Chapter 177: Drag the Knife and Count Two

Zheng Chenggong looked at the generals beside him. found that the other generals also had a desire in their eyes, and the reason why they didn't speak was just because they were afraid of Zheng Chenggong's authority and didn't dare to be the first bird.

Zheng Chenggong's thoughts on Azig, if there is no guess at all.

That's not Zheng Chenggong.

For many generals, there are only a few routines on the battlefield, and there are no new tricks. In the end, it is still a contest of each other's strength.

And Azig's estimation of Zheng Chenggong is not wrong. Zheng Chenggong is not a good general who is cautious and takes a small step.

Someone comes from a poor background and works hard every step by himself, such a person knows the consequences of his failure, so he does not dare to fail, and this concept has been engraved in his heart since he was a child. Even after success in the future, it is impossible to change.

But Zheng Chenggong is different, generally people like Zheng Chenggong are more daring to act, because he bears the cost of failure.

Zheng Chenggong was so cautious before, firstly, it was the impact of the defeat in Nanjing, he was against Azig, if he was facing a great enemy, if he was facing Dabin, he naturally had to be cautious, and another reason was that he did not have a deep grasp of the various departments of the Xia army.

These soldiers and horses from Nanjing, although they were hindered by military orders, obeyed Zheng Chenggong's orders. But they are not familiar with each other, and Zheng Chenggong does not dare to pin too much trust on them.

Now, Zheng Chenggong has also figured out the details of the Qing army, although the cavalry of the Qing army is powerful, but the strength of the Xia army is not bad. The next battle in Cheongju City also allowed Zheng Chenggong to establish his prestige in the army.

And Zheng Chenggong estimated in his heart that even if the Qing army had ambushed the means, would the strength of the Xia army not be enough to fight a battle, as long as the water division could occupy the Han River, even after the defeat, it could also rely on the water to form a formation, so that the Qing army was helpless.

The final result is just to the south of the Han River.

Zheng Chenggong pondered for a moment and said: "General Ma's words are exactly what I want, and General Ma will be the vanguard in this battle." ”

Ma Sanbao was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Lord Wang." ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "However, General Ma wants to allow me to do this." ”

Ma Sanbao said: "Lord Wang, please speak." ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "Azig is scheming, there must be treacherous schemes, and the general is going." Caution is paramount. ”

Ma Sanbao said: "The last general understands. ”

Zheng Chenggong saw Ma Sanbao say this, and he didn't know if he really understood or faked it, so he could only agree.

Early the next morning, the army crossed the Han River in batches.

Abbot Liu Guoxuan built a pontoon bridge, and in one day, dozens of pontoon bridges were built on the Han River. The people of all departments moved to the north of the Han River, and Ma Sanbao, as the pioneer, was the first to cross the Han River. Cross the Han River

Later, Ma Sanbao did not wait for the manpower behind him at all.

Soon Ma Sambao came to the city of Seoul.

The city wall of Seoul suffered great damage in the battle of defending the city of Seoul last year, and even if the Qing army simply made some repairs, it could not fundamentally repair the wall of Seoul, and the city wall of Seoul wanted to be repaired well, almost more time-consuming than rebuilding.

This may be another reason why Azig did not defend Seoul.

Ma Sanbao could see in any direction, a palm-wide crack almost divided the entire wall into two halves. A crumbling look. If such a wall is bombarded with artillery, it will surely collapse after a few cannons.

Ma Sanbao looked at the city gate empty. One side is closed and the other side is wide open, and there is garbage on the ground that I don't know where it comes from, and when the wind blows gently, it wanders all over the ground, and there is a gloomy feeling, as if the place he entered is not a city inhabited by living people, but a ghost.

Ma Sanbao did not let people go in immediately, but waved his hand, and a team of scouting horses entered the city gate.

After a while, the team of scouts came back and reported to Ma Sanbao: "Seoul is empty, and there is no one. The small ones only found three or two women and children, and asked carefully, the Qing army had been gone for a day. ”

After all, Seoul is a big city, and even if the Qing army strictly implements the order to withdraw everyone from Seoul, there will be a few fish that slip through the net.

