When Kong Youde arrived with 20,000 Han troops of the Eight Banners, he saw that the Ming army had occupied a section of the canal that was more than five miles long, which was equivalent to tearing a big hole more than five miles long on the complete canal defense line, and was still launching a continuous attack on the platforms on both sides of the gap, wanting to expand the gap even more.

Lian Yong on both sides of the gap is obviously not the opponent of the Ming army.

Therefore, there are constantly guns that fall and are captured by the Ming army.

According to the current trend, the gap will widen to at least ten miles before dawn.

"Hong Butang." Kong Youde asked Hong Chengchou, "What now?" Do you want us to enter the platforms on both sides of the gap and replace Lian Yong? ”

The equipment of the Eight Banners Han Army is much better than that of Lian Yong.

Lian Yong was only equipped with a small number of arquebuses, but the Eight Banners Han Army was equipped with all self-generated firearms, as well as tiger squat cannons, if the Lian Yong on both sides of the gap was replaced, Kong Youde was confident that he would still be sure to block the Ming army's offensive, but even if he blocked the Ming army's offensive, it just didn't let the gap continue to expand.

But what's the use of not letting the gap widen?

Because the canal defense line has been penetrated, the Ming army can already pass through the canal defense line to go straight to the outside of Beijing.

"Forget it." As Kong Youde expected, Hong Chengchou really chose to give up, "Unless your Eight Banners Han Army can recapture the hundreds of lost platforms, it will not be enough to prevent the Ming army from passing through the canal, so even if you can hold the platforms on both sides of the gap, what is the use?" There is no substance. ”

Kong Youde was silent, letting him hold the platform and still have confidence.

But let him lead the army to recapture the lost fortifications, then there is no confidence at all.

The Ming army carried more than a thousand red-coated cannons, what did the Eight Banners Han Army attack?

"Hou joins the army?" Hong Chengchou turned his gaze to Hou Fangyu who followed him.

Hou Fangyu smiled and said: "Since the canal defense line has been breached, let's simply let the Ming army go over, Hong Butang just led the army to cut off the grain route of the Ming army." ”

After a pause, he said: "In this way, within half a month, the Ming army will be defeated." ”

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou put his mind at ease and immediately ordered: "The order goes down, the Lian Yong of Zhending, Baoding, and Shuntian Prefectures immediately withdraw to Beijing, the Lian Yong of Hejian Prefecture immediately assembles towards Jinghai County, and the Lian Yong of Yongping Mansion and Shunde Prefecture assemble in the direction of Shanhaiguan and Yanzhou. ”

Since the main force of the Ming army had broken through the canal defense line and was about to attack the city of Beijing, there was no need for the Qing army to divide its troops to guard the defense lines in various places, and it could concentrate its forces on a few strategic points to strengthen the defense.

The first strategic point is the city of Beijing, then Shanhaiguan, and then Gunzhou.

Finally, there is Jinghai County, but it is the Qing army offensive cluster stationed in Jinghai County.

By this time, the strategy or battlefield situation of the Ming and Qing armies had become very clear.

In terms of the Ming army, on the one hand, it maintained a high-pressure situation in Xuzhou and Liaodong with heavy troops, and then concentrated the main force from the Weihe estuary to take the land route, and then broke through the Qing army's canal defense line from near Jinghai.

The strategy of the Ming army has become clear.

Therefore, the Qing army can also make targeted deployments.

That is to concentrate forces to defend Shanhaiguan, Yanzhou and Beijing.

Then there was to keep a strategic force in Jinghai County, ready to cut off the grain routes of the Ming army at any time.

As long as the grain route of the Ming army is cut off, the hundreds of thousands of troops fighting in Beijing will collapse without a fight, and this time, the Qing army will win this war of annihilation.

The rarest of these is Dolgon's trust.

Without Dorgon's trust, he would be passive.

But now with Hou Fangyu's endorsement, Hong Chengchou no longer has any worries, and dares to let go of his hands.

In the Songjin War of that year, because of Chongzhen's constraints, he Hong Chengchou fell into a defeat, and this war of annihilation did not have the constraints of Dolgon, and he Hong Chengchou would definitely be able to win.

Hong Chengchou is still very confident in his martial arts.

……

From high in the sky, Chongzhen, Zheng Sen and Gao Qiqian knew the movements of the Qing army well.

"Long live Lord, Jiannu has withdrawn." Gao Qiqian said, "Temporarily retreat to Jinghai County." ”

Chongzhen smiled and said: "Hong Chengchou was originally just holding the mentality of trying to defend the canal, it is good to be able to hold it, and it doesn't matter if he can't hold it, anyway, he still stays behind, since he can't hold it now, it is better to simply let us cross the canal, he can intercept our army's grain road." ”

Zheng Sen said coldly: "Hong Chengchou is wishful thinking. ”

Gao Qiqian also said: "To be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty and to oppose the Lord of Long Live is to kill himself." ”

Chongzhen waved his hand and immediately ordered the driver of the speeding car to lower his altitude and quickly return to the ground.

Xu Yingwei, Yan Yingyuan, and Jiang Tianyi and other scholars immediately greeted Chongzhen and saluted him.

"Holy Lord, this person's name is Li Yucheng." Xu Yingwei pulled a North Korean soldier to Chongzhen, "He was the first person to break through Jiannu Guntai, and he was also the first to kill Jiannu Guntai." ”

"Your name is Li Yucheng?" Chongzhen's eyes fell on Li Yucheng's body.

