The Qing army was defeated, and in desperation, Wakda led the remnants of the army to break through the blockade and rushed north. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

But Zheng Jiajun chased after him and bit hard.

After escaping for two days, it was not easy to take advantage of a heavy rain to get rid of the pursuit of the Zheng army and hide in Zhengzhou.

In the camp in the city, Li Shiyuan and Han Zhaoxuan saw that the Zheng family's northern expedition was like a bamboo, and the Qing soldiers couldn't resist it at all.

They recognized the situation clearly and knew that sooner or later the Zheng Jiajun would be able to recover the Central Plains and recover China, for the sake of their own lives.

They secretly discussed and agreed to work together anyway, and to take Wakda's head as a gift for advancement.

It was the second watch of the night, and Wakda was in the palace, looking at the map, thinking hard about countermeasures.

Suddenly, Li Shiyuan and Han Zhaoxuan led their subordinates to rush forward with swords and blades, and Wakda dodged in a hurry.

Li Shiyuan jumped up, cut off Wakda's head with a knife, and shouted left and right with his head: "The Tartar is cruel and unkind, I have decided to return to the country anyway." Those who are willing to follow me are here, and those who do not follow will go by themselves! ”

The Qing soldiers were defeated one after another, and now the Han people feel that these Tartars are nothing more than that, and they no longer have a fear of them.

Coupled with the loss of troops and generals of the Qing army, the Manchus, who had a small population, now have even fewer Manchu generals who can fight.

Among the remnants of the army that fled to Zhengzhou, the Green Battalion soldiers accounted for the vast majority, and the Eight Banners soldiers were less than 4,000, and they were all old soldiers who were greedy for pleasure, and they were not at all the opponents of the large number of Green Battalion soldiers.

Li Shiyuan and Han Zhaoxuan responded to the call, and nearly 16,000 green battalion soldiers slaughtered nearly 4,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners.

The next day, Li Shiyuan and Han Zhao announced that Wacker reached the head and went to see He Ming.

He Ming was overjoyed when he saw Wakda's head and heard that Li Shiyuan and Han Zhaoxuan were leading the army anyway.

Then Li Shiyuan and Han Zhaoxuan were introduced to see Zhou Quanbin.

The soldiers took the important town of Zhengzhou in Henan without blood, and Zhou Quanbin was also very happy, and treated Li Shiyuan and Han Zhaoxuan with wine.

Seeing that the Zheng family's army was strong, Ao met urgently with the Jining General Army at Yu Yongshou on June 19, and decided to withdraw the whole division north to protect everything.

On June 22, Ao Bai and others led the army to retreat to Tai'an, and then to Jinan.

Along the way, he collected defenders and defeated soldiers, and re-recruited more than 23,000 people in Aobai, the provincial capital of Shandong, most of whom were green battalion soldiers.

Fang Dayou, the governor of Shandong, and Wang Aoyong, the prefect of Jinan, had plans to abandon Shandong and retreat to Zhili under the situation of defeat like a mountain.

Due to Aobai's insistence, Fang Dayou, the governor of Shandong, and Wang Aoyong, the prefect of Jinan, finally decided to defend Jinan, and at the same time sent people to Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty to send reinforcements.

Gan Hui defeated Aobai, conquered Xuzhou, and did not continue to attack Shandong in the north, but turned around and killed Henan.

The reinforcements were defeated, and there were not many Qing soldiers left behind, and most of them were green battalion soldiers.

Seeing the banner of the Zheng family army from a distance, and hearing that Zheng Chenggong's eldest son Zheng Jing was in the army, most of the cities in Henan fell to the wind.

The East Route Army recovered most of Henan without much effort, and successfully joined the West Route Army in Zhengzhou.

With the Northern Expedition of the Zheng Army, the Qing soldiers could not resist, and the news of the successive losses of Shaanxi and Henan provinces was widely spread on the chassis of the Qing army's rule under the propaganda of well-intentioned people.

The people inside and outside the capital were terrified, and many places rose up against the rule of the Qing Dynasty.

Sanhe County, Changping Prefecture, Liangxiang, Wanping, Daxing, Bazhou, Dong'an, Wuqing, Miaoxian, Tianjin and other places "thousands of anti-thieves" and even "the hub is close to the ground, almost assimilated", and even the Xishan coal used by the Beijing division could not be transported into the city because of the barrier of the anti-thieves.

