The news of the siege in Nanchang was like an unsuspecting stick, which made Tan Tai's eyes look golden.

100,000 Manchu and Han troops, besieging Nanchang for half a year, spending countless money and food, losing tens of thousands of elite soldiers, seeing that Jin Shenghuan was going to hold on, but at the last moment it was a failure, all the previous efforts were in vain, Tan Tai is not difficult to imagine what kind of uproar this news will cause in the imperial court after the news reaches Beijing.

Tan Tai is a native of Zhenghuangqi, because he took refuge in Dolgon early, won his trust, and was appointed as Gushan Ezhen of Zhenghuangqi,

This time, he was awarded the important task of conquering the southern general, leading the army to conquer Jiangxi. Gushan is really the administrative and military chief of a banner, only under the banner owner, he is in a high position, but then again, in the Manchu high-level of the prince Baylor, Tan Tai's Gushan is really not enough.

Azig, Duoduo, Hauge, Bolo, Lekedehun, after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the generals who commanded the troops outside were all members ......of the Aixin Jueluo family, except for the prince who was Baylor, Kong Youde was the only exception, but he was also the king of the Han army with two words, Tan Tai was on a par with them, and his qualifications were always a little worse.

The rafters that came out of the first rot first, Shu Mulu? What kind of green onion is Tan Tai, how can he be compared with the dragon son and grandson of the Aixin Jueluo family?!

Tan Tai was the general of the expedition to the south, and there were many people who opposed it openly and secretly, but Dolgon tried his best to override public opinion, forcibly suppressed all kinds of opposing voices, and unreservedly supported Tan Tai, asking for money and grain, and also handed over the soldiers and horses of the Zhengbai Banner to him for command, and the result of the Battle of Nanchang was inevitable......

However, this battle was lost. Thinking of Dolgon's trusting gaze, Tan Tai couldn't help but sweat and panic.

There is no stability in the court right now. Hauge, an old rival who had just been eliminated by Dolgon for many years, was dissatisfied with him, and even feared that he was plotting to usurp the throne.

Empress Xiaozhuang and Emperor Shunzhi, Prince Belle such as Jierharang, Daishan, and Bolo, old ministers loyal to Huang Taiji such as Sonny and Aobai, and other intermediate forces were all quite jealous of the power-leaning Dolgon. It was only forced to surrender temporarily, and once the news of Jiangxi's defeat reached Beijing, these people would definitely take the opportunity to attack!

Besides. There was also a big problem within the Dolgon group, as Dorgon's right-hand man, the thirty-six-year-old Dordor contracted smallpox and was about to die. The remaining Azig had no strategy. I stabbed such a big basket again, coupled with the rebellion of Shanxi Jiang Xuan, the whole situation is simply a mess and cannot be cleaned up!

Is there any hope of turning defeat into victory?

Tan Tai thought hard, but finally shook his head helplessly.

This battle is indeed lost, irretrievable!

Strategically speaking, since Jin Shenghuan broke the siege, the Battle of Nanchang had already failed. Even two partial victories would not turn the tide of the battle. Now it is time to retreat to Jiujiang as much as possible to ensure the safety of the Yangtze River.

After Jin Shenghuan broke the siege, the Ming army has formed a two-sided attack situation, Tan Tai nearly 100,000 horses are distributed on both sides of the Ganjiang River, there is no danger to defend, the belly and back of the enemy, if it drags on for a long time, it is difficult to ensure logistics and supply with only the water division, and the whole army will be wiped out at that time.

I had to evacuate as much as I could, and retreated to the northern part of Jiangxi.

That being said, if you want to leave, you may not be able to leave.

The ships of the naval division are limited, and it is impossible to transport nearly 100,000 people at a time, so they can only retreat in batches, and the troops left behind will definitely be fiercely attacked by the Ming army, and the chance of escape is very slim.

In this case, let's go by land and water, no, retreat by water, and the sailors and infantry cover each other and withdraw together.

But after careful consideration, Tan Tai vetoed this unrealistic plan.

Retreating together by water and land, on the contrary, they will delay each other, lose the minimum ability to maneuver, and be constantly intercepted and killed by the Ming army, and everyone will be finished together.

The Ganjiang River is not the Yangtze River, if the Ming army blocks the waterway with wooden stakes or sack, large ships will not be able to sail, and then they will become turtles in the urn, and none of them will be able to escape. Although the Eight Banners had the advantage of cavalry, the straight-line distance from Fengcheng County to Jiujiang was nearly 500 miles, and in the area of the Jiangnan water network where the rivers were crisscrossed, there were several big rivers blocking the road, Jinshui, Jingshui, and Xiushui, and they would certainly not be able to escape the pursuit of the Ming army.

We can't hesitate any longer, we must make up our minds as early as possible and withdraw the main force of the Eight Banners to Jiujiang first!

Tan Tai immediately ordered to abandon all the outlying strongholds, and all troops moved closer to both sides of the Gan River, and at the same time sent someone to deliver a letter to Zhu Mala, ordering him to stay in the area of Jimidu, hold the only retreat of the Gan River channel, and then send the sailor to Fengcheng County to pick up Tan Tai himself.

Xia Jianren still had hundreds of boats in his hands, and he was sent to pick up Tunbu'er, as well as other Qing troops scattered on both sides of the Gan River, first to ensure that the Eight Banners could be safely withdrawn, and then the Green Battalion and the baggage troops.

As for Lin Guangyuan and Li Chengdong who stuck to Zhangshu Town, Tan Tai didn't even mention it, with this green battalion stuck in Zhangshu Town, it can greatly delay the pursuit speed of the Chu army, anyway, they are all cannon fodder troops, at this time, of course, we must have the courage to break the wrist of the strong man and lose the car to protect the commander.

