Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1197
Since the old slave rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, the country has been humiliated for more than [-] years, but today, in the birthplace of Chinese civilization, Wang Yan used the most direct way to wash away the humiliation of the Ming Dynasty for [-] years and let the imperial Han nation stand up again. Straighten your spine.

Seeing more than [-] Jin-Qing coalition troops fleeing in a mixed manner, and the mountains and plains in the Central Plains were full of enemy deserters, Wang Yan couldn't help but feel emotional and high-spirited.

Standing on the watch cart, he saw the Ming army shouting to cover up the killing, the infantry chasing after them with guns, the cavalry dividing and encircling them, the defeated soldiers crying for their fathers and mothers, and those who had no time to escape knelt down and begged to surrender. He was filled with pride.

Wang Yan stepped down to look at the chariot, became interested, waved and shouted, "Come here, bring the lonely war horse and horse lance!"

The guards were startled, His Highness is going to fight in person, they dare not let Wang Yan take risks.

Lu Shikui at the side smiled, and said softly, "Don't spoil His Highness's interest, we will protect His Highness, let him run behind, not go deep, it's okay to let His Highness enjoy himself."

Hearing what he said, the guards brought Wang Yan's charcoal horse over. Not long after, Wang Yan got on the horse, picked up the horse's spear handed by the guards, shook it a few times, and then clamped the horse's belly in front of the crowd. Surrounded by the guards, they rushed out excitedly.

He hadn't killed an enemy for many years, and now that the army was charging forward, in order to command in time, his big flag had to keep up, so it didn't matter if he charged once.

He hadn't killed an enemy in battle for many years, and wanted to charge once, but he followed the army for more than [-] li, but he never killed a single enemy soldier.

Because the guards caught him in the middle, they just followed the army, eating exhaust gas, and didn't give him a chance to charge.

Once the excitement was over, Wang Yan felt bored. In addition, the battlefield is too chaotic now, the ministries have lost command, and most of the coalition forces have fled.

At that moment, Wang Yan reined in his horse and asked the chess and card officer to blow the horn to call all the generals on the battlefield to discuss matters.

Not long after, Li Guo, Li Dingguo, Liu Fangliang, and He Zhen from the Eastern Route Army came to meet them.

The Ming army pursued for more than 20 miles, and the cavalry of the Jin-Qing coalition army had run away without a trace. The Ming army had only the rampant cavalry in pursuit, and the rest of the troops mainly chased and killed the infantry of the coalition army.

However, more than [-] infantry were fleeing on the plain, and it was impossible to catch them all in one go.

The infantry of the Jin-Qing coalition forces probably killed more than 2 people and captured [-] to [-], and the rest have escaped the sight of the Ming army.

It was almost dark now, and the infantry of the Ming army began to sweep the entire battlefield, taking the prisoners of the Qing army.

Several generals rushed over, and after a big victory, they were all a little excited, they didn't know what to say, they just looked at each other and laughed.

After they came to Wang Yan and dismounted to salute him, Li Guo said with a smile: "Your Highness, this battle has been completely won, the Manchu Qing has no power to fight, the Central Plains is settled!"

Wang Yan looked around at the crowd and also smiled, but said in a deep voice, "It's too early to say that now, the enemy must be completely wiped out in Heluo before we're done!"

"What Your Highness said is true, but the Eastern Route Army has already entered Hulao Pass, and it is expected that the Qing Army will never escape." Li Guo said.

Wang Yan shook his head, "It's not necessarily true, at least they can still cross the Yellow River north, or go west to the Kingdom of Jin, so we can't be careless. The top priority is to clean up the battlefield as soon as possible, gather the army, and continue to hunt down the defeated army!"

There are more than [-] Jin and Qing coalition forces, and the Ming army only controls a few main roads. If the fleeing soldiers want to escape, it is not completely hopeless. At least they can go west to the Kingdom of Jin, or find a way to cross the river, so it is not yet the Ming army. Time to celebrate victory.

As he spoke, Wang Yan looked at He Zhen and asked, "How is the progress of the Eastern Route Army?"

After Dai Zhifan took Xuzhou, he made some adjustments and asked Man Dazhuang and Qian Yifeng to take care of the aftermath of Shandong temporarily, so he marched into Henan with an army of 13.

He Zhen hurriedly replied: "His Royal Highness, after Dudu Dai captured Kaifeng, the Qing army at Hulao Pass fled without a fight. The Dudu sent the last general, Ten Wan Yi Cong, to join His Highness first, and then divided the troops into two groups, one led by Dudu Liu. Go to Luoyang, lead by Dai Dudu personally, just behind the humble post, and it is estimated that we will arrive soon."

