Chapter 920: An Unjoyable Victory (1)
Zheng Xunrui is very aware of the pressure on the front army led by Zheng Jinhong, because the deployment of the first phase of the campaign is full of gambling and danger, although the front army has 50,000 people, but it may face the attack of the 150,000 Eight Banner Army, the absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers is unavoidable, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banner Army is by no means comparable to the Dashun Army, and the people have also experienced countless battles, and have won too many victories, Huang Taiji can completely conquer the grassland tribes, and the creation of the Great Qing Kingdom is the best example.
Facing Ning Yuan's empty city all night, Zheng Xunrui's heart was cold, and the situation he didn't want to see had already appeared.
In Zheng Xunrui's original plan, Abatai should stick to Ningyuan City for a while, after all, Zheng Jinhong has quickly occupied Jinzhou City, the first thing Abatai thought of was to recapture Jinzhou City, and it was worth paying a huge price for it, the two important towns of Liaodong, Ningyuan and Jinzhou, Abatai could not give up completely, if that was the case, Abatai would have led the army to evacuate Liaodong.
But the Ningyuan city you see in front of you is an empty city.
The herald reported that Hong Chengchou's body was found, Zheng Xunrui did not have any reaction, his attitude towards Hong Chengchou was a little indifferent, the two did not work together after all, Hong Chengchou chose to return to the Qing Dynasty, so that the face of the court was lost, and he Zheng Xunrui did not have much to do with him, Zheng Xunrui just had some pity for Hong Chengchou, he was originally a majestic figure, but in the end it ended up like this, and his reputation in history was not very good.
Wu Sangui, who followed Zheng Xunrui on the expedition, behaved a little strangely, seemed to be a little pitiful to Hong Chengchou, and arranged for soldiers to collect the corpse for Hong Chengchou, Zheng Xunrui knew what Wu Sangui thought, if he didn't fight for it. Wu Sangui should now also be one of the civil and military officials of the imperial court who returned to the Great Qing Kingdom.
Maybe Hong Chengchou's fate will make Wu Sangui completely sober and dare not think about anything else.
The army only stayed in Ningyuan City for one night, and Zheng Xunrui's holy decree was directly issued, Ningyuan left 10,000 Zheng family soldiers to defend it, and Zhou Yanru stayed in Ningyuan temporarily. The rest of the 90,000 troops set out at the end of the day and marched rapidly in the direction of Jinzhou, with the cavalry battalion and the scout battalion as the vanguard, followed by the Shenji battalion, and the artillery battalion at the end.
The vanguard is 30,000 people, commanded by Liu Zeqing, the deputy chief soldier of the Zheng Army, the Chinese army is 40,000 people, and Zheng Xunrui is personally commanded, and the rear army is 20,000 people. Commanded by Hong Xintao, deputy commander of the Zheng Family's army, Su Manzi and Su Congjin and others were all in the forward team.
When Liu Zeqing set off, Zheng Xunrui personally ordered him that the vanguard troops must arrive in Jinzhou within two days, and no matter what difficulties they encounter, they must arrive within the specified time, and as for the Chinese army, they must arrive in Jinzhou within three days. Just one day slower than the vanguard, the artillery of the rear army. Zheng Xunrui did not particularly emphasize the time, in his opinion, the role of artillery in the next battle in Liaodong was no longer decisive.
Zheng Xunrui has made an accurate analysis of the battle situation.
As a pioneer, Liu Zeqing knows his responsibilities at this time. The front army led by Zheng Jinhong is probably under tremendous pressure, and if the Eight Banners Army led by Abatai all pounces up, the front army will be in great danger.
The 30,000 pioneers can quickly reach Jinzhou, and they can quickly relieve Jinzhou of danger. And it can complete the strategy and tactics deployed by the emperor.
After accepting the order, Liu Zeqing did not delay at all, led the army to set off immediately, he clearly demanded that all the soldiers should not stop, the matter of eating should be solved on horseback, the soldiers of the cavalry battalion and the scout battalion, including some of the soldiers of the Shenji battalion, each of them is equipped with two horses, this is to ensure the speed of the march, march at the fastest speed, the war horse is going to suffer a loss, but at such a critical juncture, I can't take care of these.
The decision made by Liu Zeqing almost decided the entire battle situation.
While the army was still marching rapidly, the scouts brought scouts from the front army who had come to report the information.
Knowing that the main force of the Eight Banners Army led by Abatai was ready to evacuate to Guangning, and the 30,000 officers and soldiers of the Zheng Family Army led by the former deputy marshal had left the city of Jinzhou and blocked the official road between Jinzhou and Guangning, Liu Zeqing's face changed, and he did not hesitate at all, and ordered the army not to go to Jinzhou City, but to the official road from Jinzhou to Guangning.
After receiving the second report from the scouts of the front army, it was almost dark, and the scouts reported that the Eight Banners Army had not attacked the city of Jinzhou, and all of them were on the official road from Jinzhou to Guangning.
After Liu Zeqing received this report, he quickly ordered the heralds around him to report a lot of news to the emperor, and he gave an order to march rapidly at night without rest, and be sure to rush to the destination at dawn.
