Chapter 068: A Great Victory

The army of 70,000 was defeated in an instant, only for a moment.

In the face of the Tartars who had fled in a hurry, Chen Cao definitely did not delay, and immediately ordered the cavalry to chase after him, and the foot soldiers coordinated: "Order, at most thirty miles, must retreat." ”

"Yes..."

"Congratulations, uncle... Congratulations, uncle..."Han Shun bowed to Chen Cao.

Most of the commanders of the guards chased out, now is a good time to make meritorious contributions, Han Shun's Zhenjiang Wei was arranged by Chen Cao as the rear army, so even if he chased it out at this moment, it would be useless.

Chen Cao laughed loudly, and then said, "Commander Han, how does it feel to win the battle?" ”

Han Shun also smiled: "Comfortable, you can kill the Tartars, and you can talk about it after you go back." ”

"Zhenjiangwei is not damaged, now is not the time to be happy," Chen Cao smiled and returned to normal: "We have hit the army of Yidu hard, Nurhachi will definitely not underestimate us, it is still very difficult to go north to Guangning, Songjiangwei has suffered heavy losses, and the battle behind, Commander Han, has to rely on you Zhenjiangwei as the vanguard team." ”

Han Shun solemnly bowed his hand: "Uncle, rest assured, as long as the last general is still alive, Zhenjiangwei will definitely not take a step back." ”

The matter of cleaning up the battlefield was very complicated, Chen Cao ordered Song Che to take charge, and then took people back to the Acropolis to rest, from last night to now, he has not closed his eyes to sleep.

In the mansion of the commander of the Acropolis, he fell asleep with Zhang Chunyao in his arms.

I didn't wake up until about the next hour.

As soon as they arrived at the lobby, all the commanders had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw Chen Cao walk in, they all got up and saluted.

Chen Cao sat down and said, "Do you all have a rest?" ”

"I slept for a few hours last night, and I was a little excited because of the big win." Weng Linzhi said first.

"Hahaha...", the hall burst out laughing.

Chen Cao also smiled, and then stared at Song Che: "Shi Xiu, how about the victory?" ”

Song Che was the person in charge, and the good registration book was handed to Chen Cao: "The various departments have made abundant gains, capturing more than 30,000 people, killing more than 13,000 battles, capturing 4,000 war horses, and the grain and grass military resources are to be remembered." ”

"Okay," Chen Cao nodded: "Ben Bo is in charge, and the income of each guard belongs to him, and he doesn't need to hand it over." ”

"Uncle Xie..."Everyone in the hall gave up their hands.

This is the most comfortable thing, every soldier likes to loot the enemy's money and materials after killing the enemy, and some people can loot a hundred taels of silver at once, which is a good thing that is more profitable than being a soldier.

"Uncle, what about the captives?" On big occasions, Song Che would call Chen Cao respectfully: "There are also many injured tartars." ”

Chen Cao frowned and said: "Salhu, our army is defeated, but all the injured soldiers, those Tartars will kill them with swords, the enemy is unkind, we will be unjust, the order, all the real Tartars, all cut off their heads, made into a Jingguan, to show future generations, cut off the ears, and bring them back to reward after pickling." ”

"Yes...", everyone in the hall hugged their fists in unison.

After speaking, Chen Cao stared at Song Che and said: "In order to prevent the disaster of Liaoyang from happening again, among the captives, those who have wives and children on the Tartar side will be released." ”

"Let the tiger go back to the mountain?" Song Che frowned.

Chen Cao nodded: "Before letting them go, take them to see the Jingguan who has done a good job, and tell them that if they are captured on the battlefield in the future, it will be their fate." The rest of the people, as long as their wives and children are in the Ming Dynasty, all of them are accepted, incorporated into the guards, supplemented with soldiers, and many of them are reorganized on the spot. I will go to the court and let them make up for their mistakes and reorganize them into the guard. ”

"Yes..."

"Uncle, what should our army do next?" Lin Guodong asked.

"Liu Aita's army is stationed in Haizhou, if we rush to attack Haizhou, will the Tartars be stimulated and return to the army to rescue?" Pang Zhihuan asked.

After listening to this, Chen Cao shook his head: "Nurhachi is aiming at Guangning this time, according to the Jinyi Wei detective report, the Tatars are preparing to take the Liao River as the boundary and swallow the land of my northern Liao, the east of the river belongs to their so-called Dajin Kingdom, and the west of the river belongs to my Daming, but they want Hexi to be unfortified." ”

"Undefended?" Han Shun frowned: "The imperial court should not agree to this condition." ”

"That's right," Chen Cao nodded: "If the imperial court doesn't have the idea of recapturing Liaoyang, and doesn't have the strength to protect Guangning, then it can only draw a river with the Tartars as the boundary, and the west of the river is not fortified, it is the fine river south of Guangning and north of Jinzhou as the boundary," Chen Cao pointed to the map behind him: "But the unfortified Hexi that the Tartars want is before the entire Shanhaiguan." ”

The atmosphere in the hall became deserted all of a sudden, and Chen Cao said: "We still have fourteen days, and we are all defeated, and they have passed the news for at least three days, so after noon today, the whole army will set off from camp and go north to Guangning, which cannot be delayed, if it is discovered by Nurhachi, it will be necessary to intercept us in the middle of the road, they have 70,000 Jurchen cavalry elites, to be honest, Benbo does not have the confidence to defeat them." ”

Even Chen Cao said that he did not have the confidence to defeat his opponent, and the people in the hall were a little embarrassed, and all of them participated in the battle in Liaodong for the first time.

