Chapter 168: The Battle of Cheongju

"Kill." The deafening shouts of killing rose to the sky.

Under the city of Cheongju, the banner of Zheng Chenggong was raised high.

Zheng Chenggong stood under the banner and looked at Sejong Castle from afar.

At this moment, it has been slightly autumn, Zheng Chenggong's army went north, sweeping all over the country along the way, and the eight banners of North Korea were stationed, or there were more than 10,000, or thousands.

These people didn't know if they were frightened by the fate of the Korean Eight Banners in Naju City. It was still bought by the Qing army's land property. One by one, they resisted.

Hold on until the last minute. In addition, Zheng Chenggong was wary of Azig's surprise attack.

So march along the way, but be foolproof. Naturally, the march slowed down. In the past month, several cities have been broken in a row. Hit the city of Cheongju.

This is already the boundary of Chungcheong-do.

The names of the three provinces in the south of Korea are very interesting. Both are connected by two important cities, such as Jeolla-do, Jeonju, Yonaju, Gyeongsang-do, Gyeongju and Sangju.

It is very Tang and Song Dynasty style.

Therefore, Cheongju is also one of the core cities of Chungcheong-do.

As long as Cheongju is a moment, the army will be one step closer to Seoul.

However, Zheng Chenggong was wary of Azig's surprise attack, so most of the siege was handed over to Liang Huafeng. Now the injuries on Liang Huafeng's legs are not healed. You can only command on the spot, and it is impossible to charge and break the formation.

It's just that there is no shortage of brave junior officers in the Xia army.

Zheng Chenggong could see that Qingzhou City was about to be broken.

After several days of attack, artillery bombardment, and collapse method. This set of siege tactics is quite mature. Even if the Qing army defended the city with eight banners, under such means, it would not last long.

Zheng Chenggong also put his mind aside. asked Liu Guoxuan: "Has the main force of the Qing army found anything?" ”

Liu Guoxuan shook his head and said, "No." It's just that the news that has come from King Han's side has been determined that the main force of the Qing army has left Seoul and its whereabouts are unknown. ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "Did Azig also leave? ”

Liu Guoxuan said: "I don't know about this. Azig's whereabouts are the top secret of the Qing army. In addition to the Seoul disaster, even the North Koreans don't have much eyeliner, such a thing. It's unclear about probing. ”

Zheng Chenggong had a premonition in his heart. Although he didn't have any information now, he was sure that Azig was nearby, and of course this vicinity was a little far away, within a hundred miles. But the cavalry superiority of the Qing army was so obvious. In the scout battle, it also has the advantage.

In addition to the battlefield blockade, the advantage of the Qing army was much stronger than that of the Xia army.

Although Zheng Chenggong had no information, his intuition told him that the big war might be within a few days.

Sometimes, people have a lot of inexplicable feelings in their hearts under stressful situations. This feeling goes and comes back. I don't know if it's true or not, it's a real battlefield intuition

, or a whim for a while.

However, Zheng Chenggong is fully prepared.

There is also one person who is also fully prepared, and that is Azig.

Zheng Chenggong's hunch was not wrong.

Azig is in the Cheling Mountains.

Cheongju's topography resembles a basin, and to the north is the Cheryeong Mountains. This mountain is not very steep, and there is no way to compare with many famous mountains and rivers in China, and it is because of this that the Qing cavalry can hide here.

At this moment, Azig stood on the top of a mountain, looking south, looking over, condescendingly, the boundless plain unfolded in front of his eyes, spreading directly to the edge of the sky, only to see that the sky was foggy, and the smoke clouds rose from under his feet, meeting the sky. It seems that the boundaries between heaven and earth have blurred.

Although he knew that this direction was the direction of Cheongju City. But it was far away, and there was not a single outline to be seen here, nor a trace of movement to be heard.

"How's Cheongju Castle?" Azig turned his head away.

But I saw that behind him, there were many mountains, and there were countless soldiers haunting the mountains, as if several long dragons were hiding in the mountain fog.

Although Cheling Mountain is not a famous mountain and a big river, it is always a mountain, and there is little flat land in the mountain. Therefore, the army was stationed in the mountains, and could only be stationed on the spot along the road, divided into several roads. Because of the mountainous terrain, it looks like the dragon has no head but no end.

