"My lord, get out of here!" Shen Zhixiang, escorted by several Goshkha, personally rushed to Tykhamu's side and shouted. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At the gate of the Qing military camp, the original fierce shouts and killings have been completely replaced by earth-shattering cheers. One after another, the red flags converged into the road, and the red torrent poured in from the gate and breach of the camp.

Kakhamu looked forward with angry eyes, and everywhere he looked, the reflection of the iron armor was dotted, and the dense iron helmets of the Ming army rose and fell, pushing towards this side like the tide. And the officials under his command are all retreating in panic. The loss of the camp is a foregone conclusion and irreversible.

"Your Excellency?" Seeing that Kaqam still did not move, Shen Zhixiang reminded anxiously, "The Ming army has already attacked, and it will be too late if you don't retreat!" What's more, the ultimate goal of our army is not to stick to the camp. ”

Indeed, according to the established battle plan, the loss of the camp is not a big deal. But Titicamu was unwilling in his heart. From the Mandate of Heaven, Chongde to the current Shunzhi year, after three dynasties, from the bitter cold land outside the pass to the current Huguang and Jiangnan, it has turned to fight thousands of miles. He has always had the impression that the Qing Dynasty was invincible, the Ming Dynasty army fled, and countless overwhelming victories also forged an incomparably strong self-confidence in his heart. Unexpectedly, today's battle shattered the self-confidence in his heart.

The camp that was originally full of impregnable fortifications was actually breached by the Ming army in less than a day, and it was a dignified array, and their own army had no power to fight back when it was not parried. The victors with infinite scenery in the past have become the embarrassed losers today, not to mention Shen Zhixiang and Zheng Siwei. Even the elite brought out by Titichama from the Manchu and Han garrisons in Gyeonggi no longer had the same vigor as when they went out on the expedition, and after a battle, their morale was greatly reduced. Faced with this situation. Titaticom's heart was filled with a huge gap and a sense of humiliation, and he repeatedly shouted in his heart: Why is this? Why, exactly?!!

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"Withdraw as planned!" When Shen Zhixiang reminded him for the third time, Kakhamu finally came back to his senses and spit out a few words viciously.

Because Kakam and Shen Zhixiang have always been strict in governing the army, although the Qing army suffered this defeat, it was not chaotic. The general order, the three armies echoed. Which one was the first to evacuate, which one served as the rearguard, which one served as a reserve in case of contingencies, and so on. All of them are in their own place and in order. The 10,000-strong army was defeated but did not disagree, and withdrew to the north, and the Qing army, which served as the rearguard, also set fire to firewood and grass and other flammable materials prepared in advance before withdrawing from the camp. After a while, the fire intensified.

Pang Yue ordered the soldiers to extinguish the fire. On the one hand, three battalions of Flying Tiger, Gangfeng, and Pojun were sent to pursue. Don't ask how many enemies you kill, just drive them away.

The fleeing enemy and the pursuing soldiers gradually moved away, the smoke of gunpowder had not yet dissipated, the cheers in the camp continued, the officers and soldiers of Huguang Town cut down all the military flags that the Qing army had no time to withdraw, and the Hufu military flag in Huguang Town was erected to the most conspicuous position.

"Marshal, as soon as this village is broken, the dilemma set by the Qing captives for our army will no longer exist! Next. It's a great time for our army to continue to show its skills! Zhang Yunli smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's not easy! Thanks to the lives of the three armies. It took us to break through this dilemma. Pang Yue looked at the soldiers who were shouting and cheering around him, and he couldn't help but smile, "But it is not yet time to completely relax, as long as the Tartars near Jingzhou are still a day, our army will not really win." Leaving the Agni Camp and the Huashan Camp to watch here, we continued north. ”

"Yes!"

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In the evening, a few sentry scouts came south from the mountain path and cautiously bypassed the camp of the loyal camp and sneaked back into the city. This is exactly the person Shang Kexi sent to the Titicham army to report the news, and they brought back a piece of news that can be considered outdated: the camp of the Tikhamu and Shen Zhixiang troops was lost, and they have now retreated to the north, and the Ming army is in hot pursuit.

The distance between Huguang Town and the place where the Kakam and Shen Zhixiang armies fought was only ten miles, and Shang Kexi had already judged the general battle situation with just a pair of ears, and learning about this military situation was just the final judgment in his heart.

The defeat of the Titicham army in the north meant that the momentum of the horns was gone. Xu Erxian, who had led the army to attack the Ming army camp earlier, also returned in vain, and was almost surrounded by the defenders in the camp and the loyal battalion soldiers and horses who went to support. Although the Jingzhou Navy Division won a small victory, they repelled the Yangwei battalion of the Huguang Town Navy and sank some of its ships. But the Yangwei battalion withdrew in time, and the losses were not large. And the Jingzhou Navy Division is not good to leave the base camp to pursue too far, in fact, it does not have much significance to the whole situation.

Looking at all kinds of military information, Shang Kexi was a little worried to find that Jingzhou City may no longer be as solid as he thought before. If a person has no foresight, he must have near-term worries, and although he does not want to see that scene happen, he has to prepare for the worst.

Before the formal military conference was held, Shang Kexi first summoned Xu Erxian, Ban Zhifu and other generals to come to the meeting, these are his hardcore henchmen for many years, and they were under his command before they were cleared. In terms of closeness and reliability, it is naturally not comparable to Daniel Zhang and other outsiders.