Chen Cao continued: "The military supplies will set off first, and Benbo will order the sailors to transport them along the coast, and the sailors of the Tartars are said to be from my Ming Dynasty, and their combat effectiveness should not be as strong as that of our army's sailors, and it is completely feasible to suppress them." ”

"Uncle, since the sailor can arrive, why don't we just take the sailor's warship to land at the mouth of the Shuangtaizi River? It is only 100 miles away from Quang Ninh, and it can be reached by a rapid march for two days and two nights. Han Shun asked rhetorically.

Chen Cao shook his head with a smile, and then the corners of his mouth curled: "Commander Han really thinks Tartar is stupid." ”

Everyone was waiting to see Han Shun's joke: "What does Uncle mean?" ”

Chen Cao stood up and pointed to the map: "In order to prevent the Penglai Naval Division from harassing the coast, since Guangning was surrounded, they arranged loitering cavalry in places such as the Daling River and the Shuangtaizi River Estuary, there are so many of us, the ships of the Naval Division are large, and they will be discovered before they get close to the mouth of the river, and when we land, the Tartar cavalry will already be waiting on the shore, and it will not be as simple as the landing on Lianyun Island, do you think there are only five or six thousand cavalry waiting for you?" Joke, such a big goal, 10,000 less Ben Bo cut off his head and give you a night pot. ”

Han Shun was embarrassed at the moment, Chen Cao saw this and continued: "Our landing on Lianyun Island this time is purely a fluke, the Tartars can't divide more cavalry, if they had 10,000 cavalry last night, to be honest, it is unknown whether they can stop it or not, not to mention that they have already known our movements, and our army only occupies the speed of the sea boats, if the army of Yidu is in the cavalry at the same time, not to mention too much, just last night's cavalry plus 20,000 foot soldiers, today you and I are all prisoners of the Tartars." ”

Everyone in the hall gasped, and was mentioned by Chen Cao, thinking that it was indeed the case, Pang Zhihuan gave up his hand: "Uncle, has we been betrayed, have you written to the court?" ”

"Of course," Chen Cao came angrily: "Ben Bo prides himself on not being a good person, how can he let people eat meat after suffering such a big loss." ”

After the battle, Chen Cao wrote a report of the victory and a secret report to Xu Xianchun, he is a eunuch, Xu Xianchun will never hide it, everyone is his own people, and Chen Cao also added oil and vinegar, I want to have a good show in the future.

"Let's not mention the betrayal for the time being, the key is to go north, let's catch up with the footsteps of the defeated Tartars, and maybe we can rush to Quang Ninh before they reflect it."

"Uncle," Song Che arched his hand: "Liu Aita's defeated soldiers are still in Haizhou Wei, what if they rob our back road?" ”

"No," Chen Cao shook his hand: "Haizhou Wei is an important acropolis to defend Liaoyang, Liu Aita will definitely not act without Nurhachi's order, besides, I scared them all yesterday." ”

Chen Cao didn't say in front of everyone that Liu Aita had the intention to surrender, and no matter how he said it, Wan Qing didn't tell him clearly about it.

"Everyone, go down and give orders, and the guards will eat quickly and set off in the afternoon."

"Yes.."

...

July 13, Quang Ninh Wei, Quang Ninh Acropolis

Wang Huazhen and Xiong Tingbi are discussing important matters, focusing on the question of whether Xixing Fort and Zhenwu Fort can be defended.

Wang Huazhen's consistent proposition was to gather superior forces, withdraw all the soldiers from the forts around Quang Ninh into the city, and then find the right time to fight Nurhachi to the death.

Xiong Tingbi and his family are both civil officials, but the point is that Xiping Fort and Zhenwu Fort are important fortresses of Guangning outpost, and after the loss of Xining Fort, these two places are the only places that can go out of the Liao River, not to mention that it is the land of the Ming Dynasty, which cannot be lost.

"Lord Xiong, now that the thief chieftain has crossed the Liao River, the front of the army is in Xiping, and the defenders of each fort are insufficient, how can you compete with it?" Wang Huazhen became a little angry as she spoke.

In addition to having a 'discord' with Wang Huazhen, Xiong Tingbi looked down on Wang Huazhen and felt that he would only blindly run away, especially the words 'Flattening Liaodong with 60,000 people and recovering Liaoyang', but it is this kind of big talk, the Emperor of the Apocalypse likes it the most, otherwise he would not let Wang Huazhen continue to be the governor of Liaodong.

