", I didn't expect that it was only three months later than in history, and Jianyu still had to attack North Korea. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Li Xiao, who sighed secretly in his heart, subconsciously crumpled the letter from the Liaodong Security Division.

Li Xiao originally thought that since he had dealt such a heavy blow to the Jianyu Zhenghuang Banner Division, the time for the Qing army to attack Korea should be greatly delayed, and it would be more than half a year later than the real history before the division could be rebuilt. But I didn't expect that the time for Huang Taiji to start was only three months later than in history.

Huang Taiji is a real hero.

Li Xiao knew that the current king of Korea, Li Liang, was weak and incompetent, and had no way to govern the country, and would eventually be in this large-scale attack of the Qing army, and the DPRK under this person's rule, the small country of Yuer, which had been defended by the Ming Dynasty with the blood and lives of countless soldiers, surrendered to the Qing Dynasty after the war, became a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, provided a large amount of food and materials for the Qing Dynasty, and finally became an accomplice in the destruction of the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that compared with the Qing army's forced landing in North Korea, Li Xiao is more concerned about another matter.

That is, in history, after the Qing army conquered Korea, on the way back to the division, conquered the Dongjiang town of Phi Dao, beheaded Shen Shikui, the chief soldier of Dongjiang Town, and soon after, Shen Shikui's nephew, Shen Zhixiang, the deputy chief soldier of Dongjiang Town, led the remnants of Dongjiang Town and all the water divisions of Dongjiang Town to surrender to the Qing army. After the Qing Dynasty conquered Korea and annihilated the Dongjiang River, it no longer had to worry about the east, and could deal with the increasingly erosive Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly.

Although Shen Shikui, the chief soldier of Dongjiang Town, was a short-sighted and mediocre general, in general, this person was still a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty.

According to history, after Shen Shikui was captured in the battle, the Qing general Ma Futa persuaded him to surrender, but was scolded and rejected by Shen Shikui, and was finally beheaded by the Qing army.

Li Xiao didn't want to see such an ending that was completely unfavorable to him. Now he still hopes to protect Dongjiang Town and Shen Shikui from the bottom of his heart.

Because of the Dongjiang Town in the north as a screen, Li Xiao can develop his power in Shandong with confidence, and once Dongjiang Town falls into the hands of the enemy, and the Dongjiang Town Water Division becomes the strength of the Qing army, Li Xiao's Chifengwei will be directly exposed to the Qing army's attack range. Even if the Qing army is unable to directly attack Shandong for the time being, if the sea route is not quiet, it will bring huge risks and shadows to the sea grain transportation routes, which Li Xiao's entire army relies on for survival, as well as all kinds of related maritime trade.

It's a pity that now that I am in Taiwan, separated from Dongjiang Town from the north and south, it is really not easy to rush to the rescue quickly.

Therefore, Li Xiao now thinks that if he comes to his aid now, it should be the best result to keep Dongjiang Town and Shen Shikui.

If the time is too late, then Li Xiao hopes to retreat to the next best, at least to keep the remnants of the Shen Zhixiang Division, the deputy commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, and his naval division, so that they will not surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and make the Qing Dynasty, which is already sharp, even more powerful, which is a slightly inferior result.

The worst result is that Dongjiang Town ceased to exist as it was in history, Shen Shikui was beheaded, Shen Zhixiang surrendered and became the Shunxu Duke of the Qing Dynasty, and Li Xiao would have to face the huge threat from the north directly.

In real history, after the destruction of Dongjiang Town, only a few years later, the traitor generals Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's two troops and horses crossed the sea to attack Shandong, burned and looted in Denglai and other places, in order to repay the hatred of being driven away by the Ming Dynasty that day, so that the originally dilapidated Denglai land was bloody and full of poison.

Li Xiao, who had already made up his mind, immediately replied to Tian Wei, the commander of the Chifeng Battalion, asking him to pay close attention to the dynamics in the north, so that Shen Shikui could take precautions as soon as possible, in case Dongjiang Town was short of troops, and the soldiers and horses of the Chifeng Battalion rushed to help, as long as he could repel the Qing army and keep Phi Dao from losing, it would be worth sacrificing more soldiers and horses of the Chifeng Battalion.

