Chapter 18 Total Crash
Ordinary farmers who seemed honest and honest in the suburbs of Xiaoshan County and Hangzhou, as well as local tyrants in the countryside.
Although these peasants usually seem to have no threat to the Qing army, and they have been working hard during the conquest of Hangzhou and fighting with the Ming army, they have already leaned towards the Ming army in their hearts after shaving their heads, so they would rather kill the defeated Qing army than let go.
For the Qing army after the defeat, these farmers who seemed harmless and rural tyrants were much more threatening than tens of thousands of Ming army.
Although the Ming army formed a series of encirclements and blockades, these defense lines were not close and there were always room for access. However, the armed peasants led by the local tyrants in the country were completely different, almost blocking every way they escaped and informing the Ming army at the first time. As a result, a large number of defeated soldiers and defeated soldiers were completely annihilated in the encirclement, and only two or three could escape back to Hangzhou City.
When the results of the war came, there were jubilation on both sides of Qianjiang. Queen Zhang did not expect that her crossing the river would trigger such an astonishing chain reaction. She said to the female officials Zhu Meier and Bian Yujing beside her: "It seems that I was a coincidence!"
The graceful Zhu Meier had already guessed Queen Zhang’s thoughts: “Why did it happen? It was said that it was the Empress’s credit, and it was said that the Empress was really the daughter of destiny. After the Empress crossed the river, the destiny was in the bright future. Even the Duke of Yue said this!”
Queen Zhang couldn't help but have a warm smile on her lips: "Duke Yue is still in front of you yet?"
In fact, Queen Zhang still doesn't know how this great victory came about. Although she brought three thousand reinforcements across the river, only two thousand reinforcements have crossed the Qiantang River at most. Why did the Qing soldiers, who were invincible in the world, suddenly collapsed on the whole line? Is it really such amazing charm for her own commander to fight?
Bian Yujing said very seriously: "So you are the queen of the governor. Duke of Yue has asked someone to send a message to him, saying that he was busy with military affairs these two days and had no time to come to see the Empress, but he has already recognized the kindness of the Empress, and will never forget the kindness of the Empress in this life!"
Although Liu Yongxi said it very well, Queen Zhang could hear the emotions in this sentence, and she became happy: "Duke Yue is loyal to the country, and I will not forget his benefits. Anyway, we will meet in a few days. Before we came, I really didn't know that the Duke Yue used troops as much as a god. If he built the seven great hatreds of the enemy, he would not have such a great victory. I hope he could recover Hangzhou as soon as possible!"
Queen Zhang still remembered that she once swore when she crossed the river that she would never be able to regain the capital, but she really didn't expect the Qing army to be defeated so quickly.
Boluo also did not expect that the Qing army's defense line on the north bank of Qiantang River would suddenly collapse.
And what's worse is that although he felt that the battle was not going well, he always thought that he could eventually drive the Ming army down from Qiantang River and suppress the Ming army in several bridgeheads in Jiangbei, but he never expected that the Qing army would suddenly collapse inexplicably.
Until now, Boluo did not understand what was going on. The Qing army that defeated the city had their own opinions. The New Army said that the Eight Banners Army defeated first, but they fought with all their might but failed to recover the defeat. The Eight Banners officers pointed out that the New Green Camp Army was defeated first, and the Foreign Mongolian Niulu said that the Eight Banners Army and the Han army retreated at the same time, so they were the biggest group to sacrifice.
But Boluo could no longer know the whole truth. After all, the battle in Jiangbei had a great blow to the Qing army. Boluo invested more than 20,000 troops to the south and west of the city, but now there are less than 10,000 Qing troops breaking through and returning to the city.
Many camps, Niulu, were completely annihilated or subjected to annihilation strikes in the battle, and the Eight Banners Army and the Mongolian soldiers of the outer vassals suffered more than 2,000 people, and the losses were still expanding, which made Boro feel heartbroken and didn't know how to explain.
For the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners Army and the Mongolian soldiers of the foreign vassals can be said to be the real cornerstone of the country. As long as they enter the battle, there will be no enemy that cannot be solved. However, now more than 2,000 Eight Banners Army and the Mongolian soldiers of the foreign vassals have been lost in one battle, and even the Regent Dorgon will be heart-wrenching.
Even in a strategic decisive battle like the Battle of Mountains and Seas and the Battle of Tongguan, the Eight Banners Army and the Mongolian soldiers of the outer vassals did not suffer such a shocking blow. Although many Qing army casualties occurred in the previous confrontation stage, the main loss was still the general collapse today.
Boluo could only piece together the general truth based on the narratives of the defeated generals: "According to your words, our army had the opportunity to drive the Jinhua thieves down the Qiantang River, but unexpectedly, the pseudo-Empress Zhang of the Ming Kingdom suddenly led the army in person and more than 10,000 imperial guards from the Ming Kingdom participated in the war. Only then did our army suffer this great defeat?"
Zhang Jie, the deputy general who was the first to escape, ran fast, had his strength preserved intact, and his voice was very loud now: "Beller is wise, that's true. If more than ten thousand Jinhua thieves suddenly crossed the river, we would never have failed!"
Zhang Cunren, the governor of Zhejiang, who is the same as Zhang Jie, is also helping Zhang Jie: "Beil, even the Eight Banners Brigades have been defeated in this battle, which means that the soldiers have done their best. The most urgent task at the moment is to clean up the mess and defend Hangzhou, otherwise the situation in the southeast will be unimaginable!"
Boluo knew that the fact was the hair shaving order issued by the Regent, but although he was a Manchu nobleman, he didn't dare to say anything more on this issue. He could only say with great significance: "To this point, no matter what is said, it doesn't work. As long as you can defend Hangzhou City, everything will be done without any blame!"
Although Boluo also wanted to hold him accountable, the Eight Banners soldiers and the Mongolian soldiers of the outer vassals suffered shocking losses in the south and north of the Qiantang River.
Although there are more than 2,000 Eight Banners soldiers and Mongolian soldiers in the city, the main force is the Eight Banners Han Army, who are more than 30 red-clothed cannons and the Han army under Zu Dabi, so he has to temporarily rely on these Han army and Han generals while ordering the Eight Banners Armored soldiers in Jiaxing to withdraw quickly.
When Boluo heard what Zhang Jie said, the former Ming generals, including Zhang Cunren, breathed a sigh of relief. They knew that the situation on the Qing Dynasty was completely different from that of the Ming Dynasty. As soon as Boluo said, "Don't blame the past" they breathed a sigh of relief, they quickly gave Boluo advice: "Belle, you have to ask Prince Yu to send troops to rescue Zhejiang. If this continues, it will be over!"
"That's right, the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners of Jiaxing will retreat quickly. Hangzhou cannot be without soldiers!"
"Master Beile, not only should I ask the King of Yu to send troops to help, but I also want the King of Ying to send troops quickly!"
Chapter completed!