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Chapter 80 Battle

Zheng Zhilong really had no idea. "If something goes wrong, there will be a demon." He was calm and panicked even though he was calm.

Seeing the Tartars' attitude, they seemed to fight the Zheng army to the death. He was not afraid of this. Zheng Zhilong was still confident in Dai Jiaji and Zheng Jun's guns and grenades.

But the number of Tartars made him feel a little panicked.

If the Zhiyang Ming Army and the Xiao Yuanying in Zou County turned a blind eye to the actions of the Tartars, wouldn’t he be under a lot of pressure?

Fortunately, he still has Dai Jiaji. The preparations these days are not in vain, and the delivery of a large amount of supplies will not be in vain. These all give him confidence to fight the Tartars.

Although he didn't know how the Qing army suddenly lit the sword at him, he was confident that he would knock off the Tartars' big teeth.

Of course, he still didn't want Ziyang. The defenders of Zou County would only block the city and defend the Qing army without any restraint. That was too heartbreaking.

Jiang Zhe thought of Abatai, "Maybe it was the enemy chief who divided up a group of troops and went south with light equipment?" He only thought that reinforcements from the Tartars arrived.

Abatai's troops seized a large amount of money, grain and materials plundered by the Qing army in northern Zhili and Dongchang. On the other side were generals led by Hong Chengchou, with a large army of over 100,000. Isn't it easy to go south for the entire army?

He and Zheng Zhilong both recognized Hong Chengchou's talents. They both believed that Hong Chengchou had many soldiers and generals, Cao Bian Jiao, and Wang Tingchen were two loyal and brave men. With his ability, it would be no problem to stick to Abatai.

So neither of them expected that Abatai could lead the army south. They really respected the Ming army.

Turge would not be angry that the five Eight Banners soldiers had lost their heads. He was now thinking carefully at the Zheng army's camp, and seeing how to start from there, it would be the most time-saving effort.

Turge had always heard that Zheng Zhilong was like a mouse, constantly running Daijiaji, but he didn't care at all. If Zheng Zhilong was a turtle, when Ziyang was in a hurry, when Zou County and Qufu were in a hurry, wouldn't he still have to get out of the turtle shell obediently?

Compared to Abatai, who was furious, Turge did not expect that he would turn the Battle of Yanzhou into such a ragged look.

After Zou County's defeat, he was not panicked because there was Qufu, a fatal one, which Zheng Zhilong dared not not to save. But he did not expect that Zheng Zhilong's reaction would be so fast, and immediately let Yuan Shizhong divide the troops. Moreover, the Kong family mobilized, not only the head of Qufu was covered with people, but even Kong Lin was guarded.

That really hit Turge's key point.

The latter is a place where Huang Taiji strictly ordered that he should not "move" indiscriminately. Now there are troops from Xiao Yuanying, and even if he acts to attack Qufu, Zheng Zhilong or Ziyang City, he will not panic.

Then Tugeer was surprised to find that he was helpless against Yanzhou Prefecture. He could bypass these places to attack other places, such as bypassing Zou County to attack Teng County, but he could not continue to go south from Teng County.

Shi Kefa, the governor of the grain transport, has gathered a lot of civilian troops in Huai'an Prefecture, and Pizhou is the top priority, not to mention that there are also many Ming troops gathered in Xuzhou. Liu Zeqing was forced to be flooded by the current situation in Guide Prefecture (Shangqiu) and had already moved to Xuzhou. After Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo's troops defeated Zhang Xianzhong in Qianshan, he had already returned to Fengyang at this moment, so he was close to Xuzhou.

In this case, Turge was helpless, and it was not uncommon. After all, the Tartars were still in short supply!

The battle of Songjin was only 130,000 to 140,000. After the battle of Songjin, the soldiers were exhausted. There were also a large number of Mongolian and Han flags in the middle. Forty or fifty thousand people were separated to invade the Central Plains, and they had already done their best.

