Song Hongye rode on his horse in the cool wind of Liaodong spring.

Although Dorgon did play a trick between the claims and actual actions, he could still obtain real information without any effort to obtain real information for a Han minister of Song Hongye, and he did send it out as usual, so he was surprised by the reaction of the Liaodong Division.

"I finally felt at ease." Although Dorgon suffered a lot of losses, he also gained a lot of money. The Ming army in Gaizhou was firm in resistance, but its combat effectiveness was far different from that in Tianjin and Ningyuan.

They did not even burn the stored food and equipment before retreating.

This is simply contrary to the famous "Cao Dian" of the Ming army. According to the requirements of the Ming army's Cao Dian, when they are forced to retreat, they must burn all military funds and food and grass other than their own equipment to avoid leaving the enemy. Of course, not burning the food and grass to secretly evacuate is also a common practice in the military books and war books. It is mainly to prevent the enemy from knowing that the army is retreating and intensifying the siege, and to prevent the retreat from failure and even the food and grass to be lost.

The Ming army in Gaizhou obviously belonged to the latter, so as to prevent the Eastern Captains from chasing too tightly.

Therefore, the grain seeds seized by the Donglu and the oxen were actually the biggest harvest of the Donglu in recent years, which felt a bit like the operation. The Eight Banners of the Donglu were immersed in the festive atmosphere like the New Year.

"Prince, should we just go to Lushun, or let them go?" Song Hongye shrank his neck and walked to Dorgon's side.

Dorgon swept away the gloom of the past and laughed: "It's enough to fight here. As long as the Ming army is untenable, we can fight back Lushun sooner or later."

It has to be said that the most correct strategic decision for the Donglu to conquer when he is good. The harvest of Gaizhou is enough to distribute a batch of spoils from the Eight Banners Niulu, who sent troops this time, to gather the shattered morale of the army. If you fight further south, you will not only attack Lushun, the important city of the Ming army, but also face the danger of disintegration of your own morale.

Song Hongye knew that the prince would never have the word "leniency" in his personality. There would inevitably be a backup plan. The most likely situation was that the Second Army Cong Jinzhou attacked Liaodong and seized the Manchurian retreat. In this case, if the Eastern Barbarians could go further south, it would definitely be very beneficial to the Ming army.

However, Song Hongye has already understood the principles of the Donglu officialdom: if it does not match the superior intention, it must not be said.

This is the principle of promotion and favor in the officialdom. It is also the principle of protecting life and self-protection. Any other purpose must be retreated to the second line and cannot be contrary to it.

Song Hongye, who was also in trouble, retreated for a while. After the Ming army fought over the Daling River, the Eastern Army completely lost its fighting spirit and hurriedly divided the spoils, and returned to Liaoyang, Shenyang and Xiping Fort in three directions.

Xiping Fort is an important town in Liaodong. Whether it is to prevent the Ming army from attacking the Liaozhong Plain or to serve as a bridgehead for attacking Jinzhou, it is of great significance.

In April of the 20th year of Chongzhen, the Second Guard Army of Xiao Donglou's troops, after a brief wait, found that the Qing army changed its combat direction, crossed the Daling River in time, rushed to Xiping Fort, and reinforced the Gaizhou defenders of the Liaodong Division in an attitude of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao.

"This intelligence officer deserves to be killed!"

Xiao Donglou wished he could sweep the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table to the ground to vent his depression.

The information he received was the same as Chen De, and the Qing army also had more than 100,000. He set out from Shenyang to attack the Jinzhou area. Out of trust in the intelligence of the Donglu, Xiao Donglou set up a net of heaven and earth in the old land of Jinzhou. He was confident that he solved the Donglu problem in one fell swoop and laid an unshakable position for the Two Guards Army.

As a result, the Qing army broke the appointment, not only escaped the disaster, but also wasted the Second Army's material and manpower, as well as the most precious time!

"Xiping Fort must be defeated, otherwise I can't swallow this!" Xiao Donglou said angrily: "There is that Chen De! He also takes food and salary. He beats like this! The fortress group, which is known as solid, has retreated without even resisting the Donglu for five days! He is so fucking!"

Cao Ning stared at the sand table on the table, exchanged gazes with the staff around him, interrupting Xiao Donglou's complaint, and said, "There should be no problem with Xiping Fort. However, the staff does not recommend that you attack too soon."

"Tell me the reason." Xiao Donglou pressed his eye mask with one hand and tapped the table with the other.

"First, it will take time for the military's heavy artillery to be transferred; second, there is news in the military information notice that the First Division had expanded its support for southern Liaoning. It is necessary for us to keep Xiping Fort and not fight as a strategic action to support the First Division." Cao Ning gently whipped the bamboo in his hand into a half-bend and replied calmly.

Xiao Donglou suddenly felt a stinging pain in his wounded eyes, and pressed hard before he could endure the pain.

"So many damn things!" After Xiao Donglou cursed, Wuyin San Hundred Tak added: "This useless eye is here to join in the fun!"

Cao Ning pretended not to hear it, and still said in his sarcastic tone: "It's okay not to wait for the First Division. At that time, the General Staff will definitely say that you have no overall view. But if you can be the commander, what else can you do?"

Xiao Donglou was about to curse back when a sting suddenly came, causing him to take a breath and swallow all the words he cursed.

"Article," Cao Ning said lightly, "The liver opens up in the eyes. When you get liver fire, your eyes will naturally hurt."

Xiao Donglou was choked by these words, not only his eyes were hurt, but his liver was trembling. However, he had no stronger reason to reject the opinions of a certain unit of the General Staff, so he could only order the entire army to strategically encircle Xiping Fort, give priority to attacking reinforcements, and not attack the city. At the same time, he notified the General Staff of the headquarters' strategic intentions and contacted the vanguard of the First Division.

At this time, She'an's first battalion was still on the vast sea.

...

After getting off the boat, Wang Yi squatted on the dock for a long time and spit out a pool of clear water. His whole body was like eggplant beaten by frost, and even his eyes lost their former glory. He knew that this was seasickness, and even if he had enough adaptive training in advance, it might still happen after a long voyage.

Although I am mentally prepared, I am still a little afraid when it really falls on my head.

"Major, is it okay?" She An saw this promising military star from afar and walked over with a smile. He was also a little seasick, but after vomiting twice, it seemed like he got used to it. By the time he got off the boat, he was like an old sailor.

"General." Wang Yi stood up and saluted She An.

She An replied half a salute and said, "Can you hold on?"

"No problem!" Wang Yi responded with a voice, but his feet were floating as if they were stepping on the clouds.

"Do you know where we are?" She An smiled.

"It seems not Lushun..." Wang Yi knew that Lushun was a port, and as long as he got ashore, he should be able to see the tall Lushun city wall. Now it is like a temporary outdoor wharf. Looking at the past, there were only a few thatched huts, which did not look like an important town in southern Liaoning. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!