After sending the letter to Tian Wei Feige, Li Xiao ordered all sixteen warships to return north immediately with him after bringing sufficient food and fresh water.

As for the 2 million stone potatoes that were originally to be shipped, Li Xiao was going to ask Ding You, head of the Taiwan Colonization Group, to contact Zheng Zhilong in Penghu, and use the ships they purchased to the north to pay for the freight, and Li Dingguo arranged for the military to escort them back to Shandong to help transport them back to Shandong.

After explaining to Ding You and Li Dingguo some important precautions for governing Taiwan, Li Xiao, who was worried, boarded the command ship Shenglong on the first day of the third month of the 10th year of Chongzhen's reign and set sail north.

Li Xiao, who traveled all the way north, stood on the bow of the boat every day, looking at the sea and sky from afar, the waves were surging, but he was worried and speechless.

He has never believed in the Mandate of Heaven or anything like that, but he also secretly prayed in his heart, hoping that God would help him rush back in time, so that he could send aid in time to save Dongjiang Town.

It's just that the wishes are beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

Just five days after Li Xiao set out from Lukang, the Qing Dynasty army, which had been assembled, finally invaded Korea on a large scale on the grounds that the Korean Yu League was arrogant.

On the fourth day of the third month of the tenth year of Chongzhen, the expedition was profitable, and the east was auspicious.

On this day, Huang Taiji commanded the Qing army of 100,000 to invade Korea, and the Qing Dynasty only sent Prince Zheng Jierharang to guard Shenyang, and Prince Rui Dolgon and Prince Su Haoge to guard the mouth of the Liao River to contain the Ming army.

In order to let Azig, who invaded the Ming Dynasty last time, but lost the army, and Abatai and the two of them wore merit to atone for their crimes, Huang Taiji ordered that Azig, the king of Doluo Wuyingjun, and spare Beyler Abatai to command the left wing of Manchuria and Mongolia, a total of more than 20,000 people, from Kuandian into Changshan Pass to attack Korea, and the other by Bel Yuetuo, Bei Zi Nikan and others each led thousands of soldiers and horses to respond. Huang Taiji and Prince Li Daishan led other Manchurian soldiers and horses and Han army troops, a total of more than 70,000 people, directly crossed the Yaluhong to attack Korea.

On the whole, the scale and movement of Huang Taiji's invasion of Korea are no different from history.

It's just that due to the butterfly effect of Li Xiao's coming to this world, the current history, compared with the real history, in addition to the change of time, is also a major difference in the course of the battle.

That is, when Huang Taiji attacked Korea, he also sent the Prince of Yu Duoduo and the Hubu Chengzheng Ma Futa, who were appointed as the chief and deputy generals, and led more than 20,000 soldiers and horses to attack Phi Dao. Instead of being like in history, on the way back to the division, a partial division was ordered to sweep away the Phi Island garrison.

Huang Taiji's sudden change caught Li Xiao off guard.

At the time when Duoduo took advantage of the darkness of night in front of Duoduo and pretended to be a merchant ship to attack the loosely defended Phi Island, Li Xiao had just arrived in the sea outside Songjiang Mansion.

In fact, Tian Wei, the commander of the Chifeng Battalion, immediately sent a messenger to inform Shen Shikui after receiving Li Xiao's flying pigeon message, asking him to take more precautions and maintain close contact with the soldiers and horses of the Chifeng Battalion, in case of any change, the Chifeng Battalion can urgently send assistance.

Unexpectedly, Shen Shikui didn't care about Li Xiao's advice, he thought that the main force of the Qing army was only attacking Korea with all its might, and it should be impossible to divide troops to invade Phi Dao again. Therefore, after he lightly thanked Li Xiao's envoy, he ordered the envoy to return, and there were no other measures to strengthen his defense.

The fluke mentality of Shen Shikui, the chief soldier of Dongjiang Town, only lasted for three days.

On this night, the Qing army divided into two routes, using the night as a cover, and the left and right flanks of Duoduo and Mafuta were divided, and they marched loudly and broke through to the center of Phi Dao.

