"Ah." He Gang heard this but was not happy but sad. He stomped his feet and said, "Nonshu, nonshu, what are the ministers in the court doing for food? How can the emperor take risks? If the emperor makes mistakes, I am the Ming Dynasty...ah!"

As a general who has been in the army for decades, He Gang also did not believe how powerful the Yulin Guard, which had just been established for about half a year, has been. This time, there were tens of thousands of Tartars in Huai'an, and most of them were real Tartars. How could the Yulin Guard, who had only been trained for about half a year, be able to deal with it?

He Gang was so anxious that he paced back and forth, and had countless ways to turn his mind. In the end, he could only sigh. The ministers in the court must have advised the emperor. Since the ministers in the court could not persuade him, what method could he have to think about?

Walking out of the tent and looking at the beacon fire in Huai'an in the distance, He Gang's face was helpless: "I passed the order from the general that the entire army will continue to station in the valley and not expose his target."

"Yes, Grand Marshal." The personal soldiers quickly passed He Gang's order.

In He Gang's heart, it is no longer important to rescue Huai'an or not. The most important thing is the emperor's safety. Perhaps when the emperor joins the Qing army, his troops can be used as a surprise soldier. Even if they cannot defeat the Qing army, they can at least protect the emperor's safety.

Under Xuzhou City, this is another battlefield. At this time, the gates of Xuzhou City were wide open. The Ming army leaving the city had already ravaged the Qing army camps outside the city. Teams of Qing army were throwing their armor and fleeing desperately. The Ming army behind them was shocked by the sound of killing, and they chased the escaped Qing army.

Huang Degong stood on the top of the city, looking at the Qing army running wild outside the city, with a smile on his face, and then a hint of worry appeared on his face. The Qing army under the city was not the main force, so where was the main force of the Qing army?

"Reported, General Yin Hongsheng reported. He has defeated the North Gate Tartars and is currently pursuing all his strength."

"Reported, General Li Chengdong reported that he had defeated Ximen Tatars and was currently pursuing all his strength."

"Report. General Li Benshen reported..."

"Report. General Weng Zhiqi reported..."

One by one, the news came out, all of which were victory. The Ming army was extremely excited. It was a difficult victory. After being surrounded by the Tartars for more than a month, the Ming army was full of anger. Unexpectedly, these Tartars were paper tigers and could be broken with one stab.

Kong Youde's helmet was tilted and he whipped the horses on the ground desperately. There were only hundreds of followers around him. The rest of the people had been killed. A thousand-strong Ming army followed him and was reluctant to leave. The shouts came clearly: "Chase! Capture Kong Youde alive."

Since going south, the Qing Dynasty, the King Gongsun of the Qing Dynasty, seemed to have lost all its luck. First, he was surrounded outside Jinan City. Although he was not eaten in the end, his troops still suffered a lot. Now he has been chased like a dog of a family. The Ming army behind him seems to have recognized him. He must chase him to finish it.

Although Duoduo almost pulled away all the elite troops of the Manchu army, leaving only more than 1,000 soldiers as military supervisors. He only relied on more than 50,000 Mongolian and Han coalition forces under the city. Kong Youde thought that even if he could not attack the city, there would be no problem in defending the camp. Unexpectedly, without the support of the Manchu Eight Banners, the soldiers of the Mongolian and the Han Eight Banners seemed to be unable to fight. Tens of thousands of people were actually captured by the Ming army. As the commander, he had to escape.

But there were at least tens of thousands of Qing troops in the escaped place. The Mongols did not pursue them. The Wu Sangui army did not pursue them. Why did they pursue themselves? Kong Youde couldn't help but resent the pursuers behind him.

"Sir, this won't work. The golden helmet and flag will definitely be recognized by the Ming army." A general under his command reminded.

Kong Youde quickly grabbed the horse, took off his helmet and threw it into the general's hand, pointing to the fork in front of him: "You escape from there with my helmet and flag, and I escape from this road."

The general's face suddenly collapsed, but he did not dare to refuse to obey. He took Kong Youde's helmet and carried it on his head, and ran desperately in one direction with the flag. Kong Youde only brought dozens of personal soldiers to another road. The Ming army behind him was indeed led away, and Kong Youde escaped.

That night, the officers and soldiers in Xuzhou City returned happily. In this battle, more than 20,000 Qing soldiers were killed and injured, and dozens of miles outside the city were scenes of Qing soldiers hiding corpses everywhere. Various flag soldiers were thrown into the ground everywhere. Although the big traitors such as Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming escaped, Kong Youde's golden helmet and flags became the spoils of the Ming army. Some Mongolians also became prisoners of the Ming army. The biggest harvest was that they seized thousands of Qing army horses. This battle was proud and showed the prestige of the Ming army. The entire Xuzhou City was full of joy. Firecrackers rang out in the city. When they saw soldiers passing by, many people would stuff some eggs, fruits and other things into the arms of the soldiers.

Unlike the lower-level officers and soldiers and the people who were excited, Huang Degong's general's mansion was a little solemn. From the captives, the generals learned that the main force of the Qing army had been transferred for nearly ten days, and Xuzhou City had cut off news from the outside world just ten days ago, which shows that the main force of the Qing army had already gone south. With the speed of the Qing army's marching, no one can tell where it can reach in ten days.

