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Chapter 322 Yongzheng withdrew
The Qing army was severely defeated at Guide City, but the actual losses were not large.

After all, Zhang Wenhuan was a veteran on the battlefield. In the past, he followed Kangxi to personally conquer Junggar and achieved three victories in three battles.

Seeing that the front line was in an unstoppable defeat, he decisively ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops and quickly consolidated and stabilized the formation.

The chaos was only limited to the front army, although the casualties were still considerable.But compared to the entire army, it was not to the extent of breaking out.

At least the main force of the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners is still there, and Zhang Wenhuan has retained the [-] Manchu and Mongolian elite cavalry.

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To the north of Guide City is the Qing army camp.

Chinese army tent.

Yongzheng occupies the main position, and his military and civil affairs are divided into two sides.Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to take a breath.

Zhang Wenhuan knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down! I have failed to fulfill the Emperor's trust. Not only did I fail to attack Guide Mansion, but I also caused the army to lose troops and generals. Please forgive me!"

It was indeed a loss of troops and generals. Although the main force of the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners was not lost, the Qing army launched a general offensive in this battle.

Among the frontline siege troops, there were no longer only elite Han bannermen, but many Manchurian bannermen also joined the battle this time.

After this great defeat, I don’t know how many people in the capital had to wear sackcloth and wear filial piety.

Yong Zheng's expression did not change, he was silent for a moment and said: "Although this battle is defeated, it is not a crime of war. Zhang Qing does not need to blame himself, get up first!"

Although Yongzheng was also very angry, he still knew that changing generals before the battle was a taboo for military strategists.

Moreover, this battle did not have much to do with Zhang Wenhuan's personal ability. It was simply calculated by the Ming army, and the Ming army's firearms were too sharp.

"Old minister...thank you, Your Majesty!"

When Zhang Wenhuan heard this, he was secretly relieved and quickly kowtowed to thank him.

Jiang Tingxi said at this time: "Your Majesty, this battle cannot continue like this. The pseudo-Ming firearms are far more sharp than our army. I visited the army yesterday and the theory of evil magic has spread among the army. The morale of the army is no longer good. Continuing the fight is just a waste of money and food, and there may be no results."

What Jiang Tingxi said was true. Yesterday's fierce offensive was defeated.Now that the military morale in the Qing army camp has fluctuated, it is hard to say if the fight will continue.

Zhang Tingyu said: "If we don't fight, is it possible to retreat? We still have tens of thousands of Eight Banners elite soldiers in our army, and there are at most [-] Ming troops in Guide Mansion. There may not be a chance if we continue to fight. But if we retreat directly, it will really be It is a waste of money, food, and troops on an expedition. By then, the Puppet Ming Dynasty will not even need to pursue it. It will only need to defend the south for a year or two. How will we, the Qing Dynasty, deal with it?"

Yong Zheng frowned slightly, he agreed with Zhang Tingyu's point of view.

Retreating now will not only have a huge political impact, but within a year or two, the Ming and Qing Dynasties will completely change their offensive and defensive positions.

Although Zhu Yijiong entered Shandong and Henan, he was tortured by the corruption of these two provinces.Even if Yongzheng retreats, it will be difficult for him to continue the Northern Expedition, and at most he will be able to capture Shandong and Henan.

But this is not important, because with the situation in the north, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will definitely not be able to hold on.

But if we don't retreat, it will be difficult to defeat Guide Mansion.

As Jiang Tingxi said, the military morale is no longer useful.

God knows how many explosive shells and grenade hammers the Ming army hid. Even if Yongzheng did not count the casualties, all the officers and men in the army would die. How many soldiers and horses would be left after Guide was captured?
Can we still defeat the Ming army by then?
Yongzheng thought about it and decided to ask Zhang Wenhuan, a veteran general, for his opinion: "Qing Zhang, with the current situation, where should the army go? Is it really impossible to defeat Guide Mansion?"

Zhang Wenhuan had just been defeated, so he was naturally eager to make meritorious deeds and said quickly: "Report to the emperor, our army is really hard to deal with the sharpness of the fake Ming firearms. I am afraid that Guide Mansion will be difficult to defeat. Therefore, the old minister thought that we might be able to set up a trap here." We will send out the suspected troops, and the main force will cross the river and move to Shandong, and first defeat the rebels in Shandong."