It was only at this time that the Ming army on Phi Dao understood that it was not a small group of Qing troops who came to harass, but tens of thousands of Qing troops who came to attack, and the chief general Shen Shikui stationed on the island, Jin Riguan, the captain of Jiading, and Chu Jigong, the deputy general, hurriedly ordered the Ming army, who had just woken up from their dreams, to immediately organize resistance on the spot.

Under the vast moonlight, a brutal offensive and defensive battle began.

It's just that the Ming army, which was already low morale and depressed, was the opponent of the Qing army that had been in battle for a long time and deliberately sneak attacked. In addition, since the time of Mao Wenlong, Phi Island has not built a city, but the state of scattered military camps and private houses. And in this hasty offensive and defensive battle, the Ming army, which had no danger to rely on, only held out for half an hour, and then as in history, "frightened and scattered, did not dare to fight, and then fell." ”

Because the Qing army's invasion was quite sudden, the Ming army elsewhere didn't even know that the Qing army was attacking Phi Dao at this time, so naturally they couldn't talk about sending reinforcements.

"Lord Shen! Please break through the siege quickly and go to the beach, there are still ships over there to respond, and if you don't retreat, I'm afraid it's too late! Jin Riguan, who was covered in blood, yelled at Shen Shikui, who was also fighting hard.

"Yes! Please retreat at the rate of your own soldiers! After the last general leads the soldiers to fight to the death, they will definitely be able to ensure that the adults escape! Deputy General Chu Jigong, who had multiple knife wounds in his body, also gritted his teeth and shouted loudly to Shen Shikui.

Before Shen Shikui could answer, a whistling arrow grabbed the ground with a muffled sound, shooting through the gap in the armor on his right chest, Shen Shikui roared in pain, and almost fell to the ground.

"Your Excellency!" Jin Riguan and Chu Jigong changed their faces together.

"Nope! This soldier can't escape! Shen Shikui endured the severe pain caused by the bleeding arrow wound in his chest, and shouted loudly: "Phi Dao is the most important place in Dongjiang Town, and if this place is lost, my Dongjiang Town will collapse." Even if the soldier barely escapes with his life, then the imperial court will come to hold the soldier accountable for losing his land and losing his army, and the soldier will also be unable to escape death! Rather than die in disgrace, it is better to be loyal and martyred here, in order to fulfill my duty as an official and soldier of the Ming Dynasty! ”

"Your Excellency! ......" Jin Riguan and Chu Jigong flashed with tears, and their words were choked.

"Alas, this soldier now regrets that he didn't listen to Li Xiao's advice a few days ago, and today has such an ending, and he is also to blame." Shen Shikui's face was sad, and he said to Jin Riguan and Chu Jigong: "The Qing army is sharp, our army is about to collapse, and Phi Island is extremely difficult to defend. Now, the brothers led by this soldier to block the Qing army, the two of you listen to the order of this soldier, and lead my family to break through the siege with elite soldiers and horses, go to Shicheng Island, and tell my nephew Shen Zhixiang about the battle situation here. Let him lead the soldiers and horses of Shicheng Island, as well as the sailors of our army stationed on Shicheng Island, and quickly go south to join Li Xiao. And wait for the day in the future, raise troops to the north, recover the lost territory, and then avenge the soldiers! ”

"My lord, no! Let's let the last general take you to break through with you! Kim Il-kwan cried and pleaded loudly.

"Phew! The current situation is so dangerous, how can it be sad that the two of you have to disobey the orders of the generals! "Shen Shikui is anxious and angry;" If you don't leave, when the Qing army is surrounded on all sides, the defenders of my Phi Island will be wiped out here! ”

Jin Riguan and Chu Jigong glanced at each other, their faces were full of sadness, and then, they both hugged their fists to Shen Shikui, and then led hundreds of elite soldiers and horses, wrapped several of Shen Shikui's family members in it, desperately broke through to the south, took those few small bird boats, and rowed towards Shicheng Island in a hurry.

