The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

The Qing army that besieged Zhending finally managed to withdraw. He Renlong and Cao Bianjiao led the cavalry, but failed to keep them all.

The Qing army's current guard barracks were compiled and trained from the original white armor soldiers. They wore heavy armor, held sharp knives, carried strong bows, held heavy arrows, and rode on double horses, which also wore armor.

To be able to become a white-armored soldier, all of them were killed from the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood, and no one was easy-going.

Whether it's fighting on foot, charging forward, or riding around, the skills are all top-notch.

Although the cavalry led by He Renlong and Cao Bianjiao were good at fighting, they still paled in comparison.

Moreover, except for the armored cavalry guards in the Qing army, everyone rides on horses and is also proficient in cavalry warfare, but they often fight on foot during battles.

The original shortcomings of the Qing army in cavalry also gradually disappeared over time. The long military career allowed ordinary Jurchens who did not know how to ride horses to learn to fight on horseback.

Therefore, it is difficult to stay in this kind of open plain area, where the Qing army, which is almost full of cavalry, wants to leave.

There are many differences between ancient cold weapon wars and modern wars.

During World War I and World War II, once a unit was divided and surrounded, without reinforcements, they would be trapped and die on the ground.

But in the era of cold weapons, many times, the defeated side was able to escape a lot of people.

During the Battle of Songjin, the Qing army almost came out in full force, gathering tens of thousands of heavy troops and setting up a siege net around Songshan.

But even so, there are still many Ming troops who escaped from Songshan, and this is still under the condition that the Ming army, as the vanguard, keeps commanding, which leads to the loss of command and organizational system.

However, although the Qing army outside the city really escaped, the results of this battle were extremely rich.

On the outskirts of Zhending City, the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke mixed together in the air, making people extremely uncomfortable.

Surrounded by a group of cavalry, Sun Chuanting came to the front from the rear.

The sun has almost completely set, leaving only a little twilight.

The sky and the earth were dark, and there was a bewitching blood color everywhere, which added a few points of horror to the already scary battlefield.

The low-lying places above the ground are dark red pools of blood pooled by pools of human blood.

Remnants of limbs, broken arms, and half helmets were scattered all over the place.

The relatives of the dead and the mourners linger all over the place.

There was darkness between the sky and the earth, and the night was slowly falling.

More and more torches are being lit above the wilderness.

Sun Chuanting looked at the battlefield full of corpses in front of him. He had seen countless post-war battlefields, but he still couldn't hide his emotions when they saw each other again.

The military officials responsible for counting the casualties had already turned back and sent Sun Chuanting the news of the front line.

"Our army was victorious in this battle. We captured one side of the Niulu flag, and captured 460 rank-110 Jiannu heads, including Niulu Ezhen, nine generals of the Jiannu army, and [-] rank-[-] Mongolian tribal soldiers."

The first news that came from the front already made everyone feel a little unreal.

The heads of 460 and three levels of Jiannu, and the heads of more than 100 Mongolian cavalrymen, totaling more than 500 levels of gains, if reported to the court, will be enough to send people to the sky.

There is a law among the founding slave army that bringing back the corpses of the dead in battle can get a lot of benefits, so there are heavy casualties on the battlefield, but not many heads are captured.

"There used to be 170 officers and soldiers in the Houzuo Battalion, but when the entire battalion was collected, there were 730 or three left."

"The battalion officer Lin Chaodong was seriously injured, the guerrilla Zhou Shien, and the general manager Li Zhiyi died in the battle. The whole battalion killed a total of seven people..."

Sun Chuanting turned his head to the left, which was the direction of the rear left battalion. The Qing army broke through from the direction of the rear left battalion, and then drove the rout soldiers and scattered the reinforcements in the rear formation, opened the gap and charged through.

Although He Renlong and Cao Bianjiao led the cavalry force to stop them, they were also repelled. The Qing army retreated all the way to the northeast.

Sun Chuanting was well aware of the strength of the Qing army, and the defeat of Hou Zuoying was not unjust.

After the supervision, Zuoying's military equipment can only be regarded as average, and the training time is not long.

They were able to withstand the Qing army's rain of arrows and the Qing army's confrontation without collapsing, and they were still able to maintain the army after falling behind in close combat. This is already a remarkable thing.

The reason why Houzuoying collapsed was because of the white armor soldiers that the Qing army put in afterwards. This is the most commonly used tactics of the Qing army.

"Hanzhong Town is currently counting casualties. There are 170 and 130 people killed and [-] and [-] injured."

"Vice Chief Chen led the cavalry of the base battalion, along with General He and Vice Chief Cao, pursued and killed them along the way and has not yet returned..."

A rush of horseshoes sounded from the east, interrupting the military officials reporting, and everyone raised their heads to follow the prestige.

