Liu Zongmin's speculation, it should be said, is very accurate.

Just as the rogue array was making a big move, Dorgon, who had originally raised the command flag and was about to order the soldiers in front to charge and attack, and go to attack the city with the rogue soldiers and horses, suddenly froze with his hand held high in the air.

His face turned pale in an instant.

No way?

At such a critical moment, these god-killing rogues actually retreated from the army?

He listened quietly, and the sound of gold coming from afar clearly told him that he had not heard it wrong.

Dolgon's raised right hand finally lowered slowly.

Dolgon's face was extremely complicated, he couldn't figure it out, how the number of rogues who were ten times that of the Tang army defending the city couldn't even attack the city, and they were quickly defeated by the Tang army and retreated, this, this is not reasonable at all.

However, such a seemingly unreasonable thing is a fact in front of us.

And beside him, Prince Azig and Rao Yu Belle Abatai also had expressions of surprise and disbelief.

Grandma's, what kind of bird battle is this, before I have moved troops to attack, the rogue is about to retreat, where is this fighting, but it is like child's play!

The two of them looked at the main general Dolgon with inquiring eyes, but they saw that Dolgon's face was dark, and he did not say a word. Dense rain trickled down the edge of his golden hat like an upsetting piece of music.

"Look at the ......, Lord Regent," Abatai asked, blinking, plucking up courage.

Before he could finish his sentence, Dolgon waved his hand, interrupted him, and then said helplessly: "Stop, the rogues have already withdrawn, and the strength of our army alone can shake this fortified city." This king doesn't want to work in vain and let his subordinates die in vain. Our army also retreated and returned to the camp, and the coming day was long, and then we made calculations. ”

Azig and Abatai looked at each other with complicated eyes, and finally had no choice but to act according to the order and go down to convey the order to retreat.

In the pouring rain, the Qing army at the forefront turned around on the spot, slowly retreated in silence, and swept away the arrogance of the party, all of them lowered their heads and necks, like frosted eggplants, and more like a group of lost dogs.

The originally vigorous siege of Shanhaiguan ended like this.

On the way to retreat, Dolgon was very unhappy, and he raised his head and looked up at the gray sky through the rain curtain, letting the rain run wild on his face.

He sat down immediately, like a piece of lifeless wood, and no one knew what he was thinking at this time.

At this time, looking at Zu Dale, who was helpless and slowly retreating from the Qing army at the head of the city, his heart could be said to be happy, and he couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh.

"Happy! Hmph, you dog-in-you, thieves and Tartars, aren't you going to join forces to attack my Shanhaiguan? Why now, all the fucking turtles have been shrunken turtles? You bastards, you can't stop attacking the city and then withdraw your troops and flee, which is very capable. Zu Dale patted the battlements again and again, and his face was so happy.

Deputy battalion commander Hu Ben was also excited: "Battalion Commander Zu, these rogues and Tartars, after this defeat, must be broken by their liver and gallbladder, and they don't dare to move my Shanhaiguan mind anymore." According to the general's opinion, now the land of my Shanhaiguan should be solid and sit back and relax. ”

Zu Dale nodded and said, "That's right." Judging from this general, the rogues have already been frightened, at least for a long time, and they will no longer dare to attack our Shanhaiguan. In the end, I am afraid that I will quietly withdraw and return. The Qing army in the north was originally purely to help the battle, and if it was advantageous, it would go up, and if it was not profitable, it would retreat, and they would be discouraged when they saw that the Liukou were greatly defeated, and they must have been depressed, and finally they could only withdraw their troops back to China in disgrace. ”

Zu Dale and Hu Ben talked about it indulgently at the head of the city, so happy, but also on the city wall, seeing the Manchurian commander Haoge who was retreating away from the Qing army so gloomy, the feeling in his heart was strange and inexplicable, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or worried.

In the battle between the Tang Army and the Liukou just now, although Haoge was stationed on the city wall according to his orders and did not personally go into battle to fight, he saw with his own eyes that the Tang Army's firearms attack was so fierce and ferocious, and there was an integrated joint defense of sea and land, which opened his eyes.

In just over half an hour, the Tang army quickly defeated the attack of the Liukou, and then swept away the enemy, greatly expanding the results of the battle, and even the Liukou cavalry who came to the rescue were wiped out in one fell swoop.

In the midst of the cheers, Haoge thought lonely that the Tang Army was so strong and fierce, and the firearms were so fierce and invincible, if he really wanted to cause trouble in the future, would he be afraid that he would end up like a rogue......

