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Chapter 790 I will retreat to Huai'an again

It was night, on the Yellow River, Zhu Cihong's boat was brightly lit, and the sides of the boat were full of soldiers holding torches.

In the cabin, Zhu Cihong sat with a gloomy face, the ministers beside him stood with their heads bowed, and a general knelt in the middle, his armor was torn and his hair was scattered.

"Your Majesty, I was ordered to attack Guide, and soon Geng Zhongming led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Seeing that his soldiers were few, he lined up to fight with him in Sui County. He wanted to defeat the Qing army in one battle, but he didn't want to fight fiercely. He built a slave horse When the army was killed, the right wing and the left town collapsed first, and the [-] army collapsed immediately!" Fang Guoan knelt on the ground, crying bitterly, "Your Majesty, I am guilty, I deserve to die~"

Zhu Cihong stood up angrily, pointed at Fang Guoan who kept kowtowing, and cursed, "You are indeed guilty and deserve to die. I asked you to block Geng Zhongming. What formation are you in! Ah? Tell me what formation you are in?"

Zhu Cihong was so angry that his steps were a little unsteady, his body swayed as if he was on the verge of falling.

"You really deserve to die. I have pity on my [-] military guards. They are all my painstaking efforts and the hope of Daming!" Zhu Cihong's eyes turned red, as if he wanted to eat people.

The [-] forbidden troops of the Ming army were divided into the three towns of Pengri, Fengjie, and Wuwei. Now that the Wuwei army is gone, Zhu Cihong's heart is bleeding.

Fang Guoan's face was almost pressed to the ground, and the surrounding ministers were also full of frost and dared not speak.

Originally, the army was about to enter Xuzhou, and the overall situation was settled, but now the Ming army became in a dilemma.

Boluo led the Qing army to attack suddenly, disrupting the deployment of the Ming army, and the chaos in the rear caused the Ming army who attacked Xuzhou to be confused.

Fortunately, the Qing army did not have many horses. Huang Degong led the horse army back to help in time, entangled Boluo, and Nikan blocked the four gates again.

When the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Gao Yihuan was good earlier, Gao Yihuan had traded horse grain with the Ming army for a long time.

The main target is Huang Degong, so Huang Degong is the strongest town among the four towns. The horses he bought, together with the original horses, hold an army of [-] horses in his hand, which is the largest cavalry in Nanming.

As soon as he saw Boluo appearing, he immediately returned to help, but he was blocked by his own people and failed to stop Boluo in the first place. He still let the Qing army rush into the Ming army's rear, and Zhu Cihong's retreat shook the Ming army's confidence. In the heart of the army, the Ming army who invaded Xuzhou was driven out. The civilian husbands and the Ming army trampled on each other, and were hacked and killed by the horse army. The loss was close to 6 to [-] people. The loss was heavy.

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At the northern foot of Jiuli Mountain, a bonfire was lit in the Qing army camp, and Dorgon, He Luohui and others sat together.

"The Prince Regent has already made up his mind, and the slaves and others are worried for a while." He Luohui said with a smile.

Dorgon struck the flint with a stick of wood, and said in a deep voice: "Now is not the time to be complacent. The crisis in Xuzhou has been resolved, but the crisis in our Qing Dynasty has not been resolved."

Speaking of which, Dorgon broke off the wooden stick, threw it into the fire, and said solemnly: "He Luohui, you immediately lead 5000 troops to the south to seize Suqian."

Suqian is in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and being able to control the Yellow River and the Grand Canal at the same time is the only way for the Ming army to retreat.

He Luohui frowned, "The Regent wants to encircle Zhu Cihong in Xuzhou?"

Dorgon said in a deep voice: "If you can eat it, you can eat it. If you can't, teach Zhu Cihong a lesson and force him to surrender to the Qing Dynasty."

Now it is impossible for the Ming army to attack Xuzhou again, but the crisis of the Qing Dynasty has not been resolved. Dorgon must defeat the Ming army as soon as possible, or destroy them, and then return to the division to reinforce Azig, otherwise the results just achieved here , It may also be reversed due to the deterioration of the Hedong war.

A smile appeared on He Luohui's face, "Zhu Cihong dared to fight against the Qing Dynasty when he was still a child. This time, he will have a long memory. His father, Chongzhen, was subdued by our Eight Banners, let alone him!"

He Luohui cupped his fists, "Regent, don't worry, the servant understands!"

Dorgon nodded, turned his head to look at Sun Dingliao and said, "General Sun, you should detour back immediately and tell Geng Zhongming to send a troop to the south quickly. I don't want to see Zhu Cihuang retreat completely! "

Sun Dingliao stood up and knelt down on one knee, "Cha!"

Dorgon showed a sneer on his face, "This time, if Zhu Cihong is not dead, he has to be peeled off, so that he dare not have any thoughts about the Qing Dynasty. In fact, in the current situation, Zhu Cihong should unite with this king, but this little emperor , but still have unrealistic fantasies about Zhongxing Mingguo, and don't want to honestly prefer Jiangnan."

