"Niu, you are very good, very good!"
Zuoling Naha’s Chinese level is quite good.
This is due to the fact that his mother is not only Han, but also the wife of an official in Liaodong during the Ming Dynasty.
After confirming the retreat of the Ming army, Naha, as the supreme commander of the Qing army here, immediately gave high praise to Niu Wancheng who came to "response".
"The end will come later, please forgive me!"
Niu Wancheng slapped his sleeves and gave Naha a standard bannerman salute.
He is not good at fighting, but he is quite good at being a man, otherwise he would not have become a deputy general from a young soldier.
The assistant general is the fourth rank, but the deputy general is the second rank!
However, Niu Wancheng, who was clearly higher in rank than the other party, consciously bowed and did not dare to be disrespectful to the Manchu leader.
This was the latent plan of the Qing Dynasty's officialdom - flag members were born one level higher.
Even the retired academician Hong Chengchou would never dare to trust him in front of the Manchu leader.
Next, Niu Wancheng made some touching words, and said that it was because he was late that the Manchu soldiers suffered certain losses.
Of course, the losses of the Manchu soldiers were mainly caused by Ming thieves pretending to be Qing soldiers, rather than by upright fighting.
He never mentioned how embarrassed Master Naha was just now.
"These thieves are really cunning. They disguised themselves as our army and made it difficult for people to guard against them. It's really abominable!"
Niu Wancheng gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and was filled with indignation at the enemy's cunning methods.
Naha understood this deeply. Out of careful consideration, he pondered for a moment and said, "I will go to Zhushan to report the matter to the general in person."
You have to report it in person, otherwise it will be difficult to explain some things.
The death of Vice-Capital Du Min in battle has a lot to do with it.
If he fails to clear up his responsibilities in time and the court becomes angry, it is not something that he, a junior leader, can handle.
The problem is that no matter which angle you look at it, Naha's return to Zhushan now looks like he is running away from the battlefield.
So, he needs a step up.
This step is of course provided by the considerate Lieutenant Ox.
Although one of them is stationed at the Eight Banners in Xi'an and the other is at the Huguang Green Camp, and they have no affiliation, under the same Qing flag, this affiliation can be fine-tuned.
Therefore, Naha solemnly gave Niu Wancheng a military order, that is, he would lead his troops to advance towards Laomukong to ensure that the Ming army could not break through.
In addition to returning to Zhushan to explain the situation, Master Zuoling will also ask the General to send heavy troops to Laomukong to continue to encircle and suppress the Ming army.
I just don’t know if the deputy general of Huguang Green Camp is willing to cooperate.
He was very satisfied with the result.
"The general is willing to listen to your orders!"
Niu Wancheng agreed happily, but his heart was beating because he didn't know that Wang Wutong didn't agree with him approaching Lao Mukong.
Fortunately, Lord Zuoling only asked him to advance towards Lao Mukong, but did not let him take back Lao Mukong.
There is room for negotiation.
"good!"
Naha was delighted with the loyal and well-behaved Green Camp Han general in front of him, and without saying much at the moment, he led a group of remaining Manchu soldiers to retreat towards Zhushan.
"Sir, are we really going to Laomukong?"
Qi Kui was a little dissatisfied with the deputy general's decision. They could completely ignore the request of the Manchu leader, because if they continued to go deeper, they would most likely be attacked by the Ming army.
After all, the Ming army had just defeated the Eight Banners Army in Manchuria. Judging from the current situation, Liu Tichun of Lao Mukong was likely to have escaped. In this case, Liu Tichun might launch a new counterattack on the Western Front.
Then wouldn't they become the Ming army's primary targets?
Niu Wancheng only said six words: "Take a walk and take a look."
He also asked Qi Kui to draft an official document and send it to the admiral. In addition to stating that they were marching towards Laomukong, the most important thing was that they had successfully rescued more than a hundred Manchu soldiers.
This was because he was afraid that the assistant leader would not truthfully report his rescue efforts to the superiors because of shame.
.......
After sending a favor to Niu Wancheng, Wang Wu led his people to retreat.
