Nearly 10,000 of Luckdehun's men were killed in the Eight Banners, more than half of the casualties were just half, and the remaining more than 4,000 Eight Banners fled back to Hengyang.

After the collapse of the Qing army, the defeated soldiers fled to Hengyang in a swarm, the Chu army pursued closely behind, Geng Zhongming saw that the momentum was not right in the city, and took 10,000 fresh troops to save desperately, blocking the pursuit of the Chu army, and saved a lot of Qing soldiers.

The Tianyou soldiers and the green battalion soldiers were not as desperate as the Eight Banners, and the losses were relatively small, more than 3,000 people were killed, more than 4,000 people were captured, and more than 10,000 people fled back to Hengyang.

Geng Zhongming led the army to fight hard, but never saw the banner of Luck Dehun, asked the Qing soldiers who had retreated, some people said that he had been killed, some people said that he had broken through, and several people said that he went north to the steaming river, seeing that more and more Ming troops were killed, Geng Zhongming did not dare to delay any longer, and ordered someone to notify the sailor to search for the response on the bank of the steaming river, and then retreated to Hengyang City with his men and horses, and closed the four gates and held out.

Brittle defeat!

In less than a day, most of the main forces of the Qing army were defeated, especially the most elite Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners had collapsed, only Geng Zhongming and Xu Bin's troops still retained the basic structure, but the morale was also extremely low, no matter what, they did not dare to fight with the Chu army again, they could only be trapped in the lonely city, and the delay was counted as a day.

The Ming army cleaned up the battlefield and captured countless weapons of various kinds of ordnance and weapons, the most important of which was more than 2,000 war horses and nearly 10,000 pairs of armor. As well as more than four thousand captives.

There was a shortage of horses in the south, and although the Chu army often eliminated the cavalry of the Qing army in previous battles, the capture of war horses was not much. The West Cavalry Battalion and the Jiang Cavalry Battalion could not be expanded, and this time they finally got a thick pot, and unceremoniously took away two thousand war horses, and the remaining three hundred fractions were given to the Zhongzhen battalion, and the fraction of the fifteen horses were given to Niu Zhongxiao.

Armor is also a good thing that everyone wants, and the loyal battalion has contributed a lot in today's battle, and the losses are relatively large. and Chu Jun each got 4,500 pairs, and a fraction of more than 300 pairs was also given to Niu Zhongxiao.

The captured Chu army didn't ask for any of them, and all of them were given to the loyal battalion and Niu Zhongxiao. But the officers above the general level were all singled out, and more than a dozen of the important ones were left to be sent to Guilin, and the others were all beheaded. Ding Zhuang, armor, knives and guns, instruments, war horses...... As long as a little training can expand the elite troops of thousands of people, Niu Zhongxiao has made a lot of money. Light up with pleasure. pulled Zhang Kuang and kept saying good things about Wang Kefan.

While picking the fruits of victory, the Ming army divided its troops to seize an important stronghold outside Hengyang City and surrounded Geng Zhongming.

The Qing army could only rely on the sailors to communicate with the outside world, and when they walked near Shigu Mountain, they had to carefully stick to the east bank to avoid being hit by the artillery of the Chu army. Less and less food was coming in, and more and more wounded soldiers were being brought out. Morale is gradually declining, and the image of defeat has appeared.

The good news of eliminating Luck Dehun has not yet reached the rear, He Tengjiao, who was grinding on the way, received the news first, and immediately panicked after repeatedly confirming that it was correct, he originally thought that the 50,000 Qing army was a hard bone, Wang Kefan would definitely break a few teeth, even if he added the loyalty battalion, it was a lose-lose situation, he just squatted behind to sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman, but he didn't expect Luck Dehun to be so unbeaten, and he was killed by dividing two by two.

