"What? What? Postman transported troops to Phi Island, and fought a battle with the Japanese Shogunate Navy there...sinking and capturing 53 Japanese ships? He also captured more than 3,000 Japanese sailors? Zu Kuan was so seasick that he occupied Iron Mountain and planned to go to Pyongyang to rest?"
On the south bank of the Qinghe River, in the Ming army camp that had just been entrenched, they were stretching their necks and waiting for Zu Kuan's tens of thousands of people to come north to join Zhu Youjian, when he suddenly received a military report that made him a little surprised and a little disappointed at the same time.
The victory of the Royal Navy's Beiyang Fleet in Pi Island was of course a surprise...but this surprise was a little too much, which made Zhu Youjian feel a sense of loss.
Because these two unexpected battles, the Battle of Pidao and the Tieshan landing, have somewhat eclipsed Zhu Youjian's previous victory on the south bank of Qinghe River.
No, not only was it eclipsed, but even the victory at Qinghekou was of little significance. Because when Zu Kuan captured Tieshan and Pyongyang and the Beiyang Navy continued to transport troops to North Korea, Dorgon, Duduo, and Azige would definitely return with troops from the two white flags. The 20,000 Japanese troops led by Nobuyuki Matsudaira and Masayuki Hoshina also had to leave.
Once they leave, can the remaining slaves and thieves continue to fight? Definitely not!
As soon as the army of slaves and thieves gathered in Gaizhou dispersed, their hearts also dispersed, and they could no longer gather together. At that time, the slave thieves will be scattered from one big thief to seven small thieves, and they will no longer receive strong support from Japan - without the shogunate fleet, the Japanese mainland will not be safe, and Iemitsu will have no spare power to support the slaves. thief? Moreover, as an island country, how can it get out without its navy? Swimming to the slave thief?
"Long live my lord, the slave thieves and Japanese pirates on the north bank of Qinghe River should not know about the Pidao-Tieshan incident yet!" Shi Kefa, the governor of Liaodong, reminded Zhu Youjian at this time, "We should quickly organize the team and be ready to attack... ....Once the slave thieves and Japanese pirates withdraw, we can immediately launch a pursuit!"
Yep!
As soon as Zhu Youjian's mind returned to the Qinghe Army, he immediately knew that Shi Kefa was right. His confrontation with the Japanese slave coalition forces in the Qinghe area has ended, and the slave thieves and Japanese pirates are about to start running away.
"Long live my lord," Wu Sangui added, "the slave thieves are not a monolith, but are composed of seven parts, so I think they are likely to escape in seven groups... and the Japanese slaves are all in one group. However, We don’t need to divide our forces into eight groups to pursue them, it will be good if we can capture two of them.”
Zhu Youjian nodded and said with a smile: "It is better to cut off two of his eight fingers than to hurt them! Which two enemy soldiers should we cut off?"
"Long live my lord," Hei Wentao replied, "I think we should focus on attacking Hauge's yellow flag and Yue Tuo's red flag...the yellow flag and the red flag guard the gates of Shenyang and do not defeat them. We won’t be able to reach Shenyang. And we have to prevent Hauge and Yue Tuo from leading their troops to defect to the Puppet Queen Taisong in Shenyang, otherwise the battle in Shenyang will be difficult to fight."
Everyone is already thinking about the Battle of Shenyang!
Zhu Youjian originally planned to start the war to destroy the slave thieves, recover North Korea and fight against Japanese pirates seventeen years after Chongzhen. Because the villain has grown up by then and should be able to be sent out to make money. The natural disasters that have lasted for many years will also be alleviated, the people can breathe a sigh of relief, and the court can also earn more money and food.
Only with money and food can the war be fought!
But it’s only the end of summer in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen! Disasters are still common in the Central Plains and Northwest China. Although there is some money in the national treasury, the grain reserves are about to bottom out... I am afraid that they cannot support a long-term war!
Therefore, Hei Wentao's suggestion is still a bit conservative, and we cannot proceed step by step this time.
"There's no need to keep an eye on Hauge and Yue Tuo," Zhu Youjian said. "Let's pursue them directly along the straight lines from Gaizhou, Haizhan, Liaoyang, and Shenyang... We can attack the fortresses along the way if we can. If you don't come down, surround them first. Those slaves and thieves who can catch up will be destroyed. Those who can't catch up will be allowed to live a little longer. The main force will go north as soon as possible, and strive to push around Shenyang within a month, and seize Shenyang before the autumn harvest. Surrounded."
