nanming man

Chapter 802

At the end of November, the sky in the Taihang Mountains was gloomy, and the icy north wind whizzed across the mountains. The official road in front of Huguan was crowded with driven people and mule carts, and the cries of women and children could be heard from time to time. .

After the Qing army lost Hedong, Henan became a salient part. It was under attack from three sides, and most of them couldn't hold it. If they invested troops and resources in Luoyang, it was very easy for the Wei army to make dumplings.

Therefore, the only areas that the Qing army can rely on are Beizhi and Shandong, and these two places obviously cannot support too many Qing troops.

Gao Yihuan asked people to plunder Hebei's population and resources, which was tantamount to stabbing the Qing army again and bleeding Dorgon.

Now the cavalry of the Wei army is not weak. If Gao Yihuan occupies Hedong and threatens Hebei, he sends cavalry out of Taihang Eight Paths to harass Hebei and destroy Qizhuang and Qitian, which will become the norm.

Gao Yihuan felt that he didn't have to wait too long, as half of the Qing army would starve to death next year.

At the head of Huguan City, the generals of the Wei army saw a large number of banner slaves, helping the old and the young to enter the pass. Tens of thousands had entered in a few days. The Wei army was not worried about them consuming food, but was very happy.

This is not out of national sentiment, but the Western Wei State is really short of people, and the emerging military aristocrats in Henan and Shaanxi need a lot of labor to farm the land.

In the Western Wei Dynasty, there are actually different voices. They think that the military households control too many tenants and affect the taxation of the vassal mansion. The refugees should be allocated land to encourage them to open up wasteland and increase the enthusiasm of the people. Instead of prohibiting the people from privately reclaiming land, let them On the tenant.

There are many lands and few lands. Once they are released, the tenants will definitely go to reclaim wasteland, which will damage the interests of the army.

Just like the Qing Dynasty had strict escape laws, land enclosure laws, and investment and filling laws to maintain the interests of the Eight Banners and ensure that there were enough banner fields and banner slaves to cultivate, Gao Yihuan also wanted to safeguard the interests of the Wei army at this time.

At this time, after a large number of people poured into the pass, hundreds of cavalry from the Wei army galloped back, leading a brigade to the pass, and shouted anxiously: "The Tartars are here."

The cavalry rushed into the pass roaring, and the suspension bridge was immediately pulled up. After a while, the sound of hooves in the valley was heard, and countless Qing troops rushed...

On the river outside Huai'an City, warships covered in wounds appeared in the sight of the defenders.

A large ship approached the pier and lowered the planks. Zhu Cihong, who was still in shock, turned pale. Seeing the ministers who came to welcome him, he only said one sentence, "Send troops to meet Lord Yasukuni!"

To the north of Huai'an City, more than thirty miles away.

There was heavy snow in the sky, and suddenly there was a large crowd of people on both sides of the Yellow River. It seemed that there were few people in front, but the crowds became denser as they went further back, as if the Qiantang River was in high tide.

Looking down from the sky, this crowd that stretches for several miles is all soldiers of the Ming army wearing mandarin duck battle jackets. They support each other and walk quickly to the south. From time to time, some people fall down in the snow, but the surrounding soldiers don’t seem to see them. Yes, keep going.

Gao Mingheng was supported by several soldiers, and he walked forward with one deep foot and one shallow foot. His figure was in a state of embarrassment, and the scarlet official robe he was wearing was covered with mud, and the Wusha hat on his head did not know where it fell. , with disheveled white hair, he no longer has the majesty of a supervisor, and has become a skinny old man.

"Where are you going?" Gao Mingheng panted, his lips were chapped, his eyes were dull, and his face was pale.

"Old Ge, you have already passed Sanyi Town, and you are almost at the Huaihe River!" the general gasped, panting.

Gao Mingheng heard a blush on his face, and he looked around, as if he was looking for something.

At this time, he saw a mound beside him, "Help me up!"

A group of people panted and climbed up the mound. Gao Mingheng looked at the Ming army team in front of him, looking for the banner in the crowd, and muttered in his mouth: "Fengjie~Zhongguan~Guangling~Jianwu~Pengri~"

Seeing that most of the elites had successfully broken through the banner of the Ming army, Gao Mingheng burst into tears, and finally couldn't hold on anymore. He fell down on a big rock and finally rushed out.

Relying on the advantage of the cavalry, the Qing army seized Suqian first, and built positions on both sides of the strait, blocking the way for the Ming army on both sides of the strait to continue to retreat southward.

The Ming army attacked several times, but failed to break through the obstruction. They thought that the entire army would be wiped out, but they didn't want to fight to the most critical moment, but the Qing army's attack suddenly loosened, allowing the Ming army to break through the Qing army's obstruction. Thousands of people scrambled to flee south.

At this time, Gao Mingheng looked at the Ming army who was walking forward with his head bowed, and couldn't help sighing a long time, his heart felt like a knife was twisted. Although the Ming army rushed out, his vitality was already seriously injured, and he was no longer qualified to participate in the world's competition in the short term.

At this time, a well-organized Ming army came against the current, and the leader came to Gao Mingheng on horseback, and said: "I have seen the old man in my humble position."

Gao Mingheng asked, "Which route are you from?"

"The humble Zhang Guowei is the defender from Huai'an, and he was ordered to meet the cabinet and Duke Yasukuni!" The general said, looking around, and then asked: "Gebu, where is Duke Yasukuni?"

"Duke Jingguo leads Zhongwu Town, after the final decision, you go to meet him!" Gao Mingheng said urgently.

"Obey!" Zhang Guowei clasped his fists, ran back to the horse, flew on the horse, and led his troops to gallop north.

Things were urgent in the east of the river, and Dorgon led the main force back to the army. There were not many Qing troops who covered up and killed the Ming army. Nikan led them and chased them all the way to the vicinity of the Huaihe River.

On the bank of the Huaihe River, the warships of the Ming army shuttled back and forth on the river to meet the army and cross the river. Huang Degong was wearing silver armor and carrying an iron gun. He reined in his horse and stood on the bank, his body soaked in blood.

Tens of thousands of Qing troops chased to the bank. Nikan reined in his horse and saw Huang Degong and thousands of Ming cavalry stationed by the river. He did not continue to attack, but watched the Ming troops on the north bank from a distance, boarding the boat one by one. Finally, Huang Degong pulled the rein of the horse, and also pulled out the boat.

In Huai'an City, in Zhu Cihong's temporary palace, many ministers were summarizing and analyzing the situation after Xuzhou's defeat.

"Your Majesty, the Qing army withdrew at a critical time. I'm afraid Dorgon gave up attacking us because of the Western Wei's breakthrough."

Zhu Cihong's face was gloomy. He originally wanted to take advantage of the decisive battle between the Qing Dynasty and Gao Yihuan, take advantage of the Northern Expedition and take advantage of it, but now he has attracted the main force of the Qing army, fulfilled Gao Yihuan, and became a great philanthropist in the Western Wei Dynasty.

The 30 army went to the Northern Expedition, and only 10 returned. Huang Degong suffered many injuries, Gao Mingheng fell ill, and Zhu Cihong's heart was bleeding. The loss was so great that he didn't even have the face to return to Nanjing.

At this time, a general walked in. He felt the oppressive atmosphere, but he still stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty, Nikan sent an envoy to see you!"

"Jiannu dares to send someone over, I will kill him!" Wu Yi was furious, and was about to leave after speaking.

Ruan Dacheng stood up, stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "General Wu, wait a minute! This is the end of the matter, and it will do us no harm to listen to what Jiannu has to say."

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