"A group of rice buckets, what use does this king want you to do, for a few days in a row, not only did not make the slightest progress, but lost the soldiers, if they are all like you, I'm afraid we are all dead, this Luoyang City will still stand here, tell me, how long will it take for you to take Luoyang, if you can't take Luoyang City within three days, you don't have to come back one by one, just let the guards send me your heads." Standing in the big tent of the Chinese army, Wu Sangui looked at the many generals of the Wu army below with a blue expression.

Since Wu Sangui made up his mind to take Luoyang City, more than 100,000 Wu troops began to attack the city in a swarm, but what he didn't expect was that after a few days, although the city defense outside Luoyang City had been completely destroyed by them, their own strength did not receive much loss, and on the other hand, the soldiers of the Wu army suffered a lot, more than 100,000 troops, and no less than 20,000 casualties in a few days, but Luoyang City stood unscathed.

Hearing Wu Sangui's reprimand, none of the generals of the Wu army in the big tent dared to speak, so they could only bow their heads and be silent.

"Okay, okay, virtuous nephew, when the battle comes to this, we can't blame them all, we are all responsible, forget it, let them all go down and rest well!" It was Hong Chengchou who had just entered the big tent who spoke.

Seeing Hong Chengchou walk in, Wu Sangui waved his hand at the generals in the big tent and said, "Get out of here for me, think about how to fight next." ”

When there were only two people left in the big tent, Wu Sangui said to Hong Chengchou with a helpless expression, "Uncle, it can't go on like this, now we have no food, and after so many days of desperate attacks. All the soldiers are exhausted, if we continue to fight like this, let alone whether we can capture Luoyang City, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold on at that time. ”

After listening to Wu Sangui's words, Hong Chengchou also had a depressed look on his face, they never thought that things would come to this point. Originally, they were powerful, and they should have easily annihilated their opponents, but now this difficult situation made them wonder for the first time in their hearts whether they could annihilate their ability to deal with them.

In fact, it is no wonder that they have this kind of thought, you know, they have also encountered the Shaanxi Ming army, if they are replaced by another army, I am afraid that with their advantages and strength. The other party has already been completely annihilated, but when they encounter the freak of the Shaanxi Ming Army, they can only cry out in vain.

Let's not mention the grenades and various new weapons possessed by the army, let's just say that the unique training method of the Shaanxi Ming Army also allows the Shaanxi Ming Army to have more durable and flexible combat effectiveness than this era, which is also the reason why the Wu army has suffered such huge losses these days.

"Virtuous nephew, judging from the current situation. We'll have to retreat, if we keep fighting. I'm afraid it's really going to be wiped out. After thinking about it for a long time, Hong Chengchou finally made up his mind with difficulty and said.

"Uncle, if this happens, the court and the regent are to blame, we won't be able to bear it, after all. We have now surrounded Luoyang City, if we retreat in such a hurry, there will really be some villains gossiping about us in the court, I'm afraid we will really not be able to eat and leave. Wu Sangui also said with a look of remorse, at this time. I have long regretted listening to Hong Chengchou's words and rushing to promote the army, which led to this kind of end, if he didn't rush to promote the army at that time, I am afraid that he has a large army in his hands, and it is when he is in high spirits, how can there be such a dilemma.

Hearing Wu Sangui's words, Hong Chengchou was silent for a while, he knew Wu Sangui's mind very well, for this junior, Hong Chengchou was very important, otherwise he would not have helped him several times, and it was precisely because of this that Hong Chengchou knew Wu Sangui's character very well, he knew that this nephew had extraordinary ability, but his scheming was unfathomable, from what he said just now Hong Chengchou knew that the underlying meaning of his words was that someone had to take the initiative to take responsibility for this matter.

After understanding Wu Sangui's thoughts, Hong Chengchou didn't say much, after all, he was able to take a fancy to Wu Sangui, that is, he valued Wu Sangui's scheming, if he changed to a person who had no scheming, I'm afraid he Hong Chengchou wouldn't be able to look down on it, as for the consequences of this matter, Hong Chengchou didn't care at all, although he didn't know why the imperial court didn't pay much attention to the war in Henan, but many years of experience as an official let him know that a wise regent Dolgon must be planning something, so, As long as he promised not to let the war in Henan become too erosive, then he believed that Dorgon would not care about it.

"Hahaha, don't worry, the old man is now the commander of the army, so, how to deal with this matter, the old man will bear it, the good nephew don't think too much, besides, this matter was originally the fault of the imperial court, the army is out, the grain and grass can not be provided, even if it really fails, it is understandable, and we are in the case of running out of grain and grass, not only did not defeat the battle, but also beat the enemy and fled, and even surrounded Luoyang City, even if we go back, we are also meritorious ministers, besides, the old man said to retreat, But it's not that we withdraw from Henan directly, but return to Kaifeng, as long as we hold Kaifeng City, so that the Shaanxi court can't completely occupy Henan, we can also complete the task, believe this, the court and the regent will not say anything.

After listening to Hong Chengchou's words, Wu Sangui secretly scolded him in his heart as an 'old fox', but he gradually calmed down, after all, Hong Chengchou had to bear this matter, and he had nothing to worry about, besides, being able to withdraw his troops at this time, so as not to let him suffer greater losses, this is also a good and harmless thing, why wouldn't he do it? "Sangui obeys his uncle's orders, but the retreat of the army is better than sooner rather than later, otherwise, if the Ming army in the city knows, maybe they will have some accidents, after all, the general of the Ming army in the city is Li Yan, judging from the battles of these days, this person is really worthy of his reputation, and he is still very powerful, so we should be careful." Wu Sangui, who had a decision in his heart, said to Hong Chengchou.

