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Wang Chengen listened to Hong Chengchou's talk about the battle on the south bank of the Xiaoling River, until he heard that Zhang Cheng's Xuanfu army had joined forces with Zu Dashou's troops in Jinzhou City, and they were working together to destroy the three trench defense lines encircling the brocade encircled by slaves. uplifting.

He who was still very calm at first stood up suddenly from his seat, and quickly walked out of his warm tent, only to see him knelt down facing the direction of the Great Ming capital under the attention of everyone.

Wang Chengen, the eunuch of Bingbi, the chief inspector of ceremonies of the Ming Dynasty, and Wang Chengen, the admiral of Dongchang, knelt on the ground, bowed to Emperor Chongzhen in the direction of the capital, and kept saying: "My lord, the siege of Jinzhou is over...finally the siege is over... The old servant congratulates the emperor... Congratulations to the emperor..."

After Wang Chengen knelt down nine times like this, he beckoned two young eunuchs to help him up. The two tear stains on his face were clearly visible, and the tears that had not completely dripped were shining brightly in the sun.

Hong Chengchou came up to him at this time, he clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, your loyalty to the Holy One is really a lesson from the sun, and Chengchou is also deeply moved."

However, Wang Chengen was not impressed by his flattery, and said in a thin voice, "Our family is just a slave serving the emperor, so it doesn't matter if he is loyal or not."

He suddenly rolled his eyes, and said in a slightly lower voice: "On the contrary, you are the important ministers and generals who lead the army, who must be truly loyal to the emperor, diligent in the king's affairs, and put aside personal gains and losses, and focus on the overall situation in everything. It’s better to do things for the Holy One.”

Hong Chengchou couldn't hear the meaning of his words, but he didn't change his expression, he still said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty is right, I have recorded it."

He went on to say: "Chengchou got this good news. He didn't dare to delay a little bit. He came to tell the prince immediately, so that the prince could be happy. However, the frontline military situation is changing. My division is Xie Jinwei, the three-way army Qi Jin, Zhang Cheng's troops on the west road can join forces with Zu Shuai now, thanks to the other two roads attacking with all their strength and restraining most of the slaves and bandits."

Hong Chengchou kept looking at Wang Chengen's expression while talking, and saw that he was not bored, so he continued: "Your Majesty, when the courtiers of the West Road Wang courtiers were defeated by Bai Guangen, Ma Ke and Tang Tong, how could they rely on their previous strength?" The soldiers and horses of the first town of Tunwei, with the assistance of the first part of the Ningyuan Army, restrained the soldiers and horses of the three banners of the slaves, and their contribution was indisputable.

He just wanted to lure the Ming army under Wu Sangui and Cao Bianjiao to continue going northward, so that they would break away from their original camp and be farther away from Xiaolinghe.

And Kang Ligu was even more fierce. He stabbed Cao Bianjiao desperately. Although he died under Cao Bianjiao's hands, it also made Cao Bianjiao dare not fight again, and was escorted by his own soldiers to break through and retreat.

He then said to Hong Chengchou with concern: "It's just that the war in Hebei is dangerous, and Governor Hong is in danger of the army and people in Liaodong. You should pay attention to precautions, and you must not commit danger."

In this way, the Qing army was also seriously injured, but what Hong Chengchou, Wang Chengen and others didn't know was that the Mongolian princes, Taiji, and Baylor who accompanied the conquest were already full of complaints.

Fortunately, Meng Atu, the assistant minister of Zhengbai Banner, fought to the death with Meilezhang Jingkang Ligu, Adahai and others, especially Adahai shot Cao Bianjiao's mount with two arrows in succession, forcing him to change horses and fight again.

But now, nearly half of the Great Ming King's Division has been lost, a commander-in-chief has died in front of the battle, and a commander-in-chief has been injured fighting hard. , nearly 4 brave soldiers died on the battlefield, and more than [-] people were unable to fight anymore due to casualties.

But no matter what, they finally reached the South Pass of Jinzhou. In the two years since Jinzhou City was besieged by slaves, this is the closest time to the end of the siege of Jinzhou.

They killed Duduo, a prince of Yu, as many as five Gushan Ezhen, and the number of generals below Meilezhangjing and Jialazhangjing was even more numerous. There are nearly [-] soldiers, and there are countless coats and follow-ups accompanying the army.

Sure enough, as soon as he withdrew, he received a military report that the troops of the Wang courtiers of the Ming army had broken through to the north and had reached less than a mile in front of the pontoon bridge. reinforce.

In this way, the pressure on Wu Sangui and Cao Bianjiao was reduced, especially Cao Bianjiao was more fierce. He just bandaged the gunshot wound on his body, and there were even seven or eight arrow wounds on his body. on the battlefield.

