Chapter 14: The Battle of Jinzhouwei III

The results of the battle of Phoenix have not yet reached the city of Golden State. Another battlefield is off to a good start.

Liu Guoxuan took the people of the headquarters and broke through to appear outside Gaizhou City.

The reason why Liu Guoxuan chose Gaizhou is because Gaizhou is near the sea, and although the Liaodong Peninsula is not small, there is only one road from the north to south, which is the post road.

You can walk any way on weekdays, but if the army is marching, it is better to take the post road.

The battle was started in the early hours of the morning, and when the sky was dark, the Xia fleet passed through the strait between Lianyun Island and Gaizhou. Immediately opened artillery bombardment of Gaizhou City.

Dozens of artillery shelled Gaizhou City, and when Gaizhou City woke up in the dark night, the first thing it faced was the bombardment of artillery.

Immediately, Liu Guoxuan sent the Xia army, which had already been ambushed on the shore, to attack Gaizhou City. I want to break through the door.

It's just that Liu Guoxuan's plan is good. But there were two things he didn't expect, and the first thing he didn't expect was that the Qing army reacted quickly. Although Liu Guoxuan suddenly attacked and caught the Qing army off guard, when the sailors and soldiers rushed in, they were killed by force. And another unexpected thing is that the sailor is always the sailor, and the sailor pawn jumps to the gang. The real fight is far inferior to the Xia army.

In front of the Qing soldiers, they were not opponents at all.

So Liu Guoxuan's offensive ended in failure.

One hit missed, and he was thousands of miles away. Liu Guoxuan understands this matter very well. So he immediately evacuated the place.

Since Gaizhou can't do it. I had to change places.

It's just that I'm afraid I'll startle the snake.

Liu Guoxuan did not dare to slack off and immediately reported the news to Zheng Chenggong. It's just that the speed of the Qing army is not slower than his.

Therefore, when Liu Guoxuan's news reached the camp south of Jinzhouwei, almost at the same time, Azig also got the news.

When Azig got the news, he just waved his hand and asked people to leave. Sitting alone, lonely.

As a general, Azig had a competitive spirit in his heart that never diminished.

He can still find a reason for the defeat in North Korea. But what reason can he find for the failure now.

Yes, the Xia army's battle to capture Gaizhou was not successful, but this battle undoubtedly exposed the strategic intentions of the Xia army. He understood very well that most of the post roads from Liaoyang to Jinzhouwei were west of Qianshan, that is, on the plains along the coast.

Gaizhou City is certainly on the post road, but on the post road, there are many post stations, and these post stations may not be as strong as the defense of Gaizhou City.

If it weren't for the Xia army's greed for perfection and wanting to keep them all in southern Liaoning in a war, he chose Gaizhouwei. If he wants to go back safely, he has to do a lot of work.

It's just that he knows the risk, and no matter what, he can put the tens of thousands of troops under his command in danger.

Azig is also a high-ranking member of the Qing army, although he is not as detailed about the situation of the Qing army as Dolgon, but he generally understands the situation.

The soldiers under his command are all elites of the Qing army. Eight Banners and Liaodong Han Army, Northwest Green Battalion.

He had lost so much in North Korea before.

Even if Dolgon doesn't say it, Azig understands that Beijing is already unhappy with him. More importantly, Azig's own Niu Lu is his own power. There were many losses, which directly affected his position in the Qing Dynasty.

Thinking about it, he always felt that he couldn't take risks. Retreat is the only option.

Even if Azig is unwilling, he must not violate the laws of the battlefield.

Whether he wants it or not, he can't be stalemate under Golden State Guard.

Azig pushed the door open, only to see a large number of generals waiting outside. I think the news has spread.

Many generals also understood the danger of this information, but they didn't dare to say anything, they only dared to wait for the results here.

For a moment, Azig suddenly thought of this, could it be that Dolgon had already thought of this.

In such a situation, there is only one way to retreat.

Azig may not have thought about it before. It's just that he has faith in himself, and he firmly believes that he can find a way.

And at this moment, he didn't even want to complain about Dorgon.

He waved his hand slightly and said, "Withdraw." ”

The generals were relieved and said in unison: "Tsk." ”

Azig has enough elite soldiers and strong generals, and he doesn't have to bother much, so he can arrange the withdrawal of troops properly.

