Chapter 66 The Battle of Lianshanguan 6

The isolated city is not defended, and now the last mobile force of the Qing army in Liaodong is gathered at Lianshan Pass, although there are still Qing soldiers in Shenyang, Liaoyang, and Haizhou.

But their men and horses are only enough to defend the city. It is impossible to send them out.

So Lianshanguan is a dead place.

Not only is Lianshanguan a dead place, but the overall situation in Liaodong has also been determined.

However, Lianshan Pass was mostly composed of Eight Banners soldiers. Even under such circumstances, they did not express any intention of surrendering. After holding on for three days, they were defeated by the combined forces of Zheng Chenggong and Zhou Quanbin.

In this way, Zheng Chenggong's contact with North Korea was once again opened.

North Korean supplies can be transported from Yizhou, Phoenix City, and Lianshanguan to Liaoyang City. Zheng Chenggong has nothing to worry about.

So the army turned to attack Liaoyang.

However, before he arrived in Liaoyang, the Qing army's Liaoyang garrison fled with more than 10,000 troops. Zheng Chenggong entered Liaoyang without bloodshed and issued a notice to calm the people. Anyone who went to have his hair braided would be treated as a good citizen.

For a time, the people in Liaoyang changed their hairstyles one after another, removed their whips, and even though they were bald, they wore hats and turbans to cover up their heads. This was also the shock of Dasu's entire army being annihilated.

After this, the Haizhou Guard surrendered to Zheng Chenggong.

The Haizhou Guard was originally designed to delay the Xia army's attack speed. Therefore, most of them were Han troops.

Zhang Xuan's order was to kill the Eight Banners soldiers without mercy, but he did not say anything to the Han army.

Therefore, when the Qing army in Haizhou saw that there was no hope of breaking through, they killed the Eight Banners in Haizhou City and surrendered to Zheng Chenggong with their heads.

Zheng Chenggong was overjoyed and went to Haizhou in person to accept the surrender.

Beginning with the surrender of Haizhou, Qing soldiers from all over Liaodong surrendered one after another, except Shengjing.

Zheng Chenggong gathered surrendered troops from all walks of life, marched to Shengjing City, and first excavated Fuling Tomb. Then he performed a grand ceremony at the original site of Fuling Tomb. Naturally, this ritual was not a requiem for the soul.

It is the Taoist art of hating victory. It is similar to the art of curse.

In fact, Zheng Chenggong didn't know whether it was useful or not.

He was also inspired by rumors. Many people in Liaodong attributed the defeat of Dasu Lian Mountain Pass to the Qing army's dragon vein being cut off. Zheng Chenggong was also a student of sages, so he naturally didn't care about these nonsense.

However, he doesn't care, someone does.

He had no choice but to go with the flow.

In order to perform this ritual, a ship was sent to Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi Province to invite the contemporary Zhang Tianshi out.

As expected, the morale of the sergeants in Shengjing City was greatly reduced, and Zheng Chenggong immediately used artillery to attack it.

After bombing Shengjing City, the army rushed in and fought fiercely for three days before finally clearing Shengjing City.

There were many soldiers of the Eight Banners in Shengjing City. They all knew that if they fell into the Xia army, they would definitely end up badly, so they fought hard to the end.

Zheng Chenggong sent all his troops to fight.

And the military discipline of the surrendered army cannot be guaranteed. After killing the red eye, it is natural that all the young and old will be left behind.

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Under the protection of the generals, Zheng Chenggong entered Shengjing City, sealed off the Shengjing Palace, and stationed himself in the palace of Prince Shengjingrui. Of course, there was no need to mention the merits and rewards.

The more than 30,000 surrendered troops were classified into the Xia army sequence, and a reward from Nanjing was sent. Nanjing's ships could go directly to Niuzhuang and then be transferred from Niuzhuang.

Needless to say, there are all kinds of supplies. There are millions of silver coins alone, which will be rewarded to the entire army.

After the banquet, Zheng Chenggong had no intention of stopping. He raised his glass, paused slightly, and said, "I have received news that Your Majesty is preparing to conquer Luoyang in person."

"Calculating the time, the Luoyang War should have already broken out."

"Your Majesty, treat us as a partial army. But I am not willing to be just a partial army. It is farther from Luoyang to Beijing than from Shenyang to Beijing. Why can't we take this opportunity to make great achievements again."

"Let's go to Beijing first."

For a moment, all the generals who were celebrating their victory had their eyes turned green.

Otherwise, it’s because Zhang Xuan’s reward was too generous.

Zhang Xuan had climbed up from below, and he understood very well the thoughts of the soldiers below. What most generals wanted was glory and wealth.

There have always been more lay people in the world.

So the truth still needs to be explained, but the money cannot be withheld.

And when you should save, you have to end it; when you shouldn't save, you must not save.

