Ming Zuo

"What did you say?"

"The slaves and others are besieging the intruder Yuan Zongdi, and they have driven him to the riverside. It will not be too long before they are completely wiped out. Who would have thought that the navy from Shandong would approach, so they would shoot at the slaves and others without any explanation. The terrain on the riverside is open and flat. Hiding everywhere, the servants and others suffered heavy losses, so they had to retreat."

Hearing the brazen attack by the imperial navy, both Azig and Dodo changed color.

The two hurried to the river, but they could only see that Yuan Zongdi's troops had disappeared.

Only on the big river, the warships of the empire are like a wall, endless.

The collected corpses of the Qing army were piled up like a hill, and they were basically stumps and arms, which was horrible.

Azig's eyes were bloodshot, and he really wanted to order an attack immediately.

However, looking at the vast and misty river, he was really powerless.

"Prince Yu, tell me, is Shandong taking action?"

Dodo was in as bad a mood as he was.

"If Shandong is going to do it, why is there no movement?"

This question made Azig a little puzzled.

All they could see was the warships of the Empire straddling the Yangtze River.In addition, the entire battlefield has quieted down.

But this time the accident cast a shadow over the hearts of Azig and Duoduo.

The joy of defeating Dashun and killing Li Zicheng was also gradually dissipating.

Crazy knights came from the north, running wildly and shouting all the way.

"The military situation is urgent, give way quickly, and take me to see the two princes."

After a while, the exhausted orderly was dragged in front of Azig and Duoduo.

"My lord, the Shandong soldiers and horses in Lianghuai were suddenly dispatched, and now they have captured the Shangcheng and Yinshan Pass, and are approaching Xinyang."

Dorgon and Haoge, who were far away in the capital, saw the relevant military situation, and they already had a premonition that something bad was going on.As for Azig and Duoduo, who were on the front line, their eyes were even darkened.

Shangcheng and Yinshan Pass were still in the hands of the Qing army not long ago.

It was from here that Duoduo went south that he blocked Li Zicheng.

But they didn't expect that, with the praying mantis catching the cicada and the oriole following behind, their retreat would be copied by the National Defense Forces.

"What is Dong Alai doing? This king gave him the back road, but he lost it so easily."

Dodo was furious.

The orderly explained why.

"My lord doesn't know. There are more than 8 soldiers in Shandong, and Lord Dutong can't resist it at all. He has now led the rest of the soldiers to retreat to Xinyang and defend Xiangyang. Lord Dutong asked the slaves to report to the two princes. He must immediately Retreat, otherwise you will not be able to return to the capital."

In fact, there is no need to listen to these words, Azig and Duoduo also understand that their current situation is extremely dangerous.

Originally hearing that the Shangcheng and Yinshan Pass were lost, the two of them thought about sending their troops northward immediately, maybe they could get them back.

But I heard that the National Defense Army has more than 8 troops, plus the dangerous pass, even if they join forces, there is little hope of taking it back.

"Order all the ministries to set off immediately and withdraw to Xiangyang."

The passage to the north has been blocked by the National Defense Forces, and the only way for Azig and Duoduo to retreat is to go to Xiangyang.

After arriving in Xiangyang, no matter whether they retreat to Shaanxi or cross Henan, they can return to the capital.

When the order was issued, the Qing army who were still celebrating the victory were all frightened.

They didn't even have time to carefully clean the battlefield and search for loot, so they hurried on the road, even faster than when they came.

At eight o'clock in the evening in summer, the sky is not completely dark yet.It should have been a good time for people to cool off, but the suffocation in the air made it impossible to breathe.

All the generals of the central strategic cluster are waiting at their posts.

They're all doing pretty much the same thing.

That is looking at the watch.

When the hour hand pointed exactly at eight o'clock, Wang Siyi was also a little excited.

"Action...begin!"

As soon as the words fell, two hundred heavy artillery pieces began to pour ammunition crazily towards the Qing army's position in the distance.

The artillery roared and the ammunition exploded, turning the entire land into a sea of ​​flames.

In particular, the scene of rockets piercing the night sky has an unparalleled beauty.

The mud and sand vibrated, rolling up endless dust, as if the earth dragon had turned over.

Although the Qing army had long been prepared for battle, under such artillery fire, they were still like fallen leaves in the autumn wind, and could only bear the harvest of death passively and terrified.

The walls of the Qing army camp were ruthlessly destroyed, and all buildings such as houses, tents, and stables were blown up, and at the same time, they were burned.

Amidst the long whistle, the Wehrmacht soldiers began to move.

Their footsteps were not fast or slow, their formation was strict, and they attacked forward in a fighting posture.

When crossing the border, the engineers took the lead.

They removed the long wooden tubes from their backs, lit the fuses, threw them forward, and then quickly lay down on the ground.

Not long after, amidst the continuous roar, many large holes were blasted into the seemingly ordinary ground.

Some of these pits are as deep as a person's height, and the bottom is densely covered with spikes.

It is conceivable that once a person falls into it, he must die and cannot die again.

And through the breaking of the barriers by the engineers, the way forward was cleared for the infantry.

The Qing army, which had already entered a defensive state, was really helpless in the face of such an attack, and could not use its strength.

Because the Wehrmacht did not give them the slightest chance, the formation was always rigorous.

As long as there is a Qing army rushing out, it will be wiped out by the muskets of the National Defense Forces with a longer range.

In desperation, the Qing army could only continue to hide, hoping to start a hand-to-hand fight after the National Defense Army approached.

But after entering 1000 meters, the Wehrmacht infantry stopped again and established a stable line of defense.

The artillery pushed up the portable small artillery and bombarded all suspicious places ahead.

The impression given to the Qing army is that the shells here seem to be endless, and all places must be flattened before they are willing to give up.

Standing on the head of Cangzhou City in the rear, watching such a battle, Sony almost wanted to vomit blood.

He suddenly found that the National Defense Forces in the plains were far more difficult to deal with than the Xia Army in North Korea.

It turns out that without the advantage of terrain, the Qing army was the one that suffered the most.

Fortunately, he had already received the news that Hauge was on his way leading reinforcements.

With reinforcements, the hope of defending the Cangzhou line of defense has greatly increased.

The slow advancing speed of the National Defense Forces made him feel more at ease.

But he didn't know that the battle in front of him was just an illusion.

At the same time that the Second Division attacked Cangzhou and the Ninth Division attacked Guangping, the other two powerful troops also moved.

Under the leadership of Wang Yan and Zuo Shi, the First Cavalry Division and the Second Cavalry Division quietly left Dezhou under the cover of the Second Division and headed northwest all the way.

This is the hollow area of ​​the Qing army's defense line, so it has not attracted attention.

After Wang Yan and Zuo Shi captured Hengshui, they began to divide their forces.

Wang Yan led the first cavalry division to Xian County and Hejian Mansion, and went straight to Qing County.

His task is to outflank Cangzhou's rear and at the same time face Hauge who is coming.

Zuo Shi's task was to raid Zhending Mansion and Baoding Mansion, wait for the opportunity to leave the capital, and threaten the center of the Qing Dynasty.

As soon as these two fast-moving cavalry units entered the battlefield, the situation plummeted and could not be reversed.