Chapter 276 The Eight Banners were ambushed and in grave danger
Tu Guobao, who was rescued, looked depressed.
He murmured, "How could Suzhou be lost? How could it be lost again?"
He was the governor of Jiangning, and he lost the city of Suzhou twice in three months. Even if the King of Heaven came, I couldn't save him. Not to mention that his old boss Hong Chengchou was transferred to Huguang, and now Mr. Yan is in charge of the strategy.
what to do?
The deputy generals of the Chinese Army, Cao Hu, Zou Xixiang, and his nephew, General Yang Guohai, sat around and sighed together, this year is really unlucky.
"That's not right," Tu Guo Bao Teng stood up, "When I left Suzhou, Melezhang Jingkang Kara and his 5,000 Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners had already marched south, and their vanguard of 500 cavalry had already entered Suzhou City, so I could lead the troops with confidence.
He left, and this happened three days ago. How come Wu Shengzhao can easily sneak into Suzhou City now? Where are Kangkara's soldiers? Even if most of them haven't arrived, what about the 500 forwards who have entered the city?"
"Where have they gone?"
Born as a second-class bodyguard in Kangkara, his grandfather Wanyan Borjin lived in Wanyan for generations and took the land as his surname. Nurhachi raised an army and brought Dingkou to surrender.
, was under the banner of Xianghongqi in Manzhou, Huang Taiji came to the throne, ranked among the eight ministers, led Xianghongqi Gushan Ezhen, and later died of illness.
Kangkara had such a brave grandfather, so he had a good official career. He was selected as a bodyguard very early and became a second-class bodyguard. He also accompanied Duduo in his expedition to Mongolia and entered the Southern Pass. This time he accompanied Bashan, Zhumala and others.
Yan Wogong went south again, originally stationed in Jiangning, and divided the left and right wings with Bashan.
Then, according to the new edict, Tan Tai was appointed as the General of the Conquest of the South, and Bashan and other four generals were stationed in Jiangning, Suzhou, Songjiang and Hangzhou, each with the title of Meilezhangjing, commanding 2,500 garrison troops under the Eight Banners.
Kangkara was stationed in Suzhou, with 2,500 Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners, plus 2,500 Green Battalion, directly leading 5,000 people.
This is a not weak army, especially the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners with 3,000 new soldiers marching south.
Tu Guobao quickly called the person who reported the news and asked carefully for a long time.
It turned out that before Wu Shengzhao arrived in Suzhou, that is, on the third day after he left Suzhou, the 500 Kangkara forward Mongolian cavalry that had been stationed in Suzhou received an urgent military order and left Suzhou for Changzhou.
When they left, they also took away the five hundred soldiers who had left the national treasure in Suzhou City.
As for the reason, Wu Yi, the governor of water transportation in the Ming Dynasty, joined forces with Zhang Huangyan, the commander-in-chief of Shizhong Town in the imperial camp, and Lu Xiangguan's soldiers from the Zhongsu camp to raid Changzhou Prefecture, while the naval admirals Huang Binqing and Zhou Hezhi also entered from Jiangyin Huangtian Port.
Several thousand men and horses from Kangkara were ambushed on the way and retreated into Changzhou Prefecture, where they were surrounded. After hearing the news, 500 men and horses from Suzhou rushed to reinforce and took away the 500 soldiers in the city.
An empty city remains.
Wu Shengzhao got a huge advantage.
It's all such a coincidence.
Tu Guobao looked gloomy.
He lowered his head and was silent for a while, then shouted again, "There is a problem, there is a problem, there is a problem here."
Yang Guohai asked his uncle in confusion, "What's the problem?"
"There are problems everywhere."
Tu Guobao roared angrily, the veins on his neck were all protruding, and his eyes were about to pop out, "Although Kangkara was born as a guard, he served under Prince Yu for a long time, and he also conquered Mongolia.
North Korea, after entering the customs, fought all the way to Jiangning. He is very familiar with Jiangnan, and I have also dealt with him. He is young and brave. To be honest, he is a bit stronger than the dead ghost Li Sutai before.
How could he be ambushed and retreat into Changzhou Prefecture with five thousand elite troops?"
"Under normal circumstances, who would dare to ambush five thousand Manchu and Mongolian elites? Isn't this asking for death? To ambush them is to ask for death. There is no point in retreating to Changzhou Mansion. They must be chased and beaten by Kang Kara, and even the entire army will be annihilated.
possible."
Cao Hu had to remind Tu Guobao, "The ones surrounding Changzhou were the imperial camps under the Nine Kings. We had an explanation in Shizhong Town. Before, our Biao camp was completely wiped out. Wu Yi's Caobiao camp was also quite elite. His Caobiao camp was
Biao is good at water warfare, and there are many cannons on the ship. He comes and goes like the wind, and his attacks are fierce."
