Although Wang Siyi's attack was not fierce, Hauge's defense was still quite embarrassing.
He has never fought such a frustrating battle in his life.
It doesn't matter that the troops are too few, and the weapons are not as good as humans, but they can only be led by the nose and beaten passively.
In just five days of fighting, Hauge lost 11,000 men. In the end, only less than 8,000 were taken away by him.
"Hauge did not go north to Jizhou or Zunhua, but went northwest. Could it be that there was a conflict between him and Dorgon?"
Hauge had only one blocking mission, which was to buy time for the Manchus, old and young, in the capital to evacuate.
Logically speaking, after completing his mission, he should have followed the large army and withdrawn the Great Wall from Zunhua. But instead he led the army to the northwest, which is really incomprehensible.
But Wang Siyi understood.
"Hauge is going to Datong to preserve a way out for Azige and Duduo."
After the Manchu and Qing officials withdrew from the Great Wall, Azig and Duduo were still on their way back north.
When the capital was occupied by the empire, Shaanxi and Shanxi became the only way for them to survive.
Haug obviously planned to continue blocking in Datong and cover the evacuation of Azig and Duduo.
In the face of life and death, Hauge performed very well and had a spirit of sacrifice.
If the armies of Azig and Duduo cannot withdraw to Liaodong, then the fate of the Qing Dynasty's destruction is still doomed.
In order to preserve this most powerful military group, no amount of sacrifice is too much.
"Then should we speed up the pursuit?"
Wang Siyi shook his head and had his own plan.
"Let him go. This will give Azig and Duduo some hope. If they are in a hurry to retreat, they will not be too careful in their marching formation. That is Huang Sanhu's opportunity. Let's fight again when the time is almost up.
That’s Datong.”
After saying that, Wang Siyi's riding whip pointed to the north.
"Let's go to the capital!"
The generals of the National Defense Force were refreshed.
The situation in the world is changing, and heroes from all walks of life rise and fall.
Now, the place where the kingly energy of the world gathers has finally fallen into the hands of the empire.
On the evening of the next day, the National Defense Forces arrived at Luding Bridge in the south of the capital.
Rest on the spot while waiting for civilian officials to follow.
The next day, a regiment of soldiers escorted Lu An, Wu Youxing and other medical personnel into the city.
Ever since the capital was captured by Li Zicheng last year, plague has been spreading all over the city. Although it has weakened somewhat, it is still not completely extinct.
After Lu An and Wu Youxing brought a large number of medical personnel into the city, they sterilized and detoxified the entire city, and also carried out key treatment in areas with sick patients.
At the same time, Wang Siyi also relayed the situation here.
Xanadu.
Amidst the sound of footsteps, a swarthy boy quickly walked in, breaking the busyness in the room.
"Aunt, you asked me to come back, is there something wrong?"
Zhang Yan raised her head and looked at the completely changed Zhu Cixiang, feeling quite pleased in her heart.
This originally weak crown prince gained a bit of toughness after he came to the empire and only enrolled in school for less than a year. And his high-spirited momentum was quite heart-wrenching, and he was a full-fledged man.
"Hurry up and pack up, let's go to the capital."
Hearing this, Zhu Cixiang was stunned.
"The capital has been captured?"
After the National Defense Forces started taking action, it affected everyone's hearts. Even in school, everyone was discussing the war during recess.
People like Zheng Chenggong and others would even conduct deductions based on military maps and discuss action plans.
Zhu Cixiang's horizons were greatly broadened, and he knew what Zhang Yan said.
Zhang Yan's mind fluctuated greatly.
"Yes, the Donglu evacuated, and the capital suffered no damage. Empress Wen sent an invitation for us to go back with them."
Zhu Cixiang thought a little more.
"Is it appropriate for us to go back...?"
Zhang Yan knew what he was worried about and smiled gently.
"You have to go back to your father and mother to take care of the funeral affairs."
She confessed again.
"This is what His Majesty said himself."
Zhu Cixi squeezed his eyes to make the tears disappear quickly.
"Then I'll get it done right away."
On the same day, Zhang Yan took her four children, Zhu Cixiang, Zhu Cizheng, Zhu Yaluo, and Zhu Mechan, and boarded the carriage to the capital along with Xu Ruolin.
There were a lot of people passing by this time.
Hou Xun, Li Banghua, Chen Zhi, Sun Chengzong, etc. are all on the list.
After all, that is the capital, where the world's orthodoxy lies.
Although the empire did not set its capital there, taking the capital this time was of great significance.
Especially after hundreds of years of construction in the capital, there are countless priceless treasures. How to deal with them in the future also requires the central government to come up with a suitable plan.
Zuo Menggeng had been in the Central Plains Strategic Group Army, so he took the lead to join Wang Siyi.
During this period, Wang Siyi had already made appropriate arrangements for follow-up actions.
Guo Wei's second division was stationed to the west of the capital, ready to attack Datong at any time.
Zuo Shi's Second Cavalry Division ignored the capital and advanced directly to Shanhaiguan, with the goal of taking over the first pass in the world. At the same time, they recovered Jizhou, Zunhua and the Great Wall.
Later, advance bases will be established in Zunhua and other places to store supplies and prepare for future outbound operations.
Yu Lichun led the Ninth Division to sweep northward along the Taihang Mountains, ready to enter Shanxi at any time, defend the safety of the west side of the capital, and prepare for the subsequent encirclement and suppression of Azige and Duduo.
At this point, the entire Gyeonggi Province has completely fallen into the empire's territory.
Three days later, Zuo Mengeng, Xu Ruolin, Hou Xun and others reunited and officially entered the capital.
After experiencing too many changes, this capital city is now in a lot of depression. In particular, the people's livelihood has become extremely difficult.
Fortunately, after the arrival of the National Defense Forces, water transportation was resumed as soon as possible, and a large amount of supplies were transported via sea transportation from Tianjin, which quickly calmed down prices.
The sky is vast and the common people have the biggest bellies.
With sufficient supply of materials, prices returned to normal levels, and the market in the capital quickly stabilized.
People's recognition of the new regime has also skyrocketed.
Seeing the emperor's ceremonial guard approaching slowly, many people knelt on the roadside and kowtowed until they were pulled up by soldiers of the National Defense Forces and explained the new rules to them.
When they heard that from now on they no longer had to kowtow to the emperor, some people even blushed and started arguing with the soldiers.
It was also the first time for the soldiers of the National Defense Force to encounter the gossips in the capital, which made them feel dizzy.
Zuo Menggeng and others followed a clear route and finally arrived outside the Forbidden City.
The majestic Forbidden City is still splendid in the sun, with no loss of royal nobility, as if it is accepting others, rather than being occupied by others.
No wonder so many people want to join it!
At the entrance of the Meridian Gate, an old eunuch walked up tremblingly and kowtowed respectfully.
"Old slave Cao Huachun pays his respects to His Majesty the Emperor."
Zuo Mengeng was stunned and looked carefully at the waning old eunuch.
Is this Cao Huachun, who has shouldered eternal grievances?