Chapter 651 The Ruzhou Army that was pinned down
"What did you say? What chance?" Gonzalez was a little confused.
"Then I will say it again." Mr. Zheng Qian's attitude was quite arrogant. "My leader appreciates you very much. As long as you vote, your elders will give you more than twice as many as your elders will give you. If you agree, then we will be brothers on the same boat. I will take you to Yizhou immediately."
"Bang--!" Gonzalez pulled out his waist knife, "Do you dare to say it again? See if I won't kill you! You insulted me and insulted the honor of a knight!"
"What a damn brain!" Mr. Zheng Qian shook his head, as if he turned a blind eye to Gonzalez's threat. "Your adults are in danger of being protected by themselves, they are all confused. They actually go north to fight with the Qing Dynasty? To put it bluntly, there is so much danger. You might as well follow my leader."
Huang Qifa suddenly grabbed Gonzalez, who was about to get angry, and said to Mr. Zheng Qian with a calm face: "Leave a line for others, and we will meet each other in the future. Mr. Huang Qian, let's see! I won't give it to you!"
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Seeing the Zheng family fleet sailing away, Gonzalez blamed Huang Qifa: "Why did you let him go? How did we cross the Yangtze River?"
"Can a living person still be suffocated to death by urine?" Huang Qifa's tone was also very unkind, "Look for a civilian boat quickly! Try to cross the river quickly."
It was not until winter that the Zheng family's fleet had time that they sent Huang Qifa and the others to Songjiang Prefecture. But as soon as they docked, Huang Qifa learned that Wu Shigong ordered their entire army to go north, and even Gonzalez who was waiting at the dock did not go to Taiwan. This made Zheng Qian, the commander of the Zheng family's fleet, angry.
It is no surprise that General Zheng Qian was unwilling to send the Navy Land Team across the Yangtze River. He also instigated Huang Qiai and wanted them to turn to Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Zhilong had long been salivating at the people in the Navy Land Team. He had many good sailors and water warfare players, but few good land warfare players, so he had long wanted to take the Navy Land Team into his bag.
Originally, because of his cooperation with Wu Shigong, Zheng Zhilong's eating behavior could not be too ugly, but after learning that Wu Shigong went north to serve the king, Zheng Zhilong could not hold back because Zheng Zhilong was also doing business with the Qing Dynasty through sea routes and understood the powerful power of the Qing Dynasty riding and shooting. So this time he was very optimistic about Wu Shigong's prospects.
On the way back, Mr. Zheng Qian was persuading and seducing Huang Qifa, but Huang Qifa turned it down. So today, this kind of a bad show was staged at Songjiang Wharf.
The reason why Huang Qifa tried to persuade Gonzalez was mainly because he didn't want to turn against Zheng Zhilong. After all, Wu Shigong still had many businesses and was mixed with Zheng Zhilong, without Wu Shigong's consent. Huang Qifa didn't want to cause trouble for Wu Shigong.
Huang Qifa and his 1,300 men crossed the Yangtze River on December 13th, and then began a long journey of thousands of miles.
December 10, 11th year of Chongzhen. In the Ruzhou Army Camp in Cheng'an County.
"Sir! It's only ten miles away from Cheng'an County. Grip your teeth and rush over!" Zuo Yin suggested.
Yu Zilian shook his head: "The Tartars are waiting for us to go to the county town. As long as we set off, the Tartars will rush with cavalry and they can't resist it. They just hope that we will do this."
"What should I do?" Zuo Yin asked.
"Defend the movement with static!" Yu Zilian smiled. "Defend the camp to the death and strengthen the camp. If the Tatars attack, the cavalry will not be afraid of dismounting. What the Tatars hope for us, we will do the opposite."
Zuo Yin thought about it and nodded in agreement: "That's true, our food can last for more than twenty days. The Tartars would never besiege us for such a long time. Otherwise, other government troops would come here. Lord wise!"
"I don't have much wisdom. Let me tell you my heart, but I'm not good at fighting. The reason why I can hold on to this day is nothing more than following: what the enemy wants and what I abandon." Yu Zilian said with a smile.
"Sir, let's joke!" Zuo Yin immediately showed an incredible expression.
Seeing Zuo Yin's expression so exaggerated, Yu Zilian couldn't help laughing. While laughing, he thought, "Why no one believes the truth I told?"
Looking from afar as the Ruzhou army was digging trenches and building walls, Yue Tuo smiled and shook his head to the left and right, "I didn't expect that the Ming army would deal well here, so I didn't rush to go to Cheng'an, otherwise we would have gone down in one go. What a pity!"
"Master Beile! Then let this Ming army go?" asked a leader.
"So what if we don't let it go? We only have more than 4,000 troops and just a partial army. Just keep in mind this Ming army. Prince Rui is the main battle place." Yue Tuo replied.
"But this Ming army is only about ten thousand people, and it cannot stop us athletes." The genital leader asked for the battle again.
Yue Tuo's face suddenly became serious, and he scolded: "You have tried it, and you know that this Ming munitions are very powerful and difficult to get close to. Now they are guarding in a strong camp. If they attack strongly, how many Manchu athletes can squander? Don't mention this matter, and the whole army dismounts and rest!"
