Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 515 Once Back to Before Liberation
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It's been three days since I woke up.

Yang Chao found himself lying on a boat with anxious generals beside him, including Li Wuliu, Zhao Kang and many other men.

"How's the situation?"

The subordinates briefly reported.

Zheng Chenggong has fled back to Fujian.Li Dingguo has returned to Hunan from Wuchang, and fought fiercely with Sun Kewang in Yuanzhou and Jingzhou.Kuidong Army was chased by Li Guohan and defeated all the way, and has been driven back to Bazhou. The Qing Army and Hong Chengchou's troops had a round.Wu Sangui has occupied Kunming.

The situation of Yang Chao's army is also very pessimistic. Azig leads 40 Eight Banners to surround Kaifeng Mansion, and Wang Pu is desperately returning to help.Li Wuliu's army is still in Tianjin Wei, but it faces the persecution of 30 Qing troops.

"Go back to the army. The Qing army doesn't want to fight in Tianjin Wei. There is no need for our army to make unnecessary sacrifices. The general situation is over."

Yang Chao sighed, the Northern Expedition of the three armies led to the retreat of two armies, which was a huge blow to him. He naively thought that he could shorten the preparation time for the Northern Expedition by forming an alliance, but in the end he still had to rely on himself. Could it be that the Chinese really Can't learn to cooperate?

"It's all about that thief, Sun Kewang. He deserves to die, and return to the army to destroy Sun Kewang!"

Yang Chao felt annoyed in his heart, and felt a splitting headache, and he took a long time to calm down.

"The situation in Jiangnan is not optimistic, is it?"

Yang Chao didn't seem to have heard his subordinates talk about the situation in Jiangnan. After asking, he saw several subordinates looking at each other.

"Say it, I'm still not dead."

Many men then said: "Hong Chengchou borrowed Sun Kewang to cross the river. Hunan has already fallen except Wuchang and Changsha. Hong Chengchou and Sun Kewang are attacking Li Dingguo."

Yang Chao sighed: "Once back to the pre-liberation period. Many men listen to the order, so let's go to the Hutuo River area immediately. The line from Zhending to Qingxian County is our army's line of defense. After you have secured your defenses, the Tianjin army will retreat alternately. Kaifeng must not have If it is lost, Zhao Kang's department will immediately go to support Kaifeng after covering the retreat of the army."

Things have developed to the present, and it is meaningless to insist on spending with the Qing army. Sometimes the war is a kind of momentum. If several armies can work together with one heart and one mind, the Qing court may have perished. It's a pity Yang Chao underestimated Sun Kewang's wolfish ambition.

So we can only retreat, but we can't let the retreat turn into a rout. If we preserve our strength, we still have a chance to come back.

The instigator of all this, Sun Kewang, was actually worried. Although he returned to Guizhou, Li Dingguo returned thousands of miles to help, almost catching him by surprise. Fortunately, Hong Chengchou crossed the river in time to help him stabilize the situation, but at this time Hong Chengchou never mentioned it. It's a matter of three provinces.

Sun Kewang didn't dare to ask Hong Chengchou for it. After all, the battle in Hunan still depends on Hong Chengchou. Hong Chengchou's [-] green battalion is even better than his [-] army. the main force.

In fact, Sun Kewang's [-] old subordinates have no fighting power, but they have lost their spirit and don't know what they are fighting for. When they first left Yunnan the year before last, everyone was full of energy in their hearts, and they all knew that they were going to the Northern Expedition But all of a sudden, the kings started to fight among themselves. Sun Kewang beat Li Dingguo, and Li Dingguo beat Sun Kewang. The soldiers who beat them lost their hearts.

Li Dingguo, in particular, has always been very prestigious. When fighting, he will lead the charge and share joys and sorrows with the soldiers. Such a general is naturally full of charisma and is highly respected by the soldiers. Even Sun Kewang's soldiers also admire Li Dingguo in their hearts. , So when they faced Li Dingguo, deep down in their hearts, they had a thought that they didn't want to fight, and it was difficult to win under such emotions.

But Li Dingguo was not feeling well either. He sent 1 troops and lost more than 3 during the Northern Expedition, but lost 5 during the withdrawal. Being blocked by Sun Kewang, he attacked Sun Kewang without hesitating casualties. Naturally, he suffered heavy losses, especially many old brothers who had followed him for more than ten years had died. A feeling of sadness.

Later, after being attacked by Hong Chengchou, it was really difficult to persist, and he could only be forced to move to Guangxi.When they arrived at the border of Guangxi, there were only more than 2 people left, and each of them lost their armor and armor, which was even more miserable than when Zhang Xianzhong's army was chased by the Ming army and fled.

Especially the future is uncertain, and it is not known whether they can enter Guangxi. If Yang Chao blocks them from Guangxi, Li Dingguo can only wait for death, and can only watch Hong Chengchou catch up and eat him.