As soon as the arrangement was established, Tan Tai always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't find the problem, and in the end Huang Shu reminded him.

"Although the general is determined to withdraw from the army, he can't just leave, he has to win the battle, and he will explain to the court in the future."

"Oops! That's the reason, how did I forget? Tan Tai slapped his head, suddenly realized, and sighed: "Alas, this general conquered Jiangxi, lost his troops and lost his generals, and he didn't build an inch, he is really ashamed of the emperor's grace!" In this way, how about ordering Tun Bu'er to go and strive to eliminate the Yuezhou battalion before retreating? ”

"The general is wise!" Huang Shu praised: "Tun Bu'er has been attacking fiercely for days, and the Yuezhou battalion has been unable to resist, for the sake of the mountain, how can it fall short, and fight to lose some soldiers and horses, but also to completely annihilate it!" ”

Tan Tai thought so, and immediately sent fast horses to rush to the Tunbul army, giving him two days, and he must destroy the Yuezhou camp before retreating.

After giving this order, Tan Tai felt a little relieved, although the entire Nanchang Battle failed, as long as the Yuezhou battalion was eliminated, there would be a fig leaf, whether it was to the imperial court or Dolgon, there was an explanation, and he and the 100,000 officers and soldiers who participated in the war would not be punished too severely.

Huang Shu looked at his face and persuaded: "Actually, the general doesn't have to worry, even if Tun Bu'er can't succeed, as long as the Eight Banners retreat to Jiujiang in time, the battle in Jiangxi will not be over, and although Wang Shi has a small setback, it is not a defeat." ”

Well? That's a bit of an interesting statement! No, it's interesting, it's interesting!

Tan Tai raised his head and stared directly at Huang Shu, the light in his eyes flashing.

Huang Shu smiled slightly and said: "Sun Ziyun: 'Go to the army to attack and plan, then attack the enemy, then attack the army, and attack the city below. It can be seen that attacking the city is the next strategy among the next strategies, and it is not taken by the soldiers! Wang's division besieged Nanchang for more than half a year, protracted, consumed countless money and food, the soldiers were exhausted, and the general had the intention of retiring. ”

The entry point of these words is very tricky, the long-term siege of Nanchang, the Manchu high-level have agreed, questioning this strategic deployment, will definitely offend some people, but Tan Tai heard something else from these words, and did not say anything to stop Huang Shu.

Outside, the monarch's order is not affected, and taking the initiative to retreat to Jiujiang, and being driven back to Jiujiang by the Ming army are completely different things!

Huang Shu saw that he was moved, and his heart was much more steady, and he was even more talking.

"It coincided with the new defeat of Gongshun Wang Huguang, the southern thieves were rampant for a while, Wang Kefan led 100,000 people into Jiangxi, together with the two Guangxi pseudo-Ming reinforcements, the total number of thieves and thieves was 200,000, and the strength of the enemy and the enemy suddenly reversed! The general fought fiercely with him repeatedly, beheading tens of thousands, but the southern thieves were too powerful to kill them all! ”

He paused for a moment, then said in an accentuated tone: "Sun Tzu has another cloud: 'Those who are good at moving the enemy, the form, the enemy will follow it, give it, and the enemy will take it.'" ......In order to avoid falling into a heavy encirclement, the general temporarily retreats to advance, retreats to Jiujiang Mansion and then seeks fighters, how can it be regarded as defeat?! ”

Well? Makes sense!

Tan Tai's eyes kept blinking, trying to digest Huang Shu's high-minded talk.

He didn't understand the theories that quoted the scriptures, but he felt that it made sense, and in short, he didn't know how to do it. He can understand the final conclusion, of course, there are advances and retreats in the war, and the deployment must be adjusted at any time according to the enemy's reaction, and I am just a normal strategic transfer, and I have not lost the battle at all!

Is that okay too?

These Han officials are really old fritters, they know the trick of being an official, they obviously lost the battle but said that they won the battle, and they even have noses and eyes, which sounds quite like that!

He stood up and turned around a few times, then suddenly stopped and said: "This is also a saying, but our army was defeated in Qingjiang first, and then in Huangshagang, and Zhumala under Nanchang City was defeated again, losing more than 20,000 men and horses before and after, and the general Liu Liangzuo and other generals were killed. ”

If you don't defeat the formation, how can you get such a big loss?

"Hehe, the general is too worried!"

Huang Shu smiled: "How can there be immortals in war? As the saying goes, killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, the greater the casualties of our army, the more it shows that the elite of the southern thieves is exhausted, and the soldiers of the three armies fought bloodily and became benevolent, and the general should detail his exploits and ask the court for compensation and recognition! ”

Tan Tai stared, and couldn't turn around for a while - Liu Liangzuo's loss of Huangshagang caused the current unfavorable situation, this guy is not a pity to die, and he still has to ask for credit for him?

More importantly, the whole army knows that the battle has been lost, and if they stare at their eyes and tell nonsense like this, they will not be broken at the first poke, and when the time comes, they will be caught by the handle, and they will be accused of deceiving their superiors and subordinates and lying about the military situation.

Huang Shu seemed to see through his thoughts, and said lightly: "I'm afraid the general doesn't know yet, two years ago, Dorobellebolo led the army into Fujian, Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the wind, and occupied the entire Fujian without blood, but Dorobelle reported to the imperial court, Fujian fought dozens of battles, beheaded more than 100,000 people, and the three armies were rewarded, and no one talked ......" (to be continued......)