The sword dance of Kou Baimen is a scene of the Qinhuai River in the past, and the dancers who can witness it are all favored by Kou Baimen, and there are many dancers who want to watch it.

But Zhu Youzhen did not know this, and he was very happy now, although the victory in the first battle of Shandong was expected by him, but after knowing the news of the victory, he was still excited, because it meant that the policies made by him, the emperor, were all right, and the civil official group would be disappointed again.

"200,000 troops, 40,000 casualties, 80,000 captured, how did Tan Tai fight, I heard that this Jiannu First Class Duke was a famous general back then, and today the army that led several times the number of the first army and the first corps of our Guards Army came to the battle but was defeated so badly, it is really unheard of, and it really makes Weichen puzzled."

Qin Liangyu shook her head, she just didn't say that Zhou Yuji might have lied about the military situation.

"Don't say that Qin Aiqing didn't expect it, and I didn't expect it either, but think about it, with the cooperation of Chongzhen's 19-style flintlock pistol and the new infantry field artillery, plus the cavalry and alloy steel knives that we have trained for three years, it is reasonable that these green battalion soldiers can fail miserably."

Zhu Youzhen said and glanced at He Xin, Liu Fangliang, and Li Banghua: "Now, the first battle of Shandong has shown that although the Qing army going south has many soldiers, it is no longer three years ago, the 70,000 people of the First Army and the First Corps of the First Guards Army are still capable of defeating the Qing army of 200,000, can't our 300,000 elites defeat Hong Chengchou's 500,000 Qing army?" ”

"What Your Majesty said is that Hong Laogou chased me Liu Fangliang all over the northwest back then, and now he has joined Jiannu to become a Han thief, and I, Liu Fangliang, will definitely capture him alive, tear him apart, and teach him a lesson for the Han family in the whole world! Father-in-law He, don't rob me."

Liu Fangliang patted He Xin on the shoulder as he spoke.

"Impossible, the emperor betrayed by Hong Chengchou betrayed the Ming Dynasty, I He Xin is His Majesty's person, so I naturally want to clean up this house slave for Your Majesty!"

He Xin did not show weakness, and fought for his own people to capture Hong Chengchou alive.

"There is no need to fight anymore, who is responsible for sending reinforcements, who is responsible for capturing Hong Chengchou alive, you have your own loyal marquis's decision, what kind of coaxing do you have, do you think that you can ignore the military discipline of the Guards if you are in charge of the army?"

Zhu Youzhen snorted solemnly, and then looked at Qin Liangyu: "Even if Zhou Yuji in Shandong can't eat Tan Taibu, Tan Tai can't afford to go south, and Huguang and He Luohui's 100,000 horses can't eat Huguang, now it's up to Henan Hong Chengchou to see if the 500,000 soldiers and horses can be completely annihilated." ”

"Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Qin Liangyu nodded and asked Liu Fangning: "Jian Ningbo, where have the two corps of your Third Army arrived, and how much time is there until they reach the designated point?" ”

"The First Corps of our Third Army has crossed the river from Yifeng Lijiagaokou, and has now arrived in Zhujiazhai, and in three days it will be able to occupy Sunjiadu and block the road for Hong Chengchou's northward retreat;

In addition, our Second Corps has now arrived in Chenliu, and in four days it can enter and occupy Xiangfu to block the east of Hong Chengchou. ”

Liu Fangliang's title is Jian Ningbo, and Qin Liangyu naturally calls him Jian Ningbo.

At this time, Qin Liangyu also asked Dongxiang Bo He Xin, and He Xin said: "The First Corps of our Second Army has arrived in Zhongmu, and in two days we can occupy Xuanwuwei and block the west of Hong Chengchou." ”

"The Second Corps of the Second Army of the Guards Army is now in Zhuxian Town, and it will be able to reach the Xinghua Camp in two days to block Hong Chengchou's southward route, which means that the attack on Hong Chengchou's department can begin in five days, but in order to prevent He Luohui from advancing westward, it is time to order the Second Corps of the Fourth Army to start against He Luohui's department."

When Qin Liangyu was speaking, Wu Mengming walked in: "There is news from Kaifeng Mansion that Hong Chengchou has issued a final warning to Lu Shaobao, the Qing army will attack the city in three days, if Lu Shaobao still does not surrender after three days, the Qing army will slaughter the city!" ”

"It seems that Hong Chengchou is in a hurry, and he actually threatens Lu Zhenfei with the slaughter of the city! This bastard, doesn't he know that the soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng City are of the same blood as him? ”

Zhu Youzhen slapped the table with some anger, he thought that the Qing army would really divide the military and the politics as they expected when they went south, but he didn't expect that when he was provoked, he would still threaten to slaughter the city.

"Although we don't plan to hold Kaifeng, but there are still 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng City at the moment, and Hong Chengchou wants to slaughter the city, it is better to hold Kaifeng City, and we can't let my Ming soldiers and civilians be slaughtered by the Qing army", Zhu Youzhen then said again, and Qin Liangyu also looked at Liu Fangliang: "Can your second corps enter and occupy Xiangfu within three days?" ”

He Xin and Li Banghua also looked at Liu Fangliang.

"Yes! Wei Chen personally went to pass the order, personally asking them to be sure to advance to Zhanxiang Mansion at sunset the day after tomorrow! Liu Fangliang thought for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and nodded back, and said goodbye to Zhu Youzhen and Qin Liangyu.

"Okay, then the time to attack Hong Chengchou will be changed to three days later", Qin Liangyu made up his mind directly.

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It takes more than 100 miles from Chenliu to Xiangfu, plus it is a harsh winter, and the temperature is extremely low, so the guards can run 60 to 80 miles a day in normal times, but in this case, the fastest is 40 miles, and counting the lag in artillery transportation and logistics transportation, 30 miles a day march is already the limit, so Liu Fangliang said that it is the shortest time to enter Xiangfu in four days.

But now, in order to occupy Xiangfu before Kaifeng City was broken by the Qing army, the Second Corps of the Third Army of the Guards Army must occupy Xiangfu within three days.

This was not a simple matter for the Second Corps of the Third Army of the Guards.

For this reason, Liu Fangliang, the chief military officer, also had to accompany him personally, and Liu Xiyao, the deputy chief soldier, naturally did the same.

In the end, with the help of the local people, a sleigh was made, which was used instead of the wheel of the gun car, dragged forward by mules, and even directly discarded the grain, only carrying the dry food with him, and rushed forward lightly.

But it was still not enough for Liu Fangliang to feel that his second corps could arrive at Xiangfu in three days, and it happened that there was a snowstorm on the second day, and the snow on the official road directly lost his knees, and he stepped on a big hole, he couldn't run quickly, and people were so cold that his hands and feet were numb, and some people even fell directly into the snow and couldn't get up.

"All guns were discarded, except for one heavy gun, which was dismantled and transported separately and only ten shells were carried, and the artillerymen each opened the gun box and took a musket with enough ammunition, and then all the baggage was also discarded!"

Liu Fangliang simply gave such an order, and for a while, countless burdens were dropped on the entire snow, but the speed of the Second Corps of the Third Army of the Guards Army was much faster.

At noon on the third day, when the heavy snow had stopped and the snow had melted and the entire official road had become silt, the Second Corps of the Guards Army officially arrived at the foot of Xiangfu City.

(End of chapter)