At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

Chapter 133 Protect the troops and retreat from the enemy

Hong Chengchou had a vicious eye and was naturally very aware of the level of the elite Green Battalion soldiers under his command.

The 1000 Green Battalion under him is composed of more than [-] elite Green Battalion soldiers from all over the country.

Although with the full support of the Qing court and their own efforts, these green battalions were relatively well paid and had good combat effectiveness, and most of them were able to wear armor and go into battle.

But no matter how the Green Camp trains, it will still be the Green Camp!If the situation is not right, don't expect these people to fight to the end for our Qing Dynasty.

Aren't Li Zicheng's surrendered soldiers and generals not short of food or pay?When the situation is not right, why don’t everyone push down the wall?

What's more, we in the Qing Dynasty are not willing to spend all our money on the Southwest War.

Except for sending thousands of Eight Banners soldiers to Guizhou to supervise the war, Doni's Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners have been waiting and watching.

Even the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia are like this. If Li Dingguo sends troops, can we expect the Green Camp to defend the Qing Dynasty in Guizhou?

What Hong Chengchou could imagine was that once he withdrew from Guiyang and was pursued by Li Dingguo, his elite Green Battalion soldiers would definitely flee when the situation was unfavorable and would not fight to the death. By then, the southwest war would have turned into a pool of stagnant water.

And my long-cherished wish will be far away!

"Superintendent, withdraw! The current situation is very unfavorable to us. Only by withdrawing [-] elite troops from the Guiyang Death Land can the war situation be reversed!" Luo Tuo spoke again.

"Superintendent, if we hold on to Guiyang, we will only follow Li Dingguo's ways. If King Xin's Manchu and Mongolian army does not enter Guizhou, we will have no way to defend Guiyang." Li Benzhen and other Han generals also spoke one after another.

The troops of Kuidong were already preparing to take the retreat, and the main force of Dhoni's Eight Banners was watching the show from behind.

It is simply a fantasy to expect the green soldiers to fight to the death for our Qing Dynasty in Guizhou!
Hong Chengchou looked at the scene in front of him, and his whole person suddenly became extremely decadent.

It is easy to leave Guizhou, but it is difficult to enter again.

Given the terrain of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, as long as they were defended with some decent troops, it would be difficult for the Qing army to conquer the majestic passes and fortified cities!
If they withdraw from Guiyang, under Li Dingguo's pursuit, the morale of the Green Camp soldiers will fall again and again, and Guizhou will vomit back in an instant.

If things go wrong, Wugang and other strongholds in western Hunan fall into the hands of the Ming army again, and the entire southwest becomes as muddy as an iron barrel again, Hong Chengchou will have no choice but to die in peace!

At this time, Hong Chengchou had broken through the three highlands of Nanming and uprooted almost all strongholds except Yunnan.

In front of his eyes, the Qing army had already entered the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and entered the highlands on the Nanming side.

Only the Beipanjiang Defense Line and Qixingguan are left. These last two incisor towers are still guarding the core of Kunming.

As long as he accumulates strength and completes the last move, Hong Chengchou will be able to win the final victory.

After serving for the Manchus for so many years, they used defense as offense in Huguang and worked hard for many years. Now they coordinated the troops of the three groups to attack the city and destroyed all the strongholds of the Nanming Third Army. Only the last step was left.

How could Hong Chengchou be willing to give up suddenly at this time? ! !

"Everyone." Hong Chengchou opened his mouth wide and clenched his fists.

"The situation has not yet reached the worst point. If we abandon Guiyang at this time, the morale of the military will fluctuate, and the entire Guizhou will no longer be owned by the imperial court!"

"If Guizhou is lost, how can Chenzhou, Wugang, Chongqing and other important towns survive alone?"

"Once Chenwu Chongjing and other places are lost, the remnants of the Ming Dynasty will resurrect, and the southwest war that we, the Qing Dynasty, have planned for many years will be destroyed. If this is the case, what face will we have when we go back to face the imperial court!"

As soon as these words came out, Luotuo and others nodded slightly. Unification of the world is our long-cherished wish of the Qing Dynasty, and it is also a matter of life and death for the Manchu people.

If the remnants of the previous Ming Dynasty are not wiped out, the Manchu people will die violently sooner or later!
In the face of this big right and wrong, Luotuo and other Manchu and Mongolian officials naturally knew the importance!

However, when Luotuo and others think so, someone is different from them.

"Supervisor, the only way to protect the troops and retreat from the enemy is to ensure their safety," Li Benshen, the admiral of Zuo Biao, said.

"Now, the Western bandits are about to attack, and the intruders have harassed us. Although our 10 soldiers and horses are mighty, the hundreds of thousands of Western bandits and intruders are definitely not something that [-] of us can compete with."

"If our army insists on defending Guizhou, if something goes wrong and a hundred thousand troops are in trouble in Guizhou, our lives will be a small matter, but the country of the Qing Dynasty will be a big matter!"

Luo Tuo and others' mouths twitched slightly when they heard this. They naturally knew the virtues of Li Benzhen and other Han generals.

