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Chapter 439 Where Are The Allies?

The distance from Xiangcheng to Yancheng is not very different from that from Yancheng to Xiping.

Soon, Bai Wenxuan's troops retreated back with definite news. Duoduo led 2 troops into Yancheng this morning.

In the big tent, the generals of Wei Wujun gathered. After hearing the news, everyone discussed for a while.

Zhao Daxian spat, "Damn it, the grandson's reaction is so fucking fast."

Gao Yihuan groaned slightly, probably the men sent by Man Dahai notified Duoduo, who rushed to Yancheng overnight.

There are 3 people in Mandahai, even if Duoduo knew that he was in ambush, he shouldn't be so anxious, it seems that that guy is very afraid of Lao Tzu!
Gao Yihuan was a little complacent about making Yu Wang Duoduo of the Qing court scruples, but then his face sank.

Headache!Gao Yihuan stood in front of a map with one hand resting on his forehead, and the generals behind him were talking about it.

"Marshal, now that Duoduo has arrived in Yancheng, what should we do?" Bai Wenxuan clasped his fists and said.

Gao Yihuan was really stumped by this question.After the battle with Man Dahai, he suffered a lot of losses, and it was unlikely that Liu Heizi would fight another tough battle with him.

If Duoduo was still in Xiangcheng, he would take back Yancheng directly, and then use Yancheng as a base to send troops to attack Duduo's flanks and harass his rear, so Duduo could only withdraw his troops.

Now that Duoduo arrived in Yancheng, the situation changed. He continued to attack Yancheng, but his troops seemed a little insufficient, and most of them could not take Yancheng.

A strong attack on a city would require at least five times as many troops. Duoduo did not attack Xiangcheng because he knew that the strong attack would suffer heavy losses, and Gao Yihuan could not attack Yancheng either.

But the stalemate in the war, once the consumption continues, when the Qing army cleared Guanzhong, and Azig also turned to deal with him, the situation would be dangerous.

That is to say, Duoduo doesn't need to attack him, as long as he is exhausted, Gao Yihuan will be finished when the more than [-] Qing troops in Guanzhong are free.

Gao Yihuan put down his hand holding his forehead, "Duoduo has arrived in Yancheng, and his main force is probably moving towards Yancheng, and the crisis in Xiangcheng will be temporarily lifted. Duduo still has more than 7 troops at his disposal, while we There are less than 1 troops that can be mobilized now, and even if Liu Heizi is added with more than [-] people, the force will not be superior."

Gao Yihuan pondered slightly, and then continued: "The three most critical issues in war are, first, where is the enemy, second, where are we, and third, where are the friendly forces. Doduo's allies are in Guanzhong, we are here!"

Gao Yihuan drew a circle on the map, and then looked at the generals, "What do you think, with the current situation, how should we fight next?"

Everyone frowned. Judging from the situation, Wei Wujun's situation was still serious.

The key problem here is that the strength of the troops is really not proportional. Even if Gao Yihuan's operation is as fierce as a tiger and defeats Man Dahai, the situation still has not changed much.

Duoduo still has a friendly army of more than [-] people, but Gao Yihuan has already pulled out all the troops he can use.

Now Duoduo has arrived in Yancheng, and 5 Qing troops have entered the city. More than [-] people from his side will press up.

It is impossible for more than 5 horses to besiege Doduo. Doduo has [-] elite soldiers. He can go through whichever city gate he wants. Gao Yihuan can't block it at all, and Doduo will not allow him to dig deep Moo lock city.

Gao Yihuan has no advantage in military strength, so he can't take the initiative to attack, but if he doesn't take the initiative to attack, he can't drive away Duduo's army. In the end, he still has to face the situation of Azig and Duoduo.

Gao Yihuan looked at the crowd, but he had no idea for a while, he couldn't help but frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Sentry cavalry continue to monitor Yancheng, everyone think about it, see if there are other strategies that can be used, we will discuss it tonight!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Yihuan asked everyone to disperse. After thinking for a while, he leaned against the handsome case, picked up a pen, wrote a letter to Wang Shicong, and then called Gao Xinghao, "Send this letter to Nanjing, and then Take another 30 taels of silver, go to Nanjing for activities, give some gifts to Ma Gebu and Ruan Shangshu, and help Wang Shicong lobby Nanjing officials."

Gao Xinghao was startled, "Marshal, does it cost so much money?"

However, Gao Yihuan waved his hands, stood up, and put his hands behind his back, "Now is not the time to feel sorry for the money. It's all in their hands. When I recover, the principal and interest will be recovered together."

The current situation can hardly be reversed by Gao Yihuan alone. After the Manchus occupied Guanzhong, their territory had expanded to the entire Yellow River Basin, and their strength in all aspects surpassed that of Gao Yihuan.

At this time, even if Ming Chao made a little move, Gao Yihuan's pressure would be much less.

Gao Xinghao saw that Gao Yihuan had made up his mind, so he stopped talking and accepted his orders.

In the afternoon, the scouts who monitored Yancheng came back to report that Kong Youde, with 2 horses, had also arrived in Yancheng.

In this way, the strength of the Qing army reached more than 4, while the troops of Gao Yihuan and Liu Heizi, excluding the wounded, left only more than 5 capable soldiers, which was actually weaker than the Duoduo army.

In Nanjing City, when it was dark and night fell, there were no people on the street, and it seemed very quiet, but the place where the big families lived, the princes and nobles, was still hot and busy.

At this time, ordinary people would go back to the workshops to rest, and the gates of the workshops were closed. Ordinary people had no money to spend, so they could only go home and sleep with the lights on.

This is, a row of lanterns was lit on the attic along the Qinhuai River, and red lanterns were hung on the painted boats cruising in the river. The melodious sound of silk and bamboo, and the sound of babbling lyrics sounded from the west, giving off the atmosphere of Jiangnan.

Half a month ago, Wang Shicong had already arrived in Nanjing City, and began to visit Ming Dynasty officials in Nanjing, conveying a meaning, "The Qing army wiped out Li Zicheng, the north has no restraint, and it will inevitably send troops to the south, and the Ming Dynasty is at stake. To mobilize soldiers and horses to prepare for the war, to prevent the Eastern Captives from entering Huguang from the south of Henan, please take advantage of the opportunity that the Eastern Captives and horses are concentrated in Henan and Guanzhong, and send a large army to attack Huanglong, enter Beizhili, and recover Shenjing."

Over the past few days, Wang Shicong visited mostly Nanjing officials. Most of them seemed to have received some news, but they closed their accounts and disappeared.

Over the past few days, Wang Shicong sent several greeting cards, but he never saw a big person who could speak up, and He Tengjiao's fellow was not in Nanjing, which made him feel disheartened for a while.

Today, he heard that several high officials of the imperial court wanted to come to the Qinhuai River, so he came here with a glimmer of hope.

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