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The battle between the Zheng army and the Qing army kicked off when the Qing army arrived at the city, the Qing army won in the abundant troops, well prepared, but the Zheng army was not bad, occupying the geographical advantage to defend the city, the two sides fought for more than half a month, but unfortunately the Qing army's repeated attacks did not take Huzhou, Jiaxing two cities of any of them, and as long as these two cities were not captured, the Qing army did not dare to continue to go south at will, not to mention that it is meaningless for them to continue to go south, Hangzhou is more majestic than the two cities in front of them, The number of Zheng troops who want to come over there will not be small, and they will not immediately take Hangzhou City when they get there. Zheng Jun's strongest should be the sailor, but they didn't see it, there is only one explanation, Zheng Jun's sailor stayed in Hangzhou, either anchored in Hangzhou Bay or entered the Qiantang River.

In half a month, the Zheng army and the Qing army suffered heavy casualties, especially the Qing army, with a total of more than 20,000 casualties, and there are still 40,000 intact generals. And the Zheng army is not comfortable here, there are only 27,000 soldiers and horses in the two cities, and now there are about 17,000 people who can continue to fight, and the casualty ratio of the two sides has reached two to one, but this is also within the acceptable range of the two sides, but at this time, both the Qing army and the Zheng army are a little anxious.

The Qing army suffered a lot of casualties, but it could not be attacked for a long time, and the Zheng army also suffered heavy casualties, but Taiwan's reinforcements were delayed, and if they continued to fight like this, even if they occupied the advantage of defending the city, they would not be able to hold on. You must know that the long-term battle is not only the soldiers defending the city will feel tired, but the people in the city will also be greatly affected, and if it goes on like this. Not to mention whether the Qing army will retire due to lack of food. But the city is about to run out of food. As it stands. The two cities can still last for ten days, and without the addition of the outside world, the people in the city will panic first.

This is still the two cities in the south of the Yangtze River fish and rice country, there are a large number of granaries in the city, stored a large amount of grain, but these two cities are also more prosperous than the vast majority of cities, the population is also a lot, even if there is a huge amount of food, can not stand the consumption of only eating. Even if it was Ji'an Mansion, which was threatened by the Mawei Cavalry Division before, there was still a steady stream of ships on the Gan River transporting grain from Linjiang Mansion and Nanchang Mansion to the city, otherwise Ji'an Mansion would not need Jiang Yuanxun to attack, and the Qing army in the entire city would collapse first.

The war in the south began to fall into a stalemate, but on the northernmost side of Shaanxi, Ma Harrier Wang Fuchen was in a predicament. It's only been a few days since he started the army, and he has been in big trouble for half a year, and within a few days of good days, he felt that a catastrophe was coming, and life and death were at stake, so he had to lead the army to resist in relay. Although the Qing army was strong, he was not without a chance to win.

The enemy that Ma Harrier faced was Tu Hai and Zhou Peigong, who had disappeared for a while, and Tu Hai and Zhou Peigong led the troops to the battle. It only took ten days to sweep away the rebellion of King Chahar. They did not break their promise after taking Chahar, and the soldiers who accompanied them were all rewarded. For a time, the morale was high and the military prestige was greatly boosted. Kangxi was also very happy to receive the report, and ordered them to leave most of the captured gold and silver as military salaries, and a small part was transferred to the defender general of Luoyang, Walge, and ordered Walge to immediately lead his troops westward, out of Tongguan, attack Xi'an, disturb the rear of Wang Fuchen, and contain Wang Pingfan, the confidant general of Wu Sangui in Hanzhong.

Tuhai and Zhou Peigong's troops, after quelling the rebellion of King Chahar, turned around and attacked Ma Harrier Wang Fuchen, but they did not directly pass through Shanxi to Yanzhou, Shaanxi to attack northern Shaanxi, but led a large army from the Yikezhao grassland to enter Longdong, and joined the Qing general Daniel Zhang, who retreated to Lanzhou, and attacked Wang Fuchen of Pingliang in two ways. This time, the Western Front turned the defense into an offensive, and the situation immediately changed in a heavy proportion.

More than two months of marching, the Qing army is also quite tired, from Zhangjiakou to Lanzhou, the road is not more than two thousand miles, more than 30,000 Qing soldiers walked for more than two months to finish it, all kinds of difficulties and obstacles along the way were overcome by Zhou Peigong and Tu Hai, but the Qing soldiers have also been reduced by three percent, not sick and dead can not bear the hardships and run away. Only 22,000 soldiers remained, and they arrived at their destination smoothly. Along the way, thanks to the support of the Mongolian tribes, otherwise how could they have walked for more than two months with only one month's grain and grass with an army of 30,000. And the remaining Qing army is only seventy percent left, but relatively speaking, it is more than one step stronger than when it first set out, and the overall combat power does not decrease but rises! What's more, when he arrived behind Wang Fuchen, there were four thousand more Horqin cavalry in the army, which greatly improved their confidence in battle.