You must know that Huang Taiji also has to arrange some troops to press on Ningyuan.

No matter how rough and thick the Tartars are, they cannot mobilize them for several years. No one or no force can withstand such treatment.

Therefore, although later historical books record that Abatai went south with a 100,000 troops, in fact, if Abatai had 40,000 to 50,000 war soldiers in his hands, it was already the Tartars who were not bragging.

Turger has 20,000 people in his hands. This number is distributed in multiple strategic points in Yanzhou, so it does not have any advantage. But if all the forces are concentrated in one place, it can really pose a fatal threat to it.

Whether it is Daijiaji, Ziyang or Zouxian, the only difference is whether it is better to eat raw or not.

Zheng Zhilong climbed to the viewing tower in the center of Nanying and looked at the Qing army from afar. The dark heads were covered with pieces, as if they were thick ink, contaminating the earth.

The viewing tower is made of wooden structure, five meters high, and there is also a small shed on the top floor to shelter from wind and cold.

Zheng Zhilong stood above and could clearly overlook the surrounding dozens of miles around the center of Dai Jiaji. Whether it was his own camp or the Qing army's barracks, he could see clearly.

"Why are there so many Tartars?"

"This is probably all the troops of the Tatars on the South Road."

"Where is Ziyang, Zou County? Even if they abandon them all, they will not be prepared at all?"

A group of people on the tower said one after another. No one mentioned that Ziyang, the Ming army in Zou County would sit and watch the enemy move but remained unmoved, but they were also a little panicked.

"Since the Tartars came to siege, why did they bring so many people, women and children?" Shen Nanguang said in confusion behind Zheng Zhilong. Even if there is no people, it will not bring so many people, and there are many women and children inside.

Then he found that his words had already caused a gloomy look on many people present. The Tartars brought a large number of elderly, weak, women and children, and Zheng Zhilong could think of anything he wanted with his toes.

"Brother Guangming..." Jiang Zhe pulled down his sleeve.

"Beasts are worse than beasts, and beasts are worse than beasts..." After Jiang Zhe whispered to explain to Shen Nanguang, the latter was immediately thunderous. When he came to his senses, he could only grit his teeth and hatred.

Zheng Zhilong had already turned his attention to his own family. Although he was a little nervous and even regretful, why didn't he listen to Jiang Zhe's advice? But he wasn't afraid. Dai Jiaji, as the barrier he created, still made him feel safe.

This is very natural.

He was not a "warrior" who had experienced many battles at all. Faced with an unexpected situation, he suddenly found that he was a little cowardly. But when he was cowardly, he admitted that he had no choice but to be the first to live, and he would never fight such unsure of the battle in the future.

The enemy is large and we are few, and the Qing army has an absolute advantage in field battles. Then the Ming army is not fighting as long as they want, and leaving as they want. How many Ming army dare to chase? In other words, the Tartars have the initiative in this war, which is very passive.

Zheng Zhilong, who had a thorough view of the Yanzhou battlefield, gave Deng Fanxi very understandingly, and Yuan Shizhong and the others all thought of excuses. But he never thought of taking Abatai into his sight, so he deserved to be beaten.

"It is not surprising that Jianlu has such a method. On the battlefield of the two armies, such tricks have long been commonplace. However, such method can not only shake the will of our army, but also lower the morale and fighting spirit of our army. Zheng Dama, you must be careful." said Tan Si, the magistrate of Yanzhou.

"Tan Tongzhi's words are reasonable. Let's continue and spread the matter in the army as soon as possible." Zheng Zhilong said calmly. The Tartars used to take the coats and the Han army flag and the Mongolian army flag, which was essentially no different from the present.

Although he can treat the current scene with a calm mind, it is the greatest sorrow of the Chinese clan.

Although Zheng Zhilong himself was "very open-minded", he also knew that if the Tartars could make it public before using this poison move, then when the Tartars used this move, it would be very likely that the Zheng army soldiers would be greatly stimulated.

