Chapter 17: The Battle of Niuzhuang III

Zheng Chenggong decided to withdraw the army, and this side moved slightly, and was immediately discovered by the Qing army.

Azig immediately sent troops, and under the cover of artillery fire, the brigade attacked the camp of the Xia army Niuzhuang, and also divided the troops all the way, approaching the Liao River from the south of Niuzhuang, and it seemed that the Liao River would be blocked with artillery fire.

Zheng Chenggong had to fight.

Although the city of Niuzhuang was not built in the end, it relied on a large battalion and artillery. The Qing army's offensive was easily blocked, but in this way, the main force of the Xia army was contained. If you want to withdraw the army, you must leave a group of men and horses behind, and there must not be too few people.

If you're not careful, you'll end up with a broken tail to survive.

Just when Zheng Chenggong hesitated, Liu Guoxuan sent someone to report: "The lower reaches of the Liao River have burst the embankment, the water level of the Liao River has dropped, and most of the boats are impassable, only small boats can go." ”

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, his head was dizzy, and he almost fell to the ground, where did Zheng Chenggong not know at this moment, this was Dolgon's killing move.

Those who make good use of soldiers, under the pretense of the power of fire and water. And that's what Dorgon is doing right now.

Starting from Liaoyang, Dolgon sent a detachment of men and horses, first north to west, and then south, almost all of them out of sight of the Xia army. The Xia army didn't notice it at all, they went straight to the west bank of the Liao River, and only did one thing, that is, to blow up the embankment of the Liao River.

Now it is the late spring and early summer, and the water situation of the Liao River is not serious, so it is impossible to blow up the embankment and let the river overflow, and it is impossible to divert it like the Yellow River. But even so, the blow to the Xia army was quite serious, not to mention anything else, Zheng Chenggong tried his best to select ships among the sailors, but most of these ships were sea ships, and the sea ships had a deep draft. It is not very suitable for the Liao River, and even if the water level drops by one or two meters, it is a considerable problem for Zheng Chenggong's fleet.

Dolgon could say that he pulled a blow from his sleeve and hit Zheng Chenggong's crotch.

Of course, how much farmland the world would destroy if the Liao River was opened was completely out of Dorgon's consideration.

Of course, if you think that Dolgon only makes this little move, you underestimate Dorgon.

Almost at the same time that the river embankment was ripped open in western Liaoxi, the Qing army began a counteroffensive on all fronts. A pair of Liao River to be dug up alive.

Because of the changes in the water conditions of the Liao River, most of the sailors' boats were trapped in several places and could not move.

Originally, Zheng Chenggong's arrangement for this battle was like a pearl necklace, but now Dolgon went down with a knife and cut off the pearl thread he was wearing, and all the departments fell into a situation where they could not respond.

The battle of the Qing army in Niuzhuang did not have any upper hand, but the situation in Niuzhuang has fallen into panic. Even if Zheng Chenggong tried his best to block the news, how could he block it.

"Lord, now the situation is unknown, please save your useful body, get on the boat first, and evacuate

Cattle Village. Liu Guoxuan said.

Now, although the big ships have run aground, the small boats can still pass, go straight downstream, take a small boat, you can go to sea in just one night, and when you come to the sea, Zheng Chenggong will be safe. It's just this one way, it's okay to transport thousands of people, but there are tens of thousands of soldiers here in Niuzhuang, where can they be transported in one go. There are only trade-offs.

As soon as Liu Guoxuan said this, everyone quieted down, and their eyes were focused on Zheng Chenggong.

Zheng Chenggong only felt an invisible pressure pressing on his body, and felt that everyone's eyes had a sense of contempt. He shouted: "Bastard, I have never abandoned the army and fled in the Great Xia. ”

If Zheng Chenggong doesn't have the slightest idea of escaping, it is definitely fake, but Zheng Chenggong sees his face more heavily than his face, is strict with the people below, and is more strict with himself.

He would rather die than have this stigma.

Zheng Chenggong's eyes swept over everyone and said, "It is my Zheng's fault to bring the troops into this dangerous situation today. After I go out, I will naturally want to ask the court to plead guilty, but now, I ask you to obey the order. I will not abandon the army and flee, only one person will not be able to withdraw, and this cattle farm is my burial place. ”

Zheng Chenggong spoke so harshly, and everyone was slightly relieved. Or death.

