After comforting the wounded and sick and protecting the troops, the Ming Dynasty joint forces all set off, but the cavalry had already chased them hundreds of miles away.
The infantry, artillery, and armor were not aligned with their goal. The goal was a braided mountain stronghold in the mountains. With the help of airships, such a goal was not difficult to find.
Two days later, the army arrived at Jianzhouwei, which had been occupied by braids for many years, and turned all the buildings built by braids into ruins.
A certain new emperor asked his men to find a relatively large stone, and use a brush dipped in red paint to write on it the time, personnel, and outline of the recovery of the place.
After that, people kept moving without stopping, following the general retreat route of the pigtails, heading northward, and crossed the upper reaches of the Songhua River during the dry season at the end of May.
The second target is Shangjing where Wu Sangui's troops are hiding!
Calculating the distance, the fight from Gaizhou to Jianzhou was only one-third completed.
The remaining two-thirds of the journey depends on the perseverance and physical strength of each soldier.
The target area is the eastern part of the Songnen Plain, which is very suitable for growing rice or wheat.
A certain new emperor will ask his men to destroy or help Braid harvest crops in advance!
In view of his past achievements in fighting for the Ming Dynasty, Wu Sangui can survive and continue to be his brave and shun king of the Qing Dynasty.
But any of his men who can be caught must return with the Ming Dynasty United Forces. These people are a good labor force.
"Your Majesty, according to the time calculation, I am afraid that when the teacher returns to the court, he will catch up with the flood season of the Songhua River!"
After Sun Chuanting read the map several times and asked the captured local slaves, he became worried about this matter.
Once Wang's army is blocked by this river and unable to return to Gaizhou as scheduled, the whole army may have to spend the winter in the north.
"My dear, there is no need to worry. I have already thought about it. When we return, we will not take the original route. Our army will march directly to the southeast and arrive at Xilewen River Guard. Then the entire army will rely on the fleet for supplies!"
A certain new emperor was very familiar with this place, and he already knew how to advance troops and how to retreat.
The peninsula on the other side of the Xilewen River will be the famous Vladivostok from now on!
According to the current marching speed, the army will arrive at Laluwei (Harbin) in early August at the latest and will withdraw to its destination before mid-November.
If all goes well, I'm afraid we'll be able to see the sea in October when the autumn weather is clear.
Zheng's fleet only needs to bypass the Kimchi Peninsula to reach Xilewenhewei.
This place is actually only a hundred or so miles away from the northeastern border of Kimchi.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
After Sun Chuanting looked at the map, he suddenly felt that this plan was feasible. He was worried too much. His Majesty was indeed using his troops like a god.
Thinking about advancing but also thinking about retreating, fighting a hundred battles without being destroyed, is a common thing for military strategists!
"Don't think about making a comeback, Emperor Taiji!"
How could a certain new emperor not think ahead about how to fight and how to run?
The prerequisite for shrinking in the northern part of the Northeast is to quickly build a large number of wooden houses, otherwise the army will not be able to survive the cold winter of minus 30 degrees Celsius.
But since the braided army has been severely damaged, there is no need for the army to stay stationed in place due to lack of food.
It is still unclear how much food can be collected, so the Jedi cannot take this risk.
The temperature in Laluwei is not much different from that in Moscow. A certain new emperor is not quite the Napoleon of the East!
"Report! Your Majesty, Wu Sangui has sent someone here, if he wants to surrender!"
Seeing that the army was approaching Nalin River Guard, a certain new emperor suddenly received not-so-good news.
A certain new emperor didn't have a good impression of this guy at all.
Former Ming army general surrendered to Ming Dynasty?
Isn't this funny?
What do you want people who have not surrendered to think?
At that time, Zu Dashou had faked his surrender, and a golden cicada came out of its shell and played tricks on the emperor's chicken, so that a certain new emperor put the blame in the past.
You have been the prince of the Qing Dynasty for how many years, and now you are desperate. Seeing that the Qing Dynasty is gone, you think of surrender!
Sorry, it's late!
"Tell the visitor that Wu Sangui can only exchange for the right to surrender with the head of Prince Donglu. Otherwise, he must either lead his troops across the river as soon as possible, or lead his troops eastward. I think of his achievements in the past, so I can let him go. Don't do it. When the swordsmen and soldiers meet, the artillery fire will be merciless!"
This product can be dropped, but it must be submitted with a certificate of investment, otherwise it will go as far as it goes.
In the future, if the Qing Dynasty fails, we can still surrender to the Russian, Persian, Ottoman, and Habsburg families!
What do domestic slaves with three surnames count as?
Here comes a house slave with the thirteenth surname!
This is just fun~!
The current location of Jibu is probably Wuchang, which produces rice, and judging from the conditions in the local fields, Wu Sangui did send people to plant a lot of rice.
According to the confession of the captured slave, there are paddy fields covering hundreds of miles. One crop is planted every year, and the yield per mu can reach about two dan, which is not much more than the paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River.