Life is a small matter, but the state of the country is a big matter. We have to protect our troops and retreat from the enemy. Aren't these Han people just afraid of death?
But having said that, Luo Tuo also knew the pros and cons.

What Li Benzhen said is not unreasonable. If the one hundred thousand elite soldiers in Guizhou were annihilated by people like Li Dingguo, the sky of our Qing Dynasty would fall!

Once these [-] elite soldiers are wiped out, Doni's tens of thousands of soldiers alone will not be able to invade the southwest, let alone the army.

Even defending Huguang is a fantasy!

wait until then.

The Ming army invaded Sichuan and swallowed up the northwest.

Marched eastward to Huguang and passed through Jiangnan.

Our Qing Dynasty is completely over!
Luotuo shuddered at the thought of this.

In this unification of the world, it is indeed important to wipe out the remnants of the previous Ming Dynasty, but no matter how important it is, it is not as important as the life and death of our Qing Dynasty!

Luo Tuo knew very well that the reason why Dhoni waited and waited with the main force of Manchuria and Mongolia was that he was afraid that the stud would fail, destroying our Qing Dynasty's capital, and leaving our Qing Dynasty to die without a burial place?
Otherwise, why could he lead thousands of Eight Banners soldiers from Beijing to participate in the Southwest War, while Dhoni's main force of Manchuria and Mongolia has been procrastinating and hesitant to advance?

"Superintendent, what Admiral Li said is right. It's better for us to preserve our strength. As long as these [-] elite soldiers are still there, the Western thieves and intruders will not be able to leave the southwest and cause trouble to the world!" Luo Tuo said.

"The general is right. We can only retreat into the Guizhou Passage, defend the key points, preserve our strength, and wait for the support of King Xin's soldiers and horses. This is the only safe way!" A group of generals kept talking, and the entire meeting almost reached a consensus.

Seeing the situation like this, Hong Chengchou kept coughing. The already decrepit Governor Hong could not accept this outcome.

"Is it possible that I really will be in disgrace for eternity?" Hong Chengchou shouted in his heart. He was so depressed that he spit out a mouthful of blood and fainted on the ground.

"Master!"

"Master!"

"Master!"

Luo Tuo, Li Benzhen, Zhang Yong, Wang Fuchen, Liu Zhong, Zhang Guozhu, Wang Ping, Nan Yikui and other Manchu and Han generals were shocked and quickly helped Hong Chengchou.

"Come here, call the imperial doctor quickly!" Luotuo shouted hurriedly.

In order to allow Hong Chengchou to live and work for two more years, we in the Qing Dynasty even paired him with a court physician, and now it comes in handy.

Soon several old men with small tails came to the lobby, and they were all shocked when they saw the scene in front of them.

"Diagnose quickly, without hesitation!" Luo Tuo ordered.

"Yes!" Several imperial doctors quickly went up and took Hong Chengchou's pulse.

Luo Tuo and others looked at the scene in front of them, and they were all anxious, as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

"General, if something happens to Governor Hong, what should we do?" asked an Eight Banners general. "What should I do?" Luo Tuo's face turned pale, and the Manchu and Han generals became confused one by one.

They all relied on Hong Chengchou to take charge of the overall situation. They didn't notice any difference on weekdays, but they didn't realize the importance of Hong Chengchou until something happened to him.

If Hong Chengchou is gone, who will coordinate the [-] Qing troops in Guizhou?
Is it Luo Tuo or Zhao Butai?

Luo Tuo and Zhao Butai only led [-] soldiers and horses. Luo Tuo and Zhao Butai felt numb in their scalps and overwhelmed with the heavy task just by dispatching an army of [-] troops.

Not only Luo Tuo and Zhao Butai, not to mention Dhoni, Luo Keduo and others, these two guys have never been on the battlefield.

It's okay to march with tens of thousands of people, but if a fight really starts, and it's a fight with tough thieves like the West Bandit and the Intruder, Doni and Luo Keduo will definitely be blinded.

Therefore, looking at the entire southwest battlefield, there are countless 10,000+ strong generals of the Qing army. Wang Fuchen, Zhang Yong, Li Benshen, and Zhao Butai are all strong generals. Each one of them is very capable of fighting if they fight for their lives.

But when it comes to who can coordinate an army of 10,000+, there are only two people in the entire southwest battlefield.

One person was naturally Hong Chengchou who fell in front of him.

The only person left is Wu Sangui, King of Pingxi in Zunyi.

This would happen if Hong Chengchou fell without soldiers or generals.

Our Qing Dynasty has no one to use it in the southwest.

We can't let Wu Sangui serve as the commander-in-chief of the 10,000+ Qing army, right?

Hong Chengchou has no soldiers or generals under his command, so the Qing Dynasty will naturally not panic at all when using him.If he dares to rebel, Luotuo will take action to kill him without the help of the Qing Dynasty himself.

And if Wu Sangui became the commander-in-chief...how would we control it in the Qing Dynasty?
Moreover, Wu Sangui has the ability to command 10,000+ people. As of now, no one in the world has stronger military capabilities than him.

But Wu Sangui, not Hong Chengchou, couldn't handle the logistical problems of an army of 10,000+.

