Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 252 Desperate Azig ([-])

The battle in the imperial city of Yingtianfu was over, and the battles in various parts of the city gradually subsided with the addition of new troops.

Except for the most fierce resistance of the soldiers of the Manchu Eight Banners, the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners chose to surrender after knowing that they would be defeated, except for a small number who escaped from other city gates.

At the end of the war, many Manchu Banners who had nowhere to go had no choice but to lay down their weapons and choose to surrender.

The fighting lasted until late at night, and soldiers of the new army searched for the fish that slipped through the city.

Yingtian Mansion was occupied by the Qing army for less than half a month, so naturally it was impossible to win the hearts of the people in such a short period of time. The people in the city were only frightened by the Qing army's despotic power and did not dare to resist.

The new army is well-known, and now that the new army has captured the Yingtian Mansion, they naturally support it very much.

At this time, it was the time to beat the dog in the water. The less courageous ones knew the whereabouts of the hiding Qing army and immediately reported to the new army.

If you are brave enough, immediately gather the neighbors around to besiege, or kill the enemy, or tie them up and twist them to the soldiers of the new army.

For a while, the Qing army seemed to be a mouse crossing the street, and even some Guan Ning troops were almost affected.

Because the Guan Ning army in the city learned that Wu Sangui led the army to surrender to the new army not long ago, and then immediately launched an attack on the Qing army. They have been fighting all the time, so there is no time to remove the braids on the back of their heads.

Ordinary people naturally cannot easily distinguish the Manchu Banners, the Mongolian Banners, and the Han Banners. When they see those with braids, they instinctively think they are from the Qing army. Even many new army soldiers cannot tell the difference.

Therefore, Guan Ning's army did not dare to act alone, either in groups or with the new army.

This kind of suppression lasted all night until dawn. The soldiers of the new army seemed to be very energetic and unsatisfied. They hadn't fought such a happy battle for a long time.

In the future, it would be difficult to meet such a happy battle. After all, there are only two capitals in the huge Ming Dynasty, one is Yingtian Mansion and the other is Shuntian Mansion.

This time it was Yingtian Mansion, and now there was only Shuntian Mansion thousands of miles away.

On August [-]th, Yingtian Mansion was officially captured by the new army. Shi Lang notified Tangning of the news as soon as possible, and then proceeded to stabilize the situation in Yingtian Mansion according to the order.

Appease the people, clean up the corpses, treat the wounded, and restore the normal life of the residents in the city.

During this period, the officials who surrendered to the Qing army and were used by the Qing army changed their appearances and shamelessly visited Shi Lang.

Some people even brazenly stated that they were only taking risks with their own lives, and took the opportunity to sneak into the Qing army, waiting for a favorable opportunity to cooperate with the new army...

These people include Ruan Dacheng and Qian Qianyi.

If it hadn't been for Tangning's order not to start mass killings for the time being, let alone the soldiers of the new army, even many people in the city would have wanted to cut these shameless people alive.

Of course, although they have not been killed for the time being, they will not be allowed to get away with it, and they will be imprisoned one by one, and will be released later.

The battle in Ying Tianfu is over, but the pursuit battle outside Ying Tianfu is still going on.

Azig had been on the run for the past two days, and he didn't even pay much attention to the news of Ying Tianfu, so he didn't know the news that Ying Tianfu was captured at the first time, and continued to lead his troops towards Ying Tianfu.

It wasn't until he met the Qing army who escaped from the city less than fifty miles away from Yingtianfu city that he knew that Yingtianfu was occupied by the new army one step ahead of his time without his knowledge.

Suddenly, Azig froze there, like a bolt from the blue.

Until now, he has not been able to gather the fleeing team, and he does not know what happened to the fleeing team.

Now there are only 7000 to [-] soldiers around him, and they are all exhausted soldiers with sluggish expressions. Wu Sangui is like a mad dog biting tightly behind him.

In the past two days, Wu Sangui also caught up several times, and the two sides also fought many times, but Azig had no intention of entanglement with Wu Sangui at all.

Because he knew that with the strength in his hands now, he could not defeat the Guan Ning cavalry with high morale in a short time.

And once you are dragged, the only one who will fail in the end is yourself.

Furthermore, as he got closer to Ying Tian Mansion, he had to return to the city as soon as possible to strengthen his defenses in order to deal with the next attack of the new army corresponding to Tian Fu City, how could he waste much time on Wu Sangui.

After all, although Wu Sangui's Guan Ning cavalry was somewhat threatening, for him, Azig, his main opponent had always been Tang Ning.

But now, it was too late to say anything, even the Yingtian Mansion was lost, and he could neither fight against the strong city nor receive support from the reinforcements in the city.

In other words, he, Azig, only has these six or seven thousand tired soldiers at his disposal.

But in the current situation, in the front is Yingtian Mansion, which has been captured by the new army. Tens of thousands of new troops are guarding the city. Behind them are the Guanning cavalry from Wu Sangui's department, and behind them are tens of thousands of new troops from Tangning's department. military.

Forward and backward are both dead ends, and there are only two ways to go east or west.

To the east is the direction to Zhenjiang Mansion.

It was originally the target of Shi Lang's attack, but Azig couldn't figure out why Shi Lang could withdraw troops in such a timely manner, and took advantage of a big loophole to take Ying Tianfu down.

If it hadn't been confirmed repeatedly that Yingtian Mansion was indeed captured by the new army, he would have suspected that someone wanted to use false information to confuse him.

Although the facts are clear, how did the new army do it?Was it really relying on Tangning's conjecture?

Did Tangning know that the new army would win at the beginning of the battle?And knew that Guan Ning's army would rebel?Do you know what day you won?
Otherwise, how to explain all this?How to explain that Shi Lang, who was hundreds of miles away, could appear outside Yingtianfu city in time without anyone noticing, and then joined forces with the rebellious Guan Ning army inside and outside to capture Yingtianfu.

All of this was so incomprehensible that he didn't even know where Azig failed.

What was more frightening than the defeat was that Azig felt a deep sense of frustration and powerlessness, which was almost unprecedented in his military career.

He, Azig, can be regarded as a rare hero in the Qing Dynasty. He is not afraid of heaven and earth. This time, his original self-confidence and pride were quickly worn away, and a feeling of fear grew in his heart little by little.

Under the persuasion of the department, Azig cheered up a little, but he only hesitated for a while, and then he gave up going east and went west instead.

Zhenjiang Mansion seemed to have a certain emptiness because Shi Lang drew [-] troops, but in the long run, going east to Zhenjiang Mansion would be a dead end.

Because from Zhenjiang Mansion to the north, you have to cross the river, and if you go east, you have to go into the sea.

If you take the water, you will die faster, and it is even more impossible to go south.

Escaping to Zhenjiang Mansion was undoubtedly drinking poison to quench thirst. Once Tangning stabilized the situation around Yingtian Mansion, he would surely capture Zhenjiang Mansion.

At that time, there is only one way to escape to the east, and when there is no way to escape, it will be wiped out.

Therefore, now the only option is to retreat to the west, in the direction of Taiping Mansion.

Although there are nearly 4 new Wu Liuqi troops in Taiping Mansion, almost all of them are infantry.

As long as he escaped from Wu Liuqi's hands, he would be safe, and it was almost impossible for the new army to catch up.

However, Azig didn't dare to be careless. Who knows if Wu Liuqi had learned the news early on like Shi Lang and made preparations.

No matter what, the dead horse can only be regarded as a living horse doctor. Only this road has a chance of life, and the others are dead ends.

(End of this chapter)