Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1122 The whole army pursues
The sun had already risen, and the military guard camp near the Jiangdong Bridge was in a mess, the white tent was trampled down by horseshoes, all kinds of weapons and banners were scattered all over the place, and the flames that had not been extinguished for a long time were still rising slowly.

Surrounded by many generals, Wang Shixiu passed through the camp where the smoke had not cleared.

Last night, he crossed the Great Victory Pass without any effort, and Zhao Shenkuan and Tan Tai led an army of [-] horses to rush to the foot of Nanjing city overnight. In a row, two camps of the Wuwei Army were destroyed, and they set fire to the camp and burned down the luggage in the camp.

Jiangxi was occupied by Wang Yan, and the family members of the Wuwei army were all in the hands of the court. Although Jin Shenghuan tried his best to block the news, rumors had already spread in the army, and he lost his fighting spirit, so the camp was attacked so easily.

When Jin Shenghuan returned to the camp, the cavalry had already left, but the surprise attack of the cavalry indicated that the pursuers were approaching Nanjing.

The king of Lu did not hesitate. After learning that Jin Shenghuan's camp was attacked, he immediately ordered to pull out the camp, and quickly retreated eastward together with the navy. The king goes away.

Wang Yan went to Huguang to inspect the cavalry and the horse farm. King Lu and Jin Shenghuan both knew about it, so as soon as the cavalry appeared, the two knew that something was wrong. The heavy artillery and many supplies that were not in a hurry to be loaded were all abandoned, and all the way to Zhenjiang Mercedes Benz.

Retreating is a technical task, one needs to be prepared, and the various ministries must be well coordinated. However, the two armies retreated in a hurry, and rumors spread in the army.

The prestige of the King of Chu still has a great deterrent force in the Ming army. He guarded Yangzhou in March alone, killed Zhunta and broke Li Sutai's [-] troops, and became famous all over the world.

After that, the landscape was built under the city of Yuezhou, the Eight Banners were pitted and killed under the city of Wuchang, Le Ke Dehun was killed in Ganzhou, Yanping played against Boluo, Sichuan and Shu fought against Wu Sangui, and Nanjing was restored. Return God.

It can be said that the King of Chu is a legend of this era. For such a character, if they oppose him, aren't they courting death?

Once the army's morale was disturbed, the retreat quickly turned into a scramble to flee. Flags and flags were discarded everywhere on the road. It was said that it was a retreat, but it was actually on the verge of defeat.

Surrounded by a group of generals, Wang Shixiu rode forward together with the horse army. The [-] fine riders were mighty and mighty, and the horseshoes falling like raindrops made a shocking sound.

Now the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty is no longer just for show!
In four years, not only was the scale expanded, but under the guidance and training of the surrendered generals of the Qing army, the horse army practiced hard, such as roundabouts, outflanking the rear, rushing steep slopes, jumping trenches, attacking formations, riding and shooting, fighting, etc. , I dare not say that he has practiced superbly, but he is still not afraid of fighting against Baqi for dozens of rounds.

Wang Shixiu was wearing shiny silver armor and a striking red war robe. The soldiers knew that the governor was here when they saw it.Behind him Zhao Shenkuan, Qin Shangxing, Guo Bapai, Tong Tulai, Zhang Cunren, Tan Tai and other generals are all coquettish, all neatly dressed, armed with knives and spears, majestic and majestic.

Behind them, there are firstly Wang Shixiu's big flag and the military flag of the rampant horse army, and then there are general flags with the words "Zhao", "Qin" and "Guo" standing in a forest, fluttering in the wind, hunting and hunting, imposing. Overwhelming.

Thirty thousand cavalry marched forward slowly, the sky was covered with horses and horses, but no one made any noise. They slowly marched eastward on the vast Jiangnan plain.

Looking down at the entire Jiangnan Plain from the sky, you will find that a huge army is retreating in the direction of Zhenjiang in a hurry, and behind this army, [-] cavalry are slowly closing the distance to him, and in front of him , another huge army in the direction of Yangzhou is just around the corner.

In addition to these three armies, on the vast East China Sea, a heroic young general stood on a tall ship building, looking towards the direction of Nanjing.

The sea breeze blew his shirt and beard and hair flying, and the young general held his saber in his hand, full of vigor and fighting spirit.

The last time this sea area appeared was when Nanjing was recovered, and if he came back today, he had no intention of leaving.

A huge warship rides the wind and waves. On the tall mast, there is a big flag embroidered with the word "Zheng". The wake is like a huge comb combing through the calm sea.

Turning his eyes back to the city of Nanjing, in front of the cavalry, small groups of cavalry galloped, raising clouds of dust, to monitor the fleeing rebels.

The city gate of Nanjing City was also opened, and several fast horses galloped into Nanjing City. After a while, soldiers and horses in Nanjing City were mobilized. After the door was opened, they immediately went out of the city to form a team, and obviously they also wanted to join the ranks of the pursuit.

"Report! Commander! The rebels have fled to Longtan Town! Keep away from our army for thirty miles!" At the front of the troops, there were horse soldiers returning from exploring the road from time to time to deliver news, reporting the distance of the rebels at any time.

Wang Shixiu waved his hand and signaled the troops to move on without saying anything.

The distance of thirty li was close enough for the cavalry, but Wang Shixiu did not give up his life to pursue it. Firstly, he wanted to wait for Gao Yigong in Nanjing to prepare for the attack, and secondly, he just wanted to catch up behind like this with the rebels.

They rode slowly, but the rebels who were fleeing in front were afraid that the pursuers would kill them, so they must run forward desperately.Wang Shixiu had to wait for them to run out of energy before leading the cavalry to cover up and kill them. The rebel army was exhausted and it was impossible to block their impact.

As a native of Yangzhou, Wang Shixiu is familiar with the topography near Nanjing. He can tell exactly where there are mountains, forests, and water.

From Nanjing to the east, before crossing Zhenjiang, it can be said that there are no mountains and no big rivers. It is suitable for the horse army to fight. It is enough to catch up with the rebels before they escape to Zhenjiang and cross the Grand Canal. Therefore, Wang Shixiu was confident.

The army moved forward slowly, like lions on the prairie driving well-rounded cattle and sheep.

Wang Shixiu looked around, and saw that the rice fields in the surrounding rice fields had been trampled, and many cotton fields and mulberry fields were dead.

Although the civil strife did not last long, the damage to Jiangnan would not be small. In particular, many workshops in Guowai Guo, Nanjing, were destroyed, and it is unknown how many people will go bankrupt because of this.

There were tens of 10 people gathered around Nanjing, but because of the fighting, many people fled early. The army walked all the way, and there were hardly any people except the army.

The destructiveness of war is immeasurable, especially for prosperous areas, and the losses every day are beyond imagination.

Cloth and other goods, whose value gradually declined due to the increase in workshops and the expansion of production in the Ming Dynasty, saw their prices rise for the first time in August after the civil unrest broke out.

"Report! Commander! Commander Gao's soldiers and horses have already left the Jinchuan Gate!"

A cavalryman galloped over to report, his words reached the ears of the generals, and many people immediately tightened the reins, realizing that a big battle was about to begin!

Wang Shixiu narrowed his eyes after hearing the report, and immediately waved his hand, "Send the order, the whole army pursues!"

(End of this chapter)