Bolo stood behind Azig, bowed and said, "Cheongju City has been lost, and in the past two days, the manpower and material resources in the city have been exhausted. I really can't hold on anymore, and the red flag has been hung at the head of the city. ”

Cheongju Fortress was besieged on all sides and was tightly sealed, and there was no news between inside and outside for a long time.

The only thing that can be connected to the outside is a large flag in the conspicuous place at the head of the city.

Flags of different colors are hung at different levels of crisis. Even at night, there is a campfire lighting that can be seen clearly from the outside.

Hanging the red flag means that the crisis is extreme, and the city can no longer hold on.

Azig squinted his eyes slightly, and said, "Send a message to the city, let him create chaos in the city tomorrow night, and let the Xia army enter the city." ”

As soon as Bolo heard this, he immediately understood what Azig was thinking. said: "Lord Wang, don't wait any longer. ”

Azig said, "Wait? Zheng Chenggong had already guessed my thoughts, and he worked hard every step of the way. The further north you go, the more cautious you will become. Instead, there is no chance. ”

Bolo said, "Wow." ”

Bolo then saluted and retreated, and the order went down.

Immediately, several more cavalrymen rushed to the city of Cheongju in the starry night.

Shot the signal arrow out from afar.

Several fireworks exploded in the sky, and even in daytime, they were very eye-catching. The Qing army in Cheongju City saw it clearly. But it's just as clear

There is also Zheng Chenggong.

Liu Guoxuan stood beside Zheng Chenggong and said, "Lord Wang, do you want to send someone to arrest the spies of the Qing army." ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "No, such a virtual and real movement happens every day, and you don't have to deal with such things." ”

Liu Guoxuan didn't say anything, in fact, when the fireworks exploded, there were already peripheral scouts to catch the Qing army scouts. For such a thing, the army has its own charter, and there is no need for a general like Liu Guoxuan to ask about it. He just saw that Zheng Chenggong was concerned about this, so he just said it casually.

Liu Guoxuan said: "Yes." He paused slightly, and said, "Lord Wang, you are so excited. Does it really work? ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "It's just a small set, whether it is in the middle or not, it doesn't matter." ”

Liu Guoxuan sighed in his heart, there was no way.

Sometimes there is no difference between a smart person and a fool. Zheng Chenggong traveled north from Jeonju, and along the way, he didn't know how many traps he had designed. But all of them were done to no avail.

And Zheng Chenggong's actions also have side effects.

Zheng Chenggong, as the leader of the army, some things for him are just moving his mouth, but for the people below, it is a matter of breaking his legs. The labor has been mobilized, but there has been no harvest, and the people below have already complained.

However, it has been a long time. The people below didn't even complain. It's almost all numb.

This has been the case many times. still affects Zheng Chenggong's prestige in the army.

Liu Guoxuan said: "Yes." ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "You go down to inspect more, Qingzhou City is broken, that is, within these two days." Maybe Azig will come. ”

Liu Guoxuan sighed slightly in his heart, he was Zheng Chenggong's descendant. was promoted by Zheng Chenggong from the end of the way, it can be said that it is inseparable from Zheng Chenggong. Even if he has some slander for Zheng Chenggong's decision-making. But no matter how slanderous you are, you must implement Zheng Chenggong's decisions one by one, and even check and fill in the gaps for Zheng Chenggong, and maintain Zheng Chenggong's prestige.

Liu Guoxuan said: "Please rest assured, the last general will go to patrol the night, if the Qing army does not come, once it comes, the last general will not let Azig and his horses return." ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "Okay. ”

"The prince should also rest early." Liu Guoxuan said: "In the past few days, the prince has worked hard, and his face has become haggard. I don't know when this battle will be fought, and the prince must also take care of his body. ”

Zheng Chenggong has been thinking about how to break the enemy every day. For Azig, Zheng Chenggong didn't dare to slack off. Every time he thought of the city of Nanjing, he didn't dare not do his best. It's almost already his heart disease.

So these days, it is indeed a lot of thought, and there is really a haggard look on the face.