Since Wang Fuchen responded to Wu Sangui's uprising, the battle has been relatively smooth. But he did not completely follow Wu Sangui's requirements to invade the Central Plains, but only operated in the Pingliang area, he set up a rebel flag, but he didn't want to make a big mess, mainly because he didn't want to damage his own troops. The 40,000 soldiers in his hands are his treasures, and his ideas are simple, close to Geng Jingzhong's before, waiting for the Wu army and the Qing army to divide the victory. However, Geng Jingzhong wanted to wait until the two groups were divided into winners and losers, so that they could reap the benefits, while Wang Fuchen wanted to wait until the two sides were divided and then attack the winner. Although he also had the idea of fighting for the world, but looking at his own troops, he still put away this unrealistic idea, and his current appearance is equivalent to leaving a way back for himself.

When Walge led his troops out of Tongguan and into Shaanxi, Wang Fuchen didn't care, but just told Geng Shinian, the general of the Sù department, to let him lead his troops to stop him. However, this afternoon, he suddenly received a report that Tuhai had led 30,000 horses and 4,000 cavalry of Kormi, and that he had come only three hundred miles away. Wang Fuchen couldn't help but be surprised: where were Tuhai's soldiers and horses transferred, and how could they suddenly appear behind him? The enemy comes and goes without a trace, out of nowhere, and comes suddenly, which has always been a taboo for soldiers. He must quickly ascertain the truth and think of a countermeasure. Therefore, he immediately sent people to fly to Hanzhong, transferred the troops of Wang Ping Fan to reinforcements, and brought the generals of the Chinese army to inspect the mountain city and arrange defense.

The afterglow of the sunset lazily shines on the head of Pingliang City. Liupan Mountain is like a gray, gloomy python, winding and undulating, lying in the distance where heaven and earth meet. On the side of this mountain. A river surrounds Pingliang City like a giant python. It has become a natural barrier behind Pingliang City. This is Jingshui. Also known as the Jing River, it is the largest tributary of the Wei River. It originates from Jingyuan County at the eastern foot of Liupan Mountain in Ningxia, flows through Pingliang and Bin counties, and enters the Wei River in the south of Gaoling County, Shaanxi.

When it comes to the Jing River and the Wei River, then we have to mention an idiom. It's clear! This idiom comes from a natural landscape at the junction of the Jing River and the Wei River. The Wei River is the largest tributary of the Yellow River, and the Jing River is the largest tributary of the Wei River, when the Jing River and the Wei River meet in the northern suburbs of the ancient city of Xi'an, due to the different sediment content, it presents a peculiar landscape of a clear and turbid, clear water and turbid water flow with each other, forming a very obvious boundary. Later generations used the turbidity of the water of the Jing River when it flowed into the Wei River as a metaphor for the clear or non-clear boundaries, and also used it as a metaphor for the turbidity of human character, and as a metaphor for two completely different attitudes towards the same thing.

At this time, Wang Fuchen was riding on a horse. He had just returned from his inspection of Hudun in the north of the city, and his heart was heavy and he didn't say a word. Gong Rongyu, the political envoy of Shaanxi Province, also rode a tall horse. Followed closely behind Wang Fuchen. He and Huang Jiuchou, another general under Wang Fuchen, and Zhou Peigong, the general of the Qing army who led the army, are fellow countrymen, and he himself has a deeper relationship with Zhou Peigong, his mother is Zhou Peigong's grandmother Gong Mama, which even Wang Fuchen does not know. That is, this level of relationship, Gong Rongyu was also a little undecided, and twice persuaded Wang Fuchen to surrender, but Dasi Nong was severely reprimanded by Wang Fuchen. Gong Rongyu's face was also solemn, and Gong Rongyu still saw the situation of their rebel army very clearly.

After Wang Fuchen responded to Wu Sangui's rebellion, Wang Fuchen did not attack Luoyang or Taiyuan, but pulled his troops all the way to the west and walked around Pingliang. Gong Rongyu knew that Wang Fuchen did this because he wanted to steadily lay down a piece of territory in this wild land and move between Emperor Kangxi and Wu Sangui. Jin can fight with the court and bargain; If you retreat, you can go to the Western Regions, unite with the nomadic tribes of Tibet and Qiang, and support troops to protect yourself. Now, the news of Tuhai and Zhou Peigong's soldiers approaching suddenly came, whether to fight, surrender, or escape, I am afraid that a choice must be made.

The gates opened, and out of the city flew a horse on horseback. The rider was obviously in a hurry, so he galloped desperately, and soon came to Wang Fuchen. It turned out that it was Wang Jizhen, the son of Wang Fuchen. He was originally an official in the capital, but Kangxi learned that Wang Fuchen responded to Wu Sangui's rebellion but put him back to Wang Fuchen, did not embarrass him, and at the same time asked Wang Jizhen to bring his handwritten letter to persuade Wang Fuchen not to mess up. When Wang Jizhen returned to Shaanxi, he immediately reported to his father Wang Fuchen in detail about Kangxi's earnest sustenance, and at the same time presented Kangxi's handwritten letter. Kangxi's words in the letter were deeply meaningful, and Wang Fuchen burst into tears. But Wang Fuchen still didn't agree to do it right away, leaving his son Wang Jizhen behind to serve as a counselor in the army. And this time, after Wang Jizhen received the news brought back by Tanma, he hurried to Wang Fuchen to report.

