Chapter 31 Upright
The Qing army, who were all surrendered from various generals, is now completely unsure who the final winner of this Huzhou battle is, so they deliberately made a special move, not only spreading the news that Liu Yongxi won a complete victory and defeated the Qing army into Huzhou City, but also allowing Huzhou City to maintain contact with the outside world.
The military and civilians in Huzhou City had an extremely pessimistic feeling, and always felt that Huzhou City could not last long in isolation and helplessness. As long as the red cannons of the Qing army were transported to the city, it would be a fate that would break the city.
But now the entire army was as if it was injected with chicken blood, and Zhang Boyi was even more ready to go: "I knew that Duke Yue would not give up on us. This time, not only Duke Yue personally led a 30,000 army to help Huzhou, but also Empress Zhang was also the emperor in charge!"
Many Huzhou gentry present never caught a cold about Empress Zhang, thinking that she was a virtuous act of proclaiming the queen of the state, but this time Empress Zhang's personal attack on the rescue of Huzhou made these Huzhou gentry let go of all prejudices: "The Queen is wise, indeed a virtuous and sage queen, and millions of soldiers and civilians in Huzhou are willing to support the Queen!"
The leaders of the Huzhou rebel army present, whether it was Fei Hongji, Wei Geng or others, all had pious expressions on their faces. At this moment, they all became a firm party of Queen Zhang. Since Zhang Boyi was his relatives with Queen Zhang, he naturally struck while the iron was hot: "The Empress is coming to Huzhou, this is a grand event for a long time, everyone should be prepared and expressed!"
Although Zhang Boyi said it more confusingly, everyone understood what he meant. Fei Hongji was the first to stand up: "General Zhang, please rest assured. As long as the Empress arrives in Huzhou, everything is easy to say, and we support it unconditionally!"
A month or two ago, Fei Hongji would definitely not say such a thing, but now in order to protect the Han family and ensure that the millions of soldiers and civilians in Huzhou are foolproof, these scholars, including Fei Hongji, have given up all secondary principles. As long as Queen Zhang can come to Huzhou, there will be no problem even if they kneel on the ground and shout "Long live my emperor".
Zhang Boyi also said confidently: "Since both Empress Zhang and Duke Yue have entered Huzhou within fifty miles and have won a great victory, we naturally cannot sit still and wait for death. We must prepare for a surprise weapon to win!"
In the camp several miles away, Duoduo was discussing the aftermath of this great defeat with Ezhen Gushan, Li Rutai, the Minister of Justice Li, and other core figures. Although Jiala Erzhen Wu Bai made Liu Liangzuo and the Xu brothers useless, Li Rutai defended them instead: "It is not too late to deal with these surrendered generals slowly after winning this battle. It is not advisable to rush now!"
Now six or seven out of ten Qing troops under the city of Huzhou are all surrendered generals and soldiers from the Hongguang Dynasty. Duoduo also feels that it is not suitable to deal with the Liu Liangzuo and the Xu brothers, otherwise many surrendered generals and soldiers would be forced to the camp of Duke of Yue Liu Yongxi. After all, there is no problem with Liu Liangzuo and the Xu brothers except for the unfavorable battle, and there is indeed a deep feud between them and Liu Yongxi.
But he was unwilling to let go of this matter: "Mr. Li, Liu Liangzuo and Xu brothers must be dealt with. What high expectations do I have for them? However, when they met the Jinhua thief, they were about to collapse. They deserved my high expectations and the Regent, not to mention that they directly threw Wu Bai and caused the situation to be unimaginable. If I don't deal with them, how will the soldiers of the entire army view the military law and military discipline!"
Since Nurhaci raised his army with the Seven Hates, the Qing military law has been famously strict. If you really want to deal with the Liu Liangzuo and Xu brothers, they will have to lose half their lives even if they survive. However, Gushan Ezhen, who was beside him, agreed deeply: "What King Yu said is very true. Everyone is Liu Liangzuo who will defeat the enemy when he sees the enemy. Who dares to fight against the Jinhua thieves in the future?"
The Eight Banners Army that lost this time were all worshipped by Yin Tu, the subordinate of Gushan Ezhen, so he wanted to tear Liu Liangzuo and the Xu brothers into pieces: "I would like to ask King Yu to rectify these two thieves on the spot, so that anyone could learn from them that they would collapse when they saw the enemy!"
Bai Yintu's words were too heavy, and Duoduo had to emphasize his tone: "Liu Liangzuo and the Xu brothers must be dealt with strictly, so that everyone knows the ending of leaving without a fight, but the biggest responsibility for this matter is still on me. I overestimated them and underestimated the Jinhua thieves, which eventually led to so many soldiers being killed and injured in the battle. No matter how the Regent dealt with it, I will take it down!"
But everyone knows that the biggest responsibility is not on Duoduo. Who would have thought that tens of thousands of troops would not hold on for even a day in the end when they fought against the Jinhua thieves? The key issue was the Regent's hair shaving order. If it weren't for the hair shaving order, Liu Yongxi would not have the strength to sweep across Zhejiang without the hair shaving order.
Moreover, there is no big problem in Duoduo's handling. Liu Liangzuo and Xu brothers will definitely have no problem in encountering ordinary rebels and have won many victories. Who would have thought that when they met Duke of Yue, Liu Yongxi, they were completely at a disadvantage. Moreover, even the Eight Banners brigades were unable to control the situation in the Jinhua tide attack, and the losses in this battle were not really big.
According to preliminary statistics, the Eight Banners Army lost more than 300 people, and the Mongolian soldiers in the outer vassals lost more than 200 people. The losses of Liu Liangzuo and the Xu brothers were only one or two thousand, which was completely within the scope of the Qing army. The reason why the entire army was shocked was that it encountered a severe setback in the first battle.
Therefore, as soon as Duoduo stood up and took all the responsibility, Li Lutai gave him a step: "It was just a small setback. The Eight Banners Power Team was intact. Why should King Yu blame himself too much? The winner of this battle was my King of Qing!"
Although Gushan Ezhen Bai Yin Tu was still angry, Duoduo stood up to take responsibility, and he had to give Duoduo face: "The King of Yu really doesn't need to blame himself, but Liu Liangzuo and the Xu brothers must not be careless, otherwise these surrendered generals will leave as soon as they see the enemy. We can't continue the battle of Huzhou at all!"
Now Duoduo feels that he already knows how to deal with Duke Yue and Liu Yongxi: "I will definitely not give up Liu Liangzuo and the others easily, but I already know how to deal with Jinhua thieves!"
Bai Yintu is most concerned about this issue: "King Yu, tell me how to deal with the Jinhua thief? Liu Yongxi is so hateful!"
When it comes to Liu Yongxi, Bai Yintu naturally has a lot of bitterness. The Eight Banners Army is invincible in the world. But this Duke of Yue is the nemesis of the Eight Banners Army. Since he came into contact with Yangzhou, he doesn’t know how many defeats he has suffered in the Duke of Yue. There may be thousands of people who have lost the Eight Banners Warriors. There are not even a stone, and Tongguan has lost so many Eight Banners Warriors.
Chapter completed!