When Ma Sanbao heard this, he immediately gave an order and said, "Report the situation here to the prince, and tell the prince that Ma Sanbao is pursuing the enemy." ”

Immediately arranged for two or three hundred households to stay in Seoul and guard the city gates, he led a large group of men and horses, roared away, and chased in the northwest direction of Seoul.

Ma Sanbao went out of the city from the north gate of Hancheng, and there was no need to track along the way, you could see the traces of a large group of people passing by, so many people dragged and dragged their feet, how could they not leave traces, and before noon, they saw the Qing army from a distance, and the Qing army was left behind thousands of people and horses.

They also saw Ma Sambao. Ma Sanbao made a decision immediately, almost without a pause, and rushed over with a roar.

This part is the elite selected from the Eight Banners of North Korea, of course, the definition of elite and elite is different. These people are just generals among the dwarfs, and Ma Sanbao bravely crowned the three armies, and most of the cavalry led by Cao Ying were veterans of the Cao Ying cavalry back then.

At this moment, they rushed over, first bombarded it with firearms and hand-grenades, and then the cavalry took advantage of the situation.

Although these North Korean troops were on foot and on horseback, they only supported for a while before they were violently dispersed.

As soon as the North Korean army dispersed here, the Korean people behind them also suddenly panicked, as if they were frightened sheep, panicked for a while, rushed everywhere, and the order that the Qing army worked so hard to maintain was immediately gone.

Ma Sanbao's eyes lit up, and he secretly said in his heart: "Opportunity." ”

For the cavalry, such a chaotic scene is the best, just to take advantage of the chaos to win. He immediately sent someone to report to Zheng Chenggong, and rushed in with 3,000 cavalry, and for a time the momentum was like a bamboo, and he rushed more than a dozen formations in a row, and the various armies escorting the Korean people were not Ma Sanbao's opponents at all.

In addition, the Korean people are in chaos, and for these North Korean soldiers, they can't make up their minds, because a considerable part of these North Korean people are the families of North Korean soldiers.

The situation is chaotic like this, although there are people who are desperate to protect their families, but more people are worried about their families and are confused. In this way, Ma Sanbao was naturally given a chance.

Ma Sanbao, as a cavalry general, is quite qualified, he took the men and horses of his headquarters, as if he was a long knife, and cut this continuous team for more than ten miles into several pieces with no thick and in-between.

All kinds of grain, grass, baggage, gold and silver utensils, and so on, were sprinkled all over the ground.

Didn't meet an opponent at all.

Of course, although Ma Sanbao picked all the units of the Qing army to attack along the way, but within the reach of the war, it was inevitable that the jade and stones would be burned, and in these chaos, Ma Sanbao undoubtedly killed, after all, it was a violation of the military law of the Xia army.

But there was no intention to protect it either.

If some people hit the road of Ma Sanbao's army like headless flies, they naturally have no intention of staying for it. Therefore, a small number of hundreds of people died under the knife of Ma Sanbao's department.

After all, victory comes first, and after victory, mercy may be taken into account, but when fighting, there is no room for a woman's kindness.

Of course, this is true of the Xia army, and the same is true of the North Korean army.

In order to save his own life, he mercilessly hedged against the Korean people in front of him, and made a big move to disperse. Regardless of the slightest, a considerable number of them are family members in the army. The two sides are also half-hearted, and neither is much more noble than the other.

It's just that the combat effectiveness of the Xia army is much stronger than that of the Korean armies.

Therefore, it is heading northwest from Seoul. Hurriedly dozens of miles became a battlefield, and the situation on this battlefield was extremely tragic, not because there were many deaths, but because too many people were affected. Almost paved a way with blood.

But before the victory, Ma Sanbao didn't care at all, just asked Zheng Chenggong for help, and every time he won a while, he ordered a cavalryman to go back to report the victory.

However, within an hour, Zheng Chenggong met with more than a dozen messengers at the head of Seoul. Although he didn't say it directly, the meaning of the urging couldn't be clearer. In Ma Sanbao's view, the form is very good, and countless grains, baggage, gold and silver have been captured. As long as it can be recaptured, the financial crisis in the army can be resolved.

A big victory is just around the corner, but there are too few people in Ma Sanbao's department to eat.