Chapter 1078 Humiliation

(PS: Make up a change, sorry.)

Jianye.

The news of Yangzhou's fall was like a huge cloud, hanging over Jianye City.

Along with the news, there were also various rumors, saying that "since the Qing army captured Yangzhou, they will soon kill Jianye", which made people panic and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

Above the court, some ministers have already hinted that for the sake of "the safety of the people", they can consider surrendering and other frustrating words. Ouyang Shuo, the newly appointed Prince Regent, naturally became the target of public criticism.

Even Emperor Hongguang, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was uneasy.

Looking at the ministers with their own thoughts in the hall, Emperor Hongguang, who had long been unable to control the situation, turned his eyes around, and finally found that Ouyang Shuo was the only one he could rely on.

Anyway, Ouyang Shuo still has 40,000 troops under his command.

"What do you think Ai Qing should do?" Emperor Hongguang asked.

Ouyang Shuo was calm and came out and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Although the enemy army captured Yangzhou City, they just took advantage of the danger and did not confront our army head-on. It is not yet known who will win the battle."

"Yes, yes, yes, what Ai Qing said is very true."

Emperor Hongguang seemed to be grasping at straws, only then did he realize that the 200,000 alien army was still intact, and said, "Since that is the case, please Aiqing quickly transfer the army back to Jianye for garrison."

The other ministers also followed suit, and they were really worried that there were no heavy troops guarding it.

Ouyang Shuo saw it, and said helplessly, "Our army has a countermeasure. Please rest assured, Your Majesty. As for the safety of Jianye, there are 40,000 aliens and Liu Liangzuo's troops in the town, so there is no need to worry about it."

As he spoke, Ouyang Shuo glanced lightly at Liu Liangzuo.

Liu Liangzuo seemed to sense Ouyang Shuo's gaze, and his face twitched slightly.

"exactly."

Although Emperor Hongguang couldn't help nodding, he just didn't dare to refute Ouyang Shuo. After thinking about it for a while, he said cautiously, "For safety's sake, I hope Aiqing will send troops back to defend as soon as possible."

It's boring for the emperor to do this.

Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo couldn't bear to lose face to Emperor Hongguang, so he nodded in response. Only how to arrange it, of course, the former army still arranges it by itself.

He didn't believe that with the combination of Guo Ziyi and Jia Xu, Yangzhou City would not be broken.

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After the court was over, Ouyang Shuo went back home.

The turmoil in the court was just a small trouble after all, what Ouyang Shuo was worried about was that the rest of the Dashun Army and Daxi Zhang Xianzhong, whom he had just contacted, would be frustrated by it.

In order to win over the rest of the Dashun Army, Ouyang Shuo even asked Li Jing to go out and approach him personally.

"I hope they have a little patience."

That afternoon, Guo Ziyi's secret letter was urgently delivered to Ouyang Shuo. After all, Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to praise Jia Xu's strategy.

"Bringing Jia Xu this time is the right thing to do."

With Jia Xu's plan, Ouyang Shuo felt at ease, and immediately summoned the person in charge of Shanhaiwei, and ordered: "Yangzhou fell, those clowns will definitely jump up and down, this is the perfect time to collect evidence, don't let it go."

"clear!"

In fact, Shanhaiwei has already collected part of the evidence, but there are still some cunning old foxes who have not been dug out by Shanhaiwei because they hide relatively deep.

"This time, we're going to catch them all at once." Ouyang Shuo's eyes showed a cold look.

With Shanhaiwei's attack, Jianye City, which was already restless, is bound to become more turbulent.

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Day five of the campaign.

When Guo Ziyi's troops suddenly bypassed Yangzhou City and appeared in the upper reaches of the Huaihe River, one can imagine the surprise and shock of the Qing army. "When did they sneak over?" Dodo was very puzzled.

In order to avoid the Qing army's investigation, Guo Ziyi also took a lot of thought.

Also just one morning.

With the cooperation of the Royal Fleet, Guo Ziyi's department recaptured Sizhou, which was captured by the Qing army, in one morning, and also intercepted the grain and grass that the Qing army was about to transport to Yangzhou City, successfully achieving Jia Xu's preset strategic goal.

Now it was the Qing army's turn to suffer.

According to Duoduo's original plan, he was planning to fight the enemy in Yangzhou City. After annihilating the Nanming alien army, he could drive straight in and take Jianye directly.

"This was originally a very safe battle plan."

Now Guo Ziyi's department suddenly made such a move, which completely disrupted Duoduo's combat strategy. Among other things, the problem of food and grass became a big problem for the Qing army.

As mentioned above, the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River are the main transportation routes for grain and grass in the southern region. The Qing army's food and grass were mainly transported through the Huaihe River. Now the Royal Daxia Fleet was stuck in the upper reaches of the Huaihe River, and it got stuck in the neck of the Qing army.

Not to mention that Dichen didn't bring a naval fleet to this battle at all, even if he did, with the level of the two fleets of Dazhou, he would only have a rest in front of the more well-equipped Royal Daxia fleet.

As for the navy that the Qing army put together impromptuly, it is even more unsatisfactory.

The current Royal Fleet, under the command of Zhou Yu, who is already familiar with inland water warfare, is an invincible existence. It is no wonder that when the Royal Fleet passed outside Yangzhou, the Qing army knew nothing about it.

Yangzhou City, City Lord's Mansion.

Duoduo summoned Di Chen, Lian Po, and Abatai who had just led his troops to meet up to discuss matters.

"Yangzhou city is short of food and grass, and can only sustain the army for five days at most. Let's talk about what to do next!" Duoduo didn't immediately draw a conclusion.

What was placed before the Qing army was nothing more than two options: going south or going north.

"I suggest going north." It was Di Chen who spoke, "Jianye is not like Yangzhou, it is a mighty city, and it is heavily guarded, so it cannot be easily attacked. If our army encounters setbacks in Jianye, there is a danger of being attacked by the enemy on both sides. .And as long as we go north and obtain food supplies, we can stand firm no matter what, and we can choose another day to fight again."

Di Chen had a thorough understanding of the strength of the Great Xia Imperial Army, and knew that with the Imperial Army guarding it, it would be extremely difficult for Jianye to take it down easily, so it was a seasoned strategy to suggest going north.

Unexpectedly, Dichen's words annoyed one person, and it was Abate who had just arrived.

"Hey, you are a different person, and you are too ambitious for others, destroying your own prestige." Abatai was very rude to Dichen, "How can the small Jianye City withstand my Qing cavalry? I suggest that you immediately Go south."

As he said that, Abatai challenged Duoduo: "When I go south, I would like to be the vanguard!"

No wonder.

Since the entry of the Qing army, especially after Emperor Shunzhi moved his capital to Yanjing and wiped out Dashun, the Qing Dynasty's dominance of the world has gradually become clear.

Inevitably, a Manchu Eight Banners general like Abatai has a heart of arrogance. He really thinks that the Eight Banners Army is invincible and capable of galloping the world.

In addition, Shen Shenchen is a Han Chinese, so how could Abate be scrupulous.

After hearing this, Di Chen blushed instantly, clenched his fists, and his eyes flickered coldly. What a proud person Di Chen is, how could he bear the humiliation of a reckless man like Abatai.

To be honest, the strength of the Eight Banners Army, which was only comparable to the Peasant Army, was not considered by Di Chen at all.

Just when Dichen was about to get angry, Duoduo spoke suddenly.