The fire in Sanwan burned for three days.

During these three days, Yangzhou was quiet, and the war seemed to have been far away from the Huaiyang land overnight.

If it weren't for the cavalry that appeared from time to time, the tall graves that suddenly appeared on the ground, and the blood ice that could not melt in the sun, it would be hard to imagine that this place had just experienced a great battle not long ago.

The victorious Taiping Army was licking the wounds, and the defeated Qing army was also reorganizing.

After Oboi led the defeated troops to withdraw back to Yangzhou, Shunzhi summoned him, but was not furious and ordered the guards to take down Oboi's ding Dai and then push them out and chop them.

The master and slave had a long talk, and then Obai was ordered to gather the defeated soldiers from all over the place. Taking advantage of the time when the Taiping Army was staying in Sanwan, Obai successively cleaned up more than 20,000 troops. The emperor's uncle, Prince Korqin, Wu Keshan, also responded to his nephew's call and took his troops back to the old camp at the foot of Meihua Mountain. When Shunzhi talked with his uncle, he did not mention a word about the regression of Korqin's troops, but expressed his grief for the third uncle Sonom who died in battle.

After counting, the Qing army was killed (captured and missing) in this battle, including more than 37,000 soldiers in Manchu, more than 4,200 soldiers in the Eight Banners of Mongolia, more than 7,000 soldiers in Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia, more than 7,000 soldiers in Han army lost more than 21 Niulu, and nearly 20,000 people in the Green Camp. In addition, there were only five Yanulu left in Zhengbai, who retreated to Yangzhou, less than 1,000 soldiers in less than 1,000 soldiers. It is believed that about 3,000 white flag soldiers turned against each other in front of the Taiping Army.

After Obai was defeated, Gabula, who was originally guarding the Tongshan line, was afraid of being attacked by the Taiping Army, and hurriedly led his army to retreat to Yangzhou. Later, he met with Beilechang Adei, Mongolian county kings Esen, Yonggui, Tong Guowei, Gang'atai and other troops who retreated from the Daijiazhuang line. They had more than 13,000 troops and less than 4,000 Manchu and Mongolian cavalry inside.

Gabula and Chang Ade were both afraid of being punished by the emperor, so they did not dare to go to Yangzhou immediately. After the news of Sony in Yangzhou came, it was said that the emperor was not even punished by Oboi. Chang Ade and the others breathed a sigh of relief and led Chang Ade to Yangzhou to send a memorial.

After the Qing army in Tongshan retreated to Baiyang Mountain, the 15th Town of the Taiping Army and the remaining troops of Xinsan Town advanced more than 30 miles eastward under the command of the town generals Qi Hao and Shao Chengguo, and met with the remaining soldiers of the fifth town. The 15th Town had more than 2,600 soldiers, more than 1,900 soldiers of the New Three Towns, and more than 1,300 soldiers of the fifth town. The combined forces of the three towns were less than 20,000 troops of the Qing army. However, the three towns severely damaged more than 20,000 Qing troops with huge casualties. In Daijiazhuang alone, the fifth town killed more than 5,000 Qing troops; on the Tongshan line, the Qing army suffered more than 3,000 casualties.

Given that Shi Zhong died in battle and the soldiers of the three towns were incomplete and could no longer bear the offensive tasks alone, Zhou Shixiang ordered the remnants of the fifth town to temporarily return to Qi Hao's command. The three towns entered Daijiazhuang and added a large number of captured Han troops and green camp soldiers to the three towns. After the prisoners were replenished, the three towns would be given priority to return to Guazhou and cross the river to rest.

Shunzhi was in a very bad mood. On the second day after Sanwan's defeat, Beijing came to deliver an urgent message, saying that Concubine Dong's condition was getting worse and worse, which made Shunzhi feel irritated. She was worried about her beloved concubine in Beijing and the mess of defeat in front of her.

There was an opinion in Yangzhou City that the emperor had no need to stay in Yangzhou anymore, and the army would return north immediately and Yangzhou would be thrown to the Taiping Army.

The first person to withdraw the army was Cai Shiying, the Cai family, one of the eight major members of the Han army, so his words were approved by many officials, especially generals from the Han army. Many Manchu and Mongolian officials also tended to withdraw their troops. This war was like the Songjin Battle back then, but the winning Ming army was the one that was the reason why the Taiping Army was able to win this battle was because they had the convenience of canal waterways, and the other was that the weapons were too powerful. Yangzhou was close to it and was really not suitable for large-scale cavalry combat. It was slaughtered more than ten years ago. Just from the perspective of Dingkou money and grain, Yangzhou Prefecture was considered a low government, so it was a piece of idiot and was tasteless. It would be better to give up and the army retreated to the north immediately.