At the same time, Dorgon's side gradually gained the upper hand. No matter how Wu Sangui and Cao Bianjiao rushed to fight, the troops were at a disadvantage. In addition, after Cao Bianjiao was injured, the morale of his Dongxie soldiers and horses also dropped greatly.

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Wang Chengen also said with a smile: "It's so good. I hope that Governor Hong can recognize talents with his eyes. At that time, our family will also write a letter with Governor Hong to recommend talents for the court and promote energy for the country."

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In fact, since the aid of the Liao King's Division entered Songshan, the Qing army has suffered heavy losses after repeated battles.

To this day, nearly 2 armored warriors have been killed in battle, and more than 5000 people have been reduced due to injuries.

It was only at this moment that Wang Chengen turned his face around. He looked at Hong Chengchou, Governor of Jiliao, in front of him. Although the smile was still on his face, there was a trace of intriguing strangeness in his eyes.

As a last resort, they had no choice but to retreat all the way to the south. Although Cao Bianjiao and Wu Sangui continued to send elite knights to feign eastwards to disperse Dorgon's troops, they remained unmoved.

Although the Ming army had won several battles and their morale was high, there was indeed a big gap between the war in the wild and the slave bandits. The results of today's battle were all due to the low morale of the slave bandits.

Hong Chengchou also stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The governor originally thought that it was the responsibility of the Imperial Academy to reserve talents for the country. Now, after listening to the prince's words, it is really enlightening, and I feel a sense of enlightenment."

Of course, most of the casualties of the Qing army were soldiers from the Mongolian, Korean, and Han banners outside the domain, followed by the northern captive cavalry from Inner Mongolia and the Mongolian Eight Banners, and finally their core combat force, the Manchurian Eight Banners, which also had the smallest casualties.

As a last resort, he had to temporarily withdraw his troops to the west of Jinzhou in order to regroup and fight again. Of course, Dorgon had other plans for this.

Sure enough, after the arrival of the army led by Jierhalang, they defeated the Ming army under Ma Ke in Shanhai Town in one fell swoop, and repelled the Ming army under Wang Tingchen, and approached to the north bank of the Daughter River.

Even the Taijimen from the various ministries attached to Mongolia have complained a lot, and these have even affected the morale of the warriors of the Mongolian Eight Banners, not to mention the Korean soldiers.

However, after this battle, Dorgon's deployment was chaotic for a while, especially the Mongolian ministries of Outer Domain who accompanied the army to fight, they did not work hard. They roared the loudest, but they charged the least.

For this great war, the Qing Dynasty actually mobilized the whole country, and all men who were taller than the wheels of carts, regardless of adulthood or not, were conscripted to fight, so they barely got together 17 horses.

Although many of them were impostors, or they were young men who joined the army, but for the Ming Dynasty, they are all heroes of the country today.

I just heard him say to Hong Chengchou: "Governor Hong, I have to review the merits of each general one by one, as long as they are dedicated to serving the country, they are all great heroes and generals of our Ming Dynasty, so they must not be omitted.

According to Wu Sangui's report, the number of slaves in front of him has been greatly reduced, and there seems to be signs of reinforcements to the South Pass of Jinzhou. "Hong Chengchou reported the battle outside Jinzhou City.

At one point, Cao Bianjiao led a few elite cavalry to rush into his own army formation, just like he did at the foot of Rufeng Mountain, and was beaten by him across his own army formation, almost retreating.

Among the 17 horse troops, only 11 are real soldiers called "armored soldiers". all.

Furthermore, this side is much closer to the pontoon bridge on the Xiaoling River in the west of the city, and the Wang courtiers over there are also very fierce, so the defense of the pontoon bridge here can be strengthened.

Just at the critical moment, Dorgon received the news that Xuan Dajun had joined Zu Dashou in Jinzhou City. He was shocked and had to suspend the attack on Wu Sangui's tribe.

"Naturally, as it should be. I have to worry about the prince."

Governor Kuang Hong commanded thousands of troops to fight, and he is also very familiar with the abilities of the generals in the army. We should measure their abilities and evaluate their talents.In order to prevent the country's generals from being buried, they are not allowed to display their thoughts of serving the country! "

After he finished speaking, he asked about the battle ahead: "Hong Du, that Zhang Cheng and Zu Dashou have already met Nanguan, how did the slaves react?"

Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, said to Wang Cheng'en, "Your Majesty, the governor is going to lead his guards to cross the north of the river. Although Qiu Fuchen stays here to direct the defense, he cannot be separated from the prince."

Man Dahai is the seventh son of Daishan. When he learned that his father was in danger, he led his army and galloped eastward without saying a word.

