Chapter 203 Gao Yigong Jiangbei camped

In fact, Wu Sangui came to see Li Dingguo this time, but it was not that he was a little curious about Li Dingguo. Instead, he was confused by the strategic contrast between Qing and Xia.

Wu Sangui may not be the most capable of fighting, but in the end, he was born in the army, and he felt very clear about the trend of eliminating each other's strengths after the Battle of Anqing. After the battle of Anqing, he couldn't see clearly who had the upper hand between Qingxia and Xia.

Moreover, he has a keen sense of strategy, and feels that in the next few years, the focus of confrontation between the two sides will be in Sichuan.

He wanted to test if he could find a way back.

Of course, this back road is only an alternative. It's better never to use it.

Wu Sangui also did not want to be a loyal minister to the Qing army.

"Forget it." Wu Sangui secretly said in his heart: "It's also that I think it's wrong, Li Dingguo is in the Southern Dynasty, I'm afraid he is also in a suspicious place, I want to connect with the Southern Dynasty through him, but I am wrong." Just take your time. ”

At this time, Azig didn't know that Wu Sangui had already had a different mind.

In Azig Detective Ming, the Xia army sent several groups of men and horses from the city of Nanjing, distributed and stationed on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and there were no more hundreds of thousands of troops in the city of Nanjing, but there were still more than fifteen garrisons.

However, the number of troops in this garrison is also within the normal range.

After all, facing the threat of Jiangbei, unless Zhang Xuan is a fool, he will definitely garrison heavy troops in Nanjing.

At this time, Dolgon urged Azig to return to the army several times.

After all, one army and two commanders are not a good thing. Once Azig and Hong Chengchou clashed, it was not good. And the soldiers of the Eight Banners have long been exhausted. It's also good to go back to the army earlier to recuperate, after all, it's been nearly two years since the expedition.

Azig had no choice. I had to go back to my teacher.

This time, the Qing army was divided into two routes, one was to go north by boat through the canal, and the other was the cavalry led by Azig himself.

After all, the Mongols have long been impatient.

Zilharang also received orders to return to the army.

He also withdrew to Beijing with his headquarters, but left thousands of Eight Banner soldiers in Luoyang to guard with the Shaanxi army.

In this way, where the two sides met, the Qing army replaced all the Eight Banner soldiers, and the rest were the green battalion soldiers of the Han army.

After getting the news, Gao Yigong immediately asked Zhang Xuan to fight.

Zhang Xuan naturally had no intention of not allowing it.

Just after Hong Chengchou had just sent Azig away. However, in the past two days, there have been stumbling reports that Xia Jun has crossed the river.

Hong Chengchou was taken aback, and interrogated carefully, knowing that this news confirmed the news from the beacon tower along the river that he had just built. He pushed the door open and looked

, but saw several wolf smoke rising into the sky in the south, and there was a great feeling of catching the sky and covering the sun, Hong Chengchou didn't need to look at it, he knew the meaning contained in it, and the crisis was extreme.

The Xia army battleships were more than a thousand.

Hong Chengchou said loudly: "Beat the drums, gather the generals." ”

To be honest, Hong Chengchou was very shocked by this result. He made the judgment that the Xia army would not easily go on a northern expedition, which was by no means a brainstorm, but after careful analysis and judgment, otherwise Hong Chengchou's judgment would not have convinced the Qing army and the Manchu dynasty.

But now that such a situation has occurred, Hong Chengchou's first feeling is that he has misjudged. But thinking about it carefully, I still feel that the Xia army does not have the strength of the Northern Expedition.

It's just that the military situation is urgent, and I don't have time to think about it. You can only fight a battle first. Let's see how many meanings Xia Jun has on his side.

When Hong Chengchou led the army and arrived at the riverside, several beacon towers along the river had already hung the red flag of the Xia army.

Hong Chengchou was not surprised by this result.

After all, there are only a few dozen people in each beacon, and at most hundreds of people. It's good to be able to get the message out there.

Hong Chengchou's eyes swept away, and he couldn't help frowning slightly, but he saw that on the Yangtze River, there were dozens of warships, anchored by the river, and the guns on the ships were aimed at the north, ready to fire at any time.

Looking at the Xia army again, the number of people going ashore at this moment is not much, but it is only worth 10,000 people, and they are lined up in front of three or four phalanxes.