"Liu Shun is going to collect Luoyang, that's good!" Wang Yan nodded, paused, and continued, "In addition, you send someone to tell Dai Mingzhang not to rush over to meet him, but to march northwest immediately, and not give the Qing army Time to cross the river!"

"The last general will send someone to convey His Highness's order!" He Zhen hurriedly clasped her fists and said.

Wang Yan then said to Liu Fangliang, "Hulao Pass was captured by the Eastern Route Army, and the way for the Qing Army to escape to the east has been blocked. Fang Liang, you will lead the [-] Zhongyong Town and immediately enter Xin'an County, Guzhou, west of Luoyang. In the Yushan area, block the way for the rout to throw the troops westward to the Kingdom of Jin!"

The Eastern Route Army advanced towards Luoyang from the east, and sent Liu Fangliang to block the way for the routs to escape to the west. The more than [-] routs could only be surrounded in Luoyang.

At this time, as long as the Ming army crushed up from the south, the defeated troops would be gradually compressed and then driven into the river.

Liu Fangliang didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly took orders: "Let's go now!"

The Ming army had few cavalry, and they rushed the horse army to chase and kill the rout soldiers. If they wanted to stop the rout soldiers from going west to Tongguan before they fled westward, they had to rely on [-] dragoons from Zhongyong Town.

Liu Fangliang left immediately, but Wang Yan was still a little worried. If a large number of defeated troops defected to the Kingdom of Jin, it would undoubtedly increase the difficulty for the Ming army to attack the Kingdom of Jin in the future.

"He Zhen, take ten thousand servants and be Liu Fangliang's deputy, and go together." Wang Yan suddenly ordered.

When He Zhen took the order to catch up with Liu Fangliang to gather troops, Wang Yan immediately waved his whip and said, "The lonely king is sure that the rout troops will go to Mengjin and cross the river. You pack up quickly and leave some people to clean up the battlefield and guard the prisoners. The rest People, go straight to Mengjindu with the lonely!"

All the generals clasped their fists one after another, and then went to recall the scattered troops in the wilderness.

As soon as the generals left, Li Suiqiu, the servant of the household department accompanying the army, suddenly saluted and said: "Your Highness, since the overall situation of the Central Plains is settled, I will rush back to Huguang to prepare money and food, provide security for the army, and prepare for disaster relief. "

The money and food for the war must keep up, and the Ming army will take advantage of the situation to recover Shanxi, Hebei, and Shenjing. It is impossible to follow up without military food.

Furthermore, it is now April, and the spring planting in Henan has obviously been delayed, and a famine after the war must be inevitable.

Fighting from south to north is basically a loss-making business. If Wang Yan hadn't promised the benefits of the land, there would not be many people who sincerely supported the Northern Expedition.

"Okay, I heard that Guizhou, Guangxi, Fujian and other places harvested a lot of sweet potatoes last year, which are cheaper than rice, so you can bring more!" Wang Yan nodded.

In the battle in the south of Luoyang, the Ming army defeated 18 Jin-pro-Alliance forces.

On the battlefield alone, the Ming army beheaded nearly [-] people, and captured [-] Jin-Qing coalition forces.

The Jin-Qing allied forces were chased by the Hengchong horse army all the way. The Qing army cavalry did not dare to enter Luoyang, and went directly around the city. Just as Wang Yan expected, tens of thousands of defeated troops flocked towards Mengjin.

When Dorgon crossed the river from Mengjin, the Yellow River was in the freezing period, and the Qing army stepped directly on the ice. But now it is April and the Yellow River has long since thawed. It is not easy for the Qing army to cross the river from now on.

Tens of thousands of horses were stranded on the bank, but they could not cross the river. Louqin and Wakda sent people to look for the ferry, but nothing was found.

The Qing army fell into a dead end, and at this time, the spiritual pillar of the Qing army, the regent Dorgon, finally died under continuous blows.

At the Mengjin Ferry, tens of thousands of Qing soldiers who had lost all their food and grass were lying, lying or standing all over the banks of the Yellow River. Many Qing soldiers held their guns and sat against the river embankment, with dull eyes and miserable expressions.

Running all the way to escape, many people are not wet.The cold, hunger, fear, and despair, together with the wailing of the wounded soldiers, had exhausted the energy of the Qing army.

Louqin's helmet went somewhere, and Wakda's armor was also torn in large pieces. Doni's withdrawal from Luoyang was better. They knelt together beside a stretcher and wept bitterly. "Uncle Wang ~ Uncle Wang, wake up!"

"Uncle Wang, what shall we do..."

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