When the Qing army was transferred, it was not that there was something strange in the city, but that it was a plan for the Qing army to lure the enemy, and no one dared to propose field battles. Today's victory was the result of countless temptations these days before taking risks. Although the victory has been won and the dangers in Xuzhou have been successfully lifted, a more serious fact is in front of them. Their retreat was cut off, and it is possible that the Tartars went straight to Nanjing.

Once the retreat was cut off, they became alone, without supplies or military pay. No matter how powerful the army was, they would continue to do so. Xuzhou alone could not support the army of 70,000 to 80,000. Of course, they could also cut off the retreat of the Qing army to see who could waste the other. However, the Qing army was likely to attack Nanjing. Once the court fell, they would not be able to redeem it.

"Everyone tell me, what should we do next?" Huang Degong asked.

There was a silence in the hall. If the Qing army rushed straight to Nanjing, of course, rescued as soon as possible. If the Qing army's intention was to lure them out of the city and intercept them on the road, then they would be trapped by the Qing army, which must be guarded.

"Master General, the Tartars left Xuzhou and went south, and the court could not not notice it. It was just that our army temporarily lost contact with the rear. The villain thought that it was unlikely that the Tartars would lure our army out of the city to the decisive battle." A staff member of Huang Degong stood up and said.

"Oh, what do you mean?" Huang Degong asked with great joy.

"Master General, if the Tartars really lure our army to fight, they would not have suffered such a crushing defeat today, and there would definitely be ambushing the enemy."

"Yes!"

"rational!"

A group of generals slapped their legs and responded, and the atmosphere in the hall became lively.

"It is not necessarily true. If the Tartars ambushed out everywhere and our army is not far from the city, at most it can be taken back. Although the Tartars may get cheaper, they still do not have much to do with Xuzhou. Although our army has captured a lot today, it is mostly Mongolians and traitors. There are very few real Tartars. If we can use these Mongolians and Han people to lure our army out of the city to fight, the Tartars will be worthy of it."

The words of another staff member made the hall silent again, and a rough voice broke the silence in the hall: "Master General, whether the Tartars lure our army to fight or take the initiative to attack Nanjing, my tens of thousands of troops cannot do anything. The troops of the Third General are willing to be the vanguard and go south along the Tartar route. Even if they are surrounded, the Third General will still kill in and out of the Tartars!"

"Okay, General Yin's words are so magnificent!" Huang Degong laughed, and he also aroused his heroic spirit. If he retreated and hid in the city, it would be safe, not something a general should do. Even if he was trapped, what's the point of rushing in.

"I ordered General Yin Hongsheng to lead his troops to lead 5,000 troops and horses to set off tomorrow. It is necessary to find out the true intentions of the Tartars, and the army of our commanders will then respond."

"Yes, the last general obeys the order." Yin Hongsheng replied like a bell. He could be regarded as the number one general under Huang Degong. Even if he became the general, he still liked to rush to the front line to fight. He was excited whenever he heard about war.

"Li Benshen, Li Chengdong, Chen Jia..." Huang Degong pointed out the names of more than ten generals in a row.

"The last one will be here!"

"You will follow the generals of the generals out of the city tomorrow. No matter what conspiracy the Tartars have, we should defeat it with all our might."

"Yes, I will obey the order." More than ten people bowed together. These people came from reinforcements from all over the country, especially Gao Jie's former subordinates. Everyone knew that Gao Jie and Huang Degong were in disagreement. They were worried that Huang Degong would discriminate against them. Now, the most dangerous vanguard mission has been taken over by Huang Degong's old subordinates, they naturally have no complaints.

"Weng Zhiqi, Bai Yongfu."

"The last one will be here!"

"You two are guarding Xuzhou tightly, and you must not let the Tartars cut off my retreat."

"Don't worry, if you lose Xuzhou, the two generals will have no face to see the general again, and they will sacrifice their lives to the city."

"Okay, all the generals are going down and ready."

"Yes, I will take my leave!"

Seeing the generals coming out, Huang Degong felt as if he had put down a big rock in his heart, and he felt relaxed. No matter what, there would be no room for retreat when he left the city tomorrow. The entire Qing army was only about 100,000. In today's battle, almost half of the Qing army was defeated. In terms of the number of Ming soldiers, the number of Ming soldiers was still superior, but the combat power of the Mongols and the traitors and the Manchus was not at the same level at all. Among the remaining 50,000 or 60,000, the real Manchu Eight Banners accounted for more than half.

The next day, Yin Hongsheng's 5,000 cavalry set out first, and the tens of thousands of troops led by Huang Degong also set out later. The distance between Xuzhou and Huaian was about 200 miles, and the Yulin Guard led by Wang Fu had already reached about 100 miles from Huaian. Looking down from the sky, if the vision was large enough, you could see two Ming troops attacking the Qing army one by one, and the Qing army was stationed at the city of Huaian and still did not break the city.

This situation is undoubtedly extremely dangerous for the Qing army. If you are accidentally annihilated and surrounded by the Ming army, it only gives the Qing army the opportunity to defeat each one. The Qing army is like a sharp spear crossing in the middle, while the Ming army is like a giant shield on both sides, squeezing towards the middle. Whether the spear is sharp or the shield is strong, you will only get a conclusion after the battle.
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