Just after Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui discussed it in the big tent, they were discussing how to withdraw the army. Suddenly, I saw that the door of the big tent was quickly opened by one person, and then I saw a soldier covered in dust and extremely depressed, supported by two Wu soldiers and ran in.

Seeing the dusty soldier, Wu Sangui's hearts suddenly jumped, and a bad thought appeared in their minds. Just when the two of them were still thinking about what was going on, they heard the dusty soldier say weakly, "Eight hundred miles of urgency, Zhangde Mansion was successfully raided by the Ming army a few days ago, and these days, this Ming army has begun to attack the surrounding states and counties. After saying these words, the soldiers could no longer hold on, and suddenly fainted.

After listening to the news. Whether it was Hong Chengchou or Wu Sangui, the two of them suddenly had a buzz in their minds, and they became blank, they could never have imagined that when they were struggling to attack Li Yan's army, hoping to annihilate this Shaanxi Ming army in one fell swoop, the other party had already secretly cut off their retreat.

In fact, Zhangde Mansion was not the only retreat of Wu Sangui's army. They could also go all the way east to Xuzhou to make peace with Azig. But there is a prerequisite, that is, Zhangde Mansion is the only way to connect Wu Sangui's army with the Manchu court, and only through here can the grain of Beijing be smoothly transported to the front line, and it is precisely for this reason that Wu Sangui will be on the key point of this road. The stationed soldiers were all elite soldiers, but they didn't expect that even so, they were still caught by an accident by the Ming army, so they succeeded in a sneak attack. and cut off their food routes.

"Retreat, retreat, we can't stay here, this is a trap that the Shaanxi Ming Army has already designed, no wonder from the beginning, they have no resistance at all, they have been constantly retreating, it turns out that their real goal is to cut off our grain route, now that we have received the news, then I am afraid that Li Yan in the city should have also gotten the news, if we do not retreat as soon as possible, I am afraid that there is only one way for the whole army to be destroyed." After being silent in the big tent for a long time, Hong Chengchou's somewhat hoarse voice sounded slowly, usually sounding like a voice that can make people's hearts calm, but now it is a little like a ghost crying from hell, which makes people involuntarily feel timid after hearing it.

Hearing Hong Chengchou's words, Wu Sangui didn't speak, just turned around and left the big tent, and after a while, he heard a burst of hurried people shouting and neighing from outside the battle, and there were even some scolding and wailing sounds, which shows how nervous Wu Sangui's mood is

When Wu Sangui's army outside Luoyang City was in turmoil because of the sudden news, in Luoyang City, Li Yan and others had already prepared to go on the expedition, and there was a nightingale to deliver the news, which was much faster than the so-called eight hundred miles of Wu Sangui's army, of course, it was only half a day, but it was only half a day, but it was this half a day, but it had already made preparations for the Shaanxi Ming army in Luoyang City.

"Hahahaha, Brother Li, this time this great feat is about to be realized in your hands, I just don't know, when the time comes, how will you Lord Shi reward you, at least not too much for a Hou Ye?" Looking at the Ming army under the city, ready to go, and neatly arranged, Liu Zongmin also said to Li Yan beside him.

"Hey, Brother Zong Min has won the award, this time I can have this kind of opportunity, I can completely annihilate Wu Sangui, a dog traitor, and avenge countless people who died tragically, all thanks to Lord Shi's strategy, Li Yan just did what he should do, how dare he take credit without authorization, besides, although the Wu army is now disheartened, but after all, they still have nearly 100,000 troops, which is several times that of our army, whether they can make meritorious contributions in one fell swoop and annihilate them all is still an unknown, it is still too early to talk about merit!" Li Yan said calmly on his face.

"That's right, Wu Sangui, a dog traitor, to be honest, is really not easy to deal with, I think when I followed King Chuang to attack Shanhaiguan, he was able to resist the repeated attacks of our more than 100,000 elite troops with 20,000 or 30,000 people, it can be seen that this person still has some means to fight, so this time, in order to avenge King Chuang and those dead brothers, I must personally slaughter this traitor bastard, in order to comfort the spirit of King Chuang and his brothers in the sky, and at the same time be able to give Lord Shi a good impression." Liu Zongmin said.

"General Li, all the soldiers are ready, do you see if we are going to go now, or wait and act." Just as Li Yan and Liu Zongmin were talking to each other, they saw a young general running quickly from the city, it was Shen Ping, who had been following Li Yan's side.

Hearing Shen Ping's words, Li Yan smiled and waved his hand, and said, "Don't be impatient, don't worry, Wu Sangui and his army are now the turtles in the urn, according to the news we got not long ago, there is no food in their army, and after the news spreads, the army's morale will definitely not be dissipated immediately, so we have to wait for a while." ”

"But, general, what if Wu Sangui sneaks away at this time, when the time comes, if we can't catch Wu Sangui, it's useless for us to want those shrimp soldiers and crab generals!" Shen Ping, who usually looks steady and careful, can't help but feel impetuousness in the face of this kind of big war.

"Hahahaha, don't worry, although I haven't been in contact with Wu Sangui, you can see from this person's style of doing things that this person must be a selfish person who is as powerful as his life, otherwise, he wouldn't have watched his whole family die without a place to die for the sake of power, so he will definitely not run away alone, therefore, we don't have to be afraid of him slipping away at all, besides, even if he really slips away alone, it will be more beneficial to us, when the time comes, In the case of the 100,000 army without a leader, we can easily annihilate them all, you think about it, in the 100,000 army, even if you pick one out of a hundred, how many elites can be picked out, doesn't this just make up for the weakness of our lack of troops? Looking at Shen Ping's somewhat excited expression, Li Yan said with a smile, of course, the meaning of on-demand is undoubtedly revealed, after all, if Shen Ping can really be brought out, it will be very helpful for him to integrate into the circle of Shaanxi.

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