On the official road leading to Yanzhou City, groups of Ming troops were retreating in a hurry, the roads were congested, and the corpses of Ming soldiers who died on the side of the official road could be seen from time to time.

A carriage was mixed in the Ming army, slowly advancing, and from time to time a violent coughing sound came from the carriage. The carriage was carrying Sun Chuanting, who had a heart attack due to the defeat.

In the battle of Jining City, the Ming army was defeated miserably.

Before the start of the war, the 120,000 Ming army lost 30,000 or 40,000 in two months of siege warfare; The explosion of the arsenal in the east of the city lost 10,000; The Xuanjia army attacked the main military camp, chased and killed by the tail, and the men and horses trampled on each other, and there were 20,000 or 30,000 people who scattered and did not know what to do.

Of the 70,000 most elite new-style Ming troops, 20,000 remained in the south of Jining, and now only 20,000 are left with the retreat, and about 10,000 are other Ming troops with slightly inferior quality. The once huge army of 120,000 remained, but only 30,000 remained, which can be said to be the general trend has gone.

Fortunately, Zheng Jiadong, the only surviving general soldier, presided over the overall situation in the face of danger, and ordered the 20,000 new-style Ming troops in the military camp outside the city to stick to the middle military camp and cover Sun Chuanting's retreat, so as to slightly curb the fierce counterattack of the Xuanjia Army and rescue Sun Chuanting safely.

Otherwise, if the whole army fled for their lives, the current situation would already be unimaginable.

Fang Yuan's hope of chasing down and capturing Sun Chuanting came to naught, and he immediately summoned the remaining 10,000 Xuanjia soldiers, and then mobilized the 20,000 remaining soldiers from Zou County, and even the 20,000 soldiers from Zheng Zhibao's new support, combined with 50,000 troops, and began to encircle and annihilate the 20,000 new-style Ming troops in the military camp outside the city.

In the carriage, Sun Chuanting had woken up slowly, still with a splitting headache, coughed violently a few times, and then called Zheng Jiadong, the chief soldier, to inquire about the military situation in Jining City.

Zheng Jiadong told the truth about the fiasco of the battle of Jining City.

When Sun Chuanting heard that Zheng Jiadong had withdrawn his troops without authorization, he slapped the carriage and wooden couch heavily, and shouted, "There are still 20,000 soldiers under Jining City who have not been freed from the predicament, why should our army withdraw?" ”

Zheng Jiadong said dejectedly, "Inspector Sun, in the battle of Jining City, our army has been defeated. Now that there are only 30,000 soldiers and horses left, it is better to go back to Yanzhou City to rest and recuperate, and Xu Tu will fight again! ”

Sun Chuanting was so angry that he almost wanted to draw his knife and cut down Zheng Jiadong, who ordered the retreat without authorization, but was stopped by his nephew Sun Shibao, "Uncle, if it weren't for Zheng Zongbing to preside over the overall situation, the current battle situation would probably be even worse, and it is unknown whether my uncle can escape." ”

Only then did Sun Chuanting know that Zheng Jiadong was ordered to preside over the overall situation, made great contributions, and threw the war knife on the ground.

He bowed down, coughed violently, and a mouthful of blood spurted out, dripping blood fell on the bed, and he kept panting violently, "General Zheng, our army has been defeated, the new Ming army has been lost, is there a chance to turn defeat into victory?!" ”

Zheng Jiadong hurriedly brought the decoction, personally fed Sun Chuanting, and said, "Inspector Sun, there are still 10,000 train battalions in Jinan City, and there are still 20,000 Ming troops left in Yanzhou City. Yanzhou Mansion is estimated to be unable to hold it, so we can only withdraw to Jinan City and ask the capital for help! ”

Up to now, the Ming army in Shandong and the Xuanjia army have no chance of winning alone, and the only chance is for the imperial court to send reinforcements.

Sun Chuanting nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to Yanzhou City to rest for three days first, and then the whole army will retreat north to Jinan Mansion!" ”

Sun Chuanting, Zheng Jiadong's wishful thinking had not started for a day, and the sergeant who went to Yanzhou Mansion to explore the outpost flew back and informed him of a bad news.

Zhang Ying of Qingzhou Prefecture had captured Yanzhou City five days ago, and the 20,000 Ming troops in the city were either killed in battle or surrendered, and all the troops were annihilated. The Xuanjia army, which had captured Yanzhou City, had blocked the official road and was ready to fight for the Ming army that had retreated north.

