Chapter 371: The Qing Army Retreats North

It was only a matter of time before Liaoyang City was conquered.

The Qing army in the city is fighting less and less, even if there are Manchu residents spontaneously organized to participate in the resistance, still can not change the final outcome, with the first town of most of the soldiers poured into the city, the Qing army's power in the city was gradually cleared, only Beiguan was still firmly in the hands of the Qing army.

This is still because the Xia army that has invested in the siege of Beiguan is not much, otherwise, Beiguan would have been breached long ago.

In any case, as the battle flag of the Xia army was raised high in the sky above Liaoyang Fucheng, the battle in Liaoyang City was basically over, and the Xia army then concentrated its forces to attack the stubborn Qing army in Beiguan.

He looked to the north and looked in the direction where the imperial army was located, because the distance was not too far, he could still vaguely see the imperial army fighting in the Xia army camp with his naked eye, but he knew that even if the imperial army could break through the Xia army camp and kill under Beiguan City, it would not be possible to recover Liaoyang, not to mention that it was impossible for the imperial court soldiers and horses to break through in a short period of time.

He knew very well that with the strength of the Xia Army, if it was so easy to break through, it would not make the situation become the way it is now.

At this moment, the Qing army in Beiguan finally could not withstand the fierce offensive of the Xia army, the city wall and the city gate were lost, the Xia army cheered and swarmed in, chasing and killing the defeated Qing army, Jidu saw this, his heart was defeated, full of despair, he did not want to become a prisoner of the Han people, and immediately raised a knife on his neck.

Then, he said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the minister has done his best."

When the words fell, the blade flashed, Jidu swung his knife and killed himself, blood gushed out from the wound, the light in Jidu's eyes passed quickly, and the whole person fell to the ground.

By the time his guards found out that Ji Du had killed himself, his body was already cold, and his soldiers rushed desperately to the Xia army in grief and died in battle.

He led the Manchurian soldiers with two baskets of flags to fight until the last moment, until the Xia army sent riflemen to shoot at them, and the cloth armor on Doni's body was completely unable to block the shot of lead bullets, and he was killed by several bullets.

Jidu, Doni died in battle, Beiguan fell immediately, the Xia army completely purged the Qing army in Liaoyang City, this battle, the Qing Ding Yuan general Aixin Jueluo Jidu, Xinjun Wang Aixin Jueluo Doni, two baskets of flags and Zhenghong Banner of a group of Belle Beizi and all the leaders were all killed, since the beginning of the battle of Liaoyang, the Xia army won a total of two baskets of flags, Zhenghong Banner more than 8,000 Manchurian soldiers, Han people, Han army flags innumerable.

Seeing the fall of Liaoyang, the Qing army, which was still fighting in one breath, was suddenly deflated and could no longer continue to fight, plus the Qing court also knew that it would be in vain to continue fighting, so it could only regret that Mingjin withdrew his troops and ended the battle hastily.

Su Dingyuan's Xia army suffered a lot of losses after this battle, and they were all tired and unable to pursue, so they could only watch the Qing army retreat like a tide.

After the retreat, the morale of the Qing army was low and it was no longer possible to fight the next battle, and Yue Le, after seeking the emperor's consent, ordered the demolition of the camp on the banks of the Taizi River, crossed the Taizi River, and withdrew to Shengjing.

As if fearing that the Xia army would launch a pursuit, the Qing army did not completely dismantle the camp, and soon withdrew to the other side of the Taizi River, and set fire to the bridge over the Taizi River.

"The military spirit is no longer available."

The emperor said this to the guards beside him, and he thought of Jidu and Doni who were trapped in the city, and thought that most of them were more than lucky, and his heart suddenly became even more sad, and for a while it was difficult to control, his eyes were red, and tears were falling together.

After some bitter weeping, he collected his feelings, endured his grief, and said to the attendant beside him, "Draft."

"The king of Dorojan County, Jidu, was loyal to the country, died on the battlefield, and my heart was very painful, so I posthumously crowned Prince Heshuo Jian, and ordered his eldest son Momei to inherit the title, and King Doni of Xinjun posthumously crowned Prince Heshuo Xin, and his son Oni inherited the title."

"Huh." The waiter replied.

After posthumously sealing the two cousins, Emperor Shunzhi's mood was much better, and through this battle, he also realized the strength of the Xia army more intuitively, which made him more determined to take the North Korean army

The idea of Du Aobai being transferred back to Shengjing, if Shengjing is gone, what is the use of keeping North Korea? Isn't it possible to flee to North Korea?

However, the matter of repatriating to Ao Bai is very important, and he needs to consult with the ministers first.

On the other hand, after the Xia army conquered Liaoyang, he sent the good news to Jinzhou as soon as possible, and sent it directly to Yingtian by sea from Jinzhou.

After that, the Xia army was actually unable to continue the offensive, and after some discussion between Su Ci and Su Dingyuan, they decided to temporarily stop the offensive, first consolidate the existing occupied areas, especially the western Liaoning region, and restore local production and order first.

As soon as Emperor Shunzhi returned to Shengjing, he couldn't wait to convene a court meeting, and took advantage of the shock of the fall of Liaoyang to the imperial court to announce that he would transfer the Korean governor Aobai and the Korean Qing army back to Shengjing to prepare for the next attack of the Xia army.

At the court meeting, when it came to the emotional place, the emperor even stood up directly, he waved his right hand, and shouted: "The Qing Dynasty has blessed the Korean subject country for a long time, it is time for the North Korea to return to the Great Qing State, let Ao Bai recruit the Korean Zhuang Ding to form a new army, and before the last drop of blood of the Koreans is shed, the Qing Dynasty will never give up the Shengjing place!"

The emperor's will was passed, and the imperial decree was immediately issued on a fast horse, crossed the Yalu River and was sent to Ao Bai in Pyongyang Province, after Ao Bai was appointed by the imperial court as the governor of Korea, he became the emperor of the North Korean Kingdom, and the beautiful women in the palace were basically fortunate by him, and he also looted a lot of property in Korea, and the North Korean monarchs hated and feared him, but they could only rely on his snort.

After receiving the order of the imperial court to speed up the return of troops to Shengjing, Ao Bai did not dare to delay, and hurriedly ordered the Qing troops stationed in various parts of North Korea to be repatriated, and once again recruited a large number of Korean strong men, intending to use Korean strong men as a substitute for Han Chinese clothing.

The North Korean monarchs were naturally happy when they learned that Ao Bai was preparing to withdraw to Shengjing, but they were also worried that after the Qing army retreated, Su Fu, the governor of Xia Joseon in the south, would lead a coalition of Xia troops and Korean troops into Pyongyang and depose him from the throne.

It was true that the king of the Northern Dynasty was reluctant to be a king at first, but after tasting the taste of being a king, he was unwilling to give up the authority in his hand, and under the worry in his heart, he hurriedly went to ask to see Aobai, but Aobai seemed to know his intentions and did not agree to meet him.

Ao Bai was loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and the establishment of North Korea was only to maintain the interests of the Qing court in Korea, so he would not be concerned about safeguarding North Korea.