What a great military achievement it would be to capture the city of Beijing. How could we not make them blush and their hearts beat. Only Chen Yonghua showed no joy or anger on his face.

The reason is very simple. Chen Yonghua does not think that Zheng Chenggong has made too many meritorious deeds, which is a good thing.

After all, Zheng Chenggong was a foreign general and was in a position of suspicion.

Are Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo worse than Cao Zongyu?

Not necessarily, why Cao Zongyu was the main one to attack Luoyang, and not Li Dingguo or Zheng Chenggong, everyone can see the reason clearly.

And the city of Beijing is so important.

Chen Yonghua is afraid of the day when he will not be rewarded for his outstanding achievements.

But Zheng Chenggong didn't care.

He really couldn't bear the feeling that the opportunity was right in front of him, but he missed it in vain.

You must know that Zheng Chenggong will probably never encounter such a country-destroying battle for the second time in his life.

Zheng Chenggong said: "Ma Degong, you lead the new generals to attack Horqin and harass outside the pass."

The horse was overjoyed with his success and said: "The last general will take the order."

The reason why Ma Degong is used is that Ma Degong is a cavalry general, and most of these surrendering armies have cavalry. Of course, their cavalry may not be very strong, but it is enough to show off their momentum.

Using Ma Degong to attack the grassland did not necessarily mean that Ma Degong would achieve great feats. It was just to distract the Mongols and make them realize that there was actually no way out by following the Qing government.

"Liu Guoxuan." Zheng Chenggong said.

Liu Guoxuan said loudly: "The general is here."

Zheng Chenggong said: "You

Lead our own men and horses to cross the sea with the North Korean army to attack Shandong. If we can defeat Shandong, we will join forces with Gu at the gates of Beijing. If not, we will contain the Qing army's Shandong men and horses so that they cannot support Beijing."

"Yes." Liu Guoxuan said loudly.

Zheng Chenggong said: "Other ministries, follow me and see how Shanhaiguan is doing."

"Yes." All the generals responded in unison.

Zheng Chenggong moved almost non-stop, marching westwards in three directions.

The fall of Liaodong also caused an uproar in the world.

As far as Zhang Xuan himself is concerned, he actually doesn't want to go on a personal expedition again.

I am also forced by the form.

The biggest form was not the decisive battle under Luoyang City, but Zheng Chenggong's sweeping sweep of Liaodong.

If Zheng Chenggong sweeps all the way, he will go to Beijing first.

So Zheng Chenggong's momentum is so great, I'm afraid it will be difficult to reward him for his merits.

Zhang Xuan did not expect to see such a situation.

Although Zhang Xuan was mentally prepared and wanted to use force to deal with Zheng Chenggong one day, Zhang Xuan did not want such a day to come. Moreover, Zheng Chenggong was no longer what he used to be.

Before, Zheng Chenggong was just an overseas warlord.

Zhang Xuan's handling of the matter may not damage Zhang Xuan's prestige.

But if Zheng Chenggong could really capture Beijing, he would be the number one hero of the Northern Expedition. The death of such a minister would not only harm Zhang Xuan's reputation, but also give future generations a bad start.

This is what Zhang Xuan never wants to see.

What should I do if I don't want to see it?

Let Dun's army in Luoyang City step up the attack. First, Zheng Chenggong's troops can attack Beijing City. At least the credit for capturing Beijing City cannot be taken by Zheng Chenggong.

Zhang Xuan could only fight in person.

It’s not that Cao Zongyu is incompetent.

The Battle of Luoyang had already become a decisive battle, with soldiers and horses from all walks of life distributed in three provinces. In Shaanxi, Li Dingguo took He Hutou as the vanguard, invaded Hanzhong, and was about to move to Fengxiang Prefecture.

The Battle of Guanzhong has become a sub-battlefield of the Luoyang Battle.

When war broke out in Shanxi, Wang Fuzhi abandoned Linfen and united the rebel army from all directions. At one time, it was said that there were one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and the soldiers and horses of Hebei and Shanxi were pinned down.

Needless to say, Xu Du's confrontation with the Qing army in the hinterland of Henan Province goes without saying.

Cao Zongyu may have the ability, but he does not have the prestige to make Li Dingguo, Xu Du, and Wang Fuzhi obey their advice.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan could only order Luo Yufeng to supervise the country, and he led the troops from the Nanjing camp northward. Only after going north can he gather the maximum strength and make the troops obey orders.

In any case, Zheng Chenggong's victory in Liaodong was a trouble for Zhang Xuan, but it was also a happy trouble.

But this news was like a disaster to the city of Beijing. Even the empress dowager and Bu Mu Butai, who had always kept her emotions secret, heard about it. Shengjing fell and Fuling was excavated. They also asked Zhang Tianshi to do something.
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