After all, if Zheng Chenggong withdrew, he would definitely not give up these high-ranking generals, but now that Zheng Chenggong said such a thing, whether it was true or not, it would be impossible to escape with them.

"Lord Wang. The Qing army sent a letter. "At this time, someone from outside came to report.

Zheng Chenggong sneered and said, "Let him in." ”

In a few moments, someone came in and didn't say anything, just presented a letter.

Zheng Chenggong opened it and saw that it was a letter written by Dolgon to Zheng Chenggong, which did not say anything, but politely complimented Zheng Chenggong, and implicitly expressed that Zheng Chenggong's legs and feet were too sharp, and he probably couldn't catch up. sent Zheng Chenggong away.

Zheng Chenggong was furious, and he said to the Qing army envoy: "Go and tell Dolgon that I will stay here for five days, and if he can't break through the Niuzhuang camp within five days, I will see his intention to send off guests." ”

Then let the people below send the Qing army envoy away.

"Liu Guoxuan." Zheng Chenggong said sharply.

Liu Guoxuan said: "The last general. ”

"Mobilize all the men, requisition all the timber, and start building rafts today. Within five days, the whole army was withdrawn. Zheng Chenggong said: "If you can't do it, you and I will go with you last." ”

Liu Guoxuan said: "The last general understands, please rest assured, the last general will definitely treat the crime and make meritorious contributions." ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "Go for it." ”

"Yes." Liu Guoxuan was the leader, and the generals of the Zheng Department of Sailors all went out.

They had to get busy immediately, and a raft large enough for tens of thousands of people was not easy to make. And they didn't think that Dorgon's plan was all about it. They're going to do it against the clock.

Zheng Chenggong looked at the other generals and said: "The other people, all of them are guarding their own positions, and when they let you withdraw, they will naturally let you withdraw, and you must appease the morale of the army." ”

"Yes." The other generals agreed.

Zheng Chenggong immediately arranged to move the tent again, and moved Zheng Chenggong's Chinese army tent to the unfinished Niuzhuang City Tower, where Zheng Chenggong sat on the tower so that everyone could see him. Seeing that Zheng Chenggong did not leave, the morale of the army stabilized.

At this time, the Qing army was also preparing to attack.

Dolgon looked at the unfinished Niuzhuang City, sighed slightly in his heart, and said, "This battle is fought early. ”

Azig sneered and said, "Lao Jiu, you just trust that woman too much. ”

Azig also knew Dolgon's plan, since Dolgon let Zheng Chenggong go deep into the interior, he was not afraid to be more laissez-faire, so Dolgon's preset battlefield was under the city of Liaodong, when Zheng Chenggong fought step by step under the city of Liaodong and joined forces with Liang Huafeng, it was the time for Dolgon to make a move, and Dolgon not only wanted to leave Zheng Chenggong behind, but also left all the troops of the Xia army in Korea.

If you want to come to the First World War, you only need to send light cavalry to North Korea.

It's just that I never expected that Beijing had a problem first.

Either it was anything else, or the news that Dolgon was no longer in Beijing was exposed, and then the news was almost blatantly sent out to sea by the Southern Dynasty.

Dolgon's anger erupted in no known direction.

Dolgon's intuition told him that this was not the merit of the Southern Dynasty's intelligence agents in Beijing, but the stumbling block under the two yellow flags. After all, Beijing is the Beijing of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and Fu Shan is certainly a talent, but he also does not have the ability to fly to the sky.

If you can get information from the heavily guarded Prince Rui's Mansion or the Forbidden City, then send it to sea within a day or two.

There must be something greasy in it.

But now is not the time to look for something boring, but to close the net as soon as possible, and not let this big fish run away.

Dolgon added a number of remedies, such as a letter just now, which was a radical plan.

What worries Dorgon the most? It's not how Zheng Chenggong wants to turn the situation around, but when he sees that the situation is not good, he takes the first step, so that even if Dolgon can eat tens of thousands of horses of the Xia army. However, it could not break the connection between the Southern Dynasty and the Zheng family.

For Dolgon, Zheng Chenggong's life was better than tens of thousands of Xia troops.

Be sure to leave Zheng Chenggong.