This information made Song An frightened, in the pre-war intelligence, Dolgon was seriously ill, and even the young master believed that Dolgon would die soon, which was almost everyone's consensus.

But now, Dolgon actually led a large army to Yanzhou, and even went south three days ago.

"What are you talking about...... True? ”

"This is what I saw with my father and brother, how can it be fake?"

Song An had cold sweat oozing from his forehead, this was too unexpected, if this was indeed the case, then with the 80,000 enemy troops in Xuzhou, wouldn't the young master fight with several times the enemy in Huai'an Mansion?

"No, if Dolgon goes south with the Eight Banners stationed in Beijing, how can there be no news from the two of Lin Wei, Shen and Qian, the mayor of the capital?"

Song An suddenly realized that it was obvious that Dolgon had concealed everyone, and it was likely that Shen and Qian had been imprisoned or even killed.

This realization made Song An extremely impatient, and he had to report to the young master quickly!

But the road to the west and north is blocked, what should I do?

Song An hurriedly asked: "Is your way here blocked by the Qing army?" ”

Qian Yi replied: "I first diverted to Muyang, led by Muyang Chang Lin Wei to cross the Yellow River from Andong, and then from Maluo Township, Qinggou and then to Sheyang Lake...... On the road, I heard that Liu Lingtai on the right side of Huai'an Mansion is still in the hands of our army...... If you go west from Maluo Township and Suzui, you can go to Liu Lingtai. ”

"How many people are left in the Muyang Branch?"

Qian Yi shook his head and glanced back at the two people who accompanied him behind him, "Twenty-four people...... Now it's just the two of them. ”

Song An thought for a moment and asked, "Do you dare to go back the same way with me and go to Liu Lingtai." ”

Qian Yi said: "Why don't you dare to serve His Highness and the head of the stall?!" ”

……。

With Azig leading the Xuzhou army to Fengyang Province, the strength of the enemy's vanguard had begun to spread eastward.

This is also the reason why Yizhen direction suddenly has a heavy artillery siege.

In the direction of Taizhou, the vanguard of the First Army of the Northern Expedition landing in Taixing encountered more than just the resistance of the enemy's cavalry.

That is to say, now south of Huai'an, the enemy army has more than 10,000 cavalry, with the participation of the enemy garrison in Fengyang Mansion, plus the entry of the Azig forward, the Qing army in the south of Yangzhou has exceeded 20,000.

The pace of reinforcements was very slow, and one battalion at a time had to be prepared for a formed cavalry assault.

At this time, Yangzhou Mansion, from Jiangdu to Taixing along the river, has opened up two main battlefields, one is the diversion battlefield of Chi Erhan's department around the port town, and the other is the landing attack field from Jingjiang to the north and Taixing direction.

The enemy deployed the main force in Taixing, with the intention of blocking the First Army of the Northern Expedition to reinforce Huai'an, and at this time, the fierce battle between the two armies had lasted for three days and three nights.

For field warfare, musketeers become almost useless in front of the cavalry, especially when the Northern Expeditionary Army is not equipped with armor, once they encounter cavalry, they will be injured and killed at the touch.

Reinforcements had to be assembled in huge tactical formations to resist the onslaught of cavalry, and the pace of the northward advance became unusually slow.

Fortunately, with the expansion of the landing point, some of the artillery transported by the sailors began to be carried ashore, which gradually advanced the front to Taixing City.

In fact, as long as there is enough time, with the continuous replenishment of artillery and ammunition, even if the enemy has twice as many cavalry, it will have to be continuously squeezed out by the Northern Expeditionary Army, but it is obvious that Dolgon fought this time difference, as long as he broke through Huai'an City and annihilated Taizhou and Wusong Erwei, his strategic goal was achieved, and Wu Zheng's forces have since lost the ability to expand northward, and at least in three or five years, they have been unable to recover.

Three or five years was enough time for the Qing court to end the war in the northwest and southwest, so that it could concentrate on dealing with the Yixing Dynasty.

Dolgon's plan is not too elaborate, in fact, his plan is crude, and there are many loopholes.

First, Dolgon's own illness was very serious, and this was a war that he planned and acted almost alone, although the Qing court was aware of this battle, but for such a large-scale decisive battle, the Qing court did not carry out combat preparation, that is, for the Qing court, this was still a local war.

This is a huge flaw in Dolgon's plan, everyone knows that the total number of troops used by both sides in this battle has exceeded 300,000, and such a war, who can guarantee that it can be achieved overnight and quickly annihilate the second guard of the Northern Expeditionary Army in the encirclement? Once the war is stalemate, it will be a desperate consumption of human lives and material resources for both sides, and the Qing court, which has not yet been mobilized, can it sustain it?

Of course, Dolgon obviously didn't know that Wu Zheng was in Huai'an, and if he did, then he might quickly adjust his strategy and tactics, because the commander was trapped in the encirclement, and no matter which side of the force, he would desperately rescue, which made Dolgon's original idea of weakening the living force of the Northern Expeditionary Army become delusional.

Second, although Dolgon grasped the "careful thinking" of the Yixing Dynasty's court, he forgot one point, Wu Zheng first supported Zhu Yujiao to supervise the country, and then supported Zhu Cihong to ascend the throne, and then supported Zhu Yujiao to ascend the throne, these three supports are enough to show Wu Zheng's huge influence and control over the Yixing court.

Even if the Yixing Imperial Court decided not to send troops to reinforce it, would the Ming armies from all walks of life be indifferent and sit back and watch Wu Zheng be in danger?

This is obviously impossible!

Third, combined with the above two points, Dolgon's seemingly very careful deployment has a huge loophole, as long as the Qing army cannot break through Huai'an City in a short time, then, the 10,000 cavalry in Yangzhou and the defenders transferred from Fengyang Mansion will fall into the counter-encirclement of the First Army of the Northern Expedition, and Huai'an City will become a chopping block for cutting meat.

Of course, at this time, the initiative on the battlefield is still in the hands of Dolgon, but even if Dolgon is brave and unparalleled, and then he goes to the front line to command, with his body and bones, he can no longer go to the battlefield, that is to say, it is said that it is the front line, in fact, it is still hiding behind, speculating on the response of the Northern Expeditionary Army and the next move from various reports, which is equivalent to making a car behind closed doors. After making a decision, give an order?

These three points can already make the Dolgon deployment ineffective.

And the last point, that would be enough to make all of Dolgon's efforts a joke.

That is, the Qing court is not monolithic, even the Qing army that participated in the war is not monolithic, not to mention that the Qing court has chosen to give up and betray Dorgon, let's just say that the Qing army in the battlefield of Huai'an, Yangzhou, and Fengyang is also a ghost.