"Report, Master!" Tan Ma came close, dismounted, and reported to Qian Qian, "The Ming army has suddenly strengthened its offensive. It can no longer be driven out by Tan Ma alone. Please make a decision, Master!"
Upon hearing this, Dorgon frowned and said, "If something goes wrong, there must be something fishy."
With this in mind, he ordered a thousand cavalrymen from the Eight Banners of Mongolia to be mobilized for reinforcements, and asked to find out the movements of the Ming army.
After the order was given, he lost interest in scolding Hauge and immediately turned around and went back to the Zhongjun tent.
On the top of Jinzhou City, Zhizhou Chen Hongxu, who had been paying attention to the movements of the Manchu and Qing troops, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Manchu and Qing troops had really returned to camp.
He immediately began to patrol the city, praising the bravery of the defenders and telling them that if they persist, reinforcements from the imperial court will surely arrive. Then, he coordinated with the squires in the city to take out silver coins to reward the people who bravely killed the enemy in the battle to defend the city.
The smiling squire followed behind him and listened to his instructions. One of them, looking at the endless Manchu camp outside the city, said to Chen Hongxu: "Lord Zhizhou, how long do we have to hold on until reinforcements from the imperial court arrive?"
Hearing this, the other squires also looked at him, hoping to get the answer they wanted from him.
When Chen Hongxu heard this, he said with a smile: "It won't be long. I predict that within the next few days, King Qin's army should arrive. The longer the Manchu army stays here, the more Qin King's army will gather." More. Don't worry, as long as we work together and have reinforcements from outside, the Manchu and Qing troops coming from afar will definitely not be able to conquer Jinzhou."
Although he said this, in his heart, he actually didn't believe it. In the past, the chief ministers and assistants all fled. Now who else can fight in the field with the Manchu and Qing troops? After all, this is not the capital. Several cities like Jinzhou have been captured by the Manchu and Qing armies, and no reaction from the imperial army has been seen. But morale cannot but be encouraged. Only by constantly giving hope can this city defense battle be sustained.
In the original history, he was so encouraged and persevered that the Manchu army lost patience and finally stopped attacking Jinzhou, thereby saving Jinzhou and being grateful to the people of the city.
Outside the city, in the military tent of the Manchu Army, not long after Dorgon and others sat down to discuss matters, another Tatar came in to report that more than 10,000 Ming troops were approaching Jinzhou. Judging from the flag, it was Lu Xiangsheng. Commander, and there are many banners of Ming generals, divided into horse, infantry, chariot, battalion and other units.
Upon hearing the news, Yue Tuo, who was standing below, immediately judged: "Uncle, I'm afraid that Lu Xiangsheng only commands the servants of each army. This can be regarded as the most capable part of the Ming army. Just relying on Tanma or the Eight Banners of Mongolia , I’m afraid there’s nothing we can do about this Ming army.”
Dorgon nodded when he heard this, frowned slightly, and immediately looked at Hauge and said: "You lead your troops to block them. Don't let their flags be seen by the Jinzhou city, otherwise it will not be conducive to the siege!"
If we can capture Jinzhou, we must capture Jinzhou after all. Otherwise, the failure to attack the city will have an impact on the morale of the army. Therefore, Dorgon wanted to work harder and issued this order.
Yue Tuo heard this and before Hauge could speak, he jumped in and said, "Uncle King, Lu Xiangsheng is brave and has more than 10,000 troops. How about I go to stop them too!"
When Hauge heard this, he immediately shouted: "If you ask me, our entire army will return to the army, surround Lu Xiangsheng's more than 10,000 people outside the city, and destroy them!"
If fighting in the field, the Qing army is not afraid of any enemy! Regarding this, several people here are confident.
After listening to Hauge's words, Dorgon thought about it and felt that he could consider it. Then we started to discuss this situation again.
However, what they didn't expect was that Lu Xiangsheng had a very sharp sense of smell, and he quickly sensed the intentions of the Manchu and Qing troops. Before the Manchu and Qing troops could encircle them, he led his troops to retreat, with his back to the Ming Dynasty City, leaving Dorgon and others helpless.
You can't waste it and just withdraw your troops and leave. However, Lu Xiangsheng immediately led the army to stick up. Not only that, they also sent Ye Bushou, who roared outside Jinzhou City under the cover of the army.
It may be an accident that Wushou appeared outside Jinzhou City. But when it appeared for the second and third time, even the squires who didn't know how to fight at the top of Jinzhou City happily said to Chen Hongxu: "These continuous appearances at night mean that there must be a court near Jinzhou." The reinforcements have arrived. Now, we in Jinzhou will definitely be fine. Lord Zhizhou is so wise!"
Chen Hongxu could only smile and say nothing about this. He didn't expect that the imperial officers and soldiers would show up so quickly. It was a bit unexpected! But no matter what, he would not tell the truth, saying that he just said it simply to boost morale.
At this time, he looked very calm, pointing to the Manchu and Qing camp outside the city and said: "If this is not what I expected, the Manchu and Qing troops will not be able to stay any longer. As long as we persist for a few more days, Jinzhou City will definitely be defeated." Relief."
"Your Majesty!" When the squires heard this, they all flattered him happily.
Compared with their excitement, these leaders of the Manchu and Qing Tatars were a little depressed.
They had already tasted the Ming Army's candy-like tactics once before. Unexpectedly, just a few days later, I started to taste it again. And this time, the commander of the Ming army is more experienced, and the troops he leads are all elite. Every time you are stuck with such an opponent, you must always be on guard. If you can't kill them, you will be particularly depressed.
In the Chinese army tent, regarding this situation, Hauge finally lost his temper and said loudly: "Did you see that I didn't kill Lu Xiangsheng before? It's okay now, have you tasted the pain? Damn it, fight, no I came to fight you; I chased you, but I couldn’t drive you away; I kept my eyes on Du Du’s side from time to time, and maybe one day I would suddenly launch an attack. Those are the servants of the Ming army, and they are capable of fighting!"
After hearing this, Yue Tuo quickly smoothed things over and said: "There were rumors before that the national reinforcements had gathered around, so for the sake of caution, we had to withdraw our troops and leave Julu."
"Ming reinforcements? Where did the reinforcements come from? Where are the reinforcements?" Upon hearing this, Hauge immediately asked, "Who said the reinforcements gathered? Damn it, the reinforcements are not the same Ming troops as before!"
Hearing him vaguely questioning himself, Dorgon immediately remembered the basis for his decision that day. He couldn't help but frown and immediately ordered: "Bring over the Ming Dynasty's Imperial Guard Flag."
When Hauge heard this, he was a little surprised and said: "Could it be the General Banner of the Imperial Guard who was talking about this? Damn it, you delayed me from killing Lu Xiangsheng, and I will kill him later to vent my anger!"