Yong Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "What if the puppet Ming army in Guide Mansion sees through the suspected soldiers and goes out of the city to pursue them?"

After all, this is an army of 15. Even though there were many casualties in the previous siege battle, excluding the suspected soldiers, the main force still numbered [-].

One hundred thousand troops moved to Shandong. Unless the Ming army was blind, they would not have noticed it.Zhang Wenhuan sneered: "If they see through it, our army still has [-] fine cavalry. Counting the infantry, the main force still has [-] troops. As long as the puppet Ming army dares to go out of the city to pursue, without the advantage of the city, I will call them There is no return.”

Yong Zheng suddenly realized that he was trying to lure the snake out of its hole.

Yongzheng clapped his hands and praised: "This is a wonderful strategy. Since we can't defeat Guide Mansion, we will move to Shandong. If the puppet Ming rebel army goes out of the city to pursue them, I will take advantage of the situation to fight with them. If the rebel army does not leave the city, then I will defeat them first." After defeating the rebels in Shandong, we will gather our forces and return to Germany. If the rebels still haven't left the city, then I will directly cross the river and take Nanjing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty and the Puppetry."

Zhang Wenhuan quickly praised and shouted: "The Emperor is a wise man!"

"My Emperor Shengming!"

Zhang Tingyu and Jiang Tingxi also led civil and military officials to shout in unison.

"Report!"

Yongzheng was still discussing specific strategies with Zhang Wenhuan and a group of civil and military officials, when suddenly a messenger from the Qing army rushed into the tent.When he entered the tent, he prostrated on the ground, holding a document in his hand.

"Your Majesty! Kaifeng... Kaifeng urgent report!"

When Yongzheng heard the "Kaifeng urgent report", his heart suddenly skipped a beat.Intuiting that something big was about to happen, I hurriedly took the document and opened it: "The north bank of the Yellow River in Kaifeng is completely occupied by the puppet Ming army. Our army's food route...has been cut off!"

The civil and military personnel present, including Zhang Wenhuan, all had their eyes widened, still in disbelief.

Jiang Tingxi suddenly knelt down and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, now that the army's food route has been cut off by the false Ming raid, we should lead the army back immediately. Otherwise, the longer it takes, not only the army may run out of food, but our army's retreat route will also be lost. It is very likely to be cut off due to false enlightenment. Then everything will stop!"

This time, Zhang Tingyu could not withdraw without saying anything.

The food routes for the army have been cut off. If they continue to fight under the walls of Guide Mansion, they are simply asking for death.

Escape to Shandong is even more nonsense.

The top priority should be to return immediately and annihilate the puppet Ming army that raided the grain road from the rear.

Zhang Wenhuan also remained silent because there was nothing he could do.The saying that before the soldiers and horses are moved, the food and grass go first, this is not just a casual statement.

Now that the food road is cut off, even if he has all kinds of tactics, they are useless.

It's a pity that the emperor only wanted him to command the troops after all, and military supplies and food were not under his jurisdiction.If not, based on his experience, he would have noticed it a long time ago.

Yong Zheng looked around and found that even Zhang Wenhuan didn't speak. He understood that there was nothing he could do.

"..."

Yong Zheng was silent for a moment, then sighed and said: "Retreat! Withdraw first. Our elite main force of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty has not been damaged. We will return to the army to quell the thieves in the rear. Once the food route is restored, there will be no chance!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the civil and military circles agreed.

The Qing army camp issued an order that day, asking the soldiers to pack up all the food, grass and baggage.Not even daring to stay longer, they hurriedly withdrew the troops that afternoon, still traveling under starry nights.

Such a big movement naturally attracted the attention of the Ming army at the top of Guide Mansion.

Especially the Qing army evacuated in a hurry, even traveling at starry night.Although under Zhang Wenhuan's deployment, they were not afraid of being attacked by surprise, the Ming army was still aware of it.

"Have the Puppet Qing troops withdrawn?"

"Not only did they withdraw, but they withdrew in a very hasty manner. They even withdrew their troops despite the darkness!"

Zhu Yijiong pondered for a moment and immediately ordered: "The whole army pursues!"

(End of this chapter)