The Ming army was dominated by infantry troops, and in the absence of the advantage of the horse army, it was necessary to rely on the water division to maintain the supply of the army's grain routes, and the water division had to support the Ming army's infantry at critical moments.

Although the cavalry of the Qing army is powerful, but there is no way to take the water division, Zhu Cihong wants to take Xuzhou before the ice, because once the ice is frozen, the water division must retreat to the south, and if the Ming army has no support, it is easy to be defeated by the Qing army and the horse army.

Now the two armies of the Qing army are heading south, if they have time to prepare, blockade with artillery, or build reefs with sunken ships, and block the waterway, then the Ming army's grain road will be cut off, not to mention, once it freezes, the sailors will not be able to withdraw, and they will be frozen on the river, and the Qing army and horse army can rush up directly, and the sailors themselves will not be able to protect themselves, and they will not be able to cover the Ming army.

After Geng Zhongming's arrival, the Ming army had no possibility of capturing Xuzhou, but was in danger of being trapped by the Qing army.

After a night's delay, the Ming army had missed the best time to retreat, and the army could only retreat cautiously south under the watchful eye of the wolf-like Qing army.

On the Yellow River, the Ming warships are in the center, the gun windows on both sides are all open, the guns of the black holes, push out the gun windows, point to the two banks of the big river, the shells sound from time to time, smashing into the Qing cavalry peeping in the distance, the deck and the boat tower are full of Ming army firecrackers, and the small boats are also full of gunners, ready to give fire support to the Ming army on the shore at any time.

On both sides of the river, there are Ming troops and people approaching with their heads bowed, and when the soldiers are marching, all the archers and gunners are walking close to the side of the river bank, and the periphery is the soldiers with spears, ready to guard against the impact of the Qing cavalry.

The Ming horse army cruised further on the periphery, dispersing the Qing horse army that was approaching the attack, and the speed of the march was extremely slow.

On a mountain in the distance, Dolgon Lerma was stationed, observing the Ming army with a clairvoyant mirror, and under the mountain was a group of Qing army horses, galloping by, harassing the Ming army.

A large number of Qing troops followed, and the bronze cannons of the Qing army smashed into the marching columns of the Ming army from a long distance from time to time, splashing up clumps of dirt.

"Regent, when are we going to strike?" A full general asked.

Seeing the Ming army, it was quite neat, and the soldiers were well guarded, frowning and said: "Don't worry, harass them first, wait for them to meet obstacles in front, and then attack from both sides!" ”

If the Ming army was not beaten and Zhu Cihong's ambitions were completely destroyed, the southern front of the Qing army would not be peaceful.

As far as the Ming army is concerned, if the elite cannot be brought back, the reform of the Ming Dynasty in recent years and the efforts made by the Nanjing court will all be in vain, and the hope of Zhongxing will be completely lost.

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At the beginning of November, the weather in Datong Mansion was cold, and light snow had fallen.

At this time, the melee between Wei, Ming, and Qing has lasted for a while, and in Jiang Xiang's eyes, on the whole, the Great Qing Kingdom is hanging in the air.

Now the Datong Jiang family can be regarded as sitting on the tuyere, and with a casual blow, the family can become bigger and stronger.

The Qing Dynasty offered the price of the governor of Shanxi, and asked him to send troops to reinforce Azig, and the Western Wei State opened the title of marquis and the title of governor of the capital, and the Ming Dynasty was even more generous, directly sealing the prince of the country, and letting him guard Shanxi.

In Jiang Xiang's view, if he helps the Qing Dynasty, he can help the Qing court stabilize the situation in Hedong, if he helps the Western Wei, he can help Gao Yihuan occupy Hedong and capture Beijing, and if he helps the Ming Dynasty, he can help the Ming Dynasty block the Western Wei.

Jiang Xiang was just a chief soldier, he didn't expect that he could suddenly become so popular, and he unconsciously looked up to himself.