Since the abacus failed, then he could only tear his face to rob it, otherwise he would only rely on a piece of land in Baoqing Mansion, and the dignified Governor of Huguang would go to be the prefect of Baoqing, He Tengjiao summoned Hao Shaoqi, Wang Jincai, Cao Zhijian and other generals, and ordered them to immediately send troops to Hengyang and snatch Hengzhou Mansion from the mouth of the Chu army.

The generals looked embarrassed and hesitated, the Chu army is now a division of tigers and wolves, and it is not a joke to grab food from the tiger's mouth, not only has little chance of success, but it really provokes the tiger, and maybe he will also get into it.

He Tengjiao cheered them up: "This constitution has prepared an edict to transfer Wang Kefan and Li Guo from Hengyang, you can rest assured that you can go and break the city as soon as possible to capture and kill Geng Zhongming!" ”

"This ......, this matter has to be summed up." Wang Jincai said with a sneer: "Of course, it is good to transfer Wang Kefan and Li Guo away, but there are still thirty or forty thousand Tartars in Hengyang City, and without the Chu army and the loyal battalion, we are afraid that we will not be able to take Hengyang." ”

"Yes, Geng Zhongming is a veteran for decades, and the Tianyou soldiers are the best at attacking and defending the city, in case we lose the battle, we are afraid of delaying the major affairs of the superintendent." Cao Zhijian was a native of Hunan, and his troops had the worst combat effectiveness, using 70,000 people to beat Geng Zhongming's more than 30,000 people, no matter how you look at it, there was no chance of victory, at least 170,000, and 270,000 was not too much.

Unexpectedly, several generals under his command were afraid of the enemy like tigers, He Tengjiao's face immediately pulled down, but after thinking about it carefully, this is also the truth, his own family affairs are known, and his troops have a few catties and taels, if he was not stimulated by the great victory of the Chu army, he would never dare to fight Hengyang, which was heavily garrisoned by the Qing army.

Turning his face, Hao Shaoqi had not yet expressed his position next to him, He Tengjiao's eyes showed a look of appreciation, and asked: "Yongzhong, since Hengyang is not easy to fight, then go to Changsha, how about it?" ”

After Hao Shaoqi was recruited by the Southern Ming Dynasty, Emperor Longwu gave the name Hao Yongzhong, so he had this title, seeing He Tengjiao asked his head, Hao Shaoqi had to reply: "Back to the governor's words, Changsha city is strong, more difficult to fight than Hengyang, and the welcome reinforcements will arrive in Changsha sooner or later, our army has been paid for two months, and the soldiers have many complaints, if you go into battle in a hurry, you may not be able to win." ”

Wang Jincai pouted secretly, may not be able to win? This is too euphemistic, after the fall of Hunan, the source of food and salary in He Tengjiao's army was cut off, the soldiers could not receive salaries and rewards, and even basic training could not be guaranteed, morale was low, ordnance was in disrepair, and combat effectiveness further declined, and the more than 40,000 Qing troops brought by Shang Kexi were a new force, far from being comparable to Geng Zhongming, and Xu Yong, who was stationed in Changsha, was not a vegetarian, if he turned around to fight Changsha at this time, he would suffer a defeat nine times out of ten.

"Oh, yes, it's me who didn't think it through......" He Tengjiao thought about it carefully, and also felt that it was inappropriate to fight Changsha, which would inevitably lead to a fierce battle with Shang Kexi, just to help the Chu army block the enemy's reinforcements, this kind of loss-making for others to make wedding dresses can never be done.

Hao Shaoqi plucked up his courage and persuaded: "Wang Kefan is unruly, the Chu army has just won a big victory, although the superintendent has a military order, people are afraid and will not listen, now only by pulling down his face and sticking it hard, and superintendent and auxiliary personally go to preside over the overall situation, it is possible to grab Hengyang." ”

This is the crux of the matter, after the fall of Hunan, He Tengjiao's prestige is not as good as before, and it is wishful thinking to want Wang Kefan and Li Guo to give up Hengyang with just a piece of order.

