Of course, the ships on the Whirlpool, West Feishui, and North Feishui were all left to the Qing army by the Central Capital Garrison Division according to the order of the Generalissimo's Office, and the purpose was to facilitate their crossing of the Huai to the south.

Luring the Qing army to cross the Huai was one of the two sets of decisive battle plans formulated by the Generalissimo's military commander according to Zhu Cihong's order.

Another plan was to have a decisive battle on the north bank of Hongze Lake - Huang Degong was now following orders to lead his troops to retreat along the course of the Bianhe River towards Hongze Lake. On the same day that Hauge arrived in Mengcheng, his troops had retreated to the area around Hongxian. If you retreat further south, you will enter the boundary of Sizhou. At this time, the Huai River has a big bend in the area of Sizhou, forming the terrain of Sizhou surrounded by water on three sides (of which the west and south sides face the Huai, and the east side is against Hongze Lake), and there are many streams in the territory, and the water network is all over. The city of Sizhou has been rebuilt as a fortress and is extremely strong.

As long as Huang Degong's troops retreat into Sizhou, it is basically foolproof...... If Haug followed, then he would be about the same. At that time, Zhu Cihong will lead the army to cross the Huai, go around to Haoge's back, block his back road, and force him to fight a decisive battle.

However, this plan did not seem to work, and Hauge only sent three or two thousand cavalry to drive Huang Degong away, and ignored him - in Hauge's view, Huang Degong covered Gao Jie's flank, and Gao Jie's front was facing Dolgon, the Duoduo brothers' henchman Dorobelenikan. If Huang Degong is defeated, Gao Jie may have to run away again.

In this way, Pizhou, Suqian, Suining, Taoyuan, Muyang, Qishan (Haizhou Zhisuo), Ganyu and other prefectures and counties have to fall into the hands of Duoduo...... So Dorgon and Dorgon are so proud!

So after Huang Degong ran away, Hauge recruited his cavalry back, and then the whole army marched along the whirlpool and advanced southward.

That's right, the Qing army of Haoge has been going down every twenty miles since they occupied Bozhou, and they are still following the whirlpool. Each village will leave behind the Eight Banners, the Han Army and the Green Battalion. Some garrisons were also stationed in Bozhou, Suqian, Taihe, Yingzhou, Mengcheng and other prefectures and counties, and state officials and county officials were dispatched.

Since Haoge did not chase Huang Degong, the plan to lure him to the area north of Hongze Lake to attack him failed.

In this way, the Generalissimo's Mansion can only hope that the lure of the enemy to cross the Huai can be successful. That's why he ordered to leave some ships for the Qing army when he abandoned the Huaibei territory.

And this operation is actually redundant. Because Haoge and Aobai had made preparations to cross the Huai to the south from the beginning - if the two of them didn't have this mind, it would be impossible to deceive characters like Haoge and Aobai across the Yellow River with the ability of Zhu Chunchen, Hou Sui, and Li Yan to use troops.

And the reason why Haoge and Aobai dare to cross the Huai is, of course, also relied on. With their absolute superiority in cavalry and the strong "ability to supervise the battle" of the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers, they are a powerful artillery!

Since the time of Nurhachi, the Manchurians have attached great importance to firearms, especially the Hongyi cannon! And after they entered the customs and moved the capital to Beijing, they experienced many siege battles and sieges, so they naturally always felt that their firepower was insufficient.

Therefore, Dolgon repeatedly ordered the Han army of all banners to go all out to cast Hongyi cannons, and also did everything possible to collect craftsmen who were good at casting, and directly incorporated them into the Eight Banners Han Army. In addition, Dolgon also collected a lot of Hongyi cannons in Shanhaiguan and Xuanfu Town.

Therefore, by the time of the second year of Chongde, the Han army of the eight banners had one or two Hongyi cannon Niulu.

The Eight Banners Han Army troops who followed Haoge south came from five banners, including Zhenglan, Inlaid Blue, Zhenghong, Zhenghuang and Inlaid Yellow, and were equipped with a total of four Hongyi cannons, Niu Lu, and a total of forty Hongyi cannons!

These cannons can not only siege cities, but also block waterways on the banks of large rivers, and can also be used for field battles!

Therefore, in the eyes of Duoduo and Aobai, it may not be easy to cross the river, but there is no problem in crossing the Huai.

Moreover, they also planned to erect pontoon bridges on the Huai River, build artillery forts on both sides of the pontoon bridges, and deploy Hongyi cannons to block the channel and prevent the Ming army from destroying the pontoon bridges.

