Chapter 834 Shandong Boundary(1/2)
Wang Xiao felt it was like making up for the lesson. At that time, Wang Zhen escorted Emperor Yanguang to the south and walked to Cangzhou and then left the city from the east by boat. He missed this section of the road at that time, and now he probably needs to make up for it.
He drove the broken gate out of the city gate, and looked back at the fire in Cangzhou City, feeling much more relaxed.
After burning so much food and grass, the Qing army was powerless. As long as the troops in Shandong did not cause any chaos, it would be unlikely that Dorgon would continue to move south this year.
The biggest worry now is the war in Dezhou. But with the second brother and Qin Shanhe, I will not be able to hold on in the past few days. It is really not possible. After burning the grain stored in Dezhou, Jinan and Chunning are there, it should not be a problem to stick to it for half a month.
If my second brother lost Texas but didn't know how to burn food? He is not as stupid as Luo Luohun...
"Duke, should we speed up our journey?" Ning Wan, I rushed over and asked.
"No hurry. Calculate the time, the sea boat to pick us up has not arrived yet." Wang Xiao replied. Before he arrived in Cangzhou, he had sent someone to flow into the sea along the Hutuo River to inform He Wan.
"What should I do if the sea boat is not there? What if the person we sent is stopped..."
"If I were stopped, how could the sneak attack on Cangzhou be so smooth?"
Ning Wan, I was still a little worried and asked again: "But if Chu Chao's ship can't pull away to pick us up..."
Seeing this old boy cherishing his life so much, Wang Xiao became a little impatient and thought to himself that my status in the Chu Dynasty was not like you, so I couldn't get away from me to answer? I could ask such questions.
But he said lightly: "If so, I will turn around and defeat this Jiannu team and take advantage of the victory to occupy Cangzhou."
Ning Wan, I was shocked, frightened by this momentum, and I was speechless for a moment.
In recent years, the Qing army was a war that was one to ten, but I have never seen the Chu army dare to be one to ten.
For Wang Xiao, occupying Cangzhou is not the best strategy, and it is easy to be surrounded by Dorgon when he turns back.
If he wanted to occupy Cangzhou, he would have occupied it long ago. The reason why he gave up was to lengthen the supply line of the Qing army. Now that he was successful in stealing food, the most important thing was to rush back to Shandong.
After fighting overnight, more than 2,000 people were reduced to more than 1,700. Wang Xiao was kind to his soldiers and did not urge him to march. He walked slowly along the way. When he arrived at Haifeng Town, he demolished several salt fields and set up camps, and asked the soldiers to rest early.
The so-called "boil salt beside the sea, Cangzhou is the most abundant". The stoves for cooking salt in Cangzhou are mostly in Haifeng Town. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi boiled salt here.
From here, the Bohai Sea is vast and endless.
The sea boat had not arrived yet, and the pursuers behind him had arrived. But Wang Xiao was not afraid at all...
When Luo Luohun led his troops to chase after Cangzhou, he saw that the Chu army ahead had set up a camp, looking orderly.
Luo Luo thought about it all over and over again, but dared not attack.
He knew that Wang Xiao planned to leave by sea boat, but there was no way. He had to keep him and attack, but Wang Xiao took the food from Cangzhou and occupied the materials from Haifeng Salt Field. The soldiers were feasted, and their morale and condition were much better than their own side.
On the other hand, it took me a night to gather the soldiers and put out the fire in the city. After chasing them all the way, the soldiers were tired and frightened by the explosion. Of course, it was not the best way to attack them with labor.
Not to mention anything else, the first one that cannot be handled was Luo Luohun himself and almost fell off the horse several times.
"Slow step by step, slow step by step..."
After letting the Qing soldiers rest for a night, Luo Luohun himself couldn't sleep all night. He was worried about what to do next, but also tortured by illness. He finally ended up in the night and organized a front camp before dawn.
He was extremely cautious in this battle. He was busy with illness for a long time and launched an offensive at dawn.
"The thief King Chu laughed and was in the enemy camp, with only more than a thousand people. The warriors only need to kill them. I will definitely reward them according to their merits... Kill!"
The Qing soldiers finally recovered and rushed towards the camp.
Luo Luohun personally took the battle and stood under the banner. The sea breeze blew, making him feel uncomfortable all over.
In a mess, he suddenly heard a shout...
"Prince Prince! Crack the Chu army camp!"
Luo Luohun looked up violently and saw a golden sun rising from the sea in the east. There was a fire in the Chu army camp, and the Qing army shouts were shocked...
"Okay!" Luo Luo trembled all over and shouted OK.
Finally! I’m finally going to get rid of Wang Xiao!
At this moment, Luo Luohun inexplicably thought of Huang Taiji.
He remembered that after his Ama Yuetuo died, Alanchai, the subordinate of Yuetuo's confidant, reported that he had committed a treason. Dai Shan, Jirgalang and Dorgon reported that "we should punish according to the law, abandon the corpse and kill his son."
At that time, Huang Taiji said that Yue Tuo was supported by his mother's queen, and I also loved him and comforted him. He could not bear to punish him after all, and he would not blame him for his past.
