After Li Guo heard this, he turned around and looked a little strange. The dust was still flying, and it was vaguely possible to see the shadow of Jianlu's prowling horse, but the Jianlu army was never seen. Something fishy!
However, all the troops have been withdrawn. Besides, Jinzhou City cannot be defeated. The Han people have been rescued and the purpose of coming here has been achieved. Even if there was a problem with the Jianlu reinforcements, Li Guo didn't care.
They guessed right, there was something really wrong with this reinforcement force. Because they were not real reinforcements, but Kong Youde's troops who went back to Jinzhou to transport grain on Daishan's orders.
This God's Blessed Army is, first of all, not really Tatars, and secondly, it is mainly composed of artillery battalions. Although there are escort troops, its combat power is really limited, and its strength is not large, with only about two thousand people.
With such an army, Daishan thought that the rear would be very safe and it would be enough to transport food.
However, no one, including Kong Youde himself, expected that when they were approaching Jinzhou, the scouts from the front suddenly reported that a large number of Ming troops had been discovered outside Jinzhou City. This news scared Kong Youde so much that he wanted to turn around and run away.
However, Geng Zhongming from Jinzhou was his life-and-death brother, so he suppressed the idea of escape. While sending people to report to Daishan for help, he secretly went to the front to observe, and then used a bluffing strategy. .
He ordered people to tie branches to the tails of mules and horses and raise dust to scare the Ming army outside Jinzhou City so that they could help Geng Zhongming. Unexpectedly, this strategy really worked, and the Ming army retreated.
Kong Youde sent out exploration horses. It was not until he verified that the Ming army had boarded countless ships and Yang Fan left that he dared to lead the troops forward and rushed to Jinzhou.
When the two met and talked to each other, they understood what they knew.
So, the two fell silent.
After a while, I heard Kong Youde say with emotion: "Everyone thought that the Ming navy had escaped, but they didn't expect that they would go around to Jinzhou to cut off the Qing Dynasty's retreat. Haha, thanks to that, Shang Kexi is so proud. .In the battle of Lushun, I am afraid that the Qing Dynasty will be defeated!"
Kong Youde saw the strength of Lushun with his own eyes. The hope of the Qing Dynasty was to surround Lushun. However, he had already seen the Ming Navy. There were more than a hundred transport ships and at least fifty warships. Just by appearing here without a trace, he could conclude that the navy of the Ming Dynasty was much more elite than Shang Kexi's navy. In addition, he guessed that the Ming Navy might have more than what they saw.
On the Lushun side, Lu Xiangsheng sent so many warships to Jinzhou so confidently, which means that he is not afraid of siege. Maybe the Ming Navy has more ships.
Thinking of these, Kong Youde came to the conclusion that the Qing Dynasty was going to lose the battle of Lushun.
Hearing what he said, Geng Zhongming also said a little puzzled: "Why was it that when we were the Ming army, the Ming army was so weak and suppressed by the Qing Dynasty? Now that we are the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, the Ming army came to me." I'm showing off my power here, tell me, what do I mean by this? Could it be... the reincarnation of a broom star?"
"..." After hearing this, Kong Youde couldn't help being speechless, but thinking of the Battle of Lushun, he frowned and thought for a while before saying: "I don't know if you are the reincarnation of a broom star, but I know one thing, something must have changed in the Ming Dynasty. Maybe the traitors in the court have been eliminated, so the Ming army we see today will be completely different from what we saw at that time, and they can counterattack Liaodong!"
Naturally, the two of them didn't know that there were indeed changes in the Ming Dynasty, and the fundamental reason for those changes was that the emperor was soul-pierced!
When they were wondering, that is, on the fifth day after the Manchu Qing attacked Lushun City for the first time, the sun rose as usual.
The Ming army in Lushun City was still guarding the city.
Among the Jianlu outside Lushun City, except for some who were on duty and were watching the Ming army on top of the city, the rest of the Jianlu were doing nothing. On Daishan's side, he was improving the food and eating seafood sent by the Koreans.
Everything indicates that this day will pass so ordinary and ordinary again.
However, in the afternoon, suddenly, a personal guard rushed into the back tent of the Chinese military tent. With a little panic on his face, he reported to Dai Shan: "Your Majesty, Kong Youde sent someone to report back quickly, saying that Ming Dynasty had been discovered in Jinzhou. military!"
