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Chapter 190 There are still two important things to do
In the 11th year of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, on December [-]th, at noon, the sun was high in the sky, and torrents of iron armor were marching in the boundless snow.

Dorgon reprimanded Hauge harshly. Since he invaded Daming, he has repeatedly made command and dispatch mistakes, especially this time in the battle of Jiazhuang. Break out and escape.

However, Hauge is Huang Taiji's eldest brother after all, and Dorgon also saved him some face. In the end, he praised Hauge for killing the governor of Ming Dynasty Lu Xiangsheng and getting the governor's seal.

Afterwards, it was agreed that the troops would be divided into four groups, and they would attack the Ming army who had steadfastly defended Jize. Taking advantage of the power of the giant deer's victory, they would wipe out tens of thousands of Guanning troops at Jize.

In this way, who in the Ming Dynasty would dare to block the soldiers of the Qing warriors!

At that time, we can divide our troops again to plunder, and even go east to the rich land of Shandong, and go south to attack the important town of water transport in the Ming Dynasty.

Doro Raoyu Belle Abatai was ordered to stay in Jiazhuang. They will set up their camp tomorrow and escort the looted supplies and Ming people to Qinghe County via Guangzong.

Abatai's performance in entering Kou Ming Kingdom this time is indeed remarkable. Although he has made no great achievements, he has also made no major mistakes.

Dorgon praised him very much, so this time he handed over such an important matter as the escort and looting to Abate.

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However, it is said that Yang Tinglin, Lu Xiangsheng's pre-army eulogy painting, rushed to Baodingfu City on December [-]th, and when he learned that Liu Yuliang had led the army south, he took a short rest and hurried to the direction of Zhendingfu.

Yang Tinglin was passionate, he believed that Liu Yuliang had already led the army to the south, and he must have the heart of a war slave. If he found him, it would be easier to persuade him to join forces with Lu Xiangsheng.

He chased to Dingzhou and learned that Liu Yuliang did not take this route, so he turned to Qizhou and Shenzhou to look for Liu Yuliang's army.

In the end, he did not catch up with Liu Yuliang's Jingying army, but on December [-]th, he encountered the rout of Xuanda's army at the border of Shenzhou, and learned that Lu Xiangsheng's troops encountered Dorgon's tens of thousands of Qing troops in Julu Jiazhuang. The siege has already killed and defeated the army.

Yang Tinglin was distraught and wept loudly. Regardless of his own safety and the Qing soldiers all over the field, he rushed to Jiazhuang in a hurry.

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In fact, Liu Yuliang had been staying in Baoding for a long time, feeling chilled and timid, and did not dare to take a step forward, but the imperial court issued a letter of urging to dispatch troops, and even Emperor Chongzhen issued two decrees to urge him.

Liu Yuliang led an army of tens of thousands of Beijing battalions, pulled out the battalion and slowly marched towards the direction of Zhending Mansion, but just as the army set off, the imperial court sent a message again, asking him to lead the army to Linqing, join the Guanning Army of the Gaoqi Submarine, and guard it with all its strength. Linqing, an important water transport town.

He had no choice but to lead his army and horses to Shenzhou and Jizhou, and went straight to Linqing. However, in Anping County, it was heard that a Qing army was about to kill him. At that time, Liu Yuliang was so frightened that his face turned pale.

In a panic, Liu Yuliang changed his direction and fled to Jinzhou. His original intention was to hide in the city of Jinzhou and rely on Jiancheng to avoid the sharp edge of the Qing army.

How could he have imagined that Chen Hongxu, the prefect of Jinzhou, would not open the door to his Beijing army and horses, and even swore a blood alliance with the soldiers and civilians in Jinzhou City, resolutely not letting Liu Yuliang's soldiers enter Jinzhou City.

Liu Yuliang was furious immediately, he turned to the court, and wanted to ask for an order to arrest Chen Hongxu, the prefect of Jinzhou, for questioning, but he didn't dare to stop, and hurriedly fled towards Zhendingfu.

At this time, Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi who rushed to help, was stationed in Zhendingfu City, but he came too hastily, and only brought a few cavalry to gallop through Daumaguan, and first rested in Baodingfu City.

It was not until the third day of December that the Ministry of War issued a decree, ordering Sun Chuanting to add the title of Zuo Shilang to the Ministry of War, and to cooperate with Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian to suppress the Eastern captives.

He then led the army on the fifth day of the lunar new year, set off from Baoding Mansion and headed southward, and arrived at Zhending Mansion City three days later.

