There are strange things every year, but this year there are a lot of them.

As Song An and Wu Zheng joined forces on the east bank of the Zhihe River, the enemy cavalry in Suqian suddenly retreated to the west without saying a word.

What is even more bizarre is that immediately afterward, almost at the same time as Wu Zheng ordered a counteroffensive to the west bank, the enemy troops on the opposite bank retreated as quickly.

These are not counted, after the Northern Expeditionary Army quickly crossed the river, Wu Zheng also did not even discuss with his subordinates, and immediately ordered a general attack on Pizhou.

General attack on Pizhou?

Just when the generals wondered if King Wu's move was too risky, and thought about whether they should advise.

The strikers of the feint attack have sent back the news that the enemy defending Pizhou has all withdrawn.

All the generals were dumbfounded, looking at Wu Zheng's eyes as if they were looking at a fairy.

Wu Zheng did not explain, but directly ordered to attack Xuzhou!

No one objected.

At this time, even if Wu Zheng gave the order to directly attack Yanzhou in the north, I am afraid that no one will object.

No one will oppose the faith in their hearts, Wu Zheng, that is, the faith in their hearts.

Moreover, the advance of the reinforcements of the First Army has arrived in Huai'an, which means that there are no worries behind him.

can spit out the resentment in the belly of this month, why not?

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In the city of Xuzhou, there was no unintentional panic.

Because there were not many defenders in the city anymore, there was no panic to speak of.

The city was lifeless, and it was hard to see people on the huge streets.

The people closed their homes, except for those who had to go out to buy a few catties of vegetables and rice to wrap their stomachs, and almost all of them stayed at home.

The murderous things done by the Qing army in Pizhou deeply stimulated the people of Xuzhou.

No one knows if the Tartars will come to Xuzhou like this.

But the people didn't have much to choose from, so they could only close their doors and silently pray that the war would soon pass, which was the only thing they could do.

was requisitioned by Dolgon, the Xuzhou Mansion, and was temporarily requisitioned.

At this time, Ganglin and Qi Chongge were trying their best to persuade Dolgon to retreat north.

The blank Dolgon, with a slightly rounded face, had become thin and skinny.

In just a few days, I became like this, and I think it wasn't all because of illness.

This made Gang Lin and Qi Chongge sensitive, this is a breath of death, and Dolgon's days may really be numbered.

Dorgon's eyes, which were still rolling, showed that he was still alive, and his body, supported by the back of the bed, was uncontrollably paralyzed, leaning uncontrollably to one side after a while. Strength passed from this biao-shaped man who had galloped on the battlefield and shed no less than ten catties of blood.

In fact, Dorgon knew better in his heart that his limit had come.

Faced with the persuasion of Ganglin and Qi Chongge, Dolgon finally opened his cracked lips.

"Ben Wang...... Just stay in Xuzhou, which ...... I don't go. ”

These words made Ganglin and Qi Chongge really anxious, Azig just returned to Fengyang Mansion City, obviously will not go north to reinforce, in fact, everyone knows that Dolgon was abandoned by the Qing court, and the negotiation mission has arrived in Pei County, and he has not gone south to Xuzhou for a long time, just to see Dolgon's final response, at this time, can Xuzhou still stay?

Originally, I thought that with the ironclad heavy cavalry to rely on, even if the city was really broken, it could cover the retreat, but the battle of Yazhen quickly shattered this dream, and hundreds of Northern Expeditionary troops could annihilate almost the same number of cavalry as their own troops without hurting a single soldier, so what hope is there?

Of course, in fact, it is difficult to repeat the results of the Battle of Yazhen, but the human heart is like this, once you lose confidence, gold will also turn into dung.

In the city of Xuzhou, there were hundreds of Dolgon's guards, and the rest of the troops were all piled up in the defense line of Luliang Mountain, including the Qing army retreating from Suqian and Pizhou, with a strength of about 13,000 people.

This line of defense has now become the last support of Xuzhou, and it stands to reason that it can make Xuzhou safe, after all, at this time, the Northern Expeditionary Army marching west is only 6,000, but the Qing army knows that Xuzhou cannot be defended.

The war is a kind of momentum, just like Huny Yaluo and although fierce and dirty, but I have to say that he did win, the war never pursues morality, only the result, so he can quickly force Wu Zhengsuo to retreat, Lianke Suqian.

If it weren't for Song An's strange armament that equipped the tiger squat cannon to the extreme, it is very likely that at this time, the Qinghe River would have been conquered and the Yellow River would have been drunk.

Therefore, Ganglin and Qi Chongge most urgently hope that Dolgon will agree to withdraw at the moment, not because they are worried about Dolgon, but because they are worried about themselves.

Also, Dolgon didn't have a few days to live anyway, and the court regarded it as abandoned, and the living could not be buried with the dying, which made sense everywhere.

Just when Ganglin and Qi Chongge were so anxious that they wanted to roar, Dolgon spoke again.

"Let's go."

Ganglin and Qi Chongge were stunned, they couldn't guess whether Dolgon's words were true or negative, there was the previous one, Ganglin and Qi Chongge were afraid that Dolgon would suddenly turn his face and take the lives of the two of them.

"The defense line of Luliang Mountain no longer needs iron horses, this king ...... I don't want these cavalry to fold in Xuzhou, you take them to Peixian...... With the prince and Gege...... Rendezvous, then go to Yanzhou ....... Dolgon gasped twice and said, "This king has left three thousand yellow flags in Ziyang, and the meeting of the two compartments is enough to protect the prince and Gege." ”

Ganglin and Qi Chongge looked at each other, they heard that this was obviously not a counterstatement, so did Dolgon really want them to return north?

But they still couldn't figure out why Dorgon didn't retreat with him.

Dolgon didn't look at Ganglin and Qi Chongge, who were trembling in front of the bed, his eyes kept staring at the beams of the room, "Shen Zhiyuan returned from Tongzhou North two days ago, and he should return to Yancheng at this time...... You will set off early tomorrow morning and stay in Ziyang for two or three days, and Shen Zhiyuan should be able to break through Haizhou and join you in Ziyang...... What should I do...... Listen to Shen Zhiyuan's ....... ”

Seeing that Dorgon was out of breath, Ganglin finally felt some compassion.

Also, the kings and ministers and servants for more than ten years, thinking about the past days, it was not too mean to find the two of them, so he said: "If the prince stays in Xuzhou alone, the ministers will wait...... How to explain to the son? As...... It's better to wait for the ministers to stay with the prince...... bar. ”

God knows, how reluctant Ganglin said this, it was too unsuitable for his current heart.

Dolgon's head didn't move, and a vague smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "You and me...... It can be regarded as a beginning and an end...... It should be understood that the future ...... To whom do you want to be allegiant? ”

Gang Lin and Qi Chongge nodded hurriedly and said, "Don't worry, the prince...... Ministers are loyal to the prince! ”

"That's good." Dolgon made a rare move, "Go! ”

"But the prince ......?!"

"This king may not lose...... There are more than 10,000 troops in Luliang Mountain...... Moreover, Azig chose to sit idly by...... But he will never help the Southern Barbarians fall into the well...... It's none of your business anymore...... Get lost! ”