The Grand Secretary Bahana agreed with the withdrawal opinion and pointed out that once the army returned north, the Taiping Army could certainly obtain Yangzhou City, but it could not advance northward. He suggested that the emperor must return to Beijing immediately, but he could stay elite troops in Xuzhou and Nanyang. In this way, the Taiping Army, which is mainly infantry, will not threaten Shandong and Henan. When the court breathes this breath, it will not be too late to fight with the Taiping enemy.

Shunzhi held a meeting of the Imperial Front Camp, and all the ministers and governors who followed the army attended the meeting.

"Emperor, I think Yangzhou is no longer in defense. The imperial guards should go north and choose a general to guard Xuzhou to prevent the Taiping Army from occupying the Jianghuai area."

Cai Shiying, the governor of the Cao River, carefully knelt down. His predecessor Kang Deshi was ordered to go out to Gaoyou to aid Nanjing when the pirates invaded a large number of enemies. However, he was frightened by the pirates and thought that if they were not killed, they would die by law. He jumped from the river from the boat on the way to commit suicide. In the current situation, the fate of his successor to the Cao River was probably very dangerous, so he tried his best to persuade the emperor to withdraw his troops and give up Yangzhou. Without Yangzhou, his governor of the Cao River would naturally be inconsistent with the name and he did not have to bear any responsibility for defending the territory.

Shunzhi looked at Cai Shiying absent-mindedly, frowned, but didn't say anything, wondering if he was listening to his ministers.

Cai Shiying did not see the emperor's instructions, so she dared not get up, nor did she dare to look up, so she had to report it again and slightly raise her voice.

"I understand."

Shunzhi uttered a few words coldly, but there was no more words. This made Cai Shiying confused. He didn't know if the emperor had adopted his suggestion. The Han officials in the camp looked worried. Bahana, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, had a dark face. Sony did not change his normal state, but his slightly trembling fingers showed that he was trying to suppress his inner anxiety. Because of the defeat of Sanwan, although the emperor forgives him and does not cure his sins, Oboi is now in the flag, which can be seen from his lowering head and standing without saying anything. In the past, Oboi was not like this.

Seeing that everyone was standing still, no one broke the silence. Thinking of the urgent military situation, the army's food and grass were burned in Sanwan, so they could not stay in Yangzhou again. So they took a step forward and were about to persuade the emperor to return north. The Han army commander Suo Hong rushed in with a panic look on his face and reported: "Emperor, Li Guoying, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, urgently handed over, Wu Sangui rebelled and captured Baoning. The entire Wu army was now heading towards Hanzhong. Li Guoying could not resist it. Prince Xin Heping had also led his troops to retreat to Xi'an."

"What?!"

Shunzhi's head was buzzing, and his face instantly lost its blood. In order to conceal the panic in his heart, he blew his palm and hit the table hard. Suo Hong touched the emperor's gaze and was so scared that he didn't dare to speak again.

The group of Manchu, Mongolian and Han officials in the camp were alarmed by the news, and Sony and Oboi were even more shocked. A thought flashed through their minds, that is, Shitu was probably one step too late!

Sony said in surprise: "Emperor, Wu Sangui has sent Baoning and the soldiers invaded Hanzhong. I think Hanzhong is no longer protected at this time. I think the Wu army will inevitably capture Xi'an in the next step. If Xi'an is in a loss, the Wu army can go east to the important areas of the capital. At present, the Eight Banners and the Eight Banners of the provinces are here. The defense of the capital is very weak..."

"The prince of Xin Heping is too young, and Wu Sangui has been entrenched in Hanzhong for several years. The Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp has probably been infiltrated by him, and slaves are probably."

Sony didn't say it, but the meaning was very clear. He was worried that the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp would probably surrender to Wu like the two white flags after the Wu army attacked Hanzhong. No matter from any angle, the Qing Dynasty is now swaying in the wind and rain, which is so similar to the Chongzhen Dynasty back then. The Green Banner Camp was all Han troops, and it can even be said to be the Ming army. In this case, they may not be reliable.
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