"Lord Wang, this official is still the same sentence, I advise you not to give up those forts, otherwise it will be unfavorable to Guangning, this official came today because of Inspector Sun's face, don't say more, you can do it yourself, farewell."

Xiong Tingbi slapped his ass and left, Wang Huazhen kicked his nose in the face, and his cronies Guerrilla Sun Degong gave his hand: "My lord, the last general thinks that Lord Xiong's words are reasonable." ”

Wang Huazhen relied on Sun Degong as a confidant, and when she saw him talking to Xiong Tingbi, she was immediately dissatisfied: "Who are you?" How do you talk to that guy? ”

Sun Degong sighed: "Xiping Fort and Zhenwu Fort are extremely important, if you want to ensure the safety of Guangning, you must first protect Xiping." ”

Wang Huazhen saw that Sun Degong was like this, so he also agreed: "In this way, I ordered you and Zu Dashou to lead an army of 20,000 to support Xiping, and told Qi Bingzhong to hold Xiping no matter what." ”

"The last will be ordered..."

Sun Degong was just about to leave, Wang Huazhen remembered something, so he asked: "By the way, this official remembered something, I heard that the imperial court sent Dingwu Bo Chen Cao to bring 30,000 southern troops to the north, where are they now?" ”

Sun Degong rolled his eyes and said, "They landed in Gaizhou and defeated the 70,000 troops led by Yi Yidu, one of the five ministers of the thief chieftain, and they must have been on their way to Quang Ninh. ”

"Well," Wang Huazhen said after pondering, "Send someone to contact them immediately, and if they arrive, let them go directly to Xiping Fort to rescue." ”

"Yes..."

"Report..."A herald walked in: "Lord Qiqi, Lord Xiong sent the general soldier Liu Qu to lead an army of 20,000 to Zhenwu Fort. ”

"Hmph..."Wang Huazhen let out of her nose, didn't pay attention, and then stared at Sun Degong: "Degong, it's all up to you this time." ”

Sun Degong clenched his fists: "Please rest assured." ”

Xiong Tingbi's command post was in the rear guard, forty miles away from Guangning City, and before leaving, he ordered the general soldier Liu Qu to reinforce Zhenwu Fort, if there was disharmony in Xiping Fort, let Liu Qu directly lead the troops over.

Senator Xing Shenyan bowed his hand: "My lord, the lower official remembers that the imperial court sent the southern army to rescue. ”

"That's right," Xiong Tingbi patted his head: "Why did you forget them?" Where is Dingwubo now? ”

"After the victory in Gaizhou, they went north, and the imperial court asked them to arrive in Guangning before July 15, and now on the 13th, it should be on the way, I heard that a warship of the river master appeared at the mouth of the Shuangtaizi River, it should be them." Xing said cautiously.

Han Chuming frowned: "There are Tartar cavalry along the coast, they landed on the shore with such fanfare, if they were blocked by the Tartars, it would be terrible." ”

Xiong Tingbi felt that it made sense, so he hurriedly said: "Quickly send someone to contact them and tell Ding Wubo to help Qi Bingzhong and Luo Cheng keep Xiping." ”

"My lord, it has been reported," Xing Shenyan whispered, "Ding Wubo was attacked by the Tartar cavalry when he landed in Gaizhou, and Ding Wubo reported to the imperial court that someone had revealed their whereabouts. ”

Xiong Tingbi's eyebrows jumped: "There are still such traitors? ”

"It is said that Ding Wubo was originally scheduled to land in Lushun, but later changed to Gaizhou, this is a secret military situation, and Ding Wubo only passed the news to Inspector Sun." Xing Shenyan continued.

Han Chuming sneered: "Maybe it's just a reason he deliberately found for the martial arts to be the first to eat the defeat, those martial artists are always used to this." ”

Xiong Tingbi interrupted him immediately: "Impossible, after the victory in Gaizhou, he can add the matter of damage to the shore to the battle of Gaizhou, and no one will be stupid enough to take the initiative to bring up this matter." ”

Xing Shenyan nodded: "My lord is right, according to the news from Shanhaiguan, Inspector Sun was furious when he learned about it and ordered a strict investigation. ”

"The result?" Xiong Tingbi asked.

Xing Shenyan shook his head: "I heard that only Inspector Sun and Yuan Chonghuan in Ningyuan knew the news. ”

Xiong Tingbi is sincerely for Liaodong, and he is very unhappy when he hears this: "In the face of national affairs, these people are still crushing each other, and something happened to Chen Cao's side that is not beneficial to the imperial court, why can't these people understand?" ”

Xiong Tingbi is very arrogant and has no fixed party, but he is friendly with all parties and belongs to many bettors.

"Order, send food to Xiping first, and move the line to Luyang to facilitate overall planning."

"Yes..."

...

"Zhao Xin, where is the front?"

"Uncle, ten miles away is the Da Liao River."

"Order, the whole army is ready on the spot, and immediately build a camp to prevent the Tartars from sneaking attack."

"Yes..."