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Chapter 246 The Qing army is about to run away
The Qing army collapsed!

Not only did the navy suffer a disastrous defeat at Hukou, with more than ten large warships burned, the sampans were also completely destroyed.

As a result of the chain reaction, the Green Camp New Army was seized by the Ming Army and pursued fiercely. Their hasty retreat turned into a rout.

The strength of the Ming, Ming and Qing armies was several times that of the Ming army, and even the elite level of individual soldiers was not only not inferior to that of the Ming army, but actually slightly exceeded it (compared to the new recruits).However, due to terrain factors, it is not easy to fully expand the [-] to [-] units, let alone [-] units.

Moreover, Longkodo's military training did not pay much attention to the grassroots ranks from beginning to end. This is also a common problem in ancient or old-style armies.

The ancient army did have strict formation training and military discipline, but it never elevated "standing in line" to the stage of theoretical courses.

The Ming army pursued continuously for more than thirty miles, and the Qing army's central and rear armies (tentatively speaking) all collapsed.

Li Yong wanted to continue the pursuit and expand the victory, but the soldiers were almost outnumbered by him.

Li Yong took the lead and ran fast on his horse. The five thousand Ming soldiers basically ran on their legs. Fortunately, they didn't bring much luggage, and even the artillery was left behind in Meijiazhou.

But after running for thirty miles, they had to chase and kill the Qing army all the way.

This physical exertion can be said to be quite large, and only elites like the Ming Army, who have daily fuel and water and practice every day, can withstand it.

Less than half of the Qing army fled in panic, and they did not dare to stop and rest when they were tired.

Half of the Qing army was overtaken by the Ming army and stayed behind. Except for those who resisted desperately, most of the others became prisoners of the Ming army.

Of course, these stubborn Qing troops also made the Ming army pay some price.

Only a small number of them took advantage of the chaos and fled to nowhere.

But no matter where he ran, he no longer posed a threat.

After all, most of these Qing soldiers abandoned their armor in order to run faster.

Moreover, the Ming army had cleared the area ahead of time. The fleeing Qing soldiers were hungry and exhausted. It was estimated that most of them would not be able to find the farmers alive.

Even if they are found, the farmers in ancient times are very tough. When they meet a stranger, they will know the stranger at a glance, and they will swing up the sheep fork and hoe.

If you can survive, no matter how much destiny has to offer you!
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Wu Shaoan took the remaining defeated soldiers and fled for a day and night, and finally fled to Jiujiang.

Dai Kun had already personally led the Huai army to respond. At the same time, He Zheng in Jiujiang City was frightened and he did not dare to rush out of the city for a surprise attack.

Dai Kun asked sternly: "What's going on? Why... why did you run back like this? Where is Marshal Long?"

Although Dai Kun already had a premonition just by looking at this group of remnant soldiers, he still stepped forward to verify it himself and asked.

"It's defeated. Commander Long's navy has been defeated! The rebel army crossed the lake mouth and advanced by land and water. Our army has no naval cover and hastily responded to the battle. It is simply difficult to resist!" Wu Shao'an immediately replied without blushing or heartbeat. road.

There is no way, I still have to tell the lies that need to be told.

Otherwise, the loss of [-] troops would not be considered a loss, but only half a loss. However, this responsibility was not something that a small military officer like him could bear.

Moreover, what he said was true. Marshal Long's navy was indeed defeated, and he did not care about them.

And the rebel army defeated Commander Long's navy, how could they not take the opportunity to cross the river to attack?
He just ran away in advance before the rebels crossed the river, and he was dragged away by the soldiers, so he was forced to do so.

Moreover, if he hadn't run fast and the rebel army had really crossed the river, assembled a heavy army, and marched both by water and land, all his [-]-strong army would have been defeated in Meijiazhou.

"..."

After hearing this, Dai Kun said nothing and only took a deep look at Wu Shaoan.

Needless to say, he knew that Wu Shaoan was definitely not telling the truth.It's just a false report of the war situation, who hasn't done it before?

But these are no longer important. Looking at Wu Shaoan's embarrassed army of more than 1 people, a thousand people even fell to the ground the moment they came back.

This battle is lost!
We must withdraw our troops as soon as possible, otherwise we will be in big trouble if we are surrounded by rebels.