"Remember this scene now, when the army turns back outside the pass in the future, don't be ruthless to the Tartars." When we come to the present era, don't confuse the Manchu compatriots in later generations with the Jianlu. (The Manchu compatriots in later generations made great contributions to China during the War of Resistance, and have been tempered in the melting pot. What contributions does the Jianlu have made at present?)

Zheng Zhilong laughed, looked fearless and said this to Shen Nanguang.

At this moment, Dai Jiaji, the chest wall and ground outside the Zheng Jun camp were being made for the final "reinforcement". The soldiers no longer went to Sishui to fetch water, but set up a large pot inside the chest wall to start boiling water. Every time a pot of ice and snow melted, soldiers quickly raised it and poured it onto the ground.

When the next pot of ice and snow melt water was sent, the cold water that had been sprinkled before had already turned into a clear crystal.

The chest wall outside the village is not coherent, and there is a gap every other section. This is used to give the hand-to-hand combat soldiers a chance to attack. The width is not very large. But it is enough to allow the hand-to-hand combat soldiers to fight out and cut off the heads.

The latter's mission is to cut off people's heads, rather than to fight with the Qing army.

If you can speak with guns and bullets, don’t use swords and guns to fool you. Zheng Zhilong’s current consistent philosophy is to kill zero distances.

Although he knew it was difficult.

...

Nanying lodge.

The soldiers were all taking the time to rest. After the main general Li Shiyuan came back from the main business, he visited the military room one by one.

In this regard, the soldiers and horses of the Nanying enjoyed a level of treatment higher than the Xinzhai defenders. There were many houses in their camps. Even if some were demolished, the rest would be enough for Qingzhou camp.

Back at his residence, Li Shiyuan drank a bowl of steaming ginger tea to drive away the cold. He looked at the strong back of a sharp knife outside the house. Li Shixuan said beside him: "Brother, this Shi Meng is stupid, right? I will sharpen his big knife today."

"It depends on the posture and you have to fight to the death. Don't ignore the formation and rush straight to the Tartars with a big sword."

Li Shixuan understood Shi Meng. The family finally came to Qilu from Liaodong. As a result, the last time the Tartars invaded Qilu, he and a girl died in the whole family. In the past two years, he married the girl and then rushed to the Tartars into the Frontier, and then he would only fight to the death. "If he died like this, it would be worth it."

Li Shiyuan glanced at his younger brother and said nothing. He had time to get rid of him, so he might as well go back to his room to take a nap. But Li Shiyuan couldn't sleep even when he was lying on the bed.

Not afraid.

It is true that the Tartars are powerful. Over the years, the Ming army has suffered defeats one after another, with tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of defeats. After hearing too much news, no one will look up to the Tartars in their hearts.

However, compared to those who are afraid of death, such as Li Shiyuan, they are even more afraid of being unable to stretch their ambitions.

The Ming Dynasty court did not treat him badly. Li Shiyuan was born in an ordinary family, but because he was a martial artist, he was only in his thirties and became the garrison of Qingzhou. The Ming Dynasty really did not aggrieved him.

But it was also because he was placed in Qingzhou that Li Shiyuan and a tiger entered the fence and were put into a cage and sent to the park. Who had food, drink, and was comfortable, but it was not as good as he wanted.

Li Shiyuan is a goshawk who yearns for the blue sky, but he is unwilling to be a golden-wire bird.

Fortunately, he met Zheng Zhilong. After collecting the military power, he actually made a pledge to him. Now he has been pushed to the position of the leader of the Southern Camp. If he can show his skills and be seen by many people, his future will be limitless.

Li Shiyuan squinted his eyes for a long time, without any sleepiness. He was a little worried and excited, and he couldn't sleep, so he simply sat up.

"Sir!" Outside the room, Shi Meng's honest voice sounded.
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