Chapter Forty-Nine: The Eight Banners Are No Longer Invincible
Although Liu Liangzuo was also one of the objects of Duoduo and the Manchurian aristocracy, the reason why the Manchurian nobles supported Liu Liangzuo was only because Liu Liangzuo was the weakest among the four towns in Jiangbei and not how reliable he was.
Although he knew that after Qin Dapeng's entire army was gone, Liu Liangzuo would only have some guerrillas left, but Duoduo would not re-enter the tiger's den for Qin Dapeng: "Guangchangbo, General Qin has finally created an opportunity for us to break through, we can't live up to General Qin's hard work, and it will be too late if we don't leave!"
Zu Dabi also felt the same way: "Guangchangbo, King Yu is right, we can't let the sacrifice of General Qin's soldiers be exhausted, we must quickly retreat north to reorganize the offensive, and if we don't leave, I'm afraid General Qin will not be able to hold on!"
He said this a little harshly, on the surface, he said that Qin Dapeng attracted the attention of Liu Yongxi's main force for the Qing army, but secretly he was reminding the generals of the Eight Banners: Although Qin Dapeng is Liu Liangzuo's most capable soldier, he is actually a second-rate or even third-rate commodity in the Qing army, and I am afraid that he will not last long before surrendering to the Ming army.
Li Shutai really understood Zu Dabi's prompt: "King Yu, let's set off quickly, if it's late, I'm afraid that General Qin will only be a thief!"
As soon as Li Shutai said this, Liu Liangzuo really didn't know how to say it, after all, he himself had no confidence in how long Qin Dapeng could hold out, and he knew very well that if Qin Dapeng couldn't hold on, he would definitely "be a thief" and would never be loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and Qin Dapeng actually only had 1,800 people in his hands, and the 3,000 people he said were just exaggerating the seriousness of the situation.
Although he can also say that he forced Duoduo to come back for Qin Dapeng's ticket, Liu Liangzuo is not the kind of person who is willing to sacrifice everything for his generals, so he is extremely entangled now.
When Liu Liangzuo was still entangled, Duoduo and the generals of the Eight Banners were ready to set off immediately and flee quickly, but they didn't expect Kong Youde's cry to come again: "King Yu, King Yu, I have 1,300 soldiers trapped by Jinhua thieves, you can't see death without help, please send troops as soon as possible!"
Kong Youde cried like this, and the generals of the Eight Banners felt that things were not good, after all, Kong Youde's status as a obedient king was not the same as that of Liu Liangzuo, and although the soldiers and horses under his command were not compiled into the Eight Banners Niulu, but in the eyes of the Eight Banners nobles, the status was not much different from the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and it was also the force that the Great Qing State had to rely on to conquer China.
And what's worse is that Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's troops are not many in the first place, and this southern expedition has been attritional, and now losing 1,300 people at one time is definitely hurting, and it will also affect the next move of the Qing army under Duoduo, so Duoduo did not directly reject Kong Youde's proposal but asked: "How far is it from here?" Are there really 1,300 soldiers trapped? ”
Kong Youde hurriedly explained everything to Duoduo: "It is only fifteen or sixteen miles away from here, and there are indeed 1,300 soldiers trapped, including 700 old men from Liaodong!"
Kong Youde's department is divided into old and new, the so-called "old man of Liaodong" is the old man who followed Kong Youde to betray the Ming State before the Qing army entered the customs, and the combat effectiveness and reliability can be compared with the eight banners of the Han army.
But after hearing this, Duoduo breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably and told Kong Youde: "Gongshun Wang, I will not forget the great sacrifice and courage of these soldiers, but we must consider tens of thousands of soldiers and soldiers of the king's division, you can rest assured, no matter how many soldiers and horses are lost in this southern expedition, I will help you make up for it!"
Kong Youde knew very well that the new army recruited after entering the customs was as much as he wanted, and the only restriction was the number of soldiers and supplies given by the Manchurian nobles, but the old man of Liaodong was his lifeline.
So he cried again: "King Yu, these are all old brothers who have followed me for many years, you don't need you to send troops, give me two Niu Lu's horse team, can I lead the team to rush back?" Guarantee that the army will not retreat by mistake, as long as two Niu Lu, promise to take the soldiers back, if there is any mistake, King Yu, you cut me!"
Kong Youde spoke much tougher than Liu Liangzuo, but next to him, Li Shutai still interjected next to him and said: "Gongshun King, King Yu has to think about tens of thousands of soldiers, if everyone wants a few Niu Lu's horse team back to answer, what should King Yu do?" ”
Duoduo also followed Li Shutai's caliber and said: "I know that King Gongshun feels sorry for these loyal and brave soldiers, but we can't let the blood of these loyal and brave soldiers flow in vain, and it is imperative to break through the siege quickly, King Gongshun, don't worry, when you arrive in Nanjing, I will not only make up for your soldiers and horses, but also give you another 3,000 soldiers!"
Prince Yu said so, and Kong Youde could only say very helplessly: "King Yu, those are my old subordinates!"
It's just that as soon as Kong Youde's words fell, a bloody Niu Lu Ezhen rushed out from behind: "King Yu is not good, Jiala Ezhen Bahar's department is surrounded by thousands of Jinhua thieves, and there are more and more Jinhua thieves who have been killed, you hurry up and send troops to rescue!"