At the same time, rumors spread in the capital that the Tartars were going to kill all the people and return to the customs with the looted treasures.

The people of the capital suddenly panicked, and there were incidents of people forcibly breaking into the city to get out of the city.

Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty repeatedly refuted rumors, calmed the people's hearts, and at the same time sent troops to suppress them.

In order to stabilize the Beijing division as soon as possible, all the cavalry battalions were dispatched, and as long as they were talking about it on the street, they would all be killed, and even those who could not bend their bows and blades were slaughtered indiscriminately.

For a while, the people in the capital were so frightened that they all shrank home, and they didn't dare to go out, and there was not a single person on the street.

In the Jinluan Hall of the Forbidden City in Beijing, "Report~! Urgent war report! ”

Suddenly, a royal guard galloped to the hall panting, holding a letter in his hand, and knelt down on one knee and sang aloud.

"Bring it up!" Qing Shunzhi was shocked in his heart and said eagerly.

Sony didn't care about etiquette, so he hurriedly stepped forward to take the letter and personally presented it to Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty.

Qing Shunzhi unfolded the silk book and quickly browsed it, and after a while, his face became more and more gloomy.

"Your Majesty, is the war between Ao Bai and Wakda unfavorable?" Sonny asked eagerly when he saw Shunji's face change drastically.

"............" Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty had a gloomy face, slowly handed over the letter to Sony, and said in a deep voice: "Xuzhou has been broken by the Zheng army, and now the Zheng army has forced Jinan. Wakda was ambushed, defeated, and later betrayed by traitors and died! ”

After reading it quickly, Sonny handed the letter to Sukh Saha, shaking his head silently.

Sonny kowtowed, "Your Majesty, Shandong is the way of grain transportation, and Shanxi is the way of businessmen, so it is urgent to appease." If the soldiers and civilians of the two provinces return to our territory, then the wealth will be provided, and the country will not be scarce. ”

"Huang Shang, the situation is extremely urgent now. Please ask the emperor to immediately transfer troops to Shandong! Sukh Saha quickly read the letter at a glance and thought for a moment.

"Suo Aiqing, how many soldiers and horses can be mobilized?" Emperor Shunzhi of Qing raised his head and asked in a deep voice.

"There are still more than 150,000 garrisons in the city, but they must be used to defend the capital!" Sonny said a little helplessly, "Now the army of Zheng Haikou East Road can invade Shandong without hindrance. If there is no heavy garrison, it is difficult to ensure the safety of the Beijing division. Zheng Haikou started with water warfare, and it is very likely that he will send strange soldiers to attack the capital by sea, if so, the consequences will be unimaginable. Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses in this capital must not be mobilized! ”

"Ho~~!" Emperor Shunzhi of Qing sighed, nodded slightly, and said, "Are there any other soldiers and horses that can be called?" ”

"There are only more than 80,000 people in the Shengjing camp, but Shengjing is the source of my Qing Dynasty. This can't be moved lightly either! Sonny shook his head and said helplessly.

At present, the Zheng family's army is attacking in two ways, and the original thin military strength of the Qing Dynasty is immediately even more empty.

"Your Majesty, in order to solve the immediate predicament, the only way is to step up the recruitment of soldiers! Other than that, there is no other way! Curb Pilon said in a deep voice.

"No!" Sony stepped out of the ranks, not agreeing with Suppilon's proposal, "Now the people are unstable, and there is an internal undercurrent. In the current situation, if we recruit soldiers indiscriminately, the minions are afraid that there will be a civil uprising, and the situation will be uncontrollable! ”

"Your Majesty! What Master Suo said is very true, Zheng Haikou must have a large number of spies infiltrating the capital, and once there is a slight change, these spies will definitely fan the flames and provoke the people to revolt! Sukh Saha echoed.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, you minions have come up with a way to solve the urgent need in front of you!" Qing Shunzhi's face sank, and he said hesitantly.

"In the opinion of a slave, there is only one feasible way to ask for soldiers!" Sonny said after a moment's silence.

Emperor Shunzhi of Qing said urgently, "What is the way, say it quickly!" ”

"Send the Mongolian cavalry south to help!" (To be continued.) )