Prince Li Daishan originally thought that the Xuan army on the opposite side had no strength to spare, especially when Hauge led the Zhenglan Banner warriors to join the battle, the Xuan army's formation could no longer resist and began to retreat slowly.

"Your Majesty, there is a report from Zhang Cheng that the slave thief King Azig of Wuying Commandery has led the Manchuria bordered white banners and the Mongolian bordered red banners to help the Mongolian bordered white banners stationed at the southern gate of Jinzhou.

Wang Chengen didn't know that Hong Chengchou was giving himself an excuse not to cross the river with him, so he said with a smile: "In this way, our family will not make trouble for Hong Du."

He stepped forward to grab Wang Chengen's hand, and said: "When the battle here is over, Chengchou will carefully screen out the generals, and recommend them to the imperial military department according to their abilities, so that they can display their talents and serve the emperor."

It seems to be keeping strength in secret, just roaming around the periphery, riding and shooting, but never fighting the Ming army in close quarters. Even if Dorgon makes repeated orders, this is still the case, but there is nothing he can do about it.

Dorgon first ordered Buyan Dai to lead the Mongolian Zhenghong Banner to quickly reinforce Daishan, and then transferred back the Manchuria Bordered Red Banner of Fuguo Gong Man Dahai and the Mongolian Bordered White Banner of Suna, and Man Dahai led them to support Prince Li On behalf of good.

Just when Hong Chengchou, Governor of Jiliao in Ming Dynasty bid farewell to Wang Chengen, Eunuch Bingbi, and led his staff and relatives to cross Xiaoling North to the north.

But things turned out to be counterproductive. After repeated battles, except for Prince Zheng Jierhalang who defeated the Ming army in Jizhen, Miyun Town, Shanhai Town and other troops one after another, he and Daishan collided head-on on an iron plate. , did not get much benefit.

But Wu Sangui and Cao Bianjiao were the first to cross the river. He and the other two led the army to fight Dorgon for two days. Its merit is no less than that of Zhang Cheng. "

Dorgon, Prince Rui of the Qing Dynasty, was very anxious. He planned painstakingly to defeat all the main forces of the Ming army on the north bank of the Nuer River and Xiaoling River.

Even the Qing Dynasty Baya Latuzhangjing, known as the world's elite, had several people who died in this battle of Liaodong. It can be said that this battle has seriously damaged the vitality of the Qing Dynasty.

This is also the key to why Zhang Cheng, Wu Sangui, Wang Tingchen and other three Ming armies have been able to fight the slaves fiercely and still not fall behind.

Although Wu Sangui and Cao Bianjiao's troops were obviously weaker than their own, they were tenacious enough to fight. After two days of fierce attacks, they could not be defeated.

Today, tens of thousands of Ming king divisions composed of ten general soldiers have been aiding Liao Dynasty for half a year, during which time they fought several battles with slaves and bandits, winning and losing each other.

The above are the casualties that Hong Chengchou knows now. However, in the successive battles yesterday and today, many battle losses have not been counted in detail. It is estimated that the casualties are even worse than the previous wars.

Dai Shan was still happy in his heart, thinking that he would be able to defeat Xuan Dajun in one fell swoop today, and maybe he could also capture the famous general Zhang Cheng who was known for his bravery and once killed his son.

After the Qing army retreated to Jinzhou Xiguan, they could also support each other with the Mongolian Red Banner Buyan Dai Department originally stationed in the west of Jinzhou City, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

You must know that Dai Shan's two sons, Yue Tuo and Ma Zhan, both died at the hands of Zhang Cheng. How could he endure such a revenge for killing his sons?
This is also the original intention of Dorgon to send him to the East Road to command the Xuan army. I believe he will definitely fight Zhang Cheng to the death, and he will definitely pay attention to Zhang Cheng.

Although, in the early years, Shanyin disliked Yuetuo and Shuotuo who were born and raised by the former Fujin, and did not like them, and even abused them from time to time, especially after the death of the old slave Nurhachi, Yuetuo and Shuotuo not only did not support themselves Inheriting the position of Khan, he coerced himself to support Huang Taiji to ascend the throne.

But no matter what, they are his own sons after all, and now Daishan just wants to capture Zhang Cheng and cut him into pieces in front of everyone.

But just when he thought that the Xuanda army could be broken soon, he saw a Ming army of thousands of people marching eastward from the Xuanda army formation, as if they wanted to bypass his own army formation and attack the Mongols stationed outside Jinzhou Nanguan. Zhengbai Banner Yibai Department.

And there are only some Mongolians who don't want to work hard, and there are Azig's white-flag Tartars around him. Just when he hesitated, the military report came, saying that Zu Dashou in Jinzhou City personally led seven thousand soldiers. The Liao soldiers rushed out of the city and came straight to the south.