On the contrary, if He Tengjiao went in person, as the governor of Huguang, he would have a great say in commanding operations, and even have a certain decision-making power, and he could find a way to delay the Chu army and the loyal battalion, so that Hao Shaoqi and others could capture Hengyang...... Hengyang is located in the south-central part of Hunan, thousands of miles away from the Yangtze River, as long as Hao Shaoqi and others occupy Hengyang, no matter how long Wang Kefan's hands are in charge of the river, he cannot directly grab land from the hands of the governor of Huguang.

"Well, well, that's the only way to do it right now." He Tengjiao sighed, and cursed secretly in his heart, Wang Kefan Huangkou Xiaoer, since Tingzhou rescued the car, invited the pet to enter, soared into the sky, and the matter of recovering Huguang was in a hurry, so he could only deal with him patiently.

As if they had eaten an overdose of stimulants, the Hunan officers and troops, who had been slowly swallowing, suddenly increased their speed and went to Hengyang in the posture of a forced march, Hao Shaoqi, Wang Jincai, and Cao Zhijian's men and horses arrived one after another, and He Tengjiao and Lu Ding escorted heavy grain and grass, which would take three or four days to arrive.

At this point, the total number of Ming troops has exceeded 120,000, and the conditions are ripe for attacking Hengyang.

Wang Kefan summoned all the generals and prepared to launch a general attack on Hengyang, Hao Shaoqi hurriedly dissuaded him, but because the real reason for the dissuasion could not be put on the table, he had to find some reasons from a tactical point of view, pointing out that the city of Hengyang was strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the preparations should be made more fully before starting the general attack.

Wang Kefan knew Hao Shaoqi's careful thoughts, but he didn't break it, since you want to talk about tactics, I will talk to you about tactics, and I will refute you speechless from a military point of view.

"The more than 30,000 Qing troops in Hengyang are all the mobile forces of the Tartars in Hunan, if they are let go, there will be a fierce battle in Changsha and Yuezhou in the future, and the reinforcements have arrived in Changsha, only two days away from Hengyang, if you don't do it now, Geng Zhongming will run away by boat, so I decided to immediately launch a general attack on Hengyang, wipe Geng Zhongming in the city, and then wave my army to the north to recover the entire Hunan ......"

Wang Kefan's attitude was resolute, Zhang Kuang did not open his mouth to help, the Chu army and the loyal battalion generals were even more faintly hostile, Hao Shaoqi did not dare to persuade again, and the general attack plan was smooth.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Ming army, which had been preparing for a long time, suddenly launched, attacking at the same time from the direction of Hengyang Simen, thinking of the Chu army's miraculous city-breaking technique, Wang Jin gave up his efforts early, and Hao Shaoqi and Cao Zhijian, who had not experienced it personally, fought hard and launched a fierce attack wave after wave, wanting to attack the city in front of the Chu army and the loyal battalion.

When the battle was at its most intense, Hao Shaoqi went into battle shirtless, personally beating drums and cheering, urging the soldiers to brave the cannons and muskets of the Tianyou soldiers to launch a fierce attack, seeing that the peripheral barricades were all cleared, and the ladder was about to take the head of Hengyang City, from the direction of the east gate, there were suddenly several loud noises shaking the mountains, followed by a tidal shout, and the Chu army took the lead in breaking the city!

Xu Bin was captured.

Sun Bo'an killed himself.

Geng Zhongming's family set themselves on fire.

More than 30,000 Qing troops were annihilated.

Hengyang and Hengzhou fell into the hands of the Chu army.

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Yesterday I was busy outside for a day.,Tired bones.,Come back and sleep first.,I got up in the middle of the night to write this chapter.,Although the time of reissuance is already 4:50 a.m. the next day.,But it's finally not broken.,A little shame.,A little relief.,I'm going to make up for sleep.,By the way, I also ask for a ticket.,Ask for a subscription.。 (To be continued......)