Song Hongye rode on a horse against the slightly cool wind of Liaodong spring.

Although Dolgon did play a trick between his external claims and actual actions, for a Hanchen of Song Hongye's level, he could still obtain real information effortlessly, and he did send it away as always, so he was very surprised by the reaction of the Liaodong Division.

"I'm finally relieved." Although Dolgon's losses were not small, they were also not small. The Ming army in Gaizhou was firm in its resistance, but its combat effectiveness was too far from that of Tianjin and Ningyuan.

They did not even burn the food and equipment before retreating.

This is simply contrary to the famous "Drill Code" of the Ming Army. According to the requirements of the Ming army's discipline, when forced to retreat, all military materials, grain and grass other than the personal equipment should be burned, so as not to leave the enemy. Of course, secretly evacuating without burning grain and grass is also a common practice in the war book, mainly to prevent the enemy from learning that the army is about to retreat and step up the siege, and it can also prevent the retreat from failing and even losing the grain and grass.

The Gaizhou Ming army obviously belonged to the latter, so as not to chase too closely after the Eastern Army.

Therefore, the grain seeds and farm tools and cattle seized by the Dongyu have become the biggest harvest of the Dongyu in recent years, and it feels like it is going to be running for a while. Dongyu Eight Banners is like the New Year, immersed in a festive atmosphere.

"Lord Wang, shall we call Lushun here, or let them go?" Song Hongye craned his neck and walked to Dolgon's side.

Dolgon swept away the gloom from before, and Da Lang smiled, "It's enough to fight here. As long as the Ming army is untenable, we will be able to beat Lushun back sooner or later. ”

I have to say that accepting it when it is good is the most correct strategic decision of Dongyu. The harvest in Gaizhou was enough for the Eight Banners Niulu who sent troops this time to distribute a batch of loot and collect the military hearts that had been crushed. If you fight further south, you will not only have to attack Lushun, an important town of the Ming army, but also face the danger of losing your army's morale.

Song Hongye knew that the character of the crown prince would never have the word "laissez-faire". There will inevitably be a backhand, the most likely of which is that the Second Army will attack Liaodong in the direction of Cong Jinzhou and copy the back road of Manchuria. In this case, if the Dongyu can go further south, it will definitely be very beneficial to the Ming army.

It's just that Song Hongye has already comprehended the principle of Dongyu officialdom: if it does not match the will of the gods, it must not be said.

This is the principle of officialdom being promoted and favored. It is also the principle of life protection, and any other purpose must take a back seat and cannot be contradicted against it.

Song Hongye, who also lost money, retreated for a while, and after the Ming army crossed the Daling River, the eastern army of the southern expedition completely lost its will to fight, hurriedly divided the spoils, and returned to Liaoyang, Shenyang and Xipingbao in three ways.

Xipingbao is an important town in eastern Liaoning. Whether it is to prevent the Ming army from attacking the Liaozhong Plain, or as a bridgehead to attack Jinzhou, it is of great significance.

April of the twentieth year of Chongzhen. After a short wait, Xiao Donglou's Second Guards Army found that the Qing army had changed the direction of its operation, crossed the Daling River in time, rushed to Xipingbao, and reinforced the defenders of Gaizhou in Liaodong Division with the attitude of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao.

"This informant deserves to be killed!"

Xiao Donglou couldn't wait to sweep the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table to the ground to vent the depression in his chest.

The information he got was the same as Chen De's, and it was also more than 100,000 Qing troops. From Shenyang, attack the Jinzhou area. Out of trust in the intelligence of Dongyu, Xiao Donglou laid a net in Jinzhou's hometown. Confidently solve the problem of the eastern captives in one fell swoop, and lay an unshakable position as a strong army for the Second Guards Army.

As a result, the Qing army failed to make an appointment, not only escaped, but also wasted the material and manpower of the second army, and most precious - time!

"Xiping Fort must be defeated, otherwise I won't be able to swallow this breath!" Xiao Donglou said angrily: "And that Chen De!" The same with the salary. Hit like this! The fortress group, which is known as impregnable, even withdrew without even resisting the capture for five days! What a fucking face! ”

Cao Ning stared at the sand table on the table, exchanged glances with the staff officers around him, interrupted Xiao Donglou's complaints, and said, "There should be no problem with Xiping Fort." However, the General Staff does not recommend taking it down too quickly. ”

"Tell me why." Xiao Donglou pressed the blindfold with one hand and tapped the table with the other.

"First, it will take time for the heavy artillery of the military to be transferred; Second, there was news in the military intelligence report that the First Division had been expanded to support southern Liaoning, and it was necessary for us to keep Xipingbao as a strategic action to respond to the First Division. Cao Ning gently twisted the bamboo whip in his hand into a half-bend and replied calmly.

Xiao Donglou suddenly felt a tingling pain in his injured eyes, and pressed it hard to endure the pain.

"So much fucking stuff!" After Xiao Donglou finished scolding, there was no silver here and three hundred taels to add: "This waste eye is also here to join in the fun!" ”

Cao Ningquan didn't hear it, and still said in his yin and yang weird voice: "It's okay not to wait for the first division, when the time comes, the General Staff will definitely say that you don't have a global view." But you've come to the end of being a military commander, so what's the head. ”

Xiao Donglou was about to scold back, when suddenly a stinging pain hit, making him take a breath of cold air and swallow all the scolding words back.

"By the way," Cao Ning said lightly, "the liver is open." As soon as you move your liver, your eyes will naturally hurt. ”

Xiao Donglou was choked by these words, not only his eyes hurt, but even his liver trembled. However, he had no stronger reason to veto the opinion of a certain department of the General Staff, so he could only order the whole army to carry out a strategic encirclement of Xipingbao, give priority to attacking reinforcements, and not attack the city. At the same time, the strategic intentions of the headquarters were notified to the General Staff and liaison was made with the vanguard of the 1st Division.

At this time, She'an's first battalion was still above the vast vast sea.

……

After Wang Yi got off the boat, he squatted on the dock for a long time, spit out a puddle of clear water, the whole person was like a frosted eggplant, and even his eyes lost their former brilliance. He knew that seasickness was a seasickness, and that even with enough habilitation training beforehand, it could still happen after a long voyage.

Although I have enough psychological preparation, I am still a little afraid when it really falls on my head.

"Major, is there anything wrong?" She An saw this promising rising star in the army from a distance and walked over with a smile. He was also a little seasick, but after vomiting twice, he seemed to get used to it, and by the time he got off the boat, he was like an old sailor.

"General." Wang Yi stood up stiffly and saluted She An.

She An replied with a half-salute and said, "Can you hold on?" ”

"No problem!" Wang Yi replied, but his feet fluttered as if he were stepping on clouds.

"Where are we?" She An smiled.

"It doesn't seem to be Lushun...... Wang Yi knew that Lushun was a port, and as long as he went ashore, he should be able to see the tall Lushun city wall. Now it is like a temporary wharf in the wilderness, looking at the past, there are only a few thatched huts, which does not look like an important town in southern Liaoning at all. (To be continued......)

PS: I'm really sorry, I'm in the field today, all kinds of inconvenience, and I found an Internet café to solve the upload problem. Go home tomorrow night and see if you can catch it out in time, ask for understanding, ask for a monthly pass, ask for a recommended ticket~!