Beiyang new warlord

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Hearing that the voice was wrong, Baihu also ran out of the tower in a hurry, and looked over, but his back was instantly drenched with sweat, and he couldn't stop roaring.

"Tartar! Tartar! Quickly inform Sir Qianhu! The Tartar is here!"

The sun gradually set in the west and rose in the east, but the rising red sun did not bring any warmth to the Ming army. Instead, a wave of cold soaked everyone's back.

On the shore, the embroidered army has been fully revealed, some are carrying horses, some are holding spears, the border is so dark that it is impossible to see clearly, the bonfire lit last night is almost extinguished, and the roaring and roaring sounds one after another.

Who would have expected that so many Qing troops suddenly appeared more than 40 kilometers behind the entire main battlefield.

Moreover, protecting this Ming army, the sea, which is usually tired of looking at it, retreats little by little like bullying the weak and fearing the hard.

low tide!

At about four o'clock in the morning, the last piece of water dried up, fully revealing the wet beach below, and the sea fish and crabs that hadn't had time to retreat were jumping on the beach, but the Ming army had no mood to catch up with the sea at all.

In the ears, the sound of horns and horns sounded like the drum of the king of Hades, and the Qing army without wings was also dark, like an army of death crawling out of hell, stepping heavily on these fresh fish and crabs, bit by bit Press toward the island.

Maybe this is the last day of my life, my heart is beating crazily, my back is getting more and more wet, fear is like a bug eating my heart, finally, I can't hold back the huge pressure in my heart, the lunatic of Baihu yelling.

"Shoot! Shoot!"

The old three-eyed guns crackled like firecrackers on the beach.

Songshan, Ming Army Zhongjun.

Early in the morning, Hong Chengchou gathered his generals as usual, preparing to release today's new mission. A dozen general soldiers had just entered the Songshan yamen, and at the other end, a few messengers with chapped lips were already impatient. Followed in.

"Supervisor! Eight hundred miles, hurry up!"

He clearly felt an ominous premonition, and his heart twitched a few times. Hong Chengchou snatched the military newspaper with his hands, and the first time he squeezed the wax pill to look at it, he sat down on the chair limply.

"Supervisor!"

Also filled with uneasiness, Cao Bianjiao asked hastily.

Looking up at him in a daze, and then at the other stunned subordinates, Hong Chengchou threw the military newspaper on the table very heavily.

"Beacon Mountain has fallen!"

Chapter 458. Despair

What Hong Chengchou was most worried about happened.

War is not a battle, it is a road to death, it is always between the balance of interests, the Ming army puts the main force on the front line, and there will be emptiness in the back. Hong Chengchou almost broke through the siege of Jinzhou within ten days, giving the ancestors Dashou took a breath, so that the Emperor Mian Duo would have an explanation, and then retreated to Ningyuan before Huang Taiji could react.

But this is unexpected, only on the sixth day, Huang Taiji has such courage to draw troops on the tense front line to block his own rear. It is indeed terrifying that this person is an enemy.

On this day, Hong Chengchou did not attack again, and the entire army retreated in a hurry, and the Qing army did not attack. The attack on Tashan and Bijiashan had already mobilized more than 5000 young and capable main Eight Banners cavalry from the front line. At this time, the Qing army The army didn't dare to fight Hong Chengchou. If they really wanted to fight to the death, the Qing Dynasty couldn't stand it, and Dongjiang was cheap for nothing.

The murderous spirit came soaring, and so many sacrifices were made, the wounded were not recovered, and the dead were buried! But now such a result has been obtained, the cavalry drooped their heads listlessly, and the infantry of the brigade also pushed the cannon dully silently , even the two crow mouths, Zhang Ruolin and Ma Shaoyu, the two superintendents, kept their mouths tightly shut, not daring to say a word.

They came here to gain credit, and the two Xiaobai didn't know anything about the military. Knowing that tens of thousands of Qing troops were surrounded behind them, they were also terrified.

Uncle can live a happy life in the capital, how can he die here?

The horse swayed, followed the infantry, and Hong Chengchou himself walked very slowly. Behind him, there was a loud and barbaric cheer, which made the governor of Jiliao couldn't help turning his head back, looking at the people who were killed on the top of the mountain. He picked up the banner with clear characters, and his face also showed a sense of melancholy, and immediately looked at the two supervising soldiers in front of him, with incomparable disgust, resentment, and contempt all in his bloodshot eyes. emerging in.

The battle line once again pushed back to the line bordering Songshan and Rufengshan. The 13 Ming army retreated inside and outside Songshan City, followed by the Eight Banners Army, which was also firmly behind their backs.