Then Chen Bing really set the city, did not dare to move lightly, and waited wholeheartedly for Hong Chengchou to lead the main force of the Shaanxi army to arrive, and after joining forces, he attacked again, in order to be safe.

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On December [-]th, at noon, there were horses who did not close their guards at night and came back one after another, and information from all parties was gradually sent back.

Zhang Cheng and others, who were hiding in the dense forest by the Fuyang River, felt at ease. Most of the Qing army had left their camp and went south. Everyone guessed that it was probably the Guan Ning army, the Gao Qi sub-unit who was attacking the garrison Jize.

However, Zhang Cheng was certain, and he also knew that the Guanning Army of Gao Qiqian's army would flee separately under the attack of the Qing army's iron cavalry.

Amidst the curses from everyone, Zhang Cheng once again sent teams of sentry cavalry, asking them to pay close attention to the movements of the Qing army and try their best to investigate the situation of the Guanning army.

Following the return of teams of sentinel cavalry, there were also some soldiers of Xuan Da's army who broke out from the encirclement. Many of them fled, some were alone, some were three or five people.

When they met Zhang Cheng's sentry cavalry, they all came back together. For these people, Zhang Cheng naturally took them all in.

But about Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, there is no news at all. However, one thing is almost certain, that is, they and the Shanxi town general Jiang Mingwu have both escaped from the siege, but they still don't know where they are now or where they fled.

Zhang Cheng is still unwilling to leave at this time, he still has two important things to do!
He wanted to order Zhang Guodong and Chen Dakuan, the head of the infantry post, to lead their army and horses to protect Lu Xiangsheng's body and some wounded soldiers, and retreat to Huolu and Zhending mansion first.

However, when Zhang Guodong heard that Zhang Cheng would not leave, he took the initiative to ask to stay. His idea was very simple. Since he had decided to follow Zhang Cheng's command from now on, how could he hide in Huolu now that Zhang Cheng was employing people.

Chen Dakuan also asked to stay, but Zhang Cheng did not agree, the reason is very simple, now there are less than a thousand people, unable to fight against the Qing army, Chen Dakuan's command is all infantry, it is difficult to ride horses, staying is also a burden.

Moreover, going to Huolu this time, I dare not say that the journey was peaceful. Even though the Qing army brigade is now in Julu and Jize, there are still some stragglers wandering around and looting.

The soldiers felled some trees and temporarily made some sledges. They were led by Chen Dakuan. There were more than two hundred of them. In order to move faster, each of them was equipped with a horse.

Zhang Guangda and Wu Zhizhong were going to lie on the sledge, and Lu Xiangsheng's body was also pulled by the sledge, and they set off at the end of noon. Zhang Guodong was ordered to lead the cavalry from the headquarters to escort them for a day's journey, and they arrived before noon tomorrow. back.

According to Zhang Guangda's original intention, he was unwilling to capture the deer, but under Zhang Cheng's strict order, how could his persistence be useful.

Zhang Cheng watched them leave, feeling a lot of unwillingness in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.

However, what made him feel somewhat at ease was that in history, Emperor Chongzhen had great resentment towards Lu Xiangsheng because of the collapse of Gaoyang City, the death of Sun Chengzong's family, the slaughter of a deer by the Qing army, and the death of Li Jiuhua's family.

In addition to Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian's blame and slander, even if Yu Ying, the prefect of Shunde, and other officials reported Lu Xiangsheng's death, Yang Sichang still deliberately made things difficult.

Eighty days later, Lu Xiangsheng's body was collected, and the Emperor Chongzhen refused to give Lu Xiangsheng a sympathy because of his resentment.

Even in the second year, Lu Xiangsheng's wife Wang Shi asked for a sympathy, and in the third year, Lu Xiangsheng's younger brothers Xiang Jin and Xiang Guan asked again, but they refused to allow it.

It was not until Yang Sichang became the supervisor and failed to suppress Zhang Xianzhong in Hubei that he committed suicide.

But now, Gao Yang and Huolu are not lost, Sun Chengzong's family is safe, Li Jiuhua's wife and children are also safe, and with the help of Zhang Cheng, Mafang, Shiqiao, and Gaoyang have won successive battles and gained a lot.

In addition, in the battle of Julu, although it was inevitable to be defeated in the end, Lu Xiangsheng died and died for the country, but the damage caused to the Qing army was greater than in history. Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng thought that at least the Emperor Chongzhen would not be the same as in history. Treat Lu Xiangsheng's affairs harshly!

(End of this chapter)