In the face of Gan Hui and Zhou Quanbin's nearly 250,000 troops, the onslaught launched from the east and west, the resistance of nearly 60,000 Qing soldiers led by Ao Bai was unusually tenacious. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Baoding's strategic location is extremely important - it is the gateway to Beijing.

If Baoding can be conquered, it is tantamount to inserting a sharp knife into the heart of the Qing army.

At that time, the Zheng Jiajun will be able to complete the three-way army meeting and surround the capital.

It is precisely because Baoding is so important that the offensive and defensive battles between the two sides have become fierce and abnormal.

In order to be able to hold Baoding for a month, the Qing army basically caught up with all the young men who could pick up weapons in Baoding to the city, and implemented the defense quite resolutely, building the entire Baoding like an iron-backed turtle.

In addition, when Shunzhi sent 50,000 troops to support Baoding, all the firearms in the capital were collected and divided into two parts, one was led by him to attack Shanhaiguan, and the other part was handed over to Aobai.

Relying on the city, grenades and Qingzhuang, the Qing army blocked the Zheng army's Gan Hui and Zhou troops in Baoding, and fell into a stalemate for a while.

Sunset. The bleak autumn wind whipped up the smoke and dust, blowing away the rich smell of blood emanating from the mountain of corpses in the blood pool

Today's offensive and defensive battle around the head of Baoding City is over.

In order not to produce the plague, both sides tacitly sent soldiers to collect the bodies of their comrades and transport them back to be burned.

The Zhengjia army camp outside Baoding City, inside the tent of the Chinese army commander.

"Damn, it's fucking shameless that Ao Bai of that dog day actually threatened our army with the lives of the people. It's also a shame that he is also known as the first warrior in Manchuria, raised by a son of a bitch! Gan Hui slammed the thick bowl on the desk and scolded.

Zhou Quanbin nodded and responded: "Yes!" Damn, worship this turtle son, and shrink in the city all day long, just consume with us. He can care about the lives of the people, but we have to think about our brothers. ”

"I fought for more than five or six months. Now the army is exhausted, and the firearms are very depleted, and now the stock is less than two. If you storm Baoding. I'm afraid that I have to fill in 30,000 or 40,000 people to conquer Baoding! Zhou Quanbin sighed lightly and said, "It's difficult to occupy Baoding in a short period of time!" ”

"It's not going well on our side right now, it depends on the situation on the general's side!" Gan Hui stared at the map and sighed lightly.

"It's been nearly a month, and the general is almost here!"

……

In the Bohai Bay, dozens of huge warships broke the waves.

Zheng Chenggong stood on the bow of the boat and looked into the distance, and in half a day, he could reach Yongping Mansion.

There, a battle awaits him to determine the final ownership of China.

Looking at the sea in the sky, Zheng Chenggong's eyes became more and more resolute.

The sea breeze blows, bringing a hint of coolness.

Yao Qisheng couldn't help but sneeze, and then tightened his mink cloak.

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he turned his head and said, "Xizhi, you don't have to accompany me here to blow the cold wind." I am a military general, I work out a little, and my body is strong. You are only a literati, and you are in poor health. It's not good to get back to the cabin, it's not good if it's frozen! ”

Yao Qisheng hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Thank you for your kindness, and Xi Zhi's body is fine." It's just that after staying in the cabin for a long time, I feel stuffy, so I came out to blow the wind. ”

Zheng Chenggong patted Yao Qisheng on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, it's windy outside, go back!" ”

Yao Qisheng hurriedly followed behind Zheng Chenggong and walked towards the cabin.

Zheng Chenggong saw it, shook his head and sighed.

In the past, he came to the door in person, and even coaxed and scared Yao Qisheng to invite him.

At that time, Yao Qisheng treated himself like a brother and a friend, and in the past few years, he has treated himself more and more respectfully!

Not only him, but with the expansion of his own power base, his officials and ordinary people are all respectful and dare not get close.

Thinking that when I defeated Shunzhi this time and conquered the capital, when the yellow robe was added, I am afraid that I can only be eternally lonely.

Zheng Chenggong came to the door of the cabin and turned to look at the sky. At this time, the sky was dark, and there was already a little starlight in the sky.

Zheng Chenggong looked up at the sky, and sighed secretly in his heart for a long time: "Time is so fast, it has been twelve years since I raised an army against the Qing Dynasty in a blink of an eye." From defending the city in Anping, where his life was not guaranteed, to the bloody battle of Haiden, capturing Xiamen, taking Fuzhou, and collecting Nanjing, and then the Anqing fiasco, and then learning from the pain, calculating to take Gangui, all the way, it was really not easy! ”

Glancing at the night sky, Zheng Chenggong raised his feet and walked into the cabin.

As soon as he returned to the gentle cabin, Yao Qisheng immediately became energetic.

He picked up a letter and said, "Lord, there are still a few new arrivals here. Prince, please look! ”

Zheng Chenggong waved his hand, "Just read it to me!" ”

Yao Qisheng said respectfully, "Yes! Lord Wang, Commander Gan has pacified Xuzhou for more than two months, because when Ao Bai was stationed in Xuzhou. robbing the people of food. At present, there is a general shortage of grain in Jianghuai and other places, and it is difficult for the people to survive the winter. This requires the prince to allocate food and other supplies to rescue the people of Jianghuai. ”

Zheng Chenggong nodded and said, "Accurate!" Drinking ordered, Wang Zhongxiao and others immediately organized officials to dispatch food for rescue. ”

Yao Qisheng picked up the pen and recorded it, and then continued: "At present, Ao Bai led the remnants to flee to Baoding and joined Meng Qiaofang's army. Due to the continuous fighting of the eastern and western armies and the large consumption of ammunition, it was difficult to conquer Baoding for a while. Commander Gan and Commander Zhou jointly asked for a delay in the offensive for half a month, so that the soldiers could ease down! ”

Zheng Chenggong shook his head when he heard it and said, "No, send an order to Gan Hui and Zhou Quanbin, so that they should not be afraid of sacrifice, and they must conquer Baoding as soon as possible and join our army in the capital." Our army defeated the pro-conquest of the Qing puppet emperor, and when the three-way army pressed the border, the people and officials inside and outside the capital must panic, maybe they saw that the situation could not be reversed, and they could plan against the defenders and recover the capital peacefully! ”

Yao Qisheng hurriedly replied, "Yes, my subordinates will write to Commander Gan and Commander Zhou. ”