However, Azig even withdraws his troops. It's not too fast either. After all, Jinzhouwei is different from the place of North Korea.

The place in North Korea can be given up at will, but Jinzhouwei's side is from the Qing Dynasty, and it has been part of the Qing Dynasty for a long time. The people in the city were all loyal people of the Qing Dynasty, so naturally they could not be abandoned.

Although when the Qing army entered the customs, there was a large-scale relocation of the people outside the customs into the vicinity of Beijing. But there are still many people left here.

Therefore, if these people want to withdraw the army, the speed is not fast.

The Qing army moved like this. Naturally, it will reach Zheng Chenggong's ears. Just after the Qing army withdrew from Jinzhouwei, Ma Sanbao entered the Jinzhou Acropolis with cavalry.

It's just that the entire Golden State Acropolis has become an empty city.

Ma Sanbao said loudly: "Report to the prince, Jinzhouwei is already an empty city. ”

Immediately, the Xia army slowly moved north and entered the city of Jinzhou.

Zheng Chenggong urged the army, more than 100 miles behind the Qing army, slowly to the north, following the Qing army along the way.

Although several post stations were recovered along the way.

But all that was accepted was a blank field, and there was no one at all. It seems that the Qing army has the meaning of fortifying the wall and clearing the wilderness.

However, fortunately, the Xia army's baggage supplies were all transported on ships. All the way north, all along the west side of the Liaodong Peninsula. Therefore, it is only necessary to let a large amount of baggage be carried with the ship.

Azig retreated to Gaizhouwei in one go.

Gaizhouwei's position has reached the bottom of the Liaodong Peninsula. At least his back road is security.

Zheng Chenggong's army was stationed in Yulinpu in Weinan, Gaizhou.

After Liu Guoxuan went ashore, he came directly to ask Zheng Chenggong for his guilt, knelt on the ground and said: "The last general is not doing well, please punish the prince." ”

Among Zheng Chenggong's tent, Zheng Chenggong is the only one. Zheng Chenggong said lightly: "Say, what's going on?" ”

Liu Guoxuan knelt on the ground and told the situation one by one.

Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but sigh in his heart at the combat effectiveness of the Qing army, according to him, he knew that there were only two or three thousand garrisons in Gaizhou City before.

And Liu Guoxuan's fleet can be transferred ashore with so many manpower, but the result is a loss of troops.

He had to admit that the Fujianese were not good at land warfare. And to truly win the world, we must have the army.

"Forget it this time." Zheng Chenggong said lightly: "However, how is the investigation of the water situation of the Liao River?" ”

Liu Guoxuan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, Zheng Chenggong's momentum became heavier and heavier, even the old department of the fathers who had followed him for a long time, in front of Zheng Chenggong, the atmosphere did not dare to gasp. He immediately said: "The last general has sent a lot of people to investigate, from the mouth of the Liao River to Niuzhuangyi. It has been investigated and understood, but people have also been sent from above Niuzhuang Station, but there is no news yet. ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "Get up." ”

Liu Guoxuan slowly got up.

Zheng Chenggong saw Niuzhuang Station on the map. Niuzhuang Station is the main point of water and land in Liaodong, and many sea ships can directly reach Niuzhuang Station. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, when the sea was still retained, it took more than ten days from the Fujian Niuzhuang Station.

It is also the only way from Liaodong to Guannai. If in the Ming Dynasty, cut off the Niu Zhuang Station. It will be able to cut off the road between Liaodong and Guannai.

However, the situation in the Qing Dynasty was different, and the Qing Dynasty must occupy an advantage on the grassland. You can take a detour to enter the customs.

But the fastest land route is still the Niuzhuang Station.

Niuzhuang Station is so important, Zheng Chenggong thought, only the Xia army is in Niuzhuang Station for one day, and the Qing army's troop mobilization will make the traffic with the pass uncomfortable for one day.

It is also Zheng Chenggong's next goal, which is here.

However, the first thing he did was to close the punches that had been punched. Zheng Chenggong only left a battalion of men and horses to garrison Yulinyi.

Yulinyi originally had a castle, the army was strengthened a lot, and it was not far from the sea, the area of Yulinyi was not large, and a battalion of men and horses was left. There was only enough gunpowder, enough to hold on for a while.

Even landing support from the sea is easy.

The other ministries slowly withdrew.