Unlike Liu Liangzuo and Kong Youde, Bahar's department is a genuine general of the Eight Banners, and the soldiers and horses led by him are mainly Manchurian Eight Banners, so Duoduo was shocked: "How many soldiers and horses are trapped in it?" How far from here!"
Niu Lu Ezhen, who came to report the news, had not stopped bleeding from his body, but he didn't care about dealing with the advantages on his body and reported the specific situation to Duoduo: "There are almost 18,900 people trapped in the south, there are more than 600 people in the Eight Banners of Manchuria alone, more than 500 people in the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Army and the Eight Banners of the Han Army, in addition to more than 300 green battalion soldiers and hundreds of coats, now there are more and more horses of Jinhua thieves, and if you don't send troops over, it will be all over, they are only more than nine miles away from here!"
The more Duoduo listened, the more distressed he became, you must know that there were more than 600 people in the Manchurian Eight Banners in the encirclement, and there were more than 500 people in the Menghan Eight Banners, and the Green Battalion and Baoyi who could act with the Eight Banners at the same time were also the most reliable existences, but nearly 2,000 were almost trapped in it, but he was completely powerless.
Kong Youde ignited a trace of illusion, and he said: "King Yu, hurry up and send a few Niu Lu to bring Lord Bahar back, as long as you act fast enough, you can be sure that you can go wrong!"
But in addition to rescuing Bahar, Kong Youde's horse team that asked Duoduo for two Niu Lu should not be refused, and even Liu Liangzuo was hopeful.
The soldiers of the Eight Banners are naturally different, Duoduo knew that if he didn't send troops to rescue, he was afraid that he would be hung up for the rest of his life, and Li Shutai over there immediately said: "If King Yu only has nine miles, it should be too late!"
Duoduo nodded and said, "Let's put on the armor!"
For Bao Yi, they will become an official member of Niu Lu when they go into battle, which is also the last killer weapon of the Eight Banners Army, Kong Youde and Liu Liangzuo are relieved, thinking that Duoduo will definitely send soldiers to rescue the trapped Eight Banners, but I didn't expect Duoduo to say with a very serious expression: "Let everyone be careful of the Jinhua thief's horse team when they go north, this time the reason why we have lost so much is because we have been underestimating the Jinhua thief's horse team!"
As soon as Duoduo said this, Kong Youde and Liu Liangzuo's hearts were cold, Duoduo even abandoned nearly two thousand eight banners directly, and their subordinates were destined to become victims of this battle of Huzhou, and Zu Dabi, who had just gotten on the horse, was even more relieved: "Everyone speed up the journey, with these kings in the south to contain us, we will definitely be able to return to Nanjing safely!"
Although Zu Dabi was in a good mood, the Eight Banners generals were in an extremely heavy mood, when did the Eight Banners Army dare not return to aid the friendly army for decades, and let nearly 2,000 soldiers be wiped out in the heavy encirclement of the Ming army, this is the first time!
Just a few years ago, the Eight Banners in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty has been coming and going to see the Ming army as nothing, and finally even deep into Shandong, Nanzhi, the Ming army has never had no choice but to send the Qing army out of the customs, but now it is two thousand Eight Banners soldiers are ten miles away and can even faintly hear their fighting and cry for help, tens of thousands of Qing troops are not the courage to return to the friendly army, but want to take this opportunity to break through to the north.
After all, there are now several Qing troops surrounded by the Ming army, and no matter how brave the Ming army is, it can only annihilate the Qing army in the encirclement first, which gives the Qing army a chance to escape!
These Eight Banners generals have a faint feeling that the Eight Banners are no longer invincible in the world!
The Ming army was jubilant, although the commander of the Qing army led by Duoduo was extremely firm and fled northward, but the Ming army still caught several big fish, especially Zhang Boyi, who was originally trapped in Huzhou City, suddenly attacked and surrounded the way of Jiala Ezhen Bahar, which is a stroke of genius.
Now this battle is still in a white-hot situation, the Ming army really saw the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Brigade, Bahar led the horse team has rushed six or seven back and forth, and then the heavy infantry with the horse team and the horse team, although the Ming army rushed to the battlefield There were nearly 10,000 people, but the battle continued, and Bahar even once grasped the initiative.
But under the siege of nearly 10,000 Ming troops, no matter how this Eight Banners Army repeatedly rushed and killed, the situation became more and more unfavorable for the Qing army, and there were more and more Ming troops pressed over, and there were even many horse teams, Bahar's Eight Banners Army was getting more and more tired, but he still told his subordinates: "Hold on for a while, as long as you hold on for a while, King Yu will not abandon us!"
It is also because of this that the Eight Banners Army has been able to fight hard until now, and since Nurhachi's Seven Great Hatreds began to raise troops, the Eight Banners have never abandoned nearly two thousand friendly troops!
But the friendly army did not appear, but another Ming army came, Liu Yongxi glanced at it and directly gave a conclusion: "Since it is a real Eight Banners powerhouse, there is no need to persuade it to surrender and annihilate it!"
The generals of the Ming army present felt that Liu Yongxi's words were right, if it was the Eight Banners of the Han Army or the Eight Banners of Mongolia, it might be possible to persuade them to surrender, but in front of them this army was dominated by the Eight Banners of Manchuria in the real sense, and it was just a waste of effort to persuade them to surrender.
But Empress Zhang, who came to the battlefield in person, rarely contradicted Liu Yongxi: "Although you don't need to persuade to surrender, let's follow the usual process, I heard that Duoduo has run north!"