Shi Kefa frowned: "Long live my lord, do you want to make an emergency landing on the Queen Mother Taisong? I'm afraid it won't be that easy, right?"
Of course it's not easy.
Taisong is the Queen Mother, and your Wu Liangha is just a princess... As for Lin Dan Batur's blessings, they actually surrendered when they were almost at the end of their rope.
And no matter how depressed the Queen Mother Taisong is, she can still live her life in the past few years. How can she be willing to surrender?
"It would be best if Taisong is willing to surrender," Zhu Youjian said. "It doesn't matter if she doesn't, but it will take two or three years, but she will surrender in the end."
"What does Your Majesty plan to do?" Shi Kefa continued to ask.
"If Taisong doesn't surrender, I will send troops to cut the wheat!" Zhu Youjian said with a smile, "I will cut the wheat in Shenyang, Liaoyang, Haizhou, and Gaizhou, and then withdraw the troops. We will fight again at the end of next summer. The crops in the fields of slaves and thieves will be cut in the same way. Taisong will definitely be impoverished and unable to survive, so he will have no choice but to take refuge in me."
"Your Majesty is wise!" Shi Kefa was determined, because he knew that this plan was feasible... The slave thieves would not be able to grab it now. If even the crops in the fields were cut by the Ming army, how many of the two yellow flags would be lost? What do 100,000 people eat? If we have nothing to eat, don’t we have to surrender?
Zhu Youjian smiled and waved his hand, "Let's all go and prepare for the pursuit!"
...
In Gaizhou City, the Qing Emperor is visiting.
On the side of the Japanese and Qing coalition forces, although they have stabilized their position these days, their morale has been extremely low. Everyone knows that this battle has been lost, but they are not willing to accept this reality.
Especially the one emperor, one empress and eight amamas here in the Qing Dynasty were a little depressed.
The young emperor Funing was depressed because the number of Armas had not decreased... How many Armas should have died after the battle was defeated? Why is there not even one, or eight?
Taisong was also depressed. The battle had ended like this, and it was difficult to negotiate the terms of surrender!
She also wants to seal a few cities, establish a small state on her own, and enjoy the sweetness of power under the wings of the Ming Dynasty!
It's miserable now. Not only did the price not "appreciate" after the war, it actually "dropped in value."
Daishan was even more depressed. His Zhenghongqi suffered heavy losses in the battles on June 26th and 27th, and he also lost two sons!
This is a gift from a white-haired person to a black-haired person! Saharin had already been sent away before, and now Wakda and Mandahai were gone... Daishan was heartbroken, and he just wanted to fight for some more honors after death for his two sons, so he wanted to Posthumously conferring the title of Emperor Ama on both of them - there is no one else among them. Does this count as directly becoming the former emperor?
But Daishan's proposal was unanimously opposed! Even the Empress Dowager Taisong felt it was very inappropriate... Funing has nine amamas, which is already a lot. How can they be chased in batches? Once this is started, Funing's Amma will be endless in the future!
So Daishan felt even more unhappy.
As for other Amma, although their sons did not die, everyone felt that a disaster was imminent.
Just when everyone was feeling depressed, the bad news about the Battle of Pidao and the Ming Army's landing on Tieshan finally reached the Gaizhou front line.
"It's better to withdraw our troops!"
Of course, Dorgon was the first to propose a withdrawal at the Zhuama meeting.
"Retreat, retreat..." Mang Gurtai echoed, "If we don't retreat, I'm afraid it will be out of control!"
"Er Beile, if you retreat...Zhu Youjian is about to attack Shenyang City!"
Hauge obviously disapproved of retreating. Once he retreated, his territory would be gone!
But it didn't matter what he said, Queen Taisong had to give her the final say.
"Then guard Shenyang!" Taisong said to Hauge, "Hao Ama, you are Funing's eldest brother... Can Shenyang not have a place for you? I have tried to arrange your people properly. Is that okay?”
Of course, the more people defending the city, the better! Taisong sighed again, "Now that things have come to this, we have to make plans to defend Shenyang City. Shenyang is the foundation of our Qing Dynasty, so of course it should be guarded by two yellow flags!"