As soon as he returned to Songshan, Hong Chengchou went up to the city wall and looked down with his binoculars. On the horizon, the faintly visible Emperor Taiji army made the remaining general soldiers and him, the supervisor, look extremely ugly, and even stood next to each other. Less than a mile or two away from Songshan Mountain, there are Eight Banners scout cavalry who can't stop howling and provoking, the voice is particularly harsh.

Originally, in this battle of Jinzhou, Da Ming had the upper hand, but just like that, he fell into an unfavorable situation of two sides attacking for no apparent reason.

The strong wind blew past the city built on the high mountain, and a large group of troops remained silent.

"Master, for the current plan, we can only ask for help from the Governor of Liaodong! After all, we are both ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and the Governor of Liaodong should not refuse to save him!"

At this time, Wu Sangui thought of his sworn brother again. Although he didn't like the name of the Liaodong governor who must have put a big hat on his head, he was really forced to his head. Behind Hong Chengchou, Dorgon was very heavy. A bow, please play.

But Hong Chengchou subconsciously shook his head when he heard this.

If Mao Jue was willing to send troops, he would have sent troops a long time ago, and why did he use him to confront the Qing army here for more than a year?As long as [-] cavalrymen raided under the city of Shenyang, Huang Taiji would have to sit still and retreat. The filth between Dongjiang and the imperial court was already an open secret from the upper echelon. The emperor Mao Jue, the Governor of Liaodong, was not even involved in this battle that decided the fate of the outsiders. The teacher's name was not even mentioned, so it was obvious, why did he bother to bring shame on himself?

However, this cannot be said directly. Under the hopeful gaze of several general soldiers, Hong Chengchou frowned

"Time is running out. Even if we ask for help, it will take at least half a month for the messenger to arrive. Mao Liaodong will need more time to send troops. There are only three days of food and grass left in the army. We can't wait for that time."

These words were indeed reasonable, and the commanders couldn't help but lower their heads slightly in disappointment, but Wu Sangui's proposal made Zhang Ruolin's eyes light up suddenly.

"There are still soldiers in Liaodong?"

The Ministry of War really didn't care about choosing people, so they chose two people who were familiar with Liao affairs! They chose two military idiots, and they didn't even know about Dongjiang Town.Hearing this question, Hong Chengchou really didn't bother to talk to him, and turned around by watching the enemy's situation.

Disappointed, Wu Sangui hummed weakly.

"Go back to the Superintendent, and further north, on the border of Li's North Korea, there is Dongjiang Town, a town of our Ming Dynasty, commanded by Liaodong Supervisor Mao Jue."

"How many soldiers and horses are there in Dongjiang?"

"This, 10,000+"

The imperial court really didn’t know how many troops there were in Dongjiang. After all, Dongjiang hadn’t been paid for nearly ten years. However, Mao Jue withstood a full-scale attack by the Qing army. It is said that Huang Taiji suffered a lot. If you earn a title, you must have a hundred thousand soldiers!

Having said that, Wu Sangui also really admired him. He was farming under his own hands and was living on seven cents of the court's salary. How could Mao Jue spend so much money and food to support the army and the people? He also had food for his mother All the wine is sold to Liaodong.

Wu Sangui sighed here, but Zhang Ruolin's eyes were shining when he heard it.Originally thought that Hong Chengchou could not count on it here! , Mao Liaodong popped up again.

They are afraid of the Qing army, but they are as brave as tigers to the supervisor. Who is behind them?The Minister of the Ministry of War and the emperor! Which supervisor would dare not listen to his own instructions?Immediately, he hit Mao Jue with the idea of ​​meritorious service and promotion, and took the opportunity to leave this dangerous place. Zhang Ruolin clasped his fist impassionedly.

"Master Hong, everyone, just leave the matter of supervising the troops dispatched by Dongjiang to Zhang! Please send someone to send me to the north, Lord Hong. I will definitely be able to call for reinforcements and relieve the army's difficulties!"

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou wanted to slap himself in the face.

Now he wanted to understand, why didn't he take these two crow-mouthed burdens to Mao Jue earlier?The province is here to annoy people and interfere with the command. Without them, today's situation might not have happened! This is a major strategic mistake of him as the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces!

But now it's better than nothing!Send them away, let the ears be clean, so as not to point fingers at himself, Hong Chengchou immediately agreed to throw down the binoculars, nodding his head continuously.

"It couldn't be better for Zhang Jianjun to do this! Become a dragon! Immediately arrange elite guards and send two adults, Supervisor Zhang Army and Horse Supervisor Army, to break through!"

"The last general, the last general obeys orders"

Cao Bianjiao reluctantly agreed to this order. He was full of annoyance and contempt. When he saw the situation was good, he would bluff. Now that he is surrounded, he wants to run away. What is it?

But even if he was unhappy, more than [-] Guanning cavalry were mobilized amidst his yelling.

They didn't want to stay longer for a second, and under the contemptuous eyes of the generals, the two of them left the city.