And what made him even more depressed was that the rogues still dared to come to attack the city, and Dolgon, as the commander of the Qing army, actually became a shrunken turtle when the soldiers were in front of the battle, so that his desire to fight with him for revenge was frustrated.

This cunning and cowardly guy actually let him run away like this.

For a while, Hauge's heart was suddenly full of sadness.

He knew that he wanted to seek revenge on Dolgon, and he wanted to kill this fang, but he didn't know how long it would take......

Shanhaiguan's victory in defending the city this time was quickly sent to Jinan City by Zu Dale in the form of flying pigeons.

After reading the letter, Tang King Li Xiao was very happy, and the smile on his face was inexplicable.

He knew that after this defeat, the Liukou would definitely have no desire to fight, and if they had not been able to break through the barrier for a long time, Li Zicheng in Beijing City would eventually have to agree to let Liu Zongmin and them lead their troops back, so as not to waste money and waste grain and grass outside.

As soon as the Liukou withdrew, the Qing army, as an auxiliary, could naturally only withdraw its troops and return to China in a gray manner, and then this Shanhaiguan City, of course, was completely worry-free.

Once the Liukou and Qing troops withdrew, their next focus should be to wipe out the Hongguang puppet regime in the south.

This stinger in the heart must be completely removed.

Looking at the current progress, it may take another three months, and the recruits of the two towns of the seventh and eighth towns can be trained. At that time, he will be able to lead his troops south and take Nanjing.

As long as the Hongguang puppet regime is driven out of Nanjing, and the entire land endowed by Jiangnan is its own, it will be like a tiger with wings, so that there will be no worries. Next, whether it is to continue to sweep away the remnants of the Hongguang puppet regime, or to destroy the rogue from all walks of life, or to go straight north to attack the Manchu Qing, it is all from Yu Yu and let his own heart go.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao had a faint smile on his face.

Standing up, slowly pacing to the map on the wall, he stared at the location of Nanjing, the southern capital, for a long time, and then took out a small red flag and slammed it on it.

Jiangnan is in hand, and I have it in the world.

At that time, it will be time for you to sweep Liuhe and dominate the world......

When Li Xiao received the news from Shanhaiguan, the messenger sent by Liu Zongmin to the capital to deliver the message also happened to report the news of the defeat of the Liukou attack on Shanhaiguan to Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng, who was drinking in the Dongnuan Pavilion, was stunned when he heard this terrible news and listened to the messenger report everything about the battle during this time.

No way!?

The 150,000 army, the division was out for nearly a month, completely useless, but was first attacked by the Tang army at night, more than 5,000 soldiers, and when the siege was fighting, it was defeated without even entering the ditch outside the city, and the whole army refolded nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses.

You must know that this is an unprecedented humiliation suffered by the Dashun Dynasty since its founding, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the national shame of the Dashun Dynasty.

Teng Teng's anger surged from Li Zicheng's face, his forehead was full of green muscles, and he gritted his teeth and slammed the wine bottle in his hand to the ground.

There was a bang, and the porcelain pieces of the fine porcelain wine bottle shattered to the ground, and the residual wine flowed everywhere.

King Chuang was so angry that he frightened several eunuchs next to him and was silent.

"Liu Zongmin, who is a dog, is really a fucking incompetent coward! This guy is so useless, he knows that robbing women, playing with women, and fighting is a bubble of shit! The 150,000 army was defeated by this, what kind of face do you have to lead the army back to Korea again! Li Zicheng's face was hideous, he turned his head and yelled at the trembling little eunuch next to him: "What the hell are you still doing in a daze, go quickly, go and call me this guy Niu Jinxing!" ”

The eunuch didn't dare to slack off, he promised again and again, nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice, and then smeared oil on the soles of his feet, rushed out of the palace, and went to report it.

Soon, Niu Jinxing walked quickly to the East Warm Pavilion.

He was running out of breath, and before he could kneel, Li Zicheng grabbed the inkstone on the table and smashed it on his head.

Niu Jinxing looked at it kindly, dodged in time, and the precious Duanzhou inkstone chirped, rubbing his ears and flying, and then there was a bang, and it was smashed into pieces on the beams and pillars next to him.

"you! Motherfuck X! The dog's big eyes, you fuck it, every day I advocate to Lao Tzu to form an alliance with the Qing to fight Shanhaiguan, now it's okay, this Shanhaiguan hasn't even fallen off a piece of wall skin, and the Qing army that allied with us has not lost half a hair, but we have lost more than 25,000 elite soldiers and horses. Such a heavy loss, it's all your fucking bad idea! Li Zicheng, who threw the inkstone, spat at Niu Jinxing and scolded.

