"What? What? Postman transported troops to Phi Island and fought a battle with the Japanese Shogunate Navy there...sinking and capturing 53 Japanese ships? He also captured more than 3,000 Japanese sailors?

Zu Kuan was so sick from seasickness that he occupied Iron Mountain and planned to go to Pyongyang to rest?"

On the south bank of the Qinghe River, in the Ming army camp that had just been firmly entrenched, they were stretching their necks and waiting for the tens of thousands of people under Zu Kuan's command to come north to join Zhu Youjian. Suddenly he received a military report that made him a little surprised and a little disappointed at the same time.

The victory of the Royal Navy's Beiyang Fleet in Pi Island was of course a surprise...but this surprise was a little too much, which made Zhu Youjian feel a sense of loss.

Because these two unexpected battles, the Battle of Pidao and the Landing at Tieshan, have somewhat eclipsed Zhu Youjian's previous great victory on the south bank of Qinghe River.

No, not only was it eclipsed, but even the significance of the victory at Qinghekou was not significant. Because when Zu Kuan captured Tieshan and Pyongyang, and the Beiyang Navy continued to transport troops to North Korea, Dorgon, Duduo, and Aji

The three brothers will definitely return with the two white flag troops. The 20,000 Japanese troops led by Matsudaira Nobutsuna and Hoshina Masayuki will also have to leave.

Once they leave, can the remaining slaves and thieves continue to fight? Definitely not!

As soon as the army of slave thieves gathered in Gaizhou dispersed, their hearts and minds dispersed, and they could no longer gather together. At that time, the slave thieves would disperse from one big thief into seven smaller thieves, and they would never be able to gather again.

Strong support to Japan - Without the shogunate fleet, the Japanese mainland is no longer safe. How can Iemitsu have the spare strength to support the slave thieves? Moreover, an island country can go out without a navy? Swim to the slave thieves?

"Long live my lord, the slaves and Japanese pirates on the north bank of the Qinghe River should not know about the Pidao-Tieshan incident yet!" Shi Kefa, the governor of Liaodong, reminded Zhu Youjian at this time, "We should quickly organize the team and be ready to attack.

....Once the slave thieves and Japanese pirates withdraw their troops, we can immediately launch a pursuit!"

Yes, yes!

As soon as Zhu Youjian's mind returned to the Qinghe Army, he immediately knew that Shi Kefa was right. His confrontation with the Japanese slave coalition forces in the Qinghe area had ended, and the slave thieves and Japanese pirates were about to start running away.

"Long live my lord," Wu Sangui added, "the slave thieves are not a monolith, but are composed of seven parts, so I think they are likely to escape in seven groups... and the Japanese slaves are all in one group. However,

We don’t need to divide our troops into eight groups to pursue them, it will be good if we can capture two of them.”

Zhu Youjian nodded and said with a smile: "It is better to cut off two of his eight fingers than to hurt them! Which two enemy soldiers should we cut off?"

"Long live my lord," Hei Wentao replied, "I think we should focus on attacking Hauge's yellow flag and Yue Tuo's red flag...the yellow flag and the red flag guard the gates of Shenyang and do not defeat them.

We won’t be able to reach Shenyang. Moreover, we have to prevent Hauge and Yue Tuo from taking their troops to defect to the Taisong Puppet Queen Mother in Shenyang, otherwise the Battle of Shenyang will be difficult to fight."

Everyone is already thinking about the Battle of Shenyang!

Zhu Youjian originally planned to start the war to annihilate the slave thieves, recover North Korea and fight against the Japanese pirates after seventeen years of Chongzhen. Because the traitor had grown up by then and should be able to be sent out to make money. And natural disasters for many years would also cause

With this relief, the common people can breathe a sigh of relief, and the court can also earn more money and food.

Only with money and food can the war be fought!

But it's only the end of summer in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen! The Central Plains and the northwest are still experiencing frequent disasters. Although there is some money in the national treasury, the grain reserves are about to bottom out... I'm afraid they won't be able to support a long-term war!

Therefore, Hei Wentao's suggestion is still a bit conservative, and we cannot proceed step by step this time.