At this time, in the mansion of the Datong General Army, in a hall, Jiang Youguang and a group of officers from Datong Town stood majestically on both sides. Jiang Xiang came in from outside surrounded by guards and horses, and laughed: "Are you all here?" ”

Jiang Youguang said: "Back to Dashuai, they are all here, they are all trustworthy brothers!" ”

"Good!" Jiang Xiang glanced at everyone, and said with a satisfied chin of his head: "You are all brothers who have followed my old Jiang for many years, and you can say anything that this commander has to say!" Originally, we were all Ming troops, and we had no choice but to serve the Tartars. I think that at the beginning, the Tartars attacked Guanzhong, and we also made a lot of efforts, but the Tartars not only did not give rewards, but guarded against my old ginger everywhere and squeezed us! ”

Jiang Xiang paused, and then said: "Now that the Western Wei Dynasty has hit Hedong, and the Great Tomorrow Son has hit Xuzhou, the Tartars can't stand it, and Dol is in a hurry, and he wants to transfer us to Puzhou to play with the Wei army!" My old ginger is not dry, are you willing to go? ”

"I don't want to wait, I'll wait to die with the handsome!" The generals present clasped their fists together and saluted loudly, with an astonishing momentum, and it is certain that it was rehearsed.

Jiang Xiang nodded with satisfaction, and then continued: "Tartars are unpopular, perverse, and don't know how to use people, their older generation of characters are almost dead, and now they are all juniors who have not grown up to support the scene, I think they are almost finished!" Now the Ming Emperor has hit Xuzhou, His Majesty has named Ben Shuai as the Duke of Jin, and in the future, Shanxi will be under the management of the country, you follow my old Jiang, I will not treat you badly! ”

The Manchu Qing gave him the title of admiral, but Jiang Xiang knew that Dolgon no longer trusted him, and was bent on taking him down and depriving him of his military power, and Dolgon was not trustworthy, so Jiang Xiang had already made up his mind to oppose the Qing.

The conditions opened by the Western Wei Dynasty are actually good, but compared with the Ming Dynasty, they are still a little worse.

Of course, Jiang Xiang didn't want to take refuge in the Western Wei Dynasty, not just because of the conditions, even if the Western Wei Dynasty offered the same conditions, he would still choose the Ming Dynasty.

This is because Jiang Xiang felt that Gao Yihuan was too strong and took refuge in the Western Wei, he would definitely not be able to become the emperor of the soil, and once the Western Wei occupied Hedong and seized Beijing, Gao Yihuan would never allow an uncontrolled Datong town to entrench in Shanxi.

Gao Yihuan's attitude towards the Jiang family, most of which is the same as Dorgon's, will definitely deprive him of his military rights, which Jiang Xiang cannot accept.

Nanjing is different, the Ming court's control over the local area is not very strong, the central authority is not enough, and the Ming Dynasty needs him to block the Wei army, as a barrier to Beijing, he may be able to obtain the right to be like the Mu family, Shizhen Shanxi.

This is many times better than being the governor of everything in the Western Wei Dynasty, and it is simply an independent kingdom.

Therefore, Jiang Xiang thought about it for a long time and decided to serve the Ming Dynasty.

The people in the hall were Jiang Xiang's henchmen, and they had long been aware of the things that were going to be against the Qing Dynasty, and they were not surprised when they heard Jiang Xiang's words, but they were excited.

Jiang Xiang said: "Now that Your Majesty has hit Xuzhou, Li Ge Lao is in Taiyuan, and he has contacted many old departments to urge Ben Shuai to seize Taiyuan. ”

"Anyway, return to the Ming Dynasty and make contributions!" The generals in the hall raised their arms one after another.

Jiang Xiang hurriedly raised his hand and pressed it, and said in a low voice: "Don't make such a big move, there are still Tartars in the city, let's keep a low profile!" As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Jiang Youguang and said, "Does Jin Zhijun have any new moves?" ”

"There are no new moves, and they still come to urge us to send troops every day, it is said that Luo Keduo can't wait for us, and he has transferred 20,000 soldiers and horses from Taiyuan to reinforce Puzhou!" Jiang Youguang said.

Jiang Xiang's face showed joy, "This is really God help me!" Everyone turned out the armor of the Ming army at the bottom of the box, and reversed it against Ben Shuai. Roccodor's milk stinks and has repeatedly insulted me, so I'm really a bully when I'm an old ginger. If I don't beat the little out this time, I won't be surnamed Jiang! ”

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