Sun Kewang's defeat shook the whole world, and the Qing court and Wu Sangui in the north also felt a strong sense of crisis.

Especially Hong Chengchou, who was at war with Zhang Huangyan, knew very well in his heart that with the character of the king of Chu, after pacifying the last threat in the south, he would definitely start a war with the Qing Dynasty again, and in the near future, he would have to deal with not only Zhang Huangyan in front of him, but also the main force of the Chu army.

The Chu army, which has gathered the strength of the entire southern half of the country, what a terrifying existence it will be.

If the strength of the Qing court still exists, the Manchus, Mongolians and Han ethnic groups work together, and the provinces no longer rebel, Hong Chengchou may still be sure to fight with the Chu army, but now the Qing court building will collapse, the Mongols and the Han people will be separated from Germany, and the provinces will be mired in the vast sea of peasant uprisings.

Hong Chengchou knew in his heart that Daqing was no longer saved, and neither was he saved.

In terms of the character of the King of Chu, he will definitely not accept himself, the former governor of Jiliao, the crown prince, and the secretary of the military department, once he falls into the hands of the Chu army, it is good to cut the capital with one sword, and the most likely is to be cut by a thousand knives.

It is precisely because there is no way to retreat that Hong Chengchou will decide to follow the Qing Dynasty with all his heart, do his best for the Qing Dynasty, and mobilize all the Qing troops that can be mobilized to defend the south.

Hong Chengchou is still so nervous, Wu Sangui is even more relentless, he watched Sun Kewang flee to Myanmar in a hurry to dominate in the Southern Barbarians, and he didn't think it was funny, the Chu army was gradually getting stronger, his territory was still this acre and three points of land, if he wanted money or money, he would have no population if he wanted money, and when the Chu army came, he would probably have to run away.

Wu Sangui was naturally reluctant to leave the prosperous Han land, and since he couldn't compete with Su Yan alone, Wu Sangui thought of a way to unite with the Qing court to fight against Su Yan.

The so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend, Su Yan is powerful, he and the Qing court are unable to fight against Su Yan, so it is not unacceptable to temporarily put aside hatred and work together.

Immediately, in the shadows that outsiders could not see, Wu Sangui began to send his cronies to the Qing court-controlled area with his own handwritten letters, hoping to join forces with Hong Chengchou.

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At the same time, a village a few miles south of Jinan City, which had long been emptied, had become the camp of the Chu army.

Zhang Huangyan, the secretary of the military department, looked at the military map that was spread out on the table with a worried face, which marked many places where the troops of the enemy and us were stationed.

All this is the handiwork of Hong Chengchou, although Hong Chengchou's character is corrupt, but he has to admit that he can be entrusted by Emperor Chongzhen as the governor of Jiliao, and later he is valued by Emperor Shunzhi, Hong Chengchou's own ability is indeed commendable.

In order to deal with Zhang Huangyan, he transferred most of his troops and horses, resulting in the emptiness of Henan and Northern Zhili, the former except for a few important cities, most of the cities fell into the hands of the anti-Qing rebels, and the latter because it was located in the Gyeonggi region, although the troops were empty, but the surface was still calm.

Hong Chengchou's all-out stop made Zhang Huangyan's soldiers blocked here, and he could only look at the tall looming city head of Jinan Mansion from a distance and couldn't advance for half a minute.

"Lord Shangshu, the people from His Royal Highness the Prison Kingdom are here."

At this moment, Zhang Huangyan's cronies suddenly walked in from outside and said to Zhang Huangyan, who heard that he was from Nanjing, and hurriedly asked him to invite people in.

After the envoy wearing an official uniform walked in, he first saluted Zhang Huang's words and deeds, and said respectfully: "Lord Shangshu, the lower officials are hereby to convey the new edict to you on the orders of the prison state. ”

"Please." Zhang Huang cheered up and said.

The envoy coughed lightly, took out a scroll from his sleeve, cleared his throat, and read out the contents of it, to the effect that Zhang Huangyan would temporarily withdraw his troops, and there was no need to continue to confront Hong Chengchou and wait for the fighter.

After reading it, the envoy said to Zhang Huangyan: "Lord Shangshu, Your Highness's edict is not to blame you, but the army has been facing each other for several months, and the soldiers are physically and mentally exhausted, so they should repair for a period of time before attacking." ”

Zhang Huangyan sighed, and he asked rhetorically, "Didn't the prison state let me return to Nanjing?" ”

"Why do you ask that?" The messenger wondered.

Zhang Huangyan shook his head, (this chapter is not finished, click on the next page to continue)

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didn't answer, he thought that he had not made progress here for several months, and Su Yan would relieve him of his military authority and let him return to Nanjing to fulfill the duties and powers of the military department, but he didn't expect that Su Yan didn't have this idea.

Seeing that Zhang Huangyan did not answer, the envoy continued: "Lord Shangshu, before the departure of the lower officials, His Royal Highness summoned the lower officials and told the lower officials: Sun Rebellion has been decided, the south has been pacified, the northern country is still under the bloody blood, the Northern Expedition is already unstoppable, and within February, the Ming soldiers will march together in several ways, recover the lost territory, and return to the old capital. ”

"Good!" Zhang Huangyan was moved by Su Yan's words, he always thought about the people living in dire straits on the lost land in the northern country, how could he not feel excited and moved by Su Yan's words?

He took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said to the messenger: "Please wait a moment, this official has written a letter by himself, and I beg you to pass it on to His Highness the Prison State." ”

After that, without waiting for the messenger's reaction, he turned around and walked behind the table, took a pen and dipped it in ink, and took a random piece of paper and splashed ink on it.

It didn't take long for Zhang Huangyan to put down the brush, he blew the ink on the paper, carefully put it away and handed it to the messenger, repeatedly told him to put it away, and then according to Su Yan's order, he ordered all units of the army to temporarily retreat south.

On the other side, seeing that the Chu army took the initiative to retreat south, although Hong Chengchou did not know the reason, he did not adopt the words of the generals under his command shouting for pursuit, but strictly ordered all the troops to stay still, wanting to see what kind of medicine the Chu army was selling in this gourd.

However, to his surprise, the Chu army actually withdrew all the way to Jining Prefecture, and did not set up an ambush on the retreat road as he imagined, luring the Qing army to pursue the ambush circle and attack in groups.

Although Zhang Huangyan took the initiative to withdraw the army, Hong Chengchou still did not dare to take it lightly, he knew that the Chu army was only temporarily retreating, and it was possible to make a comeback at any time, so he only transferred a small number of troops and horses to support Henan, which was in a hurry, and the army was still deployed on the front line of Shandong.

Shandong, as the only way to Beizhili, is of great importance here, so Hong Chengchou would rather give up Henan and defend Shandong with all his might.

Jiangbei did not break out in large-scale battles with Zhang Huangyan's retreat to the south, but the increasingly fierce uprisings in various places were still holding back the attention of the Qing army.

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