The Battle of Songshan was carried out until the first day of November, early in the morning, the snowflakes fell down one after another, gradually covering up the battlefield full of devastation and corpses, and the smell of ice and snow temporarily covered the smell of blood, Tashan and Songshan have become two lonely strongholds between the white mountains and black waters.

No one thought that when the Ming army was about to withdraw into Songshan City, Hong Chengchou, the commander of the first army and the governor of Jiliao, was captured by a group of white armor soldiers of the Qing army who suddenly appeared because of an arrow from the mount under his crotch, and his life and death are unknown. Wang Tingchen, Yao Xun and other generals fought desperately, but they failed to snatch him back.

The Qing army tightly bit the Ming army, if it weren't for the rumbling cannon sound on the sea east of Songshan, dozens of Ming rockets pierced the sky and drilled into the Qing army's brigade, causing a large number of casualties among the Qing soldiers and soldiers in front of the sudden attack, and Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, and others were afraid that they would not even be able to get close to Songshan City.

At the most critical moment, the Denglai Naval Division, which originally thought that the troops had already withdrawn, appeared in time. Because it was only the strength of the naval division, Tong Jingyan could not carry out too much support for the war on land, and could only give limited fire support to the Ming army within the range of the sea, but Rao was so, and the sudden appearance of dozens of rockets also made the Qing army chaotic, like a bird with a frightened bow, and unconsciously stopped the pace of attack. Qiu Minyang, Wang Tingchen, Li Fuming and others retreated into Songshan City, while Yao Xun was unfortunately killed by a cannon and was martyred.

Cao Bianjiao led 5,000 remnants of the army to hold Tashan.

Hong Chengchou was captured, Qiu Minyang and others immediately had no claim, the war was not over, but the commander did not know whether he was alive or dead, and it was easy to explain to the court if he died in the battle, and the most feared thing was to be captured by the Qing army, if the Qing army thought it was threatening. It's really a bogeyman. In particular, Hong Chengchou is also Chongzhen's favorite general, and he has made many meritorious contributions in the southern and northern wars over the years, and he is deeply respected.

Hearing this news, even Tong Jingyan and Xiao Yuanteng, who landed and came to make peace with the Songshan Ming Army, were also surprised. Especially Xiao Yunteng, his heart thumped violently.

These days, the Battle of Matsuyama is in full swing. Zhu Ping'an's letters and orders came from Tongguan like snowflakes. Xiao Yuanteng can also deeply feel that Zhu Ping'an's attention to the Jinzhou war is Cheng Dù. But between the lines, Xiao Yuanteng can also find that Zhu Ping'an himself did not have much hope for the battle of Jinzhou and Songshan. But Zhu Ping'an emphasized in it that Xiao Yuanteng should pay close attention to the whereabouts of Hong Chengchou and his people, and after retreating into Songshan, he should maintain close monitoring. But unexpectedly, this person had not yet entered Songshan, but was directly captured by the Qing army.

Zhu Ping'an gave thousands of instructions in the letter. Don't let Hong Chengchou be captured alive by the Qing army, once the battle of Songshan is lost, you can use the sea route to help the Ming army retreat in Songshan, and also allow Hong Chengchou to return to the pass safely. If it was urgent, it would be better to kill Hong Chengchou than let it fall into the hands of the Qing army.

Some of Zhu Ping'an's inner thoughts could not be said to Xiao Yuanteng. He has a deep understanding of the evil consequences caused by Hong Chengchou's surrender to the Qing Dynasty, if it weren't for this traitor leader whose reputation is second only to Wu Sangui. spared no effort and did their best to plan for the Qing army, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty may not be able to recruit so many Ming troops to surrender so easily. It then became the main force of its attack on Jiangnan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. What's more, with Hong Chengchou's prominent position in the center, his connections, and his understanding of the Ming Dynasty's military and political affairs, the lethality of his rebellion is much more than that of the Manchu Eight Banners.

Xiao Yuanteng didn't know Hong Chengchou's status in Zhu Ping'an's heart, but he understood Zhu Ping'an's importance to Hong Chengchou. Now, encountering the most unexpected situation, Xiao Yuanteng's heart is also extremely worried. For a while, my heart was in turmoil.

But at this time, there is no way but to solve the current problem first.

Tong Jingyan is currently the commander of Denglai's reinforcements, and he conveyed Zhu Ping'an's construction on his behalf. The Shandong army reinforced Jinzhou, which was originally Zhu Ping'an's idea, and had nothing to do with the imperial court and Emperor Chongzhen. His construction was to abandon Matsuyama. The Ming army relied on the ships of the Denglai Naval Division and withdrew in batches. Of course, such a construction is caused by a certain risk, not only Zhu Ping'an, but also Qiu Minyang and Wang Tingchen, once they adopt such a construction, they will have to bear the risk of being held accountable by the imperial court. Now, this is the national condition of the Ming Dynasty, even if you fight for the country, you also have to face the wind and frost sword from the rear.

In contrast, Cao Bianjiao was very simple, grateful for the olive branch thrown by the Denglai Sailor, and the defenders of Tashan had already begun to retreat when Tong Jingyan arrived in Songshan.

However, Qiu Minyang, the current chief official of Songshan, the governor of Liaodong, hesitated. The Shandong Army is unknown, and he himself has never dealt with Zhu Ping'an. The most important thing is that now the life and death of the superintendent Hong Chengchou is unknown, and he has also sent an urgent document of 800 miles to the imperial court, requesting reinforcements. If you follow Zhu Ping'an's arrangement, I am afraid that it will not be easy for the court to pass.