The first thing that caught the eye in the field of vision was a fiery red banner.

Everyone's eyes moved down, to the bottom of the banner, and then everyone saw Chen Wang covered in blood.

Chen Wang held a spear in one hand and a cloth bag that was still dripping blood in the other. Surrounded by a group of armored cavalry, he was walking across the battlefield towards their direction.

When he was approaching, Chen Wang also got off the horse, walked quickly all the way to the front, and first bowed to Sun Chuanting.

"At the end of this battle, the situation of the Jiannu army could not be predicted. As a result, the soldiers in the left camp suffered heavy casualties. Jiannu fled, and the army was asked to surrender."

Chen Wang lowered his head, he was not being humble.

Although this battle was a victory, in a sense, he lost.

He won in the quality of the soldiers, in the excellent military equipment, in the numbers and geographical advantages.

But in the end, he lost in commanding the enemy.

He never found out when the Qing army transferred the White Armored Guards to the left wing, nor did he expect that the Qing army, which was still attacking, would choose to leave the battlefield so decisively in an instant.

Sun Chuanting glanced at Chen Wang who was saluting, then at Cao Wenzhao who was following beside him, and finally raised his hand.

"Chen Zongbing please rise."

Sun Chuanting also dismounted from his horse. He didn't care about the blood on Chen Wang's body at all. He walked up to him, stretched out his hands to help Chen Wang up, and comforted him.

"The situation on the battlefield is unpredictable. Even after hundreds of battles, it is impossible to cover everything. Anticipate the enemy's opportunity first."

"I didn't expect Jianu to secretly gather elite soldiers to break the formation. You don't need to be too harsh on yourself."

Sun Chuanting raised his eyes forward, looked at the devastated wilderness in the distance, and sighed.

"The frontier army can't keep the enemy out, and the slaves have entered the country several times, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of crimes. There is no voice in the court, and the country has no peace. It is a national shame."

"Today's victory over Jiannu in the first battle, and the news of the victory to the capital will definitely inspire everyone and strengthen our momentum in China!"

Sun Chuanting wanted to shake Chen Wang's hand, but he didn't seem to feel it was right. In the end, he just patted Chen Wang's shoulder, then cupped his fists and cupped his hands to the north, saying solemnly.

"Before and after this battle, I have seen everything in the Chinese army. When I arrive in the capital, I will personally ask for credit for you on the platform."

Chen Wang's heart trembled, he first glanced at Cao Wenzhao who was standing on the right side of Sun Chuanting, then bowed his head and said.

"The victory of this battle depends entirely on the concerted efforts of all the battalions, the dedication of each army, the military academy's hard work, and the command of the army. How can a lowly officer dare to covet the merits of the entire army?"

Most of the platforms were places where Chongzhen summoned foreign ministers. When Chongzhen summoned Yuan Chonghuan, he was on the platform, and later Lu Xiangsheng also went to the platform.

If Sun Chuanting led troops into Beijing, Chongzhen would most likely summon Sun Chuanting on the platform.

In this kind of occasion, Sun Chuanting personally asked for credit for him, and his name will definitely be firmly remembered in Chongzhen's heart.

Chen Wang remembered very clearly that Cao Bianjiao was too outstanding when he was King Qin, and was left behind to be stationed in Zunhua.

After the Qing army withdrew, Chongzhen still stayed with Cao Bianjiao.

After Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai surrendered, they rebelled again, and civil strife broke out again.

Governor Zheng Chongjian asked Cao Bianjiao to lead his troops to the west, but was still rejected by Chongzhen, and then appointed Cao Bianjiao as the general officer of the ASEAN Association and remained in the North.

If Chongzhen moved him to a border town in the north, all his business in Hanzhong would be in vain.

The Chen and Hu clans are regarded as big families in the local area, but they are just small families in Liaodong.

Except for Cao Wenzhao, there is no other general and school official who can get in touch.

The forces in Liaodong and Jizhou towns are intertwined, and the relationship between them is complicated. It is impossible to do some practical things. It may take all of Chen Wang's energy to deal with official tasks every day.

Chen Wang clearly knew that he did not have Cao Wenzhao's ability to make both ends meet, nor did he have Cao Wenzhao's background.

Once entering Liaodong, it is tantamount to entering a dead end, if you can't get along with it, you will fall into the abyss.

Sun Chuanting's eyes moved slightly. From Chen Wang's words, he heard other meanings, and most importantly, he also remembered a sentence.

That sentence was the answer Chen Wang gave when Cao Wenzhao went to interrogate Li Yangchun in the past when he chased Li Yangchun into Hanzhong and seemed to intend to return the tiger to the mountain.

"In the battle of Liaodong, our army has always lost more and won less. Liaodong is like a bottomless hole. No matter how many generals and soldiers have filled it, it can't be filled, and it can't be filled..."