"Ah!" When Dai Shan heard this, he accidentally inserted a fish bone into the gap between his rotten teeth. It took him a while to pull it out, and he immediately confirmed in surprise: "What, Jinzhou discovered that Ming Army? How is this possible?"
While he was saying this, several more people rushed in. The leader was Hauge. He shouted loudly: "The Ming army has been discovered in Jinzhou? What's going on?"
Obviously, they must have heard the news and felt unbelievable, so they ran to Daishan to ask about the situation.
"The Ming army is surrounded by us in Lushun City, and there is no way it will appear in Jinzhou!" After Dai Shan finished speaking decisively, he thought of something and immediately shouted angrily, "It is said that this dog slave is welcome to come to see me!"
Kong Youde should not joke about this kind of thing, so there is only one possibility. The Ming army that appeared in Jinzhou must have gone by boat.
His mother-in-law dog slave, more than three hundred warships came in a mighty force, are you blind? He actually missed the Ming Navy and went around to the back.
Thinking of this, Daishan became nervous again. Jinzhou was the rear of the army he led and a place where food was stored. If it is captured by the Ming army, it will cut off the retreat of his army, and it may also fall into the crisis of running out of food.
Jinzhou must not make any mistakes!
With this in mind, he immediately ordered Hauge to rescue Jinzhou immediately without waiting for Shang Kexi to come over.
Hauge had also fought for many years and knew how dangerous it would be to the Qing army if Jinzhou was captured by the Ming army. Therefore, without any hesitation, he immediately rushed out in a hurry, went straight to his camp, passed the military order, and set off immediately.
The area around Lushun City that originally seemed peaceful suddenly became agitated because of Hauge's actions.
This situation made those leisurely Jianlu look stupid. Looking at this posture, it is obvious that there is an emergency that requires so much effort!
However, weren't the Ming army besieged in the city? Where else would an emergency occur?
They couldn't figure it out and became a little nervous.
They were not the only ones. Shang Kexi, who was ordered to rush to the central military tent, panicked when he saw the people in Hauge's camp shouting "horse neighing". Something must have happened!
With worries, he rushed to the Chinese military tent. Before he could send a message to say hello, he heard Daishan yell angrily: "You little slave, didn't you mean that the Chinese navy has escaped? Why did the Ming army appear in Jinzhou?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Kexi suddenly felt a thump in his heart. He looked at Dai Shan in surprise and confirmed, "Your Majesty, this is impossible. How could the Ming army appear in Jinzhou?"
Judging from the news he has learned all along, the Ming army only has so many naval warships. Seeing his huge navy, how can he still have the courage to risk being discovered and transport troops to Jinzhou?
"Kong Youde is urgent to report, how can he lie about this kind of military information?" When Daishan heard what he said, he was so angry that he slapped the case and shouted sternly.
When Shang Ke heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought of a possibility, and then immediately defended: "My lord, the villain has a grudge against him, is he exaggerating?"
At this point, he saw that Dai Shan seemed to be stunned for a moment, and he immediately added and explained: "The sea is wide, and it is possible for a villain to miss one or two boats, but it is absolutely impossible to miss too many boats. . Kong Youde must have exaggerated. He said one hundred Ming troops were a thousand, and a thousand Ming troops were two thousand. He...he wanted the prince to punish the villain, and hoped that the prince would learn from it! "
Of course Daishan understands the gratifying relationship between Kong Youde and Shang. Therefore, the possibility mentioned by Shang Kexi may not be impossible.
Thinking of this, Daishan's anger eased a little, but he still said sternly to Shang Kexi: "No matter how large the Ming army is, they cannot be allowed to land in various places in Liaodong at will, not to mention that it may cut off our army's retreat. You immediately Divide your forces, patrol the sea, and sink all the Ming warships you see, do you hear me?"
"The general obeys the order!" Shang Ke was pleased to hear that Daishan must have accepted his explanation. He felt a little relieved. He even claimed to have reached a higher level, and then quickly promised, "The general will set off immediately to capture all the people near Liaodong. Search all the islands and make sure the Ming army is wiped out!"
In his opinion, if half of the warships were divided, there would be more than 150 warships, and they should be able to sweep across the entire Liaodong sea.
After finishing speaking, Shang Kexi still hesitated and wanted to ask Daishan for more food. After all, when a navy goes out to fight, he has to have enough to eat, right? But he looked back and thought again, if he asked for food, Daishan would definitely be dissatisfied and might even get angry again.
Thinking like this, Shang Kexi left without saying a word. Anyway, there were so many warships, so what if they encountered Ming army warships, they would be crushing, so there should be no problem!
