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Chapter 132 Northern Expedition!

Marshal Long Keduolong ran away with his soldiers and the remaining [-] Eight Banners infantry. No, it should be said that he retreated, and other Qing generals also retreated with him.

They patted their butts and walked away happily, but they completely ignored the Qing troops who were still fighting bloody battles on the battlefield.

Although the Qing army was completely defeated on the battlefield at this time, many of them were still resisting.

Longkodo just issued an order for the entire army to retreat, but he did not arrange how to implement the order, who would retreat first and who would follow behind. He did not even care whether the ordering soldiers conveyed the order.

Of course, this is not an oversight by Longkodo, on the contrary, this is what he did deliberately.

Now that the war situation has been decided, even if Sun Wu was alive, it would be difficult to reverse it. If the entire army were ordered to retreat at this time, even if the order could be implemented, I am afraid that not only would they not be able to withdraw, but it would intensify the chaos on the front line.

Moreover, even if they were successfully withdrawn, those Ming thieves would not be able to make ends meet.

By then, not only the [-] troops may not be able to leave, but they themselves may also be left behind.

Since none of the [-] troops can be saved anyway, then simply abandon them all and use the blood of these [-] troops to pave a way out for Longkodo.

There are only 10 lives left. Compared with his noble Marshal Long, no, how can such a low life be compared with him?

The same is true for the Five Thousand Eight Banners of the Beijing Camp, but the Five Thousand Eight Banners are still the Five Thousand Eight Banners, so the emperor will eventually hold him accountable if he is tricked to death.

So this time, he still had to say hello to Si Age, admit his mistake in the memorial, and truthfully report the military exploits of the [-] Eight Banners. He even had to work hard in the memorial to ask for adequate compensation for the [-] Eight Banners soldiers who died in the battle. amount of pension.

In addition to them, other war dead also have to say a few words. Regardless of whether the court approves it in the end, this attitude must be maintained.

By the way, the fact that the Ming thief knows witchcraft must also be mentioned in the memorial, but it must not be too convinced, it must be half-believed, and the emperor must pay attention to it.

Just as he was riding his horse, Longkodo had already figured out how to exonerate himself in the future.

Longkodo ran away and took away all the troops he could.

Everyone ran away, so naturally there was no one to support the handsome flag.

In this era without radios, the general commanded the battle and boosted morale by relying on a flag. The soldiers below also could not see the general and could only watch the flag fighting.

When the handsome flag is there, the general is still there (not necessarily). When the handsome flag falls, the general is either dead or ran away.

But now, many of the Longko people are gone, and even the commander-in-chief doesn't care. The command center of the Qing army collapsed in an instant.

Without even unified command, one can easily imagine the fate of the Qing troops on these battlefields.

Many frontline Qian Zong officers tried to reorganize their formations, not to resist, but to escape for their lives. After all, being organized is better than being unorganized.

It's a pity that the war has reached this point and it is impossible to escape easily, and the Ming army will not give them this opportunity.

"Longkodo is dead. Those who put down their weapons and kneel down and surrender will avoid death!"

"Longkodo is dead. Those who put down their weapons and kneel down and surrender will avoid death!"

"..."

The Ming army shouted loudly as they rushed to kill. Those Qing troops who were fighting locally on the battlefield were relying on their breath to hold on. Now when they heard the Ming army shouting, they immediately subconsciously looked back.

Shuai Qi fell down at some point.

At this time, the Qing army was finally in complete chaos.

Upon seeing this, the Qian Commander officers also understood that the situation was irreversible, so they simply led their soldiers to make a living in their own way.

The ordinary Qing soldiers on the battlefield, including the Eight Banners, the Green Battalion, and the soldiers were all fleeing and surrendering.

In order to run faster, some people even reached out to their former robes with the butcher's knife.

For a time, there was chaos everywhere on the battlefield.

"Those who put down their weapons and kneel down and surrender will avoid death..."

Interspersed with the shouts of the Ming army from time to time, some Qing troops also chose to surrender. Because they couldn't run away, and they would be chased and killed, they would lose their lives, so it was better to surrender and take a gamble.

Didn’t you hear that the Chinese army treated prisoners of war quite well?
If you are in good health, you can continue to eat official food, and you can even join the Ming army as a regular soldier. Even if you are not in good health, you can regain your citizenship as long as you farm for a few years.

More and more Qing troops surrendered on the battlefield, including the Eight Banners.

Soon, the number of surrendered troops exceeded [-], and Qing prisoners were everywhere.

The Ming army had no choice but to detach part of its army to continue recruiting surrenders and guarding prisoners of war, while at the same time it continued to pursue the fleeing Qing army.