When Shang Kexi explained the current situation to all his henchmen in a big grinning tone, and said a little euphemistically that Jingzhou was not as solid as gold, Xu Erxian was a little disapproving: "Why did the prince say that? Although Lord Ka and Xu Shungong suffered a temporary defeat, their strength still exists, and the puppet Ming thief army will definitely not dare to pursue too far behind our army, and it will not be long before they have to return. At that time, the army of Kada and Xu Shungong can also go south again to echo with the defenders in our city and attack from both sides. Therefore, no matter how much the puppet Ming thief army tosses, it still can't escape the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy. It's like an iron hoop on their heads, and the more they struggle, the tighter it becomes. ”

"I originally thought so, but judging from the current situation, the strength of that thief is not small, and it may not be difficult to break this iron hoop." Shang Kexi said while playing with the jade wrench, "What you just said is not unreasonable, but have you ever thought that if Pang Thief sends a partial division to block the road of Master Ka and continue the southward journey of Shungong, and then press up with the main force to attack Jingzhou, how should our army respond?" ”

Sun Tzu said, the method of using soldiers, ten to surround it, five to attack it. Jingzhou faces the river and the city is solid, and there are more than 10,000 troops stationed inside, and there are superior naval troops outside to cover it. The puppet Ming thief army is only 30,000 and the sailors are weak, even if the whole army is pressed, what can be done about it? Besides, if the Pang thief sends a division to block the army of the Kada people, it is just a fortress to defend it. Imagine, with more than 10,000 troops of the Ka people attacking the camp guarded by the puppet Ming division, and with the main force of more than 20,000 puppet Ming thieves to attack our Jingzhou, what is the difficulty, what is the ease? At that time, the puppet Ming thief army will stop in the city, and the army of the Kada people will break through and intercept the south, and the situation will still be in favor of our army. ”

Shang Kexi smiled and said: "Lao Xu, Lao Xu, you and Lao Ban's ideas are really similar, and there are quite similarities in courage and courage. It's a blessing to have you two brave men to help! Yes, this is exactly what the enemy should be, calm, composed, and confident. As the so-called will be the courage of an army, if the generals cannot do so, how can we talk about boosting the morale of the army? ”

Speaking of this, Shang Kexi smiled slightly, sighed lightly, and said meaningfully: "I also know that sometimes I am still a little forward-looking, and it is ugly to say, it can also be called unfounded worry." But when there is no appeasement today, I have to be more careful. At the moment, all of you are sitting with me for many years, and I can be regarded as a supporter of everyone, and there are some things that are insignificant in front of outsiders, so it doesn't hurt to talk about them here. Back then, what did you follow me to oppose Ming and return to Dajin? Although each person's thoughts may be different, all in all, it is nothing more than the word 'stability'. Over the years, bloody battles, ups and downs have come through, and now that the world is about to be unified, the time for us to enjoy wealth is not far away. If something goes wrong at this juncture, it's too unworthy. Therefore, I am worried about the heavens for nothing, so that we old brothers who have lived and died together for many years can have a stable ending. ”

As soon as Shang Kexi finished speaking, everyone was deeply touched. Xu Erxian even confessed again and again: "The prince forgives the sin, and the last general has no such intention." ”

"Okay, what are you doing here?" Shang Kexi smiled and waved his hand, "Bringing everyone together today is not for those false tricks, but for the sake of making some advance plans in a down-to-earth manner." Of course, as Lao Xu and Lao Ban said before, the current situation is far from being out of control, and it is not yet known who will die in the end. But as the saying goes, people who have no long-term concerns must have near-term worries. As long as it is for the sake of stability in the future, even if it is unfounded, why not? ”

When it came to this, no one disagreed. Everyone said a word, and Shang Kexi brainstormed, and a set of plans was quickly drawn up.

When this informal discussion was over, Shang Kexi called Goshha, who was waiting outside the door: "After dinner, go and inform General Zhang that he is coming, and this king will convene a military meeting and invite him to come to the city to defend the matter." ”

"Huh!"

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At dawn the next day, the main force of Huguang Town returned to Jingzhou City.

After breaking through the camp in the north of the Qing army yesterday afternoon, Pang Yue ordered the three battalions of Feihu, Gangfeng, and Pojun to continue the pursuit. Although the Qing army was not chaotic and tightly defended, it did not let Huguang Town take much advantage, but it did not dare to stop counterattacking with palpitations, and it was driven out for more than 20 miles to the north.

Subsequently, Pang Yue chose a critical terrain thirty miles north of Jingzhou, asked the Huashan battalion to build a camp as soon as possible, and ordered the trapped camp, nearly 1,000 firecrackers drawn from the Taishan battalion, and a small number of artillery of the Agni battalion to defend on the spot, responsible for intercepting the Titicham and Shen Zhixiang armies that might go south. Do not take half a step back without receiving an order.

When everything was arranged and he returned to Jingzhou again, Pang Yue's worries for many days were half gone. As long as Jingzhou is captured again, Shang Kexi can really be said to steal chickens and rice.

On the morning of returning to the city, Pang Yue was not in a hurry to launch an attack, but only ordered all battalions to rest and recuperate and make preparations before the battle, and specially found time to meet with Chen He, the commander of the Huashan battalion. (To be continued.) )