Dorgun stood up, "This time, the king will completely shatter his illusions, and let him be a Zhao Gou honestly. He has nothing to learn from the Northern Expedition. How many successes did the Northern Expedition have? Now the Western Wei Dynasty is rising, and the Qingming Alliance, Containing Gao Yihuan is the right way. If Zhu Cihong can realize this and pay tribute, this king can consider letting him go."

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On the river, a small boat approached the big boat. A rope ladder was lowered on the boat, and several figures quickly climbed onto the deck.

Huang Degong, covered in blood, entered the cabin, and Zhu Cihong and others looked at him immediately.

Huang Degong glanced at Fang Guoan who was kneeling on the wooden board, and then at Zhu Cihong, an evil fire broke out in his heart.

He commanded the troops to invade Xuzhou. Even if Boluo managed to get there, Xuzhou would fall as long as it lasted for half an hour, but...
It's hard for Huang Degong to say this. After all, a courtier can't put the emperor in a dangerous situation, and he can't accuse Shi Kefa of doing something wrong. If something happens to the emperor, the army will be wiped out.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Gao Ge is still cleaning up the mess, so I will report here first!" Huang Degong looked unhappy.

At this moment, Zhu Cihong didn't care about Huang Degong's unsightly complexion, and said in a trembling voice, "Qing family, what's the loss?"

Huang Degong said: "Your Majesty, the people suffered the most, with at least 3 casualties, and more than [-] people in each battalion. In addition, Jiannu also burned eight camps and lost a lot of supplies, but now the army has returned. The respective camps are not in danger for the time being."

Zhu Cilang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, "It's okay, it's okay!"

The elite soldiers of the Japanese Army, Fengjie Army, Yangzhou Town, and Hefei Town are still there, so the vitality of the Ming Army is still there, and Zhu Cihong is relieved.

"Duke Jingguo, is there any hope of capturing Xuzhou in this battle?" Zhu Cihong asked suddenly after being silent for a while.

Huang Degong shook his head, "Your Majesty, Geng Zhongming's striker has arrived, and our army's morale has been drained. I think it will be difficult to capture Xuzhou, and our army's situation has become quite bad. Now the Xuzhou defenders must be clearing the stones. When they clear the city gate, they will be able to cooperate with Geng Zhongming, and now that the weather is getting colder, the river may freeze after a heavy snowfall, I think we should retreat to Huai'an!"

"Retreat to Huai'an? Could Gao Yihuan be allowed to take Beijing?" Zhu Cihong shook his head violently, and suddenly said firmly, "I will not retreat!"

Huang Degong heard the words, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, retreating does not mean that the Northern Expedition has failed. We are still standing in Huainan, that is the result. First retreat to Huai'an, Dorgon sees our retreat, and the troops must be transferred to the west to deal with the Western Wei Dynasty. Our army is resting in Huai'an. Watching them fight, there must be a chance to go north again. Your Majesty, the restoration of the great cause, how can it be so smooth, there must be twists and turns. If it can't be settled in one battle, we will start from the beginning. Now it is impossible for us to recover Xuzhou, the stalemate will not do us any good!"

But Zhu Cihong couldn't accept this result for a while. He wanted to fight to Beijing in one go. Now if he retreats, if Gao Yihuan seizes Hedong and takes Beijing, what should he do?
Zhu Cihong was silent for a while, then waved his hand halfway and said: "The Qing family asked me to think about it~"

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It was night when Zhu Cihong couldn't sleep, and he didn't go to sleep until the fourth watch, but he was woken up by the guards after he had just slept for a while.

Zhu Cihong hurriedly put on the dragon robe, walked out of the cabin, and came to the deck. He saw the city soil flying in the west, and the flags were flying all over the sky. Tens of thousands of Qing troops came.

"Your Majesty, it's Geng Zhongming's men, at least one hundred thousand Qing troops!" Gao Mingheng sullenly said.

Zhu Cihong's face changed, "How is it possible, there are only [-] Qing troops in Luoyang, and Geng Zhongming doesn't want Luoyang?"

Gao Mingheng said sadly: "It should be that one of the [-] defeated troops on the left wing has surrendered to the enemy!"

Zhu Cihong's expression turned ugly, Geng Zhongming had one hundred thousand, Xuzhou had another twenty to thirty thousand, and Dorgon had twenty thousand, so the Ming army no longer had an advantage in strength.

For a moment, Zhu Cihong's face turned pale, and at this moment, Huang Degong hurried onto the boat, and said anxiously from afar: "Your Majesty, Mr. Gao Ge, the situation is not good. Two Qing troops have gone south, and they seem to be preparing to block the Yellow River." , break our way back!"

"What?" Zhu Cihong panicked now, he didn't want to be captured by the Qing army.

Huang Degong said: "Your Majesty, I request your Majesty to order that the army immediately withdraw to the south and break through to Huai'an."

The words from yesterday were still in my ears, Zhu Cihong blushed, Gao Mingheng beside him sighed and said, "Duke Jingguo, go prepare! Now we can't withdraw if we want to!"

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