After Gao Jie heard the report, he subconsciously held the handle of the knife at his waist and asked: "Do you know how many soldiers and horses the rebels have, and who is leading them?"
The guard glanced at Mr. Xing with some fear, then bowed and said: "There are quite a lot of rebels. I don't know how many people there are at the moment, but they are carrying a banner with the word 'Li'. The person coming may be... It’s... the leader of the rebels!”
Gao Jie was startled, glanced at Mr. Xing, and pretended to be heroic: "Okay, I have been waiting for many days, and he finally shows up!"
"Immediately send an order to all the generals to assemble and go out with me..."
As he spoke, he walked out, but his steps were not fast.
Mr. Xing on the side saw this and said, "Wait a minute!"
Hearing this, Gao Jie stopped in time, looked at Mr. Xing and said, "Madam, I know that you don't want to see that guy, so you might as well rest here while I go to capture and kill that guy!"
Mrs. Xing rolled her eyes at Gao Jie coyly and said coquettishly: "Master, you always act so impulsively. Have you forgotten what I said before?"
Gao Jie said with some reluctance: "I remember your wife's words, but that guy..."
"The boss~~"
Mrs. Xing interrupted Gao Jie's words coquettishly, and after signaling the guards to retreat, she said, "Although I wish I could kill him with a thousand knives, the time is not ripe now."
"Not to mention that he still has many soldiers and horses. We may not be able to capture him. Even if we can defeat him, the loss will not be small. This will only make Zuo Mengeng an advantage in vain."
"We might as well retreat according to the plan first, and wait until Zuo Mengeng and he fight until both sides are injured before taking action. It's not much better than taking action now!"
Gao Jie originally wanted to persist, but under Xing's soft words, he ordered the withdrawal.
Not long after Gao Jie retreated, Zuo Mengeng also received the news.
Although he was greedy for Xi'an, Zuo Liangyu had already given the order, and all his 3,000 advance troops were wiped out, and Wang Yuncheng and others had no intention of fighting, so he fled Xi'an in a hurry without even seeing the rebels.
Just as Gao Jie and Zuo Mengeng were fleeing from Xi'an, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was far away in Shanhaiguan, did not wait for the defeat he hoped for.
He originally wanted to use Gao Di to lure Duduo to attack, but he didn't expect that three days had passed and Gao Di's troops were about to enter Ningyuan City, but there was still no trace of Duoduo.
While he was deep in thought, Wang Euzhi hurriedly walked in and reported: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. Zheng Hongkui led his army to attack the Jurchens and failed..."
It turned out that after Zheng Hongkui was defeated by Dorgon in Jinzhou, he escaped to the sea in embarrassment and escaped.
Zheng Hongkui knew that Dorgon was powerful and could no longer recapture Jinzhou.
But he sent troops without authorization, and now that he was defeated, he did not dare to return rashly.
Just when he was worried, he received a message from Zhu Chenggong, inviting him to attack Pidao.
Zheng Hongkui went there immediately to atone for his previous sins.
Due to the sudden arrival of Zhu Chenggong and others, and the fact that the North Korean navy was not very powerful, they quickly trapped the defenders on the island.
Seeing that the battle went so smoothly, Zheng Hongkui proposed to take advantage of Dorgon's expedition to attack the Jurchens by sea again.
Zhu Chenggong heard this proposal and felt that Dorgon had suffered losses before and must be prepared this time, so he did not agree.
However, Zheng Hongkui insisted on this, and the power of Zheng's navy was in his hands. Despite Zhu Chenggong's efforts to persuade, Zheng Hongkui still led his army to Jurchen.
However, due to Zhu Chenggong's persistence, Zheng Hongkui also left four to five thousand naval troops with Zhu Chenggong so that he could continue to besiege Pidao.
After Zheng Hongkui arrived in the Jurchen Sea area, he found that they were not prepared and immediately launched an attack.
Although Kong Youde and others tried their best to resist, they did not know whether it was because they had lost military morale after the defeat in Korea, or because Zheng Hongkui arrived unexpectedly and they had no time to prepare.
Anyway, Kong Youde's navy couldn't stop it for even half a day, so they retreated one after another, hiding in the port and never coming out.