At this time, Yang Gong from the rear also came to the front line with his own soldiers and personally commanded the army to fight.

He personally ordered the troops of the two towns to be separated, totaling [-] troops, led by Weng Feihu to pursue Longkodo's remnants.It's best to catch up. It doesn't matter if you can't catch up, but Wuxi County must win.

Since the Ming army won this battle, the Changzhou Prefecture could just leave it to him.

The battle in Changzhou came suddenly and went away quickly. The total time it took was only one day, and the subsequent Ming army continued to pursue it for about another day.

The Ming army finally captured more than 1 Qing soldiers (including Langshan Town), and captured nearly [-] soldiers. Five thousand and eight banners escaped, and the more than [-] rebels could not catch up.

Two days later, the Ming army marched into Wuxi and Jiangyin counties, and also controlled all the towns and villages along the way.

The battle report was quickly sent to Hangzhou on an expedited basis.

"This Yang Gong really doesn't want to live alone for a day!" Zhu Yijiong looked at the battle report in his hand, feeling both surprised and helpless.

But immediately, Zhu Yijiong calmed down. Judging from the battle report alone, the battle in Changzhou was inevitable. Longkodo had to go south to quell the rebellion because the Ming army captured Suzhou and was unable to dismount.

This time Yang Gong just followed the trend, took the initiative to fight, and wiped out Nanjing's [-] troops in one battle, including even the elite Eight Banners from Beijing. He himself lost no more than [-] people in the battle.

This is indeed great news!
Zhu Yijiong thought for a moment, and then summoned Wang Li, Liang Wenxuan, Zhu Chengxun, Old Man Li and Lu Youlong to meet him.

Not long after, five people rushed to the royal study room of the palace without stopping.

Zhu Yijiong did not speak, but handed over the battle report in his hand for them to pass it on to each other.

Wang Li was the first to open the battle report and take a look at it. His originally solemn expression was surprised at first, and then he was overjoyed.

In the Battle of Changzhou, Nanjing's [-]-strong army was defeated, and even Longkodo himself fled in embarrassment with only a few thousand remaining soldiers.

This is great news!
Not only is this the case in military strategy, it also has a huge influence on public opinion in the world.

At this time, Wang Li also understood why Zhu Yijiong had specially summoned the five of them.

Zhu Yijiong also didn't show off: "Have you finished reading it? Then get ready. I want to conquer Nanjing personally. I swear that I will regain Nanjing in this battle!"

These words were not very impassioned, but all five of them were in great spirits.

Finally waited until this day!
Nanjing's [-]-strong army was defeated in this battle. As long as the Ming army swept across it, Nanjing could not resist it. Once Nanjing was defeated, hegemony in the south would be achieved!
"The minister obeys the order!"

Wang Li didn't have any extra words, he just gave a respectful salute.

It seems to be congratulating Zhu Jianguo on his ascension to the throne in advance.

"I will obey your orders!"

The other four people realized it later and followed suit to pay homage.

Old Man Li, the Director of Ordnance, has lived so long, but his life has not been in vain. After a few months in office, he has finally come to his senses and successfully retained his official position.

This Northern Expedition will be a key battle for whether Ming Dynasty can truly reach the eyes of the world. If it wins, the sky is vast, and if it fails, it will be an abyss.

"All the ministers are exempted from gifts!"

Zhu Yijiong raised his hand, but he was not nervous at all.

"Thank you Jianguo!"

Five people got up.

"By the way, Wang Qing, how are the plans for opening the sea?"

Wang Li was stunned for a moment, but he reacted very quickly: "Reporting to the Supervisory State, we have already made almost all the plans. We only have to wait for this to happen, and then we can officially open the sea. At that time, we still need to issue an edict from the Supervisory State and inform the subjects."

Although the Ming Dynasty's finances have been eased by Zhejiang, this is only temporary. The Ming army's military expansion and ordnance production have never stopped, and wars are frequent.

Therefore, the opening of the sea is imminent, and it is impossible to reduce expenditures, so we must increase revenue.

After another discussion, the tone of the matter was basically set.

The five of them respectfully resigned and went back to work overtime.

Even Lu Youlong, the former governor of Fujian in the Qing Dynasty and now Lu Shangshu of the Propaganda Department of the Ming Dynasty, worked overtime to produce and distribute the content of the new issue of Di Bao.

Five days later, Zhu Yijiong personally led an army of [-] people, and externally claimed that an army of [-] people marched northward.

While heading north, he also officially spread the word to the world.

For a time, Fujian and Zhejiang were shaken, and Jiangnan was shaken.

(End of this chapter)