After hearing Yue Tuo's words, the Qing army's partial division sent some spies to observe the camp of the Ruzhou army, the rest of the people got off their horses from afar and started to rest.
After several consecutive pursuits failed, Yu Zilian also woke up and knew that the Qing army was leading his nose. So Yu Zilian became alert and wanted the whole army to get closer to the nearest Cheng'an County, take a break first, and then make plans after resting.
But at this moment, a Qing army of about 2,000 people appeared on the way to Cheng'an County, and the two armies immediately broke out in an encounter.
It should be said that the start of the battle was very unfavorable to the Ruzhou Army. Although they were six times the number of them was six times that of the Qing army, they were in a marching state and could not deal with the Qing cavalry that had already been arranged in a timely manner. Of course, this is also the place where infantry suffered losses against the cavalry, and it was the inevitable result of the Ruzhou Army not sending reconnaissance cavalry, because the Ruzhou Army did not know the dynamics of the Qing army!
If it weren't for the Ruzhou cavalry led by Liu Guqian against the death revolt and bought time for the Ruzhou army to arrange the Ruzhou army, the Ruzhou army might have been cut into several sections and completely defeated. However, Liu Guqian's revolt also caused more than half of the Ruzhou army's cavalry to lose.
But the loss was worth it. The Ruzhou Army quickly unfolded its troops, and the entire army charged in a crazy manner. This unexpected action left behind more than 500 cavalry and Qing soldiers. It seemed that the two sides had a draw.
But at this moment, the Qing army came with several more than 2,000 cavalry and horses, and it was almost dusk. So the Ruzhou army retreated for a distance and began to camp on the spot.
But the next day, the Ruzhou army was surprised to find that the four thousand Qing troops had actually made way to Cheng'an County, and instead cruised in the other three directions of their camp, as if they were going to give the Ruzhou army a way out.
In fact, this was Yue Tuo, who commanded this Qing army's side division. He wanted to make the Ruzhou army have the illusion of retreating, and the entire army fled to Cheng'an County in a panic. If the Ruzhou army did that, as long as the Qing army took advantage of the chaos, the Ruzhou army would likely be defeated. If the time comes, the situation will be blocked. Even if some of the Ruzhou army can escape, this tricky Ming army will no longer pose a threat.
But Yu Zilian saw through Yue Tuo's tricks. Yu Zilian's reasons were also simple, just as Napoleon once said: On the battlefield, as long as the enemy wants us to do, we will never do it. Instead, he strengthened the camp and wanted to confront the Qing army for a long time.
This made Yue Tuo a little helpless. However, what comforted Yue Tuo was that his army was just a partial division after all, and it was not necessary to defeat this Ming army. As long as he restrained the Ruzhou army, he could allow the main force of the Qing army led by Dorgon to completely solve Lu Xiangsheng's troops.
Since Emperor Chongzhen ordered Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian to make meritorious contributions, the two armies continued to advance south and circulate among the enemy. But strangely, the two armies neither joined forces nor cooperated with the suppression.
The reason why they are not united is that no one is willing to take the initiative to join the opponent's troops. Because whoever takes the initiative is a sign of showing weakness, then the commander of this coalition will be sent to the opponent. It was at this time that Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian were still intrigue.
The reason for not suppressing the enemy is due to the different combat concepts. Lu Xiangsheng believes that if you are loyal to the emperor, you should not hesitate to himself. Even if the entire army is wiped out, you should fight with the Qing army and die vigorously.
But Gao Qiqian believed that the strength of the two armies is too different now. Moreover, the Ming army has no fighting spirit and is better at defending in the city, but if they fight against the Qing army in the field, the entire army is likely to collapse.
You should know that with Lu Xiangsheng's Xuan Da Legion and Gao Qiqian's Guanning Legion, although they still dare not fight against the Qing army, they can at least play the role of a paper tiger, scaring the Qing army from doing whatever they want, and ensuring the safety of some big cities. Without these two Ming armies, the Qing army would really be like entering a no-man's land.
In fact, the reasons for these two people are one of passionate blood and the other is rational. They can't say who is right or wrong. But in this case, the two of them can't sit down and talk calmly.
Moreover, because Gao Qiqian and Yang Sichang's political views were close, Lu Xiangsheng also regarded Gao Qiqian as the "Qianhe Sect". He believed that Gao Qiqian was still dreaming of negotiating with the Qing army.
Look how deep the prejudice is? So the two armies never interact with each other. Another point: these two people didn’t know that there was Yu Zilian’s Ruzhou Army nearby. Of course, Yu Zilian didn’t know that there were these two Ming armies nearby.
This led to the fact that in November, Lu Xiangsheng's tribe had confronted the Qing army several times in Qingdu (now Wan County, Hebei) and other places, and the two sides killed each other. Gao Qiqian's tribe completely passively avoided the war.
Moreover, the situation facing Lu Xiangsheng's tribe is becoming more and more dangerous. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. Read.)
Chapter completed!