Zheng Hongkui saw that Kong Youde was timid in fighting, and that the Jurchen coastal military strongholds had been destroyed. In addition, he felt that the Jurchen elite had already emerged and there were not many troops on the land, so he ordered his deputy general to lead his army ashore at night, hoping to attack both front and rear to kill Kong Youde and others. Annihilate.
Unexpectedly, not long after the Zheng Navy landed ashore, they were attacked by Horqin's cavalry and fled in panic.
At the same time, the North Korean Navy suddenly arrived and launched an attack on Zheng Hongkui together with Kong Youde.
Fortunately, Zhu Chenggong was worried that Zheng Hongkui was in danger and asked Huang Ting to follow him secretly and rescued them.
However, after this great defeat, Zheng's navy was left with only seven or eight thousand men. Although they were still besieging Pi Island, they were no longer sure of victory.
Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Wang Fuzhi's story, was silent for a while, and said: "Draw up an edict for us to reprimand Zheng Hongkui, deprive him of his title, and let him serve under Zhu Chenggong!"
Wang Euzhi heard this and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, I heard that Zheng Hongkui has always been domineering. Now you have not only deprived him of his title, but also made him work under his nephew. I am afraid that he will do something extraordinary when he is angry! "
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "What extraordinary things can he do? How dare he vote for the Jurchens?"
Although Wang Fuzhi saw Zhu Yuanzhang's angry face, he was not afraid and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Zheng family are pirates and do not know etiquette."
"Furthermore, I have heard that the Zheng family's navy has been moving frequently not long ago. In addition, Zheng Zhihu suddenly returned to Fujian and no one knows his whereabouts. Your Majesty, it is better to be more cautious."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Wang Huizhi and said solemnly: "It doesn't matter, just do what we want!"
After Wang Fuzhi heard this, he still insisted: "Your Majesty, even though Zheng Hongkui will not surrender to the Jurchens, his reputation in the army is far better than Zhu Chenggong." m.
"If Your Majesty puts them under Zhu Chenggong at this time, the morale of the army may be unstable. If this affects the Battle of Pidao, or if Kong Youde takes the opportunity to defeat them, the Jurchens can come by sea."
"If the Jurchens advance by land and water, even if Duduo falls into the trap, Shanhaiguan may not be able to defend it. Your Majesty, please think twice!"
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was dissatisfied with Wang Fuzhi's contradiction, he also admired his courage. Just as he was about to elaborate on the details, Yang Qi came in again and reported: "Your Majesty, the general has just received news that the prince has lost the war and is ready to attack the Jurchens and the rebels." Negotiate peace.”
When Wang Euzhi heard this, a look of anger immediately appeared on his face, and at the same time he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang solemnly.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "The prince wants to negotiate peace?"
"Do you know what the queen's opinion is on this?"
Yang Qidao: "According to Jinyiwei's news, the queen beat the prince severely after learning about it..."
After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Yang Qi's story, he was silent for a while and said, "How is Duke An Guo's situation now?"
Yang Qi was stunned and said: "I heard that Duke An Guo is still ill in bed and has not shown up. Now all military matters are handled by Jiang Yingkui!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Where are Gao Di and Wang Shoulin now? Have they ever entered Ningyuan City?"
Yang Qi shook his head and said: "Not yet. After General Gao learned that Zhendong Hou was defeated, he wanted to rush to Ningyuan City, but Wang Qianhu felt that a rapid march was too dangerous and vetoed General Gao's proposal."
"The army is still more than thirty miles away from Ningyuan City. It is estimated that it will enter the city tonight at the latest."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "How is the situation over the Daling River? Has Dorgon's army moved south?"
Yang Qi said: "No, except for the siege of Zhendong Hou by Dorgon's army, the rest of them are resting in Jinzhou and have no intention of going south."
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frowned when he heard this.
When Wang Fuzhi saw this, he was about to speak when a tiger soldier ran in and reported: "Your Majesty, Wang Qianhu and Zhang Dabiao were attacked by Jurchens one after another and are now escaping towards Shanhaiguan."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the report, his frowned brows immediately relaxed, and he said excitedly: "Okay, we're finally here!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Wang Euzhidao: "Go immediately and send the order to the soldiers and horses ambushing in the city to prepare for battle!"
"Attention, this matter must be hidden and must not be noticed by spies in the city!"
Although Wang Euzhi still had words in his heart, he also knew that this was not the time to talk. After bowing in agreement, he hurried out.
Some people died, but not completely...