He was able to create a record of defeating the Qing army in a few days, relying on surprise, not the strength of the Ming army itself.
If they really encounter a Qing army that dares to fight and fight, the Ming army will probably lose.
For example, the most capable Qing army on the Western Front was Li Guoying.
Therefore, Wang Wu now also needs Niu Wancheng, a familiar Qing army, to be closest to him. Otherwise, if an unfamiliar Qing army comes over, the transfer operation to Huangcaoping will become a big rout.
"The king cannot leave the cow, and the cow cannot leave the king" is the situation that best suits the interests of the Wushan Ming Army at the moment.
After meeting Tian Wen and Ma Sizhong again, Wang Wu simply counted the number of people.
He brought 800 people from his back village to meet him. On the way, he suffered more than 50 casualties and left more than 30 people behind. Therefore, he now has more than 710 soldiers.
Tian Wen, Ma Sizhong, and Zhang Tianwang, together with more than 900 family members, gathered several groups of women, children and adults who had been rescued from the Qing army on the way, bringing the total number of the team to more than 1,500 people.
That is to say, the total number of transferred teams as the second batch is more than 2,200.
There are more than 1,400 soldiers capable of fighting.
After telling Ma Sizhong and others about the death of Liu Tichun, all the generals were shocked and extremely sad. Even Zhang Tianwang, who had a hostile attitude towards Shunying, had a sad face and sighed.
After everyone calmed down a little, Wang Wu talked about the next step to go to Huangcaoping to meet Yuan Zongdi and Hao Yaoqi.
Zhang Tianfang immediately raised objections: "Since we have defeated the Qing army dozens of miles away, we can continue to use Laomukong as our base to fight the Qing army to the end!"
This view is echoed by many people.
It is indeed a bit confusing to abandon the familiar Laomukong and go to the unfamiliar Huangcaoping.
Wang Wu smiled bitterly and told everyone that the Qing army had carried out an inhumane "sweeping hole" operation in this area.
"Most of the people in the nearby villages were killed, all the food was burned, and all habitable houses were also burned down. Therefore, the entire Laomukong base has actually been reduced to ruins. We have no food and no shelter. How can we persevere? "
Wang Wu bluntly stated that after joining forces with Yuan Zongdi and Hao Yaoqi, they could not stay in Huangcaoping. Instead, they had to break out in the direction of Xingshan at all costs and strive to join the troops of Tiger Commander Li Laiheng.
Only in this way can we persist in resisting the Qing Dynasty.
Otherwise, it would still be difficult to escape the fate of being strangled by heavy Qing troops.
Compared with the Shaanxi Qing Army and the Sichuan Qing Army, the Huguang Qing Army, which had been severely beaten by the Ming Army, was the softest persimmon.
The key to breaking the situation also lies with the Huguang Qing Army.
"Listen to the fifth brother Wang, let's go meet Duke Jingguo and Marquis Nan'an, and then go to Duke Linguo!"
Zhang Tianwang's titles for Yuan Shoudi, Hao Yaoqi, and Li Laiheng were the titles awarded by the Yongli court, which is somewhat similar to what Ma Sizhong and others called "Shuai Yuan," "Shuai Hao," and "Shuai Hu." different.
It can be seen that although Liu Tichun's death for his country made Zhang Tianwang have a certain change in Shunying, the deep-rooted pain will never dissipate in a short time.
In particular, Hao Yaoqi kidnapped Emperor Yongli back then.
Li Laiheng was even more disobedient to the Yongli court, and even refused to see Yongli.
Thanks to Wang Wu's prestige established through bloody battles, the outcome of the military discussion was determined by his decision.
After a brief tidying up, the team of more than 2,000 people headed towards Laomukong.
Different from the overall solemn, heavy and desperate atmosphere of the previous team, this time there was more laughter in the team.
Rare ease.
The victory of killing Du Min, the vice-capital of Manchuria, beheading the rebel generals Tian Heng and Wanhe, and successively defeating the Green Camp and the Eight Banners Soldiers of Manchuria, gave the Ming army soldiers who were originally united because of their determination to refuse to surrender, something more in their eyes. pride!