After looking at Jin Riguan and Chu Jigong and the others and disappearing into the darkness in the distance, Shen Shikui's face showed a little relief. Afterwards, he regained and the remnants of the Ming army desperately resisted for a while, and finally, the Ming army completely collapsed, and the Qing army chased and killed the whole island, almost killing all the soldiers and civilians on the island.

And Shen Shikui himself, because of the arrow wound, his physical strength was already exhausted, at this time, the Qing army forward Samushka roared and rushed up, a knife pierced Shen Shikui's thigh, Shen Shikui fainted in pain, and was captured by Samushka.

"Wow!"

A basin of cold water poured down from the fainting Shen Shikui's head.

Shen Shikui shuddered and woke up from his coma.

He saw that he was covered with injuries and was in the official hall of Phi Dao, but on the tiger skin chair where he used to sit, a tall and hideous general was now sitting on it.

"Mr. Shen, you finally woke up. This will be the Qing Dynasty Household Department Chengzheng Mafuta, but it is a blessing to see Your Excellency today. Ma Futa squeezed out a smile on his face, and said coldly to Shen Shikui in blunt Chinese.

Shen Shikui sat up on the ground with his hand support, and then looked around at the Qing soldiers who were glaring at him angrily, but there was a slight look of relief on his face, and he said lightly; "You Tartar, even if you capture this soldier, my nephew Zhixiang will avenge me in the future."

After Shen Shikui finished speaking, he didn't expect that Ma Futa would raise his head and laugh.

"Mr. Shen, it seems that you don't know. Let me tell you, my Qing Dynasty's battle against the Dongjiang River this time is to make up my mind to destroy it in one net, and there will be no more troubles! Now, the chief general of our army, Prince Yu Duoduo, has personally united the army of Shengphi Island, and hurried to Shicheng Island. ”

Listening to Mafuta's words, Shen Shikuiton's face turned pale and his whole body trembled.

"Chief Shen, you and I are both martial artists, and the general will not talk nonsense with you, in the future, you will surrender or not!" Mafuta, whose face was full of contempt, shouted loudly.

"Don't fall!" Shen Shikui also shouted loudly: "You group of treacherous Tartars, I have a great benevolence, and I took in your group of white-eyed wolves when you were down, and now you are wantonly encroaching on the land of Daming and slaughtering the people of Daming, you will have retribution in the future, and you will not die well!" ”

"Phew! The general of the defeated army dared to speak out and insult my Qing Dynasty! Hmph, if you don't descend, Ben will not talk nonsense with you, and take off your clothes, Ben will give you a good time! Mafuta shouted with a hideous expression.

Shen Shikui laughed miserably: "Hahaha, you are really a group of beasts, and you don't even let go of the clothes of the people who want to die!" Hmph, you can also want the clothes of this soldier, and when Ben will die, you beasts can take the clothes that have been stained with my loyal blood! ”

Seeing that Shen Shikui was so tough, Ma Futa was furious at the moment, and ordered his soldiers to push out of the room and behead him on the spot.

Shen Shikui, who was kneeling on the ground, had a calm face, and he bowed three times in the direction of Jingshi, and then calmly accepted righteousness.

Subsequently, Shen Shikui's beheaded head was put into a box by several Qing soldiers and urgently sent to the Qing army that Duoduo attacked Shicheng Island.

Mafuta did this because before he set off with his army, Duoduo had confessed to him that if Shen Shikui refused to surrender, he would behead him and send him to the Qing army that was going to attack Shicheng Island.

When the Qing army transporting the head galloped on horseback, the Qing army outside Shicheng Island, which had already arrived, had surrounded the small Shicheng Island like an iron bucket, and besieged Shen Zhixiang and all the sailors on the island.

"Shen Zhixiang! Surrender quickly and avoid death! ”

"Shen Zhixiang! If you don't surrender again, after our army breaks the camp, you will all be ghosts under the sword! ”

"Surrender quickly, or you will be killed!"

……

The Qing troops surrounding the military camp on Shicheng Island, the shouts of shouting and surrendering, one after another, made Shen Zhixiang and his 3,000 troops trapped in the barracks extremely frightened. (To be continued.) )