All in all, when Hong Chengchou fell, Luo Tuo and others were like headless flies. They didn't know what to do and could only watch the imperial doctors helplessly.

Fortunately, the sky was clear and the expressions of several imperial doctors gradually softened.

"How is the supervisor?" Luo Tuo looked at the expressions of the doctors and breathed a sigh of relief.

"General, the supervisor was so anxious that he couldn't help but fell into a coma. He only needs a short rest to wake up," the imperial doctors said.

"That's good." Luo Tuo breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling relieved.

"General, the governor's pulse is abnormal. It is not suitable to be tired recently, nor to be angry or ecstatic. You need to take care of your body with peace of mind, otherwise there may be something unexpected!" After several imperial doctors discussed it, one person stepped forward and said.

Hong Chengchou's body is like this. If it's hard to explain this, they will have nothing to do with it.

So instead of doing this, it is better to speak frankly to Luo Tuo and others.

"Just feel free to help the supervisor recuperate his body." Luo Tuo waved his hand.

"Thank you, general, thank you so much, general!" Several imperial doctors breathed a sigh of relief, were overjoyed, and saluted quickly.

"Okay, you should take the supervisor down to nurse him back to health quickly, without making any mistakes!" Luo Tuo waved his hand.

"Yes!" Several imperial doctors quickly directed the servants to carry Hong Chengchou down.

"General, the Superintendent is now in a rage. We all obey the General's orders!" Li Benzhen and others handed over.

Luo Tuo's mouth twitched when he heard this.

He is the Ningnan Jingkou General and the nominal commander-in-chief of the Qing Army on the East Route.

Now that Hong Chengchou was unconscious, he had to make the final decision on all matters concerning the main force of the Qing army.

If this doesn't go well and something goes wrong, Hong Chengchou has done that, and we in the Qing Dynasty cannot go too far. Then he will have to bear the final blame, not Hong Chengchou.

"Okay! I am the commander-in-chief. Now that the supervisor is in poor health and cannot work hard, I am the only one who can take on this important task!"

Lotto sighed and then shouted sharply.

Nowadays, he has to command the main force of the Qing army if he wants to, and if he doesn't want to, he has to command!
"Generals, obey the order!" Luo Tuo glanced at everyone with his tiger eyes.

"The general is here!" Dozens of generals, large and small, responded in unison.

"Reorganize your troops and horses, and then prepare to evacuate Guiyang." Luo Tuo said slowly.

"Follow the military orders!"

Dozens of generals, big and small, both Manchu and Han, were all smiling.

The Manchu generals, who had been deeply poisoned by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, were frightened by Lord Sun's army gathering in the valley and were in panic all day long.

The roads in Guizhou are rugged, food and wages are not sustainable, and it has already entered summer. The heat has made these Manchu princes feel depressed and they no longer want to stay in Guizhou.

Under the influence of Lord Sun, the Han generals were frightened by the actions of Kuidong's soldiers and were not willing to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty in Guizhou.

Therefore, everyone wanted to retreat. When Hong Chengchou was furious and unconscious, it was reasonable for Luo Tuo to make the decision to retreat.

"General, this matter needs to be reported to King Pingxi as soon as possible. It is the best policy for our three armies to advance and retreat together." Li Benshen said further.

"Yes!" Luo Tuo slapped his thigh.

"Hurry up and send someone to pass the order, asking Wu Sangui and Zhao Butai to come to Guiyang as soon as possible. Our three troops will retreat to Tongren and other places, guard the passage into Guizhou, and wait for reinforcements from King Xin!"

"Yes!" A Manchu and Mongolian general responded, but the Han generals looked at each other in reaction.

"General, although you are the General of Ningnan Jingkou, you are only the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army. King Pingxi and General Zhengnan may not obey your military orders?" A Han general said.

Luo Tuo's expression changed when he heard this. This Han general was right.

He, Luo Tuo, was the general of Jingnan in Ningnan, but Zhao Butai was also the general of Zhengnan. Their official positions were the same. In this case, why should Zhao Butai listen to him?
What's more, this is true for official positions, and it is also true for flag positions!

Luo Tuo is the capital commander of the Zhenghuang Banner, and Zhao Butai is also the capital commander of the Xianghuang Banner. They are both Manchuria's Gushan Ezhen in banner posts. Who is afraid of whom?
Of course, Luo Tuo is a member of the Zhenghuang Banner after all, and he is also a member of the clan.

But Zhao Butai’s brother is Obai!Don't talk about your own clan, even those iron-hatted kings had to honor Ao Shaobao when they saw him.

If it had been a few years later, not to mention the prince, even the emperor of the Qing Dynasty would be frightened when he saw Obei!
After Hong Chengchou fell, Luo Tuo weighed it and realized that he couldn't even suppress Zhao Butai, let alone Wu Sangui, who was a prince.

Now that it's all like this, there's no point in coordinating a three-pronged army.

"First send a message to Wu Sangui and Zhao Butai and ask for their opinions. Now that the Western bandits and intruder bandits are powerful, one has a weak plan and the other is ready to attack. The only way to protect the troops and retreat from the enemy is the best strategy." Lotto sighed.

(End of this chapter)