"Liaodong..."

Sun Chuanting's eyes were dark, his eyebrows lowered.

How could he not know the situation in Liaodong?

How can those ministers and scholars in the court not know?
It's just that no one dared to pierce this huge hole.

The censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate dare not...

The six volumes of the Shangshu dare not...

The elders of the cabinet dare not...

He, Sun Chuanting... didn't dare...

Liaodong is indeed a bottomless hole. No matter how many generals or soldiers are filled in, it cannot be filled or mended.

During the Wanli period, during the battle of Saerhu, most of the frontier troops in the north and elite soldiers in the south were filled.

During the reign of Tianqi, Zhejiang soldiers filled in, white pole soldiers also filled in, and soldiers from Datong and Xuanfu also filled in.

In the end, besides defeat, it was still defeat, one defeat after another, one defeat after another...

Liaodong is not a good place...

Sun Chuanting raised his head and looked at Chen Wang in front of him.

Chen Wang was about the same height as him, and when he raised his head, their eyebrows and eyes were on the same level.

However, Chen Wang did not raise his head at this time, but lowered his head and bowed his body slightly, so that Sun Chuanting could not see his face and expression clearly.

Sun Chuanting's gaze moved away from Chen Wang's face and turned downward.

The armor on Chen Wang's body was stained with blood, and the battle robe that was originally covered by the armor was also dark red in color, just like when Heishuiyu first met in the past.

And what Chen Wang is saying now is just like when he was in Heishuiyu, he wants to distribute the meritorious service to the whole army...

"Being higher than others, everyone must be wrong..."

Cao Wenzhao stood by Sun Chuanting's side. He kept paying attention to Sun Chuanting's expression. When Sun Chuanting talked with Chen Wang, he kept silent, and when Chen Wang looked at him, he also didn't respond. Until this time, he said softly. spoke out.

Sun Chuanting's expression was slightly condensed. This victory made him so emotional that he forgot a lot of things.

Behavior is higher than others, and everyone must be wrong. Sun Chuanting remembers the complete version of this sentence very clearly.

If the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them; when piled up on the shore, the current will be turbulent; if they move higher than people, everyone will blame them.The former prison is not far away, and the overturned car continues on the track.

The people under Chen Wang's command are good at fighting, but good at fighting is useless, and it is useless in Liaodong.

Which of the four Ming armies that Sarhu set out to fight could not fight?

White pole soldiers, Zhejiang soldiers, which road can't fight?
But what about the result?
The root cause of the situation in Liaodong is not because of foreign aggression, but because of the political chaos in the country...

Tens of millions of Liao's salary are the pockets of hundreds of officials in the imperial court.

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents...

In an instant, Sun Chuanting wanted to understand many things.

He suddenly understood many of Yang Sichang's actions.

Why did Yang Sichang no longer increase his salary in Liaodong? Why did Yang Sichang receive so much criticism from the court? Why did Yang Sichang still want to negotiate a peace even though he knew that the peace negotiation would make him fall into the mud and leave him with a bad name?
Yang Sichang wanted to solve the dilemma in Liaodong.

Once Jiannu really caress, then the situation in Liaodong can be divided and disintegrated.

When foreign aggression is eliminated, the salary can be reduced, and the ills can be eradicated bit by bit.

To do these things, you must have enough prestige and a lot of energy.

So Yang Sichang knew that the salary increase was a glass of poisoned wine, but he still had to drink it.

Yang Sichang wants to quell the prestige of the civil strife to support his progress above the court. He needs a stable internal environment to allow him to devote more energy to the north.

The biggest reason why Yang Sichang prevented Lu Xiangsheng from fighting Jiannu was that the chances of winning the decisive battle were really slim because Jiannu was now in great power.

The second is because Yang Sichang also knew the cause of Liaodong's predicament, and he wanted to eradicate this ill from the root.

"Running around for days and fighting again, the sergeants must have been exhausted. Mr. Chen returned to the camp first to deal with military affairs. I know this well."

Sun Chuanting restrained his expression and said solemnly.

"Follow the order."

Chen Wang clasped his fists in response, and Cao Wenzhao was willing to help him, which would save him a lot of trouble.

Cao Wenzhao's identity and status, as well as his power and favor in the court, as long as Chongzhen didn't personally speak out, he could be prevented from going to Liaodong.

This is the guarantee Cao Wenzhao gave at the beginning.

Chen Wang didn't stay long, the army suffered a lot of casualties, he really wanted to return to the camp to deal with military affairs.

This is the first time that he personally led the troops to fight against the Qing army. Although he won this battle, he made many mistakes during the period, and the generals under his command also made many mistakes.

Mistakes are not terrible, as long as they are corrected.

Only by correcting mistakes can we continue to make progress.