If it was an ordinary time, Hong Chengchou would only need one blow to break through this formation, but in the face of so many artillery, what would this battle look like in the end. He didn't know. He hesitated for a while and said, "Retreat five miles and set up camp." ”

The distance of these five miles is not far or close, just to avoid the artillery of the Xia army.

"Your Excellency." A general came out and said: "Attacking the enemy in Bandu is a wise saying of the soldiers, and now the thief side is half-crossing, it is the best moment to attack, why did the lord retreat?" ”

Hong Chengchou glanced at it and said: "Presumptuous, there are people here who have the right to speak, and they will be held accountable for the thirty boards." ”

Seeing this, Tong Tulai immediately said: "My lord's subordinates are merciful, read in his heart and miss his father, words are incorrect, bypass him this time." ”

Hong Chengchou snorted coldly and said, "Thirty years of heavy responsibility is already spared." ”

The general who spoke was none other than Shi Tingzhu's son, Shi Huashan.

Hong Chengchou led the army alone, even if Dolgon believed it, the Manchu nobles couldn't believe it, Tong Guolai was the father of the most noble concubine, the most pro-noble, but his prestige in the army was insufficient, but it was enough to contain Hong Chengchou, but it would not affect Hong Chengchou's decision-making.

However, Hong Chengchou's retreat today has his own considerations.

The artillery on the Yangtze River is certainly one of the reasons for Hong Chengchou's withdrawal, but it is not the most important reason, the heaviest

The reason is that in the withdrawal of troops up and down the Eight Banners, the troops on the Jiangbei front line are no longer enough, if the Xia army really goes north, Hong Chengchou will use these 70,000 or 80,000 horses to defend several fortified cities, and wait for reinforcements.

If a battle is fought here, the victory will result in heavy casualties, and what if the Xia army comes again? Not to mention defeat, Jiangbei's troops are empty, and I am afraid that south of the Yellow River will be unbearable to fight again.

After weighing the pros and cons, Hong Chengchou finally pressed down on the idea of attacking.

Hong Chengchou gave an order, although there was no noise in the army, but no one dared to openly disobey Hong Chengchou's order, and the front team of the army turned to the rear team, retreated for several miles, and camped on the spot.

Gao Yigong saw this on the boat, and his heart suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. There were some regrets in his heart, and he said secretly: "If the Qing army dares to fight by the river now, it may not be a great achievement." "No matter what you say, Gao Yigong has also had many ups and downs, and he knows the priorities. As long as you can establish a foothold in Jiangbei, it will be a great achievement. That's when I gave up on the idea.

I can't stand the temptation of high school, if Xu Du comes here. Needless to say, what it will look like.

In this way, tens of thousands of soldiers, under the gaze of the Qing army, went ashore.

Once ashore, the army began to camp in place.

All kinds of building materials are on the ship, and they don't need ordinary materials at all, which is enough for them to build a big camp in Jiangbei.

After a whole day, the camp became somewhat regulated, with the most fortified wall to the north, and the other ministries merely improvised construction. Moreover, Gao Yigong was worried about long nights and dreams, so he ordered the soldiers to work in shifts and work with torches.

The whole camp was brightly lit. It's a busy scene.

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou was helpless for a while.

If Hong Chengchou didn't understand Xia Jun's mind before, it would be forgivable. But now that he is like this, if he doesn't know what Xia Jun wants to do, he is a little too stupid. He knew that he had been brushed by Xia Jun clearly.

But at this moment, he thought about it, but he was still helpless.

Counterattack, before only there was artillery on the ship, Hong Chengchou thought about it for a long time. Now that a walled wall has been erected, and all kinds of artillery are in place, the attack at this time will definitely cause heavy casualties, and it is more likely that it will not be able to attack.

Since the attack was not possible, the Xia army had no intention of continuing to go north. What can he do?

He sighed, wrote a letter asking for sin, and sent someone to Beijing overnight to ask the regent for instructions.

Hong Chengchou's letter of invitation is slight, but it kills two birds with one stone, he knows that in today's situation, there must be a lot of criticism in the court. It is better for him to ask for sins than to ask for them. This is one of them. Many of the generals under his command are arrogant generals, and it is estimated that the Xia army is so unconvinced. But Hong Chengchou was afraid that he would not be able to suppress it, so he asked the regent to make a decision to delay time.