The Houjin Tartars led by Dolgon went in the direction of Hejian Mansion, and did not covet the capital, at this time, even fools knew what Dolgon was doing, although the Zheng family army did not go to Yanqing Prefecture in accordance with the requirements of the holy decree to rescue more than 100,000 troops besieged in the state city, but Zheng Xunrui's decision to enter Hejian Mansion forced Dolgon to make tactical adjustments, so that the siege of Yanqing Prefecture was naturally lifted, which is undoubtedly a high move.

At this time, the capital and the imperial court finally settled down a little, the Zheng family army was brave, and Zheng Xunrui directly commanded the battle, the court did not have to worry about the battle situation, and the Zheng family army had already exterminated 30,000 Houjin Tartars and 10,000 Han troops, and even captured the Houjin Anping Beledudu and Gongshun Wang Kong Youde, just say that such a record will definitely be able to defeat Dolgon, as for how many Houjin Tartars led by Dolgon, how many soldiers there are in the Zheng family's army, some people in the court will not consider it.

The news came one after another, Dolgon led the remaining Houjin Tartars and Han troops, quickly left Hejian Mansion, along the direction of Dacheng, Dong'an, and Wuqing all the way to the north, did not continue to attack the city and pull out the village, but a rapid march all the way, it seemed to be to evacuate quickly, of course, the guard army stationed in the capital, did not dare to intercept, and watched the army led by Dolgon withdraw to the north.

The battle report of Hejian Mansion was also sent to the capital, and the Zheng family army exterminated 10,000 Han troops and 10,000 Houjin Tartars in Qingxian County, Hejian Province, and captured Geng Zhongming, the king of Huaishun, and a Jialazhangjing of Houjin.

This news made the imperial court boiling, if there were still people who doubted the courage of the Zheng family army before, then when Du Du and Kong Youde were escorted to the capital, this suspicion had been thoroughly reported, and it was unimaginable that the Zheng family army had achieved such a major victory in such a short period of time.

But it's not exactly the voice of praise either, and there are also different opinions circulating.

Hong Chengchou led the army to the capital in a hurry, and after entering the capital, he finally knew what everything was, and he specifically defended Xiong Wencan, who was still in prison. thinks that Xiong Wencan's fiasco is not only for personal reasons, but in fact, at this time, the opinion of the imperial court has also changed a little, and there are more than 10,000 white pole soldiers led by Qin Liangyu. was also annihilated by the Houjin Tartars, which cannot be said to be Xiong Wencan's cowardice, it is nothing more than that the Houjin Tartars concentrated their superior forces, but Xiong Wencan is one thing that is difficult to explain is that the 50,000 former troops under his command. 20,000 people escaped and surrendered to the Houjin Tartars, which is to blame as the commander.

After Hong Chengchou came to the capital, he didn't have too much contact with the outside world, but he had to visit the people he wanted to visit, and when a lot of news reached the capital, Hong Chengchou also knew that the battle was basically over, and the Houjin Tartar suffered a heavy blow, and the situation was precarious. Dolgon would not be stupid enough to continue to insist, knowing that if Hong Chengchou and Zheng Xunrui joined forces and adopted the method of flanking the front and back, the army under Dolgon's command would be in danger.

Hong Chengchou's mood was still a little low, he was originally responsible for comprehensively resisting the Houjin Tartars, and after receiving the holy decree, he immediately led 60,000 Hong troops to set off from Datong, but he didn't think that more than two months had passed, and in the end he was besieged in Yanqing Prefecture City for nearly two months, and nothing was done. did not experience any large-scale fighting, if you use unkind words to describe it, Hong Chengchou, who fully commanded this battle, is just a puppet. It was placed in Yanqing Prefecture City, attracting some of the Houjin Tartars, and it was Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun who really controlled the overall situation.

Hong Chengchou carefully read Zheng Xunrui's recitals and documents in the military department, and was amazed by Zheng Xunrui's command ability and ability to seize opportunities, especially after Zheng Jiajun exterminated the Houjin Tartars and Han troops led by Du Du and Kong Youde. The move of going around in a big circle, confusing everyone, and suddenly entering Hejian Mansion was very important, and it was precisely because of the change in the battle plan that the Zheng family army wiped out 10,000 Houjin Tartars and 10,000 Han troops in Hejian Mansion, which was almost a devastating blow to Dolgon.

Dolgon led the remaining 90,000 troops to evacuate, they must have been afraid of the Zheng family's army, they no longer dared to continue to stay in Beizhili, if they were really entangled by the Zheng army, Hong Chengchou led the army to adopt the tactics of flanking back and forth, Dolgon and the army under his command are likely to stay in Beizhili.

Zheng Jiajun's bold interspersed and unexpected, this must have been commanded by Zheng Xunrui, which made Hong Chengchou very shocked in his heart, and he also felt that he was indeed inferior to Zheng Xunrui.

But some people don't see it that way.

Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun's sudden visit surprised Hong Chengchou very much, he was living in the official post and waiting for the emperor to summon him, but there was a lot of news during this time, and the emperor must be very busy and had no time to see him for the time being.

After sitting down, Qian Shisheng spoke first.

"Lord Hong has made great contributions in this battle against the Houjin Tartars."

Hong Chengchou's face is a little unsightly, this is his sore spot, I didn't expect Qian Shisheng to say this, but he is a cabinet minister, and his qualifications are unacceptable, Hong Chengchou is not good at losing his temper.