In addition, they can fish and catch shrimps, and plan out the portions given to Huang Taiji and Wu Sangui. The slaves can keep 30% of the production for themselves, and live a pretty good life.
Although only 30% is left, each family here has at least three to four hundred acres of fertile land, and a prosperous family has thousands of acres.
It can be said that it is impossible for every family to starve to death, and they can eat every meal, and they can still eat meat every now and then.
Such a life, if we only compare food, not including clothing, housing, transportation, etc., is not inferior to Guan Nei.
Wu Sangui's troops have now been released from production, with a strength of no less than 30,000.
It's just that Huang Taiji doesn't trust him as much as King Sanshun, and the armor and firearms he provides are not too many.
The new emperor has no control over how Wu Sangui and the emperor match up in appearance and spirit.
Traitors are all smart people who know how to choose between advancement and retreat.
I believe that Wu Sangui’s performance will not disappoint this time...
Ten days later, the main force of Master Wang arrived at the Lalu Guards Station.
Looking at the Songhua River, which was gradually becoming more abundant, a certain new emperor felt deeply.
Especially how many "three flowers, five flowers and eighteen children" are there in the river...
The "three flowers" are Aohua, bream flower, and crucian carp. Aohua is mandarin fish, bream flower is the Changchun bream of the same kind as Wuchang fish, and crucian carp is not an ordinary crucian carp. It is longer and whiter in color than crucian carp.
The taste of "Wuluo" is average, not as delicious as "Gayazi" and "Curian Carp Melon Seed" in "Shibazi". The former is a yellow catfish (same pronunciation as "mulberry") with two fang-like barbs behind its gills. , the latter is crucian carp.
According to the accounts of the captured prisoners, Wu Sangui had already fled with his troops, but before leaving, he left behind a hundred thousand shi of food, saying that he would not forget the past between the emperor and his subjects.
This amount of food is equivalent to about 10,000 tons, which may seem like a lot, but it will definitely not be able to sustain the feeding of more than 800,000 young and strong soldiers.
Therefore, before the heavy snow closed the mountains, a certain new emperor had to withdraw his troops to the seaside and station them. With the support of the fleet, at least they would not starve to death.
Without the local leader, a certain new emperor could only order fish to reward the army, because the nearby wild animals had long been wiped out by the one in front.
Drinking fish soup and eating grilled fish tastes much better than eating dried meat, and fishing and catching shrimps is a rare way for soldiers to relax after the war.
Wu Sangui left behind twenty fishing boats, which were just enough for the soldiers to engage in this leisurely life game.
According to the proportion of troops dispatched, a certain new emperor gave eight ships to the Japanese army, two ships to the French and German forces, and only kept eight ships to himself, which was regarded as equal treatment.
The remaining people who have no boat and can swim can go out, but those who can't swim should watch from the shore, so as not to die in the battle but be drowned while fishing for river fresh food.
Perhaps it was a side effect of the Little Ice Age. In early July, because there had been no rainfall for several days, the amount of water in the Songhua River in front of us was not particularly large, and it was still far from the flood season water level.
Invisibly, it helps the foodies a lot. In addition, there are not so many sand diggers in the river, so the foodies don’t have to worry about falling into a pit after taking just two steps.
Of course, it is impossible for twenty fishing boats to feed and drink more than 800,000 people.
If you want to eat, you have to do it yourself, so there are temporary fishermen all along the river for more than thirty miles...
A certain new emperor was not worried at all about this posture of putting his horse on Nanshan.
Now Huangtaiji is like a bereaved dog. He can run as fast as he can, and if he still wants to fight back, he will be buried early!
Wu Sangui did not dare to worry about the sneak attack. Thirty thousand people beat more than eight hundred thousand people. Only Xiang Yu had done such a thing.
A certain new emperor now has strong troops and horses, with airships in the sky, tanks on the ground, and tens of thousands of cavalry around him.
Wu Sangui's reconnaissance cavalry would not be blind, let alone report what they saw to him.
In a sense, both parties have reached a relative tacit understanding.
Unable to surrender, Wu Sangui did not want to fall out with Huang Taiji for the time being.
The act of retreating could be regarded as not offending the new emperor, and at the same time, he saved his subordinates.
Even if you can never return to your original place, you can still find a place to stay somewhere in Jiangbei and continue to be the king of the mountain.
There are so many mountains in Xing'an Mountains, and it would be quite difficult for Wang Division to attack them.
As long as Wu Sangui digs into the ravine, he can continue to reap the dividends accumulated over the years in the short term.
At the worst, they can lead their troops through the black water and officially enter a large area where no one cares.
According to the latest battle report received, the "centipede" Huang Taiji still has the ability to fight to the death.
The Ming army's cavalry suffered a series of defeats in the area from the Songhua River to the upper reaches of the Nalin River due to their carelessness in underestimating the enemy.
All kinds of small and large battles were taken into account. According to preliminary statistics, no less than 3,000 soldiers and horses were lost, but fortunately it was not to the point of breaking the bones.