As soon as the sergeant's voice fell, another sergeant hurriedly came to report, "Inspector Sun, Zhang Ying, the chief soldier of the Xuanjia Army in Yanzhou City, sent someone to spread the word, ordering Inspector Sun not to fight the trapped beasts, sacrifice the lives of the Ming army in vain, and surrender early!" ”

"Ahh

As soon as Yanzhou City was lost, the 20,000 Ming army had also been defeated, and the remaining Ming army and Shandong's territory were getting smaller and smaller, Sun Chuanting's heart once again came from a heart-piercing colic, and he screamed and fell on the bed, "cough cough cough, Zheng Zongbing, what should I do now?!" ”

Yanzhou City was occupied, and the Xuanjia Army was even more solemnly blocking the official road, Zheng Jiadong was also helpless, and said with tears in his eyes, "Inspector Sun, for today's plan, I will be sent 10,000 new-style Ming troops and 10,000 Ming troops, and I will confront Zhang Ying." Inspector Sun took the opportunity to make a detour to Pingyi and rushed to Jinan Mansion under the stars! ”

With 20,000 soldiers, morale, and physical strength were low to the bottom of the Ming army to fight against Zhang Ying's victorious army, Zheng Jiadong's suggestion was to prepare a horse leather shroud and die for the Ming Dynasty.

Sun Chuanting thumped his chest and said, "Mr. Zheng, this battle is my fault, my fault!" ”

Zheng Jiadong got up and half-knelt on the ground, "No, Inspector Sun is not at fault. We are a corner of the enemy Jiangnan, and if we are consumed for a long time, sooner or later we will also die. Inspector Sun's last battle almost captured Fang Yuan, and the defeat was just providence. Inspector Sun is still the mainstay of my Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty can do without me Zheng Jiadong, and you can't do without Inspector Sun! ”

"Zheng Jiadong can't follow Inspector Sun anymore, Inspector Sun should take care!"

He said his last goodbye, and then turned sharply and walked out, never to look back.

Sun Chuanting coughed up a pool of blood again, wiped the blood stains on the corners of his mouth with his battle robe, and rushed to the commander of the Sun family's own soldiers, and his nephew Sun Shibao ordered the whole army to make a detour to Pingyi, and rushed back to Jinan Mansion in the starry night.

Ten days later, after a dusty journey, Sun Chuanting's 10,000 personal soldiers made a detour from Pingyi, traveled an additional 200 miles, and went straight to Tai'an City, which was only 200 miles away from Jinan.

The group had just entered Tai'an City, and the outpost sent to Jinan City once again transmitted back the emergency military situation, Jinan Mansion had been captured by the Xuanjia Army, and the deputy marshal Chigutai also sent someone to send a message, ordering Sun Chuanting to surrender early, stop making senseless resistance, and sacrifice the lives of the Ming army in vain.

"Jinan Mansion is also lost?!"

Sun Chuanting even heard the bad news, his mind was dizzy for a while, and he asked the sergeant, "There are still 10,000 train battalions, 5,000 new-style Ming troops, and 30 artillery pieces left in Jinan City, why are they gone so quickly?!" ”

The sergeant truthfully replied, "Inspector Sun, the defenders of Jinan City insisted on resisting for a month, but when they heard the news of Inspector Sun's defeat, they knew that the battle situation was irreversible. In addition, Bai Liangbi, the son of Bai Guangen, personally entered the city to persuade the defenders to surrender, and promised that after surrendering, both the government and the officers would perform their duties and would not be liquidated. The defenders surrendered. ”

The defenders of Jinan City held out for a month in an isolated and helpless situation, which can be regarded as the end of benevolence and righteousness. The final surrender was also because of Sun Chuanting's own defeat, and the war situation in Shandong was irreparable, in order to protect the lives of the people of Manchu City and tens of thousands of soldiers, there was no reproach in military law.

Sun Chuanting held the bed with one hand, and coughed violently with the other hand on his chest, "Ahem, there have been no reinforcements in the capital?" Guan Ningjun, Jin Jun, none came to the rescue?! ”

The sergeant reported, "The Jin army is attacking Tongguan and fighting against the King of Qin, who is hanging on the side of the Qing monarch. Wu Sangui of the Guanning Army did lead 20,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry to the south to help, but he was sniped by the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry. The two sides fought for two days in the north of Jinan, suffering 3,000 or 5,000 casualties each. Later, Wu Sangui saw that the city of Jinan had fallen, so he led his army to withdraw to Gyeonggi. ”

Jinan City is gone, the reinforcements have also been withdrawn, and Sun Chuanting's only military strength is only 10,000 personal soldiers at present. At this point in the war, the battle situation in Shandong is already clear at a glance, and the Xuanjia Army has won a complete victory! Sun Chuanting has been defeated!

Sun Chuanting couldn't catch his breath and fainted again.