Ma Shiying said: "The prince said that Lord Shen has the blood of the Han people, and if he is not close to his hometown, why bother to harm his compatriots for the sake of foreigners?" The prince also said that the fathers and villagers of the hundred officials, if they could hear that Lord Shen had returned to Shangyu, they would definitely welcome him. ”

Shen Wenkui's face twitched, and he asked with difficulty, "What does the prince want Shen to do?" ”

"List." Ma Shiying picked up the wine jug, poured a glass of wine for the cup in front of Shen Wenkui, and then watched Shen Wenkui spit out the two words.

Shen Wenkui's face turned pale, he naturally knew what the list Ma Shiying was talking about.

"The list is destroyed...... Shen burned it with his own hands. ”

Ma Shiying smiled and said: "The prince said that in Shangyu's hometown, everyone knows that Lord Shen has the ability to never forget since he was a child, and the people all take Lord Shen's ability as an example when teaching children...... The prince also said that he would send a word to Lord Shen, and the young man would leave home and return to the eldest child, and the hometown accent would not change and his sideburns would decline. ”

Shen Wenkui opened his mouth wide, was stunned for a long time, and suddenly lay on the table and began to cry.

A man in his fifties, crying like a child.

……。

At this time, the city of Taizhou had been surrounded by more than twice the Qing army from the west and north.

Due to Jiang Quanyi's urgent letter, Chi Erhan in Xinghua and Lu Zhiyu in Jiangdu quickly led their troops to Taizhou.

Jiangdu and Xinghua were regained and lost, and the Qing army easily occupied the two places.

The Ministry of State Security, which was ordered to be mobilized by Wu Zheng, had also arrived in Taizhou at this time.

There is nothing wrong with this, in the land of one house, in the face of enemy troops twice as large as one's own, scattering will only be broken by each one, and forming a group is the right choice, besides, at that time, I didn't know that Fang Guo's security department led the order to cross the river to the north.

But even if you count the Ministry of National Security, the number of troops is less than 30,000, and facing 60,000 enemy troops, it is also a situation where the enemy is outnumbered.

The battle began in the early hours of the morning.

The enemy attacked the city in two directions, west and north, as if they were going crazy.

This enemy army is obviously different from the previous one, not only in military uniforms and appearances, but also in weapons.

The biggest headache for Fang Guoan and other generals was that the intensity of the enemy's artillery fire overwhelmed their own for the first time.

It's not a question of the magnitude of power, it's a matter of constant shelling.

The Northern Expeditionary Army lacked ammunition supplies, not because of the lack of transportation, but because of the limited production capacity of the military workshop.

This is not something that can be solved in a short time, and the consequence of this is that the soldiers have to save some money.

This makes it possible to be suppressed by the enemy under artillery fire.

Fang Guoan didn't want to fight anymore, he wanted to withdraw.

After repelling the enemy's fourth wave of attacks today, Fang Guoan discussed with Chi Erhan and Lu Zhiyu - withdraw!

It is said to be a consultation, but it is also an order.

According to Wu Zheng's order, the Jiangbei war was dominated by Fang Guoan, and the domains of Chi Erhan and Lu, including Jiang Quanyi's troops who had been annihilated, were all under the command of Fang Guoan.

At this time, the small city of Taizhou no longer has a place to turn outside.

The artillery of the Qing army was full of abuse, and countless houses were destroyed by heavy projectiles.

The fires that were caused came and went.

However, Fang Guoan's order was rejected by Chi Erhan.

"Lord Fang, I won't be able to obey my fate."