At the same time, Lu Xiangsheng on the top of the city naturally saw such a big movement outside the city. He immediately understood that this should be because Jianlu knew the reason why Jinzhou was attacked by Li Guo's troops, and they were going to reinforce them.
In response, he just smiled, what's the use of reinforcements? There is a navy controlling the sea, and Li Guo's troops can come and leave when they want. These soldiers can only mobilize their troops and rush back and forth, but in vain!
Thinking of this, he issued a military order and told the soldiers in the city the actual situation.
The Ming army officers and soldiers in Lushun City certainly knew how many troops they had. Only about half of it is in the city now, and the other half must have been sent out by the Governor to do something?
After knowing this, everyone couldn't help but cheered. The isolated city is difficult to defend, but no, there are reinforcements active outside!
As a result, there was a sharp contrast between the inside and outside of Lushun.
The Jianlu outside the city were worried. Those who didn't know the situation were just thinking and worrying. Those who knew the situation were also worried that Jinzhou would change hands and their way out would be cut off. Anyway, none of the Jianlu outside the city was in a good mood.
The Ming army officers and soldiers in the city were all very happy, cheers rang out from time to time, and the words mocking the Tatars outside the city were also particularly loud.
Shang Kexi hurried back to the navy and saw the joy of the Ming army on the city wall. He couldn't help but secretly said: "To make you so happy, I will go back and search the islands one by one and wipe out all the Ming navy." Bring the head back and place it outside the city to see if you can still be happy?
However, before he returned to the warship, he saw thick smoke suddenly rising from the nearby mountains, rising up, which was very eye-catching.
Just by looking at it, Shang Kexi was stunned.
Because the thick smoke means that the lookout sentry on the mountain has discovered that there is enemy activity at sea!
Was it the Ming Navy that called? Shang Kexi came to this conclusion immediately, there was no other possibility.
Well come! Shang Kexi understood the situation and couldn't help but feel overjoyed. I was worried about where to find the navy of the Ming Dynasty, but now, they came to my door themselves! In this way, a lot of food can be saved. It was really a wise move not to ask Daishan for food just now!
"Quick, get on the boat immediately, prepare to fight, kill him without leaving any trace behind!" Shang Kexi thought in his heart, and immediately ordered his personal guards, and at the same time quickened his pace.
As for the Ming Dynasty navy taking the initiative to attack, he had never thought about whether the comers were not good and kind. Because he couldn't imagine that the Ming army appeared in Jinzhou, and now the Ming navy appeared in Lushun. How many Ming navy could there be?
The navy of the Ming Dynasty bravely attacked, most likely for the sake of Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Baoding, and just wanted to rescue him!
However, just as he had this idea, he saw another thick smoke rising from the mountain.
"..." Shang Ke was a little surprised when he saw it, and couldn't help but stop and look at the top of the mountain.
Two thick smokes indicate that the enemy is powerful. But how many naval forces did the Ming Dynasty have? How could it cause another pile of smoke? Could it be that the sentry on the top of the mountain mistook the transport ships in the Ming Navy as warships? So... So I saw that there were a lot of Ming navy troops coming?
Thinking of this possibility, Shang Kexi immediately started moving again. It's just a transport ship, why are you afraid of it! You can destroy as many as you come!
He hurried to the seaside and was about to get on the boat when suddenly, there was another plume of smoke from the top of the mountain, three plumes of smoke!
Suddenly, Shang Ke was stunned. This shows that the enemy at sea is very powerful!
He knew that the beacon fire was not set off casually. Falsely spreading military information is a serious crime! However, he couldn't understand how powerful the enemy at sea could be!
"Damn it, why don't the three beacon fires come together, one after another, is it fun?" Suddenly, Shang Ke was so happy that he yelled at the sentry on the mountain, and then jumped on the boat.
What he didn't know was that the sentry on the mountain had never thought about a powerful enemy coming from the sea, and had just prepared a bunch of bonfire signals. The two more beacon fires that broke out later were set up by the sentry on the mountain in a hurry and improvised. Of course, they had to take some time before and after.
Of course, the Jianlu outside Lushun City also saw the beacon fire on the mountain. They saw three fires in front and back, which showed that it was very serious. Immediately, these Jianlu were stunned! what's the situation?
Daishan was no exception. At this time, he felt even more agitated. Jinzhou was attacked, and now there is a powerful enemy at sea. How could this happen?
