The Qing army set up camp and faced off with the Ming army inside and outside the city.
Although the Phoenix City seemed to be in danger, they still survived every critical moment and even defended and counterattacked.
Wu Sangui and others were no exception. They no longer sat on the sidelines and watched, but participated in it, commanding the Korean soldiers to fight to the end.
In just ten days, this army, which had gone through the Korean War, was transformed into an elite force, and counterattacks from time to time gave the Qing army a huge headache.
Suddenly, a messenger ran over and knelt down on one knee: "Chief soldier, there is news from the Navy."
"oh?"
Wu Sangui was startled and quickly spread it out to take a look. He was stunned.
"What's wrong?"
Li Chengdong and Li Yingren asked hurriedly.
"Jinzhou City is broken."
Wu Sangui murmured, which was especially unbelievable: "Western Liaoning has been restored, and it is approaching Guangning. Shengjing is very close."
"This time we are behind."
Shuangli and Li were shocked and hurriedly took it over to take a look, and found that it was indeed the case.
"That's Western Liaoning. There are more than a hundred castles all over the place. Even the Manchus took several years to capture it. How many days has it been? A month?"
"We have to fight back too."
Wu Sangui looked at the dim sky in the distance, with heavy clouds and heavy air, which made people feel particularly uncomfortable.
"After recuperating our strength for a long time, it's time for the troops and horses of the Beijing camp to be dispatched."
Suddenly, the small Phoenix City became busy.
The reason why only North Korean soldiers and horses are used is not just to allow Beijing to recharge its batteries, but because Phoenix City is too small and cannot be deployed at all.
There were 30,000 Korean soldiers and 20,000 Beijing troops, which crowded the Phoenix City to the brim.
With this order, the whole city was shocked.
The Beijing camp quickly assembled, and soon they were gathered on the street, like a long black dragon, with no end in sight.
Wu Sangui didn't say anything, and said directly: "If you defeat the enemy in this battle, you can go home and reunite as soon as possible."
For a time, the crowd was excited and they were finally able to go home.
A large number of Ming troops came out from the four gates and gathered towards the enemy according to the established plan.
Jierhalang, on the other hand, frowned uncertainly. The number of the Ming army was greater than his own.
With no other choice, he bit the bullet and commanded the entire army to advance.
The Qing army had been exhausted for many days. Facing the Ming army, which was recharging its strength, it was suddenly overwhelmed. The gate of the camp was fought for many times, and there was a risk of falling.
In this regard, Jierhalang had no choice but to boost morale: "If this battle is defeated, there will be no danger between Shengjing and Phoenix City, and the Qing Dynasty will perish."
"You, your wives and children will be slaves and maids, and you will be bullied and tortured. Now you have no choice but to fight to the end. The court will not forget you, and will never be stingy with your pensions and rewards—"
As for the Eight Banners of Mongolia and Manchuria, Jierhalang emphasized:
"If we lose this battle, the Han people will change their appearance and come to ride on us. How we treated them before, they will treat us even harder."
“Whether it’s for reputation or the future, we must never back down——”
For a time, the morale of the Qing army was greatly shaken, and they seemed to be competing with the Ming army, which was unsettling.
"snort!"
Wu Sangui did not believe in evil: "Move out the North Korean soldiers as well. This time I will push the mountain to the top and never allow them to breathe."
"Whether it's armor, morale, combat power, or total troop strength, we all have the advantage. How can Jiannu win?"
Wu Sangui felt extremely comfortable fighting such a rich battle for the first time.
Since the Battle of Saarhu, the Ming army has been retreating continuously. No matter how many troops there are, they have to defend various places, even to the point of defeating them one by one.
Even in the Battle of Jinzhou, it was just a forced defense. How could we ever take the initiative to attack like today?
He held his head high and stood on his horse, his stern face making people's hearts tremble: "Kill Jiannu——"
"Kill, kill, kill——"
The thundering roar was like a fuse, arousing the morale of the army.
Tens of thousands of Ming Dynasty allied troops attacked the Qing army camp from all directions. Their roars reached into the sky, making Jierhalang's face change drastically.
As usual, the Ming army used muskets to clear the way, tiger crouching cannons, and Frangi cannons. It was easy to capture the wooden military camp. In just a few clicks, the camp was breached.
The Ming army, which flowed in like a tidal wave, quickly expanded its advantage and eventually submerged the entire camp.
Nearly 100,000 people crowded into this camp, which seemed to make people breathless.
Jierhalang had no choice but to erect a banner and encourage the army to fight. Unfortunately, the general trend was that there was no way to save the situation.
"withdraw--"
Jierhalang looked downcast and showed a bitter smile: "It is important to preserve the main force——"
In the battle of Phoenix City, the Ming army won a complete victory.
Ten thousand people were captured and seven to eight thousand were killed. The rest were defeated and fled. The Qing army was seriously injured and the Eight Banners suffered heavy losses.
"Let's go to Liaoyang at this time. Let's go to Shengjing and Shenyang."
Wu Sangui is high-spirited and full of confidence.
…
At the same time, the main force of the Ming army, which was stationed at the mouth of the Liaohe River and on the front line of Taipingbao, also received news of Jinzhou's victory.
Chen Yongfu touched the map and looked at the marked name of Jinzhou, and for a moment he was a little distracted.
Li Jizu was always careless. I thought he was making a feint attack in western Liaoning, but he never thought that he would become the main force.
Could it be that I, the main force, ended up becoming a partial teacher?
"No, absolutely not -"
Chen Yongfu shook his head, tens of thousands of the main force of the Beijing camp, are they the material to be a partial army?
If I say this out loud, I'm afraid it will make people laugh.
"Counterattack——"
With an order, the Ming army moved into action.
Facing the Ming army camp, Hauge's eyes were full of fear.
At this time, the Ming army had grown into an army that was unmatched in the world, and was not inferior to the Eight Banners in the past.
"Why did the Ming army move? What happened?"
Haug was shocked. Did he get some news?
"Is there news from Shengjing Naike?"
"Not yet!"
"What's going on?"
…
Shengjing was in a state of panic.
Jinzhou is lost.
Although Guangning can still defend for a while, Shengjing is already in danger.
The elite Eight Banners were divided into three. Today, the main force of the Shengjing, Manchu, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners only has more than 30,000 people.
"Let all bannermen gather together and draw one soldier from each household."
Dorgon endured the pain, gritted his teeth and ordered: "How many soldiers can we get by doing this?"
Fan Wencheng thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "There are about 20,000 people, but they haven't practiced battle formations for a long time, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to fight against the Ming army."
"We can't expect them to fight in the field, just defend the city."
Dorgon gritted his teeth and showed a ferocious face: "Ajige deserves to die, he still has the nerve to defend in Guangning, why not die in Jinzhou?"
No one dared to answer this.
As Dorgon's brother, Azig would not be able to speak to them no matter how unbearable he was.
"Prince Regent, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold Shengjing."
Hong Chengchou took a step forward, his voice low.
"I know."
Dorgon's expression changed drastically: "Now, we should be prepared in advance for this situation."