Li Yucheng's face was red with excitement, and then he fell to his knees with a pop.

"Li Yucheng, a subordinate of the vassal state, knocked to see His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, long live, long live, long live!"

"Get up." Chongzhen raised his hand in vain, motioned for Li Yucheng to get up, and asked with a smile, "Li Yucheng, you have meritorious service first, what kind of reward do you want?" ”

Li Yucheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked eagerly: "The minister heard that the meritorious soldiers who performed well in the Northern Expedition can enter the Guozi Prison without examination, I wonder if the ministers of the vassal state have such an honor?" ”

Chongzhen didn't answer and asked, "Who did you learn the official language of the Ming Dynasty from?" ”

Li Yucheng hurriedly responded: "I learned from the Ming soldiers when I was stationed in Liaodong. ”

"It's a pretty good lesson." Chongzhen then asked, "Then do you know how to write Chinese characters?" ”

"I also learned a few Chinese characters from the scholars of Liaodong." Li Yu said, "But not much." ”

While saying that, Li Yucheng wrote the three words Li Yucheng on the ground with his fingers, and the writing was quite neat.

Chongzhen smiled and asked, "If I give you the identity of the Chinese ethnicity now, would you be willing to give you Li Yucheng?" ”

"It's an honor for the minister!" Li Yucheng was so excited that his body began to tremble, Huaxia ethnicity, that is to say, from this moment on, he is of Huaxia ethnicity?

As for the identity of the Korean ethnic group, there is nothing to be nostalgic about at all.

"Okay, then from this moment on, you will no longer be of Korean ethnicity, but of Chinese ethnicity." Chongzhen said happily, "When Guozijian enrolls students again next year, you can enroll with other meritorious soldiers." ”

This Li Yucheng is very talented, and he is brave in battle, so he is still worth cultivating.

But there is a premise for this, and that is to abandon the identity of the Korean ethnic group.

After speaking, Chongzhen said to Li Yucheng: "Li Yucheng, go back and tell the other Korean soldiers who participated in this night battle that I can give them a Chinese ethnic identity, and after the Northern Expedition is over, they can be selected as Beizhi town soldiers and enjoy the same treatment as other town soldiers, of course, if they are not willing to give up their Korean ethnic identity, I will never be reluctant." ”

"Minister Li Yucheng bowed and thanked the Holy Grace." Li Yucheng was so excited that he knelt down and kowtowed his head.

After knocking and getting up, Li Yucheng went to announce the good news to his compatriots again.

In this night battle, a total of 8,000 Korean troops participated in the battle, and almost 5,000 survived.

After listening to Li U-sung's oral decree, the 5,000 surviving Korean troops suddenly let out a tsunami-like cheer, and it was obvious that this was great news for them.

Unwilling to give up their Korean ethnic identity? Inexistent.

But whoever has a normal brain, who doesn't want to be a Chinese ethnic group, who doesn't want to be a Ming person?

Seeing the North Korean army shouting long live there, Chongzhen smiled, and said to Gao Qiqian: "Gao companion, I will send a decree to the cabinet, and in the future, when the household department registers the household registration of the people of the Ming Dynasty, it will be written as a Chinese nationality." ”

Since the Jiashen national disaster, Chongzhen has hardly interfered in the specific affairs of the cabinet.

But today, Chongzhen has made an unprecedented decree to unify the nation of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

After a pause, he said: "All the people in my Ming Dynasty, whether they are Han, Yi, Miao, Dong or Hakka, are all written as Huaxia!" In addition, all our Chinese ethnic groups need to speak the official language of the Ming Dynasty and learn Chinese, no matter how remote the mountainous area, they also need to be sent by the Ministry of Rites to teach the official Chinese language to the local people and implement enlightenment. ”

Gao Qiqian hurriedly took out a small notebook and carefully recorded it one by one.

Xu Yingwei, Yan Yingyuan, and Jiang Tianyi couldn't understand Chongzhen's feelings.

But they will not oppose it, that is, I believe that the cabinet and the household department will not oppose it either.

After the reward for the Korean army came to an end, Xu Yingwei proposed: "Holy Lord, this node is crucial to the entire supply line, and the minister suggests leaving more troops in this place, and one more general to guard this place." ”

After speaking, Xu Yingwei glanced back at Yan Yingyuan again, this matter is none other than his brother.

Yan Yingyuan stepped forward and said, "Holy Lord, this place will be guarded by the ministers." ”

"Well, then I'll leave it to you." Chongzhen asked again, "How many troops do you want?" ”

Yan Yingyuan replied without thinking: "It doesn't take too much, one brigade is enough." ”

"Only one infantry brigade is too few." Chongzhen shook his head, "I left you two infantry brigades, a mountain artillery brigade and a field artillery brigade, and you must make sure that the entire supply line is unimpeded. ”

"Holy Lord, rest assured." Yan Yingyuan responded, "The minister will not disgrace his life." ”

Chongzhen said to Xu Yingwei again: "Youzhen, hurry up and bury the pot to make rice, and the army will go on the road immediately after a full meal." ”

"Yes." Xu Yingwei immediately gave an order to the staff officer behind him, "Pass the order, all towns and brigades should hurry up and bury the pot to make food, and immediately send troops to Beijing after a full meal!" ”

The military order was quickly communicated.

Five infantry towns and one cavalry town began to bury pots and cook.

Soon, the smoke of birds and birds was rising from the platforms on both sides of the canal.

[There should be another chapter in the afternoon]