"General Chi, the enemy's strength is especially superior to our army, and our army is short of ammunition, nearly 30,000 people are concentrated in the small city of Taizhou, and the enemy is twice as strong as ours, this is not the way to use troops. Our army's strength lies in long-range combat, not in close combat. Fang thought that it was inappropriate for a lone army to go deep into the enemy's hinterland, and it was even more ridiculous to stick to the small city...... The only way to do this is to fight while retreating, and to draw the enemy south, so that you can get so close to Taixing and as far as you can get to Jingjiang, gain a firm foothold, organize a defensive line, and then try to counterattack ....... ”

"What about Taizhou City? What about the people of the city? Chi Erhan interrupted unceremoniously, "The young master's intention of transferring your troops to cross the river to Taizhou is to hold Taizhou City, otherwise Hangzhou and Jinshan can be withdrawn at any time, so why bother Lord Fang to personally lead his troops north?" In addition, Jiang Daren was captured after the enemy, and our withdrawal is equivalent to letting more than 2,000 soldiers of Jiang Daren's department die in vain...... Lord Fang, I will not be able to obey my fate! ”

Fang Guoan frowned and said: "The general is outside, the king's order is not subject to it, when the prince transferred Fang to lead his troops to Taizhou, the enemy army has not yet appeared, but this time is different from that time, how can you talk about the same day?" Fang believed that even if the prince was in Taizhou at this time, he would order the withdrawal of troops like Fang...... General Chi, we are fighting a war, and we are talking about victory and defeat, not the gain or loss of one city and one pool, and a small city like Taizhou City, which has no strategic use, does not have to waste the lives of our soldiers! ”

"Nope! The young master is here, and he will never give up Taizhou, Lord Fang, when it comes to fighting, Chi may not be as good as you, but in terms of understanding the young master, you are not as good as me...... Since the young master has promised the people of Taizhou not to retreat again, as long as the young master does not personally order the retreat, even if Chi dies in battle, he will never take a step back! ”

Fang Guoan was furious, "But the prince is now in Tianfu, even if he has already received the report, he will not have time to send the order back...... You must know that if you don't withdraw, the enemy will be encircled, and you won't be able to withdraw even if you want to...... Fang Mou suspected that the enemy army outside the city was by no means the Qingming Army of the provinces, but the Eight Banners or the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty in Xuzhou and the north of it, and even Fang Mou suspected that Dolgon personally commanded the battle, Fang Mou fought with Dolgon, Dolgon commanded the battle and rarely outflanked him, he was better at using the right match, as the prince said, in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy and trickery is shit...... If it is really Dolgon's personal arrival, he missed the opportunity to retreat this time, once it is surrounded, the loss of our army will definitely not be borne by you, Chi Erhan, and Fang Mou will also be convicted for ....... ”

Chi Er said in a dull voice: "No matter who comes, Chi does not lack the courage to fight, Lord Fang has Lord Fang's style of play, I don't object, but Hangzhou Wei under my command will never withdraw." ”

"Fang Mou commands the three guards of Jiangbei, this is personally appointed by the prince, Chi Erhan, if you really dare to disobey, Fang Mou can only act in military law!"

"You don't dare!" Chi Erhan sneered, "Chi Mou is the young master's personal follower, do you dare to move Chi Mou to try?!" ”

The two quarreled to such an extent, Lu Zhiyu couldn't listen to it anymore, he appeased on both sides, and said to Chi Erhan: "General Chi, Lord Fang is not afraid of war, the current battlefield situation is indeed not conducive to our army, if the fight continues, although the whole army will not be wiped out, huge casualties are inevitable...... It is better to lead the enemy army all the way south and lengthen their supply lines, so that the pressure on our army will not be too great, besides, there are naval gunboats on the river that can use ....... ”

Chi Erhan said in a deep voice: "General Lu, Chi is not stupid, these truths still make sense." But have you ever thought that if Taizhou is lost, Taixing will not be able to stand firm, our army will be defeated and difficult to recover, I am afraid that we will not be able to fight against the water, only by crossing the river to Jingjiang, can we have a chance to gain a firm foothold. In this way, the exploits established by the young master in the previous battle will be in vain, and once the battle situation returns to the pre-war period, won't the thousands of soldiers who were killed and injured by our army before die in vain? Besides, I don't think that the young master will break his promise to the people of Taizhou, he said that the Ming army will never withdraw from Taizhou, then it will definitely not withdraw from Taizhou! ”