"Hahaha! Those who are capable should work harder!"
With a smile on his face, Zhu Cixi looked at Wu Zong in front of him and said.
Wu Di hesitated for a moment.
"I think it would be better for Your Highness to control the scale of this war on a smaller scale and dispatch the First Guards Army! After all, since the formation of the Crown Prince's First Guards Army, we have fought several victorious battles.
But I have never fought alone, and this time is just a test of General Lin Yi’s ability to lead troops alone!"
Wu Di looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and said.
"I have met General Lin Yi. Although his performance in cavalry regiment operations is mediocre, his understanding of muskets and artillery is extremely profound!
Our cavalry is obviously no match for the Manchu Qing. If General Huang Degong is allowed to fight the Qing army, I don’t know if he can win, but our losses must be very heavy! The current large-scale casualties will not be beneficial to us!"
Wu Yan looked at Zhu Cihong in front of him seriously.
There was a trace of hesitation in Zhu Cixi's eyes.
I have to say that Wu Zong's words are very sophisticated. In fact, Zhu Cixiang himself wanted Huang Degong to fight this tough battle.
But what Wu Di said is indeed very reasonable.
Even if General Huang Degong fought this battle and won, if the losses were too great, how would he deal with the intruders in the future?
How to deal with the follow-up troops of the Qing army?
Therefore, no matter what, casualties must be reduced!
"What if Ji Yi loses?"
Zhu Cixi was a little hesitant.
He was a little worried that the modern army he had finally cultivated would be destroyed so easily.
"Your Highness!"
At this time, Wu Yan looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him seriously.
"You have to understand that a truly strong army cannot be cultivated in a greenhouse! Even the First Army of the Crown Prince's Guards, no matter how powerful it looks on the surface, does not have enough records to support it.
In any case, it is not a powerful army! Moreover, there will definitely be a winner or loser in the war! Even if General Huang Degong goes there, there will still be a chance of winning or losing!
If the First Army of the Prince's Guards is defeated, we still have General Huang Degong, and Shandong still has room for improvement. If General Huang Degong is defeated..."
Wu Di did not continue, but Zhu Cixiang also knew what Wu Di meant.
There is no way, General Huang Degong's army is now the absolute main force in Shandong!
If they were defeated, the combat effectiveness of the remaining 1st Battalion of the Prince's Guards would be unknown, while the 2nd Prince's Guards Corps had only just been established.
How can such a force fight against the Manchu and Qing cavalry?
"Okay! Then just listen to Mr. Wu!"
Zhu Cixiang finally made up his mind.
"Li Banban, go and send someone to call Lin Yi over!"
…………
The city of Beijing is filled with gloom and gloom.
"Liu Fangliang was also defeated??? Is this Manchu cavalry really so evil??"
Li Zicheng looked a little unhappy as he looked at the generals in front of him.
The surrounding generals who were breaking into the camp all had wry smiles on their faces.
"King!"
At this time, Liu Zongmin, who had returned from a major defeat, looked at Li Zicheng in front of him and said: "These Manchu cavalry are completely different from those of the Ming Dynasty. They are very brave.
If they charge, even two or three of our elite cavalrymen from the old camp will be hard-pressed to stop them. But with tens of thousands of such cavalry charging, we..."
Liu Zongmin had a wry smile in his eyes.
Now he finally understood why Wu Sangui, who still owned the Guan Ning cavalry, had been guarding Liaodong for so many years, but he only dared to defend the city and did not dare to go out to fight with the Manchu cavalry.
It turns out that the fighting power is really so strong!
After hearing Liu Zongmin's words, Li Zicheng's expression changed for a while. He frowned and glanced at the people in the hall.
"Don't say anything! Look, what should we do now?"
Li Zicheng looked at the people around him.
Everyone around was still silent.
At this time, Li Zicheng still wanted to say something.
"Your Majesty, let's give up the city of Beijing!"
Niu Jinxing on the side smiled bitterly and said to Li Zicheng.
"General Liu's army ahead has been defeated. In three days at most, the Manchu army will arrive in Beijing. Even if we can hold it by then, we will definitely not be able to hold it for long. By then..."
After hearing Niu Jinxing's words, Li Zicheng's expression changed for a while.
"Let's go! Back to Taiyuan!"
Now that he has suffered a big loss, Li Zicheng certainly knows how powerful the Qing Dynasty is. Under such circumstances, Li Zicheng will certainly not touch this brow again. At this time, he has reached the point of running for his life!
Soon, the entire camp quickly began to pack up and quickly left the city.
At this time, Hong Chengchou was already leading the cavalry vanguard and rushed towards Li Zicheng.
"kill!"
Hong Chengchou led 10,000 cavalry and charged directly towards Li Zicheng.
The intruders began to retreat quickly.
Originally, Li Zicheng was not Hong Chengchou's opponent. This original Ming Dynasty commander had very strong combat capabilities. Now he was leading the Manchu cavalry and became even more powerful.
Ten thousand cavalry suddenly appeared. Li Zicheng had no time to dodge and could only flee frantically.
He was chased for hundreds of miles by Hong Chengchou.
Finally, Hong Chengchou was afraid that his lone army would penetrate too far, so he returned.
Although Li Zicheng's Chinese army was driven out of Beijing.
However, around the city of Beijing, there were still many generals of the invading army who quickly began to retreat. Some of them were lucky and did not encounter the Manchu and Qing cavalry, but others still did. When the flames of war ignited the entire vicinity of the city of Beijing.
Lin Yi has already set off with the mission of His Royal Highness!
Lin Yi looked at the pistol in his hand with a somewhat determined expression. He remembered the instructions given to him by His Highness the Crown Prince before he set off.
We must withstand the first wave of Manchu attacks!
It is best to cause a certain amount of damage to the Manchu and Qing armies and frustrate the Manchu and Qing forces. Otherwise, if the Manchu and Qing armies carry the momentum of victory, the whole of Shandong will be in danger!
Thinking of this, Lin Yi's eyes flashed with meaning and sigh.
In his mind, he was thinking about the details of the battlefield that followed.
This time, His Highness the Prince brought out almost all the muskets and artillery for him, as well as a lot of gunpowder. Lin Yi was thinking about how to use these things to cause enough damage to the Manchu cavalry.
Then preserve yourself as much as possible.
Thinking about these things, Lin Yi rode his horse and the troops left Jinan Mansion in a mighty manner.
Zhu Cixi stood at the top of the city, watching Lin Yi's back, a trace of emotion flashed in his eyes.
"Your Highness, you just let Lin Yi lead the troops??? Why don't you let me go out to cover for him??"
Huang Degong frowned and looked at Zhu Cihong in front of him.