In this way, they will be able to advance and retreat freely after crossing the Huai, and even if they cannot win completely, they can still plunder and return......

If Haoge can plunder Huainan and return, and Duoduo is stuck in the quagmire of Shandong, which has no oil and water, and can't get out, then Duo Ergon's prestige will have to be discounted!

......

Mengcheng County Ya, the great general of the Qing Dynasty.

A sturdy man in his forties, with upside-down eyebrows and a face with a mouth and nose larger than the average person, walked into the thatched-roof lobby.

I saw him running to his upper body wearing only a gown, and he was holding a pu fan in front of Haoge, who was snorting and fanning, and respectfully slapped a thousand children, "Shang Kexi has asked the prince to say goodbye." ”

The person who came turned out to be the king of Zhishun, the blue flag of the Han army solid mountain Ezhen, the commander of the Henan army is still gratifying.

Haoge laughed: "Yuanji, get up, get up, you and I are both princes, almost old, there is no need for this." ”

His words were polite, but he didn't get up from the bamboo couch to support the great prince.

Shang Kexi didn't dare to show even the slightest dissatisfaction, stood up by himself, and said with a smile: "How can I compare with you? You are General Jingyuan! ”

The "great general" of the Qing Dynasty was a temporary dispatch, but he was a "great official". As long as you go out of Beijing City, no matter what the official, when you see the general, you will be small N-level.

Now in the entire Qing Dynasty, there are only four people with the rank of general Wang, including Dingguo General Duoduo, Jingyuan General Haoge, Fuyuan General Azig and Pingxi General Wu Sangui.

"Isn't he just a temporary general!" Hauge smiled and gestured to a chair next to him, "Sit, sit down...... Come on, for Zhishun Wang Kuanzhang, promote the crown, and serve tea! ”

Seeing Haoge's easy-going appearance, Shang Kexi didn't dare to refute his face, changed into thin civilian clothes, and just sat there waiting for Haoge to ask.

"Motoji," Hauge asked with a smile, "what's the situation up front?" ”

"Lord Wang......" Shang Kexi suddenly stood up.

Hauge smiled and pressed his hand weakly, motioning for him to sit down.

Shang Kexi sat down again, and then said respectfully: "Lord Wang, the Southern Army has set up defenses in Huaiyuan County, which is a four-corner fort with four platforms, and the general's cannon is arranged on the platform...... The terrain of Huaiyuan County is dangerous, and the city is built between the whirlpool and the Huai River. Therefore, the subordinates did not attack, and after a trial, they asked people to dig a trench between the vortex and the Huai River to seal Huaiyuan City. ”

"It's called a fortress," said Hauge, "and Duoduo has suffered a great loss of this kind of castle in Shandong...... Now I'm still squatting outside Qufu City and can't get in! ”

"It's really hard to fight." Shang Kexi said, "The subordinates used the Hongyi cannon for a few hours, but it seems to be useless." ”

"This kind of city has to be attacked by infantry troops!" Haoge shook his fan, "Either it is surrounding, the cannon is of limited use......" At this time, he suddenly found Shang Kexi with a smiling face, as if there was something good, "King Zhishun, what good things are hidden from this king?" ”

"Hehe, the prince's eyes," Shang Ke smiled happily, "Don't hide it from the prince, his subordinates also sent someone to cross the Huai River!" ”

"Passed?" Hauge raised his eyelids.

"It's over!" Shang Kexi smiled, "With the cover of the Hongyi cannon, the warships of the Southern Barbarians can't get close at all."

And the southern barbarians on the other side of the river don't dare to fight with us in the field! Therefore, the cavalry sent by his subordinates traveled all the way south, and they all went around outside the city of Fengyang Mansion, and found that this Fengyang Mansion City was not the fortress! ”

"Oh?" Haoge finally came to his senses, "Fengyang Mansion City is still the same?" ”

"The old thing," Shang Ke said happily, "is tattered, not strong, not a fortress...... If we concentrate twenty or thirty Hongyi cannons, we will definitely be able to collapse the city wall. ”

"Hehe," Hauge laughed, "Zhu Chunchen, the general of the Southern Barbarians, is a fool!" The most important Fengyang Mansion City is not to be repaired. ”

He is also talking casually in the vernacular, how big is this Fengyang Mansion City! If you want to change it to a fortress, how much work does it take?

"Good!" Hauge stroked his face, "This is our chance!" ”