Although the new recruits were still scattered and their morale was poor, Wu Zheng saw only one thing, that is, their marching speed exceeded his expectations.

From Songjiang Prefecture to Zhenjiang Prefecture, there were two days and two nights. This speed was a miracle for a miscellaneous army.

Of course, Wu Zheng knew that Fang Guoan had given a death order.

At this time, the troops in Wu Zheng finally increased to more than 5,000.

The reinforcements from Hangzhou Prefecture are still on the way.

Wu Zheng was unwilling to wait.

The battle situation changed rapidly. What he was worried about was not the Qing army in Jiangbei, but the 80,000 Qing army in Xuzhou.

Although it is judged that the target of the 80,000 Qing army is not in Jiangnan, who can guarantee that if the Tartars see the war unstable and suddenly have a whim, it will cause the 80,000 army to go south?

These 80,000 Qing troops were a catastrophe for the emerging Qingtai Dynasty.

Even if the country is destroyed, it is said that both sides suffer losses, so Wu Zheng is too arrogant.

This result cannot be borne by the court and itself.

It is very likely that he will be unable to recover and end up in vain.

Financial resources and people's hearts cannot give the Qingtai Dynasty another chance to rise.

The Qing court could no longer tolerate sleeping soundly beside the bed.

So, Wu Zheng stopped waiting.

He wants to fight back!

Only by using attack instead of defense and fighting a counterattack by the Qing army can the Qing army in Zhenjiang be prevented from continuing to spread to the surrounding areas.

This will gain time and favorable situation for the Ming army reinforcements coming from Hangzhou Prefecture to deploy the general offensive.

Wu Zheng's goal was set on Dantu.

The reason is very simple. Dantu City is dilapidated and the Qing army can easily attack, so why can't the Ming army easily attack?

The persimmons have to be picked and squeezed with softness. Wu Zheng believes that the Dantu Qingjun is the "soft persimmon" to be squeezed.

But Xia Wanchun, who was bedridden, knew that Wu Zheng was wiping his butt. The loss of the Danzun made Wu Zheng lose sixteen large-caliber artillery that was hard to obtain, and fell into the hands of the Qing army. In time, the shells would fall on the Ming army's own head.

Only by fighting back and taking back, even if it is destroyed on the spot, it is better than falling into the hands of the Qing army.

Xia Wanchun just asked worriedly: "Wu Zheng, if the Qing army re-deployed the artillery to the southern city, our army would have only more than 5,000 people, so I am afraid that it would not be able to capture the Dan disciples?"

Wu Zheng patted Xia Wanchun's back of his hand exposed outside the quilt and said, "I have a sense of responsibility for recuperation."

Xia Wanchun grabbed Wu Zheng's hand with his backhand and said, "This is not a trivial matter. Now the waters around the Dantu are controlled by the Qing army. The Qing army can reinforce the Dantu at any time. Once the battle falls into a stalemate, our army will be surrounded by the Qing army... Otherwise, wait a little longer, and it will not be too late to counterattack when the reinforcements of Hangzhou Prefecture arrive."

Seeing Xia Wanchun worried, Wu Zheng comforted him: "It's not that serious. First of all, our army's artillery was deployed in the north of the city and its muzzles were aimed at the river. Although the Qing army had obtained these artillery, it was only two days ago. I wanted to re-deploy it to the south city, but there was not enough time. Besides, what I was even more worried was that the Qing army would transport these artillery back to the north of the Yangtze River. If it was deployed in the north bank river defense, it would suppress our navy even more. Therefore, I had to seize the time to take down the Danzhu before the Qing army could react."

Xia Wanchun felt it made sense, but he was still very guilty and choked up and said, "If it weren't for my arrogant and carelessness, the Danzhe would not have lost it, more than 7,000 soldiers...!"

"No. Your mistake is just to advance the time when the Danzhu lost. The Qing army also attacked Zhenjiang with all their might. Danzhu was willing to pay any attention to them. I was careless and underestimated Hong Chengchou's strategy." Wu Zheng comforted him, "We are all ordinary people, not saints and gods, and making mistakes are inevitable. The important thing is to learn lessons, not to complain about themselves and recover from their injuries. This humiliation of the defeated army will be found wherever they lose face."

Xia Wanchun's brows stretched out comfortably by Wu Zheng's words, and he replied: "You are right, you can find the face wherever you lose!"

....

Too many incidents happened during this day.

There is a way that comes and goes quickly.

Zhenjiang Prefecture, which Wu Zheng had won tens of thousands of lives, was lost to Zhenjiang City and Dantu City in just one day.

At this time, only Danyang City was under the control of Wu Zheng.

At this time, Wu Zheng led his entire army to leave Danyang and attacked Dantu.

This is the gambler's nature, which is in line with Wu Wan in his previous life.

There were only Xia Wanchun who was recuperating from the wounded and hundreds of wounded soldiers in the city. The foreign soldiers and musketeers protected them.

I have to say that this foreign soldier has helped Wu Zheng a lot.

Therefore, Wu Zheng did not hesitate to write many blank checks and promised to reward them in exchange for the frontiers of their continued staying in the battle.

From these deployments, we can see that Wu Wai is already in chaos and his heart is in chaos!

In fact, Wu Zheng didn't need to be so anxious. After all, this was a big battle, and the combined forces of the two sides had exceeded 100,000.

It's not a battle of thousands of people, and it's just about to fight.

The mobilization of troops and logistics supply cannot be adjusted by just adjusting them.

This is true for the Qing army, and so is the Ming army.

However, there is one thing that is still a little different. This war is essentially not a confrontation between the two armies.

It is the superposition of several battlefields that led to such a large-scale war.

Whether it is Hong Chengchou or Wu Zheng, although they each fought each other, the decisive place for victory was still invisibly in Dantu. This has to be said that the importance of the position of Dantu.

It’s not that Zhenjiang City is not important, but whoever gets the elixir, Zhenjiang City belongs to whom.

So, Wu Zheng was indeed a little anxious. He could wait for another day, and perhaps the reinforcements from Hangzhou Prefecture could arrive.

....

Tan Tai, the name is very similar to that of the Han people, but he is a real bannerman.

His full name is Shumulu? Tan Tai, a native of the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner.

He was the general of the Qing Dynasty's expedition to the south, and he was the real commander of the attack on the Dantu today.

Tan Tai Party was affiliated with the regent of King Dorgon. Logically speaking, he should not obey Hong Chengchou's command in this way.

But this is the difference between Tan Tai and Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui is a surrendered minister. What he wants is his own interests. Whether it is Qing or Ming, there is no direct interest relationship for him. Simply put, if you have milk, you are a mother, that's all!

But Tan Tai is different. Although he is extremely inconsistent with Hong Chengchou. Uh... this is not a false statement. In the sixth year of Huang Taiji's Chongde, the Tartar soldiers surrounded Jinzhou. Tan Tai led 400 people to the seashore from Xiaolinghe to the seashore, and cut off the Ming army's return. He fought with Hong Chengchou, the then governor of the Ming Dynasty, and was defeated. He was awarded the title of second-class general of the generation.

In other words, Hong Chengchou was captured by Tan Tai before he was surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

But now, the surrendered minister Hong Chengchou has more official positions than Tan Tai, and Tan Tai still has to obey Hong Chengchou's orders. It can be said that things in the world are impermanent.

Therefore, if you change your place at this time and replace Tan Tai with Wu Sangui, then Wu Sangui will definitely be disobedient and make things difficult for Hong Chengchou in private.
Chapter completed!