"Dad, according to the information obtained by Tan Ma, the army led by Tuhai and Zhou Peigong is composed of banner slaves in the palaces of various princes and ministers in the capital. Most of them have practiced martial arts, and some have also fought battles, this time they put down the mutiny of the king of Chahar, and received a lot of rewards, so the morale is very high, in addition, there is also a cavalry of Korbi is also led by Tuhai, thousands of miles of attack, the march is very fast, I am afraid it is coming. The most important thing is that this army of domestic slaves has become stronger than the original after these few months of tempering, and it seems that the rumors that Zhou Peigong is good at training troops are not false at all! ”

After hearing this, Wang Fuchen waved his hand and repelled the soldiers who followed him, and together with Gong Rongyu and Wang Jizhen, he rode his horse forward for a while, and said with a heavy heart: "Brother Rongyu, what do you have at the moment, say it and let the foolish brother listen." ”

Although Gong Rongyu was Wang Fuchen's confidant, he didn't know Wang Fuchen's true thoughts at this time, so he didn't dare to answer rashly. After pondering for a while, he cautiously said: "Military Gate, there is something unclear under the mark, and I want to ask the Military Gate to make it clear." ”

"Say, it's just the three of us here, you can say anything!" Wang Fuchen pointed to himself, Wang Jizhen and Gong Rongyu, indicating that these are all his own people, and there is nothing difficult to say.

"Yes. I thought about it, Tuhai and they led the elite division to take advantage of the victory, and I am afraid that it will not work hard. Did they avoid it for a while, they came from the north, and we went to the east, and went to Hanzhong to merge with the Wangping Domain? In this way, we will not fight alone, and it is time for Wu Sangui to help share some of the pressure! ”

When Wang Fuchen heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "This can't be done, this can only be postponed for a while." As soon as we move, Tuhai and they will definitely join Daniel Zhang of Lanzhou and follow us eastward, and then echo with Varge who has left Tongguan, attacking from both sides, in that case, we will die without a place to be buried! ”

"The military gate is reasonable, then we can only continue to move west." Gong Rongyu said helplessly.

"Rong Yu brother, that's even worse. Wu Sangui, an old slippery head, has no faith in his words. After we got into trouble, he didn't even give one or two pieces of silver, so that we, tens of thousands of soldiers, were already struggling to support. Further west, where to go? The further west we go, the more desolate it becomes, where will our food and grass be replenished at that time? If we insist on going west, we can only pass through the desert where there is no one to live, hehe, when the time comes, we don't need to do it, only hunger and lack of food, our army will collapse without a fight! Wang Fuchen sneered twice and said.

Gong Rongyu also knew that what Wang Fuchen said was the truth, and he himself knew the situation, and there was only one way out at the moment - surrender! But he didn't dare to say it directly, so he glanced at Wang Jizhen and stopped talking. And at this time, Wang Jizhen couldn't hold back for a long time, and when she saw the opportunity, she mustered up the courage and said: "Dad, since we have reached a desperate situation, aren't we ......?"

Wang Fuchen suddenly interrupted him: "Don't go any further, you just persuade me to surrender anyway!" ”

"Yes! Daddy, that's the only way to do it right now! Wang Jizhen still tried his best to persuade his father Wang Fuchen to surrender, but Wang Fuchen continued to scold with a black face: "There is no need to say anything. At this point, this battle must be fought, and it must be fought to the death. If we win, we can lead our troops to surrender, and if we lose, hum, then we can only die! ”

When Wang Jizhen heard this, she shuddered, and she didn't know what to say, but she felt that it made sense when she thought about it carefully, but she didn't think too thoroughly for a while. But Gong Rongyu on the side knew in his heart that for him, it was obvious to him, surrendering without a fight, or surrendering after defeat, it would be difficult to escape the national law, in that case, Kangxi would never forgive them.

After a long while, Wang Fuchen became energetic as if he had changed a different person, and he turned his horse's head in the direction he came from and said, "Ji Zhen, you see, that is the Tiger Pier in the north of the city. There are stone turrets and wells. When I first marched into Pingliang, the first thing I thought of was to garrison troops and grain on the top, and regard this tiger dun as the lifeblood of Pingliang. Ji Zhen, now my father will send you to bring a detachment of men to go at once, and guard it for me personally. As long as you don't lose Hudun within ten days, Tuhai and their food routes will be cut off, and then they will have to wait to be captured. Winning this battle, we will be able to advance and retreat freely! ”

At this time, Wang Jizhen also understood what his father Wang Fuchen said just now that he could only surrender if he was victorious, and when he heard Wang Fuchen's order, his face immediately showed a resolute look, so he ordered: "Daddy, don't worry, my son will live up to your expectations!" "Their father and son are one, one is prosperous and the other is lost, it seems that he is going to fight this battle with his life! When Wang Fuchen heard his son's promise, he was also in a much happier mood, so he raised the whip high and whipped it hard, and the war horse under the seat neighed, kicked four times and galloped away...... (To be continued......)

PS: There is another chapter at eleven o'clock, 5,000 words