Chapter 8 The Qing Army Withdraws from Korea

Ma Sanbao came in the dust, and as soon as he came in, he brought an indescribable smell, which seemed to be mixed with the smell of sweat and the smell of the horse. All in all, it's a bit pungent. This shows that Ma Sanbao was very anxious, and almost jumped off the horse and rushed here.

Zheng Chenggong immediately asked, "What's the news?" ”

Ma Sanbao said: "Xiaguan just got a message that the Qing army has withdrawn from Kaesong. ”

"What?" Zheng Chenggong's heart suddenly tightened, and immediately reminded him of the Battle of the Blue Hoof Pavilion. Wasn't the beginning of the last war the Qing army withdrawing from Seoul? Could it be that the Qing army wants to repeat the old tricks?

Zheng Chenggong thought quickly and asked, "Is the news reliable?" ”

Ma Sanbao said: "Xiaguan has tried his best to get close to Kaesong, but the Qing army is particularly strict in precautions, and thirty or forty brothers have died, and they can't get close, and the last general has detoured to the north of Kaesong, and on the road between Kaesong and Pyongyang, he has found many signs of Qing army activities, and he has also withdrawn from Kaesong to Pyongyang. ”

"But how many people have come out of the city now, and whether they have left the city empty."

"I'm not sure."

Zheng Chenggong secretly said in his heart: "Azig won't despise me like this, I think I will hit twice in a row in the same routine." Then he thought about it again, and said secretly: "Maybe he just thought I wouldn't think like this, so he did this." ”

"To chase or not to chase?"

For a while, Zheng Chenggong was at war in his heart, and he couldn't make up his mind.

Ma Sanbao stood with his hands down, not daring to speak easily.

There are lessons from the battle of Bihu Pavilion, and Ma Sanbao also knows his shortcomings. On top of such a big plan, he didn't dare to speak lightly.

It's just that this news is not obtained by Ma Sanbao alone.

But after a while, Zhou Chang arrived.

Chen Yonghua, as Zheng Chenggong's most trusted person, naturally had to sit in the rear to dispatch money and food. And Zhou Chang is generally by King Han's side. On the one hand, it is protection, and on the other hand, it is surveillance, but at this moment, Zhou Chang has obtained information from the North Korean side, and the Qing army is about to give up Kaecheng.

After all, this is on the soil of North Korea, and in a lot of intelligence, the North Koreans have an advantage over Zheng Chenggong, and Zheng Chenggong also understands this.

Then, the other generals also heard the news.

In this way, Zheng Chenggong made up his mind. This decision is to keep the use of troops and not compete with the Qing court for a short time.

Of course, it is not that the heavy use of troops does not mean that they do not enter the army.

The speed of going north has accelerated, but again, such an acceleration is also above the rhythm of the Xia army, and there is no disconnection between the front and rear of the army.

On the fifth day of the first month of March, Zheng Chenggong waved his army into Kaesong. The Korean people in Kaesong helped the old and the young

Greeting, the scene was huge for a while.

Zheng Chenggong was not happy at all.

Instead, he asked how many days the Qing army had left.

Said: "Three days." ”

Zheng Chenggong immediately knew that the Qing army had really given up on Kaecheng.

Zheng Chenggong was suspicious in his heart. He has been at war with Azig for more than a day, and in the past six months of confrontation, Zheng Chenggong has figured out Azig more than Zhang Xuandu, and he knows that Azig is extremely arrogant, and he is definitely not the kind of person who gives up easily.

And Kaesong is an important place in the north of Korea, and Azig will never give up easily.

And now he's just doing it.

There is also the previous battle of the Blue Hoof Pavilion, so Zheng Chenggong's first thought was that there must be a conspiracy here.

But what exactly is the conspiracy?

"Could it be that the Qing court is ready to abandon Korea?" Zheng Chenggong said secretly in his heart. He then secretly dismissed the idea. How could the Qing army fail to see the importance of Korea. Not to mention anything else, just saying that Korea is an ally of Xia, the Xia army can open up another battlefield in Korea.

It directly threatened the land of Longxing of the Qing army.

It's impossible to think about.

It's just that Zheng Chenggong never expected that what he thought was impossible would actually happen. Within a few days, news came that the Qing army had abandoned Pyongyang.