By then, Abatai was ready to launch a fierce attack.
After a whole day of fighting, although it was not able to completely tear up the defense line of the Zheng army, but the Zheng army suffered heavy casualties, if it were not for the arrival of night, the Eight Banners Army had broken through the defense line, and defeated the Zheng army blocking in front of it, and went to the direction of Guangning.
Zheng Jinhong had no expression on his face, and Yang He's face had no expression, and after the night passed, Yang He's injured left arm had already been swollen, but he insisted on going into battle, and the danger was coming, both of them were very clear.
Wang Xiaoer, Ma Xianglin and others looked as firm, and in the face of the huge crisis, the two swore that they would not back down.
No one cares about the casualties of the soldiers, it's not that they don't want to care, but they don't have the time and energy to care.
The Eighth Banner Army on the opposite side dispatched troops, obviously preparing to attack.
Zheng Jinhong looked at everyone, and a smile flashed on his face.
"The Chinese army led by the emperor will definitely be able to arrive here tomorrow, today we just kill no brothers left, and we have to hold on until dark, although our losses are heavy, but Abatai is not much better, he is more anxious than us, so we still have an advantage......"
Zheng Jinhong's words went a little far, it was he who led 8,000 Zheng family soldiers to rush to the rescue, leaving only 2,000 people to garrison the city of Jinzhou, that at the most critical juncture, he turned the tide, softened the fierce attack of the Eight Banners Army, and also made the Zheng family soldiers who were desperately fighting to see hope, and even more so that the inevitable Abatai was forced to stop the attack.
The heavy losses were too much for Abatai to bear.
Insist on one day, whether it is Zheng Jinhong, Yang He and others, there is no bottom in their hearts.
But the task must be completed, otherwise all the battles in front are in vain, the emperor's goal is to annihilate the Eight Banners Army stationed in Liaodong, in order to achieve this goal, the former army has paid a major sacrifice, and these costs paid, whether it is worth it, depends on today's fighting.
As with the previous day's attack, at the same time, Abatai personally led the Eight Banners Army to launch a fierce charge.
Zheng Jinhong also personally led the soldiers of Zheng Jiajun and launched a fierce charge.
The two groups of people quickly fought together, the difference is that the number of soldiers of the Zheng family army wearing red robes seems to be much less, you must know that the Eight Banners Army led by Abatai this time reached 60,000 people, including Tan Tai and others, all followed him to fight.
Although the casualties of the Eight Banners Army were heavy, they had a huge advantage in numbers, so they were able to organize tens of thousands of people to participate in the fight.
There are still black blood stains on the faces and bodies of many Zheng family soldiers, but their faces still reveal a resolute look, the chief soldier, the deputy chief soldier and the general are all taking the initiative to fight in front, what else are they afraid of, people are inherently dead, it's a big deal to die on the battlefield, it's no big deal.
The words of the chief soldier made everyone have no fear, and if they died on the battlefield, they should be considered asleep, and in yesterday's battle, so many brothers fell asleep......
The tragic battle is still the same, Abatai and Tan Tai and others are getting more and more cold, the Eight Banners Army, which has an absolute advantage in numbers, can not quickly defeat the Zheng Army, and in some parts of the fighting, it is still at a disadvantage, the momentum shown by the Zheng Family Army Sergeant is terrifying, such an army, if it continues to fight in the direction of the Liao River after taking Liaodong, will the Qing Kingdom be able to resist, and whether the Eight Banners Army will be able to resist.
The heart is cold, and it is still necessary to defeat the Zheng family army and completely destroy the defense line of the Zheng family army.
Abatai, Tan Tai and others rushed left and right on the battlefield, and there were many personal soldiers around them, and the task of these personal soldiers was to ensure the safety of the commander.
The battlefield had been cleaned at night, but the great smell of blood was still there.
The two sides of the fight are already red-eyed, and everyone knows what it means to win or lose this battle......
A rare smile finally appeared on the faces of Abatai and Tan Tai, the army under their command was gradually occupying the advantage on the battlefield, if the Zheng family army did not retreat desperately, then when necessary, they could launch an attack on the whole line, so that all the soldiers of the Eight Banners Army could participate in the fight.
Abatai has always been worried about the Zheng Jiajun behind him, and now it seems that worrying is not of much use.
The four heralds came to Abatai's side out of breath, and hurriedly reported something, Abatai's face changed rapidly, becoming gray, and his body trembled slightly.
On the other side, Zheng Jinhong, Yang He and the others showed ecstatic expressions on their faces, and they also received a report from the scout.
The shouts appeared on the battlefield, almost all the soldiers of the Zheng family army heard it, the Chinese army had arrived, less than five miles away from here, and had already launched a charge, and Abatai and the Eight Banners Army under his command had no chance.
The officers and men of the Zheng family, who were already at an absolute disadvantage, instantly boosted their fighting spirit, and many of the soldiers of the Eight Banners Army obviously had panicked expressions on their faces...... (To be continued.) )