……

In the west of Jiujiang City, there is a ferry between the official sign and the ferry.

Longkodo led the remnants of the navy and fled back in panic.The place name of the official card folder has a long history. "Manuscript of Qing History" records: "In the first year of Yongzheng, Pei Yidu was promoted to governor of Jiangxi. Jiujiang used to set up customs and tax collection, and later moved to Hukou. At Hukou, when the river and lake rushed, the water was urgent, and merchant boats At that time, he drowned. Yidu said: "Jiujiang Jiuguan, with Longkai River and Guanpaijia above, Laohe Pond and Baishui Port below, the terrain is wide and flat, and boats can be safely parked..."

In the past, the official card folder was also called the bad card folder. The card is the row and the folder is the bay.

There is also a legend here that is similar to the bad one in Guanqi. The so-called bad card in the bad card folder refers to this bad one.

Marshal Long's navy fled back to the official badge folder. After hearing the news, Dai Kun, Wu Shaoan and other generals quickly came to see him with their troops.

Dai Kun persuaded him face to face with his hands in front of him: "Commander, with the current situation, the general thought that he should lead his troops back to Wuchang immediately. We still have [-] elite troops in Wuchang, and we can regroup and fight again!"

This statement is a bit too straightforward.

There is no need to regroup and fight again, not to mention that the [-] elite soldiers are all new recruits who have not fought in the war. It is summer now, so it is not suitable to use troops.

Even if they can really suppress all unfavorable factors and forcefully send troops.

This Ming army is not a fool. It was attacked once. How could it be unprepared?
Moreover, they did not succeed in their eastward march this time. Instead, their army was killed and routed, with over [-] casualties. Can they really win the battle next time?
Not to mention these generals who experienced great defeats, even he himself was a little discouraged.

On the side, seeing Longkodo's hesitation, Wu Shaoan gritted his teeth and tried to persuade him: "Commander, what Mr. Dai said is reasonable, but the current situation is beyond human control."

He was already a bit broken. Even if he concealed most of the situation, he was only guilty of a major defeat. If he went back, he might not be able to keep his official position.

The most important thing is that this guy has been beaten unconscious. If he doesn't run now, he won't be able to leave if the rebels surround him.

Dai Kun knelt down on one knee and said, "Commander, please make a decision soon!"

"Commander, please make a decision as soon as possible!"

The other lower-ranking generals also knelt down and agreed.

"..."

Longko glanced at the generals and finally understood his situation.

With the land and water defeated, he will have no fighting spirit. Even if he persists in this battle, he will not be able to continue.

Oh, there is also a Huai army that suffered no losses, but you must know that the fear after this defeat is contagious.

This thing is just like a virus, so Dai Kun ignored the occasion and urged Longko to withdraw his troops.

Withdrawing troops now, they can go back to regroup or build a defense line. The longer they delay, the more dangerous they will be.

"……withdraw troops!"

After Longkodo finished speaking, he seemed to have been drained of all his strength.

Those who come with great enthusiasm will leave with great defeat.

Although he had known for a long time that this battle would not be easy to fight, he did not expect that he would be defeated by the rebels in Jiujiang, or that he would be defeated by land and water.

More than half of the powerful troops he had trained were inexplicably defeated before they even had time to display their combat power.

After the decision was made, Dai Kun and Wu Shaoan didn't say much, and hurriedly went down to arrange for the army to break camp and retreat.

Since the navy had just experienced a major defeat, it still needed some rest before it could return. The rest period was tentatively scheduled for three days.

These three days also allowed the Qing army to pack up their luggage and carry out sabotage on the Ming army's territory, including but not limited to burning village houses, burning crops in the fields, and even poisoning the well water, throwing corpses, throwing feces, etc.

It can be said that there is nothing left to do!

Little did they know that these three days would be their last chance to survive.

Just when Longkodo's army was parked at Guanpajia Ferry, the Second Army finally arrived at Fengguozhou and Hukou Town.

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　Zhang Shun, the "white stripe in the waves" in "Water Margin", was a mixed official before going to Liangshan. He is the best water character in Liangshan. Together with Li Kui, he is known as the "Black and White Water and Land".He once led the Water Ghost Camp to sink Gao Qiu's sea loach warship and captured Gao Qiu alive, which shocked the world.

　　
　
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