"There is also Lu Xiangguan from the Zhongsu Camp. He is the younger brother of Lu Xiangsheng. He was a ruthless character who previously served as a clan king and defeated all the princes in Nanjing. He is also a ruthless character. Now he has been reorganized by the Nine Kings and given the title of Zhongsu Camp.
Although it is not an imperial camp, it has strong soldiers and horses that should not be underestimated.
What's more, they also dispatched two naval forces this time. Although Huang Binqing and Zhou Hezhi were stationed in Zhoushan before, they heard that they were supplemented by many warships from the Zheng family in Fujian, as well as Macao artillery, and food and salary supplies from the Nine Kings.
The morale is high. The previous attacks on Taizhou and Tongzhou were defeated in one battle. Liu Liangzuo, who was stationed in Yangzhou, was so frightened that he abandoned the city and fled."
"Yes, the Ming army dispatched five troops at once, advancing by land and water. They were very capable if they were able to retreat into Changzhou after Kang Kara was ambushed. If it had been anyone else, they would have been wiped out."
Tu Guobao was impatient to hear this.
"What's the use of having more soldiers? The elites of the Eight Banners can't be compared with the Ming army? Previously, Li Shutai led hundreds of cavalry and chased them from Suzhou to Songjiang, killing tens of thousands of Huang Fei's horses and wiping out his entire army.
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"How can Huang Fei compare with the Nine Kings' Royal Camp? We treat Huang Fei like a snail with three fingers, but the Nine Kings' Royal Camp beat us, but we will still eat it to death."
The battle at Qionglong Mountain left a deeper impression on them, especially for Cao Hu who was also a prisoner. It was quite unforgettable.
"Don't interrupt my thoughts. I'm not saying that the Nine Kings are not powerful, but I am saying that there is something weird about this matter. The Ming army did not send out a group of troops this time, but sent out five groups of troops from Taihu and Chongming to ambush them. How could they
Did you know in advance Kangkara’s plan and route to go south?”
"How could they know and why could they ambush on the road in such timely manner?"
"It is not easy to mobilize so many people and horses in a short period of time. I suspect that someone leaked Kangkara's marching route in advance."
"Also, this Wu Shengzhao didn't rebel sooner or later. Why did he rebel at this time? Why did they come just as we were leaving?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The more Tu Guobao spoke, the more solemn his face became, "Don't you think these are too coincidental?"
"Even, why did we leave Suzhou? Because Duke Yan gave us a ten-day deadline to capture Chongming, so we were forced to leave,"
"Why did Wu Shengzhao rebel? I suspect it has something to do with the deadline to break Chongming."
"I seriously suspect that all of this has something to do with Mr. Yan!"
"hiss!"
Cao Hu, Zou Xixiang, and Yang Guohai couldn't help but take a long breath of cold air. The results of Tu Guobao's analysis were too scary.
"My Lord Yan is a popular minister that the regent is appreciating. He is a bachelor of the inner academy and manages the five provinces south of the Yangtze River."
Tu Guobao frowned, believing his guess more and more.
"Don't you know as well as me who Mr. Yan is? How did we come back to Suzhou City last time, and how did Fubiao come back? Wasn't it all caused by Mr. Yan?"
"The relationship between Mr. Yan and the Nine Kings is much deeper than ours."
"I suspect that Mr. Yan is a spy."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Cao Hu and others shook their heads repeatedly, "If he is really a spy of the Nine Kings, how could he pass one level after another? Li Yuchun, Zhang Cunren, Xiao Qiyuan, Tian Xiong, and then
Bolo, Turai, Dodo, and even the regent now, I don’t believe that none of them can see through him?”
"So my lord, you must have guessed wrong. Maybe this is just a coincidence."
Tu Guobao shook his head.
Yang Guohai reminded him, "Uncle, we have lost Suzhou again. We must get it back quickly. We must gather troops and horses immediately and return to Suzhou."
Tu Guobao banged his fist on the table in pain. The money he had accumulated during this time was still in Suzhou City. It was even more than what the Nine Kings took away last time.
"There is a problem here, there must be a problem!"
Cao Hu and others also have money in Suzhou city, and now everyone wants to go back immediately to take back Suzhou from that thief Wu Shengzhao.
"You lead troops to seize Suzhou, and I will go to Jiangning."
"Going to Jiangning?"
"To untie the bell, you must tie the bell. No matter whether Mr. Yan is unlucky or not, he has the final say in the Jiangnan territory now. We have lost the city of Suzhou again this time. If we want to pass the test, we must find Yan Wo."
male."
Tu Guobao even thought in his heart that even if Yan Woggong was really the Jiu Wang's, he wouldn't be able to control so much. He just wanted to get away with it and keep his position. He didn't want to rebel like Wu Shengzhao. That would have no future.
