Chapter 52: The Withdrawal of the Troops of the Duoduo II

Turai is a Manchurian with red roots, and he is his own person.

is also a brave general, a general, since entering the customs, Duoduo has relied on Turai very much. But at this moment, Turai was seriously injured by a dark arrow from Ma Bao, and he is still being healed. After a while, a Lang Zhong came out of it.

Duoduo immediately asked, "How is it?" ”

When this Lang Zhong saw Duoduo, he knelt on the ground with a thud and said, "The slave has seen the prince." ”

"How is General Tu?" Duoduo said with a frown.

This Lang Zhong was so frightened that he didn't dare to talk nonsense, and he didn't dare not speak, so he said tremblingly: "General Tu's life was saved, but this arrow hurt his lungs, and I'm afraid I won't be able to go to the battlefield in the future." ”

"What?" Duoduo said with a cold face.

This Lang Zhong hurriedly said: "It's a small person who is not good at learning and art, there are many famous doctors in Beijing, and General Tu may be able to cure him when he arrives in Beijing." ”

With a wave of his hand, Dodor said, "Go down." ”

This man was pardoned, and immediately went down.

Speaking of which, the Qing army's attitude towards Langzhong is not bad, at least better than the Ming army. But it is definitely not as good as the attitude of the Luo father and son to respect Li Zhengfang. Therefore, in terms of military doctors, in fact, Daxia is better than Daqing.

Duoduo opened his tent and went in to see Tulai.

But he saw Thurai lying on a blanket, and his face was extremely pale. Shirtless, with a white cloth wrapped around his chest, and faintly bloodstained on it. As if hearing the sound of Dord's footsteps, he opened his eyes and tried to sit up, but the sharp pain that had just drawn the arrow from him had consumed so much of Tourai's energy that he had no strength to get up.

Duoduo hurriedly reassured Tulai and said, "General Tu doesn't need to be like this. ”

Duoduo had a comforting word with Toure, and after returning to Beijing, he would find a famous doctor for Toure to treat, and there was no problem with the injury.

Thurai is an old man, and looking at Duoduo's face, he knows that Duoduo has a mind. Dordor, who had always been extremely arrogant, was now so approachable and unusual. asked, "The prince came to find the minions, but is there something wrong?" ”

Duoduo said: "General Tu, do you say that this Xiangyang will continue to fight?" ”

Thurai smiled, as if he was injured, and said, "The prince asked me so. In fact, I already have an idea in mind. ”

Duoduo didn't speak, but he didn't deny that what Tulai said was wrong, but he was unwilling, he was sure that if he didn't take Xiangyang this time, the next time he attacked again, Xiangyang would definitely be an impregnable wall, and it would be much more difficult to attack than now.

After all, really speaking, Daxia's foundation in Xiangyang is actually not too thick. But this time, at least at this time next year, a whole year, not to mention anything else, Fancheng on the opposite side of the Han River will definitely be built.

If Fancheng is not broken at that time, it will be difficult to hit Xiangyang City at all.

It's not this time to take a chance.

And now that the battle has been fought so far, it can be said that there are many losses and generals, and there are many others, and thousands of the children of the Eight Banners alone have been killed. And the total number of the Eight Banners is only a few hundred thousand people, and so many people have died, it only takes a few more times for the Manchus themselves to be wiped out. Paying such a big price, now it has to be in vain.

This kind of taste is naturally unwilling on the left and unwilling on the right.

Thurai seemed to see Duoduo's thoughts, coughed and said, "It's been fighting for so long, and I have a little confidence in the strength of the Xia army." The Xia army lacks combat strength, but there is no shortage of people who dare to die. Since there are people in the Xia army who have this heart, it is not easy to handle. ”

"In the eyes of the minions, Xia Jun's strength is stronger than Li Zicheng."

"If you want to deal with such a big enemy, it is by no means a fixed battle, you have to imitate the tactics of the old Khan in the past, like felling wood, cutting down with an axe, and finally it will naturally be cut off, and now the imperial court has moved to Beijing. It is also very difficult for Jiu Ye to maintain the situation in Beijing. Nikan in the north was also not at peace. Since it can't be defeated, it will be withdrawn, and after the Nine Kings unify the north, it will not be too late to kill it. ”

"And the minions have been worried about one thing, that is, the grain road in the rear, especially Henan, after a long time, I am afraid that it will be cut off, and the army will be scattered if there is no food. The consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Duoduo sighed and said, "Actually, this situation is already there? ”

Thurai said: "What? ”

Duoduo said: "The Xia army is divided into two routes, one is from Yunyang to the northeast, and this road is led by He Hutou. One is to march northwest from Runing. This road is led by Yuan Shizhong, and these two roads have already cut off our grain road. Starling gave up Zaoyang and came here, not to join forces, but to get food. ”

When Dordor said this, Thurai suddenly understood something.