If it is said that when the Qing army gave up Kaesong, it was still a little sneaky, but the abandonment of Pyongyang was a big fanfare, and there was no intention of concealing it at all. Even if Zheng Chenggong closed his eyes and ears, there was still a steady stream of people who spread the news to Zheng Chenggong's ears.

This time, Pyongyang withdrew its troops, not with the people of Pyongyang, but brought a large amount of baggage, gold and silver, which seemed to empty the entire northern part of Korea, whether it was food or weapons. Such a large-scale move does not look like avoiding people at all.

Zheng Chenggong didn't know what Azig was thinking, or what was going on elsewhere in the Central Plains? But in the face of the current situation, he must make a decision immediately.

He immediately ordered the army to continue the pursuit, of course, in order to avoid the Qing army from killing a horse pistol, when pursuing, it was necessary to use heavy troops. Zheng Chenggong knew very well that such a contradictory order would only be a send-off pursuit, and it would probably catch up with the Yalu River, and it might not be able to catch up with the main force of the Qing army.

Secondly, it is to order the sailors to cut off the Yalu River.

Before Liu Guoxuan, Zhou Quanbin's task was to conquer the Liaodong Islands and then cut off the Yalu River. The reason is also very simple, the sailor has been active in a certain place for a long time, and the logistics supply base is the last to get closer, so the order is very clear.

It is to find a big island near the mouth of the Yalu River, which is likely to be Phi Island.

After all, Mao Wenlong stationed troops on it, and the ruins are still there. Convenient for garrisons.

And then find a way to cross the boat

On the Yalu River, blocking the retreat of the Qing army.

Zheng Chenggong felt that he was being restrained in the front, Liu Guoxuan was acting behind his back, and even if the Qing army knew, it would be too late to withdraw for a while. It's just that he never thought that the Qing army would retreat so simply, Zheng Chenggong even felt that his intelligence had been leaked here.

Although he reported this information to Nanjing, Nanjing did not know much. They are all the core layers of Great Xia, and there is no way to leak this plan. On the North Korean side, there are very few people who know about it, and even most of the sailors only know the whole plan after they go to sea.

For a while, Zheng Chenggong didn't know what was wrong.

However, compared to this, he is more worried about whether Liu Guoxuan has enough time?

The sailors of this era, as long as they go to sea, the news is cut off, and they are in an information island, and Zheng Chenggong is not sure whether Liu Guoxuan is in Phi Island at the moment, he wants to spread the news to Seoul first, and then Seoul sends people to Ganghwa Island, and then sends people to the sea to look for it, if it goes well, it will take several days, let alone if it doesn't go well.

After Liu Guoxuan got the news, he took action. Not to mention the time.

It's just that now, Zheng Chenggong can only do his best and obey the fate of heaven, hoping that Liu Guoxuan can intercept the Qing army on the Yalu River.

Fortunately, the Qing army brought a lot of baggage, and even if you want to cross the Yalu River, it will take a long time. This gave Liu Guoxuan time.

When Liu Guoxuan got the news, he was taken aback, he had just stationed on Phi Island and gathered the Koreans on Phi Island. After all, Phi Dao once garrisoned tens of thousands of troops and had many buildings, and the Qing army went south to Korea, and I don't know how many Koreans fled, and some of them fled to Phi Dao.

Liu Guoxuan came to Phi Island, although he did not operate for a long time, but the barracks and wharf or something, he must always be ready. When he was busy, he heard the news and immediately handed over the matter to Zhou Quanbin, and immediately brought more than thirty ships, which were not large. The number of artillery on it is not large, but it has the advantage that it can pass through most of the Yalu River.

After all, river boats are still not the same as sea boats.

When Liu Guoxuan sent someone to confirm that the Qing army crossed the river in Yizhou, he immediately led the team over.

March 12, the eighth day when Zheng Chenggong got the news. Liu Guoxuan discovered the fleet of the Qing army crossing the river, and without saying a word, rushed over. With the strength of the Xia Army's sailors, there is no need for any stratagem, and there is no artillery on these ships at all. I didn't even have the power to fight back.

It took Liu Guoxuan less than half an hour to empty the Yalu River. The Qing army that was crossing the river was driven into the river, although now the spring flowers have bloomed, and the river is not too cold, but there are still not many Qing troops who can survive.

It's just that the only thing that makes Liu Guoxuan a little regretful. It was only through the captives that he learned that most of the people he defeated were Koreans. And what he volleyed was nothing more than a tail.