small."

Tang Baoyi frowned and glanced at Liu Kexiong, then asked lightly, "Then what is your suggestion?"

Liu Kexiong thought about it for a moment, and then he replied cautiously: "The lower official thought, it's better to rush to the south of Dezhou to ambush Yinzhi's troops with flying cavalry, and the main force will still cross the river as usual. It is impossible for the Ministry to be too far away from our army, as long as Gu Qianshi can lead the cavalry to hold them back for a while, everything can be recovered."

Tang Baoyi waved his hand to dismiss all the praises, and then discussed with He Shuzhi: "Master He, what do you think?"

"The way to use troops, the more sure you are of victory, the more cautious you have to be," He Shuzhi said. "I think Liu Zhili's suggestion is still advisable, and we must be careful of the possibility of Jianlu's poor rats' backlash."

"I think so too." Tang Baoyi finally made a decision. "Master He, please lead the flying cavalry to detour and attack Dezhou overnight, and make sure to wipe out all Yinzhi's forces in the south of Dezhou." He Shuzhi took the order to go, and Tang Baoyi immediately ordered to the outside. "Let Yang Lan come to see me." After a while, the Commander of the Fourth Division of the Cavalry Army appeared in front of Tang Baoyi. "Yang Tongzhi, I order you to harass the Qing army with all your strength tonight to prevent them from crossing the canal safely. In addition, once you confirm that the Qing army has crossed the river, it is not necessary to wipe out the Qing army's rearguard. You know, can you do it?"

Yang Lan is the grandson and hero of Zheng Chenggong's general Yang Laijia, and he is also the backbone of the Boy Scouts Jiayin period brought out by Zheng Kezang. Although the task assigned by Tang Baoyi is a bit difficult, he still agrees: "No!"

It was already late at night, and the sleepy Qing army was slowly boarding the pontoon bridge and walking towards the west bank of the canal under the scolding of their panic-stricken officials.Sparse torches shone on the people who bowed their heads and sprinted, and the dark shadows kept floating, as if some monster was about to rush out and choose people to eat.

Suddenly, rumbling horseshoes sounded, and then a blast of firecrackers exploded in the distance, as if there were some cannons accompaniment, which made the fearful and numb Qing soldiers very speechless.

"Don't worry about Hai Ni's harassment, keep going." The officers looked at the fire light and said this after turning their heads. "A few times in one night, the Sea Reversal is really not too troublesome." The slightly cryptic dirty joke got a cold response, which made the officers and soldiers who wanted to relax their emotions look ugly. "What are you doing with a mournful face? The Qing Dynasty is not dead yet!"

The night gradually faded, and most of the Qing army had already crossed the pontoon bridge, leaving only more than [-] people waiting to leave.At this time, the Xia army's harassment that lasted all night did not know when it stopped, and even the Qing army's rear guards who had become sparse due to the retreat were a little drowsy.

In the dark, Yang Lan asked, "Have you confirmed that the Qing army has crossed the river?"

"Returning to my lord, our people have dived three teams in total. It can be clearly seen that the Qing army has crossed the river and headed directly to the north. Now there are less than 2 people left in the river."

Yang Lan nodded in satisfaction: "2 people? Great, order to go down, attack, and leave them all to me."

The thunder soon exploded, as if hundreds of cannons were firing at him. This sudden change made the faces of the Qing soldiers who had no time to cross the river immediately turn pale.

"Hurry up and cross the river." I don't know who was talking, but a group of Qing soldiers ran towards the pontoon bridge in a panic, and there was no formation at all, and the organizational system was even more chaotic, but someone still added fuel to the fire. "The Haini brigade is attacking, and if we cross the river, we will only have a dead end..."

The guards of the Qing army who watched the brigade leave felt abandoned. As a result, the chaos became more and more chaotic. Even if some officials tried to organize the Qing army to continue to resist the Xia army's attack, they couldn't do it.

It's just that as the fourth division of the Cavalry Army, which was replaced with a mixed-blood horse, began to charge, everything was doomed.

What is even more tragic is that these mindless Qing army guards are still running on the pontoon bridge, and the Qing army on the west bank who stayed on the pontoon bridge has already set fire to the bridge body.Looking at the flames and black smoke soaring into the sky, the Qing army was either forced to jump into the canal and swim westward, or they surrendered like relief. Except for a very small number of Manchu officials and Han army banner generals, almost no one chose to resist