Azig was the first to enter the battlefield and continued to fight for the longest time, although he is silent now, but the food consumption, not to mention this. Man has to eat. The food that Azig had originally stockpiled was simply not enough, and he borrowed food from Duoduo several times.

But Duoduo didn't have any extra manpower to send food to the Azig department, and even the Duoduo department didn't have too much food with them, and Duoduo didn't want to take it. Azig can only move the camp to Dodor's side, shorten the distance between the two sides, and if something really happens, he can help.

It's just that it's just a matter of survival. There will be a day when the food will run out.

Therefore, during this period of time, Duoduo has been waiting for something, waiting for the breakthrough of Xiangyang City.

As long as Xiangyang City is captured, it can replenish the food consumption of the Qing army. It can also support Duoduo to continue fighting. And the loss of Da Xian Mountain, Kong Youde's death, is a wake-up call for Duoduo, because Xia Jun really can't afford to lose a little.

Thurai secretly complained in his heart, and Duoduo was cautious in sealing the news. If it weren't for such a thing, they would not have known that they would be risking food shortages to fight again.

Turai immediately persuaded: "Lord Wang, Xiangyang has been asking for land since ancient times, and it is normal that it cannot be attacked for a while, and the most important army of the Qing Dynasty gathered under the city of Xiangyang, once it is lost, I am afraid that the north will be subverted, and my country will be a small country in the big dynasty." It is necessary to walk on thin ice, and it is necessary to be cautious and low-key. The foundation of the family is thin and cannot be risked. ”

The foundation of the Qing Dynasty is actually not too thin, but compared to the elite trees of the Eight Banners, no matter how you look at it, you feel that the number of the Eight Banners is too small, more than 100,000 people, in the situation of conquering the world, it is indeed a little less.

Dodor sighed and said, "I see. ”

It is not known whether Dordor persuaded himself or was persuaded by Turei. In fact, Duoduo was not so risky, not to mention anything else, a lot of grain was planted in the spring ploughing everywhere, the time was close to May, and after a few days, it was the season of great harvest.

Of course, Duoduo doesn't care if the harvest is not abundant, Duoduo only needs an extra batch of grain and grass to be at his disposal. As for whether these grain and grass belts are bloody, he doesn't care.

Since Dodor had made up his mind, he didn't hide it anymore, and informed Azig.

The Qing army slowly left the city of Xiangyang, and the team went west, and Zhou Fuchen also reported that a pontoon bridge was built in the upper reaches of the Han River, and a pontoon bridge was used to connect the two banks. Seeing the posture of the Qing army, even a fool can see that the Qing army is about to retreat.

Zhang Xuan can naturally see it.

To chase or not to chase, this decision is in the hands of Zhang Xuan. Zhang Xuan didn't know how to make a decision for a while. For a while, he couldn't find the most fundamental reason for Duoduo's withdrawal. Cao Zongyu will use the dragger, so will Duoduo not use it.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan did not have accurate information that could explain Duoduo's actions, and Zhang Xuan probably would not order the troops.

The news came quickly.

It was intelligence from Yuan Shizhong.

Yuan Shizhong said in his letter that he sent troops from Runing, and under the orders of Henan Governor Sang Kai, on the land of Henan, all the village owners turned against the water, the banner of the Xia army was almost planted on the Yellow River, and the logistics of the Qing army were south of the Yellow River, and it was difficult to move an inch, and the logistics supply was almost interrupted.

Seeing this, Zhang Xuan almost couldn't believe this information, but after careful consideration, it was the credit of two people, one was Sang Kai's, Sang Kai's gentry who threw themselves into the Ming Dynasty changed direction, and the other was Li Zicheng's, Li Zicheng defected to Luo Rucai, determined Luo Rucai's unique position in the righteous army, and people from all walks of life also took refuge in order to have the current situation.