When he saw Song Kun in Guangxi, prepared hot soup and rice, clean clothes, and opened the city gate to welcome them, Li Dingguo's eyes were a little hot. He had never regarded Yang Chao as a loyal minister, but at this moment he seemed Being able to communicate with another sincere heart at a distance of thousands of miles, Yang Chao is not a loyal minister, but Yang Chao is a righteous man!
Li Dingguo insisted on bringing the army into Guangxi, and stopped in Yongzhou, a small border town. The soldiers were already overdrawn, not only physically tired, but the most tired heart. Not only the soldiers were tired, but Li Dingguo was even more tired.

The little emperor Zhu Cihuan, who has already entered Myanmar, is relieved. It seems inappropriate to call him the little emperor, because he is almost 20 years old this year, and he has suffered so many setbacks. Both his mind and ability should have increased. Unfortunately, he is still missing one thing, the courage of his ancestors Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di who dared to kill with a knife.

Even under Sun Kewang's command, Zhu Cihuan still has a large number of loyal courtiers, and his prestige among the people is still there. If he can stand up, ride a horse, pick up a sword, and call out, countless people are willing to die for him of.

But it is a pity that there will be no immediate emperor after Ming Wuzong. The Ming Wuzong who liked to fight, was later scolded by civil servants as a bloody sprinkler, and used it as a negative teaching material to educate the later emperors.

Without courage, Zhu Cihuan panicked when he heard that Wu Sangui was attacking Chishui. Later, Sun Kewang came back in the name of rescue, but instead surrendered the Guizhou defenders, letting Wu Sangui advance lightly and drive directly to Kunming.

The emperor panicked, and so did the ministers. Some said they should go to Guangxi, but some civil servants said that Guangxi was in Yang Chao's hands.

Then some people said to go to Sichuan to go to Wen'anzhi, but Wu Sangui fought from Sichuan to Guizhou, and then to Yunnan. No one knew the situation in Sichuan and dared not act rashly.

At this time, Ma Jixiang said to go to Burma. When he was in Guangxi, Kong Youde chased them. The officials had discussed going to Vietnam, but they didn't make up their minds at that time. At this time, it seemed that this was the only way.

Before they could discuss a clear plan, Wu Sangui's troops had already arrived at Yunnan Mansion. As a result, the imperial court panicked and ran southwest without any plan. Tens of thousands of Kunming defenders also followed the emperor, trampling each other along the way. If he didn't meet Wu Sangui, he would have suffered a heavy loss.

Finally, they arrived in Myanmar with several thousand people and their families. The Burmese asked them to put down their weapons before they could enter the customs. The courtiers thought that the other party’s concerns were justified, so they put down their weapons. But at this time, the Burmese still felt that they had too many people. Especially the civil servants with their families, the Burmese felt that they were useless, so they separated these civil servants and their family members and housed them in the homes of ordinary people on the road, and served them as slaves. The Burmese insulted him and committed suicide.

Despite this, about 3000 people were escorted to Toungoo in Myanmar. At this time, the king of Myanmar sent people to send food and various supplies. The attitude was still friendly. At this time, Zhu Cihuan, who was frightened, breathed a sigh of relief. .

But Wu Sangui, who scared Zhu Cihuan to Burma, sat comfortably in the city of Kunming. In the past, Sun Kewang built the Prince Ji Mansion, and later in the palace of Emperor Longwu, he had only 1 people under him. Let alone chasing Longwu, he occupied Yunnan It's all choking.

He was overjoyed, he didn't expect Emperor Longwu to run away, otherwise relying on the city of Kunming, tens of thousands of defenders, Wu Sangui's long-distance surprise attack, no logistics, no reinforcements, almost no chance of winning, but the emperor ordered him to be precious, precious He realized that he didn't dare to take the risk, and his ministers would not let the emperor take the risk, so the emperor ran away.

Yang Chao has already arrived in Huai'an, his body has recovered a bit, and he is in a hurry. His hopes are too great, and his disappointment is even greater. Before, the prince who fought the Northern Expedition fought against the Qing army, no matter whether he won or lost, he had never done this before. , but this time success was in sight, but suddenly fell short.

Yang Chao felt that he was still young and the city was not enough, just like Wu Zixu who had just fled.

Although Cheng Fu's cultivation is not thick enough, but his IQ is still there. Yang Chao has already clearly recognized the situation in front of him.

There is no need to think about Henan, even Huguang is lost, Yang Chao can only let Song Kun stick to Guangxi, and let Lu Mo stick to Changsha and Wuchang Mansion, especially Wuchang Mansion, the hub linking Jingxiang and Han River, if it is a last resort, Changsha can do it Give up, but Wuchang must not give up.

The fleet has to pass the lock at Qingjiangpu.

A lot of material was even unloaded and turned over by land, and then the ship lightly passed the sluice, and was loaded on the other side.

Yang Chao saw gun carts that had experienced gunpowder and smoke, pulling heavy cannons and plowing deep ruts under the forceful pull of horses with their heads bowed.

A heavy rain not long ago made the ground very muddy, and soon the gun cart sank into the mud. The clever soldiers found targets and laid them in the ruts, and the wheels could finally drive normally on the wooden boards.

Two long wooden boards look forward from under the wheels, forming two roads made of wood, winding and winding, giving people a feeling of not knowing where it leads!
(End of this chapter)