Seeing Hong Chengchou's face was not good, Qian Shisheng smiled and continued to speak.

"I know that Lord Hong thinks this is not good, but if you think about it, if you hadn't rushed to the aid of the capital in time and led more than 100,000 troops to contend with the Houjin Tatars in Yanqing Prefecture, I am afraid that not only Beizhili, but also Shandong, Shanxi and other places would not be able to be peaceful, and for more than two months, the Houjin Tartars and Dolgon have almost been pinned down in Yanqing Prefecture City, and there are not many soldiers who can be dispatched."

After a slight pause, Qian Shisheng spoke again.

"Zheng Jiajun is indeed a great meritorious, but one thing I am sure of, if there is no Lord Hong to contain so many Houjin Tartars, 150,000 people will all fight against Zheng Jiajun, who can know what the outcome will be."

"I don't agree with every battle, what I see is the credit of the people who charge into the battle, ignoring the army that contains the opponent in the rear, Lord Hong has restrained so many Houjin Tartars, and even directly restrained Dolgon, such a credit, if anyone doesn't recognize it, I won't agree."

After Qian Shisheng finished speaking, Hou Xun also spoke.

"What Lord Qian said is the last word, Lord Hong's requirements for himself are too high, thinking that he has not been able to fight face-to-face with the Houjin Tartars, so he blames himself in his heart, this move is not necessary, when it comes to war exploits in the future, Lord Hong's merits will not be able to run away."

Hong Chengchou finally spoke.

"Xiaguan is grateful to Lord Qian and Lord Hou for their affirmation, but this military exploit, Xiaguan does not dare to have any extravagance."

Qian Shisheng waved his hand.

"Lord Hong, I'm afraid that compared with Zheng Jiajun, your credit is too small, I don't think it may be."

When Qian Shisheng said this, Hong Chengchou was extremely surprised and looked at Qian Shisheng.

"Zheng Jiajun's credit is indeed great, but this problem of arrogance can't be escaped, after the battle of Zheng Jiajun in Baoding Mansion, the emperor once issued an order, asking Zheng Xunrui to lead Zheng Jiajun to Yanqing Prefecture to fight with the Houjin Tartars, but Zheng Xunrui did not follow the will, but entered Hejian Mansion."

"Although the Zheng Jiajun wiped out part of the Houjin Tartars and Han troops in Hejian Mansion, this matter of resistance and disrespect cannot be escaped, and Zheng Xunrui should also write a letter to the imperial court before taking action to explain it."

"I don't think that's the biggest problem."

"The Zheng family army has achieved such a big victory in Hejian Province, and the morale of the army is booming, at this time it should be persistent efforts to exterminate more Houjin Tartars, not to mention that Zheng Jiajun has set up an ambush in Qingxian, just waiting for the 20,000 Houjin Tartars under the command of Turai to take the bait, but at this time, because Dolgon rushed to Hejian Mansion, Zheng Xunrui ordered the withdrawal of the army, isn't this afraid of the Houjin Tartars, afraid of Dolgon......"

Hong Chengchou's face slowly lost expression, he realized eight words from Qian Shisheng's words, there is no excuse for the crime he wants to add, Qian Shisheng is so unscrupulous, this is by no means a good situation, to say that Zheng Jiajun's merits this time, it is impossible to describe it too much, but in the face of such a major victory of Zheng Jiajun, there are cabinet ministers who dare to slander like this.

Zheng Jiajun suddenly killed Hejian Mansion from the direction of Zhuozhou, this combat deployment was a wonderful move in anyone's opinion, confusing Dolgon in Yanqing Prefecture, and also confusing Turai and Geng Zhongming who were still in Hejian Prefecture, and the result was that Zheng Jiajun wiped out 10,000 Houjin Tartars and 10,000 Han troops in the shortest possible time, and captured Geng Zhongming alive.

As for the Zheng army's evacuation of Qingxian on the basis of setting up an ambush, this is also a wise move, if it is not able to defeat Turai and his 20,000 Houjin Tartars in a short period of time, and when the 70,000 army led by Dolgon arrives, the Zheng family army will be in a situation of flanking from the front and rear, and if there is no foreign aid at that time, the situation of the Zheng family army will be extremely dangerous.

The two tactical arrangements are impeccable, I can't imagine that in Qian Shisheng's mouth, he has become a disrespectful and fearful Houjin Tartar, and he escaped from the battle, I really don't know how Qian Shisheng said it, if such words are known to anyone who has led troops to fight, they will be scolded.

"Lord Hong, the emperor is going to summon you soon, I think you can say these words in front of the emperor, and let the emperor know, so that the emperor will not be deceived."

Hong Chengchou looked at Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun, his eyes were very indifferent, Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun actually asked him to say these words, isn't this a big joke, if he Hong Chengchou said these words, it will come out in the future, he can't be a person at all, and I don't know how many vicious discussions will appear in the court.

"Lord Qian, Lord Hou, Xia Guan has been thinking about this battle for the past two days, Xia Guan is highly respectful of Zheng Jiajun's combat deployment, as for all the tactical adjustments made by Zheng Daren, Xia Guan thinks they are correct, as for the problems that Lord Qian said, Xia Guan's views are just the opposite, so the requirements of the two adults, Xia Guan is difficult to meet ......."

Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun were stunned, they looked at Hong Chengchou, as if they didn't know each other, in their opinion, Hong Chengchou should be an out-and-out ally of the Donglin Party, why would he say such words. (To be continued.) )