Today, most of the defense system of Songshan City is still under the control of the Ming army, and the barracks on the west side of Rufeng Mountain have not yet fallen, and five of the seven barracks between Songshan and Rufeng Mountain are under the control of the Ming army. Qiu Minyang felt that as long as the Ming army was united, it would not be a problem to hold on for half a year, and when the time came, perhaps the reinforcements of the imperial court would arrive, and the inside and outside should work together to turn the tide of the war.

Wang Tingchen pointed out the loopholes of the entire plan to the point, "Qiu Fuyuan, there are now more than 20,000 soldiers who have retreated to Songshan, and they will consume nearly 1,000 stone of food every day, not counting the military salaries and equipment of the armies. Even if the Denglai Naval Division agreed to supply, how many ships would be needed to travel between Shandong and Songshan. Please forgive the official for saying bluntly, it is not appropriate to stick to one policy! ”

Qiu Minyang, however, insisted on what he had seen, and turned a deaf ear to the pertinent advice of the royal courtiers. Li Fuming was born in the Jin Army, and he is currently temporarily taking over Yang Guozhu's position, but he does not dare to express his opinions lightly.

Tong Jingyan did not force him to follow his father Tong Wanjun to serve in Denglai for many years, and it was no surprise that these civil officials looked rather strange. Civilian officials held military positions, which was the norm in the Ming Dynasty, although many civil officials cultivated both civil and military, such as Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting and others in the Chongzhen Dynasty, but most of the civilian officials were actually laymen in military affairs, and the effect of the layman commanding the insider, the effect can be imagined.

Tong Jingyan stood up, and while saying goodbye, he mentioned one thing again, when the Shandong army was planning to respond to the Ming army on land, it accidentally intercepted a few boats, captured some court officials, and after careful inspection, they found that it was Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu and others who came to Songshan to supervise the army, and these people had already prepared ships on the coast in case of emergency. In this way, it is a typical escape. It seems that this Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu have already sensed that the war in Liaodong may not be smooth sailing, so they have already left behind.

That Du Xun was very slippery, and when he saw Denglai Sailor blocking him, he realized that something was wrong, and left Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu to escape by boat first, but he took advantage of the chaos.

Qiu Min looked up at the two of them with angry eyes, and Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu also knew that they were wrong, so they didn't say a word, looking like they were about to be killed.

Qiu Min snorted coldly, "The two of you are self-aware, so this official will explain to the emperor and the cabinet the course of the Battle of Songshan and how to deal with it, and listen to the arrangements of the imperial court!" ”

put Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu into custody, Tong Jingyan really said goodbye, and when he left, he left another sentence, which made Qiu Minyang, Wang Tingchen, Li Fuming and others embarrassed.

"My handsome family has words first! If your unit is determined to defend Songshan, our Shandong Navy Division will do its best to provide some grain and grass and military salaries, but it may not be able to meet the needs of the whole army. The outer city of Jinzhou has been broken, and Zu Dashou may not coexist with the inner city, so that the only remaining horns in Tashan, Songshan and Jinzhou will no longer exist. If the war is no longer possible, you are all capable of the country, and my family commander can't bear to see you die in vain in Songshan. At that time, our Shandong Navy Division will go all out to rescue your troops on board and evacuate Songshan! ”

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In the first battle of Songshan, until now, although there are still Jinzhou inner city and Songshan and Tashan have not been conquered, in fact, the overall situation has been decided. A few isolated strongholds of the Ming army could no longer play much of a role.

The first contribution of this battle was none other than Duoduo, the strange soldiers cut off the connection between Songshan and Xingshan, ambushed the main force of the Ming army, caused the Ming army to be defeated in chaos, and laid the foundation for a great victory. Subsequently, he personally led two white flags and white armor soldiers to ambush the only way between the camp of the Ming army in the western mountain of Rufeng Mountain and Songshan, and took Hong Chengchou by surprise, and then captured Hong Chengchou, the commander of the Ming army.

Such a series of dazzling feats, in addition to Dorgon himself's own bravery, was deliberately done by Dolgon, placing his younger brother in the most critical position, and laying the foundation for his military exploits in one fell swoop.

Azig is already the king of Wuying County, and after this battle, he will inevitably be promoted to the king or prince of the county. And Duoduo's exploits this time have already helped him book a prince's position in advance.

Of course, Dolgon didn't let the two white flags dominate alone. The two red flags of Daishan and the blue flag of Jierharang have all shared a lot of credit, and Shuotuo, Adali, Chang Adai, Jidu and others have also won a lot of military exploits.

On the contrary, the vanguard Haoge's exploits are not very conspicuous, Haoge's vanguard troops and the Ming army except for the Guanning Army, the most powerful fighting force Cao Bianjiao's department fought bloody battles, and the casualties paid were not small, but the military merits were not much, occupying Tashan, it was actually Cao Bianjiao who took the initiative to retreat.

These days, Hauge has been ridiculed openly and secretly by the brothers Duoduo and Azig, and even the generals under his command feel dull and listless.

Huang Taiji's imperial camp was already heavily guarded, and after the war ended, Hauge invited him several times, but he was blocked by Dolgon and others, and the stuffiness and resentment in his chest became thicker and thicker.

In the early morning, Haoge, who was full of worries and had not slept all night, was woken up by his subordinates, whose faces were full of panic, and handed over a few pieces of white paper full of Manchu script, "Lord Wang, please take a look." Early this morning, these notes appeared inexplicably around the camp, and the things on them are now spreading, and the morale of the army is a little unstable! (To be continued......) R1292