Although most of the Ming army's defeated troops fled south, a small number of defeated troops found that the road ahead was heavily ambushed and did not dare to move forward. They reversed and headed north to find a safer road. That's it.
, these defeated troops happened to meet the main camp of the Runing Army. Most of the Qing Army's troops were also chasing south, so there were not many Qing troops chasing north, which also allowed the Runing Army to successfully
to drive them away.
"Commander Wu! Commander! You must not return to Songshan!" Yan Sanling, Wang Sheng and other newly recruited military attachés kowtowed repeatedly in Wu Shigong's tent.
The Runing army outside the camp was responding to the defeated troops, but Yan Sanling, Wang Sheng and others inside the camp were trying their best to persuade Wu Shigong not to rescue Hong Chengchou and to flee south as quickly as possible.
"Commander! The entire army on this expedition has been defeated, and only your Huben, Commander, is left. The Commander will also become the pillar of the imperial court, and there must be no room for failure. Songshan is originally a fortified city, and the Governor is temporarily staying here.
The city is not in danger, and can be rescued calmly in the future, without fighting for this moment. As long as the general returns to Ningyuan, the court will know that you are loyal, and the governor will also understand your difficulties. You must not rush in again.
"
Yan Sanling was Hong Chengchou's military attaché, so he only kowtowed and said nothing, while Wang Sheng spoke a little unscrupulously. Of course, the words he used were also very tactful, and he sounded eloquent, but he could not conceal his abandonment of Hong Chengchou.
It means to run away alone.
"I have made up my mind! How can I do that and abandon my robe?" Wu Shigong said with dignity, "If you are not willing to go with me, I will send you off respectfully without any force. But I have decided to go north again, and I will respectfully welcome the governor.
Master, please get out of this dangerous place."
As Wu Shigong spoke, he observed Zhou Junwu sitting next to him from the corner of his eye. He saw Zhou Junwu writing quickly, trying to record Wu Shigong's impassioned words. Wu Shigong nodded secretly with satisfaction in his heart, these words were all
It will be a good material for future publicity!
Hearing that Wu Shigong was so determined, Yan Sanling, Wang Sheng and others were speechless. With their defeated troops, there was no way to pass through the Qing army's layers of interception, and they could only follow the Runing army. Therefore,
Yan Sanling, Wang Sheng and the others could only accept Wu Shigong's decision.
But at this moment, the soldiers rushed into the tent with more than a dozen defeated soldiers. These defeated soldiers were somewhat special. They fled from Hong Chengchou's troops in the north. These defeated soldiers brought Wu Shigong and others
A shocking news came - the 20,000 troops sent by Hong Chengchou had been completely wiped out.
Upon hearing the news, Wu Shigong didn't even have the energy to curse. The Ming army of 20,000 men, not 20,000 sheep, couldn't last even half a night. What else could Wu Shigong say?
In fact, Wu Shigong had some misunderstandings. After some questioning, Wu Shigong learned the reason for the defeat of this Ming army.
When Yutian Commander-in-Chief Cao Bianjiao and former Tun Guard Commander-in-Chief Wang Tingchen led 20,000 soldiers and horses in addition to Songshan City and came to the Jianshi Mountain area, they encountered Obai and Tan Tai led nearly 7,000 Qing troops to intercept them.
The two armies immediately had a fierce battle in the Jianshi Mountain area. Because the Qing army was exhausted, and the Ming army was trapped and still fighting, after a fierce battle, the Ming army, as a mourning soldier, actually won the victory and repulsed Obai.
Tan Tai's Qing Army.
But after the Qing army retreated, the Ming army camped on the spot to rest. Unexpectedly, the weather was not favorable. After the Qing army retreated, the tide rose, and all the Ming army camped on the beach were submerged. Obai, Tan Tai and others saw an opportunity.
They took advantage of the situation and attacked, so the officers and soldiers who escaped were intercepted and killed by the Qing army. In the end, only a few hundred people fled back to Songshan City. A dozen people were lucky enough to break through the Qing army's interception and escaped to the Runing army.
However, Hong Chengchou's military advantage suddenly turned into an absolute disadvantage. He had to stick to Songshan and wait for the arrival of the next batch of reinforcements.
So when Wu Shigong understood the reason, he was speechless. This situation really seemed like God was going to destroy the Ming Dynasty. All kinds of weird failures could happen.
However, the Ming army was also unlucky to encounter two irresponsible generals. Cao Bianjiao was fine. Although he was from Liaodong, he had been fighting in the mainland for a long time and he didn't know the water science. It was understandable. But what about Wang Tingchen?
The Qiantunwei where he was located is today's Jinxi Huludao area. How could he not know about the tidal changes? It can only be said that their heads were kicked by donkeys!
But one thing Wu Shigong didn't know was that during the expedition, the two arrogant representatives of the Ministry of War, Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu, fled to the mouth of the Xiaoling River and hid on a boat on the seaside when the entire army retreated.
After being chased by the Qing army, the two of them fled back to Ningyuan on a sea ship. The whole escape process really showed that they were "brave and resourceful".