"There is no need to keep an eye on Hauge and Yue Tuo," Zhu Youjian said, "Let's pursue directly along the straight line from Gaizhou, Haizhan, Liaoyang, and Shenyang... We can attack the fortresses along the way if we can. If you don't come down, surround them first. Those who can catch up will be killed, and those who can't catch up will be allowed to live for a while. The main force will go north as soon as possible, and strive to push around Shenyang within a month, and rush to conquer Shenyang before the autumn harvest. Surrounded."

Shi Kefa frowned: "Long live my lord, do you want to make an emergency landing on the Queen Mother Taisong? I'm afraid it won't be that easy, right?"

Of course it's not easy.

Taisong is the Queen Mother, and your Wu Liangha is just a princess... As for Lin Dan Batur's lucky brothers, they only surrendered when they were almost at the end of their rope.

And no matter how depressed the Queen Mother Taisong is, she can still live her life in the past few years, so how can she be willing to surrender?

"It would be best if Taisong is willing to surrender," Zhu Youjian said. "It doesn't matter if she doesn't, but it will take two or three years, but she will surrender in the end."

"What does Your Majesty plan to do?" Shi Kefa continued to ask.

"If Taisong doesn't surrender, I will send troops to cut the wheat!" Zhu Youjian said with a smile, "I will cut the wheat in Shenyang, Liaoyang, Haizhou, and Gaizhou, and then withdraw the troops. We will fight again at the end of next summer. Just like harvesting the crops in the slaves' fields, Taisong will definitely be impoverished and unable to survive, so he will have no choice but to take refuge in me."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Shi Kefa was determined, because he knew that this plan was feasible... The slave thieves would not be able to grab it now. If even the crops in the fields were cut by the Ming army, how many of the two yellow flags would be lost? What will 100,000 people eat? If they don’t have anything to eat, don’t they have to surrender?

Zhu Youjian smiled and waved his hand, "Let's all go and prepare to pursue!"

...

Gaizhou City, the Qing Emperor is visiting.

Although the Japanese and Qing allied forces have stabilized their position these days, their morale has been extremely low. Everyone knows that this battle has been lost, but they are not willing to accept this reality.

Especially the Qing Dynasty's one emperor, one empress and eight amamas were all a little depressed.

The little emperor Funing was depressed because the number of Armas had not decreased... How many Armas should have died after a defeat? Why was there not even one, or eight?

Tai Song was also depressed. The battle had ended like this, and it was difficult to negotiate the terms of surrender!

She also wants to seal a few cities, establish a small state on her own, and enjoy the sweetness of power under the wings of the Ming Dynasty!

It's so miserable now. Not only did the price not "appreciate" after the war, but it actually "dropped in value."

Daishan was even more depressed. His Zhenghongqi suffered heavy losses in the battles on June 26th and 27th, and he also lost two sons!

This is a gift from a white-haired person to a black-haired person! Saharin was already sent away before, and now Wakda and Mandahai are gone... Daishan is so heartbroken that he just wants to save his two sons. In order to strive for some honors after death, I want to posthumously confer the title of Emperor Ama on both of them - there is no one else among these two, so does this count as directly becoming the former emperor?

However, Daishan's proposal met with unanimous opposition! Even the Queen Mother Taisong felt it was very inappropriate... Funing has nine Armas, which is already a lot, how can they be pursued in batches? Once this is started, what will happen to Fu Ning in the future? Ning’s Ama will be endless!

Therefore, Daishan felt even more unhappy.

As for other Amma, although their sons did not die, everyone felt that a disaster was imminent.

Just when everyone was feeling depressed, the bad news about the Battle of Pidao and the Ming Army's landing on Tieshan finally reached the Gaizhou front line.

"It's better to withdraw our troops!"

Of course, Dorgon was the first to propose a withdrawal at the Zhuama meeting.

"Retreat, retreat..." Mang Gurtai echoed, "If we don't retreat, I'm afraid it will be out of control!"

"Er Beile, this retreat...Zhu Youjian is about to attack Shenyang City!"

Hauge obviously disapproved of retreating. Once he retreated, his territory would be gone!

However, it didn't matter what he said. Taisong Taisong had to give her the final say.

"Then guard Shenyang!" Taisong said to Hauge, "Hao Ama, you are Funing's eldest brother... Can Shenyang not have a place for you? I have tried to arrange your people properly. Is that okay?”
Chapter completed!