The Braided Army also stopped when it was good and did not push for an inch. They must also know that the strength and firepower of both sides are no longer at the same level.
In view of the fact that Huang Taiji's main force has been severely damaged before, now they are still fishing in Wu Sangui's old nest.
After a few days of repairs, a certain new emperor decided to shrink his troops and prepared to head eastward and set off home.
After plundering nearly 80,000 shi of food, the army set off on July 25th and expected to arrive at Xilewenhewei before the end of October.
Although there is a lot of farmland in the area north of the Songhua River, there is currently a lack of ships, making it impossible to transport even a small number of troops across the river.
The new emperor could only choose to withdraw his troops and wait until the next year to plan for it slowly. At least the Northern Expedition had gained a lot, and it was definitely a worthwhile trip.
Through this retreat, a certain new emperor also discovered a new attack channel, which was to land directly from the Xilewen River Guard area.
There is only the Huhai River (Mudanjiang) along the way, and the rest are small rivers, and the distance is about a quarter shorter than when sending troops from Gaizhou.
After logging in, after the troops passed through Taiping Ridge, Laoye Ridge, and Zhangguangcai Ridge, what came into view was the eastern part of the Sanjiang Plain.
From now on, we can use the tactic of attacking from both sides, sending troops all the way from Gaizhou and landing all the way from Xilewenhewei.
And for the Japanese troops who set off from the mainland, the latter's offensive path was more suitable for them.
In particular, this area has not been developed and is completely a hunting area for Haixi Jurchens.
After landing, the Japanese troops even marched to hunt, and they were able to eat a lot of game...
There are many reasons why the Ming Dynasty's combined forces have extremely high combat effectiveness, one of which is that they eat well.
A certain new emperor can make his men eat rice and white steamed buns every day. The troops carry a large number of fishing nets and will not miss the opportunity to fish, hunt, or dig wild vegetables.
On the way back, the Ming Dynasty joint forces were divided into ten groups, each group was about five miles apart. They seemed loose, but the fearful Braided Army did not dare to come over easily to provoke.
A certain new emperor did not intend to lure the enemy deeper, because there was no need. After the battle, Huang Taiji's braided army had basically lost its ability to fight.
From now on, we can only focus on guerrilla warfare. As for how to swim and how to attack...that is Huang Taiji's business.
The march was not very fast, but on the afternoon of October 9th, the vanguard of the army saw the seaside.
The messenger returning to Gaizhou had informed Zheng Zhilong of the new emperor's plan, and Zhenhai Gong's fleet had been waiting here for a long time.
Even if they landed early, due to the cover of thousands of naval guns, Zheng Zhilong's troops were not afraid of the braided cavalry at all, and were able to hold the beachhead position.
A certain new emperor only cares about whether this cargo has brought enough ships and the amount of supplies in the cabin.
Except for the 100,000 people stationed here to consolidate the bridgehead, the rest all returned to the mainland or the Japanese country by ship.
Due to limited transportation capacity, those who cannot return temporarily can be transferred to the southern part of Kimchi.
The troops staying in the local area need to build wooden houses as soon as possible to replace the tents with poor insulation effect.
Before boarding the ship, everyone will help, and all kinds of tools for logging and processing wood have been prepared.
The local forest is still the same as it was thousands of years ago, which is the best building material.
More than 800,000 people worked together to build houses for 100,000 people, so the speed was naturally extraordinary.
After exchanging the reward for the victory to the Ten Thousand Pickle Musketeers and others, a certain new emperor let them walk home...
Their territory is less than a hundred miles to the west. There is no need to take a boat and occupy the precious space on the boat.
None of the Pickle Soldiers could be angry about this, because after all, the Ming Emperor spent a lot of money, and it was the first time for most of them to get so many silver coins.
Kimchi Country now also adopts the dual-channel flow method of silver and silver coins, and silver coins are naturally also hard currency.
As long as you can stay alive and walk home, your whole family can have a good year with plenty of meat and fish.
If anyone is dissatisfied with this, he will stop coming next year and go away feeling envious and jealous at home!
A certain new emperor also sent troops to occupy the four cities of Fushun, Shenyang, Liaoyang and Haizhou.
Hong Chengchou was the most capable, so he led his troops to live in Fushun, an outpost.
Shenyang is a fortified city, and Zheng Chenggong, his favorite disciple, is in charge of it. Hong Chengchou is a fellow villager of his uncle's generation and will also take care of him.
Liaoyang and Haizhou were garrisoned by Chen Guowei and Ni Chong respectively. These two guys had been complaining that a certain new emperor did not take them with him in the Northern Expedition.
Now it's okay. We can directly garrison the two important towns in Liaodong. As long as we don't lose them before spring, it will be considered qualified.
This was considered a great victory, Huang Taiji's main force was also severely damaged, and the defensive pressure in Jifu area dropped sharply.
The new emperor no longer has to worry about a fire in the backyard, and can mobilize the East Palace Guards stationed in his old home for a walk.