Luo Luohun always thought about this and burst into tears. He was willing to be loyal to the late emperor and sacrifice his life. He always went to the battlefield and was desperate, so he was seriously injured and fell into the root of the disease, and finally became what he is now.
"Your Majesty! Today, I avenge you!" Luo Luohun murmured, and cried with joy when he thought of Wang Xiaoshou's death.
The next moment, another soldier reported the war
"Report! It's an empty camp..."
"Report to the prince, the Chu army has abandoned the camp and left, and he has nowhere to go..."
"Impossible!" Luo Luohun shouted and ran eastward.
The horse galloped quickly, and he looked up suddenly, and saw that the sun had jumped from the sea, and three large ships were sailing on the coast...
"puff."
Facing the rising sun, a mouthful of blood spurted out of Luo Luohun's mouth, and he shook his body and fell off his horse.
After a long time, a huge terror broke out in the Qing army.
"Prince King! Prince..."
"The Prince of Yanxi is dead!"
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"Dude, did you anger the slave chief so much back then?"
"I didn't want to anger Luo Luohun to death this time. He was inexplicably." Wang Xiao shook his head.
Ning Wan, I stood on the deck and sighed. After all, Luo Luohun was once considered half of his master.
"This Luo Luohun is also pitiful." Ning Wan said, "When he was young, Dai Shan was determined to force his eldest son Yue Tuo to death. Later, Yue Tuo supported Huang Taiji and was already valued. Unexpectedly, Yue Tuo was implicated by his mother-in-law Mangguji and suppressed by Huang Taiji."
"Oh?" Wang laughed and replied.
Ning Wan, I thought of something again, sneered slightly, and said, "Huang Taiji had the intention to get rid of Yue Tuo back then, and imply that his subordinate Alan Chai would collect evidence of his crime. Unexpectedly, before he could take action, Yue Tuo died of illness. After he died of illness, Alan Chai sued Yue Tuo. Huang Taiji pretended to be generous and pardoned Yue Tuo's family in exchange for Luo Luohun's loyalty. I'm afraid that Luo Luohun is still in the dark until now."
Wang Xiao looked at Luo Luohun's body on the coast had become a small black dot.
He didn't have time to pity anyone, but he was a little grateful that Huang Taiji was dead. Then he thought about how much did Bumu Butai learn about these scheming methods?
After waved his hand and said goodbye to Cangzhou City, Wang Xiao knew that he would come back again...
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West of Wuyi City.
"Two days are here, let's attack Duoduo." Qin Xuance said excitedly when he entered the camp. He was already wearing armor and thought that if he could be beheaded Duoduo this time, he would be so majestic...
However, Wang Zhen did not answer him immediately, but looked at the map and was discussing something with Xia Xiangwei and Shi Gong.
"When it comes to this battle, what no one can avoid is Dayunhang." Xia Xiangwei marked his hand on the map, "The section of the canal from Linqing to Dezhou is the junction of Shandong and Hebei."
"The canal is not as big as a big river, and it is not enough to rely on it, but it is the key way for us to transport grain from Linqing to Dezhou."
Wang Zhen showed a smile on his face and said, "It seems that Duoduo's dispatch of troops is trying to go straight down the canal to Linqing."
"He's news fast. Although he's not far from Cangzhou to Wuyi, how many horses will die, right?"
"It seems that the Duke of the State has succeeded."
"It must be successful, otherwise Duoduo would not want to get Linqing. We cut off their grain, and he also wants to cut off our grain."
Xia Xiangwei turned to Shi Gong and said with a smile: "Brother Shi is familiar with Linqing. Is the defense of Linqing City handed over to you? Do you need troops and horses to escort?"
Shi Gong clasped his fists and said, "No need. A single horse is fast, so it's safer to move forward alone."
"Okay, we will try our best to hold Dodo."
"In this way, relying on the Linqing defenders can protect the city without any harm."
Wang Zhen also gave in, and Shi Gong turned around and left the big tent...
Qin Xuance looked stunned.
When he turned around, he saw that Geng Shubai, Lin Shaoyuan, Liu Yikou and other military generals were all as if they were not moving, as if we would fight whatever you said, and had given up on their military service.
But Qin Xuance is different. Qin Xuance claims to be a wise general and must figure it out.
"No, why is this about Linqing again? Shouldn't we break through the siege and join Texas as soon as possible?"
Wang Zhen and Xia Xiangwei looked at each other.
"Since things are done, let me tell him."
"Okay." Xia Xiangwei smiled, "We have been operating this defense line between Dezhou and Bohai for a year. The city is strong and the ditch is deep, and there are sea boats and cannons to guard it. It will take time for Dorgon to capture it head-on."
Qin Xuance said: "But Dezhou may not be able to be maintained for too long. Jiannu's artillery is also strong. We should..."
"The thing that should be urgent is Dorgon. He has no time left. The Duke of the State has sneaked into Jiannu's Cangzhou granary."
Qin Xuance was not stupid, and he immediately reacted as soon as he heard it.
"The Jiannu has no food!"
He exclaimed and said happily: "The war will be completely different. Even if Dorgon conquers Dezhou again, as long as we burn the food and grass, he will not have the strength to continue moving south."
To be continued...