In the history of later generations, Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu were basically blamed for the defeat of the Songjin War. It was said that it was because they forced Hong Chengchou to send troops, causing the Ming army to act rashly and leading to the defeat. In fact, this statement did not help these two men.
People are not fair.
Indeed, through contact with Wu Shigong, Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu have always had an arrogant attitude, and they have been dictating Hong Chengchou and other Ming army generals. Their attitudes are quite annoying. But don't forget that they represent Emperor Chongzhen and the Ming Dynasty.
For the imperial court.
Let us think about it from the perspective of Emperor Chongzhen and the court. Jinzhou City was besieged in March of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, and Hong Chengchou initially mobilized his army in July. But now it is August of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen.
, During this year, Hong Chengchou did not take any action at all. Except for being attacked once by Tan Tai at night, he did not have any large-scale battle with the Qing army. How could Emperor Chongzhen and the court endure this?
From Ningyuan to Jinzhou, it is only more than a hundred miles. There are more than 300 days in a year. If you walk one mile in three days, you will have to climb to Jinzhou. If Hong Chengchou tried hard but suffered a big defeat, he would not be able to do it.
He made many accusations, but his army was basically unscathed, which is intolerable. After all, the imperial court transferred the most elite Ming troops and a large amount of food and wages to Liaodong. It can be said that all the conditions for Hong Chengchou were met.
No one can bear to send troops! Not to mention that the food reserves in Jinzhou City are not endless.
In addition, Hong Chengchou actually ignored the important passage Changling when arranging troops. This was a major mistake in command. Although Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu kept gesticulating, they did not interfere with Hong Chengchou's command. Of course, they did not interfere with Hong Chengchou's command.
, Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu don’t know how to direct, so they can’t interfere even if they want to.
In addition, after the fall of Bijia Mountain, Hong Chengchou did not have enough prestige to control the entire army, which caused the commander-in-chief of each town to flee alone, causing the entire army to collapse. Therefore, it can be said that Hong Chengchou had to bear at least nine responsibilities for the failure of the Songjin Battle.
fulfill the above responsibilities.
No matter what, now Wu Shigong has solved a problem, and their opinions are unified. There is no need to save Hong Chengchou now, let's bring his own Runing Army to life first!
Now, Wu Shigong will face a new problem. Which road should he choose to return to Ningyuan? Wu Shigong has learned from the defeated soldiers that there are layers of ambushes of the Qing army along the seaside road. If he passes there, he will definitely
Faced with a lot of fighting.
Moreover, the fleeing Ming army and Hong Chengchou's army are almost completely wiped out. The Qing army only needs to send a small group of troops to guard the two cities of Jinzhou and Songshan, and all other troops can be concentrated to deal with the Runing army. So this
The path I was used to taking before was not a good choice.
But Wu Shigong and the others were not familiar with other roads, so Wu Shigong called Hardanbaatar into the tent and summoned all the officers of the Runing Army to discuss how to return to Ningyuan.
"Master! There is another road that doesn't go through the seaside. From #￥%, then to %￥#, and then #￥%..." What Hardanbaatar said constantly contained some Mongolian vocabulary, referring to Wu Shigong and the others.
It's cloudy and foggy.
"Wait! Wait!" Wu Shigong quickly stopped him, "Come here, get the map first, and you point it out on the map!"
A soldier quickly brought over a simple map for the survey after arriving in Liaodong, so Hardanbaatar lay on the map and began to point out the route he said. However, the map for the survey was not accurate in the first place, and Hardanbaatar
They were not good at reading maps, so after talking for a long time, Wu Shigong and the others drew a hasty route on the map.
But just like this hastily drawn route, Runing's army was asked to follow the route drawn on the map, which made Wu Shigong uneasy. So he asked again: "Have you ever walked this road?
?Can we pass the army? Can you lead the way?"
Hardanbaatar nodded quickly and assured: "My slave has walked on this road, and this road can pass through the army. My slave can lead the way together with the people who have walked in the tribe, and will never lead the road astray."
But Wu Shigong was still a little worried, because Hardanbaatar's credibility for telling the truth was indeed not high. So he told Chi Ming: "Go to the newly recruited soldiers outside and ask them. If anyone knows the way, they will tell you."
Bring them here and let them and Master Hada lead the way."
When the soldiers arranged by Chi Ming left the tent, Wu Shigong asked Hardanbaatar: "Tell me again: Are there any easy places to set up ambushes along the way?"
"Here first!" Hardanbaatar pointed to the map and explained to Wu Shigong and the others, "There is a #%￥ mountain pass here, followed by the ￥%# river, and behind it, through a #￥% grassland, we reach Ningyuan."
Wu Shigong was completely defeated by Hardan Bartel's Martian text. He shook his head and smiled and asked the officers in the tent: "Can you understand Master Ha?"
Chi Ming on the side immediately concluded: "It's very simple! Cross a mountain pass, then cross a river, and then pass through a grassland, and you will arrive at Ningyuan!" Chi Ming's summary immediately aroused laughter in the tent. (To be continued.
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