The Ming army was surrounded on both sides, this is not to say that it was wrong for Wang Deren and Chi Erhan to surprise to aid the second Qing army, on the contrary, it was a wise move for Wang Deren and Chi Erhan to assault.

If the second Qing army is allowed to smoothly enter the key pass and join forces with the defenders and the first Qing army, then this granary is equivalent to accommodating more than 10,000 Qing troops, and such a force is by no means capable of being captured by 3,000 cavalry, that is to say, the purpose of obtaining or burning the grain in it is impossible to achieve, and it will be stillborn, which will directly affect the course of the war and is likely to become the cause of the protracted war.

If the Ming army insists on attacking the granary, it will inevitably form another battlefield in Daoxu, where the two sides will fight a decisive offensive and defensive battle.

But it would also have resulted in huge casualties that could have been avoided.

And Wu Zheng and even the imperial court could not afford to fight a war of attrition.

Therefore, the tactics of the two of them ordering a surprise attack to aid the Qing army and preventing the two divisions of the Qing army from meeting were correct.

Only by isolating the Qing army could the Ming army have a chance.

Of course, this is not what Chi Erhan can think of, but Wang Deren's idea, I have to say that Wang Deren's battlefield feeling is very powerful.

But this is a double-edged sword, while isolating the two Qing armies, the Ming cavalry also fell into the counter-encirclement of the east and west.

Wang Deren knew this, but he insisted on doing it, because it was a great achievement, and he needed this credit now to establish his position in Wu Zheng's heart and in the Ming army, and it was worth fighting for his life.

And Chi Erhan looked at the Qing infantry all over the mountains, and he had long wanted to make a big move, so naturally he would not oppose Wang Deren's decision, the two almost hit it off, and Chi Erhan even temporarily forgot the revenge of being shot by Wang Deren's department in Pinggang Mountain.

The courage of these two people is indeed too great.

The granary already had 2,000 garrisons, plus the first Qing army sent by Ke Yongsheng with 3,000 people, and then the second Qing army with 6,000 people, and the Qing army surrounded the Ming cavalry on the east and west sides, which was already as high as more than 10,000 people.

In this case, those who dare to stop the waist and cross the Qing army are probably the only two stunned people.

If Wu Zheng had arrived one step late, the situation would have been different.

Fortunately, Wu Zheng arrived in a very timely manner.

At this time, the position of the two armies from east to west was that the second Qing army of 6,000 people was in the easternmost part, followed by Wang Deren and Chi Erhan with 3,000 cavalry, and then the 3,000 Qing troops from the granary attacked the Ming cavalry, and then to the west was the granary garrison with 2,000 people, and then there was the cavalry led by Wu Zheng with less than 2,000 people.

It looks like a hamburger with a double layer.

As soon as Wu Zheng arrived, after roughly judging the situation on the battlefield, he decisively ordered the cavalry to bypass the granary and launch a surprise attack on the 3,000 Qing troops who came out of the granary to flank the Ming army.

This hit the key point of the Qing army's tactical deployment.

Wang Deren and Chi Erhan's 3,000 cavalry fought on both sides, and it was indeed miserable, but because they were between the two Qing troops, Wu Zheng was given the opportunity to easily defeat the 3,000 Qing army.

Imagine, the 3,000 Qing army went out of the key pass and launched an attack on Wang Deren and Chi Erhan's subordinates, which were back to him, which was an advantage, but who would have thought that there would also be a Ming cavalry assault behind him, what would be the situation?

It is conceivable that in the face of the assault of Wu Zheng's department, the three thousand Qing troops quickly collapsed, leaving a piece of corpse in the time of only one pillar of incense, and the rest fled in a hurry.

Wu Zheng did not pursue them, but ordered to bypass Wang Deren and Chi Erhan's subordinates, and launched a flank attack on the 6,000 Qing troops from both wings.

The pressure behind Wang Deren and Chi Erhan's subordinates dropped sharply, and when they saw the arrival of reinforcements led by the commander, their morale was instantly boosted, and they launched a charge against the Qing army on the opposite side.

In three directions, on the plain, six thousand infantry were flanked by nearly five thousand cavalry, and even the most elite army could not stop it.

At this time, if Ke Yongsheng is here, he will definitely choose to survive with a broken arm, retreat to preserve the main force, and then make plans when he stabilizes his position, in fact, at this time, the Qing army has a chance to retreat.

The cavalry of Wu Zhengsuo is outflanking the two wings, and the cavalry of Wang Deren and Chi Erhan are fighting in two directions because they have been attacked from both sides before, and they are rectifying the formation, so the Qing army can take advantage of this gap to retreat, at most it is just to give up a small team of people behind the palace, and when they get to the river, as long as they board the ship offshore, the cavalry of the Ming army will be useless.

But Ke Yongsheng didn't come, and the Qing generals were caught off guard by the Ming cavalry attack from three directions, and they seemed a little flustered.

Subconsciously, his consciousness was still thinking about guarding the granary, thinking that there was still a Qing army stationed in the granary, and he hoped that he could resist this formation, and then the Qing army in the granary sent troops to repeat the previous scene of Wang Deren and Chi Erhan's cavalry.

As a result, this decision, or rather the decision itself was hesitant, deprived the Qing army of its last chance to retreat.

When the cavalry of the Ming army penetrated the formation of the Qing army in three directions like three arrows, the outcome of the 6,000 Qing troops had already been decided.

If Ke Yongsheng saw this scene, he would definitely regret it to the point of vomiting blood.

In fact, it is very simple to crack this game, withdraw and bring heavy troops to recapture the granary.

Even if it is not recaptured, the Qing army still has at least three days' rations, and it is not impossible to forcibly break through to the post pavilion.

According to Wu Zheng's temperament, he would never want to cause huge casualties to himself by forcibly blocking this Qing army, so in fact, the Qing army was alive, but now, the annihilation of these two Qing armies totaling 9,000 people is equivalent to setting the final victory or defeat for the Battle of Shaoxingfu, and next, it is just how many results the Ming army can achieve.

When the two cavalry swept the battlefield and turned back to enter the granary of Daoxu, the 2,000 Qing troops stationed in the granary surrendered.

They were originally the army under Jin Shenghuan, not Tartars, and when they heard Wu Zheng's people shouting "Jin Shenghuan has surrendered", they had no morale to fight.

To Wu Zheng's surprise, the grain hoarded in the Daoxu granary exceeded his imagination - the Daoxu granary originally hoarded 100,000 troops for half a year's grain storage, and when Duoduo led the army south, his army had already lost part of it due to the battle with Wu Zheng, and the original Guoan was cleared, and most of the more than 30,000 people scheduled to be dispersed, and the difference in grain and grass was only nearly 50,000 people.

In other words, the existing grain storage in the Daoxu granary is enough for the 40,000 army to eat for half a year.

Wu Zheng grinned happily, and even forgot to blame Chi Erhan and Wang Deren for their "bold" move.

Wu Zheng ordered Chi Erhan and Wang Deren to lead their troops to guard the riverbank.

He led the cavalry, escorted 2,000 Qing troops to surrender, and began to transport grain back to Shaoxing City.

The surrounding people were also requisitioned one after another, and they were promised to pay each person 100 catties of grain, so that the people could help transport the grain, and for a while, hundreds of people flocked to it.

After half a day's effort, the granary of Daoxu was almost emptied, and at least 20% of it was scattered among the people in the form of remuneration.

And this indirectly created Wu Zheng's better reputation and was praised by the people.