Niu Jinxing wiped a handful of fine sweat from his head, and after a light sigh, he slowly said: "King Chuang, Liu Zongmin's defeat in this battle, in fact, is really not a clumsy plan, nor is it Liu Zongmin's incompetence in commanding the army, but there are other reasons." ”

"What's the reason, you fucking Hugh is going to quibble!" Li Zicheng was furious, but he still didn't let go: "If it weren't for you, a thief, who came up with this bird's idea, saying that you would even attack Shanhaiguan jointly with the Qing army, how could our army suffer such a big defeat!" Tell you, Liu Zongmin, this bird, he lost his army and lost the face of my Dashun army, and I want to punish him ruthlessly. But Niu Dayan, you guy, came out of this broken idea of the United Qing Dynasty to fight Shanhaiguan, and its responsibility is not small, and I will also punish you heavily! ”

Niu Jinxing saw that Li Zicheng was so angry and arrogant, and his heart was frightened and helpless, and he couldn't help but sigh again.

"King Chuang, listen to me."

"If there's a fart, let it go!"

Niu Jinxing frowned, groaned slightly, and replied: "King Chuang, do you know why Liu Zongmin was so defeated under this Shanhaiguan?" In my opinion, it is not his fault for using troops, but that the Tang army's defense of the city this time is unprecedented, which makes our army unable to defend against it, so that there is such a defeat? ”

"Oh? Why? ”

"King Chuang, you also know that this Shanhaiguan, with the mountains and the sea, the terrain is dangerous, it is actually the first Xiongguan in the world, and it has the strength to block ten, which is quite difficult to take, but in order to defend our border and appease my frontier, I have to send heavy troops to seize it, which is the consensus of my Dashun government and the opposition." When Niu Jinxing said this, seeing that Li Zicheng had listened carefully, he continued: "Originally, if our army had sent heavy troops as usual, and did not hesitate to sacrifice and strive to attack the city, we could also take such a strong city. But now, the Tang army has resorted to a unique trick, so that our army will lose the army and return in vain. ”

"What a trick, you fucking don't sell off." Li Zicheng frowned.

"King Chuang, the Tang Army's unique trick is the joint defense of land and water, which is very powerful. It is not surprising that our army has never encountered such a situation, and that the front and flanks have been violently attacked, so that the whole army has been defeated. Niu Jinxing sighed: "Tang Jun's ruthless move is indeed beyond the expectations of the following, and now I think about it, I regret it very much." It's just that this trick of the Tang army can only be used in places with special terrain such as Shanhaiguan, but if our army is not discouraged and turns to attack other Tang army boundaries jointly with the Qing army, there will be no such worries, and we will definitely be able to return with a complete victory. ”、

"Oh? Then you should tell me, where else can my Dashun army attack with the Tartars, is it appropriate? Li Zicheng was obviously interested.

Niu Jinxing blinked, and immediately bowed his hand: "This place, I have already thought about it, is the Xuanfu North Road that the Tang Army now owns!" ”

"Xuanfu North Road?"

"That's right, it's the way of Xuanfu." Niu Jinxing's eyes were scorching, and he continued: "After my Dashun captured most of the territory of Xuanfu, the Ming army of Xuanfu was basically wiped out. The Tang army originally planned to be the soldiers of Beizhen, so they took advantage of the empty and defenseless situation of Xuanfu North Road to use troops on a large scale, and so far, the entire Xuanfu North Road has been completely out of its hands. It's really amazing. “

Niu Jinxing paused, and said hurriedly: "However, although the current Dingbei Town of the Tang Army has been changed to the soldiers and horses of the Fourth Town of the Tang Army, its subordinate soldiers and firearms have been greatly expanded, and their strength has increased a lot. However, if they had to face a joint attack by our army and the Qing army, it would be very difficult for them to keep the Xuanfu North Road without the help of the water division. Our army should work with the Qing army to divide the land of the Xuanfu North Road, and then march from the north and the south respectively, so that the Tang army can only abandon the entire Xuanfu North Road and retreat in a corner of Jintang City. At that time, our army and the Qing army will besiege the city again and attack together, and they will definitely be able to take the fourth town of the Tang army, Jintang City, in one fell swoop! ”

Niu Jinxing said this, his eyes were full of hope, and he said aloud: "There is a way, the world is not perfect, and it is also a good thing to be disappointed in the southeast and proud in the northwest. If this plan works, and finally sweep away the forces of the fourth town of the Tang Army, it will be like cutting off the Tang Army! At that time, my Dashun army will no longer have any worries, and it should go south with all its might, sweep away the remnants of the light, and compete for hegemony in the world! ”